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Olde Town machete suspect has court date Domestic violence, assault case set for preliminary hearing

By Crystal Anderson canderson@coloradocommunitymedia.com

Philip Sneed, the Arvada Center’s executive director, leads a toast in honor of the center’s 40th anniversary on July 9. The center hosted donors for a special event before the Colorado Symphony Orchestra’s performance in honor of the anniversary and transition to its own nonprofit. See more photos from the center’s milestone birthday on PAGE 5. Photo by Clarke Reader

City works to create connected bike system Arvada wants public input for new bike master plan

By Crystal Anderson canderson@colorado communitymedia.com Over the next nine months, Arvada city officials will work with a design firm and solicit citizens’ ideas as to how to connect existing biking trails, lanes and bike-friendly areas into a network that provides easy access across the community.

“We’re trying to figure out ways to bridge these islands of connectivity, so you can use the citywide network to get somewhere instead of just biking in your neighborhood,” said Wesley Dismore, bicycle and pedestrian coordinator with the

City of Arvada.

The 2016 bike master plan is also important to Arvada’s growth, Dismore said. “Biking is a huge draw for economic development — it helps bring in more residents to live here and encourages more businesses to locate here.”

In April, Dismore and engineers with the design firm, Tool Design Group, began developing a new master plan for how Arvada can improve its bike system and connect the various trails, lanes and islands of bike-friendly areas around the city. Those ideas and concepts can be reviewed online in an interactive map, and will be available at the city’s first public meeting, July 21, at Ralston Central Park.

The existing bike network extends through 59 miles of street surface and 130 miles

On July 19, Daniel Pauley, 34, the suspect in an Olde Town stabbing and domestic violence case, will appear at his preliminary hearing before a Jefferson County court.

At preliminary hearings the court decides if prosecutors have enough evidence against a suspect to support the alleged charges and proceed to Pauley the trial portion of legal proceedings.

Pauley stands accused of felony charges of first- and second-degree assault with a weapon, and domestic violence.

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IF YOU GO Community Meeting 6-8 p.m., July 21, Ralston Central Park, 5850 Garrison St. Signs will be on site to direct individuals to the exact location in the park.

An interactive map about the future of Arvada biking is available at www.arvada.org/biking. of trails around the city. In the 2015 Arvada Citizen Survey, about 9 percent of residents said they cycle as exercise, 19 percent said they do it for fun and a little less than 13 percent bike as a main form of commuting transportation. While the bike lanes and trails are helpful, Bike continues on Page 6

Arvadans are among those tuning up for the Mile High Nationals drag races next week. More on PAGE 18. Photo by Tom Munds

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GINA JACOBSON About me In 1972, I became the first female street cop in Arvada, but after being off the force for 34 years, I was rehired, and I finally feel like I’m home.

An Arvada native, I always knew it’s where I was meant to be. But what I was supposed to do was always an interesting discussion. I was always encouraged to do whatever I wanted to do, so I did.

On the force I found my passion for policing in the early 1970s, when I had a boyfriend who sparked my interest in law enforcement, and I thought it may be something I’d like to do.

And a short time later, I met Bill Scott, who was on the Arvada police force at that time, and he suggested I apply to the force.

So I did, and for the next 10 years I worked as an officer in my community. I loved it — from daytime patrol and routine checks to breaking up fights and investigating cases. I was never bored.

As one of the first women on the force, I’d often surprise people. It’s funny, I’d respond to a call and the caller would say, “I’m waiting for the police.”

Naturally, as that was me, I used that surprise element and my power to help control or take advantage of the situation, always responding with a polite, but assertive, “I am the police.”

But when my son was eight months old, I left to begin a new adventure: motherhood.

Wearing many hats As a mom, I had two beautiful children to raise, my son and my youngest, a daughter. I really enjoyed that. I was able to spend some critical years of their life with them, volunteer in their schools and become active in that community helping my and other kids grow.

On the side, I took on a job as a fragrance representative for Calvin Klein and Liz Claiborne.

It was fun, I worked the weekends and I always smelled better coming home than I did when I went to work.

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In the 1970s, Gina Jacobson became the Arvada Police Department’s first female patrol officer.

Today, Jacobson returns to the force as the police equipment manager, ensuring she helps the officers of today are geared up with everything they need on the job. Courtesy photo From there, I became a coordinator at a local engineering firm, where I worked in fundraising, scheuduling, purchasing — basically, you name it, I did it. But after a number of years, it was time for a change.

And that change brought me back home.

Gearing up the force I was rehired to the Arvada Police Department in May to handle and manage the force’s equipment.

Now I set up equipment for each of our officers, so that he or she can be ready to go out and police the community. It’s a fun challenge for me, as they have a lot more toys now than in my day.

When I was an officer, I wore leftover men’s uniforms and bulletproof vests. Today, officers carry tasers, two sets of handcuffs, a baton and much more. It’s all about how much real estate you can fit around your stomach.

In my spare time When I’m not at the police department, I love to spend time either in my garden or with my husband traveling. We have our own plane, so we travel around frequently.

I learned from my mother that I can not be less than I am, and that lesson stuck with me. She always told me to keep my morals and values. And I kind of like that.

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The majority of Jefferson County Schools’ water faucets and sinks show lead levels below the EPA-recommended levels. But in many schools, the district is finding several water sources that go above, sometimes well above, the EPA’s 15 parts per billion warning level.

As of July 11, the district reported finding elevated levels of lead at Dutch, Leawood, Kyffin, Parmalee, Patterson, Peck, Peiffer and Pleasant View elementaries.

Those schools join a list of 14 other elementary schools where the district had previously found elevated levels of lead: Green Mountain, Kendrick Lakes, Ralston, Westgate, Bergen Meadow, Bradford, Deane, Eiber, Slater, Stony Creek, Edgewater, Ute Meadows and Foster.

Tests at Normandy Elementary and the preschool cottages at Patterson Elementary tested below the EPA threshold.They join the smaller list of schools with nonelevated lead levels: Pennington, Coronado, Hutchinson and Miller elementary schools.

Each school was tested at numerous water sources. Certain

schools, notably Patterson and Peck elementary schools, excluding the preschools, had multiple locations test high for lead.

At Peck, 10 sources came back high, including a sink in the teachers’ lounge, three sinks in the kitchen and six classroom sinks, some of which had bubbler drinking attachments.

Patterson tested positive at five locations, including two classroom sinks, two teachers’ lounge sinks, and one food service hand sink.

The EPA requires any water utility which tests higher than 15 ppb to notify customers and work to remediate the situation.

Jefferson County Schools is not a water provider, but has taken a proactive approach to testing water at all of its facilities this summer. Jeffco is spending $75,000 to test each school, how much that will cost in repairs is still unknown.

District sources say lead-high water sources will not be used until they test below the EPA’s lead threshold. Schools are being tested daily, with all schools scheduled for testing by the time school starts in the fall.

The district said it would notify families through email if their schools are found to have highlevels in the water.

Test results can be found at www. jeffcopublicschools.org.

CORRECTION A story in the July 7 edition about Jefferson County Public Schools’ efforts to test for lead in the district’s drinking water incorrectly stated the estimated cost for the testing. The

cost is $75,000.

The newspaper regrets the error. To report corrections and clarifications, call 303-566-4129

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ARVADA NEWS IN A HURRY Police sees community support in wake of Dallas shooting On July 8, the Arvada Police Department received an outpouring of community support after the July 7 shooting of 12 Dallas police officers at a Black Lives Matter demonstration.

The department received letters and posters with kind and encouraging words written to them, thanking them for the work they do every day. Officers also received a variety of food such as baked goods and fruit baskets in support.

Pet Licensing clinic In a joint partnership to help serve the city’s pet needs,the Arvada Police Department and the Clear Creek Veterinary Hospi-

tal are hosting a pet licensing clinic, July 23.

From 2-4 p.m., Arvada animal management officers and veterinarians will be at the Lake Arbor Community Station, 8110 Vance Drive, to help license and vaccinate pets. Rabies, Bordetella, Leptospirosis, Lyme disease, influenza and distemper vaccinations will be available for dogs at a cost of $15 each. For cats, the veterinary hospital is offering Rabies, feline leukemia and FVRCP vaccinations for $15 each. Microchipping is also available for $30.

Residents need to bring a copy of their pet’s vaccination certificate for verification.

Licensing is $20 per pet. A licensing form is available online at www.petdata.com.

For more information, call 720-898-6850.

Conference event center survey The City of Arvada has recently launched a survey asking community members if they

JEFFERSON COUNTY NEWS IN A HURRY Temporary closure of NREL Education Center The National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s Education Center, 15013 Denver West Parkway in Golden, will temporarily close from July 18-22. The building is scheduled to reopen on July 25 for regular business hours, which are Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For more information, contact the NREL Education Center at 303-384-6565 or education.center@nrel.gov.

Full moon hike The Jefferson County Open Space Nature and History Programs is having a full moon hike from 9-10:30 p.m. May

Arvada man named Alzheimer’s Association vice president Arvada resident, Gene Sobczak recently joined the team at the Alzheimer’s Association of Colorado as its executive vice president.

Sobczak is the former Chief Executive Officer of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra

21 at Mount Falcon Park West, 21004 Mount Falcon Road in Indian Hills.

Hikers will meet the naturalist in the west parking lot of Mount Falcon Park, near the Castle Trailhead.

The hike will be a moderately strenuous 1- to 1.5-mile hike, and people must dress appropriately for cool, outdoor, nighttime weather. It is recommended to wear a jacket, hat and gloves if needed and sturdy hiking boots. People should also bring water, and a flashlight or headlamp if desired.

The hike is offered for adults only, and pets should be left at home.

It is free, but people should register.

For more information or to register, visit http://jeffco.us/ open-space. People may also call 720-497-7600 or e-mail lmnc@jeffco.us with additional questions.

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More Ways Agents Can Help You Find Homes That Fit Your Family’s Lifestyle Last week I explained how agents can even search on the length of the garage in case search many more data fields on the MLS than you have a long-bed, crew cab or other pick-up buyers can search on consumer-facing web which doesn’t fit in a standard garage. For exsites, such as Zillow or even on the ample, there are currently 26 active consumer-facing side of Denver’s REAL ESTATE listings with attached garages that TODAY MLS, www.REcolorado.com. are 23 feet deep.  Whether you prefer central air Here are some other features conditioning or evaporative cooling, that can be searched by agents but we can search for those features. not by homebuyers — another reason that every buyer should seek the  Do you not like having neighbors assistance of an agent: across your back fence? We can search for homes that back to open  Do you have an RV and want to space, greenbelts or a park. park it at your house? Agents can search for “RV Parking.” To avoid  We can search for negatives,

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Let’s Stop Talking About “Self-Driving” Cars Regular readers of this column know that I have a Tesla with “Autopilot” features, and I have been asked about it recently due to the reported fatal accident using those features.

Having spent four years among the geeks at MIT, I recognize the fascination geeks have with creating self-driving cars, but as someone who uses Tesla’s Autopilot features daily, I have concluded that self-driving cars are a pipe dream.

