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Development: Are We Lucky That’s Not a Walmart? n By

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he Corners at Wheat Ridge development will have a Lucky’s Market natural foods grocery as its anchor tenant, according to both the retailer and the City of Wheat Ridge. It will be the Boulder-based grocer’s first store in the Denver metro area, and its fourth in Colorado. The new 35,000-square-foot grocery will complement 30,000 square feet of other retail shops and restaurants, a pocket park, and 230 market-rate apartment units to be built on the site of the former Go Ford dealership on the northwest corner of West 38th Avenue and Wadsworth Boulevard The at-times controversial development had its councilapproved tax-increment financing package challenged by a citizen ballot initiative in fall of 2015, and lost its initial anchor tenant – Walmart – last summer, shortly after a Jefferson County District Court ruled the ballot initiative could not undo the approved TIF. Continued on page 2

CAPTURE WHEAT RIDGE CONTEST WINNER Wheat Ridge resident Andrea Haydon took Best in Contest for this photo of her children playing in Clear Creek. Haydon received $500 from Localworks’ annual Capture Wheat Ridge photo contest. All award-winning photos will be on display at Wheat Ridge City Hall through the end of April. From May to June, these photos, along with all of the photos that received honorable mention, will be on display at the Wheat Ridge Recreation Center. PHOTO BY: ANDREA HAYDON

Fun, Friends and New Skills at Wheat Ridge Summer Camps n By

Nancy Hahn

his summer, Wheat Ridge parents will never need to hear, “There’s nothing to do!” Children of all ages can look forward to summer full of great activities and camps offered by Wheat Ridge Parks and Recreation. Summer camps are a wonderful opportunity for children to spend the day playing, laughing and learning with a group of friends and guided by skilled instructors. Wheat Ridge has wonderful natural spaces for exploring and imaginative play. There are pools and other activities at the Recreation Center and at Anderson Park. A choice of summer camps will enable any child to explore their own interests and what the Wheat Ridge area has to offer. Summer Sun Camp begins on June 5 and runs through August and is a licensed youth camp. Camp begins at 7:30 a.m. and ends at 5:30 p.m. Campers enjoy some activities at the Wheat Ridge Recreation Center each day. They may swim, climb the rock wall, try out some crafts, play board games, or many other activities. They, also, go to nearby parks. Wednesday is field trip day for the campers. Each week campers travel for enrichment activities based on the week’s country-of-the world theme. For example, one week in June the theme is Brazil and campers will take a field trip to the aquarium. Another week, when the theme is Australia, campers will travel for some rugby fun. A few other field trips include visits to Coors Field, the Confucius Center and Water World. Campers may attend the Summer Sun Camp for the complete summer or for less than 39 days, as a part-time camper. The cost is $35 a day with a discount for siblings. Registration must be in person at the Recreation Center at 4005 Kipling St

and has already begun. Additional information may be found at www.ci.wheatridge.co.us/suncamp.

In addition to the summer-long Sun Camp, Wheat Ridge Parks and Recreation offers a three-day Summer Art Camp. This exploration of art will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at The Active Adult Center at 6363 W. 35th Ave. from May 30 through June 1. Ippy Farnum, who has taught classes previously at the Wheat Ridge Recreation Center, will guide young artists to create

two projects each day. Each day is an exciting new exploration of art both 2-D and 3-D. Different techniques and different media help stimulate the imaginations and creativity of the campers. Farnum is an artist working in fiber arts, stained glass, painting and more. She has works at the Teller Street Gallery, Denver International Airport and several Denver locations. She has also taught elementary art for 20 years. Her interest in art exploration and various media will guide young artists

to using their imaginations to experiment with a wide variety of art materials. Artists from 7 to 12 can attend for any or all of the days. Each day is $60 for residents and $65 for nonresidents. Young scientists had an opportunity during Spring Break Mad Scientist Camp to explore and experiment with chemistry. Young scientists explored chemical reactions and created potions. Summer Mad Continued on page 4

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The Wheat Ridge Historical Society Keeps History Alive n By

Meghan Godby

eep Roots, Short Commutes. Wheat Ridge’s slogan is a nod not only to the city’s convenient location, but also to its rich heritage. The story of its past can’t be gleaned from apps or television screens but instead is found in lively conversations between neighbors and the quiet nostalgia of old photographs. It’s the type of history lovingly curated and preserved by the Wheat Ridge Historical Society (WRHS), a community organization run by dedicated, passionate and enthusiastic volunteers. Tucked away in a peaceful, historical park just minutes from the hustle and bustle of I-70, it’s a place where Wheat Ridge’s history is brought to life. The WRHS was founded in the early 1970s as part of the “Save the Soddy” campaign, a community effort to preserve one of the area’s oldest structures (originally built circa 1860). Thanks to the work done many decades ago, residents can enjoy a unique glimpse into the city’s THE MAY FESTIVAL WAS FIRST HOSTED IN 1976 as past. a bicentennial celebration by the Wheat Ridge HistoriThere’s truly something for everyone at the Wheat Ridge Historical

cal Society. This year’s event will take place on Saturday, May 13 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Historic Park, 4610 Robb St. WHEAT RIDGE HISTORICAL SOCIETY

