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Jefferson County, Colorado • Volume 9, Issue 13

Arvada Center master plan to update Apex rec center site proposal leads to plan discussion

By Sara Van Cleve

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Labradors found a way to cool off during the warm morning of Aug. 18 by going for a dip in the Lake Arbor Pool during the 10th annual Apex Park and Recreation Dog Swim.

Taking a DIP The dog days of summer are coming to an end, but not without local pups making a splash first. Apex Park and Recreation District opened its outdoor pools, Lake Arbor Pool, 7451 West 83rd Way, and Secrest Pool, 6820 West 66th Ave., for its 10th annual Dog Swim Aug. 18. Dozens of dogs and their owners spent their Sunday morning and afternoon playing fetch and relaxing in the pool.

Photos by sara Van CleVe The 10th annual Apex Park and Recreation Dog Swim gave canines a chance to meet new four-legged friends, such as these dogs greeting each other poolside Aug. 18 at Lake Arbor Pool.

A closer look at inBloom Student research versus privacy concerns for software

By Vic Vela

vvela@ourcoloradonews.com It’s been both praised as a way for teachers to better personalize instruction and panned as a data-mining invasion of student privacy.

Either way one looks at it, a controversial database is on its way to being piloted at schools in Jefferson County.

A data system called inBloom — a $100 million project that is primarily funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation — is being tried out in three states in the country, with Colorado being one of them.

And Jeffco Schools is set to become the first school district in the state to a launch pilot version of the project, possibly beginning in the 2014 school year.

The Jeffco School Board of Education is scheduled to hold a study session this evening with Colorado education experts, where a presentation of the inBloom proj-

ect will be shown.

The system would allow the district to compile students’ personal and academic information from kindergarten through high school. Teachers can use the digital data dashboards provided by inBloom to identify weaknesses in student performance and tailor a type of instruction to better suit their needs, according to Jefferson County Schools Superintendent Cindy Stevenson.

“It’s almost like having an (application) on your phone,” said Stevenson. “You can see who has mastered a standard in grammar, for example, and the data would then give you suggestions for reading and further instruction.”

The new system also allows Jeffco teachers the ability to access different types of student data in one centralized area.

Stevenson said she hopes to launch the pilot for the 2014-2015 school year. There will be no system cost until the 2015, which is expected to be about $3-$5 per pupil, for the 85,000 student district. The school board must approve funding down

the road, before that happens.

But inBloom has been the source of controversy across the country, and Colorado has been no exception. Concerns have been raised over what data will be collected, how it will be used, and who has access to it.

Child privacy and security concerns are what bothers inBloom’s critics like Laura Boggs, a member of the Jefferson County Board of Education. Boggs is worried that inBloom will be able to mine information pertaining to students’ disciplinary records, health records and demographics like race and religion.

“There are too many unknowns and too little conversations within our community for Jefferson County to dive into this,” Boggs said.

Boggs also said that the “scary part to me is that inBloom delivers the curriculum to teachers.”

“Do we really want some unknown somebody somewhere delivering a curriculum to students here?” Boggs said. inbloom continues on Page 19

Arvada City Council took the first step in considering the possibility of a new recreation center on Wadsworth Boulevard on the Arvada Center property — and that is developing a new master plan.

During a workshop Aug. 12, Apex Park and Recreation District Executive Director Mike Miles presented a very conceptual and early design possibility for the recreation center As discussed during Miles’ presentation, a possible recreation center would be about 83,000 square-feet, compared to the Apex Center’s 105,000 square-feet and the Arvada Center’s 144,000 square-feet.

The facility could include fitness rooms, an indoor running track, a multi-purpose gym, a lap pool, multiple children’s pools, waterslides, outdoor water features and potentially an indoor skydiving tower created through a private-public partnership.

The facility could also include a sculpture garden and pathways.

When Apex’s 20/20 committee, a group of citizens asked to list Apex’s priorities based on the community’s needs, met in 2012, it listed an east Arvada recreation center as its top priority, Miles said.

“One of the things we talked about during that process, consistently in every election we’ve had for facilities or tax increases or anything like that, the marching order we’ve gotten from the community says do not build these things if they do not pay for their own operation,” Miles said. “So we have to take that into mind in the process of developing an east side recreation center.”

The committee brought up the idea of a recreation center on the cityowned Arvada Center property and a community survey came back with support of a recreation center on the site. The conceptual design would have a recreation center in the southeast corner of the Arvada Center property.

Miles said this is an opportunity for the arts and recreation to complement each other.

“I see what’s developing there is a combination of what we do and what APEX continues on Page 19

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August 22, 2013

Go ahead, help make someone’s day A They stand on a corner, three teenage girls in colorful summer dresses, their hands held high and clutching posterboards in neon green and pink scrawled with cheery messages: “Find the good.”

“Smile - U - matter.”

“Stay positive.”

“Honk if you’re happy.”

And many drivers do, creating an intermittent cacophony of horns of varying timbres and tempos. The girls respond with wide smiles and spirited fist pumps.

Kinzi Kuhloie gives a thumbs-up as one driver leans on the horn repeatedly in a long series of honks. “Yeah!” she says excitedly. “They’re really pumped!”

Kinzi is 17 and she’s been sign-holding, as she calls it, for two years. Her motivation is uncomplicated.

“Life can get overwhelming and so many things can build up that you don’t find the good,” she says. “This reminds you to look for the good . . . and remember that it’s there.”

Kinzi and her friends, Alyssa Hayne, 16, and Emily VonDongen, 19, have hit the streets in Highlands Ranch with their signs about twice a week this summer. The positive response, they say, keeps them coming back.

“We’re making people happy,” Alyssa says, “one sign at a time.”

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Kinzi, Alyssa and Emily are part of a growing grassroots crusade to spread positive thinking. She got the idea from a good friend, a student at Mesa State University in Grand Junction, who started a club to promote positivity by holding signs.

In Anacortes, Wash., in May 2012, the Happiness Sprinkling Project was born when people gathered at a popular intersection and held signs saying “You are loved” and “Yes oh Yes.” The movement to “sprinkle happiness” through sign-holding events has since spread to 20 cities and two countries, according to its website.

Last year, in Washington, D.C., a 29-year-old man campaigned to make people smile by standing at street corners with friends holding posterboards declaring “Honk if you love someone,” “Be happy” and “Don’t be so hard on yourself.”

Passersby loved them back.

These spontaneous, informal events fit neatly into the emerging field of positive psychology and the study of happiness. Instead of trying to figure out why we feel sad or depressed, positive psychology focuses instead on how we can become happier and more fulfilled.

The world-renowned founder of positive psychology, Dr. Martin Seligman, directs the Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania. (You can take the free authentic happiness test on the center’s website at www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu/Default.aspx.)

He contends that happiness can be analyzed into three measurable elements —positive emotion, engagement and meaning — and that the ultimate goal is to reach a state of well-being.

What Kinzi and her friends are doing may not be earth-shattering in terms of establishing lasting happiness, but creating moments that make us smile or laugh or lift our spirits can make a difference that matters.

Kateri McRae, an assistant professor at the University of Denver who researches emotions, notes that studies show our brains are wired in a way that tune in more quickly to negative information.

“Evolutionarily, negative information is usually more critical to deal with — and to deal with quickly — and so our brains pro-

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August 22, 2013

Anderson will not challenge Gessler Jeffco Clerk says an open Secretary of State chair might be different

By Vic Vela

vvela@ourcoloradonews.com Jefferson County Clerk Pam Anderson will not challenge Secretary of State Scott Gessler in a primary next year, but she has not made up her mind on a possible open seat run.

Anderson talked about her political future with Colorado Community Media on Aug. 17, following a Golden town hall that focused on the sweeping changes to Colorado’s election laws that the Legislature put in place earlier this year.

Gessler is exploring a gubernatorial run, but has yet to officially announce whether he will join a Republican field seeking to unseat Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper in 2014.

An entry into a race for governor would mean Gessler would not seek for reelection for his secretary of state seat.

Anderson said that she will “not run against an incumbent,” but that she is keeping all options on the table if Gessler steps aside to pursue a higher office.

“I’m still discussing with my family whether it’s the right thing for me to do personally, to run a statewide campaign,” she said. “And I’m not sure yet.”

Anderson is the head of the Colorado County Clerk’s Association and is seen by

many in the GOP establishment as a moderate Republican who would be a change of pace from Gessler, who often is embroiled in controversy and who is seen as a lightning rod in Colorado politics.

“There’s lot of people who I respect and admire, and my county clerks that I work with all the time, who I think would be very supportive (of a secretary of state run),” Anderson said. “And the idea is very appealing to me, because I love this stuff.”

Key supporter of election reform law

Anderson and Gessler were key characters who played completely different roles when Democrats were moving House Bill 1303, the Voter Access and Modernized Elections Act, through the Legislature this year.

The sweeping reforms that are a part of the bill will allow for Election Day voter registration and the mailing of ballots to every voter in the state, beginning this fall.

The new laws also shorten residency duration requirements for voting. And it does away with a system where “inactive” voters — those who did not vote in the previous election — do not continue to receive mailin ballots.

Precinct polling places as we know them are a thing of the past.

They are replaced with voting centers, where anyone can show up and vote.

Gessler and General Assembly Republicans vehemently opposed the legislation, arguing during either marathon-like committee hearings or formal votes that implementation costs would be enormous for many counties and that Election Day regis-

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Jefferson County Clerk Pam Anderson talks about changes to the state’s election laws at a town hall in Golden on Aug. 17. Photo by Vic Vela tration begs for fraud to be committed.

State Sen. Kevin Lundberg, R-Berthoud, once dubbed the bill, The Same Day Voter Fraud Act. But Anderson was a key supporter of the legislation.

She heads a county clerk’s association where 75 percent of its members — a bipartisan group of elected officials — supported the bill.

Anderson told the town hall audience that cases of voter fraud are rare and that a real-time data system will allow election of-

ficials to determine if a voter is registered in another state or whether someone is trying to vote multiple times — something that sets Colorado a part from other states that offer Election Day registration.

“We will find out,” Anderson said of any attempts by voters to commit fraud. “And you will be having a really spicy conversation with the district attorney and the attorney general (if suspicions are raised).”

At the same time, Anderson admits that she’s “not a huge fan of Election Day registration.”

But it’s not because of concerns over voter fraud. Rather, she would prefer voters to take time to study their ballots before casting a vote.

“My ideal is that people read their blue book, think about the issues, and then go into the polling place,” she said. “But our Constitution doesn’t require an educated voter. It’s a constitutional right to access.”

Anderson believes that the new election laws will save counties money, across the state. She said that she expects Jefferson County to incur an implementation cost as it moves away from 171 precinct polling place to 24 voting centers.

However, other voter maintenance savings will supersede any upfront cost, she said.

Overall, Anderson believes that the new election laws are good for Jefferson County and for voters across the state.

“Every system of voting has vulnerabilities,” she said. “What we look at as election administrators is that balance of access and integrity And Colorado is on the cutting edge of that balance.”

ArvAdA news in A hurry

McDaniel Case

Xavier McDaniel, 21, of Littleton pleaded not guilty to six felony charges, including attempted sexual assault and first-degree burglary, during his Jefferson County court arraignment on Aug. 8.

A headline on page 7 of the Aug. 8 Arvada Press mistakenly claimed he pleaded guilty.

Wal-Mart petition

Groups seeking to put an issue to referendum through petition do not receive an extended deadline to gain more signatures if some are deemed invalid by the city by the deadline.

There is only one deadline for petitions.

Information on the petition process was inaccurate in the story “Stop Arvada Walmart goes to the public” in the Aug. 8 issue.

The newpaper regrets the errors. To report corrections and clarifications, call 303-566-4127.

Arvada Center auditioning two roles in ”No Dogs Allowed”

Auditions are by appointment only. To make an appointment, call 720-898-7200.

The Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities is holding replacement auditions for two roles in the production ”No Dogs Allowed.”

The roles available are Shorty, Iris’ older sister, and Carmen, the mother’s younger sister. Auditions are 11 a.m. to noon Monday, Aug. 26 at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. Candidates may be asked to stay for the dance call 12:30-1:15 p.m. and may be asked to read from the script or sing following the dance call.

The production is seeking actresses 1830 years old of all ethnicities with strong character, vocal and dance skills.

Actors should prepare a one-minute comic monologue and 16 bars of an uptempo musical theater piece from the 1950s to present.

Audtioners must bring sheet music to their audition; use of a CD or a cappella singing in not accepted. A current resume and headshot are also required.

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High school bands still have chance to march in Harvest Festival parade The Arvada Harvest Festival is still accepting applications for high school marching bands to perform in this year’s parade. The parade will not qualify bands to receive invitations to national parades from the American Bandmasters Association through the choice of the association.

However, the Harvest Festival will award its own prizes and ribbons for participating bands. To register, band leaders can visit www.ArvadaHarvestFestivalParade.com and click on the parade tab on the left. The parade route is about one mile long.

Parade registration ends Friday, Aug. 30.

Runners can register for 9/11 Remembrance Run through Sept. 5 Registration for the sixth annual 9/11 Remembrance Run ends Thursday, Sept. 5.

Arvada Press readers can get a reduced registration fee by entering the code ”arvadapress20” when registering.

