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Students cover suicide awareness

By Elena Townsend

Elenag.townsend@gmail.com Suicide is a subject that most people avoid. In 2011, high school students in Brighton were confronted with the subject when one of their own took his life.

Out of this tragedy, a student-driven project was born: SPEAK. It stands for Suicide Prevention Education Awareness and Knowledge. SPEAK Week began April 14.

Along with the students, Jody Pierce, director of Pennock Center for Counsel-

ing, and Tawnya Russell, manager of Youth Services, commit their resources to raising awareness about mental health.

“I am proud of the students behind SPEAK,” Russell said. “Planning a project is hard enough for adults, but for these students to get this done is pretty amazing.

And not only is it a meaningful project, it also promotes leadership skills.”

During SPEAK Week, QPR classes are offered at Historic City Hall. QPR, which stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer, is a straightforward, step-by-step training.

These steps can save lives by teaching how to recognize when someone may be crying out for help or is at risk of suicide, and provide resources and referrals.

Both Pierce and Russell urge the Brighton community to attend a QPR class during SPEAK week. Anyone can make a difference and possibly save a life. The training is held in the Heritage Room on the third floor at Historic City Hall 22 S. 4th, St., Brighton.

QPR classes were scheduled this week with the last class 6-7 p.m. Thursday, April

17. For information contact Erica Hannah, ehannah@brightonco.gov, 303- 655 -2045.

“This year we partnered with the school district and seven different schools,” said Russell. “We will reach approximately 4,000 students from grades 9 to 11. We have different activities planned for each school.”

The theme for this year is “If you feel you are alone, you are not. I am here.” “We have T-shirts that say, ‘I am here,’” Russell

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Flood bonds community year later

By Michelle Boyer

HOLD YOUR HORSES Above, Savanna Hamilton, fair queen rides her horse during the youth riding event Saturday, April 12. At right, competitors walk their horses during the first event of the season.

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Last year’s flooding ran through Bratner Gulch and crested over, washing out two main arenas in the Adams County Regional Park that were utilized for 4-H riding events.

“The arenas have a subgrade, base and top layer; all with different types of sand and it washed all that away,” Vince Hamilton, vice chair of Adams County Horse Committee said. “In the horse world when competing, it’s better for a horse to walk on something like sand, rather than dirt that gets compacted and re-compacted.

Safety is a condition with needing to have the sand.”

Hamilton said everything in the arenas was washed out, and even large amounts of debris, including a huge TV was amid the mess.

“We had to decide how to fix the arenas,” he said. “We figured we could possibly utilize Federal Emergency Management Agency money, but we had to wait.

Our first ride was coming up April 12, and we didn’t want the kids to not be able to ride in the first event, called the Summer Series. Our committee opted to start contacting lots of companies and individuals for donations.”

Ames Construction, and Varra were among the biggest contributors to the project with $56,000. Varra supplied all the sand, while Ames Construction donated all the transportation, labor, fuel, as well as all the regrading and compacting of the two arenas. Ames also donated all the fencing in one of the arenas. Sand and Gravel, High Plain Cattle Supply (replaced posts and fencing all at cost), Fastenal and many other local companies contributed toward the project.

More than 50 volunteers who were 4H participants, parents and members of the community helped with the tearing down and re-building of the arenas.

The teardown happened in November, with the rebuild happening over the past two weekends to allow for the April 12 riding event.

“It took a lot to get that much work done,” Hamilton said. “It’s a logistic nightmare trying to incorporate with several companies concentrating on their own business to take time out to donate their own time and money to support the 4-H kids.

“It was an extreme sense of satisfaction to know that all the parents were willing to work that hard for all the 4-H kids to have a place to ride this summer in preparation for Adams County Fair.”

The 110th Anniversary of the Adams County Fair will be July 30 to Aug. 3.

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Portrait of peace a work in progress The lyrics drift softly through the quiet, cobblestoned courtyard.

“Good day, sunshine good day, sunshine gooood day, sunshine…”

A youngish man with vivid blue eyes, in faded jeans and black velvet jacket, strums a guitar and sings, the music stand in front of him holding a repertoire of Beatles songs, at his feet a black hat for donations from appreciative listeners. He seems oblivious to the people milling around, hearing only the melodies and words that lift him beyond the wall that stretches behind.

But the wall, which is why he is here, can’t be ignored.

It is a psychedelic, graphic explosion of color, an ever-changing riot of words and swirling graffiti’s reason for being has been long buried under more than 30 years of layers of paint.

For those who remember, though, like Jan, 36, the guitarist who wouldn’t give his last name, the wall, just across from the French Embassy in Prague, is testament to the energizing and lasting power of the universal ideal of peace — even if the passage of time has somewhat obscured the message.

The Lennon Wall.

Also known as the Peace Wall.

Or the Graffiti Wall.

“It’s really getting twisted,” Jan says of how the wall is viewed by thousands who visit each year. “It bothers the local people — they don’t like the way it is now… But I’m sure John Lennon would like it this way. I don’t think he would have liked to have his face on it.”

That’s how the wall, the phenomenon,

started — with an immense portrait of John Lennon following his death on Dec. 8, 1980. Depending on the source, either an art student from Mexico or a group of students painted his face on the wall that forms the back of a 14th century churchyard. The wall also had a recessed niche that resembled a tombstone and became a mock grave, of sorts, for Lennon.

Although the ex-Beatle never visited the Czech Republic, many young Czechs, living under the then-Communist regime, quickly built him into a pacifist hero for their cause. At that time, the government had banned western pop songs, even sending some Czech musicians to jail for playing them, according to a website about the wall.

In the beginning, people scrawled Beatles lyrics and epitaphs to Lennon under cover of night. In the light of day, police whitewashed the walls, only to have them covered again in words at night.

Over time, the wall became a voice for the young Czech opposition; some created a movement called “Lennonism.” They used the wall as a medium for their grievances and painted political slogans against the government, always at night. Police continued to obliterate their efforts during

the day.

The battle on the wall continued until the Velvet Revolution that led to the fall of Communism in 1989.

Since then, the wall has become a popular tourist destination.

Although many phrases reflect the pleas for love and goodwill that Lennon championed, Beatles lyrics and sayings of social and political justice have been replaced in good measure with such commonplace scrawls as “Filmore was here” and “Auntie Mary was here” and the over-sized “Happy Birthday, LOG ON & HRABAL!” repeated VOTE TODAY! several times OR COMPLETE THE along the BALLOT ON PAGE 20 wall’s length in white spray paint. And “Fred” spread wide in chubby, green bubble letters.

The original message, for many, seems long forgotten.

But for some, the wall is a living, breathing, morphing work of art of which Lennon would surely have approved. Nate Margolis, 21, an art student from Maryland studying this semester in Prague, has visited several times. Today, he spray paints an eye on the wall in silvergray.

“This is kind of a new revolution of art,” he says, noting it’s one of the few places in the world for legal graffiti. “It changes.

In 15 minutes, it’ll probably be something completely different.”

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Kayleigh McAdams, 20, who is visiting Margolis and was a huge Beatles fan as a child, felt it was important to see the wall and leave something significant behind.

Near the sidewalk, she painted “Infinitum Nihil,” Latin for “nothing is forever,” as she interprets it. The saying, representative of past events in her life, is tattooed on her right foot.

“It’s just a meaningful thing that I try to live by each day,” she says, hoping “somebody will actually be able to read it and know what it means.”

Jan, the guitarist, has sung at the wall for the past three tourist seasons. The season depends on the weather — the nicer it is, the longer the season. Last year, the cold stayed away and he played and sang for eight months.

He has loved Beatles music since he was a boy. “It’s my favorite band,” he says simply. “I like the vibe…”

As a Prague native, he has watched the wall’s evolution. It could be no other way than how it is today, he says. Free. Open to anyone to paint anything.

“It’s the only way you can keep it,” he says. “Otherwise, it would be a museum with John Lennon’s face and rope. It would be … boring.”

But if he could give those who visit a thought to leave with, it would be this: “Give peace a chance, in your mind, in your mind … it’s not always easy.”

On this day, as sunlight filters through trees just beginning to leaf, “Love is a beautiful chaos” leaps from the wall in bold, red paint. And if you look closely, you’ll spot a blue face of John Lennon in a corner.

No matter what is painted, Margolis says, Lennon’s face can always be found amid the crazy quilt of expression, a soft and subtle reminder of why the wall even exists.

A throng of tourists suddenly crowds the small courtyard, jostling to read the wall and leave their inscriptions. Jan, an unperturbed island in the middle, begins Healey continues on Page 3

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Children enjoyed the Eggstravaganza in Brighton, April 12. Photo by Michelle Boyer

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E-470 to construct one interchange at Quebec City plans pavement work on road

By Tammy Kranz

tkranz@coloradocommunitymedia.com Plans for road projects in northern Thornton may spur residential and commercial development.

