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Growth can be seen from almost all grade levels in the Jeffco Public Schools Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) performance results. Jeffco’s overall district CMAS English Language Arts (ELA) and Math median scores went up for all grades with the exception of eighth grade math, which held steady. “Because the size of our district sometimes makes it hard to see big gains, we’re particularly excited and proud of these results,” said Matt Flores, Chief Academic Officer. “We know tests are only one way to measure our schools — we have many ways to evaluate learning — but these results are inspiring.” Though test score averages for most grades largely held steady or increased, the percent of those meeting or exceeding state standards did see two noticeable drops. In fifth grade math, the percent of students meeting or exceeding expectations dropped by 1.8 percent. Students in seventh grade math saw a similar 2 percent drop. Flores said the trend data shows that many Jeffco schools and students are making “great strides toward academic success.” “Schools use CMAS data to evaluate their efforts, and this year the fruits of those labors are especially evident,” Flores said. One example of those strides is Vivian Elementary School in the Lakewood/Wheat Ridge area, which received a grant from the Colorado Department of Education for priority improvement and turnaround schools. At that school, ELA percentile growth was 42 in 2015-16, and went up to 64.5 in 2016-17. In addition, the Math percentile growth was 37 and increased to 68.5. “When our staff looked at our school’s 2016-17 growth data we were thrilled to see the results of our hard work,” said Vivian Elementary Principal Sherry Carter. “We knew it would take grit and collaboration to accomplish the growth our students needed and deserved. The Vivian community fully embraced the new learning methods, and we developed our new mission and vision, which remain the focus of all we do and who we are.” Other Jeffco Public Schools district-level highlights for the 2016-17 CMAS ELA/Math results include: an ELA median growth in the 52nd percentile, an increase of three percentile points over the prior year; a math median growth increase to the 53rd percentile; the majority of the district’s median growth percentiles in both ELA and Math surpassing the state’s median performance; the percentile of Math growth for students on Individualized Education Plans increasing from 42 to 48.5; and male students increasing four percentile points in ELA. The biggest improvements overall for the district were in fifth (up 5 percent) and eighth grade (up 4.6 percent) ELA. “Of course, there is always room for improvement,” Flores said. “We need to examine our seventh and eighth grade growth results, and a few of our schools need some additional support. Students on free and reduced lunch showed progress, but we’d really like to see more. We also continue to tackle the growth gap between Hispanic and White students.” But overall, Flores said the district is “extremely pleased.” State and district results can be found at www.cde.state.co.us/ assessment/cmas-dataandresults.

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ARVADA NEWS IN A HURRY Code compliance for quality living Code Enforcements agencies work to preserve and enhance the quality of life for all living in a community by fairly enforcing codes and zoning ordinances. Several local code enforcement officers will share common concerns that seniors have and how they work to address these issues at the Triad of Jefferson County talk held 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 26, at the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office, 500 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden. It is free and open to the public. Call 303-271-6980. New leadership at teen-focused nonprofit The Board of Directors of Youth Celebrate Diversity has named Caleb Munro as executive director. Youth Celebrate Diversity is a

Colorado-based non-profit organization that creates eye-opening experiences for students and young adults, so that they may explore, understand and address the social issues troubling their schools and communities. The most well-known of its programs, the Cherry Creek Diversity Conference, brings together over 1,000 teenagers from 90+ schools and organizations around the state of Colorado each year and celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2018. Prior to this full-time appointment, Munro served as an unpaid, part-time Executive Director for the organization. PD seeks robbery suspects The Arvada Police Department is seeking assistance in identifying the

suspect of a home invasion robbery which occurred during daytime hours on Aug. 16 in the 9100 bock of West 50th Lane. The suspect was armed with a handgun and demanded property from the victims before fleeing the residence in a vehicle, possibly a gray Chevrolet Astro van. The suspect is described as a lightskinned back or Hispanic male, approximately 20-30 years old, 5’8” to 6’ tall and weighing approximately 175-200 pounds with dark colored hair pulled back into a ponytail and a mustache with a goatee. Anyone who may have seen something or who has more information is asked to call the Arvada Police at 720898-6774 or Metro Denver CrimeStoppers at 720-913-STOP.

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Work for Both Buyers and Sellers How to Appeal the County Assessor’s Valuation of Your Home Selling a Home on the 1st or 2nd Day (or Without Listing It at All) Is Just Not Smart First-Time Buyers & Veterans Buying a Home May Be Overlooking This Huge Tax Benefit When the Federal Reserve Raises Interest Rate, Do Mortgage Rates Increase? What You Need to Know About Buying a New Home from a Builder How to Find the Right Mortgage Professional How Do Credit Scores Affect Mortgage Interest Rates? Dealing With Real Estate Can Be Overwhelming for Senior Citizens Where Should Zillow Fit Into Your Home Search Process? What’s the Difference Between a Condo and a Townhome? The Trend Continues: Winter May Be the Easiest Time to Sell Your Home Millennials Want to Buy, But They Think It’s Harder Than It Really Is Some Measures You Can Take to Reduce Your Home’s Energy Bill This Winter Should Sellers Wait for Spring to List Their Homes on the MLS? Homeowner Associations Are Supposed to Serve Members, But Are Often Reviled Is Your Neighborhood Literally Going to Pot? How Much Worse Will It Get? For Homeowners Over 62, a Reverse Mortgage Could Address Financial Needs

Price Reduced on Home Built by a NASA Engineer This 7-acre, 3-bedroom, 2,072-sq.-ft. home at 1795 York $578,000 Gulch Road is my favorite listing ever. If I didn’t need to be closer to my office and clients, I’d buy it myself. It is possibly the best engineered house I’ve ever seen — and it is completely self-sufficient regarding electricity and water! Solar panels feed a battery pack providing uninterrupted 220-Volt power, with two backup generators that are hardly ever needed. County maintained roads lead to it, and a firehouse is less than a mile away. Great cell service and internet here too! At 9,000 foot elevation — with great views of the Continental Divide — it needs no A/C and has several heating options, including 2 wood stoves, a propane forced air furnace, and 2 wall heaters. The acreage is south facing, so snow melts readily, making this a rare year-round home, considering its elevation and long, 12° driveway with 6 switchbacks! If you like the idea of being in the mountains but only 30 minutes from the metro area, watch the video tour at www.MountainTopHome.info, then call me for a showing! This home is three miles from Exit 238 of I-70 (Fall River Road). Pictured at left is a pasture across York Gulch Rd. that is part of this parcel. An adjoining 5-acre buildable parcel is available for $85,000. The combined 12-acre property is adjacent to national forest land.

HOA Transfer Fees Can Be Excessive & Benefit Management Company, Not HOA Why Should Buyers Even Look for Homes When the Inventory Is So Low? Did You Know? The ‘Grace’ Period on Your Monthly Mortgage Payment Isn’t Free Who Pays for What When You Buy or Sell Real Estate? It’s All Negotiable Metro Area Property Tax Rates Vary Much More Than Most Buyers Realize House Hunting? How Do You Find a Home That Fits Your Family’s Lifestyle? ‘High Performance’ Homes Go Far Beyond Energy Efficiency and Solar Power What Are the Services You Can and Should Expect a Listing Agent to Perform? Thinking of Becoming a Realtor? You Might Think Twice Based on This Survey Considering Solar? We Can Help You Sort Through the Various Financing Options What Is a Buyer’s Recourse When the Seller Fails to Disclose Known Serious Defects? Here Are Some Common Pricing Mistakes Made by Sellers and Their Listing Agents What Is a “Variable Commission” and How Does It Benefit Sellers? Whose Side Is Your “Agent” On? What You Need to Know About Agency Laws Did Your Listing Agent Produce the Buyer? Was It to His Benefit and Not Yours? Some Listing Agents Seem Confused About How to Handle Multiple Offers Higher Property Values Mean Higher Property Taxes, But What About TABOR? Why Sellers Should Want Multiple Offers and How to Get Them Colorado’s Property Tax System Makes It Costly to Keep Vacant Land Vacant Questions to Ask When Interviewing a Realtor About Listing Your Home Cheap Electricity From Renewable Sources Is Revolutionizing the Utility Industry Here’s Some Different Advice for Buyers and Sellers in the Current Real Estate Market This Chart Demonstrates Our Seller’s Market — More Sales from Fewer Listings

Get this column delivered to your inbox every Thursday. Send your request to Jim@GoldenRealEstate.com. As a Listing Agent, I Used to Think Buyer Agents Were Overpaid, But Not Anymore Understanding the Resale Value of RoofTop Solar Installations Understanding Real Estate Property Taxes and Why They Vary So Much Some Pros and Cons of Buying and Selling During the Holiday Season Here’s Some of What I Learned at the Realtor Convention/Expo How Do You Decide When It’s Time to Downsize? It’s a Very Personal Decision What Is the Value of Hiring a Realtor When You Can Sell Your Home Without One? Is Your Denver Area Home Listed on the Right MLS? Here’s What You Need to Know It Can Be Quite Stressful to Buy a Home When You Have to Sell One First Everyone Has a Friend or Relative in Real Estate, But Should You Use Him or Her? In Our Internet-Connected Marketplace, What’s the Role of Realtors Now? A Familiar Challenge: Mom & Dad Need to Go to Assisted Living Social Media Can Supercharge the Marketing of Real Estate Listings You’d Be Surprised How Many Real Estate Agents Compete for Your Business In Greening Your Home, Where Do You Get the Most Bang for Your Buck? National Association of Realtors Says That “Marginal Agents Threaten Industry” What Is Marijuana’s Impact on the Real Estate Market What Can You Do If You Don’t Have the Money for a Down Payment? Here’s Your Guide to Appealing the Assessor’s Valuation of Your Home What’s Your Home’s Value? Assessor, Zillow & Others Differ Widely A Seller’s Market Is the Worst Time to Try “For Sale by Owner”

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Van Arsdale honors namesakes, opens school year A traditional rocket was launched by local Cub Scouts BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Garrett Bainbridge, fifth-grader at Van Arsdale Elementary, launches the traditional first-day-of-school rocket before classes began Aug. 17. PHOTOS BY SHANNA FORTIER “Our parents were always community educators,” said Peter Van Arsdale. “They weren’t ever teachers but supporters of education.” To honor the Van Arsdales Cub Scout Troop 475 built a Little Free Library, which now stands in front of the school next to a wooden bench that wraps around a shady tree. The two items were dedicated Aug. 17 with hopes that they encourage students to embrace reading.

