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COVID-19 restrictions tightening in Jeffco

WHAT’S NEXT? Arvada’s old Kmart store currently stands at the site of a proposed development that would contain 300 residential units.

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Developer wants to bring 300 apartments and 10,000 feet of commercial space to Kmart site Proposal also calls for public park, 5% of units to be affordable

BY PAUL ALBANI-BURGIO PALBANIBURGIO@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The closure of Arvada’s longstanding Kmart store left a big “hole” in a busy part of town.

Now, two years later, a Texasbased developer wants to fill that hole with a mixed-use development that it says will offer a more walkable lifestyle than can be often found in suburban-centric Arvada.

On Nov. 13, Scott Makee, a regional partner at the Morgan Group, said the group was readying to submit an application to the city of Arvada for a conditional use permit to construct the new development at the site.

That submittal will outline plans for a development that would include between 300 and 330 apartment units and about 10,000 feet of commercial space. The development would also include a new park space that would measure about a quarter of an acre.

“The idea is to really, really follow what the intent of the updated land development code is, which is what we believe to be including a mix of uses creating a pedestrianscale development and maintaining some degree of connectivity to those surrounding businesses so that we kind of fit well into the mix of what is already out there,” said Makee.

The current plans for the apartment units to be contained in five story buildings that would take up much of the current location of the Kmart building and parking lot.

The bulk of the commercial space would be located in a building on

STAFF REPORT

There will be no need for Colorado School of Mines students who headed home before Thanksgiving

to return to campus until after the school’s winter break.

In a letter sent to students and staff on Oct. 16, Mines leaders announced that all classes and exams for the remainder of the semester would be transitioned to remote learning.

However, the Golden campus will remain open with research permitted to continue under rules designed to limit COVID-19 transmis-

Indoor dining, social gatherings banned as county moved to ‘Level Red’

BY PAUL ALBANI-BURGIO PALBANIBURGIO@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

sion risks that were implemented early in the semester.

“We received a strong signal from students that being able to stay, work and study together was a high priority — even higher than having in-class instruction for the last few class meetings,” the leaders wrote in the Oct. 16 letter. “We also heard concerns from our community over

Code Red, Jefferson County.

The county will be one of more than a dozen that are moving into the newly-defined “Level Red” designation on the state’s COVID-19 public health dial, as Colorado struggles to control the increasingly-rapid spread of COVID-19.

The tighter public health restrictions associated with Level Red take effect at 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 20.

Those restrictions include a prohibition on all indoor restaurant dining, limiting many businesses to just 10% indoor capacity and a call to avoid all personal gatherings outside of one’s own household.

Jefferson County Public Health (JCPH) confirmed in a county commission board meeting on Nov. 17, that the county would be moved to a redefined Level Red Earlier in the day, Gov Jared Polis announced that he had revised the state’s COVID-19 dial so that Level Red, which had previously been the most restrictive level on the dial and come with a mandated move to a Stay-at-Home order, is now the second most restrictive level and deemed “severe risk”. The most restricted level is now Level Purple, which is deemed “extreme risk” and would trigger a move to a Stay-at-Home order.

JCPH Deputy Director Jody Erwin told the board that the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment had first reached out last week about the possibility of introducing a new level to the state COVID dial and moving counties into it late last week.

That conversation came after days of discussion between Denver metro county health departments and the state about the need for a metro area wide response to the increase in cases to be balanced with concern for the impact more intense mitigation efforts could have on businesses.

“We feel like from a public health perspective this balances a lot of the things we have been talking about with not just shutting down some businesses and not

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A rendering of Morgan Group’s proposed redevelopment of the Arvada Kmart site.

COURTESY IMAGE 58th Avenue near the entry to the property. However, there would also be commercial space on the bottom level of the residential buildings.

Makee said much of the site’s appeal comes from its proximity to surrounding businesses, SEE DEVELOPMENT, P5

School of Mines taking all classes, exams virtual after Thanksgiving break Move deemed best way to allow learning to continue

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MY NAME IS

CHARLES GOODWIN

Young father went to war as a sailor ‘Guys became soldiers’ I grew up in Illinois. Before Pearl Harbor, me and my friends, we were all just guys. Things changed overnight. Guys became soldiers.

When I got out of school, there were three of us from my hometown who signed up. President Roosevelt had actually started drafting men in 1940, trying to build up the Army, because we knew the war was coming. It had to be a draft, because who wanted to march across Europe?

So I joined the Navy.

Wedding in wartime I was sent to the Naval Air Station in Washington, D.C. They needed stenographers too, and the girl who became my dear wife had just graduated high school two weeks before.

She signed up and came out to Washington and joined me. She arrived on June 26, and we were married on July 18, 1942.

I was assigned to the USS England, a destroyer. I’ll never forget. It was February 14, 1944 — Valentine’s Day. We steamed out of San Francisco Bay, and my wife was standing on the Golden Gate Bridge, holding our boy, watching us sail beneath them and out into the Pacific.

I was praying. First, praying

she didn’t drop him! Second, I was praying for their safety. We had no idea what would happen.

But we were all doing what we had to do.

Battle stations Out at sea, we would see the submarines come up from time to time. Then in May of ‘44, it was a beautiful day. About 2 in the afternoon, we felt something rumble under the ship. The captain came over the speaker and said “Gentlemen, we just sank our first sub.” Then he called us to battle stations, and we stayed there for 12 days. We sank six submarines in those 12 days — nothing like that had been done before.

In that time, I would think about what my wife was going through, sitting there in the dark in the air raid drills. They had blackout drills on the West Coast.

Everything would be locked down. You had to keep the lights off. It must have been scary, sitting there alone with that baby.

The baby on the bridge After the war, I went back to my hometown of Aurora, Illinois and served on the fire department. I moved to Colorado in 1992, after I retired.

My son is 77 now, and I’m 97, but in my mind I’m still that young man looking up at that little baby on the bridge.

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Charles Goodwin is 97, but his memories of his World War II service are still crystal clear.

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Housing project at 86th, Indiana garners unanimous approval

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other project somewhere else. You certainly stuck to it. You listened to the neighborhood. You listed to the input we were giving you and you brought back a project that is far superior to what was brought around the first time because of the commercial development and recognition that that corner is a very viable commercial corner that does benefit the local residents,” Mayor Marc Williams told Goldberg.

Councilmember John Marriot echoed that support for incorporating commercial development in the conditional use plan.

“I love this project. I think it’s fantastic,” Mayor Pro Tem Dot Miller said. “You had a challenge of a site to work with you and you worked to that challenge.”

Councilmember David Jones said that the housing plan will complement the area, ultimately providing housing that is “unique and different and hopefully attainable for a certain segment of the population that is looking for that.”

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Emergency declaration extended The Arvada City Council unanimously approved a request to extend the public emergency declaration relating to the COVID-19 pandemic through Jan. 31, 2021.

This is the eighth extension since City Manager Mark Deven declared a public health emergency in March.

The current declaration was set to expire on Nov. 30.

Among actions authorized by Deven since the initial emergency declaration include the closure of

BY MICHAEL HICKS MHICKS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Arvada City Council unanimously approved during its Nov. 16 meeting the construction of 72 homes at the corner of 86th Parkway and Indiana Street.

