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Super Bowl ad features Arvada RTD receives key approvals from FRA toward Police and armor donation opening the G Line

Ford partnered with SHIELD 616 to provide donation

Next step is working with federal, local regulators to enact quiet zones

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Arvada residents were surprised and excited to see their hometown police department featured in a commercial aired during Super Bowl LIII Feb. 3.

The ad, paid for by Ford and aired regionally in Colorado, was a partnership with Colorado Springs-based nonprofit SHIELD 616, which provides law enforcement officers with the most updated, riffle-rated protection.

“Your local Ford stores are proud to support the mission of SHIELD616 by funding 17 full armor packages for the men and women of the Arvada Police Department,” the ad states. “We’re doing our part to provide the best, most effective protective gear to the officers who do so much for us.”

Chris Brown, director of operations for SHIELD 616, said Ford approached his organization last year telling him they wanted to make the donation to a Denver metro police department that drives all Ford cars and shoot a commercial.

Knowing the Arvada PD fit the bill, Brown reached out to Sgt. Christopher McCoy, who he went to high school with. SHIELD 616 had previously donated eight armor kits to the department over the past two years.

“What this equipment does is it adds a layer of ballistic protection from specifically riffle rounds that can

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Sgt. Christopher McCoy, of the Arvada Police Department, was featured in a commercial with Ford and SHIELD 616 during the Super Bowl.

SCREENSHOT penetrate soft body armor,” McCoy said. “All that means is that if a riffle rounds is stopped with this equipment then the officer has the ability to stay in the situation and continue to provide that protection to the community and make themselves safe and survive.”

Each armor kits being donated include a plate carrier vest that clearly reads “police” on the front and back; two rifle-rated armor plates; a ballistic helmet; and a trauma kit.

McCoy said that although the department provides all officers a bullet proof vest as part of their uniform, this kits provides an extra layer of protection and confidence.

In Colorado last year, three officers we killed in the line of duty last year.

McCoy, who has been with Arvada PD for 11 years, was the officer featured in the commercial. He said the feedback from the community has been overwhelmingly positive and he gives credit to the agency and the

officers he works with on a daily basis.

“My role in being in a commercial in insignificant as compared to the hard work that the men and women of the Arvada Police Department do every day, every night, on weekends, on holidays and during the Super Bowl,” McCoy said. “I can’t stress that enough. It’s all about the hard work that they do and myself and the organizations like SHIELD 616, Ford and the general public who support our officers in being protected.”

McCoy said the outpouring of community support the department receives from the citizens is why he loves working in Arvada.

“A huge component of why I love to work in the city of Arvada is the Arvada citizens,” McCoy said. “The people are what makes this community great and I love being part of it.”

The 17 new armor kits will be presented to the Arvada Police Department at the end of February.

Two key federal approvals made Feb. 6 bring the Regional Transportation District G Line closer to opening for public service.

“It’s big news,” said Shelley Cook, RTD Director for District L. “Several steps are still needed — there’s no opening date yet — but this is a significant milestone.”

The approval by the Federal Railroad Administration allows revenue service demonstration of the commuter rail line to Wheat Ridge, Arvada and Adams County, as well as adding the G Line to an existing long-term waiver for the University of Colorado A Line and B Line.

RTD said, these represent substantial landmarks in the approval process.

“Today’s news represents huge milestones, and I credit all of the collaborative work with our partners that has made it possible,” said Dave Genova, RTD CEO and general manager. “We remain committed to meeting the requirements of our regulators and will continue working closely with them, as well as keeping the public involved at every turn.”

Though city and RTD sources were enthusiastic

about the approvals, the public will not see any immediate changes. More approvals are needed before the public can ride the train.

Also, the horn blasts at every crossing, will continue for now.

The G Line is part of RTD’s 2004 voter-approved FasTracks plan to expand transit across the Denver metro region. It is an 11.2mile electric commuter rail transit line that will connect Denver Union Station to Wheat Ridge, passing through northwest Denver, Adams County and Arvada.

There are eight stations: Denver Union Station, 41st/ Fox, Pecos, Federal, Gold Strike, Olde Town Arvada, Arvada Ridge and Ward Road.

The line was completed in 2016, but two years later, it’s still stuck in the testing phase with no opening date.

The gate-crossing technology, which caused the initial hold-up on the line opening, is the same used along two additional lines originating in downtown Denver: the University of Colorado A Line, to Denver International Airport, and the commuter train B Line, to Westminster.

The A and B line have been operating on a special waiver since opening in 2016, as regulators continued to have concerns over crossing gates coming down too soon or staying down too long. The G Line will now be on the same waiver.

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In December, RTD said they were hopeful for a first quarter 2019 opening, but with several steps still to be completed before opening, Arvada Mayor Marc Williams said he doesn’t think that’s likely.

“I’m not overly optimistic for first quarter opening partly because the government shutdown has created some delay,” Williams said. “I am cautiously optimist for a second quarter 2019 opening.”

The shutdown delayed approvals coming in from the FRA needed to bring the line to the next step.

Currently testing trains run on

the G Line from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. RTD is in the process of applying for quiet zone status — allowing the train to not sound its horn at each rail crossing — to the annoyance of local residents and businesses in Wheat Ridge and Arvada. Some Olde Town Arvada businesses have started displaying a sticker reading “Arvada is horny” with the picture of a train on it.

Federal regulators will consider that quiet zone this month. Assuming regulators don’t have any complaints, the zones could be established within 21 days.

Crossing attendants, however, must remain along the G Line as RTD and concessionaire Denver Transit Partners work through items outlined in a plan submitted to FRA late last year.

Some businesses in Olde Town Arvada have these stickers displayed in frustration of the G Line train horn that sounds repeatedly throughout the day.

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The Colorado Real Estate Commission considers the privacy implications serious enough that this year’s annual commission update class for real estate brokers includes a section on legal jeopardy and practical advice.

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Removing self-doubt through horses Program offers rehabilitated horses to help humans overcome life difficulties

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Horses can help us as humans be balanced.

“Horses provide confidence within,” said Hilary Wilcher, founder of Loco Caballo, “and it filters out from there.”

Loco Caballo offers horse experience programs that focus on “energy work” with horses — specifically, riding.

Wilcher started Loco Caballo in Australia in 2014, and after returning to the U.S., launched it at Silver Quarter Acres, a boarding stable at 5551 Indiana St. in the Fairmont area, in July 2018. Wilcher uses rescue/ rehabilitated horses — horses that had been formerly abused — and fully trains them for Loco Caballo’s programs. While not a registered therapist, Wilcher specializes in using horses to help people suffering with what she calls “life difficulties.”

These life difficulties can run the gamut, but can include depression, anxiety, addiction, PTSD and even stress or fears, for example.

“It’s about connecting the human higher self to the spirit of the horse.

We all have self-doubts as humans,” Wilcher said. “The horses prove to us that they’re not true.”

With her 35+ years of experience in horsemanship, Wilcher offers private riding lessons through Loco Caballo.

However, after learning about the prevalence of mental health issues among youth, Wilcher wanted to use her skills with horses to do her part to help control the problem.

“Youth my age, and a little older and a little younger, face a lot of identity insecurities,” said Idaly Wilcher, 15, Hilary Wilcher’s daughter and one of two of Loco Caballo’s youth mentors. “You can begin to feel down about yourself or that you’re not good enough.”

In addition, Idaly Wilcher said, teens sometimes feel like they have to keep everything inside, for fear of being bullied at school or picked on through social media for letting their emotions out. This, she said, can lead to even more depression or anxiety, and that has the possibility of leading to an eventual suicide attempt.

But, Idaly Wilcher said, “when you’re riding or spending time with a horse, all your emotions can simply go away.”

Grace Hickman, 14, of Highlands Ranch has been working with Wilcher and her horses for about a year, on average about two or three times a month.

Grace has always been shy and struggles with anxiety, her mother Jen Hickman said.

Wilcher “really connected with Grace,” Jen Hickman said. “She focuses on deep breathing and relaxing, and then goes forward with the rid-

Idaly, 15, left, and Hilary Wilcher, a mother-and-daughter team, are passionate about helping adults, and especially youth, with mental health issues. Hilary Wilcher’s Loco Caballo offers horse experience programs that focus on energy work with horses to help push out a person’s self-doubt.

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Hilary Wilcher, founder of Loco Caballo, can be reached directly at hilary@lococaballo. com or 720-468-8188. ing. It’s amazing to go to each lesson and watch Grace’s progression.”

Grace notes that since she’s been working with the horses, she has gained self-confidence, and that confidence has spread to both her social life and academic achievements. She especially enjoys riding the horses — simply walking around the arena on them, she said.

“I enjoy the connection I have with the horses,” Grace Hickman said.

“When I’m with them, I feel relaxed and comfortable.”

Currently, Wilcher offers two programs through Loco Caballo. One is the Horse Membership Program, which got its start about a month ago.

This “opens the doors for everyone to the equine world,” Hilary Wilcher said.

The Horse Membership Program requires a one-time deposit fee of $1,500, and a fee of $350 per month for unlimited access to the horses.

The deposit fee goes toward acquiring rescue horses, rehabilitating and training them and outfitting them for use. The monthly fee goes toward boarding, maintenance and regular care of the horses. The Membership Program requires an initial riding assessment, but full-time coaches are available during any booking.

The second program is Horse Youth Group, which is offered to youth ages 10-18. Cost for the two-hour session of Horse Youth Group is $35 per per-

Hilary Wilcher, left, riding Huckleberry, a 17-year-old quarter horse, started Loco Caballo, a horse experience program, in Australia in 2014 and launched it at Silver Quarter Acres in Golden in July 2018. Her daughter Idaly, 15, riding Dasher, a 21-year-old quarter horse, serves as one of the program’s youth mentors. son. Currently, Horse Youth Group requires registration, as it is offered once a month, with the February session full and a TBD date for March.

But as the program expands, Hilary Wilcher is hoping to host it weekly on a drop-in basis, she said.

Horse Youth Group “is a day of reflection, fun and letting go as they (youth) learn about horses,” Hilary Wilcher said.

Horses are a great reflector, she said, adding they take her on a journey which then helps her guide a person to release the blockage, or life difficulty, they’re struggling with.

“Horses will never judge you,” Idaly Wilcher said. “They can be the one and only being that makes you realize your good qualities and helps you feel better about yourself.”

Idaly, 15, and her mother Hilary Wilcher lead a couple of their horses out of the stables on Feb. 5. Hilary Wilcher operates Loco Caballo, a horse experience program, out of Silver Quarter Acres, a boarding stable at 5551 Indiana St. in Golden.

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Jeffco schools consider changing start times Task force recommended 8 a.m. as the earliest schools would start

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Following a presentation by the Jeffco Schools Start Time Task Force Feb. 7, the Board of Education will be considering changing school start times so that no school begins before 8 a.m.

“I think that there is a lot of consensus that says later start times is a win for middle and high school students as it is related to their health,” said board member Amanda Stevens. “I believe that this is a positive change.”

Research says that a later school start time positively impacts alertness, mental health, wellness and behavior in high school and middle school students, which means students are better prepared to learn.

The task force launched in spring 2018 to consider the complexities of the decision to alter secondary school start times to later in the day. This was after Cherry Creek Schools implemented a similar change and the Littleton Public Schools voted for a change to begin with the 2018-19 school year.

After a year of research and community outreach done by the task force, they came to the board with three official recommendations. The first

A chart showing the results of a public survey about potentially moving middle and high school start times back.

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was to establish a policy beginning in Fall 2020 that all middle schools in Jefferson County would start on or after 8 a.m.; and all high schools start at 8:30.

Currently, 10 of the 23 Jeffco middle schools start at or after 8 a.m.

Longview High is the only high school in the district to start at 8:30. Six of the

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The second recommendation was to hire a firm or consultant this spring to help implement the recommended start times.

The third option was that for the interim, the district shift all current school schedules a half hour later than they currently are, starting August 2019.

“Right now, we have the data saying that the community values a change,” said Katie Winner, Arvada parent and task force chair.

Winner was referencing a survey conducted by the task force, which drew a response from 4,254 community members. According to those surveyed, 74 percent say the earliest acceptable high school start time should be 8 a.m. or later.

Additionally, 44 percent of respondents said the change should be a district-wide change.

During public comment Feb. 8 three community members spoke out against the change. Two called into question the validity of the survey and the disruption on family times.

Bear Creek High School junior Malina Madden talked about how the change would negatively affect her and her peers.

“I and every student I have asked are all opposed to changing start times to 8:30 or later for high school,” Madden told the board. She told them that students who drive themselves to school currently don’t have to drive in rush hour traffic, but that would change if school started later. Fear of driving, she said, causes stress for many high school students.

She also talked about the conflicts it would cause with after-school activities and after-school jobs, pointing out that many evening shifts start at 4 p.m.

