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‘Unless we have really given every school a reasonable chance and the necessary support to succeed, it just doesn’t sit right with me (to close a school).’

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MY NAME IS

Tanecia Spagnolia is the founder of Tree Line Bloody Mary Mixes.

TANECIA SPAGNOLIA

Small business owner, mom, snowboarder Being a new mom I live in Arvada with my husband and just had a daughter two months ago. She was born June 28.

Her name is Sierra, which means mountains in Spanish. It goes along with my husband and I. We love the mountains, we love Colorado. She’s adorable and growing fast. So far it has been a ton of fun watching her grow.

A business owner I started the Tree Line Bloody Mary business last fall and it is doing very well. I sell at the Cherry Creek Farmers Market and the Arvada Farmers Market. What’s unique about the business is we have different flavors that other mixes don’t have. Some of our most popular are mango jalapeño, pineapple habanero and cucumber dill.

We use all natural ingredients, no artificial flavors or preservatives.

And people seem to like it very much. Our next step is to get into liquor stores.

I work in sales and marketing for a large company — I sell laboratory

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produces. But my long-term goal is to open my own restaurant. So, I wanted to start a smaller business to learn how to grow a business from the ground up. Starting small was great. I’ve learned a ton.

Why bloody mary’s Bloody mary mixes are super popular in Colorado. My husband and I are both big snowboarders.

We have a condo in Silverthorn and often when we’re snowboarding on the weekend, we go in the lodge and have a bloody mary. In the summer they’re a great drink for brunch.

We love blood marys. We were actually on a cruise last year in Alaska having some bloody marys and we recognized that there’s not a lot of flavors out there. Just spicy or mild.

So, that’s when I started thinking about good flavors for bloody marys, similar to how there’s flavored vodkas and margaritas.

In my free time I’ve been snowboarding since I was 12. I love it. Outside of that, I’m big into hiking, running, mountain biking, camping … anything outdoors. I also love traveling. It’s my second passion after snowboarding.

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The mostly empty parking lot in front of the Kmart at South Broadway and West Belleview Avenue Aug. 28. The store’s parent company, Sears Holdings Corporation, announced that the Englewood location will close in mid-November along with 27 other stores around the country.

ELLIS ARNOLD

Englewood location part of latest round of Kmart closures Arvada store now last in metro area

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

As the national downturn for the chain — and retail in general — continues, the Kmart at South Broadway and West Belleview Avenue in Englewood will close in mid-November, its parent company announced Aug. 24.

“I don’t know that it’s a surprise,” said Brad Power, director of community development for the City of Englewood, who noted that Sears Holdings Corp. has announced several closures in recent years.

Englewood’s Kmart is part of a round of 28 closures nationwide that includes the location at 15200 E. Colfax Ave. in Aurora. It knocks the total of Kmart stores in Colorado to just

four — locations in Pueblo, Loveland, Colorado Springs and Arvada will still remain.

Sears Holdings Corp. has closed about 180 of its stores — including Kmart and Sears locations — in fiscal year 2017, and another 150 stores are expected to be closed by the end of the third quarter of 2017, the company said in a news release. The 28 new Kmart closures come in addition to those closures already announced.

“It points to what’s going on with the retail sector in the country,” Power said. “Kmart’s just one of (the companies affected).”

In the 26-week period ending July 30, 2016, Kmart made about $4.4 billion in total revenues. In the same period ending July 29 of this year, that number was down to about $3 billion.

The Arvada Kmart also faces stiff competition. A new Super Walmart opened up earlier this month, in the same neighborhood.

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ARVADA NEWS IN A HURRY Labor Day closures All City of Arvada offices and buildings will be closed on Labor Day, Sept. 4. Regular business hours will resume on Sept. 5. The Apex Recreation District scheduled activities will still take place, but annual maintenance closures means the racquetball and fitness center will remain closed till Sept. 1, and the George J. Meyers swimming pool will be closed Sept. 2-10. All

Jefferson County Public Libraries, including the Arvada and Standley Lake branches, will be closed on Sept. 4.

CDBG applications due Applications for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds and Human Services funds from the City of Arvada are due on Friday, Sept. 15.

The CDBG program, funded

through the US Department of Housing & Urban Development, is a flexible program that provides communities with resources to address a wide range of unique community development needs. CDBG is designed to help meet the needs of disadvantaged and at-risk citizens and neighborhoods.

The CDBG program works to ensure decent affordable housing, to provide services to the most vulner-

able in our communities, and to create jobs through the expansion and retention of businesses. CDBG is an important tool for helping local governments tackle serious challenges facing their communities.

In addition to CDBG funds, the City of Arvada has budgeted $135,000 to allocate to human services providers in the community.

Applications may be downloaded at arvada.org (search “CDBG”).

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Lincoln Academy students witness eclipse totality 150 middle schoolers traveled to Wyoming for the solar eclipse

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Lawrence Niemiec started planning his trip to watch the total solar eclipse four years ago.

But it wasn’t just a trip for himself. It was also for 160 middle school students from Lincoln Academy, a charter school in Arvada.

Niemiec, the schools seventh and eighth grade science teacher, read an article about the eclipse prediction in 2013 and knew it would make a great lesson for his earth science students.

Last year, he started collecting supplies and on Aug. 21, 156 students and chaperons travelled to Glendo State Park in Glendo, Wyoming to be in the path of totality.

“It was once in a lifetime,” said student Morgan McChesney of her experience.

“Everyone was super excited. it was such a cool thing to see.”

Lincoln Academy Charter School in Arvada brought 160 students to Glendo, Wyoming to watch the total solar eclipse Aug. 21. COURTESY PHOTO McChesney said she has the image of totality burned in her mind.

She described the two minute of totality as a simulation of a sunset with pink clouds all around and a bring white ring around the dark circle of the moon.

“Pictures don’t do it justice,” she said.

Leading up to the trip, Niemiec told his students it was all about those two minutes.

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Niemiec described totality as an early dusk look in the sky. He could see a few stars and planets. The temperature dropped and they could hear

crickets chirping. Lizards scattered.

He described a flash of light resembling a diamond shape reflecting off the moons crater right before totality.

Then the “whoa” from students as they took off their solar glasses.

“As soon as totality happened, 160 kids erupted into joy — they were awestruck,” said Lori Woods, Arvada resident and Lincoln parent who was on the trip.

Woods said she had been showing her children pictures of solar eclipses leading up to the big event, but in the end, nothing compared to the real experience of viewing it with her own eyes.

“I am extremely grateful for the science curriculum we have here and the opportunity Mr. Neimic provided our family and our kids to experience a once in a lifetime event,” said Woods, who is an aerospace engineer. “I feel like viewing totality was the first time in my whole educational background that it was a true experience of the celestial bodies. To actually be able to experience them lining up perfectly was a glimpse into the universe.”

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Airport’s needs may stall Jefferson Parkway plans Runway protection zones could conflict with highway alignment

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Plans to build the Jefferson Parkway may once again be stalled for an undetermined time while stakeholders work out a resolution concerning airport runways and highway alignment.

A July 5 letter from John Bauer, manager of the Denver Airports District Office of the Federal Aviation Administration, states that the FAA does not concur with the land use proposal for the portion of the proposed Jefferson Parkway that would be nearest Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport. The proposed parkway would fall within the airport’s runway protection zones and runway safety areas the FAA oversees.

“We understand the desire to complete the beltway around the Denver metropolitan area,” Bauer wrote.

“However, the proposed parkway alignment creates significant physical challenges, grant assurance compliance and financial concerns, and safety risks for the airport, its aviation users and people and property on the ground.”

A runway protection zone is located at the end of a runway and exists to protect people and property on the ground if an aircraft accident occurs.

A runway safety area is a space — generally a wide, open field — that allows for a safe descent in case something happens upon takeoff or landing.

The letter was in response to a Feb. 23 letter from the airport’s former director, Bryan Johnson, regarding Jefferson County’s request to release and allow concurrent use of lands located on the airport for the Jefferson Parkway.

The Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport is a municipal airport owned and operated by Jefferson County. Its location is mostly on unincorporated county land, but is also partially located in Broomfield and borders Westminster and Superior.

Brian Bishop, the airport’s acting director, said the airport and the county will continue to work with both Jefferson Parkway Public Highway Authority (JPPHA), the organization that oversees the parkway project, and the FAA “to find the safest and most economically viable alternative.”

“There are challenges,” he said, “but I don’t think there’s anything we can’t overcome.”

Along with safety concerns, Bauer’s letter also points out a project dated about 10 years ago, when, in partnership with Jefferson County, the FAA funded an extension project of the air-

port’s runway safety area. It included relocating a portion of State Highway 128 so it would be further away from runway ends.

As they are now, current plans for the parkway would place it “in virtually the same alignment where county and federal taxpayers recently spent $20 million to remove SH 128,” the letter states.

Although it might take time, the JPPHA is confident that reasonable solutions to address the concerns of the FAA can be reached, said Bill Ray, JPPHA’s interim executive director.

“We believe we’ll be able to come to a resolution to the safety concerns that the FAA has raised,” Ray said.

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

The JPPHA formed in May 2008 and is made up of representatives from Jefferson County, the City and County of Broomfield and the City of Arvada.

Those in favor of the parkway consider it to be the missing link to a complete roadway system that loops around the entire Denver metro area — a concept that originally began in the late 1960s. Studies included what is today’s E-470, a toll highway that runs along the eastern perimeter of metro Denver; the Northwest Parkway, a toll road in the north metro Denver area; and Colorado State Highway 470 (C-

470), which runs along the southwestern portion of metro Denver.

But the Jefferson Parkway is also highly criticized.

Noise is a concern, as is an increase of traffic congestion on existing roads that will remain without a toll fee.

Others in opposition to the parkway point out potential environmental impacts because of the proposed parkway’s proximity to Rocky Flats — a former nuclear weapons trigger production facility where potentially lethal contaminants could be exposed during construction of the parkway.

Dick Sugg, a Golden resident opposing the parkway, points out that the funding for the parkway is something taxpayers should pay close attention to.

“Many people believe the Jefferson Parkway will never be built for lack of money. The Jefferson Parkway will receive no state or federal funds from the Colorado Department of Transportation or the Denver Regional Council of Governments,” he said, “meaning the JPPHA cannot pay for it. They would have to raise taxes on neighboring communities to pay for it.”

Sugg accuses the JPPHA of using taxpayers’ money on the project, and voiced his opinion that that money would be better spent on other highway improvements.

The Jefferson Parkway “is not needed, wanted or affordable,” Sugg said.

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Arvada High leaps toward project-based learning Elementary and middle schools in district already embrace learning style

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The day before students returned to Arvada High for the new school year, teachers gathered to put a plan into motion to become the first high school in the Jefferson County school district to make a school-wide shift toward project based learning.

“We have several other schools that do it partially, but Arvada has chosen to try to dive in 100 percent,” said Grant Euler, STEM coordinator for the district.

Project based learning (PBL) is a teaching method in which students gain knowledge and skills by working for an extended period of time to investigate and respond to an authentic, engaging and complex question, problem or challenge.

J.P. Sampson, assistant principal at Arvada High, explains it as an approach in education where students are tackling real world issues and changing from a “sit and get” mentality to a 21st century learning environment.

The method involves collaborative skills, creativity, problem solving and

Witt Elementary third-grade teacher Ali Graham works with students on observation in the beginning of a project based learning on literacy.

SHANNA FORTIER encourages students to take the lead.

Debbie Bacon, who has taught math at Arvada High for the past 17 years, implemented project based learning in her classroom a couple years ago.

“I was a little nervous to start it, but I shared that with my students and they embraced it,” she said. “They let go of my hand ... they wanted to learn themselves and didn’t want me to be the giver of knowledge anymore.”

Bacon, who first came across the teaching style at an elementary school in Boulder, said she saw more student engagement with this method.

“The stand and deliver model, it no longer works in the 21st century,” Bacon said. “We’re trying to make students leaders of their own learning.”

Bacon is part of a PBL committee that is rolling out this teaching style to the entire school.

“I’m excited to bring it to the whole school,” Bacon said. “Partially because as an Arvada citizen I hear my neighbors talking about Arvada in a more positive light. My neighbors are excited for the good things they hear going on at Arvada.”