The conditional use concept plan project will have a mixture of 17 single-family two- to three-bedroom houses and 55 townhomes on approximately six acres, according to Jeffco Planning Manager Rob Smetana. The site, which in total is 8.76 acres and will sit adjacent to Prestige Preschool Academy, would

include a clubhouse with amenities, a park and trail connections.

The Planning Commission recommended approval last month.

Applicant Adam Goldberg with Goldblock Ventures of Denver said the homes will range in price between $350,000 and $550,000.

The market, however, will dictate whether the homes will be for sale or rent.

“I’m truly appreciative of the fact that after you did the site plan review with the City Council that you didn’t just put your tail between your legs and take your marbles and go home and go take on some

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city facilities, including City Hall; implementation of social distancing and related health protocols for employees who can’t work remotely; and the cancellation of public events among others.

“This request would extend the emergency declaration and provide the City Manager with the flexibility to continue to address the rapidly changing situation on a local level,” City Attorney Rachel Morris said in requesting Council approval to extend the declaration.

“Cases of COVID-19 in Colorado have steadily risen to a third wave of the pandemic,” Morris continued.

“Currently in Colorado, case counts and new hospital admissions are increasing rapidly. This information demonstrates the ever-changing conditions associated with the ongoing public health crisis.”

The move came one day before Jefferson County Public Health was notified by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment that it is one of among more than a dozen counties moving to Level Red as of last Friday due to rising COVID-19 cases.

“I think (City Manager) Mr. (Mark) Deven has done an excellent job of keeping the City Council informed.

I think the checks and balances are still in place. If the City Council had any concerns about how he was exercising his authority we would certainly raise them with him. We’re not shy about doing that. Mr. Deven is certainly going to be objective in listening to our concerns if we have any,” Mayor Marc Williams said.

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Walk-in Jeffco Library service returns STAFF REPORT

The Jefferson County Public Library system has announced the restart to walk-in library service.

The county public health department has given guidance to the libraries, leading the system to once again offer

vada, Belmar, Columbine, Lakewood and Standley Lake libraries.

Study rooms and working spaces remain unavailable.

Curbside pickup service is still available, check out jeffcolibrary.org for more information or to sign up for curbside service.

Library building capacity is limited to 25% of regular capacity. This means there may be wait times to enter libraries. Walk-in visits are limited to one hour or less. All visitors will be given a colored sticker upon entry, to help staff track visit duration.

Computers are reservable at the Ar-

New outbreak in Jeffco jail as 57 inmates, 13 staff positive STAFF REPORT

On Nov. 19, the Jefferson County jail announced that 57 inmates and 13 staff members had recently tested positive for COVID-19.

A press release from the Jeffco Sheriff ’s Office states that a few inmates who were housed in general population modules began displaying symp-

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services at select locations: Arvada Belmar, Columbine, Edgewater, Evergreen, Golden, Lakewood and Standley Lake libraries.

All visitors are required to wear a mask and maintain six feet of physical distance, as well as adhering to all safety signage and staff requests.

toms on Nov. 2 and were immediately isolated.

All inmates in the two affected modules have since been tested.

According to the release, most of the inmates who tested positive are asymptomatic. Michael Taplin with the Sheriff ’s Department reports that there have been no hospitalizations among either the staff or inmates. Inmates

who tested negative have been moved to unaffected areas of the facility.

Currently, the jail reports that 5-50 inmates are tested each day and results are received in 7-9 days. The release states that the Jefferson County jail “continues to follow all national, state and county guidelines for preventing the spread of COVID-19 in a congregate living facility.

“The health and safety of inmates and staff is our top priority, and we are disappointed to be experiencing a second outbreak of COVID-19 in our jail,” Jeffco Sheriff Jeff Shrader said in a statement. “We have taken numerous measures to stop this disease from affecting individuals in our custody, and we will continue to seek ways to prevent its spread.”

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Happy Thanksgiving! Let Me Share With You What We at Golden Real Estate Are Grateful for

Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday. I’ve long known the value of practicing gratitude, and Thanksgiving reminds us to reflect on our blessings, both individually and as a member of our larger communities.

And since these columns are published on Thursdays, it has become a tradition for me to pause on the fourth Thursday of November to write about my gratitude as an individual, as a husband and step-father, as a Realtor, and as an American.

So, first of all, I’m grateful for having this platform to write about whatever is on my mind! Yes, I pay for it, but I have been rewarded greatly for the effort, both in terms of financial gain from the real estate business it generates for me and my broker associates, and for the satisfaction it gives me from exercising my first and favorite profession: journalism.

To be political for just a moment — and it’s sad to think this is political — I’m grateful for the mainstream media which has weathered four years of assault without forsaking journalistic standards.

A free press is essential to our democracy, speaking truth to power unflinchingly.

I am especially grateful for the New York Times, the Washington Post, the broadcast networks and CNN for their service.

Naturally, all of us at Golden Real Estate are grateful for those buyers and sellers who have entrusted us with their real estate needs. We know that the sale or purchase of a home is often our clients’ biggest single financial transaction, and we don’t take the responsibility of serving them lightly.

Real estate is an interesting profession.

For most of us, it was not our first profession. In my case, I didn’t even think of becoming a real estate agent until my 50s. When I got my license, I learned several interesting things about the profession, including that the median age of licensees was my age at the time — 54.

I also learned that it takes several years to become successful in real estate and that the average real estate agent — not just newbies — have only one or two closings a year, not enough to make a living. Without a nest egg to sustain them, the great majority of new agents give up in their first or second year, having nothing to show for it except money wasted on software, signs, licensing & association fees, errors and omissions insurance and more.

I’m grateful when I have the opportunity to educate prospective agents about the difficulty of breaking into this profession and can save them the heartbreak of a lost year or two. But I’m also grateful when I am able to help our own broker associates succeed through the leads this column, our website, and our social media attract for us. As broker/owner, I can also serve as a mentor and advisor to them, which I find most satisfying.

I’m grateful for our MLS (Multiple Listing Service), REcolorado, which has made terrific strides toward being one of the best MLSs in the nation. I’m privileged to represent our Realtor association, the Denver Metro Association of Realtors (DMAR), on REcolorado’s Rules & Regulations Committee, which keeps me more informed than most members about

NAR President Apologizes for Past Policies That Contributed to Racial Inequality

On day one as president of the National Association of Realtors, Charlie Oppler, said NAR will continue to advocate for equality and inclusion in real estate, issuing an apology for NAR policies during the 20th century that contributed to discrimination and racial inequality.

Oppler spoke during the Diversity and Inclusion Summit, issuing a sobering message that sets the tone for his priorities as president of the 1.4million member association.

“What Realtors did was an outrage to our morals and our ideals.” said Oppler.

“It was a betrayal of our commitment to

fairness and equality. I’m here today, as the president of the National Association of Realtors, to say we were wrong.”

“We can’t go back to fix the mistakes of the past,” Oppler continued. “But we can look at this problem squarely in the eye. And we can finally say, on behalf of our industry, that what Realtors did was shameful, and we are sorry.”

Oppler recognized the fact that “words aren’t enough,” emphasizing that the association and all Realtors should take “positive action to remedy decades’ worth of inequality.”

