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INSIDE: VOICES: PAGE 10 | LIFE: PAGE 14 | CALENDAR: PAGE 16 | SPORTS: PAGE 17

VOLUME 16 | ISSUE 27

Ice, ice baby Olde Town ice skating rink, pop-up market bring joy of the season amidst a tumultuous 2020 as a whole

BY MICHAEL HICKS MHICKS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Stephanie Goins had never ice skated before. Neither had her children — Jadyn, 13, and Jordyn, 9. And her husband, Dustin, had done it just once — 20 years ago.

So, as one might imagine, there may have been a moment of timidness when they laced up the skates and took to Olde Town on Friday afternoon.

“A little nervous,” Stephanie admitted.

That, however, didn’t stop the family from trying anyway.

In no time at all, the Olde Town residents found their footing quite nicely in a brisk November afternoon, the first group to skate the synthetic ice skating rink located in Town Square.

It was like, as Dustin said, roller skating.

“Basically, I just tell myself to take it easy and not go crazy and I’ll be fine,” Dustin said.

As for the kids, it was fun, if not a bit painful.

“It hurts my ankles a lot,” Jadyn said. But it was worth it.

Having an ice rink has been a dream for some time, said Joe Hengstler, Ex-

Stephanie Goins shares a smile as she skates with her family in Olde Town. The Goins were the first took take part in the ice skating festivities in Olde Town.

PHOTOS BY MICHAEL HICKS ecutive Director of the Olde Town Arvada Business Improvement District.

Given all the challenges that 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic have presented, Hengstler reasoned that this was the perfect time to bring a little joy to the community for the holiday season.

“With the pandemic still continuing on, our goal was to provide a safe, fun outdoor activity that people come out for,” Hengstler said.

The 40x40 rink, which will be up through the beginning of January, was constructed by All Year Sports Galaxy, a synthetic ice skating rental company based in Wheeling, West Virginia. Hengstler said that the rink arrived Wednesday night and was set up in time for Friday’s opening.

In addition to ice skating, Olde Town Square played host to a Holiday Pop-

Up Market, where local businesses could entertain another avenue to reach consumers.

“Something else we wanted to do this year was to provide an additional opportunity for Olde Town retailers or Olde Town businesses to kind of come out,” Hengstler said. “This provides another opportunity to see some of the businesses you might miss or to conduct retail outside or commerce outside if you’re not comfortable going inside. The more that we can highlight them the better.”

One of those businesses was Electric Cherry Shop & Studios. Ally Skiba opened the shop, which sells locally produced art, jewelry, prints and more in January, mere months before the SEE SKATING, P23

Jordyn Goins, 9, takes a breather and checks on her skates before returning to the ice in Olde Town Arvada on Friday afternoon.

Free COVID-19 testing site opens at Jeffco Fairgrounds Site to offer 2,000 tests a day STAFF REPORT

Golden now has its own free COVID-19 testing site.

On Nov. 20, Jefferson County Public Health announced it was partnering with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to open a large-scale COVID-19 community testing site at the Jeffco Fairgrounds. The testing site opened on Nov. 22.

Although the site will accept walkins, those looking to get tested are

encouraged to pre-register at curative. com/sites/14597. The site can perform at least 2,000 tests a day, and people can see how many tests are left before they leave home at the registration link. Results are expected to take 2-3 days to get back.

According to a press release, the location will offer a self-performed oral test, which minimizes in-person contact and risk of transmission of both site visitors and testing professionals.

“We know that the sooner someone knows they have COVID-19, the sooner they can take important steps to prevent disease spread, like isolating at home and notifying their close contacts,” said Dr. Margaret Huffman,

Director of Community Health Services at JCPH, in the release. “These new testing sites will help more people know if they have the virus sooner, which will help our community in the fight against COVID-19.”

There are no identification or insurance requirements to get tested at the site. The site will be closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. There are now more than 50 community testing locations operating around the state. A map of locations can be found at Covidtest.colorado. gov/map.

Testing guidance According to state guidance, anyone

who gets tested because of symptoms or a positive exposure should be in isolation while waiting for the test result. In addition, all individuals who believe they may have been exposed to COVID-19 should quarantine for a full 14 days, even if they have a test done and it comes back negative.

The state also cautions that a negative test doesn’t mean it’s OK to meet in large gatherings or ignore other public health orders, like wearing a mask.

“All Coloradans need to mask up, physically distance, avoid large gatherings, and stay home while sick,” the release states.

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Jeffco election results certified despite GOP declining to sign off GOP canvassers request audit to address concerns about Dominion machines STAFF REPORT

Jefferson County’s 2020 election results were certified on Monday, Nov. 23, despite two Republican members of the county board of canvassers declining to sign in favor of certifying the election.

According to state statute, an election shall be certified with a majority of signatures from that board, which currently consists of two representatives from each of the major parties as well as Jefferson County Clerk and Recorder George Stern.

On Monday, Stern signed in favor of certification along with Democrats Susan Glass and Carl Hamm.

However, Republicans Denise Mund and Gerald Arnold declined to sign to certify.

In a press release issued on Nov. 23, Mund, who is the chair of the Jeffco Republican Party, wrote that the party’s members were requesting that the county complete a bipartisan audit of the code in the Dominion voting machines it has been using to count votes since 2017 before the election is certified.

“Because all voters deserve transparency and accountability in our elections and because of dramatic statistical differences that exist, the (report) filed today requests a bipartisan audit of the Dominion software code,” Mund wrote in the release.

Jeffco Clerk and Recorder George Stern stands next to a ballot sorting machine, which is stored in the basement of the Jeffco Elections Office in Golden.

PHOTO BY PAUL ALBANI-BURGIO In the report submitted to the clerk and recorder’s office on Monday and signed by two other party leaders, Mund wrote that “there should be greater transparency with the software’s coding and the ability of the public to see that software audited.”

“I believe there should be a thorough review to alleviate all concerns,” she continued.

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requests by the party. Those requests include “a review of the software code for each election moving forward” and “an audit of voter registration lists to explain why issues such as voters (receiving) duplicate ballots and families (receiving) ballots for children that left the home years ago occurred.”

It also requests audits of the 2018 and 2020 results, using a “significantly sized sample that is larger than what has been done to date.” However, the report noted that Mund is “not alleging any sort of election fraud” and does not believe races would be overturned as a result of the audit.

Stern says election already audited Stern, however, pointed to the audits of the 2018 and 2020 elections that had already been completed prior to the certification of those respective elections.

“Bipartisan audit boards in all 64 counties in the state have already audited the 2020 and 2018 elections,” Stern said in a statement provided by his office to Colorado Community Media. “That is something Colorado has done statewide in every election since 2017. That audit confirms that humans would have counted the ballots exactly as the machines and their software counted those ballots.”

