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Jeffco mayors talk about the issues Growth, homelessness, civility among the issues

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Mayors from Arvada, Lakewood, Wheat Ridge, Golden and Westminster gathered Nov. 16 at the Arvada Chamber of Commerce’s Third Friday Breakfast to share their thoughts on issues that affect all communities.

Growth was the first issue tackled.

“I think when you look at growth plans, you have to look at the services you need,” said Arvada Mayor Marc Williams, adding that when Arvada is built out to full growth it will be home to 160,000 people.

Westminster Mayor Herb Atchison said it’s about looking and the land the city has left and how to use it for quality growth while understanding the limitations.

Balance between residential, commercial and government infrastructure is that Golden Mayor Marjorie Sloan said is most important, Golden being one of the communities with little land to expand.

“In Golden we changed from growth to redevelopment,” Sloan said. “What we’re looking at is the best way to increase the efficiency of our land use and still maintain the character and community feel. Easy to say, difficult to put into practice.”

On homelessness An increased amount of residents experiencing homelessness is something all communities in Jefferson County and the surrounding areas have experienced over the last couple years. At the

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From left, Arvada Mayor Marc Williams, Lakewood Mayor Adam Paul, Wheat Ridge Mayor Bud Starker, Westminster Mayor Herb Atchison and Golden Mayor Marjorie Sloan talk issues affecting their communities.

SHANNA FORTIER forum, mayors were asked about the best solution for tackling the issues and whose responsibility it should be.

“The best solution is to involve city, county, state and federal government in partnership with businesses, with nonprofit community groups, with faith groups — with everyone essentially,” Sloan said. “True solutions will focus on causes including wages, physical and mental health as well as the cost and availability of housing, transportation and all the other livability factors. The responsibility falls to all of us and I believe all the mayors up here have recognized that responsibility because no one community is going to solve it.”

Wheat Ridge Mayor Bud Starker agrees with the collaborative approach and said the key is a continued conversation and education around affordable housing options

and wrap-around services.

“This is an issue that not only transcends our cities and counties, our state, but it is a nationwide issue,” Starker said.

Lakewood Mayor Adam Paul steered the conversation toward the approximately 3,000 students in Jefferson County Public Schools who are identified as experiencing homelessness in some way.

“That’s not OK,” Paul said.

“We pay into an animal shelter in Jefferson County and we make sure our animals are sheltered. We have zero permanent beds in a community of 600,000 for our homeless community. How do we fix that … There are many people in Jefferson County who are working and have jobs and can’t afford to live.”

Williams agreed that the invisible homeless — people living in cars and couch surfing — are a concern and said

that Arvada will be working with the city of Wheat Ridge to determine if a transitional housing opportunity exists between the two cities.

“That’s going to be an interesting discussion because of the NIMBY issue — people not wanting it in their back yards,” Williams said. “But we can’t just ignore the problem. We have to address it and continue to work.”

On civility With growth and homelessness among the issues that create strong opinions, the mayors were asked how they work to increase civility in their cities. The answer was respect and face-to-face conversations.

“Say what you mean, but don’t say it mean,” Paul said.

“I think with the appetite of social media, it’s created a platform for people to have anonymity and that’s not helping the conversation.”

G LINE

Months overdue: 25 Current step: The 21 day System Performance Demonstration (SPD) testing has been completed on the G Line. According to RTD, in order for the G Line to open, grade crossing timings still need to be adjusted to meet the design parameters and grade crossing testing will need to be verified by the Public Utilities Commission and the Federal Railroad Administration. On Nov. 15, the FRA sent a letter to RTD reiterating concerns about the gate buffer times. The FRA also indicated it will allow revenue service demonstration testing on the G Line only when RTD and DTP have satisfactorily addressed its concerns.

The FRA is requiring RTD to submit a corrective action plan within 30 days.

Simulated schedule testing on the G Line commuter rail alignment between downtown Denver and Wheat Ridge is now testing 12 hours a day, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Estimated opening day: Not yet determined Officials say: “My frustration will continue to grow until the G Line gets open. It’s nerve-wracking how inept this process has been. It’s both the technology issues that we’re the guinea pigs for and the bureaucracy on both the utilities commission and the Federal Railroad Administration.

I know safety has to come first, but it seems like it’s going a bit overboard.

The best case scenario is we are now looking at maybe January or February.

I think that’s the best case scenario on when the G Line is going to open.”

— Arvada Mayor Marc Williams

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Man receives 24 years prison for home-invasion robbery in Arvada STAFF REPORT

Ivan A. Garcia, 36, appeared in Jefferson County District Court on Nov. 14 when he was sentenced to prison for 24 years for an armed home-invasion robbery of a 70-year-old Arvada man.

According to the District Attorney’s Office, On Aug. 16, 2017 John Woodruff, who worked for the Stanley Steamer Carpet Cleaning Company, was finishing up at Paul Joyce’s home at 9179 W. 50th Lane when Garcia approached him, brandishing a

gun. Garcia ordered Woodruff inside the house. Still brandishing a gun, he ordered both Woodruff and Joyce to the ground, demanding money and their cell phones.

Woodruff resisted and there was a struggle, during which time Garcia pistol whipped WoodGarcia ruff.

During the struggle, Garcia had his arm around Woodruff ’s neck, holding him in a headlock. This

move proved valuable to investigators in that it provided Arvada police with DNA which helped identify Garcia.

Also of assistance to police was that Joyce had installed a doorbell surveillance camera system which helped identify that Garcia was at the house.

“As our citizens age, a doorbell camera or other surveillance system can provide added security and a sense of safety,” said District Attorney Pete Weir.

On Oct. 4 Garcia pleaded guilty to second degree kidnapping,

aggravated robbery, robbery of an at-risk adult, and two violent crime counts. He had five prior felony convictions and had been released on bond in another case days before this offense.

“Arvada police did an outstanding job in this case,” Weir said. “The lead detective, Aaron Buemi, never let up; he was determined to bring justice for Mr. Joyce and Mr. Woodruff. As a result of the teamwork between Arvada police and our Elder Abuse Unit, Ivan Garcia has been held accountable.”

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nate these vents is to do what Meritage Homes did in building Arvada’s Richards Farm subdivision. The insulation of those homes is closed-cell foam applied to the underside of the roofs, rather than the more typical blown-in cellulose or fiberglass batts resting on the floor of the attic, as is found in most homes – perhaps your own. Meritage probably didn’t consider that making the homes more energy efficient in this way had the added benefit of making them more resistant to wildfire.

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Although I haven’t researched it, I would guess that taking some of these precautions — especially metal roofing and the rolling metal shutters — might help to reduce your insurance premiums, as well as to possibly save your life and property in case of wildfire.

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Turkey Trek brings food to Community Table

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ver 400 runners braved the freezing rain and snow the morning of Nov. 17 to participate in the Turkey Trek 10K, 5K and 2K held at Long Lake Ranch Park in Arvada.

The race, which collected monetary and canned food donations for Arvada’s food bank Community Table, brought in $900 and 244 pounds of food.

TOP RUNNERS 10K James O’Sullivan, 36:42 Carley Shriver, 44:27 Aaron LeBlanc, 42:34 Brett German, 42:43 5K RJ Miccio, 20:49 Blaze Cook, 21:51 Laura Marcoux, 21:52 Nate Ahern, 21:57

Chandler Molen, of Lakewood, braves the freezing rain Nov. 17 to run the Turkey Trek 5K in Arvada.

Michele and Robert Martin, of Highlands Ranch, got festive to run the 5K Turkey Trot in Arvada Nov. 17.

Paige Larington, of Arvada, stops at the Fill Your Pie Hole challenge where runners had the option to eat a piece of pumpkin pie before finishing their race.

Russell Baron, of Arvada, braved freezing temperatures to run the 5K Turkey Trek shirtless Nov. 17.

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Coffee roaster aims to be heart of the community Red Silo is the only roaster in West Arvada

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The driving force behind the launch of Red Silo Coffee Roasters was the co-owner Greg Pierce just wanted a good cup of coffee.

Pierce, a managing partner for Micro Commercial, is part of the team that is building a small business campus at 66th Avenue and Holman Street, one block east of Indiana Street in West Arvada.

The first three buildings, which opened last year, brought in 45 new people working.

“As we started building it out, the goal was to create spaces for small businesses to thrive, expand, grow,” Pierce said of the micro spaces. “Our motivation was to create spaces that weren’t available.”

Now Red Silo Coffee Roasters, which officially opened its brick-andmortar shop Oct. 27, is one of those small businesses.

The name of the roaster comes from the large red brick silo that sits on the site. It’s a scene that was recreated inside the coffee shop.

Pierce described coffee as a love language.

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3 p.m. Sunday The shop was meant MORE INFO: www.redsi- not only to fill locoffeeroasters.com a void in the business park, but also to fill a void in West Arvada. Red Silo is now the only coffee shop on that side of town roasting and sourcing its own beans.

Pierce said eventually, he would like to bring customer service to the next level by delivering freshly roasted beans to homes daily, following the old model of the milk man.

