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LAGNIAPPE:

Arvada lights the tree and invites in holiday shoppers P5

ANGELS IN ARVADA: Rocking group of volunteers help two households P13 CHEERFUL ARVADA: Pomona’s dance team among competitors at state P26

SUPER BUSINESS: The state of the Arvada Chamber of Commerce looking strong P6

THE BOTTOM LINE

‘The hope is to get families in our building and get them more involved in what’s going on in school.’

Gina Rivas, principal for Arvada High School | P8 INSIDE

VOICES: PAGE 10 | LIFE: PAGE 14 | CALENDAR: PAGE 22 | SPORTS: PAGE 30

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Drake Middle teacher awarded for art education Rachel Dunn was named Middle School Art Educator of the Year by the Colorado Art Education Association.

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Rachel Dunn, 45, has taught art to the seventh- and eighth-grade students at Drake Middle School in Arvada since 2003. The Colorado Art Education Association recently named Dunn — a Lakewood resident — as the Middle School Art Educator of the Year. Here’s what she has to say about the award and the importance of art education.

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Q: Tell me what this award means to you?

A: I feel very humbled and motivated by the award my colleagues chose to bestow upon me. I hope to live up to the recognition. So many of the teachers I know deserve acknowledgement for their hard work and commitment. I feel as though I share this award with them, the wonderful students I get to work with every day, and the supportive community of Arvada I am fortunate enough to serve.

Q: How did you get into art?

A: I grew up in Virginia, in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. The proximity of the Smithsonian Museums allowed me to access incredible art and art opportunities. I always enjoyed

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creating art and seeing art work from around the world and throughout time helped me make connections in my own learning. My parents were very supportive, providing opportunities for me to grow my interests and get experience doing what I loved.

Q: Can you speak about the importance of art education?

A: I truly feel as though art is an essential class for all students. Beyond developing visual abilities and offering opportunities to work with tools and techniques, art creates the opportunity for students to build skills that will help them in so many aspects of their lives, no matter what their ultimate career path. Creative thinking and problem solving are at the core of all we do in art class. Developing flexible thinking, fueling self-discov-

ery, building perseverance, communicating new ideas and solutions, seeing other ways of thinking, and learning to respect and communicate with those who think differently, are among just a few of the experiences art offers to students daily.

Q: What types of projects do your students do?

A: Middle school is a great time for students to explore the variety within art. The projects we do in class reflect the Jefferson County Art Standards, connect with grade level content in other subject areas and offer an opportunity to work with different mediums of art. Students at Drake develop ideas within sketchbooks, explore art concepts through clay; hand building and sculpting, painting, fused glass, mixed media, print

making, photography, drawing, and more.

Q: What is your goal in teaching art to middle schoolers?

A: In high school, the art classroom became my second home. It was a place in the school where I felt I could truly be myself. I want students to feel comfortable and safe in my art room, so I try to make the class as much theirs as mine. I’m asking them to take risks, share their ideas, and push their abilities, so they need to feel safe being themselves. I hope they will walk away with a greater ability to express their ideas, and solve problems. I hope they will learn more about their view of themselves, the world, and each other.

Q: What is your advice for students who want to pursue art as a career?

A: Explore every opportunity to work with art you can find. Take classes at community centers and with local artists, join art clubs and volunteer to help with community arts projects. Go to the museum, to galleries and art markets. Make art a regular part of your life. If you want to improve yourself as an artist, make art. Options for careers within the arts are far more varied and wide reaching than most realize. It pays to do some research to discover all you can do. Choosing a career in the arts can be a path to success, and provide a rewarding life at work.

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ARVADA NEWS IN A HURRY Gifted Centers offers spring testing Jeffco Public Schools’ Gifted Centers are taking applications through Jan. 9.

Gifted Centers emphasize meeting the individual needs of gifted and talented students to provide experiences that foster meaningful growth.

Sixteen neighborhood schools house GT Centers throughout the district at the elementary, middle, and high school level. Teachers certified in gifted and talented education provide differentiated instruction with a variety of programming options, including: acceleration, enrichment and social-emotional support.

To be considered for GT Center placement for the 2017-18 school year, apply online by Jan. 9. Testing appointments will be on Saturday, Feb. 4.

BCER named Co. to watch BCER Engineering Inc. was named as the 2016 Colorado Companies to Watch winner for the year.

The Arvada-based company, founded in 1994, is a consulting engineering firm which provides creative and state of the art mechanical, electrical, fire protection, life safety and technology engineering services for commercial, institutional, industrial, and government projects nationwide.

BCER continues to grow and expand into new markets and recently celebrated 20 years in business.

“Companies like BCER are critical to Colorado’s economy,” said Erin Beckstein | director of marketing and communications for Adams County Economic Development. “They are influential leaders and forward-thinking

Compass Bank, Big O Tires, ConocoPhillips, Grease Monkey, Wendy’s, Abo’s Pizza, Emergency Care Arvada, Eye Level Learning Center, Fantastic Sams, Qdoba Mexican Grill, Rib City Grill, The Salvation Army, United Studios of Self Defense and Quiznos.

Completed in 2004, the center was 89 percent occupied at the time of the sale.

“Arvada West Town Center presented an ideal opportunity for us to acquire a quality shadow-anchored multi-tenant retail center with below-market ground leases and upside potential through leasing up the vacancy,” said William Winn, partner and chief executive officer, Starboard Realty Advisors, LLC. “With the recent closing of the nearby Safeway store, we expect Walmart to directly benefit from increased customer traffic, which will drive leasing activity.

innovators creating high quality jobs and new industries that enrich our communities beyond measure.”

California investor buys shopping center Arvada West Town Center, located on 14.65 acres at 14455-14715 W. 64th Ave. in Arvada, sold Dec. 6 to Starboard Realty Advisors, LLC of Irvine, California, who was represented by Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors. The sale price was not disclosed.

The 83,278-square-foot shopping center is shadow-anchored by a Walmart Neighborhood Market.

Walmart, the largest grocer in the United States, has operated at this location since 2012. Approximately 62 percent of the tenants at Arvada West Town Center are national or regional tenants. They include AutoZone, BBVA

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Roadwork at 72nd and Indiana moves forward

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A $1.6 million project to widen the road along Indiana Street, generally from West 69th Place to West 74th Drive, and along West 72nd Avenue, generally from the Farmers High Line Canal to Flora Street, will move forward with the approval given by Arvada City Council after a Dec. 5 public hearing.

The $1.6 million project includes the construction of additional asphalt travel lanes, bike lanes, medians, curb, gutter, attached and detached concrete sidewalk and curb ramps. It also calls

for storm sewer, utility relocations, an extension of the Croke Canal bridge structure, and a new traffic signal at the intersection of West 72nd Avenue and Indiana Street.

“Indiana was selected at the highest priority for improvements in Arvada,” said Terri Binder, member of the Arvada Citizens Transportation Committee. “This is important because it addresses a bottleneck.”

Binder and her group study projects within the city. They determined that the current traffic levels along Indiana have reached 27,000 average daily trips.

The buildout scenario in the City of

Arvada’s comprehensive plan indicates 33,000 average daily trips.

“This project will eliminate congestion,” Binder told city council.

The project requires the city to acquire almost 20 acres of land, including some vacant areas.

The city council approval allows the city to begin the process of acquiring the properties, Arvada City Manager Mark Deven said.

The city will pay for the project and acquisitions from ongoing sales tax.

The city borrowed $13 million that will be repaid over 20 years to finance the improvement of the intersection

at W. 72nd and Indiana and the expansion of the West Woods Golf Course clubhouse. This loan will be repaid by future sales and use tax , received in the General Fund and transferred into the Capital Improvement Projects Fund.

No residents spoke against the project.

“While Indiana has many, many, many problems, I am confident that this will help to alleviate some of the pressure that has put on that state highway,” Councilmember David Jones said after making a motion for approval. “I’m hopeful that other improvements along Indiana will be made in years to come.”

Jeffco charities enjoy biggest Colorado Gives Day yet STAFF REPORT

The state’s largest charity event, including many based in Jefferson County, brought in $33.8 million in donations this year.

Called Colorado Gives Day, the annual charity event, helped generate donations to 2,111 nonprofits

BY THE NUMBERS

$33.8

million donated this year

tions were made. Donation amounts range from $10 to $1.48 million. The largest gift was given to the Schlessman Family YMCA. Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains Inc. received the greatest number of donations.

“We are moved by this outpouring of generos-

across the state, by offering a $1 million matching fund donated by the Community First Foundation and FirstBank. The money raised on Dec. 6 totaled $5.3 million more than last year.

Some local recipients...

Arvada Food Bank: $56,098 Arvada Center: $23,576 CASA of Jeffco and Gilpin

counties: $61,020 Foothills Animal Shelter: $57,000 Green Mountain High School: $23,943 Jeffco Outdoor Lab: $36,990 Seniors Resource Center: $44,750 Colorado Gives Day organizers say 145,763 dona-

2,111

145,763 $10

nonprofits receiving donations

the smallest sized donation allowed

donations made

ity and thank each and every donor for supporting Colorado nonprofits and the great work they do to make our lives better,” said Marla J. Williams, president and CEO, Community First Foundation. “These numbers show that Coloradans value the many ways nonprofits enrich our lives.”