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Following the loss of Walmart, Developer Quadrant LLC revised the development plan to replace the grocery store with more housing, Wheat Ridge City Manager Patrick Goff told the Neighborhood Gazette. “Then not too long after that, the developer ran into the developer of Lucky’s at an airport,” said Goff. That eventually culminated in a signed agreement and announcement on April 11. “You might say they got lucky with Lucky’s,” he quipped. Goff said that asbestos abatement had been completed and he’d been told the buildings would start coming down this month. A groundbreaking ceremony for the project will take place at the end of April. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment will be removing and replacing contaminated soil from a corner parcel it owns, part of the Voluntary Clean Up Program, according to Goff. “Once all the buildings are down and the dirt removed, they will build in phases,” he said, with all retail in the first phase and the apartments in the first or second phase, pending discussions with the future owner of the apartments. Quadrant will continue to own and lease out the retail portion. Lucky’s Market currently has stores in south Boulder, north Boulder and Longmont, and an additional 21 scattered throughout the U.S. The new store will employ approximately 150 people, for a total of 550 in the Colorado, according to a press release from the grocer. “People have been asking us to open a Lucky’s Market in Denver for years, and we are thrilled to grow in our home state and support more local farmers, producers and customers who love good food at great prices,” said Bo Sharon, who founded Lucky’s Market in 2003 with his wife, Trish. Citizens for an Inclusive Wheat Ridge (CFIWR), which unsuccessfully fought the development and its city-approved TIF, is happy with the news. “It's a local company out of Boulder,” said CFIWR President Jerry DiTullio (also the city treasurer). “And like we said from the beginning of the project, Wheat Ridge could do better with a little patience based on the growing economy in Colorado and Wheat Ridge. And Wheat Ridge did!” That’s a change from last summer, when Quadrant announced plans to replace the grocery store component with residential, following Walmart’s withdrawal, and the group welcomed the idea of residential replacing the grocery. “CFIWR was concerned that a grocery retailer on the southwest corner would cannibalize sales and blight the northeast corner,” CFIWR representative Richard Matthews told the Neighborhood Gazette last summer after Walmart withdrew from the project. “The Quadrant TIF process lacked transparency and the benefits to the city were uncertain. The flawed process produced a flawed result. We believe that all TIFs should be limited to 10 years unless the long-term benefits to the city are substantial and certain. Planning Commission did not approve the project because it did not comply with the city design standards. The Walmart portion of the project was a stale ‘80s design…..”

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The Applewood Walmart store will not relocate across I-70 to Clear Creek Crossing after all. But developer Evergreen Development Company’s mixed-use project on the vacant parcel located between 32nd Avenue, Highway 58, and west of I-70 – better known as the Cabela's site – is moving forward. The Neighborhood Gazette reported in January that the developer was in talks

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with Walmart to become the anchor tenant, explaining that the retailer’s current location across I-70 was not large enough to provide grocery sales, which would face competition from King Soopers, as well. But no agreement was reached. “Walmart decided not to move across the street,” said Goff. “All the Cabela’s properties have been purchased by the developer, and they are still moving forward. “They have some other options: a 30-acre office component, some residential, and an ‘EaterTainment District’ – restaurants and some kind of entertainment … smaller boutique movie theatres, bowling, bar, restaurant – a nice little village area, pedestrian friendly.” But those are options, and not firm plans. Evergreen will host its next neighborhood meeting, Wednesday, May 3, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., at the Wheat Ridge Recreation Center. “The focus of this meeting will be traffic impacts and improvements to Interstate 70 and the local street system and will be jointly held with the City of Wheat Ridge Public Works Department and the Colorado Department of Transportation,” said Evergreen’s Tyler Carlson in an email. “We will discuss the historic traffic analysis and approvals, the draft results of our updated traffic analysis, improvement plans to Interstate 70 funded by the 2E sales tax increase and the approval, permit and construction process moving forward relating to traffic. Evergreen will also provide a quick update on our overall zoning and marketing efforts for the project.” Evergreen purchased the site in December 2016 from Cabela’s, which in 2007 received approval from the City of Wheat Ridge to build a massive retail store on the parcel. Neighbors can expect more earthmoving activity this year – fill needs to be brought in for the development – and Denver Water will be placing a water main through the property, possibly at the same time the city begins construction of its Ballot Issue 2E-funded “hook” off- and on-ramps to I-70 begins this fall. “We’re trying to figure out how to move forward on that,” said Goff, referring to both projects getting underway at the same time. Evergreen’s construction may not begin until 2018. For more information, visit the Evergreen Development Company’s website, cccrossing.com.

What if They Built a Station and No Train Came? The City of Wheat Ridge last month successfully sold bonds to fund infrastructure for the area surrounding the Wheat Ridge · Ward Station on RTD’s new G Line, including reconstruction of adjacent streets, new traffic signals, a pedestrian bridge over the rail tracks, pedestrian access improvements, and other public amenities. But as the Neighborhood Gazette went to press, neither development nor a G Line opening date were on the radar. “There are no projects, but there’s a lot of interest in the G Line,” said Goff. He said there is continuing talk with property owners about development. The countdown to the opening of the completed commuter rail line can’t begin until testing begins, and that won’t start until RTD’s contractor, Denver Transit Partners, figures out how to make the at-grade crossings on the University of Colorado A Line work properly. The G Line has the same at-grade crossing technology as the A Line, and Denver Transit Partners has to meet Federal Railroad Administration requirements regarding the at-grade crossings on the A Line in order for the G Line to open. “Once those issues are resolved, testing will resume on the G Line and we can move towards an opening date,” according to RTD’s web site.

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f you’ve taken a drive down Kipling recently, you may have noticed the empty parking lot in front of the Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital (WRAH). For over 60 years, this local veterinary practice has served the community by providing caring, comprehensive services to our beloved pets. The practice has grown steadily over the last several years, but with growth comes a challenge: simply not enough space. And while there have been great advances in veterinary medicine, many of these services were not possible without physical expansion. Melissa Flygare, the Marketing Coordinator, is familiar with the struggle WRAH faced. “We were not able to expand in our former location to meet the needs of our patients and clients,” she explained. From a business perspective, this can be frustrating. It was time for a change. The new hospital, located at 44th and Kipling, officially opened its doors on March 30. It’s truly a sight to behold – room after room of shiny new equipment in a space nearly three times the size of the original facility. While a move was definitely necessary, it’s not the kind of change that happens overnight; planning for the new facility took several years. It’s no easy feat to build a new hospital while simultaneously maintaining smooth

operations at the original location. Physical construction alone took close to a year (the original groundbreaking was in June of 2016), but there were logistical challenges as well. As part of the move, WRAH staff had to transport more than a dozen cats and dogs from their facility. To celebrate the occasion, WRAH staff hosted an official ribbon-cutting ceremony on March 28. Despite the blustery weather, close to 50 community members attended, including Wheat Ridge Mayor Joyce Jay. A biscuitbreaking ceremony was held immediately afterward so any furry friends could join in on the fun. Tours of the hospital were also offered. Highlights of the new hospital include seven surgery suites, a dedicated emergency department and dental suite, a state-of-theart imaging center and the only 24-hour blood bank in the entire Denver-metro area. Long story short? It’s a significant upgrade. The future is bright for Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital, which has undergone several changes in the past few years. In 2016, the practice merged with three other specialty hospitals to join Ethos Veterinary Health, which provides specialized care in 14 locations across the United States. With the construction of their new facility, staff members are hopeful they can provide an even wider variety of services to clients and continue to serve our community for decades to come.