Kara Rowland, the government and public affairs director for Stern’s office, also pointed to a statement posted by former Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams about the state’s voting process and use of Dominion machines last week.

In that statement, Williams said Dominion’s machines have passed 352 audits since they began being used in 2017.

In a video posted to YouTube last February, Stern outlined the process which he said involve the county pulling “a statistically-significant number of ballots” which are looked at with bipartisan teams “to make sure the results that the machine counted on that ballot are exactly as the humans would’ve counted.”

However, Mund said Jeffco GOP does not feel that effort represented “a true audit” because the county audited just 229 of the 340,000 ballots that were counted in Jeffco.

Rowland said the number of ballots that are audited depends on the closeness of the races with the Secretary of State’s office running each county’s results through statistical analysis to determine how many ballots need to be audited to obtain a confidence level of 96%.

Mund also said that her party has found anomalies in the results from both 2018 and 2020 that “we were not sure how to understand.”

“The reason I didn’t cite specific anomalies in my report is we wanted the focus to be on the bi-partisan effort to certify election results,” she said.

“Our focus is not on there being any intentional fraud or anything like that so we intentionally did not include specific data.”

The county GOP also was sent images by two voters of multiple ballots they received for themselves and had also received calls from people whose homes were sent ballots for kids who had not lived there in years, Mund said.

“I understand there is a legal process to clean up the voter rolls but I think it warrants a review just to make sure that appropriate people are getting ballots,” said Mund.

Mund also stated that while the Jeffco GOP was requesting an audit, it did have a good relationship with the county clerk’s office.

“I’ve been asking questions for the last several weeks about the software and this is the culmination of those conversations in which they have been very transparent and I have literally submitted 35 or 40 questions,” she said.

“There are so many people that are questioning Dominion software and because we have a good working relationship with the county clerk’s office I think this is a good time to say let’s do this extra step right now to ensure voter confidence,” she added.

While Stern decided to go ahead with certification, Mund said she had not sensed he was shutting the down on conversations about ensuring transparency.

“He has been very open to our conversations in the past and I would assume that will continue whether he overrode our declining to certify or not,” she said.

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TESTING

Jeffco Sheriff’s Office seeks re-accreditation

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High demand on first day On the site’s first day of operation on Nov. 22, it was already seeing extreme demand. According to a second release issued by JCPH, the site tested at least 300 people in its first hours after opening.

With an estimated 500 more cars in line, site staff made the decision to close the line, “to ensure those waiting receive a test by the time the site closes,” the county statement said.

The site reopened the next day at 7 a.m.

High demand and long waits at the site are expected to continue.

JEFFCO FAIRGROUNDS TESTING SITE HOURS Monday 7 a.m.-3 p.m.

Tuesday Noon-8 p.m.

Wednesday 7 a.m.-3 p.m.

Thursday Noon-8 p.m.

Friday 7 a.m.-3 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

BY BOB WOOLEY BWOOLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

According to a statement released by the Jefferson County Sheriff ’s Office, the agency was to undergo a remote, site-based assessment from a team with the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc, from Nov. 30 through Dec. 2, 2020, to examine all aspects of policy and procedures, management, operations, and support services. Verification by the team that the Jefferson County Sheriff ’s Office meets the Commission’s state-ofthe-art standards is part of a voluntary process to gain re-accreditation — a highly

prized recognition of public safety professional excellence.

This will be the eighth reaccreditation for the Jeffco Sheriff ’s Office, which has been CALEA accredited since 1994.

As part of the assessment, agency personnel and members of the community were invited to offer comments to the assessment team by telephone. The comments were limited to 10 minutes and had to address the agency’s ability to comply with CALEA Standards. A copy of the standards was available via the Jefferson County Sheriff ’s Office records department.

In the press release, Sheriff Jeff Shrader said “The Jeffer-

son County Sheriff ’s Office’s CALEA accreditation represents a significant professional achievement for the excellence in service that we provide to our community. To gain this accredited status, our office complies with 459 CALEA standards. Those principles are clearly defined in our daily operations and allow us to work effectively and efficiently in combating crime.”

Accreditation is for four years, during which the agency must submit annual reports and participate in annual remote web-based assessments attesting continued compliance with those standards under which it was initially accredited.

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Agents Who Submit ‘Love Letters’ Risk Committing a Fair Housing Violation

Until recently it was a common practice for buyers’ agents to submit a “love letter” with their offers, hoping to convince the seller to choose their buyer over others in a bidding war.

That practice has fallen out of favor, however, as doing so might constitute a violation of federal Fair Housing rules as well as of the Realtor Code of Ethics.

Article 10 of the Code includes the following: “Realtors shall not be parties to any plan or agreement to discriminate against a person or persons on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, national origin, sexual orientation, or gender identity.” Such discrimination is also a state and federal crime.

It would be hard not to reveal any of the above characteristics in a “love letter,” especially if it contains a photo of the buyer or buyer’s family. But there are other subtleties to consider. One of the sessions at last month’s National Association of Realtors conference was titled, “How to Stay Out of Trouble: Risk Management and the Code of Ethics,” taught by Barbara Betts, a California Realtor who is also a hearing officer for violations of the Code of Ethics.

In her talk, as reported by Inman News, Betts described how risky such letters could be, especially for the seller and listing agent. “Sellers are humans.

Even though they are not purposely trying to create a fair housing situation for themselves, they inadvertently are,” she said. “When the seller gets these letters, they get excited to sell the home to

someone they feel will fit into their neighborhood, and that’s where there’s a problem.”

The danger is intensified when there are competing buyers. Imagine, for example, that one of the buyers reveals himself to be a single African American who says your home is perfect for him because of his handicap, but your seller chose a family with children who liked your home because it’s close to their synagogue.

You have offered a smorgasbord of fair housing violations that the rejected buyer could mention in a fair housing complaint, and that their broker could cite in a Code of Ethics complaint!

“We need to consider raising fair housing concerns with our buyers,” Betts advises her fellow Realtors. “Don’t read or accept these letters that are drafted by a buyer. Certainly do not give any support or suggestions. As listing agents, we definitely need to discuss the potential liability at the listing interview and not deliver or accept these for the seller.”

Betts added, “If the letter is all about ‘I love your home. It’s beautiful. I love how you’ve remodeled it, I promise I won’t tear it down and remodel it,’ there aren’t any fair housing violations in those statements. The second you start talking about family, color, race, religion, marital status, those things instantly become possible fair housing violations.”

For all these reasons, the agents at Golden Real Estate no longer submit or accept “love letters” from buyers. If we receive one, it’s best that we don’t even read it and that we inform the buyer’s agent that we have shredded it.

