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Candelas neighbors to host COVID-19 vaccine clinic 300 vaccine doses available for free May 9 at Parkview

BY RYAN DUNN RDUNN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The acquisition is the first for NTLN, a nascent nonprofit that seeks to leverage national foundation funding to buy and bolster local newspapers threatened by faltering business models and the encroachment of hedge funds and corporate conglomerates.

The Colorado Sun, a statewide news outlet founded and run by former Denver Post journalists, will oversee daily operations at Colorado Community Media.

Candelas resident Alisa Bruno just wanted to get her mother a COVID-19 vaccine. Bruno, a mother of three with a master’s degree in public health from Oregon Health and Science University, lives in a multi-generational household that’s had to carefully plan their life outside of the home throughout the pandemic.

When Bruno’s mother became eligible for the vaccine, she expected to be able to get an appointment immediately, but quickly became frustrated by the same problems plaguing many Coloradans — limited appointment times, difficultto-navigate websites, and slews of waitlists.

Bruno got her vaccine when a friend who was volunteering at a church-run clinic called to let her know that there were extra doses available due to no-shows. As she got her first shot, Bruno had an idea.

“After I got my vaccine,” said Bruno. “I started to ask questions about how the organizers did that vaccination event. I found an application on the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s website, filled it out and heard back from them within a few weeks.”

While coordinating with CDPHE, Bruno contacted her neighbor Amanda Reiter, treasurer of the Vauxmont Metropolitan District that serves the Candelas development. Reiter brought the idea to the attention of the board of directors, all of which supported the clinic.

ParkView Rec Center, 19865 West 94th Avenue, was chosen as the site of the vaccination clinic, which will be staffed by nurses and medical professionals provided by CDPHE as well as community volunteers supplying snacks and drinks.

The clinic will be open on May 9 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Signups can

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Ann Healey, former co-owner of Colorado Community Media, speaks during a meeting announcing the sale of the print and digital news company. At right, former publisher and co-owner Jerry Healey and reporter Thelma Grimes listen.

PHOTO BY JOHN LEYBA/SPECIAL TO THE COLORADO SUN

‘Tell stories that matter:’ Colorado Community Media sold to news entity Colorado Sun, national foundation to take the reins of two dozen Denver-area newspapers

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Colorado Community Media, the company that produces two dozen newspapers around the Denver-

area suburbs — including the Arvada Press — and two shoppers has been acquired by a local and national partnership with the goal of building a sustainable business model for local news, its ownership announced on May 3.

Jerry and Ann Healey, the couple who built the company over the past decade, sold the network of papers that now spans eight counties and dozens of communities to a joint partnership between the National Trust for Local News, or NTLN, and The Colorado Sun.

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We were blessed with the opportunities to tell your stories New owners are committed to our brand of journalism

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ur journey in journalism started in the early 1980s, as recent college graduates — me, as a reporter at The Miami Herald, then one of the country’s largest papers; Jerry in the newspaper’s advertising department.

Back in those days, rarely did editorial and advertising departments cross paths. If it hadn’t been for a company softball team, we might Ann Macari never have met.

After we married, Healey we moved to Rhode Island to work for the Providence Journal-Bulletin.

After a few years there, we thought: Why not run our own paper? We seemed like an ideal partnership. I had editorial covered; Jerry, the business Jerry Healey end.

So we moved to Chicago to run a community paper for a friend’s father — to learn, to see how it felt, to find out whether we could make the transition from larger publications to a hyperlocal endeavor.

We decided we could. And after a year, in 1989, we rode a train to Denver, bought a small paper in Littleton and began a 22-year adventure that has defined much of our lives.

Today, our company publishes 26 newspapers and publications in metro Denver and beyond.

Journalism in any place and at any level — large, medium, small — is exciting and purposeful for those of us who ply the profession. But for Jerry and me, it also has been about our bond to our readers and advertisers. It’s personal. We have cared deeply about the quality of your lives and success of your businesses.

We were called to tell your stories with truth, accuracy, fairness and compassion.

We still remember the excitement of longtime Littleton residents at having local ownership of their paper. They understood, better than us at that time, how important it is for those who run newspapers to know the communities they cover, to understand the historic, social and economic narratives that shape a place and its people.

Between 2004 and 2020 in the United States, at least 1,800 communities lost their local newspapers, according to a recently published report.

That leaves these communities without a voice, without government accountability — whether it be schools or city hall — or reliable means to connect with each other.

The death of journalism in any community is a tragedy and a crumbling of our democratic foundation.

That’s not happening here because the new owners of our company — a joint partnership between the nonprofit National Trust for Local News and The Colorado Sun — are committed to the same brand of journalism that we have brought you. (Please see accompanying story.)

They are talented, innovative and

mission-driven. They will not only ensure the papers’ legacies in your communities continue, but also that community newspapers thrive in new and creative ways. And we ask you — our readers, businesses, advertisers and community leaders — to continue to support them as you’ve supported us.

It is difficult to sum up this journey of ours in a few, good words.

In the beginning, it was Jerry and me and a handful of passionate, part-time freelance reporters working out of a bookshop.

When the opportunity arose to acquire the historic Littleton Independent and two other neighboring papers, we couldn’t find a bank to take a chance on us. Family stepped in and gave us a loan, like any bank, with interest and a strict, no-fudging repayment timeline.

We stepped away for some years to explore other interests. But in 2011, the opportunity to help turn around a group of struggling community papers drew Jerry back. And little by little, more papers, some also struggling, were added. There were those who doubted the wisdom of investing financially and emotionally in an industry many have labeled as dying. And, certainly, some of the papers we acquired no longer had the reader and advertising support they once enjoyed.

But they did have roots, deep roots, some going back more than 100 years —the Golden Transcript, for instance, is 153 years strong.

How do you let such legacies go without a fight?

The fight required perseverance, creativity, difficult decisions, a lot of energy for long days and — the key — a small army of editorial, advertising, production and busi-

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With the Healeys looking toward retirement and hoping to leave the company in good hands, publisher Jerry Healey said the deal was the best he could have hoped for.

“We were looking for new owners who understand the purpose of community newspapers,” Jerry said. “Someone who believed in our mission to tell stories that matter in our communities, not just in sending profits back East. They have the heart and vision for what could be a way to preserve and grow local papers everywhere, not just ours.”

Ann said she has total confidence in the new owners.

“They’re in it for the right reasons,” she said, “and they really care about journalism.”

The acquisition charts a new path forward for family-owned legacy newspapers, said Larry Ryckman, the editor and co-founder of the Colorado Sun. “This is a cool opportunity to demonstrate to Colorado and the country that we can find a way to keep local journalism in local hands,” Ryckman said. “My expectation is we’ll hire additional people. Readers will keep seeing the journalism they trust and support, but we can

Jerry and Ann Healey, left, sold Colorado Community Media to a national and local partnership between the National Trust for Local News and the Colorado Sun designed PHOTO BY JOHN LEYBA/SPECIAL TO THE COLORADO SUN to bolster local journalism.

breathe some energy into both the print and digital operations.”

The approach will be gradual and thoughtful, he said.

“We don’t want to come in and say how to run the shop,” Ryckman said. “I want to be humble and listen to readers and employees and figure out the best way forward. Job one is to not break anything.”

Newspapers for sale The Healeys began quietly hunt-

ing for a buyer around Thanksgiving 2020, Jerry Healey said.

He approached Laura Frank, the executive director of the Colorado News Collaborative or COLab, a nonprofit statewide network that works to strengthen local journalism, asking if she knew of any potential buyers who would preserve and grow local news. Frank connected him to Elizabeth Hansen Shapiro, CEO and co-founder of NTLN.

ness staff who believed fervently in community newspapers.

Colorado Community Media’s success belongs to its people. Our staff throughout the years has been incredibly talented. They have worked together through good times and bad to deliver the news to you every week. Jerry and I are profoundly grateful for their dedication, contributions — and friendships.

We feel privileged to have helped local businesses achieve direct access to readers. We feel rewarded that we told the stories that otherwise would not have been heard.

There are so many, but a few in recent years include the joyful drive-by pandemic celebration of a woman’s 100th birthday. Economic challenges of local shopping centers. Black students confronted by racism. Comprehensive local election guides. The quest of a man dying of cancer to complete his dream. A year-long look at the state of mental health in one county. Families’ struggles to pay the rent when jobs were lost. High school graduations. And all those triumphs and defeats in our community sports pages.

Jerry and I are leaving for a few reasons: We are nearing retirement.

We would like to spend more time with our children and granddaughter. We would like to see what else is in store for us. But we also felt it was time for new energy and vision for our papers and the communities they serve.

We feel fortunate to have found new owners who can bring that.

For Jerry and me, that means we can say goodbye, feeling secure about these papers’ future, and blessed for having had the opportunity to tell your stories.

The timing was serendipitous, Shapiro said. Just over a month earlier, NTLN had published its concept paper through Harvard University’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy.

The situation in local news nationwide is dire, the concept paper says.

Though many small familyrun operations remain profitable around the country, they face serious headwinds from declining advertising revenue and print subscriptions. Digital advertising struggles to make up the difference, especially as corporate behemoths like Facebook and Google have gobbled up much of the available online ad revenue.

Waves of consolidation and acquisitions have left a third of America’s newspapers in the hands of 25 companies as of 2018, the paper says, with more than 1,800 newspapers shut down in the last 15 years.

“The most powerful newspaper owners are now private capital holding companies whose expectations for profit and return have strongly influenced local newsrooms’ size, quality, and resource levels,” the paper reads in part.

