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Bike Parade & Potluck Replace Fireworks on 4th see page 5

How Does Your Garden Grow? see page 2

2014 Carnation Festival Expands for 2014 see page 10

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Wheat Ridge | Edgewater | JUNE 18–JULY 17, 2014

Getting the Dirt On The 2014 Wheat Ridge Garden Tour By Cyndy Beal

here is no such thing as dirt to a gardener; it’s all soil and a canvas waiting for imagination, innovation and perspiration. This gardening season got off to a rough start, with snow in May, hail in June and an overabundance of rain. Yet the gardens persevere. At the Fourth Annual Wheat Ridge Garden Tour on Sunday, July 12, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., tour attendees will get to explore eight innovative gardens (all new to the tour) at seven private residences and one elementary school garden. It begins earlier this year to avoid the heat of the day. The self-guided garden tour starts at Pietra’s Pizzeria, 9045 W. 44th Ave. Over the years, some tour attendees have visited the gardens on bicycles. So this year there is an organized bicycle tour, around eight miles round trip, beginning at 7:30 a.m. at Pietra’s. Tickets are $15, and include lunch, donated by Pietra’s and served at one of the gardens mid-way on the tour. Tickets are available at Pietra’s on the day of the tour from 7:30 a.m until 1 p.m. Tour participants will receive a brochure with a map and descriptions of each garden. Tour proceeds will be donated to the Curtis J. Gilmore Lifelong Learning Scholarship Fund, sponsored by the Wheat Ridge Community Foundation and Family Tree. Family Tree is “committed to helping break the cycles of child abuse, domestic violence and homelessness.” Last year, the Wheat Ridge Garden Tour had 140 attendees and donated $900 to three Wheat Ridge charities: Feed the Future, Wheat Ridge Public Art Fund and the Wheat Ridge High School Instrumental Music Boosters. Including the eight gardens this year, the Wheat Ridge Garden Tour has highlighted a total of 42 gardens in the last four years. As in years past, some of the garden

stops on the tour will have extra features, and of course, each garden contains its own surprises.

An Artist’s Garden When Lucie Kiwimagi and her family bought their mid-century brick house in Wheat Ridge, the front yard contained an old tree surrounded by dying sod. They put up with it for a few years, and then Lucie’s artist vision took over. The front yard transformation process began in the fall of 2011, after removing a diseased Ohio Buckeye and all of the ailing grass. “It’s very easy to kill grass,” said Kiwimagi. Rather than using chemicals, they simply laid down black plastic. They then placed flagstone pavers, rocks and some plants and continued the following spring with planting. Now the front yard is a sunny dry garden with primarily native and xeric perennials and some drought-tolerant shrubs and trees. Some include the Colorado plateau native Fern Bush and an Arizona Cypress – but in this new garden, the process continues. A garden takes years to mature. Future plans include concrete removal and an additional garden on the south side of the property. Kiwimagi is a mixed-media abstract artist and uses her imagination in the garden. She was a featured artist in the Wheat Ridge Culture Commission’s Meet the Artist series in February 2013. She has a bachelor of arts in art history and a master’s in counseling psychology and art therapy. Kiwimagi often moves plants to find the perfect location. Sometimes that’s a matter of art, but other times it’s just botany. Some plants thrive and others die, and then sometimes reseed in other areas of the garden. “A lot of it is figuring out each plant,” she said. “It’s survival of the fittest.”

AN EXPLOSION OF COLOR will greet attendees of this years Wheat Ridge Garden Tour, Sun., July 12 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.. The self-guided event begins at Pietra’s Pizzeria, 9045 W. 44th Ave., and winds its way through some of Wheat Ridge’s finest gardens. Tickets are $15 and include lunch. Proceeds benefit the Curtis J. Gilmore Lifelong Learning Scholarship fund and Family Tree. PHOTOS HEATHER LEE

38th Avenue Plans Firming Up, Nearing Decision By J. Patrick O’Leary

heat Ridge City Council reviewed the final conceptual streetscape improvement design for 38th Avenue, from Upham to Marshall Street, at its June 16 study session. Among the details are a price tag of nearly $10 million, and a lingering uncertainty over eliminating back-in parking in favor of parallel parking. Engineers from Entelechy, hired by council in February, presented their West 38th Avenue Alternative Concept Streetscape Design at the meeting. Highlights included: • Refinement of “Kit-of-Parts” streetscape features and amenities, such planters, benches, lighting, and tree grates; For comments, questions or future sto• Additional design plans for Pierce to ry ideas, email cdbea22@gmail or editor@ Marshall Street; ngazette.com • Three-dimensional visuals to better illustrate the plan; June 22, 2014 – Wheat Ridge, Colorado • Refined design for sidewalks, amenity th zones, Join us for a fast, 6-corner, 1.15 mile course in the heart of Wheat Ridge, including a portion on 38 Ave. crosswalks, bike parking, seating, plantings, art, lighting, signing In addition to racing, the event features a festive atmosphere with food, music and other entertainment. and way-finding; • The Ridge at 38 Criterium will wheel about Wheat Ridge streets Sunday, June 22, • Refinement and determination of Location: Wheat fromStart/Finish 7:30 a.m. toat 12:55 p.m.Ridge Cyclery (7085 W 38th Ave, Wheat Ridge). See map for parking. needed street and lane widths; and • The road-bike race consists of • Estimated construction costs of $5.3 Category Start Duration Prizes / Field multiple laps on a 1.15-mile loop with million for public and $700,000 for Time Places Limit for six corners on primarily residential private property improvements streets. There are seven races, and the original Upham to Pierce Street Merchandise / 3 ea. MM55+ / MM 7:30 am 40 min. 75 range from 40 to 5565+ minutes per race, segment, plus $2.7 million in public withMM 15-minute breaks and $600,000 in/ 3 private100 property Merchandise 35+ Cat 4 in-between. 8:20 am 40 min. • The race starts and finishes in improvements for the added segment Merchandise /3 MM 45+ Ridge Cyclery. 9:10 am 40 min. 75 for a front of Wheat from Pierce to Marshall Street, • The accompanying family-friendly total of $9.3 million. Merchandise / 3 SM 4will continue until 3:30 10:00 100 festival p.m.,am 40 min. Council had asked the consultant to on MM the 35+ Green at Wheat Ridge 5-8 possibility the $250 + Merchandiseof / 5 removing 1-2-3 / 10:50 am investigate 45 min. the 100 School, 7101 W. 38th Ave. temporary back-in parking. The report Merchandise /3 MM 35+ Cat 3 total stated the public had mixed reaction to the For additional race current parking $400 +Parallel Merchandise / 5 75could be SW Pro Open – 12 noon 45 min.parking. information visit restored west of High Court if the south curb Open all cats & all MW ridgeat38.com/ were replaced in an “early action” project, + Merchandise but not east $450 of that point,/ 5as 100 the design SMplay/2014criterium/ Pro 1-2-3 12:55 55 min. would not be parallel with the existing curb