“We have great expansion plans,” Pierce said, adding that they are currently building a drive-through coffee stand in Washington. “We want to engage the community however they want us to engage them.”

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Shelley Flood and Greg Pierce run Red Silo Coffee Roasters in West Arvada. SHANNA FORTIER means different things,” he said.

“The silo signified the homestead,” said Shelley Flood, director of operations for Red Silo and self-proclaimed “bean queen.” “It was the heartbeat of the whole farm and that’s what we want to be for the community — that place that you come in and feel like home.”

Being a hub for the community — a place where people can talk over a

good cup of coffee — is something Flood said is important. To help accomplish that, the shop has two reservable conference rooms available. Knitting groups, Bible studies and companies have already taken advantage of the space, Flood said.

As a precursor to the shop, for the past year, Pierce has been roasting coffee and introducing the product through farmers markets through-

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Fracking fears mount after Standley Lake permit withdrawn Environmental group hopes to educate residents on process

BY SCOTT TAYLOR STAYLOR@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The threat of a natural gas drilling operation under Standley Lake and Rocky Flats might have gone away for now, but neighbors of the proposed projects said they’re nervous they came up in first place.

“There is still a lot of work to do, and it’s important for to gather and learn about what we can do going forward,” environmental group Candelas Glows founder Michelle GabrielofParish told a group of Metro North residents in Westminster Nov. 15.

The community meeting opposed to fracking and drilling at Rocky Flats Nov. 15 drew 61 people — about half from Westminster and Arvada and the rest from Broomfield, Superior and Denver — to Westminster’s College Hill Library.

Earlier that day, Highlands Natural Resources announced that they were withdrawing all permits to drill for oil or gas under Rocky Flats. Last week, the company announced a similar decision to at two spots adjacent to Standley Lake, the water supply for 300,000 Metro North residents.

Meeting organizer Gabrielof-Parish announced the company’s decision to the meeting and was met by cheers and applause.

“But we need to figure out how to make sure that this sticks,” she said.

Applications withdrawn The British oil and gas company announced their proposal for 31 wells around the area in October. Westminster City officials learned on Nov. 7 that the area under Standley Lake and the city’s Westminster Hills off-leash dog park were included in the plans and began directing public comments to the application site hosted by the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, the group that oversees drilling operation on private and stateowned land.

The company withdrew the Westminster applications on Nov. 8. By the time the commission stopped taking public comments on the Standley Lake permit the morning of Nov. 9, the website had received 1,055 negative posts, urging the commission not to allow the drilling.

By Nov. 15, the company had withdrawn all the permit applications for the remaining 31 locations at the northern end of Indiana Street and State Highway 128, just east of McCaslin Boulevard in Superior.

At the College Hill Library meeting, Mike Leonard, community relations manager for the Colorado Oil and Gas

Westminster resident Charli Fant asks a representative from the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission about how drilling permit applications are reviewed Nov. 15 at Westminster’s College Hill Library.

SCOTT TAYLOR Conservation Commission, said the public comments helped sharpen the state’s review of the project. Leonard came to the Westminster meeting to explain the commission’s review process and then answer questions from residents.

“When people called me up and

The Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge is open to the public, while a Federal District Court judge weighs the merits of a lawsuit that is trying to close it.

If the judge rules in favor of the plaintiffs, the refuge could close to public recreation — some local citizen groups have long since been against the opening of Rocky Flats as a wildlife refuge, deeming it unsafe because of the risks of plutonium exposure.

Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge is a 5,000-acre area of open land bordered by Broomfield, Boulder and Jefferson counties.

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ended its cleanup in June 2007 and that same year, Rocky Flats was taken off the national superfund list and the Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge was established.

A fenced-off core area of the old factory grounds remains off limits due to contamination.

The plaintiffs, five citizen groups, filed a lawsuit in May against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Represented by the Boulder-based environmental attorney Randall Weiner, they are “challenging major violations of environmental statutes in the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s decision to open Rocky Flats to the public,” Weiner said in an earlier interview.

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Colorado finalizes tougher emission standards Commission’s vote will affect new vehicles starting with 2022 model year

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Colorado is joining 13 other states and the District of Columbia in adopting Low Emission Vehicle Standards, requiring new vehicles starting with the 2022 model year to meet strict standards for fuel economy and exhaust emissions.

The Colorado Air Quality Control Commission’s vote took place on Nov. 16. One of the nine commissioners was recused from the vote, and it passed 8-0.

“This is a win for the state,” said Anita Seitz, a Westminster city councilor and the president of Colorado Communities for Climate Action, a coalition of Colorado governments that advocates for state and federal policies to protect Colorado’s climate. “Colorado has been a leader in this area, and it’s imperative that we continue. This is what our residents demand.”

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Jackson estimates that the lowemission vehicle standards will “add a $2,110 tax to the sticker price of average new vehicles in Colorado,” and that the tax amount will be even higher on “the SUVs and trucks that Coloradans prefer.”

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“Colorado’s new automobile dealers have been walking the talk (and) making concrete progress to clear Colorado’s air.”

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cient and achieve ongoing improvements, including lower emissions.

On Aug. 2, President Donald Trump’s administration announced plans to roll back emissions and fuel-economy standards for car model years 2022-25 and attempt to override the ability for states to set their own stricter standards to protect clean air.

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Mom, your recipes hold the scent of home ALCHEMY

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or the first time in years (and I mean decades), I did not spend Thanksgiving dinner with extended family. I had actually planned to host a small gathering myself while my sister Joyce was out of town, but things fell apart early in the week, so John and I simply had a quiet Thanksgiving at home.

I didn’t do the whole roast turkey thing, Mom, because you always did, and then Joyce took over, maybe because she wanted to keep your marvelous, delicious tradition strong for her own children. I did turn to some of our beloved family recipes, though, and, as always, the ache of nostalgia swept over me. The day you were born – December 3, also the day we lost you (on your 89th birthday) – is next week, and the holidays are both sweet and poignant

without you and Dad. This year, as I pulled out my recipe boxes, folders, and worn and crinkled pages of longtime favorites, I happened upon some yellowed cards in your handwriting. Mom, they hold the scent of our home.

I have a cherished photo of you and me together in the house of my youth out on the highway in the San Luis Valley. I’m in saddle shoes standing on a chair in the kitchen, to be at your level, stirring something in a white mixing bowl adorned with big pink polka dots.

You are beside me, at the counter and we can only see you from the side.

Looking at this photo now, I think perhaps, at that moment, I developed my passion for cooking and hosting and entertaining as you did.

But now, without you beside me in the

kitchen, I struggle to puzzle out the ingredients, amounts and directions – some marked over as your refined your recipes – that I had just known when we stood together at the stove. And I hear the melody of your voice and the bells in your laughter, and I remember how you would arch just one eyebrow.

And as I worked in the kitchen for Thanksgiving, Mom, I sifted, stirred and measured on my own. Sometimes – often – I would stop to read the cards aloud, savoring the words in your handwriting, and I’m knifed through again with the loss we all tried so hard to postpone.

You taught me well, Mom, and along the way, I developed my own style, tastes, favorites. And SEE DORAY, P13

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR A poem to a park I went to the dog park the other day, And this is what I have to say.

To the volunteers, let’s do the math, The hours it took to lay that path.

Carpeted trails all neat and trim, You don’t have to risk life and limb, Dodging those rocks buried down low, Wide graveled roads enhance the flow.

West 64th is now the place Where all can come to enjoy the space.

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Anne McWhite, Arvada Proud of Pomona theater performances Wanting a cheap date with my husband, I perused the local options and came across an ad in your newspaper from Pomona High School’s Catwalk Theater and found A Night of One Acts: #viral and Tracks. I went to their website and was pleasantly surprised how organized the site was with even the ability to purchase tickets on line like a professional venue.

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Traditions help power the holiday season

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HITTING HOME

Michael Alcorn

s I’m writing this — in recovery from one sort of tradition — I am preparing to start in on another tradition, all as I’m looking forward to sitting down to another of my favorite traditions tomorrow.

‘Tis the season of traditions, those practices that we observe on a regular basis in a way that helps create certain structures in our lives. The first tradition, the one I’m recovering from, is, of course, the tradition of over eating on Thanksgiving Day and then passing out in a tryptocoma while watching football. The second tradition is the one

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of hanging up the Christmas lights the day after Thanksgiving, beginning the process of embracing the Season of Light.

These are the kinds of traditions that come to pass over time, and have no particular meaning, other than that the ritual is familiar and serves as guideposts along the road through the year. Thanksgiving happens, every year, the fourth Thursday of November, so the calendar does a pretty good job of marking that guidepost, but the routines of cooking, eating, passing out, and then decorating have a powerful psychological impact that sets the mood for the season ahead.

Sometimes, however, it’s hard to distinguish between a tradition and a overwrought habit. Let me give you an example.

