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Freedom, safety steer helmet debate Fatality statistics not enough to sway some motorcycle riders By Tom Skelley tskelley@colorado communitymedia.com Brahm Bechtold rides a Harley-Davidson cruiser, a bike he says is made for taking it easy and enjoying the scenery. He and his wife and passenger, Dagmar, say new motorcyclists should wear helmets, but they feel safe without them because they take it slow. “The wind’s in your hair, you’re having fun and just kind of putting along. It’s nothing
Steve Hall sits astride his HarleyDavidson Electric Glide cruiser outside the Platte River Bar and Grill in Littleton on July 19. Hall says if he dies riding his bike he will die doing what he loves most in life. Photo by Tom Skelley
fast, no tight turns, it’s a lot slower, just enjoying the scenery,” said Bechtold, a Lone Tree resident who has been riding for 20 years. “I’m not looking to cut those corners or do that high acceleration.” In Colorado, where adults are not legally required to wear a helmet, emotions over whether to do so are riding high on both sides as the number of motorcyclist deaths increases. Those who wear them cite safety, while riders who don’t say it’s a matter of personal freedom. “You should definitely wear a helmet, but I don’t,” Bechtold said. “It’s my personal choice.” Helmets continues on Page 5
‘I caught a Pikachu in her kitchen’ Smartphone users around metro area catch Pokémon fever By Casey Van Divier Special to Colorado Community Media
Centennial resident Bob Webb holds the framed scene he created from a single piece of wood. He used a scroll saw to cut out the intricate pattern that makes up the design, then backed it in black to show the details of the scene. The 92-year-old artisan said he loves his hobby and devotes as much time to working with wood as he would if he had a full-time job. Photo by Tom Munds
Creating art from wood Centennial resident took up woodworking hobby in 1984 By Tom Munds tmunds@colorado communitymedia.com The hum of the scroll saw filled the shop as Bob Webb focused on creating another of his wooden works of art. On this day, he worked on a wooden cross. His skilled hands guided the saw blade as he followed the intricate pattern cutting away small sections of the wood, transforming the solid body of the cross into a lace-like pattern. He spends six to eight hours a day creating his art, some of which is sold at Re-
Nu/Blue Chair Store at 3473 S. Broadway, Englewood. “I grew up on a farm in Montana and farmers don’t have a lot of time for a hobby,” the 92-year-old Centennial resident said. “I have always loved making things out of wood, but never had the time or the tools.” When he retired in Montana, he converted a chicken coop into a workshop, bought some basic tools and got started. The shop grew with more and better tools until his daughter, Victoria Stoffa, persuaded him and her mother, Sylvia, to move to Colorado seven years ago. “I traveled back and forth almost every weekend for a long time and finally they agreed to move a couple blocks from me,” Stoffa said.
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I retired and just couldn’t stand not being busy doing something productive, so I took up my work with wood. I am thankful that I really love my hobby because I probably wouldn’t still be here if wasn’t working with wood.”
Bob Webb, Centennial resident
Fortunately, there was a small building already in the yard of his Centennial home that made a good workshop. “I never knew what it was not to be busy since I was a little kid,” he said. “I retired and just couldn’t stand not
being busy doing something productive, so I took up my work with wood. I am thankful that I really love my hobby because I probably wouldn’t still be here if Wood continues on Page 7
Clark Wilson, 12, was at summer camp in Massachusetts earlier this month when the new app, Pokémon Go, was released for iPhone and Android. “All the camp counselors were talking about it as soon as it came out,” Wilson said. Though the campers weren’t allowed to play the game during camp, counselors started catching Pokémon immediately. “The app was pretty big news,” said Wilson, back home in Highlands Ranch and looking for Pokémon with his mom at Civic Green park last week. “I downloaded it after I got home.” The Pokémon franchise, once limited to trading cards and video games, is growing larger and larger since the release of Pokémon Go on July 6. Though the app is free to download, in-app purchases generated more than $14 million in just five days, according to SuperDataResearch. Pokemon continues on Page 6
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