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Swimmer, traveler, grandmother Managing acquatics I’m the aquatics manager at Apex. I oversee all the aquatic venues: Myers Pool, Apex Aquatics, Secrest Outdoor Pool, Lake Arbor Outdoor Pool and the splash pad. Next year we’ll be adding Fitzmorris and the wellness pool at Secrest.

Between my seven full time staff members, we supervision about 240 teenage employees.

Our role is hiring and training lifeguards, hiring and training swim instructors, maintaining safety protocol and water safety.

Teaching water aerobics I teach six water aerobics classes a week. I have three that are high intensity classes — when I say that, I mean we do a lot of jumping and screaming and have a great time. I am very boisterous and very much a cheerleader. I like to get people energized and enthused.

The other three are what used to be known as the Arthritis Foundation class. We now call it our Fish Bowl. Part of that is at Apex people above us can see down, so we feel like we’re fish in a bowl. The reason we

JEFFCO NEWS IN A HURRY changed from the Arthritis Foundation is that our class outgrew the protocols a little bit.

Our class got stronger, healthier, happier — so we were able to incorporate a little more.

Traveling the world I have four grandchildren and that takes up most of my time when I’m not at work. Also, my husband and I have become avid travelers. We love to go to Europe and hang out, see the sights and climb mountains if we can.

Although, we haven’t done any 14ers yet, so our climbs are very small. I like to go anywhere in Europe. Prague is probably one of my very favorites as well as Vienna. We like to go to Cozumel, Mexico. We pretty much will go anywhere. California, Washington DC — those are some fun places to visit.

Scuba diving We are liking to scuba dive this year. I did my first scuba dive last year in Cozumel and I’m really excited to be going again this year. I love, love, love reef diving. When you go down there you don’t fight the current and what you see down there is totally amazing. The fish are so beautiful.

My passion My passion is working with people who have challenges — both physical and mental. I have

Beth Graf is the aquatics manager for the Apex Parks and Recreation District.

SHANNA FORTIER a client who come to one of my classes who one day came to my office and said, “I have to show you something.” And she bent down and put her socks on. She said, “that’s the first time in 15 years I’ve been able to put my own socks on.” That’s the kind of thing that impacts me and makes me do what I do.

If you have suggestions for My Name Is…, contact Shanna Fortier at sfortier@coloradocommunitymedia.com.

Celestial viewing July 28 Jefferson County Open Space is hosting an Education Station to view Jupiter, Saturn and the moon from 8:30-10 p.m. July 28 in the parking lot of Crown Hill Park, which is located at Garland Street and West 26th Avenue, in Lakewood.

This Education Station offers people the opportunity to gaze through telescopes, and night sky educators will be available for discussion and questions.

Education Stations are casual, drop-by programs appropriate for all ages, but pets must be left at home. Registration is not required.

The stations are weatherdependent, but attendees should still be mindful of appropriate dress according to the weather, if it is not inclement enough to cancel.

For more information, call the Lookout Mountain Nature Center at 720-4977600.

Mount Vernon club celebrates 94 years Mount Vernon Canyon Club, formerly known as Mount Vernon Country Club, is hosting a 94th anniversary celebration from 4-7 p.m. Aug. 5 at the club, 24933 Clubhouse

Circle, in Golden.

The event is free and open to the community.

A $0.94 menu will include draft beer, house wine and appetizers. Tours of the club will be available for prospective members.

To learn more about Mount Vernon Canyon Club, or for more information on the event, visit www. mountvernoncc.com.

Ride Like a Girl The inaugural Ride Like a Girl takes place beginning at 8:30 a.m. Aug. 6 in the parking lot behind Big Ring Cycles, 600 12th St., in Golden.

Ride Like a Girl is a women-led road and mountain bike ride for all abilities.

A crepes brunch will follow the ride.

Cost is $10 per rider. The first 75 people to register will receive a Ride Like a Girl glass, and prizes, giveaways and other swag will be offered to everyone.

A portion of proceeds will benefit Dirt Divas, which offers women’s riding clinics and more. To learn more about https://thedirtdivas. com/ To register for Ride Like a Girl or for more information on the event, visit www.bigringcycles.com.

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CAR DEALER BRINGS COMFORT TO CANCER PATIENTS

From left, Rachel Franklin, with Rocky Mountain Cancer Center, Carson Maczuzak, with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, and Dave Dunn, of Auto Nation Subaru West, stick get-well notes into blankets That were donated to cancer patients at the cancer center’s St. Anthony location on July 11.

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Women plead guilty in fatal Arvada fire Unextinguished cigarette butts started the 2016 blaze in a host home for disabled

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Mary “Liz” Turner, 33, and Shana “Dee” Moore, 47, pleaded guilty July 17 in Jefferson County district court to their involvement in the 2016 fire that broke out in an Arvada host home for disabled adults and killed Moore’s daughter and 4-year-old granddaughter, who were visiting overnight, and a disabled resident of the home.

Families of victims Cristina Covington, Marielle Covington and Arthur Reigel were not present in court, although the Deputy District Attorney told District Court Judge Margie Enquist that they supported the plea agreement. The deputy DA told the court victim Tanya Bell had no living family.

A Jefferson County grand jury investigation that began in early December 2016 resulted in criminally negligent homicide charges against the two women. They also were charged with negligent child abuse resulting in death and criminal negligence resulting in serious bodily injury and death

“Bunches of bear hugs” reads the tag attached to a miniature plush brown teddy bear tied to the fence outside 6152 Robb St., a home where two people died from smoke inhalation on May 14. Three other teddy bears, a black stuffed Scottish terrier animal and a bouquet of artificial white daisies also lay alongside the fence.

CRYSTAL ANDERSON of an at-risk adult.

According to the indictment, on May 13, 2016, Turner and Moore, both host providers for the home, were smoking cigarettes on the front porch of the residence at 6152 Robb St. in Arvada. The home was owned by Parker Personal Care Homes, which employed Turner and Moore to care for two disabled clients living in the home. Moore’s daughter and granddaughter were also visiting overnight that evening.

Investigators reported that the women extinguished their cigarettes

and placed them in an empty cigarette box in a drawer in a bamboo table on the porch. The cigarette butts smoldered, then ignited, causing a fire on the front porch, the indictment said.

The fire spread to the rest of the home.

The Arvada Fire Department and Arvada Police Department immediately responded and were able to rescue Reigel, a disabled resident of the home. But Bell, another at-risk adult living in the home, was pronounced dead on the scene. Cristina Covington and Marielle Covington, Moore’s daughter and granddaughter were

both transported to the hospital.

Marielle was pronounced dead in the hospital shortly after arriving.

Her mother died days later in the hospital.

At the Jefferson County Courthouse July 17, Turner pleaded guilty to all four counts. Moore pleaded guilty to two counts — criminal negligence resulting in death of an at-risk adult and criminal negligence resulting in serious bodily injury of an at-risk adult.

The other two charges were dropped.

Both women have been accepted into the Jefferson County Adult Felony Diversion Program and were granted a two-year deferred judgment and sentence.

Adult Diversion accepts first-time, non-violent felony offenders who express sincere remorse for their offense.

Defendants who are accepted must plead guilty to their charges and are given a two-year deferred sentence. If they complete the terms of their diversion contract successfully and have no new criminal offenses, their charges are dismissed at the end of the twoyear period.

“This was a tragic case,” said Pam Russell, communications director of the First Judicial District Attorney. “Based on the entirety of this investigation, the District Attorney determined that a deferred judgment and sentence was the most appropriate sentence.”

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Baby box program gives women ‘breath of fresh air’ State initiative encourages safe sleep practices for parents and infants

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

New and expecting moms throughout the Colorado now have access to free, safe place for babies to sleep with the Colorado launch of the baby box.

The Baby Box Co., the company behind the global initiative to equip expecting families with vital parenting education and resources, has partnered with Rocky Mountain Children’s Health Foundation (RMCHF) and Denver Health Foundation (DHF) to bring the initiative to Colorado, making it the fifth U.S. state to offer families a universal free baby box program.

A launch was held for the Colorado boxes July 13 at Rocky Mountain Children’s Health Foundation in Arvada.

“The baby box is not just a cardboard box,” explained Luanne Williams, executive director of Rocky Mountain Children’s Health Foundation. “It has gone through a lot of testing to be rated as a bassinet.”

Inside each box is a firm mattress with an organic sheet along with diapers, wipes and breastfeeding supplies for the new mom to utilize.

The Baby Box Co. co-founders Michelle Vick and Jennifer Clary based their company and product off the Finnish baby box program.

Vick said she was inspired to start the company after reading a BBC article about the program.

“Every baby who is born in the country receives this baby box,” Vick said of Finland. “And that means that every baby that’s born in the country has a safe place to sleep.”

Box promotes safe sleep habits The Finnish initiative, which enables every expecting woman in the country to claim a free baby box once she receives prenatal care and parenting information from a healthcare professional, is credited with helping to decrease Finland’s infant mortality rate.

Michelle Vick, co-founder of The Baby Box Co., left, and Luanne Williams, executive director of Rocky Mountain Children’s Health Foundation, stand in front of the first shipment of Baby Boxes for new Colorado parents.

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HOW NEW PARENTS CAN GET THEIR FREE BABY BOX 1. Register for free online at BabyBoxUniversity.com as a Colorado resident. Include your correct contact information, including mailing address.

2. Watch the 15- to 20-minute Colorado Best Start Program syllabus at BabyBoxUniversity.com. After taking a short quiz, you will receive a certificate of completion and then select local pick-up or direct delivery of your Baby Box. 3. If you select direct delivery, your Baby Box will ship to the address you provided when

All expecting parents living in Colorado are eligible to receive a Baby Box, which includes newborn essentials such as diapers, baby wipes, activity cards from the Bezos Family Foundation, nursing pads and nipple cream for breastfeeding mothers, a onesie, waterproof tote bag and more.