Additionally, Madden talked about the daily stresses high school students deal with.

“There are many factors that affect middle and high schools students and

getting more sleep won’t correct this,” she said. “It’s not going to make the bully any nicer.”

Moving forward While the board felt changing times could be a positive change for students, they did not feel there was enough information in the presentation to make a decision yet.

Dan Cohan, community superintendent for Jeffco schools, said that as each layer of the change was pulled back, more complexities were revealed.

“We’re not able to answer every single question about transportation costs, how routes would change,” Cohan said. “To really look at this districtwide and analyze all the complexities of transportation, it is going to take more time than we’ve had so far.”

The same goes for how this would impact elementary schools.

Board members Susan Harmon and Ali Lasell raised concerns about the effects the later times would have on after-school activities and athletics, calling out sports like hockey and swimming, which use community rinks and pools for practices, games and meets.

“I honestly don’t think we can responsibly make any decision unless we know what the real costs are,” Board member Brad Rupert said. “I need to know: Are we going to need to hire more bus drivers and have more buses?

Are we going to spend more for the facilities for after school projects? You can’t make a decision like this without asking what the real costs are and how that fits into our ongoing budgets.”

The next step in the conversation, Superintendent Jason Glass said, is for district administration to craft a draft implementation plan on what the change would look like and bring it back to the board for more deliberation this budget season. This would allow the board to make a decision on if they want to invest in doing a more detailed analysis on the topic.

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With the addition of mill levy dollars Jeffco Public Schools will receive the district will be increasing mental health supports for students.

However, the way in which the district has designated those supports has caused a lot of conversation within the community.

The plan, introduced last month, designated half-time social and emotional learning specialists to every elementary school. The goal was that this person would increase the social and emotional learning and preventative care at each school.

However, an outpouring of community members including parents, teachers and mental health specialists say having two different people — one doing social emotional learning and the other dealing with special education students — disrupts the culture of a school and the work being done.

“I am passionate about mental health for all students and see the need for increase support,” said Charlae Callejas, a social emotional learning specialist in Jeffco schools.

While Callejas said she sees some support in splitting the SEL and SPED duties, having one provider at a school allows to build consistency and positive report, which she said, is the foundation of a positive mental health relationship.

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Callejas was one of more than a dozen public speakers to voice concerns over the .5 SEL specialists at the Feb. 7 board of education meeting.

Bel Scrogham, parent of a student at Lucas Elementary in Westminster, talked about how the consistency of having one provider in their school helped result in a detailed diagnosis of her daughter. She also said that by having one person everyone in the school talked to regardless of a diagnosis, allowed for no judgement by other students.

“The first step is realizing there is no one size fits all solution,” Scrogham said. “We have to do better.

Mental health interventions need to be based on needs.”

Scrogham and several speakers asked the board to consider letting individual schools decide how they hire mental health supports rather than following a district mandate.

“We received much correspondence about whether it’s a good idea,” board member Brad Rupert said of the halftime hire. “By having a rigid separation, it makes sure SEL happens everywhere.”

But Rupert agreed that the district should be more flexible and decisions be made based on what each school needs.

Kevin Carroll, chief student success officer for Jeffco schools, explained to the board staff decisions around the SEL supports.

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New healing and recovery center coming to Lakewood JUUST Living is scheduled to open on Feb. 15

BY JOSEPH RIOS JRIOS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

When Candice Fondal was serving in the United States Air Force, she was deployed to Kuwait and Iraq. Somewhere down the line she developed a drinking problem, and it forced her to go to a 14-week outpatient program.

She has been sober since 2001, and now she has her eyes set on helping out people who are struggling with what she suffered from — addiction.

Fondal has been responsible for community outreach for JUUST Living, a healing and recovery center that is scheduled to open up on Feb. 15 in Lakewood. The center will be able to house 16 people who will all strive to work toward integrating back to society in a two-year program. JUUST Living will be open to addicts, people who are experiencing homelessness and those who are coming out of incarceration, or jail.

“We’re the cushion between incarceration and rehab and moving right out to the big, bad world. We’re providing that supportive community that is a transition,” said Kirsten Boyd, fundraising director for JUUST Living. If we can provide a place where people understand what you’re going through, we think people will have a

WHAT DOES DRUG USE LOOK LIKE IN COLORADO? According to “Drug Use by State: 2018’s Problem Areas,” a study by WalletHub, Colorado has the third highest percentage of adult drug users, trailing only Alaska and Vermont. The Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Prevention says there were 504 fatal overdoses involving opioids in Colorado in 2016. In 2010-2011, Colorado ranked second in the country for self-admitted non-medical use of prescription painkillers among people ages 12-24, according to the organization. Prescription drug overdose deaths are one of the four most serious epidemics facing the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. better chance to succeed.”

The healing and recovery center is based off Unitarian Universalism principles — a liberal religious faith that doesn’t require one to take part in a particular religious belief, according to JUUST Living. It is modeled on the Delancey Street Foundation in San Francisco, a residential self-help organization for former substance abusers, ex-convicts, homeless people and others.

While people stay at Delancey Street, they receive a high school equivalency degree, and they are trained in three different marketable skills. JUUST Living plans to do something similar by helping people learn skills such as agriculture, culinary

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“I see it benefiting the community at large and these people who are trying to be sober. If they went through other programs, they wouldn’t develop these skills in order to give back, instead of taking,” said Fondal.

JUUST Living is a voluntary program, and applicants write a letter to the organization stating why they are in the circumstances they are in, and why they are ready to make a change.

It will house mixed genders and people from the LGBT population. “(JUUST Living) is a unique model for Colorado. This is a way to have

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a long, slow healing process,” said Ruth Rinehart, executive director for JUUST Living. “If you want to turn your life around and make a change of how you’re living, this is a different way to do it.”

JUUST Living is funded through personal contributions, and it is part of the West Colfax Community Association. It will be located at 1629 Simms St. “Lakewood is 50 this year, and that’s great. As someone who has lived here for a long time, I’m looking at where Lakewood has been, where it is now and where it is going to be in the next 50 years, and we’re excited to be in part of the fabric of Lakewood,” said Boyd.

Red Rocks hosts summer engineering program High school students interested in field invited to take college-level course

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High school students who want to learn more about engineering can look into the Engineering Innovation summer class at Red Rocks Community College.

The Johns Hopkins program is meant for motivated high school students with an aptitude in math and science and an interest in engineering. The course is the summer version of a freshman class offered to undecided engineering majors at Johns Hopkins.

The semester-long course is condensed into four weeks, during which students complete lab

activities in computer/electrical engineering, chemical engineering, materials science, civil engineering, robotics, and mechanical engineering.

They also prepare a presentation in response to a Request for Proposal, learn about engineering economics, and write a research paper. They take weekly quizzes and a comprehensive final exam.

Students earning an A or B in the course receive three Johns Hopkins college credits.

The course is offered from June 24 to July 19. Class is in session from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. No class on July 4. Prerequisites are Algebra II, trigonometry, chemistry and/or physics, and experience with a spreadsheet application.

For information or to apply to the program, visit https://ei.jhu.edu/.

Interested students can attend an open house from 1-4 p.m. Feb. 23.

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Adam’s Camp charity basketball game is March 10 Hoops for Hope event benefits children, young adults with special needs STAFF REPORT

For one day in March, fans can forget the usual madness of brackets, upsets and the Final Four and instead be champions who support children and young adults with special needs and their families.

The seventh annual Hoops for Hope charity basketball event is presented

by Adam’s Camp and Partners in Pediatrics medical practice. The game takes place at 1:30 p.m. March 10 at the Gold Crown Field House in Lakewood.

Adam’s Camp Hoops for Hope bringing together Adam’s Camp campers with special needs, local celebrities, former professional and collegiate athletes and the providers at Partners in Pediatrics for a game of basketball.

In addition to the game, the event features a game area, roving Disney characters, mascots from Colorado’s sports teams, face-painting, silent auction, Ninja warrior course/ bounce house, games provided by the Special Olympics, an after party with live entertainment provided by the Mike Murphy band, and more.

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Arvada Police arrest armed suspects during ‘puffer enforcement’ STAFF REPORT

The seventh annual Adam’s Camp Hoops for Hope charity basketball event is March 10 in Lakewood. The event benefits children and young adults with special needs.

From left, Ryan Harris, former Denver Broncos player; Aaron Matas, Channel 9 News; and Jim Benemann, CBS Denver.

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Proceeds will be used to help offset the cost for those in financial need to attend Adam’s Camp in the form of scholarships.

Arvada Police Officers were conducting enforcement efforts for anyone who left their vehicle running and unattended on Feb. 7 following the snow storm.

Officers arrested two juvenile, armed suspects after they noticed a vehicle with the engine on in the 6800 block of Xavier Circle near the Arvada, Westminster boarder. Upon investigation, officer discovered that vehicle was a stolen puffer out of another local jurisdiction.

When the suspects were taken into custody, one juvenile had a gun on his person and a second gun was located in the vehicle. Both occupants were arrested and it was later learned they are suspects in several metro area robberies.

The suspects were taken to a juvenile facility and are facing multiple felony charges.

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Robotics competition builds engineering skills The Kullerstrand event included seven schools

THE WINNERS Excellence Award Burger Boiz from Kullerstrand Elementary Design Award Crabby Patties from Kullerstrand Elementary

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Kullerstrand Elementary School in Wheat Ridge was bustling Saturday, Feb. 9 with students third- though eighth-grade preparing their robots to take the playing field.

The Vex IQ Robotics tournament was the fourth held this school year and drew 30 teams from seven schools — Kullerstrand, Alameda Jr./Sr, High in Lakewood, Dillon Elementary in Dillon, Governor’s Ranch Elementary in Littleton, Rooney Ranch Elementary in Lakewood, Three Creeks K-8 in Arvada and Fairmount Elementary in Golden.

“Robotics is a unique platform,” said Kyle Walker, digital teacher librarian at Kullerstrand. “A lot of the robots that are out there are already built. But these robotics, it’s kind of like sophisticated Legos. Students have to build these robot almost from scratch.”

Walker started the first robotics club at Kullerstrand three years ago when a donor bought enough kits and a plying field for the school to run the club. That year, they took three teams to Longmont for a competition.

The next year, Fairmont and Three Creeks also had robotics clubs, so the

Judges Award BFRs from Fairmount Elementary Awarded according to scores in game matches: Teamwork Champion Award Wasted Potential from Three Creeks K-8 Teamwork Champion Award RoboRangers from Rooney Ranch Elementary Robot Skills Champion Award BFRs from Fairmount Elementary Jeffco schools hosted a tournament.

For fifth-grade Three Creeks students Trestle Wrenick and Matthew Hamilton, robotics is about creativity and team work.

“I wanted to learn more about how robots work,” Hamilton said. “And in this kind of robotics, you can learn more about how to collaborate with other people and work creativity. I think it makes us better people.”

As far as the competition goes, teams work together on the playing field to accomplish a goal and earn points.

“I like competition because it’s not like battle bots where you smash the

The Vex IQ Robotics tournment drew 27 teams from nine schools. opponent,” Wrenick said. “It’s working collaboratively and it helps you build those teamwork skill and have fun at the same time.”

Most teams control their robot with a remote, however, some teams programmed their robots to play the game autonomously.

“It’s a true engineering design process of building the robot, testing it on the field, redesigning, and talking to each other as a team,” Walker said.

“The experience is incredibly rich and then the competition is another layer on top if it to make it fun.”

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“We have a dream what mental health supports should look like, fell like,” Carroll said. “That dream has to do with being both proactive and reactive.”

Carroll said the original proposal kept SEL separate from other mental health supports because in many cases, when the roles are combines, the SEL work doesn’t get done.

Carroll explained that a school can still use their school based budget dollars to buy additional supports — including extending their half-time person to a full time. But he fears that if schools are allowed to use mill levy dollars to do that, there will be zero net gain of mental health professionals in a given building.

“This money we have coming in is not the solution,” Carroll said. “It is one step closer to provide what we need to students.”

After board members expressed concerns about being too rigid with the position, Carroll suggested a second option. This would allow the core of the social emotional work to be done by professionals in separate roles, but would allow individual schools to apply for a variance.

A third option was to give money straight to schools.

Board members leaned toward mov-

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Bode Fall and Olivia Atkins, fifth-grade students at Three Creeks K-8, examine their robot after a practice run.

ing forward with option `B’.

“I appreciate the options,” said board member Susan Harmon. “Part of our job here is continuing to look at SBB dollars, how those are allocated and the equity in that. That will affect some schools’ ability to buy up and some schools don’t have that option available to them. That balance for me is the systemic approach with flexibility.”

Board member Amanda Stevens agreed saying, “I don’t think it’s healthy to have 93 different schools doing 93 different thing, but I also don’t think it’s impactful to say everyone is doing this. It negates what each building needs because they are different.”

