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ARVADA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MAN AND WOMAN OF THE YEAR

Woman of the year: Rebel Rodriguez

Man of the Year: Bill Orchard

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

When Rebel Rodriguez started attending The Rising Church in Olde Town Arvada, she wanted to serve the community. So, she got involved with the church’s food bank. A short time later, she ended up running it. Today, The Rising’s food bank serves about 8,000 people a year with much of the volunteer work coming from the local homeless community. Rodriguez’s work with the food bank and the homeless has earned her the recognition of the 2017 Arvada Chamber Woman of the Year. “She works behind the scenes for no recognition or reward and does something that’s vitally needed in the community,” said Steve Camins, chair of the award selection committee. Rodriguez, a full-time volunteer, said she was blindsided by the award. “It was a surprise,” Rodriguez said. “But I am excited about it and I am humbled by it because I know there are probably several other woman ahead of me that do more. Sometimes I think that I don’t do anything super spectacular, so it is humbling and honoring.” But The Rising Church Pastor Steve Byers said their food bank and homeless ministry would not be what it is today without Rodriguez. “She helped make us aware of the homeless issue,” Byers said. “And it’s amazing what has developed here.” Rodriguez first met the local homeless men when she was walking her dog in an Olde Town park. She stopped and said, “hello.” A short time later, she started volunteering at the food pantry and she invited the homeless men to help her. “We’re we are almost five years later and they’re still helping out,” Rodriguez said.

Bill Orchard is someone you can always call for help. Best known around Arvada for his work with the community garden and the park committee, he is the recipient of the 2017 Arvada Chamber Man of the Year award. “I think it’s wonderful,” said Brenda Berg, special events coordinator for the City of Arvada, after hearing of Orchard’s award. “He puts himself out to the city and he’s so involved. If you’re looking for a volunteer, Bill is always a good one to call. He has so much energy and enthusiasm.” Orchard moved to Arvada in 1977 and became involved with the Arvada Community Garden a few years later. “He takes care of it and helps other members and teaches them a lot about gardening,” said Steve Camins, chair of the award selection committee. “He has done a lot of work in general for the garden club.” In the 1990s, Orchard got involved with a bicycle group and that is when former city councilmember Shelley Cook first noticed his commitment to the community. “I noticed Bill before I ever met

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Rebel Rodriguez is the 2017 Arvada Chamber Woman of the Year. SHANNA FORTIER

IMAGE AWARD WINNERS: DOT AND RANGER MILLER Dot Miller became involved in Arvada as a business owner and chamber member in 2006. She was an event planner for the chamber as well as Historic Old Town Arvada’s Gold Strike Festival. From 2008 to 2013, she was the executive director of the Arvada chamber. She, along with Bob Dyer and Ereka O’Hara, founded the Arvada Vitality Alliance supporting Arvada charitable and cultural organizations. Miller has also served as a board member of the Arvada Colts semi-pro baseball team, The Business Education Alliance, Ralston House and received a Denver Business Journal’s “Denver Under 40” award in 2010. Ranger Miller founded and has helped launch the Blues & BBQ Music and Art Festival, raising over $172,000 for Habitat for Humanity for the past 19 years and planning for the 20th edition this year. He is also an instructor for the Jeffco Business Education Alliance.

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IF YOU GO WHAT: 66th Arvada Chamber Annual Awards Luncheon WHEN: 11:30 a.m. April 5 WHERE: Arvada Center Events, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada COST: $45 a person; $450 table sponsorship; $30 for past recipients CONTACT: arvadachamber.org

Bill Orchard is the 2017 Arvada Chamber Man of the Year. SHANNA FORTIER him,” Cook said. “I kept spotting community notices about bike tours through Arvada and they weren’t from an Arvada group. It SEE ORCHARD, P19

IMAGE AWARD WINNER: RON SLINGER Ron Slinger, as executive director of the Red Rocks Community College Foundation, was responsible for the fund raising that resulted in the college’s new addition. Although that was his job, getting the college built in the first place was a community project spearheaded by the Arvada Chamber. Slinger has also served the chamber as an active board member. Slinger also serves on the Arvada Economic Development Corporation board, the Arvada Kiwanis board, the Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth board and the Arvada Visitors Association board.

THE BOTTOM LINE

‘These kids are up against offenders who have planned how to hurt them. Kids often have no way of protecting themselves. It’s important for us, as adults, to protect them.’ Don Moseley | Executive director of Ralston House | P6 INSIDE

VOICES: PAGE 10 | LIFE: PAGE 14 | CALENDAR: PAGE 23 | SPORTS: PAGE 25

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in Denver to reach self-sufficiency. I am a development officer for the organization, which means I have the privilege of helping raise funds alongside an incredible team, for the work that we do here. I mainly do this through executing fundraising events, championing development, and overseeing a young professionals network called the Hope House Young Professionals.

Connector, fur mom, helper of teen moms About me I’ve had the privilege of calling Colorado home for the past five years, but was born and raised in North Carolina. I’ve been married to an incredible man named Josh for five years who currently works for Denver Rescue Mission. We have two fur babies named Zeke and Zoey who bring us a ton of joy and keep us busy. Connecting people My passion is playing the role of a connector. I love people and I love connecting people with similar interests and passions. I’m fortunate enough to do this every day in the work I do for Hope House of Colorado — and it brings me a ton of joy. Food love My husband and I are also self-proclaimed foodies and love trying out new, local restaurants in town in our spare time. It’s important to us that we invest in our community and support local businesses. One of our favorites is Thai House off 80th and Sheridan Boulevard.

Sara Littlejohn works at Hope House of Colorado. SHANNA FORTIER At Hope House I consider my involvement with Hope House to be somewhat inevitable. I had heard of the organization through word of mouth in various social circles, and eventually saw a job posting that caught my eye on their website that compelled me to apply. Fast-forward a couple years and here I am serving alongside an incredible staff to empower parenting teen moms right here

Finding confidence in fashion I have a small side business with LuLaRoe as a fashion retailer. I absolutely love this job because it allows me to combine my love of fashion and empowering women. I donate a portion of my gross profits back to Hope House of Colorado because it’s important for me to use this business to bless others. What drew me to LuLaRoe was the comfortable, stylish clothes that gave me a newfound confidence in myself. It’s SO important that we love ourselves because I feel that is when we can love and serve others to the best of our ability. Seeing women step into these clothes and love themselves in their bodies will never get old and will always inspire me. If you have suggestions for My Name Is…, contact Shanna Fortier at sfortier@coloradcommunitymedia.com.

Jury finds man guilty in Arvada McDonald’s drive-by shooting STAFF REPORT

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Following a week of trial, a Jefferson County jury found Kurtis Miles Regner, 26, guilty of a drive-by M C shooting in front of a McDonald’s restaurant in Arvada, according to a 1st Judicial District news re-a lease. Regner was aiming at a man who was known r s to him, but did not hit him. B Mid-afternoon on Jan. 10, 2016 Arvada police arrived at the McDon- R ald’s at 9825 W. 58th St. in response to s a “shots fired” call. While the gunman t did not hit his target, his bullet hit the restaurant’s large, double-pane glass window. The round did not penetrate far into the area of the restaurant where unsuspecting customers were. Miles “This is a great outcome in this Regner potentially tragic situation,” said District Attorney Pete Weir. “Many families with children, and unsuspecting employees were put at great risk when this shot was fired at a man who was standing outside the McDonald’s. Families were eating and children were playing in the playground area. This could have had a very different ending.” Regner was found guilty of attempted first-degree murder, a second-degree felony; attempted reckless manslaughter; and five counts of reckless endangerment. He has two prior felony convictions. Sentencing has been set for 11:30 a.m. May 11. Regner faces a mandatory minimum of 16 years up to over 50 years in prison.

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Seniors show off spelling skills at Apex Rec Center PHOTOS BY SHANNA FORTIER

It came down to two contestants in the 14th round. With confidence, Nancy Bielak spelled: O-B-S-E-Q-U-I-O-U-S, obsequious. With that, she won the 60+ Spelling Bee for the third time in a row. The eighth annual contest, held March 23 at the Apex Recreation Center, started with about 20 spellers, all of whom made it through the first round. By round seven, the field had shrunk to seven spellers. In the end, Bielak out-spelled the competition. Roger Dewey, a previous winner, took second place; and Gailyn Flasco placed third.

Senior Spelling Bee winners, from left, were third place, Gailyn Flasco; second place, Roger Dewey; and first place, Nancy Bielak.

Julie Wilhelm was the first of more than 20 spellers in the competition.

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‘The welcome home that Vietnam veterans have been waiting for’ Congressman hosts commemoration ceremonies for veterans BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

For Vietnam veteran Abe Alonzo, the March 24 ceremony honoring him and 53 others for their service in an unpopular and devastating war was long overdue. “We weren’t accepted or received after our tour in Vietnam,” said the 68-year-old Lakewood resident, who served in the Marines from 1968 to 1970. “We were never appreciated for the sacrifices we made. It was a tough time.” U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, D-7th District, has partnered with the governor’s office to honor men and women who served during the Vietnam era from Nov. 1, 1955 to May 15, 1975, the beginning and end of U.S. involvement in the war. The commemoration ceremony is part of an ongoing series of events across the country leading up to the 50th anniversary in 2025 of American withdrawal from the conflict. Response to Perlmutter’s event, first announced in February, has been so overwhelming that his office

expanded the number of ceremonies from one to eight, said Ashley Verville, Perlmutter’s director of communications. About 600 Vietnam veterans from across the state expressed interest in participating, she said. So seven more commemoration ceremonies have been scheduled through August, to keep the numbers small and the event more intimate. The first ceremony took place March 24 at Red Rocks Community College in Lakewood, to coincide with Vietnam Veterans Day, which is celebrated annually on March 29. Each of the 54 veterans received a lapel pin and a certificate of commendation. The commemoration does not distinguish between veterans who served in-country, in-theater or who were stationed elsewhere during the Vietnam War period. Vietnam was an unpopular war, said Jim Falk, 68, of Northglenn who served the in the U.S. Navy from 1969 to 1973. And many veterans returned home to disapproval and recrimination, rather than celebration. “People blamed the service men and women,” Falk said. “But it wasn’t their fault — they were just serving.” Evan Louis Totten, 75, a Parker resident who served in the Navy

from 1964 to 1974, remembers the hostility as well. “That lingers in the minds of all of us,” he said. “If it had not been for our loved ones at home, we would not have been able to sustain ourselves.” The Department of Veterans Affairs estimates there are 7 million men and women across the country still living who served during the Vietnam era. As of 2014, more than 127,000 are in Colorado. More than 58,000 people lost their lives in Vietnam and about 1,600 people are still missing, Brigadier Gen. John P. Rose told those at the March 24 event. “The bottom line is that we have not forgotten,” he said. “We will not forget.” This event, specifically, lets every Vietnam veteran and his or her family know that their service is appreciated, said Jeanette Early of Aurora, a member of Gold Star Wives of America, a support organization for those whose spouses or children have died while serving in the Armed Forces. “It means so much to say welcome home,” she said. Because of unforeseen legislative obligations in Washington, Perlmutter was unable to attend the event, his wife Nancy said. But in an email, Perlmutter said

IF YOU GO… Seven additional Vietnam War 50th Commemoration Ceremonies will take place. The events are free and open to the public. The April 7 and April 12 ceremonies will take place 9:30-11:30 a.m. at Red Rocks Community College, 13300 W. 6th Ave. in Lakewood. The other dates, with time and locations to be announced, are as follows: June 1, July 6 and 21, and Aug. 3 and 17.

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MORE INFORMATION For more information, times and dates of upcoming ceremonies, or to request to take part, go to U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter’s website at http://perlmutter.house.gov/ the lapel pins symbolize the service and sacrifice of Vietnam-era veterans. “I am honored to be able to recognize these veterans and thank them for their service to our country,” he wrote. For most Vietnam veterans, this commemorative ceremony is a first, said Joe Lucero, 69, a Broomfield resident who served in the Army from 1970 to 1971. “It is,” he said, “a welcome home that we as Vietnam veterans have been waiting for.”

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New 81-acre park a hit even before it’s open Partnerships are key to making Clear Creek Valley Park a reality BY KEVIN M. SMITH SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Before they could even get the ribbon strung up to cut, area residents were using Clear Creek Valley Park. “I can tell you the community was literally so excited to start using the park that no sooner had the banners been put up that the park is open that cars starting filing in,” said Joann Cortez, communications director for Hyland Hills Park and Recreation District. “We were just trying to get the initial kickoff event going and people were just chomping at the bit to start.” About 200 people attended the March 23 ribbon-cutting ceremony for the district’s 81-acre park, Cortez said. The park is nearly a decade and a half in the making, as the district went through land acquisition, grant writing, FEMA permits, storm water permits and a slew of other regulatory steps. It’s located at the southern edge of the Hyland Hills district at 58th and Tennyson streets — on the eastern border of the Arvada city limits, a mile south of where Westminster and Denver meet. The district bought the first 44 acres in December 2002 with money from a May 2002 $18 million bond issue. The district bought the final acres in 2010. “There’s basically eight years of land acquisition,” said Terry Barnhart, planner for the district and project manager for Clear Creek Valley Park. Getting that much contiguous land in an urban area was an undertaking, Barnhart said. “I like to explain it as pulling a rabbit out of a hat.” It’s what residents wanted, according to a 2002 master plan for the area, Barnhardt said, so the district started looking at the southern portion of its area for a park. The district used $4 million from the bond issue as seed money to provide matching funds required by grants to buy land. They targeted areas in a

Clear Creek Valley Park is now open to the public at 58th and Tennyson. floodplain and farms owned by people past retirement. In fact, the district is only the third owner for some parcels of land. A settler claimed an area of land that was bought by the Grippa family in 1896, who farmed on the land for four generations, according to Cortez. The garden in the park carries the Grippa name. “This whole area is historically rich,” Barnhart said. The original Cherokee Trail, he said, is adjacent to the park and the first gold was struck a mile away at Ralston Creek in 1859. Partnerships Development of the park didn’t come without a few struggles. While the bond issue funds helped cover the cost of buying the land, it didn’t cover amenities. The project seemed at a standstill until Wanco Inc., a neighboring company that manufactures traffic safety equipment, wanted to expand and add jobs. The company was landlocked, surrounded by the acres purchased by the district. The company and the district settled on a deal: Wanco paid $400,000 for 5 acres of district land. That was added to $500,000 from the city of Arvada and another $350,000 donation on top of

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the land sale price from Wanco. That gave the district money to start building amenities. Because the district used funds from Adams County Open Spaces to buy the land, it couldn’t sell the land without approval from the Adams County Commission and had to get special permission — after public input — to keep the money from the land sale. “And, importantly, we had the buy-in of these key partners and in the case of Wanco, they have over 300 employees at that site and so now their employees have a place to go after work or before work,” Cortez said. Cortez and Barnhart touted partnerships as a key piece in developing the park. A plaque at the park notes major partners as the Adams County Commission, Adams County Open Space Advisory Board, city of Arvada and Wanco. Community Partners listed include the Hyland Hills taxpayers, city of Westminster, Butterfly Pavilion, Colorado Garden Foundation, Urban Drainage and Flood Control District, Berkeley Water and Sanitation District, Westminster Public Schools and Regis University students. In total, more than $5 million was spent on the project.