The year after I finished junior high school, O’Connell J.H.S. merged with nearby Alameda J.H.S which was closing down. And O’Connell was an old school with some very proud traditions (I know — it seems strange to think of junior high schools/ middle schools as anything other than a two-year holding ground for pre-teens, but once upon

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when I entertain, I handle with reverence the linens, china and serving pieces that you employed. Joyce and I share many of these items and they’ve traveled well over these years.

And yet, and yet … sometimes I am seared with doubt that I can stand in this kitchen without you. I rub my fingers across achingly familiar handwriting in faded ink on those yellowed cards, and I am a child again on that chair beside you with my curls and bobby socks and saddle shoes.

I know, too, that I am your daughter still, Mom. When I hold your handwritten recipes, you are with me in the kitchen, though I stand alone.

a time, Jeffco schools had thriving arts, music and interscholastic athletic programs at the middle level) which they wanted to preserve; Alameda also had some traditions.

So, in a typically half-a-loafmentality approach, O’Connell attempted to preserve all the traditions from both schools. It was, predictably, a mess. Trying to force-feed traditions to groups that didn’t share the history had opposite the intended effect. Neither group of students felt altogether home, neither set of traditions created the sense of community they were supposed to, and the spirit of togetherness failed altogether.

I think that situations often dictate the continuance or termination of traditions. It just doesn’t make any sense to force some-

Andrea Doray is a writer who, when someone compliments her on her cooking, replies, “I’m glad you enjoyed it,” just as her mother always did. To see a photo of Andrea as a child in her mother’s kitchen and one of those recipe cards, go to Goldentranscript.net.

Contact Andrea at a.doray@andreadoray.com.

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thing to happen the way it always has when the situation around it isn’t the same as it always was.

“Because that’s how we’ve always done it” is, quite possibly, the dumbest reason in the world to continue doing something once it’s meaning or utility has faltered.

Traditions, at their finest, are events and rituals that tie a community together over generations.

They provide a structure and a link that is consistent from person to person, team to team, and generation to generation. Like the swallows returning to Capistrano, the best traditions are a way for people to “come home” to a place they are inextricably linked to, and give them the grounding to fly the nest and soar above their place. But force-feeding a tradition into a setting that is not longer meaningful diminishes the value of the tradition, and, if anything, alienates one generation from the next.

So, tomorrow, I will be planted on my couch at 9:52 a.m., looking

forward to watching the third of the traditions I spoke of above: the beginning of the Ohio StateMichigan football game. And, not so much for the game, as for the traditional “dotting of the I” in the script Ohio by the OSU marching band. That is a tradition I remember from 40years ago: it will evoke in me memories of sitting on floor in my parents’ family room, watching that ritual, and then listening to my father rail against the evil that was Woody Hayes while sharing our mutual love of sport. Dad is gone now . . .

But the tradition remains, if only in my heart.

Michael Alcorn is a teacher and writer who lives in Arvada with his wife and three children. His new novel, “Charon’s Blade,” is available now at Amazon.com, on Kindle, or through MichaelJAlcorn.com. His opinions are not necessarily those of Colorado Community Media.

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Phillip LeRoy Godsey 2/24/1943 - 11/14/2018

Phillip LeRoy Godsey 75, of Arvada, CO passed away on November 14, 2018. He was surrounded by his family and close friends at the end of his valiant battle with cancer. Phillip had two sons. He is survived by his oldest son Kenneth LeRoy Godsey and is now with his younger son, Steven Troy Godsey who passed away in May 2011. He is survived by his brother, Jim Godsey. He is also survived by his three grandchildren; his favorite granddaughter Kendra Loraine Godsey and two grandsons Marshal LeRoy Godsey and Gage Ryder Scott Godsey. He is also survived by his former spouse Sheila Godsey, the mother of his grandsons Tanya OGrady and close friend Kimber Foust.

Phil Godsey was born and lived most of his life in Arvada. He started from

humble origins that began in farming and ranching then branched out to build a trucking company that his son runs to this day. Phil Godsey was a rambling man as throughout his life, he traveled the United States for work and then when retired he continued to travel with his RV club, Rambl-n Recs. As varied as the places he has been, he has many friends from the different aspects of his life. He was extraordinarily outgoing, friendly and generous. He was the ultimate ‘people person’. Phil will be greatly missed by many.

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Don lived his early years in New Almelo and Beloit, KS. There he attended and graduated from St. John’s High School. He went on to attend college at Fort Hays State University and Emporia State University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Teaching in 1960. Education was an important part of Don’s life, forming his career as a teacher and continuing his studies at the University of Colorado and the University of Northern Colorado, where he earned 2 master’s degrees and the equivalent of a 3rd in Counseling, Administration and Library Sciences. As a young man, Don taught school in Junction City, KS. Later, he accepted a teaching position at Secrest Elementary School in Jefferson County, CO where he taught for 29 years.

Don enjoyed country life growing up in Kansas. His love of farming and its important role in his family’s heritage was evident throughout his life. He loved gardening, tractors, collecting farm implements, tools and memorabilia. He never turned down an opportunity to share his remembrances of farm life with those he interacted with. He also shared a multitude of harvests from his gardening pursuits each growing season with family and friends.

Don served his country as part of the United States Kansas Army National Guard from 1952-1960, attaining the rank of Sergeant First Class, E-6.

Don married Beatrice Hollerich of Tipton, KS, on September 11, 1957, they were married 61 years at the time of his passing. They made their home in Arvada, CO where they raised 5 children. Don was active in his community and church where he attended St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church.

Don was also a Denver Bronco fan and enjoyed talking football with family and friends. In his later years, he spent his spare time enjoying car repair, reading, watching educational television and multiple trips to Branson MO. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Jerry and Father Galen, and his daughter Karen.

Donald is survived by his wife Beatrice; son Dan and wife Donna of Glenwood Springs, CO, daughter Mary and husband Bill Sheldon of Parker, CO, daughter Dianne and husband Mike Truitt of Beloit, KS and son Paul and wife Donna of Firestone, CO; brothers, Charles and his wife Mary of Beloit, KS, Bob and wife Mary of Bella Vista, AR, Father Melvin of Palm Springs, CA, and Carl and wife Joan of Bella Vista, AR; sister Joyce and husband John Highland of Beloit, KS; seven grandchildren; six great grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends.

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House of Dior gets

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Arvada Center curtain rises on Christmas cheer

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Building a legacy Christian Dior founded the fashion house at age 42, approximately 10 years before his death. Leading up to the venture, he’d taken up fashion illustration as a way to support himself during the Great Depression, leaving behind a career running art galleries.

In 1946 he received the financial backing necessary to open a couture house, and in 1947, Dior the label was born from a townhome at 30 Avenue Montaigne in Paris. The company still operates from this location.

Dior rose on the promise of a “New Look,” also the name of its first collection.

ne of the best things about the holiday season is gathering together with family and friends to watch one of the many classic Christmas movies. One of the more recent entries into the canon is the 2003 Will Ferrell film, “ELF.” In 2010, “ELF” made the leap from the silver screen to the Broadway stage, bringing Buddy the Elf to a whole new audience.

“I saw that original production and I said, ‘I want to do that,’” remembered Josh Houghton, who is now taking on the titular role in the Arvada Center’s production of the show. “This is a dream show for me as an actor. It’s also one for the audience, because there’s something for everyone in it.”

The production of “ELF — The Musical” at the Arvada Center, COMING Wadsworth ATTRACTIONS 6901 Blvd., runs from Nov. 20 through Dec. 23. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays through Saturdays, 1 p.m. on Wednesdays and 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The run will include happy Clarke Reader hours with the cast, insider talkbacks, a sensoryfriendly performance and more.

Like the movie, the focus of the show is Buddy — a man who was raised in the North Pole with Santa Claus and his elves. But when Buddy learns that his real father (Mark Devine) lives is New York City and, even more shockingly, is a human, Buddy heads south to meet his new family. In addition to learning where he came from, Buddy also might discover love with Jovie (Leslie Hiatt).

“Audiences will still be able to see many of the iconic moments that they know from the movie,” Hiatt said. “Through many technological amazements and the gorgeous costumes, we’re able to bring this story to life. It’s a great family show and so easy to watch.”

Unlike the film, the show features songs by Tony Award nominees Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin, with book by Tony Award winners Thomas Meehan and Bob Martin.

So, even those who can quote the movie at the drop of a hat will find something new to entertain and delight them.

“This is a Christmas show, but the theme goes beyond that. It’s really

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This red satin dress was designed by John Galliano for the Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2004 collection in Paris. Galliano was the fifth creative director of Dior, where he worked from 1997 through 2011.

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Exhibit covers more than seven decades of high fashion history

seum, who curated the show.

Müller, a fashion and art historian, has worked on 15 exhibits about Dior in her career but said this one was “shaped for Denver.” Half of the 15 rooms follow a chronological timeline of the fashion house’s seven creative directors. The other half are thematic.

Each designer to follow Christian Dior — Yves-Saint Laurent, Marc Bohan, Gianfranco Ferré, John Galliano, Raf Simons and the present director Maria Grazia Chiuri — brought their own vision to the brand while still paying homage to the founder, Müller said.