Corporate ownership entangles newspapers in a “downward spiral” that slashes newspapers’ legitimacy and capabilities, it says.

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Jeffco “heading in wrong direction” as COVID cases still rising Increasing number of cases in schools also a concern

BY PAUL ALBANI-BURGIO PALBANIBURGIO@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

“We are still going in the very wrong direction.”

That was the bottom line takeaway from the COVID-19 update Jeffco Public Health Executive Director Dawn Comstock gave to the Jefferson County on April 28.

Comstock said the county’s sevenday case rate was nearly 200 cases per 100,000 residents, which is the highest it had been since late October when Governor Polis was just days away from instituting some of the most severe COVID-19 restric-

tions of the pandemic. Test positivity also continued to increase and was at 6.1% as of April 28.

“We are clearly in a fourth wave,” said Comstock. “There is no denying it at all.”

But even as increases in those metrics created new concern for public health officials, Comstock said Jeffco remained well below the threshold of new hospitalizations that would lead county public health officials to institute new restrictions under the county’s two-phased reopening plan.

Under that plan, county officials could move the county to Level Blue on the state’s latest COVID-19 dial starting on May 15, if Jeffco were to see at least two new hospitalizations for COVID-19 per 100,000 people over a 14-day period. But as of April 29,

Jeffco had seen an average of just one hospitalization per 100,000 over the last two weeks.

But while it remained below the hospitalizations threshold, that rate of new hospitalizations was still significantly higher than the 0.6 hospitalizations per 100,000 number the county saw at the start of April.

The rise in those metrics also comes at a concerning juncture for the county’s vaccination efforts, Comstock said.

“Here in Jeffco we are doing well, we are at 63.6% of all residents 16-and-over who have received at least one vaccine,” she said. “However, we are starting to see demand start to wain just a bit for the first time.”

“Last week I told you I was excited to watch the percentage of vaccinat-

ed residents increase by one percent per day but over this past week it has only increased by about half a percent per day so that’s something we are concerned with and we are watching.”

But while the overall rate of vaccinations is slowing, Comstock said the percentage of people over 65 who have been vaccinated continues to be a bright spot.

She said the county’s goal is to vaccine at least 70% of the people in each age group. However, the county is already far above that number for its oldest residents with 93.7% of those over 70 and 81.9% of those between 65 and 69 having received at least one vaccination.

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This Week All Homeowners Received Updated Valuations From Their County Assessor Taxes in Colorado can’t be raised without a vote of the people, so why do your property taxes go up every other year? The answer is simple — while the rate of taxation (the “mill levy”) can’t be increased without a vote of the people, the valuation of your home does go up based on the market, thereby raising your property taxes.

Unlike many states (for example, California), Colorado’s constitution requires that property taxes be based on the full valuation of the property. It is not based on what you paid for your house, but on what it might have sold for on June 30 of every even numbered year based on the actual sales of comparable homes in your neighborhood, with “neighborhood” defined by type of home, not just locale.

An example might be “high end townhomes” and could skip around a wide swath of a particular area.

While the full valuation of your home for 2021 and 2022 taxes may be based on what it would have sold for on June 30th of last year, that valuation is based on what your home is like on January 1st of this year. So, if you did some major work since last June that was completed

by January 1st and that was permitted (the only way the county knows about it), your valuation would be based on what your current home would have sold for last June!

Since the valuation of your home is based on what it would have sold for on June 30th of last year, that valuation will, fortunately, not reflect the extreme increases we have been seeing since then.

The mill levy for your home is not applied to that full valuation but to 7.15% of it. That’s called the “assessed valuation.”

As a quick and easy example, if your home is worth $1,000,000, the assessed valuation is $71,500, and if your mill levy is 100 mills, your tax for 2021 and 2022 for that million dollar home would be $7,150. (“Mill” is from the Latin word for thousand, so the mill levy is applied to each thousand dollars of assessed valuation. Thus, 71.5 thousand multiplied by 100 in this example.)

TABOR, the 1996 “Taxpayer Bill of Rights,” limits how much money any taxing jurisdiction can retain based on population growth plus cost of living increase. Unless that taxing jurisdiction has “de-Bruced,” that jurisdiction must refund the excess to its taxpayers. The

Don’t Let Service People Take Advantage of You

It makes me angry when I hear of service providers telling a homeowner they need a new furnace or water heater when they don’t. A friend of Rita’s called me recently. She’s a single older woman who has owned her home for at least a couple decades and is easily manipulated and even targeted by sales persons to spend money they shouldn’t on repairs and replacements.

In her case, she was told she needed both a new furnace and new water heater, but she knew I was in real estate and called me for advice. I listened to the description of the issues she was facing, and recommended she call vendors I trusted. The - result: she needed only some minor fixes and no major expenditures.

Women in particular have encountered this problem when it comes to auto repair as well, since they tend not to be mechanically minded or experienced. It burns me

up to hear about such stories.

Here’s a small piece of advice, if you can relate to this situation. If you need (or think you need) a home repair, whether it’s plumbing, electrical, painting, roof replacement, or anything else, call me or your favorite real estate agent (preferably a Realtor), and ask them to recommend a vendor. We deal with such vendors so often, and they count on our referrals for future business. If we refer someone to you, he can’t take advantage of you, even if he wanted to, because he knows that would jeopardize future referrals. We don’t get a referral fee from such vendors, so you can trust our recommendations.

Like you, we have cars, although our Teslas require none of the services you may be used to needing, so call a Realtor with a gas-powered car for a referral to a trusted mechanic to enjoy that safeguard.

preferred method, however, is to lower the mill levy so that less money is collected in the first place. In some cases, the yearly decline in mill levies due to increased property values has resulted in little or no increase in the tax amount.

If you have not received the valuation letter from the Jeffco Assessor’s office, you can view it online by visiting the website, http://assessor.jeffco.us, where you click on the “Address” tab and enter your address. On the page for your home you’ll see a blue link for “View Notice” on the same line as your 2021 valuation, which is just above your 2020 valuation.

Overall, the Jeffco Assessor has determined that home valuations increased by 11.5% from July 2018 to June 2020, so if your home’s valuation has increased by a lot more than 11.5% over its June 2018 valuation, and there have been no permitted improvements or additions to your property during that two-year period, then you may have a basis for appealing your new valuation.

In my own case, the valuation increase over that period was 34.2%, so I will be appealing my new valuation, since I have made no capital improvements to my home since 2018. I won my appeal two years ago, so my 2018 valuation is acceptable to me. If you didn’t appeal in 2019, or if your appeal wasn’t successful, you may want to appeal even if your 2020 valuation’s increase is close to that 11.5% average valuation increase.

Any appeal must cite qualified comparable sales which you’ll only find by clicking on the “Sales” tab on the assessor’s web page for your home. Any other comps will be rejected, so don’t ask me or your own agent to find any for you. Remember to “age” the sold prices by 1/2 percent for each month that the comp’s sale occurred before June 2020.

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Though some newspapers have been preserved by local “angel investors” or billionaires who take them on — as is the case at the Washington Post, Los Angeles Times and Colorado Springs Gazette — that model is not replicable on a large scale.

NTLN draws inspiration from public radio, which in recent decades has built a diversified funding model built on grants, foundations, underwriting and listener support, while still retaining local control.

“The new business model is ‘all of the above,’” Shapiro said. “It’s advertising, philanthropy and small-dollar giving. We’re pragmatists — let’s get the news funded as many different ways as we can.

Multiple revenue streams preserve independence.”

The CCM acquisition — the terms and price of which are confidential — brings together an array of funders.

The deal was funded by FJC, a boutique public charity that specializes in nonprofit loans, Shapiro said. The loan is guaranteed by the American Journalism Project, a venture philanthropy organization; the Colorado Trust, a health equity organization; and the Gates Family Foundation, a philanthropic group with its roots in Denver’s Gates Rubber Company.

A grant from the Colorado Media Project, a grant-funded initiative that advocates for journalistic innovation, supported a portion of the legal costs and connected NTLN to local funders.

Operational support is being provided by the Knight Foundation, a national arts and journalism philanthropic group; the Google News Initiative, which partners with local news organizations; and the Democracy Fund, a nonpartisan foundation that seeks to strengthen civic engagement.

None of the foundations will have any say over CCM’s content or editorial direction, she said.

Acquiring CCM is an exciting chance to prove the NTLN concept, Shapiro said.

“There has to be more to the story of American journalism in the 21st century than all the destruction we see,” she said. “This is setting up CCM for the long term. It’s not going to get sold to a conglomerate or hedge fund and shut down. We’re setting these papers up on strong footing, but it’s going to be up to the communities to keep them that way.”

Here comes the Sun NTLN provided the funding for the acquisition and will provide consulting and business services, but the ultimate goal is to hand off control and ownership to The Colorado Sun, Shapiro said.

The Sun was founded by former Denver Post journalists who left in 2018, following moves by Alden Global Capital, the newspaper’s hedge fund ownership, that slashed dozens of news staff and moved the newsroom from downtown Denver to the newspaper’s Adams County printing plant.

Jerry and Ann Healey, left, sold Colorado Community Media to a national and local partnership between the National Trust for Local News and the Colorado Sun designed to bolster local journalism. From left: Jerry Healey and Ann Healey, former CCM owners, Fraser Nelson and Marc Hand of the National Trust for Local News, Colorado Sun editors Dana Coffield and Larry Ryckman, National Trust CEO Elizabeth Hansen Shapiro, and Lillian Ruiz of the National Trust.

