Neighborhood Gazette — August 2015

Sixth Annual Celtic Harvest Festival see page 6

2015 Carnation Festival Highlights see pages 8 & 9

USA Pro Cycle Wheels Through Wheat Ridge see page 14

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Ridgefest 2015 Celebrates Artisanal Traditions

By Silvana Vukadin-Hoitt

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n Saturday, Sept. 12, the Wheat Ridge community is invited to celebrate its own. Now in its third year, Ridgefest 2015 proudly showcases locally owned businesses and entrepreneurs focusing on handcrafted goods and Main Street-style community engagement.

Wheat Ridge 2020, the organizers of the original festival, have put together another fun “end of summer” to do for the entire community to enjoy. Festivalgoers will find vendors offering food, local brew, art, music and handmade goods from the Wheat Ridge area artisans, makers and musicians.

Festivities start at 3 p.m. and are centralized on The Green in front the Wheat Ridge Middle School, 7101 W. 38th Ave. The fair will continue into the evening with games and music geared towards all ages.

The event is free.

"Wheat Ridge has been a 'best kept secret' for too long‚” said Britta Fisher, Executive Director of Wheat Ridge 2020.

“At Ridgefest, all the wonderful, eclectic businesses on the avenue and beyond get to showcase their special talents and wares.

We are especially proud of keeping up with the cottage industry tradition by engaging home-based businesses, men and women who create unique, beautiful and also tasty things right here in Wheat Ridge."

The main events during Ridgefest will be taking place on The Green, but organizers are

encouraging people to walk the avenue and explore. Fisher says that in order to facilitate easy access to the businesses along 38th Avenue, the roads will not be blocked off.

“We are hoping that all the businesses on the avenue participate‚” she said, noting that the 38 Bus will be running its regular schedule up Wheat Ridge's main street “for those who want to ride instead of walk.”

While festivalgoers will get to participate in a local Homebrew Contest and taste beer from local craft breweries, this family friendly fair will offer field-day games for the younger ones, an interactive chalk-art contest, a cool-sounding bike rodeo and free face painting for the littlest participants.

Local music sensation Thunder & Rain, straight out of Golden, will serenade the audience with their traditional folksy style on the main stage for the evening. Dr. Harlan’s Amazing Bluegrass Tonic, Wheat Ridge’s own Bluegrass talent, is featured as their opening act.

“Bring a lawn chair, a blanket or get there early to sit on one of our hay bales," said Fisher. There is still a call out for entries and vendors as well as plenty of volunteer opportunities for community members to take advantage of. The schedule is being finalized, so check the website for more information on all things Ridgefest in the upcoming weeks.

For updates and more information, check the Ridge at 38 website at ridgeat38.com, or call 720-259-1030.

Ballot Question, Four Council Seats Before Voters Nov. 3

By J. Patrick O’Leary

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ere we go again. Seems like only yesterday when Wheat Ridge voters voted no on ballot issues changing a street width designation on West 38th Avenue and raising the city sales tax to pay for public improvements (2014), and unseating two councilmembers (2013).

As the Neighborhood Gazette goes to press, Farmers are set to vote on a citizeninitiated ballot issue requiring voter approval of Tax Increment Financing of $2.5 million or more, and choosing representatives in all four council districts, with at least two incumbents up for re-election.

Candidates for those offices have until Monday, Aug. 24, to return nomination petitions to the Wheat Ridge City Clerk.

The following Monday, a lot drawing will determine the placement of names on the Nov. 3 ballot.

William “Bud” Starker has filed paperwork for re-election to his District I seat, and Monica “Pema” Duran has filed to run for the seat. Jerry DiTullio was elected to the other District I seat in 2013, when Duran placed third in a four-way bid for thenincumbent Davis B. Reinhard. (DiTullio is seeking the Wheat Ridge City Treasurer office this election, and Duran was elected

to the Wheat Ridge Fire Protection District Board in May 2014.)

District II councilwoman Kristi Davis has also registered for re-election, and Vivian Vos has registered to campaign for the position. Zachary Urban replaced Joseph “Joey” DeMott in the other District II seat back in 2013.

Thomas Lundy will be running for the District III seat currently held by George Pond, and both Janet M. Leo and Larry Matthews will be running for the District IV seat currently held by Tracy Langworthy.

Neither Pond nor Langworthy have filed reelection paperwork as of Aug. 14, per the city’s website.

As for other elected positions, Janelle Shaver is seeking re-election to the office of Wheat Ridge City Clerk. As we go to press, no other candidate has filed paperwork to run for that position. As reported earlier, District I councilman Gerald “Jerry” DiTullio is running for Wheat Ridge City Treasurer.

The office is currently held by Larry Schulz, who has not filed paperwork for re-election as of Aug. 14, per the city’s website.

Ballot Question #300 will likely be the only issue for Wheat Ridge voters to vote on.

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FIREWORKS BLANKET THE WARM AUGUST SKY as the Wheat Ridge Carnation Festival celebrates its 46th year of delighting the community. The three-day festival featured not only two nights of spectacular fireworks (see below for a related story), but a parade, carnival rides, circus performances, live music, car show, spaghetti dinner and chili cook off. PHOTO: TIM BERLAND

The Magic Of A Fireworks Show

By Cyndy Beal

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t’s magical. All those explosions of colored light branching out across the summer night sky, while booms, whistles and crackles fill the ears, and then the smells of charcoal and sulphur smoke wander throughout the air.

Fireworks have delighted onlookers and filled the senses of crowds for around 2,000 years—and the crowd at Anderson Park this August was no exception. Thousands gathered to experience the fireworks, and other festival fun, on both Friday and Saturday nights at the 46th Annual Wheat Ridge Carnation Festival.

Behind the fireworks and magical displays, is actually the combination and result of chemistry, experience, planning and the dedication of licensed pyrotechnicans— and more.

“It’s the artistry,” said Pyrotechnician Jason Lillich of what aspect of the shows he enjoys most. Lillich works for Tri-State Fireworks, Inc., the Colorado company contracted for the Wheat Ridge fireworks shows. Lilich was the lead pyrotechnician for the Saturday night show.

