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JEFFCO: Tina Francone is our new county commissioner P2

VOICES: PAGE 12 | LIFE: PAGE 16 | CALENDAR: PAGE 23 | SPORTS: PAGE 25

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Serving the county with a focus on the people Tina Francone looks forward to responsibilities of being county commissioner

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In Tina Francone’s opinion, Jefferson County is a place where people should want to be.

“We all move to Jefferson County for a reason,” she said, and “we all have a responsibility keep Jeffco great.”

The Vacancy Committee of the Jefferson County Republican Party announced on Jan. 19 that Francone, Francone 59, will replace Donald Rosier as county commissioner.

Rosier was term limited next year, and vacated the seat early to become the general manager of the Sterling Ranch Community Authority Board, a 3,400-acre community under construction in northwest Douglas County.

“We liked her approach and philosophy, in terms Rosier of government,” said Joe Webb, the chair of the Jeffco Republican Party. “She doesn’t believe in government favoritism … We feel fiscal responsibility is needed at all levels of government.”

Originally from California, Francone has lived in her Littleton home for 20 years where she and her husband Frank raised one child — an 18-yearold son who is an Eagle Scout, active in theater arts and his high school’s mountain bike team.

Francone has been the president of her homeowners’ association for eight years and is a small business owner in Jefferson County. She opened Straightforward Shooting, a firearms training

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Amber Knill has known Francone for about 20 years. They have a friendand-neighbor relationship, and when Francone runs to keep the county commissioner seat this November, Knill said she will help with the campaign.

Francone is honest and reliable, Knill said.

“If she says she’s going to do something, she does it,” Knill said. “Her focus is on all people — in the community, in the county and in the state.”

Come November, Francone will run as the appointed incumbent to keep the seat. According to records on the Colorado Secretary of State’s website, one other person is registered to run against her: Lesley Dahlkemper is a Democrat who served four years on the Jefferson County Board of Education. Dahlkemper announced her run in early September.

County commissioners have to make difficult decisions about priority, said Jefferson County Sheriff Jeff Shrader.

He appreciates that Francone has taken the time to understand the complexity of the sheriff ’s office and some of the issues it faces, such as funding needs. Shrader suspects that Francone has done the same for other county organizations as well.

“She listens,” Shrader said. “She takes in information from a wide variety and makes good decisions.”

Francone will represent District Three, which is the southern part of Jefferson County. As a commissioner, a couple of her priorities will be “thoughtfully and carefully managing growth,” and “reducing red tape and

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“We liked her approach and philosophy, in terms of government. She doesn’t believe in government favoritism ... We feel fiscal responsibility is needed at all levels of government.”

Tina Francone will be sworn in as the newest member of the Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners at 3 p.m., Feb. 6 in Hearing Room One, located on the first floor of the Administration and Courts Facility, 100 Jefferson County Parkway.

Following the ceremony there will be a brief reception.

Joe Webb Chair of the Jefferson County Republican Party

regulation in the county government,” she said.

Whether it be developing a piece of property, getting a permit to build a chicken coop or obtaining a liquor license to open a restaurant, the most common complaint that Jeffco community members have voiced to Francone, she said, is that the process is complicated and time consuming.

“My goal is to be a partner at the county level to help people get things done,” Francone said. “The tax payer comes first. We are elected to serve them, not the other way around.”

It is important to note that the seven-member Vacancy Committee had the responsibility of selecting the right person for the commissioner seat in a county that has approximately 300,000 plus voters, Webb said.

It was handled as a job vacancy, he added, which included an application, a questionnaire and formal interviews.

Some of Francone’s best attributes that stood out, Webb said, are that she’s a quick learner, she’s eager to study and she has a willingness to participate.

But another reason the committee chose Francone was because “people

know her, and are familiar with her,” Webb added.

Francone was elected to serve as the Regional Transportation District (RTD) director for District N, which includes Jefferson County, in 2014.

To the best of her understanding, Francone said, the county commissioners will appoint someone to fill the seat until voters elect a new director in November 2018.

“Everything (Francone) does is meaningful and thoughtful,” said Claudia Folska, the RTD director for District E, which includes Aurora, Denver, Centennial and Greenwood Village.

“She brings a lot of depth to any subject matter. She did at RTD, and she will as a commissioner.”

Folska is sorry to see Francone leave RTD, she said, but added that Jefferson County is lucky to have her.

“She’s a very determined, resultsoriented person,” Folska said. “She’ll bring that to the citizens of Jefferson County.”

Being a county commissioner is both a “huge honor and a huge responsibility,” Francone said.

“It’s almost too good to be true,” she added. “I’m excited to get to work.”

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CASA appoints two new members for the 2018 board STAFF REPORT

CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of the Jefferson and Gilpin Counties announced last week that the group had appointed a local CFO and an attorney to its board of directors.

Carl Musso, chief financial officer at Metro West Housing Solutions, and Russell Araya, attorney at Ramos Law have joined the CASA board to provide financial insight Musso and assist with fundrais-

ing efforts.

Musso started at CASA in 2011 after reading that they were in need of new volunteers. Since then, he has helped advocate for several children who needed assistance.

“I realized that I could hopefully make a difference in the life of a child in need,” said Musso. “It has truly been a rewarding experience, to the point that I thought possibly I could be of assistance on the board.”

Araya will work with the board to develop new and creative fundraising programs.

So far, in his official capacity, Araya

has represented CASA at an event that helped raise $7,000. His goal is to cultivate and maintain relationships with new and existing donors.

Araya said he understands how overwhelming it can be for children to express themselves in an adult-oriented world. As a father and attorney, he hopes to use his personal and professional strengths Araya to work with like-minded individuals to help make children’s lives a little bit easier as they go through emotionally challenging

times, he said.

CASA of Jefferson and Gilpin Counties is a volunteer program, serving children in the local juvenile court system through awareness, advocacy and support.

Last year, CASA Jeffco/Gilpin volunteers were appointed to nearly 300 cases of child abuse and neglect, serving more than 400 children.

“The board of directors is grateful to have Carl and Russell on our team,” said Jan Podoll, board president.

“We look forward to working with them as we move forward and continue to help children in our community.”

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Heroin trafficking suspects are in U.S. illegally Immigration status won’t keep criminal case from going forward

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The immigration status of six men accused of operating a heroin trafficking ring in portions of Jefferson, Denver and Adams counties will not affect local court proceedings.

“Our case is going to go forward,” said Pam Russell, the district attorney’s spokeswoman in the First Judicial District. “It’s not a major factor in Jeffco’s investigation.”

A grand jury returned a 61-count indictment on Dec. 22 accusing the six men of felony charges that include violating the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act, conspiracy to distribute a Schedule 1 controlled substance, money laundering and other charges according to the individuals’ alleged participation. The six accused men are identified by the indictment as Fermin Flores-Rosales, 41; Mario Acosta-Ruiz, 30; Cristobal Flores-Rosales, 47; Yoel Soto-Campos, 21; Juan Borques Meza, 24; and Joel TorrezEspinoza, 25.

Five of the men were arrested on Dec. 5.

Torrez-Espinosa has an outstanding warrant for his arrest. According to a statement from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Torrez-Espinosa was convicted in 2012 in Utah for felony possession with intent to distribute cocaine.

In Jefferson County, Fermin FloresRosales is being held on a $250,000 cash-only bond. The others are being held on a $100,000 cash-only bond. All are expected in court to argue bond on Feb. 12.

According to the indictment, the structure of the trafficking ring was highly organized. According to allegations in the indictment: Members received shipments of heroin from outside Colorado and the drug was stored in “stash houses.” Prospective heroin customers would make a phone call to someone acting as “dispatcher” who would provide information as to where and when the drugs would be delivered. A “runner” would meet the prospective buyer with the drugs at the agreed-upon location.

Concealing heroin inside tires was among the methods used to ship drugs from Mexico to Colorado according to law enforcement.

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Search warrants took place in four “stash houses,” located in the 5500 block of Salem Street, the 2800 block of Columbine Street and the 800 block of Zenobia Street, which are all in Denver; and the 11800 block of York Street in Thornton. During these searches, $6,700 and 3,215 grams of heroin was seized.

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Charges filed in vehicular homicide in Arvada STAFF REPORT

An Arvada man has been charged in the vehicular homicide death of 43-yearold Nathan Osburn. Troy Steven Glassford, 39, was charged with vehicular homicide-DUI, vehicular homicide-reckless DUI, reckless driving and driv- Glassford ing on a sidewalk.

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ICE, all the men except Meza are from Mexico and are illegally present in the U.S. Each has one or more aliases.

The agency did not release information on Meza’s immigration status.

However, a court hearing in the First Judicial District is pending to determine his age. According to his legal representation at a Jan. 16 court appearance, his relatives in Mexico provided a copy of a birth certificate that said his real name is Cesar Soto Velasquez and that he is a juvenile. He will remain in the Jefferson County jail until the hearing.