PHOTO BY JOHN LEYBA/SPECIAL TO THE COLORADO SUN

Since its founding, the Sun has proven to be resilient and well-supported, said Ryckman, the editor and co-founder.

“Our business model is so simple it sounds naive,” Ryckman said.

“Treat readers with respect. Don’t scam them with clickbait, autoplay videos or pop-up ads. Give them journalism worthy of their support. We’ve seen tremendous growth in readership and paying membership.”

The Sun is in a growth phase, he said.

“We started with 10 full-timers, and we’ll have 16 next month, and we’re aiming for 20 by midsummer,” he said. “We do have statewide ambitions, and our goal is to fill the gaps and do the stories others aren’t doing.”

CCM fits nicely into that goal, he said. Like the Sun, CCM will be operated as a public benefit corporation, meaning while it remains for-profit, it has no obligation to maximize shareholder profits.

“Strictly for-profit means you do whatever you can to make as much money as you can,” Ryckman said.

“If that means layoffs or selling real estate, so be it. In a public benefit corporation, you need to treat it like a business, but the first goal is to serve the public. Journalism is too important to be in the hands of strip-mining hedge funds.”

Ryckman said he hopes to bolster CCM’s existing strengths and connections to the communities it serves.

“CCM will remain independent, but we can find ways to help and collaborate on the business and news side,” he said.

The two already have an established working relationship — CCM reporter Jessica Gibbs and Colorado Sun reporter Jesse Paul recently

took home an award from the Society for Professional Journalists for a series on how COVID affected public health workers.

“We can be great resources,” Ryckman said. “We’re run by journalists. We’ve got Pulitzer Prize winners on staff. The Sun is the most collaborative place I’ve ever worked, and that’s the spirit I want to bring to this endeavor.”

It’s too soon to say what staffing will look like going forward, but Ryckman said they have no plans to fire anyone, and a new digital editor is likely. The Sun will also begin a search for a new permanent publisher for CCM, though Jerry Healey will stay on for a time as a consultant.

The Sun’s leadership plans to listen to readers to figure out a path forward, said Sun editor Dana Coffield.

“These are changing times, and we need to listen to what news consumers are telling us,” she said.

“There’s great journalism being produced, but it may not be presented in the ways readers want to receive it. We’re looking at web platforms that are more readerfriendly, email newsletters, more of a social media presence. We’ll start with the basics, and can get more excited and ambitious from there.”

That doesn’t mean print editions are going away, she said.

“We hope to do print for a very long time,” she said. “But a robust internet product is important too.”

In good hands For the Healeys, the deal is a great outcome for the crowning achievement of their professional lives.

“We’ve taken this company as far as we can take it, and it’s time for someone else to take it to the next

level,” Jerry said.

The company wasn’t in danger of closing, he said, though the past year has been tough.

Half the company’s advertisers either backed out or cut ads last spring, and reporters each took a week of furlough. Several salespeople who left weren’t replaced.

CCM received $255,800 in Paycheck Protection Program loans last year, according to federal records.

“I’m not afraid to say PPP money got us through last spring,” he said.

“The government stepped up. We would have gone into our savings to keep it going, but we wouldn’t have closed the newspapers. It gave us the ability to focus on the company and pay the bills.”

The company had strong showings in the third and fourth quarters of 2020, Jerry said.

“Advertisers were coming back, and I’m most proud of my management during COVID,” he said.

The company stayed bullish, with the Healeys buying seven newspapers from Landmark Community Newspapers in October.

Ann said the acquisition is a win for the newspapers, some of which date back more than a century — or in the case of the Golden Transcript, to the Gold Rush.

But it’s also a win for readers, she said.

“These days people can get lost in the cacophony of social media and snap judgments, and it’s easy to lose sight of what’s important,” she said. “We’re making sure these communities still have their voices heard through active, high-quality journalism. We feel like we’re just a small part of the history of these papers and these communities, but we’re so excited for this opportunity to hand them off and make them better and stronger.”

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Reiter said that she was appreciative that the State of Colorado is affording community members like Bruno and herself the opportunity to organize vaccination clinics.

“It’s cool that Colorado is doing this,” said Reiter. “Not a lot of states are providing opportunities like this where communities can make a difference. It means everything to give everyone the chance to be vaccinated, to protect neighbors, families, friends. We all really want to get back to the community we used to know.”

Bruno echoed Reiter’s sentiments and added that she is appreciative of the community in Candelas and Arvada as a whole.

“It was awesome working with CDPHE to organize this,” said Bruno. “I hope it takes some of the pressure off of people. I’m really proud of Colorado for making vaccine appointments available to everyone, and I just really appreciate our community here in Arvada and in Candelas and we’ve just got to keep taking care of each other.”

Street view of ParkView Rec Center in Candelas, which will host the May 9 COVID-19 vaccination clinic.

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D’Evelyn club making a big difference How an unlikely trio aligned to change lives half a world away

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D’Evelyn senior Megan Stein with Andy McKean and Interact club teacher/sponsor COURTESY OF MEGAN STEIN Stacey McSkimin.

How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.

It’s an old saying that puts in perspective how enormous some tasks can be. And reminds you how much perseverance it can take to do something really big.

A hospital in Africa will receive a shipping container of much needed medical supplies thanks, in no small part, to the hard work and dedication of three strangers who took it upon themselves to help make it happen.

Jean Sebastien Dieme was born and raised in Senegal, studied in France and ultimately moved to the U.S. to work for the United Nations. Now, he’s made Colorado his home and works as a Finance and Accounting Manager for the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.

Dieme said his background in finance and position at the hospital made him want to find a way to help people in the place he was born. And then, on a trip back to Africa, fate stepped in.

“I went to Senegal and fell ill while I was there,” he said.

“So, upon my visit to this hospital, I realized the great needs they had, as far as medical equipment and supplies goes.”

He said he left Africa determined to help fill that need. But once he got back to Colorado, the enormity of the task at hand was daunting.

“To be honest with you, I kind of put the project to the side because I didn’t think I had the resources or bandwidth to deal with it,” he said. “But again, my conscience — that voice in the back of your head — kept telling me ‘You’ve got to do it. You can’t run away from it.’”

So, he started telling his story to anyone who would listen, and soon the project was gaining traction.

One of the organizations who listened to Dieme’s story was Project Cure, an organization that pro-

‘That’s why I want to go into the medical field, to be able to help others every single day.’

Megan Stein, D’Evelyn senior

h t cures and stores donated medical 2 supplies for hospitals in developing countries. h Dieme was able to arrange for d them to do an official needs assess- R ment for the hospital, and it was a determined that they could use t six containers worth of equipment. The supplies and equipment c inside a container are all donated I — free of charge — which is great. p But there was a tricky bit — it y costs $26000 to ship just one con- g t tainer to Senegal.

To Dieme, it was a tall mountain s t to climb.

But he wouldn’t have to do it t alone. The folks at Project Cure put him in touch with people they c t thought might be able to help.

That’s how he met Andy McKean, A a member of the South Jeffco Rotary Club.

McKean has plenty of experience shipping supply containers to Africa. A few years ago he sent two containers to a hospital in Kenya, where he’d been a Peace Corps volunteer years ago. McKean says after the Kenya shipments, he was approached by Project Cure to see if he would help someone who was trying to send one to Cameroon, a place McKean also spent time during his Peace Corps days. He took that one on too.

So, when Dieme approached McKean, he had no intention of saying no. Now, the two of them SEE CLUB, P7

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Bear Creek Trail improvements on the way

Jeffco Open Space grant and contributes large share of funding

BY BOB WOOLEY BWOOLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Construction will begin this summer on Lakewood’s popular sevenmile Bear Creek Trail, funded in part, by a $2 million grant from

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have been working toward raising that shipping money since July 2020.

“Andy’s been tremendous at helping me make phone calls and doing presentations to places like Rotary,” Dieme said.

One of the ways McKean was able to help was by reaching out to the D’Evelyn High School Interact club. For those not in the know, Interact clubs are part of a Rotary program that’s been around for years. According to McKean, the goal is to get high school students to do community service “and something possibly international, to make a difference in the world.”

McKean asked the Interact teacher-sponsor at D’Evelyn if the club would want to help fundraise to ship the container to Senegal.

And Dieme made a presentation to

Jeffco Open Space.

Additional funding for the project will come from a $750,000 grant awarded from the Land and Water Conservation Fund through the National Parks Service and up to $2 million with TABOR funding from the city of Lakewood.

Originally built in 1983, the trail will undergo significant improvements including the installation of over 12,000 linear feet of 3-6-foot-wide soft surface trail that will roughly parallel the existing

concrete path through the 350-acre Bear Creek Greenbelt.

According to information on lakewood.org, the new soft surface trail is being built to alleviate congestion along the existing concrete trail by providing an alternative natural surface for walkers and runners.

Improvements will also be made to the concrete trail by widening sections to 10 feet when feasible, by softening trail curves to extend sight lines and replacing damaged

concrete to mitigate hazards.

Aside from the improvements to the trails themselves, a new restroom facility will be added, existing bridges will be replaced, and signage will be improved.

The overall project is targeted for completion in the summer of 2023.

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the Interact club.

Enter Megan Stein, D’Evelyn senior, and President of the Interact club. She said because of COVID-19, it’s been a difficult year for the club to get out and volunteer.

So, when Dieme spoke about the Senegal project, it really hit home.

“I thought it would be such a great idea for our little club to do something that would have such a big impact,” she said. “Bringing joy to people in a time of such uncertainty — being able to help other people even though we’re under restrictions (from COVID) — that’s what this project brought our club.”