Fireworks shows and the pyrotechnics industry as a whole are highly regulated from the federal level though the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms down to state law and local municipalities.

In order to deliver an enjoyable and safe show professional firework operators are under the jurisdiction of either the local police or fire department. In this case, the Wheat Ridge Fire Department is the authority, assisting with crowd control, and has the jurisdiction to delay or cancel Continued on page 8

LEAD PYROTECHNICIAN DAN H. of Tri-State Fireworks readys the board for the Friday night Carnation Festival display; (right) a dizzing array of wires combine to allow complete control of every aspect of the display. PHOTOS TIM BERLAND

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he 2015 election is a few months away, and elected officials, campaigners and citizens are starting to ramble on and ruminate about community decisions on the November ballot.

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he start of the Wheat Ridge Farmers 5000 5k race will take place at 9 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 20, at Wheat Ridge High School, 9505 W. 32nd Ave. The classic road race raises over $20,000 each year for the school while promoting physical fitness and community spirit.

The USATF-certified Farmers 5000 features a flat, fast course on neighborhood streets near the school. It typically attracts about 500 runners, and an equal number of volunteers, family members and spectators.

The current course record and fastest-ever Farmers 5000 time is 15:19, set by Dewi Griffiths in 2013.

The race includes an elementary school challenge to promote not only physical fitness in our youth, but to also promote a sense of community within all of Wheat Ridge. The cost for the run/walk is $30, with discounts for alumni, youth, and Jeffco staff.

There is a $100 cash prize for the firstplace overall male and female, and prizes for first- through third-place in all age groups.

Early registration is available at Wheat

Ridge High School from Sept. 16 to 19, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, and 9 a.m.- 1p.m. Saturday. Registration is also available on race day, 7-8:30 a.m.

Early off-site registration is available Sept. 1-19 at the Wheat Ridge Recreation Center, 4005 Kipling, or Runners Roost Lakewood, 7978 W. Alameda.

Participants can also register online and pick up their packets at the school during registration times or on race day.

To register for the Elementary Challenge, participants should contact the representative at their school.

The community event is organized and carried out by volunteers, who perform planning and coordination as well as raceday logistics and operations. For volunteer information, email wrhsfarmers5000@ gmail.com.

Parking will be available in the lots to the north of the high school, and on neighborhood streets near the school.

Runners can warm up on the course before the race or at Crown Hill Park across the street from the school.

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Hearing of all New and Changed Sales or Property Tax Increment Financing (TIF), Revenue Sharing or Cost Sharing Arrangements Under the Colorado Urban Renewal Law, Entered into by Any City Agency, Agent, Authority, Commission, Committee, Council, Department, Employee or Official, Subsequent to March 1, 2015; When the Value of Said Sales or Property Tax Increment Financing (TIF), Revenue Sharing or Cost Sharing Exceeds $2.5 Million (increased by 5% every 3 years), City Council Approval of the Same Must be Ratified by the City Electors,” asks voters the equally simple question: “Shall the Wheat Ridge City Charter be amended as follows? Any action by an agency, agent, authority, commission, committee, City Council, department, employee or official of the City of Wheat Ridge, approving or changing a sales or property tax increment financing (TIF), revenue sharing or cost sharing arrangement pursuant to Part 1 of the Colorado Urban Renewal Law, must be ratified by the Wheat Ridge City Council via a vote on a formal agenda item, at a regularly scheduled business meeting, that is advertised as a public hearing. If the value of the said sales or property tax increment financing (TIF), revenue sharing or cost sharing exceeds $2.5 million, the City Council action of approval must be ratified by the registered electors of the City of

Wheat Ridge at a special or regular election.

The base amount for voter approval of any sales or property tax increment financing (TIF) will be any financing exceeding $2.5 million. To account for inflation and/or increased construction costs, every third year after March 1, 2015, the base amount will be increased by 5%. Effective Date: This amendment will take effect and apply to all actions undertaken by an agency, agent, authority, commission, committee, City Council, department, employee or Official of the City of Wheat Ridge subsequent to March 1, 2015 and thereafter?”

Basically, any City Council-approved Tax Increment Financing (TIF) arrangement – or anything looking, walking or quacking like one – valued at more than $2.5 million must be approved by Wheat Ridge voters.

And this voter-approval requirement will be retroactive to March 1, 2015. City Council has approved a development agreement for 38th and Wadsworth that includes TIF valued at $6.2 million (according to an email received from DiTullio).

As we go to press, the following political committees have registered with the city clerk: Friends of Bud Starker, Keep Wheat Ridge Local, Citizens to Elect Jerry DiTullio, Citizens of Wheat Ridge for Monica Duran, Citizens of Wheat Ridge for Tom Lundy and Elect Larry Mathews. Citizens for an Inclusive Wheat Ridge has amended its information, and the Committee to Elect Kristi Davis provided updated information.

For current information on Wheat Ridge elections, visit www.ci.wheatridge. co.us, under Elections.

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SCHOOL CROSSING Time To Make Lunches Again program experiencing challenges and Manning not having a wait list this year, more parents have chosen Everitt for bsolutely the best summer in years! But their advanced learners. Actually, regular with classes back in session, I wanted to enrollment has jumped by an astounding share with you the exciting things happening 100 students this year. Taking in some of our schools. I realize advantage of the new Student that we still have pending issues Based Budgeting dollars, outside the classrooms, but principal Gomez has spent most when it comes to the day-toof this summer hiring additional day business of teaching our staff and gearing up for this new students, I couldn't think of a year. better group of educators to do

Another building filled so. with excitement is the newly Principal Valdez over at relocated Stevens Elementary.

Kullerstrand was excited to Having moved over to the newly share her news about receiving refurbished building that housed a $5,000 NFL Play 60 grant, Guy Nahmiach the now defunct WR 5-8, Stevens part of the National Football is now welcoming more Wheat League's campaign to encourage kids to be Ridge families than ever. Principal Stewart active for 60 minutes a day in order to help is always available to show off their new reverse the trend of childhood obesity. building if families are interested in a tour.