This year’s run — America Goes the Distance — includes a 5K, 10K, half-marathon and 10-mile run and is being hosted in conjunction with the 88th annual Arvada Harvest Festival.

The starting line for all races is Olde Town Square at 57th Avenue and Olde Wadsworth Blvd.

All race participants receive a T-shirt, a finisher’s medal, a goody bag, race pictures and event timing.

There will also be awards for the first male and female finishers in all distances and first, second and third place awards for men and women in age groups in 10-year increments in each distance.

All proceeds from the race benefit the nonprofit Homefront Heroes, an organization that supports military members and veterans and their families.

To register for the event, visit www.runningguru.com/event/9112013.

A longer version of this week’s column can be found online at www.JimSmithColumns.com.

Client Is Glad She Decided Against Trying to Sell Her Home by Herself

By JIM SMITH, Realtor®

When Crystal Ganz walked into our office, it was to get help buying a home. That’s when she explained that she was selling her current home “by owner.” It was a reasonable decision, she thought, since homes are selling so easily.

Long story short, she decided to let me take over the job of selling her home, giving her a discount on the commission since I’d be making a commission on her new home.

After closing, Crystal was so glad she had hired me that I invited her to put her thoughts in writing.

Here’s what Crystal sent me: “We started the selling process as a “for sale by owner,” thinking we could save some money in this hot housing market. After a couple weeks of non-stop phone calls and people requesting to see the home with little to no notice, or just stopping by and knocking, we decided to get the help of a professional.

“Jim Smith listed our house, allowing us to take advantage of his excellent showing service,

which uses a texting system that gives us the option of approving or rescheduling a showing. This gave us some flexibility in showing the house and still trying to live in it with 3 small children. Jim did an excellent job in taking photos and video tour of our house and listing the house that very same day...

“The house was under contract in no time! As we progressed through the selling process Jim did an excellent job of negotiating a fair price and helping sort through some unexpected issues with our inspection and appraisal.

“I can’t imagine making it this far on our own having to sort through these issues. The deal would have died and, without knowing how to negotiate and bargain, we would have been back to square one; looking for another buyer and constantly showing the house.

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August 22, 2013

Governor touts school-finance reform tax hike Rally brings out supporters, detractors of possible ballot measure

By Vic Vela

vvela@ourcoloradonews.com Gov. John Hickenlooper gave a fullthroated endorsement of a school-finance reform tax hike at a Lakewood rally on Aug. 15, marking the beginning of a campaign behind what’s expected to be the most significant ballot question voters will decide on this fall.

Hickenlooper was joined by other education-reform advocates at a Green Mountain High School rally that drew more than 100 supporters of an initiative that will create $950 million in new taxes that will fund an overhaul of the Colorado schoolfinance system.

“I refer to this all the time as the single most comprehensive education-reform initiative in the history of the United States,” Hickenlooper said. “With this initiative, we’re building a public education system that’s going to serve as a model for the rest of the United States.”

By passing Initiative 22 this fall, taxpayers would fund full-day kindergarten for all Colorado children and would provide more support for at-risk students and English learners. The initiative also aims to reduce class sizes and provide greater funding equality for school districts across the state.

Hickenlooper was joined at the rally by other supporters of the Colorado Commits to Kids campaign.

They included Jefferson County Schools Superintendent Cindy Stevenson, who said that “an additional 3,000 5-year-olds will have free full-day kindergarten” in the county, and that at least 1,000 at-risk Jeffco children will have access to free preschool, if the initiative passes.

Colorado Lt. Gov. Joe Garcia echoed Stevenson’s call to pass the ballot measure, saying, “We know that not all kids enter school on equal footing.”

“But if we want all kids to graduate and all be ready for higher education we need to be sure we can provide the level of individualized support that not all districts can afford to offer,” Garcia said.

Initiative 22 would raise taxes on all Colorado taxpayers. The two-tiered proposal would raise income taxes to 5 percent on everyone earning $75,000 or less. Those who earn over that amount would pay 5

Jefferson County Schools Superintendent Cindy Stevenson speaks in support of a school finance act tax hike during an Aug. 15 rally at Lakewood’s Green Mountain High School.

Photo by Vic Vela percent on the first $75,000 in taxable income and 5.9 percent on taxable income above $75,000.

Colorado’s current income tax rate is a flat 4.63 percent, regardless of income level.

Hickenlooper said that Colorado is one of the lowest-taxed states in the country and will remain so, even if the initiative passes.

But opponents of Initiative 22 were quick to jump on Hickenlooper’s comments.

“I think it’s interesting that the governor comes to the county that will get the least return on its investment,” said Jefferson County Schools Board of Education member Laura Boggs, who attended Hickenlooper’s speech.

Boggs says that Jefferson County taxpayers will pay at least $130 million in tax-

es, but that the school district will only get about $60 million in funding if the ballot initiative passes.

“He stands in our backyard, where our children, if this passes, are worth less than 50 cents on the dollar,” she said. “I find that interesting.”

Curtis Hubbard, of the Colorado Commits to Kids campaign, countered Boggs, saying that the initiative will result in more than $600 in per-pupil funding for students in Jefferson County, “which is an investment that we believe taxpayers will support.”

Across the street from the rally, a small group of Initiative 22 opponents attacked the “ostensible reforms” that will occur if the ballot question passes. But mainly, they argued that Coloradans “won’t have the appetite for this type of tax increase.”

“It’s just more money going into a bloat-

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Initiative 22 ballot organizers claim to have turned in more than 160,000 signatures of registered voters, nearly double the 86,105 needed to qualify for this fall’s ballot.

However, the secretary of state’s office announced the day after the rally that it will have to review the signatures line by line to determine whether the measure makes the ballot. That’s because the verification of a random sample of petition signatures fell into a range that requires such a review.

The secretary of state’s office has until Sept. 4 to complete its review.

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Task force recommends Arvada Center Foundation Council supports organizational change, requests public meetings to inform residents

By Sara Van Cleve

svancleve@ourcoloradonews.com Following four meetings over four months, the Arvada Center Ad Hoc Task Force has developed recommendations for the future operations of the center.

The volunteer Ad Hoc Task Force was formed in the fall of 2012 following a study completed by the Kellogg Organization examining the current structure of the Arvada Center.

During a workshop Aug. 12, City Council heard a report on the task force’s recommendations.

The primary recommendation from the task force was that, over a period of time, the Arvada Center organizational structure shift to collaboration between the city of Arvada and a privately-funded independent board, the Arvada Center Foundation.

“The consensus was it needs to move

away from 100-percent public, into that spectrum,” Arvada Center Chief Operating Officer Clark Johnson said. “It was decided if there is a desire to maintain the Arvada Center as a regional asset and a leading arts and cultural center while creating a sustainable, stable and clear future for both patrons and the city, a move toward a more private model is needed.”

With this recommendation, the city would commit to a certain level of funding and maintain that funding while the foundation board seeks to increase center funding through private donors.

“Throughout this process, the idea of collaboration with the city was not lost on anyone,” Johnson said. “It is no one’s intention to move independently from the city; rather it is to create a more independent body that partners and collaborates with the city.”

The possible Arvada Center Foundation Board would be a self-perpetuating board of 15-25 individuals from a variety of business, government, philanthropy, education, arts and humanities and funding backgrounds.

The Arvada city manager and Arvada Center executive director would be ex-of-

ficio members and city appointees would comprise about 25 percent of the board.

The city of Arvada would still own and maintain the land and the Arvada Center, but the board would be responsible for all activities at the center as well as, initially, the employment of the Arvada Center executive director and, with time, all employees who report to him.

The board would also assume responsibility of the budget of the Arvada Center according to an operating agreement with the city.

The operating agreement and lease would govern the working relationship between the city and the foundation. Through the agreement, the city, the Arvada Center Foundation and the Arvada Council for the Arts and Humanities would work collaboratively to promote arts and culture in the city and region.

The Arvada Council for the Arts and Humanities would maintain responsibility for community arts and culture not delivered through the Arvada Center.

The development and transfer of operations to the foundation would take approximately five years, said Ad Hoc Task Force Co-chair Meyer Saltzman.

“There are a lot details to work out, but it’s a way for the future,” Saltzman said.

“The center is 27 years old right now and it has been supported by the citizens of Arvada for that period of time … It’s the city’s asset, and we suggest it remain an asset on (the city’s) books, and that operation be put aside into a separate foundation in order to gain support — charitable support, theatrical support and support from the classes that are there.”

City Council supported the recommendations of the task force.

However, before moving forward with the creation of the foundation or other organizational changes, Council requested that city staff come back to them with a schedule for public meetings to allow residents to hear and fully understand the proposed changes before hearing a resolution formalizing the recommendations.

Also, before hearing a resolution, the details of the recommendations, such as the operating agreement and other issues, would be determined by the task force and staff.

The schedule of public meetings regarding the recommendations has not yet been announced.

TCAP gains for Jeffco School test scores up in majority of areas

By Vic Vela

vvela@ourcoloradonews. com

First day of school

Ms. Mackinnon, kindergarten teacher at Mitchell Elementary in Golden gives her young pupils a brief introduction to the classroom, and where she keeps her many hats that her students will use as bathroom passes, during their first day of school on Aug. 19. Photo by Amy Woodward

JEFFCO NEWS IN A HURRY Safety fair

The annual Jeffco Safety Fair will be 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 24, at the Jeffco Fairgrounds.

Many services will be available, including document shredding (limit of five boxes), electronics recycling for a

small fee, prescription drop-off and credit report review by a bank officer.

An additional 80 booths will offer activities and giveaways.

For more information contact Cary Johnson at 303271-6970 or via email at csjohnso@jeffco.us.

Jefferson County Public Schools students performed better in this year’s state standardized testing than in 2012, but Superintendent Cindy Stevenson said there are areas for improvement.

Jeffco students showed proficiency gains in 17 of the 27 tests that make up the Transitional Colorado Assessment Program, also known as TCAP. That’s an improvement from the district’s 2012 assessment results, where students improved in only seven categories of testing.

Stevenson said that the results are even more impressive, considering that the district has had to do more with less over the last few years. She pointed to obstacles that included the district working with $63 million less in funding than it had in 2009, and an increase in children living in poverty in the 85,000 student district.

“And yet, we went up,” Stevenson said. “I think our school district is doing remarkable work.”

Jeffco students outperformed the rest of the state in each content area and grade level. Jeffco students’ scores “met or exceeded the state expectation of the 50th percentile in reading, writing and math,” according to a district news release.

The district is also touting other highlights that are found in this year’s TCAP scores, such as 8th and 10th grade science scores reaching all-time highs this year.

Also, students in grades 9 and 10 exceeded expectations in math proficiency.

And the district saw “steady increases” in 4th and 7th grade reading scores.

Stevenson is also pleased by the gains being made by Hispanic students, who made double-digit scoring gains in many areas this time around.

But Stevenson did express concern over 3rd grade writing and math scores, as well as some downward scoring trends at the 9th grade level.

Stevenson said the district will look into what happened at those grade levels and will then take the proper course of action.

“I want every student’s score to go up,” she said. “A one percent score change here or there equates to 60 real children who I want to see succeed.”

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Local politics better without partisanship Across Colorado, budding candidates for city and town councils and school boards are wrapping up the process of gathering signatures for their nomination petitions. These citizens are working to get their names on the ballot for this November’s election, and ultimately, they are trying to win a spot on an elected board that comes with little or no pay.

Voters will pick from among these candidates without a party affiliation listed for the candidates. Further, a search for candidate information on the Secretary of State’s Tracer website yields the term “nonpartisan” next to the category “party.” Indeed, these are officially nonpartisan elections they are hoping to compete in.

But don’t be fooled: There are partisan races being waged for municipal and

OUR VIEW school board offices in this state. Colorado law does not prohibit a candidate from campaigning as a Republican, Democrat, Libertarian or member of any other party.

In other words, a candidate can tout that he or she is a member of a certain party, secure that party’s endorsement and even run among a slate of candidates looking to grab or maintain power for that party on an elected board. And voters who have been paying attention are not likely to need a party affiliation listed on their

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What symbolizes the end of summer to you?

Although many students are already back in school, text books and pencils don’t always represent the end of summer for everyone. So we asked people what symbolizes the end of summer for them.

For me it’s actually more heat. I’m from Las Vegas, so at the end of the summer I have to go back home and it’s a lot hotter in Vegas than it is in Colorado.

Mike Hyelsman

When the weather starts to get cool, it feels like the end of summer. It’s warm during the day and sometime rainy in the evening, so it feels like summer, but then it starts to get cool and then it’s fall.

William Stevens

Well I’m a teacher so of course the end of summers means I’m back to work.

Joellen Kramer

Doing things like going to Water World because I don’t live in this area. Also seeing school supplies at the stores.

Bill Koskovich

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ballots to know who represents Team Blue or Team Red or Team Other.

While it is not illegal, we believe this process violates the spirit of election law.

The real spirit of serving on a city council or a school board, as we wrote in an editorial last month, should be a noble calling to public service — to make a community better. It is not promoting the platform of a major, national political organization.

We believe local politics should be about people, not parties.

It is particularly a shame when partisanship rears up to narrow the pool of candidates in an attempt to prevent votes from being split.

