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Children’s, SCL the latest Colo. hospital groups to require shots for their workers BY JOHN INGOLD THE COLORADO SUN
Some of the state’s largest and most influential health care organizations have issued a joint statement supporting mandates for health care workers to be vaccinated against the coronavirus. Fort Lupton Library Board Member Teri Kopfman talks with resident Rachel Williams about the proposed designs Aug. 11 at a The Colorado Hospital Associapublic meeting set to review the project. The two were looking at map of the area on Williams’ phone. PHOTO BY SCOTT TAYLOR tion, the Colorado Nurses Association and the Colorado Medical Society, which represents doctors, signed onto the statement, along with 16 other organizations. The Aug. 12 statement says all health care workers should be vaccinated; expresses support for organizations that have imposed vaccination mandates; and urges everyone age 2 and older to wear masks indoors in public places, including schools. BY SCOTT TAYLOR “Colorado’s health care workSTAYLOR@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM ers have heroically cared for their communities throughout the panCOVID-19’s pandemic shutdowns cost the new Fort Lupton public library some demic,” the statement says, “but we time, but it also looks to cost the project must all come together to protect some space. the most vulnerable among us.” The statement comes as pressure Members of the library’s board of direcmounts on state and local governtors, library staff and building designers ments to do more to quell the new presented the latest draft of the building surge in cases caused by the highly plan to a handful of residents on Aug 11. infectious delta variant of the virus Building Architect Daniel Matoba said and to get more people vaccinated increased costs for materials have boosted faster. the price tag for the library’s relocation. Also on Aug. 12, Children’s To keep the project within the budget, Hospital Colorado and SCL Health Matoba said the plans now call for reducbecame the latest health systems in ing the building’s size by 1,000 square feet the state to require employees to be - from 15,000 square feet in total to 14,000. vaccinated. “Steel and other pre-manufactured Every year before Thanksgiving, First United Methodist Church in Fort Lupton and the Fort Lupton Food and Clothing Bank provide community Children’s, whose main hospiproducts are very high, while wood and members with food boxes. This will be the program’s 10th consecutive year. Above, Joe Hubert, left China Garcia and Sue Hubert withand Change 4 Change, tal is in Aurora with smaller lumber are starting to trend down but that’s just a trend,” Matoba said. with “Butthe we food A proposed floor plan on for Fort new library. Designers say the finfacilities across the metro area, said another organization that helps drive. See more PageLupton’s 2.
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April 26, 1932 – July 28, 2021 Linda Rocha Shoen of Brighton, Colorado was born in Fort Morgan to Sofia Bollanos and John Catarino Rocha. Linda attended Brighton High School, graduating class of 1948; and Beauty Academy in Denver, where she met her future husband Richard Shoen. After marrying in December of 1950, they relocated to Washington DC., Linda completed Beauty Academy at Antoine’s. In 1952, the Shoens returned to Colorado with their daughter, and welcomed a second in1958. Linda owned the Break O’ Morn Cafe, LynRic Beauty Salon in Brighton, as well as the Shelle-Marie Salon in Hudson. Linda is
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Brighton, Colo—Raymond Michael Forehand, age 62, passed away at his home. Raymond was born on January 9, 1959 at Scott AFB Hospital in Illinois to Maria (Kesseler) and Arvil Forehand. Raymond graduated from Brighton High School in 1978, where he completed his Airframe and Power plant Mechanic from Colorado Aero Tech in July of 1980. Raymond worked for Frontier Airlines, at the time of his passing, as mechanic, maintenance lead and, more recently, aircraft inspector. He thoroughly enjoyed his work, recognizing at times, it was a tough trade to learn and continue excelling in. In his younger years he spent most of his time at the Wagon Wheel Skating Rink, where he worked for Eddie and Mary Trevena. He often said to his closest friends, “Mary was the one who stopped me from cussing much. You always listened to Mary.”
