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City approves money for FasTrack-related work

By Tammy Kranz

tkranz@coloradocommunitymedia.com Thornton City Council has approved a 2014 budget increase of $278,637 to fund various FasTracks-related work.

This unanimous decision came during council’s Feb. 25 regular meeting and will serve as the city’s local contribution to the Regional Transportation District’s FasTracks North Metro Line project.

With the amended budget appropria-

tion, the 2014 budget now has authorized expenditures of $199,230,675.

The $278,637 will cover the costs of contract workers, equipment and vehicles.

Robb Kolstad, management and budget director, said that the project will need three staff positions — project manager, utility locator and a construction coordinator. He said these positions will begin either in April or May and will last until the project is completed, which is anticipated to be in 2018.

“What we’re proposing is taking current city employees and assigning them to this project and backfilling their current work portfolio with contract employees,” he said.

Of the budgeted $278,637, an anticipated $181,744 will cover the costs of salaries, benefits, overtime, training and uniforms.

There is also $63,000 carved out to purchase two new vehicles — one for the utility locator and one for the construction coordinator.

“Two of these positions primarily spend

their time in the field and will need a vehicle to travel to job sites,” Kolstad said. “Upon completion of the RTD project, those vehicles — because we anticipate them lasting much longer than (the RTD project) — will be reallocated into the city fleet.”

The remaining $33,893 will fund contract plan reviews of the RTD designs that cannot be completed by city staff, fuel, vehicle maintenance costs, communication equipment and computers.

Northglenn spikes water, wastewater rates

By Tammy Kranz

tkranz@coloradocommunitymedia.com

Authorities say arson is to blame for a three-alarm fire that completely destroyed a condo building and damaged another building next to it on March 4 at 8760 Corona St. in unincorporated Adams County. Photo courtesy of Sandy Danne, North Washington Fire District

Arson suspect has first court appearance 20-year-old man allegedly caused fire that destroyed condo building

By Tammy Kranz

tkranz@ coloradocommunitymedia.com The man police say set the three-alarm that completely destroyed a condo building at 8760 Corona St. in unincorporated Adams County March 4 was in court yesterday to hear the formal charges against him.

The Adams County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday, March 7, that 20-year-old Martin Castruita Espinoza was wanted for criminal attempt first-degree murder, first-degree arson and aggravated cruelty to animals.

Formal charges were filed and the court appearance occurred after the Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel’s press time.

“He turned himself in on Friday the 7th at the Adams County Jail,” POSTAL ADDRESS

Martin Castruita Espinoza, 20, is suspected of causing the three-alarm fire March 4, that destroyed a condo building. Courtesy photo Sgt. Paul Gregory with the Sheriff’s Office said.

Firefighters got the call at 1:45 p.m. Tuesday, March 4, to the Corona Village Condomini-

ums located behind the Walmart Neighborhood Market at 88th and Washington. Six agencies helped to extinguish the blaze, including North Washington Fire District, Southwest Adams County Fire District, City of Thornton, City of Westminster, North Metro Fire Rescue and Federal Heights Fire Department.

The suspect was reported to have stayed on the scene of the fire to talk to the media while the firefighters battled the blaze.

The initial building where the fire started was a total loss with all 12 condos destroyed. There was a second building damaged as well. There were no serious injuries reported but three firefighters did suffer minor injuries, reported Sandy Danne with the North Washington district.

There was at least one animal killed in the fire, but that number may change, Gregory said.

“As of Thursday (March 6), there were still residents missing some of their cats,” he said.

Northglenn residents may notice a bump in water and wastewater costs starting June 1.

City Council approved by a 7-1 vote during its March 10 regular meeting to increase water rates by 9.5 to 10.5 percent.

Mayor Joyce Downing was absent. This was the first reading of the ordinance, a public hearing and final vote is scheduled for 7 p.m. April 28 at City Hall, 11701 Community Center Drive.

Ward I Councilman Wayne Dodge voted against the measure, saying he understood the city had expenses but didn’t like that the city was banking money in its fund balance and while charging more for services.

“As we keep growing, as of tonight 66 percent fund balance without a plan for that, by this time next year we can be three times what the city is required to have as a fund balance,” he said.

If approved, a residential customer who has an average monthly water consumption in the winter of 5,000 gallons will see an increase from $40.69 to $44.95. A residential customer who has an average water consumption in the summer of 15,000 gallons will see an increase from $81.89 to $89.70.

The new rates will increase water and wastewater revenue collections by about $700,000 over a 12-month period, said Jason Loveland, director of finance, during council’s March 3 study session. The revenue will fund future capital improvement projects, water rights acquisitions, general maintenance projects and maintaining adequate operating and capital reserves.

Council asked staff to put information in the next round of water bill and an article in the next Connections, the city’s newsletter, about the rate increases.

“As long as the article explains why we’re doing it — we have these huge investments we have to make and it’s a progressive thing. I think everybody will understand it,” Ward II Councilwoman Leslie Carrico said.

Some future capital improvement projects include for 201516: headworks and secondary clarifier, $7,310,000; decommission intake lagoons, $1,440,000; for 2019-2021: Bull Reservoir effluent pumping, pH control, $368,000; Lift Station “A” (second phase improvements), $660,000; expanded lab and operations space, $600,000; pave access roads, $565,000; and force Main “A” redundant pipeline, $12,000,000.

The city has about 10,250 water and wastewater customers.

In 2005, the city contracted Red Oak Consulting to develop a water and wastewater rate study. The study found that in order to meet the funding and service requirements, the city would need to increase its rates by approximately 7.5-8 percent annually for five years.

“The study called for five consecutive years of rate increases, which we paused on in 2012 and 2013, so this will just be a continuation of the study that was done and was recommended and brought forth in 2009,” Loveland said.

This increase will be the fourth one since 2009.

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Money will dominate rest of session The second half of the legislative session will be best summed up by an overused 1990s catch phrase.

“Show me the money.”

While lawmakers spent quite a bit of time working on flood legislation during the first half of the session, the real story right now is the flood of bills that are piling up in appropriations committees, waiting to be funded.

The hundreds of bills that sit in appropriation limbo are like a casting room full of singing, animated bills that are auditioning for “School House Rock.”

“But I know I’ll be a law someday. At least I hope and pray that I will. But today I am still just a bill.”

Starting March 18, there’s going to be a lot of lawmakers sitting around praying that their bills will not only become law, but will receive funding to boot. That’s the day that the Joint Budget Committee is scheduled to announce the state’s revenue forecast for the upcoming fiscal year.

The forecast will determine which bills get money and which ones don’t. Whatever happens after that day, the result is certain to disappoint some lawmakers.

“We will have tough decisions as we move through (the appropriations process),” House Speaker Mark Ferrandino, D-Denver said. “There’s a lot of good ideas out there, but it doesn’t mean we can fund them all.”

The JBC will do its best to cobble together a budget that comes close to the one that Gov. John Hickenlooper has proposed — a $24 billion long bill that could result in hundreds of millions of dollars in additional funding for Colorado schools.

In addition to Senate Bill 1 legislation, which would pump more than $100 million into higher education, the budget is also expected to include $230 million for K-12 education, as outlined by House Bill 1292, the Student Success Act. While the additional funding will go a long way in replacing money that was drained from education funding in recent

lean budget years, even the sizable cash infusion is certain to leave some educators wanting more.

Last month, school superintendents called on lawmakers to address the socalled “negative factor” in education funding, which came as a result of $1 billion in education budget cuts in recent years.

Superintendents point to a healthier state education fund as a sign that perhaps this is the year they get all the funding they want, will few strings attached.

But that’s not going to happen.

“They look at that fund and say, ‘Lets spend it,’ ” Ferrandino said of school superintendents. “The problem is when we spend it all down, then we’re in a place where there’s volatility and we can’t sustain it. It’s their job to do all they can to push for education, and I respect that. It’s our job as policy makers for the state to try to deal with all competing districts and look not just at the short term, but long term.”

Senate President Morgan Carroll, DAurora, understands that there is “pent up frustration” on the part of school superintendents who haven’t been getting the funding that was originally expected through 2000’s Amendment 23 — the voter-approved initiative that required funding for education that exceeds the annual rate of inflation. Lawmakers had to take a chisel to that initiative in recent years.

“Patience is running out and (superintendents) would like to catch up all at once, with no strings attached,” Carroll said. “And the reality is, within the revenue

we have, we don’t mathematically have the option of zeroing out what’s referred to as the negative factor.”

Education will make up the lion’s share of the budget. And there are several other funding areas that are certain to receive infusions — efforts aimed a flood and wildfire mitigation, as well as tax credits for business and families, to name a few.

But $24 billion gets eaten up pretty quickly during the sausage-making process.

“People fight over more money than we do over less,” said Senate Minority Leader Bill Cadman, R-Colorado Springs.

Cadman said that about “a half a billion dollars in spending is waiting in line for the (budget forecast),” with Cadman equating those who are hoping for money to come their way as being “drunk monkeys” that already lined up.

House Minority Leader Brian DelGrosso, R-Loveland, said more money needs to

go to transportation and education, but also said that it’s important to practice temperance when doling out cash — because you never know.

“Yes, we have resources but we don’t want to extend ourselves where we get to the point where we are slashing and burning like we were a few years ago,” DelGrosso said. “That’s not fair to the people of Colorado, when you try to run a state that way.”

So March 18 is going to be an awfully interesting day. There’s going to be some folks who are happy and some who aren’t. And there’s going to be some joyous “School House Rock” songs sung by bills that made it, while other sad little bills are left singing the blues.

Vic Vela covers the Legislature for Colorado Community Media. He can be reached at vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com. Or, follow him on Twitter: @VicVela1.

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Free tax help available in county Program for low-income and elderly residents

and free electronic filing for all taxpayers with a combined income of $51,567 or less. Residents should bring a photo ID; a copy of last year’s tax return; Social Security cards for themselves and their dependents; all W-2s, 1098 and 1099 forms; proof of any other income received; any deductible expenses and any booklets sent to them from the IRS and the state of Colorado.

The program is going on at five locations: Northglenn Senior Center, 11801 Community Center Drive, 1:30 to 6 p.m. Mondays and 9 a.m.

By Tammy Kranz

tkranz@colorado communitymedia.com For George Mazzotti Jr., the Adams County Tax Assistance Program is about more than helping the elderly and low-income residents prepare and file their taxes for free.

It’s about helping them find the right tax credits so maybe they can get more on their tax return and providing them with information on other programs that could help those struggling financially — such as LEAP (Low-Income Energy Assistance Program) and food banks.

“It’s about them having food on their table and clothes on their children’s backs,” said Mazzotti, who is the Tax Assistant Program director. “We had a person in here last week that had 12 jobs last year, and that was just to make ends meet and they made less than $12,000.”

This is the county’s 24th

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Nancy Bingham of Westminster discusses her tax information with volunteer tax preparer Irene Brandt at the Thornton Senior Center last week. Adams County is offering free tax preparation and filing for low-income residents at five locations. Photo by Tammy Kranz year offering the program, which has 40 volunteer tax preparers at five locations in the area. The tax preparers’ backgrounds range from secretaries to tax attorneys, and all have been trained and certified by the IRS, Mazzotti said.

Last year the program helped 4,261 people and

just through the month of February, 2,003 people were helped by the program.

Despite online free programs like TurboTax, Mazzotti said the county’s program is still needed because some senior citizens are not computer savvy and some low-income residents

to 2 p.m. Tuesdays through April 15; Thornton Senior Center, 9471 Dorothy Blvd., 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays through April 15; MAC, 3295 W. 72nd Ave. in Westminster, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursdays through April 10; Adams County Government Center, 4430 S. Adams County Parkway in Brighton (west entrance conference center), 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mondays through April 14; and Commerce City Recreation/Senior Center, 6060 Parkway Drive, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Thursdays through April 10.

can’t afford a computer or Internet access.

A tax preparer can cost $50 an hour and some taxes can take a half hour to over an hour, depending on how many W-2s and other tax documents a customer has.

Tax preparers with the program do free income tax preparation for basic taxes

ADAMS COUNTY NEWS IN A HURRY Chamber opposes bills on tax prep, oil & gas health analysis

Metro North Chamber of Commerce announced today it has voted through its Business & Government Affairs Committee to oppose a Colorado Legislative proposal that would affect tax-return preparers, and another proposal that would require a “health effects” analysis of oil and gas operations.

The Chamber’s BGA Committee concluded that HB 14-1285, sponsored by Rep. Su Ryden (DAurora) and Senators Irene Aguillar (D-Denver) and Michael Johnston (DDenver), is over-reaching, and would require amendment to exclude CPAs

and attorneys before the Committee could reconsider its opposition. The bill would require all tax preparers to provide disclosure to clients about the tax preparer’s credentials.

Also, the Committee said, HB 14-1297 seems too narrow in scope (restricted to four counties), micromanages the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, and seems pre-disposed to a specific outcome.

The bill is sponsored by Rep. Joann Ginal (D-Ft. Collins) and Sen. Aguillar.

Amendments to two bills prompted the Committee to revise its opposition to those bills, and the Committee will now monitor them. Those bills are

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Broncos safety revs up importance of breakfast

By Ashley Reimers

sumption of milk and milk products, Bruton appreciates and understands the value of a good breakfast.

“I have an eight-yearold son myself and I want him to emulate what I do and I want to send a positive message to youth that eating a healthy breakfast is important and fueling up and being active is important,” he said. “Plus being out here gives me the opportunity to interact with kids and I love kids.”

