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December 6, 2012

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City of Thornton employee Nathan Trujillo smooths out a 4,000-square-foot ice rink, which will be open for visitors during 10th annual Winterfest. The event runs from Friday through Sunday at 108th Avenue and Colorado Boulevard.

Photo by Andy Carpenean

Famed Brittany Hill site to reopen Golden-based event company Crystal Rose acquires 12-year lease

By Darin Moriki

dmoriki@ourcoloradonews.com Jay Byerly knew he had found a diamond in the rough when he first walked through the doors of Brittany Hill about five years ago.

Certain parts of the landmark hilltop restaurant at 9350 Grant St. in Thornton had fallen into disrepair following its closure in 2007. But Byerly, the owner of Golden-based event-planning company Crystal Rose, knew there was something still left in the place.

“I can’t think of any other venue in the Denver metro area that has a 360-degree view of the city lights,” Byerly said as he walked through the main ballroom of the sprawling 17,241-square-foot restaurant. “The sunsets, in particular, are absolutely amazing.”

After several years of eyeing the property, Byerly and his company are attempting to bring the property back to its former

Golden-based Crystal Rose franchise is sprucing up the former Brittany Hill in Thornton. The owners plan to have the place available by the beginning of 2013 for weddings and receptions. Photo by Andy Carpenean prominence as an event venue known for its brunches.

Anaheim, Calif.-based Specialty Restaurants Corporation acquired the property for $2 million after the restaurant’s closure, according to Adams County assessment records. Byerly said Crystal Rose’s 12-year lease with the company officially began Nov. 15.

He said he has kept an eye on the prop-

erty for several years, but said his company had no specific intentions to expand its reach to a sixth Front Range location.

He said Brittany Hill presents an opportunity for Crystal Rose to host larger events, accommodating up to 600 people. He noted that other company venues in Golden, Denver, Highlands Ranch and Colorado Springs could only host up to 400 people.

“We want to make sure that our cus-

tomers have the best experience possible when they have a party, celebration or wedding,” Byerly said. “Brittany Hill will offer the very best from start to finish.”

This is not the first time a vendor has tried to resurrect the restaurant. The first attempt was made three years ago by Aurora couple JoeAnn and John Falco, who began negotiations with Specialty Restaurants Corporation to lease the property and reopen the restaurant as the Brittany Hill Event Center.

Following several years of litigation and costly renovations to the property, Specialty Restaurants Corporation regained control of the property earlier this year.

Byerly said he plans to follow through with his promise to reopen, adding that Crystal Rose’s 25-year history of planning events ranging from bar mitzvahs to weddings gives the company an upper hand.

He said there are still a number of repairs to be done on the restaurant’s interior rooms, but Crystal Rose is now accepting event reservations on its website for dates beginning the first week of January 2013. He said Crystal Rose is also aiming to officially reopen Brittany Hill for brunch beginning at the same time.

Fitness center could replace Karl’s Farm Dairy Proposed city ordinance sets stage for development at landmark site

By Darin Moriki dmoriki@ourcoloradonews.com A fitness center may soon be a tenant at the Northglenn site that housed the former Karl’s Farm Dairy Country Store.

City Council paved the way for future development on the land-

mark 2.170-acre site, 1741 E. 120th Ave., after unanimously approving first reading of an ordinance Nov. 26 to amend the property’s current commercial zoning uses. The second reading of the ordinance will be during council’s Monday, Dec. 10, meeting at 7 p.m. City Council chambers, 11701 Community Center Drive.

City Planning and Development Director Brook Svoboda said the zoning changes are needed to attract more prospective tenants to the site by increasing the types of acceptable uses for the site.

He said the current plannedunit-development standards were approved in 2000, prior to the construction of the dairy store.

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Since the dairy store’s closure in June, Svoboda said, the narrow set of permitted property uses has made it difficult for the city to attract prospective businesses.

Permitted uses include farmanimal display and the sale of dairy products, groceries and dry goods, cigarettes, propane and kerosene, and ice cream.

Although no solid plans are currently in place, planning documents outline a proposal from Overland Park, Kan.-based TITLE Boxing Club to lease the 6,000-square-foot site as a fitness center, including a 256-squarefoot boxing ring and 1,288 square feet of punching-bag-stand space.

The fitness company has estimated the proposed facility will accommodate 54 exercisers and six employees at any given time.

Daneen Rucki, the former

Karl’s Farm Dairy Country Store vice president, said two fitness clubs have approached the family so far and expressed an interest in leasing the property.

“We are very anxious to get this space leased out,” Rucki said during a Nov. 20 Planning Commission meeting. “What we thought would be a fairly straightforward process in getting a new tenant in here has become more and more complicated. I think we have been a great neighbor for Northglenn, and I think this is a good move.”

The proposed zoning amendments would also allow the use of one church on the site at any given time. This move would allow Calvary Community Baptist Church to continue leasing a building on the west side of the property without having to renew its specialuse permit each year.

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December 6, 2012

Goddard School passes toy test Recommends 10 toys for season

By Clarke Reader

creader@ourcoloradonews.com All kinds of toys area competing for children’s attention during the holidays, and to help parents make their choices, The Goddard School in Lakewood has released its top 10 list of preschool-approved toys for 2012.

The Lakewood school, 12850 W. Alameda Parkway, was one of 20 Goddard Schools nationwide to test and vote on the best toys for the season.

The Goddard School is a nationwide group of preschools for children 6 weeks to 6 years old.

It focuses on exploratory learning that builds children’s emotional, social, cognitive and physical skills.

“Every year different schools are chosen to have the students see which toys are the best,” said Shannon O’Hara, owner of the Lakewood school. “Parents and teachers were also allowed to vote, and then Goddard collected all in the information to chose the top 10.”

The 10 toys selected range from the Gymini Move ‘N Play activity gym for ages 3 months and older to the Poppin Hoppies game for ages 5 years and older.

All the toys have educational or developmental benefits, according to O’Hara.

Different classes with children of different ages were given age-appropriate toys to play with and see which ones they enjoyed the most.

For the classes with younger children, teachers made observations on which were the most popular, and for older children, teachers used voting for the best toys as a way to teach about charts.

“It was wonderful, and we turned the whole thing into a learning experience,” said teacher JoAnn Crabill. “My students are 4 to 5 years old, and we played with toys that helped to build fine motor coordination and cognitive games.”

The school started testing the toys Oct. 22, and for that week it was like early Christmas at the school, O’Hara said.

Once the results from all participating schools had been collected, the top choices

Shannon O’Hara, owner of The Goddard School, left, watches as her daughter Katelyn plays with an assortment of toys the school recently tested. Photo by Andy Carpenean were posted on the Goddard website.

“It was great to see the kids interacting with the toys before we buy them,” she said.

“It’s nice to be able to know which toys the kids were developing an interest in.”

O’Hara said the hands-on approach the children had in playing and learning with the toys fits perfectly with the philosophy of the Goddard School “Not everyone learns the same way, so for us education is to provide opportunities to learn different things in different ways,” she said.

For information on the top 10 toys selected, go online to www.goddardschool.com/toys.

THE GODDARD SCHOOL’S TOP 10 TOYS FOR 2012

6 BUBBER SMART SHAPES KIT - 3 years and older 7 CITIBLOCKS NEON WOODEN BUILDING BLOCKS

(Listed by “Suggested Age Range”)

1 GYMINI MOVE ‘N PLAY - 3 months and older 2 MY FIRST TOOL KIT - 6 months and older 3 DR. DOCTOR - 18 months to 5 years 4 ON THE FARM - 18 months and older 5 JUNGLE JINGLES - 2 to 6 years

- 3 years and older

8 KALEIDO GEARS - 3 years and older 9 CANDY CONSTRUCTION- 4 years and older 10 POPPIN HOPPIES - 5 years and older

Giving gifts to those less fortunate

By Ashley Reimers

areimers@ourcoloradonews.com In its fourth year, the annual Precious Gift Program is well under way.

The program is sponsored by A Precious Child, a nonprofit organization devoted to making a positive impact in the lives of disadvantaged and displaced children and families by improving their quality of life.

The program provides gifts for children who are living in shelters or foster homes in the north metro-Denver area, and those facing challenges.

Last year the program provided gifts for more than 4,000 children, and this year the program is set to provide gifts for more than

5,000 children.

“Every year we rely heavily on the support from the community to provide holiday gifts for children who would otherwise have been without them,” said Courtney Rogers, director of programs for A Precious Child. “This year we have been overwhelmed with requests, and we are hoping, with the help from the community, to fulfill the holiday wishes of all of the children in need.”

Community members can participate in the Precious Gift Program by organizing a toy drive; hosting a giving tree, which is hung with gift tags for a chosen number of children; or by sponsoring a child, family or list of children.

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Rogers said individual sponsors are encouraged to donate $50 online at www. apreciouschild.org, which would sponsor one child’s wish list.

She said for larger groups, such as businesses, the giving tree is a great option because each person or employee can sponsor a child on the giving tree. ”Our goal is to bring normalcy to these children and families during the holidays,” she said. “We want the parents to feel empowered that they are able to provide for their children, and we want the children to feel the joy of waking up on Christmas morning with a gift under the tree.”

Members of A Precious Child will collect toys until Christmas Eve at the A Precious

Child giving tree in the food court at FlatIron Crossing in Broomfield.

People can also choose a child to sponsor from the giving tree.

For more information, go online to www. apreciouschild.org or email Rogers at courtneyrogers@apreciouschild.org.

“The best part of the Precious Gift Program is how it is truly a collaborative effort.

We partner with over 30 different social service agencies to collect the gift wishes of the children who are most in need,” Rogers said. “We then partner with the community in order to fulfill these children’s wishes.

With everyone’s help, we are all able to make a difference in a child’s life.”

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CORRECTION The story on Page 3 about E-470 toll rates increasing in the Nov. 29 edition inaccurately reported that the new rates applied to the Northwest Parkway beltway. The E-470 Public Highway Authority does operate EXpressToll on behalf of three different toll facilities; however, the Northwest Parkway Authority is a separate authority and sets its own rates for the Northwest Parkway. The Sentinel regrets the error. To report corrections, please call Mikkel Kelly at 303-566-4127.

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December 6, 2012

Gallery features art from Coloradans

By Ashley Reimers

areimers@ourcoloradonews.com A different kind of art show is on display at Art Gallery 3698 in Westminster, one featuring more than 100 mini paintings — mini meaning nothing larger than 5 inches by 7 inches.

Artists from all over Colorado submitted up to three pieces for this year’s mini art show, offering the public an opportunity to view an interesting variety of paintings.

“There are so many different mediums in this art show,” said Joyce Graf, one of the artists featured in the show and a member of the Paletteers Art Club. “The subject matter and the styles are so varied. There has to be something for everyone.”

A total of 143 paintings from 49 artists create a mural of artwork on a few walls of the gallery. Each painting is for sale at a much cheaper price than a typical painting, many under $100, Graf said.

The show was juried by nationallyknown local artist Peggy Stenmark. A best in show, five merit awards and five honorable mentions were awarded.

Graf received a merit award for her land-

scape painting of Rocky Mountain National Park.

“I’m always pleased to win an award. It confirms that you are working on the right direction and are improving,” Graf said.

“But I do know that it was quite difficult for our judge to narrow down all the entries to find the winners because there were so many great paintings.”

Graf said the mini art show is becoming more popular each year.

She said for many artists this is the first time their paintings have been in a show, and it’s an opportunity for artists to try out a new medium.

Because the painting itself is so small, Graf said it’s easier to create a variety of paintings in different mediums because it’s not as time-consuming for the artists.

“With a smaller painting an artist can do multiples in a new medium and find the best one,” she said. “Artists are much more willing to use their energy for a day or two rather than three weeks on a new medium.”

The mini art show at Art Gallery 3698, 3698 W. 72nd Ave. in Westminster, runs until Dec. 15. Hours for the gallery are 12-6 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday.

For more information call 303-487-1981.

The mini art show at Art Gallery 3698 features more than 100 mini paintings. The show runs until Dec. 15 and all paintings are for sale. Photo by Ashley Reimers

Northglenn tells Xcel Energy to back off poles Company requests cities not hang decorations on equipment

By Darin Moriki

dmoriki@ourcoloradonews.com

Northglenn is considering an ordinance that goes against an Xcel Energy request for the city to stop hanging municipal decorations and banners from company-owned but city-maintained light poles.

City Attorney Corey Hoffmann introduced the draft ordinance during a Nov. 19 study session, and told the council it would give the city the right to use Xcel’s poles in the city’s right-of-way.

If approved, the ordinance would also make it illegal for a public-utility company or its employees to remove municipal decorations or signs without city approval.

Hoffmann said the move stems from a May 8 letter to City Manager Bill Simmons in which Xcel Energy community relations director Robert Osborn said the city must remove all banners, flags, decorations and

other attachments by Dec. 31.

Osborn said any decorations remaining after that date would be removed by Xcel Energy crews at the city’s expense Cities statewide serviced by Xcel Energy have received similar letters, and several cities have adopted or are considering measures to address this issue, including Littleton, Centennial and Lafayette.

Northglenn is the first city in Adams County to consider firing a warning shot at the multi-state, Minneapolis-based energy provider.

Osborn wrote that Xcel can no longer permit or approve the installation of banners, flags, decorations and other attachments because municipal light poles “were never designed to hold or contemplated for such use.”

“Xcel Energy is committed to helping the communities we serve by enhancing their business and shopping districts,” Osborn wrote in the letter. “However … safety is a primary concern of Xcel Energy, and the use of our facilities for purposes other than policing the public right of ways is not consistent with our tariffs or our franchises.”

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CELEBRATIONS

. l f Julissa Jade Gomez s Ruby and Shaun y Gomez of Thornton are pleased to announce the . birth of their daughter, o Julissa Jade Gomez, on Nov. 26, 2012. She weighed 6 pounds, 8 ounces and was 19 3/4 inches long. Proud grandparents are Eva Gomez of Denver, Samuel Gomez of Thornton, Debra Luceso and Daniel Torres, both of Alva, Okla. Great-grandparents are Carol Cook of Brighton and Clidey Rodaste of Penasco, NM Connor Ryan Ayars Keeli and Ryan Ayars of Thornton are pleased to announce the birth of their son, Connor Ryan Ayars, on Nov. 26, 2012.

He weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces and was 20.5 inches long. Older sibling is Kelsey Juliann Ayars, 4.

Proud grandparents are Jim and Vicki Whiteley, of Northglenn, and Dale and Fran Ayars, of Brighton.

Great-grandparents are Dale and Julie Brotherton, of Northglenn.

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Osborn said the cities could Install “banner only” poles, purchase a section of streetlights from Xcel Energy, construct a section of street lights using business improvement district funds or develop a franchised banner or advertising program.

Hoffmann said the city responded with a letter requesting that Xcel Energy furnish proof of ownership of the city’s light poles.

He said Xcel Energy is in the process of doing an inventory of all of its facilities statewide but has not provided the city with a

concrete deadline for providing that proof.

“My hunch is that this (ordinance) will stop the conduct,” Hoffmann said. “If there was a legitimate safety issue, this ordinance accommodates that by saying, `Show me what the safety issue is,’ so this is not by any stretch of the imagination some sort of cavalier exercise of power.”

Ward IV City Councilwoman Kim Snetzinger said the city has offered to purchase light poles located within the city limits, but has not received an estimate from Xcel.

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December 6, 2012

Cities face hard choices on Amendment 64

By Darin Moriki

dmoriki@ourcoloradonews.com Northglenn and Thornton officials are beginning to weigh options for addressing the state’s voter-approved Amendment 64 even as Colorado State Attorney General John Suthers awaits a response from the U.S. Department of Justice on active lawsuits to block the passage of the new marijuana laws.

