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Firefighters respond to blaze atop 16-story silo at Coors Fire did not impact brewery operations BY PAUL ALBANI-BURGIO PALBANIBURGIO@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Firefighters spraying water onto the burning roof of a 16-story silo-like building at Coors Brewery in Golden. P AUL ALBANI-BURGIO
Firefighters responded to a fire in an unused silo-like building on the east side of the Coors Brewery in Golden the morning of July 30. The fire started burning around 11: 30 a.m. with flames visible at the roof level of the 16-story structure, said Alan Fletcher, the chief of the Fairmount Fire Protection District. Fletcher said firefighters had to ascend stairways on the exterior of the structure to get water onto the fire, which was under control within about 90 minutes. “It took a little bit to get to the hot spots,” said Fletcher. “The whole 16-stories from top to bottom is empty so it wasn’t safe in any shape or form to be on that roof structure so we had to get above it.” Wood planks on top of the unused malt silo were the source of the flames, according to Golden Fire and
Rescue. No cause for the fire has been reported by Golden or Coors. There were no injuries reported and Fletcher said Coors staff had indicated that the brewery’s operations were not impacted. Fletcher described the roof as being “open almost like a deck” and said that while Coors will have to “do some cleanup which will cost money” he did not expect there to be any affect on the brewery beyond that as the structure is not used in current operations. A total of five agencies including Golden, Fairmount and West Metro responded to the fire. The firefighters also utilized a West Metro drone outfitted with a thermal camera. “That was cool to be able to use that to fly over and see the areas of heat on the roof that we were having a hard time getting to,” Fletcher said. The brewery, located at 311 10th Street, was founded by Adolph Coors in 1873, and has been a major employer, tourism draw and cultural cornerstone of the the city.
Lower positive case rate in Jeffco even as total cases rise Rising COVID cases attributed to travel, small gatherings BY PAUL ALBANI-BURGIO PALBANIBURGIO@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
While case and hospitalization numbers continue to rise, Jefferson County’s top public health official says there is some good news when it
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comes to the county’s recent efforts to manage its recent uptick in COVID-19 cases. “Fortunately, our positivity rate is staying below 5%,” said Jefferson County Public Health Executive Director Mark B. Johnson. “That is sort of the goal that has been set and if we can keep that rate below 5% that essentially means that while we do see cases rising, we will see them fall again.” Johnson said the county’s
DOES MORE TESTING MEAN MORE CASES? JCPH Executive Director Mark B. Johnson said COVID-19 testing is analogous to pregnancy testing in that the tests do not make a person pregnant but determine whether they are. Similarly, COVID-19 tests do not cause COVID-19 but rather identify cases in a specific population. “You are finding the cases that are already there and optimism is buoyed by recent increases in the number of COVID-19 tests being conducted in Jeffco. The county now regularly reaching its goal of
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that’s what we want to know in public health is what is there so we can do something about controlling those that are positive,” Johnson said. However, Johnson said that a more important number than the overall number of positive cases is the percent of positive cases the county is seeing based on its testing. The county’s goal for that number is 5%.
conducting at least 880 tests a day. That is a major change from July, when the county had only reached 880 tests a day a handful of times since
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The interior life of Westminster’s Chief of Police Colorado Native I was born in Wheat Ridge, moved to Arvada as a youngster. Other than attending college in Chicago, I have spent my whole life here. I played college baseball which was one of the great experiences of my life. I’ve travelled to Australia twice in my life and loved that experience especially the Australian people. My mother lives here in Westminster, my father passed away in 2015. I have two brothers (one older and one younger) who live in the Denver area. I have several nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts and uncles in the area. What’s not to love being in Colorado? Especially in Westminster, where there are such great parks, open space, trails, views of the mountains and other amenities — anyplace that there is a baseball field. Also, raising a family here is special even though my two sons have grown and moved away, they love coming back to Colorado.
Carlson Staying married in a tough field I’m proud of staying married for 30 years, despite the job I’m in which lends itself to a high divorce rate. This speaks volumes of my wonderful wife. In addition, our two sons are successful, wonderful young men who have great futures in serving their communities. It’s really not my accomplishment, it’s theirs, but I am very proud to have raised them. I don’t belong to any clubs, probably because I am an introvert. I used to play a lot of softball but bad knees stopped that. I play golf when I get a chance but my joy comes in watching my sons play baseball - the oldest played a couple years in college but has since
graduated and my youngest is finishing his senior year. I enjoy reading and being with my wife and doing some traveling with her. The older I get, the less I like to travel. As a young man, I was able to travel to Europe, Central America (Honduras), Australia twice, Mexico, and have vacationed with my family in Jamaica. My 34 years in policing has impacted my life in many ways, some good and some bad. I have a deep appreciation for justice and am appalled at the way people mistreat and victimize others. Seeing both sides of this for years has had a deep impact on me. That introvert life I read a lot of books. Mostly American history, some fiction, and autobiographies. I play golf on occasion and love watching my youngest son play college baseball. I travel a lot in the Midwest to watch him during the spring. Given that my job as the Chief of Police is a very public job and entails a lot of interaction with the community, city staff, and others, I am really a very introverted person. I love spending time alone — which is probably why I love reading so much. I just finished a book on Theodore Roosevelt called
“The River of Doubt”. It was about his efforts to explore a tributary river of the Amazon in South America that no one other than the native population had ever explored. Fascinating how lack of preparation, ego and mistakes can be overcome through leadership, personal will and a lot of luck. I do not like concerts or large gatherings of people. Plus, I’m not really into music very much. However, I do enjoy plays that are performed in small, intimate theaters, especially when they are done “in the round”. Protecting my People I am the Chief of Police in Westminster. I have been Chief for just over four years and have been an officer with Westminster for 34 years. I love the people who work in the police department. Helping them to be successful, getting the equipment, training, support and encouragement for them to be successful. To see these officers (and civilian staff) then give great service to the community is very rewarding. I have been interested in being a police officer since being very young. I remember seeing other kids being bullied and it really, really bothered me. I was never bullied but I did not like what I saw and
remember that I wanted to do something to stop people from hurting other people. I guess police work was a natural job to do that. If I could tell the citizens of Westminster anything… Particularly with the focus on policing now, I would tell our citizens that the officers of the Westminster Police Department are honest, caring, compassionate and competent officers. They deal with things that are sometimes awful and violent, but they love this community, are proud to serve here, treat people with respect, and are here for you at any time. I trust them completely and you can too. Don’t believe the narrative out there that all cops are racists and brutal. I can only speak for this group of officers, but I can tell you those things are absolutely not true. They are some of the most dedicated, professional, and decent people I have ever met. They come from our community too. They do the job because they love service. — Jasleen Batra Have a suggestion for My Name is ...? Contact Scott Taylor at staylor@coloradocommunitymedia.com
Colo. health leaders see easing of COVID-19 surge But top state epidemiologist won’t declare victory yet BY JOHN INGOLD AND JESSE PAUL THE COLORADO SUN
Colorado’s latest surge of coronavirus cases appears to have stabilized as a statewide mask mandate and limitations on serving alcohol take hold, state health leaders said July 31. Jill Hunsaker Ryan, the head of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, said the latest data appear to show that the reproduction value for the virus — the average number of people that an infected person passes the virus onto, also known as
the R0 — has dropped to 1. If further data bear that out, it means Colorado is no longer experiencing exponential growth of cases and the horror scenario of overwhelmed hospitals will be avoided. “That is absolutely great news for us and reassuring to see,” said Dr. Rachel Herlihy, the state epidemiologist at CDPHE. As recently as a couple weeks ago, the R0 had been around 1.7 — meaning that a single case could lead to more than 280 additional infections within a month or two. But Herlihy said the latest numbers show stabilization in both the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 and the proportion of tests that come back positive. The state also appears to be past its latest peak in newly reported coronavirus infections, she said.
