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Arvadans will vote on tax to fix streets The tax would be used for street maintenance and improvements By Shanna Fortier sfortier@coloradocommunitymedia.com
Arvada resident Eldon Laidig poses with his family after being inducted into the West Chamber Jefferson County Hall of Fame. Laidig was one of five inductees. Photo by Clarke Reader
Chamber honors Hall of Fame class Arvadans highlighted in annual event By Clarke Reader creader@coloradocommunitymedia.com At the third annual West Chamber Jefferson County Hall of Fame Awards, Arvada and Evergreen residents shone and one of Lakewood’s most influential residents was remembered for her contributions to the county. “We’re here to celebrate five
people who helped to do so much in Jeffco,” said Pam Bales, president and CEO of the chamber, to the audience in attendance at Pinehurst Country Club on Aug. 24. The honorees were Evergreen’s Sylvia Brockner and Dan Pike and Arvada’s Steve Camins and Eldon Laidig. Lakewood’s Betty Miller was also posthumously recognized. The Hall of Fame recognizes business, government, and philanthropy by honoring outstanding individuals, from past and present, who have had significant long-last-
ing impacts through their leadership and contributions to Jefferson County’s economy, community and legacy. “I come to these events and always learning something new,” said Ernie Witucki, Hall of Fame Chair for the chamber. “This event is an important tribute to those who have given of their time, talent and treasure to helping the entire area.” Meet the honorees, and hear what they had to say about winning: Class continues on Page 15
Jeffco may be site of close political fight Candidates, parties will make numerous appearances in county By Clarke Reader creader@coloradocommunitymedia.com Jefferson County has long had the reputation as being a bellwether in elections, and residents can expect to hear and see a lot from local, state and national candidates as Election Day nears. “Jeffco has one of the most diverse voting populations in our state,” said Don Ytterberg, chairman of the Jefferson County Republican Party. “You have chunks of the mountains and foothills on the west side, and more urban areas on the east side of Arvada and Lakewood, as well as Edgewater.” With roughly 566,000 residents — about one-tenth of the entire population of the state — Jefferson is the fourth most populous county in Colorado. It can be said to be a purple county, in which there are a relatively even number of Democrats, often identified as blue, and Republicans, often identified as red, generally with a high number of unaffiliated voters. Among active registered voters in the
A request for a 1/2 cent sales and use tax increase for street maintenance and improvements will be on the November ballot for Arvada residents. Arvada City Council approved the ballot measure 7-0 during its Aug. 29 meeting. If the 1/2 cent street improvement tax is approved by voters in November, the sales tax rate would be 3.96 percent. That is a nickel on a $10 purchase. In 2012 and 2015, Atkins North America, a pavement engineering firm, assessed the condition of Arvada’s streets and roads using a nationally-recognized scale, and nearly 40 percent of the roads in the city rated “poor” or worse. During a 2015 citizen survey, 85.02 percent of those questioned said that Arvada’s transportation infrastructure is the city’s largest and most valuable asset and must be a priority in terms of maintenance and improvements. Preventative maintenance that will extend street life and save money long term clocked at 68 percent, the highest interest of those surveyed. Filling potholes and repairing cracks was a close second. Of those surveyed, 58.41 percent said they would be willing to support a 1/2 cent sales tax increase specifically for Arvada streets and roads. The current sales tax rate in Arvada is 3.46 percent. The city is seeking a sales tax and not a property tax because property taxes are only paid by property owners within city limits. With the sales and use tax, everyone who lives, works and drives in Arvada will pay toward the roads they use. Repairs and improvements to roads being considered include new construction, resurfacing and widening, among others.
Graphic illustration by Ben Wiebesiek county as of Aug. 1, there were 111,374 Republicans, 109,140 Democrats and 128,938 unaffiliated voters, according to the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office. Colorado has been very important in the past couple elections, not only to the presidential races, but in the U.S. Senate and House contests, because it was unclear which way the state as a whole would go, said John Straayer, a political science professor at Colorado State University in Fort Collins. Straayer’s concentration is Colorado and legislative politics. This year, he noted, the mystery
might be gone when it comes to the presidential race. “Everything I’m seeing shows Colorado leaning pretty heavily in favor of the Democrats,” he said. “I look at voter registration data from August 2012 to where we are now, and there’s an increase of about 22,000 Democrats in Jefferson County, and 10,000 Republicans.” Still, the Jefferson County Clerk and Recorder’s Office currently shows roughly 2,000 more active Republican voters than Democrats. Election continues on Page 5
POMONA GETS OFF TO STRONG START The Panthers began the season in fine form, beating one of the best schools in the state. Read this story and other prep sports news on PAGE 19.
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JEFFCO NEWS IN A HURRY Pearl Bucknam is a cancer survivor and this year’s Color Run hero at just eight years old. She and her family participated in the annual event, which happened on Aug. 27. Courtesy photo
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PEARL BUCKNAM Cancer survivor, Color Run hero Editor’s Note: Pearl Bucknam was named “The Color Run Hero” at the 2016 Color Run on Saturday, Aug. 27, which she participated in. About me I was born in Denver and live in Wheat Ridge. My favorite thing about Lakewood is going to my nan’s house and visiting my great-grandparents. I like going to the creek behind their house. Mother Robyn Bucknam: Pearl’s parents grew up in Lakewood and are Lakewood High alums. Pearl frequently visits her grandmother’s house in Lakewood, and when she’s there she loves to play with her cousins and explore the greenbelt and creek by the house. Her grandmother is a jewelrymaker so Pearl loves to visit her nan’s studio and work on fun projects together. Ice skating in Belmar is a holiday tradition and Cider Days is always fun.
Having fun I like to go to Lakeside and visit my friends. Roller skating is fun. Drawing and coloring is fun, too. Pearl is also a big reader and generally just loves to run around the yard. Beating my diagnosis Being in good health means I don’t have to go to the hospital as often. Pearl was diagnosed with a Wilms tumor right before she turned 4. She underwent surgery, radiation and chemo. We were fortunate that Pearl received amazing care at Children’s Hospital and that she is now celebrating another year of being cancer free. On the Color Run It’s fun because you get to get your exercise and they throw rainbow colors at you. Pearl ran her first Color Run right before she finished her chemo treatments. Several family members and friends formed a team to run the race in honor of Pearl. When the day of the race came, Pearl decided that she would not just watch, but that she was going to run the race. None of us thought she had the strength to do it but she took off from the start line as the rest of the team worked hard to keep up. Doing the Color Run has become a tradition to celebrate another year of good health. If you have suggestions for My Name Is ..., contact Clarke Reader at creader@coloradocommunitymedia.com.
Jefferson County Slash Collection The Jefferson County Slash Collection program takes place every weekend May 21-Nov. 6 at various locations. September locations: Sept. 3-4 at Evergreen Fire Station #8 Sept. 10-11 at Settlers Road Property Sept. 17-18 at Wagon Wheel Open Space Sept. 24-25 at Blue Mountain Open Space Slash is debris from nature such as tree limbs, pruning and pine needles which can add to potential fire hazards on your property. 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. Load parameters are based on six cubic yards, or 162 cubic feet, of material. The cost to drop off a single load of slash is $20. Credit cards only. Loads exceeding parameters will be charged additional fees accordingly. For more information on the slash program, visit http://jeffco.us/slash/. Deadline approaching for quilt museum’s Patchwork Pundits Take on Politics exhibit Anybody who would like to enter a quilt to be considered for the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum’s Patchwork Pundits Take on Politics exhibit has until Sept. 9 to do so. Details and information on how to enter are available on the quilt museum’s website. Entrants will be notified of acceptance by email by Sept. 23. The Patchwork Pundits Take on Politics exhibit takes place from Oct. 27-Jan. 21 at the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, 1213 Washington Ave., in Golden. For more information, visit www. rmqm.org or call 303-277-0377.
Day Out With Thomas The Day Out With Thomas event will be offered at the Colorado Railroad Museum, 17155 W. 44th Ave. in Golden for three weekends in September. Train rides led by Thomas the Tank Engine will operate from 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Sept. 10-11, 17-18 and 24-25. Tickets for a train ride cost $25 per person during peak hours which are from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., and $20 per person all other times. Children under 2 are free as long as they are a lap-rider of a person with a purchased ride ticket. This year, no museum-only admission is offered. Ticket price includes the train ride and admission to the museum exhibits and grounds. Other special Day Out With Thomas activities include a petting zoo, temporary tattoo station, a play area, live sing-a-longs and magic shows. Food vendors will be available and people are permitted to bring a picnic lunch but cooking and alcohol are not allowed. To learn more or to purchase tickets, visit www.coloradorailroadmuseum. org/thomas. Volunteer opportunities for the Day Out With Thomas are also available. Interested parties can learn more or find the volunteer form on the website listed above. Tennis event for charity A charity tennis event to benefit the West Metro Fire Foundation will take Sept. 11 at The Point Athletic Club, 533 Van Gordon St., in Lakewood. The social event will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and features live music and a barbecue lunch. It is free and open to the public. Tennis competition takes place 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cost to participate in the Knock-out Doubles Tournament is $10 per person. Both events include an awards ceremony and a free exhibition match featuring players on the Association of Tennis Professionals and hall of famers, among other professionals. For more information, visit www. thepointatlakewood.com or call 303988-1300.
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Jeffco DA to make run at a second term By Christy Steadman csteadman@coloradocommunitymedia.com In Peter Weir’s opinion, there is no higher calling and greater responsibility than to be a district attorney. As the current district attorney for the first judicial district in Colorado, Weir feels privileged to have served the people of Jefferson and Gilpin counties for the past four years, he said. “This is a great community,” he said. But “all of that starts with public safety.” Weir is running in the upcoming election to serve another four years as district attorney. The seat is limited to two fouryear terms. He is running against Jake Lilly, an Army veteran who currently works as a criminal defense attorney in Lakewood. A candidate profile of Lilly will appear in an upcoming edition of the paper. Weir has 37 years of criminal justice experience. In brief, he started out as a deputy district attorney in Colorado Springs after earning his law degree in 1979 from the University of Denver’s College of Law. In 1986, he began his career in the first judicial district, first as
G LINE NEWS IN A HURRY Train testing ongoing G Line trains are on the tracks for testing every day between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. During this testing period period, train horns will be sounding and traffic delays can be expected. To avoid traffic delays, the following roadways do not have G Line crossings and will not be affected by the testing: Kipling Parkway, Wadsworth Bypass, Ralston Road, Sheridan Boulevard. This safety testing is a Public Utilities Commission and Federal Railroad Administration requirement.
a deputy district attorney, and in 2010, became a senior chief deputy district attorney, a request that came from former district attorney Scott Storey. “I needed somebody that had a lot of experiWeir ence in prosecution,” Storey said. The position was open, he added, and Weir “was the perfect fit for it.” Through the years, Weir has been the executive director of the Colorado District Attorneys’ Council and the executive director of the Colorado Department of Public Safety. Weir also has experience in private practice from the early 1980s, specializing in litigation and federal criminal defense. From Nov. 2004 to Jan. 2007, he served as a district court judge in Colorado’s first judicial district. “He knows what’s going on” in the judicial system “from top to bottom,” said John Suthers, current mayor of Colorado Springs who has known Weir professionally for about 36 years. “He is a rock star in the prosecution arena.”
Weir provides the public with a “good mix,” Storey said. He is a creative thinker for innovative programs, but he is also an aggressive prosecutor, Storey said. Weir takes pride in being able to distinguish between a “good citizen who has made a mistake” and a criminal who poses a serious threat to the community, he said. During his first term as district attorney, Weir was the first in the state to implement a dedicated human trafficking unit, he said. Human trafficking “demands a focused effort,” Weir said. “This is an abysmal, horrific crime and there’s no place for it in Jefferson County.” Weir has also seen a lot of success with the internet child sex offender program, commonly known by its mascot Cheezo. The unit has given more than 150 presentations to K-12 students, Weir said, and since the program’s inception, 800 pedophiles have been caught. “It’s a remarkable program,” he said. “It continues to thrive.” In his opinion, some of Weir’s other accomplishments as DA include implementing the Veterans Treatment Court, address-
ing the challenges of sexting with teens, educational programs such as Senior Law Day and helping to inform the greater community to prevent becoming a victim. If elected for a second term, Weir said, the public can expect him to maintain the programs that have seen success, and begin to implement some that are “in the works.” “He has a lot of ideas,” Storey said. A big focus, if elected for a second term, Weir said, is to work toward addressing juvenile substance abuse and prevention. “We cannot wait until a person becomes an adult and is swept into the court system to address a substance abuse problem,” Weir said. He added he is committed to leading that effort. Weir believes experience is a key factor in his success as a DA, and said he has had “remarkable professional opportunities” in the community. His vision, he said, is to make the community better. “It’s critically important to know your community,” Weir said, and added he has developed trust and formed with relationships through the years. “There’s no substitute for lengthy experience.”
The city warns residents: Power lines along the G Line are turned on. These wires hold 25,000 volts of electricity and can be extremely dangerous. RTD and the city asks everyone to stay away from the tracks and the wires, and never try to touch or throw anything at them. Trespassing in active work zones is illegal and can be dangerous.
Work at the Olde Town Plaza is focused on the completion of the art piece foundation. The current plan is for the art piece to be installed in early October. Sidewalk pavers within Grandview will require some work in the coming weeks. This will require the sidewalk on the south side of Grandview to be closed; however, the parking spaces will remain open. At the Olde Town Hub, the architectural
panels are being installed, and once complete, the work on the metal screens will begin. The precast bridges from the third and fourth levels to Olde Wadsworth will soon be installed, and the topping slabs for these structures will be completed in the coming weeks. The most up-to-date information on the G Line construction is available at the City of Arvada website — Arvada.org.
Most recent progress G Line construction continues at Vance Street and Grandview Avenue. The construction requires partial lane closures to allow construction equipment to operate safely.