I have had to take control on countless occasions and can not picture software refinements dealing with such situations as safely crossing a double yellow line to give a bicyclist 3 feet of clearance; or dodging potholes, road debris and dead animals; or negotiating a roundabout with other drivers; or doing an alternate merge onto I25. And there are many other such scenarios.

I’m sure it’s a fun exercise for geeks to come up with solutions to such challenges, but honestly, it is not a good idea to put our lives and the lives of others in the hands of technology.

It’s appropriate that Tesla calls their self-

think the city needs a freestanding conference and event center.

The Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities is now a nonprofit organization, and while it’s no longer a city department, the city’s banquet operations will still function at the center. This survey is inviting public input to help define the type of characteristics for a new facility.

To take the survey visit, http://arvada. org/about/news-events/public-input-invited-on-conference-and-event-center.

driving technology “autopilot.” In airplanes, autopilot is a useful feature, but you don’t see both pilots abandoning the cockpit to socialize with passengers and crew. And they’re up in the sky where they rarely even see another plane. How crazy is it on a busy highway to think that you shouldn’t keep your hands on the wheel so you can take over when the car makes a bad decision or fails to see a bicyclist or pothole?

When it snows, the features of autopilot go away. The message on the dashboard is “Driver Assistance Features Unavailable.” Driver assistance is how we should be thinking about such technology. To me, it’s enhanced cruise control Currently there are two primary driver assistance features in the Tesla. One is “Traffic Aware Cruise Control.” I love it! It senses the speed of vehicles in front of me and slows down and even comes to a complete stop, maintaining a safe distance. The other is “Auto-Steer,” which keeps me from drifting out of my lane. Together they make driving safer and less stressful.

and was the executive director at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities. He will oversee development, marketing and communications, corporate relations and special events for the organization.

For more information about the association, visit www.alz.org/co.

Bed and Breakfast celebration The Arvada Dragonfly is launching a new room and to celebrate organizer Beth Chandler is hosting a grand opening celebration and fundraiser for the nonprofit, the Family Tree.

Held July 18, the event will feature the band Richie Allen and The Bad Ideas, dance lessons with a Zumba instructor, wild bird demonstrations from the nonprofit Wild Wings, and food from Steuben’s Arvada.

For more information, contact Chandler at arvadadragonfly@yahoo.com.

Colorado Mountain Club orientation The Colorado Mountain Club is having its new and prospective member orientation from 6:30-8:30 p.m.

July 19 at the American Mountaineering Center, 710 10th St., in Golden.

The orientation is free, and attendance is recommended for all new and/or prospective members. It offers an opportunity to learn more about the club and features informative and interesting videos and briefings on hiking skills and trip policies.

Registration is not required, but preferred. To sign up or for more information, call 303-279-3080 ext. 2 or send an email to office@cmc.org. To learn more about the Colorado Mountain Club, visit www.cmc.org.

This Week’s New Listings from Golden Real Estate This Golden Home Has Too Many High-End Features to List This home at 827 N. Ford Street was built to the highest standards by the seller, intending to make it their “forever home.” But life took an unfortunate turn, and the seller needs to build a wheelchair accessible ranchstyle home. Now their misfortune can be your good fortune. Watch the video tour at www.NorthGoldenHome.com and you will learn about features such as these — 10 zones of radiant floor heating, even in the unfinished basement; birch hardwood and travertine tile throughout, except in the bedrooms, which are carpeted; knotty alder cabinets and doors; two sets of high-efficiency washers and dryers, one of them in the master bedroom closet; gourmet kitchen with slab granite countertops and travertine backsplash, two pantries, French door refrigerator with double drawer freezer, second sink, 5-burner gas cooktop with pot-filler and professional exhaust fan; 10’ ceilings on the main floor, 9’ ceilings upstairs and in the basement; oversized garage with 60 amps of 220volt service and 75 amps of 110-volt service; plumbed gas grill on the deck and wood-burning fire pit in the yard. There is no HOA, and RV parking can be arranged on the adjoining empty land owned by the seller. Visit the website for a complete list of features. Open Saturday 1-4 p.m.

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All appliances are included. The front lawn has concrete borders and the driveway has a smooth entrance—no annoying curb! For a complete picture of this home and its features, take the narrated video tour at www.StandleyLakeHome.info, then call your agent or me for a private showing. Showings begin sometime next week. Check the website for updates and open house info.

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Westminster resident Wanda Noor jives to the grooves of Dixie Leadfoot & The Chrome Struts during its July 7 performance at McIlvoy Park. She danced to every song. Photo by Crystal Anderson

Enjoying music in the park On a comfortably warm Thursday evening, 200 people — a mix of individuals, couples and families of all ages — gathered on the lawn at McIlvoy Park for an evening of rockabilly and swing music.

Settled in lawnchairs and on blankets in the park at 5750 Upham St., the audience tuned into the band, bopping heads, tapping feet, clapping and dancing to the beats of the music.

“Oooh, I’m going to stick to you because I’m stuck like glue,” crooned Suzannah Harris, lead singer and bassist for the band, Dixie Leadfoot & the Chrome Struts, as it performed July 7 in the third installment of the Apex Park and Recreation District’s free summer concert series.

“Wahoo!” cheered several members of the audience.

“Alright, I think it’s time for some BB King,” Harris said, leading into the next song.

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known songs, resonated with the audience. Young and old alike sang along to each tune, even getting out of their chairs to dance if the mood struck them.

“Now, this one’s been done a lot, but we like to do it our way,” Harris said, beginning to play the popular jazz song, “Fever,” a famous cover originally recorded

by Little Willie John.

Bom-bom-da-bom-do-a-bom-bom, the bass sounded, as Harris played the emotionally-evoking love song.

“Fever!” she sang. “You give me fever all through the night.”

“Ah,” people shouted. “Beautiful!”

And as the band played, the sun set, the weather cooled and the music wafted through a relaxed and happy audience.

To view the concert series schedule, visit http://apexprd. org/free-summer-concert-series-schedule-announced.

According to a Jeffco arrest affidavit, Pauley is suspected of assaulting his 19-year-old girlfriend — a local model whom Colorado Community Media has left unnamed due to the ongoing domestic violence investigation — and stabbing two men, Joshua Wright, 36, and Jonathan VonDran, 27, who intervened in what appeared to be a physical altercation between the couple at 1:12 a.m. June 15 in the parking lot at 7704 Grandview Ave. All parties stated in the affidavit they were drinking in Olde Town that evening. Pauley and his girlfriend — who told investigators that she had been served a shot — were at Cheapskates Action Sports Bar, 7501 Grandview Ave., and Vondran and Wright said they were at the 12 Volt Tavern, 7514 Grandview Ave. Cheapskates did not respond to several requests for comment.

The two groups encountered each other when Vondran and Wright were walking from the bar and allegedly saw Pauley and his girlfriend in a phyisical altercation.

According to the police report, Pauley and the woman admitted to being physically violent with one another, with her beginning the altercation before leaving the bar. Once they left Cheapskates, Pauley said in the affidavit, he pushed her down twice, though he said he did not strike her otherwise.

They had been dating for 2 1/2 years.

When the men intervened in the situation, Pauley said he grabed his serrated knife, a 19-inch machete, from a sheath in his backpack. He used the blade against the men, who were attempting to stop the fight and restrain Pauley. During their struggle, Vondran was stabbed in the stomach, Wright cut across the forehead, the affidavit said.

Vondran and Wright, who were released from the hospital the same day of the incident, and their family members declined CCM’s request for comments.

Pauley’s aunt, mother, brother-in-law and ex-girlfriend contacted CCM, saying he isn’t an aggressive person and the incident wasn’t his fault.

They said the two appeared to be a happy couple, despite having physical fights in the past.

They declined to comment further.

Arvada police and the Jeffco District Attorney’s Office said the investigation is ongoing. The preliminary hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. at the Jeffco Courthouse, 100 Jefferson County Parkway.

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Philip Sneed, the Arvada Center’s executive director, right, honored volunteers who have been with the center since 1976. From left, Sheri Zimmer, Gay Ostrander, Lloyd McKean, Renee Herndon, and Mary Jo Giddings. Together, they’ve contributed 23,235 hours for a value of $603,108.60. Photos by Clarke Reader Lauren Shealy performs “Anything Goes” with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra as part of the Arvada Center’s 40th anniversary concert on July 9.

“Anything Goes” was the center’s first production in 1976.

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The Arvada Center hosted a mixer on July 9 as part of its 40th anniversary celebrations.

Longtime donors and patrons had the opportunity to peruse galleries, and toasted the center’s 40 years.

Popsicle, the SCFD (Scientific and Cultural Facilities District) polar bear, visited the Arvada Center on July 9 as part of the center’s 40th anniversary celebrations.

The Arvada Center celebrated its 40th anniversary and transition to an independent nonprofit on Saturday, July 9, with a VIP mixer for longtime donor and patrons, and a concert with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra.

“In 40 years we’ve gone from a community arts center to a regional one that can draw on the top talent,” said Philip Sneed, the center’s executive director, during the celebration. “We have many changes planned, and are able to do all of this because of our incredibly hard working staff.”

Mayor Marc Williams, Lt. Governor Donna Lynne and Arvada Center board of directors president Ken Fellman were all on hand to celebrate, as were most of city council.

Under the baton of conductor Andres Lopera, the symphony performed music from stage classics like “Anything Goes,” “West Side Story” and “Jesus Christ Supervisor” with Arvada Center veterans Stephen Day, Daniel Langhoff, Lauren Shealy, and Megan Van De Hey. “Look at the number of schools buses that come here to introduce children to the arts,” Williams said.

“We’re celebrating the next 40 years, and what the Arvada Center can and will become.”

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Colorado leaders react to Dallas police slayings Staff report Colorado law enforcement agencies and elected officials offered their support for Dallas police and called for unity the morning after five officers were killed and seven others were wounded during a protest in the nation’s ninth-largest city.

As of July 11, Dallas police believe the shootings were carried out by a gunman — later killed by police —who shot the officers the night of July 7 during a protest over police shootings of black men earlier in the week in Minnesota and Louisiana. Four of the slain officers were with the Dallas Police Department and one was with Dallas Area Rapid Transit.

Here are some of the statements by Colorado and local leaders: “The attack in Dallas is tragic and horrifying. My heart goes out to the families of the fallen officers, those who were injured and the entire Dallas community. Just as individuals and families should feel safe in their communities and have the freedom to

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citizens say they would like to see more of them and better protections for bike transit routes.

“I would love to see more actual bike lanes instead of sharrows,” said Kate Dubuisson in response to an Arvada

exercise the right to free speech, law enforcement officials should not fear for their lives as they serve and protect our communities.

“It is more important than ever that we work to overcome the divisiveness and violence in this country. We must come together as one community and one nation to prevent future loss of life and heal from these devastating events.”

— U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, D-Golden “I’m horrified by the deadly events of this week. No one should ever be targeted because of the color of their skin, or the color blue of a police uniform. I join the nation in grieving for the loss of life that’s sent shockwaves throughout our communities this week, and I pray that we can unite and show the world that good ultimately overcomes evil and peace will prevail.”

— U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colorado “My heart goes out to all those in Baton Rouge, Minneapolis and Dallas who have been impacted

by senseless violence this week. The incidents in Louisiana, Minnesota and Texas show us that rebuilding trust will never be complete until we move forward as a nation to ease racial tensions and treat all Americans with justice and equality.”