While our district has our elementary On the other side of town, Wheat students take PE every three days, this Ridge High is still glowing from all the program will have kids start every day with STEM project accolades. But with this an exercise program. A portion of classroom program involving less than 60 students chairs have been replaced by yoga-style in a school of about 1,000, Principal Worth bouncy-ball chairs. Some of the traditional is determined to bring in more programs desks have also been replaced by stand-up that will challenge the rest of his student versions. Think about the many kids that population. struggle with staying still, who will now be Finally on Aug. 29, Jeffco PTA able to keep moving and stay focused inside leadership will be hosting training sessions the classroom. for all school representatives. Topics Valdez is committed to making such as fundraising, community building, Kullerstrand a viable choice to Wheat Ridge membership, healthy kids and much more families. Especially with so many moving will be discussed. Wheat Ridge schools will into the newly built FireSide neighborhood also be holding a smaller but city-centric next door. meeting in mid September. PTA leaders Prospect Valley is also back with big from all level schools will be discussing plans. The now traditional 5K run in our issues and best practices as they relate to own Greenbelt is slated for October is their Wheat Ridge schools and families. One biggest fundraiser. Their PTA still relies on special guest will be our very own ATAT their Giving Campaign for the majority of – Active Transportation Advisory Team – their budget; that program did away with who will be presenting ways to encourage the hundreds of hours needed to plan PTA students to walk or bike to and from school. fundraisers and simply asked parents to I am also very excited to have been invited donate directly to the school. To be accurate by the Wheat Ridge Police Department for a it does not eliminate the already existing ride-along to see what our School Resource school's own fundraisers for the Library and Officers encounter every day. Look for Art departments. a full feature on this amazing team that In the name of accuracy, I must also works inside our schools to maintain a safe correct last month's column with reporting environment for our students. that the Wheat Ridge Education Alliance Good wishes from everyone at the wrote its own bylaws with minimal assistance Neighborhood Gazette to all our students. from the city attorney, and asked board We would love to share your back-to-school members to sign a confidentiality clause to stories and, as always, thanks for reading. protect sensitive information.

Contact Guy Nahmiach at 303-999 As the PTA president of the newly re5789 or guy@NostalgicHomes.com. energized Everitt Middle School, I was The opinions expressed by the columinvited to meet with their new teachers, a nist are his or her own, and do not necesgroup of talented professionals joining an sarily reflect those of the Neighborhood already amazing staff that is tasked with Gazette. Reader opinion submissions are representing Wheat Ridge's only middle welcome, but are published on a spaceschool, but also a true neighborhood school available basis and subject to the staff’s which will educate students of all strengths. editorial judgment. Email comments or In fact, with Lakewood's Creighton's GT questions to editor@ngazette.com.

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MEDICALLY SPEAKING Finally! Making a Difference in Lung Cancer Death screening criteria.

Physicians will meet with patients to ung cancer is still the leading cause of educate them on shared decision-making cancer death in the United States and the and smoking cessation, and to determine second most common cancer among both whether they are appropriate for Low-Dose men and women. Too often, CT screening. Patients and their people are diagnosed with latephysicians will receive follow-up stage lung cancer, even when if testing is completed. there are few to no related The current guidelines symptoms or other health for screening are: issues. Wouldn’t it be great if For those with commercial an early-detection screening insurance coverage: mechanism were available to • Between 55 and 80 years of age. test for lung cancer in high-risk • A 30 pack year smoking history people, similar to what exists for (one pack a day for 30 years, or colon cancer (colonoscopy) and two packs a day for 15 years), breast cancer (mammography)? having smoked in the past 15 Finding lung cancer and Dr. John Ferguson years. other pulmonary nodules • No current signs or symptoms of at earlier stages, when they are more lung cancer. survivable, is an important step in reducing For those with Medicare coverage: lung cancer deaths. It would even reduce the • Between 55 and 77 years of age. cost of overall healthcare in our community.

• A 30 pack year history of smoking, having Earlier this year, an early-detection smoked in the past 15 years. screening mechanism for lung cancer • No current signs or symptoms of lung received full support and authorization cancer. from two key governing organizations.

Once patients have quit smoking for 15 After the successful results of the years, they will no longer be screened.

National Lung Screening Trial were If you think you might benefit from published in The New England Journal of this screening, talk with your primary care Medicine in 2011, both the United States physician.

Preventive Service Task Force and the It is extremely important to use the tools Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services now available that can help diagnose lung agreed to cover annual Low-Dose CT Lung cancer at an earlier, more treatable stage, in Cancer Screenings for those at high risk for order to help increase lung cancer survival lung cancer. rates. If you have any questions about Some healthcare organizations, such as Lutheran's program, please call the Lung Lutheran Medical Center, are now beginning Navigator, Sharon Lundy, at 303-403-3611. to offer lung health and cancer screening Dr. Ferguson is a pulmonologist with programs based on these guidelines. The Lutheran Medical Center and Rocky Lutheran program includes a monthly Mountain Pulmonary and Critical Care Lung Health Clinic for those who meet the Medicine.

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omehow, the first day of school has already happened for so many students!

Where did summer go? Just a few weeks ago, the focus was on beach towels and sunscreen and now it’s turned to backpacks and notebooks.

Many kids are energized by the possibilities of back to school, but others anxious about the unknown. A new teacher, a new school or going to school for the first time can shake even the most resilient child.

It’s natural to have a fear of the unknown; and there are a lot of unknowns when starting a new school year. To ease the transition, here are five steps you can take to alleviate anxiety of going back to school 1. Say it’s OK Children with anxiety can experience nightmares or a change in sleeping habits.

Some may become crabby or sad, asking many questions. Listen to your children; validate their feelings and reassure them that it’s OK to feel this way. Let them know that many other classmates of theirs are experiencing the same feelings.