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n March 9 the Activate 38 Active Living Coalition Kick-Off was held at the Wheat Ridge Recreation Center. The goal of the coalition is to increase the active use of 38th Avenue from Kipling Avenue west to Youngfield Street. In December, the Kaiser Permanente Community Health Fund approved a grant of $75,000 for the coalition’s planning phase. Kaiser Permanente approved the grant because increasing the safety of walking, biking or rolling along this stretch of 38th would encourage more active use. The kickoff meeting included each of the attendees explaining why they chose to come. Many people expressed the lack of safe travel along the route. Some said they live just off 38th and drive, even for short trips, because there is no safe place to walk. One attendee, who participated in a past “walk audit” of this stretch of 38th, said her children wore neon-orange safety vests on the audit to increase their visibility. “It was a most uncomfortable pedestrian experience,” she added. Several attendees, who planned to walk or to roll their wheelchair home along 38th, left early concerned about their visibility in the traffic lane without streetlights. Wheat Ridge City Council member Genevieve Wooden stated her concern for children who walk to school along 38th. Every weekday students from Kullerstrand Elementary, Prospect Valley Elementary and Everitt Middle School walk to school. Sometimes they walk on sidewalks, but often have to step into the traffic lanes. Many others would walk, if there were safe sidewalks and crosswalks. Shopping at Applewood Shopping Center or at Sprouts, the Wheat Ridge

after hearing the answer, almost always have more questions about how the process works, and most importantly, when will it ith the emergence of spring comes a be ready! I’ve befriended many neighbors beautiful sight on weekend morning this way and have created a network of walks around the neighborhood. I observe suppliers for backyard hops, mint, apricots, sprouting hops, steamy kegs in driveways, plums and chokeberries, all in return for and other homebrew sightings as brewers some finished product, which always tastes bring their craft outdoors for the season. better knowing it came from your own yard! Whether knowingly or not, these brewers Once a year, the are perpetuating an art that homebrewers of Wheat Ridge has helped aid the foundation battle it out at the RidgeFest of cultures and communities homebrew competition, and the worldwide for nearly 5,000 winner is … anyone who tries the years, and Wheat Ridge is no beer! This is a great showcase of exception. Boasting a Great the brewing talent that resides in American Beer Festival silverWheat Ridge, and another great medal-winning brewery in example of brewing bringing Brewery Rickoli, and Colorado people together as a community. Plus Brew Pub, a brew pub that The winner of this competition hosts 50-plus beers brewed in gets to brew their recipe at Colorado, it’s no surprise that Brewery Rickoli, and live out the Wheat Ridge takes pride in its Jeremy Richard homebrewer’s dream of seeing brew, especially its homebrew! their own recipe on tap at a brewery. Being just a short distance from Boulder, This year, the Homebrew Contest the home of modern homebrewing and Sponsor, RE/MAX Professionals City headquarters of the American Homebrew Properties, will hold a homebrew qualifying Association, Wheat Ridge shares the same round on July 7 during the Tennyson Street passion for crafting ales at home. With a history First Friday Artwalk. The winners from steeped in grain, Wheat Ridge also provides this qualifier will fight for the title of Best ideal conditions for backyard hops, fruiting Homebrew at RidgeFest on Sept. 9. This trees and vines, and the same Rocky Mountain means that as a spectator, you’ll have two water that makes the foothills a national opportunities to try delicious, locally crafted brewing staple. All of these factors combine brews and, as a homebrewer, you’ll have two to create a community of homebrewers that chances to demonstrate your brewing skills. produce a seemingly endless spectrum of Visit Ridgeat38.com for more information beers to please any palate. on these events. Since homebrew can only be given to Jeremy Richard, a Wheat Ridge resifamily and friends, it’s a great means for dent, is a past winner of the RidgeFest getting to know your neighbors! Passing Homebrew Contest and lead volunteer for neighbors often stop to ask, “What is that the contest in 2016 and 2017. metal contraption in your driveway?” and n By

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VOLUNTEERS WALKED WEST 38TH AVENUE from Kipling to Applewood to discover where walking was safe and where is was not. Sometimes there were sidewalks, but often walkers had to walk in the traffic lane. PHOTO: NANCY HAHN

Recreation Center, and Discovery Park are destinations that could be much safer for walkers, also. The Activate 38 Active Living Coalition’s first year will include gathering information, community outreach and planning. One walking audit of the route has been conducted. In a walking audit, participants walk the route. Each participant makes note of the walking surface, distance from traffic lanes, and any other features that add to or detract from the comfort of safety of the walker. Additional walking audits, as well as biking and wheelchair rolling audits, will be conducted. Public forums and meetings will add to the assessment. After information gathering, planning to create safe travel for everyone along the route will begin. Monthly meetings will build the body of information and enable the planning.

For more information check out Activate 38th’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/Activate38/ or Activate 38’s page on Localworks website at wearelocalworks.org/create/your-neighborhood/ activate-38/.

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are instrumentally relevant to the person receiving the rumor. A rumor ceases to be important if it n today’s media environment various doesn’t impact your life or otherwise affect persons and entities have been called out you and yours. If you show up to work for fake news. I thought I would take a look one morning and you hear a rumor that at the original news outlet, the local rumor the company is laying people off, that’s mill. instrumentally relevant How do we discern the news because that information we get from our local rumor mill? impacts your livelihood. A Which rumors are real and which popular rumor is one that ones are fake news? causes us an emotional Over time I have come to be response; involving an a connoisseur of our local rumor uncommon and unfamiliar mill, not necessarily by choice, matter, contains several but out of habit of knowing what’s unverifiable factors and is of going on. group interest. Many people have asked me More important than to verify local rumors, and on whether a rumor is wishful occasion I will be asked “Zach is or pessimistic thinking is Zachary Urban it true…?” – fill in the blank with whether it should be spread any today’s rumor. further to begin with. This is where the line In my time vetting and listening to between rumors and gossip is drawn. all manner and form of rumors, there is a To spread rumors which lead to familiar pattern and tone among all rumors. facts helps strengthen our community’s It seems many rumors build on or play off our knowledge base and keeps everyone better emotions. There are three basic categories of informed. On the other hand if we have rumors, which involve our wishes, our fears a robust rumor mill with very little fact and our hostilities. Some rumors turn out to checking, this will lead to misinformation be true – Lucky’s grocery store is coming to and a disjointed community. 38th and Wadsworth. While other rumors The next time you hear a rumor, do continue to be reported as false, such as some fact checking, and ask yourself if this Lakeside Amusement Park is not closing. is a rumor worth repeating or not? What is a rumor? A rumor is a statement It is not a rumor, but a fact, that Sheridan of information. A rumor is not a rumor Boulevard at 29th Avenue will be torn up unless it is shared with someone else. from April 17 onward, so expect delays and In other words, it is not a rumor if you significant traffic in the neighborhood as a never tell anyone. A rumor is by its very result for the next month. nature unverified. Once a rumor has been Zachary Urban can be reached at 720confirmed, it becomes a fact, or debunked 252-5930 or www.zacharyurban.com. as a false rumor. Most important, rumors n By