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and gutter. Without the early action project, restoration of parallel parking would involve restriping the roadway, and result in very wide (12 foot) parking spaces and a 7-foot gap between parking and the curb, resulting in fewer parking spaces. Conceptual plans and ideas for incorporating The Green – the lawn in front of Wheat Ridge 5-8 between Upham and High – were also presented. If council approves the plans at its June 23 regular meeting, staff may solicit bids for surveys and development of construction plans. It may also decide on holding a public hearing on street width designations, necessary for the proposed road design, which would take place on July 14. Traffic and business data collected this spring would also be presented at that meeting. How to pay for the improvements, if approved, has not been determined. “The estimated cost of the final design/ build is approximately $10 million. The sales tax rate in Wheat Ridge is 3 percent. To raise $10 million in sales tax to pay for the 38th Avenue road diet project, the city needs $333 million in sales ($10,000,000/.03),” remarked District I councilman Jerry DiTullio in a June 17 email blast. “That’s a lot of pizza and beer sales.” The design process and “road diet” have all been part of the 38th Avenue Corridor Plan, developed by a Mayoral appointed Stakeholder Committee, and adopted by the City Council on Oct. 10, 2011. Over the last two years, the city spent around $250,000 on road re-striping, three “pop-up” café’s, eight planters and a handful of “access enhancements” – physical improvements in the roadway and right of way, up to the curb. Considered a “pilot project” to take the public’s pulse on proposed long-term improvements, it also included gathering traffic and business health data.

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How Does Your Garden Grow? an abandoned section off our porch into a pretty and very fertile little garden. I found he fascination of watching a seedling that Mel’s approach to gardening appealed emerge from the ground has had a hold to my graphic artist mentality of grid and order and was well rewarded for my efforts. of my psyche since early in life. Our continued gardening endeavors Growing up in northern California, I over the years have been was fortunate enough to live daunting, but somehow we in environs that supported have persevered. We live on a almost instantaneous growth. north-facing slope, the weather The Russian River Valley is a constant threat and our soil of my youth possessed rich, reminds us of why they call it productive soils that produced the Rocky Mountains. But over an almost endless crop of every the years we have been able to fruit, vegetable and flower successfully grow numerous imaginable. Grapes, walnuts, crops of vegetables, flowers and pears and apples were ours for herbs. And Rox’s perennial batch the taking and late summers of oriental poppies is rewarding were a glorious feeding frenzy. us right now with its full summer When we moved out to near Tim Berland glory. the vineyards my father, who More recently, our energies are extending grew up on a farm in Kansas, proceeded to stake out a fairly large vegetable garden. to the local community garden. Challenging Using spent grape husks from the local as it may be, gardening at altitude, I can winery as soil enhancement, the garden proudly say we are off to a good start. And smelled of old bad wine, but was very we thankfully missed the foot of hail that prodigious, especially the six hills of recently swathed the area. Hopefully the zucchini we planted. I’m surprised I can still food bank at Evergreen Christian Outreach will benefit from our efforts. eat the stuff today. I must admit I truly love the camaraderie My family pulled up roots and headed east to Evergreen in the mid ‘70s, and of the community garden. It is good for the gardening became much more of a chore. I soul and I am very happy to be getting my don’t think my parents ever tried to match hands in the dirt again. Locally, don’t miss the 2014 Wheat our efforts in California, and I too lost my Ridge Garden Tour, Saturday, July 12. desire to garden. Years later, I was fortunate enough to The increasingly popular tour takes in the meet my wife Roxann, who also shared breathtaking charms of Wheat Ridge’s finest my love of gardening. She grew up on the gardens. Details are available on the cover of plains of eastern Wyoming and her family this issue. Also, the 2014 Carnation Festival Chili had a 2.5-section (a little over 1,600 acres) farm with cattle when we met. I think it was Cookoff is fast approaching. It will be on our numerous visits there that renewed my August 16 from 5-7 p.m. I urge all cooks who interest in agriculture and how things grow. have a great chili recipe to come show it off. When we married and moved into our No entry fees and great prizes. Just contact first apartment, I came across a copy of the me if you’re interested at chili@ngazette.com. Get out and enjoy the beauty of summer. Mel Bartholomew’s classic “Square Foot Contact publisher Tim Berland at 303Gardening” (squarefootgardening.org). Inspired, I immediately proceeded to turn 995-2806 or tberland@ngazette.com.

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letters to the editor Celebrating Failed Business?

