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Jefferson County, Colorado • Volume 89, Issue 47

July 4, 2013

A Colorado Community Media Publication

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Vote on tax hike taking shape Organizers plan ballot question on school funding

By Vic Vela

vvela@ourcoloradonews.com The tax initiative tied to funding of a major overhaul of Colorado’s school finance formula has been determined, and the campaign that’s behind it now has a name.

Now, the real work for organizers begins: Getting signatures for a ballot proposal and, ultimately, trying to sell voters on the

need for supporting about $950 million in new taxes that will be used to reshape how schools are funded.

A committee that is calling itself Colorado Commits to Kids announced last week that they Report will work to put a two-tiered income tax increase on the ballot this fall.

The tax initiative, which will impact higher wage earners more, will support the funding needed to enact Senate Bill 213, a major rewrite of the School Finance Act.

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The act, which was passed by the Legislature earlier this year, would create full-day kindergarten, provide preschool for at-risk children, and would put more money into needs-based programs for special education students and children who are learning English.

The legislation also aims to increase perpupil funding for school districts across the state that supporters say would be done in a more equitable fashion than the current system allows.

“We are eager to have a vigorous debate when the campaign begins in earnest,” said Curtis Hubbard, on behalf of Colorado Commits to Kids. “We’ve worked almost two years on this, trying to support the right

measure. We think we’ve hit on the right system.”

Right now, Colorado’s current income tax rate is a flat 4.63 percent, regardless of income level. The initiative will ask voters to approve an addition 0.37 percent in taxes on income earners who make up to $75,000 a year, bringing their tax rates up to five percent. Residents making more than $75,000 a year would pay 5 percent on their first $75,000 of taxable income, and a rate of 5.9 percent on income above that amount.

Republican legislators opposed Senate Bill 213 during the recent legislative session Schools continues on Page 18

Fireworks a no go in city New ordinance adds sky lanterns to list

By Clarke Reader

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The members of Rockley Music’s first “Broadway Your Way” camp. Students learned about monologues, make-up, and worked on their own songs. Courtesy photo

Getting to Broadway, your way Rockley offers new performing arts summer camp

By Clarke Reader

creader@ourcoloradonews.com Broadway may be all the way in New York City, but Rockley Music Center has found a way to bring it a lot closer to home for teens.

The music center, 8555 W. Colfax Ave., is hosting “Broadway Your Way,” a performing arts camp July 15-26.

Interested performers have until July 14 to sign up for the camp, which costs $299.

The camp runs from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily, culminating in a final performance in which the students get a chance to show what they’ve learned.

“I’m a huge believer in dreaming big, and

Details WHAT: “Broadway Your Way” performing arts camp WHERE: Rockley Music Center 8555 W. Colfax Ave., Lakewood

WHEN: July 15-26 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily

COST: $299 INFORMATION: 303-233-4444 or www.rockleymusic.com

‘I’m a huge believer in dreaming big, and Rockley was able to give me the resources I needed to make this camp.’

Scott Merchant, director of the program Rockley was able to give me the resources I needed to make this camp,” said Scott Merchant, director of the program. “I wanted to set up a camp for young people in way that speaks their language.”

The July dates are the second session for the camp — the first was from June 10 through 21 — and Merchant and his teaching partners, Terra Salazar and Melissa Santana, are thrilled for the next session to start.

While attending the camp students will learn a variety of facets of a Broadway performance, from stage fighting and makeup to stage movement and monologue methods. Students will also receive private voice lessons.

Merchant said that each experience will be tailored to the performer, and the areas they would like to really work on. No previous experience is required to sign up, either.

Liane Rockley, who owns the shop with her husband Tobin, said that the camp’s target age group is between 13 and 17 years

old.

“At that age it can be hard to find your identity and really thrive,” she said. “Here everyone can feel like they’re part of the group, and they’re in a safe environment to try some of these things.”

Giving these young performers a sense of self is one of the major goals of what Rockley and Merchant are trying to accomplish with the camp.

“After the first group’s final performance, we had so many parents raving about the program, and how grateful they were that we were providing this to the community,” Rockley said.

For Merchant, “Broadway Your Way” is a chance not only to learn a great deal about music and art, but a way for each performer to find their own way to shine.

“We want to empower them to be unapologetically themselves,” he said.

For more information, and to sign up, call 303-233-4444 or visit www.rockleymusic.com.

Just in time for Independence Day, Lakewood is reminding residents that no fireworks of any kind are legal in the city.

The ban includes sparklers, Roman candles, smoke bombs and — after the June 24 City Council meeting — sky lanterns as well.

“Everything is illegal here, and that’s been the case for several years now,” said Lakewood Police public information officer Steve Davis. “Fireworks are illegal to sell, buy and use in the city.”

According to Kit Lammers, communications manager with the city, sky lanterns are essentially small hot-air balloons made out of paper, with an opening at the bottom where a small fire is suspended. He said the lanterns pose a significant fire danger because there is no controlling where they will float off to and land.

Davis said enforcement of the fireworks ban used to be based on calls to the police department, but now the city puts extra officers out on the days leading up to July Fourth and on the actual holiday; their sole assignment is to enforce the ban.

“We also have volunteers from civilians who are out on the street and report any firework usage to us so we can respond properly,” Davis said.

Anyone caught with fireworks will have them confiscated and be issued a summons to Lakewood municipal courts, where they will be issued a fine. Davies said the fine is about $300, but could be as high as $1,000.

Lakewood has been working hard to decrease the risk of fire in the city. During the same June 24 City Council meeting at which sky lanterns were added to the fireworks list, the council passed an ordinance requiring that notification about any fire bans be put on the city’s website and at any park or public venues.

The council also passed an ordinance that allowed for fire bans and restrictions to be implemented not only in city parks, but citywide. There are two stages of restriction, and Lammers said the city worked with West Metro on the ordinances.

“When you look around the state and see how dry everything is, then everyone should be prudent about the danger,” Davis said.

For more information, go online to www. lakewood.org/fireworks.

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Richelle Ann Best, 21, died of strangulation, but it was up to a jury to decide whether her boyfriend, Corey Anthony Lopez, killed her by accident or out of malice.

The jury decided it was intentional, and handed Lopez, 23, a guilty verdict for firstdegree murder on June 26, after eight hours of deliberation.

The jury also decided that there was enough evidence to declare Lopez guilty of attempted first-degree murder of another girlfriend during a 2008 incident.

Friends and family of Best broke into applause with the announcement. Lopez showed little emotion until he stood and turned towards his friends and family as sheriff’s deputies handcuffed him.

Judge Christie Phillips had instructed the jury members that they could find Lopez guilty of a lesser crime in both cases, such as second-degree murder or manslaughter. To meet the qualifications for first-degree murder, Judge Phillips told the jury, Lopez must have committed the murder “after deliberation, and with intent.”

On July 24 of last year, Lopez called police from his apartment at 1017 Teller St. in Lakewood to report that Best was unresponsive.

Police arrived and found Best dead at the scene. The autopsy revealed 40 separate

injuries on Best’s body, particularly bluntforce trauma to the neck area, with damage to the muscle, cartilage, vocal cords and esophagus.

In police interviews, and later through his defense attorneys, Lopez maintained that he inadvertently strangled Best during sex, while the couple was intoxicated.

During closing arguments, the prosecutors from the District Attorney’s office described Lopez as a violent and abusive boyfriend, losing control over Best.

Deputy District Attorney Megan Trear reminded juLopez rors of the testimony of the autopsy experts regarding strangulation.

“Three to six seconds for unconsciousness. For death, a minimum of three minutes, constant pressure” Trear said, while putting a 3-minute countdown on the video screen. “Do you have time to realize that your hands around someone’s neck is killing them?”

Defense attorney Julie Rammer argued that Lopez’s statements and actions were much more consistent with a tragic accident than with murder. She mentioned the audio of Lopez’s 911 call to authorities and his cooperation with Lakewood police investigators.

“This is not someone who wants to hide something,” Rammer said.

Sentencing for Lopez is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 16. He faces a maximum sentence of life in prison without chance of parole.

LAKEWOOD NEWS IN A HURRY Lakewood institutes fire restrictions, park fire ban

The City of Lakewood instituted citywide fire restrictions Friday, June 28, that affect residents and also put a fire ban in place for Lakewood’s Bear Creek Lake Park and Thunder Valley Motorcross Park.

The fire restrictions for residents include no bonfires or burning of fence lines, rows, grasslands, fields, farmlands, ditches, rangelands or undeveloped areas. Charcoal barbecue grills, commercially purchased wood-pellet grills and portable outdoor fireplaces are allowed if they are more than 30 feet from open space, wildlands or undeveloped areas.

The restrictions at Bear Creek Lake and Thunder Valley Motorcross include

no smoking in the parks unless inside a vehicle or building or in an area 6 feet in diameter that is barren or cleared of all combustible material and no charcoal grill fires or recreational fires.

For a full list of the restrictions, go online to www.lakewood.org/firerestrictions.

Police set up DUI checkpoint

The Lakewood Police Department, in conjunction with the Colorado State Patrol, Lakewood Police Volunteer Program will conduct a DUI checkpoint Friday, July 5, at S. Kipling Parkway near West Alameda Avenue.

The checkpoint will run during the latenight hours, when a high percentage of DUI arrests take place.

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Jeffco seniors seek to age gracefully Summit highlights efforts to assist the aging

By Glenn Wallace

gwallace@ourcoloradonews.com Showing some longevity, the fifth annual Aging Well in Jefferson County summit took place June 25 at WaterStone Community Church in Littleton.

“I know a lot of other counties that try to do this, and it dwindles after a few years. Not Jefferson County,” County Aging Well Project Manager Susan Franklin told this year’s attendees.

Franklin said 2013 also marked the fifth year of the county’s 20-year strategic plan to assist and accommodate the retiring babyboomer generation, which has contributed to giving Jeffco the highest 60-plus population of all Colorado counties. ”We want to make Jefferson County the best county to live in,” Franklin said, adding that the summit was also designed to help highlight senior issues and

increase networking among agencies, charities, and care workers who work with seniors.

This year’s introductory speaker was Wheat Ridge Mayor Jerry DiTullio. He said that with one in four of his residents being older than 60 years old, the pressure on senior services would continue. DiTullio said he was happy to see the city’s involvement in a privatepublic partnership lead to the construction of 88 new senior housing apartments and its partnering with the Senior Resource Center to offer senior residents a circulator bus.

DiTullio shared a story of how his family helped his mother stay in her Wheat Ridge home, aging in place. ”Seems to me, it’s better than putting them in a facility, if that’s what they want,” DiTullio said.

The theme for this year’s summit was “Living on the Edge,” addressing lowerincome seniors. The roughly 200 summit attendees

Julie Elkjer, left, with the care-assistance group Touching Hearts at Home, speaks with LGBT advocate Shari Wilkins during last week’s Aging Well in Jefferson County Summit. Photos by Glenn Wallace chose from a range of workshops presented in basic categories: intellectual and developmental disabilities; basic needs; social and civic engagement; housing; caregiving and support services; health (mental, wellness, prevention); transportation; and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender.

Shari Wilkins, a director at the state’s Lesbian, Gay Bi-Sexual and Transgender Center, said many of the issues facing seniors — including social isolation and

financial instability — are often worse for gay seniors.

“This is one of the few times I’m aware of, in Colorado for sure, that a plan like this looks at the gay and lesbian populations specifically,” Wilkins said.

Gay seniors are more likely to be closeted, less likely to have children, and less likely to have a spouse.

Those who are in long-term relationships also lack access to many medical and financial spousal benefits, Wilkins said.

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Income eligibility limits by county for Colorado Child Care Assistance Jackson

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The measures passed by Congress and signed by President Bill Clinton in 1996 “to end welfare as we know it” were heralded as a ticket to economic self-sufficiency. The poor would be encouraged to enter the workforce and eventually leave all welfare assistance behind.

But for most of the tens of thousands of working poor families in Colorado, the vision of self-sufficiency is illusive.

One of the most significant components of the work support programs — child-care assistance — doesn’t reach about three-fourths of the state’s working poor and generally fails the other fourth’s attempt to escape poverty, according to an I-News analysis of state data, census figures and Colorado-specific research reports, as well as interviews with benefit recipients, policy experts and government officials.

The I-News inquiry found: Working families can fall prey to the “cliff effect,” in which even a modest rise in family income can lead to termination of a government benefit, including subsidized child care, worth thousands of dollars a year. The family can suffer a big net loss by earning more.

Colorado is the only state that allows counties to set income levels for eligibility for child-care assistance, or CCAP, the biggest work support program. The state’s system has created broad inequities in what families can earn before losing child care.

Most experts say higher education is essential to rising out of poverty. Yet, 11 counties don’t give child-care help to parents attending college. A parent in Boulder County can get child-care subsidies to attend the University of Colorado, but a Larimer County parent gets no help to attend Colorado State University.

Families facing the cliff effect report having employed strategies such as turning down raises, promotions or passing on better jobs to avoid losing an essential benefit.

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Source: I-News analysis of data from the Colorado Department of Human Services

Colorado's system of empowering each county to set income eligibility limits for child care benefits is unique.

As this map indicates, there are broad inequities even among neighboring counties.

Income eligibility limits by county to receive Colorado Child Care Assistance.

Income level is for a family of three -- one adult and two children.

Legend $25,400 to $27,300 $28,300 to $31,200 $33,200 to $34,200 $35,200 to $39,100 $43,900

Proposed reforms center on phasing out payments gradually as family incomes rise toward self-sufficiency.

Yet, when Colorado lawmakers twice tried to require counties to phase out child-care benefits, the proposals were watered down after lobbying by Colorado counties to make them voluntary.

There are more than 63,000 working families in Colorado earning 130 percent of poverty-level income or less, about $25,000 per year, according to the I-News analysis. In 2012, according to state figures, CCAP served about 31,000 of the almost 137,000 children in those families — “a pittance,” in the words of one state senator.

