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December 27, 2018D

Family justice center coming to Jeffco Victims and survivors of abuse will have one stop for services and resources

TURNING ON THE LIGHT As of Nov. 2, $300,000 has been raised to create PorchLight, which will be a family justice center for the First Judicial District, which serves Jefferson and Gilpin counties.

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Law enforcement has its own way of providing support to a victim. So does a medical professional. Same with a counselor or therapist.

Often, each organization has one lens it’s looking through when offering that aid to a victim, said Monica Roers, president and CEO of the Seniors’ Resource Center.

But “it takes a kaleidoscope view to get people all the help they need,” she said.

This is what a family justice center can do — provide a centralized location for victims of crime to get all the support and resources they need. And there’s one coming to the First Judicial District, serving Jefferson and Gilpin counties.

The new center will be called PorchLight. It is the result of a collaborative effort from more than 75 partner agencies working together to provide coordinated services for victims and survivors of domestic violence; sexual assault; elder, child and at-risk adult abuse; and human trafficking.

Services could include comprehensive legal, emotional, translation and medical, as well as job placement or resume writing, child care and even makeovers.

“One of the greatest challenges faced by victims in the aftermath of crime is trying to find a new state of normal,” said Deputy District Attorney Candace Cooledge who is also the PorchLight director. “They are often overwhelmed and confused.

While many services are currently available for victims in our community, access to those services may require travel to different offices or searching websites.”

PorchLight will provide a multidisciplinary approach — a coordinated effort —in one place where agencies can “put their heads together” to figure out what services will best fit the needs of a person, said Vista Exline, the executive director of Victim Outreach, Inc. (VOI).

“What we want is for (victims and survivors) to recover and heal,” she said. But, “sometimes it’s so difficult for people to access these services that they simply don’t.”

PorchLight will help them move forward and take those steps to accessing the resources they need to recover and heal, Exline added.

Service and resource providers will be able to work collaboratively to make sure that “nothing falls through the cracks,” said Ray Fleer, PorchLight’s project manager. “It is a common-sense solution to a problem that exists in our community.”

PorchLight will screen for perpetrators, to keep victimizers from accessing the services that are meant exclusively for victims, Cooledge said.

PorchLight will be the first

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family justice center in Jefferson County, and only the second in the state. The Rose Andom Center in Denver, which only serves victims of domestic violence, opened in July 2017.

The first family justice center in the U.S. started in San Diego in 2002.

Today, there are about 130 in the world, Cooledge said.

PorchLight is to be located on a 16,543-square-foot property at 11100 W. Eighth Ave. in Lakewood. Discussions with the landlord about the lease are currently taking place, Cooledge said.

The center is scheduled to open late next year.

Sometimes victims don’t report a wrong-doing against them for fear of retribution from their abuser, or because they have concern that nobody will believe them or take them seriously, said Lori Ropa, executive director of The Arc — Jefferson, Clear Creek & Gilpin Counties.

“The only way to reduce victimization is to get people to feel comfortable with coming forward.

And they need support to do that,” Ropa said. “People who have been through difficult situations don’t want to be pitied — they want to be lifted up and supported. PorchLight is a peek into the future that really can change people’s lives.”

Local funding support has come by way of grants and donations from the District Attorney’s Office, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, the Golden and Lakewood police departments, FirstBank the Attorney General’s Office and the Crime Victim Services Advisory Board.

The fundraising goal for PorchLight is an additional $250,000.

PorchLight also intends to have a volunteer program.

To learn more about donating or volunteering, visit www.porchlightfjc.org.

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December 27, 2018

Jeffco Public Schools earns CMAS-based academic awards STAFF REPORT

Thirty-eight Jeffco Public Schools earned 44 academic awards from the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) based on 2017-18 Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) results. Last year, 35 schools earned 45 awards.

“It is awesome that so many of our schools continue to earn recognition for high academic performance, high academic growth, and closing achievement gaps,” said Superintendent Dr. Jason Glass. “We measure ourselves in a variety of ways, but these awards are high-profile and show how we truly work to offer the best learning opportu-

nities for all our students.

“We are proud of you,” said Glass, in congratuations to both staff and students.

Eiber Elementary in Lakewood received the Center of Excellence Award this year. This award recognizes public schools that enroll a student population of which at least 75 percent are at-risk pupils and demonstrates the highest rates of student longitudinal growth, as measured by the Colorado Growth Model.

The John Irwin Schools of Excellence Award is presented to schools that demonstrate excellent academic achievement over time with exceptional performance in math, English language

arts, and science. Thirty-two Jeffco schools earned the award this year.

They include: D’Evelyn Junior/Senior High School, Deer Creek Middle School, Dennison Elementary School, Devinny Elementary School, Fairmount Elementary School, Jefferson Academy, Jefferson Academy Elementary, Jefferson Academy High School, Manning Options School, Marshdale Elementary School, Meiklejohn Elementary, Mitchell Elementary School, Mount Carbon Elementary School, Normandy Elementary School, Parmalee Elementary School, Ralston Elementary School, Ralston Valley Senior High School, Red Rocks Elementary School, Rooney Ranch Elementary School, Shaffer

Elementary School, Sierra Elementary School, Ute Meadows Elementary School, West Woods Elementary School and Westridge Elementary School.

The Governor’s Distinguished Improvement Award is for schools that demonstrate exceptional student growth. Eight Jeffco schools received the award this year; they exceeded expectations on the academic achievement indicator. Those schools are Campbell Elementary School, Dennison Elementary School, Evergreen High School, Marshdale Elementary School, Parmalee Elementary School, Peiffer Elementary School, Van Arsdale Elementary School and Warder Elementary School.

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In calming down the offended seller, Debbi explained that one never knows what experience a buyer may have had in the past and we should do our best to just stick to the facts of the request. The transaction was saved because Debbi was characteristically friendly, helpful, respectful, and had good communication skills. In the end, both seller and buyer enjoyed a successful and happy closing — all because the listing agent was friendly.

This caused me to consider the importance of hiring a friendly agent like Debbi. While experience is valuable and should be considered when selecting a agent, it’s important to choose based on other factors, including personality. Remember, the person you use to buy or sell your home is representing you in the deal. While having lots of experience is important, it’s not everything.

Here at Golden Real Estate, we have nine broker associates with varying degrees of experience. However, because we are a small — some might say “boutique” — brokerage, the more “seasoned” among us provide effective supervision and mentoring to the less experienced brokers at Golden Real Estate. Meanwhile I’ve noticed that some of our “least seasoned” agents, in fact, have enviable people skills. In that respect, I could probably learn from them!

So choose someone friendly, relatable and real (like Debbi) with whom you can have honest conversations. You’ll be spending a lot of time with your agent, communicating frequently

via text, email, and phone. Your agent will be representing you at open houses and over the phone talking to potential buyers and their agents. If your agent is a poor communicator, the transaction will be less efficient and could cost you money (if not a closing) because the options are not effectively communicated to both sides.

There are three other important characteristics I suggest looking for when hiring an agent, whether to buy a home or sell your current home — or both. The first of these is authenticity. If you’re like me, you probably have a good BS meter, and you never want to work with someone who exaggerates, lies, or otherwise misrepresents who he or she is or their record of success.

I’m reminded of a quote from Earnest Holmes, who wrote, “It isn’t possible for a man to conceal himself. In every act, word or gesture he stands revealed as he is, and not as he would have himself appear to be. From the Universe, nothing is or can be hidden.”

Another trait that I’d look for in an agent is a good sense of humor. Combined with a friendly attitude, a sense of humor can save a deal that otherwise might go south. As we saw in Debbi’s story, how an agent presents an option is just as important as the option itself.

The third trait may be the most important.

Explaining Agency Law Transaction Broker: In this role, the broker facilitates the transaction without being an agent or advocate for either party. He must disclose adverse material facts about either party, but is barred from disclosing nonmaterial facts which could help either party take advantage of the other. A transaction broker must treat both sides equally and fairly.

Agent: In this role, the broker promotes his client’s interests “with the utmost good faith, loyalty and fidelity.” He will utilize any information garnered about the other party to help his client negotiate the best price and terms.

No relationship: Absent the above roles, broker treats the other side — whether a buyer or seller — as a “customer.”

You want your agent to be a good listener.

Need I say more? (Are you listening? ☺) Lastly, find an agent you can trust, who asks questions. Most Realtors have access to the technology to get your property seen and sold, but it takes a human being to understand

and work for your best interests. You need someone who listens and understands all of the complexities of your situation and is honest and transparent about bringing all options to the table. Ultimately this is your transaction and you should call the shots.

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Your agent is working for you, in your best interest. This is not just a good idea, it’s spelled out in licensing law. You and I may use the word “agent” loosely, but when speaking legally, the term takes on special meaning. Let me explain..

Real estate brokers and broker associates can work with consumers in three different ways, as summarized in the box below. One is to have no client relationship with the broker, in which case the buyer is a “customer,” not a client. An example of that is when a listing agent encounters a buyer at an open house, and that buyer is not working with another agent. Let’s say the buyer wants the listing agent to write an offer on that listing. Some listing agents will first enter an agency relationship with that buyer and double-end the transaction as a “transaction broker,” giving up his “agent” relationship with the seller and becoming a neutral facilitator of the transaction.

At Golden Real Estate, that practice would violate our office policy manual. Unless the listing agent has a pre-existing bona fide buyer agency relationship with the buyer, our brokers are required under our policy to treat the buyer as a “customer” and not enter into a client relationship just to sell that listing.

I can understand why a listing agent would like to engage the buyer as a client rather than as a customer, because that locks the buyer into working with that agent if the buyer fails to go under contract for that particular house. If the listing agent were to explain that he’s working in the seller’s best interest and the buyer is

only a “customer,” that could drive the buyer to look for a buyer’s agent, cutting the listing agent’s commission in half. Agents relish the opportunity to keep the full commission on their listing and don’t want that unrepresented buyer to find an agent to represent them.

At Golden Real Estate, we don’t permit our agents to sacrifice their agency relationship with the seller for their own personal enrichment, but we also have incentives that they can offer to buyers who are willing to be a “customer” rather than a “client.” These incentives take two forms.

First, our company policy is to offer a variable commission to our sellers. That means that we discount our listing commission when we don’t have to share our commission with a buyer’s agent. Therefore, we can tell an unrepresented buyer that their offer is worth more to the seller than the same price offer from a buyer who has an agent.

Second, since we have our own moving trucks, movers, moving boxes and packing materials, we can offer totally free moving (including gas for the truck) to a buyer who, by being a “customer” allows our agent to earn a bigger commission.

(This is also a perk that we can offer clients when we earn a commission on both the sale of their current home and the purchase of their replacement home.)

These two incentives usually suffice to make a buyer comfortable with being a customer, allowing us to retain the “agent” relationship with our seller.