Sure, when a party encourages someone not to run, it is a pragmatic move in that it increases the likelihood of achieving a

victory. But it also suppresses diversity of thought and likely keeps some very wellintentioned, capable citizens from public service.

Don’t get us wrong. We’re not saying every local campaign has been taken over by partisanship. Just too many — regardless of what that number is.

For now, we encourage candidates who feel a true calling to serve to stick with it.

There’s nothing wrong with being a member of a political party, but if you are truly dedicated to helping the community, don’t let your affiliation dictate whether you will seek office. If you win, don’t let it determine how you will serve.

Come November, we encourage voters to simply choose the best person for the job.

Meaning of teaching We, meaning teachers in one of our prep meetings, were recently asked to pick a book from the list of the 100 greatest children’s books that best exemplifies why we do what we do.

Of course, the snarky side of me came out pretty quickly — I started looking for books about the Hindenburg or the Titanic, or for “The Lord of the Flies.”

What? You don’t think teachers have a snarky side?

Of course we do; some days, a dark sense of humor is all that stands between the classroom and the asylum. Especially when we start implementing legislative mandates. But I digress ...

Once I got the snark out of my system, I really started to think about the question (some five or six hours later).

One of the things I thought about was whether the answer to that question is different for me, the person, and for me, the teacher.

How many of us put on a different personality depending on which hat we happen to be wearing?

I would think that for some people that’s an absolute necessity. For instance, I don’t imagine you’d want your run-ofthe-mill S.W.A.T. team sniper bringing that mentality home . Most days ...

At any rate, eventually I decided that my A.D.D.-riddled nature and normal schizophrenia make it possible for the answer to be the same book for both (or all) versions of me. And that book is “The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe.” Of course, that brought out the snarky side of my colleague: “Why’s that? Because you being good at this is a fantasy?”

Or how about “Because, what? Once every hundred years an act of God brings about something good?”

Or maybe “Yeah, that’s just because you had to teach in a closet last year.” (For the record, it was a computer lab, but that’s not as funny.)

But, all kidding aside, teaching, for me,

has always been about opening doors. I don’t expect all of my students to become professional musicians or teachers.

But I want to be sure they understand that those may be possibilities for them.

And if those are possible, then what else is?

Also, I love those moments when my students discover they’re capable of doing something.

And that discovery is like opening a door in their minds. And doors lead to adventure.

What’s the line from Tolkien? “It’s a dangerous business, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, you never know where you might be swept off to.”

And personally — learning, performing, the martial arts — these have always been adventures to me, and I love those adventures. Now that I’m a parent, it seems like the adventure just never ends.

So, when Lucy Pevensie opens the wardrobe door in the spare room and discovers an entire world within, that is one of my favorite moments in literature.

“T Of course, not every adventure ends with mythical creatures, God and heroic My b smal deeds, but the really great stories only happen on the other side of the mysterious You n one’s door. need Michael Alcorn is a music teacher and fitness instructor who lives in Arvada with his wife and three children. He graduated from Fo Alameda High School and the University of ness Colorado-Boulder.

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Quite a path to earn U.S. citizenship

A young friend of mine, a new mother, is going through the process of becoming a U.S. citizen. She is married to an American of citizen, and their son is a citizen by birth. ll- I’m intrigued with her path to citizenship blic and what it takes to qualify for naturalization. g evThe premise of U.S. citizenship is the r by fundamental value that all people are creess ofated equal.

And, importantly, citizenship allows who people of all backgrounds, whether nativeit. or foreign-born, to have an equal stake in em- the future of the United States. uly Through her marriage, Katie meets don’t some basic eligibility requirements: She’s will been a permanent resident for more than three years, in “marital union with the same U.S. citizen spouse.” ers And, like all who apply for American cithe izenship, Katie is required to be “a person of good moral character, attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States, and well disposed to the good order and happiness of the United States during

all relevant periods under the law.”

Whew.

Katie must prove herself through oral and written testimony in at least one inperson interview with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).

USCIS will conduct security and background checks — like those I’ve undergone to volunteer in schools and work in certain industries — and will review Katie’s complete immigration record.

Fortunately for her, Katie is already fluent in English, which is a requirement for her U.S. citizenship. Katie is also studying for an oral exam to demonstrate her

knowledge of U.S. history and government ... in other words, civics. What I remember about civics tests is that I got a “C” in grade school (which was also the term when I got a “C” in classroom behavior).

Here are some of the questions ... how would you do? * The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers. * How many amendments does the Constitution have? * Who was president during World War I? * The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. Quick – what are those three words?

If you took more than a few seconds — as I did, thinking instead of the Declaration of Independence — to come up with “We, the People,” then you’re not alone. And my guess is that Katie knows a lot more right now about American history and government than many of the rest of us do.

Makes you think, doesn’t it, about what

American citizenship really means?

As a citizen, Katie will join you and me in a unique bond that unites people around civic ideals and a belief in the rights and freedoms guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution.

Katie is fortunate because her loving marriage allows her a smoother path to citizenship than many other immigrants share. And as a native-born American, I’m delighted to speak up for citizenship for Katie and many others who are becoming part of our nation’s legacy as a land of freedom and opportunity.

Welcome to your new home, Katie.

P.S. James Madison was one author of the Federalist Papers; there are 27 amendments to the Constitution; and Woodrow Wilson was our U.S. president during World War I. Andrea Doray is a writer who also speaks up for free speech and freedom of the press at wordwatching.com. Contact her at a.doray@andreadoray.com.

Best to make healthy homework a habit One of the questions my kids dreaded throughout their education was when I would ask this, “Do you have any homework tonight?” Of course they hated that question, I hated it too when I was growing up and my mother would ask me the very same thing.

Well it’s that time of year again when kids of all ages are settling back into the school routine and homework will be inevitable. And I think that many students get uncomfortable about the question because they would much prefer to say that there was no homework assigned or just a very little bit so that they can spend time with friends and doing anything other than their assignments.

At the end of the day the only person who really suffers is the student. Surely as parents we agonize over it a little too, but we can only do so much in the way of accountability. The student has to want to succeed and be an active participant in their own learning and growth.

Homework is perceived as a “thing” that has to get done, when at the end of the day it’s really about work ethic and attitude.

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“There is potential a sign could do that.

My best guess would be that it helps a small portion of the people who drive by.

You never know what’s going to turn someone’s day around. . . . Sometimes, you just need a reminder.”

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For Kinzi and her friends, much happiness comes from making others happy.

Yes, there have been people who flip them off or yell “You suck!” as they drive by. Kinzi’s reaction: “It’s really unfortunate you guys think that way, but you need the love the most.”

But by and far, reaction is overwhelmingly positive.

“Some guy pulled over last week and gave us $20,” Kinzi says. “He said, `You deserve some lunch.’ That was cool.”

Another driver once parked to say: “I was having a terrible day and your sign completely turned it around and gave me hope.”

And the driver of a Wonder Bread truck

Homework is a behavior that drives success whether we are in school, at work, or trying to grow personally or professionally.

You see, we can’t manage results, we can only manage behaviors. And it is in our school days that we develop this work ethic and positive habits that will propel us in our future endeavors.

Anyone reading this column can probably look back at a time when you or your child procrastinated or just avoided a homework assignment or maybe a few consecutive assignments. The outcome was that we fell farther behind and playing catch-up was infinitely harder. And we can

tossed out a box of muffins.

Kinzi has plans to start a club that would take the positivity from the sign-holding to another level, something longer lasting — “the idea if I can change your day, you’ll change somebody else’s day.”

But, on this afternoon, the girls enthusiastically wave their signs in the hope of bringing a little joy to someone who could use a pick-me-up.

One driver shouts through a window: “Have a good day!”

“Yeah!” Emily shouts back, glee in her voice. “You, too!”

A car with two young men stops, waiting for the light to change. The driver leans over and yells: “What are you guys doing this for?”

Emily grins: “To make you guys happy!”

He pauses a moment, looks at her, then: “Thank you for making my day.”

And he eases the car into the intersection, the smile on his face celebrating a moment of unexpected and simple pleasure.

Ann Macari Healey’s column about people, places and issues of everyday life appears every other week. She can be reached at ahealey@ourcoloradonews.com or 303-5664110.

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also look back at a time when we took the time to do the homework, and how amazing it felt when we breezed through a quiz or test. Again, it’s about the behaviors that deliver results.

And as we fast forward past our school years and evaluate where we are today in our career we can probably point to specific times when we fell behind at work because we didn’t do the little extra things at the end of our day such as planning and preparing, making lists, looking at our goals, or checking off what we had accomplished.

When we view this kind of work as productive we can view our homework as being healthy. It’s when we have the attitude that we would rather avoid the behavior of a little extra work that we deprive ourselves of the feeling of accomplishment and we

erode our beliefs in our own capabilities and what we can truly achieve.

Learning and growing is something that is a constant part of our entire lives not just during our years of schooling. We should always be “on the grow” as we look to raise the bar a little each and every day.

And healthy homework whether we are a student or enjoying a career is a great way to ensure our future success.

Are you keeping up with your healthy homework? I would love to hear all about it at gotonorton@gmail.com and together let’s continue to learn and make this a better-than-good week.

Michael Norton, a resident of Highlands Ranch, is the former president of the Zig Ziglar organization and CEO and founder of www.candogo.com

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Ivan Long, CP(E) passed away 8-6-2013. Ivan was born 3-10-1922. He manufactured and fit artificial limbs in Denver for 23 years, and then moved his business to Arvada for the next 24 years. He developed the Ischial Containment Above Knee Prosthesis which brought him world wide attention. He is survived by his loving wife and constant companion Carole Long, 3 step children, Cheryl (John) Wingate of Arvada, Lisa Beard of Westminster, CO, and Lee (Gayle) Harper of Virginia Beach, VA, 5 grandchildren, PJ Beard, Michael Harper, Melanie Harper, Cory Wingate, Michelle Wingate, and the apple of his eye, great grand daughter Rosalie Wingate. Also survived by a sister, Charlotte Blevins, NC, brothers John Long, NJ, and Delmar Long, IA. A memorial was held at The Vintage at Hyland Hills, August 17, 2013.

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Nobody can ever say that you don’t have class.

Nope, you’ve got a big one this year, and it contains more kids than you’ve ever taught before.

More possibilities and responsibilities, more eager faces.

For them, you’ve organized your classroom and arranged it twice.

You’ve packed in supplies, finished behind-the-scenes paperwork, and made reams of lesson plans.

You’re ready for your pupils ... aren’t you?

Even veteran teachers ask that question, and in the new book “Real Talk for Real Teachers” by Rafe Esquith, you’ll get some classy answers.

When you’re a brand-new teacher, the vision you have of your very first classroom probably resembles a Hollywood movie: You’ll get a roomful of problem kids but you’ll somehow connect with them and turn them into scholars.

Esquith, a 30-year veteran, says it doesn’t happen that way. You’ll have students you can help, and students that will make you doubt your career choice – which leads to his first advice: “You are going to have bad days.”

They’re inevitable because kids aren’t usually “golden drops of sunshine,” the job can be stressful, everything

you plan “sooner or later falls apart” and “teaching hurts.”

And yet, there are reasons to smile – so do it. Make sure students know they can ask you anything, without ridicule.

Hold them to high standards, but let them make their own decisions.

Know that interesting lessons are “the most effective way to keep a class in order…” and keep in mind that homework can sometimes kill the joy of learning.

When helping a child who needs it, remember that certain lessons are more important than others. Don’t hold achievers back while working with kids who are behind.

And understand that there are times when some kids should be left behind.

Choose your battles wisely behind the scenes, Esquith says; know when to fight and when to wait. Accept

that your influence on a child doesn’t trump that of the child’s family or circumstances.

Learn to deal with haters. And remember that, in the classroom, one size doesn’t fit all because students are not all created equal.

Though it may seem like “Real Talk for Real Teachers” has a very narrow audience in its focus on first- or second-year teachers, I think there’s also a surprisingly large group of readers who need this book: Parents.

There is, in fact, quite a lot of information that will help parents become their child’s best cheerleader and their child’s teacher’s best ally.

Esquith offers neophyte (and veteran) teachers advice on reaching for joy in the classroom and coping with ever-increasing bureaucracy, both of which open eyes and windows for parents who want to enhance their child’s education.

That, and the illustrated anecdotes contained between these covers, can only help, inside the classroom and out.

Bring a lot of bookmarks when you read this book, because it’s packed with info that you’ll want to remember. If you’re a teacher or have kids that will have one soon, get “Real Talk for Real Teachers” – and don’t be tardy.

Putting closure to a relationship that has ended Editor’s Note: This is the second of a two-part series.

How do you say goodbye to a dream? More specifically, how do you say goodbye to a person who you once viewed as your dream — your dream romantic partner, spouse, lover or soul mate?

If you are having trouble letting go of your attachment to an ex-romantic partner, somebody who you once may have loved dearly but is now no longer in your life, your first task is to ask yourself: “If I allow myself to detach, what do I fear? Do I fear the relationship will end if I let go?”

So often people hang on well after a relationship has ended because they hope for a reconciliation.

They fear if they actually let go of their attachment, the relationship will be gone for good, even if the relationship has, in fact, been dead for years.

Your first task is to be willing to stop clinging to the dream and accept reality so you can focus on your future instead of the past.