Sampson and the schools administration want Arvada High to be the leaders for high school PBL. “Arvada and education in general was stuck in the mud about how do you be innovative and creative?,” Sampson said. “If we don’t do this right now, I think we will miss the opportunity and selfishly, we want Arvada to be the school for it. We want to be the leaders and put our stamp on it.”

For the past three years, elementary and middle schools in Jeffco have already been exploring and implementing this learning style.

At Witt Elementary in Westminster, the entire instructional focus of the school is project based. Every grade level creates its own projects based on curriculum standards.

“They approach it through different lenses but the goal is always that kids are doing hands-on activities, collaborating and communicating,” said Witt Elementary Principal Chalee McDougal, adding that although those skills don’t show up on test scores, they are ones that are crucial to student success.

In Jenny Cody’s fifth grade class at Witt, a PBL in her integrated social studies reading and writing classroom is about the colonization of Mars.

They ask the question, “how can you develop a business plan to colonize Mars and attract investors?”

Within that, her students learn

what it means to colonize — part of the fifth grade study on the history of America. They also learn science including natural resources, weather and elements of the planets Earth and Mars. From there, they combine what they learn about colonization, the planet Earth and how it applies to Mars. It finishes with a Shark Tanklike competition to attract investors in their business plans.

“PBL is the most engaging of a teaching style I’ve used over the years,” Cody said.

One of the most important aspects of using project based learning is integrating the content areas, according to third grade teacher Ali Graham.

In her classroom at Witt, students are learning about reading. They are asking the question of how people read around the world.

“What they will find out is how to bring literacy to a community,” Graham said, adding that she has observed her students have better understanding and become more engaged and goal setting through projects like this.

“I see kids take more control of their learning,” Graham said. “They understand that there’s a bigger picture.”

The challenge for Arvada, Euler says, is that this teaching style is easier to execute at the elementary level because one or two teachers are teaching all the subjects.

“In high school, if I’m a science teacher and trying to connect to English, I could have students with five different teachers and multiple levels,” Euler said. “But Arvada is trying to do it.”

Sampson believes that because most elementary and middle schools in Jeffco are exploring this teaching style, students coming to high school will be expecting it.

“We want give kids great instruction growing up and then when they get to high school, put them in rows and sit and get and regurgitate content,” Sampson said. “We’ve got to get away from that factory model. It’s hard to lead change, but we’re going to do it here.”

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Simms Street Rec Center completes transformation Multi-use recreation center grand opening Aug. 26

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The final stages of the Apex Simms Street Recreation Center are complete and open to the community.

The transformation of the multiuse magnet facility has been years in the making, and the latest improvements are the last of four separate upgrades.

“We’re so excited that were able to offer this new amenity to the community,” said Katie Groke Ellis, spokesperson for the Apex Park and Recreation District.

The long-term vision for the Simms Street Recreation Center was years in the making. The four improvement phases began in 2001 and included relocation of the art, gymnastics, dance and cheerleading programs; addition of 24 pickleball courts; party room; tot gymnastics room; improved dance studio and lobby space. The most recent upgrades include the gym, art/craft room and health/fitness room.

The gym, Groke Ellis said is an important part of the addition because it allows Apex to stop renting gym space from the school district.

“Gym space in Arvada is at a pre-

Area children learn how to walk the balance beam in one of two gymnastic rooms at the new Simms Street Recreation Center.

Olive McKenney, 4, attends open gym at the Simms Street Recreation Center regularly.

The rope swing, she said, is her favorite.

PHOTOS BY SHANNA FORTIER mium,” she said. “So we’re excited to have a gym where we can offer our programming instead of using the school gyms.”

Another key element is the variety of multi-generational activities offered. Groke Ellis suggested that a parent can drop a daughter off at dance, a son off at basketball and then she herself can take an exercise

SCHOOL NEWS IN A HURRY Glass recommends no school closures In a letter to Jefferson County Schools parents sent Friday, Aug. 25, new superintendent Jason Glass said that his administration will make no recommendations on closing any neighborhood schools until the 201920 school year at the earliest.

“Schools are at the heart of communities and serve as gathering places where families build lifelong friendships, solve community concerns, celebrate together, and grieve together,” Glass wrote. “Here in Jeffco, many of our schools have deep ties which stretch back (and forward) decades – where generations of families have memories, connections, and dreams for the future. Any conversations about closing schools must consider both responsible and efficient use of public funds and facilities — but also the larger community needs and values.”

Glass said this decision will allow the district time to work with all school communities to offer “attractive and quality programs, consider equity concerns, and partner with other community organizations to use available space to provide important services and supports to our Jeffco families.”

It’s important to note that Glass did not say school closures are being taken off the table moving forward.

“There are situations and circumstances where that is a necessary

outcome,” Glass wrote. “However, unless we have really given every school a reasonable chance and the necessary support to succeed, it just doesn’t sit right with me.”

Glass also said the process taken to close a school is being re-evaluated to partner with the affected communities.

11 Jeffco students earn scholarship The Pinnacol Foundation has awarded more than $400,000 in scholarships to 112 students across Colorado for the 2017-2018 school year — 11 from Jefferson County.

Local scholarship recipients are Rachel Adams, of Lakewood, attending Metropolitan State University of Denver; Nicholas Carnival, of Arvada, attending Red Rocks Community College; Jordy Guzman, of Arvada, attending Red Rocks Community College; Shelby Hoffmann, of Littleton, attending University Of Wyoming; Lauryn Howlett, of Arvada, attending Colorado State University Fort Collins; Jordyn Kemmerley, of Lakewood, attending Colorado Mesa University; Joseph Palisoul, of Lakewood, attending University of Northern Colorado; Shelby Palisoul, of Lakewood, attending Colorado School of Mines; Wyatt Pickens, of Morrison, attending Montana State University; Kristi Vaninger, of Littleton, attending Western State Colorado University.

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Chambers of commerce cater to young professionals Groups are for the ‘next leaders of the business community’

BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

At a young professionals happy hour hosted by the Highlands Ranch Chamber of Commerce, 24-year-old Erika Oakvik mingled with a small group of people — some dressed in suits and skirts, others sporting T-shirts and jeans — over personal and professional life.

“One of the most important things about marketing,” said Oakvik, who works for CareNow Urgent Care, “is meeting the movers and shakers.”

Young professional groups are emerging in several chambers of commerce across the Denver metro area. Targeting those 40 and younger, the groups provide an opportunity to network, grow professionally and have fun with like-minded people.

Events are geared toward the interests of young adults — happy hours, hikes, gatherings at popular restaurants. Oakvik described the atmosphere as relaxed, not intimidating.

Young professional groups are “extremely important for any type of chamber,” said Annie Smiley, director of marketing and events of the West Chamber of Commerce, which has 750 members across Jefferson County and the metro area.

“Our goal is to prepare the future leaders of the chamber,” Smiley said.

“Eventually these individuals are going to take on larger roles within the chamber.”

Clelia McVay, events and programs coordinator of the Metro North Chamber of Commerce, has a similar outlook. The Westminster-based chamber’s Young Professionals Network was created last summer to provide networking opportunities for all levels of business and community leaders, McVay said. The group meets for formal events, such as a presentation, and informal events, such as a meetup at a local brewery. Members also participate in a couple of community service projects throughout the year.

“Young Professionals are able to become engaged in the community they live and work in on a much deeper level,” McVay said.

Young professional groups within chambers are for the next leaders of the business community, said Jacob Day, a member of the Highlands Ranch Chamber.

After noticing young professionals attending chamber events — monthly luncheons, trivia nights, grand openings and more — and not continuing with the chamber, Day, a 35-year-old who works in finance, spearheaded Young Professionals of Highlands Ranch. Twenty members signed up for the first event, a happy hour on July 20 at Hilton Garden Inn in Highlands Ranch.

Andrea LaRew, president of the chamber, said she was hearing from

DENVER METRO AREA YOUNG PROFESSIONAL GROUPS • Arvada Young Professionals: Arvada Chamber of Commerce, business.arvadachamber. org • Douglas County Young Professionals: Castle Rock Chamber of Commerce, castlerock.org • DTC Young Pros: Greenwood Village/DTC Chamber of Commerce, dtcchamber.com/ young-professionals • Golden Young Professionals: Golden Chamber of Commerce, goldenchamber.org/youngprofessionals • Highlands Ranch Young Professionals: Highlands Ranch Chamber of Commerce, highlandsranchchamber.org/young-professionals.

• Mile High Young Professionals: milehighyp. young professionals that it was intimidating to attend chamber events and engage with professionals who are established in their career. The new group allows young professionals to create relationships with peers, partner with mentors and explore career paths, LaRew said.

“Young professionals who are just entering the workforce or are new to their field have different wants and needs than those who are seasoned in their career,” she said.

Shelby Schacher started YP Leads!, a young professional group within the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce, because she saw a need for a place where young adults in similar stages of life could connect. Schacher, 25, joined the Centennial-based chamber when she was out of college and starting her career.

“Everybody is in suits and dresses and they already have their establishment and know what they are talking about,” she said of chamber meetings.

“It’s intimidating to walk in and be the new person.”

Started last November, YP Leads! meets twice a month for a range of activities, from discussions about business development and social media marketing strategies to field trips to a member’s business. There are currently 17 members and the group will cap out at 20 to keep it small and build relationships, Schacher said.

The group offers encouragement and fosters friendships, she said.

“We can all relate to each other as far as difficulties,” she said, “and also successes.”

Smiley has had a similar experience. She said she has met some of her best friends through West Chamber’s young professionals group, which she revamped about a year ago. The group — about 200 people are signed up online and 30 to 40 attend events — meets monthly for activities. On Aug. 19, they hiked North Table Mountain Park and then networked at a restaurant in Golden. An Oct. 12 event called Fish Bowl will feature a panel of five seasoned businesspeople. Participants don’t have to be members of the Lakewoodbased chamber — though the goal is to expand the chamber — and must be

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There are roughly 3,000 chambers of commerce in the United States with at least one full-time staff person, the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives reports.

Thousands more run off of volunteers. For an annual membership fee, businesses can join a chamber of commerce to network and build community relationships. They strive for “sustained prosperity of their community or region, built on thriving employers,” the association says.

• Young Professionals: Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, denverchamber.org • Young Professionals Group: Lone Tree Chamber of Commerce, lonetreechamber.com • Young Professionals: Metro North Chamber of Commerce, metronorthchamber.com under 40 years old.

Events cater to five pillars: access, social, education, activities and philanthropy. Smiley came up with the structure to help young professionals build relationships with mentors and peers, balance work and life through activities and contribute to the community.

“Members have invested in this group because they see the value in it,” Smiley said. “It’s creating friendships and bonds.”

West Chamber Young Professionals go on a hike as one of their monthly activities.

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Changes ahead for student food bank program Feeding the Future provides food for local students

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Elementary students receiving weekend food from the Arvada Community Food Bank will be able to prepare it and feed themselves when no adults are around thanks to changes being made to the program.

Feeding the Future, the rebrand of the food banks backpack program, is changing the types of food given in weekly sacks to students in need before they leave school on Fridays.

Sacks, which are given to students signed up in the program at 19 schools in Arvada and Wheat Ridge, will contain foods like squeezable peanut butter and jelly, cereal and microwavable macaroni and cheese.

“Now, no matter what the situation is at home, the kid will get food because they can feed themselves,” said Rocky Baldassare, Feeding the Future program manager. “That’s a big deal for us.”

Prior to this year, sacks included things like spaghetti and cans of green beans and refried beans. But the sacks were getting heavy, costs for the program were getting too high

IN THE SACK Raisins Animal crackers Juice boxes

The Arvada Community Food Bank’s Feeding the Future Program is shifting the focus of the food sacks provided to elementary students toward foods children can prepare themselves.

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and the sacks were drifting from the original goal, Baldassare said.

“It wasn’t supposed to be for the whole family,” he said. “It’s for the kids. We want to feed the kids and a six year old can’t make spaghetti for themselves.”

Tim Weaver, family engagement liaison at Kullerstrand Elementary in Wheat Ridge says he sees good in the program change.

“Come the weekend, it enables the kids to not only know there’s going to be food there for them, but they are able to have nutrition and that helps them engage academically, emotionally and behaviorally,” Weaver said, adding that at a Title 1 school, families often have challenges that leave students unsupervised on the weekends.

All schools that participate in the program are Title 1 schools, which have a high percentage of low income students.