Superintendent Dr. Jason Glass acknowledged the difficult decision of the board and suggested that the board more forward with option ‘B’ — creating a district level model and a variance process. But he also suggested that this be done just for one year, and the the board should reevaluate.

“I think there’s a lot of built-in motivation to make this plan work,” said Board President Ron Mitchell. “I wish we had the resources to allocate all that we need to deliver special education services and a quality social emotional program. If we can deliver a quality SEL program in addition to meeting the need of our special students, that would be great.”

District staff were directed to begin working out more of the details of option B.

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Warren Tech program trains next 911 dispatchers The program is in its first year

Student Ashlynn Koger, 17, transcribes a 911 call in the emergency dispatcher class at Warren Tech.

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A new program at Warren Tech is working to address the need for more emergency dispatchers nationwide.

The program, held at the north campus at Arvada West High, teaches students the skills to become a 911 dispatcher once they graduate.

“The class is set up to create telecommunications,” said instructor Nanci Tatum. “But I call us telecommunicarers because dispatchers, we are the first of the first responders.

We provide phone care. We’re the ones that have to calm callers down, manage the call and get all the information accurately and fast so that the responders can get there fast.”

The program has been in the works for several years, first brought to principal Heather Keeton’s attention by former Arvada Chief of Police Don Wick.

Through partnerships with and donations from Jefferson County’s emergency dispatch center, Jeffcom 911, and TriTech Software Systems, Warren Tech was able to get the program started for the 2018-19 school year.

“Students are working on equipment and software that is industry standard,” Keeton said. “We really wouldn’t have been able to start this program so quickly without their help.”

Keeton said the program gives students an opportunity to make good money and make a difference right out of high school. It also allows them to make connections for a future career path.

That is the goal of senior Ashlynn Koger, who drives from Evergreen to Arvada to attend the program.

Koger has goals of going into law enforcement, but cannot join a police department until she is 21.

She hopes that the skills she learns in class will provide her the opportunity to work as a 911 dispatcher until she is old enough to become an officer.

The program, which was open to current Warren Tech seniors for the pilot year, has 17 students. Next year, it will open to all seniors in the district.

“This is a very difficult career, there’s a lot of graphic nature and it takes a type of maturity” Keeton said. “We just felt it was more age appropriate for seniors simply because of the kinds of things students are hearing and doing.”

The high-stress nature of the job is one reason why emergency dispatch centers are seeing a shortage across the country, said Jeff Streeter, executive director of Jeffcom 911, the dispatching center in Jefferson County.

“The turnover has been high,” Streeter said. “We as a country and in Colorado are the beneficiaries

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of low unemployment. So when you find jobs that don’t carry the stress that this does, people pull away.”

Stress management is something instructor Nanci Tatum incorporates into class daily.

“Its imperative,” Tatum said of distressing. “Every day at the end of class I want to focus on self-care.

Students need to know how to take care of themselves regardless of what profession they’re in. The better they take care of themselves, the better they can perform in the field.”

After each class, which includes listening to real 911 calls, Tatum’s class distresses with things like aromatherapy, cartoons, comedic videos, tea, coloring, listening to music and dancing. “it builds up resiliency,” Tatum said. “They’re hearing hellacious stuff and I want them to be strong and I don’t want them to get PTSD from any of those calls.”

Tatum, who has more than 30 years experience as a 911 dispatcher, screens all calls listened to in class before they are played and students have the option to step out of the classroom if they need to take a break.

Tatum said at first, she was worried about creating dispatchers too early. But she finds that students in the program have even more support than those in the field.

Student Angelina Armenta, said the program has opened a lot of opportunities for her.

“It really changes your perspective as a person,” she said. “You learn to be more compassionate and more open minded.”

Students in the program are learning on equipment used throughout the metro area and also sit in on class at Jeffcom.

“I’ve met a lot of these kids and they are eyes-wide-open and loving it, excited and eager to learn,” Streeter said. “We fully expect to help them grow the project as time goes on. We’re committed to being a part of it. This program is a benefit not just to Jeffcom, this program benefits all of the metro area.”

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What (or who) do you love to love?

n Valentine’s Day this year, it occurs to me that love – on any day of the year – casts a wide net, and I asked, “What (not necessarily who) do you love to love?”

Many answers I received, of course, include the “who,” but, for example, music is a treasure for Ann, who says, “The beginning notes of a well-loved song.”

Susan says, “Music makes me feel

a connection.” Deb – with whom I have shared this activity – loves “music that makes me feel like dancing!”

Spence says, “I love to love my grandkids. Any day with them is awesome.” Randy loves the laughter of a baby, and also mentions “the sound of a voice when you need that help to get through your day.” Patty agrees: “I love good friends who support you through

hard times … and belly laughs!”

Becki loves, as most of us do, “old friendships and sweet memories.”

Mimi and Mary note one my own favorites: cooking. Molly loves, in all caps, “CHOCOLATE,” and enjoys oranges right out of the refrigerator, while Janan loves canned mandarin oranges.

Dave Bob chimes in with “heavy, substantial flatware.”

Sarah and Stacy love the weath-

er: sun, rain, snow: “Walking through snow to get a beer with friends,” says Sarah. Ann, Susan and Shana love – as I do – the ocean. Mountains lure Larry … with his motorcycle and an open road thrown in for good measure!

Josette loves “daytime clouds or a clear blue sky, the sparkling nighttime stars.”

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A letter on cautious compassion

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Support for unified trash hauling The Arvada City Council and city departments have been studying and discussing the issue of “One Street, One Truck”, in which the present trash collecting system will be replaced by one where one company will collect trash and recycling on each street rather than several trucks.

A survey in 2017 showed that 64 percent of Arvadans favored such a plan. When the city issues a Request for Proposals, companies will apply for contracts and submit plans, and we will know costs, what zones the city will be split into, and what services companies will offer. With such a system, Arvadans will have cheaper

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and better trash and recycling collection, quieter and safer streets, and streets that won’t have to be repaired so often.

I am a member of Arvadans for Progressive Action, and I support these changes to our trash collecting system.

Georgia Duncan, Arvada Let’s vote on trash system The proposed “One Street, One Truck,” single hauler waste and recycle removal plan for Arvada is drawing criticism, and for good reason.

You genuinely care about people and want to make their lives better.

But allow me to caution you a bit about this: compassion can be short-sighted and lead to outcomes that are ultimately very cruel.

For example: the state of California adopted a measure (Prop 47) a few years ago that defelonizes drug use. That is to say, drug use is still illegal, but now it’s just a misdemeanor.

The idea was that drug users who got shuttled quickly into the penal system never got the help they needed, and it overran the system.

It was also based on a growing understanding of the nature of addiction, and the hope that viewing the problem through a non-criminal lens would make it easier to treat it and reduce the amount of drug use overall. It was a compassionate approach to a problem.

However, in the years since that measure became policy, there are places on the streets of San Francisco now where drug users, who are often homeless, gather in small crowds to use drugs in the open.

And, being a misdemeanor, it’s not a priority for the police to break up these crowds.

In the name of compassion, that policy (along with a few other oddly California-esque policies) is leading to parts of some of our greatest cities becoming unlivable.

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earest oldest daughter: It’s been a while since I’ve written you (at least in this forum), and a lot has happened in your life.

Most of it wonderful HITTING — most of it HOME grand, and exciting, and “beginning your adult life” kind of wonderful.

Mixed in with a healthy dose of the “beginning your adult life” kind of blech.

Michael Alcorn Yes, that’s a technical term.

But, one of the great things that’s been fun to watch is you growing ever more into the person you are going to be for the rest of your life.

Psychologists tell us that the average person goes through significant personality changes up until about the age of 27, at which time, their personality sort of hardens. Like the tendons in your joints.

So, the older you get, the better picture we get of who you are going to be. Let me tell you, it’s very exciting for us, too.

It is becoming clear that your biggest quality, aside from your obvious artistic inclinations as a dancer, is your huge heart. Must get that from your mother.

You have more care and compassion in you than anybody I’ve ever met who is not in a ministerial vocation.

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We need a ‘check engine’ law that works for motorists

hen Colorado legislators updated the vehicle-emission laws in 2015, it seemed simple enough to “supplement” the emissions testing by automatically disqualifying vehicles that had their check-engine lights illuminated.

The thought was, let’s allow the car itself to do the work that our emissions testing stations otherwise would have to do – maybe even cut down on the volume of work. We wanted vehicles (and emissions systems) that worked as intended when they rolled out of the manufacturers’ doors. (Colorado’s emissions standards paralleled the federal standards that forced manufacturers to help with the country’s growing air-pollution problem.)

Unfortunately, the strict check-engine light requirement in Colorado was far too inclusive, effectively turning almost EVERY auto malfunction into an emissions-related issue. They’re not.

For instance, my Toyota Prius had its check-engine light on, and it turned out to be a problem with the electrical system. It had no relationship to emissions – nothing that would cause air pollution. I have heard many stories

from local motorists, GUEST including one who needed a replaceCOLUMN ment for a defective thermostat – a significant expense, which I really don’t think the government should force someone to incur.

Also, the problem could be connected to your car’s gas cap Rachel which you didn’t apply tightly enough the Zenzinger last time you filled up. (Yes, a tight gas cap does help keep the air clean, but I think we can agree it’s not a good reason to keep somebody off the road.) Some cars are designed with pre-scheduled check-engine light illuminations, signaling a “need” for maintenance that isn’t necessarily an emissions problem.

These automatic emissions “failures” were not the point of the original emissions laws. To fail these autos on their electrical systems and their loose gas caps is like declining to certify a plumber based on his inability

to hang drywall. There’s no correlation. Could the check engine light be connected to emissions? Yes! But you won’t know right away because the emissions stations won’t even conduct the test.

So, what has been the consequence?

Unfortunately, this original, poorly crafted emissions law has affected the less financially secure among us. The law forces minimum-wage workers, for instance, to spend hundreds of dollars on unrelated (non-emissions) repairs just for the right to pull into the emissions station garage! One constituent reported that he had to spend $900 to get his electrical system fixed. So these low-income folks can’t use their cars to get to work, which means they can’t afford to get the $900 electrical repairs.

One solution could be for the manufacturers to install an “emissions failure” light on all new cars, but until that happens, we need to make the cur-

rent law a little more reasonable and a little more relevant.

The problem is so common, almost everybody knows a person who has faced this head-banging issue. Unfortunately, it has prompted a lot of motorists to get behind their dashboards and turn the check-engine lights off manually, essentially taking the law into their own hands.

Senate Bill 68 will make a change to the law, so that the check engine light can no longer be the sole criteria for automatically failing the test. This change in the law brings integrity back to the emissions testing process, and it injects an element of fairness that we currently lack.

Sen. Zenzinger represents District 19 in the Colorado Legislature, encompassing most of Arvada and the western portion of Westminster. You can reach her at SenatorRachelZ@gmail.com.

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education at inflation and making pring is right around the some incremental progress in returncorner and the Colorado ing us to pre-recession levels. This is a legislature is back in session. good starting point, but we will need to While the work of teaching advocate with the legislature and learning happens in our to make sure education gets schools, these coming months GUEST its fair share among the many are also a time when we get COLUMN competing priorities with serious about budget discuswhich the legislature deals. sions.

Governor Polis also has fully This year’s budget process funding kindergarten as a is made more complicated (in major policy priority. We are a good way) by the passage of in touch with the Governor’s ballot question 5A, which will office and our legislators on bring $33 million more dollars this to provide feedback on into Jeffco Public Schools this how this policy might impact budget year, and about $34 milJeffco Public Schools. lion more next year.

While we are certainly supSome 50 percent of the disJason Glass portive of providing access to trict’s funds were earmarked kindergarten more equitably for employee compensation in Jeffco and across the state, we will through a board of education resolucontinue monitor to see what the final tion. Presently, we are working with bill language looks like. our employee associations to deterIn all, we are both grateful to our mine the best way to provide that to voters for the gifts from 5A and 5B our employees, but the good news for (our bond for construction programs), Jeffco Public Schools staff members is and we are optimistic about the early that they can expect a bump in pay this prospects for school funding from the spring. state.

5A also included funds for increased Still, we are nearly $70 million mental health supports to improve annual underfunded compared to preschool safety, career/technical educarecession levels. While the legislature tion, increased student access to techand Governor are to be commended nology and curricular materials, and for working to close this gap – we still expanded early childhood education. feel those effects on a daily basis on We have budget decisions to make our schools. for those funds in the current year, In sum, we should be able to do and going forward. some positive things for our students, Looking to the next year, we will employees and community in this combine 5A funds with those that come to the district through the school budget cycle and we should take heart finance act, a bill passed by the legisla- for that. We will still be faced with ture each year that sets school funding tough choices and budget tradeoffs, but things are getting better – and for for Jeffco and all other districts in the that we continue to be grateful to our state.

