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Seven questions with Nathan Bishop Executive Director of the Olde Town Arvada Business Improvement District

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BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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Tell us about yourself.

I am the new executive director for the Olde Town Business Improvement District (BID).

I lived in Denver five years ago and got my master’s degree at the University of Colorado Denver in urban and regional planning.

I worked for the Colorado Center for Community Development for a little bit. From there I went to work for Washington University in St. Louis as a community development manager. My job was to help revitalize and stabilize the neighborhoods that surrounded the city campus.

From there I went to work for the State of Illinois at the Department of Transportation in an economic development role. Then after that I worked for a similar organization as this called Downtown Springfield Inc. as a program director focusing on place making and transportation.

So, coming back to Colorado after five years was an opportunity. I was somewhat familiar with Olde Town, but the Front Range was not what it is now, nor was Olde Town. Given my background in historic commercial district revitalization, being able to help in that way and all the different programming efforts that we do was a great opportunity.

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You’re the first executive director of the Business Improvement District. Tell me how that feels.

It’s great. It provides a lot of opportunity to really

s t What is your vision for Olde t Town? w I’m currently in that phase. g I’m not here to rubber stamp t h stuff. It’s about working alongside our merchants. I’ve been p s reaching out and will continue to reach out. It’s really learning from them where Old Town’s been, why they’re here and where it’s going.

What value can the BID provide?

From a professional expertise, there’s a lot of opportunities to capitalize on marketing and branding, transportation, connectivity, place making, maybe even events — really creating a focus. With that vision, the best cities in the world are those who are historic and have learned to modernize. So, how do we do that?

We have this amazing canvas of historic buildings and small town feel, but how do we modernize that?

Is that as simple as putting a mural on a building? Art may be a piece, but it all needs to fit together like a puzzle. How do we partner with other organizations and really capitalize, showcase and highlight what we have? In the commercial districts you see a lot of trends, but we’re not new infill. We’re historic that has a little infill. So, how do we take it to the next level of modernizing and making it market driven?

Nathan Bishop is the first executive director of the Olde Town Arvada Business Improvement District.

SHANNA FORTIER shape a vision of how the BID can help and support the merchants and the neighborhood. That’s what we’re working on now — meeting with the merchants, learning their values, what Olde Town is, and what is can be. It’s creating a vision of where we’re headed. I’m very privileged to have this opportunity. Being the first, it’s really just a number, but it’s an opportunity to help craft that vision of where we can go. And fortunately or unfortunately, that’s a long term game. Hopefully we can set a great foundation.

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What does the executive director of the BID do?

I oversee not only the organizational side but also the district side — the dayto-day activities of the organization,

working alongside our board of merchants, and also creating, along with our board and our merchants, that vision. We are also looking at other commercial districts. You have so many choices in the Front Range and at the end of the day our goal is to be in that conversation or the head of that conversation. So people think of Olde Town when they think of going to shop, or to dinner or entertainment. But we also have district pride so the people in Arvada or the people have fallen in love with the district - there’s a lot of pride in what we’re putting forth. Olde Town is the heart and face of the city. We have this amazing treasure, and it’s looking at how do we put our best foot forward and showcase and highlight all the business and things we’re doing. So as executive director,

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Favorite place in Olde Town to go for lunch or coffee?

All of them. We have so many great choices. We really do. You will see me in meetings in all of them. I have not found something I dislike yet. It makes it very easy to put the best food forward and showcase all of them. We also have so many retail shops that are doing good things. We have a great pet food SEE BISHOP, P3

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store in town. We have a woman’s retail shop, that’s all American made, that makes it easy to buy for your wife or your kids. We have so many great options. It makes my job easy to showcase all the great places. We have great patios too. If you have a patio in Olde Town, you’ll probably see me on it.

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Outside of work, what are your hobbies and passions?

It’s nice to be back in Colorado and the outdoors. I have

capacity … places like Olde Town.

You’ll find us here sometimes, being tourists in our own city.

“My job was to help revitalize and stabilize the neighborhoods that surrounded the city campus.”

Nathan Bishop Executive Director Olde Town Arvada Business Improvement District a wife, two daughters and a dog, so they keep me busy. I love going hiking and camping. We love cheering on our favorite sports teams that

may or may not be in the Denver area. We love exploring throughout the Front Range whether that’s in an outdoor capacity or an urban

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Favorite Front Range places to explore?

One thing that we did before kids was we would go to a different park and a different coffee shop every Saturday. So that way we would see what there was instead of settling on one.

That’s a way we were tourists in our own city. Now with kids we try to do things like that… new restaurants, old restaurants. We love going to parks. We have so much great outdoor space in the Front Range so it’s a lot of fun to explore.

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Arvada budget plan highlights $9.5 million in street maintenance Residents could also see slight water rate increase

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

One goal of the City of Arvada’s 2018 Proposed Revised Budget is to identify existing money and new revenues within the General Fund that could be allocated to the new Street Maintenance Fund.

In November 2016, city council asked residents to approve a sales tax increase which would have funded road repairs throughout the city. The measure failed and since then, the city has been working to find funds within the budget for the repairs and maintenance needed.

In 2017, an additional $3 million in

one-time funds was allocated to street maintenance. Bryan Archer, director of finance for the City of Arvada, said if all those funds aren’t used, they will be reallocated for 2018.

The expected total street maintenance fund for 2018 is $9.7 million, with $9.5 million in spending.

For 2018, city staff found a total of $1 million of continuous funding for roads. This includes reallocations, spending savings from the General Fund and a balance in new revenues generated primarily by revised forecasts in sales and use tax.

Archer told city council Sept. 18 that it’s important to note that while the Street Maintenance Fund is new, it’s not new money.

The strategy is to increase the annual allocation for street maintenance over time. To do that, city staff proposed that this fund be increased by

2.5 percent annually through 2026.

The total 2018 proposed expenditures for the City of Arvada is $210.5 million with an estimated $214.8 million in revenue.

Water rate increase With the approval of the 2018 budget, Arvada residents will see a 2.5 percent increase in their water rates. However, the stormwater fees, wastewater rates, water tap fees, and wastewater tap fees are not projected to require an increase, according to James Sullivan, director of utilities for the City of Arvada. Sullivan said this is the first time in 25 years that the wastewater rates will not be increased.

The proposed water rate increase will raise the average single family homeowners cost by 90 cents per month, or $10.86 annually.

NEXT UP The first reading of the proposed revised City of Arvada 2017-18 budget is scheduled for 6 p.m. Oct. 2 in council chambers at Arvada City Hall, 8101 Ralston Road.

The final adoption of the proposed revised City of Arvada 2017-18 budget is scheduled for 6 p.m. Oct. 16 in the same location.

Sullivan said the increases are due to vendor increases, ditch assessments, equipment and materials, and staff salary increases.

An ordinance changing the water rates for 2018 will be presented for first reading on Oct. 2, with final reading and public hearing on Oct. 16. These dates align with first reading and public hearing of the overall 2018 budget.

Low-cost shots offered at Arvada safety fair STAFF REPORT

Children and teens who don’t have access to health care can get affordable vaccines, including the flu shot, at a number of Shots for Tots and Teens clinics, including one Saturday, Sept. 30, at the Arvada Safety Fair.

The Arvada Fire Department’s annual safety fair also features emergency preparedness information, a fire truck pull and games. Guests also will get to meet emergency response personnel. Go to www. arvadafire.com.

The immunization clinic and fair run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the

Arvada Fire Safety Training Center, 6651 Indiana St., Arvada.

Additional immunization clinics in Arvada will be offered from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4 and Saturday, Dec. 2 at the Arvada Fire Station, 5250 Oak St. All immunizations provided on a walk-in basis.

The Arvada clinics serve uninsured,

Medicaid and CHP+ patients. For information, call 303-239-7078.

Each clinic also offers activities and prizes for kids, along with fire engine and ambulance tours. Shots for Tots and Teens also hosts clinics in Aurora and Denver. Go to www. shotsfortotsandteens.org for details and a schedule of those clinics.

Safely destroy documents at shred-a-thon STAFF REPORT

Protect your identity and personal information by taking part in the Arvada Police Shred-A-Thon.

Shredding will be done from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 14 at Arvada High School, 7951 W. 65th Ave., in the north parking lot. Residents and businesses can bring up to three boxes or bags of documents.

“Due to the increasing demand every year for this important service, we have moved locations to help ensure everyone who wants to come to the event is able to do so,” said Commander Mark Nazaryk of the Arvada Police Department.

Arvada Police partner with Shredit to safely destroy documents that

contain personal information. Items recommended for shredding include credit card statements, bank statements, tax forms, medical statements and other documents that contain personal information.

This event is one of two fundraisers for the W. Michael Northey Foundation which provides scholarships to Arvada students. The event is free, but volunteers and past recipients will be collecting donations for the scholarship fund. In 2017, the Northey Foundation awarded $25,500 in scholarships to 17 Arvada high school and college students. Area high school students and Arvada Police Explorers will be on hand to assist with unloading items.

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Jeffco hopes for better funding for school safety training facility The Frank DeAngelis Center for Community Safety is located at the Martensen Elementary School building in Wheat Ridge.

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In the six months since the Frank DeAngelis Center for Community Safety opened, over 4,000 officer from 34 law enforcement agencies have trained there.

Named after former Columbine High Principal Frank DeAngelis, the center is located at the Martensen Elementary School building in Wheat Ridge.

Martensen opened in 1954 and closed to students in 2011. The school site has since been transformed into the first of its kind in the country: a training facility for local law enforcement and other first responders preparing for active shooter situations and crisis prevention in a school environment.

“It’s a pretty extraordinary facility,” said Jefferson County Public Schools board of education member Brad Rupert. “It honors Frank very well as an important and honored leader in crisis in our district.

I think it honors those who lost their lives at Columbine, it honors our commitment to the safety of our students and our staff, and it

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honors the partnership that we do have with our resource officers who provide a great service to us at no cost to the district.”

The district currently offers the site at no cost to local law enforcement, and has also partnered with other area school districts including Denver, Aurora and Adams 12 Five Star to offer training.

But John McDonald, Jeffco’s executive director of safety, security and emergency management, and Steve Bell, chief operating officer for the district, have plans to en-

Experienced actors sought for musical and resume are required.

Rehearsals begin Tuesday, March 27. The production opens Tuesday, April 17 and runs through Sunday, May 6. Performances are Tuesday through Saturday evenings with matinees on Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays, for a total of eight shows per week.

New York auditions will be Jan. 10. To be considered for a New York audition, mail a hard copy of your headshot and resume, and indicate the role you are interested in, to: Wojcik/Seay Casting, Attn. Sunday in the Park with George, Arvada CO production 247 West 38th Street 10th Floor New York, NY 10018. No calls please; qualified actors will be contacted to schedule an audition.

For list of characters and more information, go to https://arvadacenter.org/on-stage/theater/auditions.

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Auditions for principal roles in “Sunday in the Park with George” will be Oct. 16-17, by appointment only, at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. Auditions for the role of Louise, who will be played by a young actress ages 9-12, are from 4-5 p.m. Oct. 16.