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December 27, 2018D

RTD hopes to open G Line in early 2019 Multiple agency approvals still must be received before opening day

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

If a string of approvals from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)and the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) come through, the Regional Transportation District is optimistic that the G Line, which was completed in 2016, but has remained stuck in the testing phase with no opening date, could be open for business in the first few months of 2019.

That early 2019 opening day suggestion was included in an action plan RTD submitted to the FRA in response to a Nov. 15 letter, where the federal agency expressed concerns with RTD’s A, B and G lines.

“We think the first quarter is possible and we’re working toward that,” RTD General Manager and CEO Dave Genova said Dec. 18 at a press conference.

Genova also pointed out that there is no exact opening date because it is a “work in progress.”

Outgoing RTD Director Lorraine Anderson, who represents District L in Arvada, voiced skepticism over

A flagger stands at an at-grade crossing in Olde Town Arvada along the RTD G Line, which is not yet open to riders.

PHOTOS BY SHANNA FORTIER that timeline however.

“Even if everything works well and we have it fixed, it still has to go through the regulatory process, which in the past has been time consuming to say the least,” Anderson said. “I would be pleased if everything was fixed in the first

quarter of the year… but we’re talking about ghost trains in Olde Town. They go through and we have all the things happening to us, but none of the benefits of actual service.”

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Dave Genova, RTD general manager and CEO, addresses the media Dec. 18.

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December 27, 2018

Poster contest honors missing children across country STAFF REPORT

Colorado fifth-grade students are asked to break out their crayons/pencils/markers and creativity and enter this year’s edition of the Missing Children’s Day poster contest in honor of those missing across the country.

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is hosting a statewide poster contest as part of a national campaign sponsored by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ).

Every year, the CBI and DOJ commemorate the valiant and unselfish acts of the many organizations and individuals who bring our missing children home. Since 1983, May 25 has been designated as National Missing Children’s Day. The poster theme is “Bring Our Missing Children Home” and will feature the artistic talents of kids throughout the United States. All Colorado posters must be submitted to the CBI for judging by 5 p.m. Feb. 1.

The national office will not accept any entries. The poster representing the state of Colorado will be submitted to the national office.

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The G Line is part of Regional Transit District’s 2004 voter-approved FasTracks plan to expand transit across the Denver metro region. It is an 11.2-mile electric commuter rail transit line that will connect Denver Union Station to Wheat Ridge, passing through northwest Denver, Adams County and Arvada. There are eight stations: Denver Union Station, 41st/ Fox, Pecos, Federal, Gold Strike, Olde Town Arvada, Arvada Ridge and Ward Road.

The gate-crossing technology, which caused the hold-up on the line opening, is the same used along two additional lines originating in downtown Denver: the University of Colorado A Line, to Denver International Airport, and the commuter train B Line, to Westminster.

The A and B line have been operating on a special waiver since opening in 2016, as regulators continued to have concerns over crossing gates coming down too soon or staying down too long.

Currently testing trains run on the G Line from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. RTD is in the process of applying for quiet zone status, allowing the train to not sound its horn at each rail crossing. to the annoyance of local residents and businesses in Wheat Ridge and Arvada.

RTD submitted its request to start establishing quiet zones at Jefferson County crossings on Nov. 16. A

The DOJ will announce the winner at the annual National Missing Children’s Day ceremony May 22 in Washington, D.C. The winner of the national contest, along with his or her teacher and parents, will attend this special ceremony.

In addition to the DOJ ceremony, the CBI will also recognize the top three Colorado students for their winning poster entries at an event this May. Submit posters to: CBI, Attn: Poster Contest, 690 Kipling St. Ste. 4000, Denver, CO 80215. Contact Analyst Jillian Ganley at 303-239-4459 or jillian. ganley@state.co.us for information or questions.

The complete packet of information can be found at www.colorado. gov/pacific/cbi/missing-childrenposter-contest. One single entry will be submitted to DOJ on behalf of the state of Colorado.

Thousands of children are reported missing in Colorado each year. Law enforcement, citizens, and even children have been instrumental in keeping children safe and returning them home to their families, community, and school.

similar request was filed last week for Adams County crossings.

The A Line in undergoing a similar process to establish quiet zones as well.

In addition to establishing quiet zones, there are additional verifications and approvals that need to be made by both the FRA and the CPUC before the G Line can open to riders.

The FRA will need to look over the latest timing gate data from the G Line, and give its approval to start service. Next, RTD will need to amend the current A Line and B Line operation waiver to include the G Line as well. Additionally, the state regulators will also need to give approval to the G Line before service can start.

Genova acknowledged that the FRA made it clear in November that RTD’s pending request will continue to be pending until the federal agency has had an opportunity to review the action plan submitted on Dec. 14.

“This was a lot of work and a lot of effort and a very collaborative process,” Genova said of the plan.

“I’m confident we will work through that successfully.”

Genova and other RTD representatives traveled to Washington, D.C., the week of Dec. 20 to talk through the plan in person, though he said he has no speculation on timeline or the approval of plan from FRA. “I think it’s encouraging that we are going out to meet with them in person,” Genova said. “I’m not kidding when I say it’s priority one for us to get the G Line open and quiet zones established.”

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‘Tis the season for goofy elves The Golden Elves group spreads joy throughout Jeffco

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

One recent day, Golden Elves Pvt. Laura Hack asked a little boy, who was about 6 or 7 years old, if he had written a letter to Santa.

The boy answers yes, Hack said. So, she listened to him diligently as he recites some of the items on his list to Santa.

Once he had finished, his stepfather rushes over to Hack and asks her what his stepson wanted for Christmas.

He said the boy wouldn’t tell him, Hack said, because “`Santa already knew and the letter had already been sent off.’”

“Sometimes we’re a liaison for parents,” said Golden Elves Capt. Laura Padgett.

But the real job of the Golden Elves is to bring out the magic of the holiday season, she added.

The Golden Elves is a volunteer performance group. They can be seen at events throughout the holiday season, which for them, begins just after Thanksgiving and continues through December. These events include the

The Golden Elves form a selfie circle as they gear up for a performance. The group’s volunteer work has the sole purpose of spreading joy, belonging, togetherness and love throughout the community.

COURTESY PHOTO Candlelight Walk and Olde Golden Christmas parades in Golden; and throughout Jefferson County and the approximate Denver area, church, small business and events that host Santa; in addition to performing at nursing homes, children’s centers and homeless shelters.

“We are a group of women represent-

ing all ages, stages, walks of life, faith beliefs, lifestyles and interests,” Padgett said. “But we come together every year as hard-working volunteers to spread some things our world is desperate for — joy, belonging, togetherness and love — throughout our communities.”

Currently, the Golden Elves group consists of Padgett of Lakewood, Hack of Lakewood, Lt. Joyce Little of Golden, Lt. Sandy May of Golden, Lt. Lisa Schnitzler of Lakewood, Lt. Sunny Hahn of Wheat Ridge, 1st Lt. Delia Greth of Arvada and Lt. Suzanne Carroll of Broomfield.

The Golden Elves got its start during the 2011 holiday season from an idea that came from Golden resident and small business owner Stacy Fowler. From there, it grew to become the Hodge-Podge group of neighbors, former professional colleagues and friends-of-friends that it is today.

It’s all about making connections, Little said.

“Even it’s eye contact with one child for a couple of seconds,” she said.

“That child knows they’re important.”

It’s true, May said. “All of a sudden, they light up.”

But it isn’t just the little kids who get into it, Little added. The parents and grandparents get excited watching their children dance with the elves. Even the reluctant, “too cool” teens end up waving or interacting in some way with the elves, Little added.

And, there’s always at least one person preoccupied with their cell phone or impatiently waiting for a parade to begin, Little said. But as soon as the Golden Elves walk by, that person begins to smile and “starts brimming with Christmas cheer,” Little said.

“Ten or 15 minutes with a goofy elf can really relieve your stress,” Schnitzler said. “The absolute glory about being an elf is there’s no such thing as error. If we mess up, we play it up.”

Sometimes an event, such as a parade, requires the entire group’s attendance. Other events, such as a breakfast with Santa, only need twoor-three elves. So, in addition to the events the Golden Elves already make an appearance at, the group is hoping to further its reach in the future.

They said they would like to do more free, public events accessible to all; expand their charitable outings such as performances at more places for families and/or children in need; and are hoping to make appearances in more cities in Jefferson County.

Whether it be the winter solstice, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, Christmas, peace on earth and/or the New Year, to the Golden Elves, `tis the season to celebrate all things joyful, May said.

It doesn’t matter a person’s faith, Padgett said. The Golden Elves have one objective, she said. And that is to “share the gift of joy out in the communities.”

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December 27, 2018D

West Metro Fire District sued by a former firefighter Allegations that district improperly took retirement money for current employees

BY JOSEPH RIOS JRIOS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The West Metro Fire District is being sued by a retired firefighter and the wife of another district retiree over allegations that money from a retiree health trust fund was improperly used.

The lawsuit, filed in Jefferson County courts, names the fire district, and the Executive Committee of IAFF Local 1309, a union for current employees of West Metro Fire District, as defendants.

The union and fire district gave current firefighters funds from the health trust as it was being closed down — something they say was appropriate, but the plaintiffs say was in direct violation of the trust rules.

The plaintiffs are listed as Tim O’Hayre and Ruth Brienza. O’Hayre spent 20 years working as a firefighter for the West Metro Fire District — a full service fire department that serves over 250,000 residents in Jefferson County and Douglas County.

He was forced to retire due to a partial disability authorized by the Fire & Police Pension Association of Colorado, according to O’Hayre.

Brienza, a 62-year-old woman mar-

ried to a former West Metro firefighter, is on the lawsuit instead of her husband, because she was eligible to receive funds from the health trust.

Her husband is past the age to be able to qualify for benefits from the health trust.

O’Hayre and Brienza believe that they and other retirees and dependents from West Metro Fire were entitled to money that remained in the health trust. But the fire district gave money in the health trust to current employees’ retirement health savings accounts, or 457 retirement plans.

West Metro says it took an appropriate approach to distributing the remaining funds in the health trust.

O’Hayre’s and Brienza’s attorney asked the judge to expand the lawsuit to include all eligible retirees and their eligible dependents who would have had health care coverage under the health trust through 2017. The number of eligible retirees is believed to be around 73 people — some of whom were in the courthouse for the case hearing on Nov. 8.

“We’re a bunch of old-school, beatup, disabled firefighters. (West Metro) could’ve prevented a lot of these issues if they had just talked to the retirees,” said O’Hayre.

The health trust was created by West Metro Fire District in 1996 to provide health benefits to both active employees, and qualified retirees until they turned 65 and could apply for Medicare, according to court documents.

Part of that health trust included a separate account to hold funds just for retiree health benefits as well as their beneficiaries, known as the Retiree Health Account. Both current and retired employees contributed to the health trust before the fire district and the trustees of the trust agreed to start closing it down, beginning in March of 2015. The trust was to be officially closed on Dec. 31, 2017.

