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VAULTING INTO SUMMER: Arvada summer camp lets kids horse around P6

REACHING FOR HEALTH: Apex helps cancer patients regain their fitness P5 Your newspaper is made possible by advertisers like this one, who support our efforts to keep you connected to your community!

HELP FOR HOPE: Charity’s golf tourney honors Joe Coors P27

FOOD FIGHT: Arvada food packing event battles hunger P4

THE BOTTOM LINE

‘A community’s mobility is one of the most fundamental and important characteristics of economic activity.’

Jeffco Commissioner Donald Rosier | on Jefferson Parkway progress | P6 INSIDE

VOICES: PAGE 12 | LIFE: PAGE 16 | CALENDAR: PAGE 23 | SPORTS: PAGE 25

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MY NAME IS

KEN MARQUARDT

PICKLEBALL FOR HEROES WHAT: Pickleball tournament to raise funds for Operation TBI Freedom, a program of Craig Hospital. This is the third annual tournament. Proceeds go to Colorado Veterans with traumatic brain injuries at Craig Hospital.

WHEN: Sept. 1-3 WHERE: Apex Simms Street Center Outdoor Pickleball Courts, 11706 W. 82nd Ave., Arvada CONTACT: Call 303-929-3878 or 303-9364252.

Arvada resident, pickleball ambassador, event organizer About me I’m from Kansas City. I moved out to Colorado in 1963 and love it. I played tennis and baseball in school. I got a college scholarship to play tennis. I’ve worked in sales all my life. I had two total shoulder surgeries so I can’t play tennis anymore, but a former classmate told me about pickleball. I look on the internet and found one place to play in Denver in Lakewood. I went and I fell in love.

Playing pickleball I became an ambassador of the sport. Now there are 71 places to play in the Denver area. In 2011 I came to Apex and I got acquainted with the past director. We put our heads together. Apex had 10 acres and we drew up some plans for 32 courts.

Since then we have been fundraising and earning money from Jeffco Open Space grants to build the courts, eight at a time. When it’s done, it will be a $1.7 million project with no tax money.

Pickleball started in the Seattle area.

And it started really growing about eight years ago. Now 28 million people play pickleball. People call me Pick-

Ken Marquardt says Pickleball changed his life. leball Ken. One of the pickleballers made a logo for me a while back that read “Pickleball Ken, get your game on.” It just stuck.

Teaching the community I started clinic for autistic kids to teach how to pay pickleball. I had never been around autistic kids before. One little girl never got the ball over the net, but she loved it. It was just so neat to see. Then we had a disabilities clinic with 42 people. One mother came up to me after two hours and said my son has never stood up for over an hour in his life and she had tears in her eyes. It was just so

SHANNA FORTIER

neat. You cannot put a money value of laughter and fun.

Pickleball for Heroes In 2015, we started Pickleball for Heroes, a fundraiser with Craig Hospital that helps Veterans with brain injuries. The first year we had a little over 200 players and raised $43,000.

Last year, we raised over $70,000 and had over 300 players. We named our park Community Heroes Park for the veterans, military, fire and police, so we thought it would be a perfect event.

Then we found Craig and TBI Freedom and 100 percent of the money goes to them.

Giving back The thing about me is I was always a workaholic. So I strive to be the best.

And now I get to share pickleball and see how pickleball changes lives. We have a caring hearts group. To me, I’ve been very lucky in my life and made some money, so I enjoy giving back.

Every year we have a picnic and everybody comes out to my house. This year we’ll have about 500. We provide everything for them as a thank you because it’s changed my life. Instead of chasing the all mighty dollar, now I can see lives being changed. People being happier. I’ve never been around anything like this, having fun and laughing. It’s all positive. I get more out of it than I put in and I’ve met so many neat people in pickleball.

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

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National Association of Realtors: Immigration Is Good for Real Estate This article was not written by me. Instead 2012, Nowrasteh noted, immigrants added I am reprinting it from the May 2017 online $3.1 trillion to U.S. housing wealth, mostly in edition of Realtor Magazine. mid- to low-income counties.

Immigration is among the Policies that tamp down immigramost hotly debated issues in REAL ESTATE tion will tend to have a negative TODAY America right now, but regardless effect on housing, Nowrasteh of the political arguments about said, using a controversial Arizohow to manage the country’s na law as an example. The Legal borders, there’s no denying that Arizona Workers Act, which was an uptick in foreign residents in enacted in 2007, aims to crack the U.S. is a boon for real estate, down on employers who hire according to Alex Nowrasteh, undocumented workers and immigration policy analyst with force illegal immigrants out of the the Cato Institute’s Center for state. Between 2008 and 2010, Global Liberty and Prosperity. about 100,000 residents left Ari“No other market is more afzona, resulting in a 16 percent fected by immigration than real By JIM SMITH, decline in foreign-born residents, Realtor® estate,” Nowrasteh said at a Nowrasteh said. During that session called “Housing Markets Are Interna- same time period, rental vacancy rates tional” at the Realtors Legislative Meetings & soared from 9.8 percent to 16.8 percent.

Trade Expo. “The effect of immigration on The exodus wasn't the sole reason for the labor market is, at most, one-tenth the skyrocketing housing vacancies given that it size that it is on real estate.” He noted that took place in the midst of the last housing immigrants gravitate toward construction jobs crisis, Nowrasteh noted. But it definitely comat a much higher rate than American-born pounded the problem, he said. “A shrinking citizens. When immigration rates increase, population decreases housing prices, period. the homebuilding industry may benefit.

If you want to increase housing prices, the Nowrasteh also said Cato Institute re- number one thing you can do is increase the search has shown that on a local level, a 1 population.” percent rise in the immigrant population corAlso during the session, Danielle Hale, responds to a 1 percent hike in rental rates. managing director of housing statistics for And with 22.6 percent of the U.S. popula- the National Association of Realtors, retion—or 43.3 million people—being foreign- vealed NAR’s latest research on international born, according to Census Bureau data, the buying activity in the U.S. in 2016. These are economy is getting a huge influx of cash. In some of the highlights:

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More restrictive residency policies can have widespread effects on housing markets. > Foreign buyers purchased $102.6 billion worth of U.S. real estate. > While the majority of foreign buyers typically reside outside the U.S., 2016 was the first year that more were living inside the country. > Following the trend of the last few years,

China again represented the largest share of foreign buyers in the U.S., followed by Canada, the United Kingdom, India, and Mexico.

Buyers from Canada and the UK were most likely to reside primarily outside the U.S. > The average price of a property purchased by a foreign buyer was around $477,000, while the average national home price was $260,000.

Florida, California, Texas, Arizona, and New York were the most popular states for both foreign buyers and sellers.

Some Straight Talk About Electric Cars...

With the $35,000 Tesla Model 3 now in production and GM ramping up its sales of the equally affordable Chevy Bolt, buyers are demonstrating a keener interest in electric vehicles (EVs) — and nay-sayers, primarily from the fossil fuels industry, are spreading mistruths about EVs in a vain attempt to slow their adoption. As an early adopter of EVs myself, having already driven 150,000 or more miles on electricity alone, I can debunk the numerous mistruths contained in a currently circulating email.

Mistruth: Electricity costs $1.16 per kWH, so it costs $18 to charge a Chevy Volt for just 25 miles of range. Truth: Xcel charges 11 cents per kWH, and it costs $1.25 to fully charge a Volt for 30 to 40 miles of range. (The newest Volt has a range of 50-60 miles.) United Power charges 5 cents per kWH overnight, so it costs 50 to 75 cents to fully charge a Volt.

The fuel cost per mile for all EVs is 3 to 5 cents — and there are no maintenance costs.

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Mistruth: A Tesla requires 75 amps for charging and if every third home had a Tesla, it would overload our electric grid. Truth: A Tesla requires the same 220-volt outlet as an electric clothes dryer and would typically draw power for only 4 to 5 hours. You leave your garage every morning with 200 to 300 miles of range, costing at most $6-7 per night.

Mistruth: It would take three times as long to drive long distances because of charging time. Truth: In a Volt, you could drive nonstop and just burn gasoline at 30 mpg or more.

For a Tesla, it takes 15 to 40 minutes at a Supercharger to be on your way again — enough time to pee, eat, check and return emails, etc. The only way to go faster in a gas car is to use drive-thrus and eat while driving.

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Jeffco volunteer event gets dinner done 200 volunteers prepped 50,000 meals for those in need

Sandy Abood hands Kurt Schwartz a bag to seal after other volunteers filled it with a complete meal. Volunteers packed 50,000 meals Saturday, July 29, at Faith Bible Chapel in Arvada during an event hosted by Dream Dinners and Friends & Family Community Connection.

BY KEVIN M. SMITH SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

In an assembly line production of scooping, measuring, pouring, sealing and sorting; volunteers packed 7,000 meals in their first half hour of work, Phil Harris announced in the Faith Bible Chapel parking lot.

In two hours, 200 volunteers from across the Denver area and as young as four years old packed about 50,000 meals for starving people locally and abroad at the church in Arvada.

It’s a great opportunity to give a contribution,” Lori Schwartz said about why she, her husband and son volunteered.

One-third of the meals packed will stay in the Denver area and the other two-thirds will go to Haiti.

The event was organized

by Dream Dinners Friends & Family Community Connection.

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Dream Dinners sells meal packages for families with easy assembly to provide homemade-style meals for busy families. The nonprofit arm of the company is Friends & Family Community Connection to provide nutritious meals to those who are suffering from starvation.

The meals packed Saturday for such a cause include rice, proteins, vitamins and dehydrated vegetables.

“All of these meals are

designed to reverse the effects of starvation,” explained Jim Eddy, Wheat Ridge Dream Dinners franchise co-owner.

A similar event was held in Wheat Ridge a year ago, the number of volunteers and donations prompted them to repeat the event this year in Arvada.