The 2016 infant mortality rate for Finland is 2.5 per 1,000 babies, the fourth lowest in the world, according to the Central Intelligence Agency’s World Factbook. In the United States, the infant mortality rate is 5.8 per 1,000 babies, which Vick said is “shockingly high for a developed country.”

“We want to do what we can to try to help that,” Vick said.

The statewide program earmarked approximately 66,500 free baby boxes for distribution, the estimated number of Colorado babies expected to be

delivered within one year, according to the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Partners for the Colorado program include Rocky Mountain Children’s Health Foundation, Denver Health Foundation, Denver Department of Public Health, Lansinoh and multiple other healthcare organizations throughout the state.

One way baby boxes are utilized is to promote safe sleep habits, which can be challenging for sleep-deprived parents and particularly for breastfeeding mothers. According to a recent study released by Temple University Hos-

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pital, 59 percent of mothers who exclusively breastfed their babies and used a baby box said it made breastfeeding easier, due to the proximity of the baby boxes at night. This study also found that baby boxes cut co-sleeping rates in breastfeeding mothers by half since mothers can keep the baby box close by without having to co-sleep out of convenience.

“For moms that are trying to breastfeed, it allows baby to be next to the mom while she’s sleeping, which will hopefully reduce the amount of cosleeping — where the baby is sleeping in the parents’ bed — which we know is not the safest place for a baby to sleep,” said Jan Kennaugh, neonatologist at Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children.

Denver mom Sarah Widmann was one of the first recipients of a Colorado baby box from The Baby Box Co. at the launch held July 13 at Rocky Mountain Children’s Health Foundation in Arvada.

“I’m super excited that this is a program that’s offered for new moms,” said Widmanm, while breastfeeding her 6-month-old daughter. “Everything you read, doctors always caution against co-sleeping — the baby can suffocate. So, having a box right next to your bed is pretty convenient.”

Boxes tailored to Rocky Mountains Rocky Mountain Children’s Health Foundation is working with The Baby Box Co. as part of the foundation’s Best Start Program which aims to provide evidence-based resources and education to ensure that every newborn in Colorado has a safe place to sleep, can reap the benefits of human milk and will thrive by building a strong and healthy brain.

“At Rocky Mountain Children’s Health Foundation, we are committed to giving every baby born in Colorado the best start in life,” said Kennaugh, who also sits on the foundation’s board. “One way we are doing this is by working to improve breastfeeding rates. It is our hope that the educational resources contained in Baby Box University and through Mothers’ Milk Bank and the convenience of the baby boxes will aid in this effort.”

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Battle of the Badges fills blood bank in Arvada Arvada Police and Fire team with Bonfils Blood Center for friendly competition

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Todd Hobler hasn’t donated blood in 26 years. His tattoos have prevented him from being an eligible donor.

But thanks to a regulation change earlier this year, Hobler, a paramedic with Arvada Fire, gave blood the morning of July 13 to show his support for his fellow fire departments during the Bonfils Battle of the Badges competition.

Battle of the Badges is a new campaign from Bonfils Blood Center which encourages friendly competition between fire departments and pilice departments state wide.

All during July, donors who come into any Bonfils community donor center or

IF YOU GO WHAT: Battle of the Badges Blood Drive WHEN: 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday, July 28 WHERE: Arvada Police Headquarters, 8101 Ralston Road (north lot) WHY: Donations tend to drop off by nearly 20 percent during summer.

School and office blood drives are not as frequent due to vacations, but patient need is steady throughout the year. It takes more than 3,000 blood donations mobile blood drive will be asked to cast their vote in honor of local fire departments or law enforcement agencies. It’s a competition to see who can recruit the most supporters to help ensure a safe and ready supply of donated blood for patients in need, especially during this time of year.

“It’s happening in July because we see a decrease in blood supply in the summer months and this is a way to help reverse that,” said Brooke Benham, marketing

each week to meet the needs of patients in our region and to be ready for unexpected events. It takes about 48 hours for a blood donation to reach a patient.

Register for an appointment: Donors may visit the Bonfils website and make an appointment at the blood drive, or at one of their permanent locations. To select the blood drive, enter the date of the drive and zip code, then select the specific drive you want to attend. Visit www.bonfils.org/ badges.

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Todd Hobler, of Arvada Fire, donates blood for the first time in 26 years. Before new regulation changes, his tattoos prevented him from being a donor.

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Donations from O-negative donors, the universal blood type, are especially important this time of year due to increased accidents and trauma cases, Bonfils reports. The current O-negative blood supply sits at an approximate two-day supply, half of the ideal quantity needed to support patient needs. Additionally, platelet donations, which have a shelf-life of only five days, are in high demand after a slow holiday week.

As part of Blood Systems Blood Services division, Bonfils Blood Center is included in a multi-state system of blood centers. This network works in tandem, moving lifesaving donations throughout the system to help ensure blood is available when and where it’s needed most.

“Patients, their families and the more than 1,000 hospitals across our nation that Blood Systems serves depend on us to deliver on our promise to provide a safe and ample blood supply,” said Rob Van Tuyle, president of Blood Systems Blood Services Division. “Don’t take a vacation from blood donation. In about an hour, one donor can save up to three lives by giving blood.”

For the Arvada Fire Department, giving blood is an extension of their jobs in the field.

Weigh at least 110 pounds; if greater than 350 pounds, please call Bonfils’ Appointment Center at 303-363-2300 or 800-365-0006, opt. 2.

For your safety and to ensure a positive donation experience Bonfils recommends that prior to your donation you eat within two hours and hydrate for 24-48 hours. If you would like something to eat or drink before your donation please help yourself to the items in the canteen area.

Be in good general health.

Proof of identification is required at time of donation. Examples include but are not limited to: driver’s license, work badge, school ID, credit card, mail, etc.

The July 13 blood drive at the Arvada Fire Training Center was the first of two Battle of the Badged blood drives in Arvada this month.

SHANNA FORTIER “With us being in the medical field, any portion we can do to save a life is important to us,” said Amber Jones, of Arvada Fire. “Anything that you can do to help someone else in a time of need is big.”

On July 28, a blood drive will be held at the Arvada Police Headquarters on Ralston Road. This will be

the police department’s chance to take the lead past the fire department in the Battle of the Badges.

While both Arvada departments hopes to win, Jill McGranahan with the Arvada Police said that if the competition is successful, “the real winners will be Bonfils and the people of Colorado.”

The donation interval after a whole blood donation is 56 days. Contact Bonfils Blood Center for the specific interval for other blood product donations.

You should not be under the influence of alcohol or recreational drugs at the time of donation.

Individuals who are in good health and can meet the general eligibility criteria are likely able to donate. If you were deferred from donating in the past, you may be able to donate again. Visit http://bonfils.org/index. cfm/donate-blood/eligibility/ for a full eligibility list.

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“It is the topic of the day, actually of the last week,” said Beth Clippinger, public information officer for Jefferson County Clerk Williams and Recorder Faye Griffin, on July 10. “Citizens are pushing to not be on that list.”

In May, President Donald Trump formed the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, promising to find evidence of voter fraud to support his claim that millions of people voted illegally in 2016. On June 28, the commission sent a letter to all 50 secretaries of state to submit voter registration information, including dates of birth and — if available — the last four digits of their Social Security numbers.

The commission has since sent another letter, asking secretaries to wait to send the information until two lawsuits, filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Privacy Information Center on June 10, are resolved.

Nonetheless, the request has led some voters in Adams, Arapahoe, Denver, Douglas and Jefferson counties to withdraw their voter registration, apply for confidential voter status or call election officials with questions about the safety of their personal data.

Legitimate questions On June 29, Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams touched off a storm of controversy when he said he would comply with the commission’s request, though he noted he would only send information that is already available.

At a July 5 news conference to clarify his comments, Williams said he’s seen no evidence that voter fraud is happen-

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DID YOU KNOW? Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams said he will only provide publicly available information to the Presidential Advisory Committee on Election Integrity.

Publicly available information can be requested by any citizen, political party or group.

Private information requested by the commission will not be submitted, according to Secretary of State Wayne Williams.

Here’s what’s public: • Year of birth • Mailing address • Full first, middle and last name • Political party affiliation • Inactive or active voter status • Which elections a voter participated in • Whether a voter is registered as a military or overseas voter Here’s what’s private: • Last four digits of Social Security numbers • Full date of birth (day, month and year) • How a person voted in an election

ing on the scale Trump alleges. But he is bound by Colorado’s Open Records Act to provide publicly available information to the commission — or anyone else who requests it.

“Many people have asked very legitimate questions about what is public, what’s not,” Williams said. “We appreciate that.”

At the conference, Williams said his office received some calls from voters asking to withdraw their registration, though doing so is unnecessary because Colorado allows people to register for confidential voter status if they fear criminal harassment or for their safety.

“We will not give the commission information that is not public in our state,” Williams said. “Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, the specific date of your birth — all of that is confidential information that is not provided and is not available under existing Colorado law.”

But Williams’ comments haven’t stemmed the tide.

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ARVADA NEWS IN A HURRY

Arvada UMC welcomes new ministers Two new ministers are being welcomed at Arvada United Methodist Church this month. The Rev. Stephanie Kidwell and The Rev. Dr. Eric Smith replace Reverends Rusty Butler and Valerie Oden who served the church for more than nine years.

Kidwell’s last assignment was lead pastor for five years at Longs Peak United Methodist Church in Longmont. Prior to Longs Peak she served in Berthoud, Grand Junction, and Wheat Ridge. She has a B.A. from Purdue University, a J.D. from Indiana University School of Law and earned her Master of Divinity from Iliff School of Theology.

Smith will celebrate 30 years of ministry this year having most recently served as senior minister at Park Hill United Methodist Church for five years. He earned a master of social work from University of Denver and a Master of Divinity and Doctorate of Ministry from Iliff School of Theology.

