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VOLUME 16 | ISSUE 36

Council approves Olde Town project

BY MICHAEL HICKS MHICKS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Jacob Sandoval, back left, sits in his family home in Arvada with his wife, Katelyn Macy, and their three sons, Jackson, 4, middle, PHOTO BY MICHAEL HICKS and twins Cameron, front left, and Cole.

All in the family Arvada resident finds biological father, half-siblings he never knew existed

BY MICHAEL HICKS MHICKS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Jason Sandoval never truly had a dad in his life. Not really. He’s never had siblings, either. Now, the 42-year-old Arvada resident is a son, a brother and an uncle — as he’s been for all of these years — he just didn’t know it. Until now.

His discovery actually started, in part, because of his wife’s own inquiries about genetic markers that she may have. Katelyn Macy didn’t find out much in her initial search on 23andme.com, but just as the COVID-19 pandemic started last March she stumbled across a family of her own — an aunt, who just happened to reside in Aspen of all places.

“She grew up in Aspen and I grew up in Evergreen. We were living these parallel lives and had no idea,” said Katelyn, a South Korean native who was adopted by

Mark and Pam Macy when she was 6 months old.

“We are the same person. We have everything in common. Same humor, look similar,” Katelyn added.

Her aunt, Kim, who is 3 years older and now resides in Virginia, was adopted at 3 months old.

Because of Katelyn’s discovery years earlier of her birth mother in South Korea, she’s been able to help her aunt connect with her biological mother, father and six siblings. Katelyn’s biological grandparents had given up Kim for adoption.

“I really do believe that everybody who’s been adopted as a kid has a yearning to figure out their biological roots,” Pam said.

Just like Katelyn did not all that long ago when she traveled to South Korea with her adopted halfbrother, Travis, to visit her biological family not knowing that there was a family already in Colorado.

She figures that she and Kim, a mother of two, probably crossed paths numerous times before, be it through high school swim meets Katelyn is a 2003 Evergreen High alum - or work conferences and SEE FAMILY, P6

Katelyn Macy, right, discovered on 23andme.com that she had an aunt, Kim, who lived in Aspen while she grew COURTESY PHOTO up in Evergreen.

Olde Town Arvada will be home to new residences soon.

The Arvada City Council, by a 5-2 vote, approved Trammell Crow Company’s request for a conditional-use permit for the development of a 252-apartment building in the mixed-use transit zoning district along Wadsworth Parkway and W. 56th Avenue.

The lot, which sits currently vacant, would also house a 128-room hotel and 15,000 square feet of retail and restaurants south of the apartment complex and across 56th Avenue. While the apartment complex will have an underground 386-space parking garage, retail parking would be surface level.

Councilmembers Lauren Simpson and Nancy Ford voted against the request, while the planning commission recommended approval for the project last November by a 6-1 vote.

City Council originally voted against the development in January 2018 before approving it two months later. However, a Colorado Court of Appeals decision overturned that approval.

The group Arvada for All the People sued the city for violating open meeting laws while also contending that it violated a portion of its land development code. While the court of appeals ruled that the city didn’t violate open meetings laws, it did misinterpret its code forcing Trammell Crow to restart the development approval process.

Bill Mosher with Trammell Crow Company said that the goal is to open Olde Town Residences along with the nearby hotel and retail in a “similar time frame,” though no specific timeline has been finalized.

One-third of the property has been allocated for open space, including a courtyard and the addition of 57 trees to accompany those already on SEE COUNCIL, P7

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City grants extension of emergency declaration through March 31 Tally for 2020 shows $9.7 million in COVID-19 supply costs

BY MICHAEL HICKS MHICKS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Arvada City Council unanimously voted to extend the city’s emergency declaration pertaining to the novel COVID-19 pandemic through the end of March during its Jan. 25 meeting.

This is the ninth such extension since last March and replaces the latest declaration that expired on Jan. 31.

“We didn’t expect to be here again. I’m sure none of you did either,” City Attorney Rachel Morris told the City Council.

“This underscores the nature of the pandemic. We are constantly seeing changes.”

Morris added that while the city’s situation has improved since the start of the pandemic, an extension was necessary because not only does a lot of uncertainty remain but extending the declaration would allow for emergency response efforts, including helping with future applications for emergency grant funding.

Councilmember John Marriott asked when does the city think this will end.

City Manager Mark Deven re-

plied that if the city witnesses a MORE AT ARVADAPRESS.COM reduction in COVID-19 cases and To read expanded coverage about a wider distribution of the vacArvada and the rest of Jeffco, including cine with business returning to stories this week about new developnormal in Jefferson and Adams ment along McIntyre and the current counties as the March 31 date apstruggles of the county sheriff, check out proaches that then would be the Arvadapress.com time to consider whether or not to renew the declaration. budget in the amount of $950,000 “You look at something like this for a pair of traffic signal replaceand there are so many unknowns ments. to take us past a year of emerCity Manager Mark Deven said gency declarations,” Marriott that replacesaid. “We’ve ments were for renewed it evtraffic signals ery two months located at W. over the past 58th Avenue year, but this and Indepenhasn’t been just dence Street the city manand W. 86th ager declaring Parkway and himself in an Kipling Street. emergency situThe project is ation. I think being funded by we’ve had good a pair of grants checks and balthat the city ances here. It’s In very warranted John Marriott, received.

February 2017, to continue Arvada City councilmember the city rethis for a little ceived $525,000 while longer.” through the Marriott Federal Highadded that way Safety Improvement Program doing so would provide the city and the Colorado Department of opportunities to manage coronaTransportation. Last March, the virus recovery funds should they city was awarded $425,000 in adbecome available and are needed. ditional funding to offset among 2021 budget amended for signal other things construction costs replacement and upgrade pedestrian infraCity Council approved the first structure. amendment to the 2021 operating

‘I think we’ve had good checks and balances here. It’s very warranted to continue this for a little while longer.’

“This is a good example of our work with CDOT to improve safety,” Deven said.