Van Arsdale Elementary School Principal Susan Chapla welcomes students and teachers for the first day of school on Aug. 17.

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blocks away from where the school was built in 1994. They lived in the same home until 2016, when they moved into to assisted living. Wayne Van Arsdale was a member of the Jefferson County Board of Education for 13 years, half of the time serving as president. He was also instrumental in creation of Jeffco’s Outdoor Lab schools. Mardie Van Arsdale was known for volunteering and teaching second graders at the neighborhood the value of reading.

Scouts in Pack 475 raised both the American and Colorado flag before school started.

ith a countdown, five… four… three… two… one… Garrett Bainbridge, a fifth grader, launched the annual rocket signifying the first day of school at Van Arsdale Elementary School in Arvada Aug. 17. Each year, Cub Scout Pack 475, which meets at the school, launches a rocket to kick off the first day of school after presenting the colors. What was different this year, was the absence of Wayne and Mardi Van Arsdale, the school’s namesakes, who both died earlier this year. “They never missed the opening day of school nor the continuation at the end of school,” said Celia Van Arsdale Powell, one of their daughters. She and her brother and sister attended the first day in honor of their parents. “They came to so many things — the geography bee, the spelling bee, penmanship day, theater presentations, grandparents day… This is a really special place to all of us.” Wayne and Mardie Van Arsale moved to Arvada in 1954 and lived just

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Dogs take over Arvada pools

Dogs get the run on the pool each year before it is drained at the end of the season.

A Dogs of all breeds and sizes took to the Lake Arbor Pool Saturday, Aug. 19 for the annual dog swim.

bby the yellow lab swam around the Lake Arbor Pool Aug. 19 with a red ball in her mouth. It was only her third time going swimming, but her owner, Arvada resident Stephanie Olofson said she couldn’t get her out of the pool. “She’s loving it,” Olofson said as she swam next her her dog. Abby was just one of the area dogs that traversed upon the neighborhood pool Saturday for the annual dog swim. Both Lake Arbor and Seacrest Outdoor Pools hosted a dog swim day to symbolize the end of the season. The pool officially closed to the human public Friday, Aug. 18. The dog party was the final hoorah for the swim season. PHOTOS BY SHANNA FORTIER

Becca Rehme cheers on her friend’s dog Regan at the annual dog swim in Arvada.

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Building leaders for a torn country Arvada-based nonprofit educates Sudanese orphan refugees

IF YOU GO WHAT: Seeds of South Sudan Fundrasier WHEN: 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 31 WHERE: Bonacquisti Winery, 4640 N. Pecos St., Denver WHAT TO EXPECT: Stories of youth in the program, jazz from the Brian Counterman Jazz Hands Foundation band, wine and light hors d’oeuvres, and and opportunity to support the Seeds of South Sudan program. COST: $40. Payable at www.seedsofsouthsudan.org or at the door.

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Students at the Arvada Covenant Vacation Bible School are learning to think about others. This year, during the week-long program, they raised enough money for a South Sudan refugee to go to seminary school. But raising money to help send other to school is not new for the VBS kids. A couple years ago, they raised enough send a student to medical school for two years. Seeds of South Sudan, a nonprofit based in Arvada, has been Arvada Covenants VBS mission project for six years now. It started when leaders and members of the church met the organizations founder, Arok Garang. Garang is a former Lost Boy of Sudan — one of roughly 20,000 orphans who fled their country during the Second Sudanese Civil War — currently living in Denver. He fled South Sudan as a seven year old when his village was attacked and his parents were killed. Garang spent eight years in the Kaukuma refugee camp in Kenya, where there are no schools or health care. “In the camp, we wanted to learn but there was not a good education system,” Garang said. “We would get ourselves in a group of 50 and find a big tree. We had no teachers. The older kids would teach the younger kids. We used to write in the dirt using our fingers.” In 2000, more than 2,000 of the Lost Boys were brought to the United States. Garang, 18 at the time, came to Colorado with the hope to go to school. “That was a big thing for me because

John Godner, of Westminster, meets with Ajak and Adum, students in the Seeds of South Sudan education program at the Roots Academy in Kenya. COURTESY PHOTO

HOW TO SPONSOR A CHILD The financial commitment for sponsoring a student’s needs for an entire year, including tuition, room, board, medical care and other essentials, is $1,200. In addition to individual donors, many children are currently sponsored by church, school, and community groups. Individuals and groups interested in sponsor-

ing a child can fulfill the financial obligation by donated at seedsofsouthsudan.org/ help-sponsor-a-child or by sending a check to Seeds of South Sudan, P.O. Box 232, Arvada, CO 80001. Those unable to commit to a full sponsorship can give in any amount to the general fund.

it was an opportunity I would not have gotten in the camp,” Garang said. He worked on his English skills, earned his GED and got into Denver Community College and eventually University of Colorado. But Garang kept thinking about the refugees still at the camp. After visiting the refugee camp he grew up in, Garang felt a call to help some of the 90,000 South Sudanese refugees — a generation later — still languishing in Kaukuma due to ongoing civil war. He personally supported five Sudanese refugee orphans in 2006 because

of the great needs he saw when he returned to visit there. He began raising funds from others through a Seattle-based nonprofit and eventually, Seeds of South Sudan was formed in Colorado. The goal is to goal to build people who can build the nation and change the life of the South Sudan when the civil war ends. There are currently 65 children in the Seeds of South Sudan educational program. To meet the program requirements, students must be orphans from South Sudan, want to help themselves and their community, and demonstrate leadership. Garang meets with elders of the community regularly to help identify who these students are. Once selected for the program, the children are relocated to either Roots Academy, a K-8 boarding school, or area high schools in Nakuru, Kenya

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in order to transform their lives and, by extension, their country. “I love to go back and see them and encourage them,” Garang said. “To give them hope that there are people working for them.” One of the people “working for them” is Arvada resident Tom Melander. Melander helped Garang establish the nonprofit in Arvada and he and his wife, Margaret sponsor two children. “I was so impressed,” Melander said of Garang and his organization. “We really liked what we saw and what Arok was trying to do, so we jumped on board.” John and Peggy Gonder, Westminster residents, also jumped on board. This summer, they spent a week in Kenya where they visited the Roots Academy, the high school student they sponsor and two high schools attended by SOSS students. “To me, it’s very important to be able to see first hand the situation and interact with the students who are part of the program,” said John Godner, volunteer board member, adding that one of the youths they sponsor is an impressive young lady with ambitions of being a pediatrician. “The goal is to provide opportunity for orphan refugees to get educated with the hope that eventually they will be able to return to South Sudan and be the seeds of a new leadership,” Godner said. One thing Peggy Godner said was the most impressive about their visit to Kenya this year was that the students are learning in English, which for many of them is their third

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JEFFCO NEWS IN A HURRY LWV nonfiction book club The Jefferson County League of Women Voters’ nonfiction book club will meet twice in September for a discussion on Ron Chernow’s “Alexander Hamilton.” The first meeting will take place at 9:30 a.m. Sept. 16 at the Westland Meridian, 10695 17th Ave., in Lakewood. The second meeting will take place a 1 p.m. Sept. 20 at a private residence. Both meetings are open to the public and people may attend either meeting. Attendees are encouraged to read the book ahead of time. For the location of the second meeting and/or additional information about either meeting, contact Lynne at 303-985-5128.

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Nicotine, Pot & The Developing Brain The Tobacco-Free Jeffco Alliance invites the public to a dinner discussion from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Sept. 6 in the Lookout Mountain Room at the Jefferson County Courts and Admin Building, 100 Jefferson County Parkway, in Golden. The discussion will focus on

PLAN Jeffco’s 45th anniversary The community is invited to attend PLAN Jeffco’s Summer Picnic in the Park in celebration of the organization’s 45th anniversary from 4-8 p.m. Aug. 29 at the Lookout Mountain Nature Center and Preserve, 910 Colorow Rd., in Golden. A keynote speech by Mary Ann Bonnell, Jefferson County Open Space’s visitor services manager and Park Ranger #1, will begin at 6 p.m. Bonnell will discuss the stewardship of the land and its inhabitants, including the increase in some unwanted visitors such as coyotes, rattlesnakes and moose in Jefferson County. Other activities include 30-minute guided hikes with three different focal topics: bird-watching, history and biodiversity. Guests may bring picnics, but food trucks vendors will be on-site with a selection of barbecue, vegetarian cuisine and ice cream. The event is free and open to the public, and family-friendly. Advance registration is requested for planning purposes. A link to the event’s Eventbrite page is available online at www. planjeffco.org.

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HometownIMPRESSIONS M O M E N TS I N T I M E F R O M YO U R C O M M U N I T Y

Miles of excitement for Arby’s reopening BY CLARKE READER CREADER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

There was a lot of orange, blue and white outside of the Arby’s at Wadsworth Boulevard and West Jewell Avenue as it celebrated its grand reopening on Aug. 10. Fans of the Denver Broncos formed a line outside the restaurant, chatting excitedly and getting their phones ready to take photos. All the hubbub was for one man. Well, one horse, actually. Miles, the Broncos mascot, was on hand for autographs and photos as customers picked up swag from KBPI 106.7 FM, grabbed their lunches for the day, and checked out the new “Inspire” design for the location. “My husband called and told me KBPI and Miles were here,” said Kaydee Bash, as she stood in line

The Denver Broncos mascot, Miles, signs autographs for Mackenzie, Steven and Tanner Bash at the grand reopening of the Arby’s at Wadsworth and Jewell in Lakewood. CLARKE READER with her children Mackenzie, Steven and Tanner. “We came to get some Broncos stuff, and thought we’d get lunch as well.” The Arby’s location at Wadsworth and Jewell is almost as old as the city of Lakewood itself — it was built in 1977.

