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ARVADA’S ELECTED: City Council winners sworn in Monday night P4

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Legendary Arvada West grad remembered P7

COURTS AND CUPCAKES: Area bakery at the center of a case pitting First Amendment against antidiscrimination laws P6

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VOICES: PAGE 12 | LIFE: PAGE 16 | CALENDAR: PAGE 23 | SPORTS: PAGE 25

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Five questions with Moni Piz Wilson

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

What’s the story behind Grandma’s Frozen Noodles?

We’ve been around since 1961. We saw a niche that needed to be filled in the market and back then the grocery world was a whole different animal. That was back when the first King Soopers was opened up here in Arvada and so selling groceries was a whole lot easier. But we had a great product that people loved and got into the local grocery. Now, 50-some-odd years later, we’re still doing it. We have a very clean product, it has what they call a clean label — just flower, eggs and water, a little bit of salt. It’s just a great staple. We sell it in the whole western half of the U.S., over 20 states. And we’re currently branching into the smaller markets, like Natural Grocers and Sprouts.

Can you talk about how you got involved in the business and the family aspect of it?

My former husband’s father started the business and when we were married, we bought it from him. I’ve been running the business since 2002. I

love that we’re a family business. My niece’s husband works here as the director of sales and marketing. My former husbands cousin is the plant manager. We’re very much a family organization. When people come to work here they don’t leave. We have a really great crew. We are a family here.

How has food played a role in your life?

Food to me is what brings people together. Everyone needs to eat. I’ve actually brought food in other things I do. I’m very involved in the community, and I’ve served on several boards.

One board I sat on, things were a little contentious between the county and the cities and different members.

And I started thinking we should have food at these meetings because if everyone can show up and have a couple bites first, then we can all sit down at the table and be a little closer in what we need to discuss. So, I find it a really great negotiating table if there’s food.

You’re on the board for Hope House. Can you talk about that?

Hope House of Colorado is a residential and educational teen mom organization. I love them so much. I found out about them because I ended up with these big baby baskets that I got at a silent auction and I didn’t have any grandkids, so I was looking to donate them. I dropped them off, took a tour and I loved what they were

Moni Piz Wilson is the president of Grandma’s Frozen Noodles in Arvada. SHANNA FORTIER doing. Their success rate is amazing. I love watching these teen moms thrive.

I admire the girls so much for what they are able to accomplish and how hard they work. I was asked to be on the board four years ago and I’m very honored to be able to sit on that board.

Why are you devoted to the Hope House cause?

I love that it’s a faith-based organization. I love that they help the girls see who they are in God’s eyes. If you have that as your foundation it can only go up from there. And I love watching the girls reach self sufficien-

cy and different steps along the way.

They take parenting classes, healthy relationship classes. They learn so much while they’re there. One of my favorite parts is watching them succeed and move out into the world.

They still want to stay connected with Hope House and the offer a hand back, mentor other teen moms. Which I think is so helpful, because those teen moms can look at people like me all day and have no connection, but when they have a five-year-older mom saying, “I did it, you can do too.” I love that. To me, it points to what a successful organization it is.

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ARVADA’S NEWEST MUSICIANS MAKE THEIR DEBUT Some 320 beginning band and orchestra students, mostly fifth graders in the Arvada West and Ralston Valley articulation areas, gather together for their first concert at Arvada West High School on Nov. 9. For their first performance, the musicians performed classics including “Mary Had a Little Lamb,” “Itsy Bitsy Spider,” “London Bridge,” “Camptown Races” and “We Will Rock You.” PHOTO COURTESY OF MICHAEL ALCORN

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GOP’s Proposals Favor Homeowners in States Without an Income Tax The seven states without an income tax are obviously less impacted by the GOP’s proposed elimination of deductibility for state and local income tax. But what is less evident is how it actually helps homeowners in those states. Homeowners in those states benefit from eliminating that deduction because property taxes — which remain deductible — tend to be much higher in states without an income tax.

Texas is a good example. People who move to states like Texas because they don’t have an income tax are fooling themselves, because state government has to get its money from somewhere, and property tax is a common replacement for funds that an income tax would generate.

Colorado’s property taxes on residential properties are quite low compared to other states, and one reason is that our state has

an income tax in addition to state and local sales taxes. Coloradans were hurt when the deductibility of sales tax was eliminated, and elimination of the income tax deduction would add to that hurt.

Meanwhile, homeowners in states that get most of their general funds through property taxes would hardly feel it at all.

It doesn’t seem fair, does it?

Of course, a large number of Congress members, including Republicans, are from states with income taxes, making passage of the GOP tax bill as written difficult at best.

Overlooked in most discussions of tax reform is the progressive nature of the mortgage interest deduction, and I’m heartened that, under the GOP plan, it would remain in place for mortgages under $1 million. Another

I’m not an electrician, although I’ve done my share of DIY home wiring over the years.

Ever since I started driving electric cars, which utilize 240-Volt charging stations, I’ve been curious why REcolorado (Denver’s MLS) refers to 110-Volt and 220-Volt service instead of 120-Volt and 240-Volt service.

Recently I asked someone at Xcel Energy to explain this dichotomy. What I was told was that 120 volts became the standard as a result of the Rural Electrification Act in

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tax proposal that is not getting as much coverage as it should is the proposed elimination of the estate tax. Currently, estates under $5 million are exempt from estate tax. Instead of entirely eliminating this tax, how about raising the exemption to, say, $10 million? This would preserve the intent of the current law, which is to provide relief for family farmers and others who may have a large non-cash estate which would have to be liquidated by heirs to pay

the inheritance tax. At the same time, exempting only the first $10 million would mean that billionaires could not pass their entire fortune to their children without those children paying a single penny on their inheritance. I disagree with those who refer to this as a death tax.

Instead, I view it as a tax on unearned income (on a grand scale) and believe that it is quite reasonable to require the beneficiaries of such windfalls to pay taxes on it.

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Dot Miller joins Arvada City Council The new councilwoman was sworn in Nov. 13

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Arvada City Council swore in it’s newest councilmember, Dot Miller, in a ceremony held at City Hall Monday, Nov. 13.

Miller joins the council after winning the At Large race in the general election Nov. 7.

“I feel honored to have been chosen

by Arvadans to serve on city council,” Miller said. “I promise to work hard for all of Arvada.”

The race for the open At Large seat of Arvada City Council was the largest candidate pool in recent history.

The seat is being vacated by longtime councilman Don Allard, who is retiring.

Miller narrowly lead the pack with 27.81 percent of the vote. Candidate Jim Whitfield was just behind her with 26.14 percent, a difference of 446 votes.

While the race was close, Arvada City Clerk Kristen Rush said it is outside the margin which would trigger an automatic recount.

“We’ve all run a fantastic campaign.

It’s been very positive from all candidates perspective,” Whitfield said.

“Dot will do a good job for the city.”

THE RESULTS At-large Dot Miller: 27.81 percent Jim Whitfield: 26.14 percent Jordan Hohenstein: 18.76 percent John Malito: 18.14 percent Dave Palm: 9.15 percent District 1 Incumbent Nancy Ford ran unopposed. She will serve another four years.

District 3 Incumbent John Marriott ran unopposed. He will serve another four-year term.

As reported by the Colorado Secretary of States Office.

Miller, CEO of The Solution, an Association Management Company in Arvada and former Arvada Chamber president, lives in District 1, but decided to run in the At Large race in hopes of bringing more gender diversity to the Arvada City Council.

Incumbent Nancy Ford ran unopposed in District 1. Ford, an educator and self-employed market researcher,

Dot Miller is sworn in as the new Arvada City Council member Nov. 13 at city hall with her husband, Ranger, by her side. SHANNA FORTIER will embark upon her second term on council. John Marriott was also unopposed in District 3.

Jordan Hohenstein, the youngest candidate in the race said that running for office was an experience he’ll never forget and he plans to continue to stay involved in the community.

“For a twenty-six year old first-time candidate with no previous political experience, and who entered the race two months before Election Day, placing third (and second in Adam’s county) was an amazing accomplishment,” Hohenstein said. “I look forward to continuing my political

FIRST ACT

The first act of the new Arvada City Council was to elect a new mayor pro tem the evening of Nov. 13. It’s custom that this position rotates every two years. Bob Fifer has served in this role for the past two years. He nominated councilmember John Marriott, who was just sworn in for his second term, to take on that role. Council voted unanimously for Marriott to be the new mayor pro tem of Arvada. journey onward fighting for progressive values.”

Miller, Marriott and Ford will serve on Arvada City Council for four years.

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Leadership stays the same for Jeffco Public Schools Three Board of Education incumbents won re-election Nov. 7

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Brad Rupert, Susan Harmon and Ron Mitchell keep their seats on the Jefferson County Board of Education, having won re-election Nov. 7.

The three incumbents were elected following the recall of the board majority in 2015.

Two challengers, supported by the Jefferson County Republicans, sought to add their points of view to the new board majority, however, Rupert and Harmon garnered 60 percent of the votes securing their seats. Mitchell ran unopposed. All three will serve another four years.

Harmon said with the addition of -new Jeffco Schools Superintendent Dr. Jason Glass, it’s exciting that the board will be staying the same for a while.

“We’ve had a lot of change over the last few years, which makes moving o forward sometimes more challenging,” Harmon said. “Now that we have this behind us, it gives us the opportunity to really dig in on some work that needs to be addressed.”

Harmon, an attorney in Jefferson County, represents District 2, which covers the westernmost part of the county.

“It’s been a long couple months and you never know how it’s gonna go,” Harmon said. “So, I’m looking forward to re-engaging on the board.”

Rupert, an attorney in Arvada, will continue representing District 1, which covers the north and northeast portion of the county.

“I’m really excited,” Rupert said at a watch party held at Applewood Golf Course on Election Night. “It’s a community effort. It’s not about me, it’s not about Susan or Ron, it’s about the kids and a community that cares deeply about its schools and wants to maintain that.”

Rupert said the next steps are to get down to the business of doing education.

“It’s closing achievement gaps, continuing to expand the pathways — all the things we have been really talking about on the campaign trail because it is the real work that needs to get done.”

But challengers Matt Van Gieson and Erica Shields said just because the election is over, they aren’t back-

Jefferson County Public Schools Board of Education incumbent Brad Rupert gives a high five as his leading number come in during election night at the Applewood Golf Course.

SHANNA FORTIER ing down.

“Tomorrow, I’m still the dad of a second-grader and a kindergartner,” Van Gieson said. “I’m still going to be invested.”

Shields also said it’s not over.

“We’re going to keep doing what we can to make a difference in education,” she said. “We plan on getting more involved and making sure the school board is engaged in the community.”

To her, the biggest disappointment in the race was the voter turnout.

This year 124,000 voters cast ballots in the Jeffco Schools race. In 2015, 155,000 people voted in the general election that included two board of education seats. This year’s BOE election garnered a 30 percent voter turnout.

The local races echo the statewide numbers. The voter turnout for Colorado this election was 31 percent.

“I think the bottom line is that we’re just disappointed that more voters didn’t come out and vote,” Shields said. “Every election is so important.”

Erica Shields looks on as election results come in with supporters at Olive Garden in Lakewood.

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Pomona High School program builds artists The school’s arts and humanities program started 15 years ago

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

D’Naya Stone, 16, found her love of the arts by accident. She was placed in a pottery class at Pomona High School — one she didn’t want to be in. But by the end of the first week, she was hooked.

Now the is one of almost 200 students in the Pomona Arts and Humanities (PAH) program, an integrated learning environment that engages the creative talents of young artists, their critical thinking abilities, and their ambitions for learning at the highest possible levels in a diverse environment. The program takes artistic expression and weaves it throughout academic classes to challenge creativity and academics.

Students in the program choose areas of focus including theater, instrumental music, vocal music, visual arts, writing, fashion design, interior design and culinary arts.

From there, they will receive intensive instruction to increase their artistic achievement and develop a lifelong love of the arts. In PAH English and social studies classes, teachers col-

INTERESTED? Auditions for potential PAH students will start at 3 p.m. Jan. 22, in the Pomona Library. Students interested in the program should visit sites.google.com/site/phsartshumanities. laborate across curricular areas to produce creative, rigorous lessons in an arts context that broaden students’ understanding of both academic content and their world. The program culminates with a senior capstone that showcases the artistic talents and academic achievement of the PAH students.

As a visual arts student with a focus on ceramics, Stone uses what she learns in chemistry to be a better artist. “I make glazes for my pottery,” she said. “A lot of the things we learn in chemistry, I use in art, so I know what chemicals are OK to mix and which aren’t. It’s actually making me a lot more creative in my other classes.”

According to Jesse Collett, theater teacher at Pomona, that’s what the Pomona Arts and Humanities program is all about.

“Every arts class runs like an academic. We still teach college and career readiness skills and it’s pretty rigorous,” Collett said, pointing out that PAH students are one of the few groups in Jefferson County who beat all four readiness standards on the ACT. On the 2017 SAT, arts and

Ciana Vrtikapa, 17, warms up before playing saxophone in the Pomona High Jazz band Monday, Nov. 6.

SHANNA FORTIER humanities students at Pomona High scored above average for Jeffco, State and college readiness in all three academic areas.