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Retention on the mind of Fort Lupton’s police chief BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNUITYMEDIA.COM
Fort Lupton Police Chief John Fryar made a request of council Aug. 10 to help keep some of his officers on the payroll. Council was in a town-hall format that night, so there was no decision. “We looked at agencies to compare to ours, and we stayed in Weld County,” Fryar said. “We could see how fast things are changing just to keep up with our competitors.” Fryar said the starting salary in Fort Lupton is $58,000. It’s as high as $66,000 in other parts of the county.
There is no pay-for-progress procedure in the city. Human Resources Director Laura Howe said if Frederick’s police department comes out of a county salary survey, Weld County’s pay rates are higher than most of the Denver area. “A lot of cities are moving fast,” Howe told councilors. “Law enforcement hiring is a challenge. More people are retiring. Fewer people are coming in. It’s not a unique problem to deal with. It’s getting to be an arms race in terms of pay.” Some of Fryar’s list of retention suggestions included more money for retirement plans. The city and the
police department members contribute 9.7 of the salaries. Fryar asked for an increase of 0.5 of 1 percent per year over the next three years. Another item on Fryar’s list was allowing officers to take their patrol cars home. Officers can do so now, provided they live within 20 miles of the city. “I’ve got nothing but good people,” Fryar told councilors. “I’d like to have a way to reward people who go above and beyond. I’d like the officers to be able to take their cars home. We won’t have enough cars to assign one to each officer. Frederick just entered into a lease program.”
Councilman Chris Ceretto agreed that it was time to let officers take their patrol cars home, though Mayor Zo Stieber said she’d seen several officers in their personal cars “who didn’t want to be exposed” in that fashion. “One thing to keep in mind,” said Councilwoman Shannon Rhoda. “It doesn’t matter what the pay is going to be. It’s going to be under what others do. That’s just the way it is. You can’t have it all. If we’re going to let them take the cars home, we have to make sure they aren’t taking them somewhere else.”
Council eyes ballot spot for marijuana grow question BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
FORT LUPTON – The ink hasn’t dried on potential ordinances that set up rules to allow medical and marijuana dispensaries to do business in Fort Lupton. Now, the city council may place an item on the November ballot to allow marijuana grow operations, too. Council has to make a decision by Aug. 31 to get the item on the ballot, according to city clerk Mari Pena. Resident Leonard Toews brought
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are also seeing changes to costs not over months but over weeks. What I can tell you is that what we are seeing this week will literally be different next week.” The library wants to move from Fort Lupton High School to a twoacre plot of land near the Safeway store, about a block from the city recreation center. Plans call for two facilities, one remaining inside Fort Lupton High School for students and the new facility for everyone else. Board member Teri Kopfman said the library board and the High Plains Library District, which operates Fort Lupton’s Library, are under contract to buy the two-acre plot. If all goes to plan, work on the new building would begin in the spring of 2022, Matoba said. Plans call for accessible parking on flat paths to get patrons to and from the building. A multipurpose room will open up on the lawn, and it’s in front of the parking lot. There will be more parking spaces and Collector Road will have additional parallel parking. There will be up to three to four handicapped parking spaces and a drop-off space. Inside features include community spaces in the multipurpose rooms, collection, reading and seating areas, a maker’s space for high-tech projects, a children’s area, teen or young adult and staffing and support space as well. Lobby space would connect to the adjoining multipurpose rooms when the library is not actually open. Plans call for one large multi-purpose room with a removable divider. Board member Kopfman said the
