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Culturefest, a fun fest for everyone Downtown-hosted celebration fun for people of all ages By Lou Ellen Bromley
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Gov. John Hickenlooper is joined by other legislators to sign SB14-194 at the Pierce Street DMV. Photo by Clarke Reader
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Hickenlooper visit Lakewood to sign SB14-194 By Clarke Reader
creader@colorado communitymedia.com The department of motor vehicles is certainly not the most glamorous place to have a bill signing, but it was the most fitting for the work Gov. John Hickenlooper and others came to do. Hickenlooper, Sen. Pat Steadman (D-Denver), Rep. Cristana Duran (DDenver) and Rep. Cheri Jerou (R-Evergreen) were joined by Barbara Brohl, executive director of the Department of Revenue, at the Pierce Street DMV in Lakewood on June 5, to sign a bill aimed at reducing DMV wait times. SB14-194, also known as the “Driver’s License Fee Allocations” bill, changes DMV funding in the hopes of creating a 15-minute wait time. Brohl described the bill as a major step forward in the modernization of the DMV, allowing for two consecutive online driver license renewals, granting the Department of Revenue fee setting authority within defined parameters, and consolidating cash funds for administrative efficiency. “Given all that goes on here at the DMV, this is the perfect place to sign this historic bill,” Brohl said during the signing. “The positive impact it will have on how the DMV does business will help all of Colorado.” The DMV received funding to enhance staff coverage during peak hours, expand office hours, provide additional training, and expand online appointment scheduling statewide. DMV continues on Page 14
Downtown Brighton was alive with activity Saturday with dancing, music and fun. There was something for everyone to enjoy at Culturefest. Several vendors were along Main Street with booths that provided fun activities for the children as well as informational and local business booths passing out samples and coupons. Brighton Fire District had several fire trucks on display and several people brought out their classic cars for folks to admire. On North Main Street a Bike Rodeo for kids rolled by, the Home Depot Workshop gave children an opportunity to try out wood working, and provided them with a child sized work apron. The Bounce Houses, pony ride and petting zoo were a huge hit with the younger guests and the Brighton dance stage provided dance routines performed by members of the B&B Dance Studio for everyone’s enjoyment. South Main Street had the Kids Korner with food, contests, face painting, a magician and balloons. Main Street Gallery had a huge mural for visitors to add their artistic touch to by painting in a yellow section of the mural. Main Street Gallery is requesting idea’s from anyone for a place to display the mural after it is completed. Further down Main Street at the Pavilions food and drinks could be found and enjoyed while listening to music provided by Kenny Perkins Band, Burnt Lips Band, Dr. Izzy Band and Chicano Heat Band performed on the Main Stage. Also at the Pavilion were additional civic, business, health and political booths set up to inform, entertain and provide gifts including free tomato and pepper plants for the garden and food and games for visitors . At the southern end of the Pavilion was the Crabtree Carnival who provided thrill rides for young and old alike.
Samuel Johnson and his horse Masquerade, leading the riderless black horse, in a tribute to all fallen American servicemen. Photos by Lou Ellen Bromley
Burnt Lips Band performs on the main stage at the Pavilions.
South Platte River Trailhead open By Lou Ellen Bromley
bromleyclan@hotmail.com June 6 was the official opening of the new trailhead beginning at 136th Avenue and Brighton Road. Several members of
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the Adams County Parks Department were putting the finishing touches to the entryway and removing the orange barrier fence, allowing traffic into the 10-space parking area. The new trailhead provides an additional 3.5 miles to the existing trails along the South Platte River, adding additional hiking and biking space south, from 136th through Adams County Regional Park, to 120th Avenue. It is now possible to hike over 30 miles on this continuous trail. Parks and Community Resources Department Manager Marc Pedrucci said, “It will be possible to walk or bike along this trail system all the way to Chatfield Dam, as soon as that nearly completed section at 104th Ave is finished.” The construction of the trail, parking area and access road was completed by Ad-
Adams County finishes section of South Platte Trail ams County Parks staff using all “in-house” personnel and equipment, without having to rely on outside contractors, saving a large amount of tax money. The money to build and maintain the South Platte River Trail system is provided by the Open Space Sales Tax approved by voters in 1999. The City of Brighton will continue the trail, north, to Veterans Park on Highway 7 and into Weld County. The county hopes to have its part of the South Platte River Trail completed by the summer of 2016.
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Jose Torres with his horse Consentido, dancing. Photo by Lou Ellen Bromley
Buffalo Soldiers lead the charge Historical cavalry reenactment by members of the Buffalo Soldiers of the American West By Lou Ellen Bromley
bromleyclan@hotmail.com A historical reenactment of an Old West cavalry company was presented at Eagle View Adult Center last Saturday. Men in authentic cavalry uniforms mounted on horseback entertained the crowd with cavalry drills, dancing horses, reenactments of rescues by cavalry soldiers and a moving salute to all American servicemen past and present. The Buffalo Soldiers of the American West is a Colorado based organization started in 1986 by founder and President John Bell, who has been actively involved with this organization for over 30 years. Bell decided to create the Buffalo Soldier of the American West after a conversation he had with his father when he graduated from college. Bell said, “My father came to me after I graduated college and asked me if I had learned any history about the Buffalo Soldiers? When I ask him who
they were, he just replied “Well I wasted my money.” Bell said after that discussion with his father he started doing research and discovered that there was very little known about the existence of the Cavalry regiments made up entirely of AfricanAmericans. Bell also discovered that his father, grandfather, uncle and a cousin had served in the Cavalry as Buffalo Soldiers. His father being one of the last Buffalo Soldiers before they were deactivated in 1944. The Buffalo Soldiers were created by congressional legislation in 1866, forming two cavalry units and four infantry units made up of African-American soldiers. The cavalry soldiers earned the nickname Buffalo Soldiers and were stationed in the western territory. Their primary assignment during the 1800’s was to protect settlers moving across the west. The Buffalo Soldiers of the American West organization represent the 10th Cavalry “M” Company from the 1870 to 1890 era, during that time they were also known as the Calico Company, because all the soldiers rode different colored horses. The Buffalo Soldiers of the American West was formed to help educate the public about the role the Buffalo Soldiers played in American history and have performed historically accurate reenactments all over the country.
Jared Adkins gives a family member a hug after the graduation commencement. Photo by Michelle Boyer
‘Tantalizing’ scenes this summer The City of Brighton’s Eye for Art Program announces the selections for the “Tantalizing Summer Perspectives” art exhibit at Brighton City Hall, located at 500 S. 4th Ave. This show includes 232 pieces of exquisite artwork from 60 selected local and regional artists. The show opens Monday, June 16. The public is invited to attend a reception and art tour 6-8 p.m., Thursday, June 26. Meet the talent behind the artwork, learn about how our artists are being published, doing book illustrations, marketing themselves on the web and expanding art
and culture in our region. “Tantalizing Summer Perspectives” show features fabulous oils, acrylics, ink, charcoal, watercolors, brilliant photography, feather art, native woven and fired pottery, bronze and steel sculptures, fused glass, wearable art and other mixed media artwork. This show is free to the public and presents the artwork of 60 emerging and established artists. Be sure to stop by to enjoy a tantalizing display of artwork and select your favorite pieces. The art selection committee is proud to announce the artists selected for the ex-
hibit. They are: Ron Ames, Sherri Atkinson, Carlos Baltazar, Judy Brown, Madelynne Broyles, Rosemary Buettgenbach, Janet Burnett Paulson, Delia Casas-Valdivia, Christal Chapman, Dennis Crock, Randell Crock, Ron Cupps, Patricia Dall, Kim Degnegaard, Leslie Depenbrock, Gia Dickinson, Kay Dreyer, Janet Foster, Lynne Furrer, Mariana Galasso, Ron Gerbrandt, Dean Glorso, Leslie Gwynn, Terry Hagen, Walter Hawn, Kumi Horiuchi, Juanita Jackson, Donna Krause, Mary Ladwig, Mary Lane, Aura Liesveld, Sara Jo Light, Leonard Lopez, Lisa Lopez, Sandie Mackenzie, MJ Mc-
Cafferty, Brooke Montano, Kaylene Neslen, Marcia Nivens, Tara Perry, Angeli PetroccoCoover, Dave Richers, Alice Riley, Claudia Rodriguez, Christopher Romero, James Rotello, Bobbi Rubingh, Hans Schaper, Bev Schatz, Rebecca Sederberg, Pennie Snow, Kyla Stopperan, Archie Suniga, Thomas Tice, Albin Wagner, Holly Weipz, Susie Wheeler, Joliette Woodson, Walter Worobel and Bruce Yaeger. Artists or art groups interested in future shows may contact Laurie Maier, Eye for Art Program Coordinator, at 303-655-2034.
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An Adams County Regional Park worker drives a cart near the golf course. The county will use open space grant funding to help purchase 61 acres of farmland north of the Dunes golf course to help buffer the park and protect wildlife habitat. Photo by Tammy Kranz
County awards $5.7 million in grants 23 projects awarded open space grant funding By Tammy Kranz
tkranz@colorado communitymedia.com Adams County’s plan to purchase 61 acres of farmland and associated Brantner Ditch Company water shares is now possible thanks to an open space grant to cover half of the costs. Adams County was awarded $1,250,000 to acquire the property at 10365 E. 136th Ave., which is intended to provide a buffer to the Regional Park and protect wildlife habitat. “This project is going to be a continuation of preservation along the South Platte River corridor, which we’ve been doing for 14 years since the sales tax was passed,” said Marc Pedrucci, Adams County natural resource manager. “This property, really we’ve had our eye on it since 2000. I mean it’s directly adjacent to the Regional Park, this is right north of the Dunes golf course so a very important project.” Adams County Board of Commissioners awarded more than $5.7 million in open space grants for 23 projects during its May 19 regular meeting. Funding comes from 2013 revenues of the Adams County Open Space Sales Tax, which voters passed in 1999. Barr Lake State Park received $165,150 for two projects: the Niedrach Boardwalk Renovation for $163,750 and $1,400 for its annual Barr Lake Appreciation Day. The annual event is when volunteers clean shorelines and eradicate noxious weeds. The grant for the boardwalk renovation will cover 55.1 percent of the project, which includes adding steel structures for support, constructing an observation deck, install erosion control measures, add handrails and improve trails to the boardwalk to make them ADA complaint.