“The reason the cliff effect matters, and the reason it matters to all of us in society, is that we want to provide the opportunity for these families to get into the workforce, to stay working, to reach self-sufficiency, to get ahead,” said Rich Jones, director of research at Bell Policy Center in Denver, a self-described progressive think tank. “That’s the whole design. By keeping the cliff effect, by keeping the barriers in place, we’re actually providing a disincentive The Rocky Mountain Investigative News Network

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MOUNTAIN PBS For many poorROCKY working families who receive work supports, the cliff effect isn’t an issue. They don’t earn enough to trip the loss of benefits. The real threat of the cliff effect is to those close to self-sufficiency.

“A fraction of these folks can actually make it work,” said Susan Roll, a California professor who did her doctoral thesis at the University of Denver on the cliff effect. “It is very difficult to be on these programs and it is certainly next to impossible to escape the programs.”

The work support benefits can include child-care assistance, food stamps, housing assistance, assistance with energy bills and Medicaid, among others.

The steepest cliff in the state is posed by the child-care assistance program, experts say.

Even a raise of $1 hour per hour, which would translate into roughly $2,000 a year for a full-time employee, could trigger the termination of the benefit worth $6,000 or $8,000 per year Cliff continues on Page 5

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Woman puts face on struggle to succeed Self-sufficiency is goal for student mom

By Jim Trotter I-News

Rachel Contizano, 32, works on a research paper in her apartment in Aurora recently. Contizano, a single mother who lost her job in 2009, has been receiving work support and public assistance while going to college. She recently graduated magna cum laude from Colorado Women’s College at the University of Denver. She has calculated she needs to earn about $43,000 to make up for the loss of food stamps, child care assistance for her 4-year-old son, Medicaid and rental subsidies she has been receiving. Photo by The I-News Network at Rocky Mountain PBS

‘Cliff effect’ looms for achiever with fresh degree Magna cum laude grad in ‘really scary’ situation

By Jim Trotter I-News

Rachel Contizano, a Denver native, moved to New York and finished community college there with highest distinction. She was employed by an apparel manufacturer, living independently in New York City, just as she wanted.

Then she went on maternity leave before Christmas in 2009 and was soon notified that her job had been eliminated.

She applied for unemployment benefits and received them for the full 99 weeks allowed, her job search fruitless month after month.

“I got up the courage that I needed to move back home,” she said of those

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or more to the family, and might even impact the parent’s ability to work.

“I would say the cliff effect is the No. 1 reason preventing women and their families from achieving self-sufficiency,” said Lorena Garcia, executive director of Denver-based COLOR, which works with young women trying to escape poverty.

Academic researchers and county social workers all said they have seen families forgo raises or promotions so they didn’t lose child-care benefits.

“It’s frustrating to hear their stories,” said Tamara Schmidt, supervisor of the child-care assistance program in Larimer County. “To have them calling in tears because they’re over income by 10 cents (an hour). I mean, there’s really not a whole lot of wiggle room.”

Self-sufficiency is pegged by most studies at about 225 percent of the federal poverty guideline, or about $44,000 annually for a family of three.

That number comes particularly into play in Colorado’s county system for setting income limits for childcare assistance.

The limit for a family of three ranges from $25,000, or 130 percent of poverty, to $44,000, 225 percent of poverty. And these vast disparities exist next door to each other.

For example, in southeastern Colorado, Prowers County cuts off child care at $25,000 for a three-person family, while adjacent Bent and Kiowa counties allow up to $44,000. A 2008 state audit found that more than 1,000

dark days. “It was just getting too difficult to survive.”

Surviving still wasn’t a picnic back in Colorado, although her family helped. As she began to apply for work support benefits for herself and her son, Kingston, to try to get back on her feet, she encountered what she described as a very difficult process with Denver Human Services.

“I did everything I was supposed to do. I followed all the rules,” she said. “If I did what I was responsible for, then they were responsible to help me. And that wasn’t the case.”

She determined that she needed to learn more about advocating for herself.

Her eventual mastery of work support benefit rules led to her appointment to the Denver Welfare Reform Board.

She was named a “Woman to Watch” by the League of Women Vot-

Income lImIts by county Income eligibility limits for Colorado Child Care Assistance in communities covered by Colorado Community Media:

Jefferson County eligibility Ceiling: 185 percent of poverty or about $36,000 for a family of three.

College students eligible: Yes number of Children served in 2012:

2,843

AdAms County eligibility Ceiling: 225 percent of poverty or about $44,000 for a family of three.

College students eligible: Yes number of Children served in 2012:

3,545

families denied child-care assistance because their incomes were too high would have qualified in a neighboring county. Higher education is another touchstone in the debate over Colorado’s county system.

“Post-secondary education, especially for single-parent households, is critical as far as financial security, social mobility, all of those things,” said state Sen. John Kefalas, D-Fort Collins.

That Larimer County doesn’t allow higher education as an eligible activity ultimately comes down to a matter of resources, officials said.

“We had to make the choice to serve the poorest of the poor,” said Laura Sartor of Larimer County Human Services.

“It was very difficult. It was a very hard choice to make. We did a lot of research and a lot of statistics in determining who we could and couldn’t

ers. She just graduated magna cum laude from the Colorado Women’s College at the University of Denver with a degree in business administration.

Now 32, she wants a career in public policy to help others. She dreams of running for public office.

But first there is a matter of finding a job. She has calculated she needs to earn about $43,000 to make up for the loss of food stamps, child care assistance for her son, now 4, Medicaid and rental subsidies she receives.

Even for all of her accomplishments, avoiding the cliff effect is daunting.

“It’s very hard to find a job in 30 days, something that is going to keep my head above water,” she said. “So that is something I’m really struggling with right now and that is really scary.”

To learn more about the cliff effect go to inewsnetwork.org. serve. And unfortunately the student population was one of the populations that were an option, so we had to eliminate them and not be able to cover child care anymore.”

Many counties change eligibility levels as budgets and caseloads rise and fall. El Paso County Commissioner Sallie Clark, a Republican, said it’s critical that these decisions be made at the close-to-the-ground county level. El Paso recently raised its level to 150 percent of poverty, but allows recipients, once approved, to stay with the program up to 165 percent.

Colorado Counties Inc., the lobbying organization for the state’s 64 counties, has twice lobbied against legislation requiring the counties to phase out child-care assistance to counter the cliff effect. Each time, the counties lobbied successfully to make the proposals voluntary. The 2012 bill called for a 10-county pilot project to test phasing out the benefit. So, far no county has volunteered.

Clark said requiring counties to phase out the benefit would be too costly. But Kefalas, the Fort Collins Democrat, said there would be benefits in embracing reform.

“In my opinion, if we make these investments up front, we’re going to save an awful lot of money for the taxpayer in terms of public assistance programs, in terms of dealing with the criminal justice system,and the research bears that out,” he said.

I-News is the public service journalism arm of Rocky Mountain PBS. For more information: inewsnetwork. org. Contact Burt Hubbard at bhubbard@inewsnetwork.org or 303-4464931.

Jennine Jeffries is a woman with an engaging smile, a firm handshake and an articulate yet unvarnished way of telling her own story: broken and abusive childhood home, a frequent runaway and juvenile delinquent, alcohol and drug addictions as she became a bartender, a stint in jail.

But her story doesn’t stop there.

With determination and hard work, with help from those who believe in her, with an unfading desire to be something more for her own four children, she has pulled her life back on course. She’s carrying a shiny 3.97 grade point average at Metropolitan State University of Denver, with graduation set for next spring.

Her 19-year-old son has made that possible in part by caring at home for her 4-year-old twins. She wants him to have a chance at education next.

Jeffries has worked for Metro’s Institute for Women’s Studies and Services, and is now an intern at Project Wise, a Denver-based

agency that offers counseling and other services to women. She knows who she is and what she wants to be.

“Given the pain I have put my family through, given the pain I have put myself through, given the struggles I have been through, I want a career where I can help those who are like me, women in transition, women who feel that maybe they’re not worthy, or that they have no hope,” said Jeffries, 39. “I want to make a difference in people’s lives.”

As she prepares for that day to arrive, making the long bus ride each day into Denver from her Section 8 apartment in Englewood, working low-wage jobs, volunteering, keeping up with her family life and her studies, she worries about how she will do it.

Can she possibly make, as a new college graduate, the $40,000 or more it will take for her family to minimally survive the loss of the work support benefits she receives — housing assistance, food stamps and Medicaid?

“I’m terrified that once I graduate I won’t be self-sufficient,” she said, but there’s no turning back now. “What do I next? I want to be the hell off assistance.”

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Jennine Jeffries, 39, stands at the Tivoli Student Union on the Auraria Campus in Denver recently. Photo by The I-News Network at Rocky Mountain PBS Photo by The I-News Network at Rocky Mountain

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Embrace challenges, follow your inner drive I love surprises. As I’ve mentioned before, I was recently training for a big event, and part of that training involved long runs to build up my endurance.

No matter how many times I ran or for how far, I just couldn’t get into running — I don’t enjoy it, I’ve never experienced the “runner’s high,” and I was looking forward to completing the event because then I would feel like I didn’t have to go running any more.

But then, this last Saturday, I found myself mentally planning out my nighttime training run as I was going about my day, and, strangely, looking forward to it. I guess, somewhere along the way as I was working and training to accomplish something, I changed.

I became a runner. Weird.

I think what often gets lost in our culture that glorifies the achievement and celebrates the winner is that hard work is not nearly as valuable for what you accomplish as it is for what you become in the meantime.

Teachers and coaches have an innate sense for this; at least, the good ones do.

When you hear educators talk about why their subject is important and how valuable it is to students, it’s rarely because they think that being good at algebra or science or music or football is the end-all, be-all of their lives and the springboard to a Perfect Life.

A lot more often it’s because they understand that a student who can make the necessary sacrifices, endure the effort and learn to persevere to be really good at one thing becomes a different person — some-

question of the week

What do you enjoy doing in-state for vacation?

Most working adults enjoy at least a little bit of vacation time. However, not everyone can afford an expensive out-of-state vacation. So for our Question of the Week, we asked several of our readers: What activities in Colorado do you consider for your vacation?

“White water rafting is something the entire family can do.

It sounds dangerous but there are different levels, and it doesn’t have to be.

A lot of fun!”

Marcello Romano, Castle Rock

“People love Moab (Utah), but I would say the best hiking can be accomplished in Colorado.

There are so many trails that lead so many places. Climb one of our many 14ers.”

Josh Dover, Northglenn

“It’s all about the stay-cation. Why leave the state when you have towns like Durango, Estes Park and Glenwood Springs.

Colorado has so many great places to spend a weekend and explore.”

Connie Nguyen, Highlands Ranch

“Colorado is one of the underrated golf states in the country. You don’t have to go to Arizona, California or Florida for great golf because we have it here.”

Gil Whiteley, a Chicago native who lives in Denver

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body who is capable of doing the same thing when it really matters.

Think of it this way: LeBron James is a freak of nature — 6-foot 6-inches tall, 235 pounds, runs a 4.3-second 40-yard dash and can jump out of the gym. And, by every account, he is one of the hardestworking players in basketball.

He was born with a great gift, but that is never enough — unfulfilled potential practically cliché, especially in pro basketball.

But the hard work that he puts in every day has transformed him from simply being the best basketball player on the planet into something different and more valuable: a champion.

When the chips are down and the game is on the line, LeBron James finds ways to make plays that help his team win.

Does anybody honestly think that if his house was burning down and his children were trapped inside, he wouldn’t find a way to get them out safely?

The U.S. military has known this forever: every kid who signs up is a hero in

the making. You read stories about Medal of Honor winners, and they all have very different personalities and backgrounds.

But once they go through boot camp, they become something different. When the chips are down, being a hero isn’t a choice they make — it’s an instinct they’ve been trained to listen to.

The hardest metals are forged in the hottest fires. That was true for Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, it was true for writers of ancient Chinese proverbs, and it’s still true today. Do not be afraid of hard training, of challenges, or of testing— embrace them. You will come out the other side changed, whether you intended it or not.

And you might just love who you become.

Michael Alcorn is a music teacher and fitness instructor who lives in Arvada with his wife and three children. He graduated from Alameda High School and the University of Colorado-Boulder.

Better never late than late In the midst of our hectic life and sometimes chaotic schedules there are times when we find ourselves running late for almost everything we do. As I found this happening more and more in my own life recently, I had to stop and ask myself, why?

Was I not placing enough emphasis or importance on the meeting I was scheduled to attend? Did I believe that even if I was just a few minutes late that would be OK? Had I convinced myself that my time was more valuable than that of the person I was supposed to meet with? Or was I just cramming as much as I possibly could into my day and getting so wrapped up in a project or task that the time just slipped away and before I knew it I was already running late?

I found myself justifying my lateness, not only to me but to everyone that was on my calendar. Making excuse after excuse until finally I realized that I was making excuses and making apologies for something that I could easily control.

You probably have friends or family members that fall into this very same category. They are late for everything and always call or text with a reason for why they are running late. I have a few people in my life too that qualify as habitual late arrivers. So much so that we would have to tell the person that is chronically late that the scheduled event was starting 15 to 30 minutes earlier than it was actually starting. I am sure many of you use the same tactic for those in your own circle of friends and family who struggle with being on time.

And here I was thinking, if I keep this up, if I continue running late for everything, that pretty soon people would start managing me in the very same way. I would get the invitation for a 7 p.m. dinner when the reservations were really for 7:30.

This just comes down to commitment and respect.

Two things that I teach and coach on a daily basis, but was not applying in my own life. And really when I have this conversation with clients or friends we discuss awareness of where we are supposed to be, the commitments we have made for the day, and the people or clients we are

scheduled to meet with that day. We also make sure we take into consideration the respect for their time and for their expectations.

There are so many tactics to use that are helpful, including alarms or alerts on our smart phones to reviewing our calendars the evening before or very first thing in the morning each day. Again, becoming aware of where and when we are supposed to be somewhere or with someone.

