Neighborhood Gazette — January 2016 by Neighborhood Gazette

Get a Glass of Water Before Reading This see page 7

Sobesky Academy Coming to Wheat Ridge

Spotlight on West 44th Avenue see page 8

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Wheat Ridge | Edgewater | JANUARY 19-FEBRUARY 15, 2016

‘Cre8 Your 38’ Expands To Accommodate Crowds

ore than 300 people showed up to the City of Wheat Ridge’s first meeting in a new community engagement process to develop a streetscape design for 38th Avenue on Jan. 14. Because the crowd exceeded the room’s capacity, a second design open house will be held Thursday, Jan. 21, 6 to 8 p.m., at the Wheat Ridge Recreation Center, for those unable to participate in the first meeting. Participants will receive the full presentation and time to create models of 38th Avenue. Each table will present their design and all participants will be able to vote on the designs. “Latecomers were turned away at the door, baby carriers in hand notwithstanding,” said Zach Urban, District II councilman. “The fire marshall's set room capacity for the ballroom may well have been exceeded. The voting system was only able to handle a fraction of the attendees resulting in two rounds of voting to allow sharing of the clickers used to tally votes” on the 25 designs generated at the meeting. Urban estimated the crowd at about 300. “This does not account for the throngs that were circling the parking lot and those who inevitably turned around due to the traffic jam.” “The tenor of the room was rambunctious to start with a civil murmur throughout the two-and-half-hour meeting,” said Urban. At the next meeting, babysitting will be available free of charge for children ages 6 months through 10 years whose parents/ guardians are participating. “Cre8 Your 38” was designed to give residents and business owners the opportunity to discuss design elements, create models of what 38th Avenue could look like, and develop a shared vision for the streetscape of 38th Avenue. At the end of the process, the city will have a communitydeveloped streetscape design that includes enough detail to ensure that the plan is

accurately priced and can be used to create a plan to move forward. Design elements were considered in the first meetings: sidewalks; street furnishings; lighting; traffic; parking; signage and wayfinding; and modes of travel – walking, biking and driving. The top ideas from the January meetings will be reviewed and narrowed down at the second and third meetings, held from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Wheat Ridge Recreation Center on Feb. 11 and March 10. The goal is to have a majority of participants reach consensus by the end of the third meeting. “The top-ranked concepts will be more formally designed by the design team for presentation to the community during the Feb. 11 Cre8 Your 38 event,” explained Maureen Harper, Wheat Ridge Public Information Officer. “Participants at the February meeting will review these concepts and help narrow them down. The goal is to have a majority of participants reach consensus by the end of the final Cre8 Your 38 event on March 10.” While city staff encourages in-person participation, an online survey will be available after Jan. 21 for those who did not participate in either the January or February events. The surveys will ask for full name and address and a review of design values and elements to help ensure fairness. After the surveys are complete, all designs and the vote totals will be displayed on the city’s website. All meetings are open to the public and the city encourages active participation from residents, business owners and all community members. For more information, contact Public Outreach Coordinator Kristin Cypher at kristin@cplusbdesign.com, or follow the project on Facebook, www.facebook.com/ createyour38, or visit the project website at www.ci.wheatridge.co.us.

“CRE8 YOUR 38” FORUMS WERE DESIGNED TO GIVE WHEAT RIDGE residents and business owners the opportunity to discuss design elements, create models of what 38th Avenue could look like, and develop a shared vision for its streetscape.

MORE THAN 300 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE FIRST “CRE8 YOUR 38” OPEN HOUSE on Jan. 14 at the Wheat Ridge Recreation Center, prompting City of Wheat Ridge planners to add a second event and online surveys for those who couldn’t attend. Public input will be used to create a streetscape for 38th Avenue.