You will then be ready to explore some difficult but very helpful questions. I would recommend you write your answers down to the following questions (you won’t remember your answers otherwise, and this is a list you may need to return to often).

Also, I would recommend you write as many answers as you can to each question, rather than being satisfied with one answer. Some of these ques-

tions came from or were stimulated

by Karen Kahn Wilson in her book “Transformational Divorce.”

When were you at your strongest and best in the relationship? When were you at your weakest or most vulnerable?

What warning signs did you miss?

What was your role in causing the problems in the relationship or in helping the relationship to deteriorate? Hold yourself accountable for what you said, what you did and how you handled yourself.

What were your ex-partner’s failures or mistakes in the relationship?

How did s/he contribute to the problems in the relationship? If your expartner was being friendly, fair and completely honest, how would s/he describe you?

Answer the following questions as you think your ex would answer them: What did you like the most about having me as your intimate partner?

When was I the most difficult to relate with? What do you see as my greatest difficulties or blind spots? How do you

think I assisted our relationship in failing? What could I have done differently that would have made the biggest difference? If you could have changed me in some way, what would it have been?

Answer these questions about yourself: How often were you walled off to being close, connected and vulnerable? When did you close off your heart? How would you assess your overall behavior as a mate? What would you have done differently in this relationship if you had it to do all over again? What feelings and thoughts has the ending of your relationship brought up for you? Are there any relationship skills at which you need to get better? What are they? What did you gain by being in the relationship? How have you grown? How are you better, wiser or more enriched because of this relationship? What did you receive in this relationship that you feel grateful for? What are you willing to forgive your ex-partner for? What do you want to be forgiven for? What are you willing to forgive yourself for?

Neil Rosenthal is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Westminster and Boulder, Colorado. His column is in its 21st year of publication, and is syndicated around the world. You can reach him at (303)758-8777, or email him through his website: www.heartrelationships.com. He is not able to respond individually to queries.

A ‘Loud’ sendoff at Heritage Square Music Hall An era is coming to an end as the venerable Heritage Square Music Hall plans to close its curtain for the last time as the calendar flips to 2014.

Happily for fans of their “Loud” series, there is one more chance to enjoy favorite tunes from the 50s through the present. “50 Shades of Loud” plays through Sept. 8.

The cast includes Tom Mullin, Annie Dwyer, Rory Pierce, Johnette Toye, Alex Crawford, Randy Johnson, Eric Weinstein, Jeff Foerster and Scott Koop. What a bunch of thespians, all gathered under one roof, at least for the time being.

What started as a one-time show has morphed into 10 wonderful iterations of the theme. I’ve seen most of them, and I never tire of watching and hearing this rowdy band of highly talented performers. This time around, they reprised some past favorites including Elvis, The Beatles, Sonny and Cher, and others. Two of my personal must-see numbers include T.J. (Tom)

Mullin rockin’ Mick Jagger — complete with strut — and The Village People doing Y.M.C.A. I also have a new favorite — Annie Dwyer and Johnette Toye nail “It’s Raining Men.” The “Loud” concept began in the 1990s. The premise: teenage brother and sister (Tom and Annie) rehearsed with their friends in the garage for the annual talent show. When they got wound too tightly, we would hear an unseen Mom yelling, “That’s too loud.” The show was such a hit that they just had to bring it back repeatedly. I’m very sad this is the last time I’ll enjoy “Loud.”

However, “Sweeny Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street” plays from Aug. 30 through Nov. 10. Be sure to check the hall’s calendar for the dates of each production.

The final Christmas show, “Merry Christmas to All, and To All A Good Bye” plays Nov. 15 through Dec. 31st.

The group I was with for “Loud,” SNCW Singles Social Club, already has reservations for the holiday finale. We wouldn’t miss it. I hope you’ll be there, too.

Please go out and support Heritage Square Music Hall as it winds down a fantastic run. For information and tickets, call 303-279-7800 or visit the website at www.hsmusichall.com.

All the very best to everyone involved. You are loved, and you will be sorely missed.

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The history of Standley Lake Regional Park

By Ashley Reimers

areimers@ourcoloradonews.com Editor’s Note: This is the first story of a three-part series highlighting the history of Standley Lake Regional Park in Westminster.

The second story will focus on recreation, followed by education in the third story.

Known for its beautiful scenery and unlimited outdoor activities, the state of Colorado is a place where people from all over the world choose to spend their free time.

And for Westminster residents, there’s a place right in their backyards that provides ample opportunities to enjoy the views and fun of Colorado.

Standley Lake Regional Park is set on the edge of Westminster and occupies 5 square miles. The park is bordered by 100th Avenue on the north, 86th Parkway on the south, Independence and Kipling streets on the east and Alkire Street on the west.

The park features 2,300-acre Standley Lake, the city’s largest body of water and source of water, as well as a variety of landbased activities such as hiking, bicycling, camping and wildlife viewing. The reservoir, which is the third largest in the Denver metro area, offers fishing, sailing, kayaking

and power-boating activities, including water skiing and tubing.

Although the park is now a popular place for fisherman and water-sports enthusiasts, it’s taken years to develop Standley Lake Regional Park into the gem it is today.

Owned and operated by the city of Westminster, the area of the park was first homesteaded by John Kinnear around 1870.

According to the city’s website, in 1902 Thomas Croke, Ottawa Joseph Standley and Milton Smith teamed up to create the Farmers Reservoir and Irrigation Company in an effort to develop a system of canals and reservoirs that would provide water to the farm country north and northwest of Westminster. Construction of the reservoir and the dam begin in 1908.

On Sept. 7, 1911, a dedication ceremony took place for the new Standley Lake dam, which is a mile long, and Colorado dignitaries from around the state came to celebrate the completion of the project. The lake was filled with water from Clear Creek, Coal Creek, Ralston Creek and Leyden Creek.

The dam was completed in 1909, and many years later, in 1963, the city enlarged the dam by adding 12,000 acre-feet of water for a total storage capacity of 42,000 acre-feet.

By 1998 Standley Lake was designated as

Water is pumped through a new pipe system in 2003 as part of the dam improvement project at Standley Lake Regional Park in Westminster. Photo provided by the city of Westminster

Spillway work is done as part of the dam improvement project in 2003 at Standley Lake Regional Park in Westminster.

Photo provided by the city of Westminster a regional park and improvements on the park continued. Mark Reddinger, lake operations coordinator, also came on board that year. He said that when he arrived, the only “building” that stood in the park was a small trailer that served as an office during the summer months. He had a lot of work ahead of him.

“What’s been great for me is to be part of actually starting a park because there were no buildings, no designated campground and really no programming for the community,” he said. “So I was able to help design the campground and all of our facility buildings.”

Reddinger said that over the years, the Standley Lake dam acquired damage and cracks and was at one point, considered one of the top 10 most unsafe dams He said some improvements were made in the 1960s, but the biggest upgrade came in 2003 when construction began to strengthen the dam and improve the spill way.

“There was a new outlet structure built

and new piping done at this time for water leaving to Big Dry Creek and to the cities of Thornton, Westminster and Northglenn,” he said.

Under Reddinger’s watchful eye, the campground was built and hundreds of trees were planted in the park. Reddinger said he’s watched the camp come to life and become a place for people to escape the city lights and traffic, and enjoy the quiet of the outdoors. He said he’s also enjoyed seeing the growth in programming opportunities for people in the community.

“We’ve really worked hard to improve our programs and make the park a place where people can come, not just for recreation, but for learning opportunities,’ he said.

“We’ve also improved collaboration with our city departments and really making the park a unified department.”

For a more information on the history of Standley Lake Regional Park, go online to www.ci.westminster.co.us.

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Let chips fall where they may

Janet Anderson and Debbie Jones work on their painting at one of the many paint-outs the Colorado Plein Air Festival will be holding through Sept. 29. Courtesy photos

Getting ‘air’ from all over Expanded Plein Air Festival adds new sights to paint

Art & Ale at Wildlife Experience

We’ve heard of Brews & Blues, Brews & BBQ and even Brew at the Zoo. Now The Wildlife Experience in Parker is hosting its third annual Art and Ale Festival 6-10 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25.

For just $25 per person or $45 per couple, you can peruse The Wildlife Experience’s galleries and exhibits, but also enjoy musical performers, brews and good eats.

Wildlife Experience members can purchase discounted tickets for $20 per person. Tickets purchased the day of the event are $30 per person. No other discounts apply. Art and Ale is for only those 21 and over. For more information, call 720-4883336 or visit www.thewildlifeexperience. org.

By Clarke Reader

creader@ourcoloradonews.com

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he annual Denver Plein Air Arts Festival has grown into the largest urban plein air festival in the nation, and has a new name to celebrate its expansion.

The Colorado Plein Air Festival kicked off on Aug. 1, and will be hosting paintouts all over the state through September, giving artists chances to paint some of the state’s most glorious and historic locations.

“En plein air” is a French phrase that means “in the open air” and describes art that is created outside as opposed to in a studio.

Artists literally set up their easels at an outdoor location and work there, trying to capture the essence of the scenery.

“We’ve expanded this year from just Denver locations to statewide locations and artists will have multiple locations they can paint any time,” said Christine Serr, marketing director of the festival.

“There are specific days when a location is selected and many artists will all gather to If you go paint one locaWHAT: Colorado Plein tion, but the sites Arts Festival can be painted whenever an artist WHERE: Scenic and wants.” historic locations all Some of the over Colorado many locations WHEN: Through for this year’s fesSept. 29 tival are Dinosaur Ridge, Bear Creek REGISTRATION FEE: Lake Park, TriniAdults - $25 dad History Mu18 and younger - $10 seum and Chief INFORMATION: Hosa. www.gtmd.org/ The festival colorado-plein-air also has scheduled

As the saying goes, “there’s no such thing as bad publicity.” Especially free publicity.

Boulder Canyon’s potato chips got a plug on cable TV’s “Breaking Bad” on Aug. 11 when a character in the AMC network series is shown munching on a bag of Boulder Canyon’s sea salt and cracked pepper chips.

In Sunday’s mid-season premiere, Hank Schrader (played by actor Dean Morris), a Drug Enforcement Agency agent and brother-in-law of Walter White, the series’ chemistry teacher turned crystal meth maker — is digging into a bag of Boulder Canyon’s chips.

How did Boulder Canyon take the news that its product was featured on a hit cable series about cancer-stricken high school teacher (played by Bryan Cranston) turned drug kingpin?

On its Twitter feed (@BoulderCanyon), the company wrote: “Now we know Hank’s got good taste in his snacks! We wonder what flavor Walt would like...?” and “Eating our chips clearly helps in the investigative process.”

Boulder Canyon said it did not pay for product placement on the show.

The Boulder Camera first reported the story.

Hideaway fundraiser for Laradon Terri Lombardi reaches for a new color while working on a plein air painting as part of the Colorado Plein Air Festival. paint outs in urban locations, including the 16th Street Mall and the Denver Art Museum.

According to Rebecca Laurie, public relations director with History Colorado, the organization worked with the Golden Triangle Museum District (GTMD) to make historic sites like the Ute Indian Museum and Buffalo Bill Museum part of this year’s program.

For seven years the GMTD, an area near downtown Denver, has hosted the Plein Air Arts Festival to celebrate painting al fresco.

Last year they worked with Denver Mountain Parks and The Lariat Loop Heritage Alliance as a kind of test program to see if artists would participate if the festival expanded.

The answer was a resounding yes.

Some of the paint-outs will be during the day, others at night, all with the goal of capturing the scenery in different and unique lights.

Participating artists can enter one or more pieces completed during the fes-

tival to a juried competition and exhibition of selected pieces at the Denver Public Library. Participants don’t have to submit their work to be judged for display in the festival, but certainly have the option if interested.

One of the best things about this festival, according to Laurie, is the camaraderie that it fosters.

“There’s a great community spirit here, and the differences in everyone’s work is fascinating,” Laurie said. “Youth are encouraged to participate too, so we really want people to get out and paint.”

Fans of art are also welcome to attend the paint outs and watch as painters create their works.

The sheer variety of subjects available makes the Colorado Plein Air Festival something really special.

“There are just a wealth of painting opportunities available,” Serr said.

“That’s why the expansion is so exciting.

For a schedule of paint outs and to register, visit www.gtmd.org/coloradoplein-air.

The Hideaway Steakhouse in Westminster is hosting a great fundraising event, “Discover the Hideaway,” 4:30-9 p.m. , also on Aug. 25. The event will raise money for Laradon, an organization supporting children and adults with developmental disabilities and other special needs.

To learn more about Laradon visit www. laradon.org.

Reserve your spot by calling the restaurant at 303-404-9939. The Hideaway is located at 2345 W. 112th Ave. in Westminster. The last time we were there, we had a great meal and super service from the Hideaway folks.

`Great Football Payback’ deal

Green Valley Ranch Golf Club has caught football fever and is making a special membership offer.

If you purchase a club membership before the Denver Broncos regular season starts on Sept. 5, you participate in “The Great Football Payback” offer.

The golf club is offering a 16-month membership for the price of 12 months.

Plus, for every Broncos victory, you will get $25 back or up to $400 if the Broncos win all 16 of their games.