The Forgotten Part of Wheat Ridge

Regarding Mayor Joyce Jay’s column in the May 16 issue of the Neighborhood Gazette, I was appalled at her comments in the “Picking and Choosing” section. Basically, she lamented that she has “little ability to discriminate” against businesses she personally doesn’t like, but assured, cryptically, that she can “make it tough” for those she doesn’t feel worthy of setting up shop in Wheat Ridge. She even went so far as to crow that one business “thankfully failed.” What is this, mafia turf? That failed business she’s celebrating over? That person probably lost much of their life savings. They may or may not have had children, or elderly parents to care for. And while you sit in your ivory tower, Mayor Jay, gleefully rubbing your hands together, Mr. Burns-style, and chortling over how “tough” you made it for them to succeed, there’s one more entrepreneur out there who – quite possibly – wasn’t even given a fighting chance. That’s a real welcoming attitude. I, for one, wouldn’t bring my business to Wheat Ridge if I knew that “making it tough” for businesses you don’t like but can’t “legally discriminate against” is the way things are being run. With as many vacant and decrepit storefronts as we STILL have lining the supposedly-revitalized section of The Ridge at 38th, our mayor should be begging business to come here, not “making it tough” for entrepreneurs whose livelihoods she happens to dislike.

The forgotten area of Wheat Ridge is surely the neighborhood of north Wheat Ridge. The area specifically includes the areas north of 44th Avenue and between the cross streets of Harlan and Wadsworth. I moved into this neighborhood from North Denver for the nice older homes, the easy quick convenience and the spacious yards. However after living here for some time it is easy to see that Wheat Ridge could care less about the neighborhood. The city decided on the 38th project and in my (admittedly subjective) experience crossing 44th anymore is akin to taking your life into your hands. I would love to see the city’s statistics about the impact upon those of us who have little choice except to cross an increasingly busy thoroughfare. The city seems to have forced all the easy-west traffic down on us. My second area of concern is sound walls on I-70. The entire length of Wheat Ridge has beautiful sound walls to stop highway noise except for our little one-mile stretch of the city. Why is this? No one has given me any kind of a response despite repeated requests from various public officials. As for the promised park in the neighborhood, I guess I will believe it when I see it! Despite this Wheat Ridge is a great place to live, it seems however that some areas of this town are more important than others.

Kym Bixler, Wheat Ridge

Joseph Galmish, Wheat Ridge The views expressed in this column are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the publishers, advertisers or affiliates.

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EdgEwatEr City NEws A Warm Welcome & Reminders By Bonnie McNulty

Reminder on Weeds

With the lovely spring and early summer elcome to the newest member of rains we again have a proliferation of weeds. City Council, Steve Conklin. Selected So here are the rules: Weeds and brush on June 5 to fill a vacancy, Conklin comes that reach of height of eight (8) inches with a lot of experience. He has lived in are considered a nuisance and a violation Edgewater over 18 years and served on of the Edgewater Municipal Code. The the Planning and Zoning accumulation of weeds and Commission for more than overgrown brush creates health five years. He served as P&Z’s and safety hazards and increases Chairman for the last several the likelihood of pests and years. The city is currently rodents in the area. The Code also melding together our land-use requires the owner or occupant of codes with our Comprehensive the property to maintain planting Plan. Conklin led P&Z through strips and alleyways adjacent to the creation of the Comp Plan the property. This requirement and the “Clean & Scrub” code shall not apply to flower gardens, review. The Clean & Scrub shrubbery or vegetable gardens. was the first of a two-step code review process that will assure Reminder on Street Cleaning Bonnie McNulty consistency between our city Streets are being swept codes and the Comp Plan. By the way, the on the second full week of each month. next step will include citizen input – please Below is the schedule for sweeping streets. take advantage of your chance to make your If your scheduled street sweeping falls on or thoughts known. after a holiday, the service will be one (1) day Conklin’s Council appointment created later. an opening on the Planning & Zoning • Sheridan Boulevard through Depew Commission. The next appointment will Street on Monday be a five-year term ending Aug. 31, 2019. • Eaton through Harlan Street on Please go to www.edgewaterco.com and Tuesday check out the requirements. • Ingalls through Lamar Street on Wednesday Reminder on Dog Licensing • Marshall through Reed Street on Recently our Police Department was Thursdays acknowledged for going above and beyond If you could all make plans to be at work as they helped reunite a lost dog with its on your street-sweepin’ day it would sure owner. But the best way to make sure your help keep the streets spic and span. In lieu pets come home is to get them licensed of that, please remember to move your cars – besides, it’s the law! In January 2013 for the day so our crews can safely keep our Edgewater passed an ordinance requiring city clean. Contact Edgewater Mayor Bonnie Mcall dogs in the city be licensed. For more Nulty at 303-233-6216 or bjmcnulty2@ information, look under the “Living Here” comcast.net. tab on the city’s website.