E-470 will construct an interchange at Quebec Street, and the city plans to pave the unpaved portions of Quebec between 120th Avenue and State Highway 7, while the developer of Heritage Todd Creek will pave Quebec between E-470 and State Highway 7.

John Cody, director of economic development for Thornton, said what makes the interchange at Quebec and the related improvements important are that it is the midpoint between Interstate 25 and Brighton.

“I think it’s going to become an important link to development for both residential and commercial,” he said. “Retail developers are less likely to develop outside transportation corridors.”

E-470 will use the existing Quebec bridge as part of the new interchange, and construct four new on/off ramps in each direction. Neil Thomson, E-470’s director

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of engineering and maintenance, said the configuration at Quebec will be like those at the Colorado Boulevard, York Street and 120th interchanges.

“The traffic in this particular area warrants the interchange and we would generate revenue,” he said. “Plus, it provides more mobility for people in this area and it could stimulate growth.”

Construction for the interchange begins in April or May, weather depending.

Thomson said it could take a year for the project because of drainage work that is needed, plus installing the fiber optics for the tolls.

The city plans to pave the unimproved roadway of Quebec south of E-470 down to 120th, plus do drainage improvements.

These improvements are expected to be completed in the summer. The city plans to widen Quebec to create a six-lane roadway in the future.

There will be road closures, and information on those can found in the Cone Zone section at www.cityofthornton.net.

E-470 is hosting an open house to share plans on the Quebec interchange 5-7 p.m.

Wednesday, April 2, at Todd Creek Golf Clubhouse, 8455 Heritage Drive in Thornton. Attendees will be able to view plans for the project and talk to E-470 officials and Thornton staff.

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stones and filling the afternoon air with the chorus of hope.

Maybe, just maybe, the message isn’t lost after all.

to sing: “You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one.”

Spontaneously, unexpectedly, a swell of voices joins in.

“I hope someday day you’ll join us, And the world will live as one.”

The words echo, bouncing off the

Ann Macari Healey’s column about people, places and issues of everyday life appears every other week. Her column earned first place in the 2013 Colorado Press Association Better Newspaper contest. She can be reached at ahealey@ coloradocommunitymedia.com or 303566-4110.

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City marks importance of trees

By Lou Ellen Bromley Brighton City Council approved a proclamation recognizing Arbor Day April 23 to promote the planting of trees in the city.

“Trees are as much a necessary part of the city infrastructure as stoplights and street signs” City Forester Kyle Sylvester

said.

Sylvester addressed council about the importance of trees, the impact they have on property values and how they enhance the vitality of the business in Brighton. He noted trees use very little water compared to the value to the neighborhoods.

“At $9 per summer, a tree is inexpensive

to grow and provides great benefits,” he said.

Sylvester stressed trees should never be cut down to “save water.”

He also presented the names of the fifth-grade students who won the citywide poster contest for the Arbor Day Celebration. The first-place winner was Sydney

Adams from Turnberry elementary school, and second place went to Olivia Pearson from Southeast Elementary. Brighton will provide trees to the winners and their posters will be hung in the state Capitol for one week.

Editor’s Note: Look for photos of the winning posters in next week’s Banner.

Former deputy re-sentenced School funding measures for assault on 15-year-old advance at Statehouse Sentence went from five-year prison sentence to two years probation Staff Report A formal sentencing hearing was held Friday for former Adams County Deputy Sheriff David Morrow, 31, whose 5-year prison sentence for assaulting a 15-yearold boy was reduced to 2 years probation.

Morrow previously was sentenced to the minimum mandatory five years in prison after a jury convicted him of second-degree assault, third-degree assault and child abuse (M2) following a trial in August.

Adams County District Judge Katherine Delgado granted a motion to reconsider the sentence filed by Morrow’s defense attorney and reduced the sentence to probation in an April 3 written order. The District Attorney’s Office opposed the reconsideration of sentence.

“We are disappointed in the court’s ruling,” said District Attorney Dave Young.

“We stated our objections to the reconsideration of the defendant’s sentence at the hearing on March 5. The jury convicted the

defendant of an offense that carries a mandatory sentence. It’s unfortunate that this was not recognized in the re-sentencing ruling.”

As conditions of probation, Morrow must undergo anger management counseling, participate in a victim empathy group, pay restitution for the victim’s medical bills and have no contact with the victim or his family. The victim was not present at Friday’s hearing.

On June 12, 2011 at about 1:10 a.m.

Morrow responded to a call about a disturbance at 8790 Welby Road in Adams County. According to court records and evidence presented during the trial, the 15-year-old boy, who appeared highly intoxicated, was taken into custody and transported by ambulance to the hospital because parent contact information could not be obtained from him. The ambulance attendant had restrained the juvenile’s hands and feet because of his verbally combative behavior. Morrow struck the juvenile on the face with a closed fist as he passed by the teen who was restrained on the ambulance gurney.

Morrow was placed on administrative leave without pay on July 12, 2011, after charges were filed by the 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office, and was later fired.

House passes bills pumping $500 million into K-12

By Vic Vela

vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com A pair of funding measures that will provide schools with nearly $500 million in new revenue passed the House with bipartisan support last week.

Although the bills received Republican votes, several House GOP members raised concerns that the efforts don’t go far enough in backfilling recession-era budget cuts, or giving school districts more control over financial and transparency matters.

The bills passed the House on April 10, with lawmakers first giving overwhelming bipartisan support to the Student Success Act. The bill would provide $20 million aimed at helping kids meet mandated third-grade reading standards and adds $13 million in funding for charter school facilities.

The bill also incorporates $40 million in retail marijuana revenue that will go toward school construction in rural parts of the state.

The legislation will also provide schools with $110 million of the money that was stripped away by the Legislature during

lean budget years. “(The bill) begins the process of rebuilding K-12 funding that was struck hard during the past five years of Colorado’s recession, within the parameters of our current state budget,” said Rep. Millie Hamner, D-Dillon, a bill sponsor.

The House also passed the annual School Finance act. The bill increases perpupil funding by 2.8 percent; funds an additional 5,000 seats for preschool and fullday kindergarten programs; and pumps $30 million into English language learning programs.

The House passed the Student Success Act on a 51-14 vote and the School Finance Act by a vote of 39-26. Lawmakers who voted against the bills were Republicans.

House Republicans tried pulling money from reading and early childhood education programs, so that school districts could have greater flexibility in how the funds are spent, with few strings attached.

“The school districts said, ‘Give us the money with no strings attached. Give us the money to decide how to use it ourselves,’ “ said House Minority Leader Brian DelGrosso, R-Loveland, during the School Finance Act debate.

The Republican efforts failed, with members from the majority party arguing that it’s wrong to strip funding from the programs that need it.

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Other activities planned during SPEAK week include a 5k community walk scheduled for April 19 at 1 p.m. Participants of all ages meet at Brighton High School, 270 S. 4th St. Registration starts at 11:30 a.m. and a T-shirt is included with the $10 registration fee. Go to Historic City Hall or to www. brightonyouthcommission.org to register online or to Historic City Hall.

In other actions

McLean presented a proclamation declaring May 1 as National Day of Prayer for Brighton and the proclamation for Donate for Life was also approved. This proclamation highlights the importance of organ and tissue donations.

Former city council mayor pro tem Wayne Scott was appointed to the “emeritus” position on the Historic Preservation Commission at Tuesday night’s council meeting, continuing his service to the City of Brighton.

Another event promoting SPEAK Week is a poetry reading by the Brighton High School’s Writing Club, April 17. The public is welcome to read their own poetry as well. For more information, call 303-6552123.

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Ward 3 Councilman Ken Kreutzer said, “If we tear down the original city hall we can never get it back. I would hate to see us lose an important part of our past.”

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The original part of the building was built to be the first city hall for Brighton and throughout its 95-year history has had an important role in Brighton’s history. Edwards expressed concern about the cost of restoration to the city, fearing too large of and expense to Brighton.

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Adams County Government Center 4430 South Adams County Parkway 1st Floor Hearing Room Brighton, CO BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS HEARING Tuesday, May 13, 2014, 6:30 p.m. - Town Hall Meeting to Follow Skyview Campus 8990 York St., ornton, CO For more information, visit www.adcogov.org/welbyplan or www.adcogov.org/planning/currentcases.

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Bucking a national trend The Denver metro area is an exception to a national trend that is a positive factor on our regional economy and job creation.

No, it is not the amount of tax revenue generated by the sale of recreational weed.

It is the number of construction jobs which have been added to the area.