Sunshine Home Share Creates Solutions By Silvana Vukadin-Hoitt

lison Joucovsky is a licensed professional counselor who has been working with seniors in Denver for over two decades. Her expertise in the senior resource provider sector has given her a unique vantage point to spot trends and needs in this distinct community. One trend that stands out is the escalating lack of housing in the Denver area. As the city is currently experiencing a growth spurt, with an inﬂux of thousands of people coming in from all parts of the country every month, the situation has gotten dire for many residents. Though construction is seemingly everywhere, it is reportedly very difficult to qualify for reasonably priced housing. It is also a problem that is affecting young and old alike. Joucovsky, a veteran senior care advocate, has made it her mission to alleviate some of the pressure on potential renters by resourcing her links to the senior community. “This is a problem that can’t wait for two years while affordable housing is being built for 500 people when we need affordable housing for 5,000 people,” she said. She began searching for solutions that could be tapped into immediately. “You see, from my experience in serving the geriatric community for 24 years, I know that there are plenty of individuals 55 and older who are homeowners,” she said. “They no longer have children or spouses in the house and they live alone. We see the baby boomers, now in their late 60s or early 70s, who have extra bedrooms and extra space they don't use.” Here Joucovsky pauses for dramatic effect. “This is exactly where I see a viable solution,” she continued: Home sharing, a nationwide program created to identify senior homeowners who live alone with vacant space they could rent out. The upside is clear. Home Sharing generates extra

income for homeowners while allowing potential renters a chance at affordable housing a decent and safe environment. Currently 64 home share programs exist across the United States. After concluding that she was on to something that would benefit her senior community, Joucovsky, who currently directs Colorado Senior Connections in the Edgewater/Wheat Ridge community, started working on her master plan. Joucovsky created Sunshine Home Share Colorado and recently applied for nonprofit status. The business model was developed using best practices research published by the National Housing Resource Center, two local focus groups and many interviews with similar programs across the country. The Best Practices Manual is now the guideline for Sunshine Home Share Colorado. To make it work, she says, extreme attention must be paid to the vetting process, which will assure that “safe and thoughtful matches are made,” accommodating both homeowners and renters. To support that process, SHSC is currently creating a database, compiling information from established community services in place that serve the needs of seniors. To develop the database further, Joucovsky is giving prime importance to creating an outreach program for community-focused awareness. That program will familiarize neighbors, friends, family and clergy on how to detect if and when seniors are isolated, needing a little extra help or even needing to be connected to services and programs. Using the gatekeeper model created by local area pastor as her inspiration, Joucovsky hopes to create a network that grows organically from neighbors interacting with senior homeowners. This would be a cornerstone program for the organization, with the goal of facilitating a Continued on page 2

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EDUCATION ALLIANCE

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he Sobesky Academy is expected to move to the old Stevens Elementary building in Wheat Ridge by March 30. The move was part of the Jefferson Plan introduced by the Jefferson County School district in 2014, which included integrating Wheat Ridge 5-8 into Jefferson High School and expanding Stevens Elementary into the old Wheat Ridge 5-8 building. Sobesky will be the final school to move as part of the plan. Sobesky is currently located in Lakewood and is the only Jeffco school to serve students with emotional disabilities. The school assists students from kindergarten through 12th grade and also supports programs for students up to age 21 to transition into career readiness and college. Sobesky currently serves 75 to 90 students at the Lakewood location. The former Stevens Elementary building will provide Sobesky with a larger building, a broader array of amenities and more functional layout. With its expanded space, Sobesky will be able to accept more students from Jeffco schools who would otherwise be sent outof-district for their needs. This aspect alone will save Jeffco over $600,000 per year in expenses. Approximately 45 to 60 students will return to Sobesky from out-of-district programs over a gradual enrollment period. A larger school building and grounds also offer much more space to the program and the ability to further separate grade levels in one building. All students at Sobesky arrive and leave the school via bus transportation or parent drop off. Tests were done this fall to ensure all buses can drop off students and