There are other ways in which Real-

tors can commit a fair housing violation, perhaps unconsciously. In real estate school I remember being taught about the illegal practice know as “steering,” in which an agent would recommend different neighborhoods to different buyers based on where they would “fit in” because of their race, color or religion. We must truly be blind to such characteristics and give the same information to all buyers. Fortunately, buyers do their own searching most of the time. As agents, we must show any buyer what they want to see without comment of any kind.

When a buyer from out of town asks us to describe our neighborhoods, it’s best to avoid all demographic descriptions, limiting ourselves to describing the housing stock, price range, etc. We must not provide such information with an intention to steer them in any way.

Sellers expect us to show their homes only to qualified buyers, but if we ask some buyers but not others to be prequalified by a lender we work with, we are opening ourselves to possible discrimination complaints, especially if it is based on profiling based on racial or other criteria related to a protected class.

We’d all like to believe that racism and other kinds of systemic or cultural discrimination are artifacts of the past, but we are more aware than ever that such discrimination exists even within ourselves, hopefully unconsciously. Unconscious or not, we need to realize that beyond being morally wrong, it can get us in serious professional trouble as agents and that it can also put our clients at risk, making it more important than ever that we educate our clients about the risks they could be facing.

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Property taxes are another matter.

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The mill levy for the city is 12.34 mills.

If you have a Golden address but are not within the city itself, you have separate mill levies for county law enforcement, fire protection and quite possibly for water and park districts that can total more than Golden’s mill levy, which includes all those services. If you’re in a newer subdivision, you could have a big mill levy for a “metropolitan tax district” which was created by the developer to pay for infrastructure.

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As pressure mounts around state, Jeffco hospitals have not reached capacity COVID-19 admissions at highest levels but hospitals continuing full operations

BY PAUL ALBANI-BURGIO PALBANIBURGIO@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

As the continuing surge in COVID-19 cases is pushing hospitals across the state to their capacity, officials from Jefferson County’s two major hospitals say they are also dealing with an increase in patients but so far continue to have sufficient resources to care for them.

At SCL Lutheran Medical Center in Wheat Ridge, President and CEO Grant Wicklund said that hospital has seen a “ramping up” in patients after COVID-19 admissions since the summer months, when admissions were down sharply from the start of the pandemic.

However, Wicklund said that hospital continues to “manage beds, supplies and staff carefully” and is, so far, not close to being overwhelmed.

“The fact is we haven’t seen more than we could handle,” said Wicklund. “We do have enough protective equipment; we have sufficient staff and we’ve got room for (the patients) so we are not drowning.”

Wicklund also said that Lutheran remains “well situated” to have the resources to adequately meet demand for the foreseeable future, even as staff are anticipating that they “will continue to see a lot of COVID-19 until the late spring.”

Lutheran’s emergency room is typi-

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cally among the top or three busiest in the state and has developed an expertise in managing patient flow that has been helpful during the COVID-19 pandemic, he said.

“We just don’t see being overwhelmed here, we just don’t see it,” said Wicklund. “The number of COVID-19 patients could increase by another 50% and I think we would be fine. I don’t mean to say we are half empty but what I am saying is we have plans to be able to take care of it if it happens.”

St. Anthony “open for care” The situation is similar at Centura St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood, which spokesman Kevin Massey said is seeing an increase in both patients with COVID-19 and “those needing treatment who delayed care for serious conditions early in the pandemic.”

“At this time, Centura-St. Anthony Hospital is prepared to meet all needs of the community, remains open for care and continues to partner with our providers and frontline care-

givers to ensure those in our communities have access to urgent and emergent services,” Massey wrote in an email. “That said, our capacity is certainly not unlimited.”

Massey said the hospital is currently focused on making sure the hospital “has the staff available to meet the needs of COVID-19 patients and others needing emergency care.”

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HOSPITALS

‘I think we are all just kind of exhausted.’

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patients — recruiting nurses to come out of retirement and transitioning clinical and non-clinical individuals from less busy units to support our ICUs and other inpatient units.”

Staff tired but treatment improved As SCL Lutheran faces its highest number of new patients since the start of the pandemic, frontline nurse Paige Cunningham said she and other nurses are feeling tired but not letting it impact the care they provide.

“I think we are all just kind of exhausted,” Cunningham said. “When COVID-19 first came out it was ‘oh, if we can get through this first surge and people can wash their hands and wear a mask’ then we kind of had that glimmer of hope that people would take it serious and now we are on our third wave.”

Megan Nunnelly, who manages a COVID-19 unit at Lutheran, said the last few weeks have been challenging not only because of the increase in patients but because many patients have been showing up to the hospital sicker than they had for much of the pandemic. However, there also some positive trends compared to a few months ago, she said.

“In some ways it’s a little bit different then it was in the spring in that we are a little bit more prepared and know a little bit about the virus and can manage it a little bit better,” she said.

The spokespersons for both SCL Lutheran and Centura St. Anthony declined to provide specific details related to capacity and staffing levels,

Paige Cunningham, frontline nurse

which they said change frequently and are not a reliable view of their ability to care for patients.

“That is very much a moving target and is changing daily, if not hourly,” wrote Sarah Ellis, who manages communications for SCL Lutheran and recommended contacting the Colorado Hospital Association for a better look at the overall hospital situation across the metro area and state.

“Those things are being evaluated constantly.”

have also begun rejecting transfers from other surrounding states to preserve capacity.

Still, the increased pressure on Colorado hospitals is making it all the more important for Coloradoans to do their part, she said.

“That’s part of why we have been so vocal recently, in the last couple of days to say that we need Colorado to do their part because we are being pressure tested and we need Colora-

Hospitals under pressure statewide Julie Lonborg, the Senior Vice President of Communications and Media Relations at the CHA, said that “throughout the state, on any given day, we have hospitals that are being pressured tested on any given day.

However, Lonborg said Denver-area hospitals are experienced in managing situations where “all of a sudden you have more trauma patients then you have beds or resources have the capability to delay non-emergency surgeries, and also have agreements with in place to transfer patients as needed.

Because of that, Lonborg said the public can continue to have confidence that there will be a bed for them if they are in an emergency situation such as a car accident. Lonborg said some hospitals in Colorado

doans to do those things like socialdistancing and stopping the virus to ensure we can care for everybody,” she said.

That desire was echoed by Cunningham, who said she is hoping that efforts by her and other public health workers to be increasingly vocal will lead the public to reevaluate their behavior with the holidays fast approaching.

“I think for me just seeing on social media that people are still going to weddings and still having baby showers, that is some of the toughest things for me just because it’s real for us,” she said. “It’s not something that we can say is ‘media hype’ because we are seeing it every day. So for me that’s been the hardest and I think for a lot of my coworkers too ... we are just disheartened that people aren’t taking this seriously.”