If the amendment to the state’s constitution is signed by Gov. John Hickenlooper, a section will be added to Article 18 that would legalize the growth, transport and sale of marijuana for recreational use; permit anyone 21 years old or older to possess and consume up to 1 ounce of marijuana;

and allow for the operation of marijuana retail stores, manufacturing facilities and testing facilities statewide. Hickenlooper is expected to sign the amendment into law before or during the first week of January.

The amendment, which was approved

by Coloradans Nov. 6, sent a clear message about the legalization of recreational marijuana, but will put many issues before city officials statewide. Those decisions include amending current ordinances and defining specific exclusions, and limiting or allowing provisions set forth in the amendment.

“This is a moving target,” Northglenn City Attorney Corey Hoffmann said during a Nov. 29 City Council study session. “We’re literally learning more about it each day in terms of what the effects or anticipated ef-

fects of Amendment 64 will be.”

Hoffmann said the city should amend existing ordinances that go against one of the law’s explicit effects: The decriminalization of an ounce or less of marijuana.

He said the city must also consider how the amended ordinances will complement others that do not explicitly address marijuana and may allow its possession but prohibit public use.

As in many other cities statewide, Hoffmann said, Northglenn officials must also decide whether to permit non-medical marijuana retail stores, manufacturing facilities and testing facilities to operate within city limits.

He said an amendment provision ultimately gives officials in individual cities the

authority to make a determination without having to pass the question on to voters. If city officials decide to seek voter approval on the matter, Hoffman said, amendment restrictions would allow for the question to appear only on general-election ballots during even-numbered years.

Thornton City Attorney Margaret Emerich said the city will hold a planning session Dec. 11 to discuss marijuana issues and concerns. During that meeting, she said, council members will consider an ordinance amendment allowing adults to use and possess an ounce or less of marijuana in so far as it “is not used openly and publicly.”

Superintendent voices concerns with state board Ciancio says accreditation system doesn’t account for degree of difficulty

By Darin Moriki

dmoriki@ourcoloradonews.com The road to achievement has not been an easy one for Mapleton Public School educators and students.

Prior to Charlotte Ciancio’s tenure as the school district superintendent, Mapleton struggled with low graduation rates and state test scores.

Mapleton has since made positive strides in both areas after revamping its education models and implementing infrastructure improvements across the district.

However, Ciancio said, she is troubled

that the district is still falling behind on state accreditation standards.

“Mapleton’s consistent progress, in light of the compounding challenges, is noteworthy,” Ciancio said in an email. “The fact that the formula continues to place Mapleton at risk with state accreditation on priority improvement highlights the need to revisit and revise the system.”

Ciancio voiced her concerns during a Nov. 15 Colorado State Board of Education meeting, where she noted that Mapleton is making significant strides while dealing with growing poverty rates and increasing numbers of English As a Second Language students.

“Colorado’s accreditation system does not recognize risk and degree of difficulty that impacts the work,” Ciancio said in a presentation to board members. “Perfect scores appear to go to school districts with

the least amount of risk and the fewest elements of difficulty. There is no mechanism to account for the degree of difficulty and risk other school districts encounter on a daily basis.”

She said the percentage of children eligible for free and reduced lunch in the district more than doubled over the past 10 years, from 38 percent to more than 76 percent, while the number of children learning English as a second language rose from 20 to 50 percent over the past several years.

Despite these factors, Ciancio, said the school district has seen an increase in American College Test (ACT) scores, college admission, college attendance and standardized test scores across every subject and grade level.

“As a state, we are using an accreditation system that merely pretends to hold schools and districts accountable for the learning of

all kids,” Ciancio said. “Honestly, I believe that what we’re really doing is crippling systems and sorting kids in poverty, creating further inequities with negative labels, lack of resources and compliance burdens.”

Board of Education member Jane Goff said she appreciated Ciancio’s concerns but said the state accreditation standards are based on a set of criteria, including achievement levels of students, and specific measures and targets set by school districts for English-language learners and high school graduation rates.

“The entire board identifies with the challenges that all school districts face,” Goff said. “It is frustrating; I will not say that it is not. It’s really a part of society and a part of our context that needs some attention, probably on a broader scale than what the accountability system involves.”

Mapleton among Race to the Top finalists Funds would allow district to increase reform efforts, drive achievement

By Darin Moriki

dmoriki@ourcoloradonews.com Mapleton Public Schools may be one step closer to receiving federal funds after being named a finalist in the U.S. Department of Education’s Race to the Top grant competition.

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Mapleton and the St. Vrain Valley School District are among 61 school districts in the country vying for a slice of nearly $400 million in Race to the Top grants. The two beat out 30 other school districts statewide to become national finalists for the grants, which are earmarked for the 2012 fiscal year, according to the most recent contest list, released Nov. 28.

“It’s really exciting,” Mapleton Public Schools Assistant Superintendent Jackie Kapushion said. “We are

tempered because we still have a very rigorous process to go through, but I think that it does show that we wrote a good proposal and set forth a well-thought-out plan.”

Part of the district’s $20 million proposal outlines the creation of a new 185day school calendar, consisting of five eight- to nineweek sessions with two- to three-week breaks between each session.

Kapushion said the mixture of classroom-based instruction time and en-

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deepen our existing reforms and do work in our system that we would otherwise not be able to do,” Kapushion said.

Kapushion said the school district should hear back from the U.S. Department of Education on its Race to the Top grant status

by Dec. 31.

Last year the district received $76,000 to benefit its science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) initiatives after it applied for the state’s share of Race to the Top grant funds. Ka-

pushion said this year was a unique one because the federal government changed its standards to allow school districts to directly apply for grant funds.

“We are always looking for strategies that help us improve our student achievement and resources that will help us implement those strategies,” Kapushion said. “We’re very proud of the innovation in our district and the willingness of our teaching staff to be cutting edge and to look at the next best thing for our kids.”

Running the life marathon New course teaches life skills by through training

By Clarke Reader

creader@ourcoloradonews.com A lot of lessons can be learned while preparing for a marathon, and Red Rocks Community College is di-

recting those lessons to students’ careers and lives.

In the spring, for the first time, the college will offer the course Change Through Challenge, in which students will learn from training for the Estes Park Mara-

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richment programs may be integrated into the school district’s curriculum as early as August 2013, if the school district receives a healthy portion of its requested funds.

Mapleton Communications Specialist Melissa Johnson said the grant would also allow the district to close gaps in education models that were first implemented about a decade ago as a part of the district’s reform efforts.

“If we receive the dollars, it absolutely allows us to

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thon.

Andrew Johnston, an accounting instructor at the school and frequent marathon runner, created and will teach the course.

“The thing that got this course going was me analyzing why so many students don’t graduate college,” he said. “Many are smart kids; they just lack some key skills, so I thought about a different way to give them that information.”

During the 21-week class, students will attend a 90-minute lecture on Monday nights, with each lecture having a “discipline of the week,” including goal setting or overcoming setbacks.

On Saturdays, the students will run. The first week will be a two-mile run, the next a four-mile run.

The distance will increase each week until the 26.2mile marathon takes place on June 16.

Whether the students actually run the whole marathon is not the point of the class. If they walk some or all of the race, they will still pass the class.

“The goal is crossing the finish line,” Johnston said.

“By virtue of doing that, students will have mastered all these life skills, which are key for school and work.”

According to Kim Rein, director of marketing and communications at Red Rocks Community College, this kind of unique class fits well with the college’s approach to learning, which she describes as experiential.

“We very much support the idea of our students ex-

periencing things hands-on and learning by doing,” she said. “We think the class could not only be a gateway for people who are considering getting in shape, but for those who want to go back to school.”

Johnston said he hopes this course will go beyond the book-seminar-class style of teaching by having students do more than just talk about subjects.

“I’m hoping to see students experience what I do when I train for a marathon — it makes you a completely different person,” he said.

“I want them to think, ‘If I can finish a marathon, I can graduate college, start my own business or do whatever I want.”

For more information and registration, go online to www.rrcc.edu.

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December 6, 2012

Woman’s pain transforms into quest to end domestic violence

By Ashley Reimers

areimers@ourcoloradonews.

t com f l Six years ago Angela McMahan tmade a life-changing decision. n She had woken up in a pool of sblood after another abusive weekend with her then-husband. So close to death, she made a deci-sion to turn her life around, leave -her husband and serve God. s “He would abuse me verbally eand physically, and I eventually -starting abusing myself by drinkeing and drugging,” she said.

“That night, when I woke up a covered in blood, I got to my knees -and looked up and said, `God, if

you are real, you have to help because I’m in serious trouble.’ That was when everything changed. I knew if I didn’t leave that place, I would die.”

It took another two years for McMahan to finally divorce her husband.

After gaining her independence, she began the journey of creating a healthy, clean lifestyle.

During her transformation, she began going to her local church and participating in its choir.

She said she quickly realized that many other women were suffering the same pain she once was by living with domestic violence.

“I kept running into women in crisis. I would literally be in a

bathroom and hear a woman talking about domestic violence, and it was like she was talking to me,” she said. “I guess that’s what they mean when they say you have a calling in your life.”

In 2007 McMahan started Arising Hope, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping end the effects of domestic violence in the lives of women, children and household pets.

Arising Hope provides safe and secure emergency housing to victims of domestic violence in the Denver metro area, especially in the Westminster, Thornton and Northglenn areas.

During their time at the shelter, residents are expected to partici-

pate in biblical-based counseling and classes.

“I just took a leap of faith and went for it. There was a lot of trial and error, but it’s all been worth it,” she said. “I have seen women turn their lives around, and it’s amazing to be a part of that.”

McMahan’s first shelter was in her home in Northglenn.

She began with one woman and her dog, and a couple of months later,she said, she had a houseful of women, children, dogs and cats.

The Arising Hope shelter is now in Thornton, in a house donated to McMahan.

A cadre of volunteers at Arising Hope assist victims with legal

concerns, safety planning, secondary housing, transportation, life-skills coaching, employment, job training and any other issues they bring up.

Arising Hope also provides service to the public, including counseling, biblical classes, life-skills coaching, and educational and spiritual training.

“We are really here to support and help anyone dealing with domestic violence,” McMahan said.

“We have many resources we provide for free.”

For more information on Arising Hope, visit www.arisinghope. org or call the emergency crisis and information line at 303-2803180.

An artist’s preliminary rendition of the proposed environmentaleducation schoolhouse at Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge. The Two Ponds Preservation Foundation has started a capital campaign to raise $500,000 to help fund construction.

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CarMax, one of the largest retailers of used cars in the country, opened its doors in Federal Heights Nov. 14 . The new store is at 2600 W. 104th Ave., covers more than 27,000 square feet, employs more than 65 associates and stocks about 300 used vehicles. Photo by Ashley Reimers

LEGISLATIVE NEWS IN A HURRY Salazar appointed to House Judiciary Committee

New House Speaker Rep. Mark Ferrandino appointed Rep. Joe Salazar, D-Thornton, to the House Judiciary Committee on Monday.

The appointment came on the on the heels of another announcement made by Ferradino last week, naming Salazar as the vice chairman to the House State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee.

Salazar will begin his first term in the state House of Representatives in January after winning the House District 31 seat in the general election.

Salazar earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology from the University of Colorado at Boulder and obtained his law degree from the University of Denver.

He was a civil rights and criminal investigator for the state and worked for the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies in the civil rights division and division of insurance. Salazar later started his own firm that specialized in repre-

senting unemployed and disadvantaged individuals.

Salazar also teaches criminal justice at Metro State University.

Four Adams County senators named to Senate committees

Senate Majority Leader Morgan Carroll, D-Aurora, named the chairs, vice chairs and Democratic members of the Senate committees last week.

The nominations for the 34 seats on 10 Senate committees, ranging from Appropriations to Transportation, include four Adams County senators.

District 19 Sen. Evie Hudak, of Westminster, was named chairwoman of the Education committee and a member of the State, Veterans and Military Affairs committee. Hudak has previously served as the Transportation committee chairwoman and Education committee vice chairwoman, according to her self-maintained Colorado General Assembly website.

District 21 Sen. Jessie Ulibarri, of Commerce City,

was named vice chairman of the Judiciary committee.

Ulibarri will begin serving in the newly redrawn district in January after upending Republican Francine Bigelow in the general election.

District 24 Sen. Lois Tochtrop, of Thornton, was named the chairwoman of the Business, Labor and Technology committee.

Tochtrop has previously served as a Transportation committee member and the Legislative Audit committee chairwoman, according to her self-maintained Colorado General Assembly website.

District 25 Sen. Mary Hodge, of Brighton, was named the chairwoman of the Appropriations committee. Hodge has previously served as a Legislative Council committee member, the Appropriations committee vice-chairwoman and the Joint Budget Committee chairwoman, according to her self-maintained Colorado General Assembly website.

For 20 years, children and adults alike have been visiting Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge and learning about nature, including the three ecosystems the refuge boasts.

However, visits have been limited when the refuge gets a fresh blanket of snow or the air is simply too cold.

To help ensure residents and guests can explore nature year-round, the Two Ponds Preservation Foundation is planning to build an environmental-education center, the Two Ponds Schoolhouse.

The foundation has started a capital campaign to help raise some of the $1.5 million estimated cost of the schoolhouse construction.

“Our goal is to raise $500,000 to help construct the environmental-education center,” said Two Ponds Preservation Foundation President Janet Tarma-Krajewski.

An educational facility at the refuge would further

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the goals of the refuge and of Fish and Wildlife Services, said Paul Hartmann, treasurer for the Two Ponds Preservation Foundation.

“Two Ponds is a bit different than other refuges,” said foundation secretary Joyce Persson. “It’s very small, but it has three different ecosystems and was designed for improving environmental education.”

Two Ponds covers 72.2 acres and receives an estimated 12,000 visits per year. Many of those — about 3,000 per year — are from children on school or group trips. Those visits are why the schoolhouse is such an important project.

“Being raised on a farm, I have a deep appreciation for nature and what it has to offer,” Persson said. “A lot of young people don’t have that opportunity. This is why we work hard to preserve it. In the words of a poet [Graham Greene], `There is a mo-

ment in every child where the door opens and lets the future in.’ Children are the stewards of the earth.”

The Arvada Young Professionals have already named the schoolhouse as their special project for 2013. Persson said it has yet to be determined what their support will look like, but the foundation is excited to have it.

The foundation will also continue its long partnership with the city of Arvada to help receive grants and other support for the project, Tarma-Krajewski said.

Donations to support the Two Ponds Schoolhouse capital campaign can be made by going to the foundation’s website, www.

TwoPonds.org, and clicking on the “Donations” link or by sending a check through direct mail to Two Ponds Preservation Foundation, P.O. Box 740748, Arvada, CO 80006.

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OPINIONS / YOURS AND OURS

Look local when holiday shopping Oh, the polarity.

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

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

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

OUR VIEW shop local throughout the season.

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

communities.

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

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

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

There, too, the state is gaining traction.

According to the Colorado Department of

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

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

‘A day that will live in infamy’ Tomorrow is Dec. 7. How many Americans will remember or even know that it is a historic date — “a day that will live in infamy” as stated by then-President Franklin D. Roosevelt?

The attack on Pearl Harbor by Japanese aircraft in 1941 caught us flat-footed with our Pacific naval fleet anchored there like sitting ducks.

Too many American sailors and soldiers lost their lives that fateful Sunday morning in Hawaii.

Unfortunately, too many young Americans do not know or appreciate the significance of this date.

According to the World War II Veterans Committee, a recent poll showed that only 13 percent of high school seniors know of the Pearl Harbor attack and the ensuing World War II. And 72 percent did not know who Hitler was and the atrocities which he ordered and condoned along with our involvement in the European theater of World War II.

Awareness and appreciation

Our schools, both public and private, should be more diligent and focused in teaching today’s youth about such important events in our American history.

We should make today’s students aware of the reasons why both Japan and Germany attempted to impose tyranny and conquer the world.