ICE has lodged a detainer on Fermin Flores-Rosales, Acosta-Ruiz, Cristobal Flores-Rosales, Soto-Campos and Torrez-Espinoza. ICE can place a detainer on an alien who has been arrested on local criminal charges, when ICE has probable cause to believe they are deportable from the U.S. The detainer requests that the local law enforcement agency notify ICE before releasing an alien, and maintain custody of the person for up to 48 hours so ICE can assume custody for deportation purposes.

Inmates housed in the Jeffco jail are under the sheriff ’s jurisdiction while detained, said Jenny Fulton, spokeswoman for the Jefferson County Sheriff ’s Office.

But the Jeffco jail routinely shares arrest information and release notification for potential immigration violators with ICE, she said. The sheriff ’s office will hold someone if ICE has made a hold request that has been judicially reviewed and signed by a judge, Fulton added.

According to ICE, Fermin FloresRosales, Soto-Campos and TorrezEspinoza have been previously deported multiple times and Cristobal Flores-Rosales has also been deported previously.

The indictment in this case included details regarding an undercover West Metro Drug Task Force officer and one or more of the men accused of operating the heroin ring between April and December 2017. The heroin and cocaine purchased undercover were booked as evidence.

April Number of exchanges: 4 Dollar amount: $320 Grams of heroin: 4.21 Locations: Arvada and Denver June Number of exchanges: 3 Dollar amount: $240 Grams of heroin: 3.42 Locations: Wheat Ridge July Number of exchanges: 1 Dollar amount: $80 Grams of heroin: 1.15 Location: Wheat Ridge August Number of exchanges: 3 Dollar amount: $240 Grams of heroin: 3.45 Locations: Northglenn, Wheat Ridge and Arvada.

September Number of exchanges: 2 Dollar amount: $360 Grams of heroin: 5.3 Grams of cocaine: .45 Locations: Wheat Ridge October Number of exchanges: 2 Dollar amount: $360 Grams of heroin: 6.35 Locations: Lakewood and Wheat Ridge.

November Number of exchanges: 1 Dollar amount: $200 Grams of heroin: 3.55 Location: Wheat Ridge Depending on a person’s criminality, someone who re-enters the U.S. illegally after he or she has already been previously deported commits a felony that is punishable for up to 20 years in federal prison, if convicted, according to the ICE website.

In Jefferson County, a law enforcement officer would need to establish probable cause or reasonable suspicion of criminal behavior, other than that the individual might be in the country illegally, to make an arrest, Fulton said.

“When we contact an individual for probable cause that a crime was committed, or a law was violated, such as a traffic stop for a headlight out or something along those lines, we run the person’s name through databases,” she said. “If there is an authorized federal warrant for illegal immigration, we would arrest them on that warrant.”

However, the person can also be arrested on additional charges, she added. But that is true only if it is determined that a crime was committed, based on the initial reason — probable cause or reasonable suspicion — for contact.

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Sportline, Hope House honored at Chamber dinner The 93rd Arvada Chamber of Commerce Dinner was held Jan. 26

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There were no rough seas at this year’s Arvada Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner held Jan. 26 at the Arvada Center. The cruise ship themed event brought together business owners and community members to honor businesses that make a difference in the community.

The 2017 Business of the Year recipient was Sportline Team Sports, in business in Arvada since 1978. The shop focuses on equipment and uniforms for team sports and works with several of the areas schools and youth leagues.

“It’s a big honor,” Tom Jacobsen, coowner of the shop said.

The Business of the Year award is a standing tradition within the Arvada Chamber of Commerce to recognize a business that has established a reputation of providing superior customer service while using ingenuity and innovation to overcome challenge.

The chamber also recognized Hope House of Colorado as the Nonprofit of the Year.

Hope House, based in Arvada, serves teen mothers from throughout the metro area. It provide classes including GED, healthy relationships and parenting with the goal of making the young moms self-sufficient.

Hope House also has a residential program and is building a new resource center.

“We were totally surprised,” said Lisa Steven, founder and Executive Director of Hope House for Colorado.

“We have been so blessed by the city of Arvada over the past year. It completely surprised us that on top of that, they would think to honor us in that way.”

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Warren Tech students go head to head in 48-hour creative jam Winners will be announced in early February

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As Stuart Compton, game development teacher at Warren Tech, did 4 a.m. rounds at the school Sunday morning, he passed by a team of students and heard various call-outs.

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Everything he heard he said sounded like a professional development studio. He should know, as that’s where he spent most of my professional life.

Compton and 80 students had been at the school since Friday afternoon participating in a Creative Jam in

which students were creating an entire video game in 48 hours. This year, the event expanded to include all creative endeavors and teams will have 48 hours to finish a creative project.

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For Cade Matekovic, who is studying special effects, a team that included students studying STEM and robotics, audio, graphic design and game development, allowed his team to create a first-person virtual reality game that was two-player with the assistance of a robot. STEM students built the robot that was tracked into the game with e controller.

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In a 4-3 vote, the plan from Trammell Crow Co. was rejected by city council

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After a 4-3 vote by Arvada City Council to to deny Trammell Crow Co.’s preliminary development plan for the Olde Town Residences, the future of the project is uncertain.

“The Arvada Urban Renewal Authority`s board of commissioners, many of whom attended and testified at last night’s hearing, is disappointed with City Council`s decision to reject the PDP application for the Olde Town Residence project,” Maureen Phair, executive director of the Arvada Urban Renewal Authority said the day after the decision.

“AURA believes that Trammell Crow followed the direction and intent of the Arvada Transit Framework and the many years of guid-

ance and input on how to best develop this parcel.”

After the four hour discussion Jan. 22, council members John Marriott, Nancy Ford, Bob Fifer and David Jones voted to deny the preliminary development plan for the proposed six-story building with 256 apartments and 40,000 square feet of retail shops that would rise from the ground next to the Gold Line station.

Mayor Marc Williams and councilmembers Mark McGoff and Dot Miller voted in favor of it.

Lack of adequate parking and an obstruction of the “grand view” were there reasons council rejected the development plan for the project planned for the 8.25-acre site bounded by Vance Street and Wadsworth Boulevard on the west and east, and between West 56th and Grandview avenues.

“A big negative for me is the parking,” Marriott said at the meeting. “I can acknowledge that I don’t know what the future will bring, but the obituary for the automobile has been written before and yet it still lives.”

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The plan presented by Trammell Crow allowed one parking space for each bedroom. That’s 350 parking spaces for 256 units or 1.37 spaces per unit.

What set the plan apart from other residential properties in the ares is that there would be no surface parking, rather a secured parking garage built into the 35-foot hill rises from a portion of the property along Grandview Avenue.

The “transit oriented development” is right next to RTD’s G Line station in Olde Town. The plan accounts for many of its residents to not have cars, but rather rely on alternative from of transportation like the commuter rail, ride share, bikes and walking.

Bill Mosher, senior managing director of Trammell Crow Co., pointed out during his presentation to council that they expect up to 11 percent of tenants without cars, especially given that

ride sharing alternatives including autonomous cars, Uber, Lyft, the rail and the bus are expected to increase over time, reducing the demand for parking.

“I’m comfortable with the parking and I feel we are going into the direction of less cars,” Miller said.

Jones agreed saying that he too believes that over the next 10 years transportation is going to change.

But Marriott was not sold and proposed an amendment to the motion for approval that would require the developer to create an additional 25 parking spots or reduce the bedroom count by 15. He said this would give him comfort in knowing that the resident and visitor parking would not spill out of the complex.

The motion failed and Mosher expressed concerns that by adding the 25 spaces it would expand the project closer to Vance Street and take away more of the view for Olde Town.

Williams agreed.

“If we’re trying to maintain as much of the view as possible,” Williams said, “then I like the two-story units on Vance and I don’t want to

push them up higher by having parking beneath them.”

But others — especially community members — felt like the preliminary plan would already fail to maintain the view.

“Why does it have to be a six-story building that blocks the views” said Bruce Morrison, one of 36 community members who spoke for or against the project at the meeting. “I think we could have a good project on this site with fewer stories and not block the view.”

Blocking of the view is what turned council members Ford, Jones and Fifer against the presented plan.

“I think we all have opinions of what the grand view is,” Fifer said.

“I believe the vain of that discussion is to protect the grand view. What troubles me is that if I was standing in front of the historical society’s building, what the view is.”

Ford emphasized that once those views are lost, there is no getting them back.

The development has been controversial, even before the development plan details were revealed.

The city sold the 8.25-acre site, val-

ued at $4.4 million, to developer Trammell Crow Co. for $30 and provide it with $13 million in tax incentives.

Arvada officials contend the project is a well-planned and long-term investment that will not only bring new life to the area, but also pour revenue far exceeding the land’s value into city coffers over the years. However, Arvada for all the People, which describes itself as a government watchdog organization, calls the transaction “a bribe” and worries about the development obstructing views and creating congestion.