Carol Hail was among the volunteers this past Saturday, she also volunteers at the Arvada Food Bank and said feeding people is important

work.

“Especially children,” Hail said, “and nutrition … it’s something that is easy to to do — it’s a great cause.”

In an announcement to volunteers as they packed food, Harris held up a different pack of food — one assembled entirely in Haiti.

Harris, director of FFCC, said the organization has been working with farmers in Haiti to create a sustainable food source.

“It’s not enough to give the country a fish, we need to teach them how to fish,” Harris said in the announcement.

He noted that farming provides many support jobs like cleaning the produce and transporting it to market — bolstering the local economy as well as feeding the country.

He said it costs about 25 cents to make the meals volunteers in Arvada were packing Saturday.

“That 25 cents goes so much further there than our 25 cents here,” Harris said.

He said Haiti is in dire straits for food because of the earthquake seven years ago then Hurricane Matthew last fall.

“They’re just hammered continually,” Harris said.

The 16,000 meals packed on Saturday that will stay locally will go to the Action Center’s Prosperity Project, which helps individuals in need transition into housing and break the cycle of generational poverty, according to a press release.

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Apex class helps cancer patients survive and thrive Class helps folks reduce fatigue, regain strength

AT A GLANCE CancerFit is an exercise program for adult cancer survivors of all fitness levels at the Apex Recreation Center. You work with a Certified Personal Trainer with specialized training from the Cancer Fitness Institute.

The class fee includes pre and post fitness assessments, an individualized fitness plan based on personal goals and medical challenges, and an Apex Center pass valid for the duration of the 12 week class. The next session begins in September.

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Tess Carruth was diagnosed with breast cancer at 29 years old. At the time, she was pregnant with her second child. She underwent chemotherapy and surgery before delivering her baby. After she has more chemo and many more surgeries. But now, two years after her diagnosis, Carruth is regaining her strength with the help of the Cancer Fit class at the Apex Center in Arvada.

“It takes you from questioning what you can and cannot do and it turns you into someone who can do all sorts of things,” Carruth said of the class.

The Cancer Fit class is run by Apex personal trainer Lisa Heaton. The 12 week program is in its second session.

“We take people that have experienced cancer or are experiencing cancer currently and hopefully they will reduce their fatigue by 40-50 percent,” Heaton said. “The best part is they will reclaim some of their physical abilities. They tell me they come in feeling that a lot of their life has been taken from them and they’re getting it back.”

Carruth participated in the first Cancer Fit session and is at it a second time.

“Cancer just beats you down hard,” she said. “When I started, I could barely do anything. I could hardly lift my infant. And now I can throw her in the air and catch her, and go on runs

Personal Trainer Lisa Heaton works with Bill Bolton on his weekly exercises at the Apex Cancer Fit class.

PHOTOS BY SHANNA FORTIER with her, and take her to the pool and go swimming. I don’t question my abilities as much as I used to.”

The same is true for Arvada resident Suzanne Volzke, 52, who was diagnosed with breast cancer five years ago.

“Cancer takes a lot from you — it takes your hair and your body and your strength,” Volzke said, while she did a warm up on a stationary bike before class started. “So, to come back in here and say, `you can do this…’ it was really empowering.”

Heaton said she can see the strength coming back to class participants not only through their range of motion and their muscles, but also through their eyes.

Tess Carruth, 31, is participating in Cancer Fit for the second time. She said the program reminds her of her strength.

“What I like to see is people who come in with dull eyes and within a few weeks, I see the sparkle,” Heaton said. “That’s what I look for — the sparkle. And usually a smile comes with it. That’s when I can tell they’re getting some life back in them.”

The next Cancer Fit session will begin in September. The class meets once a week for 12 weeks and participants receive an all-access pass to Apex with registration.

Suzanne Volzke and Bill Bolton stretch before working out at the Cancer Fit class at the Apex Center.

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Horses and Neigh-ture in Arvada

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aulting is the most exciting part of the day for campers at the Arvada Indoor Equestrian Center’s Horses and Neigh-ture camp. After playing a game of freeze tag in the arena, campers ages 5 to 9 gathered their helmets and waited for their turn to practice tricks. The week-long camp, in its second summer, is a collaboration between the equestrian center and the Majestic View Nature Center.

“It’s a fun interactive way to get kids that are interested in horses and nature involved with the equestrian world,” barn manager Mikia Parker said of the camp.

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Hazel Corrion participates the the Arvada Indoor Equestrian Center’s camp.

Dillon Waytt practicing vaulting at the Arvada Indoor Equestrian Center’s Horses and Neigh-ture camp.

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Proposed Jefferson County toll road moves forward Idea for beltway, opposed by some, dates back to the 1960s

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Plans for building a 10-mile toll road in northern Jefferson County to complete a loop of highway around the Denver-metro area are rolling forward.

“The parkway continues to make steady progress,” said Bill Ray, interim executive director of the Jefferson Parkway Public Highway Authority (JPPHA). “We’re confident that we sit where there is a window of opportunity.”

The toll road refers to the proposed Jefferson Parkway. It is intended to close the gap between State Highway 128 in Broomfield and State Highway 93 near West 58th Avenue, north of Golden.

The Jefferson Parkway “is another important connection for the system to be complete,” said Arvada City Councilor David Jones. “It will give commuters another way to get to where they’re going, allowing people more choices to travel around the Denver metro area.”

Currently, the parkway is undergoing a three-part access permitting process with the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT).

TIMELINE OF THE JEFFERSON PARKWAY 1968 — The Federal Highway Administration begins studies to build a six-lane, 70 mph 100 mile-beltway then called Interstate 470, to loop around the entire Denver metro area.

1982 — Construction begins on Centennial Parkway, which is now called Colorado State Highway 470 (C-470). It opened in stages, with the last section completed in October 1990.

1991 — The first segment of the E-470 tollway opens on June 1. The final segment opens on Jan. 3, 2003.

2001 — In June, construction of the Northwest Parkway begins, and the highway

opens to traffic in November 2003. Toll collection commences on Jan. 1, 2004.

2008 — The Jefferson Parkway Public Highway Authority (JPPHA) has its first board meeting on May 22.

2012 — City of Golden and the Town of Superior sue to stop the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from transferring a 300-foot rightof-way to the JPPHA. The lawsuit fails.

2016 — With the purchase of 4.3 acres in November, all right-of-way land needed to construct the parkway is now owned by either JPPHA or its member governments.

2017 — First of several community open house meetings takes place on July 25.

The first step, a traffic impact study to forecast conditions up to year 2040, was completed and submitted to CDOT last fall, Ray said. The second step is coming up with proposed engineering solutions to handle future traffic conditions, and the third step is an environmental review of those proposed improvements.

“The engineering solutions are being developed now, as is the environmental review,” he said. “Those will be submitted to CDOT around November 2017 for CDOT review and approval.”

Once CDOT gives its approval, the parkway’s planning, design and financing can begin in earnest, Ray said.

The parkway has long been in process. The JPPHA formed in May 2008

and is made up of representatives from Jefferson County, the City and County of Broomfield and the City of Arvada.

At that time, participating governments each gave $100,000 for initial startup funding. The JPPHA board also has two non-voting members — representatives from the Regional Transportation District (RTD) and the Regional Air Quality Council.

Initial ideas to construct a six-lane, 70 mph beltway of about 100 miles that looped around the entire Denver metro area came about in the late 1960s. Studies included what is today’s E-470, a toll highway that runs along the eastern perimeter of metro Denver; the Northwest Parkway, a toll road in the north metro Denver area; and Colorado State

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Highway 470 (C-470), which runs along the southwestern portion of metro Denver.

The missing link — the Jefferson Parkway — has been a long time coming, said Sen. Rachel Zenzinger (D-Arvada), who serves on the Senate transportation committee.

Transportation is one of the major functions of government, she said, and the state is currently grappling with a number of transportation funding issues.

“The approach they’re (the JPPHA) taking makes sense,” Zenzinger said, “given the financial picture of the state.”

Some oppose parkway Along with the extensive history leading up to the current progress on the Jefferson Parkway, there has been much opposition.

In 2012, the City of Golden and the Town of Superior filed a lawsuit to stop the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from transferring a 300-foot right-ofway to the JPPHA for the construction of Jefferson Parkway. The lawsuit said the Fish and Wildlife Service did not adequately consider the environmental impacts of transferring the land to JPPHA. The lawsuit failed, but Golden upheld its opposition of having the highway run through the city. Golden SEE TOLL ROAD, P20

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Mayors and staff from Centennial, Bow Mar, Wheat Ridge and more got a window seat into the lives of communities in west Denver, Lakewood and Golden during the recent Metro Mayor Caucus’ transportation event.

Lakewood Mayor Adam Paul and Golden Mayor Marjorie Sloan took about a dozen of their neighboring leaders on a ride July 26 on the W Line, starting at Union Station and ending at the Golden Hotel. Along the way they lunched at West Line Flats, stopped at a few stations, and explored the Linking Lookout project and Clear Creek.

“One of the interesting things about the Sheridan area is it’s a food desert, but we’ve been changing that with the Mountair Park Community Farm,” explained Paul as the train zipped past the Sheridan Station.

“And you’re going to notice that all of our stations have public art, and all the electricity boxes are wrapped in art.”

The tour was an opportunity for

mayors and other city leaders to hear and see for themselves what other cities are trying, what common challenges and victories they share, and to foster partnerships.

“We’re trying to be cohesive in how we create the community,” said Bill Marino, chair of 40 West Arts, at a presentation on the arts district and West Colfax at West Line Flats. “By far the coolest thing that’s come from what’s happening on West Colfax is

the economic vitality in the area.”

For many of the mayors, 40 West and the West Colfax corridor revitalization was particularly interesting, especially now that transit-orienteddevelopments like the Flats are opening up.

“This is an amazing spark for the entire community,” said Anthony Graves, director of regional affairs with the City and County of Denver.