Western Dairy Association president and CEO Cynthia Haren said when interviewing Bruton for the spokesperson position she was impressed by his passion for kids and the fact that he worked as a substitute teacher during the 2011 NFL lockout.

She said he’s been a great asset to the organization promoting the need for healthy breakfast habits for children.

And if a visit from a Broncos player wasn’t enough, students were surprised by the appearance of Miles, the Broncos mascot.

Once Miles flew through the doors of the gym, the energy in the room skyrocketed with students clapping, cheering and even dancing.

Hillcrest principal Judi

areimers@ coloradocommunitymedia.com To encourage eating a healthy breakfast, Hillcrest Elementary School welcomed a special guest who supports a strong and fit lifestyle on and off the field.

Denver Broncos safety David Bruton was the main event during an assembly on March 4 at the Northglenn school to kick off the It Starts with School Breakfast Campaign, sponsored by Western Dairy Association and the Fuel Up to Play 60 program. The campaign is designed to empower students and families to lead change in their schools and families, increase school breakfast awareness and participation and provide resources to help all kids start each day with the fuel they need to be successful.

As soon as Bruton entered the gym, he was right at home with the students.

He made small stalk with first graders and gave high fives to third graders. As a spokesperson for the National Dairy Association, a farmer-funded nonprofit organization focused on encouraging the con-

Broncos safety David Bruton chats with students during a school assembly on March 4 at Hillcrest Elementary School. Bruton is a spokesperson for the Western Dairy association and spoke to students about eating a healthy breakfast. Photo by Ashley Reimers Dauman was just as excited as the students and said she couldn’t ask for a better way to encourage eating a healthy breakfast.

“It’s just so awesome

to have a Broncos player here because we have a lot of Broncos fans,” she said.

“The kids are going to eat breakfast and David is a great influence. We are so

lucky.”

In 2013, Hillcrest Elementary was awarded a $5,000 grant from Colorado Action for Healthy Kids to help launch its

Breakfast in the Classroom program and since the fall the school has seen a 60 percent increase in school breakfast participation.

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vvela@ coloradocommunitymedia.com A Senate committee on March 5 rejected a bill that sought to impose legal penalties in cases where employees try to cheat on companymandated drug tests.

The ReReport publicansponsored effort had previously passed the House, but Democrats on the Senate’s State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee killed the legislation.

The committee chairman wondered how accusations involving a fake or diluted drug test would hold up in a court of law if there were no actual visual proof that the employee was trying to cheat by using a urinecleansing device.

“Is it eye witness testimony that (determines that) this person used a Whizzinator or video proof that this person used a Whizzinator?” Sen. Jesse Ulibarri, D-Commerce City said. “I don’t believe that government belongs in the bathroom or the bedroom.”

House Bill 1040 would have created a petty offense penalty for employees who attempt to defraud a drug test for occupations where the testing is

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required by law.

Police, corrections officers, and commercial vehicle drivers are a few of the professionals who would have been impacted by the bill. Under the bill, those who try to hide their drug use through fake or diluted urine samples would have been subjected to fines of up to $5,000, depending on how many times they tried to cheat.

The bill would not have applied in cases where business-mandated drug testing is not legally required.

Some who testified in opposition to the bill said the legislation is clearly aimed at targeting marijuana users, with one witness calling it “the marijuana testing bill.”

Sen. Mark Scheffel, R-Parker, acknowledged that Amendment 64’s legalization of recreational pot use has created a “vast unknown in a new permissiveness,” but said there needs to be some teeth in cases where employees knowingly attempt to defraud drug tests.

“As it stands now, other than (employee) dismissal, there is no penalty for what is described here,” Scheffel said.

The original version of the bill would have created new criminal misdemeanor drug offenses for those who cheat on drug tests, which could have resulted in jail time. However, prior to passing the House, the bill was amended to create only petty offenses that carry fines, rather than time behind bars.

Deputy Attorney General David Blake said the penalty would have been “a logical extension” of law that requires drug testing in certain professions. Blake also reminded those

in the audience that employers are allowed to penalize workers for marijuana use, even though pot consumption is now legal.

But opponents of the effort said the bill is unfairly aimed at pot users.

Terry Robnett, a medical marijuana patient and advocate, told the committee that because TCH metabolites are stored in fat cells, the drug leaves the body at a much slower rate than other substances. So, in many cases, marijuana will remain in a person’s blood 30 days after initial impairment.

“You can go out on a Friday night and paint the town red with meth or cocaine and come in Monday morning and test perfectly clean,” Robnett said. “But, with marijuana, you’re screwed.”

Denise Maes of the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado wondered why the government should be involved in this process to begin with.

“There is a lot of discretion on the part of employer to fire at will,” she said. “It’s a matter left to the employer and employee.”

Ulibarri agreed, saying that the loss of income from being fired “is a significant penalty” and that the legislation attempts to “solve a problem that doesn’t exist.” The bill failed in the Democrat majority committee following a 3-2 party-line vote.

Afterward, the bill’s House sponsor, Rep. Frank McNulty, R-Highlands Ranch, blasted the committee’s vote.

“It is unfortunate that Senate Democrats continue to choose criminals over the safety of Colorado citizens,” he said. “They refuse to admit that those falsifying drug tests are putting the rest of us at risk.”

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Training teaches communication skills Law enforcement learn about mental illness

By Ashley Reimers

areimers@colorado communitymedia.com Police officers from various Adams County law enforcement departments recently participated in a week-long training session to improve their communication and de-escalation skills. The Crisis Intervention Teams, CIT, training was March 3-7 at the Westminster Public Safety Center and provided officers with tools and knowledge in handling various situations involving people with mental illnesses.

CIT training is provided through Community Reach Center, an organization that provides mental health services to Adams County residents, and is administered a few times a year. The goals of the CIT training include minimizing police use of force, early intervention and proactivity, estab-

lishing cooperative relationships, promoting treatment, reducing chronic calls for service and increased public confidence and support.

Mary Ann Hewicker, Adams County CIT coordinator, said through the training, officers will gain an understanding of the major mental illnesses, learn crisis deescalation and intervention and problem solving skills and strategy and communication techniques.

She said the officers participate in various role plays with actors and actresses simulating different emergency situations.

She said the role plays are very intense and the acting is extremely realistic.

“Each role play is different and the goal isn’t necessarily to resolve the issue, it’s more about making the steps to resolve the issue,” Hewicker said. “Officers are put in very real situations and the acting is so good that the officers really feel like they are in that situation.”

Brian Trujillo, a CIT coach and course director, took his first CIT training in 2005.

He quickly excelled in the program and became a CIT coach. He says he really enjoys teaching other officers new skills and seeing them progress throughout the training.

For many officers, Trujillo said the idea of role playing in front of their peers is daunting and nerve wracking. But after they’ve learned new skills and knowledge they are much more confident during the role playing, he added.

“Sometimes officers are a little apprehensive about the program and not too sure about it,” he said. “But by the end of the week they love the program and comment on how they’ve learned a lot and how it’s one of the best classes they’ve taken.”

The CIT training is not only beneficial to the officers, but also the departments as a whole and the community. Trujillo said from the department point of view, liability issues can decrease because an officer can utilize communication skills instead of use of force tactics.

“It’s a win-win for both the consumer and the officer,” he said. “No one is getting

hurt and officers are learning to be compassionate and looking at the big picture, which is a benefit to people. Officers are learning to build a rapport with people and to also be empathetic.”

Cheri Spottke, public information officer for the Westminster Police Department, said a significant number of officers in her department are CIT certified. She said the best part of the training is the simple fact that when dealing with people in crisis or people with a mental illness officers have the tools they need to assess the situation.

Plus, officers are also learning communication skills that can be used in the public every day, she added.

“The training gives officers another tool on their tool belt,” she said.

The CIT program in Adams County started in 2002 and the Northglenn, Thornton, Westminster, Commerce City, Brighton and Broomfield Police Departments and the Adams County Sheriff’s Department are all dedicated to putting all officers through the training.

thornton news in a hurry Applications available for firefighter academy

The Thornton Fire Department offers a Firefighter Cadet Academy for youth ages 15-18 on an annual basis. The 40hour Academy is intended to educate young adults about careers in the fire service.

Each day will focus on different subjects including EMS, Hazardous Material Responses, Fire Prevention, Auto Extrication, Public Education, and Technical Rescue. Students will participate in classroom sessions, visit all five fire stations, and experience several handson firefighting techniques including handling a fire hose and using a fire extinguisher. Applicants must be a student currently attending school or residing in the City of Thornton and agree to a background check.

The Academy is free and typically

meets Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Applications are available at Fire Administration, 9500 Civic Center Drive, or on the city’s website at www. cityofthornton.net/Fire and will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.

Applications are due no later than 5 p.m., Friday, May 2.

The class size is limited to 20. For information, contact Public Education Coordinator Sabrina Iacovetta at 303-538-7654 or sabrina.iacovetta@ cityofthornton.net. The 2014 Academy will be held from June 9-13.

Discounted trees available

This program provides residents with trees planted in their yards at a discounted price. Trees are selected by forestry staff based on their ability to survive in Colorado soils and climate conditions.

Registration for this program will begin

on Monday, March 17, and can be done at www.cityofthornton.net. Trees are available to single family residences only, within the corporate boundaries of the City of Thornton. Generally the tree costs range from $160 to $240 each, depending on tree species.

When the resident registers for the program, they are given a wood stake.

This stake is placed in the yard where the trees to be planted. Utility locates are arranged by the City contractor, then the tree is planted. Tress will be planted during the months of April and May. Trees are 2-inch caliper (deciduous) or 6-feet tall (evergreen). The trees come with a one year warranty. This warranty does not apply to trees planted in historically wet areas of a yard, nor does the warranty cover trees that are not watered properly. Forestry staff is available to meet with residents to assist in the tree

planting location.

For any questions regarding this program, contact Lynn Lathrop at 303-2557875 or Lynn.lathrop@cityofthornton.net.

Seeking homes for Paint-A-Thon The City of Thornton is currently seeking homes for the 2014 Thornton Paint-A-Thon. “The painting is free for the homeowners. Thornton residents interested in having their home painted need to be at least 60 years old, own and live in their home and have an income of less than $4091 a month for a two person household or have a disability. To apply, complete the Help for Homes application found at www.cityofthornton.net.

For more information, contact Neighborhood Services at 303-538-7600 or email neighbor@cityofthornton.net.

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Defend the right to access information “Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectant.”

Louis Brandeis wrote these words a century ago, before his appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court, to note the power of publicity as a cure for “social and industrial diseases” like the inequities fostered by the corporate monopolies of his time.

Today all states have “sunshine laws,” a catchall term for statutes requiring openness in government — rules meant to guarantee access to public records and proceedings. Justice Brandeis would probably approve: Shed light on the workings of government and society is better off.

Transparency is now such a popular concept, it’s become something of a buzzword. Mayors, school boards, city councils, the president — public officials at every level tout their transparency initiatives. Indeed, the Internet has made it possible for governments to easily share important information — budgets, agendas, minutes, databases — like never before.

It’s a trend worth applauding. But not every bit of information regarded by the law as a public record is free of charge and easy to download. Far from it. And elected officials in some communities still conduct some public business behind closed doors.

That’s why news and civic organizations nationwide are taking time this week —Sunshine Week — to educate the

public about the importance of open government. And that’s why, about a year ago, a little-known, 27-year-old council of Coloradans decided to greatly expand its mission. The Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition (CFOIC) is a nonpartisan alliance of media outlets, civic groups, First Amendment lawyers and individuals founded in 1987 by Jean Otto, a long-time Rocky Mountain News editor.

With a tiny budget, CFOIC volunteers mostly sponsored community forums, presented awards and filed court briefs in support of greater government transparency. Its most notable accomplishment was not a small one, helping to persuade the state judiciary to put court records online.

But similar nonprofits in other states were doing much more — putting on seminars, developing online resources, reporting on issues and legislation, answering questions from citizens and journalists and playing the role of watchdog. Colorado needed the CFOIC to be more like

them.

Why? The CFOIC is rooted in the belief that a healthy democracy depends on the free flow of information. To be engaged and to hold their elected officials accountable, citizens need to know what’s going on in their communities. They have a right to know.

But it’s a right that shouldn’t be taken for granted. The State Integrity project recently gave Colorado an “F” for public access to information. Coloradans have no way to administratively appeal denials of access. Colorado has no agency monitoring governments for possible violations of access-to-information laws.

If a Coloradan is denied access, the only recourse is to sue. This is frustrating for residents like Melody, who was denied information on how much employees of her local fire district are paid in salary and overtime. And Bill, who spent nearly $1,500 trying to show that his county commission was improperly meeting in secret.

And Ruth, a state college professor who was billed $3,700 after requesting records from her employer.

The news media play a vital role in using open-government laws to expose corruption, life-threatening problems or the need for policy reforms. But newsroom staffs have shrunk dramatically (or have disappeared entirely) in recent years, as have news media budgets to wage legal battles against violations of freedom-of-

information statutes.

The CFOIC hopes to shore up the news media’s efforts in defense of access to information by providing Colorado journalists — and all residents — with a resource and partner. Among our initiatives: seminars and an FOI hotline supported by the state’s leading media-law attorneys.

Visit our website at www.coloradofoic.org for resources, news and original reporting on open-government issues and legislation. To keep up with new entries, “like” our Facebook page, follow us on Twitter (@CoFOIC) or sign up for our emailed newsletter. We welcome new members and, of course, donations (we’re a 501(c)(3) nonprofit).