staff can assist the students into the school from the front of the building. The larger layout also will allow Sobesky to add six new classrooms and additional staff offices. The staff is excited about the amenities the Stevens building will offer their program. More bathrooms, for example, were high on the list! At the Lakewood location, the entire school and staff only have one set of bathrooms. At the new location, they will have more student bathrooms and separate staff facilities as well. The new school will offer a cafeteria, library and playgrounds – all new or improved to the Sobesky Academy program. Students at this special school often need places to mentally regroup before returning to their classroom and these rooms will be available at the new location. Sobesky Academy offers a therapeutic environment that is designed to meet the intense emotional and behavioral needs of our students with an emphasis on skill development in coping and success strategies. Staff at Sobesky Academy receive special training in their field of working with emotionally challenged students. Class ratios are eight students to one staff member and classes are kept small to fewer than 12 students on average. Safety, security and supervision are of utmost importance to the staff at this specialized Jeffco school and school officials have been meeting with Wheat Ridge police, staff and Jeffco district personnel to ensure that the move is smooth and successful. Genevieve Wooden is Wheat Ridge City Council District IV representative and Co-Chair of the Wheat Ridge Education Alliance.

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• On the city’s website you can sign up for text or email alerts about the topics you are interested in, from public meetings to believe that great community strength crime alerts. Click on Notify Me on www. is shown by an interested and engaged ci.wheatridge.co.us. citizenry. Last year that strength was • The city is getting an updated website proven in Wheat Ridge. Thanks to all and is asking for input from citizens on the of our citizens who engaged in city new site on Jan. 27, 6 to 8 p.m. at City Hall. community meetings, council meetings Call Carly at 303-235-2867 to RSVP. and varying civic events. Thank you to the • “Like” the city’s Community Exchange citizen Facebook page for even more group whose members will opportunities at City of Wheat present their communication Ridge Government. recommendations at the • Localworks, formerly televised Jan. 25 City Council Wheat Ridge 2020, has a meeting. great new website – www. As your mayor, one of my wearelocalworks.org – with tons goals for 2016 is to support and of fun volunteer opportunities encourage even more citizen in the community. One of engagement. Here are some Localworks programs, the upcoming opportunities for Wheaties Academy, is a participation: grassroots leadership program • We are in the middle of the Joyce Jay for participants to work together Cre8 Your 38 public meetings, and learn how to creatively address where citizens are deciding what they want challenges in Wheat Ridge. The academy 38th Avenue to look like. The next meeting graduated 16 community members in 2015 is Feb. 11 at the Recreation Center, 6 to 8 and runs February through October in p.m. Whether you attended the first meeting 2016. Support this great program through or not, please come to the second and share personal involvement or donations by your thoughts. Everyone is welcome! emailing wheatiesacademy@gmail.com. • The monthly “Coffee with the Mayor” More information is available at www. events are a great opportunity to come wheatiesacademy.org. and discuss community issues that are Looking ahead, my hopes are to important to you. I’m there to both listen build upon our foundation of community and answer your questions. The next coffee involvement and that we continue to work is Feb. 6. together to make Wheat Ridge the best it • Volunteering for a Board and can be. I look forward to working with all of Commissions seat is a great way to get you in 2016 – The Year of the Citizen. involved. From building codes to libraries, Contact Wheat Ridge Mayor Joyce Jay there is a board for every talent. Find current at 303-420-8533 or jjay@ci.wheatridge. openings at www.ci.wheatridge.co.us/1127/ co.us. Current-Board-Commission-Openings.

