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Prostitute stings to continue Operation part of bigger goal to reduce prostitution in city By Whitney Phillips wphillips@greelytribune.com

In the wake of a prostitution sting operation that ended when a Greeley police officer fatally shot a man Wednesday, Greeley’s police chief said Thursday that the city has seen a noticeable increase in prostitution, and he plans to continue the sting operations. During an undercover operation on Wednesday at a Greeley Comfort Inn, 2467 29th St., police shot and killed an unidentified man after he brandished a gun while officers were attempting to arrest him. Greeley Police Chief Jerry Garner said the sting operation was one of several over the past few months aimed at putting pressure on the growing number of people involved with prostitution in the city. “I’m not foolish enough to think that we’ll stamp out prostitution in Greeley,” Garner said. “I’m not crazy. But our goal is to make it harder to operate. If you’re not quite sure if the person you’re dealing with is a cop, you JIM RYDBOM/jrydbom@greeleytribun

GREELEY/EVANS DISTRICT 6 SUPERINTENDENT Dr. Ranelle Lang speaks during a recent school board meeting.

A PASSING GRADE Report didn’t include many details, but praised Lang for work in district By Sherrie Peif speif@greeleytribune.com

The evaluation of Greeley-Evans School District’s 6’s top administrator came and went without much pomp and circumstance. In fact, the evaluation of Superintendent Ranelle Lang, signed by board President Roger DeWitt on behalf of the entire school board, didn’t say much but was mostly favorable. The less than two-page evaluation, which was dated March 27, came after Lang submitted a 25-page self-evaluation that included more than 500 pages of supporting documents. The evaluation, which

looked at five specific criteria set forth by the previous board — including student achievement, student engagement, principal and leadership development, engaging the community and organizational effectiveness — also did not come with a raise. DeWitt said a raise was not even discussed because Lang’s current contract, which is for $202,154 in base salary, is not up until the end of the 2015 school year. DeWitt said the board evaluated Lang the best they could considering the goals and objectives came from a board with completely different objectives. “It simply acknowledged the work being done on behalf

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of the district,” DeWitt said. “We found ourselves looking at those priorities as helpful and meaningful, but not so much an individual performance evaluation. It’s hard to evaluate the superintendent on something that is the work of her staff.” In the report, the board said it is clear that Lang is “focused on student achievement and that she has implemented numerous programs to improve achievement on assessments and to improve graduation rates.” It did take to task student achievement in the district, especially at the middle school level. The evaluation said although there has been a significant increase in graduation rates, some improvement in achievement levels for most of the sub-demographics groups and an improved accreditation rating, there are still “significant struggles with

students classified as ELL and at our middle schools.” The board pointed out that the evaluation from the previous year’s board said the middle school reform in place was a “resounding success.” “We wanted to point out that ongoing work needs to be done,” DeWitt said. “We still have miles to go on performance in our middle schools. If the state has gone down are we really better? Our gap closed in achievement, but not because we got better — because the state went down.” The report never explicitly detailed how well the board contends Lang is doing her job, but instead it detailed what she has been involved in over the past year. » Student engagement: The successful implementation of several programs

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44-year-old man dies in Wednesday evening car crash WELD COUNTY

Officials have identified a 44-year-old Sterling man as the victim of a fatal crash that occurred Wednesday evening east of Ault. Raymond Gerlach was driving a Dodge sedan eastbound on Colo. 14 about 13 miles east of Ault when his vehicle collided with a planter being hauled behind a truck, according to Trooper Josh Lewis with the Colorado State Patrol. That collision sent Gerlach’s vehicle into a guardrail and then into a Chevrolet pickup, Lewis said. Gerlach was ejected and was pronounced dead at the scene. Lewis said Tyler Dyer, 24 of Eaton, and David Dyer, 53 of Eaton, were the other drivers involved, and they were not injured. Lewis said his agency is investigating excessive speed as a possible factor in the crash. Gerlach is the eighth person to die on Weld County roads so far this year. Through May 22 last year, eight people had lost their lives in crashes.

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The Greeley Historic Preservation Commission will host the free Historic Property Research Resources and Historic Register Nominations Workshop from 10 a.m.-noon Wednesday at the Greeley History Museum, 714 8th St. City of Greeley Museums Archivist Caroline Blackburn will speak on the research process and sources of information available at the Greeley History Museum and History Colorado National and State Register. Historian Heather Peterson will speak about the nomination process for State and National Register properties. City of Greeley Historic Preservation Specialist Betsy Kellums will speak about the nomination process for the Greeley Historic Register. For more information, contact Kellums at (970) 350-9222 or email betsy. kellums@greeleygov.com.

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The city of Greeley closed a section of the Poudre River Trail on Thursday afternoon because spring runoff was flowing over it. The city closed the section from the 59th Avenue underpass (approximately mile marker 13.5) to the 71st Avenue trail crosswalk (approximately mile marker 12). The city will determine what sections need to be closed on a daily basis depending on spring runoff and the flooding it causes. Even shallow water up to your ankles can sweep away a strong person. Kids especially are vulnerable to flooding. Go to http://greeleygov.com/Parks/default.aspx daily for conditions and closures.

Multiple Memorial Day events in Weld Staff reports

Weld County military organizations will hold the 140th annual Memorial Day program at 9 a.m. Monday at Linn Grove Cemetery, 1700 Cedar Ave. This year’s program will feature Bob Bernd as emcee, retired U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Robert Wideman, a White Doves for Hope Release, the Greeley Police Department Honor Guard, and numerous military organizations. The event will proceed regardless of weather conditions, however the Avenue of Flags display will be dependent upon the weather conditions. For additional information, contact Linn Grove Cemetery at (970) 350-9386, or visit greeleygov.com/ LinnGroveCemetery/. Other Memorial Day events in Weld County include:

» Veterans of Foreign Wars Greeley

Brunch from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at 2514 7th Ave. in Greeley. For more information, call (970) 352-1028. » The city of Evans VFW will host a Memorial Day Ceremony at 11 a.m. Monday at the Evans Cemetery, 1100 37th St. After the ceremony, a potluck will be hosted at the VFW Post at 3501 State St., Evans. » Norman and Hutchinson American Legion Post 26 will host a ceremony at Eaton Cemetery at 9:30 a.m. » The Johnstown/Milliken VFW post will host its annual Memorial Day service at 11 a.m. at the cemetery. After the service, there will be a potluck at the VFW at 104 E. South 1st St.,

» Memorial Day closures » All Weld County government offices » State driver’s license offices » The Department of Public Health and Environments » U.S. Social Security Administration » U.S. Postal Offices » Colorado Parks and Wildlife administrative offices » Greeley-Evans Transit service and office » Paratransit van service » Call–N–Ride service » Greeley City Hall » City Hall Annex » Public Works Administration Building » Lincoln Park Annex, including Greeley Municipal Court » University of Northern Colorado » Aims Community College » Greeley-Evans School District 6

Summer gas prices to have familiar look Associated Press NEW YORK — The price of gaso-

line looks familiar this Memorial Day. For the third year in a row, the national average will be within a penny or two of $3.64 per gallon. Stability wasn’t always the norm. Between 2003 and 2008 average retail gasoline prices more than doubled, reaching an all-time high of $4.11 per gallon in 2008. Prices then collapsed as the U.S. plunged into recession. But after a two-year run-up between 2009 and 2011, the price of gasoline has remained in a range of roughly $3.25 to $3.75 per gallon. Drivers can handle that, according to AAA, and are ready to head out for Memorial Day driving trips in the highest numbers since 2005. “It is unlikely that gas prices will have a significant effect on travel plans compared to a year ago,” AAA wrote in its annual Memorial Day forecast. Steady gasoline prices are largely the result of relatively steady crude oil prices, even though there has been a long list of global supply disruptions and political turmoil that that typically would push the price of oil higher. Sanctions have sharply cut out-

put from Iran, once the world’s third largest oil exporter. Libya went through civil war, and labor and political disruptions continue to limit its exports. Venezuela’s oil output has been steadily declining for a decade. Most recently, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine is raising concerns that sanctions will impact production or exports from Russia, the world’s second largest exporter after Saudi Arabia. But rising crude output in countries such as the U.S., Canada and Brazil have offset the declining supply elsewhere, helping to keep prices steady. Approaching this Memorial Day, the national average is $3.65 per gallon, according to AAA, OPIS and Wright Express. Last year on the holiday it was $3.63 per gallon. In 2012 it was $3.64. The story is similar with other fuels. Through the first quarter of this year airlines are paying $3.03 per gallon for jet fuel — exactly the same they paid on average for all of last year, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. The average price of diesel, $3.93 per gallon, is a nickel higher than last year. Averages only tell part of the sto-

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A CUSTOMER FILLS HER car with fuel. If the price of gasoline looks familiar this Memorial Day that’s because it is. For the third year in a row, the national average will be within a few pennies of $3.64 per gallon. ry, though. Tom Kloza, chief oil analyst at the Oil Price Information Service and Gasbuddy.com, compares the national average price of gasoline to the average temperature of the country — outside your door it’s almost certainly hotter or cooler than the average. This year, drivers in the Midwest, Great Plains states and the Rockies are paying quite a bit less than they did a year ago on Memorial Day weekend. The Minnesota

average of $3.49 is 78 cents lower than last year, the biggest drop in the nation. Drivers in North Dakota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Iowa and Kansas are all paying at least 50 cents per gallon less. That’s because last year some big Midwest refineries were taken offline to be upgraded to handle cheaper Canadian crude oil. That work is done and the refineries are churning out a lot of fuel, pushing down prices in the region.

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A leaky pool has forced a delay in the opening of Discovery Bay Water Park in Greeley. However several other pools around the city opened Thursday. Centennial Pool, 2315 Reservoir Road opened its doors, as did the Sunrise Splash Park, 4th Avenue and

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benefit student, firefighters A motorcycle poker run to benefit the Greeley firefighters’ benevolent fund and Jordan Hughes, a senior at University High, will start at 10 a.m. June 1 at Greeley Fire Station No. 2. The run is open to all vehicles, not just motorcycles. Hughes recovered

from Leukemia but has thousands of dollars in medical bills to pay off. A poker run has five stops. When a person arrives at a stop, he or she will receive a card. The person with the best hand at the end wins a prize. The cost is $15 for one hand and $20 for two. Register that morning before the run

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Group seeks to keep arts relevant Associated Press DENVER — Grammy-win-

ning jazz singer Dianne Reeves, who was bused to her Denver middle school years ago, says sharing songs and poetry across the racial divide helped ease tension during the difficult days of desegregation. Actor and graphic artist Archie Villeda spent high school immersed in theater after seeing people who looked and laughed like him onstage for the first time, in a vaudeville-style satire, “I Don’t Speak English Only,” by Denver’s Su Teatro drama company. Denver-area directors, conductors and curators want to keep inspiring people like Reeves, who is African-American, and Villeda, whose parents were born in Mexico. But a city survey suggests that African-American and Hispanic residents not only aren’t as likely as others to attend arts events, they are also more likely to describe the diversity in the arts offered as poor or fair. Denver’s concerns about the diversity of both the audiences and of the community that manages and presents the arts can be heard across the country as ballet and opera companies, museums and orchestras face declining attendance, contributions and endowments. Denver institutions are trying to reverse declines by making art relevant and

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phony’s Very Young Composers program, helps students compose April 22during music class at Cole Elementary in Denver. The Symphony’s outreach program at urban schools is designed to inspire both children and professional musicians alike, and as a way for fine arts community to expose art to a young urban demographic which is often tuned in to only pop culture. accessible to new audiences. That means taking the arts to where people are, and finding out what works to get people to come in — whether new offerings, cheaper seats, even better transportation and parking. The discussion in the Denver area comes 25 years after the debut of a special tax that funds arts as well as history, science and other cultural institutions. Communities across the country took note of voters’

willingness — 75 percent to 25 percent — to raise their own taxes for art. Randy Cohen, a Washington-based arts policy expert, said Denver can and must build on the reputation for innovation it earned 25 years ago with the creation of the Scientific & Cultural Facilities District, known as SCFD. “You just can’t take for granted you’re always going to have the support, you’re always going to have the money,” said Cohen,

vice president of research and policy at Americans for the Arts. Denver Mayor Michael Hancock released a report that includes the survey and stresses that increasing access is crucial because of the economic importance of the arts and changing demographics: about a third of the city’s population is Hispanic, and more than half its population growth over the last 20 years has been among Hispanics.