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s younger people get introduced to the workforce, new lessons are learned quickly. A lot of the time they acquire basic skills and attributes that even school doesn’t teach. But that is usually a part of the process. Within no time they are introduced to foreign concepts like paying taxes and showing up on time. Sometimes young workers don’t satisfy their employers and this can be traced to either side. As younger adults, they must be just that, adults. Although showing up on time is always important, it is even more so at the beginning of employment. If someone can afford to be a little early, it never really looks bad. Showing up on time is more than likely one of the more rudimentary requirements. I think the next big thing is also easier, and that’s attitude. When I first joined a chemistry class my junior year, my teacher, Mr. Schultz, showed us a video that promoted a positive mindset in everything you do. If you go in thinking that something is going to be boring, odds are it’s going to be. But if you try and keep a good attitude while being optimistic, you increase the chance of a better experience. This can be applied to your everyday work ethic with no difficulty – don’t let yourself be the reason you are in a bad mood at work. Curiosity and drive go hand in hand, in my opinion. If you show interest in your

craft and ask questions to help you get a better understanding, then you are cruising right along the path of a successful worker. Now all of this is easy to say from my isolated desk at home. Kids working at McDonalds could easily try and ask me, “Where can I find drive at this place other than the drive through?” Well, obviously, you aren’t going to find your dream career the first time around, or after. So try and narrow your employment options by what you would rather do or what you might find the slightest interest in. Sometimes young workers aren’t really helped into a good place at work. If the employer fails to create an environment that complements his or her workers, the business could flip directions. That is why it is important to make sure workers are getting trained correctly. Feedback is a huge part of the entire employment process. So make sure workers are getting that feedback: if a worker is doing something wrong, make sure to tell them. Same goes if they are doing good: It’s not like they need to know, but they wouldn’t mind hearing it. As long as young workers are positive and reliable and not tardy zombies while employers make sure to supply all the tools to succeed, a cohesive relationship should be highly likely and prominent for both sides. Alexander Rea is a recent graduate of Wheat Ridge High School, and the former Editor-in-Chief of its student publication, The Haystack.

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Mountain View became a homerule municipality in 1972. The governing authority of Mountain View is vested in an elective council of six council members and a mayor elected at large from the Mountain View community. In November, three town council seats and the mayoral position will be open for vote on the 2017 fall ballot. Serving at this most local level of government, Mountain View elected officials have the opportunity to promote the town, represent its interests and support the effort of stakeholders within the community. Consider now the opportunity to serve on your local government board. Each candidate for council or mayor, when nominated and elected, shall be a qualified elector of the Town of Mountain View, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the town for at least one year prior to the election. The mayor and each council member receives monthly compensation from the Mountain View general fund. To secure placement on the November ballot, candidates can obtain in August a Nominating Petition from the town clerk. The mayoral position requires the signature of 25 qualified Mountain View residents. Candidates for council members need to secure the signature of ten qualified residents. The completed petition is then filed with the town clerk for verification. Interested community members are encouraged to explore the possibility of serving as an elected Mountain View official. Council meetings are open to the public and held the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Town Hall on 4176 Benton St. Municipal Court is scheduled on the third Wednesday of each month beginning at 9:30 a.m. at the Town Hall. Visitors are welcome to observe the court proceedings. The next Mayoral Meet and Greet is Saturday, June 3, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Town Hall. This bimonthly event provides timely updates on current decisions, projects and residential developments. A visit to the Mountain View website at http://mtvgov.org will offer additional information regarding the community, businesses, development, town services and the charter.

Street Light Replacement After three years of preliminary planning by Xcel Energy and regular program review by the Town Council and the Public Works Committee, Mountain View will participate in an Xcel Energy LED Street Lighting Replacement Program. Beginning in mid April, Sturgeon Electric will have two crews in the community working for a few days to replace the existing High Pressure Sodium (HPS) street and alley lights with Light-Emitting Diodes (LED).

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Town Trivia The original 1888 Plat of the Town of Mountain View notes different names as the street locators. Allita, Veta, Rietta, Bonita, Chipeta and Uintah corresponded to the current east to west (Ames to Fenton) local street names. The original perimeter streets were posted as Avenue B (41st Avenue), Avenue C (43rd Avenue) and Avenue D (44th Avenue). During the 100-year celebration in 2004 of Mountain View’s incorporation, the historical street signage was retrieved and posted to commemorate the town’s history. Contact Mountain View Town Council Member/Mayor Pro Tem Patricia Lilliston at the Mountain View Town website http:// mtvgov.org.