Governor Polis issued an initial bud- community.

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start to finish in Colorado, rather than shipping part of the production to Asia, like many companies in the industry.

“That’s important both in terms of the factory here and the environment in which we operate, versus a factory in Southeast Asia, where theres a lot less in the way of restriction,” Eynon said. “The energy is not produced in nearly as clean of a fashion as it is here.”

ne of the great AfricanAmerican figures of the 20th and 21st centuries is Maya Angelou, a poet, writer and speaker of quiet dignity and power. Though we lost her in 2014, her voice lives on in her work and the people she influenced.

One of those people is actor and scholar Becky Stone, who will be bringing Angelou to audiences with her Chautauqua presentations around the metro area as part of COMING HumaniATTRACTIONS Colorado ties’ Black History Live tour.

“The focus of my presentation will be on the power of words,” Stone, who lives in North Carolina, explained. “Reading and writing was such an important Clarke Reader part of her life, and I’m connecting her life stories to her writings.”

Stone will be presenting at four locations: 2 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 21, at Bemis Public Library, 6014 Datura St. in Littleton; 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 23 at Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzales Branch Library, 1498, N. Irving St.; 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 26 at Metropolitan State University Denver, 890 Aurora Parkway; and 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 28 at the Community College of Aurora, 16000 E. CentreTech Parkway.

Being a Chautauqua scholar means that Stone will perform as Angelou — she’ll even take audience questions as the poet, only answering with information that is historically accurate and based on textual evidence. The research is one of Stone’s — who also performs as Harriet Tubman and Rosa Parks — favorite parts of being a Chautauqua Scholar. And there was plenty to learn about Angelou.

“As a performer I have to be honest with what I learned about her, and I’ve really grown to love her,” Stone said.

Stone’s main goal with these performances is to bring as full of a person as she can to life in front of the audience and allow them to connect with her.

“So many people loved her and I can feel that when I perform as her,” she said.

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Ted Eynon, owner of Meier Skis, stands in the Denver shop. The brand is striving to make the world’s most eco-friendly high performance skis.

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Yearly Snow Show gives glimpse of sustainability efforts

VISIT THE SKIERY WHAT: Meier Skis Craft Skiery WHERE: 970 Yuma St., Suite 190, Denver WHEN: Happy Hour Tours of the factory are from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. Barstool Tours are available during business hours; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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s sustainability becomes an increasingly important aspect of the outdoor recreation industry, one Colorado ski-gear company is making it a goal to offer the most eco-friendly, highperformance skis and snowboards in the business.

Meier Skis, located in Denver, manufactures skis and snowboards handcrafted from locally harvested aspen and beetle-kill pine trees.

“We picked the trees largely because of the number of them that are here in Colorado,” said Ted Eynon, owner of Meier. “They are the native species and there is sustainability around them.”

By not shipping trees in from other countries, it increases the sustainability of Meier’s skis, while the dryness of Colorado-grown aspens and pines also give the skis a light, poppy core.

“The wood core is really the heart and soul of the board,”Eynon said.

“We like to put it front and center.”

This is why Meier uses a clear top sheet on their boards — to show off

WHY: There’s a bar made out of Meier skis cores where you can sit and enjoy a local brew, and watch skis be pressed through large glass windows. Look, touch and flex Meier skis that are hot out of the press at the Denver factory.

Meier skis are made start to finish in Denver, starting with Colorado trees.

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the grains and color of the wood and the workmanship. This also allows Meier to use less ink in their production process.

“Ink is not the most environmentally friendly product in the world, so we use a lot less ink because we show more wood,” Eynon said. “Generally speaking, making skis is not an ecofriendly process, so we’re just trying to do what we can to help make them a bit more eco-friendly and a bit more sustainable.”

Meier is also reducing its carbon footprint by making the entire ski

CONTACT: Call 844-966-3754, email handmade@meierskis.com or visit meierskis. com.

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Meier was one of over 900 retailers from throughout the world to showcase at the Outdoor Retailer Snow Show in Denver from Jan. 30 to Feb. 1. Outdoor Retailer, the largest outdoor recreation expo and conference in the country, moved to Denver last year after ending its 20-year partnership with Salt Lake City due to Utah politicians’ policies toward land conservation and U.S. public lands.

Making clothes from recycled materials Another brand making waves through sustainability in the outdoor space is PrimaLoft Inc., which is known for two of their three insulation products being made from a percentage of post-consumer recycled product. Over 500 brands worldwide partner with them.

Last month, PrimaLoft announced partnership with five iconic outdoor brands to introduce PrimaLoft Bio, the first 100 percent recycled, biodegradable synthetic apparel insulation and performance fabric. In tandem with Helly Hansen, Houdini, L.L.Bean, Norrøna and Vaude, apparel featuring PrimaLoft Bio will first debut at retail in fall 2020, with some brands debuting styles in the following seasons.

They showed off concept styles at the Snow Show.

“We’ve collaborated with a community of brands that share our common sustainability values and goals,” said PrimaLoft president and CEO Mike Joyce. “It is a privilege to introduce PrimaLoft Bio with these respected companies — all of whom provided invaluable insight and feedback on this technology.

Together, we are establishing a new industry standard for environmentally conscious product design, sustainability best practices and transparency, to meet consumer demand.”

Made from 100 percent post-consumer recycled material, PrimaLoft Bio fibers break down when exposed to specific

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“It would be easy to come away depressed and angry hearing about what she experienced, but I hope audiences come away motivated and hopeful.”

To learn more, visit www.coloradohumanities.org/content/black-history-live-2.

Photography and more at Civic Center t Elemental Construction and The Best of Denver Fashion Week will both be on display at the McNichols Civic Center Building, 144 W. Colfax Ave., through April 7. Both exhibitions are free and open to the public from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mondays through Fridays and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Elemental Construction features more than 50 photographic collages by 10 photographers, according to information from Denver Arts and Venues. The Best of Denver Fashion Week highlights the 10-year history of

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environments — such as a landfill or the ocean. PrimaLoft has enhanced the fibers to be more attractive to the naturally occurring microbes found in these environments so that they eat away at the fibers at a faster rate, returning the fabric or insulation to natural elements. Fibers will only biodegrade when exposed to these naturally occurring microbes in landfills or bodies of water, thus, the insulation or fabric remains highly durable throughout its usable life cycle in a garment.

To date, PrimaLoft has saved 95 million plastic bottles from landfills and transformed them into premium insulation technologies. The company’s goal is that by 2020, 90 percent of PrimaLoft insulation products will have at least 50 percent post-consumer recycled content, without compromising performance.

Shoes lock up carbon Increased sustainability and decreased environmental impact is something Canadian shoe company SOLE is aiming for as well. Researching new ways to increase the recycled content in their products led SOLE to natural cork. Cork pulls carbon out of the atmosphere and locks it away, and is also an excellent replacement for petroleum-based components.

Inspired by the potential of cork, SOLE launched the ReCORK program

Denver Fashion Week through behindthe-scenes photography and unique installations.

Visit www.artsandvenuesdenver. com for more information.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Bob Seger at the Pepsi Center Bob Seger is the man behind so many classics that it almost boggles the mind. Let’s do (just a portion of) the list — “Against the Wind,” “Turn the Page,” and “Mainstreet.” And then there’s “Night Moves,” which I maintain is one of the best pop-rock songs ever written. It’s a hill I’m happily prepared to die on.

Back in October 2017 I was thrilled to have the chance to finally see the man, but he had to cancel due to a “urgent medical issue concerning his vertebrae.” He’s rescheduled the show to 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 13 at the Pepsi Center, 1000 Chopper Circle.

Seger is saying this will be his final tour, and after 56 years, he’s more than earned it. I’m not saying do whatever you can to catch this special show, but also do whatever you can to catch this

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in 2008 and grew it into North America’s largest natural cork wine closure recycling program. The recycled wine corks are used as the primary material in a new footwear line, as well as a growing line of other consumer products. Since launching, they have collected and recycled close to 100 million corks from more than 3,000 corkcollection partners and planted more than 8,000 cork oak trees.

At Snow Snow, the company debuted its fall/winter 2019 line, which includes 12 new footwear styles that prioritize sustainability with the ReCORK recycled cork midsole, which is entirely biodegradable and sustainable. The line also uses algae-based Bloom Foam to partially replace petroleum-based materials. The alternative reduces environmental impact, while also removing harmful algal blooms from natural waterways. Natural rubber, rice rubber, merino wool and bison fur insulation are also used in the new line.

“We believe we have a responsibility to each other and future generations to consider the impact our actions have on our environment,’ SOLE’s website reads.

“We measure the impact we have on the earth and offset accordingly, eliminating our carbon footprint beyond carbon neutral, all the way to carbon negative.”

In the Denver metro area, there are about a dozen ReCORK cork drop-off locations.

special show.

Get tickets at www.altitudetickets. com.

A window into warriors at Arvada Center As part of Regis University’s Center for the Study of War Experience the 24th annual “Stories from Wartime” lecture series will be running one Wednesday a month through the spring at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd.

The second entry in the series is called Contested Identities: Life After Combat and will be presented at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 20.

According to information provided

by Regis, the purpose is to grow understanding of the complexities of war and widen perspectives of what ordinary people do in war, and what war does to them.

The events are free but the Arvada Center suggests registering in advance at arvadacenter.org.

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

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Colorado Mills Mall and 40 West Arts District team up Local artists on display for local shoppers to see

WHERE IS THE NEW ART AT THE COLORADO MILLS MALL? Colorful Colorado: The mural, painted by Katy Casper Gevargis, is located in Neighborhood 2, near Victoria’s Secret. It’s an ode to the natural beauty of Colorado.

BY JOSEPH RIOS JRIOS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Greg Wasil has horses who require hoof care from a farrier. He asked one of the farriers what they do with all the old horseshoes, and Wasil was told that they are recycled.

The wheels began to turn in Wasil’s brain, and he told the farrier he would take the horseshoes off his hands. Those horseshoes have turned into a seven-foot-long, twofoot-wide and five-foot-high horse sculpture.

The sculpture, or “Rusty the Horse” as Wasil calls it, is on display in Neighborhood 5 near Dick’s Sporting Goods at the Colorado Mills Mall as part of a partnership between the “Rusty the Horse” was made of used, repurposed horseshoes.

PHOTOS BY JOSEPH RIOS mall and 40 West Arts District. The a mural that celebrates the natural partnership will see local artwork Arts District. Black said 40 West beauty of Colorado. throughout the mall as part of an Arts District is thrilled to have its “I’m glad to be involved with 40 effort to support local artists. artwork at the Colorado Mills Mall.

West Art District. I’ve always wanted Currently, there are five art pieces “We strive to connect artists with to get my art in front of the general throughout the mall, and each piece paid opportunities to develop and public, and I’m privileged to be in showcase work, to bring creativity to comes with a description of the the Mills Mall,” said Wasil. artist’s inspiration for their work. the greater West Colfax region and As the year goes on, the Colorado Other pieces include “Ellie the throughout Lakewood, and perhaps Mills Mall is planning to expand, Elephant,” a steel elephant, “Evermost importantly, to bring artwork bloom,” a sculpture of vase and flow- support and bring more awareness to as many people as possible, free for 40 West Arts District artists. ers, “Pipe Dream,” a purple complex of charge and open to all,” said Liz “This partnership reinforces structure, Black, executive director of 40 West Winterfest Ad 2019_Layout 1 1/24/2019 12:22 PM Page 1 and “Colorful Colorado,”

Ellie the Elephant: The steel elephant, made

by Greg Wasil, is located in Neighborhood 3, near Sketchers. It’s 15 feet long, four feet wide and eight feet high.

Everbloom: The sculpture of vases and flowers is located in Neighborhood 1, near Forever 21. The sculpture was created by Nestor Fedak, and it’s 9 feet tall.

Pipe Dream: Nestor Fedak used steel and enamel paint to create this red and purple sculpture. It’s located in Neighborhood 3, near The Bounce Place & Arcade.

Rusty the Horse: The horse sculpture, also created by Greg Wasil, is located in Neighborhood 5, near Dick’s Sporting Goods.

Wasil used repurposed horseshoes to create the sculpture. our commitment to providing the ultimate shopping experience and supporting the local community by providing a platform for artists to share their talents,” said Brenda Cleary, director of marketing and business development for the Colorado Mills Mall.

Shoppers at the Colorado Mills Mall walk by the “Pipe Dream” art piece.

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Culture Entertainment Art Explore the live performances, demonstrations, craft vendors, winter-themed attractions, and country-specific informational booths at this free family-friendly festival.

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Black box series continues with regional premier of ‘The Moors’ STAFF REPORT

The Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities continues the third season of its Black Box Repertory on Feb. 22, with the regional premiere of “The Moors” — a dark comedy propelled by a strong dose of absurdity in a tale of love and desperation directed by Anthony Powell. This production is underwritten by Diana and Mike Kinsey.