“The Niedrach Boardwalk is over 25 years old, and we use that for all our education programs and family and kids that come out to enjoy Barr Lake,” said Michelle Seubert, manager of the park. “It’s really a unique opportunity for them to view the wildlife refuge.” Westminster received $754,600 for the Johnson Open Space Acquisition. This covers 70 percent of the project costs to purchase the 4.09-acre site along the Big Dry Creek corridor. The city also received $428,459 to construct two segments of the I-25 Trail and a portion of the McKay Creek Trail. These trail connections construction will result in the connection of the Big Dry Creek and Tanglewood Creek trails near the Orchard Shopping Center. Thornton received $1,187,593 for three projects — $2,365 for volunteer hand tools and supplies to improve parks and open spaces; $387,000 to design and construct restrooms and a concession pad; and $798,228 for trail connections and concrete safety. The grant pays 50 percent of the project to build restrooms at the Thornton Sports Complex and the Northern Lights Ball Fields, and a concession pad at the Thornton Sports Complex. The grant pays 68 percent of the project to add 3,350 linear feet of missing trail connections and adds four new pedestrian crossings. Brighton received $417,300 for its BromleyHishinuma Farm landscape project, which include fencing, trees, shrubs, event space, a formal entertaining garden, tree-lined entry and parking lot. The grant covers 60 percent of the total cost. Brighton also received a grant for $204,000 to purchase a one-acre property and historic schoolhouse adjacent to the 144th Avenue Farmland Preservation site. The grant covers 60 percent of the total cost. The other projects receiving grants were: Au-
rora’s Sand Creek Park Master Plan, $50,000; Bennett School District 29J’s Sports and Recreation Improvement Project, $179,274.68; Brighton’s Veterans Memorial at Veterans Park, $5,000; Commerce City’s Sand Creek Regional Greenway Flood Repairs, $345,500 and Buffalo Run Golf Course Sand Bunker Replacement, $5,000; Hyland Hills Park and Recreation District’s Clear Creek Valley Park Phase One Planning/Design, $200,000 and Camenisch Park Irrigation Pond Construction, $100,000 and Camenisch Park Noxious Tree Removal, $5,000; Northglenn’s Recreation Center Locker Room Project, $120,000; The Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory’s Engaging People in Bird and Habitat Conservation, $146,220 and RMBO’s Habitat Restoration and Historic Preservation, $50,765; Sand Creek Regional Greenway Partnership’s Recovery Fund NGC Master Plan, $40,000 and Strasburg Metro Parks & Recreation District’s Strategic Plan, $50,500
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Upgrading into a dilemma I am embarrassed by my elation. I am elated – over the top overjoyed – because I have just acquired a new vehicle, a small 4-year old low-mileage SUV. When I found out that my even smaller and much-higher-mileage all-wheel-drive hatchback needed major repairs that included brakes, clutch, belts, and engine work to the tune of half what the car was worth, I took a leap of faith and got this one. This vehicle is safe(er), runs great, and will hold my bikes. I got a good deal on my trade-in and, after looking at several used cars, this one made sense. I have to admit I like a solid-feeling vehicle with a clock that works and brakes that don’t shudder at every stop sign. Who wouldn’t? This truck – I always call an SUV a truck – also has the works, tricked out with a moon roof (whatever happened to calling it a sun roof?), a sound system so complicated I may never figure it out, and
alloy wheels that are I hear are desirable. It also has active torque control (I don’t even know what that is), and second row seats that slam down via a lever when I open the back to load my bikes. I certainly don’t need all this stuff, but given its low mileage and great condition I chose this vehicle over a used base model. I haven’t opened the moon/sun roof yet or tried out the sound system, and I have no idea if I’m using active torque … I see an hour with the owner’s manual in my very
near future. The reason I am embarrassed is precisely because I have come to enjoy some of extra features beyond what is necessary for safe and reliable transportation. Add to this the fact that now I’ve become concerned about it as a “thing,” a possession that makes me nervous the moment I pull out of the garage. You may have read in this space that I’ve spent the last couple of years divesting myself of “things,” paring down my belongings to mostly those that have meaning for me – my mother’s chair, my grandmother’s bureaus, artwork from my travels. I’ve learned to let go of both possessions and baggage such as outdated beliefs and long-held resentments. I’ve also stopped mourning things I have lost – a pearl earring, a favorite book of poetry – as well as those that have broken or worn out. And, yes, I was elated to own some of these “things.” So if I’ve
already come this far, what is it about my new-to-me truck that has me apologizing for its charms? It’s not a question of whether I “deserve” such luxuries – that’s a First-World debate for another column. Rather, it may be the idea, and now the reality, that I own something with bells and whistles I didn’t necessarily need but now would be distressed to lose, the notion that I have become attached to a “thing.” On the other hand, perhaps the meaning I’ll assign to it over the years will become one of comfort and convenience, as well as safety and reliability. It’s a paradox I’ll have to learn to live with. Andrea Doray is a writer who is looking forward to reinstalling her permanent “Share the Road” license plates to replace the paper one in her back window. Contact her at a.doray@andreadoray.com.
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What are you getting/doing for dad this Fathers’ Day? “Whatever he wants is what we’re going to do. He typically likes to sleep in, have breakfast in bed, go swimming, and have a nice dinner out, usually sushi is what he likes.” Tina Gurdikian, Littleton.
“I’m getting him a smoker, to make some ribs and stuff over summer.” Colton Tapler, Lakewood
“We’re having a family barbeque. Our tradition is to get the five kids and grand kids together and have a family barbecue. It’s a good time at our house.” Kris Edwards, Lakewood
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What happened to loyalty? Loyalty seems to have gotten run over by a Mack truck over the years. What is loyalty anyway? It is a quality or state of being faithful to your country, a person, an institution, a belief, a cause, a business etc. There is an adherence to the person, institution, cause etc. in which you have faith and in which you believe. Back in the day, major league baseball players were “loyal” to their team and their fans and usually played for a single team during their entire career. It wasn’t about the money. It was a relationship where both parties were treated fairly. Shoppers use to be more strident in their loyalty to particular retail stores i.e. “I always shopped at May D&F” or “They have the best maintenance service at my car dealer.” The public used to be loyal to their bank, their school district, their car dealer, their television provider and you get the point. Whatever happened? What happened to this intangible “gluelike” relationship between two parties? I always thought as an employee that I should be loyal to my employer. My father-in-law was a banker in a small Midwest town. His family had a belief that they should shop and do business with those companies and retailers who had a business relationship with the bank. “Loyal customers” of a restaurant are those who eat there regularly and you see them there come rain or shine. “Loyal followers” of a particular book author will read each book written by the author regardless of the reviews. I have a few favorite authors which include Nelson DeMille, John Grisham, Ken Follett and Daniel Silva. I read their books with some books being really good (from my perspective) while others were “just so-so.” Will I purchase or check out the next offering of these authors regardless of their last book? Yes, indeed I will. That is loyalty. Enticed by the best offer Today’s fickle shopper is not influ-
enced by loyalty. They are looking for the best possible deal. Whether it is the price of gasoline, the best “bundle” deal on TV, Internet and telephone or getting a free electronic device for opening a new banking account, today’s shopper is motivated by the best deal and best price. Then when the 12 months or minimum contract is fulfilled, they will jump ship and sign up with a competitor. Such a scenario is not a surprise with today’s thinking. Perhaps it is a generational thing. Us “seniors” tend to be loyal while Baby Boomers and younger folks probably are more about the deal. However, who gets the short end of the lollipop when you do practice loyalty? It’s the loyal long-time customer. They don’t get the 12 month cut-rate pricing on the latest “bundle.” They don’t get the free electronics for being a customer of the bank for 20 years or more. Is that fair? No, what if everyone had the mindset of wanting the best offer, the lowest rate, and the free enticement? Let’s face it; businesses depend on a portion of their customers or clientele to remain with them “come rain or come shine.” Something for the loyal customer So, what is the punch line in this “Loyal Customer’s Lament”? It is simple. Retailers, service providers like financial institutions, professional service providers like accountants, doctors and dentists and restaurants etc. should be more cognizant Christopher continues on Page 15
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Spaceport license application in final stages County works on getting Front Range designated for space transport By Tammy Kranz
tkranz@coloradocommunitymedia.com Adams County should hear by the end of 2014 if Front Range Airport will have a spaceport designation. The county is in the final stages of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) application for a license that would allow the airport to launch space-bound payloads, which could include passengers. “We’re really excited about the potential this has for Adams County, the region and Colorado,” said Kristin Sullivan, Adams
County economic development manager. “We believe (the designation) would be an incredible catalyst for the aerospace industry for all of Colorado.” Some of that potential would be the economic boost of spacecraft development and manufacturing, space tourism and point-to-point traveling. Sullivan said that the average salary for jobs in the aerospace industry is $120,000 annually. “These are the types of jobs we’re looking to attract,” she said. Point-to-point traveling could mean a traveler could get to Europe in three hours as opposed to the 12 hours it takes now, Sullivan said. “It seems far-fetched but this is what the new space industry looks like,” she said. FAA Associate Administrator for Com-
mercial Space Transportation George Nield toured Front Range May 19. Front Range is one of six locations nationwide applying for the FAA license. There are already eight licensed facilities. “Commercial space transportation has grown at an incredible pace,” Nield said in a statement. “Ten years ago it was the space shuttle and it was the government operating. Now we have two private companies operating, with many more in the development process.” The county began in February 2013 the application process, which has included an environmental assessment, a safety evaluation and a business plan. A required public hearing and public comment period are among the last steps of the application and should happen during the summer. Sullivan said the application should be submit-
ted in September and the FAA will have 180 days to evaluate it and issue a ruling. In a March 12 letter to Nield, U.S. Sens. Mark Udall and Michael Bennet, and U.S. Reps. Mike Coffman, Ed Perlmutter, Cory Gardner, Diana DeGette, Jared Polis and Doug Lamborn expressed their support for the airport’s designation as spaceport. “Located on 4,000 acres of land and surrounded by 6,000 acres of privately owned industrial property, Front Range Airport is remote yet only six miles from Denver International Airport,” the letter states. “These natural advantages, combined with the resources available from Colorado’s aerospace community, have Front Range Airport well-situated as a key cog in the effort to further develop commercial space transportation in Colorado.”