Stein and her club rolled up their sleeves and started selling boxes of tea that had been donated by a friend of McKean’s for $20 each. The owner of the tea company, Martin Kabaki, is a Kenyan who wanted to help the cause.

In total, Stein’s Interact club raised $1040 from selling the tea and chipped in an additional

$1,000 from their club’s general account.

Dieme was overwhelmed by the students’ contribution. In particular, he had nothing but praise for Stein.

“She kind of surprised me. I made a presentation to her school, and she went home and started fundraising on her own. I find it fascinating for a high-schooler to take this on,” he said.

“To me, it’s huge because you don’t know the impact you’re making for people who are around the world. This is life changing equipment. It’s true we’re fighting a pandemic, but these folks (in Senegal) are fighting a pandemic on top of a pandemic. People like Megan, I can’t applaud enough — I can’t thank enough. Saying thank you is not the right word for someone who’s done so much but what else can you say?”

The remaining $24,000 in ship-

ping fees has been donated by various other Rotary clubs, individuals (including members of Colorado’s African diaspora) and other charity groups. According to McKean, the shipment should be on its way to Senegal soon.

Stein, on her way to becoming a Baylor pre-med student after graduating from D’Evelyn, said she can’t wait to get to her next school and find another club to continue the good fight.

“It’s just such a big part of my life — helping others,” she said.

“That’s why I want to go into the medical field, to be able to help others every single day.”

Dieme is continuing to look for ways to raise money for the next five shipments to Senegal.

McKean is already working on sending another container to a hospital in Kenya.

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your autistic kids grow up — they become me, they turn into people like me who have these kids of struggles or need support in doing these things.’

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Hope House hosts 8th annual 5k and Fun Run Arvada-based nonprofit sets fundraising record, eclipsing last year’s total

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Hope House Colorado, an Arvada-based nonprofit that provides resources to teen moms, hosted its 8th annual 5k and Fun Run event on May 1 at Lake Arbor Park. The event raised $68,000 for the organization, a new record for Hope House, and far surpassing the $45,000 fundraising goal.

The event featured a traditional 5k and a shorter Fun Run, which consisted of a 1.4-mile loop around Lake Arbor Park and was more popular with the event’s younger participants. In accordance with Jefferson County COVID-19 protocols, both events began with a staggered start, and masks were required when participants were not actively running.

Thirty businesses and families partnered with Hope House to help reach the nonprofit’s fundraising goal, which was also bolstered by peer-to-peer donations from event registrants. Last year’s event set a then-record of $42,000 raised.

Hope House Founder and Executive Director Lisa Steven said that the support from the community has been heartening, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“It’s been overwhelming to see our champions surround our teen moms at a time of critical need,” said Steven. “So many people showing up for them brings them encouragements beyond words.”

Hope House Colorado supports teen moms all over the state. 28% of last year’s donations came from donors living in Arvada.

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AJ’s Deli at Five Parks — 8566 Five Parks Drive — hosted a soft opening on April 28, offering a pared-down menu to customers from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The deli will continue to operate under this provisional setup until its grand opening, which is targeted for some time in May, according to Owner Athan Miller.

Miller’s name might be familiar to Arvadans — and with good reason. She is the owner of three other establishments in the Five Parks neighborhood; Steamers Coffeehouse, A Different Kind of Jam and Jack’s Bar and Grill — the latter of which is located SEE DELI, P13

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Younger residents, however, are a different story. Over the past month cases have been rising quickly among those ages 20-29 and 10-19 while more people ages 30-49 and 5069 went into the hospital during the second to last week of April then at any other time during the pandemic.

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directly across from AJ’s.

Aside from serving up a wide range of food, Miller’s establishments are notable thanks to their practice of hiring employees with developmental disabilities. Miller has a background in social work with people who have developmental disabilities and wanted to provide a place of employment for people who might have trouble finding work elsewhere.

“It’s something we’ve done for a

long time,” said Miller. “At AJ’s, we have a full training kitchen in the back and if employees have a misunderstanding, we can provide slower, extensive training and we know how to work with their needs. We’re trying to break down barriers for employment.”

The training kitchen at AJ’s will continue to serve as a learning space and prep kitchen for Miller’s other restaurants, as well as its new function as a deli space.

AJ’s deli will strive to serve as a traditional neighborhood deli, serving up sandwiches, salads, coffee, breakfast and baked goods.

AJ’s general manager Jenni Heit

said that the deli will also feature unique items like South African meat pies.

“We’re going to have a whole array of deli sandwiches,” said Heit.

“We’re going to have a whole array of South African meat pies, which (Miller’s husband) Jack brought in because he has a good friend from South Africa. We’re going to do breakfast burritos and breakfast sandwiches.

“It will be a place where you can pick up everyday essentials, to you don’t have to go to the grocery store to make dinner for your family,” Heit continued. “It will have that cozy neighborhood one-stop

shop feel to it.”

Miller added that the deli will serve the community in two ways; providing fresh food for customers and building the confidence and independence of its employees.

“Restaurants are desperate for employees and people want to work and feel more confident,” said Miller. “If you take an employee that has a barrier of work and give them work, it changes their life and confidence outside of work and they can independently rely on themselves. In a sense you come here, and you get a deli sandwich and you’re helping build someone’s confidence.”

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VOICES

This knock-knock stuff is no joke

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ccasionally, this is an opinion column. Here comes one now.

Advertisements taped or left hanging on QUIET front doors should DESPERATION be against the law.

The mischiefmakers of advertisements taped or left hanging on front doors where there is a “No Solicitors” sign posted nearby should be subject to a six-month Craig Marshall sentence.

Smith The mischiefmakers of advertisements taped or left hanging on front doors where there are four “No Solicitors” signs posted nearby like mine should be

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Goodbye Ward Road If you’re not enjoying crawling along Ward Road in traffic, it’s about to get much worse. Along with the new developments at Ward and Ridge Road, and 52nd and Ward, a new Amazon facility is coming to 67th and Indiana. It will add more semi-truck traffic from I-70 to Ward road, west on 64th to Indiana, then back again, and a new Amazon stop light on Indiana. It’s a good thing much of Ward Road and West on 64th is already in terrible shape so we can enjoy the benefits of more heavy truck traffic.

As stated in this paper, The Arvada Planning Commission approved sending the project to Arvada City Council for a vote June 14 (Editor’s Note: The initial article incorrectly gave a date of June 7). This includes a 112,000-square-foot warehouse and more than 1100 parking spaces filled with the company’s blue and gray delivery vans. But wait, it gets better. Also included is annexing land from Maple Valley Park that will remove roughly 800 mature trees, disturb wildlife, disrupt established neighborhoods, and impact the environment. But then there’s new jobs coming, like in the movie Nomadland.

Given the City Councils history, I have the feeling it will be approved. I hope I am wrong. So when you can no longer drive on these roads, at least you can get your Amazon package a few SEE LETTERS, P15

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roadways each year,” adding that littering costs the United States more than $11 billion to clean up annually.

My front doorknob is forty inches above a woven mat. If the taped ad falls off the door, it’s litter and I’m calling the cops.

There’s nothing like spending time in the old stoney lonesome when it comes to learning a few lessons about unlawful behavior.

Some of you may remember when men and women went door to door with household products and vacuum cleaners “Avon calling.”

Representatives for Watkins Incorporated offered “home remedies, baking products, and other household items.”

In 2021, it’s a little hard to imagine inviting someone into your

subject to life without parole.

Littering is against the law.

Advertisements left on front doors is littering.

One of my signs, in red, says “No Ads, No Coupons, No Junk.”

Guess what?

It happened again today.

This is, in a world of death and destruction, small potatoes.

However, this is not the forum for large potatoes. Sometimes I wish it were, albeit knowing I’d be in for passionate disagreements.

I mentioned littering. Have you noticed any masks on the ground?

Where I live, Harry and I see masks and dog poop.

Where is your mother when you need her?

The hampton.gov web site states, “More than 51 billion pieces of litter are released on American

home to peddle a floor wax or dessert topping.

Ads left on my front door against my wishes might be considered “small stuff.”

I think that’s what the moderators of my anger management classes would have claimed.

Over and over we were told, “Don’t sweat the small stuff.”

Or maybe it was, “Don’t pet the sweaty stuff.”

All I know is that it bothers me.

While I’m at it, there’s one more thing that is even more annoying than ads left on my house.

Unwanted phone calls.

My phone allows me to block thirty phone numbers. My file is full.

“Why don’t you get an unlisted SEE SMITH, P15

Here’s to the great moms that make great families possible

T

here is a Mexican proverb that goes, “The house is not built upon the ground, but upon a woman.”

Or, at least, accordHITTING ing to an episode of HOME “Criminal Minds,” there is such a proverb.

The idea, of course, is that no matter what surface you build a house upon — be it sand, clay, or granite — it has no foundation Michael Alcorn without a woman at the center of it holding things together.

I have been blessed in my life to have two very strong women at the foundation of my homes. Of course, growing up, there was mom. I believe both my parents would tell you that our house worked because it was always built on the Church, and the model of the household that was espoused in the Bible. But I think for that to work, it requires two strong people to partner with God. Dad was always the titular head of the household, but Mom was the one who made things work. She was the one that did the groceries and the laundry, that kept the budget and the checkbook, that shopped for the clothes, cooked the meals, and signed all the permission slips. She was the one who kept the schedules straight, who arranged the carpools, and who made sure everybody was out the door on time. And not that Dad

couldn’t do those things — she just did them.

And, mind you, mom was before her time — she worked full-time.