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HOA Transfer Fees Can Be Excessive & Benefit Management Company, Not the HOA As an active real estate agent, I am shocked HOA board to examine its management contract and amazed at the often excessive fees for such authorization and to instruct their mancharged by many HOA management companies agement company not only to cease charging in the sale of members’ homes. unauthorized fees but also to refund REAL ESTATE fees previously collected. These fees are not regulated in any TODAY way by the state. Worst of all, the How excessive can these fees be? fees collected don’t benefit the HOA There are three primary fees which I or its members, but are merely a see imposed on a transaction. The profit center for the management first fee is for a “status letter” which company hired by the HOA. tells the title company whether the Such fees, while they can be seller is current or past due on HOA excessive, are legal, as long as they dues or fines. The title company are authorized in the contract berequires such a letter because untween the HOA and its managepaid HOA dues or fines can be a lien ment company. Since the state against the property and the title legislature has proven reluctant to company’s job is to provide clear title By JIM SMITH, institute any controls over fees, to the buyer. Typically the charge for ® Realtor thanks to the influence of the Coma status letter is around $75, but I munity Association Institute (CAI), your only have seen fees over $100. recourse as an HOA member is making sure The second fee is for the provision of statethat any authorization for such fees is eliminated required HOA documents, which include finanor modified when your HOA’s management cial statements, reserve studies, board meeting contract is renewed. minutes, bylaws, rules & regulations, etc. Some It is entirely possible that the excessive fees HOAs post these documents on their public being charged by many management compa- website, where they can be accessed free by nies are not in fact authorized, but they’re get- any visitor or just by HOA members who have ting away with collecting them because they are password-protected access to that website. not being challenged about them. Urge your Recently I saw an HOA website where all these
Golden Real Estate Purchases a Second Moving Truck One of Golden Real Estate’s exclusive services it its free moving truck, which is made available to our buyers and sellers as well as to local non-profits. This summer we expanded this service with the purchase of a second truck, shown here. When we represent buyers submitting offers on homes with multiple offers, we will offer free use of the truck to the other agent’s seller as an inducement for them to accept our buyer’s offer. Sometimes we even offer free labor and gas. This has helped buyers to win bidding wars in this tight seller’s market. In addition, we provide our clients with free moving boxes, packing paper and bubble wrap.
documents contained a prominent watermark stating “This document alone does not constitute Full Resale Disclosure, as required by Colorado Law,” inferring that the requesting party needs to pay the management company’s $155 fee to obtain the full set of documents. In fact, all the documents required in a transaction are on the website, each one bearing the statement that it “alone” does not satisfy the requirement. I used to be under the impression that members were entitled to all HOA documents without charge, and that the document fee was only charged when the request came from a Realtor or title company. Not true, and not illegal — if authorized in the HOA’s management contract. The last fee charged by the management company is for transfer of ownership. You would be shocked, as I am, to hear that some management companies charge $400 or more for this clerical change, and I haven’t found any that charge less than $150. Legally, management companies can charge whatever they want, because there is no law restricting them. Again, check to see if it’s authorized in the management contract with the HOA board. As I mentioned above, the trade association
for the management companies (CAI) lobbies successfully against every legislative bill to restrict the fees charged by their member firms. For example, there was a bill put forth in 2011 on the federal level which said all fees had to benefit the property burdened by the fee. The CAI convinced Congress to broaden the definition of “benefit” to include administration costs. They could thus argue that any fees collected by the management company goes toward administration of the HOA. Back in March 2014, a grassroots organization was created called Colorado HOA Forum, whose mission is to counter the influence of CAI and fight for legislative reform favoring HOA members. The reigning in of transfer fees is one of its signature issues. You can read about that and other HOA topics, with useful information on how to file complaints, at their website, which is www.ColoradoHOAForum.com. So far, their website has had over 38,000 visitors. Smaller HOAs — ones with under 50 members — are often self-managed, and administration is handled by the board itself. These HOAs typically don’t charge any of these fees when members sell their homes.
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The location of the new Denver Beer Co. tasting room in Arvada is the historic Craig Chevrolet building. (Photo circa 1950s) Courtesy photo
An artist’s sketch of the brewery exterior. Courtesy image
Denver Beer Co. coming to Olde Town Arvada Plans to open third brewery and tasting room location in old Chevrolet dealer location By Shanna Fortier sfortier@coloradocommunitymedia.com The old Craig Chevrolet Dealership building has been empty in Olde Town Arvada since April, but on Aug. 22, Denver Beer Co. inked a lease on the building for its third brewery and tasting room, set to open in early 2017. “We are thrilled to have found this building for our Arvada location,” said Denver Beer Co. Co-Founder Patrick Crawford. “Our Platte Street building was formerly a car service garage as well. It’s going to be a blast to renovate another old garage on Olde Wadsworth and turn it into a vibrant and fun community hang-out. This building has several unique features
to it, including beautiful vaulted ceilings. We are planning to preserve the historical character of the car dealership while breathing new life into the building.” The Arvada tap room will include 4,350 square feet of interior space to house a new seven barrel brew house created by Diversified Metal Engineering and a tasting room, plus 1,500 square feet of outdoor patio space in front of the building. It will feature long communal tables, large open garage doors, industrial finishes, and art from local artists. Denver Beer Co. is working with Genslar Architects for the building and interior design and will contract with Spectrum General Contractors for the construction Prior to the recent vacancy, the building had been home to Car Quest for 35 years before the business closed in February. Cathy Johnson, owner of the building, said she is looking forward to bringing more business up the street.
“There were three people interested in the building,” Johnson said. “We picked the beer company because we feel like there’s a lot of restaurants already and we wanted to do something different. And, they have good beer.” Denver Beer Co.’s Arvada location will have a dedicated brewer and brewing system with a similar menu concept of rotating beers that change with the seasons, a signature and exclusive Arvada beer, as well as the Denver Beer Co. flagship brews including Graham Cracker Porter, Incredible Pedal IPA, Sun Drenched Exploratory Ale, and rotating seasonals. Though the Arvada brew house will brew beers specifically for the Arvada community, the brewers at the Arvada location will collaborate and share recipes with the head brewers at Denver Beer Co.’s Platte Street tap room and production facilities. Denver Beer Co. will hire a dedicated brewing team as well as new bar staff for
the second location and estimates that the Arvada tap room will create eight to 10 full-time job equivalents for the Arvada community. “Arvada is overjoyed to welcome the Denver Beer Co. to Olde Town,” said Ryan Stachelski, director of the Arvada Economic Development Association. “Denver Beer Co.’s expansion adds to the critical mass of top tier eating and drinking establishments making Olde Town the place to be.” Denver Beer Co. co-founder, Charlie Berger said he is looking forward to joining the Arvada community. He said, “We hope to make a positive impact in the community both economically, through the creation of new jobs, and from a community standpoint with the addition of a welcoming gathering place where friends can meet after a hike or for a round of trivia and enjoy good conversation over a pint or two of tasty, handcrafted beers.”
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Third parties in the mix for unhappy voters Libertarians, Greens offer alternatives to major parties
PARTY REGISTRATION BY COUNTY The following is a look at the active-voter registration figures in some Denver metro area counties and in Colorado as of Aug. 1:
By Kyle Harding kharding@coloradocommunitymedia.com Democrats and Republicans aren’t the only ones reaching out to Colorado voters — the Libertarian and Green parties are hoping to target disaffected voters who do not care for either Republican nominee Donald Trump or Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. “I think there are a lot of people on both sides of the aisle who have gone unaffiliated because they aren’t happy with how they’ve been represented by both parties,” Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder Matt Crane said.
COUNTY
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
REPUBLICAN PARTY
LIBERTARIAN PARTY
GREEN PARTY
AMERICAN CONSTITUTION
UNAFFILIATED
TOTAL
ADAMS
77,202
55,540
1,860
472
662
76,727
212,488
ARAPAHOE
109,965
100,540
3,009
747
751
112,113
327,189
DENVER
178,211
53,944
3,681
1,392
858
117,858
356,016
DOUGLAS
40,089
91,596
1,967
311
306
60,939
195,216
ELBERT
2,189
9,369
131
19
51
4,884
16,643
JEFFERSON
109,140
111,374
3,388
951
693
128,938
355,525
STATE
953,042
964,738
28,735
8,612
7,805
1,020,697
2,983,998
Source: Colorado Secretary of State’s Website, www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/VoterRegNumbers/VoterRegNumbers.html
Note: Totals may not include all possible party affiliations. Third party continues on Page 16
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Voter registration for most of the metro area is strongly in favor of one party or another: Denver is a stronghold for Democrats, Douglas for Republicans. It’s closer in Adams County, but its registration figures lean heavily in favor of Democrats. Jefferson and neighboring Arapahoe, the state’s third most populous county, are the only two with fairly even distributions of Republicans, Democrats and unaffiliated voters. In both swing counties, Straayer sees more Democrats getting registered than Republicans. “If you look at the past seven years in Jeffco, it fits a pattern,” he said. “You can see the county and state moving slowly from red to pink to purple to blue.” As of Aug. 1, Republicans maintained a 964,738 to 953,042 edge among active registered voters in Colorado. Unaffiliated voters outnumbered them both, with slightly more than a million among their ranks. Looking at the same nearly four-year period, Straayer said Democrats are seeing an increase in younger people and women, while Republicans’ advantage is mostly in residents 70 years old and older. “It’s not a stampede, but a drip drip drip,” he said. “The younger generation on both sides is almost more libertarian — they take the live-and-let-live approach on social issues.” This change in demographics won’t win the election for any one candidate or party immediately, Straayer added, but is reflective of a change in attitudes. Jeffco’s voting history In the past four presidential elections, beginning in 2000, Jefferson County has voted with the winners — George W. Bush and Barack Obama. Democrats in Jeffco have seen many successes over the past several years, said Cheryl Cheney, chair of the county’s Democratic Party. “We’re very lucky to have a strong
ARAPAHOE AND JEFFERSON: ‘COUNTIES TO WATCH’ Arapahoe and Jefferson counties have drawn national attention in the lead-up to the 2016 presidential election, with both being named in Politico’s 25 “batleground counties to watch.” According to Politico — a news organization that covers national and global politics and policy making — both counties will receive numerous visits by the candidates and see many TV ads.
The article notes Arapahoe and Jefferson counties are past Republican strongholds that voted for Barack Obama twice. It said Arapahoe County’s 19 percent Hispanic population could present a challenge for Republican candidate Donald Trump. About Jefferson County, the article stated: “Both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton need to shore up their bases here in a place where there are more unaffiliated
Democrat base spread throughout the area,” she said. “We have a big ground game that includes a lot of getting out in the community.” Congressman Ed Perlmutter of Golden is one such Democrat who has received support from Jeffco residents. The 7th Congressional District representative was first elected to the state Senate in 1994 – the first Democrat elected to the position in 30 years – and served until 2003. In 2006, he won his first race for Congress, and he won the four elections following. He’s running against Republican George Athanasopoulos this November. But Republican leaders like Ytterberg and Steve House, chair of the Colorado Republican Party, say they’re touting some great candidates who will get the base excited. “We rely on voter data as much as possible, and engage with people very tactically,” House said. “We had a great year in 2014, and with the increase in unaffiliated voters, we’re going to do well again.” Republicans are pleased with the work done by incumbents Laura Woods, state senator in Arvada’s District 19, and Jefferson County Commissioner Libby Szabo. They are looking to challenge incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Polis in the 2nd Congressional District with Nic Morse.
voters than Republicans or Democrats and major party registration is at near parity.” Other counties on Politico’s list are in Iowa, Florida, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin. The full article can be read at www.politico.com/ story/2016/08/battleground-226780
A charged presidential election Particularly divisive presidential campaigns by Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton make 2016 very interesting, Straayer said. What he describes as the Donald Trump phenomenon could have a big impact on voter turnout numbers. “Trump has a hard-core base that is going to vote for him, almost no matter what he does,” he said. “Then there are Republicans who don’t like Trump and have such a visceral dislike of Hillary Clinton that they may just not vote.” The Democrats also face the challenge of bringing supporters of Bernie Sanders in line after a contentious primary season. “We’re taking a lot of lessons from 2008 and finding ways to work on the situation,” Cheney said. “We understand people don’t always have the same opinion on candidates, but we’re not seeing a big decrease in involvement.” Both parties had presences at many of Jeffco’s summer events, like Wheat Ridge’s Carnation Festival and the Jeffco County Fair to register voters and spread the word about their candidates. “The best part of the process is getting out there and talking to people,” Ytterberg said. “It’s a change to really engage with voters, and help make a choice.”
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Continued uncertainty for Heritage Square Old main street halfway demolished while amusement park runs on
HERITAGE SQUARE THROUGH THE YEARS
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1957 — Magic Mountain, a Disney-like theme park, opens. It went bankrupt and closed after Labor Day weekend in 1960.
With demolition of the old commercial section of Heritage Square half complete, property owner Martin Marietta still does not know what the land will be home to in the future. Although a couple of things are being discussed, there’s “nothing definitive,” said Pete Bovis, the square’s property manager with Martin Marietta. But “residential, big box retail and mining … are not options for the next life of the property,” said Bovis, explaining that’s not the direction the company wants to pursue. Martin Marietta bought Heritage Square — a longtime entertainment and tourist destination at 18301 W. Colfax Ave. — in December 2011. Since the purchase, the company has invested about $1 million on improvements and infrastructure upgrades, said David Hagerman, Martin Marietta’s regional vice president, in a previous interview. Plans to close the square were announced in February 2015 and by October and November of that year most of the businesses had closed. The popular Alpine Slide operated for 37 seasons before it closed on Oct. 11 last year. The slide’s former general manager Debbie Hottinger, who retired after the slide closed, reported that a company that operates a slide in Kentucky bought the sleds and track. All of the lift’s chairs were sold to the general public. The rest of the slide is still in the process of being dismantled, Bovis said. With lease options until 2039, only the Heritage Amusement Park — which includes the Garden Grill restaurant — remains in operation at Heritage Square.
1971 — Heritage Square opens, boasting a Victorian-themed shopping village and the Heritage Square Opera House, among other attractions. In 1988, the opera house becomes the Heritage Square Music Hall, and in 1993, the building also became home to the Heritage Square Children’s Theatre. Both the Music Hall and the Children’s Theatre closed in 2013. However, in 2015, the Children’s Theatre started again at Miners Alley Playhouse in downtown Golden.
The main street of Heritage Square is barren and barricaded with a fence marking the area as a construction zone as demolition continues on the once-popular destination for tourists and locals. Property owner Martin Marietta announced closure of the square in February last year. By October and November, most of the businesses had closed their doors to business. Photos by Christy Steadman As for progress on the total demolition of the square, the project is about 40 percent complete, Bovis said. Martin Marietta is dedicated to following a process that is not the crane-and-wrecking ball procedure some folks imagine, he added. The former main street — formerly home to the square’s Victorian village with retail shops and a music hall/opera house — is about 75 percent finished. Bovis estimates this phase of the demolition will be complete by the end of the year. “It’s been a time-consuming process,” Bovis said. “But it’s a process that needed to be done.” Most of the buildings on the main street contained asbestos. So proper methods for disposal and removal of the
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hazardous materials had to be approved by the state, Bovis said. That process began in late February. Before it became Heritage Square, the theme park was called Magic Mountain. It was designed by Marco Engineering of Los Angeles — made up of former Disneyland employees. However, it went bankrupt and was only open from 1957 to Labor Day weekend in 1960, said Bob McLaughlin, author of “Magic Mountain,” a book release in April that recounts the history of the theme park. Because of the Disney connection and architecture style of the buildings, some local historians advocated to save the facades and storefronts by relocating them. However, no one stepped up to do so during the public period, Bovis said. Another structure with sentimental value, the wedding chapel, did find a new home at the Moffat Road Railroad Museum in Granby. The chapel “made its journey,” Bovis said, and “they were ecstatic to receive it.” When asked about any potential plans, Bovis declined to answer. The “public will get plenty of notice” once things do begin to happen, he said. Any development plan for the property
1976 — A two-year-old Jefferson County Historical Commission designates Heritage Square as one of its 25 Centennial Sites in the county. 1979 — The Alpine Slide opens on Aug. 2. It operated for 37 seasons before closing on Oct. 11, 2015. 1990 — The approximate year the Golden Optimists began operating out of Heritage Square. The nonprofit, volunteer-run bicycle recycle program relocated to 17695 S. Golden Road as a temporary home in February after the square closed. 2011 — Martin Marietta purchases Heritage Square in December. 2015 — Martin Marietta announces its plans to close Heritage Square in February. By October and November, most of the businesses had closed their doors or relocated. 2016 — Demolition of the structures at Heritage Square begins early in the year. Demolition is expected to be complete near the end of the year. As of August, Martin Marietta had no set plans for the property.