With the exception of the role of Louise, actors must be 18 years or older to audition. Call 720-898-7200 to schedule an appointment time. Callbacks will be Oct. 23.

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hance the center’s financial situation in the years to come.

One way of doing that is to create a nonprofit to achieve sustainable funding, said Jeffco Superintendent Jason Glass.

“We want to move it forward and enhance what we already have,” Bell said at the Board of Education study session Sept. 21.

To do this, he said they are looking to government agencies like the FBI and homeland security.

“We’re not going out and competing with fundraisers at the

schools,” Bell said. “we’re going elephant hunting, for lack of a better term.”

Bell said he has already had discussions with state and federal agencies in and out of law enforcement as well as two state universities who are interested in developing training programs at the center with their criminology curriculum.

McDonald said this school year has started out with more significant lockdowns in Jeffco schools than he has seen in his tenure.

Incidents range from a missing five-year-old to a man with a knife on campus. Last week, a suspicious person brought a gun into Bear Creek High School, McDonald said, but campus security was able to stop him.

“We are seeing an increase in security and emergency management needs and we’re not alone, we’re seeing this throughout the country,” McDonald said. “The training we’re doing at the DeAngelis center helps us every single day we’re responding to critical events.”

New university for parents, community STAFF REPORT

A new university will teach parents, guardians and other community members about education in Jefferson County Public Schools while engaging the community in the district’s strategic direction and purpose.

“One of the goals we have for Jeffco public schools is to engage our community with the things happening in our schools, building up that important reciprocal relationship,” said Superintendent Jason Glass.

“Toward that end, we’ve started taking applications for Jeffco University, a citizens’ academy to engage with our schools and learn more about how they work.”

Jeffco University classes begin in October and continue monthly through February. Sessions run

from 5:30-8:30 p.m. one Wednesday each month at different Jeffco Public Schools locations.

Topics and dates are: Public Education Today, Oct. 18; The What, Why & How of Teaching, Nov. 15; Jeffco Logistics, Dec. 13; Supporting Students, Jan. 17; and Community Connections, Feb. 21. A graduation ceremony is planned for the March 1, 2018, board of education meeting.

Space at Jeffco University is limited to 40 participants; a lottery system will be used to fill spaces in a fair manner. Parents and guardians of Jeffco students will be given preference. Applications are due by midnight, Oct. 16. The first session is Wednesday, Oct. 18.

Go to www.jeffcopublicschools. org/community_portal/jeffco_u/ for information and to find the application.

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Cooper Watkins, of the Arvada High marching band waits to take the field at the Jeffco Marching Band Festival Sept. 19.

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Jeffco marching bands take the field D’Evelyn, Conifer, Bear Creek and Lakewood earn first place finishes

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Nerves were high, but so was musicality as 15 Jefferson County high school marching bands took the field for their first performance of the season at the Jeffco Marching Band Festival held Sept. 19 at Jeffco Stadium.

Lakewood High School took first palace in the 5A division, which is home to bands from schools with the largest student population.

“It’s not about the award,” said Andrew Komitor, junior. “But I think it’s great to show how much time we put into it.”

Likewise, Lakewood High Drum Major Anna Hirschmann said winning the first competition of the season is a good benchmark to set for the season.

Other first place winners from the night were Bear Creek (4A), Conifer (3A) and D’Evelyn (2A).

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Jakub Jackson plays percussion with the Ralston Valley marching band Sept. 19.

The Pomona High marching band placed fourth in the 4A division of the Jeffco Marching Band Festival Sept. 19.

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Most schools will compete in five competitions throughout the season, and one additional performance if they make it to the state competition.

Cory Goshhorn, band director at Arvada High School, said that he likes to bring his band to competitions to get feedback from judges to make their show the best it can be.

“We are one of the smaller bands, but we do a lot of band camp before school even starts,” Goshhorn said.

Arvada is in the 2A division, the smallest of Tuesday nights competi-

tion. “My mantra with my students is that we’re out here to perform the best possible show we can.”

Arvada senior Wesley Moore said he’s looking forward to performing the rest of the season. But of of all, he’s looking forward to the community he gets by being in marching band.

“It’s a community that’s really strong,” Moore said. “The students in marching band are bound like no other program. I’m looking forward to support from our band to other bands and from other bands to us.

There is sometimes petty rivalries between high schools but this year, we’re going to try to end that and have the entire Jeffco area support each other and lift each other up.”

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Local responders tasked with national relief West, South Metro crews help with Irma, Harvey and Western wildfires

BY TOM SKELLEY TSKELLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

First responders see a lot of tragedy in their line of work, but Eric Hurst, who recently returned from assisting local emergency services in Orlando, Florida, after Hurricane Irma, described the experience as “especially eye-opening.”

“As I drove to Valdosta (Georgia), gas stations were all out of gas… it was a struggle to find fuel or find stores that had food,” said Hurst, public information officer for South Metro Fire Rescue.

“Then, heading south on I-75, just seeing the traffic jam of everyone going north and fleeing the storm… it was disaster movie-like,” he said.

Colorado Task Force 1, a FEMA-administered group composed of more than 200 members from more than a dozen Colorado departments, spread out across the United States over the last month as Hurricane Irma, Hurricane Harvey and ongoing wildfires in Oregon and California tested the limits of local resources.

The force included more than two dozen responders from the West Metro Fire Protection District and South Metro Fire Rescue.

Ronda Scholting, public information officer with West Metro, said 11 members of her district went to Texas and Florida. All but four — HAZMAT specialists assisting with potentially dangerous cleanup details — had returned as of Sept. 20, she said.

The work takes the crews far from their jurisdictions, but Scholting said it’s what they signed on for.

“These crews have gone to the floods in Lyons, they helped (in New York City) after 9/11,” she said. “Their job is to do whatever they’re called on to do.”

West Metro search teams combed through neighborhoods in four small

In Florida, members of Colorado Task Force 1 scour homes and structures damaged by Hurricane Irma to assess the general safety of the area and identify survivors in need of medical services or food and water.

COURTESY PHOTO islands in the Florida Keys, using boats they brought with them to search homes and structures and identify survivors in need of medical assistance, food or water.

Hurst coordinated law enforcement protection for Urban Search and Rescue teams, who may encounter looter-wary residents, abandoned methamphetamine labs or any number of dangerous circumstances upon entering flood-damaged homes.

While those teams headed south and east, other crews from both districts continued to battle wildfires to the west.

South Metro recently sent four firefighters to a 14-day deployment to the Eclipse Complex Fire near Happy Camp, California, replacing another four-person team after their two-week deployment ended.

Scholting said West Metro has sent teams to California and Montana this summer, while a four-person crew recently finished work in Oregon fighting the Miller Complex Fire and a team of three responders just completed their 14-day deployment in California.

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road back to Colorado, “but that could change in an hour,” Scholting said.

In case any Coloradans worry local resources are being spread thin, Scholting said inter-departmental agreements at the local level ensure each district has the manpower needed to protect itself.

The big picture, she said, is cooperation between national and state organizations to serve citizens wherever help is needed.

Out-of-state forces came to Colorado

to assist when floods struck Lyons in 2013, and they helped battle the Hayman Fire in 2002, as well as other wildfires since. It’s not a question of if Colorado will need the help again, it’s more likely a matter of when.

“Everyone does it with the assumption that if we need it, we count on being able to call on federal agencies,” Scholting said. “We may need this help at some point in time.”

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DACA students rally to renew eligibility, ‘mourn loss of dream’ In wake of program’s end, recipients feel ‘betrayed’ but not surprised

WHAT IS DACA? The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program allows undocumented immigrants to apply for the ability to live and work in the U.S. for renewable periods of two years. It depends upon, in part, if an individual:

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When she was 2 years old, Claudia Hurtado and her sister were taken across the border with people she didn’t know.

Separately, her parents crossed from Mexico to Texas, and there, met the people with their children, before coming to Denver to give them “a better future,” said Hurtado, who’s now able to work and and live without fear of deportation because of the Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals program. DACA started under President Barack Obama in 2012 when the federal government decided to change how it enforces immigration law.

When she was 13, Hurtado heard that her father was deported after taking a bus to visit his father’s grave in Mexico. After he crossed the border to El Paso, Texas, immigration officers there detained him.

“I remember my mom hiding it from us because we were young,” said Hurtado, now 16 and a Denver Public Schools student. She heard the news first from her sister.

For thousands of students in Colorado, eyeing the thin line between legal status and undocumented life is a daily occurrence — children brought to the United States by undocumented parents live with the possibility their family may be torn apart at any time.

But after Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the end of DACA on Sept. 5, more than 15,000 people with active DACA status in Colorado may see that line erased entirely. The federal government stopped accepting new applications Sept. 5, and those whose status expires before March 5 have until Oct. 5 to reapply. For those whose status is set to expire after March 5, the clock is ticking until their protections run out.

Acting fast “I was very angry, very frustrated,” said Saira Galindo, a student at Metropolitan State University of Denver.

“We all (had) a lot of questions (and) a lot of confusion because can we reapply, do we send it now, do we not renew?”

Galindo, vice president of RISE, a group of undocumented and DACAstatus students and allies at MSU, helped organize a walkout that led high school and college students through Denver to the Auraria Campus the morning of Sept. 5 to protest the potential rescinding of DACA. Students from several DPS high schools participated, said Galindo, a DACA recipient.

“Seeing all these young kids, all these schools, speak out was very empowering,” Galindo, 24, said, but “very devastating because people were crying. People were scared ... everyone was feeling literally everything at the moment.”

• Was less than 31 years old as of June 15, 2012.

• Came to the U.S. before their 16th birthday.

• Has continuously lived in the U.S. since June 15, 2007.

Democratic U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette stands with Seleste, left, and Vanessa, right, after holding a listening session at Bruce Randolph School in Denver Sept. 20 with DACA students and those with ties to undocumented immigrants. Vanessa and Seleste were born in the U.S., but Seleste’s stepfather was deported this year, and Vanessa’s father is in the deportation process this month. Her brother is able to work under DACA, a program the Trump administration has announced will end in March unless Congress effectively extends it. “I understand laws have to be passed … but stopping DREAMers — (how) does that benefit the country?” Seleste said.

ELLIS ARNOLD But amid the panic, lawyers, law students, campus officials and student activists have banded together at colleges across metro areas to renew DACA protections for eligible recipients. On Sept. 16, pro-bono lawyers and staff from MSU and the University of Colorado Denver ran a workshop on the Auraria Campus that got DACA-renewal applications done for students from those two schools.

They paid the $495 renewal fee for the students.

Community College of Denver students, high school students and community members got help from the local Mexican consulate in Glendale at the workshop, said Galindo, whose RISE group and CU Dreamers, a similar group at UCD, helped organize it. For non-Mexican nationals, the workshop helped them apply for funds through the Mission Asset Fund, a San Francisco-based nonprofit.