Collett has been teaching at Pomona for three years, but he has been part of the arts program for much longer.

As a high school student, Collett chose to audition for PAH and spent all four years of his high school education in the program. After receiving degrees in musical theater and theater education, Collett came back to his alma mater to help bring that experience to others.

“The PAH program is really what skyrocketed me into theater because I was doing it all the time in all my core classes,” Collett said. “I was able

to take what I learned when I read the book and turn it into this incredible experience. Now, being back here as a teacher, it’s cool seeing the lens of how teachers we turn the content into the experience.”

North Arvada Middle School eighthgrader Beth Anderson, 13, draws and plays the violin. She hopes to find a home in Pomona’s arts and humanities program next year.

“I really have heard a lot of great things about Pomona and the art integrated program,” Anderson said after listening to a presentation from teachers the evening of Nov. 6. “I’ve always been interested in art and self expression so I thought this would be a fun thing to look into.”

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Remembering Roy Halladay, a hometown all-star Former Major League Baseball pitcher shined at Arvada West

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The hard work and determination Roy Halladay brought to his athletics is something Jeff Legault, baseball coach at Dakota Ridge High School, teaches to his players daily.

As an assistant coach at Arvada West High School in the early 1990s, Legault remembers Halladay lifting in his hotel room instead of hanging by the pool with his teammates when the team was on the road.

“I can teach my kids at Dakota Ridge what it takes to be a major league player and point out if they aren’t working hard enough to get there,” Legault said.

Halladay, a former Major League Baseball All-Star and a 1995 Arvada West graduate, died Nov. 7 when his single-engine plane crashed into the Gulf of Mexico off the Florida coast.

He was 40.

“It’s really sad to see him go,” Legault said. “He left a lasting impression. His legacy still lives and impacts Colorado baseball.”

Halladay was a three-sport athlete at Arvada West High School in cross

country, basketball and baseball. He led the Arvada West baseball team to the 6A state championship title in 1994 and was described as “an ace right-hander” who led the Wildcats to a return appearance in the class 6A prep championship game in 1995.

Also in 1995 he was named All District, All State, All American and Player of the Year for baseball.

“We were proud to have him on our team as a Wildcat,” a statement from Arvada West High School read.

Out of high school, Halladay was drafted to the Toronto Blue Jays in the first round and played for the team from 1998 through 2009, after which he was traded to Philadelphia.

While playing for both the American and National leagues, Halladay was a two-time Cy Young Award Winner for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2003 and Philadelphia Phillies in 2010.

He was an eight-time All Star Team selection.

Halladay retired from baseball nearly four years ago. He will be eligible for the MLB Hall of Fame in 2019.

“He was a special talent as far as baseball is concerned,” said Mike Mulvaney, athletic director at Arvada West High School. “He was a good example of the way you should handle yourself. We always strive for our athletes to be leaders and good community members.”

And Halladay didn’t forget about his hometown of Arvada.

Roy Halladay, Arvada West High School graduate and former Major League Baseball player, died Nov. 7 in a plane crash.

MLB PHOTOS VIA GETTY IMAGES During his time in the MLB, he was generous to the Arvada West athletic program, donating resources that are still supporting students today.

And his legacy remains visible in the community.

A banner on the press box at the

Arvada West High School baseball stadium celebrates Halladay as a Wildcat. His retired number hangs on the outfield wall.

Plans are in the works to honor his memory at the start of this coming spring baseball season.

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Health department takes a look at food insecurity in Jeffco More than 100 from around county gather for all-day conference

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

More than 100 Jefferson County community members and representatives from local organizations attended an all-day conference on food insecurity on Nov. 9, which was put on by Jefferson County Public Health.

“It’s unacceptable that anybody in our county is hungry,” said Marion Kalb, the food systems coordinator for the Jeffco health department.

“Food makes a huge difference on how we function.”

Adults perform better at their jobs, and children are able to learn better when they are well-fed, Kalb said.

“Food really helps people be the best that they can be,” she added.

Access to food means that it is affordable and geographically accessible, Kalb said, and that people are educated on preparing fresh produce and knowing how to shop for food that provides nutritional value on a limited budget.

The conference served as a gathering for the health department’s Food Policy Council, which looks at what is happening with food insecurity across the county.

The council represents the different sectors of the food system, Kalb said, such as farmers, distributors, food co-ops, healthcare representatives, agencies such as WIC and human services, educators and nonprofit partners.

“This is all about collaboration,” said Rachel Cohen, a special projects administrator for the health department. “Collaborations allow us to work across sectors. It’s going to take all of us together.”

Food Policy Council Jefferson County Public Health’s Food Policy Council meets monthly at the Jefferson County Public Health department in Lakewood. It is open to anyone who is interested in increasing food security and providing access to healthy food for all Jeffco residents.

To learn more, visit www.healthyjeffco.com/food access, or contact Marion Kalb, the health department’s food systems coordinator, at mlkalb@jeffco.us.

“Access to healthy food plays such a large role in overall health and well-being. GoFarm strives to provide assistance to the supply side of local food by helping farmers, while also providing affordable produce to all members of the community.” — Anna Schott, community access programs manager for GoFarm. PHOTOS BY CHRISTY STEADMAN

“Building the community to be self-sufficient and understanding what our resources are helps improve food insecurity in Jeffco. It’s important to educate the community on nutritional awareness, such as where our food comes from and the culinary backing behind it all.” — Josh Olsen, chefarmer and instructor at ACRES at Warren Tech.

“Food should be accessible to all people. We try to help people learn how to grow their own food, which is an affordable solution to providing food for your entire family.” — Patti O’Neal, CSU horticulturalist and food systems for Jefferson County Extension.

Jefferson County Public Health’s Food Systems Coordinator Marion Kalb speaks at an all-day conference on food insecurity. The conference took place on Nov. 9 at the Wheat Ridge Parks and Recreation Center.

Study: Over-the-counter pain pills as effective as opioids in ER patients Adults were given ibuprofen and acetaminophen together

BY LINDSEY TANNER ASSOCIATED PRESS

Emergency rooms are where many patients are first introduced to powerful opioid painkillers, but what if doctors offered over-the-counter pills instead? A new study tested that approach on patients with broken bones and sprains and found pain relievers sold as Tylenol and Motrin worked as well as opioids at reducing severe pain.

The results challenge common ER practice for treating short-term, severe pain and could prompt changes

that would help prevent new patients from becoming addicted.

The study has limitations: It only looked at short-term pain relief in the emergency room and researchers didn’t evaluate how patients managed their pain after leaving the hospital.

But given the scope of the U.S. opioid epidemic — more than 2 million Americans are addicted to opioid painkillers or heroin — experts say any dent in the problem could be meaningful.

Results were published Nov. 7 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Long-term opioid use often begins with a prescription painkiller for short-term pain, and use of these drugs in the ER has risen in recent years.

Previous studies have shown opioids

were prescribed in nearly one-third of ER visits and about 1 out of 5 ER patients are sent home with opioid prescriptions.

“Preventing new patients from becoming addicted to opioids may have a greater effect on the opioid epidemic than providing sustained treatment to patients already addicted,” Dr. Demetrios Kyriacou, an emergency medicine specialist at Northwestern University, wrote in an accompanying editorial.

The study involved 411 adults treated in two emergency rooms at Montefiore Medical Center in New York City. Their injuries included leg and arm fractures or sprains.

All were given acetaminophen, the main ingredient in Tylenol, plus either ibuprofen, the main ingredient in Motrin, or one of three opioids: oxycodone, hydrocodone or codeine.

They were given standard doses and were not told which drug combo they received. Patients rated their pain levels before taking the medicine and two hours later.

On average, pain scores dropped from almost 9 on a 10-point scale to about 5, with negligible differences between the groups.

Ibuprofen and acetaminophen affect different pain receptors in the body so using the two drugs together may be especially potent, said Dr. Andrew Chang, an emergency medicine professor at Albany Medical College in upstate New York, who led the study.

He noted that a pill combining ibuprofen and acetaminophen is available in other countries; his findings echo research from Canada and Australia testing that pill against opioids for pain relief.

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CCU hosts rally to support Lakewood baker Case of refusal to make cake for same-sex wedding will go before Supreme Court

BY CLARKE READER CREADER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Despite being at the center of a freedom-vs.-rights cultural flashpoint that incites passion on both sides, Jack Philips, owner of Masterpiece Cake in Lakewood, has a lot of people on his side.

State Sen. Kevin Lundberg, R-Estes Park, Senate Majority Leader Chris Holbert, R-Parker, and Colorado Christian University President Donald Sweeting were among those who spoke at a rally in support of Philips, “their friend and neighbor,” at CCU’s event center on Nov. 8.

“It has been five years of court battles,” Philips told the more than 75 friends, family members, supporters, and students who attended the event, which was called a religious freedom rally.

“If you want a free Colorado and America, no one should be forced to say or do something they don’t believe.”

Philips has been part of the passionate debate over religious freedom and equal rights since 2012, when he declined to make a custom wedding cake for same-sex couple Charlie Craig and David Mullins’ wedding, citing his religious beliefs.

The couple filed a complaint with the Colorado Civil Rights Commission stating that Philips violated the state’s public accommodations law that specifically prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation.

The commission ruled against Phillips, and the appeals court upheld the decision.

In his decision, Judge Daniel Taubman said Masterpiece is free to continue to share its religious beliefs — including not recognizing same-sex marriage.

“However, if it wishes to operate as a public accommodation and conduct business within the State of Colorado, (Colorado law) prohibits it from picking and choosing customers based on their sexual orientation,” Taubman wrote.

In September, the Department of Justice filed a brief on behalf of Phillips, agreeing with his argument that his cakes are a form of artistic expression and he can’t be forced to make something that would be contrary to his beliefs.

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case, and oral arguments will start on Dec. 5.

Philips’ case is one of several happening around the country where business people have cited religious freedom as a reason to not provide certain services to members of the LGBT community.

Kentucky’s Hands On Originals, Telescope Media Group in Minnesota,

THE CASE SO FAR 2012 — A same-sex couple shopping for a wedding cake were turned away by Masterpiece Cake in Lakewood. the couple filed a complaint with the Colorado Civil Rights Division, claiming that the bakery’s actions violated Colorado’s Anti-Discrimination Act. Following an investigation and hearings, the Colorado Civil Rights Commission determined that the bakery illegally discriminated against the couple.

2015 — The Colorado Court of Appeals agreed with the commission’s decision. The court also concluded that application of Colorado’s Anti-Discrimination Act did not infringe the bakery’s freedom of speech or free exercise of religion.

2017 — In September the Trump Administration’s Department of Justice filed a brief in support of the cake shop owner, and his First Amendment rights.

The United States Supreme Court will hear the case beginning Dec. 5. and Arlene’s Flowers in Washington state are all dealing with similar situations, and all three owners spoke at Philips’ rally.

“I refused to make shirts for a pride parade, but I’ve declined plenty of projects because I don’t agree with them, including shirts that say homosexuality is a sin,” said Blaine Adamson, owner of Hands On Originals, a promotional printing company.

“We all find ourselves at a crossroads, and you have to do what you know is right.”

The rally was organized by The Centennial Institute, a department within Colorado Christian that focuses on bringing attention to issues regarding, “faith, family and freedom.”

The Institute does research and sponsors seminars and conferences to

Cupcakes were given out after a rally at Colorado Christian University in support of Lakewood baker Jack Philips on Nov. 8. Philips has been the center of a cultural firestorm since 2012, when he declined to make a custom wedding cake for a gay couple.

CLARKE READER share information. The Institute invited Evangelical Christian speakers, but also Larry Smith, President and CEO of Catholic Charities, Steven T. Collis, a Mormon attorney and author, and Rabbi Yaakov Menken, managing director of the Coalition for Jewish Values.

“In our current environment, only people of faith are called bigots,” Menken said. “The people suing Jack aren’t victims of discrimination, but practitioners of the craft.”

Sweeting and other speakers connected Philips’ struggle to those of the pilgrims and founders, who came to America for religious freedom, and who wrote freedom of speech, reli-

gion, and conscience into the Constitution.

“The stakes have never been higher for religious freedom,” Sweeting added. “Our nation has always stood for freedom of conscience.”

The rally ended with Jeff Hunt, director of the Centennial Institute, leading a prayer and a laying of hands on Philips to support him when he goes to the Supreme Court.

“We’re just here to support our friend, Jack,” said Duane Brigman, executive pastor at Centennial’s Crosspoint Community Church. “This is a critically important decision for all Americans, regardless of which side you fall on.”

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Nobody’s laughing off head injuries these days

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Piper Reasoner smiles as she asks a series of questions to a student in the training room at Legend High School.

“What is your name?”

“Are you nauseous?”

“Am I in focus right now?”

Minutes earlier the boy, 17, was

elbowed in the head during basketball practice. A friend walked him to see Reasoner, Legend’s head athletic trainer. Dr. Kathy Vidlock, volunteer physician for Legend’s football team, marks a clipboard after each of his responses.

The boy correctly repeats a series of three numbers back to Reasoner, but he can’t do the same when she gives

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him four digits to recall. She then guides him through a series of physical assessments, not unlike a roadside sobriety test. The boy manages to stand with his eyes closed, touch his nose and maintain his balance.

