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MY NAME IS

Members of Arvada Fire and Fairmount Fire salute Arvada Engine 3 as it carries Lt. Jim Schaefer to his final resting place.

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Arvada Fire honors fallen firefighter STAFF REPORT

Nikki Evans is the co-owner of 5340 Coffee and Events.

NIKKI EVANS

Coffee lover, activist, reader The coffee scene I am co-owner of the coffee shop here, 5340 Coffee and Events. We have been here for about six years, but I started working in this building when it was Lollicup about 12 years ago. My first job was at a coffee shop when I was 14 and I fell in love with the whole coffee scene. I loved the community that it created.

I’ve always been around coffee — my parents love coffee too. I started drinking it really young. Usually I drink just regular coffee.

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author. I like everything from his philosophy to his fantasy books. I love that reading is like traveling without having to leave your house. It’s a way to go away without having to spend the time and money. It’s also a way to connect with someone without knowing them. I’m reading lots of books right now. On a constant rotation I have the Harry Potter audio books.

It’s something familiar and helps me rest and shut my brain off at the end of the day.

In the kitchen I really enjoy cooking. I like the creativity that comes with it and that there’s a lot of room for playing around and new flavors. There’s something about food that brings people together too and I think that’s really cool. I love making homemade noodles. My great-grandmother taught me how to make noodles. I love doing chicken and noodles — it’s a really comforting dish. I also like going into the kitchen and seeing what I have in the cupboards and what I can make out of it.

Restoring light I’m also president on the board of directors for a nonprofit that helps people who have been abused.

It’s called Living Aspen. We’re a brand new 501(c)3 and we’re aiming to provide programs to people who are adult survivors of abuse so they can embrace life in a new way and find happiness and joy again.

Some of that is through art therapy or yoga — ways to take care of themselves. We want to get into animal therapy and horticulture therapy too. I’ve met so many people that have been affected by abuse, where they have been abused themselves or have loved ones who have. So, it’s always tugged at my heart for that reason. A group of friends and I that started Living Aspen. We have a big passion for helping abuse victims and for community and seeing people heal from the brokenness that they have.

Reading is a favorite I like to read everything. I love biographies, fiction and fantasy. C.S. Lewis is probably my favorite

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

Arvada Fire Protection District honored fallen firefighter Lt. Jim Schaefer alongside his family and friends on Thursday, Sept. 14, during a celebration of life at Faith Bible Chapel.

Schaefer died Sept. 10 after a yearlong battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 58 years old and leaves behind his wife, Teresa Schaefer, who he has been with for 21 years; his three adult children Natalie Schaefer, Mathew Schaefer Schaefer and Corey Schaefer; his mother Barbara Schaefer; sisters Kim Schaefer and Christy Malenfant; and numerous nephews and nieces.

Schaefer was born in Denver. He spent 20 years in the fire service serving first as an Arvada firefighter out of Station 4 and then promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in 2007 where he was assigned to Station 3. Schaefer also served as a part-time dispatcher with Arvada Fire for nine years and worked as a Funeral Procession Escort for Metro Security.

“Jim was a fun, good humored, dedicated and passionate individual,” said Arvada Fire Chief Jon Greer. “He was a friend to everyone and a mentor to many. He was respected by everyone and his loss is one that will be felt widespread throughout our district and to surrounding members of the fire service. He dedicated his life to serving others and our community was blessed to have him for the time that we did.”

Following the Celebration of Life service, there was a large procession including fire and law enforcement agencies, family and friends past Stations 4, 3 and 6.

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Arvada roads see five deaths last week STAFF REPORT

It was a tragic week for roadways in Arvada, with multiple fatalities.

On Sept. 10 a seven-vehicle accident claimed the lives of three people, with the driver believed to have caused the crash later dying too.

Christopher Farr, 43, of Arvada, was driving a Cadillac SUV that collided with a Ford F150. Farr was suspected of being under the influence at the time of the crash, based

on eyewitness accounts and officer observations.

Farr reportedly lost control of his vehicle after striking the F150 and collided head-on with a Hyundai SUV, driven by Judith Peterson.

Peterson, 73, and her husband Alan Peterson, 79, died at the scene.

Also killed in the accident was Lorene Hicks, 59, who was a passenger on a motorcycle involved in the collision.

The Arvada Police Department says it is still inves-

tigating the details of the crash.

Pedestrian hit by car, died Juliun Gonzalez, 53, died after being hit by an automobile Sept. 12 at 80th and Wadsworth in Arvada just after 7 p.m., according to Jill McGranahan with the Arvada Police Department.

The driver stayed on the scene. His or her name has not been released at this time, and the cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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When Buying or Selling a Pre-1978 Home, Lead-Based Paint Is a Big Deal You might think that nearly 40 years after lead-based paint was outlawed that it would no longer be an issue, but you’d be wrong.

Over the past decade I have witnessed an increased rather than decreased attention to this issue. Just read Section 10.10 of the current statemandated Contract to Buy and Sell Real Estate (emphasis added): “Unless exempt, if the improvements on the Property include one or more residential dwellings for which a building permit was issued prior to January 1,

1978, this Contract is void unless (1) a completed Lead-Based Paint Disclosure (Sales) form is signed by Seller, the required real estate licensees and Buyer, and (2) Seller receives the completed and fully executed form prior to the time when this Contract is signed by all parties. Buyer acknowledges timely receipt of a completed LeadBased Paint Disclosure (Sales) form signed

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It’s not uncommon for this requirement to be fudged by the parties and their agents, but doing so can create serious problems.

In order for this rule to be followed, it is critical that the listing agent make a leadbased paint disclosure, signed by the seller, available to buyers prior to them submitting their offer. This can be done by making it a “supplement” to the MLS listing. The buyer’s

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agent must then have their their client sign it — and sign it themselves as the buyer’s agent — and submit it prior to submitting their offer.

Not only can the violation of this rule subject the buyer and buyer’s agent to a fine of $10,000, it also creates an opportunity for a seller to get out of a buyer’s contract, which is usually very difficult for sellers to do.

I had this situation arise just last week when one of my broker associates had a back-up contract worth more than the primary contract with a buyer. The buyer’s agent had not complied with the lead-based paint disclosure requirement, so all it took for this seller to get out of the primary contract and accept the more valuable back-up contract was to declare the primary contract void under Sec. 10.10 of the contract.

The buyer and their agent would have had no recourse — period, end of story. The language of Sec. 10.10 could hardly be more clear.

That buyer was fortunate that our seller did not take advantage of the opportunity to get more for his house from the back-up buyer. The only way to do that, given that the contract was void, not voidable, was to have the buyer’s agent submit a new contract after submitting the signed disclosure.

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Steuben’s aims to fill Olde Town breakfast gap The retro-style diner started breakfast service Sept. 13

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Blueberry pancakes, avocado toast and a Greek yogurt and granola parfait are new on the menu at Steuben’s Arvada, which started serving breakfast Sept. 13.

“We’re hoping to bring a great quality product to Arvada with extend hours and have a community place for morning meetings,” said Joey Casanova, general manager of Steuben’s Arvada.

The retro-style diner located on Ralston Road on the edge of Olde Town will now open at 8 a.m. daily serving breakfast until 11 a.m. Monday through Friday and brunch on Saturday and Sunday until 3 p.m.

Brunch is already a staple at the eatery, which open in Arvada last March.

Casanova said those shifts are two of the busiest each week. The biggest difference between the brunch and breakfast menu, Casanova said, is that brunch features appetizers, salads and sandwiches, while breakfast will be solely entrées and drinks. However, the bar will be open.

“It’s a full bar, so you can always have a bloody mary on a Tuesday at 8 a.m,” Casanova said. “Why not?”

Steuben’s Arvada started serving breakfast Sept. 13. The retro-style diner now opens at 8 a.m. daily.

Some brunch staples gracing the breakfast menu include the smothered breakfast burrito; the standard breakfast of two eggs, meat, hash browns and toast; the popular biscuits and gravy; and house-cured lox and bagels.

Some of Casanova’s favorite breakfast items making the menu are the loaded Belgian waffle with caramelized banana, bacon and a peanut but-

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ter whip — a play on the Elvis — and two sandwiches, the Steuby Sammy, featuring an egg cooked over medium with choice of bacon, ham or sausage served on a toasted brioche roll with chili garlic aioli; and the chicken biscuit, an open face crispy chicken breast sandwich with sausage gravy and bacon on top of a scratch-made biscuit.

Breakfast is only being rolled out at the Arvada Steuben’s location and not its uptown eatery. One reason, Casanova said, is because they want to fill the breakfast void that the closing of The Eggshell left.

Other Olde Town eats The Eggshell, on the corner of Olde Wadsworth and Ralston Road, closed unexpectedly Aug. 7, citing staffing woes as the reason for the breakfast and lunch eatery’s demise.

But a replacement eatery is already slated for the vacant space at 5699 Olde Wadsworth Blvd. Flying Pig Bacon Co. announced on Facebook Aug. 10 that they were taking over the space.

Operated by Jamie Shotton, expanding from his Westrail Tap & Grill in Lakewood and the The Flying Pig Burger Co. in Littleton roots, the Flying Pig Bacon Co. is now hiring with the aim of an early 2018 debut.

Details are scant, other than confirmation of a bacon-focused future.

On the other end of Olde Wadsworth, Smokin Fins Grill is preparing to open space left vacant by Silvi’s Kitchen on Grandview Avenue, which closed in March.

The seafood restaurant, with an eclectic menu of sushi, smoked meat and plated fish, will mimic the fair and atmosphere of its other location in Littleton. Plans are to open by the end of the year.

Also opening in Olde Town before the end of the year is The Cereal Box. Owner Michael Emmerson said the current goal is to be up and running before Halloween.

Located in the former Rolling Sands Yoga storefront next to the Arvada

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Avocado toast is one of the lighter dishes on the Steuben’s Arvada breakfast menu.

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The Steuby Sammy is a classic breakfast sandwich with a twist. It will be sold for $6.

COURTESY PHOTO Tavern and the former Ophelia’s Restaurant on Olde Wadsworth, The Cereal Box is a specialty cereal eatery aimed at giving youth a place to hang out while feeding the nostalgia of `80s and `90s kids.

Emmerson’s original hope was to open in September, but the shops Kickstarter campaign, which had a goal of raising $35,000, failed, causing a delay.

Next door, Scott Spears — owner of School House Kitchen and Scrumptious — took ownership of the old Ophelia’s building. Spears said he’s still working to develop a concept for the space, but he is 95 percent sure it will be a restaurant.

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September 21, 2017

Arvada city council candidates face off Candidate forum was short two contenders

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Arvada City Council candidates were asked their stances on urban renewal, homelessness, transportation and the aging population at the first candidate forum since the official candidate pool has been set.

The structured question and answer forum was hosted by the Arvada Chamber of Commerce Sept. 15 at the Arvada Center.

At Large candidates Jim Whitfield, Dot Miller and John Malito participated in the forum along with incumbents Nancy Ford, District 1, and John Marriott, District 3. At Large candidate Jordan Hohenstein was scheduled to participate, but had to back out last minute due to illness.

He said he will post his answers to the forum questions on his website.

Dave Palm, also running for the At Large seat declined to participate in the forum because it was sponsored by the chamber and one of his fellow candidates, Miller, previously worked for the chamber.

While they are running unopposed, Ford and Marriott participated in the forum to be present in the community.

Arvada City Council candidates Jim Whitfield, Dot Miller and John Maliot participated in the Arvada Chamber forum Sept. 15. SHANNA FORTIER The two answered a separate set of questions than the At Large candidates.

“I like to think that we’re running unopposed because we are doing a good job,” Ford said in her opening remarks. “And I will continue to do the good job I have been doing.”

Marriott said just because he doesn’t have an opponent in this election, he doesn’t take it for granted.

“I want to make sure you know I will work just as hard,” he said.

One of the reasons he said he is running for re-election is because the city has work to be done in terms of road maintenance that exceeds the current budget.

“I think we have some years of

working on our budget, priorities and I think we can solve those,” Marriott said of road maintenance needs. “We also have long-term needs as far a road capacity and I think we can make big strides into those.”

At Large candidates were asked about how they would propose that the City of Arvada continue to make those necessary improvements.

Whitfield, Malito and Miller all stated that they thought a sales tax increase, which city council put to voters last year and failed to get, was not the right way to do it.

“I’m very concerned about a sales tax increase because it’s regressive — It’s applied to all people of all econom-

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ic condition,” Whitfield said, adding that he’s more interested in looking at priorities and putting together budget plan that involves partnering with neighboring cities.

Malito said he thinks the city can find more revenue not by increasing the tax rate, but encouraging the generation of more sales tax dollars.

Miller’s solution was to look at the the surplus budget.

“Every year we have surplus in Arvada and those one time funds are used for one time projects,” Miller said. “I would propose we put some sort of plan in place to put aside a percentage of all those surplus dollars every year to transportation until we get to where we need to be.”