Localworks Dines: Do you love to eat? Localworks Dines features a local restaurant or food vendor on the second 016 is the year of the volunteer, so Thursday of each month. resolve to be involved! Getting involved Wheat Ridge Tours: Get to know in your community can take shape in a Wheat Ridge’s neighborhoods, businesses, variety of ways. Maybe you get to know your history and more on a bus tour of Wheat neighbors at a block party, attend a local Ridge. event on Ridge at 38 or decide to volunteer Criterium and Brewfest: This year with your favorite nonprofit. Resolving to we are hosting the Criterium get involved will look different State Championships! This year for each of us, but with all the we are adding a brewfest to opportunities in Wheat Ridge showcase the great local brews. there is truly something for Friday Night Live: The everyone. last Friday of the month, June At Localworks our motto through August, we will activate is “connect, volunteer, create.” Ridge at 38 and show a movie With over 50 events a year, five on the field in front of Stevens volunteer-led committees, and Elementary School. resources to develop ideas, we Live Ridgefest: really are your hub to connect, music, food, beer, homebrew volunteer and create. competition and more! This is “We are volunteer powered, Colleen O’Brien one of our biggest events and we staff supported and board would love your help! directed,” said Britta Fisher, Localworks Trunk or Treat: A safe trick or treat Executive Director. As our main source of event that includes a haunted house, games power, volunteers are always appreciated! and a parade. Below is a list of Localworks programs Holiday Celebration: Start the that we need help planning, designing and holiday season off right with a day full of executing. If you are unable to volunteer, free fun activities. Pet a reindeer, make please attend, have fun, and thank a s’mores, ride on a train and more! volunteer who makes it happen. Come meet us and learn more about our Localworks Active: Get active in your programs at our volunteer open house on community and meet your neighbors with March 3, 6 p.m., at Localworks’ office (in the one of our many programs like the Winter Vectra Bank Building) 7391 W. 38th Ave., Fitness Challenge, Cruiser Crawls or Yoga in Suite 130, Wheat Ridge. We will provide the Park. beverages and snacks. Email Cdoran@ Localworks Harvest: With Wheat wearelocalworks.org to sign up or learn Ridge’s strong history in agriculture we love more. getting to our roots and in the garden! In this Colleen O’Brien is a resident of Wheat program we have the Food and Film Series, Ridge and on staff with Localworks. classes, potlucks, crop swaps and more.

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EDGEWATER CITY NEWS The Animal Ordinance and Sustainable Food Systems By Lilly Steirer

After over eight months of meetings, workshops, lively emotional discussions and plenty of hard work, Edgewater City Council passed an ordinance allowing residents to raise up to two dwarf goats. To paraphrase newly elected councilwoman Kate Mulcahy, the ordinance clearly makes both sides disappointed, therefore, it is probably going in the right direction by way of compromise. Many thanks to all the council members, past and present, former mayor Bonnie McNulty, newly elected mayor Kris Teegardin, the various sustainability experts, and the citizens who came out to the council workshops to express their desires and concerns about the future of our city. While dwarf goats are now allowed, there are new restrictions in place that will affect most residents owning animals. The ordinance includes: • A limit of up to six total regulated animals, including chickens, ducks, rabbits, miniaturized goats and beehives (One beehive will count as a specially regulated animal.) • Six-foot fences will be required to enclose these regulated animals. • Licensing and compliance will be required for all specially regulated animals to control for space and odors. • A limit of up to three dogs and/or cats combined for detached single-family homes • A limit of up to two dogs and/or cats combined for multiple family dwellings

• The slaughter of all animals will be prohibited. Council members Steve Conklin, Janet Spangenberg, Kara Swanson and Mulcahy voted for the ordinance, and Myra Keeble and Laura Keegan against. Todd Riddle was not present. While this debate often revolved around goats as a nuisance or not, in fact, city officials were asked to deal not only with a neighbor dispute, but to create a compromise between what Edgewater has been as a city throughout the 20th century to what it is evolving into as more citizens embrace a sustainable lifestyle. The regulations in this ordinance at times are more restrictive than our neighboring communities, especially for those who would like to reserve the right to make decisions about how we obtain and care for our food including humanely culling small farm animals. The small urban farmers of Edgewater will face new challenges and regulations. Despite this, I hope more citizens will be encouraged to create their own sustainable backyard food systems as we cultivate a stronger community of those who are looking to better take care of our health and city through local food. Lilly Steirer is an Edgewater resident.