The health trust was closed down because, according to West Metro spokesperson Ronda Scholting, it was projected to fall behind by $15 million in funding. She said the district could have used reserves to keep the health trust running, “but that would have

left the district in a stanglehold, with little or no operating budget.”

As the health trust was being terminated, the fire district agreed to provide retired firefighters with healthcare benefits between 2015 up until the end of 2017. Both the firefighters and the district agreed to appointed the Executive Committee of IAFF Local 1309 to manage the health trust during the shut-down period.

According to court documents, about $1.7 million remained in the health trust as of Dec. 31, 2015.

In the joint resolution to end the health trust, signed March 10, 2015, a paragraph reads “any assets remaining in the health trust fund, after satisfaction of all liabilities, shall not revert to either the employees or the employer, but shall instead be transferred to such other entity or entities that will utilize them for similar purposes as the health trust.”

According to West Metro Fire’s agreement for coverage of retirees, funds contributed to the Retiree Health Account were meant to be used to provide benefits to eligible participants and their beneficiaries.

“The assets of the Retiree Health Account shall never inure, or revert to the benefit of the District or become part of the general assets of the fund,” the agreement reads.

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Local law enforcement officers receive award from District Attorney STAFF REPORT

Detective Bobby Brooks, of the Arvada Police Department, was named Investigator of the Year and Patrol Agent Jaime Cardenas, of the Lakewood Police Department, was named Patrol Officer of the Year by First Judicial District Attorney Pete Weir.

This is the fourth year these awards have been given. The award is designed to honor two exemplary law enforcement officers, thanking them for their service to the community and their dedication to the cause of justice.

The First Judicial District is comprised of Jefferson and Gilpin counties and has 13 law enforcement agencies, including 11 police depart-

LAWSUIT FROM PAGE 8

Some of the funding from the Retiree Health Account did go to active West Metro employees in 2016 however — either placed in a retirement health savings account, or a 457 retirement plan for each eligible employee.

O’Hayre and Brienza are seeking an accounting and restitution for all

First Judicial District Attorney Pete Weir, Detective Bobby Brooks and Arvada Police Chief Link Strate pose for a photo at the awards ceremony.

ments, and two sheriffs’ offices.

These agencies provide well over a thousand sworn officers who are dedicated to keeping our community safe. This includes working with prosecutors from arrest and through the criminal justice system. These working relationships are critical for successful case outcomes.

“We are fortunate to have many exceptional law enforcement officers within the First Judicial District,” Weir said. “Recognizing officers for their outstanding efforts in 2018 is one small way we acknowledge them for their service.”

When this award was created four years ago, Weir chose to honor a patrol officer as well as a detective.

“While detectives are often involved in complex felony cases,

the patrol officers are on the front line,” Weir said. “They work in our communities and, at times, when least expecting it, must walk into

the face of danger.”

The honorees are nominated by prosecutors and a selection committee makes the final decision.

money that was in the health trust as of March 10, 2015 and any money that was added later.

“We shouldn’t have to be sitting here talking about this. They should’ve never taken our money and did what they did with it,” Brienza said.

When asked for comment, the West Metro Fire District provided the following statement: “West Metro felt that those active employees who had been paying in the Retiree Health Account were entitled to a portion

of those funds since they would no longer be receiving the health benefit they had been paying for.”

The statement also said the decision to reimburse current employees, made in conjunction with IAFF Local 1309, fit the mission of the Retiree Health Account.

The IAFF Local 1309 did not respond to multiple requests for comment about the lawsuit.

West Metro Fire District and IAFF asked the lawsuit judge for a sum-

mary judgment in their favor, with the hopes of avoiding a trial.

The judge in the case has not yet ruled on either the certification of class or the summary judgment requests. The trial is scheduled for Feb. 5, 2019 in a Jefferson County District Court.

“West Metro is defending this suit and firmly believes it took appropriate action in winding down the health trust in a fair and equitable manner,” the district’s statement concludes.

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VOICES It’s about time … for supporting the free press

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ime magazine has chosen “The Guardians,” a group of journalists who have been targeted for their work, as 2018 Person of the Year, highlighting what it calls “the War on Truth.”

These guardians are the faces of a free press continually besieged by governments, despots and dictators who seek to silence their critics, subvert democracy and bury the truth … sometimes along with those who would uncover it.

Just as Time’s 2017 selection was a group of people – the “Silence Breakers,” whom Time called the voices of #MeToo – the 2018 Person of the Year also encompasses more than one individual. Included are journalists at the Capital Gazette, the Annapolis, Maryland, newspaper where five employees were murdered by a gunman last June.

Imprisoned journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw

Soe Oo, two Reuters journalists, were arrested a year ago in Myanmar while working on stories about the killings of Rohingya Muslims. Maria Ressa leads Rappler, an online news site she helped found in the Philippines, and she has been indicted on allegations that could send her to prison for 10 years.

And, for the first time, Time included a deceased person, Washington Post contributor and Virginia resident Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered inside the Saudi Arabian consulate in Turkey earlier this year. Time editor Ed Felsenthal said of Khashoggi that it’s “very rare that a person’s influence grows so immensely in death.”

“Influence” is the key word here. Felsenthal noted that Person of the Year designations are not necessarily honors, but rather an acknowledgement of the influence the

person – or persons – had during the year.

And so it is that the influence of a free press, amid the perils its members face, has become ever more important in current national and international environments.

Most of us know that journalists are persecuted worldwide … threatened, assaulted, detained, imprisoned, tortured, killed. Journalists are jailed in unprecedented numbers across the globe: 262 in 2017, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists, which predicts that number will be even higher for 2018.

There is a real thing called compassion fatigue, when we become numb to the plights of other groups of people, such as these journalists. A particular feature of compassion SEE DORAY, P13

The death of a good man and a leader

B The joys of exploring and occasionally failing GUEST COLUMN

Glenn Bott

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ost of us have been raised to move forward cautiously, make intelligent decisions, and not fail. Until recently, failure had a nasty taste to it — it wasn’t held in high regard. Yet in our current society, those who repeatedly fail are those who ultimately succeed. Failure is what counts – it’s picking yourself up, learn-

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Being an engineer, I was taught to learn as much as possible prior to venturing forth on a new endeavor. It was OK to fail, but fail in new ways. There’s no need to start from scratch on everything. This is what SEE BOTT, P13

derailed my plan. ack in January, 1991, I was a Little did I know. college senior, getting ready to The shooting war started in the graduate. For people who want middle of January; the ground assault to become teachers, that last started in February and was semester is a beautiful time HITTING over in four days. My upper known as “student teachHOME respiratory thing was barely ing.” Student teaching, for in its incubation period by the those of you who aren’t in the time the war ended. field, is a four-month period of time in which a college What I remember most about student pays full tuition for that period of time was the the privilege of following an leadership of President Bush, experienced teacher through and I do not mean his title — I their days and learning the mean his leadership. He was job, eventually doing the job clear about his purpose, he in a supervised environment. laid out a clear rationale that This is usually accompanied inspired an international coaliMichael Alcorn by an illness (the first introtion to cooperate, and he made duction to the petri dish that both a moral and a practical is a school), periods of boredom, and case for the war. And then he got out the very humbling experience of being of the way and let his generals do what in front of a room full of students for they do best. It was a thing of beauty. the first time.

And, do you remember what he got For me, this was an excellent learnfor his troubles? He got defeated for ing experience — a tribute to the men I reelection. And by whom? By a man was allowed to work with. But, in 1991, who became one of his closest friends it was also accompanied by interestin his latter years. ing world events, as Saddam Hussein I watched the funeral of George had just invaded Kuwait, and the H.W. Bush with almost an existenUnited States, under the leadership of tial sense of sadness. The death of President George H.W. Bush, prepared the man was, ultimately, not that to go to war to expel him. This caused sad — he is reunited with Barbara me some conflict, as I really wanted and with his daughter after a good, to get into my career and was hoping this wouldn’t spill over in a way that SEE ALCORN, P13

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DORAY FROM PAGE 12

fatigue, however, is that when we associate an individual, a person, a face with the tragedy, we feel moved to react: think of the drowned toddler whose body washed ashore when a boat of asylum seekers sank in the Mediterranean Sea. Time featured the faces of the journalists in four covers, stark black-and-white portraits on dark backgrounds. The wives of Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo hold photographs of their imprisoned husbands.

Somber staff members of the Capital Gazette sit around a conference table. Ressa is looking slightly sideways at us. And the face of the

BOTT FROM PAGE 12

Google is for — learn from the previous efforts of others.

At least this is what I used to think.

In today’s rapidly progressing society, you may be the first to try your concept. You don’t have anyone else to model after or learn from.

Your product or idea can be totally new — think of the boys at Google or Facebook. What’s out there now may have no direct bearing on your idea. The details and specifics are where the fun, real excitement, and education are. No one has done what you’re about to do.

This is a lot like learning to walk.

The only way to do it is to repeatedly fail. You can learn a certain amount from watching grown-ups walk, but you can’t learn how to do it for yourself. You have to experience it on your own.

So you take a few steps and fall.

You get back up and take a few more steps.

And fall again.

There is never any disappointment in any of this. It’s all part of the adventure and part of being human. I submit that by adopting this attitude in your life you will have a lot of fun and ultimately enjoy success.

murdered Khashoggi – so familiar to us by now – is partially in the light and partially shaded.

As Tom Vick writes in Time, “Efforts to undermine factual truth, and those who honestly seek it out, call into doubt the functioning of democracy. Freedom of speech, after all, was purposefully placed first in the Bill of Rights.”

It’s about time … and yes, that is a double entendre, because it’s about time members of the free press are recognized for the influence they wield – influence that sometimes gets them killed.

Andrea Doray is a writer who reminds us to support journalism … nationally, online, and especially at the local level. Contact Andrea at a.doray@andreadoray.com.

I am convinced life truly is all about the journey — it is a marathon, not a sprint. The journey is more important than the destination. The fun is in the walk, the adventure of the journey. The joy of having an inquisitive mind and trying different approaches until you ultimately achieve your desired results. Moving forward with a sense of exploration will add depth to your life and make it a lot more fun.

Take time as an example. When we’re kids, there’s an abundance of time so we explore, create, and play with what to do with all of this time. As we mature, time becomes a precious commodity and we begin to ration it, control it, and we lose our creativity and fun. It loses its sense of abundance. The result is that we lose our playful and creative nature.

We become more regimented and begin to conform to societal standards.

Is this a good thing? I don’t know. I do know that people with an attitude of exploration and having fun are very creative and happy. It’s up to each of us to decide how we want to live our lives and what is important to us.

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good life. But, in many ways, his death represents the end of an epoch.

The last President to serve in World War II, possibly the last President to serve in a combat war, with service in the House, as director of Central Intelligence, and as Vice President to his credit. His three most notable domestic accomplishments resonate with the ability to work with people you don’t agree with to (whispers in fear) compromise and actually get things done. His Presidency wasn’t marked with great and grand things — his vision was one of stewardship, marked by comity.