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Giving thanks to Arvada’s first responders

From left, Councilmember Lauren Simpson and Arvada residents Kimber and Josh Just lay out food on a counter at the Arvada Police headquarters on Thanksgiving Day. PHOTOS BY MICHAEL HICKS

Arvada resident Kimber Just, left, organized the lunch delivery. Just had previously delivered lunches in past years, but, with the help of Councilmember Lauren Simpson, was able to coordinate delivery this year with the help of a pair of catering companies.

lunches to all four police stations and eight fire district stations on Thursday as a way of saying thanks for their service.

This was part of the Chow for Champions: Holiday edition program organized by the City of Arvada, Arvada Chamber of Commerce, Kimber Just and Simpson.

“That somebody actually thought of them is important to them,” Arvada Police Chief Link Strate said.

BY MICHAEL HICKS MHICKS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Thanksgiving was made a little more special for Arvada Police officers and first responders with the Arvada Fire Protection District.

Arvada residents Kimber and Josh Just, along with City Councilmember Lauren Simpson and catering from Footers and Elements Catering, delivered hot

“That they actually went to the length that they went through to put these meals together to all of our (stations) just makes that statement to them that there are people out there that know what they’re doing every day and here on Thanksgiving when everybody else is at home with some family.”

The plan is to do a similar delivery on Christmas Day to those working on that day. Simpson said that orga-

Arvada Police officer Josh Mazone picks up some food which was delivered by Footers Catering as part of Chow for Champions: Holiday Edition on Thanksgiivng Day. nizers are seeking $3,0004,000 in donations to cover the cost.

Want to donate?

Chow for Champions: Holiday Edition is accepting donations to deliver Christmas Day lunches to the Arvada Police officers and Fire Department. The program is seeking individual contributions of $10, $25 or $50 and business

contributions of $250 or $1,000. All contributions will go toward the purchase of meals. For more information, email Samantha Geerdes, Events Director for the Arvada Chamber of Commerce, at samantha@ arvadachamber.org or visit business.arvadachamber.org/events/details/ chow-for-champions-holiday-edition-33419.

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December 3, 2020D Debbie Hansen, the owner of La Dolce Vida coffeehouse in Olde Town Arvada, points to a new vinyl window sign that was created for the store by Alphagraphics.

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On Nov. 20, La Dolce Vita coffeehouse owner Debbie Hansen was in need of some good news.

She got it in the form of new signage and marketing materials from the Arvada branch of Alphagraphics, which had offered Arvada businesses the chance to win a free business makeover.

“Today, we went to Level Red so I was just kind of dreading today and racking my brain,” said Hansen. “And then when they came in to install it I was like `oh my gosh, thank God, I needed some good news.”

Brandon Johnson, a digital marketing specialist at Alphagraphics, said Alphagraphics decided to offer the business makeover giveaway because its staff realized the business was in a unique position to offer not only marketing materials but also signs and graphics that could help businesses to encourage social

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distancing and adherence to safety protocols.

“We really wanted to give someone local a business makeover in a sense to help them stay open and be safe and secure and help them guide their way through these uncertain times with the help of our COVID safety protocol products,” Johnson said.

The products Alphagraphics provided to La Dolce Vita included new custom graphics for the windows, a new A-frame sign and floor decals that will be used to encourage spacing between patrons in the shop. They also provided new fliers and a free ad in the Val-U-Ads mailer.

Hansen said she was particularly appreciative of the makeover because it was an example of “businesses helping other businesses.”

“The cool thing about Arvada is that you actually see that a lot,” she said. “We all kind of help one another and want everybody to be successful because we don’t want to lose a business.”

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Colorado Gives Day, a one-day online event, is sponsored by Community First Foundation and FirstBank. Both contribute $500,000 to create a $1 million incentive fund. Every nonprofit receiving a donation on Colorado Gives Day receives a portion of the fund, which increases the value of every dollar donated.

You can go to www.coloradogives. org/ and search for organizations that serve your area or issue of choice. You can set up a donation ahead of time, to automatically be sent on Colorado Gives Day as well, ensuring donation dollars have maximum impact.

Here are a few suggestions for different community organizations that would appreciate being considered

this Colorado Gives Day. Athena Project This area organization inspiries and highlights women and the art they create. It partners with area schools, and has continued to host Zoom events and hold art compeitions to keep art alive and thriving, even during a pandemic.

Honor Bell Foundation Based in Wheat Ridge, this foundation pays respectful tribute to veterans at their funerals. A donation to this group helps the families of veterans know their loved one is appreciated.

Westernaires This equestrian youth program is a mainstay of Jefferson County, participating in events and parades across the state every year, giving children and teen, especially those who might not be able to otherwise interact with horses, the chance to learn how to ride and perform with horses.

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VOICES Honoring the women of World War II

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welve years ago this week we lost my mom on her 89th birthday. My dad had passed seven years earlier. Along with so many others who are leaving us, my parents were members of the Greatest Generation (after Tom Brokaw’s 1998 book), generally defined as people born from 1901 to 1927, shaped by the Great Depression and primary participants in World War II. And so it was that both of my parents served in WWII, Staff Sergeant Dant Slack in Italy and in North Africa with General Patton’s forces, and Tech Sergeant Rosemary Slack in the Philippines and the Pacific. My dad left Tulane to enlist, and my mother joined after

Pearl Harbor. (They met after the war.)

My dad would tell heartwarming stories, such as about the dog they had in camp. My mom’s service was marred by the death of her mother in Chicago while she was away. Each only spoke occasionally about the war.

I applaud and am in awe of these two most normal-seeming people who held me so close.

I look at the black-and-white photos that have survived and I try to imagine what these two young people sacrificed for their country – and for the victims of incredible hatred, cruelty and atrocity.

Both my mother and my father were laid to rest – with thanks from a grateful nation – at

l Fort Logan National Cemetery. They share f a headstone … my dad’s name on the front d because he passed first, and my mom’s on the m back. As a veteran in her own right, she could u have chosen an individual site, but early on p decided to lie with my dad. a On occasions such as Memorial Day and s Veterans Day, volunteers plant small flags at s the gravesites. However, because my mom’s e t name is on the back of the headstone – as g spouses usually are – her service is often t overlooked for this recognition, which has led me to reflect that the women of WWII do t e SEE DORAY, P11 s e w a c

Let’s not lose our humanity to this strange new world

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR Personal responsibility Seeing thousands of people traveling by air and crowding into parties last week because of a traditional holiday made me both sad and angry.