Also, today’s young people should learn

to appreciate and respect the sacrifice which American military personnel made to assure the defeat of both the Japanese and Nazi Germany’s efforts and to preserve our freedom.

Tomorrow would be a good time for parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles to do some teaching of their own and share the importance of “a day that will live in infamy.”

The Doolittle raid

And here is a fact that is more obscure than the attack on Pearl Harbor — soon we will be acknowledging and celebrating the 70th anniversary of the famous attack on Japan by Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle and his 16 twin propeller B-25 bombers.

Just four months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, our pilots launched a bombing run from the USS Hornet which had never been done before by B-25 bombers.

They took off to attack Tokyo knowing

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that the flight would be one-way. Given the great distance they flew to reach Japan, the pilots knew there was not sufficient fuel to even attempt a return flight to the aircraft carrier.

Also, the military planners knew that the number of bombs carried and the size of the bombs would not cause major damage.

However, the attack on the heart of Japan showed the Japanese military leaders that America was not about to give up.

And it provided a huge boost in morale to American troops and the American people.

We salute the brave, courageous pilots and crews who flew that risky bombing run and thank them. They were indeed a part of the Greatest Generation.

Compromise is critical

The federal fiscal cliff is finally heating up and gaining more attention and understanding now that the election is over. This crisis, like so many situations, could have been avoided.

If we had leadership and a willingness on the part of both political parties to meet in the middle, this down to the wire negotiating effort would not be needed.

The election is over and now all the talk and promises to the American people

by President Barack Obama and congressional candidates that non-partisanship would be practiced needs to be demonstrated.

Otherwise, we were terribly misled.

And let’s remember the basic reason people were elected to serve in Congress.

It is to represent the people; not their own political party or protect their own political career.

This is a critical situation for the United States given the impact the fiscal cliff could have on our fragile economy.

The American people do not want the increased taxes and the pre-determined set of tax cuts to be triggered.

Local impact as well

And let’s be cognizant of the fact that the federal budget cuts would not simply impact federal programs, contractors and employees.

The reduced spending would directly impact state and local governments, including school districts and municipalities.

While it is paramount that a well thought out set of budget reductions implemented over a multi-year period of time is essential along with closing tax loop holes and raising some taxes, the package of budget cuts and across the board tax increases are too much for our economy to absorb.

Tell your congressional members and the president that responsible compromise must take place.

Bill Christopher is former city manager of Westminster and used to represent District J on the RTD board of directors.

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December 6, 2012

Handbag hang-up: Holding on is a weighty matter I did a terrible thing this weekend. I changed handbags; that is, I moved selected items from one purse to another.

This wasn’t even my regular changeof-season switch, where I put away my sunny summer weave and dig out my black leather bag. I’ve already done that.

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

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

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

Next, when I arrived in downtown

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

I envy men who get away with carrying just a wallet and, perhaps, a money clip.

Maybe even a handkerchief. Keys are carried easily in one of a multitude of pockets.

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

That makes it difficult to carry the minimum of what I need to have with me — keys, phone, money — much less all the

nice-to-have items I usually carry, such as tissues, Band-Aids and hand lotion.

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

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

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

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

thing, it can also be downright aggravating.

Such as trying to locate my mailbox key after a day of work plus night classes.

It’s dark when I get home, and I just want to pick up my mail and go inside to catch some Burn Notice on demand.

I fumble around in my purse with my right hand as I pull up to the mail boxes.

Lipstick, highlighters, office badge, but no key. So, up and over: I dump out the bag and shake it violently. With the purse now empty, I run my hands around the inside more thoroughly than the TSA. I unzip all the compartments and feel for any holes in the lining. Then, success. Here it is, dangling from a paper clip caught in the seam.

I retrieve my mail but leave most of the rest of my handbag’s contents on the floor mat of my car. I figure it’s easier to drive it all around than carry it.

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

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

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

No, it’s not getting lost that’s funny. It’s that, if my experience with teenagers is any indication, they don’t even know where to begin.

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

You should have seen the panic in her eyes.

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

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

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

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

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

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

or where directional dividing lines were.

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

And that’s the difference: I was looking out the window on my way to places.

My teenager, bless her heart, never has her eyes out the window.

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

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

I know I am guilty of this.

My wife has grown to hate that she bought

me an iPad a couple years ago because I am constantly in it, trying to figure out what’s going on in the world.

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

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

This can’t be healthy. I know that technology is a wonderful thing. In fact, I think I’ve written a column or two extolling the virtues of Facebook because it’s allowed me to reconnect with old friends to whom I would have no access elsewhere.

But I am painfully aware of how distracted it makes me to have that sort of access to friends’ thoughts. I’ve had to impose a limit on myself: four trips to Facebook a day.

I know that doesn’t seem like such a big deal but the temptation is powerful, when you open up the pad and see that somebody has “liked” or commented on something you wrote.

It’s allowed us to be even more self-absorbed than we Americans already were.

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

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

And I’m not positive that the gadgets themselves bear any blame, though surely any product that allows 10 million people instant access to the deep, deep, 140-character thoughts of Ashton Kutcher is not a good thing.

For the most part, I guess, this is no big deal. Technology is very much a part of our lives, and why would my daughter need to know how to get anywhere when her phone can give her directions on the way? I’m just a little nervous about the day when some guy asks her to marry him, and she doesn’t have access to a quick Google search for the right answer.

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.

It is the journey that counts, not the destination “Are we there yet?” “How much farther is it?” “Can you please go faster?”

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

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

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

Where is the fun in that?

Whether they suffer from a need for instant gratification or have a belief in teleportation like “Beam me up, Scotty,” they are missing everything that makes arriving at our destination worth the journey.

What if a coin toss in a football game actually decided the outcome?

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

That’s not how it works.

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

Would we really buy a season pass or lift ticket so that we could take the chairlift up and then immediately ride it back down?

No, we want to feel the pull of gravity, the steepness of the hill, the snow under our feet as we ski or snowboard down the mountain.

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

We want the journey of getting to the bottom so that we can get back on the lift and share the stories of our last run with our friends

during the ride and again with everyone who will listen at après ski at the end of the day.

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

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

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

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

So, on our journey and as we grow, we must be willing to fail, just as long as we learn from the setback and

keep moving in the direction of our destination.

Lastly, we need to have that destination clearly in our hearts and minds because as we move toward our ultimate goal, we will reach mini-destinations along the way. It is kind of like aiming for the moon and hitting a star.

I would love to hear all

about your journey and your destination at gotonorton@gmail.com and I hope it will be a better-than-good week for each of you.

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Candlelight Walk opens holiday season

By Glenn Wallace

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

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

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

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

The mood was definitely festive and fun. Golden resident Susan Applegate joined the candlelight procession with her three children, ages 5, 8 and 10.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

IF YOU GO: OLDE GOLDEN CHRISTMAS SPECIAL HOLIDAY events and activities are available in Golden virtually every day of the month, through Saturday, Dec. 22. A full list of activities is available online at www.goldencochamber.org.

OLDE GOLDEN Christmas on Parade EVERY SATURDAY until Christmas, Golden holds a parade for Santa Claus.

Floats clowns, Christmas music and Santa will travel down Washington Avenue.

The half-hour parades change each week. For more information, call 303-2793113.

BREAKFAST WITH Santa CHILDREN WILL have an opportunity to have breakfast with Santa at the Buffalo Rose Event Center from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 8. Entertainment and bags of goodies will be provided. Cost is $8, and reservations are required. Call 303-279-0200.

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

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

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

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

Lexie Lund with the 24th Street Carolers awaits the start of the Candlelight Walk in Golden Friday.

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

“Greetings!” is billed as a comedy but, as my sister and I found out on opening night, you’d best have a tissue or two available. Just as in real life, it’s hard to put a single label on the emotions the play evokes. The basic premise is simple: Boy brings girl home to meet his family for the holidays. Now, lets add some specifics. The girl, Randy Stein (played by Miriam Tobin), is a Jewish atheist. The boy, Andy Gorsky (Kurt Brighton), is from a conservative Catholic family complete with a mom; Emily (Jennifer Condreay), dad, Phil (Rick Bernstein); and an adult autistic brother, Mickey (Matt Maxwell).

Initially the parents try to be welcoming and gracious to their guest. It doesn’t take long for Dad to drop the pleasant facade and get to the nitty-gritty. Mom is beside herself, and Mickey, who is nearly nonverbal but very active, goes about life as

usual. As the story progresses, relationships become strained, seemingly to the breaking point until transformative events effect the entire family. Long-held beliefs are called into question.

The resolution is surprising, and we are left to reflect on the enigmas in our own lives.

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

“Greetings!” plays through Dec. 23 at MAP in Golden. For more information, call 303-9353044 or go online to www.minersalley.com.

“Mame” shines at Candlelight

If you haven’ t made the

trek up the road to Candlelight Dinner Playhouse, 4747 Marketplace Drive in Johnstown, it’s high time you do. In spite of getting stuck in traffic, it was worth the drive. Located near the venerable Johnson’s Corner, this gorgeous facility is the perfect venue to have a tasty meal followed by delightful entertainment.

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

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

When I saw that Bren.

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

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

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

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December 6, 2012

‘Too Much Time’ offers hundreds of DIY projects Blogger provides ideas for everything from headboards to Christmas ornaments

By Sara Van Cleve

svancleve@ourcoloradonews.com From turning old shopping bags into Christmas tree garland to transforming an old wooden fence into a headboard, local blogger Kim Hanou has a project for every do-ityourselfer.

Hanou, an elementary school teacher who took a break from teaching to raise her son and daughter, started doing do-it-yourself, or DIY, projects and crafts a few years ago.

“Two years ago I started my own blog,” she said. “My husband came home from work and saw a lot of my projects and said `You have too much time on your hands,’ which is where the name came from.”

Her blog, Too Much Time on My Hands, features a plethora of DIY projects and craft ideas nearly anyone can do to spruce up the home and entertain their children.

As a mother of two — her children are 3 and 5 — Hanou said she doesn’t have too much time on her hands. Instead, all of the projects she undertakes and posts are simple, basic-skill projects.

For example, one of her favorite projects was turning an old fence into a headboard.

Hanou found a listing on craigslist for an old fence someone was giving away. She went to the property and loaded the fence into her Subaru. She has since made nine projects

from it.

“There’s so much that inspires you,” she said. “I just say, `What do I have? How can I make this work?’”

Much of the inspiration for her own projects comes from magazines, stores, Pinterest and other websites, but she personalizes them and does them as cheaply as possible.

Many of Hanou’s projects involve upcycling and repurposing old materials.

“It’s just to be respectful. You definitely want to respect the environment,” she said.

“It’s important not to be wasteful. It’s an important lesson for my kids to learn, and we can have fun being creative.”

Hanou’s upcycling Christmas ideas include garland made from paper shopping bags and jute, Christmas ornaments filled with recyclable paper and stockings made from burlap.

Her creativity helped Hanou land a spot in Better Homes and Gardens’ holiday issue.

While Hanou has blogged about hundreds of projects, they don’t always turn out well, she said, and she makes sure to let her readers know that.

“About two out of 10 don’t turn out,” she said. “I hate giving up though, so I alter my plans. It’s a learning process. I post, `This is what I tried.’”

Hanou’s headboard project, her upcycled Christmas decorations and other ideas can be found on her blog at www.too-much-time. com.

Some of Hanou’s projects, can be purchased through her store on Etsy, K & H Homegoods, at www.etsy.com/shop/khanou11.

Kim Hanou holds a Christmas ornament she made from recyclables in front of her fireplace Nov. 26 in Arvada. Photo by Andy Carpenean

‘Proof of Heaven’ will stick with reader

Nobody packs a suitcase like you do.

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

A two-week cruise?

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

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

Yes, you’re going to die.

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

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

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

It didn’t, and neither did a back rub from his wife, Holley. The pain, in fact, intensified.

By mid-morning, he was nearly unconscious.

Rushed to the hospital, he landed in the ICU, surrounded by baffled doctors who believed that he’d somehow a c q u i re d Eben Alexander spontane-

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

The affliction was a 1-in10-million rarity.

But something amazing was happening to him.

Alexander says his first notion was that he was surrounded by primordial jelly, aware but not aware, and he could hear sounds. Working his way upward and toward “dazzling darkness,” he was greeted by a beautiful woman who took him on a journey on a butterfly wing.

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

One week after Alexander’s coma began, doctors informed Holley that he had virtually no chance of recovery, yet as they were walking to his room to stop treatment, he opened his eyes.

Within months, fully recuperated, he started to cautiously talk about his journey because what he saw, he says, opened his mind and his heart.

scriptions of his experience.

He admits that mere words don’t do his visions justice, but he tries anyhow and it becomes repetitious.

Even so, most of this book will stick with you for a long time after you close its back cover, making you seriously contemplate what you’ve read. Whether you’re a believer or an undecided scoffer, I think “Proof of Heaven” will pack a wallop.

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

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

The only bumps in the road are he wrestles with de-

YOUR WEEK & MORE FRIDAY/DEC. 7 BREAKFAST FORUM The WilmoreRichter American Legion Post 161 presents Mike McDonnell, city of Arvada Parks and Recreation, at its Roundtable Issues Breakfast Forum at 7 a.m. Friday, Dec. 7, at the Post, 6230 W. 60th Ave., Arvada. Breakfast service is at 7 a.m. and the presentation begins at 7:20. Email alp161@hotmail.com for information.

NOEL NORTHGLENN Join Santa, Mrs. Claus and their elves for Noel Northglenn from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, at the Northglenn Recreation Center, 11801 Community Center Drive. Santa will turn on the city’s holiday lights, and an indoor fair will take place in the gym, with refreshments and activities for children and free pictures with Santa. Back Beat, an Adams County youth band, will

perform at 6:30 p.m., followed by the Denver Municipal Band and the Northland Chorale. The Northglenn Senior Organization will have its annual baked sale starting at 1 p.m. Canned goods, new toys and gently used clothing will be collected for those who need them.

Call Jeanette Sanchez at 303-450-8935 or email jsanchez@northglenn.org.

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY/DEC. 7-8 DINNER SHOW Colorado ACTS presents “Christmas at Snowflake Lodge” at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30 and Dec. 7, and Saturday, Dec. 1 and Dec. 8, at Colorado ACTS Theater, 9460 W. 58th Ave., Arvada.

This is a dinner show, and reservations are required. Call 303-456-6772 or visit www.coloradoacts.org.

CHRISTMAS CONCERT Kick off the

holiday season with Tidings of Joy, a Christmas concert and gift auction, starting at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, and Saturday, Dec. 8, at the Broomfield Auditorium, 3 Community Park Road, Broomfield. The Colorado Repertory Singers will share a variety of Christmas songs and carols, and guest artists will perform seasonal Celtic folk. Enjoy free refreshments and find holiday gifts at the silent auction. For information or to buy tickets, visit www.coloradorepertorysingers.org.

FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/DEC. 7-9, DEC. 14-16 THE NUTCRACKER Ballet Nouveau Colorado presents the traditional family holiday favorite “The Nutcraker” Dec. 7-9 and Dec. 14-16 at the Performing Arts Complex at Pinnacle Charter School,

1001 W. 84th Ave. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Free parking available on-site. Order tickets online at www.bncdance.com or call 303-4665685.

SATURDAY/DEC. 8 SANTA VISIT For the 7th year, Re/Max Northwest welcomes Santa from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, at 12000 Pecos St., Westminster. Enjoy free photos with Santa, face painting, treats and crafts. The event also includes a toy drive to benefit A Precious Child and CASA. Monetary donations will benefit Urban Peak Teen Shelter. Call 303-457-4800.