It’s hard to think back through time to realize that Bush 41 was actually born between the Kennedy brothers.

As such, his world view had more in common with the older Kennedys than with, say, Donald Trump. Having seen actual difficulties, actual evil in the

world, and fought it and beat it into submission, I think the Greatest Generation had a very healthy perspective on the drama of politics.

That time has gone. We have no healthy perspectives on anything, it would seem, and every minor disagreement gets amplified by 24/7 cable news and social media into something akin to the Kansas-Nebraska Act. My hope, if it maybe even elevates to the level of a resolution, would be that in 2019 we pursue the emergence and elevation of people with a similar worldview. Not Republican, not Democrat; not hyphenated and not abbreviated; not tribal and not obsessive. Just good people, trying to do good.

Godspeed, Mr. President.

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

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LIFE

Challenging times reflected in diverse albums

Ring in New Year’s, with a twist

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A crowd dances at Lipgloss, an indie music-themed dance party that’s held at Milk Bar and Bar Standard dance club at 1037 N. Broadway in Denver.

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enver metro-area residents know the scene well: Hordes of friends and families huddled in downtown Denver to watch the fireworks wave the closing year goodbye.

But if the cold and crowds — and in the case of many of downtown’s parties, the cost — don’t sound attractive, New Year’s Eve in the metro area packs many lesser-known events off the beaten path that might do the trick, including something for introverts.

Dance to an ‘alternative’ beat For those who miss when The Killers dominated the alternative music scene, central Denver’s Bar Standard dance club has the perfect event.

“It’s the kind of thing you’d want to do in your real life,” said Michael Trundle, DJ and promoter for the Lipgloss dance party. “You’re not doing it because you’re supposed to do it because it’s New Year’s Eve. You’re going to hear music you actually like and care about.”

Lipgloss, which bills itself as a dance party “for people who don’t usually like clubs,” is one of four dance events to be held at the Milk Bar and Bar Standard at 1037 N. Broadway in central Denver — just a few minutes from downtown — from 9 p.m.-2 a.m. The event, titled “An Alternative NYE,” will include Lipgloss’ indie rock and indie pop dance floor, an `80s new wave floor, a goth floor and a synthwave floor. The multiple rooms also feature multiple bars, Trundle said.

There’s no dress code at the no-frills event — people can wear jeans or “whatever floats your boat,” Trundle said. Away from the downtown fire-

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The inside of BookBar, a wine bar and bookstore in northwest Denver at 4280 N. Tennyson St. COURTESY OF SKIPPING ROCKS PHOTOGRAPHY works and parties, it’s not “a snooty party,” Trundle added.

“People dance all night,” Trundle, 46, said. “I’ve played New Year’s Eve parties where people just stand around like a junior prom or something.

People just dance. My favorite thing is DJing to people who actually dance.”

The music will be non-top 40, and “everything from The Killers to LCD Soundsystem is what we’d play in the indie room,” Trundle said.

Tickets online are $15 for the presale and will go up to $20 on New Year’s Eve. Buy them at bit.ly/2QEKmgK. For introverts, readers A “boozy, bookish” night is in store at northwest Denver’s BookBar, where the Introvert’s New Year’s Eve Party will offer board games, coloring books, silent reading, snacks and, yes, a midnight countdown with a champagne toast and dessert.

“This event is particularly for people who don’t want to be at a loud bar,” said Kateri Kramer, 27, the events and marketing coordinator for the bookstore and wine bar. “It’s centered on community and ringing in the new year with good conversation, good drink and good friends because we believe that ringing in 2019 with the people we love is important.”

The gathering at 4280 N. Tennyson

`70s and `80s parties The Viewhouse restaurant, bar and rooftop in Littleton and Centennial will host `70s- and `80s-themed dance parties, respectively.

The Littleton location at 2680 W. Main St. will feature live `70s music from local band Little Moses Jones, a rooftop DJ playing top 40 hits, `70s impersonators and more. The Centennial location at 7101 S. Clinton St. will feature Colorado `80s cover band The Goonies and a “back to the future” DJ. Party favors, a midnight champagne toast and more will liven up both events.

For those having dinner, reservations are required. Tickets for the Littleton event range from $10 general admission for the live music and DJ, to $65 including dueling pianos and the four-course dinner menu, with some options in between. Tickets for the Centennial event range from $25 general admission to $75 including the dinner buffet.

Tickets are available at bit. ly/2SZTXLE for Littleton and bit. ly/2Ah6t2L for Centennial. The events run 7 p.m. to 2 a.m.

A low-key family outing For those wanting to drink and have a meal away from the bustle of Denver — perhaps with family — Steuben’s restaurant in Arvada at 7355 Ralston Road will hold its Family Friendly New Year’s Eve. The event offers “midnight” champagne and sparkling cider toasts at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m., New Year’s Eve food and drink menus with “old school American classics” starting at 5 p.m. and a table-side magician providing family entertainment, said Johanna Ladis, a spokeswoman.

think it’s fair to say most of us will remember 2018 as a pretty tumultuous year. It seems like every week there was some kind of unusual or momentous happening.

Contentious elections, dire environmental happenings and social upheaval - 2018 had COMING it all.

ATTRACTIONS It’s perhaps fitting then that the music world in 2018 was also experiencing its own period of upheaval.

Perhaps more than any year I can recall, the best music of the year was made by Clarke Reader new voices, while established voices mainly remained quiet, possibly experiencing their own issues.

I picked five albums that might have crept under the radar in this busy year and detailed why they are worth your time. Here’s hoping for a steadier year in 2019.

LP5000 - Restorations Some of the best rock music in its early years was connected to the fractious happenings of the day.

Think about the work of musicians like Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Bob Dylan, Buffalo Springfield and Creedence Clearwater Revival.

The fourth album from Philadelphia’s Restorations taps into today’s political world with a sharp eye and empathetic approach to the everyday people affected by the decisions of politicians.

At times, Jon Loudon’s vocals convey rage and other times resignation.

But on the best album opener of the year, he gets at one universal truth — none of us can do this on our own.

Harlan and Alondra - Buddy As a listener, it’s always exciting when a rapper you’ve been hearing as a guest on other’s songs breaks out into the world on their own. It took Simmie Sims III, who performs under the name Buddy, nearly a decade to get to that point, but he did this year with the release of “Harlan and Alondra.”

The album is practically engineered to be played loud in your car on a sunny day with the windows rolled down. Highlights like “Trouble on Central,” “The Blue” and “Speechless” are the perfect blends of rap and soul, thanks to Buddy’s gifts as a rapper and singer. Hopefully, this is just the first entry in a long career.

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New Year’s Eve overflowing with events Denver area offers myriad of good times for revelers

Festive fireworks mark Denver’s New Year’s Eve celebration on the 16th Street Mall, with a display at 9 p.m. and another at midnight.

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

All over the world, people celebrate the beginning of a new year. In years past, readers may have watched music and fireworks across the nation — across the world — including New York City’s famous Ball Drop at Times Square, as the music of “Auld Lang Syne” plays.

Many of us have sung that over the years, wherever we happened to land on the final day of December. Recordings used are often of the Guy Lombardo version, which his orchestra played in New York City each New Year’s Eve from 1929 to 1976. A quick search tells us it means something like “days gone by,” and is sung as a symbol of being with friends on that night. Poet Robert Burns wrote it down from the traditional ballad in the late 18th century and the tradition continues ...

Denver area celebrations are extensive, including major hotels and restaurants across the metro area — one will want to be sure of a reservation wherever one chooses to go — and there are gatherings, concerts and more, if one is looking to be with many others — or perhaps a sip of bubbly at home with family or friends is one’s choice. Or perhaps a movie and a nice late supper. Foods served often include legumes: black-

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Lush - Snail Mail Its encouraging to know that after more than 50 years as a cultural force, rock music still is home to random band names that don’t make a lick of sense. But don’t let the fact that 19-year-old Lindsey Jordan records under the goofy name of Snail Mail distract you from the fact that she’s a guitar hero for a new generation.

“Lush,” the debut album from Snail Mail, is an astoundingly assured and

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eyed peas, lentils, etc., because they resemble coins. Some countries feature pork (Cuba, Austria, Italy) and others enjoy ring-shaped cakes (Netherlands, Mexico, Greece, etc.)

Many area choices assume a fairly fat wallet.

• A personal favorite near home is the family-friendly free fireworks display on Denver’s 16th Street Mall, if weather is decent. A stunning display is shot from the roofs of tall buildings at 9 p.m. and again at midnight, spilling over the dark facades with a blaze of color. Families with children might want to enjoy a sweet treat first and get established at a good vantage point to

watch — somewhere between 15th and 17th streets … Parking is of course an issue — consider arrival by light rail.

Some may wish to enjoy the Colorado Symphony’s early program of Viennese music first, then walk over to 16th. And there are three parties at Union Station: Great Hall. Lower Level and Cooper Lounge — reservations required in all — 720-460-3738.

• Also downtown: The Decadence NYE Party at the Colorado Convention Center (two nights, Dec. 30 and 31); Resolution NYE at McNichols Civic Center Building, where there is a view of fireworks (tickets start at $119); White Rose Gala at the Ellie

lovely 10-track affair. Each entry is startlingly intimate entry of an audio journal, where Jordan explores love and life and the sadness that often comes from both. Jordan also proves herself a wicked-sly guitar player, layering solos and licks into her moody alt-rock missives. If you think rock is dead, put this album on before you record time of death.

Yet New York’s Wild Pink manage to do just that on “Yolk in the Fur.” The group’s debut was a clever, but fairly routine indie rock record. But on “Yolk,” they embrace the kind of heartland rock that has made groups like The War on Drugs top draws at festivals all over the country. Wild Pink washes their songs in shimmering acoustic guitars, quicksilver solos and echoing vocal work. The end result is a transporting interior journey.

Yolk in the Fur - Wild Pink The sophomore album is a tricky proposition for many recording artists. Many repeat themselves, others make bold attempts at new sounds, but very few actually manage to improve.

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Girl Going Nowhere - Ashley McBryde For most of the 21st century, women have proven themselves to be MVPs of the country genre. Performers like

Caulkins Opera House, Denver Center Performing Arts (charity event, live music, costumes, usually sells out — “Great Gatsby” theme); NYE at the Fillmore Auditorium with Sound Tribe Sector Nine; and a short drive north, String Cheese Incident plays at 1st Bank Center in Broomfield. The Sherman Street Event Center holds a black tie party with live bands.

• Children have a chance to celebrate at the Children’s Museum (9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with ball drops and count downs) and there is skating at the downtown Demver rink at Skyline Park — free if you bring skates. The Bemis Library in Littleton also has a Noon Year’s Eve, for kids and families-reservations needed, 303-795-3961. In Denver, enjoy Zoo Year’s Eve and Zoo Lights, Blossoms of Light at Denver Botanic Gardens and a carousel at the Denver Pavilions ($3).