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move forward. Economic development is critically important to our future, and arguably our t is time to invest in the future of Wheat neighbors have outshined us over the last Ridge, and no, the status quo is not good two decades. Recently the city has placed an enough. emphasis on improving, and now we have There are a lot of great things happening momentum. Multiple developments are in our community, and many of them are currently underway and future projects at investments: the city committing resources 38th and Kipling, and 38th and Wadsworth with the expectation of future returns. are very exciting. However, to continue this However, I think that we are at a critical momentum, the city needs to stage in our city development, expand the tools and incentives where additional and even to attract even more economic greater commitment is urgent development to our community. and the level of the investment Community development will shape the community that in Wheat Ridge is no longer just we hope to be. a concept, it is palpable. Events, There are a lot of ways to gatherings, and meetings all categorize investment, but I will around our city are overflowing discuss it in three categories with new and longtime residents – infrastructure, economic with a growing sense and development and community expectation of what it means to development – then talk live in our city. Just a couple of about the good things that are George Pond weeks ago hundreds of people happening and the great things descended on the Ridge at 38th to enjoy that we can strive for. Friday Night Live, and there are everInfrastructure is the fundamental fabric expanding conversations about change. As that our community is built upon, and it is this community grows will we be ready to one of the most challenging aspects to keep meet the burgeoning needs? up with as we face all of the investment All of this is to say good things are choices as well as basic maintenance. The happening and we are on the brink of the city has done good work over the last several transformation our city leaders were writing years, including improvements to 32nd and about, dreaming of, and debating over for Youngfield, storm water improvements in the last 15 years. There should be no more southeast Wheat Ridge, and the current debate on this fact: we have a need and Kipling multi-use trail project. responsibility to invest in our city. Our recent While these are important, the truth is investments have yielded good results, but our budget is barely enough to maintain our willingness for extraordinary future our current infrastructure, and the task of investment is our pathway to greatness, and literally building a better community is in yes, greatness is good enough. jeopardy without renewed and increased investment. So, if we are hoping for improved Contact Wheat Ridge District III City and expanded recreation, trails, roads, Councilman George Pond at gpond@ sidewalks or storm water infrastructure, we ci.wheatridge.co.us or 303-880-8729. will have to commit significant resources to

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HOME, GardEn & LifEstyLE Pilates for EveryBODY Hosting the Perfect BBQ Party By Jeanne Nichols

t looks as if summer has finally arrived and all the rain has given us lush backyards. It appears to be a good time for an outdoor barbecue! Actually the term used should be “cook out” as many barbeque aficionados would only use the word barbeque if in fact that’s what one would be doing – slow cooking with more smoke than flame contact. But barbecue just seems so much more festive than a cook out. Anyway I digress, let’s review a few ideas that will help produce the perfect outdoor party. The number one secret in a successful party is in the planning: who’s coming, what are you going to eat, how are you going to eat it, and what are you going to do when you aren’t eating.

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Bike Parade & Potluck Replace Fireworks This Fourth By Laura Poole

he fourth of July has always been a time of celebration and bright bursting fireworks lighting up the night sky, but this year a group of dedicated residents are trying something new in place of the traditional display. Marking the third year now, Wheat Ridge will not have any celebratory events planned for Independence Day. In previous years drought was to blame for the cancellations of fireworks, as well as financial and safety concerns. Because the festivities are so popular they have been known to draw in outsiders, which causes traffic and safety trepidations. Wheat Ridge certainly loves bringing in outside business, but in cases like this, the cons outweigh the pros. Same for Edgewater. “In past the City of Edgewater had provided an event with fireworks on the third of July, but this event out grew our resources and was cancelled,” said Edgewater’s Community Service Director Dan Maple. Fire Marshal Kelly Brooks adds that fire hazard risks also have a part to play. Colorado almost always has fire bans in effect over its hot dry summers and it just so happens to fall on Independence Day weekend. A group of residents have taken initiative and put together a small community-oriented bike parade in place of an absent fireworks show, to bring together community members to celebrate. Debbie Sarcone, an active community member, brought the idea to Councilman Jerry DiTullio in efforts to create more events for Wheat Ridge residents.

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Although it seems simple enough, the mix of your crowd can help determine the success of your party. I know, it’s your party and you can invite whomever you want, but sometimes certain groups and people should not be locked up in the backyard together for an afternoon or evening. And some children should definitely not be around certain adults at a barbeque. So, choose your guests wisely. It’s important that you include a bit of food for everyone. Throwing meat on the grill doesn’t always work these days, so adding a piece or two of fish, chicken and/or portobello mushroom to the menu is always a good idea. Desert is an easy one for outdoor gatherings: watermelon, pre-made ice cream cones and “kick the can” homemade ice creams are always a favorite. Drinks are also important. Hopefully it’s a nice sunny day so keeping everyone hydrated is important. Plenty of water, coolers and juices are a great way to do this, particularly if you decorate them and

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Plenty of seating is a good idea. A quick and easy way is to add hay bales, which can serve as not only seating, but side tables for your friends to set their drinks and plates of food on. Don’t skimp on paper plates: the thin ones are inexpensive, but I’ve found they can get soggy and floppy so you end up using a lot more than necessary. Invest in either a stronger paper or even the new fashionable melamine pieces, which can be found at your local thrift store. Make sure you have a good place for trash and recyclables, preferably away from the gathering area.

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“I was reading about the Memorial Day parades… and there’s really not a lot here,” said Sarcone. “I thought after seeing some of [those] things we should have more stuff like this in our community.” A very fitting event for a town with many families and a small-town feel, a neighborhood bike parade will travel along 35th Avenue from the Active Adults Center on Marshal Street to Panorama Park on the corner of Fenton, and conclude with a potluck. Details are yet to be set, but so far this parade is for all ages. Since it will not be on a busy main road safety will be secure, with a police escort leading the way. The hope is that this small event will grow much like the Carnation Festival into a full-size annual event. “It’s such a rich part of who we are and [develops] that type of community and camaraderie, and if we can keep that going year after year that’s great,” said Sarcone. Flyers with information, including a start time, will be distributed in the weeks to come to residential areas and a few businesses along 38th as well, said DiTullio. “Right now this is the only type of community event going on,” said DiTullio. “It should be a quick, 20-minute parade from one place to another and then everyone goes to the park and has fun.” There will also be events in neighboring towns; a fireworks show will be held in downtown Denver at Civic Center Park, and following the Rapids game there will also be a sparkling display, as well as some displays in Arvada and Golden. To volunteer or for more information, contact Sarcone at Debbie.sarcone@gmail. com or 303-513-8154.