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Ancient ice reveals vital clues about past climate Lakewood lab opens window into surprising level of detail
By Dan Elliott Associated Press Inside a huge walk-in freezer, a college student in a thick parka shoots a jolt of electricity through a yard-long column of ice extracted from Antarctica. Just outside the freezer, in a much warmer room, a computer wired to the ice registers a sudden spike in a jagged red line crawling across the screen. “Hey, we got a volcano,” says T.J. Fudge, a University of Washington researcher. The electric current has detected a thin layer of volcanic residue in the ice, deposited by an eruption about 8,000 years ago. This is the National Ice Core Laboratory, located at the Denver Federal Center in Lakewood, where ice pulled from the depths of Antarctica and Greenland is sliced up, photographed and tested. Most of it is shipped to other labs, where researchers do more experiments looking for clues about Earth’s past and future. Smooth and milky white, the 4- to 5-inch-diameter pieces — called ice cores — provide scientists with a wealth of historical information, from air temperature to greenhouse gases to evidence of cosmic events. The record reaches as far back as 800,000 years. The ice is the remnant of centuries of snowfall, compressed by the weight of successive years of accumulation. “You can drill into it, and it’s much like looking at tree rings,” Fudge said. “It’s just year after year after year of climate information that’s preserved out in the ice sheet.” Specialized drilling rigs pull the cores from as deep as 9,800 feet below the surface of the ice sheets. Crews then tuck them into protective tubes, pack them in chilled containers and ship them to the
An ice core being examined at the National Ice Core Laboratory in Lakewood. The dark band in this ice core from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Divide is a layer of volcanic ash that settled on the ice sheet approximately 21,000 years ago. Photo by Heidi Roop United States. Refrigerated trucks haul them to the Colorado lab, which is funded by the National Science Foundation. In a bustling, white-walled workroom in the Lakewood freezer — kept at about minus 11 Fahrenheit — workers push the cores through a series of saws on metal frame benches, divvying up the ice according to a prearranged pattern for different experiments. Part of every ice core is archived in another, larger room at about minus 33 degrees, so future researchers can verify old results or try new tests. The archive contains nearly 56,000 feet of ice. Types of evidence Scientists tease data from the ice in various ways. Differences in the weight of molecules in the frozen water hold clues about the air temperature at the time the snow fell. Air trapped in bubbles can be analyzed to measure how much carbon dioxide and
other gases were in the atmosphere when the ice formed. A solar flare or other cosmic events can leave distinctive radioactive atoms on the snow. Dust blown in from distant continents offers clues about atmospheric circulation. “The ice sheets are in direct contact with the atmosphere,” said Mark Twickler, the lab’s science director. “Everything that’s in the atmosphere we capture as time goes by, and it gets buried in snow.” The depth of the core and evidence of volcanoes help determine how old the ice is. Scientists already know when major eruptions occurred, so a layer of volcanic residue indicates the year the adjacent ice formed. That becomes a reference point for annual layers above and below. The record is remarkably precise, even reflecting seasonal changes, scientists say. “It’s as if we’re standing on the ice sheet writing down the temperature for the last
800,000 years,” said Bruce Vaughn, a University of Colorado-Boulder lab manager who works with the ice. “It’s that good.” Without a record of its depth and age, the ice has little research value, said Geoffrey Hargreaves, curator of the Lakewood lab. “An ice core without any depth references — I shouldn’t say this — it’s good for margaritas,” he said, poker-faced. No, Hargreaves said, scientists don’t actually do that. “There’s drill fluids in these things that you really don’t want to drink,” he said. Some experiments are done only on ice from the core’s interior, away from the fluids. Ice cores have led scientists to significant conclusions about climate, including that CO2 levels in the atmosphere today are higher than at any other time recorded in the ice. “The only reason we can make that statement is because we have the ice core air archived,” said Murat Aydin, a researcher at the University of CaliforniaIrvine. Ice cores also help refine computer models used to make climate predictions. “If we run them backwards with the parameters that we measure in the ice core and we get it right, that gives us a lot more confidence in the climate models going forward,” Vaughn said. As technology improves, researchers find new ways to analyze the ice. A technique called continuous flow analysis lets them slowly melt a one-yard stick of ice and analyze it drop-by-drop, instead of cutting it into small pieces, melting them one-by-one and averaging the results. The new technique gives scientists up to 2,400 measurements per yard instead of 20, Vaughn said. “There’ll be science for dozens of years with researchers who are maybe only now getting their degrees or learning about this,” Vaughn said. “It’s exciting. How could you not be excited about it?”
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On Aug. 13, the Arvada Community Food Bank presented the Arvada Community Garden with a plaque honoring the years of support and the thousands of pounds of food the gardeners have donated to ACFB. Most years, approximately 2,000 pounds of food makes its way from the Community Garden to clients of the Food Bank who are in need of healthy, fresh produce. In 2015, 2,855 pounds of produce was donated. The Arvada Community Garden has many unique features. There are substantial accommodations for handicapped gardeners. The garden is sustainabilityoriented with the use of ditchwater and a recycling programs. It’s also a certified wildlife and butterfly habitat with bee hives, species-specific bird houses and bat
and bug houses. With 120 plots, it is one of the largest community gardens in the state, and one of the oldest —celebrating its 49th year. Each spring, Arvada residents can join the garden and rent a 20-by-12-foot plot for $25. Members have access to tools, water, a greenhouse, manure and mulch. They can also share in communal fruit trees, raspberries, strawberries and cut flowers. “The donations we receive each year from the Arvada Community Gardens are an important part of our efforts to supply those in need with nutritionally beneficial food,” said Sandy Martin, executive director of the food bank. “We are focusing on more and more fresh items.” Martin, along with Arvada Food Bank board members, Alan Albrandt and Harry Fuller, presented the plaque to Keith Sorci, president of Arvada Gardeners during the garden’s annual August open house.
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September 1, 2016 Employees from Larsen Development work on building a ramp for Stephanie and Cedric Logan’s two children during the sixth annual Home Builders Foundation’s Blitz Build on Aug. 26. Photos by Clarke Reader
Larsen Development employees with Stephanie Logan and her children, Naomi and Lazarus. Both children need wheelchair access to the home, and Larsen employees built them a ramp during the Blitz Build on Aug. 26.
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By Clarke Reader creader@coloradocommunitymedia.com Both of Stephanie and Cedric Logan’s children, Naomi and Lazarus, use wheelchairs because of cerebral palsy, a fact that makes daily life more challenging because the family doesn’t have a ramp entryway to their home. Thanks to the Home Builders Foundation and its sixth annual Blitz Build, they do now. The Logan family’s home was one of four Lakewood addresses and 17 in the metro area to receive free ramps courtesy of the foundation from Aug. 25 through 27. “We start recruiting volunteer teams and recipients in March,” said Beth Forbes, executive director of the Home Builders Foundation. “The criteria for projects are that there
must be an accessibility and financial need, the recipient must own the home, and it must be in the eightcounty metro area.” The three other Lakewood locations to receive ramps were the new headquarters of The Chanda Plan — a nonprofit dedicated to improving the quality of life for those with disabilities — and the homes of Marcie Little and Trish Riffe. It takes about 27 crews with 200 volunteers to complete all 17 projects in three days, and according to information provided by the foundation, the retail value of the work is more than $65,000. All the materials were also donated, in large part by McStain Neighborhoods and Bluelinx. “Our president is really big into supporting these kinds of projects, which is why we’re here today,” said Shane Hunt, construction manager with Larsen Development and crew manager for Logan’s project. “We’ve got about a dozen employees volunteering to do this work, which
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Twitterpated about modern communication? I’ve been trying to give some thought lately to why it’s so hard, in today’s world, to have a real dialogue about issues. Haven’t you noticed how it seems like, whenever an issue comes up that needs attention, our default position is towards dueling monologues? One person from each side of the issue goes in front of cameras and take turns shouting at the audience, as represented by the moderator. And, while I appreciate that both sides are presented, the whole exercise has become so pro forma that nobody even listens to each other. By the time the 8 minute block of television time is over, there’s been no exploration of nuance, no digging deeper into other perspectives. The moderator, on behalf of the audience, usually thanks the two combatants, maybe adds a clever quip, and then teases the next block. Everybody comes back again after commercial, the moderator announces the new topic, and the exercise starts over as if nothing happened. In the last two weeks, the Colorado Rockies have gone 6-3 against the two best teams in the National League, proving there’s been growth. Unfortunately, in the middle of that run, they visited the woeful Milwaukee Brewers and got swept in a three game series.
Proving one of two things: either the Rockies are still not talented enough to win consistently, or they’re just not mentally tough. Speaking of mentally tough, is there anybody in Denver who could use a mental coach more than Michael Alcorn Mark Sanchez? HITTING Here’s a guy who came out of college HOME with a great resume, and performed very well his first two seasons. He had a great future. Unfortunately, somewhere along the way, he became mistake prone. Somewhere, he began to make big mistakes at the worst possible times. So he came to Denver with one mandate: don’t give the ball to the other team. The Broncos defense is good enough to win again this year. All that is required of the quarterback is to be smart, don’t give the ball to the other team, give the defense a chance to dominate. But what we saw in the preseason from him was the same old tendency to make bad decisions or to be the guy bad things hap-
pen to. Which, I suppose, makes him pretty similar to all either all of Trump’s campaign managers, or all of Hillary’s lawyers. Now, if you’re sitting there, reading this, wondering what the point of this column has been, it has been to demonstrate a current reality. One of the currently most popular social media platforms is Twitter, which allows you to post your thoughts 140 characters at a time. Each of these thoughts in this column is 140 characters or less. And even as I was writing, I found it hard to hold a thought for very long. My point is this: if this is how we’ve evolved to communicate, then it’s no wonder we can’t focus long enough to actually solve anything. 140 characters is barely enough to make proper introductions, much less come to any understanding of another point of view. This isn’t how Tolstoy, or Sun Tzu, or Scheherazade, or any of their cultural descendants approach the world. But, then, I guess, none of them could attach a picture of a kitten to their writing, so… 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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Library left out of Olde Town tale I was surprised to read in your “Olde Town” article in the Aug. 18, Arvada Press no mention of the Arvada Library being an anchor to old town. I was on the Jefferson County Public Library Board of Trustees at the time and what I remember is them saying ‘if we build it they will come.’ Well it appears to be working. Joe DiVito, Arvada
A response to questions about work on McIntyre Editor’s Note: This letter is the county’s response to issues raised by residents Dan Hayes in a letter he penned “Sidewalk to
nowhere” that ran in the Aug. 18 edition of the paper. The McIntyre road improvement project was funded in part by the North Area Traffic Impact Fund which can be used only for specific arterial corridors. Improvements to side streets such as 50th Avenue are not eligible to be paid for from this fund. However, sidewalks along 50th Avenue have been identified on the county’s missing sidewalks list and Jefferson County is partnering with the Fairmont School on an application later this year for a Safe Routes to School grant to construct the sidewalk between McIntyre Street and the school. If the grant application is successful, it is expected that a sidewalk will be constructed within two to
three years. A second phase of the sidewalk construction west of the school to Quaker Street is also envisioned with future grant opportunities. Jefferson County determines whether traffic signals are warranted at intersections based on the volume of traffic and the delay experienced by traffic. During the design and planning of the McIntyre Street project several intersections were evaluated to determine if traffic signalization was or will soon be warranted. The Coors Tech Center entrance was one of the intersections determined to be warranted for signalization, however 48th Avenue was determined Letters continues on Page 11
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A Colorado plan for Zika
Getting along with others in school
There’s no reason not to have a Colorado plan for Zika virus. We have watched as the virus has spread across the tropic and sub-tropic areas of CenJessie Danielson tral and South GUEST America and the CarribCOLUMN bean. So why should we care about Zika in Colorado? One of the most effective functions of government is public health and the prevention of diseases. Look at the historic successes in the prevention of polio, tuberculosis and AIDS. Let’s make sure we apply this success to Zika prevention. Zika strikes fear in women because it causes microcephaly – small brain development — in infants. For women, the Zika outbreak means delaying pregnancy or hoping for a good outcome for those who are already pregnant. Now Zika has made landfall in Florida. And we should closely watch its progress to prevent its establishment in Colorado. The mosquito that carries the Zika virus doesn’t thrive in Colorado, which would make an extended epidemic unlikely. However, we
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know that in addition to being spread by mosquito bites, the virus can be transmitted through sexual contact from person to person. Scientists are still studying all the complexities of how people get Zika. Colorado has a mobile population. We travel – for work and for vacation. We also have a significant military population who are deployed globally. All of this adds up to Colorado putting together a plan that creates a healthy amount of prevention and assembles a firewall that will protect pregnant women and promote healthy babies. Colorado should be proactive with our public education and outreach, ensuring that health care providers and public health officials statewide can help prevent the spread of Zika. In addition, our state should have a robust testing program, and a support system if there is a Zika virus outbreak in Colorado. Thanks to the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment for setting up a task force to begin the planning process. Ensuring women and children’s health moving forward should be a priority for Colorado. Jessie Danielson represents State House District 24, which includes Golden, Wheat Ridge, Edgewater and other areas in Jefferson County. To contact Rep. Danielson or learn more, call her cell at 720-276- 3468 or visit www.JessieDanielson.com.
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to not meet warrants for a traffic signal at this time. For additional information regarding Jefferson County’s Transportation and Engineering Division projects visit http:// jeffco.us/transportation-and-engineering/. Please contact the county’s Public Engagement Director, Kate McIntire, with any additional questions at 303-271-8515. Bond change could hurt autistic students I am disappointed that the Jeffco School Board voted to approve the new facility plan that fails to address the needs of our most vulnerable students and instead will move sixth graders into middle school. There are 14 K-6 Autism center programs (ASD) that provide the supports needed for children with Autism. My child attends one of these center programs. The current ASD programs have been life savers for so many children, providing them a safe environment where they can learn, decompress and thrive. These programs are only offered in elementary schools in Jeffco. I have been told by a board member that the plans to move are way down the line. The decision to move all sixth graders to middle school negatively impacts the services ASD children receive. Currently, there are minimal services for children with Autism in middle school and high school in Jeffco. Moving sixth graders to middle schools means our children will not get the special services they need. Having the supportive structure of ASD programs in middle school program would help our students and help prepare them for the transition to high school but the new facility plan includes no such support services. What the plan does include – one year less of support services many other children desperately need. I can’t support a facility plan which reduces the services for so many of our children. I can’t support moving sixth graders to middle schools especially when it costs so much ($100 million) and children receive less support. Please join me in opposing the Jeffco facility plan with the nearly billion dollar price tag. Vote No on 3B. Kind Regards, Donna Nemer Arvada
One secret to success in school is getting along LIFELONG with others. Children who LEARNING have experience with rules, being respectful, courteous, generous, and affable will have an easier time and be happier in school according to school psychologists. Adults can help children form these virtues by setting an example at home and helping children practice some basics. Words and Actions Matter Act polite and you’ll be polite. Using words like “please, thank you, no thanks, and excuse me” with a kind voice set a tone of niceness and respect. Adults can help children use words to ask for help or express feelings. Teach the difference between telling an adult if something is not right, bullying, or unsafe and being a constant “tattletale.” Practicing these suggestions around the home makes a difference but takes patience say psychologists. Use kind language. Give sincere compliments and express concern. Talk about how kindness makes others feel good and then they are more likely to be kind to you. Adults may need to remind that some words kids hear are off limits and inappropriate in your family and at school. Help children practice listening silently when someone else is talking and looking at the person’s face. Adults can kneel or sit down to children’s height when talking with them to show how this is done. Role play with stuffed animals or practice at mealtime and praise good listening.