You may already belong to a civic group that belongs to the CFOIC. Our growing membership includes (in addition to media organizations) the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado, the Colorado Bar Association, Colorado Common Cause, Colorado Ethics Watch, the Independence Institute, the League of Women Voters of Colorado and the Society of Professional Journalists.

Members represent varied interests and political persuasions but share a common passion for government transparency.

Jeffrey A. Roberts, a former reporter and editor at The Denver Post, is executive director of the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition.

question of the week

How do you celebrate St. Patty’s Day? We asked Arvada residents how they best like to celebrate the holiday of the Irish.

“I don’t always celebrate it, but when I do, I just get a few people together, go to some bars and have a few drinks,” Jackie Rogers, Arvada

“The wearing of the green, and I dye my hair red. We eat corned beef and cabbage and put a little green dye in beer,” Kathy Lisano, Arvada

“Good Beer, good friends, and a good party,” Jean Gordon, Arvada

“Always of corned beef and cabbage for dinner, and the wearing of green. We also do push a potato down the hall with your nose,” Karen Rose, Arvada

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Don’t get excited just yet The Denver Post headline stated in bold type, “TABOR suit scores win.” Yes, that is true, but you could equate this lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Colorado’s Taxpayers’ Bill of Rights” law to a baseball game. This latest court decision could equate to the “top of the sixth inning” with plenty of opportunity for the “game” (final legal outcome) to change. In other words, there is still a lot of judicial “process” before the dust will settle on the legality of TABOR.

doing their jobs.

Milestone for the challengers

U.S. Supreme Court likely to decide

This legal challenge, which was brought by more than two dozen plaintiffs including Bob Briggs, Wally Pulliam, Andy Kerr and Dickey Lee Hullinghorst has been a “slow climb” to get to an ultimate conclusion. Such a pace within the federal court system is not a surprise. The key “victory” for the plaintiffs in this current decision is that the court has concluded that the group has the legal standing and right to challenge the legality of TABOR. To put it another way — the court is saying it would allow such a lawsuit to be tried. This is a real milestone for the challengers who oppose TABOR. Their legal challenge centers on the constitutional premise that the state Legislature is deprived of their ability to perform the “legislative core functions of taxation and appropriations.” In more simply terms, they say that TABOR prevents them from

So, the next step will be either for the State’s Attorney General John Suthers to appeal the decision to the U.S. Supreme Court or have the case tried in Federal District Court. Either way, the odds are high that this legal challenge will ultimately be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court.

However, it will likely be years before this intriguing legal fight will be finally concluded.

Remember, this all started with a Californian by the name of Douglas Bruce who brought his conservative public fiscal policy idea to Colorado. It took him 3 tries (elections) to get Coloradoans to approve the fiscal constraints contained in TABOR. The key provisions of required public votes on tax increases and most types of Christopher continues on Page 7

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Melodies are alive and well So, the other day, in a fit of nostalgia, I went on to iTunes and downloaded Chuck Mangione’s definitive album “Feels So Good.” Remember that one? From 1977, it was the album, with a hit song of the same name (No. 4 on the Billboard top 40), that introduced the world to the flugelhorn, the fatter, mellower cousin of the trumpet.

When I was a senior in high school, I wore out my copy of that album. Because it was a tape. Y’know, we used to have to listen to ... oh, never mind.

Anyway, I listened that album just about every night for five months straight as I was doing my homework. It was multitasking for me: working on math or science, while ingraining in the back of my mind some concept of what a good jazz musician sounded like.

I haven’t listened to that music in about 25 years. What was amazing to me the other day was that, out of the recesses my head, I was able to hum along to almost everything on the album. And not just the main melodies — the improvised solos, the interesting guitar counterlines, even

the drum fills. What was, a quarter century ago, background noise for other pursuits, somehow stayed hardwired in my brain for all that time.

You know what my wife is thinking right now, don’t you? “Sure, but I send you to the store with a list of three things and you can’t bring that home five minutes later?”

But that’s a story for another day.

It’s amazing to me what the human brain is capable of. It really is remarkable.

That which gets repeatedly entered into it, remains, even without conscious effort. For me, what I entered in, for most of my life, has been music. For Peyton Manning, it’s

been three-, five-, and seven-step drops; LeBron James, jump shots. You get the idea.

But also, on a preconscious level, what was entered in for me were other programs. Everybody roughly my age has had the experience of saying something, and then recoiling in shock, realizing that they just said something their parents would have said. “There can be no freedom without responsibility,” comes to mind for me.

There were more important messages, too. That I was loved, that I mattered, and that there was a right way to go about my life also were programmed in. Those messages were delivered, in not quite as deliberate a fashion, but with no less intent, by my parents. And I hear those messages in my head just as clearly as I heard Chuck Mangione’s tunes.

I think we sell ourselves short when we fall in to the trap of “not sounding like our parents.” The things that our forebears repeated to generations of Americans were responsible for the attitudes and mores that built the economic and philosophical engine of the modern world. The genera-

tion the first wanted to untether from their parents’ rhetoric was also the generation that—on that foundation—built Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon, and put a giant airplane into space and brought it back again. We were hard workers, creative and risk-taking, sometimes foolish, but always optimistic and forward-thinking.

The messages we repeat are like seeds in a garden: they don’t always bear fruit until many seasons of weather and sunshine have passed. But, if we’re careful and intentional about what we tell our children, in time, they, too, may have the awkward experience of saying something, remembering it from their youth, being shocked ...

And then realizing that they suddenly sound pretty smart.

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.

What’s the ruckus about a caucus?

So! What’s in a caucus? According to my American Heritage of the English language, it is “a meeting of the members of a political party to decide upon questions of policy and the selection of candidates for office.”

Now that we can fully understand what a caucus is we can move on to the meat and potatoes of why caucuses are needed.

And when I tell you why you should attend your precinct caucus you will feel far more involved in your government.

Been there, done that For years and years Bob and I not only attended our District 35 caucus, but ran for a few political offices. Back in those olden days politics was a “down and dirty” event usually held in schools and community places with the really nitty gritty one held in the homes of rabid, very involved would be candidates for certain offices.

The host and hostess of this momentous occasion ruled. When they announced the doors would close at 7 p.m. they meant it.

Anyone arriving at 7:01 would be turned away. Of course candidates would try to “stack the deck” and get their supporters elected as delegates to the county assembly and on to the state convention

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bond issues and the demonic “ratcheting effect” formula on public spending were approved by voters in 1992.

Status quo

Fiscal conservatives embrace TABOR; fiscal liberals abhor TABOR and the rest of us either have mixed feelings about its various constraints or simply don’t care.

I would venture to guess that at least 50 percent of Colorado residents don’t know what TABOR means or its consequences.

Obviously, taxing entities throughout Colorado learned to live with the constraints. However, it has been especially difficult for towns, cities, counties, school district, other special districts and the

Serious business

where delegates were elected to become a national committee delegate.

Lots of work

It’s a lengthy, laborious process but taken very serious by those who want to be known as someone who can wield influence and power – a politician!

Now, let me tell you I’ve been a Democrat all my voting years and I’ve attended lots of caucuses and state conventions and I’d be considered a strong supporter of candidates I liked. Now I mostly sit on the sideline and let the younger voters take over.

And now, so it seems, our voters aren’t nearly as rabid and vocal. Oh, we send campaign contributions to those we feel strongly about but I no longer walk my precinct to distribute literature.

state government to deliver the services and facilities expected by the public with the added impact of the Great Recession.

Today, even with an improving revenue picture i.e., higher sales tax income, improving property values and higher income tax revenue, many taxing entities are still unable to provide the level of services once enjoyed. Public education, CDOT’s highway maintenance and new construction levels, city street maintenance expenditures, parks construction, major maintenance and repair of public buildings and lots more are “Exhibit A” of the impacts. Stay tuned for the slow judicial process on the ultimate outcome on TABOR, but in the short run taxing entities will still have to seek voter approval on tax issues, most bond issues and live with formula constraining expenditures levels.

Bill Christopher is a former Westminster city manager and RTD board member.

Folks, this should be serious business but it seems harder and harder to get people involved. Involvement should reach right down to very local city council, mayor and school board members and up to actually voting for our president.

The Democrats held their caucuses last Tuesday. Attendance varied from seven attendees in my precinct to one in a neighboring precinct. See what I mean when I say the lustre has gone and folks just don’t get out for caucus night anymore. Fortunately we still have plenty of candidates for both the Dems and the Republican offices.

Stay well, stay involved and stay

tuned…

P.S. In the musical Fiorello there’s a song called “Politics and Poker” and it fits the 1959 political field today. One line of the story states, “Politics and poker, shuffle up the deck and find the joker.”

Folks, we have plenty of jokers in this year’s political field.

Vi June is past Democratic state representative for House District 35. She is a former mayor of Westminster and a former newspaper publisher. A Westminster resident for more than four decades, she and her husband, Bob, have five grown children and eight grandchildren.

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Child care tax credit advances Bill aims to help low-income families with child care costs

By Vic Vela

vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com Low-income families who struggle to pay for child care could get some relief under a Democrat-sponsored bill that cleared its first legislative hurdle on March 5.

But Republicans on the House Finance Committee called the effort a “Band-Aid” approach to a problem that they believe is not up to government to solve.

House Bill 1072 would create child-care tax credits to families who make less than $25,000 a year in federally-adjusted gross income. The credit would be equal to 25 percent of a taxpayer’s child care expenses.

Report The new credit — which is capped at $1,000 — would only be available to those who do not qualify for existing child care tax credits that are tied to federal returns.

Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Lakewood, a bill sponsor, told the committee that parents in poverty often face two choices — either give up their career endeavors to take care of their children or use a large portion of their incomes to pay for child care.

“This bill will increase self-sufficiency by allowing parents to stay in the workforce,” Pettersen said. “Our child care expenses are one of the most expensive in the nation.”

Marlana Wallace of the Colorado Fiscal Institute, a nonpartisan economic think tank that supports the legislation, said that Colorado ranks as the fifth least affordable state for infant care and that child care costs often soak up as much as half of a low-income family’s income.

Only those who support the legislation provided testimony, including Megan Smith, an Alamosa single mother of a 7-year-old child. Smith said she moved to Colorado from Chicago to attend Adams State University five years ago and that she initially struggled to pay for child care.

Smith said that she now has a goodpaying job with a university and currently

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wouldn’t qualify for the tax credit. However, she told committee members that she remembers what it was like to struggle and that she hopes the legislation could help others going forward.

“If I had that kind of assistance ... it would have been a huge impact,” she said.

“Every little bit helps.”

Supporters of the bill said the legislation would fix a loophole that disqualifies many low-income families from receiving a tax credit that was set up by the state in 1996.

The current child care tax credit that’s on the books applies to families that earn less than $60,000 a year. But the credit is tied to federal income taxes, which doesn’t apply to many low-income families because their earnings are too low to even have to file federal taxes.

“Middle-class families get a child care tax credit, so lets give the lower income earners tax credits because they are taxpayers, too,” Rep. Daniel Kagan, D-Cherry Hills said. “They are mothers and fathers, too.”

About 55,000 families would qualify for the credit, which could reduce state revenues by more than $47 million over the next four fiscal years, according to bill information from the Legislative Council.

The bill also provides a three-year sunset clause, meaning the Legislature can evaluate the tax credit down the road to see if it is something worth continuing.

However, Republicans questioned the effectiveness of the bill.

House Minority Leader Brian DelGrosso, R-Loveland, said families often have to make decisions about their expenses, including energy bills and car insurance rates, which can also run high. DelGrosso said that it’s not the state’s role to triage which expenses should be granted government-sponsored relief.

DelGrosso also said it is better policy to provide financial relief to families by keeping the government out of taxpayers’ wallets to begin with.

“We need to start looking at ways to allow people to keep the money we have instead of giving people more money,” DelGrosso said.

The bill passed the Democrat majority committee following a 7-5 party-line vote.

The legislation now heads to the House Appropriations Committee before it receives a full vote in the House.

Teacher selected as Champion Educator

By Ashley Reimers

areimers@ coloradocommunitymedia.com Teaching was not Katherine Klaver’s first profession. She was a journalist before receiving what she calls her calling to be a teacher.

“I was working as a literacy tutor through AmeriCorps and started to really see my purpose,” she said. “I had never felt more empowered and I really liked the interaction with the students. Everyday felt more motivating and inspiring.”

Klaver is now a third-grade teacher at STEM Magnet Lab School in Northglenn.

As part of her curriculum, she implements a program called Roots and Shoots, an extension of the Jane Goodall Institute, a global nonprofit that empowers people to make a difference for all living things. The Roots and Shoots program is dedicated to inspiring tomorrow’s leaders by motivating young people to learn about pertinent issues facing local and global communities.

Through Roots and Shoots, students, like Klaver’s third-graders, lead and implement projects as a means of solving issues.

Last year Klaver’s class focused on coyotes and the need for humans to safely co-exist with them in urban environments. Students did research and worked with experts to come up with an action plan.

Because of her dedicated work to Shoots and Roots last year and her con-

tinued work with the program this year, Klaver was selected to be a Jane Goodall Roots and Shoots Champion Educator. She represented the Roots and Shoots global environmental and humanitarian youth program at the Morgridge Family Foundation’s Share Fair and STEMosphere event in January in Orlando, Fla. There, Klaver gave a presentation on her class’s Roots and Shoots coyote Klaver service project and offered advice on best practices and how to implement a service project in classrooms. She’s the only teacher nationwide to be chosen as a Champion Educator. She said it was a video she created about the coyote project that caught the eyes of Roots and Shoots representatives.