When asked what local governments role should be in the conversation about the rise of homelessness in Arvada, both Whitfield and Miller said that it’s reaching out to the faith-based community and nonprofit organizations in a facilitator role.

Whitfield said “solving homelessness is not the city’s responsibility, its a responsibility for humanity to solve.

Malito on the other hand said its the role of government to lead.

“Homelessness is a regional issue,” Malito said, adding that other cities need to get together, including Arvada because it’s not going to go away. “We can be another Denver if we turn a blind eye.”

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School-board candidates talk issues Candidates meet in first forum of the season

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chools choice, transparency and opportunities for all students were hot topics at the first Jefferson County Board of Education candidate forum held Sept. 13 at Wheat Ridge High School. The forum, presented by Support Jeffco Kids and Arvadans for Progressive Action, featured eight questions submitted by residents.

Two things all candidates agreed on was their support for the “Dreamers” and DACA program and the importance of arts, humanities and other electives for Jeffco students.

This year three incumbents, Brad Rupert, Susan Harmon and Ron Mitchell — all of whom were elected in 2015 following the recall of the former board majority — are running for re-election. In District 1, which covers the north and northeast portion of the district, Harmon is challenged by Matt Van Gieson.

In District 2, which covers the westernmost part of the district, Harmon is challenged by Erica Shield.

Mitchell is running unopposed in District 5.

When asked about opportunities for students, all candidates said its important to offer career-ready options for those students who will not go to college.

Here is a look at how they answered some questions posed to them.

Q: What governance policy strategies would you put in place to support the emotional and social health of students?

Brad Rupert: I’m proud that over the last two years our board increased the number of mental health workers in schools to serve the children. And I can tell you that the feedback from the schools is very positive. And we were able to retain that in schools in the current budget cycle. I can tell you that it is not easy to maintain that when you’re under a situation of constant cuts. But the mental health of the children is obviously very important. The suicide rates are skyrocketing and Colorado is among the higher states. And we need to keep keep the foot on the metal Rupert in terms of protecting our children and their mental health as part of the education we want to provide them.

Matt Van Gieson: What I’m hearing from the community when I’m out knocking on doors and talking to people is that emotional support is something that is very important for our kids. And what I’m hearing is that lots of parents see that and are appreciative of that, especially in our K through sixth grade schools. And one thing I continue to hear is that those parents are nervous of what’s going to happen to those kids and if they won’t continue to get that support if we continue to move them into middle schools. So, I am hearing from Van Gieson people that this emotional support and bullying is something worried about, especially when it comes to the middle school move.

I think it’s important to talk to the families and

make sure what we’re doing is supporting what they think is best and supporting our kids in the best way possible.

Susan Harmon: I spent the last four years as a parent in middle school and I can tell you it’s one of the greatest areas of support and continued support in mental health. The ability to have counselors at each grade level, the introduction of SELs (social emotional support specialists) at each of those higher need areas. They work with the counselors. And the introduction of some amazing programs — my daughter is part of an Harmon amazing program where they’re working with peer groups, parents, SELs and counselors to be a support group for other children. Its used to be Where Every Child Belongs, but now there’s a national movement being introduced in middle schools to really engage at a deeper level. I also believe that increasing community engagement in our schools is the best support for our children so that we know our children in our schools, we can be a support mechanism for families, our children and our teachers.

Erica Shields: I agree 100 percent with Susan on the importance of community engagement. In talking to various administrators in my community, I can guarantee you that they have said social and emotional issues are one of their greatest concerns right now of our children in elementary school. We talked about that a little bit and what the cause of that might be. We have both parents working, a lot of stress in families, people my age with parents who are aging and ill. We have social media problems with kids on phones all Shields the time, so our children are not really learning how to communicate well. So, all of those things are things that the schools can;t control. And so that community engagement piece is so important to work with our parents, giving our parents resources so that we’re not putting responsibility of all those issues on the school. I think our parents in our community needs to get involved in that decision-making process.

Q: What ideas do you have for partnering with the district to better engage the community for improved communication and transparency about Jeffco Schools issues?

Brad Rupert: The question obviously is about transparency and the transparency of our budgeting process. Each of the last two budget cycles that we’ve been engaged in we’ve attempted to engage the public in those. We’ve had public forums, we’ve had call in forums and a variety of mechanisms to reach out. We published proposed public budgets, we’ve done groups and questionnaires … a variety of methods to get the support and input from our communities. As far as having a line item explanation of the budget, you can imagine that the size of a school district like ours, 150 some odd facilities. that a budget gets very complicated very quickly. Now we

have people available to answer the questions, but to think that we can present that on a line-by-line item is unrealistic. we also have a financial oversight committee that makes sure we follow the budget.

These are outside people, not district people, that hold us accountable.

Matt Van Gieson: Budget concerns is something that I’m hearing as well. For me, the thing that I would do is people want to see line item budgets.

They want to know where the money’s going. They want to see where it’s being accounted for. And they want to see that what they’re being told is actually happening. People understand the need to spend on schools, but they are asking to see how its being spent and I think that’s fair. So, when I’m elected to the board, I intend to show and to demonstrate that a detailed level for people who want to see what is actually being spent and what they’re getting for their dollar.

Susan Harmon: I believe the transparency is there ... I rely heavily on the presentations at the board table. To me the difference is communication. I do believe the transparency is there, but you can never communicate enough and in different ways to ensure that people are processing the information so they do feel like we are being transparent and we are receiving it. So that, I am confident with our new superintendent, who I hear from every group I’ve been to says they feel he communicates, they understand and they feel valued. And that process is going to help us work on that area. In terms of our job, I do a lot of community meetings in our articulation areas and just listening. When you think you’re explaining something really well, and then you have the same question five times, you realize you haven’t done a great job with that.

Erica Shields: When I think of budgets, the first thing that comes to my mind is my own home budget. When we’re spending money, the husband wants to know exactly what I spent on that credit card line-by-line. So as taxpayers, it’s really not that different. We pay taxes, you pay taxes in Jefferson County, and don’t you want to know exactly where your money is going and how it’s being spent? And if student outcomes and achievements are good?

Don’t you want to know those things? So, the questions was how to engage the community in doing that. Well obviously we want to make sure we’re being as transparent as we possibly can be. And on the website, make it more clear about where those line items are going. I think that’s really important because a lot of that number stuff goes over a lot of heads in the community. Simplify it and be more specific and transparent.

Q. Tell us what school choice means to you.

Brad Rupert: I’m absolutely not in favor of vouchers and the privatization of our public schools, period.

With regards to school choice, in Jeffco we are very fortunate to have a variety of options. We have open enrollment at any of our schools. We have option schools, some of them are terrific alternate educations. We’ve got charter schools that run the gamut of wide variety of different curricular options. And of course we have the private choices. So it’s a wide variety, but we have to remember that we need to provide a good education for all because not everyone can access all those choices. Some people living in poverty are confined to the neighborhood school SEE ELECTION, P7

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ARVADA NEWS IN A HURRY Mustang Stampede 5K Ralston Valley High School will again host Lisa Nelson’s Mustang Stampede 5K Memorial Scholarship Run/Walk on Saturday, Sept. 30, with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. This event will be held at Ralston Valley High School, 13355 W. 80th Ave. in Arvada. The 5K will offer a scenic route starting and ending at the high school and conclude with a pancake breakfast. There will also be a 1K family fun run.

All proceeds from the 5K will benefit the Lisa Nelson Memorial Scholarship, which was established to commemorate the life of Coach Lisa Nelson, a beloved faculty member of Ralston Valley High School. Nelson died from cervical cancer in March 2013. Each year a Ralston Valley male and female student athlete is awarded a college scholarship in her memory.

Online registration is available until Sept. 27 at http://bit.ly/2vIdRz3. Early-bird registration is $20 for adults and $10 for under 18.

Festival of Scarecrows set Town Square will become a pumpkin patch and scarecrows of all shapes and sizes will stand guard throughout Olde Town on Oct. 7. Attendees are invited to navigate the corn maze, find a perfect pumpkin and vote for their favorite scarecrow — the winners will receive prizes — or enter your own scarecrow into the contest. For more information and to enter the scarecrow contest, visit oldetownarvada.org/2016/09/festival-ofscarecrows/.

Arvada Center hosts Holocaust survivor The Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities and Chabad of NW Metro Denver will host the special event Surviving Auschwitz’s Angel of

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because of transportation, because of access to information, and any number of reasons they don’t get to access those choices. We need to make sure we don’t dilute the resources for our neighborhood schools because some of our people must go there.

Matt Van Gieson: I believe strongly in school choice. My mom made a school choice. She made a choice to take me to a school that was close. Her reasoning was she wanted me to be close to her during the day so that she could be there in case of an emergency. I’m a big advocate of school choice. My wife runs a mothers group and so I hear a lot from young mothers in that kindergarten age range where they’re all so worried about what choice is going to fit their child best.

And we’re very fortunate in Jefferson County to have many choices: STEM schools, Montessori schools … And as we get into the high school area, we need to look holistically and think about places like Warren Tech as a school choice. So, I absolutely support school choice. And as others have said, vouchers are unconstitutional in Colorado, so I’m gonna worry about choices that are available now.

Susan Harmon: School choice to me is making sure that the choices that are out there for families are sustainable. That they are providing quality education fro all students in our

Death, an evening with child Holocaust survivor Rabbi Nissen Mangel, 7 p.m. Sept. 25 at The Arvada Center in Arvada. Mangel was 10 years old when he came to Auschwitz, and survived to become a world-renowned scholar, author, speaker and philosopher.

He endured seven concentration camps, the final death march, and ultimately survived three encounters with the infamous Dr. Mengele, also known as the “Angel of Death.” Mangel will share his story of survival, faith, and triumph.

Highlighting the presentation will be writing the first few letters of a new Torah scroll that will be dedicated to the victims of the Holocaust. The hand-written Torah will take a year to finish and then will be used by Chabad of NW Metro Denver.

Reserved tickets range between $25 and $35, and $10 student tickets can be purchased with a valid ID directly through the Box Office. VIP tickets, including a reception and an opportunity to meet Mangel, are $80 or $150 for a couple. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Arvada Center Box Office at 720-898-7200, or online at arvadacenter.org/ on-stage/surviving-auschwitzs-angel-of-death.

Jefferson Parkway forum A community forum about the Jefferson Parkway is scheduled for 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, Sept.

27, at Three Creeks K-8 school, 19486 W. 94th Ave. in Arvada. There will be formal presentations by members of the Jefferson Parkway Public Highway Authority Board with an opportunity to receive answers to written questions.

Following the session there will be opportunities for informal conversation about the noise study analysis, the status of the parkway generally, and other topics of interest to the community.

buildings. I do not support privatization of our public school system. I don’t support vouchers. But we live in choice district. My children chose their neighborhood schools and they did that because they wanted to be at a school they could walk to in their community. I support that choice. I also support the choice of my neighbors who choices out into a new charter school that opened up.

I support my neighbors that go to private schools. We just need to make sure that the choices that are out there provide the quality level that can be sustained. I don’t want families choosing a school that they then have to choice out of the next year because it did not provide the education that their children deserved.

Erica Shields: That is a great question. In the state of Colorado the use of vouchers are currently unconstitutional. And the voters decided that is the case and I support our voters. For me, I advocate school choice because it gives opportunities for all of our children to have the education that they need, that suits them. I believe that our parents, and me as a mom, know what’s best for my children. So, for me, school choice means options.

And so that being said, I will continue to support school choice.

Note: A full video of the forum can be viewed at www.supportjeffcokids. org. The video also includes answers provided by unopposed incumbent Ron Mitchell, not included in this story in the interest of giving space to candidates in contested races.

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The funny thing about littering is that there’s nothing funny about littering QUIET DESPERATION

Craig Marshall Smith

J

ennifer and I just flew back from Detroit, and, boy, are our arms tired.

Michigan is my homeland, specifically Ann Arbor, and I thought that she should have at least one encounter with a University of Michigan home game in her lifetime.

If you haven’t been to one yourself, please consider this: on game day, the corner of East Main Street and South Stadium Boulevard is the sixth-largest city in the state of Michigan.

Alumni, old fans and new fans come from all over the world to attend a Wolverines football game.

Please consider this: The capacity of Sports Authority Field at Mile High is 76,125. The average attendance for a Michigan home game

is more than 112,000.

Jennifer and I woke in a hotel near the Detroit a, and watched Irma barrel through Florida on CNN. It began a day that neither one of us will ever forget.

From the hotel to Ann Arbor in a rental car on an autumn Saturday: 30 minutes.

We walked to the stadium (from a parking space I pre-arranged from my home computer) past the high school where Iggy Pop and I would have been classmates if the Smiths hadn’t skipped town.

The stadium was opened in 1927, and there have been a number of expansions. The latest one was the addition of skyboxes on top of the skyboxes on top of the skyboxes.

The music is too loud and the playlist is abhorrent — just like it is at CU games — but by halftime we both had lost our hearing, which was a partial blessing, because the halftime musical theme was a tribute to John Williams and the upcoming “Star Wars XXXVII” fatuity.