Reasoner sends him back to class, but not practice. She rates his concussion below a 1 on a scale from 1 to 5, with 5 being the most severe. Nonetheless, she will check in with him almost daily for a couple of weeks.

The slow, careful examination and follow-through highlights the caution that concussions are now treated with in Colorado schools. After years of studies and stories about concussions and professional athletes, a thoughtful and careful approach to the condition is now in place for school staff, athletics administrators, parents and students.

“They’re usually 10 percent of the injuries we deal with,” Reasoner said, “but they take 90 percent of our time.”

‘I got scared’ One of the students Reasoner has spent a lot of time with is Grayson Engel, 17. Now a junior at Legend, Grayson suffered a concussion as a freshman playing on Legend’s football and rugby teams.

During rugby practice in April 2015, Grayson’s head was sandwiched between the other players’ heads as they collided. He didn’t black out, but he fell over and “really zoned out.”

“My teammates had to explain what happened,” he said.

His mother, Teresa, took Grayson to an urgent care facility that evening and became worried as he turned pale and failed the tests the doctor administered.

Teresa’s concerns were compounded by seeing media reports about concussions among NFL players, and managing a call center for clinics that treat college and professional athletes with brain damage.

“I got scared,” she said. “How bad does it have to get for there to be consequences 20 years later?”

Return to play, return to learn Over the last decade, the national discussion on chronic traumatic encephalopathy or CTE — a progressive degenerative disease of the brain found in people, many of them athletes, with a history of repetitive brain trauma — and the risk of longterm brain damage from concussions has grown louder.

A study by neuropathologist Dr. Ann McKee found 110 of 111 brains of National Football League players had CTE. The results of her study were published in July in The Journal of the American Medical Association.

And the National High School SportsRelated Injury Surveillance Study, generated by the Center for Injury Research and Policy, reported that concussions accounted for almost 25 percent of all injuries sustained by high school athletes in the 2014-15 school year.

According to Bert Borgmann, assistant commissioner of the Colorado High School Activities Association, discussion about how to best handle

WHAT TO WATCH FOR Immediate treatment is the best way to rule out a concussion or learn what to do to minimize damage from the injury. A parent or guardian should call 911 if they see any of the following symptoms in a child: • One pupil is larger than the other.

• Drowsiness or inability to wake up.

• A headache that gets worse and won’t go away.

• Slurred speech, weakness, numbness or decreased coordination.

• Repeated vomiting or nausea, convulsions or seizures, shaking or twitching.

• Unusual behavior, increased confusion, restlessness, sadness or agitation.

• Loss of consciousness — even a brief loss of consciousness should be taken seriously.

Signs and symptoms of concussions in toddlers and infants: • Any of the signs and symptoms listed above.

• Child will not stop crying and cannot be consoled.

• Child will not nurse or eat.

Other signs a child may have suffered a concussion or brain injury: • Child can’t remember events prior to or just after a hit or fall.

• Child answers questions slowly.

• Child moves clumsily or awkwardly or displays double or blurry vision.

• Child complains of headache or “pressure” in head.

• Child is bothered by light or noise.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention head injuries has already been underway in Colorado schools.

“Some of (the NFL’s) research had already been going on at the high school and college level,” Borgmann said.

High school and college athletic programs were training coaches and athletes to prevent head injuries, but after seeing data on long-term effects from concussions, including CTE, CHSAA and its affiliates revised guidelines to ensure students are fully recovered before returning to classrooms and locker rooms.

“What’s even more important is almost every school district in Colorado now has return-to-learn protocols,” Borgmann said.

Fluorescent lights, computer screens and cognitive activity can all aggravate concussion symptoms. As such, any student who has suffered one must be cleared by a physician before returning to school. Further evaluation and clearance is typically required before returning to light exercise and, eventually, playing time.

Taking it seriously Football causes the majority of concussions in high school sports, according to Reasoner, Borgmann and Vidlock. But students get concussions from soccer, cheerleading, skateboarding — even falls in the classroom — and they all go through the same process to return to school and sports.

“You can’t use your phone, you can’t watch TV,” Grayson said. “The SEE INJURIES, P11

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FOLLOWING PROTOCOL The “return-to-learn” and “return-to-play” protocols employed by the Colorado High School Activities Association are credited with reducing the severity of brain injuries from concussions among high school athletes. Here are some of the guidelines: Return to learn Most students with concussions should stay home for one to three days after the injury. If symptoms are severe, the student athlete should be on bed rest and avoid texting, video games, computers, TV and homework.

When symptoms are tolerable, manageable and intermittent for 30 to 45 minutes, the student athlete can be back at school with support from the school.

The school should help the student understand that limiting academic and extracurricular activities for one to four weeks is necessary for good concussion recovery.

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Return to play An athlete should be symptom-free before being allowed to start the graduated return to play. This means an athlete must be functioning at 100 percent of pre-concussion levels academically and at home before returning to athletic activity.

School staff, coaches, guidance counselors, administrators should maintain communication and work closely with parents to monitor the student athlete’s progress.

All athletes should be put through a progressive and graduated return to play protocol, beginning with light exercise and working their way back to full participation.

Returning an athlete who is still symptomatic to physical play increases the risk of “Second Impact Syndrome,” in which an athlete is still symptomatic from a concussion and sustains a second impact that can result in serious brain damage or death.

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More than a bell By their competitive nature, athletes tend to “walk it off ” when injured, but it’s not unheard of for coaches or parents to urge players back onto the field, court or ice too soon. Data on concussion risks and outcomes has been increasingly available over the last decade, but changing a culture can take generations.

But Vidlock says it’s happening, and she’s seen the difference firsthand.

Playing on her first-grade basketball team, Vidlock was concussed when a ball hit her in the face. Her coach’s response: “Get back on the court.”

An atmosphere of “positive coaching” has replaced playing through the pain in the years since her own experience, and Vidlock said the coaches and staff members she works with look out for their players’ health. Students like Grayson may grow impatient waiting to return to their favorite activities, but nearly every parent Vidlock has worked with appreciates the process, she said.

Parents, school staff and students are now on the same page, Vidlock said.

“Now there’s communication between physicians and trainers, school

nurses and teachers and school psychologists and guidance counselors,” she said. “There used to be this feeling that it isn’t a concussion, they just ‘got their bell rung.’ Getting your bell rung is not a medical condition.”

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majority of the day consists of sitting around and sleeping.”

Grayson waited a few days before returning to class, but it was three weeks before he did any assignments or light exercise with his rugby teammates. Six weeks after the injury he hit the rugby field again, just in time for the last game of the season.

The process was frustrating for him, but reassuring for Teresa.

“I remember feeling assured that the school was taking it so seriously,” Teresa said. “I was impressed that everyone was following the protocol to a T, no one was pushing him.”

Grayson kept his spot on the rugby team but quit playing football. Schoolwork and a part-time job were his primary reasons. But he watches the news, too.

“I’ve definitely seen all of the stuff about CTE,” he said. “This opened my mind that it can happen to anyone.”

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VOICES Jefferson County Schools could go for a bit more grit

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yler” is an honor student who is in three Advanced Placement classes, scored in the 95th percentile on his SAT, and is on track to attend a highly regarded college.

Tyler goes home after school and spends hours reviewing the minutiae of quantum physics and economic policy, and comes to class highly prepared every day.

“Lucy” is also an honor student, who is in two Advanced Placement classes, scored in the 90th percentile on her SAT, and is on track to attend a very good state university. Lucy has also been on the swim team for three years, winning the 100-yard freestyle at the district meet, and has been on the staff of the school newspaper for three years, serving as the

sports editor.

So which one of these two students do you think is going to win a prestigious fellowship when they are 25?

According to Warren Willingham of the Personal Qualities Project of the Educational Testing Service (the people who bring to you the Advanced Placement tests), the answer is undoubtedly Lucy.

Willingham and his team tracked thousands of students, kept records on more than 100 personal characteristics, and came to the conclusion that sustained involvement and success in extra- and co-curricular activities is the number one predictor of success.

Extracurriculars, in fact, are so important that they are the only involvement Dr. Angela

Duckworth uses to assign a predictive score to students’ achievements. Dr. Duckworth uses what she calls a “Grit Grid,” and it is very simple: a student gets one point for participating in an activity for two or more years, another point for achieving some level of success or leadership, and a third point for some high achievement—All-State or the like. In Dr. Duckworth’s world, a student who scores a “6”—high achievement in two activities—is almost a sure bet to achieve something remarkable early in life.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR Strings attached to this tax cut Congress describes their proposed tax cut as a wonderful Christmas present for all of us. This sounds delightful, but it is only half of the story. Although the middle class may enjoy minimal tax relief and the top earners will enjoy significant cuts, there has been little conversation about how we will pay for these drastic changes. The proposed cuts will result in $1.5 trillion in debt over the next decade. This will certainly mean cuts to Medicaid, Medicare, infrastructure, small business incentives, investments in renewable energy, investments in medical research, investments in affordable housing, National Park funding, and much more.

Are we really willing to strip down our federal government to a dysfunctional shell simply for a small tax break this Christmas?

I’m not willing to sacrifice investing in our children’s future America for a few dollars in lower taxes this holiday.

Robin Kupernik, Arvada

A lot of mumbo jumbo from Jeffco In response to Dr. Glass and his invitation for a conversation. I don’t know if it was me, and I have a Masters in Poli / Sci, but I didn’t really understand what Dr. Glass was talking about. To me it all seemed to be a lot of “mumbo jumbo.”

There was nothing, as is the case of the board and the superintendent, on what the real goals should be: reading, writing and arithmetic.

Are there any goals to raise these scores and to cut down on less kids graduating? What does a “learning centered vision” mean? What kind of curriculum do you intend to have? I feel that all these lofty goals are all touchy feely! For the $1.2 million that the school board paid you, you should be able to speak plainly to the taxpayers and not give us “mumbo jumbo.” Unless that was the purpose all along.

David Albertsen, Arvada

Veterans Day — what it means to them, and us

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ur military service taught us and molded us in multiple ways. We know how to work hard, learn difficult things quickly, and make difficult decisions with incomplete information. But we also learned not to stick out. There is a reason we wore camouflage uniforms. We all looked the same, which reminded us that we were all small parts of something much bigger than ourselves. Drawing attention to yourself just distracted from more important things.

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We are good at hiding: our observation posts from the bad guys, our fears from our battle buddies and families, and ourselves from the Sergeant looking for young soldiers sleeping in the barracks when they are supposed to be cleaning their vehicles. We did these things because they kept us safe.

We learned to protect and focus on others. That’s both good and bad For some veterans, these now-innate abilities can cause problems. Think of the veteran who discloses to her doctor that she has nightmares about

for help somehow made him less of a Marine.

There are many veterans who could use some serious help. We offer that at Jefferson Center (303-425-0300).

But please don’t forget most veterans aren’t hiding on the margins of society. We are your neighbor. In your yoga group. Teaching your kids. Giving you a ticket on Wadsworth when you were only going 6 miles over the speed limit.

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Tips for seniors to ensure a joyful holiday season

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t’s that time of year again – cooler your skin. Savor the taste of freshlybaked butter cookies. weather, family get-togethers, festive holiday cheer. As we ready Embrace People ourselves for the start of holiFeelings of love and gratitude are day festivities, it’s good form – and contagious. Spend time with people good for you – to have an attitude of who make you smile and feel gratitude.

TODAY’S good. Put your best, positive A University of California, SENIOR foot forward to make others Davis, and University of feel welcome.

Miami study found an association between gratitude and a Enjoy Nature person’s well-being. During Colorado is nature’s wondera journaling exercise with land. Fill your spiritual well two groups, those who wrote with a brisk, cool walk or a leiabout the positive occurrences surely morning hike. Breathe were 25 percent happier than in the fresh air, observe your those who wrote about negasurroundings and focus on tive occurrences. People with something you are grateful for. gratitude were also found to Kent Mulkey experience fewer aches and Say No and Then Say Yes pains, sleep better at night, and exerDuring the holidays, it’s easy to cise more often. over-schedule and burn out from busyCultivating gratefulness takes ness. You don’t have to cross off every practice, but it’s easy to do. By using what Charles M. Shelton, Ph.D., calls a item on your checklist and please every friend and family member. It’s - Daily Gratitude Inventory (DGI), you okay to say no to the activities that can develop a lifelong habit of practicing gratitude. A DGI is a written, daily lead to exhaustion and stress. Say yes to what you love and enjoy. Fill your examination of the blessings in our days with activities and people who lives. Whether you journal about your make you happy. blessings or keep a list, putting them to paper keeps them fresh in your Give Back mind. Doing this practice before bedFeeling fortunate – or not? Now is a time sets the mood for a good night’s good time to use your time, talent, and sleep. heart to make life better for another.

Here are other ways to cultivate a Volunteer at a local soup kitchen or spirit of gratitude. shelter not just on Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve, but throughout the Experience the Good Be present and use your senses to sa- holiday season and after. Brighten the holidays for a local child by dropping vor the world around you. Breathe in off a toy at a toy drive, such as Covthe smell of a roaring fire, pinecones, enant Village of Colorado’s Toys for and hot apple pie. Enjoy the sight of Tots benefit luncheon on Dec. 5. Call flickering lights strung on lampposts 877-341-0295 or visit www.covenantcoldowntown. Listen to the sweet sound orado.org for more information. of the children’s choir performing at It’s easy to get caught up in the , a packed mall. Notice the feel of soft hustle and bustle of holiday planning, a ear muffs and fur-lined gloves against

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each for a year, receives zero points.