“There’s been some refreshes over the years, but it was time for a more expansive upgrade,” said Lynne Modisette, with United States Beef Corporation, Arby’s largest franchisee. “We used our new ‘Inspire’ design, which incorporates a more deli restaurant

style.” The restaurant closed on July 17 for construction, and the newly opened building is now 3,343 square feet, can seat 70 guests and will be the workplace for about 40 employees. In addition to aesthetics, Arby’s new restaurant also

features state of the art Energy Star compliant food service equipment, with extensive LED lighting. Diners certainly seemed to appreciate the new design, as the line seldom shortened for the three hours the reopening ceremony was going on. In addition to meeting Miles, it was an opportunity to put the face to the voice for KBPI’s radio host Alyssa Bell — aka Sweet Cheeks. “It’s so much fun to actually meet people and interact with them face-to-face,” she said. The opening was the first of what United Beef hopes will be many more in the coming months and years. “Arby’s has been in Colorado for more than 50 years,” Modisette said. “We’re looking to increase our presence in the state, and we’re aiming to open many more restaurants.”

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Senator gets chided by constituents at town hall Cory Gardner caps off day of three town halls in Lakewood, his first in more than a year BY CLARKE READER CREADER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner’s constituents had a lot of questions for him at his first Denver metro area town hall in more than a year on Aug. 14 at Colorado Christian University’s event center in Lakewood. But it was difficult for most to hear the Republican from Yuma over the boos and profanities he received over and over from the more than 300 attendees who filled the center. “People of disparate party views can disagree and still work together,” Gardner said at one point, following a particularly raucous response to one answer. “Our country will be stronger when we’ll be able to listen to people we disagree with.” The town hall in Lakewood was the final meeting in a series of three the senator held that day — the others were in Colorado Springs and Greeley. The town halls followed months of the Cardboard Cory Gardner campaign, where constituents, frustrated by Gardners lack of face-to-face meetings with residents, made six cardboard cutouts of the senator and took them to impromptu town halls. “It’s amazing he’s finally hosting a town hall, and I want to see what he has to say,” said Denver resident Amanda Mininger, before the town hall started. “He represents us, and he should be able to speak to us in person.” Gardner faced questions and criticism from constituents on a variety of topics, ranging from relations with North Korea, Republicans’ efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, and his support of President Donald Trump. One thing Gardner received unanimous support for was his condemnation of the neo-Nazis and white supremacists who incited violence in Virginia on Aug. 12, leaving one person dead and 19 injured. “There is no moral equivalency between the two sides,” Gardner said at the beginning of the town hall, referencing the white supremacists and their counter protesters. “We have to fight racism and bigotry in our country. Any and all white supremacists should go back to their caves.” Several attendees received standing ovations for asking questions about Gardner not supporting hate groups, but supporting a president who does not explicitly condemn them and has White House officials like Steve Bannon and Sebastian Gorka, who have been tied to white nationalist groups. “I’m glad to see you giving real responses to questions, but how can you still support a president who puts people like that in power?” asked

Sen. Cory Gardner faced a raucous crowd during his town hall at Colorado Christian University on Aug. 15. Many of the senator’s responses to questions were met with boos and curse words. PHOTOS BY CLARKE READER Denver resident Jonathan Rose. In response, Gardner reiterated that hate groups are unacceptable, but said it wasn’t his place to ask the president to remove members of his staff. Many voiced concerns about cuts to Medicare and the price of insurance if the ACA were to be repealed. One attendee was even ejected from the town hall because he wouldn’t stop screaming, “You’re taking our health care” over other peoples’ questions and Gardner’s answers. But a couple conservative constituents also chided Gardner for his health care approach from the other side. “I know the majority of people in this room are here to say the ACA should continue, but I want to remind you of who put you in your seat,” said one woman. “I want to know when you’re going to repeal and replace?” Gardner also heard from constituents who wanted to ensure he would protect the state and world’s environmental health and sustainability. “We have an incredible outdoor legacy, and I want to do right for my children,” Gardner said. “I do believe the (Environmental Protection Agency) has overreached at times. We shouldn’t be doing something if the cost outweighs the benefits.” By the end of the hour-and-a-half town hall, the audience allowed Gardner to speak more completely, even if they didn’t like what they heard. And some issues weren’t brought up at all, like education. “I wanted to ask what he was going to do to protect our Title I students,” said Angela Anderson, a Jeffco resident, referencing the many students who are on the free and reduced lunch program. “I also wanted to ask how we could work on educating our students about the damage that racism does to a society. So many don’t understand racism exists in ways for all of us.”

Sen. Cory Gardner waits for a chorus of boos to die down after a question about Republican’s efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act during his town hall in Lakewood.

A small group of supporters of President Donald Trump were stationed outside the Colorado Christian University event center, following a town hall with Sen. Cory Gardner.

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A safety and wellness extravaganza BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

There’s always something new for the community to learn about public safety. And even if you’ve attended every Safety Fair for the past nine years, you will leave this year’s event having learned something new, said Jefferson and Gilpin counties’ District Attorney Pete Weir. “Information is power,” he said. “An informed and educated public is a safer public because it helps prevent victimization.” The First Judicial District’s District Attorney’s 10th annual Safety Fair takes place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 26 at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. It will feature nearly 90 booths with information and expert advice to help keep the entire community safe. The purpose is to provide information for households to thrive, said Cary Johnson, the director of crime prevention at the district attorney’s office, and they thrive when they’re safe, well and healthy. This year’s fair will allow households access to resources and information for those three necessities and more, Johnson added. Highlights include child ID kits, water safety demonstrations, Jeffco Open Space, a booth where people can update their voter registration, CHEEZO with internet safety tips, flu shots and other

vaccinations, free document shredding, a computer lab for people to get a credit report and a kids bike rodeo where children can interact one-on-one with a Wheat Ridge police officer. Lutheran Medical Center has provided 500 bike helmets to give away to children for free, and the Golden Optimist Club will be giving free bicycles to children who do not have one. “The key is that the people manning these booths are experts,” Johnson said. “This is the chance for everyone to get those questions answered that you wouldn’t normally have a chance to.” The first Safety Fair took place on the Red Rocks Community College campus and had an attendance of about 600 people. But along with the venue being too small, staff critiques of the event

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revealed something else was missing, Johnson said. It was great for parents to access important information, he said, but “one of our prosecutors stood up and said, `I wouldn’t bring my family to this event because there’s nothing for kids.” Now, 10 years later, it’s an event with attractions for the entire family, Johnson said. There will still be loads of valuable information for parents, in addition to resources for seniors and plenty of children’s activities and safety-related games, he said. The Safety Fair is sponsored by the district attorney’s office, Weir said, but one of the great things about it is that it’s a partnership with law enforcement, private businesses and nonprofits.

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New playground opens at Lawrence Elementary Facility is community effort that began years ago BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The playground at Lawrence Elementary in Arvada came to life again Aug. 15 with youths climbing on ropes, swinging on new swings, sliding down new slides and filling the outdoor play area with laughter, smiles and joy. “I’m really excited because it’s a lot of new stuff that I’ve never played on,” incoming fourth-grader Sera Young said while climbing a web of ropes on the new playground. “I like climbing a lot.” Her best friend, Ava Dudley, climbed next to her. In addition to the two being in the same class this year, Dudley said she is most excited to have fun playing with friends on the new playground this school year. The dream of building a new playground at Lawrence Elementary, 5611 Zephyr St., started several years ago — before principal Chris Benisch took the reins three years ago. But it became a reality in 2016, when the school received a $100,000 Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) grant. The Lawrence community also raised an additional $40,000 to complete the playground and volunteered their time and labor to build it. “It was huge bringing the community together,” said Angie Rowlette, family engagement liaison at Lawrence. The additional funds were raised through coin collections, T-shirt sales, Parent Teacher Association fundraisers, students paying $1 to wear pajamas to school and significant community donors who wished not to be named. Benisch said that after articles in the Arvada Press ran in 2016 raising awareness of the project, the school received several checks from community supporters who wanted to invest in the project. The school’s previous 150-squarefoot playground, while functional, had high, unreachable aluminum bars, limited and aging equipment, and was not handicapped-accessible. It also had a gravel surface, which Rowlette

Gina Jones, first grade, tests on a slide on the new playground at Lawrence. A goal was to add more slides for play.

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said injury when students fell. There was a slide that was broken and equipment eventually had to be removed for safety concerns. “We found that kids were not wanting to play on the playground before,” Benisch said. “Now, the idea is to provide a better environment for play.” The playground consists of new plastic structures, several slides and climbing equipment, a preschool play zone, engineered wood fiber surface, an outdoor classroom and a walking track, all of which is be accessible under the Americans with Disabilities Act. “It’s more reflective of what kids wanted to pay on,” Benisch said. Students will have playground and outdoor space access for 20 minutes before school and during outdoor recess, which is 20 minutes during lunches. Rowlette said one goal is for teachers to utilize the outdoor space as a classroom on nice days. But it’s not just for students. The playground and outdoor space is open to the community on outside school hours. “This is not our playground,” Benisch said. “It’s not the school’s, this was a community project.”

The playground opened to the community Aug. 15 just in time for the new school year.