Performances of “The Moors” take place Wednesdays at 1 p.m., Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m., and select Saturday matinées at 2 p.m., through May 18. Audience engagement events, pre-show chats with members of the cast, and audience talk backs are held for

“The Moors” runs Feb. 22 through May 18 at the Arvada Center for Arts and Humanities.

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In “The Moors,” two sisters and a depressed Mastiff dog

live out their lives on the bleak English moors. The women spend their days dreaming

of love and power until the arrival of a hapless governess and a moor-hen set all three on a wild new path. Playwright Jen Silverman tells a humorous and subversive story about love and the instability of gender roles.

The Moors is presented by members of the Arvada Center’s Black Box Repertory Company of actors, directors, technical artists and designers.

Audiences will see the repertory actors throughout the season in a variety of roles.

In addition to director Anthony Powell, the Arvada Center creative team includes Brian Mallgrave as scenic design, Jon Olson as lighting design, Jason Ducat as sound design, Meghan Anderson Doyle as costume design, and

Lynne Collins as artistic director of plays.

The cast features Emma Messenger as Agatha, Jessica Robblee as Huldey, Regina Fernandez as Emilie, Annie Barbour as Marjory, Geoffrey Kent as The Mastiff, Emily Van Fleet as A Moor-Hen, and Daniel Crumrine as Madeline.

To purchase tickets, and for additional details, visit arvadacenter.org/themoors or call the box office at 720-898-7200. For information on the two other plays performed in repertory, “The Diary of Anne Frank” (through May 17) and “Sin Street Social Club” (through May 19), go to arvadacenter. org/2018-2019-arvada-centertheatre-season.

Community knitting challenge benefits those in need STAFF REPORT

Standley Lake Library’s Yarn and Needle Arts Group will join in a knitting challenge to assist the Arvada Fire Department by contributing items for those in need.

Anyone can participate by making or donating knitted newborn beanies, blankets, stuffed animals, mittens, hats and scarves, and animals, or the supplies to make them. Desired yarn types include chenille and baby soft.

Gentle materials like fleece and flannel are also needed for constructing baby hats.

Arvada Fire Battalion Chief Deanna Harrington says there is always a need for knitted materials, particularly during the winter.

“As you can imagine, the fire department handles a wide variety of situations. Our rigs always carry a supply of knitted items like hats, blankets

and mittens so that we have them at the ready when an emergency arises,” Harrington said in a news release.

Harrington notes that, in the past, the department purchased beanies for babies they have helped deliver or transport to the hospital following a homebirth.

“We think it’d be a nice touch to have them made by the community as part of the library’s Yarn and Needle Arts-sponsored drive,” she said in the release.

Items can be dropped off at the Standley Lake Library through March 10. Arvada Fire will do a ceremonial pickup of collected items March 7 during the Yarn and Needle Arts group’s monthly meeting at Standley Lake Library.

“The library’s Yarn and Needle Art’s group is so happy to be partnering with the Arvada Fire Department,” group coordinator Neila Achter said in the release. “We look forward to

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Standley Lake Library’s Yarn and Needle Arts group began in 2014 and meets on the first Thursday of each month, from 5:30-8 p.m. The informal group is open to all skill levels and

works under the guidance of Achter.

Its most recent major communityknitting event was in 2018 when the public joined group members in creating baby knits for Warm Hearts, Warm Babies, an Arvada-based charity. In 2016, it supported the Rocky Mountain Cancer Center in Lakewood by making or collecting over 120 chemo caps.

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LETTERS

chips fall where they may.

Gary Osburn, Arvada

The city tried to implement this a few years ago and citizens strenuously objected for a variety of reasons, killing the scheme – or so it seemed. Now resurrected, the plan is again touted as all “win-win” for citizens on the issues of cost, pollution, noise, street wear and tear, and safety. The advantages are likely exaggerated and the potential negatives are overlooked, or intentionally ignored.

Yet, it is clear that the Arvada Sustainability Committee stands poised to recommend to city council that the plan be adopted.

If Council votes to approve (or disapprove) this plan, it will short-circuit the public’s right to have the final say.

The plan should be placed on the ballot, all sides should be heard in public discourse, and Arvada citizens should then vote on it, letting the

More trash plan support I’m writing to express my support for the proposed “One Street, One Truck” trash pickup program in Arvada. The City Council is looking gathering more information about the costs and benefits of organized trash removal.

It would be great if we could get rid of all these trucks driving up and down the streets! We see two or three of them every day of the week where I live. This is really hard on the roads, not to mention the trucks are noisy, pollute the air, and are dangerous to kids and animals since they drive so fast. And having a single hauler assigned to a given neighborhood will reduce costs to us as consumers, since they can be much more efficient when serving all the houses on the same day.

Other neighboring cities like Golden and Thornton have implemented

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It’s also a shame that Colorado and Arvada have such low rates of recycling. Any of the providers that want to serve this city must provide single stream recycling, or at least everything but glass. Whether you believe in climate change or not, there’s no doubt that recycling is a necessary to reduce the amount of trash on our streets and in our landfills. We have a finite amount of natural resources, so conserving them by recycling just makes sense.

Jeri Sampson, Arvada Accountability and discernment I respond to the Feb.7th writer regarding the journalistic ideals of the First Amendment. I maintain his assessment that today’s journalists are not held accountable is “wholly erroneous” when cases like Melania Trump v. The Daily News, Beef Products Inc. v. ABC News, Elias &

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Gemma says, “[The moon] glows like a pearl … the beauty of her craters, her mountains, her splashed dusty seas— knowing that standing on earth you’ll only ever be able to see half of what she is.” Pat loves stars on clear nights in the San Luis Valley where we both grew up, and calls sunsets “stunning.”

Ellen and Mary both list teaching (“Oh, teaching!” says Mary), and Ellen loves the “wonder in the eyes if my students.” Ellen also extolls writing, so near to my own heart: “A moving song or poem that says what I’ve been struggling to say.” Robert, a writer himself, loves “the gift of being able to turn the ordinary into the extraordinary, the mundane into poetry.”

Another writer, Virginia, loves “reading something delightful, turning for just one … more … page…” and Deb loves “Sunday mornings in bed with the New York Times.”

BK intrigues me with her love of

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What do I mean by unlivable?

The city of San Francisco had a very high incidence of reports last year of human feces on city sidewalks.

The city of Los Angeles is, right now, in the middle of a typhus outbreak, with reported cases climbing into the hundreds, which city officials have linked to the sanitation issues in the city’s homeless encampments.

And the drug problems and homelessness aren’t any better than they were before.

But, you don’t need macro examples of compassion gone awry. Think to your own life.

How many times did you give that one boy another chance, feeling bad for him, thinking he would turn it around?

All it really did was enable his ter-

Fowler v. Rolling Stone and others were adjudicated in 2017 alone. I must also disagree with his assertion that our news media is agenda driven. Instead, ratings and ad revenue are the dominating factors in programming choices, and discerning citizens must choose more than one media source for information to be well informed.

Regarding the display on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on Rev. Dr. King’s holiday, “responsible journalism” gathered more facts that showed the most honorable behavior displayed that day was by a man that stepped between two groups intent on conflict. We could all use more men like Nathan Phillips. In conclusion, I also submit that the catch phrases “fake news” and “alternate facts” are a chimera for those who can’t reconcile their opinions with reality. Op-Ed pages really do serve a purpose Paul Barnkow, Arvada “thinking in circles, as in, riding a bicycle so my legs go in circles, which means my mind goes in circles, and my thoughts go in circles … which, for me, is sheer ecstasy.”

Dear friend Janan makes me smile, laugh and even tear up a bit with more of her eclectic list: “church communion wine, a cold Diet Coke, butter knives with wide tips at the end, my husband’s eyes.” Oh, and, “having exactly four beers and then dancing.”

(Deb, we need to get Janan out here!)

Ellen loves people who “lift the rest of us up.” Stacy loves “random acts of kindness that brighten someone’s day.” And Jan says, “I love what everyone has written. It makes me happy.”

Clearly, Cousin, you love to love the good in people!

Happy Valentine’s Day to you and everyone – and everything – you love to love.

Andrea Doray is a writer whose (very) long list includes sleeping in, music, cooking, the ocean, family and friends, dogs and the poignant memories of dogs lost. Contact her at a.doray@andreadoray.com. rible behavior. Like giving an alcoholic in the throes of a detox a beer, what seems, in the moment, like a kindness may actually be quite cruel.

I’m not saying give up on people.

People can change, and being around a person of great character and good heart is one way that pushes them to change.

But you can only walk them so far — at some point, the solution has to involve some hardness from you, and some effort from them.

Don’t change, don’t become heartless and cold — that would be tragic.

But sprinkle in enough wisdom to know when compassion has done as much as it can do. And leave the rest to God. And, as always, Daddy Loves.

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.

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A film festival with all-natural ingredients Fest returns to Golden for 13th year with 55 films on display

IF YOU GO Colorado Environmental Film Festival (CEFF) WHEN: Feb. 21-23. The festival’s free Community Night takes place from 5:30-9:30 p.m. on Feb. 21. The event includes film screenings, an opening night reception and the 2019 awards presentation. It is free, but pre-reservations are required.

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In just three days you can wander the Amazon with its native people, get lost in the forests of India, pop over to Ethiopia for a visit to a lake, then roam among elephants in the Central African Rainforest and then head north to visit the Arctic before making your way to Alaska.

This year’s Colorado Environmental Film Festival (CEFF) features some “really unique films,” said Dave Steinke who, along with Shawna Crocker, co-found the event. Many of these films, Steinke added, are “niche films with a great message, produced by passionate filmmakers.”

The 13th annual CEFF takes place Feb. 21-23 at the American Mountaineering Center, 710 10th St. in Golden.

This year’s festival will feature about 55 films — shorts and feature length — and will celebrate its 500th film screening with “Offshore,” a 15-minute film by first-time filmmaker Jenna Miller who will be travelling from Oregon to attend the festival. “Offshore” brings awareness to the challenges surrounding oceans.

There are three pillars of the film fest, said Nicole Bickford, the festival’s director. They are: inspire, educate and motivate.

But, Bickford added, “you don’t have to be an eco-warrior to enjoy the festival.”

Filmmaker Jennifer Tennican tackles the social mission of meaningful and fair employment for people with disabilities, as well as the environmental cause of food security in her documentary film, “Hearts of Glass,” which will be screened on Feb. 21 for CEFF’s free Community Night.

“I’ve been drawn to telling local, community stories,” she said of the small town of Jackson, Wyoming, where she resides. “The more exposure we have to diversity in our communities, to me, the better. I hope (the film) encourages people to think creatively about solving environmen-

WHERE: The American Mountaineering Center, 710 10th St. in Golden.

MORE INFO: For more information, tickets or to see a schedule of film screenings, visit https://ceff.net/.

CEFF’s Call2Action Eco Expo WHEN: The Eco Expo takes place from 5-7 p.m. Feb. 21, noon to 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 22 and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Feb. 23. It is free and open to the public.

“Hearts of Glass,” a documentary by Jennifer Tennican that explores Vertical Harvest, a state-of-the-art greenhouse that grows crops while providing meaningful, competitively-paid jobs for people with disabilities, will be screened during the Colorado Environmental Film Festival’s free Community Night on Feb. 21.

WHERE: The American Mountaineering Center, 710 10th St. in Golden.

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tal and social issues.”

Justin Bogardus, a Boulder-based filmmaker, uses satire and comedy to “promote the healing power of nature,” he said.

“Humor and nature are two timeless prescriptions for whatever ales you,” Bogardus said. “We’re so techobsessed these days, it’s easy to forget the software inside a plant. You’ve got to remember the joy when humans are connected to nature.”

His popular film, “Nature Rx,” — which is a spoofed prescription drug commercial — won best short at the 2015 CEFF, and this year, Bogardus’ “Nature Rx Presents the Living Plant” will screen during CEFF’s free Community Night on Feb. 21.

The CEFF 4 Kids Event, which takes place from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Feb. 22, features a number of films geared toward an audience of youth, and one of those films is “Developing a Technology for Water Quality Testing,”

by Gitanjali Rao, a 13-year-old from Highlands Ranch.

There are 18 first-time filmmakers featured at this year’s CEFF, including the youngest to date — a 6-yearold from Pullman, Washington, who submitted a two-minute film because “went to the beach one day and felt

compelled to tell people to clean it up,” Steinke said.

One thing that CEFF takes pride in is that often, these films can’t be seen anywhere else, Bickford said. In fact, 20 of the films being screened this year are world premieres, she said, meaning they have never been shown at any other film festival.

“We’re an intimate, local festival that has a global impact,” Bickford said.