Governor vetoes road transparency bill Retains parts of measure, signs executive order By Vic Vela
vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com A bill that sought more scrutiny of the teaming of state and privately-backed road projects has failed to make it any further than Gov. John Hickenlooper’s desk. Senate Bill 197 — a bill that would have provided greater oversight and transparency for private-public road construction partnerships — was vetoed by Hickenlooper on June 4. However, some of the bill’s intent survived. The bill — a response to grumblings over the US 36 road project process —
would have required any public-private partnership “P3” project that exceeds 35 years to be approved by the Legislature. It also would have required a Colorado DeReport partment of Transportation board to hold public meetings throughout any road project process and keep the Legislature and other local elected officials informed along the way. The $425 million, 50-year US 36 project, which will widen the lanes of the highway and incorporate toll lanes, received a great deal of criticism by local residents who felt
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as though the P3 contract was too secretive and that they were kept out of the loop on key parts of the project. Hickenlooper supports the part of the bill that sought greater transparency and signed an executive order that requires the state to improve “accountability, transparency and openness” of CDOT P3 projects. But the overall bill, which he said contained “unworkable provisions,” was vetoed. Hickenlooper issued a statement, saying that he took issue with parts of the bill that required legislative go-ahead for projects that exceed 35 years and other features that “inappropriately constrains the business terms of future P3 agreements.” “These constraints on business terms would create a chilling component on fu-
ture transactions, making investors unlikely or unwilling to bid on Colorado projects due to the increased risks this process would generate,” the governor said. Hickenlooper’s statement was accompanied by a list of 48 persons or local government entities that called on the governor to veto the bill, including many business organizations. Rep. Tracy Kraft-Tharp, D-Arvada, a bill sponsor, said she was disappointed with the governor’s decision, but that the executive order means that her effort did not go for naught. “I hope we can build on the transparency piece so that we can move toward figuring out a way to figure in oversight,” she said. “We’ll work on this again. I don’t think this is a black and white issue.”
D27J board approves 2014-15 budget New teachers, increased funding for special ed included By Tammy Kranz
tkranz@colorado communitymedia.com The District 27J Board of Education approved the 2014-15 budget, which allocates funds for 17 new certified positions and increased funding for Special Education. The board approved the budget during its regular May 27 meeting by a 6-0 vote. Director Rick Doucet was absent. The budget has a general fund balance of about $118.1 million, which is an increase of about 5.6 percent from the 201314 budget. The budget includes funding to hire of 17 new certified positions with the goal of maintaining the current teacher-student ration in the classrooms. Kevin Denke, the district’s public information officer, said the student teacher ratio is the rate at which principals are allocated funds to hire staff. “The fewer teachers per student, the smaller class sizes can be,” he said. “But principals must pay other service providers such as librarians, counselors, or paraprofessionals out of this same funding. These positions are essential, and hiring them tends to make classroom numbers higher.” The district has reserved $13 million for its special education services, which is
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an increase to fund additional employees, transportation and transportation staff and a middle school autism program. The latest count for students needing special education is 1,599, which does include charter schools. Denke said the $13 million is from the general fund and does not include about $5 million the district receives in state and federal resources. He said the middle school autism program is designed to support students with autism who are significantly impacted and unable to make adequate progress in the school’s significant needs program due to primarily aggressive behaviors. “27J currently has an elementary autism program at Turnberry, with the start of the 2014-15 school years, we required a continuum into middle school for those student who were not able to attend their neighborhood middles school significant needs program,” Denke said. The 2014-15 budget also includes funding for technology, maintaining current benefit programs for faculty and staff and a statutory increase of .9 percent in the district pension contribution. The district anticipates approximately $8.4 million in additional state education funding thanks to the 2014 School Finance Bill and the passage of the Student Success Act, according to a district statement. The district will see an increase of perpupil funding to $6,768 per student, from $6,222.88 in 2013-14. The districts expects an enrollment increase of 490 students.
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Tancredo proud to be out of step `Not the traditional Republican candidate’ By Vic Vela
vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com Over the years, Tom Tancredo has been called an extremist and a racist and countless other pejoratives. And, most recently, a fellow Republican in a crowded GOP field looking to unseat Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper said that a Tancredo nomination “spells disaster for Colorado Republicans.” Tancredo has heard it all before. “I would like to think that there is a pretty significant chunk of the constituency out there who say they support Tom Tancredo because there’s not necessarily an issue as there is an attitude that they happen to like,” Tancredo said during a recent and far-reaching interview with Colorado Community Media. “I’m not afraid to say the things that I say and do the things I do in terms of public policy and I’m someone who has a wellhoned view on these things.” If there has ever been a lightning rod in Colorado politics, it’s Tancredo. A former congressman who represented the state’s 6th Congressional District for 10 years, Tancredo has made a political life out of taking polarizing — and sometimes eyebrow-raising — positions on key issues. And, deciding in 2010 that Dan Maes wasn’t an appropriate choice for the Republican nomination for governor, Tancredo waged a third-party candidacy against
Hickenlooper and finished in second place, well ahead of Maes. Tancredo’s views on issues may come as a surprise to some. He supported Amendment 64, which legalized retail marijuana sales in the state. And Tancredo said in the interview that he doesn’t have a problem with gay marriage, but hopes there is a way to protect those who hold religious convicTancredo tions against gay marriage from having to perform ceremonies. “It’s not my relationship of choice but ... I don’t care what people do,” he said. Tancredo, a resident of Lakewood, is familiar with the issues that he’ll have to deal with as governor. He supports hydraulic fracturing, known as “fracking,” but understands the concerns among certain communities that would like more control over drilling that occurs in their towns. Tancredo used his support of legalized marijuana as example of that balance. “I supported Amendment 64, and one of the reasons I did so was the fact that it provided local control,” he said. “Local communities have a right to say no to establishments if they want. I have that same sort of gut-level reaction to this fracking thing. I can support fracking, but I can also support local control, depending on how it looks, how it’s framed.” Tancredo holds the same philosophy when it comes to education. Tancredo, who worked in the U.S. Department of Education during the administrations of
Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, doesn’t believe in a cookie-cutter, one-size-fits-all approach to teaching kids. “The idea of one kind of system, no matter how well-intentioned the people who are in it … the idea that that system can accommodate all the kids in the state is a misinterpretation of the phenomena of education,” he said. Tancredo doesn’t like much of what Hickenlooper has done in office. But he was especially angered by the governor’s decision to grant a temporary reprieve to Nathan Dunlap, a death row inmate who killed four people at an Aurora Chuck E. Cheese’s restaurant in 1993. Tancredo entered the governor’s race after Hickenlooper’s decision, which neither commuted nor went forward with Dunlap’s execution. “I just wish that whatever he did was based on some heartfelt and well-thoughtout position on it, based on, I don’t know, whatever,” Tancredo said. “To say I don’t know what good it would be (to execute Dunlap) ... I think that does not speak well of his integrity.” But the issue Tancredo is known for here and at the national level is illegal immigration. Tancredo is a hard-liner on this issue and some of positions — such as his support for erecting a fence along the Mexican border — concerns some GOP members who worry that the party is already in trouble with Latino voters. In a recent op-ed in the Colorado Springs Gazette, Secretary of State Scott Gessler, who is also running for governor, said that a Tancredo nomination “spells di-
saster for Colorado Republicans.” And a Gazette editorial called on Gessler and Mike Kopp to drop out of the race to make it easier for former Congressman Bob Beauprez to defeat Tancredo. Tancredo believes that those fears are misplaced. And his views on illegal immigration haven’t changed, regardless of the fact that Latinos are growing in electoral strength. “A Republican candidate, any Republican candidate, no matter how pro-amnesty or moderate they are on the issue, however you want to describe it, will get about 35 percent of the Hispanic vote. That’s it,” Tancredo said. “It doesn’t change whether it’s John McCain or Tom Tancredo. “I assure you this, that if all those folks who are coming across that southern border were coming in here and voting Republican, there’d be a wall on that southern border 2,500 feet high with broken glass on the top. Because the issue is political. It’s political, but it’s not racial. That’s the thing that’s important. There’s nothing, absolutely nothing about this issue that has anything to do with race. It is geographic and economic.” Tancredo is not a run-of-the-mill Republican - and that’s exactly why he believes he’s the best guy win back the governor’s mansion for his party. “The only reason why I’m doing this is because I think I can win because I am not the typical Republican candidate,” Tancredo said. “If you run a traditional candidate and a traditional campaign, you will have a traditional outcome — and that is we lose.”