In all, 33 people got renewals submitted or assitance applying that day. MSU started a fund to help with renewal fees — it covered the fee for seven students there, Saira said — and UCD pulled from the privately funded Student Relief Fund created

by University of Colorado regents in April. Five students have had the fee covered by that fund, said Angelica Lopez-Rodriguez, graduate assistant for undocumented student services at UCD. Similar renewal workshops took place Sept. 22 and 23 at Colorado State University Fort Collins, Sept. 23 at the University of Denver and Sept. 27 at the University of Colorado Boulder, and will take place Sept. 29 at the University of Northern Colorado Greeley.

Under pressure At Arapahoe Community College in Littleton, some undocumented students dropped classes after DACA’s rescinding, officials said.

“I’ve been working in higher (education) for 20 years, and this feeling that `whoa, this might affect my ability to finish my education’ ... I’ve never (previously) felt that,” said Jeff Dug-

gan, coordinator for communications at the college.

ACC doesn’t track its number of DACA students, said Lisa Matye Edwards, vice president of student affairs, but through anecdotal conversations, school officials have noticed.

She guessed ACC has about 30 students affected by DACA policy, and the school identified a pool of donated money it can use to help students pay their renewal fee.

The school put out a message to staff and students Sept. 5 and is connecting students to immigration attorneys, Matye Edwards said. Mental health counselors, and ACC staff who were once non-citizens, can speak to students about their anxiety, she said.

On Sept. 13, the State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Education, which oversees 13 colleges in the state including ACC, adopted a resolution to support congressional action to preserve DACA protections.

• Is currently in school, has graduated or earned completion from high school, earned a GED or is an honorably discharged military veteran.

• Has not been convicted of a felony, significant or many misdemeanors, and does not pose a threat to national security or public safety.

The term “Dreamers” has been applied to young undocumented immigrants at least in part because of the title of the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, first introduced in 2001 but never passed by both houses of Congress.

There are about 689,800 people with active DACA status in the country, with about 15,500 living in Colorado.

Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services website Looking ahead With less than six months until recipients who do not have the chance to reapply for DACA begin to see their status expire, Congress will be under pressure to decide the fate of young immigrants.

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VOICES The cultural divide now bigger than a offensive line

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HITTING HOME

Michael Alcorn

alcolm Gladwell wrote in his seminal work on the decision-making process “Blink” about a marriage therapist named John Gottman who can, remarkably, predict with 91 percent accuracy a marriage’s chance of ending in a divorce after observing a couple for only five minutes. In his research, Gottman has identified the number one behavioral trigger that predicts marital failure: contempt. When one or both partners display contempt for the other — eye rolls, vicious sarcasm, name-calling — it demonstrates a lack of respect for the other that is fatal to the marriage.

I couldn’t help but remember this nugget from Gladwell as I was watching football this weekend. Or, to be more specific, as I was watch-

ing the pre-game antics of the players and our President before the Sunday NFL games.

President Trump just doesn’t seem to be able to help himself — he has an almost pathological need to voice his (frequently poorly-thoughtout) opinions on any and every issue, usually through his Twitter feed. The issue of NFL players protesting the National Anthem was almost a dead issue — it really hadn’t been a major deal this year. But, for some reason, the President felt the need to amp the issue back up again last week, taking an issue that had been a marginally good one for him and turning it into a major loser for him by going way over the top (whodathunk?) and calling the players SOB’s.

And, of course, in response, the NFL players multiplied their protest on Sunday. In one hilarious episode, teams playing a game in London

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knelt for the American National Anthem but stood respectfully for “God Save the Queen;” members of three teams decided to remain in the locker room for the entirety of the National Anthem; and many players — including 25 of our Denver Broncos — knelt or sat during the Anthem. And, to many, there is no doubt that that feels like massive disrespect.

Oddly, one member of the Pittsburgh Steelers blew off the rest of his team and stood proudly on the field, with his hand over his heart.

Perhaps that’s because he — Alejandro Villanueva — is an Army Ranger who served three tours in Afghanistan and sent brothers home in boxes draped in those flags that others refused to stand for.

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An angel of an angler at Crown Hill Lake

few years ago I had a bicycle accident.

When the accident happened it was getting dark WIT AND GRIT and I was returning from Crown Hill Lake. I was pushing the safety envelope because night was falling and the roads were Mary McFerren slick from rain. In the Stobie dark, I saw headlights coming down the hill toward me and I hit the brakes on my bike hard. I flew over the handlebars and landed on my shoulder.

After wearing a sling for six weeks and much rehab, I took up walking. I didn’t ride my bike much.

Actually for this last year I didn’t ride at all. But the other night I decided to ride to Crown Hill Lake. The only thing I took with me was small cross-body purse containing a twenty dollar bill and my cell phone.

The ride started out well.

It felt great to be on the bike again. and After crossing Wadsworth, I made it up the long path past the cemetery to Crown Hill Lake. As I rode halfway around the lake I saw a man and a woman carrying fishing poles.

“Did you catch anything?”

I asked.

“We haven’t started yet,” they said.

“Good luck.”

I rode off around the west end of the lake and suddenly the wind came up. The gusts were strong enough to make me picture myself lifted up into the sky. As I headed east along the lake the wind resistance was intense. I pedaled harder and harder. Just as I had finished circling the lake and was ready to start down the path home, my cell phone rang. I stopped my bike by a bench and reached in my purse and answered my phone.

“Do you want me to heat up the casserole?” my husband asked. We talked a moment but the wind was blowing so

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Eunice Elaine Johansen

September 29, 1927 – August 18, 2017

Eunice Elaine Johansen 89, b. September 29, 1927 d. August 18, 2017, made her transition on Friday August 18, 2017 in Fort Collins, Colorado.

Eunice Elaine Elvick was born September 29, 1927 in Grand Forks, North Dakota to Nelson H. and Agnes E. (Ona) Elvick. She was raised on a farm just south of the small town of Michigan in Nelson County, attended public schools in both Michigan and Grand Forks and graduated from Michigan High School. She graduated from The University of North Dakota with a B.S. degree in Commerce. Eunice married Einar Donald (Don) Johansen on November 6, 1949 in Michigan, North Dakota.

In 1950 Eunice and Don moved to Wyoming where Don started his career with Montgomery Wards and where they started their family. Regular transfers took them to Green River and Rock Springs, Wyoming, followed by Fort Collins, Grand Junction, and finally Denver, Colorado where they settled.

After 17 years at Wards, Don finished his career with Kmart in Arvada, Colorado. He died of cancer on December 18, 1988. Eunice never remarried.

Most of Eunice’s life and work revolved around service. Eunice and Don moved into their one and only home in Arvada, Colorado in1958 where Eunice continued to live after Don’s death until 2003. She raised four children, supported Don in his career, and did extensive volunteer work for King of Glory Lutheran Church. In 1967 Eunice returned to school and in 1969 obtained her teaching certificate from the University of Colorado at Denver. She then became a substitute teacher in the Jefferson County school system. Eunice also worked in the catalog department at Sears & Roebuck and later as a tax preparer for H&R block. After her children were grown she worked for many years as a teachers aide at Fitzmorris Elementary School until her retirement. After retiring, as well as being very involved with her social sorority, Eunice became highly involved with her local chapter of the Sons of Norway where she started a Norwegian history

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group and helped operate their bookstore and gift shop. A highlight of her later years was traveling to Norway to tour the country and visit relatives.

Eunice was also a very active and social person making friends wherever she went. She loved coffee and a good conversation anytime it was available. Eunice enjoyed reading probably more than any other activity and regular trips to the library were part of her routine. She particularly loved history and historical fiction and had interests in a broad range of subjects. Eunice was also a great sports fan. Early on she especially enjoyed the rivalry between the University of North Dakota and Denver University hockey teams. In Arvada she developed a love of following sports on the radio and television, especially the Denver Bears minor-league baseball team and the Denver Broncos football team.

From 1964 to 1987 a Bronco game was rarely missed in the Johansen house, where she loved the party atmosphere

whenever her kids and grandchildren would meet there to cheer the Broncos.

But her favorite sport was baseball and when Denver acquired a major league baseball franchise “The Colorado Rockies” they became her team.

Eunice sold the Arvada home in 2003 and moved into The Meridian, a retirement community, just a block away, where she lived happily for the next ten years. In the fall of 2014, due to a period of poor health and loss of mobility, she moved to an assisted care facility in Fort Collins, CO near her daughter Judy. In early 2016 she moved into a nursing home and passed away naturally August 2017, one month short of her 90th birthday. During her last year, Eunice reflected and said she had a very happy and fulfilling life and got what she wanted, which was her own home and family.

Eunice is survived by sons David Johansen (Janie), Daniel Johansen (Joy), daughters Diane Dowgiert (Andy) and Judith Mazarin (former husband Matt).

She is also survived by five grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and brothers, Roger and Neil, and sister Glenna.

Ronald Berton Galloway

November 11, 1947 – September 18, 2017

Ronald Berton Galloway, 69, of Arvada, Colorado, was called to Heaven by our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Monday, September 18th, 2017.

He was born November 11, 1947 in Wheatridge, Colorado to S. Mark and Dorothy A. Galloway, and was a 5th generation Arvada, Colorado native.

He was a 1966 Arvada HS graduate and an amazing trumpet and accordion player.

Ron lived a full life with great and varied accomplishments. Ron earned his Private Pilot’s License on his 17th birthday, his Commercial Pilot’s License on his 18th birthday and worked in the aviation industry as a f light instructor, airplane dealer and aerial photography pioneer. He attended Colorado State University and married his high school sweetheart,

Kathleen Hughes at age 19.

After the general aviation industry virtually collapsed in the late 1970’s, Ron changed careers and relocated his young family to Longmont, Colorado as he entered the auto industry as a finance manager. For the rest of his career, he worked in the auto and RV industries as well as entrepreneurial pursuits in publishing and real estate.

Ron adored his sons, Mark and MIchael, and supported them in everything. He loved taking them waterfowl hunting, waterskiing and

kneeboarding as they were growing up.

After Ron was divorced from Kathy after 26 years of marriage, he started a new life and relocated back to Arvada, Colorado, where he eventually retired to enjoy traveling. He loved visiting his grandkids in Lindsborg, Kansas to support them in all of their school, athletic and music activities.

He also remarried, and was blessed to find himself warmly embraced by his wife, Delilah’s Filipino family.

Ron is survived by his wife, Delilah

and step-daughter, Grace of Manila, Philippines; his son, Michael of New Bern, NC; his son, Mark and daughter-in-law, Nancy of Lindsborg, KS; grandchildren, BrookeAnna, Meredith and Terran of Lindsborg, KS and Brittny Rogers (Husband, Jeremy) and great-grandchildren Mac and Bo, of Hurricane, UT; his brother, Richard Barton and sister-in-law, Barbara, of Parker, CO; his niece Debi Barton and her husband Phil Hoffman of LIttleton, CO. A celebration of Ron’s life will take place graveside on Monday, October 2nd, at 2:00pm MST at the Arvada Cemetery, 5581 Independence St. in Arvada, Colorado. Memorials can be made to Christian Wings for the World, Christians Funeral Home, Lindsborg, KS

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I would hate to hear Mr. Gottman’s conclusions about the future of the American marriage after these “five minutes.”