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ashion fans need wait no longer for the Denver Art Museum’s latest showcase of high fashion and its place in the art world. “Dior: From Paris to the World” opened Nov. 19 and runs through March 3.

The exhibit marks the first major retrospective of the House of Dior in the United States, meaning it highlights nearly all 70 years of the brand’s existence. It’s not a traveling show and was curated especially for the Denver Art Museum, featuring some pieces rarely seen outside Europe.

“This is really an exciting and amazing moment,” said the Frederick and Jan Mayer Director of the Denver Art Museum, Christoph Heinrich, three days ahead of the exhibit’s grand opening.

The project took more than two years to plan and bring to fruition, project leads said. Dressing the mannequins alone took a team of 12 people one month to complete. Shaping one dress to a mannequin could take a full day, and there are more

In the early stages of bringing a garment to life, designs go from sketches to mockups made of plain cotton muslin. than 200 dresses in total.

That’s not counting the other accessories, sketches, photographs and artworks (such as Renoir’s and Monet’s) featured in the exhibit.

Overall, there are more than 500 objects from throughout Dior’s history in the exhibit.

“It was a very important and ambitious project,” said Florence Müller, the Avenir Foundation Curator of Textile Art and Fashion for the mu-

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The collection offered women feminine, glamorous styles craved by many in the postwar era and which starkly contrasted with the masculine shapes worn during World War II. The first room of the exhibit begins here. Two rows of nearly all-black ensembles from the New Look collection flank the walkway that leads visitors from the exhibit entrance back through time. One line features full skirts and the other narrow silhouettes.

Some criticized this first collection, pegging it as wasteful luxury, according to the Denver Art Museum, while others took offense to the sensual designs. Many New Look pieces featured emphasized busts, accentuated hips and slim waists.

Still, the house created a lasting legacy and has attracted some of the most famous women in history to its doors, hence the exhibit room dubbed “Ladies in Dior.”

Grace Kelly wore Dior for her engagement announcement, Marilyn Monroe wore Dior in her last photo shoot and Elizabeth Taylor was among actresses who wore the fashion house’s designs.

Other current names like Charlize Theron, Jennifer Lawrence, Natalie Portman and Rihanna are but some of the famous women to don Dior pieces today. Dresses worn by each can be found at the exhibit.

More recently, Michelle Obama wore an all-Dior outfit on the cover of ,Elle magazine’s December issue, and model Karlie Kloss wore a custom Dior dress for her October wedding to Joshua Kushner.

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about finding your family and embracying your differences,” Houghton said.

Hiatt agreed. “I’ve seen the movie, but the show is such a pleasant surprise at every turn.”

For tickets and more information, call 720-898-7200 or visit www.arvadacenter.org/elf-the-musical.

Here we go again with Neal Brennan Neal Brennan is one of those people you might not recognize right away, but you probably know his work. He co-created the iconic “Chapelle Show,” co-wrote “Half Baked,” appears oregularly on “The Daily Show” and has been called “One of the Funniest People on Twitter” by Time magazine and Rolling Stone.

As part of his Here We Go tour, Brennan will be performing at the Oriental Theater, 4335 W. 44th Ave. in Denver at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 1.

Brennan’s 2017 Netflix special, “3 Mics” is one of the funniest and most unique stand-up approaches I’ve seen in a long time. If that special is any indication, audiences will be in for an evening of unending and thoughtprovoking laughs.

IF YOU GO “Dior: From Paris to the World” is on display at the Denver Art Museum from Nov. 19 through March 3. Located on Level 2 of the Hamilton Building, 100 W 14th Avenue Parkway in Denver, tickets are available for purchase online at denverartmuseum.org or by calling 720-913-0130. Parking is available in the Cultural Center Complex Garage at 12th Avenue and Broadway.

Going global Dior forged a global reach — the result of strategic business moves that earned Christian Dior a reputation for pioneering key aspects of the fashion industry.

“This house was always on the top of the game of the fashion world,” Müller said.

He championed offering women with everything they would need to complete an outfit in one boutique.

From lip colors to shoes and jewelry, the exhibit outlines this approach to fashion in a showroom called “The Total Look.”

Dior also took his fashion house global by licensing other companies to manufacture products under Dior’s control and establishing locations in countries including the United States, Mexico, Chile and ultimately on five continents.

Christian Dior and his time around the world can be seen and felt in designs throughout the fashion house’s history. This largely inspired the exhibit’s finale — a large room with stair-like platforms that stack internationally influenced designs high above the floor.

The exhibit was designed by architecture firm OMA New York and led

by Shohei Shigematsu, partner and director of OMA New York.

The team drew inspiration from Christian Dior’s life and from the Tickets can be purchased at www. theorientaltheater.com.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Childish Gambino at the Pepsi Center Who would’ve figured when Donald Glover first popped up on our radar as a writer on “30 Rock” and actor on “Community” that he would become one of the most important artists?

As musician Childish Gambino, he started as a relatively down-themiddle rapper, dropping literate and pop culture friendly verses with references to Dragon Ball Z. As he evolved, he started adding jazz and funk into his sound, culminating in last year’s Grammy-nominated “Awaken, My Love!” and show-stopping single, “This is America.” Plus, his FX show “Atlanta” is just relentlessly good.

All of this makes his rescheduled performance at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 4 at the Pepsi Center, 1000 Chopper Circle, with Vince Staples one of the last can’t-miss concerts of 2018.

Staples is one of the best and most innovative rappers working right now, and also happens to be funnier than most comedians. He released an EP called “FM!” this year that is among the year’s best rap releases.

For tickets to this stellar pairing, visit www.pepsicenter.com.

The ‘New Look’ was Christian Dior’s first collection debuted in 1947 and revolutionized fashion in the post-world era.

PHOTOS BY JESSICA GIBBS Denver Art Museum’s Hamilton Building, merging the two worlds of classical Paris and contemporary Denver. Walkways mimic paths from Christian Dior’s private home and garden, and backdrops are built of raw aluminum, mirroring the Denver Art Museum’s modern exterior.

“I think it gives a very interesting environment, an immersive environment,” Shigematsu said.

Müller said it’s difficult to pick a favorite or most significant piece featured in the exhibit but praised a taffeta evening ensemble worn by Rihanna in 2017 and designed by Maria Grazia Chiuri. Most significant may be the New Look collection, she said, calling it “the manifesto” of Dior.

Heinrich said the museum hopes their exhibit draws people to Denver and showcases the artform of haute couture. On Nov. 16 Müller said she was eager for people to see the show but was sad to think about their time working on it coming to a close.

“The opening of the exhibit is almost,” she said, “the end of the adventure.”

The Ute Tribes’ voice from the past The History Colorado Center, 1200 Broadway in Denver, is opening its new exhibit, Written on the Land: Ute Voices, Ute History, on Dec. 8. The exhibit celebrates the history and contributions of the state’s longestcontinuous residents.

The exhibit was built in collaboration with the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, and Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, and 30 tribal representatives participated in the planning. Among its features, there will be more than 150 artifacts from History Colorado’s world-class collection, including Ute beadwork, clothing, basketry and contemporary craft.

Written on the Land will be a longterm exhibit at the History Colorado Center, responding to ongoing requests from visitors and educators for more American Indian history and exhibits. Instead of simply focusing on the past, the exhibit will also examine what contemporary life looks like for Ute tribal members.

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Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. He can be reached at Clarke.Reader@hotmail.com.

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performance and were seated in a large auditorium with a relatively small audience, guessing mostly alumni and supporting family members. It was discouraging and I was prepared to be underwhelmed. The lights went down and the first one act, Tracks began with the special effects of a train arriving at a station and the story began. It was wonderful! The student actors, none of whose names I know, did an amazing job--the concerned mother (my favorite actress), the old man, the couple, the professor, the lawyer, on and on, performed so well and the story line was so engaging.

The next play #viral rhythmically portrayed the affects of cyber-bullying followed by a prank.

The story was portrayed through the eyes of the students who participated in the prank, each explaining how they weren’t responsible yet it happened. When the masked marauders representing all the eyes that saw the viral video of the bullying started to surround us in the auditorium with laughter, others around me laughed along nervously. But I wiped back tears experiencing the gravity of how the impact of seemingly harmless bullying lead to a humiliating incident.

Another incredible story.

I see on the Catwalk Theater website that their spring musical, Shrek, has just finished their auditions and you can bet that we will be purchasing tickets to see what talents they bring to the stage in the spring.

So, if you are in the community and don’t have kids at Pomona High School, you know you can be thoroughly entertained at an inexpensive price.

Kudos to Catwalk Theater!

Kay Masse, Arvada New Bond Money spending priorities Jeffco schools presented a lot of information on what upgrades schools would receive if this $567 Million bond passed. Board members talked a lot about having “equitable schools” and making “equitable investments.” I hope this translates into the prioritization of updating schools with the lowest FCI numbers such as Alameda, Jefferson and Green Mountain High schools and investing in schools in our lower income neighborhoods.

Of the $567 Million bond tax increase ask, only 30 percent of the bond was allocated to schools with low FCI and many schools would not be moved up to “good” category rating after renovations.