‘Honey badger’ fights for nomination Gessler raises more money than rivals By Vic Vela
vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com Scott Gessler is proud to be nicknamed after a ferocious weasel. A few years ago, Democrats started calling the Republican secretary of state the “honey badger,” stemming from a viral YouTube video about the tenacious African mammal. The video’s narrator says that the honey badger always gets what it wants and “has no regard for any other animal, whatsoever.” Gessler — a Denver resident who is often at odds with Gov. John Hickenlooper and other Democratic officeholders — wears the honey badger moniker as a badge of honor. “Because I stand up on principle and people aren’t used to seeing that,” Gessler said in a recent interview. Gessler hopes that Republican primary voters will reward his work as secretary of state and his fighting personality when they head to the polls to select their nominee for governor on June 24. And he believes he’s the right candidate for Re-
publicans to put up against the incumbent Hickenlooper. “Look at Hickenlooper,” Gessler said. “He says he’s a moderate, that’s what he claims. And yet he signs the most liberal agenda in the history of Colorado.” Democrats see Gessler as an easy target for attacks in a general election, mainly over his ethics concerns. Last year, the Colorado Independent Ethics Commission found that Gessler violated state rules for spending about $2,000 of state money for attending a Republican event in Florida. “The ethics commission is fundamentally corrupt,” said Gessler, dismissing the claims against him. Gessler believes that the commission is made up of Hickenlooper-friendly appointees who pick on Republicans while going easy on Democrats. Gessler’s work as secretary of state has also received criticism. Gessler was accused of disenfranchising minority voters when his office sent letters to some registered voters to show proof of their citizenship. He also wants Colorado to adopt a policy that requires voters to show photo ID. Gessler becomes particularly annoyed when people accuse him of being obsessed
with voter fraud, in spite of evidence that it doesn’t occur very often. “I grew up in Chicago, so don’t tell me it’s overblown,” Gessler said. “Yes, I know, in Colorado we are so pure it can never happen here. I’ve got all those arguments. We are just so pure in Colorado. We are superior human beings than anywhere else and nothing wrong can ever happen in Colorado. That’s bull----. That’s bull----. Gessler The fact of the matter is we are human beings just like everywhere else and we have a capacity for good and evil just like anyone else.” Gessler took over as secretary of state in 2010 after defeating Democratic incumbent Bernie Buescher. He touts that he is the only Republican running for governor who has won a statewide race. And lately, his electability argument is being backed by money. Gessler has outraised his GOP rivals for two consecutive fundraising periods. On the issues, Gessler “understands people’s concerns” over hydraulic fracturing, known as “fracking,” but supports the practice, saying, “if we didn’t have oil and
gas in Colorado, we’d be dead in the water.” On education, Gessler would like to see more school districts adopt pay-for-performance models for teachers — a controversial method that has been taken up by the school board in Douglas County. And Gessler would like to see students have more choices in the schools they wish to attend. “When you do have that competition among schools and they have to attract students through excellence, rather than geography, that helps a lot,” he said. Gessler believes that gun-control legislation that was put in place by the Democratic majority last year “is a lot of money and lot of expense for very little benefit.” In true “honey badger” style, Gessler isn’t afraid to take on fellow Republicans. He believes that selecting Tom Tancredo as the GOP nominee would “spell disaster” for the party. And he recently came out with a TV ad that warns voters against picking candidates like Tancredo and Bob Beauprez, who have lost gubernatorial bids in the past. Gessler believes his personality and his tenacity will pay off. “I’m honest about who I am and what I’m about and I explain my principles and I don’t back down,” he said.
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Beauprez comes back for second chance Hopeful says hometown wrong about fracking By Vic Vela
vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com Bob Beauprez wants voters to think of John Elway before casting their ballots in the Republican gubernatorial primary later this month. Beauprez lost a 2006 gubernatorial bid to former Gov. Bill Ritter by 15 points. While he has received the support of key figures in the GOP establishment — recently, he received the support of former presidential candidate Mitt Romney — others have wondered if it’s a good idea to let a guy who lost so badly eight years ago be the state party’s standard-bearer again. When asked in a recent interview why voters should give him another chance, the former congressman reminded Denver Broncos fans that second chances can pay off. “(It’s the) same reason why people who saw John Elway lose that Super Bowl so badly still bought tickets and rejoiced when he finally won one,” Beauprez said. “I’m not John Elway and I’m no Peyton Manning, but I do have a life of experience and success and some of that life experience is making mistakes.” Beauprez said he has learned from
mistakes made during the “painful trial of 2006,” a year that was not good for any Republican, but for him especially. But Beauprez hopes that voters give him a clean slate when Republicans head to the polls for the June 24 GOP primary. Beauprez, a Lafayette resident, grew up on an area dairy farm before becoming a successful banker. He was elected to Congress in 2002, representing Colorado’s 7th Congressional District for two terms before running for governor. Beauprez believes he is the man among a crowded field of Republicans who can defeat Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper in the fall. And Beauprez believes there are a number of areas where Hickenlooper is vulnerable, Beauprez including his “horrible” leadership on the issue of hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking.” Hickenlooper — a pro-fracking geologist — has hoped that all sides of the fracking debate can find agreement on key issues prior to initiatives being put on the November ballot that would allow communities to have more say over oil and gas drilling. The governor said last month that the ballot measures could have “draconian” results, but Beauprez said Hickenlooper has brought this problem upon himself
due to “failed leadership.” “This issue didn’t just happen,” Beauprez said. “It’s been seven years in the making. Every single year the state government has imposed more regulations on the oil and gas industry. It’s death by 1,000 cuts and now all of the sudden he says it’s draconian. Well, he’s invited it.” Beauprez believes that fracking is a safe practice that benefits the state economically. “Fracking isn’t as complicated if you let science guide the policy ... not myths and hyperbole and a social agenda,” he said. That viewpoint is at odds with residents of his hometown of Lafayette, the majority of whom voted to support a citywide fracking ban in 2012. “This isn’t the first time we’ve voted based on emotion and that’s what this is,” he said of communities that have placed moratoriums on the practice. On education, Beauprez, like other Republican candidates, believes that parents should have more choices available as to where they send their kids to school. He also believes that there should be property tax relief for parents who teach their children from home. And, if elected governor, Beauprez said his wife Claudia will head an initiative that would provide books to parents after children are born so they “can read to a child before they get to school.” Beauprez is particularly concerned about reading scores among schoolchil-
dren in Colorado and believes that the education system needs to be reformed. “Do we want to fund education? Sure, everybody does,” he said. “But the problem is, we keep saying it’s for the children yet we keep failing the children. And when is somebody going to say enough?” Like other Republicans, Beauprez is pro-death penalty and believes that Hickenlooper made a mistake last year by not going forward with the execution of Nathan Dunlap — the man who killed four people at an Aurora Chuck E. Cheese’s restaurant in 1993. Beauprez, coming from a business background, believes that government rules are harming businesses and, if elected, would work “to get anti-business regulations of our books.” Beauprez understands that Democrats have a demographic advantage at the state level. The majority of women and minorities — especially a growing Latino voter base — have rejected Republican policies during recent statewide elections. But Beauprez believes such loyalty “hasn’t paid off.” “And I’m looking forward to taking the fight to a Democratic incumbent governor and calling him on that and offering a better solution, better leadership,” he said. “Opportunity in this country was never just reserved for the precious few. It was supposed to be opportunity for everybody ...”
Kopp hopes vision pays off with voters People feel they’ve been forgotten, candidate says By Vic Vela
vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com It makes sense for a guy with the least amount of name recognition among a crowded field of Republican candidates for governor to spend time with Coloradans whom he believes have been considered an afterthought. Recently, Mike Kopp kicked off a six-day bike tour called “We are Colorado.” The tour covered 436 miles across the state and focused on places that aren’t called Denver or Boulder. Rather, Kopp rode around and talked to folks in places like Lamar and Holly. “It’s a reflection of the fact that so many people around the state feel like they’re forgotten,” Kopp, a resident of the Golden area, said in a recent interview. “It’s the elites in the city, and in Washington and on the East Coast, who make the decisions for them, and they’re the ones left picking up the pieces for big government decisions.” Kopp believes that Democratic-led policies — particularly gun-control legislation and renewable energy mandates on rural electric cooperatives — have angered
those who live in lightly populated parts of the state. “The sentiment out there is largely that you’ve got a party in Denver and the Democrats seem to pay more heed to Barack Obama and Michael Bloomberg as opposed to the values of our own state,” Kopp said. Kopp believes his message will resonate with Republican voters, who on June 24 will select their preferred candidate to match up against Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper this fall. Kopp is a former state Senate minority leader, having represented Senate District 22 from 2007 through 2011, when he resigned after his wife, Kimberly, died of cancer. He has since remarried. Prior to holding office, Kopp served in the Gulf War as an Army Ranger. In April, Republican state assembly-goers gave Kopp the top line on the GOP primary ballot. That surprised many political observers, seeing as how Kopp’s name isn’t as well-known as his three opponents: Tom Tancredo, Bob Beauprez and Scott Gessler. But name recognition doesn’t matter to Kopp. “I’d certainly put my record up against any of my opponents in this race in that regard,” he said. Kopp is a “firm believer” in hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” saying that the
ownership of mineral resources is “a sacred right.” “So we now have a bunch of ballot initiatives out there that would make it more difficult, if not impossible, for energy producers to get this property that they own,” Kopp said. On education issues, Kopp, who served on the state Senate Education Committee, said that students are not being tested properly. He said that assessment tests miss the point when they evaluate the results after the school year, after the student has already moved on to the next Kopp grade. Kopp said it would be better practice to provide teachers and students with “real-time information on a child’s academic trajectory,” so adjustments can be made during the school year. Kopp also wants to give school districts more flexibility in deciding how teachers are paid and kept. “There is no grater factor in education than the quality of the teacher and I think it’s critical that our policy reflects an ability to pay excellent teachers more money,” he said. “And we should have the ability to fire teachers that are failing the kids.”