Let’s see: name calling? check.

Sneering? check. Hostile humor? check. Vicious sarcasm? check. And if you’re wondering why the last two got checks, you obviously didn’t watch any late night television last

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hard I could barely hear him. I slipped my phone back in my purse.

I checked inside the purse for the twenty dollar bill found the purse empty. I tried again feeling in all the possible nooks and crannies. Nothing.

Now the wind was gusting stronger and it was starting to rain. Was my

week.

To quote Josh Lyman of “The West Wing”: “there may not be anything anymore that outpaces the hatred the right feels for the left of the tonnage of disrespect the left feels for the right.” Fifteen years after that line was written, it hasn’t gotten any better.

Yes, the Right holds the Left in contempt — the effete, latte-sipping, coastal elites who want nothing more than to take your hard work, your creativity, and your success and use the fruits of them to pay for free

everything but your protection, as long as it is sanctioned by the United Nations.

And yes, the Left holds the Right (and most of American history) in contempt — the misogynistic, gun-toting Bible-thumping Neanderthals who want your children to die from a head cold and want to throw Grandma off a cliff.

And yes, nearly everybody and Donald Trump hold each other in mutual contempt.

I’ve written before that I thought this country was headed for a

divorce, but I’ve never seen it blow up in such a dramatic fashion. Just when Hurricane Harvey reminded us of our very best selves, we go right back down the rabbit hole.

But, hey, at least we have this: the Rockies are two games up with six to go for the last playoff spot. United in Purple!

memory that bad? I was sure I had put the bill in my purse.

A woman came directly up from the lake shore holding something. It was a twenty dollar bill.

“Did you lose this?” she asked.

Surprised, my mouth dropped open. “Yes. It must have blown out of my purse when I took out my phone.”

She handed me my very wet twenty.

“I fished it out of the lake.” She said.

We both laughed.

“Thank you, thank you,” I said astonished. “You are an angel. And a

heck of a fisherman!”

It was the same lady who I had spoke to earlier when she was walking with a man, both carrying fishing poles. When I asked if they had caught anything, I now knew she surely did catch one thing.

She could have kept the money, or it could have sunk into the lake, blown by the wind. The event enchanted me. I was impressed with her fishing ability, kindness and generosity.

I rode home in the rain with my clothes and hair getting wet under

my helmet. The temperature was warm enough I didn’t get cold. I felt exhilarated from the ride and the surprise experience with the blowing money and the “lake angel.”

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

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Mines students thinking big with tiny homes Denver’s national sustainability expo to feature house design

IF YOU GO… The U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon is open to the public from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 5-8, 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 9 and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 12-15.

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They may be small, but tiny homes are a huge thing right now.

And Colorado School of Mines is making one that’s even more futuristic.

“We’re putting a sciencey twist on a pop culture thing,” said Katie Schneider, a junior at Mines majoring in engineering physics.

The Mines Tiny House is a 220-square-foot dwelling that utilizes some of the latest in energy efficient and sustainable technology.

“We’re very focused on being net-zero,” Schneider said, who has been involved with the Mines Tiny Home since her freshman year in 2015.

Students have been working on the project for nearly two years. It is an extracurricular project, and all the work has been done after school and on weekends.

Expected completion date will be sometime next spring. Once finished, some of the features will be a composting toilet, automated window shades controlled by a mobile device and a water efficient shower head. It will be propane-free — completely powered by solar — and not even hooked up to utilities.

Timothy Ohno, associate professor of physics and faculty advisor for Mines Tiny House, estimates the value of the home to be about $40,000 or $50,000 once complete.

After it’s finished, the tiny home will have a permanent place on campus and used as a classroom and meeting space, as well as an educational and outreach tool in

It will be located at 61st Avenue and Pena Station near Denver International Airport.

It is a free event.

For more information, visit www. solardecathlon.gov.

THE MINES TINY HOUSE To learn more about the Colorado School of Mines’ Mines Tiny House, visit http://minestinyhouse.weebly.com.

The Mines Tiny Home, a net-zero, 220-square-foot dwelling being built by students attending the Colorado School of Mines will be on display at the Sustainability Expo part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon, which this year takes place Oct. 5-9 and Oct. 12-15. PHOTO COURTESY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES the community, said Emilie Rusch, public information specialist for Mines.

There’s been probably between 120 and 150 students who have been involved with the Mines Tiny Home in some way, Ohno said, but the core group has been about 20 students. All majors and classes are represented, Schneider added, but a couple challenges have been that everyone is a fulltime student, and none of them are construction majors. In fact, Mines does not have construction management or architecture programs offered in the curriculum.

“It’s been a learn-as-we-go project,” Schneider said.

“For the most part, it’s been a bunch of engineers

thinking about what would be a good placement for a kitchen.”

But, she added, it’s something to be incredibly proud of.

“It’s a very unique project,” Schneider said. “It’s something Mines has never done before.”

In fact, the Mines Tiny Home will be on display at the Sustainability Expo part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon this year. The Solar Decathlon is a collegiate competition that challenges student teams to design and build full-size, solar-powered houses. The Sustainability Expo is a consumer-facing exposition showcasing energy solutions and services.

This is the first year for

the event to come to Denver, Ohno said, adding it usually takes place in Washington D.C. or California.

“It’s a very exciting event for us, as a state, to host,” he said.

For the expo, the desire is to demonstrate the students builidng process, Ohno said.

The solar panels and battery will be installed, and some of the framing will be done.

“Visitors will be able to get a behind-the-scenes look at the construction process and the decisions that went into maximizing every square inch of space for livability and energy efficiency,” Rusch said.

To compete in the Solar Decathlon, it takes at least five faculty advisors, and a typical team is about 150

students, Ohno said. The competition is made up of 10 contests that blends design excellence and smart energy production with innovation, market potential, and energy and water efficiency.

“The teams really need two to three years to prepare for it,” he added.

But, Ohno added, participating in the expo will build moral. And building the tiny home will help prepare students for the next Solar Decathlon in 2020 — and Mines is planning on competing that year, Ohno said.

For many of the students involved with the Mines Tiny Home, it’s become a passion project, Schneider said.

“I’ve never been interested in going to energy — I am a physics major pursuing an aerospace career,” she said.

But “this just struck my eye as something unique.

Everything I’m learning, from working with industry professionals to how to best insulate my home and what windows to buy, will have a huge impact on my life moving forward.”

Renewable energy: Why is it critical to our future?

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What’s been accomplished in renewable energy, what is in progress and why it’s important will be the focus of an upcoming panel discussion, presented by the League of Women Voters of Jefferson County. Local efforts toward sustainable communities will be discussed at the meeting

from 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5 at the Golden Community Center, 1470 10th St., Golden.

Frank Rukavina, sustainability director at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, is the keynote speaker. He is responsible for the advancement of corporate environmental, social and economically responsible decision

making to advance the use of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies. He leads the sustainable development initiatives that drive the laboratory’s campus of the future: a carbon neutral, net-zero energy laboratory.

After the discussion, if time permits, the panel will answer questions. Representatives from Jefferson

County, Lakewood, Wheat Ridge, Westminster, Arvada and Golden are expected to participate.

Pat Mesec, member of the league’s sustainability committee, said the committee began asking communities nine years ago what local plans were in place to work toward a sustainable community.

“Now we have gone back and asked the same question with the hope that some initiatives and accomplishments will be explained,” she said.

For more information, visit www.lwvjeffco.org, call 303-238-0032 or email info@ lwvjeffco.org. The league is nonpartisan and never supports or opposes candidates or political parties.

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college. He also supports the American Hope Act, which is similar but would not be based on those criteria. He supported DACA when it was enacted in 2012.

“I was pleased to see Gov. Hickenlooper add Colorado’s name to a lawsuit challenging (President Trump’s) decision to end the DACA program,” Perlmutter said.

Republican U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner tweeted a statement Sept. 5 saying he’s proud to cosponsor the DREAM Act. “Children who came to this country ... through no fault of their own must have the opportunity to remain here lawfully,” Gardner’s statement said.

A spokesperson for Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet said Bennet supports the DREAM Act and has supported DACA. Bennet “believes Dreamers should feel empowered to continue contributing to our society — not scared of

being deported from the only country they know as home,” the spokesperson said.

U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, R-Aurora, said that in January he introduced the BRIDGE Act, which would be a “backup” plan to give undocumented immigrants legal presence and ability to work — under similar criteria to DACA — for three years.

“What I hope is a more permanent solution (can pass),” said Coffman, who supports a proposal to combine elements of the DREAM Act with added border security, but not a wall, along with Rep. Jared Polis, D-Boulder.

They put it together in mid-September along with a small bipartisan group in Congress and planned to introduce it into debate soon, Coffman said.

Trump has told Congressional Democrats he would accept some kind of DACA fix in exchange for added border security measures and that the wall would not be a part of the discussions, Politico reported Sept. 14. Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan supports that kind of pairing of policies.

“Trump’s announcement probably

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gives momentum to the effort to pass (comprehensive immigration reform),” Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Denver, said.

In the meantime, students like Claudia Hurtado will be waiting. Her family fought her father’s deportation case, and he was allowed to stay, partly because of his five children. She wants to attend CU Boulder and become a lawyer.

She plans to help people with immigration cases.

• My sister and I “feel betrayed by” the decision, said Saira Galindo, a DACA recipient.

“We give so much to the community, we volunteer, we pay our taxes ... And we’re being treated like this. We’re mourning our dream ... even if I get my degree, I can’t work.”

• “My daughter, she cried and cried,” said Maria, 56, a mother with two DACA-status children, one of whom attends Aurora Community College. She “doesn’t know Mexico. She doesn’t know what she’s gonna do there.”

• Westminster supports “DACA until a longer-term solution ... can be passed ...

DACA recipients contribute (hundreds of millions of dollars) to Colorado’s annual gross domestic product (GDP) ... Such figures don’t factor in the social and cultural contributions,” said Mayor Herb Atchison. Westminster “wants to say, ‘You are welcome here.’ ” • “As a country, we have not punished children for the wrongful acts of their parents.

Why are we starting now?” said Laura Christman, mayor of Cherry Hills Village.

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Foothills raises $50K to help homeless pets STAFF REPORT

Hundreds of animal lovers helped raise $50,000 to help with medical, behavioral and life-saving care for homeless pets.

Dogs dressed in their best and most creative costumes were a highlight of the second Toby’s Pet Parade and Fair on Sept. 16 at Parfet Park in Golden. Proceeds benefited the Foothills Animal Shelter.

Prizes were awarded for best group and most original costumes, and guests enjoyed food trucks, a beer garden, live music, dog demonstrations, family activities and vendors.

“We are thrilled with the success of the second annual Toby’s Pet Parade & Fair,” said Richard Eveleight, executive

director of the animal shelter.

“The support from our community is overwhelming, and it’s only because of this support that we are able to care for more than 9,200 animals every year.”

Toby, an 11-year-old Australian shepherd, was found running the streets of Westminster with his mouth taped shut with electrical tape.