Now for all of you who do not struggle with this problem as you are always on time, punctual, and prompt, maybe you too can help coach those of us who have slipped and despite our best efforts show up late for everything. And for those of us who have slipped, this is one of those bad habits that needs to be addressed and eliminated as early as possible. Because the longer we allow it to go on, the worse we actually become. We go from being just a few minutes late to showing up 30 minutes late, or even later.

There is an old saying that goes like this, “Early is on time, on time is late, and late is unacceptable.” So remember respect, commitment, and awareness and we will have a much better shot at being on time and avoid running late for almost everything we do.

I would love to hear all about your strategies for being on time or your frustrations with others running late at gotonorton@ gmail.com. And when we start improving our efforts at being on time, it will be a better than good week.

Michael Norton, a resident of Highlands Ranch, is the former president of the Zig Ziglar organization and CEO and founder of www.candogo.com

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Unidentified sources Rulings on gay marriage e need to get real cases mark ‘new era’

dal ry Ah, the intrigue of information and the ds. laxity of language that allows it. hey Perhaps you wonder, as I do, about e unnamed sources, those who speak on oice condition of anonymity because they are en (fill in the blank): familiar with the investigation, close to the White House, and/or e childhood friends of the person in quesh, tion—and who are “not authorized” to r speak about the situation at hand. nd I’m not referring here to corporate or hard government whistleblowers, individuemals brave enough — or foolish enough, er depending on your point of view — to step or forward with information about illegal, immoral, or unethical events. (Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers come to mind.)

I’m talking about people who deliberately defy the responsibilities of their fitpositions by insisting they not be identified h his even as they spew forth with the goods. rom Earlier this month, for example, in a ty of national news article, law enforcement officers “familiar with the investigation” revealed details about the kidnapping of the young women in Ohio.

These officers, however, did not want to be identified because they were “not authorized” to talk about it.

Then, why did they?

Were they exposing wrongdoing by the investigators? Were they legitimate whistleblowers revealing gross misconduct, violations of human rights, or the suppression of information essential to pursuing justice in this case?

Nope. One named the number of weapons found in the home. The other revealed details of the victims’ conditions. This audacious — and unidentified — source went on to discuss a “working theory” of how the victims dealt with the situation.

Really?

Of course, the fact that the information was published also begs the question of why the media chose to run it. The answer is not as fundamental as asserting freedom of the press — news organizations aren’t persecuted for printing this stuff. (On the other hand, are you following reports of the Justice Department’s clandestine seizure of Associated Press phone records?)

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Nor is the answer as simplistic as “that’s what the public wants.” Other factors are in play here, such as the ongoing pell-mell rush by media outlets to be first with breaking news in a 24/7 information environment.

Yet, is disclosure of the number of weapons — on condition of anonymity — the kind of breaking news that citizens of a democratic society need to know from an unnamed source? I think not.

What about revealing — through an unidentified source — the physical conditions of victims who are pleading for their privacy?

Although this information may serve the prurient interests of an ever-moredemanding segment of society, to decent sensibilities it’s often just repulsive.

If I were one of the victims, I would feel betrayed. As an observer, I have trouble trusting anyone who won’t be named because such “sources” could say anything, whether it’s true or not.

I’m willing to wait until the news is released through official channels by real people with real names who are authorized to speak.

And to all the unnamed, unidentified sources close to the situation who — to questionable benefit — speak on condition of anonymity, I say: Get real or go home.

Andrea Doray is a writer, news maven, and word watcher who believes in our First Amendment rights to free speech and a free press, especially when we have something worth saying. Contact her at a.doray@ andreadoray.com.

Local gay lawmakers are applauding recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings on two key gay-marriage cases, and are expressing confidence that the decisions will provide momentum for a same-sex-marriage movement in Colorado.

“The court clearly said that we’re in a new era of respect and dignity, and that we no longer give special rights to some people,” said state Rep. Sue Schafer, DWheat Ridge.

The high court on June 26 struck down key provisions of the Defense of Marriage Act, which denied federal benefits to gay couples who are legally married in certain states. In a separate case, the court cleared the way for gay marriages to resume in California.

The rulings do not impact a gay-marriage ban that Colorado voters supported in 2006.

However, gay legislators believe the rulings will provide momentum toward achieving something in Colorado beyond civil unions, which gives same-sex couples some of the rights associated with marriage and was made law earlier this year.

“With civil unions, there was always an understanding that this would be an incremental step,” said state Rep. Dominick Moreno, D-Commerce City.

Schafer was a House sponsor of Senate Bill 11, the Civil Unions Act, along with Mark Ferrandino, the state’s first openly gay House speaker.

“Now that the Supreme Court has ensured that the federal government can’t discriminate against same-sex couples who are married, it is more important

than ever that we continue to fight for the freedom to marry in Colorado,” Ferrandino said in a statement issued after the rulings.

Almost immediately after the Supreme Court issued its rulings, there was movement toward repealing Colorado’s Amendment 43, the 2006 voter-approved Definition of Marriage Act that banned gay marriage in the state.

Two Coloradans on June 26 filed a proposed ballot initiative with the state’s Legislative Council that would allow samesex couples in Colorado to marry.

Jeremy Mathis, a graduate student living in Aurora, said his hope is for the measure to get on the 2014 general election ballot.

“We’re in the very early stages,” he said.

“We’re eager, and we know how much it means to people to get this done. At the same time, we have to do it right.”

The Legislature could take up an Amendment 43 repeal on its own. However any changes to the state’s Constitution would require a two-thirds majority in both legislative chambers.

Asked if she would like to be a part of that kind of effort, Schafer said, “Of course. I’d be proud to do that.”

“But I like the idea of putting this on our ballot,” she said. “I think we’re ready for this. I don’t think it would be difficult because so many people are parents and friends of gays.”

Moreno said Coloradans have evolved on the issue of gay marriage, seven years removed from Amendment 43, which was supported by about 55 percent of voters.

“I think the public opinion on this issue has changed dramatically,” Moreno said. “Colorado is a different place than what it was in 2006, when it still didn’t pass by an overwhelming majority.”

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Police, neighbors get a night out National event builds connections in community

By Clarke Reader

creader@ourcoloradonews.com Lakewood police are preparing for another evening of getting to know residents with the annual National Night Out program.

National Night Out is always on the first Tuesday of August, and will be on Aug. 6 this year. On that evening, about 50 neighborhoods will have block parties as a way for residents to get to know each other better and to connect with law enforcement as they meet police officers who will be stopping by.

“We help people organize and get the supplies, but they do all the work of getting the parties set up,” said Jon Alesch, an agent with the police’s sector liaison unit (SLU).

The SLU is responsible for running the event every year, and Alesch said the team will be out in full force on Aug. 6 to stop by parties to meet people and answer any questions community members may have.

The National Night Out event was established by the National Association of Town Watch in Texas in 1984, and about 400 communities in 23 states participated in the

first nationwide event. Since then the event has grown by leaps and bounds. Last year, more than 37 million people participated in events in 15,110 communities, with all 50 states represented.

According to information provided by police, Lakewood has always participated, but in 2003 the city made a much bigger effort to reach out to the community. In 2009, he said, interest for National Night Out ramped up, and participation has been growing steadily every year.

“A lot of communities like to do one big event, but we let the events be much more diffused within the community,” Alesch said. “Belmar puts on a huge party, but there are a lot of great smaller ones, including events held at senior residences.”

Alesch said the whole point of National Night Out is to build up relationships with community members, particularly with children and people who normally don’t have the chance to get to know officers.

“It’s a great way to connect, to answer questions and try to help people with any problems they may have,” he said. “We want to show people that the community is a safe, comfortable place to be.”

Residents can get more information and register their parties for this year’s event at www.lakewood.org/nno.

Regional news in a huRRy Drum corps to perform at Sports Authority Field

Drums Along The Rockies will celebrate its 50th anniversary Saturday, July 6, at Sports Authority Field at Mile High.

The showcase drum corps performance, produced by Ascend Performing Arts, will begin at 7 p.m. and feature eight worldclass drum corps. The lineup features the hometown Blue Knights; defending champion Blue Devils of Concord, Calif.; Santa Clara Vanguard of Santa Clara, Calif.; Phantom Regiment of Rockford, Ill.; Troop-

ers of Casper, Wyo.; Academy of Tempe, Ariz; Cascades of Woodinville, Wash.; and Spokane Thunder of Spokane, Wash.

Spectators arriving early are invited to the “Warm-Up Zone” in front of the stadium, featuring beverages, snacks, a jumping castle for children and special performances by the Stampede and Bronco Brass, the official drum and horn lines of the Denver Broncos.

For tickets and information, call 1-888306-DRUM (toll free) or 303-424-6396 or go online to www.drumsalongtherockies.com.

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Animals, owners receive diplomas Ceremony marks completion of Freedom Service Dogs training

By Tom Munds

tmunds@ourcoloradonews.com There were a lot of smiles, quite a few tears and even some excited barks during the June 22 Freedom Service Dogs graduation ceremonies at Hampden Hall in Englewood.

“This is a big day for Lori, Lola and I,” said Bill Schmitz, referring to his wife, Lori, and her service dog before the ceremony.

“Lola, our service dog, will be a huge help to us. Lori has multiple sclerosis, and Lola is always right there to pick up anything she drops. Also, the dog has her own portable phone that, when it rings, Lola picks it up and takes it to Lori. She is very much a part of our family.”

He smiled and added that Lola even has her own shelf in the refrigerator.

“The shelf is stocked with bottles of water,” the Arvada resident said. “When Lori wants a bottle of water, she tells Lola. The dog opens the refrigerator door and gently takes out a bottle of water, and brings it to Lori.”

Bill said the family has been Freedom Service Dogs supporters. He said they donated to a campaign to pay surgery that a service dog needed on her front joints.

That dog turned out to be Lola. The family also has provided weekend fostering for dogs in training, and Bill has picked up rescued dogs from shelters and brought them to the Englewood Freedom Service Dogs facility.

The graduation ceremonies for the Schmitz family and Lola was also a special

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Chuck Flynn prepares to give his service dog, Mader, a treat. Flynn and Mader were among a dozen teams that received diplomas at the June 22 Freedom Service Dogs graduation in Englewood. Photos by Tom Munds occasion for Michael and Sheri Folsom, owners of Englewood-based Cowboy Moving and Storage.

“I have always had dogs,” Michael said.

“We met the people from Freedom Service Dogs a few years ago when they moved into Englewood. We donated some moving services to help them and learned about what they do. We’ve been supporters ever since.

We have included FSD and their dogs in many of our commercials.”

It takes about eight months and costs about $25,000 to train a Freedom Service

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Dog. Michael said he and Sheri wanted to help the organization with its mission and decided to cover the entire cost of training a dog this year.

“The dog we sponsored was Lola. It was a perfect fit when she was teamed up with Lori,” the Sedalia resident said. “It is so great to see Lola and Lori together, and all the joy and help the dog brings. Words can’t do justice to the feelings we have when we see Lori and Lola together.”

Sheri said they like the fact that FSD rescues dogs from shelters so they won’t

be put down and instead will be trained to help others. She said she’d like to challenge other companies to sponsor the training of a Freedom Service Dog. “Of course, all rescued dogs aren’t able to complete the FSD training,” she said. “But, when a dog isn’t able to complete training because of things like a love of chasing butterflies or squirrels, Freedom Service Dogs makes sure to find a good home for the animal. As a matter of fact, one of our dogs is Farley, a dog that wasn’t able to complete the FSD training.”

Wisconsin resident Kevin Foster and his dog, Brinley, also received Freedom Service Dogs diplomas during the ceremonies “This is a big day for my Brinley and me,” Foster, a Vietnam veteran, said before the ceremony. “I read a book called ‘Until Tuesday’ that talked about how much a service dog could help people like me who suffer with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

I signed up with FSD, was on the waiting list and now, almost a year later, Brinley and I are graduating.”

“Being with Brinley is calming, and the dog has already kept me from sliding backwards in my mind to those really bad times,” he said.

Chuck Flynn, another veteran, had similar comments about what having a Freedom Service Dog named Mader has meant to him.

“I was getting treatment for PTSD at the Veterans Administration hospital, and a doctor suggested a service dog might help me,” the southeast Denver resident said.

“My big problems are intense flashbacks and nightmares. Since Mader came into my life, she comforts me, helps me keep calm, and the flashbacks and nightmares happen lest frequently. When they do, they are less intense. Mader is truly a blessing to me, and I appreciate all the hard work that went into training her.”

RRCC Foundation hosts golf tourney Event connects alumni with job ops

By Clarke Reader

creader@ourcoloradonews.com The Red Rocks Community College Foundation is hosting its second annual alumni and friends golf outing as way to build the college’s alumni program and raise funds for the school.

The event will be Friday, July 19, at West Woods Golf Course, 6655 Quaker St. in Arvada.

Registration will be at 7 a.m., with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. At 1:30 p.m. there will be a lunch buffet and awards ceremony. The cost is $125 per golfer, which includes 18 holes with a cart, range balls, a breakfast burrito, goodie bag, drink ticket and taco bar.

“The college started in 1969 but we never really developed an alumni program, so we wanted to work on setting up an outreach program,” said Ron Slinger, executive director of the foundation.

Slinger said that with sponsors including ERA, Grainger and the Rocky Mountain Education Center, the tournament offers a great opportunity to have alumni meet with possible employers and make connections, while raising money for the college at the same time.

“We sponsor a couple events with these groups a year, and have great relationships with them,” Slinger said. “We want to be able to expose our alumni to real-life opportunities.”

Carl Craig, president of ERA, which is headquartered in Golden, said the organization has been involved with Red Rocks for four years as part of the company’s effort to work with more colleges.

“As a business, we need a good workforce, and community colleges are a way to really develop that workforce,” Craig said.

ERA has hosted students from Red Rock’s engineering program so they can see the kind of work engineers can do in the post-college world, and has used college staff recommendations in its hiring process.

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“The tournament is a great event, and businesses like us indirectly benefit because we will get a better workforce out of it,” Craig said. “We see a real benefit to partnering with community colleges like Red Rocks, and think businesses should really invest in education. It’s worth the money spent.”

