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Warren Tech student snowboards for sale after contest Seventh annual competition congratulates 10 graphic design students

Some students from the contest’s top 10 stand with past winning designs of the contest, which has run for seven years.

From left to right: Anna Hayes, Harley Cohen, Jake Redfoot, Gracie Gish, Kyle Schwartz.

BY CASEY VAN DIVIER CVANDIVIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

For its seventh year, snowboard company Never Summer is selling boards created by Warren Tech students after about 90 teenagers from the school’s graphic design department competed to submit eye-catching designs.

Company chairman Vince Sanders and others from the Never Summer team presented the project to students back in October, giving recommendations and highlighting current design trends in several industries.

Months earlier, many of the participating students had already started thinking about how they would approach their chance to participate in the yearly tradition.

“There’s a lot more pressure with this project in wanting to make a good product because it’s going to go out to the world,” said senior Harley Cohen, who started brainstorming her design last summer. “It’s really cool we’re offered this opportunity.

Not a lot of students can say the same.”

Cohen’s design took first place in an online popular vote, gaining more

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The top 10 designs for this year’s Never Summer snowboard design contest for Warren Tech students. Designs in the top row, from left to right, are by Jake Redfoot, Kyle Schwartz, Gracie Gish, Logan Wicke and Venice Garcia. In the second row, Anna Hayes, Harley Cohen, Spades Williams, Carisa Rosales, Riley Roberts.

COURTESY OF NEVER SUMMER AND WARREN TECH than 3,000 votes. She was named the winner of the contest alongside junior Gracie Gish —who won the company office employees’ vote —and senior Logan Wicke, who won the factory employees’ vote.

Never Summer also named a top 10, who will each receive a snowboard with their design on it, and whose boards will be available for purchase.

Customers can pre-order a board with any of the 10 designs by contacting info@neversummer.com. Proceeds go directly to Warren Tech.

Never Summer partners with multiple schools and youth organizations, but its largest partnership is with Warren Tech, with students’ participation in the snowboard design contest having grown year after year, Sanders said.

Instructor Scot Odendahl, who oversees the school’s graphic design department with fellow instructor Pete Cunis, said one of his favorite parts of the project has been seeing students’ different approaches. The project has seen students hand-paint, photograph and electronically sketch their designs, with all designs digitized into a final product.

Students had several months to complete their final product before Never Summer judges narrowed the pool down to a top 25. Those 25 students then presented to some Never Summer staff members, who chose 10 board designs to be voted on.

“It gives the students some realworld experience as far as what can be commercially viable. They learn client expectations and develop selfconfidence,” Sanders*said. “And for us, the students are producing things that we’re using.”

Gish agreed: “It gives you a kickstart into a good, solid career,” she said.

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to say about their design processes: Harley Cohen, grade 12.

Design: Row 2, Second from left “Mine was obviously inspired by space and celestial, fun stuff. My favorite part of this project has been just seeing all the natural beauty in the world and out of it. It’s rewarding having that finished piece. I do really love graphic design, and I think I could make a career out of it.”

Gracie Gish, grade 11.

Design: Row 1, Middle “I wanted to go with some brighter

BUY A BOARD Customers can pre-order a board with any of the 10 designs by contacting info@ neversummer.com. Proceeds go directly to Warren Tech. colors and show the contrast between the good and bad of being human.

I’ve enjoyed seeing everyone else’s designs. I love coming to Warren Tech — It feels like a big family with everyone having the same interests.

Graphic design is so much more fun than I ever thought it could be.”

Anna Hayes, grade 12.

Design: Row 2, Left “My design was hand-painted, which was a bit challenging, but also kind of fun. I wanted to do it based

on a Chinese legend and I thought the curves of the fish would complement the curves of the snowboard. This is my second year in graphic design.

Some day, I’d love to get paid for what I do.”

Jake Redfoot, grade 11.

Design: Row 1, Left “I did this design because I wanted to do something I’ve never seen. I got started with design in eighth grade, and I’d like to do it as a career. My favorite part of this project has been

trying new things — I ended up learning a lot of new techniques.”

Kyle Schwartz, grade 12.

Design: Row 1, Second from left “I made my design based on Chinese yin and yang. I wanted to have contrasting colors on opposite sides.

I’ve done design for as long as I can remember; I have a background of street art and graffiti. I’m a snowboarder myself and I enjoyed combining my passions with this project. It was a really fun process.”

CORRECTION March 11, the Jeffco Schools Food Service Association filed a class action grievance against Jeffco’s Food and Nutrition Services. A story about the lawsuit in last week’s edition gave an

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Since this is a “paired home,” the party wall already had double-wall construction with insulation which reduced the transmission of noise between the units, but my seller added a third wall which consumed 5 inches on the her side of the party wall, into which cellulose insulation was blown, creating an even better sound barrier.

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‘This will get worse before it gets better’

Governor gives update on ‘community spread’ of COVID-19 as case numbers climb

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A day after Gov. Jared Polis declared a state of emergency in response to the spread of COVID-19 — the disease caused by a widespread coronavirus — the number of confirmed cases nearly doubled, and Polis announced guidelines for K-12 school closures and travel to Colorado’s mountain towns.

“At this point, we can confirm community spread in the high country of Colorado, and while we’re still investigating and have not confirmed community spread in the Denver metro area, we are treating it as if it is already occurring,” Polis said at a March 11 news conference.

Community spread can mean cases and outbreaks in areas where people became infected and the source is unknown. When it’s more widespread, it means cases and outbreaks in many communities where SEE POLIS, P5

Colorado Governor Jared Polis, shown here in January, said on March 16 that all state theaters, gyms, casinos, and dine-in restaurants must close for at least 30 days.

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the virus is spread between people.

Also on March 11, the World Health Organization — the United Nations health agency — classified COVID-19 as a pandemic, which means an outbreak of illness with sustained transmission, or spread, on more than one continent.

By the end of last week, Colorado had 131 positive cases of COVID-19 total and more than 700 had been tested at the state lab.

In the metro area, there were multiple cases in Adams, Arapahoe, Denver, Douglas and Jefferson counties.

Originally, cases were referred to as presumptive positive because initial testing is done at the state level, and results were to be confirmed by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC. But the CDC confirmed the state no longer needs to wait for confirmation because the test the CDC performs is identical to the state’s testing.

“We are likely on the verge of a tipping point where we will see more community spread,” Polis said at the news conference, where he also noted, “This will get worse before it gets better.”

But he also emphasized the role everyday citizens have in mitigating the spread and putting others first in the face of disruptions to

daily life.

“This is really a test of our Colorado character,” Polis said.

Polis announced guidance for all K-12 school districts in the state, outlining closures if they have a student or staff member who is infected.

One COVID-19 case at a school would trigger a closure for at least 72 hours to disinfect the building.

For schools with three cases within a 30-day period, closure is required for a minimum of 14 days. If three schools in a district have cases within a 30-day period, all schools in the district are required to close for a minimum of 14 days.

The University of Colorado-Boulder announced it would transition to online classes for the rest of the semester, starting March 16, due to COVID-19 concerns. Metropolitan State University of Denver is moving classes online by March 30, as is Colorado State University on March 25.

The state is also limiting visitation to senior facilities, announcing incoming rules regarding nursing homes and senior-care facilities.

Some groups are at higher risk of getting very sick or dying from COVID-19, including those over age 60 — especially people over 80 years old — as well as people with chronic medical conditions.

“Young, healthy people should take the proper precautions so they don’t perhaps fatally (impact) vulnerable populations,” Polis said.