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Michael Alcorn

August 24, 2017A

Football and bigotry on the brain this week

oy, what a week it’s been. The back and forth, the rallying to the banners, the passionate opinions offered on both sides … THIS is what America is supposed to be. Or, well this is what American football inspires, anyway. What? You thought I was talking about something else? Finally, it would appear that we have some closure on the biggest debate in the Mile High City. I know this may be premature —I am writing this on Sunday, to be run in the papers on Thursday, so it’s possible that “The Decision” has not been announced or made official. But, to anybody who watched the football game on Saturday, I think it’s pretty obvious that Trevor Siemian has to be the Broncos starting quar-

terback this season. Paxton Lynch, despite the obvious physical skills, is just not ready for that big a job this year. It’s interesting, listening to the pundits and the people who have been at all of the practices this offseason, and none of them sound like Siemian has been blowing them away. The word most of them use to describe his performance is “steady.” It’s just that Paxton has been, well, as bad on some days as he looked Saturday night, which, really, makes him the loser of the competition more than it makes Siemian the winner. Not exactly inspiring. I have a theory, which is based on nothing but an understanding of human nature: Siemian has spent the last nine months hearing that, for all intents and purposes, his job this summer

was to win the competition with Lynch. My guess is, knowing that, and seeing the struggles of his competitor, Siemian started taking a safe approach to practices and games, just to do nothing to lose the job. Not inspiring … just doing his job. The real trick now, I suppose, comes for the Broncos’ coaching staff: How do you re-calibrate Siemian to stop winning a job against inferior competition and start winning football games against superior N.F.L. teams? It’s all well and good to do the thing you’re supposed to do, but it doesn’t mean a thing unless you can make the next thing happen, too. Oh, yeah — I was talking about something SEE ALCORN, P13

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Downtown project explores topic of race ALCHEMY

Andrea Doray

hen I sat down to write about Charlottesville last week, I found that I had no words, which doesn’t happen very often for me. Perhaps it’s more accurate to say, though, that I had too many words, too many jumbled phrases, too many tumbled emotions. I couldn’t focus well enough to put them together. That changed Saturday in downtown Denver on the 16th Street Mall. I mentor a young writer and the two of us got together to Write Denver, a collaborative write-the-city project hosted by Lighthouse Writers Workshop, where I sometimes teach in the Young Writers Program. Saturday’s “Word on the Street” event was a prelude to the Big Read, an initia-

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Back to school shakedown Are not the reported costs of historically public-school-provided supplies, which are now required of each returning student, just tuition payments under a different name? Are tuition and various other school mandated activity payments even legal under State law? When will this organized statewide ‘shakedown’ cease? How soon before we will experience coin operated subway-style turn-styles to cover heating and lighting expenses? Should not parents and taxpayers, instead, call for an accounting of the bloated costs of School Boards vying to have the highest paid Superintendent in the State? Shouldn’t they also demand hard answers as to why Governmentrun schools now have more non-teaching staff on payroll than classroom teachers, and what that staff actually does? Russ Haas, Golden

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Why remove history? Why does it suddenly seem that erasing history is a good idea. Removing memorials to persons who contributed to the growth of this country because we may presently disagree with their actions seems like “1984.” We should be learning from history, not erasing history. City fathers are giving in to a vocal minority who do not speak for the majority of this country. Yes, we all agree that slavery is a horrible idea, now. But over 150 years ago in parts of this country it was an accepted, though wrongheaded, way of life. Yes, some great historical figures who contributed greatly to the making of this country owned slaves. Yet figures such as George Washington and Thomas Jefferson set of the mechanisms that eventually ended slavery. Though hard to believe, there are still places in this world where slavery still exists. We need to remember our past so that we can make a better future. William F Hineser, Arvada

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Listening to others is crucial in a world that is too isolated GUEST COLUMN

Laura Thompson

ach day, I spend hours listening to others tell me stories about their lives. I’m profoundly honored to be privy to these intimate details, which include struggles inherent to the human experience — relationship challenges; loss; the search for meaning and a sense of purpose; the desire for love, connection and belonging; and the feelings of depression or anxiety that commonly are associated with navigating these issues. I listen intently as I attempt to find themes and connections in what is shared before reflecting back what I think I’ve heard. I am a counselor. My work has taught me about the healing power of listening. Throughout my career,

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else. We fought a Civil War. Some 600,000 Americans lost their lives in that war, which was fought to decide whether one man had the right to own another. We had an Emancipation Proclamation, which decreed that all the black slaves in the South were free men and women. We even threw in a couple Constitutional Amendments. And then, because we still couldn’t get the next thing right, we had to go back and do the Civil Rights Act in 1963. And yet, here we are again, seemingly still fighting the Civil War. Apparently, what we are in need of is a really good coaching staff to try to get us to re-calibrate. We did the one thing: we put the legal stuff in place. Took a while, but we accomplished the first job. But, clearly, there is still some room to go to get the next thing to happen.

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wooden blocks. Among “and,” “the,” “I” and “my,” were random words such as “tanks,” “stadiums,” heroes” and “punks.” We dove in. It was an interesting process. My student seemed to put sentences together first, picking up a collection of blocks to position on the sidewalk page. I, on the other hand, found a word that intrigued me, such as “seriousness,” “innocent,” “nostalgia” or “illuminated,” then adding blocks, moving them around, or sometimes tossing them. After about an hour, the two pages in the middle of the 16th Street Mall were nearly full, attracting the attention of passersby. Being who I am, I briefly outlined the project and asked them if they wanted to play. Some did. A tall black man took his time before he laid down blocks that read: “I roared I wish / my kids never know.” A young white couple wrote simply: “May all join / and be.” The man returned a second time, with this: “Instead of ambition / wish life & joy / be on all.”

I’ve witnessed individuals make incredible transformations, and I’m convinced that feeling heard somehow played a critical role in their process of change. I also know that as I’ve navigated my own hurdles in life, feeling listened to — and genuinely heard — has felt like a precious gift. Regularly, I’m struck by the number of people I meet who report not feeling heard by those with whom they are closest. It makes me wonder how we got to this place. Why has the art of listening become such a challenge? True listening requires a willingness to focus and be fully present with another human being. It requires patience and the ability to quiet our own mental chatter. I’ve learned that

When a group of people who hold views as vile as the white supremacist group holds feels like it’s safe to go walking around in broad daylight, then we have a problem. When you have an entire population trapped in multi-generational poverty with little hope or opportunity, then we have a problem. When you have the police being frequent targets for assassination, then we have a problem. And when you have two sides of every argument more likely to throw rocks at each other across the public square than to actually listen to each other, then we have a problem. Everybody on every side needs coaching. Now, if only we could find somebody in the front (oval) office with the temperament and wisdom to get us to stop looking at each other as enemies. Or … somewhere else. Whatever.

it’s often as much about what isn’t said as the words that are spoken. Listening is simple, but it requires that we be intentional. Many of us spend our lives buzzing around, juggling multiple roles and tasks, as we conduct much of our communication via technology rather than in face-to-face conversation. It’s not uncommon to walk into a restaurant and notice a group of people sitting at a table appearing disengaged and absorbed with their phones. This scene appears tremendously lonely. Tweeting has become the new platform for expressing feelings and ideas, while texting SEE THOMPSON, P23

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Wow. From my student, this: “We looked different / so life was floodlights / and / they did what they had to.” And, “This just in / the people are / only partially awful.” All this from the blocks we were given. For my part, by zeroing in on a word or two and then building around them, I wrote: “Neighborhood young families / punks and professional heroes wish / days crowd into night.” And this: “Oh, I myself had my cruel / seriousness too illuminated, thinking / innocent touch is enough.” Did I write about Charlottesville? Maybe … the experience of sharing words and thoughts with my student and with strangers – none of whom knew Rankine’s work – was oddly liberating. And uplifting. And illuminating. In the end, I put together this about racism and Nazi flags and Tiki-torch violence: “Some nostalgia makes eager fraternities,” and, “My life wish is me / shutting doors / myself.” Andrea Doray is a writer who hopes you’ll participate in the Big Read. For more information, contact her at a.doray@andreadoray.com.

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Perlmutter back in the race for CD7 Three of four fellow Democrats abandon race BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Voters have yet another change to consider on the November 2018 ballot for Colorado’s 7th Congressional District. Congressman Ed Perlmutter, D-Arvada, announced on Aug. 21 his decision to run for re-election to keep his House seat represent-

ing Colorado’s 7th Congressional District. The district covers much of Jefferson County, including Golden, Lakewood, Wheat Ridge and Arvada, as well as much of Westminster, Thornton and Northglenn. Perlmutter was first Perlmutter elected to Congress in 2006. The decision follows an announcement on July 11 during which Perlmutter informed voters he would no longer run for governor in the

November 2018 election to replace term-limited John Hickenlooper. He also announced he would be leaving politics at that time, mentioning there were three “good” Democratic candidates vying for his congressional house seat. Within hours of Perlmutter’s announcement, two of those Democrats —Sen. Dominick Moreno, D-Commerce City and Brittany Pettersen, D-Lakewood — announced they would be dropping out of the CD7 race. “While I’m disappointed I will not have the opportunity to serve our

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Personal skills help kids prepare for return to school

hese are the weeks that children begin school, some for the first time. Besides backpacks and supplies, teachers hope young children will bring along a few more things when they scamper off to school. First and foremost children will know how to put on their listening ears to focus.Teachers often will sing songs, say rhymes, and do motions with children to train them. At home we can help prepare, practice, and later use the same words and motions. Families can praise them for listening. Good listeners also use their eyes to look at the teacher’s face or others when they are speaking. While volunteering at school, families can note these techniques. They will be very useful at home and everyone will be pulling in the same direction.