Arvada United Methodist is located at 6750 Carr Street and has Sunday services at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.

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hildren lined the edge of Secrest Pool the afternoon of July 12, preparing for their chance to recover as many pennies as possible from the bottom. With the sound of the horn, they dove, jumped and belly flopped into the outdoor Arvada pool with their eyes on the prize.

The penny dive was just one of many activities planned for the mid-summer pool party hosted by the Apex Parks and Recreation District at its outdoor pools, Secrest and Lake Arbor.

“We wanted to do something for for our community that would be fun and bring them together,” said Katie Groke Ellis, Apex community outreach and communications director.

Adam de Jesus Lopez enjoys the water slide at Secrest Pool in Arvada.

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Sophie Callaghan swims in the Secrest Pool with her sister and friends.

Devyn Snow, Apex aquatics coordinator, gets kids excited with bubbles at the Mid Summer Pool Party.

Kids get ready to dive for pennies at the Mid Summer Pool Party at Secrest Pool.

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Blues and BBQ to support better housing STAFF REPORT

The 20th annual Blues & BBQ for Better Housing Festival will be July 29, at a new location in Edgewater.

Patrons from throughout the Denver metro area will gather at Citizens Park in Edgewater to enjoy local music, craft beer and local food and to raise money for Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver.

Over the last 20 years, the fundraiser has donated over $172,000 towards building homes for families in need.

In 1997, Ranger Miller, a longtime volunteer for Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver and blues musician, saw a need in his community for improved housing. Combining his two passions, he and his Duke Street Kings bandmates created the Blues & BBQ for Better Housing Block Party.

Started as a small fundraiser for the organization at Denver’s Splinters From Pine, the event quickly expanded, taking over Olde Town Arvada’s former DNote music hall.

Generating funds for Habitat’s critical home repair, the show and its mission took flight, giving Miller the opportunity to expand the event and

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11-11:45 a.m. — Cup A Joe

12-12:45 p.m. — Wild Love Tigress

WHEN: 11 a.m. to 8 p.,. Saturday, July 29

1-1:45 p.m. Funk Knuf

WHERE: Citizen’s Park, 5570 W. 24th Ave.,Edgewater

2-2:45 p.m. — Stacey T and the Big Difference

PARKING: Parking is available in the old King Soopers parking lot at 20th Avenue and Depew Street

3-3:45p.m. — The Symbols 4-4:45 p.m. — My Blue Sky 5-5:45 p.m. — Six Foot Joe and the Red Hot Rhinos

TICKETS: $10; kids 12 and under are free. Tickets do not include food or beverages.

PROCEEDS: Will benefit Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver.

6-6:45 p.m. — The Duke Street Kings Workers serve up freshly barbecued bratwurst, hot dogs and smoked turkey legs at the 2014 Bleas & BBQ festival.

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take the music into the streets of Olde Town.

Now he says the event is expanding once again to Citizens Park in Edgewater to better accommodate the growing crowd.

A lively bunch, the Duke Street Kings get the audience dancing and singing along with them as they jump and dance around on stage furing the 2015 festival.

7-8 p.m. — The Austin Young Band

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VOICES What to do when all that summer stuff starts stacking up

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Michael Alcorn

ummer is an interesting time for me.

Obviously, as a teacher, I have the incredible blessing of the opportunity to be home during the summer with my children, and I would not trade that for the world. In all the hours of boredom, and errands, and driving to work and dance and soccer, and swimming and all the rest of it, a foundation gets built that fills in the pieces when life gets really crazy during the school year.

Plus, you know, golf.

On the other hand, being home for the summer means a seemingly endless and evergrowing list of things to do around the house.

Trim the roses, mow the lawn, paint the trim,

clean out closets and what not … it never ends. Sometimes it’s hard to know where to start.

Of course, the same thing happens all the other times of the year, too. Mail comes in — put it on the in box, do something else; more mail comes in, add it to the in box, do what else needs doing; more mail, taller pile; and on and on. Though, to be honest, these days, it’s not so much an “in box” as an email “Inbox.” I have pieces of business in the Inbox that need to be dealt with … which now sit on page 4, buried under all the other emails.

But I was reminded last week of the secret to staying on top of stuff like that. And, no, sadly, adding two more hours to every day is

not the solution. The trick, at least according to Mark Schlereth, is if you see something that needs to be done, do it.

Doesn’t seem that extraordinary, does it?

And it also seems pretty inadequate to deal with four pages of emails.

Apparently, doing this ALL the time is what makes the difference. Instead of four pages of Inbox, you take care of things when they come up, and don’t put them off. This is especially useful with home projects: fix problems when they’re small, and then you don’t end up with a long list of big projects.

Or, so the story goes.

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Senate health care bill a losing hand

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Garbage situation Recently a reader submitted a letter in favor of a single trash hauler for Arvada. I couldn’t agree more.

It makes financial and environmental sense for Arvada to establish a contract with a single hauler to pick up trash. Currently there are multiple carriers driving across the city to service a few homes each. The effect of these heavy vehicles on our roads is significant. The noise and greenhouse emissions of multiple carriers is unnecessary. If Arvadans worked together to agree on a single carrier, we would pay less, protect our streets, and be a greener city.

Agreeing on a single trash hauler seems to elicit an emotional re-

sponse from some, who equate it to government control over our lives. I get that some people resist government overreach. But we aren’t talking about a complex and personal purchasing decision – this is garbage! I’m happy to go with a single dependable carrier if I can pay less and protect our city.

Robin Kupernik, Arvada Bring back the car show I’m writing in response to Ray Hornsby’s letter in your June 29 newspaper. He states that “Once upon a time there was a car show SEE LETTERS, P13

If you play poker long enough, sooner or later you will have to show your hand.

That’s what I learned recently when I went to Las Vegas for the World Series ALCHEMY of Poker. No, I didn’t play in the WSOP, but my friend John had earned a seat through his weekly poker league. I’ve “played” in a couple of charity tournaments, and John and I practiced dozens of hands together before the trip.

On our last night Andrea Doray in Vegas, I sat down at a real table in a real casino with real money … and real competitors. I wasn’t the big winner of the evening, but let’s just say that I made my money back three times over.

It’s true I folded about 90 percent of the hands I was dealt, and most of the cards I did play were pretty darn good. It’s also true that I played some questionable hands. But because of the respect I had generated, I won some of these less-than-stellar hands without revealing my cards.

Sometimes, of course, when I was forced show my questionable hands, I lost.

My fervent hope as I write this – having learned that debate on the Senate health care bill will not take place this week – is that Senate Republicans, having shown us their hand, will also carefully consider their bets.

Let me be clear here: I’ve been a registered Republican for the majority of my voting life, and I only recently changed to unaffiliated. I am not a fan of the Affordable Care Act in its current form, especially because of its onerous burdens on small business. I found both major-party candidates to be seriously flawed. However, even in my worst moments, I could not have imagined the hatred and violence, the outright lies, and the contempt for the American people that this administration represents. And, remember, I am not a Democrat.

I keep asking myself, and anyone else who will listen, whether Mitch McConnell and his party-before-people pack really – and I mean really, truly, in the depths of their beings – really believe that their health care bill was a good deal. Fewer than 17 percent of all Americans believe it is, and Trump/ Ryan/McConnellcare is among the most – if not the most – unpopular legislation ever unveiled.

Millions of people would lose coverage, protections for people with pre-existing conditions have been torpedoed, and maternity care – maternity care! – would no longer have been an essential benefit. (How anyone who has ever had a mother can believe that maternity care is not essential o defies description. Plus, of course, this I i particular deck was dealt in secret without any women, even of their own w a party, in on the game.) n Oh, and by the way, I willingly o o SEE DORAY P14

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After his address to AmeriCorps graduates in Lone Tree on July 14, U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet granted an exclusive interview to Colorado Community Media to talk about food insecurity, healthcare, Russian election interference and how he feels volunteer service can lead to opportunities for jobs and unity.

Bennet On volunteer service: “I think that one of the great opportunities we have to pull people together in this country at a time when our politics is so divided is service in our communities … I’ve seen teams of veterans, returning veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan working in teams, in service, to do fire mitigation in the forests and then after that successful completion of a fellowship of some kind, going on to be hired by the Department of Agriculture or the BLM and the Department of the Interior. Having a pipeline (to employment) for young people, for veterans, even for people who are switching careers, through a year or two of service, I think would be a very positive thing for this country.”

On economic recovery and those left behind: “We’re fortunate in many ways because Colorado has the lowest unemployment rate of any states in the country. But even in our state, you see the people who haven’t had the benefit of that … People are

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on the grounds of the Arvada Center.”

It went on for a number of years and it was always very well attended and was a benefit to all. Then the city made a change at the Arvada Center and the new director doesn’t seem to want cars on the grass. Instead there are polls and other things sticking up there.

A couple of years ago, I discussed what was happening and my disgust with the Arvada Center’s control and I spoke of this to a city council person ... nothing has happened.

As Mr. Hornsby puts it, please bring back the car show! I would also suggest that the city take back control of the land south of the Arvada Center, so the city can have a say in what is happening.

Dudley Martens, Arvada Nothing is free What one critic of the Republican

earning the same, in their wages, as they were earning 20 years ago … but their cost of housing, their cost of healthcare, their cost of higher education, their cost of early childhood education is conspiring to create much less purchasing power for them to move their family ahead or to be able to save. Even in a county as wealthy as Douglas County we see that (food insecurity) exists and that’s why it’s so great that (the Parker Task Force) is here and that’s why I’m going to see it. It’s not just about what the federal government can do, it’s about what we can all do to help.”