“I like the active dialogue between

the arts districts we’re seeing all over the state.”

Almost all the mayors on the tour faced infrastructure challenges, as well as concerns about density and protecting open space. Which made the work Golden is doing in the area of connectivity and transportation a topic of significant discussion.

“This work is the offshoot of more than 20 years of planning,” said Dan Hartman, the city’s director of public works, as the group stood on the “lid” of the project.

Many were impressed with the Golden Bike Library, and how the city is making it easier and cheaper for its residents to stop using their cars.

“I’m a big fan of this idea, and am taking notice,” Centennial Mayor Cathy Noon said.

And while an educational time was shared by all, of equal importance was the camaraderie, knowledge and jokes that everyone in attendance shared.

“It takes a lot of time and vision to see these kinds of projects through,” Graves said. “It’s cool to see.”

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Jeffco nurse honored for extraordinary services Valerie Carberry received the NFP Daisy Award

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Coworkers describe Valerie Carberry as someone who has a special ability to meet patients exactly where they are — literally and figuratively.

Sometimes that means caring for patients at a home, hospital or park.

Other times it means meeting clients in unseen places that are most difficult to inhabit, like depression, anxiety, substance use disorder, low self-esteem, developmental disabilities and trauma.

These are some of the reasons that Invest in Kids, a nonprofit that works to improve health and well-being of vulnerable children and families, awarded Carberry its Nurse-Family Partnership Daisy Award for extraordinary nurses.

“I’m very honored by the fact that I was recognized as someone who goes above and beyond,” Carberry said.

“I just feel like that’s what I do in my job everyday. But it’s because I have a passion for it.”

The Daisy Award recognizes nurses who have made a positive and lasting impact on the lives of mothers and babies in Colorado.

Valerie Carberry was awarded the Daisy Award for extraordinary nurses. COURTESY PHOTO “We are really proud to be recognizing nurses,” said Stephanie Helle, of Invest in Kids. “We want the community to know that our Daisy Award winners are special people who’ve made huge contributions to their team and the community.”

Carberry was nominated by her supervisor, for her outstanding quality of care, leadership and professionalism, as well as her unwavering commitment to helping others live healthier, happier lives.

“She has a great depth of experience and knowledge,” said Dr. Margaret Huffman, division director for Community Health Services. “She

helps her clients overcome a lot of self-esteem issues and teaches them to advocate for themselves and their babies.”

Carberry has been in nursing since 1984, working in public health for the past 16 years. For the past 10 years, she has worked as a home visitor and public health nurse for Jefferson County Public Health’s Nurse-Family Partnership.

The partnership is a free prenatal and early childhood nurse home visitation program for first-time mothers and their babies who meet certain financial guidelines.

“We’re there to support them and

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Nurses like Carberry have 40 to 60 meetings with each woman in the program.

“I’m always impressed by our moms,” Carberry said. “They are so resilient. When a baby comes along, it’s a clean slate. That’s when moms want to change their lifestyle. I think people really want to do right by their kids and that’s the time you can do that.”

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Arvada group launches charter amendment petition The petition seeks for voter approval on incentives

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A $30 land sale to a land developmer sparked public outcry in Arvada earlier this year.

Now a group of residents are proposing a city charter amendment that would require voter approval of any similar deals.

Arvada for All the People, a citizens group, has launched the petition effort, to get the proposed city charter amendment on a special election ballot. The group’s organizers say the land deal planned between Arvada Urban Renewal Authority and developer Trammell Crow for an 8.25-acre mixed-use development at Wadsworth Boulevard and 56th Avenue, has served as a prime example of why additional controls on the city’s government is needed.

The proposal, titled Protect Arvada Taxpayers (PAT), would make voter approval required for sales and/or

ARVADA NEWS IN A HURRY Arvada blood drive a success During the month of July, the Arvada Police Department and Fire Department competed in a “Battle of the Badges” series of blood drive events to see which department could inspire the most blood donations to the Bonfils Blood Center.

The total pints of blood collected between Arvada fire and police during the events was 78. Arvada Fire: 37; Arvada PD 41. Bonfils estimates the donations translate into 234 lives potentially saved.

“I know this was set up to be a “battle” but we all know that wasn’t the true intention,” said Amy Russell with the Bonfils Blood Center. “It is the community who wins, not only

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property tax subsidies/incentives of over $2.5 million for private businesses and on city-owned land sales appraised over $1 million to private businesses. The charter amendment would also make the elected city council the board of commissioners for the Arvada Urban Renewal Authority.

In the past two years citizeninitiated proposals reforming Urban Renewal Authorities have been approved by voters in Wheat Ridge and Littleton. The Arvada group says it hopes to follow in the same footsteps.

Petition circulators have 90 days to

collect 12,996 signatures — 15 percent of the city’s registered voters on the day that they file the notice of intent.

Signature collection started Saturday, July 29 and will end Oct. 26. Residents can visit www.arvadaforallthepeople. com to find out where petition circulators will be throughout this time. A petition signing event will be held 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5 at Wadsworth Bypass and 56th Avenue.

If the proper number of votes are collected and verified, the petition will go to city council and a special election will be set, some time past the November ballot.

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VOICES The times change, so our assumptions must as well

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Michael Alcorn

hich President was it who famously said he was waiting to meet a onearmed economist because he was tired of asking for advice and always hearing “but on the other hand…” Economists always seem to be making stuff up as they go along, y’know? And I’m not pretending to know the field any better--I’m just saying it seems like “experts” seem to be guessing just as much as the rest of us.

Take, for instance, all the discussion about tax reform. I’ve made no secret of my disdain for the current tax code, especially on or about April 15. It certainly seems like the U.S. Tax Code would be more aptly named the “Tax Attorneys Employment Act” — it needs to be reformed. But as soon as any serious proposal

is floated for simplifying it, “economists” from both sides of the aisle find the nearest bank of microphones and decry/laud it. Then they begin to walk the press through the numbers that support their hyperbole, almost always which are based on a static analysis that somehow believes that humans don’t actually change their behavior when their circumstances change…

Seriously. When I was a junior in high school, Dr. Stannard would make all of his Physics classes make a note at the beginning of their lab reports delineating the assumptions they work from — the set of variables that are either unknowable or unmeasurable, given the limitations of a high school laboratory setting.

We HAD to, in a science class, declare what behaviors we were going to ignore to complete the

Set a goal and take a step in the right direction BUSINESS AIKIDO

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e ALL hold the key to our personal success and happiness.

Most don’t realize they possess this power based upon all the whining I witness throughout the day.

Many go through life reacting to events like a pinball rolling down the board — always a victim bouncing from one bad event or relationship to the next.

Many of us were sold a bill of goods as young kids and haven’t bothered to question these “rules.” We were told we weren’t good enough, smart enough, or didn’t live in the right part of town. Life is tough and you need to take the good with the bad.

These were our parent’s thoughts that were passed on to us. As with all parents, they don’t consciously wish ill upon their offspring. They didn’t realize their power either. They were passing along the same advice their parents gave them. This is why society moves forward slowly — each generation incorporates the same

limited beliefs that were handed down to them by their parents.

Ah, but it’s never too late for an awakening!

You’re in charge of your life. Everything in your life. You aren’t a leaf in the wind getting blown around, sometimes ends up in a great situation and sometimes ending up in some deep doo-doo. It doesn’t work that way.

Step 1 — Realize you are in charge No one but you has complete and total control of your thoughts. The key to success is utilizing this incredible power to create an awesome life for yourself.

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Make Arvada more affordable Currently two of my adult children are living with me, and one is living with his girlfriend’s parent. All my Arvada friends have similar stories of their adult children. This is because of the lack of affordable/attainable housing in our town. Although our kids are earning roughly the same amount that we did when we were their age, rents have quadrupled. Add to this the significant increase in homelessness over the last few years in Arvada. Meantime, Arvada is working with developer Trammell Crowe to build a six-story apartment complex near Olde Town that will rent at “market rate.” The city sold Trammell Crowe the land for a mere $30, and granted them tax incentives worth $13.5 million.

We need to change our town’s priorities from growth that serves the top earners to growth that serves us all. We have a beautiful city but we are turning into a community that is only accessible to the upper middle class. I’ve lived here my entire life, and this is not what I want for our town.

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Robin Kupernik, Arvada Might can make right Watching the commissioning of the new and incredibly impressive USS Ford made me quite emotional.

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assignment: why aren’t policy-makers required to declare the same?

But I digress….

And about the time the political reporters’ eyes start to roll back in their heads, somebody says the magic words: middle class. Everybody wants to look like they look out for the middle class. But I’m not sure anybody in a policy-making position has a clue about the middle class.

There was a very funny episode of “The West Wing” in which the President’s staff was trying to redefine exactly what the poverty line was because the old definition was based on the work of a Polish immigrant whose perception of economics was based on life behind the Berlin

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Clear signs you should seek help for feeling blue ASK A THERAPIST

Tom Olbrich

someone professionally trained in that area, you can discuss your treatment options and develop a personalized plan that works for you. Typically, there is a combination of techniques we use from psychotherapy and also anti-depressant medications that can really help.

Because treatment of depression is so effective, there’s every reason to pick up the phone and ask for help. With the right connection and some professionallyguided work on your part, in a short time, you can get back to enjoying life again. If you’d like more information or want to talk this through more, you can call us at 303-425-0300.

mood hangs on for more than a couple of weeks, you may be struggling with depression. Some of the indications are a loss of appetite, trouble sleeping, isolation, low energy, being unable to enjoy usual activities, lack of attention to personal appearance, and struggling just to complete daily tasks that used to be so easy.

If you are experiencing some of these symptoms, it is a good idea to get some help. And, if the down mood colors everything, and you start to feel that life is too hard and have thoughts of suicide, call for help right away. You can contact the Crisis Services line (1-844-493-8255), your community mental health center, or any of us at Jefferson Center (303-425-0300).