We applaud this strong statement.

how our MLS can help us succeed in serving buyers and sellers with the highest level of expertise and integrity.

DMAR has also made great strides under its long-time executive director, Ann Turner. I’m grateful to her and all the directors (with whom I served for three years) as well as the many Realtors who run the various committees whose work contributes to the high ethics and professionalism of our industry.

Not all real estate agents are members of the Realtor association, but they all benefit from the work that these associations do. We can all be grateful for the work of the National Association of Realtors, to which all the local Realtor associations belong. From its Washington, DC, office, it lobbies Congress to protect property rights and to fend off legislation that is harmful to our profession and in turn to all property owners.

NAR Agrees to More Transparency re: Co-op Commissions

Last week, the Department of Justice simultaneously sued and settled with the National Association of Realtors regarding how brokers representing buyers are compensated and the public disclosure of that information.

As you may know — because I have written about it many times — the seller typically pays the commission of both the listing agent and the agent representing the buyer. The standard listing agreement includes the total commission and specifies how much of that commission will be shared with a buyer’s agent.

In that listing agreement, the total commission typically ranges from 5 to 6 percent, but the amount of that commission that is offered to buyers’ agents is traditionally 2.8% in our market. Our office policy at Golden Real Estate, like that of many brokerages, requires our agents to offer no less than 2.8%, be-

cause it has been demonstrated that offering less than 2.8% can result in fewer showings by other agents.

Currently, that “co-op” commission is not displayed on consumer-facing MLS websites, but the settlement requires that it be displayed starting in January. Also, agents will be forbidden to tell buyers that their services are “free” or at “no cost to the buyer,” on the premise that the cost of that commission is reflected in the purchase price paid by the buyer.

Under the settlement, brokers who display MLS listings on their websites may not filter out listings which offer less than a specified co-op commission.

We have never done that on our website, www.GoldenRealEstate.com.

Lastly, the settlement requires that lockbox access be provided to licensed agents who are not members of the same MLS, an issue I have never encountered.

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Decline in available rescue dogs is sign of the times Why shelter dogs are in short supply, and tips for success if you’re able to adopt your perfect pooch

FOR MORE INFORMATION For more information about Foothills Animal Shelter, for either donation or adoption purposes, go to foothillsanimalshelter.org/

BY BOB WOOLEY BWOOLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

If you’ve been thinking of adding a canine friend to your family lately you’ve no doubt noticed the downward trend in available shelter and rescue animals available. If you think COVID-19 and all of the extra time people are spending at home, in many cases alone, is to blame, Georgia Cameron, Executive Director and Co-founder of Life is Better Rescue wants you to know you’re absolutely right.

Cameron, who’s been in her current position for the last 10 years said there’s a vacuum right now creating a situation where there’s barely enough animals available to foster or adopt.

She says she understands the reason so many people have turned to pet adoption during these trying times.

“I think in the beginning (of COVID-19), one of the few things that people felt they had control over was reaching out to animal rescue organizations,” she said. “The coronavirus is different in so many ways because if prevents us from being together.

People can’t do a lot of things they would normally do, and people have big hearts.”

Jenny Homan is Marketing and Community Engagement Manager for

A volunteer holds a rescue dog at Life is Better Rescue.

Foothills Animal Shelter. Like Cameron, she’s seen the noticeable uptick in demand for pets. In her opinion Colorado’s shortage of shelter dogs can be partially attributed to the success the state has had with programs to spay and neuter animals in the past few years.

“Coloradans love dogs,” she said.

Luckily, Foothills has been able to transfer animals in from states like New Mexico and Arkansas where for whatever reason, a lot of animals still need new homes. Those animals too, are adopted out practically as soon as they arrive. Both Cameron and Homan agree it’s a good problem to have, and both said even with continu-

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ing financial difficulties many have faced during the pandemic, the rate of people returning dogs has remained as low as ever. Cameron does have a bit concern about what might happen when the pandemic ends and people can’t spend as much time at home.

“Eventually people will have to return to work and dogs will go through difficult transition,” she said. And she wonders if her rescue might see more returns when that happens, because of behavioral issues that may arise when dogs that are used to having their person around all day have to start coping with more alone-time. She suggests putting your dog in its kennel periodically, to get them more used to

it, even if you’re not gong anywhere.

And she recommends leaving your dog alone once in a while, to ease them into the transition, if you might be going back to work outside of the home.

Homan and Cameron agree that a couple of simple things can go a long way towards ensuring a successful pet adoption. The first is being honest with yourself about your habits and how much work you’re willing to put in to a new pet because even though a puppy might be on your wish list, they can be a lot more work and more demanding than an older dog that needs a home. The second tip for success is to educate yourself about breeds and the specific personality and behavioral traits of the animal you’re interested in adopting.

As for dealing with the shortage of adoptable pets, Cameron has one last tip.

“The best thing to do right now is get on fostering lists,” she said. “If you sign up to foster, you can see lists of animals coming into the system before they hit the websites. And it’s a great chance to try before you buy.

Especially if you haven’t had a pet for a long time.” Both Foothills and Life is Better Rescue always accept donations from animal lovers who would like to help support the deserving animals they care for.

A COVID-19 testing center was set up months ago, in a parking lot, across the street from the School of Mines campus.

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the potential for increased COVID-19 occurrence, and know that because of that concern, some prefer a remote option for teaching and learning after the Thanksgiving holiday.”

The letter also noted that “there are fewer on-campus than we would like for students to work together in teams in safely-spaced settings.”

According to the letter, the move to remote learning will allow Mines to repurpose classrooms as safe study and work spaces for the remainder of the semester. That will allow the school to expand its capacity to support student’s priority to be able stay work and study together.

In addition to allowing students to remain home for the remainder of the semester if they choose, the move will allow faculty to focus on one mode of instruction (virtual) as they prepare students for their final exams.

Per the Mines website, student

services, residence halls and dining establishments will also remain open and operational, although some adjustments may occur based on demand. All students remaining on campus will continue required COVID-19 testing. Those living off-campus can also be tested for free on-campus.

The letter also stated that Mines was planning to hold a hybrid fall commencement ceremony on Dec. 17 and 18 that would include both virtual and in-person components.

However, the letter also stated the school is working with local health departments on this and no further announcements have been made, leaving it unclear if the school will continue with in-person components following Jefferson County’s move to Level Red on the state COVID-19 dial.

According to the Mines website, the school is currently planning to begin the spring 2021 semester as normal on Jan. 12 and working to increase the percentage of classes with in-person experiences (about 70% during the fall semester), with a focus on upper division courses.

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other businesses,” said Erwin. “They are leaving some flexibility in some of the economic sectors and hopefully we can have some impact on those cases, on the hospital staff, on our county coroners and all of those people we are trying to take into account as we move in this direction.”

Hospital and coroner staff are two populations that JCPH has become increasingly concerned about in recent days as they risk being unable to keep up with the demand for their services as

case counts continue to rise, Erwin said.

“Not every hospital is being overwhelmed but a lot of them are,” he said. “I think the data that I saw two days ago is that 14 hospitals are reporting potential staff shortages in the next week — so

while, will be limited to 10% capacity and need to require reservations. A chart outlining rules for all stages on the updated COVID-19 dial can be found at covid19.colorado.gov.