For more information and to sign up, call 303-914-6308 or go online to www.rrcc.edu/foundation.

Lakewood to help get rid of Russian olive trees Grant allows group of cities to replace invasive species with natives

By Clarke Reader

creader@ourcoloradonews.com Once a preferred tree for landscaping, the Russian olive is coming down in Lakewood.

The city is teaming up with the city and county of Denver, Englewood, Colorado Heights University and Fort Logan National Cemetery to get rid of the invasive plant species.

The cities received money from an Invasive Phreatophyte Control Program Water Conservation Board grant (IPCP) to remove the Russian olive

trees along the lower Bear Creek watershed from Bear Creek Lake Park to the South Platte.

According to information provided

by Lakewood, work along the city’s portion of the creek is scheduled to occur in July, ending around Aug. 8.

Much of the removal work will take place between South Kipling and South Estes streets.

“Russian olive is designated as a ‘List B’ species in the Colorado Noxious Weed Act, and it’s really gotten out of control,” said Drew Sprafke, regional parks supervisor. “It out-competes native species like cottonwood and willow trees.”

Erik Nilsen, natural resources specialist with the city, said Russian olive trees provide little in the way of habitat or food to wildlife. Sprafke added

that the trees use a lot of water, as well.

The IPCP grant provides for removal work by the Mile High Youth Corps, Nilsen said. Equipment and additional labor will be provided by Lakewood’s Regional Parks staff.

“For about a month we will have people cutting the trees down, putting them into a chipper and turning them into mulch that can be reused,” Nilsen said. “In certain places along the trail, it’s almost 50 to 60 percent Russian olive, so people will see a pretty significant difference.”

Opportunities to replace the trees with native species including narrowleaf cottonwood, American plum, woodrose, dogwood, serviceberry and chokecherry will be available later in the summer, including National Public Lands Day, Sept. 28.

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Welcome to the neighborhood Rocko’s Tacos brings local bar feel to Belmar

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creader@ourcoloradonews.com Belmar has a new neighborhood bar in Rocko’s Tacos and Margarita, which brings a local-spot feel to the area.

Rocko’s opened a little less than a month ago at 6981 W. Alaska Drive. It is open seven days a week, from 11 a.m to 2 a.m.

“Things have been going great since we opened. We think of ourselves as a neighborhood bar with exquisite food, not ‘bar food,’” said general manager Omar Suner.

“The area needed a local bar, and that’s why we chose it.”

Rocko’s is owned by the Little Pub Company, a Denver company that has opened bar-restaurants all over the area, from The Spot in Golden to The Pioneer in Denver.

Suner has opened and run several bars for the Little Pub Company, and he said the company always great bars and restaurants with a local vibe.

Rocko’s fits the bill, and has the perfect design for summer, with two patios — one for eating, the other for drinking — and huge, open windows that allow the summer breeze to waft through the restaurant.

The bar and kitchen both have an open design, and the interior is decorated with twists on Mexican folk tales.

Suner said the open, airy design was used to give patrons a feeling of spaciousiousness.

One of the things that makes Rocko’s unique is its late hours every day. The kitchen stays open until 1 a.m., one hour before closing time. Suner said the hours are meant to accommodate others who work in the area.

“We do that for the people around here who work at restaurants and other stores that close late, so they have a place to go after work,” he said.

Guests sit at the outside bar at Rocko’s Tacos, a new bar in the Belmar area that brings the neighborhood bar feel to the area. Photos by Clarke Reader “We’ve found a way to really complement the local businesses in the area, not compete with them, and that brings more people to the area for everybody.”

With a staff of about 27 people — 12 in the back-kitchen area, 15 up front — Rocko’s lives up to its owner’s name.

Suner said all the employees in front are

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There are also no sections, so patrons can stop anyone who works there to get help with drinks and food.

“It really helps us to work as team,” Suner said.

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“We’re a casual, laidback place with a looser environment,” he said. “It’s a place you can come, relax and make a little more noise.”

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An island in the sun Romeo uses the Chinese poles to reunite with Miranda in Cirque Du Soleil’s “Amaluna.” Courtesy photos

Cirque Du Soleil brings tropical tale of love

By Clarke Reader

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irque Du Soleil will bring its inventive acrobatics, stirring stories and stunning stagecraft to Denver with “Amaluna,” the story of a mysterious island and its inhabitants.

Not only does “Amaluna” feature all the artistry Cirque has become famous the world over for, but marks the first time a show had a cast of 70 percent women, and an all-female group of musicians.

The show will be under the blue and yellow Big Top on Pepsi Center grounds, 100 Chopper Circle, July 18 through Aug. 25. Ticket costs range from $40 to $130.

Amaluna is a fusion of the words ama, which refers to “mother” in many languages, and luna, which means “moon,” a symbol of femininity that evokes both the mother-daughter relationship and the idea of goddess and protector of the planet.

Show Director Diane Paulus said that “Amaluna is less about feminism and more about reconnecting to our world in a different way.”

Amaluna is also the name of the island ruled by goddesses and guided by moon cycles.

The queen, ProsIF YOU GO pera, is celebrating the WHAT: Cirque all-important comDu Soleil presents ing of age birthday of “Amaluna” her daughter, Miranda, when a storm Prospera WHERE: Pepsi caused leads to a group Center grounds of young men landing 100 Chopper on the island.

Circle, Denver One of the men, RoWHEN: July 18 meo, and Miranda fall in through Aug. 25 love, but they must face all manner of challenges COST: $40 to on the island before $130. they can be together.

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Amara Defilippo

plays one of the Amazons who protect the island from outsiders, and performs a routine on the uneven bars.

“This is my first Cirque show — I do artistic gymnastics, and I saw a Cirque show when I was 13, and wanted to be a part of it,” she said.

Defilippo noted that not only is the first Cirque show to feature as many women as it does, but it’s the first time the uneven bars have been used in a performance.

“Amaluna” really is in many ways like a traveling circus, which takes eight days to set up, and three to deconstruct.

A total of 65 trucks

transport close to 2,000 tons of equipment for the show.

All 120 of the cast and crew represent a total of 17 countries, including Australia, Belgium, China, Russia, Spain and the United States.

The set has many features, including an island forest with trees that reach up to the sky.

There are 174 branches in 534 sections adding up to 1.05 miles.

While there certainly is a lot to look at during the performance, the story is the key that really drives everything forward.

“It’s the story of a young girl coming of age,” Defilippo said. “This is a show that won’t disappoint.”

Some would say that Steve Weil, thirdgeneration owner of Rockmount Ranch Wear in LoDo, is one smart cookie when it comes to the Western wear biz.

But his business brainiac status was put to the test June 26 when Mensa, the international high IQ society, ordered dozens of hats for its July convention in Fort Worth, Texas.

This is not the first time they ordered Rockmount hats, according to Weil, president and grandson of Papa Jack (who was definitely a brainiac but used the term “egghead” liberally).

Visit Denver spokesmodel Rich Grant also picked up one of the simple straw chapeaus on Wednesday.

“I can’t swear that it’s made me smarter, but it’s the smartest looking hat I’ve ever owned,” Grant said. “I wore it while giving a three-mile walking tour to the visiting Japanese travel writers, and was met everywhere downtown with smiles, and compliments on what a `smart’ looking hat it was. I won’t leave home without it!”

Decker, James tie knot

Hunka-hunka Broncos wide receiver Eric Decker and his equally stunning fiancee and country pop singer Jessie James tied the proverbial knot June 22 in Castle Rock.

The bride posted a handful of photos from the celebration on her Instagram account thejessiejames. The ceremony took place at St. Francis of Assisi in Castle Rock followed by the reception at the impressive Castle Cliff Estates, according to Internet reports.

The cute couple (I’ve met them and they are cover girl and guy gorgeous) met through a mutual friend and struck up a phone relationship.

The newlyweds have jumped on the reality show bandwagon by letting the E! cameras roll to capture their lives and loves on the new show “Love and Other Contact Sports” debuting on E! late summer.

The series will “chronicle the sexy young couple’s road to the altar as they juggle careers, relationships, family and more,” according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Decker reportedly received permission from Broncos executive vice president of football operations John Elway before selling his soul to basic cable.

“He came in and talked to me about it,” Elway told reporters via www.MaxDenver.com. “I gave it my blessing.”

Photographic memories

The water bowl is used both by Prospera and Miranda for a balancing routine, and a diving routine in Cirque Du Soleil’s “Amaluna.”

Local award-winning photographers Jody and Zach Zorn at Zorn Photography (the folks who just shot James and Decker’s wedding), are launching a donation program to help those affected by the Colorado wildfires rebuild their pictorial histories.

Twenty families will be selected at random after submitting an application — including name, email address, phone number, former address in fire region, number of immediate family members and number of pets — and sending it to wildfire@zornphoto.com.

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ThuRSDAy/July 4, AuG. 15, AuG. 18 SummeR cOnceRTS Jefferson Symphony Orchestra will perform three concerts in its 2013 summer concert series. The first concert, at 3 p.m.

Thursday, July 4, is at the Evergreen Music Festival and Art Show. The program is titled Salute the Red, White & Blue. Tickets can be purchased at the gate. For its second concert, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15, the orchestra has invited The Queen City Jazz Band for an evening of music at the Arvada Center Amphitheater. Tickets are available at www.SummerAtTheCenter.com or by calling 720-898-7200. The final concert is a free performance at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 18, at Parfet Park in Golden.

Visit www.jeffsymphony.org.

FRIDAy/July 5 GAlleRy ShOw Spirits in the Wind

Gallery features “Cowboys and Indians” from July 5-31, with an opening reception from 5-9 p.m. July 5. Show features a large array of national and local artists artwork in various mediums will be on display for this grand show. Spirits in the Wind Gallery is at 1211 Washington Ave., Golden.

Call 303-279-1192.

SATuRDAy/July 6 GOlF TOuRnAmenT Temple Micah’s 2nd annual golf tournament to benefit its endeavors to “Do Justly. Love Mercy.

Walk Humbly” is on Saturday, July 6.

The shotgun start is at 9 a.m. at Emerald Greens, 597 S. Clinton St., Denver (in the Windsor Garden community).

This event is for families or individuals who play golf, relatively new golfers or those who like to play but don’t play a lot. Sponsorship options are available.

Register at http://www.micahdenver. org or via Elaine Lee, 303-388-4239 ext. 1.

SATuRDAy AnD SunDAy/July 6-7 VeGFeST The fourth annual VegFest Colorado event is July 6-7 at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, 15200 W. 6th Ave., Golden. VegFest is a health and environmental fair supporting a plant-based diet and lifestyle. It is open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. both days.

Visit http://vegfestcolorado.org/Speakers.html for more information. Adults pay admission at the door; children admitted free. Parking is free. mOnDAy/July 8, July 15 DOG TRAInInG Training With Grace dog training center offers free talks from 7-8 p.m. Mondays at 9100 W. 6th Ave. in Lakewood. The July 8 class will discuss dog training as a career. Do you have what it takes? Can you make any money at it? Do you think you can help dogs and their people? Do you work in a rescue or a shelter? Do you work in a vet clinic? Do you work as a dog walker, groomer or in boarding? Do you simply want to learn more about body language and better handling techniques? Do you want to teach classes and private training? Talk with Ana and she can help you decide if this is the right career path for you. Bring your questions, goals and plans. She’s great at helping you see the big picture. The July 15 class will cover polite leash walking. Got a puller? Not after this class you won’t. Ana will guide

you in teaching your dog how to walk politely on leash and teach you how to reinforce the good behaviors and how to manage the hard core pullers.

TueSDAy/July 9 mARTIn luTheR King Jr. Join Active Minds from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 9, for a look at the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We will trace Dr. King’s rise to prominence from a Southern Baptist pastor to Nobel Prize winner and leader of the civil rights movement. We will examine how Dr. King’s efforts impacted history and how his ideas continue to influence our society today. Free program will take place at First Presbyterian Church of Lakewood, 8210 W. 10th Ave., Lakewood. No RSVP required.

TueSDAy/July 9 lIFeTRee cAFé Ways to cope with grief and find peace after loss will be discussed at noon and 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 9, at Lifetree Café, 5675 Field St., Arvada. The program, titled “Coping with Grief: Find Your Path to Peace,” features a filmed interview with Ken Doka, author of more than 20 books, including “Grieving Beyond Gender: Understanding the Ways Men and Woman Mourn.” Admission to the 60-minute event is free. Snacks and beverages are available. Lifetree Café is a place where people gather for conversation about life and faith in a casual coffeehouse-type setting. Questions about Lifetree may be directed to Polly Wegner at 303-424-4454 or pwegner@peacelutheran.net.

TueSDAy/July 9 eVOluTIOn OF Libya Gaining its independence in the aftermath of World War II, Libya struggled for 42 years under the totalitarian regime of Muammar Qaddafi. Vast oil reserves created enormous wealth, much of which Qaddafi spent on paramilitary and terrorist groups throughout the world. Declared a “state supporter of terrorism” at one point by the United States, Libya is now at a pivotal moment. The civil war that resulted in Qaddafi’s death has positioned the country to write a new chapter in its history. Join Active Minds from 2:303:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 9, as we review the story of Libya and where it may head from here. Program is free and takes place at Atria Inn at Lakewood, 555 S. Pierce St., Lakewood. RSVP: 303-742-4800.

TueSDAy/July 9 luncheOn TRIbuTe to the Military

luncheon is from noon to 2 p.m.

Tuesday, July 9, at Concordia Lutheran Church, 13371 W. Alameda Ave., Lakewood. Price is all inclusive. For cost and reservations, call 303-985-2458.

TueSDAy/July 9 TO AuG. 15 bAlAnce clASS Learn how to develop strength and balance and get tips to help you if you fall at the sixweek N’Balance class from 11:35 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays from July 9 to Aug. 15 at the Community Recreation Center of Apex, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd. Register in advance with payment; call 303-425-9583.

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and their opinions aren’t changing now that they know what the tax initiative will look like.