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Asking for Help Families can teach little ones how to ask for bathroom time or a tissue for their nose politely and softly. Do children remember to flush and aim carefully? Those considerate skills make the classroom more pleasant. After using the bathroom do children wash their hands well with soap to the birthday song or some other little ditty? According to health professionals, this one habit significantly reduces flu and colds. Scheduling at least 9-10 hours of sleep helps reduce end of week exhaustion. Reading or telling children a story in a soft voice and giving a gentle back rub helps. Avoiding technology before bedtime, especially those with blue

vegetables and add water. It is a good fluid anytime instead of fruit or fruit- like juice. Physicians are concerned about the amount of grams of sugar children are consuming. Do preschool children know about raising their hands when they have a question? That is a good role playing activity at home. Speaking of hands, do they know to keep their hands off other children? All of these behaviors, skills, and good choices will come along with time and family help.

light screens is important since they delay relaxation and sleep. In the morning add an extra 10 minutes to the time you think it will take to get ready to reduce stress. If adults are stressed, the children will show it. Morning Protein Eating something for breakfast with protein in it keeps children less hungry, more alert, and in a better mood. Some children are just not hungry immediately in the morning and need some time to wake up. The last resort might be a few pieces of cheese, pieces of apple, or good cereal in a little bag to eat on the way. Try to get some fluids in them, too like milk or water. Pack children a snack and lunch they will eat and include some protein and fruit. Encourage some

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‘A lifelong training’

Kids as young as 5 years old attend a Gracie Barra Centennial Jiu-Jitsu class, where they learn discipline and self defense. The young students fill out cards before each class to track their progress and receive colored belts when they hit a milestone in the program. “To keep kids involved,” said studio owner Robert Goodloe, “they need to see progression.” PHOTOS COURTESY ROBERT GOODLOE

Studios across Denver metro area teach range of martial arts BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

icole Gossett’s 9-year-old son has been practicing karate at ATA Family Martial Arts in Highlands Ranch for the past year. He has become a positive influence for the “not very athletic family,” Gossett said. “Watching him be so disciplined practicing at home and in the studio,” Gossett said, “we all have done a lot more sit-ups and squats and push-ups in the last year.” Karate, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, judo, taekwondo, muay thai, kickboxing — the list of martial arts forms goes on. Though the names are distinctive, their styles all have something in common: self-defense. According to Black Belt Magazine, martial arts date back to 2600 B.C. in China. Emperors, troops and tribesmen used the defensive movements in battle. The practice evolved across the globe and many popular styles have made their way into fitness gyms and studios across the U.S. Robert Goodloe, owner of Gracie Barra Centennial Jiu-Jitsu, was studying for his master’s degree in business administration at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, 10 years ago when he first tried a Brazilian jiu-jitsu class. “I started training at the studio

and I never left,” said Goodloe, a Highlands Ranch resident. He opened the second Gracie Barra studio in Colorado — the first is in Colorado Springs — at 4181 E. County Line Road in July. The benefits of martial arts are far reaching. From engraining a strong sense of discipline to strengthening muscles, the sport boosts mind and body, teachers and participants say. Body In an evening class at Gracie Barra Centennial Jiu-Jitsu, a small group of adults wearing white kimonos — a matching long sleeve shirt and pants worn with a colored belt to signify the level of experience — listen carefully to instructors before gently performing a series of grappling moves with a partner. Intertwined on the mat, they learn how to defend themselves. Martial arts use quick movements that increase flexibility. Using chokes and holds, Brazilian jiu-jitsu was originally for a smaller inidividual to defend against and escape from a larger person. Taekwando emphasizes kicking. Karate focuses more on hand movements, including punching and knee and elbow strikes. Although martial arts teach fighting movements, typically they

do not encourage fighting. “We teach how to use our body to defend ourselves,” said Irene Bowden, instructor of Shotokan Karate Colorado in Lone Tree. “A lot of people will come to train and learn how to kick and punch and they may never in their lifetime get in a fight.” The Showticon karate style — referred to as an empty-hand method of teaching self defense without weapons — builds muscle strength, flexibility, stamina and makes participants feel good, said Bowden. She started training with her sensei, or instructor, Gary Swain, more than 16 years ago to get in shape and learn self-defense. Karate has since become a “wonderful addiction,” Bowden said. She teaches three classes at the Lone Tree Recreation Center: Shotokan Tigers for ages 5 to 7, Stars Special Needs for ages 6 and older, and Women’s Self-Defense for ages 13 and older. Mind In a Gracie Barra Centennial Jiu-Jitsu class, participants of all ages follow etiquette guidelines. They bow before getting on and off the mat. Talking is kept to a mini-

SOME POPULAR MARTIAL ARTS

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A quick Google search reveals that dozens of martial arts studios can be found throughout the Denver metro area. Here’s a look at some of the most popular types of martial arts being taught in the area:

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Taekwondo A Korean martial art focused on punches, blocks, strikes and kicks. The style builds character and self-discipline. It is practiced around the world and is an Olympic sport.

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Karate A Japanese martial art based on fighting techniques, including punches, hand and elbow strikes, knee strikes and kicks. One of the most practiced martial arts in the U.S., the style embeds self-discipline and strong character. Judo A Japanese martial art that uses throwing and grappling

techniques instead of strikes and kicks. Participants throw or trip their competitor to get them on their back. Judo also focuses on mental discipline. Brazilian jiu-jitsu A Brazilian martial art focused on self-defense. The style teaches a smaller person how to defend himself or herself against a larger opponent and how to escape from an opponent. Muay thai A martial arts style from Thailand that is similar to kickboxing — a stand-up sport practiced with gloves — but includes elbow and knee strikes.

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Bouton marks two decades at helm of Denver Concert Band Jacinda BoutonThe 90-member Denver Concert Band surrounds director Jacinda Bouton, who celebrates her 20th year with the band this season. The first concert is “Western Winds” on Oct. 1.

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“I always wanted to be a teacher,” Jacinda Bouton said. With a degree in instrumental and vocal music from Missouri State in Springfield, she was teaching music at George Washington High School in Denver. Parents of several of her students were members of the long-running (56 years) Denver Concert Band. “A group showed up and invited me to audition” when the band sought a new director, she said. She ran a rehearsal and auditioned on two or three pieces. That was 20 years ago and the band celebrates her leadership this season. Her instrument of choice is the clarinet, she said, but as a band director, one pretty much needs to know how to play all of them. She is excited to have clarinetist Jeremy Reynolds from the University of Denver’s Newman School of Music as soloist in the Lone Tree Symphony’s May 4 concert. “They selected me,” she says happily, “and it’s been great — some of my best friends are Denver Concert Band members. They come from all walks of life: teachers, dentists, insurance people, who learned an instrument

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and maybe put it down for 20 or 30 years … one can’t always play football, but you can always play an instrument. Our flutist is 90 years old and has been with the band for 50 years.” When the Lone Tree Arts Center opened, Bouton was able to move the 90-member band there to enjoy the hall’s great acoustics. Regarding programming: “A small music committee of band members meets and throws ideas out. They bring pieces I’ve never heard. We try for a theme…” Then Bouton decides the program. She always attends the Midwest Band and Orchestra Convention in Chicago, especially to hear new music.

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huge component to give him structure,” Gossett said. “He sees the consequences of positive and negative actions.” Some studios offer family classes, where parents can practice with their children. One of those is Personal Achievement Martial Arts, 3964 Youngfield Street, in Wheat Ridge. Having parents present increases kids’ focus, said founder Korey Stites. Instructors encourage better grades, respect, focus in and out of the classroom and leadership. “It’s also something they can do together,” Stites said. “You’re actually participating and doing everything right alongside the kids.” In martial arts, there is always room to grow, physically and mentally. Karate has changed Bowden’s life dramatically, she said. The Realtor and mother of three calls the form of martial arts her passion. “Martial arts in our view is considered a lifelong training,” Bowden said. “It’s something that you learn to love.”

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mum. Uniforms are worn. Professors, or instructors, are treated with respect. “I think people start to see the value of discipline,” Goodloe said. “It’s really a challenge to yourself. It improves your whole way of living.” Martial arts have a strong focus on moral values, discipline and character, experts say. Participants can use the mental skills to excel in competitive martial arts, but also in other areas of life. Gossett signed her son up more than a year ago to help shift his focus from distractions at school. The goal-oriented nature of martial arts helped him, she said. At ATA Family Martial Arts, participants are tested for belts — which signify a level of experience — every two months. “The discipline of martial arts was a

Kids

“Sonoran Desert” on this year’s Lone Tree Symphony program is one such work. “We need to play those.” The Denver Concert Band’s season begins with “Western Winds” on Oct. 1, followed by “Harvests and Holidays” on Nov. 19. “Up and Away” will be Feb. 25 and “Spring Fever” on April 28. Concerts are at 2 p.m. on Saturdays or Sundays. Some band members also play in the “Show and Tell Band,” conducted by Ken Kopatich of Littleton, in concerts for school kids. Kopatich and his wife, Joanne, organize the band’s annual Young Artists Competition and feature the winner in the April 28 concert. High school seniors who play

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MILESTONES Arvada Adrian L Do, of Arvada, was named to the spring 2017 president’s list at the University of Alabama. Lindsey Freier, of Arvada, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at Wheaton College. Krista Johnson, of Arvada, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at Bethel University. She is the daughter of Douglas and Cheryl Johnson. Autumn Lange, of Arvada, graduated in May 2017 with a master’s degree in medicine from Tulane University. Joshua Dale Peterson, of Arvada, was named to the spring 2017 president’s honor roll at the University of North Georgia. Carley S Raybon, of Arvada, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at the University of Alabama. Michael Steven Rouleau, of Arvada, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at Missouri University of Science and Technology. Rouleau is a senior majoring in mechanical engineering.