For example, Vivian Elementary has a 63 percent FCI and after renovations, it will only have a 44 percent FCI rating, meaning it will still be in poor condition. I ask that the school board prioritize schools with low FCI scores and renovate them so all schools move up at least one rating. This seems to be a much better decision than using debt for new landscaping and fake grass.

Please contact the Jeffco School board at board@jeffco.k12.co.us and ask them to make “equitable” investments in Jeffco schools.

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November 29, 2018 Mike Leonard, community relations manager for the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, tells a roomful of Westminster, Arvada and Broomfield residents how his group regulates new oil and gas drilling applications at a public meeting Nov. 15.

A controversial application to drill under Rocky Flats and Standley Lake was withdrawn earlier in the day, but residents said they were still nervous about future applications.

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like Highland’s application for Rocky Flats and Standley Lake — are posted to the commission’s website. Local governments are supposed to be notified and residents can register their comments.

Review process Three staff groups review each application, Leonard said. An engineering group and a permitting group study a well’s impact on the local aquifer and structural integrity. Meanwhile, the Location Assessment group studies the above-ground impact on surface water, open areas and neighboring houses and businesses.

If those groups decide the project meets the commission’s criteria, they

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The staff does not have any room to require anything that’s not spelled by the commission.

“It’s rule based, and we live in a litigious society,” he said. “Our commission can say no.”

Residents can petition the commission to change the rules through a formal process. That’s happening now as the commission considers a rule change increasing drilling setbacks around schools.

Companies can appeal staff decisions to the commission if they disagree, which can be the beginning of a long process.

“If our commission makes a ruling that a company doesn’t like, they can appeal it to district court,” Leonard said.

“And then that gets appealed to the appeals court and that gets appealed to the Supreme Court.”

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Courageous conversations to cross the red and blue divide

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

David Ridge describes a cult-like following that has risen around political leaders of over the past few years, which he says has created a difficult communication barrier.

“It’s not as if we’ve been all rosieposey with the way we talk to one another in the past,” Ridge said. “But in the recent years we’ve really had a difficult time communicating between this chasm that has formed.”

The chasm he is referring to is the belief that states are colored red or blue, tribes are associated with “left” or “right” and political stances are becoming more strident and inflexible.

“We are living in an increasingly polarized society,” Ridge said. “Our social fabric is being ripped asunder while

IF YOU GO WHAT: Courageous Conversations WHEN: 7-8:30 p.m. the first and third Wednesday of the month WHERE: Living Water Spiritual Community, 7401 W. 59th Ave., Arvada we breathlessly assign blame to those `idiots on the other side’.”

Ridge said that he sees little progress being made to resolve this growing divide.

While it is said that people should be willing to listen to the other side, Ridge believes it takes more than an open ear to communicate effectively, especially if the other person in the conversation holds an opposing view.

“An essential element in this conver-

sation must be to understand the opposing view, not just hear it,” Ridge said.

“That takes effort, mental flexibility and an insight into the world views of the participants.”

That’s why Ridge has created a discussion group, Courageous Conversations, which meets twice a month at Living Water Spiritual Community. The intention is to promote conversations that address difficult-to-discuss topics such as institutional racism, wealth inequality, police brutality, unequal justice and accepting personal responsibility of social challenges.

The objective is to bring people holding differing opinions together in a safe and congenial environment to discuss their respective positions — not to change anyone’s mind, but to illuminate how those opinions were formed and why they are maintained. Ridge said, it

is not about determining who’s “right” or “wrong” but about gaining insight into the other’s perspective so communication becomes more effective and constructive solutions more accessible.

With just one meeting under their belt, the small group of attendees have created guidelines to optimize their experience. They have pledged to hear one another; offer compassion and empathy without counseling; and communicate honestly with the expression of feelings.

But the challenge, Ridge said, is the ability to draw in people of differing opinions — a key part of the discussion group.

Ridge hopes that the modeling of conversations in this group can benefit all participants as they apply these processes and principles to other conversations with friends, neighbors, work associates and family.

Arvada man receives award from State Trucking Industry STAFF REPORT

Each year, the Colorado Motor Carriers Organization (CMCA) honors one of their members for their contributions to the betterment of the organization and the trucking industry. This award, CMCA’s Distinguished Service Award, is presented to someone in the organization who has a long history of service and achievement.

This year, Dan Coleman a Colorado native and Arvada resident, was honored.

Coleman started driving a truck when he was 19 years old. In 1972 he bought his first truck — a 1968 Mack Cabover.

He and his family have since built the company to operate 100 trucks and have 125 employees.

Coleman became a member of the Colorado Motor Carriers Association Board of Directors over 20 years ago and was the Chairman for the Board of Directors in 2009.

When he was Chairman for CMCA, the team worked with the House Transportation Chairperson and other groups to provide a safe means to comply with the Chain Law and provided $5 million in funding to add

100 safe spaces off the highway to chain up as well as funds to create a very successful Heavy Tow Program which continues today.

Because of these actions, there has not been a single truck driver killed while chaining up in that corridor, chain law compliance is up, and closures of the highway by trucks are down.

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The Nutcracker Ballet: 11:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Nov. 28-29 at Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood. Presented by Ballet Melange in collaboration with Classical Ballet Academy. Go to www.classical-ballet-academy. com/events/ Colorado ACTS: “The Hobbit”: 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7 and Saturday, Dec. 8 at 11455 W. Interstate 70 Frontage Road, North, Wheat Ridge. Go to www.coloradoacts. org.

“A Christmas Carol”: showing through Dec. 23 at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. A fast-paced adaption that challenges six actors to bring all the Dickens’ characters to life.

Call 303-935-3044 or go to minersalley.com for show dates and times and ticket information.

“Seussical”: through Dec. 29 at Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. Call 720-898-7200 or go to https://arvadacenter.org/seussical-2.

MUSIC

The Ordinary Two: 6-9 p.m.

Saturday Dec. 1 at Crazy Mountain Brewing Company, 7260 W. Alaska Drive, Lakewood. Go to http://ordinarytwo.com. National touring and local Lakewood duo Jim Disner, guitar, and Tanya Disner, vocals, perform.

Christmas with the Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6 at the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 W. Allison Parkway, Lakewood. Tickets at lakewood.showare.com or by calling 303-987-7845.

Happy Holiday Concert: 2 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 9 at Apex Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Golden Eagle Concert Band concert. Go to www. goldeneagleconcertband.org.

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Library and maybe even share your holiday wishes with Santa Claus.

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

this week’s TOP FIVE Jazz, Symphonic Band Holiday Concert: 6:30 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 29 at Red Rocks Community College, 13300 W. 6th Ave., Lakewood. Mile High Community Band show.

Go to www.milehighcommunityband.org.

Irvin and his 10-piece string band perform bluegrass, country and folk renditions of favorite holiday songs.

Alpine Chorale Christmas Concert: 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 30 and Saturday, Dec. 1 at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 4500 Wadsworth Blvd., Wheat Ridge. Go to www. alpinechorale.org.

Timothy P. & The Rocky Mountain Stocking Stuffers: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 30 and Dec. 1; and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 1-2 at Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood. Call 303-987-7845 or go to lakewood.org/lccpresents for tickets. Timothy P.

Featuring artists Carol Cook, Stacey Roberts and Sue Young. Go to www.gallery1874.com.

YouthBiz Marketplace: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8 at Young Americans Belmar, 401 S. Pierce St., Lakewood. Gifts from young entrepreneurs including accessories, jewelry, artwork, toys and more. Go to https://yacenter.org/ youthbiz/marketplace/

In This Particular Ghost Town: artwork of Josh Davy and Zachary Reece on display through Dec. 9 at Valkarie Gallery and Studio, 445 S. Saulbury St., Lakewood. Go to www.valkariefineart.com.

Arvada Center Fall Exhibitions: “Laura Merage: Nausy Nausy,” through Dec. 23 in the Theatre Gallery. Go to https://arvadacenter. org/laura-merage-nausy-nausy.

Golden High School Holiday Bazaar: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1 at 701 24th St., Golden. More than 90 local artists offer one-of-akind gifts. Free admission. Presented by the Golden High School PTA. Artists who would like to participate can contact Tammy Copper at tcoop9698@comcast.net.

Holiday Art Market: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 30 at Foothills Art Center, 809 Fifteenth St., Golden. Colorado artists will sell handcrafted items. Go to www.foothillsartcenter.org

First Friday Artwalk: 6-8 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 7 at Gallery 1874, 5665 Olde Wadsworth Parkway, Arvada.

Holiday Boutique: Aar River Gallery and Art Cottage have become gift shops for the holidays offering

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Holiday Craft Fair: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 30, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 1 at Jefferson County Fairgrounds, West 6th Avenue Service Road and Indiana Street, Golden. Local high school musicians will perform throughout the day on Friday. Contact 303-934-3171.