We stayed in the stadium after the game, and watched 112,000 people leave, and leave about 112,000 pounds of litter.

I said, “Bingo.”

Jennifer said, “What?”

“My next column: Why do people litter?”

“That sounds engrossing,” the facetious SEE SMITH, P9

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR To Arvada city hall I have two statements concerning the sale of the RTD property on Wadsworth and apartments they want to build there. When I look at the $30 dollar sale for a $5.8 million property what is my initial reaction? It’s one of either political corruption or and cronyism. I’m all for tax cuts, tax breaks for businesses and people but this is way out of line. Especially since there was a tax increase request by the city last year to fix the roads. Well, I know this may be simple thinking but if the city had sold the property for the assessed cost, that would have paid for half the road fixes without having to raise our taxes. In fact, why don’t the middle class get a tax cut in Arvada and Jefferson County? Especially the way money is thrown around.

My second statement concerns the apartment buildings that will be built on the site. The Mayor on the news

said that this is what the people of Arvada want. No it isn’t! We are having too many apartment buildings being built. Whether its on Wadsworth, near Red Rocks College on Kipling or at the former nursery at 58th and Lutz fields.

We are getting overcrowded in Arvada and the city doesn’t seem to give a rip.

I don’t see them widening Wadsworth where this new apartment building will be built. Wadsworth is already a nightmare. But wait, maybe that’s why the city wanted to raise our taxes for roads, to accommodate the new apartments and not just fix our roads.

Mr. Mayor and the City Council, Arvada is losing its small town sense, the citizens are getting tired of the cronyism and the overcrowding. Lets have less apartments and more single family homes.

David Albertsen, Arvada

Crucial difference between daring to fail and fatal mistakes

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have long been an advocate of calculated risks, of daring greatly, and, in the words of John Maxwell, failing forward. Especially for young people, and people who are not responsible for others, sometimes the very best teacher is trying something different and spectacular, and failing. In fact, my friend Jay and I devoted a good part of our book (shameless plug: Get It! available at Amazon.com) to pointing out all of the people who were spectacular failures in life, from Abraham Lincoln to Thomas Edison to Albert Einstein … until they weren’t. Until the lessons from all of those failures came together

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But, every once in a while, it is necessary to point out — especially to young people — that there is a vast world of difference between a calculated risk and a failure, and a dumb mistake.

Yeah, maybe doing a few dumb things, pushing the limits of what is safe and/or legal helps you learn about yourself, your limits, and stupid things like gravity. But, more often than not, those things lead to hospital stays, the kinds of things that will cost you a job in our new social media world, and other, even worse consequences.

Taking the time and making the investment to learn how to parasail is a risk, and puts you in some thrilling danger. Base jumping off a 10-story building without any training on proper parachute technique is foolish, and qualifies you for a Darwin Award.

Mountain biking is exciting, great exercise, and, I have found, sometimes very painful.

Mountain biking without a helmet is reckless, unnecessary, and potentially life-altering.

Talking to the pretty girl at the party is scary, SEE ALCORN, P13

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How to talk to kids about the complexities of social media ASK A THERAPIST

Q: I feel like my children are growing up in a very different world than the one I grew up in. With social media on their computers and their phones, it’s really hard for me to know who they’re talking to and what they’re talking about. How Joel Smith do I talk to my kids about social media?

A: Social media is indeed an area most parents didn’t think much about when they were kids themselves, but today it’s different, and vital that parents monitor their children’s interactions with social media. Fortunately, having a constructive talk with your kids about social

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German said.

There was trash under the seats everywhere you looked.

Remember Keep America Beautiful’s 1971 “crying Indian” campaign?

Their recent study about littering gives two main reasons: contextual variables and personal variables.

Contextual variables include “availability of trash cans, the accumulative impact of other litter in the area, and even weather.”

Personal variables include “age, awareness, attitudes, and feelings of personal responsibility.”

The study showed that “15 percent of littering behavior had to do with contextual demands and 85 percent had to do with personal variables.”

There were plenty of trash cans everywhere, and Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh is featured in

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Malito has merit My name is Rhoda Schultz, Arvada resident, and enthusiastic supporter of my friend, John Malito.

“True leadership requires a level of selflessness that most people simply don’t have. John is a team player who tirelessly and consistently performs above and beyond his peers. His ability to do so lies in the fact that he is not concerned with “number one,” but he places others above himself at every moment.

It is a rare thing to know a person who embodies the most valuable qualities a person should possess in order to thrive and lead a community toward success. These rare qualities of sacrifice, humility and selflessness are an every-day footprint of John’s presence.

He is an enthusiastic leader who values real impact over public recog-

media is a lot like talking to your kids about anything else. The goal is to make it seem completely “normal.” Here are two skills from the Motivational Interviewing skillset you can use to have nonconfrontational and productive conversations with your kids on this topic: 1. Reflections. A reflection is a good way for you to “bounce back” to your kids words and ideas you’re hearing them talk about. You don’t want to sound like a parrot and repeat their words exactly. Instead, you say back the content of their statements, in your own words.

This is a great way to invite your kids to speak about the role of social media in their lives, and feel comfortable doing it. They often talk about their fun with social media, but they also need to feel OK talking about negative things they’ve experienced on social media. Here are some suggestions of what you might say:

a big screen plea for fans to dispose of litter responsibly.

Neither mattered.

Older people are less likely to litter than younger people, the study showed. I hope they didn’t spend too much time or money figuring that one out. Have you ever seen a carload of kids toss fast food leftovers out the window?

Littering isn’t just an incidental lapse in accountability and civility.

Over nine billion tons of litter ends up in the ocean every year.

Over 11 billion dollars is spent every year to clean up litter.

I am not campaigning myself. Littering is an inevitability, and I am fully resigned to it.

The explanation is this: People will be people.

(If you go to Ann Arbor, go to Zingerman’s Delicatessen. We did, after the game.)

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nition and he leads in places where he can make a tangible, meaningful difference in the lives of people he is called to serve. Whether serving one-on-one, or in a crowd, John is a consistent living example of servant leadership.

John’s leadership roles in the community, his church, and his family are a testament of his willingness to stoop down and do the simple, hard-working acts of service everyone craves. He leads by example and creates a culture of service and engagement by participating and leading his teams personally.

When it comes to public service, voters should pay close attention to the candidates demanding their support.

John is not motivated by self-interest, rather his emphasis of leadership is uniquely shifted away from himself toward the people he serves.

I am grateful to call him my friend and I enthusiastically support his willingness to serve as Councilmember-atlarge for the City of Arvada.”

Rhoda Schultz, Arvada

· “You seem to really enjoy your friends on social media.” · “It looks like social media helps you feel more connected to the world.” · “Sometimes it seems like you’re frustrated with social media.”

Reflections normalize the idea of talking about social media in an open way.

Kids will often respond by talking about their “social media day”.

2. Open-Ended Questions. You can also use open-ended questions to invite your kids to answer with something other than that one word you’ve heard too often — “yes” or “no.” This is a way you can direct a conversation to a specific social media topic where you (and they) need more information. Again, the key is to invite conversation, rather than to judge kids, or to stifle their willingness to open up. Some great examples of open-ended questions are: · “What are your best friends like on social media?” · “What’s something you’ve seen

on social media lately that made you think?” · “Tell me about a time on social media that made you uncomfortable.” · “How does social media help you live in the real world?”

These sorts of questions open the door for your kids to talk about and see social media in a more realistic way — its benefits and drawbacks — and to keep the door open for more conversations.

When you use these two skills —reflections and open-ended questions — you can really draw out from kids their thoughts and feelings on social media, or any other topic as well.

Engaging with kids about social media can also be more complex at times.

If you’d like more help or information, or would like to talk to someone about this, or maybe more stressful things in your life, please call Jefferson Center for Mental Health at 303-425-0300.

Joel Smith is an LPC CACIII Trauma Clinician.

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James A. Bishop James A. Bishop, 85, Arvada Born October 9, 1931 in Scott City, Kansas. He is preceded in death by his wife of more than 50 years, Gracie Marie (Geist) Bishop and 2 siblings. He is survived by 5 sons; Delmar(Joyce) Bishop, Dennis (Colleen) Bishop, David Keith (Lynn) Bishop, V.J. Bishop, and Dana (Carrie) Bishop; 10 grandchil-

dren and 17 great-grand children, and 3 siblings. A celebration of his life is September 23 @ 2pm at Fellowship Covenant Church, 5615 W.64th Ave., Arvada, Co.. Please in lieu of flowers, donations to ASPCA online or send to ASPCA, POB 96929, Washington D.C., 20090-6929

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W Line light rail being eyed for cuts in service Ridership numbers have never reached projections

G LINE DELAYS

RTD’s newest light rail line, the G Line, was scheduled to begin service nearly a year ago.

However software issues involving crossing gates, and the fact that RTD’s A Line to Denver International Airport had to pass federal testing before the G Line testing process could be completed.

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Russ Haas of Golden says bicycling is his preferred mode of transportation, but he’ll use public transportation when two wheels aren’t a convenient option for him.

“Why drive somewhere when I can pay just over a dollar to go 15 miles?” said Haas, 76, mentioning he qualifies for the discounted fare offered to seniors who use public transportation.

However, the proposed changes to the West Rail Line (W Line) being considered by the Regional Transportation District (RTD) will not affect him much, Haas said.

One of the changes concerns some cutbacks to the frequency that the W Line serves a portion of its route.

The RTD will make its final vote on Oct. 24.

The W Line is a 12.1-mile stretch that runs from the Jefferson County Administration & Courts Building in Golden to Union Station in downtown Denver. There are 11 stations along the line, and it serves St. Anthony Hospital, Auraria Campus and Red Rocks Community College.

During peak hours, trains run on the W Line run from Denver to the

The train is currently running once a week to maintain the tracks. RTD is waiting approval from the Federal Rail Administration to complete the final stages of testing before the line can open.

RTD Director Loraine Anderson said Friday that they had no time table for when that might be.

PROPOSED W LINE CHANGES The public is invited to attend a meeting hosted by the Regional Transportation District (RTD) on the proposed service changes to the West Rail Line.

The Regional Transportation District (RTD) is considering some service cutbacks on the portion of the West Rail Line (W-Line) that serves Federal Center/St. Anthony’s Hospital and the Jefferson County Administration & Courts Building in Golden. A public meeting on the proposed changes takes place at 6 p.m. Sept. 28 at the Golden Community Center, 1470 10th St. CHRISTY STEADMAN Federal Center/St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood every 7.5 minutes. The changes being considered concern

the stretch from the Federal Center to the Jeffco courts and administration building in Golden. Currently, the train runs every 15 minutes between these two stops, but if the changes pass, the frequency will reduce to every 30 minutes during nonpeak times — between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. Monday through Friday, and all day on Saturdays and Sundays. Additionally, the W Line’s entire late night stretch Sunday through Thursday would be affected — the last trip would depart downtown Denver just after midnight, eliminating the 1:15 a.m. run time.

If the board votes to pass the changes, they will be implemented on Jan. 14 next year.

“The bus is far more convenient,” he said, adding that the stop where he catches the bus that takes him right to where he needs to go in downtown Denver — a straight shot — is just about a block away from his house. For Haas to take the W Line, it would require at least one transfer to another rail line or a bus.

“The whole idea of the light rail is utopian,” Haas said. “But it doesn’t quite get you to where you want to go. (And) you burn up valuable time waiting for the train and making connections.”

Originally, Menten said, the W Line was projected to get just under 20,000 boardings per day.

But “ridership is not good at all,” said Natalie Menten, the RTD director for district M, which includes Golden, Wheat Ridge and parts of Lakewood. And it has never achieved its intended ridership, she added.

For the past four and a half years it has been in operation, it only gets about 12,500 per day.

“A decent performance would be

The meeting takes place at 6 p.m., Sept. 28, at the Golden Community Center, 1470 10th St. To learn more about the West Rail Line, visit www.rtd-denver.com/lightrail.shtml.

150 boardings per hour,” Menten said. “W Line is well below that.

Right now, it’s not performing the way it’s meant to.

The W Line opened in April 2013, and that year, it ran for just over 42,000 hours and averaged 72.9 boardings per hour. In 2014, it ran for just over 58,000 hours and averaged 76.6 boarding per hour, and in 2015, it ran for just over 53,500 hours, and averaged 77.9 boardings per hour.

The 2016 ridership numbers won’t be released for a few more weeks, Menten said.

Prior to the RTD board’s vote, RTD is hosting nine public meetings across the Denver-metro area on various dates Sept. 20-28. The Jefferson County meeting will take place at 6 p.m. Sept. 28 at the Golden Community Center, 1470 10th St., in Golden.

Jefferson County Commissioner Casey Tighe would like RTD to better promote the train to increase ridership, rather than reduce service on the W Line, he said. Special fare packages or other promotions may get people to use the train more often, or at least try it out, Tighe added.