• A new event for Littleton Symphony is “A Night in Vienna,” a concert with “waltzes, polkas and maybe an overture or two” at 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 31 at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton. Tickets: $35/$15, littletonsymphony.org, 303933-6824.

• Hudson Gardens’ lighted trees and buildings, “A Hudson Christmas,” draw families who may want to close up with hot chocolate. 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. ($10.50/$8, free 3 and under.)

• Bar Louies across the area, including the one at Belmar in Lakewood, 7111 W. Alaska Dr., will host parties as well. Details and ticket costs may differ by location.

Kacey Musgraves, Miranda Lambert and early Taylor Swift ignored the bro-culture of the genre, and instead mined their lives for songs about love, the challenges facing small communities and much more.

On her second album, Ashely McBryde proves herself a worthy continuation of this line of performers. “A Little Dive Bar in Dahlonega,” is one of the most honest songs about feeling lost I’ve heard from any performer, and that’s just one of 11 gems on this treasure-trove. Dig in.

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

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he education story of the year in Jefferson county was undeniably the outcome of the November 2018 general election, specifically, the county’s school district getting voter approval for a $567 million bond to improve facilities throughout the district.

The bond proposal by Jefferson County Public Schools was listed on the ballot as 5B. It was down by more than 8,000 votes on election night.

However, the votes that were counted after Election Day helped tip the scales back in the bond’s favor. The fi-

nal tally had 5B winning, 54.9 percent to 45.1 percent.

The district put $341.4 million in municipal bonds up for sale on Dec. 12, to begin the work.

This was the fifth bond proposed for Jeffco schools since 2004, when the last major bond for facility improvements ($323.8 million) was passed. Voters approved a $99 million bond for repairs related to keeping schools warm, safe and dry in 2012. But they rejected a $535 million bond in 2016 and a similar request in 2008.

The bond will raise area property taxes, to help bring outdated district buildings up to structural and educational standards, to address continuing population growth and improve school security measures.

According to the capital improvement plan attached to the bond, all schools in the district, with the exception of Sierra Elementary in Arvada, which just completed a two-phase

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m i w r e Emily Straut, 16, and Delaney Peterson, 16, both Dakota Ridge High School students, attended the Vote for Our Lives rally to make a statement. “I think it’s appalling that I have to be here,” Peterson said. “We shouldn’t have to be scared at school or have events like this.”

SHANNA FORTIER $16.5 million upgrade, will benefit with improvements. A common thread among the majority of schools is updating security cameras and locks as well as creating secure entries and office locations.

The bonds counterpoint, 5A, a $33 million mill levy override, was also passed by voters, earning 54 percent support. About half of the mill levy override will provide money to give teachers raises. Roughly $3 million will go to charter schools. The other $15 million is split for student safety improvements, programming in career and technical resources and STEM options, technology, and to expand fullday early childhood education.

Students rally, schools look to improve safety and security In the wake of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida On Feb. 14, in which 17 people were killed, schools across the country responded to reports and tips regarding potential school violence.

In the days following the shooting in Florida, Jeffco Public Schools responded to threats at Arvada West, Dakota Ridge and Columbine high schools.

All threats were deemed unfounded by local law enforcement and the district’s security team. But these events intensified community attention on school safety and security. In the weeks that followed there were student walk-out protests for safety, a community forum and the establishment of the district’s safety and security task force.

In March, students in Jeffco schools participated in the organized #Enough National School Walkout to End Gun Violence organized by Women’s March Youth, as well as a county-wide rally organized by local high school students.

The rally was the first of many events held by the student-created and led organization Jeffco Students United for Action, which is committed to ending gun violence in the community. Many of those students marched in the March for our Lives protest held in Denver later that month.

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s To inform parents and the commu- d nity on security and safety practices m within Jeffco schools, the district held a T forum in late March.

In April, the evening before the 19th m anniversary of the Columbine High j School shooting, Jefferson County t students held the Vote for Our Lives Rally aimed at educating people about t voting, getting them registered to vote, and remembering the thirteen students d killed April 20, 1999 at Columbine High s t School.

Jeffco students were joined by 60 stu- O dents from Marjory Stoneman Douglas c High School as well as gun-safety activ- o a ists from throughout the state.

Throughout the summer, the district’s community safety and security b t task force worked to created recommendations for improving security l throughout all Jeffco schools. The report brought to the board of educa- a o tion in the fall called for a proactive approach to the safety and security of J f students and staff.

Increased mental health supports and school security personnel, training for t school staff and security and building t T improvements were threads woven throughout the recommendations madeF C to the board.

Facility upgrades that will improve “ t security are planned as part of the bond project rollout in early 2019. Some mill levy override dollars will also be r used for increased mental health sup- o port. v 2 Sixth-graders join middle schools c throughout Jeffco In Spring 2017, Jeffco Public Schools a t leaders made the decision to transition sixth-grade students to the middle y schools in articulation areas where the middle schools were seventh and eight c r grades.

The mountain-area schools started i m the 6-8 model in the mid-1990s and various schools throughout the district m have enrolled sixth-graders throughout f the years to deal with overcrowding at feeder elementary schools and to offer m specialized choice-in programs, such as f b STEM. d r SEE SCHOOLS, P17

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In August of this school year, 12 district middle schools welcomed sixth grade students for the first time.

Leading up to the implementation, the shift concerned some parents who were concerned about their student’s interactions with older kids. Some critics also voiced concerns about the plan, saying that the millions of dollars spent to implement the transition would result in a questionable benefit for students’ educations.

Some schools did need additions to make this happen. Drake Middle School in Arvada received a new eighth grade wing before the year started to make room for sixth-graders moving up from elementary school this year.

Additionally, Creighton, Ken Caryl and Summit Ridge Middle Schools are under construction to be able to accommodate sixth graders for the 2019/20 school year.

In August 2019, these three middle schools will welcome sixth-grade students to complete the systemic K-5/6-8 model district-wide.

Teachers rally, demand more money for schools In April, Jefferson County teachers joined the groundswell of teachers protesting for increased education funding throughout the state.

More that 1,600 Jeffco educators descended on the capitol April 26 alongside educators from Douglas County to send the message to legislators.

Outdated resources, textbooks, building conditions and low salaries were some of the issues teachers hoped to draw attention to.

The state of Colorado ranks in the bottom five in the nation for K-12 education funding.

Following the Great Recession in the late 2000s and early 2010s, educators and administrators came together in order to cut millions of dollars from the Jeffco budget. There were pay cuts and freezes for almost a decade.

With a now booming economy, educators from around the state were hopeful that something could be done about TABOR and the Budget Stabilization Factor (BS Factor) which the Jefferson County Education Association said is “shortchanging Colorado students to the tune of $830 million a year.”

Jeffco’s share of that shortfall is roughly $83 million; about 10 percent of the district’s overall yearly budget.

In June the board of education put value on its educators in its proposed 2018-19 budget with increased pay and cost of living increases for teachers and an increase to long-term substitute teacher pay for the 2018-19 school year.

The board also included teacher compensation in its mill levy override plan, which was passed by voters in November. About half of the $33 million mill levy override will provide money to give teachers raises in the future.

The board also supported Amendment 73, a statewide education funding measure that would have brought about $1.6 billion to school districts throughout the state. Voters rejected this measure that would have

Thousands of educators from Jefferson and Douglas counties descended on the Capitol April 26 to rally for better funding for public education in Colorado.

SHANNA FORTIER instituted a graduated income tax increase on individuals earning more than $150,000 a year and increased the corporate income tax rate from 4.63 percent to 6 percent.

Board funds innovations In January, the Board of Education for Jeffco schools approved $1 million for a new innovation grant program.

The idea was proposed because the Jeffco Generations vision launched in October 2017 by Superintendent Jason Glass encourages entrepreneurial efforts as a way to “keep the main thing, the main thing,” — learning.

The fund offers an incentive for staff to look for innovative ways to improve learning, conditions for learning, and readiness for learning for Jeffco students and encourages the organizational value of “entrepreneurial spirit.”

In March, the first recipients of this fund were announced and 10 projects were funded. They were a Tinker Lab at Stott Elementary; a STEAM makerspace at Golden High; academy programs for the Green Mountain articulation area; career explore programs at Dakota Ridge High and Wheat Ridge High; an upgrade to the adapted daily living program at Fletcher Miller Special School; a mechanical engineering and robotic program at Van Arsdale Elementary; a wellness and emotional health initiative at North Arvada Middle; a safe school environments initiative for all schools through Jeffco security; schoolbased health centers through Jeffco health services; and a GED/post secondary accelerator program at all high schools.

Over 100 applications were submitted, with requests totaling $9.3 million. That was narrowed to 51 applications, which scored above a 24 on the rubric, and were invited to pitch their ideas in round two. The total monetary ask of those invited to pitch was $6.2 million. The applications were again scored and the top 10 projects were funded.

Applications for the second year of the innovation grant are now under re-

view and will be announced next year.

A change considered for school start times A community task force is currently examining the logistics and impacts of changing school start times across Jeffco.

Research says that a later school start time positively impacts alertness, mental health, wellness and behavior in high school and middle school students, which means stu-

dents are better prepared to learn.

That and the decision for other Denver metro are school districts to shift to later school start times for middle and high school students, sparked the creation of the Jeffco schools task force in February.

As part of its information gathering process, the group conducted an online survey.

The group is scheduled to present their findings to the Board of Education in February.

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A quarter-century of talking things out Jeffco mediators offer kinder and less costly way to end disputes

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contract has followed Loye since its inception and in 2009 he bought into Oval Options.

JCMS estimates it donated more than $470,000 hours of mediation services last year based on $120 an hour, the lower end of what a mediator for hire may charge, and claims to have saved the county $162,850.

Instead of spending time in courtrooms and money on lawyers to settle a conflict, Jefferson County residents have another option at their disposal: mediation.

This year marks the 25th anniversary of Jefferson County Mediation Services, a volunteer-based program that provides mediation and conflict resolution services to Jefferson County residents, courts, and municipalities and agencies. Having resolved 23,000 conflicts in its 25 years, JCMS has significantly unburdened the county court system, saving it and Jeffco residents both time and money.

“Between cost savings and cost avoidance, typically, we’re saving more than we cost,” said Mark Loye, the executive director of JCMS who also helped found the program in 1994.

The program has an office staff of five full and part-time employees and more than 200 volunteer mediators who last year handled 1,462 cases. The contract, according to JCMS’s 2017 report, cost the county $288,510. It went to Oval Options LLC., a private mediation firm in Wheat Ridge; the JCMS

Mediation inception They’ve come a long way. Loye said they started with only 10 experienced mediators, 10 trainees, and handled 69 cases in the first year. When they started taking on small claims court cases the following year that number jumped significantly and, according to Loye, they cleared up the two-month long backlog.