“A tax increase like this runs the risk of stalling this fragile economic recovery moving forward,” said House Minority Leader Mark Waller, R-Colorado Springs.

Waller also wondered why the tax hike is needed, citing recently released revenue forecasts that project the State Education Fund witll have a balance of $1.6 billion for the coming budget year.

However, state Rep. Sue Schafer, D-Wheat Ridge, countered Waller’s argument by saying the revenue increase is loaded with one-time funds that are meant for “rainy day” spending.

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Aug. 1 with winners notified by Aug. 15.

Photo shoots will be scheduled for two dates in late August or early September.

Zorn Photography is seeking gift card donations from beauty, apparel (adults and children), home goods and grocery retailers to present to the families on photo-shoot day.

Interested business should email bfdonations@zornphoto.com.

Sweet soiree

Enstrom Candies (really, is there anything better than the World Famous Almond Toffee?) celebrated the grand opening of the new Arvada location, 6770 W. 52nd Ave., Suite C (just north of Interstate 70 and east of Wadsworth Boulevard) on June 29.

The party included free samples of Enstrom World Famous Almond Toffee, Enstrom Premium Ice Cream, Seattle Roasted Gourmet Coffees, Wi-Fi and indoor and outdoor seating.

“We are very excited about the new store,” said Linda Enstrom, Denver area manager. “We can now offer our customers a pleasant environment that is convenient for those quick morning meetings or the quiet pick-me-up coffee break.”

The new store is situated just a few doors down from the previous space. For more information, visit www.enstrom.com.

Alamo Drafthouse appeals to all

You have to give the Alamo Drafthouse an “A” for effort as it tries to appeal to audiences young and old.

The cinema-eatery chain that’s new to Littleton is bringing a series of films, called the “Robots versus Monsters” series. The series began July 1 with the 1933 classic “King Kong,” and includes “The Complete Metropolis” ( July 8) and “Mothra” on July 14.

For the younger set, the Alamo Kids Camp is a free event that will show of variety of children’s favorites, such as “Happy Feet,” “Stuart Little” and more.

Visit www.drafthouse.com/denver/littleton for more information.

Kachina Grill hires executive chef

Jeff Bolton has been named executive chef at Kachina Southwest-

“They want to play Russian roulette with my children’s future,” Schafer said of Republican opposition to the tax hike. “This is going to restore our school funding to where we were in 2008, when we had to make serious cuts.”

Gov. John Hickenlooper has yet to make a direct statement in support of the proposed tax initiative.

However, the governor did say after signing Senate Bill 213 that he “certainly” would campaign for the ballot effort.

Hickenlooper spokesman Eric Brown did not directly answer whether the governor supports this particular tax scheme.

“Colorado has approved some of the most robust education reforms in the country,” Brown wrote in an emailed statement.

“These are reforms the governor fully supports. Now, it appears voters will get a chance to endorse the

changes and set a new course for Colorado kids. We look forward to following the petition process and continuing to talk to the business community and other stakeholders about these reforms.”

Waller blasted Hickenlooper for “failing to take a stand” on the issue.

“He’s not very good at making decisions and it’s always at the last minute,” Waller said.

“When you’re the governor, you’re paid to be the leader. It’s frustrating.”

Asked if Colorado Commits to Kids has Hickenlooper’s support, Hubbard said, “Not quite. But I think that it’s close.”

“Everyone is on a different time frame,” Hubbard said. “It’s not frustrating. We appreciate the governor’s thoughtfulness.”

Organizers have until Aug. 5 to collect 86,105 valid signatures from Colorado voters, in order to qualify for the November ballot.

ern Grill in Westminster.

Bolton is a Denver native and veteran Sage Restaurant Group Chef, which owns Kachina Southwestern Grill. Bolton had been serving as executive chef at both Kachina and Second Home Kitchen in Cherry Creek the past several months. He took over as Kachina executive chef on June 25.

As executive chef at Kachina, Bolton will focus on developing relationships with local farms, ranchers and dairies to provide the freshest local and authentic products to be used by the restaurant.

“Chef Bolton’s leadership of Kachina is a natural one,” says Sage Restaurant Group co-founder and COO Peter Karpinski. “He is dedicated to creating an authentic Southwestern culinary experience for guests and is an exceptional talent who brings a fresh new energy to Kachina’s kitchen and cuisine.”

Kachina Southwestern Grill is located at 10600 Westminster Blvd.

For more information, visit www. kachinagrill.com or call 303-4105813.

It was in the pursuit of a beer and wine license that we came to a realization about who we are and the kind of life we wanted to live.

The alcohol licensing was going to take six months. We probably weren’t going to be able to serve beer and wine until November.

Our lease is up in December. We needed the warm spring and summer months to recoup the investment in the license and product.

That meant we would have to sign a new lease, most likely for five years.

The thought of another longterm lease made us both sigh, heavily. A little too heavily. That’s when we knew.

We have worked extremely hard and for long hours day in and day out since we opened. Frankly, we’re tired and did not want to keep going. Some people have the restaurant business in their blood. We had to admit we did not. This was no longer what we wanted to do with our lives.

We listed the restaurant for sale on Craigslist.com.

Joe Van Dyke, aka “Jammin’ Joe,” a blues guitarist and restaurateur from Virginia was our first serious response to the ad. Jammin’ Joe has owned and or operated several restaurants in his life.

He carved out a pretty good reputation for barbecue back east and wants to do the same in Denver. He liked our restaurant and accepted our price. He plans to open in early July.

Thank you everyone who supported us in our endeavor. We appreciated it more than you know.

And thanks to our awesome employees. A few are staying on with Joe. May God bless all of you.

Shalom, Dina (and Frank)

Restaurant RIP

When former Rocky Mountain News and Nation’s Restaurant News reporter Dina Berta walked away from her career covering the restaurant industry, she jumped out of the frying pan and into the fire.

After a 17-year journalism career, Dina opted to join her husband, Frank, in a new culinary venture — Frank’s Kitchen — at 2600 High St. in Denver’s Whittier neighborhood.

Doors opened on May 2011, and closed on June 24.

This is what the couple posted on Frank’s Kitchen Diary: Goodbye and thank you.

The end happened as quickly as the beginning. Just three years ago Frank was sliding a check across a table to our future landlords and we were in the restaurant business.

On Sunday, sitting on the patio of Frank’s Kitchen, the buyer’s accountant was sliding a check over to Frank.

It was a down payment to our asking price. And just like that, we closed our restaurant.

For all our stunned customers, friends and supporters let me tell you how we got here. I was not lying when you came in and asked how is the business and I said doing well.

After about a year and half it was paying for itself.

It probably would have turned the corner in the third year, especially if we obtained a liquor license.

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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 BlacktieColorado.com. You can subscribe and read her columns (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) at www.pennyparker.blacktie-colorado.com. Send her Mile High Life column tips and eavesdroppings at parkerp1953@ gmail.com or at 303-619-5209.

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Include fishing in your family vacation Family vacation plans in place?

Fishing on the agenda? The two don’t mix you say?

Too often we fail to see the two, in fact, are very compatible and the whole family can enjoy a whole new environment of angling opportunities.

Fishing opportunities are virtually anywhere, everywhere we might vacation.

When thoughtfully planned; fishing need not interfere with the prime vacation objectives.

What we fail to recognize is that vacation itineraries may very well take us to some of the most unique and exotic waters we might otherwise never get chance to fish.

Over the years when my kids were small we fished and vacationed all in the same trip. Vacation destinations like the Northwest offer salmon and steelhead fishing both fresh and salt water angling; Kansas

and Nebraska rivers and lakes provide excellent cat fishing; Florida not only has the popular Disney World, but great deep water and shallow flats fishing in the Florida Keys; Hawaii resorts that front on the ocean surf have easy and convenient access for shoreline spin casting or fly fishing.

While fishing was not our family’s primary objective, we could always carve out a few hours or half a day to enjoy angling

not readily found at home.

There are some easy strategies to blend angling into vacation planning and when considerately done will make the vacation list and angling a “win-win” enjoyment.

• Research your family vacation documents and planning material which typically will list angling locations and fishing guide services.

• Google the vacation sites you plan to visit and find additional fishing locations, guides and angling shops to contact.

• Before embarking on the vacation stop by your favorite local fly shop or sporting goods and ask about fishing opportunities at or close to your vacation destinations.

• Scan the destination state’s game and fish department websites for additional helpful information and suggestions.

Contact our local Parks and Wildlife offices as well.

• If you use AAA or other vacation

planning assistance specially ask them for fishing locations and contacts.

• If you are a member of any of the angling organizations such as Trout Unlimited, American Bass Anglers, North American Crappie Association, and Walleye Unlimited give them a call for suggestions.

• Friends who have visited the same destinations your family will travel to may have helpful ideas as well.

Fishing gear can be easily transported.

There are great compact travel gear sets that minimize space.

Fishing gear can also be rented at destination fishing sites from local guides or fishing shops.

Advanced planning can enhance a family vacation and allow a family to explore new fishing opportunities at minimal costs or inconvenience.

For more information, visit Ron Hellbusch@comcast.net

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Tuesday/July 9, July 17 Tax workshops The Colorado Department of Revenue offers sales/ use tax workshops from 1-4 p.m.

Wednesday, July 9 (Part I), and from 1-4 p.m. Wednesday, July 17 (Part II), in Wheat Ridge. The workshops include information on many common sales and use tax topics, including but not limited to the liabilities businesses face when they are not in compliance with Colorado laws. Due to limited seating, registration is required. Visit www.

TaxSeminars.state.co.us. Continuing Professional Education credits and training materials are available. wednesday/July 10, July 17 MarkeTing series Business

Education Series Training, a partnership of Jefferson County municipal and nonprofit business specialists, presents its marketing for business series.

schedule is: • Wednesday, July 10, 9-10:30 a.m.:

Twitter-Best Practices for Business Use at the Jefferson County Business Resource Center, 1667 Cole Blvd., Bldg.

19, Golden. Class limit is 12; guest speaker is Sharon Trilk, 285Bound.com.

• Wednesday, July 17, 9-10 a.m.: How to manage Your Online Reputation — Learn how to build a positive reputation, at the Jefferson County Business Resource Center, 1667 Cole Blvd., Bldg.

19, Golden. Guest speaker is Stella Peterson, Stella PR + Marketing. Visit www.jeffcobrc.org for information on costs and registration. wednesday/July 10, July 17, concerT series The Lakewood Heritage, Culture & the Arts 2013 Sounds Exciting! summer concert series lineup Red Molly, bluegrass-tinged Americana, July 10; Eclipse, Journey tribute, July 17; Creole Stomp, Creole and Zydeco, July 24; Ryan Shupe & the RubberBand, Funkadelic fun, July 31.

Concerts start at 6:30 p.m. and are at the Bonfils-Stanton Amphitheatre, 801 S. Yarrow St., Lakewood. Gates open at 6 p.m. and plenty of free parking available. Picnicking is allowed. Season tickets are available at www.Lakewood. org/SummerConcerts or by calling 303-987-7845. coMing soon/July 13 garden Tour The Evergreen Garden Tour is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 13. The tour is a fundraiser for the eight gardens in Evergreen that are maintained by the Evergreen Garden Club. Come see what grows at our altitude. Enjoy five private gardens, water features, vegetable and rooftop gardens, containers, red worm composting, rain collection, plant sale and door prizes. For information and tickets, visit www.evergreengardenclub.org. coMing soon/July 13, aug. 10 sTreeT fesTival Summer evenings in Olde Town Arvada will again come to life at the upcoming 2nd Saturday

Street Festivals, presented by Historic Olde Town Arvada. The music of topnotch local favorites Chris Daniels and the Kings, The Wendy Woo Band, and The Indulgers will echo down Grandview Avenue from 4:30-10 p.m. June 8, July 13 and Aug. 10. Visitors will find plenty of food choices, beer and wine, and shopping options from vendor booths lining the street. For information, visit www.oldetownarvada.org.

coMing soon/July 14 Block parTy Eighteen of Colorado’s best blues and rock acts will play eight hours of non-stop music on three stages at the 16th annual Blues & BBQ for Better Housing block party from noon to 8 p.m. Sunday, July 14, at 7307 Grandview Ave. in Olde Town Arvada.

The goal is to raise $20,000 for Habitat for Humanity. Visit www.bluesnbbq. com to purchase an all-day pass or for information. coMing soon/July 15 Body-Mind yoga Gentle bodymind yoga specifically for beginners and folks managing chronic pain is at 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 15, at Living Water Spiritual Community, 7401 W. 59th Ave., Arvada. Email yogawithjammie@gmail.com. coMing soon/July 17 concerT series Evergreen Park & Recreation District presents the Evergreen Lake Summer Concert Series from 5-9 p.m. every other Wednesday.

Bring picnic baskets, portable chairs and blankets, or buy food and drinks from local vendors while listening to music from local students. The schedule is: July 17, Mighty High Band, with Sneaky Bastards; July 31, Mr. David Booker Swingtet, with Denver Jazz Club Youth All Stars; Aug. 14, Highway 55, with Casey James Prestwood & the Burning Angels; Aug. 28, Tunisia, with Kattie Glassman and Snapshot.

The concerts are free, and parking is limited. Visit www.evergreenrecreation.com. coMing soon/July 18, July 19, July 25 concerT series Bring the whole family to McIlvoy Park, 5750 Upham St. in Olde Town Arvada, for concerts and performances that are part of the Apex Summer Concert Series. Enjoy rock-nroll of the 60s-80s with The Boomers at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 18. Then kids of all ages can enjoy the fun songs and stories by Beth Epley at 9:30 a.m., Friday, July 19. It is rhythm, blues and funk by Mojomama at 7 p.m., Thursday July 25. Call 303-425-9583.

recurring evenTs dog Trainer Become a dog trainer with Misha May Foundation Dog Training and Rescue, using behavior science, holistic approaches and positive reinforcement techniques tailored to each individual dog, pet parent and specific situation. Learn to evaluate behavior, design exercises, coach humans, handle dogs, deliver

presentations, and resolve and prevent a variety of behavior problems. Classes in Denver and Lakewood. Request an application at mishamayfoundation@ gmail.com. Contact mishamayfoundation@gmail.com or call 303-239-0382 for information.

arvada running Club is offering $1,200 in college track or cross-country scholarships to one or two graduating high school girls for the 2013-14 school year. Eligible students must live in Arvada and/or attend an Arvada-area high school and plan to participate in a formal track or cross-country program during their freshman year in college.