Sad about education needs I feel sad when I read complaints about the Jefferson County School Board asking to increase taxes so they can provide better and more buildings and opportunities for our future citizens. The students in school today will be earning salaries and paying taxes that will support and improve our lives and our communities. There is evidence that students preform less well or drop out of school when their capabilities and social needs cannot be met. Some underlying factors can be: inadequate and appropriate classroom space, special learning and social services, unavailability of hands-on materials and equipment, and lack of real life experiences that address personal strengths and interests. It seems obvious that we pay now or we pay more later when drop out students and adults do not have skills, jobs, homes, choose unhealthy alternatives, or are incarcerated. The School Board makes decisions, such as building new schools and changing building uses, with all students foremost in their minds. To understand the effect of their decisions and the needs of the teachers and students, it helps to get involved with PTA, support committees, or by volunteering. Every school staff would welcome pleasant, caring volunteers to help them provide more learning opportunities and to give students extra personal encouragement and support. We must adjust to realizing that education today is not the simpler, less costly, education of our past. We cannot expect great results from the on-going expectation of new and more in-depth curriculum and testing without also providing additional support for the ones who are with our children every day. They are the ones who are trying to provide for the varied and multiple needs of every child in each classroom. School Board members take on the volunteer task of managing the most important environment children experience, outside of their homes. Janet Johnson, Golden Some head-scratchers here Wouldn’t a little common sense have precluded the following contrived ignorance on ballot measures and beyond? Update our Constitution, the greatest document ever written, as per what’s progressively in vogue this week? Send money to banana republics because the sun’s activity creates warmingcooling cycles? Anyone should be entitled to decide who your political party should
Greet and say “good-bye” to people. Smile. Act enthusiastic and you’ll be enthusiastic is a Dale Carnegie tip for a successful life. Share and Tidy Up You can start the sharing habit by asking your baby to share Cheerios. Little ones love this game. Cut treats in half to share or share space on the couch. Ask others if they want a treat or a piece of paper while getting supplies. Let another person go first if there is a tie for first in line.The water fountain will still be there. Participate in helping to pick up toys, clothes, and clearing the table. Make it a game by singing a pick-up song, playing favorite music, or having a contest as a part of an established routine. Point out when materials are picked up they are easier to find next time. This is known as a “kid reason.” Play games where taking turns is expected like cards and Candyland. Practice “now your turn” at meal time, while sharing crayons, or choosing a show. Hang up clothing or backpacks. Make this easy by setting a good example and providing kid-friendly pegs and containers. Demonstrate and practice inside, outside, and whispering voices. There will be classmates who have not yet learned these virtues, but your kids can show them how it’s done. Esther Macalady lives in Golden. Grandparents Teach Too is an organization that helps families prepare young children for success in school and a lifetime love of learning. More information and podcasts are at www. grandparetsteachtoo.org and www.grandparentsteachtoo.blogspot.com.
nominate, through open primaries? You must conduct business in the avant-garde way that suits the thought police. Suicide should be assisted, if not encouraged, and traditional marriage is so out-of-touch. It’s worth doubling the state budget to get rid of those HMOs, suggests Amendment 69.
It’s OK to cripple oil/gas production with unnecessary fracking and setback rules. Windmills are the answer. Those employer-worker free market negotiations must be stopped! A minimum wage seldom puts over 25 percent out of work. Tom Graham, Arvada
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Getting to the meat of the matter, weight loss requires a comprehensive approach
By Jeremy Johnson jjohnson@coloradocommunitymedia.com
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eep down, dieters probably already know: Get-fit-quick schemes just don’t work. At least, not in the long term. After all, if they were effective, why do obesity rates continue to climb all across the nation and even in Colorado — a place often associated with active, outdoor lifestyles and good health? “Colorado tends to be one of the healthiest states but, you look at obesity across the country and … general obesity is increasing,” said Dr. Richard Bishop, with New West Physicians Broomfield in Westminster. “It’s really becoming a significant health concern, almost to the point that it’s a health crisis.” And yet, knowing a problem exists and knowing the quick fix can’t be the answer, Bishop said people still spend “millions, billions of dollars even” on the latest fads. “Human nature is such that people want that quick fix,” he said. “But I’m convinced the lifestyle kind of program is the only thing that has any sustainability. “The way healthcare is going, if we don’t take care of ourselves, we’re going to be in trouble in 10 years,” Bishop added. “I don’t think there’s going to be any fancy treatment for all these chronic diseases, but I think we can prevent them.” A comprehensive approach So does Michael Proffitt. He and his wife, Beata, own Lighten Up Fitness in Thornton. Despite the presence of the word “fitness” in the name, the Proffitts say the nearly 3,500-square-foot facility located just east of the Orchard Town Center at 144th Avenue and I-25 is not exactly a fitness center. “What we’re trying to do is change the concept of fitness centers,” Proffitt said. “There’s a place in the world for fitness centers or for weight loss centers or for nutrition. But what we’re trying to do is bring that all under one roof, into what we call a lifestyle improvement center. “There’s a ton of fitness centers, a ton of weight-loss centers out there,” he added. “But there was no one talking about balance, no one talking about lifestyle.” The concept of “lifestyle improvement” was gently introduced to Michael by his wife after the birth of their first child,
Instructor Mary jo Sagundo, of Adams County, leads a group in percussion-centric cardio exercise at the Lighten Up Fitness lifestyle improvement center in Thornton. Cardio-based exercise is just one part of what owners Michael and Beata Proffitt said is a multi-faceted approach to not just weight loss but overall improved physical and mental health. Photo by Jeremy Johnson when Michael — who had dealt with obesity as a child — ballooned to nearly 300 pounds. Beata suggested there had to be a better path to weight loss and fitness that goes beyond what Michael and so many others had previously practiced: extreme diets and exercise. “Beata had a lot of thoughts regarding preparing food and eating in moderation and drinking water instead of juice or soda,” Michael said. “Before that, when I wanted to lose weight I would just hit the gym and it sort of compensated for my fork,” he added. “But, you can’t outrun your fork. And if you eat in moderation, you can actually go to the gym and enjoy yourself, not kill yourself every single time you go. I thought, ‘That sounds like balance.’” And balance is the name of Lighten Up Fitness’s game. Only about half of Lighten Up Fitness is dedicated to actual fitness, in so much as there’s about 2,000 square feet of
exercise equipment, including treadmills, spin bikes, weights and other typical gym fare. In addition, the lifestyle improvement center offers several private rooms dedicated solely to “health coaching” — in other words, discussing poor eating and other habits that feed into an unhealthy life cycle. “From the emotional perspective, we talk a lot about negative self-talk,” Proffitt said. “We constantly get barraged by talk from inside our head that says ‘Stop! You don’t have to do this.’ But the body is truly more powerful than the mind. And as long as we continue to listen more intently and more mindfully to what our body is telling us, then we can hear what it is really saying.” Also on site is a multi-purpose general room, which serves as a place for cardio fitness activities key to good health, but also acts as a gathering place for clients or an area for cooking demonstrations and
other presentations related to good eating and healthy living. “What we’re trying to achieve is a healthy balance between physical, nutritional and emotional,” Proffitt said. “We believe that’s what clients need to achieve their weight loss.” A fad worth following Arvada-based personal trainer Jennifer Cavallaro agrees. She sees a clear connection between physical fitness, nutrition and state of mind. “The old-school definition of personal training is changing,” she said, adding that aspects like incorporating nutrition and listening more to the client seem to be gaining traction in her profession. When it comes to her routines with clients, Cavallaro starts with transparency, asking new clients to keep a food diary for a few days. Fitness continues on Page 13
THE PROBLEM WITH THE QUICK FIX Dr. Richard Bishop of New West Physicians Broomfield in Westminster said the biggest problem with the “quick-fix” approach to weight loss is its apparent effectiveness. First impressions, he said, can be misleading.
improvement center Lighten Up Fitness in Thornton and once dealt with obesity, agreed, and said he steers clients away from fad diets that actually rob the body of energy in the effort to “shed pounds.”
To a point, some diet pills or pre-packaged meal programs do work — for the first one or two weeks.
“For instance, there’s those high-protein diets — did you know according to the USDA Guidelines for Healthy Americans, (protein is) one of the lowest macronutrients that we actually need?” he said.
Bishop said that’s because, though quick approaches claim to break down fats, they actually break down glycogen, a polysaccharide of glucose providing energy to animals. It is the main storage form of glucose in the body. “(Glycogen) is stored with a bunch of water,” Bishop explained. “So, by putting people on very low-sugar diets, that’s where they can lose eight or 10 or 12 pounds in a week or two. “But that never lasts,” he added. “You always have to replenish (glycogens) and that’s when all the weight comes back.” Michael Proffitt, who co-owns lifestyle
“If you have a high-protein, lowcarb diet your body is craving sugar. You feel like you have no energy,” Proffitt added. “So, what we do is try to bring up the carbohydrates to get (clients) so they’re feeling better. We’re really trying to get people tuned into what their body is asking for and delivering it.” In addition to being ineffective, Bishop said quick fixes and fad diets can actually deteriorate health. “(Repeated weight loss) in and of itself is actually unhealthy,” he said. “It’s a stress on the body.”
Arvada-based personal trainer Jennifer Cavallaro said there’s a clear connection between physical fitness, nutrition and state of mind. She’s part of a growing movement away from get-fit-quick schemes and fad diets and looking instead at physical health achieved through a multi-faceted approach. Courtesy photo
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Seven musical days in London town When traveling, one of the easiest ways to bring a piece of home along is music. You can be in the most unfamiliar of places, surrounded by sounds, sights and smells that are all completely new, and still find familiar ground when your favorite song comes on. I learned this firsthand just a few weeks ago when I spent seven days exploring London, both with one of my best friends and on my own. Now, visiting a bustling metropolis like London isn’t the same thing as say, backpacking through the rain forests of Brazil, or wandering through the Himalayas. In London you’re perpetually around people, and by and large you’re seeing and hearing your own language. Still, there are times being lost in a sea of people, when you need to tune out the roar of the crowd to actually appreciate what’s around. One of the joys of my time across the pond was spending an afternoon getting lost between theold and new that defines so much of the city, while listening to some purposefully random music. I’ve discovered one of the best ways to provide myself with delightful surprises throughout the day is going with the shuffle option when pressing play on my
iPhone. This decision lead to some wonderfully soundtracked moments, like Bruce Springsteen’s “Streets of Fire” going along with afternoon tea, rapping along to Young Thug’s Clarke Reader chaotic yowls as I wandered through LINER Hatchard’s (LonNOTES don’s oldest bookstore), or missing someone special to Van Morrison’s “Into the Mystic.” There’s something special about having British bands like The Who come up, and wondering if Pete Townshend walked the same alley you’ve stopped in. For the more social side of things, I found the adage of stopping to smell the roses good advice. Walking through the tube stations, the busy square or along the river, I stopped and listened to the street musicians there. Do so and you’re likely to hear songs you know, often with an interesting approach or flourish. My favorite music discovery the
CLARKE’S ALBUM OF THE WEEK Selection: Frank Ocean’s “Blonde,” released on Boys Don’t Cry records. Review: Just like the man himself, “Blonde” defies simple characterization. At times it’s avant garde R&B run through shoegaze aesthetics, but then it transforms into bedroom pop style hip-hop, which I didn’t even know was a thing. What it is throughout is the year’s loveliest and most contemplative
whole trip was Scarfes Bar, a little place in the Holborn neighborhood, designed like a library. It’s all dark woods, low lights, books everywhere, and most importantly, live music every night. Fittingly, the bands booked at Scarfes all take blues, soul and pop and drench them in the neon lights of jazz. Over the course of three separate visits, I saw the Nicola Emmanuel Trio bring an authentic take to jazz standards, the Nick and Kitty Duo injecting some playful swing into classics in jazz and the American songbook, and the Damien Flood Trio bring the house down with some killer covers. On my last night in London, the Damien Flood Trio provided the perfect
album. The whole thing feels like Ocean is whispering you ear, and in that whisper, one can hear the infinite. Favorite song (right now): “Ivy” Biggest gut punch turn of phrase: “I broke your heart last week/You’ll probably feel better by the weekend.” — From “Ivy”
score, covering favorite’s like Bob Marley’s “Waiting in Vain,” The Eagles’ “Desperado” and David Gray’s “Babylon.” It was hearing these well-loved songs performed in a new way that I was again reminded of the power of music. It can even make a place thousands of miles away feel like home. Clarke Reader’s column on how music connects to our lives appears every other week. A community editor with Colorado Community Media, misses Scarfes. Check out his music blog at calmacil20. blogspot.com. And share your favorite music travel stories at creader@coloradocommunitymedia.com.
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“I see where people are at,” she said. And though she’s no therapist, Cavallaro said sessions seem to go better when clients “get a few things off their chest.” Knowing more about her clients, the big events in their lives, for example, informs how Cavallaro can best approach helping them reach their health and fitness goals. “(Big events) affect your eating, it affects everything,” she said. Again, Proffitt can relate from a personal point of view, and wife Beata said that’s why they focus at Lighten Up Fitness on behavior modification. “Behavior modification is the number one thing we stress here,” said Michael Proffitt. “Unless you own it, unless you change the behavior that’s getting you to the point where you’re not healthy, you’ll just yo-yo over and over and over again.” Slow and steady approach The Proffitts, Cavallaro and Bishop have all drawn the same
Kathleen Warner, of Thornton, assists instructor Mary jo Sagundo in leading some cardio exercises in the multi-purpose room at Lighten Up Fitness in Thornton. The general purpose room is used for everything from group exercise to healthy cooking demonstrations. Photo by Jeremy Johnson conclusion: A slow and steady approach is the only way to realistically reach weight-loss goals. The reasons are more science
than the average person seeking to lose weight might care to understand — simply put, Proffitt said a lot of get-fit-fast
diets shed water weight that is often bound to return. But what is important, they all agree, is moderation and personal com-
fort, not extremism and distress. “Your body wants balance,” Cavallaro said of fad diets. She said depriving the body of one thing or the other inevitably leads to cravings and diet failure. Better, she said, to add in healthier food options that can eventually replace the unhealthy. Proffitt said quick-fix diets can also create unrealistic, and equally unhealthy, expectations. “If you lose five or 10 pounds a week, you’re building up expectations,” he said. “And then, as you get further and further along, you’re going to stumble. And it’s easier to stumble with the expectation of losing one or two pounds a week than when you stumble losing five to 10 pounds a week. Because usually when you stumble, it’s extreme.” In the opinion of Dr. Bishop, the slow approach is more sustainable because change itself happens slowly. “I think it is a far better approach. I think we’re creatures of habit — good, bad and ugly,” Bishop said. “And we can change our habits, but it’s a very difficult thing. “You don’t just wake up one morning and say, ‘I’m going to eat healthier,’ ” he said. “You have to have a plan and a lot of sticktoitiveness.”