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Celebrate the Holidays Easy ways to be ‘green’ for the holidays While the holiday season is a time of joy, giving and religious reflection, it also can be a time of excess. Holiday parties, meals brimming with more food than the average person can consume, wrapping paper tossed aside after minimal usage, and shoppers venturing for miles in cars in search of presents can all prove wasteful.

For the environmentally conscious, the holiday season is a great opportunity to put your ideals to use. Although it may seem like a challenging task, going green for the holidays is easier than you might think.

• Get a live Christmas tree. Christmas trees are planted expressly for the purpose of being cut down and turned into holiday decor. Responsible tree farms will plant many more trees than is needed for the purpose of Christmas trees. Be a good steward for the environment and recycle your tree once the holidays are over.

Some recycling centers will pick them up for free or a small fee.

• Consider giving food as a gift. Food is consumable, doesn’t take up space, and locally grown food does not require shipping or wasteful packaging. It’s an ideal gift for those who already have everything.

• Cut back on holiday decor. Most people love showcasing their Christmas spirit with decora-

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Think about reducing your decorations or replacing plastic and metal decorations for all-natural options. Branches of holly or twigs tied with ribbon to form a natural wreath are just as decorative as store-bought plastic decorations.

• Don’t leave lights on for extended periods of time. Homes and businesses bedecked in holiday lights are staples of the season. However, extra lights, inflatable lawn Santas and other accessories consume substantial amounts of energy. Instead of leaving lights and other decorative items running for hours each night, turn them off after a little while to save energy.

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Although many people tend to go overboard for the holidays, getting into the holiday spirit does not have to be unfriendly to the environment.

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December 6, 2012

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

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

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

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

term for booze. “Egg n’ grog” was eventually abbreviated to “eggnog.”

Although there is little certainty to the origins of the name, the recipe for eggnog has essentially remained unchanged throughout the centuries. It consists of beaten eggs, cream or milk and sugar mixed with some sort of alcoholic spirit.

The Old English were believed to mix it with wine, though once the drink was brought to the New World, colonists substituted rum for the wine. Rum was readily available through tradesman running between the Americas and the Caribbean and therefore less expensive than another spirit. As America grew and eggnog was enjoyed in different parts of the country, the rum was replaced with regional spirits, including bourbon or grain alcohol. Other ingredients were also added to give it a customized flavor. However, the use of nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves has become traditional flavors for the holiday brew.

Although eggnog is widely enjoyed through-

out the holiday season, in the past it was served at special events and social occasions. As a warmed beverage it can easily chase away winter’s chill.

This is how it may have come to be enjoyed primarily during the holidays.

Love it or hate it, eggnog is a drink that can evoke strong feelings of the holidays within minutes. There are variations of eggnog sold commercially, but many people swear by homemade versions for their taste and authenticity. Try your own homemade eggnog with this recipe, courtesy of Cooks.com.

Holiday Eggnog (Spirited) 1 dozen eggs 1 pound powdered sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt

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Employers Provide Hands-On Career Exploration to High School Thank you to these employers for their participation this Drug Taskforce, North Suburban Medical Center, North Students year!

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At a time when employers are seeking skilled, enthusiastic and motivated new employees but are not certain the most efficient way to find them and students are trying to find a profession that takes advantage of their skills, interests and talents, Experience 9 to 5® – a program of the Adams County Education Consortium now in its fifth year – is helping build that bridge. Throughout October and November nearly 400 students attended sessions offered by employers to get first-hand knowledge of what it is like to be a professional in that industry. They learned the skills and academic proficiency they would need to demonstrate, the type of work they would do as an entry level professional and the environment in which they would work. Professionals already in the field also spoke to the various pathways of success for those interested in following in their footsteps. The gracious donation of time and resources of many employers dedicated to helping create the next generation of employees is critical to this success of this program.

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MELINA GALLEGOS-MONTANO 4 MICHAEL MARTINEZ 2 MICHELLE SAAL 4 * MURSAL RASUL 4 PAUL PEREZ 8 RACHEL HIRSCHFELD 4 RANJ KHOSHNAW 2 SHIRIN SHARAFUBOTI 4 SORAIYA RASHIDI 8 * TYLER BEAVERS 8 WALTER MIYAMOTO 12 * YASAMEEN HOUSINI 6 ZACK DAY 2 Legacy High School ALIA DITTRICH 2 BERKELEY KLEIN 6 CHANGLIN YANG 4 COOPER THOMPSON 8 * ELLEN KOSKI 4 ERIC KOWALIK 6 JACKSON POTTER 4 * JOHNATHAN TIBBETTS 4 KARA WESTER 4 KAYA MALLICK 10 KEELY JONES 8 LAUREN CHEW 8 * MICHAEL DANNE 10 * NANCY LE 10 ROBERT HUGHES 8 SARAH HANKINS 10 SETH MYERS 6 SETH ROBY 4 STUART SHIRLEY 8 * TAYLOR ROCHA 4 TROY FOSSETT 4 * Mountain Range High School ABBY NUNEZ 6 ABIGAIL SMITH 4 ALANNA MOSKOT 4 ALEXIS PEARSON 4 * ALLISON JOHNS 4 * AMBER TAGGART 8 ANDREA MIGUEL 4 * ANNIE WARNOCK 6 * ANTHONY MASTROIANNA 4 ANTHONY MCARTHUR 6 ASIA KAWAMURA-WILLIAMS 8 AUSTIN QUARATINO 10 BRAIDON HOSP 4 CANDICE BERENS 6 * CONOR MCNAMARA 4 *

CRYSTAL AYALA 2 CRYSTAL HERNANDEZ 6 DALMARIN ENRIQUEZ 4 * DELILAH LOVATO 10 DEVYN GUSSENBAUER 6 DONIKA DUNLAP 6 * EDITH HERNANDEZ 4 ELIZABETH PATINO 10 ELVA FARIAS 2 ERICA MUNOZ 2 FABIAN JONES 2 FRANCHESCA GEORGE 6 * GABRIELA RAMIREZ 4 IRIANA VALLES 2 JACOB HER 4 JACOB MEDINA 2 JESSIE APPELHANS 8 JONISHA MCDONALD 2 JOSE GONZALEZ 6 JOSHUA NORTON 2 KAILEE NAUMAN 4 KAREN FROST 4 * KASSIDY NORTON 2 KIANA KAIBETONEY 2 KIMBERLY GONZALEZ 2 LIZ NICHOLS 6 * LUIS LUCIO 4 LUIS MARTINEZ AGUILAR 2 MEGAN BURTON 12 MICHAEL VALDEZ 4 * MIKALA MORUA 4 MIRANDA JENKS 10 MITZY BARRERA 8 MYTHILI ISOLA 4 PAMELA MELENDEZ 4 * PATRICK TACKWELL 6 QUINN HULL 2 REGGIE BUCKALEW 12 RORY MOORE 2 ROSA RODRIGUEZ 6 RUDI SAUCEDO 4 * SAMANTHA MELLEN 4 SASHA HOFFMAN 2 SAVANAH MENDOZA 4 SPENCER LARRABEE 6 STEPHANIE VALLES 10 TANIA GARCIA 4 * TIFFANY RIDENOUR 4 TONI PROKSCH 2 VANESSA VALLES 2 Pinnacle Charter School SAUL VALENCIA 10 *

– District 17, Pipefitters Local 208, RNL, Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory, Rocky Mountain Pipe Trades, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, SERI - Scientific Education & Research Institute, Sheet Metal Workers Local 9, Sprint Press, Tennyson Center for Children, U.S. Army, U.S. Senator Mark Udall’s Office, UA Plumbers Local 3, United Power, Urban Drainage and Flood Control District, Welby Gardens, Wells Fargo, and Youth Biz.

Video and company background information on each of these employers and their programs is available at: http://e9to5.org/student. Students who enrolled in this program are listed below. Those with an * had perfect attendance, and the total number of hours each student participated in this program is also included.

If you are an employer interested in participating in any

YOSSELIN VIDANA-RODRIGUEZ 12 Prairie View High School ALEXANDRIA DURO 6 * ALYSSA CAMPOS 4 * ANGELA SCHISSLER 4 ASHLEY PIPKIN 4 * BRIANNA HASKINS 6 BRIANNA LIMA 12 * DRAKKAR WORLEY 4 JOLENA HERRON 12 * KRISTI YORK 12 * MARIAH JAJDELSKI 12 * MIKKAYLA NGUYEN 12 NAVDEEP SINGH 4 * RACHEAL REED 6 * SHENG LOR 6 STEPHANNIE MATA 10 Mapleton District 1 Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts HALEY MORA 4 * MICHELE MONTEZ 12 York International ALEXANDER JOHNSON 4 JENNIFER PROVINCE 4 JOSEPH HOLSTON 4 KAREN VILLAR 2 KIMBERLY VALADEZ 8 ALICIA LAVERY 6 * BREANNA GARCIA 4 BRYAN RUIZ 4 DYLAN HYATT 6 EARLENE GUEL 4 FABIOLA REBOLLAR 6 FANTASIA MARTINEZ 4 JAZMIN GARCIA 8 * Westminster District 50 Hidden Lake High School LYNNSEY NELSON Westminster High School BREANNA MURPHY 6 CALIDA LIEU 10 CHRISTINA OUBKEO 8 ERNAN LOYA 6 GABINO ALMANZA 2 ISABELLA XIONG 8 RAVEN BACA 4 VALYSSA CORREA 8 *

About Adams County Education Consortium (ACEC) Adams County Education Consortium is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to develop a county-wide partnership that will enhance the academic skill development, career knowledge and exploration, and relevant work-ready skills for all learner groups. Along with coordinating this event, ACEC is responsible for a job-shadowing program offered to all Adams County high school students: Experience 9 to 5®.

Designed and produced by

After initial career discovery in eighth grade, Experience 9 to 5® deepens the exploration by bringing students into the workplace for hands-on project learning. Registration for this event will be open to all entering freshmen and high school students starting in July, 2013.

31J, Mapleton 1 School District, Pinnacle Charter School, Adolfson & Peterson, Front Range Community College, Community College of Aurora, Denver Mart, DeVry University, Wells Fargo, Goodwill Industries of Denver and The Hanson Group.

ACEC is supported by a board of directors.

ACEC is a sister-agency to ACED and is located with them at 12200 Pecos Street, Suite 100, Westminster, CO 80234. www.adamscountyeducation.org

The board includes Adams County Economic Development, Adams County Workforce and Business Center, Adams 12 Five Star Schools, Adams 14 School District, Adams 50 School District, District 27J, Strasburg District

Marketing, Advertising, Design, Interactive, Public Relations and Crisis Management. www.hansondenver.com

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December 6, 2012

Adams County Commissioners & Employers Award Professionalism in Adams County 8th Graders.

Employers throughout the region admit that having professionalism exhibited in future employees is essential to business success.

The Adams County Commissioners, in a county-wide effort to help all 5,500 8th graders not only discover the vast careers available to them but also have a chance to demonstrate their business professionalism, sponsor the Adams County Commissioners’ Career Expo annually.

The ninth annual event, held November 13, 2012 at the Denver Mart, welcomed over 5,500 career-exploring eighth graders from 35 middle schools. It is the longest running career expo of its type in the state and has served as model for similar events in Denver, Douglas County and Phoenix, AZ. It is a first encounter for students trying to see a fit between their skills and interests and the many occupations that would best use these talents.

Over 450 employers and higher education professionals participated to encourage and inform students regarding their respective professions and possible career paths.

Additionally, students were encouraged to use this event as an opportunity to demonstrate professionalism and leadership excellence. From the 5,500 students, employers compiled a list of “Top Students” they met that day. We proudly announce the 544 students who demonstrated exemplary professionalism and left a significant impression with the employers.

Those students listed received praise and recognition for professionalism, firm handshakes, leadership, well-developed questions, preparedness, professional attire, and among other things, good eye contact. Impressively, there were many students who were mentioned by several employers. The asterisks next to a student’s name represent the number of times they were mentioned by multiple employers. We would like to extend special recognition to Haleigh Falconer from Westlake Middle School in Adams 12 Five Star School District for receiving seven votes from seven different employers – the highest amount ever received. Haleigh will receive a plaque in recognition of this achievement by the Adams County Commissioners at a public hearing later this month.

School recognition goes to the highest percent of students

recognized relative to the total number of that school’s students attending. The four schools with the highest percentage of named students are Stargate Charter School, Crown Point Academy, Westlake Middle School in Adams 12 Five Star Schools and York International in Mapleton District 1.

Preparation of these students for this event takes months of effort by school counselors, teachers and administrators.

Lessons they begin to learn this day will be helpful for their entire career. In addition to certificates that will be issued for each of these students, thank you to our sponsors listed below who contributed to prizes for each. The event itself is made possible by the Adams County Board of County Commissioners whose support of the youth of this county is viewed as a model partnership by others in and outside of Colorado.

Adams 12 Five Star Schools Academy of Charter Micaela Adam, Alexander Boone, Julee Huff **, Kaitlynn Huffman, Zachary Liuzzi, Allen Majors **, Ashly McMurtry, Mitchell Perez, Jack Shannon, Samantha Swanson, Jayza Veno, Dakota Webster Century Middle School Kindra Alley, Erick Anderson ****, Andres Atencio Sandoval, Abraham Atta, Brendan Batz, Teara Ben-Joseph*****, Clara Burns, Katelyn Caviness**, Jessica Diaz, Karley Domenico, Andrew Dutch, Daniel EsquivelMartinez, Hailee Flis, Luis Gallegos, Damon Gawart, Lauren Gillies, Brittney Guerink, Jarred Gurss, Yanal Haneih, Kyle Harford, Christina Helgeson, Taraneh Kian, Derek Leroux, Haley Longcrier, Jessica Marsh, Cameron Neumann-Barbich**, Bradon O’Connor, Charles Pastor****, Alexandria Perez, Rachelle Plank, Jakob Scott***, Alexis Soules, Emily Stephenson, Tamara Stone, Karthik Subramaniam, Ashley Taylor, Lydia Vanes, Maxwell Wilkins Crossroads Alternative Joshua Smith, Luis Villalobos Crown Pointe Academy Alexis Castro, Jonathan Kuhn**, Alyssa Murphy, Tommi Vegas, Beatrice Walsh**, Hulstrom Options Jacob Cole, Abi Dancho, Seena Fakhimalizad, Rebekah Griffin, Nathan Krause, Cecily Martin, Jacob Mercer, Andrew Peterson International School at Thornton Vanessa Anaya Vazquez, Jose Arteaga, Jennifer BustillosBetancourt, Rogelio CarreteDeLaPaz, Steben Dewey, Cynthia Flores, Yesenia Gonzalez, Erick Goodall, Robert Jones, Kiara Kennedy, April LeBaron, Ladell Lerma, Iris Limas-Palacios, Cinthia Lopez, Karen Maynez-Murillo, Miguel Ocon, Enrique OlivasGiner*****, Fabian Ramirez**, Janel Ramos**, Allen Ruiz, Veronica Valdivia Hernandez Northglenn Middle School