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THURSDAY/AUG. 22, 26, 27, 29

PUBLIC MEETINGS Jefferson County Open Space is asking residents to attend several public meetings to discuss the Open Space Master Plan. Meetings last 6-8 p.m. and begin with a short presentation will begin about 6:15 p.m. followed by group interaction. Ideas and suggestions can be submitted through comment cards or by email using the subject “Master Plan” to trock@jeffco. us. Meetings are Thursday, Aug. 22, at The Peak Community and Wellness Center, 6612 S. Ward St., Littleton; Monday, Aug. 26, at the Jeffco Fairgrounds, Green Mountain Conference Center, 15200 W. 6th Avenue Service Road, Golden; Tuesday, Aug. 27, at the Boettcher Mansion, 900 Colorow Road, Golden; and Thursday, Aug. 29, at the Indian Tree Golf Course Clubhouse, 7555 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada.

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THURSDAY/AUG. 22 NOVEL NIGHT The Jefferson County Library Foundation will have its 13th annual Rare & Novel Night at 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22, at Bandimere Speedway. The “Rock, Race & Read” event will once again give guests the chance to burn up the quarter mile in a Z28 Camaro on Thunder Mountain. All tickets include hors d’oeuvres, dinner, live entertainment by Jefferson County Public Library’s Stacy McKenzie, and silent and live auctions. To reserve tickets, contact Natalie Martinez at 303-403-5075. Proceeds help support children and teen literacy programs at the Library, such as Summer Reading Club and the Traveling Children’s Library. Visit www.jeffcolibraryfoundation.org.

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its Friday Cinema program at 7 p.m. Aug. 23 at 7401 W. 59th Ave., Arvada. Participate in discussions, sharing of viewpoints, life experiences, and a whole lot of fun. Popcorn and candy are available.

Discussion will follow the feature presentation. Some films may have language or subject matter unsuitable for children. Call Kay Ford Johnsen at 720-933-4964 or email kayfordjohnsEn@aol.com.

SATURDAY/AUG. 24 COMMUNITY RUN The Arvada High School boys cross country team is hosting a community and alumni race at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, at Majestic View Park. All runners are invited to join in a spirited 5K race around Majestic View Park. Walkers are also welcome to join in to promote fitness among the community and student body. For information or to register contact Tim Fallon at tfallon@jeffco.k12.co.us.

SATURDAY/AUG. 24 SAFETY FAIR The Jefferson and Gilpin County District Attorney’s Safety Fair is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. Free document shredding (limit 5 boxes), small electronics recycling, prescription round-up, bike rodeo for kids, credit reports run on-site and bank officers available for consultation. Activities for adults, seniors and kids. More than 90 booths with a complete range of safety services for the entire family. Free parking lot shuttle. Call 303-271-6970.

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The cigar fest is being held in the outdoor plaza behind the Millennium Harvest House at 1345 28th St. in Boulder.

For just $110 a ticket, cigar lovers will receive 30 cigars, eight taster drinks, a souvenir glass and bag, cutter, lighter and a free meal.

For more information about the festival, visit www.rmcigarfestival.com.

Can it be done? Boulder’s Redstone Meadery certainly “can can.”

That why Redstone is canning three flavors of its carbonated “Nectar” in 500-milliliter (16.9-ounce) cans.

Redstone began shipping to national distributors earlier this month.

Redstone Meadery started making mead 12 years ago and is the nation’s second-highest total producer on a volume basis, Redstone makes 16 flavors of mead and was the first to create a line of draft mead in kegs.

“We have seen the acceptance that craft beers in cans has received, and we wanted people to be able to take mead on camping trips, into venues and to other places that prohibit glass bottles,” said David Myers, owner and founder of Redstone Meadery.

Three flavors — black raspberry Nectar, the apricot-flavored Sunshine Nectar, and Nectar of the Hops — will be available nationally in 500ml cans.

For more information, visit www.redstonemeadery.com or call 720-406-1215.

Rocky Mountain Cigar Festival is back

One of Mr. On The Town’s favorite events, the Rocky Mountain Cigar Festival, is back, 1-7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24.

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The Beatles’ lone concert appearance in Colorado came in August 1964 at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison.

“1964: The Tribute” comes to Red Rocks at 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23. Gates open at 6:30 p.m., and tickets are $30 and available at www.ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster centers or call 800-7453000. Tickets also are available at www. cpt12.org, or by calling 303-296-1212. The concert benefits Colorado Public Television 12.

Overheard Eavesdropping on a driver in Aurora passing a run-down car with sun-beaten paint and tape covering holes in the convertible top: “I would say that car has seen better days, but it’s a Chrysler. I don’t know of any Chrysler that’s seen better days.”

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Jeffco will join school districts in New York and Illinois as participants in the pilot program. A handful of other states have backed away from participating.

The state Department of Education is

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the arts community does, and that’s a passion for touching lives and making them better,” Miles said. “We both do that in different ways, but achieving the same results.

To think with the passion and creativity of the arts and the energy and activity level of recreation brings to the table, we have a unique opportunity to combine something at a site that would generate revenue and participation and interest and change a number of lives.”

In the staff report, though, staff reported that a recreation center is incompatible with the Arvada Center’s current master plan.

“I think the big challenge with this is the compatibility with the Arvada Center master plan, which was approved in 2001, and that was a finding at our workshop last August,” said Arvada Center Executive Direc-

participating in Jeffco’s pilot program, but the state Board of Education did not have a role in that decision. State Board member Deborah Scheffel, a Parker Republican, has had concerns since she attended an inBloom presentation earlier this year.

“Parents are beginning to wonder, `What control do I have over this data?’” Scheffel said. “And I’m concerned that they can’t opt out of taking part in the system.”

Stevenson said that in order for the data

to be useful, every Jeffco student needs to be a part of the system. In response to other concerns, Stevenson said, “There are simply some untruths being perpetuated.”

“Nobody is going to sell your child’s data.

We’re not going to store disciplinary data.

And, as far as religion? Good heavens, no.”

Stevenson said there’s a lot to like about inBloom and she hopes that Jeffco parents will appreciate its benefits.

“If I wanted to track my cholesterol for

the last five years, I have immediate access to those results online,” Stevenson said.

“Think about what having school information about a child would mean to a parent, being able to plug in a password and have that.

“There is incredible potential.”

The Aug. 22nd Jeffco school board study session is scheduled from 5-7 p.m. at the Board of Education/Superintendent’s Office.

tor Phillip Sneed. “Nothing we have learned in the intervening year has changed our opinion that this is basically incompatible with the current master plan. We acknowledge that the master plan needs updating and we welcome an updating of the master plan, but I want to make sure, because these things don’t come around very often, that we do it right.”

Sneed said a recreation center on the site could be compatible with the Arvada Center with master plan revision.

“We don’t feel like there’s been a process for the arts’ community in particular to have input into this,” Sneed said.

Sneed also mentioned the preservation of open space, as listed in the current master plan, and an impact on current Arvada Center operations as other possible incompatibilities between the centers.

City staff recommended that the time be taken to revise the master plan, which would cost about $175,000, taken from $1 million set aside of strategic initiatives, and take about a year and would include an op-

portunity for public input.

After council asked numerous questions and expressed their own concerns, the majority decided to support staff’s recommendation.

“We have recognized a need in the eastern part of Arvada over two planning periods — original Vision 20/20 committee and the reconstitution of Vision 20/20 — followed up by research and a survey that has made a pretty solid case that there is a, one, a need for something of this nature,” Mayor Pro Tem Rachel Zenzinger said.

“Two, it’s the desire of a majority of people who responded to the survey; and three, we know it can’t be possible unless we are able to ensure it’s a viable, sustainable facility.

Given those three things, and other property availability in eastern Arvada, this is a really strong case for why this could be an appropriate site and a very good marriage between the two. We haven’t gone down the road of looking at all instances in which they could complement each other, but it’s not unheard of.”

Following staff’s recommendation, council gave staff direction to revise the Arvada Center master plan, which is likely to begin in 2014. Council did not commit to having a recreation center on the site, but only committed to revising the master plan and exploring the possibility of a recreation center.

“There are very few public investments we can make that have the opportunity to turn things over and make a positive impact, and this is something we can do … I think there are a lot of positives here. I think it’s worth exploring and I think we should move forward,” Zenzinger said.

Miles said he thinks it is worth waiting for the master plan revision to be completed.

“If both entities decide this site is in the best interest of the community-at-large, we’ll figure out a way to make it work,” he said. “It’ll behoove us to look at other sites during this process, but I think with special as this facility could be at this site, I think it’s worth a little extra wait.”

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St., Arvada, offers free classes for gardeners on Saturdays this fall. Registration not required unless noted. Call 303424-7979 or visit www.echters.com for details. Upcoming classes are:

Sept. 14. Plant bulbs now for color next spring. Discover new varieties of tulips and daffodils as well as other interesting and unique types of bulbs. Learn how to prepare your soil and maintain for years of beauty.

“PRESERVING YOUR Harvest – Make Summer Last All

“FAIRY GARDEN Workshop” from 2-3:30 p.m. Saturday,

Winter” from 1-2:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24. Learn several methods of food preservation, including canning, so that you can enjoy your summer harvest all winter long. Class will cover necessary equipment, tools, tips and techniques for success in the kitchen and good taste at the table.

Sept. 21. Enjoy the magic and enchantment of a fairy garden and create your personal retreat for the fairies. Each attendee will take home a fairy garden they make in the class. Registration required; call 303-424-7979. Fee for materials will be assessed.

“PERENNIAL GARDENING in the Fall” from 10-11:30

“ORCHIDS – Exotic but Easy” from 10-11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 28. Orchids are beautiful, fascinating and surprisingly easy to grow. Discover how these exotic beauties grow in nature and translate that to your own growing conditions.

Learn some of the best varieties for your home and tips and techniques to successfully grow and rebloom orchids.

a.m. Saturday, Sept. 7. This is the perfect time to set the stage for next year’s garden. Plant perennials and bulbs for season long beauty and review the basic maintenance for keeping your garden healthy and beautiful.

“LANDSCAPING YOUR Colorado Garden” from 2-3:30

p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, and from 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 14. Discover trees, shrubs and perennials that work well in our region. The class will cover plant combinations

“GROWING GREAT Garlic” from 2-3:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28. Discover the exciting world of garlic, nature’s wonder plant for flavorful food, a healthy body and warding off

evil spirits. Learn about the different garlic types and how to grow so that you will have a yearly harvest.

“TERRARIUMS – Gardens under Glass” from 10-11 a.m.

Saturday, Oct. 5. Terrariums add a lush element to your indoor décor. Discover how easy it is to bring the magic of these special gardens to your home. Our expert will demonstrate the range of containers, soil, plants and offer tips and techniques to create glorious gardens in glass.

SUNDAY/AUG. 25 REUNION DAY Old timers of Arvada and all graduates

and non-graduates of all Arvada area high schools are invited to the Arvada Historical Society’s Reunion Day Picnic at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25. Bring a picnic lunch to the Memorial Park Pavilion north of City Hall. Cold drinks will be furnished. Visit with old friends and graduates and celebrate your class reunions. Parking is available behind City Hall. Call Cyndi Pigg at 303-478-9365 or Kathy Rivera at 303-791-4036 or the historical society at 303-431-1261.

SUNDAY/AUG. 25 TO OCT. 20 FINANCIAL PEACE Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace Universityclass will take place at 9 a.m. Aug. 25 to Oct. 20 at Faith Bible Chapel, Carr Street Campus, 4890 Carr St., Arvada. For information or to register, call 303-424-2121 ext. 9-2455 or email zach.malito@fbci.org.

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Charter school makes home at new campus Lincoln Academy starts school year at new location with more classes

By Sara Van Cleve

svancleve@ourcoloradonews.com Each school year brings something new — new learning opportunities, new school supplies, new friends — but this school year brings a new campus for students at Lincoln Academy.

Lincoln Academy, a core-knowledge Jefferson County Public Schools charter school, has recently relocated to a larger campus, the former home of Two Roads Charter School, 7180 Oak St. “We’ve been in Arvada area since 1997,” said Lincoln Academy Principal Janelle Johnson. “This is our third move and hopefully our final move. This move really provides a lot more space for us. We moved from three acres to 15 acres and it’s exciting for us.”

The two schools “did a swap, give or take a few million,” Johnson joked, as Two Roads

is now at Lincoln Academy’s former campus, 6980 Pierce St. The new Lincoln Academy campus is known in the area as the former “Maranatha Christian Center.”

“We were filling every nook and cranny of that facility,” Johnson said. “We had maximized the space and our program is such that we have long wait lists and we wanted to be able to provide our program to more students in the Arvada area.”

The new campus adds 12 acres to the school’s property, including many grass areas for children to play in, three playgrounds and 25,000 square-feet of classroom space.

The expanded space allows Lincoln Academy to add a new kindergarten, first and second grade class, Johnson said, and as the second graders proceed to third grade there will be a new third grade class and so on.

“We’ll really have a lot more elbow room,” she said. “We just have space. We only have one classroom not utilized this year. We’ve really used every spots to its fullest. We’re ready to expand.”

Though the school is reaching capac-

ity in its new facility, with 605 students in kindergarten through eighth grade and 40 students in pre-school, there are still a few spots available for families with first and second graders.

“We still encourage families to come and fill out an application and see if this is a good fit for their student,” Johnson said.