Our healthcare providers would like to spend a relaxing day with their families too but they are busy and exhausted

from caring for people too selfish to stay home or even wear masks. It would be wise to do what you can to protect the people who work to save your lives.

There are no rights without responsibilities.

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ave you ever stopped to think about what a conversation would be like between a couple aliens sent to observe HITTING us?

Alien 1: “What HOME are they doing?”

Alien 2: “What do you mean?

This, apparently, is what they do most of the time.

They sit in this room and stare at that box with the people in it.”

Alien 1: “Do Michael Alcorn they know those people?”

2: “No. I don’t think so. But, it’s strange — they do get very invested in the comings and goings of those people.”

1: “But they don’t know those people?”

2: “No.” 1. “The man — he’s not really paying attention to the people in the box.”

2. “No, he has a different set of people in the box that he’ll be paying attention to later tonight.”

1. “Do they only appear in the box at certain times?”

2. “No, it’s not like that. It’s more like inside the box are many books, and they can each choose which book to read when it’s their turn to choose.”

1. “Oh. And, right now, it’s the female’s choice?”

2. “It’s always the female’s choice. Until she goes to sleep.”

1: “What’s that one doing?”

2: Which one?

1: The younger one, with the strange colored hair and metal in her nose.

2: What do you mean?

1: Well, she’s in the room with the rest of them. But hasn’t looked up at the box even once. She’s staring at that thing in her hands.

2: Oh, yes. Well, she is what they call a “teenager,” and, apparently, they make up a strange and unpredictable subset of the species. That thing in her hands is her portal to her world. All of her friends … well, both of them, anyway … are in that little thing, all day long.

1. Okay. What about the, the … what do these people call the smaller version?

2. The “child?”

1. Yes, the child. He’s in the room, but he’s not staring at the box.

2. No. Actually, he has no interest in the lives of the people in that box. He’s more interested in fate of the strange, holographic people that he controls in the box that’s in his room.

1. So, why is he here?

2. Apparently, because togetherness is good.

And, yeah, this is what passes for togetherness these days.

Think about this: exactly 40 years ago Saturday (November 21, 1980), 83 *million* Americans watched the same television show.

And no, it wasn’t the Super Bowl — it was the “Who Shot J.R.” episode of “Dallas.” By contrast, the only television show (non-Super Bowl) to garner more than 20 million American viewers last year was a Sunday Night Football game.

Once upon a time, when we were limited in our technology, we had a sort of common cultural language, for better or for worse.

Every American seemed to know who J.R. was, who the Huxtables were, and that no matter if you

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Time to clothe the wolf in regulatory clothing

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he Colorado Gray Wolf reintroduction initiative legislation passed on the narrowest of margins. The Colorado population who closely OUTDOOR follows and understands wildlife LIVING management issues understood the opposition of the Parks and Wildlife Commission and other professional wildlife interests and individuals to the controversial gray wolf reintroduction plan.

Ron Hellbusch The impact on the state’s valuable elk and deer herd populations can be significant. Additionally, there are key economic factors for Colorado that were not represented at the table. The agricultural interests of the sheep and cattle industry have rightfully been

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not sufficiently receive their due.

During the war, approximately 400,000 U.S. women served with the armed forces in the Army and Navy Nurse Corps, Women’s Army Corps (WAC), the Navy (WAVES), Coast Guard (SPARs) and Marine Corps Women’s Reserves.

My mother was a WAC, and worked in communications. Women also drove trucks, repaired airplanes, worked as lab technicians, rigged parachutes, flew military aircraft

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were watching Sam, Dan, or Tom, you would probably get the same, basic news.

We have a multitude more choices now for what we ingest for entertainment; but, to a great degree, all those choices are doing is increasing the disconnectedness of society.

But it doesn’t have to be that way.

Technology is not the problem — it is just a tool. It’s how we’re using that tool that is the problem.

As we enter PanShutdown 2.0, and the Holiday Season, let’s be smarter.

Use all that miraculous, wondrous technology to build the network of

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well considered in the drafting of the legislation. But wildlife did not have sufficient voices and those wildlife concerns are critical to the overall failure or success of this issue.

Let us look at Colorado’s wildlife populations and what that means to our state.

Colorado has proudly enjoyed having the nation’s largest population of elk and that claim has drawn substantial economic benefit during the annual big game seasons. Ask any sports shop owner, lodging service and restaurant operator, hunting guide service, or fuel dispenser, not to mention the State itself, in terms of the flow of dollars into Colorado each hunting season.

The missing link in just simply introducing a predator mammal into Colorado with no consideration for the growth of the specie or control over the growth in numbers that will naturally occur is significant. One can simply look at Montana or Idaho as examples where

wolf packs have expanded significantly over the years and the impacts of those uncontrolled expanding packs have had on elk and deer populations.

The missing element in this legislation is simply the absence of an early conditional plan to determine and know the numbers of wolves and to control the numbers of wolves in specific locations where they are making a negative impact on the states elk and deer populations. That is not unreasonable. Parks and Wildlife Division monitors almost all other wildlife.

That includes elk, deer, antelope, rabbits, etc. plus many bird and waterfowl species. When the wildlife number is in excess of the habitat or the growing wildlife populations are overly consuming habitat or pray steps are taken to adjust predator populations. Managed wildlife is often transplanted out of an overly consuming region. For those on the big and small game hunting list, the bag limit will be adjusted

across the country and even trained anti-aircraft artillery gunners by acting as flying targets.

Sixty-eight American servicewomen were captured as POWs in the Philippines, and as many as 543 died in war-related incidents, including 16 from enemy fire.

Servicewomen were so vital to the war effort that General (and later President) Dwight D. Eisenhower told Congress that when women’s units were first proposed, “I was violently against it.” But, he added, “Every phase of the record they compiled during the war convinced me of the error of my first reaction.” Eisenhower went on to fight for a perma-

nent place for women in the U.S. Armed Forces.

I’ve never served, and I salute those who have served and who continue to serve. I salute those who will choose this honorable occupation. And I salute you, Mom, and you, Dad, for the sacrifices you made for the country

connections and connectedness.

Instead of sitting around staring at different devices, dial up grandma on her iPad and bake something together; watch a big game with your college buddies while Zooming; play a trivia challenge with family friends.

The miracle of technology is going to provide us with three vaccines for the coronavirus in record time; let’s try not to emerge from our caves with a new plague of disconnectedness.

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

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or limited to assure there is a safe and healthy pray populations.

If the state can control the population of elk, deer, rabbits, pheasants or waterfowl should not they control the population of a highly consuming predator such as a wolf ? Emotion and politics need to be put aside and the Division of Parks and Wildlife should be supported in immediately establishing a plan that manages the wolf population along with other state wildlife to assure healthy big and small game populations and that includes managing wolf populations as we manage all other wildlife.