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House OKs curbs on NSA phone surveillance Associated Press WASHINGTON — In an overwhelming vote, the House moved the U.S. closer to ending the National Security Agency’s bulk collection of Americans’ phone records Thursday, the most significant demonstration to date of leaker Edward Snowden’s impact on the debate over privacy versus security. But the final version of the legislation, “watered down” in the words of one supporter, also showed the limits of that impact. The bill was severely weakened to mollify U.S. intelligence agencies, which insisted that the surveillance programs that shocked many Americans are a critical bulwark against terror plots. The bill was approved 303-121, which means that most House members can now say they voted to end what many critics consider the most troubling practice Snowden disclosed — the collection and storage of U.S. calling data by the secretive intelligence agency. But almost no other major provision designed to restrict NSA surveillance, including limits on the secret court that grants warrants to search the data, survived the negotiations to get the bill to the House floor. And even the prohibition on bulk collection of Americans’ communications records has been called into question by some activists who say a last-minute change in wording diminished what was sold as

a ban. “People will say, ‘We did something, and isn’t something enough,’” said Steven Aftergood, who tracks intelligence issues for the Federation of American Scientists. “But this bill doesn’t fundamentally resolve the uncertainties that generated the whole controversy.” Though some privacy activists continued to back the bill, others withdrew support, as did technology companies such as Google and Facebook. Rep. Mike Rogers of Michigan, the Republican chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, said, “I believe this is a workable compromise that protects the core function of a counterterrorism program we know has saved lives around the world.” The measure now heads to the Senate, where Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., told reporters Thursday that “we must do something.” The USA Freedom Act would codify a proposal made in January by President Barack Obama, who said he wanted to end the NSA’s practice of collecting and storing the “to and from” records of nearly every American landline telephone call under a program that searched the data for connections to terrorist plots abroad. The phone records program was revealed though the leaks last year by Snowden, who used his job as a computer network administrator to remove tens of

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A SIGN OUTSIDE THE National Security Administration campus in Fort Meade, Md. The U.S. government is close to ending the NSA’s nationwide bulk collection of American phone records with an overwhelming House vote that is the most significant demonstration to date of leaker Edward Snowden’s impact on the debate over privacy versus security.

thousands of secret documents from an NSA facility in Hawaii. Snowden fled first to China, then Russia where he is avoiding an extradition order to face criminal charges for revealing classi-

fied information. The phone companies create and store those billing records, and the legislation still would give the NSA authority to request batches of data from the

companies to search in terrorism investigations in response to a judicial order. Law enforcement agents routinely obtain such records in criminal investigations.

YOUR WORLD A daily recap of events from across the world.

BOTCHED NUCLEAR SILO DRILL REVEALED WASHINGTON

An Air Force security team’s botched response to a simulated assault on a nuclear missile silo has prompted a blistering review followed by expanded training to deal with the nightmare scenario of a real attack. The Air Force recognized the possibility of such an intrusion as more worrisome after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. But an internal review of the exercise held last summer at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana said the security forces were unable to speedily regain control of the captured silo, and called this a “critical deficiency.” The Associated Press obtained a copy of the report through a Freedom of Information Act request. The previously unreported misstep was the reason the 341st Missile Wing flunked a broader safety and security inspection. The unit, which has been beset with other problems in recent

months, including an exam-cheating scandal that led its commander to resign in March, passed a do-over of the security portion of the inspection last October. The failure was one of a string of nuclear missile corps setbacks revealed by the AP over the past year. The force has suffered embarrassing security, leadership and training lapses, discipline breakdowns and morale problems.

CONGRESS BOOSTS FUNDING FOR VA INVESTIGATION WASHINGTON

As Congress stepped up efforts Thursday to get to the bottom of the allegations of substandard healthcare services at Veterans Affairs facilities, a Senate committee approved funds for a nationwide investigation and a House panel authorized a subpoena to compel VA officials to appear at a hearing next week. With a growing number of Republican and some Democratic lawmakers

calling for Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki’s resignation, the retired four-star general was on Capitol Hill on Thursday to meet with the Senate’s No. 2 Democrat, Richard J. Durbin, over allegations of manipulated waiting lists at VA facilities, including one in suburban Chicago in Durbin’s home state of Illinois. At the same time, Senate Republicans pressed Democrats to conduct more aggressive oversight of the VA, while Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, complained about veterans becoming “pawns in election-year gamesmanship.”

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argue that a variety of great apes went extinct in Europe about 7 million years ago because the qualities that allowed them to spread throughout the Old World were the same that sealed their fate. In a paper published Wednesday in the journal PLOS One, researchers say an analysis of the enamel on ancient ape molars shows that dietary specialization among different species left them unable to adapt to a rapidly cooling environment at the close of the Miocene epoch.

POSTAL SERVICE UNVEILS HARVEY MILK STAMP WASHINGTON

Harvey Milk never lived to see his life’s work come to fruition. But on Thursday, some of the elected officials and dignitaries he inspired paid tribute to him in a White House ceremony unveiling a commemorative stamp bearing the image of the slain gay rights leader. Milk, who would have turned 84 on Thursday, was

one of the country’s first openly gay officeholders, elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977. The cost of a first-class stamp was 13 cents at the time. But Milk’s grassroots campaign didn’t have enough money to buy them, recalled Anne Kronenberg, a friend and top political aide. “I find it ironic that during his campaign, we couldn’t afford the postage,” said Kronenberg, who’s now executive director of the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management.

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ADVICE FOR GRADUATES Tribune Columnist offers up a short graduation speech. See Friday what he has to say.

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NCMC tree offers great experience C hristmas? In May? Yep. And that makes perfect sense to us. In January, Sandy Carter, an administrative assistant at North Colorado Medical Center, was preparing to take down the Christmas tree on the third floor of the hospital. She and her husband had been putting up the tree — and taking it down — for many years. This year, however, the daughter of a patient who was staying on the floor asked if they could keep the tree up. The patient’s mom recently had been diagnosed with cancer, and she liked to spend time at the colorfully decorated tree. It was the highlight of her day. Carter agreed. But she got lots of questions from staff and others at the hospital. Had they forgotten to take it down? That’s when Gene Haffner, the hospital’s director of public relations, got involved. He sent out an email to everyone at the hospital to explain the tree. “So we thought of ways to engage employees and visitors, and not just make it a year-round Christmas tree,” he said. “Sandy went through the National Health Care Observance calendar and picked a theme from each month.”

Near the end of January, the third-floor’s Christmas tree became a Broncos tree in honor of the Super Bowl. In February, it was decorated in honor of Heart Month. In March, Haffner said, the tree was under construction. But in April it was decorated in honor of the March for Babies. This month, the tree’s message is about stroke prevention. This is a great, innovative way to brighten everyone’s day at the hospital.

MEMORIAL DAY RECOGNIZES SACRIFICE, COURAGE

e’d like to recognize all the soldiers who have served our country and given their lives for our freedom. This Monday is Memorial Day. The holiday began as Decoration Day and was part of the nation’s effort to heal the wounds of the Civil War.

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MABEL REBETERANO PAYS HER respect at the grave of her uncle before the Memorial Day ceremony last year at Linn Grove Cemetery in Greeley. We hope you’ll attend this year’s ceremony, which begins at 9 a.m. Monday.

When it was first celebrated on May 30, 1868, loved ones of those who were killed in that conflict decorated their gravestones. The meaning of the holiday, however, has gone beyond the Civil War and offers all of us a chance to honor all veterans who have made the ultimate sacrifice for this nation. On Monday, Weld County military organizations will hold a Memorial Day celebration, which will begin at 9 a.m. at Linn Grove Cemetery, 1700 Cedar Ave. This year’s program will feature Bob Bernd as emcee, retired U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Robert Wideman, a White Doves for Hope release, the

Greeley Police Department Honor Guard and numerous military organizations. We hope you’ll attend. If you can’t make it, we hope you’ll find time between the barbecuing and bargain hunting for a moment of reflection about the meaning of the ultimate sacrifice so many have made to ensure all of us can live in freedom.

CONGRATS, MR. WEBSTER

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here isn’t much Bill Webster hasn’t done in his long and storied

Last week, the agriculture industry pioneer and former state legislator added a crowning achievement. He graduated from college. “I’ve always regretted not getting a degree,” said Webster, 81, who got his bachelor’s degree in animal science from Colorado State University. “I just decided one day I’m going to get it.” Webster, born in the early 1930s, was a child during the Great Depression, and his father, William, who worked as the second assistant to William Mayo at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, brought health care innovations to Greeley. Bill Webster became a success in the ag industry, a philanthropist, a Weld County commissioner and a legislator. He said he completed three years of schooling at Colorado State University and returned to school after serving in the U.S. Army, but he was simply too eager to start working on the farm to finish his last 18 credits. It would have been easy for someone as accomplished as Webster to forgo a college education. But he stuck to it and accomplished his goal. We can all learn something about the value of education and persistence from

his story. Congratulations, Mr. Webster.

BEST WISHES FOR WELD’S GRADUATES

lenty of graduation caps will fly through the air this weekend. Seniors from Greeley Central, Greeley West and Northridge high schools will walk across the stage this weekend to receive their diplomas. So will students at Dayspring Christian Academy, Faith Tabernacle, Union Colony High School, Frontier Academy, Windsor High School, Roosevelt High School and University High School. In coming days, seniors from several other Weld County schools also will graduate. Some already have held their ceremonies. We’d like to congratulate all the seniors who have persevered. For many students, graduation is the culmination of an incredible personal journey. For all students it also marks the first step in another journey — either into the job market or to college. We wish all these seniors well as they embark on the next stage of their lives. — The Tribune Editorial Board

THE DRAWING BOARD

MENTAL HEALTH

We all have a role to play in battling suicide in Weld North Range Behavioral Health wants to thank the Tribune for its April story about suicides in Weld County. Suicide is heartbreaking — particularly for those whose loved ones are touched by it. For every suicide, at least six people are intimately affected, and the pain they suffer is unimaginable. Trying to help a loved one of any age in a suicide crisis is difficult and Kimberly Pratt frightening. As the GUEST COLUMNIST stories in the article explained, the options for crisis treatment for children younger than 18 are indeed limited in northern Colorado. The primary objective of the North Range Behavioral Health Suicide Education and Support Services programs in schools and youth organizations is to help prevent an adolescent crisis before it happens; we know that talking openly and honestly with middle and high schoolers about suicide can make a positive difference in how they think about and act upon it. In fact, our youth prevention program, SAFE: Teen, routinely gets teens who “self-refer” after such discussions. But it may surprise you to learn that many more adults attempt and complete suicide than children or adolescents in Weld County. In 2013, there were four suicides of adolescents younger than 19 — but 45 adults completed suicide. White males between the ages of 25 and 64 are particularly vulnerable. As the article stated, depression is a key factor in suicidal thoughts and plans. Men in general are much less likely to seek help for problems like depression or addiction. Again, prevention is our aim. North Range Behavioral Health recently won a grant that will help our edu-

cation and support program reach out to this vulnerable group with campaigns that speak directly to men, such as mantherapy.org, a humorous approach to men’s mental health, and we will actively seek opportunities to talk to men’s groups. You’ll hear spots on local radio. We teach QPR: like CPR for heart attacks, QPR — Question, Persuade, and Refer — helps one recognize and respond when a person is experiencing a suicide crisis. Another program, Working Minds, equips businesses to prepare for or respond to a mental health crisis in the workplace. We also offer Mental Health First Aid, monthly. Call us at (970) 313-1089 or (970) 347-2120 to learn more about any of these programs as well as for counseling for those affected by suicide. If you believe that you or someone you love is considering suicide, there are options available: call North Range Behavioral Health anytime at (970) 347-2120 and ask for a crisis response counselor who can help you determine the best resources available. You can also call the national hotline, 1-800273-TALK, and they will help direct you to resources. Of course, call 911 if the situation is imminently dangerous or life-threatening. Thank you, Tribune, for continuing to bring this topic to the light. Combating the tragedy of suicide is everyone’s business — please educate yourself about the resources available in our Weld communities. Kimberly Pratt is the educator and clinician for Suicide Education and Support Services at North Range Behavioral Health. Prior to working for North Range Behavioral Health, she worked as a high school social studies teacher in California. She received her master’s degree in counseling at Chapman University in 2013.

Editor’s Note: The Greeley Chamber of Commerce/Visit Greeley create these daily points of pride for The Tribune; however, anyone can submit to citydesk@ greeleytribune. com. Connecting Point of Greeley has been named to the Managed Service Provider Pioneer 250 list compiled by Computer Reseller News. The list recognizes the top technology providers and consultants in North America.