In Arvada, schools participating in the program include Allendale,

SHANNA FORTIER

Arvada K-8, Fitzmorris, Foster, Lawrence, Secrest, Swanson and Thomas.

The program also services a small number of unsupervised youths at Campbell, Fremont, Peck, Weber and Vanderhoof. Last school year, unsupervised students at Parr were also serviced. Starting in January, Parr will be getting the full program with its new standing as a Title 1 school.

In Wheat Ridge, schools in the program include Wheat Ridge Head Start, Kullerstrand, Pennington and Stevens.

In addition to the backpack change, Baldassare hopes to implement emergency food pantries at all program schools. A large food pantry will be started at Arvada Head Start.

“We gave them a freezer and fridge, so fresh produce and frozen meat will be available to head start families,” Baldassare said. “We want to do that to an extent at every school with shelf-stable items.”

Along with the emergency food pantries, Baldassare hopes for a big push for families to come to the food bank.

“We really want to get people here because we can help them so much more,” Baldassare said, adding that not only will families receive more food assistance at the actual food bank, but staff there can also help identify what is causing them to be food insecure and connect them to other resources.

All of the changes to the program are to ensure that it becomes a success again.

THE PROGRAM The Feeding the Future Feeding provides food to more than 1,700 children at area elementary schools and two Head Start programs each weekend during the school year. The elementary schools are Title 1 schools that have a high percentage of children on the Free and Reduced Lunch program.

To donate A donation of $120 covers the cost of a child for the entire school year. Each $1 donated provides $2.50 of purchasing power. Make check out to Arvada Community Food Bank and send to: Arvada Community Food Bank, 8555 W. 57th Ave. Arvada, CO 80002 or visit arvadacfb.org/donate.

To sign up To receive the weekend food pack parents must register with their participating school.

Now in its 11th year, the program was failing financially.

“Over the last seven years, we’ve been running at a deficit for this program,” Baldassare said. “Donations haven’t gone up and were spending more money servicing more students.”

In 2011, this program was $24,000 over budget and in 2017 that jumped to a $45,000 deficit.

“We’re a nonprofit, we need to break even,” Baldassare said. “We had a choice, get rid of the program, or change it to where going to be successful.”

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Veggie Van brings produce to ‘food desert’ Cart serves four Arvada neighborhoods weekly

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Fresh green beens, red potatoes, onions, cabbage and cucumbers were displayed in the back of an extra long golf cart as Shelly Cook drove around the Memorial Park Neighborhood in Arvada. She rang her bell at the sight of people walking, standing and working outside and offered them samples of freshly picked cherry tomatoes.

It was her Wednesday route.

Cook leads the effort of the Arvada Veggie Van to provide high quality, freshly picked local produce to areas of the city identified as food deserts. These are neighborhoods where no fresh food retailer exists within a half-mile.

The service is offered by Ride Provide Inc., a local nonprofit organization, with funding and support from the City of Arvada and LiveWell Colorado.

“I think its a good idea,” said Jessica McLean, an Arvada resident in the Memorial Park neighborhood.

McLean’s son picked out fresh green beans, cucumbers, potatoes, peppers, cherry tomatoes and spices from the cart.

This was McLean’s first time buying produce from the Veggie Van, but she said her family will utilize . it on a regular basis.

“Especially Wednesday around this time, I’m home from work and I’ve got cash on me,” McLean said.

“And it’s an awesome price.”

Produce in the veggie van typically ranges in price for 20 cents to $1 per item. All items are grown locally with the main supply coming from Pioneer Farmsteaders in Arvada and Four Seasons Farmers and Artisans Market in Wheat Ridge.

Pioneer Farmsteaders, located at the historic Kennedy Farm Property near 68th and Garrison, adjacent to Majestic View Park, is a community supported agriculture farm with 45 members.

WHERE TO GO: Between 4 and 7 p.m. the Veggie Van will drive up and down streets in the neighborhood, stopping at a centralized location at 5:30 p.m.

Memorial Park Neighborhood: Wednesday — stopping at 5:30 on Barbara Ann Drive near Yarrow Street McIlvoy Park/Olde Town Neighborhood: Thursday — stopping at 5:30 on Upham Street alongside the park Creekside Park Neighborhood: Friday — stopping at 5:30 on Pierce Street near the basketball court Columbine Park Neighborhood: Sunday — stopping at 5:30 on West 53rd Avenue near Otis Street For more information, visit arvadaveggievan. com.

Ride Provide Inc. is a member and Cook picks up portions of freshly harvested produce for the Veggie Van weekly. The farm grows about 25 different crops throughout the year.

The idea for the Veggie Van came when Cook and her team at Ride Provide were putting their vans from the A-Line to bed each night at a parking lot at Vance Street and Robinson Way. “We became aware that we were close to these neighborhoods because there was a lot of foot traffic through here,” Cook said. “We got to know the neighbors.”

Cook confessed that she didn’t know a lot about food. But she knows a lot about transportation.

She and the team thought it would be a good idea to transport the vegetables into the neighborhood to diversify the food source.

Routes started a couple weeks ago. Each week the Veggie Van will be driving around not only the Memorial Park neighborhood but also the neighborhoods surrounding McIlvoy Park/Olde Town, Creekside Park and Columbine Park.

Cook said there has been some trial and error with pricing and

The Veggie Van services neighborhoods who have been deemed food deserts. SHANNA FORTIER finding customers.

“Mostly, we just want to make it easy for people to eat good, local food,” she said. “If we loose money on the food, no worries. We’re try-

ing out a new concept. Worst case is a lot of people got food cheap, and what’s wrong with that? We’re cultivating a taste for what’s good and local.”

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Ideas to dispense with dozens of droll daily decisions

recently read an article about a thing called a “capsule wardrobe.” A capsule wardrobe is, in short, the practice of populating your closet with many of the exact same outfit. That way, when you go to the closet to decide what to wear, the decision is already done. The idea is to save time and energy by eliminating one decision early in the day. Several famous and powerful people adhere to this philosophy, including a few CEO’s and former President Obama.

The whole idea is, to me, pure genius. In the case of powerful people with crushing responsibilities, it makes sense that having one less decision to make every day—no

matter how trivial — is a good thing. I would think that for many of those types of people, once they decide to untether from one decision, they would follow with more: same breakfast every day, maybe the same lunch, same route to work. Eliminate the trivial to allow the mind to focus on any of the two-thousand actually important decisions in the day.

For me, something like that would be a simple issue of efficiency: given that I typically run 3-5 minutes behind schedule, any time saved staring at clothes is time recovered. And, come on, it’s not like the careful selection of a wardrobe has any chance of improving my overall fashion

profile, so…

But, there’s a larger lesson to be drawn from such a simple thing. People have studied the behavior of judges, and concluded that most judges — whether municipal, criminal, or appeals — have distinct patterns of behavior in their decisions that track with the numbers of hours they’ve been on the bench on any given day.

Is it possible that the epidemic of fatigue that we all keep hearing about is more than anything an extended version of decision fatigue? Could we be making our lives that SEE ALCORN, P13

Rest and renewal on Labor Day

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I’m serious … if you don’t believe that women deserve the same pay that men receive for doing the same work, then I need to know why. Because I know some people still don’t — some employers, some people in government, and even some elected officials.

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around the world that women — like me — and women’s rights advocates have been fighting for decades. Yet progress in the U.S. has stalled, or is moving backward. Women earn only 80 cents for every one dollar that men make. In fact, it’s taken 35 years to narrow this pay gap by just 20 cents, and data shows that women lose out on $500,000 in pay during their lifetimes because of it.

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resident Grover Cleveland signed a bill in l894 making Labor Day, the first Monday in WIT AND GRIT September a national holiday. This Labor Day, I plan to slow down, relax and enjoy life with my husband.

Even older people past Mary McFerren the age of retirement Stobie have the ability to work all the time.

That’s what many of us do. We may not work at the same jobs as when we were younger, but still we can fill our days with work.

Labor Day was originally started to honor workers, workers who were laborers, some in unions. But work life in the United States has changed since the late 1800s. Most of us understand work comes in many forms, different from a few generations ago when the majority of people worked in agriculture or factories.

These days many of us work with our brains instead of our hands. We work on the telephone and at computers.

As I pause I remember working in my twenties as a waitress, an actress, and a phone salesperson. In my thirties I worked as an ESL teacher for adults, and as a paid columnist and an author’s media escort. From 2005 to 2010 I worked as an on-call-chaplain in hospitals.

None of these jobs could be called labor, but still Labor Day means something to me.

When I think of labor, I also think of the labor women go through delivering babies. Childbirth is hard work, which no one else will ever appreciate unless they’ve done it themselves.

Beyond the delivery of babies I think of the wonderful but constant work of raising children and taking care of a family. Mothers need a day off, too — a day away from cooking, cleaning, washing diapers, and mowing the lawn. A time to just “be.”

Actually, besides mothers we all need a chance to just “be.” It can have a calming effect.

The Native Americans say a solar eclipse marks a time for renewal. As we had a total eclipse on August 21, 2017, not long before Labor

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Day, I’d like to listen to the Native Americans and renew my life.

For the eclipse my husband and I stayed home on our back porch in Wheat Ridge. We didn’t have eclipse glasses at first. But the tree in our yard created a multitude of minieclipse-reflections on the porch and deck. I said “You should see this,” I said to our neighbors who were watching the eclipse on their roof.

“Do you have glasses?” my neighbor asked.

“No,” I said.

From his roof he tossed me down a pair. They landed on our side of the fence. “Thank you so much!” I said.

Then my husband and I took turns with the glasses watching the moon cross over the sun. “Wow!” was all I could say. The reflections of the

DORAY FROM PAGE 12

In 2016, the U.S. plummeted to a distressing 45th (from a previous 20th) ranking out of 144 countries on the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap index. This disparity is nationwide: Women earn less than men in the same jobs in every state in the country, according to an analysis by WalletHub that compared all 50 states.

Colorado, despite tied for 1st place in smallest gap in educational attainment, based on bachelor’s degrees earned, is 40th in overall rank for gender equality. Our workplace environment rank is even worse— 47th out of 50 states, as determined by factors such as higher-income disparity, overall income disparity, and disparity in the average number of full-time work hours.

Last Saturday was officially Women’s Equality Day, a celebration of the 1920 certification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution that granted some women the right to vote. In 1971, Congress officially designated August 26 as “Women’s Equality Day” in a joint resolution that proclaimed, in part: “Whereas, the women of the United States have been treated as second-class citizens and have not been granted the full rights and privileges, public or private, legal or institutional, which are made available to the male citizens of the United States; and, “Whereas, the women of the

eclipse through the leaves created hundreds of lit up mini-eclipse shapes over us, the porch, the deck and the grass. Incredible delight.

Awesome experience!

While watching the eclipse I felt the presence of God — a smiling God. He was putting on a show.

In primitive cultures the people paid a lot of attention to the sun the moon and the stars. They understood the constellations, created calendars. They had instincts about the natural world instincts that many of us in the modern world, drenched in technology, have lost.

It’s a time to find it again, the wonder of the natural world and the One who created it all. Why not take time on Labor Day to slow down, relax and have a memorable day?

Mary Stobie is a freelance writer and author living in Wheat Ridge. Contact her at mry_jeanne@yahoo.com or www.marystobie.com.

United States have united to assure that these rights and privileges are available to all citizens equally regardless of sex …

“Now, therefore, be it resolved, the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, that August 26th of each year is designated as Women’s Equality Day … in commemoration of that day in 1920, on which the women of America were first given the right to vote, and that day in 1970, on which a nationwide demonstration for women’s rights took place.”

In the words of Abigail Adams, wife of second U.S. president, John Adams, in the last half of the 17th century, “If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice, or representation.”

For the life of me, I can’t understand why anyone today — especially in an American society that claims to be advanced and enlightened — why anyone would not believe that women and men are equal … in fact, would not believe that all people, regardless of gender, race, faith, or sexual orientation, are equal.

Andrea Doray is a writer who reminds us that Abigail admonished husband John during the Continental Congress in 1776: “Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favourable to them than your ancestors.” Contact Andrea at a.doray@ andreadoray.com.

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much harder simply by placing ourselves in more and more situations in which we have to make decisions?

Do I like this? Or should I hold the button longer to make a laughing emoji? Retweet? Or just react? Do I want the Venti, or the Grande? With a cookie, or a pastry?