Lakewood Lights: 5:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30 and Saturday, Dec. 1 at Lakewood Cultural Center, 801 S. Yarrow St., Lakewood. Holiday festival includes hot cocoa and cookies, Santa photos, holiday tunes, hay wagon pulled by 1940 McCormick Farmall “H” tractor. Warm up in the Country Schoolhouse and make holiday ornaments while watching seasonal films. Go to www.lakewood. org/holidaylights/

local hand-crafted items including jewelry, paintings and décor.

Regular selection of original paintings also still on display. The Holiday Boutique is at 3707 and 3715 W. 73rd Ave. in the Historic Westminster Art District. Go to www.aarrivergallery.com Candlelight Walk: 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30 at Foothills Art Center, 809 Fifteenth St., Golden. Sign holiday carols while opening the season of lights. Event ends in fireworks display. Call 303-279-2282. Go to www.visitgolden.com/events/ festivals-of-golden/candlelightwalk/ Saturdays with Santa and Holiday Market: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 1, Dec. 8 and Dec. 15 in Olde Town Arvada. Santa appears from noon to 3 p.m. Every child who visits with Santa gets a free sugar cookie from Rheinlander Bakery. Dozens of vendors will sell handmade gifts in the square.

Santa Breakfast: 9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 1 at Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Call 303-425-9583 or go to www.apexprd.org to register.

Breakfast is followed by entertainment and Santa.

Wheat Ridge Holiday Celebration: 3-6:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1 at 7101 W. 38th Avenue. Featuring crafts for the kids, free hot cocoa and cookies, free horse drawn carriage rides, live reindeer, food vendors, artisans, live holiday performances, carolers and photos with Santa. The tree lighting will be at 6 p.m. More information at http://ridgeat38.com/holidaycelebration/ Tesoro’s Holiday Auction Costume Party: 5-8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2 at The Fort, 19192 Colorado

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Highway 8, Morrison. Best 19th century attire wins a prize. Go to www.tesoroculturalcenter.org/ holiday-auction-party/ Handcrafted Holidays: Beer Can Ornaments: 6:30-8 p.m. Dec. 3 at Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Call 303-235-5275 or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org. Create upcycled beer-can ornaments with Shawn Bowman at Olde Town’s New Image Brewing. Materials provided. Limit 25.

Jefferson County Republican Men’s Club-ers and Friends: 7-9 a.m. Mondays at Davies’ Chuck Wagon Diner, 10151 W. 26th. All Republicans, especially women, students and youth invited. Cost is $5, plus pay for any food ordered.

Upcoming speakers: Dec. 3 Laura Carno, shares latest public policy adventures.

Olde Town Tree Lighting: Tuesday, Dec. 4 in Olde Town Arvada. Join the mayor and members of city council to light the Olde Town Christmas tree. Event begins at 5:30 p.m.; tree lighting at 6 p.m.

Holiday Open House: 5:30-8 p.m. Dec. 4 at Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Celebrate the holiday season with the Arvada Library during the Olde Town Arvada Lagniappe celebration and holiday tree lightning. During Lagniappe, Arvada business owners stay open late and say thank you to loyal customers with small tokens of appreciation. Swing by the

Teen Writing Group: 4:30-5:30 p.m.

Dec. 4 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Group works together on writing skills.

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

Memory Café: 1-2:30 p.m. Dec. 5 at Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. For people living with memory loss and their caregivers, presented by the Alzheimer’s Association. Call 303-235-5275 or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org.

Hard Times Writing Workshop: 3-5 p.m. Dec. 5 at Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Telling our stories can often help process our life experiences and find new paths. This safe and supportive weekly writing workshop is free and open to all. Writing prompts, tools, and refreshments provided.

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

School Information Night: 6-8 p.m. Dec. 5 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada.

Parents can learn about the different schools in our area. Representatives from Jefferson County Public Schools, charter schools, private, and homeschool options available to answer your questions. Speak with school staff, get information and pick up choice enrollment forms. Call 303-235-5275 or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org.

N.E.W. Connection: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Dec. 6 at Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. N.E.W. stands for Networking Experienced Workers. For job seekers, employers, and entrepreneurs to help each other prepare for and make meaningful, successful career connections. Call 303-235-5275 or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org.

Yarn and Needle Arts: Tips and Tricks: 5:30-8 p.m.

Dec. 6 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada.

Bring a project to work on, learn from each other, and connect with people who share your interest in yarn and needle arts. Call 303-235-5275 or go to www.jeffcolibrary. org.

Food Pantry Agape Life Church distributes free food from 10-11 a.m. on the third Thursday of each month (weather permitting) at the church, 5970 W. 60th Ave. in Arvada. ALC provides this service to all qualifying Colorado residence. Call 303-431-6481 to see if you qualify.

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Jeffco Schools prepares to launch online enrollment tool

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Starting in December, students and parents will be able to browse schools throughout the districts and compare and contrast their offerings through the school finder tool, which will be launched as part of the new Enroll Jeffco platform.

This is the first step in rolling out a digital enrollment system in time for the open enrollment period scheduled to start in January.

Last November board members discussed a variety of challenges Jeffco currently faces with regard to multiple application and enrollment processes, the vast majority of which are paper-based. Board members concluded that solutions must be identified and implemented.

Enroll Jeffco is that solution.

Currently Jeffco is unable to provide parents a comprehensive way of comparing schools. Schools do not have a common platform that communicates their offerings and no real-time detailed information is available via the web and smartphones. These are the reasons the district is creating the school finder tool within Enroll Jeffco.

“Parents have a high expectation that they want to use their smart phones and find out what schools have,” Shannon Fitzgerald, enrollment consultant for the district explained to the board at the Nov. 7 study session.

ONLINE ENROLLMENT WEBSITE Though the site is not yet live, Jefferson County Public Schools will make the site available for school browsing starting some time in December. Come January, parents will be able to use the site to enroll children in schools across the district.

The site: www.enrolljeffco.org/ A presentation to the board explained that the current paper application process lacks transparency, efficiency and equity and has little to no consistency between schools.

Fitzgerald said that many schools are adversely impacted by students enrolling at multiple schools and there is no line-of-sight to why families choose to attend the schools they do.

The new online application system aims to correct this.

How it works Parents and students would log in to the system and be director to search for a school either by their home address or a school name.

Those that enter their address will first be brought to a list of their neighborhood schools. They can then select their neighborhood school for enrollment or choose to explore more options through a guided search, which asks questions about what the parent or student wants.

Users will then be able to compare

and contrast options offered as various schools.

“This will be the place that people will go and find out about all the awesome things we have available at Jeffco schools,” said Diana Wilson, executive director of communications for Jeffco school. “This is our opportunity to tell our story.”

Fitzgerald said they are expecting to have two user types — the student returning to their current school and/or confirming plans to attend a neighborhood school; and the student applying to one or more choice schools. Fitzgerald estimates that 10 to 20 percent of users will be applying to a choice school, the vast majority parents applying to preschool and eight-graders exploring their options.

But Fitzgerald warned the board that the online system will reinforce some rules that haven’t necessarily been followed in the past. The first is that each student may accept only one choice school offer at a given time and that is that offers will expire five days after being extended.

Currently, the enforcement of these rules vary from school to school.

“These are rules that already exist but we will now be able to systematically enforce them,” Fitzgerald said.

“These are some challenges that families will face. Especially if it a family that has previously benefiting from taking their time, they are going to feel this.”

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“We are talking about a huge amount of dirty emissions,” he said. “By adopting the Low Emission Vehicle Standards, we will prevent the same amount of carbon pollution in Colorado that we’d get in a decade from two of our largest coal power plants now running in Pueblo.”

The next step Colorado needs to move forward with for cleaner air is adopting zeroemission vehicle standards, Seitz said. Zeroemission vehicles run on power sources such as electricity and hydrogen fuel cells.

If adopted, this would “mandate an increasing percentage of all light- and medium-duty motor vehicles sold in Colorado to be Zero Emission Vehicles,” states the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s website. “The Air Pollution Control Division is exploring approaches to a proposed rule that would impose sales quotas on vehicle manufacturers, thus increasing the percentage of zero emission vehicles in Colorado.”

Consideration of the zero-emission vehicle standards is expected to begin relatively soon, Smith added, and could wrap up as early as this spring.

“Combine our air pollution problem with our outdoor Colorado lifestyle, and parents across the state want to see real improvement in our air quality,” said Jen Clanahan, the “head mom” for Colorado Moms Know Best, a statewide grassroots group that advocates for children’s health by protecting Colorado’s open spaces and clean air. “Several other states follow the Low Emission Vehicle Standards, and we believe our children deserve those same protections afforded to kids in other states.”

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Pomona’s string of state trips comes to end

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Defense saved us The Rebels’ defense came up huge with four big turnovers in the game against Pomona. Columbine converted the four of turnovers into 24 points.

“Defense saved us,” Lowry said. “Offensively we sputtered a lot tonight.

(Pomona) is tough. They are the defending state champs and have been in the last three state championship games. Jay (Madden) and his staff do an incredible job.”

Pomona did take an early 7-0 lead with an impressive six-play, 80-yard drive that was capped off by a 14-yard touchdown run by Pomona senior quarterback Riley Welsch.