First as a Registered nurse and nurse supervisor, and then, when she and Dad made the extraordinary leap to open their own business, she became, in effect, the Chief Operating Officer.

But, more importantly, Mom was the primary homework checker, the one who would suffer through poorly-written essays to help us get better, and who would encourage us to open a book when she heard the inevitable chorus of “I’m bored” from seven of us come the third week of summer vacation. Mom was also the one who would listen to all the complaints about school, who would advise us about tough situations, who would listen — patiently — to endless streams of questions and assertions from kids who thought they knew everything and didn’t see the point of the rules and expectations.

She even put up with one little windbag constantly try to make the case that a 16-year old had any idea what his priorities in life should be.

Can’t imagine which one of us that was…

The house was good because the foundation was strong. And, as testimony, there are now seven (relatively) productive members of society rolling around the world from that house.

The house I am in now looks different than that one did, as the times we live in are now different. Through 26 years of marriage, there have been

many iterations of each of our roles: sometimes she had primary domestic responsibilities, sometimes it fell more to me; sometimes, I had ridiculous job expectations, and sometimes her; at one point, I had to get more schooling, at another it was her.

But I believe it is a great testimony to the strength and talents of my wife that, through it all, she has seamlessly juggled the changing roles. And I can’t imagine a better example for my children — indeed, for an entire next generation — of a woman who simply works hard and accomplishes at every job she ever worked, includ- F ing the home, but then, when she finds her passion later in life, goes back to school to get the necessary degree, and within a decade, turn that into a high-powered job with an incredible company in a growth industry. And all the while, maintaining a household with a partner who, in many ways, is just another one of the kids.

So, from a man who has seen close-up the irreplaceability of great mothers, let me just thank all the great moms out there for keeping the house strong. Strong houses make for strong societies. Happy Mother’s Day!

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Michael Alcorn is a teacher and writer who lives in Arvada with his wife and three children. His new novel, “Valkyrie’s Kiss,” which is a finalist in the ScreenCraft Book Competition, is available now at michaeljalcorn. net. His opinions are not necessarily those of Colorado Community Media.

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100 days of DA King’s reign

BY PAUL ALBANI-BURGIO PALBANIBURGIO@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Last year, Alexis King promised voters she would make big changes in the DA’s office if they made her the first Democrat to lead that office in recent history.

Voters apparently liked what they heard as they elected her by a nearly 10-point margin over Republican candidate Matt Durkin.

Now, just over 100 days King into her term, King said she is already making good on several of those promises despite taking office amid a pandemic that has left her office with a dramatic backlog of cases.

In addition to getting attorneys back in the courtroom in February after a two-month suspension of jury trials, King said she is proud to have launched what she said is “the first conviction integrity unit with full-time staff in the state.”

Addressing injustice King said the goal of that unit is to review and investigate claims that convicted people are actually innocent as well as past sentences that are “unjust, inequitable or disproportionate to the crime.” Referrals come to the unit through several avenues, including defense lawyers, CU-Boulder’s Innocence Project and even law enforcement officers and King said the project has already received cases to review from all of

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number?”

I have an unlisted number.

“Why don’t you add your name and number to the National Do Not Call Registry?”

I added my name to the National Do Not Call Registry years ago.

These people are like weeds: They grow where nothing else can.

Sometimes I have engaged in animated discussions with the callers. You don’t want to know. I don’t feel good about it, but there’s only so much a kind and sensitive individual can take.

Some of my comments and suggestions are very colorful. It is one

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minutes faster. Let the City Council know what you think.

Chuck St John, Arvada Re: Chauvin Conviction Perhaps the letter writer who claims DerekChauvinwas convicted to appease a mob will join me in condemning all mob violence – in the streets of Minneapolis and by the Trump-inspired mob who stormed our Capitol. Perhaps he can then explain – since he clearly stands for law and order – why he

them.

The unit also had one of its first major successes when it successfully petitioned the court to reduce the 24-year-sentence for a now 56-yearold person convicted of passing a fraudulent $163 check. That person, who had already served six years, was eligible for immediate parole.

But had they served their original 24-year-sentence, the cost to taxpayers would’ve been $952,824.

“The unit is staffed by a former public defender community as well as a 30-year major case investigator who started his career with Arvada police and then we have an intern and victim advocates assigned to those cases,” said King, who said the unit also connects people who want their case reviewed to attorneys in the community so they also have an advocate on their side. “So we have staffed it well to do good work.”

Earlier this year, King became one of the three district attorneys from across Colorado to be named to a state task force headed by Attorney General Phil Weiser that is investigating the unprecedented spike in fraudulent unemployment claims that have resulted from the COVID-19 crisis with a focus on largescale offenders.

She said the task force, which she said is currently “in investigation mode,” but that there will likely be more for the First Judicial DA’s office to do eventually.

King, the First Judicial District’s first female DA, said one of her other big initial efforts has been to benefit of knowing a wide range of creative expressions.

Most of the callers hang up on me.

If a call is especially egregious, I contact the Federal Communications Commission whose chairperson is Jessica Rosenworcel (a name straight out of Dickens).

What happens next? Absolutely nothing.

But at least I’ve done all I can.

One door-to-door salesperson asked if I would make a small donation towards the local swimming pool.

I gave him a glass of water.

Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net. does not support the rule of law in Minnesota, its courts, and maligns the integrity of all the police witnesses who testified againstChauvin. Perhaps even better he can offer up ideas to address the issues that caused the street protests he calls mobs. These problems are not new: many cities burned in 1968 because of Martin Luther King Jr’s murder, a police building burned because of George Floyd’s murder. That was then. Our challenges are now. We need constructive voices, good ideas, and most of all ways we can move forward as a strong, compassionate, and united nation.

John Winkel, Arvada

initiate what she calls a “comprehensive analysis of pay” within the DA’s office to “determine whether inequities exist.”

Following the completion of that analysis, King said in a press release that she then took “swift action on advised adjustments to pay ranges and individual pay” and “instituted a transparent, fair and equitable pay structure that her constituents will be able to rely on for the remainder of her time as DA.” While King said she could not discuss specifics about individual adjustments, she said she thinks they lay a good foundation for those in the office to feel it is doing right by them and adhering to Colorado’s new pay equity law.

“We made adjustments for individuals to make it more reflective of experience in multiple parts of the office and the new structure is going to be able to reflect more merit based work as we move into the fall,” she said. “What I really hope for a staff is long-term they have a better understanding of how our evaluation process and therefor our pay structure work and so they know they can really rely on it

and it will be transparent moving forward.”

Ongoing issues During the interview with King, Colorado Community Media also asked her about the status of the investigation into the records that Jefferson County Republican Party chair Denise Mund suggest that as many as 3,000 people were potentially ineligible to vote when they cast ballots last November.

King responded that “she could not discuss pending investigations.”

But even as she has been quick to make changes where she can, King’s biggest challenges remains one which she has limited control over: the massive backlog of cases resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.

However, King’s take on that subject is that “as long as we can go to trial we are in better shape then when we can’t.”

“Right now we are just staying the course in trying to work through the most high priority trials, which often involve folks that pose the most significant safety risk and are the trials that are the most difficult for victims,” she said.

OBITUARIES BEALS

Shirley Ann Beals

February 13, 1936 - April 29, 2021 Shirley Ann Simmons Beals, age 85, resident of Spring Hill, passed away on Thursday, April 29, 2021 at Traditions of Spring Hill.

Heritage Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

Shirley was born on Thursday February 13th, 1936, in Jones County, Georgia, to mother Bennie Shefield Simmons and father James Melton Simmons.

Known as “Little Whiskey” by her Uncle Jim “Whiskey” Simmons, Shirley had two brothers and six sisters. She is survived by her husband Richard, and all of their children, grandchildren and great grandchildren, her sisters Bettie, Josie, Mary Frances, and numerous nephews and nieces and their children.

Shirley was married to Richard Beals on Saturday, September 8th 1956. Richard, aka “Dick”, was discharged from the US Army on September 6th in Chicago after returning from deployment to Europe.

He flew to Georgia and married Shirley two days later, not having seen his bride-to-be for 16 months.

She immediately moved to Colorado with her new husband. They found themselves a motel in Golden, Colorado so that Dick could attend Colorado School of Mines. With no student housing available, they bought a 35’ Safeway trailer and parked in a trailer park near the campus. For the two years they lived in the trailer, Shirley worked at Liberty Mutual.

The couple then moved to married student housing in Boulder for Dick to attend University of Colorado.

Shirley worked as a secretary to the Dean of the Business School. While in student housing, they

met many who would become lifelong friends. In later years, those friends would again come together to play Bridge and socialize.

After graduating, Dick went to work for Public Service Company of Colorado.

Shirley returned to work for Liberty Mutual until the adoption of their first child Scott. They moved to Arvada and took up residence on Quail Street. Two years later, they adopted their second child Julie.

Shirley participated in several sports activities including tennis and skiing. She often played tennis at Mountain Shadows in Wheatridge in a women’s amateurs’ league.

During the winter months, the entire family would ski together. Having established lifelong friendships with neighbors on Quail Street, families from the block would take weekend long trips to Winter Park for skiing and sledding.

In 1972, the couple moved to their new house in the Sierra Vista subdivision in northern Arvada. After the kids were in their teens, Shirley returned to work as office manager for Dr. Rudy Woessner, DDS. In 1986, her first grandchild was born: Erika Sue Beals.

In 1987, her second grandchild was born: Alexandra Marie Humphrey. In 1988, her third grandchild, Keenan Alexander Beals, was born. In 1989, her final grandchild Renae Nicole Humphrey was born.