$1.48

million the largest donation of the day

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Arvada Lagniappe celebrates 25 years with new events Eggnog and cider contest among good times for attendees

BY KEVIN M. SMITH SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Olde Town Arvada’s annual holiday had a quintessential backdrop. With the Arvada Chorale slated to sing at 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 6, light snow started falling shortly after 5 p.m. as temperatures stayed in the 20s.

“Hey! Welcome!” Arvada Marc Williams greeted the crowd after the chorale’s performance. “Is this weather perfect for a tree lighting or what?”

The crowd cheered.

Arvada celebrated its 25th annual Lagniappe.

“Lagniappe is an old tradition where merchants give their customers a little something extra with their purchase,” explained Karen Miller, owner of Paws N Play and president of the Business Improvement District. “And that is what our merchants like to do today. This is a special day for us all.”

New this year was an eggnog and cider competition with 15 businesses participating, from eggnog ice cream at Scrumptious to eggnog whoopie pies at Global Goods & Coffee, and alcoholic drinks at School

DRINK WINNERS Eggnog 1. Homegrown 2. Bluegrass 3. School House Cider 1. Kline’s 2. Primo Vino 3. School House Non-alcoholic Eeggnog 1. Scrumptious 2. La Dolce Vita 3. Global Goods & Coffee Non-alcoholic Cider 1. Hunter Bay Coffee roasters 2. Scrumptious 3. Global Goods & Coffee House Kitchen & Libations that included a cider with the restaurant’s speciality bourbon.

Homegrown Tap & Dough took first place for its eggnog, and Kline’s Beer Hall won the cider competition.

Firefighters held a chili cookoff at Kline’s Beer Hall to raise money for the 9/11 fund.

Other events included visits with Santa in the library, horse-drawn carriage rides around Olde Town and a decorated plate contest at the Fire pottery studio.

“The most important part of Lagniappe to me is the merchants stay open late to welcome you,” Miller said.

Santa talks to Ruby Peppers, 3, of Arvada about her wishlist during Lagniappe in Olde Town on Tuesday, Dec. 6. Children could visit Santa in the library during the event, which also include horse-drawn carriage rides, an egg nog and cider competition, a performance by the Arvada Chorale and lighting the Christmas tree. PHOTOS BY KEVIN M. SMITH Before the tree lighting, Williams took a moment to boast about Olde Town.

“This is such a special night,” Williams said. “It’s so heartwarming to see you all here tonight. …

There’s so many great places for you to go to here in Olde Town, so many incredible restaurants, great spots, great shops -- this place is unique in all of the Denver metro-

politan area. We’re so proud of Olde Town Arvada.”

He asked any children in the audience who wanted to help with the tree lighting countdown to join him in front of the tree. They counted down from 10 and when the tree lit up, the crowd cheered.

“Merry Christmas, everyone, happy holidays,” Williams said after the lights came on.

The Arvada Chorale performs during Lagniappe in Olde Town on Tuesday, Dec. 6. This was the 25th year for the holiday celebration.

KEVIN M. SMITH

Arvada Mayor Marc Williams stands in front of the Christmas tree in Olde Town after asking children present to help him light it. The tree lighting ceremony was part of the Lagniappe holiday celebration.

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John Bodnar and Kami Welch perform a role-play interview about the state of the Arvada’s Chamber at its annual luncheon Dec. 7.

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Arvada Chamber of Commerce looks back at 2016

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

John Bodnar stood on the stage at the Lamar Center. He wore a plastic head of fake jet-black hair and a blue T-shirt with the red-and-yellow

Superman symbol peeking through his white dress shirt.

Bodnar, chairman of the Arvada Chamber of Commerce board, played Clark Kent at the chamber’s annual State of the Chamber lunch on Dec. 7. He was there to help

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extoll the chamber’s successes and challenges over the past year.

Some 2016 successes shared by Bodnar and his fellow board included the launch of the chamber’s new brand, including a new website, which is now generating 6,000 hits each month. Chamber staff has formed more than 500 connections between members and potential clients, resources and power partners and has met with more than 400 of the chamber’s 600 members in person this year.

Arvada Chamber President Kami Welch credits the growth to reinvestment in the organization; a strong chamber team, board, ambassadors and leadership; a creative and modern brand; quality emphasis on programming and events; and extraordinary community partnership and ties.

In the coming year, Welch and her team hope to increase their connections to 1,000 and focus on peer-topeer education and support.

“We will focus on opportunities to network,” Welch said, adding that

there will be a shift in chambersponsored events for more connection time. Each month will also have a theme, such as February’s theme of “Find your business love match.”

Welch and her team also plan to take their big five events up a notch in 2017, starting with the annual dinner scheduled for Jan 27. Other top events for the year include Taste of Arvada, Sand in the City, the annual golf tournament, and the annual chamber awards lunch.

2017 ANNUAL DINNER: THE CHAMBYS What: The Arvada Chamber 2017 Annual Dinner: The Chambys When: 6-10 p.m. Jan. 27 Where: Arvada Center for the Arts & Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada Cost: $75/person; $750 table sponsorship Contact: Samantha Geerdes and Stephanie Lownds at 303-424-0313 or visit arvadachamber.org

2016 ARVADA CHAMBER HIGH NOTES Launched a new brand.

Launched a new website now averaging nearly 6,000 hits each month.

Formed more than 500 connections between members and potential clients, resources and power partners.

Met with more than 400 of its 600 members in person this year.

Grown all big five events in 2016, including a 33 percent increase in attendance at Taste of Arvada and more than 16,000 people at Sand in the City.

Launched a new group focused on female members called Inspiring Women. This group now has over 20 active members.

Grown Arvada Young Professional (AYP) to

nearly 60 members.

Increased video production, unique graphics and creative themes at all events.

Substantially improved the quality and participation of Third Friday breakfast series with an average of 100 people at each breakfast.

Recruited 150 new members in 2016, for a net growth of almost 50 new members.

Launched first Building A Better Arvada Raffle, raising more than $10,000 to donate to Red Rocks Community College.

Increased annual revenue by nearly $100,000 through membership growth, events and more.

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Arvada High’s resource center ‘was a lifesaver for us’ School’s center provides food, clothes and assistance to needy and homeless

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that time,” Becraft said of the resource center.

In addition to the Thanksgiving basket, Becraft and other families also have received winter clothes, toiletries and school supplies. They also were referred to other resources that can help with food and clothing.

“We have a great support system with all of our schools, and recently finding out that there’s the resource center was a life saver for us,” Becraft said.

Lisa Vegas-Fields stood in a room formerly used for storage at Arvada High School. As she helped students More students, families struggling sort through a stock of food and Arvada High School has a high perclothes, she noted the amount had centage of families living in vulnerdecreased since Thanksgiving. able environments, Vegas-Fields said.

Vegas-Fields transformed the storThe school has just over 50 students age room into an on-campus resource homeless or in transition and 66 center for students and their families percent of the school’s poputhis fall. During Thanksgiving, the new Arvada High GET INVOLVED lation is on free or reduced lunch.

School resource center gave Overall, Jefferson County out 30 boxes of food to families Arvada High in need.

School’s resource Schools’ free and reduced center needs do- lunch rate is 31 percent. Jeffco One of those families was nations of food, has 1,932 homeless students Juanita Becraft, a singledistrictwide. Only two high toiletries and parent of three, two of whom schools in the district have a winter clothes, attend Arvada High. higher free and reduced lunch including snow A fire in her Arvada home boots. To donate, rate than Arvada High — Alin January left Becraft and call the school at ameda International Junior/ her children in a vulnerable Senior High School, which 303-982-0162. situation. She is on disability, comes in at 84 percent; and she said, unable to work, and Jefferson Junior/Senior High School was forced to move with her children at 87 percent. to Aurora.

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Arvada sophomore Kelly Zeiders laughs along with Lisa Vega-Fields after she helps sort through some of the recent donations received at the high school’s resource center.

GLENN WALLACE schools must report 75 percent or more of their students receiving free or reduced lunch to receive Title 1 federal funding, which provindes grants to schools to supplement existing programs and provide extra teachers, intervention programs, supplemental materials, technology and professional development. Arvada falls short of

that requirement.

At the elementary level, the threshold is 65 percent. Of the 10 schools that feed into Arvada High School, six of them are classified as Title 1.

Other high schools in Arvada have much smaller percentages of students SEE RESOURCE CENTER, P9

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Student volunteer, sophomore Emma Anthony, helped draw a welcoming message on the resource center wall. She also helps keep the center clean and organized. GLENN WALLACE FROM PAGE 8

who qualify for free and reduced lunch: Pomona High, 36 percent; Arvada West, 26 percent; and Ralston Valley, 8 percent.

“Arvada is an interesting community and a unique set of demographics,” said Rebecca Dunn, community and family connections coordinator for Jeffco Schools. “Arvada has a stronger blend of demographics. But I think that there’s a lot more community support and people who want to help their community.”

Lower-income housing and a mobile home park four miles from the school are reflected in the student demographics.

But Dunn said the type of need seen at Arvada High is something that is being seen more districtwide.