The land transition itself was not up for discussion at the Jan. 22 meeting.

The proposed development was planned to be built in phases from 2018 to 2020 on the three parcels.

Despite the denial of the preliminary plan, this project is still an Urban Renewal area and expires in 2034 — 25 years from the 2009 approval of the Olde Town Station Urban Renewal Plan.

The next steps are for AURA to meet with Trammell Crow, the city of Arvada and other stakeholders and determine a plan to move the project forward.

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here is a quote attributed (probably wrongly) HITTING to Winston HOME Churchill that goes “The American people can always be counted on to do the right thing. But only after exhausting all other possibilities.”

I think about that quote often when I think about public education policy. The trouble is, we seem to be stuck in an endless loop of trying “all other possibilities.”

I was reading this week about school district 27-J, which encompasses

Brighton, Reunion, and Commerce City, and how the superintendent of schools has presented to the school board a serious proposal to study moving to a four-day week. So, I asked a friend of mine, who is on the 27J school board, about the idea, wondering if this is nothing more than an “other possibility.”

98 school districts in Colorado currently operate in a four-day week, the largest of these being the western part of Pueblo, with an enrollment of around 10,000 students (Jeffco, for reference, has just a shade under 85,000). As you might imagine, most of the districts on this calendar are rural and mountain schools, for whom transportation is a major expense.

Among the benefits my friend cited

for me, along with transportation expense, is reduced expenses for facilities usage, reduced absenteeism for both teachers and students (because you can always schedule that doctor’s appointment (or ski trip) on the extra weekday off), and increased retention and attraction of teachers. So far, the biggest downfall that he’s heard people complain about is uncertainty about day care for the younger students on that extra day a week.

Not surprisingly, the data on 4-day versus 5-day is inconclusive, because, well, as in almost everything education related, data can be found to support just about any policy position.

At the very least, there is no strong evidence that learning or achievement are negatively impacted by a four-day

school week.

My personality type is said to apply with ruthless efficiency the question, “does it work?” So, with all innovations, I start from the position of “Are we happy with schools the way they are? Do they work?” Almost universally, the answer to that is either an unenthusiastic “I guess,” or a blunt “no.” So, then we move to “Will this [insert latest education fad here] make them work better?” Most of the time, the answer to that is “we don’t know.”

So, most of the time, I support new ideas and innovations — let’s see if they work.

For that reason, I am not nearly as oppositional about charter schools as SEE ALCORN, P13

Jeffco policy change does not reduce transparency

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n Jan. 18, a letter to the editor, “Jeffco gets less transparent for parents,” criticized a school board policy update. We would like to clarify the reasons behind this action.

Jefferson County Public Schools is committed to ensuring the safety of all our students and staff. To this end, we take steps to ensure our staff whom are entrusted with teaching and caring for our students have the necessary qualificaJEFFCO tions, training, and character to mainSCHOOLS tain a safe learning environment.

The Colorado legislature shares our interest in safe schools and has memorialized their commitment in multiple state statutes. Specifically, the legislature has passed laws imposing criminal background check protocols and identifying criminal offenses they’ve determined are disqualifying of school personnel.

Jeffco policy reiterates these statutory requirements throughout our pertinent policies. As part of our ongoing policy review process, District policy GBEB was reviewed and redrafted for style, clarity, format, uniformity with current district practice, and statutory compliance. Updates to district policy GBEB, which were primarily clarifying, were approved by the board at the Jan. 11 meeting.

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ALCORN FROM PAGE 7

most of my teacher friends. The problem is usually in the next stage: at some point, you have to ask again “did this work?” And we never seem to get to that point — bad ideas become entrenched or hidden, and really good things never receive wider implementation.

If 27J is willing to test these particular waters and see if there’s some benefit to it, I say Godspeed to them!

I hope it works, and, if it does, I hope many other districts take a serious elook at moving to it. And if it doesn’t, then … thanks for trying. We appreciate the knowledge.

Change of pace Once a month this year, I am going to take a little space in my column to point out something of extreme beauty.

JEFFCO FROM PAGE 7

The recent Letter to the Editor alleged that the edits to GBEB reduced transparency to parents when a staff member has been charged or convicted of a relevant crime. This allegation is not correct. Edits proposed by the district policy committee and adopted by the school board clarified those crimes and community partners that would be involved in the communica-

The world is plenty full of snark and ugliness and evil, so I’m going to counterbalance. If you would indulge me…

Today’s is “Nessun Dorma,” an aria for baritone singer from the opera “Turandot” by Giaccamo Puccini. I know: some of you see that and say “ugh — opera.”

I get it, but ... seriously, find this piece of music and let it surround you a few times.

The melody is soaring and will stay with you, the harmonies are dramatic, and the movement from tension to resolution is very rewarding.

Yes, really — just try it. If nothing else, watch the penultimate scene of “The Sum of All Fears” and enjoy how a 100-year old piece of music still makes a great backdrop for a modern thriller.

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More graduates and fewer dropouts in Jefferson County STAFF REPORT

The Colorado Department of Education (CDE) released 2016-17 school year graduation, completion, and dropout rates last week. For Jefferson County Public Schools, the news is positive; more students are staying in school, and more students are graduating/ completing their K-12 education.

“We are a big district with a diverse student population,” said Superintendent Dr. Jason Glass.

“It’s no easy task to move our numbers in these areas, so it is very encouraging to see our upward trend.

We have set a high goal for graduation and completion - 90% - and this shows it’s doable.”

Some highlights from the report are the on-time graduation rate over five years shows an increase of two percentage points for the district with a 1.7 percentage point increase for high schools, and 5.7 percentage point increase for option and special schools.

On-time graduation rates in 2016-17 show the district percentage rate increased 0.7 percentage points; limited

English proficient percentage rate increased 2.4 percentage points; student with disabilities percentage rate increased 2.1 percentage points; and gifted and talented percentage rate increased 0.9 percentage points.

Dropout rate improvements in 2016-17 include the limited English proficient percentage rate decreased 1.6 percentage pointsl the Title I percentage rate decreased one percentage points; and the migrant and homeless percentage rates decreased by 1.1 percentage points.

Completion rate improvements in 2016-17 include the high school completion percentage rate increased one percentage point; the limited English proficient percentage rate increased 2.4 percentage points; the student with disabilities percentage rate increased 1.3 percentage points; and the gifted and talented percentage rate increased 0.4 percentage points.

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Child sex predator sentenced for 18 years to life Convicted for online stalking and assault near Bear Creek STAFF REPORT

Zachary Vincent Myers, 23, was sentenced to prison for 18 years to life for sexually assaulting a young teen on a hiking trail near her house, according to a news release from the First Judicial District Attorney’s Office.

Following his trial in December 2017, Myers was found guilty of nine counts, including sexual assault by force, sex assault on a child, stalking, enticement of a child and sexual exploitation of a child.

In October 2015, the 14-year-old was walking her dog on a hiking trail along Bear Creek in Lakewood when Myers came up behind her. He put his hand over his mouth, grabbed her, dragged her off the trail into the brush, and sexually assaulted her as she screamed and struggled, the press release states.

The 21-year-old Myers met the teen in September 2015 through a popular website called KIK. Myers tracked down her cell phone number and they began texting. He told the teen he was 16. At first the conversation was casual as Myers tried to establish a

friendship. However, the conversation became sexual when he both asked for and sent naked pictures.

Immediately after the assault, Myers texted her and said he’d had a great time and hoped they could do it again soon, according to the news release.

The teen deleted her KIK app and tried to block his number, but he was able to get through. She repeatedly asked Myers to stop contacting her, according to the news release.

He told her he loved her, and that he would kill himself if she wouldn’t see him. He threatened to cut or shoot himself. He sent her a grisly photo of an arm that had been severely cut as well as a photo of himself with a shotgun in his mouth.

“Myers coerced this vulnerable child into believing that it was up to her whether he lived or died. This was a despicable assault with unconscionable manipulation,” said District Attorney Pete Weir.

The investigation began in April 2016 when law enforcement officers from Evans, Colorado, contacted this victim while investigating a similar case in their jurisdiction involving Myers.

During their investigation, Evans police found the Lakewood victim’s phone number in Myers’s cell phone and contacted her.

Myers has similar cases pending in Weld and Denver counties.

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There’s a lot to know to have a successful ice fishing trip, but one thing is really important to know, particularly for first timers — ice is noisy.

Stepping out onto Lakewood’s Bear Creek Lake Park for one of its ice fishing 101 courses, instructors are quick to calm first timers when the sounds of the ice moving and cracking starts occurring.

“I tell people that it’s never 100 percent safe going ice fishing, ut as long as the

ice is at least 3.5 to 5 inches thick, you should be fine,” said Luke Wilson, one of Bear Creek’s rangers. “And these sounds are actually good — it’s the sound of ice expanding.”