Certainly, the major redo of Denver Union Station and the RTD FasTracks Program have been a major contributor to this encouraging trend. The Denver area ranked among the top 10 out of 339 metropolitan areas last year in creating construction jobs. According to the Associated General Contractors of America, 3,600 construction jobs were added over the past 12 months since February, 2013.

A lesson

The contractors association chief

approximately 10,000 people have been working at one point or another on the RTD package of commuter rail lines, maintenance facilities and Union Station.

So, what is the “take away” from this good news shared by Mr. Simonson?

Disturbing trend

economist, Ken Simonson, noted that construction employment in the Denver region had gone from a low of 64,300 jobs in February, 2011 to 77,500 as of this February. That increase represents an impressive 21 percent jump compared to a national increase of only 9 percent.

And speaking of the FasTracks and Union Station construction projects,

Simonson pointed out that the lag in construction work, along with the lack of qualified construction workers does not bode well for the economy across the country. Construction firms reported that two-thirds of contractors are already having a hard time finding qualified workers.

He stated that “79 percent of contractors expect the shortages to remain bad, or get even worse, over the coming year.” The “take away” is that public school districts need to reinstate or ramp up vocational

programs which are aligned with the construction industry.

A worthy strategy

The Associated General Contractors of America has announced its plan to prepare a generation of skilled workers to establish career and technical training programs. Their targeted partners in this goal are school districts, construction firms and local construction associations.

The time could not be better for public school district to ramp-up or re-establish related vocational training and to interface with the Colorado Community College system which is already in place to carry such career opportunity to the next level.

Bill Christopher is a former Westminster city manager and RTD board member.

Whereas, siblings live outside the touch of time

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“You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them.” — Desmond Tutu My sister was out of town on National Siblings Day, April 10, so I sent her an email to tell her I was thinking of her.

“Right back atcha,” she replied.

We have shared many such messages over the years, in times of celebration and sorrow, in person, on the telephone, through the mail, and now via text, email, or other electronic greeting.

In the U.S., 79 percent of all children have siblings while growing up, and I am lucky enough to be among them. My baby sister, who is 22 months younger, is in my earliest memories … and every one of them since.

Gov. Hickenlooper’s 2014 Siblings Day proclamation for Colorado, among the WHEREASes of this official document, that Siblings Day reminds us that the bonds with our siblings are a gift, that it is vital to cherish our brothers and sisters. In my family, we have always known this.

Rose Macaulay, an English writer, says of siblings that we also know “one another’s faults, virtues, catastrophes, mortifications, triumphs, rivalries, desires, and how long we can each hang by our hands to a bar.” From a swing set in the backyard to the larger-scale playgrounds of adulthood, my sister and I have traveled many of these paths together.

New York Times writer Erica Goode says that sibling relationships “outlast marriages, survive the death of parents, resurface after quarrels that would sink any friendship. They flourish in a thousand incarnations of closeness and distance…” I consider myself fortunate that my periods of distance from my sister have been brief and infrequent, and that cell phones and plane tickets eased these somewhat.

The author Susan Scarf Merrell writes that our siblings “resemble us just enough to make all their differences confusing, and no matter what we choose to make

of this, we are cast in relation to them our whole lives long.”

I find this an interesting way to look at my own siblinghood. To many, my sister and I are very much alike. We’ve even been referred to as twins, which always tickles us. On the other hand, those who know my sister and me well would argue for both our similarities and our distinctions – distinctions that, yes, I sometimes do find confusing, just as my own differences must confound her.

Yet, as Clara Ortega writes, “To the outside world, we all grow old. But not brothers and sisters. We know each other as we always were. We know each other’s hearts. We share private family jokes. We remember family feuds and secrets, family griefs and joys. We live outside the touch of time.”

In 1999, then-Gov. Bill Owens’ Siblings Day proclamation stated that the deep connection between siblings is usually the longest relationship of a person’s life.

I had never really thought about it quite this way, but my sister has. In fact, just a couple of years ago on Feb. 14, I received a greeting card from her in which she wrote, “You have been my Valentine my whole life.”

Right back atcha, Baby Sis. Andrea Doray is a writer who is grateful for friends who feel like sisters, and for a sister who is a lifelong friend. Contact her at a.doray@andreadoray.com.

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Time once again for Easter eatin’ Looking for an Easter feast?

Here are just a few suggestions for this Easter Sunday: Second Home Kitchen + Bar is hosting an Easter Sunday Pajama Brunch that will feature an a la carte menu with classic brunch dishes, bottomless mimosas, and Cherry Creek’s Best Bloody Mary Bar. The Easter bunny will lead egg hunts at 10 and 11 a.m. and noon.

A family-style Easter dinner of three courses will feature a choice of spiced honey and apricot-glazed Berkshire ham, Colorado lamb loin and Harris Ranch beef tenderloin.

Second Home Kitchen and Bar is located at 150 Clayton Lane in Cherry Creek North.

Call 303-253-3000 for more information or reservations.

Kachina Southwestern Grill in Westminster is serving a Wild Wild West Brunch with family-style breakfast dishes with a Southwestern twist from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Offerings include green chile deviled eggs, pinon-crusted French toast and chocolate chile beignets. Bottomless mimosas and a Bullseye Bloody Mary Bar will be available for $10.

Kachina Southwestern Grill is located at 10600 Westminster Blvd. Call 303-410-5813 for more information.

The Fort, the Morrison landmark restaurant, is celebrating Easter with three amazing three-course, prix fixe menu options. All prix fixe entrees will be served with a Famous Fort salad to start and a slice of carrot cake with huckleberry cream cheese frosting for dessert.

Entree choices include: Grilled Kurobuta ham steak with pineapple huckleberry compote, served with Fort potatoes and fresh vegetables. $35 for adults, $22 for kids.

Grilled lamb T-bone with tamarind honey, served with mashed potatoes and fresh vegetables. $40.

Oven roasted orange-chile glazed rabbit with tart cherries, served with bulgur pilaf and fresh vegetables for $42.

A limited traditional menu also will be available.

Call 303-697-4471 or visit www.thefort. com/Reservations.htm for reservations.

Lone Tree schedule announced

The Lone Tree Arts Center unveiled its 2014-15 season on April 7 and it will include more than 50 different productions in its fourth season.

LTAC will continue to produce its own theatrical series, Guys and Dolls in Concert, Home for the Holidays and The 39 Steps.

These three shows follow in the footsteps of such successful productions as Hank Williams: Lost Highway and Sylvia. The balance of the season (which starts Oct. 22-26 with the Guys and Dolls Concert) features national and international touring groups as well as outstanding regional performing organizations such as Wonderbound, Buntport Theatre, and the Colorado Symphony.

A representative steps forward I am the evolutionary representative of men and women of great achievement. I am also the evolutionary representative of crooks, of rapists, of the raped, of conquerors, of slaves, of nobility, of cheats, of inventors, of murderers, of laborers, of the most creative minds and of the most boring of all the people who have ever existed.

You are also the evolutionary representative of everyone in your lineage, both good and bad — and don’t fool yourself, there were plenty of bad that went along with the good. You are the evolution of your parents, grandparents, great grandparents, great-great grandparents, going backwards in time thousands, tens of thousands — and hundred of thousands of years.

I do not have much patience for those people that claim they are the ancestor of (or in a previous life they were) Moses or Jesus, Buddha, Cleopatra, Alexander the Great, Abraham Lincoln and so on — even if it might be true. The suggestion is that they were noble, powerful people who made a mark on the world — and therefore the clear implication is that they still are noble and powerful. Although it may even be true, that’s leaving out way more than half the story, and it glorifies the good and ignores the bad, the ignoble and the inexcusable. It’s hopeful thinking, and it’s extremely one-sided. Yes, Buddha may be in your linage, but so might Genghis Kahn, Ivan the Terrible, Attila the Hun and Adolf Hitler. Anyone who claims otherwise has never seriously thought about this subject before.

Think about what life was like hundreds (or thousands) of years ago. The average life expectancy in 1900 was age 49. The average life expectancy in the middle ages was age 30. What do you suppose your life was about if you married at 13 and died at age 30?

My point is that you are the evolutionary representative of all the people in your ancestry that came before you. You represent an entire lineage going back many millenniums. You are the end point of tens of thousands of years of evolution, wisdom, creativity, invention, intelligence and human transformation. The fate of our entire lineage rests on each and every one of us, not to mention the influence we hold with our children, grandchildren, students, employees and other such people.

We can use this position to be effective or ineffective, to make a lasting mark on the world or to be banal, self-absorbed and consumed by our insecurities. We can allow ourselves to be preoccupied by our day-to-day struggles and emotions, feed our addictions of one sort or another, take more selfies, chill, watch more TV, Facebook more and generally spend our lives “getting by.”