Kopp is also highly critical of Hickenlooper’s decision to grant a temporary reprieve for Nathan Dunlap, a death row inmate who killed four people at a Chuck E. Cheese’s restaurant in 1993. “This is just kind of typical of the way the governor tries to handle these sticky issues, by creating a new, gray scale,” Kopp said. “The governor should have made a decision. I would have set the execution date.” Kopp holds conservative views on many issues, including abortion. He is an unapologetic pro-life Republican. But, while that may work to his advantage in a Republican primary, recent general elections have shown that when reproductive rights are made a key issue in a campaign, Republicans fall short. But Kopp said his message is bigger than just one issue. “It’s funny because the Democrats have had the same sort of playbook year after year,” he said. “It’s something they tried a lot on me in 2006. I made the main theme in my race the idea of fighting Washington, defending freedoms and empowering people. “I have a very high regard for life and embracing life, but the bigger issue is what you offer to our state that helps the greatest amount of people, and that’s what my campaign has been about.”
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WHAT: “Unbound” WHERE: Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada WHEN: Through Aug. 31 Monday - Friday - 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday - 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday - 1 to 5 p.m. COST: Free INFORMATION: 720-898-7200 or arvadacenter. org/galleries
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In the Arvada Center’s “Unbound” shows, artists use their creativity and imagination to build up their own weird, wild and interesting environments. Courtesy photos with “Knitting Wallpaper” which uses cassette tape to create a kind of memorial jungle; and Nicole Banowetz with “Erupture: My Microscopic Life-cycle” that creates larger than life microscopic fungus. “I found old cassettes in my parents attic and was inspired by them,” explained Kerrane. “I wanted to tap into the nostalgia and pay tribute to my grandmother.” Kerrane, who is originally from Ireland, uses the tape from hundreds of cassettes to hang a variety of items, largely nostalgic toys and memorabilia. Some tape she also knits together. In all of the exhibitions, every detail is considered by the artist, from what if
anything is on the walls to sounds and lighting. For the life-sized microscopic creates, Banowetz sewed a kind of plastic fabric together and uses several air pumps to inflate the designs to full size. “I had been working with microscopic imagery and virus imagery and found the forms really beautiful,” she said. “I want these designs to feel like explosions with moments of peace.” In the Upper Gallery, “Unbound: Digital Creations” the artists use animations, illustrations and digital prints as well as video to create fabricated and imagined environments. Parson said some of the environments recall video games, while others are completely new. In “Unbound: Altered Environments” - on display in the Theater Gallery — artists use mainly photography to take familiar environments and add a level of unreality to them. “You see things like home interiors or buildings and they are have nature or different images in them” Parson said. The center will add another layer to the “Unbound” exhibit later in June when it adds outdoor sculptures. For more information, call 720-8987200 or visit arvadacenter.org/galleries.
Denver’s own KUVO 89.3-FM public radio station was named one of the best Internet jazz radio stations worldwide by Pete Naughton, a writer for The Telegraph in London, one of the United Kingdom’s top media outlets. According to the story posted at www. kuvo.org/kuvo-news, Naughton, who writes for The Telegraph’s podcasts and internet radio columns, listed KUVO as one of the top three best “Jazz & Soul Internet Radio Stations” he’s discovered across the world. Below is what he reported in his online column, “Best Internet Radio Stations” on May 26. “I stumbled upon this award-winning music station by accident recently — and have been kicking myself for not finding it sooner. Based in Denver, Colorado, its artfully curated playlists mostly focus on jazz — broadcasting everything from Ella Fitzgerald to Madeleine Peyroux. A class act.” “We knew KUVO was a gem when we merged our public media organizations last year,” said Doug Price, president and CEO of Rocky Mountain PBS. “We’re proud of the work they do and the valuable service they provide to our Colorado community. We are excited for the future and the international doors that have been opened with the online radio stations and mobile app.” KUVO serves a diverse audience that loves jazz — all styles of jazz. The station’s lineup reflects the flavors of jazz from around the world. “We are proud of this international recognition,” said Carlos Lando, KUVO’s general manager. “We’ve always been proud of our long tradition of sharing jazz, blues and news with our loyal listeners in our community. But, it’s really fantastic that our community is growing worldwide. We have fans from Japan, Spain, China, and apparently the UK.”
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Step into the story with a visit to a new exhibit — Food: Our Global Kitchen — at the History Colorado Center (1200 Broadway) through Sept. 1, and take a journey around the world and through time. Stroll through an ancient market, cook a virtual meal, peek inside the dining rooms of illustrious individuals, and consider some of the most challenging issues of our time. Food: Our Global Kitchen explores the complex and intricate food system that brings what we eat from farm to fork. In sections devoted to growing, transporting, cooking, eating, tasting and celebrating, the exhibit illuminates the myriad ways food is produced and transported throughout the world. Admission is $5 with the purchase of a general admission ticket. Kids 5 and younger and History Colorado members are free. Bring in a receipt from any Colorado Whole Foods Market for $2 off admission. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Parker continues on Page 9
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Sunday. For more information, go to www. historycoloradocenter.org/plan/foodourglobalkitchen.
Second City coming
The Second City’s American Mixtape, a collection of Denver ditties that poke fun at relationships, politics and political relationships, plays The Garner Galleria Theatre through June 29. From the company that launched the careers of Tina Fey, Seth Meyers, Eddie Murphy, Tim Meadows, Martin Short and Mike Myers among many other comedic icons, The Second City’s newest Denver concoction is directed by Billy Bungeroth with an ensemble featuring Nicole C. Hastings, Randall Harr, Meghan Murphy and Travis Turner. Beginning as a small cabaret theater on Chicago’s north side in 1959, The Second City has grown to become a comedy empire building a robust business based on its core improvisational methodologies. Tickets start at $25 for The Second City’s American Mixtape. To charge by phone, call Denver Center Ticket Services at 303-893-4100. Groups of 10 or more, call 303-446-4829. Additionally, tickets may be purchased at the Denver Center Ticket Office, in the Helen Bonfils Theatre Complex lobby. Buy and print online at www.denvercenter.org.
Spangle special
A crowd of 300 people is expected to gather at 11 a.m. on June 13 at Wind Crest
retirement community in Highlands Ranch to sing the national anthem, hoping to set a record for the largest intergenerational singing of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” The gathering at Wind Crest’s Fireside restaurant (3235 Mill Vista Road in Highlands Ranch) is part of the celebration of the 200th anniversary of Francis Scott Key’s writing of the poem during the bombardment of Fort McHenry that became the national anthem.
The seen
Cyndi Lauper and other girls (and boys) who just wanna have fun were spotted at Lucky Strike in the Denver Pavilions June 3. While there, Lauper bowled with a few of her staff while they ate crudites, fish tacos, guacamole and short rib tacos. I’m also told that she is much better suited as an awesome singer, as she bowled a 58. Lucky Strike staff noted that the celebrated singer was “very, very nice.”
Overheard
Eavesdropping on a woman talking about other women shopping in Cherry Creek North: “Those women wear their makeup and jewelry and high heels to water aerobics.” Penny Parker’s “Mile High Life” column gives insights into the best events, restaurants, businesses, parties and people throughout the metro area. Parker also writes for Blacktie-Colorado.com. You can subscribe and read her columns (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) at www.blacktiecolorado.com/pennyparker. She can be reached at penny@blacktie-llc.com or at 303-619-5209.
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Festival Features Jazz Music And Art
June 12, 2014
Ashley Reimers areimers@coloradocommunitymedia.com
With summer in full-swing, outdoor events are popping up all over the north metro are. One event, that attracted over 2,000 people last year, is the Historic Westminster Jazz and Art Fest offering a day of smooth music and creative art. This yearÕ s festival will run from 12-8 p.m. on June 14 at the Hidden Lake High School athletic field, 72nd Avenue and Lowell Boulevard, and will feature a lineup of well-established jazz musicians and a variety of art, food and business vendors. Something new this year is a free yoga
class at 11 a.m. lead by instructors from Everyday Yogis. Following the yoga will be a performance from the Colorado Conservatory for the Jazz Arts, the first act on a lineup of six. Following the conservatory is Janine Santana Latin Jazz, Brad Goode, the Lionel Young Band, The Annie Booth Trio and Dotsero, the main act for the festival. Jazz music is just portion of the festival. Many artists will head out to the festival and put their work on display for the community. Becky Silver, owner of Aar River
Gallery in Westminster, said the festival has become a favorite for artists to display and sell their work. Ò We always get more artists and more booths each year at the festival,Ó she said. Ò ItÕ s just a great combination of jazz music and art. And itÕ s free, which makes this festival pretty unique.Ó This year T-shirts are being sold that feature the poster for the festival, created by Westminster artist Gene Youngermann, who will be onsite to sign the shirts. The original, framed poster will also be auc-
tioned off during the event. Ò The fest is a very relaxing event, with a real community feel,Ó Silver said. Ò It brings the community together but is also brings people from all over the region. ItÕ s a lot of fun.Ó In addition to the festival, the 2nd Saturday Art Walk will take place until 8 p.m. on 72nd and 73rd avenues, where people can check out local art galleries. The Westminster History Center will also be open during the festival. For more information, visit www.historicwestminsterjazzfest.com.
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By Metro Creative Connection Could any food be as simplistic and delicious at the same time as a patty of beef on top of a crusty bun, served with lettuce, tomato and your choice of condiments? Burgers are the go-to item for barbecues, campouts, fast-food meals, and late night trips to the diner. A juicy burger can satisfy so many cravings in one sitting. If ever there was a recipe to master, it would be grilling the perfect burger. Though barbecued burgers may seem easy to make, all too often burgers are botched by a few mistakes. But don’t worry, burger mastery is within reach if you follow these simple tips. • Begin with fresh meat. Freshly ground meat will produce the best flavor. If you are unsure when the packaged ground beef was made, ask the butcher or someone in the meat department of the supermarket to grind you up a fresh batch. Otherwise, use a food processor or an attachment on a stand mixer to grind the meat yourself.