“It is trending up,” Dunn said, citing the most recent point-in-time count, a count of sheltered and unsheltered homeless persons on a single night, which listed Boulder, Jefferson and Douglas counties with the newest growth of homelessness.

“I think it’s such a reflection on housing in our county and how less accessible and less affordable housing is,” Dunn said. “We have many families with working parents living in a car. The perception that homeless are living on the streets is not the case here. It’s quite different.”

Engaging students and families At Arvada High, which is more than 100 years old, Principal Gina Rivas wants to make sure students are engaged in the classroom as well as athletics and after-school activities. But Rivas recognized that not all students are getting their basic needs of food and warm clothing met.

That’s why the school hired VegasFields, Arvada’s family engagement liaison, this year. Title 1 schools are automatically assigned a liaison, but since Arvada doesn’t receive that funding, it is paying for Vegas-Fields’ position out of the school budget.

“The hope is to get families in our

building and get them more involved in what’s going on in school,” Rivas said.

Hiring a family engagement liaison and starting the resource center is one way to do that.

“Arvada’s vision is to create an environment that fosters academic success as well as social success,” Vegas-Fields said. “My job as a liaison is to bridge that gap between family and home and find what it is that our students need so that we can assist them in achieving their success.”

The resource center is open to students during and after school hours for food, clothing and hygiene essentials. The center is now also open to Arvada High feeder school students and families.

Eight students regularly volunteer to help sort through community donations.

“It’s a lot and we have to sort what’s fit to give back to the community,” senior Jessie Masias said.

Masias likes knowing that the items will go to someone who needs them more.

“The overall generosity of the community is overwhelming,” Rivas said.

“There are so many alumni that want to support Arvada and everyone has come together and donated items and anything we needed.”

The resource center is now prepping for a large distribution to families on Dec. 20, but the center is running low on food and clothing items and is asking the community for donations. The December Holiday Food box distribution will include fresh ham, turkey or a voucher. Necessities such as hand cream, chapstick, gloves and tissues also will be handed out.

After the winter break, the resource center has plans to enhance its services to include enrichment seminars, free tax assistance and a prom boutique.

“Families have been very receptive and thankful,” Vegas-Fields said. “Our vision is to create an environment in which our families feel valued, welcomed and engaged.”

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VOICES Improving school ‘culture’ begins with all of us getting involved

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HITTING HOME

Michael Alcorn

he nature of my job puts me in a very interesting position. Being in four buildings a day, nine buildings a week, 23 different schools in my career … I’ve seen a lot of different approaches to education. And I’m fascinated by it, as is my teaching partner, who has done quite a bit of study in the area of sociology, and one of the other people we work with has her undergraduate degree in Sociology. Between us, we spend more than our share of time and thought considering the sociology of our schools. And one of the more interesting aspects of that is the element of culture.

For those of you a little unsure of what

I mean by “culture,” let me bring you up to speed. This is one of those major buzzwords that informed how we work in the public schools about 15 years ago, and it still drives a lot of decisions today. The culture of a building is nothing more than the prevailing attitudes and values, as expressed in how students, staff and community approach both the process of educating students and building social norms within the building. And, while “culture” is certainly influenced by “ethnicity,” you should never conflate the two — they are very different beasts.

Consider it this way: The Denver Broncos have had more trips to the Super Bowl

in the last 30 years than they’ve had losing seasons; the Colorado Rockies have had fewer winning seasons in their history than the Broncos have had trips to the Super Bowl. Do you think that’s just luck?

The Broncos have done this while getting very few high draft picks, and actually being very wrong about a number of free agents (remember Vernon Davis?). So, how do they keep winning? Because the culture of that organization is one of accountability, teamwork, and accomplishment.

The Rockies? I once heard that they really value good guys in the locker room.

SEE ALCORN, P11

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

For this next year of 2017, I must trust ALCHEMY

Andrea Doray

I

was envisioning a visioning session when my word for 2017 became clear.

You may know that I eschew New Year’s resolutions, favoring instead a word I choose (or, as I keep finding out, it chooses me) as a focus for the coming year.

This is the second time my word and I found each other on a short trip out of town, and it’s also the earliest my word has announced

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itself. Often the choosing happens between Christmas and New Year’s, and once it happened well into January.

In any case, as I was preparing for a vision discussion about the coming year, I trusted that my word would soon be revealed … and it was: Trust.

My word for 2017 is “trust,” SEE DORAY, P11

Comeuppance for teachers union Perhaps the Jeffco School District should contact the National Teacher’s Unions for funding to keep those schools open.

The Unions didn’t hesitate to poor money into the district when the recall effort sent conservative school board members home. The recall effort cost Jeffco at least a quarter of a million dollars.

I don’t recall any suggestion of closing schools when Ken Witt was in charge. What I do remember is Witt running off a very poor Superintendent Stevenson and having a methodical approach to finances and making our precious tax dollars stretch for the children.

Today we have a dysfunctional school board that can’t honor their promises to the teachers, can’t afford to keep schools open and have no real path to solve the problems.

Perhaps the school board can get the students to protest some AP courses to get people’s minds off the school boards failure?

James Harris, Arvada Unsurprised by school board reaction Reading about the potential school closings due to the school tax going down in flames, I was not surprised

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that the school board voted in November to make teacher pay their top priority. It’s not surprising because as reported in The Arvada Press in January, that the organization behind the recall and the funding of it was funded by the teachers union. Ninetynine percent of the money, which they did not want to disclose, was given by national, state and local teachers unions. It was not funded by T-shirt and bake sales as they told us. So let me ask, are the board members, who wanted our taxes to go through the roof, looking out for our interests or the interests of the teachers and their unions? By their own admission, they are looking out for the unions interest and not ours. They may say its “for the children” but their actions say otherwise.

As noted on the next page of the Arvada Press, school attendance in Jeffco is flat. I’m glad the levy failed, I’m sick of my hard earned money going to politicians whose special interests help them get elected and they in turn give money back to them. To me, and others, this is just corruption. Who is looking out for the hard working person?

Not the Jeffco school board, they have the union mouths to feed.

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SANTA “LISTENS” TO ALL

DORAY: I trust that government checks and balances will function as intended FROM PAGE 10

both as a noun and a verb. I will have trust and I will earn trust.

“Breathe,” my word for 2016, was the first verb in the five years I’ve been doing this, so it seems fitting that 2017’s word should be both.

I trust that my endeavors in the coming year will happen in the most optimal way.

I trust that I will be worthy of the trust of others – people I love and people who love me, people I admire, people of integrity and decency.

I trust that I will be gladdened, saddened, angered, touched and moved throughout the year, and that I will handle all of these with aplomb.

I trust that I will make other people happy and that, when I inevitably anger or sadden them, I will have carefully considered the outcomes.

I trust that I’ll be doing purposeful work that both affords me financial stability and does good for other people.

I trust that I will make a difference in at least one person’s life, and that I will be aware of and grateful for the presence of others in mine.

I trust that new people will come into my life, and that I will meet the loss of any others with peace.

I trust that peace will come to

more people and to more places on the earth in 2017.

Let me say here, as an adjunct to this last one, that you may know I am disappointed at the man the Electoral College will put into the most powerful office in the world later this month, and I’m disappointed that the overwhelming popular vote will not prevent this. The original 1700s-era rationales for the Electoral College (such as slavery) are no longer valid, but it is what it is. As a predominantly Republican voter, I nevertheless didn’t like it in 2000 and I don’t like it now. And yet … I trust it will work out.

I trust that the checks and balances in our system of government will function as they are meant to, that the business of being a billionaire will not take precedence over the import of being the president, and that someone takes away his Twitter account before “Saturday Night Live” does another skit.

I recognize this is a lot of trusting, which could be a challenge because trust doesn’t come all that easily to me. The New Year will have its trials, no doubt, but everything will turn out in the most optimal way.

Trust me.

Andrea Doray is a writer who is perhaps a little too trusting, after all. Contact her at a.doray@andreadoray.com.

ALCORN: A new year will begin conversations about budgets, staffing FROM PAGE 10

Not quite the same thing.

How does that relate to the schools? Well, I have schools that are a lot like the Rockies — good kids, caring and supportive staff, but not achievement-oriented. Other schools are more like the Broncos — focused on accomplishments, rather impatient with excuses. There’s even one school in the area that’s a little like Enron, back in the day — SO focused on the bottom line (test scores, rankings), that it is a little dismissive of students that aren’t similarly focused. And, by the way, test scores are NOT the only way to measure achievement: look at the football team, or the spring musical, or the PTSA Reflections contest — large-scale efforts that provide opportunities for students to excel often tell you more about a school than the dry numbers on a test summary, at least at the high school level.

The reason this matters is that Jeffco Schools are going to be going through an interesting period, going forward. The new year is going to bring conversations — some of

which have already started through the district’s web presence — about budgets, staffing, program offerings and school boundaries that effect everybody. But I am convinced that none of those elements have as much effect on what sort of students we turn out as how we approach the culture of the schools.

And that is the sort of thing that the community has not only a vested interest in, but some influence upon.

Take a moment, next time you drop your kids off at school, or listen to a community presentation, and think about what you can learn about the school by watching the activity around it. And then, if you are so inclined, get involved in the conversations about the future. The Broncos are still winning this year without Peyton Manning because that’s the expectation — Jeffco will be working hard to pull off a similar “season.” You can help us out — don’t just be a spectator. Get involved.