Horsemen with the Adams County Sheriff’s Department lead a parade into Hyland Hills Recreation District’s new 81-acre Clear Creek Valley Park March 23. COURTESY PHOTO Amenities A series of public meetings drawing dozens of people helped shape the park. Barnhart said the district presented ideas to the public for feedback and heard some suggestions — like an amphitheater — to create the amenities. “We asked the public what they wanted,” Barnhart said. The park includes a playground, giving a nod to the agricultural history, with red bell pepper chairs, a carrot bench and celery slide. “The playground itself has many unique characteristics,” Cortez said. The park also has a 24-plot community garden, multi-use sports fields, trails, a zip line, picnic shelters, a sandpit and two catch-and-release fishing ponds. Future growth Barnhart said plans call for expanding again to the east. More grants are pending for that work, he said. That new area could bring in additional parking. “It’s hard to imagine that there was nothing there,” Cortez said. “So now this entire area has been brought to life. It’s like we breathed life into this industrial arena … the entire community can use it.”

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Learning more about sex assault this month BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A woman is forced to have intercourse while on a date. She says no, but he says her provocative clothing suggested otherwise. A child is inappropriately touched by a trusted adult while getting dressed before school in the morning. A young man in his teens takes a jog at dusk. Moments later, he is attacked, disrobed and fondled. All of a sudden, those individuals feel unsafe in their world. And more likely than not, none of them would report the offense. The above scenarios are not unrealistic. Each is an example of a sexual assault. Often it’s a hidden crime, leaving the victim silenced and traumatized while the perpetrator remains in the community, without ramifications for his or her actions. The Jefferson County Sheriff ’s Office states that a sexual offense can be any form of non-consensual sexual activity. This includes rape, statutory rape and sexual touching and photographing. Crimes

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of moral turpitude, such as obscenity, pandering, pimping, prostitution and indecent exposure, can also be considered a sexual assault. “Public awareness is the only way the community can address these issues,” said Allison Boyd, director of the 1st Judicial District’s Victim Assistant Unit. “Only by victims coming forward can we make the community a safer place.” April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Nationally and across the globe, people

are banding together to bring awareness to sexual assault, child abuse prevention and crime victims’ rights. Cities will be making proclamations to address these issues and advocates are organizing callfor-action movements. • • • Ralston House, which has three locations and serves Gilpin, Adams, Jefferson and Broomfield counties, is a nonprofit agency that provides a

safe place for child and teen survivors of abuse to tell their stories and begin the healing process. The organization expects to talk to 1,200 children and teens this year. “We would love for less kids to show up at our door,” said Don Moseley, executive director of Ralston House. But unfortunately, “child abuse does happen in our communities.” Moseley said many vicitms of childhood sexual assault do not report it until

much later in life. “These kids are up against offenders who have planned how to hurt them,” he said. “Kids often have no way of protecting themselves. It’s important for us, as adults, to protect them.” In general, Moseley said, the perpetrator will take six months to a year to figure out how to get the child not to tell. Most of the time, the child is led to believe that it is his or her fault. For example, Moseley said, an adult may tell the child that her nightgown was arousing. These techniques make a child feel guilty, Moseley said. A 2003 study by the National Institute of Justice found that 3 of 4 juvenile sex assaults are done by somebody that the child knows and trusts. Sometimes threats are involved, such as telling the child that if he or she says anything to someone, the adult perpetrator will kill himself. “It’s a very planned activity,” Moseley said. “Most of these kids sit silent.” SEE ASSAULT, P22

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Inaugural Cans Around the Campus nets more than 5,000 pounds of food BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

GOLDEN — The first joint food drive — Cans Around the Campus — put on by Jeffco Public Schools was a great success. More than 5,000 pounds of can food was collected during the week-long event by nine Jeffco high schools: Arvada, Chatfield, Columbine, Dakota Ridge, Golden, Jefferson, Pomona, Ralston Valley and Wheat Ridge. All food was donated to the Arvada Community Food Bank and The Action Center in Jeffco. “What a fantastic first year. I honestly didn’t know what to expect,” said Jon McVey, organizer of the event. “I would have been happy with a just a couple of schools involved and maybe we collect 50 pounds of food.” Pomona raised the most food with a total of 1,852 pounds (1.22 pounds per student). Wheat Ridge finished second with 1,325 pounds (1.1 pounds per student) and Golden was third with 675 pounds. “We had an idea of everyone just bring what they can, but then some of my students reached out to some elementary and middle schools,” Pomona social studies teacher Lindsay Secrest said. “It became a really big thing. Considering we did that all in one week, what would be do in a month?” Teachers at Pomona actually raised $200 to donate that to the class that brought in the most food. The students from Secrest’s world history class brought in the most food. The class then donated the money between Pomona’s Lunch Fund, Pomona’s

Members of Pomona High School’s Diversity Club pose with the plaque it received after collecting 1,852 pounds of food for the inaugural Cans Around the Campus food drive. Pomona raised the most food of the nine Jeffco high schools that took part in the week-long food drive that netted more than 5,000 pounds of food for the Arvada Community Food Bank and The Action Center in Jeffco. DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS Wish Week and the Foothills Animal Shelter. The Lunch Fund, started by Pomona’s former school resource officer Jim Glasmann that recently passed away, is available for any student at Pomona that is in need of a lunch. “It shows how empathetic the kids are,” Secrest said. “I think it hit home for a lot of kids. A lot of our population struggles with food scarcity issues.” Secrest is also the chair of Pomona’s Diversity Club that spearheaded the food drive. The Diversity Club was presented with a plaque by McVey on March 20 honoring Pomona for donating the most food during the inaugural Cans Around the Campus event.

“It is always important to help others as much as you can,” Pomona senior and Diversity Club member Jocelyn Perez said. “Hopefully it will grow. Hopefully more people will get involved and it will just get better from here on out.” McVey hopes this is just a stepping off point Jeffco Public Schools’ Cans Around the Campus event moving forward. “I have a big vision for the future of this event and that is having every Jeffco school involved and collecting over 500,000 pounds of food,” McVey said. “We teach our students to dream big, so why not?” Dennis Pleuss is a communications specialist for Jeffco Public Schools with a focus on athletics and activities.

NEWS IN A HURRY Hagerty Silver Summit Registration is now open for the third annual Hagerty Silver Summit Classic Car Adventure, which takes place this year beginning on May 19, in Golden and finishes on May 21 in Grand Junction. The event is open to anyone with a pre-1979 sports or touring car and has a central focus on the joy of driving. Entry participation will be limited to 50 cars. Cost is $650 per entry, and includes a hotel stay for two nights, dinners and branded gifts for two guests in one car. For more information or to register, visit www.classiccaradventures.com. Additional questions may be directed to info@classiccaradventures.com. Eklund Opera Theatre Singers West Side Live! Presents is featuring a performance of The Eklund Opera Theatre Singers at 7 p.m. April 8 at the Jefferson Unitarian Church, 14350 W. 32nd Ave., in Golden. The Eklund Opera Program is directed and produced by a team at The University of Colorado. Tickets cost $17 per person. Tickets are available at the Jefferson Unitarian Church’s office, in the commons area on Sundays or online at www.westsidelivepresents.org. State historian at LWV Colorado State Historian Patty Limerick will be featured guest speaker at The League of Women Voters of Jefferson County’s Annual Business Meeting and luncheon from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 19, at the Lakewood Country Club, 6800 W. 10th Ave. The event is open to the public but an RSVP is required. Deadline to register is April 13. Cost is $30 per person by check or $32.04 by charge card online. Checks payable to LWV Jeffco should be mailed to the League of Women Voters of Jefferson County, 1425 Brentwood St., Suite 7, Lakewood 80214. To pay by charge card online, visit http:// lwvjeffcoannual2017.bpt.me. For more information on the event, visit www.lwvjeffco.org or call 303-238-0032.

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Arvada Police share crime prevention tips for business BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Arvada Police Department hosted its first Crime Prevention for Business Class March 22. Officers Dave Curtice, Jason Ammon and Sara Horan, members of the community response impact team, led the class for about 30 business professionals in Arvada. According to the Arvada Police Department, four crime trends are affecting businesses — burglary, theft, fraud and robbery. Here are some tips they have for protecting businesses from these crimes. Layers of protection • Have motion lights, lights

on after closing, timers for exterior lights and lighting at all entrance and exit doors. • Consistently inspect the integrity of doors and locks, have a room with a heavy door and a good lock. • Have audible alarms and monitored systems, knowledge of the system, and interior motion sensors. • Have high-quality digital video surveillance, cameras inside and outside. Make sure cameras are clean and advertise your surveillance system. Burglary prevention • Have good lighting. • Install metal doors with metal frames. • Remove cash from registers and safes.

• Leave register doors open. • Bolt safes to floor or wall. • Leave valuables away from windows. • Advertise “No cast left on site.” Theft prevention • Make eye contact with customers. • Have a proper inventory, diligent employees and mirrors in corners of store. • Encourage employees to walk around the store. • Keep merchandise away from exits. • Place employees near the front of the store. • Keep dressing/restrooms locked. Employee theft prevention

• Conduct audits. • Know your inventory. • Balance register/sales receipts. • Replace keys with access cards. • Maintain close supervision. • Track business checks and credit card use. • Watch for personal excessive spending, drug/alcohol abuse. Fraud prevention • Require an ID for credit/ debit card purchases. • Do not accept checks. • Take time to inspect ID cards, credit cards and currency. • Install cameras/monitors by registers. • Learn delay tactics, or ways

to stall until police arrive Robbery prevention • Greet customers, make eye contact. • Be aware of who is in the business. • Be aware of vehicles around the business at opening/closing time. • Install silent alarms. • Have a height indicator strip by doorway. • Enforce store rules (no backpacks). • Make deposits often or remove money from store every night. • Registers visible from outside of store. • Cooperate, remain clam. Remember, property/money can be replaced, but people can’t.

Jury finds man guilty in Arvada DUI vehicular homicide STAFF REPORT

A Jefferson County jury has returned guilty verdicts in the vehicular homicide case against Jose Sandoval-Cruz, 25, that resulted in the death of Westminster mother Monica Zapata, 40, in February 2016. The jury deliberated two hours after four days of trial before return-

ing guilty verdicts on all counts: vehicular homicide, reckless vehicular homicide, leaving the scene of an accident with death, DUI, reckless driving, careless driving with injury and driving without a license. The verdict was returned March 20. On Feb. 14, 2016, Zapata was traveling westbound on 80th Avenue through the intersection at Sheri-

dan Boulevard in Arvada on a green light. The car driven by SandovalCruz was speeding southbound on Sheridan when he ran the red light at 80th and collided with Zapata’s car. Testimony showed he was traveling 55 miles-per-hour in a 40 MPH zone. Sandoval-Cruz and his two passengers fled the car on foot. They were arrested two hours later.

Zapata, a single mother, died from her injuries. Her 15-year-old daughter, who was a passenger in her mother’s car, was injured. The jury heard testimony that Sandoval-Cruz had a blood-alcohol level over three times the legal limit. His sentencing has been set for April 21 at 2 p.m.

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VOICES Great expectations and 30 minutes can achieve lifelong results

HITTING HOME

Michael Alcorn

y teaching partner, Pattie Nelson, is a prime example of a 100-percenter. She comes to work every day with an inexhaustible supply of energy. She puts time and thought preparing for every day, and she takes her role as a teacher of music very seriously. These are the attributes that she has control over, and she brings it, every day. On top of that, she is a talented musician, a smart person and has a great natural ability to connect with students. When she is in front of students, she demands a great effort. It’s impossible to say

that every student in the room is firing at 100 percent, but it’s a great bet that all of them are working beyond their 70 percent “cruise-control” setting. The problem is that, the nature of the job that Pattie and I do, she’s only in front of the kids for 30 minutes, twice a week. Now, for some of them, that’s enough — they go off on their own and work and stay above 70 percent (in their music) most of the time. But, let’s be real, they’re 10 and 11 years old — most of them downshift pretty quickly, and by the time lunch recess is

over, they don’t even remember where they left their instrument. On top of that, if we consider our “hollow person,” 11-year olds grow at an amazing rate: a big dinner, a good night of sleep, and the hollow person wakes up larger than they were yesterday, and 80 percent of yesterday’s person is only 70 percent of today’s. That’s not to say that teachers at the younger ages don’t have influence, or even to say that teachers who get very little instructional time have little influence. SEE ALCORN, P11

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The solution: Clean up other dogs’ poop In 1965 a friend of mine was caught skipping school for a day and throwing eggs at cars. He was given community service, which was cleaning up dog poop at the animal shelter. It seems we hear every day about someone getting “three years probation and several hours of community service.” Well, how about matching up that public service with a job that needs to be done with a shovel? Also, Arvada has suggested a possible fine if caught not cleaning up after your dog at a park or on a trail. If the punishment is instead to clean up after others, maybe fewer people will leave behind what their dog left in the park. Just maybe, 1965 was smarter than today. James A. Bredenberg, Arvada

Let’s stop holding back on giving out awards QUIET DESPERATION

Craig Marshall Smith

am polishing my tuxedo. Jennifer’s backless, strapless gown is out of pawn. We’re getting ready for the Awards Awards. Pardon my redundancy, as W.C. Fields would say. We have awards for everything else, so why not awards for awards? There are two or three ceremonies every month, for movies, songs, zookeepers, and shoe clerks. The Awards Awards pools all of them. It makes perfect sense. Sooner or later each and every one of us will be handed a trophy.

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Wait on the repeal I understand that Republican lawmakers are eager, and in a hurry to repeal the ACA, but I am concerned that their haste to accomplish their goals may do more harm than good. It may leave a lot of people uninsured who really need the coverage. I find it difficult to believe that in the eight years they have been fighting to repeal the ACA, none of those opposed ever thought to come up with a decent replacement, and a way to smooth transition to a replacement more favorable to them, but that seems to be the case. Most feel it would better to modify rather than repeal the ACA, but if repeal is unavoidable, can we at least expect lawmakers to have the foresight, and the sympathy to prepare a decent, favorable replacement instead of something thrown together in just a few weeks? The present replacement plan just doesn’t cut it for most Americans, especially for the poor and the elderly, and I’m afraid it will be a disaster for all but the most wealthy, and a disaster for those who need healthcare the most. Stan Dyer, Arvada

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But, I would submit, the influence of the younger ages and the parttime teachers is more one of teaching students where their floor is — that point at which they can get away with not giving any additional effort. Let me put that in real world terms: There is nothing more important for a young student than to know that there is a point at which a teacher is going to call them out for their lack of effort — especially

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Best Grunting Around the Females. From there it spread to Greece, and the first Olympiad. And now? I have heard rumors about an awards channel, like Turner Classic Movies. Twenty-four hours a day. Non-stop ceremonies, new ones, old ones. Who wouldn’t want to see Sacheen Littlefeather accept on behalf of Marlon Brando again? And maybe catch up on what she is doing these days? She turned 70 last November. Upcoming: Best Sports Nicknames. I’m rooting for Thomas “The Angry Salad” Romaine, a St. Louis middleweight. Jennifer is rooting for Bill “Old Fish ‘n’ Chips” Flounderman, a utility infielder in the Appalachian League. Best Ethical Politician was canceled because there are none. Best Sideline Reporters? Same thing. Upcoming in June, appropriately: Best Best Man. Then we can look forward to Best Trophy. I like the Stanley Cup. It has the names of the winning teams, their