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The week of July 20, Colorado reported its highest-ever weekly total of new COVID-19 cases, fueled mostly by rising infections among younger adults. “Colorado is at an interesting point,” Dr. Jonathan Samet, the dean of the Colorado School of Public Health and the leader of a team of researchers providing modeling predictions for the course of the pandemic in the state, said July 30 during a Q&A session with The Colorado Sun and the Mountain West News Bureau. “We’re ... at a seeming stable point where things aren’t either going up or down. They’re either going to do one or the other as the weeks go on. … I think we’re at least at a point where we’re not on a surge as we look at schools opening in a couple of weeks.” Herlihy said there is no single
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may be starting to improve, JCPH is also dealing with the immediate issue of the county’s two-week COVID-19 case average being higher than the 580-case level set by the state public health board to keep the county’s health order variances (granted in June) in place. “For the next two weeks we will be doing all we can with mitigation efforts to bring that number below 580 so that we do not lose our variance,” Johnson told the Jeffco commissioners on Tuesday. Johnson said the current state order already allows some of the things granted in the June variance. However, he warned that the loss of the variance would mean some changes, specifically a reduction in the number of people who can be inside various businesses at any one time, including gyms. Businesses not
identified as “non-essential retail” also could be told to go from a 50% occupancy limit to a 10-person one. Some of those businesses could be hit hard, Jefferson County attorney Kym Sorrells said, including smaller gyms such as local Pure Barre locations which would see their capacity limit reduced from 50% to 25%. “I know in the process of seeking our variance some of the small business owners that I spoke with said if they have to operate with 25% capacity they will go out of business,” she said. “So for some businesses this could be a game changer and impact their ability to operate.” In addition to implementing a new public health order requiring that masks be worn both indoors and outdoors when social distancing cannot be maintained, Johnson said JCPH will be implanting “a major public relations campaign to notify our residents about what will happen if we do lose that variance and what we can do to help.” However,
Johnson also warned that JCPH has largely exhausted the tools it has available to stop the spread of the disease, without resorting to measures like imposing further restrictions on businesses. Johnson also said that as the county reviews why cases have been rising, there are two behaviors that seem to be contributing the most to transmission. The first is travel to other states, particularly hard-hit areas like Florida and California, and an increasing willingness of people to take part in small gatherings. “It’s not so much large gatherings as a large number of small gatherings,” said Johnson. “Parties and wedding showers and outdoor barbecues and that kind of thing where neighbors are getting together in groups that should be separated. Because of the quarantine fatigue and the beautiful weather, people are just getting together now and that’s where we are getting most of our cases.”
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paid to Colorado’s increasing number of infections caused more people to stay home or that other factors are at work. “Coloradans are doing the right thing,” Polis said July 30. “Coloradans are smart. I think we’re seeing the impact from two changes that is showing up now.” Still, while stopping the rise in coronavirus infections is a good thing, Herlihy said the state needs to work to bring the R0 below 1 — at which point the virus would gradually peter out in the state. If Coloradans relax at this point, cases could just as easily explode upward again. “We still are at a bit of a tenuous place,” she said. This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. Used by permission. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun.com.
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A High-Performance Car Can Kill You. A High Performance Home Can Save Your Life. I have the best assignment on the steering committee of the Metro Denver Green Homes Tour — shooting video tours of the homes we choose to feature. Because of Covid, I’m taking that assignment more seriously than ever, because we may not have an inperson tour this year. (The tour is on the first Saturday of October.) I post these tours (along with the video tours of our new listings) on my YouTube channel, which is jimsmith145. Please go there to check out some of the more recent tours. Those videos, however, are limited in what they can convey in 7 to 10 minutes, so I must leave out a lot of what I learn during the lengthy orientation walk-through I get with the homeowner prior to shooting the video itself. A good example was my tour last Saturday of Jen Grauer and Josh Renkin’s house in Denver. They scraped a house to build from scratch the best example of a “high performance home” I have come across yet — and I’ve seen a lot of high performance homes. My 7½-minute tour of the house that Jen completed three years ago could not include a lot of what makes it such a good example of sustainability, so I’ll go into some of it here. To be “net zero energy,” a solarpowered home like Jen’s has to be super insulated and super-efficient in its use of energy. When a home is that tight, indoor air quality has to be addressed to make the home safe. That job is performed by an Energy Recovery Ventilator (or ERV). The ERV’s job is to bring in fresh air from the outside and to expel bad air
while maintaining an acceptable indoor humidity level. Instead of the more common exhaust fans that you find in bathrooms, laundry rooms and kitchens, which simply exhaust air to the outside, thereby drawing fresh air into the house through whatever leaks exist around doors, windows and other penetrations of the home’s “envelope,” an ERV has its own 6-inch intake pipe for that outside air. In addition to the exhaust openings, there are fresh air openings around the home. The job of the ERV is to transfer some of the temperature of the outgoing air to the incoming air when there is a differential between the two. For example, let’s say your home is 70 degrees inside, but it’s 100 degrees outside. The temperature of that incoming air can be reduced to, say, 80 degrees by passing it through a heat exchanger where it doesn’t mix with the outgoing air but acquires some of its temperature. Similarly if the outdoor air is 20 degrees, the ERV might raise that incoming air to, say, 50 degrees. (I could be way off on these numbers. I’m just trying to convey the concept.) A conditioning ERV (or CERV) has an additional and very important job. Since it is always running (because fresh air is needed by occupants to breathe), a CERV monitors the level of carbon dioxide and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the outgoing air. You can set a level that is acceptable (say, 900 ppm maximum) and the CERV will increase the flow of air when those levels are exceeded to bring them back to the acceptable range. Jim Horan’s home in Geos, which I shot, includes a CERV.
Walk or Bike to School of Mines From This Townhome This 3-BR, 3½-bath Kinney Run townhome at 906 Homestake Drive has been nicely updated, $550,000 The occupants have moved out and it’s now ready for in-person showings. The location is one of this home’s best selling points, being close to the Colorado School of Mines, Downtown Golden, Fossil Trace Golf Course, and multiple open space trails! To fully appreciate this home, take a video walkthrough at www.GoldenTownhome.com. Note: This home is deep within the subdivision, isolated from all traffic sounds and backing to a year-round stream. It has a 1-car garage and one reserved parking space as shown above. We'll hold this listing active at least through Saturday so everyone gets a chance to see it. Call before submitting and we'll tell you what we have so far.
In Jen’s case, she made sure that the home was built with “low-VOC” products. For example, all cabinets and countertops were built with solid wood or low-VOC plywood instead of particle board, which has formaldehyde. There is no wall-to-wall carpeting which typically has VOCs in it. (These items are mentioned in the video of Jen’s house.) Jen monitors VOC levels in her home and can manually up the ERV fan speed. Radon is another pollutant which
seeps into every home through their concrete foundation walls and slab-on-dirt. Insulating and sealing them can help but a sump pit can also allow radon gas into a house, so Jen installed a mitigation unit. In short, a high performance home can not only save you money in the long run (because it does cost more to build), it can also create a home than prolongs your life through improved indoor air quality. Jen’s Xcel bill is $5-10/month.