“I understand that RTD has budget challenges,” he said. “But I think use of the W Line has the potential to grow over time.”

Recently, Colorado School of Mines and the City of Golden agreed to fund a two-year pilot program, which began on Aug. 28, to add another bus to the community’s RTD Call-n-Ride service, which serves a 25-mile loop around Golden. With the addition, a SEE W LINE, P9

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Program helps students find right direction Brady Alternative High School launches mentorship program

BECOME A MENTOR Brady Engage is starting with 10 mentors, but Mulitauopele is hoping for at least 60 to work with interested students.

Requirements for mentors are:

BY CLARKE READER CREADER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Brady High School student Melody lSoto wasn’t sure what to expect the first time she met with her mentor, Ashley Becker.

“I thought I could only talk about certain things and had to be a certain way,” said Soto, who aims to graduate from Brady in 2019. “I thought I’d maybe have to hide my tattoos.”

Instead, Soto found she could open up to Becker about personal experiences, challenges and decisions when it comes to school and the four sports she plays, and they could share an appreciation of tattoos.

“I can tell her things without being judged,” Soto said. “She’s able to steer me in the right direction.”

That’s exactly what Daniel Mulitauopele, re-engagement coach and mentoring coordinator at Brady, an alternate high school in Jeffco focused on working with juniors and seniors who have dropped out of other schools, was hoping for when he first pitched Brady Engage, the school’s new mentoring program, more than a year ago.

“When I was interviewing for this job, I was asked what I would do to lower the about 90 students who drop out every year,” Mulitauopele said.

“These kids need more adults in their lives that can make a positive impact, and that’s why I decided to go with a mentorship program.”

Mulitauopele spent last year laying the groundwork for Brady Engage, and was able to start it this year.

“We have about 300 students here, and 60 signed up for the program,” he said. “The idea is this is more than a tutor — it’s a true mentor who helps with a variety of things.”

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a bus will service the route every 15 minutes, making the wait time at any of the eight different bus stops an average of about seven and a half minutes.

“The enhanced Call-n-Ride service allows for more frequent and convenient travel in and around Golden,” said Golden City Manager Jason Slowinski. “It will also allow those that use the service to access the RTD W Line less wait time, making travel via the light rail system a more attractive option for those seeking to access the broader region.”

However, if the proposed changes to the W Line pass, the Golden Call-n-Ride bus frequency would no longer match.

At an Aug. 24 meeting, Golden city

-At least 25 years old.

-Commit to mentoring for a full school year.

Brady High School, an alternative school in east Lakewood for students who have challenges finishing high school.

PHOTO BY CLARKE READER There are three pillars Mulitauopele wants mentors to focus on with their mentees — academics, social, and emotional development.

“We’d just meet for an hour or so and hang out,” Becker said. “Melody is great about being receptive to what I’m saying, and the challenges I put to her.”

The program is starting with just 10 mentors — a number he will need to dramatically increase if the Brady Engage is to be successful. Mulitauopele is looking to the community to find volunteers and interested people who want to help several students.

“We provide a mentoring class to anyone who is interesting, even if they’re hesitant about signing up,” he added. “Right now I’ve mostly been getting people by word of mouth, but we’re hoping to do more outreach.”

Becker was inspired to start mentoring by picturing the rough times in her past, and thinking about how helpful it would have been to have someone to help.

“It’s important for kids to have positive role models,” she said. “It also teaches me to step away from selfishness and learn to listen.”

Brady also launched an internship program this year to get students out in the business community — both are ways the school is getting proactive in

councilors made a proclamation to urge the RTD board to either consider a one-year delay in implementing the W Line service cutbacks to allow time to evaluate the impacts and benefits on Golden’s new, enhanced Call-n-Ride; or modify the W Line service changes by proceeding with the evening and weekend service cuts, but retaining the weekday daytime service at current levels so the locally-funded Call-n-Ride investment has a chance to succeed.

“Public transportation is an important part of a healthy community.

It provides freedom, mobility and opportunity to get around our community and connect with the broader region to those that might not otherwise have that ability. It also provides transportation alternatives for regular commuters,” Slowinski said. “In short, it is about quality of life, and public transportation is a key part of that.”

helping students.

The school received money from Colorado’s 21st Century Community Learning Centers grant program, which is run by the Colorado Department of Education.

“Brady has utilized the grant to implement innovative approaches to addressing the unique needs of their high school student population, including providing addiction counseling and dropout re-engagement services,” said Jeremy Meyer, director of communications with the department.

“They also maintain a full schedule of after-school programming to support college and career readiness, including tutoring and homework support, woodworking and cooking classes.”

When looking for mentors, Muli-

-Agreeing to meet for at least one hour a week. Once the mentor passes the background check, this can be after school hours or during the weekend.

Interested mentors must submit an application, fill out a questionnaire about their experience and motivations, and submit to a background check. They must also complete the school’s mentorship training program. The program is held roughly every two weeks, and is available to anyone interested in mentoring.

To learn more or sign up to become a mentor, contact Mulitauopele at 303-982-8016 or email him at Daniel.Mulitauopele@jeffco. k12.co.us or dMulitau@jeffcoschools.us.

tauopele tells people it’s fun, not as time-consuming as most think, and allows them to do some real good in a student’s life.

“This is an investment in people,” he said. “When you see them receive

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JEFFCO NEWS IN A HURRY Quilt museum free day A Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD) free day will be offered at the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, 200 Violet St., Suite 140, in Golden, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 1.

To learn more about the quilt museum, visit www.rmqm.org.

For more information on the SCFD, visit www.scfd.org.

Renewable energy in Jeffco The League of Women Voters of Jefferson County is hosting a panel discussion on local efforts toward sustainable communities, 7 -9 p.m. on Oct. 5, at the Golden Community Center, 1470 10th St., in Golden.

The meeting is free and open to the public.

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Learn more at https://victimoutreach.org.

To inquire about registering for the event, send an email to victimoutreachinfo@gmail.com or call 303-2022196.

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Driving a fast car down a quarter mile track, in controlled conditions, with all the right safety equipment, is exhilarating and awesome, even if there is some risk involved.

Driving a car too fast down your average civic thoroughfare is dangerous and stupid.

And getting behind the wheel of a car after drinking too much is begging for unimaginable consequences. As we’ve seen lately here in Arvada, where a seven-car accident recently claimed four lives.

I never pretend to know what is going through people’s minds when they do something criminally reckless. I try to give them the benefit of the doubt—allow for money troubles, or maybe they just received bad news, or, perhaps, they’re dealing with something like horrible chronic pain or health issues.

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something that has, not just the potential for, but the built-in expectation of a tragic outcome for people who are completely independent of the situation. You want to drink away your pain? Fine. Do it from the safety of your own back yard. Don’t endanger the rest of society so you can re-discover your mellow.

But, I also think it’s important to remember that there are victims of incidents like these that have nothing to do with the incident itself. My heart goes out to the families of the victims, and to the family of the man who caused the accident. The wife, the children, their lives are now thrown into a blender through no cause of theirs, and the repercussions of one stupid decision will reverberate through generations.

Young people, if there is one lesson you should make every effort to learn early, it is to avoid making the dumb mistake that forever eliminates your ability to make any other choices. Take risks, fail boldly — but don’t trade in your future for a momentary jolt of whatever. There are some mistakes you can’t come back from.

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Local bike shops will be hosting the inaugural Glory Gears Colorado State Championship this November.

Glory Gears is a new board game based off of Indiana University’s annual Little 500 bicycling race. The game was created by the race’s 2007 winner, Alex Bishop of Wheat Ridge.

The championship games will take place Nov. 1-Dec. 6. Twentyfour bike shops across the Denver-metro area, plus Boulder, Colorado Springs and Fort Collins, will host a game night on different nights throughout November. The shops will serve as the qualifying locations, and the winners from the bike shops will advance to the finals, which will take place Dec. 6 at the Blake Street Tavern’s Underground Social in downtown Denver.

Registration fee is $25 per player per bike shop. The grand prize for winning the finals is a Colnago V1R Road Bike valued at $9,000.

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Outdoor Labs adding greenhouse classrooms The greenhouses will be completed this fall

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Every sixth grader in Jefferson County Schools spends a week at one of the districts two outdoor labs, Mt. Evans or Windy Peaks. Soon, those students will be learning in new greenhouse classrooms set for completion this fall.

“Our whole mission is experiential education, so we want kids to do things,” said the Mt. Evans Outdoor Lab Principal David Epp. “Years ago, through Healthy Schools, we started salad bars and composting at both sites. On a basic level (the greenhouse) helps us complete that cycle.”

On a higher level, Epp and the Outdoor Lab Foundation hope that the greenhouse classrooms unlock a myriad of science lessons for students.

Brian Sipes, of Sipes Architects, was the brain behind that. His number one goal in designing the greenhouse was to utilize as much sun as possible. To do this, the greenhouse takes an unusual shape with the front wall angled back at the exact angle of the sun. On the shortest days of the year, the sun will hit it perpendicularly. The top of the greenhouse angles to hit the sun perpendicularly on the longest days.

Sipes says this maximizes the sun and spreads the light.

Also featured in the greenhouses are water barrels that store excess solar energy, which will be in full sun in the winter, but shaded in the summer.

This will allow the barrels to work as heaters and coolers.

“To me greenhouses are all about experience,” Sipes said. “To see green plants growing in winter, I think it will kickstart the learning environment and make students more curious about what is happening.”

Some lessons Sipes said he sees are about food growing and aquaponics.

He also sees the water barrels as a source for learning.

“Partnering with Brain Sipes, they were able to create a building that has multiple uses,” Epp said. “There’s so many lessons in the design of the building. We can do design and engineering classes; a deeper discussions about weather and heat transfer…”

The $200,000 project was funded by a variety of donors and grant gathered by the Outdoor Lab Foundation, whose mission, along with advocating for the program and engaging the community with the schools in a meaningful way, is to support the Mount Evans and Windy Peak Outdoor Lab schools directly.

Fundraising and planning at the Foundation continued for more than three years to make these projects a reality. Both Greenhouses were

David Epp, principal of Mt. Evans Outdoor Lab, cuts the ribbon on the soon to be completed greenhouse.

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designed completely pro bono by Sipes & Sipes Architects. Jeff Meyers and Jonathan Reid provided engineering expertise and geotechnical services were donated by Nate Soule, of Lithos Engineering.

Generous contributions were made by the Rod and Ruth Greiner Family and the American Zang Education Preservation Foundation, Alex Campbell, IREA, King Soopers, Safeway and Co-Bank along with many individuals.

Donations for the project ranged from very small to very large.

“It’s amazing that it’s not just one group or one grant or one source of funding, but it’s a lot of people who think this is important and believe that a building that will last 50-100 year is what our students need,” said Shannon Hancock, executive director

The greenhouse at Mt. Evans is expected to be completed in a month, while the Windy Peaks greenhouse is expected to be done at the end of October. of the Outdoor Lab Foundation. “The huge thing about this is it’s indicative of how the community feels about Outdoor Lab.”

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Farm to Table dinner supports Warren Tech program The dinner featured Denver chefs, Acres Farm and culinary students

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Seven Denver chefs and a plethora of Warren Tech culinary students gathered under a white tent erected in the middle of ACRES Farm on the Warren Tech campus in Lakewood. The table was filled with plates and an avocado mouse sat in the middle of each one. Quickly, an assembly line was formed to plate the first course of a seven course meal being served that evening. Culinary students placed the cucumber tart created by Blake Edmunds, chef at Señor Bear in Denver, at an angle on the plates and promptly served then to guests sitting at long farm-style tables nestled between the crops.

“I think it’s a really awesome experience for when I get to work in a real kitchen,” said Warren Tech culinary student Miriam Garza, of her experience working with Denver chefs.

The dinner was a fundraiser for ACRES, the farm on Warren Tech High School’s campus. Back in 2012, ACRES was a vacant plot of land, but it has since grown into an organic farm and greenhouse used to help educate young farmers, culinary artists, and students about the cultivation and journey of food from soil to plate.

The three-acre farm, now in its fourth season, has provided a variety of high quality produce to Denver’s best chefs in its mission to spread the impact of sustainable farming.

“We buy as much produce as we can from them,” said Edmunds, one of seven chefs cooking seven courses for the fundraising dinner. “It’s a great way to inspire another generation of kids to be farmers or cooks and be involved in the food community as a whole. Programs like this are pretty neat.”

The other chefs participating in the event were Jenn Boyd, of Bistro Vendome; Carrie Baird, of Bar Dough; Josh Oakley, of Avelina; Joachim Schaaf and David Bochmann, of Pi Restaurant at Warren Tech; Eric Cimono and Andrew Vanstee, of Cart-Driver; and Brian Wilson, of beast + bottle.

Each course included produce grown right on the farm.

“The chefs, they’re doing this out of the goodness of their hearts to work with the culinary students,” said Joshua Olsen, ACRES instructor. “It’s awesome for the students to see who they should be looking up to.”

Proceeds from the dinner will go back into the farm to buy new equipment, compost and keep improving the farm’s soil.