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Editor’s Note: On Friday, March 24, House Republicans and the Trump administration announced that they were tabling efforts to pass a replacement plan for the Affordable Care Act indefinitely. A bad budget The Environmental Protection Agency, the State Department, and the Agricultural Department will be hit the hardest by Trump’s disastrous budget. It discontinues funding for international climate change programs. How will we

students from difficult circumstances, who often are looked at by adults with pity and indulgence. Teachers like Pattie Nelson push those students to, for at least 30 minutes at a time, work at the same level as or higher than everybody else in the room. But it is with older students, mostly-formed hollow people students, where teachers have the real opportunity to push them to exceed their own expectations. The staff that put together “The Little Mermaid” worked with those kids four hours a day for six weeks to put that production together — that’s a lot of opportunities to ask

a student to give a little more. And, done consistently over that stretch of time, a student will change their expectations for themselves — it can’t help but happen. And, when they receive that applause on opening night? That’s like the firing process that turns a piece of hard clay into beautiful piece of pottery. It locks it in. What of coaches and teachers who get to work with the same students every day for hours for many years? These are the people we hear the great stories about: the coach who took his junior high player off the streets and gave him a home, some

clothes and a purpose; the teacher who recognized a hidden talent; the principal who made a kid sit in her office every day to get the grades to stay eligible. Kids begin to grow towards being 100-percenters with that direction. Pattie Nelson is, sadly, retiring at the end of this year. Her passion for her students and music will be missed, but the legacy of her teaching will carry on. Those 100-percenters tend to do that to the world.

coaches, players, and dentists engraved on it. Jennifer thinks that Floyd of Rosedale is tops. That’s the trophy they give to the winner of the IowaMinnesota football game every year. The Hawkeyes beat the Golden Gophers last year, 14-7. Best License Plate is right around the corner. The Automobile License Plate Collectors Association gives out the annual award. Colorado won in 1975. Michigan won in 2013 with its tasteful montage of the Mackinac Bridge, a Woodward Avenue hot dog, and lyrics of “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.” “Lake Huron rolls, Superior sings, in the rooms of her ice-water mansions.” The album version of the song is 6:32, but I always think it takes a week. It’s up for Best Disaster Song, and I think it has a real shot. Its stiffest competition might be that catchy tune about the Kansas City Hyatt Regency walkway collapse. “Krakatoa, East of Java” is up for Best Worst Movie Title, in part, I think, because Krakatoa is west of Java. “Living Without Intestines” certainly has a chance in that category. Speaking of categories, Best Category category nominations have just been announced. There will be Best Performance

by a Single Mother with Three or More Kids in a Grocery Store, Each of Whom Had Sugary Cereals for Breakfast. And Best Version of “Lady of Spain” by Someone Who Sounds Exactly Like James Earl Jones. Look who’s talking? I have a tro-

phy. It’s on a shelf right behind me. It says “Best Band Name Namer.” I won for Radioactive Dachshund.

protect our planet for future generations if we aren’t working to combat climate change? It reduces funding for U.N. peacekeeping. How will we protect ourselves from terrorism if we aren’t working for peace? The Agriculture Department’s funding will shrink by 21 percent. How will we sustain ourselves without the agricultural sector? It is so important to pay attention to our leaders and to make our voices heard. Call your members of congress to urge them to vote NO on this budget. Tell them that you value the environment, peace among nations and agriculture. Rachael Smallwood, Arvada

Michael Alcorn is a teacher and writer who lives in Arvada with his wife and three children. His novels are available at MichaelJAlcorn.com

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‘We will do all we can to ensure the best education’

s your Jeffco Board of Education, we make it our core mission to provide a quality education that prepares all children for a successful future. Funding challenges at the state level (Colorado owes K-12 education over $800 million a year, and that amount is growing) and locally (Jeffco’s 3A & 3B failure was the lone defeat while five other metro Denver districts won voter approval) mean now, more than ever, we need our community to understand the value of providing a high-quality education for our students. We are committed to an open, transparent process to determine how Jeffco Public Schools can continue to be a strong district despite diminishing resources. Jeffco is committed to its 2020 Vision, which recognizes our children are more than a single score. Our board supports delivering a 21st century-ready education, including content mastery, critical thinking and creativity, self-direction and personal responsibility, and civic and global engagement. We aligned our board goals to this vision, and we are working to preserve proven supports. That includes literacy interventionists delivering real results in growing young readers, and social emotional learning special-

ists building wellness, care and prevention for all students’ learning readiness. While we are proud of Jeffco’s accomplishments, we are mindful that continuous improvement is the definition of excellence. Jeffco is celebrating positive accomplishMitchell ments in early literacy, but variation and gaps persist for some students. Strong math growth and achievement is coupled with a need to have on-gradelevel math learners match the success of accelerated learnLasell ers. Finally, Jeffco is focused on every student reaching college, career and life readiness. We aim to increase the number of students who match Jeffco’s strong reading and writing ACT and PSAT results across all content areas. Whether college, the workplace or military service is a student’s aspiration, our board has set a goal of high levels of readiness for all students. Jeffco’s graduation rate has increased steadily since 2010, representing thousands of diverse, unique students who are assets and

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contributors to our community. We know strong teachers, leaders and staff make the critical difference for our students’ success. While 99 percent of Jeffco teachers are highly qualified, Jeffco’s salaries fall below the average of the five most comparable nearby districts; some teachers could make $810,000 more per year in neighboring districts. We are here because teachers willingly took Stevens pay cuts and freezes at the height of the recession when other districts cut programs, and the impact of this sacrifice has not been fully restored. Consequently, Jeffco has lost too many of its well-trained and highly Rupert effective educators to nearby school districts. Jeffco Public Schools must offer competitive compensation to ensure we don’t lose any more of our best people to other districts. And now is the time to seek a new superintendent Harmon with a proven track record, the ability to listen to all community voices, and the educational expertise required to push Jeffco to new heights as we navigate difficult budget constraints. Great people make great schools. In 2016, Jeffco’s average ACT scores reached an all-time high. Our seniors earned $80 million in college scholarships — including seven Daniels Scholars and two Boettcher Scholars — and 22 Jeffco students were named National Merit Scholar semifinalists. We’ve

celebrated Devinny Elementary and Evergreen High’s National Blue Ribbon Awards, 25 John Irwin Awards for academic achievement, 16 Governor’s Distinguished Improvement Awards, and eight Jeffco high schools among the 50 Top High Schools in Colorado. Jeffco educator recognition includes: Milken Educator, Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching, Amgen Science Teaching Excellence, and Olmsted Excellence in Secondary Teaching and more. And a principal received the Patriot Award from the U.S. Department of Defense, Employer Support of National Guard and Reserves. By investing in Jeffco, we invest in our future and our community. After voters failed to support Jeffco’s 2016 mill and bond proposal, district staff presented $20.4 million in budget reductions for the school board’s review. Budget cuts dating back to 2009 still have impacts, and now too many students risk not getting the opportunities they deserve, while some of our beloved schools operate in aging buildings with a growing backlog of much-needed repairs and maintenance. As we, your Board of Education, spend the next few months working to balance the budget and find Jeffco’s next superintendent, we will do all we can to ensure the best education for our students, learning environments where they can thrive, and a competitive compensation model for our educators. Let us hear from you, and know that we welcome different approaches and voices to the discussion. If Jeffco can come together in the best interest of all 86,000 students, our entire community will benefit.

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Jeffco school leaders are fiddling while Rome burns

his year’s self-inflicted budget “crisis” is part of a larger calamity that we’ve seen developing in Jeffco schools since we moved here from Alberta Canada seven years ago. Unfortunately, it is one that district management and boards have been singularly unwilling to face. The key elements of the strategic challenge facing Jeffco include the following: First, the certainty of another teacher pension (PERA) funding crisis; Second, continuing stagnation of student achievement results at time when changes in the economy are raising the bar for true “college and career readiness” at an exponential rate, thus every year leaving more of our kids grossly unprepared for the harsh competitive world they will face after graduation; Third, the high probability that substantial increases in state K-12 funding will not be forthcoming, because of competing demands from a backlog of infrastructure projects and an explosion in social safety net spending to support the rising number of people who lack the skills needed to succeed in today’s economy; Fourth, voter resistance to paying higher taxes unless and until governments (and our schools in particular) significantly improve the value they provide; and Fifth, a strong teachers union and deeply rooted district culture that are both very resistant to change. Rather than face this fundamental strategic challenge, this year the Jeffco board has supported the teachers union’s demand for a $25 million pay increase, and told district management to identify spending cuts to pay for it. The justification for this raise is, to put it mildly, highly questionable. Given that only 32 percent of Jeffco 11th graders met the

ACT’s college and career ready benchmarks in 2016, the proposed raise (which will be distributed on the basis of teacher seniority, not results) cannot be a reward for superior performance. Claims that the pay increase is an incentive are equally vacuous. Paying poor teachers more money will not Coyne make them better. The assertion that in the absence of higher paid good teachers will flee was dismissed by Amy Webber, Jeffco’s human resources director at a recent board meeting. And despite past turnover, virtually all Jeffco teachers are still rated Effective or Highly Effective (even though the latest data show that 1,416 of them use 10 or more personal and sick days each year, the point at which the US Department of Education says significant negative impacts on student achievement occur). And no board member wants to admit that this raise will further increase Jeffco’s 1.5 billion dollar unfunded PERA liability – which will one day require either a massive tax increase, large K-12 spending reductions, and/ or significant cuts in teachers’ pension benefits. The spending cuts initially proposed by management to fund the teacher pay increase were also painfully revealing. They want to eliminate literacy interventionists, even though over 46,000 Jeffco students did not meet grade level English Language Arts standards on the 2016 CMAS assessment. They propose to severely cut spending on student mental health services, even though this is a top priority in the district’s Unified Improvement Plan. They propose sharp cuts to programs serving Jeffco’s 11,000 gifted student, even though two thirds of them still fail to reach their full potential and score at the advanced level on achievement

“If a billion-dollar private sector company had such incompetent governance and management it would quickly go bankrupt or be taken over.”

Tom Coyne Member of Jeffco’s District Accountability Committee tests. And they wanted to close five schools (since reduced to one), based not on poor achievement results, but on the size of expected cost savings. Incredibly (or arrogantly, take your pick), Jeffco’s leaders want voters to believe that, in terms of their negative impact on student achievement results, these are the least harmful cuts they can make in a billion-dollar budget! Seriously? Jeffco’s real crisis is not about its budget; rather, it is fundamentally about the badly broken state of its governance and management processes, and the continuing unwillingness and/or

inability of the district’s “leaders” to confront the real and worsening strategic challenge we face. If a billion-dollar private sector company had such incompetent governance and management it would quickly go bankrupt or be taken over. Sadly, this is not the case for our public school district, where (at least until the November election) parents and voters can only angrily watch as Jeffco’s “leaders” fiddle while Rome burns. Tom Coyne is a political Independent and member of Jeffco’s District Accountability Committee. These are his personal views.

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pho-nomenon Vietnamese comfort food gains steam in metro area BY TOM SKELLEY TSKELLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

f all the traditions Vietnamese immigrants brought to the United States, pho is probably the one most people recognize, even if they can’t pronounce it. The beef-and-noodle dish, pronounced “fuh,” originated in Vietnam in the 1880s. The name is believed to come from the French “pot au feu,” which translates to “pot of fire,” a beef stew the French brought to Vietnam when they colonized the country. Over the course of generations, the dish became Vietnam’s national food. “We look at pho like Americans look at bacon and eggs,” says Sunny Wong, whose family owns Pho Real in Littleton. “It’s a staple, it’s a street food. You can just get out

of your car anywhere (in Vietnam) and get a bowl of pho. We eat it for breakfast and dinner.” Pho became popular in the United States over the last few decades, but the trend has become a favorite with consommé consumers, and new restaurants continue to open across the metro area. Aficionados frown upon referring to pho as a soup, but comparisons arise nonetheless. Wong points out a key difference is pho, as opposed to ramen or wonton soup, is always made with rice noodles, not egg or flour. A variety of spices like star anise and ginger are added during cooking, and the bowl is traditionally topped with thin slices of rare beef that brown in the bowl. But every batch of pho begins and ends with the broth. Chanh Nguyen, who owns and operates Hashtag Pho in Centennial with his daughters Ally and Sue, steeps beef bones for two days to infuse all of the flavor he can into the broth, just as Wong’s aunt and uncle do at Pho Real. One disadvantage of pho’s popularity, they say, is that some restaurants have begun to cut corners and use canned broth. Grocery stores have even begun to carry “instant pho,” a concept Sue and Ally laugh at.

Chanh Nguyen ladles out a bit of the beefy broth he’s steeping in the kitchen at Hashtag Pho in Centennial. Nguyen came to the United States in 1987 and opened his family’s first pho restaurant near County Line and Quebec over 15 years ago. TOM SKELLEY But the Nguyens’ discerning customers, like Dan Popylisen, of Parker, know the difference. “I’ve been in the restaurant business for more than 20 years, and some of the younger places around Denver take their broth off the back of a truck,” he says. “This place is the real deal.” Traditional pho is all about the beef, but many restaurants offer “pho chay,” a vegetarian variation created for Vietnam’s Buddhist population. Pho Real bases their vegetarian broth on soy sauce and adds tofu, while Hashtag Pho’s pho chay is carrot and cabbage-based. At Golden Pho, in Golden the menu boasts that the pho chay there takes 10 hours to cook, and includes onions, ginger, cabbage, snow peas, squash, corn, scallions and even some cinnamon.

‘A sense of pride’ Authenticity and fresh ingredients are important to pho restaurateurs, Wong says, because family honor is on the line with every bowl. “Every good pho restaurant probably has a family behind it,” he says. “When people came to America from Vietnam, there’s a sense of pride in opening a pho restaurant.” Born in the U.S., Wong says eating pho almost every day was a way for him to connect to his heritage. For American customers like Chad Baker, of Aurora, the connection may not be as personal, but the personality of the cooks comes through in the taste. “Every kitchen has its own flavor, every restaurant does its own thing,” Baker, who’s been a pho fan for four or five years, says. SEE PHO, P15

PHO-NETICS A quick Google search reveals the many punfilled names of area pho restaurants. Sonny Wong, manager of Pho Real in Littleton, said he and his family had a brainstorming session to come up with the name.

1 2 3 Pho 11804 E. Oswego St., in the Meridian area

While many restaurant names are simply the word “pho” with a number attached, and a few are unfit to print, the following offers a sampling of some of the wittier restaurant pho names in the metro area.