— State Rep. Crisanta Duran, D-Denver “Ambush of police during peaceful protest is shocking, on top of earlier tragedies this week. So many shootings; our communities must heal.”

— U.S. Rep. Dianna DeGette, D-Denver (via Twitter) “America’s Thin Blue Line was penetrated by evil last night. Now we heal together. Prayers for Dallas.”

— Colorado State Patrol (via Twitter) “Extending our most sincere condolences to the Dallas Police Department, their family, friends and community.”

— Northglenn Police Department (via Facebook) “Our thoughts are with the men, women and the families of the (Dallas

Press Facebook post. A sharrow is a lane shared by both bikes and cars. Dubuisson favors protected bike lanes, which have some sort of barrier between cars and bikes. “Some of the roads with sharrows out here are just plain dangerous for bikes — narrow, shoulderless, with no way for cars to pass safely.”

Other residents, like Arvada resident Dan Cavallari, who bikes around the city frequently for commuting and recreational purposes, said the city’s bike in-

Police Department). We stand with you and send our condolences.”

— Lakewood Police Department (via Twitter) “A sad day. Please keep all police officers here in Arvada and across the country in your thoughts and prayers.”

— Arvada Mayor Marc Williams “This is a very dark day. Our thoughts and prayers are with Dallas police and their entire community. This is a loss for every American.”

— Jefferson County District Attorney Peter A. Weir (via Twitter)

“Our hearts, thoughts and prayers go out to all of the victims of the senseless violence this week across the U.S. To the families, friends, loved ones, neighbors, coworkers ... our deepest condolences.

To those responsible, I hope you take responsibility, and may you be dealt with in justice, which you prevented your victims from experiencing. ALL LIFE MATTERS, and to take an innocent life is a horrible act of violence.”

— State Sen. Laura Woods,

R-Arvada

frastructure is growing but does not yet offer a safe and seamless relationship for motorists and cyclists.

“Arvada’s cycling infrastructure is growing but incomplete,” he said.

“While I understand it’s important for cyclists to follow the rules, it’s just as important, if not more important, to enforce rules of the road for motorists.”

Dismore said the goal of the plan is not to increase new trails or build more bike lanes, but to connect the city’s cur-

rent lanes, trails and biking areas. After this round of public input closes on July 31, the team will present recommendations in September or October. Final approval of the plan is set for next April.

“We want to design it for you,” Dismore said. “Even if you don’t think of yourself as a cyclist — you don’t go out on the weekends, your car costs more than your bike instead of the other way around — we want this to be for you.”

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a EATING HEALTHY Jeffco Schools offers a free summer meals program. It offers breakfast and lunch to students ages 1 to 18 whose families may not have the financial resources to provide healthy meals every day during the work week. Held at 15 schools in the Arvada, Edgewater, Golden, Lakewood and Wheat Ridge areas, the program gives students fresh vegetables, fruit and milk daily.

“It makes sure kids are getting two healthy meals throughout the entire year, not just the school year,” said Janace Fischer, principal of Pleasantview Elementary, which offers the program throughout the year. “It’s a safe place to be with their friends.”

For a full list of the schools that offer this program, visit http://www.jeffcopublicschools.org/ food_services/summer/2016_Summer_Sites. pdf.

CLEANING UP Custodial staff are diving in deep to provide extensive cleaning in each of the district’s 154 schools.

Divided into teams in each articulation area of the district, staff moves through each school, paying close attention to carpets, painting needs and removal of dirt and grime. Once finished, the custodians return to their home schools to attend to unfinished or overlooked chores.

At the end of a quiet week, two meals are ready to be served in Pleasantview Elementary School’s summer lunch program. Staff said they are quite busy with more than 130 students when summer school and programming is in session, but when it’s not, the lunchroom sits empty due to lack of safe routes to school and knowledge about the program.

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School’s out for summer, and while the school year may be over, summer programming, cleaning and upgrades to software and the district’s 154 facilities are well underway.

Below is a list of five things the district is doing this summer to help prepare students, staff and schools for the upcoming 2016-2017 school year.

BUILDING PROJECTS While schools are relatively empty in the summer, Jeffco’s facilities staff gets to work.

This year, 143 construction projects at 115 of Jeffco’s schools will be completed. This work totals about $24 million and includes the building new sidewalks, patching up drywall and touching up painting, as well as fixing and replacing signage, furniture and carpet.

MAKING THE GRADE Over the summer, more than 600 students choose to study and work on reading skills at various elementary schools throughout the district. The program — held at Arvada K-8, Edgewater, Eiber, Lumberg, Molholm, Stein and Stevens elementary schools — lasts for three hours a day.

In the six-week program, the students work on reading and other literacy skills. Many sites also offer additional art, music and physical education programming. For more information, email Robin Weikel, rweikel@jeffco.k12.co.us.

IMPROVING TECHNOLOGY This summer, the district’s online resources — such as the Infinite Campus grading system and Jeffco Connect, which allows parents to communicate with their students’ schools — will undergo hardware and software upgrades. The IT department is also upgrading internet browsers for 150 district sites.

To update contact information and sign up to receive online school notifications and events, visit www. jeffcopublicschools.org.

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July 14, 2016

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It might not be the worst of times I was wondering if this week was what the summer of 1968 felt like.

I, of course, was not around for 1968. Well, actually, that’s not entirely true. Some tiny part of pre-me was hanging out in my mother’s belly, making things challenging for her.

But, you know — I don’t really remember it.

But, I’ve seen the old news reels — the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Robert F. Kennedy, the protests at the Democratic convention in Chicago, not to mention the Tet Offensive and the Prague Spring overseas. It seems like it was a time of great turmoil and, I would imagine, it was a time of great stress for the whole country.

Sound familiar?

I asked my parents if this is what they remember 1968 being like. Their answer surprised me.

First, it took them a few minutes to get the context. “Let’s see, that was the last summer in Albuquerque, Barbe had … right? Is that the right...?” By which time, I pretty much had my answer: They didn’t remember the summer of ’68. They were so busy working, having four children, settling in to a new community and, y’know, living life, that the political scene didn’t make a really strong impression on them.

I guess it’s pretty easy, since Albuquerque was not the epicenter of much of the unrest.

But then again, Denver is not the epicenter of everything right now, and I don’t know too many people who haven’t been affected by the news and pictures from around the

country. Is it, again, just the fact of our hyper-connected world that everything that’s happening seems to be happening to each one of us? How is it that my parents barely have a memory of 1968, but everybody I know has taken a step one way or the other to align Michael Alcorn themselves with their HITTING “tribe?”

And, in fairness, I HOME must admit to fault in that, as well. I engaged, via social media, with my usual group of antagonists and spent a great deal of time and energy debating the merits of different arguments, basically all day long Saturday.

Until I went to a wonderful event Saturday night. And, after that, the arguments didn’t seem very important.

What did I go to? Drums Along the Rockies, a professional drum and bugle corps event at Sports Authority Field. If you’ve never seen it, it’s like nothing you’ve ever seen: 10 organizations from all around the country (mostly from the West), each made up of roughly 125 young people from the ages of 13 to 21, performing incredibly complex music, all while executing eye-popping dance and choreography.

If any of them felt the sturm und drang, it didn’t show. There they were — white, black, Hispanic, Asian, young men and women — all striving to perform at a level that they’ve been working hundreds of hours to achieve.

And, for me, for those four hours, there was no outside world, no racial San Andreas faults, no arguments with old friends. There was just an incredible amount of creative energy flowing through Mile High Stadium.

And, I guess, that’s how I came to understand how 1968 didn’t really touch my parents. They were awfully busy creating a family and a life for that family — they didn’t have time to get emotionally caught up in the world.

For me, those four hours away from my cell phone and computer and television reminded me that the act of creation is a hundred times more difficult, more painstaking, more fragile and, therefore, more powerful than an act of destruction, or even acts of strife.

So, as we go forward into the uncertain summer of 2016, when you feel that urge to over-engage, allow me to suggest engaging instead in an act of creation. Paint, play music, build a bridge, bake a pie.

And, hey, I’d be happy to help destroy that pie for you!

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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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Title 1 Students: Innocent victims in school plan In Jefferson County, a school qualifies for federal Title 1 dollars if 65 percent of the students receive free and reduced lunch. Title 1 schools receive nearly $10 million to support English-language learners, literacy coaches, tutors and social services, all to help improve student achievement for the most at-risk students.

So what happens to sixth graders who currently receive Title 1 assistance when they are moved to middle school? Of the 27 schools receiving Title 1 dollars, four are middle or high schools. So when sixth graders move out of a Title 1 elementary school to a middle school that isn’t Title 1 they will lose funding. How does this decision make sense for these students who desperately need these additional services to be successful?

In addition, these low-income families will have an additional burden of trying to get their children to a school farther away. How will these expanded middle schools scramble to handle the needs of highly impacted students without the funding?

I am disappointed with the decision to move all sixth graders to middle school with little community discussion. These kids need the community’s voice and assistance. They shouldn’t be disregarded and our poorest students shouldn’t’ be displaced. Stand up for ALL Jeffco kids and if the bond comes up in the November election, vote NO! Leonor Lucero, Littleton Autism not considered in school change I am disappointed that the Jeffco School Board voted to approve the new facility plan that fails to address the needs of our most vulnerable students and instead will move sixth graders into middle school. There are over 21 K-6 ASD center programs that help children with autism. My child attends one of these center programs at Betty Adams.

The current ASD programs have been life-savers for so many children, providing them a safe environment where they can learn, decompress and thrive. It is imperative that this program not stop at sixth grade, but continue through their

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I am disappointed that there have been no public discussions to find solutions for these children or any consideration of the impact on autistic children if moved to middle school starting in sixth grade vs. seventh grade.

I do hope ASD programs can remain on their current K-6 structure.

Remember, autism is not curable and just because my son moves onto middle school, it does not mean he is not autistic anymore.

Erin Aggus Dempsey, Wheat Ridge Wanting more discussion on middle school change A revised facility plan was presented to the Jeffco School board on 6/14 with options for moving almost all sixth graders to middle school. The board unanimously agreed to this on Tuesday, without a formal vote and without community feedback about the schools impacted by this change. Two days later, the revised facility plan was voted on, again without any feedback from parents impacted by the revised facility plan presented two days prior.

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Bad noise from shooting range debate Arvada Press’s article “Arvadans voice opinion” of July 7th gave a wrong impression of the opinions solicited. The 6/28 meeting was a presentation of a “Noise Study” for one of five county sites for a future shooting range. Having directed college-level audio programs for

years, I was interested in methodologies used and gathered results. Unfortunately, this wasn’t the goal from a majority of the audience.

Arvada’s northwest wealthy have decided to invest and homestead this dangerous and noisy area, wanting all to believe their perceived realities. These people didn’t want to hear the study results or understand county employees were doing their jobs.

This meeting’s rules and processes weren’t adhered to, had little to do with providing for future citizens’ recreations in a peaceful and controlled fashion.

This rude, unfair and counterproductive societal methodology of “not in my back yard” isn’t productive.