But you could also leave some time and energy in your day, week, month and year in order to look beyond today, beyond yourself and beyond your immediate needs. What would you do, what would you accomplish, what might you create, what contribution might you make if you were to actually view yourself as the fulcrum of evolution — the evolutionary representative of hundreds of thousands of people who died that you now represent, broaden, develop and extend into the future?

What possibilities would exist for you if you approached your future as the emissary and spokesperson for those hundreds of thousands of people? What possibilities would exist for your future if you were to seriously consider yourself to be the fulcrum point of evolution, representing your whole lineage and all of your ancestors, covering tens of thousands of years, representing the very best hope, promise and possibility for the future — because you are still alive and the overwhelming majority of them are not?

You are that representative and that hope. Aren’t you?

What are you going to do about it?

Neil Rosenthal is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Westminster and Boulder, Colorado. His column is in it’s 22nd 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.

Perhaps the biggest coup for the LTAC will be the performance by international opera star Nathan Gunn, who will give an intimate recital in the 500-seat venue.

“Our rapidly growing audiences are hungry for a wide range of culture and entertainment and the 2014-15 season features a very full plate of offerings designed to satisfy all kinds of tastes,” said Executive Director Lisa Rigsby Peterson. “We see our role as serving as a welcoming and accessible performing arts center that offers something for just about everyone in a given season. As we enter our fourth season as a producing and presenting theater, we look forward to building our regional reputation as one of the Denver area’s most diverse and exhilarating arts organizations.”

Get fit at Civic Center

We all love the Civic Center EATS foodtruck fest (which returns Tuesdays and Thursdays starting May 20), but now we can be calorie-neutral thanks to Civic Center MOVES — a free fitness series for all fitness levels set among the beauty of downtown Denver’s historic Civic Center.

Produced by the Civic Center Conservancy and made possible by fitness partners Im’Unique, Denver Parks and Recreation, the November Project and Pearl Street Fitness, the free classes will take place at different times of day Mondays through Thursdays, beginning April 21.

More details on the fitness providers, class descriptions and schedule are available at www.civiccenterconservancy.org/eventcivic-center-moves_78.html. Civic Center MOVES classes will meet in various areas of Civic Center, including the Great Lawn, the Broadway Terrace, the Greek Theater and around the Seal Pond; look for the Civic

Center MOVES flag for the class location.

To keep up with any schedule changes, please follow Denver’s Civic Center Park on Facebook at www.facebook.com/denverciviccenter.

Colorado tippers among best Colorado again fared well in a study of tippers.

In an analysis of tips by customers of the GrubHub delivery service, for the year from March 28, 2013, to March 27, 2014, Colorado (15.7 percent) finished third among the states, behind South Carolina (16.1) and New Hampshire (16).

And the most generous cities in the survey were all from Colorado. Boulder tipped 16.2 percent on average, followed by Denver at 15.7 percent and Fort Collins at 15.4 percent.

It’s unclear why the Centennial State cities are so nice to the delivery person.

“We have no idea why that is, but a hat tip to Colorado diners for their generosity,” company spokeswoman Allie Mack said.

Overheard

Eavesdropping on a “fan” at The Rooftop at Coors Field during the Colorado Rockies’ home opener Friday: “Oh, I guess the game is starting.”

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Easter Worship Holy Week

Easter

Maundy Thursday Service April 17, 7:00 p.m.

Sermon: Ò A New CommandmentÓ

at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church

April 20

Worship Service 8 a.m. & 10:45 a.m.

Breakfast Brunch 7 a.m.

Easter Egg Hunt 9:30 a.m.

He is Risen!

Easter Sunday Service April 2014 April 20, 10:30 a.m.

Colorado Community Media Sermon: Easter Worship PagesÒ The Laughter of the UniverseÓ -Rev. Dr. Jack Cabaness Small ad 3.” x 3.31” $99 one time AprilMusic: 17 paper 20-member Chancel Choir *

Westminster Presbyterian Church Deadline April 10 3990 W. 74th (74th & Bradburn) - 303-429-8508

Lutheran Church of the Master 14099 W Jewell Ave, Lakewood

303-988-6400

St. John’s Lutheran Church (ELCA)

11040 Colorado Blvd.

Thornton, CO 80233

Maundy Thursday (4/17): 7:00pm

stjohns05@gmail.com (across from Thornton Recreation Center)

Good Friday (4/18): 7:00pm Easter Services (4/20):

7:30 & 9:00am Ð Classic Worship 10:45am Ð Worship with Act of Grace Band

Thursday, April 17 @ 7:00 pm: Maundy Thursday Service

Friday, April 18 @ 7:00 pm:

SATURDAY, April 19

EASTER

Golden First Presbyterian Church

Saturday, April 19 @ 7:00 pm:

Maundy Thursday:

7:00 pm, April 17th, 2014

Easter Day “By his death he has destroyed death, and by his rising to life again he has won for us everlasting life.”

8235 W 44th Ave Wheat Ridge CO 80034 Office: (303) 424-1118

Join us for Holy Week starting April 13, 2014 Palm Sunday (April 13) • 8:00 a.m. Learning Center Pancake Breakfast and Easter Egg Hunt Fundraiser • 10:00 a.m. Worship Service

Maundy Thursday (April 17)

Join us Easter

ØJeffco Brass Breakfast with the Bunny & Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, April 19, 9-11am

6750 Carr Street • Arvada, CO 80004 • 303.421.5135 www.arvadaumc.org

• 7:00 p.m. A solemn Tenebrae Service of the Passion of Christ in the Sanctuary

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Easter egg hunt and breakfast following service.

• 7:00 p.m. Worship, hand-washing and communion

Good Friday (April 18)

Church of the Beloved

Holy Thursday, April 17th, 6:30PM. Last Supper and Washing of the Feet

9:00 am, April 20 , 2014

April 20, 8 &10am with

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April 18 11:30 a.m. & 6:45 p.m.

HOLY WEEK SERVICES:

Sunday

Rev. Bruce H. Swinehart St James Episcopal Church

GOOD FRIDAY

Easter Worship: th

Sunday, April 20 @ 9:00 am:

SUNDAY, April 20 8:00 a.m. Traditional 9:30 & 11:00 a.m.

Contemporary

April 17 11:30 a.m. & 6:45 p.m.

South Golden Road at W. 16th Ave. 303-279-5591

The Great Vigil of Easter

Risen Savior Lutheran Church 3031 W. 144th Ave., Broomfield www.rslc.org 303-469-3521

4:00 p.m. Family Featuring Puppet Ministry and Contemporary Music

MAUNDY THURSDAY

Good Friday Service

• 6:30 a.m. SONrise Worship - Arvada Cemetery • 10:00 a.m. Worship and decorating the Flowering Cross

EASTER WORSHIP SERVICES

303.457.2476

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Easter Sunday (April 20)

Celebrate Christ’s Resurrection

Good Friday, April 18th, 6:30PM The Passion and Veneration of the Cross Easter Vigil, Saturday, April 19th, 9 p.m.

Easter Sunday, April 20, 8 a.m.

The Ecumenical Catholic Communion offers a wonderful way to celebrate your Catholic faith. We invite you to join us for a rich, familiar Mass, a small caring community and Communion open to all: families, singles, divorced, remarried, gay or straight and non-Catholics. There are five ECC parishes in the metro area including Longmont and Ft. Collins.

10500 Grant • northGlenn For more information, call 303-489-7046 www.churchofthebeloved-ecc.org

Easter Morning Service Sunday, April 20th ~ 10am • Choir Presentation • Easter Message • Blossoming of the Cross • Nursery & Pre-School activities available.

Good Friday Candlelight Communion Service, April 18th ~ 7:00pm

Everyone is welcome!

5592 Independence St. www.arvadapc.org 303-422-3463

Shepherd of Love Fellowship 13550 Lowell Blvd., Broomfield www.shepherdoflove.org Info: 303-466-5749

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Easter Worship @applewood baptist church HE IS RISEN AS HE SAID

EASTER DAY Festival Services

Resurrection Celebration Services at 8 am, 11 am and 6 pm on Sunday, April 20.

Bible study at 9:30 am for all ages

Sun. Apr. 20, 8:00 & 10:30 AM, and 1:00 PM en Espanol 9:15 AM Potluck Brunch

Intercession Episcopal Church

Child care for ages birth thru kindergarten during all services.

3101 East 100th Avenue

Applewood Baptist Church 11200 W 32nd Ave, Wheat Ridge, CO www.applewoodbaptist.com

(Corner of 100th Avenue & Steele in Thornton)

303.451.8085

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He is Risen!

Easter Worship April 20th, 9 a.m.

Breakfast and egg hunt at 10:15 a.m.

6774 W 66th Ave, Arvada, CO 80003 66th Avenue and Pierce Street (303) 421-5197 • www.StAndrewArvada.org

Celebrate Easter We invite you to join us as we

Maundy Thursday April 17, 6:30 p.m.