Loye said the program really got started when the Jefferson County animal control director at the time, the late Suzanne Bierbrauer, asked him to offer mediation services because of the high volume of neighbor to neighbor conflicts involving noisy dogs. Loye had been working full time for the county facilitating gravel jobs and mediating large group conflicts between citizens and applicants. JCMS’s three founders, Loye, Bierbrauer and now Colorado State Supreme Court Justice, Brian Boatright, based the model off of CDR Associates in Boulder where Loye was trained in mediation. They would have a small, paid staff and a large stable of volunteers.

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Nine volunteer mediators were recognized as new members of the 100 Club signifying 100 or more hours of service through JCMS. Now among 62 mediators who have earned the designation, new members are, left to right, Nuria Lopez, Mary Gardner, Marta Cary-Skovrinski, Brian Ward, Nathan Cassell and Loretta Koehler. Not pictured: Michael Bowe, Debby Cooper and Hazel Hanley.

COURTESY OF UNDEREXPOSED PHOTOGRAPHY In 1993 Loye recalled that his full-time job was “uncreated” and he was offered a 40-hour a month contract to launch the mediation services. The district attorney and sheriff at the time both contributed $5,000, on top of what he was getting paid by the county, so he could train 10 mediators and get himself a computer.

The founder put an ad in the papers looking for mediators to train. He ended up getting 10 experienced mediators and 10 trainees, accidentally giving way to JCMS’s co-mediation training method that they still use today.

Each JCMS mediator must complete a 40-hour mediation course from an accredited organization, pass a background check, and go through 100 hours of supervised training. While anyone in Colorado can start charging for mediation services fresh out of their 40-hour course, only after 100 hours of supervised training are they added to the MAC’s, or Mediation Association of Colorado’s, list of professional mediators, as well as JCMS’s list of experienced mediators.

Mediators handle a variety of cases from neighbor to neighbor disputes to domestic violence situations. Notable cases in 2017 include a four-monthlong case in 2017 that addressed parking congestion around Lakewood High School and a mental health summit where 15 mediators facilitated small group discussions. In 2014 JCMS volunteers and Jefferson County Open Space explored the idea of a public shooting range. They also facilitate discussions between citizens and law enforcement so both parties can better understand each other. Right now the Jefferson County Sheriff ’s department and Wheat Ridge Police Department are the only two branches participating.

According to the program’s 2017 report, the county avoids the most costs in small claims court—last year

Jefferson County saved $67,000.

“When I get the assistance of mediation services, mostly they are able to settle cases probably in the range of a fifty to sixty percent success rate, taking cases that are really in a clogged up docket as is,” said Magistrate Joel Schaefer, who presides over small claims court.

Schaefer said he’ll schedule twice the number of cases he thinks he can actually get to in a single session, full well knowing there will be mediators ready to take about half of them.

“When the parties can agree on their own terms for a settlement or stipulation, it’s really a lot better than me telling them what the judgment is and what the outcome will be,” he continued.

The process Mediating can be a sort of compliment to someone’s current profession.

Brian Ward was a full-time pilot, flying a small business jet. 10 years ago he was first exposed to mediation work when he took a course in Washington D.C. with his union. In 2015 he got a master’s degree in negotiation and dispute resolution from Creighton University and took the forty-hour course.

Today he spends more time on the ground advocating for his pilot union and as a peer mediator, representing individual pilots and grievances.

“I think people, when given the opportunity, can come to better solutions for themselves than when the solution’s imposed by an outside source,” explained Ward.

Long-term, Ward thinks mediation helps people build and improve often strained relationships. As a JCMS volunteer, Ward takes on a lot of small claims court cases. He’s seen people in court at odds with each other, only to leave mediation willing to work together.

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

MUSIC

Music from Time of War, 1914-1918: 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays in the Main Stage Theatre at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. Call 720898-7200 or go to www.arvadacenter.org. Part of the Keyboard Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel series. Next concert is “The Intimate Beethoven,” Wednesday, Jan. 9.

Coffee Concerts with Jeffrey Siegel: casual, one-hour shows that feature musical selections from Siegel’s Keyboard Conversations series. Shows begin at 11 a.m. in the Main Stage Theatre at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. Call 720-898-7200 or go to http://arvadacenter.org/ jeffrey-siegel-coffee-concerts.

Next concert is Wednesday, Jan. 9, “The Immortal Melodies of Franz Schubert.”

Live Music: Michael Shainline and Roberta Holbrook: 2-3 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 12 at the Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Call 303-235-5275 or visit www.jeffcolibrary.org. Local artists playing acoustic music.

ART

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

EVENTS

Winter Break Fun, Movies: “Incredibles 2” 1-3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 28; 1-3 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2 (Movie: ‘Hotel Transylvania 3, Summer Vacation’); 2:30-4:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 3 (Lego Contest build day); and 1-3 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 4 (Movie, ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’) at the Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada.

Call 303-235-5275 or visit www. jeffcolibrary.org.

Winter Break Fun: Laser Tag: 6-8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 28 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Call 303-235-5275 or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org.

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this week’s TOP FIVE New Year’s Eve Celebrations: Noon Year’s Eve from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 31 at Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Refreshments, party favors, crafts and dancing. Count down at noon. New Year’s Eve Celebration from 2-3 p.m. Monday, Dec. 31 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. It’s midnight in Moscow, Ankara and Baghdad. Celebrate with balloons, bubbles, drinks (sparking apple juice for toasts), songs and more. Call 303-235-5275 or go to www. jeffcolibrary.org. A family-friendly New Year’s Eve celebration is Monday, Dec. 31 at Steuben’s Arvada, 7355 Ralston Road. Champagne/sparkling cider toasts at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Food and drink menus. Table-side magician. Contact 303-8300096.

DUG Grow a Garden: Wheat Ridge Library, 5475 W. 32nd Ave., is a Denver Urban Gardens site.

Sign up for Grow a Garden from Jan. 2-31. Eligible participants can select up to ten seed packets and five two-packs of seedlings and attend gardening workshops. Ask a librarian for assistance. Program ensures that in-need individuals, families, seniors and groups have access to the necessary seeds, seedlings and education to grow a successful, productive vegetable garden and improve local food security for program participants. Call 303235-5275 or visit www.jeffcolibrary.org.

N.E.W. Connection: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 3 at the Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Call 303-235-5275 or visit www.jeffcolibrary.org. N.E.W. stands for Networking Experienced Workers. Group for job seekers, employers, and entrepreneurs.

Yarn and Needle Arts: Famous People that do Needle Arts: 5:30-8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 3 at the Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Call 303-2355275 or visit www.jeffcolibrary.org.

Coordinator Neila Achter leads monthly meeting. Each month has a different focus.

Let’s Dance: 11:15-11:45 a.m. Friday, Jan. 4 at the Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Call 303235-5275 or visit www.jeffcolibrary.org. Keep the fun going with 1000 Books Before Kindergarten.

Lego Contest: Scenes from a Book: 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 5 at the Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Call 303-235-5275 or visit www.jeffcolibrary.org.

Celebrate this two-time “Toy of the Century” by creating a scene from a book.

“She Loves Me”: romantic comedy with touch of old-world innocence and elegance. Showing Jan. 4-20 at the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway. Presented by Performance Now. Call 303-987-7845 or go to www.performancenow.org.

Find Hidden Genealogical Gems: 1-2:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 9 at Applewood Valley United Methodist Church, 2035 Ellis St., Golden. Research at local historical or genealogical societies can provide a wealth of information but sources may not be obvious. Nancy Young’s presentation, Research in Local Historical Archives, will provide a foundation for research addressing both the pitfalls to be avoided and the insights to be gained.

Presented by Foothills Genealogical Society. Go to www.foothillsgenealogy.org.

TOPS Open House: 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 12 at Community in Christ Lutheran Brethren Church, 12229 W. 80th Ave., Arvada. Find out how you can Take Off Pounds Sensibly. Listen to a panel discussion from members as they share their weight loss journey.

Questions encouraged. Call 720-244-2473.

Teen Time: Emoji Felt Pillows: 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 5 at the Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Call 303-2355275 or visit www.jeffcolibrary. org. Use felt to make customized emoji pillows.

Book Group & Author Visit: Helen Stark: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8 at the Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Call 303235-5275 or visit www.jeffcolibrary.org. Stark will discuss her Annie Collins Mystery series.

Teen Writing Group: 4-5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8 at the Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada.

Call 303-235-5275 or visit www. jeffcolibrary.org. Hang out with a writing-enthusiastic teens, share your work or listen to another.

Canine Conversations: Brain Games: 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8 at the Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Call 303-235-5275 or visit www. jeffcolibrary.org. Jennifer Skiba of Namastay Training leads discussions about relationships with your pets.

Community Recreation Center Welcome: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 9 at the Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Call 303425-9583 or go to www.apexprd. org. Discover the opportunities at the recreation center.

Olde Town Photographic Society: 6:30-8 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 9 at the Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Call 303235-5275 or visit www.jeffcolibrary. org. Each session features a different discussion topic or brief workshop with time to share your images, ask questions, and give and receive feedback.

HEALTH

Memory Café: 1-2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2 at the Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave.,; and 1-2:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St. Call 303-235-5275 or visit www.jeffcolibrary.org. For people living with memory loss and their caregivers.

School of Mines Winter Break Camps: Jan. 2-4. Morning session is Native American Games and Toys; afternoon session is Pioneer Games and Toys. Presented by the Academies for Young Minds.

Go to https://students.csmspace. com for descriptions of each camp, times and dates, information about each camp leader, and more. To register, go to https:// students.csmspace.com Hard Times Writing Workshop: 3-5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2 at the Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Call 303-235-5275 or visit www.jeffcolibrary.org. Writing prompts, tools and refreshments provided.

Chicago: Biography of a City: 3-4 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 3 at Applewood Place, 2800 Youngfield St., Lakewood. Active Minds program on the story of the Windy City.

Seating is limited. Call 303-2334343 to RSVP. Discovery Play: 9:15-10:15 a.m.

Saturday, Jan. 5 at the Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada.

Call 303-235-5275 or visit www. jeffcolibrary.org. Keep the fun going with 1000 Books Before Kindergarten.

Drop-In Tech Help: 10 a.m. to noon Monday, Jan. 7 at Wheat Ridge Library, 5475 W. 32nd Ave., Wheat Ridge.

Get personalized technology assistance and instruction from one of our experts on your own device or a library computer.

Call 303-235-5275 or visit www.jeffcolibrary.org.

Exploring the Great Ideas: Idea of Quantity from the Syntopicon: 2-3:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11 at the Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Call 303-2355275 or visit www.jeffcolibrary. org. Meet new friends and keep your mind sharp as you explore fascinating philosophical topics together.

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

EDUCATION

Discovery Play: 11:15 a.m. to noon Friday, Dec. 28 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada.