The governor also advised that that older people and those with un-

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derlying health conditions should avoid travel to the high country and refrain from attending large gatherings.

Polis also highlighted sporting events as among the public gatherings that should take measures to prevent spread of the virus. To that end, the Colorado High School Activities Association announced it would limit the number of people attending state basketball tournament games last week, before ultimately canceling the remainder of the tournament after several girls games had been played on March 12. CHSAA also suspended

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Jeffco faces new obstacles as schools go online for COVID-19 Potential challenges include lost instructional time, childcare

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Six months ago, John Ford, a Jeffco parent and president of teachers union Jefferson County Education Association (JCEA), said he wouldn’t have believed that one day, the entire district would transfer all schools to temporary online learning.

But as COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, has spread across Colorado — with more than 100 cases in Colorado as of March 14, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment— Jeffco Public Schools has done just that, closing students out of school buildings beginning the week of March 16.

The district has transitioned to a remote learning plan through at least March 20, during which students will receive online instruction at home.

The week after is Jeffco’s regularly scheduled Spring Break.

By March 29, district leaders will determine whether students will return March 30, as scheduled, or if remote learning will continue instead.

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“Jeffco for a long time has had teachers who have been doing blended learning,” meaning they incorporate in-person and online learning, he said. Even so, “it is going to be difficult.”

The JCEA is working to ensure that as long as remote learning continues, students will have access to the tools they need, Ford said.

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Not all grades and schools in the district have received devices however. Not all households have reliable internet access. Households with those issues were also asked to contact their schools for assistance.

know there’s going to be inequities in the process. Some populations don’t have access to the internet, but we’re willing to try to work on those (inequities) the best that we can.”

Even with the right device and access to the internet, online learning could be a significant adjustment, said Nicole Dominic, whose daughter attends Mountain Phoenix Community School in Wheat Ridge.

At the school, “we don’t really do anything online,” she said, “so I think this is going to be difficult for everybody.”

Danielle Piper, whose two children also attend Jeffco elementary and middle schools, said she expects some instructional time to be lost because of the unfamiliar structure.

“I don’t think it’s going to be like a regular school day for them. I think the best we can ask for is they get a couple hours every day of online learning,” she said.

But she believes the online plan is likely the safest and best available.

“My kids and I are in the demographic that’s not as high risk, but we can still carry it and spread it to those in higher risk demographics,” she said. “We need to start flattening the curve and containing the conta- e gion. It’s everyone’s responsibility to f figure out.” w a Community concerns p Other potential challenges of the t pandemic for parents and students are a loss of income and the need for childcare, Dominic said. Though the freelance home-stager hasn’t had any clients cancel on her yet, “it just feels scary. This is our busiest time for home sales,” she said. “We’re all worried of losing income.”

However, these challenges are exactly what’s brought her community in the Applewood area together, she added.

“Everyone’s helping, everyone’s offering to take kids in during the day,” she said. “We have a lot of elderly neighbors, too, so there’s meal trains happening and we’re asking if we can go shopping for them.”

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Are you eligible for the state COVID-19 test?

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The state’s first community testing center for COVID-19 opened March 11, and it’s now planned to move to locations throughout Colorado.

The drive-up center operated by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment was first located at 8100 E. Lowry Blvd., in Denver’s Lowry neighborhood. The state reopened the site March 14 in a new location at the Denver Coliseum.

It was moved for safety and logistical reasons, according to the state, and was staffed by a National Guard medical team. The drive-up testing was planned to be open 10 a.m.-2 p.m. but saw early closures due to the high number of cars in line.

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To be tested for COVID-19, people generally must meet one of seven criteria, according to the state Public Health Department. Call or email the above contacts to ask about the most current criteria.

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efforts to ensure food security for families, particularly hourly workers who will not have an income if they are asked not to come into work. She pointed to groups like the Action Center in Lakewood, 8755 W. 14th Ave.,

Let us know how the COVID-19 pandemic is having an impact on you. To share your story, email us at newsdesk@coloradocommunitymedia.com which is hosting a food drive March 15 from 1-5 p.m.

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nosis that could explain them, such as influenza, and having a history of travel to areas with ongoing community spread of COVID-19 within 14 days of showing symptoms, or: • Any person who is hospitalized and also has fever or signs of lower respiratory illness without a diagnosis that could explain it, or: • Anyone who lives in a residential facility such as a nursing home and also has fever or signs of lower respiratory illness without a diagnosis that could explain it, or: • Any health care worker, clinical laboratory worker or first responder who has new onset of symptoms within 14 days of having direct contact with patients who have signs of respiratory illness or their clinical specimens; and also has fever or signs of lower respiratory illness without a diagnosis that could explain it, or; • Anyone who is at risk of severe

illness due to COVID-19, including adults 65 and older, and those with chronic medical conditions or who are receiving immunosuppressive medications; and also has fever or signs of a lower respiratory illness without a diagnosis that could explain it, or; • Any person in a group with multiple individuals with symptoms that is being investigated by public health officials; and also has fever or signs of lower respiratory illness.

Although the criteria are guidelines to help health care providers decide whether to recommend testing, people can be tested as long as they have a doctor’s order for it. Anyone considering being tested should consult their doctor.

People can also be tested at LabCorp and other commercial labs and should call their doctor for more information.

18 can pick up free meals from Jeffco Public Schools at one of the district’s Grab and Go meal sites. Meals will be served from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Sites include Arvada K-8, Colorow Elementary, Edgewater Elementary, Foothills Elementary, Lasley Elementary, Parr Elementary and Conifer High School.

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school closures and online learning, Winner, Ford, Piper and Dominic agreed that the school district’s decision reflects it is prioritizing safety.

“Jeffco Schools made a really tough decision to keep communities safe.

I feel for seniors canceling proms and musicals and sports, but it’s an unprecedented time,” Winner said.

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How COVID-19 is impacting Jeffco A look at how organizations, businesses and more are responding

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Following the identification of several cases of COVID-19 in Jefferson County Jefferson County Public Health (JCPH) is recommending that large gatherings in the county be postponed or conducted virtually.

“Please note that while the state is recommending groups be kept below 250 individuals, it is also very important to consider sufficient distance between individuals (at least 6 feet),” said Jefferson County’s Incident Commander and Emergency Response Coordinator Christine Billings. “This is as important as group size.”

Billings also said it is important for employers to be responsible for taking steps to make it more feasible for employees to “work in ways that minimize close contact with large numbers of people.”

Jefferson County Among the organizations grappling with how best to respond to the everchanging crisis is Jeffco itself. For the time being, that has meant asking employees to take health and safety precautions as they continue to report to work.

“Really, overall, the county as a whole is operating under normal operating procedure other than what everybody else is doing with washing hands, refraining from touching hands and just trying to practice some of the social distancing while still getting some business done,” Story said.

However, Story said the county is following the recommendations of JCPH and could take additional steps, such as closing offices and requiring employees work from home. The county has also been working to make sure the county can have employees work from home as necessary.

On March 16, the 1st Judicial District, which covers Jefferson and Gilpin counties, announced the courts would be closed on March 17 and 18.

Chief Judge Jeffrey Pilkington also issued an order stipulating that all jury trials scheduled to take place through May 1 be pushed to a later date unless there are speedy trial concerns or the judicial officer finds extenuating circumstances. The directive also states that other hearings and conferences scheduled through May 1 should be rescheduled or done by telephone where possible.

Story said county fairground organizers have already chosen to cancel five upcoming events at the county fairgrounds and the county is now planning to contact the organizers of remaining events through mid-April to recommend they cancel or reschedule events too.