It is the ability and the willingness to stick with something that points to the sort of personal commitment that predicts a bright future.

It pains me to say this, but, as I look around at the schools I teach at, and the schools my family is involved with, Tyler is a student tailor-made for Jefferson County Schools, circa 2017; Lucy would do better to seek her education elsewhere.

With the re-election of the School Board now in the rear view mirror, you can expect several things to happen. For one thing, the transition of the sixth grade to the middle schools will go forward. For another thing, it is a safe bet that next fall, we’ll be voting on a mill and bond package to raise money for the schools. Early speculation puts the number somewhere north of $1 billion. There is also some talk of the district creating a “School for the

Arts,” similar to the Denver model.

Obviously, some of that money is to build buildings, and some of it is to support the sixth grade transition. But, I have to ask: Is any of it to rebuild or enhance programs that encourage student activities? Are we getting new or better sports fields, music equipment, or theater technology?

Are we going to restart middle school athletics, or support expanded days that allow middle school students to take more and diverse electives?

Or are we just doing more of the same, trying to play catch up?

Because, I have to say, if we’re doing all this, and sixth graders end up at middle schools that give them fewer opportunities than their elementary schools did, then I really don’t see the point. Our students deserve ambitious programs that build character, in their schools, not the embarrassing reality that we are more like Denver Schools than we are our neighbors to the north and south.

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

shopping and completing our to-do lists. It doesn’t have to be that way.

Pause and focus on your blessings. By practicing gratefulness, you’ll experience holidays filled with joy, peace and happiness.

Kent Mulkey is executive director at Covenant Village of Colorado, a

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In Loving Memory of Henry V. Baldwin, U.S. Army 12/6/1935 - 7/27/2017

Henry “Hank” Baldwin, 81, passed away on 7/27/17 from colon cancer. He was a native of Long Island, NY., and long-time resident of Arvada, CO. A charming, generous, quick-witted man with a great sense of humor, he was quite the character, often telling jokes or stories about his long career as a conductor on the Long Island RR., and all the colorful people he met, including Barbra Streisand and Jackie Gleason. His favorite Pastor states that the only thing Hank missed out on here on earth was having his own TV show!

He cared deeply for people and animals, always available to help out or to be a caregiver when needed.

Many dogs, cats and other critters were rescued because of his love for animals. He is noted for remembering and acknowledging everyone he knew with special cards he chose for their birthdays, anniversaries and holidays. Being very sentimental, he also saved every card he received.

He was an avid fan of old restored

cars, and besides being a good mechanic, he was good carpenter and jack of all trades. He built a cabin in Cambridge, NE., to enjoy fishing and country life. Hank collected vintage beer steins while stationed in Germany, and fine clocks were also his passion.

Hank was a Mason and belonged to the Arvada Lions Club, for which he was given the President’s Award for outstanding leadership in 1990-91.

More recently he graciously volunteered his time and talents to Almost Home Adoptions for Rescued Cats and Rocky Mtn. Horse Rescue.

A proud veteran of the U.S. Army, he served as a Medic, and is buried at Ft. Logan National Cemetery.

He is survived by his son Roger, daughter Tammy, sweet grand-daughters Kate and Julia, many cousins, loving friends, and his dog, Buddy.

No doubt he is cruising around God’s Heaven in a ‘55 Olds with his beloved dog, Brandy Girl. Truly one of a kind, Hank is missed and will be cherished forever by all who loved him.

TOUCHTON, PATRICIA Patty, 75, of Arvada, passed away November 11, 2017. Celebration of Life, Monday, November 20, 2017, 10:00 AM, Horan & McConaty Family Chapel, 7577 W. 80th Ave., Arvada, CO 80003. Committal Service follows at Fort Logan National Cemetery –

Area C, 3698 S. Sheridan Blvd., Denver, CO. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Patty’s name to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Please share memories and condolences at HoranCares.com.

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This year’s hunt for pheasant looks to be quite pleasant

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ccording to Colorado Parks and Wildlife Small Game Coordinator Ed Gorman, the 2017-18 eastern Colorado pheasant season could be the second best hunt on record. And given that the survey results suggesting this forecast goes back to 1954, that’s saying a lot!

The survey at issue is the call-count or the number of male (rooster) morning calls (or crows) recorded late in the summer that identifies the population of rooster pheasants in a given area.

“We think the hunting will be as good as last year and quite possibly better, “Gorman said. Eastern state moisture has been better than normal and damaging hail storms have been minimal, contributing to a marked recovery from severe drought years of 2012 and 2013.

The encouraging pheasant population forecast and improved habitat conditions will most likely draw more hunters in the field. Colorado hunters always deal to

some degree with competition in seeking hunting sites. However, much to the credit of the state wildlife commission establishing the state wildlife areas and the walk-in access lands, finding hunting areas is less of a challenge than in earlier decades.

The state 2017 Small Game Walk-in Atlas and Late Cropland Atlas offer considerable options for public hunting.

Both references can be found in outdoors sports shops, where hunting licenses are sold and and the state parks and wildlife offices. State wildlife Areas number 350 and total 900,000 acres. While not all SWA have pheasants or pheasant habitat, some do and they warrant a review for pheasant hunting opportunities.

Gorman reported the state has 180,000 acres of land enrolled in the walk-in program. Unfortunately the popular CRP (conservation reserve program) acres have diminished by 15,000 acres in Colorado. Offsetting some of this loss habitat

is the good work of the various Pheasants Forever Chapters that have added cover habitat and expanded acres within the sprinkler corners conservation initiative.

The pheasant season coincides with the fall farm harvests and hunters are urged to be sensitive in not creating conflicting situations for the farmers. Remember that permission is required on all private land except the walk-in program acres.

Do not impede the farm harvest operation when approaching the farmer for permission. Be mindful of potential fire dangers when in the fields and be considerate of farm traffic when parking vehicles on access roads.

2017-18 holds promise for a better pheasant year, prepare carefully for the season that opened Nov. 11 and extends to Jan. 31, 2018.

Ron Hellbusch can be reached at RonHellbusch@comcast.net.

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Get into the holiday spirit with music, food

Theatrical options for the holiday season messages,” said Stephen Day, who plays Jacob and Potiphar in the show. “There’s powerful moments of redemption, and a great exploration of family dynamics.”

The musical brings together all kinds of genres, from pop and country to rock. Which means there’s something for everyone to enjoy in the show, said Sarah Rex, the narrator in “Joseph.”

Another show that embraces the theme of the season is “Seussical,” which is plays at Littleton’s Town Hall Arts Center. The show is an amalgamation of several of the Dr.

An album listening party at a movie theater Denver-based Vinyl Me, Please, a record-of-the-month club where subscribers are sent one record each month, has been growing by leaps and bounds since it was first created in 2013.

To coincide with the release of its album of the month, the company started The Spins, listening parties where people can party while checking out the album.

For November, Vinyl Me, Please, selected St. Vincent’s latest album, “Masseducation,” and to celebrate, are hosting a listening party at the BarFly, located in Sloan Lake’s new Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 4255 W. Colfax Ave. Beginning at 6 p.m. on Nov. 17, the event will feature a mixology class, movie screening and a silent disco curated by DJ Details and the Vinyl Me, Please staff.

“We have a relationship with our

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The Arvada Center is celebrating the holiday season with a classic family story, “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.”

BY CLARKE READER CREADER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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he holidays mean something different to everyone, but if there’s one thing that most can agree on, it is that they should be spent with the people who mean the most to us.

And as far as activities go for the holidays, few are better than sharing the community and thrill of live theater.

“The holidays are the time of year when people are busiest, so it’s really special that they make time to be together at the theater,” said Josh Hartwell, a playwright

and actor who has written two holiday shows this season — one at Lakewood’s The Edge Theater and Golden’s Miners Alley Playhouse. “It makes you feel closer to the people you care about when you make time to do things with them.”

This time of year, theater-goers have a variety of options to select from — more traditional to dark comedies and shows that highlight holiday themes, like “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” which is playing at the Arvada Center. “’Joseph’ is a great family-oriented show, with some wonderful

Despite all the shoppers big box stores see on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving wasn’t all that special for Angelo Coiro, owner of Angelo’s CDs and More.

But when Record Store Day started making exclusive releases on Black Friday, everything changed.

“It’s been a big help to use, and we do triple what we used to on that Friday,” he said. “Suddenly, Black Friday is relevant to us again.”

During the Record Store Day Black Friday event, independent COMING record stores like ATTRACTIONS all three of Angelo’s locations, Twist and Shout, Black and Read, Wax Trax, and others will be opening at much more reasonable hours (usually around 8 a.m. or so) to sell limited versions of unique Clarke Reader releases on vinyl, tapes and CDs. Some items sure to go first include a 7-inch single of “Baby It’s Cold Outside” by local favorites Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats, Neil Young’s “Harvest Moon” on two LPs, and Gorillaz’s latest album, “Humanz,” on two LP picture discs.

“We have donuts and other treats for the first people who arrive, and there will be live music at some locations,” Coiro added. “There are also sales and specials we’ll have going all weekend.”

Go to www.recordstoreday.com to find the record nearest you, compile your wishlist, and make a plan for the day.

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Seuss’ most popular stories, including “Horton Hears a Who,” “The Cat in the Hat,” “The One-Feathered Tail of Miss Gertrude McFuzz” and “Horton Hatches an Egg.” “Christmas and the end-of-year holiday celebrations are all about family, and there is a long-time tradition of families sharing certain productions together, passing the experience on to new generations to share,” said Bob Wells, director of the show. “’A Christmas Carol’ and ‘The Nutcracker’ are the champions, and I hope ‘Seussical,’ with its story, music, dance, sets and costumes, will become part of the merry tradition.”

Those looking for more off kilter fare can check out “The SantaLand Diaries” at The Jones at the Denver Center for Performing, based on David Sedaris’ experiences from his stint as a Macy’s elf in New York City, and the world premiere of “Resolutions,” written by Hartwell and directed by Missy Moore at The Edge.

“The idea was to create a holiday show that wasn’t really about the holidays,” Hartwell said. “It’s kind of a Quentin Tarantino holiday show. It’s something unlike everything else out there.”

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members where we say, ‘Here is this thing that was really moving to us and we actually spend a lot of time writing about it … and we’d love for you to give it a listen,’ “ explained Tyler Barstow, one of the founders of the company, in an interview from earlier this year. “Our goal is to illuminate and shed some light on where this album comes from, because there are so many albums that aren’t just another pop record or another rap record or another indie rock record.”

For more information, visit www. drafthouse.com/denver/theater/ sloans-lake.

A musical Thanksgiving tradition On Thanksgiving Day 1976, The Band — the musical group responsible for classics like “The Weight” and “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” — played its final concert at San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom, with visits from rock royalty like Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Joni Mitchell and more. The ensuing film, directed

by Martin Scorsese, and live album have gone down as one of the best live recordings in rock history.

In 2005, Polytoxic, a jam band based in Denver, came up with the idea of reenacting the movie on stage to highlight the quality of area musicians.

That first concert on May 25 included 16 guest musicians and a four-piece horn section, and sold out in minutes.

So the group decided to hold a repeat performance the night before Thanksgiving — and they’ve been doing it ever since.

Now in its 13th year, The Last

The show is about three middleaged couples who meet up after the holidays at a cabin in Vail. Each year their social event includes exchanging white elephant gifts, making their resolutions for the upcoming year and, of course, some drinking. But as relationships change, so does the event.

“It’s a black comedy, but it has some grimness, too,” Hartwell added.

For the traditionalists, the Denver Center for the Performing Arts’ production of “A Christmas Carol” is a perennial favorite, and hard to top.

But for a more personal approach, Hartwell adapted Charles Dickens’ classic for Miners Alley in Golden.

His version follows six local actors who challenge each other to bring Dickens’ classic to life as swiftly and simply as possible. This allows for a blending of the classic elements of the fable to mix with modern sensibilities.

“The journey is so interesting, and I think Scrooge is more complex than people realize,” said Jim Hunt, who plays the miser in the production. “People who come to our show are going to see something fresh and new. In the end, it’s about family and coziness, and that fits with the holiday season.”

Waltz Revisited will be on Friday, Nov. 17, at the Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., and on Nov. 22 (the night before Thanksgiving) at the Fillmore Auditorium, 1510 N. Clarkson St. The show will feature more than 50 musicians and a full horn section, all from the Denver music scene.

A portion of the proceeds go to support the Denver Rescue Mission, and more information and tickets can be found at www.lastwaltzrevisited.com.

A how-to for a snack for the holidays Thanksgiving is so centered on food that having a few easy, go-to recipes in your pocket is always a good idea.

The Museo de Las Americas, located at 861 Santa Fe Drive, can help you prepare a delicious snack with a Caliente: Craft Your Own Salsa class from 10 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 18. Students will learn how to develop their own salsa recipe, and take it home with them after the class.

To claim a spot in the class, call 303571-4401 or visit www.museo.org.

