Arvada Press 0117

JANUARY 17, 2019

FREE

unityRealtors.com www.ColoradoComm mmunityRealtors.com

Sell Your Home with a Top Arvada Real Estate agent.

www.ColoradoCo

ADA ARV FIND YOUR AGENT FIND

To Advertise call Barb

unitymedia.com bstolte@coloradocomm

303-123-4567

Herb Cox

Moira Patel

Colorado Real Estate Company

303-123-4567

name@coloradorealestate.web

Colorado Real Estate Company

303-123-4567

name@coloradorealestate.web

Colorado Real Estate Company name@coloradorealestate.web

Colorado Real Estate Company name@coloradorealestate.web

name@coloradorealestate.web

Wendy Fraser

David Hill

303-123-4567

Ray Brooks

303-123-4567

Alexis Shaw

Colorado Real Estate Company

303-123-4567

name@coloradorealestate.web

name@coloradorealestate.web

303-123-4567

Lena Armstrong

Colorado Real Estate Company

303-123-4567

Colorado Real Estate Company

303-123-4567

Colorado Real Estate Company name@coloradorealestate.web

Colorado Real Estate Company name@coloradorealestate.web

Ivan Chambers

Patrick Graham

Ted Morgan

303-123-4567

Colorado Real Estate Company name@coloradorealestate.web

Bob Edwards

Grace Diaz

Colorado Real Estate Company name@coloradorealestate.web

name@coloradorealestate.web

303-123-4567

303-123-4567

Jocelyn King

303-123-4567

Colorado Real Estate Company

303-123-4567

Colorado Real Estate Company name@coloradorealestate.web

Colorado Real Estate Company name@coloradorealestate.web

name@coloradorealestate.web

Johnny Wilson

Stevie Price

303-123-4567

Colorado Real Estate Company name@coloradorealestate.web

Roland Hart

Twyla Cole

Colorado Real Estate Company

303-123-4567

name@coloradorealestate.web

name@coloradorealestate.web

303-123-4567

Ronnie Hudson

Colorado Real Estate Company

303-123-4567

Colorado Real Estate Company

303-123-4567

Colorado Real Estate Company

JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO

HOME

YOURHOME SELL LIST YOUR

Jake McDonald

Gwen Chapman

Colorado Real Estate Company name@coloradorealestate.web

name@coloradorealestate.web

A publication of

YOUR AGENT

303.566.4125

303-123-4567

See back page or visit www.ColoradoCommunityRealtors.com

ASKING ABOUT ARVADA

City seeking input on trash hauling, road projects and ‘love deserts’ P10

A NEW HOME

Arvada church congregation helped house a family of five P16

WHITENEW FENCE FARM A KIND WORD JEFFCO Arvada writing club -COMPLETE New crop ofLIQUIDATIONhelpful for those going

elected officialsfrom farm implements, incredible decorative items, through hard This fantastic auction will feature items ranging truck, talking features (including the cornyinchickens), sworn P2 exterior playground equipment, restaurant, bar, P9 candy shop including espresso machine & dining facility Your newspaper is made possible by advertisers like this one, who THE BOTTOM LINE th

times

Online Auction January 25 in–front 12:00 PM in “It isFriday, our goal to keep the information of the public,

support our efforts to keep you connected to your community!

Inspection: Thursday, January 24 – 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, andofFriday, January 25 – 10:00 in AMfront - 12:00 front the decision-makers, ofPM theLocation: courts...”6263 W. Jewell Ave, Lakewood 802

Mellen, on attempt to unseal (303) 934-8322 AttorneyRockyPatwww.Dickensheet.com Flats investigative reports | P5 INSIDE

VOICES: PAGE 12 | LIFE: PAGE 14 | CALENDAR: PAGE 20 | SPORTS: PAGE 22

ArvadaPress.com

VOLUME 14 | ISSUE 34

2 Arvada Press

January 17, 2019J

County business underway with New Year New elected officials sworn in on Jan. 8

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

About 300 people attended a swearing in ceremony on Jan. 8, during which seven elected officials took the oath of office.

They were: Assessor Scot Kersgaard; Clerk and Recorder George Stern; District Three Commissioner Lesley Dahlkemper; Coroner Annette Cannon; Sheriff Jeff Shrader, who was re-elected; Surveyor Bryan Douglass and Treasurer Jerry DiTullio.

Two county commissioner seats and the office of the district attorney were not up for re-election.

The ceremony also included swearing in eight judges: Chris Bachmeyer, Diego G. Hunt, Laura A. Tighe, Susan L. Fisch, Mark Randall, Ryan J. Stuart, Thomas Vance and Jean Woodford.

Shrader appointed Patsy Mundell to serve as undersheriff.

First Judicial District Chief Judge Philip McNulty officiated the swearing in for the new elected and appointed officials.

Following the ceremony and a meetand-greet reception, the first county commissioners’ meeting of the year took place at 1 p.m. It was determined that Jeffco Commissioner Libby Szabo will serve as chair and Jeffco Commissioner Casey Tighe will serve as chair pro-tem for 2019. They will serve in these roles until a successor is appointed in 2020.

Learn more about the offices of the new elected officials: Assessor Scot Kersgaard What the office does: Identifies, describes and values all property within Jefferson County.

Clerk and Recorder George Stern What the office does: Conducts elections, titles and registers vehicles for Jeffco residents, issues marriage licenses, records public documents, processes liquor-license applications and renewals, processes passport applications and serves as clerk to the Board of County Commissioners.

Jefferson County Commissioner Lesley Dahlkemper, far right, has her picture taken with her husband Mike Feeley and daughter Grace Feeley during the reception following the county’s swearing in ceremony on Jan. 8.

PHOTOS BY CHRISTY STEADMAN Jefferson County Assessor Scot Kersgaard chats with county residents during a reception on Jan. 8 which followed the county’s swearing in ceremony.

District Three Commissioner Lesley Dahlkemper What the office does: The Board of County Commissioners consists of three commissioners who represent three county districts, though, the commissioners are voted on at large.

Dahlkemper will serve alongside District One Commissioner Libby Szabo and District Two Commissioner Casey Tighe. As a board, they study county issues in-depth and vote on policies; promote the safety, health and well-being of the community and act as stewards of Jeffco’s resources. In addition, each serves on numerous local, countywide and regional boards Coroner Annette Cannon

Coroner Annette Cannon, second adult from left, gathers her family for a photo during a reception on Jan. 8 that followed the county’s swearing in ceremony.

What the office does: Establishes the cause and manner of death for people who die suddenly or unexpectedly, or who are not attended by a physician at the time of death.

Surveyor Bryan Douglass What the office does: Serves as the official land surveyor of Jefferson County and represents the county in boundary disputes.

Sheriff Jeff Shrader What the office does: Serves as the chief law enforcement officer for Jefferson County.

Treasurer Jerry DiTullio What the office does: Collects property taxes, invests funds, disburses money to Jeffco’s cities and districts and acts as the county banker.

WHITE FENCE FARM -COMPLETE LIQUIDATIONThis fantastic auction will feature items ranging from farm implements, incredible decorative items, truck, talking features (including the corny chickens), exterior playground equipment, restaurant, bar, candy shop including espresso machine & dining facility

Online Auction Friday, January 25th – 12:00 PM Inspection: Thursday, January 24 – 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, and Friday, January 25 – 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Location: 6263 W. Jewell Ave, Lakewood 80232

(303) 934-8322

www.Dickensheet.com

Arvada Press 3

January 17, 2019

Arvada woman charged with theft from PTO STAFF REPORT

Jessica Kristina Tafoya, 36, has been charged with theft of funds from the Jefferson Academy Parent Teacher Organization (PTO). The Jefferson Academy is a K-12 charter school located in northern unincorporated Jefferson County. Tafoya, who lives in Arvada, served as treasurer of the organization between 2015 and 2017.

In November 2017 new officers of the PTO contacted the Jefferson County Sheriff ’s Office with concerns over discrepancies in their financial records during the period

when Tafoya was treasurer. According to the arrest affidavit, Tafoya stole or misappropriated over $58,000 from the PTO. Tafoya was the only authorized user on the PTO bank accounts and she had been given a debit card on the accounts. There were unauthorized ATM withdrawals, underpaid Tafoya invoices and transactions between the PTO’s accounts and her personal accounts.

Tafoya has been charged with one count of theft between $20,000 and

$100,000, a class four felony.

A warrant was issued for the arrest of Tafoya on Dec. 28. She turned herself in on Jan. 4 and posted $2,000 bond.

In a statement to the public the Jefferson PTO apologized to the public for the breach of trust. The organization said it hoped to recoup the stolen money eventually, and had taken several steps, including eliminating Debit and ATM access to the organization’s accounts, and requiring multiple board members have financial oversight over incoming funds and current balance information.

Local ads, coupons & deals are just one click away!

CHECK IT OUT AT:

ColoradoCommunityMedia.com

PAID ADVERTISEMENT

Sustainability Series Session #1: The Many Facets of Insulating a Detached Home

Tonight, January 17th, is the first of Golden Real Estate’s 6-part Sustainability Series. The topic this week is home insulation. Allow me to introduce the presenters and to share some of what I myself have learned from insulating my own homes and office, and from 17 years of selling homes and being active in the sustainability arena.

We have two great presenters at tonight’s session.

One is Steve Stevens, whose passion since retiring from Bell Labs has been the conversion of an energy-wasting 1970s brick ranch into a showpiece of sustainability through solar power, energy efficiency and super insulation. In addition to having insulation blown into his attic and walls, he had layers of poly-iso and structural insulated panels added to his exterior walls. Then he went so far as to dig out and expose his home’s foundation walls so poly-iso insulation could be applied to them. He also constructed “air locks” on all entrances, and built a greenhouse on his south-facing exposure — both extremely effective insulating techniques.

Several years ago when Steve’s home was on the Golden Solar Tour, I shot a 40 -minute video in which Steve described his home’s sustainability features -- by

far the longest of all the videos I have ever created for homes on that annual tour. I put a link to that video online at JimSmithColumns.com. It’s definitely worth watching.

The other presenter is Dennis Brachfield of About Saving Heat. I’ve known Dennis for over 25 years. His company insulated an office building I owned in Denver as well as a couple homes I have owned. Dennis is bringing a blower door to this evening’s session in order to demonstrate its function. Using a fan to depressurize a home, a blower door helps to identify the location and extent of air leaks in a building. Another tool Dennis will illustrate is an infrared camera. By pointing it toward ceilings and exterior walls, the camera shows the difference in surface temperatures, indicating areas that could benefit from air sealing and/or additional insulation.

I’ll never forget the time 15 years ago when Dennis blew insulation into the exterior walls of a 1945 wood-frame bungalow I had purchased. The home’s gas forced-air furnace kept the ambient temperature at 70 degrees easily enough, but occupants still felt cold. Dennis pointed out that even if there was insulation in the walls, voids surely existed, due to a combination of sub-par installation and years of settling. I was amazed at how much

The Graying of the Internet — What About Readability?

I’ve written before about the subject of readability, both in print and online — a subject that is dear to me not only as a senior citizen with naturally reduced visual acuity, but as a former typographer trained in what makes one font more readable than another.

It’s bad enough that more and more publications and most web pages use sans serif fonts like Arial, but there’s another strange trend of graying those typefaces — literally. Have you noticed?

The previous paragraph was 100% black Times Roman. These two sentences are 50% black Arial. Not as readable, right? Why publishers and webmasters would choose to reduce the readability of their product in this way is beyond me. It makes no sense!

In an ideal world, sans serif fonts such as Arial would be used only for headlines, bigger and bolder. Isn’t the headline above nice and readable? On the other hand, body text like you’re reading here should be in a serif font such as this Times Roman or, my favorite, Georgia.

This paragraph uses the same type size as the previous one, but is in the Georgia font. It’s even more readable.

I use it as my default font for emails.

You can join me in my quest. Start by changing the default font in your email program to your favorite serif typeface.

PS: I can celebrate that starting this week, both this newspaper and the Denver Post are allowing this ad to be in Times Roman instead of a sans serif font, so we are making progress!

more comfortable the house was after having insulation blown in to fill all those voids. What I learned from that experience was that cold walls radiate coldness just as effectively as warm walls radiate warmth. Thus, a room with 70-degree air but cold walls feels cold in comparison to a room with the same air temperature but with walls that aren’t cold.

My current home was super-insulated

by Bill Lucas-Brown of GB3 Energy. I invited Bill to join us tonight, but he had a previous commitment. On the videos page at www.GB3Energy.com, you can watch a Golden Solar Tour video I shot in which Bill describes his weatherization work, which included insulating the crawl space and the rim joist area. It’s very informative.

Here’s a simple way to determine how well insulated your home is. When you go to bed on a cold winter night and turn your thermostat down — let’s say from 71 to 67 — look to see how quickly the home cools to that lower setting, triggering the furnace. If it’s less than a couple of hours, you could probably benefit from improved insulation of your home. I’ve started turning our thermostat down an hour or more before bedtime and I’ve found that the temperature doesn’t drop

enough to trigger the furnace until 3 a.m. or later.

When your home is that “tight” it’s important to ensure the introduction of enough fresh air to maintain good indoor air quality. For that, consider installing an “energy recovery ventilator,” or ERV. This device replaces a standard vent fan with a heat exchanger that warms incoming fresh air by extracting heat from the interior air that is being exhausted.

The ERV’s function will be explained in our session — or you can Google “energy recovery ventilation.”

Tonight’s Session on Insulation Is Full, But Will Be Archived

With 30 sign-ups, we have no room for more attendees at tonight’s opening session of our Sustainability Series. However, we will, as with all future sessions, archive a video of the session by the following day at www.SustainabilitySeries.info.

There are 10 or more people already registered for each of the remaining five monthly sessions, described on that same website. Register by emailing Jim@GoldenRealEstate.com.

Wheat Ridge Home Just Listed by Kristi Brunel You don’t want to miss this flawless 4$520,000 bedroom 2-bathroom bungalow with a 4-car garage at 7005 W. 32nd Ave. The impeccable remodel has left no surface untouched.

This ranch style home with a walk-out basement features concrete countertops, farmhouse sink, new appliances, lighting, hardwoods, bathrooms and railings. The outside space features a new front deck, stamped concrete driveway, patios, gardens and beautiful yard space. This one won’t last, so book a showing today or come by the open house on Saturday, Jan. 19th, 1 -3 PM. Or call Kristi Brunel at 303-525-2520 for a private showing. View a narrated video tour at www.WheatRidgeHome.info.

Jim Smith Broker/Owner

Golden Real Estate, Inc. TEXT: 303-525-1851 MAIN: 303-302-3636 CALL

Get this Column in Your Inbox every Thursday.

Send request to Jim@GoldenRealEstate.com

OR

EMAIL: Jim@GoldenRealEstate.com WEBSITE: www.GoldenRealEstate.com 17695 South Golden Road, Golden 80401

4 Arvada Press

January 17, 2019J

“YOUR COMPLETE FITNESS EQUIPMENT STORE” Established 1997 Come see and try the world’s finest fitness equipment!!

rst y / Fi nior r a t i l Mi Se er & d n o Resp iscounts D

NEW YEAR. NEW YOU. NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION SALE! 20%-40% OFF MSRP Colorado’s HURRY H URRY WHILE URRY WHILE SUPPLIES LAST LAST!! !!

Largest

TRUE PS800 Treadmill

Fitness Store

$800 OFF

Best Pricing In the Nation

SIMPLY THE BEST SINCE 1981

TRUE Treadmills rated #1 in • Quietness • Smoothest • Heart Rate • Control • Stability • Warranty. #1 Shock absorption.

Treadmills, Ellipticals, & Exercise Bikes - starting at -

$999

CSM-725 Smith Ensemble includes 300 lb rubber set

$1,600 OFF

ES-700 10 True® Elliptical Touchscreen

$900 OFF TuffStuff® SXT 550 Multi-functional Home Gym with Leg Press

Runners R unners world top rated TTreadmills for over 25 years!

$1,000 OFF

ES900 Treadmill 16" Touch Screen HDTV

$1,300 OFF MENTION THIS AD AND GET FREE DELIVERY IN THE METRO DENVER AREA!

WWW.FITNESSGALLERY.COM NORTH 5220 Broadway Denver, CO 80216 58th Ave & I-25 303-308-1100

CENTRAL Nation's Largest Showroom!

2595 S. Colorado Blvd.

Denver, CO 80222 S. Colorado Blvd & Yale 303-399-1000

SOUTH 2690 E. County Line Rd. Highlands Ranch, CO 80126 University & Countyline 303-730-3030

Arvada Press 5

January 17, 2019

Rocky Flats subject to another lawsuit over safety Citizen groups file petition to unseal Rocky Flats records from 1989-1992 Grand Jury investigation

Five immediate threats

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

With two lawsuits pending, seven citizen groups are bringing a new legal suit to try and unseal 30-year-old documents about the troublesome Rocky Flats.

Represented by Pat Mellen, a Denver-based environmental attorney, the citizen groups filed a legal petition in U.S. District Court on Jan. 10 to unseal records from the 1989-1992 Special Federal Grand Jury investigation into criminal actions at Rocky Flats, a former nuclear weapons manufacturing plant.

“This is not your average parcel of land. It’s not clean,” Mellen said during a Jan. 10 press conference. “It is our goal to keep the information in front of the public, in front of the decision-makers, in front of the courts to make sure that a greenwashing of the site doesn’t happen.”

Rocky Flats is a 5,000-acre area of undeveloped land bordered by Broomfield, Boulder and Jefferson counties managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It operated as a nuclear weapons plant from 1952 until 1989, when the FBI raided Rocky Flats to investigate allegations of environmental violations.

A news release from the Law Offices of Pat Mellen states that the sealed records include the investigation into Rocky Flat’s former managing contractor, Rockwell International, which paid an $18.5 million fine following a guilty plea to 10 federal environmental law violations.

The goal of the petition is to gain “evidence of unreported and unaddressed residual plutonium contamination and other ongoing environmental dangers at Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge,” the news release states.

This information would potentially help resolve policy controversies

Ted Ziegler, a former United Steelworkers of America safety representative, shared his experiences from the time he worked at Rocky Flats, which was from March 1982 to June 1995, during a Jan. 10 press conference at the Law Offices of Pat Mellen in downtown Denver.

CHRISTY STEADMAN

concerning five immediate threats happening in the proximate vicinity of Rocky Flats, Mellen said during the press conference on Jan. 10.

The five threats are: build-out of the trail system at Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge, construction of a visitors’ center at the refuge, the eventual plan to make the trails at Rocky Flats an extension of the Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail, concern that construction of the Jefferson Parkway for the portion just east of Rocky Flats would disturb contaminated dirt and fracking and drilling permits under Rocky Flats.

In addition, “the documents could assist Rocky Flats nuclear workers with their unique compensation claims and the concerns of residents living downwind of Rocky Flats,”

according to Jon Lipsky, a former FBI Special Agent who led the raid at Rocky Flats.

Decommissioning of Rocky Flats as a nuclear weapons plant happened in 1992 and a few years later, a $7 billion cleanup effort began.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ended its cleanup in June 2007 and that same year, Rocky Flats was taken off the national superfund list and the Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge was established. It opened to the public on Sept. 15, 2018, but a fenced-off core area of the old factory grounds will remain off-limits in perpetuity due to contamination.

Community groups continue to dispute that the wildlife refuge and surrounding lands do not pose a risk to public health and safety.

“It begins with the soil,” said Ted Ziegler during the press conference.

Ziegler is a former United Steelworkers of America safety representative who worked at Rocky Flats from March 1982 to June 1995. “That’s where the contamination is. It reaches the surface no matter what we do to try to appropriately avoid it.”

The petitioners are the Alliance of Nuclear Workers Advocacy Groups, Rocky Flats Downwinders, Candelas Glows/Rocky Flats Glows, Environmental Information Network, Rocky Flats Neighborhood Association, Rocky Flats Right to Know and the Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center.

The petitioners argue that the Grand Jury records can and should be unsealed when the information is relevant to pending or potential litigation.

SEE LAWSUIT, P17

Paid Advertisement

11 Critical Home Inspection Traps to be Aware of Weeks Before Listing Your Arvada Home for Sale Arvada - According to industry experts, there are over 33 physical problems that will come under scrutiny during a home inspection when your home is for sale. A new report has been prepared which identifies the eleven most common of these problems, and what you should know about them before you list your home for sale.