The Stations of the Cross & Communion Service Children are welcome and will have their own activities

EastEr sunday schEdulE • 8:30 – 11:00 a.m. Youth breakfast in Great Hall • 9:00 a.m. Traditional Worship Service Chancel Choir and singing the Hallelujah Chorus • 10:10 a.m. Easter Lesson and Egg Hunt downstairs for kids of all ages • 11:14 a.m. Go4th Contemporary Worship Service with our praise band New Faith Childcare available at all services

Lakewood United Methodist Church

1390 Brentwood St. • Lakewood • 303.237.7768

April 13 – Palm Sunday 9:30 a.m. – Palm Parade 10 a.m. – Worship Service 11 a.m. – Donkey Rides

April 17 – Maundy Thursday 7 p.m. – Worship Service

April 18 – Good Friday

6:30 p.m. – International community dinner 7:30 p.m. – Worship Service with South Metro Saints Covenant Churches

April 19 – Egg-stravaganza

11 a.m. – Brunch and egg hunt for children

April 20 – Easter Sunday

9:15 a.m. – Coffee Fellowship 10 a.m. – Worship Service

11500 W. 20th Avenue Lakewood, Colorado 80215 303-238-2482 • www.soth.net

Ward Road Campus | 62nd & Ward Road | Arvada, Colorado 80004 Carr Street Campus | 4890 Carr Street | Arvada, Colorado 80002 Phone: 303.424.2121

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Ulibarri’s work focuses on House GOP the needs of his district whip steps down

By Ashley Reimers

areimers@ coloradocommunitymedia.com

Representing parts of Westminster, Commerce City, Federal Heights and unincorporated Adams County in Senate District 21, Sen. Jessie Ulibarri is hoping to make a difference in those communities for the people who need a helping hand.

This session he has a long list of legislative priorities, but there are two bills that Ulibarri is particularly passionate about.

The first is Senate Bill 5, the Wage Protection Act. This legislation creates an administrative process to help workers recover wages they have earned. Under current law, to recover penalties for unpaid wages, an employee is required to make a written demand on his or her employer to recover penalties, and the penalties are increased by 50 percent if the employer’s failure to pay is willful.

Under Senate Bill 5, failure to respond to a written demand would create a rebuttable presumption that the failure to pay was willful and a small claims court complaint would serve as the written demand.

“Senate Bill 5 would really help workers get paid all of the wages they have earned,” Ulibarri said. “The bill also allows the Department of Labor and Employment the ability to investigate claims of wage theft and move forward with mediation.”

Senate Bill 5 would also expand wage claims to include violations involving the state minimum wage and requires an employer to maintain records reflecting information in an employee’s pay statement for at least 3 years after payment of the wages.

Employee records would also be available to the employee and the division of labor in the department of labor and employment under the bill and requires an employer to mail a check for wages to the employee’s last-known address within 60 days after the check was due if an employer is unable to otherwise deliver the check to the employee.

“This issue came up through my constituents,” Ulibarri said. “People who were working hard and not being paid for the work they completed felt unfair to me.”

House Bill 1017 is Ulibarri’s second bill of priority. This legislation grows the Housing Investment Fund, Housing Grant Fund and Low Income Tax Credit in order to create and maintain affordable housing throughout Colorado. The bill would expand the types of uses for the Housing Investment Fund and the Housing Grant Fund and also create a tax credit to build more affordable housing.

Adams County Republican resigns on heels of vote to force him out

By Vic Vela vvela@ com

Senator Jessie Ulibarri, Senate District 21

Learn more To learn more about Sen. Jessie Ulibarri’s work at the capitol, attend a town hall meeting.

10-11:30 a.m. April 19 at Ciancio’s Restaurant, 9650 Sheridan Blvd. in Westminster in conjunction with Sen. Lois Tochtrop and Rep. Cherylin Peniston 10-11:30 a.m. on April 26 at Commerce City City Hall, 7887 East 60th Ave. in Commerce City in conjunction with Rep. Jenise May and Rep. Dominick Moreno.

Ulibarri said this bill came out of the need for affordable housing throughout Colorado, which includes the areas recovering from last year’s floods. As rent prices climb, Ulibarri said, affordable housing is needed more than ever because as rent becomes more expensive, people are having a harder time finding a place to live.

“The highest rate of childhood poverty is in my district and in the metro area.

There are a lot of children who are struggling in Adams County,” he said. “We know that housing can help people to move forward, find better jobs and eventually move out of poverty. But as rent prices go up trying to make ends meet is getting further and further out of reach. So affordable housing is very necessary.”

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A House GOP rift has led to an unexpected resignation from a party leadership post.

Rep. Kevin Priola, R-Henderson, announced his resignation as House minority whip on April 14, four days after an unsuccessful Republican caucus vote that sought his ouster.

Priola will remain a state representative.

A senior Republican House member sought to replace Priola in his leadership role, a day removed from his role in a vote on an education bill.

Priola did not side with Republicans on a school district transparency amendment to the bill, which angered many in his own party — including one who hurled an expletive toward Priola on the House floor.

Although he acknowledged that the majority of his party wanted him out as whip, Priola believes he did nothing wrong.

“I didn’t want this to be the story of the last month of the session,” Priola said. “We have a lot of bills we’re working on. At the end of the day, I believe I made the strong conservative vote for real transparency for tax payers and for parents, down to the local school level.”

Rep. Chris Holbert, R-Parker, called for a vote to replace Priola as party whip — a position that is charged with rounding up votes among party members — during a hastily-called GOP caucus meeting that was announced just before the House adjourned its morning business on April 10.

Holbert sought to replace Priola with Douglas County Rep. Polly Lawrence, who is still considered to be a candidate for the post.

“Rep. Priola either doesn’t want to do the job of whip or doesn’t know how to do the job of whip,” Holbert said.

Holbert and other Republicans were upset over Priola’s handling last week of a whip count involving a GOP amendment to the Student Success Act, a bipartisan education bill.

The failed GOP amendment, which dealt with transparency over school financial operations, competed with a Democratic transparency amendment that ultimately made it on to the bill.

Priola did not support the GOP amendment, nor did he work to whip votes in favor of it. Priola said that the

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prevailing amendment ensured that school districts would provide the public with greater transparency in a more uniform statistic system.

“I believe I took the conservative vote,” he said. “I firmly believe that what I did was the right thing. It’s just that there’s a strong faction in our party who want school districts to do whatever they want, no questions asked.”

Holbert said that’s not the point.

“Rep. Priola has every right to vote the way he thinks is right or wrong on any bill and that’s what he did,” he said.

“But the disappointment was that he did not inform the leadership that he was working against the (amendment).”

After the vote on the amendment, Holbert walked up to Priola at his desk and hurled an expletive toward him and walked away.

Holbert said his comments came during a moment of frustration.

“Tensions were probably running a little higher than normal,” he acknowledged.

The initial effort to replace Priola was unsuccessful. There was confusion among the caucus as to whether members could fill a leadership seat without it being vacant, or without someone submitting a resignation.

Holbert felt that it was OK for the caucus to convene to replace leadership posts at any time. That logic wasn’t accepted by all party members.

“If your analysis held true, then there would be mass chaos,” Rep. Frank McNulty, R-Highlands Ranch, told Holbert.

After recessing for a while to confer with party members, Rep. Kathleen Conti of Littleton, the caucus chairwoman, determined that the effort to replace a non-vacant leadership post was improper. That prompted a vote among the majority of party members to adjourn.

But there clearly was sentiment among party members to discuss replacing Priola. Both Priola and Holbert said there would have been enough votes to oust Priola, had a vote gone forward.

Holbert said the move by Priola to resign was for the best.

“I think this was a good decision for him,” Holbert said. “I wish we could have done this last week. But I think a significant majority of his caucus agrees with his decision.”

Priola said he’s looking forward to having more free time to spend with his loved ones.

“My colleagues, probably the majority of them, want me to go,” he said.

“I don’t want to fight and hang on to something when I could spend my time with my family.”

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Updating training methods key to avoiding discrimination claims

By Amy Woodward

awoodward@ coloradocommunitymedia.com Colorado saw a 5 percent increase in harassment and discrimination filings from 2012 to 2013, according to the Network, a provider of governance, risk and compliance (GRC) solutions.

“Harassment and discrimination continues to rise in the workplace because of the lack of proper training companies provide employees,” said Jimmy Lin, vice president of product management and corporate development at the Network. “Too often, companies just hand employees a 200-page code of conduct and do little or no other training.”

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en and women must alter their diets as they age. Portion sizes that young adults might have been able to get away must shrink when those same men and women enter their 30s. And as thirtysomethings head into their 40s, what’s on the plate requires more careful consideration than it might have a decade ago. The same goes for men and women over 50, who must take steps to reduce their risk for heart disease, stroke and diabetes. One of the easiest ways to do just that is to eat healthy foods. The following are five flavorful and healthy foods tailor-made for the over 50 crowd.