However, Columbine responded with 20 unanswered point for the rest of the first half to take a 20-7 lead at halftime.

The big touchdown for the Rebels came on the first of three touchdown runs by Harrington right before halftime. Columbine junior Tanner Hollens intercepted Welsch to set up the Rebels on Pomona’s 21yard line.

adison Hema skipped playing with her club basketball team in the summer.

She instead went to New Zealand and Belarus for a few weeks, but it wasn’t a vacation.

She went overseas to play basketball.

Hema, a 6-foot-2 senior at Castle View, was a member of New Zealand’s U17 women’s team that finished 12th in OVERTIME the FIBA World Cup tournament which was held July 21-29 in Minsk, Belarus.

“It took her a little bit,” said Castle View coach and Madison’s father Matt Hema.

“The first couple Jim Benton games she was pretty nervous. After that she kind of realized that she plays against good girls every day in the U.S. in club, high school or wherever.”

Hema, who has signed to play at Washburn (Kansas), is a dual citizen of both New Zealand and the United States. Her dad was born and raised in New Zealand before moving to the United States 24 years ago.

In seven World Cup games, she averaged 9.1 minutes of playing time, 1.1 points, 1.6 rebounds and 0.3 assists. She started to develop more perimeter shots and returned home a more versatile player who would attempt 3-point field goals.

“She understood the competition level was top-notch,” said Matt Hema. “She wasn’t that far away from those teams and players and what they looked like. She could go out and still be productive.”

Madison Hema has been limited in Castle View’s practice sessions because of an ankle injury, but the Sabercats were ranked ninth in the preseason CHSAANow.com preseason Class 5A poll that was released Nov. 19.

Coaches always say teams are different from year to year, so there’s no doubt most of the first rankings of the season are based on last year’s teams.

In the past, Castle View has been a team that comes on strong toward the end of the season, and this campaign should be no different.

“We have eight seniors on the team and seniors show more maturity and leadership,” said coach Hema. “We have one of the toughest schedules in the state.

SEE POMONA, P24

SEE BENTON, P24

Pomona senior quarterback Riley Welsch (18) scores on a 14-yard touchdown run on the opening drive in the Class 5A state quarterfinal game Nov. 16 against rival Columbine at Jeffco Stadium. The Panthers took an early 7-0 lead, but four turnovers led to the Rebels taking a 41-14 victory to end Pomona’s season.

PHOTO BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Columbine snaps 10-year playoff losing streak for win

BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

LAKEWOOD — There will not be a fourth straight Class 5A football state championship appearance for the Pomona Panthers.

Pomona enjoyed a pair of state runner-up finishes in 2015 and 2016 before the team won the 5A state championship last season against Eaglecrest, but the Panthers’ season ended in the state quarterfinals Nov. 16 at Jeffco Stadium.

The No. 2-seeded Columbine hadn’t beat Pomona in a decade in a postseason game, but that string ended with the Rebels staying undefeated with a 41-14 victory over No. 7 and the defending Class 5A state champion Panthers.

“It has been a lot of fun,” Pomona coach Jay Madden said reflecting on the four-year run by his Panthers.

“We’ve had some great, great kids and also a lot of kids who just played hard.”

Columbine (12-0 record) was simply too much for Pomona (7-5) to handle this time around.

The Panthers were hit hard this season by injuries, but Madden didn’t make that an excuse.

“The injuries and a great football team,” Madden said of what the Panthers faced in the quarterfinals.

“Let’s be honest, I don’t care if all our guys were playing, that is one hell of a football team,” Madden said. “We would have had to play a great game with all our dudes. Let’s give Columbine credit.”

Pomona had lost its all-time career leading receiver Billy Pospisil to shoulder surgery a month ago and leading tackler — junior linebacker Kyle Moretti — suffered a broken ankle in practice before the Panthers’ playoff opener against Arvada West.

There was a handful of other starters that missed games this season for Pomona.

The Rebels came in healthy and hungry to end the playoff drought against Pomona.

“I wasn’t counting, but thank you and it feels incredible,” said Columbine coach Andy Lowry who has guided the Rebels to five state championships during his tenure at Columbine.

The state quarterfinal win ended a four-game playoff winning streak by Pomona over Columbine. The Panthers took postseason wins against the Rebels in 2016, 2015, 2014 and 2012.

The last time Columbine had a playoff win over Pomona was 2008.

“I put that all aside,” Columbine senior quarterback Logan DeArment said of facing the playoff losing streak against Pomona. “I believe in our guys. We have a special thing go-

ing on here and that is a great football team we beat tonight.”

Columbine moved on the state semifinals where Jeffco’s last competing team was beaten 10-7 by No. 3 Cherry Creek on Nov. 23. The Bruins had previously defeated Ralston Valley 24-16 at Stutler Bowl on Nov. 16.

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BENTON FROM PAGE 23

“We play Grandview and of course Regis Jesuit and Highlands Ranch. We play Fossil Ridge, Valor, Horizon and Columbine.”

Six of those teams were ranked in the Top 10 of the initial poll.

Area teams were sprinkled all over the girls polls.

Highlands Ranch was No. 3 in the 5A girls poll behind Grandview, which was top-ranked. Horizon was fourth, Cherry Creek sixth, Ralston Valley was seventh, Lakewood eighth, Castle View ninth and Valor Christian 10th.

Golden was 10th in the preseason 4A girls rankings. Lutheran was sixth in the 3A poll and Faith Christian 10th.

In the boys Class 5A ratings, Chaparral was second behind top-ranked Grandview. ThunderRidge was third.

D’Evelyn was seventh in the 4A poll and Lutheran was the third-ranked 3A team.

Valor Christian, last season’s runner-up to state champion Regis Jesuit, was second behind the Raiders in the hockey ratings.

Chaparral was fourth, Cherry Creek sixth, Ralston Valley eighth and Standley Lake ninth.

POMONA FROM PAGE 23

“I just saw the ball thrown and tried to close as fast as I could,” said DeArment, who came up from his safety position to hit Pomona receiver David Ross right when a high pass got to him.

“I hit him (Ross) right as the ball got to him and we got lucky to get the pick.”

Harrington scored with 1:20 left before halftime to extend the Rebels’ lead to 20-7. The junior running back now leads the team with 17 rushing touchdowns on the season.

“It feels great,” Harrington said of his three touchdown runs. “When you cross that line nothing feels better

National championship on tap The CHSAA cross country season wrapped up last month but athletes are still competing.

Mountain Vista’s girls team won the Nike Southwest regional cross country championship Nov. 17 in Casa Grande, Arizona, and qualified for the national meet Dec. 1 in Portland, Oregon. Sarah O’Sullivan led Vista with an eighthplace finish with a time of 17:32.2.

The first- and second-place teams and the top five individuals not on those teams qualify to run in the nationals.

Cherry Creek’s Riley Stewart was seventh in the girls 5,000-meter race but the leading six runners were unaffiliated. Valor Christian’s Cole Sprout, the two-time Colorado state champion, won the boys race with a time of 14:39.1 to edge Mountain Vista’s Easton Allred, who turned in a 14:41.4 clocking.

Both runners qualified for the nationals. Vista’s boys team was third at the regionals and was waiting to see it the team could get an at-large invitation to the national meet.

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. when you see the ref put his arms up.

I just wanted to help the team as best as I could.”

Pomona got back into it with a 9-yard touchdown pass from Welsch to senior Therious Robison to open the third quarter and cut the Rebels’ lead to 20-14.

Columbine got back on track converting a touchdowns on a Pomona fumble, a turnover on downs and an interception by DeArment for 21 unanswered points to close out the game.

“We made a lot of mistakes tonight and you can’t beat a great football team if you turn the football over,” Madden said.

Dennis Pleuss is a communications specialist for Jeffco Public Schools with a focus on athletics and activities. For more Jeffco coverage, go to CHSAANow.com/Jeffco.

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Public Notices call Sheree 303.566.4088NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING legals@coloradocommunitymedia.com Public Notice

City and County 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 11, 2018 to Just Be You, Inc. dba Star Playgrounds for work related to Project No. 94934 – Danny Kendricks West Park Playground Equipment Replacement and performed under that contract dated June 4, 2018 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 Just Be You, Inc. dba Star Playgrounds 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 7, 2018 /s/ Kristen Rush, City Clerk Legal Notice No.: 403801 First Publication: November 22, 2018 Last Publication: November 29, 2018 Publisher: Wheat Ridge 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 11, 2018 to Just Be You, Inc. dba Star Playgrounds for work related to Project No. 94935 – Farmstead Park Playground Equipment Replacement and performed under that contract dated June 4, 2018 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 Just Be You, Inc. dba Star Playgrounds 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 7, 2018 /s/ Kristen Rush, City Clerk Legal Notice No.: 403802 First Publication: November 22, 2018 Last Publication: November 29, 2018 Publisher: Wheat Ridge Transcript Public Notice

The following ordinance was VACATED by the City Council of the City of Arvada at 6:30 p.m. on November 19, 2019:

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The following ordinance was VACATED by the City Council of the City of Arvada at 6:30 p.m. on November 19, 2019: Ordinance 4665: An Ordinance Amending Section 98-70, Exempt Sales, and Section 9878, Exemptions, of Article III, Sales and Use Tax, of Chapter 98, Taxation, of the Arvada City Code Pertaining to Agreements to Effectuate Exemptions Legal Notice No.: 403863 First Publication: November 29, 2018 Last Publication: November 29, 2018 Publisher: Wheat Ridge Transcript Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING A public hearing will be held before the Arvada Planning Commission on December 18, 2018, at 6:30 p.m., Arvada Municipal Building, 8101 Ralston Rd., Arvada, when and where you may speak on the matter to consider a preliminary development plan for EASTER OWENS, located at 6712 Fig Street. Additional information can be obtained from the Community Development Dept. or written comments may be filed therewith no later than 8 days prior to the hearing.