Fee Fi Pho Fum 1384 S. Broadway, Denver

Pho-natic 229 E. Colfax Ave., Denver

Pho Real 2399 W. Main St., Littleton

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7March 30, 2017

Vinyl Me, Please keeps the music spinning

ow do you find the music you love? There’s always been the radio, and streaming sites like Spotify have gotten better and better at creating LINER recommendations for NOTES listeners to discover new artists. But the people behind Denver-based Vinyl Me, Please, know none of that can replace the person who shares an album they really love with you. “Everybody has Clarke Reader these moments where you have this friend who is like, ‘No, you have to hear this thing’ and plays it for you,” said Tyler Barstow, who co-founded Vinyl Me, Please with Matt Fiedler in 2013. “Any music person, regardless of how much you use Spotify and that stuff, needs somebody in their life who says, ‘You need to sit down and listen to this one thing,’ and that’s what we do every month.” Vinyl Me, Please, is a record-of-themonth club where subscribers are sent one record each month — a record the 16-person staff has discussed, debated and decided it’s essential to any vinyl collection. Over the years, selections have included everything from Nina Simone’s “Nina Simone Sings the Blues” to The War on Drugs’ “Lost in the Dream” and Gorrilaz’s “Demon Days” to The Fugees’ “The Score.” These unique pressings also include

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“Every place has a different broth,” says Baker’s table mate, Nicole Nicholas of Highlands Ranch. Being able to customize her dish with basil, lime, jalapeno or sauces available is another plus. “I like that you can do your own thing with it,” she says. Littleton’s Janie Salazar says that that versatility makes pho the perfect option ,for a family. She and her husband bring their children to Pho Real so everybody

CLARKE’S ALBUM OF THE WEEK Selection: Drake’s “More Life,” released on Young Money, Cash Money and Republic records. Review: Drake was starting to take himself a little too seriously on last year’s “Views,” but he’s lightened up considerably on his latest release, which he is calling a playlist

(how that is different from an album or mixtape, I couldn’t possibly explain). Drake pulls even more international influences into his sound, and as is always the case, he and his producers make it sound absolutely incredible. I’ve always been a fan of Drake’s R&B leanings over rap, and he highlights

that side of himself this time around. Don’t miss it. Favorite song: “Passion Fruit” Most empowering lyric: “They want me gone, wait for the kicker/Bury me now and I only get bigger.” from “Gyalchester””

specially written liner notes, artworks and a custom cocktail-pairing recipe. “We have a relationship with our members where we say, ‘Here is this thing that was really moving to us and we actually spend a lot of time writing about it … and we’d love for you to give it a listen,’ “ Barstow explained. “Our goal is to illuminate and shed some light on where this album comes from, because there are so many albums that aren’t just another pop record or another rap record or another indie rock record.” In addition to the album of the month, subscribers to Vinyl Me, Please, receive access to limited-edition album pressings and special versions through the company’s online store. The website, www.vinylmeplease.com, also features some of the best long-form music writing on the internet, podcasts where Barstow discusses the latest in music with artists and other music experts, and weekly playlists. Vinyl Me, Please, also hosts monthly listening parties called The Spins at

local bars and brewpubs, where music lovers can come together over drinks and great tunes. Not bad for a club that started in a house in Louisville with just 12 members. The roots of the company go back to Chicago, where Barstow and Fiedler lived and worked together. Fiedler got a record player for Christmas, but it was hard to find good vinyl around town. They started looking for record clubs, but couldn’t find any good ones — and so Vinyl Me, Please was born. Fiedler and his wife came to Colorado, and Barstow soon followed, and they started working in earnest on building the best record club available. “It started with how do we get this to work, and then it was how do we make this tolerable and then how do we make this a little better than tolerable, and now we have the resources to go make this thing really great to use and be a part of,” Barstow said. “Over time it’s a relationship you develop with people. And we don’t refer to any of our people

gets what they want out of the meal. “There’s so many things you can throw in it,” Salazar says. “Everyone in the family customizes it, and the kids feel like they’re making their own soup.”

over. “We hear it all,” Sue says. “I love that pho is becoming the next chicken noodle soup.” Monica Baruth likes to bring her 24-year-old daughter, Lindsay, with her when she visits Pho Real, especially when one of them is under the weather. “It’s like you’re eating your medicine,” Monica says, pointing with her chopsticks at the vibrant vegetables floating atop her bowl of broth. “It’s hydrating as well,” Lindsay says. “I love the freshness of it, it’s hearty and it makes your soul feel good.” That warm, full feeling is what keeps customers coming back, Wong says,

A remedy for what ails you Salazar adds that knowing pho is made with fresh, healthy ingredients makes her feel good about what she’s feeding her family, a selling point not lost on other pho lovers who rely on the dish as a remedy for whatever ails them. Customers tell the Nguyens they rely on a hot bowl of pho to get them over the flu, a cold or the occasional hang-

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as customers, because they’re members of a thing we’re building with them.” The approach is working: By the end of 2016, Vinyl Me, Please had more than 20,000 subscribers in 40 countries, and has been featured on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” and in Forbes Magazine. The company left its Boulder headquarters, and now is in downtown Denver, where it has room for even more growth. “Very slowly, almost without us noticing at times, it became a very big deal,” Barstow said. “Our mantra is we want to bring people closer to music and artists that matter and find more ways to connect with these artists and albums in a deeper level.” At a time where people primarily get their music from digital means, it’s important to celebrate those who still find the meaning in the tactile. “I think there’s something really meaningful about going, ‘I love this album and I have it, and I have it on my shelf and I have all the art. And I open it up and there’s the liner notes and I see all these photographs,’” Barstow said. “There’s something meaningful in the ritual and setting time aside to show how much you value this art.” Clarke Reader’s column on how music connects to our lives appears every other week. A community editor with Colorado Community Media, he hopes someone will vinyl him, please. Check out his music blog at calmacil20. blogspot.com. And share why you love vinyl at creader@coloradocommunitymedia.com.

healthy or sick, rain or shine or snow. “It’s a comfort food. You get filled up but it’s easy to digest,” he says. “It’s also really comforting to have a hot bowl of soup on a cold morning.” “I check the weather report every night,” he adds with a smile. As they begin to prepare an entrée for Popylisen, before he can order it, Sue and Ally insist they’d be making pho the same way they always have even if they didn’t have a restaurant. It’s comfort food for them too, after all. “We’re eating this every day,” Sue says. Ally agrees. “We’re making it as much for us as we are for them.”

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‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ is final musical of 2016-2017 season BY CLARKE READER CREADER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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Whether religious or not, almost everyone is familiar with the story of Jesus of Nazareth. The events of Jesus’ life were so long ago, and have been told and retold so many times that it can be hard to keep sight of the man himself. In its final musical of the 2016-2017 season, the Arvada Center is bringing the focus back on the humanity of the man with its production of “Jesus Christ Superstar.” “This is the story of a man who really existed, so I wanted him to be as universal as possible,” said Billy Lewis Jr., who plays the titular character. “He was a man with questions about life, faith and people.” Directed by Rod A. Lansberry, and featuring the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics of Tim Rice, “Jesus Christ Superstar” runs at the Center, 6901 Wadsworth Boulevard, through April 16. Performances are 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 1 p.m. Wednesday, and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The musical is based on the New Testament’s description of the last week of Jesus’ life, as he and his disciples go to Jerusalem for Passover. Along the way Judas Iscariot (Matt LaFontaine) struggles with the approach Jesus has taken in his ministry, and Mary Magdalene (Jenna Bainbridge)

WHAT: “Jesus Christ Superstar” WHERE: Arvada Center 6901 Wadsworth Boulevard, Arvada WHEN: Through April 16 Tuesday - Saturday: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday: 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday: 2 p.m. SPECIAL EVENTS: Talkbacks - After performances on April 6 and April 16 Happy hour with cast - March 31, April 9 and April 12 Happy Hours with the Cast COST: $53-$77 INFORMATION: 720-898-7200 or www. arvadacenter.org

Billy Lewis Jr. takes on the title role of Jesus in the Arvada Center’s production of “Jesus Christ Superstar.” The show follows Jesus and his disciples during the last week of Jesus’ life. PHOTO COURTESY THE ARVADA CENTER wrestles with her desires to keep him safe. “We don’t know a lot about Mary from The Bible, and we wanted to steer away from the incorrect idea that she was a prostitute,” Bainbridge explained. “Rod and I instead think of her as an innocent who just wants the best for Jesus.”

The show made a huge impact on the culture when it first debuted in the early 1970s, and since has become a staple of the musical theater world. For both Lewis and Bainbridge, the original album and production were life-changing works of art. “I love everything about the show, every note,” Lewis said. “It was a

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CLUBS Ongoing Activities, Ongoing/Business Groups Mondays The Arvada Chorale, an auditioned community chorus, rehearses Monday evenings, September to June at Arvada United Methodist Church, 6750 Carr St., Arvada. The chorale performs three concerts a year plus many community events. For audition information, call 720-432-9341, or email info@arvadachorale.org. Divorce Workshop A workshop that covers the legal, financial and social issues of divorce is presented the third Monday of each month at the Sheridan Library, 3425 W. Oxford Ave., Denver. Check in from 5:155:30 p.m.; workshop runs from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Register online at www.divorceworkshopdenver.com. Advance registration costs $35; at the door, cost goes to $40 (cash/ checks only). Attendees will get help taking the next step by getting unbiased information and resources. Learn the options available and next steps to take positive action steps. Discover community resources, and talk with other women experiencing similar life changes. Volunteer presenters include an attorney, mediator, therapist and wealth manager. Discussion items include co-parenting, child support, family coping, tax consequences, property division, hostile spouses and more. For info, contact 303210-2607 or info@divorceworkshopdenver. com. Drop-in Storytimes Bring the kids to get lost in the world of wonderful words and fabulous illustrations, from timeless classics to new discoveries, all with a nature theme. Drop-in storytimes are at 10 a.m. the first Thursday and third Monday of each month at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Go to www.arvada.org/ nature or call 720-898-7405. Suitable for all ages. No registration required. Golden Chapter, Order of DeMolay meets at 7 p.m. every first and third Wednesday in the town of Golden. Walt Disney, Mel Blanc & Walter Cronkite are counted amongst its Alumni. DeMolay is an organization for young men between the ages of 12 and 21 that offers character building, leadership training, and life skill development. We offer many activities, academic opportunities and scholarships. Please contact the chapter for more information. Email demolaygolden@gmail.com or www. coloradodemolay.org and visit Golden’s page under the Chapter tab by clicking on

the Golden photo. Golden Nar-Anon family group meets from 7:30-9 p.m. Mondays at Calvary Episcopal Church, 1320 Arapahoe St. We ask that people enter on the east side of the church and follow the signs to the upstairs meeting room. Call the Nar-Anon Family Groups World Service Organization at 800-4776291 or go to Nar-Anon.org. Jefferson County Republican Men’s Club meets from 7-9 a.m. Mondays at Davies’ Chuck Wagon Diner, 10151 W. 26th Ave., Lakewood. Meeting fee is $5 (cash preferred). Order from diner menu (pay on you own). Call Fred Holden at 303-421-7619 for information. Republicans, especially students, youth and women, welcome to join. Job’s Daughters, Golden Chapter Bored? Lonely? Make life-long friends. Join a group of young ladies from ages 10-20 learn leadership and organizational skills in meetings with support from friends. Meetings are the second and fourth Monday of the month in Golden. Meet periodically to do fun activities. Rewards of membership include life skills, community work and significant scholarships for college. Interested, call Job’s Daughters at 303-204-1572 to join us for an activity. Open mic Living Water Unity Spiritual Community presents open mic night - celebrate your teen self from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Mondays at 7401 W. 59th Ave., Arvada. This program gives teens the opportunity to express their performing art including voice and instrument, acting, poetry, stand-up comedy, mime, etc. Open to all students in sixth to 12th grades. Email bellbottoms809@ gmail.com. Square Dancing Want some fun exercise? Learn to square dance. Start at 7 p.m. any Monday at the Wheat Ridge Grange, 3850 High Court. Call 303-973-9529. Wheat Ridge Rotary Club meets from noon to 1:30 p.m. Mondays for lunch at the Wheat Ridge Recreation Center, 4005 Kipling St. Come as our guest and learn about our service projects for the community. Tuesdays Applewood Kiwanis Club meets from 7-8 a.m. Tuesdays at the Applewood Golf Course, 14001 W. 32nd Ave., Golden. You are invited to attend a meeting. Our goals are to serve children worldwide and in our community. We ring the bell for Salvation

ENGAGEMENT Michael and Kayla JohnsonLucero of Arvada are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Jessika Pickens to Jordan Steiner, son of Darlene Ericson of Broomfield and Michael Steiner of Meridian Idaho. Jordan, a graduate of CU Boulder, is an investigator with the Boulder County Coroner’s Office. Jessika continues to further her education towards her Nursing degree and works at Lutheran Hospital in Wheat Ridge. A 2018 wedding is planned.

Army, deliver Christmas baskets to needy families and, assist the Jeffco Action Center with school supplies for children from low-income families. These are just three of our many projects. For more information, contact Fred McGehan at 303-947-1565. Arvada Fine Arts Guild: 2-4 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at Indian Tree Golf Club, 7555 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, in the restaurant/clubhouse. Meetings are free and open to the public. Go to http:// arvadafineartsguild.com/ Arvada Sunrise Rotary Club meets from 7-8 a.m. Tuesdays at The Arvada Centre For The Arts and Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. for a breakfast meeting. Come join us as our guest and learn about our community service projects and what Rotary does in the world to help people. Denver Apple Pi, an Apple/Mac computer user group, meets from 7-9 p.m. the third Tuesday each month at the Applewood Community Church (downstairs), 12930 W. 32nd Ave., Golden. Program varies each month. We welcome those interested in learning more about their Apple or Mac computer. Visitors are welcome to see if you like our more mature group. More information may be found at denverapplepi.com. Golden Rotary meets from 7:15-8:30 a.m. Tuesdays at Rolling Hills Country Club, 15707 W. 26 Ave., Golden. This active organization reaches neighbors in need. We build, support, and organize. We save lives locally and globally. For additional information visit www.rotayclubofgolden.org or contact Pat Madison at 303-279-1021. Lakewood Chapter of Retired and Active Federal Employees meets at 1 p.m. the second Tuesday of most months at the Episcopal Church, 10th and Garrison. Call Greg Kann at 303-718-7307 with questions. Lake Arbor Optimist Club Bringing Out the Best in Kids meets at 7 a.m. Tuesdays at Indian Tree Golf Course, 7555 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Breakfast served. Contact Terri Kearney, president, 303-506-6692; or Debbie Espinoza, treasurer, 720-937-2550. New members welcome. Northside Coin Club is a group of collectors that meets monthly to promote the hobby of numismatics among its members and the public. The club meets at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month at 12205 Perry St., at the Friendship Hall in the Cimarron Village in Broomfield. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Find more information about our club at www.northsidecoinclub.org/ or look for us on Facebook. Master Networks of Belmar Entrepreneurs and professionals interested in growing their business and personal connections, this is the group for you. We use a national platform that includes an educational component along with traditional networking aspects. Group is oriented toward entrepreneurs and professionals. The group meets from 10-11 a.m. Tuesdays at DeMarras Bourbon Bar & Eatery, 11100 W. Alameda Ave. For information, visit a meeting or call Suzie at 303-979-9077 or email Littleton@ Mathnasium.com. Ports of Call Singles Club, 55 Plus Social hours take place from 4-6 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at 3 Margaritas in Lakewood (contact Carol at 303-389-7707), and the fourth Tuesday of each month at

Chads in Lakewood (contact Darlene at 303-233-4099). Denver meetings are the fourth Thursday of each month at Baker St. Pub, 8101 E. Belleview, in the Tech Center B (contact Harold at 303-693-3434). For information and a monthly newsletter, call JoAnn, membership chairperson, at 303-751-5195, or Mary, president, at 303985-8937.

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

Wheat Ridge Art League meets at 7 p.m. the last Tuesday of the month at the Active Adult Center, 6363 W. 35th Ave, Wheat Ridge. Social time starts at 6:45 p.m. Enjoy an art demo by an award-winning artist each month at 7:30 pm. All art mediF ums and abilities welcome. Contact Pat McAleese at 303-941-4928 or mcpainter03@comcast.net for information. No meeting August or December. Wednesdays Adult Roller Skating is offered from 10:30 a.m. to noon every Wednesday at Roller City at 64th and Sheridan, Arvada. Cost is $5 plus $2 to rent skates. Contact Toni at 303-868-8273.

American Legion Auxiliary presents Burger Nite, 5-7:30 p.m. every Wednesday at Post K 178, 1655 Simms St., Lakewood. Members, their guests and active military invited for varied food and reasonable prices. Visit www.alpost178.org. Arvada Business Connection is a friendly group of Arvada Business owners who meet once each month on Wednesdays at various restaurants in the Arvada area. All are welcome – friends, kids and spouses, too. We collect a $5 donation, which is given to one of the attendees to donate as they wish. They share how they donated the money at the next meeting. For meeting and contact information, check the Arvada Business Connection Facebook page @ArvadaBusinessConnection or call 303-995-9919. Arvada Jefferson Kiwanis meets 7-8 a.m. Wednesdays at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., for a breakfast meeting. We invite you to join us for great fellowship, interesting programs, and the satisfaction of serving your community. This Kiwanis organization supports the Arvada Community Food Bank, the school backpack program, Santa House, Ralston House, and many other local organizations. For information or to visit a meeting, call Brad at 303-431-4697.