Shirley and Dick helped with the daycare for Erika and Keenan so that they could attend, for a time, Sierra Elementary as their father had.

They remained in their Arvada house until 2019 when they moved to Spring Hill Tennessee to be near family.

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Cider makers keep creative juices flowing as popularity grows

BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

I

magine it’s a hot Colorado day and adults are looking for alcoholic beverages to help beat the heat. Many seek out beer, seltzers and cocktails.

But, for Sam Al-Jassim and many others, the answer is cider.

This fruit wine has grown in popularity in the United States and Colorado over the last 10 years, and cideries, taprooms and tasterooms have recently opened across the Denver metro area.

Unfortunately, the sugary national brands have given cider a bit of a bad reputation, but locals are working to correct that, saying there’s something for everyone.

“We have seen people who don’t like cider try it and come back,” Al-Jassim, a manager at Clear Creek Cidery & Eatery in Idaho Springs, said. “I feel like there’s a cider for everybody.”

Like wine, the drink has a range of dryness and sweetness, with some falling at either end and some in the middle. The industry also offers a variety of flavors — anything from Locust Cider’s mojito to Colorado + 49 Cidery & Pub’s blueberry lavender.

Luke Furey, operations manager

CIDER SAMPLES Want to sample local cider? Here are the sweet details on some Denver-area cideries.

Clear Creek Cidery & Eatery Location: 1446 Miner St., Idaho Springs Hours: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day Offers: Nine Colorado ciders on tap, 14 in cans; full bar and full kitchen Founded: Restaurant and bar opened Feb. 22, 2019; in-house fermentation is forthcoming Clear Fork Cider (tasting room) Location: 4965 Iris St., Wheat Ridge Hours: 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Fridays, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturdays Offers: Exclusive small-batch Clear Fork ciders along with others; snacks Founded: Initial location in downtown Denver opened about five years ago; moved to current location in July 2019 and opened tasting room that September Distribution: Some local restaurants and liquor stores Events: May 1 was launch day for new ciders; participating in Lakewood’s Cider Days Oct. 2-3 at Belmar Park

Events: Anniversary celebration on June 25 with staff members’ “tap takeover” to introduce new ciders Colorado Cider Company (tasting room) Location: 2650 W. 2nd Ave. No. 10, Denver Hours: 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays Offers: Variety of in-house ciders Founded: 2011 Distribution: Wide-ranging at Denverarea restaurants and liquor stores Events: Participating in Lakewood’s Cider Days Oct. 2-3 at Belmar Park

Colorado + 49 Cidery & Pub Location: 1100 Arapahoe St., Golden Hours: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day Offers: In-house dry-mediums to semisweet ciders; 29 taps with about half ciders and half non-Colorado beers; full kitchen with all gluten-free menu items Founded: June 25, 2018 Distribution: Growlers to-go at Golden location only

Locust Cider (Belmar taproom) Location: 7260 W. Alaska Drive, Unit A, Lakewood Hours: 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays, noon to 9 p.m. Saturdays, noon to 8 p.m. Sundays Offers: 16 Locust Ciders on tap and others in cans; wines; small-plate food menu and snacks Founded: Seattle-based Locust Cider opened its first Colorado location in Boulder in 2019; taprooms in Fort Collins and Belmar opened fall 2020 Distribution: Wide-ranging at restaurants and liquor stores; taproom locations also offer ciders to-go Events: Participating in Lakewood’s Cider Days Oct. 2-3 at Belmar Park

at Golden-based Colorado + 49, described how he thinks of cider as

a happy medium between beer and hard seltzer, saying it’s the perfect

crisp and cool drink to enjoy on a hot day.

Of course, there’s no reason why drinks have to be mutually exclusive as there’s plenty of local craftsmanship to go around.

Brad Page, owner of Denver-based Colorado Cider Company, pointed out that the British — the world’s biggest cider drinkers — often drink beer and cider in the same sitting.

And some local cideries, like Clear Creek and Colorado + 49, keep beer on tap, offer flights of beer and/ or cider, and can make beer-cider mixes.

And, for those who don’t drink, local cideries also offer a variety of food options.

So, whether people are diehard fans, casual drinkers or uninitiated, Page and his colleagues only ask that they keep an open mind and explore the world of flavor local cideries have to offer.

A blooming industry Cider is made from fermented fruit — primarily apples — and is most popular in Britain and other parts of Europe. Page, a Colorado Cider Guild board member, said it used to be a common drink in the United States but fell out of favor shortly before Prohibition.

However, as the craft beverage movement began in earnest, Page said it was only a matter of time until ciders saw a revival.

When Colorado Cider Company opened in 2011, it was the first SEE CIDER, P17

Small Mouth Sounds, big heart feelings COMING ATTRACTIONS

Clarke Reader

B

ack in early March of last year, I had a piece all written about “Small Mouth Sounds,” the final play of the Arvada Center’s 2019/2021 season. I had spoken to director Lynne Collins about the show, why it would connect with audiences and what any who see it should come away with.

And then the theater — and theaters all over the country — went dark.

So, there was more than a little déjà vu when, nearly 14 months later, I had Collins on the horn to talk about the show… again,

this time as the center’s first foray into inperson theater since the pandemic properly kicked-off.

“It was very sad we never got to open the show, especially because it really ended up speaking to what we’ve all been through,” Collins said. “Looking at it after the last year, it felt so of the moment, and so healing, it made sense to bring it back.”

Bess Wohl’s “Small Mouth Sounds,” runs at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., through Saturday, May 30.

Performances are at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday

through Saturday, 1 p.m. on Wednesday, and 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. According to provided information, this makes the center the first theatre in the region to receive approval by the Actors’ Equity Association to produce indoor theatre with an in-person audience.

Featuring Josh Robinson, Jessica Austgen, Kate Gleason, Geoffrey Kent, Jake Mendes, Kevin Rich and Annie Barbour, the show takes place in a silent yoga retreat SEE READER, P18

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Additionally, while some cideries like Wheat Ridge’s Clear Fork Cider distribute to local restaurants and liquor stores, others like Colorado + 49 only offer theirs on-site.

Although the market is growing, it’s still relatively small so everyone knows and helps each other, Smith said. The better the industry does as a whole, the better for each cidery.

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commercial cidery in the area.

Now, there are probably 18 across Colorado, Page estimated.

Cider’s gluten-free profile is one reason it’s become so popular. It also has less sugar than beer, in most cases, and is lower in alcohol content than liquor. Thus, it’s healthier overall than other alcoholic drinks, industry members posited.

While the industry’s growth seemingly exploded between 2013 and 2018, Page said two things have hindered it recently.

The first is the pandemic, which restricted capacities and forced many cideries to survive on to-go orders. The other is the rise of hard seltzer, which breweries can massproduce much cheaper than cideries can make their products.

However, the overall movement toward craft beverages in general is helping, Page said, as many Coloradans want to support smaller producers and enjoy better quality drinks.

eIs there an untapped market?

While Page was unsure whether the metro area will see more cideries in the near future, he said the existing ones are definitely growing.

Furey was more optimistic, believing that more cideries will pop up over the next five years and that they could eventually be on par with breweries as they gain more national popularity.

The success of Seattle-based

Deb Evangelista, foreground, and Sarah Holloway, both of Longmont, enjoy ciders at Clear Creek Cidery & Eatery in Idaho Springs on April 20. The two were visiting the hot springs for the day and stopped by the cidery for dinner, saying they appreciate cider as PHOTO BY CORINNE WESTEMAN a gluten-free alternative to other alcoholic drinks.

Locust Cider’s new Belmar taproom also seems to indicate the cidery market is relatively untapped.

Despite opening last fall — among increasing COVID-19 restrictions and poor weather — business has far exceeded expectations, manager Sarah Mutch stated. She and Eric Smith, vice president of Locust Cider-Rocky Mountains, said they

can’t keg the place fast enough sometimes.

“It’s a good problem to have,” Mutch said.

Unlike breweries, local cideries don’t have as much geographic competition. Both Furey and Mutch pointed out that their locations are the only cideries in Golden and Lakewood, respectively.

Keeping history fresh For Rob Bayless, Clear Fork’s director of operations, the industry is as much about the drink itself as it is about the people who enjoy it.

Bayless described how he takes pride in crafting cider, explaining everything from visiting local orchards to hand-pressing the apples to letting the juice ferment for several months.

“When you go to make it, it always feels like alchemy,” he said. “You start with a sweet juice, and six months later, it can end up as a completely changed product. … It’s magical to see that transformation.”

Along with the taste, people can also connect with the story behind the ciders, Bayless continued. Cidermaking is very much tied to Colorado’s agricultural and orchardindustry roots.

Whether people have similarly deep ties or are relatively new to Colorado, he said, “I think people can relate to that history and that story … There’s a lot of (Colorado) pride around that.”

Contact reporter Corinne Westeman at 303-567-4491 or cwesteman@coloradocommunitymedia.com, and follow her on Twitter @cwesteman.

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where six strangers try to find some sense of peace - and themselves. Collins reckons the show is about 80 to 90 percent silent - a feature that invites audiences to pay attention to really get to know the characters.

“What you learn about these people and their journeys is based entirely on their actions and interactions. It requires a detective’s mind,” Collins said. “Audiences can’t just wait for someone to tell them what’s going on. They have to lean forward in a way to catch what’s happening.”

After so long performing mainly via screens, it was an emotional experience for practically everyone involved to be back in the theater. And being in front of an actual audience again? Forget it about it. But it won’t be exactly the same as before. The show has been moved from the Black Box to the larger Main Stage to accommodate social distancing guidelines and limited ticket sales.