During the winter months, there are places along the Front Range and in the mountains where anglers can still engage in their favorite hobby — Bear Creek Lake Park, Chatfield and Cherry Creek Reservoirs, and Evergreen Lake.

“The ice is not monitored for safety and fishing is entirely at the anglers’ own risk,” said Drew Sprafke, park supervisor of Bear Creek Lake Park.

This is a constant at most ice fishing lakes. “All state fishing laws apply and are enforced, including bag limits, fishing licenses, no ice fishing holes over 10 inches in diameter, and no vehicles are allowed on the ice.”

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ritish Prime Minister Winston Churchill once had a simple explanation for his success.

“Never stand up when you can sit down.”

In that spirit, the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Boulevard, is kicking off 2018 by examining how local artists are influenced by what they sit COMING on when contemplating ATTRACTIONS and working on their creations.

Running through April 1, “in SITu” features three gallery exhibitions that that examine the artistry of chairs — From the Artist’s Perspective in the Main Gallery, Art Chair Clarke Reader Auction in the Upper Gallery, and Chairs from the Kirkland Museum of Fine and Decorative Art in the Theatre Gallery.

“We all have elements in our studio that follow us wherever we go, and our chairs, stools or whatever, are one of these constants in the workshop,” said Patrick Marold, one of the artists who contributed to the Artist’s Perspective and Art Chair Auction exhibits. “I think this show is a great idea, because it highlights an object that may not be particularly special, but is important to the artist themselves.”

The auction is made up of IKEA IVAR chairs that have been decorated and designed by 50 artists, including departments at the center, like props and design. All the chairs are for sale, with the money supporting the center.

Interested buyers have until March 31 to put in offers.

“Chairs are one of those common elements in everyone’s life that we connect with without realizing it,” said Kristin Bueb, exhibition coordinator at the center. “We have chairs that are functional for people who want to actually use them, and we also have sculptural creations.”

The chairs in the Theatre Gallery are designer chairs from Denver’s Kirkland Museum. Notable designers include Charles and Ray Eames, Frank Gehry, and Frank Lloyd Wright.

Perhaps the most interesting of the exhibits is From the Artist’s Perspective, which encourages visitors to sit in the 29 artists’ chairs, and look at a piece they created. Not only does this encourage a deeper examination of the work, but it invites the visitor to think about the creative process.

“I think looking at all these chairs gives the viewer a window into each artist,” Marold said. “It’s a very relatable show, because it highlights an object we all have experiences with.”

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ikings, bluegrass and beer lovers followed Winter to Golden’s Parfet Park this weekend for the fourth annual UllrGrass Music and Beer Festival. The three-day festival celebrated the Norse God of winter, bluegrass music and craft beer with a steady stream of music, craft beer samples and viking regalia.

Brian Stewart traveled from Fort Collins with his slacklines for the event.

“It’s fun to come dance to music on slacklines,” he said.

Brian Stewart, of Fort Collins, slacklines at the festival. “It’s fun to come dance the the music on slacklines,” he said.

Music flowed from two stages during the weekend bluegrass festival.

The music and beer festival is held annually in Golden’s Parfet Park.

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Grief in wake of Adams County deputy shooting Many questions surround Jan. 24 shooting near Thornton

Adams County Sheriff Michael McIntosh speaks with the press during an afternoon conference Jan. 25 at the sheriff’s department substation at Colorado Boulevard and 74th about the shooting a night earlier that claimed the life of one of his deputies, Heath Gumm.

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The only thing that the Adams County Sheriff ’s Department was saying officially about a Jan. 24 shooting in the 8700 block of Dawson Street was that one of their own, 31-year-old Deputy Heath Gumm, had been shot and killed.

From Sheriff Michael McIntosh to District Attorney Dave Young, officials were silent on just about everything else they know about the shooting, from what led up to it to what kind of weapon was used.

Via Twitter on Jan. 26, the sheriff ’s office identified 22-year-old Dreion Martise Dearing as the suspected shooter, but McIntosh declined to talk about the suspect and demanded that media not use his photograph. Dearing was in court Jan. 26 facing charges of first-degree murder of a police officer, assault and burglary and was due back in court Jan. 31 for a formal-charges hearing.

It’s a sad, difficult time for his office, McIntosh said at Jan. 26 press conference, before asking the media to give deputies the weekend off from media questions.

McIntosh said police were no longer looking for two other men involved in

the incident. McIntosh said deputies were able to contact the two and met with them. They have not been charged with any crime and are free, he said.

Investigators released the Dawson Street crime scene the afternoon of Jan. 26, but McIntosh said police were still speaking with potential witnesses.

McIntosh said there were no other updates and that no other information would be released over the weekend.

A funeral for Deputy Gumm has been scheduled for 11 a.m. Feb. 2 at Flatirons Community Church, 355 W. South Boulder Road in Lafayette.

McIntosh also said his department was attending three funerals for retired sheriff ’s office personnel over the weekend and into this week, including a

HOW TO HELP The Adams County Sheriff’s Foundation is collecting donations for Gumm’s family at adcosheriffsfoundation.org/donate The Gumm family has asked that in lieu of flowers people donate to Children’s Hospital.

service for former Sheriff Bill Shearer.

“The Adams County Sheriff ’s Office, right now, is grieving, we are hurting and we are doing an investigation,” McIntosh said. “We are running hard and trying to make sure we are covering all of the appropriate information that we need to cover. We need some time this weekend to make sure we are connecting the dots to everything that is going on.”

Assault reported Gumm was among the Adams County deputies who responded to reports of an assault in progress at 7 p.m. Jan. 24 on Dawson Street near 87th on reports of an assault in progress.

When told the suspect had fled the

scene, deputies began searching the area and contacted a male that matched suspect descriptions, according to the sheriff ’s office’s original news release.

According to the release, the suspect ran and deputies pursued him behind a nearby house, where he allegedly pulled out a gun and began shooting, striking Gumm in the chest.

Gumm was taken to an area hospital and pronounced dead there. Gumm lived in Westminster with his wife and family members. He had been with the Adams County Sheriff’s Office since 2012.

McIntosh said Gumm was wearing a tactical vest that the deadly bullet bypassed.

“There are places on a vest that are not protected, and sometimes this is what we see,” McIntosh said. “Until we get further into it, we will not know what happened, whether it was a failure of the vest or if it struck an area the vest did not cover.”

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People leave flowers near an Adams County cruiser, part of an informal memorial to Adams County Deputy Heath Gumm during a press conference at the Adams County Sheriff’s Department substation, 74th and Colorado Boulevard, on Jan. 25. Gumm was killed Jan. 24, and people began leaving mementos on a county cruiser in his honor.

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was later found and taken into custody.

Deputies continue looking for two other men regarding their involvement in the initial assault.

McIntosh said police had the area shut down within 30 minutes of the shooting. The neighborhood is located in unincorporated Adams County, one block east and south of Thornton’s southern municipal boundary.

It remained that way until late the afternoon of Jan. 25, with crime-scene tape and police vehicles blocking both sides of the 8700 block of Edison, Desoto and Dawson street. Police kept the middle of the block of Dawson Street isolated until they released the scene on Jan. 26.

Schools closed Mapleton Public Schools closed 11 area schools on Jan. 25 due to police actions while Adams County 12 Five Star Schools closed five of their schools for the day. All schools reopened on Jan. 26 and classes resumed.

The Adams County Sheriff ’s Office set up a public tip line, 720 322-1313, to collect information about the shooting.

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper ordered flags flown at half-staff in Gumm’s honor on Jan. 25.

At the Adams County Sheriff ’s Office substation at 72nd and Colorado Boulevard, mourners and well-wishers brought food and water for deputies and built a makeshift memorial to

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honor Gumm.

Donated flowers, stuffed animals, balloons and candles were later moved to decorate a sheriff ’s department vehicle near the site. Families and mourners continued to come to the site over the weekend.

That outpouring was recognized by Gumm’s wife, parents and siblings. The family issued a letter Jan. 26 thanking the community for their support.

“We have truly been amazed by the generous nature of the community,” the family said in their letter. “Our hearts are warmed by the display of compassion from complete strangers who stood, and continue to stand, alongside our family.”

McIntosh said his office had created a link off of the sheriff office’s web page (www.adamssheriff.org/deputy-gumm) to provide information about Gumm,

the shooting, donations in his honor and upcoming memorial services.

McIntosh said the department has been working with the family to find a good venue for a memorial service.

The funeral itself has been scheduled for 11 a.m. in Lafayette’s Flatirons Community Church. That’s a non-denominational church with an auditorium that seats up to 3,000 people.

He noted that Colorado’s law enforcement community had been through a similar experience within the past month when Douglas County Sheriff ’s Deputy Zackari Parrish was shot to death by a suspect on New Year’s Eve. His Jan. 5 funeral drew more than 5,000 mourners, and McIntosh said he expected a similar response for Gumm.