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• Fat has flavor. If you’re going to indulge in a burger, make sure it has a fair amount of fat content. Fat helps keep the burgers moist and juicy. Make sure the fat content is about 18 to 20 percent of the mix. This helps to guarantee flavorful burgers. • Keep the meat cold. Chilled burger patties will firm up and hold their shape better during cooking. Leave the pre-made patties in the refrigerator until the last minute. Keep patties on ice if you will be cooking burgers in batches. • Don’t overhandle the meat. Compressing the meat and handling it too much can lead to dry, dense burgers. Avoid tough meat by handling it as little as possible. Keep your hands wet while shaping the patties so they’ll come together easily. • Oil up the grill. A clean, well-oiled grill prevents burgers from sticking during cooking. • Make sure the grill is super-hot. The goal is to cook burgers over high heat and fast. This is achieved with a very hot grill. It may only take three to five minutes per
side to cook the burgers, depending on the thickness of the patty. • Flip only once. Wait until the burgers have been grilling for a few minutes and release easily from the grill grate. Flip them over and allow them to cook a few minutes more. This helps keep the juices inside the meat and prevents your burgers from turning into burnt hockey pucks. • Resist the urge to squash the burgers. Pushing down on the burgers with the spatula will only force the juices out. If you want dry burgers, press them down. If you want nice, juicy burgers, step away from the spatula. • Allow the burgers to rest. Take the burgers off the grill and let them rest for 5 minutes so that all of their juice redistributes through the patty. Toast your hamburger buns and then serve the burgers with your favorite toppings. Dig in and enjoy your efforts, as well as the compliments from other diners.
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City of Black Hawk. Hiring Range: $56,486 - $64,959 DOQ/E. Unbelievable benefit package and exceptional opportunity to serve in Colorado’s premiere gaming community located 18 miles west of Golden. The City supports its employees and appreciates great service! If you are interested in serving a unique historical city and enjoy working with diverse populations visit the City’s website at www.cityofblackhawk.org/ goto/employee_services for more information or to apply online for this limited opportunity. Requires High School Diploma or GED, valid Colorado driver’s license with a safe driving record, must be at least 21 years of age, and must be Colorado POST certified by date of hire. The City accepts online applications for Police Officer positions year round. Applications will remain active for one (1) year from the date of submission. EOE.
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Barrels of fun Roselyn Mendoza one of the junior participants in the barrel racing event at Saturday’s Little Britches Rodeo held at the Adams County Fairgrounds May 31. Photo by Michelle Boyer
County signs $9.8 million purchase agreement NOTICE OF DEMAND FOR ISSUANCE OF DUPLICATION STOCK CERTIFICATION
Westminster property to house human services operations By Tammy Kranz tkranz@colorado communitymedia.com
NOTICE IS HEREBY PROVIDED that a demand has been filed with The Farmers Adams County has Reservoir and Irrigation Company, 80 South 27th Avenue, Brighton, Coloradoof agreed to buy a parcel 80601, in accordance with the terms of land Westminster to Sub Sectionin 7-42-114 to 7-42-117, setting forth the Demand for the Issuance of a houseStock some of itsto operaDuplicate Certificate replace Certificate(s) tions. No. 8026 which has been lost, mislaid, or destroyed.
The Board of County
The stock certificate involved is CertiCommissioners voted 5.00 2-0 ficate No. 8026, representing share(s) of the capital stock of The Farmduring 19 Company. regular ers Reservoirits andMay Irrigation The record owner is Boxelder Creek meeting onAllapersons purchase and Properties, LLC. take notice that in accordance with the provisions sale agreement with IBC of Sub Section 7-42-114 to 7-42-117 on July 30, 2014 (must at leastVI, thirty LLC. days Denver VIII,be LW, following the last publication) a duplicate certificate will be issued to Boxelder Creek Properties, LLC as the registered owner/legal representative/assignee unless a contrary claim is filed with said corporation prior to the above date.
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NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that upon issuance of the duplicate certificate, all rights under the original certificate shall immediately cease and determine and no person shall at any time thereafter assert any claim or demand against The Farmers Reservoir and Irrigation Company, or any other person on account of such original certificate. Mary Hanssen Corporate Secretary The Farmers Reservoir and Irrigation Company
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adcolegals@coloradocommunitymedia.com Misc. Private Legals NOTICE OF DEMAND FOR ISSUANCE OF DUPLICATION STOCK CERTIFICATION NOTICE IS HEREBY PROVIDED that a demand has been filed with The Farmers Reservoir and Irrigation Company, 80 South 27th Avenue, Brighton, Colorado 80601, in accordance with the terms of Sub Section 7-42-114 to 7-42-117, setting forth the Demand for the Issuance of a Duplicate Stock Certificate to replace Certificate(s) No. 8026 which has been lost, mislaid, or destroyed. The stock certificate involved is Certificate No. 8026, representing 5.00 share(s) of the capital stock of The Farmers Reservoir and Irrigation Company. The record owner is Boxelder Creek Properties, LLC. All persons take notice that in accordance with the provisions of Sub Section 7-42-114 to 7-42-117 on July 30, 2014 (must be at least thirty days following the last publication) a duplicate certificate will be issued to Boxelder Creek Properties, LLC as the registered owner/legal representative/assignee unless a contrary claim is filed with said corporation prior to the above date. NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that upon issuance of the duplicate certificate, all rights under the original certificate shall immediately cease and determine and no person shall at any time thereafter assert any claim or demand against The Farmers Reservoir and Irrigation Company, or any other person on account of such original certificate. Mary Hanssen Corporate Secretary The Farmers Reservoir and Irrigation Company Published in the Brighton Banner First publication: May 29, 2014 Last publication: June 26, 2014 00071312
Published in the Brighton Banner First publication: May 29, 2014 Last publication: June 26, 2014 00071312
NOTICE OF DEMAND FOR ISSUANCE OF DUPLICATION STOCK CERTIFICATION NOTICE IS HEREBY PROVIDED that a demand has been filed with The Farmers Reservoir and Irrigation Company, 80 South 27th Avenue, Brighton, Colorado 80601, in accordance with the terms of Sub Section 7-42-114 to 7-42-117, setting forth the Demand for the Issuance of a Duplicate Stock Certificate to replace Certificate(s) No. 8126 which has been lost, mislaid, or destroyed. The stock certificate involved is Certificate No. 8126, representing 20.00 share(s) of the capital stock of The Farmers Reservoir and Irrigation Company. The record owner is Butterball, LLC. All persons take notice that in accordance with the provisions of Sub Section 7-42114 to 7-42-117 on August 12, 2014 (must be at least thirty days following the last publication) a duplicate certificate will be issued to Butterball, LLC as the registered owner/legal representative/ assignee unless a contrary claim is filed with said corporation prior to the above date. NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that upon issuance of the duplicate certificate, all rights under the original certificate shall immediately cease and determine and no person shall at any time thereafter assert any claim or demand against The Farmers Reservoir and Irrigation Company, or any other person on account of such original certificate. Mary Hanssen Corporate Secretary The Farmers Reservoir and Irrigation Company Published in the Brighton Banner First publication: June 5, 2014 Last publication: July 3, 2014 00072409
District 1 Commissioner Eva Henry was absent. The parcel of land is located in the Park 12 Hundred commercial redevelopment at 1200 W. 120th Ave. The county has agreed to pay $9,836,393.20 for approximately 23.44 acres of land that has a three-story, 297,172 square-foot office building. “In late 2013, our Facilities, Planning and Operations Department was tasked with identifying properties that might accommodate two of our older and most inefficient buildings, specifically the Human Services and the CFC (Children and Family Services Center) buildings,” said Deputy County Manager Ed Finger. “And as a result of that, using a broker and looking at a number of different properties, we came to the conclusion that the one at 1200 W. 120th Ave. was probably the most operational advantageous to us.” Park 12 Hundred sits on 106 acres on 120th between Huron and Pecos streets. The land used to house Western Electric, and most recently, the telecommu-
Adams County Board of County Commissioners has agreed to a purchase and sale agreement for $9.8 million to buy a portion of Park 12 Hundred, a commercial redevelopment at 1200 W. 120th Ave. Photo by Tammy Kranz nications company Avaya. Avaya moved its lab operation into the former Quest data center on Grant Street, north of 120th, in Thornton. The property has 1,231 existing parking spots and there are plans to add 136 spots in the future. The site is close to a RTD park `n ride and Interstate 25.
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This will assist is reaching the governor’s vision of average 15 minute wait times at Driver’s License offices. “This all goes a long way to streamlining and cutting red tape here (at the DMV),” Hickenlooper said. “It will help us comply with the Real ID act as well.”
Finger said the agreement provides for an initial 90-day inspection period and an option for an additional 30 days for inspection that the county would use to do appraisals and inspections to make sure the building is fit for purchase. “We have virtually an unlimited out from this agreement if for any rea-
The DMV also received funding for Colorado DRIVES, the DMV’s IT capital construction request. This project will replace both the antiquated title and registration system and the driver’s license system, which will increase efficiency and allow for better communication. “The DMV has been due for a make over for a long time, and we will see some real improvements in the coming years,” Steadman said. Duran highlighted the importance these changes will have in making it
son we decide this building doesn’t meet our needs,” he said. He added that staff would update the board monthly on how the inspection efforts were going and give a final recommendation before the inspection time ran out.
easier to get IDs and for Gerou the bill represented a fitting completion for her time in office. “This is my last bill signing, and it makes sense because this is one of the first problems I saw when I was elected, and now we’ve addressed it,” she said. Brohl added that the process of bringing the wait time to the desired 15 minutes will take time, but people should eventually see some serious wait time reductions.