Bungalow on 0.24 Acres in East Street Historic District This 1949 bungalow at 2038 East Street is in Golden's East St. Historic District. It’s on one of the biggest lots and has two detached garages -a 2-car garage that is rented out to neighbors for $280/month, and a 3-car garage with an extra tall garage door and a 23-foot-long workbench with a dozen electrical outlets. There are mountain views from both the front and rear of the house. $625,000 Safeway, the School of Mines, Downtown Golden and the 16L bus are all within walking distance, and the Light Rail station is just 2 miles away. The "bones" of this home are great. It has a newer impact-resistant roof (2017), a high efficiency furnace, and PEX plumbing, but the inside needs updating and it is presented as a fixer-upper. View the narrated video walk-through at www.EastStreetHome.info, then call your agent or Jim Smith for a showing!
Updated Sixth Ave. West Tri-Level Backs to Greenbelt This beautifully updated home at 14591 W. Archer Ave. is located at the apex of a circle street off Flora Way, backing to a greenbelt and within walking distance of Kyffin Elementary School. You'll like this home's open floor plan, chef's kitchen with granite counters and Viking gas range, hood and refrigerator, floating island, hardwood floors in main and upper level, traver- $650,000 tine tile floor and hearth in the family room, and built-in book shelves around the wood-burning fireplace. All the bathrooms have been remodeled with new cabinets and vanities, There’s a spa bathroom featuring steam shower and jetted tub and a huge master bedroom with a great walk-in closet. The home theater in the basement has a 120-inch diagonal screen and surround sound. The Pella windows, concrete tile roof, flagstone stairs, and the extensive covered and uncovered patios all add to the value of this home. If you like solitude, you’ll love the heated study attached to the south side of the home. See the narrated video walk-through at www.6thAveWestHome.com to fully appreciate this special home, then call your agent or Jim Smith at 303-525-1851 to arrange a showing.
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Sheriff: Jeffco seeing increase in violent crime Lakewood mayor worries that situation is not sustainable BY PAUL ALBANI-BURGIO PALBANIBURGIO@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA. COM
As law enforcement nationwide operates in an environment best by issues ranging from the COVID-19 crisis and continuing unrest about racial justice and policing practices, Jefferson County’s Sheriff says his department is now dealing with an increase in violent crimes across the county. Sheriff Jeff Shrader said that recent violent crimes the sheriff ’s office has dealt with include a homicide that took place two weeks ago, three attempted murders in the last four weeks and a murder-for-hire plot that is under investigation. “All of those things lead to say there are things going on that are just a little bit different,” Shrader told the county commissioners during a quarterly report on July 28. “People are challenged, they are tired, tensions are higher in the community.” The most recent quarterly county Law Enforcement Report, which covers April,
May and June, shows a slight decrease in crime during those months compared to previous years. There were 929 eports of part 1 crimes, which include nine serious offenses such as burglary and assault, during those months. That is down from the 950 reports in the second quarter of 2019 and the 974 during that quarter in 2018. Type 2 crimes, which include drug and weapons crimes, were also down from the same period in the last two years. One crime that was notably up was motor vehicle theft with 122 reports during the second quarter of 2020 compared to 67 in 2019 and 72 in 2018. However, Shrader said the crime increases have been particularly observed in the last 45 days, a period which is mostly not reflected in the report. Shrader said that increase in violent crime is occurring at a time when the jail population has been reduced by nearly half in recent months as a result of efforts to decrease the risk of the spread of COVID-19 in the jail. In March, Shrader instituted new arrest standards at the jail which would exclude people arrested for certain types of crimes, including misdemeanor and municipal arrests, from being booked
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New website to boost transparency of Arvada development process Interactive story map launched this summer STAFF REPORT
Arvadans have a new online option to keep track of developments in the city after the introduction of an interactive story map on the city web page this summer. The map at arvada.org/development breaks developments into four categories: Upcoming Public Hearings, Applications Under Review, Projects Under Construction and Variances. For every project, the map provides information such as floor plans or maps
provided by the developer and the date and time of any upcoming hearings. The idea comes just months after the city council approved a new Land Development Code, through which more projects will be on a quicker approval path that includes administrative approval instead of a public hearing. This was one reason the team wanted to provide this extra medium for citizens to learn more about ongoing developments, said Ryan Stachelski, Arvada’s community and economic development director. “We thought people would not hear about cases as often as they did in the past,” he said. “This really helps with transparency and getting the word
out.” Cindi Kreutzer with grassroots group Arvada for ALL the People agreed. “This is definitely a step in the right direction toward achieving the goals of Arvada for ALL the People,” she said, specifically referring to the group’s main goal of heightening transparency in Arvada. Further, the city wanted to provide better signage on the properties being considered for development, Stachelski said. The city team is required to post signage on such properties. “The signs we used had too much information on it that was very hard to read. We wanted to change to metal signs and make the letters bigger so
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A new SCL Health office will soon be under construction at the intersection of W. 91st Place and Candelas Parkway. “With more than 4,300 new homes currently under construction in Candelas, we recognized the growing need for access to compassionate, high-quality and effective care in this community,” Steve Chyung, senior vice president of SCL Health, said in a press release. “This project represents an important expansion of SCL Health’s network of care.” The two-story medical office project boasts more than 40,000 square feet,
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you could see it as you were driving by,” Stachelski said. Now, instead of including the information previously shown, the signs will include some information and point to the story map, where residents can find other details. Developers, who are required to notify nearby neighbors of upcoming projects, will also have a requirement to include a link to the story map in that notification. The website will be updated weekly. “I’m really proud of the folks that thought of this and how the city’s embracing it,” Stachelski said. “I don’t think there are many cities that are doing this, to this level, and I’m really proud of where Arvada is at.”