The study showed Highway 93 already creates noise levels higher than the gunfire tested a shorter distance away.

(With) ambient noises from the neighborhood’s other highway, landfill trucks/ crushers, train tracks, quarry operations, home constructions, multiple industry/ businesses locations and recreational uses, I question the “peace/solitude” spoken of so highly.

No one, neither county or city, should have had raving or abuses given them.

A community is meant for all to enjoy equally. Our attitude should be one of listening first, not irate, paranoid or “my way or the highway.” We need recreational opportunities shorter distances from our homes, to use vehicles less and not have reason to build the future expressway planned through these neighborhoods.

Gary Scofield, Arvada

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Esperalda Martinez hoists her haul from a Wheat Ridge garage sale last week. She said she especially likes to find used toys for her children “since they’re going to break or lose them pretty quick anyway!” Photo by Glenn Wallace

‘Labor of love’ Community members bargain-hunt for treasures

By Alex DeWind, Glenn Wallace, Jeremy Johnson

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n a quiet, tree-lined neighborhood just off of 38th Avenue in Wheat Ridge, live two women, Phyllis and Jody, who have been organizing one to two garage sales annually for the past 40 years. A mix of neighbors and extended family provide the items. This year, nine households contributed.

“It’s a good opportunity to get to know the neighbors,” Jody said.

“They just come by and talk, and sometimes bring an item or two,” Phyllis added.

The women, who asked to keep their last names out of the paper for privacy reasons, sat comfortably in the back of a garage-turnedthrift-shop, filled with items — all including little price tags.

Growing families have been a big motivation for the women to keep the sales going.

“I have children, who now have children of their own, and children can outgrow clothes in a matter of a month,” Jody said. “This is a way to recycle things, and it’s certainly cheaper than going to the store all the time.”

Garage sales started as early as the 1800s.

Shipping yards sold unclaimed and used items to communities at discounted prices. They were called “rummage sales,” according to the Daily Infographic website, which collates interesting facts and figures into infographics.

The term “garage sale” was coined in the

1950s and 1960s during a period of urban expansion. People were moving into homes with yards and garages. With the rise of internet usage in the 1990s and 2000s, people started advertising garage sales online in addition to newspapers, says Daily Infographic.

A garage sale is more than just an outdoor pop-up shop cluttered with used items. It’s a staple of summer season alongside sporting events and barbecues. It’s a family affair, de-cluttering tool, collector’s playground — and a means of contributing to community.

Lydia Greenhalge, of Littleton, coordinates an annual two-day yard sale at South Fellowship Church, 6560 S. Broadway, Littleton. She spends more than three months collecting donations and hosts the sale midApril, which generates about $13,000 each year.

“We do it early to get people fired up for garage-sale season,” she said.

People in the garage sale world know what items sell for, Greenhalge said. She barters prices: A pair of jeans marked for $5 may sell for $3. Two items may sell for the price of one. Greenhalge works with customers.

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South Fellowship Church, at 6560 S. Broadway, organizes items by category at an annual two-day yard sale April 22 and 23. Photo

by Alex DeWind

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Some words to help, Becoming a master however they may in the art of aging Last night, I chose to lacerate my emotions by watching the video Diamond Reynolds live-streamed on Facebook of the aftermath of the traffic stop in Falcon Heights, Minnesota, that led to her boyfriend Philando Andrea Doray Castile’s death. As I write this, the case ALCHEMY is, of course, under investigation, and all the facts have not been released. Yet, whatever the circumstances turn out to be, the sights and sounds of that video were appalling as I sat in bed with my MacBook on my lap.

Moments after this, breaking news alerts began flooding my inbox. Three, four and then five police officers in Dallas killed by one or more snipers during what up to then had been a peaceful

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protest of Philando’s death, and that of Alton Sterling, killed the day before during his arrest in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Similar protests around the country had also been peaceful, and both Philando’s and Alton’s families deplored the violence.

Five officers dead, others wounded.

Sitting in my safe little bed, in my quiet little neighborhood, I nevertheless found it suddenly difficult to breathe. I couldn’t help feeling the fear and grief and anger generated by these events. I felt that my own heart was breaking or, as my sister put it, that my heart was draining itself empty.

If I – who have not faced such sorrow or loss – felt this way, what must those directly involved in these incidents be dealing with, as well as the people in communities rocked apart by terrorism or senseless violence like that of Columbine and Aurora?

At the end of last year, I chose the word “breathe” for 2016. For some years, Doray continues on Page 23

Until my dad’s last days, at age 88, he’d pick up a paintbrush and paint. He was no Picasso or Monet, but he was never about final product. He said art connected him to nature in an intimate way.

Vickie Krudwig He learned to slow down and TODAY’S observe the world SENIORS around him. Each new painting was an adventure in creative expression. When my father was painting he was happy, at peace with the aging process, and he was fulfilled.

I see the same response among residents living at Covenant Village of Colorado. Regardless of their age — from 60-something to 90-something — those who participate in our Readers’ Theater or chime making classes; those who

kick up their heels during a line dancing program or put words to paper during a poetry or memoir class, reap the benefits of challenging their minds and their bodies and embracing their creativity.

The Creativity and Aging Study directed by Gene D. Cohen, M.D., Ph.D., a gerontologist at George Washington University, found those people over the age of 65 who participated in weekly art programs reported better health, fewer doctor visits, less medication, more positive mental health measures, and more involvement in daily activities. Cohen, who died in 2009, was an advocate for the physical and mental benefits of creativity for older adults.

Research continues to support the suggestion that “aging artfully” is good for the mind and the body. What better time to embrace your inner artists than when you retire? With the gift of time and plenty of local resources (see below), you can learn an instrument, take a photography class, paint, write Krudwig continues on Page 22

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“The right price is the price sellers are willing to sell for and buyers are willing to spend,” she said.

South Fellowship proceeds pay for missionary trips for the church’s youth group. In 2013, members traveled to Haiti. Fundraising “takes the heat off parents,” said Greenhalge.

Garage sale fans also can download several Internet apps to find the nearest garage sale, including YardSales.net, gsalr. com, Yard Sale Treasure Map and Garage Sales by Map. An Internet user simply enters his or her ZIP code and the application pulls up a list of nearby garage sales. Or a user can sign up for alerts to be notified when a sale is happening.

During garage sale season — typically spring and summer months — the following occurs weekly in the U.S, according to Daily Infographic: • 65,000 garage sales • 690,000 people purchasing from a garage sale • 4.97 million items sold • $4.2 million generated in revenue, with the estimated item price at 85 cents.

Low prices appeal to customers.

Denise Nuanes was babysitting her mother’s yard sale in Westminster and, despite not even having a sign, was finding plenty of prospective buyers. She stopped to help a customer. “Um, a dollar-fifty — no, a dollar,” she says to a man eyeing some old exercise equipment.

Yard sales are a great way to get rid of old things that she and her family would otherwise “take to the Goodwill

Organize Arrange items by category so guests can easily navigate through the garage sale. Place books on a shelf instead of throwing them in a box. Hang clothes on a rack and organize by size or color.

Clutter can overwhelm you and your guests. If sale items are neatly displayed, a passerby may be more apt to stop.

and go for a clean design. Make the address clear, bold and have an arrow pointing in the appropriate direction. Less is more, according to Real Simple magazine.

Set the mood Make your garage sale stand out by playing background music, providing finger food or setting up a lemonade stand. Invite friends, children and neighbors to help. Small additions can lift the ambience and make your garage sale more than a front-yard exchange.

Pricing The main thing to remember is not to overprice, says Real Simple. Keep in mind that most items are used. The overall goal should be to clear out clutter.

Rule of thumb: Sell things for one-half to onethird of their original price.

Get the word out Skip the decorated, neon-colored poster boards

Source: www.realsimple.com/work-life/lifestrategies/garage-sale-tips

or a homeless shelter,” Nuanes said. “But sometimes it’s easier to just put it in the front yard.”

And while yard sales serve as an easy way to earn a little extra scratch, Nuanes admitted she’s not necessarily the best person for the job — as witnessed from the earlier transaction.

“The thing is, I’m the one you don’t want to have selling because I always give. I’m like ‘Just give me this price.’ Especially with the kids, they get me all the time,” she said. “But you know, we want to help people. It’s nice to give back.”

Up the street in the Westminster neighborhood is the king of sales — an estate sale. In this case, the burden of the sale rests on professionals, not the owner of all the “stuff.”

“Estate sales are more fun, because it’s not our stuff, we sell for the owners,” said

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Lizzy Grandshaw, with Premier Estate Liquidators LLC. “We help organize it, get it ready and price it. (Sales) are tedious and so I think that’s why people like to hire estate services, because we come in and we do it all.”

Outside, Debbie Schott and her son, Kaelob, of Westminster, get ready to peruse the sale for the second time in as many days. Debbie’s a regular at yard, garage and estate sales.

“I do make a habit of it — I don’t make a list or anything like that, but I do make a habit of it,” she said. She’s always on the hunt for that one good find. Lately, however, it’s her son who’s had the most luck.

“I found a big box of old Pokemon cards that’s worth a few hundred (dollars), and I got it for five bucks,” Kaelob said.

Back in Wheat Ridge, Esmeralda Marti-

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A colorful kid’s toy are among the items up for sale at a Wheat Ridge garage sale.

The sale organizers gather items from the neighborhood and their extended family, to sell each year. Photo by Glenn Wallace nez is using her lunch break to check out Phyllis’ and Jody’s sale.

“There’s always good deals around here,” said the garage sale regular. She guesses a trip to a garage sale usually happens every other week.

“I have three kids, so finding ‘it’ at a garage sale is always a little cheaper,” Martinez said, referring to gently used clothes and toys.

The aftermath of a garage sale varies.

Some, like Greenhalge, donate leftover items to nonprofit organizations. She gives to local charities, including Denver Rescue Mission, Love INC Littleton, Family Promise and mission trips overseas.

It is, she said, “a labor of love.”

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‘Little Shop of Horrors’ is a family affair

Miners Alley’s latest production goes for gritty approach

By Clarke Reader creader@coloradocommunitymedia.com New York City’s skid row is already a place people don’t want to be, and that was before a man-eating plant set up shop there.

Seymour and Audrey know this truth better than most, but what at first seems like deliverance

quickly turns to something else in cult favorite “Little Shop of Horrors.”

Alan Menken and Howard Ashman’s rock musical runs at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave. in Golden, July 15 through Aug. 21.

Performances are 7:30 p.m.

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“Little Shop” tells the story of Seymour (Carter Edward Smith), a meek flower shop assistant who wants nothing more than to get out of skid row with Audrey (Jacquie Jo Billings), a co-worker with her own dreams of escape.

During a total eclipse, Seymour discovers a talking plant that feeds on human flesh and blood, with a plan to bring Seymour all the fame and recognition he desires. But when the plant’s bloodlust starts to grow, it becomes obvious Seymour is in way over his head.

“Every actor has a dream role, and I’ve always had a special place in my

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Seymour just fits me.”

One of the production’s goals is to make the setting of skid row and all its grittiness come to life.

“It’s OK to be brave and make things like this real,” Jacquie Jo said. “What we’re doing is different from other productions because we’re going away from the more campy side and looking at the world these characters live in.”