This is the third year in a row the club has offered scholarship funds. Applications are available on Arvada high school Naviance websites. For more information, contact arvadarunningclub@gmail.com or ltkrapes@msn.com. kindergarTen regisTraTion

Vanderhoof Elementary School is accepting registrations for incoming kindergarten. Students must be 5 years old by Oct. 1, 2013, in order to register for kindergarten. Vanderhoof has both a traditional half-day program and a tuition-based full day program. The school is at 5875 Routt Court, Arvada, and registration hours are 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Go online to jeffcopublicschools.org and follow the prompts for registration information on Jeffco Connect. Once your student has been

entered online you will need to bring copies of their birth certificate, immunization records and proof of residency to the school. If you live outside our attendance area, you will need to fill out a choice enrollment application.

Choice enrollments are accepted on a space available basis. If you have any questions or would like additional information, call the Vanderhoof office at 303-982-2744.

woMen’s neTworking group in Arvada has openings for women in business who can commit to a weekly Wednesday morning meeting. One member per business category. Contact Info@OurConnection.org or call 303438-6783. recurring/Through July 20 painTed caTs Cat Care Society will raise money with its “Tails of the Painted Cats” tour, which ends Saturday, July 20, at a gala dinner and auction at Pinehurst Country Club. Visit the online gallery at http://www.catcaresociety. org/paintedcatsgallery.html. Visit http://www.catcaresociety.org. recurring/Through July 27 QuilT display Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum presents “Machine Artistry Old and New: Sue Nickels and Pat Holly” from April 28 to July 27 at 1213 Washington Ave., Golden. The exhibit includes an array of antique sewing

machines from a private collection.

An opening reception is from 5-8:30 p.m. May 3; open to the public. Call 303-277-0377.

recurring/Through aug. 2 suMMer caMp Golden History Museums again offer hands-on history summer day camp for children ages 6-11 years. Sessions include movie making, firefighting, technology and mining. Six week-long sessions take place from June 10 to Aug. 2 at Clear Creek History Park, 11th and Arapahoe Streets, near downtown Golden. The camp is divided into morning sessions (9 a.m. to noon) and afternoon sessions (1 to 4 p.m.), or full days from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Register online at GoldenHistory. org or by phone at 303-278-3557. recurring/Through aug. 9 food panTry The Golden Backpack Program has launched the “Snack-nWagon,” a mobile food pantry that will provide weekday lunches to kids in need this summer. The wagon will serve lunch to any child up to 18 years old, no questions asked. The wagon will be at two locations: Fox Hill Apartments, 17611 W. 16th Ave., from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and at Mountainside Estates, 17190 Mt. Vernon Road., from noon to 1 p.m. Lunch will be served Monday through Friday through Aug. 9, with the exception of July 4-5.

Contact Peggy Halderman at 303-763-

7076 or pjhalderman@icloud.com.

recurring/Through laBor day free adMission Lakewood Heritage Center will participate in the Blue Star Museums program, offering free museum admission to active duty military personnel and their families through Labor Day. The Lakewood Heritage Center can educate and entertain the kids and the whole family with a trip through the 20th century from early farming days with real farming equipment to a 1940s diner. This summer, the importance of the military is highlighted through the museum’s victory gardens, showing how communities have come together during conflicts and wars in support of the military. The Blue Star program is a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense and more than 1,800 museums across America to offer free admission to museums from Memorial Day through Labor Day. This year’s Blue Star Museums represent history, fine art, science, nature centers and children’s museums.

The complete list of participating museums is available at www.arts.gov/ bluestarmuseums.

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RECURRING EVENTS, LOOKING AHEAD auction. Proceeds benefit pro-life programs in Arvada and Denver, and St. Joan of Arc capital projects.

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LOOKING AHEAD/JULY 26

LOOKING AHEAD/JULY 19-20

KIDS NIGHT Evergreen Park & Recreation District will

CLASS REUNION Golden High School plans its Class of 1983 30th reunion the weekend of July 19-20. Reunion information and registration can be found at http://www. ghsclassof1983reunion.com/30th-reunion/. Contact Rex Halbeisen at 303-619-6679 or rexhalbeisen@gmail.com.

LOOKING AHEAD/JULY 19-20 REUNION THE Skyview Class of 1993 will have its 20th reunion July 19-20. Visit skyviewclassof1993.eventbright. com or www.facebook.com/SkyviewClassOf1993Reunion for all the information.

LOOKING AHEAD/JULY 19-21 DANCE FESTIVAL Global Dance Festival, three days to celebrate the fusion of electronic dance music with other genres and showcase the diverse array of talent, returns July 19-21 to Red Rocks. Tickets are on sale now at www. ticketmaster.com.

LOOKING AHEAD/JULY 20 DINOSAUR EXPRESS Colorado railroads helped unearth many fossils as railroad tracks were laid. Construction crews often exposed these unusual and fascinating bones as they were digging and laying railroad ties. Trains were then used to transport these ‘stone bones’ to museums around Colorado and throughout the United States. Ride and discover the Dinosaur Express train from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 20, at the Colorado Railroad Museum. Visit www.ColoradoRailroadMuseum.org or call 303-279-4591.

LOOKING AHEAD/JULY 20-21 BEER TASTING The Center for the Arts Evergreen expands the scope of Summerfest to include a beer-tasting event called Palette of Brews, which will feature 15 Colorado microbreweries. Summerfest is from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 20, and Sunday, July 21, at Buchanan Park athletic fields. Visit www.evergreenarts.org. No smoking or pets are allowed. Call 303-674-0056 for more information.

LOOKING AHEAD/JULY 26 GOLF TOURNAMENT The fifth annual St. Joan of Arc Golf 4 Life tournament is Friday, July 26, at Hyland Hills Golf Course, 9650 Sheridan Blvd., Westminster. Call 303-2793003. The event includes the tournament, lunch and an

have its second kids’ night out from 6-9 p.m. Friday, July 26, giving parents an opportunity to drop off their children ages 5-12 for an evening of pizza, games and gymnastics at Wulf Recreation Cetner, 5300 S. Olive Road, Evergreen. Space is limited. Sign up by Monday, July 22, at http://bit.ly.EPRDKNO. The district will offer another kids’ night out on Aug. 9. Call Shana Peterson, 720-880-1227 or email speterson@ eprd.co. Visit www.evergreenrecreation.com.

LOOKING AHEAD/JULY 26-28 CAMP COMFORT Dates for Mt. Evans Home Health & Hos-

Arvada Christian Church 8010 West 62nd Avenue

303-422-5412

Worship.............................9:30 am Wed. Night Bible Study/meal...6:00 pm Nursery Available

CROSSROADS

CHURCH OF DENVER

A PLACE TO DO LIFE

SERVICE TIMES Sunday: 9 aM and 10:30 aM WedneSday: 6:30 PM

CHILDREN’S MINISTRY FOR ALL AGES 9725 W. 50th • Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 (303) 421-3800 Main

25TH REUNION The Arvada West class of 1988 reunion

will be Aug. 3-4. First, gather at Bar Louie at 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3. The bar is in the Westminster Prominade, 10661 Westminster Blvd. The evening is a semi-casual night of catching up. Then from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 4, classmates can attend a reunion picnic at Allen House Pavilion & School Tour. Pack a picnic lunch and drink and plan for a tour around 2 p.m. For details and to purchase tickets, visit http:// arvadawest1988.webs.com/.

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PLAYHOUSE SHOW Miners Alley Playhouse presents “Wonder of the World” from July 26 to Sept. 1. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 6 p.m. Sunday, with a 2 p.m. show on Sept. 1. Tickets are available by calling 303935-3044 or going online to www.minersalley.com. Miners Alley Playhouse is at 1224 Washington Ave., Golden.

BIBLE STUDY Community Bible Study Denver Northwest plans a registration day for women and children from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 7 at Arvada Covenant Church, 5555 Ward Road. We will be studying The Book of Acts. This interdenominational 30-week study will begin on Wednesday, Sept. 4. For more information, contact Chris at 303-324-7250.

LOOKING AHEAD/JULY 28 SYMPHONY CONCERT Rodrigo y Gabriela will perform

July 28 with the Colorado Symphony at Red Rocks Amphithe-

LOOKING AHEAD/AUG. 5 EXHIBITORS NEEDED More than 35 booths are available for handmade crafts, food and seasonal items at the second annual arts and craft fair, which is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 26, at Stober Elementary, Lakewood. Most booth spaces measure 8-by-8 feet. A limited number of retail vendor spaces are also available. Reserve your spot by Aug. 5. Request an application at annedrobny@gmail.com.

Applicants will be notified by Aug. 26.

LOOKING AHEAD/AUG. 5-8 VOLLEYBALL CAMP Students going into fourth to eighth

LOOKING AHEAD/AUG. 16 WINE TASTING/AUCTION Mayfair Liquors will host a special wine tasting to benefit Gateway Battered Women’s Services. The event is at 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16, at the Wellshire Event Center, 3333 S. Colorado Blvd., Denver. The theme will be “Around the World in 80 Wines.” A survivor will share her story about being a battered woman and how she was helped by Gateway. The event also features a sit-down dinner followed by a live auction. Call 303-343-1856 for tickets and more information.

LOOKING AHEAD/AUG. 16-17, THROUGH AUG. 25

G/WR/L

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

LOOKING AHEAD/AUG. 3-4

LOOKING AHEAD/JULY 26 TO SEPT. 1

303-566-4089

Proclaiming Christ to the Mountains and Plains www.SaintJoanCatholic.org 12735 W 58th Ave · 80002 · 303-420-1232 Daily Masses: 8:30 AM, Mon-Sat Confessions: After Mass, Mon, Wed-Fri; Sat: 9:00-10:00 AM; 4:00-4:45 PM Saturday Vigil Mass: 5:00 PM Sunday Masses: 7:30, 9:00, 11:30 AM, 5:30 PM

QUILT SHOW Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, 1213 Washington Ave., Golden, presents “Material Witnesses: New Work from the Manhattan Quilters Guild” from July 28 to Oct. 26. An opening reception is from 5-8:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2.

Call 303-277-0377.

grades are invited to Arvada West volleyball camps June 3-6 at Arvada West High School and Aug. 5-8 at Moore Middle School. Contact Debbie Pospisil at dpospisi@jeffco.k12.co.us.

To list your congregation services call Viola Ortega

St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church

LOOKING AHEAD/JULY 28 TO OCT. 26

pice’s two 2013 Camp Comfort sessions are June 28-30 and July 26-28. This award-winning bereavement camp, located in the Rocky Mountains just west of Denver, is a way for children ages 6-12 to explore their feelings of grief and share memories of their loved ones. Over a thousand children have attended Camp Comfort since its establishment in 1995. During this extraordinary weekend, children learn ways to cope with their grief through workshops led by licensed social workers and trained bereavement professionals. A volunteer “buddy” system (with no more than two children to one adult) ensures that children receive plenty of personal, oneon-one attention. And, while children are encouraged to share memories and express their grief, Camp Comfort offers fun, too. The daily itinerary includes plenty of opportunities for recreation including swimming, horseback riding, arts and crafts, fishing, and hiking. The cost to attend Camp Comfort, including all workshops, recreation, meals, snacks, and overnight accommodations, is $150. Scholarships are available based on financial need. For more information, or to receive a brochure, visit the Camp Comfort website at www.CampComfort.org or call Mt. Evans at 303-674-6400.

PLACES OF WORSHIP CATHOLIC

atre in Morrison. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit http://bit.ly/YleJmw. More information about Rodrigo y Gabriela is available at http://www.rodgab.com.

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

George Morrison, Senior Pastor

Please join us for our weekend and mid-week services

62nd & Ward Road

Family Worship Center Saturday ....................................................5:00 pm Sunday ..................................9:00 am & 10:45 am Wednesday ...............................................6:30 pm

4890 Carr Street

Sunday ....................................................10:30 am

Unity of Evergreen at Red Rocks

Reverend Julie Armour Home of the Daily Word

The Chapel at Red Rocks 905 Bear Creek Ave • Morrison 3rd Entrance into Red Rocks Park

303-697-1533

www.mountainlightunity.org Sunday Service and Youth Education Program at 9:30 A.M. A Path for Spiritual Living

PrEsbyTErIAN

Golden First Presbyterian Church

On the round-about at South Golden Rd. and West 16th Ave. Sunday Praise & Worship................. ......9:00 am Fellowship Time .....................................10:00 am Church School ................................ .......10:30 am

Pastor: Rev. Dr. Miriam M. Dixon

Nursery provided

303-279-5591

UNITArIAN UNIvErsALIsT

Jefferson Unitarian Church 14350 W. 32nd Ave.

303-279-5282 www.jeffersonunitarian.org A Religious Home for the Liberal Spirit Service Times: 9:15am / 11:00am Religious education for all ages.

Nursery care provided.

CARNATION FESTIVAL/CIRCUS The Wheat Ridge Carnation Festival is Aug. 16-17 at Anderson Park on 44th Avenue.

This year’s festival will feature new rides on the midway including inflatables, such as jumpy castles, jousting, climbing walls, carnival games, balloon darts and activities for kids of all ages. Returning to the festival this year are many of the favorites like the midway, food, two nights of fireworks, the chili cook-off, live bands and a parade. Free activities for kids include the Kids Craft Central booth. The Arvada Association of Modelers Club will demonstrate their planes and the quarter-midget race cars will be back. For more information, visit www.thecarnationfestival.com. The festival welcomes back the Zoppe’ Italian Family Circus (www.zoppecolorado. com), which is a special engagement and runs through Aug. 25. Tickets will be available mid-June at www.zoppecolorado.com or at the Wheat Ridge Recreation Center, 4005 Kipling St. The opening performance is at 7 p.m. Aug.16.