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Jeffco commissioners sign up to support deputies in lawsuit Sheriff pushed for letter signing following passage of new state law BY PAUL ALBANI-BURGIO PALBANIBURGIO@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
In a letter to Jefferson County Sheriff ’s Office staff, the Jeffco commissioners expressed their support for Sheriff ’s Office staff and pledged to provide a defense and indemnification (coverage of potential losses) for lawsuits brought against officers, except in situations where officers are criminally convicted for the conduct from which the claim arose. However, they also called for work to be done to make Jeffco an “inclusive, vibrant community where everyone feels welcomed, safe and valued.” The letter, dated July 29, referenced Senate Bill 217, the Colorado policy accountability law passed earlier this summer. S.B. 217 allows people who allege civil rights violations against law enforcement to sue officers in their individual capacities, with officers determined to not have acted in good faith or with a reasonable belief that what they did was legal able to be held personally liable for 5% of a judgment or up to $25,000. “We stand behind JCSO employees
who act in good faith; consistent with Senate Bill 217, we will provide a defense and indemnification for lawsuits brought against the Sheriff and JCSO employees,” the letter reads. “In the rare case where a deputy is criminally convicted for the conduct from which the claims arise, the Board cannot indemnify or defend such conduct.” The letter also expressed support for what it described as Sheriff Jeff Shrader’s ongoing commitment to instilling a culture within the JCSO that is free of racial-bias and emphasizes training on anti-bias policing, de-escalation strategies and mental health awareness. It went on to state: “These efforts and others underscore our collective desire for continuous improvement to eliminate gaps in policies that contribute to racism and discrimination of all kinds. JCSO’s national accreditation serves as the hallmark of a professional and accountable agency, including high standards for the care and custody of inmates. Despite these important efforts, we also know there is much more work to do, including improving diversity in hiring and leadership not only in JCSO but county-wide.” While giving his quarterly update to the commissioners on July 28, Shrader asked the commissioners to sign such a letter reinforcing the county’s commitment to indemnifyFREE
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No defunding Sheriff’s Office During the meeting, commissioner Lesley Dahlkemper said that the letter Shrader had originally presented to the commissioners contained language that was similar to a letter that had been sent to the sheriff ’s office in Weld County, and that the commissioners wanted to lend their own voice to it. Commissioner Casey Tighe also said the commissioners had been taking their time with the letter because they wanted to discuss the ramifications of S.B. 217 with the county attorney and make sure they were signing a letter that was respectful of both those protesting police injustice and brutality and the Jefferson County Sheriff ’s Office, which he said is doing “fine work.” “It’s something we are being thoughtful on because we want to bal-
ance those things,” Tighe said. Shrader responded that there was nothing in the letter that was “inconsistent with the law.” “That law is not to the community, that letter is to the men and women of the Jefferson County Sheriff ’s Office,” said Shrader. “I know the community is watching but that letter is compliant with the law and that is what the legislature came up with.” During the meeting, Commissioner Libby Szabo said she wanted to sign the letter and hoped it would be signed soon. The commissioners planned to meet later that day to finalize their discussion of the letter. During the discussion, both Tighe and Dahlkemper expressed that they are not interested in defunding the Sheriff ’s office in Jeffco, although they acknowledged the county continues to deal with budget difficulties that will impact the budget of the sheriff ’s office. “I think all three of us are committed to not defunding the police because that is a priority for Jefferson County in terms of keeping everyone safe and making sure everyone feels welcome in Jefferson County, no question about that,” Dahlkemper said. “And we’ll always continue to look at how can we do this work better so that we are not just talking in words but we are actually following through on our actions.”
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with those efforts continuing, the jail population had increased by 50 in the 10 days prior to July 28. Adding to the issues is that Jeffco has had problems moving state prisoners into state institutions in a timely way. Shrader told the commissioners he has filed a lawsuit against the state department of corrections insisting that they take rightful prisoners. The state, which insists the county has a greater current ability to house those prisoners, has so far declined to settle that suit, Shrader said. “The reality is we don’t have any great ability then what we have already exercised and some of that goes beyond what in normal circumstances I would be at all comfortable with,” said Shrader. “I’m sure other parts of criminal justice system, including the DA, clearly would agree that we are making decisions and alterations that we certainly don’t want to. And I think we are seeing some of that come back in terms of some of the violent crimes that are being experienced.” Retirements on rise Further complicating issues are a rash of retirements the department has seen recently. According to Shrader, retirements are up 77% from a year ago and five more deputies are set to retire on Aug. 5. Shrader said many of those deputies are citing the national dialogue regarding policing the discouragement and lack of understanding they feel from of it as the reason for their retirement. Some also cited frustration with Colorado’s new policing law. “At the beginning of this quarter there was applause for all the health care workers and public safety workers who would have to be at work
while others would be staying home and working,” Shrader said. “By the end of the quarter, sentiment against law enforcement was deafening and, candidly, frustrating.” In response to Shrader’s comments, Commissioner Casey Tighe said he felt the county needed to have a look at whether it was asking law enforcement to deal with too many issues when other solutions might be available and more appropriate. He asked whether there is more the county could do to have mental health organizations assist law enforcement and also noted that the jail population had been “pretty big” before budget issues began forcing county to reduce it. “We really need to be thinking about where does law enforcement fit with other activities to be the most effective,” said Tighe. “Because right now we have been asking law enforcement to handle all of it and was that really appropriate? I think we are dealing with cracks in the system because we haven’t been dealing with this in a holistic manner.” But some Jeffco leaders say something more immediate needs to be done about the recent increase in violent crime and the inability to book inmates into the jail. During a meeting of county mayors with the commissioners on May 29, Lakewood Mayor Adam Paul brought up his concern that police departments not being able to take people they arrest on lesser offenses to jail is contributing to the increase in violent crime communities are seeing. “I want to make sure that we are talking about this because it’s not a sustainable situation and god forbid somebody is going to get really hurt because somebody is not able to be lodged in an appropriate manner,” Paul said. The commissioners agreed to host a meeting with the mayors and county law enforcement officials next month to discuss those issues.
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New trails coming to South Table Mountain Project will restore some routes and add 7 miles of new designated trails BY PAUL ALBANI-BURGIO PALBANIBURGIO@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
A Jeffco landmark is getting a makeover — and its one that officials say should be a win/win for the space and those who love to play there. Since the first portion of the South Table Mountain mesa top was acquired by Jefferson County Open Space (JCOS) in 1995, the mesa’s commanding views, unique topography and easy accessibility have made it one of the most popular hiking and recreation spots in Jeffco. But that popularity comes with a price — and not a very pretty one to pay when it comes to the preservation of the very topography and habitats that make the mesa a draw in the first place. Kristina Duff, a senior planner for JCOS, said one of the mesa’s major issues is the preponderance of undesignated trails that have been formed by users of the space over the years, including more than 9.4 miles of such trails that actually are on private property. Such undesignated trails account for the vast majority of the trails on the mesa — there were 7.1 miles of JCOS designated trails and 26.9 miles of undesignated trails at the start of the year. “These undesignated trails fragment
A woman rides on the southeast portion of South Table Mountain.
MORE INFO Learn more about South Table Mountain, and the park plan at www.jeffco.us/1430/ South-Table-Mountain-Park habitat, encourage the spread of noxious weeds, are often unsustainable in design causing erosion and can lead visitors to unknowingly trespass onto private property,” Duff said. Enter the makeover process, officially known as the South Table Mountain Park Plan, which will create about 8.5 miles of new trails, including 2.8 miles of previously undesignated trails, while restoring about 20 miles of the undesignated trails to their natural state. The new trails segments extend the existing trails further into the both western and far eastern sections of
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the mesa top and its flanks and are slated to be completed in 2021. The trail restoration effort will meanwhile involve closing the unmarked trails, reseeding them, and enforcing the closure with ranger presence. As part of the project, JCOS is also installing nine new information kiosks at nine locations where visitors currently enter the park. JCOS is also planning to transition the entire park to a stay on trail regulation, which, as the name suggests will require all visitors to stay on designated trails while visiting the park. Duff said that a 2019 community engagement survey found strong support for the stay on trail regulation, with 87% of respondents wanting more trails that are sensitive to plants and wildlife while 82% supported regulations like muddy trail closures and stay on trail requirements. Duff also said such regulations will also help to better protect the wildlife that resides at South Table Mountain, which include golden eagles and prairie falcons. Going forward, JCOS will also close certain sections of trail to protect nesting birds. PLAN Jeffco, a volunteer organization dedicated to advocating for the preservation of open space in Jefferson County, expressed support for the plan in its July 2020 newsletter. John Litz, a member of PLAN Jeffco and longtime resident of the county who first went up on South Table Mountain in 1954 back when it involved trespassing, said he is opti-
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mistic that social trails can be fully restored. “I think the soil on top of South Table is very fertile,” he said. “Areas have been restored in the past and they’ve recovered very well in my experience.” Litz said he is also optimistic that JCOS will eventually be able to bring more parking to the site, which he thinks will cut down on people creating new trails as a means of accessing the mountain from the development that surrounds it. However, Craig Champlin, another longtime user of the trail who currently is a coach with Golden High School’s mountain biking team, said he has mixed feelings about the redevelopment. While he likes some of the new trails that are being added, he said he feels like of his favorite spots would no longer be accessible. He also notices more people on the mountain than ever. Ultimately, Champlin said that while he appreciates the addition of more trails, he feels they are not sufficient. “JCOS needs to get off their conservation mission and focus on recreation while leaving conservation to Clear Creek and other counties deeper in the mountains,” he said, noting that he feels there is room for more trails on Lookout Mountain and Mount Falcon, among other areas. “People want to get out and exercise. Trail density should not be a bad thing. Crown Hill in Jeffco is a perfect example of what Front Range trails should look like.”