The curriculum at Lincoln Academy is back-to-basics, Johnson said.

“There is a scaffolding of every child in the United States no matter where they area that they need to know the fundamental basics of reading, math, science, history and literature and from there it builds upon it every year,” Johnson said. “So in first grade they learn a little about the American Revolution and then in fourth grade they go more in depth and detail about the American Revolution so it scaffolds itself up.”

Suzanne Gdovic has an eighth-grade son at Lincoln Academy now and her daughter, now in high school, is an alumna of the school.

“As a parent, I explored the different curriculum and I love the core knowledge curriculum because it’s the basics of what they

need to learn in life and then some,” Gdovic said. “I like the rigorous academics, they’re getting homework and learning there are certain things you need to do in life and that starts here at school.”

With its new space, Lincoln Academy has more space to grow as well too. Johnson said teachers are talking about being able to do outdoor science labs, such as a Channel 31 weather bug, and other activities with students outside.

“I can’t wait until the day people say the Lincoln Academy campus,” Johnson said.

“They’ll know us by the reputation we build here. We’re bringing a good reputation from Pierce Street west into the Arvada area.”

Lincoln Academy is hosting an open house and ribbon cutting 3 - 8 p.m. Monday Aug. 26 at the new location. The ribbon cutting is at 6:30 p.m.

The open house will also include hamburgers and hot dogs for sale to support the middle school students’ marine science trip to Florida this year.

For more information on Lincoln Academy, visit www.LincolnAcademy.net or call 303-467-5363.

ARVADA POLICE NOTES Unknown vandal removes golf course sign, puts in resident’s yard

2:52 p.m. Tuesday, July 23, 6900 block of Nile St. A man filed a police report after he found a vandalized sign in his backyard, which faces Westwoods golf course.

The man told police that between 10:30 p.m. July 22 and 5 a.m. July 23 someone pulled a Colorado Division of Wildlife sign out of the ground on the Westwoods golf course, climbed over into his yard and attempted to stick the sign into the grass in the middle of his backyard. He found the sign lying face down at about 5 a.m. July

23. The man said the sign did not damage his yard. The police department has been patrolling the golf course in golf carts at night because of increased vandalism, and the man reported the incident to the golf course manager as well.

Gasoline siphoned out of woman’s vehicle

11:22 a.m. Wednesday, July 24, 8700 block of Chase Drive Gasoline was siphoned from a resident’s vehicle while it was parked in her carport.

Between 12:30 p.m. July 23 and 9:30 a.m. July 24, approximately $30 worth of The US Department Housing and Urbgasoline was siphoned out of of a woman’s

Public Notice ANNOUNCEMENT OF VACANCY

Government Legals Public Notice CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE PROPOSED WESTWOODS MESA METROPOLITAN DISTRICT TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the eligible electors of the proposed Westwoods Mesa Metropolitan District of Jefferson County, Colorado (the “District”).

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 32-1-808, C.R.S., that it is anticipated that an organizational election for the creation of the District will occur on November 5, 2013. Any eligible elector of the District interested in serving on the board of directors should file a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form with the Designated Election Official of the District on or before noon on August 30, 2013, at the address below.

Self-Nomination and Acceptance forms are available and can be obtained from Jennifer Julka, Assistant Designated Election Official, c/o McGeady Sisneros, P.C., 450 E. 17th Avenue, Suite 400, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 592-4380.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN pursuant to Section 1-8-104, C.R.S., that applications for and return of mail-in ballots may be filed with the Designated Election Official of the District, c/o Jennifer Julka at McGeady Sisneros, P.C., 450 E. 17th Avenue, Suite 400, Denver, Colorado 80203, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., until the close of business on the Friday immediately preceding the regular election (Friday, November 1, 2013), except that if the applicant wishes to receive the mail-in ballot by mail, the application shall be filed no later than the close of business on the 7th day before the election (Tuesday, October 29, 2013).

PROPOSED WESTWOODS MESA METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By: /s/ Jennifer Julka Assistant Designated Election Official Legal Notice No.: 80220 First Publication: August 22, 2013 Last Publication: August 22, 2013 Publisher: Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press Public Notice ANNOUNCEMENT OF VACANCY On August 22, 2013, the Board of Education of Jefferson County School District No. R-1 will declare a vacancy in Director District 1, effective August 12, 2013.

The Board is requesting candidates to apply for appointment to the Board of Education. Applicants must have been registered to vote at general elections and a resident of the school district for 12 consecutive months prior to appointment and a resident of Director District 1 for the past thirty days. The legal boundaries of director district 1 are outlined on-line at http://www.jeffcopublicschools.org/board/d istricts.html

On August 22, 2013, the Board of Education of Jefferson County School District No. R-1 will declare a vacancy in Director District 1, effective August 12, 2013.

The Board is requesting candidates to apply for appointment to the Board of Education. Applicants must have been registered to vote at general elections and a resident of the school district for 12 consecutive months prior to appointment and a resident of Director District 1 for the past thirty days. The legal boundaries of director district 1 are outlined on-line at http://www.jeffcopublicschools.org/board/d istricts.html

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Eligible candidates must submit a letter of interest, resume and date of birth to Helen Neal, chief of staff for the Superintendent and Board of Education, 1829 Denver West Drive, Building 27, P.O. Box 4001, Golden, CO 80401-001, on or before 4 p.m. on Friday, August 30, 2013. In the letter of interest, please address the following questions: 1. Why are you interested in this position on the Board of Education?

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

The documents will not be accepted electronically, as final applications must contain an original signature. A background check will be conducted for candidates in compliance with C.R.S. 22-31-107.

For further information, please contact the Board of Education and Superintendent’s Office, 303-982-6801.

Legal Notice No.: 80227 First Publication: August 22, 2013 Last Publication: August 22, 2013 Publisher: Arvada Press Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND FUNDING APPLICATION PROCESS FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, THE 2013 HUMAN SERVICES FUNDING POOL AND THE PROPOSED 2014 C.D.B.G. ANNUAL ACTION PLAN The US Department of Housing and Urban Development requires local jurisdictions receiving certain grant funds to prepare Annual Action Plans as part of their Consolidated Strategy and Plan Submission for Housing and Community Development Programs (Consolidated Plan).

The City of Arvada is preparing its proposed Annual Action Plan for 2014 and is encouraging citizen participation in the preparation of that Action Plan. The 2014 Action Plan will outline the proposed use of an estimated $400,000 in 2014 Community Development Block Grant Funds (CDBG).

The City invites all citizens and other interested parties who desire to provide comments on the use of year 2014 CDBG or past program performance AND/OR to make comments regarding use of year 2013 funding from the Human Services Funding Pool to do so at the public hearing listed below: THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD: At 6:30 P.M., September 16, 2013 in Council Chambers, Arvada Municipal Building, 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada, Colorado.

Relevant program information is available by contacting the City Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization Division, Arvada Annex Building, 8001 Ralston Road, Arvada, Colorado 80002, between the hours of 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M., weekdays, at

an Development requires local jurisdictions receiving certain grant funds to prepare Annual Action Plans as part of their Consolidated Strategy and Plan Submission for Housing and Community Development Programs (Consolidated Plan).

The City of Arvada is preparing its proposed Annual Action Plan for 2014 and is encouraging citizen participation in the preparation of that Action Plan. The 2014 Action Plan will outline the proposed use of an estimated $400,000 in 2014 Community Development Block Grant Funds (CDBG).

The City invites all citizens and other interested parties who desire to provide comments on the use of year 2014 CDBG or past program performance AND/OR to make comments regarding use of year 2013 funding from the Human Services Funding Pool to do so at the public hearing listed below: THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD: At 6:30 P.M., September 16, 2013 in Council Chambers, Arvada Municipal Building, 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada, Colorado.

Relevant program information is available by contacting the City Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization Division, Arvada Annex Building, 8001 Ralston Road, Arvada, Colorado 80002, between the hours of 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M., weekdays, at 720-898-7494.

CDBG AND HUMAN SERVICES FUNDING POOL APPLICATION PROCESS All citizens and other interested parties which desire to apply for year 2014 Community Development Block Grant or year 2013 Human Services Funding Pool funding from the City of Arvada MUST complete an Application for Funding and submit that form by 5:00 PM on September 11, 2013 to the City Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization Division at the address above. Please contact the persons listed below to obtain instructions, application forms, or for further questions. The application form and instructions are available online at: http://arvada.org/departmentsdivisions/community-development-department/community-development-blockgrant-program/ FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Please contact Cherrie Maltos with the Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization Division regarding Community Development Block Grant funding at 720-8987496 between 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., weekdays.

Please contact Vicky Reier regarding Human Services Funding Pool funding at 720-898-7509, between 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., weekdays

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Legal Notice No.: 80231 First Publication: August 22, 2013 and Last Publication: September 5, 2013 * Not consecutive publications Publisher: Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press Public Notice ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids for the construction of City of Arvada Project No. 13-WA-07 entitled Water Main Vault Piping and Gate Valve Replacement will be received at the office of the City Engineer until 10:00 am on September 10, 2013 and then publicly opened and read aloud.

The BID DOCUMENTS, consisting of Advertisement for Bids, Information for Bidders, Special Conditions, Addendum when issued, Bid Bond, Bid Proposal, and Bid Schedule forms, and the Project Drawings (11”x17”) may be examined at the following locations: City of Arvada Engineering Division - 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada, Colorado 80002 Dodge Plan Room – 1114 W. 7th Avenue, Suite 100, Denver, Colorado 80204 iSqFt Plan Room, 1312 17th Street, Suite 115, Denver, Colorado 80202 Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com No cost bid documents may be obtained at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com on or after August 22, 2013. Bid documents may also be obtained at the office of the City Engineer upon payment of $30.00 per set, which is non-refundable.

ESTIMATED QUANTITIES OF THE MAJOR ITEMS OF WORK ARE:

2004 silver Hyundai Santa Fe. The woman toldpolice the vehicle was unlocked and was not damaged in the incident. A lever inside the vehicle opened the gas tank, and the vehicle did not have a locking gas cap. There is no suspect information in the case.

Woman warned about illegality of panhandling

11:49 p.m. Thursday, July 25, Lowes, 5405 Wadsworth Blvd.

A woman received a verbal warning from police for panhandling in the Lowes parking lot. While on patrol, an officer saw No. 13-WA-07 entitled Water Main Vault Piping and Gate Valve Replacement will be received at the office of the City Engineer until 10:00 am on September 10, 2013 and then publicly opened and read aloud.

The BID DOCUMENTS, consisting of Advertisement for Bids, Information for Bidders, Special Conditions, Addendum when issued, Bid Bond, Bid Proposal, and Bid Schedule forms, and the Project Drawings (11”x17”) may be examined at the following locations: City of Arvada Engineering Division - 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada, Colorado 80002 Dodge Plan Room – 1114 W. 7th Avenue, Suite 100, Denver, Colorado 80204 iSqFt Plan Room, 1312 17th Street, Suite 115, Denver, Colorado 80202 Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com No cost bid documents may be obtained at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com on or after August 22, 2013. Bid documents may also be obtained at the office of the City Engineer upon payment of $30.00 per set, which is non-refundable.

ESTIMATED QUANTITIES OF THE MAJOR ITEMS OF WORK ARE: 1 LS Remove and replace piping inside 10” dia PRV vault 1 LS Remove and replace piping inside 24” dia Butterfly valve vault 6 EA Remove and replace 12” dia. Gate valve and box 1 EA Remove and replace 10” dia. Gate valve and box Miscellaneous items include connections to existing facilities, traffic control, water main fittings and other appurtenances Bidders, subcontractors, and suppliers must be familiar with the current City of Arvada Engineering Code of Standards and Specifications for the Design and Construction of Public Improvements, dated July 19, 2011, which will be combined with the Bid Documents to form the Contract Documents for the Project. A copy of the Standards may be obtained from the office of City Engineer upon a non-refundable payment of $30.00. The Standards are also available in the Engineering section of the City’s web site at www.arvada.org. Holders will be notified when supplemental revisions and additions are available as they are adopted.

Holders are responsible for keeping current their City of Arvada Engineering Code of Standards and Specifications.

Project Engineer for the work is Timothy R. Hoos, P.E. Phone 720-898-7644 CITY OF ARVADA /s/Patrick Dougherty, P.E. City Engineer

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Legal Notice No.: 80232 First Publication: August 22, 2013 Last Publication: September 5, 2013 Publisher: Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press Public Notice ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids for the construction of City of Arvada Project No. 13-WA-08 entitled Water Main Cathodic Protection System Upgrades will be received at the office of the City Engineer until 11:00 am on September 10, 2013 and then publicly opened and read aloud.

The BID DOCUMENTS, consisting of Advertisement for Bids, Information for Bidders, Special Conditions, Addendum when issued, Bid Bond, Bid Proposal, and Bid Schedule forms, and the Project Drawings (11”x17”) may be examined at the following locations: City of Arvada Engineering Division - 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada, Colorado 80002 Dodge Plan Room – 1114 W. 7th Avenue, Suite 100, Denver, Colorado 80204 iSqFt Plan Room, 1312 17th Street, Suite 115, Denver, Colorado 80202 Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com No cost bid documents may be obtained at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com on or after August 22, 2013. Bid documents

a woman approach a man who was sitting in a van parked in the parking lot.