Gutierrez Miranda, Zachary Hardman, Julia Hoofnagle, Amanda Kuehn**, Tylor Lopez, Brendan Martinez, Joshua Merlo, Shelby Moore**, Bradley Murphree**, Michelle Nguyen, Yair Gallegos Nunez Michelle Nyguyen, Lea Palacios**, Scott Peck, Manuel Perez Yanez, Jacob Ramsey, Jeffrey Robisch, DeAngela Rodriquez, Alia Ruiz***, Grayson Smith, Seth Smith, Patrick Sorenson, Ashley Sparks, Mason Speirs***, Alejandrea Trujillo, Cameron Vandevander, Issac Vigil, Bryce Walker, Melissa Watkins, Cody Weatherford, Shelby Wethor**, Diana Yanez ** Stargate Charter School Esteban Arellano***, Hannah Bach, Austin Briggs, Madison Burney***, Sean Connelly, Joshua Dare, Megan Facey, Audrey Femrite**, Carissa Flores**, Anurag Golla**, Nimish Garg***, Robert Gauer, Bonnie Hartman, Alexander Hutchinson, Sophie Kelly***, Drew Landskroner, Matthew Lei, Carlena Lim, Sydney Mayer**, Jensen Miller**, Spencer Narowetz**, Chaz Okada**, Punya Ramesh, Thomas Shriver***, David Sipe, Raquel Valdez**, Anna Veilleux-Malone**, Kyler Vitgemos, Jillian Weber, Logan Wine, Chandra Xu ** STEM Launch Aaron Afele, Alexander Cardoza Valenzuela, Natalia Holguin Javalera**, Concepcion Sierra Lopez, Maiger Lor, Anthony Martinez, Jose Retana Martinez**, Rodolfo Calderon Perez, Angel Vargas, Ulisis Zavala Mendoza STEM Magnet Lab Dustin Kerr, Megan Korang, Joseph Patten, Nicholas Porter, Kara Tennant, Riley Walsh** Westlake Middle School Nicholas Alvarez, Zamzama Amin, Jordan Backus, Alyssa Bass, Megan Becker**, Colten Bonnet, Riley Boston, Aubrie Briggs, Kylee Bugler, Brittney Calcagno, Ryan Casselberry**, Haley Champion, Michael Chavez, Yeraldin Chavez, Benjamin Chilton, Allison Coate, Nicholas Cook,

dariz Mendoza, Gennifer Bado, Kelcie Bills, Victor Chaparro, Evan Cochran, Darrien Contizano, Madison Dent, Taylor Dixon, Samuel Escamilla, Wyatt Fair, Genesis Figueroa**, Brandon Frazee, Dylan Gagon, Rachel Griffin***, Braden Handcock**, Louis Hinojos Corral, Brandi Hunter**, Skye Keanaaina**, Marcus Kern, Trevor Kullberg, Abigail LeCheminant****, Jacob Lewis, Daniel Lopez**, Chasity Lovato, Ana Maria Moncada, Jessica Montes, Jessica Morgan, Tera Mutchler**, Jada Oberacker, Brijido Ortiz, Payton Phelps**, Eugene Quintana, Shelbie Quintana, Joe Rey Reyes**, Colton Rupple, Tanner Rupple, Amber Ryan, Rachel Sena, Connor Shandick, Kalie Smythe, Tyler Steele, Kaylee Teggart, Jose Torrez, Marieke Van Erven, Alondra Zamora-Garcia Vikan Middle School Tanner Abbott, Tanner Aitken, Daisy Alverado, Dylan Bezdek, Michael Calahan, Charissa Calderon, Ivan Covarrubias, Roberto Delgadillo, Erik DeLuna, Alexandria Garcia, Isaiah Garcia, Foster Gifford, Katelyn Newby, Alexander Portlock, Alejandro Santizo, Luke Vargas-Christenson Mapleton 1 District Achieve Academy Reyna Burrell, Isaiah Martinez, Sandra Trejo Global Leadership Osman Flores MESA Trinity Williams, Beau Baker, Desiree Flores, Brandon Juarez, Chase Kennedy, Vanessa Rodriguez-Gomez, Tahlia Lucero, Diego Mireles, Lynette Rincon, Aaron Smith***, Temia Torris, Sarah Lindgren Monterrey Community Jesus Ortiz, Karen Quinones Acosta, Tessa Harris, Esperanza Torres** Valley View Oscar Alvarez, Mackenzie Bruening, Josselin Chavez, Alicia Pena, Rafael Rebollar, Isaai Urbina, Joaquin Torres York International Jonathan Burns, Alexis Clark, Jasmine Cox, Giovanni De la

Adam Ajana, Alexandria Baldwin**, Kaitlyn Butts, Chelsie Brinkeroff-Dupue, Jesus Cervantes, Elias Contreras, Hector Gomez, Joceline MoralesGonzalez, Alika Kealoha, Jesse Negrete**, Brianna O’Connor**, Fred Otero, Whitney Ramirez, Aspen Robertson, Autumn Sanders, DeAndre Valdez, Teresa Vo, Steven Whitcomb, Richard Woody**, Natasha Zartman*** Pinnacle Charter School William Harris, Angelina Mahran, Aaron Miller, Brayam Gonzalez-Miranda, Stephen Stampfl**, Jamie Torres Rocky Top Middle School Stephen Chamot, Madalyn Fresquez, Hunter Glass, Noah Gulbrandson, Katelyn Mackiewicz, Maggie Mildenberge, Brianna Miller, Antonio Munoz, Madison Musich, Gregory Nixon**, Christina Parker, Tyler Smith, Carolyn Saenz, Emily Taggart, Terrence Townsend**, Rachel Van Arsdale**, Cesar Varela, Ceirra Weller** Shadow Ridge Middle School Chayni Allen, Chelsea Allsopp, Amanda Arts, Kira Bigelow, Caroline Brewer, Trevor Delin, Meagan DiGiallonardo, Michael Frye**, Ryan Hatfield, Tashaiya Henderson, Mitchell Hutzler, Kylie Jimenez, Angelique Johnson, Julia Johnson, Kirkland Johnson, Lukas King, Ashlee Klein**, Mackenzie Lancaster***, Annalysia Martinez, Hunter McPherson, Kaylee Miller, Megan Murray, Jocelyn Nelson, Andrew Nienaber, Jennifer Orona, Alexandria Pruitt, Keith Repasy**, Malachi Sailas, Jovan Sisneros, Pete Trujillo, Michael Vang, Jarred Wilbourn Silver Hills Middle School Anna Aguilar Munoz, Chloe Allen, Alan Alvarez, Jonathan Andrews, Adrian Aragon, Sara Baca, Kevin Barz, Lauren Castro-Peterson, Frederick Coleman, Nathen Contreras, Austin Crump, Taylor Dannenberg, Colby Deaville, Joshua Delsanno, Ariana Ellis, Jesus Esquivel Ortiz, Ally Farr, Emma Fiore, Rebecca Garcia, Jordan Goodwin, Elisa Gray, Jaime Gutierrez, Guadalupe

Vanessa Cornejo, Jeanine Cox, Katie Curran, Nicole Ericksen, Sarah Eshbaugh**, Kaylee Esplin**, Haleigh Falconer*******, Tristan Fulton**, Matthew Gee**, Gabrielle Gibson, Samantha Glenn, Anthony Guerrero, Meghan Hansen, Savanna Harris, Amanda Helguero, Jack Herrmann**, Nicole Hicks, Anna Jensen**, Cody Johnson, Kayla Knabenbauer***, Justin Lajoie**, Peter Lam, Hailey Landwehr, Parker Loertscher, Kaleigh MacDonald, Ashley Marquez, Dylan McCollom, Jenny Ou Yang, Tanner Plank**, Shannon Rollins, Tanner Ross, Shania Royce, Lisa Sanchez, Bamidele Sangoyomi, Jacob Sargent**, Kendall Schroeder, Ryan Spallone***, Emily Stockhus, Laura Strong, Matthew Strong, Joshua Tibbetts***, Jenna Volesky**, Tyler Whitaker****, Natalea Williams Adams 14 School District Adams City Middle School Marina DeSantiago-Medina***, Sheyly Flores, Noemi GaldeanCalderon, Alexander GonsalesZans, Emerik Macias, Edgar Munoz-Ramirez, Alexandra Palma Kearney Middle School Jovany Balderrama-Carranza, Eveleena Beedy, Ruby Enriquez, Isaac Escobedo, Selena Figueroa-Ramirez, Jesse Mascarenas, Alex Omans**, Ana Rodriquez, Juan Soberano, Zoey Sutherland, Alexandra Theorine District 27J Belle Creek Charter Isaac Bugarin, Jimmy Herrera, Krystofer Pajka, Nia Poole, Lauryn Rossback Otho E. Stuart Middle School Hannah Brown,Alexis Dechant, Gretchen Djibom, Jordan Duran, Mildred Garcia, Ivan Gutierres**, Madelyn Happ, Jesse Hereford, Carl Jacobs, Haydon Locklear**, Shayanne Martin, Samantha Mitchell, Nicholas Montoya, Randy Parsons, Brandon Ramirez, Cheyanne Skeen, Peyton Smith, Olivia Toppalo Overland Trail Middle School Thalia Aguirre, Abigail Armen-

Fuente, Thalia Gonzalez, Natalie Hernandez, Leslie Reyes**, Alfredo Rodriquez, Alezandro Ruvalcaba***, Yaraldy Solano-Venzor, Kayla Terrill, Daniela VillalobosPayan** Strasburg District 31J Hemphill Middle School Paris Brown, Timothy Burns, Zachary Lamari, Charles Murrow**, Allison Oakley Westminster District 50 Ranum Middle School Tiana Burke, Daniel Calahorra, Erick Estrada, Swannett Falcon Murrillo, RayAnn Garcia, Jacqueline Guzman, Matthew Harris, Anthony Magallanes, Jalil Miramontes, Tawia Mmorosa, Yvonne Nguyen, LeeAnn Ortega, Alison Phommaxahane, Fayeth Pritchard, LouAnn Reyes, Esmeralda Rodriguez, Alex Rodriquez Manzanarez, Seth Vasquez, Shaun Worth, Michelle Prieto, Tania Yanez Scott Carpenter Middle School Kailey Brooks, Sin Chisholm, Jennifer Cornejo, Samantha Cross**, Fernando Espejo, Adrian Grimaldo, Nancy Luna, Manuel Mendez, Daniel Ochoa Rodrigues, Uriel Salayandia Adame, Zachary Sanchez, Naomi Sedberry, Nadia Sherman, Vincent Tafoya, David Vega Marquez, Simon Villalpando Shaw Heights Middle School Andrea Arellano Rivas, Maguire Baldus**, Zacharyah Carver***, Alyssa Curry, Arizona Duran, Sara Duskin, Wendy Figueroa-Aragon**, Anthony Franqui, Oscar Guardado**, Erica Johnson, Zephaniah Keyes, Atya Lucero, Dylan Lynch, Christian Maldonado Castro**, Richard Marin, Zachary Mattson, Angelic Miller, Sarah Mock, Steven Moua**, Jacob Murray, Linda Nguyen**, Thanh Nguyen, Massiel Orduna, Maria Pham, Devon Pruden, Britney Pruss, Armando Rodriquez, Brittany Rohrer, Matthew Thomase, Freedom Trujillo**, Diego Ulibarri, Brittney Vang**, Vanessa Vialpando Number of mentions indicated by number of astricks following name.

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Wayne Francis the time, he's got the lap! open throughout the day and into the Ventriloquist evening every day ofFun thefamily festival, so be  Friday 6:45 - 9 p.m. comedy show sure to stop by and give this fun winter with life-sized puppets,  Saturday 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. activity a try! The rink requires theSanta, use Spanky featuring Mrs. 2 - 5 p.m. of ice skates which will provided or an the be Christmas elf and 6 - 8:30 p.m. foot The tall Jack Box! you may bring your 8own. fee in forthe iceOutdoor skating is $2 for children (12Stage and under)  Sunday 5 - 8:30 p.m. and seniors (60 and Yuletide over) and $3 for 1 p.m.

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SONshine Music and favorite in the People’sAwards Choice Presentation category The Thornton Parks Division has Art Academy (voting closes at 5 p.m.Thornton Saturday.)Community All entries Band FRIDAY 7 p.m.

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Humanities frozen surprise, a fun photo 1 p.m. providing Yuletide Carolers Souvenir photographs are opportunity.

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City of Thornton Preschool Sunday, on-hand to entertain you with the help Outdoor Stage of some very special puppet friends! A Members and volunteers from 6:30 p.m. Community Tree must see for everyone!Village & Santa’s the Village Baptist Church will be Decorating Contest providing fun carnival games for Holiday Lights Please see the Puppet Theatre Awards Presentation the children. Free!

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December 6, 2012

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

By Clarke Reader

creader@ourcoloradonews.com

T

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

The Dawson Wallace Dance Project will bring the ballet to the center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, for its 13th year on Saturdays and Sundays, Dec. 15-16 and 22-23.

The two Saturday performances will be at 3 and 8 p.m., and the two Sunday performances at 1 and 5 p.m. “’The Nutcracker’ for many families is a tradition, and we like to be part of continuing that tradition,” said Susan Martin, administrator at the Cultural Center. “We always get a lot of groups, and it’s great to see all the kids get dressed up for a night out.”

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

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

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

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

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

COST: $38 for adults, $28 for children INFORMATION: 303-987-7845 or www. lakewood.org/CulturalCenter

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

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

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

For Clara’s and the Nutcracker’s journeys during the second act, the company uses computergraphic projections instead of a single backdrop, which Wallace says really draws the audience into whatever land the pair are visiting.

He said the backdrop changes about 15 times during the second act.

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

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

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

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

For tickets and information, call 303-987-7845 or go online to www. lakewood.org/CulturalCenter.

For the first time the Cultural Center is allowing audiences to purchase specific seats.

Bye-bye Burnsley The Burnsley Hotel, a 17-story, allsuites hostelry originally constructed as an apartment building in 1963, will close Wednesday, Dec. 12, according to a 9News report and my spies.

The story, however, does not quote hotel management or RedPeak Properties, the Denver-based real estate firm allegedly buying the property at 1000 Grant St. When I contacted hotel general manager David Milito, he would neither confirm nor deny the 9News story except to say, “It’s not something I’m able to talk about at this time.”

A call to Mike Zoellner, president and CEO of Zoellner, was not returned last week.

But I was told that several local musicians who performed at the hotel on a regular basis were basically given their pink slips a few weeks ago, saying that management was no longer booking gigs.

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

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

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

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

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

Manning’s his man

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

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

His answer? “Peyton Manning.”

Author, author

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

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

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

Triple threat

Left, As Clara and the Nutcracker travel to a variety of exotic locations, dancers evoke each place with computer projections and different costumes. Right, Choreographer James Wallace created a new Spanish dance for the first act. This is part of the company’s efforts to keep the production fresh. Above, Jennifer Kuhn performs as the Sugar Plum Fairy.

Photos by Stanley C. Obert (2009)

For the third year in a row, Conde Nast Traveler has named The Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa at Beaver Creek Mountain No. 1 on the magazine’s list of the Top 50 Ski Hotels in North America.

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2. In a medium bowl, stir together the potatoes, onion, eggs, flour and salt.

3. Heat oil in skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Place large spoonfuls of the potato mixture into hot oil, pressing down on them to form 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick patties. Brown on one side, turn and brown on the other. Remove and let drain on paper towels. Serve hot! *Yields about 12 (Not enough.

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-3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon -1/2 teaspoon salt -1/2 teaspoon ground mace -1/4 teaspoon ground ginger -1-1/2 cups heavy whipping cream -Whipped cream and additional chopped Diamond of California® Walnuts, optional

Directions 1. In a small bowl, combine 1/4 cup brown sugar, walnuts and butter until crumbly. Press onto the bottom of pastry shell. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, pumpkin, extract, cinnamon, salt, mace, ginger and remaining brown sugar until blended; stir in cream.

2. Pour into pastry shell. Cover edges loosely with foil. Bake at 400� for 10 minutes. 3.

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4. Garnish with whipped cream and additional walnuts if desired. Refrigerate leftovers. Yield: 8 servings.

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INGREDIENTS each) cream cheese, softened -3/4 cup sugar -1 cup canned pumpkin -1/4 cup eggnog -3 tablespoons all-purpose flour -2 tablespoons maple syrup -1/2 teaspoon each ground ginger, cinna-

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mon and nutmeg -3 eggs, lightly beaten TOPPING: -1 cup (8 ounces) Daisy Brand Sour Cream -3 tablespoons sugar -1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract -1/4 cup sliced almonds

DIRECTIONS 1. Place a greased 9-in. springform pan on a double thickness of heavy-duty foil (about 18 in. square). Securely wrap foil around pan.