And should I listen to my latest playlist while eating that, or just hit the Pandora?

And, man there is just never anything on any of the 584 television channels available to me.

The modern America we live in is a place of great wonders. The level of technology we possess, the ubiquity of that technology, and the wide specialization of our interests which, inevitably, find someone willing to service them … we’ve come a long way from

the days of Atari, 5 television channels, and transistor radios.

But, with all those choices comes an exponential increase in the number of decisions we all make on a daily basis. If you’re feeling worn out by the end of the day, even if you feel like you didn’t really do much, think back and consider how many decisions you made during the day, no matter how trivial. And then, wherever possible, replace the decision process with some sort of simple routine that takes some of the thought out of your day.

Sure, that may limit your creativity. But what would you rather expend your creative juices picking a belt and shoe combination? Or solving actual, important problems?

Michael Alcorn is a teacher and writer who lives in Arvada with his wife and three children. His novels are available at MichaelJAlcorn. com

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How to create a closer connection in your relationship

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• The way I would prefer to be loved, or prefer that you express love to me.

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Taking a second look in kids’ lunch boxes to become sugar detectives

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et’s see, pack the school lunch box, check: peanut butter and jelly sandwich on whole wheat, check, one cup apple sauce, check, fruit punch, healthy lunch, check.

Oops, not so fast. Nutritionists and physicians would like families to take a closer look.

That lunch we just sent off with our little darlings may have a whopping 75 grams of sugar.

The American Heart Association suggests children have about 17 grams of sugar a day. One rounded teaspoon of sugar or a sugar cube has about 5 grams of sugar.

If we look at our lunch again, we just packed 15 sugar cubes in our children’s noon meal and sent them merrily on their way. What?

Dr. Jim Surrell colorectal surgeon whose special interest and expertise in nutrition and weight loss programs led him to write his

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book” SOS Diet Stop Only Sugar” helped provide information for this column.

Sugar Detectives With one of every three children over weight and on their way to type 2 diabetes, what can we feed children that they will eat and still be low in sugar? Both Dr. Surrell and experts with the American Heart Association have excellent suggestions.

First, start early not giving babies and toddlers food with sugar added. Read the labels. There are many names for sugar. If fructose, corn syrup, sweetener, dextrose, fructose, honey, or molasses, just to name a few are near the top of the ingredient list look for alternative foods.

The more the processed the food,

the more the sugar. One packet of flavored oatmeal has 13 grams of sugar.

One cup of regular oatmeal with unsweetened almond milk warmed in the microwave with a few berries or natural applesauce with no sugar added has much less sugar.

Older children can be trained to be sugar detectives by reading ingredient labels and adding up the sugar grams.

ABC Guide Dr. Surrell has a simple ABC guide in his SOS” book:” A- Avoid excess sugar!; B- Become a label reading detective!; C-Choose low sugar and high fiber!

Let’s go back to that school lunch. What can we do?

Learn to substitute. Pack peanut butter with no added sugar as a dip for a sliced and cored medium apple (14 grams of sugar) tied with

a rubber band around it.

Dr. Surrell’s other high protein, low sugar suggestions include: hard boiled egg, cottage cheese, Swiss, cheddar, Colby or string cheese, handful of dry roasted peanuts, cocoa or plain roasted almonds, cashews, raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, whole grain crackers, red or green vegetables like crunchy snap pea pods, and water.

For safety include an ice box to keep food cold. If teachers ask for snacks, some of these might be sent to school.

Esther Macalady is a former teacher, who lives in Golden, and participates in the Grandparents Teach Too writing group. For more healthy suggestions see Dr. Surrell’s “SOS” book, grandparentsteachtoo. blogspot.com,wnmufm.org /Learning Through the Seasons live and podcasts.

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Suzi Melly, teacher at Horizon High School in Thornton, sets up the darkroom in her photography lab. PHOTOS BY SHANNA FORTIER

Traditional photography comes back into focus Film photography is enjoying a revitalization

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or Samantha Koch, film photography is a portal to the past.

“You blur time with photography and film photography, especially,” said Koch, 23, who prefers to shoot with her 35 mm Minolta X-700 over her Nikon digital SLR camera.

“It makes it feel more like an art form... with negatives, it’s a true photograph from the moment you press the shutter button,” Koch said of her preference for film.

Koch said that moment in the darkroom of watching negatives turn into positives is magic.

“You’re literally watching the paper slowly change and your image appear,” Koch said. “It’s the coolest thing.”

Koch isn’t the only 20-something who is drawn to the world of film photography.

Englewood Camera in Littleton has seen a resurgence in the interest in film. This year the shop, located on Broadway, had sold 3,000 more rolls of film year-to-date than last year.

“It seems like the last couple years there’s been a renewed interest (in film), especially people in their 20s and 30s,” said Bryce Cole, manager and co-owner of Englewood Camera. “I think people like putting their hands onto a roll of film and pulling it through the camera. That and the aesthetics of it.”

Film gives a different look than digital, Cole said, adding that

many film shooters are buying expired film to experiment with the unpredictability of the outcome.

Englewood Camera sells expired film for $3 a roll, which is cheaper than regular film sold on average for $8 — a price that is rising each year.

The organic look that film brings is one quality that draws Koch to the medium.

“The images you get out of film, it’s like they have a hidden story to them,” Koch said. “It’s an aesthetic you don’t really get anymore. With digital, everything is so crisp, it’s like we’re seeing it with our own eyes. With film, you get this otherworldly feel to it like you’ve truly SEE FILM, P17

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Alpine Chorale helps local singers be their ‘best selves’ CLARKE’S ALBUM OF THE WEEK

he last time I was part of a choir was when I was a sophomore in high school, and I performed with St. Joan of Arc’s youth choir.

I sang for three or LINER four months, and it NOTES was fine. But when I quit to work a summer job, it didn’t exactly break any hearts.

Almost all of us have had some choir experience at some point or another in our lives.

It might’ve just Clarke Reader been in music class in elementary, singing with friends in high school, or like me, on Sundays at church, but we’ve all been there.

But for the more than 70 members of The Alpine Chorale, performing isn’t just a hobby — it’s a way of life.

“I’ve been with the Chorale since it started 20 years ago,” said Christa Geyer, executive director of the group.

“It’s so rewarding and exciting to be a part of such a dedicated group of singers and performers.”

The Chorale is based in Arvada, but draws people from Lakewood, Westminster, Wheat Ridge, Thornton, Centennial, Denver, Golden, Northglenn and more.

“We have a couple seniors in high

school who are members, and a couple seniors in their 80s, too,” Geyer said.

“Every age group adds something different to the music we’re performing.”

A cappella has been en vogue for the past few years, with movies like “Pitch Perfect,” inspiring TV competitions, and groups like Penatonix becoming popular.

But choral history stretches back to Medieval times, and Alpine taps into that rich legacy.

The Chorale’s musical choices run the gamut from classical and Celtic to Broadway and pop. Under the musical direction of Dr. David Farwig, the group has been looking at doing more contemporary classical pieces.

“We like to partner with other community groups for our big orchestral pieces,” Farwig explained. “We’re always looking to keep developing and exploring new music that will not only bring delight to our audiences, but to our performers as well.”

The Alpine Chorale performs three times a year — once in April, June and a holiday concert in December.

This year’s holiday performance will feature the full Christmas portion of Handel’s “Messiah,” which will be an exciting challenge for the performers, Farwig added.

To mark the Chorale’s 20th anniversary, Farwig has something a little special planned for his singers — a trip to Sydney, Australia, to perform

at the Sydney Opera House. Alpine is one of six choral ensembles in the U.S. to be invited to perform a worldpremiere piece under the direction of Craig Hella Johnson, an American choral conductor, composer, and arranger.

The trip will be a rare opportunity for members like Alan Mueller, who have been singing in one form or another since the third grade.

“I’ve had 40 years of vocalizing, and grew up listening to my dad’s barbershop rehearsals in the basement,” he remembered. “So many of our mem-

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chanics of a manual camera such as the light meter, the film speed and the patience involved. “Film is your basis to build on your technique.”

That technical basis is what is taught to beginning photographers at area high schools.

In Suzi Melly’s photography classes at Horizon High School in Thornton, she teaches students the fundamentals of how light interacts with the camera before elements of design.

“I think it’s important not to negate film just because digital is here,” Melly said. “It’s holistic and I do think that it gives them an understanding of how photographic images are made.”

Melly teaches about 150 students throughout the school year. Her darkroom has 17 enlargers, which allow students to process and develop their

film at school. Because of class time constraints and the sharing of equipment, it takes about two weeks for a student to complete the process of one image.

“The process takes such a long time and some students didn’t know it was going to be so hard and time-consuming,” Melly said, adding that this is a challenge because students are used to instant gratification.

Melly describes the typical photography student as someone with a sequential mind and interested in science, math and writing.

In her class, students not only learn how light interacts with the camera to create an image and how to develop and process an image, but they also have to think creatively about composition and execution of an image.

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captured a moment in time. That’s why I like taking pictures with film.”

Koch alternates 50-50 between her film and digital cameras. Her favorite subject when shooting with film are street scenes.

“Street photography is very much a film photography thing for me,” she said. “Anything like urban decay, urban life, street life … I love taking film with that because it feels more real to me.”

Mechanical artistry is another aspect Koch likes about film.

“You have to know what you’re doing,” she said, spouting of the me-

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Selection: The War on Drugs’ “A Deeper Understanding,” released on Atlantic Records.

Review: If anyone says rock is dead, you just point them to the work Adam Granduciel is doing in his band, The War on Drugs. The band’s fourth album deepens the expansive sonic landscapes Granduciel built on his 2014 breakthrough, “Lost in the Dream.”

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bers are so excited for the trip. Nearly all of us have signed up to go perform down under.”

This is Farwig’s second season as musical director, and he has high hopes for where the Alpine Choral can go from here. And they’re looking to add more members.

“We’re always looking for people with a musical background, especially men, because we could use some bass and tenors,” he said. “We’re looking for people who are really good socially, and working together as a team.”

After talking to Farwig and Mueller, I get the sense that it’s the social aspect that makes groups like the Alpine Chorale so important to its members.

As an audience member, it can be profoundly moving when done right.

“When a community comes together and lets the music lead, it’s a really joyful experience,” Farwig said. “When we sing, we’re our best selves, because we give up our egos to perform as a group.”

Clarke Reader’s column on how music connects to our lives appears every other week. A community editor with Colorado Community Media, he encourages you to visit www.alpinechoral.org to learn more. Check out his music blog at calmacil20.blogspot. com. And share why you like choral performances at creader@coloradocommunitymedia.com.

“I think imagining what you hope it will be like before you take the shot is something that digital loses,” Melly said. “So that’s a gap filler. They have to adjust controls in the camera and they have to imagine what it looks like.

The manual camera is often completely foreign to them. I try to bridge the gap.”

The darkroom, Melly said, gives students a rich knowledge of how a photograph is made, in a way that digital doesn’t.

It’s these fundamentals that are taught to high school and college photographers with film and in the darkroom that give Koch hope that film is going to stick around.

“People think it’s gonna die,” Koch said. “But I think film is an art that won’t ever go away.”

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A storybook ending for furry tails Foothills Animal Shelter benefits from library’s summer reading

WHO TOOK PART IN SUMMER READING?

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

3,916 babies — 2,053,010 minutes

The goal: To read 30 million minutes for the Jefferson County Library Foundation to donate $500 to the Foothills Animal Shelter.

And Jeffco readers far exceeded expectations. The goal was met on July 25, but everybody kept on reading, reaching more than 37 million minutes of reading in the duration of the month-long program, which ended on July 31.

The Foothills Animal Shelter cares for 9,200 animals annually, said Jessi Burns, the shelter’s marketing and communications manager.

“Donations like this ensure we can continue to give essential medical, behavioral and life-saving care to homeless pets in our community,” she said.

Some Jeffco schools also competed to win $800 to support a literacy program in the school or their school’s library. The school winners are Bergen Meadow Preschool in

19,086 children — 10,896,665 minutes

Evergreen, Dennison Elementary in Lakewood, Bell Middle School in Golden, Wheat Ridge High School and Doral Academy of Colorado in Westminster.

Participation overall was up by 20 percent compared to last year’s readers. This year, more than 43,000 Jefferson County residents participated in the program.