CHANGING BY THE DAY News about the COVID-19 pandemic happens daily, as the virus, and society’s response to it, moves rapidly. For the latest news, go to Arvadapress.com However, Story said the county cannot require events that will be attended by less than 250 people be canceled without a directive from JCPH. Seniors Elderly people are the most vulnerable to COVID-19 and many of the facilities and organizations that cater to them are taking particular precautions. Among them is the Seniors’ Resource Center, which provides transportation, in-home care services and adult day programs in Jefferson County. Seniors’ Resource Center President and CEO Chris Lynn said that while SRC has always had high standards regarding cleanliness and other precautions, the agency is now screening people for illness.

“Our basic change is that now we have to really ask people direct questions and screen them more to make sure people are not sick when they are coming into our facilities or have someone coming into their homes,” Lynn said.

Lynn also said the organization is seeing a greater number of SRC’s regular seniors not come in for programs, due to concerns about exposing them-

selves to the virus. In general, anxiety seems to be running high among the senior population.

“I think our staff is definitely finding the older adults we care for are feeling a lot of anxiety around this,” Lynn said.

Area colleges With colleges across the state and country moving their classes online, Colorado School of Mines announced on March 11 that it would close its classrooms to do the same, According to a statement from Mines president Paul C. Johnson, class meetings would be cancelled the week of March 16-20.

Mine’s scheduled spring break will then take place from March 23-27 with all classes being delivered online starting on March 30 and continuing through the end of the semester. But although classes will no longer be taught in-person for the remainder of the semester, many campus facilities will remain open for students. However, most campus locations are now closed to the general public.

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arents scrambling for child care options on the heels of temporary school closures.

Store shelves without essential goods, including bread, eggs and toilet paper.

Events and ball games canceled.

Libraries and recreation centers closed.

A collective feeling of tension and uncertainty as the world, right down to our own communities, suddenly has become a different place.

In little more than a week, Colorado went from no reported cases of COVID-19 to more than 100, a mark that was surpassed March 14. None of our Denver metro area counties has been spared by the pandemic, with multiple cases reported in Adams, Arapahoe, Denver, Douglas and Jefferson counties and more.

This is a time in which physical isolation, sometimes in the form of imposing a self-quarantine, is becom-

would like to highlight: Help protect older adults, whom the CDC has identified as being particularly at risk from COVID-19.

Maybe you are under the weather but don’t think much of it — well, please think again. Avoid crowds in general, of course, but pay particular attention to keeping your distance from seniors if it is at all possible you are infected.

Create a household plan. The CDC recommends having on hand a twoweeks’ supply of medications, food and other essentials. To that, we’ll add this: Don’t hoard. Save some bread, toilet paper and infant-care supplies for others, if you can find them at all.

Educate yourself. Get information on COVID-19 from experts, including the CDC, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, www.colorado.gov/cdphe, or your local health department. If you

OUR VIEW ing increasingly necessary.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says symptoms of COVID-19 can include a cough, fever and shortness of breath. If you can, get tested for the virus. But the CDC urges you to stay home, except to get medical care, even if you just suspect that you have been infected.

We applaud those of you who are taking crucial precautions, be it avoiding crowds, a self-quarantine or the necessity of carefully washing your hands with soap and water.

This is a time when community members need each other more than ever, and everyone must do his or her part.

So what can you do? Tips and recommendations are too numerous to list here — find much more at www.cdc.gov — but here are a few we

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Thank You Arvada City Council Kudos to our elected City Council members who are proposing a City Ordinance that will establish a Single Hauler for Trash/Recycle Services for the under-served neighborhoods (non-HOA) throughout much of Arvada.

Did you know that House Representative Kim Ranson (R) responded to her constituents in the Cottonwood Water and Sanitation District in Parker by introducing House Bill 20-1074? This bill passed the state House and Senate, and will allow Districts to contract with a single hauler, or to provide their own waste services. The reasons supporting HB20-1074 were nearly identical to what Arvada has heard from its residents in several surveys — they don’t want multiple trash trucks going up and down their streets every day, they want to be more efficient and negotiate lower prices, keep traffic down, reduce pollution, and help protect their roads!

The efficient handling of solid waste disposal (just like sewage — another form of waste) should rightly be a municipal health and safety function. Many US and Colorado cities have their own utility department to handle it or else contract it out. Please thank our city council

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Mindy Mohr, Arvada Where’s the compassion?

In response to Mr. Salley’s letter posted in the Mar. 12 edition, I am once again chagrined to read the vitriolic and divisive politics of “Old Testament Christians” regarding the LGBTQ community. All I was ever taught about the Christian faith tells me that Jesus based his ministry on preaching to the misfits of the world. Do ya’ hate so much that you can’t even share “Christ Our Savior” with the down trodden? Yes, the King James Bible is rife with contradictions, but Christianity is a philosophy that is, supposedly, based on love and compassion. When people use religion, any religion, as a tool to propagate discord in today’s polarized society it diminishes all of us. And if cutting community services and funds to maintain “unnecessary programs” like the fairgrounds facilities is an unacceptably “lazy approach” the solution is simple, start voting “Yes” on a few of your local tax initiatives.

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ave you been asked to work from home for a while, or even for the foreseeable future, given the uncertainly of the coronavirus?

Even if this request ALCHEMY comes as a surprise, you can work from home without a massive loss of productivity … or sanity.

For more than 15 years, I’ve had a home office, either as a remote worker or Andrea Doray as a freelancer. And, even all those years ago, we held team and client meetings via conference call, chatted on instant messenger, and swirled documents around the globe in cyberspace.

Then Skype appeared, and then Facetime, and and and … the opportunities to be virtually present today are nearly limitless. We use Microsoft Teams at the global corporation where I work as a contractor, and I had my first experience with Zoom for a virtual writing workshop over the weekend. Sites such as SharePoint, Dropbox, Basecamp, Slack and any number of cloud pro-

viders make it easy to see, hear, talk, collaborate and work pretty much as if we’re all in the same room.

I’m something of an old hand at this, so I’ve accumulated the tools, the equipment and the mindset needed for this arrangement. Whether you plan on a more permanent situation or the current state of affairs means you’re trying the work-remotely thing for the first time, here are some tips I’ve learned.

First, and perhaps most importantly, remember that the concept is work from home, not work as home. Resist the temptation to just keep going because it’s easy to do so. I admit, this is one principle that’s hard for me, because much of my own work-fromhomeness is as a freelancer, when flexibility to plug away at all hours is a benefit. But if you generally have set hours to be in your office, be sure to observe those from home, too.

In terms of your physical space, it’s obviously easier if you have a room for a home “office,” but even if you’re in this for just as long as you have to be, carve out a place specifically for your work.

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o. What’s new?

There’s an old Chinese curse that reads “May you live in interesting times.” We are, my friends, living in a Chinese curse.

Actually, given the origin of this pandemic, you could say the Chinese have cursed us to live inside a Chinese curse.

If you will forgive the syllogism.

Is it just me, or, given the demograph- HITTING ics of this, couldn’t HOME we just bubble wrap r and then Saran Wrap every nursing home, and then just have everybody else report to an “infection station” so we can all get it, feel bad for a couple weeks, and then get on with things?

Of course, that’s ri- Michael Alcorn diculous. Saran Wrap doesn’t stick to anything long enough to be useful.

Still kidding. Obviously, that’s the absolute wrong thing to do, and I would never seriously suggest that.