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23-year-old man accused of firing shots at Aurora protest Man in custody on four counts of attempted homicide BY PAUL ALBANI-BURGIO PALBANIBURGIO@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
A 23-year-old Wheat Ridge man has been arrested for allegedly firing shots that hit two protesters during a July 25 protest of the shooting of
Elijah McClain in Aurora. Samuel Young was arrested on a warrant for four counts of attempted homicide on July 28. According to a statement from Aurora Police, the incident occurred at around 7 p.m. on Saturday, July 25, after a Jeep was seen Young traveling northbound on I-225 into a crowd of protesters that had taken over the
highway. While the Jeep was traveling into the crowd, multiple shots that were allegedly fired by Young at the Jeep struck two people who were transported to the hospital. One man was shot in the leg while the head of the other was grazed by the bullet. According to Jenny Fulton, the public affairs director with the Jefferson County Sheriff ’s Office, Young was arrested bv Wheat Ridge Police and brought to the Jefferson County jail before being transferred
to Aurora Police custody. On Sunday, July 26, Aurora Police released photos of Young and asked the public for help identifying him. The police said in a July 27 statement that they had positively identified him. Aurora Police said they have been in contact with the driver of the Jeep who told them in a preliminary interview that while he was driving on I-225 his car became surrounded by protesters who were yelling and striking his vehicle.
Teachers across Colorado to get supply of masks BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Colorado will provide hundreds of thousands of medical-grade masks to schools in every district across the state, Gov. Jared Polis has announced. “We will be supplying every teacher in the state with one medicalgrade mask per week. We’re making
that initial commitment of at least eight weeks,” Polis said during a July 21 news conference. The state’s commitment to providing the masks may last up to 10 weeks, said Shelby Wieman, a spokeswoman for the governor’s office. If the state continues to see success in securing supplies, officials hope to extend that time period, Polis said at a July 23 news conference.
The masks will also be distributed for student-facing staff, Wieman said, possibly such as librarians and clerks. “We’re also hoping that school districts augment that with additional personal protection equipment that they’re able to provide,” Polis said. PPE acquisition will still be driven at the local level, Wieman said. And whether a school district
starts in-person class at the start of the school year or not, it will still receive masks from the state. “Critically, (the masks) will go to all school districts whether they are in-person or not,” Polis said. “So if there are some schools that are just starting out for a few weeks virtual, they can then stockpile those masks, and they can use them when they do go back.”
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Theres spelling, tense, participals and punctuation. Sometimes I am embarassed because I don’t know the basics. But I am always reminded of the fact that Mark Twain couldn’t spell. He said it didn’t take very much imagination to spell the same word the same way twice. There’s one word that always stumps me: its “schedule.” Whomever came up with that should be kept after school. I dated a girl who spelled “philosophy” with an “f.” And why not? That’s the way its pronounced. Karen Harper, author of “The Queen’s Governess,” erred when she wrote, “In the weak light of dawn, I tugged on the gown and sleeves
et’s have some fun. See if you can tell me how many typographical and grammatical errors there are in this column. Hint: there are alot. It’s going to really drive my proofreader crazy because he’s a perfectionist. He’s a typochondriac, is what he is. Looking back; I wish I had taken a creative writing class when I was in college. I majored in restaurant food services because I thought I wanted to open my own dinner, you know?, the kind that serve comfortable food. My proofreader bales me out every week. I send him an unpolished draft and he makes it look like I know what I am doing. Between the first word and the last word in a single sentence, a hundred things can go wrong.
I’d discarded like a wonton last night to fall into John’s arms.” Don’t count that one. Harper meant to write “wanton.” There have been infamous typos throughout literature and Major Works, including the Bible and Webster’s New International Dictionary. The thought of proofreading a dictionary shends shivers up my spine. Amercian English is often different than British English. For examples: “colour,” “honour,” “labour.” Language makes me dizzie. Some people, like motivation speakers, doubletalk because that’s their stock in trade, and SEE SMITH, P14
Reimagining and reinventing while staying true to ourselves
A LETTERS TO THE EDITOR A dismal reading Michael Alcorn paints a dismal picture of an “alternate” US history without the 3/5th person compromise. In his imagined version of history, all people of all races would have been counted as a whole person at our founding. Given infinite ways that this alternative history could have played out, Alcorn chose a version which presented slavery and adoption of the 3/5th person law as the only way that the US could have risen as a united world power. This is an especially toxic story to tell at this point in time, 244 years after our country was built on the blood and tears of people who were bought and sold for the benefit of those in power. The descendants of those slaves are still suffering. Violence against black and brown people continue. I strongly object to this narrative. Why not choose to recognize how the US could have thrived by bringing black people to our shores as equals to employ instead of as slaves? Why not imagine becoming allies with Native Americans instead of stealing their lands and slaughtering them? Imagine the progress we could have made if everyone throughout our history had been able to develop their
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s individuals and companies look to the second half of the year, many have already put 2020 behind them and are looking at plans and goals for 2021. The impact has forced us all to learn how to become more nimble, flexing when we need to, and pivoting as we WINNING adapt and adjust WORDS to what the world sends our way next. Consulting with organizations and coaching teams and individuals, our clients are thinking about ways to first reimagine what the near-term future holds while also Michael Norton envisioning what the long-term future could look like. Admittedly some only want to focus on the near term and may be willing to go as far as mid-range planning because everything seems so unsettled. After we get through the exercise of reimagining what they hope their personal and professional world could look like, we then enter the reinventing phase of what it will take to get there. And we have to do this because as Marshall Goldsmith wrote, “What got you here won’t get you there.” Truer words may have never been spoken. It’s time to reinvent. Reimagining allows us to tap into all of the endless possibilities as we release our creativity and envision the type of person we hope to be or become one day, the services that we want to offer the community, and the organization that can make a difference in the world. Reinventing means that we are not just dreaming and fantasizing, but we are taking inventory of our behaviors, habits,