The Edgewater Book Project Edgewater residents, let’s join forces to promote literacy and community building in our neighborhood! There have been lots of conversations about putting up little stands for sharing books and information such as the one pictured here. Let’s make it happen! We will meet at the new Edgewater

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Collective office located at 5220 W. 25th Ave. on Monday, Jan. 25, at 6:30 pm to launch the project. Please join us and enjoy a cup of Coda Coffee! The Edgewater project will be modeled after the Little Free Library movement that was started by Todd Bol of Hudson, Wisc., in 2009. He built a tiny one-room schoolhouse to honor his mother who was a former teacher and was passionate about reading. He filled it with books and planted it in his yard with a sign that encouraged his neighbors to take a book and return a book. It has become an international movement led by a nonprofit organization. Their objective is to promote literacy and the love of reading by building free book exchanges worldwide and to build a sense of community. There are over 32,000 Little Free Library book exchanges around the world, with over one million books shared in local communities annually. For more info contact Jeanette Sanchez at sanchezjeanette@hotmail.com. This project is led by Jeanette Sanchez and sponsored by Business on the Edge and Edgewater Collective.

Dining With Dave & The Art of Neighboring, Feb. 9 Edgewater residents interested in building stronger connections in their community are invited to Art of Neighboring, a free dinner and discussion with Dave Runyon, author of “The Art of Neighboring,” Tuesday, Feb. 9 at the Edgewater Recreation Room, 5845 W. 25th Ave., starting at 6 p.m. Dave Runyon is the co-founder and director of CityUnite, and launched a neighboring movement mobilizing over 70 churches and 40,000 people in the Denver metro area to build community connections. He speaks locally and nationally encouraging leaders to work together for the good of their cities. Mayor Kris Teegardin, Police Chief John Mackey and other city staff will attend the event, sponsored by Colorado Senior Connections and the City of Edgewater. For more information or to RSVP, call 720-763-3042 or email CSCEdgewater@ gmail.com.

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EDGEWATER MAYOR NEWS Difficult Deliberations, Imperfect Regs impact rural and urban communities alike. Now the beloved EPA has issued a report that a class of insecticides called neonicotinoids hope everybody enjoyed the New Year’s have indeed been killing millions of bees. festivities and 2016 brings everyone good It is my intention as a citizen and a local tidings. I am ready to get to work, and city elected official to ensure local and regional council passed the Animal Ordinance the food sourcing is encouraged to first of the year. I read a letter mitigate the threats from climate into the minutes that I would change and human greed.” like to share with you: It has been brought to the “Council has been attention of council what many deliberating upon the ‘Animal feel as imperfect restrictions Ordinance’ for over eight regarding certain provisions in months. You may remember the ordinance. I feel council has that Section 7-6-80 currently the best intentions, but I heartily states the prohibition and suggest any individual or group exception of certain animals. of individuals respectfully ask Until recently animals allowed, for redress in accordance with to my knowledge, have given Kris Teegardin due process. In my humble no cause to further regulate this opinion all laws are imperfect. section of the Municipal Code. For that reason, the rights of citizens to Unfortunately, irreconcilable differences petition the governing body on any law between neighbors have shown the lack shall not be infringed. Citizen opinion of regulations set forth in Section 7-6-80. and participation is always welcome, and For this, I apologize to the affected parties. respectful and positive dialogue remains a Verily, these proceedings up to this date have powerful votive in crafting legislation. been tinged with emotion and passion, and I I would like to share with you a few must confess it has been a difficult experience regional initiatives that I have been deliberating upon this ordinance. honored to join. Directly through the “Many have questioned whether urban Metro Mayors Caucus and the 1st Judicial farming is simply a fad, or a cultural Criminal Coordinating Committee, I revolution. In my experience, I can definitely will collaboratively seek and address say there is a generational difference in homelessness, low-income and affordable outlook concerning such trends. Local food housing and workforce development. sourcing has been historically an integrated Wheat Ridge Councilman Zachary Urban’s fabric within all cultures and civilizations. last article eloquently addressed such needs, However, never before has the world seen and I look forward to working with Zachary such rapid globalization and change upon and other partners assisting in community our local communities throughout this great care projects. In the coming months, I am nation, local food sourcing being one issue excited to vigorously learn and share with affected. Just the other day, Congress passed you any progress made on all fronts. a law allowing meat to be sold on our shelves Contact Edgewater Kris Teegardin at without stating the country of origin. Large 720-568-0461 or kteegardin@edgewateragribusinesses have bankrupted the local co.com. farmer, and this trend continues to severely