“We’re thrilled with the growing level of participation in our Summer Reading program,” said Pam Nissler, executive director of the Jefferson County Public Library.

“I couldn’t be prouder of library staff and Jefferson County residents. This is a great example of what we can accomplish when we join together to achieve a common goal.”

8,440 teens — 6,267,520 minutes

12,424 adults — 17,863,351 minutes

Students and teachers at the Doral Academy of Colorado in Westminster celebrate their Summer Reading win on Aug. 25. Doral was one of five that won $800 to support a literacy program in the school or the school’s library.

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about mental illness IT’S OK TO HAVE A MENTAL ILLNESS, MANY OF US DO. One in four Coloradans experience a mental illness each year. Mental illnesses are treatable health conditions, but people are still afraid to talk about them due to shame, misunderstanding, negative attitudes and fear of discrimination.

IT’S OK TO FEEL THE WAY YOU ARE FEELING. Mental illness is not imaginary. Mental illnesses are very real and very common. Mental illnesses cannot be willed away. They are medical conditions that do not define us.

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September locations: Sept. 2-3 at Evergreen Fire Station #8, 33377 Forest Estates Road Sept. 9-10 at Jeffco Road and Bridge Shop Shaffers Crossing, 13008 Parker Ave. in Pine Sept. 16-17 at Blue Mountain Open Space, 23401 Coal Creek Canyon Road in Arvada Sept. 23-24 at Wagon Wheel Open Space, 20340 Spring Gulch Road in Morrison Sept. 30-Oct. 1 at Jefferson County Road and Bridge Shop Indian Hills, 4267 Commanche Road Accepted materials are limbs, branches and tree debris with a maximum length of 8 feet and diameter of 6 inches, and loose pine needles, tree bark and pine cones.

Materials that are not accepted are household trash, tree stumps, construction material and lumber, metal material of any kind, rocks and yard waste/grass clippings.

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Call for entries — quilts made by men The Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum will accept submissions for its 14th biennial exhibit of quilts made by men from Sept. 1-30.

Boys Just Want to Have Fun, Too will run from Feb. 5 through April 28 next year at the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, 200 Violet St. Unit 140, in Golden.

For details on submitting a quilt for the upcoming exhibit, visit www.rmqm.org.

Golden Giddyup The second annual Golden Giddyup community mountain biking event takes place from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 10 in Golden.

Registration is being accepted for one more course option, but deadline to register is Sept. 5.

The entire community is invited to attend the Golden Giddyup expo, which will be a family-friendly event taking place all day at Lions Park, 1300 10th St., in Golden. The expo will feature live bluegrass music, beer and whiskey vendors, food trucks, a mini bike rodeo, a kids’ bike course and bike brand ambassadors.

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A farewell toast to Buffalo Bill historian William Kevin Cody, left, the great great grandson of William F. Cody, aka Buffalo Bill, watches as Steve Friesen, director of the Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave and author of “Buffalo Bill: Scout, Showman, Visionary,” signs his book during a special family reunion event on July 29. |

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Tamales and tortillas were interesting food items to New Yorkers when first introduced to them during a Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show in 1886 at Madison Square Gardens.

But along with the food, William F. Cody, aka Buffalo Bill, also introduced show-goers to mezcal — an agave product similar to tequila.

“And New Yorkers liked the mezcal the best,” said Steve Friesen, mentioning his current concept for another book may end up as “eating and drinking with Buffalo Bill.”

Although working at the Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave presented Friesen, 64, with many opportunities to write, he will soon be able to do more of it — he is retiring as director of the museum at the end of September.

Friesen is a “master researcher and a great writer — a really good combination for the museum,” said his wife Monta Lee Dakin, also a career historian.

The Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave is a Denver Mountain Parks located on Lookout Mountain in Golden. Friesen advocated its value relentlessly, Dakin said.

“He’d do whatever it took to keep the museum up and running,” said David Samora, who has worked at the museum with Friesen for 11 years.

“The museum will miss his passion and knowledge of Buffalo Bill.”

Each year, the museum puts up a new exhibit, Samora said, and about five years ago, Native Americans were featured. One day, an American Indian descendant came in and told

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Friesen he had never seen a picture of his father. But the museum had one on display, Samora said, so Friesen made copies of the photograph and gave them to the man to keep.

“He loves to tell people about Buffalo Bill,” Samora said.

Friesen can’t recall how many conversations he’s had about Buffalo Bill, but they have been with “so many wonderful people,” he said, both locals and from countries all over the world.

Tim Sandsmark met Friesen when the two were in the early 20s and both working at the YMCA of the Rockies in Estes Park.

“We go way back to the mid-1970s,” Sandsmark said, who is now the education supervisor for Jefferson County Open Space. “We’re not only professional colleagues, but we’re friends from way back.”

Sandsmark and Friesen also sit on the board of directors for the Lariat Loop National Scenic Byway, which includes the historic Lariat Trail, a five-mile road from Golden up Lookout Mountain to Buffalo Bill’s Museum and Grave.

“Our slogan is ‘40 miles of Western adventure,” Sandsmark, adding Friesen’s involvement with the organization is something he will most likely continue into retirement. “He just has an interest in promoting history and heritage tourism.”

Friesen said he always knew he wanted a career with museums.

He earned a Master’s degree in

American Folk Culture in 1977 from the State University of New York.

He has worked at the 1719 Hans Herr House in Pennsylvania, the Littleton History Museum, the Greeley Museums and the Molly Brown House. He began his career at the Buffalo Bill museum in 1995.

Friesen first met his wife when they were both in grad school, but she was involved with someone who she later married. However, Dakin and Friesen met again 20 years later at a museum conference in Philadelphia.

“We were both divorced, and we hit it off,” Friesen said.

The two married in 1996 and decided to keep their last names, which has been a lot of fun, Dakin said, because they both are in the museums field.

Dakin will retire from her position as director of the Mountain-Plains Museums Association in October.

In their retirement, Friesen and Dakin have plans to travel, in addition to doing some museum consulting.

“We like helping out museums,” Friesen said.

Having a spouse also in the museums career has produced enriched travel experiences and conversations, Dakin said.

“It’s nice to live with somebody who shares the same passions for history and material culture. Our conversations are filled with those passions,” Dakin said. “It has made for some very interesting discussions.”

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Edge Theater to set new ‘Benchmark’ Rick and Patty Yaconis to take half of 2018 off

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In the seven years since The Edge Theater was founded, it’s put on 56 productions, including multiple regional premieres, a few world premieres, and even a musical.

But the next challenge for artistic directors Rick and Patty Yaconis is a surprising one — taking some time off.

“We put a lot of thought into it, and decided we didn’t want to keep going at this pace,” Rick said. “We’ve loved every minute of our time at The Edge, but we needed to take a break and take some time for ourselves.”

The pair decided to finish out The Edge’s 2017 season, and do two shows in 2018, and in June, Benchmark Theatre Company will take over for the rest of 2018.

While the theater has become a hub of the 40 West Arts District, and receives a lot of support from neighbors and artists alike, building The Edge has been a full-time job. That’s in addition to full-time jobs, since the theater has never made enough to pay either of the Yaconises.

“We’ve worked so hard to build the theater community here, and we didn’t want it to go away,” Rick said.

“We’ve worked with almost everyone in Benchmark, and thought this would be a great way to give them a space to get started.”

Benchmark was started by Haley Johnson and Rachel Bouchard in the summer of 2015, who spent the ensuing two years building up the company and making a home in the metro Denver artistic community.

“We both wanted to do more interesting work and unique scripts,” Johnson explained. “We’re really thrilled about the company of artists we have gathered together and what we can create.”

In 2017, Benchmark performed Jennifer Haley’s “The Nether” and hosted its annual Fever Dream Festival, which features science fiction, fantasy and horror stories. In December the company will perform Noah Haidle’s “Smokefall” at Denver’s Buntport Theater.

“We have four main stage productions planned at The Edge space. Three are regional premieres and one is a world premiere,” Johnson said. “Rick and Patty have grown a fantastic artistic family at The Edge, and audiences will see familiar faces at our shows.”

Family is certainly the feeling at The Edge, and both Rick and Patty have plans to get back into the theater community after getting some rest.

“We’ve talked about a lot of things, including maybe starting some kind of dinner theater in the area,” Rick said.

“It’s important to have live theater in the community, and working with Benchmark will continue that for those who support us.”

The two founders of the Benchmark Theatre Company. Rachel Bouchard, left, executive artistic director, and Haley Johnson, producing artistic director.

Benchmark will be taking over for the The Edge Theater in June 2018.

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Sundays — 6 p.m.

COST: $30 INFORMATION: 303-232-0363 or www. theedgetheater.com WHAT: Written by Moira Buffini and directed by Scott Bellot, “Dinner” gathers a group of British bourgeois who meet at the home of Paige (Carol Bloom) and Lars (Verl Hite) to celebrate the publication of Lars’ new book.

“It starts as an elegant dinner party, but there are all kinds of delicious twists and turns along the way,” said Bloom.

The cast includes Sean Michael Cummings, Jack Wefso, Emily Tuckman, Samara Bridwell and Ronan Viard, who bring to life a diverse range of mysterious characters to life.

“It’s really about the disintegration of these relationships. These people just eat each other up,” Bloom adds.

BENCHMARK THEATRE COMPANY 2018 SEASON

“A Kid Like Jake” (regional premiere) by Daniel Pearle — Feb. 16 to March 25 “The Arsonists” (regional premiere) by Jacqueline Goldfinger — June 22 to July 21 “Uncanny Valley” (regional premiere) by Thomas Gibbons — Sept. 14 to Oct. 14 The second annual Fever Dream Festival — Oct. 19-21 and 26-28 “What You Will” (world premiere) by Jeffrey Neuman — Dec. 1-31

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But little did anyone know, until last year, that all the people walking on the southeast side of West Alameda Parkway were walking past one of the rarest finds in the paleontology world — a raptor track.

“This is only the second example of a raptor track found in North America,” said geologist Dr. Martin Lockley, who found the track. “So far, there have been only about 16 of these tracks found in the world, and 12 of those are from China and Korea.”

The two-toed track was found in an older layer of rock that dates back 105 million years. In a study that Lockley published with his research team in 2016, he shared his rare discovery, which led to Dinosaur Ridge hosting a ribbon cutting on Aug. 12 of this year to unveil the now protected track for all to see.

“Discoveries like these show the difference between a place where stuff is on display, and a dynamic spot where some of the world’s best paleontology finds are still being discovered,” said Jeff Lamontagne, executive director of Friends of Dinosaur Ridge. “We have so many rarities here already, so to find another one is just mind-boggling.”

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THINGS to DO

THEATER

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.

‘Dinner’: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 6 p.m. Sundays through 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.

‘The Marvelous Wonderettes’: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays from Sept. 8-24 at the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway. Presented

by Performance Now. A return to a more innocent time as The Wonderettes perform hits from the ‘50s and ‘60s. Call 303-9877845 or go to www.performancenow.org.

‘A Chorus Line’: 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday to Saturday; 1 p.m.

Wednesday; and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday from Sept. 12 to Oct. 1 at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. Preview performances are at 7 p.m. Sept. 8-10.

Audience engagement events, including insider’s talkbacks and happy hours with the cast, are planned through the run of the show. “A Chorus Line” spans one day in the lives of 17 dancers all vying for a spot in a chorus of a Broadway musical. Show kicks off the Arvada Center’s 42nd season. Call 720-898-7200 or go to www.arvadacenter.org for tickets and 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.

EVENTS

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.

this week’s TOP FIVE 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.

Taste of Highlands: 6-9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7 at Highlands Square, 32nd Avenue and Osceola Street. Food-lovers will enjoy samples of diverse cuisine from 15-plus restaurants throughout West Denver. Beer, wine and spirits samples also offered (must be 21-plus with valid photo ID). VIP access begins at 5 p.m. Tickets at www.tasteofhighlands. com.

Origins of the Blues: 2:30-3:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7 at Atria of Applewood, 2800 Youngfield St., Lakewood. Join Active Minds as we look at the early days of the blues, from its roots in African American oral tradition to its rise as a mainstream

American musical style. We’ll explore the role of classic blues and prominent blues musicians in the early 20th century, examine the musical characteristics that make it different, and discuss how the blues has influenced other popular music genres. RSVP required; call 303-233-4343.