Arvada Rotary meets 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesdays at Indian Tree Golf Club, 7555 Wadsworth Blvd. The club engages in a variety of community service projects, with emphasis on assistance to and support of Arvada’s w h youth. Visitors are always welcome. For additional information visit www.arvadaro- w tary.org or call Dave Paul at 303-431-9657. o a SEE CLUBS, P19

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CLUBS

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Buffalo Toastmasters meets 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. the first and third Wednesday of each month at the Denver West Office Park, 14142 Denver West Parkway, Building 51, Suite 195, Golden. Go to www.buffalotoastmasters.org or http://www.meetup.com/ Buffalo-Toastmasters-Golden/ for more information. Buffalo Toastmasters, where public speaking and leadership excellence is encouraged in a safe environment. Dawn Yawn Toastmasters meets 6:458:30 a.m. Wednesdays at Denny’s Restaurant, 565 Union Blvd., Lakewood (on the southwest corner of 6th Avenue and Union Boulevard). You need Toastmasters training because communication is not optional, it is required. Do you communicate with confidence, are you worried about your next big presentation or job interview. Attend the first three meetings for free. Call 303-9882025 for directions. For information about the club, contact dawnyawn.toastmastersclubs.org or John Googins, VP of membership, at 303-547-0084, john.googins@ gmail.com. Foothills Music Teachers Association meets 9:30 a.m. to noon the third Wednesday of each month. FMTA is a local group of independent music teachers, affiliated with Colorado State Music Teachers Association and Music Teachers National Association. Call Kathy at 303-988-9565. Golden Elks Lodge meets at 7:30 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month at 16795 W. 50th Ave. Contact golden2740@hotmail.com or 303-279-2740 for more information, or to learn how to join. Kiwanis Club of Alameda West: 7-8 a.m. Wednesdays at Garrison Street Grill, 608 Garrison St., Lakewood. Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to

RODRIGUEZ FROM PAGE 1

The week at the food bank starts on Thursdays with Rodriguez picking up anywhere from 2,000 to 2,500 pounds of food from Food Bank of the Rockies. A homeless volunteer usually drives with her to help. When she gets back to the church, two to five more homeless volunteers are there to help unload the truck. They restock the shelves and get everything ready for Saturday. Saturday is the big day when the food bank gives away the most food. “I try not to be stingy,” Rodriguez says about the boxes of food given out. “It’s tough swallowing pride and

ORCHARD FROM PAGE 1

was clear that Bill liked bringing his club up to his hometown. He was busy making sure people from other places were aware of how cool a community we had here.” In 2000, Orchard joined the Park

improving the world one child and one community at a time. The Alameda West Kiwanis Club is dedicated to serving the community through various service and fundraising projects. Our club has been of service to our community for more than 35 years. Join us at one of our meetings or for a service project. Contact Bob Zachman at 303-988-5678 or visit us at Alameda West Kiwanis on Facebook. Music Teachers Association Suburban Northwest meets 9:30 a.m. to noon the first Wednesday of the month at Community in Christ Church, 12229 W. 80th Ave., Arvada. Meetings are open to the public and include refreshments, business meeting and program featuring music teaching professionals from around the state lecturing on the latest teaching developments. New Apostolic Church Food Pantry: Open from 9-11 a.m. every Wednesday at 5290 Vance St., Arvada, rear entrance. All are welcome. We provide food to anyone in need. Please visit us once a month. Call 720722-FOOD (3663) or email foodpantry@ nac-denver.org. Go to www.nac-denver.org/ foodbank.html. Order Sons of Italy in America/Denver Lodge 2075 meets every third Wednesday of the month at 5925 W. 32nd Ave., Wheat Ridge. Dinner is at 6:30 p.m. and meeting follows at 7 p.m. Lots of fun activities planned for summer meetings. Everyone welcome. Call 303-238-8055. Professional women NW Metro Business and Professional Women meets the first Wednesday of each month from September to May. Our mission is to achieve equity for all women in the workplace through advocacy, education and information. Call Marcia at 303-827-3283 to RSVP. Thursdays All Comforting Things of Colorado Inc. We are a nonprofit organization dedicated to

admitting you don’t have enough. I try to make people feel like they just came to their aunt and uncles house.” Rodriguez said she tries to get to know each person at the food bank on a more personal level, offering them prayer for their daily needs. “She goes over and beyond,” said Liz Parsons, who has known Rodriguez for 17 years. “She just wants to do God’s work. As a friend, it’s so uplifting and it keeps thing in perspective.” For the homeless who hang around Olde Town, sleep on The Rising Church property and volunteer with the food bank, Rodriguez helps create a safe haven for them. “She empowers them and she believes in them, so we all do now,” Byers said.

Advisory Committee, which he served on for 12 years. During his time on the committee, he began making info cards to hand out at park dedications. At the city’s centennial celebration in 2004, he worked on a project about 100 things that were 100 years old in Arvada. “He’s done a lot to help promote history in Arvada,” Cook said.

bringing comfort and encouragement to individuals by providing them items made by hand. We encourage you to bring your skills and enthusiasm to our fun group. We meet at 10 a.m. the third Thursday of each month at Phillips Methodist Church, 1450 S. Pierce, Lakewood. Contact actofcolo@gmail.com for more information. Arvada Associated Modelers hosts training night, 4-8 p.m. Thursdays from May to September (weather permitting) at the Arvada Airpark, 7608 Highway 93, Golden (use the Pioneer entrance between Leyden Road and 64th Avenue). Anyone interested in learning to fly radio control models is invited to take a no obligation, introductory flight with an instructor. No previous experience is needed, and the club provides radios and airplanes. Training is free and open to everyone. It’s fun for the entire family. Go to www.arvadamodelers.com/pilot-training/. Business spirituality Business Honoring Spirituality meets 7-9 a.m. every Thursday at the Community Center of Mile Hi Church, 9079 W. Alameda Ave., Lakewood. Meetings include networking, a brief meditation by a licensed practitioner, guest speaker and breakfast. For additional information, visit www.bhsmilehi.org or call Patty Whitelock at 303-274-0933. Caregiver’s Support Group: 1 p.m. the fourth Thursday of each month at the Apex Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd. Share ideas and resources; learn to take care of yourself. Led by Senior Reach and sponsored by Home Instead Senior Care. CERTUS Professional Network meets for its Lakewood networking event from

9:30-11 a.m. the third Thursday of the month at Panera Bread, 650 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Lakewood. Build your network, grow your business, network less. Open to all industries, includes 30 minutes of open networking and organized introductions to the group. Cost: $12 non-CERTUS members at the door. First participants pay half price. RSVP not required. More info about CERTUS™ Professional Network at www. CertusNetwork.com. Community Coffee Join Rep. Tracy KraftTharp on the fourth Thursday of each month to talk about issues that are important to you. Community Coffee will be from 7-8 a.m. at La Dolce Vita, Ice Cream Room, 5756 Olde Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada; and from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Panera Bread, 10450 Town Center Drive, Westminster. Drop-in Storytimes Bring the kids to get lost in the world of wonderful words and fabulous illustrations, from timeless classics to new discoveries, all with a nature theme. Drop-in storytimes are at 10 a.m. the first Thursday and third Monday of each month at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Go to www.arvada.org/ nature or call 720-898-7405. Suitable for all ages. No registration required. Golden Lions Club meets at 6:30 p.m. the first and third Thursdays at Buffalo Rose Events Center, 1119 Washington Ave., Golden. For information, contact Ed Dorsey at 303-829-5195, or go to www.goldenlionsclub.org Golden Men’s Support Group meets from 7-8:45 p.m. Thursdays near the National Renewal Energy Lab. Call Roger at 720-2896396 or Terry at 303-748-3748.

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Focus on quality ingredients for a simply delicious meal

FAMILY FEATURES

osting an elegant Easter brunch is easy when you build a menu around exceptional ingredients. Your dishes don’t have to be overly complicated; simple dishes are perfect for the occasion when you let stand-out flavors steal the show. Brunch calls for a combination of light and savory fare, and an ingredient like Jarlsberg Brand Cheese lets you go either way. Best known for its classic wedge, this nutty, mild cheese is also available sliced and shredded – perfect for adding a distinctive taste to nearly any indulgent dish you can imagine. Quiche is a brunch staple, and no variation of this classic is complete without cheese – in this case, a rich, creamy layering of Jarlsberg’s unmistakable flavor does the trick. For a lighter bite, try these Cheesy, Crispy Smashed Potatoes from Chef George Duran, host of TLC’s “Ultimate Cake Off” and Food Network’s “Ham on the Street.” You could go a more decadent route with Duran’s Brown Sugar Ham and Cheese Sticky Buns, or even appeal to kids of all ages with his Spicy Tater Tot Breakfast Muffins. Explore more recipes for a simply elegant Easter brunch at jarlsberg.com.

Spinach and Sundried Tomato Quiche

Recipe courtesy of Jarlsberg Cheese Servings: 6 Pie Dough: 3/4 cup butter 1 cup white ﬂour 2 tablespoons water Filling: 1 cup fresh spinach 1 red onion, cut into rings butter 1 cup milk 4 eggs salt, to taste pepper, to taste 1/2 cup sundried tomatoes, sliced 1/4 cup olives 1 cup shredded Jarlsberg Cheese

To make pie dough: Heat oven to 400 F. Mix butter and flour in food processor or by hand until mixture has granular consistency. Add water and knead into dough. Let chill 30 minutes. Roll dough and fit into 10-inch pie pan. With fork, make holes in dough and bake 15 minutes. To make filling: Heat oven to 350 F. In frying pan, fry onion and spinach with butter then scoop mixture into quiche base. Whisk together eggs, milk, salt and pepper, and pour over spinach and onion. Top with olives, sundried tomatoes and cheese. Bake 35-40 minutes.

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Girls’ biking group teaches cycling skills, empowerment Lakewood chapter of Little Bellas one of nation’s most active

Members of the Lakewood chapter of Little Bellas take to the trails at Bear Creek Lake Park. The group is designed to encourage and support young girls as they try cycling and mountain biking.

areas of their lives. “Learning to ride a bike is such a rite of passage because everyone can do it,” Sabra said. “I love being part of these girls’ development. And riding a bike is something they will always have.”

WHAT: Amy D Foundation’s Tuesday program WHEN: Tuesdays Aug. 8 - Sept. 5 5 - 7:20 p.m. WHERE: Bear Creek Lake State Park 15600 W.Morrison Road, Lakewood SCHEDULE: 40 minutes to an hour — trail ride in age/ability appropriate groups 15 minutes — snack 45 minutes — games and activities COST: $165 for entire series, early bird purchase; otherwise $185 WHAT’S INCLUDED: A jersey, goodie bag, snacks and party WHAT TO BRING: Bike helmet, mountain bike in good working order, water bottle or hydration pack, closed-toed shoes, rain gear or extra layers, if necessary CONTACT: Karen Goodman karen@littlebellas.com INFORMATION: www.littlebellas.com

CATHOLIC

UNITED METHODIST

BY CLARKE READER CREADER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

During their years participating in competitive cycling events the world over, Lea and Sabra Davison saw plenty of little girls standing on the side of the track. “We’d see them there, but they were never all that engaged,” Sabra said. “Biking is something you can do your whole life, and it promotes good health. So we thought, let’s solve it.” The result was Little Bellas, an organization created in 2007 in Vermont by the Davisons and Angela Irvine, a prominent member of the local cycling community and advocate of women’s cycling. It hosts fun group activities to encourage young girls, ages 7 to 18, to get into cycling and mountain biking. “We started with 12 girls in Vermont, but once we started taking them on the road, people wanted to start their own chapters,” Sabra explained. “We put ourselves in the mindset of being 8 again, and what kind of fun stuff would we like to do?” One of the organization’s most active chapters is in Lakewood, which often has a wait list for events in the community. Each chapter has mentors who work with the girls, help host activities and provide education and knowhow when it comes to cycling. “It’s just a super-fun way to support the bike community and support cycling,” said Karen Goodman, lead mentor for the Lakewood chap-

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ter. “Every week we do something different, from games to obstacle courses and exercises.” In addition to the weekly events, Little Bellas works with partner organizations to host special larger events with multiple sessions, giveaways and snacks. An event scheduled for the spring at Bear Creek Lake Park filled up in an hour, but there are still some spaces for an August event at the park. “We have this network of about 220 mentors all over the country who help us with our events,” Sabra said. “It’s such an amazing team of women, and we’re all about having girls trying as much as is possible.” The freedom to trying cycling comes from an environment that is safe and nurturing, Goodman added. “We have all different ages and abilities coming to us,” she said. “The parents realize this is a great way to get their daughters’ empowerment up.” Learning how to ride a bike is such an important step for so many children, the organizers say, and Little Bellas wants to use that achievement to encourage girls to take charge in all

Lease agreement approved for Zerger building in Westminster BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Doral Academy of Colorado, a charter school that emphasizes the arts, will have a new location next school year. The Jefferson County Board of Education approved unanimously March 23 a one-year lease agreement with Doral Academy to occupy the Zerger Elementary School building at 9050 Field St. in Westminster. Zerger Elementary School closed in 2012 following budget cuts. The district was approached by Doral Academy Building Corp. regarding a one-year lease of the Zerger building for the 2017-18 school year for Doral Academy of Colorado. The charter school is currently located at 7100 Wadsworth Blvd. in Arvada and serves 176 students in kindergarten through seventh grade. Next year, the school will add eighth grade and expects to serve between 200 and 260 students. Because of timing, the approval of

the lease agreement was made by the board at the March 23 study session instead of waiting until the next regular board meeting. “For those families wondering where the school will be located next year, it’s important they know that now,” said Jeffco’s acting interim superintendent Terry Elliot. The board brought up two concerns — the ability to still market the property for sale and the proximity of the charter with neighborhood schools. District staff assured the board the one-year lease does not have the option to renew and the district can market the property for sale following the 201718 school year. “I believe that we already have too many charter schools located in a fairly small geographic area,” said board president Ron Mitchell, echoing a statement from fellow board member Brad Rupert. “I just frankly don’t think we need another charter school there. It’s hard for me to feel happy about this.”