ONGOING ACTIVITIES, ONGOING /BUSINESS GROUPS MONDAYS FLIPPING HOUSES A real estate-investing education group meets 7-9 p.m. every third Monday at the Wheat Ridge Recreation Center, 4005 Kipling St. The group will cover all the information needed to successfully fix and flip or buy rentals with positive cash flow.

REPUBLICANS MEN meeting The 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.

TUESDAYS 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.

NETWORKING MEETINGS Elevate West Metro Business Networking “Business Professionals: Raising Opportunities” are weekly meetings 8-9:30 a.m. Tuesdays at Vectra Bank, 7391 W. 38th Ave., Wheat Ridge. For more information, call Jennifer at 720-947-8003 or Matt at 720-947-8005.

WEDNESDAYS ARVADA BIZ Connection http://www.meetup.com/ Arvada-Business-Connection/ is an informal networking event that brings together local entrepreneurs. Meetings are

from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays at various restaurants in Olde Town Arvada. A $5 fee is collected from each attendee, which is then donated to a 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.

ENTREPRENEURS CLUB The Lakewood Chapter Lutheran Entrepreneurs meets 8-9 a.m. on third Wednesdays at the Bethlehem Chapel Coffee House, located in the medical office building just south of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 2100 Wadsworth Blvd., Lakewood. The chapter coordinator is Denise Rolfsmeier. For more information, call 720-379-5889 or email cpa@rolfsmeier.com.

MUSIC TEACHERS Association Suburban Northwest meets from 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.

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.

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 303-827-3283 to RSVP. THURSDAYS BUSINESS SPIRITUALITY Business Honoring Spirituality meets 7-9 a.m. every Thursday at the Community Center of Mile Hi Church, 9079 W. Alameda Ave., Lakewood. Meetings include networking, a brief meditation by a licensed practitioner, guest speaker and breakfast. For additional information, visit www.bhsmilehi.org or call Patty Whitelock at 303-274-0933.

COMMUNITY COFFEE Join Rep. Tracy Kraft-Tharp on the fourth Thursday of each month to talk about issues that are important to you. Community Coffee will be from 7-8 a.m. at La Dolce Vita, Ice Cream Room, 5756 Olde Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada; and from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Panera Bread, 10450 Town Center Drive, Westminster.

INVESTORS’ MEETINGS The Rocky Mountain Inventors Association meets 6:30-8:30 p.m. the fourth Thursday of every month (excluding November and December) at Vesta Technology, 13050 W. 43rd Drive, Suite 300, Golden. Presentations in marketing, manufacturing, engineering, finance, business and legal, followed by networking. Go online to www.rminventor.org for details.

SATURDAYS CONSCIOUS CREATION Explore holistic health resources at the Conscious Creation Fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. the third Saturday of each month at the Clements Community Center, 1580 Yarrow St. in Lakewood. Learn from holistichealth practitioners and get information about products, services and alternative/complementary therapies through learning-lab presentations. Admission fee applies; for more information, contact Cheryl Roach at 303-885-8584 or go online to www.consciouscreationfair.com.

ONGOING /EDUCATION DISCUSSION GROUPS Covenant Village hosts Wednesdays at 2 p.m. This series of monthly events features expert speakers on a wide variety of educational and entertaining topics.

Please plan to attend one, several or all of our programs, held at 9153 Yarrow St. in Westminster. Admission is free, but seating is limited. Call 303-403-2205 for driving directions and to reserve your place. Come early for refreshments; fellowship lectures begin at 2 p.m. To learn more about the residency options and lifestyle at Covenant Village of Colorado, call us at 303-424-4828.

ESL CLASSES — Covenant Presbyterian Church, 6100 W. 44th St. in Wheat Ridge, is sponsoring a free series of English as a Second Language classes for adults 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday nights. These classes will emphasize a conversational method of instruction. Beginner through advanced classes are offered. You may register on any Thursday night. For directions or more information, call the church at 410-4425800 or go to our website at www.cpcwheatridge.org.

ONGOING /FINE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT DANCE CLUB — Blue Nova Dance Club meets 2:30-4:30 p.m. on the first and third Sundays every month at the Wheat Ridge Grange, 3850 High Court in Wheat Ridge. For more information or dance lessons, contact Dave at 303-5786588 or email BlueNova.RoundDanceClub@gmail.com.

MUSIC PERFORMANCES Patrice LeBlanc performs on keyboard and vocals 6-9 p.m. every Friday and Saturday at Purple Ginger Asian Fusion Restaurant, 2610 Youngfield St. Call 303-237-1133 for more information.

SINGERS NEEDED The Troubadours Choir is looking for a director and new members. This is a volunteer choir, comprised mostly of seniors. The Troubadours meet at 9 a.m. every Friday at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 45th and Wadsworth. For more information, call Gary at 303-477-1380.

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Symphony auditionS The Lakewood Symphony is holding auditions for concertmaster (includes an honorarium), principal viola (includes an honorarium) and all section strings. Also, we are auditioning for subs in other sections.

Rehearsals are 7:30-10 p.m. Tuesdays, September through May, at Green Mountain United Methodist Church; concerts are at the Lakewood Cultural Center. Call 303-980-0400 for requirements, appointment and further information.

Weekly muSic Jazz @ the Creek is every first Wednesday of the month at Living Water Unity, 59th and Vance in Olde Town Arvada. Shows start at 7:30 p.m. Come listen to an hour of great jazz. For more information, call 720-935-4000 or email livingwaterunity@comcast.net.

ongoing /healthcare Boot camp Get out of the gym and get results. Front

Range Boot Camp provides dynamic, unique and resultsdriven full-body workouts exclusively for women. All ages, sizes and fitness levels will succeed. Revamp your fitness routine by getting out of your routine. Indoor location is just behind Super Target at Kipling Street and 50th Avenue.

Outdoor location is Skyline Park by Stenger soccer fields.

Email Robyn@FrontRangeBootCamp.com or go online to www.FrontRangeBootCamp.com.

health group A women’s health group with the motto

“Your health, your life: Take charge” meets noon-1 p.m.

Fridays at 9797 W. Colfax Ave, No. 3AA, in Lakewood. Learn about natural alternatives to health concerns. No charge to be part of this group. For more information, call Linda at 303-883-5473 or email lindagoesgreen@prodigy.net.

home care Always Best Care Denver West provides in-home care, skilled nursing and free senior community placement. Always Best Care provides every individual and family with well-trained personal care attendants and expert nursing support. We help families make informed decisions about senior care, and guide them through comprehensive solutions designed specifically for their unique situations. To learn more, go online to www.AlwaysBestCare.com/DenverWest or call 303-952-3060. tai chi is now taught at Lakeview Wellness and Event Center 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays and 2-3:30 p.m. Fridays. Call 303-989-6300 or 303-730-0986 for cost information and reservations.

Weight loSS — The EZ Weight-Loss Challenge 12-week program meets10-11 a.m. Tuesdays at Arvada Church of God, 7135 W. 68th Ave. Free coaching, metabolism test and nutrition information. Cash prizes awarded to the top three biggest achievers. For information on cost or to preregister, call Chris at 720-320-2394. yoga for Survivors Whether you’re a longtime cancer survivor, in treatment or a caregiver to a cancer survivor, Yoga for Cancer Survivors & Caregivers is a great way to live more comfortably in your own body. Benefits include decreased stress and pain, improved sleep and energy, improved lymphatic flow, reduced nausea and a greater sense of well-being. Class led by Shari Turney, a registered yoga instructor with specialized training through Yoga for Survivors. Class offered 1:30-2:45 p.m. Sundays at Duncan Family YMCA, 6350 Eldridge St., Arvada. Contact Shari Turney at 720-319-3703 or szturney@mac.com before taking your first class to ensure a safe practice.

ongoing /recreation, cluBS and ServiceS aa meetingS There are more than 1,000 AA meetings in

the Denver metro area every week. If you think you may have a problem with alcohol, come see us. Call 303-322-4440 for a meeting in your area, or visit the website at www.daccaa. org.

Buffalo toaStmaSterS meets the first and third

Wednesdays at 44 Union, Lakewood, at Golder and Associates, check in on the third floor. The meetings run from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Toastmasters is an international organization that is a fun and supportive environment to learn and practice public speaking skills.More information is available at www.buffalotoastmasters.org or www.toastmasters.org.

All are welcome to attend our Wednesday meetings.

canSurvive iS a support group for those who have experienced or are receiving cancer treatment. The meeting format is simple with an opening invocation followed by brief member introductions along with a check-in to see how attendees are doing. The discussion topic centers around healing and healing modalities, and may include a guest speaker or a guided-healing visualization. The free support group meets from 10 a.m. to noon on the fourth Saturday of every month at Mile High Church, 9079 West Alameda Ave., Lakewood. For more information or support do not hesitate to contact Lawrence Connors RScP at 303-910-3473 or Lawrence-RScP@msn.com. dog trainer program Misha May Foundation Dog Train-

ing and Rescue is offering a “Become a Dog Trainer” program in Arvada and Denver. The licensed nonprofit organization rescues, rehabilitates and re-homes dogs at risk, regardless of breed or mix, behavior or medical issue, or amount of time needed. The dog trainer program includes puppy, basic obedience and behavior solutions. Email mishamayfoundation@gmail.com or call 303-239-0382 for an application or more information.

federal employeeS The Lakewood Chapter of Retired and Active Federal Employees meets at 1 p.m. every second

Tuesday at the Episcopal Church, 10th and Garrison. Call Ann Ornelas, 303-517-8558.

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fighting fraud The District Attorney’s Office offers free Power Against Fraud seminars for groups of all sizes and people of all ages. Don’t become a victim of identity theft or other consumer fraud. Contact Cary Johnson, 303-271-6980, for more information. flatironS vieW Toastmasters meets at 6:30 p.m. the first and third Wednesday of every month at The Depot at Five Parks, 13810 W. 85th Ave. in Arvada. Polish your speaking and presentation skills in a fun, instructional, nurturing environment. For more information visit http://9407. toastmastersclubs.org/. food pantry God’s Table Food Pantry is open 9-11 a.m. every third Saturday of each month, and 10 a.m.-noon every fourth Thursday each month for Jefferson County residents who meet certain federal guidelines. God’s Table and Food Pantry is located at 6400 W. 26th Ave. in Edgewater, behind the Vietnamese Central Baptist Church. For more information, call Beverly at 303-525-7685. food pantry Agape Life Church (ALC) distributes Jefferson County commodity foods from 10-11 a.m. Thursdays, at ALC, 5970 W. 60th Ave. in Arvada. ALC provides this service to all Jefferson County residents. If you have questions, call 303-431-6481. gem/mineral cluB The North Jeffco Gem and Mineral

Club meets at 7:30 p.m. the second Friday of each month at the Apex Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. The meetings are open to the public.

girl ScoutS Snowboard. Scuba dive. Sleep over in a museum or at the zoo. Go backstage at a concert or a Broadway play. Even stage your own Project Runway. Girl Scouts turns normal days into days you’ll remember all your life. Girl Scouts offers girls of all ages and backgrounds a safe place to explore the world and discover their potential. There are now more flexible ways to be a Girl Scout than joining a troop.

To explore your options, visit girlscoutsofcolorado.org, email inquiry@gscolorado.org or call 1-877-404-5708. holiStic gatheringS The Resonance Center, 6650 W. 44th Ave. in Wheat Ridge, offers Holistic Happy Hours 4-7 p.m. on the second Thursday every month with light snacks and tea for everyone. We invite the community to join this social and wellness event that offers acupuncture, massage, reflexology, psychotherapy and coaching, and energy work.

Jeffco SpellBinderS meets the third Monday of each month at Wheat Ridge United Methodist Church, 38th and Wadsworth in Wheat Ridge. The Spellbinders is dedicated to restoring the art of oral storytelling to connect elders to youth, weaving together the wisdom of diverse cultures throughout time. Grade-school children in Jefferson County benefit from the volunteer who visits their classroom monthly. Requests from schools are greater than we can currently fill. Training and placement available, contact jcspellbinders@comcast.net to become involved. The kids need you.

Jeffco Sertoma Club meets the first and third Thursdays at Cafe del Sol, 608 Garrison St., Lakewood. Contact CJ Farr, 303-985-3278 or carolfarr@aol.com. no kill Colorado’s monthly meeting is from 6:30-9 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at Lakewood HealthSource, 963 S. Kipling Parkway, Lakewood. Everyone interested in learning about the No Kill movement is welcome. No Kill Colorado’s purpose is to facilitate a Colorado whose shelters are open admission and saving a minimum of 90 percent of the animals. north Jeffco Republican Women meets the second Tuesday of every month at the 911 Driving School, 9100 100th Ave., Suite B-4, Westminster. Check-in is at 6:45 p.m., meeting is from 7-9 p.m. Each month outstanding speakers present information vital to our community. Come join us to deepen your knowledge of election candidates, current legislation, and upcoming events. Both men and women are invited to attend. Admission is free. overeaterS anonymouS meetings are from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursdays at First United Methodist Church, 1500 Ford St., Golden. The meetings provide 12-step help and fellowship. Individuals of all ages coming together to support recovery for compulsive overeaters, bulimics, anorexics and exercise addicts. pet vaccinationS Low-cost pet vaccinations at SpayToday 3-4 p.m. every Sunday. Call 303-984-7729 for more information. peripheral neuropathy Support Group The Lakewood Branch of the Rocky Mountain Neuropathy Association meets from 3-4:30 p.m. the fourth Saturday of every month at Lutheran Church of the Resurrection, 7100 W. Mississippi Ave., Lakewood. For more information about the Lakewood Branch Support Group, call Rose at 303-279-3511 or email cvm8@comcast.net.