My mother is right in the middle of the target demographic of this thing, and I want her to go on living for many years to come, so I’m perfectly happy with all the precautions that

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Usually this means a corner of a room or a patch of space where you’re likely to be undisturbed (but, on the other hand, if your toddler or your four-legged friend wanders in during videoconference calls, for example, you could become an Internet sensation.)

Seriously, though, any space that is appropriately quiet and appropriately private for your type of work is what you need. I once built a desk out of wire shelving on wheels that rolled in and out of a coat closet. Maintain good ergonomics, too … screen height, keyboard level and proper chair sup port are important for comfortable

the CDC and the Governor are recommending and enforcing. But it is a very strange state of affairs. The last thing I said to my students this week was “I’ve been teaching for 29 years, and I’ve never seen anything like this.”

But, I am encouraged. Well, not by my little side errand to the grocery store yesterday—seriously, what does toilet paper have to do with this?

COVID-19 is not a laxative, people. But, I digress … I have been encouraged by the resilience and good humor of my peers, the leadership of the personnel at the building and district level right up to the Governor’s mansion, and the sober, restrained response of the students and parents I’ve come into contact with. If every segment of society deals with this the way the school community has, we’re going to be just fine.

In fact, maybe even better than fine.

A smart person in the leadership of Jeffco called this an opportunity: we now have to be engaged in a “competency-based” model of education, rather than a “time in seat” model. There is every possibility that some students will find that, absent all the distractions of a regular classroom, they can get their work done more efficiently.

And, if we find that their work is just as thorough and their learning just as meaningful as it always has been, and productive work at home.

Unfortunately, I don’t have an answer for when your kids are home because schools are closed and you need to care for them as well as do your job.

Or for when that document you really need is sitting printed out on your desk back at the office, or your latest password change is on a sticky note attached to your computer screen.

But, consider this: although I personally don’t have the desire to work in my jammies, your home setting does allow for more comfortable attire. … just remember those videoconferences.

Stay safe, everyone, and wash your hands.

Andrea Doray is a writer who loves a commute that only involves a trip down downstairs for a cup of coffee. Contact her at a.doray@andreadoray.com.

there may be a real opportunity to meld those two models going forward into something better.

Maybe it’s an opportunity for the economy, too. Maybe we’ll finally be motivated to bring some of our manufacturing and production capacity home (especially pharmaceuticals!), absorb some of the cost of decent labor, and be less dependent on China.

But the real opportunity is that we, as a people, remember who we are and finally rediscover the better angels of our nature. In fact, it’s already happening. Within two hours of the announcement that the NBA season was suspended, Mark Cuban, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, had his people working on a plan to help out the ticket takers, the concession workers and the parking attendants who would not have a job to come to. One professional basketball player, Kevin Love, has announced that he is donating $100,000 to help

the support staff of his team make it through this. Other players are following suit.

Listen, if Mark Cuban can act to inspire the phrase “better angels of our nature,” then this can’t be that hard for the rest of us. If you have the means to run errands for an elderly person in your neighborhood, do so; if you have a friend who is alone, and whose life is far worse from social isolation, call them; wave to your neighbors, smile at the children; be smart, be careful, but, for God’s sake, be human.

It’s time to let our Better Angels off their tethers and let them fly!

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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utside Trinity United Methodist Church in downtown Denver, the din of the city roars.

But inside the old church, a stone anachronism in a canyon of steel and glass, there is silence.

Organist Norm Sutphin walks into the cavernous sanctuary, lit only by the glow of sunshine through stained glass. He sits at a bench at the center of the altar, towered over by organ pipes stretching three stories high. He flips a switch, and a breath of air cuts the silence, just slightly.

Sutphin begins to play, and the sanctuary is suddenly alive with the majesty of Bach’s Prelude and Fugue in D Minor, the low notes rattling hymnals in the pews.

“This instrument can rouse emotions in the soul like few other things,” Sutphin said. “I appreciate its beauty, and I respect its power.”

The pipe organ is one of the largest in Denver, and perhaps the oldest. Built in 1888, it consists of 4,275 pipes in 82 sections. The smallest are just inches long. The tallest, low C, is 32 feet.

The Roosevelt organ, which Sutphin calls “one of the monuments of organ building in the West,” is one of many mighty pipe organs scattered around the Denver metro area.

But, Sutphin said, as traditional religious denominations and traditional church music decline, he is part of a diminishing family of organists who still command the power of the world’s largest musical instruments.

“I work very hard to make sure my performances are tight,” said Sutphin, who practices up to six days a week in preparation for Sunday. “It means a lot to people.”

Organs in history They still mean a lot to Rick Morel, a third-generation pipe organ builder and repairman. Morel is one of three remaining members of Morel and Associates, one of few remaining pipe organ repair shops in the Mountain West.

In an aging warehouse in north Denver, Morel cleans, tunes and repairs pipe organs, using decades-old tools, many of which are handmade.

Pipe organs are marvels of engineering, Morel said.

“The people who designed these were as smart as any computer engineer designing microchips today,” he said. “They can make so many sounds.

No other single instrument has so much range.”

Developed in the 17th century, pipe organs were originally hand-pumped, and larger ones required multiple

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Rick Morel, a thirdgeneration pipe organ builder, checks the tuning on a restoration job from Littleton’s St. Mary Catholic Parish.

Pipe organs were once staples of American life, but have begun to fade in recent decades, Morel said.

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Morel said. “We haven’t built an organ since the 1990s. A lot of the old churches are on hard times, and organs can be expensive to maintain.”

Morel said he’s got two or three restoration jobs left, and then it’s probably time to close up the multigenerational business.

“We can’t find anyone who wants to take it over,” Morel said. “This is a labor of love. You don’t do it to get rich. And if you’re not willing to run out in a blizzard to do an emergency repair on Christmas Eve, then you’re not living up to the standards we hold ourselves to.”

The colossal 1888 Roosevelt pipe organ at Denver’s Trinity United Methodist Church is “one of the monuments of organ building in the West,” said organist Norm Sutphin. people working bellows to keep them playing, Morel said. The Industrial Revolution introduced organs powered by electric air blowers.

Pipe organs were once a staple of American life, Morel said.

“In the silent film era, any theater worth its salt had a pipe organ.

Beyond a soundtrack of mood music, they could make so many sound effects: boat horns, sirens, even waves and pounding surf.”

The early 20th century saw an explosion of similar instruments, including automatic organs that even included banjos, violins and other instruments played mechanically.

Denver had some legendary organs.

The old City Auditorium, which today is part of the Denver Center for Performing Arts, was home to a colossal,

four-story organ. The City of Denver employed a “city organist” who gave recitals as often as seven days a week some summers.

The Phipps Mansion in Denver’s Belcaro neighborhood featured an automatic organ in the basement that could be controlled by switches throughout the house, and could play a variety of contemporary and classic tunes.

The advent of talking movies, the Great Depression and metal rationing during World War II spelled a downturn for pipe organs, but pent-up demand and a surge of suburban church building in the postwar years meant an explosion in the organ market. It would prove to be the last.

“Tastes in church music are changing, and they have been for a while,”

Old and new Some of the postwar suburban churches are still mighty proud of their pipe organs, and finding ways to incorporate them into modern worship.

At Ascension Lutheran Church in Littleton, the 1950s-vintage pipe organ is still a draw for parishioners, said Michael Zehnder, the church’s director of music ministries.

The church now holds two services every week: a traditional service built around a pipe organ performance, and a contemporary service built around modern music. Zehnder also leads several choirs and handbell choruses.