Environmental Photography Exhibition WHEN: Feb. 21-April 26. An opening reception during CEFF takes place from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Feb. 22 featuring keynote speaker Bo Cheatham of Alpine Image Works at 6:30 p.m. Free and open to the public.

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THINGS to DO

THEATER

BODYTRAFFIC: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16 at Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood. Call 303-987-7845 or go to lakewood.org/lccpresents for tickets.

Ovation West “Nunsense”: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 3 p.m. Sundays from Feb. 22 to March 10 at Center Stage, 27608 Fireweed Drive, Englewood.

Additional shows at 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 28 and March 7. Go to www.ovationwest.org or call 303-674-4002.

“Lost in Yonkers”: on stage through 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.

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

“The Diary of Anne Frank”: on stage through May 17 at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. Arvada. Learn more about other events, showtimes and tickets, at https://arvadacenter. org/the-diary-of-anne-frank.

MUSIC

Colorado Christian University Choir Concert: 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24 at Applewood Baptist Church, 11200 W. 32nd Ave., Wheat Ridge.

Spring tour showcases the vocal program at Colordo Christian. Call 303-232-9575.

ART

Artist’s Studio Sale: 10 a.m.

Friday, Feb. 15 at 1576 S. Ingalls St., Lakewood.

Artist Deborah McAllister is downsizing after 30-plus years. All sizes of unframed original oil and watercolor paintings, giclee prints, studio equipment, easels, cabinets, art books and more will be for sale. Learn more at www.deborahMcAllister.com.

Art Supply Sale: through Feb. 22 at the Lakewood Arts Gallery, 6731 W. Colfax Ave., Lakewood.

Art books, paints, frames, craft supplies, and all sorts of treasures will be for sale. Sale relies on donations. Donate art supplies through Feb. 15, during gallery

this week’s TOP FIVE African Americans in the West: 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16 at the Edgewater Library, 1800 Harlan St., Edgewater. Celebrate Black History Month with a special presentation from The Black American West Museum & Heritage Center. Learn about the important role African Americans played as exodusters, cowboys, ranchers, farmers, miners, and soldiers. We also discuss the history of Denver’s Five Points Neighborhood.

Call 303-235-5275 or go to https://jeffcolibrary.bibliocommons.com/ events/5bf3191f804e7a3f00e0dc01 “Amber Brown Is Not A Crayon”: 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17 at the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway. Production of ArtsPower Theatre; original one-hour musical based on the book. Call

hours (11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday to Sunday). Go to lakewoodarts.org or call 303-980-0625.

Animal Adventures: Art Club: 4-5:30 p.m. Wednesdays through March 20 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. For ages 6-14. Try art techniques as you create animal masterpieces; led by Dave Sullivan. Go to https://campscui. active.com/orgs/MajesticViewNatureCenter#

EVENTS

Chili Cookoff, Silent Auction: 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21 at Golden High School, 440 Canyon Point Circle, Golden. Enjoy a bowl of chili while checking out the silent auction.

Online auction to begin Feb. 15.

Register to compete in the cookoff or purchase tickets at www. goldendemonspta.org/chili.

Exploring the Great Ideas: Classes and Class Conflict: 2-3:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Call 303235-JCPL (5275) or go to www. jeffcolibrary.org. Discussion group dedicated to exploring how we engage in philosophical pursuits in our everyday lives.

303-987-7845, stop at the box office or go to Lakewood.org/LCCPresents for tickets.

The Story of Reuben Benton Hayward’s Murder—Part 2: 6-7:30 p.m.

Feb. 20 at Golden History Museum, 923 10th St., Golden. Presented by Dennis Potter, retired captain of the Jefferson County Sheriff ’s Office, criminal justice professor. Learn more at www.goldenhistory.org/ calendar/cat_ids~310/ Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21 at Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood. Call 303-987-7845 or go to lakewood.org/lccpresents for tickets.

Colorado Environmental Film Festival: Feb. 21-23 at the American Mountaineering Center in Golden.

More than 50 environmental films featured. Go to VisitGolden.com.

Anti-Valentine’s Day Party: 6-8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Call 303-235-JCPL (5275) or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org.

Golden. More than 25 professional wedding vendors. Admission is free. Register at BuffaloRose. net/2019WinterWeddingShow.

Winter Tales: 10-11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 15 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Register at https://arvada.org/ explore/open-spacenature/majesticview-nature-centerdivision.

Legislative Town Hall Meeting: 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 16 at Covenant Village, 9153 Yarrow St., Westminster. Meet with Sen. Rachel Zenzinger and Reps. Tracy Kraft Tharp and Brianna Titone. Hear a report from the Educational Leadership Council that includes the results of six months of statewide public input to develop a vision and strategic plan for the state’s education system “from early childhood into the workforce.”

Movie Time: ‘Smallfoot’: 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16 at Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave. Arvada.

Call 303-235-JCPL (5275) or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org.

Cubelets for Kids: 3-4 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 16 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada.

Call 303-235-JCPL (5275) or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org.

Winter Wedding Show: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17 at The Rose, 1119 Washington Ave.,

Photo Club at Mile Hi will move its meeting days to the third Monday of each month, starting with the Feb. 18 meeting.

The group gathers at Mile Hi Church, 9077 W. Alameda Ave., Lakewood. Social time and conversation begin at 6:30 p.m. and a speaker presentation begins at 7:15 p.m. Learn more at https://www.photoclubatmilehi.com/ Authors’ Luncheon: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 at St. Anthony Hospital, South Entrance, Lakewood. Meet Colorado authors Eleanor Brown, Cynthia Swanson and Cynthia Morris. To purchase tickets, go to lwvjeffco.org/event/localauthors-book-luncheon or contact the League of Women Voters office at info@lwvjeffco. org or 303-238-0032. Orders must be received by Monday, Feb. 18. No walk-ins, please.

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Drop in Discovery: 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 18 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada.

Call 720-898-7405 or go to https:// arvada.org/explore/open-spacenature/majestic-view-naturecenter-division After School Fun: Surprise Ending: 4-5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Call 303-235-JCPL (5275) or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org.

Lifetree Cafe: Intelligent Life on Other Planets: noon Tuesday, Feb. 19 at Peace Lutheran Church, 5675 Field St., Arvada. “We’re Not Alone?

The Search for Intelligent Life on Other Planets” features a filmed interview with Dr. Seth Shostak, senior astronomer at the SETI Institute and author of Confessions of an Alien Hunter: A Scientist’s Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence. Contact Tim Lindeman at 303-424-4454 or tlindeman@ peacelutheran.net.

Stories from Wartime Series: 6-8 p.m. at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Panels featuring veterans and civilians sharing personal narratives of war. Seating is limited; it is recommended that you arrive no later than 5:45 p.m.

Topics are Contested Identities: Life After Combat on Feb. 20; #MeToo and the Military: What’s Changed? on March 20; Diversity in the Ranks: Issues of Race in the U.S. Military on April 10. Learn more at https:// www.regis.edu/About-RegisUniversity/Centers-and-Institutes/ Center-for-the-Study-of-WarExperience/War-Stories.aspx What’s Brewing at the Capitol: 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20 at Someplace Else Brewery, 6425 W. 52nd (at Marshall Street), Arvada.

Join Sen. Rachel Zenzinger for her rotating session. Pizza and soft pretzels available for sale.

Android Device Boot Camp: 6:307:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Call 303-235-JCPL (5275) or go to www.jeffcolibrary. org. Presented as part of a Girl Scout Gold Award project.

Chili Cookoff, Silent Auction: 6-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21 at Golden High School, 701 24th St., Golden. Register a chili or purchase tickets at goldendemonspta.org/ chili.

Writing: Journaling: 1-2:30 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 22 at Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Explore journaling to reduce stress, develop projects, clear your mind, and augment memory. Register at apexprd. maxgalaxy.net/Registration. aspx?ActivityID=8523 SEE CALENDAR, P21

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Teen Take Over: 7-11 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22 at Secrest Recreation Center, 6820 W. 66th Ave., Arvada. For ages 11-17. Other Teen Take Over nights are March 22 and April 26.

Contact Laina Doyle at 303-403-2539 or LainaD@ApexPRD.org.

Jewelry, Gem & Mineral Show: Friday, Feb. 22 to Sunday, Feb. 24 at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, 15200 W. 6th Avenue Frontage Road, Golden. Denver Gem & Mineral Guild show. Learn more at Denvergem.

Org/Shows.html.

Hands Dirty Feet Wet-Outdoor Nature Play Dates: 10:30 a.m. to noon Friday, Feb. 22 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Register at https://arvada.org/explore/open-spacenature/majestic-view-nature-centerdivision Inspiring the Next Generation: Our Black Role Models in the Community: 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 at the Edgewater Library, 1800 Harlan St., Edgewater. A panel of leaders shares their personal experiences living and working in Colorado.

Hear about their role models and discover your own during this celebratory forum on Black History Month, leadership and community.

Moderated panel, followed by Q&A. Call 303-235-5275 or go to https:// jeffcolibrary.bibliocommons.com/ events/5c0fd637d6fafd2100aa26a0

Cat Seminar: 10 a.m. to noon Saturday Feb. 23 at Cat Care Society, 5878 W. Sixth Ave., Lakewood.

Presented by Billie Reynolds of Good Kitty Behavior and Training. Go to www.catcaresociety.org.

Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Meet after school to join the club. Bring an afterschool snack and dress for the weather.

Register at https:// arvada.org/explore/ open-space-nature/ majestic-view-nature-center-division.

Let’s Go Birding: 8-9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Meet at West Woods Elementary for a walk around Tucker Lake. Call 720-898-7405 or go to https://arvada.org/explore/open-space-nature/majestic-view-nature-center-division to register.

Genealogy: Beginning: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays through March 12 at the Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Call 303425-9583 or go to www.apexprd.org. Learn to begin research and record family roots.

Arvada WinterFest: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 at McIlvoy Park. Free, family event with games, performances, music, vendors, food, and hot drinks. Kids can collect passport stamps as they visit booths and play games inspired from around the world. Learn more at https://oldetownarvada.org/arvada-winterfest/

Starter Yoga Series: 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16 at Damselfly YogaSpa, 12500 W. 58th Ave., Unit 102, Arvada. Learn basic yoga postures and breathing techniques that can be practiced anywhere. Learn more at http://www.damselflyyogaspa.com/

Job Fair: noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 at the Apex Center, Randall Room, 13150 W. 72nd Ave., Arvada; and 3-6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28 at the Secrest Recreation Center, 6820 W. 66th Ave., Arvada. Learn about full- and part-time, permanent and seasonal opportunities with the district.

Nature Trek Clubs: 4-5 p.m. Tuesdays through Feb. 26 at Majestic View Nature

HEALTH

Free Keto Nutrition Seminar and Recipe Demo: 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 at Natural Grocers, 7745 N. Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada.

Go to www.naturalgrocers.com Yoga with the Cats: 4-5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24 at Cat Care Society, 5787 West 6th Ave., Lakewood. All proceeds go towards providing our cats with a safe and loving environment, food, toys, beds, and medical care. Space is limited.

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catcaresociety.org, or 303-239-9680 x19 to reserve your spot.

Food Pantry Agape Life Church distributes free food from 10-11 a.m. on the third Thursday of each month (weather permitting) at the church, 5970 W. 60th Ave. in Arvada.

ALC provides this service to all qualifying Colorado residence. Call 303-431-6481 to see if you qualify.

EDUCATION

World War I: The Great War: 2:30-3:30 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 21 at Lakewood Reserve, 555 S. Pierce St., Lakewood. Active Minds program. Call 303-742-4800 to RSVP. Sts. Peter and Paul Gala: 5:30-9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic STEM School, 3920 Pierce St., Wheat Ridge. Annual gala benefiting the school.

Celebrate with dinner, drinks, auctions and more. Theme is Loaves and Fishes. Go to http://stspeterandpaulgala.org/ Literacy Coalition of Colorado Training: 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 at Red Rocks Community College, 13300 W. 6th Ave., Lakewood. Adult education tutors and teachers of English as a Second Language and adult literacy. Sign-in begins at 8:15 a.m. Register at: https://lccfeb2019. eventzilla.net. Coffee and snacks are included in registration cost.

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. Things to Do events run free, on a space-available basis.

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Standout Performers

SPORTS

Remembering the Coach Irv Wrestling moves Brown and his impact in Jeffco ahead as basics stay the same

Orlondo Aguilar, Alameda The senior power forward ended his high school career with a doubledouble in a 60-44 win against Riverdale Ridge.

He had 10 points (six for six on free throws), with 10 rebounds, along with an assist, two steals and three blocks for good measure. It was his third double-double of the season.

Shelby Ransom, Green Mountain The 5’7” guard played her last game for Green Mountain Feb. 8, by putting up 14 points, and being a flawless 6-6 from the foul line. Thanks largely to a massive first quarter, the win over Littleton, 47-35.