On Senate Republicans’ latest healthcare bill: “Whether you support the Affordable Care Act or you don’t, I think people are deeply dissatisfied with the way our healthcare system works … I wish we were focused on those questions — how do we create more affordability for families, how do we create more predictability and more transparency? We’re not, because what Mitch McConnell is focused on is a seven-year campaign promise to repeal Obamacare, which they’re having a very hard time doing, because it turns out what they said Obamacare was, it actually wasn’t, and the American people and people in Colorado have said ‘don’t do any more damage to our system than we already have, we want to see improvements’ …

“So they ought to scrap this very damaging bill. The cuts to Medicaid are just brutal, and start over again with a bipartisan bill and see if we can actually address some problems.”

On Russian election interference: “The heads of (President Trump’s) intelligence agencies have all said that Russia interfered with our election.

And anybody that’s seen that intelligence, and I have, knows that it’s very, very serious. Now there’s a whole

healthcare plan didn’t say in last week’s letter to the editor is that she wants socialized medicine. What she and others don’t seem to know is that single payer health insurance will cost all working Americans in higher taxes. Nothing is free. But Obamacare did a great job of offering free health care to some, at the expense of others. Now, if Congress tries to fix health insurance, those who unreservedly received Medicaid will scream unfair!

The writer did make one good point. This country was not created for the rich. It was created so that, with hard work an an entrepreneurial spirit, you could become rich.

I say no to Trumpcare because it doesn’t offer choice, competition, USA’s or tort reform. Rand Paul had some ideas that are not being listened to because they would mean getting rid of the freebies in Obamacare. We need to repeal the ACA and replace it with several small bills that address specific areas and quit trying to make everything comprehensive.

Thor Johnson, Arvada

other question about whether the Trump campaign was involved.

“I have no idea about that, but I do know that Bob Mueller, who has been appointed the special prosecutor in this case, is somebody who’s respected by everybody in Washington. I think we should let him do his work, let the committees in the House and the Senate do their work. But I don’t think we should blow this off.

“There are people who are saying this is a distraction, it’s not. This was an attack by Russia on our electoral process whether the Trump people were involved or not, and that needs to be responded to, because if we don’t respond to it they’ll do it again and they’ll do it again. They’re already doing it in Europe, and if you speak to any of the European ambassadors to the United States, it raises the hair on the back of your neck, what they’ve said the Russians are doing.”

On the political divide in the United States: “I live in a state that’s a third Republican, a third Democrat and a third independent, and I believe that if left to our own devices here in Colorado, that in all these counties, whether they’re Republican, Democrat or neither, there’s about a 75 percent consensus around things like infrastructure, higher education, the economy, and if you can get (politicians) into a place where they are considering what we’re doing for the next generation of Americans … if that were our organizing principle in Washington, I think you’d see a lot of this divisiveness just go away … It’s up to all of us, those of us who care about it and believe the republic needs to be sustained for another generation of Americans … to rise above the partisan nonsense of the day and take a longer view. And that’s going to require not just senators, but citizens to take that view.”

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Dolores “Dee” Davis June 26, 2017

88, of Arvada, widow of Richard, passed June 26, 2017. Survived by sons Kirk, Kip, Kelly, Kerry, daughter Heidi, 13 grandchildren and 3 greatgrandchildren. Dee was a loving wife and mother, a professional astrologer, and an enthusiastic world traveler.

She was also a dedicated Den Mother, talented writer and artist, avid reader, and an expert knitter and seamstress.

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But, you know, just in case you go away for a week and that doesn’t work out, or, something strange happens like, I don’t know, a slow leak leaves you a major problem…

What? Me? No, no, no … not speaking from experience. Nope, no slow leaks around here that escape my keen eye for weeks on end.

Anyway, where was I? Oh, yes, just in case things do someday get a little out of hand, there’s also a simple solution to that: pick up a broom. This bit of wisdom comes from God. No,

July 20, 2017J not that one; the one played by Morgan Freeman in “Bruce Almighty.”

When Bruce’s naïve misuse of God’s power leaves the city of Buffalo in a state of chaos, God reminds Bruce that “No matter how filthy something gets, you can always clean it right up.” And how does he do this? By picking up a broom and sweeping the floor.

It’s not the grand gestures or the brilliant schemes that clean up the messes, it’s just getting to work.

Somebody should send a note to Congress, double quick.

Imagine if, instead of great speeches and dire pronouncements, Congress just went into their chambers and starting cleaning things up.

Perhaps, and I’m just spitballing here, health care and immigration don’t need brilliant legislative writing and “comprehensive solutions;” perhaps they just need somebody to clean up the messes that previous Congresses have created through grand gestures or benign neglect.

But, truth be told, nobody should wait on Congress to fix anything. If you see something that needs to be done, do it — take care of your own.

One small, tedious, unheralded act at a time.

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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pay for roads I don’t drive, parks I don’t visit, services I don’t use, and, because I don’t have any, schools my children did not attend. It’s called being a member of a free society.

So now, after seven years of folding, McConnell and crew have finally shown their hand … and it’s a loser, big league. It’s up to us to stand up for all Americans – especially the elderly, the sick and the most vulnerable among us – who have inexplicably become competitors instead of constituents in this high-stakes gamble.

Andrea Doray is a writer who asks if collaboration is a bad thing, and whether including representatives of all types of constituent, such as women, would detract from the process. Contact Andrea at a.doray@ andreadoray.com.

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Perlmutter’s decision not taken lightly 18 months in Congress remain after choice to quit race for governor

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governor. I have nothing but respect for both him and his wife Nancy,” Mitcham said. “You always felt like you could talk to him — and that he would listen.”

Even with Perlmutter dropping out, the 2018 race to replace Gov. John Hickenlooper, who is term-limited, is a crowded one. Hickenlooper, who won the governorship in 2010 and 2014, is term limited.

U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, a wealthy Democrat from Boulder, announced in June that he would join the gubernatorial race. Other Democrats running are former state Sen. Mike Johnston and former state Treasurer Cary Kennedy.

Notable on the Republican side is Doug Robinson, the nephew of Mitt Romney; and District Attorney George Brauchler of the 18th Judicial District, which covers Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln counties.

Another Republican, and also someone who could self-fund a campaign, is Kent Thiry, the CEO of Denverbased DaVita Inc., who has said he’s considering a run.

There is a lot of speculation as to why Perlmutter dropped out, Brauchler said. Some are saying funding and others are saying it’s the other candidates, he added.

But “at the end of the day, I don’t think Colorado is for sale,” Brauchler said. “Regardless of political

Besides some trips to the mountains and local staycations, the Perlmutters have not taken a family vacation for more than a decade.

So while Congressman Ed Perlmutter (D-Arvada) will be focusing on wrapping up his congressional duties for the next year and a half, his family is going to start thinking about planning some family bonding time.

“Hopefully something fun,” said the congressman’s daughter Zoe Perlmutter.

She added, though, no matter how busy he stays with his legislative duties, Perlmutter never missed one of his daughters’ school dances, and he always tried to make it to every community event that he could.

Perlmutter, known for his advocacy for renewable energy and the aerospace industry, announced on July 11 his intent to withdraw from the 2018 gubernatorial race and not to run for re-election to Congress either.

The decision followed about three or four weeks of conversations that took place between himself, his family and staff, Perlmutter said at the

Nancy Perlmutter, right, listens as her husband, U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D), left, announces his decision to drop out of the Colorado governor’s race during a press conference on July 11 in Perlmutter’s office in the Applewood Tech Center. CHRISTY STEADMAN press conference in his Applewood office.

“I had to take a good, realistic look at it,” he said.

Campaigning to run for governor takes a lot of time, energy and money, Perlmutter said. And it would need to take place simultaneously with continuing to serve the 7th Congressional District, which covers much of Jefferson County, including Golden,

Lakewood, Wheat Ridge and Arvada, as well as much of Westminster, Thornton and Northglenn.

It must have been a hard decision to make, according to Emilie Mitcham, first vice chair of the Jefferson County Democrats. Nobody takes the initial decision to run lightly, she said, and it must have been even more difficult to decide to withdraw.

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On and Dry needling a different technique to treat pain, promote healing

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itting in her Highlands Ranch office after working with a patient, Samantha Hovel explained the biggest problem she has when discussing a littleknown treatment with some of her patients.

“Nobody likes the word ‘needle,’ ” she said.

When she sees a patient with soft tissue pain that affects mobility, Hovel, clinic director at Rocky Mountain Spine and Sport, often recommends dry needling, a treatment begun in the late 1970s that has been gaining traction with physical therapists over the past three decades.

No drugs are injected through the solid “dry” needle used to penetrate the skin, muscles and tendons, giving the process its name.

Hovel locates trigger points, or painful areas in a muscle or tendon, then inserts a monofilament needle, the same kind used for acupuncture, into the tissue until the patient feels a “deep ache” or the muscle twitches. Electrical stimulation from a 9-volt battery is sometimes used to spur the twitching response in muscles.

“It can physically inhibit the transmission of pain signals through the nerves,” Hovel said.

“My patients see a better range of motion, increased healing rates in tendons and increased blood flow to the area.”

Hovel’s patients range from teens with posture issues to athletes recovering from injury to seniors with chronic pain. She stresses that it’s a piece of her treatment plan, not a cure-all, but says 75 to 80 percent of patients report improvement after a session or two.

“I tell them it’s 100 percent your choice, but this could help you faster than anything else,” she

POKING AROUND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN DRY NEEDLING AND ACUPUNCTURE

Acupuncture:

Traditional Chinese medicine holds that stimulating the meridians balances the flow of energy, known as chi, flowing through pathways in the body, also called “meridians.” By inserting needles into specific points along these meridians, acupuncturists believe that the energy flow will restore that balance and resolve medical issues such as pain or illness.

Dry needling:

Dry needling is a technique in which a monofilament needle is inserted superficially into the skin, or more deeply into muscles, ligaments or tendons, to relieve pain, break up scar tissue or increase circulation. The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine endorsed the practice in 2010 as effective, minimally invasive and “low risk,” though it added that further research was needed to determine the effectiveness of superficial needling.