CITY OF ARVADA PLANNING COMMISSION /s/ Patricia Connell, Secretary Legal Notice No.: 403865 First Publication: November 29, 2018 Last Publication: November 29, 2018 Publisher: Wheat Ridge Transcript Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING A public hearing will be held before the Arvada Planning Commission on December 18, 2018, at 6:30 p.m., Arvada Municipal Building, 8101 Ralston Rd., Arvada, when and where you may speak on the matter to consider ARVADA’S THREE MILE PLAN. Additional information can be obtained from the Community Development Dept. or written comments may be filed therewith no later than 8 days prior to the hearing.

CITY OF ARVADA PLANNING COMMISSION /s/ Patricia Connell, Secretary Legal Notice No.: 403866 First Publication: November 29, 2018 Last Publication: November 29, 2018 Publisher: Wheat Ridge Transcript Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING A public hearing will be held before the Arvada Planning Commission on December 18, 2018, at 6:30 p.m., Arvada Municipal Building, 8101 Ralston Rd., Arvada, when and where you may speak on the matter to consider a Comprehensive Plan Amendment, rezoning, preliminary development plan and preliminary plat for CARSON FARMS, generally located at 6700 W. 60th Avenue. Additional information can be obtained from the Community Development Dept. or written comments may be filed therewith no later than 8 days prior to the hearing.

A public hearing will be held before the Arvada Planning Commission on December 18, 2018, at 6:30 p.m., Arvada Municipal Building, 8101 Ralston Rd., Arvada, when and where you may speak on the matter to consider a Comprehensive Plan Amendment, rezoning, preliminary development plan and preliminary plat for CARSON FARMS, generally located at 6700 W. 60th Avenue. Additional information can be obtained from the Community Development Dept. or written comments may be filed therewith no later than 8 days prior to the hearing.

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CITY OF ARVADA PLANNING COMMISSION /s/ Patricia Connell, Secretary Legal Notice No.: 403867 First Publication: November 29, 2018 Last Publication: November 29, 2018 Publisher: Wheat Ridge Transcript

Metropolitan Districts Public Notice NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2019 BUDGET AND AMENDMENT OF 2018 BUDGET DINOSAUR 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 Dinosaur Ridge Metropolitan District (the “District”) for the ensuing year of 2019. The necessity may also arise for the amendment of the 2018 budget of the District.

Copies of the proposed 2019 budget and 2018 amended budget (if appropriate) are on file in the office of the District’s Accountant, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, 8390 E. Crescent Parkway, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, where same are available for public inspection. Such proposed 2019 budget and 2018 amended budget will be considered at a special meeting to be held on December 10, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. at the offices of McGeady Becher P.C., 450 E. 17th Ave., Suite 400, Denver, CO. Any interested elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2019 budget or the 2018 amended budget, inspect the 2019 budget and the 2018 amended budget and file or register any objections thereto.

DINOSAUR RIDGE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT /s/ Denise Denslow District Manager Legal Notice No.: 403680 First Publication: November 29, 2018 Last Publication: November 29, 2018 Publisher: Golden Transcript, Wheat Ridge Transcript and Arvada Press

Bids and Settlements 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 18, 2018 to Rock & Company, Inc. for work related to Project No. 17-PK-02 – Farmers High Line Canal Bridge at Club Crest and performed under that contract dated March 5, 2018 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 Rock & Company, 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: November 16, 2018 /s/ Kristen Rush, City Clerk Legal Notice No.: 403861 First Publication: November 29, 2018 Last Publication: December 6, 2018 Publisher: Wheat Ridge 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 18, 2018 to Precise Striping LLC for work related to Project No. 18-ST-03 – 2018 Crack Seal and performed under that contract dated February 5, 2018 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 Precise Striping LLC and its claim has not been paid, may at any time on or prior to the hour of the date above stated, file with the Finance Director of the City of Arvada at City Hall, a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim.

Dated: November 16, 2018 /s/ Kristen Rush, City Clerk Legal Notice No.: 403862 First Publication: November 29, 2018 Last Publication: December 6, 2018 Publisher: Wheat Ridge Transcript Public Notice ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Bids and Settlements Public Notice ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed bids for the construction of City of Arvada, Project No. 19-WA-04, Project Title 2019 Utility Trench Asphalt Replacement will be received at the office of the Director of Utilities until 10:00 AM on December 13, 2018 and then publicly opened and read aloud.

The BID DOCUMENTS, consisting of Advertisement for Bids, Information for Bidders, General Terms and Conditions, Special Terms and Conditions, Insurance Requirements, Project Special Provisions, Addendum when issued, Bid Bond, Bid Proposal, Bid Schedule, Performance and Payment Bond, Submittal Checklist and References, Sample documents, and the Project Drawings may be examined at the following locations: • City of Arvada Utilities Department 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada, Colorado 80002 • www.bidnetdirect.com

No cost bid documents may be obtained at www.bidnetdirect.com on or after November 29, 2018. Bid documents may also be obtained at the office of the Director of Utilities upon payment of $30.00 per set, which is non- refundable.

ESTIMATED QUANTITIES OF THE MAJOR ITEMS OF WORK ARE:

27,000 SY Furnish and Install 6” thickness Hot Mix Asphalt Pavement trench patch at various locations Traffic control, sawcutting, asphalt removal and other miscellaneous items as required

Bidders, subcontractors and suppliers must be familiar with the current City of Arvada Engineering Code of Standards and Specifications for the Design and Construction of Public Improvements, dated January 12, 2016, which will be combined with the Bid Documents to form the Contract Documents for the Project. A copy of the Standards may be obtained from the office of the City Engineer upon a non-refundable payment of $50.00. Holders will be notified when supplemental revisions and additions are available as they are adopted. The Standards are also available at no cost on the City's web site at www.arvada.org. Holders are responsible for keeping current their City of Arvada Engineering Code of Standards and Specifications.

The Project Engineer for this work is Tim Hoos, P.E. and can be reached at the following e-mail address: thoos@arvada.org CITY OF ARVADA Jim Sullivan, Director Department of Utilities 8101 Ralston Road Arvada, Colorado 80002 Legal Notice No.: 403864 First Publication: November 29, 2018 Last Publication: December 13, 2018 Publisher: Wheat Ridge Transcript

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Ordinance 4665: An Ordinance Amending Section 98-70, Exempt Sales, and Section 9878, Exemptions, of Article III, Sales and Use Tax, of Chapter 98, Taxation, of the Arvada City Code Pertaining to Agreements to Effectuate Exemptions Legal Notice No.: 403863 First Publication: November 29, 2018 Last Publication: November 29, 2018 Publisher: Wheat Ridge Transcript

CITY OF ARVADA PLANNING COMMISSION /s/ Patricia Connell, Secretary Legal Notice No.: 403867 First Publication: November 29, 2018 Last Publication: November 29, 2018 Publisher: Wheat Ridge Transcript

Sealed bids for the construction of City of Arvada, Project No. 19-WA-04, Project Title 2019 Utility Trench Asphalt Replacement will be received at the office of the Director of Utilities until 10:00 AM on December 13, 2018 and then publicly opened and read aloud.

The BID DOCUMENTS, consisting of Advertisement for Bids, Information for Bidders, General Terms and Conditions, Special Terms and Conditions, Insurance Requirements, Project Special Provisions, Addendum when issued, Bid Bond, Bid Proposal, Bid Schedule, Performance and Payment Bond, Submittal Checklist and References, Sample documents, and the Project Drawings may be examined at the following locations:

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• City of Arvada Utilities Department 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada, Colorado 80002 • www.bidnetdirect.com

No cost bid documents may be obtained at www.bidnetdirect.com on or after November 29, 2018. Bid documents may also be obtained at the office of the Director of Utilities upon payment of $30.00 per set, which is non- refundable.

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ESTIMATED QUANTITIES OF THE MAJOR ITEMS OF WORK ARE:

27,000 SY Furnish and Install 6” thickness Hot Mix Asphalt Pavement trench patch at various locations Traffic control, sawcutting, asphalt removal and other miscellaneous items as required

Bidders, subcontractors and suppliers must be familiar with the current City of Arvada Engineer-

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