Whether you own an old home or a brand new one, there are a number of things that can fall short of requirements during a home inspection. If not identified and dealt with, any of these 11 items could cost you dearly in terms of repair. That's why it's critical that you read this report before you list your home. If you wait until the building inspector flags these issues for you, you will almost certainly experience costly delays in the close of your home sale or, worse, turn prospective buyers away

altogether. In most cases, you can make a reasonable pre-inspection yourself if you know what you're looking for, and knowing what you're looking for can help you prevent little problems from growing into costly and unmanageable ones.

To help homesellers deal with this issue before their homes are listed, a free report entitled "11 Things You Need to Know to Pass Your Home Inspection" has been compiled which explains the issues involved.

To hear a brief recorded message about how to order your FREE copy of this report call toll-free 1844-913-7504 and enter 2413. You can call any time, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Get your free special report NOW to learn how to ensure a home inspection doesn't cost you the sale of your home.

This report is courtesy of Wilson Group Real Estate. Not intended to solicit buyers or sellers currently under contract. Copyright © 2018 2019

6 Arvada Press

January 17, 2019J

Gala sends adults with cancer to camp CALM AFTER THE STORM

Hazel Senz will be recognized as the Giver Award recipient for her volunteer efforts with Epic Experience.

SM

COURTESY PHOTO

Hearts and Hope Gala will be held Feb. 9

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

INSURANCE PREFERRED CLAIM EXPERTS MANUFACTURER PREFERRED

www.JKRoofing.com Serving the greater Denver Metro area and the foothills.

a

Call for a FREE INSPECTION!

303-425-7531

M

or

do

ed

C ol

Best of the Best!

ia

Thank you for voting us C o m m u nit

y

Hazel Senz will be fighting lung cancer the rest of her life.

But she said the bond she has made with other cancer patients gives her hope.

Senz, 58, was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer in March 2014. As a neversmoker and marathon runner, lung cancer came as a “huge blow.”

Three months after her diagnosis, Senz, a Golden resident, found Epic Experience — an Arvada-based nonprofit outdoor adventure camp for adult cancer survivors.

“When I went to camp it was really difficult for me to even say the words, `I have cancer,’” Senz recalled. “When everyone else is in the same boat, it makes you feel much more comfortable to talk about it.”

Senz said no topics were off-limits and an immediate bond was formed no matter the type of cancer.

“It was the first time I could connect with other people who had cancer,” Senz said. “Other people who walked the walk and had journeys that could never image, but they were smiling and they were OK. So, I thought this cancer doesn’t have to define me. I’m going to be OK.” Epic Experience was founded in 2012 by Arvada resident Nancy Ferro after her oldest son, Michael, was diagnosed first with a benign brain tumor in 2007 and six months later with testicular cancer just as he was graduating from Regis University.

Ferro said the depression she saw in her son led to the creation of the camp programs.

Epic Experiences now holds about six to eight camps a year at a ranch three hours west of Denver for people 18 and older who have had a cancer diagnosis at any point in their lives.

In the summer, campers raft and

IF YOU GO WHAT: Hearts & Hope Gala benefiting Epic Experience WHEN: 5:30 p.m. Feb. 9 WHERE: Four Seasons Hotel, 1111 14th St., Denver TICKETS: Available online at donate.epicexperience.org/heartandhope2019 kayak on the Colorado River, and in the winter snow shoeing and crosscountry skiing are the main activities. Campers come from all over the country to attend the free camp.

After Senz’s camp experience, she wanted to help other people have the same experience, so she started volunteering. As a retired nurse, Senz lends her expertise to the medical team.

She also helps with applications, calls campers and is involved in the organizations annual fundraising event, the Hearts and Hope Gala.

“The annual Hearts and Hope Gala is more than just a time to come together and celebrate with friends, it’s a time to remember the Epic Experience campers we have lost and to raise money to reach more adult cancer thrivers to live beyond cancer,” Nancy Ferro said.

This year’s gala will be held Feb. 9 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Denver. The event raises fund to allow campers to attend camp free of charge.

At the event, Senz will be recognized as the Giver Award Recipient for her volunteer efforts. Jamie Bachman, executive director of oncology services at UCHealth Cancer Center in Aurora will also be recognized with the Hero Award.

“I’m such a true believer in Epic Experience because there aren’t a whole lot of camps out there for adults of all ages,” Senz said. “I think that lends itself to connecting with people in their 20s all the way to their 70s. It doesn’t matter how old you are you always have something to share and something to gain.”

Arvada Press 7

January 17, 2019

RECRUITMENT www.ColoradoCommunityCareers.com

Medical billing and According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the industry for medical records and health information technicians continues to grow. The industry is expected to grow by more than 13 percent by the year 2026, faster than the average for all occupations.

According to 2017 numbers, the median salary for medical records and health information technicians is $31,180 per year, averaging about $18.83 an hour.

According to BLS, medical records and health information technicians, commonly referred to as health information technicians, organize and manage health information data.

They ensure that the information maintains its quality, accuracy, accessibility, and security in both paper files and electronic systems. They use various classification systems to code and categorize patient information for insurance reimbursement purposes, for databases and registries, and

In-home health Home health aides and personal care aides are a growing industry.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the in-home care industry is expected to grow by more than 41 percent between now and 2026, much faster than the national average.

Both home health aides and personal care aides often help older adults who need assistances. Patients might have disabilities, chronic illness, cognitive impairment, or need assistance with daily living activities. These duties may include giving medication, checking vital signs and working under the direction of a qualified nurse or healthcare practitioner.

Some of the tasks performed include: • Assisting clients in their daily per-

coding

to maintain patients’ medical and treatment histories.

Medical biller and coders play an important role in the health care industry. They are the ones to create a connection between providers, patients and insurance companies.

Those working in the industry might perform the following duties: • Reading and analyzing patient records • Determining the correct codes for

patient records • Using codes to bill insurance providers • Working with physicians and assistants • Tracking patient data • Managing coded information • Respecting patient confidentiality and information security

care

sonal tasks, including bathing and dressing • Housekeeping, such as laundry, washing dishes and vacuuming • Help to organize a client’s schedule and plan appointments • Arrange transportation to doctor’s offices or other outings • Shop for groceries and prepare meals to meet a client’s dietary specifications • Keep clients engaged in their social networks and communities • The median annual wage for home health aides was $23,210 in May 2017.

• The median annual wage for personal care aides was $23,100 in May 2017.

CAREGIVERS NEEDED!

Above Average Pay! $15 - $16 per hour Caregivers needed to work with clients in their homes, assisting with the activities of daily living.

FT/PT available. Please call: 303-734-0641 or visit: www.elderlinkhomecare.com/work-opportunities/ to fill out our online application. We have designed our process to get you working as quickly as possible.

We look forward to hearing from you!

To Advertise on this page or for more information contact Karen at 303.566.4091 kearhart@coloradocommunitymedia.com Check us out online at www.ColoradoCommunityCareers.com

8 Arvada Press

January 17, 2019J

Turning bond dollars into tangible projects Jeffco schools begins six years of facilities projects funded by bond

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

As principal of Green Mountain High School in Lakewood, Colleen Owens spends a good chunk of her time dealing with facilities problems — a leaky roof, a flooding gymnasium floor, and the adjustments that need to be made because of insufficiencies in the school building.

But when Jefferson County voters approved the $567 million bond in November, it kickstarted a six-year plan to improve facilities throughout the district.

“It’s big, it’s complicated and it’s a lot of work,” said Tim Reed, executive director of facilities and construction management for Jeffco Schools. “But we’re thankful for the voters. It’s a huge opportunity for the school district.”

And Owens is excited about what the bond money means for her school.

Originally built in 1972, Green Mountain had renovations done in 1995, but the majority of the schools is from the original build 46 years ago.

Tim Reed, executive director of facilities and construction management for Jeffco Schools, shows off a calendar of upcoming facilities projects.

SHANNA FORTIER Green Mountain is slated to receive $13.6 million of work through the bond program. That includes expanding the facility with an addition; remodeling the building interior; removing modular buildings; improvements to the commercial kitchen, parking lot, landscaping, athletic fields, electrical wiring,

U N F O R G E T TA B L E M E M O RY C A R E

MorningStar’s philosophy and approach to memory care

N E W L Y

O P E N

720.907.9071 17351 W. 64th Ave | MorningStarSeniorLiving.com

heating and cooling, plumbing and piping; and replacing the roof, sidewalks, old furniture, sinks, carpet, tile and ceilings.

This is also in addition to security and technology updates expected.

“We would love to have a brand new school, but there’s enough money,” Owens said. “The 13 million will go so far for us to address the critical facility needs.”

Though it may seem insignificant to some, Owens said updates in classroom furniture are something her school is excited about, adding that right now, 90 percent of the schools furniture are hand-me-down from other or bought at furniture store close-outs.

“We’re hoping for decent furniture that’s more collaborative and have the desks,” Owens said. “I know it sounds weird, but seating really does matter. The whole environment of walking into a learning space that kids have confidence in helps them say, `I am here to learn.’”

Green Mountain is one of the first schools that will see work specifically funded by the bond with hopes of construction starting this summer.

An advisory group started working with an architect in early January to help decide how the money is best spent. Owens hopes to hold a community meeting in March with details to share.

“I think that our community really needs to hear strongly from us how grateful we are,” Owens said. “I know this is a tax increase, and as a tax payer myself, I don’t like paying for taxes. But speaking for Green Mountain High, I’m going to make sure every dime is spent with great care and squeeze every penny I can.

None of this would be possible without the voters of Jeffco.”

Project timeline Reed said age of buildings, the length of time to do a project and a desire to bring all pre-1980 high

schools up to parity first helped determine the timeline of projects.

Alameda Jr/Sr., Arvada High and Columbine High are the other three schools that are starting their renovation process now. In January 2020, four more high schools will start the process.

“We don’t want to create a situation where you run out of quality consultants or contractors,” Reed explained. “You don’t want to bid against yourself for a project.”

Reed said newer schools or schools that had improvements done as part of the 2004 bond tend to be toward the later years in the six-year timeline because they don’t have as many deficiencies and don’t need the immediate attention that other schools do.

However, this summer basic projects such as replacing carpeting, finishes, mechanical work and replacing lightning with LEDs will happen.

The three schools being rebuilt — Prospect Valley Elementary in Wheat Ridge, Kendrick Lakes Elementary in Lakewood and Marshdale Elementary in Conifer — will also be spaced out. Reed said the district will start selecting architects in February for the Prospect Valley build, which will be first.

Proposed new schools in west Arvada and Rooney Valley are late in the bond cycle because they are based on future growth in those areas.

Another project planned to start early in the bond cycle is the addition to Three Creeks K-8 in northwest Arvada.

“The growth that we’re seeing up there, they will be at capacity next fall,” Reed said. “They are growing faster than anticipated.”

Reed also said the Warren Tech South campus is slated as an earlier project.

Heather Keeton, principal at Warren Tech and Warren Tech North, is excited about the possibilities another career-focused campus brings to students in Jeffco.

“One of the limitations we have is around class sizes,” Keeton said.

“With equipment, job shadows and internships, there is a limited number of students that can be accepted into any one program.”

Keeton said a south campus would allow them serve more students by either opening more sections of programs already offered or opening more programs.

Though the school is still in the process of deciding what programming at the south campus will look like, Keeton said they are considering programs in aviation, health care, live sounds and event production, advanced manufacturing, marketing, entrepreneurship and hospitality.

“We have not made any determination yet and we will really be pulling our stakeholders together to make those decisions,” Keeton emphasized. “Overall it’s really exciting because we are going to be able to serve more students.”

Arvada Press 9

January 17, 2019

Writing workshops pulls people out of hard times Hard Times Writing Workshop is held weekly at the Arvada Library

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The promise of food on Wednesday afternoons brought Patricia Lynveal and her fiancé, who were both experiencing homelessness, to the Arvada Library for the first Hard Times Writing Workshops last January.

But the people she met and the self empowerment she felt while writing that kept her coming back.

“Writing sounds daunting, but seriously, it helps you get it out,” Lynveal said.

Hard Times Writing Workshop is presented by Lighthouse Writers Workshop in partnership with the Jefferson County Library. The weekly workshop welcomes people experiencing hard times who want to express themselves through writing. The Arvada program mimics a program started four years ago at the central branch of the Denver Public Library.

“Hard Times is designed to help people overcome hard times — homelessness, addiction, trauma, loss,” said Simone Groene-Nieto, coordinator of diversity and inclusion for Jeffco Library.

IF YOU GO WHAT: Hard Times Writing Workshop WHEN: 3-5 p.m. every Wednesday WHERE: Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada DESCRIPTION: Telling our stories can often help process our life experiences and find new paths. This safe and supportive weekly writing workshop is free and open to all.

Writing prompts, tools and refreshments provided.

Groene-Nieto was also involved in implementing the original program in Denver and worked closely with the homeless community in that area.

“A lot of times organizations just focus of meeting basic needs, food, water, shelter — but we felt it was really important to acknowledge other needs like creativity, entertainment and social connection,” Groene-Nieto said. “Things that make life worth living. I just think it’s so important to acknowledge the needs of the human spirit — that’s what we’re trying to feed.”

The workshop started at the Arvada Library Jan. 31, 2018 with 12 participants. Now, the group is up to over 20.

“This group is extremely supportive of each others writing and there are phenomenal writers in here,” said Joy Sawyer, who facilitates the group in

Arvada American Shaman

autobiographical Arvada. “It’s not memory pieces just self expresabout Mother’s sion, they’re Days past and working on craft miscarriages; and working on and non-fiction telling their stopieces about ries in thoughtful ways.” remembering the One of the reahomeless who sons the Arvada died in the past branch was choyear. sen as the first “I think the Jeffco library to sharing with host the program everybody for me Simone Groene-Nieto, has been amazis because of the influx of people coordinator of diversity and ing,” said Pat experiencing 73, who inclusion for Jeffco Library Barriga, homelessness in has been expethe area. riencing a hard Each meeting time since her at the Arvada husband died.

Library follows a similar format. The “Not only because I hear the different group reads a piece of prose and talks styles from everybody and the stories about it for the first 30 minutes. Then from everybody, but to know that I’m the facilitator gives them a writing not the only one going through a difprompt and participants write for 30 ficult time. There are people like me minutes. Then come back as a group and even worse who are having hard and share their work — either from times — it has taught me a lot.” the prompt or something else they’ve The group is filled with people been working on. experiencing a variety of hard times, No one ever has to share their writnot just homelessness. The Arvada ing, but everyone is given the chance. group ranges in age from 18 to 80 and At the Jan. 9 meeting the group includes veterans; people struggling came to life with poems full of emowith addiction; survivors of violence tions about looking into the new year and sexual abuse; and people dealing and leaving behind toxic relationships and activities; about depression, anger and overcoming past trauma; SEE WRITING, P21

‘Hard Times is designed to help people overcome hard times — homelessness, addiction, trauma, loss.’

10 Arvada Press

January 17, 2019J

Arvada open house helps gather resident input Event used to gather new ideas and identify “love deserts”

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Transportation, traffic, attainable housing and single trash haulers were among the topics discusses by residents with Arvada City Council Jan. 8 at a visioning open house held at city hall.

This open house builds on Speak Up Arvada — the visioning process conducted over the past few month — with a goal to learn about residents’ ideas and feedback for the future of Arvada ahead of council’ strategic planning retreat scheduled for Jan. 18.

“Hopefully this is just a beginning of a new era for us,” said Arvada City Council member Bob Fifer, adding that he hope for council to continuously collaborate with residents interested in the future of the community.

Stations throughout the open house meeting area asked attendees to provide written comment on where council can meet in their community; their vision for Arvada’s future; ideas for future Speak Up Arvada Topics; and what they want to see in places that are considered “love deserts” — areas of the city not frequented often.

For long-time Arvada resident Jean Scharfenberg, her overarching con-

Arvada City Council member Nancy Ford talks to residents at the open house held Jan. 8.

SHANNA FORTIER cern was that living in West Arvada, she feels disconnected with the city.

“I think communications about what’s really happening is really important,” Scharfenberg said. “I look at my neighbors and a lot of them are new to the area and they don’t know anything about Arvada because we’re not telling them.”

One solution she had was to host a couple festivals each year at Long Lake Ranch to connect the western side of the city.

Allowing marijuana businesses in Arvada was also a topic Scharfenberg brought up.

“I think the day has come that we can say it’s OK — it’s proven, it isn’t a problem, it’s not the devil,” she said of marijuana. “We’re missing a huge

Hey Piper Communication Services, we love your work.

Your dedication to keeping Colorado workers safe on the job has earned you Pinnacol’s Circle of Safety Award.

From Colorado. For Colorado.

amount of tax dollars that could be buying things the voters don’t want their taxes raised for like infrastructure and roads.”

When marijuana sales and use became legal in Colorado, the city of

Arvada chose not to allow businesses that sell cannabis products.

“I just think we’re missing the boat,” Scharfenberg said.

For two-year Arvada resident Mike Dicks, trails and open space were topics he was hoping to discuss with council members.

“I don’t have enough information to come up with the plan,” he said. “But I do know there is a lot of nice open space and I use it a lot. I have been in areas where we have open space but as soon as housing got tight, they started losing it little by little.”

Dicks said his interest is in protecting the open space and connecting trails.

Residents who were unable to attend the open house, but wish to provide input on various topics that affect Arvada’s future, the City’s community engagement platform Speak Up Arvada is available online 24/7. Visit speakup.arvada.org.

Olde Town Arvada BID welcomes new executive director STAFF REPORT

The Olde Town Arvada, Business Improvement District (BID) has appointed Joe Hengstler as the new executive director.

Hengstler said he is thrilled to bring his talents in community organizing, event planning and marketing to Olde Town Arvada, a community that he has come to call home after moving from the Chicago area in 2011.

Hengstler believes in the power of collaboration to effect change, a personal philosophy he developed while obtaining a master’s degree from Denver University and through years of working with nonprofits.

Hengstler is no stranger to the BID. In 2018, he organized Second Saturdays in Olde Town, Trick or Treat Street

and the Olde Town Tree Lighting and Lagniappe, in addition to managing Olde Town’s marketing plan.

“I am honored to continue my work with Olde Town,” he said. “I first experienced Olde Town as a tourist and fell in love with the area. There is so much that is great about this community and the Olde Town merchants are the root of it all. In the new year, it’ll be my privilege to highlight what makes Olde Town Hengstler unique and the heart of Arvada, as well as partnering with other Arvada organizations looking to continue our vision of creating and maintaining an active business district, inclusive for all.”

Stalcheski to lead merging Arvada depts.

STAFF REPORT

Ryan Stalcheski has been named the city of Arvada’s Director of Community and Economic Development.

Stachelski has served the city for eight years, most recently as the director of the Arvada Economic Development Association.

The new Department of Community and Economic Development merges previously separated functions of building, economic development, planning and development review.

The new department will now be comanaged and supported by one team under Stachelski’s leadership. This new structure is designed to provide customers with a one-stop shop, better supporting their needs.

Stachelski said his vision for the Community and Economic Devel-

opment Department is to sustain a planned and balanced community that provides affordable housing while preserving existing neighborhoods; enhance the image of the community; provide quality jobs for citizens; ensure the City’s economic health and financial stability; and coordinate development activities that conform with city policies. The department should work collaboratively with the community to guide growth and revitalization.

Through a more coordinated work system, the new Department of Community and Economic Development is designed to reflect the community’s vision and values as expressed through community engagement that includes the comprehensive plan, updates to the land development code and Speak Up Arvada.

Arvada Press 11

January 17, 2019

94% WEEK 6

t

Voluntary Contribution

GOAL

PROGRAM 75%

A sincere thank you to the dedicated readers who have already contributed.

As a result of your generous support we are getting close to our goal!

50%

Colorado Community Media is proud to bring your local community newspaper to your doorstep FREE each and every week. If you enjoy receiving your newspaper as much as we enjoy bringing it to you, please make a voluntary contribution. Your support helps our continuing efforts to bring you the best local news, sports and entertainment along the Colorado Front Range!

If you would like to make a contribution, please send in the form below.

All contributions $25 or above will receive unlimited access to our digital content for one year at no additional cost.