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Shannan Steele and Robert Michael Sanders in The Edge Theater’s “Murder Ballad.” The show is the theater’s first musical. Photo by RDGPhotography
The ballad tells of both love and hate
Edge Theater presents its first musical
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By Clarke Reader creader@coloradocommunitymedia.com
WHERE: The Edge Theater 1560 Teller St., Ste. 200, Lakewood
More than halfway through its sixth season, Lakewood’s The Edge Theater is still finding new ways to push its envelope. For the theater’s first ever musical, director Rick Yaconis didn’t want to choose a typical musical. What he found instead is “Murder Ballad,” with book and lyrics by Julia Jordan and music and lyrics by Juliana Nash. “Murder Ballad” makes its regional premiere at The Edge, 1560 Teller St., Ste. 200, through Sept. 25. Performances are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 6 p.m. on Sunday. “The show has a small cast, great story, and all takes place in a nightclub,” Yaconis
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a feeling of family with Michael (Robert Michael Sanders). The domestic life leads to boredom, and she starts back up with Tom again. Mary McGroary narrates the ensuing chaos as passions and tensions reach a lethal level. “This show is all about love, depression, desire, betrayal and rage. It’s a compilation of the extremes of what it means to be a human emotionally,” Steele said. “The power of the piece is how intense everything is, especially the humanity of the characters.” The process for staging a musical has been a new one for Yaconis and the theater, which had to go through some renovations to ensure the music would sound good. “Murder Ballad” is an operetta, which means there is no spoken dialogue — everything is sung. “I had to build a team for this show, instead of doing most things myself when it’s a play,” Yaconis said. “I had to ensure our
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Send volunteer opportunities to hharden@ coloradocommunitymedia.com. Ongoing Animal Rescue of the Rockies Rescues homeless dogs and cats from overcrowded shelters Need: Foster-care families for death-row shelter dogs and cats Contact: www.animalrescueoftherockies.org Arvada Visitors Center Need: Help assemble welcome bags for new Arvada residents. Specific dates and times are scheduled. Contact: Jean Gordon, jean@visitarvada.org or 720-898-3380 Cat Care Society Nibbles `N Kibbles Food Bank Works to reduce number of abandoned and surrendered cats Need: Donations of canned and bagged cat food and litter Contact: 303-239-9680 Colorado Refugee English as a Second Language Program Teaches English to recently arrived refugees, who have fled war or persecution in their home country. In Colorado, refugees are from Afghanistan, Burma, Bhutan, Somalia, Iraq, Eritrea and D.R. Congo, among others. Need: Volunteers to teach English. Tutoring takes place in the student’s home. Refugees live throughout Denver, but the largest concentrations are in Thornton, near 88th Avenue and Washington Street, and in east Denver/Aurora, near Colfax Avenue and Yosemite Street. Other details: Tutors do not need to speak the student’s language. Most participants are homebound women and small children, adults who are disabled, and senior citizens. Many are not literate in their first language, and remain isolated from American culture.
musical director Jason Tyler Vaughn, the choreography, and everything is aligned.” Most of Steele’s career has revolved around musical theater, and she said the best musicals often feel like plays — which is exactly how she describes “Murder Ballad.” “This is not a show for a large room, and so it’s perfect in the Edge’s intimate space,” she said. “There are so many pressures in the show, and being in a small space intensifies all of them.” Appreciators of the unique will find a lot to love in “Murder Ballad,” Yaconis added. “Audiences will be challenged emotionally, and will be very surprised by what they see and hear,” Steele said. “We all have deep struggles, joys and pains, and this show explores all of that.” For more information, call 303-2320363 or visit www.theedgetheater.com.
Requirements: Volunteers must attend training at Emily Griffith Technical College in downtown Denver. Sessions take place every 6-8 weeks. Go to www.refugee-esl.org for information and volunteer application. Next training session is Saturday, July 30. Contact: Sharon McCreary, 720-423-4843 or sharon.mccreary@emilygriffith.edu. Common Earth Community Garden Garden project for entire community of Arvada Need: Volunteers to help build and work in garden Contact: Anthony at 303-204-0840 or squiggy.as@gmail.com Edge Theater Lakewood area community theater Need: Friendly and outgoing volunteers to tend bar Contact: Patty Yaconis at 720-841-7631 or www.theedgetheater.com Foothills Art Center Golden’s premier art facility Contact: volunteerinfo@foothillsartcenter. org Founders and Friends of Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge Restores native habitat and wildlife; provides opportunities to experience wildlife and nature; promotes awareness and appreciation of the National Wildlife Refuge System Need: Volunteers needed to develop email contact list with occasional entry of email addresses; assist with website content by developing relevant resource materials, articles about refuge events ad calendar postings; remove noxious weeds from the eastern area of the refuge; and perform regular clean-up and maintenance (spraying weeds and cutting grass with weed whacker) of the kiosk areas on the west side of the refuge. Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge is at 9210 W. 80th Ave., Arvada. Age requirements: Adults, or children with adult supervision; training will be provided if needed. Contact: Janet Torma-Krajewski, 303-4232069 or ieil@q.com
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Sylvia Brockner About: Brockner has been a leader in the Evergreen area preservation movement for more than 40 years. She started the Evergreen Naturalists in 1968 with her late husband, which has since become the Evergreen Audubon and Nature Center. She also helped Jeffco Open Space acquire 319 acres of land that became Lair O’ the Bear Open Space. At 97, she still writes and illustrates her weekly column for the Canyon Courier. What she had to say: “The great reward of the work I do is to be able to drive by parks and see people using and enjoying them. I think everyone for the honor, and hope everyone will continue to save our lands before they disappear.” Steve Camins About: Camis has worked as an insurance agent for his company, Financial
Dimensions Ltd., for more than 40 years. He has served on the Arvada Center Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors three times in those same 40 years, worked with the Arvada Planning Commission for 10 years, helped form the Arvada Enterprise Center and has served on the Jefferson County Business Resource Center board. Currently, Camins is the chairman of the Arvada Chamber Man and Woman of the Year nominating committee. What he had to say: “This is very exciting and humbling, and has been a lot of fun along the way. These days community building is vitally important.” Eldon Laidig About: Laidig has been a financial planner for 52 years, including 42 years of service in the United States Coast Guard Reserves. He spent 27 years working for Jeffco Public Schools, 25 of which were spent as a junior high school principal. He has also served as club president of the Arvada Council for the Arts and Humanities, the Arvada Rotary Club and Friendship Force of Greater Denver, as well as the Arvada Historical Society.
Laidig is also an Elder at the Arvada Presbyterian Church, a position he has held since 1964. What he had to say: “I couldn’t accomplish everything I have if not for a lot of other people who supported me along the way. As William Shakespeare said, ‘thanks and thanks and ever thanks.” Betty Miller About: Miller started her community involvement by volunteering with the League of Women Voters and PTA, eventually culminating in her election to the Colorado House of Representatives in 1964. She helped establish Lakewood as a city, and served on the first city council, from 1965 to 1975. She served as Director of Colorado Local Affairs under Governor Dick Lamm and was chief administrator for Senator Tim Wirth, where she helped shut down Rocky Flats. In 1992 she was elected as a Jeffco County Commissioner. She died in January 2012. What they had to say: Linda Rockwell “It was my privilege to know Betty, who was a fine leader.” Adam Paul, Lakewood mayor - “It’s my
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honor to share Betty with everyone — a woman who touched the lives of many in the City of Lakewood, Jefferson County and Colorado.” Dan Pike About: Pike began working in the conservation field in 1976, when he opened an office for the Nature Conservancy and drafted the state’s first Colorado conservation easement. He went on to be a founding member of the Mountain Area Land Trust in Evergreen and Gunnison Ranchland Conservation Legacy and was president of Colorado Open Lands. He worked to protect both Noble Meadow and Beaver Brook Watershed in Evergreen. He was the vice chair of the Colorado Coalition of Land Trusts and legislative member of the Colorado Conservation Easement Tax Credit Task Force. What he had to say: “Evergreen has taught me a lot over the years. The communities where we grow up and live structure our values, and we become truly invested in the places we live and work. The world needs communities more than ever.”
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Fridays CalmUp Journey Prefer to help yourself rather than do the coaching or psychotherapy thing? Let me share with you free information about the CalmUp Journey, a one-page self-examination worksheet for men and women. Join me for coffee or tea from 8-9 a.m. most Fridays at Whole Foods Market Belmar, 444 S. Wadsworth Blvd. in Lakewood. Let me know you’re planning to be there so we’re sure to connect. Contact www.DrLorieGose. com or 303-500-2340. Game On meets from 1-4 p.m. at Community Recreation Center, 68th and Wadsworth. The North Jeffco Senior Friday Club meets weekly to play cards and board games, including bridge, pinochle, canasta, hand & foot,
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AREA CLUBS majong, billiards and dominoes. No RSVP. All supplies provided and refreshments. Monthly pot luck/catered meals. Golfing and bowling opportunities, too. For information call Bob Stremel, 303-905-4315. Golden Gate Community Grange, 25201 Golden Gate Canyon Road, has meetings at 7 p.m. the second Friday of the month. Activities include yoga, dances, eggmania, special wildlife programs, holiday craft fair. Grange hall available for rental for weddings, parties, reunions, etc. Call Rich Phillips at 303-277-1933 or go to www. goldengategrange.com. New members welcome. North Jefferson County Gem and Mineral Club meets at 7:30 p.m. the second Friday of each
month at the Apex Community Recreation Center, 6842 N. Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Clubs offers presentations, field trips, socializing, and local shows. Children are always welcome to attend with their family. Members enjoy rockhounding (rocks, minerals, and fossils), faceting, jewelry making, diverse geology, and sharing stories about “the one that got away” (or at least was too big to carry home). Contact club president Tom Reilly for dues and other information, 303-940-7425.
levels and genres of published and unpublished writers including (but not limited to) short stories, novels, fan fiction, stage plays, poetry, essays and news articles.
South Jeffco Rotary Club meets at 7:15 a.m. Fridays at Fox Hollow Golf Course, 13410 W. Morrison Road, Lakewood. Contact Bruce at 303-919-3741.
Colorado Citizens for Peace meets 10:30-11:30 a.m. every Saturday at the intersections of West 52nd and Wadsworth Boulevard to try to bring an end to the wars. Signs will be furnished for those who do not have them. Contact Cindy Lowry at 303-4311228 or waylonthecat.lowry@ yahoo.com.
Wilmore-Richter, American Legion Post 161 presents its Roundtable Is-sues breakfast meetings at 7 a.m. the first Friday of each month at 6230 W. 60th Ave., Arvada. The meeting is an information exchange forum for city, county, state and national governments. Group is a nonconfrontational informational and coordination forum. Bring family members, neighbors, coworkers and friends. Breakfast service begins at 6:45 a.m.; presentation starts at 7:05 a.m. Contact 303-424-0324 or email John Sharp at alp161@hotmail. com. Saturdays Arvada Authors A new group for writers is forming. Arvada Authors meets at 6 p.m. the first and third Saturday each month at Global Goods and Coffee, 5613 Olde Wadsworth Blvd. in Arvada. The first meeting for the group is Aug. 20. Arvada Authors is open to all skill
Anyone in the Arvada area with an desire to grow as a writer or expand their skill set is welcome. The group will provide writing tips, critiques, prompts, exercises, proof reading, peer review, and quiet writing time in solidarity. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/groups/ arvadaauthors.
LifeRing Secular Recovery is a network of support groups for people who want to live free from alcohol and other addictive drugs. Meetings are at 6 p.m. Saturdays at 6655 W. Jewell Ave. Unit 100. Appointments and membership is not required. LifeRing’s approach to sobriety focuses on empowering individuals through the strength of sober conversation. Go to www. liferingcolorado.org. Piece Together Sewing meets from 9 a.m. to noon the second Saturday of each month, starting in January, at Sloans Lake Community Church, 2796 Utica St., Denver. All are welcome. The group sews lap quilts for the University of Colorado Hospital, cloth bags for food for the Jeffco Action Center, mittens for the Denver Rescue Mission and Severe Weather Shelter, or bring your own project. You also may bring your own machine. Contact Sharon Behm, 303-241-8644. Rocky Mountain Shipwrights
is a wood ship modeling club that meets at 9:30 a.m. the third Saturday of each month at Rockler’s Woodworking and Hardware Store, 2553 S. Colorado Blvd. in Denver. The club also has a workshop at 9:30 a.m. the first Saturday of the month at the Arvada City Hall, 8101 Ralston Road, where we work on our models and get help from experienced modellers. Go to www.rockymountainshipwrights. org for information.
and entertaining topics. Please plan to attend one, several or all of our programs, held at 9153 Yarrow St. in Westminster. Admission is free, but seating is limited. Call 303-403-2205 for driving directions and to reserve your place. Come early for refreshments; fellowship lectures begin at 2 p.m. To learn more about the residency options and lifestyle at Covenant Village of Colorado, call us at 303-4244828.
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1071 meets at 10 a.m. the third Satur-day of each month at Elks Lodge #1777, 1455 Newland St., Lakewood. Before-hand, join the group from 8-10 a.m. for a low-cost breakfast at the Elks Lodge. Chapter helps all veterans with health care, benefits, employment and training, monetary assistance and other veteran’s issues. Go to www.vva1071.org for more detailed information or call 303870-2428.
ESL classes — Covenant Presbyterian Church, 6100 W. 44th St. in Wheat Ridge, is sponsoring a free series of English as a Second Language classes for adults 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday nights. These classes will emphasize a conversational method of instruction. Beginner through advanced classes are offered. You may register on any Thursday night. For directions or more information, call the church at 410-442-5800 or go to our website at www. cpcwheatridge.org.
Sundays English as A Second Language tutorial classes available Sunday and Monday evenings at Arvada United Methodist Church, 6750 Carr St., Arvada. Registration required. Call Kathy Martinez at 303-882-2751. Free waltz/polka lessons Polka Lover Klubs, Denver Kickers, 16776 W. 50th Ave. in Golden, meets 3-7 p.m. Sundays. Live music. Beautiful dance floor. Admission $4 members, $6 nonmembers. Annual membership $15. Contact Leo at 720232-0953 or leoincolorado@ gmail.com. Ongoing /Education Discussion groups Covenant Village hosts Wednesdays at 2 p.m. This series of monthly events features expert speakers on a wide variety of educational
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In a Marist College/Wall Street Journal/ NBC News poll of 899 registered Colorado voters in August, 69 percent said they had an unfavorable view of Trump, while 59 percent had an unfavorable view of Clinton. That same poll showed an increase in support for the two most prominent outsider candidates since last month, with 15 percent saying they would vote for Libertarian Gary Johnson, an increase of two points from July, and 6 percent saying they would vote for Green Party candidate Jill Stein, also an increase of two points. State Libertarian Party Chair Jay North said his party — by far the largest outside of the Republicans and Democrats — has seen an uptick in donations as well as interest in Johnson, a former Republican governor of New Mexico and businessman who captured 1.38 percent of Colorado’s vote in 2012. “A huge amount of people are looking at different opportunities,” North said. But Libertarians aren’t alone in trying to draw Republican support. Democrats are aware of the state’s swing potential — it was carried by George W. Bush twice, then twice by Barack Obama — and are hoping some Republicans dislike Trump enough to vote for Clinton. “Clearly we’ve got a two-party system,” state Democratic Party Chair Rick Palacio said, when asked why anti-Trump Republicans would vote for Clinton rather than Gary Johnson. “This race is going to come down to a choice between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.” Palacio noted that Colorado Republicans largely oppose Trump, with the state’s delegation mostly supporting U.S.