NEXT LITTLE BELLAS EVENT

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

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

S ERVICES 8 &10 am Church School

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

PRESBYTERIAN

Pastor: Bill Sanders

Living and Sharing the Love of Christ Worship: 10:00am every Sunday Sunday School: 9:00am Sept – May (nursery provided)

5592 Independence St. 80002 Tel. 303-422-3463 www.Arvada-pres.com Email: office@arvada-pres.com

Now enrolling for All Precious Children Learning Center

Golden First Presbyterian Church

On the round-about at South Golden Rd. and West 16th Ave. Sunday Praise & Worship................... 9:00 am Fellowship Time ................................. 10:00 am Church School ................................... 10:30 am

Pastor: Rev. Dr. Miriam M. Dixon

Nursery provided

303-279-5591

To advertise your place of worship Call 303-566-4100

Share the life, love, and laughter of Jesus Christ! 8:30 AM - Worship in Chapel 9:00 AM -Sunday School 10:00 AM - Worship in Sanctuary www.applewoodvalleychurch.org

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2035 Ellis Street, Golden CO 80401

No matter where you are from, we’re glad you’re our neighbor and we’d like to get to know you! Join us for Coffee and Conversation on Sundays at 9:30am. Stay, if you like,for a time of Singing and Reflection at 10:15am. We are Living Light of Peace, a faith community affiliated with the Mennonite Church USA and Church of the Brethren 5927 Miller Street, Arvada, CO 80004 just north of Marge Roberts Park

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Jeffco police departments work on reaccreditation process BY CLARKE READER CREADER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

When it comes to protecting their lives and property, citizens want to know their police officers are the best they can be. Many ways exist to ensure police departments are operating at top levels, but one of the most highly acclaimed is to receive accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA). Receiving the accreditation means a law enforcement agency is operating with the best practices in the industry. The Arvada Police Department received its reaccreditation in March, while the Lakewood and Golden departments just finished the process for

applying for reaccreditation. Wheat Ridge begins its reaccreditation efforts in April. “This process is a chance for our department to clean out our closet and compare everything to what the best do,” said Golden police Capt. Daryl Hollingsworth. “As we go through the process, we make sure to keep track of the work other agency leaders are doing.” The Arvada and Lakewood departments were among the first in the state to receive accreditation in 1986. This is their 10th time being reaccredited. Golden received its first in 2008 and Wheat Ridge in 2011. Agencies must go through the reaccreditation process every three years. “It’s easy to become complacent, but

Get rid of expired or unused medications at Drug Take Back STAFF REPORT

The Northey Foundation is once again partnering with the Arvada Police Department to offer metro area residents a Drug Take Back Event 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 8, at Arvada Police Headquarters, 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada. This is a free event, however, donations are accepted and will benefit the Northey Foundation, which provides scholarships to college-bound Arvada high school students and helps families of officers killed or injured in the line of duty. Because of the underwriting of the Arvada Vitality Alliance, State Farm Agent Doris Stipech, Custom Environmental Services, Inc. and Sooper Credit Union, all donations will directly benefit the foundation. When over-the-counter or prescription medications are expired or no longer needed, they should be removed from the home. They pose a risk if obtained by young children and can potentially be dangerous if used. Many people believe that the best way to dispose of unused or expired medications is to flush

them down the toilet. However, this pollutes waterways and adversely affects wildlife and plant life along streams and rivers. The Drug Take Back program gives residents a safe way to dispose of these types of medications by bringing them to Arvada Police Headquarters parking lot, where you can drive up, hand off and drive away. Some of the items that can be collected include prescription medications, over-the-counter medications, vitamins, pet medications or lotions. Below is a list of items that can and cannot be accepted: Permitted: Prescription medications, overthe-counter medications, medication samples, pet medications, vitamins, liquid medication in glass or leakproof containers, medicated ointments and lotions, inhalers. Prohibited: Bloody or infectious waste, hydrogen peroxide, aerosol cans, thermometers, IV bags, illicit drugs, chemotherapy and other radioactive substances, oxygen containers, needles or other sharps, medical equipment.

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we have to be able to find places for better practices,” said Jill McGranahan, public relations coordinator with Arvada’s department. “We’re holding ourselves accountable to the community and want to do our very best.” When the time comes for reaccreditation, CALEA reviews the files and paperwork from the department, and then sends assessors for several days of on-site visits to examine policy and procedures, management, operations and support services. There are 485 standards that must be met to gain accredited status. Part of the on-site assessment is a public comment session, where partner agencies and the public address assessors with their thoughts and experiences of the department.

During Lakewood’s public comment session on March 21, representatives from Golden, Arvada, Wheat Ridge and Aurora police departments, as well as the Jefferson County Sheriff ’s Department, all spoke of the importance of working together. “We firmly embrace the spirit of accreditation,” said Ted Mink, deputy director of investigations with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. “Lakewood is nothing but high quality, high caliber and high character.” The departments say this spirit of camaraderie is common during reaccreditation, and attendees will find similar scenarios in all of the public comments. Arvada, Golden, Lakewood and Wheat Ridge often work together to handle emergencies.

ASSAULT

suggests “bystander intervention” is one way to fight back. Be aware that sexual assaults do occur and that anyone can be a victim, she said. Educate yourself, learn to identify what the red flags are and step in when it’s safe for you to do so.

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One way that Ralston House helps raise awareness is by being an advocate for the Jefferson, Gilpin, Adams and Broomfield county communities to plant pinwheel gardens in April. Blue pinwheels are a symbol of child abuse prevention awareness across the nation. The gardens remind child abuse survivors that they are not alone, and that the community supports the child victims, Moseley said. “Pinwheels are a way for the whole community to say, `We understand that child abuse happens and we are going to try to stop it,’ ” Moseley said. • • • A common misconception is that sexual assault is only a woman’s issue, said Katie Schmalzel, Colorado School of Mines’ prevention programs manager and deputy Title IX coordinator. But that is not true, she said. “It impacts an entire community.” The Mines campus is active throughout April to bring awareness to sexual assault, Schmalzel said. Among its campus activities is a clothesline project and Wear Denim Day. The clothesline project gives everyone an opportunity to decorate a T-shirt to commemorate a sexual assault survivor. The shirts will hang in the student center for the entire month. Wear Denim Day is an international movement that takes place the on the last Wednesday in April every year. It is based on a a decision by the Supreme Court of Appeals in Rome that overturned a rape conviction of a driving instructor against a young woman, saying she must have helped him remove her tight jeans, therefore giving consent to sex. “The case made international headlines,” Schmalzel said, “and the young woman’s jeans became a symbol of awareness that what someone wears is never an excuse for rape.” There isn’t a good answer on how to prevent sexual assaults, but Schmalzel

“Don’t assume that it’s not your problem because of the assumption that somebody probably already did something,” Schmalzel said. Often, she added, that’s not the case. • • • The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) reports that out of 193,112 total crimes reported by law enforcement agencies across the state, 3,275 of the crimes were rape. And of the 3,275 total rape reports, 141 of them were attempted offenses, meaning nearly 96 percent of the rapes were reported as completed rapes. The above statistics are reporting only rape cases, and do not include other sexual offenses. And, it is important to remember that the frequency and actual number of sexual assaults are difficult to pinpoint because it is a crime that is often underreported, Boyd said. This could be for a number of reasons, she said — victims might think nothing can or will be done about it, or they may think no one will believe them because generally there are no witnesses. Because sexual assault is a traumatizing experience, Boyd said, it is difficult to make decisions on what to do. “Fear is a huge issue,” Boyd said. Victims may be afraid that if they come forward, the perpetrator will retaliate. “It’s very important that victims feel supported,” Boyd said. To show that support, the 1st Judicial District Attorney’s Office hosts the annual Courage Walk during National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, which takes place this year on April 2-8. The walk happens on April 8 and the entire community is invited to honor victims’ courage. “By raising awareness,” Boyd said, “we can help victims feel safe enough to come forward, break the silence and end the violence.”

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‘Stella and Lou’: 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, March 30-31 at Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, in the Carson Theater. Presented by Vintage Theatre. Call 303-444-7328 or go to www.thedairy.org for tickets and information. ‘The Nance’: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 6 p.m. Sundays through Sunday, April 2 at The Edge Theater, 1560 Teller St., Lakewood. In the 1930s it was easy to play gay and dangerous to be gay. Call 303-232-0363 or go to www.theedgetheater.com for tickets. Free parking. Adult themes. ‘Hello, Dolly!’: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through April 9 at the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway. Presented by the Lakewood Cultural Center and Performance Now Theatre Company. Call 303-987-7845, stop by the box office or go to www.Lakewood.org/LCCPresents for tickets. ‘Stage Kiss’: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturday through April 15 at The Bug Theatre, 3654 Navajo St., Denver. A pay-what-youcan industry night planned for Thursday, April 6. Second show in Equinox Theatre Company’s ninth season. Tickets and information at www.EquinoxTheatreDenver. com. ‘A Skull in Connemara’: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 1 p.m. Sundays through April 30 at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. Additional shows at 6 p.m. Sunday, April 2, 9, 16 and 23. A raucous and unsettling comedy about death and dirt. Call 303-935-3044 or go to minersalley.com.

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Che Malambo: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 11 at the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway. A dynamic blend of precision footwork, rhythmic stomping, drumming and song, presented by the all-male Argentinian dance company. Tickets available at the box office, by calling 303-987-7845 or online at www.Lakewood.org/LCCPresents.

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this week’s TOP FIVE ‘Super Duck’: 7 p.m. Friday, March 31, and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, April 1, at Colorado ACTS, 111455 W. Interstate 70 Frontage Road North, Wheat Ridge. ‘Super Duck’ is the beloved tale of ‘The Ugly Duckling’ with a super-powered, action-packed twist. Call 303-456-6772 or go to www.coloradoacts.org. World War I Day: Thursday, April 6, at Red Rocks Community College, Lakewood campus. A free community event to commemorate World War I. Activities are free and include Vaudeville shows, a speakeasy, museum exhibits, historical guest speakers, re-enactments of trench warfare, presentations from academic departments, a display of 1920s vehicles, dance lessons, and staff and students in period costumes. Go to www.rrcc. edu/WWI.

Make Something: Ukrainian Eggs: 3:30-4:30 p.m. April 8 at the Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Learn the Eastern European art of Pysanka, or Ukrainian Easter egg decoration, using a wax resist (batik) and dye method. Suitable for teens and adults. Registration is required. Call 303-2355275 or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org. Ringers & Singers: 5:45 p.m. Saturday, April 8 at New Apostolic Church, 5290 Vance St., Arvada. This musical worship concert features the Timberline Bell Ringers, the church’s various choirs and its organist. Admission is free; non-perishable food donation to the church’s food pantry appreciated. Evergreen Players presents ‘Enchanted April’: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through April 15 at Center Stage, 27608 Fireweed Drive, Evergreen. Under the wisteria vines and sunny skies, four women discover their true selves, rediscover romance and forge lasting friendships. Call 303-674-4934 or go to www. evergreenplayers.org.

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Kite Making Classes: 4-5 p.m. Friday, March 31; 9 a.m., 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday, April 1 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Assemble, decorate and take home your own sled kite. Then fly your kite at the Arvada Kite Festival from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, April 2 at the Stenger Soccer Complex. Go to arvada.org/public-classes. Tastebuds Cookbook Group: 1-3 p.m. April 9 (comfort food) at the Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Do you love browsing through cookbooks, trying new recipes or learning about kitchen time-savers? This group is for you. Group alternates meeting at the Standley Lake and Arvada libraries. Group members may bring prepared dishes from either of the cookbooks chosen or a favorite of their own. Members who choose to bring food (never required) should bring enough for 4-6 people to sample, bring the recipe to share and make sure the food reflects the topic. The May 28 theme is Let’s Party; theme for June 18 is Italian. Call 303-235-5275 or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org. ‘Damage’ Art Exhibit: open through February 2018 at Red Rocks Community College,

after a suicide. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss how suicide has impacted their own lives. Contact Polly Wegner at 303-424-4454 or pwegner@peacelutheran.net. Lakewood, in the mezzanine near the library. Denver artist Sharon Brown’s exhibit features psychologically charged paintings created mostly from photographs. Go to www.rrcc.edu.

EVENTS

Fox Hollow Golf Season: The Men’s Club plans its spring tee off party at 5 p.m. March 31 at Den Restaurant, 13410 W. Morrison Road, Lakewood. A new member orientation is at 8 a.m. April 1 at the Den. Fox Hollow based CGA members are welcome to play in the club’s first 2017 tournament scheduled April 15. Go to fhmgc. org. Arvada After Dark: April Fool’s Prank War: 6-8 p.m. Saturday, April 1 at the Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Get your prankster on and bring your best tricks to help your team win the Prank War. For ages 11-18. Call 303-235-JCPL (5275) or visit www.jeffcolibrary.org to register. Coping After a Suicide: noon and 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 4 at Lifetree Café, 5675 Field St., Arvada. “Living After a Suicide: Finding Hope After Loved Ones Take Their Own Lives” explores the aftermath that friends and family experience

Mile High Dowsers: 7-9:30 p.m. Thursday, April 6, at the Clements Community Center, 1580 Yarrow St., Lakewood. Learn about dowsing with the Mile High Dowsers. This month, Jennifer Newton leads beginning dowsing, and Bo Hanson leads practical dowsing. Hank Innerfeld shares Perspectives for 2017. Go to www. milehighdowsers.org.

Exploring Black Anger: 9:30 a.m. Saturday, April 15 at Westland Meridian, 10695 W. 17th Ave., Lakewood. The non-fiction book club of the League of Women Voters of Jefferson County will read and discuss “Between the World and Me,” by Ta-Nehisi Coates. Please have book read before meeting. The group also will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 19 at a site in Littleton. Call Lynne at 303-9855128 for information and location. Wine, Cheese Fundraiser: 6-9 p.m. Saturday, April 22 at The Club at Rolling Hills, 15707 W. 26th Ave., Golden. Guest speaker is Jonah Werner. Business casual attire. Adults only. Learn how Young Life impacts the lives of kids in central Jefferson County. All proceeds benefit Young Life in Golden, Wheat Ridge, Lakewood and the surrounding areas. RSVP by March 31 at www.centraljeffco. younglife.org. Food Pantry: open from 9-11 a.m. Wednesdays at New Apostolic Church, 5290 Vance St., Arvada, rear entrance (across the street from Beau Jo’s restaurant). Contact Gertrude at 303-902-6794. Fun with Animals: 10-10:45 a.m. Wednesdays in March at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. For ages 3-6 years. Learn about coyotes, beavers, bugs and fish. Use books, stories, crafts and games. Sign up at arvada.org/public-classes.

Round Table Issues Breakfast: 7 a.m. Friday, April 7, at American Legion Wilmore-Richter Post 161, 6230 W. 60th Ave., Arvada. Learn about local projects and events. Open to the public. Contact 303-424-0324 for cost and other information. Easter Breakfast, Egg Hunt: 9 a.m. April 8 at the Apex Community Recreation Center, 13150 W. 72nd Ave., Arvada. All-you-can-eat pancakes, followed by visits with the Easter Bunny, games and rides on the Easter Bunny Express. Easter Egg Hunt begins at 11 a.m. at the Stenger Soccer Complex. Registration required; go to apexprd.org. Call 303-424-2739. 20 Steps to Selling Your Own Home: 6:30-7:45 p.m. Monday, April 10 at America’s Wellness Clinic, 441 Wadsworth Blvd., Unit 101, Lakewood. Free workshop led

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‘Bus Stop’ is classic play about heartland in 1950s BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

We are about 30 miles west of Kansas City. The year is 1955 and it’s about 1 a.m. Wind howls, snow falls outside the windows, but the cozy Grace’s Café seems warm and safe as Grace Hoyland (Kate Gleason) and Elma Duckworth (Jenna Moll Reyes) await the arrival of the bus from Kansas City. The phone is dead and they rightly assume that the highway will soon be closed because of the storm. Sheriff Will Masters (Geoffrey Kent) drops by to see that they’re all right and waits with them for the bus to arrive. Country music plays softly and the empty chairs and tables, the counter cold case with food, also wait …

“Bus Stop,” playing in repertory at the Arvada Center’s Black Box Theatre, is one of a number of William Inge’s plays inspired by his small-town Kansas boyhood. He grew up in Independence, which had a number of well-off, white-collar residents, although his family was not wealthy. And he developed a love of theater early as his Scout troop was invited to watch traveling Broadway shows in one-night stops. A Pulitzer Prize winner for “Picnic,” Inge alternated writing and teaching through his career. Several plays, including this one, became successful movies. (Readers of a certain age may recall Marilyn Monroe as Cherie.) The bus arrives, carrying an assortment of passengers invented by play-

wright Inge to represent a variety of personalities who are going to be spending the night together — and interacting — at Grace’s Café while the highway crew works to clear the road to Denver. First is cowboy Bo Decker (an excellent Sean Scrutchins), cocky, bossy and sputtering about the girl he thinks he’s going to marry — who doesn’t want to get off the bus with him. Virgil Blessing (Michael Morgan), his older cowboy friend, tries to calm him down as Bo mutters “I guess I never realized a gal might not love me!” Next is Dr. Gerald Lyman (the always strong Sam Gregory), an aging academic who has been swigging on a bottle of booze secured in his pocket. “I have disapproved of my entire life,” he tells

young Elma, who befriends him. Carl (Josh Robinson) is the good-natured bus driver, who finds a friend in owner Grace. After a buildup, singer/ actress Cherie (Emily Van Fleet) appears and tells Elma how Bo came to see her in a nightclub where she performed and talked her into quitting her job and coming with him to the family ranch in Montana … “A godforsaken ranch with him and his cows …” Skilled director Allison Watrous, who is director of education at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, has worked with a fine cast to deliver a really rewarding night at the theater. We happily anticipate the plays to follow: “Drowning Girls” and “Waiting for Godot.”