Samantha Hovel holds one of the tools of her trade, a monofilament needle like the ones she uses to perform dry needling on her patients. Hovel says about 75 to 80 percent of her clients experience better results when dry needling is incorporated in their therapy regimen.

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said.

Some patients are skeptical, and some balk at the suggestion altogether, but Hovel said she sees more skeptics become believers than the other way around.

Global research, western technique Dry needling derived from clinical trials in the United States in the 1940s that injected trigger points with corticosteroids, analgesics and saline. In the 1970s, SEE NEEDLING, P18

Monofilament needles prptrude from the back of a patient in Nicole Stevens’ Golden office during a dry needling treatment. Needles penetrate muscles in the procedure, interrupting pain signals sent from the brain and eliciting a twitch response that allows muscles to “reset” and relax.

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Talking and thinking about music with podcasts

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More often than not, it’s the result LINER of interesting NOTES twists of fate that inspired the lyrics or melody, hours of studio tweaking and fine-tuning, and then work with labels and managers to get the best possible iteration on the album.

Clarke Reader Some of the best groups and artists have hilarious, heartbreaking and/or serendipitous reasons behind how they got together, why the broke up, why they make the music they do, and what life in the industry is like.

And because we’re living in the golden age of podcasts, there are now shows that give us music lovers a chance to peak behind the curtain, be a part of critical discussions, and hear straight from the artists we love.

Here are five of my favorite podcasts, and what makes them special.

Celebration Rock Hosted out of Minneapolis by Steven Hyden, author and rock critic at Uproxx.com, this weekly podcast examines all things rock.

Topics Hyden has covered include the rise and fall of The Black Crowes, the best albums of the Britpop movement of the 1980s

and 1990s, and the fluctuating state of rock criticism. He’s had interviews with musicians like David Crosby, Father John Misty, and Har Mar Superstar, and fascinating discussions with music critics like Ian Cohen, Caitlin White and Rob Sheffield.

To anyone who says rock is dead, point them to this podcast.

Recommended episode: March 13 — Vitalogy-ology, a sevenepisode look at the career of Pearl Jam, begins on this date The Great Albums This fascinating show sees musicians Bill Lambusta and Brian Erickson go deep on classic albums from every decade and genre.

Just a few of the albums they’ve discussed is Wu-Tang Clan’s “Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers),” Violent Femmes’ self-titled, and Liz Phair’s “Exile in Guyville.”

Sometimes the discussions include other musicians or music writers who can share insight into the album they’re discussing, but even when its just Lambusta and Erickson, it’s always absorbing and illuminating.

Recommended episode: May 21 — Counting Crows — August and Everything After Song Exploder In this podcast, host Hrishikesh Hirway sits down with musicians as varied as Dropkick Murphys, Solange and Ghostface Killah to discuss the story behind one of the guest’s songs.

Each episode provides enough technical details for process nerds like myself, but also incredibly personal stories and interpretations

from the makers of the music.

In one episode, Hirway speaks to Bono about growing up at 10 Cedarwood Road in Dublin, and why he wrote a song about it on the band’s most recent album, and in another you can hear how composer Ramin Djawadi was inspired to write the “Game of Thrones” theme.

Recommended episode: May 9, 2016 — Carly Rae Jepsen — “When I Needed You” Talkhouse Music Podcast There are some things that only people who are in the same industry will understand, and that’s what makes the Talkhouse Podcast so interesting — it’s all artists interviewing artists.

This approach provides listeners a window into what it’s like to be a musician in the studio, out on the road, and trying to break into an industry very much in flux. The pairings are often surprising, like Drive-By Truckers’ Patterson Hood interviewing rapper Talib Kweli, but it makes for inspired listening.

Recommended episode: June 13, 2016 — Ben Gibbard with Lauren Mayberry The Vinyl Me, Please Podcast Hosted by Tyler Barstow, cofounder of the Denver-based Vinyl Me, Please, this weekly podcast features a variety of some of today’s best music writers to discuss new albums, interview great artists more people need to be paying attention to, and exploring some of the exciting albums the company is sharing.

The episodes are a perfect blend of the personal and critical, and will make you laugh and want to

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CLARKE’S ALBUM OF THE WEEK Selection: Terrace Martin presents The Pollyseed’s “Sounds of Crenshaw, Vol. 1,” released on Ropeadope Records.

Review: Martin is one of the new generation of musicians bringing life and vitality back into jazz. He’s worked with other contemporary jazz luminaries like Kamasi Washington, Thundercat and Robert Glasper, and has made songs with Kendrick Lamar, Raphael Saadiq and YG. On this album, he works with a group of jazz musicians to make an album inspired by Los Angeles’ Crenshaw neighborhood.

Invigorating and beautiful, this will probably end up as the year’s best jazz album.

Favorite song: “Funny How Time Flies” feat. Robert Glasper Best proof jazz can still take your breath away: “Mama D/Leimert Park”

go relisten to some of your favorite albums. It’s like having a conversation about music with your best friends.

Recommended episode: Tie between Feb. 23 — Record of the Month Interview with Tennis/June 29 — Lorde’s Melodrama Clarke Reader’s column on how music connects to our lives appears every other week. A community editor with Colorado Community Media, he is still waiting for someone to vinyl him, please. Check out his music blog at calmacil20.blogspot. com. And share your favorite music podcasts at creader@coloradocommunitymedia.com.

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It really does feel like ‘a toothache inside the muscle’

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Czechoslovakian Dr. Karel Lewit found that patients showed signs of improvement from just the needling effect, whether or not any drugs were injected.

Canadian physician Dr. Chan Gunn took things a step further.

Gunn, widely acknowledged as the innovator of the practice in North America, dubbed the technique “intramuscular stimulation.” He theorized that peripheral nerve pain caused trigger points to tighten and compress, but if pain signals were interrupted by the insertion of a needle, the muscle would return to its natural state.

Gunn’s decades of research, practice and proselytizing led to his technique being adopted worldwide, and a course in Intra Muscular Stimulation is offered to physicians at the University of British Columbia.

Two sides of the same needle Despite a basis in medical science, not everyone is convinced of dry needling’s benefits, particularly acupuncturists.

A lawsuit, filed in March by the Acupuncture Association of Colorado, is pending in Denver District Court. No date has been set for proceedings to begin.

The suit alleges physical therapists in Colorado are insufficiently trained to perform the invasive

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procedure, noting that dry needling requires 46 hours of training while acupuncturists must receive 1,905 hours of training to be certified.

Nicole Stevens, a physical therapist who operates her own practice, Point in Motion, LLC, disputes the assertion that needling practitioners like her are undertrained.

“We all have four years of undergrad and a two-year doctorate or master’s,” to become physical therapists, Stevens said.

Stevens received a master’s degree in physical therapy from

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the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in 2000, and was certified to perform dry needling in 2010. Hovel earned a doctorate in physical therapy from Regis University in 2007.

“All we’re doing is using a needle to reach a point we couldn’t reach with our hands,” Stevens said.

Dr. Byron Jones, a Lakewood physiatrist and director of the Lutheran Spine Center, was skeptical of dry needling at first, but an internal study with his own patients changed his mind. He and his staff now incorporate needling, in addition to exercise and other therapies, to treat tendonitis, injuries and a variety of muscle issues.

“I have to say I was not a fan of dry needling when they first started doing it,” Jones said. “Physical therapists have proven to me there is a significant benefit. I have found it to be a very effective form of w adjunctive treatment. The problem is, some therapists believe this is all you need to do, and the research

doesn’t support that.”

Relieving pain, respiting surgery One of Hovel’s patients, Paul Bergstrom, says dry needling is helping him stave off back surgery.

Bergstrom, a 72-year-old Littleton resident, has a herniated disc in his spine. He tried chiropractic to no avail, and he wasn’t eager to follow doctors’ orders to have some of his vertebrae fused. After a recommendation from his son, Bergstrom paid a visit to Hovel.

Almost two years later, Bergstrom said Hovel’s regimen of corestrengthening exercise, massage, spinal adjustments and dry needling has allowed him to regain 80 to 90 percent of his day-to-day activity without pain.

“It’s not going to cure it, but I don’t know that surgery necessarily will cure it either. Right now this is the best answer and I hope it stays that way,” he said. “When you’re in pain, it’s hard to get stuff done. And I’ve got a lot of chores to do.”

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Happy birthday to the Boettcher Mansion celebrates 100 years on Lookout Mountain

IF YOU GO… WHAT: Boettcher Mansion Festival WHEN: 4-8 p.m. July 27

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A visit to Boettcher Mansion is like being on top of the world.

Visitors enjoy exploring the historic mansion, hiking on nearby trails, watching the wildlife, learning something new at the nature center and, of course, the breathtaking views of the Denver skyline.

“Boettcher Mansion is a little jewel on top of Lookout Mountain,” said Cynthia Shaw, the mansion’s director.

And it’s been this community jewel for 100 years.

Charles Boettcher, a German immigrant who became a prominent Colorado business entrepreneur, built the mansion to serve as a family summer home and seasonal hunting lodge. He called his retreat Lorraine Lodge, and, built with native stone and timber, it was completed in 1917.

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COURTESY OF WILLIAM FORTT donated the concrete to pave the Lariat Trail — the winding road from downtown Golden up to the summit of Lookout Mountain. When he found out that the land was for sale because plans to build a mountaintop resort there fell through, Boettcher “jumped at the chance to purchase such a prime parcel of land.”

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As Lookout Mountain became a popular destination for lovers to park their cars and spend time together overlooking the Denver skyline, couples began inquiring about getting married at the mansion.

“Over time, weddings became the mainstay of the business,” Shaw said.