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“All of the characters are somewhat lost, lonely and looking for meaning in their lives in a very complicated world. Everybody felt that this last year,” Collins said.

“We also all felt how much we need other people with us on our journeys. That’s the key theme of the play, and we feel it so intensely at this time.”

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‘Road Work’ ahead at K Contemporary Denver’s K Contemporary art gallery, 1412 Wazee St., is welcoming the warm weather with its new solo exhibition by Denverbased artist Andrew Jensdotter, called “Road Work.” The exhibition begins on Saturday, May 15, and runs through Saturday, June 26.

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Clarke’s Concert of the Week - Van Morrison from Real World Studios Van Morrison is responsible for some of my favorite music of all time - he has at least one perfect album (“Astral Weeks,” but I’d gladly listen to arguments that he has multiple), numerous songs that have been ingrained in our collective psyche (looking at you “Brown Eyed Girl” and “Into the Mystic”) and generally has made the world better with his writing.

Morrison has a new album out and is celebrating with his firstever virtual performance. The Livestream will be broadcast from the famous Real World Studios in England at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 8. Tickets are just $15, and trust me, that’s the cheapest

price you will ever find for a live performance from the man. Visit www.nugs.net to get a spot.

Streaming style - ‘A Black Lady Sketch Show’ Robin Thede is a comedic renaissance woman — it seems there’s practically nothing she can’t make absolutely hilarious, and the best proof of this so far is “A Black Lady Sketch Show,” which is finally airing its second season.

In addition to Thede, the show features Ashley Nicole Black, Gabrielle Dennis, Laci Mosley and Skye Townsend, and all the women (as well as some expertly selected famous faces) are throwing nothing but heaters. You’ll laugh until it hurts, while simultaneously being aghast at the fact that it’s taken so long for talent of this caliber to be given a spotlight.

Catch-up on the first season and see new episodes Friday nights on HBO. Clarke Reader’s column on culture apears on a weekly basis. He can be reached at Clarke.Reader@hotmail.com.

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Meow Wolf Denver will open this fall Live performance venue, cafe will be included in arts space

BY MAGGIE DONAHUE DENVERITE

Meow Wolf caused quite a stir when, in 2018, it announced it would be opening a massive exhibition space in Denver, the largest Meow Wolf experience yet. Like the group’s other popular arts spaces in Santa Fe and Las Vegas, the 90,000-squarefoot building at 1338 1st St. would be an immersive, interactive exhibition designed by artists to transport guests to fantastical realms.

Since Meow Wolf broke ground, Denverites have watched in anticipation as the oddly-shaped building (Meow Wolf calls the shape a “sleepy pizza” slice) rose up along West Colfax Avenue. Now, we’re finally going to get to see inside: Meow

Wolf Denver is scheduled to open to guests this fall.

“Our most ambitious project to date, the Denver exhibition is bound to bend minds, inspire creativity, and touch hearts when we open our doors this fall,” said Todd Richins, Meow Wolf’s executive creative producer. “From our partnership with artists and collaborators on the venue, to the retail and food spaces within our walls, Meow Wolf Denver is a one-stop immersive and imaginative art experience for the ages.”

Hundreds of artists, including more than 110 based in Colorado and partner groups like Montreal-based interactive art company Moment Factory, will be housed in the Denver space.

The artists collaborated on 79 interactive projects, including murals, sculpture, sound art, projections and more, depicting fantastical worlds interconnected by portals and wormholes. By day, guests can explore four floors of exhibitions, creep

Meow Wolf has risen from the shadows of the Colfax viaduct in Sun PHOTO BY KEVIN J. BEATY/DENVERITE Valley in 2019.

down secret passageways and interact with and even influence the art around them. At night, the space will be converted into an immersive performance venue outfitted with interactive tech and projection equipment, where over 450 guests can attend concerts and events.

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sine and made by local food and hospitality industry entrepreneurs. On the way out, guests can purchase artwork by participating artists and Meow Wolf merchandise at the exhibition’s 2,000-squarefoot gift shop.

In the years leading up to its Denver opening, Meow Wolf has been busy constructing the site, recruiting artists and designing the space. The group has been working to meet the goals on its social responsibility

plan, guidelines designed to help Meow Wolf open the exhibition in a way that is inclusive, sustainable and conscious of its impact on Denver. Some of its goals included hiring contracted local artists to work on the space; funding community projects like the Oriental Theater mural, the Elitch Gardens Kaleidoscape ride, the Dark Palace music festival and the Sun Valley mural; and investing in local organizations, including ones that support artists.

But it’s also faced scrutiny, including a discrimination lawsuit filed by local artists and criticism for initially declining to support employees’ attempts to unionize.

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Spring cleaning on a global scale Arvada elementary student continues policy push against plastic waste STAFF REPORT

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Chitoor spoke in person with Vice President Kamala Harris

back in March, when the Vice President visited Denver. Days after the summit, Madvhi’s mother Lalitha Chitoor said her daughter spoke more with the Vice President’s policy staffers.

“I am very thrilled that I was able to present the Global Plastic Policy to Madam VP Harris policy staff on April 20,” Madvhi Chitoor said in a recent statement.

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Colorado Community Media staffers win 19 SPJ awards Top of the Rockies contest picks winners from four states in Mountain West

writing; second, the skill to frame the content with excellent design; and, third, the ability to provide compelling story angles for our readers. Congratulations to our news and design teams.”

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Top awards First place: “Homeless sweep starts over again” in News Reporting — Single Story by David Gilbert of the Littleton Independent. Judge’s comments: Good use of people to create a connection to the homeless in this fact-laden story.

“Pipe organs speak with majesty” in Short Form Features by David Gilbert of the Littleton Independent. Judge’s comments: An exemplar of a fascinating trend story that is elevated by great writing. Well done.

“Holding on to the Past” in Feature Page Design by Michael Hicks and Deb Hurley Brobst of the Canyon Courier. Judge’s comments: A beautifully designed page, and what a great idea to highlight senior citizens in your coverage area.

“Family, friends remember soccer coach,” for Obit Reporting

by Michael Hicks of the Canyon Courier. Judge’s comments: A sensitively-told story about a coach revered in the community.

Colorado Community Media staff members won 19 awards in the 2021 Top of the Rockies contest, a regional contest that includes journalists in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming.

The contest is sponsored by the Colorado chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.

CCM writers and designers tallied five first-place awards and five second-place awards in the batch. Colorado Community Media reaches more than 300,000 local community members each week with newspapers and digital channels. The company publishes 26 community newspapers and websites in the Denver metro area. CCM staffers won for work that appeared in the Littleton Independent, Highlands Ranch Herald, Canyon Courier, Clear Creek Courant and Arvada Press.

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“Season ends in state quarterfinal” in Sports News by Michael Hicks of the Canyon Courier.

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Ralston Valley volleyball cruises to 5A Region 3 title

BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

ARVADA — It was a confident, but not over-confident undefeated Ralston Valley volleyball team that took to its home court for the final time this season April 30.

The No. 3-seeded Mustangs (16-0 record) faced two more hurdles before they could punch their ticket to the Class 5A state tournament scheduled for May 12 and 13 in Colorado Springs. Ralston Valley needed victories over No. 22 Brighton and No. 14 Liberty to continue its season for another week and a half.

“We didn’t want to overestimate any of the teams or underestimate any of the teams,” Ralston Valley senior Brianna Fay said of facing Brighton and Liberty. “Coming in with an undefeated season we were feeling great, but we didn’t want to underestimate anyone.

We want to come out and play our game.”

The Mustangs might not have been perfect, but they were pretty close. Ralston Valley dominated Brighton with a 3-0 victory with set scores of 25-19, 25-23 and 25-10 to open up the 5A Region 3 tournament. Liberty cruised past the Bulldogs in straight sets to create a winner-take-all situation in the final match of the night.

Ralston Valley took care of business with another straight-set victory. The Mustangs defeated the Lancers 25-19, 25-13 and 25-10 to officially qualify for the state tournament.

“Being the top team everyone wants to play their best game against you,” Ralston Valley coach Ashley Ahlman said. “I don’t think we’ve played our best game yet. That is super encouraging. I thought we played well tonight. I thought we had moments of greatness. I’m excited to have another week and a half with this team and see how much further we can push. See how much better we can be.”

Fay was outstanding with a trio of service runs against Liberty.

She was also impressive with a handful of kills from the backline on spikes in both matches.

“She (Fay) is 100 percent the most athletic kid in any gym we walk into,” Ahlman said. “She can do it all. I love that kid. She is special.”

Ralston Valley senior Jamie Dorczuk had a strong match, especially in the second set. Dorczuk had a trio of kills to give the Mustangs firm control of the match.

“It was a roller coast of emotions. It’s bittersweet,” Dorczuk said after playing her final home match. “I love this team. It was exciting, but sad at the same time.

I’m just excited about us getting this far.”

Ralston Valley senior Emerson Tacha’s service winner was the final point of the match. The Mustangs celebrated on its home court

Ralston Valley volleyball team poses with the Class 5A Region 3 title April 30 at Ralston Valley High School. The Mustangs defeated Brighton and Liberty in straight sets to capture the regional title and a berth in the 8-team 5A state tournament that begins this PHOTOS BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS week in Colorado Springs.

for the final home match of the season before being presented the Region 3 plaque.

“We’ve had eyes on the prize since the start,” Ahlman said.

“The first practice of the season my setter (Emerson Reinke) walked in and said, ‘We are winning this.’ I think every single day they have walked into the gym with that mentality.”