That wildlife management plan with inclusion of the changing Gray Wolf population numbers needs to be in place before the first pack of gray wolves are introduced into Colorado.

Outdoorsman and Westminster resident Ron Hellbusch can be reached at RonHellbusch Comcast.net you loved so much, and for the liberties and safety of your fellow citizens of the world.

Andrea Doray is a writer who wholeheartedly believes they were the Greatest Generation. Contact Andrea at a.doray@andreadoray.com.

OBITUARIES SCHARFENBERG

Jean L. (Irey) Scharfenberg 11/5/1948 – 11/6/2020

Longtime Arvada resident, influential educator and dedicated community volunteer Jean L. (Irey) Scharfenberg has passed away at age 72.

She is survived by her husband of nearly 50 years, Jim, children Thom, Bill (Dianne), Becky, Rusty (Pam) and Donna, brother Randy (Cindy) Irey, 9 grandchildren and 6 greatgrandchildren.

Jean will be remembered as a wonderful woman, a dear, loyal friend and for her can do attitude. She touched many lives through education and civic projects.

Jean was born November 5th, 1948 in Omaha, Nebraska to parents Clark and Winifred Irey. Growing up, Jean was highly involved with the local Girl Scouts, and graduated from Benson High School. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in education from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (where she became a member of the Tri Delta sorority), a Master of Arts in elementary education degree from the University of Northern Colorado and a Specialist in Education degree from the University of Colorado-Boulder.

Professionally, she was a 4th, 5th and 6th grade teacher at Peck, Vanderhoof

and Zerger elementary schools, an assistant principal at Juchem elementary, and principal at Russell, Seacrest, Weber and Fremont elementary schools.

After retirement, she worked numerous years at Wright’s Nursery in Arvada which helped supply her passion for gardening.

Additionally, Jean was a charter member of PEO Chapter GW, codirector of Trees Across Arvada, a volunteer for Meals on Wheels, a buyer for AWRSAY Santa House plus numerous other civic activities. In 2015, she was named Arvada’s ‘Woman of the Year’.

In spite of her healthy active lifestyle, Jean did have an underlying heart condition which was the cause of her sudden death.

Her ashes will be placed in the Arvada Cemetery. At this time no memorial service will be held, but we do plan to do something post pandemic restrictions.

If you would like to make a charitable contribution in Jean’s honor, please do so to/at American Heart Assn., Food Bank of the Rockies and/or Volunteers of America.

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Holiday celebrations amid the pandemic Trees illuminated with vibrant holiday lights at Denver Botanic Gardens.

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Some mainstays are cancelled, but many beloved events soldier on

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s it has with nearly everything in 2020, the novel coronavirus intends to have its say in how you spend your holidays. But for those willing to brave the elements, to dial back expectations or perhaps even celebrate in the virtual realm, the metro area still has plenty of options to keep the spirit of the season alive.

Social distancing and masking will continue to be the order of the day and many events will be scaled back to follow community guidelines, but most of the celebrations people in the area know and love are forging ahead. Here’s a list of several options that just jingle your bells.

Zoo Lights Zoo Lights is celebrating its 30th season. Spanning more than 80 acres, this annual holiday event turns the Denver Zoo into a sparkling wonderland filled with more than a million lights. Tickets are available online. A limit of five tickets per purchase is in place to comply with city and county safety mandates. Zoo lights will be closed Christmas Day. During the holidays, the zoo will close at 5 p.m., with

entry gates closing at 3:30 p.m. and reopening at 5 p.m. for Zoo Lights.

Though no specifics are given, their website says there will be “a host of special measures to keep your family safe and healthy.”

capacity and timed tickets, social distancing and mask requirements for anyone 3 years and older. Santa, Mrs. Claus, the reindeer, hayrides and crafts won’t be part of the festivities this year.

Blossoms of Light Blossoms of Light, the signature holiday event at Denver Botanic Gardens’ York Street location, has delighted visitors for over three decades. Billed as “a dazzling and ever-changing display of light and color,” this year’s event will require visitors to follow COVID-19 precautions. Masks will be required for anyone over 3 years old, capacity limitations will be in place and social distancing is requested.

Christkindl Market The Denver Christkindl Market offers an authentic German holiday experience in Civic Center Park. According to their website, this year’s event will offer opportunities to meet St. Nikolaus, Krampus and the Christkind (the traditional Christmas gift-bearer in parts of Germany and Austria). There will also be food, drinks, live entertainment and shopping with a decidedly European flair. Local Colorado and international merchants will be on hand to sell artisan gifts and holiday treats.

Running Nov. 20 through Dec. 23, the Denver Christkindl Market will operate Thursdays through Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sundays through Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Starting December 16-23 the Market will be open daily from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Trail of Lights Trail of Lights at Chatfield Farms, a rural part of the Botanic Gardens family, gives visitors a choice of two illuminated paths glistening with holiday lights. According to their website, this year’s event will feature synchronized music in the children’s play area, a three-sided light tunnel and a display of illuminated antique and model tractors.

Refreshments will be available for purchase. Covid-19 restrictions will be in place, including limited

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as the first time you really thought about space when you were gathered around a campfire, looking at a night sky pocked with stars? The redesigned Space Odyssey at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science has something for that. Or maybe it was because of an entry into Star Trek, Star Wars or some other science fiction story? The exhibit has you covered COMING well. Perhaps ATTRACTIONS as it was through experimentation in science class at school? Boy, does Space Odyssey have something for you.

In other words, no matter how a person developed a fascination Clarke Reader with the mysteries of space, the exhibit — which reopened at the museum, 2001 Colorado Blvd. in Denver, on Nov. 13 — contains something that will interest and inspire.

“In its new design, the guiding theme was, `How do we know what we know about space?’” explained Naomi Pequette, astrophysicist and experience developer at the museum. “We have the exhibit broken into different knowledge orbits that find unique ways to explore a variety of questions and topics.”

The redesign has been in the works for years, and was largely guided by community engagement — from both museum regulars and those who haven’t visited in a while, she added. And all that feedback led to developers to take innovative and interactive approaches to the exhibit’s displays.

One of these new approaches can be seen right when entering Space Odyssey — a campfire where visitors can gather and learn about traditional and living indigenous knowledge of the night sky and Earth origins. And those looking to get a taste of what it’s like to be at a spacecraft launch won’t want to miss the new launch simulator.

“One new feature we’re particularly excited about is My Role in Space, where we partnered with 18 professionals from around the world,” Pequette said. “Guests take a quiz and it pairs them with someone who does a job that fits with their personality. This allows us to show the diversity of people who work in a variety of fields, including software engineer, astronaut and more.”