25%

Thank you for your continued support, and we look forward to delivering more of your hometown news, events, sports and entertainment in the coming year.

Colorado Community Media Voluntary Contribution Form

Name: ______________________________________________________________________ Address: ____________________________________________________________________

Enclosed is my voluntary contribution for:

$____________

City, State, Zip: ______________________________________________________________

Also, please tip my carrier:

$____________

Email:_________________________________________ Phone:_______________________

Total amount enclosed:

$____________

All donations over $25 will receive access to our digital content for one year at no additional cost.

We do not sell or share your email or personal information.

Check to receive newsletters, Breaking News, Exclusive Offers, & Events/Subscribers Services Please make payable to The

Check Arvada Press

Credit Card Number: __________________________________________________________ Expiration:________________________________________Sec. Code: _________________ Signature: ____________________________________________________________________

Mail to: The Arvada Press, attn: Circulation 750 W. Hampden Ave., Suite 225 Englewood, CO 80110

To contribute by phone, please call 303-566-4100 Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

To contribute securely online please visit

ColoradoCommmunityMedia.com/readerscare

12 Arvada Press

LOCAL

January 17, 2019J

VOICES Your fitness level might start with your zip code

H

ow can local communities encourage and facilitate active lifestyles among their residents? How can they increase access to and use of gyms and recreational facilities? How can parents encourage children to be more active?

These are intriguing questions posed by researchers in their recent report on the “Best & Worst Cities for an Active Lifestyle.” In the study published by WalletHub, a personal finance website, the Denver area scored in the top 10 best at #8. Perhaps not surprisingly, Honolulu ranked #1, with (perhaps surprisingly) cities such as Chicago, Seattle and Washington, D.C., preceding us.

Colorado Springs weighed in at #33, and Aurora, which was evaluated separately, landed at #55. Hialeah, FL, was dead last at #100, beating out

North Las Vegas and ALCHEMY Bakersfield, CA, for the bottom spot.

Colorado communities took three out of the five top spots for “lowest percentage of physically inactive adults.” Colorado Springs ranked third behind Portland and Seattle, and Denver and Aurora tied for Andrea Doray fourth with Raleigh, NC. In any such ranking exercise, researchers consider multiple factors.

For example, the authors looked at the numbers, per capita, of swimming pools, golf courses, tennis courts, fitness centers, baseball and softball diamonds, soccer fields, and – par-

ticularly beneficial for our rankings – hiking, walking, running and biking trails.

As fun and interesting as these results might be, however, it’s those questions above that seem to be the heart of the issue. As the authors noted, “… maintaining a healthy lifestyle not only improves quality of life, but it’s also a much cheaper alternative to fighting and preventing illness.”

The researchers consulted experts like Susan G. Zieff, Ph.D., Director, Active Living Across the Lifespan Research Group at San Francisco State University to ask their opinions about access to and use of recreational facilities. Dr. Zieff noted that accessible community resources help ensure that residents’ individual health is not dictated by the neighborhoods where they live.

PARTISAN WRANGLING MATCH

S LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Something to the classic excuse Have you heard the students excuse for not presenting his homework? ”The dog ate my homework”.

This is a 100 percent valid excuse for not presenting the documents. I retired from medicine about 6 years ago and as a part-time job took up dog walking. This has been a very rewarding experience. During this time, I have noticed that many canines have a taste for paper products. Just the other day our grand-dog ate a $5 check from King Sooper.

Have you been to the dog park lately? Arvada has a wonderful park on 64th Ave. Just drop a tissue and it is likely that within a few seconds a nearby pup will scarf it down. One pup I know loves the UPS guy, he thinks the packages are for him, he loves to rip them open and eat the cardboard. Labs and Golden Retriev-

A publication of

Call first: 14143 Denver West Pkwy., Suite 100, Golden 80401, 303-566-4100 Mailing Address: 750 W. Hampden Ave., Suite 225 Englewood, CO 80110 Phone: 303-566-4100 Web: ArvadaPress.com To subscribe call 303-566-4100

ers are some of the worst culprits.

Some of them will eat anything, plastic bags, paper towels, tennis balls. It is not unusual for a veterinarian to have to operate on some pooch every week or so to remove pieces of tennis ball, socks, and other items. Please be careful about leaving these items alone with your pup.

So, when the student presents with the excuse, “the dog ate my homework”, believe it! At least the first time.

Bill Hinesar, Arvada About free speech A letter in the 10 Jan. edition conflates free speech with freedom of the press. Yes, both are protected by the First Amendment, but we all know that free speech essentially means the SEE LETTERS, P15

With the beginning of this new year, many of us are evaluating – or re-evaluating – our goals for a healthy life. For some, like me, losing weight is a part of that equation, although I’m more focused on my overall health than on how my jeans fit. Strength, stamina and the ability to enjoy mountain biking, golf and rock climbing are my objectives, with a major emphasis on preventing illness and disease.

Also, with both new and returning state and local governments as well as new state leadership in the governor’s office, we have additional opportunities to consider our communities’ goals for healthy lifestyles and how we as residents can help.

SEE DORAY, P15

Bronco woes trace back to fractured leadership

sions without there being consequences. omebody should write a case He wasn’t ready for the job. study in organizational leadBut there’s also this: John Elway ership based on the Denver wanted to fire Vance Joseph last year, Broncos. Or, to be more precise, and replace him with Mike Shanahan. a case study in the failures of fractured But Joe Ellis, the President of leadership.

HITTING the club and de facto owner, Let me start by saying that I nixed the idea. We’ll come back have been a Broncomaniac since HOME to this.

I was seven years old. My Dad It’s also probably not cohad season tickets from, like, incidence that the Broncos 1962. I can still name the starting four-game losing streak to end eleven on the Orange Crush the season happened shortly Defense. I remember where I after Bill Bowlen, Pat Bowlen’s was when John Elway pulled off brother, filed a suit to stop the “The Drive.” I am not a Bronco process that the Joe Ellis-led hater.

“Trust” was following to manBut I am a student of leaderage the Broncos. ship, and I think it’s remarkable Michael Alcorn I trace much of the Broncos to consider everything that’s failures of late to one event: been going on with the Broncos the drafting of Paxton Lynch to be the the last few years. “franchise quarterback.” Because they First of all, I agree with the decision to fire Vance Joseph. Again, not because I’m had Paxton Lynch, the Broncos never bothered to evaluate a promising noa hater — in fact, I owe VJ a debt of gratitude, since he and some of his buddies body named Kyle Sloter, they halved the are responsible for me getting to spend reps that Trevor Siemian got in practice New Year’s Eves 1989 and 1990 in South before his second season as starter, and Beach, Florida. For free. But a team canthey did not draft a quarterback in the not continue to make the same mistakes QB-rich 2018 draft. Who is responsible over and over, cannot have three games for that pick? John Elway, who, in spite that they simply fail to show up for, and of a shaky record of picking offensive cannot have two games where the loss is directly attributable to coaching deciSEE ALCORN, P15

JERRY HEALEY President

GARY GARVEY Vice President of Sales

jhealey@coloradocommunitymedia.com

ggarvey@coloradocommunitymedia.com

Columnist opinions are not necessarily those of the Press.

mnelon@coloradocommunitymedia.com

We welcome letters to the editor. Please Include your full name, address and the best number to reach you by telephone.

Arvada press A legal newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Colorado, the Arvada Press is published weekly on Thursday by Colorado Community Media, 14143 Denver West Pkwy., Suite 100, Golden 80401.

abrooks@coloradocommunitymedia.com

Email letters to gwallace@coloradocommunitymedia. com

POSTMASTER: Send address change to: 750 W. Hampden Ave., Suite 225 Englewood, CO 80110

ANN MACARI HEALEY Executive Editor ahealey@coloradocommunitymedia.com

GLENN WALLACE Editor gwallace@coloradocommunitymedia.com

SHANNA FORTIER Community Editor sfortier@coloradocommunitymedia.com

MINDY NELON Marketing Consultant AUDREY BROOKS Business Manager

ERIN FRANKS Production Manager

efranks@coloradocommunitymedia.com

LINDSAY NICOLETTI Operations/ Circulation Manager

lnicoletti@coloradocommunitymedia.com

Columnists & Guest Commentaries

Deadline Fri. 5 p.m. for the following week’s paper.

Arvada Press 13

January 17, 2019

ALCORN FROM PAGE 14

talent, was left in absolute control of that draft.

I am mindful of the fact that the Broncos won a Super Bowl recently, just three years ago. Pat Bowlen stepped aside and left the leadership situation of the Broncos in limbo in the summer of 2014. But organizations have the capacity to ride momentum, just like players do. By the time Bowlen stepped aside, Peyton Manning was in charge of the culture, the organization had already decided to build up the defense, and a re-shaping was already taking place. It came to fruition 18 months later.

But the cracks were already starting to form, and a few years’ worth of the stresses of the NFL brought them to a head.

Does Elway draft Paxton if Pay Bowlen is still in place? Maybe, but he does it with a lot more input from other

people, and with a lot more accountability for that decision. Does Elway get to put Mike Shanahan in place like he wanted to last summer if Pat Bowlen is still around? Would VJ have been held accountable at that time? Again, maybe—but it wouldn’t have been his decision alone. The buck would have stopped on someone else’s desk.

And, ultimately, what a fractured leadership situation creates is a crisis of accountability, and that tends to have a carryover effect into such things as on-field performance. When nobody is in charge, nobody is in charge.

So now they have a new head coach, after a bit of a strange process. Will his presence be enough to settle some of the odd organizational dynamics at play?

Maybe. But I have my doubts.

“Michael Alcorn is a teacher and writer who lives in Arvada with his wife and three children. His new novel, “Charon’s Blade,” is available at Amazon.com, on Kindle, or through MichaelJAlcorn. com.” His opinions are not necessarily those of Colorado Community Media.

DORAY FROM PAGE 14

Dr. Zieff, as quoted in the study, said, “Increasing safety in neighborhoods and providing destinations such as parks will encourage people to be more active.” She suggests strategies such as bike lanes, open space and parks, sidewalks and adequate lighting. And no matter how much progress we have already made locally, we always have room for improvement.

LETTERS FROM PAGE 14

government can’t discriminate against you if you express your opinion; but your employer can. Freedom of the press is a responsibility “journalists” accept to gather, confirm, re-confirm

As we continue to engage with our communities and our leaders, I encourage all of us to join together to advocate for and help provide access to healthy lifestyle options.

P.S. One of questions posed by the researchers was whether the presence of pro sports teams in a city encourages residents to be more active. What do you think?

Andrea Doray is a writer who appreciates every additional minute of the lengthening days and contemplates how to use them to get healthier. Contact her at a.doray@andreadoray.com.

and report on factual information that is vetted by a responsible editorial board.

This responsibility means they can be held civilly liable for inaccuracies and criminally responsible for willful untruths. They do not deal in opinions. The forum for that is the Op-Ed page where, ironically, I found that initial letter!

Paul Barnkow, Arvada

OBITUARIES BOUSMAN

ADIA MORGAN BOUSMAN

Parker, Colorado. Adia Morgan Bousman, 19 Was born in Wheat Ridge, CO., to Tyler and Cristine Bousman. Adia is a 2018 graduate of Wheat Ridge High School, where she was a member of National Honor Society, Honor’s Choir and Musical Theatre. Adia is survived by her parents:Tyler and Cristine of Haviland, KS, her siblings: Jordan (Holly) Bousman of Littleton,CO, Abigail Bousman

Local is big.

We love it when local businesses succeed.

We offer full color print and digital advertising packages and free design services to help you create your success story.

You’re local. We’re local.

We proudly publish 20 local newspapers and websites across the front range.

303-566-4100 Find your local community or explore new ones at

ColoradoCommunityMedia.com

of Parker, CO, Alessandra (Alex) Brensing of Mullinville, KS, GrandParents: JoAnne Wilson of Mesa, AZ, Stephen (Maryl) Wilson of Murrieta, CA, Lynette Bousman of Arvada, CO, Tom (Bonnie) Bousman of Denver, CO, nephew Aiden and niece Anberlin. The Adia Bousman Memorial Fund has been established at Peoples Bank102 S. Oak St., Greensburg, KS 67054. WulfAst Mortuary, Garden Plain, KS

GRABSZTUL

Michael Grabsztul 3/12/47 - 1/6/19

Michael Grabsztul, born March 12, 1947, died peacefully at home surrounded by family on January 6, 2019.

Mike graduated from Clarkson College in 1969, and retired from Lockheed Martin in 2002 after 33 years as an industrial engineer.

He was the kindest and most caring man; a gentle giant. He loved music, pie, trivia, and making children smile.

Mike is survived by his wife of 46 years, Eloise; daughters Marlo (Darrin) and

Nicole; sisters Terry and Maryann; and so many loving nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.

We will be holding a Celebration of Life party for Mike on Saturday, February 9, 2019 from 2pm-6pm at the Elks Club located at 5700 Yukon St. in Arvada, Colorado.

In lieu of flowers please make a donation to the Arvada Elks Club or to the charity of your choice.

In Loving Memory Place an Obituary for Your Loved One.

Private 303-566-4100

Obituaries@ColoradoCommunityMedia.com

14 Arvada Press

LOCAL

January 17, 2019J

LIFE

Word is, state is seeking premier poet

Hit the

P

Passes Chris Linsmayer, public affairs director for Colorado Ski Country USA, a nonprofit trade organization representing 23 ski and snowboard resorts, said the key to saving money for a day of skiing or riding is planning.

“The earlier you are purchasing tickets or purchasing rentals or purchasing lodging, the more money you’re going to save,” Linsmayer said. “It’s about knowing what you want to do.”

But what about those Friday afternoon impulses to get some powder, or a sudden blizzard that promises a couple inches of the fresh stuff ?

Finding day passes under $100 can be tricky, especially is you’re looking at some of the larger juggernaut resorts. Colorado Ski Country USA has a list on its website, ColoradoSki.com, of some of the lesser-known spots in the state that are good for a solid day of skiing — fittingly listed under the tab “Gems.”

Liftopia.com is a good source to find discounted tickets for up to 50 percent off day passes. Local shops like King Soopers, Christy Sports and Colorado Ski and Golf can offer discounts on day passes as well.

oetry is one of mankind’s most important and diverse mediums. Poetry can be found in many of the most influential religious and historic works of civilizations the world over, and it has a power to entertain and enlighten.

Poetry has been such a vital art form since time immemorial that Colorado became one of the first states to have an official poet laureate since Gov. Oliver Shoup appointed Alice Polk Hill in 1919. Since Hill, there have been seven state COMING laureates, ATTRACTIONS poet including the current one, Joseph Hutchison. And soon there will be an eighth.

Nominations for the position are open for submissions through Feb. 1. One poet will be selected by Clarke Reader Gov. Jared Polis to serve a four-year term beginning in July 2019.

“We seek a poet who can inspire others to create and share their work while sharing his or her own work with Colorado communities,” said Josephine Jones, director of Programs and Center for the Book with Colorado Humanities. “The poet laureate promotes an appreciation of poetry in Colorado and to honor outstanding Colorado poets.

The poet laureate serves as an active advocate for poetry, literacy, and literature by participating in readings and other events.”

According to information provided by the Colorado Humanities, which works with Colorado Creative Industries and literary leaders to provide suitable applicants to the governor, the selection of poet laureate is based on “artistic excellence, which includes publications by reputable poetry journals and presses, and a demonstrated history of community service in the advancement of poetry, as well as the ability to present poetry effectively” through public events.

While poetry might seem like just another feature of the arts scene, Hutchison sees it as bigger than that.

“Poetry is the language of freedom: free thinking, free feeling, free imagination. It reaches beyond `the arts scene’ and (ideally) enters the individual lives of readers,” he said.

SEE SKIING, P15

SEE READER, P15

without going broke A skier skis through the powder at Loveland Ski Resort.

Knowing how to save money can take some sting out of skiing

BY NICK PUCKETT NPUCKETT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

V

ail and Beaver Creek resorts recently announced their day passes jumped to $209 per day at the door, a new all-time high, serving as a reminder that a day on the slopes is anything but cheap.

Frequent skiers and riders can curb the steep day pass prices by purchasing season-long passes through Epic or Ikon. Those passes provide unlimited access to a number of big resorts, but are only available at the beginning or early in the season.

For the casual skier, taking a day trip up to the mountains can get expensive fast. There’s the day pass, with face values of anywhere from $150 to $200, along with rentals, gear, food and transportation. But a day on the slopes doesn’t have to break the bank.

For keen ski shoppers, September is the time to buy. It’s typically the point in the year when season passes are at their cheapest and a slew of sales on gear and clothing

are underway across the metro area, including Ski Rex at Epic Mountain Gear stores and the Powder Daze Sale in various Christy Sports stores across the Front Range. But there are still ways you can save on skiing, even midway through the season.

January is “learn to ski and ride month” at most resorts, and deals can be found for beginning skiers.

Finding a lessons package may be the best option for getting the most bang for your buck. Some resorts offer a package of a lift ticket, rentals and gear and instruction for cheaper than what each would cost separately.

Knowing where to go can help you get the most out of your ski day.

Brittany Smith, with the Colorado Mountain Club, a nonprofit organization that educates people on outdoor recreation, said pre-planning is the best way to save money.

But also finding some less-crowded resorts can end up saving you a lot of money.

“Ski resorts almost penalize you for your sponetaity,” Smith said.

“They’re making you pay the most if you come last minute, but they give you a break if you pre-plan.

Pre-plan at least a week ahead of time, if not more.

“Your ski day is about what you make it to be, and I think that’s important.”

COURTESY OF DUSTIN SCHAFER

Here are some tips on ways to save and ski:

Arvada Press 15

January 17, 2019

SKIING

Some ‘hidden gem’ resorts

FROM PAGE 14

Gear/renting The best deals on gear can be found late in the summer at various mega sales like Ski-Rex or Powder Daze near the end of summer.

Brianna Lee, social media and reputation manager with Christy Sports, recommends finding shops that are willing to sell demo gear at a discount once it’s been lightly used for a couple seasons. In that case, Lee said, you just have to ask around.

For infrequent or inexperienced skiers, Linsmayer recommends buying your own boots, which makes it easier to try out different types of skis or boards.

When it comes to renting, Lee agrees booking early is the way to go. And where you rent can also make a huge different in your budget.

“Even renting at a Christy Sports in Denver versus in the mountains will save a few bucks,” Lee said.

“Generally, renting in resort areas — even if it’s not from the resort — will be more expensive.”

Lesser-known ski areas offer a lot of bang for buck

for the industry, Lee said, so there are tons of ways to save on kids’ tickets.

Christy Sports offers a Kids Bundle of season rentals and a season pass with some resort partners, and kids

Transportation Interstate 70 is famous for its miles-long bumper-to-bumper traffic during ski season. Sitting through traffic can be the most dreadful part of a ski day, one that wastes time and money. Smith recommends seeking out mountains off I-70, or ones closer to the Front Range, to avoid this problem.

“Finding places that are not on I-70 can be saving in itself,” Smith said.

Smith recommended visiting goI70.com for information on traffic and transit options for people who don’t want to drive themselves.

SkiCarpool.com is a ride-sharing message board for people looking to save money on the trip up, while making a few friends in the process.

SkiCarpool is a nonprofit organization facilitating rides up to the mountains in Colorado.

Will Eno’s “Wakey Wakey” runs at the theater, 1560 Teller St. in Lakewood, from Jan. 18 through Feb. 16.

Performances are at 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 6 p.m. on Sundays.

The show, which stars Augustus Truhn and Arlene Rapal, follows a man that resolves to spend the remainder of his days celebrating his many life experiences.

Visit www.benchmarktheatre.com to purchase tickets to this funny, moving and intimate story.

Members of that dedicated fan base won’t want to miss “FRIENDS! The Musical Parody,” which spoofs the classic television show, at 7:15 and 9:45 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 18, 6 and 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 19 and 4:30 and 7 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 20 at Comedy Works South, 5345 Landmark Place in Greenwood Village.

The parody features some of the best moments and characters from “Friends” and sends them up in a hilariously ribald way. The show is fast-paced, funny and sure to send you home riding high on waves of nostalgia.