The production is a family affair for almost all involved. Jacquie Jo and Smith are longtime friends who have acted together several times before. And Jamie described it as a tribute to Jamie and Jacquie Jo’s late mother, Brenda Billings. Brenda was also the Miners Alley artistic director.

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Ongoing Animal Rescue of the Rockies Rescues homeless dogs and cats from overcrowded shelters Need: Foster-care families for deathrow shelter dogs and cats Contact: www.animalrescueoftherockies.org 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.

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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 Edge Theater Lakewood area community theater Need: Friendly and outgoing volunteers to tend bar Contact: Patty Yaconis at 720-8417631 or www.theedgetheater.com Foothills Art Center Golden’s premier art facility Contact: volunteerinfo@foothillsartcenter.org Founders and Friends of Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge Restores native habitat and wildlife; provides opportunities to experience wildlife and nature; promotes awareness and appreciation of the National Wildlife Refuge System Need: Volunteers needed to develop email contact list with occasional entry of email addresses; assist with website content by developing relevant resource materials, articles about refuge events ad calendar postings; remove noxious weeds from the eastern area of the refuge; and perform regular clean-up and maintenance (spraying weeds and cutting grass with weed whacker) of the kiosk areas on the west side of the refuge.

Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge is at 9210 W. 80th Ave., Arvada.

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Girl Scouts Youth organization for girls Need: Volunteers for jobs ranging from running troops to helping with a science event or office work

Age requirement: Men and women 18 and older Contact: girlscoutsofcolorado.org, email inquiry@gscolorado.org or call 1-877-404-5708 Golden Optimists Bicycle Recycle Group helps repair or recycle bicycles in the community Need: All ages, knowledge levels to work on bicycles Contact: www.goldenoptimists.org Golden Visitors Center Provides information about Golden and surrounding areas Need: Volunteers to man front desk and greet visitors, open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; two 4-hour shifts offered Requirement: Must be 18 and older, training provided Contact: Mary Gomez, 303-279-2282 or marygomezvisitorcenter@gmail.com Habitat ReStore Nonprofit home improvement stores and donation centers Need: Volunteers for Wheat Ridge, Denver or Littleton Habitat ReStores, helping with the cash register, dock and warehouse floor Contact: 303-996-5468, email Alice Goble at Alice@habitatmetrodenver.org Health Passport Centura Health program that provides health and wellness services Need: Volunteers to support patients and families in the hospital and upon discharge with outreach, marketing and social networking; connecting patients, families and volunteers to services and programs; hosting classes at various Health Passport locations; contributing to the health and wellness of those in the community; counseling clients who need prescription drug assistance; and

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Hospice of Covenant Care Nonprofit, faith-based hospice Need: Volunteers to support patients and families Contact: 303-731-8039 Lutheran Family Services: Cultural Mentoring Program We welcome refugee families and help them adjust to their new home Need: People who can commit to working with refugees on skills for self-sufficiency and helping them learn about their new home.

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Colorado ACTS Presents ‘Peter Pan’ Come fly to Neverland where Peter Pan, Wendy, Tinkerbell and the lost kids come up against mean Captain Hook and his bungling pirates, Smee and Pegleg. Even the Indian Chief and Tiger Lily join forces to blast Hook into the jaws of the hungry, tick-ticking crocodile. Performances are at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Friday, July 15 at the Colorado ACTS Theatre, 11455 W. Interstate 70 Frontage Road North, Wheat Ridge. Call 303-456-6772 for tickets and other information. Visit www.coloradoacts.org for a schedule of upcoming performances.

Summer Series The Edge Theater Company presents its Summer Series at 1560 Teller St., Suite 200, Lakewood. Tickets for individual shows available, or a Summer Series pass can be purchased. Contact 303-232-0363 or go to www. theedgetheater.com. The second show in the series is “I’ll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers” from Friday, July 15, to Sunday, July 31. Show times are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 6 p.m. Sundays. The closing performance of “I’ll Eat You Last” is at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 31.

‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ Red Rocks Community College’s theater arts and dance department presents “Jack and the Beanstalk” at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturdays, July 16, July 23 and July 30 at the community college theater in Lakewood. In this updated musical version of the classic fairytale, Jack and his best friend, Carmelita the cow, sing and dance their way through the story we all know and love, with a few entertaining twists. Tickets available at www.tinyurl. com/RRCCTickets. Credit and debit cards are also accepted at the door.

‘Little Shop of Horrors’ Miners Alley Playhouse presents “Little Shop of Horrors” from Friday, July 15, to Sunday, Aug 21, at 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. Comedy, horror, rock musical about a hapless florist shop worker who raises a plant that feeds on human blood. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 6 p.m. Sunday and 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 21.

For tickets and information, call 303-9353044 or go to minersalley.com Colorado ACTS Presents ‘Androcles and the Lion’ Androcles was a slave in Ancient Rome who escaped his bonds and fled into the wilderness, right into the jaws of a lion. This classic Aesops’ Fable teaches the true meaning of gratefulness and friendship. Performances are at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, July 16 at the Colorado ACTS Theatre, 11455 W. Interstate 70 Frontage Road North, Wheat Ridge. Tickets are on a donation basis for this show. Call 303-456-6772 for more information. Visit www.coloradoacts.org for a schedule of upcoming performances.

Women’s Self-Defense Class Learn basic defense skills at a women’s self-defense class from 2:40-4:30 p.m.

Saturday, July 16, at Evolution Martial Arts Studios, 7456 W. 5th Ave., Lakewood.

All physical abilities and fitness levels welcome. All proceeds will go directly to Blossom Care Network to support its services to sexually exploited and at-risk youth. Class is taught by Juliana Rose, a second-degree black belt and martial artist of 16 years. Her approach is based on her experience in sexual assault and domestic violence response centers, and is focused on empowerment and the realities of violence against women. Go to https://www. facebook.com/events/393349967517954/.

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Summer Art Market Meet local artists, see demonstrations and meander through the gallery indoors, which displays sculpture and wall-hunt art at the Lakewood Arts summer art market from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 23, at Peebles Prosthetics Inc., 909 Wadsworth Blvd., Lakewood. Face painting and art projects will be provided for the kids.

Bring a boxed lunch for an outdoor picnic.

Lemonade will be served. Contact Mandi at 303-462-3744.

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‘Dali Follies’ Theater Company of Lafayette presents “The Dali Follies,” a new play festival that premieres seven short plays by seven playwrights, all written with Salvador Dali as the inspiration. The festival continues through Sunday, July 17, with shows playing at the Mary Miller Theater, 300 E. Simpson St., Lafayette. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 6 p.m.

Sundays. Tickets available at www.tclstage.org or call 800-838-3006.

‘Shoemaker and the Elves’ Miners Alley Children’s Theatre presents “The Shoemaker and the Elves” at 1 p.m. Saturdays from July 23 to Aug. 20 at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. Appropriate for ages 12 and under. Contact 303-935-3044 or online at minersalley.com.

‘The Addams Family’ Evergreen Players presents “The Addams Family” through Sunday, July 31 at Center Stage, 27608 Fireweed Drive, Evergreen. Princess of darkness Wednesday Addams has fallen in love with a normal young man from a respectable family. What could go wrong. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays. Call 303-674-4934 or go to www. evergreenplayers.org.

CONCERTS/MUSIC

Lakewood Summer Concert Series Lakewood’s 2016 Sounds Exciting summer concert series take place at the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Amphitehater, 801 S. Yarrow St. Concert schedule: July 20, Ryan Chrys & The Rough Cuts, country rock with attitude; July 27, Rapidgrass Quintet, high-energy bluegrass and gypsy swing. Concertgoers will enjoy a new array of food trucks and the addition of The Beer Garden presented by Foothills Credit Union, featuring rotating, Lakewood-brewed beers as well as lawn games and a festive seating area.

Concerts begin at 6:30 p.m. with gates opening at 6 p.m. There is plenty of free parking available, and picnicking is allowed. Additional food and beverage options include wine for purchase, provided by the South Jeffco Rotary Club, and desserts in the museum’s White Way Grill. Season and individual show tickets available at Lakewood.org/Summer Concerts or call 303-987-7845. You can also purchase tickets in person at the Lakewood Cultural Center Box Office, 470 S. Allison Parkway, or the Lakewood Heritage Center Visitor Center, 801 S. Yarrow St. Summer Concert Series Arvada presents its family friendly free summer concert series. Concerts are on Thursdays, beginning at 7 p.m. and take place at McIlvoy Park, 5750 Upham St., Arvada. In case of rain, the concerts move to the Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., 303-425-9583. Lineup of concerts: Thursday, July 21, Lois Lane and the Super Cowboys (Country Western); and Thursday, July 28, The Rendition Band (Variety Dance Band).

ART/FILM

Community College Exhibits Red Rocks Community College will host two exhibits this summer. “Last in the Woods” by RRCC faculty member Alexis Clements and “When Trellises Break” by Terri Bell are open through Thursday, Aug. 25, in the Susan K. Arndt Gallery on the college’s Lakewood campus. The gallery is open Monday through Friday, from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.; and Saturday and Sunday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. “Last in the Woods” focuses on illustrating personal narratives through semi-constructed photographic imagery staged in a wooded landscape. Much of this work involves the installation of objects and at times incorporates use of self-portraiture. “When Trellises Break” involves a photographic and mixed media series and narrative. The artist explores the vulnerability many of us experience during springtime.

Art Classes, Workshops The Lakewood Arts Council and Gallery is beginning new session of art classes and workshops. For registration and information, go to www.lakewoodartscouncil.org or call 303-980-0625. The gallery is at 6731 W. Colfax Ave., Lakewood.

EVENTS

Town Meeting Join State Rep. Tracy Kraft-Tharp plans a town meeting from 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, July 16, at the Standley Lake Library. Join Kraft-Tharp for an update on the U.S. 36 Bus Rapid Transit and toll lane project, with representatives from CDOT, RTD and E-470. Kraft-Tharp hosts community coffee meets the fourth Thursday of each month, from 7-8 a.m. at La Dolce Vita in Olde Town Arvada, and from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Panera in Walnut Creek, Westminster.

Open All Breed Horse Show The Colorado Stock Horse Association’s open all-breed shows take place Sunday, July 17, Aug. 21 and Sept. 18, at the Indiana Equestrian Center, 7500 Indiana St., Arvada. Shows are in the large outdoor arena, with a second arena available for warm-ups. Registration starts at 7:30 a.m. with classes at 8:30 a.m. For information and entry forms, call or text 720-935-2026, call 303-424-4977, go to www.ColoradoStockHorse.com, or email ColoradoStockHorse@yahoo.com.

Child Sex Slavery in America America’s growing child sex slavery problem will be explored at Lifetree Café at noon and 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 19, at 5675 Field St., Arvada. The program, “Child Sex Slaves: America’s Disturbing Secret,” features a filmed interview with Pat McCalla, associate director of the documentary “Branded,” a film educating viewers about child exploitation in North America. During the program, participants will learn how the growing child sex industry seduces children into the sex trade, the devastating results, and how to encourage children to stay safe. Admission to the 60-minute event is free. Contact Polly Wegner at 303-424-4454 or pwegner@ peacelutheran.net.