“I’m a pastor’s son, and when contemporary music came along in the 1970s, it seemed so wrong to me,” Zehnder said. “But time and again in the Scripture, we see passages about making joyous music to celebrate God. We read about drums, cymbals, harps and trumpets. Martin Luther said, ‘Next to the word of God, I give music the highest praise.’”

Zehnder sees the organ as a bridge to the church’s past, and a way to preserve hymns that date to medieval times.

“It’s a way to feel the awe of God,” Zehnder said.

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The view from an Arvada King Soopers STAFF REPORT

Freelance photographer Bill Way drove from his Golden home to his usual grocery store on March 13, hoping to pick up some chicken. What he found was a store picked clean of many essentials, and a line of shoppers wrapping around the store aisles.

Way reports that the deli and meat display cases at the store were emptied. All the milk had sold out, leaving him to buy some half-and-half.

Here are some of his observations: Every checkout stand is open but it doesn’t matter. The line wraps around the store ending up in the dairy section at the very back. People are being nice, lots of conversations with people we never met. No shouting, no panic, just a lot of Golden and Arvada residents stocking up on everything they can think of — “The fear is that it’s going to get worse, so let’s buy everything we think we might need for the next few weeks.”

The canned soup section is fast becoming empty. Meat, fish, and chicken are pretty much gone.

The meat and fish manager was asked by customer “how are you do-

The chicken display case on March 13 at this Arvada King Soopers was picked clean by midday.

PHOTOS BY BILL WAY ing?“ “I’m doing fine. There’s nothing to sell,“ the manager replied.

That was a slight exaggeration But it is getting close to that point.

Shopper Toni Sampson told me that this is her normal shopping trip in preparation for her dad‘s birthday. But when she got to the store and saw the

empty shelves, she began to stock up.

I smiled when I saw her package of Doritos and she told me “what else do teenagers need besides Doritos?” She smiled.

Everybody in the store is being very nice and. We all wait in line knowing there’s nothing else we can do.

In the parking lot I met a woman

Nearly every checkout stand is open March 13, at the Arvada King Soopers in the Westwoods Shopping Center, but it doesn’t matter as a long line of shoppers has to wind its way through the store. who identified herself as a Golden High School bus driver. She was on her cell phone, telling a friend that she was going to be off next week so she was stocking up on some food. When I told her “I hope you’re not here for chicken she laughed and said, “Can you believe that people are hoarding toilet paper?”

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Up Next at Colorado ACTS: Illinois Jane and the Pyramid of Peril: Performances: 7 p.m.

March 20, 21, 27, 28 and 2 p.m.

March 28 at Colorado ACTS Theatre, 11455 West Interstate 70 Frontage Road, North, Wheat Ridge. Adults: $8, Seniors & Students: $7, Matinee: $5. Visit coloradoacts.org or call 303-456-6772 for more information.

Miners Alley postpones Moon Over Buffalo: Golden’s Miner’s Alley Playhouse announced that it is postponing its production of Moon Over Buffalo, which was set to begin its run on March 20. Customers who have bought tickets for the show will receive a credit on their account, which they will be able to use to purchase any tickets for any future show once Miner’s Alley reopens, as well as a free drink at the bar.

Miner’s Alley has also paid the cast and crew in full for the show. Call 303-935-3044 or online at www.minersalley.com for the latest.

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*CANCELED* Build-A-Kite Workshops: Friday, April 3, 4 - 5 p.m. & Saturday April 4, 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m. & 2 p.m. at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. The Arvada Kite Festival on April 5th has also been canceled.

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*Canceled* The Lutheran Chorale concert: 3 p.m.

Sunday, March 22 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 2100 Wadsworth Blvd., Lakewood.

Visit thelutheranchorale.org for more information.

Alpine Chorale Concert: “Transcendence”: The Transcendent program scheduled for April 3 and 4, at 7:30 p.m.is being reviewed and we will post information as it becomes available.This program includes Arvada High School and we will be coordinating with their leadership on a

course of action. The concert is scheduled to be held at the Wheat Ridge United Methodist Church, 7530 W. 38th Ave., Wheat Ridge. The Chorale will be joined by its Festival Orchestra and the Arvada High School Chorale for a program highlighted by Gabriel Faure’s “Requiem.” Tickets are adults, $15; seniors, $13; students $5.

Updates and tickets at alpinechorale. org.

Evening Bluegrass Cantata at Arvada UMC: At 5 pm on Palm Sunday, April 5, join us for a special musical event at Arvada United Methodist Church, 6750 Carr St., Arvada. Arvada UMC’s music programs will be leading us in a bluegrass musical celebration. Visit arvadaumc.org for more information and possible cancellation.

Stories in Concert: 7 to 9 p.m.

Friday, April 24 at American Mountaineering Center, 710 10th St., Golden. The storytelling concert is open to the public and targeted to an adult audience (children over age 10 are welcome). Tickets to the concert are $15 each or $55 for families of 4+. Visit rmstory.org/conference/registration/ for more information.

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Visit jeffcolibrary.org for more information. *Canceled* Nano Days: 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 4 at Wheat Ridge Library, 5475 W. 32nd Ave., Wheat Ridge.

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Maundy Thursday Meal & Service at Arvada UMC: On April 9, we are honoring Maundy Thursday at Arvada United Methodist Church, 6750 Carr St., Arvada.

Starting at 5:45 pm, we take a moment to know peace and reflection over a shared meal in Holy Week. After the Quiet Meal, at 7 pm we will have our Maundy Thursday service. This service marks the day we remember the Last Supper and some of the last moments before crucifixion.

Childcare is provided, and support for hearing impairment will be offered for the service. *Canceled* LEGO® Play & Build: 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 16 at Wheat Ridge Library, 5475 W. 32nd Ave., Wheat Ridge. Visit jeffcolibrary.org for more information.

EVENTS

Monthly meet and greet: Noon to 1 p.m.

Thursday, March 19 at Malone’s, 14455 W 64th Ave Unit G, Arvada. A monthly meet and greet to acquaint neighbors with each other and have conversations about life in general and how we cope in particular. Dr. Ruth Gannon Cook will moderate. Dr. Ruth Gannon Cook 312.543.2675 *Canceled* Drop In Tech Help: 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, March 21 at Wheat Ridge Library, 5475 W. 32nd Ave., Wheat Ridge. Get personalized technology assistance and instruction from one

Story Slam: 7 to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 24 & 25 at American Mountaineering Center, 710 10th St., Golden.

Rocky Mountain Storytelling (RMS), a volunteer-led non-profit organization of storytellers, story listeners, and story lovers is hosting their annual Story Slam. The event will include personal

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and traditional tales on the theme of “luck.” Attendees are invited to bring their best five minute story and RMS will randomly draw storyteller names to perform without notes. A panel of judges will then determine the winner and award a prize. Tickets to the story slam are $15 each or $55 for families of 4+. Visit rmstory. org/conference/registration/ for more information.

HEALTH

Food Pantry Agape Life Church distributes free food 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

TriceraTOTs Preschool Program: TriceraTOTs is a toddler program perfect for children ages 2-5 years. The program consists of reading 2-4 dinosaur-themed books and then participating in a 15-minute craft or activity.

The program lasts 30-45 minutes. Cost: $5/child (nonmember); $3/child (FODR member); children age one or under are free. Attendance: Limit to 20 children. Register at dinoridge.org/tours-programs/triceratots-preschoolprogram/.

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute/DU, OLLI West: Classes for 50-plus in art, literature, music, history, philosophy, politics, science, wellness, and the world.

Classes meet at the Jefferson Unitarian Church at 14350 32nd Ave. No tests; learn as much as you want. Go to portfolio.du.edu/ olliwest or call 303-5033992.