Following public input, staff realized science fiction is an entry point for so many and that imagination is crucially important to scientific discovery. That resulted in the Fantasy Spaceship, which uses elements of the genre any fan will recognize to get guests’ creativity and problem-solving skills firing on all cylinders.

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of local installation artist Lonnie Hanzon, was brought to life in 2019. Produced with help from Denver Center for Performing Arts’ Off Center, Camp Christmas turned a 10,000-square-foot hangar at Stanley Marketplace in Aurora into an Instagrammer’s holiday dream come true.

This year, with COVID-19 restrictions in place and large crowds gathering together no longer an option, the event has shifted gears and reinvented itself as a hybrid digital and mail delivery version of the fictional campground. In a video introduction, Hanzon says “We’ve packed the joy, sparkle and magic of Camp Christmas into an interactive holiday experience that delivers curated crafts, activities and adventures directly to your home and imagination.” Camp Christmas runs through Jan. 5, 2021 and potential campers can begin their adventure on the Camp Christmas website at www. camp-christmas.com.

Blossoms of Light at Denver Botanic Gardens.

Christmas at Gaylord Rockies The Gaylord has become a popular holiday destination for families in the metro area to take in spectacular lights and decorations. This year they will once again be hosting a plethora of events with snow tubing, ice skating, gingerbread decorating,

a Build-A-Bear Workshop, scavenger hunt, ice bumper cars, a brand-new “I Love Christmas Movies” event and more. COVID-19 precautions will be in effect, with social distancing, mask wearing for all visitors over the age of 2 and hand-sanitizing stations throughout the prop-

erty. More details and online ticket sales can be found on their website.

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Olde Town Arvada embraces the season The Arvada Resiliency Task Force, Olde Town Arvada Business Improvement District (BID) and the City of Arvada will be turning the area into a winter wonderland with street closures, a holiday pop-up market and synthetic iceskating rink.

The rink is open 2-8 p.m.

Monday through Thursday, and noon to 9 p.m. Friday through Sunday. Masks are required at all times, online reservations are required and social distancing will be enforced. The holiday market features German

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“We want Space Odyssey to connect everyone with a sense of wonder and `wow,’” Pequette said. “We hope what guests find here is a catalyst for curiosity.”

All guests are required to have a timed ticket to enter the museum and a separate, timed ticket for Space Odyssey (however, there is no extra charge for the exhibition). For more information and tickets, visit www.dmns. org/visit/exhibitions/spaceodyssey/.

Canceled The Colorado Ballet has canceled its in-theater production of “The Nutcracker” due to COVID-19. Instead, ballet fans can catch this

year’s rendition on Rocky Mountain PBS. The show will air Dec. 19 at 1 a.m.; Dec. 24 at 7 p.m. and again on Dec. 25 at 12 a.m. (midnight in the wee hours of Christmas morning).

Various holiday events including the annual Golden Candlelight Walk, Lakewood

Lights and ice skating at Skyline Park and Belmar have been canceled this year. With COVID-19 rates continuing to rise, city and county restrictions are subject to change, so be sure to check local regulations and websites of events you’re planning to attend in advance.

Christmas market-style huts placed around Olde Town and will run through Christmas Eve. For more information, visit www.oldetownarvada. org and visitarvada.org/.

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Momentum changer propels Creek past Pomona Last-second touchdown before half deflates Panthers in 5A state semifinals

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GREENWOOD VILLAGE — All Chase Penry was looking for was a shot. A chance the 6-foot-2, 200-pound senior wide receiver almost didn’t get, but a holding penalty by his team opened the door.

Top-seeded Cherry Creek was clinging to a seven-point lead with just 30 seconds left before halftime and the ball at its 39-yard line. Four plays and a penalty later, the Bruins — forced out of field-goal range — were staring at a desperation heave into the end zone from the Pomona 39.

That’s when Penry and Bruins quarterback Julian Hammond drew up some magic. Their 39-yard hookup on the last play of the first half netted Cherry Creek a two-touchdown lead that quickly turned into a lopsided 35-7 5A state football semifinal victory over Pomona on the afternoon of Nov. 28 at the Stutler Bowl.

“I told coach just give me an opportunity. We took a shot and I was able to make a play,” Penry said. “I’m just very thankful. It was a great ball, and I just had to go up and make a play.”

The win sets up the Bruins (8-0), the defending state champions who’ve won 22 straight games, for a rematch with Valor Christian in the 5A state title game. The Eagles won the 2018 meeting 24-14, which also was the last time Cherry Creek has been defeated.

“Obviously, the score right before halftime was huge,” said Cherry Creek coach Dave Logan, who will be looking for his ninth state championship and third with the Bruins. “The pass to Chase completely flipped the emotions. Then, we scored on the opening possession (of the second half). All of the sudden a 14-7 game is 28-7.”

Any momentum the Panthers (7-1) had after senior quarterback Jack Pospisil hit junior wideout Isaiah Alvarez for a 17-yard score just minutes earlier had evaporated. Scoring 21, much less 28 points, against Cherry Creek’s vaunted defense was going to

Pomona receiver Isaiah Alvarez weaves his way around the Cherry Creek defense late in the first half.

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Pomona’s Deion Maes (20) tries to chase down Cherry Creek QB Julian Hammond in the second quarter on Saturday at Stutler Bowl in Greenwood Village. be virtually impossible. The Bruins had given up just 34 points all season entering the game and no more than 14 in any contest — and that was to Smoky Hill in the season opener. “(The) touchdown at the end of the first half really took the wind out of our sails,” Pomona coach Jay Madden said. “We knew we were playing a great team. To get within 14-7 at halftime, we were so excited. Then to have it go 21-7, we knew scoring 21 points against that defense was going to be a hard, hard thing to do. They had a great game plan and they executed it.”

Pomona, the No. 4 seed, struggled to get its footing offensively for much of the contest. The Panthers had just 38 yards of offense before their six-play, 53-yard TD drive late in the first half.

The second half wasn’t any better as Cherry Creek held them to just 33 yards.

On the flip side, the Bruins had a

Cherry Creek running back Myles Purchase eludes the Pomona defense en route to one of his three touchdowns Saturday in the 5A state semifinals at Stutler Bowl. balanced attack. Hammond completed 19-of-23 passes for 221 yards and a pair of touchdowns, including a 30-yarder to tight end Gunnar Helm. Running backs Myles Purchase and James Walker combined for 27 carries for 230 yards, with Purchase scoring three TDs on runs of 4, 53 and 6 yards.

“Our coaches put in a great game plan. They put a lot of time into it,” Penry said. “We were really balanced this week running and throwing. We took our shots when we needed, and we were able to run the ball even when they knew we were going to run the ball.”