In a small bowl, combine the cracker crumbs, almonds, sugar and pumpkin pie spice; stir in butter. Press onto the bottom of prepared pan. Place on a baking sheet. Bake at 325 degrees for 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.

2. In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in the pumpkin, eggnog, flour, syrup and spices. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined. Pour over crust.

3. Place springform pan in a large baking pan; add 1 in. of hot water to larger pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 55-60 minutes or until center is almost set. Let stand for 5 minutes.

4. Combine the sour cream, sugar and vanilla; spread over top of cheesecake. Sprinkle with almonds. Bake 15-18 minutes longer or until almonds are toasted.

5. Remove springform pan from water bath. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight. Remove sides of pan. Yield: 12 servings.

Happy Holidays!

Gingerbread Men Ingredients -Original recipe makes 2 1/2 -1/2 cup packed brown sugar dozen -1 egg -1 (3.5 ounce) package cook -1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour and serve butterscotch pudding -1/2 teaspoon baking soda mix -1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger -1/2 cup butter -1 teaspoon ground cinnamon Directions 1. In a medium bowl, cream together the dry butterscotch pudding mix, butter, and brown sugar until smooth. Stir in the egg.

Combine the flour, baking soda, ginger, and cinnamon; stir into the pudding mixture. Cover, and chill dough until firm, about 1 hour.

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YOUR WEEK: HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES Your Week continued from Page 9

THURSDAY/DEC. 13

REPUBLICAN FORUM North Suburban Republican Forum will have its next meeting from 9-10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, at Legacy Ridge Clubhouse, 10515 Stuart St., Westminster. Doors open at 8:30 a.m. Former District 7 Rep. Bob Beauprez hosts local Senate and House members talking about the 2013 legislative session.

Admission is two non-perishable items that will be donated to a local food bank. Also plan to pay your 2013 dues.

AUDITION NOTICE Auditions for Creative Revolution Theatre Company’s upcoming murder mystery dinner theater production of “The Matchmaker’s Date with Murder” are from 5-9 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 13, at North Valley Tech Center, Suite C1, Thornton. Email creativerevolutiontheatre@gmail.com to set up an appointment.

Roles are for adults and teens ages 16 and older.

Rehearsals will be the week of Jan. 7, and the show is Feb. 8-9 at the Thornton Arts & Culture Center, 9209 Dorothy Blvd., Thornton.

ART WALK Most of the businesses in the Historic Westminster Art District will offer refreshments and family activities during the Second Saturday Art Walk from 1-6 p.m. Dec. 8. There will be live music provided by Now and Then (a group of local musicians) at the Aar River Gallery, 3707 W. 73rd Ave. at 2 p.m.. The Aar River Gallery also has a Holiday Boutique. Art Gallery 3698 is featuring a miniature show with more than 100 original miniature paintings created by local artists.

Iddle Bits of This and That is offering Kids Only shopping on Saturday mornings in December where children will receive assistance in picking out and wrapping a unique gift for their parents.

The Rodeo Market Art Center is putting on a Holiday Market throughout the month with a n assortment of hand made gift items. The Historic Westminster Art District extends between Lowell and Bradburn, on 72nd and 73rd avenues. Maps can be picked up at any of the galleries. For more information call 303-426-4114.

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

SUNDAY/DEC. 9 CHAMBER CHOIR St. Martin’s Chamber Choir performs “Lo, How a Rose!” at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, at Broomfield Auditorium, 3 Community Park Road, Broomfield. Visit www.stmartinschamberchoir.org or call 303-298-1970 for information and tickets.

VISIT BETHLEHEM Take your family back in time with “A Night In Bethlehem!” from 5-7 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 9, at Westminster Christian Church, 3575 W. 96th Ave. You’ll taste, see, and smell what daily life was like when Jesus was born. You will find shops and activities for kids of all ages.

Call 303-466-0622.

MENORAH LIGHTING Chabad of Northwest Metro Denver, a Jewish organization based in Westminster, is hosting a menorah lighting ceremony in memory of Jessica Ridgeway at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, at the Orchard Town Center in Westminster. The free outdoor event will begin with a Chanukah concert by Steve Brodsky and Friends, a five-piece band that will play cool contemporary Chanukah music and conclude with the menorah lighting ceremony. Chanukah gifts will be distributed to the kids and the traditional Chanukah fare of latkes and donuts will served.

Contact Rabbi Benjy Brackman at 720-984-5805 or email milehighchabad@aol.com.

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

TUESDAY/DEC. 11 BLOOD DRIVE Ten West at Westmoor Technology Park Community Blood Drive is from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11, at Westmoor Technology Park, 10155 Westmoor Drive, Building 3 Suite 140, Westminster. For more information or to schedule an appointment contact Bonfils’ Appointment Center at 303-363-2300 or www. bonfils.org.

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

WEDNESDAY/DEC. 12 MONTHLY POTLUCK The Young at Heart group from Risen Savior Lutheran Church welcomes all seniors ages 55 and older to the monthly potluck at noon Wednesday, Dec. 12. The theme for the day is “Food for FISH.” If you are able, bring your gifts for those in need and help provide food and personal care items for FISH of Broomfield County.

Guest speaker will be Karen Steele from FISH. No RSVP necessary. Risen Savior Lutheran Church is at 3031 W. 144th Ave., Broomfield.

TUESDAY TO MONDAY/DEC. 11-17 CRAFT WORKSHOPS Make great gifts for the holidays at upcoming do it yourself holiday card and craft workshops. Cost is $5 per hour for space, resources, instruction and inspiration to create using repurposed materials. Cards and paper crafts are Dec. 4-7 and fabric crafts are Dec. 11-17.

Drop-in from 3-5 p.m. at 5927 Miller St., Arvada.

Sliding scale and work trades available. All ages; under 12 must bring adult.

COMING SOON COMING SOON/DEC. 15 CHRISTMAS CONCERT Ring Christmas Bells concert by the Risen Savior Lutheran Church’s Handbell Choirs is at 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15 at the church, 3031 W. 144th Ave., Broomfield.

Tickets required; children ages 10 and younger are free. To purchase tickets, stop by the church office during business hours or call 303-469-3521.

Proceeds to benefit the Risen Savior Handbell Fund. Visit www.rslc.org.

COMING SOON/DEC. 16 HOLIDAY CONCERT The Broomfield Symphony Orchestra presents “Celebrate The Season With Song” at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16, at Broomfield United Methodist Church, 545 W. 10th Ave., Broomfield. Traditional holiday will be featured with favorites by Leroy Anderson and Ralph Vaughan Williams, along with selections from Handel’s Messiah, with a 60-voice choir led by Dr. Rebecca Arendt, all conducted by music director David Brussel. Tickets available online or at the door. For information, visit www.broomfieldsymphony.org or call 303-912-1649.

COMING SOON/DEC. 19 WEDNESDAYS AT 2 Covenant Village in Westminster presents a series of monthly events featuring expert speakers on a variety of educational and entertaining topics. Admission is free, but seating is limited. Call 303-403-2205 for reservations and directions. Lectures begin at 2; come early for refreshments and fellowship. For information, call 303-424-4828. Upcoming topics:

DEC. 19: “Paris: Biography of a City,” presented by Active Minds. We will trace the city’s history from its Celtic origins through modern times.

percent discount. New Dawn is at 7597 W. 66th Ave., Suite 201, Arvada. Call 303-420-7707 or visit www.newdawndc.com.

RECURRING/THROUGH DEC. 15 MINI SHOW Art Gallery 3698, 3998 W. 72nd Ave. in Westminster, will host its fourth annual mini show through Dec. 15. Call 303-487-1981.

RECURRING/THROUGH DEC. 16 PLAYHOUSE SHOW The Festival Playhouse presents “The Man Who Wanted to Be Santa,” through Dec. 16 at 5665 Olde Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Shows are at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and at 2 p.m. Sundays. Call 303-422-4090 or visit www.festivalplayhouse.com for information.

RECURRING/THROUGH DEC. 21 HELP SANTA North Metro Fire Rescue District will accept donations of new or gently-used children’s coats and long pants as well as other cold weather wear or gift cards to purchase coats and pants for A Precious Child Inc., a nonprofit organization that provides basic essentials to disadvantaged and displaced children living in the North Metro area. Donations will be collected until Dec. 21 and can be dropped off at the North Metro Fire Rescue District Headquarters or fire stations. Contact 303-452-9910 or smulligan@ northmetrofire.org for details.

RECURRING/THROUGH DEC. 23 THEATER SHOW “Miracle on 34th Street,” with book, music and lyrics by Meredith Willson, will show through Dec. 23 in the Main Stage Theater at the Arvada Center. The Arvada Center is at 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. and provides free parking for all its patrons. Visit www.arvadacenter.org or call 720-898-7200.

RECURRING/THROUGH DEC. 27 HOLIDAY SHOW The Broomfield Art Guild’s holiday show, “Inside/Outside,” runs through Dec. 27 at the Broomfield Auditorium Lobby, 3 Community Park Road, Broomfield. All artwork will be for sale and can be viewed from 2-6 p.m.

Thursdays, 2-5 p.m. Fridays and 1-5 p.m. Sundays.

Holiday gift items such as cards and jewelry will also be for sale. For information, see broomfieldartguild.org.

RECURRING/NOVEMBER AND December NEWCOMERS CLUB The Northwest Area Newcomers and Social Club, serving the women of North Jeffco and Northwest Denver Metro, welcome women who want to meet new friends and have new activities. We will meet on the second Tuesday in November and December. For information and reservations, call Peggy Francis 303-215-9627 or Karen Dowling 303-422-7369.

RECURRING/THROUGH JAN. 7

JAN. 16: “South Africa: Journey from Apartheid,” presented by Active Minds. Join Active Minds as we explore the history of South Africa, its struggle with Apartheid, and its journey to rejoin the international community since Apartheid’s end in 1994.

ART DISPLAY “Fresh Expressions,” works by Betty Grace Gibson, Mary Bass, Dianna Wilson, Becky Enabnit Silver and Ben Silver, will be on display through Nov. 30 at College Hill Library, 3705 W. 112th Ave., Westminster. The works also will be on display from Nov. 17 to Jan. 7 at The Ranch Country Club, 11887 Tejon St., Westminster.

A reception is from 6-7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17 for that display.

COMING SOON/DEC. 20

RECURRING/MONTHLY THROUGH May

HOLIDAY PARTY Friends Night Out for adults

FAMILY CONCERTS The Music Train and

with developmental disabilities is from 6-9 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 20, at the Miramonte Lodge, 1200 Miramonte St., Broomfield. Cost is $20. The party includes snacks only; please eat dinner before attending. Call Molly Coufal, evening/social program director, at 303-404-0123 or email info@ friendsofbroomfield.org.

Swallow Hill Music presents the family concert series, at 4 p.m. the second Sunday of each month through May at Swallow Hill Music Association, 71 E. Yale Ave., Denver; and at 4 p.m. the third Saturday of each month through May at the D-Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada. For information and tickets, visit http://ridethemusictrain.com.

RECURRING EVENTS

LOOKING AHEAD

RECURRING/THROUGH FALL

LOOKING AHEAD/DEC. 24

HOMEWORK HELP Free drop-in homework center is open 3-5:30 p.m. Mondays through Wednesdays at the Westminster Public Library, 7392 Irving St., Westminster. Call 303-658-2306 or visit www.westminsterlibrary.org.

DENTAL CARE Comfort Dental offers free dental

RECURRING/THROUGH DEC. 6 RECURRING/WEDNESDAYS, THROUGH DEC. 12 HULA DANCE Hula dancers tell stories with their hips and hands as they sway to smooth Hawaiian music. Join this adult class that meets from 2:303:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Dec. 12 at the Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd. Call 303-425-9583. Register in advance.

RECURRING/THROUGH DEC. 14 TOY COLLECTION New Dawn Chiropractic & Accupuncture is an official collection site for this year’s U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program. New Dawn will accept new and unwrapped toys through Dec. 14. Donors will receive a 25

care from 7:30-11:30 a.m. Dec. 24. For locations, see www.ComfortDental.com.

LOOKING AHEAD/DEC. 26 BLOOD DRIVE Walmart Community Blood Drive is from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 26, inside Bonfils’ bus at 7101 E. 128th Ave., Thornton.

For information or to schedule an appointment contact Bonfils’ Appointment Center at 303-3632300 or visit www.bonfils.org.

LOOKING AHEAD/DEC. 27-28 BLOOD DRIVE Snow Fun Community Blood Drive is from10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 27, and Friday, Dec. 28, inside Bonfils’ bus at 14697 Delaware St., Westminster. For more information or to schedule an appointment contact Bonfils’ Appointment Center at 303-363-2300 or visit www.bonfils.org.

LOOKING AHEAD/DEC. 28 BLOOD DRIVE St. Anthony North/Centura

Health Community Blood Drive is from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 28 at 2551 W. 84th Ave., Aspen Room, Westminster. For information or to schedule an appointment, contact Bonfils’ Appointment Center at 303-363-2300 or visit www. bonfils.org.

LOOKING AHEAD/JAN. 6 “GODSPELL” AUDITIONS Auditions for the Northglenn Players’ summer production of “Godspell” will take place Sunday, Jan. 6, by appointment only. Prepare 16 bars from a contemporary musical and a comedic monologue (up to two minutes in length). Bring a headshot, resume, and sheet music. Accompanist provided. Small stipend if cast. Show is directed by Warren Sherrill and is for ages 18 and older. Call 303-450-8800 for an appointment. Callbacks are Wednesday, Jan. 9, and rehearsals begin in June. Performances will be July 19-27.

LOOKING AHEAD/JAN. 12 WINNERS RECITAL Music Teachers Association Suburban Northwest will have its ensemble competition winners recital at 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, at the School of Music at CU Boulder, 914 Broadway, Boulder. For intermediate to advanced music students performing in ensembles on piano, flute, strings and voice.

LOOKING AHEAD/JAN. 21 CHILDREN’S THEATER Auditions for Missoula Children’s Theatre’s musical production of “Blackbeard the Pirate” will be Jan. 21. Check-in is from 3-3:55 p.m., and auditions run from 4-6 p.m.

No late-comers will be accepted. No prepared materials are necessary. About 60 roles are available. To audition, you must be able to attend all rehearsals. Open to ages 6-18. Fee applies if cast. Rehearsals are Jan. 21-25, and performance is Jan. 26.

LOOKING AHEAD/JAN. 28-29 TALENT SHOW Auditions for the 7th annual Night of the Stars talent show for ages 5-18 will be from 4-8 p.m. Jan. 28-29 at the D.L. Parsons Theatre, inside the Northglenn Recreation Center.

Visit www.northglenn.org/talentshow for information. Call 303-450-8800 for an audition appointment.

Dress rehearsal will be Thursday, Feb. 7, and the show will be Friday, Feb. 8.

LOOKING AHEAD/FEB. 10 PERFORMANCE CONCERT A collaborative performance concert of the Music Teachers Association Suburban Northwest is at 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, at Arvada United Methodist Church, 6750 Carr St., Arvada. All levels of music students performing in ensembles on piano, flute, strings and voice.

LOOKING AHEAD/MARCH 14 SPELLING BEE Compete with other spelling whizzes in the 60+ Spelling Bee, sponsored by the Arvada Press/Mile High News, Brookdale Senior Living’s Arvada Sterling House and Arvada Meridian, and Prime Time for Seniors Newspaper.

Prizes and refreshments included. This is a free event, but both contestants and spectators must register by March 2. Contestants must be 60 and over. Sign up soon; space is limited. The spelling bee is from 1-3 p.m. Thursday, March 14, at the Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada.

ONGOING/LIBRARY PRESCHOOLERS GATHERING Primetime for Preschoolers meets 10-10:30 a.m. Wednesdays at Anythink Huron St., 9417 Huron St. in Thornton.