Council approves cleanup ordinance for 2020 fiscal budget City Council unanimously approved a final cleanup ordinance for $19.5 million to bring the 2020 fiscal year budget to a final total of approximately $302 million.

The adjustment was necessary to cover the increase in appropriation for nine funds, including the general fund, housing authority fund and capital improvement project fund.

In October 2019, City Council approved a 2020 budget for $235 million. A carryover ordinance last July increased that total by $47 million.

The ordinance would increase appropriation in nine funds, including approximately $11.4 million in the general fund. Of that $11.4 million, an increase of $9.7 million is related to the purchase of supplies and equipment related to COVID-19. A reimbursement of $9.45 million from CARES Act funding to Jefferson and Adams counties will cover most of that expense, while the remaining $300,000 will come out of reserves.

Bryan Archer, the director of finance for the City of Arvada, noted that while the added $19 million to the budget was “quite a large number,” $17 million of it came through grants or outside organizations.

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Colorado Environmental Film Festival going online Films and other events can be streamed digitally from home STAFF REPORT

If you thought COVID-19 would stop the Colorado Environmental Film Festival, you’d be wrong: the festival will be back and bigger than ever with a record 86 films.

What the pandemic has put a

temporary stop to, however, are the customary film screenings at the American Mountaineering Center in Golden. Instead, this year’s festival will be held 100% virtually with all films available to watch on demand at your leisure for the duration of the 10-day festival.

As in year’s past, the films are organized into collections built around particular topics such as climate change or Colorado issues (festival films are usually longer than typical full-length films).

HOW TO WATCH Watch the festival remotely at ceff.net This year, festgoers (or rather festwatchers) can visit ceff.net/ to browse and purchase tickets to virtually view the collections for $10.

There is also a pass that allows a festwatcher to watch five film collections for $35 or an allaccess pass providing the ability to watch all of the films for $70.

There are also options to purchase deals that include multi-course

meals that can be picked up from the Tributary Food Hall & Drinkery in Golden.

In addition to the films, there is also a full roster of free and paid events, including talks, cooking demonstrations and a virtual opening night watch party. The annual photography exhibition of award-winning images showcasing the many world communities that need to come together to confront environmental challenges will also be accessible for free on the website during the festival.

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level or no door giving the room privacy.

On the other hand, I have seen basements listed as having a bedroom when the only door to that bedroom was the door at the top of the stairs.

The most outlandish example I can recall was when an open loft overlooking the living room was listed as a bedroom, perhaps because there was a closet — but the nearest bathroom was downstairs.

I don’t sense any interest on the part of the MLS (on whose Rules & Regulations Committee I have sat for over a decade) or the Colorado Real Estate Commission (to which I’ve applied to be appointed) to come up with a definition of “bedroom.” As with other terms such as “raised ranch” or “garden level,” it’s left to the managing brokers (like me) or the listing agents themselves to decide how to describe the homes they market, and it’s up to buyers to make their own decisions to buy a home, irrespective of how it has been described on the MLS. So, for what it’s worth, here’s my definition of a bedroom: It must have walls (no open lofts!), a window to the outdoors, its own door to common space, a 3/4 or full bathroom on the same level, and, optionally, a closet. The window does not have to qualify as an egress window. The closet is optional only if the room is big enough to allow for a piece of furniture (a “wardrobe” or “armoire”) to serve as a closet. It has to be big enough to support a bed and dresser without being crowded ( at least 9’ by 12’ or about 100 square feet).

It’s a judgment call as to whether a room without all those criteria should be

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called a “non-conforming” bedroom. I do take stock of whether the county assessor calls it a bedroom, but, as I said, the assessor called the study in my condo listing below a bedroom, probably because the builder called it that on their plans. (Builders, like brokers, have their own ways of seeing things, and no one is there to contradict them.)

Buyers ask to see a listing based on its description in the MLS, and I’ve had a buyer get really annoyed when we went to see a 3-bedroom home (which was their minimum requirement) only to discover it was really a 2-bedroom home. I shared that buyer’s annoyance in the feedback I provided, but that listing continued to claim 3 bedrooms.

Some brokerages contribute to the problem of inaccurate property descriptions by not allowing broker associates to enter and manage the MLS data for their own listings. That’s not how Golden Real Estate operates. As managing broker, I want my broker associates to enter their own listings on the MLS, and I usually will look at those listings and give my feedback or make changes directly on the MLS, which I’m able to do as their managing broker.

We have an office policy of providing maximum (not just accurate) information on each listing. That means entering data in all applicable MLS fields and not just the mandatory ones. Many optional fields are quite important, not just useful, to buyers. These include each room’s dimensions and a general description of each room. A quick check of 71 current listings in Lakewood showed that only 13 of them included room dimensions and descriptions. A couple of them only listed bedrooms and bathrooms, not living rooms, kitchens, and other rooms.

That’s because you can no longer just indicate the number of bedrooms and bathrooms, you must list each of them and the floor they are on, but you don’t need to enter dimensions or descriptions.

To me, describing the rooms is just as

important as the “public remarks,” which is that one paragraph which you read on all the consumer websites to which each listing is populated (Zillow, Redfin, et al.). In describing each room, we like to list the floor covering (hardwood, tile, etc.) plus things like the view out the window, coved ceiling, ceiling fan, walk-in closet(s), access to deck or patio, fireplace (gas or wood), en suite bathroom, wainscoting, and more. These descriptions help to sell a home, so we owe it to our sellers to take advantage of that opportunity. It’s a shame that the majority of listing agents leave these non-mandatory fields blank.

Reader Comment on Last Week’s Article About Racism & Zoning

Your article was very interesting and timely as we must be reminded of our country’s systemic racist policies that contribute to the discord we experience today. I have a couple of other examples.

First, the FHA was the driver for much of the single family homes constructed in suburbia during the ’50s and ’60s. Its underwriting policies in the early days, mandated that “the neighborhood be homogeneous (segregated), with that homogeneity preferably assured through racist restrictive covenants, for which the FHA helpfully supplied forms,” according to Michael Carliner, Development of Federal Homeownership Policy, as quoted on page 96 of Concrete Economics by Cohen and DeLong in 2016 .