Erwin also noted that JCPH was also receiving an “incredible amount of negative feedback” over the order. However, he said the department is supportive of the state’s move.

“At the end of the day, this is this is a terrible situation for everybody to be in,” he said.

“It’s not an easy decision for anybody to have to make. But we feel like this is going to save lives at the end of the day and it really gets us closer to a balance than what a Stayat-Home order would have done.”

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particularly the neighboring King Soopers.

“Imagine being able to come home from work and park your car and walk over and grab groceries for dinner,” said Makee. “Or in the morning you wake up and walk to the Starbucks down in the front corner. Those surrounding uses are incredibly attrative to the lifestyle of someone who would want to maybe have a little more of a pedestrian life.”

The location is also attractive, Makee said, because of its accessibility to varied employment centers, including downtown Denver and Interlocken.

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we have beds, ventilators but staffing is going to become the critical shortage in the very near future.”

Those staff shortages, which are the result of staff either becoming infected with COVID-19, mean some hospitals on the verge of apply-

ing crisis standards of care, which Erwin said could mean hospitals could need to treat patients differently than they normally would.”

Some morgues in the metro area are also reaching capacity, Erwin said, and have reached the point where “refrigerated trucks are literally being used to store bodies.”

Under the move to Level Red, high risk populations are now being told to “stay home” while remote learning is now being suggested, although not required, with “very limited in-person learning” suggested only when necessary.

Offices will now be limited to 10% capacity and “strongly encouraged to implement remote work.” Gyms, mean-

studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom units, although it will likely have more studios and one-bedrooms.

About 5% of the units would be priced as affordable units for those making 80% of Arvada’s area median income.

The bulk of the parking for the development would be located in a two-level parking garage behind the main residential building, although there will also be some parking in the front of the development.

Adding to the urban vibe is Morgan’s plan to dress the exterior of the building in murals or other large scale artwork.

“We’ll be likely working with the Arvada Center or other groups within Arvada hopefully to figure out how we can involve the local art community in dressing up those areas of the building,” said Makee.

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ow that you are retired, are you finding yourself struggling to make ends meet on a fixed-income? Did you know a reverse mortgage might be the solution you need to get your financial stress lifted and allow yourself the breathing room you deserve?

With a government-insured reverse mortgage, you can eliminate your monthly mortgage payment.* Like so many seniors right here in Colorado have discovered, the money you receive is tax-free cash to use for any purpose you choose.

Even if you don’t have a mortgage, you may be “house rich and cash poor.” You have paid into your home for many years and have accumulated housing wealth that can only be accessed if you sell. With a reverse mortgage, you can access a portion of the equity in your home while you continue to own and live in your home so you can get cash and make life a little easier.

To qualify for a reverse mortgage at least one borrower must be 62 or older, the home must be your primary residence, and you should have 30–60% equity.

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From kid to kid to community For trio of friends, resale shops important for families during tough times

BY KATHLEEN DUNLAP SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Serena Wailes final customer back in March, as she was preparing to shut down her resale shop in the wake of COVID-19’s early spread, sticks in her memory.

It was a young mother, urgently looking for onesies for her infant son.

“She told me he was in the NICU. She needed onesies with buttons instead of zippers,” Wailes said. “We searched the racks to find what she needed just as I was preparing to lock the doors.”

Fulfilling that mother’s necessity was what Wailes deeply missed during the shut-down of March and April, which affected all locations of Kid-to-Kid resale stores in Arvada, Northglenn, Littleton and Aurora.

Wailes’ partners, Jolene Donahue and Cynthia Radovcich, also anxiously awaited the day when they could re-open their stores to meet their communities’ demands. That happened on May 9.

The three moms each own and operate separate locations of the Kid-to-Kid franchise, but they remain single-minded in their vision: Fulfill their communities’ need for affordable children’s clothing and supplies.

Each Kid-to-Kid store offers a wide range of affordable children and infant’s apparel, gear, and toys. They

Kid to Kid store Arvada owner Serena Wailes in front of her resale shop. even sell maternity wear as they want to include expectant moms’ needs.

The shops also offer a VIP program.

The program includes perks such as discount days and a monthly book club. The book club allows for kids to choose a free book once a month from the store’s shelves.

Growing businesses For the past three years, Wailes, Donahue and Radovcich have been working together to grow their businesses.

They began their journey as entrepreneurs by sharing one common bond: raising children on a budget.

“With my first child, I wanted everything to be new - but then I had twins!”

Wailes said. “Resale is so much better for our pocketbooks.”

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When restrictions on business operations lifted in May, once again Kid-to-Kid swung open its doors and welcomed patrons back.

“It was a time to adapt and overcome,” Radovcich said.

Her whole family — kids included — pitched in to help her re-open her Aurora location.

Wailes and Donahue simultaneously recruited family and friends to assist them in the re-opening process. Their innovative spirit persisted as they quickly swapped winter gear for summer apparel, set up plexiglass at the register stations to protect customers and employees, and implemented new cleaning protocols.

Since COVID-19 has altered many

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people’s jobs and steady income, Wailes, Donahue, and Radovcich believe their business meets a critical need.

“People can shop with us and save money without sacrificing style,” Donahue said.

Customers can bring their children’s used clothing to the store to trade for store credit or get cash back, which every store needs to be successful.

“During the quarantine time, we lost time for buying products, not just selling,” Radovcich said.

Their stores typically stock their inventory with styles and products which are season-appropriate; however, they will trade and buy any item year-round.

“If you’re cleaning out your closet, we’ll take it! It’s a win-win situation,” Radovcich said. “At Wal-mart or Target, you can’t trade in old clothes or get cash back.”

Not only can patrons find good deals at Kid-to-Kid and get cash back for their goods, the store’s mission positively impacting the environment.

“Active recycling of clothing keeps it out of the landfills,” Donahue said.

“By shopping resale, you reduce your carbon footprint by 67-70% - that’s more impactful than riding your bike to work every day.”

Whether they are helping their patrons find onesies with buttons or a monthly book or cash back, Wailes, Donahue, and Radovcich want to help.

Their warm, inviting stores provide not only a pleasant resale shopping experience, but a gentle reminder that not only do the customers need the shops, but the shops need the customers. These three hard-working moms urge their neighborhoods to stay strong and not be overcome by hard times.

“We are here to benefit our community,” Donahue says.

At her Arvada store, on a busy Saturday afternoon, Wailes watched her 8-year-old daughter give new customers a tour of her shop.

“You have to let your kids inspire you. Don’t let things get you down.”

Jeffco School Board members will soon be given the task of appointing a replacement to fill the seat of former member Ron Mitchell.

Mitchell stepped down from his elected position, effective Nov. 12.

His term was to end at the end of 2021.

Certain qualifications must be met for candidates to be considered for the appointment. All applicants must have been registered to vote at general elections, a resident of the school district for 12 consecutive months prior to being appointed and a resident of director district 5 for the past 30 days. District 5 encompasses most of the schools in South Jeffco including the school areas

around Columbine, Chatfield and Dakota Ridge High Schools. District 5 also covers a portion of the district to the west of C-470 in the Morrison area surrounding Red Rocks Park.

The notice calls for eligible candidates to submit a letter of interest, resume and full name and date of birth via email to Helen Neal, chief of staff for the Board and Superintendent at Helen.Neal@jeffco.k12. co.us on or before 8 a.m., Nov. 30.