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Action Center modifies services The Action Center has decided to modify its services to help manage ongoing concerns around the threat of COVID-19, and the center is accepting only non-perishable food donations at this time.

Starting March 16, the Action Center modified its operations to limit exposure to COVID-19. Until regular operations can resume, the center is offering drive-thru services, providing

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held the week of March 16-20. RRCC’s scheduled spring break will take place from March 23-27. Remote instruction will then begin on March 30, with instructors using the extra time off to make arrangements for remote instruction and exams for their classes.

Event venues Denver Events and Venues announced on March 13 that all events at city of Denver-owned venues, including Red Rocks Amphitheater have been suspended through April 12. Ticketholders will be notified about cancellations, rescheduling and refunds through ticket provider AXS. Golden’s Miner’s Alley Playhouse announced that it is postponing its production of Moon Over Buffalo, which was set to begin its run on March 20.

Customers who have bought tickets for

food and mail services, and trying to meet as many other urgent needs as possible.

Drive-thru service hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays.

Additional services are suspended until further notice.

For details or information, go to theactioncenter.org or call 303-237-7704. the show will receive a credit on their account, which they will be able to use to purchase any tickets for any future show once Miner’s Alley reopens, as well as a free drink at the bar. Miner’s Alley has also paid the cast and crew in full for the show.

All ticketed performances at the Arvada Center through April 2 are postponed or canceled. The Arvada Center is reaching out to ticketholders about rescheduling or refunds.

Jefferson County Public Libraries As of March 15, all Jefferson County Public Libraries locations are closed until further notice, even book dropoffs. Due dates will be extended and fines and fees will be waived.

Colorado Mills Mall Colorado Mills remains open. A message on the mall’s website explains that cleaning crews have been increased and that more cleaning, disinfecting and sanitizing is now occuring throughout the day.

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Green Mountain’s girls hoops season ends with state semifinal loss

BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

DENVER — Green Mountain’s greatest girls basketball season in the school’s history came to a close Thursday, March 12, at the Denver Coliseum.

No. 3-seeded Rams lost to No. 7 Holy Family 38-31 in the Class 4A state semifinal. The Tigers — 6-time state champions under coach Ron Rossi — never trailed, but Green Mountain did close within 16-13 in the third quarter.

“We didn’t quit,” Green Mountain coach Darren Pitzner said. “The intensity in the third quarter almost got us back in the game.”

A 3-pointer by Green Mountain freshman Jayda Maves with 3:10 left in the third quarter cut Holy Family’s lead to just 3 points. However, that was as close as the Rams could get.

Green Mountain shot 10-for-40 (25 percent) from the field. Holy Family was even worse going 11-for-49 (22.4 percent) shoot, but the big difference was from the free-throw line.

“Those shots inside just couldn’t fall,” Pitzner said as the Rams’ shooting from the field. “It was very physical inside. We tend to get to the free-throw line a lot more. Tonight we didn’t get to the line much.”

Holy Family went 15-for-22 from the free-throw line, including making a dozen of those from the charity stripe in the final quarter. The Rams had just 11 trips to the line total making 9 free throws.

Green Mountain’s 18 turnovers compared to Holy Family’s eight turnovers also made a difference.

“Honestly, in the first half Holy Family just outworked us and out hustled us a little bit,” Green Mountain senior Kasey Klocek said.

Despite the loss, the 24-3 record compiled during the historic season for the Rams is something that will go into Green Mountain’s record books.

“I attribute a lot of the success to the positive attitude of our seniors,” Pitzner said of his three seniors Riley Shoemaker, Maddie Phillips and Klocek. “That rubbed off on the whole program. It’s amazing to see the growth that happens organically through a group of great kids working together.”

The Rams won their first conference title since the 1994 season.

“I know it’s the start of something,” Pitzner said. “I’m hugely excited about what we have coming back. The program has the chance to continue to get better and better, but that his going to take a lot of work. We aren’t at the level of those very top teams yet.”

Pitzner returns his top three scorers in junior Courtney Hank, sophomore Avery Oaster and Maves, along with four other key contributors.

“It was really exciting being able to play here,” Hank said advancing to

Green Mountain junior Courtney Hank (33) scored a team-high eight points in the Rams’ Class 4A girls basketball state semifinal game March 12 at the Denver Coliseum.

Green Mountain senior Maddie Phillips (25) goes up for a shot during the Class 4A girls basketball state semifinal game March 12 at the Denver Coliseum.

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Green Mountain freshman Jayda Maves is one of several returning players for the Rams that won their first conference title this season since 1994. the Final 4 at the Denver Coliseum. “I never thought coming to Green Mountain that I would have the opportunity to play here. I’m proud my team got this far.”

The atmosphere at the Denver Coliseum didn’t feel like a Final 4 state championship tournament. The COVID-19 pandemic created major changes, including limiting the crowd to just four fans per player, essential staff and media.

“It was kind of an emotional roller coaster,” Klocek said while it was in doubt if the semifinals would be played. “At the end of the day we’ve played in front of 50 fans. It was like we were just right back at home.”

Shortly after the 4A and 5A girls basketball semifinals were played, it was announced late night on March 12 that the remainder of all state basketball tournament would be cancelled because of the declaration of a state of emergency by the City of Denver

and the likelihood that venues would be closed by government agencies, which did happen March 13.

“Everything we’ve done up to this point was to try and keep the experience of a state basketball tournament for our student participants and high school communities,” said Colorado High School Activities Association commissioner Rhonda BlanfordGreen. “In the face of this unprecedented public health emergency, we are compelled to discontinue play in all tournaments.”

It was announced on March 12 that all spring sports — including practices and games — across Colorado would be postponed from March 13 to April 6, with the situation being reevaluated on Monday, April 6.

Klocek is one of thousands of Jeffco student-athletes who have to wait and see if there is a spring sports season.

She has already signed her National Letter of Intent to run cross country and track at South Dakota State University.

“I hope I can run on the track,” Klocek said of the upcoming spring sport season that is even in question with the COVID-19 pandemic. “If it doesn’t happen it would for good

Green Mountain sophomore Avery Oaster (24) fights in the paint during the Class 4A girls basketball state semifinal game Thursday, March 12, at the Denver Coliseum. Oaster had five points and nine rebounds during the Rams’ 38-31 loss to Holy Family. reasons.”

Dennis Pleuss is a media specialist for Jeffco Public Schools with a focus on athletics and activities. For more Jeffco coverage, go online at CHSAANow. com.

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Spring high school sports, activities suspended through April 6 STAFF REPORT

The impact of COVID-19 on the sports world has extended to the Colorado high school level.

The Colorado High School Activities Association has suspended all spring sports and activities through April 6, according to a news release issued March 12. The decision was scheduled to become effective as of March 13.

“The situation will be monitored and evaluated with key decisionmakers from around the state to determine when, or if, to resume the spring season,” the release states.

In addition to sporting events, the decision means the suspension of

activities such as music festivals and the state speech tournament, according to the release.

On March 11, CHSAA made the decision to dramatically limit the number of people allowed to attend the state high school basketball championships, scheduled for March 12-14. After the girls basketball semifinals March 12, the decision was made to cancel the remainder of the tournament games in all classifications.

CHSAA’s moves came on the heels of Gov. Jared Polis’ announcement that large public gatherings, including sporting events, should have protocols in place to help limit the spread of COVID-19.

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PUBLIC NOTICES Public Notice

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF ELECTION and CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS SABELL METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to § 113.5-513(6), C.R.S., that, at the close of business on March 2, 2020 there were not more candidates for director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates, for the Sabell Metropolitan District. Therefore, the election to be held on May 5, 2020 is hereby cancelled.