Warren Tech culinary student Brianna Gregory helps put the finishing touches on the first course of the seven-course meal.

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Warren Teach culinary student Miriam Garza double checks the place settings at the schools Farm to Table dinner Sept. 17.

Chef Josh Oakley, of Avelina, prepares a squash dish over the open fire at Acres Farm.

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big cheese Alama Drafthouse Chef Ian Patrick serves up the “Grown Up Grilled Cheese,” a favorite on the menu at the theater’s cafe. Seth Rexroad, designer of their menu, says the grilled cheese sandwich is like the different genres of rock ‘n’ rollthat evolve through the years from the same basic structure.

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Local chefs stick to a staple when concocting their menus

BY TOM SKELLEY TSKELLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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hef John Wu and his wife Hong came to the United States to pursue their dreams.

John’s was to be a chemist.

Hong’s was to run a restaurant.

After finishing his master’s degree in chemistry at the University of Texas El Paso, Wu opted to go with his wife’s plan, and in 2016, they opened Sizzle in Centennial. He had one condition: He would use the expertise he would have used to make chemical compounds to achieve balance between the flavors of Sizzle’s version of the grilled cheese sandwich.

“It’s a simple, homemade option,” Hong says. “It’s light, it’s something you can eat if you’re vegetarian, and it’s simple. Kids and adults like it.”

Food trends come and go in cycles, and a wave of grilled cheese-themed restaurants have come, and in some cases gone, in the Denver metro

WHAT’S IN THEM? The Alamo Drafthouse: “Grown Up Grilled Cheese” • Sourdough bread • Mozzarella and goat cheeses • Spinach and tomato The Urban Egg: “Elevated” Grilled Cheese • Sourdough bread area over the last few years.

But customers come back to the grilled cheese for a variety of reasons, some seeking a low-cost option, others looking for a melted, meatless choice to chew.

Wu and other area chefs have established a safe space for the foodie favorite on their menus by adding their own twists to the time-tested toastie.

Blends, balance and a bowl Cheese isn’t a staple of Asian cuisine, but Wu says his version of the classic American sandwich is a fusion of Asian skill and American style. He doesn’t give away the recipe for his “SG Grilled Cheese,” other than revealing it has a soy base and that he uses a blend of American, Swiss and cheddar. For carnivores, Wu adds a sweet bratwurst or some honey baked ham.

At the Urban Egg’s locations in Highlands Ranch and Greenwood Village, balanc-

• Havarti and Swiss cheeses • Fresh basil, sliced tomato • A drizzle of Colorado honey Sizzle Grill: “SG Grilled Cheese” • White bread • Swiss, American and cheddar cheeses ing textures is as important as finding complementary flavors.

“It’s a balance of crunchy on the outside and a gooey inside,” says General Manager Brennan Price, alluding to the sourdough bread the Egg’s chefs base their sandwich on.

Price’s father and owner of the restaurants, Randy, says his restaurant’s take on the sandwich has been a customer favorite since the Highlands Ranch store opened 2 1/2 years ago. The Brennan’s version, they call it the “elevated grilled cheese,” features a blend of Havarti and Swiss cheeses, paired with fresh basil and tomato.

But one last ingredient sets their sandwich apart — Colorado honey.

“It adds a level of sweetness that really complements the basil. Those two ingredients together make all the difference,” Brennan says.

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Chef John Wu , owner of Sizzle Grill in Centannial, admires his cheesy concoction. The restaurant’s walls feature photos of repeat customers many of whom return for one of the three grilled cheese variations. TOM SKELLEY

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Students’ art displayed in D.C. show STAFF REPORT

Four Colorado students will have their artwork displayed in the Art.Write.

Now.DC exhibition in Washington, D.C. More than 100 works of art and the best teen writing of 2017 are on display from Sept. 15 to July 2018 at various institutions in D.C. The artwork and writing selected for display are those that received National Awards at the 2017 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards competition, which had its awards ceremony in June at Carnegie Hall in New York City. From Colorado, Alyssa Brunner, Sydney Hoffa, Emily Strock and Holley Brown earned National Awards.

• A student at Legend High School in Parker, Brunner’s work is titled “Uzuri.” Her teacher is Kalen Thornton.

• Hoffa is a student of Gwen Ahler at Lakewood High School. Her artwork is

Emily Strock’s work is titled “Self Portrait.”

Holley Brown’s work is titled “The Golden Ram.” titled “Baby.”

• “Self Portrait” is the work of Strock, a student at Golden High School, taught

by Lori Lacey.

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Any entree needs a good side dish, and the grilled cheese can usually be found surrounded by French fries or Brennan’s favorite dipping dish: a bowl of soup. Indeed, though each restaurant puts their own spin on the sandwich, one thing working in their favor is the fact that most of their customers have been eating the fare since childhood.

“It’s comfort food, for sure,” he says.

The Seattle sound of sandwiches Alamo Drafthouse chef and menu designer Seth Rexroad describes his cheesy concoction as “comfort food you can eat in the dark,” a significant stipulation for his movie-going clientele.

“For me, there’s nothing I’d rather have than a grilled cheese in one hand and a beer in the other while I’m watching a movie,” he says. “You

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• Brown’s work is titled “The Golden Ram.” Her teacher is Jennifer Jeanelle at Littleton High School.

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can’t go wrong.”

The “Grown Up Grilled Cheese” combines goat and mozzarella cheeses, with spinach and tomato rounding out the edges. Ian Patrick, the chef at the theater chain’s Littleton location, says his grill typically has one or more of the toasties on its surface at any given time.

“It’s definitely a standard,” Patrick says. “It’s all about the tang from the goat cheese.”

Rexroad says he constantly monitors food trends around the U.S. and noticed a surge in grilled cheese sandwiches around the early 2000s that later fizzled out. He put it on the Drafthouse menu in 2013 and tried different variations throughout the years, including wrapping the sandwiches in bacon and filling them with macaroni and cheese.

Gimmicks and interesting ingredients aside, he says he’s confident the sandwich will always be in heavy rotation.

“I think of it like grunge music,” Rexroad says. “It’s all rock ‘n’ roll, it just keeps coming back in different forms.”

A grilled cheese featuring basil, tomato and honey, paired with carrot and onion soup, awaits a hungry customer at the Urban Egg

exhibit is a partnership among the U.S. Department of Education, the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities,

and the Institute of Museum and Library Services, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Chef Rolndo Bernal adds a drizzle of honey to the “elevated” grilled cheese sandwich served at the Urban Egg. Proprietor Randy Price says the sandwich has been a favorite item of customers since the restaurant opened in Highlands Ranch more than two years ago.

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Reactions to conflict in the world of art Arvada Center hosts thematic, intense exhibits

BY CLARKE READER CREADER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Conflict takes on more than the physical form of war — it can also be ideological, philosophical, and psychological struggle over ideas, religion and ways of life.

All manner of conflict is examined in the Arvada Center’s autumn exhibition, “Art and Conflict,” which not only provides a collection of startling images in a variety of mediums, but it also highlights the role art plays in process major and traumatic events.

“It’s a very timely exhibit, but we didn’t know the timing would end up like it did,” said Collin Parson, the center’s exhibition manager and curator.

“It was planned as part of the efforts to mark 100 years since the U.S.’s entry into World War I, but it took on another resonance after the election.”

The Upper and Theatre galleries display recruitment

The Arvada Center’s new fall exhibit examines how artists react to conflicts on a global, national and local scale. The exhibit started as a commemoration of a century since the U.S. entered World War I, and grew to encompass the entire 20th century. Sue Simon’s “Science of War - The Nuclear Age.” COURTESY OF ARVADA CENTER and propaganda posters from England, France and the U.S. during the first truly global conflict of the 20th century.

It’s a sample of the more than 1,438 unique creations made by more than 279 artists, all tapped by governments of the

day.

“As we put this part of the exhibit together, we realized it was more applicable to today than we thought,” said Kristin Bueb, exhibition coordinator at the center.

Governments try to harness

creative voices for propaganda, and that’s one of the topics artists addressed in the Main Gallery exhibit. When the center put out the call for submissions, it was open to each artist to interpret conflict in their own terms.

“We have pieces covering everything from freedom of speech, democracy and the right to protest as well as genocide and environmental concerns,” Parson said. “The politics of today resonate with a lot of what we’ve seen in the past.”

Much of the art in the exhibit is a reaction to enormous events, and so visitors will see reflections of the internment of Japanese American citizens during World War II, American involvement in the war in Iraq, and of course, the 2016 election.

One of the most startling exhibits is a series of about 27 tables, with table settings, but instead of food on each plate, there are a few bones with a place and date on them.

This represents the different genocides that have occurred all over the world in the 20th century, according to Genocide Watch, an organization that works to predict, prevent

IF YOU GO WHAT: “Art and Conflict” art exhibition WHERE: Arvada Center 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada WHEN: Through Nov. 12 Monday through Friday - 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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and stop these crimes.

“We have artist statements with each work to contextualize the work, and explain what the artist is getting at,” Bueb explained.

As both an artist and observer, Parson has learned a lot about the roles artists play in times of conflict.

“Some use art to educate, others as a kind of therapy, and others to make a statement,” he explained. “As an artist, this has motivated me to respond to conflict more in my own work.”

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For author ‘Creativity is a superpower’ Captain Underpants author comes to historic Elitch Theatre

Dav Pilkey, author of the Captain Underpants and Dog Man series, will be at the historic Elitch Theatre on Sept. 24. KAI

BY CLARKE READER CREADER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Dav Pilkey knows firsthand how hard it can be to stay focused in school.

When he was in the second grade, he remembers being labeled all kinds of things including a troublemaker, and the kid with ADHD. When he became too disruptive, his teachers would send him out into the hallway. And that’s when he would draw.

“I didn’t want to be known as the trouble kid,” he said. “I wanted to be known as an artist and storyteller.”

Now, as the author of the Captain Underpants and Dog Man series, the former of which has more than 80 million copies in print worldwide, in 25 languages, he’s proven the power of creativity.

And he wants to spread the word.

“Creativity really is like a superpower,” Pilkey said. “Everyone likes superheroes, but no one can fly. Through imagination and creativity, we can be superheroes. This is how we can save the world.”

To promote children’s literacy, and in partnership with Second Star to the Right Children’s Books, an independent children’s and young adult bookstore in Denver, Pilkey will host a special talk and book signing at 3 p.m. on Sept. 24 the historic Elitch Theatre.

We spoke with Pilkey about the event, the importance of reading for fun, and teaching through drawing.

What audiences can expect I usually start out with a PowerPoint presentation where I talk about my childhood, a love of cartoons, and my struggles as a second grader. I had a lot of labels as kid, and was very discouraged. Fortunately, I had lots of support at home. My mom always encouraged me to look at the bright side, and turn challenges to great things.

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IF YOU GO WHAT: Dav Pilkey presentation and book signing Attendees are encouraged to wear costumes to the event WHERE: Historic Elitch Theatre 4655 W. 37th Ave., Denver WHEN: Sunday, Sept. 24 Events begin at 2 p.m., presentation begins at 3 p.m.

COST: $12 (includes a copy of the book)

Then I switch it up, do some drawings, answer some questions, and give away prizes.

It’s all followed by a signing.

The fun of meeting fans It’s always fun to meet them, shake their hands, and talk to them one-onone.

A lot of kids who come are interested in becoming artists — they bring comics they made, stories they’ve written, and drawings they made. One time a kid brought a giant portfolio of artwork, and it was great to see the progress he made.

If they ask for advice, I tell them about the wonderful opportunities with Scholastic publishing and other options out there.

I love my readers — they have so much enthusiasm. It doesn’t matter how tired I am when I step on stage, I get so much energy from them.

On celebrating the release of ‘Dog Man: A Tale of Two Kitties’ and the 20th anniversary of Captain Underpants I really want kids to feel free to be creative. For George and Harold, who make the Captain Underpants and Dog Man comics, the older they get, the more they improve. And that’s reflected in the comics.

Their themes are improving — they’re reading classic literature in school, like Charles Dickens and John Steinbeck, and taking these themes to

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THEATER

Adventures at Crescent Point 1940s Radio Show Murder Mystery: 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Sept. 22-23 and Sept.

29-30 at Colorado ACTS Theater, 11455 W. Interstate 70 Frontage Road North, Wheat Ridge. The men are gone to war, but the show must go on … on the radio.

Dinner reservations required; call 303-456-6772. Can buy tickets for show only, or for dinner and show.

Go to www.coloradoacts.org.

‘Les Liaison Dangereuses’: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 1 p.m. Sundays at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. Additional shows at 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 24, Oct. 1 and Oct. 8. French aristocrats use seduction as the ultimate game, with tragic results. Call 303-9353044 or go to minersalley.com.

For mature audiences; recommended for ages 18 and older.

‘The Marvelous Wonderettes’: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Sept. 24 at the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway. Presented by Performance Now. A return to a more innocent time as The Wonderettes perform hits from the ‘50s and ‘60s. Call 303-987-7845 or go to www.performancenow. org.