relationships, skills, and recognizing what we will need to change so that we can fulfill our reimagined future. Here’s the amazing thing about both, reimagining and reinventing, even in the midst of an ever-changing world, we can continue to be nimble, flex, and pivot as often as we need to in our pursuit of health, happiness, safety, and success. And here is the other thing about both, we never ever have to compromise our core beliefs as we plan for a reimagined and reinvented future. Top-performing individuals and organizations have this in common, a commitment to their values. These are not just painted on the wall, sent around in a company email, or espoused in a team or company Zoom meeting. These are lived and demonstrated in what they do, what they say, and how they live. I can’t remember a time in my life where this has ever been more important. In our ever-changing world, compromising what we value most is a huge mistake if we are ever to realize what we had imagined for ourselves. Again, reimagining is what we want at some point in the future. Reinventing is how we get there. When it comes to reimagining, a quote that some attribute to Albert Einstein said, “Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.” And in a recent article posted in May of this year, the CEO of Microsoft, Satya Nadella, shared that during these unprecedented times it is important to be a “learn-it-all” and not a “know-it-all.” We all can imagine something, large or small, create an image of where we want to be. And we can all take the time to reinvent ourselves by learning something new. Most importantly, do
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Eleanor Knight Keefer passed away peacefully on May 9, 2020, in Phoenix, Arizona, at the age of 94. A native of Laramie, Wyoming, Elly was the daughter of geology professor Samuel “Doc” Knight and his wife Edwina. She attended the University of Wyoming in Laramie, earning a degree in geology. It was there that she met a young soldier, William R. “Dick” Keefer, who became the love of her life; they married in 1945, just before he was shipped overseas. On his return to civilian life, Dick enrolled at the U. of Wyoming, and also became a geologist. In 1963 Elly and Dick moved their family from Laramie to the Denver area, where she lived for the rest of her life until moving to Phoenix in 2019, to be near her son Richard. Elly had a varied geologic career, serving at times as a field assistant, a geology librarian, and a computer programmer entering data on punchcards to create a computerized inventory of the nation’s mineral resources. After raising her family and retiring
from the US Geological Survey, Eleanor was able to pursue fully her life-long interests in literary, spiritual, and philosophical matters. She wrote poetry, practiced and taught journaling, and facilitated Socrates Café philosophical discussion groups. She also participated in Bible study groups and was a long-time student of A Course in Miracles. Eleanor was preceded in death by Dick in 2016, after 71 years of marriage. She is survived by her sons David (Karen) Keefer of Mountain View CA and Richard (Linda) Keefer of Phoenix AZ, four grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. She will be missed both by her family and by an extraordinarily wide circle of devoted friends. A memorial service will be held in the Denver area at a future date, with burial of her ashes at Fort Logan National Cemetery, alongside Dick. Donations in her memory may be made to: Mom’s Pantry Food Bank, 13440 N. Cave Creek Rd., Phoenix, Arizona 85022.
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Twila Paul left this earth for a new adventure on July 22, 2020 @ 8:26 pm. She was many things to her friends and family but mostly she lived her life as a caregiver, adventurer, and writer. Twila was employed by Kaiser Permanente and retired as a nurse in 2015. Twila worked diligently to write a book about David and his 15-year struggle with cancer. She greatly enjoyed her time writing with her new friends at The Hard Times Group at Arvada Library. She admired all who wrote and loved hearing their stories. Twila had articles published in the newspaper in Conifer Colorado and authored many articles for Hospice. Twila was married to David Paul for 42 years and they enjoyed many adventures together, such as sailing, skiing, hiking, and traveling. Twila was a license sailor and Kayak instructor. She kayaked with whales in the Puget Sound and sailed around the Caribbean. She ice-skated on a skating team in Denver and improved her swimming with an Olympic swimming instructor. She was an avid walker with her best friend, Teddy, her sweet dog. Twila was a caregiver at heart and a fierce Lioness to those whom she loved. She took great care of her sister, Lori, during her childhood and was a confidant into her adult life. She was David’s fierce caregiver during his Cancer treatments for 15 years. She loved her mother Evelyn Gibson and enjoyed many travels with her and she dearly loved her Grandma Pickering who became Twila’s safe place during difficult times. Twila loved her nieces Katie Seidel (Jon), Candace and Kristen Richards. She was blessed to have eight nephews, Jason Richards (Carrie), Robert (Lena), Randall (Theresa), Richard, Ryan (Bethany), Rohn (Debra) and Roderick Gibson (Christina), and Todd Sheehan. She had numerous great nieces and nephews and cousins whom she also loved. Twila and David being adventurers, together, packed up their yellow van, with two dogs, a cat, and all their belongings and headed west to Colorado listening to John Denver. They began a new life, making friends, and enjoying the Rocky Mountains. They took vacations to Mexico, Israel, lived in Brazil, and before David’s passing, they took their final journey to New England. They stopped to see everyone they loved before they went back to face what was the worse time of my sister’s life, the loss of her beloved Sabra, David. After her retirement from Kaiser Permanente, Twila embarked on a cruise to England and France. She fell in love with France, and with her childhood friend, Lilly Eineder, they made plans to celebrate their 70th birthdays in Paris. Twila recently was studying French. Her great desire was to move to Paris to live and write her novels. Twila was preceded in death by her husband David, her mother, Evelyn Gibson, her father, Floyd Gibson, her father-in-law, Emil Paul, her grandmother Martha Lee Pickering, Albert and Avanelle Gibson, and many Aunts and Uncles. She is survived by her precious dog Teddy, her brother, Grant Lee Gibson (Sherrie), sister, Lori A. Richards (Michael) brother in law, Neal Paul, Sisters in law-Rita Sheehan (Ed), Margaret Lee, her nieces and nephews, and 15 grand nieces and nephews whom she loved and many cousins. She is survived by her best friend of 65 years, Lilly (Dale) Eineder, Vickie Finnegan, Rosemary Thornburg, and many other friends from Maysville and Zanesville High School and Arvada. Twila loved animals especially dogs. She has asked for donations to be made to: Maxfund Wellness Center, 720 West 10th Avenue, Denver, Colorado 80204 (720) 266-6081 Foothill Animal Shelter, 580 McIntyre street, Golden, Colorado 80401 (303) 2787575 Twila chose a caring cremation with no services. However, if you choose, go on a grand adventure and remember her on your travels. Twila, enjoy Paris. We will meet again at the Eiffel Tower.
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The 1913 Boathouse in Denver’s Washington Park, pictured, dates back to an era when Smith Lake was a popular urban resort, with a swimming beach and winter skating. Across the lake on the north shore is another vintage building, the 1912 Dos Chappell Bathhouse, which once provided beach-goers with locker rooms and showers. Currently it houses Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado, a nonprofit that tends to the state’s natural resources. COURTESY OF TIM COLLINS
Denver’s Smith Lake in the 1900s was a year-round resort BY KIRSTEN DAHL COLLINS SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
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s summer grips the city and Coloradans bemoan our regrettable lack of ocean, we might do well to remember that Denver’s Washington Park once had its very own beach on a lake that once didn’t exist. In the summer of 1911, Smith Lake, located near the northern end of the park, inaugurated its new swimming area — complete with sand, a diving platform and an elegant bathhouse.