MAILBOX: YOUR TAKE

Ordinance could cause problems for cats, community As a volunteer with Northern Colorado Friends of Ferals, I am concerned about the health and well-being of feral cats in Weld County if an ordinance is enacted prohibiting feeding of these cats. Unless they are fed in a given area, our chances of successfully trapping them, spaying/neutering, providing rabies and distemper shots and providing needed medical care are slim to none. For the record, volunteers of Friends of Ferals are instructed to never go onto anyone’s property without a request to do so. When contacted for help in trapping cats for spaying/neutering, volunteers call the caretaker two days beforehand to request that the cats in the respective colony not be fed for those two days prior to the trapping so they will be more inclined to enter the traps. Without Friends of Ferals, cats will suffer; but the community will suffer as well because of increase disease and rodent overpopulation. Jill Forest, Fort Collins

Adults must use, keep marijuana responsibly, safely Due to recent negative publicity, I want to make a suggestion to people who purchase or grow marijuana, and it is simply keep it locked up. This is an easy way to keep it out of the hands of individuals who are younger than 21. I’ve been a caregiver since 2004, and I have always kept it under lock and key. A small toolbox with a lock and two keys can be purchased for less than $30. In hindsight the cost is well worth it. Marijuana comes in many forms, from brownies to trail mix, candy shapes and even soda. Thanks to the Internet, the

recipes are available. If a home has minors than it is our job as responsible adults to keep them away from marijuana. When I used to use physician-prescribed pills I never left them within reach of minors or adults. They were always put in a safe spot. Period. Folks, this is a new legal industry and, yes, mistakes are going to be made so let’s learn from those mistakes. I voted for medicinal as well as recreational marijuana because of all the choices out there this is the safest. Never should marijuana be consumed by adolescents due to the fact that their brain and bodies are still developing. When I turn on the news and hear children are being rushed to the ER or marijuana was sold in a school, I cringe. Stories like this will only encourage people to say, “See I told you this was a bad idea, making marijuana legal.” Let’s read how the tax revenue dollars marijuana is generating will be used to build a new school or even buy new buses. I like the mantra “It Takes A Village “ Jo Ann MAes, Gilcrest

Bible, pope should guide Christians, not Ayn Rand For those “Christians” who have embraced the budgetary philosophy of Ted Cruz and Paul Ryan, you should be aware that it espouses the philosophy of Ayn Rand, the atheist. I read all of Ayn Rand’s books while in my 20s and early 30s. Her ideas are intriguing for the young mind; however, they do not hold up when challenged with the real world and real people. Perhaps her “Christian” followers should find their philosophies from the pages of the New Testament and the words of Pope Francis. Christine MAgnuson, Greeley

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Edward J. Fritzler Aug. 4, 1923-May 19, 2014

Age: 90 Residence: LaSalle Edward J. Fritzler, 90, of LaSalle, passed away on May 19, 2014, at home on the farm surrounded by

his family. Ed was born on Aug. 4, 1923, to Jacob and Elizabeth (Stroman) Fritzler in Timnath, Colo. Ed grew up on his familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s farm in Windsor, graduated from Windsor High School, and then attended Colorado University. A blind date led him to marry the love of his life, Eileen Lenz, on March 18, 1945, in Sharon Springs, Kan. She died on Dec. 11, 2012. Fritzler Three months after their marriage, Ed was called to duty. He entered the Army in June 1945. He attained the rank of sergeant. After his honorable discharge in October 1946, he returned to farming in Severance and, in 1955, they moved to Gilcrest, where they farmed. He and his wife raised their five children and have called Gilcrest their home since. Ed was active in the community as a member of the Platte-

Violet Grace Garver

July 21, 1925-May 21, 2014

Age: 88 Residence: Centennial Violet Grace Garver, 88, of Centennial, died May 21, 2014, at Holly Creek Christian Living Complex. Violet is survived by her sons, Larry (Linda) Garver, and Steve (Linda) Garver; daughter, Lisa Bourne; grandchildren, Jessica (Ben) Booker, Lori (Mike) Hutchinson, Alissa (Rich) Waterman, Kacey (Emily) Garver, Andy and Jeff Taylor and 14 great-grandchildren. Graveside service will be

11:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 27, 2014, at Fort Logan National Cemetery. Arrangements were handled by Drinkwine Mortuary, 999 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton, Colo.

David Joseph Gerk Jan. 29, 1962-May 20, 2014

Age: 52 Residence: Greeley David Joseph â&#x20AC;&#x153;Deweyâ&#x20AC;? Gerk, 52, of Greeley, passed away on May 20, 2014, at Gerk

Deaths and Funerals ANDERSEN Howard â&#x20AC;&#x153;Andyâ&#x20AC;? Andersen of Greeley. Celebration of Life Service 11 a.m. Saturday at Adamson Chapel CHRISPEN Eileen Chrispen of Greeley. Graveside Service 9:30 a.m. today at Linn Grove Cemetery. COLGAN Laura Colgan of Platteville. Memorial Service to be held at a later date. DREWER Raymond Drewer of Greeley. Visitation 10-11a.m. and Celebration of Life Service 11 a.m. today, both at Adamson Chapel. FOX James Fox of Greeley. Arrangements pending. GERK David Gerk of Greeley. Visitation 5-7 p.m. Monday at Adamson Chapel. Rosary 11 a.m. and Mass of Christian Burial 11:30 a.m. Tuesday both at St. Mary Catholic Church REICHLEY Esther Reichley of Greeley. Visitation 4-6 p.m. Sunday and Funeral Service 1 p.m. Tuesday both at Adamson Chapel. VERDUGO Ramon Verdugo of Greeley. Rosary at 10 a.m. and Mass 10:30 a.m. today, both at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church.

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Jennie of Greeley, Johnstown. Visitation EdwardAragon â&#x20AC;&#x153;Edâ&#x20AC;? Fritzler of formerly LaSalle. of Visitation 5:30-7 p.m. today at Stoddard Funeral Home. Celebration of Life 11 a.m. Saturday at Journey Christian Church, 4754 31st Street, Greeley. Interment 11 a.m. Tuesday Sunset Memorial Gardens.

Larry Geisick of Greeley. Arrangements pending. Ruth Villa of Greeley. Visitation 3-4 p.m. today followed by funeral service at 4 p.m. both at Victory Christian Fellowship. 1st Annual Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Balloon Release Remembrance Ceremony will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday, May 24 at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Memorial Day Program will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 25 at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Avenue of Flags will be Monday, May 26 at Sunset Memorial Gardens.

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ville Methodist Church Board, Re-1 School Board, Lions Club, Federal Land Bank Board, Western Mutual Ditch Board and Milliken Early Potato Association Board. Ed is survived by his four sons and one daughter, Dean (Gail) of Wray, Kenny (Carol) of Vancouver, Wash., Steve (Char) of Platteville, Glen (Pam) of LaSalle and Cheryl (Don) Mitchell of Greeley; two sisters, Wilma Hettinger of Craig and Betty Walker of Windsor; 16 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren and extended family members, Pi and Peace. He is also survived by many special nieces and nephews. Ed was preceded into Heaven by his parents; wife; and a granddaughter, Kendra Fritzler, daughter to Kenny Fritzler. Visitation will be held from 5:30-7 p.m. Friday, May 23, 2014, at Stoddard Funeral Home. A Celebration of Edâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Life will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 24, at Journey Christian Church, 4754 31st St., Greeley. Burial at Sunset Memorial Gardens will take place at 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 27, 2014. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Northern Colorado, in care of Stoddard Funeral Home, 3205 W. 28th St., Greeley, CO 80634. The Fritzler family feels extremely blessed and grateful for having such a wonderful and loving caregiving team. Please visit www.stoddardsunset.com to sign online guestbook. his home surrounded by family. He was born in Sterling on Jan. 29, 1962, to Joe and Corinne (DeSoto) Gerk and grew up in Iliff. He graduated from Caliche High School in 1980, from Northeastern Junior College, University of Northern Colorado and received a masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree from Western State College. His first nine years of teaching were in Salida, Colo., before moving to Greeley, where he spent the last 20 years teaching at Christa McAuliffe Elementary. Dewey was an avid sports fan. He enjoyed attending the Rockies, CU, UNC, and niecesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and nephewsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; sporting events. He loved his frequent trips to Blackhawk and Las Vegas, camping and fishing. Most of all, his greatest joy was being with family. Dewey endured an 11year battle with cancer showing courage, faith and optimism. During numerous treatments he seldom missed work and said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The kids lift me up and keep my mind on positive things.â&#x20AC;? He is survived by his mother, Corinne; brothers, Kenny (Peggy), Jim (Mary), Chas (Deb), Geoff (Peggy), Richard (Dena); sister, Peggy Lueck (Jim); 18 nieces and nephews; 11 great-nieces and nephews, and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins. He was blessed to have great friends from school, gambling buddies, and his neighbor, Joe. He was preceded in death by his father, Joe; and his grandparents, along with many aunts and uncles. Viewing will be 5-7 p.m. Monday, May 26, at Adamson Chapel. Recitation of the Rosary will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 27, followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 11:30 a.m., all at St. Mary Catholic Church, 2222 23rd Ave., Greeley. Interment will be at 3 p.m. at Riverside Cemetery in Sterling. Memorials may be made to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Relay for Life,â&#x20AC;? or â&#x20AC;&#x153;American Cancer Society,â&#x20AC;? in care of Adamson Funeral & Cremation Services, 2000 47th Ave., Greeley, CO 80634. To extend condolences to the family go to www.adamsonchapels.com.

Sybil Irene Irwin April 6, 1930-May 21, 2014

Age: 84 Residence: Longmont Sybil Irene Irwin, 84, of Longmont, died May 21, 2014. Sybil taught school in the Mapleton School District and later at Niwot Elementary. She is survived by sons, Russell Stumbaugh (April) of Greeley, Stanley Stumbaugh of Berthoud; and daughter, Gail Penn (Bob) of Johnstown. The funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 28, at Ahlberg Funeral Chapel, Longmont. Interment at Foothills Gardens of Memory. Visit www. ahlbergfuneralchapel.com for complete obituary and to share condolences.

Esther Werner Reichley April 20, 1915-May 19, 2014

Age: 99 Residence: Greeley Esther Ruth (Reed) Werner Reichley, 99, of Greeley, passed away May 19, 2014, at Fa i ra c r e s Manor. She was born April Reichley 20, 1915, in Wood River, Neb., to Issac and Ruth (Hopper) Reed, the third child of eight.

The family moved to Colorado in 1930, and settled in the Briggsdale-Grover communities. Esther attended the West Pawnee School through the 10th grade. She quit school to help her family, working for families in the area. Esther married Ben Werner on April 30, 1934. Two sons were born to this union, Leslie Norman and Harry Dean. Ben was killed in a farming accident on Sept. 3, 1940, while living at the Oasis Ranch west of Grover. Esther, Leslie and Harry moved to Greeley for a short period of time before moving back to Grover. Esther began working for Guy Smith and Sons. She was active in numerous womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clubs in the Grover area and later worked at the Grover Post Office. Esther married Ben Reichley on July 27, 1944. Two sons were born to this union, William Issac â&#x20AC;&#x153;Billâ&#x20AC;? and Everett â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ray.â&#x20AC;? They continued to live on the farm west of Grover after Ben Reichleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s death on Feb. 3, 1970. After Bill and Ray finished school, Esther moved to Greeley where she did babysitting and quilted with a ladies group. Esther had a big yard that she always kept manicured until health forced her to leave the home. Esther is survived by sons, Leslie (JoAnn) Werner of Kersey, Bill Reichley and Ray (Lara) Reichley both of Greeley; five grandchildren, Nancy (Don) Marshall of Wiggins, Colo., Ruth (Joe) Zirtman of Moreland, Okla., Ronald (Laurie) Werner of Wiggins, Tabitha Tennet of Sterling, Amber Highberger of Fort Collins; 13 great-grandchildren; eight great-great grandchildren; a brother, Jim of Texas; sister-in-law, Evelyn Redd of Loveland, and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her two husbands; son, Harry D. Werner; brothers, Martin, Everett, John, Arthur, and Kenneth; a sister, Betty and their spouses; great-grandson, Travis Werner; and greatgreat grandson, Chase Trusty. Services include a visitation from 4-6 p.m. Sunday, May 25, and funeral service at 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 27, both at Adamson Chapel. Interment will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.adamsonchapels.com.

Ruth Villa

July 5, 1951-May 20, 2014

Age: 62 Residence: Greeley Ruth Villa, 62, of Greeley, passed away on Tuesday, May 20, 2014, at her home. Ruth was born on July 5, 1951, in Platteville, to Charles and Lea Villa (Suppes) Allee. She is survived by her husband, Casey Sr.; three sons, William A. Russell (Anita), Casey Villa Jr. (Tracy) and Barry Villa; four sisters; three brothers; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; and a son, Christopher Halford-Villa. Visitation is from 3-4 p.m. Friday, May 23, followed by Celebration of Life at 4 p.m., both at Victory Christian Fellowship, 6101 W. 10th St., Greeley. Please visit www.stoddardsunset.com to sign online guestbook.