1. Apples: Apples definitely qualify as a superfood, helping reduce cholesterol by preventing plaque buildup in the blood vessels and, as a result cutting an individual’s risk of diabetes considerably. In fact, a recent study published in the British Medical Journal found that eating at least two servings of apples per week can reduce a person’s risk of type 2 diabetes by as much as 23 percent.

Apples also make for a great source of fiber, potassium and vitamin C. 2. Blueberries: Blueberries help men and women maintain healthy blood sugar levels because they are high in soluble fiber, which lowers cholesterol while slowing the body’s uptake of glucose. And despite their relatively small size, blueberries contain more fiber, vitamins and minerals per ounce than any other fruit.

3. Broccoli: Though broccoli might not have been your best friend during childhood, you may want to cozy up to this powerful green vegetable now that you have cracked the half-century mark.

Broccoli is loaded with vitamin C. A single 3.5 ounce serving of broccoli contains more than 150 percent of the recommended daily intake of vitamin C, which can shorten the duration of the common cold. In addition, a 2013 British study published in Medical News Today found that broccoli may help prevent osteoarthritis, a degeneration of joint cartilage and the underlying bone that is most common from middle age onward. A similar study from researchers at New York’s Roswell Park Cancer Institute published in the same publication six years earlier found that just three servings of broccoli per month can decrease bladder cancer risk by as much as 40 percent.

4. Fava beans: Fava beans are cholesterol-free and low in fat. Fava beans also may provide cardiovascular benefits and help men and women maintain healthy weights.

Fava beans are considered “nutrient-dense,” a term used to describe low-calorie foods that boast lots of nutrients, and are an excellent source of vitamin B1, which is important for nervous system function and energy metabolism.

5. Oatmeal: Another food that might never make youngsters’ lists of their favorite foods, oatmeal is nonetheless a healthy option at the breakfast table. Oatmeal is loaded with soluble fiber, which can reduce cholesterol levels and subsequently reduce a person’s risk of heart disease. Also low in calories, oatmeal can help men and women maintain a healthy weight. Those who find oatmeal a tad too bland for their tastes can double on their superfoods by adding some blueberries into the mix, making their breakfast more flavorful and more healthy.

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Kopp big story at GOP assembly

By Vic Vela

vvela@colorado communitymedia.com It took Republican delegates just one ballot over the weekend to pick from a crowded field of hopefuls looking to challenge Gov. John Hickenlooper this November — and one candidate in particular emerged as a surprise force in the race.

Delegates who converged on Boulder for the Republican State Assembly on April 12 also picked candidates for other key statewide races. The results included the clearing of opposition to U.S. Rep. Cory Gardner, who can now set his sights exclusively on Democratic incumbent Mark Udall in the race for a Senate seat this fall.

Coming into the assembly, at least one gubernatorial candidate looked like a sure bet to get on the ballot — Secretary of State Scott Gessler. But delegates made room for another hopeful: former state Senate Minority Leader Mike Kopp.

In a crowded GOP field, Kopp will have the top line when Republican voters fill out their ballots in the gubernatorial primary in June. That’s because Kopp surprised many by emerging with the top vote count among the 3,900-plus delegates.

“It’s always nice to have the ‘big Mo,’ “ said Kopp, who represented the southern part of Jefferson County in the state Senate from 2007 -11. “Our message worked, our organization worked. So, phase one is complete and now we’re excited to move into phase two.”

Kopp’s nomination speech — held inside the University of Colorado’s Coors Events Center — took on a fighting theme. Kopp talked about being an underdog who takes down “giants” and referenced his own background as an Army ranger who doesn’t know the meaning of the word surrender.

“Surrender is not a Ranger word and it’s not a conservative word,” Kopp said.

Kopp’s 34 percent of the delegate vote tally

edged Gessler’s, who also made the primary ballot by garnering 33 of the delegate vote.

Gessler’s speech included plenty of red meat for the conservative crowd. He touted his pro-life stance and conservative economic principles. He also called on Republicans to stand up to Democrats and push back against the rival party’s agenda.

“I am tired of weak-kneed Republicans who think that every Democratic attack spells disaster,” Gessler said. “They roll over instead of standing up.”

Kopp and Gessler will join former Congressman Tom Tancredo on the ballot this fall. Tancredo skipped the assembly nominating process, instead opting to gain ballot entry through a petition, which he has done.

Candidates can either seek a ballot spot through the delegate process or by submitting enough signatures to gain ballot entry.

Former Congressman Bob Beauprez — who lost a governor’s race to Bill Ritter in 2006 — is also attempting to petition on to the ballot.

Those who sought ballot placement through the assembly needed at least 30 percent of the delegate vote. That didn’t happen for three other gubernatorial candidates, including state Sen. Mike Brophy of Wray, who garnered just 19 percent of the vote.

Gardner prevails in Senate race Meanwhile, Gardner emerged as the overwhelming favorite among delegates to challenge Udall this fall.

By carrying 73 percent of the vote, Gardner ensured that he would have no primary opposition.

Gardner — who is regarded as a rising star in GOP politics — is seen among Republicans both here and at the national level as the party’s best shot at picking up a U.S. Senate seat.

Gardner has been highly critical of the Affordable Care Act, President Obama’s signature legislative achievement. In his speech to delegates, Gardner blasted Obamacare as the

Grant Van Der Jagt, center, and Larry Strohl fill out their ballots at the Republican state assembly on April 12. Van Der Jagt and Strohl were delegates from Centennial. Photo by Vic Vela “biggest and worst government boondoggle in American history,” and attempted to tie Udall to the Democratic president.

“The president has made our biggest problems worse and our greatest assets weaker,” said Gardner, who will give up his post as the representative for the 4th Congressional District. “And Mark Udall was just along for the ride.”

Those failing to collect the necessary 30 percent of the delegate vote included state Sen. Randy Baumgardner of Hot Sulphur Springs, who garnered just 23.8 percent of delegate support. An open Attorney General seat will feature a GOP primary battle between Deputy Attorney General Cynthia Coffman and state Rep. Mark Waller, of Colorado Springs.

Coffman will earn the ballot’s top line after earning 69.3 percent of the vote among del-

egates. Waller eked out a ballot spot, with 30.7 percent of the vote.

Whoever emerges from the GOP primary will take on the Democratic AG candidate, former Adams County District Attorney Don Quick.

As for the Secretary of State’s race, El Paso County Clerk Wayne Williams was nominated by acclamation as the GOP nominee for Gessler’s vacated seat.

Williams did not face opposition for the nomination and is expected to square off against Democrat Joe Neguse this fall.

The Democrats held their own assembly in Denver the same day. However, there were no questions going into the assembly who their candidates would be.

Hickenlooper, Udall, Quick and Neguse all were officially nominated at the Democratic State Assembly.

Board approves changes to park rental policy Camping costs increase; fee waivers eliminated at fairgrounds

By Tammy Kranz

tkranz@coloradocommunitymedia.com Camping prices are increasing at the Adams County Regional Park, and there will be no more rental fee waivers for noncounty events.

Adams County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution that made several changes to the rental policy of the Regional Park Complex and picnic grounds during its March 10 regular meeting.

Camping rates will increase by $5 start-

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ing this year for its service sites. Campers wanting electrical and/or water services will be charged $20 per night, and those “dry” camping will be charged $15 per night.

Several of the policy changes deals with the Regional Park being used by county offices and departments. Rick Anderson, parks and community resources director, said one of the more significant changes includes eliminating the surcharge fee.

According to a staff report, the fee was developed in 2007 as a way to recoup costs associated with utilities as well as staff time to set up and tear down. The Regional Parks will lose approximately $10,000 in revenue by eliminating this charge.

Other changes include limiting county department and office events to Monday through Thursday with all events conclud-

ing by 10 p.m., Anderson said, “Any county department or office wanting to use the regional park on high demand days, those are Friday through Sunday, will be subject to the lowest nonprofit rate.”

These county government events will be scheduled in the Rendezvous Rooms, FRC Building and Parks Administration Building, when possible.

The policy changes include eliminating rental fee waivers, even for political events.

“Currently policy allows only the board of county commissioners to waive facility rental fees for non-county events,” Anderson said before the board vote. “Parks is recommending eliminating this option and not offering any fee waivers in the future. Current policy also allows each major registered political party two fee-waived events per year. Parks is proposing politi-

cal parties be assessed the appropriated nonprofit rates and fees.”