In the letter of interest, applicants are asked to answer the following questions: • Why are you interested in this position on the Board of Education?

• What experience and knowledge will you bring to the table to contribute to the Jeffco school board’s work?

Applicants are asked to ensure the letter submitted includes an original signature. A background check will be conducted for candidates. For further information, and map of the official boundaries of District 5, please check the Board of Education Vacancy webpage: www.jeffcopublicschools.org/about/board

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Columbine Memorial donation box stolen A memorial honoring victims of the notorious mass-shooting is the scene of the theft

BY BOB WOOLEY BWOOLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Lora Knowlton, a member of Columbine Memorial Foundation Board of Directors, first discovered the crime.

“Its truly mind-boggling and disheartening,” she said. “It’s hard to believe.”

What she knows is that one or more people went into Clement park sometime between the afternoon of Friday, Nov. 13 and Sunday, Nov. 15, and stole the memorial’s donation box. Knowlton said in the 11 years it has been there, this is the first time there’s been any issues.

“It’s a big steel box that has double security features in it,” she said “It was secured to a concrete base and they plucked it right out of the ground.”

The description of the memorial on the foundation’s website reads as follows: “The Columbine Memorial is designed to be a place of peace, comfort and reflection remembering all those who were touched by the events of April 20, 1999 at Columbine High School, those who were injured and those whose lives were taken that day.”

Frank DeAngelis was Principal of Columbine on the day the shootings took place. He retired in 2014 and now

Plaques paying tribute to Columbine students line the memorial wall. serves with Knowlton on the Memorial Foundation Board. He said his first reaction when told of the theft was disbelief.

“I know times are tough, but I just can’t believe someone would stoop so low to do something like this,” he said.

The Memorial was dedicated and opened to the public on September 21, 2007.

Jeffco Sheriff ’s Department Public Information Officer Mike Taplin said there are no known suspects right now, and no leads.

“Someone out there knows what happened and knows who did this,

Taplin said. “We need those people to call us and let us know.”

Knowlton said as a volunteer organization, the foundation relies on donations to help maintain the the memorial. “People come from all over to see the memorial and pay their respects,” she said.

DeAngelis agrees and said people from around the world donated to make the memorial a reality, and the impact of this crime is being felt far beyond the borders of the Columbine community.

For now, it’s unclear whether the foundation will install a new donation

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box. Knowlton said it’s always been a convenient way for people who visit to donate, but she’s not sure what the board will decide moving forward.

The foundation has received an enormous amount of support from the community since the crime occurred, and for now, donations can be made through their website at www.columbinememorial.org.

If you have any information or witnessed any suspicious activity around the time of the incident, please contact the Jefferson County Sheriff ’s Office non-emergency number at 303271-0211.

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t won’t be long before we’ll start to see trees strapped to cars and colored lights outlining houses; maybe a few front lawn inflatables; countless advertisements; and QUIET familiar holiday DESPERATION songs.

But it won’t be the same or even close.

The projections — if you believe in science — are grim: as bad as the Spanish flu numbers, by the fall of 2021.

The fall of 2021?

Have you, like me, Craig Marshall looked back? At first Smith the virus seemed disconcerting; then it became pernicious and deadly.

One thing after another was canceled or rescheduled.

We were ordered to stay at home, asked to wear masks.

Some adamantly refused and still do.

Large gatherings were discour-

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Firewall down Trump stood as the firewall against the multinational corporations that do not care for the country, much less employees.

Trump stood as the firewall against illegal immigration which big corporations embraced, which kept wages down for everyone.

During the Trump presidency wages went up for the worker. Trump tried to stop illegality immigration. Consequently we had the lowest unemployment since 1969.

Trump reduced regulations that had accumulated for decades which unleashed growth of businesses, jobs and the economy.

Under Trump the US economy was good. I want a return to the prosperity before COVID-19 hit.

Trump’s tax cut put more money in all our pockets, not just the rich. He redid harmful trade deals. He made the notion of bringing manufacturing jobs back from China into the mainstream.

The threat of a nuclear Iran was reduced by Trump, and a peace coalition with Israel is forming.

Trump has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for this.

At Trump rallies everyone smiling and having good time.

They were there because we had someone who believed in us and thought like us. Trump was attacked continually by the biased media.

Trump was our firewall for our

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rights. He believes in the Bill of Rights and opposed socialism.

Even under constant attacks, Trump endured. He never let up in his belief for the betterment of the country and his fight for us.

When his opponent calls for us to heal, what he really means is the dog whistle “heel.” Well I can sincerely say “never.”

Elise Brougham, Wheat Ridge Trump as Nero We have our own Nero, the Roman emperor who infamously played the fiddle as his city burned. Trump plays golf and whines about the election results as the coronavirus rages through his country, leaving at least 250,000 dead. He’s always been a disgrace; now he’s a deliberate menace to public health, not to mention democracy. It’s truly astounding and depressing that over 70 million voters thought this man, who cares first and foremost about himself, was fit to govern our country for another four years. These votes, Republican efforts to invalidate Biden’s victory, and the Trump administration’s abject surrender on the virus front is the truest sign yet we are a nation in decline.

Peter F Munger, Arvada SEE LETTERS, P9

The German smoked Lucky Strike.

The Norwegian lived next to the blue house.

The Camel smoker had a neighbor who drank water.

Now: Which of the men kept fish?

Perhaps that will keep you or your children or grandchildren busy for a while. But it comes with a warning: 98% are incapable of solving it.

If that one is too daunting, try this: What is more useful when it is broken?

How many times can you subtract 5 from 25?

What, if anything, is wrong with this famous Groucho Marx comment?

“One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas.”

Finally, rearrange “saving knight” and put the word “happy” in front of it; from Harry and me.

Ready?

My father and mother lived across the street from five houses of different colors, each occupied by man of a different nationality.

Every man had his favorite drink, his favorite brand of cigarettes and kept a particular kind of pet.

An Englishman lived in the red house.

The Swede kept dogs.

The Dane drank tea.

The green house was just to the left of the white one.

The owner of the green house drank coffee.

The Pall Mall smoker kept birds.

The owner of the yellow house smoked Dunhill.

The man in the center house drank milk.

The Norwegian lived in the first house.

The Camel smoker had a neighbor who kept cats.

The man who smoked Marlboro drank beer.

The man who kept horses lived next to the Dunhill smoker.

aged and then prohibited.

But “What, me worry?”

Thousands of Notre Dame students filled the field after the football team upset Clemson.

Weddings have gone on. Parties.

Religious services.

Some businesses have suffered irreparable losses.

Care to go on a cruise?

Amid all of this, traditionalists will nevertheless observe and celebrate as always in the weeks ahead.

Undoubtedly, there will be some adjustments and compromises.

My own plans are next to none.

But for years, I made travel agent (remember?) arrangements to fly into Traverse City, Michigan, and spend a week under cloudy skies.

That part is not missed, but the irreplaceable opportunities to be around our little family is missed.

Home-cooked meals, bowl games and the constant drone of judgment.

“Don’t you own a comb, Craig?”

And along with all of the festivities, I’ll miss their unusual neighborhood.

Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.