Ongoing /Fine Arts and Entertainment Concordia Lutheran Church Choir meets at 7 p.m. Wednesdays at 13371 W. Alameda Parkway in Lakewood (the church nestled close to Green Mountain). The choir assists in Concordia’s traditional worship service three out of four Sundays per month. If you have a desire to sing and are interested in joining, please contact 303989-5260. Dance club — Blue Nova Dance Club meets 2:30-4:30 p.m. on the first and third Sundays every month at the Wheat Ridge Grange, 3850 High Court in Wheat Ridge. For more information or dance lessons, contact Dave at 303-578-6588 or email BlueNova.RoundDanceClub@ gmail.com.
Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas at the Republican National Convention in July. Also running as an alternative for antiTrump conservatives is independent Evan McMullin, a largely unknown former CIA officer and Republican policy adviser who jumped into the race on Aug. 8 and made his way onto the Colorado ballot on Aug. 11. In addition to Johnson, Libertarians are running a challenger in the U.S. Senate race, Lily Tang Williams, of Parker. The Libertarian Party — championing limited-government ideals — may seem to be the obvious choice for conservative voters who dislike Trump, but North said disaffected Bernie Sanders supporters have also shown interest in Johnson. The Green Party, with its progressive platform, is hoping to position its presidential candidate, Jill Stein, as the alternative for Sanders supporters who do not like Clinton. The retired doctor received 0.29 percent of the state’s vote in 2012. Although most of Colorado’s Democratic delegates preferred Sanders, a Vermont U.S. senator who ran to Clinton’s left, Clinton is the party’s nominee, and Palacio believes most Sanders supporters will vote for her. The Green Party also has a U.S. Senate candidate, former Eagle County Commissioner Arn Menconi, and a challenger to Republican incumbent Mike Coffman and Democrat Morgan Carroll in the 6th Congressional District race — Aurora resident Robert Lee Worthey. North said that high numbers of unaffiliated voters in counties like Arapahoe and Jefferson can be misleading, as most of them end up voting with the major parties. Colorado is the birthplace of the national Libertarian Party, and it is by far the largest third party in the state, but still makes up less than 1 percent of voters, while the Green Party accounts for only about a quarter-percent.
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‘Bye Bye Birdie’ Performance Now presents “Bye Bye Birdie” from Saturday, Sept. 9 to Sunday, Sept. 25, at the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood. Conrad Birdie is about to be drafted into the army, and one lucky fan will win a last kiss. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. For tickets and information, call 303-987-7845 or go to www.performancenow.org. ‘God of Carnage’ Miners Alley Playhouse presents “God of Carnage” from Sept. 9 to Oct. 16 at 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. What happens when two sets of parents meet up to deal with the unruly behavior of their children? Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 6 p.m. Sundays, with the final performance at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16. Tickets available online at www. minersalley.com or call 303-935-3044. Show includes adult content and strong language.
Student Who Lived in Dumpster Featured Perseverance in the face of seemingly insurmountable obstacles will be discussed at Lifetree Café at noon and 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6, at 5675 Field St., Arvada. The program, “‘I Lived in a Dumpster’: How a Homeless Teenager Rose to the Top of Her Class,” features a filmed interview with Karina Sanchez, a woman who overcame multiple obstacles, including homelessness, to graduate from high school with a 4.3 GPA and receive scholarship offers from some of the America’s top universities. During the program, Lifetree participants will have the opportunity to consider times they have faced obstacles and how they responded. Contact Polly Wegner at 303424-4454 or pwegner@peacelutheran.net. Bowl Painting Project Mountain Resource Center’s Mountain Bowls Project signature fundraisers are just around the corner and the community is gathering together to paint bowls for us; these bowls are given out as gifts to our event participants and are a reminder of those in need. Bowl partners Go Paint! Evergreen and Alice Pierson with River Canyon Gallery are already stocked up with bowls to be painted for our events; contact them to schedule time to paint a bowl. The last firing is Oct. 9, so get all painting finished before then. A bowl painting party is scheduled at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7, at 11030 Kitty Drive, Evergreen. Reservations appreciated. Contact 303-679-3089, www.gopaintfun.com; Alice Pierson, 303929-1899; or River Canyon Gallery, www. rivercanyongallery.com. Comedy Night The last Comedy Night @ West Woods before the clubhouse closes for remodeling is at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7, at West Woods Golf Club, 6655 Quaker St. The final show will feature nationally touring headliner Bob Meddles, and a portion of ticket sales will benefit the Jeffco Schools Foundation. Joining Meddles will be another touring headliner, A. J. Finney, and the show will be hosted by Kevin Ladd. Tickets are available at www.SlapHappyEntertainment. com. Legendary Ladies Live If you’re ready for an entertaining, educational evening where we will “travel back in time,” come to Lakewood AAUW’s September program featuring the Legendary Ladies. We will meet Maud Nelson (baseball player), Jodie Bassett (homesteader and cattle rustler), Anne Ellis (author), Frances Wisebart Jacobs (mother of numerous charities), and Captain Jack (lady miner). This free program is open to the public and takes place Thursday, Sept. 8, at 7 p.m. at Holy Shepherd Church, 920 Kipling St., Lakewood. Go to http://lakewood-co.aauw. net/. Caring for Karen Sue Golf The seventh annual Caring for Karen Sue Golf Classic is Saturday, Sept. 10, at Applewood Golf Course, 14001 W. 32nd Ave., Golden. Shotgun start is at 7:30 a.m. Tournament is a four-man best ball scramble. Competitions for longest drive, closest to pin and longest putt are offered. Lunch follows the round, along with a raffle and silent auction. Lunch is included with player registration; those who do not want to golf are welcome to join us for lunch only. Sign up by Sept. 1. Go to www.caringforkarensue. com. Contact Dave Danielson, 720-3297782 or daveydan21@yahoo.com. FIND MORE THINGS TO DO ONLINE ColoradoCommunityMedia.com/events
Musical Thriller The Edge Theater presents “Murder Ballad,” a steamy and fun musical thriller with a razor’s edge. Show runs until Sunday, Sept. 25 at 1560 Teller St., Suite 200, Lakewood. Shows run at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 6 p.m. Sundays. Industry night is at 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12, and Saturday, Sept. 24, offers a 11:45 p.m. cabaret performance. Show is 90 minutes with no intermission. Call 303-232-0363 or go to www.theedgetheater.com. Check out music from the show at http://www.mtishows.com/ murder-ballad
Wheat Ridge Author Chosen for Reading Event Wheat Ridge author Nick Arvin and his novel of secrets and survival, “The Reconstructionist,” have been selected for this year’s Wheat Ridge Reads. Now in its fifth year, the program encourages the public to read books by Colorado authors and engage with the community and the author in a discussion about the work. Arvin has lived in Colorado since 2001 and in Wheat Ridge since 2014. “The Reconstructionist” is available from Jefferson County Public Library and for purchase at BookBar, 4280 Tennyson St. Arvin will appear at two public events in September: Books and Brews, at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, at the Iron Rail Tavern, 4111 Kipling St.; and the Thursday Morning Book Club, at 9 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, at the Wheat Ridge Library, 5475 W. 32nd Ave. Arvin will also present to students and staff of Wheat Ridge High School on the afternoon of Thursday, Sept. 15. Program is sponsored by the Wheat Ridge Cultural Commission and Jefferson County Public Library. Contact Gay Porter DeNileon, gpdenileon@gmail.com.
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Community Chorus Rhythm of Life Community Chorus, a non-audition chorus dedicated to the joy of singing, is open to teens and adults. The chorus runs in cycles, with 7-12 weeks of rehearsals, culminating in an informal performance. After a break of a few weeks, a new cycle begins. Membership dues are based on the length of the cycle. New members will receive an invoice upon registering. Money goes toward rehearsal space, music director, accompanist, music and other related expenses. New next session begins in September, with rehearsals from 7:15-8:45 p.m. Wednesdays from Sept. 7 to Nov. 9, at the Curtain Playhouse, 9170 W. 44th Ave., Wheat Ridge. The concert will be Sunday, Nov. 13. To register, go to http://thecurtainplayhouse.com/ RhythmofLife.html 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.
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Art Exhibition Abend Gallery presents “On the Periphery,” an exhibition of work from three artists who share their take on their environments and the people, animals and objects that populate them, from Sept. 2 to Oct. 1 at 2260 E. Colfax Ave., Denver. An opening reception is from 6-9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 2. Go to www.abendgallery. com. Call 303-355-0950. Arts and Crafts Exhibitors Exhibitors are needed for the fifth annual Stober Elementary School arts and crafts fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22. More than 45 booths are available; booth sizes are 8 by 8. Applications are due by Sept. 26. Contact Anne Drobny at annedrobny@ gmail.com. Art Classes, Workshops The Lakewood Arts Council and Gallery is beginning new session of art classes and workshops. For registration and information, go to www.lakewoodartscouncil.org or call 303-980-0625. The gallery is at 6731 W. Colfax Ave., Lakewood.
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Day Out With Thomas Thomas the Tank Engine invites little engineers to team up with him for a day at the Colorado Railroad Museum, 17155 W. 44th Ave., Golden. Day Out With Thomas: Ready, Set Go is presented Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 10-11, Sept. 17-18 and Sept. 24-25. Guests will get a 25-minute ride with Thomas, meet Sir Topham Hatt, enjoy a Thomas and Friends imagination station, hear stories, see videos and listen to live music. Museum opens at 8 a.m. Tickets available at www. ticketweb.com/dowt. Contact the Colorado Railroad Museum at 303-2794591 or go to www.coloradorailroadmuseum.org. Republican Club Meeting Jefferson County Republican Men’s Club meets from 7-9 a.m. Mondays at Davies’ Chuck Wagon Diner, 10151 W. 26th Ave., Lakewood. Students, youth and women invited and welcome. Upcoming featured speakers: Sept. 12, Kristina Cook, Colorado director, Convention of States, presenting “What About the Other Never-Tried Article V Way to Amend the U.S. Constitution to get Congress, the President and the federal government back under the control of We the People?” Sept. 19, Walker Stapleton, Colorado State Treasurer, presenting “Amazing Status and Conditions of Colorado’s Finances - Income, Expenditures, Debt and Public Employee Retirement Association, PERA.” Contact Fred Holden, president, at 303-421-7619. Go to http://jeffcorepublicanmensclub.org.
Speaker on Amendment 69 Colorado voters have an opportunity to pass universal access to health care. Find out how Amendment 69, the ColoradoCare initiative, will affect you, your family and your friends if it passes. Dr. David Ferlic, a psychologist and a volunteer with ColoradoCare, will speak about this ballot measure at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 4, at First United Church of Arvada, 7195 Simms St., Arvada. There will be time for questions and discussion. Community Blood Drives A number of community blood drives are planned in the area. For information or to schedule an appointment, contact the Bonfils Appointment Center at 303-363-2300, unless otherwise noted. Go to www.bonfils.org. Upcoming blood drives are: Tuesday, Sept. 6, 10-11:40 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m., Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada; Tuesday, Sept. 6, 9-11:10 a.m. and 12:30-2:30 p.m., Academy Mortgage Corp., 300 Union Blvd., Suite 420, Lakewood (contact Trish Kintzele at 303-914-3820); Wednesday, Sept. 7, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Colorado School of Mines, 1600 Maple St., Golden; Wednesday, Sept. 7, 10-11:40 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m., Golden Library, 1019 10th St., Golden; Thursday, Sept. 8, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Colorado School of Mines, 1600 Maple St., Golden; Friday, Sept. 9, 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Whole Foods-Belmar, 444 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Lakewood. Volunteers Make Baby Items Warm Hearts Warm Babies, a group of volunteers who help to make life easier for Colorado’s tiniest residents, meets from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8 at King of Glory Lutheran Church, 10001 W. 58th Ave., Arvada. Volunteers sew, knit, crochet and quilt for premature infants and babies in need. Contact Glenda at 303-975-6394, COLOKIDZ@aol.com or Jean Jones 303-239-6473. Items are donated to hospitals crisis pregnancy centers, shelters, law enforcement agencies, foster care WIC offices, and individuals across much of Colorado. All of our gifts are donated free of charge and 100% of what we receive in donations goes to help the babies. Bring along your machine and join us for a day of giving as we make a variety of accessories for these infants in need including baby bibs, burp cloths and blankets. Bring a potluck dish, your machine, scissors, crochet hooks and knitting equipment. Nutritional Coaching Megan Grover, master of medical science and nutritional health coach at the Natural Grocers at Vitamin Cottage, 7745 N. Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, offers free one-on-one nutrition coaching sessions for the public. Call the store at 303-423-0990 for an appointment.