2. Break the Ice With new students, teachers and groups of friends that consistently change, kids may find themselves in a classroom where they don’t know anyone or they don’t have any friends. Try to get a class list once school has begun to arrange time for the classmates to play together. Have older kids? Use the terms “meet up” or “hang out.”

3. Take Care Sleeping enough, eating a healthy diet – especially a breakfast of balanced protein and carbohydrates – and getting plenty of exercise is imperative for brain function, mood, ability to sit still and pay attention in class.

4. Use Your Resources Know what’s available at your child’s school for help. Schools have counselors and Jefferson Center for Mental Health has a school-based program where clinicians are on-site at many area schools to support kids and families with anxiety or other mental health challenges. For more information, check with your child’s school.

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Start incorporating these tips into your family’s daily lives today to make the transition back to school easier for the whole family!

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Sixth Annual Celtic Harvest Festival Volunteers Needed

What Can Go Wrong Will!

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even of the best local Celtic bands are highlights of this year’s Celtic Harvest Festival Edgewater, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 19 & 20 at Citizen’s Park, 24th and Benton, west of Sloans Lake. The festival celebrates Colorado’s diverse artists and musicians and the rich Celtic culture.

This year we are featuring Angus Mohr, Colcannon, Potcheen, Skean Dubh, Across the Pond, Avourneen and Folk Ragoût who will play throughout both days of the festival.

Traditional entertainment will be provided by pipe bands and Celtic dancers. Saturday evening a Clan Ceilidh and ceremonial calling of the clans highlights the festival.

Celtic Clans will again share their history, traditions and genealogy.

The Renaissance Scots Reenactment Village will depict the early 1600s of Highland Scotland, before the battle of Culloden. The Celtic Marketplace will offer merchandise for sale and the Farmer’s Market fresh produce. Our vendors offer a variety of food and drinks including fine scotch and tasty brews from Dry Dock Brewing Co. Hawkquest will entertain and educate with their birds of prey. Billy Pickel will offer sheep herding demonstrations.

The Dogs of the British Isle will showcase more than 20 dog breeds.

For the younger set, a Punch and Judy puppet show by Cosmic Circle Puppets will enchant audiences with a touch of whimsy and mayhem. Celtic-themed games and crafts for children of all ages, face painters, a medieval bouncy castle and storytelling in the Kids Korner make the festival a family affair.

Entry is $2 for ages 16 and up; children are admitted free. Festival hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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CELTIC CULTURE & LIVE MUSIC will highlight the 2015 Celtic Harvest Festival, Sept 19 & 20. more than 10,000 people. A festival of this magnitude requires the help of many volunteers. People are needed to set up and take down the festival, serve as Festival Ambassadors and more. For their efforts, volunteers will receive free food and a T-shirt and a chance at winning prizes in the volunteer raffle. Shifts are available from Friday evening, Sept.18, through Sunday Sept. 20. A complete list of volunteer opportunities is listed on the festival website, www.celticharvestfestivaledgewater. com. From there, people can email their preferences for and questions about becoming part of the festival.

For more information, including vendor and sponsor opportunities, visit www. celticharvestfestivaledgewater.com or call Dan at 720-763-3012. To volunteer, visit the website or call Mary Reynolds at 303561-3963.

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lines were installed? Who approved the concrete encasement for the sewer pipe? At the time of construction, how did city council onstruction, construction, construction and the mayor balance money with sound - no matter where you go in the city, construction practices? county, or metro area you will find road As for the past I mostly have questions, construction. Closer to home, my home, but as we move forward things have changed the corner where I live has been under - for the better. Updated information and new construction for more than four weeks. It water retention holding ponds have changed started out as a five-day project to replace the floodplain. The construction materials a sagging sewer pipe. It should have been we use today are lighter, more efficient to simple enough. Right? As the construction install, and more easily maintained. Updated crew started digging they found the problem city codes and ordinances pipe. Well actually they found a assure appropriate construction segment of concrete that was 25 practices, products, and inches square by 30 feet long. processes.

Our city staff and The 8-inch sewer pipe was in the engineering firm is better able to concrete – I have pictures! It is support all the city’s boards and my understanding that a sewer commissions and city council pipe should never be encased in as they oversee construction concrete; it will cause it to sag. projects into the future.

This project has proved that point

Thanks to the volunteers, very well. the elected officials, and staff for The corner is also the home keeping the city on track while we of a 54-inch Moffat water pipe, Bonnie McNulty build and upgrade Edgewater.

54-inch storm drain, and an 8-inch

As usual, you are invited water main. As they worked to remove the to join me for coffee Wednesdays from 9 to concrete from around these service lines, the 11 a.m. at Target’s Starbucks, or Thursdays hole in my street got bigger, the piles of dirt before city council meetings at 6:15 p.m. in got bigger, and so did the cost of the project.

City Hall. Please let me know if you like to Looking down into the 17- to 18-foot hole it arrange a different time. had the appearance of a jigsaw puzzle! One Contact Edgewater Mayor Bonnie Mcmorning as I was taking more pictures of Nulty at 303-233-6216 (home/office) or 303this mess, the workers told me they just hit a 513-2479 (cell). The opinions expressed by gas line. Apparently this 50-year-old gas line the columnist are his or her own, and do not had been miss marked. Not by inches, but necessarily reflect those of the Neighborby several feet. Luckily there were no fires or hood Gazette. Reader opinion submissions injuries, but it did cause more delays while are welcome, but are published on a spaceXcel did repairs. available basis and subject to the staff’s All of this makes one wonder: What were editorial judgment. Email comments or questhe acceptable standards when those service tions to editor@ngazette.com.

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By Steve Conklin

s the newest member of Edgewater’s City Council (appointed Spring 2014 to fill an open seat), I remember what it was like observing a council meeting from the gallery and not always knowing exactly what was going on.

Sometimes at a business meeting, it may seem that proposed legislation is voted on without much discussion or with limited public input, when in fact there has been vigorous and in-depth discussion in an open setting at an earlier meeting. We need to continue working at explaining the road any proposal has taken before a final vote.