Public Notice

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF ELECTION and CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS

MOUNTAIN SHADOWS Public303.566.4088 Notice Public Notices call Sheree legals@coloradocommunitymedia.com METROPOLITAN DISTRICT The following candidates are declared elected

City and County Public Notice ARVADA URBAN RENEWAL AUTHORITY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR FINAL BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019

The Arvada Urban Renewal Authority Board of Commissioners will hold a Public Hearing to consider a Final Amendment to its 2019 Budget on Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at 5:30 p.m. at 5601 Olde Wadsworth Boulevard, Suite 210, Arvada, Colorado.

The proposed Final Amendment to the 2019 Budget is available for inspection by any interested elector during normal business hours at the Arvada Urban Renewal Authority office at 5601 Olde Wadsworth Boulevard, Suite 210, Arvada, CO.

Any interested elector of the City of Arvada, Colorado, may file or register with the Arvada Urban Renewal Authority any objections to the proposed Final Amendment to the 2019 Budget at any time prior to its final approval scheduled for April 1, 2020.

ARVADA URBAN RENEWAL AUTHORITY Maureen Phair, Executive Director 5601 Olde Wadsworth Boulevard, Suite 210 Arvada, Colorado 80002 Legal Notice No.: 406985 First Publication: March 19, 2020 Last Publication: March 19, 2020 Publisher: Wheat Ridge Transcript Public Notice

A public hearing will be held before the Arvada Planning Commission on April 7, 2020, at 6:15 p.m., Arvada Municipal Building, 8101 Ralston Rd., Arvada, when and where you may speak on the matter to consider an Alternative Sign Program for the Stenger Sports Complex, generally located at the intersection of Quail St. and W 58th Ave. and addressed as 12000 W. 58th Ave. Additional information can be obtained f r o m https://www.arvadapermits.org/etrakit3/search/pr oject.aspx?activityno=DA2020-0020 or by visiting the Community and Economic Development Dept., written comments may be filed therewith no later than 8 days prior to the hearing.

CITY OF ARVADA PLANNING COMMISSION /s/ Patricia Connell, Secretary Legal Notice No.: 406989 First Publication: March 19, 2020 Last Publication: March 19, 2020 Publisher: Wheat Ridge Transcript Public Notice

A public hearing will be held before the Arvada Planning Commission on April 7, 2020, at 6:15 p.m., Arvada Municipal Building, 8101 Ralston Rd., Arvada, when and where you may speak on the matter to consider the PUD Development Plan and Preliminary Plat for Candelas Filing No. 1 Block 9,10, 21, and 22, approximately located north of Candelas Parkway and McIntyre Street bounded by W. 93rd Place and Kilmer Way. Additional information can be obtained from https://www.arvadapermits.org/etrakit3/search /project.aspx?activityno= DA2019-0119 or by visiting the Community and Economic Development Dept., written comments may be filed therewith no later than 8 days prior to the hearing.

CITY OF ARVADA PLANNING COMMISSION /s/ Patricia Connell, Secretary

Legal Notice No.: 406990 First Publication: March 19, 2020 Last Publication: March 19, 2020 Publisher: Wheat Ridge Transcript

A public hearing will be held before the Arvada Planning Commission on April 7, 2020, at 6:15 p.m., Arvada Municipal Building, 8101 Ralston Rd., Arvada, when and where you may speak on the matter to consider the PUD Development Plan and Preliminary Plat for Candelas Filing No. 1 Block 9,10, 21, and 22, approximately located north of Candelas Parkway and McIntyre Street bounded by W. 93rd Place and Kilmer Way. Additional information can be obtained from https://www.arvadapermits.org/etrakit3/search /project.aspx?activityno= DA2019-0119 or by visiting the Community and Economic Development Dept., written comments may be filed therewith no later than 8 days prior to the hearing.

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CITY OF ARVADA PLANNING COMMISSION /s/ Patricia Connell, Secretary Legal Notice No.: 406990 First Publication: March 19, 2020 Last Publication: March 19, 2020 Publisher: Wheat Ridge Transcript

The following offices remain vacant: Vacant Until May 2022 Vacant Until May 2023

Metropolitan Districts

/s/ Ashley B. Frisbie Designated Election Official

Public Notice

CITY OF ARVADA PLANNING COMMISSION /s/ Patricia Connell, Secretary Legal Notice No.: 406991 First Publication: March 19, 2020 Last Publication: March 19, 2020 Publisher: Wheat Ridge Transcript

Metropolitan Districts Public Notice NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF ELECTION and CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS SABELL METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to § 113.5-513(6), C.R.S., that, at the close of business on March 2, 2020 there were not more candidates for director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates, for the Sabell Metropolitan District. Therefore, the election to be held on May 5, 2020 is hereby cancelled.

The following candidates are declared elected by acclamation: Guillaume Pouchot Until May 2023 The following offices remain vacant: Vacant Until May 2022 Vacant Until May 2023

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to § 113.5-513(6), C.R.S., that, at the close of business on March 2, 2020 there were not more candidates than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates, for the Mountain Shadows Metropolitan District. Therefore, the election to be held on May 5, 2020 is hereby cancelled.

Metropolitan Districts

The following offices remain vacant: Vacant Until May 2023

The following candidates are hereby declared elected:

/s/ Ashley B. Frisbie Designated Election Official

Page Bolin 3 Years, Until May 2023 Dennis Fry 3 Years, Until May 2023 RaChelle Fifer 3 Years, Until May 2023 Amanda Rieter 3 Years, Until May 2023

Legal Notice No.: 406950 First Publication: March 19, 2020 Last Publication: March 19, 2020 Publisher: Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press

HASKINS STATION METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to § 113.5-513(6), C.R.S., that, at the close of business on March 2, 2020 there were not more candidates than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates, for the Haskins Station Metropolitan District. Therefore, the election to be held on May 5, 2020 is hereby cancelled.

The following candidates are declared elected by acclamation: Matthew Gayda Cavanaugh Until May 2023 Charles Regan Hauptman Until May 2023 /s/ Ashley B. Frisbie Designated Election Official Contact Person for District: Kristin Bowers Tompkins, Esq. WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON Attorneys at Law 2154 E. Commons Avenue, Suite 2000 Centennial, Colorado 80122 (303) 858-1800 Legal Notice No.: 406955 First Publication: March 19, 2020 Last Publication: March 19, 2020 Publisher: Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press Public Notice NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF ELECTION and CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS MOUNTAIN SHADOWS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to § 113.5-513(6), C.R.S., that, at the close of business on March 2, 2020 there were not more candidates than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates, for the Mountain Shadows Metropolitan District. Therefore, the election to be held on May 5, 2020 is hereby cancelled.

Metropolitan Districts

Tom Lynch Until May 2023 Tadd L. Overstreet Until May 2023

The following candidates are declared elected by acclamation:

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF ELECTION and CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS

Public Notice NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF ELECTION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Vauxmont Metropolitan District, Jefferson County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixtythird day before the election, there were not more candidates for director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the election to be held on May 5, 2020 is hereby canceled pursuant to section 1-5-208(1.5), C.R.S.