The holiday blues Teller’s Tap Room is a hidden gem in Wheat Ridge, and in addition to its top-notch food and drinks, it’s a great place for live music on the weekends.

At 7 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 19, the Delta Sonics band will be playing a show at the bar and grill at 1990 Youngfield St. The group has been named the best blues band in Denver during the Westword Magazine Music Showcase every year from 2011 through 2016.

Go to www.tellerstaproom.com for information.

Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. A community editor with Colorado Community Media, he can be reached creader@ coloradocommunitymedia.com.

HOLIDAY THEATER OPTIONS Arvada “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” Nov. 17 through Dec. 23 Arvada Center 6901 Wadsworth Blvd.

720-898-7200 www.arvadacenter.org Denver “A Christmas Carol” Nov. 24 through Dec. 24 Stage Theatre at the Denver Center for Performing Arts Speer Boulevard and Arapahoe Street 800-641-1222 www.denvercenter.org “ELF The Musical” Dec. 13 through 17 Buell Theatre Speer Boulevard and Arapahoe Street 800-641-1222 www.denvercenter.org “The SantaLand Diaries” Nov. 24 through Dec. 24 The Jones at the Denver Center for Performing Arts Speer Boulevard and Arapahoe Street 800-641-1222 www.denvercenter.org Lakewood “Resolutions” Dec. 1 through 31 The Edge Theater 1560 Teller St.

303-232-0363 www.theedgetheater.com Littleton “Seussical: The Musical” Nov. 10 through Dec. 30 Town Hall Arts Center 2450 W. Main St. 303-794-2787 www.townhallartscenter.org Lone Tree “Home for the Holidays” Dec. 7 through 17 Lone Tree Arts Center 10075 Commons St. 720-509-1000 www.lonetreeartscenter.org Parker “The Nutcracker of Parker” Dec. 14 through 17 PACE 20000 Pikes Peak Ave. 303-805-6800 www.parkerarts.org Wheat Ridge “A Christmas Carol” Dec. 8 through 16 The Curtain Playhouse 6990 W. 38th Ave., No. 102 720-308-2920 www.thecurtainplayhouse.com

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Female farmers hold important roles in agriculture industry

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

When Danell Kalcevic was in kindergarten, an assignment asked her to describe what she wanted to be when she grows up.

“It sounds silly,” Kalcevic, 48, said, but what she put on the assignment was a farmer’s wife.

Fast forward and Kalcevic is partowner of Kalcevic Farms, which are located near Bennett and Lindon in eastern Colorado. Their primary crop is wheat, but they also farm corn, millet, sunflowers and cattle feed. The farm has been in Kalcevic’s husband’s family since it got its start near Denver in the 60th Avenue and Pecos Street area in 1898. It has been at the Bennett location since 1952.

“I love that it’s something we can do as a family,” Kalcevic said. “It takes a team to do what we do. In this country, it’s families that make up the farms.”

In April 2002, Kalcevic left her career as a project and product manager with Horizon Software to stay home with her two children. It was then that she slowly started picking up some tasks involving the operations of the farm. And now, she is an integral part

A group of students admire turkeys at the Colorado Agricultural Leadership Foundation’s (CALF) Lowell Ranch. Lowell Ranch is a working, educational ranch in Castle Rock.

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Since the beginning of farming, women have been involved with the family farm behind the scenes — cooking, cleaning, bookkeeping, Kalcevic said.

“But because it’s always been men in the equipment and running the machinery, it’s been assumed that it’s

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men running the farm,” she added.

However, in today’s world, there are more women operating farms and pursuing high-end careers in the agriculture industry.

“The independent female can go out and start her own farm,” said Colleen Peppler, a retired educator who is a partner of Peppler Farms in Weld County. “It doesn’t have to be a man.”

Leveling the playing field According to the latest Census of Agriculture — which is conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture — 30 percent of the nation’s farmers were women in 2012, up from 27 percent a decade earlier. These female farmers controlled 7 percent of the farmland in the U.S. The Census of Agriculture is conducted every five years, and the 2017 census will be done this winter.

In Colorado, the USDA states that women farmers make up 37 percent of the state’s producers. There are 21,443 women farmers in Colorado who farm

more than 13 million acres.

“We’re starting to see a very level playing field,” said Jennifer Tucker, the small acreage agent for CSU Extension in Adams County. “Ranchers and farmers within the agriculture industry don’t see it as a man’s industry.”

Peppler Farms consists of four locations in Weld County near Mead. In August, one of the farms was honored at the Colorado State Fair by the Colorado Department of Agriculture and History Colorado as a Centennial Farm — meaning the farm has been in the family for 100 years. Peppler Farms produce corn used for livestock feed, wheat, alfalfa hay and beer barley for Coors.

Peppler’s father was a wheat farmer in eastern Colorado, so she has been hands-on with farm operations since she was about 13, she said. In fact, she and her two sisters were her father’s “harvest crew,” Peppler said.

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And Kalcevic’s two daughters, Tabor, 19, and Asia, 16, are also very much involved in their family farm’s operations.

“Often, when people think of a farmer, they think of a man,” Tabor Kalcevic said. But “when women step into these roles, they can really shine.”

Tabor is currently a sophomore at CSU in Fort Collins pursuing a bachelor’s degree with a double major in soil and crop science and agriculture business. She hopes to someday become the CEO of Kalcevic Farms.

“Women bring a different perspective to any industry,” Tabor Kalcevic said. Different, in a good way though, she added. “A strong work ethic is what gets you there.”

More than ranching, farming There is a lot of interest among young women wanting to enter a career in agriculture, said Brooke Fox, CEO of the Colorado Agricultural Leadership Foundation, also known as CALF. Career fields pertaining to agriculture are just about endless, she said. Careers can be anything from veterinarians, livestock producers and crop scientists to lawyers, media relations, mechanics and those who develop the new technologies for modern-day equipment, said Fox, who grew up on a cattle ranch near Larkspur.

“It’s not just ranching and farming,” she said. “No matter what your interests are, you can find a place in agriculture.”

CALF is a nonprofit organization dedicated to connecting people of all ages and abilities to agriculture through educational programs, community projects and special events.

Since 2009, CALF has served more than 19,000 children, Fox said, and annually, between 10 and 15 students in 4-H or members of Future Farmers of America raise livestock at the foundation’s working educational ranch,

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969,672 Women farmers in the United States, and 288,264 were principal operators, meaning she is the person in charge of the farm’s dayto-day operations.

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million acres operated by women principal operators.

billion Value of agricultural products sold by women principal operators. This includes $6 billion in crop sales and $6.9 billion in livestock sales.

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Lowell Ranch, in Castle Rock.

“Every person on the planet relies on agriculture in some form,” Fox said. “We need everyone to be thinking about our future and how to produce healthy, safe food.”

Both Danell Kalcevic and Peppler are volunteers with a group called CommonGround, which is a national grassroots movement designed to help bridge the gap between the women who grow food and the women who buy it.

For the most part, it is still primarily women who do the grocery shopping for most households in the U.S., Peppler said. Therefore, she added, women “are a keen ear of knowing what consumers want.”

CommonGround volunteers share their personal experiences, science and research to help consumers sort through the growing number of

The entire Kalcevic family is involved with the operations of the family farm. Pictured are Tabor, 19, and Asia, 16. Tabor is studying soil and crop science and agriculture business at CSU. COURTESY PHOTO

myths and misinformation surrounding food and farming.

“We’re the ones who start conversations in the grocery store,” Peppler said. “This is our career. And we take the responsibility of growing the nation’s food very seriously.”

A greater understanding Most people today are between four and five generations removed from agriculture, Fox said. She added that unlike in the past, it is uncommon for the majority of today’s children to have a grandparent who grew up on a farm.

This means that people are becoming “less and less aware of where their food comes from,” Fox said.

Most of today’s society is far removed from producing its own food, Kalcevic said.

“The further removed we are, the more fearful we become” of the food we eat, Kalcevic said. “CommonGround helps consumers understand that farmers are regular people who are eating the same food that everybody else is serving their families.”

There are a lot of misconceptions out there about what farmers and ranchers do, said Tucker, who lives on a small-acreage ranch near Bennett and raises sheep and horses.

But overall, man or woman, “everybody in the agriculture industry wants a safe food supply,” Tucker said.

Although production agricultural-

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATIONS CommonGround Colorado Colorado currently has nine statewide CommonGround volunteers who farm wheat, corn, sugar beets, barley, sunflowers, organic alfalfa, dairy, and operate cattle farms and ranches. To read blogs written by women farmers or learn about various food and farming topics, visit www.FindOurCommonGround.com Colorado Agricultural Leadership Foundation (CALF) CALF is a nonprofit organization dedicated to connecting people of all ages and abilities to agriculture through educational programs, community projects and special events. CALF’s Lowell Ranch, a working ranch, is located in Castle Rock. Learn more at www.thecalf.org ists are a small percentage of the U.S. population, she said, no matter if you’re in Denver or New York, through social media, you can connect with someone who knows a rancher or farmer.

And most likely, they would be willing to bring you out to their ranch or farm to help you better understand the industry and where your food comes from, Tucker said.

“We’d love to show you what we do,” she said, “because we’re pretty proud of it.”

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Contact: Sharon McCreary, 720-423-4843 or sharon.mccreary@emilygriffith.edu.

Common Earth Community Garden: Garden project for entire community of Arvada.

Need: Volunteers to help build and work in garden Contact: Anthony at 303-204-0840 or squiggy.as@gmail.com The Edge Theater: Lakewood-area community theater.

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

Need: Volunteers needed for front of house, back of house, concessions and committees (audience building, grants, sponsorships, events)

Cat Care Society Nibbles `N Kibbles Food Bank: Works to reduce number of abandoned and surrendered cats.

Contact: Leigh Ann Kudloff at 303-986-5073 or lkudloff@comcast.net; www.theedgetheater.com

Need: Donations of canned and bagged cat food and litter

English As a Second Language: Provides English and civics tutoring to non-English speakers at Arvada United Methodist Church.

Contact: 303-239-9680 Colorado Refugee English as a Second Language Program: Teaches English to recently arrived refugees, who have fled war or persecution in their home country. In Colorado, refugees are from Afghanistan, Burma, Bhutan, Somalia, Iraq, Eritrea and D.R. Congo, among others.

Need: Volunteers to teach English. Tutoring takes place in the student’s home. Refugees live throughout Denver, but the largest concentrations are in Thornton, near 88th Avenue and Washington Street, and in east Denver/Aurora, near Colfax Avenue and Yosemite Street.

Other details: Tutors do not need to speak the student’s language. Most participants are homebound women and small children, adults who are disabled, and senior citizens.

Many are not literate in their first language, and remain isolated from American culture.

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for information and volunteer application.

Requirements: Volunteers must attend training at Emily Griffith Technical College in downtown Denver. Sessions take place every 6-8 weeks. Go to www.refugee-esl.org

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

Contact: Kathy Martinez, kathybv@comcast. net or 303-882-2751.

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

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

Training: Provided; kit team meets weekly in Highlands Ranch.

Contact: Tami Kirkland, 720-323-6827 or tami.kirkland@frontrangebest.org. Go to www.frbest.org.

Foothills Art Center: Golden’s premier art facility.

Contact: volunteerinfo@foothillsartcenter. org

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Group aims to boost Coloradans’ mental health STAFF REPORT

Colorado routinely makes the list as one of the physically healthiest states in the union, but a new effort by the organization Mental Health Colorado strives to make Colorado the mentally healthiest state too.

The group’s president, former Colorado state Rep. Andrew Romanoff, said the new data dashboard that just launched on the group’s website offers Coloradans a chance to see where they stand in terms of mental health and substance abuse disorders.

“Previously you would have had to go to several dozen sources to get all this information,” said Romanoff.

The dashboard — available at www. mentalhealthcolorado.org/dashboard/ — presents information including suicide rates and prevention, mental health issues, opioid overdose rates and even barriers to care. The infor-

mation is sortable by county, and links to the source documents.

The results are middling. Colorado continues to rank below average for psychiatric beds per capita, and has a persistently higher rate of drug and alcohol addiction, along with a higher suicide rate.

“We’re also below the national average for funding on treatment,” Romanoff said.

Mental Health Colorado’s intent in putting out the dashboard is to reduce the stigma and increase public awareness of mental health disorders, including substance abuse disorders like those caused by the opiate epidemic.

A second goal, according to Romanoff, is to hopefully “accelerate a solution” by inspiring and empowering the public, mental health organizations and government at all levels into action.

Last week Eagle County voters passed a marijuana tax measure by a nearly 3-1 margin, generating $1.2 million in new mental health funding.

“We’re trying to show that if you treat mental illness you can save lives,” said Romanoff.

In a press statement, Mental Health Colorado Research Director, Dr. Sarah Davidon said, “Our data dashboard will assess mental health and substance use issues facing children, adolescents, and adults in Colorado to inform policy decisions.”

The group estimates more than one million Coloradans experience a mental health or substance use disorder each year. Fewer than half get treatment.

Romanoff says the cause of improving mental health is personal for him.

A cousin committed suicide on New Years Day in 2015 after struggling with mental illness.

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“She hid those symptoms really well, even from us,” Romanoff said.