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Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sting came after 3 arrests last month ÂŤ PROSTITUTION From A1 might not go through with it.â&#x20AC;? Garner said his agency has seen an increase in prostitution over the last few years. He said while no one industry is wholly responsible, a population of male workers moving from community to community brings with it prostitution. Garner said many of the people they find to be involved in prostitution are connecting on backpage.com, which is the site where an undercover officer posted an advertisement to which the man who was shot on Wednesday responded. During that operation, Garner said officers arrested four â&#x20AC;&#x153;Johnsâ&#x20AC;? before the shooting occurred. Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sting operation comes a month after police arrested three women on suspicion of prostitution. In that case, Carousel Reed, 21; Falon Taylor Dias, 26; and Robin Marie Hibler, 53, were arrested by Greeley police and the Weld County Task Force as part of a coordinated investigation into the same website. In that investigation, police said the women went to motels and hotels in Greeley and attempted to receive payment for sexual services. All three were booked into the Weld County Jail on one count each of prostitution. Backpage.com has â&#x20AC;&#x153;escortâ&#x20AC;? listings for several Colorado communities, though Greeley is not a specific option on the site. However, the Fort Collins section of the site lists multiple ads in Greeley and other Front Range communities. Greeley police also are concerned about the crimes that often go along with it, Garner said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not just prostitution,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s abuse of women and girls. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s theft. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s credit card fraud. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s drug abuse. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a whole wide variety of crimes. Prostitution is not a victimless crime.

People are hurt by it.â&#x20AC;? The crime also takes a toll on the reputation of a community, Garner said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not something that you want to be taking place comfortably in the community,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want people to think this is something that is easy to do and the cops arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t going to do anything.â&#x20AC;? Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fatal shooting is being investigated by members of the Weld County District Attorneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office and the Greeley Police Departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Investigations and Professional Standards Unit. They did not return phone calls Thursday. The victimâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name has not been released by the Weld County Coronerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not know how many times he was shot or what kind of weapon he reportedly brandished at police. The last officer-involved shooting took place in September, when officers shot and wounded a man they believed was armed and had barricaded himself in a downtown apartment complex. Subsequent investigation revealed the man did not have a gun. In that case, the Weld District Attorneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office cleared officers of any wrongdoing after conducting an investigation. The last time officers fatally shot a suspect was in 2012, when police attempted to arrest Adrian Perales, 26, at an apartment near the Greeley Mall. Perales, suspected of involvement in several gang-related shootings that summer, held a gun to a womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s head, warning police heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d kill her if they entered. An officer shot and killed him. Officers were cleared of wrongdoing in that case, as well. While he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t provide any details on Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shooting, Garner said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s glad for the safety of his officers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m extremely proud of how our officers handled this situation, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m very thankful that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all OK,â&#x20AC;? Garner said.

New location will allow center to serve community ÂŤ NORTH RANGE From A1 also allow North Range to better serve its patients in Windsor and western Weld County. The counseling center, located at 7251 W. 20th St., building C, in west Greeley, opened in March. North Range has been serving Weld County residents with mental health and substance abuse services since 1971. It employs more than 300 people and operates a total of 20 facilities throughout the county that offer various mental health services to a variety of the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s demographic groups. Pottorff said with the passage of the Affordable Care Act, two I think one of of the essential benefits that health insurance the things that plans must now offer are weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re really trying to mental health and substance abuse treatment. accomplish is to let â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re taking on people know that more insurance business there is help. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not something â&#x20AC;&#x201D; LARRY POTTORFF, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done a lot of in the North Range Behavioral past,â&#x20AC;? Pottorff said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Health executive director not to replace any of the services that we have in the community now. We will continue to do all of the things that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done.â&#x20AC;? Colorado Access, a local, nonprofit health plan, announced this week it was awarded two contracts to serve as the behavioral health organization for Weld County, 11 other counties in northeast Colorado and the city and county of Denver. Pottorff said Colorado Access will oversee Medicaid patients that are served by North Range Behavioral Health in Weld County. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think one of the things that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re really trying to accomplish is to let people know that there is help,â&#x20AC;? Pottorff said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When something is going on in your life or a loved oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just ignore it. Unfortunately, sometimes we are taught to stuff that down, pull up your bootstraps and get through this. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re here to say thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not the best course.â&#x20AC;?

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«In the State

Hick’s oil and gas compromise rebuffed Associated Press

Business groups representing homebuilders, agriculture and oil and gas on Thursday rebuffed Gov. John Hickenlooper’s efforts at compromise legislation for local control of oil and gas drilling. “We are surprised and dismayed by the haste in which you and your team are departing from more than six years of rigorous rule-making,” Colorado Petroleum Association president Stan Dempsey wrote to the governor. The governor also received a critical letter signed by seven groups, including the Colorado Association of Homebuilders, the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association and the Colorado Farm Bureau. “We are extremely concerned legislation that is not in the best interests of our organizations and industries could be introduced,” said the letter, which also was signed by the Colorado Dairy Farmers, the Colorado Association of Wheat Growers and regional political advocacy groups Action 22 and Progressive 15.

The Hickenlooper administration is trying to fashion a bill giving local government more control over oil and gas operations, while protecting the right of oil and gas companies to drill. The aim is to craft legislation in attempt to keep nine initiatives that would increase drilling setbacks and bolster local controls off the November ballot. The measures are backed by U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, a Boulder Democrat. Passage of the compromise bill would require a special legislative session and the group led by the homebuilders voiced concern that lawmakers would change or amend it. The petroleum association, which represents the larger companies in Colorado, said giving local government the ability to set the required drilling distances would “create more problems” than the setback ballot initiatives. Those measures would uniformly extend setbacks from homes across Colorado two to five times the current state 500-foot rule.

«From Page A1

« THE TRIBUNE « FRIDAY, MAY 23, 2014

« A8

Leadership highlights evaluation « EVALUATION From A1

contends Lang is doing her job, but instead it detailed what she has been involved in over the past year. » Student engagement: The successful implementation of several programs included AVID, Career Pathways, partnerships with Aims and UNC, the junior ROTC and Engage online academy. » Principal and leadership development: Training and professional development tools were put in place, the Gallup survey “appears” to show that “we are not creating obviously negative settings for principals and teachers.” » Engaging the community: Acknowledgment that Lang and the board invested significant time into an engagement process with the community. It called Lang very deliberate and organized, adding she was an asset in organizing the process. It referred to other successes as those of the district’s, not Lang’s. “There have been some hiccups along the way which are good learning experiences for all of us when we begin to build relationships with community groups,” the evaluation states. The board did applaud Lang for her

organizational effectiveness. “Dr. Lang is always strategic and organized and that organizational effectiveness proved very effective in the immediate response to large scale floods that impacted a number of our schools and hundreds of our students and their families,” the evaluation states.

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DeWitt said board members are still working on a matrix-type of evaluation that will set clear benchmarks for Lang throughout the coming year. “We believe that we need to have specific concrete objectives for her,” he said. “Something that we can follow throughout the year, not just evaluated annually.”

This evaluation recognizes the hard work that I and many in this organization have undertaken to improve student achievement. -RANELLE LANG, superintendent of Greeley/Evans district 6

Lang said the evaluation was a testament to many of the things put in place that have been successful. “This evaluation recognizes the hard work that I and many in this organization have undertaken to improve student achievement,” she said. “I am looking forward to continuing that work, which includes many new and innovative projects, including blended learning, a new K-8 academy, an Early College High School and other new programs aimed at improving learning for all students.” The evaluation also described her leadership as a “systematic approach.” Overall, the evaluation did not speak directly to Lang’s ability, but

He used an example such as increasing standardized test scores by certain percentage points in a specific period of time or other similar measurements. “We have not talked about that specifically but we want it to be something that we can look at and say they were met or not met,” he said. “And then we can evaluate if the conditions were right to meet them.” DeWitt said the board is still working on those goals but hopes to have them complete in the next month or so. “Just as kids are regularly being assessed and given timely feedback, we are trying to do the same thing with the superintendent.”

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Turkey hunters can begin applying today for fall limited licenses. The deadline for applying is July 10. Beginning Aug. 5, over-the-counter turkey licenses may be purchased at any Colorado Parks and Wildlife office, license agents or online. Hunters who need assistance with an application can call the nearest Colorado Parks and Wildlife office. The number to the Fort Collins office is (970) 472-4300, or hunting planners are available Monday through Friday at (303) 291-PLAN (7526). To learn more about hunting turkey, download a current brochure or to purchase or apply for a license online, go to www.cpw.state.co.us/ thingstodo/Pages/Turkey. aspx.

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THE TRIBUNE « FRIDAY, MAY 23, 2014

« POUDRE CANYON in decent shape after weather

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Lory State Park will host the XTERRA Triathlon on May 31. The XTERRA Triathlon series, held at 70 sites in 38 states, is an offroad tri series. For registration or further information, go to www. withoutlimits.co. The triathlon features a halfmile swim in Horsetooth Reservoir, a 24-mile singletrack bike and a 4.8-mile run on trails. Additional information on Lory State Park is available at http://cpw.state.co.us/ placestogo/Parks/lory.

FOR THE TRIBUNE/Rocky Mountain NAtional Park

THIS PHOTO SHOWS HOW the heavy rains that caused the flooding in September washed out Old Fall River Road in

Rocky Mountain National Park. The road currently is open only to pedestrians and will be closed once construction begins soon.

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« POUDRE CANYON

The Canyon Lakes Ranger District has some information for you hoping to head up the Poudre Canyon for Memorial Day. More than half of the district’s campgrounds are open, although those with reservations are booked. For a list of what’s open, go to www.fs.usda.gov/goto/ arp/clrdcamping. Check the latest road information, as many are still closed, at www.fs.usda.gov/goto/ arp/roads. The motor vehicle use map is a good resource for dispersed camping, go to www.fs.usda.gov/goto/ arp/mvum or from any of our visitor centers. No overnight camping is allowed at trailheads or picnic areas. Staff reports

Memorial Day’s spots to recreate have changed, but they’re still open By Dan England dengland@greeleytribune.com

Tom Adams is not a pessimist. It’s not his nature, especially when it comes to, well, nature. He writes columns for this Adventure section in the Greeley Tribune, and you could consider them romantic love notes to the wonder of the outdoors. But he’s also a fly-fishing guide, and he fishes almost exclusively in Rocky Mountain National Park. He admits he’s a little worried. It’s hard to tell now, given the snow that continues to coat the park like whipped cream over pie, but he’s expecting bridges to be out and the

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trails to be rough. He’s trying not to be a pessimist. “But there really are some changes,” Adams said. “I guess we will find what we find.” As hard as that message is to hear, it’s one that Rocky Mountain National Park, and to some degree other recreational spots, want to put out there. The flood definitely changed things, and as the recreation season officially opens this Memorial Day weekend, residents should be ready for them. The news is relatively good, especially when you remember all that water turning rivers into dragons. The Poudre Canyon is in decent shape and continues to suf-

work,” said Reghan Cloudman, spokeswoman for the U.S. Forest Service’s Roosevelt and Arapahoe national forests and the Pawnee National Grassland, “and then it all got washed away. There are portions that are just gone.” That trail remains closed and it will for a while. Other popular areas that remain closed are the Old Flowers and Kelly Flats roads. The worst spots were the ones closer to Estes Park. Don’t tell the volunteers who did all that work on Young Gulch, but the flood may have benefited the river. “The flood apparently cleared much of the ash from the fires, which we were afraid would smother fish and insect spawning beds for years,” said Wil Huett, who

fer more from the High Park Fire than the flood, and the rafting and fishing in the river should be good, if not great, thanks to the swollen snowpack. The Big Thompson fishing is fantastic up high, though it’s non-existent below Drake. And RMNP’s most popular spot wasn’t hurt at all by the September storms. But things continue to challenge optimists. »»»

Volunteers worked into the early fall to restore the popular Young Gulch trail in the Poudre Canyon after the High Park Fire swept through it. When the trail opened, everyone celebrated the hard work and dedication to restore a popular portion of the canyon just months after one of its worst disasters. One day later, the rains started to fall. “They did all this awesome

CONTINUED B2: Poudre Canyon

Summer in the mountains will get here on its own time

Noreen Arnbrecht of Greeley took this photo of some moose March 6 a couple miles down from Bear Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park. Send your photos to: Dan England at dengland@greeleytribune.com. Please be sure you’ve written your full name, where you’re from and your phone number where we can reach you.