The policy is also changing the flat rate fee it charges the Colorado State University Extension. “4H and CSU host roughly 600 events at the Regional Park annually,” he said. “Currently, CSU Extension is assessed a flat rate fee of $3,000 per year and we’d like to increase that to $5,000.According to the staff memo, the park will increase CSU Extension flat rate over a period of a few years. In 2015, CSU Extension’s flat rate fee will be $3,500; $4,000 in 2016, $4,500 in 2017 and $5,000 in 2018.

The Regional Park, 9755 Henderson Road in Brighton, hosts more than 1,200 events annually — including the Adams County Fair.

2009, compared to 689 filings in 2013, a report by the EEOC states. Retaliation claims have remained somewhat steady but continue to be around 800 to 1,000 filings a year. Retaliation and disability are among the most costly types of settlement payouts coming in at $208 million a year combined, the Network reported. In 2012, the EEOC paid $365 million in harassment and discrimination settlement payments.

“Companies need to improve their harassment and discrimination training programs to raise overall awareness of

these issues and provide employees clarity through scenarios,” Lin said. “With new training technologies out there and a much younger workforce, companies can no longer get away with just giving employees a manual. They need to create interactive courses that provide employees with real world examples that they can relate to, just in a more engaging way than on a piece of paper.”

This includes updated training methods and programs and periodic education as well as ongoing awareness communica-

tions.

Lin advises that a solid code of conduct paired with an anti-harassment policy that includes step-by-step instructions on what do if an employee learns of violations to company policy are just some of the strategies that organizations can put in place to prevent future cases from happening.

While educating employees about what counts as discrimination as well as harassment, companies need to turn to managers who should be trained on how to handle issues and when to escalate them.

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Growing friendship in the garden “Mister Owita’s Guide to Gardening” by Carol Wall c.2014, Amy Einhorn Books $25.95 / $28.95 Canada 295 pages Every day, all spring and summer long, you try to go to bed.

First is the flower bed, with waves of yellows, pinks, and reds. Then there’s a garden bed filled with the promise of lunch. Sheets of plants make the beds you love.

Carol Wall hadn’t known the appeal of such a bed; in fact, she hated plants until she met someone who taught her not to.

In “Mister Owita’s Guide to Gardening,” she spills the dirt on a friendship that changed everything.

No doubt about it: the Wall’s yard needed TLC. Dick Wall hated mowing, so the grass was wild and overgrown. Trees needed pruning, holly scraped the windowpanes, and azalea bushes – which Carol Wall hated – stood in defiance on one side of the house. That’s how it was on that March afternoon when Wall noticed her neighbor’s new gardener.

She knew that the man worked with Sarah at the local garden shop, and he made Sarah’s yard flourish. If he could do magic there, Wall imagined that he might

at least be able to dig up those detested azaleas. She asked if he could work for her and, within days, Wall met Giles Owita.

He was slender and gentlemanly, with a brilliant smile and calming demeanor that contrasted with Wall’s tendency to worry.

He had a deep understanding of horticulture – she was later embarrassed to learn how deep — and despite her overwrought ideas for what he called her “compound,” he knew what she wanted more than she did.

And thus, a fifty-something West Virginia white woman became friends with a middle-aged emigrant who hailed from Kenya.

As the seasons passed and Owita delighted Wall with garden surprises and lessons, their friendship grew like the plants they tended. Owita supported Wall through breast cancer and the death of

both her parents. Wall came to the rescue of Owita and his family during his health crisis. Theirs was an easy friendship, but Wall sensed reluctance from the Owitas to relax.

They were quiet and reserved. They never burdened anyone with their problems and were embarrassed when they had to accept help. Wall could never understand why – until she learned the truth…

There’s one important thing I know about “Mister Owita’s Guide to Gardening”: bring a box of tissues. Maybe two.

I don’t think I’m ruining anything by telling you that; this is, after all, a book

about two people who couldn’t possibly be more different, but who became extremely important to one another. There’s bound to be emotion in that kind of story, but author Carol Wall infuses joy in it, too, as well as a sense of mystery and delightful humor. I loved that and, though you won’t normally find a memoir described as a page-turner, that’s exactly what I thought this memoir was.

This is a book for gardeners and nongardeners alike, for book groups, and for anyone who cherishes an unexpected friendship. If that’s you, then “Mister Owita’s Guide to Gardening” is a book you won’t be able to leaf.

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Rain and snow added to water flow near Riverdale golf course Sunday morning. Photo by Mikkel Kelly

Venue announced for the Boldly Authentic Fashion Show Benefit

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Eldeen Annette Portraiture is pleased to announce that it will be producing the high-school seniors fashion show at The Armory Performing Arts Center in Brighton on May 1.

Recently known for having hosted art exhibitions, music, and community theater the Armory is the perfect cultural arts venue for the photography studio to showcase fashion trends for high school students, as well as raise money for Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD).

Guests are invited to attend the Boldly Authentic Fashion Show at 7:30 p.m. at The Armory, 300 Strong St., Brighton, on Thursday May 1; doors open at 6:55 p.m.

Twenty-two studio models representing the Class of 2015 from seven north-metro area high schools will model the fashion trends they are likely to be wearing in their senior portraits later this year.

Clothing retailers from The Marketplace (Northglenn), Flat Irons Crossing (Broomfield), The Orchard (Westminster) and from Brighton will be represented on the 40-foot runway.

All of the ticket money will be donated to MADD the night of the Fashion Show. Tickets are on sale now $5 (www.eldeenannette.com), $7 at the door (which will be standing room, only).

For more information, please contact Jeanie Rhoades, Fashion Show Director, 720-339-6246 jeanierhoades@yahoo.com.

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eASter egg Hunt, Barr Lake, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; Bring the family and Easter basket to gather eggs and fun nature facts. Reservations required, 303659-6005; for ages 3 to 10. 10-10:30 a.m. – Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory program All About Eggs; 10:45 a.m. – Easter Egg Hunt for kids to find eggs filled with candy and fun nature facts; 11 a.m.-1 p.m. – Face painter and crafts.

S.p.e.A.K. 5K Walk BeSt oF Spring CrAFt FAir, Fairgrounds Exhibit Fall, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Adams County Historical Museum event, 200 booths; $1 admission, 14 and under free; free parking tHe Studio: Sewing Circuits, Anythink Brighton, 10-11:30 a.m.; Electronics, sewing and art – create and learn with Beverly Ball, Artist in Residence. All ages. Adult supervision required for children 10 and younger. RSVP online diABeteS group Education, Platte Valley Medical Center, 10 a.m.-noon; introduction to diabetes will set the stage for a solid understanding of what diabetes is, as well as basic management principles, a healthy meal plan with foods you like. Medicare and most health plans cover all or a portion of the cost. Don’t miss this opportunity; ask your doctor

remix, dAnCerS from Frankfurt, Germany, on

stage at the Armory, 7 p.m.; on the heels of a soldout 1,200-strong standing ovation in Germany, Remix comes to Colorado and the Armory, see video online and buy tickets at brightonarmory.org; $15 online and box office, $20 at the door.

21 From Airport And Army to Neighborhood, Eagle View Adult Center trip, 9:15 a.m.; Stapleton was an airport, Lowry was an Air Force base and Fitzsimons was an Army medical center. All three

have been redeveloped as modern neighborhoods with occasional signs of the former uses. Denver History Tours leads this five-hour van tour to show the rebirth. Includes an hour break for lunch. $26 plus meal ($10+), deadline April 11.

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303-659-2472 180 & 184 E. Bromley Government Legals CITY OF BRIGHTON NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NEW BEER AND WINE LIQUOR LICENSE FOR CREATIVE U, LLC. CREATIVE U 43 N. MAIN STREET LISA GARBETT, MANAGER AND OWNER MAY 5, 2014 AT 6:00 P.M. CITY HALL 500 S. 4TH AVENUE PURSUANT TO THE LIQUOR LAWS OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, Notice is hereby given that the Local Liquor Licensing Authority of the City of Brighton will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, May 5, 2014 at 6:00 p.m., at City Hall, City Council Chambers, 500 South 4th Ave, Brighton, Colorado 80601.

The purpose of the public hearing is to consider the testimony of any interested persons regarding a new liquor license application which was received on March 19, 2014 for Creative U, LLC dba Creative U, 43 N. Main Street, Brighton Colorado 80601. /s/ Patricia Leyva Deputy City Clerk Published in the Brighton Banner April 17, 2014 00068486

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On the attack at EMAC Brighton’s Reagan Ritchey wins golf tourney

By Michelle Boyer

Reagan Ritchey warms up on the driving range. Photo by Michelle Boyer

Congratulations to Brighton’s Reagan Ritchey who was the low medalist, shooting a 79 at the East Metro Athletic Conference Major Tournament last week. Prairie View High School won the team event with a combined score of 268.

Ritchey is a homeschooled senior who started playing golf in the spring of 2011.