The business meeting is where formal action occurs. While the Business Meeting gets the most attention, the Work Session (or workshop) that immediately follows is very important, too. Before a piece of legislation is voted on at business meetings, it typically has been discussed, debated and fine-tuned in a workshop setting. If an ordinance is needed to address an inconsistency or gap in our code or to institute a new law, the topic is often put on the workshop agenda.

According to the City Council Rules of Procedure and Procedural Guidelines, the “principal purpose of a workshop meeting is to consider and discuss, but not take formal action concerning, matters that may come before the Council for formal action thereafter.”

Any proposed legislation that comes out of a workshop is drafted as an Ordinance, and must be moved, discussed and voted upon at a Regular Business Meeting (First Reading). This process is repeated (moved, discussed, voted), usually at the next Regular Business Meeting (Second and Final Reading) before becoming law. The public should always have an opportunity to comment and inform Council’s decisions.

Legally, some items must provide for a

formal “public hearing” with specific rules and procedures, while some other items may have a less-structured discussion.

I encourage you to look at the Business Meeting agenda and the Work Session agendas, and attend the meetings. It’s at the Work Session you can see the makings of future actions and laws. You can be a part of the discussion before an ordinance is even drafted. For example, current Workshop discussion of the Animal Ordinance is about making changes to our existing code regarding the permissibility of animals including dwarf goats, pigs, horses and cows. This topic has already been discussed in two Workshops, and will continue in the Sept. 6 Workshop at City Hall, 2401 Sheridan Boulevard. The Regular Business Meeting starts at 7 p.m., with the Work Session afterward.

In other news, the Edgewater Walks Challenge is back for the second year this September, with warm up community walks Tuesdays in August. Edgewater Walks is designed to help participants reach 150 minutes of physical activity a week by walking 30 minutes a day, five days a week.

The Edgewater Farmer’s Market continues on Thursdays from 5 to 8 p.m. through Sept. 10. The Edgewater Community Picnic is Saturday, Aug. 29, at Citizens Park.

Edgewater residents are welcome from 6 to 9 p.m. to enjoy time with neighbors.

Get more details at edgewaterco.com.

Contact Edgewater City Councilman Steve Conklin at 303-909-0479 or sconklin@edgewaterco.com.

The opinions expressed by the columnist are his or her own, and do not necessarily reflect those of the Neighborhood Gazette. Reader opinion submissions are welcome, but are published on a spaceavailable basis and subject to the staff’s editorial judgment. Email comments or questions to editor@ngazette.com.

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EDGEWATER CITY NEWS Edgewater Walks Returns to Inspire Healthy Activity

New School Year Brings Changes to Jefferson Area Schools

By Joel Newton

The Edgewater Walks campaign is starting earlier this year to increase physical activity in the community through the promotion of daily walking. Last year, the 111 participants in Edgewater Walks walked an average of 188 minutes per week which exceeds the recommended 150 minutes per week. This year, community walks will take place each Tuesday night in August and September at 6:30 pm. Community walks are a great way to meet community members and get some exercise. The Edgewater Walks website will also list other community activities involving physical exercise such as walks for seniors, running clubs and bike cruises.

Then in the month of September, participants are encouraged to track how many minutes they are engaged in physical activity. Visit the Edgewater Walks site – edgewaterwalks.com – to register for this year’s challenge and find out the location for community walks.

Pauline York to Receive Eleanor Roosevelt Award Edgewater’s Pauline York will be honored at the Jefferson County Democratic Party’s 41st annual Eleanor Roosevelt Dinner & Silent Auction, Sat., Sept. 26, at the Sheraton Denver West Hotel in Lakewood.

The evening includes silent auction and optional VIP reception at 5 p.m., dinner at 6:30 p.m., keynote speaker and award ceremony.

Early payment pricing – good through Sept. 4 – is $40 for VIP reception, individual dinner $85 and Silver Table (for 10) $850.

This fall brings new changes in the Jefferson Area schools to improve student performance and provide a successful pathway from cradle to career. After engaging teachers and the community on how to best meet the needs of students, Jeffco Public Schools has recommitted to making sure that each student receives a great education.

The Jefferson Area includes schools that feed into Jefferson Junior/Senior High (Molholm, Edgewater and Lumberg Elementary) and Stevens Elementary, though Stevens students will attend Wheat Ridge High School unless they choice to another school.

This school year brings seventh- and eighth-grade students to Jefferson Junior/ Senior High School in Edgewater. Jefferson Principal Michael James shared his excitement for this change, "The opportunity to work with seventh and eighth graders for five to six years of their education gives my staff the chance to impact their each student’s mindset and their personal outlooks for the future.”

Stevens Elementary School regained fifth- and sixth-grade students and moved into the building that formerly held Wheat Ridge 5-8. According to Jeffco Schools’ communication to parents, Sobesky Academy will tentatively move into the old Stevens location sometime this school year.

Students at Stevens Elementary transition to Everitt Middle School and then Wheat Ridge High School, but can choose to attend Jefferson Junior/Senior High.

Longtime Edgewater Elementary Principal Celeste Sultze transitioned to become an Achievement Director overseeing

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schools in the district after helping create a culture of success at Edgewater. Katherine Chumacero, who served as an instructional coach at Foster Elementary, is the new principal at Edgewater Elementary.

“I believe that public education is a powerful tool for personal and global empowerment and I am passionate about supporting the needs of the diverse student population in the Edgewater community.

Sí se puede!!,” said Chumacero when asked why she chose Edgewater.

Jefferson Area teachers and staff came back to work one week earlier than other district teachers to gain extra training and support to reach area students. The Jefferson Area has excellent, dedicated teachers and the district committed to providing extra professional development to support their learning this school year.

“What excites me about the work is that all five schools in the Jefferson Area are working closely together to align our work preK-12th grade,” said Warren Blair, former Principal at Wheat Ridge 5-8 and current Special Administrator to the Jefferson Area Schools. “Each school is committed to our three pillars: Language for Achievement, Culture and Engagement, and Professional Learning Communities. By focusing our efforts and working collaboratively it will allow us to leverage the great talents of our staffs, families and students as well as district resources to further support student achievement.”

armed men in a Ford Escape, which was reported stolen to Denver police four days earlier.