Songs, stories and hands-on fun with STEM skills. Call 303-2355275 or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org.

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HOW TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE Editor’s note: Send new listings or changes to hharden@coloradocommunitymedia. com. Deadline is noon Wednesday a week before publication.

Habitat ReStore: Nonprofit home improvement stores and donation centers.

Need: Volunteers for Wheat Ridge, Denver or Littleton Habitat ReStores, helping with the cash register, dock and warehouse floor Contact: 303-996-5468, email Alice Goble at Alice@habitatmetrodenver.org

Lutheran Family Services: Cultural Mentoring Program: We welcome refugee families and help them adjust to their new home.

Need: People who can commit to working with refugees on skills for self-sufficiency and helping them learn about their new home.

Requirements: Must be 18 or older (although children of volunteers are welcome to participate). One-hour training and orientation required.

Contact: David Cornish, 303-225-0199 or david.cornish@lfsrm.org; go to www.lfsrm.org.

Hospice of Covenant Care: Nonprofit, faith-based hospice.

Need: Volunteers to support patients and families Contact: 303-731-8039

Lutheran Hospice Need: Volunteers to assist in a couple of areas: 1. Be a friendly visitor by providing companionship or emotional support to patients and families in their own homes or visit patients in nursing facilities. Visits may include providing respite for caregivers. 2.

Work at the Collier Hospice Center reception desk, welcoming family members and visitors, and assisting with administrative projects.

Contact: Patty Anderson, patricia.anderson@ sclhs.net or 303-403-7274.

Legacy Grace Community Development Corp.: Starts social enterprises, provides low-cost transitional housing and job training/placement for all people in the Denver area.

Need: Volunteers to help with resumes, 5-8 p.m. Wednesdays. Also need help in the art gallery (from noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday to Sunday); training provided.

Contact: legacygrace@live.com or Rick Roberts, 303-815-4914 Literacy Coalition of Colorado: Volunteer to support literacy in MetroDenver and impact state-wide literacy programs.

Need: Volunteer for special projects, training classes or provide clerical and administrative support. Volunteer for a few hours a week or occasionally as needed.

Contact: literacyvolunteercolorado@gmail. com or 720-251-3141. Go to Literacycolorado.org to volunteer for literacy providers nearest you.

Need: Tasks include cleaning enclosures, feeding and leading programs.

Requirements: Must commit to 10 hours per month for at least a year. Must be 18-plus, have reliable transportation and be able to check email regularly. Fee applies that covers the volunteer equipment needed to do programs. Contact organization for details.

Training: All training done on site; however, animal experience is a must.

Contact: info@natureseducators.org or www. natureseducators.org.

PeopleFirst Hospice: Denver hospice Need: Volunteers to provide companionship to hospice patients and their families.

Contact: Rachel Wang at 303-546-7921

Jefferson County Library Foundation: Supports Jefferson County Public Library through fundraising and advocacy.

Need: Volunteers to help book sales and sorting book donations at the warehouse year-round Age requirements: Ages 12 and older are welcome Contact: 10790 W. 50th Ave., Suite 200, Wheat Ridge; call 303-403-5075

Seniors’ Resource Center: Nonprofit onestop shop of community-based services and care designed to keep seniors independent and at home for as long as possible.

Need: Drivers to help transport seniors to doctor’s appointments, the grocery store, the hair salon and more. You choose the areas, days and times that work for you. Seniors live in Adams, Arapahoe, Denver and Jefferson counties. Mileage reimbursement and excess auto insurance provided. Drivers may use their own car or one provided by the center.

Requirements: Must be able to pass a background check (paid for by the center) and have a good driving record.

Contact: Pat Pierson, 303-332-3840 or ppierson@srcaging.org. Go to www.srcaging.org

Nature’s Educators: Volunteer driven educational wildlife program that cares for nonreleasable raptors, along with reptiles and amphibians for educational programming.

Victim Outreach, Jefferson County: Offers support and access to resources during critical stage of trauma.

Need: Volunteer victim advocates to respond

on scene, to ensure victims’ rights are upheld Requirements: Must be 21-plus, pass background check and attend 40-hour training; training provided Contact: Jennifer at 303-202-2196, victimoutreachinfo@gmail.com or www.victimoutreach.org Warm Hearts Warm Bodies: Group makes live easier for Colorado’s tiniest residents.

Items made are donated to hospitals, crisis pregnancy centers, shelters and individuals in Colorado.

Need: Volunteers to sew, knit, crochet and quilt for prmature infants and babies.

Meetings: 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at King of Glory Lutheran Church, 10001 W. 58th Ave., Arvada.

Requirements: Bring machines, scissors, crochet hooks, knitting equipment, etc., to help make accessories such as bibs, burp cloths, blankets, and more. Also bring a potluck dish.

Contact: Glenda at 303-975-6394 or Jean Jones at 303-239-6473; colokidz@aol.com.

Whiz Kids Tutoring: Help at-risk elementary and middle school kids improve their lives through academic tutoring, positive mentoring relationships and spiritual nurture.

Need: Tutors to work one-on-one with elementary students at tutoring sites in Littleton and throughout the metro area. October to April. Once a week, afternoon or evening sites, Monday through Thursday. One hour of tutoring followed by a 30-minute club where kids get to learn about Jesus.

Requirements: You just need to be able to read, love a child and pass the background check.

Info: https://www.whizkidstutoring.com/ Contact: Ashley Weldon ashley@whizkidstutoring.com

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Pomona’s Billy Pospisil set to join former teammate at Washington State

For football, a new class could be in session

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The Pospisil Family — Debbie, Billy, Jack and Bill — celebrated with family and friends early morning on Dec. 19 after Billy signed his National Letter of Intent to continue his football career at Washington State University.

PHOTOS BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

ARVADA — The numbers tell the story when it comes to how productive Pomona receiver Billy Pospisil was on the football field during his stint with the Panthers.

Washington State University took notice and offered Pospisil a scholarship after his junior season.

Pospisil officially became a Cougar on Wednesday morning signing his National Letter of Intent.

“I had no clue this was going to happen when I came in as a freshman.

The last four years have just flown by,” Pospisil said. “It feels like just yesterday I was walking into Pomona for the first time. I’m so thankful for where I’m at today. It’s been a great experience.”

Over three seasons on varsity, Pospisil racked up numbers that put him in the top-10 all-time in the state of Colorado in career catches (177) and receiving yards (3,116 yards).

“I took full advantage of the opportunity I was given,” Pospisil said of his career numbers. “I got the opportunity to play young and I think I used that experience as a sophomore to really go after it my junior year.”

Pospisil had one of the most historic seasons for a receiver in Colorado during Pomona’s run to the Class 5A football state championship in 2017. He finished with 1,591 yards receiving (3rd all-time for a singleseason) and 18 receiving touchdowns his junior year.

His biggest game his junior year

DIVISION I FOOTBALL SIGNERS FROM JEFFCO

Brad Roberts, Ralston Valley (Air Force Academy)

Issac Townsend, Ralston Valley (University of Oregon) Theorius Robison, Pomona (University of Northern Colorado) David Ross, Pomona (University of Northern Colorado)

Ralston Valley senior Brad Roberts signed his National Letter of Intent on Dec. 19. Roberts will attend the Air Force Academy. came on the biggest stage. Pospisil had nine catches for 189 yards and three touchdowns in the 5A title game at Mile High School against Eaglecrest in a 56-49 victory for the Panthers.

“I was always just trying to help the team as best I can,” Pospisil said reflecting on his breakout junior season. “I was a big part of the game plan that year. Obviously it helped having Max (running back Max Borghi) and Ryan (quarterback Ryan Marquez). We went out and did our thing.”

Pomona set the all-time single-season record for total yards in 2017 with 6,362 yards.

Pospisil will join his former teammate — Borghi — at WSU. Borghi

Ben Schneider, Ralston Valley (University of Northern Colorado) has had an impressive season so far as a true-freshman. He has pilled up more than 700 yards from scrimmage and scored 11 touchdowns for the 10-2 Cougars.

“Max had a big part in it,” Pospisil said of WSU recruiting him.

Pospisil will head to San Antonio, TX on Dec. 27 to attend the Valero Alamo Bowl where Washington State faces Iowa State on Dec. 28. He will then move out to Pullman, WA on Jan. 1 and start classes Jan. 7.

“As soon as I committed I asked if I could come out early and get a head start,” Pospisil said of graduating a semester early from Pomona to enroll at Washington State for the Spring of 2019 semester.

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

new year is approaching and a change could be imminent for the Colorado High School Activities Association’s big-school football playoffs.

CHSAANow.com reported that admin- OVERTIME istrators from large schools around the state have proposed a plan creating a 6A bracket for the state playoffs that could help with the inequity in the Class 5A playoffs.

According to Jim Benton CHSAANow.com, a total of 12 teams have made the 5A quarterfinals since 2014 and five programs have made it to the quarters all five seasons. Two other schools have advanced to the quarters four of five seasons and two others have gone three times in five seasons.

This is in contrast to 4A, where one team has been a quarterfinalist the past five years.

One idea that will be considered, and one that I like, is all teams would be 5A during the regular season and no league changes would be required.

At the end of the regular season, teams that finish first through eighth in the 5A RPI rankings would go into a 6A bracket for the playoffs and teams 9-24 would be in a 5A bracket and play for the state championship.

The details of the selection criteria need to be resolved, but the new Composite Ranking System recommended for seeding by the football committee could be used. That system employs four data sources: RPI, MaxPreps rankings, Packard rankings and a coaches’ poll.

Jim Thyfault, executive director of athletics and activities for Jeffco Public Schools, was one of the administrators in the meeting who discussed the new 6A playoff bracket idea, along with several other items.

“Due to traveling to meetings and conferences the past couple weeks, we have not been able to meet specifically with our coaches,” he said. “We will be taking a hard look at this idea once we return from the holiday break. There are other factors to this as well, like the 2A, 3A and 4A wanting a bottom-10 league also that we need to consider.

As a district, it is important that we maintain a big picture view and not just get focused on 8-10 teams.”

Smoky Hill this season was undefeated and won the 5A bottom 10 League created for struggling football schools that ranked low in the RPI standings. Smoky Hill qualified for the state playoffs in 2018 after winning a combined eight games in five seasons.

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Mountain Range can’t find rhythm against A-West

BY ADAM HOTHERSALL SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

The early season success for the Lady Mustangs (6-3) was put to a temporary halt Dec. 18 against Arvada West (6-5), as the Lady Wildcats willed their way to the 44-33 road victory.

Despite the loss, MR found themselves with the lead after a quarter, 14-12. Behind eight points from senior Anna Giampietro (two 3-pointers) and fantastic defensive energy early, the home team’s lead vanished in the second quarter and the Lady Mustangs could never get it back.