Her best score was a 77 at Pelican Lakes Golf Course last year.

“I played consistently, and kept my mistakes to a minimum,” she said. “The best feeling I’ve had playing in a tournament was at the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs in October. That was a Rocky Mountain Junior Golf Tournament. That day I overcame a lot of nerves and a challenging course. I stayed strong mentally, and put all my confidence in every shot. I shot an 83-86 over the two day tournament.”

She plays golf because she loves the game.

“It’s made me a better, more confident person,” Ritchey said. “I respect the game and plan on playing it as long as I can.”

Ritchey said she can relate with the average person who assumes golf it boring, because she thought it was too.

“Golf is the opposite of that stereotype,” she said. “Golf is the most challenging game out there. At first you won’t be able to hit the ball well, or in the direction you

‘We’re playing unselfish baseball’

By Michelle Boyer With a 9-2-1 season record so far, Prairie View High School baseball player Clay Davis said his team has all bought into the program and success.

“We’re playing unselfish baseball and our record reflects that,” he said. The high school junior said he can play first base, third base, and catcher.

“Playing catcher is my favorite,” he said. “Because I touch the ball every pitch, and I can control the tempo of the game. There aren’t many challenges, and its fun.”

He’s been playing baseball his entire life, since his parents got him involved in the sport. He said he used to play basketball and football, but now he’s only playing the one sport of baseball. “I love it because overall, it’s just fun and my passion,” he said.

He was on the varsity football team, his freshman year when he was punter, and he also played quarterback for the junior varsity and freshman football team.

Davis plays summer baseball with Team Rawlings. He’s made academic first team all-state, honorable mention and all-conference during his baseball career at Prairie View.

His batting average this season is .333, with 2 hits and 3 runs. He’s had 10 RBI, 2 doubles, 2 triples and has hit one homerun so far this season.

Prairie View travels to Northglenn today, April 17 at 4 p.m. The Brighton vs. Prairie View rivalry season game will be at Brighton on Tuesday, April 22 at 4 p.m.

Clay Davis eyes the field after tagging a runner out. Photo by Michelle Boyer

want but once, just once, you’ll hit a good shot and you’ll be hooked at that point.

That was what kept me going.”

She said if a person is interested in playing golf, she’d recommend going to the nearest course and talking with the local pro about lessons, and where to buy clubs.

“Let a professional help you,” she said.

“It’ll save you a lot of time and frustration.

I’ve done my best to promote the girls golf program at BHS, and it’s grown. The past three years, we’ve had about three-to-five girls. This year we have 13 consistent participators, and I think the numbers speak for themselves.”

Ritchey said her season couldn’t be better. “I have the big, wonderful team that I’ve always wanted, and two incredible coaches who are so great at what they do,” she said. “Just those two things alone have made my season the best I’ve ever had. But on the performance side, I’ve done pretty well. I’ve won three tournaments so far.

I’m accomplishing my goals so far. It’ll be a close race between Brighton and Prairie View for the league title.”

Ritchey has qualified for state two times out of three. In 2012, she shot 89-90, and finished in the top 50. In 2013 she shot 9992, and also finished in the top 50. She’s been the EMAC individual champion twice in three seasons, and has made allconference for team three years. She made all state academic first team the past three years. In 2013, Ritchey received the Bulldog Award for her outstanding dedication and leadership.

In the Fall, she’ll attend the University of Jamestown to play golf and study English.

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Garcia signs with junior college

By Michelle Boyer Prairie View High School senior, Hugo Garcia signed his college letter of intent with Northeastern Junior College last week.

Garcia plays midfield on the PVHS soccer team and will start as an outside midfielder for NJC. “I started playing soccer in middle school,” he said. “I was always fast, so I always scored goals, not because of my skills, but my speed. As I matured, I learned soccer was more than a physical game … it is a mental game. I began practicing and practicing. I played varsity my four years of high school, and I worked hard to understand that soccer was my passion.”

Garcia said he enjoys playing soccer because he loves how “You win as a team, and lose as a team.”

Garcia chose to attend NJC because he liked the campus, and felt it was close enough to home. He also thought it was a good fit, because he wanted to attend a two year school and then transfer to the University of Northern Colorado.

“I want to be either an English teacher

or engineering teacher,” he said. “My goal is to play well at Northeastern Junior College, as well as get a good college education in teaching.”

When not on the soccer field, Garcia is running the 400 meter dash and relay on the high school track. “I enjoy both sport, but soccer is still my favorite,” he said.

He’s been a varsity letterman all four years at PVHS. He won defender of the year in 2010, and made the first all-conference academic team and second team all-conference both his junior and senior years.

He was team captain and Most Valuable Player his senior year.

“My soccer coach, Jason Oulman was a great influence in my career and in the sport of soccer,” he said. “Mr. Oulman is also an English teacher, and that too helped influence me as a career choice.”

Garcia hopes to leave his high school with the legacy, that everything is possible if you work hard.

While seeing his friend, Julio Sanchez sign his own college letter of intent last year, Garcia wants to make his current friends and peers aware that he made a

Hugo Garcia at his signing. Submitted photo promise to himself last year that he would do the same thing his senior year by signing his own college letter of intent.

“I worked hard to achieve it,” he said.

Garcia wants to thank God and his par-

Shibao scores win at nationals

By Michelle Boyer

Brighton High School 2013 alum Grant Shibao, now a Colorado University swim team member, participated in the East Coast Collegiate Swim and Dive National Championships April 4-5 in Atlanta, Ga. Going into the meet CU, Florida, Penn State and Missouri were all considered powerhouse clubs and favorites for the national championships.

The women’s team won the overall and the men’s team came in second. The Buffaloes won the combined team competition for the fourth consecutive time.

Shibao swam the 200 Individual Medley,

100 breast, 50 breast, 100 freestyle and 100 Individual Medley.

“The psych sheet and a few articles had a lot of the east coast teams beating us, mostly Florida,” Shibao said. “But we came together as a team, and beat the predictions and doubters. It essentially came down to Florida and us. By the last day the title was still anyone’s game and all we had to do was hold onto the lead. Thanks to great swims and support, we were able to come away with our eighth national title, and the fourth peat. I’m excited for things to come and look forward to the next three years with this team.”

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GALLERY OF GAMES & weekly horoscope

ents, who’ve always been there for him, and his teachers and coaches who’ve continued to push him to succeed. He also wants his little brothers to know that this is for them.

Grant Shibao at swimming nationals.

Photo by Michelle Boyer

SALOME’S STARS FOR THE WEEK OF ApRil 14, 2014

ARIES (Mar 21 to Apr 19) professional relationships grow stronger. But you might still need to ease some problems with someone in your personal life. One way could be to try to be less rigid in your views.

TAURUS (Apr 20 to May 20) You might be too close to that perplexing personal situation to even attempt to make a rational decision about it right now. Stepping back could help you gain a wider perspective.

GEMINI (May 21 to Jun 20) Being asked to choose between the positions of two friends is an unfair imposition on you. it’s best to reject the “demands” and insist they try harder to work things out on their own.

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GALLERY OF GAMES

CANCER (Jun 21 to Jul 22) A change of mind about a workplace decision might be called for once you hear more arguments, pro and con. A personal event suddenly takes an unexpected (but pleasant!) turn.

LEO (Jul 23 to Aug 22) Romance once again looms large for single leos and leonas, with Cupid favoring Taurus and libra to inspire those warm and fuzzy leonine feelings. Expect another workplace change.

VIRGO (Aug 23 to Sept 22) A surprise gift -- and, happily, with no strings attached -- could come just when you need it to avoid a delay in getting your project done. Expect education to dominate the week.

LIBRA (Sept 23 to Oct 22) Someone close to you might ask for your support as she or he faces a demanding personal challenge. Offer it, by all means. But be careful you don’t neglect your own needs at this time.

SCORPIO (Oct 23 to Nov 21) An unexpected development could put your relationship with a partner or spouse to an emotionally demanding test. But your determination to get to the truth should save the day.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 to Dec 21) A recent agreement appears to be coming apart over the surfacing of unexpected complications. You might need to have expert advice on how to resolve the situation.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22 to Jan 19) Your keen business sense helps you get to the truth about a suspicious business deal. Expect to have many colleagues rally to support your efforts in this important matter.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20 to Feb 18) Someone who once moved in and out of your life through the years might now want to come back in on a more permanent basis. Give yourself a lot of time to weigh your decision.

PISCES (Feb 19 to Mar 20) Showing frustration over a delayed workplace decision might get someone’s attention, but not necessarily make him or her move any sooner. Best advice would be to be patient and wait it out.

BORN THIS WEEK: You are drawn to excitement and enjoy fast-tempo music, with the more brass, the better.. © 2014 King Features Synd., inc.

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