Get your tickets at www.comedyworks.com/comedians/friends-musical-parody.

is seeing them come into their own on the stage. English R&B songstress NAO is at that point, following the release of her stellar sophomore album, “Saturn” in the final months of 2018.

In support of the album, she’ll be performing at The Gothic Theatre, 3263 S. Broadway in Englewood, at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 23.

As a performer, NAO specializes in what she calls “wonky funk,” which is a blend of ‘90s R&B sounds with electronic sounds and funk influences. In other words, music that has the capacity to make you cry on the dancefloor.

Don’t miss the chance to see one of the most exciting voices in the genre by getting tickets at www.gothictheatre.com.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — NAO at the Gothic One of the thrills about going to concerts early on in a performer’s career

Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. He can be reached at Clarke.Reader@hotmail. com.

What's Next?

For kids Encouraging kids to ski is huge

READER

under 12 get free rentals with a four-day adult ski rental.

Several areas offer free skiing for kids as well, when accompanied by an adult pass. Colorado Ski Country offers a Fifth Grade Passport program, which provides three days of skiing at 22 ski areas — 66 days of total skiing or riding — for free. There is also a sixth-grade program that is $125 for four days of skiing. Both program registration deadlines are the end of January.

FROM PAGE 14

Senior Living Options Explained

“It clarifies and complicates the language we all use to understand our lives, so we can resist the simplifications of people who would push us to think and feel in ways that benefit them instead of us.”

For more information on submission requirements, visit https:// coloradohumanities.submittable.com/ submit/116371/colorado-poet-laureatenominations-2019.

Start new year celebrating life Lakewood’s Benchmark Theatre is kicking off 2019 with the regional premiere of a show all about celebrating life, which seems to me just the right kind of energy to bring into the new year.

Could this ‘Friends’ spoof be any more musical?

Despite the fact that NBC’s “Friends” is more than 20 years old, and television has made great leaps in terms of innovation and storytelling, the long-running sitcom was Netflix’s second-most streamed show of 2018.

No one told me life in the future was gonna be this way.

What’s Next?

What's Next?

Straight Talk - Straight Answers • Assisted Living & Memory Care

Senior Living Options Explained • Nursing Care or In Home Care

Straight Talk - Straight Answers

• Your Questions Answered

• Assisted Living & Memory Care

Senior Living Options Explained VillagioLiving

villagioseniorliving

•

• Nursing Care or In Home Care Let our Senior Living Experts help • Your guide You to the right decision Questions Answered •

www.villagioliving.com VillagioLiving

Let our Senior Living Experts help guide You to the right decision

1-800-804-1136 info@villagioliving.com @villagioliving.com www.villagioliving.com 1-800-804-1136 info@villagioliving.com @villagioliving.com

villagioseniorliving

16 Arvada Press

January 17, 2019J

Arvada church sponsors Habitat home Church donated $85,000 for the Sheridan home

‘My kids got to see the finished home for the first time tonight and they were excited to pick out their own rooms. They haven’t had their own rooms ever.’

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Arvada United Methodist Church made its largest donation to Habitat for Humanity Metro Denver providing $85,000 — a full home sponsorship.

The sponsorship covered one of the 63 homes in the Sheridan Square development in the city of Sheridan.

Sheridan Square will be the largest development in Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver’s history. Located on a 4.35-acre former elementary school site in Sheridan, the development will house 355 people and add 6 percent more owner-occupied housing units to the neighborhood. The final homes are expected to be completed this summer.

Two of those homes were dedicated Jan 9.

“I’m very emotional,” new homeowner Star Druan said at the dedication. “I want to thank each and every one of you for the love and support and knowing our hard work was backed up by so many people.”

Duran will move into the fourbedroom house with her husband, Froilan, along with their two daughters and son — all between the ages of 12 and 17.

“My kids got to see the finished home for the first time tonight and they were excited to pick out their own rooms,” she said. “They haven’t

Star Druan new homeowner

Each Habitat homeowner receives a Bible with their home key at their dedication.

COURTESY PHOTO

had their own rooms ever.”

The donation from Arvada United Methodist Church, which sponsored

ST. JOAN OF ARC C AT H O L I C C H U R C H

Proclaiming Christ from the Mountains to the Plains www.StJoanArvada.org 12735 W 58th Ave · 80002 · 303-420-1232 Daily Masses: 8:30am, Mon-Sat Confessions: 8am Tue-Fri; 7:30am & 4:00pm Sat Saturday Vigil Mass: 5:00pm Sunday Masses: 7:30, 9:00, 11:30am, 5:30pm

S ERVICES 8 &10 am Church School

9 &10 am 6750 Carr St. Arvada, CO 80004 303.421.5135 • www.arvadaumc.org Nursery Available

Church as You Remember It

Sunday Services Traditional – 9:00 am (liturgy, hymns, choir)

Contemporary – 10:35 am

7755 Vance Drive, Arvada, CO TrinityArvada.org 303-422-3656

To advertise your place of worship, call Karen at 303-566-4100

the Druan home, was made possible because of a recent renovation project on the church. The congregation voted that the $1.3 million renovations would only be completed if the church tithed 10 percent of the project cost to charities.

The largest contribution went to Habitat and the rest was spread out among four other charities. “(Our church) has a drive to find ways that we can engage actively in the community and make sure it’s not just what’s going on in the buildings,” said Megan Armstrong, pastor of Arvada United Methodist Church.

“We find ways to bridge out into the community and help in various ways.

That includes all across metro Denver.

Even though this home is not in the community of Arvada, we see that

benefit comes back to everybody in the neighborhood and state.”

The church is part of the West Metro Habitat Interfaith Coalition (formerly Jeffco Partners for Interfaith Action). The coalition is made up of eight congregations and the Kiwanis Club of Arvada-Jefferson County. The group has supported Habitat’s mission since 1998 and completed 18 Habitat Homes in Metro Denver. Typically, the coalition splits financial sponsorship of the homes.

However, this time around Arvada United Methodist Church provided all the financials for sponsorship and the coalition provided labor.

The coalition’s biggest fundraiser each year is its pumpkin patch.

Carolyn Williams said of the church’s involvement in Habitat is just part of who they are.

“It’s one family at a time, but it’s a change that ripples out into the community for generations,” Williams said. “We’re giving a hand up to such a hard working family every time.”

Low Cost Small Business Workshops: • How to write a business plan • How to win Government Contracts as a small business • How Digital marketing can help my web based business • Understanding and Using Financial Statements • So you want to be the boss? Hiring Your first employee

SCORE also offers free business mentoring provided by skilled and experienced business people.

For a full listing of courses and times, please visit:

www.scoredenver.org or call 303.927.3480 Use promo code MEDIA to receive 10% OFF SCORE is a non profit partially funded by the Small Business Administration.

Arvada Press 17

January 17, 2019

Lakewood animal hospital gets its own TV show ”Hanging With the Hendersons” featured on Animal Planet

BY JOSEPH RIOS JRIOS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Ross Henderson quickly became a familiar face on Facebook when Fox Hollow Animal Hospital in Lakewood posted a video of him playing a guitar, singing to a Golden Retriever as the dog waited for surgery. The video, posted in April 2017, had 852,000 views and nearly 10,000 shares.

“My best friend deleted his Facebook for a long time. He said he got tired of seeing my face,” joked Ross. “It was super exciting and surprising. I just felt overwhelmed, and generally the feedback was positive.”

Henderson, a veterinarian at Fox Hollow Animal Hospital, will join his father, Fox Hollow veterinarian Tony

Henderson, his mother and Fox Hollow receptionist Debbie, and his fellow veterinarian brothers Ross, Ryan and Cole on the Animal Planet’s reality show “Hanging With the Hendersons.”

The show premiered on Jan. 11, and it follows the family as they take care of different animals that walk through Fox Hollow Animal Hospital’s doors.

“Working here has been like a reality show without any effort required. We have a bunch of different characters here,” Tony said. Ryan joked that Tony has been saying Fox Hollow Animal Hospital needs a TV show for a while.

Tony opened up Fox Hollow Animal Hospital toward the end of 1996, and since then the animal hospital’s staff has treated anything “furry, or hairy.”

The hospital primarily focuses on dogs and cats, but animals like hamsters, chinchillas and birds have come to Fox Hollow Animal Hospital.

Ryan said he is most excited to see his proposal to his fiancé on the show.

The family hadn’t seen any of the episodes of the show until it premiered

LAWSUIT FROM PAGE 5

Pat Mellen, a Denver-based environmental attorney, explains the details of a legal petition filed in U.S. District Court to unseal records from the 1989-1992 Special Federal Grand Jury investigation into criminal actions at Rocky Flats during a press conference on Jan. 10.

PHOTOS BY CHRISTY STEADMAN

If the grand jury records are unsealed, they cannot directly affect the two ongoing lawsuits, Mellen said, but they could affect future lawsuits.

The case has been assigned a judge, and Mellen is hopeful for a hearing to come within the next three months, she said at the press conference. However, it is unknown how the current government shutdown will affect the timing, she added.

Meanwhile, two other lawsuits against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are still pending in federal court. The plaintiffs Members save up to 40% OFF kids’ programs!

From left, Tony, Ross and Ryan Henderson inside Fox Hollow Animal Hospital. this past Friday.

“Being a veterinarian can be difficult on its own and time consuming. Adding the on-camera interviews — it definitely can add a little stress,” said Ryan. It’s a little work, but it also reinvigorated us.

The production crew all had immense passions for animals. They build us up

— five citizen groups being represented by Boulder-based environmental attorney Randall Weiner, filed suit in May, and the Town of Superior which filed suit in July — argue that the

JOSEPH RIOS

in a way, and they made us feel special.”

“Hanging With the Hendersons” will be on the Animal Planet every Friday at 7 p.m., local time.

“You have three brothers working together with their dad. It’s unheard of,” said Tony. We’re all the best of friends, and that baffles me.”

U.S. Fish and Wildlife failed to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in planning to build public trails and a visitor center at on the national wildlife refuge land.

“It’s time for the public to know what the Grand Jury knows,” said Tiffany Hansen, co-founder and director of Rocky Flats Downwinders.

“We will not rest until the truth is revealed.”

Does your dog: -Have trouble going up or down stairs?

-Experience difficulty getting in or out of the car?

-Seem stiff when getting up?

-Walk shorter distances?

!"#$ !"%&'%(#)*" +","%-)#%. /%'01 2#3 #44 ,2" #)35"%3!

• Stem Cell Therapy • Advanced Joint Injection Therapy • State-of-the-Art Drug Therapy • Data Driven Nutraceutical Therapy • Therapeutic Laser • Acupuncture We also treat CATS!

WHERE GOOD THINGS HAPPEN. Join the Y now and save up to $165!

No join fee plus no payments until February 1! Join now for fitness, community and savings! Offer valid 1/1/19-1/31/19 SUSAN M. DUNCAN FAMILY YMCA 6350 Eldridge St., Arvada | 303 422 4977 | DenverYMCA.org/Arvada

To Make an Appointment or for More Information

www.PeakVets.com 970-233-0795 …Giving Pets a New Leash on Life 6%7#8#9:'*#,-'); <=>>9?-14-)@9A,%"", 6%7#8#B9CD9<===E

F:'*#,"89-)9C#%"96)-(#49G'31-,#4H

18 Arvada Press

January 17, 2019J

CLUBS Editor’s note: Clubs listings are published free, on a space-available basis. Listings are submitted by the community; to submit a new listing, or to make changes to or remove an existing listing, contact hharden@coloradocommunitymedia.com.

Mondays Arvada Chorale: an auditioned community chorus, rehearses Monday evenings from September to June at Arvada United Methodist Church, 6750 Carr St., Arvada.

The chorale performs three concerts a year plus many community events. For audition information, call 720-432-9341, or email info@arvadachorale.org.

Divorce Workshop: 5:30-7:30 p.m. the third Monday of each month at the Sheridan Library, 3425 W. Oxford Ave., Denver. Covers legal, financial and social issues of divorce.

Check-in from 5:15-5:30 p.m. Register online at www.divorceworkshopdenver.com.

Volunteer presenters include an attorney, mediator, therapist and wealth manager.

Discussion items include co-parenting, child support, family coping, tax consequences, property division, hostile spouses and more.

Contact 303-210-2607 or info@divorceworkshopdenver.com.

Drop-In Discovery: 10 a.m. the first Thursday and the third Monday of each month at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Explore different themes using hands-on activities, books, puzzles, crafts and more. Info: arvada.org or 720-8987405.

Golden Chapter, Order of DeMolay: 7 p.m. every first and third Wednesday in the town of Golden. For young men ages

12-21, DeMolay offers character building, leadership training, and life skill development. Contact demolaygolden@gmail. com or www.coloradodemolay.org and visit Golden’s page under the Chapter tab by clicking on the Golden photo.

Golden Nar-Anon Family Group: 7:30-9 p.m. Mondays at Calvary Episcopal Church, 1320 Arapahoe St. Enter on the east side of the church and follow the signs to the upstairs meeting room. Contact 800-4776291 or go to Nar-Anon.org.

Grief Support Group: 6-7 p.m. the third Monday of each month at Apex Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd.

Have you lost someone you loved? Often walking through this time with others helps the journey. Call 303-425-9583.

Jefferson County Republican Men’s Club: 7-9 a.m. Mondays at Davies’ Chuck Wagon Diner, 10151 W. 26th Ave., Lakewood. Meeting fee is $5 (cash preferred). Order from diner menu (pay on your own). Call Fred Holden at 303-421-7619. Republicans, especially students, youth and women, welcome to join.

Job’s Daughters, Golden Chapter: meets the second and fourth Monday of each month in Golden. Join girls and young women ages 10-20 to learn leadership and organizational skills in meetings with support from friends. Rewards of membership include life skills, community work and significant scholarships for college. Contact 303-204-1572.

Open Mic Night: 4:30-6:30 p.m. Mondays at Living Water Unity Spiritual Community, Presenting Sponsor

7401 W. 59th Ave., Arvada. Gives teens the opportunity to express their performing art including voice and instrument, acting, poetry, stand-up comedy, mime, etc. Open to all students in sixth to 12th grades. Email bellbottoms809@gmail.com.

Square Dancing: 7 p.m. Mondays at the Wheat Ridge Grange, 3850 High Court.

Want some fun exercise? Learn to square dance. Call 303-973-9529.

TOPS CO 35, Arvada: a weight-loss support group. Find out how you can Take Off Pounds Sensibly. Group meets Mondays at Community in Christ Lutheran Church, 12229 W. 80th Ave. Weigh-in is from 6-6:45 p.m., followed by a meeting. Call 303-905-7171.

Wheat Ridge Rotary Club: noon to 1:30 p.m. most Mondays at Lutheran Hospital, 8300 W. 38th Ave., in the second-floor learning center. Come as our guest and learn about our service projects for the community.

Tuesdays Applewood Kiwanis Club: 7-8 a.m. Tuesdays at the Applewood Golf Course, 14001 W. 32nd Ave., Golden. Goals are to serve children worldwide and in our community.

We ring the bell for Salvation Army, deliver Christmas baskets to needy families and, assist the Jeffco Action Center with school supplies for children from low-income families. These are just three of our many projects. Contact Fred McGehan at 303947-1565.

Arvada Fine Arts Guild: 2-4 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at Indian Tree Golf Club, 7555 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, in the restaurant/clubhouse. Meetings are free and open to the public. Go to http:// arvadafineartsguild.com/ Arvada Sunrise Rotary Club: 7-8 a.m. Tuesdays at The Arvada Center for The Arts and Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. Learn about community service projects and what Rotary does in the world to help people.

Denver Apple Pi: 7-9 p.m. the third Tuesday each month at the Applewood Community Church (downstairs), 12930 W. 32nd Ave., Golden. An Apple/Mac computer user group. Go to denverapplepi.com.

Golden Optimist Breakfast Club: meets every Tuesday from 7-8 a.m. at the Windy Saddle coffee shop, 1110 Washington Ave., Golden. They are a small but mighty service organization in Golden. It is part of The Optimist International, whose mission is

“By providing hope and positive vision, Optimists bring out the best in youth, our communities, and ourselves.” They also operate the Golden Optimists Bicycle Recycle Program at 1200 Johnson Rd, Golden, open Tuesdays and Thursday afternoons. Visit this informal friendly group at the Windy Saddle or at the bike shop and share your ideas to bring positive impact to our community. GoldenOptimists.org or email at GoldenOptimists@gmail.com Golden Rotary: 7:15-8:30 a.m. Tuesdays at Rolling Hills Country Club, 15707 W. 26 Ave., Golden. Visit www.rotayclubofgolden.org or contact Pat Madison at 303-279-1021.

Lakewood Chapter of Retired and Active Federal Employees: 1 p.m. the second Tuesday of most months at the Episcopal Church, 10th and Garrison. Call Greg Kann at 303-718-7307 with questions.

Lake Arbor Optimist Club Bringing Out the Best in Kids: 7 a.m. Tuesdays at Indian Tree Golf Course, 7555 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada.

Breakfast served. Contact Terri Kearney, president, 303-506-6692; or Ralph Schell, treasurer, 303-886-5134. New members welcome.

Northside Coin Club: 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month at 12205 Perry St., at the Friendship Hall in the Cimarron Village in Broomfield. A group of collectors promotes the hobby of numismatics. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Go to www.northsidecoinclub.org.

Master Networks of Belmar: 10-11 a.m.

Tuesdays at DeMarras Bourbon Bar & Eatery, 11100 W. Alameda Ave. For entrepreneurs and professionals interested in growing their business and personal connections. Call Suzie at 303-979-9077 or email Littleton@Mathnasium.com.

Ports of Call Singles Club, 55 Plus Social hours take place from 4-6 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at 3 Margaritas in Lakewood (contact Carol at 303-389-7707), and the fourth Tuesday of each month at Chads in Lakewood (contact Darlene at 303-233-4099). Denver meetings are the fourth Thursday of each month at Baker St. Pub, 8101 E. Belleview, in the Tech Center (contact Harold at 303-693-3434). For information and a monthly newsletter, call JoAnn, membership chairperson, at 303-751-5195, or Mary, president, at 303985-8937.

SEE CLUBS, P19

Weekly Carrier Routes Available West Metro Lakewood area.

• Part-time hours • Adaptable route sizes • No suit & tie required!

Previous carrier experience encouraged; reliable vehicle and email access, required. no telephone inquiries - but

720.898.7200 arvadacenter.org

email us at:

snevins@coloradocommunitymedia.com

Arvada Press 19

January 17, 2019

CLUBS FROM PAGE 18

Rocky Mountain Team Survivor, a health, education and fitness program for women of all abilities who have experienced cancer or are currently in treatment, offers weekly free, fun, supportive activities. Tuesdays, 10 a.m., Boulder Creek Walk (meet at Boulder Public Library main entrance). Tuesday, 11-11:30 a.m., Yoga, Boulder Senior Center, 909 Arapahoe Avenue. Thursdays, 6-7 p.m., Fitness Training, Boulder Center for Sports Medicine, 311 Mapleton Avenue (entrance on Maxwell Avenue.). Learn more at rockymtn-teamsurvivor.org.

Wheat Ridge Art League meets at 7 p.m. the last Tuesday of the month at the Active Adult Center, 6363 W. 35th Ave, Wheat Ridge. Social time starts at 6:45 p.m. Enjoy an art demo by an award-winning artist each month at 7:30 pm. All art mediums and abilities welcome. Contact Pat McAleese at 303-941-4928 or mcpainter03@comcast.net for information. No meeting August or December.

Wheat Ridge Historical Society: 7:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month in the red brick house at Historic Park, 4610 Robb St., Wheat Ridge. Social begins at 7 p.m.

Info: 303-421-9111 or www.wheatridgehistoricalsociety.org.

Wednesdays Adult Roller Skating is offered from 10:30 a.m. to noon every Wednesday at Roller City at 64th and Sheridan, Arvada. Cost is $5 plus $2 to rent skates. Contact Toni at 303-868-8273.

American Legion Auxiliary presents Burger Nite, 5-7:30 p.m. every Wednesday at Post 178, 1655 Simms St., Lakewood. Members, their guests and active military invited for varied food and reasonable prices. Visit www.alpost178.org.

,Arvada Business Connection is a friendly group of Arvada Business owners who meet once each month on Wednesdays at various restaurants in the Arvada area. All are welcome - friends, kids and spouses, too. We

collect a $5 donation, which is given to one of the attendees to donate as they wish.