EDUCATION
40th Class Reunion Jefferson High School class of 1976 will have its 40th reunion Saturday, Oct. 8, at Ciancio’s Restaurant, 9650 Sheridan Blvd., Westminster, at the Greg Mastriona Golf Courses at Hyland Hills. Prepaid tickets required by Sept. 20, with a discounted price if paid before Sept. 1. Go to jhs1976reunion.myevent.com to make payments. The reunion committee also has planned an informal gathering from 5-11 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, at Wheat Ridge Lanes. No tickets required. Go to jhs1976reunion.myevent.com, call 720-272-3892 (Marcia) or email debra.rathgeber@gmail.com for details. Whiz Kids Tutoring Training Tutoring with Whiz Kids will begin in October. Coordinator meeting is from YP6-8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15; a club leader’s meeting is from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22; and site meetings for tutors are the week of Sept. 26. Tutors read and do homework with elementary-aged students once a week for an hour and a half on Monday through Thursday afternoons. Multiple locations in Arvada. The only requirements are being able to read, loving children and passing a background check. Contact Angie Kinney at 303669-7339 or angie@whizkidstutoring.com. Go to www.whizkidstutoring. com. Continuing Education Program Metropolitan State College of Denver offers a continuing education program for adults. Most classes are 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays, for two to four weeks, and cost varies. Most take place at the Student Success Building on the Auraria Campus, with other classes taking place at the South Campus (I-25 and Orchard) and the Center For Visual Arts on Santa Fe Drive. For list of classes, go to www.msudenver.edu/learnon or call 303-556-3657. Application not required. More info at www.Facebook.com/msudenverlearnoninitiative. 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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Marketplace Misc. Notices
Garage Sales
SELL YOUR STUFF HERE Email up to 140 characters of items totaling under $200 and we will run your ad at no charge for 2 weeks submit to- kearhart@coloradocommunitymedia.com Ads must be submitted by email Richard Lambert Foundation Family Grief & Healing Center to host Free 12 Week Grief Workshop The holiday's are quickly approaching and this may the support that you are needing to get through them Beginning each Thursday 6:00-7:30pm September 15 thru December 8th - 143 S 2nd Place, Brighton, CO 80601 Have you been impacted by the loss of a family member or friend? The death of someone you loved is frightening, painful and lonely. Our core 12 week workshop will focus on understanding grief and allowing yourself to mourn, helping to gain strength and understanding that hope and healing are possible. Discussion is based on the materials and training by Dr. Alan Wolfelt, Ph.D. Registration is required by calling or texting 303-875-2347 or you may email info@richardlambertfoundation.org
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Auctions
FARM & AGRICULTURE Farm Products & Produce Grain Finished Buffalo
quartered, halves and whole
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Specialty Auto Auction is proud to announce a classic car auction in conjunction with Goodguys! Over 100 Classic Cars, street Rods & Muscle Cars! All auctioned off Saturday, Sept 10th! 3:00pm Thomas H. McKee Building at the Larimer County Fairgrounds. NO RESERVE#'s: $150 & 5% Commission RESERVE#'s: $250 & 8% Commission BUYERS FEE: 5% Fee To consign or buy visit us online at: www.specialtyautoauction.com
or call 970-266-9561
Misc. Notices Kindergarten Openings in Wheat Ridge
Wilmore-Davis Elementary in Wheat Ridge has immediate openings for 10 kindergarteners. If you are looking for a small school with a nurturing warm welcoming environment and small class sizes then this is the school for you. Contact us at Wilmore-Davis Elementary 7975 West 41st avenue or at 303-982-2890. Want To Purchase minerals and other oil/gas interests. Send details to: P.O. Box 13557 Denver, CO 80201
GARAGE & ESTATE SALES Garage Sales 550 WOLFENSBERGER CASTLE ROCK Sept. 9 & 10 9-4 at Epiphany Lutheran Church. The gigantic annual sale your neighbors watch for . Funds support our Orphan Grain Train mission . Good clean merchandise, furniture, costumes, baby, holiday, hardware, shoes, bedding ,purses, jewelry, pianos, craft supplies, handmade quilts, household and a few things we can’t identify but you probably need one. Some items are priced, we negotiate a reasonable price for the rest. Weather no problem, most things are indoor. Arvada
End of Summer Garage Sale
Lone Tree
Friday September 9th, 7:30-3pm 10627 Montecito Drive (Ridgegate Parkway & I25) Holiday, Household, Small Kitchen Appliances, Clothing, Furniture, DVD's, Women's accessories and much much more! Littleton Young Couple Yard Sale Furniture, bicycles, clothes, home décor. Everything must go! Friday Sept. 2nd & 3rd 7am-1pm 6032 S. Hill Street Littleton 80120
MERCHANDISE
Garage Sales 7658 Owens Court September 2nd & 3rd Friday & Saturday 8am-1pm Appliances and Light Fixtures
Castle Rock Garage Sale - Moving September 2nd & 3rd 7:30am-2pm 1532 Chimney Peak Drive Castle Rock 80109 Furniture, Household Items, Clothes and much more
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Miscellaneous STORAGE, 10.5'x23', near Lttn. Blvd & Broadway, clean, insulated walls, keypad access. $250/mo,$100/dep. 720-277-9311.
Exercise Equipment BOWFLEX-“Ultimate” Great Shape Includes all parts and owners manual Call: 303-470-6353 $350 Vision Fitness Treadmill Owner no longer able to use $75 OBO 303-674-3534
Tools Metal cutting lathe and mill Excellent Contition $1600 303-841-4543
Beautiful, hand-made dollhouse, 3ft.tall,3 ft.wide,2 ft.deep, 6 rooms, nicely furnished, $195.00. Call 303456-6246.
Arts & Crafts Crafters Wanted
Holiday Gift and Craft Fair November 4th & 5th Applications now available www.osiadenver.org or call Anna 303-462-0985 Crafts & Gifts limited in each category No Garage Sale Items
Bicycles CASTLE ROCK - CastleWood Ranch area 15" men's Trek 24 speed bicycle $145 Excellent condition. Shocks on the front and seat. Come take a ride. Moving, need to sell 720.244.6236 7A 7P
Fun & easy to ride Fly up hills with ease Peddles Like a Regular Bike No Drivers License Needed BEST PRICES IN-TOWN 303-257-0164
From Sunward Factories Big & Small Steel Buildings Ultimate quality Below Dealer Pricing Free Free Consulting Services Available Wholesale Construction Erection Ask about seconds, Quick Delivery No Broker One Time Factory Deals 800-964-8335 Sunwardsteel.com
Horse Boarding Grassy Pastures in the Summer and a Warm Barn in the Winter Trails to ride Specializing in Older Horses or Horses Having a Hard Time Maintaining Weight Large stall with run Excellent barn stored hay provided 5 miles Southwest of Castle Rock $550/month 303-907-3553
TRANSPORTATION
Autos for Sale
Firewood
2002 Dodge Dakota Club Cab 2 wheel drive, 58K, V8, auto, ps, pb, very good tires, fiberglass tonneau bed cover, heavy duty bed & tailgate mats, very very nice call Chuck 303-847-6543
Place an ad to sell your car on this page $25 for 2 weeks in 16 papers and online 303-566-4091
Pine/Fir & Aspen
Split & Delivered $250 a cord Stacking available extra $35 Delivery charge may apply Call 303-647-2475 or 720-323-2173
Furniture Beautiful, like new furniture: medium brown dining table w/ 4 chairs, 65" L x 47-1/2" W green fabric w/ red accent sofa, brown wood face, 90" L x 39" W medium brown coffee table w/ 2 drawers, 2 levels, 47-1/2" L x 24" W Call Frank at 720-438-8202 Metal and wood daybed with pop-up trundle. Two, twin-sized mattresses included. Only used a handful of times. Asking $300 cash for whole set. You pick up. Call to inquire or for details, Phil 303-501-9493 New Leather Couch and Recliner by Franklin Furniture Cost $1200 Asking $800 303-841-4543
Hot Tubs & Spas Tuff Spa Hot Tub Operates on 110 4 people capacity $3,300/obo 303-882-1197 or 303-638-3417
Dogs Before you buy your doggie online or from a store, find out where it came from. Find out more at caninewelfare.org
I am a really sensitive dog that is looking for someone to be patient and loving with me. I am, after all a puppy (8 mos) so sometimes it's,hard to control myself but I love being praised and told that I am a good boy. I came from a high kill shelter in N.M. and my foster mom tells me I was the next in line,to go and that she had to save me partly cuz of my little freckles. I'm a male heeled cross, better with older kids and I want and need tons of love. Can you adopt me ? $99 call 720,519,4415
for sale 4x8 tilt trailer 2 new wheels, 2 new spairs new paint and wood floor $800 Call Brian 303-437-1469 Moving Must Sell Las Vegas Quarter Slot Machine, 60 Golf Putters in a collection and 6 golf bags, 1 Large Mounted Male Moose Head w/rack, Antique Blue Willow Dishes, Southwest large collection of Painting/Pottery and Plates 720-260-8873
Motorcycles/ATV’s 2005 Yamaha Silverado 1100 loaded, 6500 miles, just serviced, 2 helmets, coat, cover, garaged, Black & Red, saddle and bags with studs windshield, asking $4900 303-501-2526
RV’s and Campers 2002 Coleman pop up trailer bike rack, AC, new awning, fridge, and port a potty, sink, heater, king and queen beds $3500 303-403-1506 2005 LANCE 881 MAX... Includes Slide Out, Power Jacks, A/C, generator, Sat Dish, rear view cameras, All Weather Package, has all options. One owner, excellent condition. NADA value is $20,325. Asking $18,500 OBO. 720-733-1093.
Wanted
Miscellaneous Building Materials
Horse & Tack
PETS
Antiques & Collectibles
Small electronics, appliances Household Goods, and more 6934 Balsam Street Friday & Saturday September 2nd & 3rd 8am-3pm
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My name is Benji and I was rescued from a high kill shelter in N.M in July. I am a 8 month old pit/ lab mix. I'm very sweet and I love children. I need a home where I'll get lots of love and I hope some children to play with. Can you adopt me, please? $99. Call Kris 720519-4415
Dog Walker needed
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ADVERTISE IN THE MARKETPLACE CALL 303-566-4091 EMAIL kearhart@coloradocommunitymedia.com
Cash for all Vehicles! Cars, Trucks, Vans, SUV’s
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SPORTS
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LOCAL
Local athletes gain a worldly perspective
Pomona senior Jeremy Gonzales (20) is able to get into the end zone despite the efforts of Mullen defenders Dedric Hood and Tyler Campbell (54). The 8-yard touchdown catch gave the Panthers a 7-0 lead in the second quarter Friday, Aug. 26, at de La Salle Stadium. Photos by Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Public Schools
Last-minute TD lifts No. 2 Pomona over No. 3 Mullen Panthers win tough 28-21 season opener
Pomona junior quarterback Ryan Marquez warms up Friday, Aug. 26, at de La Salle Stadium. Marquez threw three touchdown and for more than 200 yards in the Panthers’ 28-21 victory against Mullen.
By Dennis Pleuss Jeffco Public Schools The prep football spotlight was firmly focused at de La Salle Stadium on Aug. 26, and Pomona shined brightest in the end. With the pressure at its peak in a 21-21 tie in the fourth quarter between the 2015 Class 5A state runner-up Pomona, ranked No. 2 in the CHSAANow. com preseason poll, on the road against No. 3 ranked Mullen, the visiting Panthers atoned for an
What is your favorite pre-competition meal? My favorite precompetition meal would be pasta and fruit. I love my simple sugars more than anything, so a peach, some strawberries or blueberries is always a hit. But I need those carbs before I ’ I A matches, so just KAW some buttered KAI’LEE GCO N A noodles with G O I KA’IMI T cheese really hits the spot. MILES
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Who is your favorite professional or collegiate athlete? My favorite athlete is Novak Djokovic. He is an exceptional professions tennis player ranked No. 1 in the world. Being a tennis player, my favorite sport to watch is tennis. I first saw him playing in Wimbledon when I was younger (before he was No. 1) and the way he carried himself on and off the court amazed me, and since then, he has been my favorite player.
overtime loss to the Mustangs a year ago. Junior quarterback Ryan Marquez connected with senior Uriah Vigil for a 16-yard touchdown with 26.6 seconds left in regulation to give Pomona a 28-21 victory in a monster Zero Week showdown. “It’s awesome. It’s huge. No. 2 going up against No. 3 in the rankings,” Pomona senior defensive lineman Brandon Micale said. “It’s an amazing win.” Marquez engineered the 12-play, 59-yard game-winning drive in the final five minutes after Pomona’s defense gave Football continues on Page 23
Do you have any pre-competition superstitions or rituals? I tend to listen to music just so I can zone. Focus on what I want to do and how I want to execute my plan. I like to block out the outside world and focus on how I want to approach my match.
Miles
What is your favorite type of music and who is your favorite artist/group? I like all types of music depending on my mood. I will listen to the pop songs if I want to sing, some rap if I’m just in a mood, maybe some country if I feel like it, and if I’m having a hard day I will turn on Christian music. My favorite artist is Rihanna. I love her voice and her looks. She just amazes me with her talent. What is your favorite book? My favorite book is “House Rules” by Jodi Piccoult. I enjoy the story line as well as the way she wrote it. Each chapter starts with a court case summary that relates to the chapter. The book is a huge mystery until the end, with forensic science, as well as some humor. “Keeping Score With…” is a Q&A with high school athletes in the west metro area. Email Colorado Community Media sports writer Jim Benton at jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com if you or someone you know would like to participate.
Arvada West baseball coach Matt McDougal hopes to bring some Japanese culture to Colorado. McDougal and Wildcats assistant coach Jamie Thompson went on a cultural-exchange baseball trip to Japan in July. There were 19 playJim Benton ers from Arvada West, one from Heritage, one OVERTIME from Cherry Creek and a player from California. The players housed with host families for three nights and then six nights in student housing. The group played games against Japanese teams in Fukuoka, Japan, and visited cultural sites in the area, such as the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Memorial. Nine days were spent in Japan and since the return trip went through Hong Kong of the People’s Republic of China and the players spent three days visiting the attractions. “Our kids loved it,” McDougal said. “They really enjoyed the trip. It opened new cultures and new experiences.” McDougal hopes the respect the Japanese have for baseball sticks with the players for a while. Japanese players take off their caps and bow while talking to a coach and stand at attention during team meetings. If a Japanese player is walked during game, he lays down his bat instead of tossing it on his way to first base. “The dedication they have for baseball is incredible,” McDougal said. “The biggest thing was the culture of baseball and the respect they have for the game. “They work incredibly hard. The kids were saying, ‘We need to do this and that.’” Long way from home Senior setter Jasmine Schmidt has left her family to play volleyball this season at Chaparral. Schmidt’s family moved to Raleigh, North Carolina, during the summer, but Jasmine, who will graduate early, came back to Colorado and is living with the family of teammate MaKenna Davis. “For sure I won’t stay past December, but will probably leave (for North Carolina) after the (volleyball) season,” said Schmidt, who plans to play at Palm Beach Atlantic University in Florida. Heating up the fall Legacy senior catcher Emily Taggart is off to a hot start to the softball season. In the Lightning’s first two games, she has gone 3-for-4 with a double, two home runs and eight runs batted in. Legacy defeated Rock Canyon and Cherry Creek. ThunderRidge pitchers senior Emily Morris and junior Rachel Bean were exceptional in three opening wins. Morris allowed three hits, one run and struck of 10 on Aug. 24 in a five-inning win over Columbine and followed with a five-hit shutout over Grand Junction Central Aug. 27 when she fanned seven batters. Bean struck out five and was touched for only three hits in a 3-1 win over Fruita Monument Aug. 26. In Jefferson County 4A/5A golf after two rounds, Valor Christian and Lakewood have both charged out of the gates. Valor has four of the top eight golfers in average scores after tournaments at Deer Creek and Foothills in the 4A competition. Lakewood has three of the top six in the 5A tourneys at Deer Creek and Hyland Hills. Griffin Barela of Lakewood had a tworound average of 70.5 in the 5A tournaments followed by teammates Jack Castiglia at 74.5 and Grayden Wolfe at 75.5. 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.
Services
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Services
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Official business proves challenging Colorado high school football games face a shortage of personnel in striped uniforms
By Jim Benton jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com Mark Usery started officiating high school football games in 1979 to earn extra spending money when he was a student at Colorado State University. At that time, there were plenty of teachers, educators and young adults blowing whistles and throwing flags at Colorado high school football games. Times have changed, and now there is a shortage of officials to work the games. Reasons cited by those involved are a lack of interest among millennials, low pay, a rigorous time commitment and high expectations. Usery, of Highlands Ranch, is still officiating, and he is the director of the Denver Football Officials Association. There are 16 area chapters of the Colorado Football Officials Association and Denver supplies officials for games in the geographical region framed by Castle Rock, Boulder, Limon and Gilpin County. “Typically, on Friday nights in the Denver metro area, there may be between 27 to 33 games that need five officials,” Usery, 58, said. “Let’s say 30 games, five officials, that’s 150 officials needed. Right now, our membership in Denver is about 130. So we have to double up games. “For Denver Public Schools and Jefferson County, we’ll work a 4 o’clock game and a 7 o’clock game. We’ll work two games. There are some games in which the assigner might have to pull officials out of Colorado Springs. There are some games right now we only have four officials, even three officials assigned.” Officials working back-to-back games can often be fatigued toward the end of the second game, and often, less-experienced officials may be summoned to work a varsity game.