up the idea of grow operations during the council’s Aug. 10 town hall. He called the potential growth of grow operations in town “massive.” “The question is where are we at when we look at that potential,” he said. “It’s a great area. It’s industrial. There are good places to have grows. There is a lot of agricultural DNA in this area.” Mayor Zi Stieber said the city of Pueblo had a huge grow operation. “They started out at 1 percent and then ratcheted out,” Toews said. “Somewhere between 1 and 2 perboard began presenting their plans to the public in 2019, with plans for three public meetings to narrow down and settle on a final design for the building. The board hosted two meetings before COVID-19 hit and the third meeting was postponed. Matoba said the point of the Aug. 11 meeting was to discuss what part of the library residents would like to see trimmed and what they would like to see expanded. The current plan is to shrink the entire project, sacrificing enough space throughout the building to make the reduction barely noticeable. “We are really taking a little bit out of everything,” Matoba said. “Our intent is not to eliminate a program function in any way — not to take out a quiet reading area or take out the children’s area but to take a little bit out of everything so all the major programs can remain.” Resident Rachel Williams said she favored a more tactical reduction in space rather than just reducing everything slightly. She thought the library could make up the 1,000 square feet by reducing the lobby and new book space at the front. The library also could possibly sacrifice a dedicated activity area for children. “I know the kiddos need a good place to move around, but if they have activity going on it could take place in the larger multi-purpose room,” she said. For Williams, the multi-purpose rooms are key. “With the community growing the way that it is, we need to be able to engage with all of our new members,” she said. “I think this is good for community building.” Matoba said the board plans to host another design meeting later this fall.
cent of potential business would be interested in coming to this area.” Councilwoman Shannon Rhoda thought extra money from grow operations should go toward the police department, which will be in charge of enforcing whatever ordinances are in place. “A lot of businesses have cameras that watch the harvest. That’s the insider piece,” Toews said. “If you’re going to spend millions of dollars, chances are you’re pretty well-established.” Council’s Aug. 31 session is in a
town-hall format, meaning there can be no decision. Council can call a regular meeting, though. The next planned discussion of tweaking and adding the ordinances for medical and retail marijuana is on Aug. 17. Council hasn’t been able to decide how to choose the four businesses it will allow in town. Stieber favors a system that includes a lottery and some form of a merit system. Rhoda was concerned about a potential overlap of fingerprinting duties between the city and the state.
Council field grows in Fort Lupton STAFF REPORT
As of last week, nine candidates were running for the various available positions on the city council in the November election. Voters will choose a mayor (four-year term), a representative from Ward 1 for a four-year term, a representative from Ward 2 for a four-year term and two members to represent Ward 3. The top votegetter receives a four-year term, while the second-place finisher gets a two-year term. Petitions for five of the candidates – Mayor Zo Stieber (running for reelection), Councilwoman Shannon Rhoda (who wants to take Stieber’s place), Mike Sanchez and Bruce Fitzgerald (Ward 3 incumbents) and
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Ward 3 challenger Carlos Barron – were sufficient. The others who took out petitions as of last week were Scott Tipton (Ward 1), former City Administrator Claud Hanes (Ward 2) and present Weld Re-8 school board member Michelle Bettger (Ward 3), who’s also running for re-election to the school board. To vote, you have to be a U.S. citizen, a state resident for at least 22 days and be at least 16 years of age. Online registration (provided you have a driver’s license or an ID card) is available at www.govotecolorado. com. That’s the same place where voters can change their registration cards and party affiliations. Call 720-466-6101 for more information.