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 303-421-5305 or go to www. arvadaharvestfestivalparade.com.

Football Fun: 3-4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, at the Denver West Barnes & Noble, 14347 W. Colfax Ave., Lakewood. Rocky Mountain Readers kicks off its season, with its first topic on football humor, which leads into the Denver Broncos kickoff on Monday, Sept. 11. Club members choose what they wish to read on each month’s topic, whether it be a book, essay, article, blog, cartoon, etc., and then are encouraged to share what they found interesting. Contact eocaoffice@gmail.com for information.

portunities for young women in the construction and transportation fields. Registration required.

Go to https://www.eventbrite. com/e/transportation-girlluncheon-tickets-34578214370.

Contact 303-800-3711 or info@ HoyAfoundation.org for information.

Parade of Homes: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1, Saturday, Sept. 2, Sunday, Sept. 3 and Monday, Sept. 4. Homes on display in neighborhoods all around the Denver area. Discover two spotlight communities, 66 newly designed model and custom homes by 20 area residential builders, including eight luxury Dream Homes. Event is free.

Contact POH@HBADenver.com or 303-778-1400. Go to http:// www.paradeofhomesdenver. com.

Lego Play and Build: 3:30-4:30 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.

Transportation Girl Luncheon: 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7 at the Renaissance Denver Stapleton Hotel, 3801 Quebec St. Learn about the op-

Starting a Little Free Library: 1-2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, at the Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Arvada resident Andrea Schlimgen shares her experience creating a Little Free Library in her neighborhood.

Explore how they’re constructed, how they’re stocked, and how you list its location online for travelers to discover. Call 303235-5275 or visit www.jeffcolibrary.org.

Baugh House Tours, Open House: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the second Saturday of each month at a log cabin encapsulated in a Victorian 1900s house at 44th and Robb Street in Wheat Ridge.

Join us for rocking on the chairs reminiscing about Wheat Ridge back in the day. Presented by the Wheat Ridge Historical Society.

Dates are Sept. 9, Nov. 11 and Dec. 9.

Teen Clothing Swap: 3-5 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 9 at the Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. School’s back in session and it’s the perfect time to find a new outfit while helping the

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environment. Bring clean and gently used teen and young adult clothing, men and women’s styles welcome. For each item you donate, take something new to you home. Anything leftover will be donated. Call 303-2355275 or visit www.jeffcolibrary. org.

Raise a Reader: 12:30-4:30 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 10 at the Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Simple and fun activities. Snacks. Prizes. For babies, toddlers, preschoolers and the whole family. Call 303-235-5275 or visit www.jeffcolibrary.org

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 philosophical” time in our history, which was also a time of “venomous vituperation.” For location of the Wednesday meeting and additional information, contact Lynne at 303-985-5128.

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.

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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A mold of the rare raptor footprint found at Dinosaur Ridge by Dr. Martin Lockley. The two-toed track was found in an older layer of rock that dates back 105 million years.

In a study that Lockley published with his research team in 2016, he shared his rare discovery, which led to Dinosaur Ridge hosting a ribbon cutting on Aug. 12 of this year to unveil the now protected track for all to see.

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that tracks were found in Utah.”

The track proves there’s still a lot of discovering to do at Dinosaur Ridge, and longtime volunteers like Norbert Cygan are always on the lookout for something nobody may have noticed before.

“You always keep your eye out up here,” he said.

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from where the raptor track was discovered, Cygan brought Lockley to see another potential dinosaur track. It was difficult to say for certain, but Lockley believes it may well be a dinosaur track.

“I think people will still be making discoveries on Dinosaur Ridge a hundred years from now, because methods for searching, as well as what people are looking for, are always changing,” Lockley said. “I am constantly surprising myself by finding things here I hadn’t noticed before.”

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Ralston Valley senior Logan Schroeder, left, cradles a catch in the end zone as Mustang offensive lineman Zach Pierce (68) signals touchdowns during the second quarter Aug. 25 at Jeffco Stadium. Schroeder’s touchdown catch was the lone score for Ralston Valley in a 21-7 loss to Columbine.

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Columbine edges Jeffco rival Ralston Valley

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LAKEWOOD — It wasn’t picture perfect Friday night at Jeffco Stadium, but Columbine walked out of Jeffco Stadium with an important win to start the football season.

The Rebels, ranked No. 8 in the CHSAANow.com Class 5A football preseason poll, defeated Ralston Valley 21-7 in the all-Jeffco showdown in Zero Week on Aug. 25.

“We’ve got to go back and get better,” Columbine coach Andy Lowry said after the Rebels’ victory. “Zero Week games are hard.”

Columbine had its fair share of penalties and fumbled twice on the opening play of drives in the first half. However, a pair of touchdown passes from junior quarterback Logan DeArment to senior Ted Mullin in the first half and a 15-yard touchdown run by senior Conner Snow was all the offense the Rebels needed.

The Rebels’ first two touchdowns came less than two minutes apart and before the 6-minute mark in the first quarter. Columbine’s offense stalled at points and gave Ralston Valley opportunities, especially with the two fumbled snapped that gave the Mustangs the ball in Columbine territory.

“You would like to convert turnovers to points, but it didn’t

happen,” Ralston Valley coach Matt Loyd said.

The Mustangs went 3-and-out on both possessions after the Columbine turnovers. However, Ralston Valley found the end zone at the end of its best drive of the game.

Junior AJ Jergensen, making his first varsity start at quarterback, connected with senior Logan Schroeder on a 14-yard touchdown with 8:57 left in the second quarter.

“It was nice. It was wide-open because (Columbine) was biting on our runs,” Schroeder said of the Mustangs’ lone touchdown. “It was a great pass and great timing.”

Columbine answered with a touchdown late in the first half on a third-down play where DeArment scrambled out of the pock and found Mullin for the score.

The last meeting between Ralston Valley and Columbine was back in 2015. The Rebels won by the same score — 21-7 victory.

“It was a tough match-up, but that’s what I like. I like it tough,” said Loyd, who was also pleased with what he saw from his new quarterback. “We knew Columbine was going to be tough and physical.”

Ralston Valley has its home opener at the North Area Athletic Complex on Friday, Sept. 1. The Mustangs face Fountain-Fort Carson in a non-league game.

llison Fowler answered questions four years ago when she was walking out the doors of Cherry Creek High School.

She was often asked OVERTIME about New York Institute of Technology which was her college choice to continue study and volleyball.

“No one really knew where it was,” explained Fowler. “I had to tell them where it was and what the region was like for competition.”

Jim Benton Fowler, an NYIT senior, is still answering questions, but now mostly about volleyball at the college that has campuses in Manhattan and Old Westbury, New York.

The 21-year-old is the East Coast Conference 2017 preseason Player of the Year. She is a two-time ECC Setter of the Year, the 2016 ECC tournament Most Valuable Player and is the team captain for the third straight season.

Defending league champion NYIT is the ECC preseason title favorite, so expectations are high for Fowler and the Bears.

“I think myself and the team are ready to work as hard as we need to in order to live up to those expectations,” said Fowler.

Fowler had 1,110 assists last season, which was eighth all time for a single season in NYIT history. Fowler improved her career total to 142 block assists, which now stands 10th on the school career ladder, and she had 9.82 assists per set in the 2016 season. She is third on the all-time assist list with 3,226.

“Everything we did wrong is fixable,” Schroeder said.

Adams 12 lacrosse interest Lacrosse is a sport with swelling participation, and the Adams 12 school district is trying to decide whether join the crowd.

In Colorado there were 98 boys and girls teams in the 2002-03 season with 3,358 athletes. In the 2016-17 season, Colorado had 187 high school teams with 5,646 participants.

The Adams 12 school district has created an online survey to help determine if there is interest to create lacrosse teams for the 2018-19 season.

Adams 12 didn’t field boys or girls lacrosse teams during the 2016-18 cycle. The school district had planned to have a co-op boys team at Mountain Range and a girls team at Horizon, but the decision to not have teams was made because of limited time for planning, preparation and funding.

Planning resumed in late May to offer lacrosse with a single boys and girls team for the 2018-19 season. A survey is available on the district website to help judge interest.

Still, nobody in the Adams 12 athletic office responded to a request seeking to learn the amount of people that have replied to the survey.

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.

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.

Ralston Valley junior quarterback AJ Jergensen (16) rolls out of the pocket during the Mustangs’ season opener Aug. 25 at Jeffco Stadium.

Jergensen made is first varsity start at quarterback in Ralston Valley’s 21-7 loss to Columbine.

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Technology is changing how players and coaches view the game

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Jeremy Henning is a kicker, but he isn’t as isolated or withdrawn on the sidelines during practice as most high school kickers.

The Highlands Ranch senior works during the usual field goal and punting drills but he also pilots the drone that the Falcons use to record parts of practice.

“Now I can go and look like I’m doing something at least,” Henning said. “One of the coaches (Brian Krzeminski) owns the drone. He started bringing it to practice but he had to be coaching as well. He needed somebody to fly it. I don’t always do stuff at practice so he asked me to fly it. It was kind of simple to do it.”

Technology — including drones and some popular software that helps with performance analysis — has changed the way coaches and players review practices and games.

Drones Camera-equipped drones are used by several area schools to record quality video from practices and scrimmages, giving coaches the ability to evaluate performance and provide visual instruction to players.

“We use the film to learn what we need to improve upon before our next practice,” Highlands Ranch coach Mark Robinson said. “Also, we show the players clips of what they need to improve upon before we conduct the next practice.”

Mountain Vista and Legacy are among other area schools using drones. Coaches or managers usually operate the drone during practices.

“We use it to film team and scrimmage periods,” Legacy coach Wayne Voorhees said. “It is easier to use than filming behind the offense with

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Highlands Ranch assistant coach Brian Krzeminski, right, who owns the drone, asked Jeremy Henning to operate it, given that kickers are usually idle during most of the practice sessions.

JIM BENTON an iPad.” The digital card in the drone records the footage and the card can be downloaded and transferred to phones, laptops or iPads.

While Drones can be used in practices and scrimmages, the Colorado High School Activities Association prohibits the use of unmanned aerial vehicles at CHSAA-sanctioned games.

Hudl Many Colorado schools use Hudl, a product and service of Agile Sports Technologies, based in Lincoln, Nebraska, to film action during games and practices. A variety of Hudl football packages are available ranging from $800 to $3,000 a season.

According to its website, www. hudl.com, here’s what schools are getting:

“Hudl is a leading software company revolutionizing the way coaches and athletes prepare for and stay ahead of the competition… Hudl now offers the tools to edit and share video, study associated play diagrams, and create quality highlight reels for entertainment and recruiting purposes. The whole experience is available online, giving coaches and athletes secure access at home and on the go.”

As many as 100 teams in Colorado use at least one of the company’s products, according to Hudl.

Hudl provides an aide for coaches who can download video onto players’ phones, laptops and iPads.

During games, coaches can watch film immediately after an offensive or defensive series. Video exchanges with future opponents can be done the morning after a game.

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“I have used Hudl since 2006 and believe it is one of the best things that has happened for high school football,” Lutheran coach Stephen Robbins said. “It is a huge tool not only for exchanging film, but utilizes the ability to enhance learning and football IQ by allowing the athletes to view film and have access to coaches’ comments, assessments and critique.”

Hudl’s Sideline product uses cameras in or above the press box, which feeds video to iPads on the sidelines where coaches and players can view the footage.

“Hudl is an irreplaceable tool that we use daily,” Holy Family coach Mike Gabriel said.

“Hudl has made life a lot easier for coaches, instead of having to drive and exchange DVDs for film exchange, now we can just click a couple things and the exchange is done immediately,” Ponderosa coach Jaron Cohen said. “Hudl allows us to get detailed breakdowns on tendencies for both ourselves and opponents.”

Valor Christian downloads up to 15 plays by 9 a.m. the next morning after practice or a game for players to watch.

“Technology has changed things a lot,” Valor coach Rod Sherman said.

“You see a lot of what you are doing well and not doing well. Anytime you can watch, you will do better.”

Ralston Valley coach Matt Loyd said one of the biggest advantages of using Hudl is the film exchange with other schools.

“It makes it much easier to get scout film from other schools,” he said. “That has saved us time driving across the state to exchange film and since we travel to other states, it makes it so much easier, rather than mailing DVDs.” Still, there are some things using Hudl can’t provide.