Contact Person for District: Kristin Bowers Tompkins, Esq. WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON Attorneys at Law 2154 E. Commons Avenue, Suite 2000 Centennial, Colorado 80122 (303) 858-1800

Public Notice

A public hearing will be held before the Arvada Planning Commission on April 7, 2020, at 6:15 p.m., Arvada Municipal Building, 8101 Ralston Rd., Arvada, when and where you may speak on the matter to consider the PUD Development Plan and Preliminary Plat for Candelas Filing No, 1 Block 38, generally located north of Candelas Parkway and Salvia Street directly east of Maverick Mesa Park. Additional information can be obtained from https://www.arvadapermits.org/etrakit3/search /project.aspx?activityno=DA2019-0120 or by visiting the Community and Economic Development Dept., written comments may be filed therewith no later than 8 days prior to the hearing.

/s/ Ashley B. Frisbie Designated Election Official

by acclamation: Guillaume Pouchot Until May 2023

Contact Person for District: Kristin Bowers Tompkins, Esq. WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON Attorneys at Law 2154 E. Commons Avenue, Suite 2000 Centennial, Colorado 80122 (303) 858-1800 Legal Notice No.: 406957 First Publication: March 19, 2020 Last Publication: March 19, 2020 Publisher: Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press Public Notice NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF ELECTION and CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS HANCE RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to § 113.5-513(6), C.R.S., that, at the close of business on March 2, 2020 there were not more candidates than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates, for the Hance Ranch Metropolitan District. Therefore, the election to be held on May 5, 2020 is hereby cancelled.

The following offices remain vacant: Vacant Until May 2023 Vacant Until May 2023 /s/ Ashley B. Frisbie Designated Election Official Contact Person for District: Kristin Bowers Tompkins, Esq. WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON Attorneys at Law 2154 E. Commons Avenue, Suite 2000 Centennial, Colorado 80122 (303) 858-1800 Legal Notice No.: 406960 First Publication: March 19, 2020 Last Publication: March 19, 2020 Publisher: Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press Public Notice NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF ELECTION

Tom Lynch Until May 2023 Tadd L. Overstreet Until May 2023

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Vauxmont Metropolitan District, Jefferson County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixtythird day before the election, there were not more candidates for director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the election to be held on May 5, 2020 is hereby canceled pursuant to section 1-5-208(1.5), C.R.S.

The following offices remain vacant: Vacant Until May 2023

The following candidates are hereby declared elected:

/s/ Ashley B. Frisbie Designated Election Official

Page Bolin 3 Years, Until May 2023 Dennis Fry 3 Years, Until May 2023 RaChelle Fifer 3 Years, Until May 2023 Amanda Rieter 3 Years, Until May 2023

/s/ Sue Blair Designated Election Official Contact Person for the District: Sue Blair, Designated Election Official Community Resource Services 7995 E. Prentice Avenue, Suite 103E Greenwood Village, CO 80111 303.381.4960 (voice) 303. 381.4961 (fax) sblair@crsofcolorado.com Legal Notice No.: 406966 First Publication: March 19, 2020 Last Publication: March 19, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press

Public Notice NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF ELECTION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Cimarron Metropolitan District, Jefferson County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixtythird day before the election, there were not more candidates for director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the election to be held on May 5, 2020 is hereby canceled pursuant to section 1-5-208(1.5), C.R.S. The following candidates are herebydeclared elected: Patrick Vaughn: 3 Year Term Until May 2023 /s/ Sue Blair Designated Election Official Contact Person for the District: Sue Blair, Designated Election Official Community Resource Services 7995 E. Prentice Avenue, Suite 103E Greenwood Village, CO 80111 303.381.4960 (voice) 303. 381.4961 (fax) sblair@crsofcolorado.com Legal Notice No.: 406968 First Publication: March 19, 2020 Last Publication: March 19, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press

When government takes action, it uses local newspapers to notify you. Reading your public notices is the best way to find out what is happening in your community and how it affects you. If you don’t read public notices, you never know what you might miss.

Contact Person for District: Kristin Bowers Tompkins, Esq. WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON Attorneys at Law 2154 E. Commons Avenue, Suite 2000 Centennial, Colorado 80122 (303) 858-1800

The following candidates are declared elected by acclamation:

Legal Notice No.: 406950 First Publication: March 19, 2020 Last Publication: March 19, 2020 Publisher: Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press

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Contact Person for District: Kristin Bowers Tompkins, Esq. WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON Attorneys at Law 2154 E. Commons Avenue, Suite 2000 Centennial, Colorado 80122 (303) 858-1800 Legal Notice No.: 406957 First Publication: March 19, 2020 Last Publication: March 19, 2020 Publisher: Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press

/s/ Sue Blair Designated Election Official

Contact Person for the District: Sue Blair, Designated Election Official Community Resource Services 7995 E. Prentice Avenue, Suite 103E Greenwood Village, CO 80111 303.381.4960 (voice) 303. 381.4961 (fax) sblair@crsofcolorado.com Legal Notice No.: 406966 First Publication: March 19, 2020 Last Publication: March 19, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press

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Some Information About Hot Tubs & COVID-19 from Master Spas We are living in a time of uncertainty. The news is alarming, and it feels like the world is changing by the minute. But we need to find some calm during the storm. Your Master Spas hot tub or swim spa can be that safe haven.

According to the CDC, there is no evidence that COVID-19 can be spread to humans through the use of pools and hot tubs. Proper operation, maintenance, and disinfection (e.g., with chlorine) of hot tubs and swim spas should remove or inactivate the virus that causes COVID-19.

A hot tub can be a way for you to disconnect from the 24-hour news cycle, relieve stress, reduce your anxiety, and connect with the people you love most.

getting in. Double check the chemical levels before getting in. Do not enter the hot tub if the chlorine levels are outside of the safe, recommended ranges.

When you are finished using your hot tub or swim spa: Test the water again and adjust the chemical levels again.

Always: Follow the water guidelines in your owner’s manual. The concentration of active ingredients in spa chemicals varies by manufacturer, so always consult chemical manufacturer’s instructions.

Safe Haven The reach of the COVID-19 pandemic is far and wide. Schools are closed, employees are working from home, and public places are closed. Our daily Your Master Spas Product and the Coronavirus lives have been interrupted as health leaders — in the Maintaining the water quality of your hot tub or United States and around the world — work to control swim spa is essential to enjoying the health benefits. the virus.

During this time, though, it’s of even more imporLooking for ways to pass the time at home? Use your tance. To make sure that your spa water has the hot tub or swim spa to relieve stress, or create a sense proper sanitation levels, follow these steps: of normalcy: Before you get into your spa: Test the spa water • Create a routine. Start your morning with a cup of for proper pH and sanitation levels. Adjust accordcoffee and well-balanced breakfast and then spend 20 ingly to the proper levels. When adding chemicals, minutes soaking in the warm water. Your blood presalways spread them across the surface of the water sure will decrease, along with your stress and anxiety. while the pumps are running. Wait 15 minutes before • Turn off notifications. The news about the virus is

everywhere, and it can be hard to turn away from it. Set your phone to silent and take a deep breath.

Leave it on the counter when you soak in the hot tub or exercise in your swim spa.

• Spend time with family. School closures and workfrom-home policies can mean the entire family is working in close quarters. Get some fresh air and take a mental break from reports and get some fresh air. Stream a fun playlist through the Fusion Air speakers or play some hot tub games.

• Tame the tension. You might feel the stress creeping up … right to your shoulders. Take some time for much needed self care and treat yourself to a spa massage — in your Master Spas hot tub or swim spa.

• Sleep easier. It might be hard to turn off your mind and relax enough to get a good night’s rest. Using a hot tub for 20 minutes at the end of the day has been shown to help you fall asleep more quickly and improve sleep quality.

At Master Spas, we treat our customers like family.

Now, more than ever, our thoughts are with you.

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