Toby was brought to Foothills Animal Shelter for care and recovery. Despite being a victim of abuse, Toby’s good-natured, loving spirit never waned and he was eventually made the official mascot of Foothills Animal Shelter. To honor Toby, the shelter created the community event to raise the critical funds needed to support and care for homeless pets like him.

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‘When it comes to injuries, listen to your body’

West Metro Fire Rescue’s EMTs and paramedics familiarize themselves with the latest equipment and gear football players use during an Aug. 18 training session. The fire department worked with emergency room doctors from St. Anthony Hospital to help prepare for responding to injuries commonly seen during football season. CHRISTY STEADMAN

Experts share sports injury prevention advice

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efore entering her career, Julie Nickoley’s studies at Metro State required her to get clinical hours at different colleges and high schools across Colorado, where she worked with a professional to get on-thejob training. During these clinical hours, she diagnosed the first of three broken necks she has seen throughout her career as an athletic trainer.

The college football player was hit hard in the first quarter of the game, she said, but didn’t tell anyone about his neck pain. Then, he got hit again in the fourth quarter and finally pulled himself out of the game.

“He basically played the entire game with a broken neck,” said Nickoley, who is now the head athletic trainer for the Colorado Storm, a statewide youth soccer association.

5 TIPS TO AVOID SPORTS INJURIES • Get the gear. For any sport, the proper gear and protective equipment can protect athletes from injuries.

• Condition and stretch. Make sure your entire body is conditioned — not just the muscles being used in the particular sport or training.

week, it’s important to take some time off from training.

• Educate yourself. Coaches, athletic trainers and other sports medicine professionals are always happy to have conversations with athletes and provide advice.

• Take a break. Even if it’s only one day a

Sources: Julie Nickoley, athletic trainer for Colorado Storm, and Heidi Christensen, medical director of Primary Care Sports Medicine for Centura Health

This particular athlete — Nickoley wouldn’t identify him by name or which college he played for — was very lucky, she added.

He wasn’t paralyzed and the spinal cord wasn’t damaged.

From bruises to broken bones, even the most experienced athletes are prone to injury. But there is some preventative advice out there.

First and foremost, it’s important to take care of your body, Nickoley said.

“The biggest thing I see with successful athletes is how they take care of their bodies,” she said. But “you don’t have to be a competitive athlete or have a background in

sports to take care of your body.”

Nutrition and exercise are important for everyone’s health, Nickoley said. Whether it be taking a walk in your neighborhood or going to the local rec center for a swim, everyone should get their heart rate up for at least 30 minutes a day.

Active people have lower rates of obesity, heart disease, diabetes and even some emotional problems such as depression and anxiety, said Heidi Christensen, medical director of Primary Care Sports Medicine for Centura Health. And for younger people, playing sports can help with self-esteem and socialization.

• Play safe. Avoid reckless play and follow the rules when playing sports.

“Injuries can happen, but being active and playing sports outweigh the risks,” Christensen said. “As long as you don’t play or exercise beyond your personal capabilities, you can help safeguard against injuries.”

When injuries happen West Metro Fire Rescue’s EMTs and paramedics started a threeweek training session on Aug. 18, during which about 280 people worked with emergency room doctors from St. Anthony Hospital to help prepare for responding to injuries commonly seen during football season.

The training focused on new procedures in preparing injured players for the emergency room and/or potential surgeries, and familiarizing themselves with the latest equipment and gear football players use.

“We’re finding that as the equipment changes, so must our practice,” said Mike Binney, the fire department’s EMS training lieutenant. “In the metro area, we want to SEE INJURIES, P17

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Siegel celebrates 30 years of keyboard conversations at Arvada Center

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t seems like everybody took a piano lesson or two in their lives.

I did for years, learning how to play some of my favorite Vince Guaraldi “Peanuts” songs, as LINER well as the piano NOTES versions of some of my favorite pop songs at the time — stuff like the Dave Matthews Band.

As with everything, it all comes down to having a great teacher. I certainly did.

And for the past Clarke Reader 30 years, Jeffrey Siegel has served as a proxy piano teacher to hundreds who came to his Keyboard Conversations at the Arvada Center. But instead of teaching how to play, he gives audiences a window into classical music and composers.

“Thirty years is a milestone in this disposable society,” Siegel said with a laugh. “They haven’t disposed of me yet.”

An internationally known pianist, Siegel has been a soloist with many of the world’s top orchestras,

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be prepared for whatever we have to show up to.”

It might not always require a trip to the emergency room, Christensen said, it is always important to get a proper diagnosis from somebody who is professionally trained to do so that that treatment or rehab can start right away.

But “it’s not just about treating the injury to get the clear to return to the sport,” Christensen added. “It’s getting the proper tools to prevent a recurring injury.”

Too many people get right back into the sport as soon as the pain

including the Berlin Philharmonic, London Symphony, New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Moscow State Symphony, Munich’s Bayerischer Rundfunk, and the Amsterdam, Oslo and Stockholm Philharmonic.

Siegel kicks off his 30th season at the center on Oct. 4 with a focus on Leonard Bernstein, and will be hosting programs on music inspired by the night, storytelling through music, and the repertoire of masters like Beethoven, Liszt and Prokofiev during the season.

But it’s not only about the performances for Siegel. It’s about the whole picture. He answers audiences’ questions, gives history and context to composers, pieces and musical eras, and shares stories.

Think of it as a one-off music education class. I know I always find more in a piece of music, classical or otherwise, if I know what the musician intended, or was experiencing at the time.

“Sometimes people have very specific questions, but often they’re happily general,” Siegel said. “So many would like the opportunity to ask a question of the performer on stage, but that opportunity never happens.”

Classical music can be particularly intimidating for the uninitiated, which is why this guided approach is so effective for Siegel. And it has led to some of his favorite memories at the Center, like when students, who normally wouldn’t be the interested in classical, came backstage to share how much the music moved them.

“I was so touched the music brought them backstage,” Siegel remembers. “Classical music can be like water on the desert. Even if a person isn’t a sophisticated concert goer, the music still gets through to them.”

The interaction with his audience is what has kept Siegel coming back for three decades, as is knowing he’s giving people an entry-point to a genre that is all about humanity.

And in an age of digitalization when everyone has their eyes on a screen, that matters.

“We’re living today in the most robotic society ever. For a thinking, feeling person, there’s a greater need for something that really touches one, moves one, that cannot be gotten off a screen,” he said. “It’s about, as Bernstein called it, the ‘transformative power of music.’ It’s more necessary than ever before.”

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Favorite song: “Jenny of the Roses” Best song with “domino” in the title since Van Morrison: “ Domino (Time Will Tell) “ Clarke Reader’s column on how music connects to our lives appears every other week. A community editor with Colorado Community Media, he would totally sign on for a Keyboard Conversation on Vince Guaraldi. Check out his music blog at calmacil20.blogspot. com. And share how you got into classical music at creader@coloradocommunitymedia.com.

goes away, but this puts that person at a higher risk of reinjuring themselves, Christensen said.

People tend to sustain serious injuries because they pushed themselves above and beyond what they were conditioned for, Christensen said.

Whether you’re recovering from an injury, just becoming more active or beginning to train for a new sport, “it’s always a good rule of thumb to increase the level of activity gradually,” Christensen said.

But because athletes typically love their sport, they will often push the limits, Nickoley said.

“They love what they’re doing.

They’ll do whatever they can to keep playing,” she said. “And the body can handle a lot. But especially when it comes to injuries, listen to your body.”

Youth with Colorado Storm, a statewide youth soccer association, practice their sport.

Experts say that injuries while playing sports can happen, but being active outweighs the risks.

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EMTs and paramedics with West Metro Fire Rescue train on a dummy on how to best respond to an injured football player on Aug. 18. About 280 members of the West Metro Fire Rescue team receive the hands-on training, which spanned a three-week time period, to coincide with the start of this year’s football season. CHRISTY STEADMAN

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‘God is our healer, he heals us’ Faith-based recovery programs tackle substance abuse in metro area

20.1 million — People ages 12 or older who had a substance abuse disorder in the past year.

BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

15.1 million — People ages 12 or older who had an alcohol use disorder in the past year.

David Seller never felt like he fit in with his peers. When he moved to Lakewood from Australia at 7 years old, his classmates made fun of his accent. In high school, his longtime girlfriend suddenly severed their relationship. In college, he went from having a group of friends to having none.

His coping mechanism for life’s problems was alcohol. Then, it was methamphetamine.

After run-ins with the law and a suicide attempt, Sellar hit rock bottom.

So his mom called Teen Challenge — now called 180 Ministries — a faithbased rehab facility for men on South Broadway in Denver.

“In everything we do, there is an undercurrent of Jesus,” said Sellar, now 36 and five years sober. “Ultimately, Jesus will change your heart and life.”

There is no shortage of faith-based recovery programs in the metro Denver area. Like secular recovery programs, they cater to a nationwide problem that is just as prevalent in Colorado — addiction to drugs or alcohol. Heroin-related deaths in Colorado doubled between 2011 and 2015, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment reports. In 2013-14, 7.5 percent of individuals 12 and older in Colorado experienced alcohol dependence or abuse, which is higher than the national rate of 6.5 percent, according to a 2015 study by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

Research shows that spirituality can help the recovery process. In a study, called “Physicians’ beliefs about faithbased treatments for alcoholism,” published in the U.S. National Library of Medicine, more than 70 percent of a sample of 896 psychiatrists and primary care physicians were likely to consider referring a patient with alcohol addiction to a faith-based program.

More than 80 percent believed that an emphasis on spirituality is critical to

7.4 million — People ages 12 or older who had an illicit drug use disorder in the past year.

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21 million — People ages 12 or older who needed substance use treatment — about 1 in 13 people.

1 in 10 — People ages 12 or older who needed substance use treatment who received that treatment at a specialty facility in the past year.

Step Seven Executive Director Thom Straley, left, founder and pastor Tom Roth and program director Brian Laney stand outside of one of Step Steven’s five sober living homes for men in east Parker. “We share Jesus with the addicted,” Straley said. ALEX DEWIND the success of a 12-step program, such as Alcoholics Anonymous.

The right steps At faith-based programs, religion leads recovery.

“God is our healer, he heals us,” said Mary Brewer, founder of Mary’s Hope Sober Homes, which has 15 houses across the Denver metro area, and New Beginnings Recovery Center, an inpatient facility in Littleton. “Once you have that faith planted in your heart, it is god that does the work.”

Brewer’s programs accept all walks of life, regardless of religious beliefs.

Modern technology is combined with a Christ-based foundation. New Beginnings clients are evaluated using an EEG machine that examines neurotransmitters in the brain to determine if there is a chemical imbalance.

Therapy is a combination of group and individual counseling, along with a focus on exercise, music, arts and nutrition.

There is a church service on Sunday mornings. K-Love, a Christian radio station, plays on the speaker in the waiting room.

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Beginnings’ success rate is 70 percent and Mary’s Hope Sober Homes is 87 percent, Brewer said.