“It was really exciting because the people at Roots and Shoots said my video really exemplified what they wanted to highlight about the Roots and Shoots program,” Klaver said. “It was really an honor because I was the only one they had selected.”

Klaver will continue her work as a Champion Educator for the rest of the school year attending other events to share her experience with Roots and Shoots and provide guidance for other educators.

For more information on Roots and Shoots, visit www.rootsandshoots.org. To view the coyote video, www.youtube.com/ watch?v=c6rQawwDZyI.

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City eyes school zone safety Northglenn considers studying safety at all schools

By Tammy Kranz

tkranz@coloradocommunitymedia.com Northglenn is on a short list to receive a $190,000 grant to help improve pedestrian safety features at North Mar School, reported the city’s director of public works David Willett.

Willett talked about the grant during City Council’s March 3 study session, as part of a discussion about citywide school zone traffic assessments.

“The grant is specific to right of way to getting kids safe to school, whether it’s walking or bicycle,” Willett said, adding

that this could include a raised median, flashing lights and new signage.

City staff worked with Adams 12 Five Star Schools and the Colorado Department of Transportation on the grant.

Staff began a comprehensive school zone assessment at North Mor Elementary School after a vehicle struck a pedestrian in 2013. All total, about $20,000 was spent in staff time and consultant fees for the assessment.

The city came up with a set of improvements that could be made by both the city in the right-of-way areas and the school district on their property if the city does not receive the grant. Those improvements would total more than $300,000, but neither the school district nor the city have committed to these improvements.

Council directed staff to hold off on any more planning until there is news of the grant.

Meanwhile, staff proposed doing comprehensive school zone assessments on other schools in the city, starting with the elementary schools. Willett said that these assessments would cost the city $20,000 to $30,000 for each school. Some council members said they weren’t interested in doing those assessments unless the school district shows interest in making the proposed improvements.

Willett said that despite what the district does, the city could still make its own right-of-way improvements and the assessments would not be as thorough or as costly.

“I don’t think you can eliminate the risk

of traffic incidences, whether it’s a vehicle striking a child or a parent or a vehicle striking another vehicle,” he said. “I don’t think anyone can say we can eliminate that. But there are certainly things that both the school and the city can do to mitigate the risk of that happening.”

City staff was supposed to meet with school district officials this week to discuss doing assessments at other schools.

The assessments are holistic in nature and include such things as a concept level survey of the local area and school property, documentation of roadway signage and stripping, identify traffic patterns and pedestrian routes and conduct personal interviews. This information could be used for future grant applications to fund the improvements.

Grant funding helps district offer more

By Tammy Kranz

tkranz@coloradocommunitymedia.com Valley View K-8’s recent $20,000 grant award is one of several Mapleton Public Schools receives each year that helps the district continue to innovate and provide additional opportunities to students.

The district on average receives 10-20 grants a year, said Deputy Superintendent Jackie Kapushion.

“Annually, we receive anywhere from $900,000 to $3 million in grant support,” she said. “The Mapleton Education Foundation plays a critical role in raising individual and corporate support for student

experiences like field trips (approximately $30,000), innovative teacher-driven programs (approximately $16,500).”

Those grants have helped the district fund such things as preschool, Academic Parent Teacher Teams (APTT), teacher training, dropout prevention, expelled and at-risk student services and playground renovations and upgrades.

Valley View received $20,000 from the Foundations for Great Schools for outstanding academic growth, school culture and instructional effectiveness. The school will use the money to provide resources and materials to support literacy standards.

This is the third time the foundation has award Valley View a grant. It first received money in the 2010-11 school year to fund book room material and additional teacher laptops; and in the 2011-12 school year, it used money to purchase materials for teaching science and social studies through reading with the majority of the funds invested in the book room which included sets of literature on CDs. “Our teachers, our parents and our students are dedicated to building a culture of excellence, and it is an exciting opportunity to be recognized for the achievements realized in our classrooms every day,” Valley View’s Director Eileen Harder said.

The foundation rewards schools serving high proportions of at-risk students. Valley View has 483 students, 80 percent of which are eligible for the free and reduced lunch program and 36 percent are English language learners.

Valley View is among 24 Denver metro area schools that received a grant in 2014.

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National park tourism in state creates $347.4 million New report shows visitor spending supports 4,991 jobs

By Staff Report A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that the 5,811,546 visitors to Colorado’s national parks in 2012 spent $347.4 million and supported 4,991 jobs in the state.

“From Mesa Verde to Dinosaur National Monument, the national parks of Colorado attract millions of visitors a year from across the country and around the world,” said Sue Masica, director of NPS’s Intermountain Region, which includes

Colorado and seven other states. “Whether these park visitors are out for an afternoon, on a school field trip or taking a long family vacation, they come for a great experience — and they end up spending a little money along the way, too. This new report confirms that national park tourism is a significant driver in the national economy, returning $10 for every $1 invested in the National Park Service. This reality makes parks tourism an important factor in Colorado’s economy as well. It’s a result we all can support.”

Colorado’s 12 national parks include: Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Great Sand Dunes, Mesa Verde and Rocky Mountain national parks; Colorado, Dinosaur, Flo-

rissant Fossil Beds, Hovenweep and Yucca House national monuments; Bent’s Old Fort and Sand Creek Massacre national historic sites, and Curecanti National Recreation Area.

The peer-reviewed NPS visitor spending analysis was conducted for the Park Service by U.S. Geological Survey economists Catherine Cullinane Thomas, Christopher Huber and Lynne Koontz. The national report shows $14.7 billion of direct spending by 283 million park visitors in communities within 60 miles of a national park. This spending supported 243,000 jobs nationally — with 201,000 of those jobs in these park “gateway” communities — and had a cumulative benefit to the U.S. economy of

$26.75 billion.

According to the report, most visitor spending supports jobs in restaurants, grocery and convenience stores (39 percent), hotels, motels and B&Bs (27 percent), and other amusement and recreation (20 percent).

To download the report, visit www.nature.nps.gov/socialscience/economics.cfm.

The report includes information for visitor spending by park and by state.

To learn more about Colorado’s national parks and how the National Park Service works with communities in the state to help preserve local history, conserve the environment, and provide outdoor recreation, go to www.nps.gov/colorado.

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Long-distance relationship can’t compete Dear Neil: For three years I have been involved with a lady online. We have talked about living together, and I am seeking to relocate in order to be with her. Yet she keeps getting with local guys. It’s as if she will fall for anyone who whispers in her ear. Why would she do this?

Are women no longer loyal? What should I do?

Long Distance Relationship in Texas Dear Long Distance: Learn this lesson — an online relationship is not as compelling or engaging as someone you can have and hold. It sounds as if she wants someone in person — not longdistance.

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Address this with her directly: Is she having reservations about you? Is she interested in someone else? What would speed up the two of you being together full time?

I think she is saying that she is getting lonely in a long-distance relationship. The time for action may be now.

Dear Neil: A relationship with an old friend is spiraling downward. It feels to me that his thinking is lacking in rigor. I don’t know everything, but I do have some sense of how to move from A thru B to C. What are some steps for me to take, or would it be best for me (as well as him) to abandon this friendship of 60 years?

Not Communicating Well in Denver Dear Not Communicating: If this is a 60 year friendship, it may be that your friend has lost some of his mental agility over the years, and is indeed not as mentally rigorous as he has been in the past.

Rather than get into spirited intellectual discussions with your buddy, why don’t you try just being his friend?

How is his health, his marriage, his family, his spirit, his outlook on life, his goals or dreams for the remaining years, his regrets, his fond memories—and so on? All of us change through the years (I am not the same person I was at 20. Most of us aren’t). Perhaps it is now time to change your friendship from that of intellectual equals to simply being friends, compadres, a sounding board for each other and familiar companions.

Dear Neil: Our amazing daughter is in a relationship with someone who is a loner, emotionally distant and has a limited employment history. They are planning on buying a house together. Her down payment investment will be 6 times as much as his, as both her net worth and employment history are solid. Are there personal/legal/ financial pitfalls for my daughter that she needs to be aware of?

Highlands Ranch, Colorado Dear Highlands Ranch: Clearly your daughter sees something in her beau that you don’t. If this relationship leads to a happy, long-term commitment, perhaps you will come to see in him what she does.

In the meantime, she could cover her bases by having an attorney create a document that says that in the event of a split-up, she would be entitled to an 85% ownership share of the house—or from the proceeds of the house.

I trust a contract (or a domestic) attorney would know what to do.

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LEGISLATIVE NEWS IN A HURRY One ‘Jessica’s Law’ effort survives, other fails

Dueling versions of a bill aimed at creating stiffer penalties for those who commit sex crimes on children were heard in legislative committee hearings last week, but only one survived.

The House State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee on March 3 gave unanimous approval to a Democrat-sponsored bill that would create a Colorado version of Jessica’s Law. The law is a national initiative that came as a result of the 2005 rape and murder of 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford of Florida.

The law would impose mandatory minimum sentences for sexual assaults on children.

House Bill 1260, sponsored by Rep. Mike Foote, D-Lafayette, creates a minimum sentencing structure of 10 years behind bars for crimes of sexual penetration of a child under the age of 12.

The bill would also set a minimum sentence of 24 years for serious cases of sexual assault, and judges would be able impose life sentences, if they believe the punishment is war-

ranted.

Meanwhile, a Republican effort to create a “Jessica’s Law” statute failed.

The bill, sponsored by Rep. Libby Szabo, R-Arvada, would have created the identical version of Florida’s law, which imposes a 25-year minimum sentence for sexual assaults on children.

Foote, a Boulder County deputy district attorney, said Szabo lifted the Florida law “almost word for word.” He said her bill was “overbroad in its consequences” and would have been subjected to constitutional challenges.

Szabo’s bill failed in the same committee on a party-line vote. Foote’s bill now heads to the House Appropriations Committee, before it receives a full vote in the House.

Regulatory reform bill dies

A Democrat majority House committee on March 5 killed Republican legislation to ease penalties on small businesses that break new state rules.

House Bill 1033, sponsored by Rep. Libby Szabo, D-Arvada, would have allowed small businesses with 100 or few employers

to receive warnings rather than fines when they commit first-time violations of state rules that are less than a year old.

The bill was backed by Republicans and several business groups. However, Democrats on the House State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee voted in unison against the bill.

Szabo said Democrats got their marching orders from the AFL-CIO, the only group to testify against the bill during the committee hearing.

Bill addresses statutes on sex crime-related offenses

A bill that does away with statute of limitations for crimes that accompany sex offenses is making its way through the Legislature with bipartisan support.

Right now, sex crimes that involve a DNA sample are not subject to statute of limitation guidelines, but crimes that often occur during the commission of a sex crime – such as burglary and kidnapping – do fall under statute of limitations laws.

Senate Bill 59 – sponsored by Sen. Lucia Guzman, D-Denver, and Rep.

Polly Lawrence, R-Douglas County – would do away with those limitations, allowing courts to consider those crimes for sentencing purposes.

The bill sailed through the House on March 6, with only three Republicans voting no. The bill had previously passed the Senate. The legislation now heads back to the Senate for the consideration of House amendments.

Small business tax credit measure advances

A House committee on March 6 gave unanimous approval to a bill that creates tax credits for business personal property.

House Bill 1279 – sponsored by Democratic Reps.

Dave Young of Greeley and Dianne Primavera of Broomfield – creates a credit for business personal property taxes for companies with $25,000 or less in equipment value. Young said that about 55,000 Coloradans will qualify for the tax credit.

Other versions of the bill had suffered defeats in previous legislative sessions. However, this year’s effort does not cut into revenue that is collected

Ride-sharing services to be regulated

By Vic Vela

vvela@colorado communitymedia.com Ride-sharing service companies will face state regulations – but not to as strict a standard as are traditional taxi services – under a bill that passed the Senate on March 10.

Transportation network companies like Uber and Lyft allows passengers to book rides through a smart phone application. The companies have been able to provide services without government regulations because they claimed to have fit under a different operating model than taxi companies, an assertion that has upset the taxi cab industry.

But legislators were forced to take regulatory action after the Public Utilities Commission began investigating whether companies like Uber and Lyft are complying with state transportation rules.

“I think it’s an important bill, and it’s something that has to be done because the PUC is saying these businesses are acting outside of the law,” said Sen. Ted Harvey, R-Highlands Ranch, a bill sponsor. “And, without this bill, they would no longer be able to do business.”

The bill is one of many nationwide responses to the relatively new industry – Uber, for example, began operating four years ago. Local governments across the U.S. have struggled with

determining whether transportation network companies fall under the umbrella of a motor vehicle service or as web-based transportation companies that are entirely different animals, altogether.

The bill would require businesses like Uber and Lyft to carry liability insurance, conduct background checks on drivers, inspect vehicles and receive permission to operate from the PUC. T h e Report amended version of the bill also requires that drivers not be allowed to drive more than eight hours in any 24-hour period and that companies keep files containing driver insurance and proof of background checks on file.

However, the bill would not require companies like Uber and Lyft to comply with the same set of guidelines that regulate taxi companies, such as regulation of rates and operational requirements. Taxi companies say that the new transportation network companies are hurting their business because they are not required to comply with costly regulations.