“If she had any other condition, a bump, a lump, she wouldn’t have hid it from us, and we wouldn’t have hesitated to get her care.”

The dashboard is not without its limitations. Romanoff acknowledges that some of the studies used to compile the data are not done annually, and some rely on self reporting.

Overall, he said the size of Colorado’s mental health needs are probably only conservatively reflected in the dashboard figures.

Beyond the data, the website includes a tab for individuals looking for ways to connect to local officials to advocate for change, and also a tab for people to share their personal stories of struggling with mental health — both things that Romanoff says the group hopes will spark real change for the better.

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CLUBS Ongoing Activities

available and next steps to take positive action steps. Discover community resources, and talk with other women experiencing similar life changes. Volunteer presenters include an attorney, mediator, therapist and wealth manager. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

Golden Chapter, Order of DeMolay meets at 7 p.m. every first and third

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

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

Golden Nar-Anon family group meets from 7:30-9 p.m. Mondays at Calvary Episcopal Church, 1320 Arapahoe St. We ask that people enter on the east side of the church and follow the signs to the upstairs meeting room. Call the Nar-Anon Family Groups World Service Organization at 800-4776291 or go to Nar-Anon.org.

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

Order from diner menu (pay on you own).

Call Fred Holden at 303-421-7619 for information. Republicans, especially students, youth and women, welcome to join.

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 ad-

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

Tuesdays Applewood Kiwanis Club meets from 7-8 a.m. Tuesdays at the Applewood Golf Course, 14001 W. 32nd Ave., Golden. You are invited to attend a meeting. Our goals are to serve children worldwide and in our community. We ring the bell for Salvation Army, deliver Christmas baskets to needy families and, assist the Jeffco Action Center with school supplies for children from low-income families. These are just three of our many projects. For more information, contact Fred McGehan at 303-947-1565.

Arvada Fine Arts Guild: 2-4 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at Indian Tree Golf 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.

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THINGS to DO

THEATER

`The Story of the Nutcracker’: 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturdays from Nov. 25 to Dec. 23 at the Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. Call for weekday availability. Call 303-935-3044 or go to minersalley.com. Appropriate for ages 12 and under, and the people who love them.

Lights of Hope: Hanukkah Stories from the Warsaw Ghettos: 7 p.m. Nov. 17-18 at Colorado ACTS, 11455 W. 1-70 Frontage Road North, Wheat Ridge. Learn about the Jewish celebration of Hanukkah. Go to www.coloradoacts.org.

day-2017/ Thanksgiving Day Food Drive: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 23 at the Racquetball and Fitness Center, 12120 W. 64th Ave., Arvada. Bring four cans of food and get free admission. Call 303-431-9004.

International Day: 4:30-9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18 at Colorado School of Mines Green Center, 924 16th St., Golden. Explore global food and culture. Go to https://calendar.mines.edu/event/international-

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

Saturday, Nov. 18 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Call 303-235-5275 or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org.

After School Fun: 4-5 p.m. Nov. 21 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Call 303-2355275 or visit www.jeffcolibrary.org.

MUSIC

Therapeutic Recreation Holiday Musical: 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30 at the Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Theme is “Old-Fashioned Christmas.” Get tickets from Julie Hines at the racquetball and fitness center, 12120 W. 64th Ave. or 303-467-7158; or from any cast member.

FILM/MOVIES

Hostage Story of Captivity: noon and 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 21 at Lifetree Café, 5675 Field St., Arvada. “Lonely: Secrets Learned in Solitary Confinement” features a filmed interview with Tom Sutherland, a man who was kidnapped and held by Muslim radicals for nearly six and a half years. Contact Polly Wegner at 303-424-4454 or pwegner@ peacelutheran.net.

ART/CRAFTS

HEALTH

this week’s TOP FIVE

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat: Nov. 17 to Dec. 23 at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd.

Shows at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday, with matinees at 1 p.m. Wednesday and 2 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday. Go to https://arvadacenter.org.

Toddler Dance Party: 10-10:30 a.m. Nov. 20 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada.

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

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Make Something: Recycled Seasonal Art: 6-7:30 p.m. Nov. 22 at Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Call 303-235-5275 or visit www.jeffcolibrary.org.

DIY Holiday Card: 3-5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 27 at the Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Call 303425-9583 or go to www.apexprd. org. Registration required.

Wheat Ridge Quilt Circle: 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 29 in the Red Brick house at Historic Park. Presented by the Wheat Ridge Historical Society.

Art Market Silent Auction: 10 a.m. Nov. 30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesdsay, Dec. 13. All proceeds benefit Arvada Center galleries. Make bids in person or by calling 720-8987251.

Fine Art Market; ACES Show and Sale: Nov. 30 to Dec. 17 at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Opening reception from 5-9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30.

Close the Rose: Help mark the start of the Buffalo Rose renovation with the Close the Rose party at 3 p.m. Nov. 18 at the Buffalo Rose Events Center, 1119 Washington Ave. The event will feature DJ EVAAA, Bill George and Reuben Gonzales. For more information, visit www.buf-

Go to http://arvadacenter.org/ galleries/31st-annual-fine-artmarket-show-sale or call 720898-7200 for hours and other details.

Art Classes: 12:30-3 p.m. Tuesdays through Dec. 19 (painting) at the Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada.

Call 303-425-9583 or go to www.apexprd.org. Registration required.

Holiday Art Market: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 30 at the Foothills Art Center, 809 15th St. Golden. www.foothillsartcenter. org/ upcoming

WRITING/READING

Jeffco League of Women Voters Nonfiction Book Club: 9:30 a.m.

Saturday, Nov. 18 at Westland Meridian, 10695 W. 17th Ave., Lakewood. Discuss articles and books on inequality. Call Lynne at 303-985-5128.

EVENTS

Simms Street Show and Sell: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18 at the Simms Street Recreation Cen-

ter, 11706 W. 82nd Ave., Arvada.

Instructors and students display and sell their work at this holiday fundraiser. Go to apexprd.org.

Camp HiBEARnation: 4-5 p.m.

Nov. 20 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Call 303-235-5275 or go to www. jeffcolibrary.org.

Great Turkey Chase Fun Run: 8:30-11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 23 at Parfet Park, 10th Street and Washington Avenue, Golden.

Benefits the Golden Schools Foundation. Call 720-583-2911 or go to www.runnershighco. com.

Bonfils Blood Drive: 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 26 at Arvada Elks Lodge, 5700 Yukon St., Arvada. Call Melanie Barr 303-921-4962 for an appointment. Walk-in donations are welcome.

Distracted Driver is Risky Business: 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 28 at the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office, 500 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden. Call 303-271-6980. Led by John Bowman, Wheat Ridge crime prevention officer. Presented by Triad of Jefferson County.

Happy Joints: 6-7 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays through Dec. 13 at the Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Call 303-425-9583 or go to www.apexprd.org. Registration required.

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.

Turkey Tuesday: 1-5 p.m. Nov. 21 at Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Enjoy a family movie (`Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs’) and turkey-themed Lego building. Call 303235-5275 or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org.

Colorado Rocks!

Night with a Naturalist Series: 6-7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 21 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Registration required. Call 720-898-7405 or go to http://arvada.org/explore/ open-space-nature/majesticview-nature-center-division.

Outdoor Nature Playdates: 10:30 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Nov. 22 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Registration required. Call 720-898-7405 or go to http:// arvada.org/explore/open-spacenature/majestic-view-naturecenter-division.

Pilgrim Games: 4-5 p.m. Nov. 22 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Call 303235-5275 or visit www.jeffcolibrary.org.

EDUCATION

The Weather Connection: How Weather Connects to the World: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Nov. 28 at Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Presented by WeatherNation Meteorologist Marcus Walter CBM, NWA. Call 303-235-5275 or visit 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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Annual Holiday Craft Fair Saturday November 18th 9am-4pm & Sunday November 19th 10am-4pm 1455 Newland St.

Santa Clause • Face Painter • Raffles • Food Booth Crafters and Unique Christmas Gifts Free Admission • Open to the public Free Parking • Handicap Access

Auctions

Arts & Crafts

500 9th st golden Estate Saddle Auction Friday November 17th 7 pm American Legion Hall 500 9th st Golden 80401 All must sell, now available for immediate liquidation, . Nothing held back including : Billy Cook, Saddle King, Circle Y, Felts , custom made cowboy saddles, Weaver , Herford and more.

You bid you set the price.

All must go 60 top quality saddles including: Roping, Wade, Full Silver Show Saddles, Pleasure Saddles, Pony, Barrel, Australian 100: wool saddle blankets, memory core pads , 100% wool saddle pads , gel core saddle pads and many other style saddle pads.Lots of Leather goods of all kinds; over 200 bridles and breast collars - Cowboy halters , Bronc halter, bling halter, leather horse Harness, fancy Show Headstalls, and Several nice pack Saddle's saddle stand and Saddle Carts stable and grooming tools lots of winter and stable blanket sizes from 40 inch to 94" and much more Fill a store or tack room for pennies on the dollar Doors open 6 PM for preview" auction starts at 7 PM Mark your calendar Murphy's estate auctions'

Gift/Craft/Bake Sale and Café

Bicycles

Cash for all Vehicles!

Saturday, November 18th

Cars, Trucks, Vans, SUV’s

At St. Stephens Lutheran Church

Want To Purchase minerals and other oil/gas interests. Send details to: P.O. Box 13557 Denver, CO 80201

Farm Products & Produce Grain Finished Buffalo

quartered, halves and whole

719-775-8742

Antiques & Collectibles Must sell by December 1st

50,000 baseball cards STAR cards, Rookie cards, Rockie cards Mostly 1990's complete collated sets + duplicates I MAY HAVE THE CARD YOU'RE LOOKING FOR BUY ONE CARD OR BUY THEM ALL GREAT STARTER COLLECTION Many special subsets from all companies Some minor league sets 303-471-9248

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Split & Delivered $300 a cord Stacking available extra $35 Call 303-647-2475 or 720-323-2173

Corner of Huron & Kennedy Northglenn

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Jewelry

Autos for Sale

Just in time for Christmas

1996 Ford Couture 4 door, auto transmission very good condition 137,000 miles $2000 (303)422-4871

2.82 caret yellow gold diamond ring appraised value at $13,350 asking $7,000 720-822-7423

Misc. Notices OPOCS SINGLES CLUB-55 PLUS A CIRCLE OF FRIENDS Social hours monthly 4-6p Lakewood Chad's 4th Tuesday of the month Hostess Darlene @ 720-233-4099 4th Thursday Denver - Baker Street Pub 8101 East Bellview Host Harold @ 303-693-3464 For more info and monthly newsletter call JoAnn membership chairman 303-751-5195 or Mary President @ 303-985-8937

TRANSPORTATION

Firewood

New & Used Electric Bikes & Trikes December 2, 2017 • 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Hand-Crafted Jewelry • One-of-a-Kind Bags &Totes Music • Handmade Christmas Stockings Food • Other Unique Gifts

All by Local Artists FREE ADMISSION

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Starting at $995 The Largest ebike Store in the Country Best Selection & Discount Prices

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Admission $2.00

Companion interment sites with 3 Granite Placements 40% off of Horan and McConaty price of is $7,686 at County Line Rd. and Holly St.

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1919 Federal Blvd.

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RV’s and Campers Your Vacation Home away from Home Take your pets along Damon Ultrasport Motorhome 38' diesel pusher Cummins transmission New Drapes, Very Clean 56K miles, barely broke in $29,000 for quick sale too See Call Mark 720-351-9597

ADVERTISE IN THE MARKETPLACE 303-566-4091

Friday,December December 1, Friday, 4,2017 2015 9:00a.m. am to 9:00 to 5:00 5:00p.m. p.m.

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Exhibit Hall at Jefferson County Fairgrounds (15200 West 6th Avenue)

Miscellaneous

Sell your merchandise on this page $25 for 2 weeks in 16 papers and online 303-566-4091 Wanted DONATE YOUR CAR, TRUCK, BOAT, RV; Running or not, to www.developmentaldisabled.org Tax deductible! 303-659-1744.

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Arts & Crafts Annual Holiday Open House on Saturday,Nov 18th from 9 am - 4 pm off 128th & Holly - Thornton We have Crafts & variety of Home Based Businesses present Come get a start on your holiday shopping in one location!

12695 Locust Way, Thornton, 806024664 Questions - call Ange 3-862-6681 See you there!

Springwood Retirement Craft & Vendor Fair 2017

6550 Yank Way, Arvada CO Saturday, November 25th 9:00 am to 3:00 pm Resident Handicrafts, Avon, Organo Coffee, Paparazzi Jewelry, Lularoe, Magnolia & Vine, Rodan & Fields, Gold Canyon Candles, Tupperware And more!

Spreader Sold as is $500.00 OBO

1990 Ford with Plow. Sold as is. 68,000 miles. Comes with plow. Truck Needs some Repair. $2000.00 OBO

2003 Chevy 2500 Box Truck.

153,684 Miles. Sold as is, needs some repair. $2000.00 OBO

FOR INFO CONTACT: Ariel Ramos • Supervisor of Facilities and Operations • Englewood Public Schools

Office- 303-806-2015 • Cell- 303-910-1520

SPORTS

POMONA PANTHERS HIP-HOP ROCK

Pomona High School’s hip-hop dance team poses for a photo after winning the title in the Class 5A/4A hip hop category at the Jeffco League Spirit Championships on Nov. 7 at Bear Creek High School. PHOTO BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

POMONA FOOTBALL FACING BIG GAME THIS WEEK The state runner-ups continue their 2017 post-season campaign this week, with a 7 p.m., Nov. 17, quarterfinal showdown against Fairview at the North Area Athletic Complex field.