They share how they donated the money at the next meeting. For meeting and contact information, check the Arvada Business Connection Facebook page @ArvadaBusinessConnection or call 303-995-9919.

Arvada Jefferson Kiwanis meets from 7-8 a.m. Wednesdays at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., for a breakfast meeting. We invite you to join us for great fellowship, interesting programs, and the satisfaction of serving your community. This Kiwanis organization supports the Arvada Community Food Bank, the school backpack program, Santa House, Ralston House, and many other local organizations.

For information or to visit a meeting, call Brad at 303-431-4697.

Arvada Rotary meets from 6:30-8 p.m.

Wednesdays at Indian Tree Golf Club, 7555 Wadsworth Blvd. The club engages in a variety of community service projects, with emphasis on assistance to and support of Arvada’s youth. Visitors are always welcome. For additional information visit www.arvadarotary.org or call Matt Weller 303-480-5220 or 303-908-7165.

Buffalo Toastmasters meets from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. the first and third Wednesday of each month at the Denver West Office Park, 14142 Denver West Parkway, Building 51, Suite 195, Golden. Go to www.buffalotoastmasters.org or http://www.meetup. com/Buffalo-Toastmasters-Golden/ for more information. Buffalo Toastmasters, where public speaking and leadership excellence is encouraged in a safe environment.

Craft Group Arvada: Women sharing ideas, time and tools for individual creative expression. Catch up on your paper or jewelry projects. Meets from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at Living Water Center, 7401 W. 59 Ave. RSVP by calling Pam 303-916-7877 or email CraftGrpArv@gmail.com.

Dawn Yawn Toastmasters: 6:45-8:30 a.m. Wednesdays at Mimi’s Restaurant, 14265 W. Colfax Ave., Lakewood. Do you communicate with confidence or are you worried about your next presentation or job interview? First three meetings free.

Contact John Googins, VP of Education, 303-547-0084, john.googins@gmail.com; or Jean Kelly, president, 303-560-4827, jean.kelly@rrcc.edu.

Foothills Music Teachers Association meets 9:30 a.m. to noon the third Wednesday of each month. FMTA is a local group of independent music teachers, affiliated with Colorado State Music Teachers Association and Music Teachers National Association.

Call Kathy at 303-988-9565.

Golden Elks Lodge meets at 7:30 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month at 16795 W. 50th Ave. Contact golden2740@hotmail.com or 303-2792740 for more information, or to learn how to join.

Kinship Caregiver Support Group: 10 a.m. to noon the second Wednesday of each month at Community First Foundation, 5855 Wadsworth Bypass, Arvada. Contact Carrie Savage at 720-799-9254 or kinship@ ccdenver.org.

Kiwanis Club of Lakewood: noon Wednesdays at IHOP, 389 S. Wadsworth Blvd.,Lakewood. Weekly programs pique the interest of members and guests.

Lakewood Kiwanians support projects including Lakewood High School, Lakewood Elementary playground, Catch-aCalf, Alive at 25 Teen Driver Education, Jefferson County Business Education Alliance, Ronald McDonald House, Colfax Marathon, Kuddlez for Kids, Write Stuff School Supplies, Donations for Hurricane victims in Texas, plus many more. Volunteer as little or as much as you want.

Contact Kathryn Williams at 812-5993339 or go to http://kiwaniscluboflakewood.org/

Kiwanis Club of Alameda West: 7-8 a.m.

Wednesdays at Garrison Street Grill, 608 Garrison St., Lakewood. Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time. The Alameda West Kiwanis Club is dedicated to serving the community through various service and fundraising projects. Our club has been of service to our community for more than 35 years. Join us at one of our meetings or for a service project. Contact Bob Zachman at 303-988-5678 or visit us at Alameda West Kiwanis on Facebook.

Music Teachers Association Suburban Northwest meets 9:30 a.m. to noon the first Wednesday of the month at Community in Christ Church, 12229 W. 80th Ave., Arvada. Meetings are open to the public and include refreshments, business meeting and program featuring music teaching professionals from around the state lecturing on the latest teaching developments.

New Apostolic Church Food Pantry: Open from 9-11 a.m. every Wednesday at 5290 Vance St., Arvada, rear entrance.

All are welcome. We provide food to anyone in need. Please visit us once a month. Call 720-722-FOOD (3663) or email foodpantry@nac-denver.org. Go to http://www.nac-denver.org/foodbank. html.

Order Sons of Italy in America/Denver Lodge 2075 meets every third Wednesday of the month at 5925 W. 32nd Ave., Wheat Ridge. Dinner is at 6:30 p.m. and meeting follows at 7 p.m. Lots of fun activities planned for summer meetings. Everyone welcome. Call 303-238-8055.

“Northern Colorado’s #1 Western and Work Store”

ESTATE SALE - LOG HOMES

PAY THE BALANCE OWED ONLY!!!

AMERICAN LOG HOMES IS ASSISTING JUST RELEASED OF ESTATE & ACCOUNT SETTLEMENT ON HOUSES.

4 Log Home kits selling for BALANCE OWED, FREE DELIVERY 1)Model # 101 Carolina $40,840…BALANCE OWED $17,000

At Whiteside’s you can expect friendly service, great selection, and the best prices! We are also one of Colorado’s largest Carhartt and FR apparel dealers.

Family owned for over 33 years!

2)Model # 203 Georgia $49,500...BALANCE OWED $19,950 3)Model # 305 Biloxi

$36,825...BALANCE OWED $14,500

4)Model # 403 Augusta $42,450...BALANCE OWED $16,500 Brighton Location Only

NEW - HOMES HAVE NOT BEEN MANUFACTURED

Make any plan design changes you desire!

Comes with Complete Building Blueprints & Construction Manual Windows, Doors, and Roofing not included BBB NO TIME LIMIT FOR DELIVERY! A+ Rating

*OFFER NOT AVAILABLE TO AMERICAN LOG HOME DEALERS*

THREE LOCATIONS:

855 E. Bridge BRIGHTON 303.637.9774 202 19th St. LOVELAND 970.669.7808 2017 2nd Ave. GREELEY 970.888.3390 SEE US ONLINE AT WWW.WHITESIDESBOOTS.COM

20 Arvada Press

THINGS to DO

THEATER

Readers’ Theatre Night: 6:307:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24 at the Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Call 303-235-5275 or visit www.jeffcolibrary.org. Story, craft, and milk and cookies.

“Broadway Bound”: Arty and his brother Jay learn lessons about love, responsibility and the importance of family. Showing Jan. 25 to March 3 at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. Call 303-935-3044 or go to minersalley.com.

“Lost in Yonkers”: on stage Jan. 25 to March 3 at Miners Alley Playhouse in Golden. Neil Simon’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, directed by Warren Sherrill. Call 303-935-3044 or go to www. minersalley.com.

MUSIC

Down With the Count, A Basie Bash: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19 at Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., in the Main Stage Theatre. Presented by Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra. Call 720-898-7200 or go to https:// arvadacenter.org/on-stage/colorado-jazzrepertory-orchestra.

FILM

Voyage To Antarctica: 7-8:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 22 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Part of the Majestic View Nature Center travel series. Join Joe and Nikkie McMillan for a trip to the frozen, windswept continent. For ages 10 and older. Go to https://campscui.active.com/ orgs/MajesticViewNatureCenter#

ART

Hot Art, Basic Encaustic Techniques: all-day class Jan. 26 at Foothills Art Center. Go to www. foothillsartcenter.org/calendar/2019/1/26/hot-art-basicencaustic-techniques.

Messy Art: 4-4:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27 at the Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada.

Call 303-235-5275 or visit www. jeffcolibrary.org. For ages 2-6. Create and explore art using different media, materials, methods and lots of creative exploration.

Get Your Art On: 6-7:30 p.m.

Wednesdays through Jan. 30 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. For adults. Explore nature scenes and

this week’s TOP FIVE Up Next at Colorado ACTS, “Loose Lips Sink Ships”: 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Jan. 18-19, and 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19 at Colorado ACTS Theater, 11455 W. Interstate 70 Frontage Road (north side), Wheat Ridge. Original 1940s musical ensemble show takes place aboard a cruise ship where spies and hidden identities abound. Call 303-456-6772 or go to www.coloradoacts.org.

“She Loves Me”: romantic comedy with touch of old-world innocence and elegance. Showing through Sunday, Jan. 20 at the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway. Presented by Performance Now. Call 303-987-7845 or go to www. performancenow.org.

Severe Weather Preparedness and Chili Warm Up: 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22 at the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office, 500 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden. CBS4 News meteorologist Chris Spears explores the types of severe weather common in Colorado and how to keep informed

learn watercolor techniques with artist Dave Sullivan. Go to https:// campscui.active.com/orgs/MajesticViewNatureCenter# The Atmosphere: Art by Stephen Austin: on display through Feb. 3 at Valkarie Gallery, 445 S. Saulsbury St., in the Belmar Center in Lakewood. Twelve large paintings that depict a multitude of atmospheric phenomena in states of dynamic, restless movement of often complex geometric arrangements of multi-layered shapes.

Go to www.valkariefineart.com.

EVENTS

Catty Hour: 6-8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18 at Cat Care Society, 5787 W. 6th Ave., Lakewood. Enjoy a drink and lots of kitty cuddles. Ages 21-plus only. Go to www.catcaresociety. org USS Trinity Museum Visit: 1 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 18 at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Denver. Meet in the Space Odyssey entrance hallway at 1 p.m.

Contact startrekpost@gmail. com for information. For museum entrance fees and planetarium show tickets, go to dmns.org.

on what lies ahead.

Triad of Jefferson County event. Call 303-271-6980.

Mardi Gras Masquerade: 6-10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25 at Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. Dinner and silent auction fundraiser. Wear your finest purple, green and gold to celebrate the businesses that made Arvada special in 2018. Go to business.arvadachamber. org/events/details/annual-dinner-mardi-grasmasquerade-28908.

Art Supply Sale: Jan. 27 to Feb. 22 at the Lakewood Arts Gallery, 6731 W. Colfax Ave., Lakewood. Art books, paints, frames, craft supplies and more will be for sale. Sale relies on donations. Donate art supplies between Jan. 26 and Feb. 15, during gallery hours (11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday to Sunday). Go to lakewoodarts.org or call 303-980-0625.

RTD Update: 10:30 a.m. to noon Jan. 19 at Standley Lake Library.

Join Rep. Tracy Kraft-Tharp and co-hosts Arvada council member John Marriott and Westminster council member Dave DeMott for a RTD update with RTD directors Shelley Cook and Vince Buzek.

Russian Story Time: 10:30-11:15 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 19 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Ages 3-5. Led by local mom and native Russian speaker. Go to https://campscui. active.com/orgs/MajesticViewNatureCenter# Cubelets for Kids: 3-4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19 at the Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada.

Call 303-235-5275 or visit www. jeffcolibrary.org. Registration is required.

recently, testing human tissue for the Rocky Flats fingerprint.

Go to www.facebook.com/ events/406652410074303/ Banking On Our Future: 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24 at the Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Call 303-2355275 or visit www.jeffcolibrary.org.

Learn about money and how to use it to set yourself up for a bright future. Registration is required.

Starting Your Memoir: 1-2:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25 at the Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Call 303-425-9583 or go to www. apexprd.org. Learn where to start, how to organize, what to include, and how to express yourself.

Arvada Elks Lodge Hoop Shoot Competition: 9:45 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 19 at Arvada High School.

For children ages 8-13 (as of April 1, 2019) from the Arvada and Golden areas. Registration begins at 8 a.m. Contact Gene Schluter at 720-373-4051 or acnschluter@ comcast.net.

Home Organization: Organizing for the New Year: 1-2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19 at the Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada.

Call 303-235-5275 or visit www. jeffcolibrary.org. Led by professional organizer Corinne Osborne.

Rocky Flats Right2Know Meet the Scientists: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23 at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Arvada. Dr. Michael Ketterer, PU expert, soil scientist and radiochemist, will discuss his work on testing soil and more

Victim Outreach Incorporated work with crime victims who have reported to law enforcement. Advocates offer support, information and resources in the immediate aftermath of trauma.

For information about 2019 training, or to submit an application, contact Nicole at 303-2022196 or email victimoutreachinfo@gmail.com.

HEALTH

GriefShare Seminar and Support Group: 9-10:30 a.m. Thursdays from Jan. 17 to April 11 at Centerpoint Community Church, 6265 Garrison St., Arvada. GriefShare is a weekly seminar and support group designed to help you rebuild your life after the death of a loved one.Email Vanessa at gammashouse@msn.com.

Healthy Skin Club Happy Hour: 5-7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18 at Earth Sweet Botanicals, 1224 Arapahoe St., Golden. Learn how to take care of your skin. Go to www. earthsweetbotanicals.com/ Proactive with Prediabetes: noon to 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19 at Natural Grocers, 7745 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Go to www.naturalgrocers.com/events/proactiveprediabetes.

EDUCATION

Exploring the Great Ideas: The Idea of Monarchy from the Syntopicon: 2-3:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18 at the Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St. Call 303-2355275 or visit www.jeffcolibrary.org.

The Great Courses: Watch & Discuss Meetup: 6:30-7:45 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 22 at the Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Call 303-235-5275 or visit www.jeffcolibrary.org.

Coffee Talks: History of Iran: 1-2:15 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23 (part 1) and Wednesday, Jan. 30 (part 2) at the Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Call 303-425-9583 or go to www.apexprd.org.

Beer, Bacon and Coffee Fest: 8:30-11 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 19-20 at Denver Beer Co., 5768 Olde Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Go to denverbeerco.com/ Lifetree Cafe: Illegal Immigration: noon Tuesday, Jan. 22 at Peace Lutheran Church, 5674 Field St., Arvada. “Kids Without a Country: An Illegal Immigrant’s Story” features the filmed story of Reyna Grande, who crossed the border with her family illegally when she was 9 years old. She’s the author of “The Distance Between Us.” Questions may be directed to Tim Lindeman at 303-424-4454 or tlindeman@ peacelutheran.net.

January 17, 2019J

Selfies With Bears?: 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 26 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Have you taken a selfie with a bear? Hiked in a lightning storm? Encountered black widows or a mama moose?

The best way to stay safe in nature is being prepared. Handson class tests safety and survival knowledge. Take a short hike with a naturalist. For ages 6-12. Go to https://campscui.active.com/ orgs/MajesticViewNatureCenter#

Android Device Boot Camp: 6:307:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23, and 6:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30 at the Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St. Call 303-2355275 or visit www.jeffcolibrary.org.

DUG Grow a Garden: Wheat Ridge Library, 5475 W. 32nd Ave., is a Denver Urban Gardens site. Sign up for Grow a Garden through Jan. 31. Call 303-235-5275 or visit www.jeffcolibrary.org.

Editor’s note: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Wednesday for publication the following week. To place a calendar item, go to eventlink. coloradocommunitymedia.com.

The Challenges of Mexico: 11 a.m. to noon Thursday, Jan. 24 at Carmel Oaks Retirement Community, 1811 S. Harlan Circle, Lakewood.

Active Minds program on Mexican history and recent events. Call 303-937-1010 to RSVP.

Arvada Press 21

January 17, 2019

WRITING

Foster Elementary expands dual language program Seventh grade to be included for 2019-20 school year

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Starting with the 2019-2020 school year, Foster Elementary in Arvada will be expanding its K-6 duel language program to seventh grade.

The pilot program hopes to continue to eighth grade the following year.

“We really have this belief that to give our kids this opportunity is really a precious gift,” said Karen Quanbeck, chief of schools elementary. “To have the ability to read and write and speak in two languages is an amazing asset.”

In 2004, Foster Elementary started the first two-way dual language education program in Jefferson County Public Schools. The framework allows students from both Spanish and English speaking homes to become bilingual, biliterate and understand other cultures.

Foster is a neighborhood school and over 70 percent of the students in the duel language program are from the neighborhood. The school also runs a 30-50 student wait-list for this program.

Foster Elementary Principal

Leigh Hiester said that in 2003 the idea was presented to her to start the duel language program and at that time it was selling a dream.

“I was telling people what it was going to be and they didn’t have anything to compare it to and they believed in it,” Hiester said, adding that now two-thirds of the school is in the program. “Now our parents are saying we want another dream.”

When the district was implementing the move of sixth grade students to middle schools in the spring of 2017, Foster families requested that the school be able to keep their sixth-graders because of the duel language program. The Jeffco board of education agreed.

There is currently no formal middle school program for two-way dual language education in Jeffco, therefore, the parents and students are now asking to extend this program to seventh and eighth grades, as a sustainable way to extend twoway dual language education into middle school.

According to Hiester, over 40 percent of Foster’s sixth grade dual language students attend schools out of district when they matriculate out of Foster.

Hiester believes that adding the additional grades will also promote the Jeffco Seal of Biliteracy — an award given to recognize students who have studied and attained proficiency in two or more languages

by high school graduation.

Students enrolled in the duel language program start in kindergarten with half native English speakers and half native Spanish speakers. They start learning literacy in their native language. By first grade, students spend 60 percent in their native language and the rest in their second language. Starting in third grade, they split time half and half learning every subject in both languages.

Hiester said the school will be able to house the seventh grade students by using the facility space it has creatively.

Foster is slated for a six classroom addition through the recently-approved school bond. The long-term plan is that those six classrooms will help in expanding the program to include eighth grade.

Moving forward the school will need to decide if they will remain a neighborhood school with a program or become an option school with a school-wide duel language program.

“It’s important to us that we remain a neighborhood school and we need to engage our current families in both programs and determine what the next steps would be.” Quanbeck said. “We felt like right now we need another year for the conversations to continue and figure out what our families want.”

FROM PAGE 9

with loss of love ones, aging and mental health disorders.

“It’s such a strange combination and that’s what makes this really work,” Lynveal said. “We can see across everybody’s patterns and we can remember what it’s like.”

For some, the group has restored a lost love of writing. For others, it has helped them express themselves, think outside the box, gain confidence and change their lives.

Getting back into the writing put priorities in order, for Lynveal. She thought, “If I can write, I can interview for a job. If I get a job, I can do a job.”

It also helped her see what other issues she had to work on.

“Not just the homelessness,” Lynveal said. “The homelessness is the reason we came. But the other hard times we were going through — post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, not being able to find a job, being older and not what the job market is looking for — this group had a way of swinging that negative into something positive.”

Now, almost one year after the group started, Lynveal credits Hard Times with getting her through homelessness, getting her motivated and upbeat enough to get a job and helping her to not be homeless anymore.

“Now, this group keeps me from loosing my sanity, moving forward and leaving the black behind,” Lynveal said. “As far as the groups concerned, this is life-saving for anyone dealing with a hard time.”

FIND US Park Meadows Mall

Lone Tree, Colorado 8401 Park Meadows Center Drive Kiosks located bottom level next to Dick’s Sporting Goods

Denver International Airport 8500 Pena Blvd • 303-816-0429 X1 Kiosks located in A next to gate 48 and B in center core between bathrooms

Flatirons Crossing Mall

Broomfield, Colorado • 720-471-8864 1 Flatirons Crossing Drive, #2249

www.Taspens.com

FREE CBD

Organics Products Organic • NO fillers NO chemicals NO parabens NO alcohols • NON-toxic NON-GMO NO Animal testing Gluten-Free

Over 200 Handcrafted Organic Products Since 2007

Top level next to Zumierz and across from Express

Healing Center & Cosmic Kitchen Conifer, Colorado • 303-816-0429 X2 25797 Conifer Road, B106 and B112

Bring this ad into any of our locations and receive:

ONE FREE HEMP CBD Starter 165mg. $25 Value. Offer expires 3/31/2019 “Our healing products sell themselves. Try our FREE CBD. We know you will be back.”

HEMP CBD May Help With:

Arthritis • Tendonitis • Plantar Fasciitis • Inflammation, Swelling & Bruising • Neuropathy • Sciatica & Nerve Pain Anxiety • Stress • Insomnia • Eczema • Psoriasis • Dry Skin Allergies • Asthma • Sinus Issues • Headaches & Migraines Wrinkles • Puffy Eyes • Dark Circles • Acne Scars • Age/Sun Spots

22 Arvada Press

LOCAL

January 17, 2019J

SPORTS

Running back has been quite a catch

M Arvada West freshman Dylan Kruse works on top during the 113-pound championship bout against Discovery Canyon’s Jeff Strickenberg at the Arvada West Wrestling Invitational on Jan. 12. Kruse suffered a 5-2 loss. PHOTO BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Jefferson’s Nick Gallegos grabs title

BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

AWEST INVITATIONAL CHAMPIONS

ARVADA — The evidence was overwhelming how competitive and challenging the two-day Arvada West Wrestling Invitational was as it wrapped up Jan. 12.