Sen. Cheri Jahn, D-Wheat Ridge, a bill co-sponsor, said she understands those concerns and hopes that law-

Capitol

makers will examine taxi regulations at another time.

“We are more than happy to look at that, but that’s not this bill,” Jahn said.

Jahn lauded companies like Uber and Lyft for creating “an entirely new class of jobs” that attracts part-time drivers, such as college students and retirees, who are looking to make a few bucks.

Jahn also said that while it’s good to see these companies thrive, it’s just as important to make sure that riders feel safe.

“It is our job to make sure there are protections for consumers and we believe we have done that,” Jahn said.

While the bill had strong bipartisan support – it passed the Senate following a vote of 29-6 – there was some dissent. Sen. Owen Hill, R-Colorado Springs, blasted the attempts to impose “wet blanket” regulations on the new industry.

Hill – who said he has logged 193 trips through Uber – tried unsuccessfully to attach an amendment that would have put off the implementation of the PUC regulations until next year.

“When does the PUC have constitutional authority to say who can and can’t pick someone up and take them somewhere else, as part of a private contract?” Hill said.

The bill now heads to the House.

Man sentenced in death of Westminster man Staff Report Matthew Burnett, 32, pleaded not guilty to second degree murder in the death of a Westminster man during his arraignment hearing on March 6.

On Aug. 17, 2012 Broomfield police responded to a report of man lying in the street in the 2500 block of 134th Circle and identified the man as James Fernandez, 34, who had

spent the evening with Burnett and Carissa Koch at 2551 W. 134th Circle.

Burnett was initially charged with first-degree murder, before pleading guilty to a second-degree murder charge. He also pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a child in a separate case after more than 100 videos and images of child pornography were found on his computer during a police search after the death of Fer-

nandez.

Burnett will be sentenced at 10 a.m. on May 23 in Division A of Broomfield County District Court.

Koch is charged with accessory to murder after the fact and the destruction of physical evidence. Her trial is set for July 21 in Division A of Broomfield County District Court.

by local governments or school districts.

The bill passed House Business, Labor, Economic and Workforce Development Committee following an 11-0 vote and now heads to the House Finance Committee for further consideration.

Newspaper legal notices bill signed into law

Gov. John Hickenlooper on March 7 signed into law a bill that organizes newspaper legal notices on a statewide website.

Colorado law requires

that all legal notices be published in newspapers of wide circulation that reside within the county where the notices apply.

House Bill 1056, sponsored

by Rep. Carole Murray, R-Castle Rock, creates a statewide legal notice website that is run by an organization that represents newspapers.

Jerry Healey, the publisher of Colorado Community Media, joined Murray and Hickenlooper at the bill signing, which took place inside the governor’s office.

Cafferty – Black Engagement

Laura Elizabeth Cafferty and Douglas Robson Black joyfully announce their engagement. They will exchange vows on Sunday, April 13, 2014, in Summit County, Colorado.

Doug’s parents are Stan and Betsy Black of Thornton. Doug is a graduate of Thornton High and holds a journalism degree from Butler University in India-

napolis. A US/Canada dual citizen, he is Area General Manager (Solo Markets) for Audi Canada, headquartered in Ajax, Ontario.

Laura grew up in Markham, Ontario, the daughter of Ed and Kathy Cafferty. In addition to being a world champion Scottish Highland dancer, she earned a corporate communications degree from Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario. She is now a Consumer Engagement Specialist for Maple Leaf Foods in Toronto.

After their honeymoon in Cancun, Doug and Laura will make their home in Brooklin, Ontario.

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Tulo steps to plate for kids

Staff pick favorites in local spirits and brews

By Crystal Anderson Spirited by St. Patrick’s Day, Colorado Community Media staff members indulged in the traditions of the holiday, savoring some of the finest liquors and craft beers across the Front Range.

Over the course of two weeks, we sampled locally distilled gin, whiskey, vodka, tequila and absinthe and indulged in craft pale ales, India Pale Ales (IPA) and stouts.

While we could only choose from a fraction of local spirits and brews, here’s a listing of our favorite brews and spirits to celebrate with this St. Patrick’s Day. Best Mixer: Golden Moon Gin, Golden Moon Distillery, 412 Violet St., Golden A common mixing liquor, the Golden Moon Gin is a spirit with an uncommon and distinctive flavor. Made with mint, juniper berries and lavender, among other herbs and spices, this gin has a vintage flavor and charm that can be sipped or mixed in cocktails.

“My favorite was the Gin. I am normally not a fan of Gin, but I liked the smooth taste and delicate flavor,” Lynette Arguello, digital logistics supervisor.

The tasters particularly liked the sweetsmooth lavender notes the liquor brings to the table.

Sipping favorite: Reposado, State 38 Distilling, 400 Corporate Circle, Golden This spirit is made with blue agave, giving it sweet undertones. This spirit rests in white oak barrels for two months which adds an oak and vanilla flavor to the whiskey flavor.

“Very smooth, very unusual spirit made from 100 percent organic blue agave. The smo-

kiness of the spirit gives it the trademark whiskey flavor that blows your mind,” Amy Woodward, community editor, Golden Transcript.

“It was very smooth, with just enough smokiness in the flavor that it really did taste like a whiskey ... except for just a ghost of that agave flavor. I could sip it for quite some time,” Glenn Wallace, assistant editor.

Stout: A stout is known for being dark in color, heavier and robust in flavor, and strong. They are made with roasted malt, barley, ale yeast and water.

Winner: Chai Milk Stout, Yak and Yeti Brewpub, 7803 Ralston Road, Arvada.

ABV: 5.2 % IBUs: 26 This stout was dark in color, but light in weight. It was smooth and quite easy to drink, some may say too easy. When drinking it you had the chocolate, smoky flavor of a stout, combined with an aroma of allspice and the milky creaminess of chai tea.

“Smells like a million bucks ... which would buy quite a few yaks I imagine.

The wonderfully sweet and exotic chai flavor dances atop the deep richness of this stout,” Wallace said.

“Tastes just like the name suggests — a Liquored continues on Page 13

There’s no question that cancer treatment takes a toll on the mind and body of its patients (and as a breast cancer survivor, I can relate).

From diagnosis through treatment, the resistance and fortitude of cancer patients is tested. For patients at Children’s Hospital Colorado’s Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, an upcoming trip was designed specifically to escape these pressures and allow them to focus on just being a kid.

Colorado Rockies All-Star shortstop and friend of Children’s Colorado, Troy Tulowitzki, is underwriting an all-expense paid trip to the Colorado Rockies spring training camp for more than 20 patients and their medical caregivers.

While in Scottsdale, Ariz., the children will enjoy an exhibition game, meet-andgreet sessions with players and coaches and even some one-on-one downtime with the players.

“Last year, I presented Troy with the proposal to fund this trip and he immediately agreed,” said Jim Kellogg, vice president of community and retail operations for the Colorado Rockies. “That’s just the kind of guy he is, he genuinely wants to help and give back wherever he can.”

Denver actor shares in Oscar glow

Colorado native Scott Takeda wasn’t able to attend the Academy Awards Sunday night, but he has come a long way from being a lambkin at Fort Collins High School.

The Hollywood actor-director had a vested interest in the March 2 Oscar results. He had a part in the popular “Dallas Buyers Club,” the much-acclaimed film that earned a Best Actor Oscar for Matthew McConaughey and a Best Supporting Actor award for Jared Leto during the 86th Academy Awards ceremony.

Takeda remains a true Coloradan, living in his beloved Bonnie Brae neighborhood in south Denver.

“My family’s here,” he said. “I married my very lovely bride. When I’m not in front of the camera, I’m behind the camera. I’m used to flying to do corporate films. I’ve (flown) 17,000 miles in six weeks.”

Takeda said that he has six agents around the country who scout potential film roles for him. As for landing his part in “Dallas Buyers Club,” he said, “My Louisiana agent contacted me about that role. Probably a couple of weeks passed. I got the callback when landing in Denver.

I walked off my flight and happened to see a flight leaving for New Orleans and walked on that flight.”

As far as working with McConaughey, who lost 40-some pounds for his role, Takeda said that surprisingly the hunky actor “had a lot of energy.”

“I found him to be a complete gentleman, right up there with Will Ferrell. (He was) really easy to work with. I was seeing the effects of his weight loss, but it was impossible for him not to be incredibly nice. He stayed in character, but during periods in the makeup trailer, he would drop character.”

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fIRefIgHTeR And THe fIRsT-gRAdeRs Thornton Firefighter/Engineer Ed Nies read to a group of first-graders at Skyview Elementary in Thornton March 3 as part of the National Education Association’s Read Across America Day. He read to all the first-grade classes at Skyview for a total of 80 students. Each student received a book courtesy of Kohls. Photo courtesy of Sabrina lacovetta with the Thornton Fire Department

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5280’s top 10 new restaurants

The current issue of 5280 magazine is out and instead of its traditional eight picks for top new restaurants, this year they upped the ante to 10. Probably because there are so many worthy newbies in town, many I haven’t even had a chance to visit!

So here’s the list of 5280’s fave new raves, which the magazine calls “The 10 Hippest, Most Delicious Restaurants in Denver Right Now.” 1. Acorn at The Source at 3350 Brighton Blvd. (www.denveracorn.com).

2. Lower 48 Kitchen at 2020 Lawrence (www.lower48kitchen.com).

3. The Curtis Club at 2100 Curtis St.

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rich chai flavor, a must for any chai or stout lover,” Woodward said.

We sampled four stouts; the Lookout Stout from Golden City Brewery; the chocolate milk stout from Ironworks Pub; the Thrilla n’ Vanilla stout from Brewery Rickoli; and a chai milk stout from Yak and Yeti Brewpub.

India Pale Ale (IPA): Made to last the voyage from England to India, IPAs have swiftly become a popular craft beer. Bitter in taste, this ale is known for being highly hoppy and fairly strong.

don’t have to choose between the two.

This program serves as a reminder not to overeat while you are busy socializing,” said Sonia Riggs, chief operating officer of the Colorado Restaurant Association.

“Denver has an exciting, vibrant restaurant scene, and we want to help people enjoy it in a mindful, healthy way.”

LiveWell Colorado, a nonprofit organization committed to preventing and reducing obesity in Colorado, has joined forces with the Colorado Restaurant As-

sociation to kick off the “Take It Home” pilot program, aimed at helping people maintain a healthy lifestyle while eating at their favorite restaurants.

Beginning Friday, four participating restaurants will offer “Take It Home” to-go containers to encourage patrons to think about boxing up a portion of their meal and consuming a balanced portion size.

Four Denver-area restaurants, representing several different cuisine options and price points, are participating in the program, including all three Sam’s No. 3 locations, Elway’s Cherry Creek, Racines and Osteria Marco. Program materials available within the restaurants will encourage guests to consider packaging part of their meal in order to help them mindfully select a portion size that supports their healthy lifestyle.

“Our goal in supporting this campaign is to remind people who you can eat out and be healthy at the same time — people

Winner: Hop Killa IPA, Ironworks Pub, 12354 W. Alameda Parkway, Lakewood ABV: 6.7% IBUs: 65 This IPA is a medium weight, dark golden-colored ale, that’s strong with a hefty amount of hops. It’s one that can be savored and enjoyed alone or over a meal.

“The high pitched bitter taste of hops lingers in your throat on this one. For those that love that strong taste, the HK IPA is a great choice,” Woodward said.

We also sampled the Totally IPA from Brewery Rickoli, which was a close second with a lighter, milder hops flavor.

Specialty Brews: This category was designed to taste our local brewers most popular or interesting

brews. We sampled a Hefeweizen, a Red Pale Ale, pale ale and a double cream ale.

Winner: Enormous Richard, Brewery Rickoli, 4335 Wadsworth Blvd., Wheat Ridge ABV: 8.6% IBUs: 40 This cream ale is light in color with a creamy powerful, lingering taste.

“Just the smoothness, I like a light beer anyway,” Golden Transcript special projects manager John Tracy said, “the Enormous Richard is just really different from anything I’ve tasted.”

“Smooth and malty. You taste the higher alcohol content at first, but the finish is like silk. The alcohol gives it that OMPH, without the hops. I quite like the flavor. It’s an interesting beer,” Wallace said.

Colorado Community Media staff would like to give thanks to the following distilleries and breweries who participated in our tastings. The Front Range has a plethora of breweries, and this is by no means an exhaustive list; we thoroughly enjoyed this endeavor, and thank those who participated for their tasty products and support.

Yak and Yeti Brewpub, Arvada Brewery Rickoli, Wheat Ridge Odyssey Beerwerks, Arvada Ironworks Pub, Lakewood Golden City Brewery, Golden State 38 Distilling, Golden Golden Moon Distillery, Golden *ABV (Alcohol by volume); IBU (International Bitterness Unit)

(www.thecurtisclub.com).

4. Los Chigones at 2461 Larimer St. (303-295-0686).

5. Café Max at 2412 E, Colfax. (www. cafemax.net).

6. The Plimoth at 2335 28th Ave. (www. theplimoth.com).

7. Session Kitchen at 1518 Pearl St. (www.sessionkitchen.com).

8. Old Major, 3316 Tejon St. (www.oldmajordenver.com).

9. Olive + Finch at 1552 E. 17th Ave. (www.oliveandfincheatery.com).

10. Beast & Bottle, 719 E. 17th Ave. (www.beastandbottle.com).

Check them out and let me know what you think.