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SCHOOL CROSSING The Farmer Has Left The Building children. Almost like Professor Xavier in some remote campus. Wheat Ridge Campus. kept staring at my screen not fully While Principal Wirth will be missed, understanding the words that made up the show must go on and the search is that one sentence. How could this be? The ramping up. If it’s the same process used guy who bleeds blue and gold. The man who in the search at Stevens Elementary, spends his summer vacations inside the we will also likely end up with someone school painting. The same person who gave outside of Wheat Ridge. It’s a great the thumbs up for the STEM, STEAM, GT opportunity for a fresh start and new and so many other “new projects” that other ideas. A committee has been assembled to schools either didn’t believe in or hesitated build a pool of candidates and to try. He simply asked the same represent the many facets of question he always does: ”Is this the school. Parents, educators good for students?” If the answer and students will all have a was yes, so was his. This guy was say in who will lead Wheat actually thinking of building Ridge High School for the next houses in the back of the school. generation. Assembling airplanes....and who We need a person with knows, maybe even the space experience or appreciation shuttle. for all the advanced learning Wheat Ridge’s biggest programs the school pioneered, cheerleader, Principal Griff and a personality that will Wirth had submitted his letter Guy Nahmiach make every student and parent of resignation last night. Is that comfortable inside the building. right? I didn’t know how many years he In a town where everything from road lanes had been there. They could have told me to the air we breathe has been politicized, 100 years and I would have believed them. we need a leader and not a divider. It seemed that everyone in this town either Stay tuned for updates on the hiring grew up with Griff, lived on Ward Road process. with him at some point, or had been in the In other school news: Former Jeffco same classrooms or went to school where Schools Superintendent Dan McMinimee Griff was called Principal Wirth. So maybe will head a growing charter school he was there for 150 years. Griff is, was, network focused on immigrant and at-risk and will always be The Farmer. students. He will begin his new role at New It really doesn’t matter why he is America Schools in May as an advisory leaving. Some will argue it was the budget superintendent, working on transitional over the GT program. Maybe the Student activities. Based Budgeting that had him return a McMinimee’s position at Jeffco has now few hundred thousand dollars back to been taken over by Terry Elliott, who will be the district because the enrollment was the interim superintendent until the board much lower than anticipated. Could be the of education completes their nationwide growing number of freshmen that arrive at search for a new person. Elliott has also his doorstep every year reading at a fifthtaken over the “Ask the Superintendent” grade level. There comes a time where column of the Neighborhood Gazette. enough is enough and the tide is much too This month he tackles the future of the GT strong to fight. Maybe this swimmer needs program in Wheat Ridge. to be in a different pool. Less bureaucracy Wheat Ridge High School is one of and more funding for programs that get six schools with new principals being students excited about coming to school. introduced to our families this fall. I’ll Something that sets their imaginations on feature them in upcoming columns. fire. A place where his immense respect As I write this (prior to press), I wish for teachers is rewarded with applications a happy Easter and happy Passover to all. from the best of the best. I am looking forward to an exciting STEM Just imagine for a second this principal Gala tomorrow night (Saturday, April 15). running a charter school. Healthy budgets As always, thanks for reading. provided by corporations. Families that Contact Guy Nahmiach at 303-999know the value of getting involved in 5789 or Guy@NostalgicHomes.com. their kids’ schools lining up to enroll their

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ASK THE SUPERINTENDENT Answers to Questions Posed to Interim Jefferson County Schools Superintendent Terry Elliott What is the future of the Gifted & Talented program in Wheat Ridge? Thank you for the opportunity to share about this important topic. First, Jeffco Public Schools is committed to providing a rich continuum of services for our gifted learners from supports at local schools through advanced learning plans, to gifted and talented (GT) center-based programming. Currently, the Wheat Ridge Area hosts GT center-based programs at every level. Trina Jones McManus has recently joined Stevens Elementary to lead their work in building a vibrant elementary GT center program. This is exciting because she has successfully turned around an underperforming DPS elementary school and is a Jeffco GT center program parent. We continue to see growth in our Everitt Middle GT center program, creating a pipeline of engaged learners to Wheat Ridge High School (WRHS). We expect to continue the GT center-based high school program at WRHS for the foreseeable future. The central location, support of the full faculty, and passionate commitment of program instructors makes WRHS a great school for this vital program. We are always working to balance the demands of all our families in providing funding for programs throughout our district, and we are confident that a sustainable funding plan for the GT program at WRHS will be secured by early fall of 2017 through collaboration with the WRHS leadership team. Additionally, we hope to find ways to extend program supports to our high school GT students throughout Jeffco, whether that be in the form of concurrent enrollment, Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), STEM, Academies, or adding GT Center programs in additional high schools. Providing rich and varied options for our all our students continues to be a focus for Jeffco Public Schools. Thank you, Terry Elliott, Interim Superintendent Jefferson County Public Schools These are responses to questions submitted by members of our community. If you have a question for Interim Superintendent Elliott, please submit it to Guy@ NostalgicHomes.com or call it in to 303-999-5789.

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eanne Nichols and Pat Gooch are the owners of modmood and RETRO Consignment on 44th Avenue in Wheat Ridge. The building they purchased in 2009 was originally owned by Graul’s Florists, one of a number of prominent carnationgrowing businesses located in Wheat Ridge. Prior to this, several factors informed Jeanne and Pat’s decision to purchase a second Mid-Century Modern home in the Melrose area of Wheat Ridge: they were living in Summit County, Jeanne was commuting for business between Denver and Chicago and they wanted to spend more time with their children and grandchildren who were living in Denver. For collector and picker, Pat, and Jeanne, with her background in design and furnishings, renovating their new style home was an exciting adventure into the era of Mid-Century Modern: At the end of their renovation, they opened modmood, a storefront where they could sell the beautiful items they collected during their remodel project; in addition to a storefront, modmood also included furniture consignment and an estate sale business; offering 25,000 square feet of

“filled to brim” inventory, their main focus evolved to selling vintage and designer furnishings as well as offering full service design and project management. “modmood and RETRO Consignment is a business that includes many facets that are on our bucket list before we really retire,” said Jeanne, who continues practicing her love of interior design via her design studio located in the store, where she offers relationship-based design services. For a small fee, she will spend one-hour with potential clients in their homes consulting on the scope of work being considered for a home remodeling project, everything from changing the look and feel of a room to moving walls to improve traffic patterns and enlarge dining and gathering spaces. Finding that people don’t like surprises when it comes to spending money, Jeanne prefers flat fees for additional work, where segments can be completed all at once or over several years using a staged approach. Some clients hand Jeanne the keys to the house and implicitly trust her to make all the design decisions. Others, less sure of the style they want to implement, proceed more cautiously, wanting more input about how certain elements will work together to accomplish their objectives. Jeanne has found that the segmented method of payment provides a platform for working together over time that creates a mutually satisfying end result. Jeanne’s consulting business is built upon insights gained during 38 years working in the interior design industry. What started as a stay-at-home-mom job working on specs (precise descriptions

of the details of a design) for her then husband who worked in the residential construction business lead to exploring an Interior Design degree at the University of Tennessee, where Jeanne learned she had a natural talent working with fabrics, textures, colors and furniture placement. Subsequently, working at a furniture store, she learned the essential elements of sales: listening to clients’ concerns, creating solutions to solve their problems by helping them focus on what they want and, finally, convincing them the investment that they are about to make will bring about greater enjoyment of their homes. In the early 1980s Jeanne had the opportunity to move her family to Atlanta where she helped architects and designers specify flooring products for their projects. Her success at that job lead to being hired by the Merchandise Mart as Director for Contract Furnishings. Her next career opportunity required the commute to Chicago where she worked 18 years for an Italian tile manufacturer, advancing—often by creating her next position—from Regional Manager to National Accounts Manager to Director of Sales, Director of Marketing and, finally, to Vice President of Sales and Marketing for the U.S. market, the position she held when she and Pat purchased their home in Wheat Ridge in 2007. In terms of business practices, Jeanne’s belief in “being the best at what you do,” recently resulted in modmood’s becoming a certified Hunter Douglas “Centurion Dealer.” Jeanne also advises customers to shop for quality, not price. One of her pet peeves is “people that don’t want to buy