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

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Grand Jury looking into fatal fire STAFF REPORT

A Jefferson County grand jury is reviewing a May fire in Arvada that killed three people.

Pam Russell, a spokesperson for the 1st Judicial District Attorney’s Office, confirmed last week that the investigation is being presented to a grand jury, but declined to speak further about the case.

The fire happened early

May 14 at 6152 Robb St., which was operated by Parker Personal Care Homes as a host home for developmentally disabled individuals.

A 39-year-old disabled woman, a young mother and her 4-year-old daughter died of smoke inhalation, according to the Jefferson County coroner’s report.

The mother had burns to her airways and lungs.

Details about the fire,

including any potential causes, have yet to be released by fire investigators or DA’s office.

In Jefferson County, grand juries can be used to investigate, and charge criminal violations. According to the county’s website, Jeffco grand juries are comprised of 12 citizens, just like a trial jury. They are selected at random from voter registration rolls and Department of Motor

Vehicles list of registered drivers.

Also according to the county website, a grand jury has the ability to obtain records not generally available to prosecutors in other investigations, and can also require reluctant witnesses to testify before the group.

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Two Arvada homes receive miraculous makeovers GLENN WALLACE GWALLACE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Christmas miracles can seem few and far between, especially for families that have suffered through tragedy. But last week, Arvada was lucky enough to experience, two miracles, which happened to be just around the corner from one-another.

Two houses, with two families who have both suffered terrible loss, will be a lot more comfortable this holiday season thanks to a small army of volunteers,

KBPI and Peace Jam. The first household, located on VanGordon Street, belongs to Linda Zimmerman. A stay-at-home-mom to two daughters, she lost her husband to a motorcycle accident in October. The father, Jason Zimmerman, had been the breadwinner for an extended household that included his two daughters, his mother, stepfather, sister and nephew.

The second house belongs to Mary Hart, who lives with her daughter and grandchildren. Hart lost her son

Joshua Mitchell a few years ago.

On Dec. 9 Willie B and a gathering of volunteers and friends for both households gathered on the front lawns, to greet the families as they returned home from a week’s stay at a nearby hotel.

When Hart first saw her house, with the crowd out front she began to cry.

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Celebrating the season with brews Local breweries, supply shops roll out winter beers

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he holidays offer a lot of fun experiences — the sight of extravagant light displays, smells of roasts and freshly baked pies and the warm feeling of joy when surrounded by friends and family.

However, along with that, comes some stress — long lines, crowds of people shopping for the perfect gift, the hustle-and-bustle of attending and planning holiday parties.

But across the Denver-metro area, breweries and brew shops are offering an opportunity to slow down and enjoy a locally-crafted wintertime brew.

Colorado Native Winterfest Glenn Knippenberg, president and cofounder of AC Golden Brewing Company, starts receiving emails and phone calls in September about the availability of Colorado Native Winterfest.

“It’s got a unique style,” said Jeff Nickel, AC Golden’s head brewer.

“Winterfest is an all-around good food-pairing beer. It stands up particularly well to hearty meat dishes and also pairs well with chocolate.”

Winterfest is a traditional Bockstyle beer. It is made with Moravian two-row pale and chocolate malts, which create a sweet, toasted malt and biscuit flavor, Nickel said. “As a lager, it’s smooth and balanced.”

Colorado Native Winterfest can be purchased in liquor stores or enjoyed at some bars, restaurants and other establishments across the state.

But once it’s gone, it’s gone, Nickel said.

Winterfest is not brewed in mass quantity. It is usually released in October, and AC Golden tries to make enough to last through December.

Coors broke ground as a big brewery when it started Winterfest in 1984, Knippenberg said. However, Coors discontinued it in 2008. But AC Golden Brewing Company — a subsidiary of the now MillerCoors company — wanted to keep the tradition going, and took the brand that same year, Knippenberg said. Then, in 2015, AC Golden started sourcing all the ingredients for Winterfest from Colorado.

“That made it eligible to be Colorado Native,” Knippenberg said. “We decided things are better if they’re local.”

Nothing from out-of-state goes into any of the Colorado Native beers, he said, and Colorado Native is not available in any other state.

Jeff Nickel, head brewer at AC Golden, which is located inside the MillerCoors brewery in Golden, stands with the facility’s mash tun and brew kettles. Six brewers work at AC Golden, Nickel said, who do everything from brewing to packaging to cleaning.

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HOLIDAY BREWS

OTHER FESTIVE DRINKS

Elk Mountain Brewing 18921 Plaza Drive Unit 104, Parker Hours: 3-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday, noon-10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, noon-8 p.m.

Sunday 303-805-2739 www.elkmountainbrewing.com

Something hot

Kokopelli Beer Company 8931 Harlan St., Westminster Hours: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday and Monday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday 303-284-0135 www.kokopellibeer.com Tom’s Brew Shop 883 Parfet St. Unit J, Lakewood Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, closed Sunday 303-232-5347 www.tomsbrewshop.com AC Golden Located inside the MillerCoors brewery at 13th and Ford streets in Golden Hours: N/A 303-292-3926 www.acgolden.com

“It’s Colorado’s beer,” Knippenberg said.

Salted Caramel Baltic Porter The Salted Caramel Baltic Porter of Parker’s Elk Mountain Brewing will give people a “nice, warm feeling when it’s cold outside,” brewer Shannon Madruga said.

And it will even appeal to those who don’t prefer dark beer, she added.

Baltic porters are lagers. Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine describes them as typically including “a lot of roasted character, chocolaty notes

p.m. Sunday, closed Monday

Gourmet Mexican Spiced Something different Hot Chocolate — Find it at The Chocolate Therapist, which sells all- Colorado Cider Company produces a natural chocolate and locally-made hard cider. gourmet coffee.

Available at a number 2560 W. Main St., Littleton of liquor stores, res303-795-7913, www. taurant/bar establishthechocolatetherapist. ments and breweries com across the state. No Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 online sales. p.m. Monday-Friday, 9 Colorado Cider Company a.m. to 6:30 p.m. SatTasting Room, 2650 urday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

West 2nd Ave. #10, Sunday Denver 303-759-3560, www.

Seasonal/holiday teas coloradocider.com — find a selection at Hours: 4-8 p.m. Fridays English Tealeaves, a tea and 3-8 p.m. Saturdays café and retail store.

18551 Mainstreet, Parker Something 720-851-6099, www. nonalcoholic englishtealeaves.com Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 Craft sodas p.m. Tuesday-Friday, Brewery Rickoli serves a 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Schrute Root Beer and a Saturday, 11 a.m. to 3:30

and hints of coffee and creaminess.”

The Salted Caramel Baltic Porter will have those big, robust flavors, Madruga said, but also a little bit of sweetness. The recipe uses kosher salt and caramel.

It was brewed on Nov. 16 at Elk Mountain Brewing and has been fermenting since. Beer is on its own schedule, Madruga said, so the release date is unset, but people should expect it sometime before Christmas.

The idea behind the Salted Caramel Baltic Porter originated through a contest. Five employees came

Strawberry Kiwi soda.

4335 Wadsworth Blvd., Wheat Ridge 303-344-8988, www. breweryrickoli.com Hours: 3-9 p.m. Monday, 3-10 p.m. TuesdayThursday, noon-11 p.m.

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up with festive, cold-weather beer recipes, which were then posted on Facebook for people to vote on. The Salted Caramel Baltic Porter was the winner.

It will be the first time the brewery has made Salted Caramel Baltic Porter, but not the first time that the brewery, which has been open for 6 1/2 years, has tried something new.

“We like to make it interesting,” Madruga said. “It’s always really fun to do something new.”

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An Edge Theater first: hosting a returning play A new view the same Bridge

BY CLARKE READER CREADER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Arthur Miller is responsible for some of American theater’s most important works, and he’s also responsible for Lakewood’s The Edge Theater’s first repeat production.

“A View From the Bridge” returns to The Edge, 1560 Teller St. in Lakewood, through Dec. 31. Performances are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 6 p.m.

Sunday.

“We first did this show five years ago, and it’s one of my absolute favorite plays,” said Rick Yaconis, The Edge’s executive director. “There’s a reason it is revived every couple years on Broadway.”

Yaconis is reprising his role as Eddie Carbone, an Italian-American longshoreman who lives in Brooklyn in 1955. Eddie lives with his wife, Beatrice (Abby Apple Boes), and his nice, Catherine (Amelia Corrada). But things get messy for everyone when Beatrice’s cousins arrive illegally from Italy.

“The play is a very rewarding and fun experience,” said director John Ashton. “It’s a profound and moving play we’re telling in a moving way.”

We spoke to both Ashton and Yaco-

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COST: $28 INFORMATION: 303-232-0363 or www. theedgetheater.com nis about the resonance of “A View From the Bridge,” and why The Edge decided to bring the show back.

Point 1: Staying relevant — One of the main topics the play examines in immigration into the United States, and 60 years after Miller wrote it, his exploration remains as vital as ever.

“For the past year or more, we’ve heard so much about immigration from politicians,” Yaconis explained.