Admission is free. For more information, call 303452-7534 or go online to librarianship.

MUSIC TIME Music and Movement meets 1:30-2:15 p.m. Wednesdays at Anythink Huron St., 9417 Huron St. in Thornton. Children ages 3 to 6 years can sing, dance, play games and learn how to play instruments. Registration is required. To register, visit the online calendar at librarianship.

For more information, call 303-452-7534.

ONGOING/CLUBS AND SERVICES MONDAYS ADULT SURVIVORS of Childhood Sexual Abuse Northglenn Women’s Group meets 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Mondays. WINGS provides therapist-facilitated, peer-support groups in which survivors are believed, accepted and no longer alone. For more information, call 303-283-8660.

DENVER THYROID Cancer Support Group meets 7-8:30 p.m. Mondays at Montclair Recreation Center Lowry, 729 Ulster Way. For more information, call 303-388-9948.

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GRIEF RECOVERY A 12-week Grief Share program meets at 6:30 p.m. each Monday at Arvada Covenant Church, 5555 Ward Road.

HYLAND HILLS Women’s Golf League meets Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, May through September, at 9650 Sheridan Blvd. For more information, call Bernice Aspinwall at 303-426-7579.

LA LECHE League of Broomfield meets 10 -11 L a.m. the second Monday of the month at Brunner Farm House, 640 Main St. LIFERING SECULAR Recovery meets at 6 p.m.

Mondays at Washington Park United Church of Christ, 400 S. Williams St. This is a nonprofit, abstinence-based peer-support group for recovering alcoholics and addicts. For more information, call 303-830-0358 or go online to www. unhooked.com.

METRO NORTH Chamber Leads Monday group meets at 8 a.m. Mondays at Perkins Restaurant, 12015 Melody Drive in Westminster. For more information, call Jason Doss at 303-657-7265.

OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS meets at 7 p.m.

Mondays at North Metro Church, 12505 Colorado Blvd. in Thornton.

WEST METRO Real Estate Investing Education Group meets from 7-9 p.m. on the third Monday of each month at the Wheat Ridge Recreation Center, 4005 Kipling St., Wheat Ridge, CO 80033. We meet in Classroom 1. We cover all the information you will need to successfully fix and flip or buy rentals with positive cash flow.

We analyze deals as examples, talk about where to get funding, the best ways to find a bargain and sometimes do property tours. Investors of all levels of experience are welcome but no agents please.

TUESDAYS DENVER NORTH Metro Rotary Club meets 7:10 -8:30 a.m. Tuesdays at The Egg & I, 855 Thornton Parkway in Thornton.

LET GO and Let God AFG Al-Anon meets at 7 p.m.

Tuesdays at Lord of Life Lutheran Church, 12021 Northaven Circle in Thornton. For more information, visit www.al-anon-co.org.

METRO NORTH Chamber Leads Tuesday group meets at 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays at Lone Star Steakhouse, 237 E. 120th Ave. in Thornton. For more information, call Alan at 720-233-5873.

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS Group meets at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays at 3585 W. 76th Ave. in Westminster. For more information, go online to www.nacolorado.org.

NEW SWING Swing dancing comes to Thornton 8:30-11 p.m. Tuesdays at Taps and Toes Dance Studio, 12720 N. Colorado Blvd. Beginners are welcome; World Champion Lindy Hop dancers Mark Godwin and Shauna Marble, along with other dancers will provide instruction. Cost is $5.

For more information, go online to www.markandshaunaswing.com/weekly_dances/.

NORTHGLENN AFG Al-Anon meets at 9:30 a.m.

Tuesdays at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 11385 Grant Drive. For more information, go online to www.al-anon-co.org.

NORTHGLENN-THORNTON ROTARY Club meets at noon Tuesdays at Red Lobster, 1350 W. 104th Ave. in Northglenn. For more information, email NorthglennThorntonRotary@hotmail.com.

NORTHWEST AREA Newcomers and Social Club meets at 11:30 a.m. every fourth Tuesday of the month at Wishbone Restaurant ,9701 Federal Blvd. in Westminster. The club serves the women of North Jeffco and Northwest Denver Metro.

All women are welcome to meet new friends and have new activities. There are new speakers and topics every month. For more information, call Delores Jacobson at 303-425-4205 or email ddeejacob@aol.com.

NORTH METRO Newcomer and Social Club meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month for lunch and a program. We welcome all women who would like to meet new friends and find new activities. Call Peggy Frances at 303-215-9627 or Karen Dowling at 303-422-7369.

OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS meets from 7:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Westminster United Methodist Church, 3585 W. 76th Ave. Contact Laura at 303-428-9293.

TAE KWON do Learn self-defense, get a workout and increase self-confidence. Two classes available on Tuesdays and Thursdays through the city of Westminster recreation division: peewees (ages 5-8), from 6:30-7:30 p.m., and ages 9 and up, 6:30-8 p.m. Classes at the MAC, 3295 W. 72nd Ave. Call 303-426-4310. Visit www.hupstaekwondo. com and www.ttatkd.com.

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

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

Larkburger’s new location

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

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

The award-winning restaurant group (Larkburger won this year’s Denver

Burger Battle) is committed to being ecofriendly.

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

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

army of Orcs or the legion of Rohanians), for two nights at 8 p.m., Dec. 27 and 28.

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

Tickets start at $36 and can be purchased online at www.lonetreeartscenter. org or by calling 720-509-1000 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.

The Lone Tree Arts Center is at 10075 Commons St.

One-man show

Lakewood, seen

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

The Gateway to The New West, a fine-art photo collection featuring contemporary images of Lakewood, will be unveiled during a free open house from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7.

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

The art walk also will include exhibits at Colorado Photographic Arts Center and True Colors Studio and Gallery.

The public is welcome and details are available at www.GatewayGuide.info.

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

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December 6, 2012

Keira Knightley fascinated by complexities of ‘Anna Karenina’

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

Of course, the concept of mixing things up isn’t exactly new to Knightley. After her breakthrough role in the rip-roaring “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl” in 2003, she’s done everything from romantic comedy with films like “Love, Actually” to sci-fi with the vastly under-appreciated mind-bender “The Jacket.”

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

“If I keep doing the same thing, I get bored, so my tastes tend to go to something wildly quite opposite,” Knightley told me in a recent interview. “Generally speaking, my heart is in the darker drama.

That’s what I really love watching and that’s the sort of material that makes me incredibly excited. But once I’ve done that for a while, I end up yearning for something much lighter and modern. For me, the most exciting thing about my job is getting the opportunity to change and do different things.”

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

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

With about 25 film and television productions of “Anna Karenina” produced in the last century, Knightley, 27, said she was quite well aware that she had her work cut out for her in bringing the iconic character to life. And while she admitted that diving into the role

Jude Law and Keira Knightley in “Anna Karenina.” Photos courtesy of Focus Features

was intimidating at first, it wasn’t as nerve-wracking as taking on the spirited lead in the adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic novel “Pride & Prejudice.”

“In a strange way, Anna wasn’t as terrifying as playing Elizabeth Bennet — not because of the people who have played her before, but because the character is somebody people love and they see themselves as her,” Knightley explained. “Anna is not that. Anna is a very curious creature that has fascinated people, but she’s not somebody people want to be or fall in love with. So in that way, it was less daunting.”

Knightley said perhaps the biggest appeal of playing Anna was the chance to get inside the head of somebody who was willing to go to such extremes in her life — and on the flip side, remain impartial about Anna’s decisions.

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

ment in, but to just try to understand them.”

“It’s fascinating, trying to do characters where there is a fine

line,” Knightley said. “Can you forgive her for leaving her son? I don’t even have kids, and I don’t know if I could forgive her — but, if I were

her, would I behave any differently? I’d like to think that I would, but do I know that I would? No. I think that’s what so fascinating and so terrifying about Anna.”

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

“I ... despise it when I go to the cinema and feel patronized,” Knightley said, bluntly. “I think it’s wonderful when you go and you can say, ‘This person is tricky.’ It’s wonderful because you get to dive in and explore that person. That’s what’s exciting about drama.”

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

Aaron Johnson and Keira Knightley in “Anna Karenina.””

MetroNorth Worship Directory

Arvada United Methodist Church

Westminster Presbyterian Church

Lowell

Bradburn.

PCUSA

9:15 am Sunday School - all ages 10:30 am Sunday Worship Youth Group - Sundays

Sheridan

Our purpose is to Welcome All, Praise God, and to Care for the World.

72nd Ave. Rev. Dr. Jack Cabaness - 303-429-8508 - 3990 W. 74th Ave. - www. westypres.org

Northglenn United Methodist Church

Risen Savior Lutheran Church 3031 W. 144th Ave. - Broomfield 303-469-3521 or www.rslc.org

LCMS

Sunday Worship 8:00 am, 9:30 am & 11:00 am Sunday School & Adult Classes 9:20 am - 10:40 am

St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church (ELCA) 11040 Colorado Blvd.

(across from Thornton Rec. Center)

303-457-2476 www.stjohns05@gmail.com Worship 8:00 am & 10:45 am Sunday School 9:30 am

We invite you to join us for worship on Sundays. An inspirational traditional service is offered at 9 AM on Sunday.

We are located at 1605 W. 106th Ave., Northglenn.

The Pumpkins are coming! We are hosting a community Pumpkin Patch sale Oct. 17-31st at 1605 W. 106th Ave. For more information about church and all other services offered, feel free to contact us at 303-452-5120. See you there!

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RATES: • 2” x 1” – $20/week • 2” x 2” – $27/week • 4” x 1” – $27/week • Ad renews every 4 weeks

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6750 Carr Street 303-421-5135 arvadaumc.org Sunday Worship 8:00 and 10:00 Nursery provided during both services Church School at 9:30 am Rev. Rudty Butler Rev. Valerie Oden Where science, religion and life are compatible

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McWee out to redeem himself

OUT OF BOUNDS

BY THE NUMBERS Ranking of the Pomona wrestling team

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

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

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Legacy’s senior opens season ranked No. 3 at 220 pounds

By Jonathan Maness

jmaness@ourcoloradonews.com BROOMFIELD - No wrestler has more to prove this season than Legacy’s Skylar McWee. McWee was one of the top wrestlers at 220 pounds last season, even winning the regional tournament.

However, his trip to the state tournament was derailed when he got sick right before the tournament.

He still wrestled, but was pinned by (G.J.) Central’s Thomas Holman and Legend’s Dalton Porter.

“Last year I was hyped up going to state,” McWee said. “And I go down there and pretty much choke.”

But with that behind him, the senior believes he can use last season as a stepping stone to a bright final season.

“I’m motivated big time,” McWee said.

“This year I am hoping to win it.”

Even though last year’s state champion, Greeley West’s Austin Waterman, is moving up to 285, the competition at 220 pounds remains tough.

Columbine’s Brian Mayberry returns after finishing fifth and Overland’s Amer Tipura just missed getting a medal last season.

While McWee is a talented wrestler, he’s arguably a better football player.

He led Legacy’s football team with seven sacks and was second on the team with 48 tackles.

“It’s a lot different in the conditioning,” McWee said. “But being physical it is pretty much the same. I think it helps me by doing both sports.”

One thing that should help McWee and his teammates is Legacy High School held a camp this summer that was taught by Northwestern’s wrestling coach Drew Pariano and some of his assistant coaches. The camp will be an annual event at Legacy.

That experience and the energy with the

Number of Pomona wrestlers who are ranked to start the season. There are only three weight classes where the Panthers don’t have a wrestler ranked.

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

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Legacy’s Skylar McWee enters the season ranked No. 3 at 220 pounds by On the Mat. Photo by Jonathan Maness Lightning wrestler have McWee thinking this team could be something special.

“I’m expecting a top-5 finish at state,”

the senior said. “We have a lot of young guys and new guys, but they have adjusted to the program pretty well.”

Local wrestling rankings On the Mat pre-season rankings with local wrestlers included.

Class 5A 106lbs

1. Trenton Watson, Coronado 2. Tomas Gutierrez, Pomona 3. Anthony Garza, Greeley West 4. Ryan Deakin, Legacy 8. Robert Burger, Northglenn

113lbs

1. Travis Torres, Pomona 2. Anthony Cortez, Horizon 3. Jess Hankin, Coronado

120lbs

1. Adrian Cordova, Coronado 2. Josh Rosales, Pomona 3. Mitch Finesilver, Cherry Creek 9. Maurisio Garcia, Northglenn 13. Michael Herman, Horizon

126lbs

1. Emilio Martinez, Greeley West 2. P.T. Garcia, Bear Creek 3. Payton Tawater, Arvada West 20. Nick Archuleta, Northglenn 21. John Fugita, Westminster

132lbs

1. Raymond Robledo, Pomona 2. Bennie Pachello, Arvada West 3. Taylor Killion, Fossil Ridge;

15. Nate Carlson, Standley Lake

145lb

1. Jacob Trujillo, Grand Junction 2. Derrick Ortiz, Pine Creek 3. Torry Williams, Ponderosa 14. Matt Bryan, Westminster

152lbs

1. Alex Smith, Pine Creek 2. Ethan Wright, Pomona 3. Randy Boerner, Mountain Range 14. Matt Hebel, Legacy

160lbs

1. Archie Colgan, Pomona 2. Austin Lindsay, Fossil Ridge 3. Riley McConnell, Fort Collins 5. Conner Casady, Legacy

170lbs

1. Dylan Gabel, Ponderosa 2. Gabe Grimaldo, Westminster 3. Jacob Seely, Fruita Monument 7. David Chitwood, Horizon 9. Joel Geers, Mountain Range

182lbs

1. Axel Wessel, Boulder 2. Corry Williams, Ponderosa 3. Dalton Weiss, Loveland 8. Roman Orozco, Westminster

220lbs

1.Brian Mayberry, Columbine 2. Amer Tipura, Overland

3. Skyler McWee, Legacy

285lbs

1. Jorge Rodriguez, Mountain Range 2. Austin Waterman, Greeley West 3. Tony Martinez, Rocky Mountain

Class 3A 120lbs

1. Levi Maes, Sheridan 2. Trenton Piatt, Olathe 3. Neff Malouff, Alamosa 5. Vincent Casados, Holy Family

126lbs

1. Aaron Cisneros, Jefferson 2. Kole Kelley, Alamosa 3. Julian Prieto, Holy Family

132lbs

1. Josh Miller, Bennett 2. Joseph Prieto, Holy Family 3. Isaac Rider, Rifle

220lbs

1. Dalton Shoop, Eaton 2. Brian Shaw, Trinidad 3. Justice Reddick, Platte Canyon; 4. Daniel Jansen, Holy Family

THEY SAID IT “It’s a lot different in the conditioning. But being physical it is pretty much the same. I think it helps me by doing both sports.”

Legacy standout Skylar McWee on playing football and wrestling

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December 6, 2012

Rodriguez out to defend state title Mountain Range’s heavyweight carrying a big load for Mustangs

By Jonathan Maness

jmaness@ourcoloradonews.com WESTMINSTER - Winning the state title last season was a lifelong dream for Jorge Rodriguez. Now Mountain Range’s heavyweight wrestler is out to defend his reign.

“I think I can do it,” Rodriguez said. “I am going to go out and wrestle hard each and every match. No matter how big, or how small it is I’m going to go out and do my best.”

Rodriguez dominated at 285 pounds last season, going 38-3 and cruising through the brackets at state.

He beat Arapahoe’s Isaac Prudhomme by major decision in the opening round and then pinned Rocky Mountain’s Tony Martinez and Pine Creek’s Ian Kluckman to advance to the state title match. In the title match, Rodriguez won 7-2 over Smokey Hill’s Kirk Owens to win his first state title.

“It was great,” the junior wrestler said.

“It was a childhood dream that came true.