Behavior clears path and motivation follows

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ne question that I seem to be getting more of these days is around motivation. Not only are people asking WINNING how to get motivated, but they are also askWORDS ing how they can stay motivated.

“People often say that motivation doesn’t really last. Well neither does bathing, that’s why we recommend it daily.” - Zig Ziglar Mr. Ziglar certainly knew a lot about how Michael Norton to motivate us and more importantly how to keep us motivated. And he would also be the first one to remind us that motivation is temporary unless it is coupled with action. It is one thing to be motivated about setting a goal or getting inspired by the thought of a new project, and it is something completely different in taking the actions necessary to achieve our goals or complete our projects.

Sometimes we can use a motivated mindset as the spark that leads us to take the actions necessary for our

productivity or success. For some of us, this how we are wired. When we are feeling good and life is better than good, finding sources of motivation is easy, our creativity is inspired, we are filled with hope, and we end up crushing our tasks and to-do lists. When we are feeling motivated, we may exercise a little longer and push a little harder. When we are feeling motivated, we may make better choices in what we do, what we eat, and how we treat our bodies.

But what happens when we aren’t feeling so good, or when life isn’t going quite the way we want it to be going?

What happens when we really don’t feel like exercising, going to work, or staying on our eating plan? And let’s face it, we all have those days from time to time, don’t we? Again, for some of us, we can adjust our thinking, fill our minds with powerful and positive thoughts, and motivate ourselves to get after whatever it is that needs getting after. We can turn on a song that gets us fired up. We can listen to a motivational talk or read an inspiring book or quote. For many others, it’s just not that simple.

Motivated behavior happens when we

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are first motivated by behavior. David Sandler, and many other experts have written and spoken about doing the behaviors even when we don’t feel like doing them. David Sandler said it this way, “It’s not how you feel that determines how you act. It’s how you act that determines how you feel.”

How many of us have had the experience of not feeling like getting

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Development as a cancer Last week, the Denver Post reported: “Thornton warns of looming water shortages that could hamper long-term growth in the northern suburb” by John Aguilar.

I responded with: To continue to grow population beyond the “carrying capacity” of our water, energy and resources illustrates the height of intellectual arrogance in Colorado, as well as the rest of the United States.

Exponential growth in Denver

our workout in, but after the first few minutes on the treadmill, we were fired up to keep going. For those of us in the profession of selling, we have all had those moments or days when we knew that we needed to prospect but we just didn’t feel like it. And when we don’t feel like prospecting, we can easily become demotivated, talking ourselves right out of picking up the phone. But knowing our career and income depend on prospecting, we start doing the behavior, and once we begin it’s almost impossible to stop us.

Even the act of picking up a motivational book and choosing to read it is doing a behavior. Spending a few minutes to think about what motivates us is a behavior. Selecting our most energizing song and pushing play is a behavior. This underscores that motivated behavior happens when we are first motivated by behavior. And once we become committed to doing the behaviors that will motivate us the most, layering in some form of daily motivation as Zig Ziglar mentions in his quote above, it will help us along our journey of becoming motivated

and staying motivated.

How about you? Are you in search of how to get or stay motivated? Are you doing the behaviors whether you feel like it or not? I would love to hear your story at mnorton@tramazing.com and when we combine our behaviors with our motivation, it really will be a better than good week.

imitates the growth of a cancer cell.

It, too, continues to grow aberrantly until it kills its host. At Colorado’s current 2 percent growth rate, it will house 30 to 40 million people within 80 years. Such numbers will crush our wilderness, destroy our mountains, stomp on our quality of life and eradicate our standard of living. Such growth will ensure breathing toxic air 24/7 by all residents, endless gridlocked traffic and total ruination of weekend camping or ski trips into the mountains.

Exactly why does Golden’s mayor, or any mayor, governor or city council want to bring that future upon the citizens of this state? Can you

give one good reason to bequeath such a miserable future upon future generations? And, where do you think it will all end when that last drop of water is squeezed out of the mountains?

Frosty Wooldridge, Golden

free country!

They must be made to pay the way for my/our grandchildren so my/ our little darlings can avoid responsibility and hard work! That is only for conservatives not us staunch liberal elites!

Thank you again Bernie! Please make sure Joe follows California and New York lead on all procedures so we can be as successful as they are! ( I know you will be leading our country) I’m pretty sure that Pelosi and Newsome can be replaced with Polis and Hickenbooper so we should thrive there? All else is great!!

Steve Pickenbrock, Arvada

Go Bernie Thank God you are here now to guide my grandchildren to an era where they don’t have to work like I did!! Where were you when I worked my ass off to pay for my own college and feed and educate my own four children? I propose we jail all of the working fools so they don’t escape our great country and go to some

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G Line horns The city of Arvada announced on Nov. 18 that RTD was planning on working on the crossing gate software that helps govern the G Line. As such, RTD has said that trains will again begin sounding their horns at all crossing points as a safety precaution.

RTD reports that the length of the G Line will return to “quiet zone” status, without the horn honks once the software maintenance is complete.

Happy Birthday Arvada In a proclamation at the Nov. 16 City Council meeting, the Arvada City Council will designate Dec. 1, 2020 as “Arvada Naming Day” in recognition of the vision, hard work

and dedication of the city’s founding community members.

Arvada’s founding plat map was filed with the county on Dec. 1, 1870.

The initial plat included key details, including the laying out of streets and blocks, the post office and more.

The inital map included the core of today’s Olde Town area. — the four blocks between Yukon and Upham.

In honor of the anniversary, look for the Olde Town Water Tower to be lighted gold on Sunday, Mov. 29, through Friday, Dec. 4.

New bike park Peak Expeditionary School, at 4617 Independence Street in nearby Wheat Ridge, celebrated the opening of an on-campus bike park last week. The dirt-trail park was built by local company Flow Ride Concepts.

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‘Not for the lighthearted’

Intrepid entrepreneurs open up shop during the pandemic

BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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efore the pandemic hit, Kim Mangle’s nonprofit consultancy business was booming.

Then, COVID-19 arrived and her income dried up almost overnight.

“I had this 48-hour period where I went from super busy to having no clients whatsoever,” said Mangle, a Golden resident. “I started to panic.”

When a friend working as a nurse asked her if she could help out by sewing some masks, Mangle used her newfound free time to start making the soughtafter product.

Before long, Mangle realized she enjoyed the work and began getting compliments on the masks, which she also made for friends and family. In August, she decided to launch her own business: 5280Masks, LLC. With the help of her grandmother’s vintage sewing machine, Mangle has now made and sold more than 800 masks.

“It’s been a lot of work, but for me it’s been a really positive outlet,” Mangle said.

Across the metro area, businesses have shuttered left and right since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. But not all doors are closing. Some businesses, like Mangles, have actually been sprouting up during this financially tumultuous time.

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Kim Mangle, a Golden resident, partners with several local businesses that sell her masks. The masks are also available at etsy.com/shop/5280masks.

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Inside RPO Framing, a new frame shop and gallery that opened during the COVID-19 pandemic in Denver.

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Arvada Center brings nostalgia, humor to holiday offerings COMING ATTRACTIONS

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here’s no doubt the holidays this year are going to be both familiar and totally different as the country struggles with the COVID-19 pandemic. The Arvada Center is embracing that dichotomy with its holiday theater options, which are emblematic of the new approach arts organizations are taking to connect with audiences and get innovative at the same time - “The Family Tree” and “A Child’s Christmas in Wales.”