“It takes a huge venue and a lot of logistics to put it together,” McIntosh said.

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“You don’t need a whole lot to have a good time ice fishing,” said Austin Parr, manager of Discount Fishing Tackle, 2645 S. Santa Fe Drive in Denver, which is a regional hub for fishing equipment, guided tours and regionally specific tackle. “There’s a lot of good access for fishers in the area, and I love the challenge of trying to catch different fish in these lakes.”

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The internet has become a major help to ice fishers, as they now can check ice conditions at lakes before they head out, and they can download lake maps that provide information on depth locations. Different fish ‘ species spend their time at different depths, and anglers hoping for a t particular catch can benefit a lot fromy s these maps. t “My favorite part of ice fishing is targeting specific fish, like walleye,” n Parr said. i “You want to look out for drop-off points and structures in the lake that A fish might hang out in.” s As with many outdoor activities, if parents get their children hooked M on ice fishing young, it can become a a s lifelong passion. o “My son Rider has never been ice fishing before, but he’s big into other s kinds of fishing, so we wanted to D give this a try,” said Travis Jackson of Broomfield, who was out on Bear d t Creek Lake during the park’s class.

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“Young women, then and now, are so familiar with being worried about what the world thinks of them and being judged.”

The show kicks off the center’s repertory season in earnest, which allows audiences to see the same actors and creative team stretch themselves in very different plays.

“The theatricality of the play is so fun, and it’s a great collaborative process to be a part of,” Robblee added.

“It’s a lot of fun to just breathe some life into this story.”

For tickets and information, visit www.arvadacenter.org.

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‘Sense and Sensibility’ takes to the stage The art exhibit isn’t the only way the Arvada Center is starting off they year right. “Sense and Sensibility,” the second show in the center’s repertory theater season, opened Jan. 26.

Based on Jane Austen’s classic novel, the show runs through May 6 in the Black Box Theatre.

“This show takes the world of Austen, and makes it very theatrical,” said Regina Fernandez, who plays Marianne Dashwood in the show. “It’s a beautiful love story between two sisters, and the show is filled with a lot of great characters.”

Directed by Lynne Collins, the show focuses on Marianne and Elinor Dashwood (Jessica Robblee) as they deal with financial and romantic trials and tribulations in Georgian England. And while the show may be set 200 years ago, it still feels vital and relevant.

“There wasn’t a moment during

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“Snow White” or “Frozen Particles of Ice with No Particular Color”: 7 p.m. Feb. 2-3, and 2 p.m.

Feb. 4 at Colorado ACTS, 11455 W. 1-70 Frontage Road, North, Wheat Ridge. Based on the classic story of Snow White; full of wicked good fun and the most clueless Snow White ever brought to the stage. Call 303-456-6772 or go to http://www.coloradoacts.org/.

The Electric Baby: Feb. 9 to May 4 at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Darkly comic story that combines folktales and folklore to explore the unlikely people that get you from one place to the next. The play contains strong adult language and is best enjoyed by young adults to adults. Performances at 7:30 p.m.

Thursday through Saturday, with matinées at 1 p.m. Wednesdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Go to http:// arvadacenter.org/the-electricbaby or call 720-898-7200.

Fun Home: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m.

Sunday from through March 4 at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. Honest, original musical about seeing your parents through grown-up eyes. Call 303-935-3044 or go to minersalley.com. Adult themes; recommended for ages 14 and older.

MUSIC

Let’s Dance: 1:30-2 p.m. Feb. 2 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Shake those wiggles out and have some fun building little brains. All families are welcome. Call 303-235-5275 or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org

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Art for the Young at Heart Art Show: show runs from Feb. 5 to March 14 at Apex Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Opening reception from 4-6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7.

Creations or artists ages 50-plus and local school children. Call 303-425-9583 or go to www. apexprd.org. `Damage’ Art Exhibit: open through February 2018 at Red Rocks Community College, Lakewood, in the mezzanine near the library. Denver artist Sharon Brown’s exhibit features psychologically charged paintings created mostly from photographs. Go to www.rrcc.edu.

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this week’s TOP FIVE `The Pied Piper of Hamelin’: 1 p.m.

Saturdays from Feb. 3 to March 3 at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. Shows also at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Feb. 24 and March 3. Call 303-9353044 or go to minersalley.com.

Why Do I Still Have Thyroid Symptoms: 5:30-6:45 p.m. Feb. 5 at Natural Grocers, 12612 W. Alameda Parkway, Lakewood.

Dr. Glenn Harrison will introduce the prevalence, causes and effects of thyroid dysfunction and why it is an epidemic in the western world. He will discuss how and why it is commonly misdiagnosed and explain ways for you to identify and manage this condition. Call 303-986-57000 or go to www.naturalgrocers.com.

Money in Politics: 2-4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 8 at the Jefferson County Government Building, 100 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden. Go to www.lwvjeffco.

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Whistleblower: The True Story of an FBI Informant: noon Tuesday, Feb. 6 at 5675 Field St., Arvada.

Lifetree Cafe film and discussion about the Archer Daniels Midland price-fixing scandal that resulted in a record $100 million fine — and at the center of the scandal was ADM executive Mark Whitacre. Contact Polly Wegner at 303-424-4454 or pwegner@ peacelutheran.net.

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Teen Writing Group: 4:30-5:30 p.m. Feb. 6 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada.

Call 303-235-5275 or go to www. jeffcolibrary.org Book Group: 6:307:30 p.m. Feb. 6 at Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada.

Local author Sean Eads visits to discuss “Trigger Point.”

Call 303-235-5275 or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org Hard Times Writing Workshop: 3-5 p.m. Feb. 7 at Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada.

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A Chocolate Affair: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3 in Olde Town Arvada. Tour of chocolate treats from Olde Town merchants plus other local chocolatiers. Proceeds benefit the Ralston House. Chocolate chip cookie and brownie baking contest. Bring 6 cookies/brownies on a paper plate to the Rising

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Saturday, Feb. 10 at Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway. Tickets for the Colorado Wind Ensemble show available online at www.

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Anti-Valentine’s Day Party: 6-8 p.m. Feb. 10 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada.

Celebrate your independence and get your groove on with music, food and games, including a heartfilled piñata. For teens/tweens. Call 303-235-5275 or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org.

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Celebrate all things chocolate with stories, crafts, and tasty treats. Call 303-235-5275 or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org Great Decisions: 6-7:30 p.m. Feb. 5 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. In-depth discussions on the most important foreign policy topics of 2018. Topic is the waning of Pax Americana.

Call 303-235-5275 or go to www. jeffcolibrary.org Volunteer Open House: 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Feb. 6 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. For ages 13 and older.

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After Nappers (ages 2-4)/After School (ages 5-10): 4-5 p.m. Wednesdays, Feb. 7-28 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Discover nature through

hands-on learning. Dress for the weather. Registration required. Go to https://arvada.org Make Something: Tin Hearts and Metal Poems: 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Feb. 7 at Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Call 303-2355275 or go to www.jeffcolibrary. org Warm Hearts Warm Babies: 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 8 at King of Glory Lutheran Church, 10001 W. 58th Ave., Arvada.

Volunteers sew, knit, crochet and quilt for premature infants and babies in need.

Contact Glenda: 303-975-6394 COLOKIDZ@aol. com or Jean Jones 303-239-6473. Bring a potluck dish, your machine, scissors, crochet hooks, and knitting equipment.

Cheese Importers Trip: 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 8. Tour the cheese cooler, then shop for cheeses and goodies from around the world. After the tour enjoy their delicious lunches (cost on your own). Fee includes transportation, escort and tour. Call 303425-9583 or go to www.apexprd. org to register.

Winter Tales: 10-11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 9 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Enjoy our library of children’s books about nature and the environment, or listen to a storyteller as they read some of their favorites.

Register in advance. Go to https:// arvada.org Let’s Dance: 2-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10 at the Wheat Ridge

Discovery Play: 9:30-10:30 a.m.

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Code Lounge: 1-3 p.m. Feb. 10 at the Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Use tools and languages like Scratch, HTML, CSS, Python, and more. Call 303-235-5275 or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org.

Starting “The Talk” about Aging: 1-2 p.m. Feb. 10 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada.

Lighthearted but candid discussion about aging and the options available sheds light on the choices and how to share them with ones you love. Call 303-235-5275 or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org.

Lego Play & Build: 3-4:30 p.m.

Feb. 11 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Call 303-235-5275 or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org.

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Memory Café: 1-3 p.m. Feb. 7 at Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. A welcoming place for people living with memory loss and their caregivers. Presented by the Alzheimer’s Association. Call 303-235-5275 or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org Tai Chi: 6:15-7:15 p.m. (beginners) and 5-6 p.m. (experienced) Mondays through Feb. 26 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Registration required. Go to https://arvada.org/ and click on Majestic View Nature Center under the Explore tab.