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‘Bad Jews’ ask the big questions of audiences Edge Theater stages family clash for second summer show

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Funerals are a time for families to come together to grieve and celebrate the life of the deceased. But when family members who are dealing with loss and anger are in the same place, that mix of personalities can lead to a combustible situation.

That’s the case in Joshua Harmon’s dark comedy, “Bad Jews,” which runs at The Edge Theater, 1560 Teller St., July 14 through Aug. 6.

Performances are at 8 p.m.

Friday and Saturday and 6 p.m. on Sunday.

Directed by Josh Hartwell, “Bad Jews” chronicles the clash between traditional and observant Daphna (Missy Moore) and her cousin, Liam (John Wittbrodt), who takes a more secular approach to life.

When their grandfather dies, both claim the Chai necklace he managed to save while surviving the Holocaust.

Liam’s non-Jewish girlfriend Melody (Chloe McCleod) and brother Jonah (Ben Hilzer) get dragged into the brawl, and things get messy for everyone.

“It’s like watching a crash happening on stage,” Moore said. “You have these cultural and spiritual philosophies

and family dynamics all mixing together, and these people trying to figure out how to sustain their identities and ideas.”

The play is brisk and entertaining, Wittbrodt explained, and the perfect show for an intimate theater like The Edge.

“It all takes place in a New York City Studio, so the audience feels like it’s there with us,” he added. “Which is great because this is not the kind of show you just sit back and enjoy. Its one you have to listen to and engage with.”

Both Moore and Wittbrodt said the play’s themes of staying true to a religious or culture identity are particularly relevant in current

times, with so much pressure being put on people to assimilate into a homogeneous society.

“I see the show and its ideas a dialogue,” Moore said. “At the end, its who people are that matters.”

Bringing audiences something more than light summer fare has always been a mission of The Edge, and Wittbrodt is looking forward to taking audiences along on the journey the characters go through.

“Everyone in the show keeps thinking and Wittbrodt growing,” he said. “It’s going to actively

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Run collects birthday cakes for children

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Run for Cake started three years ago, when Arvada Girl Scout Maria Curtis, 16, wanted to give back to the Arvada Community Food Bank. She combined her love of running and desire to help her community to create the event, which collects cake mix, frosting and candle to be sent home with children on their birthdays as an extension of the food bank’s backpack program.

The event earned Curtis her Silver Award and it now provides birthday cake supplies for all students at Kullerstrand Elementary School in Wheat Ridge.

“It’s a great program,” said Rocky Baldassare, Feeding the Future program manager at the Arvada Community Food Bank. “A lot of the kids there, their parents don’t have the money for birthday cakes. This allows the kids to have a cake on their birthday.”

The race, held at Van Bibber Open Space in Arvada, drew more than 50 runners and collected 83 boxes of cake, frosting and candles. The birthday cake supplies and $5 is the entry fee for the race.

Curtis, who now runs cross-country at Faith Christian Academy, said money raised will go toward her goal of supplies the school with 250 sets of birthday cake supplies — the number of students enrolled.

“Maria is always thinking of others and how she can make the world a better place for others,” said Sheryl Blish, Curtis’ Girl Scout Troop leader. “Every child deserves cake on their birthday.”

Over 50 runners came out to supper to race that collected cake for in-need children.

Maria Curtis started the Run for Cake as a girl scout project. Three years later, it is gaining popularity.

PHOTOS BY SHANNA FORTIER

Liz Baldwin and Jill Fortney, both Arvada residents and teachers at Faith Christian Academy, run to support the Run for Cake.

7July 20, 2017

THINGS to DO THEATER

Cat in the Hat Catastrophe: 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Friday, July 21 at the Colorado ACTS Theater, 11455 W. Interstate 70 Frontage Road North, Wheat Ridge. A mash-up of Seuss inspired characters in the story of a lifetime. Tickets on a donation basis; great for the entire family. Go to www.coloradoacts.org for information or to register for fall classes.

‘Bad Jews’: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 6 p.m. Sundays through Aug. 6 at the Edge Theater Company, 1560 Teller St., Lakewood. Additional shows at 8 p.m. Thursday, July 27 and Thursday, Aug. 3. Call 303-232-0363 or go to www.theedgetheater.com.

‘Broadway Bound’: 7:30 p.m.

Friday and Saturday and 1 p.m.

Sunday through Aug. 20 at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. Additional shows at 6 p.m. Sunday, July 23, July 30, Aug. 6 and Aug. 13. Eugene and his brother Stanley are trying to break into show business as comedy writers. Contact 303-9353044 or online at minersalley. com.

ART/FILM

Wheat Ridge Quilt Circle: 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. the fourth Wednesday of the month in the Red Brick house at Historic Park.

Upcoming meetings are July 26, Aug. 23, Sept. 27, Oct. 25, Nov. 29.

Presented by the Wheat Ridge Historical Society. `Damage’ Art Exhibit: open through February 2018 at Red Rocks Community College, Lakewood, in the mezzanine near the library. Denver artist Sharon Brown’s exhibit features psychologically charged paintings created mostly from photographs. Go to www.rrcc.edu.

EVENTS

German Fest Denver: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, July 22 and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, July 23 at the Lakewood Heritage Center, 801 S. Yarrow St., Lakewood.

Celebrate German American heritage and culture.

Community and family event that includes face painting, balloon twisting, soap bubbles and more.

A rain or shine event. Contact germanfestdenver@gmail.com.

Tween Coding Camp: 5-7 p.m.

Monday to Friday, July 24-28 at the Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th

this week’s TOP FIVE Songs and Scenes from Classic Musicals: 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, July 22 at the Colorado ACTS Theater, 11455 W. Interstate 70 Frontage Road North, Wheat Ridge. Lovers of musical theater enjoy scenes and songs from classic musicals such as ‘Sound of Music,’ ‘Annie,’ ‘Peter Pan’ and more.

Tickets on a donation basis; great for the entire family. Go to www. coloradoacts.org for information or to register for fall classes.

Sounds Exciting! Summer Concerts: Wednesday, July 26 (The Burroughs) at the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Amphitheater, 801 S. Yarrow St., Lakewood.

Tickets available at the Lakewood Cultural Center box office, 470 S. Allison Parkway; the Lakewood Heritage Center visitor center, 801 S. Yarrow St.; by calling 303-987-7845; or online at Lakewood.org/SummerConcerts. Gates open at 6 p.m.

Ave., Arvada. Learn the basics through visual languages like Scratch and Code Combat. You’ll also explore concepts through cubelets and programmable robots. No experience necessary. Registration required at the library, www.jeffcolibrary.org or 303-235-5275. For ages 9-13.

Mad Science Camp: Super Sleuth Academy: 9 a.m. to noon (halfday) or 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (full day) July 24-28 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Secret communications and detective crime science, the inner workings of security systems, and mysteries to solve are part of this week.

Each day we seek out and find the answer to many of life’s mysteries.

Sign up in advance.

Call 720-898-7405.

Horses and Naayture: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday to Friday, July 24-28 at the Arvada Indoor Equestrian Center, 7650 Indiana St., Arvada. For ages 5-8. Camp covers topics from riding and vaulting to barn management.

Enjoy some time with the horses, then an hour connecting with nature through fun and educational activities. Call 720-394-0191 to register.

Travel Series: Wild Costa Rica and Panama: 7-8:30 p.m.

Tuesday, July 25 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison

Community Outdoor Movie Night: 8:30 p.m.

Friday, July 28 at Peace Church, 5675 Field St., Arvada. Free popcorn and lemonade served. Bring lawn chairs. Movie is `The Secret Life of Pets,” which begins at dark. Contact Polly Wegner at 303-4244454 or pwegner@peacelutheran.net.

Arvada After Dark: Harry Potter’s Birthday: 6-8 p.m. Saturday, July 29 at the Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Celebrate Harry Potter’s birthday with challenges and cake. For ages 11-18.

Registration required. Call 303-2355275 or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org.

‘Monty Python’s Spamalot’: 7:30 p.m.

Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday through Aug. 6 at Center Stage, 27608 Fireweed Drive, Evergreen. Presented by the Evergreen Players, the Tony Award-winning musical comedy adapted from the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Call 303-6a74-4934 or go to www. evergreenplayers.org.

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See photographs by professional photographer Bob Barber and get some great ideas for your trip.

Register by July 20. Call 720-8987405.

Secrets of Body Language: noon and 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 25 at Lifetree Café, 5675 Field St., Arvada. Body Language: What You Say Before You Say a Word features a filmed interview with nonverbal communication expert Jan Hargrave, author of “Actions Speak Louder Than Words” and “Let Me See Your Body Talk.” Participants will have the opportunity to analyze their own body language and what it communicates to others. Contact Polly Wegner at 303-424-4454 or pwegner@ peacelutheran.net.

LibLab: Balancing Magic and Critter Capsules: 3-4 p.m.

Thursday, July 27 at the Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada.

Make critter capsules and learn all about the magic of balance. For ages 4-8. Registration required.

Call 303-235-JCPL (5275) or visit www.jeffcolibrary.org Rocky Flats Right to Know: 7 p.m.

Thursday, July 27 at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 7755 Vance Drive, Arvada. Join scientists and other experts for a panel discussion about Rocky Flats safety.

Coffee and Conversation: 8-9 a.m. Thursday, July 27 at La Dolce Vita in Olde Town Arvada and 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Panera in Walnut Creek, Westminster. Join Rep. Tracy Kraft-Tharp. Contact RepTracy29@gmail.com.

Fox Hollow Golf: Saturday, July 29 is the Best By a Damsite, a two man better ball Stableford format; Aug. 8 and 10 is the Senior Club Championship and the Club Championship is Aug. 26-27. There is still time to join the fun through October; go to fhmgc.com and enjoy Lakewood’s award winning 27-hole facility at 13414 W. Morrison Road, which added more tee options for all player levels.

Hands Dirty Feet Wet, Outdoor Nature Playdates: 10-11:30 a.m.