Even so, Logan complimented the Panthers’ grit.

“I’ve been on the other end,” Logan said. “… It makes it look like the score

was not indicative of how hard-fought that game was. This was a hardfought, physical game.”

The loss ended a perfect season for Pomona (7-1), but doesn’t take away from the fact that the Panthers were in the 5A state semifinals for the fifth time in six years — a stretch that included three straight championship game appearances, including a title in 2017.

“I couldn’t be prouder of our football team if we’d had won the national championship,” said Madden, whose team has lost five straight to Cherry Creek, including a 14-7 decision in the 2019 semifinals. “This team overachieved, maximized our potential.

They did everything you could ever ask for as a coach.”

Loveland football upsets top-seed Dakota Ridge to reach 4A state title

BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

ENGLEWOOD — Loveland’s historically rich football program is heading to its 15th state championship game.

The No. 4-seeded Indians upset topseed Dakota Ridge 20-14 at Randy Penn Stadium on the campus of Englewood High School on Nov. 28 in the Class 4A state semifinal.

“We’ve been in dogfights before. It’s nothing new to us,” Loveland senior Zack Rakowsky said moments after the final horn sounded. “Dakota Ridge is a really tough opponent. We knew if we played our kind of football we’d walk out of here with a win.”

Loveland (8-0 record) scored touchdowns on its first three offensive pos-

sessions against Dakota Ridge — 4A Jeffco League champions — to jump out to a 20-7 lead midway through the second quarter. Junior Tyson Williams finished off the opening drive of the game with a 12-yard touchdown run to cap off an 80-yard, 10-play drive.

Following a quick scoring drive by Dakota Ridge (7-1) that was capped off by a 3-yard touchdown catch by senior Cavica Wilkerson from quarterback Ben Gultig, the Indians answered again with another 80-yard scoring drive.

Loveland sophomore quarterback Garrett Harstad scored from 2 yards out to give the Indians a 13-7 lead.

“Loveland did a good job of running the ball,” Dakota Ridge coach Ron Woitalewicz said. “We couldn’t get a stop in the first half.”

The Eagles had scored on 13 consecutive drives dating back to their state quarterfinal victory a week ago when they went 12-for-12, but Loveland ended that streak forcing Dakota Ridge to punt with just under 8 minutes left in the second quarter.

The next play would be the biggest offensive play of the game for Loveland. Rakowsky took an inside handoff and raced into the end zone for a 73-yard run to extend Loveland’s lead to 20-7.

“The momentum after that, you could feel it on our sideline,” Rakowsky said of the longest play from scrimmage of the game. “It was just great blocking. I wasn’t even touched.

I thank my offensive line for that.”

Rakowsky carried the offensive load

for the Indians with over 20 carries for nearly 200 yards on the ground.

Both defenses found their footing in the second half. In fact, the only score after halftime came on an 87-yard punt return for a touchdown by Dakota Ridge junior Dante Capolungo with 6:40 left in the fourth quarter to cut Loveland’s lead to 20-14.

“I thought it was going out of bounds, but then it took that one hop and from there I knew I was off,” Capolungo said. “I was able to get the touchdown to flip the game and the momentum. We had a chance.”

Dakota Ridge did have a golden opportunity after the Eagles’ defense forced a 3-and-out by Loveland.

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Dakota Ridge senior Mason Galbreath (10) attempts to make a leaping grab, but Loveland senior Joe Killian (9) is able to break up the pass during the Class 4A state semifinal Nov. 28 at Englewood High School.

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The Eagles took over on their 41-yard line with 4:21 remaining. However, after getting an initial first-down Dakota Ridge’s drive stalled.

Loveland junior Ian Loomis sacked Gultig on a 4th-down play to give the ball back to the Indians. Loveland managed one more first-down run by Rakowsky and ran out the clock to end the game.

“It is just so thrilling,” Loomis said of his monster sack that ended the Eagles’ final offensive drive. “On fourth downs that is my best time.

Fourth downs just get my going and I just go through the line.”

Loomis had a key sack in the third quarter that ended another Dakota Ridge drive.

“I really thought it would be our defense that was going to win this game,” Loomis said. “I think we put them in uncomfortable positions.”

Loveland is now back in a familiar position, play for another state title.

The Indians have a 7-7 record in state championship games. Loveland’s last title came just two years ago in 2018 where the Indians defeated Skyline.

Palmer Ridge — a powerhouse in 3A before moving up to 4A this season — will be Loveland’s opponent in the 4A title game next week. The Bears (6-0) defeated Fountain-Fort Carson 28-12

in the other 4A semifinal Saturday afternoon.

“I think we are ready for it,” Loomis said of the upcoming 4A title game against Palmer Ridge. “We were so motivated coming into this game facing the No. 1 team. I think we’ll come in and beat Palmer Ridge.”

The Eagles were trying to head to their first state title game since 2004.

Dakota Ridge lost to ThunderRidge 3529 in the 4A state championship game 16 years ago.

“I’m so proud of these kids because they gave up a lot,” Woitalewicz said.

“They sacrificed social time. They all went remote (learning) so they didn’t get quarantined. They didn’t hang out with friends. They really sacrificed so they could have this season. We knew these season would be special.”

Woitalewicz’s 2019 squad came within seconds of advancing to the title game last season. Broomfield defeated Dakota Ridge 17-15 with a last-second field goal at Jeffco Stadium. The crushing defeat has definitely motivated this year’s senior-laden team.

“These seniors were great leaders.

They set a high standard for us to come back next year,” Capolungo said of Dakota Ridge’s back-to-back state semifinal appearances. “They showed all us young guys how to be a complete team.”

Dennis Pleuss is the Sports Information Director for Jeffco Public Schools.

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SKATING FROM PAGE 1

“COVID has been a challenge,” Skiba said. But pop-up events in Olde Town, like this one, has provided an “opportunity to be safe, wear a mask and still support small businesses.”

Skiba’s business neighbor, Flying Pig Burger Co., knows that all too well. Construction work in Olde Town has hampered business, but events such as this one present another opportunity to get eyes on their business that it otherwise

might not get.

“This is kind of one way to get people’s attention back on us,” Karas said. “People will come in and say that it’s hard to find us, hard to find parking. But this lets us show people that we’re still around while also helping out the community.”

The ice skating rink will be open daily, 2-8 p.m. Monday through Thursday and noon to 9 p.m. Friday through Sunday. The cost is $8 for adults and $5 for kids 10 and under for an hour and online reservations are required. Masks are required and social distancing will be enforced with no more than 12 skaters on the ice at a given time.

Ally Skiba, owner of Electric Cherry Shop & Studio in, sets up a display in front of a pop up market in conjunction with the ice skating in Olde Town Arvada.

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