The annual tournament featured the On The Mat’s top 3 ranked teams in Class 5A and 4A — Pomona, Grand Junction, Grandview, Windsor, Pueblo East and Pueblo County — along with 25 state placers and 11 nationally ranked wrestlers.

“This tournament has got tougher,” Pomona coach Sam Federico said.

The Panthers, ranked No. 1 in Class 5A, eventually finished fifth in the team standings. Pomona senior Justin Pacheco was the lone Panther to advance to the championship matches. He lost to Windsor junior Dominick Serrano 7-2.

“Serrano is definitely the guy I wanted to wrestle this year,” Pacheco

106 — Kenny Sailas, Brighton 113 — Jett Strickenberger, Discovery Canyon 120 — Will Vombaur, Windsor 126 — Patrick Allis, Discovery Canyon 132 — Dominick Serrano, Windsor 138 — Fabian Santillan, Grandview 145 — Jaxon Garoutte, Pueblo County 152 — Nick Gallegos, Jefferson 160 — Christopher Fasano, Pueblo County 170 — Jay Skalecki, Grand Junction 182 — Isaiah Salazar, Windsor 195 — Zion Freeman, Pueblo East 220 — Hunter Tobiasson, Grand Junction 285 — Refugio Chairez, Garden City (Kansas) said. “It didn’t go the way I wanted it to this time, but I’ll see him again at the state duals in a couple of weeks.”

Serrano, a two-time 4A state champion, improved his high school career record to 104-0 with the victory.

A handful of Pomona wrestlers didn’t wrestle during the two-day tournament

and the Panthers suffered a couple of more injuries at the meet.

“We are about as beat up as I have ever seen us,” Federico admitted. “The tournaments we go to you get beat up, but I think it makes us better wrestlers and tougher mentally. There are no season-ending injuries. We just need some time to recoup. We have time.”

Jefferson junior Nick Gallegos made the most of his time in the highly competitive tournament. Gallegos — ranked No. 1 at 152-pounds in Class 3A — took victory by injury default against Pueblo County’s Trevor Singleton — No. 3 in 4A at 152. Singleton appeared to suffer a knee injury midway through the first period and couldn’t continue.

“It feels really good. It took me two years to get here,” Gallegos said of his victory at A-West. “I couldn’t have done this without my coach Dwight Howes. It feels great.”

SEE WRESTLING, P24

Standout Performers Marissa Chatman, Wheat Ridge The senior scored a double-double, with 10 rebounds and 17 points, in what was an eventual loss to Standley Lake, 4742, on Jan. 11.

Girls varsity relay teams, Golden High The relay teams won the Jan. 11 Jeffco 4A relay team competition. Golden girls swam to first place in the 200 free and 400 free relays, and second in the 200 medley.

Aneus Olsen, Arvada High The guard was part of the trio of seniors that helped ensure the Bulldogs won the Jan. 10 game against Aurora West College Prep, 63-38. Olsen served as his team’s best long-range threat, draining three 3-pointers as part of his 14-point performance.

Caleb Clark, Faith Christian The 6’1” sophomore likely has a bright future on the court. He only took three shots in his team’s Jan 11 drubbing of conference opponent Stargate School, 74-44. But all three shots, including two from beyond the arc, went in.

Maddie Phillips, Green Mountain The 6’2” junior put up 10 points, and came down with 10 rebounds in the Rams’ 67-32 home conference win against Golden.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS: Colorado Community Media selects athletes from area high schools each week as “Standout Performers.” Preference is given to athletes making their debut on the list. To nominate an athlete, contact Glenn Wallace by noon on Sunday at gwallace@coloradocommunitymedia.com

ax Borghi played a lot of football for Washington State University during the 2018 season, and he was only a freshman.

Borghi was a standout at Pomona and had all the tools to OVERTIME make an impact in a Division I program but many times it takes a while for young players to adapt to college life and football.

He is often compared to for- Jim Benton mer Valor Christian and Stanford star Christian McCaffrey, who now plays for the Carolina Panthers.

Borghi and McCaffrey used to talk and workout together but Borghi passed on offers from Stanford and Colorado to attend Washington State.

“Overall as far as my performance, I had a decent season but nowhere near where I want to be,” said Borghi. “It was a good, fun season, for sure. I still have a ton of work to do. The season allowed me to see where I need to work on things more.”

Borghi, a 5-foot-10, 190-pound running back, was the team’s second leading rusher with 366 yards and eight touchdowns on 72 carries. He caught 53 passes for 374 yards and four TDs. Probably the correct position to list Borghi as playing would be all-purpose back, since running backs in coach Mike Leach’s Air Raid offense have to play a different role.

Leach talked about what is expected from a running back in the Washington State offense following a 31-7 win over CU on Nov. 10 in a game that saw Borghi score on a 28-yard scoring reception.

“You have to rush, catch and block,” Leach told reporters. “Not just one of the three. You have to do all three.”

That was a change which Borghi took as a challenge.

“This offense is a little bit different for a running back,” he said. “I think I adjusted well.

Catching to the ball in open space is pretty nice and making the defender miss.

“The offense is pretty cool, it’s pretty fun to make the defender miss and just get going.”

SEE BENTON, P21

Arvada Press 23

January 17, 2019

BENTON FROM PAGE 20

A-WEST SCORES A WIN Northg enn freshman Eme yn T neo-Gonza ez makes the shot n the pa nt over opponent Ca a ya V ck es at Arvada West Jan 9 The W dcats won the non-conference game 43-39 A-West w th an 8-6 record as of press t me w start conference p ay on Jan 19 aga nst Pomona

Borghi continued “You don t have to take the beating of rushing the ba through the ine every p ay It seems ike the NFL is start ing to have running backs catch the ba a ot more so that s setting me up for success in the future ” Borghi was ooking toward the future when he graduated ear y from Pomona and enro ed at Washington State for the spring semester He participated in spring footba practice with the varsity “Mid unior year I decided I was going to do it (enro ear y) and had to take doub e credits to be ab e to graduate ear y” ex p ained Borghi “It was difficu t but we worth it “It he ped a ton Co ege itse f is hard to ad ust to and it he ped me a ot in the schoo aspect to get used to a that so I didn t have to do it during the season As far as footba there was a ot of seven on seven working on my speed and stuff and in the weight room working to get strong to get ready for the season It contributed to the season I had earning the offense and a that ” There were more than 20 seniors from Co orado high schoo s who signed etters of intent to p ay footba next season at Di vision I schoo s during the Dec 19 21 ear y signing period Borghi had some simp e advice for those p ayers probab y something that has been preached to them many times before “Just keep your head down and work ” ad vised Borghi “Work hard and stay humb e Nothing improves yourse f more than ust working hard That s what it takes You are not going to make it un ess you work hard ”

D M HO H

ADAMS ELEMENTARY…ADDENBROOKE …

CLASSICAL ACADEMY…ALAMEDA …

INTERNATIONAL JR./SR. HIGH…ALLENDALE …

ELEMENTARY…ARVADA …

HIGH…ARVADA …

K-8…ARVADA …

WEST HIGH…BEAR W …

CREEK HIGH…BEAR …

CREEK K-8…BELL …

MIDDLE…BELMAR …

ELEMENTARY…BERGEN …

MEADOW W PRIMARY…BERGEN …

VALLEY INTERMEDIATE…BLUE …

HERON ELEMENTARY…BRADFORD …

K-8…BRADY …

EXPLORATION…CAMPBELL …

ELEMENTARY…CARMODY …

MIDDLE…CHATFIELD …

HIGH…COAL …

CREEK CANYON K-8…COLLEGIATE …

ACADEMY…COLOROW …

W ELEMENTARY…COLUMBINE …

HIGH…COLUMBINE …

HILLS ELEMENTARY…COMPASS …

MONTESSORI…CONIFER …

HIGH…CONNECTIONS …

LEARNING

CENTER…CORONADO …

ELEMENTARY…CREIGHTON …

MIDDLE…D'EVELYN …

JR./SR.

HIGH…DAKOTA …

RIDGE

HIGH…DEANE …

ELEMENTARY…DEER …

CREEK

MIDDLE…DENNISON …

ELEMENTARY…DEVINNY …

ELEMENTARY…DORAL …

ACADEMY…DRAKE …

MIDDLE…DUNSTAN …

MIDDLE…DUTCH …

CREEK ELEMENTARY…EDGEWATER …

W ELEMENTARY…EIBER …

ELEMENTARY…ELK …

CREEK ELEMENTARY…EMORY …

ELEMENTARY…EVERGREEN …

HIGH…EVERGREEN …

MIDDLE…EVERITT …

MIDDLE…EXCEL …

ACADEMY…FAIRMOUNT …

ELEMENTARY…FALCON …

BLUFFS MIDDLE…FITZMORRIS …

ELEMENTARY…FOOTHILLS …

ELEMENTARY…FOSTER …

ELEMENTARY…FREE …

HORIZON MONTESSORI…FREMONT …

ELEMENTARY…GLENNON …

HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY…GOLDEN …

HIGH…GOVERNOR'S …

RANCH ELEMENTARY…GREAT …

WORK MONTESSORI…GREEN W …

GABLES ELEMENTARY…GREEN …

MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY…GREEN …

MOUNTAIN HIGH…HACKBERRY …

HILL ELEMENTARY…HUTCHINSON …

ELEMENTARY…IRWIN … W PRESCHOOL…JEFFCO …

VIRTUAL ACADEMY…JEFFERSON …

ACADEMY…JEFFCO …

OPEN…JEFFERSON …

JR./SR. HIGH…LITZ …

PRESCHOOL…KEN …

CARYL MIDDLE…KENDALLVUE …

ELEMENTARY…KENDRICK …

LAKES ELEMENTARY…KULLERSTRAND …

ELEMENTARY…KYFFIN …

ELEMENTARY…LAKEWOOD …

W HIGH…LASLEY …

ELEMENTARY…LAWRENCE … W ELEMENTARY…LEAWOOD …

W ELEMENTARY…LINCOLN …

ACADEMY…LITTLE …

ELEMENTARY…LONG …

VIEW W HIGH…LUKAS …

ELEMENTARY…LUMBERG …

ELEMENTARY…MANDALAY …

MIDDLE…THE …

MANNING SCHOOL…MAPLE …

GROVE ELEMENTARY…MARSHDALE …

ELEMENTARY…MCLAIN ELEMEN …

COMMUNITY

HIGH…MEIKLEJOHN …

ELEMENTARY…MILLER …

SPECIAL

EDUCATION…MITCHELL …

ELEMENTARY…MOLHOLM …

ELEMENTARY…MONTESSORI …

If you have a preschool-12th grade student, it’s time to enroll in Jeffco Public Schools

PEAKS

ACADEMY…MOORE MIDDLE…MORTENSEN ELEMENTARY…MT CARBON ELEMENTARY…MT PHOENIX COMMUNITY…NEW AMERICA SCHOOL…NORMA ANDERSON PRESCHOOL…NORMANDY ELEMENTARY…NORTH ARVADA MIDDLE…OBERON

MIDDLE…PARMALEE

ELEMENTARY…PARR

ELEMENTARY…PATTERSON

INTERNATIONAL…PEAK

EXPEDITIONARY-PENNINGTON…PECK

ELEMENTARY…PEIFFER

ELEMENTARY…POMONA

HIGH…POWDERHORN ELEMENTARY…PROSPECT VALLEY ELEMENTARY…RALSTON ELEMENTARY…RALSTON VALLEY HIGH…RED ROCKS ELEMENTARY…ROCKY MOUNTAIN ACADEMY OF EVERGREEN…ROCKY MOUNTAIN DEAF…ROONEY RANCH ELEMENTARY…ROSE STEIN INTERNATIONAL ELEMENTARY…RYAN ELEMENTARY…SECREST ELEMENTARY…SEMPER ELEMENTARY…SHAFFER ELEMENTARY…SHELTON ELEMENTARY…SHERIDAN GREEN

Go to www.enrolljeffco.org Learn about the schools near you

January 22 - February 8 Enroll in your current or neighborhood school (K-12), or apply to another Jeffco school (choice enroll & preschool)

Late February If choice enrolling, you will receive notification of next steps LEARNING

CENTER…CORONADO

ELEMENTARY…CREIGHTON

MIDDLE…D'EVELYN

JR./SR.

HIGH…DAKOTA

RIDGE

HIGH…DEANE

ELEMENTARY…DEER

CREEK

MIDDLE…DENNISON

ELEMENTARY…DEVINNY

ELEMENTARY…DORAL ACADEMY…DRAKE MIDDLE…DUNSTAN MIDDLE…DUTCH CREEK ELEMENTARY…EDGEWATER ELEMENTARY…EIBER ELEMENTARY…ELK CREEK ELEMENTARY…EMORY ELEMENTARY…EVERGREEN

It’s Time to EnrollJeffco!

HIGH…EVERGREEN MIDDLE…EVERITT MIDDLE…EXCEL ACADEMY…FAIRMOUNT ELEMENTARY…FALCON BLUFFS MIDDLE…FITZMORRIS ELEMENTARY…FOOTHILLS ELEMENTARY…FOSTER ELEMENTARY…FREE HORIZON MONTESSORI…FREMONT …

ELEMENTARY…GLENNON …

HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY…GOLDEN …

HIGH…GOVERNOR'S …

RANCH ELEMENTARY…GREAT …

WORK MONTESSORI…GREEN W …

GABLES ELEMENTARY…GREEN …

MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY…GREEN …

MOUNTAIN HIGH…HACKBERRY …

HILL ELEMENTARY…HUTCHINSON …

ELEMENTARY…IRWIN … W PRESCHOOL…JEFFCO …

VIRTUAL ACADEMY…JEFFERSON …

ACADEMY…JEFFCO …

OPEN…JEFFERSON …

JR./SR. HIGH…LITZ …

PRESCHOOL…KEN …

CARYL MIDDLE…KENDALLVUE …

ELEMENTARY…KENDRICK …

LAKES ELEMENTARY…KULLERSTRAND …

ELEMENTARY…KYFFIN …

ELEMENTARY…LAKEWOOD …

W HIGH…LASLEY …

ELEMENTARY…LAWRENCE … W ELEMENTARY…LEAWOOD ELEMENTARY…LINCOLN ACADEMY…LITTLE ELEMENTARY…LONG VIEW HIGH…LUKAS ELEMENTARY…LUMBERG ELEMENTARY…MANDALAY MIDDLE…THE MANNING SCHOOL…MAPLE GROVE ELEMENTARY…MARSHDALE …

ELEMENTARY…MCLAIN …

COMMUNITY

HIGH…MEIKLEJOHN …

ELEMENTARY…MILLER …

JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

SPECIAL

EDUCATION…MITCHELL …

ELEMENTARY…MOLHOLM …

ELEMENTARY…MONTESSORI …

www.enro effco.org

PEAKS

ACADEMY…MOORE …

MIDDLE…MORTENSEN …

ELEMENTARY…MT …

CARBON ELEMENTARY…MT …

PHOENIX COMMUNITY…NEW … W AMERICA SCHOOL…NORMA …

ANDERSON PRESCHOOL…NORMANDY …

ELEMENTARY…NORTH …

ARVADA MIDDLE…OBERON …

MIDDLE…PARMALEE …

ELEMENTARY…PARR …

ELEMENTARY…PATTERSON …

INTERNATIONAL…PEAK …

EXPEDITIONARY-PENNINGTON…PECK …

ELEMENTARY…PEIFFER …

ELEMENTARY…POMONA …

24 Arvada Press

January 17, 2019J

Pomona senior Justin Pacheco wrestles during his semifinal victory Jan. 12 at Arvada West High School. Pacheco was the lone Panther to advance to the championship bouts in the annual Arvada West Wrestling Invitational. PHOTO BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

WRESTLING FROM PAGE 20

Howes was a state champion at Arvada High School in his day and has been an assistant coach for Jefferson head coach Oscar Fonseca.

“I don’t think we’ve ever had a champion here,” Fonseca said. “That is a pretty great accomplishment. He (Gallegos) never stops working in the wrestling room.”

Gallegos placed third at 138 pounds during his first trip to the state tournament as a freshman in 2017. He was a favorite to win last year, but Gallegos was in a car accident two days before the state tournament. He lost 2-0 in his opening match and had to drop out of the tournament due to injury.

“My focus is winning a state title,” Gallegos said.

Jefferson could be in the mix for the 3A state title. The Saints are currently ranked third. Fonseca had five wrestlers compete at the A-West Invite and four placed in the top 4.

“These tournament are great, but they are just practice,” Fonseca said.

“We are looking toward our next

match. We don’t look at rankings. We don’t worry about that stuff.”

A nice addition for the Saints this season was the sister/brother tandem of Cayden and Zander Condit. Conifer dropped its wrestling program this year so the Condits are wrestling for Jefferson.

Cayden is looking to join the list of female wrestlers to qualify for the state tournament and Zander placed fifth at 132 pounds in the 3A tournament last year.

“They fit in extremely well with us,” Fonseca said of the Condits. “They have come in and been a part of our family. They have been a great addition for us.”

Arvada West wasn’t able to grab an individual title, but senior Mitchell Romero (106) and freshman Dylan Kruse (113) both advanced to title bouts.

Pueblo East came away with the team title racking up 195.5 points. Rival Pueblo County (188.5) took second and Windsor (185.5) placed third.

Dennis Pleuss is a communications specialist for Jeffco Public Schools with a focus on athletics and activities. For more Jeffco coverage, go to CHSAANow.com/Jeffco.

Answers

THANKS for

PLAYING!

© 2016 King Features Synd., Inc.

Solution

Arvada Press 25

January 17, 2019

www.ColoradoServiceDirectory.com

HOME

& BUSINESS SERVICE DIRECTORY FROM A TO Z

To Advertise call Karen 303.566.4091

kearhart@coloradocommunitymedia.com

SERVICES

Handyman

Handyman

Carpentry

Michael’s Handyman Services

FREE ESTIMATES-REFERENCES AVAILABLE – FULL PAINT SERVICES

Carpenter/Handyman:

Semi retired but still ready to work for you! 34 years own business. Prefer any small jobs. Rossi's: 303-233-9581

• Home Beautification • Home Repair & Interior Painting

303-301-4420

Carpet/Flooring

MINOR HOME REPAIRS

HIGH COUNTRY HANDYMAN

Licensed Roofer, Cabinets, Carpentry, Drywall, Tile, Flooring, Decking, Gutters, Bathrooms, Tree Service, Hauling, Fencing, Caretaking, Odd Jobs, Assembly

ALAN 303-697-9596 CELL

LICENSED – SAVE $ - NO JOB TOO SMALL – 20 YEARS LOCAL EXPERIENCE

Heating/ Air Conditioning

No job is too small • Free Estimates

Drywall

Serving the Front Range since 1955 Furnaces • Boilers • Water Heaters Rooftop HVAC • Mobile Furnaces Commercial • Residential Install • Repair • Replace

Electricians

Free Estimates • 720-327-9214

Sanders Drywall Inc. All phases to include

Concrete/Paving

G& E Concrete • Residential &Commercial Flatwork • Driveways • Patios • Walks • Garages • Foundations • Colored & Stamped Concrete • Tearout/Replace • FREE Estimates 25+ yrs. Experience Best Rates • References

303-451-0312 or 303-915-1559 www.gandeconcrete.com

Construction

FREE Estimates For: - House Leveling - Foundation Repair - Mobile Home Leveling - Concrete Crack Repair - Waterproofing

720.503.0879

Acoustic scrape and re-texture Repairs to full basement finishes Water damage repairs Interior paint, door & trim installs 30+ years experience Insured Free estimates Please no Solicitors

Darrell 303-915-0739

A PATCH TO MATCH Drywall Repair Specialist

• Home Renovation and Remodel • 30 years Experience • Insured • Satisfaction Guaranteed Highly rated & screened contractor by Home Advisor & Angies list

Call Ed 720-328-5039 Electricians

Affordable Electrician

HouseLevelingandFoundationRepair.com

Over 25 years experience

Home Additions by

• Residential Expert • All electrical upgrades • No Job Too Small • Senior Discounts – Lic/Insured

Since 1994

Since 1994

Plan – Design – Build

Master Suite – Kitchen – Bath – In Law Suite

You Dream It… and We Will Build It

Call 303-903-1790 www.Regal Remodels.com

Cell: 720-690-7645 Office: 720-621-6955 ELECTRICAL SERVICE WORK

All types, licensed & insured.