Jenny Scarborough, of Arvada, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at Miami University. Scarborough is majoring in architecture. Kevin Tully, of Arvada, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at Wheaton College. Madison Winchester, of Arvada, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at the University of Iowa. Golden Elena Bishop, of Golden, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at Miami University. Bishop is majoring in quantitative economics. Addison Coen, of Golden, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at Wheaton College. Clara Howell, of Golden, graduated in May 2017 with bachelor’s degrees in science and engineering, and liberal arts from Tulane University. Emily Maruyama, of Golden, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at St. Olaf College. A biology major, Maruyama is the daughter of Robert Maruyama and Roslyn Kueter. She is a graduate of

Lakewood High School. Courtney Paige Munch, of Golden, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at Missouri University of Science and Technology. Munch is a senior majoring in environmental engineering. Julie Plonsky, of Golden, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at Augustana University. James Robuck, of Golden, graduated in May 2017 with an MBA in management from Frostburg State University. Lakewood Marie Therese Gillcrist, of Lakewood, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at the University of Rhode Island. Jordan Ashley Green, of Lakewood, was named to the spring 2017 president’s list at the University of Alabama. Julianna R Harding, of Lakewood, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at the University of Alabama. Lilia Kerski, of Lakewood, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at Pepperdine University. Madison F Knapp, of Lake-

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Soto Nest and his brother Aaron work their way through a room, dodging bad guys, dispatching enemies and working together to finish the level. But the real room they’re standing in is a dimly lit room on West Colfax with headsets over their eyes, and controllers in their hands. They’re playing at Head Games VR, the metro area’s first entirely virtual reality arcade, located at 9655 W. Colfax Ave., Unit C. “I tried Google to see if there were any VR places around and found this,” Nest said. “I just wanted to try it out and see what it’s like. It’s pretty exciting its here.” Head Games is the brainchild of Victoria Merchant, a Lakewood entrepreneur who was looking for a new kind of family space. “I originally thought about some kind of escape room, but then started getting into virtual reality,” Merchant explained. “A lot of people are looking for this kind of gaming experience, but accessibility is hard, because the machinery costs a lot.” The way the virtual reality gaming experience works at Head Games is gamers put on headsets that take the player into a three dimensional world where they can pick from a range of games, including Richie’s Plank, Superhot and Rec Room. There are games for all levels of players — adventure, first person shooters, and even a job simulator. The business’ chief operation officer, Nathan Hostetler, got involved after falling in love with virtual reality after just one experience with it. He helped to build the computers that power the three headsets Head Games currently has. “The experience is best when you come with friends,” he said. “You get to travel to different worlds, not as a lone traveler, but by working together with people you like.” Gamers can rent a headset for $35 an hour, or can rent the entire facility for parties. And Merchant is already working toward getting more

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Send volunteer opportunities to hharden@coloradocommunitymedia.com. Dated opportunities Glenn Garcelon Foundation Empowers and supports brain tumor patients and their caregivers. Need: Volunteers for annual fundraiser (Sept. 9, 2017) at The Retreat at Solterra, Lakewood. Opportunities to help include promotion, food prep, silent auction, check-in, clean up). Contact: Nancy McGraw at 303-887-3091 or nancyfmcgraw@comcast.net. Go to www. glenngarcelonfoundation.org. Ongoing AARP Foundation TaxAide Helps Colorado taxpayers who need assistance prepare and file their

tax returns Need: Volunteers during tax season. Requirements: Free training provided; volunteers do not have to be AARP members or retirees. Contact: www.aarp.org/money/ taxes/aarp_taxaide/ or 888-OURAARP. Alzheimer’s Association, Colorado Chapter Provides care and support to 67,000-plus families dealing with all kinds of dementing illnesses. Need: Walk to End Alzheimer’s committee members. Requirements: Individuals who love to help plan and execute. Our Walk to End Alzheimer’s attracts more than 10,000 people, so planning committee members are essential. Contact: Deb Wells, 303-813-1669

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Marking the start of a new year at Mines “The most exciting part about this year is that I’m getting into more of my major related classes, so I’ll be studying the things I came here to learn about.” — Annette Dinnebeck, 20, a junior studying geophysical engineering.

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“I’m taking 19 credits this semester, so I’m looking forward to all the new challenges I’m going to face at Mines this year.” — Naif Jan, 20, a sophomore studying petroleum engineering.

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‘Evening Under the Stars’: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, at the Arvada Center Outdoor Amphitheater, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Colorado Ballet performs classical and contemporary works. Go to www.arvadacenter.org. Theater Classes: through Sept. 3; register for Colorado ACTS fall classes for ages 4-18. Classes meet once a week for about 8 weeks. Classes begin in early September include “Secret Garden,” “Snow White,” “Lights of Hope,” “The Nutcracker” (story, not a ballet), and an outreach performance class. Register at www. coloradoacts.org/registration.

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Join a Community Band: Thursday, 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.

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‘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.

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Coffee and Conversation: 8-9 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 24 at La Dolce Vita, Olde Town Arvada. Contact Rep. Tracy Kraft-Tharp at 303-866-2950. League of Women Voters Kickoff: 1-3 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 24 at Shepherd of the Hills Presbyterian Church, 11500 W. 20th St., Lakewood. Find out what the League of Women Voters of Jefferson County is all about. The group is not for women only. The group’s newly designed website, www. jeffcolwv.org, will be presented. Call 303-238-0032, go to www. lwvjeffco.org or email info@ lwvjeffco.org. Grand Opening: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26 at the Sims Street Recreation Center, 11706 W.

this week’s TOP FIVE ‘Dinner’: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 6 p.m. Sundays from Aug. 25 to Sept. 17, at The Edge Theater Company, 1560 Teller St., Lakewood. Additional shows at 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7 and Sept. 14. Call 303-232-0363 or go to www.theedgetheater.com. Naturally Arvada: 10:30-11:30 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 27 at 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. We’ll discuss relative topics and have kid’s crafts too. Presentations are 15 minutes in length. Bring your natural curiosity to the library. Today’s topic healthy lunches. Call 303-235-5275 or visit www. jeffcolibrary.org Reunion Day Picnic: 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 27 at Memorial Park Pavilion, north of City Hall, Arvada. All graduates and non-graduates of all Arvada area high schools are invited to the Arvada Historical Society’s Reunion Day Picnic. Bring a picnic lunch. Cold drinks will be furnished. Visit with old friends and graduates. Be sure to sign in at the reunion table. Parking is available behind City Hall. Call Julie Graham, 303-421-4401, or Kathy Rivera, 303-791-4036, or contact the historical society at 303-431-1261.

82nd Ave., Arvada. Check out the improvements to the center and sample fitness classes, art classes, gymnastics and dance demos and recess in the gym. The latest additions include a gymnasium, an art/craft room, and a health and fitness room. Go to ApexPRD.org. Republican Men’s Club, Friends: 7-9 a.m. Mondays at Davies’ Chuck Wagon Diner, 10151 W. 26th Ave., Wheat Ridge. Women, students and youth especially invited. Cost is $5 for meeting; order food and pay on your own. Next speaker is Randy Corporon, Aug. 28. http:// www. jrmc2.com/ Roundtable Issues Breakfast: 7 a.m. Friday, Sept. 1, at American Legion Post 161, 6230 W. 60th Ave., Arvada. Rebecca Winning, director of communications for Jefferson County Public Libraries, is the speaker; presentation begins at 7:20 a.m. Open to the public. Contact 303-424-0324 for cost and other information. Lego Play and Build: 3:30-4:30

Impact of Concussions: noon and 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 29 at Lifetree Café, 5675 Field St., Arvada. “Concussions: A Former NFL Player Speaks Out,” features a filmed interview with former NFL tight end Ben Utecht, who suffered five confirmed concussions during his career. Discuss the physical and mental toll of concussions, and share ideas for reducing the risk of concussions in sports at all levels. Contact Polly Wegner at 303-424-4454 or pwegner@ peacelutheran.net. Summer Picnic in the Park: 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 29 at the Lookout Mountain Nature Center and Preserve, 910 Colorow Road, Golden. Hosted by PLAN Jeffco, event is free and includes guided hikes. Pack a picnic or purchase a meal from severaal food trucks. Register at https://www. eventbrite.com/e/plan-jeffco-45th-birthday-picnic-in-the-park-tickets-35798466176. Go to www. planjeffco.org for information.

p.m. Saturday, Sept. 2, at the Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada; and 3-4:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 3, at the Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Builders of all ages are welcome to stick to the theme or build your own creation. Lego bricks and Duplo provided. Call 303-235-5275 or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org. Colorado Stock Horse Association Open All Breed Shows: Sunday, Sept. 3 at the Indiana Equestrian Center, 7500 Indiana St., Arvada. Large outdoor arena with second arena for warm-up. Registration at 7:30 a.m. Classes at 8:30 a.m. Information and entry forms at 720-935-2026 (call or text), or 720-560-3646 (call or text), www.ColoradoStockHorse. com, and ColoradoStockHorse@ yahoo.com. Book Group, Author Visit: 6:307:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5, at the Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Discuss “Blood on the Tracks,” by local author Barbara Nickless. Book available for purchase and autographs. Call 303-235-5275 or go to www. jeffcolibrary.org. Walleye Fish Fry: 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16, at Trollheim Sons of Norway Lodge, 6610 W. 14th Av., Lakewood. The fish is flown in fresh and is delicious. Come early and shop at Den Norske Butikken. For cost and reservations, call 303-989-5594 by Sept. 9.

Harvest Festival Kids’ Parade: 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9 at McIlvoy Park Pavilion at Ralston Road and Upham Street, Arvada. Theme is fairy tales, folklore and fantasy. Entry is free; registration opens at 3 p.m. For ages 12 and younger. Start planning now for your costume, float or pet costume. Prizes include trophies, ribbons and cash. Categories include favorite character, decorated pets or decorated wheels (bikes, trikes, wagons or scooters). Call 303421-5305 or go to www.arvadaharvestfestivalparade.com. Nonfiction Book Club: 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 16, at Westland Meridian, 10695 17th Ave., Lakewood; and at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20. The Jeffco League of Women Voters nonfiction book club will review Ron Chernow’s “Alexander Hamilton” at its September book club meeting. Book club gatherings are open to all; please have the book read before the meeting so you can join in the

discussion of this “high-minded C philosophical” time in our history, which was also a time of “venom- T ous vituperation.” For location of the Wednesday meeting and additional information, contact Lynne at 303-985-5128. N Bowls After Dark Gala: 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28 at Mount Vernon Country Club, 24933 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.

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You Have the Power to Save Your Memory: noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 6 at the Wheat Ridge Library, 5475 W. 32nd Ave., Wheat Ridge. Our memory makes us who we are; it helps us stay connected to the present and hold onto our favorite parts of the past. Protect your memory as you age. Discover brain boosting foods and supplements. Hosted by certified master nutrition therapist Geoff Brokx. Editor’s note: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Thursday for publication the following week. Send listings to calendar@coloradocommunitymedia.com. No attachments, please. Listings are free and run on a space-available basis.