Friday, July 28 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Children can climb on logs, jump stump to stump, build forts, dig in the dirt and connect with their world. Stay as long as you like, pack a picnic, and enjoy the view. Sign up in advance.

Fight Against Hunger: 9-11 a.m.

Saturday, July 29 at Faith Bible Chapel, Arvada.

Friends and Family Community Connection and Dream Dinners aim to package 50,000 meals, some of which will go to the Action Center’s Prosperity Project. The rest will go to Haiti. Volunteers are needed to assemble food packages. Any additional money raised will go to the Arvada Community Food Bank, providing hunger relief services to local people in need.

For information, or to make a

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donation, go to https://livingthedreamfoundation.com/wheatridge-co-meal-packing-event.

Teddy Bears and Tea Cups High Tea: 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, at Highlands Masonic Temple, 3550 Federal Blvd., Denver. Presented by the El Mejdel Daughters of the Nile. Vendors, 50/50 raffle and entertainment. Doors open at 1:30 p.m. Space is limited; reservations required. Tickets on sale now through Saturday, Oct. 28. Contact Jo Ann Van Trump, 303-232-3542.

Food Pantry: open from 9-11 a.m.

Wednesdays at New Apostolic Church, 5290 Vance St., Arvada, rear entrance (across the street from Beau Jo’s restaurant). Contact Gertrude at 303-902-6794.

HEALTH

Healthy Cooking on a Budget: 1:30-2:30 p.m. Sunday, July 23 at the Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Learn how to enjoy the pleasures of cooking a variety of healthy food that’s great tasting and easy on the wallet.

Registration required. Call 303235-JCPL (5275) or visit www. jeffcolibrary.org Healthy Gluten-Free Living, Tasting Expo: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Saturday, July 29, at Natural Grocers /Vitamin Cottage, 7745 N. Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Stop in for samples of gluten-free foods, vitamins and body care from noon to 3 p.m. Go to https://www.naturalgrocers.com/store-location/ arvada-north-wadsworth/.

Naturally Arvada: 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Sunday, July 30 at the Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada.

Check out free demonstrations and displays from master chefs and gardeners using fresh produce found at the Sunday Arvada Farmer’s Market. Today’s topic: Moore Brothers Farm. Call 303-235-JCPL (5275) or visit www.jeffcolibrary.org.

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.

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PERLMUTTER FROM PAGE 15

position, Coloradans want somebody who can lead the state.”

Perlmutter was first elected to represent the 7th Congressional District in 2006, and served two terms in the Colorado Senate beginning in 1994.

“Congressman Perlmutter has been fighting for Coloradans for decades,” Kennedy said. “I hope we continue to see his leadership in Colorado on whatever path he chooses.”

Perlmutter never considered leaving his seat in Congress to focus on the governor’s race, he said at the press conference.

“I will continue to fulfill my com-

mitment to the people of Jefferson County and Adams County,” he said.

“I still have a lot of things on tap.”

A No. 1 priority is completing the VA Medical Center in Aurora, which is scheduled to open in 2018 and expected to improve medical care for veterans across the region. Perlmutter said he would also continue his work with aerospace, specifically the Orion Project, and marijuana issues.

However, Perlmutter also announced on July 11 that he has decided not to run for re-election to keep his seat as the U.S. House representative for Colorado’s 7th Congressional District.

Sen. Andy Kerr, who is running for Perlmutter’s congressional seat, believes Coloradans want what Perlmutter stands for.

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Those values, Kerr said, include “economic opportunity for working families, a quality public education for all our kids, access to health care and reproductive rights, equal rights for LGBT(Q) Coloradans and protecting our public lands for everyone to enjoy.”

Even if not in a legislative office, Perlmutter “will continue to play a critical role here at home as a public servant and public advocate for the things we care about, from education to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory,” Kerr said. “Ed will keep doing what he’s been doing for years … he’ll keep being (a) coach, supporter and friend to Coloradans and his community.”

Perlmutter still has 18 months left to accomplish his goals in Congress.

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“I love this state,” Perlmutter said.

“As a Democrat in a Republican Congress under the Trump White House, I’m going to make the best of it that I can.”

Perlmutter’s slogan has always been “our neighbor, our voice,” Zoe Perlmutter said. “He knows how to help people.”

In fact, one of his favorite things to do is go to the grocery store, his other daughter Abby Perlmutter added, because he genuinely enjoys talking to people and listening to what they have to say.

“He has always been a friend for people,” Abby Perlmutter said.

“Whether he’s governor, or congressman or neighbor, he’ll be working with the community to make it a better place.”

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7July 20, 2017

Discover wildflowers in Jefferson County Colorado’s state flower, the columbine, is in bloom now.

You don’t need to travel far to see them: Hikes aplenty in Jeffco

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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olumbines, fairy trumpets and wild geraniums are just a few wildflowers that can be found blooming throughout Colorado this summer.

The state is in full bloom and is home to

TIPS FOR SUCCESSFUL WILDFLOWER HIKES

more than 700 unique wildflowers.

Jefferson County residents don’t need to travel far to see the bloom. The Jeffco Open Space System covers more than 54,000 acres, includes 29 regional parks and boasts a trail system that spans 236 miles. Jeffco Open Space Ranger Shaun Howard suggests Apex Park’s Enchanted Forrest Trail for shade-loving Arnica and the nearby Lookout Mountain Nature Center for a diverse array of flowers on an easy rated trail.

Here are some more tips to get on the trail and see some of the region’s wildflowers.

TIPS FOR PHOTOGRAPHING FLOWERS

Leave it as you find it. Picking wildflowers prevents them from reproducing. Protect wild places by enjoying wildflowers with your eyes and camera only.

Get outside: Find a hike or a flower field in the area. If you’re carrying a tripod and DSLR, make sure to watch your hiking distance. If you want the longer hike and epic views, smart phones are a good, light camera choice.

In addition to a rocky mountain region wildflower field guide, bring plenty of water, dress for changing weather conditions and wear sturdy shoes.

Change perspective: We generally see the world at eye level, so in order to make images that are a little more creative and dynamic, change your perspective. Get up high or down low and shoot at different angles.

Get close: Isolate the flower with a shallow depth of field to make the flower the star of the photo.

Look at the big picture: When photographing wildflowers, it’s easy to focus all your attention on the beautiful flowers and forget the background. But, a good background will help your image by drawing more attention to your subject. A snow-capped mountain or a forrest in the distance gives a good scene without distracting.

Leave no trace:When photographing wildflowers (or anything in nature), it’s important to leave no trace. Be careful not to step on the flowers, or disturb the ground around them (many flowers depend on the soil structure around them).

If you bring a canine companion, be sure to leash. Not only is it respectful of other visitors, leashing your pet prevents them trampling on the very flowers that you are there to enjoy.

The best times to visit to find parking are before 9 a.m. and after 3 p.m. Often, wildflowers have a more brilliant display before the heat of the day sets in.

Source: Jeffco Open Space

PHOTO BY SHANNA FORTIER

UPCOMING EVENTS Foothills Wildflowers When: 9-11 a.m. Monday, July 31 Where: Mount Falcon Park West, 21004 Mount Falcon Road, Indian Hills What: Stroll with a native plant master along easy trails identifying and naming local plants. Search for early blossoms and discover the importance of native plants to wildlife and humans.

Program details: Adults and youth ages 13 years and older are welcome. Meet the educator at the trailhead kiosk of the west parking lot of Mount Falcon Park (near the start of Castle Trail and the restrooms). The hike will take place on easy trails with frequent stops to see what is in bloom. Wear sturdy hiking shoes, dress for the weather, and bring water, snacks and sunscreen.

Register: Call Lookout Mountain Nature Center, 720-497-7600.

Wildflower Walk When: 9:30-11:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept,

Blanket flowers are commonly seen in Colorado during the summer.

24 Where: South Valley Park, 90 S. Valley Road, Littleton What: Plants have developed a wide array of protective strategies to compete against other plants and to avoid infection & predation.

Walk with a native plant master along easy trails to discover various ways plants protect themselves.

Program details: Adults and youth ages 13 years and older are welcome. Meet the educator at the trailhead kiosk of the main parking lot of South Valley Park.

The hike will take place on easy trails with frequent stops to see what is in bloom. How Native Americans and early settlers used plants for their daily survival will be discussed. Wear sturdy hiking shoes, dress for the weather, and bring water, snacks and sunscreen.

If taking notes, bring paper and pencil.

Register: Call Lookout Mountain Nature Center, 720-497-7600.

Reynolds Park in Conifer offers sweeping views and a fantastic flower display, including Castillija, most commonly known as Indian Paintbrush, or Prairie Fire.

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Bandimere Speedway echoes with thunder this weekend IF YOU GO

BY TOM MUNDS TMUNDS@OURCOLORADONEWS.COM

Bandimere Speedway becomes the source of thunder on the mountain July 21-22 when hundreds of drivers fire up their powerful engines to compete in the National Hot Rod Association’s Mopar Mile High Nationals.

“Teams begin arriving July 19 to set up and be ready when racing begins July 21,” said John Miller, Bandimere media relations director. “There will be hundreds of cars competing in the different NHRA classifications. A majority of the entries are in the sportsmen classes and those entries are driven by men and women from the local area.”

Although friends and families support drivers competing in the sportsman classes, Miller said the Mile High Nationals are a special time of year for drag-racing fans as all the top competitors in the four professional classifications — top fuel dragster, top fuel funny car, pro stock car and pro stock motorcycle — will be at Bandimere Speedway.

Drag-racing is a full-time profession for just about all the professional class drivers and teams, most of whom come from cities around the country. But this year also sports two local entries in the professional classes: Deric Cramer, currently 18th in points, will be competing in pro

The Mile High Nationals action and fan interest pick up Friday and Saturday when the pro-class entries are on the track for qualifications runs. Top fuel funny cars and dragsters qualifying sessions are at 5:30 and 8 p.m. Friday, July 21, and at 4:30 and 7 p.m. Saturday, July 22. The eliminations begin at 11 a.m. Sunday, July 23.