In addition, I’ve read, but cannot remember the source, that the VA lending policies were similar. As a consequence, black GIs returning home, could only get loans for properties located in black communities (inner city residences) and thus were not able to build up the equity in their homes like the white GIs who were able to buy new homes on the large lots in suburbia.

This “homogenous neighborhood” requirement in federal lending practices prevented the mixing of the races in modern America, contributing to the racial divide we experience to this day.

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A TeamUp Jeffco location at the Indian Tree shopping center in Arvada.

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Arvada pitches in to give middle schoolers a remote learning boost

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A new resource for students attending Moore Middle School is hoping to redefine what the hybrid model of learning in Jeffco can look like.

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members of the community saw a problem and quite literally teamed up to solve it, according to Jean Boylan, Founder and Program Director. She said they’re focusing on middle school students because they’re at an age where they don’t always possess the skill set needed to navigate through remote learning. Elementary students have the option of attending school five days per week.

Boylan, the owner of a store that sells educational toys and supplies, said she started noticing more families coming in looking for things to help their children during remote learning. That’s great, she said, for families that had the resources. But she knew there were families that also needed that help, and wasn’t getting it.

At the same time, Katie Winner, an Arvada mom and businesswoman, started noticing the same thing in her community.

“People were looking for options. I got invited to a roundtable and was encouraged to invite other people to be at the table,” she said. “I thought of Jean right away.”

They formed a steering committee, earned some individual community donations, were awarded a grant from the Community First Foundation, and TeamUp Jeffco was born.

Boylan said the next thing on the agenda was trying to figure out exactly how expansive the need was, if they were going to be effective at combatting it.

“We had to make lots of calls to principals, to other districts, to places across the country,” she said. “Early data was starting to come out about anxiety, depression, child abuse, neglect and increased alcohol use, brought on by the stresses of the pandemic and kids not being in school. Abuse numbers were down, but they weren’t accurate because teachers and counselors are the people who usually report it, and kids weren’t spending time with them.”

They came up with a model loosely based on that of the Boys and Girls Club. Boylan said it gave them a roadmap to operating a remote location, utilizing a site manager, creating job descriptions and a system for coordinating with schools.

“While we were doing our needs assessment, we reached out to Moore Middle School and worked hand in glove with Principal Brenda Fletcher,” Boylan said.

“She sent letters to families she thought would benefit.

Meanwhile, Katie was working on our website to get registration and application information out to parents. The program is completely built on partnership.”

Winner said, in their opinion, principals, teachers and school staff know the kids best, so it was important to get them onboard, helping to figure out which kids

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TeamUp Jeffco currently has room for 100 students to participate. So far, about 85 have signed up. It’s not a drop-in program. Students have to commit to showing up and engaging in their work.

Another benefit to parents is the ability for kids to stay until 4 p.m., instead of having to leave at 2:30 p.m. when school gets out. Boylan

says the gratitude of families has been overwhelming.

“I’ve been doing conference calls with families and students,” she said. “It’s gotten emotional — parents and students crying, saying “you have answered my prayers.”

They’re so anxiety ridden over lost jobs and just stressed out.

They didn’t know where to turn for help.”

Boylan and Winner say they plan to keep the help coming, if possible. They would like to see the program grow to include more Jeffco middle schools and are starting conversations about continuing the program through the summer and beyond, to help make up for learning losses this unprecedented year has brought on.

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never knew they were related.

“The whole thing is they could’ve met so many different times,” Pam said. “I couldn’t be anymore happier that they found each other. It fills a need for each of them.”

A family trace That brings us back to Jacob, who initially ventured to 23andme.com because not only had his grandfather died from Alzheimer’s disease in 2003, but his father-in-law was diagnosed with it just 2 years ago.

Jacob discovered he has one potential marker putting him at a slight risk for the disease, but what he uncovered about his ever-growing family tree was more stunning.

“For us, it wasn’t about finding family. We thought that we knew all of our family. At least, I did,” said Jacob, who has a 4-year-old son, Jackson, with Katelyn as well as twin 7-month-old sons, Cameron and Cole.

For all he knew, he was the son of Ben and Rose Sandoval, born in Colorado Springs in 1978. But Ben - his stepdad - left two years after he was born, never to be in his life again, and his mother passed a year later following a brain aneurysm.

Jacob would be raised by his maternal grandparents.

It wasn’t until last October when he took the test on 23andme.com that his family history was rewritten.

Results showed that he had a half-sister. That in itself wasn’t too

Steve Hagerty, a 63-year-old U.S. Army veteran, didn’t know that he had a 42-year-old son living in Arvada until late COURTESY PHOTO last year.

surprising, after all, Ben had moved on with life and fathered a son and daughter. But neither of them was related to Jacob.

It wasn’t until he connected with Michelle Hagerty on 23andme.com that the pieces started to fall into place. Like Jacob, Michelle had combed the website because of curiosity over her genetics and ethnicity because her father had grown up in foster care. But finding a potential sibling more than 1,000 miles away from her southern California home?

“We had no idea how we were connected,” Sandoval said. “I didn’t know anybody out there and she didn’t know anyone in Colorado

Springs, so we thought maybe it was a mistake.”

“At first, it felt really, really weird.

Who is this suspicious person?” said Michelle, who coincidentally recently adopted a daughter of her own.

“He was forthcoming. What is his motive? Is this guy nuts I thought to myself. I’d be wary, but nothing odd came up. Then I realized he really was my brother.”

But how? It didn’t make sense until it did.

Family from afar Michelle discovered that Steve, a 63-year-old U.S. Army veteran, had been stationed at Fort Carson for three and a half years in the late 1970s when Jacob was born. Jacob’s biological parents had a brief relationship before Steve was shipped overseas to Germany and Rose reunited with her future husband, Ben. When tests came back from 23andme that not only were Jacob and Michelle a 50% match but so were Jacob and Steve the evidence couldn’t be denied any longer.