Olympics This summer’s Olympic Games will be set against a backdrop of concern surrounding the Zika virus and accusations of political corruption in Brazil. Born of diplomatic and political design, the Olympics have always played an important role in international politics. The games provide a stage for both international cooperation and peaceful competition, as well as international conflict and confrontation. Join Active Minds from 2:30-3:30 p.m. Thursday, July 21, as we explore the rich history of the Olympic Games and how they have been involved in a variety of international political issues over the years. Program takes place at Atria Inn at Lakewood, 555 S. Pierce St., Lakewood. Call 303-742-4800 to RSVP. Horses and Neigh-ture Get hands-on with horses while gaining experience on how to be safe and have fun. Camp sessions for ages 5-8 years offered from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday to Friday, July 25-29 at the Arvada Indoor Equestrian Center, 7650 Indiana St., Arvada. Program will cover topics such as riding, vaulting and barn management.

Enjoy time with the horses, then an hour connecting with nature though fun and educational activities led by Majestic View Nature Center staff. Call 720-391-0191 to register.

Dirt on Community Garden Project Applewood Valley United Methodist Church is constructing a community garden adjacent to the church at 2035 Ellis St., across from the fire station. Gardeners would have their own plot for growing vegetables and flowers and access to tools or a place to store their own tools. If you’d like to dig in and plant a summer garden, contact John Dunnewald at ApplewoodValleyUMC@gmail.com.

HEALTH

Zucchini Zoodle Learn how to cook with zucchini, perhaps one of the most versatile vegetables.

You can sneak it into food and replace common everyday foods with it. Zucchini Zoodle Time runs from 11:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, July 16, at Natural Grocers, 12612 W. Alameda Parkway, Lakewood. Call 303-986-5700. Class is sweepstakes eligible - all who attend will receive a $5 gift card, and one person will win a $100 gift card.

Community Blood Drives A number of community blood drives are planned in the area. For information or to schedule an appointment, contact the Bonfils Appointment Center at 303-363-2300, unless otherwise noted. Go to www.bonfils.org. Upcoming blood drives are: Saturday, July 16, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Coal Creek Canyon Improvement Association, 31528 Hwy. 72, Golden (Ashley McNamara, 303-642-7943); Sunday, July 17, 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Mile Hi Church, 9077 W. Alameda Ave, Lakewood; Thursday, July 21, 10-11:40 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m., National Park Service, 12795 W. Alameda Parkway, Lakewood; Saturday, July 23, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Concordia Lutheran Church, 13371 W. Alameda Parkway, Lakewood (Sue Darnell, 303-462-3816); Tuesday, July 26, 8-9:40 a.m. and 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., St. Anthony Hospital, 11600 W. 2nd Place, Lakewood.

More Veggies, Please Discover how to eat more organic vegetables at dinner and we’ll help make all your healthy dreams a reality. How does a free bag of groceries sound?

Attend and enter to win our grocery bag prize. Program runs from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, July 23, at Natural Grocers, 12612 W. Alameda Parkway, Lakewood. Call 303-986-5700. Class is sweepstakes eligible - all who attend will receive a $5 gift card, and one person will win a $100 gift card.

Mental Health First Aid Colorado VNA and two JeffCo American Legion Posts present mental health first aid training sessions that focus on learning to assist military members, veterans and their families. Training is an in-person, evidence-based training that teaches proven ways to help people experiencing signs and symptoms of an ongoing mental health problem or crisis. Learn to break down sigma, recognize signs and reach out to someone who might be suffering. Course cost is covered by a grant from Community First Foundation. The tw0-part, eight-hour courses are offered from 12:30-4:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 26, and Wednesday, July 27, at the American Legion Post 178 in Lakewood; and from 12:30-4:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 8, and Wednesday, Aug. 10, at the American Legion Post 17 in Edgewater.

Reservations required; call 303-698-6367 or send an e-mail to MentalHealthFirstAid@VNAColorado.org.

Nutritional Coaching Megan Grover, master of medical science and nutritional health coach at the Natural Grocers at Vitamin Cottage, 7745 N. Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, offers free one-on-one nutrition coaching sessions for the public. Call the store at 303-4230990 for an appointment.

EDUCATION

Continuing Education Program Metropolitan State College of Denver offers a continuing education program for adults. Most classes are 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays, for two to four weeks, and cost varies. Most take place at the Student Success Building on the Auraria Campus, with other classes taking place at the South Campus (I-25 and Orchard) and the Center For Visual Arts on Santa Fe Drive. For list of classes, go to www.msudenver.edu/learnon or call 303-556-3657. Application not required. More info at www.Facebook.com/msudenverlearnoninitiative.

Editor’s note: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Thursday for publication the following week. Send listings to calendar@coloradocommunitymedia.com. No attachments, please. Listings are free and run on a space-available basis.

Careers

Arvada Press 17

July 14, 2016

Careers

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Haulaway, a family owned company since 1963, is currently seeking great Commercial Roll-Off & Rear Loader Drivers to add to our team! Be part of a great company and home every night. Drivers with a minimum of 2 years experience, a clean MVR and be able to pass a drug and physical screening!

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Auctions

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SPORTS

July 14, 2016

LOCAL

Diversity of sports offers advantages

Arvada resident Vicky Johnson pulls her black dragster to the starting line during the July 2 Jet Car National drag races at Bandimere Speedway. Johnson races in the Fast 16 class and she will cover the quarter-mile in less than seven seconds.

The car will be traveling almost 200 miles an hour as it crosses the finish line. Photo by Tom Munds

Arvadan to defend racing title Champion driver covers quarter-mile in 6.9 seconds

By Tom Munds tmunds@coloradocommunitymedia.com Arvada resident Vicky Johnson wants to add another drag racing trophy to the shelf.

“I had a great year in 2015 and I won the top dragster class at the Mile High National Drag Races at Bandimere Speedway,” she said. “It was an amazing feeling and it is my dream to double up in championships.”

Johnson and her husband Steve competed at the July 2 Jet Car Nationals at Bandimere Speedway in Morrison. But the focus that day was really on tuning the dragster’s new engine so it will be at top performance when Johnson pulls to the starting line to defend her title during the July 21-24 Mile High Nationals.

“I love this sport,” she said. “There is no way to properly explain what it is like to be behind the wheel of this dragster. It goes fast and I love that.”

Johnson competes in the Fast 16 class and her dragster goes from a

standing start to the finish line a quarter mile away in 6.9 seconds. The car is traveling about 195 miles an hour when it crosses the finish line.

“I have had people tell me they wouldn’t get in the cockpit to go that fast,” she said. “I tell them to just try it once and you’ll be hooked.”

Johnson watched drag racing before she started driving as both her dad and her brothers competed in the sport.

“I just grew up with the sport and I was fortunate to meet my husband Steve, a drag racer. One weekend he asked me if I wanted to try driving.

I said yes and I’ve been behind the wheel ever since,” she said. “Our kids grew up around drag racing and they are now involved, too.”

Johnson shares her car with her 20-year-old daughter Bri. After Johnson runs in the Fast 16 class, her daughter drives the car in the super comp class. The couple’s son, Blake, is 17 and racing for the final year in the junior dragsters.

Fast 16 dragsters like the Johnsons drive are usually about 25 feet long and weigh about 2,000 pounds. They are powered by an engine of 500 cubic

inches or more and burn very high octane fuel, plus get a boost from injections of nitrous oxide to produce about 1,400 horsepower.

Races are side-by-side competitions. The drivers pull up to the starting line, which triggers a series of lights called a “Christmas tree.” The yellow lights flick on, then off, until the green light appears to start the race.

Driver-reaction time is important in closely matched cars. The idea is to leave as quickly as possible when the green light comes on.

“It is an expensive sport,” Johnson said. “The engine in the car alone costs about $25,000. I would guess the price tag for a car like mine that is ready to race would be in the neighborhood of $50,000.”

And maintaining the car isn’t cheap. The high octane fuel costs about $14 a gallon, she said.

“We cover some of the costs because there are cash awards for winning,” she said. “But I don’t think any of us are in this sport for the money.

We are in the sport because we love the thrills and all the fun we have drag racing.”

Premier drag-racing event returns Top drivers coming for three days at Mile High Nationals

By Tom Munds tmunds@colorado communitymedia.com Bandimere Speedway lives up to its Thunder Mountain nickname when the Mile High Nationals drag-racing event rolls into the Golden facility July 22-24.

The kickoff for the event happens 6-10 p.m. July 21 with the Mopar Big Block Party in Golden. Race vehicles will be on display, there will be autograph sessions, music and vendors will offer food and other items for sale For three days, the air will be filled with the sounds of drag racing. The sounds range from the growl of the engines

The Redstone College entry fills the air with smoke and flame in preparation for a run during the July 2 Jet Car Nationals drag Racing at Bandmere Speedway. The jet-powered cars come off the starting line and are traveling more than 260 miles an hour when they cross the finish line a quarter mile away. Courtesy photo powering street-legal cars to the ear-splitting roar of the 10,000-horsepower top fuel dragsters and funny cars.

This marks the 37th year

for the Mile High Nationals, the biggest days of the year for avid drag-racing fans.

“We come to the Mile Highs every year,” Centen-

nial resident Tracy Powers said. “My parents came to the races every year and we have continued the tradition.

I did compete in the high school drag races, but I think it would be a real thrill to get to go as fast as some of these cars go.”

Racing teams begin arriving at Bandimere Speedway early in the week of the event.

The huge tractor-trailer rigs, usually emblazoned with team logos of the sponsors and artwork depicting the cars, are trademarks of the National Hot Rod Association’s professional classes, top fuel dragster, top fuel funny car, pro stock and pro stock motorcycle.

However, there will also a huge number of the local and regional racers who arrive Nationals continues on Page 19

It’s summer, and high school sports are in a timeout.

So it’s a good time for a debate, discussion, examination, argument or whatever you want to call it.

The internet is filled these days with the pros and cons of sport specialization, where athletes pick one sport and spend almost all year participating in a single sport.

Multi-sport athletes are starting to Jim Benton dwindle even before OVERTIME athletes get into high school.

Many studies and people have surfaced who oppose sport specialization. Houston’s defensive end J.J. Watt, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll, Cubs manager Joe Maddon and former college and professional football coach Steve Spurrier are among the people who have recently expressed their opinions that it’s good for young athletes to play several sports.

I’m an advocate of diversity.

Youngsters and high school athletes participating in more than one sport use different muscles, which can reduce the injury rate. Leadership and teamwork skills are enhanced and the ability to adjust to different situations is heightened by playing a different sport.

However, there are advantages to specialization. Improved skills, elite training, practice facility availability, better coaching and competition are some of the benefits of focusing on one sport. Clubs and parents emphasis the exposure to get possible college athletic scholarships as another advantage of playing on a club team and concentrating on one sport.

Still, some of these scholarships only cover part of the expense of attending college.

I wonder, however, if the money spent on club fees and travel, especially for an athlete who might be a fringe player on an elite team, might be better saved and used to help pay for college.

Some of the risks on specialization include overuse injuries, psychological effects of too much pressure and burnout.

Personally, I’ve seen at least two burnouts where good athletes gave up sports and never played in high school. Family vacations and even summer jobs that could be a learning tool for later in life are often missed.