It was magnificent and made my mamma proud.”

‘No matter how big, or how small it is I’m going to go out and do my best.’

Jorge Rodriguez Rodriguez first started wrestling when he was 3 years old, but thanks to years of hard work he has worked his way up to being one of the top wrestlers in the state.

“It’s always been a passion,” said Rodriguez, who is currently the top-ranked heavyweight in the state.

Probably his biggest competition this season is Greeley West’s Austin Waterman, who moved up after winning state at 220 pounds last season.

“That’s who I want to wrestle and see how I stack up with him,” Rodriguez said.

Rodriguez’s success is important this season if the Mustangs want to build off of their third-place finish last season.

Mountain Range is currently ranked 10th, and have four wrestlers that are ranked to start the season.

“If everybody wrestles well we should be a top-10 team at state, and maybe even win a championship,” Rodriguez said.

Mountain Range’s Jorge Rodriguez is the defending Class 5A heavyweight champion. Photo by Jonathan Maness

Grimaldo setting his sights on state title Senior looks to build off of last season’s experience

By Jonathan Maness

jmaness@ourcoloradonews.com

Westminster’s Gabe Grimaldo is looking to improve on his fourth-place finish from last year. Photo by Jonathan Maness

WESTMINSTER - Gabe Grimaldo has tasted the state tournament and he wants more.

The Westminster wrestler took fourth at 160 pounds in his first state tournament as a junior and that experience has helped raise his expectations this season.

“I plan on taking state,” said Grimaldo, who will move up to 170 this season. “That’s everybody’s goal, I guess. For right now I’m taking it one practice at a time and one match at a time.”

Last season, Grimaldo rolled through the first two rounds of the tournament before losing to Regis’s John Crowley in the quarterfinals.

Crowley went on to win state, while Grimaldo lost 6-4 in the third-place match to Grand Junction’s Gage Casey.

“It was an incredible experience,” said Grimaldo, who has only been wrestling for four years.

What made last season impressive for Grimaldo, who finished with a 15-11 record, was he didn’t even think he was going to

‘For right now I’m taking it one practice at a time and one match at a time.’

Gabe Grimaldo make it past the regional tournament. But now with the state experience under his belt his expectation has been raised.

“That is what I did with a fourth of the experience of all of the other wrestlers at state,” the senior said. “This year, I plan on going far.”

Grimaldo opens the year ranked second in his weight class behind Ponderosa’s Dylan Gabel.

He is also one of four wrestlers that are ranked at Westminster, which makes Wolves’ new head coach Doug Pfeifer eager to see how his squad does this season.

“I think we could easily take six kids to state and we can do something there,” said Pfeifer, who was an assistant on the team the past few years. “Gabe’s been there before and he has done a great job with the younger kids. We feel we have a lot of good wrestlers that could compete.”

Sports Roundup: Rivas chosen Front Range League MVP

By Jonathan Maness

jmaness@ourcoloradonews.com THORNTON - Horizon’s senior Dustin Rivas was chosen as the Front Range League’s Most Valuable Player.

Rivas helped Horizon’s football team advance to the second round of the state playoffs, before falling to Arapahoe 17-14. The Hawks finished the season 7-4.

He was one of seven Horizon players that made the FRL first team. Spencer Elliott, Greg Gonzales, Dom Castiglione, Easton Robbins, Brandon Halperin and Steven Sumey also made the team. Rivas was chosen to the first team on both defense and offense.

Mountain Range’s Preston DeHerrera

was chosen Co-Defensive Player of the Year. Also making the team from Mountain Range were Joey Ramos, Gabe Garcia-Gellespie and Tom Commander.

SIX AREA SOFTBALL PLAYERS MAKE FRL FIRST-TEAM: Horizon, Legacy and Mountain Range each had two players chosen to the first-team all-conference softball team.

Horizon’s Makenzy Mitts and Jasmine Wessel; Legacy’s Bekka Prokaski and Paige Reichmuth and Mountain Range’s Harley Huser and Valerie Ortega made the first team.

GEE AND NUN MAKE ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM: Legacy’s runners Melanie Nun and Emma Gee were chosen to the Front Range League first-team cross country team.

Horizon’s Megan Mooney and Gabrielle Penaflor made the second team.

In volleyball, Hawks’ Kristin Hoeben was chosen to the first team and Mountain Range’s Steven Salter made the first team in soccer.

HAWKS OFF TO QUICK START: The Horizon girls basketball team is proving quickly that it is among the best in the state.

The Hawks cruised past Standley Lake in the home opener, 80-41 and then they beat Prairie View, 68-42 on Saturday.

Kaleigh Paplow led the way in the season opener with 20 points, while Kaylie Rader had 15 points and nine rebounds.

Lauren Bennett had 16 to lead Horizon against Prairie View.

STAYING PERFECT: The Holy Family boys have won its first three games of the

season.

The Tigers beat both Grand Valley (7912) and Alamosa (54-28) at the Tiger Classic and then topped Manitou Springs 57-49 on Tuesday.

David Sommers and Ryan Willis have led the way.

Willis had 18 points to lead the Tigers over Grand Valley, while Sommers is averaging 13.7 points to lead Holy Family. Sommers also had eight rebounds against Manitou Springs.

GATORS GET FIRST WIN: Standley Lake topped Mead 51-40 on Tuesday at the Boulder Valley Invitational.

Sara Shileny led the way with 18 points and 11 rebounds to help the Gators get their first win. Standley Lake lost its season opener to Horizon.

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December 6, 2012

All-Region softball: Pitching leads the way for Holy Family Gardon, Prokaski lead squads deep into playoffs

By Jonathan Maness

jmaness@ourcoloradonews.com BROOMFIELD - While neither team came home with a state title, it was a successful season for both Holy Family and Legacy softball teams.

The two teams each made a run in the state playoffs, before losing in the semifinals. The Tigers fell 3-1 to Valley in Class 3A, while the Lightning lost to rival Loveland, 9-2, in 5A. The loss ended Legacy’s streak at five consecutive state titles.

It’s tough to ignore the success of many of the individuals on both squads. Legacy had another impressive squad, which featured seven seniors - including star second baseman Bekka Prokaski. Prokaski, who is the 2012 MetroNorth Newspapers Softball Player of the Year, set a school record in doubles and even led the state with 19 in her senior year.

She finished the season with an impressive .570 at the plate and led Legacy with 49 hits, 36 RBIs and 35 runs. She had two four-hit games throughout the season, and even hit a home run against Ponderosa early in the season. Against Loveland at state, Prokaski went 3 for 4 with two doubles.

“It wasn’t how we wanted to end, but I’m proud of my teammates,” Prokaski said.

Senior Nicole Gardon’s arm carried the Tigers to an impressive 18-4 record, with Gardon winning 13 of those games - which was a big reason why she was chosen the Pitcher of the Year. She also struck out 118 batters and posted a 1.89 ERA. Gardon’s domination on the mound was apparent throughout the season - she earned five shutout wins. She threw 10 strong innings and struck out 13 batters to help Holy Family sneak past Conifer 3-2 earlier this season. And in the state playoffs, she struck out seven batters to help the Tigers top Basalt 10-3.

“I think we had a very successful season,” Gardon said.

“We improve a lot from last year and I’m going to miss my teammates.”

Holy Family’s coach Glen Ramos was chosen as Coach of the Year after leading the Tigers to the semifinals. His squad only dropped one league game and made it to the state playoffs for the 13th consecutive season. They also won the league title for the fourth consecutive season and rolled through the regional tournament.

Holy Family only had one loss to a 3A opponent, which was Valley in the semifinals. The Tigers had to forfeit a game, but their other losses were to 5A Monarch (5-4) and 4A Broomfield (7-4).

“We had a phenomenal group of seniors,” Ramos said.

“I’m just really proud of the girls.”

Joining Gardon and Prokaski on the all-region first team are Angelique Archuleta, Paige Reichmuth, Celyn Whitt and Haley Smith from Legacy, Jasmine Wessel and Makenzy Mitt from Horizon, Melissa Heronema and RiAnna May from Standley Lake and Angel Micciulli and Marisa Kennedy from Westminster.

2012 MetroNorth Newspapers All-Region Softball Team

C- Jasmine Wessel, Soph., Horizon .500, 39 hits, 17 RBI, 8 doubles 1B- Angelique Archuleta, Sr., Legacy .443, 31 hits, 18 RBI, 19 runs 2B- Bekka Prokaski, Sr., Legacy .570, 49 hits, 36 RBI, 19 doubles 3B-Melissa Heronema, Jr., Standley Lake .481, 3 home runs, 5 triples, 22 RBI SS- Paige Reichmuth, Sr., Legacy .366, 30 hits, 21 RBI, 7 doubles OF-Angel Micciulli, So., Westminster .46, 29 hits, 17 RBI, 7 3B OF-Makenzy Mitt, Sr., Horizon .429, 33 hits, 26 runs, 16 RBI OF-RiAnna May, Jr, Standley Lake .373, 28 hits, 21 RBI, 3 home runs

Holy Family senior Nicole Gardon is the pitcher of the year for 2012. File photos

UT-Celyn Whitt, So., Legacy .447, 21 hits, 17 runs, 16 RBI P- Haley Smith, Soph., Legacy 14-1, 2.02 ERA, 66 K, 26 BB P-Nicole Gardon, Sr, Holy Family 13-2, 1.89 ERA, 118 K, 18 BB P-Marisa Kennedy, So., Westminster 8-7, 2.72 ERA, 93 K, 78 BB Player of the Year - Bekka Prokaski, Holy Family Pitcher of the Year - Nicole Gardon, Holy Family Coach of the Year - Glen Ramos, Holy Family

Honorable Mention

Holy Family (Moriah Turney, Maeve Donovan), Horizon (Lindsey Pritchard , Sierra Watts, Taylor Smith), Legacy (Kara Walling , Kylie Bernard, Mariah Latham), Mountain Range (Harley Hueser, Valier Ortega, Riley Craig), Skyview (Mercedes Aguilar, Allison Pacheco), Standley Lake (Brooke Stevens)

Second Team

C-Tess Cartlin, Jr, Holy Family 1B- Desirae Visser, Jr, Mountain Range 2B-Grace Peterson, Jr, Holy Family 3B- Caitlyn Krenz, Sr., Holy Family SS-Andrea Pierce, Sr. Northglenn OF- Kelsey Bernard, Sr., Mountain Range OF-Haley Draudt, So., Holy Family OF-Jocelyn Howard, Sr., Legacy UT-Hanna Caress, Sr., Legacy P-Taylor Smith, So., Horizon P-Kayla Staab, Jr., Mountain Range P-Rhiannon Parry, Jr., Standley Lake

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Church gives baskets full of Thanksgiving hope

By Darin Moriki

dmoriki@ourcoloradonews.com A line of about two dozen people waited outside Crossroad Church’s side entrance even before Sue Melvin arrived to open the doors just before 5 a.m.

On that Saturday morning, Melvin, the church’s food bank director and about 30 church volunteers were ready to serve families, who traveled by bus, drove or even walked to the Northglenn church, seeking a hand up for the Thanksgiving holiday.

One by one, Melvin and the volunteers handed out 508 white plastic bags over a three-hour-period on Nov. 17 to residents from eight ZIP codes, including Federal Heights, Northglenn, Thornton, Westminster and unincorporated Adams County.

The bags, which were assembled the previous evening, contained a King Soopers voucher for a turkey and nonperishable traditional fixings, such as canned green beans, potatoes, stuffing, corn, cranberry sauce and pie crusts.

Melvin said another 111 additional bags that were assembled that evening were distributed to Arvada-based organization Colorado Homeless Families, and Westview Elementary, Hillcrest Elementary and Vantage Point High School students.

“You really do go away with a good feeling in your heart,” Melvin said. “Some people are so pleased and can’t thank you enough, and some people feel kind of bad about having to do that.”

Melvin, who has organized the event for the past 10 years, said it first began as a small effort to help needy congregates during the holiday season.

Since then, Melvin said the scope has changed into an outreach effort in which about 70 church volunteers each year take the time to give back to their community — one that has seen an increase in economic hardships and need in recent years.

“If the economy would take off and the people could get jobs, they’d put us out of

Westminster resident Ciara Gyorkos, 15, hands a Thanksgiving basket to Westminster resident Brittney Lopez on Nov. 17 as a part of Crossroad Church’s annual Thanksgiving basket outreach efforts. In all, Crossroads Community Outreach director Sue Melvin said, 508 plastic bags with store vouchers and Thanksgiving dinner fixings were distributed that day.

Photo by Darin Moriki business, because they wouldn’t need this food,” Melvin said.

While much of the work is reserved for that day, the collection effort begins in early October, when congregates either donate the non-perishable items or contribute money to buy them.

Melvin said the effort may take some time, but explained that it’s not a difficult

one, because it gives church congregates a chance to give back to their community.

“Part of our goal at Crossroads Church is to give back to our community — not to stay inside the church but to outside the church,” Melvin said about the annual Thanksgiving event. “This is one way we can impact a lot of people’s lives by going outside of the church.”

Amber Perlman, a 39-year-old Northglenn resident, said she would not have been able to afford a traditional Thanksgiving dinner for her five children and three young grandchildren without the church’s assistance.

“I am very thankful that we will get a chance to celebrate Thanksgiving,” Perlman said. “It really does help out a lot.”

ONGOING CLUB MEETINGS & EVENTS Ongoing continued from Page 18

TALKING IDEAS Toastmasters Club meets noon-1 p.m. Tuesdays at 10155 Westmoor Drive, Suite 225, in Westminster.

For more information, call Mary Taylor at 303-327-1616.

TOPS CO 538, a weight-loss support group, meets Tuesdays at St. Martha’s Episcopal Church, 76th and Bradburn. Weigh-in

is from 6-6:45 p.m., followed by the meeting. For information, call 303-429-5923.

WESTMINSTER OPTIMIST Club meets at 7 a.m. Tuesdays at the Egg & I, 799 Highway 287, Broomfield. For more information, call John Swanborg at 303-466-5631 or email him at jswanborg@ comcast.net.

WEDNESDAYS

Tis the season for smart giving.

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

Meetings are Wednesdays from 5:30-7:30 p.m. 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. http://danpeakfoundation.webs.com/. For more info call Virlie Walker 720-323-0863.

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/.

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. Upcoming meetings are Nov. 7, Feb. 6, March 6, April 3, May 1.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN Submarine Veterans

meets at 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month at American Legion Wilmore-Richter Post 161, 6230 W. 60th Ave. in Arvada. Active duty, reserve, retired, veterans, interested public and their ladies are cordially invited. For more information, go online to www.rockymountainsubvets. com.

TOASTMASTERS-WESTMINSTER COMMUNICATORS meets 12:151:15 p.m. every Wednesday at DeVry University, 1870 W. 122nd Ave., Room 134.

Toastmasters has helped thousands of people over the years and we can help you.

Admission is free. Enter the southeast door to the first room, 134. Call Ray Hamilton at 303-284-4223.

WESTMINSTER ROTARY 7:10 Club meets 7:10-8:30 a.m. Wednesdays at The Ranch Country Club, 11667 Tejon St.,

Donate at: www.UnitedWayDenver.org/Donate

Westminster. For more information, call Angela Habben at 720-947-8080.

THURSDAYS ADAMS COUNTY Triad meets 1-2 p.m. the third Thursdays of the month at 3295 W. 72nd Ave. in Westminster. The Triad is formed of law enforcement officers, senior citizens, fire personnel and senior organizations. Triad volunteers develop and implement crime-prevention and education programs for older adults.

Activities address crime from both a pre-victimization (preventive) standpoint and a post-victimization (victim/witness assistance) standpoint. All senior citizens or people who care about senior citizens of Adams County are welcome. Topic changes each month. For more information, contact Jenee Centeno at 303-854-7420. Fridays.