There’s a day that’s going to come this summer, a whole bunch of days eventually, when fly-fishing nirvana will break into hyper-drive in the high-country of Rocky Mountain National Tom Park. Clear, amber-colored ADAMS water will flow, Headwaters insects will hatch, & Homewaters fish will recklessly gorge to slake their appetite and pristine landscape will distract even the

most ardent angler. But hold on, partner, because “summer” is still a ways off at 10,000 feet. Real summer doesn’t punctually appear like a pre-determined date on a calendar. Uh-uh. Summer comes after the snow goes. Or at least not until after a massive quantity of snow has melted. There’s obviously a lot to melt this year. We’re sitting on an unusually huge snowpack, nearly 150 percent of the 30-year average, on both sides of the Continental Divide in RMNP. It will take longer than usual for headwater

streams and lakes to open up from their icy, snowy cover. The trout pounding insects on the surface of clear water? That’s gonna be a while. Yep, summer comes in its own sweet time, and the only reasonable option is to patiently wait. There will surely be some blowout runoff even high in the backcountry, before those little creeks swell into bulging streams and rivers rampaging

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Canyon could see increased use next few months « POUDRE CANYON From B1 does community outreach for the Rocky Mountain Flycasters, an organization that includes Weld and Larimer county anglers. The flood also may have scoured the bottom, which could reduce the insect population, but that won’t be known for a while, Huett said. Some of the best fishing is now through town because the flood washed a lot of fish out of the Bellvue hatchery. Regardless, as of now, the Poudre River appears to be fishing well. That’s also true of the Big Thompson, at least the first 10 miles of it. Kirk and Laurie Bien of Kirk’s Flyshop in Estes Park told the Denver Post that there were twice as many rainbow trout than there were before the flood. But below Drake, there are no trout, or any fish at all, to be found. Five months after the 1976 flood, the state found that the water scoured the bottom, which eliminated the fish food. It appears the same thing happened after September, and the extensive construction to fix the roads isn’t helping. Back on the Poudre, the snowmelt, more than the fall flooding, appears to be the big factor on rafting season. The flood may change a couple routes on the river, but those changes are minor and should be easily read by those heading down the rapids, said Dave Costlow, executive director of the Colorado River Outfitters Association and the former owner of Rocky Mountain Adventures, a rafting outfitter in Fort Collins. “Kayakers on the St. Vrain might have to watch for things washing down in the runoff,” Costlow said, “but the Poudre won’t see much of these effects.”

The cool spring continues to keep the flows low, so the runoff hasn’t really happened yet. The high water should hit in the second week of June, he said. River outfitters will adjust by moving down the river to the Filter Plant, especially for families, and the upper Poudre should be great for those seeking those Class IV rapids. The season should extend to at least Labor Day. “This could be one of the best seasons for rafting in 15 years or so,” he said. In fact, the Poudre could see more use than usual, as some popular Boulder trails remain closed or damaged, Cloudman said, while the Canyon still has a lot to offer. Rocky Mountain National Park still does, too, though visitors should be prepared for things to look different. That’s not true west of the Continental Divide, and that’s not true in the popular Bear Lake area, where the trails should look normal this summer. But other favorites won’t be available this year in the park. Old Fall River Road, which normally opens July 4, won’t open at all to vehicles and bicycles, said Kyle Patterson, spokeswoman for the national park. Pedestrians are allowed, but they won’t be once construction begins. “Old Fall River Road basically turned into old fall river,” she said. Once construction begins, and that date is yet to be determined, to repair the road and the Alluvial Fan, the road west of the Lawn Lake Trailhead to the Alpine Visitor Center will be closed to pedestrians in addition to bicycles and vehicles. Rainbow Curve remains a good place to see the fan and the damage that happened this year from the flood. Trail systems that were impacted, if not outright damaged, by the

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flood including Lawn Lake, Lumpy Ridge, the North Fork/Dunraven area, Twin Sisters and the popular Wild Basin area, where the Ouzel Falls bridge is out. The trailhead to the peaks Chapin, Chiquita and Ypsilon will be closed, as it’s inaccessible from Fall River Road. If residents want to climb those peaks from another area, that’s fine, but that takes some serious experience. North Fork/Dunraven is also closed. A number of the trails are closed to horses and other livestock. The priorities are to replace the bridges, Patterson said, but hikers may not be able to cross certain

areas, especially when the runoff is especially high. Rangers aren’t closing those areas, but hikers should rely on their experience to determine whether they can cross or not (and remember, even shallow water is powerful). Warning signs will be posted at trails with significant changes. Hikers using those trails should expect things to look different, and they should bring a compass and a map. “They should just have their memory for these,” Patterson said. “Self reliance is part of the deal now.”

» Poudre Canyon closures and changes For information and updates on the canyon, visit www. fs.usda.gov. Also, the Rocky Mountain Visitor Information Line will be invaluable this year regarding how the park’s changed as a result of flooding and repairs. That is (970) 586-1206 or go to http:// www.nps.gov/romo.

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side of Rocky Mountain National Park) and, sadly, many others. Anglers, farmers, municipalities and any other life form requiring water always eagerly await the runoff, this year with more trepidation than normal. Will more damage and danger follow on the heels of September’s tragedies?

Time will tell. But barring a total apocalyptic nightmare, summer will gradually or in unpredictable leaps and bounds progress from the high plains up the canyons to the high-country. Deep drifts of snow will recede to uncover fields of blooming wildflowers. Cobalt skies, warmer

temperatures, complex life cycles known only to anglers/entymologists and relentless sunshine will team up to produce heavy emergences of adult insects. Trout will rise to the surface to gulp the insects and, if properly presented, man made artificial flies tied with fur, feathers, foam

and thread on tiny hooks. That’s summer in the mountains. It might be the greatest, most anticipated season of the year. It may be the most fervently awaited, shortest season of the year. It could click into place by some point in May or perhaps not until June or even

July in some high drainages. Summer days will come. Wait for them. It’ll be worth it. Tom Adams is a retired educator living in Greeley and working as a fly-fishing guide in the wilds of Rocky Mountain National Park. He can be reached at tma2060@aol.com.

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Broncos’ Ward wanted for misdemeanor assault By Troy E. Renck The Denver Post

Two months after signing with the Broncos, T.J. Ward is a wanted man. The Denver Police issued an arrest warrant for the safety on suspicion of misdemeanor assault stemming from an incident at a strip club.

“We have been aware of this issue and will continue to review all of the facts,” the Broncos said in a team statement. Denver Police Ward spokesman Sonny

Jackson said the misdemeanor assault charge is connected to a May 9 altercation at PT’s All Nude, 3480 S. Galena St. in Denver. Police are waiting for Ward, 27, to surrender to authorities, Jackson said. According to a source, the dispute centered on bringing alcohol into the club. Ward believed it had

been cleared by the establishment, but when questioned by the wait staff a confrontation ensued. Per its custom, the NFL will monitor the situation. Under the league’s personal-conduct policy, Commissioner Roger Goodell possesses discretionary power to discipline players regardless of how their

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MATT BURKART HAS BEEN one of the key contributors for the Eaton baseball team this season. The Reds resume their run for another state title

against Faith Christian at 1:30 pm today at Butch Butler Field in Greeley.

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inning three games in a row — impossible? The Eaton baseball team doesn’t think so. Winning 42 straight games this past summer, followed by 22 more in a row this spring, now that’s impossible — or so it would seem.

If they are going to claim their 11th title in program history, the top-seeded Reds (22-1) will have to win three games against top-tier competition this weekend during the final two rounds of the Class 3A Baseball Championships. The hunt begins — or could end — with an elimina-

» And, then there were four » Who: No. 1 Eaton (22-1), No. 2 Holy Family (22-1), No. 3 Faith Christian (20-4) and No. 4 Lamar (19-5) » What: Class 3A Baseball Championships final four » When: Today and Saturday » Where: Butch Butler Field » Today’s matchups: Lamar vs. Holy Family, 11 a.m.; Eaton vs. Faith Christian, 1:30 p.m.

tion game against No. 3 Faith Christian (20-4) at 1:30 p.m. today at Butch Butler Field. “We know Faith Christian is a really good team,” Eaton senior catcher Colton Lind said. “We have to do our

best to get by them and face another really good team. ... We expect the best from them.” In the other final four game, the second-seeded Holy Family Tigers (22-1) face the No. 4 Lamar Savages (195) at 11 a.m. today. Whoever prevails between the Reds and Eagles faces the winner of Holy Family and Lamar at 10 a.m. Saturday in the first of possibly two finals games. After going 3-0 last weekend in the double-elimination tournament, the Tigers would have to lose twice this weekend to not claim the state championship. At the very least, they are guaranteed a spot in a

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49 senators to NFL: Change Redskins’ name Associated Press WASHINGTON — Half the U.S.

Senate urged NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Thursday to change the Washington Redskins’ name, saying it is a racist slur and the time is ripe to replace it. In one letter, 49 senators cited the NBA’s quick action recently to ban Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling for life after he was heard on an audio record-

ing making offensive comments about blacks. They said Goodell should formally push to rename the Redskins. “We urge you and the National Football League to send the same clear message as the NBA did: that racism and bigotry have no place in professional sports,” read the letter, which did not use the word “Redskins.” Sen. Bill Nelson, a Florida Democrat, wrote his own letter

saying he doesn’t believe that retaining the Redskin name “is appropriate in this day and age.” He described himself as “one of your great fans for both the game and you personally.” The letters come at a time of growing pressure to change the team name, with statements in recent months from President Barack Obama, lawmakers of both parties and civil rights groups. Redskins owner Daniel Snyder

has refused to change the name, citing tradition. The franchise has been known as the Redskins since 1933, when it played in Boston. Last month, Senate Majori- Goodell ty Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., took to the Senate floor to say Snyder should “do

what is morally right” and change the name. Thursday’s letters were aimed directly at Goodell. In a written response, NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said “diversity and inclusion” have long been a focus of the NFL. “The intent of the team’s name has always been to present a

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man, as Ryan McDonagh nudged the puck past goalie Henrik Lundqvist. Canadiens defenseman Andrei Markov tied it at 1 for the Canadiens in the second period after Carl Hagelin staked New York to the lead in the first. Tokarski, in his second career playoff game, was sharp throughout. He protected the lead with 55 seconds left, denying Martin St. Louis’ drive from the right side with a lunging save, but couldn’t close it out then. He stopped 27 shots in a 3-1 loss on Monday in Game 2. Lundqvist made 22 saves, but couldn’t pull out this win.

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time in these playoffs. The Canadiens are 3-1. Montreal was poised to win it in regulation after Danny Briere scored with 3:02 left in the third, but Kreider matched him when his shot hit the sliding right skate of Canadiens defenseman Alexei Emelin in the crease and caromed past Tokarski, who thrust his head upward in disgust as Madison Square Garden shook. Tokarski was playing in his second straight game because of a series-ending injury sustained by Price, who was barreled into by Kreider in Game 1. Briere’s goal was also aided by an opposing defense-

The City of Greeley’s Culture, Parks and Recreation Doubles Tennis Tournament was held May 14-17 at Centennial Courts. There were six divisions in the tourney. Janet Crespin and Micayla Crespin were the 3.0 women’s doubles champion, Denise Andrews and Charlene Kruse were the 3.5 women’s champ and Renee Adams and Anice Young were the 4.0 women’s champion. David Sampson and David Jeffries and Casey Krammer and Daniel Buhler were the 3.5 men’s doubles champions. Melody Brown and Davy Brown were the 6.5 mixed doubles champion and Adams and Tim Beckman were the 7.5 mixed champ.

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« SPORTSHISTORY TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY ... 1876 — Joe Borden of Boston pitches the first no-hitter in NL history. 1884 — Knight of Ellersie, ridden by S. Fischer, wins the two-horse Preakness Stakes by two lengths over Welcher. 1901 — The Cleveland Indians score nine runs with two outs in the ninth inning to beat the Washington Senators 14-13. 1935 — The first major league night game, scheduled for Cincinnati, is postponed because of rain. 1936 — Rushaway, ridden by John Longden, wins his second derby in as many days, taking the 1¼-mile Latonia Derby at Latonia in Covington, Ky. Rushaway had won the 1 1/8-mile Illinois Derby, run at Aurora, Ill., the previous day. 1953 — Native Dancer, ridden by Eric Guerin, avenges the loss in the Kentucky Derby by edging Jamie K. by a neck to win the Preakness Stakes. 1976 — Boston center Dave Cowens dominates the opener of the NBA Finals against Phoenix with a 25-point, 21-rebound performance and the Celtics defeat the Suns, 98-87.

1991 — Paul Dougherty scores two goals and adds two assists to help the San Diego Sockers win their fourth consecutive Major Indoor Soccer League championship with an 8-6 victory over the Cleveland Crunch. 1997 — In the first all-freshman singles final in NCAA history, Stanford’s Lilia Osterloh beats Florida’s M.C. White 6-1, 6-1 to win the women’s singles tennis championship. 2002 — Los Angeles Dodgers’ slugger Shawn Green becomes the 14th man in major league history to homer four times in a game and sets a big league record with 19 total bases. He is 6-for-6, scoring six times with seven RBIs in a 16-3 win at Milwaukee. 2005 — Anastasia Myskina is the first defending champion at the French Open to be eliminated in the opening round, losing to Spain’s Maria Sanchez Lorenzo 6-4, 4-6, 6-0. 2009 — Alabama sophomore Kelsi Dunne becomes the first player to throw back-to-back no-hitters in NCAA postseason play. Dunne holds Jacksonville State hitless for the second straight day in a 9-0 softball victory. The two no-hitters tie the NCAA postseason record. It’s Dunne’s fourth of the season and a school-record six for her career.