The good news is that depression is very treatable. When you meet with

Q: There has been a lot going on in my life lately, and I have been feeling depressed a lot of the time. Do you think this will get better, do I need to wait it out, or should I get some help? I am someone who usually likes to take care of myself on my own, but I’m having a hard time breaking out of the funk.

A: You are asking an important question. First, no one can expect to be happy all the time. There is an ebb and flow to life, and sad and stressful things happen to all of us – loss of a loved one or a pet, loss of a job, family troubles, job stress, and financial worries all take their toll.

Many times, with support of family and friends, and a little time, we are resilient and bounce back from these issues.

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Carol J. Brown

Carol J. Brown passed away on July 27, 2017 surrounded by her family. She was born in Goodland, Kansas on July 15, 1931. She has been a resident of Arvada for 58 years.

Carol was preceded in death by her husband, Robert P. Brown in 2010, a veteran of the United States Army.

Carol is survived by her children, Steve, Debbie Butkus, Susan Hooley and Karen Giddings (Mustafa), and her siblings Rae McDowell, Janet Durlin and Bill Prout. She is also survived by her twenty-three grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.

Carol was the heart and soul of her family and she gave and received a great deal of joy through each family HEFFLEY

member. She attended Colorado A & M (Colorado State University) for four years where she was a member of the Delta Zeta Sorority and studied Clothing and Textiles. She previously worked for many years as the Education Coordinator at Arvada United Methodist Church.

Services will be held at Arvada United Methodist Church, 6750 Carr St. on Monday, August 7 at 10:00 am.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Arvada United Methodist Church, children’s ministries. Messages to Carol’s family can be submitted to http://www.allveterans.com/ obituaries/carol-j-brown/.

James Ronald Heffley 5/16/1934 - 7/23/2017

James Ronald Heffley was born May 16, 1934 to Jim and Jessie Heffley in Kiowa, Colorado. He passed at his home on July 23, 2017 at age 83.

Ron lived in Aurora, Colorado and graduated from Aurora High School. Upon graduating, Ron joined the US Army and served as an MP in Korea.

After returning from Korea, Ron attended college at Colorado State College of Education in Greeley, Colorado where he earned a teaching degree. Ron then attended University of Colorado Law School in Boulder where he obtained his Juris Doctorate. Ron worked for McMilian Claims Service in Boulder and Denver in his early career.

Later, Ron worked for Sealy Mattress as

a salesman. Eventually, Ron returned to McMillian Claims Service where he worked as an insurance adjuster until his retirement in 2009.

Ron is survived by his wife, Pat, daughter Tanya, son JR (Tonia), and 3 grandchildren, Dalton, Chase and Sage. He is also survived by his sister Connie Coughlin and numerous nieces and nephews.

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Wall in the 1950s. Similarly, I think our romantic idea of what a middle class lifestyle looks like is based on life in America when the strong middle class came into being in the late 1940s and 50s. That lifestyle featured responsible financial lives that gave the children a great chance at an even better life.

That world also, most likely, featured

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This new carrier was expensive, but however expensive defense may be, it is a lot less expensive than war; and certainly less expensive than losing one. Defense spending is actually less of a percentage

families with just one car, because mom stayed home; of course, that also meant there was no need for daycare expenses. Statistically speaking, much of this was helped, if not completely enabled, by the fact that the vast majority of households were two parent homes—the divorce rate was minuscule compared to today. Oh, and, if there was a television at all in the home, there was exactly one, not one in every room. There was one telephone hanging on the wall in the kitchen, not a $600 mini-computer in

of our federal budget now then it was at the time of President Eisenhower or even President Kennedy.

National defense is the single most essential responsibility of our federal government.

Without this we have nothing, no liberty or freedom, no national value and no country. We can only hope that our country continues to possess the most

every family members’ pockets. The younger son was probably wearing clothes that the older son wore once, and mom was probably fairly skilled at keeping everything looking presentable. And family vacations were a much smaller affair, if they existed at all. It was a very different world.

Please don’t misread this to be some paean to a bygone era—I like this world vastly more than that world. I’m just saying that we expect a lot more from resources that aren’t that different.

So be careful — don’t buy the snake

advance military in the world, for without this country and its’ devotion to peace and freedom the world would be a pretty terrible place.

Bill Hineser, Arvada Looking for opioid options Members of the Colorado Legislative Interim Committee on Opioid and other Substance

oil. The next time some politician tries to make you believe he or she cares more about the middle class than their enem… er, opponents, try to make them define exactly what that middle class life looks like. Test their credibility before investing in their vision.

At the very least, make them declare what data they choose to ignore.

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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being a victim to being an empowered and resilient person.

This typically doesn’t happen overnight. It takes time to reframe your thinking. Moving from predominantly negative thoughts, to slightly negative, to neutral, then slightly positive and finally to predominantly positive thoughts takes commitment and determination. As you become more skilled, this process gets easier over time.

Step 2 — Define your vision What is it that you want in your life? A better job? A great relationship? Better health? Whatever it is get clarity around it. Get as specific as possible while still maintaining a positive attitude about it. If negative thoughts emerge when thinking about your vision then back off a bit and make your vision less specific.

It’s important to absolutely know you will attain your vision whenever you think about it. For example — if you have the vision of working at your ideal job and whenever you think about this vision it elicits positive thoughts and feelings then you’re in the perfect mind-frame and telling

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yourself a great story. Repeat often.

Conversely, if you have the same vision but add a specific and short timeframe the results can be disastrous. By adding the words “next week” to your ideal job thought you add stress. Your negative self-talk begins and the likelihood of a successful outcome plummets.

Step 3 — Take the next logical step With your positive vision intact and active in your thoughts throughout the day, be aware of events that will take you closer. Take the next logical step and be appreciative of how much closer you are to achieving your vision. It’s interesting how

this works — the more you’re on the lookout for the next step and know it will happen, the sooner it shows up for you.

I was extremely successful as a research project leader by following these three simple steps. I viewed my assignments as a huge dynamic jigsaw puzzle — the pieces would fall into place at the perfect time. No stress involved — maintain your vision and take the next logical step.

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Team members and opponents gather together to pray before a soccer game at Red Rocks Church’s sports ministry tournament.

Athletes seek a greater purpose through community, sportsmanship and athleticism

TO LEARN MORE • Fellowship of Christian Athletes in Colorado, www.fcacolorado.org • Red Rocks Sports, redrockssports.com • Christian Cycling, christiancycling.com leagues are held throughout the year.

People may be intimidated by going to a church service, Carey said, but they feel more comfortable meeting people and learning about God through a sports team.

“Sports help to break down a lot of barriers,” he said. “When it comes to sports, people can instantly connect and build trust and credibility with each other.”

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ravis Carey, sports director at Red Rocks Church, will tell you that athletics have greatly improved his life.

He met his wife while on a Red Rocks Church sporting team team and has grown lasting friendships through various other athletic ventures. Most importantly, his Christian faith has grown through his sports participation.

“Your body is a temple; it is where the Holy Spirit is,” Carey, 32, said. “What we do with our bodies is a form of worshipping God. Sports play a huge role in that because it is maintaining the house.”

Carey is not alone in his pairing of sports and faith. Young, old, beginner and experienced athletes alike have found a deeper faith through their favorite sports, which are being used more and more by churches, school and club organizations as a medium to building a stronger spiritual life.

Here are a few examples.

Sports ministry through church Red Rocks Church, which has campuses in Littleton, Arvada, Lakewood and Evergreen, is home to a large sports ministry. The church uses its competi-

A volleyball player serves the ball during Red Rocks Church sports ministry’s volleyball tournament. Pairing faith and sport is a large ministry at Red Rocks Church.

COURTESY PHOTO tive and noncompetitive athletic teams to build community.

“We believe that it is a part of making the kingdom more crowded,” Carey said. “There are a lot of people who speak the universal language of sport.”

Last year, more than 3,000 people participated in the various teams. Basketball, volleyball, softball, soccer, backyard games and many other sporting

Sports ministry through school sports Fellowship of Christian Athletes is an organization that creates a community for coaches and athletes to come together in their faith.

“Personally, as a former athlete, I found my identity in my performance on the field,” said Seth Olsen, the Denver metro south director at Fellowship of Christian Athletes. “When I came to know Jesus, I learned that it’s not about my performance, rather it’s about His performance on the cross.”

FCA is found in junior high schools, high schools and college campuses across 47 countries, according to its website. More than 12,500 certified groups are led by students and coaches involved in pairing faith with a passion for sports. Chapters are active across Colorado, including groups in Douglas, Arapahoe, Jefferson and Boulder counties.

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The organization teaches athletes how to play sports and use them as a common ground to witness to other team members and even opponents, Olson said.

“Christianity is not about religion,” Olsen said. “It’s about a relationship with Jesus Christ. As a Christian, I’m not pursuing Jesus as a lucky rabbit’s foot to help me play better or win the big game. I’m pursuing Jesus because of His great love for me demonstrated by dying on the cross for my sins. I’m pursuing Him because He’s the author and director of my life.”

Sports ministry through clubs Christian Cycling is a worldwide organization that meets in smaller “spokes” in different areas around the globe.

According to Cody Newcome, head of the Colorado spoke, most of the members in Colorado, approximately 100 cyclists, live around Highlands Ranch.

It is important for members of the spoke to demonstrate good sportsmanship, Newcome said.

“We, together, can be a testimony and a light to everybody else,” Newcome said. “We want to be loving, kind and helpful to show people what we believe in through our actions.”

The cyclists do more than ride with good sportsmanship — they have a passion for volunteering. Some members volunteer to build bikes to give to underprivileged youth and others teach youth with disabilities how to ride bicycles.

“We ride for the Lord,” Newcome said. “Being able to ride and enjoy God’s creation is a huge blessing.”