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as “you’ve made all the decisions, but it feels like our home,” and “you understand our style, but haven’t let us go off the rails.” It was very gratifying for her to help a couple with a blended family work through the decision not to buy a new home but to remodel their existing home to fix its space limitations. Helping create a dining/ living area where the whole family could eat and spend time together, gave Jeanne the satisfaction of knowing she had, literally, helped change their family dynamics. Looking back, Jeanne feels very fortunate to have grown up in a home where her dad’s executive pastoral career involved traveling and living in states all across the U.S., including California, Alabama, Oregon, North Dakota, Illinois and Tennessee. During her formative years, Jeanne acquired her decorator’s sense of “style and flare” as she watched her mom make her own draperies and incorporate into their home furnishings, design elements unique to the regions where they lived. While Jeanne gravitates toward the cleaner, simpler style of the West, she’s equally at home with customers who feel more comfortable with other regional styles such as Southern puddled draperies and lambrequins and she’s excited that wall coverings are making a strong comeback. While Jeanne brings a depth of experience and years of successful decision-making to her design business, she also values working with her younger staff. “We’re not designing like I did 25 years ago. I appreciate their fresh, young ideas.” Whatever style you’re comfortable with, between Pat’s RETRO inventory and Jeanne’s experienced design, there’s sure to be a piece of furniture or decorative idea that catches your eye at modmood. modmood RETRO Consignment, 7700 W. 44th Ave., Wheat Ridge, 303-728-9497. Open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday; noon to 5 p.m. Sunday; closed Monday.

Business Classes, Events From Jeffco Business Resource Center The Jefferson County Business Resource Center, located in Denver West, is offering a handful of helpful presentations this month. Launch! Your Ticket to Small Business Success will be offered Friday mornings, 8 a.m. till noon, from April 28 through June 16, at the JBRC. If you are a new or startup business owner or an existing business looking to grow and expand, this eightweek business training program is for you, designed to provide the skills you need for success. Registration required; $200 for eight-week class. Start-Up 101: What You Need to Know BEFORE You Consider Starting a Business! is held at the JBRC, Tuesday, April 25, 9 to 10:30 a.m. Free, but registration requested. QuickBooks Basics is set for four Tuesday afternoons, May 9 through 30, 4 to 6 p.m., at the JBRC. This hands-on class shows how to use this popular software to keep accurate records for your small business. Registration required; $99 for four classes. For more information about Jeffco BRC and their business education programs, contact Amira Watters, Executive Director, at 303-996-8976, or visit www. jeffcobrc.org.

Age-In-Place Expert Speaks at Applewood Luncheon, May 11 George Bentley, nationally recognized expert author, speaker, aging-in-place specialist and consumer advocate, will be the guest speaker at Applewood Business Association’s next monthly luncheon, Thursday, May 11, starting 11 a.m. at Rolling Hills Country Club,

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hanging jobs is an important decision – one that many of us are making more often. Once you’ve decided to switch jobs, your next move is to determine what to do with the money in your former employer’s retirement plan.

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Generally, you have four options for handling the money in your account:

Option #1. Keep the Money in Your Former Employer’s Plan

employer’s plan and possible eligibility restrictions carefully.

Option #3. Take the Money in Cash

While this option may seem appealing because it gives you immediate access to your money, Uncle Sam is the real winner here. Cash distributions are subject to a mandatory 20 percent federal withholding in addition to regular income tax. Furthermore, if you are under age 59½, your distribution would also be subject to a 10 percent additional federal tax. Finally, if state or local taxes apply, they could claim an even bigger portion of your account.

If your former employer Option #4. Roll the Money permits, leaving your money Directly Into an IRA where it is may be an attractive This final option allows option because it allows you to you to roll all or a portion of continue enjoying the benefits your money into an IRA. To of tax-deferred compounding. If you are happy with the plan’s Victoria Thompson avoid withholding taxes and potential penalties, arrange for investment options, this could a direct rollover of the entire amount into be a good choice. On the downside, there an IRA. An IRA offers the same benefits may be special conditions or fees associated of tax-deferred investing for retirement with your continued participation, and you and typically provides a wider range may have withdrawal restrictions in the of investment options to choose from. future. However, additional fees or commissions may apply. Option #2. Roll the Money Into Your The money you accumulate through New Employer’s Plan an employer’s plan may become a primary This option also has its advantages source of income after you retire, so how – continued tax-deferred growth of your you manage it today could have a big effect investment and the convenience of having on your financial situation in the future. all of your retirement assets in one place. But because every employer has its own rules governing rollover money, before you choose this option, review your new

Victoria Thompson is a partner at Resolute Family Wealth Advisors. She can be reached at 20-464-5697, victoria.thompson@lpl.com.

15707 W. 26th Ave., Golden. Following the death of his mother in a nursing home due to health issues stemming from a preventable fall, Bentley committed his life to discovering how to avoid this from happening to others. He writes extensively on safe aging and senior health issues and has personally interviewed and consulted with thousands of seniors, their adult children and caregivers. The Applewood Business Association helps businesses in Applewood start, grow and flourish, is engaged in the community, and encourages businesses from outside Applewood to join. Guests are welcome, with the first lunch free. Newcomers may visit the meetings twice before they must join. Cost is $20 for members, $25 for nonmembers. The deadline to RSVP is 5 p.m. on Friday before the meeting date. The Association cannot guarantee a meal after that time, and members showing up without an RSVP will be charged $25 instead of member pricing. For more information, visit www.applewoodbusiness.com or call 720-460-1539.