Honest expert service.

Free estimates.

720-203-7385

B&W Electric, LLC

Licensed and Insured.

Residential or Commercial Ask about our Senior Citizen and/or Veteran discounts.

Call (720) 925-1241

Radiant Lighting Service **

Electrical Work All types. Honest and reliable, licensed & ins.

Free estimates.

Craig (303)429-3326

Landscaping/Nurseries

New Design & Renovation • General Clean Up • Sod Tree Services & Trimming • Retaining Walls • Sprinkler System

Satisfying Customers for Over 24 Years

Al Vinnola 720-404-3525 Locally Owned & Operated • Competitive Rates • Free Estimates

The Electrician - licensed and insured adding, upgrading, and repairing residential circuits, outlets, lighting, and switches. I have many years of experience, and have helped many happy homeowners. Free estimates. Satisfaction guaranteed! Available Mon-Sat. 720-909-3130 www.theelectrician.site

Fence Services

DISCOUNT FENCE CO

Excavating/Trenching

• Snow Removal • • Parking Lot Maintenance and Sealing • • Grading & Paving • Concrete Repairs • • Hauling, Soil, Gravel, Trash • Trenching • Licensed and Insured

720-775-7045

www.armacexcavating.com

Quality Fencing at a DiscountPrice Wood, Chain Link, Vinyl, Orna-iron, New Install and Repairs.

Owner Operated since 1989 Call Now & Compare!

303-450-6604

Garage Doors

FOR ALL YOUR GARAGE DOOR NEEDS!

• Springs, Repairs • New Doors and Openers • Barn and Arena Doors • Locally-Owned & Operated • Tom Martino’s Referral List 10 Yrs • BBB Gold Star Member Since 2002

(303) 646-4499 www.mikesgaragedoors.com Please Recycle this Publication when Finished

26 Arvada Press

January 17, 2019J

Services

PLACE YOUR AD TODAY!

303-566-4091

Painting

Roofing/Gutters

Michael’s Handyman Services

Let Me Help You Beautify Your Home – Quality Workmanship Free Estimates • Reliable • Quick Response

Interior • Painting • Minor Home Repair Basic Plumbing & Electrical Services*

Roofing/Gutters

Have a Hail Damaged Roof?

- Call Golden Spike Roofing - We are 100% Local & Have Great References - Roofing • Siding • Paint • Windows • Gutters

All Types of Roofing New Roofs, Reroofs, Repairs & Roof Certifications Aluminum Seamless Gutters Family owned/operated since 1980 Call Today for a FREE Estimate • Senior Discounts

- Call Dave Vaughn 720-427-7422 - davegoldenspikeroofing@gmail.com

(303) 234-1539

Call Michael

www.AnyWeatherRoofing.com • Sales@AnyWEatherRoofing.com

303-301-4420

Siding

* 10% discount with this ad * Hauling Service

Real Estate

Ed Vaughn - Keller Williams REALTOR, CNE, SRES, HSE Professional Photography, Market Analysis, Home staging Expert, House cleaning, Window cleaning, Face book marketing, Open House, Certified Negotiation Expert, Senior Real Estate Specialist.

Begin searching for your dreamhome today!

Mobile: 303.408.7118 Office: 303.452.3300 Or online at: edvaughnhomes.com

Handyman

Trash Cleanup • Old Furniture Mattresses • Appliances • Dirt Old fencing • Branches • Concrete Asphalt • Old Sod • Brick • Mortar House/Garage/Yard clean outs Storm Damage Cleanup Electronics recycling avail.

Mark: 303.432.3503 Painting

Handyman Bob’s Painting, Repairs & Home Improvements 30 yrs experience Free estimates 303-450-1172

Bob’s Home Repairs

All types of repairs.

Reasonable rates 30yrs Exp. 303-450-1172

HANDY MAN Screwed up your plumbing?

CALL DIRTY JOBS Plumbing repair & Drain Cleaning

720-308-6696 www.askdirtyjobs.com Call for advice and Phone Pricing

TM

HOME REPAIRS & REMODELING • Drywall • Painting • Tile • Trim • Doors • Painting • Decks • Bath Remodel • Kitchen Remodels • Basements & Much More!

Call Today for a FREE ESTIMATE 303-427-2955

Handyman Service Tile, Plumbing, Finish Projects, Miscellaneous Repairs Small Jobs OK

AFFORDABLE 303-345-4046

HANDYMAN

Carpentry • Painting Tile • Drywall • Roof Repairs Plumbing • Electrical Kitchen • Basements Bath Remodels Property Building Maintenance Free Estimates • Reliable Licensed • Bonded Insured • Senior Discount

Ron Massa

Office 303-642-3548 Cell 720-363-5983 No Service in Parker or Castle Rock

• All Types of Siding • Windows • Storm Damage Repair • Doors • Soffit / Fascia • Gutters • Fences • Decks

HAULING

$$ Reasonable Rates On: $$

Full sErVicE rEalty:

Each office is independently owned and operated

Plumbing

Hauling Service

Cut Rate Hauling Trash / Rubbish / Debris and Junk Removal Professional and Reliable Year Round Service Rubin (720)434-8042 Kerwin (720) 519-5559

DEEDON'S PAINTING 40 years experience Interior & Exterior painting.

References 303-466-4752

Painting

Interior • Exterior Residential Specialist Woodworking, Decks Fences: pressure washing / Drywall patch Free Estimates • Great Winter Rates

Highlands Ranch resident

Call 303-357-2548

Or Visit SidingAndWindowsCo.com For Additional Services Offered

PLUMBING & SPRINKLERS

Free Instant Phone Quote Repair or Replace: Faucets, Sprinklers, Toilets, Sinks, Disposals, Water Heaters, Gas Lines, Broken Pipes, Spigots/ Hosebibs, Water Pressure Regulator, Ice Maker, Drain Cleaning, Dishwasher Instl., for coupons go to vertecservices.com CALL Vertec (720)298-0880

DIRTY JOBS Done Dirt Cheap!

Tree Service

GONZALES Tree Service Since 1992

•Family owned & operated •Licensed and Insured •Free estimates

Anthony 970.846.6206 Albert 970.846.1876

Drain Cleaning & All Plumbing Repairs

JAY WHITE Tree Service Serving with pride since 1975 Tree & shrub trimming & removals Licensed and Insured Firewood For Sale Call Jay (303)278-7119

www.askdirtyjobs.com

Majestic Tree Service

720-308-6696 Commercial & Residential 30 Years Experience Phone for free Quote

720-231-5954

Tree & Shrub Trimming, Tree Removal Stump Grinding Free Estimates/Consultations Licensed and Insured

Remodeling

Call Joseph

303-523-6372

PERFECTION PAINT 22 YEARS • INT/EXT 8 Year Warranty • Paint or Stain Commercial or Residential No Money Down New Construction & Apartment Maintenance • Siding Repair

303-591-8506

Rocky Mountain Contractors

Home Remodeling Specialists, Inc. • Bath • Kitchen Remodels • Bsmt Finishes • Vinyl Windows Member of Team Dave Logan 30+ yrs. exp.

George - (303)252-8874

Please Recycle this Publication when Finished

Windows

TOP WINDOW CLEANING #1 in Customer Satisfactions

10% OFF to NEW CUSTOMERS Over 20 Years Experience Insured / Bonded Call Today For A FREE Estimate Quality work guaranteed Gutter / Tree Works

720-400-6496 topwindowcleaning.net

Arvada Press 27

January 17, 2019

www.ColoradoServiceDirectory.com

HOME

& BUSINESS SERVICE DIRECTORY FROM A TO Z

To Advertise call Karen 303.566.4091

kearhart@coloradocommunitymedia.com

Need to get the word out?

Marketplace Classic

Advertise with us to find a good home for your favorite Ford

TRUCK Classifieds For Local News Anytime of the Day Visit OurColoradoNews.com

Call Karen at 303.566.4091

King Features Weekly Service

January 7, 2019

Please Recycle this Publication when Finished

1. Aquaman ........................ (PG-13) Jason Momoa, Amber Heard 2. Mary Poppins Returns .......(PG) Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda 3. Bumblebee ..................... (PG-13) Hailee Steinfeld, Jorge Lendeborg Jr. 4. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse .............................(PG) animated 5. The Mule ................................ (R) Clint Eastwood, Bradley Cooper 6. Vice ......................................... (R) Christian Bale, Amy Adams 7. Holmes & Watson ......... (PG-13) Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly 8. Second Act ..................... (PG-13) Jennifer Lopez, Vanessa Hudgens 9. Ralph Breaks the Internet .(PG) animated 10. The Grinch ........................(PG) animated © 2019 King Features Synd., Inc.

LIKE US on FACEBOOK

ColoradoCommunityMedia.com

Local Focus.

More News.

18 newspapers.

20 websites.

Connecting YOU to your LOCAL community.

303-566-4100 ColoradoCommunityMedia.com

Local ads, coupons & deals are just one click away!

C H E C K I T O U T AT:

ColoradoCommunityMedia.com

28 Arvada Press

January 17, 2019J

www.ColoradoCommunityClassifieds.com

GARAGE

SALES

MERCHANDISE ANTIQUES SPORTS

To Advertise call Karen 303.566.4091

Colorado Statewide Classified Advertising Network To place a 25-word COSCAN Network ad in 91 Colorado newspapers for only $300, contact your local newspaper or call Colorado Press Association Network at 303-571-5117.

WANTED

COLORADO PRESS ASSOCIATION NETWORK

Cash for Mineral Rights Free, no-risk, cash offer. Contact us with the details: Call: 720-988-5617 Write: Minerals, PO BOX 3668, Littleton, CO 80161 Email: opportunity@ecmresourcesinc.com

Buy a 25-word statewide classified line ad in newspapers across the state of Colorado for just $300 per week.

Ask about our frequency discounts!

Contact this newspaper or call Colorado Press Association Network 303-571-5117

Misc. Notices

Arvada Church of God 7135 West 68th Avenue 1 time food bank for the Arvada Area Providing Food, Hygiene Items and Gift Cards Available one time only Call Carmen Terpin at 303-232-6146

Grain Finished Buffalo

Split & Delivered $300 a cord Stacking available extra $35 Christmas Trees available at Sedalia Conico and Jar Mart in Sedalia Call 303-647-2475 or 720-323-2173

quartered, halves and whole

719-771-8742

MERCHANDISE

Furniture Solid Maple Bedroom set w/mattress $275 Leather Couch $125 Desk $50, Rya Rug $50 Antique Federal Dining Set $1200 303-721-8630

Bicycles

Want your life story written?

I can help. I have 30+ years experience, and can deliver print-ready documents and electronic copies within 60 days.

I have reasonable rates and write informative, entertaining life stories.

Great family gift.

Call Tabatha 720.763.5090.

Musical

Cellco Partnership and its controlled affiliates doing business as Verizon Wireless (Verizon Wireless) proposes to build a 60-foot stealth structure Communications Tower at the approx. vicinity of 25 South Newland St., Lakewood, Jefferson County, CO 80226. Public comments regarding potential effects from this site on historic properties may be submitted within 30 days from the date of this publication to: Trileaf Corp, Alex, a.grigsby@trileaf.com, 10845 Olive Blvd, Suite 260, St. Louis, MO 63141, 314997-6111.

First Publication: January 17, 2019 Last Publication: January 17, 2019 Publisher: Lakewood Sentinel

WIDOWED MEN AND WOMEN OF AMERICA.

A social club offering many exciting social activities and friendships.

Link 10 social hours, 4-6 P each Thur at Innsider Bar and Grill, Holiday Inn, 7390 Hampton Ave., Lkwd.

Visit widowedamerica.org or contact Bob, 303-979-0181.

Firewood

Farm Products & Produce

Misc. Notices

Want To Purchase minerals and other oil/gas interests. Send details to: P.O. Box 13557 Denver, CO 80201

PETS AUTOS &

MORE!

kearhart@coloradocommunitymedia.com FARM & AGRICULTURE

Misc. Notices

EQUIPMENT

Selmer (Paris) Mark VI Saxophones: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone, including accessories 303-756-0994

PETS

Autos for Sale 2008 SRX Cadillac All Wheel Drive 64,775 miles, V6, Premium Luxury Package, 3rd row seating, Ultra View Sun Roof, Rear AC, 20" Aluminum Polished Wheels White Diamond Tint coat/ Cashmere Interior $9950 (303)901-1342

Sell your merchandise on this page $25 for 2 weeks in 16 papers and online 303-566-4091 Wanted

Cash for all Vehicles!

Cars, Trucks, Vans, SUV’s Any condition • Running or not Under $500

(303)741-0762

Cell: (303)918-2185 for texting

New & Used Electric Bikes & Trikes Starting at $995 The Largest ebike Store in the Country Best Selection & Discount Prices

Cash for all Vehicles!

Cars, Trucks, Vans, SUV’s Any condition • Running or not Under $500

720-746-9958

(303)741-0762

1919 Federal Blvd.

Denver, CO 80204

Cell: (303)918-2185 for texting

ElectricBicycleMegaStore.com

Local Focus. More News.

TRANSPORTATION

Bestcashforcars.com

Bestcashforcars.com

DONATE YOUR CAR, TRUCK, BOAT, RV; Running or not, to www.developmentaldisabled.org Tax deductible! 303-659-1744.

20 years of service

Please Recycle this Publication when Finished

ColoradoCommunityMedia.com

17 newspapers. 20 websites. Connecting YOU to your LOCAL community.

For Local News Anytime Local ads, coupons & deals are of the Day Visit just one clickOurColoradoNews.com away!

C H E C K I T O U T AT:

ColoradoCommunityMedia.com

Arvada Press 29

January 17, 2019

www.ColoradoCommunityCareers.com

EDUCATION FINANCE FOOD GENERAL HEALTHCARE PRODUCTION RETAIL SALES SERVICES TECHNOLOGY TRADES TRANSPORTATION

To Advertise call Karen 303.566.4091

kearhart@coloradocommunitymedia.com

EARN UP TO $150 DAILY -

Diesel Mechanics Needed NOW !!

Class A&B Driver Needed

Haulaway is looking for Experienced Heavy Truck Diesel Mechanic with knowledge of all aspects of diesel engines and hydraulics along with electrical diagnostics, troubleshooting, preventative maintenance & DOT inspections. APPLY NOW!

Seeking great commercial drivers to add to our team!

• Be part of a great company with a minimum of 2 years experience and a clean MVR.

The company not only offers good pay, great benefits, a great work environment but here you are not just a driver, you’re FAMILY!

The company not only offers good pay, great benefits, a great work environment but here you are not just a driver, you’re FAMILY!

Apply at: crrwasteservices.com or call (303) 688-0344

Apply at: crrwasteservices.com or call (303) 688-0344

APPLY NOW!

Independent contract drivers needed to deliver flowers for Valentines Day. Must use your own vehicle and provide MVR, insurance & license. Contact Katie at (720) 425-7467 or Mike at (720) 229-6800.

Itransition, Inc. seeks a Sales Analyst for Lakewood, CO. Send resume to COO, 3900 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Ste. 485, Lakewood, CO 80235. EOE.

LEGITIMATE WORK AT HOME

No Sales, no Investment, No Risk, Free training, Free website. Contact Susan at 303-6464171 or fill out form at www.wisechoice4u.com

Licensed Electrician.

Must have current Colorado license. $58,000 to $70,000 annually.

E-mail resume to parkerelectric83@aol.com or fax to 303-841-2051 or mail to Parker Electric Inc, PO Box 3273, Parker, CO 80134 For more info call 303-841-5448.

Contact info: Joe Serafini 303-841-5448

NEEDED !!!!

Part Time Cashiers

Must be able to pass a drug and physical screening!

H RING? It’s easy to place your ad online.

Rates are very reasonable with self-placement.

It will run in print and on all 20 of our newspaper websites.

classifieds.yourquickads.com/ccm/

Please Recycle this Publication when Finished Local Focus. More News.

Must be able to pass a drug and physical screening!

This is a YEAR ROUND position.

Pays $11.10 per hour to start.

Salvation Army Family Thrift Store.

Parker 78349 Lincoln Meadows Pkwy 720-851-0202 Apply at Store _________________________________

NEEDED !!!!

Part Time Donation Attendant

KITCHEN OPPORTUNITIES

KITCHEN OPPORTUNITIES

Villa Manor Care Center in Lakewood

Life Care Center of Littleton

COOK Full-time position available. Must work weekends. Food service experience preferred.

Nutritional Service Server Full-time and part-time positions available. Food service experience preferred.

DISHWASHER Full-time position available. Dishwashing experience preferred.

Must be able to work weekends and some evenings

DISHWASHER Full-time position available. Dishwashing experience preferred.

We offer great pay in a team-oriented environment.

We offer great pay in a team-oriented environment.

Gabi Saenz 303-986-4511 | 303-986-5044 Fax 7950 W. Mississippi Ave. | Lakewood, CO 80226 Gabi_Saenz@LCCA.com LifeCareCareers.com An Equal Opportunity Employer 126098

Richard Wedlund 303-795-7300 | 303-795-6210 Fax 1500 W. Mineral Ave. | Littleton, CO 80120 Richard_Wedlund@LCCA.com LifeCareCareers.com 126121

ColoradoCommunityMedia.com

17 newspapers. 20 websites. Connecting YOU to your LOCAL community.

This is a YEAR ROUND position.

Pays $12 per hour to start.

Salvation Army Family Thrift Store.

Parker 78349 Lincoln Meadows Pkwy 720-851-0202 Apply at Store

Part-time position for a friendly, focused, responsible, and motivated individual. We are a well-established and innovative software engineering firm looking for a team member to assist with Sales and Finance duties. Qualifications: Organized self-starter, computer literate, QuickBooks Experience a plus.

Contact info: If interested or need additional information, contact info@agi32.com. Subject: Front Office Admin. Explore our company at www.lightinganalysts.com.

PART TIME MERCHANDISER Lawrence Merchandising needs Representatives in the Lakewood, CO. area. Flexible scheduling that fits your availability.

Maintain product displays at Target & other local retailers.

Retail exp preferred; must have email/ internet access. Please call 1-800-328-3967 x 777.

To learn more visit: www.LMSVC.com

30 Arvada Press

January 17, 2019J

HOMES APARTMENTS COMMERCIAL OFFICE INCOME PROPERTY STORAGE ROOMMATES

To Advertise call Barb 303.566.4125 Office Rent/Lease

OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE Beautiful 4,744 SF office available just minutes west of Golden, Access I-70, exit 254. Pay $3,999/ MO (2018) gross for full-service Sub-Lease thru 5/21. Zoned P-D. Office furnishings available (nego).

Home for Sale

bstolte@coloradocommunitymedia.com

Southwest Nebraska Home with 2 garages $45,000 cash, small town living in Fishing, Hunting, Boating and Retirement Community 970-472-5978

Senior Housing

For advertising opportunities in this space or to schedule a job listing

523 PARK POINT DRIVE, GOLDEN CO.

JD Belanger Summit Commercial Brokers 720-600-9084

please call Karen at 303-566-4091

Income/Investment Property ®

Tamarac Executive Plaza Office Space For Lease

Located at East Hampden Ave. at Tamarac Dr., this building offers a nice 3,350 sf office space that features 13 rooms plus reception, 15 private parking spaces and 2 private bathrooms. Walking distance to Tiffany Plaza with numerous restaurant and retail amenities.

Offered at $12.00/sf full service.

Call David Gagliano or Dominique Pastore for information.