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ike to Work Day is getting bigger and better in Wheat Ridge and Edgewater, with a pancake breakfast, after-work party, free snacks and beverages and help from bike techs, Wednesday, June 25. The annual Denver Regional Council of Government event is a grassroots effort by cities, counties, transportation planners, community organizations and others in the metro area to educate commuters about the benefits of using two wheels to get to work. Cyclists can pick up free water, refreshments and food on the way into and back from work at hundreds of temporary stations throughout Denver, including two in Edgewater and one in Wheat Ridge. Participants who register online have a chance at winning prizes, as well. Edgewater will provide a bike tech and refreshments for bikers riding to work at the parking lot on 25th Avenue and Sheridan Boulevard, from 6 to 9 a.m. It’s the city’s fifth year of hosting a breakfast station, according to Recreation Manager Patrick Martinez. “This year we are sponsored by Yawp Cyclery,” said Martinez. “He will be bringing a work station so he can also fix flats or any other maintenance needs that cyclist might have on their trip. We will also have donuts, coffee, juice and other snacks for cyclists…” “We feel having a Bike to Work Day station is another way to show the community atmosphere we have here in Edgewater…. in the past it’s been great to have people just stop by just to chat with us and talk about their day ahead of them.”

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A second Edgewater Bike to Work breakfast station will be at Northern Lights Cannabis Co., 2045 Sheridan Blvd., Unit B, at the northwest corner of 20th Avenue and Sheridan, from 6:30 to 9 a.m. So, what will the recreational/medical marijuana retailer offer at its first-ever breakfast station? “Sorry, no medicated or infused products,” said Northern Lights’ Mitch Woolhiser, laughing. “We’ll try working with Dunkin’ Donuts to provide coffee and donuts.” Wheat Ridge has put together an impressive breakfast station and post-work party this year. Wheat Ridge 2020’s Mara Owen said the Live Local event will take place at Compass Construction, 7018 W. 38th Ave., from 6:30 to 9 a.m., and will offer a free pancake breakfast catered by Chris Cakes of Colorado, fruit, granola, coffee, tea, water and orange juice, as well as an on-site bike tech and bike parking. An inaugural Bike From Work Patio Party will take place at Right Coast Pizza, 7100 W. 38th Ave., and will offer commemorative pint glasses (limited supply), beer, pizza and more from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Registration is necessary. Although a true bike-home station, the event is a way for people who can’t bike to work, but want to bike after returning from work, to participate, said Owen. In addition to Right Coast Pizza, sponsors include Empower Cycling Studio, Wheat Ridge 2020 and Wheat Ridge Active Transportation Advisory Team. To register or for details, visit biketowork2014.org.

Medically Speaking Add Summer Outdoor Activity By Shannon Levitt, MA

ow that we have warmer weather and longer days it’s a great time to take advantage of being outside. Even quick bursts of activity that we may not consider exercise can be fun ways to get outdoors, enjoy the sunshine and squeeze in some exercise time in the process. The key to increasing your activity is to find things you enjoy doing and start with small steps – just a few of these a week can really add up.

noon workout. • Schedule exercise time on your business calendar and treat it as any other important appointment. • Get off the bus a few blocks early and walk the rest of the way to work or home. • Walk around your building for a break during the workday or during lunch.

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• Plan family outings and vacations that include physical activity (hiking, backpacking, swimming, etc.) • See the sights in new At Home cities by walking, jogging or • Work in the garden or bicycling. mow the grass. Using a riding • Go to the pool and swim mower doesn’t count! Rake or tread water. leaves, prune, dig and pick up • Join a recreational trash. club that emphasizes physical • Clean the gutters, garage Shannon Levitt, MA activity. and shed. • At the beach, sit and • Go out for a short walk watch the waves instead of lying flat. Better before breakfast, after dinner or both! Walk yet, get up and walk, run or fly a kite. or bike to the corner store instead of driving. • Play games with your kids, hide and • When walking, pick up the pace from seek, hop scotch, tag, etc. leisurely to brisk. Choose a hilly route. Walk • Play catch, shoot some hoops, kick a the dog. soccer ball, or toss a Frisbee • Park farther away at the shopping • When golfing, walk instead of using a mall and walk the extra distance. Wear your cart, or play mini golf walking shoes and sneak in an extra lap or • Play singles tennis or racquetball two around the mall. instead of doubles. • At a picnic, join in on badminton or At Work volleyball. • Brainstorm project ideas with a • At the lake, rent a rowboat or coworker while taking a walk. paddleboard instead of a canoe. • Walk during business calls when Remember to stay sun safe, stay you don’t need to reference important hydrated, and start slowly and increase your documents. activity over time. • Participate in or start a recreation Shannon Levitt, M.A. is the health league at your company. coach at Exempla Lutheran Medical Cen• Join a fitness center or YMCA near ter. She can be reached at 303-425-8045 your job. Work out before or after work or Shannon.Levitt@sclhs.net. to avoid rush-hour traffic, or drop by for a