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Multi Family 9960 West 86th Place Fri. & Sat. June 13th & 14th 8am-3pm Tons of furniture home and office, office equipment, outdoor items, bikes, kitchen, 7peice king bedroom set, tools, too much to list.
Centennial Community Garage Sale @ Georgetown Village located off Holly between Arapahoe & Orchard. Friday, June 6th & Saturday, June 7th, 8AM-3PM Arvada COMMUNITY GARAGE SALE WYNDHAM PARK JUNE 13TH AND JUNE 14TH 64th AND WYNDHAM PARK DR 8 AM – 2 PM
Big Estate Sale in Applewood area Drexel mid modern dining room set, Drexel mid modern walnut bedroom set, and other antiques, many picture frames and other misc. items. Thursday, Friday, Saturday June 5th, 6th & 7th 9am-4pm 1700 Willow Way
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Aug. 9th & 10th. Applications available call 970-531-3170 or email jjbeam@hotmail.com FOR SALE: Deluxe zig-zag sewing machine by Singer. Walnut Console, Exc. cond., Has all accessories, professional way with dial settings, speed controller, button holes, zig-zag stitching and more. $150 call 303-770-3576
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invites you to create your own coffee blend and taste test with friends. Be a Barista is 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, June 17. Participants will have access to coffee, flavorings and assorted toppings. Space is limited; registration required. Go to the calendar page at www.anythinklibraries.org. The library is at 327 E. Bridge St., Brighton. Call 303-405-3230.
thursday/JunE 19 tEEn Bash Teens ages 12-17 are invited to cool off, ride the slides, cruise around the lazy river and more 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, June 19 at Brighton Oasis Family Aquatic Park, 1852 E. Bromley Lane. Meal with soda is included in price. Go to the events page at www.brightonco.gov for details.
saturday/JunE 28 LivE ConCErt German born pianist Peter Kater and Native American flutist R. Carlos Nakai will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, June 28, at The Armory Performing Arts Center in Brighton. Go to www.brightonarmory.org/Events.htm for details and tickets. tuEsday/JuLy 15; sunday/aug. 10; saturday/aug. 23 goLF tournamEnt The PARS fore Pennock Center charity golf tournament is
Saturday, Aug. 23, at Buffalo Run Golf Course, 15700 E. 112th Ave., Commerce City. Early bird registrations due by Tuesday/July 15; regular registrations due by Aug. 10. Contact Pennock Center for Counseling, 211 S. 21st Ave., Brighton, at 303-6559065 or www.pennockcounseling.org. Business sponsorships available. Contact Dot Lindsey at 303-659-4540 for information.
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BikE ridE Support bicycling in Brighton at the full moon family ride 6:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, June 13, at Benedict Park, 1855 Southern St., Brighton. The ride is about five miles long and is mostly flat. It is partially on trails and partially on streets. Event is free. Go to the events page at www.brightonco.gov for details.
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Baseball builds confidence By Michelle Boyer
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Joelaynd Schaff goes for a ground ball, as he plays third base during a weeknight game in late May against the Thunder. Schaff has played competitive and league baseball on the Burn team which is also a part of the Brighton Youth Baseball Association program. Photo by Michelle Boyer
Since moving to Brighton from Erie, Pennsylvania, Joelaynd Schaff has enjoyed playing baseball for the Burn baseball team, an 8-and-under competitive baseball team through the Brighton Youth Baseball Association. “He’s grown so much not just as a ball player, but now he has confidence which is something he lacked being the ‘new kid’,” Jaimie Schaff said. “We can’t thank our coaches enough for the experience they’ve given to Joelaynd.” Starting in the game at 5, Jaimie said her son loved watching his older brother, Jaedyn play, and he just couldn’t wait to be old enough to play himself. “He started off with one year of T-ball, and then played two years of coach pitched, which is like your machine pitch here,” she said. “BYBA’s baseball program is more advanced than it was back in Pennsylvania, and Joelaynd has really loved the experience so far.” Schaff plays pitcher, third base and outfield. “The coach, (Jeff Leitch) does a great job switching the kids around so they can learn multiple positions,” she said. So far this season, Schaff has played 26 games with 57 plate appearances. He’s made 19 hits and drove in 15. Schaff has 16 RBI and has an of earned runs average of 4.304. “My coaches always tell me that I can do it,” Joelaynd said. “My teammates have
a lot of fun and we never give up.” Jeff Leitch, Phil Teague, Mark Mignogna, Joe Steffen and John DiRienzo make up the coaching staff for the Burn team. Joelaynd’s mom, her family has never met a more dedicated, and hard working group of coaches. “They really have the boys’ best interest at heart,” she said. “They’re always teaching and helping them to succeed. “They genuinely care, and go above and beyond for these boys both on and off the field.” As a team that plays both league and tournaments, the Burn plays most games on the weeknights and their tournaments on the weekends. They travel a couple times a month to play in tournaments. This year they’ll be going as far as Steamboat for a June tournament. “This is a fun baseball season, because we keep getting better and my teammates are my best friends,” Joelaynd said. “We’ve spent so much time with such great families. It’s exciting to see all the families in their fan gear cheering on all of the boys. Even when we lose, we have a great time together. It’s hard not to with such positive coaches.” His favorite part of baseball is hitting, pitching and stealing bases. His least favorite thing is striking out and losing. “It’s kind of crazy to see these little 8 year olds pitching to each other, but they do it and they do it well,” she said. “In one tournament, Joelaynd pitched three innings with nine strike outs, two walks and one hit against himself. It was pretty impressive for just turning 8.”
A passion for the race: walker strives for competition By Michelle Boyer
Faith992@lbtmail.com He may not be faster than a … but he still keeps on going. Brighton’s very own Daryl Meyers, an avid race walker, was among the approximately 30 other Brighton athletes from the Eagle View Adult Center who competed in the Senior Games held in Greeley over four days last weekend. The 71-year-old chaplain and community relations director at Platte Valley Medical Center has participated in the games for at least 20 years or more. “A race called Heart to Heart held at the hospital years ago, was what got me started,” he said. “A guy 20 years older than me flew past me. His name was Bob Carlson, and he’s close to 90 now. He’s known as the “Father of Race Walking” for Colorado. I talked to him and that’s how it all got started.” Along with his wife, Kerstin, he’s competed in hundreds of race walking events for at least 25 years. “Although I still compete in a number of races every year, years ago I was in one or two races almost every weekend,” he said. Since I began race walking I’ve probably been in at least 300400 races over the years, including of course, the Colorado Senior games.” Meyers said he enjoys race walking because in most of the races he participates in, they recognize not only runners and joggers with medals and trophies, but casual walkers and race walkers as well. “Of all the awards I’ve won
over the years, I suppose the one that means the most to me was when I took first place, overall in the race walk division of the 1991 Colorado Governor’s Cup. Meyers competed in the 1500 meter and the 5 kilometer race walk events at the senior games. He said he has competed in some 10 kilometer and half marathon races in the past, but doesn’t compete in more than 5K races these days. His personal best is 27 minutes, 35 seconds when he won the 5 K (3.1 mile) Governor’s Cup back in 1991. He said currently his time is slower, but not too bad, around a 34-to-36 minute finish. Race walking isn’t only about finishing a race fast, but since it’s a judged event, it is important to learn the technique which includes two rules or requirements: 1. First of all when the supporting leg goes under the body it has to be straight, which is quite natural to the human form. This movement must be fluid and over time actually helps prevent hip immobility often seen in older people. 2. Secondly unlike runners a race walker must have one foot on the ground at all times. Race walking has been around a long time; in fact it has been an Olympic sport (20K and 50K races) for many years. The race walkers who compete in the Olympics move so fast that to the untrained eye it looks like they are running even though they are actually race walking. At times however, they get disqualified when judges along the course notice that they have broken one of the race walking rules. “Sometimes, especially
Darryl Meyers, in lane 1 (center) race walks during one of many weekends he competes throughout the year. He was among 30 athletes that attended the 2014 Senior Games held in Greeley on Thursday through Sunday (June 5-8). Courtesy photo in the Olympics, it can happen that a competitive race walker gets disqualified just before he or she finishes the race,” he said. Having been disqualified in a number of races himself during his earlier days in the sport when he sacrificed technique for speed, he jokingly says, “I believe I hold the state record for being disqualified or DQ’d as they call it.” Meyer’s race walks for many reasons. He said its fun, good exercise, plays an important role in his health, gives him a sense of
accomplishment, and also provides him an opportunity to make new friends. “Race walking burns more calories than running, and when it comes to competitive race walkers,” he said, “They can move as fast or faster than most people can run and it’s not as hard on the knees, like running.” “Competing at the senior games,” Meyers said, “gives seniors an opportunity to either compete in low level activities or more intense competition such as track and field which includes
anywhere from 50 meter events up to 5,000 meters and, of course, also includes race walking and power walking (a non-judged sport). In October, Meyers and his wife will travel to St. George, Utah along with over 10,000 seniors from the U.S. and abroad, to compete in the Huntsman’s World Senior Games. He said it is very much like the Olympics and has a broad range of sporting events.