A real estate agent by trade, Brewer said opening her recovery programs 14 years ago was God’s plan. She turned one of her properties into a sober-living home after learning that her employee was struggling with addiction.

“God had different desires and plans for my life than what I was doing,” Brewer said.

Sellar had similar feelings about God’s presence in his life. He didn’t grow up a Christian. He describes his experience at 180 Ministries as a “beautiful mess.” He wanted to leave on the fifth day and cried everyday for the first four months. But through a rigorous year of work projects, chapel and biblically oriented classes, Sellar said he relearned how to live.

“It’s a beautiful mix of discipline and love that goes on there,” said Sellar, who is now studying to become a counselor. “People get refined through the fire.”

180 Ministries works with several churches in the area, including Journey Church in Castle Rock, 9009 Clydesdale Road, which is hosting a fundraiser event at 7 p.m. Oct. 21 to raise money for the program. Tickets can be purchased at 180ministries. net/spark. Right now, the facility can house up to 18 men. Director and pastor Scott Stutzman wants to see that number double and the addition of sober living homes for six to eight men.

The success rate of the program is 87 percent, he said.

“They come in with nothing,” Stutzman said. “They hit rock bottom and are serious about getting their life turned around.”

Finding an identity For some, a faith-based recovery program is the only option left. Aaron Dennis joined Step Seven, a recovery community for men based in Parker, after failed attempts with a different program.

Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s 2016 National Survey on Drug Use and Health

QUICK FACTS • Drug addiction is a chronic disease characterized by drug seeking and use that is compulsive or difficult to control, despite harmful consequences.

• Genetic, environmental and developmental factors influence risk for addiction.

• Addiction is treatable.

• People who are recovering from an addiction will be at risk for relapse for years.

• Abuse of tobacco, alcohol and illicit drugs costs the U.S. more than $740 billion in crime, lost work productivity and health care.

Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse On the verge of losing everything prior to the program, Dennis hit his 30-day sober mark for the first time in 15 years on Sept. 14. He is in a 90-day program at one of Step Seven’s soberliving homes. He attends weekly group meetings and a Sabbath service on Saturdays.

The leadership of the program is what made him want to stay, he said.

“I felt safe,” said Dennis, a Parker resident, “and I saw sincerity.”

Step Steven leaders have dealt with their own addictions. Executive director Thom Straley used substances for 10 years. He needed a place to stay after a stint in jail, so he moved into a Step Seven home in 2011. The choice allowed him to repair his marriage and start working.

“It’s a recovery support group with a whole lot of Bible,” Straley said.

“The 90-day process instills character in men who have a hard time finding their identity.”

Though each faith-based program is different, many people involved share a similar outlook: Faith is what brings clients and faith is what allows them to heal.

“No matter how stupid we were,” Sellar said, “God somehow worked to bring better things into our lives.”

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Area patches feature pumpkins, mazes, frights STAFF REPORT

It’s fall in Colorado, and that means pumpkins, corn dmazes, hayrides and zombies.

The Colorado Department of Agriculture has compiled a list of the events planned.

Go to www.colorado.gov and search “pumpkin patch” for the complete list.

Here are some of the area attractions: Maize in the City When: open every day from Sept. 29 through Oct. 31; hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; last maze ticket sold at 5 p.m.

Where: 10451 McKay Road, Thornton Contact: www.maizeinthecity.com Find your way through the 20-acre Crazed Corn Field Maze by answering personalized questions or picking from one of several categories in the smart phone trivia game. Highlights for younger visitors are the mini maze, a petting zoo, hay and pony rides, jumping castles, air slid, obstacle course and playground.

Visitors also may choose

Lakota Gardner, 2, of Thornton, picks out the perfect pumpkin from the Maize in the City pumpkin patch in 206. Face painting is among the many activities offered at the corn maze again this year on Sept. 29. from hundreds of shapes and sizes of pumpkins, with 11 varieties to choose from. Create your own fall scene with hay bales and corn stalks.

Pumpkin Harvest Festival When: open Saturday, Oct. 7 and Sunday, Oct. 8; hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Where: Four Mile Historic

Park, 715 S. Forest St., Denver Contact: info@fourmilepark.org; www.fourmilepark.org Old-time fall festival where guests can build a scarecrow, play pioneer games, take a horse-drawn wagon ride, enjoy historic demonstrations and take a tour of the Four Mile House Museum.

Learn how families lived and prepared for the season during the late 1800s. Beer garden and local food vendors will be onsite. Guests also will get to select pumpkins from the patch. Admission is free; charges apply for refreshments, pumpkins and some activities.

Corn Maze; Pumpkin Festival When: maze is open Friday, Saturday and Sunday through Oct. 29; hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday; festival is Friday, Oct. 13 to Sunday, Oct. 15; hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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School of Mines celebrates homecoming STAFF REPORT

It’s homecoming weekend for Colorado School of Mines.

The homecoming parade and football game are Sept. 30. The parade begins at 9 a.m. on Illinois Street, between 18th and Clear Creek.

The game begins at noon at Marv Kay Stadium, 1250 12th St., in Golden. The Orediggers will take on Fort Lewis College. Tailgate before the game starting at 10 a.m.

Among the other festivities are the Oredigger Challenge at 4 p.m. and the bonfire and pep rally at 8 p.m. Sept. 29.

In addition, Vanic performs at 7 p.m. Sept. 30.

Ticketing and other information are available at www.minesactivitiescouncil.com.

Homecoming is also alumni weekend. For information about class reunion celebrations and dinners, go to www.minesalumni. com.

seven acres of corn. The maze can be viewed from two 15foot tall illuminated bridges.

Visitors under the age of 10 can explore the mini-maze.

Tickets to the maze also include one hayride, a barrel train ride (for children 12 and under) and unlimited jumping on a giant pillow. Pony rides and hamster balls are available for an additional fee.

Vendors will sell favorite fall foods such as funnel cakes, hotdogs, freshly squeezed lemonade and kettle corn.

Tickets to the pumpkin festival include access to the 10-acre pumpkin patch and family and children’s activities. Pumpkin prices vary by size; the average price is $8.

It is recommended to bring a wagon to transport pumpkins. Free pumpkin daycare is available while you enjoy the rest of the festival. Discounted maze tickets available during festival.

After Dark Corn Maze; Dead Zone When: open Oct. 6-29; hours are 7 p.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday; 7-11 p.m. Sundays, Oct. 15, 22 and 29; and 7-11 p.m.

Thursdays, Oct. 19 and Oct. 26.

Where: Denver Botanic

Gardens Chatfield Farms, 8500 W. Deer Creek Canyon Road, Littleton Contact: 720-865-4338; www.botanicgardens.org or https://www.deadzonescreampark.com/ The lights are out in the corn maze and visitors can find their way through with only the light of a glow stick.

The after-dark maze is not haunted. Dead Zone Scream Park includes admission into the corn stalkers haunted maze, after dark maze and a haunted hayride. Recommended for ages 13 and up.

Pumpkin Festival; Pumpkin Patch When: Festival is Saturday, Sept. 30; hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; patch is open through October; from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekends.

Where: Jared’s Nursery Gift & Garden Center, 10500 W. Bowles Ave., Littleton Contact: 303-979-6022 or jaredsgc@jaredsgarden.com; www.jaredsgarden.com Pumpkins available during October; cost is based on the weight of the pumpkin (usually $5-$20). Festival includes straw maze.

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THINGS to DO

THEATER

Adventures at Crescent Point 1940s Radio Show Murder Mystery: 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 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, Oct. 1 and Oct. 8.

French aristocrats use seduction as the ultimate game, with tragic results. Call 303-935-3044 or go to minersalley.com. For mature audiences; recommended for ages 18 and older.

ART/FILM

Quilt Show: Friday, Oct. 6 to Sunday, Oct. 8 at Echter’s Nursery & Garden Center, 5150 Garrison St., Arvada. Call 303-215-9001 or email rmqm@rmqm.org.

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, 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/

EVENTS

Coffee and Conversation: 8-9 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 28 at La Dolce Vita, Olde Town Arvada.

No meetings in November and December. Meet with Rep. Tracy Kraft-Tharp. Go to www.Tracyforstaterep.com.

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 leads visitors through Colorado School of Mines.

Go to http://www. goldenhistory. org/event/colorado-school-ofmines-walkingtour/?instance_ id=195 Wild Night for Wildlife: 5:309:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29 at UCAR Event Center, 3080 Center Green Drive, Boulder. Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center fundraiser includes silent auction and buffet dinner with open bar (beer and wine). Go to http://

Star Wars Scavenger Hunt: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 7 at the Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Call 303-235-5275 or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org.

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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. Show kicks off the Arvada Center’s 42nd season. Call 720-898-7200 or go to www. arvadacenter.org for tickets and information.

A Delicate Balance: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday from Friday, Oct. 6 to Sunday, Nov. 5 at The Edge Theater Company, 1560 Teller St., Lakewood. Neighbors and a nameless fear upset the household of a suburban couple. Additional show at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 23. Tickets available at 303-232-0363 or online at www.theedgetheater.com.

Renewable Energy Updates: 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5 at Golden Community Center, 1470 10th St., Golden. Panel discussion on local efforts toward sustainable communities and focused on renewable energy. Presented by the League of Women Voters. Contact 303-268-0032 or info@lwvjeffco. org, or go to www.lwvjeffco.org.

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/

Rocky Flats Rally: 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 30 at the Colorado State Capitol, Denver. Wes McKinley, foreman of the grand jury that investigated environmental lawbreaking at Rocky Flats, and Kristen Iversen, author of “Full Body Burden: Growing Up in the Shadow of Rocky Flats” will attend. Speakers begin at 1 p.m. Rally ends with an Encirclement Remembrance.

www.greenwoodwildlife.org/ news-events/events/wild-nightfor-wildlife-2017/ for tickets and information. Proceeds benefit the orphaned, injured and sick wildlife in Colorado.

Stuffed Animal Sleepover: Friday, Sept. 29 at the Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada.

Storytime at 4 p.m., then tuck animals in before leaving them for a sleepover at the library. For ages 4 and older. Call 303-235-5275 or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org.

Beautiful Junk Sale: 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29, and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30 at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, 15200 W. 6th Ave., Golden.

Benefits the Action Center. Go to http://theactioncenterco.org/ about-us/special-events/ High Holy Days Services: through Saturday, Sept. 30 at B’nai Chaim, 4716 S. Coors Lane, Morrison, near C-470 and Quincy. 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.

Jewish High Holidays: through Saturday, Sept. 30 at Congregation Beth Evergreen, 2981 Bergen Peak Drive, Evergreen. Celebrate the Jewish New Year in the foothills. Free to attend, RSVPs requested, all are welcome. Family programming available. For more information or to RSVP, call

303-670-4294 or go to bethevergreen.org/highholidays.

Now I See You, Now I Don’t: 10:30-11:15 a.m. Saturday, Sept.

30 at Majestic View Nature Center. For ages 3-6 years. Explore one of nature’s greatest defenses - camouflage. Taught by Charlotte Sandkuhler. Sign up at www. arvada.org/nature.