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ater continues to be a growing issue for our future. With a projected statewide shortfall of 163 billion gallons of water by the year 2050, towns all over Colorado are scrambling to build reservoirs of various sizes. Parker completed a 30-year project that in recent storms diverted 6,000 gallons per minute into their newly completed reservoir, which will assure water for its population in a time when aquifers are running dry. The Denver Post recently listed proposed dam and reservoir projects along the Front Range: • Chimney Hollow, southwest of Loveland (3.9 billion gallons) • Glade, northwest of Fort Collins (7.4 billion gallons) • Galeton, northeast of Greeley (2 billion gallons) • A bigger Gross Reservoir, west of Boulder (3.2 billion gallons) Diamond Valley Lake in California is a $1.9 billion reservoir. It took four years to fill to its almost 270-billion-gallon capacity. The water came from our very own Colorado River. This is the point Front Range cities are citing when negotiating water contracts. It is also the reason that our laws prevent us from harvesting rainwater. Holding back water here, keeps it from fulfilling our contractual agreements down the line. The issue is really more complicated than that, but when I see a rain barrel being sold at the local hardware store, I ask:

Would anyone miss the 50 gallons rolling off my roof into it? And the good it could do on my vegetable garden on a hot day? Did you know that only an inch of rain on a 2,000-square-foot roof would provide 1,250 gallons of water? Think about earlier when everyone’s water bill shot up. Imagine if you had this rainwater in reserve to help out. The sign says “Use what you need.” But what about, “When I need it”? We're allowed to store propane for when we have a barbecue. We store gasoline for when we need to drive. We store oxygen, wood and hot water for our showers. What about cold water? Why are water companies the only ones allowed to store it and then sell it back to me when I needed it? The Colorado Water Plan was unveiled in November. Thirty months in the making, it details how we are going to provide water to the estimated 10 million people that will be living in Colorado by 2050. The issue being that it's not that we don't have enough water, we do. Our challenge as a state, is that 66 percent of all water originating from Colorado is contractually designated for other states. Conserving water will cease being a fashion statement and become more of a necessity. Last year our water meters became automated and Wi-Fi regulated. Imagine each household being limited to a daily usage. After your allowed 20 gallons, you are cut off remotely. What is the minimum amount of water that you and your family can live on? Contact Guy Nahmiach at 303-9995789 or Guy@NostalgicHomes.com.

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ave the date for the 44th Avenue Rumble (formerly the Harlan Street Rumble): Saturday, May 7, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Are you the proud owner of a hot rod, classic, custom or muscle car, truck or bike? Bring your ride and show it off! No entry fee! No car? No worries. Park your lawn chair curbside and watch over 200-plus vehicles enjoy a Cruise and Poker Run sponsored by businesses along 44th Avenue. Register your car at Anderson Park in the morning and enjoy barbeque and music in the afternoon. Fun for the whole family! Plan now to attend. Business advertising and sponsorships range from $50 to $500; contact Troy Seyfer at 720-260-9494. It’s sponsored by Auto Reﬂections, Auto Weave Upholstery, Camaro’s Plus, D&T Ultimate Auto Detail, FirstBank, GIA Group Insurance Analysts, Hart Realty Group, Restoration Industries, Seyfer Automotive, Seyfer Specialties, T-Bird Roadhouse, Wheat Ridge Town Center Apartments and the City of Wheat Ridge.

The Book Stop’s New Year’s Eve Proposal The week before Christmas, Eric Gehringer stopped by The Book Stop on West 44th Avenue. He had researched other bookstores and decided The Book Stop was the perfect location to propose to his girlfriend Lorenda Schmidt on New Year’s Eve. The night before, Eric returned to the store, installed a camera and hid a carved out book in which he placed the engagement ring. When Eric and Lorenda arrived the next day, store owner Sean Hickman acted like he had never seen Eric before. Forty-five minutes later, Eric and Lorenda proceeded to the checkout, purchased several books including a Steven King novel and happily informed Sean that Lorenda had said “yes” to Eric’s proposal. Sean told Lorenda he thought it was awfully nice of Eric to pay him to open the store and that they were very lucky that no other customers had come to shop. Now Eric and Lorenda are busy planning a summer wedding. After researching four other bookstores,

Sean and his wife Renee purchased The Book Stop in October 2014. Robust sales have enabled them to hire a second parttime employee. The 1,500-square-foot store features 70,000 books in 45 genres, including collectibles. The most popular sellers are general fiction followed by mysteries. Gift certificates are available, just in time for Valentine’s Day.