LiveWell, CRA join forces on `Take It Home’

we want to hear from you If you would like to share your opinion, visit our website at www.coloradocommunitymedia.com or write a letter to the editor.

Include your name, full address and the best telephone number to contact you. Send letters to editor@coloradocommunitymedia.com.

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Eavesdropping on a man: “My goal is to be the person that my dog thinks I am!”

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YOUR WEEK & MORE THURSDAY/MARCH 13 MEMBERSHIP MEETING American Legion Post 161 has its next monthly membership meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 13 at 60th Avenue and Lamar Street. The group gets veterans to help veterans.

THURSDAY/MARCH 13

HANDBELL CONCERT The Wheeler School Concert Ringers will present a handbell concert at 7 p.m. Friday, March 14, at Risen Savior Lutheran Church, 3031 W. 144th Ave., Broomfield.

Concert is open to the public.

FRIDAY/MARCH 14 MINERAL CLUB The North Jeffco Gem & Mineral Club will

BARBER OF Seville Barber by day, matchmaker by night,

Figaro puts his charm to work as he helps Count Almaviva woo the beautiful Rosina. Filled with some of opera’s most famous tunes, an abridged performance sung in English by the Opera Colorado Young Artists is presented at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 13, at the D.L. Parsons Theatre, 11801 Community Center Drive. Good for all grade levels. Call 303-450-8800 for ticket information.

THURSDAY/MARCH 13 CAREGIVERS SUPPORT A Brighton area caregivers support

group will meet 10-11:30 a.m. Thursday, March 13, at the Brighton Senior Center, 1150 Prairie Center Parkway. Open to all caregivers of adults with chronic illness, disabilities or Alzheimer’s. Group attendance is free. Call Mary at 303-4264408.

THURSDAY/MARCH 13 COCKTAIL PARTY After enjoying the Opera Colorado Young

Artists perform Barber of Seville in the D.L. Parsons Theatre, seniors ages 55 and older are invited to a cocktail-style party at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 13, at the Northglenn Senior Center, 11801 Community Center Drive. Purchase tickets ahead of time at the senior center.

THURSDAY/MARCH 13, MARCH 26, APRIL 10, APRIL 30 HEALTH CLASSES Bridges Integrative Health and Wellness

at Lutheran Medical Center is offering community health and wellness services and classes in February at 8300 W. 38th Ave. Free parking is available. Space is limited. Go to www.

WellnessAtBridges.com or call 303-425-2262 to register or for information and costs. Upcoming classes are:

AROMATHERAPY, 6-7:30 p.m. last Wednesday; Aromatherapy III: Sacred Scents & Essential Oils (March 26); Aromatherapy IV: Herbal Infused Honey (April 30).

BASIC FOAM Rolling, for flexibility and injury prevention,

5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, March 25.

STRESS RELIEF monthly workshop series, 6-8 p.m. every second Thursday: Being a Perfectionist isn’t Perfect (March 13); Mind-Body Connection (April 10).

THURSDAY/MARCH 13, APRIL 9-10, MAY 23 TRAINING SESSION Community Reach Center offers several opportunities to receive free mental health first aid training this spring with adult and youth modules available. The adult module covers signs, symptoms and behaviors associated with various mental health conditions for adults, and the youth module covers the same for youth ages 12-18. Both modules teach the MHFA evidence-based, five-step action plan for providing basic assistance for someone experiencing a mental health crisis. There is no tuition fee, but registration is mandatory. Attendance of the entire 8-hour course is required to receive certification. Register via www.CommunityReachCenter.org (click on the Products & Training tab). The class schedule (for adult module): 5:30-9:30 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday, April 9-10; and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday, May 23; (for youth module): 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday, March 13. All public MHFA classes are taught at Community Reach Center, 11285 Highline Drive, Northglenn.

FRIDAY/MARCH 14

meet at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 14, at the Apex Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Contact Judy Knoshaug, 303-423-2923 or jrknoshaug@comcast.net.

The meeting will feature Mark Jacobson, geologist and author of “Antero Aquamarines,” who will highlight the mineral collecting history of Mt. Antero as well as show pictures of aquamarines that have been discovered over the years. Public is welcome. Event is free with free parking. Call Judy Knoshaug, 303-423-2923, or email jrknoshaug@comcast.net.

SATURDAY/MARCH 15 SPRING FUNDRAISER Friends for Families First plans its

spring fundraiser at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, March 15, at DoubleTree by Hilton in Greenwood Village. The evening includes a cocktail hour with a silent auction, a Parisian cuisine dinner, a live auction and dancing. Registration is available online at www.familiesfirstcolorado.org.

SATURDAY/MARCH 15 MULTICULTURAL FESTIVAL The Thornton High School Parents, Teachers and Students Organization plans its multicultural festival, sponsored by the Adams County Prevention Partnership, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 15, at 9351 Washington St. Thornton. The event is free and open to the public.

SATURDAY/MARCH 15 CANAL CLEANUP The Farmers’ Highline Canal Cleanup is seeking volunteers for its event 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 15. Meet in the Northglenn Police Department lobby at 11701 Community Center Drive. After the cleanup, participants will have lunch. In case of inclement weather, the cleanup will be March 22. Contact Jenni Murphy at 303-450-8904 or jmurphy@northglenn.org. To sign up to help, call 303-450-8800 or go to www.northglenn.org/recxpress and use code 17648.

SATURDAY/MARCH 15 ST. PATRICK’S festival The Historic Olde Town Arvada As-

includes container, soil plants, accessories and surface covering. Then from 11 a.m. to noon, create miniature furniture for your Leprechaun garden. Cost varies depending on materials.

Call 303-209-4394 for information and reservations; space is limited.

COMING SOON/MARCH 15 CPR/FIRST AID Learn the knowledge and confidence to step forward if needed in an emergency at a CPR and first aid class 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 15, at the Northglenn Recreation Center, 11801 Community Center Drive. Certification is issued at the end of the class and fulfills all state, OSHA and Social Services requirements. For people ages 16 and up.

Call 303-450-8800 or go to www.northglenn.org/recxpress to register.

SATURDAY/MARCH 15 PRUNING SERIES Shelly’s Garden Country, 4181 W. 120th Ave., Broomfield, presents a series on pruning. The first class is Structural Pruning for Trees and Shrubs, 10-11:30 a.m.

Saturday, March 15. Many a shrub have been ruined by the uneducated gardener with a pair of pruners. Don’t let this happen to your landscape. We’ll teach you the basics of maintenance pruning, shaping and training so you can keep yours looking great. Contact the center at 303-466-6761 or www.shellysgardencountry.com for cost and more information.

SATURDAY/MARCH 15, MARCH 22 FAIRY GARDENS Shelly’s Garden Country, 4181 W. 120th Ave., Broomfield, presents a fairy garden workshop 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays, March 15 and March 22. Bring your own container or purchase one at Shelly’s the day of the workshop.

Space is limited. For information and to register, call 303-4666761 or go to www.shellysgardencountry.com.

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY/MARCH 15-16 PURIM WEEKEND Congregation B’nai Chaim celebrates the holiday of Purim with a weekend of events, March 15-16.

Events on Saturday, March 15, include Rocky Mountain Jewgrass concert at 6 p.m. Go to www.bnaichaim.org for ticket information. On Sunday, March 16, is the Fun Fest, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The festival includes a carnival, silent auction and more.

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sociation again presents it St. Patrick’s Day Festival noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, March 15, featuring live music, beer, wine, food, family fun and plenty of shopping options from street vendors.

For information on this event, including vendor, volunteer, and sponsorship opportunities, visit the Historic Olde Town Arvada website at www.historicarvada.org. Snow date will be March 22.

ST. PATRICK’S dinner The First Congregational Church of Eastlake has scheduled its annual St. Patrick’s dinner 5-7 p.m.

Sunday, March 16, at 12630 Second St., Eastlake. This annual event will serve traditional food including corned beef, cabbage, Irish potatoes and carrots, Emerald Isle salad, soda bread and Luck of the Irish pie. You can dine-in or take out. To reserve tickets, call 303-547-5858 or email ski2xs@att.net.

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DRESS EXCHANGE Prom is just around the corner, and the Prom Dress Exchange Corp. and Tebo Store Fixtures of Denver are hosing the 2014 Prom Dress Exchange. Metro teens can shop from thousands of gently-used and new designer dresses.

Entrance is free; however a valid student ID and donation are requested if the student finds a dress. Seamstresses will be on-site to repair broken zippers, straps and snaps, and adjust hems. The exchange is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 15, at Tebo Store Fixtures, 5771 Logan St., Denver. Visit www.

PromDressExchange.org.

Donations are always accepted; contact promdressexchange@gmail.com or call 303-875-4783.

DENVER HISTORY The city of Denver was shaped by the efforts of many great people. Join Active Minds 1-2 p.m.

Monday, March 17, as we focus on the women of Denver and their contributions to the city and the state. We will cover some familiar names as well as some lesser known figures as we trace the impact of these women and their place in history. Program is free and takes place at Keystone Place at Legacy Ridge, 11180 Irving Drive, Westminster. RSVP by calling Keystone Place at 303-465-5600.

SATURDAY/MARCH 15 LEPRECHAUN GARDENING Create a mini green garden for the Leprechauns 10-11 a.m. Saturday, March 15, at Country Fair Garden Center, 17201 W. 64th Ave., Arvada. Materials cost

MONDAY/MARCH 17 POTLUCK LUNCH Get your Irish on and join the Northglenn

Senior Center for its annual St. Patrick’s Day potluck, at noon Monday, March 17, at 11801 Community Center Drive. Bring your favorite side dish or dessert and the Northglenn Senior Organization will provide corned beef and cabbage, rolls, tea and coffee. Cost is free. RSVP at 303-450-8801 or the senior

MetroNorth Worship Directory Northglenn United Methodist Church We invite you to join us in worship on Sundays.

An inspirational traditional service is offered at 9 AM on Sunday.

There are choirs for every age and musical ability. Small group fellowships that meet weekly and monthly, a licensed pre-school program with a record of 39 plus years of excellence. As well as a Sunday school program for children, youth and adults.

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

For more information about church and all other services offered, feel free to contact us at 303-452-5120. See You There!

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

Starting, Sunday, September 8th we would like to invite you to a new contemporary worship service in Northglenn.

If you are looking for a contemporary Christian worship service that is welcoming, comfortable, upbeat, and relevant without getting lost in the crowd, please join us at 10:30 am every Sunday morning at 1605 W. 106th Ave. in Northglenn, 80234 for “GO4TH.” We are a caring, inviting, and service oriented church family that wants to “GO4TH” and make a difference.

Please join us! go4thservice.blogspot.com • 303-452-5120

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Sunday School & Adult Classes 9:20 am - 10:40 am

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TUESDAY/MARCH 18 LIFETREE CAFÉ The state of public education will be examined at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 18, at Lifetree Café, 1800 E. 105th Place, Northglenn. The program, “Pass or Fail? The State of Education,” features filmed stories from Nikhil Goyal, TED talk speaker and author of “One Size Does Not Fit All: A Student’s Assessment of School,” and Sajan George, the founder of Matchbook Learning, a school-turnaround organization.

Participants in the Lifetree program will discuss the state of public education and what changes might improve the system for schools, parents, and students. Admission to the 60-minute event is free. Snacks and beverages are available. Lifetree Café is a place where people gather for conversation on life and faith in a casual coffeehouse-type setting. For questions about Lifetree may be directed to Andy Pryor at 303-452-3787 or andyp@northglenn.cc. More information is available at Lifetreecafe.com.

TUESDAY/MARCH 18 PUBLIC EDUCATION The state of public education will be examined at Lifetree Café at noon and 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 18, at5675 Field St. in Arvada. The program, titled “Pass or Fail? The State of Education,” features filmed stories from Nikhil Goyal, TED talk speaker and author of “One Size Does Not Fit All: A Student’s Assessment of School,” and Sajan George, the founder of Matchbook Learning, a school-turnaround organization. Participants in the Lifetree program will discuss the current state of public education and what changes might improve the system for schools, parents, and students. Admission to the 60-minute event is free. Snacks and beverages are available. Lifetree Café is a place where people gather for conversation about life and faith in a casual coffeehouse-type setting. Questions about Lifetree may be directed to Polly Wegner at 303-424-4454 or pwegner@peacelutheran.net.

WEDNESDAY/MARCH 19 CUBA LESS than 100 miles from the United States, Cuba remains a mystery to many in the U.S. Join Active Minds from 1:45-3:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 19, for a past, present and future look at our communist neighbor to the south. We will cover Castro’s revolution, the Bay of Pigs, the Cuban Missile Crisis, Guantánamo Bay and ongoing property disputes. We will also take a look at what the future holds for Cuba after Fidel and Raúl Castro. Program is free and takes place at Covenant Village of Colorado, 9153 Yarrow St., Westminster.

RSVP at 303-515-6351.

THURSDAY/MARCH 20 SPELLING BEE Here’s a fun way to exercise your mind.

Challenge other spelling whizzes in the fourth annual spelling bee for adults ages 60 and older, 1-3 p.m. Thursday, March 20, at the Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Call 303-425-9583. Free, but register early as this event can fill.

AMANDAL@DARLINGDOUBLES.ORG. THURSDAY/MARCH 20 HEAD SHAVING A St. Baldrick’s head shaving event is 4-8 p.m. Thursday, March 20, at Arvada West High School, 11595 Allendale Drive, Arvada.