The two had a brief conversation, the man handed the woman an item and she walked away.

The officer asked the woman if she had asked the man for money, and she said she did. The woman identified herself and presented her Colorado ID. The officer tried to contact the man, but when he went to the van, the vehicle was empty. Because there were no witnesses or victims in the incident, the officer released the woman with a verbal warning telling her that panhandling is illegal in Arvada.

Dodge Plan Room – 1114 W. 7th Avenue, Suite 100, Denver, Colorado 80204 iSqFt Plan Room, 1312 17th Street, Suite 115, Denver, Colorado 80202 Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com No cost bid documents may be obtained at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com on or after August 22, 2013. Bid documents may also be obtained at the office of the City Engineer upon payment of $30.00 per set, which is non-refundable.

ESTIMATED QUANTITIES OF THE MAJOR ITEMS OF WORK ARE: 2 EA Furnish and Install deepwell groundbed system 2 EA Furnish and Install bond station 1 LS Perform continuity testing of spiral welded steel pipeline 1 LS Furnish and install shallow groundbed system 10 EA Furnish and install sacrificial anode banks 20 EA Furnish and Install cathodic protection test stations Miscellaneous items include energizing each cathodic protection system, start up procedures to determine system output and adjustment for proper system settings.

Bidders, subcontractors, and suppliers must be familiar with the current City of Arvada Engineering Code of Standards and Specifications for the Design and Construction of Public Improvements, dated July 19, 2011, which will be combined with the Bid Documents to form the Contract Documents for the Project. A copy of the Standards may be obtained from the office of City Engineer upon a non-refundable payment of $30.00. The Standards are also available in the Engineering section of the City’s web site at www.arvada.org. Holders will be notified when supplemental revisions and additions are available as they are adopted.

Holders are responsible for keeping current their City of Arvada Engineering Code of Standards and Specifications.

Project Engineer for the work is Timothy R. Hoos, P.E. Phone 720-898-7644 CITY OF ARVADA /s/ Patrick Dougherty, P.E. City Engineer

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Legal Notice No.: 80233 First Publication: August 22, 2013 Last Publication: September 5, 2013 Publisher: Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press PUBLIC NOTICE

Ordinance 4402: An Ordinance Annexing Certain Land into the City of Arvada, Betsy Wieland, 16595 W. 82nd Avenue Ordinance 4403: An Ordinance Rezoning Certain Land Within the City of Arvada, Betsy Wieland, from Jefferson County SR1 (Suburban Residential) to City of Arvada R-CE (Residential-Countryside Estate), and from Jefferson County A-2 (Agriculture) to City of Arvada PUD-R (Planned Unit Development-Residential), 1.39 du/ac., and Amending the Official Zoning Maps of the City of Arvada, Colorado, 16595 W. 82nd Avenue Ordinance 4404: An Ordinance Annexing Certain Land into the City of Arvada, Simply Storage and Industrial Chemical, 4781 W. 58th Avenue Ordinance 4405: An Ordinance Rezoning Certain Land Within the City of Arvada, Simply Storage and Industrial Chemical, from Adams County I-2 (Industrial) to City of Arvada I-1 (Light Industrial), and Amending the Official Zoning Maps of the City of Arvada, Colorado, 4781 W. 58th Avenue

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Legal Notice No.: 80234 First Publication: August 22, 2013 Last Publication: August 22, 2013 Publisher: Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The following variance from the Land Development Code (LDC) has been requested: 2013-VAR-14: Frank Billingsley, 6341 Tennyson Street, to complete the construction of a solid fence 10’ in height on the side (south) property line when Section 6.5.8.A of the LDC permits a maximum of 6’ in height.

2013-VAR-15: Charles Bachman, 9290 W 66th Avenue, to allow a garage addition to be placed 5’ from the side (North) property line when Section 6.5.1 of the LDC requires a 10’ side setback for garages over 600 sq. ft 2013-VAR-16: Mike Johnson, 5235 Wadsworth Blvd, to install an additional sign on the front (south) building frontage, for a total of 2 signs when Sec 6.17.4 of the LDC permits only 1 sign per building frontage.

Hearing thereon will be held before the Board of Adjustment on July 23, 2013 at 7:00 p.m., Municipal Building, 8101 Ralston Road, when and where you may speak at the hearing. Additional information can be obtained from the Community Development Department or written comments may be filed therewith no later than 8 days prior to the hearing.

CITY OF ARVADA BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT /s/ T.O. Owens, Secretary

The following ordinances were adopted by the City Council of the City of Arvada on second reading following the public hearing held on the 19th day of August, 2013: Ordinance 4401: An Ordinance Authorizing an Intergovernmental Agreement Between the Denver Water Board and the City of Arvada Pertaining to the Financing of the Gross Reservoir Expansion Ordinance 4402: An Ordinance AnnexLegal Notice No.: 80235 ing Certain Land into the City of Arvada, First Publication: August 22, 2013 Betsy Wieland, 16595 W. 82nd Avenue Last Publication: August 22, 2013 Ordinance 4403: An Ordinance Rezoning Publisher: Wheat Ridge Transcript Certain Land Within the City of Arvada, and the Arvada Press Betsy Wieland, from Jefferson County SR1 (Suburban Residential) to City of Arvada R-CE (Residential-Countryside Estate), and from Jefferson County A-2 (Agriculture) to City of Arvada PUD-R (Planned Unit Development-Residential), PUBLIC NOTICE 1.39 du/ac., and Amending the Official Zoning Maps of the City of Arvada, ColorThe following was adopted by the City Council of the City of Arvada on second ado, 16595 W.ordinance 82nd Avenue reading following hearingAnnexheld at 6:30 p.m. on the 19th day of August, 2013.

Ordinance 4404:the Anpublic Ordinance For the full text version in form go to www.arvada.org/legalnotices, click on Curing Certain Land into theelectronic City of Arvada, rent Legal Notices, then click on the title of the ordinance you wish to view. The full text Simply Storage and Industrial Chemical, version is also available in printed form in the City Clerk’s office. Contact 720.898.7550 if 4781 W. 58th Avenue you have questions.

Ordinance 4405: Ordinance Rezon-Chapter 30, Elections, by Amending Sections Ordinance 4400: AnAn Ordinance Amending ing Certain Land30-9, Within the30-11, City of Ar- 30-32, 30-34, 30-35, 30-63 and 30-73 30-1, 30-2, 30-3, 30-10, 30-12, vada, Simply Storage and Industrial Chemical, from Adams County I-2 (IndusLegal Notice No.: 80237 trial) Publication: to City of Arvada I-122, (Light Industrial), First August 2013 and Amending the Official Last Publication: August 22,Zoning 2013 Maps of the City ofWheat Arvada, Colorado, Publisher: Ridge Transcript4781 W. 58th Avenue

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Golden, Ralston Valley soccer both have goods to win titles A-West wants back-to-back title, Alameda wants respect

By Daniel Williams

dwilliams@ourcoloradonews.com GOLDEN – Last season Golden boys’ soccer got hot down the stretch.

This season the Demons look to stretch that same winning mentality over the entire season.

After winning only two of their first nine games last season (9-6-2, 5-1-1) Golden got red hot once conference play started and lost only one of their seven games in 4A Jeffco.

The Demons lost six seniors to graduation including their leading goal scorer but Golden still thinks they can compete for a league crown.

“We lost some good players but we are still really optimistic about our prospects,” Golden coach Josh Nolker said. “We lost a lot, but still have a lot of experience coming

back.”

Golden has two of the best seniors in 4A Jeffco in Jack Breer who his coach calls a “field general,” as well as “Ironman” Jordan Cunningham who played in every minute of every game last season.

Also in 4A Jeffco, Alameda is looking to make a jump from the bottom of their league standing to a playoff team.

Coach Steve Houwen is not satisfied with how his team finished last season (410, 1-6 in league) but he thinks this season his team has a chance to break out.

“How we finished last season doesn’t matter because we didn’t make the playoffs and that is what we care about around here,” Houwen said.

Alameda has only three seniors on this year’s team and a pair of sophomores who might prove to be one of the most dynamic pair in 4A Jeffco in Ben Cruz and Herbie Martinez. In addition, the team’s leader is junior Job Alcantar, an all-around talent that could be the league’s breakout player this season.

“We spend a lot of time in the off-season putting work in and trying to get physically stronger. We think it will pay off this year,” Houwen said.

In 5A Jeffco Arvada West is still trying to get over an early playoff exit from last season. After dominating 5A Jeffco last season (13-3, 7-1; league champions) the Wildcats suffered a first round playoff exit against Gateway. A-West still had a great season, but they still have a bad taste in their mouth from the loss.

“We want to go deep into the playoffs.

That’s our goal,” A-West coach Troy Gette said.

“We are hoping to use what happened to us last season as motivation this season.”

Accomplishing what they did last season might be tougher this season considering the Wildcats lost a dozen seniors to graduation. However, they are still expected to be in the mix for a league title with returning studs like seniors Cody Chavez and Cruz Marquez.

Also in the mix for a 5A league title will

be Ralston Valley who returns one of the top teams in Jeffco.

Mustangs coach Kyle Kazemi loves his team’s chemistry and thinks Ralston Valley can finish as league champs if things play out right.

“We have a group that expects to win and that expects to be at the top of our league at season’s end. We have a chance to be really special this season,” Kazemi said.

Returning is junior Alexander Makic and senior Dylan Konz. Konz is putting together a resume that has many considering him the greatest player in Ralston Valley history.

Lakewood is another 5A Jeffco team that thinks they have the goods to be a top team in Jeffco this season. Despite losing 10 seniors last season (7-5-3, 3-3-2 in league) the Tigers have very good senior leadership that includes Devin McAllister.

“We are in a bit of a rebuild because of our losses but we still have great leadership and we think we will be competitive this season because of it,” Lakewood coach Tom Noor said.

Arvada soccer teams reload, Golden eyes league title, Lakewood rebuilds A-West hoping to repeat as league champ

By Daniel Williams

dwilliams@ourcoloradonews.com

Alameda

The Pirates finished near the bottom of 4A Jeffco last season but it’s not an indication of how hard they played last season.

Alameda (4-10, 1-6 last season) is one of the most talented young teams in the league that looks on the verge of breaking out. Expect the Pirates to become a force in 4A Jeffco over the next couple seasons.

Arvada

The Bulldogs finished last season at the bottom of the 4A Jeffco standings.

Arvada was competitive all of last season never giving more than seven goals in a game.

And even though they struggled, they continued to fight the entire season. The battletested Bulldogs are hoping to get out of the basement of their league this season.

Arvada West

The reigning 5A Jeffco champs (13-3, 7-1 in league) lost 12 seniors to graduation last season. Yet they are expected to still be a

force in their league because of their quality depth. A-West scored 41 goals last season and if they can produce similar firepower this season they may not skip a beat.

1, 6-2) thinks they perhaps have what it takes to win another state title this year.

Senior Cameron Doody returns to lead the Eagles to what could be a monster campaign.

Golden

Jefferson

The Demons wrapped up last season as one of the hottest teams in 4A but they still suffered an early playoff exit. This season with a little more seasoning Golden thinks they have what it takes to win a league title. The Demons also have one of the league’s best scorers in senior Diego Ramirez returning.

Green Mountain

The Rams finished right in the middle of the pack of 4A Jeffco last season.

Green Mountain struggled for most of the season last year until the final stretch of the season. Then the Rams suddenly caught fire and won four of five games. If the Rams can build off that run they made to finish the season they will have a chance to be one of the most improved teams in Jeffco.

Faith Christian

The Eagles for several years have been considered one of best programs in all of 3A and that was again the case last season.

After falling just short of the state championship game last season Faith Christian (9-9-

The Saints were one of the great stories in Colorado high school soccer last season and they expect to be the same again this season.

Jefferson finished their season winning a league title (13-4-1, 9-0 last season) and went on to make a run in to the quarterfinals in the state tournament. The Saints offense was a juggernaut scoring 61 goals. Returning to that offense is senior Chris Armstrong and his 16 goals last season.

Lakewood

The Tigers are going through a rebuild but along the way they think they can remain competitive. Lakewood graduated 10 seniors but they also had one of the better groups of underclassmen in 5A Jeffco.

Sophomore Charlie Caswell hopes to be one of those young players who can keep the Tigers in the top half of their league standings.

Pomona

The Panthers went unbeaten in over their first four games of last season before coming back down to earth.

But Pomona thinks this season they may have a chance to have an even better start to their season – and hopefully a better finish (57-3, 1-5-2, last season). The Panthers players who produced 22 of the 30 goals they scored last year to graduation. If Pomona can find some more firepower they will have a chance to be one of the better teams in 5A Jeffco.

Ralston Valley

The Mustangs found their swagger midway through last season and closed their season losing only three of 12 games.

And even though they lost five seniors to graduation they also had nine underclassmen who gained varsity experience. The Mustangs think they are good enough to win a league title this season.

Wheat Ridge

It took the Farmers a while to get it going but once conference play came last season Wheat Ridge got hot. The Farmers scheduled themselves a brutal nonconference schedule full of 5A opponents and while they struggled once 4A Jeffco league play started they were prepared going unbeaten in their first four league games (5-8-3, 4-2-1, last season).