Bandimere Speedway is at 3051 S. Rooney Road, Morrison, alongside C-470.

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

Tony Schumacher, driver of the U.S. Army top fuel dragster, spins the tires to heat them up so they grip the track better. Schumacher returns to Bandimere Speedway July 21-23 to defend the Mile High National event title he won last year.

FILE PHOTOS stock and Mike Berry, a Littleton resident, will be astride his pro stock motorcycle. Berry is currently 15th in the points standings.

“The top dragster division in the sportsman class will also be interesting to watch this year, particularly the competition between Arvada residents Steve and Vicky Johnson,” Miller said. “Steve is first in points here at the track and his wife Vicky is second. Vicky won the Mile High Nationals top dragster race in 2015 and her husband won it last year.”

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Pro class drivers expected to be at Bandimere include names like Ron Capps, the points leader in top fuel dragster and Bo Butler, who is in first place in the pro stock points standings.

Special attention also is focused on the outcome of the top fuel dragster races because, as of July 12, there was a fierce battle for second place with two points separating Leah Pritchett (1,087 points) and Antron Brown (1,085 points). Steve Torrence is the points leader with 1,188 points.

Points are awarded on participation and performance. Each driver who qualifies earns 10 points and the champion of a division earns 100 points, with 80 points going to the runner-up. It is possible, but not very likely, for a driver who has an unusually successful weekend to earn 130 points.

National drag-racing events are special because a ticket includes a pit pass, which allows fans to watch mechanics prepare the cars for action and even get a chance to talk and get autographs from their favorite drivers. It equates to allowing football fans access to a pro football team’s locker room.

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Drag racing is about harnessing horsepower and torque to produce as much speed as quickly as possible. The top fuel dragsters are at the top of the list of achieving those goals. The powerful 8,000-horsepower engine is behind the driver in the long, lowslung 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 fromS the starting line to 100 mph in about one 1 second. The car can be traveling more than P 320 miles an hour as it crosses the finish E line.

R F Funny cars are powered by the same highperformance engines as the dragsters. But, 5 P instead of the sling shot-style dragster E body, funny cars use bodies fashioned to resemble production-model automobiles. C Speeds and times for funny cars are just a 2 little less than that of the top fuel dragsters.P E Pro stock cars are powered by 500 cubicA inch engines and the bodies must be C production models. Teams use bodies such 6 as the Chevrolet Cavalier and the Dodge P Stratus. The cars run times in the 7-second range and hit speeds of about 190 miles an E hour. The cars are very evenly matched and, H frequently, a win or a loss is determined by 3 P one-thousandth of a second.

Motorcycles are part of the pro classes, too.

The drivers guide the bullet-like motorcycles as the machines cover the quarter-mile in 7.5 seconds and hit speeds of 180 miles an hour.

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BABY BOX FROM PAGE 5

The Colorado baby boxes are designed specifically for the state with pictures of mountains, trees, big sky and momma and baby animals native to the state.

“We love it when a box can be tailored to the local community,” Vick said. “Community is important to us and these boxes scream Colorado. We love that.”

Baby boxes will be available to all Colorado moms free of charge after completing an online syllabus, developed specifically for Colorado by RMCHF in partnership with Denver’s Department of Public Health, through the educational platform, Baby Box University.

The educational component, Vick and Williams both said, is one of the most important part.

“We were worried that if you gave a parent the box — or a really expensive crib — they might still not follow safe sleep rules,” Vick said. “There’s a

need to provide parents with the safe sleeping resources but also the education.”

At Baby Box University, parents can watch videos about safe sleep practices, how the baby box should be used, breastfeeding and other ways to keep baby healthy and safe. Once the course is completed, parents can pick up their Baby Box at any distribution center.

Colorado has 35 distribution centers as of July 13, with more being added each day. Many distribution centers are concentrated in the Denver metro area.

Robin Engleberg, program manager at the Denver Health Foundation, said they plan to distribute the baby boxes in each of their nine community health clinics located in the most vulnerable areas across the city.

Widmann, who was excited to take her baby box home and let her daughter Layla explore it, said the launch of baby boxes in Colorado was a “lovely breath of fresh air.”

“To give women resources instead of threaten that they’re going away …” she said. “It’s nice to see something positive happen in the community.”

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‘The impact is real’ Clippinger said that from July 1-13, 469 Jefferson County voters withdrew their voter registration and about 61 applied for confidential status.

In Adams County, 305 voters withdrew from the rolls from July 1 to July 13, and 35 applied for confidential status, according to Election Administrator Christi Coburn.

Numbers from the Clerk and Recorder’s Office in Denver County totaled 644 withdrawal requests and 251 applications for confidential status from July 1 to July 13.

“I never expected to come to work and see such a sudden increase in voter registration withdrawals,” stated Amber F. McReynolds, director of elections for the City and County of Denver, in a news release. “I never expected to see more withdrawals in a day than new registrations. The impact on voters is real. The impact on civic engagement is real.”

Douglas County Clerk and Recorder Merlin Klotz said voter fraud is an “urban legend,” but there could be value in

the commission, provided it focuses on fact-finding, not politics.

“If they get strung up on political issues then forget it,” he said. “If they’re out to find 5 million illegal voters, that’s not the objective I would like to see.”

Klotz said 248 voters in Douglas County have unregistered between July 1 and July 11, though he said it could be for a number of reasons such as moving out of state. Applications for confidential status totaled 34 as of July 13.

Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder Matt Crane said phones in his office are ringing more than usual.

“It hasn’t been an avalanche,” he said, “but we’ve definitely seen an uptick, which is unfortunate because we want people to stay engaged.”

Crane’s office reported that 434 voters asked to be unregistered and at least 83 submitted applications to become confidential voters from July 1-13. By comparison, withdrawals averaged 36 per month from January to June.

Up in the air At least 44 states have refused to submit information that is not already available to the commission, according to media outlets, and critics from both

major parties have denounced the request as an attempt to validate Trump’s claim or suppress voter turnout.

Asked about such concerns, Williams said he doesn’t have the discretion to deny the request.

“Colorado law does not allow secretaries to pick and choose based on the purity of the motives of those asking for the documents,” Williams said.

Crane didn’t question the commission’s motives. Still, he worries the process could disenfranchise legitimate voters.

“To pull all of this information from all of the states and do data-matching is incredibly difficult,” Crane said. “I haven’t seen any indication there’s an infrastructure ready to do this sort of data-matching. (That) could lead to false positives and it appearing that people are double-registered and legitimate voters being kicked off voter rolls.”

Crane also mentioned that Colorado, the District of Columbia and 21 other states participate in the Electronic Registration Information Center, a nonprofit formed by those states that uses information from motor vehicle departments, Social Security Administration records and other databases to compare voters across states.

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“This work is already being done by experts,” he said. “It’s something that’s probably best left to the experts.”

In a July 14 letter to Kobach, Williams also touted ERIC as a better means to eliminate redundancies in voter registration records than the request for data issued by the commission.

Important to ‘remain engaged’ Asked if he’s concerned about voters dropping off the rolls, Williams touted Colorado’s many methods of voter registration, and registration.

“It’s one of the easiest, if not the easiest state to register to vote in,” he said, mentioning that new voters as well as those who withdraw their registration can go online or use their cellphones to register.

Clippinger shared Williams’ lack of concern.

“I don’t think anybody will forget to re-register,” Clippinger said. “It’s heavy on their mind.”

But Crane said he is concerned that people will “fall away” from voter participation and urged his constituents to stay on the rolls.

“Remain calm,” he said. “Stay engaged.”

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City and County Public Notice NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS RE: Apex Park and Recreation District – Cardio Equipment The Apex Park and Recreation District, hereinafter referred to as owner, is accepting proposals for the replacement of cardio equipment, including, 4 upright, 4 recumbent and 18 indoor cycle bikes located at the Apex Center (13150 W 72nd Ave. Arvada, CO 80005).

Interested contractors are invited to submit a Proposal no later than August 4, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. MDT. Proposals received after this date will not be accepted. For consideration, responders must (1) obtain Proposal form from Bidnet.com and (2) submit to po@apexprd.org.

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The Apex Park and Recreation District, hereinafter referred to as owner, is accepting proposals for the replacement of cardio equipment, including, 4 upright, 4 recumbent and 18 indoor cycle bikes located at the Apex Center (13150 W 72nd Ave. Arvada, CO 80005).

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CB 17-021: An Ordinance Annexing Certain Land Into the City of Arvada, Trinity Storage Annexation No. 1, 15350 State Highway 72 CB17-022: An Ordinance Annexing Certain Land Into the City of Arvada, Trinity Storage Annexation No. 2, 15350 State Highway 72 CB17-023: An Ordinance Rezoning Certain Land Within the City of Arvada, Trinity Storage, from Jefferson County SR-2 (Suburban Residential) to City of Arvada PUD-BP (Planned Unit Development-Business/Professional), and Amending the Official Zoning Maps of the City of Arvada, Colorado, 15350 State Highway 72

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Ordinance 4597: An Ordinance Enacting Article III, Fire Restrictions or Bans, of Chapter 42, Fire Prevention and Protection, of the Arvada City Code and Establishing Penalties for Violation Thereof Ordinance 4598: An Ordinance Rezoning Certain Land Within the City of Arvada, Olde Town Commons Townhomes, from City of Arvada R-M (Residential Multi-Family) to PUD-R (Planning Unit Development-Residential), 23.3 du/ac, and Amending the Official Zoning Maps of the City of Arvada, Colorado, 5417 & 5421 Allison Street Legal Notice No.:48460 First Publication: July 20, 2017 Last Publication: July 20, 2017 Publisher: Golden Transcript Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press

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