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Increased funding for community improvement Three community projects already in the works BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Weld County’s Community Development Block Grant program received increased funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to pay for improvements within communities, according to a press release. “These funds will help pay for community improvement projects and CDBG administrative costs from now to March 31, 2022,” Weld
County Commissioner Chamanir Steve Moreno said in the statement HUD increased funds from a bit more than $1 million in March of 2020 to almost $1.1 million after reviewing its consolidated plan. According to Weld County officials, CDBG was developed in June 2020 as an intergovernmental agreement among 25 towns and cities for community improvements. After feedback from residents, officials determined these communities need improvements, so the comments were added to the consolidated plan. CDBG Program Manager Don Sandoval brought it to attention to the board of county
commissioners’ public hearing earlier this year. The advisory committee started last fall to assist the CDBG staff with reviewing community improvement project applications from towns, cities and counties. The committee brings tghe proposed development recommendations and funding allocations before the board. From November and December 2020 and as of March, the board approved three community projects such as the Firestone expansion VIA transit service and the Evans Waters Efficiency program is in partnership with the Larimer County Conservation Corps
to help low-to-moderate-income homeowners with replacing toilets and water fixtures. According to officials, about 50 homes would benefit from these improvements. The third project is to pave two blocks of Idaho Street in Evans, replace the waterline and storm drainage and add a sidewalk. The Evans Water Efficiency program for Idaho Street is awaiting its sub-recipient agreement before its project can start even though it was approved by the board, according to the statement. The application period opens for new submissions for future community improvement projects Oct. 1.
Re-8 approves redistricting but not make-up BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
The Weld Re-8 School District balanced out the representation in its seven director districts. But the question of composition is up to the voters, perhaps in November. State law requires the district to apportion its districts based on the population of eligible electors in the district. In District C (Mat-
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workers must be fully vaccinated by Oct. 1 as a condition of employment, meaning people could be fired if they don’t comply. SCL Health -- parent of Saint Joseph Hospital in Denver, Lutheran Medical Center in Wheat Ridge and Platte Valley Medical Center in Brighton -- is giving workers until Nov. 1 and won’t allow them to return to work if they remain unvaccinated beyond then. UCHealth, Denver Health and Banner Health, as well as Kaiser Permanente, have previously announced vaccine mandates for employees. The city of Denver has mandated that all health care workers at facilities in the city, including nursing homes, be vaccinated. “Vaccines are essential in the
thew Adame’s district), there were 25 percent fewer residents than the population in the district. To solve the problem, the board added almost 500 residents to District C, added between 100 and 200 residents to districts A and B (their representatives are Jaime Sierra and Cody LeBlanc, respectively) and shrunk District G’s size by 400 residents. Kehle Griego was that district’s representative
on the school board. For most of the spring, the board leaned toward a five-district, two at-large membership. But the board voted that idea down in late June. Board member Jaime Sierra was in favor of this idea but wanted to be sure that Dacono had representation on the board. Homyak PK-8 School is the lone district school in Dacono. The school board has had five
members for several years. Sierra’s appointment to the board increased membership to six. But Griego stepped down this summer because of business commitments. The reapportionment is due to take effect in time for the November election. However, the question of the number of at-large seats vs. director seats will be up to the voters.
fight against COVID-19,” Jena Hausmann, Children’s Hospital Colorado’s president and CEO, said in a statement. “With safe and effective vaccines widely available, this decision affirms our commitment to the safety and care for our team members and for those we serve.” On Aug. 10, the Colorado chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics sent a letter to Gov. Jared Polis and state and local health officials urging orders requiring universal mask wearing in Colorado schools and child care centers, regardless of a person’s vaccination status. The Colorado Vaccine Equity Taskforce, a group of political and health leaders at dozens of organizations across the state, urged the same. “Colorado students need access to safe, uninterrupted learning this school year,” Dr. Edward Maynard, the AAP Colorado chapter presi-
dent, said in a statement. “The current patchwork of school policies across the state will result in more COVID-19 cases, more transmission of the virus, more quarantines and repeated school closures.” But at a news conference on Aug. 12, Polis showed no inclination to issue new mask orders or vaccination requirements for health care workers. Polis noted that, while more than 500 people are currently hospitalized in Colorado with COVID-19, including 17 children, the state is nowhere close to exceeding hospital capacity. Polis has said many times that ensuring the state stays within its hospital capacity is his “North Star” in making decisions about statewide protective measures. The state has issued guidance to school districts urging mask usage, in keeping with recommendations from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But
Polis has left it up to school districts to determine whether to mandate mask-wearing — something that has led to a patchwork of rules across Colorado as kids return to classrooms. On Au. 12, Polis reiterated the benefits of mask-wearing, while also downplaying the lack of a mandate. “There is no silver bullet,” he said. Speaking about masks, he added, “We believe they are part of a layered protection system that can keep kids safe.” This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun. com. The Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.