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AMERICAN LEAGUE West Division W L Pct GB 30 17 .638 — 26 20 .565 3½ 23 23 .500 6½ 23 24 .489 7 17 31 .354 13½ East Division W L Pct GB 26 22 .542 — 24 22 .522 1 23 22 .511 1½ 20 26 .435 5 20 28 .417 6 Central Division W L Pct GB 27 16 .628 — 23 21 .523 4½ 23 23 .500 5½ 24 25 .490 6 23 25 .479 6½

Thursday’s Games Texas 9, Detroit 2 Toronto 7, Boston 2 Tampa Bay 5, Oakland 2, 11 innings Cleveland 8, Baltimore 7, 13 innings Chicago White Sox 3, N.Y. Yankees 2 Seattle 3, Houston 1 Today’s Games Cleveland (House 0-0) at Baltimore (B.Norris 2-4), 5:05 p.m. Oakland (Kazmir 5-1) at Toronto (Hendriks 0-0), 5:07 p.m. Texas (S.Baker 0-0) at Detroit (A.Sanchez 1-2), 5:08 p.m. Boston (Lackey 5-3) at Tampa Bay (Archer 3-2), 5:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 3-3) at Chicago White Sox (Noesi 0-4), 6:10 p.m. Kansas City (Duffy 2-3) at L.A. Angels (C.Wilson 5-3), 8:05 p.m. Houston (Peacock 1-4) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 5-1), 8:10 p.m. Minnesota (Gibson 4-3) at San Francisco (Lincecum 3-3), 8:15 p.m. Saturday’s Games Cleveland at Baltimore, 10:35 a.m. Oakland at Toronto, 11:07 a.m. N.Y. Yankees at Chicago White Sox, 12:10 p.m. Texas at Detroit, 2:08 p.m. Boston at Tampa Bay, 2:10 p.m. Kansas City at L.A. Angels, 5:15 p.m. Minnesota at San Francisco, 8:05 p.m. Houston at Seattle, 8:10 p.m. Sunday’s Games Oakland at Toronto, 11:07 a.m. Texas at Detroit, 11:08 a.m. Cleveland at Baltimore, 11:35 a.m. Boston at Tampa Bay, 11:40 a.m. N.Y. Yankees at Chicago White Sox, 12:10 p.m. Kansas City at L.A. Angels, 1:35 p.m. Minnesota at San Francisco, 2:05 p.m. Houston at Seattle, 2:10 p.m. NATIONAL LEAGUE West Division W L Pct GB San Francisco 29 18 .617 — ROCKIES 26 21 .553 3 Los Angeles 25 23 .521 4½ San Diego 21 27 .438 8½ Arizona 18 31 .367 12 East Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 26 20 .565 — Miami 25 23 .521 2 Washington 24 23 .511 2½ New York 21 25 .457 5 Philadelphia 20 24 .455 5 Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 28 20 .583 — St. Louis 26 21 .553 1½ Cincinnati 21 24 .467 5½ Pittsburgh 20 26 .435 7 Chicago 17 28 .378 9½ Thursday’s Games ROCKIES 2, San Francisco 2, tie, 6 innings, susp., rain Miami 4, Philadelphia 3 Pittsburgh 3, Washington 1 N.Y. Mets 5, L.A. Dodgers 3 Atlanta 5, Milwaukee 4 St. Louis 4, Arizona 2 Chicago Cubs 5, San Diego 1 Today’s Games ROCKIES (Lyles 5-1) at Atlanta (Floyd 0-1), 5:35 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 2-1) at Philadelphia (R.Hernandez 2-1), 5:05 p.m. Washington (Zimmermann 3-1) at Pittsburgh (Morton 0-6), 5:05 p.m. Arizona (C.Anderson 2-0) at N.Y. Mets (Colon 3-5), 5:10 p.m. Milwaukee (Estrada 3-2) at Miami (Koehler 4-3), 5:10 p.m. St. Louis (S.Miller 6-2) at Cincinnati (Bailey 3-3), 5:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (E.Jackson 3-3) at San Diego (Stauffer 1-0), 8:10 p.m. Minnesota (Gibson 4-3) at San Francisco (Lincecum 3-3), 8:15 p.m. Saturday’s Games ROCKIES at Atlanta, 2:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Philadelphia, 1:05 p.m. Arizona at N.Y. Mets, 2:10 p.m. Milwaukee at Miami, 2:10 p.m. St. Louis at Cincinnati, 5:15 p.m. Washington at Pittsburgh, 5:15 p.m. Minnesota at San Francisco, 8:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs at San Diego, 8:10 p.m. Sunday’s Games ROCKIES at Atlanta, 3:10 p.m. Arizona at N.Y. Mets, 11:10 a.m. Milwaukee at Miami, 11:10 a.m. L.A. Dodgers at Philadelphia, 11:35 a.m. Washington at Pittsburgh, 11:35 a.m. Minnesota at San Francisco, 2:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs at San Diego, 2:10 p.m. St. Louis at Cincinnati, 6:05 p.m.

HOCKEY CONFERENCE FINALS (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) EASTERN CONFERENCE N.Y. Rangers 2, Montreal 1 Saturday, May 17: N.Y. Rangers 7, Montreal 2 Monday, May 19: NY Rangers 3, Montreal 1 Thursday, May 22: Montreal 3, NY Rangers 2, OT Sunday, May 25: Montreal at NY Rangers, 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 27: NY Rangers at Montreal, 6 p.m. x-Thursday, May 29: Montreal at NY Rangers, 6 p.m. x-Saturday, May 31: NY Rangers at Montreal, 6 p.m. WESTERN CONFERENCE Chicago 1, Los Angeles 1 Sunday, May 18: Chicago 3, Los Angeles 1 Wednesday, May 21: Los Angeles 6, Chicago 2 Saturday, May 24: Chicago at Los Angeles, 6 p.m. Monday, May 26: Chicago at Los Angeles, 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 28: Los Angeles at Chicago, 6

p.m. x-Friday, May 30: Chicago at Los Angeles, 7 p.m. x-Sunday, June 1: Los Angeles at Chicago, 6 p.m.

HOOPS CONFERENCE FINALS (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) EASTERN CONFERENCE Indiana 1, Miami 1 Sunday, May 18: Indiana 107, Miami 96 Tuesday, May 20: Miami 87, Indiana 83 Saturday, May 24: Indiana at Miami, 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 26: Indiana at Miami, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 28: Miami at Indiana, 6:30 p.m. x-Friday, May 30: Indiana at Miami, 6:30 p.m. x-Sunday, June 1: Miami at Indiana, 6:30 p.m. WESTERN CONFERENCE San Antonio 2, Oklahoma City 0 Monday, May 19: San Antonio 122, Oklahoma City 105 Wednesday, May 21: San Antonio 112, Oklahoma City 77 Sunday, May 25: San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 27: San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m. x-Thursday, May 29: Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 7 p.m. x-Saturday, May 31: San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 6:30 p.m. x-Monday, June 2: Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 7 p.m. FINALS (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Thursday, June 5: Eastern champion at San Antonio or Oklahoma City, 7 p.m. Sunday, June 8: Eastern champion at San Antonio or Oklahoma City, 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 10: Western champion at Indiana or Miami, 7 p.m. Thursday, June 12: Western champion at Indiana or Miami, 7 p.m. x-Sunday, June 15: Eastern champion at San Antonio or Oklahoma City, 6 p.m. x-Tuesday, June 17: Western champion at Indiana or Miami, 7 p.m. x-Friday, June 20: Eastern champion at San Antonio or Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

ET CETERA THURSDAY’S TRANSACTIONS BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORLIOLES — Placed RHP Tommy Hunter on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 21. Recalled RHP Preston Guilmet from Norfolk (IL). CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Reinstated LHP Chris Sale from the 15-day DL. Designated RHP Frank Francisco for assignment. CLEVELAND INDIANS — Recalled LHP T.J. House from AAA Columbus (IL). Selected the contract of RHP Mark Lowe from Columbus. Placed RHP Zach McAllister on the 15-day DL. Optioned LHP Kyle Crockett to Columbus. Transferred OF Nyjer Morgan from the 15- to the 60-day DL. KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Optioned 3B Mike Moustakas to Omaha (PCL). TAMPA BAY RAYS — Activated RHP Alex Cobb from the 15-day DL. Optioned OF Kevin Kiermaier to Durham (IL). National League LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Released C Miguel Olivo. PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Reinstated C Russell Martin from the 15-day DL. Claimed RHP Josh Wall off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels and optioned him to Indianapolis (IL). Designated RHP Phil Irwin and LHP Wandy Rodriguez for assignment. SAN DIEGO PADRES — Placed LHP Robbie Erlin on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 18. Selected the contract of RHP Blaine Boyer from El Paso (PCL). SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Placed RHP Santiago Casilla on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP George Kontos from Fresno (PCL). WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Recalled RHP Blake Treinen from Syracuse (IL). American Association AMARILLO SOX — Announced the contract of OF Joe Weik was purchased by Los Angeles (AL). KANSAS CITY T-BONES — Traded RHP Bobby Shore to Normal (Frontier) for future considerations. LINCOLN SALTDOGS — Announced the contract of INF Maikol Gonzalez was purchased by Los Angeles (AL). WICHITA WINGNUTS — Singed OF Michael Hernandez. WINNIPEG GOLDEYES — Released RHP Alex De La Cruz. Atlantic League LONG ISLAND DUCKS — Placed C Anthony Armenio on the inactive list. Frontier League FLORENCE FREEDOM — Sold the contract of RHP Brad Allen to Toronto (AL). NORMAL CORNBELTERS — Signed INF Brian Bistagne. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MINERS — Released 1B Eli Sonoqui. FOOTBALL National Football League ATLANTA FALCONS — Agreed to terms with RB Devonta Freeman. CINCINNATI BENGALS — Signed QB A.J. McCarron and CB Lavelle Westbrooks. DALLAS COWBOYS — Waived/injured G Jarrod Pughsley. Signed G Darius Morris. DETROIT LIONS — Signed C Travis Swanson. MIAMI DOLPHINS — Signed TE Arthur Lynch. MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed DE Scott Crichton, S Antone Exum and LB Anthony Barr. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Signed DB Daxton Swanson and DL L.T. Tuipulotu. Released S Jeremy Deering and WR Greg Orton. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS — Signed OL Craig Watts. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS —Signed S Jimmie Ward and LB Chris Borland to four-year contracts. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Signed T Justin Britt and T Garrett Scott. HOCKEY National Hockey League NEW YORK ISLANDERS — Agreed to terms with G Jaroslav Halak on a four-year contract. OTTAWA SENATORS — Re-signed D Patrick Mullen to a one-year contract. COLLEGE AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE — Named Dan Leibovitz associate commissioner for men’s basketball. AIR FORCE — Announced the retirement of athletic director Hans Mueh, effective at the end of the upcoming academic year. CHARLOTTE — Announced the resignation of assistant baseball Kris Rochelle. FLORIDA — Announced men’s freshman basketball C John Egbunu has transferred from South Florida. UCONN — Agreed to terms with men’s basketball coach Kevin Ollie on a five-year contract through 2019. WESTERN NEW ENGLAND — Named Judy Strong field hockey coach.

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Cuban apologizes to Trayvon Martin family Associated Press

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban apologized Thursday to Trayvon Martin’s family over his choice of words in a videotaped interview in which he addressed bigotry and prejudice. Cuban even revealed some of his own prejudices in the interview with Inc. magazine, and said he believes everyone has “prejudices and bigotries” on some level. But after his words — which came with the NBA still dealing with the fallout over racist remarks made by now-banned Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling — created a stir in social media and other circles, Cuban took to Twitter to offer his apology. “In hindsight I should have used different examples,” Cuban wrote. “I didn’t consider the Trayvon Martin family, and I apologize to them for that.” Cuban also said he stands by the substance of the interview. Martin was the black Florida teen who was shot and killed by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman in February 2012. Martin was wearing a hooded sweatshirt — commonly called a “hoodie” — that night, and that particular piece of clothing became a rallying cry for those who demanded justice. Zimmerman was eventually acquitted. “We’re all prejudiced in one way or the other,” Cuban said in the Inc. interview. “If I see a black kid in a hoodie and it’s late at night, I’m walking to the other side of the street. And if on that side of the street, there’s a guy that has tattoos all over his face — white guy, bald head, tattoos

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MARK CUBAN ARRIVES AT the Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena

on Sunday in Las Vegas.