The 9-2 Panthers are coming off a Nov. 10 trouncing of Poudre, winning the first round game 68-27. In that game six different Panthers scored touchdowns,

and the team combined for more than 600 all-purpose yards.

Senior Max Borghi rushed for four touchdowns, while junior Billy Pospisil hauled in four catches for 122 yards and two touchdowns.

The 10-1 Fairview team knocked Arvada West out of the playoffs in the first

round, by a score of 55-21.

If Pomona wins, it could set up a semifinal rematch of last year’s title game against rival Valor Christian.

Check out ArvadaPress.com and the Arvada Press Facebook page for coverage of Friday’s game.

List of Jeffco-area student-athlete signers

The National Letter of Intent voluntary program is an NCAAmanaged way for prospective student athletes to enter into a binding agreement with a college, pledging to attend that school for one academic year, in exchange for the school to provide financial aid for that time.

D’Evelyn Junior/Senior High School Peyton Wright, volleyball, University of Northwestern-St. Paul Kendra Cerrone, volleyball, West Texas A&M Abbey Selin, women’s swimming, University of Wyoming Angi Reed, women’s basketball, Oregon Tech

Golden High School Abby Garnett, women’s basketball, University of Ohio Adam Thistlewood, men’s basketball, Drake University Liam Johnson, men’s soccer, University of Denver Megan Feiner, softball, Fort Hays State Marrissa Malmgren, women’s lacrosse, Upper Iowa Brennan Grass, men’s lacrosse, Adams State Brad Banks, baseball, Kansas

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Wesleyan Quinn Cusack, women’s soccer, Culver-Stockton Green Mountain High School Brook Thompson, women’s lacrosse, Westminster College Emily Sammon, volleyball, Bethel University JD Wadleigh II, baseball, South Mountain Community College Jefferson High School Marissa Gallegos, women’s wrestling, Grays Harbor College Lakewood High School Jack Castiglia, men’s golf, University of Northern Colorado Gabe Dinette, wrestling, Stanford University Ileana Dinette, diving, University of Denver Camilla Emsbo, women’s basketball, Yale University Kira Emsbo, women’s basketball, Princeton University Avery Hughes, volleyball, University of Ottawa Hayden Still, wrestling, Oregon State University Audrey Woodhouse, women’s lacrosse, Colorado Mesa University

Ralston Valley High School Anna Austin, swimming, University of Idaho Haley Bass, softball, Dodge City Community College Gianna Browdy, softball, Dodge City Community College Delaynie Byrne, women’s basketball, University of Minnesota Samuel Cowling, swimming, Southwestern Oregon CC Isabelle Davenport, swimming, University of South Dakota Ashley Drye , volleyball, Colorado Christian University Giselle Eiche, volleyball, University of Nebraska-Omaha Ian Klava, baseball, Puget Sound University Luke Leisenring, baseball, Arizona State University Mikeila Ruotsala, soccer, Oregon Tech Samantha Van Sickle, women’s basketball, Colorado School of Mines Jordan Winchester, lacrosse, Regis University Mackenzie Winchester, lacrosse, Regis University Elizabeth Wompey, swimming, Youngstown State University

Roy Halladay left good memories through years in baseball Ralston Valley baseball coach Brad Madden grew up playing baseball with Roy Halladay.

It didn’t take Madden long to realize that Halladay, who was his teammate at Arvada West, was a special player.

Halladay, 40, was killed Nov. 7 when the OICON A5 sport aircraft he was piloting crashed into the Gulf of Mexico.

He was a 1995 graduate of Arvada West and was a 17th-round draft pick of the Toronto Blue Jays. He was an eight-time allstar with Toronto and Philadelphia and a Cy Young Award winner in both the American and National Leagues.

“From the time I met Roy as a 9-year-old, he was a dominant pitcher, player and a fierce competitor,” Madden said.

Halladay, who is one Jim Benton of only two pitchers throw a post-season OVERTIME to no-hitter, had a 203-105 major league pitching record with a 3.38 earned run average. He was inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame in 2015 and likely will be a future inductee into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

“Baseball players in Colorado now could learn from him,” said Adams State baseball coach Jim Capra, who was Halladay’s coach at Arvada West. “Everything you hear about him at the major league level are the same as when he was young. He was as good off the field as he was on the field. He was very coachable and a good teammate. He was very level-headed about the things he might do in the future.”

Halladay was one of the reasons that pro baseball scouts and college recruiters now pay more attention to Colorado prospects.

“Roy’s success paved the way for Colorado players past and future to get a chance,” added Madden. “Before him it was unheard of for pro scouts to come to Colorado to find players. He put Colorado on the baseball map. Roy was the hardest-working person I have ever known and he dedicated all his effort to making himself one of the best pitchers in Major League baseball history and a future Hall of Famer.”

Halladay led Arvada West to the 1994 Class 6A state championship. The Wildcats lost to Cherry Creek in the 1995 5A title game but Halladay didn’t pitch because he was used in the semifinals.

“He pitched as a freshman but his sophomore year is when he really opened eyes of coaches and players,” recalled Capra. “It was like going from high school to the maSEE BENTON, P26

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Faith Christian Eagles climb to semifinals

Team battles way to final four in state volleyball

BY TOM MUNDS TMUNDS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Faith Christian players put on brave faces despite being unhappy their season was over as they shook hands with Lutheran players after the Eagles lost 3-1 in the semifinals of the Nov. 11 Class 3A state volleyball championship tournament.

“We didn’t want the season to end but I am very proud of the girls and the way they played tonight and all season,” Eagles Coach Chris Powers said after the semifinal match. “This is a great group of girls. They love the Lord and they love each other. They played hard, played for each other and had fun playing for the Eagles all season. Today they played hard and so did Lutheran. Sometimes you win and sometimes you lose. Tonight we lost.”

The loss in the semifinals ended play for Faith Christian that put together a 16-6 regular season record which earned a spot in the postseason playoffs.

The first step to the state tournament was Class 3A regionals. It was a three-team round robin pool format with the pool champion advancing to the state tournament.

The Eagles earned a spot at state by becoming pool champions as they defeated Rye 3-0 and Aspen 3-1. The scene then shifted to the Denver Coliseum Nov. 10 and 11 for the state tournament. The format for the first round of the state playoffs as divided the 12

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jor leagues in one year. He has a great high school career and was one of the best players to come out of Colorado.”

Phil Ross, a retired former high school and college umpire, called Halladay an exemplary individual who was universally well-liked by his peers and fans.

regional champions into four pools of three teams for round robin play with each with the pool champion advancing to the Nov. 11 state semifinals.

In the state playoffs the Eagles defeated Valley 3-0 in their first pool play match. Faith Christian played aggressive volleyball with six players contributing to the team total of 48 kills. Three players, Maddie Cavalieri, Sophia Keister and her sister Bella, each had eight kills.

Holy Family secured a spot in the Class 3A semifinals as they won their pool play championship with a 3-1 win over Buena Vista. It was a big night for Alma Randall as she led the team attack with 20 kills. Teammate Ryanne Ferro had 10 kills.

The next step in the tournament was the state 3A semifinal match against Lutheran on Nov. 11. Every set was a battle and no easy points were scored by either team. But the Lions got the key points when needed and won the match in three sets, 25-22, 25-23 and 25-23.

The Eagles mounted a strong attack against Lutheran with eight players making a total of 42 kills. Alma Randall led the team with 15 kills and Ryanne Ferro had 11. Taynin Abbot and Bella Keister made 15 digs each and Allure Padilla led the team assists with 22.

Abbott, a senior, said it has been an amazing year for her and for the team.

“It has been a great time as I have been able to really bond with my teammates to make long-lasting friendships,” she said with a smile. “It has been fun to play with friends by my side. It also has been fun because we all love each other and everyone is super talented so this is a good volleyball team.”

He recalls working two games in which Halladay played.

“The first time in did a Wildcats game he was a sophomore, playing first base and I was the base umpire,” recalled Ross. “He was the best player I officiated in a two-decade umpiring career but also the most polite.

“The following season I was behind the plate when Roy pitched a no-hitter.

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“I love the position. I love to pick up the big hits from the other team and to see the disappointment on their faces because their hit didn’t score a point,” she said. “It is a physically demanding position because I dive on the floor a lot but it is so much fun it is worth the bumps and bruises I get doing it.”

Coach Powers said it has been a great year for Faith Christian volleyball.

“This year is a step forward,” Coach Powers said. “We won one match and lost one match in regionals in 2015 and 2016. This year we won regionals, came to state and got to the semifinals.

We came to state three years ago and only one of our players was on that team. We lose some senior starters to graduation but we also have strong players who will be back with us next year. We also had a good junior varsity team so the future looks good for Eagles volleyball.” the next day. I felt good.”

Enrollment numbers Enrollment splits to determine which classifications schools will play in for the 2018-20 cycle were set by the Classification and League Organizing Committee on Nov. 7.

I often hear coaches commenting about school size especially when playing a bigger school, so it was nice to see some figures, although enrollment numbers don’t always translate into athletic success, especially with

Bella Keister’s hit for Faith Christian carries the ball over the blockers in the Nov. 11 semifinal match against Lutheran at the Class 3A state volleyball championship tournament played at the Denver Coliseum. Keister recorded a kill on this hit which added to her team high total of 198 for the season. The Eagles tested Lutheran but the Lions won the semifinal match, 3-0.

PHOTO BY TOM MUNDS

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So to start with an easy question, what school has the largest enrollment?

Yep, Cherry Creek with 3,654 students but which school is second?

That would be Montbellow in far northeast Denver with 2,964.

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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Lakewood junior quarterback Pierce Holley (16) attempt to get a pass off during the Tigers’ 42-0 loss to Grandview in a Class 5A football state tournament opener Nov. 11 at Legacy Stadium in Aurora.

BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Lakewood football shut out in playoff opener

AURORA — Grandview staked claim to the final Class 5A football state quarterfinal spot in convincing fashion Nov. 11 at Legacy Stadium.

The No. 8-seeded Wolves shut out No. 9 Lakewood 42-0 to join the other seven 5A football teams that advanced to the quarterfinals with wins the previous night.

“It was close,” Grandview senior Gunner Gentry said when asked if it was a perfect game for the Wolves.

“We have somethings we still need to clean up. Overall, it was a good game.

A good team win.”

Lakewood finished off its season with a 8-3 record and its first postseason appearance since 2014.

“They (Grandview) are just more physical and a well-coached team. It’s a program in a place that we to get our program to,” Lakewood coach Jeff Braun said. “I can’t thank my senior enough. My seniors three years ago said they wanted to make the playoffs, make the program and the school bet-

ter. They did that.”

Next up for Grandview (9-2 record) is two-time defending state champion Valor Christian. The No. 1 Eagles are undefeated on the season.

Valor has won 21 straight games dating back to last season. The Eagles last loss was Sept. 23, 2016 against Pomona in a non-league game.

The Wolves were nearly flawless in the first half against Lakewood.

Grandview scored on every possession except its second time with the football. That drive ended with a missed field goal. It didn’t matter in the grand scheme of things.

Grandview junior Jordan Billingsley had first-half touchdown runs of 4, 25 and 10 yards. He racked up 113 yards on 17 carries before halftime.

Senior Aaron Harris also pitched in eight carries for 77 yards and a 23-yard touchdown run before halftime to give the Wolves a 28-0 lead.

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

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Olympic dreams: Westminster skaters off to Minnesota Legacy senior aims for shot at U.S team, Winter Games

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Some of the Midwest’s best figure skaters left Westminster this weekend enroute to championships in Minnesota -- and a shot for one skater to qualify for the Winter Olympics in February.

Legacy High School Senior Alex Rogers will compete at the Midwestern Figure Skating Sectionals this weekend, aiming for spot at the U.S. Nationals in San Jose, California Jan. 1.

Cindy Sullivan, director of figure skating at Westminster’s Ice Centre at The Promenade, said it’s part of the rush to qualify skaters for the 2018 Winter Olympics.

“Right after Christmas, they’ll start nationals,” Sullivan said. “They need to have a certain amount of time leading up to the Olympics.”

The Winter Olympics are Feb 9-25 in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

“The Olympics makes everything move along,” she said.

Colorado is one of 22 states that are members of the U.S, Figure Skating Midwest Section, which runs from New Mexico and Wyomic east to Alabama and Michigan. The best skaters from that section will compete in Bloomington, Minn. through Nov. 18.

The top four skaters at the Midwest Sectionals will meet their counterparts from the East and Pacific Sectional in San Jose. The top four there will move on to Korea.

Legacy’s Rogers is the sole senior competing from the area this year. She’s originally from South Dakota but moved to Westminster to train at the Ice Center.

“The competition is all four disciplines -- ladies singles, men’s singles, pairs and ice dance,” Sullivan said. “But these other kids are competing at various levels but they are not able to qualify for the Olympics. She’s the only one of our Senior Ladies.”