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Ask The experT So What Is A Deposition Anyway? lawyer’s office in front of a court reporter, who types the official transcript of the deposition. Most depositions are attended ave you recently seen a movie where by the deponent, the lawyers, and the court the plot concerns a lawsuit as a reporter. Depending on how many litigants backstory, and the screen cuts to a scene are involved in the lawsuit, and whether the where the main character is sitting at a table deponent is a party to the lawsuit, there may with lawyers answering questions about the be several lawyers attending the deposition, case? Did you wonder why they weren’t in a the litigants themselves, and sometimes courtroom? experts to advise the lawyers as to the The scene is depicting a deposition, types of questions that should be asked. which is part of the process This can result in a very packed called discovery. In a lawsuit, conference room. many things will happen prior Lawyers will typically to the trial, and discovery is one initiate the deposition process of the most time-consuming by issuing a notice of deposition, aspects of pre-trial litigation. which includes a proposed or Discovery refers to the set of agreed date, time, and location court rules that concern the for the deposition. The lawyer litigants (a fancy word for the then issues a subpoena, which is folks involved in the lawsuit) similar to a court order requiring and their rights to information the deponent to appear at the from the opposing side. Among deposition. The subpoena other things, litigants have a Joe Lusk can require the deponent to right to ask written questions bring certain documents to the (interrogatories), demand that documents deposition. be produced (requests for production), and The default time limit for a deposition conduct depositions. is seven hours, though most depositions are A deposition is a way of gathering much shorter. The participants in longer information by asking questions of a witness depositions generally call for breaks in (the deponent), and the answers are sworn order to talk privately, eat lunch, use the testimony, which means that if the deponent restroom, or just stretch their legs. lies, he or she is committing perjury. At trial, many lawyers will use the Because it is an information-gathering tool deposition transcript as a tool when and not evidence presented at trial, the examining a witness. If the witness testifies scope of questions that can be asked in a differently at trial than he or she did at the deposition is very broad. Often, lawyers will deposition, the lawyer can call attention object to questions, but the deponent will be to the difference in testimony in order to required to answer the question anyway. In correct the witness or call attention to the the event a lawyer is adamantly opposed to inconsistency. a question, the lawyers will sometimes call Joe Lusk is a lawyer with Boatright the judge and ask for a ruling over the phone & Ripp, LLC in Wheat Ridge. He can be as to whether the question can be asked. reached at 303-423-7131. Depositions are usually conducted at a

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senior Focus Taking Charge of Our Health By Julia Spigarelli

aking charge of our health begins with acknowledging that we are responsible for properly managing the changes in our life. We are accountable for how we choose to feel or think and we cannot blame others for our choices. It is important that we let go of anger or blame towards others and accept that we may need help in managing our care, especially when it comes to working out emotional issues such as anger, depression and anxiety. We must learn to protect and nurture all the aspects of our health: body, mind and spirit. Good patient communication is a factor in lowering blood sugar, improving blood pressure and resolving chronic headaches, pain issues and general health problems, according to the Mayo Clinic. It is often up to the patient to make sure that communication with his or her physician is successful. Time with our doctor is limited, so by preparing in advance we can make the most of our visit. When choosing the right physician, ask yourself a few basic questions: 1. Has the recommendation come from a trusted friend or family member? 2. Is the physician a good listener? 3. Are you comfortable discussing any topic? 4. Do you feel you could build a solid relationship over time? 5. Do you feel better after your visit? 6. Are you more comfortable with a specialist such as an internist or gerontologist? Prepare in advance for your appointment by: 1. Making a list of all medications or bringing them with you. 2. Making a list of symptoms and pick

the top three. 3. Bringing all of your insurance cards 4. Making a list of any changes in your health, for example: “I have more pain than usual,” “I feel dizzy in the morning,” or “I feel depressed or anxious lately.” Make the most of your visit by following these simple steps: 1. Come early so you can fill out forms. 2. Stay focused during your visit; avoid any conversation not related to your health. 3. Be respectful of the physician’s time. Do not bring a “laundry list” of symptoms or new issues not related to your appointment. 4. Discuss emotional issues such as depression or anxiety or any unusual memory loss. 5. Ask questions if you do not understand something. Some doctors use unfamiliar medical vocabulary. 6. Make sure all of your instructions are written down for you before you leave. 7. Set up your next visit if needed. We should leave our doctor’s office with a sense of confidence in knowing what changes need to be made and what new goals need to be set. And finally, we shouldn’t forget about taking care of our spirit. Find moments in your day for prayer, meditation or quiet contemplative time. It’s important to contribute and share time with others; to learn about the “art of listening” and “being present.” This is our body, mind and spirit. No one knows how to care for it better than we do. 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.

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school crossing Passion Does Make a Difference home still excited about something he or she learned in class, that’s igniting the spark. Just as in every profession, not all hink back to your school days. Who are the teachers that you remember most employees are superstars. The same and why? I have two names that stayed with exists inside our schools. As parents, we me. One that forever will make me smile look for principals to lead and make the and the other still makes me cringe. Both necessary changes that will enhance the had one thing in common though. They learning experience for all our students. Unfortunately, the last board did not cared and they inspired. empower them to make these decisions. Is it necessary for all Principals don’t want to ruffle employees involved in education feathers for fear that teachers to genuinely care about kids? and unions will force them out of The accountants might be great that office. We recently saw this with numbers, but is it necessary happen right here in two of our for them to “care” who these elementary schools. But wait, dollars have an effect on? A few it’s not all bad news. While some months ago I was speaking to a have retreated to their offices, local PTA president about this. a handful of principals have It took some time for her views decided to step up and make to sink in, but it finally dawned the needed changes in programs on me that she was right. The and even teaching positions: passion for kids is an absolute. Guy Nahmiach creating an environment where It trumps every other quality. From the custodian changing a light bulb in everyone was focused on the students, and the classroom, to the teacher igniting that making sure all staff members were on board learning spark in a student’s mind. It cannot with this philosophy or seeking a position in another school. be just about the job description. Harsh? Maybe, but in a time when school Educating our kids must be done with a passion. Just like nurses and doctors with hallways are filled with talk of contracts and board members, it’s great to have the focus their patients. You just can’t fake care. If you’re back on the student. So back to the first question: is a great passionate about your students, success will naturally follow. When my son celebrated teacher one that ignites passion for learning his sixth grade continuation ceremony, it in the classroom? What happens with the was his first-grade teacher who came out to one that doesn’t? How do we cultivate and hug these graduating students on their last reward that behavior? Write me and tell me about the teachers you remember and why. day. That’s care. As always, thanks for reading. When teachers spend their personal Contact Guy Nahmiach at 303-999time organizing and raising funds for field trips, that’s passion. When your child comes 5789 or Guy@NostalgicHomes.com.