Lego Play and Build: 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 1 at the Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada; and 3-4:30 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 1 at the Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. All ages. Legos provided. Call 303235-5275 or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org.

Making Tough Decisions: noon and 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 3, at Lifetree Café, 5675 Field St., Arvada. Some decisions are easier than others. When it comes to the really hard ones, how do you find the right answer? Discuss it with us. Contact Polly Wegner at 303-424-4454 or pwegner@ peacelutheran.net.

Book Group: 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 3 at the Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada.

Book is “One Second After,” by William R. Forstchen. For adults.

Call 303-235-5275 or go to www. jeffcolibrary.org.

Book Group: 1-2:15 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 3 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Book

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is “The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane” by Lisa See. For adults. Call 303-235-5275 or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org.

Blessing of the Animals: 9 a.m.

Saturday, Oct. 7 at St. John Chrysostom Episcopal Church, 13151 W. 28th Ave., Golden. Short outdoor service; animals must be on leashes or in carriers. Go to www.stjohngolden.org.

Book Signing: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 7 at Barnes & Noble Denver West Village, 14347 W. Colfax Ave., Lakewood. Lakewoodborn author Alice Longaker will sign her debut novel, “Wren.” Go to www.facebook.com/alicelongakercolorado.

A Pilot Remembers the Cold War: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7 at the Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada.

U.S. Navy Commander (ret.)

Don Stanton piloted military jets during the Cold War; he shares his experience and perspective. For adults. Call 303-235-5275 or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org.

Festival of Scarecrows: 1:15-2:15 p.m. Oct. 7 at Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Scarecrow stories, craft, costumes. Call 303235-5275 or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org.

Food Pantry: open from 9-11 a.m.

Wednesdays at New Apostolic Church, 5290 Vance St., Arvada, rear entrance (across the street from Beau Jo’s restaurant). Contact Gertrude at 303-902-6794.

HEALTH

Walk for Freshwater: 3 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 30 at Golden High School, 701 24th St., Golden.

Help bring fresh water to Malawi, Africa. Go to http://www.freshwaterintl.org/walk-for-freshwater-2017/ Arvada Safety Fair: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30 at the Arvada Fire Safety Training Center, 6651 Indiana St., Arvada.

Emergency preparedness information, fire truck pull, games and visits with emergency response personnel. Low-cost vaccination clinic. Go to www.arvadafire.com or www.shotsfortotsandteens. org.

Memory Café: 1-3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 4 at the Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. A welcoming place for people living with memory loss and their caregivers.

Call 303-235-5275 or go to www. jeffcolibrary.org.

Cool Duo 5K: 7 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 7 at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic School, 3900 Pierce St., Wheat Ridge. Celebrate health while raising money for the school. Online registration open through Friday, Sept. 29; race-day registration opens at 7 a.m. First 100 people to register get a race T-shirt. After the race, enjoy a craft fair, food truck and other festivities. Go to www.coolduo5k.com.

EDUCATION

Tech-tober: 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 4 (intro to computers); Oct. 11 (Word basics); Oct. 18 (intro to the Internet); Oct. 25 (online searching) at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Call 303-235-5275 or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org.

College Admissions, SAT: 6:307:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5 at Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Hear from college admission experts. For teens and adults.

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

Divorce Workshop A workshop that covers the legal, financial and social issues of divorce is presented the third Monday of each month at the Sheridan Library, 3425 W. Oxford Ave., Denver. Check in from 5:15-5:30 p.m.; workshop runs 5:30-7:30 p.m. Register 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 Disney, Mel Blanc & Walter Cronkite are counted amongst its Alumni. DeMolay is an organization for young men between the ages of 12 and 21 that offers character building, leadership training, and life skill development. We offer many activities, academic opportunities and scholarships. Please contact the chapter for more information. Email demolaygolden@ gmail.com or www.coloradodemolay.org and visit Golden’s page under the Chapter tab by clicking on the Golden photo.

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

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 303947-1565.

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

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.

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.

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.

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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 303-8688273.

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

Arvada Business Connection is a friendly group of Arvada Business owners who meet once each month on Wednesdays at various restaurants in the Arvada area. All are welcome – friends, kids and spouses, too. We collect a $5 donation, which is given to one of the attendees to donate as they wish.

They share how they donated the money at the next meeting. For meeting and contact information, check the 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

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

Pastor: Bill Sanders

Proclaiming Christ from the Mountains to the Plains

Living and Sharing the Love of Christ

www.StJoanArvada.org 12735 W 58th Ave · 80002 · 303-420-1232 Daily Masses: 8:30am, Mon-Sat Confessions: 8am Tue-Fri; 7:30am & 4:00pm Sat Saturday Vigil Mass: 5:00pm Sunday Masses: 7:30, 9:00, 11:30am, 5:30pm

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

Worship: 10:00am every Sunday Sunday School: 9:00am Sept – May (nursery provided)

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On the round-about at South Golden Rd. and West 16th Ave. Sunday Praise & Worship................... 9:00 am Fellowship Time ................................. 10:00 am Church School ................................... 10:30 am

Pastor: Rev. Dr. Miriam M. Dixon

Nursery provided

303-279-5591

6750 Carr St. Arvada, CO 80004 303.421.5135 • www.arvadaumc.org Nursery Available

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Traditional Christian Faith Church of the Resurrection Divine Liturgy At St. Anthony Hospital Chapel 11600 W 2nd Place, Lakewood

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training because communication is not optional, it is required. Do you communicate with confidence, are you worried about your next big presentation or job interview.

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

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 303-2792740 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/ Kiwanis Club of Alameda West: 7-8 a.m.

Wednesdays at Garrison Street Grill, 608 Garrison St., Lakewood. Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time. The Alameda West Kiwanis Club is dedicated to serving the community through various service and fundraising projects. Our club has been of service to our community for more than 35 years. Join us at one of our meetings or for a service project. Contact Bob Zachman at 303-988-5678 or visit us at Alameda West Kiwanis on Facebook.

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

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

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

Professional women NW Metro Business and Professional Women meets the first

Wednesday of each month from September to May. Our mission is to achieve equity for all women in the workplace through advocacy, education and information. Call Marcia at 303-827-3283 to RSVP. Thursdays All Comforting Things of Colorado Inc. We are a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing comfort and encouragement to individuals by providing them items made by hand. We encourage you to bring your skills and enthusiasm to our fun group. We meet at 10 a.m. the third Thursday of each month at Phillips Methodist Church, 1450 S. Pierce, Lakewood. Contact actofcolo@gmail.com for more information.

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

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

CERTUS Professional Network meets for its Lakewood networking event from 9:30-11 a.m. the third Thursday of the month at Panera Bread, 650 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Lakewood. Build your network, grow your business, network less. Our events are structured to connect professionals with the resources, power partners and leaders to expand their business and the business of others. Open to all industries, includes 30 minutes of open networking and organized introductions to the group. Cost: $12 nonCERTUS members at the door. First participants pay half price. RSVP not required.

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Community Coffee Join Rep. Tracy KraftTharp on the fourth Thursday of each month to talk about issues that are important to you. Community Coffee will be from 7-8 a.m. at La Dolce Vita, Ice Cream Room, 5756 Olde Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada; and from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Panera Bread, 10450 Town Center Drive, Westminster.

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 Lions Club meets at 6:30 p.m. the first and third Thursdays at Buffalo Rose Events Center, 1119 Washington Ave., Golden. For information, contact Ed Dorsey at 303-829-5195, or go to www.goldenlionsclub.org

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A-WEST CONTINUES TO RUN STRONG

Golfer has a grip on goals as state approaches

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Colin Berndt heads for the finish line as the Arvada West senior took second place individually in the Division 1 varsity boys race at the Sept. 22 Dave Sanders Memorial Cross Country Meet held at Clement Park. A total of 152 athletes took part in the race. Berndt finished the 3.1 mile course in 16:25 and came in closely behind Drew Johnson of Chatfield. Brendt’s effort helped Arvada West take home the second place team trophy. It was a good day for the Wildcats as the Arvada West girls finished first in the team standings with 71 points. Claire Pauley was the first Arvada West girl to cross the finish line as she ran the course in 18;53 as she was the third runner to finish the Division one girls varsity race.

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Combined hits of the nine collected by Arvada West in a 9-2 win over Bear Creek on Sept. 20 for the Clausen sisters, senior Morgan (3) and freshman Savannah (2). Both hit homers.

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Runners finished in the Top 10 for Arvada West which won the girls Division I title in the Dave Sanders Invitational cross country meet on Sept. 22.

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Average per carry on 12 attempts for Standley Lake’s Ty Webber who gained 208 yards in a 30-28 victory over Green Mountain on Sept. 22.

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Stolen bases in eight attempts for Alameda in a 5-1 softball conquest of Fort Lupton on Sept. 21.

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The tally of how fewer yards Golden football gained versus Far Northeastern on Sept. 23, where the Demons still won, 17-14.

Standout Performers Gianna Walker, Wheat Ridge Walker, a senior outfielder, had a banner day in the 17-6 softball win over Green Mountain on Sept. 19 with four hits, four runs scored, four runs batted in and three stolen bases.

Ty Webber, Standley Lake Webber, a senior running back, rushed for 208 yards and three touchdowns and caught a pass for 46 yards in a 30-28 win over Green Mountain on Sept. 22.

Levi Mair, Arvada The senior accounted for four touchdowns, two passing and two rushing, on Sept. 22 in a 30-6 triumph over Pinnacle.

Sarye Lopez, Alameda The junior allowed two hits in seven innings in a 5-1 softball win over Fort Lupton on Sept. 21.

Ryan Marquez, Pomona The senior quarterback threw for 368 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions in a 34-21 loss to top-ranked Valor Christian on Sept. 22.

Renatha Santos-Arriaga, Jefferson The senior had 30 assists and averaged 10 per set against KIPP Denver Collegiate in a 3-0 volleyball win on Sept. 21.

Colorado Community Media selects six athletes from area high schools each week as “Standout Performers.” Preference is given to athletes making their debut on the list. To nominate an athlete, contact Jim Benton by noon on Sunday at jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com

akewood’s Jack Castiglia will be making his fourth appearance in the Class 5A boys state golf tournament and the senior has something to prove.

Castiglia was this OVERTIME season’s Jefferson County League 5A medalist with a stroke average of 70, but he is the first to admit the two-day state tournament is different from regular season tourneys and the regional qualifying.

Jim Benton In the previous three state tournaments, Castiglia’s resume shows a tie for 37th place as a freshman then ties for 28th and 35th the next two years.

The Class 5A state tournament is scheduled for Oct. 2-3 at Common Ground Golf Course in Aurora.

“You can definitely feel a more competitive vibe,” said Castiglia. “Everyone is there because they deserve to be there after doing good in their regionals. Everyone is there to try to defend their school and play as well as possible.

It’s also run more professionally and it brings out the best golf in everybody.”

Castiglia was second in the 5A Western regional with an even-par 72 at the Broadlands Golf Course on Sept. 18 and the University of Northern Colorado commit is ready to show his ability in the biggest high school tourney of the season.