It will be a bit of a wait for the Mustangs. The state tournament was originally scheduled for May 10 and 11 the NORCO Volleyball Facility in Loveland, but moved a little over a week ago to May 12 and 13 at The Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs.

“We kind of have this gap, but what I love most about this team is they love being together,” Ahlman said. “We are going to make the most of it. These last few weeks are going to be so much fun. I love every day I get with these kids.”

Ralston Valley has paired it talent and depth to gain plenty of confidence. The Mustangs have dropped only five sets in their 16 matches this season.

“I feel super confident with our team,” Fay said. “We have every single thing you need … defense, offense and the perfect setter who can put the ball wherever we need it at any time. I think we can take state this year.”

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

Ralston Valley junior Jordan Wisner (7) and senior Jamie Dorczuk (16) combine on a block of Liberty junior Kori Garnhart (11) on April 30 at Ralston Valley High School.

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Columbine volleyball overcomes obstacles to capture 5A Region 4 title

BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

LITTLETON — Columbine sisters Abi and Rita Nua intensely eyed the ball on what would be the final point during the nearly 7-hour marathon of volleyball action May 1.

The bump over the net by Denver East senior Bella Simkus landed just out to give sophomore Rita Nua the service-winner and conclude the long day at Dakota Ridge High School. The No. 4-seeded Rebels immediately went into celebration mode after Columbine clinched the Class 5A Region 4 title and berth into the state tournament with a 2518, 25-21, 19-25, 25-17 over the Angels.

“It’s amazing. These girls are resilient,” Columbine coach Shelly Kurach said. “It was one step at a time. We fought and we fought and we stuck together. That is why we won. These girls are awesome people.”

The Rebels (12-1 record) opened the regional tournament with a 5-set victory over No. 21 Loveland. Columbine scored the first eight points in the final set to lock up the big victory, but it was a few sets earlier that really turned it around for the Rebels.

Loveland (9-5) and Columbine had split the first two sets, but the Indians looked to go up 2-1 with a commanding lead in the third.

Kurach pointed to the Rebels’ come-from-behind victory in the third set as a key moment during

the day. The Indians held an 18-7 lead, but Columbine rallied to take a 26-24 win and steal a 2-1 lead in the match.

“Our coach prepared us so well,” Abi Nua said. “She puts all the faith in us. She teaches us and we use those skills on the court.”

Columbine closed out a 25-22, 23-25, 26-24, 22-25, 15-7 victory over Loveland to grab the driver’s seat.

No. 13 Denver East (13-2) edged Loveland in another 5-set triller to set up a winner-take-all situation in the final match.

The Rebels grabbed a 2-0 lead behind the play of Abi Nua, who came in with more than 220 kills on the season. Denver East continued to set its left side to avoid giving a chance for Abi Nua to block any spike attempts on the senior’s side of the net.

“No matter what happens on the court we are ready to play that ball,” Abi said about Denver East staying away from her side of the court the entire match. “I trust my team and every one of my teammates.”

The Angels weren’t done after falling behind. Denver East took a 25-19 victory in the third set to threaten to force a third straight 5-set match.

“I knew we were all tired and we had worked so hard,” Columbine junior setter Audrey Dowd said. “We were sinking a little in that third (set), but we pulled out of it.”

Abi Nua got involved offensively with several kills in the last set.

Dowd looked to Abi Nua with the

Columbine senior Abi Nua (9) will lead the Rebels into the 8-team Class 5A state tournament that is scheduled for May 12 and 13 at The Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs.

PHOTO BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Rebels trying to wrap up the victory.

“It’s nice when you have someone like Abi who can close it out,” Dowd said.

Every ball Abi Nua seemed to touch in the final set ended up on the floor on Denver East’s side of the net.

“Abi is an amazing player and she works hard,” Kurach said. “She is the first one in the gym and the last one to leave. She does her job and trusts her teammates to do their job.

She hold them to a high standard all

the time and that is why this team works.”

Columbine was the final 5A team to advance to state. Mountain Vista, Rampart, Ralston Valley, Columbine, Cherry Creek, Legend, Grandview and Chatfield are the eight qualifiers. The Class 5A Jeffco League qualified three teams to the condensed 8-team state tournament this season.

“That is awesome. I can’t be more proud of our league,” Kurach said of the Rebels joining rivals Chatfield and Ralston Valley in the state tournament. “It’s so great we can get to the final 8 and represent Jeffco. It says how strong our conference is.”

It will be a bit of a wait now. The state tournament was originally scheduled for May 10 and 11 the NORCO Volleyball Facility in Loveland, but moved a little over a week ago to May 12 and 13 at The Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs.

While Kurach said the challenge now is to keep her squad focused for the state tournament, the Rebels won’t mind a bit of time before heading back into competition.

“I think we are ready to have a little rest,” Abi said of the 10-day break before the state tournament.

“I know we are all really tired, but really excited to play on that state floor.”

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

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Golden finished first with the low team score of 378. Second palce went to Conifer (383). The battle for third place was fierce, but Pomona edged out Evergreen by one stroke (419).

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If you’ve been hiking, running or general sight-seeing around Golden or the Western foothills, you probably know this time of year is when rattlesnakes come out of their winter dens. And in the immortal words of the Notorious B.I.G., if you don’t know, now you know.

Mary Ann Bonnell, Park Ranger for Jeffco Open Space, knows all too well.

“We had several sightings on South Table Mountain just a few days ago, and I tweeted about it,” she said. “I would not want to know how many visitors are walking past snakes sitting coiled quietly because I think it would probably make me very worried.”

She said they’re probably there, sitting next to the trail, and nobody’s the wiser because the snakes are normally docile.

Bonnell said Jeffco estimates they get seven million visitors to Jeffco Open Space’s 27 parks each year and in a normal year they only see around two cases of rattlers biting humans and half a dozen dogs being bitten. She said

A venomous prairie rattlesnake on the trail in summer in Pawnee National Grassland in northeastern Colorado near Greeley.

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it’s surprising, but severe conflict levels are very low. That’s because rattlesnakes don’t want to be around people any more than we want to be around them.

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Arvada Press 31

May 6, 2021

SNAKES

RATTLER TIPS

FROM PAGE 30

camouflaged. Climbing or bouldering can also lead to those bites when the climber puts their hand on a ledge or crevice of a rock that’s already inhabited.

According to Bonnell, the most common spot a person gets bit is on the inside of the ankle. So, wearing hiking boots that offer protection is a good idea.

“I frequently tell our visitors, at least wear a closed-toe shoe,” she said. “When I see people heading up North Table Mountain in Teva’s or flip-flops, I just think, oh goodness.”

Bonnell said rattlesnakes start coming out of their wintering dens on sunny days in April, but don’t venture too far from the den because the temperature can still drop and that’s a good way to die if you’re a snake. So, they tend to bask on warm sunny spots until about mid-May when they start to venture out to their summer foraging areas.

“Anywhere where you have this nice rocky exposure like the Dakota Hogback, Fountain Formations,

• Stay on the trail and wear protective shoes if possible.

• Make sure to leash your dog. They explore with their nose and face, and are prone to get bit.

• If you wear earbuds keep one ear open to make sure you can hear a rattle.

• Use the 30-30 rule. Give a snake 30 feet of space for 30 seconds and they will often move along.

Red Rocks, Matthews, Winters, Roxborough, Ralston Butte or the mesas like South Table Mountain and North Table Mountain, it is great rattlesnake habitat,” she said.

“Because there’s places to hide, there’s places to bask.”

Once you get beyond the first foothills, it gets a bit high in elevation for a rattlesnake’s preference, she said. So, places like Evergreen and Conifer have relatively few sightings.

If you see one If you do see a rattlesnake, Bonnell says to give the snake space and room to leave the area.

“Don’t start throwing rocks at it. Don’t poke it with a stick. Don’t try to move it. These are all things

that could put you or the snake in danger,” she said. “You’re just making the snake angry. And if it bites when it’s angry, it’s going to release a lot more venom than if it was just mellow.”

They also can move or strike incredibly fast, Bonnell said — Faster than some people may realize.

She said if a snake is stubborn and refuses to leave the trail, you can step around it but make sure to leave at least six feet between yourself and the snake.

And be careful if you step off the path to walk around a snake because if its buddy is sitting in the grass nearby, you might not be able to see it.

According to Bonnell, unlike some places where there can be dozens of snakes per den, research her department conducted in 2017 showed a more diffuse number of snakes cohabitating.

That said, there could still be several snakes basking in a relatively small area, so if you see one, there may be others nearby.

If you do get bitten, Bonnell says the best thing to do is stay calm, because the more agitated you get, the faster the venom moves through your system. Call 911 if you have cell service. Tell the

operator you’ve been bitten and where you are if you can.

Bonnell says it may be tempting to try to hike out or get to your car but you should stay put and have help come to you unless there’s no other option. Driving is not advised because of the risk of going into shock behind the wheel.

If you aren’t in cell coverage area, try to send someone into coverage area to call for help. If you’re alone, you would have to calmly walk to cell coverage area and call 911.

Bites can also cause swelling, so take off rings, watches or other jewelry that could constrict if you swell. And keep the area that’s been bitten “body neutral,” she said. For example, if you’re bitten on the hand, you want to hold your arm like it’s in a sling, with your hand near the center of your torso. If you get a bite in the ankle or leg, you should sit down.

Lastly — know where you are.

Bonnell said it’s surprising how many people who call for help who don’t know where they are —even which park they’re in.

Time is an important factor if you’ve been bitten, so being able to give your location to rescuers is crucial.

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