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Ralston Valley program growing BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

LAKEWOOD — Facing one of the best lacrosse teams in the state is a challenge for any program. But for Ralston Valley’s first-year program, it was also an excellent learning opportunity. The Lobos, No. 5 in last week’s CHSAANow.com Class 4A boys lacrosse poll, showed off their offensive skill March 24 at Trailblazer Stadium scoring a season-high 16 goals in the non-league victory over 5A’s Ralston Valley. The 16-5 win ended a 3-game losing streak for Conifer, a 4A state quarterfinalist last season. “Our last three games were definitely really rough for us. We couldn’t get click-ing,” Conifer senior Mason Meyer said. “Today was a game where we could put everything together and play well.” Ralston Valley (1-4, 0-1 in 5A Front Range League) is in its first year with a varsity program. The Mustangs have a very young team with just one senior. Ralston Valley grabbed its first victory in the program’s history earlier last week with a 5-3 win over Denver South. “It’s an eye-opener to these young guys,” said Ralston Valley coach Jason McNelis, who started the program last season coaching the Mustangs’ junior varsity squad. “Last year we had one loss at JV. Varsity level is a big step.” Ralston Valley got goals a pair of goals from junior Jonas Escobar in the loss Fri-day in the loss. Ben Takata, Cameron McNelis and Lido Albiani also scored for the Mustangs. Historically, the Arvada area has produced some good talent that has played for powerhouse Wheat Ridge over the years. Ralston Valley is the first boys lacrosse program in Arvada. McNelis said he has about 65 players in the program right now. “Really having them believe in

Ralston Valley junior Harrison Frase, left, absorbs a check by Conifer junior Kyle Curtis during the first quarter March 24 at Trailblazer Stadium. DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

themselves and have the faith they are going to grow,” McNelis said of his goals this season. “In two or three years this is going to be a phenomenal team.” The Mustangs return from spring break to face 4A’s No. 4

Golden on April 5, at NAAC. Dennis Pleuss is a communications specialist for Jeffco Public Schools with a fo-cus on athletics and activities. For more Jeffco coverage, go online at CHSAANow.com/Jeffco.

Benton, coaches honored at Hall of Fame dinner BY SCOTT STOCKER SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Colorado Community Media’s own Jim Benton was honored with the Media Award by the Colorado High School Coaches Association March 25 at its Hall of Fame induction dinner in Aurora. Benton joined five coaches in receiving honors at the dinner. Benton is a Denver native who graduated from Lincoln High School and the University of Denver. He worked for 41 years as a sportswriter for the Rocky Moun-

For crew chiefs, it’s life in the fast lane

tain News covering all levels of sports — club, high school, college and pro. Since 2012, he has been covering sports, with a focus on high schools, in the metro area for Colorado Community Media. Also inducted wereformer Chaparral High School volleyball coachT.R. Ellis, former Fowler basketball coach Greg Fruhwirth, former North Park coach and althletic director Randy Hodgson, former Overland football coachTony Manfredi and Colorado Academy track and cross country coach Alan Versaw.

Ellis was the lone female coach inducted by the CHSCA this year. She began her coaching career in Colorado at Olathe High School in 1982 and in 1990 moved over to the Douglas County School District for the remainder of her career. In 1997, Chaparral High opened and Ellis became the school’s first volleyball coach. In 2010 and 2011, the Wolverines were state champions and she led them to a 226-120 record. She was the All-Colorado Volleyball Coach of the Year and Class 5A Volleyball Coach of the Year in 2011.

ole Pearn and Chris Gayle feel right at home in Golden, but neither is home very often. Both are crew chiefs for Denver’s NASCAR Furniture Row Racing teams. OVERTIME Pearn is in his second season as crew chief for the No. 78 team and driver Martin Truex Jr. Truex, who won March 12 in Las Vegas, is third in driver points and has a seriesleading eight playoff bonus points following the March 26 Auto Club 400 in Jim Benton Fontana, California. Gayle is the crew chief for the No. 77 and rookie driver Erik Jones, for the second FRR team. Jones is 15th in the point standings. Pearn and his family moved from North Carolina to the Denver area before the start of the 2016 season. They are embracing the Colorado lifestyle, but it’s not always easy. “It’s hard being away,” said Pearn, a native of London, Ontario, who plays hockey in an area league and skis during the offseason. “I’ve got two young kids (Callum and Freya), so it’s hard on my wife (Carrie)… We just do the best we can with it, but it’s a challenge.” On most NASCAR weeks when races are on Sundays, the FRR teams return to Denver after the race Sunday evening and depart on Thursday for the next track Gayle, along with his wife Brandi and 2-year-old daughter Cora, moved to Golden from North Carolina on Nov. 30, 2016. “I moved out (here) and three days later it dumped 9 inches of snow and it was like 4 degrees for a high for two straight days,” Gayle. “I was like, ‘whew, this is more than I expected,’ but then three days later it was 50 degrees and all the snow was gone. It’s nice and sunny and I like that.” American football in Italy Football is the most popular sport in Italy, but in America that sport is called soccer. Castle View senior Riese Lutz is part of the American Football Worldwide USA Elite 19U team that will tour Italy April 15-22 and will play a game of American football on April 22 in Milan against the Italian National U19 team. The Italian team gets together a couple times a year to train and compete against other national European American football teams. The USA team will help refine the American form of football for Italy’s team. Lutz was all-conference player in the Mount Wilson league last season. The cornerback/free safety made 26 solo tackles, had five interceptions and blocked two field goals.

Later start shouldn’t effect sports Start time for classes at the high schools in the Cherry Creek School District will start later for the 2017-18 school year. The school day will start at 8:20 a.m. and release at 3:30 p.m. SEE BENTON, P26

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Pomona primed make another run at 5A state track title BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

LAKEWOOD — Pomona junior Ryan Marquez stays focused in the moment be it on the football field, basketball court or track. “Of course school comes before everything,” said Marquez, a threesport athlete for the Panthers. “To be the best in every sport really drives me to focus on each sport individually when I have the time. When I come out on meet days or games days I come out to do the best of my ability.” Marquez doesn’t just tinker in his three sports. He has quarterbacked Pomona to back-to-back Class 5A football state championship appearances. Marquez was a 5A Jeffco League basketball second team all-conference selection this winter leading the Panthers in scoring, rebounds and assists. Now, it’s track season where Marquez placed third in the 300-meter hurdles at the state meet last year as a sophomore. “What a phenomenal athlete,” Pomona track coach Jeff Donnel said of Marquez before the start of the Arvada City Championships on March 18 at Jeffco Stadium. “He totally fits the mold of what we try to do at Pomona. We are all about having multi-sport athletes. In this day and age its kind of a dying breed.” Encouraging multi-sport athletes has benefited Pomona’s strong football, wrestling and track programs. Marquez said the bonding has been key over the past few years. “A lot of the football guys do track. It’s a great atmosphere,” Marquez said. “Everyone is having fun and joking with each other. Everyone really bonds during track season. It’s a great feeling being apart of that.” It’s also a nice feeling being the defending 5A boys track and field team champions. Pomona racked up 94.5 team points last season distancing itself from runner-up Fountain-Fort Carson (79 points). It was the first team track state title in the school’s history. “Of course that’s in the back of our minds,” Marquez said of defending the 5A title. “Early in the season we are just looking to get better for the end of the season. We are training hard right now. Everyone is devoted. When time comes for state everyone will be ready to go.” Marquez won the 300 hurdles and finished second in the 110 hurdles to Ralston Valley senior Tyler Shannon on Saturday. Shannon placed third at state in the 110 hurdles last spring. Marquez and Shannon — good friends — will line up against each other

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Cherry Creek High School Athletic Director Jason Wilkins doesn’t anticipate any effect on Bruins’ athletic practices or after-school games, even

Ralston Valley senior Tyler Shannon, left, and Pomona junior Ryan Marquez, right, are two of the top hurdlers in Class 5A this spring. Shannon edged out Marquez in the 110-meter hurdles at the Arvada City Championships on March 18 at Jeffco Stadium. Marquez did win the 300 hurdles event. PHOTOS BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS plenty of times this spring. Pomona was ready to go March 18 winning both girls and boys team titles at the Arvada City Championships. The Panthers did lose a few key cogs from last year’s Class 5A state championship team. Junior Max Borghi — second in the 100, third in the 200 and on both the 4x100 and 4x200 relays at state — is still recovering from torn ACL and MCL in his knee that happened during the state football quarterfinals. Borghi won’t run this spring. Jake Moretti — first in the shot put at state — graduated a semester early and is already enrolled at the University of Colorado where he will play football for the Buffaloes. Also, Danny Williams — fifth in the high jump, second in the long jump and first in the triple jump at state — graduated. “We’ve still got some great kids,” Donnel said. “If everything falls into place anything can happen. Never turn your back on an opportunities.” The cupboard isn’t even close to bare for the Panthers. Seniors Brandon Micale and Issac Lopez return as two of top in the discus and shot put in 5A. Micale placed fourth in the discus and Lopez took sixth in the shot put at state last year. Pomona returns 3-of-4 runners — seniors Jeremy Gonzales, Adam Eckhardt and Miles Matulik — from its state championship 4x100 relay.

It’s likely Uriah Vigil, another threesport athlete, or Marquez will fill the void of Borghi in the 4x100 and 4x200 really teams. “I don’t see any pressure in this sort of sport,” said Gonzales, who was seventh at state in the 100 and 200 last year. “You’ve got to go out there and give 110 percent every time. If you do that your outcomes will be good.” Gonzales, Matulik and Eckhardt finished 1-2-3 in the 100 on Saturday. Gonzales, who will play football and run track at South Dakota School of Mines next school year, also won the 200. “Without a doubt he (Gonzales) has a chance to really shine,” Donnel said. “Of course we are going to miss Max, but Jeremy has the chance to be the guy.” Gonzales is clearly focused on helping the track team duplicate the accomplishment Pomona’s wrestling team did last month in winning backto-back 5A team titles. “It would be amazing. I think we deserve that at Pomona,” Gonzales said about repeating as state champs. “We work really hard. We really take this sport it seriously.”

those away games that start at 4 or 4:15 p.m. “We do anticipate a few more students wanting off the last period of the day as athletes will not want to miss class for a game,” Wilkins said. “We also anticipate more students wanting a first-period class since it will now start later.

“When I went through and looked at every game played last year, the location and the times, it was surprising to see how few games would have been affected by this new end time. One of the benefits is that many coaches are out of the building these days, so practices started later anyway. This later end time will

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

Pomona senior Jeremy Gonzales, left, looks up at the scoreboard at Jeffco Stadium after winning the 100-meter race at the Arvada City Championships. Teammate Miles Matulik, right, will be another key cog for the Panthers this spring as they attempt to repeat as Class 5A boys track and field team state champions.

help to eliminate some of that down time while kids waited for practice to start.” Jim Benton is a sports writer for Colorado Community Media. He has been covering sports in the Denver area since 1968. He can be reached at jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com or at 303-566-4083.

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Gifting picture books to children is a good idea

reat books with no or few words and beautiful illustrations are fantastic for building vocabulary, love of books, writing and drawing skills. This is not too much praise, especially if they are Caldecott Award winners for illustrations. The 2017 Caldecott Medal winner is ”Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat” by Javaka Steptoe. In this inspirational book, a little boy sees art everywhere in New York City. It introduces Basquiat’s message that art “doesn’t always have to be perfect, neat, clean, or inside the lines” to be beautiful. The message to children is love your art. Cozy reading To enjoy “Radiant” and many others, families can gather a few stuffed animals to read along in a cozy spot. Once everyone is comfortable, you can start by enthusiastically pointing to an illustration. “Look at that! What do you see?” Soak up the beauty and messages of a few illustrations. Then read the sparse words or make up your own story while focusing on the illustrations. Children will learn to add to the story in their own words. Ask questions that begin with “What, who, where, when, why do you think, or how?” How do the characters feel—happy, sad, angry, upset, lonely, or warm and cuddly inside? What is the character thinking about? After you have exhausted those questions ask, “What do you think will happen next?” Predicting is an important reading skill. In these books, the illustrations have so much to say. Whatever you do, take it slow. We often hurry children. Instead, give

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them time to think and relax. Reading will calm children down, prepare them for sleep, soothe a hurt and give great joy. Readers and thinkers Children who are read to often become good readers and thinkers. Reading is an extremely important part of their routine before naps and bedtime. No TV show, video, electronic book or computer game can ever replace a family reading and talking together. Here are a few award winning picturebook authors and titles to start: “Tuesday,” “The Three Pigs,” “Flotsam,” ” Free Fall,” and “Sector 7” by David Wiesner; “The Red Book,” “Museum Trip,” “Rainstorm,” “Trainstop” and “Red Again” by Barbara Lehmann;” Good Night, Gorilla,” “10 Minutes till Bedtime” and “Officer and Gloria” by Peggy Rathmann; “The Snowman” by Raymond Brigg; “Ben’s Dream” by Chris Van Allsberg; “Clown” by Quentin Blake; “Pancakes for Breakfast” by Tomie dePaola; “Rain” by Peter Spier; “Time Flies” by EricRohmann; ”Deep in theForest” by Brinton Turkle; “The Silver Pony” by Lynd Ward; “Have you Seen My Duckling?“ by Nancy Tafuri; “Yellow Umbrella” by JaeSoo Liu; “Changes, Changes” by Pat Hutchins; and “Hug” by Jez Alborough. Esther Macalady is a former teacher who lives in Golden and participates in the Grandparents Teach Too writing group. For more learning tips, see grandparentsteachtoo.blogspot.com the wnmufm.org/ podcasts and the website grandparentsteachtoo.org.

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Smith focuses lens on wildlife in open space around northern area

ichael Smith’s camera has brought the focus on the north area cities open space and trails system “full circle.” Let me explain. In the 1980s Jefferson County, Arvada, Westminster, Northglenn, Thornton and Adams County planned and funded trail systems and open space sites that virtually allows a hiker to walk from Standley Lake to the South Platte River. The emphasis, initially, was to secure, construct and sign real estate, but what has been “missing” is highlighting and identifying the wildlife (bird and mammal species) “residents” that populate these trail systems and open space properties. Westminster resident Michael Smith has shared his personal passion for nature photography and his patience and skill by capturing over 70 birds and animals in print and consolidated that photography in the form of a photo journal “Urban Wildlife – A Closer Look.” This photo book displays and identifies local wildlife species in superb color photos. Contact Mike Smith at mbsmith480@gmail.com to secure a copy of this colorful book. The photo book is an excellent educational tool and an equally impressive gift for friends or family members.