Pascuala Ilabaca y Fauna: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28 at Lakewood Cultural Center, 480 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood. Accordion-wielding Chilean songstress Pascuala Ilabaca’s music is rooted in traditional Chilean sounds.

Accompanied by her band, Fauna, she effortlessly integrates shades of jazz, pop, and rock with influences from India, Mexico and Spain.

Call 303-9877856 or go to www.Lakewood. org/LCCPresents.

‘A Chorus Line’: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday; 1 p.m.

Wednesday; and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday through Oct. 1 at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. Audience engagement events, including insider’s talkbacks and happy hours with the cast, are planned through the run of the show. “A Chorus Line” spans one day in the lives of 17 dancers all vying for a spot in a chorus of a Broadway musical. Show kicks off the Arvada Center’s 42nd season.

Call 720-898-7200 or go to www. arvadacenter.org for tickets and

this week’s TOP FIVE Senior Fitness, Balance: 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 22 at Kipling Meadows, 7175 Kipling St., Arvada. Open to all Arvada-area seniors and their families. Class is led by a certified personal trainer from Live 2 B Healthy. Call Claire at 720-485-4124.

Gold Panning for Beginners: 9-11 a.m.

Saturday, Sept. 23; meet in the parking area at Denny’s, 3291 Youngfield Service Road, Golden. Join Johnny Walker from Clear Creek Prospecting Supply to search for precious metals in Clear Creek. Learn about the history of gold in Colorado, local geology, and mineral identification from a life-long prospecting enthusiast. Sign up at www.arvada.org/nature.

Learn About Medicaid: 5:45-7:45 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26 at the Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Medicaid is a complex system that can be a strong model for national health care. Julie Reiskin, executive director of Colorado

information.

‘The Legend of Sleepy Hollow’: 1 p.m. Saturdays through Oct. 28, with an additional show at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 21 and Saturday, Oct. 28 at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. Presented by Miners Alley Children’s Theater. Call 303-9353044 or go to www.minersalley. com. Appropriate for ages 12 and younger.

ART/FILM

Wheat Ridge Quilt Circle: 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. the fourth Wednesday of the month in the Red Brick house at Historic Park.

Upcoming meetings are Sept. 27, Oct. 25, Nov. 29.

Presented by the Wheat Ridge Historical Society.

Exhibition in Stone: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday through Oct. 15 at the Foothills Art Center, 809 15th St., Golden. Artists Chris Herald, Bill Gee and Susan Judy bring their experiences in geology and art to inform their use of stone. Go to http://www. foothillsartcenter.org/current/ Street Font and Funk: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday through Oct. 15 at Foothills Art Center,

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School Boards: 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 9200 W. 10th Ave., Lakewood. Learn about the responsibilities, powers and limits of school boards. Three of the five board seats for Jefferson County Public Schools are open. Program presented by the Jeffco League of Women Voters. Call 303-238-0032 or go to www.lwvjeffco.org.

Walking Tour: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 29 at the Golden History Center, 923 10th St., Golden. Historian Ed Weising will walk visitors through the Colorado School of Mines grounds, telling about how the school began and how it developed into one of the leading engineering colleges in the country. Go to http://www.goldenhistory.org/event/colorado-school-of-mineswalking-tour/?instance_id=195

809 15th St., Golden. Denver artist Jolt’s style encompasses abstract expressionism, illustrative characters, vibrant colors and massive wall murals. Go to http://www. foothillsartcenter.org/current/ ‘Damage’ Art Exhibit: open through February 2018 at Red Rocks Community College, Lakewood, in the mezzanine near the library. Denver artist Sharon Brown’s exhibit features psychologically charged paintings created mostly from photographs. Go to www.rrcc.edu.

EVENTS

Meet Wheat Ridge Reads Author: 9 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 21 at Ye Olde Firehouse, 3232 Depew St., and 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept.

23 at El Aguascalientes, 4105 Wadsworth Blvd. Jenny Shank wrote “The Ringer,” which was chosen as this year’s Wheat Ridge Reads community reading event.

Contact Gay Porter DeNileon at gpdenileon@gmail.com.

Clear Creek Valley ParkFest: 5-9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22 at 58th and Tennyson Street, Arvada. Live music by Boogie Machine, food trucks, wine and beer. General admission includes two drinks. Go to hylandhillsfoundation.org.

Arvada Family Games Night: 6-8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22 at the Arvada Library, 7425 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Board games, card games, video games and more.

Light snacks and games provided, but if you have a game to share, bring it along. For families. Call 303-235-5275 or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org.

Kids Clothing, Toy Sale: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22 and Saturday, Sept. 23 at Arvada United Methodist Church, 6750 Carr St., Arvada. Most clothing items cost $1. Toys, books, baby equipment and furniture also for sale.

Proceeds benefit Kids’ Discovery Days preschool. Admission fee is $1. All items half price after noon on Saturday.

High Holy Days Services: through Saturday, Sept. 30 at B’nai Chaim, 4716 S. Coors Lane, Morrison, near C-470 and Quincy. Rosh Hashanah morning at 10 a.m.

Thursday, Sept. 21. Shabbat Shuvah at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22.

Yom Kippur evening, Kol Nidre, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29. Yom Kippur, 10 a.m., 2 p.m., 3:15 p.m., 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30. Go to www.bnaichaim.org for ticket reservations, memory book, and contacts, or call 303-697-2668.

Practical Dowsing Field Trip: 11 a.m.

Saturday, Sept. 23 at Butterfield Park, 3952 Butterfield Crossing Drive, Castle Rock.

Learn about and experience the beneficial effect as you Walk the Labyrinth with the Mile High Dowsers. Public parking, restrooms and a covered picnic pavilion are available.

Bring a camping/folding chair and a snack to share. Go to www. milehighdowsers.org.

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Morrison Ciderfest: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 23 on the grounds of Bear Creek Care and Rehab, at Highway 8 and Summer Street in historic downtown Morrison. Live music, vendors and more. Go to http://www.morrisonciderfest.org/ home.html Meet Author Philip Jett: 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 26 at Tattered Cover, Aspen Grove, 7301 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Jett also will be at Boulder Bookstore, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder, at 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 1. Jett’s debut novel “Death of an Heir: Adolph Coors III and the Murder That Rocked an American Brewing Dynasty.” The book goes on sale Tuesday, Sept. 26.

Power of Forgiveness: noon and 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26 at Lifetree Café, 5675 Field St., Arvada.

“Forgiving the Unforgivable: A Son Confronts His Mother’s Killer” features a filmed interview with Louis Barrios, a man who publicly forgave the man who brutally murdered his mother. Contact Polly Wegner at 303-424-4454 or pwegner@ peacelutheran.net.

Arvada’s History, Then and Now: 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26 at Majestic View Nature Center. Take an armchair journey back in time as we reveal Arvada’s history, including its Native American artifacts, farming roots, the Wadsworth drive-in theater, and the city’s complex infrastructure. Sign up at www. arvada.org/nature.

Hiking Safety: 6:30-9 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27 at Colorado Mountain Club, 710 10th St., Golden. Learn skills to face lightning, avalanche, animal encounters and forest fires, and find out about safety gear. Look at fall/winter hiking conditions. Call 303-279-3080 or go to http://www. hikingdenver.net/schools.

Book Group Plus: Young Readers: 4-5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27 at the Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Discuss a book then complete an activity. Book for this month is “Holes” by Louis Sachar.

For grades 3-5. Call 303-235-5275 or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org.

Editor’s note: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Thursday for publication the following week.

Send listings to calendar@coloradocommunitymedia.com. No attachments, please. Listings are free and run on a space-available basis.

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September 21, 2017

Mustang Stampede run/walk fundraiser STAFF REPORT

Enjoy a scenic run while commemorating the life of Ralston Valley High School teacher Lisa Nelson, who died in 2013 from cervical cancer.

The Mustang Stampede 5K Memorial Scholarship Run/Walk begins with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 30 at Ralston Valley, 13355 W. 80th Ave., Arvada. For non-runners, there is a family fun 1K walk. A pancake breakfast will be served at the end of the run. Online registration is open through Sept. 27. Go to http://bit. ly.2vldRz3. Onsite registration begins at 8 a.m. the day of the race.

All proceeds will benefit the Lisa Nelson Memorial Scholarship, which is awarded each year to a Ralston Valley male and female student athlete.

Go to www.lisanelsonmemorialscholarship.org for details.

Lisa began her career with the Jefferson County Public School District in September 1993 as a bus driver while she was completing her teaching degree at Metropolitan State College of Denver, now Metro State University, said her husband, Paul Nelson.

“Throughout her career as an educator and coach at Pomona High School, Alameda High School, Moore Middle School and Ralston Valley High School, Lisa made a tremendous difference in the lives of her students,”

IF YOU GO WHAT: Lisa Nelson’s Annual Mustang Stampede 5K Memorial Scholarship Run/Walk WHERE: 13355 West 80th Avenue Arvada, CO US 80005 WHEN: Sept. 30 WHY: To commemorate Nelson’s life and to raise funds for a college scholarship in her name.

MORE INFO: https://www.lisanelsonmemorialscholarship.org/ SIGN UP: Go to https://runsignup.com/Races and search for Lisa Nelson.

Paul Nelson said.

After her passing, the family established the Lisa Nelson Memorial Scholarship “to ensure that her legacy of impacting the lives of kids continued in the form of college scholarships.”

Jon Gillespie, Ralston Valley student body president, helped organize the second annual event.

“Integrity is not only important to individuals, but to communities,” Gillespie said. “To build integrity in a community, you need strong examples.

This is why we honor Lisa Nelson.”

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HOW TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE Send volunteer opportunities to hharden@ coloradocommunitymedia.com.

Dated opportunities Glenn Garcelon Foundation Empowers and supports brain tumor patients and their caregivers.

Need: Volunteers for annual fundraiser (Sept. 9, 2017) at The Retreat at Solterra, Lakewood. Opportunities to help include promotion, food prep, silent auction, checkin, clean up).

Contact: Nancy McGraw at 303-887-3091 or nancyfmcgraw@comcast.net. Go to www. glenngarcelonfoundation.org.

Ongoing AARP Foundation TaxAide Helps Colorado taxpayers who need assistance prepare and file their tax returns Need: Volunteers during tax season.

Requirements: Free training provided; volunteers do not have to be AARP members or retirees.

Contact: www.aarp.org/money/taxes/ aarp_taxaide/ or 888-OUR-AARP. Alzheimer’s Association, Colorado Chapter Provides care and support to 67,000-plus families dealing with all kinds of dementing illnesses.

Need: Walk to End Alzheimer’s committee members.

Requirements: Individuals who love to help plan and execute. Our Walk to End Alzheimer’s attracts more than 10,000 people, so planning committee members are essential.

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Animal Rescue of the Rockies Rescues homeless dogs and cats from overcrowded shelters Need: Foster-care familiesfor 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 AYUSA: International Youth Exchange Program Promotes quality exchange programs for high school students from around the world.

Need: Host families for international high

school students ages 15-18 studying in the Denver area.

Requirements: To provide students with a safe home, meals and transportation for 5-10 months. All family types are considered. Must fill out onlilne application and pass background check.

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CASA of Jefferson & Gilpin County Court appointed special advocates work with abused and neglected children, speaking on behalf of them in court.

Need: Many volunteers needed; CASA Jeffco/ Gilpin relies on more than 200 volunteers, but many more are needed (just 30 percent of cases typically are covered). CASA volunteers dedicate 3-4 hours per week.

Requirements: Training is provided; must be 21 or older and pass a full background check including driving record.

Contact: Kathy Drulard, recruitment and training coordinator, at 303-271-6537, kathy@casajeffcogilpin.com or www.casajeffcogilpin.com.

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.

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 applica-

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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 The Edge Theater Lakewood-area community theater Need: Volunteers needed for front of house, back of house, concessions and committees (audience building, grants, sponsorships, events) Contact: Leigh Ann Kudloff at 303-9865073 or lkudloff@comcast.net; www. theedgetheater.com English As a Second Language Provides English and civics tutoring to nonEnglish speakers at Arvada United Methodist Church.

Need: Adult tutor volunteers; no prior teaching experience required. Tutors do not need to know a second language.

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Front Range BEST Hosts free robotics competitions for middle and high school students.

Need: Volunteers to help test and repair vex controller and motor parts; to count and organize miscellaneous materials.

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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 update website and Facebook page by developing relevant resource materials, articles about refuge events and calendar postings; assist with developing a short introductory video for website; manage and organize volunteer activities; maintain and update information posted in the refuge kiosks; remove noxious weeds from the refuge; and perform regular clean-up and maintenance (picking up trash, spraying weeds, cutting grass with weed whacker) of the kiosk areas.