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Guest editorial Do You Love Your Pet? By Jennifer Strickland

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can bring your pet directly home. Even your neighbor can help. As a responsible dog owner, you also avoid receiving a fine for having an unlicensed canine. By helping your own pet, you are also helping a lot of other animals get a fair shake. A license is only $15 per year ($30 for unaltered animals). We offer three easy ways to register or renew your pet’s license—online, mail or in person at one of 49 convenient locations. Visit www. FoothillsAnimalShelter.org/License or call 303-278-7577 for more information. Given how much good can come from it, no pet should ever be without a license. Please register your pet today and encourage friends, neighbors and family to do the same. Good human. Foothills Animal Shelter Director of Community Relations & Development Jennifer Strickland can be reached at 720407-5224 or Strickland@fas4pets.org.

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elieve it or not the Wheat Ridge Carnation Festival will celebrate its 45th year this August, being one of the longest running festivals in Colorado. Started in 1969 at the same time as the City of Wheat Ridge was incorporated, the Carnation Festival, with the help of many volunteers and city sponsorship has grown and sustained over the years. The planning committee has been hard at work creating the new 2014 festival. This year’s festival will kick off on August 15th at Anderson Park located at 44th and Field with a new time of 4-11pm. Back by popular demand are two nights of spectacular fireworks and the spaghetti dinner and fine art show. The festival beer garden and food court are larger and the midway less congested. There will be great bands from 4pm until 11pm on both nights. The talent line up will be announced in July. The Kids Zone includes carnival games, inflatables, a magician sponsored by Seyfer Automotive, a balloon artist, a Craft Pavilion sponsored by All Kids Dental and a Bike Safety Rodeo presented by the Wheat Ridge Police Department. There will be artisans and several new vendors on the midway. The Zoppe’ Family Circus sponsored by Bellco, Kaiser Permanente and Xcel Energy returns for the third year as the festival’s main attraction with 13 performances from August 15th - 24th. Tickets are on sale now online at www.zoppecolorado.com or at the Wheat Ridge Rec Center located at 4005 Kipling St. Enter code “Gazette” to get $5 off a general admission ticket! General Admission (bleacher seating) is $17 and VIP (chair seating) is $22. The Italian Village in front of the circus tent will include Italian

food concessions and a beer and wine garden for guests to enjoy. On the morning of Saturday, August 16th the Carnation Festival Parade will once again roll down 38th Avenue ending at Upham Street where the new 38th Avenue Fair will take place at the end of the parade route. Sponsored by First Bank, the Fair will take place from 11am-3pm and feature live music, carnival games, refreshments and vendors. Parade sponsors Kare Bear Bakery and Quality Auto will have activities at their businesses along the route. The festival activities at Anderson Park gear up again on Saturday, August 16th from 4-11pm with the same excitement enjoyed on Friday but adding more fun with the annual Chili Cook-off and Pie Bake-off. Enter your chili or pie and you could be the next 2014 Grand Champion with bragging rights for the next year. Chili Contest is sponsored by Golden Wealth Solutions and will take place in the food court tent beginning at 5pm. Also new this year is the Automezzi Italian Exotic Car Show on Sunday, August 17th from 9am-2pm at Anderson Park. Admission to the Automezzi is free! Sign up to sponsor and join with the Wheat Ridge Business District, the Applewood Business Association, Right Coast Pizza, Pietra’s Restaurant, Get Connected Events and others mentioned above to support the 45th Annual Wheat Ridge Carnation Festival. Volunteers are also needed so please participate! For info on all the happenings visit www. thecarnationfestival.com. Joe DeMott is the 2014 chairman of the Carnation festival committe. He can be reached at jdemott4@gmail.com.

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s a member of the Regional Transportation District Board of Directors I take all of my commitments seriously, but none as much as chairing RTD’s Civil Rights Committee. The committee oversees RTD’s compliance with the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of ethnicity, race, skin color or national origin in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance. But RTD complies with these rules because being responsive is good business for a large, urban transit agency with a diversity of customers, contractors and employees. Recently, RTD partnered with the Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition to ensure that wheelchair securement and priority seating areas on our buses are used as intended for passengers who rely on wheelchairs, walkers and other mobility aids. Such priority seating, along with ramps and other accessibility features that we build into our system, is part of our mission to provide safe, reliable and meaningful service to all of our customers while complying with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) guidelines. RTD takes accessibility so seriously we are hiring an ADA manager to oversee our initiatives. Meanwhile, our small business enterprise (SBE) and disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) programs provide opportunities to small businesses – including those run by women and people from ethnic groups that have been at a historic disadvantage in the United States – to bid for work on our construction, maintenance and service projects.