» Cuban fears being hypocritical The vote on Sterling will be June 3. NBA players have made it clear they want him out as owner. Sterling was banned for life by new commissioner Adam Silver after making racist remarks in his home that went public. Cuban quickly went on record, saying that this was “a slippery slope” that the league was going down when it comes to legislating what is said in private situations. In an interview with Inc. magazine, he said he is guilty of having bigotries of his own, but emphasized that they are safety-driven. In that regard, Cuban said he may have to be hyp-

everywhere — I’m walking back

ocritical when it comes to the vote on whether to boot Sterling as owner. The other NBA owners are the only ones with the power to do so, and it is expected that it will be a landslide vote in favor of removing Sterling. However, Cuban said he may have to go against his core beliefs if he votes to end Sterling’s ownership. “The thing that scares me about this whole thing is I don’t want to be a hypocrite,” he said. “And I think I might have to be.” Reached by email Thursday about the Sterling vote, Cuban said: “Who knows at this point. I know how I’m leaning, but I will listen to everything presented to us.” Eddie Sefko; The Dallas Morning News

to the other side of the street.

And the list goes on of stereo-

types that we all live up to and are fearful of.” When shown that excerpt of the interview Thursday, Chris Bosh of the Miami Heat cringed. “It’s just a sensitive time,” Bosh said. Cuban has not revealed how he will vote on June 3, when NBA owners are scheduled to cast ballots on a motion to oust Sterling and force him to sell the Clippers. Cuban has called the comments made by Sterling “abhorrent,” adding that there is “no place for racism in the NBA, any business I’m associated with.” Cuban has, however, cautioned that the Sterling matter is a “very slippery slope.” “While we all have our prejudices and bigotries, we have to learn that it’s an issue that we have to control,” Cuban told Inc. “It’s part of my responsibility as an entrepreneur to try to solve it, not just to kick the problem down the road because it does my company no good, does my customers no good, does society no good if my response to somebody and their racism or bigotry is to say ‘It’s not right for you to be here, go take your attitude somewhere else.’” Cuban also told Inc. that he knows he is not perfect, and that “it’s not appropriate for me to throw stones.” The magazine has a 2½-minute clip of Cuban speaking about the topics on its web site, along with about an hourlong appearance — with the Mavs owner discussing many matters — at its Growco Conference in Nashville on Wednesday. “We’re a lot less tolerant of different views and it’s not necessarily easy for everybody to adopt or adapt or evolve,” Cuban said.

NBA Conference Finals

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THE WEST

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MIAMI HEAT LEBRON JAMES reacts, shouting “it is a great day” after a

practice session Thursday in Miami as they prepare for Game 3 of their playoff series against the Indiana Pacers.

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OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER PLAYERS sit on the bench in the

closing minutes of Game 2 of a Western Conference finals series against San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday in San Antonio.

4th quarters ‘winning Thunder cling to 2012 time’ for Miami Heat for little signs of hope Associated Press MIAMI — LeBron James has

perhaps a surprising take on the Miami Heat: To him, they’re not the most talented bunch. Yes, he was serious. In James’ eyes, much of Miami’s success hasn’t been primarily about talent, but more about execution and know-how — especially so in the closing moments of games, the stretch that the Heat have long called “winning time.” Fourth quarters have been a strength lately for the Heat, something they hope is the case again on Saturday when their

Eastern Conference title series against the Indiana Pacers resumes in Miami. “We’re talented, but we’re not that talented,” James said. “We have a really, really good team. We have some very talented guys. We’re not the most talented team, I don’t think, in the NBA. There’s a lot of other talented teams. We have some very, very high-IQ basketball players. And I think IQ is more important than talent.” There’s no arguing which team has been the best in the last two seasons — and the way the Heat close games are a big reason why that’s the case.

They’ve called it “winning Associated Press time.” All the Oklahoma City It’s not a new thing for Thunder can do now is cling Miami, either. to history. There was the 28-15 Two more victories by fourth quarter that blew the dominant San Antoopen a tied Game 7 against nio Spurs in Boston in the Western the 2012 « TURN ON YOUR TV East finals, WHAT: NBA Eastern and Western Conference finals, and the rally Conference Finals Kevin Dufrom eight WHEN: East (ESPN) — Indiana at Miami Heat, 6:30 p.m. rant and the down en- Pacers Saturday; West (TNT) — San tering the Antonio Spurs at Oklahoma City Thunder will be just that. fourth to Thunder, 6:30 p.m. Sunday T h e oust ChiThunder cago in last stagger home down 0-2 in season’s second round, the the series, smarting from 30-19 run in the fourth to a 35-point beat-down in eliminate Brooklyn in this San Antonio in Game 2 on year’s second round.

Wednesday night. It’s the same deficit the Thunder faced against the Spurs in the 2012 Western Conference finals before they won four straight and advanced to the NBA Finals. “We’ve been there before,” Durant said after managing just 15 points in the 112-77 defeat. “You know, we try not to just say since we were down 0-2 two years ago and we end up winning, we’ll do the same thing. We’ve really got to figure it out on how we need to get better, and we’ve always done that. We’ve got to just stick together and believe in each other that we can come out

and try to get Game 3 on Sunday.” The situations are similar only at first glance. Sure, the two-game deficit is the same, but the hole seems so much bigger. Back in 2012, the Thunder dropped the first two games in San Antonio by a total of 12 points before using their superior athleticism, and a boost from a raucous crowd in Oklahoma City, to surge past the Spurs. This time around, the Thunder have lost the first two games by 52 combined points and looked completely overwhelmed.

Broncos backfield wide open behind Montee Ball Associated Press ENGLEWOOD — Peyton

Manning has thrown 100 touchdown passes in his two seasons in Denver. Although the five-time MVP has another group of tantalizing targets with the additions of Emmanuel Sanders and Cody Latimer, the Broncos want more balance in 2014.

With 1,000-yard rusher Knowshon Moreno going to Miami, second-year pro Montee Ball takes over as the B r o n c o s ’ Ball starting running back. After that, it’s anybody’s

guess. C.J. Anderson and Ronnie Hillman could move up the pecking order or they might be unseated by one or more of the college free agents who signed with Denver after the Broncos chose not to draft a running back. “Right now it’s an open competition for that spot, for all those spots,” offen-

sive coordinator Adam Gase said. “So, we need to see who is going to be the guy to step up.” Although general manager John Elway might still sign a veteran back this summer, he added an intriguing list of undrafted free agents this month: —Kapri Bibbs, who ran for a school-record 1,741 yards and an NCAA-leading

31 TDs in his lone season at Colorado State. —Brennan Clay of Oklahoma. —Juwan Thompson of Duke. —And Jerodis Williams, who went to training camp with the Minnesota Vikings last summer. Hillman, a third-year pro, might be on the thinnest ice of any incumbent

Broncos player. He has frequently found himself in the coaches’ doghouse. He began last year as the starter but had two fumbles that were returned for TDs in the preseason and slipped so far down the depth chart that by midseason he was mostly a game-day inactive. He has a clean slate from Gase and running backs coach Eric Studesville.

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Nadal not up to usual standards heading to French Open in Paris Associated Press

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LOS ANGELES KINGS DUSTIN Brown signals goal after his teammate

Jake Muzzin scored in the third period during Game 2 of the Western Conference finals in the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs Wednesday in Chicago.

Chicago regroups after Game 2 barrage Associated Press EL SEGUNDO, CALIF. — Although Chi-

cago and Los Angeles have won the last two Stanley Cup titles, Matt Greene and his fellow Kings realize the Blackhawks have been superior whenever the two championship teams were on the ice together recently. Chicago’s recent mastery of the Kings completely came apart in one crazy period, and the Blackhawks are headed to the West Coast to figure out how to get it back. When the teams return Saturday night for Game 3 of the Western Conference finals, the Kings hope to build on their five-goal third period in a 6-2 victory on Wednesday night, evening the series in dramatic fashion. Until Game 2, Chicago had beaten the Kings six straight times and in nine of the clubs’ last 10 meetings dating back to last season’s conference finals. The Blackhawks had been faster and more offensively creative than the Kings, but it all went away in a barrage of goals that set a distinctly different tone for Game 3. “It’s been a series that’s gone in their favor for the last couple of years now,” Greene said Thursday at the Kings’ training complex. “We’ve got to do our best to change that. If we could put a finger on it, we would. But it’s up to us to figure it out and to keep it going and get some more wins. ... I don’t think they have a mental edge on us, no. You’ve just got to go out and play.” Both teams essentially took Thursday off, gathering only for travel or a team meeting. While the Kings downplayed the importance of momentum from their win, the Blackhawks had an extra day to absorb the shock of their second four-goal defeat in the last six playoff games.

“I woke up this morning way more angry than I exited the game,” Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville said Thursday before the team flew to the West Coast. “Normally it’s the other way around. ... A game like that is a game that should get your attention, and I think that’s where we’re at.” Quenneville said he felt the loss was a significant setback for the Blackhawks only because of how it occurred. The twotime champion coach couldn’t recall such an abrupt reversal of momentum against Chicago in any game this season. Quenneville said he thought his team essentially played a perfect game for the first 38 minutes, taking a 2-0 lead before it all fell apart with Los Angeles’ first goal. The Blackhawks aren’t a team that falls apart, but the Kings have a way of making opponents do things they never imagined under playoff pressure. “I think it was probably a little bit of a shock to us all,” Chicago defenseman Nick Leddy said. “But that’s how playoffs are.” The Kings feel it wasn’t just momentum that gave them home-ice advantage in this series. Los Angeles had been making strides against the defending champions for months, and coach Darryl Sutter said he thought his team played much better in its series-opening defeat than its victory. “I don’t think it was momentum,” Sutter said. “It was more once we were down two (goals), I think it was our ability — and we’re good at that — our ability to stay with it and stick with the game.” That game is showing a few unexpected facets lately. The Kings are now the highest-scoring team in the Stanley Cup playoffs with 3.25 goals per game, a shocking number for a defense-first team that struggled mightily to score for much of the regular season.

PARIS — For once, not everything seems so obvious heading into the French Open. Yes, Rafael Nadal will still be favored by most to win the clay-court Grand Slam tournament yet again. He is, after all, 59-1 for his career at Roland Garros, winner of a record eight championships, including the last four. Still, if the 2014 tennis season to date is any indication, there could be some surprises in store when play begins in Paris on Sunday. So far, there already was one new major champion, Stanislas Wawrinka at the Australian Open. And there has been a rather egalitarian feel to the spring clay circuit, with nine winners at nine tournaments. The three top men in the ATP rankings — No. 1 Nadal, No. 2 Novak Djokovic and No. 3 Wawrinka — each claimed a Masters title on the slow red surface, including Djokovic’s victory over Nadal in the Rome final last weekend. That gave Nadal three clay losses in a season for the first time since 2004, when he was all of 17 and yet to make his French Open debut. “It’s more normal this year than the last 10 years have been because the last years have been strange and we’ve gotten used to having these great finals between the No. 1 and No. 2 players in the world and one player dominating the whole year — and we started to think that’s normal. Really, that’s the exception,” said Mats Wilander, who won the French Open three times in the 1980s. “Heading into the French Open, it’s more exciting. The regular tour probably benefits from having one superstar that’s cleaning up everything, or maybe a rivalry,” Wilander added. “But the French Open and the other Slams benefit from having no clear-cut favorite. That’s

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SPAIN’S RAFAEL NADAL RETURNS the

ball to Serbia’s Novak Djokovic on Sunday during their final match at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome.

the way it used to be, and I think it’s better. I don’t think we want to go there and ask ourselves: Is Nadal going to win a ninth time? That just doesn’t excite me at all. It’s much more exciting to think that Djokovic is the favorite or that (Roger) Federer has a chance.” Not surprisingly, Nadal does not exactly agree. He’ll be seeded No. 1 for only the third time at Roland Garros — one of those years, 2009, was when his lone loss came, against Robin Soderling in the fourth round — but he could relinquish the top ranking to Djokovic over the course of the 15-day tournament. Asked about the idea of this year’s French Open being a little less predictable,

Nadal replied: “I don’t care. I don’t know. I think about myself. What I have to do.” In addition to dropping a fourth consecutive head-tohead match against Djokovic, Nadal’s defeat at the Italian Open followed a series of difficult three-setters in Rome, as well as losses in the — gasp! — quarterfinals of Monte Carlo and Barcelona. His 41-match winning streak at Barcelona ended against Nicolas Almagro, who had been 0-10 against Nadal. That came after being beaten at Monte Carlo by David Ferrer, whom Nadal easily beat in last year’s French Open final and hadn’t lost to anywhere on clay in a decade.