Wash Park has more to offer than lakes, including its seasonal floral displays. SHUTTERSTOCK IMAGE
Two hundred enthusiastic bathers showed up on the lake’s north shore for opening day. Everything was free, including soap, showers and
Mallards frolic on Smith Lake in Washington Park. SHUTTERSTOCK IMAGE
extremely modest turn-of-the-century swimsuits. This was the era of corsets, big hats and propriety, so ladies donned knee-
length shirts with capped sleeves before taking the plunge. And one can safely assume that none of the men wore Speedos. A line of rope modestly divided the male and female swimming areas. All this seems remarkable considering that before 1867, this 18-acre lake did not exist. Beginning in 1860, local entrepreneur John W. Smith took on the job of building a 26-mile irrigation canal from the South Platte River into the dry, treeless scrublands of what is now central Denver. More than four decades later, Denver residents were paddling rowboats and executing swan dives in the same place. Smith put his new lake to work as a reservoir and source of ice SEE SMITH LAKE, P13
Pandemic Self Portraits at 40 West COMING ATTRACTIONS
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irst Friday events are among the most popular summer happenings for galleries and arts organizations all over the metro area. Which means that even though they were going to look different, Lakewood’s 40 West Arts district had to keep them going in some form during the COVID-19 pandemic. “It’s important to reach out to our community and provide an opportunity for artists to show their work while maintaining safety,” said Liz Black, 40 West executive director. “Our August First Friday is normally a big one for us, so we spent some time reflecting on the best way to utilize that opportunity.” What the district came up with is a partnership with local artist Adrienne DeLoe, who recently launched her Pandemic Self Portraits project on Facebook to share stories during this unusual time. “I wanted to create a space for people to share, through self-portraits, what they are going through as we navigate through this difficult time,” she explained in a statement. “I was thinking about what my experience
through all of this would look like as depicted in a self-portrait. Although it’s complicated and can’t be summed up in one image, it has been interesting to explore experience through self-portrait.” From 6-9 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 7, DeLoe will be taking over 40 West’s social media to share some of her work, and participants are invited to submit their own work and share their stories, as well as reconnect with their artistic community. “We knew Adrienne was doing this project, which we thought was really timely and really relevant, and we thought it would make for a really powerful event,” Black explained. “And if people aren’t able to log on during the event, they are available online after the fact.” While this approach isn’t what 40 West had planned for the summer, they’ve still found ways to remain creative and active during the pandemic. And Black said its important to remember that artists are both entrepreneurs and small businesses, and they (and organizations that support them)
need support now more than ever. “We’ve been trying to figure out the new normal and what kind of activities are the best fit for the community, while also reflecting what the country and world are going through,” Black said. “We’ve realized there’s a potential avenue to do different kinds of virtual events indefinitely, even after the restrictions have lifted.” To participate in the virtual First Friday, visit the events page on www.facebook. com/40WestArts. Colorado Black Arts Festival celebrates in digital form This year’s Colorado Black Arts Festival will be going virtual this year to be safe during the COVID pandemic. The event’s aim is to develop, promote and celebrate African arts and culture in Colorado. The virtual event will be at held at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7 through Sunday, Aug. 9. Previous years have included everything from live SEE READER, P13
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for Denver’s cocktails, ice cream churns and ice boxes. Nowadays, the 10-foot-deep lake develops only thin, patchy ice in the winter. But longtime Denverites remember when Smith Lake regularly froze solid, attracting hordes of ice skaters. In the late decades of the 19th century, Smith Lake acquired a scandalous reputation. According to the Washington Park East Neighborhood Association (WPENA) website, “by the 1890s, the lake was considered somewhat of a nuisance as it attracted ‘young men who insisted on showing their anatomy in the waters.’” The Denver Republican reported that so many boys were utilizing the lake in this manner that “ladies refuse to go on the elegant and beautiful drive in that vicinity.” Despite the skinny-dipping, residents of south Denver began to envision Smith Lake as the centerpiece of a new park. The city began acquiring nearby land and eventually bought the lake from Smith in the early 1900s. The newly-assembled Washington Park opened in 1903 as part of the City Beautiful movement, which originated with architects and urban planners in Chicago. Elegant European-style fountains, pavilions and gardens sprang up in cities across the U.S. and during this era, some notable architecture was also erected at Smith Lake. Frederick Ameter and James B. Hyder designed the Dos Chappell bathhouse, completed in 1912 and now a state landmark. On the south shore, architect Jacques Benedict — who went on to design other flamboyant landmarks like the Sports Castle at 1000 Broadway — created a striking boathouse.
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music and community arts projects to film and youth activities, and organizers are working to capture that same excitement in digital form. Visit www.colbaf.org for details on the festival and how to participate. Clarke’s Concert of the Week - Björk live from Harpa Hall Björk’s otherworldly vocal stylings and music are one of the best soundtracks I can think of for the absolutely mental times we’re all
Despite the lack of its onetime beach, Wash Park is still a popular attraction. In nonCOVID times, the park draws crowds for volleyball games. SHUTTERSTOCK IMAGE Now also a beloved Wash Park landmark, the 1913 building resembles an early 20th century take on a Greek temple. According to WPENA’s account, the lower level originally sheltered boats and a ticket office for boat rentals, and also doubled as warming hut for skaters. The open-air pavilion on the upper level was intended for picnics and other public gatherings of up to 500 people, reflecting the publicspirited zeitgeist of the City Beautiful movement. These days, the Smith Lake boathouse is especially memorable when it lights up in the evening, its white columns glimmering over the water.
In normal, non-pandemic times, the city rents out the pavilion level for weddings and other parties. Passersby often hear distant strains of music as guests dance the night away. During its nearly 50-year life span, the Smith Lake beach was wildly popular, serving thousands of waterstarved Denverites every summer. Admission was free but as the Denver Library’s history site puts it, “… not everyone was not free to use it.” Overt racism was rampant in turnof-the century America, reflected in Jim Crow laws and the 1908 “Gentleman’s Agreement,” which severely limited immigration from Asian countries. In 1913, Japanese-Amer-
living through right now. She can be soothing, disturbing or both blended together if she wants to. So much about what she does is absolutely transcendent. Now the artist is partnering with Icelandic Airwaves for a trilogy of livestreamed performances at Reykjavík’s Harpa Hall to raise money for domestic women’s charities worldwide. The performances will be at 11 a.m. on Aug. 9, 15 and 23. In addition to raising money, the performances will be a celebration of the Icelandic musicians Björk has worked with over the years, including members of the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra, Flute Septet Viibra and
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icans were banned outright from swimming at Smith Lake. About 10 years later, in the mid1920s, the Ku Klux Klan sprang back to life and began sponsoring car races and family picnics in Denver. By the early 1930s, Denver’s KKK leaders had been discredited, but racism was still alive in the city. On Aug. 17, 1932, 150 African-Americans bravely attempted to swim at Smith Lake beach in an organized protest against de facto segregation. White swimmers attacked them with sticks and stones, but instead of arresting the attackers, police arrested some of the protesters. Was Smith Beach ever integrated? It is difficult to know. The beach closed for swimming before the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination in public places. And well before the 1960s, the lake was suffering from age. Urban lakes are delicate organisms, vulnerable to pollution, algae blooms and accumulating sediment. By the mid-1950s, lifeguards at Smith Lake beach could barely see a foot beneath the surface. The beach finally closed in 1957 amid the polio scare. By the early 1980s, the once-elegant bathhouse had also fallen into disrepair and was being used as maintenance shed. Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado (VOC) — a nonprofit that tends to the state’s natural resources — and the organization’s then-executive director Dos Chappell, a Washington Park resident, led a fundraising campaign to restore the building. Completed in 1996, the renovated bathhouse now bears Chappell’s name and serves as headquarters for VOC. The old locker rooms are gone and the bathhouse no longer gives way onto a sandy beach. But the handsome twin fireplaces remain — a reminder of the days when skaters warmed their toes in the lobby and Smith Lake served as an urban resort all year round. of mindless drudgery, they find fleeting glimpses of joy in antics, hobbies and time away from the office. The cast all bring their A-game, but special note should be made of Anne Dudek and the legendary Lance Reddick, both of whom knock it out of the park on the regular. The series’ final season is currently airing, and you can also catch up with the previous two seasons on Comedy Central. Catch it while you can. Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. He can be reached at Clarke.Reader@hotmail. com.