Thanks to witnesses, a description of the suspects and SUV was sent to other police departments. Late the following night, Denver police located the vehicle near 38th Avenue and Lipan Street, and a chase ensued, ending at Parker Road and Hawaii Street in Aurora when stop sticks did in the vehicle’s tires.

Of the four suspects who fled on foot from the flat-tired Ford, two teenage males from Denver were captured after the area was surrounded and K9 units brought in.

The investigation continues. –The Editors.

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Personal use and private procession of fireworks in Wheat Ridge is illegal.

Part of crowd control and setting up prior to a show is establishing show setbacks (distance between crowd and the fireworks). Also referred to as the fall-out zone. Setbacks are determined by the size of shell, roughly 100-feet of setback per inch of shell. At the Wheat Ridge shows the shells were three-inches, so 300-feet of setback was required.

Firework shells are either balls or canisters and have several components, but always contain black powder, bursting charge and stars. The stars (pellets) are arranged inside the shell determine the patterns. The types of chemicals the stars contain create color. For example, a star with iron will be red.

The entire process of delivering the magical minutes of a show is an all-day event. Aerial shells are loaded into mortars, tubes that are secured into racks. A show usually has ground fireworks as well. Small wires are lead from the individual shells and are ignited electronically from a command center. Once ignited the shells are propelled through the mortar traveling hundreds of feet into the air. A three-inch shell will travel upwards to about 225 feet.

The subsequent artful explosions and chemical reactions result in a variety of visual and sound effects.

Some effects last longer than others, such as falling leaves. So the pyrotechnican has to be mindful of pauses, starts and what’s simultaneous both for sights and sounds. It’s a learning process from years of knowledge and experience.

“Once it gets in your blood, it’s hard to let it go,” said Lillich. Lillich comes from a long-line of pyrotechnicians (thirdgeneration) starting with his great uncle who sold wholesale fireworks in the 50’s and 60’s in Kansas.

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After the parades and the holidays and My personal hero, my grandfather, and a the remembrances, it’s important that we Wheat Ridge constituent, Gerald work as a community to help C. Rasey, passed away in July, Colorado’s veterans live secure shortly after his 91st birthday. A and successful lives.

World War II veteran, Grandpa In the 2015 legislative Rasey earned the Bronze Star session, we passed several during the Battle of the Bulge. He laws to help veterans and and my grandmother settled in military families. One bill, Wheat Ridge nearly 60 years ago, which I cosponsored, secures raised their family, and built their $55 million in federal financial unique Colorado Dream. aid for veterans attending

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LOCAL BUSINESS NEWS WR Business Award Nominations Due Aug. 24 Nominations for the Business of the Year and the Reinvestment Award honors are due Aug. 24, and the awards will be presented at the 12th Annual City of Wheat Ridge Business Breakfast, Oct. 8. Wheat Ridge Business Association co-sponsors this event which includes overview of the past year, and goals for 2016. The event is free.

Last year’s Business of the Year award went to the Neighborhood Gazette, and the Reinvestment Award went to Seyfer Specialties.

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Meet Judge Arguello at Annual Women in Business Breakfast, Sept. 8 The Honorable Christine M. Arguello of the United States District Court, District of Colorado, will be the guest speaker at the Wheat Ridge Business Association’s second annual Women in Business breakfast, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 7-9 a.m., at the Wheat Ridge Recreation Center, 4005 Kipling St. The Honorable Christine Arguello is a Colorado native, first-generation high school graduate, and first-generation college student who obtained her undergraduate degree in Elementary Education from the University of Colorado-Boulder. In 1977, she became the first Latina from Colorado to be admitted to Harvard University School of Law, graduating in 1980.

She was sworn in as a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado in 2008, following a career at two private law firms,, government service as Chief Deputy Attorney General of Colorado and as Managing Senior Associate Counsel at the University of Colorado at Boulder, and teaching at the University of Kansas School of Law. In March of 2014, Judge Arguello was inducted into the Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame and, on January 24, 2015, she was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Colorado Hispanic Bar Association.

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ometimes looking out our windows to see what our neighbors have done to address global issues is a fresh way in solving our own challenges. Sustainability in the home is growing against all traditional logic and regulations, from harvesting rainwater to tiny houses coming into our towns.

With home builders competing for a generation of buyers focused on accessories inside their homes that contribute to a sustainable lifestyle, architects are pulling in space-age technology with systems that recycle water used inside the home, photovoltaic shingles and more, plus more down-to-earth features like rooftop gardens.

Traditional flow of construction has always been based around parameters established by city building codes. The flow is now reversing direction with builders and homeowners pushing the boundaries and limits and even asking for variances, all in the name of newly marketed technology.

Tiny houses will not pass most home building codes, unless they are kept on their wheeled trailer, where they are bound, like motorhomes, by motor vehicle codes.

Harvesting rainwater on a large scale is still not allowed in Colorado, but if you approach your individual water provider, you might get a different answer (I did).

France just passed a new law this month that mandates all new buildings in commercially zoned areas must have a roof

that is either covered by solar panels or plants. This law already exists in Germany, Australia and Canada's City of Toronto. Not only do these roofs generate electricity, they can also retain rainwater and be a home to birds in areas covered by miles of concrete.

Water is a huge topic with developers and architects, from the fresh water we use to drink and cook with, to the black water that is flushed into the sewer lines from the toilet and kitchen sink. But in between we have the greywater that comes from our washing machine, bathroom sink and other sources that may not be suitable to drink but are more than safe for watering lawns and gardens. Homes that can recycle their own water are very much in demand in California. Think of the cold water coming out of the showerhead or faucet waiting until the hot water funnels through the house – this drinkable water is actually flushed into the sewer. New designs are funneling this clean water into storage drinkable water tanks to be used when needed.

What materials are you using in your home remodeling? How are you keeping the amount of waste leaving your home to a minimum? If you are doing something that works and you are proud of, please contact us at guy@NostalgicHomes.com, we would love to feature your efforts in our next column.