Steve had a third child to go with daughter Michelle, born in 1985, and another son, Jason, who was born four years prior. Michelle, meanwhile, has another brother, and Jason has a family that he has never known.

Jacob and Michelle have communicated daily since they discovered each other, while father and son have also started to build upon their new-found relationship, catching up on lost time while comparing remarkable resemblances about each other, be it their receding hairlines, inquisitive nature or passion for

fixing things.

“We talked for two straight hours on the phone. He has apologized for not being there, but (he) didn’t know. We had no idea,” Jacob said.

“He had left, gotten out of the Army, went back to California, got married with two kids. He never thought about it.”

He didn’t have a reason to.

“It’s surreal. … Did this really happen?” acknowledged Steve, who lives outside of Los Angeles. “There are a lot of emotions there, but we’re accepting it for what it is. In some ways, I feel like we all those years.

But it’s kind of nice to have it now to pick up the pieces and go with it.”

Building a bond They text each other throughout the week and talk every week.

“There is a connection there even though there is all of these years apart. It was quite interesting. We didn’t know that we existed,” said Steve, now the father of three and grandfather to seven.

Thus far, there have been only phone calls and video chats but one day - possibly soon - a family reunion will occur, Jacob said.

“It’s given them a second chance,” Katelyn said. “There’s so much they’ve lost, but this has given them both an opportunity to have a second chance.”

Just as it gave Katelyn when she met her biological mother, who she hopes to see again this summer for the first time in 12 years.

“It’s a huge adjustment to start calling somebody dad after 42 years, but he calls me son,” Jacob said.

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site. There will also be seven townhomes along Vance Street.

“This project achieves all of (the criteria), some very easily and others are achieved through very good use of design, in particular how the design has evolved over a long period of time and gotten better,” Councilmember John Marriott said.

Simpson, the District 2 representative for where the project sits, noted that while she supports the hotel and retail accommodations, that residential use would be new to this particular area. Furthermore, the mass and scale of the proposed structure isn’t something currently in that corridor.

Ford, meanwhile, addressed the need for more mixed housing as outlined in the city’s comprehensive plan, while also expressing concern for having more construction, in general, that may not be needed.

“I feel that this project is going to have an adverse effect on our city through congestion,” Ford said. “I feel like it is actually going to diminish our Olde Town.”

Councilmember David Jones admitted to having struggled with this project as well, as he previously had voted against it initially and later for it. But he noted that Olde Town has evolved throughout the years and change, such as a project of this magnitude, is hard to sometimes accept.

Residents were split in their opinions. Some opposed it, stating that it would have an impact on the Olde Town Historic District while

A 2019 rendering of the Olde Town Residences mixed-use development plan.

severely hampering the unique view toward the west across Grandview Avenue.

Others, however, supported the project because of the critical need for affordable housing in the area while also being centrally located where residents could support not only Olde Town businesses but also have convenient access to RTD’s G-Line.

“The view to Grandview is something we’ve been very sensitive to while designing our project,” Mosher said. “We’ve gotten a lot of responses from the public.”

Not only was the view on the northwest corner from 56th Avenue to Vance Street kept open to protect the sightline toward the west, but Mosher added that an ADA-accessible walkway will be constructed from the courtyard toward Grandview Avenue and Olde Town.

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Mosher noted, however, that the group hadn’t analyzed what kind of impact residents would have on the RTD rail system or what the contributions would be to Olde Town businesses.

No specific rate was provided for what the cost of rent will be for housing, but Mosher said the price will be tied in with the average median income of Jefferson County residents. He added that 50% of the units could be occupied by tenants who make less than 100% of the average median income, while some units could be occupied by those who make more than the average median income.

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Irrelevance of watches was just a matter of time

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atch out.

Believe it or not, years and years ago wristwatches were intended solely to tell someone what time it was.

Not anymore.

Maybe you saw QUIET this?

The president DESPERATION wore a $7,000 “statement watch” — a Rolex Datejust — to the inauguration.

It’s doubtful he needed the watch to tell him what time it was. His day was pretty well orchestrated.

Craig Marshall Perhaps he wore Smith the watch to tell

those Russians something about him.

I always think that actions speak louder than watches, but what do I know? I haven’t worn a watch — not even a cheap-o — in 40 years.

Back when I was wearing a watch, I needed one to know what time it was; nothing more.

Then, all of a sudden, there were time pieces everywhere. Every appliance comes with a digital clock. Digital clocks come with digital clocks.

Stoves, coffee makers, microwave ovens. Your television tells you what time it is too.

Mobile phones know what time it is. That means you can confirm what your watch is telling you once you leave the house.

Your car has a clock. Office build-

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Take a stand against tech control

The only way to bring change in this new Orwellian era is to withdraw all your support for the progressive big tech oligarchs, media outlets and social media platforms that make money off your back as they silence your voice and refuse to report the facts or allow anyone else to do the same.

Our only recourse to the outright censorship of the progressive oligarchs in media and business is to boycott them all. You need to vote with your wallet and move your purchases to other stores/outlets that support your firmly held convictions. You must vote with your viewership and move to alternative news outlets that stand up for your firmly held convictions. You must boycott all big tech oligarchs and their social media platforms and move to the platforms that provide true free speech and freedom of expression.

If we continue to enable them SEE LETTERS, P9

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Drayton Jr. takes the concept of carrying a timepiece with him to the greatest extreme.

Known as “Flavor Flav,” he wears a dinner plate-sized clock on a chain around his neck.

In high school, I was given a Timex with a “Twist-O-Flex” band.

The band always managed to capture wrist hairs and bring tears to my years.

Later I purchased a Swatch for less than $20.

One day at school I looked at it and realized it was nothing more than a bracelet. After all, there were clocks everywhere.

In an article about “statement SEE SMITH, P9

The sad state of the Rockies and public ed

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The Arvada Library has been my lifeline during this Covid imposed shutdown. Because a chronic disease limits my mobility, a volunteer usually brings me library books once a month. Because of Covid, no volunteer has brought books since February.