WRBA Serves Up Mixer at Cress Kitchen & Bath, Driverless Car Update Cress Kitchen and Bath is the site of Wheat Ridge Business Association’s next biz mixer, Wednesday, April 19, from 5 to 7 p.m. Bring your business cards and friends to this the casual networking event at the 6770 W. 38th Ave. venue. At its next monthly breakfast meeting, May 9, Donnie Seyfer of Seyfer Automotive presents The Driverless Car Revolution and its Effect on You. It takes place 7 to 9 a.m. at the Wheat Ridge Recreation Center, 4005 Kipling St. $15 for members, $18 nonmembers.

To learn more and to register for the WRBA breakfast buffet, go to www.wheatridgebiz.com. Call 720-588-2317 with questions.

WR Chamber Leads Group, April 20 & May 4 The Wheat Ridge Chamber Leads Group meets the first and third Thursdays (April 20, May 4) of each month, 11:30 a.m. at Pietra’s Pizza, 9045 W. 44th Ave. A Leads Group, or networking group, is a group that meets regularly to create partnerships and build relationships with the members in that group, with a goal of referring business to each other. It’s a great way to build your network, grow your business and help other members grow their business. In order to participate, you must be a member of the Wheat Ridge Chamber of Commerce. If your industry is already represented in this group, the Chamber will put your name on a waiting list and start a second group once we have five or six names on the list. If you are interested in joining, email dot@wheatridgechamber.org. Visit www. WheatRidgeChamber.org for more information.

Events at the West Chamber The West Chamber, serving businesses in Jefferson County, has a variety of events scheduled in the upcoming weeks, including a Women in Business Breakfast on April 25, and ribbon-cuttings for Embodiwork Studio for Integrative Massage, Elite Hail Solutions and Office Evolution. For more information and event details, visit www.westchamber. org, call 303-233-5555, or email info@ westchamber.org.

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WHAT’S HAPPENING 44th Rumble Comes to Anderson Park, May 7 More than 200 hot rods, classics, muscle cars, trucks and custom bikes will rumble into Anderson Park, 4355 Field St., on Saturday, May 7 as part of the 44th Avenue Rumble - Cruise & Poker Run. Admission is free and open to the public. Not only is it an opportunity for participants to show-off and compare machines, it’s a chance for the public to see them, and enjoy food, music and prizes. Festivities start at 7 a.m. with vendor setup and registration for cars, and the public is allowed in at 8 a.m. Judging starts at 9 a.m., followed by the first Cackle Car Demonstration at 10. The Poker Run begins and cars are released to cruise up and down West 44th Avenue at 10:15 a.m. In a poker run, drivers are given a card at each of five to seven stops, and the driver with the five best cards wins. Judging ends at noon, and cars return from the cruise and poker run at 1 p.m. A second Cackle Car Demonstration begins at 1:15 p.m., followed by prize drawings – every two minutes – at 1:30. Winners will be announced and trophies awarded at 1:30 p.m. In the event of inclement weather, a rainout day is set for the following Saturday, May 14, same time and place. Sponsors include 1st Bank, AAA Propane Sales & Rentals, Auto Reflections, Camaro’s Plus, City of Wheat Ridge, D&T Ultimate Auto Detail, Group Insurance Analysts, Inc., NAPA Auto Parts, the Neighborhood Gazette, Rustoration Industry LLC, Seyfer Automotive, Seyfer Specialties, T-Bird Roadhouse, Wheat Ridge Town Center Apartments. For more information and to register, visit http://www.44thrumble.com.

WHRS Alum Soprano Sings at Four Seasons Market, April 23 The Four Seasons Farmers & Artisans Market will welcome Wheat Ridge High School graduate soprano Margaret Ozaki to sing a program of classical art song and folk music along with guitarist Zachary Larson and flautist Kassandra Lopez, Sunday, April 23, 4 p.m., at 7043 W. 38th Ave., Wheat Ridge. The free event, with a suggested donation of $10, features Canciones Sefarditas, a collection of Sephardic Jewish folk songs arranged by Manuel Valls, and includes songs by Bellini, Corigliano, VillaLobos and more. Following the concert, Chef Linda Fitzgerald from Culinary Adventures will provide a pasta dinner, available by donation. Other snacks will be available for purchase before and after the concert and guests are invited to peruse the market. Originally from Golden and a graduate of Wheat Ridge High School, Ozaki is a regional opera singer on the rise and has recently debuted at Lyric Opera of Chicago, Lyric Opera Weimar in Germany, Opera Steamboat, Arizona Opera and the Colorado Springs Philharmonic. She holds degrees from the University of Cincinnati CollegeConservatory of Music and Lawrence University. Larson and Lopez are currently pursuing degrees at the Lamont School of Music at the University of Denver. For more information, visit Ozaki’s website, www.mozakistudio.com, or Four Seasons Farmers & Artisans Market via www.fourseasonsfam.com.

Everitt Alumni Invited to 50th Anniversary Celebration Everitt Middle School will celebrate its 50 years of history this spring at an open house and ceremony on Wednesday, May 10, starting at 4:30 p.m. Alumni who attended Everitt School

are invited to take part in the celebration. Memorabilia is being gathered at the school and items can be dropped off for display during the celebration. Alumni in the area are also encouraged to stop by and pick up a puzzle piece to personalize with photos and memories for their days at Everitt. A video is also being produced to commemorate the school’s history, and historic as well as more recent photos are welcome additions. Commemorative t-shirts are also available for $8, cash or check only. Orders are being taken at the school administrative office. Everitt Middle School was named for Martin N. Everitt, a Colorado pioneer who organized the first school district in Wheat Ridge during a meeting in his home at West 35th Avenue and Teller Street. The first temporary school building was erected in 1868 on the northeast corner of West 32nd Avenue and Wadsworth Boulevard, and the permanent Everitt School was built in 1873 at West 38th Avenue and Teller Street. The school in its current location opened in 1966 as a junior high school with 1,090 students. For information about the Everitt School 50th celebration, contact Debbie Dardano 303-982-1580 Deborah.Dardano@jeffco.k12.co.us.