According to the Washington Post, 224 of the 226 picks in the 2016 National Football League draft played more than one sport.

Girls gymnastics is a sport where athletes usually start young, but in the past two years I’ve talked to three high school divers who abandoned gymnastics because they were tired of being hurt.

So let the debate continue.

What’s in a name?

It is now official.

As previously reported by Colorado Community Media, the designations of the new, six-team 5A football conferences for the 2016 and 2017 seasons will be named after a few of Colorado’s mountain peaks.

Cherry Creek and Horizon will be among the six teams in the Mount Elbert League. Arapahoe is in the Mount Massive conference. Valor Christian along with Lakewood, Legend and Highlands Ranch will be in the Mount Lincoln League. The Mount Wilson Conference will have local teams Ralston Valley, Castle View and Arvada West.

Pomona, Chaparral, Mountain Vista and Rock Canyon will compete in the Mount Benton continues on Page 19

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MILESTONES Arvada Kelly Balfanz, of Arvada, was named to the spring 2016 dean’s honor roll at Montana State University.

McKenzie Bradley, of Arvada, was named to the spring 2016 president’s honor roll at Montana State University.

Lindsey Campbell, of Arvada, graduated cum laude in May from Kansas State University. Campbell earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration.

Andrew P. Ericson, of Arvada, graduated in May with an associate of science degree in general studies from Iowa Western Community College.

Nolan Flaa, of Arvada, was named to the spring 2016 president’s list at Northeastern Junior College.

Benton Continued from Page 18

Evans League. Legacy, Westminster and Douglas County will be among the teams in the Mount Antero group while ThunderRidge, Mountain Range and Northglenn will play in the Mount Cameron Conference.

Nationals Continued from Page 18

with smaller outfits. So, by the time competition begins July 22, the pit areas will be packed with hundreds of rigs and cars.

The Mile High Nationals are the 14th stop on the NHRA racing schedule and, like all national events, a major attraction for the fans is the fact that most of the top teams and drivers will be on hand for the event. A special fan attraction at national drag racing events is the pit pass that comes with tickets, which allows fans to watch mechanics prepare the cars for action and even get a chance to talk

Cheyenne Howell is a recipient of a 2016 Moose International R. Robert Dale Scholarship in the amount of $1 ,000.

Cheyenne graduated from Arvada West High School this spring. R. Robert Dale Scholarship winners must be the child or grandchild of — or under legal guardianship of — a member of the Moose fraternal organization, and must carry at least a 2.5 accumulated grade point average (on a 4.0 scale).

Michael J. Johnson, of Arvada, graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance from Elmhurst College.

Kayla Kern, of Arvada, graduated in May from Kansas State University. Kern earned a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology.

Hannah Leventhal, of Arvada, graduated in May from Kansas State University.

Leventhal earned a doctor of veterinary medicine degree.

Noah Mustafa, of Arvada, was awarded a $750 Joseph Fleming Memorial Environmental Science Scholarship from Oklahoma State University. Mustafa is a sophomore majoring in environmental science. He is the son of Vikki and Salam Mustafa.

Andrew Laurence Oursland, of Arvada, was named to the spring 2016 honor roll at the University of Oklahoma Norman.

Caroline Pedersen, of Arvada, graduated in May with a degree in health from Luther College. Pederson is the daughter of Karen Pederson.

Brionna M. Sandridge, of Arvada, was named to the spring 2016 honor roll at the University of Oklahoma Norman.

Kayla Schumann, of Arvada, is among the Midland University School of Nursing graduates who received their pins. The pinning ceremony represents the culmi-

nation of a student’s collegiate training and the earning of a bachelor’s degree in nursing.

Heather Sloan received the Bub Hanes Prize during Earlham College’s Awards Convocation. Sloan is the daughter of Debbie Sloan Zettler, of Arvada, and Michael Sloan, of Lakewood.

Jerry Stravia, formerly of Arvada, graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree in history and communication from Dakota Wesleyan University. Now a resident of Mitchell, S.D., Stravia is the son of Jerry and Kathi Stravia, of Arvada.

Ariel Teo, of Arvada, was named to the spring 2016 dean’s list at Northeastern University. Teo is majoring in international business.

Sarah Vangi, of Arvada, was named to the spring 2016 dean’s honor roll at Montana State University.

Monikers for the 4A leagues include the Plains League in which Golden and Heritage will compete. Standley Lake, Thornton and Wheat Ridge will be in the Mountain Conference. Littleton will be in the Pikes Peak League and Ponderosa in the Foothills loop.

In Class 3A, Alameda, Green Mountain and Lutheran will be in the West Metro League while Holy Family will compete in the Tri-Valley circuit.

Elizabeth, Englewood and Sheridan will be in the Class 2A Colorado League while Arvada, D’Evelyn and Faith Christian will play in the Flatirons alignment.

We’ll wait until at least September to have a quiz on these conference names.

head coach of the Eaglecrest girls soccer program, according to Raptors athletic director Vince Orlando.

Hamilton was also a former assistant at Chaparral.

Ex-Legend coach headed to Eaglecrest Kari Hamilton, who was the girls soccer coach at Legend for two seasons (2014 and 2015), has accepted the position as the

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.

and get autographs from their favorite drivers. It equates to allowing football fans access to a pro football team’s locker room.

While pro drivers from around the country will be at the Mile High Nationals, there will also be drivers who live in the local area or used to live in the local area in the competition. In the pro classes, former Littleton resident Tommy Johnson Jr. will be at the wheel of the Make A Wish Funny Car, and top fuel dragster driver Tony Schumacher, who began his racing career at Bandimere Speedway, will be on hand for the races.

A small army of local drivers plans to compete in the sportsman class at the Mile High Nationals. Arvada resident Vicky Johnson captured the top dragster

championship at last year’s Mile High Nationals and plans to be on hand to defend her title, and Bradley Johnson, a Lakewood resident, was last year’s Division 5 champion and is expected to be in the Mile High Nationals super gas competition. Littleton resident Troy Kaiser also is expected to be behind the wheel of his dragster for the Mile High Nationals.

Qualifying competition for sportsman classes begin at 11 a.m. July 22, with the top fuel dragsters and funny cars making their runs starting at 5:30 p.m.

The schedule is about the same for July 23, with the elimination races scheduled to start at 11 a.m. July 24.

Drag racing is all about harnessing horsepower and torque to produce as

much speed as quickly as possible from a standing start to the finish line a quartermile away. The top fuel dragsters are at the top of the list of achieving those goals. The powerful 10,000-horsepower engine is behind the driver in the long, low-slung dragster. The engine idles at about 2,100 revolutions per minute and gulps fuel at about 1.2 gallons per second to generate the power needed to accelerate the car from the starting line to 100 mph in about one second and complete the quarter-mile run in four seconds or less. The car can be traveling more than 320 mps as it crosses the finish line.

For information on tickets or the Mile High Nationals schedule, call Bandimere Speedway at 303-697-6001 or visit the website at www.bandimere.com.

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Paddlers giddy up for 13th annual kayak rodeo Golden Community Rodeo Series splashes through summer

FUN RACE WINNERS First place rankings for the Colorado Whitewater Association’s Golden Community Rodeo Series’ July 6 fun race:

By Christy Steadman csteadman@coloradocommunitymedia.com April Long likes to be out paddling in the water because it clears her mind.

“When you’re boating, you’re not thinking about anything else,” she said.

Long and her husband Tyson, of Coal Creek Canyon, came to Golden on July 6 to participate in a fun race down Clear Creek with fellow members of the Colorado Whitewater Association.

It was the club’s 13th annual Golden Community Rodeo Series at Clear Creek Whitewater Park, 1201 10th St., in Golden.

“We have a great whitewater park here,” said Bart Pinkham, owner of Golden River Sports, one of the event’s sponsors. The event, he said, “helps highlight and share what Golden has to offer.”

The Golden Community Rodeo Series consists of three events, usually taking place in June, depending on Clear Creek’s water levels. The first two evenings — held June 1 and June 29 — were freestyle competitions with five entry categories for men and women each. In the third

Krudwig Continued from Page 13

a memoir, or dance like no one is watching.

Engaging in the arts can help you relax, feel calmer and happier; lower stress and anxiety; form new connections with others; cope with loss or grief, and experience a sense of accomplishment and pleasure.

For those with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, researchers are finding the arts can help improve quality of life. The Al-

Kids — Ry Sherman Womens creekboat and playboat kayaks — Amanda Bossard Mens creekboat — Nathan Werner Mens playboat — Cassidy Strode Canoe — Tyson Long

Brian Horan of Golden competes on June 29 in one of the 13th annual Golden Community Rodeo Series’ freestyle competitions. Horan has been kayaking for about 13 years and “for the most part” learned the sport on Clear Creek. Photo by Christy Steadman race, competitors can use any sort of water device — kayak, canoe, stand-up paddleboard or inflatable kayak.

Any Colorado Whitewater member may participate in any of the three days.

Registration is free, and everybody who “gets in the water” gets a ticket for a prize drawing, said David Holzman, an event organizer.

The series is “great for amateurs

zheimer’s Association offers Memories in the Making, a painting class that encourages persons with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease to express themselves through brush and paint. The simple, and sometimes not so simple, process of painting triggers long-ago memories in the person while they put images onto paper. The results are stunning, and the person leaves a lasting legacy for loved ones through vibrant colors and images.

Covenant Village of Colorado offers the P.E.A.C.E. program (Parkinson’s Exploring Art and Creative Experiences) to those with Parkinson’s and other movement disorders. You don’t need to be a resident

through expert boaters,” said Jodi Lee, who sits on Colorado Whitewater’s board of directors. “It’s very inviting to come out and compete.”

It’s also a good one to do for first-time competitors, Lee said. In fact, pros are not permitted to compete.

Amanda Bossard of Golden has been kayaking for about four years. She participated in the fun race on July 6, but was

to participate. Participants use watercolor media in a relaxed, friendly setting. One participant commented that her tremors tend to settle down while painting. She is focused on the process of creating and not the disease, which created a sense of peace and well-being. Other participants in the class readily agreed that the class has been beneficial.

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attending the June 29 event as a spectator to watch the women compete.

“They’re strong boaters,” Bossard said.

“It’s exciting to see women getting out there.”

In general, said Brian Horan of Golden, who has been kayaking for 13 years, everyone who frequents competitions such as the Golden Community Rodeo Series, knows and roots for each other.

“Kayak competitions aren’t very high pressure,” he said. “It’s fun to come out and see friends.”

Cassidy Strode of Denver agreed.

“Everybody should get out and try it,” he said. “It’s just fun to come out and play.”

316-6360, press 2. Arapahoe Community College – 303-797-5722. Denver School of Photography – 303-780-9709. Alzheimer’s Association – 303-813-1669 Vickie Krudwig is Resident Life Director at Covenant Village of Colorado, a faithbased, not-for-profit continuing care retirement community located in Westminster and administered by Covenant Retirement Communities, the nation’s fifth largest notfor-profit senior living provider. She is one of a team of professionals who writes about senior living. For more information, visit http://www.covenantcolorado.org or call 877-341-0295.