“In the old days, you had to trade film in person,” Robinson said. “You got to know the coaches you were competing against. It helped build camaraderie among coaches. Today, we trade film online, and in most cases, do not speak to one another.”

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Showering Severe Weather Shelters with volunteers, donations Annual event provides those who serve a chance to celebrate each other

BY CLARKE READER CREADER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

There are many things the average person can do to help the homeless in the community, from volunteering to donating needed items, but perhaps one of the most important things they need is empathy.

“Some people just need to walk a day in the homeless’ shoes,” said Rob Kinky, who was formerly homeless, and now volunteers his time driving vans for Bethlehem Lutheran and the Severe Weather Shelter Network. “I’m able to relate to the people I drive, and share all the resources I can with them.”

Kinky was just one of about a dozen volunteers and area church leaders who gathered at Bear Valley Church in Lakewood on Aug. 26 as part of the Shelter Network’s Shelter Shower. The event was an opportunity for network members to meet each other, learn about new and needed volunteer opportunities, and prepare for the coming autumn and winter months.

“We’re positioned to be a catalyst of change in the communities,” said Lynn Ann Huizing, head of network.

“There are a lot of holes in addressing homeless needs we’re trying to fill in addition to providing them a place to sleep on cold nights.”

The Severe Weather Shelter Network is a Christian nonprofit working to make sure Jefferson County’s homeless are kept warm on freezing nights, through a program in which local churches provide host sites for homeless community members to spend the night, enjoy a hot, homemade meal and some warm conversation.

The network launched its central program with churches in Lakewood, Golden and Denver four years ago and another network in south Jeffco and Littleton a year later. It is in the process of trying to create one in the Arvada area as well.

“We’re always looking for volunteers, especially for the overnight hours,” said Tracy Thayer, who coordinates the shelter at Applewood Community Church in Golden.

“This event is great because it’s often the only time our different volunteers meet each other.”

One of those community leaders is Ralph Phillips, who volunteers at Bethlehem Lutheran. The Lakewood church has been a leader in the Jeffco community for years, with programs like The Table, which offers weekly meals to homeless in the area.

“We’re always looking to recruit people to help in any way they can,” Phillips said. “Doing this kind of work is something anyone can do.”

In addition to recruiting volunteers and organizing much needed toiletries, clothes and other dona-

SEVERE WEATHER SHELTER NETWORK Host sites Central Rotation Applewood Community Church, 12930 W. 32nd Ave., Golden Sloan’s Lake Community Church, 2796 Utica St., Denver Westwoods Community Church, 7700 Woodward Drive, Lakewood Lakewood Church of Christ, 455 S. Youngfield Court, Lakewood South Rotation Ascension Lutheran Church, 1701 W. Caley Ave., Littleton

A prospective volunteer speaks with Tracy Thayer, center, with Applewood Community Church, and Brianna Bly, right, with Ascension Lutheran, about volunteer opportunities during the Shelter Shower on Aug. 26.

CLARKE READER

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tions, it was also a chance to celebrate and encourage volunteerism.

“I just feel like we’re called to serve,” said Laura Prinzi, who volunteers with her sister Gail, at Bethlehem Lutheran, and her mother Darlene Milbrandt. “I have, so I should give.”

Her mother seconded those sentiments.

“There’s such a need in the community,” Milbrandt added. “We need to show these people we still love and care about them.”

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CLUBS Ongoing Activities Mondays Arvada Chorale, an auditioned community chorus, rehearses Monday evenings from September to June at Arvada United Methodist Church, 6750 Carr St., Arvada. The chorale performs three concerts a year plus many community events. For audition information, call 720-432-9341, or email info@arvadachorale.org.

Divorce Workshop A workshop that covers the legal, financial and social issues of divorce is presented the third Monday of each month at the Sheridan Library, 3425 W. Oxford Ave., Denver. Check in from 5:15-5:30 p.m.; workshop runs 5:30-7:30 p.m. Register at www.divorceworkshopdenver.com. Advance registration costs $35; at the door, cost goes to $40 (cash/checks only). Attendees will get help taking the next step by getting unbiased information and resources. Learn the options available and next steps to take positive action steps. Discover community resources, and talk with other women experiencing similar life changes. Volunteer presenters include an attorney, mediator, therapist and wealth manager. Discussions include co-parenting, child support, family coping, tax consequences, property division, hostile spouses and more. For information, contact 303-210-2607 or info@divorceworkshopdenver.com.

Drop-in Storytimes Bring the kids to get lost in the world of wonderful words and fabulous illustrations, from timeless classics to new discoveries, all with a nature theme.

Drop-in storytimes are at 10 a.m. the first Thursday and third Monday of each month at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Go to www.arvada.org/nature or call 720-898-7405. Suitable for all ages. No registration required.

Golden Chapter, Order of DeMolay meets at 7 p.m. every first and third Wednesday in the town of Golden. Walt Disney, Mel Blanc & Walter Cronkite are counted amongst its Alumni. DeMolay is an organization for young men between the ages of 12 and 21 that offers character building, leadership training, and life skill development. We offer many activities, academic opportunities and scholarships. Please contact the chapter for more information. Email demolaygolden@ gmail.com or www.coloradodemolay.org and visit Golden’s page under the Chapter tab by clicking on the Golden photo.

Golden Nar-Anon family group meets from 7:30-9 p.m. Mondays at Calvary Episcopal Church, 1320 Arapahoe St. We ask that people enter on the east side of the church and follow the signs to the upstairs meeting room. Call the Nar-Anon Family Groups World Service Organization at 800-477-6291 or go to Nar-Anon.org.

ST. JOAN OF ARC C AT H O L I C C H U R C H

Pastor: Bill Sanders

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5592 Independence St. 80002 Tel. 303-422-3463

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Pastor: Rev. Dr. Miriam M. Dixon

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EASTERN ORTHODOX CHURCH OF AMERICA

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Job’s Daughters, Golden Chapter Bored?

Lonely? Make life-long friends. Join a group of young ladies from ages 10-20 learn leadership and organizational skills in meetings with support from friends. Meetings are the second and fourth Monday of the month in Golden. Meet periodically to do fun activities.

Rewards of membership include life skills, community work and significant scholarships for college. Call 303-204-1572 to join us for an activity.

Mesas de conversación en inglés/English Conversation Tables: 6-7 p.m. Mondays at the Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Confidence, cultural understanding and comfort are key to truly becoming fluent in a foreign language. Come to the library to practice speaking English in a safe environment with a trained leader. Suitable for high beginners, intermediate and advanced English learners. Call 303-235-JCPL (5275) or visit www.jeffcolibrary.org.

Golden Rotary meets from 7:15-8:30 a.m.

Tuesdays at Rolling Hills Country Club, 15707 W. 26 Ave., Golden. This active organization reaches neighbors in need. We build, support, and organize. We save lives locally and globally. For additional information visit www.rotayclubofgolden.org or contact Pat Madison at 303-279-1021.

Lakewood Chapter of Retired and Active Federal Employees meets at 1 p.m. the second Tuesday of most months at the Episcopal Church, 10th and Garrison. Call Greg Kann at 303-718-7307 with questions.

Lake Arbor Optimist Club Bringing Out the Best in Kids meets at 7 a.m. Tuesdays at Indian Tree Golf Course, 7555 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Breakfast served. Contact Terri Kearney, president, 303-506-6692; or Debbie Espinoza, treasurer, 720-937-2550. New members welcome.

Northside Coin Club is a group of collectors that meets monthly to promote the hobby of numismatics among its members and the public. The club meets at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month at 12205 Perry St., at the Friendship Hall in the Cimarron Village in Broomfield. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Find out more at www.northsidecoinclub.org/ or look for us on Facebook.

Square Dancing Want some fun exercise?

Learn to square dance. Start at 7 p.m. any Monday at the Wheat Ridge Grange, 3850 High Court. Call 303-973-9529.

Master Networks of Belmar Entrepreneurs and professionals interested in growing their business and personal connections, this is the group for you. We use a national platform that includes an educational component along with traditional networking aspects.

Group is oriented toward entrepreneurs and professionals. The group meets 10-11 a.m.

Tuesdays at DeMarras Bourbon Bar & Eatery, 11100 W. Alameda Ave. For information, visit a meeting or call Suzie at 303-979-9077 or email Littleton@Mathnasium.com.

Wheat Ridge Rotary Club meets from noon to 1:30 p.m. Mondays for lunch at the Wheat Ridge Recreation Center, 4005 Kipling St. Come as our guest and learn about our service projects for the community.

Tuesdays Applewood Kiwanis Club meets 7-8 a.m.

Tuesdays at the Applewood Golf Course, 14001 W. 32nd Ave., Golden. You are invited to attend a meeting. Our goals are to serve children worldwide and in our community. We ring the bell for Salvation Army, deliver Christmas baskets to needy families and, assist the Jeffco Action Center with school supplies for children from low-income families. These are just three of our many projects. For more information, contact Fred McGehan at 303947-1565.

Arvada Fine Arts Guild: 2-4 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at Indian Tree Golf Club, 7555 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, in the restaurant/clubhouse. Meetings are free and open to the public. Go to http://arvadafineartsguild.com/

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group, meets 7-9 p.m. the third Tuesday each month at the Applewood Community Church (downstairs), 12930 W. 32nd Ave., Golden.

Program varies each month. We welcome those interested in learning more about their Apple or Mac computer. Visitors are welcome to see if you like our more mature group. More information may be found at denverapplepi. com.

Open mic Living Water Unity Spiritual Community presents open mic night – celebrate your teen self from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Mondays at 7401 W. 59th Ave., Arvada. This program gives teens the opportunity to express their performing art including voice and instrument, acting, poetry, stand-up comedy, mime, etc.

Open to all students in sixth to 12th grades.

Email bellbottoms809@gmail.com.

Arvada Sunrise Rotary Club meets 7-8 a.m.

Tuesdays at The Arvada Centre For The Arts and Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. for a breakfast meeting. Come join us as our guest and learn about our community service projects and what Rotary does in the world to help people.

Divine Liturgy At St. Anthony Hospital Chapel 11600 W 2nd Place, Lakewood

To advertise your place of worship Call 303-566-4100

Jefferson County Republican Men’s Club meets from 7-9 a.m. Mondays at Davies’ Chuck Wagon Diner, 10151 W. 26th Ave., Lakewood. Meeting fee is $5 (cash preferred).

Order from diner menu (pay on you own). Call Fred Holden at 303-421-7619 for information.

Republicans, especially students, youth and women, welcome to join.

Ports of Call Singles Club, 55 Plus Social hours take place from 4-6 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at 3 Margaritas in Lakewood (contact Carol at 303-389-7707), and the fourth Tuesday of each month at Chads in Lakewood (contact Darlene at 303233-4099). Denver meetings are the fourth Thursday of each month at Baker St. Pub, 8101 E. Belleview, in the Tech Center (contact Harold at 303-693-3434). For information and a monthly newsletter, call JoAnn, membership chairperson, at 303-751-5195, or Mary, president, at 303-985-8937.

Rocky Mountain Team Survivor, a health, education and fitness program for women of all abilities who have experienced cancer or are currently in treatment, offers weekly free, fun, supportive activities. Tuesdays, 10 a.m., Boulder Creek Walk (meet at Boulder Public Library main entrance). Tuesday, 11-11:30 a.m., Yoga, Boulder Senior Center, 909 Arapahoe Avenue. Thursdays, 6-7 p.m., Fitness Training, Boulder Center for Sports Medicine, 311 Mapleton Avenue (entrance on Maxwell Avenue.). Learn more at rockymtnteamsurvivor.org.

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Wheat Ridge Art League meets at 7 p.m. the last Tuesday of the month at the Active Adult Center, 6363 W. 35th Ave, Wheat Ridge. Social time starts at 6:45 p.m. Enjoy an art demo by an award-winning artist each month at 7:30 pm. All art mediums and abilities welcome. Contact Pat McAleese at 303-941-4928 or mcpainter03@comcast. net for information. No meeting August or December.

Wednesdays Adult Roller Skating is offered from 10:30 a.m. to noon every Wednesday at Roller City at 64th and Sheridan, Arvada. Cost is $5 plus $2 to rent skates. Contact Toni at 303-868-8273.