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Mike’s interest in photography surfaced at the young age of 7 when he photographed a pheasant that lived in his neighborhood, with his new Kodak Brownie camera he had just received for Christmas. He ultimately graduated to a Canon 7D Mark II with 100-400mm zoom lenses to produce up close and personal portraits and life like action shots. This personal high quality photography became his passion Ron Hellbusch when he moved to Westminster and discovered the Westminster trail and open space systems in 2007, during his tenure as the City’s Director of Public Works & Utilities. He studied the habits and routines of the wildlife he observed, read many photography books and attended classes at specialty camera shops to sharpen his skill. “Patience fast became a necessity every time I walked the trails and open space, even in those early years when I did not have a lot of patience,” Mike recalls. “Equally important on each outing,”

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids for the construction of City of Arvada, Project No. 17-SR-02, Project Title 2017 Trenchless Sewer Main Replacement, will be received at the office of the City Engineer until 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 5th, 2017 and then publicly opened and read aloud. The BID DOCUMENTS, consisting of Advertisement for Bids, Information for Bidders, Special Conditions, Addendum when issued, Bid Bond, Bid Proposal, Bid Schedule, and the Project Drawings may be examined at the following locations: City of Arvada Engineering Division 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada, Colorado 80002 Dodge Plan Room – www.construction.com ISqFt Plan Room – 1030 West Ellsworth Ave., Unit G, Denver, Colorado 80223 Reed Construction Data - www.reedpsp.com Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com No cost bid documents may be obtained at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com on or after March 16, 2017. Bid documents may also be obtained at the office of the City Engineer upon payment of $30.00 per set, which is non-refundable. ESTIMATED QUANTITIES OF THE MAJOR ITEMS OF WORK ARE: 600 LF CIPP for 6” VCP 49,640 LF CIPP for 8” VCP 3,054 LF CIPP for 10” VCP 974 EA Sewer Service Reconnections Miscellaneous items include citizen notification, traffic control, and other appurtenances. Bidders, subcontractors and suppliers must be familiar with the current City of Arvada Engineering Code of Standards and Specifications for the Design and Construction of Public Improvements, dated January 12, 2016, which will be combined with the Bid Documents to form the Contract Documents for the Project. A copy of the Standards may be obtained from the office of the City Engineer upon a non-refundable payment of $50.00. Holders will be notified when supplemental revisions and additions are available as they are adopted. The Standards are also available at no cost on the City's web site at www.arvada.org. Holders are responsible for keeping current their City of Arvada Engineering Code of Standards and Specifications. The Project Engineer for this work is Riley Pennington, at 720-898-7774. CITY OF ARVADA Timothy R. Hoos, P.E., City Engineer

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Legal Notice No.: 46861 First Publication: March 16, 2017 Last Publication: March 30, 2017 Publisher: Golden Transcript Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press

A public hearing will be held before the Arvada Planning Commission on April 18, 2017, at 6:30 p.m., Arvada Municipal Building, 8101 Ralston Rd., Arvada, when and where you may speak on the matter to consider vacating an access easement for LU-TECK FACILITY, located at 5325 Xenon St. Additional information can be obtained from the Community Development Dept. or written comments may be filed therewith no later than 8 days prior to the hearing. CITY OF ARVADA PLANNING COMMISSION /s/ Patricia Connell, Secretary Legal Notice No.: 46951 First Publication: March 30, 2017 Last Publication: March 30, 2017 Publisher: Golden Transcript Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING A public hearing will be held before the Arvada Planning Commission on April 18, 2017, at 6:30 p.m., Arvada Municipal Building, 8101 Ralston Rd., Arvada, when and where you may speak on the matter to consider a conditional use to allow for a daycare use for LITTLE SEEDS ACADEMY, located at 5939 W. 64th Ave. Additional information can be obtained from the Community Development Dept. or written comments may be filed therewith no later than 8 days prior to the hearing. CITY OF ARVADA PLANNING COMMISSION /s/ Patricia Connell, Secretary Legal Notice No.: 46952 First Publication: March 30, 2017 Last Publication: March 30, 2017 Publisher: Golden Transcript Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press Public Notice ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids for the construction of City of Arvada Project No. 15-SR-04, Project Title Star Acres and Oberon Acres Sanitary Sewer Main Installation, and Project No. 16-SR-01, Project Title 2016 Open Cut Sanitary Sewer Main Replacement, will be received at the office of the City Engineer until 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 4th, 2017 and then publicly opened and read aloud. The BID DOCUMENTS, consisting of Advertisement for Bids, Information for Bidders, Special Conditions, Addendum when issued, Bid Bond, Bid Proposal, Bid Schedule, and the Project Drawings may be examined at the following locations: City of Arvada Engineering Division

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids for the construction of City of Arvada Project No. 15-SR-04, Project Title Star Acres and Oberon Acres Sanitary Sewer Main Installation, and Project No. 16-SR-01, Project Title 2016 Open Cut Sanitary Sewer Main Replacement, will be received at the office of the City Engineer until 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 4th, 2017 and then publicly opened and read aloud. The BID DOCUMENTS, consisting of Advertisement for Bids, Information for Bidders, Special Conditions, Addendum when issued, Bid Bond, Bid Proposal, Bid Schedule, and the Project Drawings may be examined at the following locations: City of Arvada Engineering Division - 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada, Colorado 80002 Dodge Plan Room – www.construction.com ISqFt Plan Room – 1030 West Ellsworth Ave., Unit G, Denver, Colorado 80223 Reed Construction Data - www.reedpsp.com Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com No cost bid documents may be obtained at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com on or after March 16, 2017. Bid documents may also be obtained at the office of the City Engineer upon payment of $30.00 per set, which is non-refundable. ESTIMATED QUANTITIES OF THE MAJOR ITEMS OF WORK ARE: 1,130 LF Furnish & Install 1 ½” & 2” PVC Sanitary Sewer Force Main 1,160 LF Furnish & Install 4” PVC Sanitary Sewer Services 6,500 LF Furnish & Install 8” PVC Sanitary Sewer Gravity Main 1,780 LF Furnish & Install 10” PVC Sanitary Sewer Gravity Main 80 LF Remove 6” AC Water Main & Replace with 6” PVC Water Main 34 EA Install Manholes Miscellaneous items include connections to existing facilities, traffic control, sewer main fittings, remove and replacement of fences and gates, and other appurtenances. Bidders, subcontractors and suppliers must be familiar with the current City of Arvada Engineering Code of Standards and Specifications for the Design and Construction of Public Improvements, dated January 12, 2016, which will be combined with the Bid Documents to form the Contract Documents for the Project. A copy of the Standards may be obtained from the office of the City Engineer upon a non-refundable payment of $50.00. Holders will be notified when supplemental revisions and additions are available as they are adopted. The Standards are also available at no cost on the City's web site at www.arvada.org. Holders are responsible for keeping current their City of Arvada Engineering Code of Standards and Specifications. The Project Engineer for this work is Riley Pennington, at 720-898-7774. CITY OF ARVADA Timothy R. Hoos, P.E., City Engineer

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Legal Notice No.: 46862 First Publication: March 16, 2017 Last Publication: March 30, 2017 Publisher: Golden Transcript Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press

Mike said,” is being sensitive and aware of your surroundings, plus utilizing shadows, natural vegetation cover and maintaining a quiet presence and slow movements.” Mike also suggests frequent visits to natural outdoor venues; such as the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge near Commerce City is an extremely helpful environment in which to get acquainted with wildlife, learn where they typically reside, where they roost during the daytime hours and time they feed. Being aware of the seasonal migration of various bird species, especially the waterfowl variety of ducks and geese is important to be assured the subject of one’s photography is in our area. Whether your interest is simply to observe wildlife or to master the basic use of your iPhone or simple digital camera, the north area cities provide an excellent natural laboratory within their extensive trail systems and variety of open space lands. Nature is our neighbor; take the opportunity to get acquainted. Ron Hellbusch can be reached at Ron-Hellbusch@ comcast.net.

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Sealed bids for the construction of City of Arvada, Project No. 17-ST-12, Project Title 2017 Miscellaneous Concrete Replacement, will be received at the office of the City Engineer until 10:00 am on April 18, 2017 and then To advertise yourpublicly publicopened notices andcall read303-566-4100 aloud.

City and County Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING A public hearing will be held before the Arvada Planning Commission on April 18, 2017, at 6:30 p.m., Arvada Municipal Building, 8101 Ralston Rd., Arvada, when and where you may speak on the matter to rezone (and amend the official zoning maps) from City of Arvada R-M (Residential Multi-Family) to PUD-R (Planned Unit Development-Residential), 23.1 du/ac, and consider a preliminary development plan for OLDE TOWN COMMONS TOWNHOMES, located at 5417 Allison St. Additional information can be obtained from the Community Development Dept. or written comments may be filed therewith no later than 8 days prior to the hearing. CITY OF ARVADA PLANNING COMMISSION /s/ Patricia Connell, Secretary Legal Notice No.: 46953 First Publication: March 30, 2017 Last Publication: March 30, 2017 Publisher: Golden Transcript Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press Public Notice The following ordinance was DENIED by the Arvada City Council on second reading following the public hearing held at 6:30 p.m. on the 20th day of March, 2017: Ordinance 4586 - An Ordinance Authorizing a Modification to the Third Amendment to an Intergovernmental Agreement Concerning the Implementation of an “E911” “Emergency Telephone Service” Legal Notice No.: 46954 First Publication: March 30, 2017 Last Publication: March 30, 2017 Publisher: Golden Transcript Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press Public Notice ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids for the construction of City of Arvada, Project No. 17-ST-12, Project Title 2017 Miscellaneous Concrete Replacement, will be received at the office of the City Engineer until 10:00 am on April 18, 2017 and then publicly opened and read aloud. The BID DOCUMENTS, consisting of Advertisement for Bids, Information for Bidders, Special Conditions, Addendum when issued, Bid Bond, Bid Proposal, Bid Schedule, and the Project Drawings may be examined at the following locations: City of Arvada Engineering Division - 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada, Colorado 80002 Dodge Plan Room – www.construction.com ISqFt Plan Room – 1030 West Ellsworth Ave., Unit G, Denver, Colorado 80223

The BID DOCUMENTS, consisting of Advertisement for Bids, Information for Bidders, Special Conditions, Addendum when issued, Bid Bond, Bid Proposal, Bid Schedule, and the Project Drawings may be examined at the following locations:

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City of Arvada Engineering Division - 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada, Colorado 80002 Dodge Plan Room – www.construction.com ISqFt Plan Room – 1030 West Ellsworth Ave., Unit G, Denver, Colorado 80223 Reed Construction Data - www.reedpsp.com Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com No cost bid documents may be obtained at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com on or after March 30, 2017. Bid documents may also be obtained at the office of the City Engineer upon payment of $30.00 per set, which is non-refundable. ESTIMATED QUANTITIES OF THE MAJOR ITEMS OF WORK ARE: 6806 LF Remove and Replace 5’3” width combination curb gutter and sidewalk 1874 LF Remove and Replace 6’6” width combination curb gutter and sidewalk 2711 SY Remove and Replace 6” thickness sidewalk 4735 LF Remove and Replace 30” width vertical curb & gutter 993 SY Remove and Replace 8” thickness crosspan 103 EA Remove concrete and install ADA ramp

Miscellaneous items such as asphalt removal and patching, stormwater BMP’s, traffic control, etc.

Bidders, subcontractors and suppliers must be familiar with the current City of Arvada Engineering Code of Standards and Specifications for the Design and Construction of Public Improvements, dated January 12, 2016, which will be combined with the Bid Documents to form the Contract Documents for the Project. A copy of the Standards may be obtained from the office of the City Engineer upon a non-refundable payment of $50.00. Holders will be notified when supplemental revisions and additions are available as they are adopted. The Standards are also available at no cost on the City's web site at www.arvada.org. Holders are responsible for keeping current their City of Arvada Engineering Code of Standards and Specifications. The Project Engineer for this work is Kjell Moe, at 720-898-7662. CITY OF ARVADA Timothy R. Hoos,P.E., City Engineer Legal Notice No.: 46955 First Publication: March 30, 2017 Last Publication: April 13, 2017 Publisher: Golden Transcript Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press

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Arvada Visitors Center Need: Help assemble welcome bags for new Arvada residents. Specific dates and times are scheduled. Contact: Jean Gordon, jean@visitarvada.org or 720-898-3380 AYUSA: International Youth Exchange Program Promotes quality exchange programs for high school students from around the world. Need: Host families for international high school students ages 15-18 studying in the Denver area. Requirements: To provide students with a safe home, meals and transportation for 5-10 months. All family types are considered. Must fill out onlilne application and pass background check. Contact: Adrienne Bivens, 720-467-6430 or abivens@ayusa.org. Go to www.ayusa.org. CASA of Jefferson & Gilpin County Court appointed special advocates work with abused and neglected children, speaking on behalf of them in court. Need: Many volunteers needed; CASA Jeffco/Gilpin relies on more than 200 volunteers, but many more are needed (just 30 percent of cases typically are covered). CASA volunteers dedicate 3-4 hours per week. Requirements: Training is provided; must be 21 or older and pass a full background check including driving record. Contact: Kathy Drulard, recruitment and training coordinator, at 303-271-6537, kathy@casajeffcogilpin.com or www. casajeffcogilpin.com. Cat Care Society Nibbles `N Kibbles Food Bank Works to reduce number of abandoned and surrendered cats Need: Donations of canned and bagged cat food and litter Contact: 303-239-9680

Colorado Refugee English as a Second Language Program Teaches English to recently arrived refugees, who have fled war or persecution in their home country. In Colorado, refugees are from Afghanistan, Burma, Bhutan, Somalia, Iraq, Eritrea and D.R. Congo, among others. Need: Volunteers to teach English. Tutoring takes place in the student’s home. Refugees live throughout Denver, but the largest concentrations are in Thornton, near 88th Avenue and Washington Street, and in east Denver/Aurora, near Colfax Avenue and Yosemite Street. Other details: Tutors do not need to speak the student’s language. Most participants are homebound women and small children, adults who are disabled, and senior citizens. Many are not literate in their first language, and remain isolated from American culture. Requirements: Volunteers must attend training at Emily Griffith Technical College in downtown Denver. Sessions take place every 6-8 weeks. Go to www.refugee-esl. org for information and volunteer application. Next training session is Saturday, July 30. Contact: Sharon McCreary, 720-423-4843 or sharon.mccreary@emilygriffith.edu. Common Earth Community Garden Garden project for entire community of Arvada Need: Volunteers to help build and work in garden Contact: Anthony at 303-204-0840 or squiggy.as@gmail.com Denver Asset Building Coalition Provides low-income families with free tax preparation Need: Volunteers to join the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program Requirements: Volunteers are needed from Jan. 28 to April 17. No accounting background necessary; DABC trains all volunteers through an IRS-approved certification. Volunteers can choose their schedule and time commitment. Contact: Marissa Stanger, volunteer coordinator, at 303-388-7030 or marissa@ denverabc.org; go to www.denverabc.org. The Edge Theater Lakewood-area community theater Need: Volunteers needed for front of house, back of house, concessions and committees (audience building, grants, sponsorships, events) Contact: Leigh Ann Kudloff at 303-9865073 or lkudloff@comcast.net; www. theedgetheater.com English As a Second Language Provides English and civics tutoring to non-English speakers at Arvada United Methodist Church. Need: Adult tutor volunteers; no prior teaching experience required. Tutors do not need to know a second language. Contact: Kathy Martinez, kathybv@comcast.net or 303-882-2751. Front Range BEST Hosts free robotics competitions for middle and high school students. Need: Volunteers to help test and repair vex controller and motor parts; to count and organize miscellaneous materials. Training: Provided; kit team meets weekly in Highlands Ranch. Contact: Tami Kirkland, 720-323-6827 or tami.kirkland@frontrangebest.org. Go to www.frbest.org.