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On Dec. 5 last year Acorn Glass celebrated its 10th anniversary. Owner Reece Leishman has worked 29 years in the glass industry, since 1987. He’s very excited that one of his five sons plans to learn the family trade after graduation this spring – what Reece calls “his retirement plan.” This year Acorn Glass will be expanding from strictly residential into small project commercial work, taking on projects like strip malls, one-off buildings and singlestory projects including storefronts. They

Owner Mike Lundgren is in search of a photo taken in the 1940s when his current shop at 11114 W. 44th Ave. was a filling station. If you have one, he’d like to reproduce a copy to hang in the reception area. While Auto Reﬂections mainly specializes in collision repair work, restorations of classic vehicles – such as the ‘62 Porsche 356B that he recently completed after two years of work – are his real forte. Mike’s shop offers an experienced team of experts. According to Mike, ”there’s very little [he and his team] haven’t seen” when it comes to auto body paint and repair. How did Mike get into the business? His eyes light up when he talks about his first car, a blue ‘73 Firebird that he “trucked home, spent a year fixing up and then realized, ‘I can do this!’” A 1981 Wheat Ridge High School grad, Mike says the best opportunity he had in high school was being exposed to auto mechanics at Warren Tech. After graduation, Mike worked at his current location when it was High Country Auto Body. After High Country was sold, Mike had a chance to buy the building, the same building that he is currently renovating. Auto Reﬂections Paint and Body is located at 11114 W. 44th Ave., Wheat Ridge. Call 303-432-2852 for information.

Anthony M’s Visions in Gold Adds a New ‘Counter Sketch’ Program Ever wanted to design your own ring? Stop by Anthony M’s and check out their new “Counter Sketch” program, a cutting-edge, employee-assisted computer program that leads you step-by-step through the jewelry designing process – everything from choosing styles, stones and carats to halos of diamonds including side profile views and the option to add details such as figure-eight fill-ins. Soon Anthony M’s will be adding the next step in the design process, the “wax program,” which will print your design in 3-D. Wait! that’s not all that’s new! in 2016 Anthony M’s is adding the Jennifer Lopez Collection by Endless Jewelry. Designed and inspired by Jennifer Lopez, “the colors of the bracelets and necklaces combined with the bold and edgy design of the charms embrace the attitude of being fun, festive and elegant.” Looks for any mood and any occasion, the goal of the collection is to help express “your personality, your style, your way.” Stop by and create a new look, choosing from hundreds of fashion and fine jewelry charms, bracelets and necklaces to fit any occasion.

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PLAN TO SHOW OFF YOUR HOT ROD, CLASSIC, CUSTOM OR MUSCLE CAR, TRUCK OR BIKE at this year’s 44th Avenue Rumble (formerly the Harlan Street Rumble), set for Saturday, May 7. No ride? Park your lawn chair curbside, watch the the show, and later take in barbecue and music. 50th Anniversary in 2019,” said Chairman Joe DeMott. This year the festival is adding an additional 200-plus artisan vendors to the Midway. New food vendors will be added, bringing the total to nearly a dozen and the fireworks, run by Wheat Ridge High School alum, will be new and improved. Business advertising and sponsorships start at $250. For information on the Carnation Festival, contact Gina Hallisey, Get Connected Events, 303-726-6111.

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Wheat Ridge Business Association will hold a Biz Mix casual networking event Wednesday, Jan. 20, from 5 to 7 p.m., at the West 29th Restaurant & Bar, 5560 W. 29th Ave. WRBA calls it a new monthly program to provide members to “get to know each other in a more informal setting.”