Scoring just three points in the second, MR couldn’t grasp the usual flow of their offense, as the ball became stagnant at times. However, because of the consistent defensive effort of the Lady Mustangs, Arvada West only put up nine points in the quarter, keeping the home team hanging around going to halftime.

Seeming to come from behind all evening, MR found themselves within 1-point of AW with 2:23 remaining in the third. Closing the quarter out

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The football committee will continue to debate the idea and get input from the membership before anything is proposed for the future classification system to the Legislative Council for approval in April.

“It is a step in the right direction,” said ThunderRidge coach Doug Nisenson, who has rebuilt the Grizzlies’ program after a couple down seasons. “We are going to have to try things that not everyone sees as the perfect solution if we want to truly fix the problems facing 5A football. The perfect solution to one school is not to another so there will always have to be compromise. I do think it is a fair argument that it will not fix the main problems with 5A football, but it is a start.”

In last season’s 5A playoffs, 24 teams made the bracket, with the top eight seeds getting first-round byes. Just to show the difference in programs, the average margin of victory in first-

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on a 9-2 run, the Lady Wildcats seemed to grasp control. That’s at least what they thought.

Not allowing a point for the first four minutes and 41 seconds of the fourth, Mountain Range’s full-court pressure led by juniors Lillian West, Reis Lay, Millie Alvarado, and freshman Aaliyah Chavez put the Lady Mustangs into stealing situations. With their aggressive, hard-nosed defensive play jumpstarting the offensive fast-break, MR found themselves within three heading to crunch time. But, unfortunately for Mountain Range, AW responded, as they did all night.

Rallying with a 10-2 final sprint to close the game, Arvada West made just enough plays to escape with their third road win in four tries. MR’s miscues offensively in the paint and at the free-throw line proved costly as the Lady Mustangs drop their second in a row.

“They (Arvada West) did a nice job,” Mountain Range coach Bill Giampietro said. “I don’t want to take anything away from them, but we just couldn’t get any continuity together on offense

Lady Mustangs’ junior Lillian West drives to the basket Dec. 18 at home against Arvada West.

tonight. We were getting stops, but we just didn’t execute the way we have been. It was a tough one. We just need to hit our free throws, layups and move the ball better and learn from

this one.”

Giampietro led Mountain Range with 16 points followed by six from West. Sophomore Hannah Chavez and Alvarado each recorded four.

round games was 18.5 points.

With the top eight teams playing in the second round, that average victory margin soared to 32.5 points. The quarterfinals had a 16.5 average victory margin and the semifinals were the most competitive and entertaining with the two games decided by five points.

Many coaches favor the new idea.

Castle View won one game in 2017 but was seeded 14th in the 2018 playoffs. The Sabercats won a first-round game but lost to state runner-up Cherry Creek, 41-14, in the second round.

“The last 10 years, 5A football has been dominated by five or six schools,” said Castle View coach Todd Casebier.

“This trend isn’t going to be changing anytime soon. I think this is a great idea.

“I love the idea that other teams will have an opportunity to play in the final four or beyond. If you take out the dominant schools, the majority of 5A is similar. We can have a great 16-team playoff and the dominant teams will play each other just as they do now.

Football in Colorado will get better because of competitive balance. The

year any of us have a special team, we will have a chance to play in the 6A playoffs.”

ThunderRidge was seeded eighth, got a first-round bye and edged Fairview in the second round before losing to state champion Valor Christian, 30-17, in the quarterfinals.

“I do think it is a fair argument that it (new idea) will not fix the main problems with 5A football, but it is a start,” added Nisenson.

There are skeptics who say there will be variables because of injured players returning and teams possibly wanting to avoid the dominant teams.

If a team is ranked eighth heading into the final week, it could be better not to go all out and maybe slip in the rankings to get a high seed in the 5A playoffs instead of going in eighth in the 6A bracket and having to face Valor Christian or another powerful opponent.

“I know we would never do that but some team might,” said Casebier. “I think it would be cool to be in the top eight and something we would hope to achieve.”

Nisenson doesn’t buy the idea that coaches would tank a game to stay in the 5A playoffs.

“Seniors only get 10 regular-season games and I don’t see coaches or players being willing to sacrifice one of those,” he said. “I also do not agree with the argument that this format would make the 5A champion the ninth place team. We do not look at the 4A champion as the 41st place team.

“The seven and eight seeds in the proposed 6A playoffs are not going to be in any different position than they are now. Yes, they may lose in round one or two instead of maybe winning the 5A championships but this is still something that can help build and sustain a program. In terms of what a program looks like from the outside to student athletes who are picking and choosing where they will play, it is a positive to be seen as a 6A playoff team.”

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

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MEDIATORS FROM PAGE 18

To Ward, mediating means helping both parties come up with a “menu” of solutions so they can choose the best option for both of them. “They bring the issues, I bring the process.”

Joel Bogen has handled just about every case there is as a volunteer and through his private firm. Bogen said he feels like he’s been a mediator all of his life working through a variety of jobs including teaching Spanish at Metro State University for the last 11 years. In 2007 he took an official leap into mediation by training at the Colorado Bar Association and chose to do 100 cases before doing private work.

“Mediators are born, not made.

They can be enhanced, but you have to have a basic personality to do well,” said Bogen, who has done more protection order cases, also known as a restraining orders, than any other type of case.

A lot of what mediators do is help the parties involved come to their own conclusions.

“If there’s domestic violence involved and we can help people to act in their best interest to structure a settlement that will keep people safe, well gee, that’s really important,” said Bogen.

If it appears the mediation isn’t effective or there’s a dangerous situation, the mediator can be more direct.

But for the most part, they don’t get involved in the conversation. Bogen stressed that they guide the process by asking the right questions so that each party eventually builds out what they want to see in a final deal.

Bogen continued. “In our society, there’s too much of a win-lose situation ... I would rather create a winwin where everyone gets something out of it.”

When kids are involved JCMS handles more child support services cases like parenting time

(also known as custody) and support modification than any other kind of case, 300 per year, according to Loye.

They are also the bulk of Marta CarySkovrinski’s 250 JCMS assignments.

In her private practice, she works mostly on workplace conflicts and professional coaching.

Before her mediating career, CarySkovrinski was an independent marketing consultant and said it was “jaw-dropping” how dysfunctional companies were. Her client list evaporated when the Recession hit and she decided she’d get into conflict resolution.

In 2011 she received a master’s degree in negotiation and dispute resolution from Creighton University and completed her 40-hour mediation course at Metro State University. The mediation course, said Cary-Skovrinski, is all academic, but students leave the course with “just enough to be dangerous because you’re hopping right in the middle of people’s most difficult conversations.”

In child support cases, tensions can run high. A lot of the times it’s between two parents in a difficult relationship are deciding who gets how much time with their child and who pays what.

It is in those cases that JCMS’s comediation training method can also be beneficial.

Usually, JCMS pairs a man and woman up to mediate cases, which Cary-Skovrinski said, “is very helpful because men and women hear very different things.” Women mediators are more intuned to any underlying information pertaining to the relationship that may only come out in the conversation’s subtext, while men are better at keeping easily derailed conversations on track.

In today’s heated climate, CarySkovrinski thinks mediation is needed now more than ever. The courts can’t and shouldn’t be handling every single argument: “And with the political climate we’re in, people are angry out there ... We can only make things better one conversation at a time.”

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

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NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT Notice is hereby given that disbursements in final settlement will be issued by the Finance Director at 10:00 a.m., January 15, 2019 to Concrete Express, Inc. for work related to Project No. 17-ST-17 - Leyden Road Street Improvements - Quaker Street to Orion Way and performed under that contract dated October 31, 2017 for the City of Arvada.

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

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Legal Notice No.: 404068 First Publication: December 27, 2018 Last Publication: January 3, 2018 Publisher: Wheat Ridge Transcript Public Notice The following variances from the Land Development Code (LDC) have been requested: VAR2018-0018, Jordan Kessler, 5625 Cody St, to eliminate the required setback of a six-foot solid fence from the property line when Section 6.5.8 of the LDC requires a minimum setback of 10 feet.

Hearing thereon will be held before the Board of Adjustment on January 15, 2019, at 6:30 p.m., Municipal Building, 8101 Ralston Road, when and where you may speak at the hearing. Additional information can be obtained from the Community Development Department or written comments may be filed therewith no later than 8 days prior to the hearing.

CITY OF ARVADA BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT /s/ Russ Rizzo, Secretary Legal Notice No.: 404070 First Publication: December 27, 2018 Last Publication: December 27, 2018 Publisher: Wheat Ridge Transcript Public Notice NOTICE OF HEARING UPON APPLICATION FOR A NEW HOTEL AND RESTAURANT LICENSE OF WMU, LLC D/B/A FLIGHTS WINE CAFE 7714 GRANDVIEW AVENUE Notice is hereby given that an application has been presented to the City of Arvada Local Liquor Licensing Authority for a new Hotel and Restaurant Liquor License of WMU, LLC d/b/a Flights Wine Cafe, located at 7714 Grandview Avenue, Arvada, Colorado, whose managing member is David Granquist, of 7714 Grandview Avenue, Arvada, Colorado.

The license would allow sales of malt, vinous and spirituous liquor by the drink for consumption on the premises 7714 Grandview Avenue, Arvada, Colorado.

Said application will be heard and considered by the City of Arvada Liquor Licensing Authority at a meeting to be held in the Arvada Municipal Complex Council Chambers, 8101 Ralston Road at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 10, 2019. The application was submitted on November 30, 2018.

For further information call Teri Colvin, Deputy City Clerk, at 720-898-7544.

Dated this 27th day of December, 2018. /s/ Teri Colvin, Deputy City Clerk CITY OF ARVADA, COLORADO

NOTICE OF HEARING UPON APPLICATION FOR A NEW HOTEL AND RESTAURANT LICENSE OF WMU, LLC D/B/A FLIGHTS WINE CAFE 7714 GRANDVIEW AVENUE Notice is hereby given that an application has been presented to the City of Arvada Local Liquor Licensing Authority for a new Hotel and Restaurant Liquor License of WMU, LLC d/b/a Flights Wine Cafe, located at 7714 Grandview Avenue, Arvada, Colorado, whose managing member is David Granquist, of 7714 Grandview Avenue, Arvada, Colorado.

The license would allow sales of malt, vinous and spirituous liquor by the drink for consumption on the premises 7714 Grandview Avenue, Arvada, Colorado.

Said application will be heard and considered by the City of Arvada Liquor Licensing Authority at a meeting to be held in the Arvada Municipal Complex Council Chambers, 8101 Ralston Road at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 10, 2019. The application was submitted on November 30, 2018.

For further information call Teri Colvin, Deputy City Clerk, at 720-898-7544.

Dated this 27th day of December, 2018. /s/ Teri Colvin, Deputy City Clerk CITY OF ARVADA, COLORADO Legal Notice No.: 404069 First Publication: December 27, 2018 Last Publication: December 27, 2018 Publisher: Wheat Ridge Transcript

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