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SPORTS A-WEST RUNS THE BEST

For this champion, ‘it’s all just wrestling’

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Arvada West senior Colin Berndt nears the finish-line during the Wildcat Invite on Sept. 15 at Stenger Soccer Complex in Arvada. Berndt placed third in the boys varsity race with a time of 16 minutes and 30 seconds. A-West placed first in both the boys and girls team races.

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7 Triples among her 26 hits this season for Arvada West sophomore catcher Shelby Ross.

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Average on five punts with two inside the 20-yard line for D’Evelyn junior Noah Miles in a 24-21 football loss to The Classical Academy on Sept. 15.

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Point scoring average for Pomona’s football team heading into a Sept. 22 showdown against Valor Christian.

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15 Runs batted in for the Arvada softball team in its 24-16 triumph over Englewood on Sept. 14.

Yards rushing and five touchdowns in Standley Lake’s 4235 comeback Sept. 14 football victory over Liberty.

Standout Performers Shea Mauser, Arvada West The senior pitched her second nohitter of the season in a five-inning, 15-0 triumph over Chaparral on Sept.

11. The next day She had four hits off four at-bats, along with four RBI’s in the 17-6 win over Grandview.

Joe Madsen, Golden Madsen, a senior tight end, caught three passes for 116 yards and two were for TDs in a 42-27 football win over Green Mountain on Sept. 15.

Marvin Rosales, Pomona

Max Borghi, Pomona

Freshman Rosales scored the game-winning goal Sept. 11 in the 3-2 soccer triumph over previously unbeaten Wheat Ridge.

In his second game back from a knee injury the senior rushed for five TDs on Sept. 15 in 44-20 football win over Ralston Valley.

Ryan Lehmuth, Jefferson Academy The senior ran his way to second place (16:27) at the 9th Annual Wildcat Invite on Sept. 15.

Payton Dietrich, Wheat Ridge In a tough 52-7 loss against Chatfield, the senior Dietrich ran hard, averaging 5 yards a carry on 16 touches, and returning kickoffs for another 84 yards.

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ohl Schultz didn’t wrestle with boredom this summer.

The 16-year-old Ponderosa junior traveled around Europe from Austria to Serbia OVERTIME to Finland to Sweden to France and finally to Greece.

He returned home as the first American Cadet World Greco-Roman wrestling champion in 20 years.

Schultz did have some time to see some European attractions, Jim Benton but wrestling was the main reason he spent the summer in Europe training and competing in junior and Cadet tournaments.

“It was a little tough being away from home for so long,” said Schultz, who is a two-time 220-pound Colorado state champion. “I really had to focus on what my goals were.”

He obtained one of his goals Sept. 5 in Athens when he got a takedown with 12 seconds remaining to earn a 3-1 win over Hungary’s Balint Vatzi in the 100-kilogram world title Greco match.

“It was awesome,” said Schultz. “It sounds great, world champion.”

Greco-Roman wrestling differs from freestyle because you can only do takedowns by attacking the upper body of the opponent and can’t grab a foe below the waist.

In freestyle wrestling, participants can use their legs as both offensive and defensive weapons and single and double-leg takedowns are common.

The Cadet age-group classification is 16- and 17-year-old wrestlers, but Schultz also competed in a couple junior tournaments for wrestlers born after Sept. 1, 1997 plus those enrolled in grades 9-12.

Mount Elbert All-Stars fourth The Mount Elbert All-Stars, a group of golfers aged 13 and under, finished fourth in the PGA Junior Southwest Regional tournament, which concluded Sept. 10 at the Greg Mastriona Golf Course at Hyland Hills in Westminster.

Traejan Andrews, 13, Ty Andrews, 10, Kaden Devenport, 11, and Rachel Penzenstadler, 13, were from the Timm Golf Academy in Centennial. The Links Golf Course in Littleton had three golfers on the team in Andy Schwartz, 12, Dylan Bundy, 12, and Qwenton Caldwell, 13.

Max Zadvorny, 12, was from South Suburban Golf Course in Centennial and Ayzic Belanger, 13, plays at Family Sports Center in Centennial. Cade Rummell, 13, is from Fossil Trace Golf Course in Golden.

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

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Borghi’s 5 TDs lifts Pomona past rival Ralston Valley

BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

ARVADA — Max Borghi had a nose for the end zone Friday night.

Pomona’s senior running back and Washington State University verbal-commit had himself a night Sept. 15 at the North Area Athletic Complex. Borghi rushed for five touchdowns as the Panthers took a 44-20 victory over area-rival Ralston Valley.

“He (Borghi) just said he wants to beat them more than any other team in Colorado,” Pomona coach Jay Madden said about Borghi, who played in his second game after off-season knee surgery. “He looks great.”

Borghi had just 15 carries and 56 yards, but he was money inside the red zone scoring on touchdown runs of 3, 15, 1, 2 and 4 yards.

“Ralston Valley is my home school so I love beating Ralston Valley,” Borghi said “We started out a little bit slow, but we knew Ralston Valley was going to play us hard. It’s a rivalry game.”

Pomona, ranked No. 2 in the CHSAANow.com 5A football poll, actually trailed 14-13 with 4:06 left in the second quarter when Ralston Valley junior quarterback AJ Jergensen scored on an 8-yard touchdown run.

A late first-half field goal by senior McGuire Mallory gave the Panthers (3-0 record) a 16-14 halftime lead.

-Borghi and Pomona offense run by three-year starting quarterback Ryan Marquez struck early with a pair of Borghi touchdown runs to open the second half.

A key was a fumble recovery by Pomona junior MJ Allen — his first of two fumble recoveries on the night — set up the Panthers’ offense on Ralston Valley’s 22-yard line.

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Pomona senior Max Borghi (21) rushed for five touchdowns against rival Ralston Valley on Sept. 15 at the North Area Athletic Complex. The Panthers improved to 3-0 on the season with a 44-20 victory.

PHOTOS BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS “That was awesome. The defense really stepped it up in the second half,” Borghi said. “The momentum changed for sure.”

Borghi’s fourth touchdown run gave Pomona a 30-14 lead. Ralston Valley did answer with a 4-yard touchdown pass from Jergensen to Jake Jones on a fourth-down play to cut the lead to 30-20.

“We are close. We are making good progress,” Jergensen said of the Mustangs’ 0-3 start to the season. “We’ve had three really tough teams to start the year. We are doing some good things. We are just coming up short.”

However, Marquez connected with junior receiver Billy Pospisil three times on the next drive to set up Borghi’s

fifth and final touchdown run of the night. Marquez sealed the win with a 19-yard touchdown run for the final score in the fourth quarter.

Madden admitted he wasn’t completely happy with the performance. Two personal foul called helped set up two of Ralston Valley’s three touchdowns.

“It’s always good to learn and win,” Madden said. “I don’t like to learn and lose very often.”

Pomona has two more non-conference games before heading into the Class 5A Mt. Evans League that the Panthers dominated last season.

“The next two games are just for getting better. Win, lose or draw you have to get better,” Madden said. “If we get better the next two weeks

that will help us win five in a row. If we don’t get better the next two weeks it will be a bad situation for us.”

Two-time defending 5A state champion Valor Christian heads to the NAAC next Friday night to face Pomona.

Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

“It was a test, but we’ve got to get ready for Valor,” Allen said. “Our defense is playing well and our offense is playing just as well.”

It will be the seventh meeting between the Eagles and Panthers over the past four seasons. Pomona has knocked Valor in the past two regular-season meetings, but the Eagles have eliminated the Panthers from the playoffs each of the past three seasons.

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Ralston Valley junior quarterback AJ Jergensen (16) is able to get a pitch off while taking a hit from Pomona sophomore Kyle Moretti during the first half Sept. 15.

Ralston Valley was scheduled to face Farris in Spokane, WA the previous week, but the wild fires in the Northwest canceled that game. The Mustangs were able to pick up a game this coming week which was supposed to be their bye week.

Ralston Valley will travel to California to face East Bakersfield for a Friday night game next week.

“We are excited,” Jergensen said of the road trip.

“We want to get a win out there.”

Dennis Pleuss is a communications specialist for Jeffco Public Schools with a focus on athletics and activities.

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Dozens of industry leaders will offer interactive exhibits to showcase skills that are used in STEM careers, particularly in energy.

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Learn about the opportunities that STEM-related fields and careers regularly provide during Denver’s first Energy Day Festival. More than 40 interactive demonstrations and exhibits are designed to spark interest in energy, efficiency and conservation.

Presented by the Consumer Energy Alliance and Consumer Energy Education Foundation, in partnership with Energy 360 and the University of Colorado’s Global Energy Management Program, the festival is planned from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 23 at East High School, 1600 City Park Esplanade.

Exhibits range from hands-on demonstrations where attendees can see how an energy process works to small and large-scale installations, which students can observe and interact with. The event is modeled after the well-known, family-centric Energy Day in Houston.

“Year in and year out, Energy Day in Houston has shown local students there the range of real-world possibilities available to them if they work hard and pursue a degree in a STEMrelated field,” said Andrew Browning, chief operating officer of Consumer Energy Alliance and a chief organizer of the Denver festival. “Expanding our festivities here will show students in Denver much the same.”

According to a study released in April by the New American Economy,

several states, Colorado included, are having a hard time finding skilled workers. The study reports that Colorado had 15.3 job openings for every unemployed worker in STEM last year. The national ratio was 13 to 1. The energy industry has faced an equally large gap in finding and developing talent.

“STEM jobs are the key to our future economic growth, particularly in helping us continue our ongoing energy revolution in Colorado and across the U.S., safely and securely,” Browning said.

Other attractions will include Denver Water’s Wall of Water exhibit, where visitors can pedal a bike to start the flow of water through faucets, and an Augmented Reality Sandbox, which will allow users to create topography models by shaping real sand and then augmenting it in real time via an elevation color map, topographic contour lines and simulated water. The exhibit will teach geographic, geologic and hydrologic concepts, like how to read a topography map, the meaning of contour lines, watersheds, catchment areas and levees.

To celebrate and encourage educators to further these innovative ideas with students, IKEA is providing prizes for Outstanding Teacher Awards that will be given during the event.

To learn more about Energy Day and its accompanying 2016 Energy Day Academic Program, visit www. energydayfestival.org/.

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Helping kids learn to read their name

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s big brothers and sisters return from school and talk about what they are learning, autumn is a perfect time for younger LIFELONG children to learn to spell their name LEARNING share what Esther Macalady and they are learning, too. There are some fun activities to help remember the letters of their name and the sequence of those letters.

You will need some heavy stock paper cut in 4-by-16 strips, white glue, marker, elbow macaroni or penne pasta, sandpaper, felt, child’s scissors, poster paint, colored glue, and confetti.

Texture Helps Learning Print your children’s names with marker on one of the tag board strips. Precut heavy stock paper can be purchased at most craft or school supply stores and is great to have on hand for projects. The letters need to be large enough and spaced far enough apart so children can glue pieces of macaroni to the strip to form the letters over your printing. Make sure the only capital letter is at the beginning of the name. It’s a good idea to start with only the first name.

Carefully, go over each letter, explaining to children that these letters in this order spell their name. Show them how to glue the macaroni onto each letter, saying the name of the letter as they are gluing. When the glue has dried, have them trace each letter with their finger and spell as they trace.

They can paint the name with their

favorite color when it is very dry.

The letters of their name can also be cut from sandpaper or felt and glued to another tag board strip in the correct order. Cut the letters yourself, but your children can glue them onto the tag board.

Using colored glue to outline the letters is fun, too. Glue can be tinted with food coloring. Children can add sand, glitter, or confetti outdoors to make a colorful art project from the name.

Touching clues can be very helpful when children are learning letters and words.

Tracing over the noodles, sandpaper, or felt with a finger can help your children remember how to spell and print their names.

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Great Alphabet Books Families may wish to check out some alphabet books at the library to practice remembering letters.

Some favorites are “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom” by Bill Martin, Jr., “Thomas’ ABC Book” by Rev. W. Awdry and “Dr. Seuss’ ABC’s.” Another book that will add some motor activities is “Movement ABC’s for Little Ones” by Rae Pica.This book gives ideas on how to make letters with your body. Make letter cards together and play games like “Memory” and “Go Fish” to review letters. Also check out the many puzzles and games that feature the ABC’s.

Esther Macalady is a former schoolteacher, who lives in Golden. For more ideas see grandparentsteachtoo.blogspot.com andwnmufm. org/ Learning through the Seasons.

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Disney, Mel Blanc & Walter Cronkite are counted amongst its Alumni. DeMolay is an organization for young men between the ages of 12 and 21 that offers character building, leadership training, and life skill development. We offer many activities, academic opportunities and scholarships. Please contact the chapter for more information.

Email demolaygolden@gmail.com or www. coloradodemolay.org and visit Golden’s page under the Chapter tab by clicking on the Golden photo.

Mondays Arvada Chorale, an auditioned community chorus, rehearses Monday evenings from September to June at Arvada United Methodist Church, 6750 Carr St., Arvada.

The chorale performs three concerts a year plus many community events. For audition information, call 720-432-9341, or email info@arvadachorale.org.