After a few weeks, personnel at Arvada Library phoned to ask if I would like books mailed to me. A reverse mail label would allow me to return them. I felt joy to think they would phone me, just one client, to offer such a special service!

Thank you to my heroes at the Arvada Library.

Wilma Gundy, Arvada

ings have digital clocks outside and analog clocks inside.

Every stadium, gymnasium, auditorium has multiple clocks (yet coaches wear watches).

Every classroom has a clock.

Yet hundreds — thousands — of dollars are spent on wristwatches.

Why? Because expensive wristwatches let people know you have (choose one): high standards; good taste; a lot of money; a warped sense of priorities.

As you might have guessed, I don’t accessorize. In fact, I am uncomfortable with the word.

No watch, ring, bracelet, necklace, or chain.

Entertainer William Jonathan

s there anything sadder than watching someone or something you care about give up?

Rockies fans, you know what I’m talking about.

HITTING Friday night it was announced HOME that the Colorado Rockies had agreed in principle to trade Nolan Arenado to the St. Louis Cardinals, along with $50 million, in exchange for a trio of second-tier minor league prospects.

Michael Alcorn Nolan Arenado, the 8-time gold glove winning third baseman. Arguably, both the best player in franchise history, and the best defensive third baseman in the history of the game. The kind of player that pitchers fear and that other players marvel at. The kind of player that fills seats.

Bad enough that he was traded; but to give the Cardinals $50 million to take him? That is insult to injury for the fan base. Competitive teams don’t trade away their best players in the prime of their careers.

Management has given up.

Now, a case can be made — and has been made by other smallmarket teams—that you have to do this sort of thing in order to win.

The Rockies expansion brothers in Florida have twice put together great teams, won the World Series, and then held a fire sale to rebuild the franchise from a lower cost starting point. But the Rockies

didn’t just win the World Series.

In fact, after a playoff run in 2017, a pair of incompetent off seasons have relegated the Rockies back to the status of afterthought.

I wonder, sometimes, if we aren’t, collectively, doing the same thing with public education.

Let me begin by cutting off those of you who reflexively are going to read that sentence and blame teachers. Get real. Teachers, principals, custodial staff, support staff… all of them have been doing heroic work over the course of the pandemic to keep your children learning. None of us saw the pandemic coming, none of us were trained for this sort of thing, and we’ve basically re-invented American education overnight.

No, I’m talking about society.

The society that has a right, since they pay for it, to be interested in education, but who sometimes think the education system is their little lab experiment to play with.

To wit: San Diego schools are no longer going to be allowed to grade students on completion or punctuality of assignments; in some cases, “alternative demonstrations of mastery” will not even have to demonstrate mastery of the given subject matter A teacher in California made the news a few weeks ago for forcing her third grade class — 8 year olds! — to rank their degree of privilege, and then take ownership (read: guilt) for their oppressive behaviors. Granted, this is one teacher in one school, but if you don’t think that sort of thing is

coming to curricula everywhere, you haven’t been paying attention.

And never mind that the San Francisco schools are going to spend energy and resources taking the horrible names of Washington, Lincoln, and Feinstein (?) off of district buildings. And, I know, it’s California. It’s altogether too easy to just point and laugh. But, be real —what happens in California often makes its way to Colorado.

Public schools were supposed to be the silver bullet, the thing that could elevate every child regardless of background. That hope has always fallen short, we know that.

But if we’re to be asked to spend what little time there is educating American students on the angst of the zeitgeist, then how are our kids going to be able to compete in a global economy with German and Chinese students, who spend considerably more time in school being educated in frivolous things like Algebra, Physics and philosophy?

Again, a case could be made that we need to rebuild from a different place to be competitive in the future. But, just like in baseball, doesn’t that require that we get useful prospects in return?

Or is this just a signal that we’ve given up?

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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Time for Arvada to focus on recovery, health and safety

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ne of the honors I have had as mayor of our great city has been to offer a message to the community near the beginning of the new year. I have never looked forward to this transitional time more than now as we have thankfully GUEST bid a not-so-fond farewell to 2020 and COLUMN continue our focus on recovery, health Marc Williams and safety in 2021.

It is also important to reflect on and appreciate what we have accomplished during an extremely challenging moment in our history.

Although 2020 was a difficult year, I can honestly say I have never been prouder to be an Arvadan.

The many ways in which our community has pulled together during periods of social isolation and economic hardship has been inspiring.

I’ve seen neighbors helping neighbors and an outpouring of support and charity to help those in need, including our local businesses. We

SMITH FROM PAGE 8

, watches,” Watch Shopping states, “Welcome to the complicated world of Rolex. The iconic brand often sends differing, even conflicting messages.

“While a Rolex exudes a sense of sophistication and success, it also risks looking like overcompensation.”

I don’t want something on my wrist to exude anything.

What does a Rolex Datejust weigh?

The one the president was wearing?

Two pounds at least.

His watch also tells him what day

LETTERS FROM PAGE 8

to run our country (and they do, without a doubt) unchecked then we are just as guilty for the downfall of our beloved republic as they are.

Make no mistake, given the first few days of the new Biden regime, our republic is on a march to unfettered socialism and a government that

continue to help each other, and I thank you.

Our local business and community partners also pulled together to respond to the pandemic in the form of the Arvada Resiliency Task Force. In 2020, thanks to partners like the Arvada Chamber of Commerce, the Arvada Economic Development Association, the City of Arvada and many other local businesses and nonprofits, the task force collaborated to support our local economic vitality and plan recovery efforts to renew our thriving economy in the near future.

For its part, the City additionally has distributed more than $4 million in federal CARES Act funding to local businesses during 2020. The City also distributed funding to local non-profit organizations and moved quickly to ensure the delivery of our services to the community never ceased. We are proud that even as we have responded to the pandemic, we have been able to move important City business forward. it is. It seems like he would know.

There are watches that do more than tell the time and date.