“The genius of Arthur Miller is the way he writes plays that are centered on social change.”

At the time of its writing, the House Un-American Activities Committee was in the throes of its communist obsession, and that sense of paranoia made its way into the play.

“People were forced to name names and betray people,” Ashton said.

“We’re dealing with a lot of that suspicion still today.”

Point 2: What’s new — When The

Ameila Corrada and Rick Yaconis bring Arthur Miller’s classic “A View From the Bridge” to life at The Edge Theatre. RACHEL D GRAHAM Edge first tackled “A View From the Bridge,” it was in its first home farther east on Colfax, which had a smaller space to work with.

“Aside from me, it’s a completely different cast, a different director and a different space, which means a new approach to set and lighting,” Yaconis said. “I didn’t want to do the same show again.”

Ashton brought a new passion and perspective to the play, and purposefully avoided anything done the first go-round.

“The great thing about working with these actors, is they all known how to react to each other,” he said. “Every-

one has been raising their own level.”

Point 3: What stays the same — Miller’s language and searing social gaze remain the driving forces of the play in the new approach to the show.

“There are some incredibly powerful moments,” Ashton said. “So much humanity comes out of these characters.”

The play’s core message about the beauty and ugliness of family remains the focal point in the new production.

“Hopefully people will look at these characters and think, that’s my family around the dinner table,” Yaconis said. “It definitely sticks with you for a long time.”

BREWS: Craft breweries around the area introduce variety of seasonal beers for holidays FROM PAGE 14

People will most enjoy the aroma and its warming sensation, Holt said.

The Snowball Express is dark, poured with a nice, creamy head, similar to hot cocoa, Holt said. The recipe includes Belgian Monastery yeast, which accents the aroma with a semi-sweet fruity nose and just a hint of banana bread.

“The full body mouthfeel provides a smooth texture, finishing with a nice winter warming that helps the chills on a long, dark winter’s eve,” Holt said.

Snowball Express Winter Ale Kokopelli Beer Company’s head brewer Rick Holt has a passion for trains, snow and a winter’s night storm. Thus, the Westminster brew pub’s Snowball Express Winter Ale was developed.

It captures “the serenity of the holiday season, all in one pint pour,” Holt said.

This is the second year Kokopelli has brewed the ale. It was released on Dec. 5 to celebrate Christine Wares’ birthday Tom’s Brew Shop — she’s Kokopelli’s owner. The winter Homebrewing is a popular hobby ale will be available until March 1, MtnVista Ad 10.25x4 Aug2016_Layout 1 9/30/16 12:47 PM Page 1 all year round, said Tom Schurunless it runs out beforehand.

mann, owner of Tom’s Brew Shop in Lakewood.

But people especially love to brew in the winter, he said. “It’s truly a coldweather hobby.”

The most obvious reason, Schurmann said, could be because people don’t want to spend hours over a hot stove in the hot summer months. He notes that his sales decrease slightly in the peak of summer.

Stouts are popular this time of the year, and so are spiced holiday ales, Schurmann said.

The shop in Lakewood caters to craft brewers from beginner to experienced, and carries everything a person would

need — starter kits; equipment for the entire process, from brewing to kegging and bottling to cleaning; and all the ingredients, such as extracts, hops, yeast and several hundred styles of grain, for example.

“Brew shops helped get a lot of the bigname brewers going,” Schurmann said.

Employees at the shops answered their questions, taught and trained them and helped them develop their first recipes, he added.

But it’s a hobby for all.

“The whole thing about craft brewing is the craft,” Schurmann said. “It’s an ancient craft that people are enjoying once again.”

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Golden First Presbyterian Church S. Golden Road at W. 16th Avenue 303-279-5591

Services Dec 24, 6:00 P.M. and 8:00 P.M. All are Welcome Come join us for our

Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 7 pm • 11 pm

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A caring Community joyfully proclaiming, living and teaching the loving word of God

This Season, Join Us to Celebrate Jesus Christmas Eve Candlelight Services Dec. 24 at 3, 5 & 7pm Chamber Orchestra • Choir • Praise Team

Northglenn United Methodist Church 1605 W. 106th Northglenn, CO 80234 303-452-5120

Advent & Christmas Schedule Fourth Weekend of Advent: December 17 • 5 p.m. • Mass December 18 • 7, 9 & 11 a.m. • Mass

Christmas Mass Schedule Christmas Eve • December 24 5 p.m., Midnight • Mass Christmas Day • December 25 8 & 10 a.m. • Mass

Sts. Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church 3900 Pierce Street | Wheat Ridge, Colorado 80033-4942 | 303.424.3706

Celebration Events Sunday, December 18 at 10 a.m

Special Music “Come and See What God has Done” Special Music “Come to Joy”

Saturday, December 24 Christmas Eve Services

5 p.m. - Candlelight Service

Families Welcome (Nursery care available: infants - 3 years old)

11 p.m. - Candlelight Service No childcare available

Sunday, December 25 at 10:00 a.m.

Christmas Day Worship Service (Nursery care available: infants - 3 years old)

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Lutheran Church of the Master (ELCA) Christmas Eve December 24 services: 6:00pm – Family Candlelight Service with Act of Grace Band 8:00pm – Traditional Candlelight Service

Christmas Day December 25 service: 10:00am – Carols and Communion

CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS WITH US APPLEWOOD VALLEY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Sunday, December 18 10:00 a.m. - Christmas Musical “A Ceremony of Candles”

Saturday, December 24

4:00 p.m. - A Family Friendly Candlelight Service 8:00 p.m. - A Candlelight Service to Soothe Your Soul

Sunday, December 25

10:00 a.m. - A Christmas Carol Celebration

www.applewoodvalleychurch.org 2035 Ellis Ave, Golden, CO 80401 • 303.279.2162

St. Joan of Arc – Advent and Christmas Schedule Dec. 24: Christmas Eve Masses 4 pm, 8 pm, 12 Midnight Dec. 25: Christmas Day Masses 8 am, 10 am Dec. 31: Mary, Mother of God Masses 5 pm, 12 Midnight Jan 1: New Year’s Day Masses 8 am, 10 am See website for daily Mass and Confession schedule

St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church 12735 W 58th Ave, Arvada 80002 www.StJoanArvada.org 303-420-1232

New Year’s Day January 1 service: 10:00am – Service

14099 W Jewell Ave. • Lakewood • 303-988-6400 www.lcmonline.org

Church of the Beloved Ecumenical Catholic Community 10500 Grant, Northglenn 80233 303-489-7046

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Jesus reaches out with arms of love to all.

We invite your Catholic hearts to “come home” for Christmas!

Pastor: Mother Kae Madden www.churchofthebeloved-ecc.org -Advent Masses, Saturday 5 pm -Christmas Eve Mass for All Ages, Dec 24, 4 pm -“Midnight Mass”, Dec 24, 9 pm -Christmas Morning, Dec 25, 10:30 a.m. - join us for an ecumenical service with Northglenn United Church of Christ Our regional Ecumenical Catholic Communities offer a wonderful way to celebrate your Catholic faith. Please join us for our rich, familiar Mass, a small caring inclusive community and an invitation to Communion to all: families, singles, divorced, remarried, gay or straight, and non-Catholics.

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

Divorce Workshop A workshop that covers the legal, financial and social issues of divorce is presented the third Monday of each month at the Sheridan Library, 3425 W. Oxford Ave., Denver. Check in from 5:15-5:30 p.m.; workshop runs from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Register 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. For information, contact 303-210-2607 or info@divorceworkshopdenver.com.

Drop-in Storytimes Bring the kids to get lost in the world of wonderful words and fabulous illustrations, from timeless classics to new discoveries, all with a nature theme. Drop-in storytimes are at 10 a.m. the first Thursday and third Monday of each month at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada.

Go to www.arvada.org/nature or call 720898-7405. Suitable for all ages. No registration required.

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 303-2041572 to join us for an activity.

Open mic Living Water Unity Spiritual Community presents open mic night – celebrate your teen self 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.

Golden Chapter, Order of DeMolay meets at 7 p.m. every first and third Wednesday in the Tuesdays town of Golden. Walt Disney, Mel Blanc & Walter Cronkite are counted amongst its Applewood Kiwanis Club meets 7-8 p.m.

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Denver Apple Pi, an Apple/Mac computer user Jefferson County Republican Men’s Club HIGHLANDS SOUTH AURORA SOUTH METRO RANCH/LONETREE THORNTON/NORTHGLENN the third Tuesday meets 7-9 a.m. MondaysLAKEWOOD at Davies’ Chuck WASHINGTONgroup, SOUTHWEST PARK meets from 7-9 p.m.

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Golden Rotary meets 7:15-8:30 a.m. Tuesdays at Rolling Hills Country Club, 15707 W. 26th Ave., Golden. This active organization reaches neighbors in need. We build, support, and organize. We save lives locally and globally. For additional information visit www. rotayclubofgolden.org or contact Pat Madison at 303-279-1021.

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

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

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

Master Networks of Belmar Entrepreneurs and professionals interested in growing their business and personal connections, this is the group for you. We use a national platform that includes an educational component along with traditional networking aspects. Group is oriented toward entrepreneurs and professionals. The group meets 10-11 a.m. Tuesdays at DeMarras Bourbon Bar & Eatery, 11100 W. Alameda Ave. For information, visit a meeting or call Suzie at 303-979-9077 or email Littleton@ Mathnasium.com.