“Because our numbers are down, we might have to put an official out there that may not have the experience or knowledge or capabilities to be on a varsity game on a Friday night,” Usery said. “We can’t officiate with four or three officials. It’s even worse at the lower-level games. We have to officiate with three officials, and we don’t have the coverage to cover 22 players with three officials.” A lack of interest? Many officials are getting older and decided to turn in their whistles, and millennials don’t seem as interested in officiating. “We’re talking about millennials — that is probably true,” said Tom Robinson, Colorado High School Activities Association associate commissioner. “It’s more about how we connect with them and get the word out to them. I don’t know if the millennials don’t want to do it. It is not on their minds like it was on the minds of educators back in the day. “Back in the day, if we did a survey of officials, and this is not official, it’s just my thought process, there would have been 80 to 90 percent educators. It was those educators that were the life blood of the officiating world in high school. That’s no longer the case.” Devoting the time It takes dedication to be an official, with meetings twice a month, doing film study and having to arrive at the stadium at 5:30 p.m. for a 7 p.m. contest. With traffic in the Denver area, it means a flexible work schedule is needed to leave early at 3:30 or 4 p.m. depending on the travel distance. And many junior varsity and freshman games during the week start earlier in the day. “I’ve had guys ask for vacation days or time off,” Usery said. “The age group we are looking at now really thinks about (if) they have time,” Robinson said. “I don’t think that they don’t want to do it. It’s that ‘I can’t get off work and can’t devote the time that is necessary’. It’s that kind of thing.”
Money matters Some say the pay of being an official isn’t a selling point. Varsity officials are paid $58 a game. Sub-varsity officials earn $44 and an official who works a sub-varsity game followed by a varsity contest on the same day will make $102. All metro area officials are offered a $2 mileage stipend. Usery would like to see a two-tier pay level for officials with those who attend camps and score high on tests being elevated to a higher pay grade. “We lose money on the mileage,” he said. “And I could officiate three lower-level youth football games, I’m talking eighth grade and down on Saturday, work three games and get paid $50 a game. I take that 4 1/2 hours and I get paid $150. If I take the same window of 4½ hours as a high school football official, it doesn’t come close.” ‘Handwriting on the wall’ Officials must stay in good physical condition, as well as remain focused and handle verbal criticism from fans and coaches. Plus, more is expected of them because with videos taken by fans, all plays in games are available online. “You have to look good in a uniform, you can’t be too heavy,” said Kirk Russell, an Arvada official and president of the Colorado Football Officials Association. “There are reasons to expect more out of officials. It’s not like it used to be where you would look at a score because now you can watch it.” Football isn’t the only sport where a shortage of officials looms. “Every sport is the same, percentage wise,” Robinson said. “We are always right on the brink of not having enough. In some cases, we don’t so we have to move games to cover where we can. “That’s becoming more the norm because back in the day basketball games were on Tuesday and Friday. Now they are Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and that’s because in order to get your game covered particularly with some
Official Pat Kline works the Aug. 27 game between Valor Christian and Saguaro (Scottsdale, Arizona). Colorado high school football and other sports are facing a shortage of officials. Photo by Paul DiSalvo quality officials you have to make sure you plan your schedule in a way so that can happen.” Shawn Terry, Mountain Vista’s athletic director, said the sport he’s seen the most trouble with when it comes to securing officials is basketball. “I’m in favor of doubleheaders and playing two or three games on the same day,” he said. Usery said the lack of quality officials available to call games could spoil the experience. “I see the handwriting on the wall where the fan sitting at Shea Stadium (in Highlands Ranch) or at Trailblazer Stadium (in Lakewood) or Castle Rock, they are looking at officials and saying what are these guys doing?” he said. “Why do I have this kind of officiating at my son’s ball game? Well, the numbers are down, the commitment level is down and it’s a struggle for us.”
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Bears lose tough battle
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Arapahoe edges Bear Creek 5-4 in softball season opener
the offense great field position sacking Mullen sophomore quarterback Dominic Depizzol to force the Mustangs to punt By Tom Munds from their own 7-yard line. tmunds@coloradocommunitymedia.com Pomona had a trio of third-down conversions as the Bear Creek opened the softball season Aug. 23 running back tandem of senior on the road against Arapahoe. It was a well-played Cameron Gonzales and junior game as expected from two talented teams. Bear Max Borghi carried the load on Creek came from behind to take a 4-2 lead in the the final offensive drive for the top of the third inning. The lead held up until the Panthers. Marquez connected bottom of the sixth when Arapahoe scored three with senior Miles Matulik for a runs and went on to win the game, 5-4. pair of key 8-yard gains on the drive before the touchdown Catcher Joey Stenson fires the ball to first base for Key moments pass to Vigil. Bear Creek after fielding a bunt early in the Aug. 23 The Bears used aggressive base running to “Obviously we were on that advance players into scoring position, then got a last drive, but what really got us game against Arapahoe. Photo by Tom Munds going was Billy Pospisil catching key hit to score a run in the top of the first inning. that screen on the drive before,” Arapahoe responded with a pair of runs in the botHe had about 50 players out for the program, and is said Marquez, who finished 18tom of the first and led 2-1 until the top of the third. fielding varsity, a junior varsity and a C-level team. for-30 passing for 233 yards and The Bears mounted a three-run rally to take the “I was an assistant softball coach at Wheat Ridge three touchdowns. 4-2 lead. The key hit in the rally came when Ciara for 10 years,” he said. “I figured it was time to move Pospisil, only a sophomore, Navarro drove a ball over the left-center field fence on so I could coach my own program.” had a huge 48-yard catch and with a runner on base. run that set up the game-tying They said it touchdown midway through Key players/statistics Junior Peyton Propp said she has been pitching the fourth quarter. The sophoThe Bears scored four runs on 10 hits. Peyton for 10 years. more had a big role catching Propp had three hits, including a double, and team“I decided to try pitching when I was younger, I 8 passes for 74 yards and a mates Abby Tyrell and Felice Fresquez each had two fell in love with it and really stuck with it,” she said. touchdown. hits. Propp also went the distance on the mound “I work to improve my pitching all the time. Right “Billy had a great night. For for the Bears. She pitched six innings, gave up seven now, I feel my best pitch is my rise ball, a pitch it a sophomore to come in and hits and struck out nine. took about a year of practice to perfect. Right now, I do that is unbelievable,” Po“We are a young team with two seniors on the am working to improve my curve ball.” Public Notice Public Notice mona coach Jay Madden said. Propp said she felt she threw pretty well against roster and two freshmen starters. However, I feel we “He made some great plays. 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dynamic skills with 81 yards rushing and 70 yards receiving. Cameron Gonzales had just 37 yards rushing, but had the key 1-yard touchdown run that tied the game in the fourth quarter and ended 21 unanswered points from Mullen. “Our offensive is dangerous this year. We are very versatile,” Marquez said. “It’s going to be a great year.” The Panthers got out to a 14-0 lead in the second quarter with touchdown passes from Marquez to senior Jeremy Gonzales and Pospisil, but Mullen scored just before halftime on a 5-yard touchdown run by senior Marcus McElroy. McElroy finished with 22 carries for 83 yards and two touchdowns, but he was limited to just one carry in the fourth quarter. “We just had to make (McElroy) work for it,” Madden said. “We couldn’t make it easy for him and we didn’t.” Pomona packs its bags for an out-of-state test in Florida next week. The Panthers take on Glynn Academy from Georgia on Thursday, Sept. 1. Mullen keeps the trend going of hosting 5A powerhouses. The Mustangs faced defending 5A state champion Valor Christian on Friday, Sept. 2. “When you play as tough a schedule as we play every win is precious.” Madden said. “To come out here against a great football team with some extremely good athletes and find a way to win is our job.” Dennis Pleuss is a communications specialist with a focus on athletics and activities for Jeffco Public Schools. CHSAANow. com/Jeffco
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Contractor Pre-Qualifications Statements: Interested Contractors may be considered for Pre-qualification by submitting three (3) copies of: 1. AIA Form A-305 Pre-Qualification Statement or equivalent information. 2. A Cover letter indicating bonding capacity and attach a proposal insurance certificate or otherwise stating the insurance coverage maintained by the Contractor or JV. 3. Joint Ventures will need to submit a listing of all JV partners and subcontractors, including AIA Form A-305 for any partner or major subcontractor 4. General Contractors must meet the requirements for percent of self-performed work required by the District, which is a minimum of 35% self-performed.
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Contractor Pre-Qualification submittals are due to the District Engineer by September 9, 2016 at 5:00pm unless an extension is granted by the District Engineer. District Engineer: Independent District Engineering Services, LLC JCMD District Engineer 954 Valley Road Evergreen CO. 80439 Attention: Guy Ford, PE Phone: 303-796-8000 E-mail: guyford@idesllc.com E-mailed submissions will be accepted to meet the deadline, however signed originals must be submitted within 7 days of the published deadline. Late submission may not be accepted. Questions regarding the submission of qualifications should be directed to the District Engineer. Owner’s Right to Reject: The Owner reserves the right to select a limited number of Contractors submitting Pre-Qualification Statements. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Contractor Pre-Qualifications Statements and to waive all irregularities therein, and all Contractors submitting Pre-Qualifications shall agree that all such rejection shall be without liability on the part of the Owner for any damage or claim brought by any Contractor because of such rejection, nor shall the Contractor seek any recourse of any kind against the Owner or his representative because of such rejection. This Pre-Qualification does not guarantee any work will be bid or awarded. The filing of any Pre-Qualification Statement in response to this invitation shall constitute an agreement of the Proposed Bidder to these conditions. Legal Notice No.: 45579 First Publication: September 1, 2016 Last Publication: September 1, 2016 Publisher: Golden Transcript Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press Public Notice NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT Notice is hereby given that disbursements in final settlement will be issued by the Finance Director at 10:00 a.m., September 13, 2016 to Robert Walker dba Shelter Specialist LLC for work related to Project Hills at Standley Lake Park – Rose Roots Shelters, and performed under that contract dated January 29, 2016 for the City of Arvada. Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that furnished labor, material, drayage, sustenance, provisions or other supplies used or consumed by said contractor or his subcontractors in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done by said Robert Walker dba Shelter Specialist LLC and its claim has not been paid, may at any time on or prior to the hour of the date above stated, file with the Finance Director of the City of Arvada at City Hall, a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim.
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NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT Notice is hereby given that disbursements in final settlement will be issued by the Finance Director at 10:00 a.m., September 13, 2016 to Robert Walker dba Shelter Specialist LLC for work related to Project Hills at Standley Lake Park – Rose Roots Shelters, and performed under that contract dated January 29, 2016 for the City of Arvada. Any person, co-partnership, association of To advertise your notices call 303-566-4100 persons, company or corporation that public furnished labor, material, drayage, sustenance, provisions or other supplies used or consumed by said contractor or his subcontractors in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done by said Robert Walker dba Shelter Specialist LLC and its claim has not been paid, may at PUBLIC NOTICE any time on or prior to the hour of the date above stated, file with the Finance DirectNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND or of the City of Arvada at City Hall, a veriFUNDING APPLICATION PROCESS fied statement of the amount due and unFOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPpaid on account of such claim. MENT BLOCK GRANT, THE 2016 HUDated August 17, 2016 MAN SERVICES FUNDING POOL AND CITY OF ARVADA THE PROPOSED 2017 CDBG ANNUAL /s/ Kristen Rush, City Clerk ACTION PLAN The U.S. Department of Housing and UrbLegal Notice No.: 45581 an Development requires local jurisdicFirst Publication: September 1, 2016 tions receiving certain grant funds to preLast Publication: September 8, 2016 pare Annual Action Plans as part of their Publisher: Golden Transcript Consolidated Strategy and Plan SubmisWheat Ridge Transcript sion for Housing and Community Developand the Arvada Press ment Programs (Consolidated Plan). The City of Arvada is preparing its proPUBLIC NOTICE posed Annual Action Plan for 2017 and is encouraging citizen participation in the The following ordinances were adopted by preparation of that Action Plan. The 2017 the City Council of the City of Arvada on Action Plan will outline the proposed second reading following the public hearuse of an estimated $400,000 in 2017 ing held on the 29th day of August, 2016: Community Development Block Grant Ordinance 4559: An Ordinance AuthorizFunds (CDBG). ing an Intergovernmental Agreement The City invites all citizens and other interBetween the City of Westminster and the ested parties who desire to provide comCity of Arvada Regarding an Annexation ments on the use of year 2017 CDBG or Boundary for the Area West of Standley past program performance AND/OR to Lake make comments regarding use of year Ordinance 4560: An Ordinance Amend2016 funding from the Human Services ing Section 58-2, Initiation of Prosecution; Funding Pool to do so at the public hearContents of Summonses and Complaints ing listed below: of Chapter 58, Municipal Court, of the ArTHE PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD: vada City Code At 6:30 P.M., September 19, 2016 in Ordinance 4562: An Ordinance AuthorizCouncil Chambers, Arvada Municipal ing an Intergovernmental Agreement Building, 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada, ColBetween the City of Arvada and the Reorado. gional Transportation District for the OperRelevant program information is available ation and Maintenance of the Olde Town by contacting the City Manager’s Office, Transit Hub (Bus Facility, Parking Garage Arvada of Arvada, 8101 Ralston Road, Arand Plazas) vada, Colorado 80002, between the hours of 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M., weekdays, at Legal Notice No.: 45582 720-898-7494. First Publication: September 1, 2016 CDBG AND HUMAN SERVICES FUNDLast Publication: September 1, 2016 ING POOL APPLICATION PROCESS Publisher: Golden Transcript All citizens and other interested parties Wheat Ridge Transcript which desire to apply for year 2017 Comand the Arvada Press munity Development Block Grant or year 2016 Human Services Funding Pool funding from the City of Arvada MUST comPUBLIC NOTICE plete an Application for Funding and submit that form by 5:00 PM on September The following ordinance was adopted with 16, 2016 to the City Manager’s Office at amendments by the City Council of the the address above. Please contact the City of Arvada on second reading followpersons listed below to obtain instructions, ing the public hearing held at 6:30 p.m. on application forms, or for further questions. the 29th day of August, 2016. For the full The application form is available online at: text version in electronic form go to http://arvada.org/residents/socialwww.arvada.org/legalnotices, click on services/cdgb-funds-at-work-in-arvada Current Legal Notices, then click on the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: title of the ordinance you wish to view. Please contact Wendy Brazzell with the The full text version is also available in Housing Preservation and Resources Diviprinted form in the City Clerk’s office. sion regarding Community Development Contact 720.898.7550 if you have quesBlock Grant funding at 720-898-7496 tions. between 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., weekOrdinance 4561 CB16-024, An Ordindays. ance Amending Article III, Motor Vehicles Please contact Maria Vanderkolk regardon Public Property and Article IV, Local ing Human Services Funding Pool fundParking Regulation, of Chapter 54 Motor ing at 720-898-7509, between 8:00 A.M. Vehicles and Traffic, of the City Code of to 5:00 P.M., weekdays. the City of Arvada, Colorado Legal Notice No.: 45584 Legal Notice No.: 45583 First Publication: September 1, 2016 First Publication: September 1, 2016 Last Publication: September 8, 2016 Last Publication: September 1, 2016 Publisher: Golden Transcript Publisher: Golden Transcript Wheat Ridge Transcript Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press and the Arvada Press
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Presenting the Winners of our
Cutest kids
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Kynlee
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