Quilt topS The Jeffco Hand Quilters are 18 women who gather every Monday to turn quilt tops into finished heirloom quilts. The group will do estimates from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mondays, except holidays, at Lakewood United Methodist Church, 14th and Brentwood. Money earned from the quilting is donated to the Action Center, helping feed and clothe those who need assistance. You may call Mary Wollenhaupt at 303-986-1381 for more information. We also welcome quilters to join our group. ralSton creek Sertoma Club meets Thursdays at Panera Bread, 7739 Wadsworth, Arvada. Contact Ron Marquez at 303-457-0759 or Ron.Marquez@ddrcco.com.

“Serving Victoria” by Kate Hubbard c.2013, Harper $29.99 / $31.99 Canada 432 pages Happily ever after.

That’s how things go at the end of a fairy tale. The handsome prince weds the beautiful princess, dragons are slain, wicked witches become dust, peasants rejoice, and they all live … well, you know what comes next.

But maybe you’re wrong. Maybe scandal comes next, or war, disease, death.

Only the servants know for sure, and in the new book “Serving Victoria” by Kate Hubbard, they were quite willing to tell.

When Alexandrina Victoria became Queen of England in 1837, she inherited a court filled with impropriety, which scandalized the young woman.

Though she ultimately retained some of her uncle’s court, she needed to appoint her own ladies-in-waiting, maidsof-honour, nursery attendants, physicians, and other personal staff.

Members of her court were required to have a sense of duty, discretion, and high morals.

Most of them would come from British aristocracy.

While writing a children’s book on the queen, Kate Hubbard came across collections of letters and diaries written by various members of Victoria’s entourage — penned notes that detailed life inside the monarchy, including daily drudgery and isolation.

Hubbard also found gossip that gives modern Anglophiles an intimate peek at the queen, her husband, uncles, and other members of the Royal Family.

Working for the queen seems like it would be an honor but it was, in truth, dull and dreary: evenings, for instance, consisted of stiff dinner conversation followed by two hours of small talk.

The queen was said to be somewhat immature and loud, often “showing her gums.”

More than one blue-blooded palace employee thought that Victoria and Albert were the 19th-century equivalent of

trailer trash.

Still, despite mind-numbing duties, palace life wasn’t horrid.

Queen Victoria never became friends with her female attendants, but she became “close” to some of them and was a generous gift-giver.

Though the queen notoriously kept drawing rooms and bedrooms at 40 degrees (Fahrenheit) or less, court members were well-fed and safely sheltered. They also got decent (for the time) salaries.

Yes, there were scandals within the monarchy. There were births and deaths (it was said that the queen was never happier than when planning a funeral).

There were romances, public and imagined. And there were fights, inside both the British Empire and the palace walls.

So you’re hooked on a show about a certain Abbey? You’re a rabid Anglophile, long live the queen? Then I’m sure you’re already itching for “Serving Victoria.”

And for good reason: the Victorian Age comes alive with author Kate Hubbard’s findings, taking us behind brocaded curtains and inside bedchambers to learn delicious tidbits about a woman who’s been dead more than a century, but still remains fascinating.

I thoroughly enjoyed how Hubbard lays down a cheeky, gossipy tone; she’s chatty, but without offending the sensibilities of historians, who will likewise relish this semi-biographical narrative.

If that’s you, then “Serving Victoria” is a book you’ll devour, quite happily.

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If you look above the golfers putting you can make out the Sleeping Indian along the line of the mountain range. Photos by Danny Williams

Enjoy distinctive West Woods Golf Course Arvada municipal course has three courses with varied challenges

By Daniel Williams

dwilliams@ourcoloradonews.com West Woods Golf Course is always a pleasant place to play although it has split personalities.

The many regulars who play the Arvada golf course, just five minutes from Interstate 70 and Ward Road, know that every time you play the course, you get something a little different.

Not only does the course offer three different ninehole options, but it sits on a massive acreage on at the edge of the foothills, so a bad shot could somehow find its way onto the green or fairway.

However, what may look like a great ball off the tee could end up in a pond, lost out of bounds or in an Arvada resident’s backyard — or in the rough or the bunker.

“Every time you play here, each round brings something a little different,” West Woods assistant golf course manager Scott Weyer said. “Not only do we have 27 holes but each nine is distinctly different.”

West Woods, a Richard M. Phelps-designed course, opened in 1994 with 18 holes, with the front nine dubbed

the Sleeping Indian and the back nine the Cottonwood.

In 1998, Rick Phelps, Richard’s son, designed West Woods’ third nine-hole course, the Silo.

The Sleeping Indian is a pretty traditional nine-hole course. It’s wide open and will allow golfers to spray the ball left or right, but offers a chance to score and save pars.

The Cottonwood plays a little tighter. With narrower fairways and trees everywhere, golfers can find trouble on the Cottonwood, and pars can quickly turn into bogeys.

The Silo is even narrower than the Cottonwood, and it is the shortest of the three nine-hole courses. It is a true shotmaker’s course for those using their A-game.

“You can play the course long from the tips or play it short if you are not a long ball hitter, so this not a course just for lower-handicap players. Anyone can play here,” staff member Chad Duran said.

As golfers approach the No. 1 tee box at West Woods Golf Course, they can look directly west at the mountains to see an outline of the Sleeping Indian on the mountain.

The course’s signature hole is considered No. 23, the fifth hole on Silo.

It’s a 493-yard, par 5 that is severely uphill and has a large silo, left from the area’s ranching days.

“When you play West Woods, you feel like you’re play-

A grandfather and his grandson work on their putting on West Woods’ well groomed putting greens.

ing a course that is not your average municipal. The view of the Sleeping Indian is amazing, the course is always in great shape and it’s affordable,” West Woods regular Rick Simms said.

West Woods is also on the verge of celebrating its 20th anniversary. For the 10th anniversary, the course offered free golf to patrons, who were only asked to pay for their card. The course gave away nearly 600 rounds of free golf that year. For this anniversary, they plan to offer something similar.

“We, as the staff, can all do a good job running and maintaining the course, but the people who come is what makes playing here such an enjoyable experience; we have great people,” Weyer said.

West Woods is also known for having some of the best practice facilities around. Besides a massive driving range with 30 grass stations, the course features putting and chipping greens that are in as good condition as greens on the course.

In addition, West Woods has made an effort to get more kids into golf. Weyer said that all of the club’s professionals believe in having youth involved in golf at an early age.

To accomplish that, he course holds junior clinics and events, as well as men’s and women’s clubs, Get Ready Golf, Friday Nights and Ladies Nights Out.

An aerial view of the No. 1 hole on the Sleeping Indian course gives lots of fairway to work with off the tee.

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July 4, 2013

Hansburg tabbed as new Mines’ director of athletics Accomplished New York native becomes fifth Mines’ AD

By Daniel Williams

dwilliams@ourcoloradonews.com

Mines’ Russell Drummond and Phil Schneider were named to the 2013 Capital One Academic All-America Division II Men’s Track/Cross Country Team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America.

Drummond, a senior civil engineering major with a 3.77 GPA, was one of two student-athletes to repeat as First Team selections.

Schneider earned Third Team accords with a 3.46 GPA in chemical and biological engineering.

The 2012 RMAC Men’s Cross Country Academic Runner of the Year and 201213 RMAC Men’s Indoor Track and Field

Academic Athlete of the Year, Drummond capped his decorated career as runner-up and All-American in the 1500 at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

A three-time All-American in the event — he finished fourth in 2011 and 2012 — Drummond ranks third at Mines with nine collegiate All-American accords (cross country/track and field), including three in 2013 after placing fifth in the mile and eighth with the distance medley relay at indoor nationals.

Mines to hold camp

The Mines baseball program will host a Prospect Camp on Sunday, Sept. 1, at Jim Darden Field on the Colorado School of Mines campus, head coach Jerod Goodale announced Friday.

The camp will run 12:30-5 p.m.; cost is $100. The camp is specifically for athletes entering 10th to 12th grades this fall.

Spots in the camp are limited and reserved in the order of registration. Registration ends Aug. 26.

Players will have the opportunity to showcase their skills to coaches from Mines in a pro-style workout.

The camp will consist of running, throwing from positions, bullpens, batting

‘I am honored to become a part of the Colorado School of Mines.’

David Hansburg

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practice and live at-bats. Instruction will be given by the coaches, and evaluations will be given to the players.

Each player must bring his own glove, bat, cleats/spikes, running shoes or turf shoes, hat and any other equipment they feel necessary to compete. Catchers must bring their own gear, including a catcher’s mask/helmet. Helmets for batting practice will be provided.

Football adds 11th opponent

Mines head football coach Bob Stitt has announced the addition of an 11th game to his team’s 2013 schedule. The Orediggers will now welcome perennial power Carson-Newman to Campbell Field on

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Track stars honored for academics

New Mines Director of Athletics David Hansburg speaks to Mines’ staff members. Photo by Danny Williams Sept. 14, in the inaugural Boulder Broker Classic.

Carson-Newman, a South Atlantic Conference member located in Jefferson City, Tenn., will be in its 34th season under coach Ken Sparks, who is one of just 11 coaches in the history of college football to record 300 or more victories.

“I’m very excited about our football program having the opportunity to compete against Division II power Carson-Newman and legendary coach Ken Sparks,” Stitt said.

“This marquee matchup will bring an excitement to Campbell Field and the City of Golden that we haven’t experienced in quite a while.”

2013 Best of the Best

David Hansburg was named Colorado School of Mines fifth full-time director of athletics, the school announced Friday.

After a nationwide search, school President Bill Scoggins appointed Hansburg to lead a very proud Mines’ athletic program.

Hansburg will begin his duties at Mines on Aug. 1 replacing Marv Kay, who has served as interim director.

“I am honored to become a part of the Colorado School of Mines,” Hansburg said. “I believe it is the top school in Colorado academically, with outstanding athletics programs at every level — intercollegiate, intramural, recreational and club sports. Mines’ commitment to its student athletes and coaches is second to none, and I look forward to carrying on that tradition.”

Hansburg, a native of Roslyn, N.Y., comes to Mines from the Alexander Dawson School in Lafayette, where he served as director of athletics.

He previously served as the associate athletic director for football operations and summer camps for the University of Colorado in Boulder. There he was a member of the athletics leadership team and participated in a variety of committees.

“We’re excited to welcome David to Mines. His leadership of athletics operations and administration at both the college and college-prep levels illustrates his incredible dedication to student athletes.

The combination of David’s energy and fresh ideas with the commitment and deep knowledge of Mines’ coaching staff will take us to new heights,” Scoggins said.

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July 4, 2013

A life in the fast lane Longtime drag racer Verkler drives to win, enjoys his sport with his family

By Scott Stocker It wasn’t the best of Father’s Day on the drag strip for Thornton’s Billy Joe Verkler in the Top Dragster classification in the June 15 Thunder on the Mountain at Bandimere Speedway.

Verkler went into the final rounds in the event — which was sponsored by Grease Monkey — having achieved the top qualifying time of 6.179 seconds at 229.31 mph among the 35 drivers.

He faced Ken Wolf of Longmont, who ran 7.213 at 186.51 in qualifying, but who entered the field as an alternate in round one after having qualified in the 34th position. But as racing fortunes have it, or misfortunes in this case for Verkler, Wolf pulled off the upset. In getting the victory, Wolf answered the green light with a hole shot of .003 of a second to Verkler’s .017.

However, the second round didn’t go in Wolfs favor, either, as he was beaten by Branden Rhodes, who ran 6.756 seconds to Wolfs 7.223. Winning Top Dragster on a day in which competition was delayed over two-and-a-half hours by rain was Arvada’s Mitch Mustard, 6.964, defeating Robert Ross of Pueblo, who ran 6.965 seconds.

But despite the loss, the season should still prove to be promising for Verkler, driving his 2008 Bos Dragster.

Verkler was born in Davenport, Iowa, 1980, but has lived in Colorado for the past 28 years.

He is a graduate of Horizon High School and started driving competitively three days after his 16th birthday.

His grandfather, Joe, and father, Kevin, helped get him into racing as they both drove on quarter mile drag strips.

“As a kid I worked on the cars and I didn’t play any high school athletics,” said Verkler, who will turn 33, June 27. “Racing has always been a family endeavor. It’s just a kick with my wife, Jen, my kids, Collin (13), Drake (8) and Xander (2) and it great to have them around. There just is a focus to do well and enjoy what we do.”

Verkler feels that racing is just like a hobby. He points out the difference in sports families, many liking football, basketball, hiking and myriad activities not connected with their occupations.

“There has been nothing bad about racing for the family,” said Verkler, who won his first race at Bandimere 12 years ago.

“I’ve had no serious wrecks so I’ve been very fortunate. About the only things that have happened have been engine break downs and a few bangs on the car. It’s all been good from my standpoint and that first win has been one of my best moments.”

Verkler has competed in AA Drove Pro Mod and three years ago competed in a Top Alcohol Funny Car. His best time to date was accomplished last season on the Bandimere track covering the quarter mile in 6.10-seconds at 234 mph.

Driver BJ Velkner gets ready to compete at Bandimere Speedway Saturday, June 15. Photo by Don Holbrook Verkler, who is sponsored by DR Auto and Truck Repair in Littleton and owned

by Dean Bergh, hesitates when asked how many career wins he has accounted for.

“I’ve won 15 to 20, I guess,” Verkler said.

“I’ve lost count. I just want to go out and do my best each race. My biggest win was

winning the Night of Fire and Thunder, three years ago here at Bandimere. My last win was also here at Bandimere last season. I just want to keep it going and do a good job. It’s something I really enjoy and having my family around has been one of the best parts.”

Join Us for the 17th Annual Biergarten Festival Celebrating German Traditions and Culture!

Friday, July 12th 4PM-10PM Saturday, July 13th 11AM-10PM Sunday, July 14th 10AM-2PM Authentic German Food, Drink, and Live Music Kids’ Games • Bratwurst Eating Contest www.biergartenfest.com

Admission:

Friday & Saturday--$8/person Sunday--Frühschoppen! (FREE entry and $15 all-you-can-eat brunch buffet) Kids 12 and under are FREE

Edelweiss Pavilion, Hwy 8. Morrison (just north of the Fort Restaurant and south of Red Rocks)

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