Wheat Ridge lost its top two goal scorers from last season but expects to have a strong team coming back.

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D’Evelyn to be pushed in 4A Jeffco this season by Golden, others In 5A Pomona’s depth could take them over the top

By Daniel Williams

d w i l l i a m s @ o u rc o l o ra donews.com LAKEWOOD – D’Evelyn won a league championship last season and while they believe they can do it again this season it might not come as easy.

The Jaguars lost seven seniors on a team that finished tied with Green Mountain for the league’s best record (13-12, 9-1 in 4A

Jeffco).

Those seven seniors were the motor for what turned out to be 4A Jeffco’s best team.

However, while they lost a handful of really strong players several of their younger players are ready to break out.

“We lost some good players but our team wasn’t just about one or two good players. We had a really good team and we think we could have another one this year,” D’Evelyn coach Jeff Oliver said.

The Jaguars still have a pair of players that might

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Senior Madeline Sutton is already recognized as one of the best players in the league, and if you don’t know junior Jace Kleffner you soon will.

Kleffner has been praised by coach Oliver as standing out during tryouts and practice.

“Jace has shined in the early going but we have a lot of really good young players. We will see if we can live up to the standard we set last season,” Oliver said.

But D’Evelyn isn’t the only 4A team with potential star talent. Golden sees themselves as this year’s 4A league champions. They just have to live up to their own lofty expectations.

“This is the best team we have had since I have been here,” Golden coach Barry Lago said. “We have pretty big expectations for this season.”

The Demons lost only one senior from last year’s team that finished third in league. Golden has their entire team coming back including two of Jeffco’s elite players.

One of those players is Kathleen Kasel, a junior who led all of 4A Jeffco in

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The other is senior Brittany Lago, who is incredibly attempting to lead all of Jeffco in digs for a fourth straight season. The pair will present a wall that will be tough for the rest of 4A Jeffco to penetrate.

Also in 4A Jeffco, Wheat Ridge will be armed with a new head coach. After previously leading the junior varsity team Heather Champlin will now lead the varsity team.

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of the season.

However, this season the programs participation numbers are greater than they have years. And not only doesn’t that add depth to the program but some of these young players could have an impact on the team this season.

“We have a ton of girls out this season which is a good problem to have,” Pomona coach Leilani Luke said. “We think we can be a good team this season but it will be tough because we play in a really tough league.”

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By Daniel Williams

dwilliams@ourcoloradonews.com

Alameda

After a fast start to last season the Pirates weren’t able to maintain the same high level of play down the stretch.

Alameda (7-16, 1-7) looked like a really good team at different times during last season but they couldn’t put it together consistently. But the Pirates only lost one senior to graduation, and if they can get some help from their underclassmen they could go from bottom half of their league standing to the top.

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looks to build off their 10-13 record from last season.

If Wheat Ridge can take that next step this season will be determined on how well some of their talented young players such as junior Tasha Taylor perform this season.

In 5A Jeffco Pomona looks ready to take a leap from the bottom of their league standings to the top.

After starting off last season winning three of their first five games, and at times looking like a top team in Jeffco, Pomona lost their way in the second half

The Bulldogs struggled last season but a new season brings a clean slate.

Arvada lost nine seniors to graduation from last season but still have several returning players who could make an impact in 4A Jeffco this season.

Kat Hansen and Kyandra Tafoya are a pair of seniors who plan on bringing the Bulldogs back to respectability.

Arvada West

Outside of league play the Wildcats were a force to be reckoned with.

A-West won five of their first six matches of the season.

But once 5A Jeffco league play rolled around the Wildcats struggled going winless (8-15, 0-8).

However, A-West has 11 returning players who all saw varsity action and that experience could help take the Wildcats to the next level.

Bear Creek

The Bears are a team on the verge.

After finishing last season in third place in 5A Jeffco (18-7, 6-2) Bear Creek thinks they can trade in bronze for gold this season.

Despite losing seven seniors to graduation Bear Creek still has several studs like seniors Marie Muhler and Courtney O’Gane. In addition, the Bears went a perfect 7-0 at home last season.

D’Evelyn

While the Jaguars overall record last season was just over .500 (13-12) once they got into league play they were un-

stoppable.

D’Evelyn went 9-1 in league play and finished as 4A Jeffco champs. The test will be seeing if they can regain their championship form.

The Jaguars lost seven players to graduation but many in Jeffco still look at them as one of the best teams in the league coming back.

Faith Christian

The Eagles finished on the bottom half of their league’s standings last season (12-13, 3-5).

But Faith Christian was also one of the youngest teams in the league losing only two seniors to graduation.

Returning this season is a group of five juniors who over the next couple seasons have a chance to be special.

One of those juniors is Simone Gibeau, who is already looked at as one of the top players in 3A/2A Metro league.

Golden

The Demons were a good team that finished fourth in 4A Jeffco last season.

But this season Golden has a chance to be great.

The Demons have eight seniors on their roster — all with varsity experience — including returning stud senior Jessica Madsen.

If Golden can get off to a quicker start than they did last season (they lost their first four matches of last season) that could catapult them to a league title.

Green Mountain

The Rams are going to be tough this season or Ram-tough if you’re a truck guy.

Green Mountain lost only two players to graduation off a team that tied for the league’s best record (18-6, 9-1).

Returning is perhaps 4A Jeffco’s most talented unit that includes junior Danielle Potter and senior Sydney Schaap.

Jefferson

The Saints struggled last season finishing at the bottom of their league’s standings.

However, Jefferson lost only one senior to graduation and returned nine players with varsity experience.

One of those players is senior captain Angel Valdez, who along with senior Shea Ellerson look to bring the Saints back to respectability.

Lakewood

The Tigers were the class of 5A Jeffco last season going undefeated in league play. Lakewood won 15 of 17 games down the stretch of their schedule rolling over anyone who challenged them.

However, they also lost six seniors to graduation.

If they will be as good of a team as they were last season is still a major unknown but what will help is the fact that they have junior sensation Reagan Jackson returning.

Pomona

The Panthers are a team trending upwards. Last season Pomona played their out of league opponents to a very respectable 6-9 record but once league play rolled around they struggled.

However, after getting beat up at times last season the Panthers look battle tested and ready to use last season as motivation for a big 2013 campaign.

Ralston Valley

The Mustangs were the model of inconsistency last season (12-12, 5-3 in league play.

Ralston Valley had two four-game losing streaks last season but they also had two different occasions where they won four of five games.

The Mustangs lost seven seniors last season but have one of their best players returning in senior Ali Williams-Daugherty.

Wheat Ridge

The Farmers showed flashes last season of being a good team they just failed to find consistency.

Wheat Ridge opened last season winning their first three games. But they then went on to drop their next four games and fought to get back to .500 the rest of the season (10-13, 2-6).

The Farmers will look to find consistency behind a pair of returning studs in senior Jessica Storey and junior Nina Thomas.

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FALLSPORTS s Golden, Ralston Valley ready to make jump in Jeffco 2013 PREVIEW

Also, D’Evelyn has the ’state’s best 14-year-old’

By Daniel Williams

dwilliams@ourcoloradonews.com

GOLDEN – Two teams that were just on the verge last season look poised to break out during their 2013 campaign.

Golden boys’ tennis, led by head coach Brad Nash, is deeper than they have been in years and have a chance to be special this season. The Demons lost four seniors but have players returning like Nicholas Laurita, half of their No. 1 double team from last season, as well as senior Logan Hewitt, who qualified for state at No. 3 singles last season.

“We have a lot of our top players back from last season and all of them have been working really hard since last season,” Nash said. “We think we can be pretty good.”

In addition, the team will add senior Joshua Michas who didn’t play last season beason ationcause of a neck injury. Michas will not only be thana new addition to the team he also may turn notas one of Golden’s impact players. epth In 5A Jeffco Ralston Valley’s program looks me ofready to take their team to the next level with

the core of their unit all returning.

The Mustangs finished fourth in their league last season (6-3, 4-3 in league) but returning are their two top players in junior No. 1 singles Marcus Hoch and senior No. 2 singles Chandler Erickson.

“There are a lot of good teams that we will have to face this season but we think we are ready to jump to the top of our league,” Ralston Valley coach Tom Russ said.

Another reason the Mustangs are bullish on their prospects for the upcoming season is the spike in participation in the program.

“We have gone from 15-18 kids coming out to 30 different players trying out this season,” Russ said.

Russ is the motor behind the resurgence of Ralston Valley’s program by holding clinics and pushing participation in the Arvada area.

Another Wheat Ridge team thinks they can go from middle of the pack to pack leader.

Wheat Ridge Coach Brian Sunderland likes what he has seen during tryouts and says the Farmers have a goal of finishing first or second in league this season.

“We have almost our entire team returning from last year including our top two singles players so we are excited about this season,” Sunderland said.

Wheat Ridge has nine of their 11 varsity players from last season returning and the two top players Sunderland was referring to are Collin Mulligan (No. 1 singles) and Grady Downing (No. 2 singles) — a pair of seniors who will be tough to beat this season. In addition, returning for the Farmers is their No. 1 doubles team of senior’s Mike Larsen and Sean Sullivan.

Also in 4A Jeffco will be a young but dynamic team in D’Evelyn. The Jaguars have eight of their 11 varsity players returning from a team that finished in the middle of their league last season. Moreover, head coach Joe Beach has been blessed with the addition of freshman Tom Hudson, who he calls “the best 14-year-old in the state.”

Hudson, along with another freshman phenom in Sam Holsher, may create a singles trio for the Jaguars that includes two freshmen.

“We are young but we still think we can compete for a league title this season,” Beach said. “We will see how it shakes out.”

D’Evelyn will be tough this season, tougher next season and perhaps one of the best teams in the state a couple years down the line. Pomona will not field a team for a second straight season. Surprisingly, a very

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But another 5A Jeffco team looks ready to leave their mark on the league this season.

Bear Creek head coach Scott Harguth has his two top players from last season returning this season.

Seniors Caleb Barker and Emilio Morales return to the team and hope to return the Bears to the top of their league standings.

Bear Creek also has six of their eight varsity doubles players returning to the team.

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2013 PREVIEW

FALLSPORTS

A-West boys could come up aces

By Daniel Williams

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Alameda

Nobody is talking about the Pirates this season but that might be a mistake.

Alameda has nine of their 11 varsity members returning from last season (5-6, 2-3 in league) including junior Huy Nguyen who played No. 3 singles last season.

If the Pirates can find a replacement for their No. 1 singles they could make some noise in 4A Jeffco this season.

Arvada

The Bulldogs were the young team in Jeffco last season and that youth was reflected in their winless record.

However, those youngsters, who included six freshman filling eight varsity doubles spots, have improved.

Arvada senior No. 1 singles Gunnar Fulcomer returns to lead his group of underclassmen under the radar in 4A Jeffco.

Arvada West

The Wildcats could be a sleeping giant in 5A this season.

A-West finished last season 6-4 (5-2 in league) and this season they will certainly

be better returning all three of their singles players.

That includes their No. 1 singles sophomore Anthony Patrick – who was one of the underrated players in all of Jeffco last season.

Bear Creek

The Bears were a really good team outside of their league last season going 4-1.

However, they were a 1-6 team in 5A Jeffco finishing second to the bottom. But after starting at the bottom, eight of 11 returning varsity players are looking to take the Bears back to the top.

Bears’ No. 1 singles player Caleb Barker returns to leave his mark his senior season.

D’Evelyn

The youngest team in 4A Jeffco also has a chance to be one of the league’s best.

The Jaguars have two freshmen who might prove to be the best freshman tennis class of any team in the state (Tom Hudson and Sam Holsher).

However, D’Evelyn also has returning studs in senior Matthew Jordan and sophomore Kevin Kalkus.

Golden

The Demons were good last season but

they have a chance to be great this season.

Golden (6-4, 6-1 in league last season) has the problem of having too many good players right now returning all three of their singles players from last season.

The Demons lost only two players to graduation as well as ushered in a good young crop of talent.

they are ready to jump into the top half of their league’s standings.

Pomona

The Panthers won’t be fielding a team this season because of lack of participation in the program.

Ralston Valley

Green Mountain

The Rams have been grooming a young group of underclassmen for a run at a league title this season.

Green Mountain returns nine of their 11 varsity players from last season (2-8, 2-5 in league) including their No. 2 Austin Crumb and No. 3 singles Max Pivonka – both juniors.

The pair of juniors plus seven of eight returning doubles players are poised to take the Rams out of the basement of 4A Jeffco.

Lakewood

The Tigers are going to try and become closers this season.

After starting off last season winning four of their first five matches, Lakewood lost four of their last five matches and finished near the bottom of 5A Jeffco.

However, this season the Tigers think

The Mustangs finished fourth in 5A Jeffco last season (6-3, 4-3) behind three really good teams.

This season Ralston Valley certainly believes they will go from fourth to the top of their leagues standings after returning most of their team.

In addition, the Mustangs have added nearly twice as many students to the program from last season.

Wheat Ridge

The Farmers have nine returning varsity players returning from last season.

That includes their top two players and a strong cast of doubles players.

The question will be can Wheat Ridge overcome the likes of Golden and D’Evelyn and take the league crown?

The Farmers believe this is one of their strongest teams in years and plan on proving that this season.

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