RENTALS www.FullerRE.com (303) 534-4822

Fuller Real Estate, 5300 DTC Pkwy., #100 Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111

Home for Sale

Office Rent/Lease

Free Market Evaluation

SELL your home $ 2495

No Upfront Fees M.L.S. Listing & Advertising Internet Advertising Professional Photography Showing & Feedback Service Sign & Lockbox Contracts & Negotiations Title Company & Escrows Settlement Representation Full Service Brokerage

*when purchasing another home *1% fee if selling only *+ buyer agent co-op

Charles Paeplow

VARIOUS OFFICES 100-2,311 sq.ft. Rents from $200-$1750/month.

Full service.

405-409 S Wilcox

Castle Rock

Wasson Properties 719-520-1730

20 Years Experience Best of the Best Realtor

720-560-1999 charlespaeplow@yahoo.com

Cornerstone Homes Realty

call, text, or e-mail

ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Taking some time out of your usually busy social life could be just what you need to help you focus on putting those finishing touches on your plans for a possible career change.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) A misunderstanding about a colleague’s suggestions could create a delay in moving on with your proposal. But by week’s end, all the confusing points should finally be cleared up.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) You might feel overwhelmed by all the tasks you suddenly have to take care of.

But just say the magic word — help! — and you’ll soon find others rushing to offer much-needed assistance.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Finishing a current project ahead of schedule leaves you free to deal with other upcoming situations, including a possible workplace change, as well as a demanding personal matter.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) Turn that fine-tuned feline sensitivity radar up to high to help uncover any facts that could influence a decision you might be preparing to make. Devote the weekend to family activities.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) A state of confusion is soon cleared up with explanations from the responsible parties. Don’t waste time chastising anyone. Instead, move forward with your plans.

Please Recycle this Publication when Finished

Local Focus. More News.

17 newspapers. 20 websites. Connecting YOU to your LOCAL community.

ColoradoCommunityMedia.com

LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) You might feel obligated to help work out a dispute between family members. But this is one of those times when you should step aside and let them work out their problems on their own.

SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Your ability to resolve an on-the-job problem without leaving too many ruffled feathers earns you kudos from co-workers. You also impress major decision-makers at your workplace.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Newly made and longheld friendships merge well, with possibly one exception. Take time to listen to the dissenter’s explanations. You could learn something important.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Be prepared to be flexible about your current travel plans.

Although you don’t have to take them, at least consider suggestions from the experts in the travel business.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) A problem with a recent financial transaction could lead to more problems later on unless you resolve it immediately. Get all the proof you need to support your position.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Daydreaming makes it difficult to stay focused on what you need to do. But reality sets in by midweek, and you manage to get everything done in time for a relaxing weekend.

BORN THIS WEEK: Your ability to reach out to those in need of spiritual comfort makes you a much-revered, much-loved person in your community. © 2019 King Features Synd., Inc.

Arvada Press 31

January 17, 2019

WWII veteran gets private tour of Coors brewery Andrew Slavonic and family visit Golden to celebrate 101st birthday

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Andrew Slavonic of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a World War II Air Force veteran and longtime Coors Light consumer, got to celebrate his 101st birthday in true Golden style.

“We wanted to give him the opportunity to celebrate his birthday in the hometown of the world’s most refreshing beer,” said Allison Wallen, associate marketing manager for Coors Light. “To be able to celebrate the story of such an iconic man — a service man — is really rewarding.”

Slavonic was born on Dec. 1, 1917.

In December, Coors Light gifted him with a commemorative Coors Light refrigerator stocked full of Coors Light beer.

And as a belated birthday gift, Coors Light flew Slavonic and five of his family members to Golden for a private tour of the Golden Brewery.

Slavonic was joined by his son Bob Slavonic; his daughter Susan Melzer and her two children, Jamie and Jason Melzer; and Jason’s fiancé Ashley Meyers.

They arrived in Golden on Jan. 9 and had a luncheon at the Coors family estate in Golden where they met

Force veteran Andrew Slavonic and his son Bob cheers for their traditional 4 p.m. Coors Light — only this time, it was at the Coors Brewery in Golden. For Andrew Slavonic’s 101st birthday, Coors Light treated the family to a trip and private tour of the brewery.

Public Notice ON THE COVER: Andrew Slavonic shares a toast with Peter Coors.

CHRISTY STEADMAN

Golden brewery.

“It was terrific,” he said. “I never thought a facility could be so big.”

The Slavonic family was genuinely interested in the brewing process, Peter Coors said.

Coors added that because Andrew Slavonic has a background in stainless steel, and knew that the aluminum can was developed in Golden by the late William “Bill” Coors, the canning part of the tour was of particular interest to him.

He added that the Coors family was just as excited to host the Slavonics as the Slavonic family was to meet the Coors family.

“This is a special opportunity to have someone out who enjoys our product every day,” Coors said.

Slavonic’s tradition of having a Coors Light every day started at least 20 years ago, he said.

“I’ve tried other beers,” Slavonic said. “Coors Light has a good flavor. I just like to drink it.”

Slavonic recalled the first time he had a Coors Light — he had finished mowing lawns that day, he said, and noted how refreshing it was.

Every day since, he and his son Bob enjoy a beer together at 4 p.m. on the family’s patio.

And when asked if he was enjoying his Coors Light poured fresh from the tap in Bill’s Pub at the Coors Brewery in Golden at 4 p.m. on Jan. 10, Slavonic responded with: “I love it. I could sit and drink it all day.”

Public Notice

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids for the construction of City of Arvada, Project No. 19-WA-05, Project Title Pete Coors, chair of the Simms MolsonCothe Golden Hotel and had their priStreet 24” Water Transmission Main will be received at the office ofvate the Director of Utilit- tour on Jan. 10. ors board, and his son Peter Coors, brewery ies until 10:00 AM on February 7, 2019 and then quality manager of the Golden Andrew Slavonic said he had publicly opened and read aloud.

The BID DOCUMENTS, consisting of Advertisebrewery. visited other breweries before, but ment for Bids, Information for Bidders, General The Slavonics stayed the night at he was impressed with the Terms and Conditions, Special Terms especially and Conditions, Insurance Requirements, Project Special Provisions, Addendum when issued, Bid Bond, Bid Proposal, Bid Schedule, Performance and Payment Bond, Submittal Checklist and References, Sample documents, and the Project Drawings may be examined at the following locations: • City of Arvada Utilities Department 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada, Colorado 80002 • www.bidnetdirect.com No cost bid documents may be obtained at www.bidnetdirect.com on or after January 17, 2019. Bid documents may also be obtained at the office of the Director of Utilities upon payment of $30.00 per set, which is non-refundable.

ESTIMATED QUANTITIES OF THE MAJOR ITEMS OF WORK ARE: • 5000 LF Furnish and Install 24” dia.

PVC Water Main Pipe • 1500 LF Furnish and Install 8” dia. PVC Water Main Pipe Public Notice • 6 EA Furnish and Install 24” dia. Butterfly valve and box ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS • 25 EA Furnish and Install 8” dia. Gate valve Sealed bids for the construction of City of and box Arvada, Project No. 19-WA-05, Project Title • Traffic control, asphalt removal and other Simms Street 24” Water Transmission Main will miscellaneous items as required be received at the office of the Director of UtilitBidders, subcontractors and suppliers must ies until 10:00 AM on February 7, 2019 and then be familiar with the current City of Arvada publicly opened and read aloud.

Engineering Code of Standards and SpecificThe BID DOCUMENTS, consisting of Advertiseations for the Design and Construction of ment for Bids, Information for Bidders, General Public Notice Public Improvements, dated January 12, 2016, Terms and Conditions, Special Terms and Conwhich will be combined with the Bid Documents ditions, Insurance Requirements, Project Speto form the Contract Documents for the Project. cial Provisions, Addendum when issued, Bid ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS A copy of the Standards may be obtained from Bond, Bid Proposal, Bid Schedule, PerformSealed bids for the construction of City of ance and Payment Bond, Submittal Checklist the office of the City Engineer upon a non-reArvada, Project No. 18-DR-20, Project Title and References, Sample documents, and the fundable payment of $50.00. Holders will be no2018 Miscellaneous Drainage will be received Project Drawings may be examined at the tified when supplemental revisions and addiat the office of the City Engineer until 10:00 AM following locations: tions are available as they are adopted. The on February 5, 2019 and then publicly opened • City of Arvada Utilities Department Standards are also available at no cost on the and read aloud.

8101 Ralston Road, Arvada, Colorado 80002 City's web site at www.arvada.org. Holders are The BID DOCUMENTS, consisting of Advertise• www.bidnetdirect.com responsible for keeping current their City of Arment for Bids, Information for Bidders, General No cost bid documents may be obtained at vada Engineering Code of Standards and SpeTerms and Conditions, Special Terms and Conditions, Insurance Requirements, Project Specifications. www.bidnetdirect.com on or after January 17, cial Provisions, Addendum when issued, Bid The Project Engineer for this work is Tim Hoos, 2019. Bid documents may also be obtained at Bond, Bid Proposal, Bid Schedule, Performthe office of the Director of Utilities upon payP.E. and can be reached at the following e-mail ance and Payment Bond, Submittal Checklist ment of $30.00 per set, which is non-refundable. address: thoos@arvada.org and References, Sample documents, and the CITY OF ARVADA ESTIMATED QUANTITIES OF THE Project Drawings may be examined at the Jim Sullivan, Director MAJOR ITEMS OF WORK ARE: following locations: Department of Utilities • 5000 LF Furnish and Install 24” dia.

• City of Arvada Engineering Division 8101 Ralston Road PVC Water Main Pipe 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada, Colorado 80002 Arvada, Colorado 80002 • 1500 LF Furnish and Install 8” dia. PVC Water • www.bidnetdirect.com Main Pipe No cost bid documents may be obtained at Legal Notice No.: 404168 • 6 EA Furnish and Install 24” dia. Butterfly valve www.bidnetdirect.com on or after January 10, First Publication: January 17, 2019 and box 2019. Bid documents may also be obtained at Last Publication: January 31, 2019 • 25 EA Furnish and Install 8” dia. Gate valve the office of the City Engineer upon payment of Publisher: Wheat Ridge Transcript and box $30.00 per set, which is non- refundable.

• Traffic control, asphalt removal and other ESTIMATED QUANTITIES OF THE miscellaneous items as required MAJOR ITEMS OF WORK ARE: Bidders, subcontractors and suppliers must 800 LF Furnish & Install RCP Storm Sewer be familiar with the current City of Arvada 570 LF Furnish & Install PVC Storm Sewer Engineering Code of Standards and Specific7 EA Furnish & Install Storm Sewer inlets ations for the Design and Construction of 11 EA Furnish & Install Storm Sewer Manholes Public Improvements, dated January 12, 2016, Public Notice which will be combined with the Bid Documents Miscellaneous items include concrete sidewalk to form the Contract Documents for the Project. replacement, connections to existing facilities, ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS A copy of the Standards may be obtained from traffic control, and other appurtenances.

Sealed bids for the construction of City of the office of the City Engineer upon a non-reBidders, subcontractors and suppliers must Arvada, Project No. 18-DR-20, Project Title fundable payment of $50.00. Holders will be nobe familiar with the current City of Arvada 2018 Miscellaneous Drainage will be received

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids for the construction of City of Arvada, Project No. 18-DR-20, Project Title 2018 Miscellaneous Drainage will be received at the office of the City Engineer until 10:00 AM on February 5, 2019 and then publicly opened and read aloud.

The BID DOCUMENTS, consisting of Advertisement for Bids, Information for Bidders, General Terms and Conditions, Special Terms and Conditions, Insurance Requirements, Project Special Provisions, Addendum when issued, Bid Bond, Bid Proposal, Bid Schedule, Performance and Payment Bond, Submittal Checklist and References, Sample documents, and the Project Drawings may be examined at the following locations: • City of Arvada Engineering Division 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada, Colorado 80002 • www.bidnetdirect.com No cost bid documents may be obtained at www.bidnetdirect.com on or after January 10, 2019. Bid documents may also be obtained at the office of the City Engineer upon payment of $30.00 per set, which is non- refundable.

ESTIMATED QUANTITIES OF THE MAJOR ITEMS OF WORK ARE: 800 LF Furnish & Install RCP Storm Sewer 570 LF Furnish & Install PVC Storm Sewer 7 EA Furnish & Install Storm Sewer inlets 11 EA Furnish & Install Storm Sewer Manholes Miscellaneous items include concrete sidewalk replacement, connections to existing facilities, traffic control, and other appurtenances.

Bidders, subcontractors and suppliers must be familiar with the current City of Arvada Engineering Code of Standards and Specifications for the Design and Construction of Public Improvements, dated January 12, 2016, which will be combined with the Bid Documents to form the Contract Documents for the Project.

A copy of the Standards may be obtained from the office of the City Engineer upon a non-refundable payment of $50.00. Holders will be notified when supplemental revisions and additions are available as they are adopted. The Standards are also available at no cost on the City's web site at www.arvada.org. Holders are responsible for keeping current their City of Arvada Engineering Code of Standards and Specifications.

The Project Engineer for this work is Kris Gardner and can be reached at the following e-mail address: kgardner@arvada.org Matt Knight, P.E., CFM, City Engineer 8101 Ralston Road Arvada, Colorado 80002

www.ColoradoCommunityMedia.com/Notices

PUBLIC NOTICES

Public Notices call Sheree 303.566.4088 City and County Public Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING A public hearing will be held before the Arvada City Council on January 28, 2019, at 6:15 p.m., Arvada Municipal Building, 8101 Ralston Rd., Arvada, when and where you may speak on the matter to consider a preliminary development plan for EASTER OWENS, generally located at 6712 Fig St. Arvada City Council /s/ Kristen Rush, City Clerk Legal Notice No.: 404167 First Publication: January 17, 2019 Last Publication: January 17, 2019 Publisher: Wheat Ridge Transcript Public Notice

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids for the construction of City of Arvada, Project No. 19-WA-05, Project Title Simms Street 24” Water Transmission Main will be received at the office of the Director of Utilities until 10:00 AM on February 7, 2019 and then publicly opened and read aloud.

The BID DOCUMENTS, consisting of Advertisement for Bids, Information for Bidders, General Terms and Conditions, Special Terms and Conditions, Insurance Requirements, Project Special Provisions, Addendum when issued, Bid Bond, Bid Proposal, Bid Schedule, Performance and Payment Bond, Submittal Checklist and References, Sample documents, and the

Bids and Settlements

Bids and Settlements

Bids and Settlements

legals@coloradocommunitymedia.com Bids and Settlements

Bids and Settlements

Legal Notice No.: 404162 Publication Dates: January 17, 2019 January 24, 2019 January 31, 2019 Publisher: The Wheat Ridge Transcript

Arvada 1.17.19 * 1

32 Arvada Press

January 17, 2019J

Arvada Home Owners and Potential Home Buyers ityRealtors.com www.ColoradoCommun munityRealtors.com www.ColoradoCom

DA ARVA T AGEN NT YOUR R AGE FINDYOU FIND

To Advertise call Barb

www.Colora

name@coloradorealestate.web

name@coloradorealestate.web

Roland Hart Colorado Real Estate Company 303-123-4567 name@coloradorealestate.web

Twyla Cole Colorado Real Estate Company 303-123-4567 name@coloradorealestate.web

Ronnie Hudson

Colorado Real Estate Company

303-123-4567

Colorado Real Estate Company

303-123-4567

dia.com

unityme bstolte@coloradocomm

Jake McDonald

Gwen Chapman

Colorado Real Estate Company name@coloradorealestate.web

E

HOME

YOURHOM SELL LIST YOUR

303.566.4125

303-123-4567

FIND To Advertise call Barb

name@coloradorealestate.web

YOUR AGENT 303.566.4125

LIST

YOUR HOME

bstolte@coloradocommunitym edia.com

Bob Edwards

Grace Diaz

Colorado Real Estate Company name@coloradorealestate.web

Colorado Real Estate Company name@coloradorealestate.web

Colorado Real Estate Company

303-123-4567

Colorado Real Estate Company name@coloradorealestate.web

303-123-4567

Jocelyn King

303-123-4567

Johnny Wilson

Stevie Price

303-123-4567

Colorado Real Estate Company name@coloradorealestate.web

ARVFINADA D YOUR AG

www.ColoradoCommun ityRealtors.com

303-123-4567

Gwen Chapman

Colorado Real Estate Company

303-123-4567

Ted Morgan

Colorado Real Estate Company

303-123-4567 name@coloradorealestate.web

Utilize the Arvada Top Realtor listings above to find the Top Realtors, and Real Estate Service providers in Arvada.

The Top Agents listed on this page will promote the sale of your home on www.ColoradoCommunityRealtors.com • Your listing will be search optimized for Google searches, and information will be updated daily

Patrick Graham Colorado Real Estate Company 303-123-4567 name@coloradorealestate.web

Colorado Real Estate Company

303-123-4567

name@coloradorealestate.web

name@coloradorealestate.web

Moira Patel

name@coloradorealestate.web

name@coloradorealestate.web

Herb Cox

303-123-4567

ARVADA FIND YOUR AGENT name@coloradorealestate.web

Stevie Price

Colorado Real Estate Company

303-123-4567

name@coloradorealestate.web

SELL

Ted Morgan

Colorado Real Estate Company Jake McDonald

303-123 -4567 Ronnie Hudson

Colorado Real Estate Company

Colorado Real Estate Company

name@colo te.web Colorado Real radorealesta Estate Company

303-123-4567 name@coloradorealestate.web

303-123-4567 name@coloradorealestate.web

303-123-4567 name@coloradorealestate.web

Ray Brooks

Stevie Price

Colorado Real Estate Company

303-123-4567

name@coloradorealestate.web

Johnny Wilson

Colorado Real Estate Company Jocelyn King

303-123-4567

name@colo radorealestate.web 303-123-4567

Colorado Real Estate Company name@coloradorealestate.web

Ted Morgan

Colorado Real Estate Company

303-123-4567

Patrick Graham

Colorado Real Estate Company

303-123-4567

name@coloradorealestate.web

Johnny Wilson

Colorado Real Estate Company

303-123-4567

name@coloradorealestate.web

YOUR HOME

Patrick Graham

Colorado Real Estate Company Twyla Cole 303-123

RoCo

-4567 Colorado Real Estate Company name@colo

Colorado R

name@coloradorealestate.web

name@col

radorealesta 303-123-4567 te.web

David Hill

Grace Colorado Real Diaz Estate Company

na 303

BobW

303-123 -4567 Colorado Real Estate Company

Colorado Real Estate Company

ColorR Colorado

name@coloradorealestate.web

te.web name@coloradorealestate.web

name@col name@

• The Realtors above will provide links to promote the sale, or lease of your property on Social Media name@coloradorealestate.web

303-123-4567

Colorado Real Estate Company

303-123-4567

Gwen Chapman

Jake McDonald

Colorado Real Estate Company name@coloradorealestate.web

www.ColoradoCommunityRealtors.com

Colorado Real Estate Company

303-123-4567

Colorado Real Estate Company

name@coloradorealestate.web

Colorado Real Estate Company name@coloradorealestate.web

303-123-4567

Wendy Fraser

David Hill

303-123-4567

Ray Brooks

303-123-4567

Colorado Real Estate Company name@coloradorealestate.web

Lena Armstrong

Ivan Chambers

Colorado Real Estate Company

Alexis Shaw Colorado Real Estate Company 303-123-4567 name@coloradorealestate.web

Ivan Chambers

Colorado Real Estate Company

303-123-4567

name@coloradorealestate.web

303-123

-4567 303-123-4567 name@colo radorealesta

Lena Armstrong

Colorado Real Estate Company

303-123-4567

name@coloradorealestate.web

3033

Ale

Colorado R

303

name@col

• Home Listing and Real Estate Service will be accessible via mobile devices Ray Brooks

Colorado Real Estate Company

• accessible by any smart phone device with click to call mobile technology 303-123-4567

name@coloradorealestate.web

David Hill

Colorado Real Estate Company

303-123-4567

name@coloradorealestate.web

Wendy Fraser

Colorado Real Estate Company

303-123-4567

name@coloradorealestate.web

• Additionally, your property will be advertised on your local newspaper’s website www.ArvadaPress.com To Advertise on the Top Agents Page please call Barb at 303.566.4125 or email at bstolte@coloradocommunitymedia.com

A publication of

Moira Patel

Colorado Real Estate Company

303-123-4567

name@coloradorealestate.web

H

Colorado R

303

name@col