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

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

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MILESTONES Arvada Michael James Barbero, of Arvada, graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wyoming.

Grant Andrew Burke, of Arvada, graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wyoming.

Shawn W. Cretti, of Arvada, graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wyoming. Cretti also was named to the spring 2016 provost’s honor roll at the University of Wyoming.

Barry Eckhardt, of Arvada, graduated with a master’s degree in business administration from Western Governors

University.

Adam Huck, of Arvada, was named to the spring 2016 provost’s honor roll at the University of Wyoming.

Julia Diana Walker, of Arvada, was named to the spring 2016 provost’s honor roll at the University of Wyoming.

Asia Elizabeth Ruth Fajardo Wright, of Arvada, graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wyoming.

Steve Fletcher, of Arvada, graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business management from Western Governors University.

Courtney Nichole Gettel, of Arvada, graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the

University of Wyoming.

Adam Huck, of Arvada, graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wyoming.

Lilinoe Sale, of Arvada, received a $900 Academic Opportunity Award in chemistry from Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kan. Sale is a 2016 Pomona High School graduate and the daughter of Dorothy Sale and Fonofaavae Sale, both of Arvada. She is majoring in chemistry.

Zachary Jay Smith, of Arvada, graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wyoming.

Grace Wallace, of Arvada, placed second in the July Cricket League art competi-

tion. Grace’s art appears in the November/December issue of Cricket and is posted at cricketmagkids.com/contests. Wallace is 10 years old.

John L. Weerstra, of Arvada, graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wyoming.

Golden Mariah Sue Kepler, of Golden, graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wyoming.

Madison Draper Liming, of Golden, graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wyoming.

Killian Louise Ramey, of Golden, was named to the spring 2016 provost’s honor roll

at the University of Wyoming.

Shannon Tilley, of Golden, graduated with a master’s degree in nursing, education from Western Governors University. s Jill Sump, of Golden, gradu- U ated with a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Western Gover- L d nors University. n Danielle Eleanor Wood, of Golden, graduated with a w bachelor’s degree from the g University of Wyoming.

w Lakewood g Tori Marie Chambers, of Lakewood, graduated with W a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wyoming. Chamg bers also was named to the e f SEE MILESTONES, P21

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MILESTONES FROM PAGE 20

spring 2016 provost’s honor roll at the University of Wyoming.

Nicole Carmen Kampmeier, of Lakewood, graduated with a bachelor’s degree in general studies (general business) from Fort Hays State University.

Gregory Michael Rohr, of Lakewood, graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wyoming.

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With low temperatures dipping below zero recently, homeowners may be looking for ways to decrease their energy bills. During a recent workshop, Colorado State University Extension and Xcel Energy passed along tips and strategies for saving energy and money during the winter months and beyond.

Biggest expenses “Air heating is the biggest expense for most households,” said Tyler Allison, a technician with Xcel’s Home Energy Squad.

The easiest step to reducing heating

expenses is getting a programmable thermostat, and actually programming it, Allison said. After air heating, water heating is the biggest expense.

“The best way to limit your cost is to use less hot water,” Allison said.

That can mean more water-efficient shower heads and shorter showers.

On older water heaters, a water heater blanket may also prevent heat loss.

Energy efficiency plans of attack CSU Extension energy specialist Cary Weiner laid out two different strategies for making your home more energy-efficient: the “whole house” approach and the “opportunistic” approach.

For the whole house, Weiner said

it is important to conduct an energy audit. This approach focuses on adding insulation in needed places and sealing off air gaps.

The opportunistic approach focuses on replacing appliances as needed with energy-efficient models.

Egregious energy violations Among the “egregious” energy violations, or those that can be easily remedied, Weiner lists a lack of insulation in attics, excessive water temperatures, high “phantom loads” — devices that continue to draw energy even though they’re off — significant air gaps, old shower heads, incandescent or halogen light bulbs and dirty furnace filters.

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THINGS to DO

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A Christmas Carol’: 7:30 p.m.

Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 23; and 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 21, at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. Adaption using five actors and dash of puppetry. Call 303-935-3044 or go to www.minersalley.com.

‘The Story of the Nutcracker’: 1 p.m. Saturdays through Dec. 23 at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. Weekday performance availability from Dec. 19-23. Call 303-935-3044 or go to minersalley.com. For ages 12 and under.

‘A View From the Bridge’: through Saturday, Dec. 31 at the Edge Theatre, 1560 Teller St., Lakewood.

Focuses on the strengths and imperfections of the domestic world of middle-class individuals.

Show times are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 6 p.m. Sundays, with shows at 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 19 and Thursday, Dec. 22.

Call 303-232-0363 or go to www. theedgetheater.com.

EVENTS

Santa at Colorado Mills: Visit with Santa through Dec. 24 (reservations available at http://simon. noerrsanta.com). Children with special needs can visit with Santa in a subdued environment from 9-10:30 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 20 (go to www.eventbrite.com/o/ colorado-mills-7655986369 for reservations).

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this week’s TOP FIVE ‘Old Mister Scrooge’ Live Stage Production: 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16 and 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, at Faith Bible Chapel, East Auditorium, 6210 Ward Road, Arvada.

Show is free. Go to http://www. faith.church. Ages 5 and older.

Mrs. Claus: A Holiday Musical: 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, at Red Rocks Community College Theater, 13300 W. 6th Ave., Lakewood. Can Santa’s elves save Christmas from being ruined by the villainous Mr. and Mrs. Fusspot? Will the official Christmas list fall into the wrong hands? Is it up to Mrs. Claus to save Christmas? Tickets available at www.tinyurl.com/ RRCCTickets. Cast will collect unwrapped toys for Toys for Tots in the lobby before and after the show. Go to http://www.rrcc.edu/theatre-artsdance/main-stage-productions.

Trollheim Sons of Norway Lodge Lutefisk Dinner: 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, at 6610 W. 14th St., Lakewood.

RSVP by Jan. 7; event sells out quickly. Call 303-989-4496.

Great Influenza Topic of Book Club: 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan.

Taking Gluten Free to the Next Level: 10:30 a.m.

Saturday, Dec. 17 at Natural Grocers at Vitamin Cottage, Northwest Store, 7745 N. Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Learn easy, sweet and savory grain-free recipes that will allow you to take gluten free to the next level. Contact Kate Sheets at 303-4230990.

Ballet Ariel ‘The Nutcracker’: 2 p.m.

Dec. 17-18, Dec. 22-23, and 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, at Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood.

Tickets available at www.Lakewood.org/ Tickets, by calling 303-987-7845 or at the box office.

Crafting a Truly Fulfilling Life: Making the Most of Whatever Comes Your Way: noon and 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20, at Lifetree Café, 5675 Field St., Arvada.

Participants may share times they’ve felt fulfillment in their lives. Contact Polly Wegner at 303-424-4454 or pwegner@peacelutheran.net.

21 at Westland Meridian, 10695 W. 17th Ave., Lakewood. Get the book now and read “The Great

Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History”

by John M. Barry; join the conversation of the Jefferson County League of Women Voters nonfiction book club. Call Lynne at 303-985-5128.

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

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

HEALTH

Community Blood Drives: 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 19, King of Glory Lutheran Church 10001 W. 58th Ave., Arvada; 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 31 at Belmar Library, 555 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood (contact Linda Colbert at 720-984-5312); 10-11:40 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, Ian Tuthill Memorial, Randal Room, 13150 W. 72nd Ave., Arvada. Contact the Bonfils Appointment Center at 303363-2300, unless otherwise noted. Go to www.bonfils.org.

Snacking Can Be Good4u: 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21 at Natural Grocers at Vitamin Cottage, Northwest Store, 7745 N. Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada.

Discover nutrient dense, snacktastic treats and challenge you snacking habits this week.

Contact Kate Sheets at 303423-0990.

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.

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

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

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

Contact: www.aarp.org/money/taxes/ aarp_taxaide/ or 888-OUR-AARP. Deadline: Apply by Dec. 15 Animal Rescue of the Rockies Rescues homeless dogs and cats from overcrowded shelters Need: Foster-care familiesfor death-row shelter dogs and cats Contact: www.animalrescueoftherockies. org Arvada Visitors Center Need: Help assemble welcome bags for new Arvada residents. Specific dates and times are scheduled.

Contact: Jean Gordon, jean@visitarvada.org or 720-898-3380

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

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

CASA volunteers dedicate 3-4 hours per week.

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

Contact: Tiffany Schlag, recruitment and training coordinator, at 303-271-6537, tiffanyschlag@casajeffcogilpin.com or www. casajeffcogilpin.com.

Cat Care Society Nibbles ‘N Kibbles Food Bank Works to reduce number of abandoned and surrendered cats Need: Donations of canned and bagged cat food and litter Contact: 303-239-9680 Colorado Refugee English as a Second Language Program Teaches English to recently arrived refugees, who have fled war or persecution in their

home country. In Colorado, refugees are from Afghanistan, Burma, Bhutan, Somalia, Iraq, Eritrea and D.R. Congo, among others.