I always envied Dick Tracy’s watch. He talked into it. Now and then in grade school I talked to my wrist.

(My teacher sent a note to my parents. “Craig talks to his left wrist.”)

In one way or another, we all make statements with what we are wearing or not wearing.

In the winter, I wear a sweater and jeans. In the summer, a shirt and shorts. I think this means one of two things: I undervalue the benefits of making statements with what I am wearing, or I’m too old and distant to care about making statements with what I am wearing. labels dissent as terrorism.

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For example, our infrastructure teams have made great progress on several voter-approved bond projects. Phase 2 of the Ralston Road Project (from Yukon to Garrison) is set to begin by this summer, as is construction for the W. 72nd underpass farther north. The first phase of the Ralston Road Project is on track to be completed this spring.

Last year, the City Council approved an update to the Land Development Code, which better aligns our development code with the City’s Comprehensive Plan and is helping us recover from the current economic crisis faster by streamlining regulations to get projects approved and moving forward. Thanks to this update, a typical review process is reduced from 12 months to just seven months. Our incredible Arvada Police Department continues to deliver uninterrupted service during the pandemic while also fully implementing the Community, Outreach, Resource and Enforcement (CORE) team. Working with It’s time to feed the dog.

Craig Marshall Smith is an artist,

the City’s Homeless Navigator and regional partners, the CORE Team is dedicated to ensuring public safety and a high quality of life throughout the entire city.

While we celebrate our accomplishments, we also mourn the neighbors we have lost to COVID-19 and grieve with their families. We are mindful of those who have struggled to make ends meet during the economic crisis and saddened by the loss of local businesses.

As we honor those who have sacrificed so much, we remain grateful for the many ways our community has worked together to respond to the pandemic, and as we look forward to further recovery in the coming year, I know our community can and will come back stronger than ever.

On behalf of the Arvada City Council and the entire city team, and with 2020 firmly in our rearview mirror, I wish you and your family best wishes for 2021.

— Arvada Mayor Marc Williams educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.

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LIFE

FOR THE LOVE OF MONSTERS

Immersive artainment experience offered at Denver Pavilions

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T

he world-renowned monster-makers at Greeley’s own Distortions Unlimited and the award-winning production team at Loveland-based Blazen Illuminations have teamed up to offer Denver an out-of-this world adventure filled with spooky and supernatural creatures.

Distortions Monster World, an immersive artainment experience, offers guests an opportunity to explore life-sized creatures – many recognizable from television and film – and interactive, technology-forward installations in a 19,000-square-foot space in the Denver Pavilions on the 16th Street Mall.

SEE MONSTERS, P11

IF YOU GO Distortions Monster World is located at 500 16th Street Mall on the first floor in Suite #180.

Typical hours of operation are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Thursdays through Saturdays, and noon to 6 p.m. on Sundays.

Tickets must be purchased online in advance, and are available up to one hour before your desired time slot. Each time slot lasts one hour.

A group of friends gather for a photo in front of a display at Distortions Monster World. Masks must be worn while exPHOTOS BY CHRISTY STEADMAN ploring the 19,000-square-foot space, but guests are permitted to remove them for photos.

Tickets cost $25 per person for guests age 12 and older, $18 for youths age 6-11, and children age 5 and younger are free.

Masks must be worn while exploring the exhibit, but may be removed briefly for taking a picture.

The exhibit is deep cleaned before opening and at the end of the day.

To purchase tickets or learn more about the Distortions Monster World exhibit, visit https:// distortionsmonsterworld.com.

Some of the displays at Distortions Monster World include props and an accompanying video that gives visitors a behind-the-scenes look at creating the monsters.

Distortions Monster World guests have an opportunity to purchase life-sized displays, such as this Dracula, for a home collection.

An up-close experience with iconic creatures such as werewolves are aplenty at Distortions Monster World, an immersive artainment experience at the Denver Pavilions on Denver’s 16th Street Mall.

DJFF leans in to on-demand viewing

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he COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t only changed the way film festivals screen their films for audiences, but the kinds of films they want to highlight. When getting the programming in place for the 25th Annual JCC Mizel arts and Culture Center’s Denver Jewish Film Festival, powered by The Chotin Foundation, Amy Weiner Weiss, Denver Jewish Film Festival Director faced that very challenge.

“Even though it wasn’t going to be in person, we knew the appetite for content was just as strong as ever. People want to stay engaged and having a shared experience helps people feel connected and gives

a sense of normalcy,” Weiner Weiss said.

“We went looking for films that could be a little more light-hearted, a little more playful - something audiences could get excited to watch. We’re leaning into the at-home, virtual festival experience.”

The resulting festival on demand, which runs from Monday, Feb. 8 through Wednesday, Feb. 17, features 21 feature films and 10 shorts that focus on Jewish and Israeli cinema from 14 countries. In addition to the movies there will be numerous questionand-answer sessions with filmmakers.

Tickets to each film cost $12 per household and most are available for the entirety of the festival. There are also ten-pack

passes and all-access passes available for those who want to increase their viewing opportunities. Films can be streamed on a computer, by Chromecasting to a TV, or via the Eventive Smart TV apps for Roku or Apple TV. A particular point of pride for this year’s festival is that female filmmakers are responsible for 15 of the films, including “A Call to Spy,” “Shiva Baby” and the documentary, “‘Til Kingdom Come.” And in the spirit of providing something a bit more relaxing for audiences there are numerous films centered around the culinary arts.

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The monsters featured in the various scenes of the exhibit are the creations of Distortions Unlimited owners Ed Edmunds and Marsha TaubEdmunds, their team and the many artists and sculptors they work with. The monsters in each scene are accompanied by special effects, props, theatrical lighting and sound design by Blazen Illuminations.

“Distortions Monster World is a celebration of a lifetime of making monsters and a way to share our love for all things monster,” Edmunds said in a news release. “I have never seen monsters as ugly, and certainly haven’t associated them with just one time of the year. My hope is that visitors will walk away appreciating the art and beauty behind these creatures, and realize there is more to monsters than meets the eye.”