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Colorado Refugee English as a Second Language Program Teaches English to recently arrived refugees, who have fled war or persecution in their home country. In Colorado, refugees are from Afghanistan, Burma, Bhutan, Somalia, Iraq, Eritrea and D.R. Congo, among others. Need: Volunteers to teach English. Tutoring takes place in the student’s home. Refugees live throughout Denver, but the largest concentrations are in Thornton, near 88th

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has become the norm for working out everything from dinner or travel plans to interpersonal dynamics and relationship woes. So, here is where I’d like to offer readers a challenge. Today, I’d like you to practice listening. Maybe it looks like sitting through dinner without your phone. Maybe it means inviting a friend for a walk or a cup of coffee, and paying

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how tobacco prevention and control efforts are vital to substance abuse prevention. Guest speakers include Dr. Nathaniel Riggs, associate professor of Human Development and Family Studies at Colorado State University; Bob Doyle, the director of lung health programs at the American Lung Association; and Jen Bolcoa, the health education liaison for Jeffco Public Schools. A free dinner is included. Reservations are required. To register or learn more about the event, visit http:// tobaccofreejeffco.com. Registration can also be done by sending an email to tobaccofree@jeffco.us.

Avenue and Washington Street, and in east Denver/Aurora, near Colfax Avenue and Yosemite Street. Other details: Tutors do not need to speak the student’s language. Most participants are homebound women and small children, adults who are disabled, and senior citizens. Many are not literate in their first language, and remain isolated from American culture. Requirements: Volunteers must attend training at Emily Griffith Technical College in downtown Denver. Sessions take place every 6-8 weeks. Go to www.refugee-esl.org for information and volunteer application. Contact: Sharon McCreary, 720-423-4843 or sharon.mccreary@emilygriffith.edu.

attention to your friend’s words without focusing on your internal dialogue. Or maybe it simply means practicing ways to be more present in your life. Sit quietly and pay attention to your surroundings. What do you hear? Laura Thompson, Ph.D., is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and affiliate faculty member in the Master of Arts in Counseling Program (MAC) at Regis University. For more information about the university or its Cultivate Health program, visit www.regis.edu.

Magic Mountain archaeology The Golden History Museums is hosting Dr. Michele Koons, the curator of archaeology at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, from 5:30-7 p.m. Sept. 6 at the Golden History Center, 923 10th St. Koons’ presentation will be a lecture on the history of the Magic Mountain archeological site and a talk on the artifacts found during the June community-based excavation of the site. The event is free for members of Golden History Museums and Denver Museum of Nature & Science. Cost for non-members is $5. To register, visit www.goldenhistory. org. To learn more about Denver Museum of Nature & Science’s excavation efforts at Magic Mountain, visit www. dmns.org/magicmountain.

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Pomona gymnastics ready to overcome bad break BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

ARVADA — Two-time defending Class 5A gymnastics state champion Pomona has the defending 5A individual all-around champion back in junior Brooke Weins. However, there is a possibility Weins won’t have the opportunity to defend her all-around title. Weins had her left ankle heavily wrapped during the Panthers’ first official practice Monday, Aug. 14. Evidence left behind after suffering a broken ankle four months ago during a floor routine. “I want to win (all-around) at state again, but if it doesn’t happen I’m not going to be super bummed out,” said Weins, who added her beam and bars routines will be even stronger this year with her only being able to practice on those two events so far since the injury. Weins was cleared by doctors to compete on the beam and bars — events she won during the individual apparatus competition at state last year — but there is a chance she might not be able to compete in the floor and vault this fall. “I’m just trying to get everything back,” said Weins, who has committed to the University of Missouri for gymnastics. “I want to do my best and prove that I can be as good as I was.” Weins has dealt with injuries earlier in her prep career. It’s clear Pomona coach Tracey Boychuk isn’t counting Weins out to make her mark this season. “She (Weins) is a hard worker and if she gets something in her mind that she wants to do she is going to do it,” Coach Boychuk said of last year’s 5A all-around state champion. “I don’t doubt that we’ll have her on bars at some point and probably beam. I’m not going to push her to tumble or vault this year.” Something positive coming out not having Weins at 100 percent to start

Pomona gymnastics coach Tracey Boychuk has the Panthers poised to challenge for a third straight Class 5A state team title. PHOTO BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

the season is Pomona has the type program that has the depth to overcome injuries. Senior Kelsey Boychuk, coach’s daughter, and sophomore Kaylie Berens are two more returning allstate gymnasts besides Weins. Some other Panthers who will step into bigger roles is sophomore Audrey Brandt, junior Katie Olson and senior Sarah Hooper. “Anything can happen,” Boychuk said looking back on her fall on the beam during the team competition at state that cost her a shot at a third straight all-around title. “We always

have each other’s backs. We know we need more girls to step up for Brooke in floor and vault.” Boychuk won the 5A all-round title in 2014 and 2015. She is coming off winning the vault last year. The senior said she is more focused on team goals going into this year. “This year for me it’s more about the team doing well then me individually. I want to see if this team can get three in a row,” said Boychuk, who is committed to Iowa State University. “I just want to enjoy every second of it no matter what happens, the good and

the bad.” If Pomona can pull of a three-peat, the Panthers would be closer to matching Bear Creek’s feat of winning fourth straight titles from 1974 to 1977. “That’s definitely in the back of our minds,” Coach Boychuk said of a three-peat. “But just like last year, it’s a goal but we have to stay healthy, get what we need to get out of our routines and hit when it counts.” Coach Boychuk likes the make-up of her team with six seniors to help lead SEE POMONA, P29

Injury report puts health of young athletes in spotlight

aybe that last-place ranking that Colorado recently received in the report released by the Korey Stringer Institute on managing injury risk has turned into a positive for the Colorado High School Activities Association. Colorado was last among 51 state associations in the high school sports Safety Policy Rankings. Rankings are based on guidelines for sudden cardiac arrest, exertional heat stroke, traumatic head injury, appropriate health care coverage and emergency preparedness. North Carolina was ranked first, followed by Kentucky. CHSAA and the National Federation of State High School Associations

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objected to the Aug. 8 report. CHSAA responded loudly and has made people aware of what the organization is doing. “It gave us pause to look at what we were doing, double check our best pracJim Benton tices with others and provide reassurance that we had many good things in place,” assistant CHSAA Commissioner Bert Borgmann said. “We know that we will be adding additional measures, and we would have without the survey. We are focused on and will continue to be focused on

the health and safety of Colorado’s student participants.” CHSAA claims the Stringer ranking was not an accurate reflection of safety measures employed and the organization said it did not participate in the questionnaire involved with the rankings. The Korey Stringer Institute is a safety research and advocacy organization based at the University of Connecticut. Stringer, a pro football player, died of complications from heat stroke at the age of 27 in 2001. NFHS felt the grading of state associations was an incomplete measurement of the states’ ability to help member schools with heat, heart and head issues. New CHSAA Commissioner Rhonda

Blanford-Green felt the institute’s questions were flawed and didn’t allow CHSAA to elaborate on alternatives and overshadowed safety measures CHSAA has implemented. To learn more about those measures, go to www2.chsaa.org/sports/medicine/ The KSI report can be found at ksi. uconn.edu/high-school-state-policies Friday Night lights For decades, Friday nights have been when the spotlight shines on high school football games. Saturday was the day that college football teams were in the limelight. However, that has been changing in recent years, with more and more college games SEE BENTON, P29

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It’s Almost Here!

Pomona junior Brooke Weins practices on the beam. The defending 5A individual all-around who had already committed to the University of Missouri suffered a broken left ankle four months ago. PHOTO BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

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the team through the ups and downs of the season. “It’s great to have that leadership and those are the kids who really want to be here,” said Coach Boychuk, who talked about how all her seniors stayed late to work with young inspiring gymnasts during Pomona pee-wee camp it held before the start of the season. Pomona’s first regular-season action will be hosting a meet with

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showing up on TV on Friday nights. The National Federation of State High School Associations adopted a resolution that urges schools and teams at the college and pro levels to honor the longstanding tradition that Friday nights in the fall should be reserved for high school football. That just won’t happen because money talks and college football can gain revenue from television contracts by playing games on Friday. Colorado and Colorado State play on Friday, Sept 1. The Big 10 is exploring playing Friday games and joining the many other schools already seeking paydays by playing a day earlier than usual. There are 38 games this season that will be played and televised nationally on Friday nights between Sept. 1 and Nov. 17.

Bear Creek and defending 4A state champion Green Mountain on Aug. 30. The Rams have plenty of talent, but a new coach with Taelore Fehr taking over the program after the successful wife and husband tandem of Sandi and Dan Patterson stepped down after the end of the 2016 season to spend more time supporting their three sons in their athletic activities.

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

Big shoes to fill Matt Bocklet, team captain for the Major League Lacrosse Denver Outlaws and a four-time all-star selection, has accepted a new challenge as he replaces Brian Perry as the Cherry Creek boys lacrosse coach. Perry retired after the 2017 season. He led the Bruins into 10 state championship games, won five of those title encounters and logged 258 career victories. Bocklet, 31, has been head coach at Highlands Ranch, where he compiled a 43-36 record in six seasons. He said he is looking forward to the journey ahead as he takes the reins of the Bruins, who graduated 13 players off last season’s state championship team. He plans to continue playing professional lacrosse. 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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Rooting for the home team in RBLL lacrosse Mile High Stars make Lakewood home BY CLARKE READER CREADER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

When most people think Colorado and lacrosse, professional teams like the Colorado Mammoth and Denver Outlaws are probably the first, and often only, things that come to mind. A year ago, Fort Collins resident Brandon Scharaga wanted to change this fact, by bringing top-notch play to the local level. “The idea was to create regional teams that were full of people from their communities,” he said. “There are a lot of opportunities around for young people to play lacrosse, especially in high school, but once you reach 18 years old, opportunities to play competitively really dry up.” Scharaga’s efforts resulted in the creation of Regional Box Lacrosse League (RBLL) Colorado, a league for regional teams. The idea is catching on. Similar leagues have been created in Oregon and Minnesota, and the Interstate Box Lacrosse Association (IBLA) was formed to organize national competition. “There’s a nice sense of local community going on now,” Scharaga, who now serves as RBLL Colorado’s director, said. “Now we’re just trying to get the word out that there are teams full of local players for people to root for.” The Colorado league has