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Kendrick Lamar’s Denver stop proves he’s the best rapper alive

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hy should someone care about Kendrick Lamar?”

That’s the question I was asked when I first pitched a column on the rapper’s stop at the Pepsi Center on July 29 to our LINER newsroom.

NOTES Standing in line to get into the sold out show, I kept mulling the question over in my mind. If someone doesn’t like rap, if they only listen to country or classic rock or pop, why would what Clarke Reader a 30-year-old from Compton, California, thinks, feels and sees in the country matter at all?

There’s no shortage of ways to consider the question, and a good place to start is the fact that the majority of the nation now listens to rap.

For the first time in the history of Nielsen, an information and data measurement company founded in 1923, rap and R&B are the top genres in the country in terms of album and song sales, and audio and video streams.

There are myriad reasons for the genre’s ascendancy, which is something I’ve written about before in this column. Suffice it so say, there is no genre more reflective of society’s challenges and opportunities, and the

inequality and disenfranchisement still facing so many groups.

Looking at Lamar from a pure art and performance perspective, there are few musicians in any genre as in control of their art and creativity as he is, something he proved over and over during his hour and a half set on the 29th.

This is an artist at the peak of their powers — imagine Bob Dylan, James Brown, Bruce Springsteen and Jay-Z at their best, and you get a sense of how Lamar absolutely owned the Pepsi Center stage with the sheer force of his energy and art.

Minus a few dancers who performed during four of the 20-song set, it was just Lamar on the stage, rapping, singing and prowling back and forth with the ferocity of a prize fighter in their prime. There were some pyrotechnics throughout the show, but you could get singed off the heat of Lamar’s intensity.

A performance this tight and invigorating would wow anyone who loves music, regardless of any preconceived notions about rap.

But what really makes Lamar a once in a generation artist is the way he sees and translates the world into song — a blend of sacred and profane, earthy and heaven-looking, that incisively captures the duality of a country that seems more fractured than ever.

“DAMN.” Lamar’s third major-label album, which was released in April,

is perhaps the purest distillation of his approach to writing, and during the show he performed two-thirds of the album’s 14 tracks. The show closed with the chest-beating and hard-earned braggadocio of “HUMBLE.,” but it also included “XXX.,” a heartbreaking examination of the divides in the country, and “DNA.,” which savages the way culture uses black artists and their work for profit and misinterpretation without engaging with those artists in a meaningful way.

Lamar’s gift is to present these ideas and observations in a way that is intimate and relatable to his listeners, regardless of their own backgrounds and experiences. Few artists discuss anxiety and depression in as real a way as Lamar does, evidenced by the fact that he has arenas of fans rapping along to favorites like “Swimming Pools (Drank)” and “Money Trees,” as he examines topics that not all that long ago were ideas to be embarrassed by. He makes the listener feel understood and accepted, and that leads to one crucial feeling — hope.

And as the lights came on at the show’s end, and I looked around at people who, like me, we’re sopping with sweat and smiling, and I had my answer to the question.

You should care about Kendrick Lamar, because at his concert, I saw people from every race and background in one place, united.

You should care because he had

CLARKE’S ALBUM OF THE WEEK Selection: Randy Newman’s “Dark Matter,” released on Nonesuch Records.

Review: It’s been nine years since Randy Newman released an album of new material, and plenty has happened in those years that make perfect fodder for Newman’s razor sharp wit and pen. On this album, he mocks Putin, religious fundamentalists, and the spirit of nationalism that has taken the country by storm. And while his observations on current events always grab the most attention, he can still write a love song that’ll knock you flat. A welcome return to an artist we need now more than ever.

Favorite song: “Lost Without You” Best proof Newman should do more voice acting: “Dark Matter” 20,000 people screaming, “’We gon’ be alright!” at the top of their lungs.

You should care because, in that moment, he made everyone there believe it.

Clarke Reader’s column on how music connects to our lives appears every other week. A community editor with Colorado Community Media, he practiced runnin’ from fear, guess he had some good luck. Check out his music blog at calmacil20.blogspot.com. And share why you love rap at creader@ coloradocommunitymedia.com.

Water theme runs through exhibition in art district Metro State gallery show continues into October

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Water — it’s hard to focus on any single aspect of this vital element in our environment — especially as Westerners. Artists of all persuasions wrestle with communicating their diverse feelings in paint, sculp-

IF YOU GO “Water Line” runs through Oct. 21 at the Center for Visual Art, 965 Santa Fe Drive, Denver. Admission is free. Hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays; noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays. 303-294-5207, msudenver. edu/cva. ture, music, dance, installations, film and fascinating combinations related to water in our world.

“Water Line,” opening Aug. 4 at the

Center for Visual Art, Metropolitan State University’s handsome gallery in the art district on Santa Fe Drive, includes artwork that conveys 19 artists’ ideas about stewardship, advocacy and activism. They have interacted with students, policy analysts and scientists, as they process reactions to individual and institutional actions that contribute to the water crisis.

Responding to news and reports, they propose imaginative solutions — practical or not, the CVA comments.

They hope to engage visitors to think — perhaps think differently — about solutions to this worldwide problem.

Artists include: • Anna McKee of Seattle, whose “WAIS Reliquary” is a sculptural representation of 68,000 years of climate records taken from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. Created from wood, silk, glass and glacier water, it is 22 feet long and includes a multi-channel soundscape by Steve Peters.

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90 years doesn’t hurt — ‘Why don’t you all try it?’

Beth Whyman is part of the Indian Tree 18-Hole Ladies Golf Club

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Beth Whyman had words of wisdom for her golf group — “putting is from the neck up” and “train your husband to do the housework.”

Whyman is one of 48 women in the Indian Tree 18-Hole Ladies Golf Club that meets at the Indian Tree Gold Club in Arvada on Wednesday mornings.

She is also the oldest member of the club, celebrating her 90th birthday the beginning of August.

“It doesn’t hurt a bit to be 90,” she said after finishing 18 holes with the other ladies. “Why don’t you all try it?”

The group celebrated Whyman and

The birthday celebration was held after the group played 18 holes. PHOTOS BY SHANNA FORTIER 10 women in their 80s — including Shirley Hanson who recently turned 89 — after their round of golf the morning of July 26. The group has been in existence for 47 years and club president Gayle Cleary said she wanted to celebrate the women who keep playing in their 80s and 90s.

“This group of ladies is truly amazing,” she said.

Beth Whyman celebrated her 90th birthday with her golf group at Indian Tree Golf Club.

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Unboring things to do with the kids

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here are no sunglasses around?

No problem. Native Alaskans make fancy sunglasses from whale bone, but heavy cardboard works, too. You’ll need to cut cardboard pieces 15 cm by 6 inches by 2 inches and find string to tie around the head, markers or crayons.

Hold the cardboard up to your face to mark the spots for eyes. Using a pencil and ruler mark cut two long slits the size of your eyes and wide enough to barely see through. Then make a notch for your nose. Finally, poke a hole in either side of the goggles. Loop string through each and tie it. Decorate the glasses and they are ready to keep out the sun glare.

Drop Paintings Dab small drops of different colors of bright poster paint on sheets of paper.

Then place them in rain or hose drops for a few seconds and let the paper dry.

Use black markers to make shadow pictures on the beautiful background or tape them in the window for a stained glass window effect.

Make your own very loud whistle.

Cut a piece of paper into two strips 5 inches by ½ inches. Fold over 1 inch on each end of the strip. Hold the strips between your middle and pointer fingers at the two folds (facing east and west) with the long part pointing away from you. Press your lips against the slit opening between the short flaps facing you. Blow hard with short bursts. Everyone can be an expert loud

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Water Sculptures Easy water sculptures take a few minutes. Fill a screw top, watertight jar halfway with water. Add drops of food coloring, then slowly. Then slowly fill the jar with cooking oil. Screw the lid on very tight and hold the jar sideways. Roll the jar back and forth a few times to get the sculpture moving. This is a good science lesson of how oil is heavier than water so they can’t mix.

Set up a race course and blow up some large balloons. Go from start to finish without letting a balloon touch the ground and without using your hands. Then at the end shape a wire coat hanger into a hoop and hang it over a door frame for a quick game of hoops.

Quick clay can be made by mixing 1 cup flour, ½ cup salt and adding 1/3 cup of water. Mix well and knead.

You can mold, roll, pat, and pull into all sorts of animals. Paint them with poster paint and leave on a sunny window sill to dry well.

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These impacts would have included not only a wide, noisy, high-speed highway through Golden, but also a barrier separating one part of the community from another.

To come to an agreement, Golden worked with CDOT on how much road capacity was actually needed, Hartman said, and the portion that would have run through Golden was dropped.

“We agreed to improvements along U.S. 6 and SH 93 that would meet those (road capacity) needs, while CDOT agreed to specific conditions developed (by the city of Golden) for highway improvements,” Hartman said.

The most important of those conditions, he said, included that any highway will not be built with more than four lanes, unless specified traffic volumes are reached; for speeds to remain the same as they are today; interchanges to connect the community, such as the city’s current construction project at U.S. 6 and 19th Street; and that existing lanes remain free, but new capacity could be tolled.

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The Town of Superior is concerned about traffic and noise implications, said Mayor Pro Tem Sandy Pennington, but even more about potential health and safety threats to residential areas near construction of the parkway. These concerns are too risky compared to any need for a new highway, she said.

“My No. 1 job as an elected official is to protect the health and safety of my residents,” Pennington said.

Indiana Street is a road used by Superior commuters, she said, and it borders Rocky Flats. Anybody driving on that road during construction of the parkway could potentially be exposed to contaminants from the eastern border of Rocky Flats.

The Rocky Flats Plant served as the nation’s primary nuclear weapons trigger production facility from 1951 until 1992, but nuclear weapons production ceased in 1989 to address environmental and safety concerns raised by the Defense Nuclear Facility Safety Board.