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LOCAL

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A-WEST COMES OUT ON TOP

Baseball finally gets much-needed longer season

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Arvada West senior James Pelon (12) scored a game-high 22 points in the Wildcats’ dominating 66-41 victory over Bear Creek on Jan. 27 at Arvada West High School.

Read the full story on PAGE 27.

PHOTO BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

BY THE NUMBERS

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Game winning streak of the Ralston Valley girls basketball team ended with a 50-44 loss to Lakewood on Jan. 26.

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Goals each by Nathaniel Benton and Dylan Ridley in Standley Lake’s 7-3 hockey win over Air Academy on Jan. 27.

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3.55 The 6-dive score of Izzy Gregersen of Ralston Valley in the Jeffco mini swimming meet against Arvada West and Pomona on Jan. 27.

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Of eight field goals made as Faith Christian junior Blair Mcvicker scored 20 points in a 59-42 boys basketball win over Jefferson Academy on Jan. 26.

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More points scored

by Green Mountain over Wheat Ridge in a 60-50 boys basketball victory on Jan. 27.

Standout Performers Adam Thistlewood, Golden The senior made six 3-pointers, nine 2-point baskets, 11 free throws to score 47 points in a 89-68 boys basketball win over D’Evelyn on Jan. 26,

Delaynie Byrne, Ralston Valley The 6-foot-3 senior scored 77 points in three girls basketball games between Jan. 24-26 against Westminster, Arvada West and Lakewood to raise her scoring average to 21.8 points per game.

Sierra MacMillan, Lakewood The LHS speedster took first place in the 100 free event at the Jan. 27 Jeffco Invitational swim meet by more than a second. She also took second in the 50 free helping her team win first in the team standings.

Dylan Ridley, Standley Lake The junior scored two second period goals in seven seconds in the 7-3 hockey win over Air Academy on Jan. 27.

James Pelon, Arvada West The 6-2 senior scored 19 points in a 5040 boys basketball win over Ralston Valley on Jan. 24. and 22 on Jan. 27 in a 66-41 victory over Bear Creek.

Angel Bernard, Alameda The 5-1 senior point guard had 18 points and 14 steals in a 69-53 girls basketball victory over Arvada on Jan. 27.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS are six athletes named from west metro area high schools. Preference is given to those making their debut on the list.

irst off, I have to declare that I believe most professional football, basketball and baseball seasons are too long.

I’ve always complained that the baseball regular season drags on and the “dog days of summer” seem endless and don’t end in August. The season should close by the middle of September so the World Series could start the first week of October.

However, I have also vowed the Colorado high school baseball season is too short and more games are needed.

Yes, that is contradicOVERTIME tory, but high school players need additional prep games and a chance to enjoy high school rather than heading off to play club baseball.

In one of the changes adopted by the Colorado High School Activities Association’s Legislative Jim Benton Council on Jan. 25, baseball will be allowed to play four more games to reach a 23-game regular season schedule in Class 3A, 4A and 5A, but not until the 2019 season.

Maximum regular season games in northern states with spring weather similar to Colorado compete in between 22-25 games a season, so it was better late than never for Colorado to catch up.

In 2019 the season will be extended one week and the 3A, 4A and 5A state championships will be held the weekend after Memorial Day, and it is possible the fickle spring Colorado weather will be nice.

Now, the equity committee has recommended that the maximum number of softball games should also be increased, and that possibility still has to be addressed.

Among other changes that were approved, the start of the football season for 2018 will be moved up a week to Aug. 6 and Class 5A will have a 24-team playoff bracket instead of the 16-team format.

The additional week provides a needed bye week for 6-man through 4A teams and the top eight teams in 5A will get an off week during the first round of the playoffs.

Thankfully, the proposed new football league alignments were approved.

All five classes at the state volleyball tournament will have 12-team Olympic crossover bracket instead of pool play. That means double elimination until the semifinals, when a loss will eliminate a team.

Boys volleyball and girls wrestling have new hope of being sanctioned after the process for adding a new sport was modified. However, the procedure could take some time.

The Board of Directors must approve a new sport or activity for a piloting process.

The pilot program must last at least one year. The new sport or activity must have support from the Classification and League Organizing Committee, the Sports Medicine SEE BENTON, P30

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Lakewood and Ralston Valley girls hoops tied for the lead in 5A Jeffco League

BY BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

ARVADA — It has been a two-team race for the girls basketball Class 5A Jeffco League title for nearly a decade.

Ralston Valley and Lakewood has won or shared conference championship nine of the last 10 seasons. Arvada West snuck in with a league title in 2010, but beside that the Mustangs and Tigers have dominated the 5A Jeffco League.

“We are two great teams and it’s really fun to have another team like that in our league,” Lakewood senior Camilla Emsbo said after the Tigers took a 50-44 road victory against Ralston Valley on Jan. 26. “It’s great preparation for when it really counts at the end of the season.”

Ralston Valley, No. 2 in the latest CHSAANow.com 5A girls basketball rankings, and No. 8 Lakewood squared off for the second time this season with both atop of the 5A Jeffco standings once again.

“Coach Poisson also tells us, ‘Don’t play with emotion. Play with passion.’

Tonight we went out and played one play at a time,” said Lakewood senior Hannah Renstrom who finished with a 12 points, including a trio of 3-pointers. “We didn’t look at the game as a whole. I think we came together as a team really well.”

The Mustangs (14-2, 6-1 in league) took a 14-point victory against the

Lakewood senior Camilla Emsbo (2) drives strong toward the basket as Ralston Valley junior Madison DeHerrera, right, and senior Delaynie Byrne (13) play defense during the second half Jan. 26 at Ralston Valley High School. The Tigers won, 50-44, to pull even with the Mustangs in the Class 5A Jeffco League standings.

PHOTOS BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Tigers (14-3, 6-1) as both teams opened up conference play just after winter break. Friday night Lakewood evened up the season series thanks to a key 10-0 run the second half to take the 6-point victory.

Renstrom ended the third quarter with a 3-pointer to tie things up at 36-36 heading the final quarter. Senior

Jessica Woodhead and sophomore Nadia Trevizo each hit 3-pointers in the opening minutes of the fourth for the Tigers to give Lakewood its biggest lead of the night.

“This is what you play for,” said Emsbo, who grabbed the final rebound and spiked the basketball after the final buzzer sounded. “This is the win

Lakewood senior Camilla Emsbo (2) is fouled by Ralston Valley senior Samantha Van Sickle, right, during the second half Jan. 26 at Ralston Valley High School. Emsbo had 19 points in the Tigers’ 50-44 victory. we’ve been looking for all season. This is exactly what we needed. I’m just so grateful that I’m on a team that can step up when they need to and get it done.”

The future Yale University basketball player led the Tigers with 19 points.

Ralston Valley was on a 15-game winning streak. A Mustang win and the path would be fairly clear for the team to repeat as conference champs SEE BASKETBALL, P30

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A-West boys hoops win over Bear Creek tightens up 5A Jeffco

BY BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

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ARVADA — There should be some thank you cards or emails coming to Arvada West’s boys basketball team in the coming days.

A-West knocked off leagueleading Bear Creek with a 66-41 home victory Jan. 27 to turn the race for the Class 5A Jeffco League title into a free-for-all.

“This league is so crazy. It’s the wackiest think I’ve seen in the 16 years I’ve been in the conference,” A-West coach Jeff Parriott said after his Wildcats (11-6, 6-2 in league) jumped into a tie for first with Bear Creek (10-5, 6-2) in 5A Jeffco. “I’ve never seen anything like it. Every team can beat anybody. No score is going to surprise anybody.”

The 5A Jeffco League has been unpredictable this season and is still up for grabs with six conference games remaining for all eight teams.

Besides A-West and Bear Creek still in the mix to stake claim to the league title, Columbine (5-3) along with Chatfield, Dakota Ridge and Lakewood — all sitting at 4-4 in conference play — have legit shots at getting hot over the next three weeks to take league.

“If you are within two or three games of the top spot you feel like you have a chance to win the league

Bear Creek senior Jovan Dodig (2) drives into Arvada West senior Hayden Spingler (5) during the second half Jan. 27 at Arvada West High School. Dodig scored a team-high 20 points, but it wasn’t enough as the Bears lost 66-41. PHOTO BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS title,” Parriott said.

A-West increased its chances with a third straight conference victory. A huge point of the game proved to be a 9-0 run put on single-handedly by A-West senior James Pelon.

The senior guard buried a 3-pointer in the final minute of the first quarter. Pelon kept it going with two more from long range in the opening minutes of the second quarter to extend the Wildcats’ lead

to 18-8.

“We had a mindset today to come out and give it our all like it was our last game,” said Pelon, who finished with a game-high 22 points. “Our focus was defense and defense brings offense. We were super solid on defense.”