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• City Website – www.ci.wheatridge. co.us is a great source of information. ugust is an exciting month in the City Our city website includes news flashes of Wheat Ridge when we celebrate our and calendar postings. All city meetings agricultural roots with the annual Carnation are posted on the city calendar and you Festival. As I write this, I hope to see you at can check out the weekly council meeting the Festival Parade on Saturday, Aug. 15. agenda under City Clerk’s page.

• Channel 8 – if you are Face-to-Face Town Hall a Comcast subscriber tune in to Meeting Channel 8 to see the city bulletin On Aug. 31, from 6 to 8 p.m. board with useful information, the city will be hosting “FaceTop of the Hour videos, and city to-Face,” a Town Hall meeting council meetings. If you are not at the Wheat Ridge Recreation a Comcast subscriber, you can Center, 4005 Kipling Street. This view Top of the Hour videos meeting is especially designed to and public meetings on the city offer short presentations and lots website using the WRTV8 link. of one-on-one time with myself, • Mayor’s Matters – this is your city council members and Joyce Jay my bi-monthly newsletter with staff about what is happening in information on events, meetings the city. I hope to see you there! and news in the city. Sign up by emailing me at jjay@ci.wheatridge.co.us.

Community Exchange • Coffee with the Mayor – I host a coffee After meeting with citizens at my July usually on the first Saturday of every month.

Coffee with the Mayor, it was suggested I post updates on my Facebook page and the that I create an opportunity to bring City Facebook page as well. citizens together for conversations about • City Hall Main Line – the main line communication – looking at how citizens for City Hall is 303-234-5900. City Hall is can be fairly served and their opinions open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to heard within the context of representative 5 p.m. government. I am in the process of creating Contact Wheat Ridge Mayor Joyce Jay a “Community Exchange” and looking for 13 at 303-420-8533 or jjay@ci.wheatridge. citizen participants to aid in the design of a co.us. collaborative process. If you are interested, The opinions expressed by the columplease contact me at jjay@ci.wheatridge. nist are his or her own, and do not necesco.us.

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The effervescent and knowledgeable Because I am a Realtor, I spend a lot of time Britta Fisher with Wheat Ridge in all parts of the city and our great 2020 narrates a bus tour for neighborhoods. I also spend hours 50 local Wheat Ridge residents on the local trails every week, and who are either new to the city, there are beautiful spots I can or hoping to get to know their access in minutes. city even better. This tour After all these years, I am still starts at Brewery Rickoli and learning about this community. meanders through the city with That is why I am thrilled that we highly informative narration have some great local tours that pointing out the little-known happen throughout the year and facts and highlights of what’s allow long-time residents as well new and historic in our grand as newbies to get to know Wheat Joy Opp city.

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These local tours draw people into the community by introducing them to Realtor Tour – Summer of 2016 some interesting aspects of the city that are Realtors are a tremendous resource less known, or make our city unique. for buyers who are considering a move

Mid-Century and Modern Tour of Wheat Ridge – Sept. 26, 2015, 1-5 p.m.

A tour of the unexpected, this fourhour open house tour allows mid-mod enthusiasts to view six spectacular homes either built in the 1950s and early ‘60s, or newly built in a modern architecture – each with unique and striking design.

The tour attracts more than 400 people from all over the region hoping to spend a nostalgic afternoon and even gain some inspiration for their own homes. Volunteers are still needed for this year’s tour.

Information and ticket sales can be found at www.wheatridge2020.org/ community-residents/2015-mid-centurymodern-home-tour/

to Wheat Ridge. This tour is open to area Realtors who want a deeper understanding of the city so they can be a greater resource for their clients. Also a bus tour, this one is open to 50 agents and offers a thoughtful narration of what aspects of Wheat Ridge bring the most value to homebuyers.

Agents view some of the city’s established neighborhoods, new construction projects, and also see the business districts to learn what is to come.

I love offering my time by volunteering with Wheat Ridge 2020 to help coordinate all these fun local tours. Come join us on a tour. For information and tickets go to WheatRidge2020.org or call 720-259-1030.

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Edgewater’s Thursday Farmer’s Market & Music Ends Sept. 10 There’s still time to enjoy fresh food, crafts, fun and music at the Edgewater Farmer’s Market & Music, held every summer Thursday night 5 to 8 p.m. on the city’s historic 25th Street. The weekly event will run through Sept. 10, and features local vendors and musicians.

Remaining music acts are: Denver singer and songwriter Lara Ruggles, Aug. 20; H & the Blues Makers, Aug. 27; folk choral group The Choralary, Sept. 3; and “modern country outlaw” band Ryan Chrys & The Rough Cuts on Sept. 10.

For more information, call the Edgewater Parks and Recreation Department at 720-763-3012 or 720-763-3010, or visit search for “City of Edgewater Farmers Market” on Facebook.

Johnson Named Chief Medical and Operating Officer at Lutheran Dr. Christina (Tina) Johnson has been named Chief Operating Officer as well as Vice President and Chief Medical Officer at Lutheran Medical Center. Johnson, who has been at Lutheran since she joined the medical staff in 1998, has held numerous leadership positions at the hospital. She fills the office vacated by Peggy Price, who retired earlier this year.

Johnson has served on and led numerous medical staff committees over the years and has taken on several additional operational responsibilities in recent months. She will oversee several key areas of the hospital, including quality, safety, imaging, oncology, cardiovascular, laboratory and pharmacy, among others.

Johnson received her bachelor's degree from Reed College in Portland, Oregon. She earned her medical degree from Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons in New York. She is board-certified in Emergency Medicine and completed residency training at the Denver Affiliated Program in Emergency Medicine. She also completed an Internal Medicine residency training at the University of California, San Francisco and was board-certified in Continued on page 15

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Summer’s Ending, But Not Wheat Ridge Farmers’ Market As summer winds down, Metro Denver Farmers' Market will continue to offer quality, locally grown produce and other great goodies every Thursday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (or sell-out) at 4252 Wadsworth Blvd., Wheat Ridge.