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Arthur Kleinpell, the Mile High Stars assistant coach, with one of the team’s lacrosse players at one of the team’s games. The Stars are based in Lakewood, and compete in the Colorado Regional Box Lacrosse League. four teams thus far — the Colorado Springs Wolves, Denver Buzz, Parker Rangers and the Mile High Stars, which are based at the Foothills Fieldhouse in Lakewood. “The Stars team was originally a group of guys put together for a few summer tournaments and leagues, and the core group of guys on the Stars came from that team, with the rest of the roster supplemented through the RBLL draft and free agent pickups,” said Rowan Sloss, forward for the Stars. “Brandon was describing a more formalized and competitive league and I was always looking to play more so I thought it sounded like a good time and I signed up right away.” The Stars have an A and B team, with about 20 players each. Public Noticebegins on The RBLL season NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT at the meeting of the City Council to be held on MONDAY, September 18, 2017, at 6:30 p.m. at the Municipal Building, 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada CO, City Council will hold a public hearing on the following proposed ordinance and thereafter will consider it for final passage and adoption. For the full text version in electronic form go to www.arvada.org/legalnotices, click on Current Legal Notices, then click on the title of the ordinance you wish to view. The full text version is also available in printed form in the City Clerk’s office. Contact 720.898.7550 if you have questions. CB 17-026: An Ordinance Rezoning Certain Land Within the City of Arvada, The Residences at Allison Park, from City of Arvada R-I (One and Two Family Residence) to PUD-R (Planned Unit Development-Residential), 11.8 du/ac, and Amending the Official Zoning Maps of the City of Arvada, Colorado, 5219 Allison Street

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2017 RBLL SEASON Aug. 26 - 7 p.m. Denver Buzz at Colorado Springs Wolves Sept. 2 - 7 p.m. Parker Rangers at Colorado Springs Wolves Sept. 9 - 10 a.m. Colorado Springs Wolves at Denver Buzz Sept. 10 - 7 p.m. Colorado Springs Wolves at Parker Rangers Sept. 16 - 7 p.m. Mile High Stars at Colorado Springs Wolves For more information, and the full schedule, visit www.iblalacrosse.com. Aug. 26 and goes until midOctober, where the league’s best team will compete against other states’ teams in the nationals competition. This year, nationals will be hosted in Denver.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT at the meeting of the City Council to be held on MONDAY, September 18, 2017, at 6:30 p.m. at the Municipal Building, 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada CO, City Council will hold a public hearing on the following proposed ordinance and thereafter will consider it for final passage and adoption. For the full text version in electronic form go to www.arvada.org/legalnotices, click on Current Legal Notices, then click on the title of the ordinance you wish to view. The full text version is also available in printed form in the City Clerk’s office. Contact 720.898.7550 if you have questions. CB 17-026: An Ordinance Rezoning Certain Land Within the City of Arvada, The Residences at Allison Park, from City of Arvada R-I (One and Two Family Residence) to PUD-R (Planned Unit Development-Residential), 11.8 du/ac, and Amending the Official Zoning Maps of the City of Arvada, Colorado, 5219 Allison Street Legal Notice No.: 48622 First Publication: August 24, 2017

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Legal Notice No.: 48622 First Publication: August 24, 2017 Last Publication: August 24, 2017 Publisher: Golden Transcript Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press PUBLIC NOTICE The following ordinances were adopted by the City Council of the City of Arvada on second reading following the public hearing held at 6:30 p.m. on August 21, 2017. For the full text version in electronic form go to www.arvada.org/legalnotices, click on Current Legal Notices, then click on the title of the ordinance you wish to view. The full text version is also available in printed form in the City Clerk’s office. Contact 720.898.7550 if you have questions. Ordinance 4602: An Ordinance Repealing and Reenacting Chapter 42, Fire Prevention and Protection of the Arvada City Code, Through Adoption by Reference of the 2015 International Fire Code Published by the International Code Council, and Establishing Penalties for Violation Thereof

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The following ordinances were adopted by the City Council of the City of Arvada on second reading following the public hearing held at 6:30 p.m. on August 21, 2017. For the full text version in electronic form go to www.arvada.org/legalnotices, click on Current Legal Notices, then click on the title of the ordinance you wish to view. The full text version is also available in printed form in the City Clerk’s office. Contact 720.898.7550 if you have questions. Ordinance 4602: An Ordinance Repealing and Reenacting Chapter 42, Fire Prevention and Protection of the Arvada City Code, Through Adoption by Reference of the 2015 International Fire Code Published by the International Code Council, and Establishing Penalties for Violation Thereof Ordinance 4603: An Ordinance Repealing and Reenacting Chapter 18, Buildings and Building Regulations, of the Arvada City Code Through the Adoption of General and Administrative Provisions and the Adoption, by Reference, of the 2015 International Building Code, the 2015 International Residential Code, the 2015 International Energy Conservation Code, the 2015 International Existing Building Code, the 2015 International Fuel Gas Code, the 2015 International Mechanical Code, the 2015 International Plumbing Code, the 2009 International Property Maintenance Code, the 2014 National Electrical Code, and the Adoption of Penalties for Violations Thereof

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“In general, I think the Colorado Mammoth have put Colorado on the map as a premier box lacrosse town with a huge following of fans,” said David Dennenberg, head coach of the Stars,

in an email interview. “We suggest you come out and see for yourself how much fun this game is to watch.” For both Dennenberg and Sloss, the hope is localizing lacrosse will give people an opportunity to watch and learn about a very fun game. “It is perfect for the Colorado fan who loves hockey and hard-hitting, fast-paced action,” Dennenberg said. “It is a very inexpensive night of family fun to be had and the players are very accessible to the fans and love giving autographs and taking pictures with the kids that come out to enjoy the games.”Public Notice

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Boyd Ponds Metropolitan District No. 2 (the “District”) for the ensuing year of 2018. The necessity may also arise for the amendment of the 2017 budget of the District. Copies of the proposed 2018 budget and 2017 amended budget (if appropriate) are on file in To advertise yourthe public call 303-566-4100 office notices of the District's Accountant, Simmons & Wheeler, P.C., 8005 S. Chester Street, Suite 150, Centennial, CO 80112, where same are available for public inspection. Such proposed 2018 budget and 2017 amended budget will be considered at a special meeting to be held at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 5, 2017, at the West Woods Police Station, Community Meeting Room, 6644 Kendrick Dr., Arvada. Any Public Notice interested elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2018 NOTICE OF PROPOSED 2018 BUDGET budget or the 2017 amended budget, inspect AND AMENDMENT OF 2017 BUDGET the 2018 budget and the 2017 amended budget BOYD PONDS METROPOLITAN and file or register any objections thereto. DISTRICT NO. 2 CITY OF ARVADA, JEFFERSON COUNTY, IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this notice is given COLORADO and duly posted pursuant to statute. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed BOYD PONDS METROPOLITAN budget has been submitted to the Board of DirDISTRICT NO. 2 ectors of the Boyd Ponds Metropolitan District By: /s/ Jeff Powles, Secretary No. 2 (the “District”) for the ensuing year of 2018. The necessity may also arise for the Legal Notice No.: 48626 amendment of the 2017 budget of the District. First Publication: August 24, 2017 Copies of the proposed 2018 budget and 2017 Last Publication: August 24, 2017 amended budget (if appropriate) are on file in Publisher: Wheat Ridge Transcript the office of the District's Accountant, Simmons Golden Transcript & Wheeler, P.C., 8005 S. Chester Street, Suite and the Arvada Press 150, Centennial, CO 80112, where same are available for public inspection. Such proposed 2018 budget and 2017 amended budget will be considered at a special meeting to be held at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 5, 2017, at the West Woods Police Station, Community Meeting Room, 6644 Kendrick Dr., Arvada. Any interested elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2018

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Drills prep players for soccer matches Practices pair athletes with teammates for best approximation of games BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Soccer matches are packed with oneon-one confrontations as players mark each other up and down the field. Therefore, many practice sessions also involve drills with players going against another player to simulate game action. “We try to create a competitive atmosphere with some technical work,” explained Cherry Creek coach Marcelo Curi. “This generally revolves with players working with and against each other to improve technique. We try

and play some tactical soccer following, and yes, we many times compete for shootouts at the end. “We want to create game conditions as much as possible, and even though some exercises involve limited players and touches on the ball, they all have value in their purpose.” Senior Zach Tripp says Arapahoe coach Mark Hampshire lets his players select some practice drills. “We play a lot of small side games so it’s a half field, some 6-v-6, sometimes we do 2-v-2 which is a lot of fun,” said Tripp. “We try our hardest to make it like a game. It’s not that much different. We try to push each other the hardest we can.” Official soccer practice started Aug. 12 and Arapahoe was one of six teams from the Colorado Community Media circulation area that were ranked in the preseason rankings compiled by

CHSAANow.com. Arapahoe was sixth in the Class 5A poll with Cherry Creek ninth and Ralston Valley 10th. D’Evelyn was sixth in the preseason Class 4A poll with Standley Lake seventh. Jefferson Academy was second in Class 3A. All regular season matches must be completed by Oct. 21. First of three rounds of the state playoffs competition begins Oct. 25. State semifinals are set for Nov. 8 with the state title games for 3A, 4A and 5A scheduled for Nov. 11 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City. “We work on technique, tactics

related to our previous game and upcoming opponents and physical maintenance work,” said Heritage coach Adam Buseck. “We use video analysis to view previous games and show the players positive and negative things they are doing as individuals and in groups. “We utilize the depth of our program and scrimmage with our JV team a good amount. We work situational concepts this week on how do we adjust when we are winning or losing by one goal, two goals or if we are overmatch playing a strong team.”

Andres Marquina (blue shirt) and Jack Hibbett goes after a loose ball during a Rock Canyon scrimmage which will help coach Aaron Carpenter select the Jaguars varsity team. Other players watching from left to right are Nasser Marakcki, Bruno Zdravecky and Blake Perry. JIM BENTON

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