The operations caused widespread contamination throughout portions of the 6,200-acre site. A 10-year cleanup began in 1995, and about 4,000 acres were transferred to the U.S. Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in 2007 to be protected as the Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge.

“There are potential health and safety consequences of digging up soil along Indiana to build the parkway,”

Pennington said. “These are potentially lethal contaminants. They’re not to be taken lightly.”

Parkway would bring economic benefits The JPPHA hopes to finalize a public-private partnership by the end of 2019, Ray said. The private partner would finance, build, operate and maintain the parkway. The goal is for construction of the Jefferson Parkway to take place from 2020-2022.

“A community’s mobility is one of the most fundamental and important characteristics of economic activity,” said Jefferson County Commissioner Donald Rosier, who serves on the JPPHA board. “Transportation is an important component of the economy with a direct impact on the development and welfare of populations.”

When transport systems are efficient, he said, they provide economic and social benefits, resulting in positive effects such as better access to markets, employment and additional investments. And when transport systems are deficient, he added, in terms of capacity or reliability, they can be a costly to the economy, contributing to a lower quality of life.

Rosier noted he supported Jefferson Parkway long before he was first elected to become a county commissioner in 2010.

“By providing residents and business owners within Jefferson County a safe and efficient travel option, we, in essence, are investing into Jefferson County for its long-term stability,” Rosier said.

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This FREE summit offers information and inspiration on safety and security for places of worship.

Featured Presenters: Don Moseley, Executive Director of Ralston House & Tina Rowe, Renowned Church Safety Trainer Topics Include: • Identifying Child Sex Perpetrators • Concealed Handguns in Houses of Worship • Legalities of a Volunteer Safety Team • The First Seven Minutes • Protecting the Big Picture

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MILESTONES

Arvada Daniel Binkley, of Arvada, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at Northwest Nazarene University.

Beau Irvine Blazek, of Arvada, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at Iowa State University.

Keara Buchanan, of Arvada, was named to one of the spring 2017 honor’s lists at Montana State University.

Janelle Feldmann, of Arvada, earned spring 2017 semester honors from Kansas State University.

Keenan P. Gibson, of Arvada, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s academic honor roll at Baylor University.

Karlina Harney, of Arvada, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at Northern State University.

Samantha Harney, of Arvada, was named to one of the spring 2017 honor’s lists at Montana State University.

Savannah Nichols, of Arvada, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at Wartburg College.

Julianna Olsen, of Arvada, was named to one of the spring 2017 honor’s lists at Montana State University.

McKenna Pearson, of Arvada, was named to one of the spring 2017 honor’s lists at Montana State University.

Hunter Peterson, of Arvada, was named to one of the spring 2017 honor’s lists at Montana State University.

Katelyn Marie Pruett, of Arvada, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s academic honor roll at Baylor University.

Natalie Faith Skold, of Arvada, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s academic honor roll at Baylor University.

Sarah Vangi, of Arvada, was named to one of the spring 2017 honor’s lists at Montana State University.

Alexander Vasquez, of Arvada, was named to one of the spring 2017 honor’s lists at Montana State University.

Derek Wetch, of Arvada, was named to one of the spring 2017 honor’s lists at Montana State University.

Adam Zarian, of Arvada, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at Northern State University.

Golden Alexandra Ambrozic, of Golden, was named to one of the spring 2017 honor’s lists at Montana State University.

Rebekah Anderson, of Golden, was named to one of the spring 2017 honor’s lists at Montana State University.

Haley Blodgett, of Golden, was named to one of the spring 2017 honor’s lists at Montana State University.

Joshua Brown, of Golden, was named to one of the spring 2017 honor’s lists at Montana State University.

Hannah Carmeli, of Golden, was named to the spring 2017 provost’s list at Hofstra University.

Austin Casey, of Golden, was named to one of the spring 2017 honor’s lists at Montana State University.

Jaime Eisenbach, of Golden, was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa at Hofstra University.

Benjamin Fuller, of Golden, was named to one of the spring

2017 honor’s lists at Montana State University.

Meghan Gerritsen, of Golden, was named to one of the spring 2017 honor’s lists at Montana State University.

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• Aurora Robson is a multimedia artist known for her work intercepting the waste stream.

• Cannupa Hanska Luger, born on the Standing Rock Reservation, of Indigenous and Norwegian descent, creates socially conscious work about his identity and global issues • “The Infamous Flapjack Affair and the National Park Experience” traces an indie folk band’s journey along the Colorado River in a multimedia installation.

• Isabelle Hayeur, Montreal-based artist, exhibits “Desert Shores,” her response to the flooding and later drying up of the Salton Sea in California.

• Matt Jenkins and Lynna Kauchek (Food and Water Watch). Jenkins is an assistant professor at MSU with research interests in performance art, socially engaged art, internet art and land art/environmental art.

He focused on Flint, Michigan’s tap water in the installation.

• Natascha Seidneck, born in Germany, lives in Denver, a member of Tank Studios and visiting professor

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• Nicholas Galanin and Merritt Johnson, part of Winter Cloud Collective, collaborated on addressing the Dakota Access Pipeline.

• Tomiko Jones and Jonathan Marquis explore transitions in landscape in social, cultural and geographical terms.

• Vibha Galhotra is a New Delhibased conceptual artist concerned with globalization and growth. She responds through intricately sewn metal ghungroo tapestries. ghungroo tapestries The Winter Count collective (Luger, Johnson, Galanin, Ginger Dunhill, Dylan McLaughlin) come from across the nation. and in this exhibit focus on the threat to land and water at Standing Rock, North Dakota.

Related programs: From 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 4, opening reception. At 6 p.m. Aug. 14, artists’ talk with Anna McKee and Jim White, CU professor of geological sciences and environmental studies. At 6 p.m. Sept. 20, “Art, Democracy and Water,” artists’ talk with Matt Jenkins and Lynna Kauchek of Food and Water Watch.

At 6 p.m. Oct. 4, “Uncanny Territory,” artist’s talk with Natascha Seideneck.

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‘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 303-2320363 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 303-935-3044 or online at minersalley.com.

One-Man Comedy Show: through Sunday, Aug. 20 at the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway. “My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish & I’m In Therapy” stars Peter J. Fogel. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays; 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Thursdays; 7:30 p.m.

Fridays; 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Saturdays; and 2 p.m. Sundays.

Tickets are available at lakewood.showare.com or by calling 303-987-7845.

MUSIC

Join a Community Band: Thursday, Aug. 3, Aug. 10, Aug. 17 and Aug. 24 in the community room at Red Rocks Community College, 13300 W. 6th Ave., Lakewood. Mile High Community Band groups meet from 6-7:10 p.m. (jazz); 7:15-8:30 p.m. (symphonic); and 6-7:10 p.m. (intermediate). Go to milehighcommunityband.org or email Bruce at milehighcommunityband@hotmail.com for future dates and more information.

ART/FILM

‘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

Hall-of-Fame Luncheon: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 3, at Pinehurst Country Club, 6255 W. Quincy Ave., Denver.

Jefferson County Hall-of-Fame honorees are Hank Alderfer, Evergreen; John Ellis, Evergreen; Lynn Johnson, Golden; Mike Moore, Evergreen; and Greg Stevinson, Lakewood. Go to www.WestChamber.org or call

this week’s TOP FIVE Honk!: 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Aug. 4-5 and Aug. 11-12, and 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12 at Colorado ACTS, 11455 W. I-70 Frontage Road North, Wheat Ridge. Ugly looks quite a bit different from his darling duckling brothers and sisters. The other animals on the farm are quick to notice and point this out, despite his mother’s protective flapping.

Feeling rather foul about himself, the little fowl finds himself on an adventure of self-discovery and learns that being different is not a bad thing to be. Call 303-456-5667. Go to http://www. coloradoacts.org/ to register for fall classes.

Fox Hollow Golf: Aug. 8 and Aug. 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.

720-399-5656 for tickets and information.

Princess Diana: 2:30-3:30 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 3, at Atria of Applewood, 2800 Youngfield St., Lakewood. Twenty years after the death of Princess Diana, join Active Minds as we review her life and legacy. Seating is limited. RSVP required; call 303233-4343 Mile High Dowsers Meeting: 7-9:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 3, at the Clements Community Center, Columbine Room, 1580 Yarrow St., Lakewood. Go to www.milehighdowsers.org.

Beginning dowsing and practical dowsing exercises, along with a featured guest speaker, are offered at each meeting. Beginning dowsing will be presented

by Jennifer Newton. Practical dowsing will be presented by Greg Storozuk and will address the Hartman Grids. Featured presenter is a master dowser and longtime member of the Mile High Dowsers. Bo Hanson will share her knowledge of dowsing, which is always educational and entertaining.

Majestic View Birthday Bash: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada.

Interact with nature education organizations at a booth fair, and enjoy some free birthday treats. No need to sign up. Call 720-898-7405 or check out www.arvada.org/nature.

94th Birthday Bash: 4-7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5, at Mount Vernon Canyon Club (formerly Mount Vernon Country Club), 24933 Clubhouse Circle, Golden.

A $0.94 menu will include draft beer, house wine and appetizers, and tours of the club will be offered to prospective members. Go to www.mountvernoncc.com.

‘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.

Emergency Response Team Training: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays Aug. 12, Aug. 19 and Aug. 26 at the Lakewood Civic Center. Participants will learn basic disaster response skills, including fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, emergency/ disaster medical operations, and disaster psychology. Open to ages 16 years and older. Those who complete course will have the chance to join the Lakewood Community Emergency Response Team.

Contact Declan Costelloe at dcostelloe.cert@gmail. com. Register at http://bit.ly/2u2hlx5.

Wheat Ridge Historical Society: 7:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Red Brick House, 4610 Robb St. Social time begins at 7 p.m. Upcoming meetings are Aug. 8, Sept. 12, Oct. 10, Nov. 14. The society’s holiday party is Dec. 12 at the Braugh House.