RTD’s pioneering Workforce Initiative Now (WIN) program, which is only a few years old, already has become a national model for providing worker training and employment opportunities in transit, transportation and construction. All of these are important initiatives to RTD, but so is the funding that comes along with fulfilling mandates that accompany many of the much-needed federal grants and loans that are helping us build a firstrate transit system for our eight-country district. For example, the $480 million renovation of Denver Union Station was a collaborative effort that leveraged more than $300 million in federal loans and grants to create a multimodal transit hub and entertainment venue in Denver’s historic Lower Downtown neighborhood. Union Station is reopening in stages, starting May 11 when the underground bus concourse went into service. It replaces Market Street Station. RTD also started a new downtown circulator, the Free MetroRide, running on 18th and 19th streets between Union Station and Civic Center. It operates during morning and evening rush hours. RTD is also committed to promoting accessibility and fairness in all of our business practices as they relate to our customers, employees and contractors. Accessibility, equity and fairness are part and parcel of what we do every day. None of us on the RTD Board of Directors would ever take these commitments for granted. Angie Rivera-Malpiede represents RTD’s District C, which includes Edgewater and portions of Denver and Wheat Ridge.

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WHAT’S HAPPENING Dump Your E-waste, real Cheap, June 28 Wheat Ridge residents the opportunity to securely dispose of unwanted electronic products at a reasonable rate, June 28, at Anderson Park, 4355 Field St., in Wheat Ridge, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For a $25 fee, the City of Wheat Ridge will allow you to recycle one personal computer and one CRT (cathode-ray tube – you know, a monitor or TV) plus miscellaneous items that include: desktops, laptops, keyboards, towers, phones, iPods, boom boxes, DVDs, VCRs, cameras and remotes. Additional CRTs will be charged at $1.25 per diagonal inch (a 19-inch TV will cost $23.75). Heavy electronic equipment will be assessed individually. Metech Recycling will provide secure and environmentally responsible electronics recycling; all information storage devices, including hard disks, flash drives, memory, media and documentation, will be physically destroyed beyond recovery. A portion of proceeds from this event will go to support the efforts of the Rooney Road Recycling Center Foundation. For more information, visit www. rooneyroadrecycling.org.

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Make time for Your Health with Bridges at Lutheran Bridges Integrative Health and Wellness at Lutheran Medical Center is offering affordable community health and wellness services and classes. Health Coaching is a new service now available at Bridges for confidential, unbiased support in making behavior changes and helping you move toward a healthier you. A coach can assist you in defining your goals and how to achieve them. Initial appointment is $45; follow-up appointments at reduced cost depending on length. For details, contact Shannon Levitt at 303-425-8045 or Shannon.Levitt@sclhs. net. Upcoming classes include Prenatal Yoga, Fridays, $15; Mom/Baby Yoga Camp, Fridays, $15; Restorative Yoga, Fridays, $15; Basic Foam Rolling, for flexibility and injury

Metro Denver Farmers’ Market will offer quality, locally grown produce and other great goodies every Thursday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (or sell-out), in front of Ross Dress For Less, 4252 Wadsworth Blvd., Wheat Ridge. The first market was held June 12; the last is set for Oct. 30. This season’s market partners include Domenico Farms, Forté Farms, Galicia Farms, Martindale Farms, Mazzotti Farms and Greenhouses, Mumms Farms, Rocky Mountain Rice Company, Snow Creek Ranch, and Styria Bakery II. In addition to fresh produce, unusual and intriguing products include handmade pierogi and other Eastern European delights from Baba & Pop’s Handmade Pierogi; premium horseradish from Grate Roots; meat pies, za’atar, hummus, baba ghanoujj and other Lebanese foods from N&N Cuisine LLC; and Mexican and Colombian hot tamales from Roberts Gorditas LLC.

prevention, Tuesday, June 24, $20; and Stress Relief Monthly Workshop Series: Taming the Anxiety Monster, Wednesday, June 25, $30. Most classes are held at Exempla Lutheran Medical Center, 8300 W. 38th Ave. Free parking is available. Space is limited. For more information or to register, go to www.WellnessatBridges.com or call 303-425-2262.

wheat ridge welcomes Kings BBQ, Seyfer Specialties Business owners, elected officials, members of the Wheat Ridge Business Association and City of Wheat Ridge staff celebrated the opening of two new businesses with ribbon-cutting ceremonies on June 19. Southern smoked-style barbecue restaurant Kings BBQ, now located at 4601 Harlan St., Wheat Ridge, was launched in 2006 in a trailer on the parking lot of Wheat Ridge Poultry on 29th and Depew. When a 1,000-square-foot space on Harlan became available, owner C. J. Johnson jumped at the chance to operate out of a larger, brickand-mortar location. Seyfer Specialties, at 4509 Harlan St., is a family-owed business that repairs and

enhances hot rod, muscle cars, original cars and late-model performance machines. The new business is an offshoot of Seyfer Automotive, an auto repair shop dating back to 1961. The Wheat Ridge Business Association is a group of businesses in Wheat Ridge and the surrounding communities dedicated to making a stronger, more educated, more connected, and better business community for the area. For more information about the Wheat Ridge Business Association visit www. wheatridgebusiness.com.

Music Performance Series returns in Anderson Park The Bluegrass Patriots, Chris Daniels and The Kings and Hot Tomatoes are part of the eclectic lineup of free Performances in the Park series, playing in Wheat Ridge’s Anderson Park, 4355 Field St., through August. The series features both evening concerts for families and daytime programs for children. Lawn chairs and blankets are welcome. On June 25, 60s Rock & roll act The Rejuveniles is the featured Family Evening Performance, 6:30-8:30 p.m. For more information on the Performances in the Park series, visit http:// ci.wheatridge.co.us.

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Free Yoga in the Park … On the green Live Local Wheat Ridge will present three free yoga events this summer on The Green at Ridge on 38, 7101 W. 38th Ave., Wheat Ridge. Led by Santosha Yoga of Wheat Ridge, the open-air sessions take place 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. on June 14, July 19 and Aug. 9. Yogists should bring a mat or blanket. Live Local will be collecting non-perishable food items for a local food bank. For more information, search for “Live Local Wheat Ridge” on Facebook or Meetup.com.

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