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Harris return could bolster Broncos By Troy E. Renck The Denver Post

Chris Harris pulled down the white sleeve on his left knee, exposing the scar. The end of last season left a mark on the Broncos, and how Harris’ leg heals could dramatically impact Denver’s recovery. The Broncos signed pass rusher DeMarcus Ware, safety T.J. Ward and cornerback Aqib Talib — who have made nine Pro Bowls combined — but Harris’ return looms as large as any addition. He ranked among the NFL’s top-10 cover cornerbacks before tearing his anterior cruciate ligament Jan. 12 against the San Diego Chargers as he broke forward on a comeback route. He missed the AFC championship game and the Super Bowl, but he hasn’t lost his confidence. “It (stunk). I was on the field for like 1,000 snaps and had to sit and watch. It really (stunk),” Harris said. “I expect big things out of myself this season. And our defense, man, we are going to be a lot better. People will be shocked at how crazy hungry we are to get back. We added playmakers to some good guys. We should definitely be a topfive defense.” Harris is ahead of schedule in his rehab, leaving him convinced that he will start in the opener against the Indianapolis Colts on Sept. 7. His offseason routine has bordered on maniacal, including 6:30 a.m. workouts, followed by participation in team activities and treatment at Dove Valley.

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DENVER BRONCOS SAFETY CHRIS Harris gives the Broncos’ salute after making an interception in the fourth quarter of the Broncos’ 35-24 victory during the first half Oct. 15, 2012 in San Diego. Denver Broncos free safety Rahim Moore, left, joins the celebration. “I am doing everything the guys are doing,” Harris said. “It’s not like I am on the ground watching. Six months is the protocol. I will have seven before the first game. If I am ready for the preseason, I will go. If not, it’s plenty of time for the Colts. Playing defensive back, I don’t have to worry about people hitting me. I didn’t get injured on a freak hit. I don’t have any mental scars.” Harris enters a critical season, his last before free agency. He signed a $2.187

million deal in March. General manager John Elway is cautiously optimistic about Harris’ recovery, saying, “Chris is going to be our starting right corner” after the club drafted Ohio State’s Bradley Roby in the first round. “I am excited to go out there and prove myself again,” Harris said. Harris is running well, leaving him convinced that he won’t lose a step in coverage. He will pair with Talib, both of whom are comfortable playing on an

island. “(Defensive coordinator) Jack (Del Rio) puts a lot of responsibility on me. I love it,” Harris said. “You play here as a corner, we are supposed to make our safeties’ jobs easy. We are telling them: ‘We are good. We got our guy.’ ” Harris is prepared to help Talib — “He can hit me up anytime,” Harris said of his former teammate at Kansas — and credits quarterback Peyton Manning for accelerating the defense’s learning curve

this spring. “The game slowed down in my second year, and last year I could already see the play coming,” Harris said. “It’s a good thing we’ve got Peyton. When we see it in the game, it makes it a lot easier, because our offense is the one everyone kind of steals from. ... Man, since I’ve been here, we have never grinded like we are grinding in the weight room and workouts. There’s no complaining, only guys motivated like I have never seen before.”

comment. CBS4 first reported the warrant for Ward’s arrest. The Broncos aggressively pursued Ward when free agency opened in March. The second-team all-pro agreed to a four-year, $22.5-million contract on March 11, triggering a defensive makeover that included the additions of cornerback Aqib Talib and pass rusher DeMarcus Ware. Ward will make $7 million this season in signing bonus money and salary. “He’s going to bring energy and toughness to our secondary,” general manager John Elway said of Ward when he joined the team. The Broncos coveted his physical style. Only 5-foot10, 210 pounds, Ward has earned a reputation for hard hits and defending the run. He was recently voted the 82nd-best player in the NFL by his peers on the “Top 100 of 2014.” The Broncos planned to start him at strong safety, paired with Rahim Moore at free safety. Elway said during the draft that Ward, a former star at Oregon, will be used as a weakside linebacker in some sub-packages. Ward has been fined by the NFL for helmet-to-helmet and shoulder hits. He adjusted his tackling technique last season and sidelined New England Patriots star Rob Gronkowski with a low tackle that tore the tight end’s right anterior cruciate ligament.

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Temperature

Friday

T-storms Likely

Precip Chance: 60%

High 72 Saturday

Low 51

Precipitation

70 50 74 / 47 92 in 2005 38 in 2001

Thursday Month to Date Average Month to Date Year to Date Average Year to Date

Precip Chance: 40%

Low 51

Isolated T-storms

Sun and Moon Sunrise: 5:35 a.m. 5:34 a.m. 5:33 a.m.

Friday Saturday Sunday

Snowfall

Sunset: 8:16 p.m. 8:17 p.m. 8:17 p.m.

Thursday Month to Date Average Month to Date Season to Date Average Season to Date

Precip Chance: 30%

High 71 Monday

Low 50

Partly Cloudy

Precip Chance: 20%

High 77

0.12" 3.04" 1.83" 6.91" 5.71"

Temperatures and precipitation are valid for 24 hours through 4 p.m. and taken from UNC.

Scat'd T-storms

High 77 Sunday

Thursday's High Thursday's Low Normal High / Low Record High Record Low

Low 49

New 5/28

First 6/5

Friday Saturday

Full 6/12

Moonrise: 2:33 a.m. 3:06 a.m.

0.0" 0.0" 0.8" 38.2" 48.1"

Friday's Ozone Forecast

Last 6/19

Moonset:

3:11 p.m. 4:17 p.m.

A red alert means elevated ozone levels are predicted and individuals with sensitivity to air pollution should limit outdoor exertion from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. A blue forecast means elevated ozone levels aren't expected. Source: Co. Department of Public Health & Environment

110s 100s 90s 80s 70s 60s 50s 40s 30s 20s 10s 0s

Valid at 5 p.m. Friday

H This map shows high temperatures, type of precipitation expected and location of frontal systems at noon.

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Low Pressure

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Thursday's National Extremes: High: 99° in Presidio, Texas Low: 21° in Bryce Canyon, Utah

Laramie 65/42

Rock Springs 70/47

A little break What a wild week we have had in Greeley. Today, the threat for severe weather is gone; however we do have a likely chance of seeing afternoon thunderstorms. Temperature-wise, things will shape up similarly. Expect the day to start in the 50s and warm into the low-70s. We will see a little sunshine before the clouds and afternoon storms build. The weekend is shaping up to be a bit drier, but we do have about a 20-30 percent chance each day for afternoon storms. Next week, it will beWEATHER warmer and drier.

TODAY Partly to forecasts mostly For daily and weather sunny updates, head to www.greeley High 56 Low 29 tribune.com WEATHER, XX

Craig 72/39

Grand Junction 78/54

Cortez 71/39

Ft. Collins 69/51

Cheyenne 66/48

Ault 71/50

Scottsbluff 72/52

Sterling 73/54

Loveland Greeley 70/49 Ft. Morgan 72/51 Granby Denver 74/52 63/37 Limon 69/52 Vail Castle 73/49 53/35 Rock Burlington 70/49 75/54 Colo. Spgs Gunnison Canon City 71/50 67/38 Pueblo La Junta 76/55 81/55 80/53

Durango 70/40

Farmington 73/51

Alamosa 72/41 Santa Fe 70/45

Walsenburg 75/53

Thursday's Hi Lo Prcp Akron 71 49 0.69" Alamosa 73 36 Trace Aspen 70 36 Trace Colorado Spgs. 73 49 0.00" Denver 73 49 0.54" Ft.Collins 70 50 0.12" Fraser 64 30 0.00" Grand Junction 79 57 0.00" Gunnison 66 36 M La Junta 74 51 0.10" Limon 73 50 0.00" Longmont 72 52 0.15" Loveland 71 53 0.00" Pueblo 73 54 Trace

City

Friday Hi Lo W 70 53 t 72 41 t 65 38 t 71 50 t 69 52 t 69 51 t 60 37 t 78 54 t 67 38 t 81 55 t 73 49 t 70 47 t 70 49 t 80 53 t

Sunday Hi Lo W 72 50 t 64 37 t 60 38 t 68 49 t 67 49 t 69 49 t 54 36 t 76 53 pc 62 34 t 77 54 t 69 46 t 67 46 t 70 48 t 74 53 t

weather key: bz-blizzard, cl-cloudy, fg-fog, hs-heavy snow, hz-haze, ls-light snow, mc-mostly cloudy, rs-rain/snow, pc-partly cloudy, ra-rain, sh-showers, sn-snow, s-sunny, t-thunderstorm, w-wind

Snowpack Information Bear Lake Fremont Pass Joe Wright Res.

152% 137% 158%

Streamflow Information

Raton 73/47

Saturday Hi Lo W 74 52 t 66 38 t 64 40 mc 71 45 t 73 51 t 74 51 t 61 38 t 75 54 pc 63 38 mc 79 51 t 72 47 t 73 48 t 75 50 t 77 52 t

Big Thompson River (Loveland) Poudre River (Fort Collins) Poudre River (Timnath) South Platte (Henderson) South Platte (Kersey) South Platte (Fort Morgan)

Lake Eldora Loveland Basin Pingree Park (CSU)

Stage(Feet) 2.97' 6.23' 6.48' 6.44' 5.14' n/a

n/a 159% 182%

Flow(cfps) 212 1,720 1,750 1700 2370 1250

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Friday Hi Lo W 65 51 t 80 47 pc 78 60 t 60 43 pc 80 51 s 88 65 s 71 54 t 87 69 mc 76 57 s 83 54 s 89 67 s 83 57 t 86 52 s 56 49 sh 86 74 pc 55 50 sh 75 54 s 74 49 s 66 48 t 63 47 s 74 52 s 64 49 mc 71 52 s 86 69 pc 77 55 s 69 53 pc 86 68 s 80 58 s 61 38 t 87 72 s 87 71 s 73 53 s 79 65 t 87 70 s 71 61 mc 89 69 s 85 75 s 67 50 s 74 52 s 84 59 pc 83 73 s 70 54 t 85 68 t 79 59 mc 74 56 t 88 67 s 68 49 pc 77 53 sh 77 56 t 83 53 s 80 60 pc 79 57 pc 87 71 cl 68 63 mc 75 57 s 68 48 t 69 53 sh 92 74 s 78 65 t 85 61 s 83 66 t 75 55 s 74 54 t

Winning 3 in a row is nothing new for Eaton « EATON From B3 winner-take-all title game at 12:30 p.m. Saturday. In spite of the competition, Eaton isn’t likely to be deterred by the daunting task of going 3-0. During the Legion A/ Northern Colorado Baseball League season, the Reds won the first 42 games of their summer. Some nine months later, they won their first 22 games of this spring before falling 8-5 to Holy Family on Saturday. Granted not every one of those 64 games were against squads the caliber of Holy Family, Faith Christian and Lamar, but they also weren’t against the Bad News Bears. “We’ve won three games in a row this season seven times already,” Eaton senior second baseman Jake Mondragon said. “If we stay focused and do what we need to do, then we’re expecting to win these three games. ... But these are the best teams in the state in 3A right here.” Though every squad wants to be in the position Holy Family is in — with the margin for error to lose a game this weekend — Reds senior third baseman Bryce Dyer said losing this past Saturday at least gave he and his teammates five full days to regroup and address any shortcomings that may have cost them against the Tigers. “It’s real nice to be able to come out here, practice for a week and just work as a team to get better,” Dyer

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EATON’S BRYCE DYER WORKS to turn a double play while playing against Faith Christian at home this season. said. “If we work on what we need, I think we’re going to come out and compete this weekend.”

Even though Eaton enters this weekend with its back against the proverbial wall, Reds coach Jim Dan-

ley said it is important his players compete with focus and energy while still keeping their cool on the field.

“You can’t get into that red zone; that pre-Rose Bowl bangin’ your helmet type of (approach),” Danley

said. “Baseball is not that type of game. You have got to maintain some kind of middle ground there.”

Reid, Cantwell lead letter-writing effort « REDSKINS From B3

strong, positive and respectful image,” McCarthy said. “The name is not used by the team or the NFL in any other context, though we respect those that view it differently.” Reid and Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., led the letter-writing effort. All senators on the letter are Democrats. Cantwell spokesman Jared Leopold said Republicans were not asked to participate. Cantwell later said on the Senate floor that she was inviting Republicans to sign the letter or write their own. “I’m convinced that if each member of this body speaks on this issue and is forceful in their resolve, that we can help initiate change,” she said. Democrats not signing

the letter were Tim Kaine and Mark Warner of nearby Virginia, where the team’s headquarters are; Mark Pryor of Arkansas, in a tight re-election race this year; and Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Joe Donnelly of Indiana, two of their party’s more moderate lawmakers. The senators noted that tribal organizations representing more than 2 million Native Americans across the U.S. have said they want the Redskins name dropped. Despite federal laws protecting their identity, “Every Sunday during football season, the Washington, D.C., football team mocks their culture,” they wrote. “The NFL can no longer ignore this and perpetuate the use of this name as anything but what it is: a racial slur,” the letter said.

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coach Jay Gruden holds a Redskins helmet at the Redskins Park in Ashburn, Va. on Jan. 9. Gruden was introduced as the new Washington Redskins head coach, replacing Mike Shanahan and becoming the team’s eighth head coach since 1999.