“I have something to prove,” he said.

“I definitely haven’t proved anything in the past three state tournaments. My freshman year I was young and actually didn’t play that bad. But my sophomore and junior years I didn’t play like I did during the season and didn’t show what I can do.

“I played good this year. I made a grip change after last year’s state and I’ve been working with it. I have to prove that I got used to it and I have to play as well as possible.”

There will be attention on several area golfers and teams that also have something to prove.

Frozen Four moves to Pepsi Center Semifinal games and the 2018 state boys hockey final will be held at the Pepsi Center.

The Colorado Avalanche will host the semifinal games at 5:30 and 7 p.m. on March 1 and the championship game on March 6, with the time to be determined.

Last season’s Frozen Four games were held at Magness Arena at the University of Denver.

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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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.

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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.

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Mental-wellness innovators reunite with investors

BY CLARKE READER CREADER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

What a difference a year makes.

Just ask the six organizations that a year ago received a share of $500,000 in grants from the Community First Foundation in its first Innovators Society Pitch Showdown.

In the ensuing 12 months, Project Helping has recruited 37 new event leaders to help host volunteer events that improve mental wellness of all involved.

Clayton Early Learning recruited seven teachers into its Embrace program, which helps to build teachers’ emotional wellness through mindfulness and coaching.

Bright By Three signed up about 8,000 Coloradoans to its text program, which sends helpful messages and information to new and struggling parents.

CU-Denver School of Public Affairs’ Patient-Centered Network reached 90 percent programmed on its patientfocused app that analyzes a patient’s social support network data and provides a menu of resources to providers as they deliver care.

Im’Unique held 100 Breakin’ Bread, Breakin’ Barriers sessions, which allowed participants to share their stories of the challenges they case and reduce the stigma of mental illness.

And the Carson J. Spencer Foun-

dation, which aimed to create an online platform to help middle school students cope with and manage their emotions, was dissolved.

So, as Noah Atencio, vice president of community impact at Community First Foundation, sees it — a successful first program, if not without challenges.

“Community First is becoming a leader in mental wellness,” Atencio said. “It’s going to take the whole community to change the stigma on mental health, and we want to jump in.”

Representatives of the five organizations continuing to do work met with supporters and Community First members at Red Rocks Community College’s Arvada campus on Sept. 19 to show their progress. The event was also an opportunity for Atencio and staff to get supporters ready for the next group of innovators, which will start being culled next summer.

“This event is a great way for our innovators to be held accountable to their investors,” said Samantha Barlow, communications coordinator with Community First. “We’re always thinking, ‘How can we be more relevant?’”

All six organizations presented ideas to address the challenges of mental wellness, but their ideas had not yet been tried at the time. Each received an initial grant of $25,000 and

nine months to develop ideas.

The Pitch Showdown was held at the Lakewood Cultural Center on Sept. 30. There were 250 community members invited, all of whom were given $1,800 each from Community First to donate to the participant of their choice, after hearing a fiveminute presentation from each.

Community members were advised to not consider risk and instead think of which programs they found the most promising.

“It’s really amazing the amount of growth we’ve seen in the past year,” said Justin Kruger, founder of Project Helping. Kruger was the winner of the Pitch Showdown, and won an additional $50,000. “We acted like a startup at first, because we were one, but we’ve built an amazing foundation that gives volunteers hope.”

Some of the changes for the next group of innovators will be a focus on accelerating the innovations, increased community engagement, and beefing up recruitment, Atencio explained.

Which, considering the power of investing in these kinds of groups, it should be a no-brainer.

“People say to us, who knew technology could help with mental health?” said Danielle Varda, with CUDenver’s Patient Centered Network.

“We know social connections have an effect on mental health outcomes.”

Former Lakewood mayor Steve Burkholder visits with Community First supporters at Rocks Community College’s Arvada campus on Sept. 19.

PHOTOS BY CLARKE READER

HOW TO PARTICIPATE The Community First Foundation is preparing to take applications for untested organizations as part of its second Innovators Society Pitch Showdown.

The theme for organizations this time will be reducing the stigma around mental health and wellness.

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Center provides mental health crisis training STAFF REPORT

Learn to identify, understand and respond to signs of addiction and mental illness at Mental Health First Aid classes, provided free to the community by the Jefferson Center for Mental Health.

The interactive eight-hour courses teach a five-step action plan that encompasses the skills, resources and knowledge to help individuals in crisis connect with appropriate professional, peer, social and self-help care.

Classes are added regularly. Upcoming classes include: Youth Mental Health First Aid, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7 at Golden Community Center, 1470 10th St., Golden.

Adult Mental Health First Aid, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21 at Waterstone Community Church, 5890 S. Alkire St., Littleton.

Adult Mental Health First Aid: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4 at Jefferson Center for Mental Health, 4851 Independence St., Wheat Ridge.

Adult Mental Health First Aid gives participants the tools to recognize a range of mental health problems

in adults and the confidence to help someone in a crisis. Youth Mental Health First Aid is designed for adults who regularly interact with young people, ages 12-18. The course introduces the risk factors and warning signs of mental health problems in adolescents and builds an understanding of the importance of early intervention.

The center also offers Mental Health First Aid for Veterans, which addresses military culture and its relevance to mental health. This course reviews specific risk factors faced by many service members and their families (such as trauma, stress and separation) and helps break down the stigma associated with mental health problems. It provides a concrete action plan designed specifically for service members, their families and those who support them and helps veterans connect to resources available in their community.

The mission of the Jefferson Center for Mental Health is to promote mental health and provide quality mental health services for persons with emotional problems and/or serious mental illness. Go to www.mhfajcmh.org/

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Study identifies fastest-growing trees in area STAFF REPORT

Cottonwood, catalpa, silver maple, blue spruce and white oak are the fastest-growing tree varietals for Colorado’s Front Range communities, while hawthorn, piñon pine and hackberry are some of the slowest growers, according to a report by the Colorado State Forest Service.

White ash varietals, including the highly popular autumn purple common to Front Range neighborhoods, also are fast-growing but are no longer recommended for Colorado because of the threat of being killed

by the non-native pest emerald ash borer.

The report characterized the longterm growth of 19 common urban tree species grown on publicly maintained land in Westminster over 24 years, as tracked by the forest service and City of Westminster.

However, tree growth rates should not be the only factor to consider when buying trees at a local nursery.

“Factors like insect and disease susceptibility, hardiness in our harsh climate and soils, and shorter lifespan in some faster-growing spe-

cies should also be considered when selecting the right tree,” said Keith Wood, community forestry program manager and lead author of the study.

He warns that some fast-growing shade trees, including cottonwoods and silver maples, are prone to branch breakage in the state’s late spring and early fall snows, while slower growers like hackberry and honeylocust thrive in this area.

Another consideration when selecting trees should be diversity within a community, to make the urban forest more resilient to future

insect and disease threats, Wood said.

The Front Range Tree Recommendation List, offered by the Colorado Tree Coalition, includes descriptions of trees suitable for the area and drawbacks to consider. The list, along with an ash tree replacement selection tool and species diversity calculator, is available at www.coloradotrees.org.

The full growth-rate study results are available at http://csfs.colostate. edu/csfs/media/sites/22/2017/08/ FINAL-Growth-Rate-Study2016-02Aug2017.pdf.

Arvada Mayor brews with Denver Beer Co. to raise funds for sick children Mayor selects nonprofit foundation to be beneficiary of sales STAFF REPORT

Denver Beer Co. tapped its new Water Tower Witt Sept. 21 at its Arvada taproom. The beer is an Olde Town Arvada exclusive made in partnership with Arvada Mayor Marc Williams.

Water Tower Wit, a traditionally in-

spired Belgian Wit brewed with lemon peel, sweet orange peel and coriander, will only be available in Olde Town Arvada and sales will benefit the RMCHF. Earlier this month, Mayor Williams helped Denver Beer Co. brewers mash in and brew the beer.

Williams selected the Rocky Mountain Children’s Health Foundation (RMCHF), whose headquarters are in Arvada, to be the nonprofit beneficiary of Denver Beer Co.’s Arvada exclusive brew. For each pint, keg, or crowler sold in the Denver Beer Co. Olde Town Arvada taproom, a portion of proceeds

will be donated to the Rocky Mountain Children’s Health Foundation. For each keg sold to an Olde Town Arvada bar or restaurant, Denver Beer Co. will make a $40 donation and for each pint, Denver Beer Co. will donate 50 cents to the organization.

Throughout the year, Rocky Mountain Children’s Health Foundation provides direct assistance to more than 4,000 pediatric patients and their families in need. Some services offered include patient and family assistance to help cover critical non-medical costs such as gas and grocery cards, taxi vouchers, social worker and emer-

gency assistance grants to families in need; The Stink Bug Project, which supports families by matching them with well-trained, loving companion dogs; and Mothers’ Milk Bank, a nonprofit milk bank that collects, processes and provides donor human milk to fragile babies across the country.

“We are excited to partner with Mayor Williams and Rocky Mountain Children’s Health Foundation to make this special Arvada brew,” said Denver Beer Co. co-founder Charlie Berger.

“Water Tower Wit is our way of supporting the Arvada community and Colorado families in need.”

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NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT Notice is hereby given that disbursements in final settlement will be issued by the Finance Director at 10:00 a.m., October 17, 2017 to Diamond Contracting Corporation for work related to Project No. 16-DR-20 – Miscellaneous Drainage and performed under that contract dated October 3, 2016 for the City of Arvada.

Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that furnished labor, material, drayage, sustenance, provisions or other supplies used or consumed by said contractor or his sub-contractors in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done by said Diamond Contracting Corporation and its claim has not been paid, may at any time on or prior to the hour of the date above stated, file with the Finance Director of the City of Arvada at City Hall, a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim.

Dated this September 18, 2017 CITY OF ARVADA /s/ Kristen Rush, City Clerk

NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2018 BUDGET AND AMENDMENT OF 2017 BUDGET

Legal Notice No.: 48847 First Publication: September 28, 2017 Last Publication: October 5, 2017 Publisher: Golden Transcript Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press

HOMETOWN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2 JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Hometown Metropolitan District No. 2 (the “District”) for the ensuing year of 2018.

The necessity may also arise for an amendment of the 2017 budget of the District. Copies of the proposed 2018 budget and 2017 amended budget (if appropriate) are on file in the office of the District’s Accountant, Simmons & Wheeler, P.C., 8005 S. Chester Street, Suite 150, Centennial, CO 80112, where same are available for public inspection. Such proposed 2018 budget and 2017 amended budget will be considered at a regular meeting to be held at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, October 9, 2017, at 15397 W 66th Dr. Unit B, Arvada, Colorado 80007. Any interested elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2018 budget or the 2017 amended budget, inspect the 2018 budget and the 2017 amended budget and file or register any objections thereto.

HOMETOWN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2 /s/ Elisabeth Cortese Attorney for the District Legal Notice No.: 48849 First Publication: September 28, 2017 Last Publication: September 28, 2017 Publisher: Golden Transcript Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press

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