Figure skaters Blake Eisenach and Eliana Secunda work on an intricate airborne maneuver. right, and the ‘death spiral,’ above, at the Promenade Ice Centre in Westminster.

PHOTO BY STEFAN BRODSKY The Eliana Secunda and Blake Eisenach Junior Pair Team were selected last summer by United States Figure Skating Association for Team USA and they are also competing, but for National Honors. Eisenach is also a Legacy High senior but he and Blake are competing at the Junior level.

In all, seven skaters who have been training in Westminster are moving along to Minnesota for the sections.

“Figure skating really is an all year sport but this is the culmination of our season,” she said. “It’s a very nice complement to our program, our rink and our facility.”

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Season brings increase in wildlife/vehicle crashes STAFF REPORT

The migration of animals to their winter habitats can lead to a rise in animal-vehicle collisions in fall and winter.

That is one reason the Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Colorado State Patrol are reminding motorists to be cautious as wildlife are on the move.

“As days shorten, temperatures drop and snow begins to fall, many wildlife species move from their high-elevation summer ranges in the mountains and plateaus and travel to lower elevaA mule deer stands in the way on a tion winter ranges in the foothills and Colorado road. COURTESY OF COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE valleys,” Mark Lawler, CDOT biologist, said in a news release. “The escount all types of animals includsential habitats for these animals are ing small and large mammals from intersected by Colorado’s highways, raccoon and skunk to moose and elk.

Public Notice forcing wildlife to cross roadways However, the most significant number ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS collisions occur in search of food, water, space and of animal-vehicle Sealed bids for the construction of City of shelter.” with Arvada Project No.deer.

17-PK-01 entitled Club Crest Trail Bridge will be received at the office Agencies reported that more than State agencies track reported colliof the City Engineer until 10:00 am on November 21, 2017 4,600 and thendeer publiclywere openedkilled and readon Colorado sions with wildlife, and the statistics aloud.

The BID DOCUMENTS, consisting of Advertisement for Bids, Information for Bidders, Special Conditions, Addendum when issued, Bid Bond, Bid Proposal, Bid Schedule forms, and the Project Drawings (11”x17”) may be examined at the following locations: City of Arvada Engineering Division - 8101 Ralston Road,Arvada, Colorado 80002 Dodge Plan Room – www.construction.com ISqFt Plan Room – 1030 West Ellsworth Ave., Unit G, Denver, Colorado 80223 Reed Construction Data – www.reedpsp.com Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com No cost bid documents may be obtained at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com on or after November 2, 2017. Bid documents may also be obtained at the office of the City Engineer upon payment of $30.00 per set, which is non-refundable.

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If a wildlife collision does occur, a Colorado State Patrol captain offers some advice.

“Drivers should brake, look and steer,” Capt. Adrian Driscol said in a news release. “Brake, slow down and concentrate on keeping control of your vehicle. Look around and be aware of your surroundings, especially other vehicles in front or behind you. Then steer and move your vehicle to a safe position off the road.”

The best practice for drivers is to be aware, drive with caution and slow down, especially at night. While almost every road in both rural and urban areas will have wildlife attempting to cross the roadway, road kill statistics have pinpointed some highways that are more frequently used as corridors for wildlife on the move.

“If you see one deer or elk, more than likely you can expect others crossing

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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., November 28, 2017 to Technology Constructors, Inc. for work related to Project No. 17-ST-14 – W. 64th Avenue and Indiana Street Intersection Improvements Project and performed under that contract dated May 2, 2017 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 Technology Constructors, Inc. 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 October 27, 2017 CITY OF ARVADA /s/ Kristen Rush, City Clerk Legal Notice No.: 49166 First Publication: November 9, 2017 Last Publication: November 16, 2017 Publisher: Golden Transcript Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press Public Notice ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids for the construction of City of Arvada Project No. 17-PK-01 entitled Club Crest Trail Bridge will be received at the office of the City Engineer until 10:00 am on November 21, 2017 and then publicly opened and read aloud.

The BID DOCUMENTS, consisting of Advertisement for Bids, Information for Bidders, Special Conditions, Addendum when issued, Bid Bond, Bid Proposal, Bid Schedule forms, and the Project Drawings (11”x17”) may be examined at the following locations: City of Arvada Engineering Division - 8101 Ralston Road,Arvada, Colorado 80002 Dodge Plan Room – www.construction.com ISqFt Plan Room – 1030 West Ellsworth Ave., Unit G, Denver, Colorado 80223 Reed Construction Data – www.reedpsp.com Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com No cost bid documents may be obtained at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com on or after November 2, 2017. Bid documents may also be obtained at the office of the City Engineer upon payment of $30.00 per set, which is non-refundable.

ESTIMATED QUANTITIES OF THE MAJOR ITEMS OF WORK ARE: 2 EA Removal of Tree - Large (Equal to or Greater than 12" dia) 278 SY Removal of Concrete Sidewalk 1 LS Removal of Existing Bridge, Foundation

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CITY OF ARVADA Timothy R. Hoos, P.E., City Engineer Legal Notice No.: 49141 First Publication: November 2, 2017 Last Publication: November 16, 2017 Publisher: Golden Transcript Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press Public Notice NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2018 BUDGET AND AMENDMENT OF 2017 BUDGET KIPLING RIDGE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Sections 29-1-108 and 109, C.R.S., that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Kipling Ridge Metropolitan District (the “District”) for the ensuing year of 2018. The necessity may also arise for the amendment of the 2017 budget of the District.

Copies of the proposed 2018 budget and 2017 amended budget (if appropriate) are on file in the office of the District’s Accountant, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, 8390 E. Crescent Pkwy., Ste. 500, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, where same are available for public inspection. Such proposed 2018 budget and 2017 amended budget will be considered at a special meeting to be held on Thursday, November 30, 2017 at 8:30 a.m. at Shea Homes, 9380 Station

WHERE ANIMAL-VEHICLE COLLISIONS HAPPEN Deer specific animal-vehicle collisions for the Denver metro area in 2016 totaled 301. The highway corridors with significant numbers of these collisions include: • US 285, MP 230-250, Conifer to the CO 470 Interchange: 86 collisions (deer) • I-70, 250-270, Genesee Park to Denver: 38 collisions (deer) • I-25, MP 180-190, Castle Rock to 2 miles north of Castle Pines: 7 collisions (deer) • I-25, MP 161-180, 18-mile segment between south Castle Rock and Monument. This area, known as The Gap, is particularly susceptible to animal-vehicle collisions due to the rural nature of the area and Greenland Open Space, south of Larkspur.

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NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2018 BUDGET AND AMENDMENT OF 2017 BUDGET

KIPLING RIDGE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Sections 29-1-108 and 109, C.R.S., that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Kipling Ridge Metropolitan District (the “District”) for the ensuing year of 2018. The necessity may also arise for the amendment of the 2017 budget of the District.

Copies of the proposed 2018 budget and 2017 amended budget (if appropriate) are on file in the office of the District’s Accountant, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, 8390 E. Crescent Pkwy., Ste. 500, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, where same are available for public inspection. Such proposed 2018 budget and 2017 amended budget will be considered at a special meeting to be held on Thursday, November 30, 2017 at 8:30 a.m. at Shea Homes, 9380 Station Street, Ste. 600, Lone Tree, CO 80124. 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.

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KIPLING RIDGE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT /s/ Denise Denslow, District Manager Legal Notice No.: 49221 First Publication: November 16, 2017 Last Publication: November 16, 2017 Publisher: Wheat Ridge Transcript The Arvada Press and the Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT Notice is hereby given that disbursements in final settlement will be issued by the Finance Director at 10:00 a.m., December 5, 2017 to WL Contractors, Inc. for work related to Project No. 14-ST-14 – 2014 Traffic Signal Reconstruction and performed under that contract dated July 20, 2015 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 WL Contractors, Inc. 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 November 2, 2017 CITY OF ARVADA /s/Kristen Rush, City Clerk Legal Notice No.: 49228 First Publication: November 16, 2017 Last Publication: November 23, 2017 Publisher: Golden Transcript Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press Public Notice NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT Notice is hereby given that disbursements in final settlement will be issued by the Finance Director at 10:00 a.m., December 5, 2017 to Sturgeon Electric Company, Inc. for work related to Project No. 14-WO-03 – Olde Town Street Lighting Improvements, Phase I and performed under that contract dated October 24, 2016 for the City of Arvada.

Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that furnished

Public Notice To advertise your public notices call 303-566-4100 Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT A public hearing will be held before the Arvada Notice is hereby given that disbursements in Planning Commission on December 5, 2017, at final settlement will be issued by the Finance 6:30 p.m., Arvada Municipal Building, 8101 RalDirector at 10:00 a.m., December 5, 2017 to ston Rd., Arvada, when and where you may Sturgeon Electric Company, Inc. for work respeak on the matter of considering THE ADDIlated to Project No. 14-WO-03 – Olde Town TION OF A SUBSECTION 2.2.12 (CERTIFICStreet Lighting Improvements, Phase I and perATES OF COMPLIANCE WITH DESIGN formed under that contract dated October 24, GUIDELINES), AND AMENDMENTS TO SUB2016 for the City of Arvada.

SECTION 1.7.8 (MANDATORY AND DISCRETIONARY TERMS); SUBSECTION 2.4.20 Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that furnished (CERTIFICATES OF COMPLIANCE WITH labor, material, drayage, sustenance, provisions DESIGN GUIDELINES); AND VARIOUS SUBor other supplies used or consumed by said SECTIONS OF SECTION 3.30 (CERTIFICcontractor or his sub-contractors in or about the ATES OF COMPLIANCE WITH DESIGN performance of the work contracted to be done GUIDELINES), AND FURTHER AMENDING by said Sturgeon Electric Company, Inc. and its SECTION 10.3 (DEFINITION OF WORDS, claim has not been paid, may at any time on or TERMS, AND PHRASES), OF THE LAND DEprior to the hour of the date above stated, file VELOPMENT CODE, SUCH AMENDMENTS with the Finance Director of the City of Arvada at PERTAINING GENERALLY TO THE RENO PARK ADDITION HISTORIC DISTRICT City Hall, a verified statement of the amount due DESIGN GUIDELINES. A complete copy of the and unpaid on account of such claim. proposed amendments is available for public inDated this November 6, 2017 spection in the Community Development DeCITY OF ARVADA partment (720-898-7435). Written comments /s/Kristen Rush, City Clerk may be filed therewith no later than 8 days prior to the hearing.

Legal Notice No.: 49229 CITY OF ARVADA PLANNING COMMISSION First Publication: November 16, 2017 /s/ Patricia Connell, Secretary Last Publication: November 23, 2017 Publisher: Golden Transcript Legal Notice No.: 49230 Wheat Ridge Transcript First Publication: November 16, 2017 and the Arvada Press Last Publication: November 16, 2017 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING A public hearing will be held before the Arvada Planning Commission on December 5, 2017, at Public Notice 6:30 p.m., Arvada Municipal Building, 8101 Ralston Rd., Arvada, when and where you may The Apex Park and Recreation District Board of speak on the matter to rezone (and amend the Directors is issuing this Solicitation for the purofficial zoning maps) from City of Arvada PUDpose of entering into a contract for Core BankBPR (Planned Unit Developmenting Services that will provide prompt and Business/Professional/Residential) to PUDefficient service to the District.

BP (Planned Unit DevelopmentBusiness/Professional), and consider a prelimInterested Financial Institutions are invited to inary development plan for 65&W, located at submit a Proposal, no later than January 31, 6543 Wadsworth Blvd. Additional information 2018 at 4:00 p.m. MDT. Proposals received can be obtained from the Community Developafter this date will not be accepted. For considment Dept. or written comments may be filed eration, responders must (1) obtain a Proposal therewith no later than 8 days prior to the hearfrom Bidnet.com and (2) submit their Proposal to ing. po@apexprd.org. The Proposals will be evaluCITY OF ARVADA PLANNING COMMISSION ated, and the District expects to award the con/s/ Patricia Connell, Secretary tract to the proposer who submits the proposal which, in the District’s estimation, represents the Legal Notice No.: 49231 best qualifications, services and value to the First Publication: November 16, 2017 District.

Last Publication: November 16, 2017 Publisher: Golden Transcript The District reserves the right to act in its best Wheat Ridge Transcript interest to terminate, modify or suspend the proand the Arvada Press cess, reject any or all submittals, modify the terms and conditions of this selection process Public Notice and/or waive informalities of any submission.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Legal Notice No.: 49237 A public hearing will be held before the Arvada First Publication: November 16, 2017 Planning Commission on December 5, 2017, at Last Publication: November 16, 2017 6:30 p.m., Arvada Municipal Building, 8101 RalPublisher: Golden Transcript ston Rd., Arvada, when and where you may Wheat Ridge Transcript speak on the matter of considering THE ADDIand the Arvada Press TION OF A SUBSECTION 2.2.12 (CERTIFICATES OF COMPLIANCE WITH DESIGN GUIDELINES), AND AMENDMENTS TO SUBSECTION 1.7.8 (MANDATORY AND DISCRETIONARY TERMS); SUBSECTION 2.4.20 (CERTIFICATES OF COMPLIANCE WITH

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