American Legion Auxiliary presents Burger Nite, 5-7:30 p.m. every Wednesday at Post 178, 1655 Simms St., Lakewood. Members, their guests and active military invited for varied food and reasonable prices. Visit www.alpost178.org.

Arvada Business Connection is a friendly group of Arvada Business owners who meet once each month on Wednesdays at various restaurants in the Arvada area. All are welcome – friends, kids and spouses, too.

We collect a $5 donation, which is given to one of the attendees to donate as they wish.

They share how they donated the money at the next meeting. For meeting and contact information, check the Facebook page @ ArvadaBusinessConnection or call 303-9959919.

Arvada Jefferson Kiwanis meets 7-8 a.m. Wednesdays at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., for a breakfast meeting. We invite you to join us for great fellowship, interesting programs, and the satisfaction of serving your community. This Kiwanis organization supports the Arvada Community Food Bank, the school backpack program, Santa House, Ralston House, and many other local organizations. For information or to visit a meeting, call Brad at 303-431-4697.

Arvada Rotary meets from 6:30-8 p.m.

Wednesdays at Indian Tree Golf Club, 7555 Wadsworth Blvd. The club engages in a variety of community service projects, with emphasis on assistance to and support of Arvada’s youth. Visitors are always welcome.

For additional information visit www.arvadarotary.org or call Matt Weller 303-4805220 or 303-908-7165.

Buffalo Toastmasters meets from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. the first and third Wednesday of each month at the Denver West Office Park, 14142 Denver West Parkway, Building 51, Suite 195, Golden. Go to www.buffalotoastmasters.org or http://www.meetup. com/Buffalo-Toastmasters-Golden/ for more information. Buffalo Toastmasters, where public speaking and leadership excellence is encouraged in a safe environment.

Dawn Yawn Toastmasters meets from 6:45-8:30 a.m. Wednesdays at Denny’s Restaurant, 565 Union Blvd., Lakewood (on the southwest corner of 6th Avenue and Union Boulevard). You need Toastmasters training because communication is not optional, it is required. Do you communicate with confidence, are you worried about your next big presentation or job interview.

Attend the first three meetings for free. Call 303-988-2025 for directions. For information about the club, contact dawnyawn. toastmastersclubs.org or John Googins, VP of membership, at 303-547-0084, john. googins@gmail.com.

Kiwanis Club is dedicated to serving the community through various service and fundraising projects. Our club has been of service to our community for more than 35 years. Join us at one of our meetings or for a service project. Contact Bob Zachman at 303-988-5678 or visit us at Alameda West Kiwanis on Facebook.

Music Teachers Association Suburban Northwest meets 9:30 a.m. to noon the first Wednesday of the month at Community in Christ Church, 12229 W. 80th Ave., Arvada. Meetings are open to the public and include refreshments, business meeting and program featuring music teaching professionals from around the state lecturing on the latest teaching developments.

New Apostolic Church Food Pantry: Open from 9-11 a.m. every Wednesday at 5290 Vance St., Arvada, rear entrance. All are welcome. We provide food to anyone in need. Please visit us once a month. Call 720722-FOOD (3663) or email foodpantry@ nac-denver.org. Go to www.nac-denver.org/ foodbank.html.

Order Sons of Italy in America/Denver Lodge 2075 meets every third Wednesday of the month at 5925 W. 32nd Ave., Wheat Ridge. Dinner is at 6:30 p.m. and meeting follows at 7 p.m. Lots of fun activities planned for summer meetings. Everyone welcome. Call 303-238-8055.

Foothills Music Teachers Association meets 9:30 a.m. to noon the third Wednesday of each month. FMTA is a local group of independent music teachers, affiliated with Colorado State Music Teachers Association and Music Teachers National Association.

Call Kathy at 303-988-9565.

Professional women NW Metro Business and Professional Women meets the first Wednesday of each month from September to May. Our mission is to achieve equity for all women in the workplace through advocacy, education and information. Call Marcia at 303-827-3283 to RSVP.

Golden Elks Lodge meets at 7:30 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month at 16795 W. 50th Ave. Contact golden2740@hotmail.com or 303-279-2740 for more information, or to learn how to join.

Thursdays

Kiwanis Club of Alameda West: 7-8 a.m.

Wednesdays at Garrison Street Grill, 608 Garrison St., Lakewood. Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time. The Alameda West

All Comforting Things of Colorado Inc. We are a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing comfort and encouragement to individuals by providing them items made by hand. We encourage you to bring your skills and enthusiasm to our fun group. We meet at 10 a.m. the third Thursday of each month at Phillips Methodist Church, 1450 S. Pierce, Lakewood. Contact actofcolo@gmail.com for more information.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING A public hearing will be held before the Arvada Planning Commission on September 19, 2017, at 6:30 p.m., Arvada Municipal Building, 8101 Ralston Rd., Arvada, when and where you may speak on the matter to consider an amendment to the 2014 ARVADA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN by incorporating the 2017 BICYCLE MASTER PLAN. Additional information can be obtained from the Community Development Dept. or written comments may be filed therewith no later than 8 days prior to the hearing.

CITY OF ARVADA PLANNING COMMISSION /s/ Patricia Connell, Secretary

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING A public hearing will be held before the Arvada Planning Commission on September 19, 2017, at 6:30 p.m., Arvada Municipal Building, 8101 Ralston Rd., Arvada, when and where you may speak on the matter to consider a preliminary development plan for NANCE PROPERTY, located at 6783 Fig St. Additional information can be obtained from the Community Development Dept. or written comments may be filed therewith no later than 8 days prior to the hearing.

CITY OF ARVADA PLANNING COMMISSION /s/ Patricia Connell, Secretary

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND FUNDING APPLICATION PROCESS FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, THE 2017 HUMAN SERVICES FUNDING POOL AND THE PROPOSED 2018 CDBG ANNUAL ACTION PLAN The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development requires local jurisdictions receiving certain grant funds to prepare Annual Action Plans as part of their Consolidated Strategy and Plan Submission for Housing and Community Development Programs (Consolidated Plan).

The City of Arvada is preparing its proposed Annual Action Plan for 2018 and is encouraging citizen participation in the preparation of that Action Plan. The 2018 Action Plan will outline the proposed use of an estimated $400,000 in 2018 Community Development Block Grant Funds (CDBG).

The City invites all citizens and other interested parties who desire to provide comments on the use of year 2018 CDBG or past program performance AND/OR to make comments regarding use of year 2017 funding from the Human Services Funding Pool to do so at the public hearing listed below:

Legal Notice No.: 48655 First Publication: August 31, 2017 Last Publication: August 31, 2017 Publisher: Golden Transcript Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press

Business spirituality Business Honoring Spirituality meets 7-9 a.m. every Thursday at the Community Center of Mile Hi Church, 9079 W. Alameda Ave., Lakewood. Meetings include networking, a brief meditation by a licensed practitioner, guest speaker and breakfast. For additional information, visit www.bhsmilehi.org or call Patty Whitelock at 303-274-0933.

Caregiver’s Support Group: 1 p.m. the fourth Thursday of each month at the Apex Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd. Share ideas and resources; learn to take care of yourself. Led by Senior Reach and sponsored by Home Instead Senior Care.

CERTUS Professional Network meets for its Lakewood networking event from 9:30-11 a.m. the third Thursday of the month at Panera Bread, 650 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Lakewood. Build your network, grow your business, network less. Our events are structured to connect professionals with the resources, power partners and leaders to expand their business and the business of others. Open to all industries, includes 30 minutes of open networking and organized Public Notice introductions to the group.

Cost: $12 nonCERTUS members door.

First parNOTICE at OFthe PUBLIC HEARING AND APPLICATION PROCESS FOR THE ticipantsFUNDING pay half price.

RSVP not required.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK More info about CERTUS™ Professional GRANT, THE 2017 HUMAN SERVICES POOL AND THE PROPOSED Network atFUNDING http://www.CertusNetwork.

2018 CDBG ANNUAL ACTION PLAN The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban com.

Development requires local jurisdictions receiving certain grant funds to prepare Annual Action Plans as part of theirRep. Consolidated Strategy and Community Coffee Join Tracy KraftPlan Submission for Housing and Community (Consolidated Plan).

Tharp onDevelopment the fourthPrograms Thursday of each month The City of Arvada is preparing its proposed to talk about issues that are important to Annual Action Plan for 2018 and is encouraging citizen participation in from the preparation of you. Community Coffee will be 7-8 that Action Plan. The 2018 Action Plan will outa.m. at La Vita, Ice Room,$400,000 5756 lineDolce the proposed useCream of an estimated in 2018 Community Development Olde Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada; andBlock fromGrant Funds (CDBG).

The City at invites all citizens and 10450 other interested 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Panera Bread, Town parties who desire to provide comments on the Center Drive, use ofWestminster. year 2018 CDBG or past program performance AND/OR to make comments regarding use of year 2017 funding from the Human NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND Services Funding Pool to do so at the public FUNDING APPLICATION PROCESS FOR THE hearing listed below: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD: GRANT, THE 2017 HUMAN SERVICES At 6:30 P.M., September 18, 2017 in Council FUNDING POOL AND THE PROPOSED Chambers, Arvada Municipal Building, 8101 2018 CDBG ANNUAL ACTION PLAN Ralston Road, Arvada, Colorado.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Relevant program information is available by Development requires local jurisdictions receivcontacting the City Manager’s Office, City of Aring certain grant funds to prepare Annual Action vada, 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada, Colorado Plans as part of their Consolidated Strategy and Plan Submission for Housing and Community 80002, between the hours of 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 Development Programs (Consolidated Plan).

P.M., weekdays, at 720-898-7507.

The City of Arvada is preparing its proposed CDBG AND HUMAN SERVICES FUNDING Toand advertise yourPOOL publicAPPLICATION notices call 303-566-4100 Annual Action Plan for 2018 is encourPROCESS aging citizen participation in the preparation of All citizens and other interested parties which that Action Plan. The 2018 Action Plan will outdesire to apply for year 2018 Community Deline the proposed use of an estimated $400,000 velopment Block Grant or year 2017 Human in 2018 Community Development Block Grant Services Funding Pool funding from the City of Funds (CDBG).

Arvada MUST complete an Application for Funding and submit that form by 5:00 PM on The City invites all citizens and other interested September 15, 2017 to the City Manager’s Ofparties who desire to provide comments on the fice at the address above. Please contact the use of year 2018 CDBG or past program perpersons listed below to obtain instructions, apformance AND/OR to make comments regardplication forms, or for further questions. The aping use of year 2017 funding from the Human plication form is available online at: Services Funding Pool to do so at the public http://arvada.org/residents/socialhearing listed below: services/cdgb-funds-at-work-in-arvada THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: At 6:30 P.M., September 18, 2017 in Council Please contact Wendy Brazzell with the HousChambers, Arvada Municipal Building, 8101 ing Preservation and Resources Division regardRalston Road, Arvada, Colorado. ing Community Development Block Grant fundRelevant program information is available by ing at 720-898-7496 between 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 contacting the City Manager’s Office, City of ArP.M., weekdays. vada, 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada, Colorado Please contact Maria Vanderkolk regarding the 80002, between the hours of 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 Human Services Funding Pool at 720-898-7507, P.M., weekdays, at 720-898-7507. between 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., weekdays CDBG AND HUMAN SERVICES FUNDING POOL APPLICATION PROCESS Legal Notice No.: 48653 All citizens and other interested parties which First Publication: August 31, 2017 desire to apply for year 2018 Community DeLast Publication: September 7, 2017 velopment Block Grant or year 2017 Human Publisher: Golden Transcript Services Funding Pool funding from the City of Wheat Ridge Transcript Arvada MUST complete an Application for Funding and submit that form by 5:00 PM on and the Arvada Press September 15, 2017 to the City Manager’s Office at the address above. Please contact the persons listed below to obtain instructions, application forms, or for further questions. The application form is available online at: http://arvada.org/residents/social-

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Arvada Associated Modelers hosts training night from 4-8 p.m. Thursdays from May to September (weather permitting) at the Arvada Airpark, 7608 Highway 93, Golden (use the Pioneer entrance between Leyden Road and 64th Avenue). Anyone interested in learning to fly radio control models is invited to take a no obligation, introductory flight with an instructor. No previous experience is needed, and the club provides radios and airplanes. Training is free and open to everyone. It’s fun for the entire family. Go to www.arvadamodelers.com/pilot-training/.

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