Bear Creek was held to a season-low 41 points as the A-West focused on slowing down senior guards Manuel Perez and Jovan Dodig. Perez was held to five points, while Dodig did manage 20 points with his aggressive style of driving to the basket.

“I thought defensively our guys were really good tonight,” Parriott said. “(Manual Perez) is such a terrific player. I thought our guys did a heck of a job on him. I’m really proud of how my guys played tonight.”

The Bears went to full-court aggressive defense in the second half in an attempt to close the double-digit deficit. While the style led to some steals, it also lead to numerous fouls.

Four of five starters for the Bears fouled out with more than five minutes left in the game. A-West went 20-for-26 from the free-throw line in the second half to seal the victory.

Junior Josh Rogers (12 points) and senior Isaiah Brewer (11 points) joined Pelon in double-digit points.

“Life gives you adversity and tonight is that adversity,” Bear Creek coach Will Gosch

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Gosch admitted that if someone told him at the beginning of the season that his Bears would be tied for the conference lead with six league games left he would take it.

According to Jeffco League records, Bear Creek hasn’t won a boys basketball league title since the 1992-93 season.

The Bears claimed the 6A Jeffco League championship 25 years ago.

The Bears have their final two regular-season home games of the season this week. Bear Creek hosted Ralston Valley on Jan. 31, and faces Dakota Ridge on Friday.

The Bears close with six straight road games, four conference and two non-league games.

A-West played Dakota Ridge on Jan. 31, and will host Chatfield on Friday.

“Always focus on the next game,” Pelon said when asked about what will be an interesting final three weeks to league play.

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

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and possibly go undefeated for the second straight year in league play.

However, Lakewood’s defense turned it up a notch after the first quarter.

The Tigers put constant pressure on the ball and held Ralston Valley to a season-low 44 points.

“We are going to have to deal with pressure better,” Ralston Valley coach Jeff Gomer said of what he learned in the Mustangs’ first lost since their season opener against defending state champion Grandview. “Early we were attacking the basketball, but as the pressure ramped up we started playing sideways and backwards.”

Ralston Valley senior Delaynie Byrne had a game-high 22 points, but no other Mustang was able to reach double-digit points.

If Ralston Valley and Lakewood win their remaining five conference games they will share the league title.

“I think both (Lakewood and Ralston Valley) of us are looking a little further than that,” Gomer said of the league title. “We needed this.

We haven’t had a close game in a long time.”

The Mustangs do have a pair of good tune-up non-league games before the start of the postseason. Ralston Val-

BENTON FROM PAGE 25

Committee, the Equity Committee and the Board of Directors before the Legislative Council can vote on it.

Boys volleyball’s attempt to be sanctioned was spiked by last April when the Classification and League Organizing Committee voted not to open the sport’s proposal, so the Legislative Council never considered

ley hosts No. 7 Fruita Monument at 6 p.m. next Friday, Feb. 2. No. 10 Cherry Creek then hosts the Mustangs for an afternoon tilt on Saturday, Feb. 10.

Lakewood also has a challenging non-league game before the playoffs.

The Tigers face 4A’s No. 6 Mesa Ridge on Feb. 10.

“You worry about the league stuff now because that is where we are at,” Lakewood coach Chris Poisson said.

“We’ll worry about the tournament when we get there. We still have a month to go.”

While Lakewood finished second in 5A Jeffco last year, Poisson guided the Tigers to the program’s first state title game. Grandview won that game, as the Tigers’ Cinderella story fell one win short on claiming a state title.

Of course Lakewood would love to get back to the state title game, and if Poisson had his choice he would love to have a third go-around against Ralston Valley.

“As long as it’s in the championship.

I would love that,” Poisson said when asked if he would like to get Ralston Valley in the playoffs. “Jeff (Gomer) and I are such good friends. Ralston Valley’s girls are awesome. To make it an all-Jeffco championship would be my selfish goal.”

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

adopting boys volleyball.

And the Legislative Council gave the OK for schools to participate in a Foundation Benefit Contest beyond the maximum game limit.

Schools are allowed to schedule an exhibition game where they can charge admission, keep score and raise money for their programs or a cause.

Golden View Academy, 601 Corporate Circle in Golden, and Stargate Charter School, 14530 Washington St. in Thornton, were two schools approved for full CHSAA membership.

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NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that information on obtaining an absentee ballot may be obtained from the DEO, and applications for an absentee ballot must be filed with the DEO no later than the close of business on May 1, 2018.

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids for the construction of City of Arvada, Project No. 13-ST-24, Project Title W. 72nd Ave and Indiana Street Intersection Improvement Project, will be received at the office of the City Engineer until 10:00 am on February 6, 2018 and then publicly opened and read aloud.

The BID DOCUMENTS, consisting of Advertisement for Bids, Information for Bidders, Special Conditions, Addendum when issued, Bid Bond, Bid Proposal, Bid Schedule, and the Project Drawings may be examined at the following locations: City of Arvada Engineering Division 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada, Colorado 80002 Dodge Plan Room – www.construction.com Construct Connect – www.constructconnect.com Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com No cost bid documents may be obtained at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com on or after January 18, 2018. 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: 2 EA Demo of Residential Building 25,000 CY Embankment Material (CIP) 2,800 CY Structure Excavation 2,600 CY Structure Backfill (Class 1 and 2) 14,200 TONS Hot Mix Asphalt (Grading S and SX) 368 CY Concrete Class D (Bridge) 88 CY Concrete Class D (Wall) 600 LF Drilled Caisson (30” to 54”) 3,000 LF Reinforced Concrete Pipe (15” to 30”) 1,720 LF Guardrail Type 3 (6-3 post spacing) 3,500 LF Fencing (Permanent and Temporary) 7,200 LF Curb and Gutter Type 2 (Sections I-B and II-B) 2,100 SY Concrete Sidewalk (6”) 2,300 LF AWWA C900 Water Main Pipe (6” to 18”) 5,000 SF Pavement Marking (Preformed and Thermoplastic) 1 EA Traffic Signal 1 LS Construction Traffic Control 1 LS Erosion Control 1 LS Public Information Services 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.

A non-mandatory Pre-Bid meeting will be held on January 25, 2018 at 10:00 am in the Anne Campbell Room, City of Arvada, City Hall, 1st Floor, 8101 Ralston Road. All questions or requests regarding this bid shall be submitted by 3:00 pm on February 1, 2018. A written response to all questions and concerns will be issued to all those on the Planholder’s List no later than February 2, 2018 at 5:00 pm.

The Project Engineer for this work is Matt Knight, at 720-898-7660.

CITY OF ARVADA Date: January 18, 2018 Timothy R. Hoos, P.E. City Engineer 8101 Ralston Road Arvada, Colorado 80002 Legal Notice No.: 401043 First Publication: January 18, 2018 Last Publication: February 1, 2018 Publisher: Golden Transcript Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press Public Notice Notice of Initiation of the Section 106 Process: Public Participation Sprint proposes upgrade of an existing telecommunications facility on water tower at 7710 Remo Dr, Arvada, Jefferson County, CO. Members of the public interested in submitting comments on the possible effects on historic properties included in or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places may send their comments to Andrew Smith, RESCOM Environmental Corp., PO Box 361 Petoskey, MI 49770 or call 260-385-6999.

Legal Notice No.: 401133 First Publication: February 1, 2018 Last Publication: February 1, 2018 Publisher: Golden Transcript and the Arvada Press PUBLIC NOTICE ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids for the construction of City of Arvada, Project No. 17-PK-02, Project Title

CityPUBLIC andNOTICE County ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids for the construction of City of Arvada, Project No. 17-PK-02, Project Title Farmers High Line Canal Bridge at Club Crest, will be received at the office of the City Engineer until 1:00 PM on February 6, 2018 and then publicly opened and read aloud.

The BID DOCUMENTS, consisting of Advertisement for Bids, Information for Bidders, Special Conditions, Addendum when issued, Bid Bond, Bid Proposal, Bid Schedule, and the Project Drawings may be examined at the following locations: City of Arvada Engineering Division - 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada, Colorado 80002 Dodge Plan Room – www.construction.com Construct Connect – www.constructconnect.com Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com No cost bid documents may be obtained at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com on or after January 18, 2018. 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: 8 HR Potholing 1 LS Removal and Disposal of Existing Bridge and Foundation 2 EA Removal of Tree 1 LS Pedestrian Bridge Foundation 1 LS Pedestrian Bridge, Furnish and Install 75 CY Grouted Rip Rap (Type M) 53 SY Concrete Multi-use Path (6”) 1 LS Seeding 50 LF 2” Electrical Conduit 1 EA Reset Utility Pole 1 LS Concrete Stairs 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 Matt Knight, at 720-898-7660.