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both without compromising who our core beliefs. Should we listen to other opinions and make new decisions based on new information? Yes. That is how we grow and evolve, should the new information give us insight on what we might consider changing. The other side of that is making sure we don’t allow ourselves to become influenced by opinions that conflict with who we are and erode our core values.
Is it “poinsettia” or “poinsetta”? Learning where punctuation goes takes a liftline, let me tell you. I write according to the AP Stylebook, which has its own rules and regulations. It forbids the Oxford comma. I can never remember not to use the Oxford comma. In the eight years I have been writing this column, I have never used an excalmation mark (of my own.) F. Scott Fitzgerald was opposed to them and so am I. He said they were like laughing at your own joke. Do you know anyone who laughs at his own jokes? It’s annoying, isn’t it. So is reading an ungrammatical column. How many have you counted so far? I promise next weeks column will look prefect. Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@ comcast.net.
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Surviving a pandemic as a new business BY JOSEPH RIOS JRIOS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
After working in marketing and sales for nearly 20 years, Molly Thorne grew restless and knew she wanted to do something that made people feel good. She always had a dream in the back of her mind to open a tea shop and before retiring from marketing and sales, she learned of Serasana — a small franchise based out of Texas that offers massages, acupuncture, a tea bar and yoga. The minute that Thorne read about Serasana, she grew excited because it offered everything she wanted to do with her career. Shortly after learning about the company, Thorne boarded an airplane to Texas where she met with the owners of Serasana. “Before I knew it, I opened my only place six weeks later,” said Thorne, who opened Serasana Littleton at 9893 W. Chatfield Ave. on Dec. 27, 2019. But just eight weeks into business, Thorne was forced to close Serasana Littleton on March 17 as the coronavirus closed non-essential businesses
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environment, then step aside. Resign. Give up your paycheck so that the funds can be used to hire teachers currently unemployed as teachers, or the dozens of new teachers who have recently graduated from college. Teachers who do still have a heart for educating our children and who would love to show up in the classroom and do their jobs. Step aside so your funds can be given to the parents, grandparents, or others who have already stepped in to do your jobs. Step aside so funds can used for vouchers so parents can send their children to private schools who still love educating children in classrooms. Defund teachers if they no longer want to show up and do their jobs. Shae Suazo, Lakewood Waiving late fees As your County Treasurer, I have been making every effort to assist Jeffco property owners in paying their property taxes in Jefferson County
Serasana Littleton has been offering free yoga classes to the community at Shaffer Elementary School. Molly Thorne, owner of Serasana Littleton, said 50 to 70 residents have been attending each class. COURTESY OF MOLLY THORNE during the stay-at-home order that lasted in Jefferson County through May 8. Now, she is working to keep her newly formed business afloat and is finding creative ways to keep her com-
pany’s name known in the community. “If I’m being honest, I cried the whole way home,” said Thorne, as she reflected on the day that she found out she was going to have to close. “I
based on the unprecedented COVID virus affecting taxpayers physically, mentally, AND financially. Many citizens have lost their jobs, their businesses or have been furloughed causing a financial strain on personal budgets. Since March/2020 through July/2020, my department has been accepting multiple payments and waiving late payment interest in an effort to support taxpayers in paying their property taxes. Thanks to HB-1421, We have extended waiving late interest and accepting multiple payments through August/2020. I do not want to send anybody’s property to the yearly Tax Lien Sale in November/2020 if we can avoid it. In July/2019 we mailed out approximately 7,300 delinquent tax notices. In July/2020 we mailed out approximately 11,000 delinquent tax notices. The vast majority of taxpayers have been great to work with and they are making every effort to work with the County. I am proud of Jefferson County taxpayers, and I am proud of my department working with taxpayers in a professional and empathetic manner. For more information please call 303-271-8330 or visit our website for payment options. We are all in this together. Let’s do
our best to protect each other and each other’s mental and financial health — shop local and live local. Jerry DiTullio, Jefferson County Treasurer Teachers work hard Say what you will about the decision to open schools or not — I know it’s a choice that’s fraught on either side with unfortunate compromises but I find it laughable to characterize teachers as lazy. In a letter published here on July 30 under the title “Teachers union shows it true colors,” a reader implied that the reason teachers unions are pushing back against reopening schools is that teachers just don’t want to work: “…they’d like teachers to be able to sit at home and draw full pay this fall. No surprise”, wrote the letter writer, as if it’s a well known fact that teachers want to do as little work as possible. Having left teaching in pursuit of greater work-life balance, I can confidently say that teachers work hard. Too hard. Calling parents during lunch, grading before bed, buying supplies at 6 a.m. on the way in to work, frequent meetings with administrators, coaches, special ed teachers and students, setting up labs, cleaning up messes, extracurriculars, profes-
cried up the stairs, and I cried my way to bed. Like a lot of other businesses, we’ve all felt like we’re in very intense pressure. I felt paralyzed the first month. But as we got a little closer (to reopening), I started thinking that we have to pivot and do something to continue to be there for the community.” Before she knew that she would be able to open again, a neighbor approached Thorne about offering yoga outdoors. She called Shaffer Elementary School Principal Jeremy Brasher about using the school’s soccer field for yoga classes, and he gave her a greenlight to use the field. Since she started using the field for free yoga classes in June on Saturday mornings, Thorne said she’s had 50 to 70 Ken Caryl and Littleton residents attend her classes. The large field makes it easy for residents to spread out and do yoga in a safe environment. “I just wanted to do something for free for the community. There was no intent to make money,” said Thorne, who said that by offering free yoga, she is spreading the word that Serasana Littleton is open and still offering services. sional development, performance reviews, and on, and on, and on. “But you get three months off !” goes the refrain from those who have never taught. That’s true, and while it’s nice, it doesn’t make up for 60 hour work weeks and enough stress to kill a horse. A single teacher has the power to impact more people more profoundly than any other profession you can qualify for with just a Bachelor’s degree (although most of us have a Master’s). Teachers see hundreds of kids every day, and, for the most part, they work an unhealthy amount because they believe in their mission. But that doesn’t mean they should have to risk ending up on a ventilator, and perhaps never getting off it. Those same hundreds of kids on behalf of whom my teacher friends will lose sleep and weekends, those kids will forget masks, never bring one, refuse to put one on, or wear it incorrectly, and, sitting in closed classrooms for 90-minute blocks, they will infect each other and their teachers. There’s no way around it. If schools open in the fall, kids will get sick, and their older, overworked teachers will too. Bill Weisberger, Arvada
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