Upcoming market dates are Aug. 20 and 27, and Sept. 3, 10 and 17. The last market is set for Oct. 29.

This season’s market partners include Domenico Farms, Forté Farms, Galicia Farms, Illuminada, Martindale Farms, Mazzotti Farms and Greenhouses, Mumms Farms, N & N Cuisine, Pampered Chef, Rocky Mountain Rice Company, Simply Twisted, Snow Creek Ranch, Styria Bakery II, Taspen Organics and Wild Alaskan Seafood Products.

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Sign Up Now for Aug. 20 Safety in Faith Summit The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, in partnership with Jefferson County law enforcement agencies, will sponsor an all-faith Jefferson County Safety in Faith Summit at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds on Thursday, Aug. 20, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The goals for the summit are to provide education in faith based safety and security, as well as providing an opportunity for building relationships between the faith leaders in Jefferson County and the law enforcement agencies that serve them.

Former U. S. Marshal Tina Rowe will be a key presenter, bringing a wealth of experience and knowledge in the area of safety and security to what promises to be an informative summit. Among many topics, she will address a six-step approach to ensuring whole church safety and other issues that affect people, places, property, programs and processes.

Participation in the event is free but registration is required.

Faith based leaders are encouraged to Register electronically through EventBrite (www.eventbrite.com, search for Jefferson County Safety in Faith Summit Tickets), no later than Aug. 17.

Wheat Ridge: Have You Finished Your Reading Assignment?

There’s still time to read Laura Pritchett’s, “Hells Bottom, Colorado,” the Wheat Ridge Cultural Commission’s selection for this summer’s Wheat Ridge Reads program. Teen and adult readers will have an opportunity to discuss their reactions to the fiction work with the author at three events in September.

Winner of the Milkweed National Fiction Prize and the PEN USA Award for Fiction, the collection of linked short stories focuses on one extended ranching family in Colorado, unfolding the stories of various family members with warmth and gritty reality.

Pritchett will appear at two public Wheat Ridge Reads events in September: Books and Brews, 6 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 16, at Clancy’s Irish Pub, 7000 W. 38th Ave.; and Wheat Ridge Library’s Thursday Morning Book Group, 9 a.m., Sept. 17. She will also meet with Wheat Ridge High School students and staff to discuss the book and writing techniques during an assembly at the school.

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literary experience during the summer months, culminating in the two community discussions about the book. The book is available at Jefferson County libraries, in local bookstores, and in downloadable formats from online retailers.

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Feed the Future 5K Footrace Sept. 12 Holy Cross Lutheran Church has joined with Feed the Future to stage its first fundraising foot race, the Feed the Future 5K Run/Walk, Sat., Sept. 12, 8 a.m. to noon.

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Connect 2 Creek With The Wheaties, Sept. 20

near the Recreation Center) on Sunday, Sept. 20, from 1 to 4 p.m.

The event aims to connect community to an important ecological asset, inspire stewardship through education, and create a sense of place, according to Wheaties’ Leah Dozeman.

“We have already hosted a clean-up of the area with Megan’s Place and hope to organize a few more,” said Dozeman. “The larger portion of our project is a temporary community mural in the access tunnel. We would like to have around 35 door panels painted by various community members/ groups and bring them all together to display on the day of the event.”

The Wheaties Academy will host a wetlands festival called Connect 2 Creek along the Lena Gulch area of the Clear Creek trail (the access tunnel under Kipling

For more information, visit their website www.connect2creek.org or contact Leah Dozeman at lmdozeman@gmail. com. Donations are generously accepted through WR2020.

High School, 9505 W. 32nd Ave. Race route will begin and end across the street from registration.

Registration is $35 adults, $15 children and $95 family leader. All registration fees go to Wheat Ridge Feed the Future School backpack program. Registration is limited to 300 people. The race starts a 9 a.m., with a celebration fun to follow.

For more information, contact the Holy Cross Lutheran Mission Team at 303-4235654 or scottm@holycrosswheatridge.org.

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In general, older adults are relatively safe drivers, they use seat belts; tend not to text or use cell phones when driving; have fewer alcohol-related charges; and have fewer citations for speeding. Often, they impose limitations on themselves, such as driving fewer miles, avoiding night driving, and avoiding rush hour and other difficult conditions, like freeway driving and bad weather.

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For the older driver, giving up the keys may mean increased dependence on others, becoming a burden to others, fewer social opportunities and a sense that “one more thing is being taken away from me.”

Family members may experience anger and frustration (“I don’t know what to say.

And how to say it.”) guilt, (I’m depriving my loved one of the freedom of driving.”) fear

and worry, (“If I don’t do this, what will happen?”).

Look for openings that can be useful, such as: • “Dad, did you hear about that accident that happened in your neighborhood this morning?”

• “Mom, have you had your brakes checked recently?”

• Near misses (“Someone nearly hit me today.”)

• Medical changes (“The doctor says I need to increase my pain meds for my bad hip.”)

• Self-Regulation (“I think I’ll stop driving at night. It’s too hard to see.”)

• Signs of Confusion (I nearly got lost today after taking the wrong exit to Mary’s house.”)

When older adults were surveyed regarding conversations they had had about their driving, more than half said they had followed the advice that was offered. To increase the chance of success, the person initiating the conversation should be thoughtfully selected. What is said, how it is said and who says it can influence decisions and make the difference between safety or injury, life or death. Outspoken or authoritative personalities are not often a good choice when it comes to initiating a conversation. Some choices may be the family physician, chaplain, a social worker, occupational therapist or a good friend.

Don’t postpone these conversations; it is more important to avoid injury and possible death. And remember that a gentle demeanor and staying calm is better for everyone.

(This senior feature was originally published in the August 2014 edition of the Neighborhood Gazette.)

Julia Spigarelli is the Resident Services Coordinator at Highland West and South Independent Senior Living Community, 6340 W. 38th Ave., in Wheat Ridge. Contact her at 303-424-9401.