CITY OF ARVADA Date: January 18, 2018 Timothy R. Hoos, P.E., City Engineer 8101 Ralston Road Arvada, Colorado 80002 Legal Notice No.: 401047 First Publication: January 18, 2018 Last Publication: February 1, 2018 Publisher: Golden Transcript Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press Public Notice CALL FOR NOMINATIONS §§ 1-13.5-501; 1-13.5-303, C.R.S. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the eligible electors of the Mountain Shadows Metropolitan District of the City of Arvada, Jefferson County, Colorado (the “District”).

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on May 8, 2018, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, two (2) directors will be elected to serve until the second regular special district election (May 2022). Eligible electors of the District interested in serving on the board of directors may obtain a SelfNomination and Acceptance Form from the Designated Election Official (“DEO”), located at 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 2000, Centennial, CO 80122, (303-858-1800) between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

The deadline to submit a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form is March 2, 2018. If the DEO determines a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form is not sufficient, the form may be amended once prior to 5:00 p.m. on March 2, 2018. Earlier submittal is encouraged as the deadline will not permit curing of an insufficient form after this date. An Affidavit of Intent to be a Write-In Candidate must be submitted to the office of the DEO by the close of business on March 5, 2018.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that information on obtaining an absentee ballot may be obtained from the DEO, and applications for an absentee ballot must be filed with the DEO no later than the close of business on May 1, 2018.

MOUNTAIN SHADOWS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT Designated Election Official Legal Notice No.: 401136 First Publication: February 1, 2018 Last Publication: February 1, 2018 Publisher: Golden Transcript Wheat Ridge Transcript

MOUNTAIN SHADOWS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT Designated Election Official

City and County

Legal Notice No.: 401136 First Publication: February 1, 2018 Last Publication: February 1, 2018 Publisher: Golden Transcript Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press Public Notice

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of the Boyd Ponds Metropolitan District No. 2 of Jefferson County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 1-13.5-501, C.R.S., that an election will be held on May 8, 2018, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time three (3) Directors will be elected to serve 4-year terms.

Self-Nomination and Acceptance Forms are available and can be obtained from Jennifer S. Henry, the Designated Election Official for the Boyd Ponds Metropolitan District No. 2, c/o Jennifer S. Henry at McGeady Becher P.C., 450 E. 17th Avenue, Suite 400, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 592-4380.

The Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form or letter is to be submitted to the Designated Election Official no later than the close of business on March 2, 2018, sixty-seven (67) days prior to the regular election. A Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form that is not sufficient may be amended once at any time prior to 3:00 p.m. on March 2, 2018. Affidavits of Intent to be a WriteIn Candidate must be submitted to the Designated Election Official by the close of business on March 5, 2018, sixty-four (64) days prior to the regular election.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, pursuant to Section 1-13.5-1002, C.R.S., that applications for and return of absentee voters’ ballots may be filed with Jennifer S. Henry, the Designated Election Official of the District, c/o Jennifer S. Henry at McGeady Becher P.C., 450 E. 17th Avenue, Suite 400, Denver, Colorado 80203, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., until the close of business on the Tuesday immediately preceding the election (Tuesday, May 1, 2018).

BOYD PONDS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2 By: /s/ Jennifer S. Henry Designated Election Official Legal Notice No.: 401153 First Publication: February 1, 2018 Last Publication: February 1, 2018 Publisher: Wheat Ridge Transcript Arvada Press and the Golden Transcript

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids for the construction of City of Arvada, Project No. 17-WA-07, Project Title Purple Zone 18” PVC Water Main Loop, will be received at the office of the City Engineer until 10:00 a.m. on February 20th, 2018 and then publicly opened and read aloud.

The BID DOCUMENTS, consisting of Advertisement for Bids, Information for Bidders, Special Conditions, Addendum when issued, Bid Bond, Bid Proposal, Bid Schedule, and the Project Drawings may be examined at the following locations: City of Arvada Engineering Division 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada, Colorado 80002 Dodge Plan Room – www.construction.com Construct Connect – www.constructconnect.com Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com No cost bid documents may be obtained at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com on or after February 1st, 2018. 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: • 2,374 LF Furnish & Install 18” PVC Waterline • 250 EA Furnish & Install 36” Steel Casing by Horizontal Directional Drill • 1 EA Furnish & Install 18” Butterfly Valve & Box • 1 EA Furnish & Install Air Release & Vacuum Valve Miscellaneous items include connections to existing facilities, traffic control, water main fittings, 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 P.E., at 720-898-7647.

CITY OF ARVADA /s/ Timothy R. Hoos, P.E., City Engineer 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada, CO 80002 Legal Notice No.: 401154 First Publication: February 1, 2018 Last Publication: February 15, 2018 Publisher: Golden Transcript Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press

Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING A public hearing will be held before the Arvada Planning Commission on February 20, 2018, at 6:30 p.m., Arvada Municipal Building, 8101 Ralston Rd., Arvada, when and where you may speak on the matter consider a preliminary plat for CANDELAS MEDICAL FLG. 1, located at the SW Corner of Candelas Parkway & W. 91st Pl. Additional information can be obtained from the Community Development Dept. or written comments may be filed therewith no later than 8 days prior to the hearing.

CITY OF ARVADA PLANNING COMMISSION /s/ Patricia Connell, Secretary Legal Notice No.: 401155 First Publication: February 1, 2018 Last Publication: February 1, 2018 Publisher: Golden Transcript Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING A public hearing will be held before the Arvada Planning Commission on February 20, 2018, at 6:30 p.m., Arvada Municipal Building, 8101 Ralston Rd., Arvada, when and where you may speak on the matter to annex and rezone (and amend the official zoning maps) from Jefferson County A-2 (Agriculture) to City of Arvada PUDR (Planned Unit Development-Residential) 12 du/ac., and C-1 (Conservation) and consider an outline development plan, preliminary development plan/plat for SABELL’S, located at 5650 Ward Rd. Additional information can be obtained from the Community Development Dept. or written comments may be filed therewith no later than 8 days prior to the hearing.

CITY OF ARVADA PLANNING COMMISSION /s/ Patricia Connell, Secretary Legal Notice No.: 401156 First Publication: February 1, 2018 Last Publication: February 1, 2018 Publisher: Golden Transcript Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press Public Notice ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids for the construction of City of Arvada, Project No. 17-WA-07, Project Title Purple Zone 18” PVC Water Main Loop, will be received at the office of the City Engineer

Public Notice CALL FOR NOMINATIONS §§ 1-13.5-501; 1-13.5-303, C.R.S. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the eligible electors of the Ralston Ridge Metropolitan District of the City of Arvada, Jefferson County, Colorado (the “District”).

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on May 8, 2018, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, two (2) directors will be elected to serve until the next regular special district election (May 2020), and three (3) directors will be elected to serve until the second regular special district election (May 2022). Eligible electors of the District interested in serving on the board of directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form from the Designated Election Official (“DEO”), located at 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 2000, Centennial, CO 80122, (303-858-1800) between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

The deadline to submit a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form is March 2, 2018. If the DEO determines a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form is not sufficient, the form may be amended once prior to 5:00 p.m. on March 2, 2018. Earlier submittal is encouraged as the deadline will not permit curing of an insufficient form after this date. An Affidavit of Intent to be a Write-In Candidate must be submitted to the office of the DEO by the close of business on March 5, 2018.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that information on obtaining an absentee ballot may be obtained from the DEO, and applications for an absentee ballot must be filed with the DEO no later than the close of business on May 1, 2018.

RALSTON RIDGE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT Designated Election Official Legal Notice No.: 401163 First Publication: February 1, 2018 Last Publication: February 1, 2018 Publisher: Wheat Ridge Transcript the Arvada Press and the Golden Transcript

City and County Public Notice CALL FOR NOMINATIONS APEX PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT §1-13.5-501, 1-13.5-1102(3), 32-1-905(2), C.R.S.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the electors of the Apex Park and Recreation District of Jefferson County, Colorado (the “District”):

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a regular election will be held on the 8th day of May 2018. At that time, three (3) directors will be elected to serve 4-year terms. Eligible electors of the District interested in serving on the Board of Directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form from the District’s Designated Election Official (DEO): Dawn Fredette, Apex Center, 13150 West 72nd Avenue, Arvada, CO 80005; 303-403-2518; dawnf@apexprd.org.

The Office of the DEO is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The deadline to submit a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form is close of business on Friday, March 2, 2018 (67th day before the election). An Affidavit of Intent To Be A Write-In-Candidate form must be submitted to the office of the DEO by the close of business on Monday, March 5, 2018 (64th day before the election).

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that an application for an absentee ballot shall be filed with the Designated Election Official no later than the close of business on the Tuesday preceding the election, May 1, 2018.

By: /s/ Dawn J. Fredette Executive Assistant and Designated Election Official Legal Notice No.: 401164 First Publication: February 1, 2018 Last Publication: February 1, 2018 Publisher: Golden Transcript Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press

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