“A Child’s Christmas” is a radio play that premieres on Monday, Nov. 30 and is available through Sunday, Dec. 27; after you purchase a ticket you can access a Vimeo link of the play, and it can be streamed as many times as you want through the 27th.

The show is an adaptation of a piece from Welsh author Dylan Thomas by Philip

Charles Sneed and The Foothill Theatre Company. That stage adaptation has been adapted for the radio format by Emily Van Fleet and movingly brings audiences into the mind of a young child during Christmas, along with all the idyllic wonder that makes the season the best time of year. Those in search of the beauty of Christmases gone-by won’t want to miss the show.

Playwright, actor and improviser Jessica Austgen does something wholly different with “The Family Tree,” which is a live, virtual play that airs at 7 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday, from Dec. 2 through 20. The show makes uses of the technological and social developments we’ve all become familiar with during the pandemic to paint a picture of a modern Christmas. It follows one Colorado family as they try to have a happy

holiday during these unusual times.

“My husband and I were participating in - and seeing our friends doing - staged readings and other livestreams during the lockdown, and it got us thinking about what makes these performances still theater,” Austgen explained. “The audience is what makes all this matter and we wanted to honor the fact that they’re there, even if they’re on the other side of a screen.”

Directed by Lynne Collins, the show features family members virtually interacting with each other from their different locations. Viewers can follow along with their favorite characters into breakout rooms, which helps bring the characters’ relationships and stories to life. Austgen said the aim was to SEE READER, P11

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Grocery opens doors While Mangle is capitalizing on demand of a new product, other businesses opening up are seeking customers looking for more traditional goods.

The Gold Line Grab and Go, for example, is a new convenience and grocery store that opened in Olde Town Arvada.

When the owners of the shop bought their storefront in February, not a single confirmed case of COVID-19 had entered the state yet.

A month later, owners had to make an impossible choice: to open their doors in the middle of a pandemic or give up on their vision of bringing this type of store to Olde Town, said Josh Schwartz, co-owner and manager.

“We had to have a big decision to see if we even wanted to open it,” Schwartz said. “Then we recognized that there was a need for basic essentials that you couldn’t get from stores at that time.”

The store is also owned by Sheena and Drew Gordon, who also own and operate the two Bluegrass Lounge locations in Arvada. Because of the Bluegrass Lounge, the owners were able to secure products like toilet paper, hand sanitizer, rice and other high-demand items through distribution chains separate from other grocery and convenience stores.

Still, the pandemic has dragged on and business has been hard to come by.

“Things have been tough, to be honest,” Schwartz said. “The amount of people working in the area has diminished quite significantly.”

Eatery sees up and downs Alfred Wilson, manager at the new Cuca’s Eatery in Highlands Ranch, has felt hard-core ups and downs while opening a business during this time, he said. The American restaurant, with a bit of Latin influence, serves breakfast and dinner.

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create that feeling when there’s a big group of people, and you’re talking with one group while something entirely different is going on with another that you’re not part of.

“With the breakout rooms, we basically packed three miniature acts into one act. So, while everyone gets the overall plot of the play, you’ll follow who interests you and get their story,” she said. “Audiences will be able to have unique experiences based on who they follow and can come back another night to get a different story.”

This unique set-up required actors to work with Collins and the creative team to create stages in their homes, which helps make the story and characters feel entirely real and what they’re going through extremely relatable.

“Audiences might be closer to theater actors than they’ve ever been,” Austgen said. “The show is a family comedy about missing loved ones and the family squabbles we all have. All of that will be on the screen, and we think it will be a strangely intimate and connecting experience.”

Tickets for both productions can be

Bob Platz and his wife, Julie Lizak, have taken over Old South Frame in Platt Park and renamed it RPO Framing. The couple had their eye on the store for about 25 years before they were able to move in this year.

COURTESY OF BOB PLATZ you down and make you want to close your shop up,” he said. “This unique scenario is not made for the lighthearted.”

Wilson said while it’s difficult to see negative numbers coming in, he and the owners of the store have had a bullish attitude about their venture since they first decided to take the plunge. Originally, they were set to begin serving customers a month before the pandemic began, but the opening got pushed back and then the pandemic set them even further back.

They finally opened in late September.

“It would have been dumb not to open,” Wilson said. “We’d be giving up and all three of us aren’t the kind to give up, so we took it as a challenge, and our mentality was if we can survive through this, we can survive through anything.”

Pair stayed positive RPO Framing in Denver is another example of a business that opened in the midst of the pandemic. Owners Bob Platz and his wife Julie Lizak had their eye on the Platt Park location for about 25 years before they were able to move in.

The couple started talking to the previous owner — who also had a frame shop and gallery — about a year ago about buying the shop. The deal was moving forward until the pandemic hit.

“And then the city shut down and we had to put it on the backburner for a couple months,” Platz said.

By Sept. 1, the couple had finalized the deal and opened their store, focusing on handmade, custom framing made from scratch. The store also serves as a gallery space for Platz’ paintings and Lizak’s photographs.

“It’s been amazing,” Platz said.

Both Platz and Lizak were somewhat hesitant about getting started on this project in the middle of a pandemic, he said.

“When the opportunity presented itself, we just stayed positive and kept moving forward believing that this is our time to make this happen and opportunities like this don’t come along very often,” he said. “We were hesitant … but this may not happen again, this opportunity. So we had to take it.

And we’re really excited that we did.”

Platz, who is thrilled to be working in a field where he can be creative all day, feels optimistic about the future of his business, he said.

“I know these are tough times,” he said. “Take the chances when they’re given to you. We feel really positive and excited about the future and are excited to be here finally”

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Sparks’ Thunderbird group — which included Native Americans, Chicanos and white cowboys - were

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The show is both innovative and moving and can be streamed on Netflix.

Invite the Griswolds over for Christmas Get the stories behind “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,” at A (Virtual) Christmas Vacation with the Griswold’s: An Evening with Chevy Chase and Beverly D’Angelo, livestreaming at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 28. The actors will share fan-favorite clips from the movie, reveal their favorite memories from the making of the Vacation franchise and answer questions in a live audience Q and A session.

Get tickets for the event at www. paramountdenver.com Clarke’s Concert of the Week - The Hold Steady’s Massive Nights The Hold Steady is one of the best live bands we have, and they’ve remained so for essentially the entirety of this century. Even though they won’t be able to continue their annual holiday “Massive Nights” run of concerts from the Brooklyn Bowl in person this year, they will still be doing their thing and livestreaming it. The performances will be at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 4 and Friday, Dec. 4, and at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5.

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Diego Rivera’s “Calla Lilly Vendor,” painted in 1943, is part of an exhibit at the Denver Art Museum that requires timed tickets.

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IF YOU GO “Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and Mexican Modernism” is exhibited at the Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver through Jan. 24, 2021. Adult member tickets start at $20, youth tickets cost $5. Tickets sold in two blocks; through Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 to Jan. 24.