Need: Volunteers to teach English. Tutoring takes place in the student’s home.

Refugees live throughout Denver, but the largest concentrations are in Thornton, near 88th Avenue and Washington Street, and in east Denver/Aurora, near Colfax Avenue and Yosemite Street.

Other details: Tutors do not need to speak the student’s language. Most participants are homebound women and small children, adults who are disabled, and senior citizens. Many are not literate in their first language, and remain isolated from American culture.

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

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 Denver Asset Building Coalition Provides low-income families with free tax preparation Need: Volunteers to join the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program Requirements: Volunteers are needed from Jan. 21 to April 17. No accounting background necessary; DABC trains all volunteers through an IRS-approved certification. Volunteers can choose their schedule and time commitment.

Contact: Marissa Stanger, volunteer coordinator, at 303-388-7030 or go to www. denverabc.org.

The Edge Theater Lakewood-area community theater Need: Volunteers needed for front of house, back of house, concessions and committees (audience building, grants, sponsorships, events) Contact: Leigh Ann Kudloff at 303-9865073 or lkudloff@comcast.net; www. theedgetheater.com

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NEWS IN A HURRY Motorists should prepare vehicles for winter driving conditions as snow is expected throughout the week along the I-70 corridor and in several areas around the state.

“We’re expecting heavier traffic volumes with the new snowfall enticing skiers to hit the slopes” said Patrick Chavez, Colorado Department of Transportation’s I-70 Mountain Corridor Manager. “Motorists may also experience some delays for avalanche mitigation that will take place on Berthoud Pass and Loveland Pass.”

CDOT has broad authority to close any portion of a state highway to traffic due to a natural disaster,

weather conditions, or any other emergency circumstances resulting in making road conditions unsafe for travel by motor vehicles. That authority includes closing a road to traffic if adequate tire chains or snow tires are determined to be necessary.

Motorists are expected to be aware the Traction Law — which says motorists will need snow tires, tires with mud/snow (M/S) designation, or a four-wheel drive vehicle and all tires must have a minimum one-eighth inch tread — and the Passenger Vehicle Chain Law — which says every vehicle on the roadway must have chains or

an alternative traction device (like AutoSock).

Both laws could be implemented if conditions require it. When either law is in effect, highway signage will be activated. Without proper equipment, motorists can be fined $130. If a vehicle blocks the roadway, motorists could be fined more than $650.

The public can view snow plow locations on any device by clicking cotrip.org/snowplow.htm#/snowplow (also see upper right hand corner of cotrip.org menu). Using this information, motorists will be able to see plows’ current locations, their travel speed and direction they

are traveling. Plows that have not moved for more than 16 minutes will not be visible.

Motorists can also call 511 anywhere in Colorado for periodic updated road conditions, visit www.

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Accomplish more by going sideways - a different strategy for success Having a vision is important for a satisfying and fulfilling life. With a vision you have purpose, energy and something to focus on when you have a down day. You’re moving toward it because you want to. A great vision is something you think Glenn Bott about many times throughout the day. You can feel and taste it.

As a project manager in my first professional job, I was taught new skills to help me become even more adept. Thanks to my upbringing and work in the construction business, we constantly solved problems by creatively implementing new solutions.

When you’re in the field with limited resources, your creativity soars. In corporate America I further honed my abilities to do this.

One soon learns the best laid plans by the “experts” is good for a day or two. Life begins to happen. Decisions are changed or postponed, parts show up late, and designs are modified.

Rather than get all worked up over these events, I had absolute confidence we would succeed. I viewed them as a challenge and flowed with the new information. To me it was like solving a dynamic jigsaw puzzle — the fun was in seeing how all the necessary pieces could be put together to meet the original goal.

I quickly learned the benefits of asking powerful-versus-disempowering questions.

Empowering questions are: • How can this help me?

• How can we use this to our advantage in achieving the goal?

• What is the lesson? How can this make me better?

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• What else can go wrong?

• What am I going to do now?

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and teaching ourselves to connect the dots in different ways. This “game” is one I still play.

I recently read in “The Obstacle”

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When you find yourself at wits end, when you feel stuck and are out of ideas, when your stress level is sky-high, this is the time to take a breather and connect the dots in a different way. The answer is staring you in the face, but you’re stuck in rigid views of the world. Now is the time to seek new ways to connect the dots and deliver a new solution.

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You see that disempowering questions quickly put you into a tail-spin and do not help in finding a solution.

It’s amazing how many people continue to behave this way even though they have years of experience. They develop a victim attitude. When this happens, they’re basically whipped and have little if any chance of success. Stress levels rise, tempers flare, and blame is thrown about.

Empowering questions put you into a positive frame of mind. Your mindset is one of “I’ve got this” or “we can make it work.”

During our lunch break in Corporate America, we created a solutions game. We would see how many different solutions we could come up with based upon the current fixed knowns. Nothing was off limits — any idea was valid no matter how crazy it seemed. We discovered that someone’s goofy idea would oftentimes trigger a great idea by someone else. All of this is part of the solution process.

At the time I didn’t realize the importance or benefit in this way of thinking. I viewed it as a fun game to stretch our imagination. It wasn’t until later that I understood we were building our lateral thinking muscles

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Wheat Ridge boys basketball coach Tommy Dowd (wearing blue shirt) sits on the bench during the Farmers’ boys basketball team’s season opener Dec. 2 at Wheat Ridge High School. Dowd is back on the bench after suffering a heart attack in October.

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Coach has new view after heart attack Wheat Ridge hoops coach Tommy Dowd back on court after October heart attack

BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO SCHOOLS

WHEAT RIDGE — On the surface it looked like a normal boys basketball season opener at Wheat Ridge High School last week.

The lower-level squads for the Farm-

ers sat behind the varsity bench when Wheat Ridge tipped it off against Greeley West on Dec. 6. The cheerleaders and poms were in full force. There was a solid Wheat Ridge student section that stood the entire game.

And of course, Tommy Dowd was on the Farmers’ bench where he has been every year since taking over the boys basketball program in the 1997-98 school year. However, just a few months ago a heart attack nearly took Dowd’s life.

“It really changed my perspective on what to worry about and what is im-

portant,” Dowd said after a 65-54 loss to Greeley West. “What is important is getting everyone squared away and giving kids opportunities.”

Wheat Ridge players are glad they still have the opportunity to be coached by Dowd.

“We are just kind of playing for him,” Wheat Ridge senior Travis Cowan said of Wheat Ridge’s longtime coach and teacher. “He has been through a lot. We just want to make him proud.”

only one shot going 9-for-10, scored 19 points, had 12 rebounds and five steals in the title game.

Savannah Martin, basketball, junior, Standley Lake: Martin played a key role in the 57-37 win over Pomona on Dec. 10 as she recorded a double-double with 21 points and 14 rebounds.

Jake Haetl, basketball, senior, Green Mountain: He scored 21 points with eight rebounds and three steals as the Rams won the Paul Davis Classic on Dec. 10 with a 58-56 win over Evergreen.

Ella McShane, swimming, sophomore, Arvada West: She won the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 1:05.58 at the Angel Invite on Dec. 10.

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STANDOUT PERFORMERS Marina Luna, swimming, sophomore, Wheat Ridge: She was the first place finisher in the 100-yard breaststroke at the Jeffco Mini Invite on Dec. 9. Her time was 1:14.32.

Bailey Marvel, basketball, junior, D’Evelyn: Jaguars captured the Northglenn tournament championship with a 77-29 conquest of Thompson Valley on Dec. 10. Marvel missed

STANDOUT PERFORMERS are five athletes named from south metro area high schools. Preference is given to those making their debut on the list. To nominate an athlete, contact Jim Benton at jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com

hristian Elliss, a standout football player for Valor Christian, comes from a big family.

The senior is never lonely and OVERTIME has learned a lot about teamwork.

Being an only child, it’s hard not to envy Elliss, but having 11 brothers and sisters might have taken a little Jim Benton adjustment.

Elliss, son of Luther and Rebecca Elliss, comes from a family with a dozen children — and eight of them were adopted. The youngest, Colsen, is 4 years old and the oldest, Kaden, is a junior in college.

“It’s always fun,” Elliss said.

“God blessed me. I love my brothers and sisters. I would do anything for them.”

He is quick to recall the fun of growing up.

“I can remember when we were kids we would be able to set up whole teams,” he said. “We would go out in the backyard and play baseball. We grew up in Michigan. We could set up a whole baseball field in our backyard and we would play baseball.

That is probably one of my favorite memories. Or we would be able to split our family up and do six-on-six for football or five-onfive for football.

“It was even better when we would get to play basketball because we would actually have a full team on both sides. Colsen and Mia are younger and don’t really play. All the rest of us played basketball. We were used to the sport and we loved playing basketball.”

His parents have extensive sports backgrounds. Elliss’ dad, Luther, was a standout football player for the University of Utah and in the pros. He played nine years for the Detroit Lions and one for the Denver Broncos, and is now the Broncos’ team chaplain. Rebecca Elliss was a collegiate swimmer.

Christian didn’t hesitate when ask to name his brothers and sisters: Kaden, Olivia, Noah, Isaiah, Isabelle, Sophia, Jonah, Micah, Elijah, Mia and Colsen.