American Legion Post 161 Meeting: 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 10, at 6230 W. 60th Ave., Arvada.

Contact 303-424-0324 for cost and other information.

Club House Circle, Golden. Hors d’oeuvres, cash bar and bidding in the silent auction and wine pull. Music entertainment will be followed by dinner of soups and foods by local chefs. Tickets and sponsorships available. Go to www.mrcco.org; contact Mel Nuchols at mel@mrcco.org or 303-838-7552 ext. 26 for sponsorship details.

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

Naturally Arvada: 10:30-11:30 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 6 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.

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

Tension Between Science and Religion: noon and 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 8 at Lifetree Café, 5675 Field St., Arvada. “Science and Religion: Can They Coexist?” features a filmed interview with Brother Guy Consolmagno, a scientist with the Vatican Observatory. Participants will also discuss potential clashes and commonalities between the two ideologies. Contact Polly Wegner at 303-424-4454 or pwegner@ peacelutheran.net.

Book Group Plus Author Visit: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 8 at the Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Colorado author Jo Ann Virden visits to discuss her book, “My Darling Dorothy.” The tumult of the Great Depression and World War II provides the background for a novel about three young people, Tommie, Jack and Dorothy, and their challenges, struggles, defeats and triumphs.

The hopes and hardships they share are reflected in the letters that they exchange. Call 303-2355275 or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org.

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Kombucha Mocktails: 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12 at Natural Grocers/Vitamin Cottage, 7745 N. Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Led by Kate Sheets, MNT. Class is free. Call 303-423-0990 or go to https://www.naturalgrocers.com/store-location/ arvada-north-wadsworth/ Lego Play and Build: 3:30-4:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11 at the Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Builders of all ages are welcome to stick to the theme or build your own creation. What story will you tell? Legos are provided. Call 303-235-5275 or visit www.jeffcolibrary.org.

Heritage Day: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 12 at Baugh House, at West 44th Avenue and Robb Street in Wheat Ridge.

Enjoy a vintage quilt show and take tours at Baugh House and Historic Park. Lunch and root beer floats will be sold. Historians will answer questions about the Wheat Ridge area. Call 303421-9111 or go to www.wheatridgehistoricalsociety.org.

Bowls After Dark Gala: 6 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 28 at Mount Vernon Country Club, 24933

Tastebuds Cookbook Group: 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 13 at the Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. A group for those who love browsing through cookbooks, trying new recipes or learning about kitchen time savers. Meetings alternate between the Standley Lake and Arvada libraries. Each month has a new theme, and group members can bring a prepared dish from either one of the cookbooks chosen, or a favorite of their own. Topic for Aug. 13 is sandwiches. Call 303-235-5275 or go to 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 spaceavailable basis.

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Mackenzie Hull, of Golden, was named to one of the spring 2017 honor’s lists at Montana State University.

Jacob Katzman, of Golden, was named to one of the spring 2017 honor’s lists at Montana State University.

Philip Katzman, of Golden, was named to one of the spring 2017 honor’s lists at Montana State University.

Paige Elizabeth Klump, of Golden, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at the University of the

South. Paige is the daughter of Cindy McLemore and Ron J. Klump, of Golden.

Anjali Mehta, of Golden, graduated from Union College with a bachelor’s degree in Spanish and Hispanic studies.

Nina Paris, of Golden, was named to one of the spring 2017 honor’s lists at Montana State University.

Michael Seaholm, of Golden, was named to one of the spring 2017 honor’s lists at Montana State University.

Morgan Wilkie, of Golden, was named to one of the spring 2017 honor’s lists at Montana State University.

Lakewood Matthew Burnett, of Lakewood,

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Luke Ebeling, of Lakewood, was named to one of the spring 2017 honor’s lists at Montana State University.

Caylene Hume, of Lakewood, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at Northern State University.

Michaela Hunt, of Lakewood, was named to one of the spring 2017 honor’s lists at Montana State University.

Riley Konsella, of Lakewood, graduated from Union College with a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering.

Benjamin McHugh, of Lakewood, was named to one of the spring 2017 honor’s lists at Montana State University.

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Old images don’t match reality in 21st century

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ecades ago, pool halls were identified as a place for men to escape for smoking, drinking, betting and fighting.

Perception was reality.

Denver-area people involved in the pool — or pocket billiards — industry say times have changed. Women and youths are starting to play more.

Leagues and tournaments are becoming more popular. And a handicap system allows less-skilled folks to compete with elite players.

While alcohol and wagering still can be found in pool halls, many facilities are intent on emphasizing the game itself.

“The game has evolved and it is very popular, especially since we haven’t had a (pool-themed) movie out lately,” said Melissa Little, a professional player from Denver with the nickname Viper. “‘The Color of Money’ really sparked a lot of interest. We need a new movie out. That one is kind of outdated and doesn’t

FUN FACTS The Billiards Congress of America has put together some fun facts about the game of pool on its website, bca-pool.com. Here are some of those: • Billiards champions have the highest average age of any sport at 35.6 years.

• Tom Cruise did his own trick shots in the film “The Color of Money,” except for

one where he had to jump two balls to sink a third.

Director Martin Scorsese wanted Cruise to learn the shot, but it would have taken him two days to learn and the stalled production would have cost thousands of dollars.

So the shot was done by professional Mike Sigel.

• The first coin-operated billiards table was patented

connect with the new millennium.”

In 1961, Paul Newman starred in the movie, “The Hustler,” which delivered attention to pool, but the interest declined until Newman and Tom Cruise gave the game a boost with the 1986 movie “The Color of Money.”

While Hollywood hasn’t delivered

in 1902 and cost a penny to play.

• Most chalk used today is made of fine abrasives and does not contain a speck of chalk.

• In A.D. 1765, the first billiards room was built in England. Played there was One-Pocket, which was a table with one pocket and four balls.

another recent big break, the internet is having an impact.

Greg Kingsbury, manager of Mile High Billiards, 11651 W. 64th Ave., Arvada, noted that there’s no smoking and less gambling in today’s pool halls. You’re more likely to find a SEE BILLIARDS, P26

Kids learn to work the angles

t was meaningful when Steve Haggerty stepped to the tee during the MCPH Celebrity Golf Classic, which was held July 24 at The Ridge at Castle Pines North.

Haggerty, the OVERTIME 64-year-old former Arapahoe High School football standout who still resides in Littleton, was among Denver Broncos alumni who played in the charity event that raised money for the Jim Benton nonprofit Metro Community Provider Network.

MCPN helps provide affordable and accessible medical, behavioral health and dental care for low-income, uninsured and underserved people residing outside the City and County of Denver. MCPN clinics serve everybody, even those with private insurance who might fall through the cracks.

Last year MCPN helped 50,502 patients in Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas, Jefferson and Park counties.

Haggerty, who played college football at Colorado and Nevada-Las Vegas plus one game for the Broncos in 1975, knows the importance of having quality health care.

Haggerty is the nephew of the late baseball player in the Detroit Tigers organization and National Football League referee Pat Haggerty, who was my counselor at Lincoln High School.

Steve Haggerty suffered from severe emphysema and underwent a double lung transplant in November 2012.

He was one of the first Broncos alumni players to join host Ebenezer Ekuban, the former Denver defensive end, in the tournament. There were 154 golfers who played and the event grossed $100,300.

“It’s a fantastic organization that helps,” said Haggerty. “They do a lot of things. I’m all up for anything that helps anybody, considering that I’m just worrying about breathing.

“In my case, without any help, it would have impossible. All of a sudden the reality of cost hits you. These days you go in on Friday and leave Saturday and it’s a $35,000 bill.”

Haggerty wears a mask to prevent infection but says he is doing great.

“In November it will be five years since the surgery,” he pointed out.

“There will be a big party in November. The way I look at it, every day is a big day.”

Coaching changes Dane Craig is leaving a good softball program to take over another team than has also been stellar.

Craig, the former Mountain Range coach, is the new girls softball mentor at Douglas County, taking over for Brian Stebbins.

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player holding a smartphone than a cigarette or a wad of cash.

“There used to be a tendency that there was more hustling,” he said.

“Nowdays, there’s not a much hustling because the information around is exchanged so freely. You know who the good players are. You can just get on the internet and see who anybody is.”

One place that attracts top talent is Rocky Mountain Billiards

‘The game has evolved and it is very popular, especially since we haven’t had a (pool-themed) movie out lately.’

Melissa Little, professional player from Denver Training Center, 4111 S. Natches Court in Sheridan.

“All the best players in town pretty much come

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And Craig’s top assistant, Robert deThouars, takes on the duties as the Mustangs’ new head coach.

Douglas County teams have compiled a 122-57 record over the past eight seasons while Craig and Mountain Range was 104-68 since 2009 and won one Class 5A state championship.

“My job has taken me to Aurora and this opportunity came up,” said Craig. “I learned that Moun-

to train before they go to pro events,” owner Dave Hughes said. “My place is just about pool. There is no alcohol and no pinball

tain Range is going to be in very, very good hands or I would have never taken this job.

“Douglas County has always had a good group of players. It’s going to be a good year. It’s ironic that the last game I coached at Mountain Range was against Douglas County and they beat us in the state tournament. It’s all about league play and I’m excited to be in a new league.”

More changes possible At almost every football game I attended last season after non-league games were completed, I heard

machines ... It’s all about training and equipment.

“I have all the guys you would call hustlers and they all come to my place

people growling about the league alignments.

Well, just maybe, some logic can surface to improve the crazy conference alignments in Class 5A football although schools will still have to deal with the setup of last season’s leagues for the upcoming campaign.

Good news was reported by CHSAANow.com that a group of athletic directors representing 5A leagues met to talk about ideas of how to align teams for the 2018 and 2019 seasons.

The group joined many disgruntled fans, coaches and administrators when they revealed

and play one another. I have leagues but mine are advanced games with advanced players.”