The latter group goes on sale Nov. 20 to members; Nov. 23 to the public: denverartmuseum.org, 720-913-0130. Tickets are timed entry and should be purchased in advance. lio when she was a child, then was badly injured as a teen in a bus accident that left her back permanently painful. She said: “I paint myself because I am so often alone and I am the subject I know best.”

She was still a student when she met the much older Rivera. They fell in love, married, divorced and remarried. Kahlo’s family home, the blue house that is now a museum, was their home.

Seven of her distinctive self-portraits are included plus a number of other drawings and paintings.

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Now open at the Denver Art Museum: “Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and Mexican Modernism from the Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection.” It runs through Jan. 24 and is sure to be a draw for area art lovers. Timed tickets are required so one will want to plan ahead, since we are dealing with limits on how many can attend at any one time ...

When the Mexican Revolution ended in 1920, change was afoot in every aspect of that country’s life, including in its arts. Rivera’s huge murals were soon famous and in demand in the U.S. and Europe — examples are tied into this large (150 works) exhibit on walls as well as with a few paintings, such as the well-recognized “Calla Lily Vendor.”

Mexico City was the center of activity and was home to Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and a circle of creatives who combined Mexican folk art with techniques adapted from European arts — also in flux at that time. Rivera, 30 years older than Kahlo, was established as an influential painter.

Also there: Jacques and Natasha Gelman, who collected works by the local artists, who were their friends.

Gelman was a partner at Posa films and connected with the local art community, where he and his wife began to collect works by their friends. This exhibit includes 150 works by internationally recognized artists, most from the Gelman collection, with additional works from the collection of Denver-based John and Sandy Fox and from the museum’s collection.

Mexican Modernism combined social realism and fantastic visions that were unique to Mexican history and literature. Both Kahlo and Rivera painted portraits of Natasha Gelman, their patron and good friend.

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Pomona football punched its ticket to the state 5A football semifinals, winning its quarterfinal match against Eaglecrest 49-19 on Friday, Nov. 20, at Valor Christian High School.

The Panthers face top-seed and defending state champion Cherry Creek this week.

Pomona junior Dominick Nichols (23) and senior AJ Zamora (5) celebrate a 27-yard touchdown catch by Nichols to give the Panthers a 21-13 halftime lead Nov. 20 at Valor Christian High School. Pomona defeated Eaglecrest 49-19 in the Class 5A state quarterfinal game.

Pomona junior Dominick Nichols cruises into the end zone during the Panthers’ 49-19 victory over Eaglecrest on Nov. 20 at Valor Christian High School. Nichols scored three touchdowns and also had an interception on defense to help advance Pomona into the Class 5A state semifinals. The Panthers face top-seed and defending state champion Cherry Creek this week at Stutler Bowl.

Signing day for Jeffco student athletes Wednesday, Nov. 11 was an official signing day for high school athletes to formalize their letters of intent to play sports at the college level.

The following is a district-provided list of the school district’s signers.

Green Mountain High School Connor Brauch, diving, University of Cincinnati Isaias Estrada, wrestling, University of North Carolina KC Ossello, lacrosse, Missouri Western State University Ralston Valley High School Makena Geist, softball, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs Jaiden Geist, softball, Metro State University Madison Hauffman, lacrosse, Notre Dame College (Ohio) Jordan West, softball, Colorado State University Brooklyn Seymour, basketball,

Western Colorado University Isabel Gregersen, diving, Florida State University Megan Jackson, lacrosse, Palm Beach Atlantic University Sydney Bevington, basketball, Santa Clara University Sydney Metzler, swimming, University of Wyoming Golden High School Ben Kirschner, lacrosse, University of Massachusetts-Lowell Marla Goodspeed, softball, Oregon Tech Sydney Benson, volleyball, Mercer Maci Jones, soccer, Bentley University Hank Ohlen, lacrosse, Belmont Abbey Jadyn Goodrich, soccer, University of Denver SEE SIGNING DAY, P19

Golden High School senior Marla Goodspeed, who was a key part of the Demons’ run to the Class 4A state softball championship game in 2019, signed her National Letter of Intent with Oregon Tech on Nov. 11.

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Looking hard for good things as a hard year ends

s people like to say, time flies — especially for some of us.

The past eight months have obviously dragged along with the COVID-19 pandemic, but Thanksgiving is here and it’s time for all of us to think about why we are thankful.

I am thankful 2020 OVERTIME is about to end. It has been a bad year, but hopefully 2021 will bring us back to some sense of those normal days when we didn’t have to worry about going out, meeting with people and going to Jim Benton games with more than a handful of people in attendance.

I am thankful for family and

friends, who are always there to offer comfort, support and to be a person who will listen. And also I am grateful for the little things that are often taken for granted. I could enumerate a lot of them, but high on the list are hugs.

And there is a huge reason now to acknowledge those little things during the current pandemic.

The last eight months have been frustrating, and I am wishing for the return of normalcy and would be thankful to see that back even in an abbreviated form.

In sports, I’m happy and thankful for the return of some sports with the shortened seasons and different formats. It took a lot of courage to play in the unusual seasons.

I am also grateful for concussion protocols, which were long overdue.

There is no more shaking it off and returning to action after an athlete

identifies the number of fingers shown to him or her.

That’s the way it used to be and the long-term repercussions were overlooked. However, I would also look forward for officials and those in charge of rules to keep in mind the intent of the rules. Sometimes it seems like football and other sports are not the same because of the safety rules.

Comebacks are great and another thing to be grateful for — especially when the team you are rooting for is the one making the comeback. And game-ending baskets, touchdowns, field goals, home runs, goals and saves to win a game will always remembered.

Instant replays are neat. I confess there have been many times when I have been wrong about the outcome of a play until I watch it on replay.

And a good, close overtime game is another item in sports that I applaud. And once again, it depends on if the team you favor is the one that wins. College football overtime games should be the blueprint, but if the NFL used the same format, I admit there would probably be fourovertime contests.

Upsets are yet another thing that gets sports fans excited.

It’s good some high school sports were played, and are being played, this fall. I will be thankful if the winter sports season gets started, with COVID-19 cases showing a major decline.

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

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Conifer High School Zack Gacnik, cross country, University of Colorado Addie Hollander, lacrosse, Franklin & Marshall Columbine High School Korbe Otis, softball, University of Louisville Evergreen High School Margo Miller, lacrosse, Cornell University Lauren Spence, lacrosse, Loyola UniversityMaryland Madeline Mancini, lacrosse, Notre Dame College Jared Stiller, lacrosse, Williams College Thomas Schreffler, baseball, Mesa Community College (AZ) George Hogan, baseball, Dordt University Lakewood High School Lila Maddux, swimming, Niagara University (NY) Chatfield High School Izzy DiNapoli, softball, University of Northern Colorado Wheat Ridge High School Wes Miller, baseball, Regis University

Golden High School senior Maci Jones was one of six Demons who signed their National Letter of Intent on Nov. 11. Jones will play soccer at Bentley University in Massachusetts.

COURTESY OF JONES FAMILY

Green Mountain High School held a virtual signing celebration Nov. 11 for its National Letter of Intent signers — Isaias Estrada, Connor Brauch and KC Ossello.

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Said application will be heard and considered by the City of Arvada Liquor Licensing Authority at a virtual meeting to be held at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 10, 2020. The application was submitted on October 9, 2020.

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