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But a lighter focus shouldn’t be misconstrued to mean that the films are without substance. The festival is offering numerous films with a social justice theme, like the documentaries “Shared Legacies: The African-American Jewish Civil Rights Alliance,” and “Healing from Hate: Battle for the Soul of a Nation.”

“The quality of films is a strong as ever this year, and I know viewers appreciate how we flow our films,” Weiner Weiss said. “This year we have films that are really buyout and run the gamut of styles and subjects. We tried to figure out what films being currently released speak to what consumers want.”

While home viewing will never replace the feeling and community that gets built by seeing movies together in a theater, there are some positives to the virtual festival experience.

“The beauty of a festival like this is we’re so niche that you can’t see many of these films anywhere else, but if you can’t make it to the screening, you miss it,” Weiner Weiss said. “We still are offering the quality of films and engagement that audiences have come to know and love.”

For more information and tickets, visit www.jccdenver.org/film.

DAM explores 19th century art

The Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, is unveiling a new exhibit, The 19th Century in European and American Art, on Feb. 7. About 85 artworks from the museum’s own holdings will be on view in new galleries designed for these works, according to provided information. The exhibit includes

A giant, creepy tree is one of the installations at Distortions Monster World, an immersive artainment experience at the Denver Pavilions on the 16th Street Mall.

Many of the monsters on display at Distortions Monster World are well-known from movies, television or music, such as the Queen Alien.

paintings, sculptures and works on paper by, among others, Claude Monet, Vincent van Gogh, Edgar Degas and many more.

The exhibit focuses on works ranging from the late 1700s through the early 1900s. The new installation will include “bilingual artwork labels, interpretive elements and content designed to engage visitors of all ages and backgrounds.”

For ticketing and more, visit www.denverartmuseum.org.

Distortions Monster World offers guests an opportunity to interact with fantasy creatures, such as this dragon.

PHOTOS BY CHRISTY STEADMAN

The film is free to steam on Kanopy and to reserve a space for the discussion visit www.denverlibrary.org/event.

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

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Katie Crutchfield’s musical project Waxahatchee is responsible for some of the most sharply written, infectious and all around most dynamic indie rock of the last decade. Somehow the group has released five unassailably great albums in just 10 years, and their latest, “Saint Cloud,” was one of 2020’s most acclaimed releases. It takes Crutchfield’s sterling indie rock talents and blends them with country and folk styles.

Waxahatchee will be performing a livestream concert at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 11. To get a ticket visit www.bandsintown.com.

Streaming style - ‘The Seventh Seal’ with discussion Ingmar Bergman’s 1957 classic “The Seventh Seal” is one of those films every cinema lover needs to see at least once. If you’ve ever seen the image of Death playing chess in popular culture, it can probably be traced back to this film - the image is that iconic.

As part of his Saturday Matinee series at the Denver Public Library, film critic, author and teacher Walter Chaw will be livestreaming a discussion on this classic film with actress, writer and director Natasha Lyonne (who you might know from “Orange Is the New Black,” “Russian Doll” and more).

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No. 4 Ralston Valley girls hoops get bounce back win over Legacy

Ralston Valley senior Sydney Bevington (33) drives past Legacy sophomore Kendall Rippley (22) for two of Bevington’s game-high 19 points Jan. 29. The Mustangs evened up their season record to 1-1 with a 32-point victory over the Lightning.

BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

ARVADA — Saya Sabus, Sydney Bevington and Brooklyn Seymour had RalstonValley’s girls basketball team on pace to reach 100 points on Jan. 29.

The trio were all in double-figures through the first half, leading the Mustangs to a 47-15 halftime lead over Legacy. Ralston Valley — No. 4 in the CHSAANow.com Class 5A

girls basketball preseason rankings — eventually slowed down offensively to cruise to a 62-30 victory.

“At practice a big emphasis was ball movement,” said Bevington, who led the Mustangs with 19 points and 10 rebounds.

“We worked way better tonight.”

While the Mustangs (1-1 record) didn’t shoot particularly well — only SEE RALSTON, P14

Ralston Valley senior Brooklyn Seymour (14) drives through a trio of Legacy players on her way to a basket in the first half Jan. 29 at Ralston Valley High School. The Mustangs cruised to a 62-30 victory.

PHOTOS BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Arvada West girls hoops defeats Golden in season opener

BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

ARVADA — Arvada West junior Amanda Neff started right where she left off last season.

Neff buried a 3-pointer from the corner on the opening offensive possession for the Wildcats on Jan. 25 to start the 2021 girls basketball season for A-West.

Neff did a little bit of everything during the 55-21 home victory over Golden, including dishing out some handful of nice assists after she went cold from the floor.

“I realized I was struggling with shooting,” said Neff, who finished with 11 points. “Instead of forcing it and trying to take it myself I should see the open players and get some easy baskets.”

It looked easy for the Wildcats at times getting out to a 15-0 lead on the Demons through the first quarter.

However, Golden senior Maree Lenz poured in 10 points in the second quarter to trim the Wildcats’ lead to 26-11 at halftime.

“It wasn’t pretty. Maybe I was expecting too much,” AWest coach Brady Meeks said. “The girls knew I wasn’t pleased with that first half. We have to be more consistent with the little things.”

A-West’s defense locked down Golden to a tune of just three points in the third quarter and sophomore Ellie Pugliese got rolling with five points in the quarter. In fact, six different A-West players scored in the third quarter to get the Wildcats back on track.

“There was a change in the energy,” Neff said after halftime when the Wildcats outscored the Demons 17-3 to grab a 43-14 lead going into the final quarter.

SEE A-WEST, P19

Arvada West junior Sydney Trinder (11) goes up strong against Golden senior Maree Lenz (24) during the season opener Jan. 25 at Arvada West High School. The Wildcats got victories over Golden and Boulder to start PHOTO BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS 2-0 on the season.

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33 percent from the field and 2-for17 from 3-point range — Ralston Valley dominated the boards with 42 rebounds that resulted in a lot of easy buckets in the paint.