Fruitdale Lofts Gets Grant for Electric Car Charging Station Fruitdale School Partners received a grant award of $6,260 through the Charge Ahead Colorado program to support the installation of an electric car charging station, or EVSE (Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment) at the historic Fruitdale School. The school is being transformed into 16 affordable rental apartments, to be known as Fruitdale School Lofts, ready for occupancy late this year. The Regional Air Quality Council announced the award last month. “Energy conscious residents will be able to charge their electric cars for free overnight,” said Jim Hartman, principal of developer Hartman Ely Investments. “We are also looking at being able to offer that opportunity to teachers at the neighboring school for use during the day.” “With the use of solar power and now the convenience of a free electric vehicle charging station, Fruitdale School Lofts provide our city with an example of how to create a sustainable lifestyle in a repurposed historic landmark that is very important to our community,” said Wheat Ridge City Manager Patrick Goff. Charge Ahead Colorado is a program formed in partnership by the Regional Air Quality Council and the Colorado Energy Office to improve air quality and encourage the deployment of electric vehicles. The program provides grants to qualifying entities to support the purchase of electric vehicles and electric vehicle charging stations.

2E Projects Move Forward After Quick Bond Sale Last month investors snapped up all bonds offered by the City of Wheat Ridge as part of the voter-approved 2E ballot initiative passed in November. “The city received a tremendous amount of interest from investors with more than $162 million in offers to purchase $33 million in bonds,” said City Manager Patrick Goff. The one-half-cent increase in sales and use tax was approved by Wheat Ridge voters with the passage of 2E for a 12-year period. Voters also gave the city permission to issue bonds in an amount not to exceed $33 million with a maximum repayment cost of $38.5 million. The total repayment of the bonds will be $37.8 million, which is less than the $38.5 million authorized by voters, saving approximately $700,000 in future tax revenues. The city’s net effective interest rate on the bonds is 2.6 percent and this rate is less than the authorized interest

amount of 3.5 percent. Earlier in March the city received an AA-rating from Standard and Poor’s based on strong financial policies, budget management, and the economic outlook for Wheat Ridge. “All of these factors contributed to a successful sale and we are thrilled with how our bond was received…,” said City Treasurer Jerry DiTullio. “I’d like to extend a special thank you to voters and elected officials for their support of 2E and these four important projects for our city.” “With our continued commitment to financial transparency, the 2E (Fund 31) revenues/expenses will be tracked monthly and posted on the Treasurer’s web page with our monthly financial reports,” continued DiTullio. Four projects will be funded: repairs and improvements to Anderson Park; hook ramps off I-70 for the Clear Creek Crossing development; widening and reconstruction of Wadsworth Boulevard; and improvements to the Wheat Ridge • Ward Station area. Closing on the sale of the bonds is anticipated for early May 2017. Monthly reports on the use of 2E funds are posted online to the City Treasurer’s page. Additional information on each project is also available on the City website or by subscribing to the Investing 4 The Future newsletter Visit ci.wheatridge.co.us for more information.

Give Me Your Tires, Your Doors, Your Huddled Bulky Refuse… There’s still time register to get rid of your bulky refuse or appliances, for free. The 2017 Large Item Pickup Program for residences located within Wheat Ridge city limits (excluding businesses or apartment complexes) is scheduled for Saturday, May 20 and Saturday, May 27. The first 275 Wheat Ridge residents who register for the program will be eligible to have one large household item picked up that residential trash service will not collect without additional payment. Residents must register for a time on either Saturday in May. The timeframe for registering is through May 5, between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through Friday by calling 303-205-7611. Acceptable items include: one piece of furniture, one bed (including mattress, box spring and frame); regular oven or stove; dishwasher; washing machine; dryer; sink, toilet or bathtub; water heater; bicycle; door or window; gas grill (without propane bottle); or swing set (disassembled). Items that are not acceptable include: microwave, refrigerator, freezer or any item with Freon; wood stove; television, computer or monitor; full garbage bags or loose debris; trees, branches or lawn debris; household chemicals, paint, fuel tanks or cans, batteries, propane bottles or closed drums; gravel, asphalt, pipe (any type or

size) rock, sod, earth, concrete, brick, block, pavers or roofing materials; tires, engine blocks, car parts or any small gas engine equipment; or materials or debris from a contractor’s work. To have additional items picked up, Republic Service must be contacted directly no later than one week prior to the scheduled large item pickup date registered with the city. Additional costs may be required.

Call 303-205-7611 to sign up.

Wheat Ridge Garden Tour: Call for Gardens The 2017 Wheat Ridge Garden Tour will be held on Saturday, July 8. Is this your year to join the ranks of the 50 All-Star gardens that have been featured on previous tours? The Garden Tour Committee welcomes all styles of gardens from Japanese to Modern, Cottage, Southwest, Eclectic, Traditional, container, xeriscape, woodland, shade, cutting, edible, rock, etc., as well as landscapes featuring waterfalls, ponds, gazebos, pathways, patios, hedges, decks, raised beds, retaining walls, terraces, vistas, artwork, topiaries, outdoor living spaces, etc. The proceeds of the tour benefit Wheat Ridge charities, so all your hard work preparing your garden will go to good causes. Make 225 avid Front Range and Denver metro area gardeners happy: sign-up today to showcase your personal paradise. For information, contact Vicki Ottoson at wheatridgegardentour@gmail.com or 303-777-6144.

Farmers’ Market Returns to Wheat Ridge July 6 Metro Denver Farmers’ Market has announced it is returning to Wheat Ridge on July 6. The Wheat Ridge Farmers' Market will be held Thursdays through Sept. 28 at St. James Episcopal Church, 8235 W. 44th Ave., from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. or sellout. The market will feature fruits, vegetables, baked goods, barbecue, beef and buffalo, body oils, candles, candy, chile peppers, and roasted chiles, cider, fresh-cut and dried flowers, herbs (fresh and dried), honey, jams and jellies, kettle korn, nuts, pasta, pesto, pickles, pinto beans, plants, popcorn, salsa, sausage, soaps, specialty foods (German, Indian and Mexican), tortillas, and wild rice. Some vendors will also offer gardening supplies and shoes, and the market will feature live entertainment. Metro Denver Farmers' Market is a nonprofit organization run by Colorado farmers, and hosting more than 30 vendors during peak season. All produce is Colorado-grown and picked the day of the market. This year’s market will also include one organic farmer, Domenico Farms. The Wheat Ridge Farmers’ Market will accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). For more information on Metro Denver Farmers’ market, call 303-887-FARM or visit www.denverfarmersmarket.com.

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