Divorce Workshop A workshop that covers the legal, financial and social issues of divorce is presented the third Monday of each month at the Sheridan Library, 3425 W. Oxford Ave., Denver. Check in from 5:155:30 p.m.; workshop runs 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Register online at www.divorceworkshopdenver.com. Advance registration costs $35; at the door, cost goes to $40 (cash/checks only). Attendees will get help taking the next step by getting unbiased information and resources. Learn the options available and next steps to take positive action steps.

Volunteer presenters include an attorney, mediator, therapist and wealth manager.

Discussion items include co-parenting, child support, family coping, tax consequences, property division, hostile spouses and more.

For information, contact 303-210-2607 or info@divorceworkshopdenver.com.

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

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

Golden Chapter, Order of DeMolay meets at 7 p.m. every first and third Wednesday in the town of Golden. Walt

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

Jefferson County Republican Men’s Club meets 7-9 a.m. Mondays at Davies’ Chuck Wagon Diner, 10151 W. 26th Ave., Lakewood.

Meeting fee is $5 (cash preferred). Order from diner menu (pay on you own). Call Fred Holden at 303-421-7619 for information. Republicans, especially students, youth and women, welcome to join.

Job’s Daughters, Golden Chapter Bored?

Lonely? Make life-long friends. Join a group of young ladies from ages 10-20 learn leadership and organizational skills in meetings with support from friends. Meetings are the second and fourth Monday of the month in Golden. Meet periodically to do fun activities. Rewards of membership include life skills, community work and significant scholarships for college. Interested, call Job’s Daughters at 303-204-1572 to join us for an activity.

Mesas de conversación en inglés/English Conversation Tables: 6-7 p.m. Mondays at the Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Confidence, cultural understand-

ing and comfort are key to truly becoming fluent in a foreign language. Come to the library to practice speaking English in a safe environment with a trained leader. Suitable for high beginners, intermediate and advanced English learners. Call 303-235-JCPL (5275) or visit www.jeffcolibrary.org.

Open mic Living Water Unity Spiritual Community presents open mic night – celebrate your teen self from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Mondays at 7401 W. 59th Ave., Arvada. This program gives teens the opportunity to express their performing art including voice and instrument, acting, poetry, stand-up comedy, mime, etc. Open to all students in sixth to 12th grades. Email bellbottoms809@ gmail.com.

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.

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

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

Tuesdays at the Applewood Golf Course, 14001 W. 32nd Ave., Golden. You are invited to attend a meeting. Our goals are to serve children worldwide and in our community.

We ring the bell for Salvation Army, deliver Christmas baskets to needy families and, assist the Jeffco Action Center with school supplies for children from low-income families. These are just three of our many projects. For more information, contact Fred McGehan at 303-947-1565.

Arvada Fine Arts Guild: 2-4 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at Indian Tree Golf Public Notice Club, 7555 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, in

Public Notices Public Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

City and County Public Notice

The following ordinance was adopted by the City Council of the City of Arvada on second reading following the public hearing held on September 18, 2017: Ordinance 4604: An Ordinance Rezoning Certain Land Within the City of Arvada, The Residences at Allison Park, from City of Arvada R-I (One and Two Family Residence) to PUD-R (Planned Unit Development-Residential), 11.8 du/ac, and Amending the Official Zoning Maps of the City of Arvada, Colorado, 5219 Allison Street Legal Notice No.: 48782 First Publication: September 21, 2017 Last Publication: September 21, 2017 Publisher: Golden Transcript Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT at the meeting of the City Council to be held on MONDAY, October 2, 2017, at 6:30 p.m. at the Municipal Building, 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada CO, City Council will hold a public hearing on the following proposed ordinances and thereafter will consider them for final passage and adoption. For the full text version in electronic form go to www.arvada.org/legalnotices, click on Current Legal Notices, then click on the title of the ordinance you wish to view. The full text version is also available in printed form in the City Clerk’s office. Contact 720.898.7550 if you have questions.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT at the meeting of the City Council to be held on MONDAY, October 2, 2017, at 6:30 p.m. at the Municipal Building, 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada CO, City Council will hold a public hearing on the following proposed ordinances and thereafter will consider them for final passage and adoption. For the full text version in electronic form go to www.arvada.org/legalnotices, click on Current Legal Notices, then click on the title of the ordinance you wish to view. The full text version is also available in printed form in the City Clerk’s office. Contact 720.898.7550 if you have questions.

CB 17-027: An Ordinance Authorizing a Second Amended and Restated Intergovernmental Agreement Establishing the Juvenile Assessment Center CB17-028: An Ordinance Declaring That the City Cannot Feasibly Provide Sanitary Sewer Service to the Trinity Storage Annexation No. 2, 15350 State Highway 72, Arvada, Colorado and Requesting That the Metro Wastewater Reclamation District Board Initiate an Investigation into Exclusion of the Subject Property, and Thereafter Exclude Said Property from the District’s Service Area

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Legal Notice No.: 48781 First Publication: September 21, 2017 Last Publication: September 21, 2017 Publisher: Golden Transcript Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT at the meeting of the City Council to be held on MONDAY, October 2, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. at the Municipal Building, 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada CO, City Council will hold a public hearing on the following proposed preliminary development plan, and thereafter will consider it for final passage and adoption. Contact 720.898.7550 if you have questions.

Wild Grass Commercial Filing 1, Preliminary Development Plan,

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the restaurant/clubhouse. Meetings are free and open to the public. Go to http:// arvadafineartsguild.com/

Arvada Sunrise Rotary Club meets from 7-8 a.m. Tuesdays at The Arvada Centre For The Arts and Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. for a breakfast meeting. Come join us as our guest and learn about our community service projects and what Rotary does in the world to help people.

Denver Apple Pi, an Apple/Mac computer user group, meets 7-9 p.m. the third Tuesday each month at the Applewood Community Church (downstairs), 12930 W. 32nd Ave., Golden. Program varies each month.

We welcome those interested in learning more about their Apple or Mac computer.

Visitors are welcome to see if you like our more mature group. More information may be found at denverapplepi.com.

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

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

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

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

New members welcome.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT at the meeting of the City Council to be held on MONDAY, October 2, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. at the Municipal Building, 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada CO, City Council will hold a public hearing on the following proposed preliminary development plan, and thereafter will consider it for final passage and adoption. Contact 720.898.7550 if you have questions.

Wild Grass Commercial Filing 1, Preliminary Development Plan, 14753 W. 87th Pkwy

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Legal Notice No.: 48783 First Publication: September 21, 2017 Last Publication: September 21, 2017 Publisher: Golden Transcript Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND AVAILABILITY OF PROPOSED 2018 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT The US Department of Housing and Urban Development requires local jurisdictions receiving certain grant funds to prepare a Consolidated Strategy and Plan Submission for Housing and Community Development Programs (Consolidated Plan).

The City of Arvada prepared a Consolidated Plan for the period of 2015 through 2019. An Annual Action Plan must be submitted for each year during that term and the City is providing for and encouraging citizen participation in the preparation of the 2018 Annual Action Plan.

The proposed 2018 Annual Action Plan outlines the proposed use of an estimated $400,000 in 2018 Community Development Block Grant Funds for housing rehabilitation, public facilities, and public services.

The City invites all citizens, public agencies, and other interested parties to review the proposed 2018 Annual Action Plan and use of funds, review past program performance and provide comments. The public comment period on the

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND AVAILABILITY OF PROPOSED 2018 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT The US Department of Housing and Urban Development requires local jurisdictions receiving certain grant funds to prepare a Consolidated Strategy and Plan Submission for Housing and Community Development Programs (Consolidated Plan).

The City of Arvada prepared a Consolidated Plan for the period of 2015 through 2019. An Annual Action Plan must be submitted for each year during that term and the City is providing To advertise your public notices call 303-566-4100 for and encouraging citizen participation in the preparation of the 2018 Annual Action Plan.

The proposed 2018 Annual Action Plan outlines the proposed use of an estimated $400,000 in 2018 Community Development Block Grant Funds for housing rehabilitation, public facilities, and public services.

The City invites all citizens, public agencies, and Public Notice other interested parties to review the proposed 2018 Annual Action Plan and use of funds, reNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING view past program performance and provide comments. The public comment period on the The following variances from the Land Developproposed 2018 Annual Action Plan is from ment Code (LDC) have been requested: September 21, 2017 through October 21, 2017.

VAR2017-0007, Anthony Nguyen, 6122 Uno St., Comments can be mailed to the address below. requests a variance to allow him to keep a six A copy of the proposed draft 2018 Annual Acfoot tall cedar fence along his second frontage tion Plan is available for public review at the: property line when Section 6.5.8.A of the Land Housing Preservation and Resources Development Code (LDC) requires a setback of Division 25 feet.

Annex Building VAR2017-0008, Robert Erb, 6797 Newcombe 8001 Ralston Road St., is requesting a variance to construct a sixArvada, Colorado 80002 foot tall solid fence on the north, side (second Between the hours of 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M., frontage) property line when Section 6.5.8 of the weekdays.

Land Development Code (LDC) requires a tenA Public Hearing will be held to for comment foot setback. on the proposed 2018 Annual Action Plan Hearing thereon will be held before the Board of THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD: Adjustment on October 10, 2017 at 6:30 p.m., At 6:30 P.M., October 23, 2017 in Council Municipal Building, 8101 Ralston Road, when Chambers, Arvada Municipal Building, 8101 and where you may speak at the hearing. AddiRalston Road, Arvada, Colorado. tional information can be obtained from the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Community Development Department or written Please contact Wendy Brazzell at 720-898comments may be filed therewith no later than 8 7496, between 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., days prior to the hearing. weekdays.

CITY OF ARVADA BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT /s/ Russ Rizzo, Secretary Legal Notice No.: 48784 First Publication: September 21, 2017 Legal Notice No.: 48788 Last Publication: September 21, 2017 First Publication: September 21, 2017 Publisher: Golden Transcript Last Publication: September 21, 2017 Wheat Ridge Transcript Publisher: Golden Transcript and the Arvada Press Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press

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

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

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

Group is oriented toward entrepreneurs and professionals. The group meets from 10-11 a.m. Tuesdays at DeMarras Bourbon Bar & Eatery, 11100 W. Alameda Ave. For information, visit a meeting or call Suzie at 303-9799077 or email Littleton@Mathnasium.com.

Ports of Call Singles Club, 55 Plus Social hours take place 4-6 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at 3 Margaritas in Lakewood (contact Carol at 303-389-7707), and the fourth Tuesday of each month at Chads in Lakewood (contact Darlene at 303-2334099). Denver meetings are the fourth Thursday of each month at Baker St. Pub, 8101 E. Belleview, in the Tech Center (contact Harold at 303-693-3434). For information and a monthly newsletter, call JoAnn, membership chairperson, at 303-751-5195, or Mary, president, at 303-985-8937.

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

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

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

Arvada Business Connection is a friendly group of Arvada Business owners who meet once each month on Wednesdays at various restaurants in the Arvada area. All are

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welcome – friends, kids and spouses, too.

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

They share how they donated the money at the next meeting. For meeting and contact information, check the Arvada Business Connection Facebook page @ArvadaBusinessConnection or call 303-995-9919.

Arvada Jefferson Kiwanis meets 7-8 a.m.

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

Arvada Rotary meets 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesdays at Indian Tree Golf Club, 7555 Wadsworth Blvd. The club engages in a variety of community service projects, with emphasis on assistance to and support of Arvada’s youth. Visitors are always welcome. For additional information visit www.arvadarotary. org or call Matt Weller 303-480-5220 or 303-908-7165.

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

Dawn Yawn Toastmasters meets from 6:45-

8:30 a.m. Wednesdays at Denny’s Restaurant, 565 Union Blvd., Lakewood (on the southwest corner of 6th Avenue and Union Boulevard). You need Toastmasters training because communication is not optional, it is required. Do you communicate with confidence, are you worried about your next big presentation or job interview. Attend the first three meetings for free. Call 303-988-2025 for directions. For information about the club, contact dawnyawn.toastmastersclubs.org or John Googins, VP of membership, at 303547-0084, john.googins@gmail.com.

Foothills Music Teachers Association meets 9:30 a.m. to noon the third Wednesday of each month. FMTA is a local group of independent music teachers, affiliated with Colorado State Music Teachers Association and Music Teachers National Association. Call Kathy at 303-988-9565.

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

Kiwanis Club of Lakewood: noon Wednesdays at the Egg and I, 7830 W. Alameda Ave., Lakewood. Weekly programs pique the interest of members and guests. Lakewood Kiwanians support projects including Lakewood High School, Lakewood Elementary playground, Catch-a-Calf, Alive at 25 Teen Driver Education, Jefferson County Business Education Alliance, Ronald McDonald House, Colfax Marathon, Kuddlez for Kids, Write Stuff School Supplies, Donations for Hurricane victims in Texas, plus many more. Volunteer as little or as much as you want. Contact Kathryn Williams at 812-599-3339 or go to http://kiwaniscluboflakewood.org/

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