Mariah Ramos, Lakewood The sophomore made the most of her JV game against Mesa Ridge on Feb. 9. She sank all five of her shots from the field, including two 3-pointers, to end with 12 points.

David O’Connell, Golden The 6’3” senior forward helped his team earn the come-from-behind win against Littleton on Feb. 4 with his 13 points, 5 rebounds and 3 steals.

The Demons won the game 56-44 on the road after being down 9 points at halftime.

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LOCAL

T Arvada High School’s 1964 state championship baseball team was coached by Irv Brown, top row far left. Steve Bell, bottom row second from the right, was a junior on the squad that won the school’s first ever team state title. The memorial service for Irv Brown will be held Saturday, Feb. 16, at United Methodist Church in Broomfield.

COURTESY OF STEVE BELL

BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

ARVADA — Irv Brown guided Arvada High School’s baseball team to a state championship in the spring of 1964.

“I was really lucky to be one of his players on his state championship team.

The first state championship team Arvada High School ever had,” said Steve Bell, Jeffco Public Schools’ current Chief Operating Officer. “It was a team of players who probably weren’t the most talented around. We didn’t have any superstars. Irv taught us to be great competitors.”

Bell was a junior at Arvada when the school claimed the Class 3A baseball title.

However, even before that magical spring season on the baseball diamond Brown was just starting to make an impact on athletics in Jeffco and across Colorado.

“I my opinion, Irv was one of a handful of people who helped really put Jeffco athletics on the map,” said Jim Thyfault, current Executive Director of Athletics and Activities with Jeffco Public Schools.

“He was instrumental in the growth of Jeffco athletics.”

Brown was inducted into the Jeffco Athletics Hall of Fame in 1989.

Brown went on to coach baseball at the University of Colorado and Metro State College. He had a memorable college basketball officiating career where he refereed in six NCAA Final Fours. He became a Colorado sports media icon for 40-plus years before his death on Feb. 3 at the age of 83.

“Whether it was basketball, football, baseball … he knew it all and he knew the people,” Thyfault said. “He more than anyone else in the sports media who had access to TV and radio kept prep sports in the forefront. You just don’t see that anymore.”

While many remember Brown telling stories over the radio airwaves, Bell recalls the relationship of player and coach he had with Brown that started when Bell was 12 years old.

“I never changed my opinion of him. He was larger than life,” said Bell, who also had Brown as his defensive backs coach on the football field at Arvada. “Everything with Irv Brown was about being a competitor. That is the way he taught us to be.

Those lessons were forever lasting for me.”

One of Brown’s many famous sayings that stood out for Bell was — “A great competitor will beat you 99-98 or they will be you 1-0, but they will find a way.”

That competitive spirit stayed with Bell during his college baseball career at Colorado State University, along with his coaching career at the University of Arizona, Wheat Ridge High School and Northglenn High School.

Bell said one of the hardest things he did during his college baseball career was playing against Brown’s teams.

“His coaching style and the mantra in which he taught us and managed us was second to none,” Bell said of his former coach. “My goal when I started coaching was to be like him because I thought so much of him.”

Bell actually coached Brown’s youngest son, Casey, on the football field at Northglenn High School.

“He is one of the goers, starters and innovators when it comes to prep sports. He fostered programs not only in Arvada, but everywhere,” Bell said. “He had assistant coaches go on to win state titles at Lakewood and Jefferson. Irv Brown’s influence was everywhere in Jeffco.”

The memorial service for the sports legend will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, at United Methodist Church, 545 W. 10th Ave., in Broomfield.

“He was one of the most impactful people I’ve ever had in my life,” Bell said.

“It was my good fortune to have Irv Brown as my coach.”

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

om Beeson played football and wrestled at Denver’s Abraham Lincoln High School.

I ventured to the state wrestling tournament held at Englewood High School OVERTIME when my classmate Beeson captured the heavyweight title.

Regional state qualifying tournaments will be held Feb. 14-16 and large crowds will gather at the Jim Benton Pepsi Center for the Colorado High School Activities Association’s State Wrestling Championships on Feb. 21-23.

There have been some changes in the sport over the years but the basic sport of wrestling is the same.

“Wrestling is wrestling,” said former Ponderosa wrestling coach Tim Ottmann. “It’s the oldest sport in the world so I don’t think a whole lot of technical, practice drills or skills have change that much. The basics are still what you need to get you where you want to be along with being in shape and being strong. I don’t see a lot of techniques differences.”

Beeson agreed.

“It is basically the same sport,” he said.

I also asked Columbine wrestling coach Ray Barron to join the State of Wrestling discussion and between Beeson, Ottmann and Barron I got opinions from three coaches whose names dot the CHSAA wrestling record book.

Beeson went from Lincoln to play football and wrestle and won a Division II national title at Western State. He was a head wrestling coach for 35 years, including 29 seasons at Pomona as the school’s first wrestling coach. The 2019 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Hall of Fame inductee is listed among the state’s top coaches with 15 state individual champions and two state titles.

Ottmann is now the Ponderosa principal after coaching wrestling for 18 years and serving as the school’s athletic director for nine years. The Mustangs won eight state titles under Ottmann and he coached 13 individual state champions at Pondo. He coached for seven seasons at Burges, Texas.

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Jeffco student-athletes sign National Letters of Intent

BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

JEFFERSON COUNTY — It was another banner day for student-athletes in Jefferson County on Wednesday, Feb. 6.

More than 100 signed their National Letter of Intent to a wide range of colleges and universities across the country.

Multiple schools had celebrations to honor their students who will continue their academic and athletic careers at the next level.

To date, more than 160 student-athletes from across the county have signed National Letter of Intents this school year.

That number will surely grow with three more final signing days coming up April 1, May 15 and Aug. 1.

Arvada West High School Christaana Angelopulos, softball, University of Wisconsin Ashleigh Burr, women’s soccer, Colorado Mesa University Cory Carignan, football, Minot State University Anthony Cass, football, Colorado State University-Pueblo Timothy English, football, Presentation College Dominic Folks, baseball, Barstow College Makenna Fowler, women’s soccer, University of ColoradoColorado Springs Gianna Haley, softball, Black Hills State University Mark Hunter, baseball, Blue Mountain College Madison Johnson, women’s soccer, Wayne State College Latham Kleckner, men’s soccer, Gustavus Adolphus College Brady Legault, football, Nebraska Wesleyan University Chris McEahern, football, Colorado State University Ella McShane, women’s swimming & diving, Chapman University AJ Ortez, football, Fort Lewis College

Theresa Price, women’s tennis, Hastings College Devin Smith, cross country & track, Nebraska Wesleyan University Dori Sterne, women’s soccer, Colorado State UniversityPueblo Michael Vandenberg, football, Nebraska Wesleyan University Bear Creek High School Megan McGriff, women’s lacrosse, Marietta College D’Evelyn Junior/Senior High School Isabella Porreco, softball, Yavapai College Faith Christian Academy Jordan Abbott, Football, Dordt College Antonio Blaine, Cross Country/Track, Concordia College McKenzie Connor, Softball, Langston University Ryanne Ferro, Volleyball, Dordt College Christian Lamb, Football, Trinity International University Abriannah McGaw, Softball, Langston University Bryce Seamans, Soccer, Trinidad State Junior College Jacob Thielen, Football, Abilene Christian University Michael Thorne, Baseball, Garden City Community College Golden High School Elizabeth Henshaw, women’s soccer, Culver-Stockton (MO) Katie Dunson, softball, Lamar Community College Jonah Wimbish, boys soccer, Augustana (IL) Jack Walters, football, Colorado School of Mines Lakewood High School Pierce Holley, football, Georgetown University Jacob Brunner, men’s lacrosse, Johns Hopkins University Elyse Hatch Rivera, women’s soccer, Macalester College Isaac Garcia, men’s swimming, St. Ambrose University

Pomona High School Justin Pacheco, wrestling, Air Force Academy Theorius Robison, wrestling, University of Northern Colorado Colten Yapoujian, wrestling, Cornell University Brooke Weins, gymnastics, University of Oklahoma David Ross, football, University of Northern Colorado Colten Muller, football, Colorado Mesa University Luke Rohweder, football, Colorado Mesa University Jack Thiele, football, University of Wyoming (preferred walk-on) Billy Pospisil, football, Washington State University (early graduate) Jaime Wolf, softball, Garden City Community College Peyton Westphal, women’s soccer, Hastings College Jim Gassman, baseball, Tabor College Trevor Abernathy, baseball, Marshalltown Community College Ralston Valley High School Peyton Anderson, ice hockey, Northeastern University Savannah Brown, women’s soccer, Johnson and Wales University Mackenzie Friedman, rowing, University of Wisconsin Levi Johnson, football, Colorado School of Mines Jessica Lemmon, women’s soccer, Laramie County Community College Keaton Maring, men’s swimming, SUNY Oswego Lexi Mueldener, women’s golf, Grinnell College Maya Provencal, women’s track, Duke University Brad Roberts, football, Air Force Academy Ben Schneider, football, University of Northern Colorado Tanner Spirek, men’s lacrosse, Colorado Mesa University Isaac Townsend, football, University of Oregon

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Pomona High School student athletes gathered to sign their National Letters of Intent on Feb. 6.

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Arvada West High School’s athletic director, Casey Coons, speaks during a National Letter of Intent signing day celebration Feb. 6 in the school’s auditorium. A-West had 22 student-athletes sign to continue their education and athlete careers at the next level.

Ralston Valley High School had a dozen student-athletes celebrate during another National Letter of Intent signing Day on Feb. 6.

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Barron has been at Columbine for five seasons after leaving Heritage after a 33-year stint. He also coached in Worland, Wyoming and Fort Lupton in his 44-year coaching and teaching career which is the most for coaches in Colorado. He has won over 400 dual meets in his career for a .742 winning percentage, which ranks behind Ottmann’s top record of .923 percent (170-22).

All three of the wrestling icons noted there have been a few changes in the sport but not much that includes basic wrestling skills.

Athletes have started wrestling at younger ages, and feeder youth programs are important to the success of high school teams. And wrestling has joined other sports in becoming a year-round activity.

“The kids are getting so much better so much younger,” said Ottmann.

“The youth programs are really preparing kids for high school. You pretty much have to have four or five years under your belt going into high school to have a chance. It also takes a little bit more year-round than back in the day. You really don’t feel like you can take much of a break, you go from high school to freestyle to summer camp.”

Wrestlers with experience entering a program make a difference.

“You have to have that interest,” said Beeson. “Coaches are only as

good as the athletes who walk in the door. I know that the years I had good athletes I was a great coach. The years when I had just young kids, I was mediocre.”

Rules modifications and changes regarding illegal holds, health and weight management is another change that has made the sport safer.

Recalling those days eating lunch around wrestlers at Lincoln, I was amazed by the wrestlers either not eating much or pigging out prior to weigh-in sessions, but apparently those situations are not seen as much.

And, girls wrestling could become a Colorado sanctioned sport if the pilot program gains CHSAA approval in April.

“The days are over when girls have to be wrestling boys,” said Ottmann.

“It’s time for girls to wrestle girls.”

After the weekend regionals, the wrestlers who qualify for state will be at the Pepsi Center for the all classification state tournament.

“The Pepsi Center is an amazing experience,” said Barron. “It is a 10-ring circus. There is always something going on as you look across the mats on the floor. To watch these phenomenal athletes no matter the class is an experience you have to see to believe.

It is the funnest state meet there is to watch.”

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Poll finds support for public lands protections Colorado voters back clean water, wildlife habitat

once again shows that Coloradans are adamant about protecting our natural spaces, reversing the harmful effects of climate change, and moving to a future of clean, affordable renewable energy.”

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Colorado residents continue to support efforts to keep public lands protected and accessible, according to the ninth annual ColoA hiker makes his way through rado College State of the Rockies a trail in the Arapahoe National Project Conservation in the West Forest.

SHANNA FORTIER Poll, which was released Jan. 31 and presented at the Outdoor Retailer Snow Show in Denver. like national forests, parks and trails is a factor in why they live in The poll surveyed the views the West. of voters in Colorado and seven An overwhelming majority — other Mountain West states — Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, 90 percent — believe the outdoor economy is important to the New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming future of Colorado.

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“Protecting our public lands voters, with 73 percent of Coloranot only strengthens our local dans viewing themselves as “outeconomies by promoting outdoor door recreation enthusiasts” and recreation and tourism, it en69 percent labeling themselves as sures that future generations will “conservationists.”

Notice to have a vibrant place For 73 percent of respondents in continuePublic NOTICE OF HEARING to live, work, start a business, Colorado, the ability to live near, UPON APPLICATION FOR A NEW a family and retire.