ERIC GEHRINGER PROPOSED TO HIS FIANCE AT THE BOOK STOP, located on West 44th Avenue, on New Year’s Eve. He’d arranged with store owner Sean Hickman to place an engagement ring in a hollowed-out book and hide it in the stacks. Fiancee Lorenda Schmidt said “yes” and the couple are planning a summer wedding.

Colorado Lt. Governor Joe Garcia will be guest speaker at WRBA’s Feb. 9 breakfast meeting, held, this month at Lutheran Medical Center, Learning Center #1, 8300 W. 38th Ave. Cost is $15 members and $18 guests, and Feb. 5 is the deadline to register – visit www.wheatridgebiz.com/wrba-events/.

farm animals including dogs and with children with the same history,” said Meranto. “Their work is so incredible and I like the idea of having children and animals learning to trust each other with simple exercises like reading. This relationship resonates well with me and my childhood. They also go to schools and teach students how to treat their pets.” Meranto adds that the creator of Project Thrive has a small therapy practice on Harlan Street, down the street from Muddy Paws.

For more information on Wheat Ridge Business Association activities, visit www. wheatridgebiz.com.

The new Wheat Ridge Chamber of Commerce is aiming to hold an open house at its new digs in early February. The group is finishing permitting for its 7240 W. 38th Ave. HQ, and its board of directors plans to map out its first year of events at its Jan. 28 meeting.

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here’s nothing sweeter to the ears of a long-haired dog owner than when they hear, “Wow, what a great looking dog.” If you brush your dog regularly, this is the big payoff. With the increase in the number of Labradoodles, Goldendoodles and other combination of poodles, brushing has become a necessity. Unfortunately, so has shaving their locks. Fine-coated dogs and dogs with long, thick undercoats will quickly mat if they are not brushed regularly. Of course the best thing to do is prevent mats from forming in the first place. Niki, my Newfoundland, gets tangles on her stomach as a result of lying in the snow. If she’s not brushed before and after coming in contact with snow or water, tiny tangles can turn into mats and shaving is often the only option. Mats will only get worse, so they must be removed. If your dog has mats, the following advice will help you untangle them and keep your dog mat-free and healthy:

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There are a few products that help with loosening the fur caught up in mats and tangles. Try rubbing cornstarch into the mat then comb. Another product, Cowboy Magic, Detangler and Shine has proven to help. Or, you can spray some coconut oil into the mat then brush. But if you must cut out the mat, place a comb between the mat and the dog’s skin, then carefully scissor above the comb; this ensures you won’t cut your dog’s skin. Mats if not removed can cut off the dog’s circulation and provide a nice hiding place for debris gathered from outside. A few of our clients use the above products weekly between grooms. This leaves their dog matfree and rarely in need of shaving. Bathe your dog

When water comes in contact with small tangles they tighten. That is why you must brush and remove mats before bathing. When bathing your dog try to use a shampoo that contains a moisturizer or use a conditioner. You can also apply a detangler as it softens the coat and makes it easier to brush. Remember, brushing must be performed before and after bathing. For long-haired dogs a round leather collar may be an easy fix. It can minimize the number of mats that form as a result of a rubbing collar. In any case, a healthy beautiful coat often comes down to regular, painless brushing. Remember humanity before vanity. Zia Meranto is owner of Muddy Paws Bath House.

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Women Voters Nonfiction Book Club will study Orville Schell’s and John Delury’s “Wealth and Power: China’s Long March to the 21st Century.” The authors study the evolution of Chinese thought through 11 writers and leaders from the 1790s to today. The first five commentators will be discussed this month, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 1 to 3 p.m., or Saturday, Jan. 23, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.; call for location. The remaining six thought leaders will be discussed at the Feb. 17 and 20 meetings. “Wealth and Power” explores how China, after over a century of decline, occupation, civil war, state repression and socialist revolution, managed to “catapult itself into an era of stunning dynamism and economic growth.”

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