Felt Billiards, 101 W. Floyd Ave. in Englewood, has 23 pool tables and a bar, restaurant and arcade.

It accepts pool players of all ages.

“We get new people every day,” general manager Audra Wasson said. “We have some great players here. We’ve had up to 32 kids in here for a junior tournament. We had a young kid who is a 7-yearold playing (a game) with his dad in a league. He brings a little stool to stand on.”

discontentment with the current waterfall alignment which sent teams into leagues based on RPI ratings over the previous seasons.

It was agreed that league alignments need to change and different ideas were discussed. The group will make its recommendation for change to the football committee to consider at its December meeting.

Jim Benton is a sports writer for Colorado Community Media. He has been covering sports in the Denver area since 1968. He can be reached at jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia. com or at 303-566-4083.

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August 3, 2017 The Gail Coors foursome team at the July 27 tournament pose on the Hole 1 tee box. Pictured from left are Darden Coors, Ces Garnsey, Nancy Haley and Gail Coors.

PHOTO COURTESY OF KENDRA WIDMAN WITH HOPE HOUSE

Joe Coors’ memory lives on at annual fundraising event

BY GLENN WALLACE GWALLACE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

After days of gray, drizzly skies, organizers of the Joe Coors Hope House Classic golf fundraising tournament were thankful for the warm, blue-sky day of the July 27 event.

“I have no doubt he’s the one who made sure the sun shined today,” said Holly Coors, daughter of the late Joe Coors.

Last year, when Joe Coors was chair of the fundraiser, he missed the tournament because of a scheduled surgery. Complications ensued and he never recovered. He died on Sept. 15 at the age of 74.

Hope House added Joe Coors’ name to the annual event this year. Three of his four children gathered at the Sanctuary Golf Course in Sedalia, Colorado, to honor his memory and help raise money for a charity he believed in.

Last year’s tournament raised a record $200,000 for the Arvada-based charity.

Joe Coors worked with several charities over the years, including one

he started with his wife Gail.

Hope House founder and Executive Director Lisa Steven said his contributions to her organization were “critical.” He served on the first advisory board, started the annual golf tournament at his home golf club of Rolling Hills and had long chaired the event over the years.

Joe Coors unded the site work and foundation pouring of Hope House’s first facility, as well as the new community center that broke ground this January.

“His first and last gifts (to Hope House) were literally foundational,” said Steven.

Hope House of Colorado is metroDenver’s only resource providing free self-sufficiency programs to teen moms, including residential, GED and college and career support services. Additional supportive services include parenting and life skills classes, healthy relationship classes, financial literacy workshops and certified counseling, all designed to prepare them for long-term independence.

“That’s probably what hooked him, the self-sufficiency part,” Holly Coors said.

Steven said she believes that the Christian underpinning of Hope House also appealed to Joe Coors.

“Joe was all about seeing lives transformed,” Steven said.

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Mysterious art that’s meant to be found Glassblower cooks up eggs, poo as cryptid treasure hunt returns to Standley Lake

BY TABATHA DEANS SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Glass artist Corey Silverman, is used to creating special items at the request of his clients.

But when Rich Neumann, marketing and outreach supervisor for Westminster’s Parks and Recreation department, walked into the studio last year, Silverman said he was a little surprised by Neumann’s request.

“He asked us to create, basically, a pile of poo. They wanted to plant the poo around Standley Lake Park, and let people find it, as part of a program they created,” said Silverman. “The first attempt was too realistic looking, so we decided that since it was the poo of a mythical creature, it should have rainbows in it.”

Silverman, a Wheat Ridge resident, is co-owner of The Furnace, a studio in Lakewood that produces custom glass pieces of art. In addition to the colorful poo, Silverman and his team also created 300 glass eggs for Neuman.

Their artwork was hidden along the Standley Lake portion of the Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail. Community members were encouraged to walk the trail in search of the eggs and poo — all a part of an initiative to get people out into their local parks.

Initially, parks staff would hide one or two of the pieces each day on the trails around Standley Lake Park. The program was such a hit, Neumann returned to The Furnace this year, requesting another 400 eggs and 50 more piles of poo and have extended beyond Standley Lake.

“Well over 1,000 extra people have been on the trail each month,” Neumann said. “The monster has increased its range this year with eggs being spotted at Big Dry Creek between Standley Lake and City Park.”

People that find the colorful glass creations get to keep them but organizers do ask that they stop in at the Standley Lake ranger’s station and

record their find.

Each piece is numbered and Neumann said finders are encouraged to share their discoveries on social media with the hashtag “#standleymonster”.

He expects new pieces will be placed daily this year through December.

Art of glass Silverman has been blowing glass for more than 21 years, after receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Alfred University. He spent several years working in various studios before coming to Colorado in 1999.

“I almost didn’t continue glass blowing when I came here,” he said. “But once you expose yourself to an art form like this you want to keep doing it.”

His wife Leanne joined the studio full time last year, to help manage the office as requests for Silverman’s pieces grew.

Each piece of glass that leaves the studio is truly one of a kind, as Silverman employs two other artists, and there is no assembly line process.

Every piece has been “hand touched” by the artist, said Leanne.

Glass is heated up to more than 2,000 degrees, and is constantly manipulated by the artist to create the finished product. Mixing of colors can be challenging, and requires a bit of faith.

“Opalescent white will become completely transparent when heated,” said artist and Studio Manager Taylor Kelly. “The glass is red hot, so you don’t see the true colors until it’s done. You just have to have faith in the colors.”

The artists work closely and intuitively with each other, using signals and simple commands, as time is of the essence when working with cooling glass.

“As Corey’s blowing into the glass, he obviously can’t speak, so Taylor is right there, and when Corey taps his foot Taylor proceeds to the next step,” said Leanne. “They really work well together. They all love what they do.”

The Silvermans welcome visitors to their shop, either to observe them at work, or to attend classes they offer to the public each week. They also participate in several community projects, including a Christmas ornament

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Signs like this one, placed around Westminster’s parks and opens spaces, are designed to entice residents to Standley Lake Park to search for colorful glass blown monster eggs and rainbow colored poo.

SCOTT TAYLOR program and their latest VFW project, which includes creating an elaborate Columbine flower that honors service members from VFW Post 1 who died in service.

“We always like to get involved with the community,” said Leanne. “We do a lot of outreach, and have definitely enjoyed being part of the Standley Lake project.”

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Misc. Private Legals LEGAL PUBLIC NOTICE The annual meeting of the Arvada Cemetery Association will be held Monday August 7, 2017 at 7:00pm in the Cemetery building. This meeting will include the election of directors for the coming year. All members are welcome.

Legal Notice No.: 48425 First Publication: July 20, 2017 Last Publication: August 3, 2017 Publisher: The Golden Transcript and the Arvada Press

City and County Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING A public hearing will be held before the Arvada Planning Commission on August 22, 2017, at 6:30 p.m., Arvada Municipal Building, 8101 Ralston Rd., Arvada, when and where you may speak on the matter to rezone (and amend the official zoning maps) from City of Arvada R-I (One and Two Family Residence) to PUD-R (Planned Unit Development-Residential), 11.8 du/ac, and consider a preliminary development plan/plat for THE RESIDENCES AT ALLISON PARK, located at 5219 Allison St. Additional information can be obtained from the Community Development Dept. or written comments may be filed therewith no later than 8 days prior to the hearing.

CITY OF ARVADA PLANNING COMMISSION /s/ Patricia Connell, Secretary Legal Notice No.: 45825 First Publication: August 3, 2017 Last Publication: August 3, 2017 Publisher: Golden Transcript Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids for the construction of City of Arvada, Project No. 17-TC-05, Project Title Kipling Parkway and W. 55th Avenue Traffic Signal Improvements, will be received at the office of the City Engineer until 10:00 am on August 22, 2017 and then publicly opened and read aloud.

The BID DOCUMENTS, consisting of Advertisement for Bids, Information for Bidders, Special Conditions, Addendum when issued, Bid Bond, Bid Proposal, Bid Schedule, and the Project Drawings may be examined at the following locations: City of Arvada Engineering Division - 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada, Colorado 80002 Dodge Plan Room – www.construction.com ISqFt Plan Room – 1030 West Ellsworth Ave., Unit G, Denver, Colorado 80223 Reed Construction Data - www.reedpsp.com Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com No cost bid documents may be obtained at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com on or after August 3, 2017. Bid documents may also be obtained at the office of the City Engineer upon payment of $30.00 per set, which is non-refundable.

ESTIMATED QUANTITIES OF THE MAJOR ITEMS OF WORK ARE: • 4 EACH Traffic Signal-Light Pole Steel (20 Foot to 50 Foot Mast Arms) • 1 EACH Traffic Signal-Light Pole (2 Mast Arm)(30 and 25 Foot Mast Arms) • 8 EACH Microwave Vehicle Radar Detector • 1 LS Telemetry • 1 EACH Traffic Signal Controller • 200 LF Electrical Conduit (Bored) (2 and 3 Inch) • 1 LS Traffic Control Bidders, subcontractors and suppliers must be familiar with the current City of Arvada Engineering Code of Standards and Specifications for the Design and Construction of Public Improvements, dated January 12, 2016, which will be combined with the Bid Documents to form the Contract Documents for the Project.

A copy of the Standards may be obtained from the office of the City Engineer upon a non-refundable payment of $50.00. Holders will be notified when supplemental revisions and additions are available as they are adopted. The Standards are also available at no cost on the City's web site at www.arvada.org. Holders are responsible for keeping current their City of Arvada Engineering Code of Standards and Specifications.

The Project Engineer for this work is Adam Maxwell, at 720-898-7741.

Timothy R. Hoos, P.E., City Engineer 8101 Ralston Road Arvada, Colorado 80002 Legal Notice No.: 45833 First Publication: August 3, 2017 Last Publication: August 17, 2017 Publisher: Golden Transcript Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press

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