FRIDAY/MARCH 21 GHOST ENCOUNTERS Spooks Inc., a paranormal educational corporation, presents Real Life Stories of Ghost Encounters from 6:30-8 p.m. Friday, March 21, with a Q&A session from 8-9 p.m., at Perkins Restaurant, 12015 Melody Drive, Your Week continues on Page 15

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Westminster. No cost to attend, but guests are encouraged to purchase food or drinks. Space is limited; make reservations by calling Sharyn at 720-684-7149 or emailing spookslongmont@gmail.com. Visit the group on Facebook at www. facebook.com/spooksinc.

Friday/March 21 repertory singers The Colorado Repertory Singers will perform a celebration of American music in song and verse titled “Landscapes: An American Tribute” at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, March 21, at the Broomfield Auditorium, 3 Community Park Drive. Tickets available at crs.ticketleap.com, by calling 720.924.2473 or at the door. More information may be found at coloradorepertorysingers.org.

Friday/March 21 spring Fling Shake off those winter blues and kick up your

heels at the Spring Fling, a ‘40s and ‘50s big band-style dance at 1 p.m. Friday, March 21, at the Northglenn Senior Center, 11801 Community Center Drive. No partner is needed. Light refreshments will be served and there will be a door prize drawing. Cost is free, but please RSVP at 303-450-8801 or the senior center. For people ages 55 and over.

Friday and Saturday/March 21-22 theater production Colorado ACTS presents “Alice in

Wonderland,” a production by the 8- to 12-year-old class, at 7 p.m. Friday, March 21, and at 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, March 22, at 9460 W. 58th Ave., Arvada. A donation-only performance is at 2 p.m. Friday, March 21. Call 303-456-6772 or email coloradoacts@yahoo.com; go to www.coloradoacts.org.

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through fun activities. Participants are encouraged to wear hobo clothing, as the best-dressed will win a prize. Framed photos will be available, and each boy will receive a memento.

Call 303-450-8800 or go to www. northglenn.org/recxpress to sign up.

saturday/March 22 pest ManageMent Shelly’s Garden Country, 4181 W. 120th Ave., Broomfield, presents Emerald Ash Borer and other Front Range Pest management 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 22. Experts will be at Shelly’s to help you identify, prevent and eliminate the Emerald Ash Borer. Preventative care is the best so learn early. Contact the center at 303-4666761 or www.shellysgardencountry.com for cost and more information.

Ave., Broomfield, presents Growing Fruit Trees in the Front Range 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 22. Growing fruit trees here in Colorado is a snap when you join us for the class on the ins and outs of how to do it. We’ll cover topics such as the best varieties, pollinating and fertilization among many other things. Contact the center at 303-466-6761 or www.shellysgardencountry.com for cost and more information.

saturday/March 22 hobo hoedown Mothers and their sons ages 5-10 can step into the past for an evening of sitting around the barrel fire at the railroad yard while enjoying grub, hillbilly music and a vintage movie from 5-9 p.m. Saturday, March 22, at the Northglenn Recreation Center, 11801 Community Center Drive.

Learn about the hobo life, train signals and a time long ago

native landscaping Learn about select native Colorado

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plants at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 22, at Country Fair Garden Center, 17201 W. 64th Ave., Arvada. Learn about some great plants that will thrive in our conditions and help plan your landscape to make the most with what we have here. Call for cost and reservations, 303-209-4394.

50th anniversary The Riverdale Women’s Golf Association is celebrating its 50th anniversary with its annual spring brunch and meeting Tuesday, March 25, at the clubhouse at Riverdale Golf Club in Brighton. Contact Cathy Greenwall at 720-234-5615. The association plays rganized tournaments Tuesday mornings from May through September and has openings in both 9-hole and 18-hole clubs. For information on joining our 9-hole club contact Shirley Richardson at 303-4525311; 18-hole club contact is Phyllis Jensen, 303-457-3102. Go to www.RiverdaleWomen’s Golf.com.

art classes The Aar River Gallery, 3707 W. 73rd Ave., Westminster, will offer a Fun With Watercolor class 1-4 p.m.

Saturday, March 22. To register, call 303-426-4114 or go to www.aarrivergallery.com. Class size is limited to ensure individual instruction. Learn about mixing colors and a new technique every week.

coMing soon liFetree caFé Remaining hopeful while facing difficulties will be discussed at Lifetree Café at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 25, at 1800 E. 105th Place, Northglenn. The program, titled “Why Do Bad Things Keep Happening? Finding Hope...Against All Odds,” features a screening of the short film “My Last Days,” which chronicles the experiences of Ryan and Amy Green and their young son Joel as he faces repeated health challenges.

Participants in the Lifetree program will experience an hour of encouragement and hope. Admission to the 60-minute event is free. Snacks and beverages are available. Lifetree Café is a place where people gather for conversation on life and faith in a casual coffeehouse-type setting. For questions about Lifetree may be directed to Andy Pryor at 303-452-3787 or andyp@ northglenn.cc. More information is available at Lifetreecafe. com.

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Parker Location $25/half-hour $45/hour Call Stacey at 303 990-1595.

Misc. Notices Want To Purchase minerals and other oil/gas interests. Send details to: P.O. Box 13557 Denver, CO 80201

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Quarters, halves, wholes available.

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GARAGE & ESTATE SALES Garage Sales Highlands Ranch HUGE MOVING SALE Friday & Saturday March 14, 15, 21 & 22 9:30-2:30 Furniture, Art, Kids Stuff, Household Goods etc.

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coMing soon/March 29 stage coMbat Creative Revolution Theatre Company presents a stage combat workshop from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, March 29 at Unique Theatre, 500 E. 84th Ave., Suite C-1, in the North Valley Tech Center, Thornton. The workshop is open to teens/adults with all levels of experience. Go to http://crtc. ticketleap.com to register; please pay what you can. Class is led by Jenn Zuko Boughn (http://bonzuko.com). coMing soon/March 29-30 turkey hunting Colorado Parks and Wildlife presents Women Afield: Turkey 101 Field Clinic from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday, March 29, at Barr Lake State Park/Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory, 14500 Lark Bunting Lane, Brighton; and Turkey 201 Field Clinic 8:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, March 30, at Colorado Agricultural Leadership Foundation’s Lowell Ranch, 2330 S. I-25, Castle Rock. Register at http://register-ed. com/programs/colorado/118-colorado-outreach.

coMputer classes Learn basic to advanced use of the computer in a small class setting at the Community Recreation Center of Apex, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd. One-on-one personal training is also available. Call 303-425-9583 for times and fees.

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FURNITURE SALE – ALL IN EXCELLENT CONDITION Custom Made Sofa, Ottoman and 2 Chairs - $3,000, Glass Top Table with 6 Upholstered Chairs - $500, 2 Queen Anne Red Wood/Upholstered Chairs - $500, King Tempurpedic Mattress Set - $500, Sealy King Mattress Set - $500, Cal King Headboard with Pillow Top Mattress - $300, Sealy Queen Mattress Set - $400, Brown Leather Recliner - $250, Console Accent Table - $250, Mediterranean Chest of Drawers - $150, Mediterranean Dresser - $150, Console Table $125, Coffee Table with Glass Top - $100, Craftsman Workbench and 2 Chairs - $250, Custom Wood Pool Table Light - $400, Also Pictures, Rugs, Flower Arrangements and Artificial Plants 720-376-1675

children’s workshop Rock out with some fun garden crafts, such as rock sculptures, paintings, drawings and decorations. Stations will be set up so kids can choose which crafts they want to make. Cost depends on crafts. Rock and Roll garden crafts is at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 27, at Country Fair Garden Center, 17201 W. 64th Ave., Arvada. Call 303-209-4394 for reservations; space is limited.

woMen’s networking group in Arvada has openings for women in business who can commit to a weekly Wednesday morning meeting. One member per business category.

Contact Info@OurConnection.org or call 303-438-6783.

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book club The senior book club will discuss “Orphan Train,”

by Christina Bakers Kline, at 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 25, at the Northglenn Senior Center, 11801 Community Center Drive.

Penobscot Indian Molly Ayer is close to “aging out” of the foster care system. A community service position helping an elderly woman clean out her home is the only thing keeping Molly out of juvie and worse. As she helps Vivian sort through her possessions and memories, Molly learns that she and Vivian aren’t as different as they seem to be. To reserve a copy of the book, stop by the senior center or call 303-450-8801. For people ages 55 and over. neighborhood Meeting Residents can communicate directly to Ward IV elected officials with questions, concerns or comments about the city and its government at 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, March 25, at Shepherds’ Hall, 650 Kennedy Drive, Northglenn. Police Chief Jim May will be on hand to speak. The meeting will cover fees for water, sewer and trash. There will also be an update on economic development. Contact council members Kim Snetzinger at 303-913-7195 or ksnetzinger@ northglenn.org or Gene Wieneke at 303-457-0858 or gwieneke@northglenn.org.

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TRANSPORTATION Autos for Sale 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS unrestored 396/350HP, blue/black white stripes, $9600, M-21 MUNCIE 4SPD manual, gathy61@outlook.com / 720-295-9869.

2001 Ford Focus ZX3 Very good condition, New Tires/Shocks/Struts $2499 (970)237-1485

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looking ahead looking ahead/april 2 travel FilMs A series of hosted travel films is presented at the D.L. Parsons Theatre inside the Northglenn Recreation Center, 11801 Community Center Drive. Tour guides are professional film makers who personally narrate their films. Shows begin at 10:30 a.m. and include a 15-minute intermission with refreshments. Individual and season tickets are available. Call 303-450-8800 for information and reservations. Schedule of films: april 2: Eastern Canada RV Adventure, by John Holod and Jodie Ginter looking ahead/april 4 essay contest Colorado Municipal League is accepting entries through Friday, April 4, for its “If I Were Mayor …” essay contest, open to seventh- and eighth-graders describing how they would make their city or town the best place to live. Four winners will receive certificates of achievement, $500 to establish a college account with CollegeInvest and the opportunity to attend the municipal league’s conference in Breckenridge to receive their awards and present their essays during the elected officials luncheon on Friday, June 20. The brochure can be found at www.cml.org/Resources/ Civic-Engagement/If-I-Were-Mayor-Essay-Contest/If-I-WereMayor-2014/ Ken Salazar, former U.S. Interior Department Secretary for President Obama, will serve as this year’s honorary contest chairman. looking ahead/april 5 photograph club The Forney Museum welcomes photographers the first Saturday of every month for a behind-thescenes chance to shoot your favorite vehicles in our collection.

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Coupons for half-price admission available at https://www. facebook.com/DarlingDoublesKidsStuffSale. Cash, checks and credit cards accepted. Visit www.darlingdoubles.org or email Looking Ahead/April 9, April 10 writing contest Creative Communication is accepting submissions for its poetry contest, with divisions for grades K-3, 4-6, 7-9 and 10-12, through April 10. Top 10 winners will be named in each division. Poetry must be 21 lines or less in English. Entries can made online at www.poeticpower.com or mail entries, labeled Poetry Contest or Essay Contest, to 159 N. Main, Smithfield UT 84335. Include author’s name, address, city, state and ZIP, current grade, school name, school address and teacher’s name. Home school students are welcome to enter. Selected entries of merit will be invited to be published in an anthology. An art contest for grades K-12 also is coming up. To enter, take a photo of your original artwork and enter it at www.celebratingart.com; deadline is April 9. Full contest information is available online, or call 435-713-4411.

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JAGUARS UpSet in finAl SecondS

Jefferson Academy head coach Mark Sharpley, left, comforts his son senior Bryson Sharpley after the Jaguars lost to Manitou Springs in the 3A State Tournament March 8 at Jefferson Academy High School. Photos by Kate Ferraro

No. 1 Jefferson Academy beaten by Manitou Springs

By Kate Ferraro

kferraro@coloradocommunitymediacom It wasn’t supposed to end this way for the Jefferson Academy boy’s basketball team.

The Jaguars earned the No. 1 seed in the 3A boy’s basketball State Tournament after finishing the regular season 19-3 and sweeping the Metropolitan League Tournament.

They defeated Eagle Ridge Academy 73-23 in the first round, March 7.

Everything continued to go the Jaguars’ way in the Sweet 16 match against No. 16 Manitou Springs (14-10), maintaining the advantage the entire time.

However, in the last two seconds of the game, Mustangs’ senior Chase Megyeri hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to end the Jaguars’ season.

“It’s devastating for the kids,” Jaguars’ head coach Mark Sharpley said. “They worked really, really hard and hats off to Manitou.

They played good defense.

They hit a big shot at the end.”

Jefferson Academy led 30-23 at the end of the third quarter, but the Mustangs went on an 8-3 run to tighten the Jaguars’ lead by only two points, 33-31,

Jefferson Academy junior Reese Swanson falls to the floor after the Jaguars lost to Manitou Springs in the 3A State Tournament March 8 at Jefferson Academy High School. with three minutes left in the game. Jaguars’ six foot six senior Bryson Sharpley scored a 2-pointer, but Manitou Springs answered right back with a 2-pointer of their own.

With 11 seconds left and the Jaguars’ leading 3533, the Mustangs’ Megyeri scored a 3-pointer from the top of the key, stealing the Jefferson Academy’s victory away from them, 36-35.

“It feels great,” Megyeri said on knocking the Jaguars out of the tournament.

“We were trying to get a back door play set up for me to go back door, but it didn’t really work. I’m a senior this year, so I knew I had to get something up.