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rather than making resolutions, I’ve picked a word – or it picks me – as a beacon, a focus, for the coming year.

And last year, during an extended period of unemployment, and having to move as fallout from skyrocketing rents, breathing seemed about the only thing I could control right then.

Sure enough, with one foot in front of the other,

with one breath after another, I muddled my way into the New Year. Now, with a new job I love and a new place I’ve made a home, breathing has become a lot easier.

Until last night, which reminded me, once more, that my now-comfortable life is inextricably entwined with the rest of humanity, with its fear and anger and grief, with its sorrow and loss.

As a writer, I believe that words make a difference. I believe that words heal, that dialogue resolves conflict, that common ground can be found through communication. I also know that words incite, divide, ridicule, malign and humiliate. Never has this been more true

than in the current political rhetoric of our country.

If I could have one wish — although I have many — if I could have one wish for this election season, it’s that everyone take a step back and just breathe.

Breathe before you respond. Breathe before you speak or tweet or send out a statement. Wait for the facts and then use your words to heal, to resolve conflict, to find common ground. Get control of yourself before you attempt to control anyone else.

Take that step back. And breathe.

Andrea Doray is a writer who wants to use her words for good. Contact her at a.doray@andreadoray.com.

Salomess Stars Salome FOR RELEASE WEEK OF JULY 11, 2016 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) You dislike waiting for promises to be fulfilled and for commitments to be kept, but resist your headstrong tendency to push things along. Your patience will be rewarded.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Expect continuing opposition to your plans from die-hard detractors. However, your determination to see things through will carry the day. A Pisces has romantic ideas.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) YYou might be too close to a troublesome workplace situation to deal with it successfully. Step away in order to get a better perspective. A solution soon becomes obvious.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) You might suspect that someone you trust has misled you on an important matter, but a more balanced view of things reveals a misunderstanding to be the culprit.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) The Big Cat’s animal magnetism has rarely been stronger. You can either just bask in all that admiration or use it to your advantage, especially in the workplace.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Someone who previously balked at cooperating with you on a project suddenly has a change of heart. Accept both help and advice with grace.

LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Some hazy issues still need to be cleared up before you can move on with your new plans. A friend from the past reaches out to re-establish old ties.

TO SOLVE SUDOKU: Numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle! © 2016 King Features Synd., Inc.

SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Continued positive fall-out follows that risky workplace decision you made some time ago. Your payoff will soon prove to be more substantial than you expected.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) A personal relationship continues to be affected by a recent unexpected turn of events. Things need to work themselves out without finger-pointing.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) It’s a wonderful week for all you capricious Goats to kick up your heels with friends or family members in some well-earned fun and frivolity.

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AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Caution is advised before making a financial commitment to someone you don’t really know. There are better ways to build friendships than with risky fiscal dealings.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Travel plans continue to be favored. A change of scenery brings new opportunities, both personally and professionally. Be open to the possibilities.

BORN THIS WEEK: You have a strong sense of loyalty that shows itself best in your relationships with family and friends.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING A public hearing will be held before the Arvada Planning Commission on August 2, 2016, 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 I-1 to CC-A (Clear Creek Sub-district A) for CONNOLLY’S TOWING, located at 5740 W. 60th 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.

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NOTICE OF HEARING UPON APPLICATION FOR A NEW BEER AND WINE LICENSE OF SUSHI YAYA, LLC D/B/A SUSHI YAYA 8025 SHERIDAN BLVD., UNIT T, ARVADA, CO 80003 Notice is hereby given that an application has been presented to the City of Arvada Local Liquor Licensing Authority for a Beer and Wine License from Sushi YaYa, LLC, d/b/a Sushi YaYa, 8025 Sheridan Blvd., Unit T, Arvada, Colorado, whose Members are: 50% owner Bounthanh Chanthapaseuth of 1263 East 100th Place, Thornton, CO, and 50% owner Betsy Chanthapaseuth of 1263 East 100th Place, Thornton, CO. The license would allow sales of malt and vinous liquor by the drink for consumption on the premises at 8025 Sheridan Blvd., Unit T, Arvada, CO 80003.

Said application will be heard and considered by the City of Arvada Liquor Licensing Authority at a meeting to be held in the Arvada Municipal Complex Council Chambers, 8101 Ralston Road at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 28, 2016. The application was submitted on May 9, 2016.

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

Dated this 14th day of July, 2016. /s/ Teri Colvin, Deputy City Clerk CITY OF ARVADA, COLORADO Legal Notice No.: 45263 First Publication: July 14, 2016 Last Publication: July 14, 2016 Publisher: Golden Transcript Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press Public Notice NOTICE OF HEARING UPON APPLICATION FOR A NEW BEER AND WINE LICENSE OF TRACY’S PLACE LLC D/B/A TRACY’S PLACE 7330 W 88TH AVE., UNIT E, ARVADA, CO 80021 Notice is hereby given that an application

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NOTICE OF HEARING UPON APPLICATION FOR A NEW BEER AND WINE LICENSE OF TRACY’S PLACE LLC D/B/A TRACY’S PLACE 7330 W 88TH AVE., UNIT E, ARVADA, CO 80021 Notice is hereby given that an application has been presented to the City of Arvada Local Liquor Licensing Authority for a Beer and Wine License from Tracy’s Place LLC, d/b/a Tracy’s Place, 7330 W 88th Avenue, Unit E, Arvada, Colorado, whose Members are: 50% owner Jeffrey Tracy of 6267 Yukon Court, Arvada, CO, and 50% owner Mary-Ruth Tracy of 6267 Yukon Court, Arvada, CO. The license would allow sales of malt and vinous liquor by the drink for consumption on the premises at 7330 W 88th Avenue, Unit E, Arvada, Colorado, 80021.

Said application will be heard and considered by the City of Arvada Liquor Licensing Authority at a meeting to be held in the Arvada Municipal Complex Council Chambers, 8101 Ralston Road at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 28, 2016. The application was submitted on May 26, 2016.

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

Dated this 14th day of July, 2016. /s/ Teri Colvin, Deputy City Clerk CITY OF ARVADA, COLORADO Legal Notice No.: 45264 First Publication: July 14, 2016 Last Publication: July 14, 2016 Publisher: Golden Transcript Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press Public Notice NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT Notice is hereby given that disbursements in final settlement will be issued by the Arvada Finance Director at 10:00 a.m., August 2, 2016 to Diamond Contracting Corporation for work related to Project No. 16-WA-02 – Quaker Street 24” PVC Waterline and performed under that contract dated February 29, 2016 for the City of Arvada.

Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that furnished labor, material, drayage, sustenance, provisions or other supplies used or

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT Notice is hereby given that disbursements in final settlement will be issued by the Arvada Finance Director at 10:00 a.m., August 2, 2016 to Diamond Contracting Corporation for work related to Project No. 16-WA-02 – Quaker Street 24” PVC Waterline and performed under that contract dated February 29, 2016 for the City of Arvada.

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

Dated this June 30, 2016 CITY OF ARVADA /s/Kristen R. Rush, City Clerk

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Legal Notice No.: 45265 First Publication: July 14, 2016 Last Publication: July 21, 2016 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 August 2, 2016, 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 I-1 to CC-A (Clear Creek Sub-district A) for CONNOLLY’S TOWING, located at 5740 W. 60th 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/ John Crouse, Secretary Legal Notice No.: 45266 First Publication: July 14, 2016 Last Publication: July 14, 2016 Publisher: Golden Transcript Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press

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Legal Notice No.: 45266 First Publication: July 14, 2016 Last Publication: July 14, 2016 Publisher: Golden Transcript Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press Public Notice

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT Notice is hereby given that disbursements in final settlement will be issued by the Arvada Finance Director at 10:00 a.m., August 2, 2016 to GoodLand Construction for work related to Project No. 94681 – Majestic View Kennedy Property and performed under that contract dated February 2, 2015 for the City of Arvada.

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

Dated this July 6, 2016 CITY OF ARVADA /s/Kristen R. Rush, City Clerk Legal Notice No.: 45272 First Publication: July 14, 2016 Last Publication: July 21, 2016 Publisher: Golden Transcript Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF AMENDMENT OF 2016 BUDGET WESTOWN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, the necessity has arisen to amend the 2016 budget of the Westown Metropolitan District. A copy of the proposed 2016 amended budget amended is on file in the office of

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NOTICE OF HEARING CONCERNING EXCLUSION OF REAL PROPERTY

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that there has been filed with the Board of Directors

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NOTICE OF AMENDMENT OF 2016 BUDGET WESTOWN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, the necessity has arisen to amend the 2016 budget of the Westown Metropolitan District. A copy of the proposed 2016 amended budget amended is on file in the office of the District’s Accountant, Simmons & Wheeler, 304 Inverness Way South, Suite 490, Englewood, CO 80112, where same is available for public inspection. Such proposed 2016 amended budget will be considered at a special meeting to be held on Monday, July 25, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. at the offices of Century Communities, 8390 E. Crescent Parkway, Suite 650, Greenwood Village, CO. Any interested elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the 22016 amended budget, inspect the 2016 amended budget and file or register any objections thereto.

WESTOWN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT /s/ Elisabeth A. Cortese McGEADY BECHER P.C. Attorneys for the District Legal Notice No.: 45273 First Publication: July 14, 2016 Last Publication: July 14, 2016 Publisher: Golden Transcript Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press Public Notice NOTICE OF HEARING CONCERNING EXCLUSION OF REAL PROPERTY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that there has been filed with the Board of Directors of the Westown Metropolitan District (f/k/a Hometown Metropolitan District No. 1) (“District”), located in Jefferson County, Colorado, a petition requesting the Board adopt a resolution approving the exclusion of certain property from the boundaries of such District (“Petition”).

1. The name and address of the Petitioner and a general description of the Property that is the subject of such Petition are as follows:

Hometown Metropolitan District No. 1) (“District”), located in Jefferson County, Colorado, a petition requesting the Board adopt a resolution approving the exclusion of certain property from the boundaries of such District (“Petition”).

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1. The name and address of the Petitioner and a general description of the Property that is the subject of such Petition are as follows: Petitioner: Westown Metropolitan District (f/k/a Hometown Metropolitan District No. 1) Address of Petitioner: 450 E. 17th Avenue, Suite 400 Denver, CO 80203

Description: Approximately less than one acre of land generally located: west of Kendrick Street, north of W. 64th Avenue, in the Hometown North Subdivision, City of Arvada, Jefferson County, Colorado.

2. Accordingly, pursuant to Section 32-1501(2), C.R.S., notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of the District shall hold a public meeting to hear the Petition on Monday, July 25, 2016, 10:00 a.m., at the offices of Century Communities, 8390 E. Crescent Parkway, Suite 650, Greenwood Village, Colorado. All interested persons shall appear at such meeting and show cause in writing why such Petition should not be granted. All protests and objections shall be deemed to be waived unless submitted in writing to the District at or prior to the meeting or any continuance or postponement thereof in order to be considered.

WESTOWN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT (f/k/a Hometown Metropolitan District No. 1) By: /s/ Elisabeth A. Cortese Attorney for the District Legal Notice No.: 45274 First Publication: July 14, 2016 Last Publication: July 14, 2016 Publisher: Golden Transcript Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press

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