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 303-5664083.

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A very cheerful

Arvada STAFF REPORT

Arvada-area high schools were very well represented at the state spirit championships Dec. 10 at the Denver Coliseum. Neighboring Wheat Ridge’s poms squad might have been

the nearest team to earn a title, but athletes from Arvada, Arvada West, Pomona and Ralston Valley high schools were all represented in the competition, which featured the best routines from across the state.

Arvada High School’s pom squad begins its routine during the state spirit championships Dec. 10 at the Denver Coliseum. The Bulldogs placed 19th in the Class 4A Poms event PHOTOS BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Arvada West High School’s coed cheer squad competed at the state spirit championships Dec. 9 at the Denver Coliseum. The Wildcats placed 15th in the Class 5A/4A Coed Cheer category.

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Ralston Valley High School’s pom squad performs during the state spirit championships Dec. 10 at the Denver Coliseum. The Mustangs placed 8th in the Class 5A Poms event.

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COACH: Wheat Ridge basketball coach returns after heart attack time-out FROM PAGE 25

The heart attack hit Dowd while he was at home in mid-October. He hadn’t been feeling well for a couple of days, but had no idea it was so serious.

One way Dowd knew he was having a heart attack was the symptoms he was experiencing were similar to what Everett Middle School teacher Bill Gold, also a heart attack survivor, had described to Dowd.

Fortunately, Dowd’s youngest son Hank and his father-in-law were with him and able to get him to Lutheran

Hospital in Wheat Ridge within five minutes. Soon after arriving at the hospital he had a stent put into the artery that had a 100 percent blockage.

“I’ve got a clean bill of health with the doctor. They don’t expect anything,” said Dowd, who has had his oldest son and junior varsity coach Vince Dowd run practices so far this season. “Everyone is watching me and making sure everything is OK. You just feel so lucky that you have so many people want to check on me — coaches, players and friends. It’s been awesome the outpouring of support.”

Dowd had former students, players

and parents come up to him after the Dec. 6 game to ask how he was doing.

“The really nice part about my job is there are so many kids you know that you don’t know that you had an impact on,” Dowd said. “When something happens to you everyone is checking on you.”

The game-plan is to have Vince continue to run things for the next few weeks. Assistant coaches Joe Wallin, Shaun Mulligan and Stacey Coryell have also stepped in while Dowd has done more evaluating and observing.

“I’m comfortable doing it basketball wise. I also know I’m never going to

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fill his shoes here,” said Vince Dowd, who also teaches at Wheat Ridge High School.

Tommy Dowd has been involved as an assistant football coach, along with head boys and girls golf coach.

“I’m happy that I’m able to do this, but I’m going to do it in a different way,” he said with a laugh. “I’m still competitive. I still want to win.”

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

For more Jeffco coverage, go online at CHSAANow.com/Jeffco.

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Sales of narcotic herb spark hope and concern Folk remedy for pain not widely sold in Jeffco

BY KYLE HARDING KHARDING@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

As Gian Pieroni and Pablo Espadero made plans to open an herbal shop in Littleton recently, it briefly looked as if they would not be able to sell one of their main products.

That’s because the Drug Enforcement Administration announced plans to place an herb called kratom on the list of Schedule 1 narcotics, drugs that the agency says have no medical use and high potential for abuse. Other Schedule 1 drugs include marijuana, LSD, ecstasy and heroin.

Then, in October, the DEA withdrew the plan, announcing that it would receive a scientific and medical evaluation from the Food and Drug Administration as well as a scheduling recommendation.

The listing would have effectively banned kratom, which is made from the leaves of the mitragynine speciose tree native to southeast Asia, where it has been used as a folk medicine for hundreds of years. In that region, the fresh

leaves are often chewed, but users in the U.S. typically buy it in a powdered form that can be mixed into beverages.

“We are aware of kratom, but have not seen any incidents involving it in unincorporated Jeffco,” said Mark Techmeyer, of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, adding the herb is not illegal to sell in Jeffco.

Even so, it does not seem to be a widely available product in the county.

Heads of State, a head shop with locations in Denver and Lakewood, sell the product at the Denver location, but not at the Lakewood store. Several other Jeffco businesses said they do not currently carry the herb.

In a notice posted in the Federal Register in August, the DEA said that kratom presented “an imminent hazard to public safety.”

The announcement drew outcry from the kratom users — many of whom say it provides relief from chronic pain and can be used to treat opiate withdrawal symptoms and has minimal side effects.

“It was a blatant overstep,” Pieroni said, saying that the DEA had not received any scientific input before drafting the plan.

Pieroni and Espadero, who own Colorado Herbal Imports on Santa Fe Drive,

Mary Hart is overcome with emotion as KBPI radio DJ Willie B explains to her how a small army of volunteers have renovated her Arvada home. GLENN WALLACE

HOME MAKEOVER: KBPI reached out to listeners to nominate those in need FROM PAGE 13

“I’m overly happy!” she shouted.

“How do I say ‘thank you’ enough to everyone here?”

For the past four years, Willie B of KBPI radio has reached out to listeners during the holiday season to nominate families and friends in need of substantial home repairs.

And each year, contractors, small businesses and artists have answered the call, doing extensive work in only a week. This year’s work included roof work, new furnaces, new flooring, bathrooms, painting, landscaping and this year even a chainsaw sculpture of a hammer with angel wings to serve as a memorial for Jason Zimmerman.

“It just shows how one person can create that Christmas miracle for someone else,” said Arvada City Councilman David Jones, who attended the event.

Marc Shutto with Above All Resto-

ration, one of the main partners in the annual Hammers N’ Angels, said the group gets as many as 2,000 requests a year, but was happy to tackle not one, but two projects this year, since they were so close together.

As many as 100 local Colorado companies and craftsmen and women joined the cause giving their time and skills day and night for the past week so both homes will be finished this afternoon.

“If it’s anything we can offer, it’s our talent, our skill,” said Brett Mickelsen, the owner of CQL-200 Constructors, who serves as the general contractor for the two projects.

Shutto estimated the market rate for just the work on the Zimmerman home would equal more than $100,000.

“To see all the effort and all the volunteerism, it really highlights what goes on here in Arvada,” said Arvada Mayor Marc Williams, who also attended the home unveiling.

said their immediate thought was that the DEA was trying to ban kratom at the behest of the pharmaceutical industry.

“A replacement for opioids was starting to materialize in the market,” Pieroni said.

Although people do use kratom recreationally — depending on dosage, it can be either a stimulant or a sedative — Pieroni said most people who have come into his store looking for it are interested in it for pain relief of to wean themselves off stronger prescription painkillers following surgery. Pieroni’s store is not alone in the area in selling the product — multiple south metro and Denver tobacco shops carry kratom, according to their websites. No shops in the west metro area were found to carry the product.

Republican U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah wrote a letter asking the DEA to postpone the ban. The letter was signed by senators from both sides of the aisle, including Colorado Democrat Michael Bennet. Another letter was penned by Democratic U.S. Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey, and another was signed by 51 representatives, including two from Colorado: Republican Scott Tipton and Democrat Jared Polis.

The Drug Policy Alliance — a New

York City-based organization that generally opposes the “war on drugs” — also opposed the DEA plan, saying that it would criminalize users and hamper any research into kratom’s effectiveness.

But Littleton City Councilmember Debbie Brinkman believes kratom sales are a cause for concern.

“Certainly a substance like kratom deserves a serious look,” said Brinkman, who opposed a failed ordinance to legalize recreational marijuana sales in the city earlier this year. “Anything that is addictive, has opiate-like effects and is completely unregulated should be illegal.”

Dr. John Douglas, executive director of Tri-County Health Department, agrees that kratom is a concern, but he’s not ready to pronounce it a threat to public health.

“It would be great if we had better research into this,” said Douglas, whose agency serves Arapahoe, Douglas and Adams counties.

For now, though, it’s “consumer beware,” Douglas said.

“I think like every product, the question is: What’s the risk-benefit equation?” he said. “We don’t know.”

— Reporter Shanna Fortier contributed to this story

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PROPOSED UPDATE OF CITY OF ARVADA INVESTMENT POLICY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held on Thursday, December 29, 2016, at 8:30 a.m., Arvada City Hall, 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada, Colorado 80001 on the matter of updating the City’s current investment policy. A copy of proposed investment policy has been filed in the City Clerk’s office, Arvada City Hall, 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada Colorado 80001, where same is open for public inspection. All interested parties may appear at the Public Hearing to speak on the matter or submit any comments at any time prior to the Public Hearing by mail: City of Arvada Finance Department 8101 Ralston Rd Arvada, CO 80001

BY CITY OF ARVADA FINANCE DEPARTMENT /s/ Vesta Weinhauer, Treasury Analyst

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids for the construction of City of Arvada, Project No. 17-DR-04, Project Title, Davis Lane Park Pond Dredging, will be received at the office of the City Engineer until 9:00 am on December 16, 2016 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, B id Proposal, Bid Schedule, and the Project Drawings 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 December 6, 2016. 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: 5,500 cy Pond Sediment Removal and Disposal 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 Patrick Dougherty P.E, at 720-898-7642.

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