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Establishing a culture of golf Brighton’s first annual golf Camp in Swing By Michelle Boyer
Faith992@lbtmail.com It’s time for all sixth- through 12thgraders in Brighton to get their swing and putt on for the First Annual Brighton High School golf camp, June 24-26, from noon until 3 p.m. at Coyote Creek Golf Course, 222 Club House Drive, Fort Lupton. “This camp is open to all levels of golfers,” BHS boys and girls golf Coach Eli
Haskell said. “We want those who are avid golfers to participate, and for all those who’ve never even played the game to come to the camp. “We want the high school athletes who may be more avid players to aspire to those just learning the sport. The beginner golfer, who is probably the sixth or seventh-grader, could realize that they too can become a good golfer in time.” Haskell said the main goal of the camp is to reach out to those youth of the community who want to play golf in high school, but have no experience. “We try to create things like this to introduce them to golf,
and what to expect,” he said. “Depending on the number of participants there’ll be three to six coaches helping teach correct technique, breaking into what golf is and showing each aspect of the game. I highly encourage current golf athletes that these are expectations for them to participate in these camps. I’m not making them attend the camps, but encourage them because they’re able to do the offseason training through the camp.” Haskell said he doesn’t know that middle school athlete, who loves golf and wants to learn to play. He wants those younger kids who are interested in golf to
come forward and learn to play golf at the earlier ages, rather than just getting their feet wet in high school right at the start of the golf seasons. “We want those kids playing golf, and those who haven’t played to be aware of the camp and see what we’re offering as coaches for our program,” he said. “This will be a fun camp where kids will learn full swing analysis, putting, short game basics and practice strategies to improve.” Cost for the nine hours of instructions is $85. For more information or to register contact Eli Haskell at ehaskell@sd27j.org or 303-968-9859.
It is time for the Rockies to trade Tulowitzki It’s time to trade Tulo. Right now Colorado Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki, the best shortstop in baseball, has also been baseball’s best hitter through about two months worth of the 2014 MLB season. Tulo has had a resurgence that has landed him on the cover of Sports Illustrated and put him back in the conversation of one of baseball’s best players. But that is the exact reason why the Rockies should right now be putting a blockbuster trade together that will relieve themselves of Tulo and his monster remaining contract. Right now Tulo is amongst the league leaders in nearly every offensive category currently sporting a ridiculous .361 average with 17 home runs. And reports that have been thrown around say the New York Yankees would love Tulo as a replacement for Derek Jeter — a guy who Tulowitzki idolized growing up. The St. Louis Cardinals, California Angels, Boston Red Sox are just a few of the teams who have been connected as potential Tulo destinations. But why trade Tulo if he is baseball’s best
player right now? Because Tulo won’t still be baseball’s best player at the end of his current contract, a contract that has seven more years on it and over $140 million. The other reason is the fact that Colorado could literally command a king’s ransom for Tulo, which with their talent young core could set the team up for years moving forward. The Rockies could get back an established starting pitcher, plus two or three of a franchise’s best minor league players. In addition, Colorado could force a team to throw in a young established position player to could replace some of Tulowitzki’s offensive production. But of course, it is the Rockies. So those who might actually agree with trading Tulo
might also worry that the franchise would royally screw up the trade and end up empty handed. But while a prospect is certainly a suspect until proven otherwise, there is no downside to trading Tulo. Even if the Rockies get back six young players and none of them live up to their potential, then Colorado still gets Tulo’s monster contract off the books, freeing up those resources for years to come. We have seen this before. Todd Helton, though a Rockies’ icon (if there is such a thing), was paid like an All-Star (over $120 million) for nine years after he was no longer making the All-Star game. Moreover, a 36-year-old Helton made almost $18 million and a 37-year-old Helton made over $20 million. Helton should have been traded away years before he decided to walk away and for a penny-pinching franchise like the Rockies, that $120 million that went to Helton that the franchise didn’t get anything out of could have went to keeping Matt Holliday who is still in his prime or could have went to two or three quality starting pitchers that could have actually given this team a shot at success.
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Helton was a great player early in career. Tulo is still a great talent — but will also be 30 years old by the season’s end. And knowing what we know about Tulo’s injury history it would be foolish to think that the older he got he would get healthier (Tulowitzki has missed 288 games in career due to injury). Tulo plays the game so hard and so physical, and while you have to appreciate that, his body breaks down every season like clockwork. It’s hard to imagine him getting healthier the older he gets. In addition, Nolan Arenado and Charlie Blackmon have given Colorado two young stars that the team can build around, and combined with Carlos Gonzalez (who has a contract half the size of Tulo’s), the Rockies wouldn’t skip a beat without Tulo and in reality with the package they could get back for him it could set the franchise up for years moving forward. I love guy — he is a great talent and already one of the greatest Rockies of all time. But Colorado cannot go down with the ship the way that they did with Helton. It is time to trade Tulo.
SALOME’S STARS FOR THE WEEK OF JunE 9, 2014
ARIES (Mar 21 to Apr 19) Try using that Aries charm to warm up the usual set of workplace naysayers, and then back it up with a solid block of facts and figures to sell your idea to your colleagues. TAURUS (Apr 20 to May 20) While nothing can deter a determined Bovine from following a course you believe in, it helps to have some supporting data and statements by trusted colleagues to make your case. GEMINI (May 21 to Jun 20) Take advantage of new information that could help make your career transition easier. The weekend is a good time to re-establish relationships with people you haven’t seen in a while.
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CANCER (Jun 21 to Jul 22) Personal matters demand your attention as once-stable situations begin to shift. Quick action to shore things up is called for in order to avoid more problems down the line. LEO (Jul 23 to Aug 22) Although your financial picture begins to brighten, “thrift” and “caution” are still the watchwords for fiscally astute Leos and Leonas to live by. Expect news about a family matter. VIRGO (Aug 23 to Sept 22) Before you try to blame a colleague for a workplace problem, make sure you have the proof to back you up. Make some quiet inquiries on your own to try to solicit more information. LIBRA (Sept 23 to Oct 22) Trying to cheer up a depressed friend or downcast family member can be difficult. But keep at it, and your efforts should soon pay off in ways you might have never expected. SCORPIO (Oct 23 to nov 21) Taking a new look at an old and frequently recurring problem might lead you to consider making some surprising changes in the way you had been handling it up till now. SAGITTARIUS (nov 22 to Dec 21) Despite what the naysayers might say, setting your sights on a new goal could be one of the smartest things the typically sagacious Sagittarian has done in a long time. CAPRICORN (Dec 22 to Jan 19) Rebuilding an unraveling relationship won’t be easy. But you can do it, if you really want to. Just remember to keep the lines of communication open between the two of you. AQUARIUS (Jan 20 to Feb 18) A new friendship could develop into a close relationship. Meanwhile, reassure an old friend who might be feeling neglected that he or she is still an important part of your life. PISCES (Feb 19 to Mar 20) You might be feeling that you’re still in over your head as you continue trying to adjust to your new situation. But the pressures ease by week’s end, giving you time to come up for air. BORN THIS WEEK: YYou have a gift for sensing the feelings of others. You might consider a career in some aspect of counseling. © 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.
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A milestone year on sports “1954: The Year Willie Mays and The First Generation of Black Superstars Changed Major League Baseball Forever” by Bill Madden 2014, Da Capo Press $25.99 / $29.00 Canada 290 pages You know the rules. Each base must be touched, each ball hit within bounds – or so you hope. No spitballs, corked bats, pine tar, or steroids. Four bases to run. Three strikes, you’re out. Those are the basics of baseball. But rules, of course, can be changed, just like the game itself and in the new book “1954” by Bill Madden, you’ll see how the game was altered forever by one simple fix. It was a time when Perry Como dominated the music charts and Elvis was just some kid in Memphis. The Cold War raged; Brown vs. Board of Education was decided; and radio was king, although everybody wanted a television set on which to watch a few brief programs on a handful of stations. It was 1954 and, like much of the world, baseball was in the midst of change, too. Though Jackie Robinson had broken baseball’s color line seven years earlier, many teams had rosters that were still completely white. The Dodgers were “the most aggressive” on tackling segregation with six black players that year. The Indians had five and the Giants, four. Willie Mays, returning after two years in the Army, was one of baseball’s 38 (out of 536) black players in 1954. Mays had been spotted by scouts while still in high school, but was denied a spot on at least one team whose owners refused to sign
a black player. In 1954, he signed a contract for $13,000 and became a Giant. Mid-season, Ernie Banks joined the Cubs as “one of the elite players in the Negro Leagues.” Hank Aaron was brought up for the Braves, though he’d been mercilessly (and racially) derided for his running style. Other talented black players followed them to the majors, and at the end of the 1954 season, fans gathered to “witness the first World Series game in history with players of color on both teams,” a game between the Indians and the Giants. Four teams (the Yankees, the Tigers, the Phillies, and the Red Sox) had yet to integrate. Recognize those names? It’s likely that you do, especially if you’re a baseball fan – and there’s so much more here for you if you are. For everybody else, though, “1954” will be an eye-crossing, headspinning mix of statistics and stories that won’t mean nearly as much. In the lightning-fast manner of a sportscaster, author Bill Madden tells a story that goes beyond Jackie Robinson’s history-making 1947 debut. Readers will learn why 1954 was so important to the game; how racism continued to taint the industry for at least a few more months after this iconic season; and how, sixty years ago and despite that it had been around awhile, the game was really still evolving. I can’t stress enough that this is not a book for casual ball-watchers or followers of modern baseball. No, it’s for fans who love the history of the game. For that kind of person, “1954” rules. Contact Terri Schlichenmeyer at www.bookwormsez.com or at bookwormsez@gmail.com.
Colorado Rockies Futures game canceled Staff Report DENVER - The Colorado Rockies Futures All-Star Game was canceled due to heavy rain and an unusual June outburst of cold weather.
The Colorado high school all-star game was supposed to be played Sunday at Coors Field immediately after the RockiesDodgers’ game. But ugly weather that stopped the Rockies’ game caused officials to cancel the
game. And because the players will be getting ready for summer baseball and college, officials have decided not to reschedule the game. The game features underclassmen taking on the state’s best seniors. It is a show-
case of the state’s best prep talent. It is the second time the game has been canceled since its recreation nearly 20 years ago. Players and their families were still honored before the start of Rockies’ game.