This poll recreate on and enjoy public lands OFFraise PREMISE CONSUMPTION FERMENTED MALT BEVERAGE LICENSE OF VITAMIN COTTAGE NATURAL FOOD MARKETS, INC D/B/A NATURAL GROCERS 7745 WADSWORTH BLVD, UNIT A ARVADA, CO 80003 Notice is hereby given that an application has been presented to the City of Arvada Local Liquor Licensing Authority for the Retail FMB Off-Premises License of Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc., d/b/a Natural Grocers, located at 7745 Wadsworth Blvd, Unit A, in Arvada, Colorado, 80003, whose 100% shareholder is Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc., 12612 West Alameda Pkwy, Lakewood, CO, 80226 and whose officers are Kemper Isely, Zephyr Isely and Heather Isely, all of the same address.

The license would allow sales of Fermented Malt Beverage in sealed containers not for consumption on the premises at 7745 Wadsworth Blvd, Unit A, Arvada, Colorado, 80003.

Said application will be heard and considered by the City of Arvada Liquor Licensing Authority at a meeting to be held in the Arvada Municipal Complex Council Chambers, 8101 Ralston Road at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 28, 2019. The application was submitted on December 26, 2018.

For further information call Teri Colvin, Deputy City Clerk, at 720-898-7544.

Dated this 14th day of February, 2019. /s/ Teri Colvin Deputy City Clerk CITY OF ARVADA, COLORADO

CORE Act would protect 400,000 acres of public land

Talking policies When asked about the Trump administration’s agenda for public lands, the majority of Coloradans viewed actions taken over the past two years with strong disapproval. The highest disapproval came when asked about removing national monument protections from lands in the West that contain archaeological and Native American sites, but also have oil, gas and mineral deposits. In Colorado, 72 percent of those polled said this was a bad change. Additionally, 63 percent said removing Clean Water Act protections from smaller streams and seasonal wetlands was also a bad change.

Corina McKendry, director of the State of the Rockies Project and an associate professor of political science at Colorado College, said that over the history of the Conservation in the West Poll, they have consistently seen bipartisan support for protecting public lands and outdoor spaces.

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PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE OF HEARING UPON APPLICATION FOR A NEW HOTEL AND RESTAURANT LICENSE OF LOT ONE, LLC AND J&J MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC D/B/A LOT ONE 13730 W 85TH DRIVE, UNIT 101 Notice is hereby given that an application has been presented to the City of Arvada Local Liquor Licensing Authority for a new Hotel and Restaurant Liquor License of Lot One LLC and J&J Management Company LLC d/b/a Lot One, located at 13730 W 85th Drive, Unit 101, Arvada, Colorado, whose managing members are Joshua Timon, W. Jaime Miles and Scott Davis, all of 13730 W 85th Drive, Unit 101, Arvada, Colorado.

The license would allow sales of malt, vinous and spirituous liquor by the drink for consumption on the premises 13730 W 85th Drive, Unit 101, Arvada, Colorado.

Said application will be heard and considered by the City of Arvada Liquor Licensing Authority at a meeting to be held in the Arvada Municipal Complex Council Chambers, 8101 Ralston Road at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 28, 2019. The application was submitted on January 2, 2019.

For further information call Teri Colvin, Deputy City Clerk, at 720-898-7544.

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NOTICE OF HEARING UPON APPLICATION FOR A NEW OFF PREMISE CONSUMPTION FERMENTED MALT BEVERAGE LICENSE OF VITAMIN COTTAGE NATURAL FOOD MARKETS, INC D/B/A NATURAL GROCERS 7745 WADSWORTH BLVD, UNIT A ARVADA, CO 80003 Notice is hereby given that an application has been presented to the City of Arvada Local Liquor Licensing Authority for the Retail FMB Off-Premises License of Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc., d/b/a Natural Grocers, located at 7745 Wadsworth Blvd, Unit A, in Arvada, Colorado, 80003, whose 100% shareholder is Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc., 12612 West Alameda Pkwy, Lakewood, CO, 80226 and whose officers are Kemper Isely, Zephyr Isely and Heather Isely, all of the same address.

The license would allow sales of Fermented Malt Beverage in sealed containers not for consumption on the premises at 7745 Wadsworth Blvd, Unit A, Arvada, Colorado, 80003.

Said application will be heard and considered by the City of Arvada Liquor Licensing Authority at a meeting to be held in the Arvada Municipal Complex Council Chambers, 8101 Ralston Road at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 28, 2019. The application was submitted on December 26, 2018.

For further information call Teri Colvin, Deputy City Clerk, at 720-898-7544.

Dated this 14th day of February, 2019. /s/ Teri Colvin Deputy City Clerk CITY OF ARVADA, COLORADO

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Legal Notice No.: 404340 First Publication: February 14, 2019 Last Publication: February 14, 2019 Publisher: Wheat Ridge Transcript Public Notice NOTICE OF HEARING UPON APPLICATION FOR A NEW HOTEL AND RESTAURANT LICENSE OF LOT ONE, LLC AND J&J MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC D/B/A LOT ONE 13730 W 85TH DRIVE, UNIT 101 Notice is hereby given that an application has been presented to the City of Arvada Local Liquor Licensing Authority for a new Hotel and Restaurant Liquor License of Lot One LLC and J&J Management Company LLC d/b/a Lot One, located at 13730 W 85th Drive, Unit 101, Arvada, Colorado, whose managing members are Joshua Timon, W. Jaime Miles and Scott Davis, all of 13730 W 85th Drive, Unit 101, Arvada, Colorado.

The license would allow sales of malt, vinous and spirituous liquor by the drink for consumption on the premises 13730 W 85th Drive, Unit 101, Arvada, Colorado.

Said application will be heard and considered by the City of Arvada Liquor Licensing Authority at a meeting to be held in the Arvada Municipal Complex Council Chambers, 8101 Ralston Road at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 28, 2019. The application was submitted on January 2, 2019.

For further information call Teri Colvin, Deputy City Clerk, at 720-898-7544.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT at the meeting of the Arvada City Council to be held on MONDAY, March 4, 2019, at 6:15 p.m. at the Municipal Building, 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada CO, City Council will hold a public hearing on the following proposed ordinances and thereafter will consider them for final passage and adoption. For the full text version in electronic form go to www.arvada.org/legalnotices, click on Current Legal Notices, then click on the title of the ordinance you wish to view. The full text version is also available in printed form in the City Clerk’s office. Contact 720.898.7550 if you have questions.

CB 19-006: An Ordinance Authorizing an Amended and Restated Intergovernmental Agreement By and Between Apex Park and Recreation District and the City of Arvada Relating to the Stormwater Discharges Associated With Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems General Permit CB 19-007: An Ordinance Authorizing an Intergovernmental Agreement By and Between the City of Wheat Ridge and the City of Arvada Regarding Roadway Improvement in the Wheat Ridge - Ward Station Area

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Legal Notice No.: 404341 First Publication: February 14, 2019 Last Publication: February 14, 2019 Publisher: Wheat Ridge Transcript Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT at the meeting of the Arvada City Council to be held on MONDAY, March 4, 2019, at 6:15 p.m. at the Municipal Building, 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada CO, City Council will hold a public hearing on the following proposed ordinances and thereafter will consider them for final passage and adoption. For the full text version in electronic form go to www.arvada.org/legalnotices, click on Current Legal Notices, then click on the title of the ordinance you wish to view. The full text version is also available in printed form in the City Clerk’s office. Contact 720.898.7550 if you have questions.

CB 19-006: An Ordinance Authorizing an Amended and Restated Intergovernmental Agreement By and Between Apex Park and Recreation District and the City of Arvada Relating to the Stormwater Discharges Associated With Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems General Permit CB 19-007: An Ordinance Authorizing an Intergovernmental Agreement By and Between the City of Wheat Ridge and the City of Arvada Regarding Roadway Improvement in the Wheat

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Legal Notice No.: 404342 First Publication: February 14, 2019 Last Publication: February 14, 2019 Publisher: Wheat Ridge Transcript Public Notice The following ordinances were adopted by the City Council of the City of Arvada on second reading following the public hearing held on February 11, 2019: Ordinance # 4675: An Ordinance Authorizing the Acquisition of Certain Property Along West 72nd Avenue, Generally from Swadley Court to Kipling Street and Along Oak Street, Generally from Parfet Street to West 72nd Avenue for the Construction of Street, Sidewalk, Utility, Drainage, Railroad Grade Separation (Underpass) and/or Related Improvements as Part of the West 72nd Avenue from Kipling Street to Simms Street, Project No. 18-ST-30 Ordinance # 4676: An Ordinance Amending Section 98-70, Exempt Sales, and Section 9878, Exemptions, of Article III, Sales and Use Tax, of Chapter 98, Taxation, of the Arvada City Code Pertaining to Agreements to Effectuate Exemptions

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NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT Notice is hereby given that disbursements in final settlement will be issued by the Finance Director at 10:00 a.m., February 26, 2019 to Triple M Construction, LLC for work related to Project No. 18-ST-10 – 2018 Concrete Replacement and performed under that contract dated February 12, 2018 for the City of Arvada.

Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that furnished labor, material, drayage, sustenance, provisions or other supplies used or consumed by said contractor or his sub-contractors in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done by said Triple M Construction, LLC and its claim has not been paid, may at any time on or prior to the hour of the date above stated, file with the Finance Director of the City of Arvada at City Hall, a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim.

Dated this January 25, 2019 CITY OF ARVADA /s/ Kristen Rush, City Clerk Legal Notice No.: 404303 First Publication: February 7, 2019 Last Publication: February 14, 2019 Publisher: Wheat Ridge Transcript

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“That a leadership agenda out of step with those values is met with disapproval in Colorado is no surprise,” she said.

According to the poll, just 24 percent of Coloradans want Congress to ensure the production of more domestic energy by maximizing the amount of national public lands available for responsible oil and gas drilling and mining. That is compared to 65 percent who prefer Congress ensures the protection of clean water, air quality and wildlife habitat while providing opportunities to visit and recreate on national public lands.

In addition, 80 percent of Colorado respondents said they support Congress restoring the Land and Water Conservation Fund, which expired last September.

Water, wildfires and wildlife Impacts of uncontrollable wildfires and water issues topped the list of voter concerns this year. Those concerns are associated with the impacts of climate change, which 62 percent of those polled view as a very serious or extremely serious problem in the state.

This number has been steadily increasing each year of the poll’s history.

When asked about wildfires, 69 percent of those surveyed in Colorado believe they are more of a problem than 10 years ago, with changes in climate and drought being the top reasons given for the shift. Voters also have

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percent prefer the new congress place more emphasis on protecting sources of clean water, air quality and wildlife habitat while providing opportunities to visit and recreate on national public lands

69 90 83 14 68

percent think wildfires in the West are more of a problem than 10 yers ago percent believe that outdoor recreation economy is important for the future of Colorado

A mother and baby moose graze in Rocky Mountain National Park. According to the 2019 Conservation in the West Poll, 68 precent of Coloradans think it’s important to conserve wildlife corridors used for migration.

SHANNA FORTIER significant concerns about water levels in the West — 73 percent view water supplies as becoming less predictable every year.

Protecting and restoring the health of rivers, lakes and streams got the most support from those polled along with managing forests to help prevent catastrophic wildfires. Both issues were given 83 percent support for fund-

percent believe it is important for states to use fund to protect and restore the health of rivers, lakes and streams percent think is was a good decision to reduce the amount of time the public can comment on changes to public lands, such as oil and gas leasing

percent believe it is important for Colorado to use funds to conserve wildlife corridors used for migration

ing. Conserving sensitive areas which the state has identified as critical wildlife habitats were also high with 75 percent supporting funding.

And 73 percent of Coloradans said they would support a small increase in

This is the ninth consecutive year Colorado College has gauged the public’s sentiment on public lands and conservation issues. The 2019 Colorado College Conservation in the West Poll is a bipartisan survey conducted

by Republican pollster Lori Weigel, of New Bridge Strategy, and Democratic pollster Dave Metz, of Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates.

The poll surveyed at least 400 registered voters in each of eight Western states for a total 3,204-person sample. The survey was conducted between Jan. 2-9, 2019 and has a margin of error of ±2.65 percent nationwide and ±4.9 percent statewide.

The full survey and individual state surveys are available on the State of the Rockies website. local taxes or fees in order to protect water, conserve wildlife habitat and ensure opportunities for outdoor recreation.

“The poll underscores that people living in the West are overwhelmingly outdoor recreationists,” said Amy Roberts, executive director of Outdoor Industry Association, a trade organization for the outdoor industry. “Whether they enjoy the outdoors through hiking, biking, fishing or camping … our outdoor recreation lifestyle translates to healthy communities and healthy economies across the West. The poll also shows that most of us want our elected officials to support policies that protect and maintain access to our public lands and waters. We hope they now take an opportunity to build bipartisan support on these issues.”

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