“We played more like a team tonight,” said Seymour, who scored all of her 12 points in the first half before the Mustangs took their foot off the gas. “It was much better than our first game of the season.

That gave we were just getting the rust off.”

Ralston Valley suffered a 72-61 season-opening loss to Windsor on Monday night.

The Mustangs turned it up defensively limiting the Lightning (0-2) to single-digit points in every quarter.

“We like to think we are a lot quicker so we try to apply as much pressure as we can,” Seymour said of the Mustangs’ defense that grabbed 17 steals on the night. “I think if we speed up the game that will help us in the long run.”

The long run will seem pretty short with the shortened 14-game regular season. The Mustangs do have an advantage with an experience senior core that has played together a lot over the years.

“Our team dynamic has always been good,” Bevington said of the experienced group. “Figuring out and navigating this season. We haven’t had a lot of practice, but we are figuring it out. Tonight felt really good.”

Longtime Ralston Valley coach Jeff Gomer sounded like a veteran coach after the game.

“We’ve got a lot of room for improvement,” Gomer said.

There isn’t nearly as much time as there is during a regular season to tune things to get ready for conference play. Figuring out and developing a bench rotation is something Gomer hasn’t been able to do with only a week of practices and two games under the Mustangs’ belt.

Ralston Valley were schedule to open 5A Jeffco League play on Monday, Feb. 1, against No. 14 Lakewood (1-1).

“My whole mindset is to get better fast and be ready for playoffs,” said Gomer, who added avoiding any kind of COVID-19 quarantine is key too. “You can’t have something happen where you miss five or six games and then you miss the playoffs. That could happen.”

Dennis Pleuss is the Sports Information Director for Jeffco Public Schools. For more Jeffco coverage go to CHSAANow.com/Jeffco.

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No. 5 Golden boys hoops grinds out win over Arvada West

BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

ARVADA — Richie Pruett played in a handful of varsity games as a sophomore last season for Golden’s boys basketball team.

Pruett scored 20 total points last season. He topped that Jan. 25 in the Demons’ season opener pouring in a game-high 23 points as Golden took a 72-63 road victory against Arvada West.

“He (Pruett) has grown and matured. He has gotten a lot better,” Golden coach Lou Vullo said. “He is totally committed and bought in. He is much improved.

There are a lot of guys here that are the exact same way.”

While the Demons graduated eight seniors from last year’s Class 4A Jeffco League championship team, Golden still is held in high regard. Golden was ranked No. 5 in the CHSAANow.com 4A boys basketball preseason poll.

“We knew going in that we have talent,” Pruett said.

Some returning talent is sophomore Alan Acevedo, who was an impact player as a freshman last year.

Acevedo had a solid game against the Wildcats scoring 19 points despite struggling at the free-throw line going 4-for-10.

Golden made sure Acevedo had the ball in his hands down the stretch run after

Golden sophomore Alan Acevedo (right) drives toward the basket during the first half Jan. 25 against Arvada West. The Demons took a 72-63 victory on opening night of the prep basketball season in Colorado.

PHOTO BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

A-West cut the Demons’ nearly 20-point lead to single digits in the fourth quarter.

He (Acevedo) is super crafty and what I’m really proud of him is he worked on his body,” Vullo said.

“He has gotten a lot stronger. That is going to help us down the stretch.”

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The Wildcats had eight different scorers as A-West continued its trend set last year of having a good balanced scoring attack.

“What I love about this group is

Sophomore Aliou Diallo also had a nice game with 10 points and junior James Lacey pitched in eight points for the Demons who don’t have a single senior on the squad this year.

“It was what I expected. A little bit sloppy,” Vullo said.

“We are young and inexpe-

it’s all nine,” Meeks said. “Every single one of these girls have the ability to do things and create things for this team. It’s a very unselfish group.”

A-West (2-0 record) stayed perfect on the season with a 51-39 home victory over Boulder on Jan. 29.

While Valor Christian and Ralston Valley appear to be the frontrun-

rienced, but coming out and beating a 5A team that is pretty scrappy is good.”

A-West was led by the trio of Eli Ross, Zion Thomas and Carson Nichols. The three all reached doublefigures, but it wasn’t enough to overcome Golden. The Demons were able to keep

ners in the Class 5A Jeffco League, A-West could be a darkhorse to get into the race for the conference title.

“We gave a lot of effort and were passionate,” Neff said. “We struggled with some of the easy things like finishing (shots) and rebounding. I think we’ll be looking good this season if we just settle in.”

the Wildcats at arm’s length to close out the victory.

With the Jeffco Public Heath Department allowing just 50 people in gym due to the COVID pandemic to start the prep basketball season, it was a bit of a surreal atmosphere.

“With all the summer and fall stuff we did with no fans really prepared us for this,” Pruett said of playing in nearly an empty gym.

“At the end it comes down to how we play. Not how the fans would influence how we play.”

With just 14 regularseason games, Vullo has stressed to his squad that they need to start fast and almost be in mid-season form right now.

“We want to make sure we stay together, get our practices in and stay healthy,” Pruett said. “We want to finish these six weeks out on top and get ready for playoffs. Get ready for a state run.”

Golden (2-0 record) has a couple of big games to end this week. The Demons host Green Mountain (1-1) on Wednesday, Feb. 3, and then hit the road to face Evergreen (1-1) on Friday, Feb. 5.

A-West (0-2) gets into conference play this week with games against Bear Creek, Pomona and Dakota Ridge.

Dennis Pleuss is the Sports Information Director for Jeffco Public Schools. For more Jeffco coverage go to CHSAANow.com/Jeffco.

Golden (0-2) has a lot of new facing including first-year coach Jonathon Sena. The Demons dove into their 4A Jeffco League schedule this week with games against Alameda, Green Mountain and Evergreen.

Dennis Pleuss is the Sports Information Director for Jeffco Public Schools. For more Jeffco coverage go to CHSAANow.com/Jeffco.

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