This was my last chance. I got a shot up and it went in.”

Bryson Sharpley led the Metropolitan League in blocks per game with 4.1 and was second in the 3A division with 4.1 He also led the league in rebounds per game with 9.2 and was fifth in the league in points per game with 17.3.

“He had an outstanding

Jefferson Academy senior Brennan Ballard, right, is guarded by Manitou Springs senior Drew Faloon in the 3A State Tournament Sweet 16 game March 8 at Jefferson Academy High School. year,” coach Mark Sharpley said of his son.

“He had another good game today. He had a good career here.”

Jefferson Academy junior guard Joe Raff was second in the 3A division

in 3-pointers and junior guard Andrew Ullman was fourth in the 3A division with free throws.

Along with Bryson Sharpley, the Jaguars will also be losing seniors guard Reese Swanson,

guard Nick Grant, forward Dave Cordutsky and forward/center Brennan Ballard.

Bryson Sharpley declined an interview with Colorado Community Media.

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State playoffs: Holy Family boys, girls move on to Great 8

Scoreboard

Legacy girls lose to Dakota Ridge

LEGACY HIGH SCHOOL

By Kate Ferraro

Girls basketball

kferraro@coloradocommunitymedia.com The No. 2 Holy Family boy’s basketball team flew through the first and Sweet 16 rounds of the 3A State Tournament. The Tigers beat No. 31 Sterling 53-24 and No. 15 Centauri 55-32.

They move on to the Great 8 against No. 7 Brush at 5:30 p.m. at the Air Force Academy. If the Tigers win, they play either No. 6 Denver Science & Tech Stapleton or No. 3 Colorado Springs Christian in the Final Four.

Holy Family beat Denver Science & Tech Stapleton earlier in the season 77-60.

The girl’s team earned the No. 1 spot in the State Tournament and beat No. 32 Estes Park 60-39 in the first round. Holy Family defeated No. 17 Cedaredge in the Sweet 16, 62-43 and will move on to the Great 8 where they will play No. 9 Eaton at 4 p.m. March 13 at Air Force Academy.

If the Tigers beat Eaton, they move on to play either No. 4 Lamar or No. 5 Peak to Peak in the semifinals, March 14. Holy Family has beat Peak to Peak twice and Eaton once this year.

The 3A State Tournament Finals are March 15 at Air Force Academy.

Other 3A teams — No. 1 Jefferson Academy boys beat No. 32 Eagle Ridge Academy 73-23, and then was upset by No. 16 Manitou Springs 36-35. The Jaguars finished the season with a 20-4 record.

No. 22 the Academy girl’s team lost to No. 11 Bishop Machebeuf 48-27 in the first round of the State Tournament. The Wildcats finished the season 15-8. The boy’s team earned the No. 24 seed and lost to No. 9 Faith Christian 56-43. They ended their season 1212.

No. 19 Pinnacle boys finished their season 17-6 after losing to No. 14 Grand Valley 7053. No. 26 Pinnacle girls ended their season 13-10 after falling to No. 7 Manitou Springs 53-36 in the first round of the tournament.

Legacy 46, Dakota Ridge 60 Legacy fell to Dakota Ridge in the Sweet 16 ending their season with a 11-15 record. Junior Courtney Smith scored 22 points for the Lightning. Senior Jenna Fenton scored nine points and junior Bree Paulson scored eight. Smith had three 3-pointers, three blocks, 14 rebounds and four assists. Paulson had four rebounds and three assists.

Girls soccer Legacy 4, Legend 1 The Lightning had four different scorers in the win against Legend. Sophomore Kaylee Kennedy, freshman Abby Deakin, senior Jasmine Beaulieu and senior Madison Stone each scored a goal. Senior Brooke Williams had two assists and senior Mady Huber and sophomore Madison Gallegos had one assist each. Senior goalkeeper Samantha Privett had one save.

MOUNTAIN RANGE HIGH SCHOOL Girls soccer

Holy Family senior Brennon Lee is guarded by Centauri in a game in the 3A State Tournament March 8 at Holy Family High School. Photo by Kate Ferraro Class 1A Region 2 — The Belleview Christian girls team earned a first-round bye in the Regionals Tournament, and then lost 5038 to Briggsdale. The Bruins finished their season 17-6.

The Rocky Mountain Lutheran girl’s team ended their season with a 15-8 overall record after losing to Hi-Plains 57-44 in the Region-

als Tournament.

Legacy High School — After defeating the No. 2 seed ThunderRidge 40-36 in the second round of the Class 5A State Tournament, the Lightning lost to Dakota Ridge 60-46 in the Sweet 16. Legacy also beat No. 10 Chatfield in the first round 61-58. They finished the season 11-15.

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Mountain Range 6, Northglenn 0 Mountain Range sophomore Aimee Thorstensen scored three goals in the win against the Norse. Senior Lacey Daniel scored two goals and sophomore Sophia Garcia had one goal. The Mustangs scored six goals off 30 shots.

UPCOMING GAMES Girls soccer THURSDAY 6 p.m. - Legacy vs. Broomfield 6:30 p.m. - Mountain Range vs. Poudre FRIDAY 4 p.m. - Legacy vs. Standley Lake @ North Stadium MONDAY 6 p.m. - Mountain Range vs. Standley Lake

SALOME’S STARS FOR THE WEEK OF MaR 10, 2014

ARIES (Mar 21 to apr 19) Take time from your busy schedule to check out what’s going on around you.

You might find that someone has been secretly trying to pull the wool over those beautiful Sheep’s eyes.

TAURUS (apr 20 to May 20) Once again, the Bovine’s boldness pays off in uncovering the source of a disturbing workplace situation. Your personal life calls for patience, as a certain matter plays itself out.

GEMINI (May 21 to Jun 20) Forget about going all out to impress someone in your personal life. Just being yourself is all that matters. a workplace decision will need more time. Don’t rush into it.

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CANCER (Jun 21 to Jul 22) Some supersensitive Crabs might take offense at what they perceive as a slight. But a closer look points to a simple misunderstanding. The weekend holds a welcome surprise.

LEO (Jul 23 to aug 22) Sure, you can roar your head off over someone’s failure to keep a promise. But the wiser course would be to ask why it happened. Be prepared for an answer that might well surprise you.

VIRGO (aug 23 to Sept 22) a developing relationship needs time to find its direction. So please be patient and resist pushing things along. a recently cooleddown workplace situation could heat up again.

LIBRA (Sept 23 to Oct 22) Congratulations. Your well-thought-out proposal seems to be working.

Someone who hasn’t agreed with you on most things in the past could turn out to be one of your major supporters.

SCORPIO (Oct 23 to Nov 21) Things seem to be going well. However, you can still expect criticism -some of it pretty heavy. But as long as you can back up your position, you’ll be able to rise above it.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 to Dec 21) Making an effort to smooth over even the smallest obstacles now will go a long way to assuring that things run smoothly once you’re set to move on with your plans.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22 to Jan 19) You should be able to continue with your plans once you get past those temporary delays. Surprise, surprise. an offer to help comes from a most unlikely source.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20 to Feb 18) Prioritizing your tasks is important this week because of all those demands you have to deal with. The pressure eases in time for you to enjoy the weekend.

PISCES (Feb 19 to Mar 20) Save your energy and stay focused on what has to be done, despite all those distractions you’re likely to face. You should see some evidence of real progress by week’s end.

BORN THIS WEEK: You are a generous, giving person who is always ready, willing and more than able to help others in need. © 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.

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March 13, 2014

Advisor Caring

Respecting

Connecting

March 2014

Preserving

Volunteer Caregivers Serve the Community The Senior Hub’s Homecare Services department includes a Caregiver Program created in 1997. It continues today to send 80 to 100 volunteers each year into the homes of area seniors in N. Metro Denver and Aurora. While our professional caregivers provide more extensive services and care, our volunteers assist with routine light housekeeping, shopping and errands, business help, respite care, pet care and seasonal chores. Volunteers are active in special projects throughout the year; helping seniors with their

yard cleanups in the spring and the fall, and helping with larger household projects in collaboration with the Catholic H.E.A.R.T. program in N. Metro Denver.

In 2007, we established the Companion Care Program, providing volunteer assistance to seniors in their homes with their companion animals.

Through the Companion Care Program we collaborate with Banfield Hospitals to distribute pet food over the holidays, a project which has grown significantly from a handful of volunteers delivering pet food to a few seniors

into community-wide involvement of groups, workplaces and businesses.

We extended our pet food assistance by providing

emergency pet food gift cards throughout the year and in 2013, assisted seniors with urgent care veterinary bills. The Senior

Hub’s Volunteer Caregiver Program in Aurora is a member of the northwest Aurora Community Time Bank.

For volunteer assistance or for information on any of the above services, please contact Linda Rinelli at 720-859-2248.

Fall Prevention Tips of the Month (Part 1) By: Mary Thatcher, Homecare Director Don’t we all wish to age the best we can? Despite illness, disability, or whatever our circumstances we all want to participate in life and maintain our health.

We need to promote our wellness and selfmanage our conditions or

difficulties that arise as we age. We all need to remain as active and independent as possible for as long as possible. Falls can be catastrophic to our health!

Thousands of older adults fall each year. Perhaps you are concerned about your own risk of falling or perhaps for a relative or neighbor? According to

the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States, yearly thousands of people over age 65 die and close to a million people are treated in emergency rooms because of falls.

There are easy things you can do to avoid becoming part of the fall related statistics.

Presents

DINE AND DONATE Eat out on these dates at our sponsoring restaurants listed below and a portion of your meal cost will be donated to support meals for elders served by:

The Senior Hub Meals on Wheels MARCH 20TH - ALL DAY Rosita’s Mexican Restaurant 8850 North Federal

• Have clear walking pathways. No junk mail, newspapers, shoes, magazines, blankets, bedspreads, books or cords on the floor where you walk.

• Watch out for the transition areas like vinyl or wood to carpet. Is your flooring in good condition?

Torn carpet, ripples, tears

in worn vinyl could cause you to fall.

• Improve the lighting in your home. Use nightlights.

Put in brighter light bulbs throughout. Do you know you can have light switches that glow?

• Have grab bars installed in and near your tub or shower. Installed grab bars near toilets are helpful

too. Raised toilet seats and safety frames can be beneficial. All of these things are very inexpensive if they help you avoid a fall!

• If your tub or shower is slippery? Put self-stick strips or a non-slip rubber mat down so you won’t slip and fall.

Watch for more tips next month!

Over the last couple of months The Senior Hub Meals on Wheels Program has been the lucky recipient of many wonderful, considerate individuals, both locally and around the country.

As a non-profit listed with DoSomething.org The Senior Hub has received hundreds of homemade cards from individuals as far away as Santa Clara University in California.

These holiday salutations, are then shared with all of

the seniors who are clients of our Meals on Wheels Program as well as our Adult Day Service. The February Valentines were a very special hit with our folks as we received over 600 cards.

“I just wanted to call you Amanda (Meals on Wheels Director) and thank you so much for the Valentines’. I haven’t gotten a Valentine since I was a girl in grade school. It brightened my whole day,“ was just one of the many comments we

received from clients.

Simple actions can mean so much to an elder who is no longer able to get out much and has few family nearby. We are grateful for these strangers who have chosen to support The Senior Hub through the DoSomething.org network and are now friends. It just shows how “Each of us Can Make A Difference.”

Salutations from Strangers bring Smiles

MARCH 27TH - DINNER ONLY 4-10:00 p.m.

Mickey’s Top Sirloin Steak House 6950 N. Broadway Call 303-426-4408 for dates and times at Jay’s and Great Scott’s Restaurants

Can YOU lend a hand?

Please complete this form and mail along with your donation to: The Senior Hub, 2360 W. 90th Ave., Federal Heights, CO 80260 You can also donate online at www.seniorhub.org

Please join us in our mission to care for those who need your helping hands and caring hearts.

YES, I want to help!

Donor Name_____________________________________________________________ Address_________________________________City_____________State___Zip_______ e-mail_________________________________________________________________ I would like to donate: ___$1000___$500___$250___$100___$50___$25___Other (amount:______) Pledges for ongoing support can now be made by calling the office at 303-426-4408.

Credit cards also accepted.

Please apply my donation to: __General Operations __Adult Day Services__RSVP __Meals On Wheels __ Homecare__Senior Solutions __ Other

303-426-4408

Shop for groceries and support The Senior Hub and your community at the same time!

IT’S EASY! • Buy a gift card from THE SENIOR HUB preloaded with $10 • Use it up and reload it at King Soopers over and over • The Senior Hub will earn 5% of everthing you spend!

• It will cost you nothing but a little time and you still earn all your discounts and gas credits!

For more information or to purchase a card contact

Calina or Renee at 303-426-4408

Donate your old wheels Donate your used car, van, truck, boat with a trailer, or recreational vehicle to Meals On Wheels Association of America, seven days a week, 24 hours a day.

It’s easy and the proceeds from the sale of your donated vehicle(s) at auction will allow The Senior Hub Meals on Wheels program to continue to serve nutritious meals, perform safety checks and protect the health, well-being and independence of the homebound elderly citizens in your community.

We accept any vehicles regardless of age and condition!

Prefer to speak to a person? Please have your title in hand and call us at 1-888-MOW-KAR1, (1-888669-5271) and one of our friendly operators will assist you. Be sure to mention that you’d like The Senior Hub Meals on Wheels program to benefit from you kind support.