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Two rodeo riders with a passion for riding Traditions passed down from generations BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Beyond the history and the sport, two very different riders at very different events at the Adams County Fair shared one thing: tradition. The Professional Bull Riders (PBR) and the Charreada rodeos bring to the Adams County Fair danger, excitement, toughness, and courage from two different types of cultures and family traditions. Mason Ward, 20, from North Platte, Nebraska rides in the bucking bulls com-
petition with the PBR Aug. 5. The tradition of riding bucking bulls started with his dad who rode professionally. Mason started his passion as a little boy bucking sheep and calves working his way to the bulls. “The fact that you’re doing something that shouldn’t be done. I mean, there should be no reason why someone would be able to ride a 2,000-pound bull. The feeling when you ride, nothing in life matches to it,” said Mason. His family raises bulls so in his off-time Mason is busy taking care of the bulls. He continues to practice bucking on his bulls once a week. He runs every morning to keep in shape, build strength and flexibility. Mason said his toughest
bull was in the June college finals. “It had never been ridden and he was a tough one.” Mason’s plans for the future are to make it to the PBR World Championship Finals and then retire. Charreada is an art of Mexican horsemanship a tradition that has been passed down to cowboys and senoritas. Maximiliano Moralez ,21, grew up in the small town Cuautlia, Jalisco Mexico, and was one of the featured riders at the fair on Aug. 8. Charreada is where he learned the sport of Charreada horsemanship and has been in competition for over 10-years. Moralez’s Charro Team performs all over Colorado lassoing wild horses, and
Charro Maximiliano Morales controlling the horse to walk backward PHOTO BY BELEN WARD and in elegant patterns.
bulls. They also perform the Paso Del Muerte meaning step to death jumping from one horse to another with elegance and showmanship. Moralez’s Charro team is performing every weekend all over the state of Colorado to make it to the
finals. Moralez future is to continuing performing with the Charro team and win competitions. “I’m very passionate about the sport and dressing like a Charro,” Moralez said. “You feel like you are in another country, like in Mexico.”
Bettger, Adame joins school board race STAFF REPORT
Weld Re-8 School District board members Michelle Bettger and Matthew Adame, both incumbents, announced they are running for reelection this fall. Jamie Sierra, who joined the board this spring, also announced Suncor Air Monitoring Print Ads.pdf her desire to run for a spot on the
school board. “I am running for re-election because I feel the school board still has a lot of work to do with continuting updating outdated policies as well as rebuild the trust with the community again,” Adame said. A total of five seats are on the Nov. 2 ballot. The other contested dis2 8/10/21 10:38 PM tricts are the vacant spot in District
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D and Kehle Griego’s former spot on the board. She stepped down this summer for business reasons. Residents who have been registered electors in the district for 12 consecutive months and who live in one of the director districts are eligible to run. Residents convicted of committing sexual offenses against children are not eligible.
Those interested need to file a written notice of intention to be a candidate and turn in a nomination petition with at least 50 eligible voters who can vote in the regular biennial school election. Petitions are available at the district administration office, 200 S. Fulton Ave. The deadline to submit the petitions is 3 p.m. Friday, Aug. 27.
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Spaceport area plans up for future discussions BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Adams County commissioners signed off on the bulk of the plan for a sub-district around the Colorado Air and Spaceport but said they need more time to consider its plans. The reason is the planned Aerotropolis project was not part of the analysis. Adams County Community Economic Development Department case manager Nick Eagleson presented the plans for Colorado Air and Spaceport to the Adams County Commissioners for approval in a public hearing Aug. 3. “I did not see a mention of the CDOT reference or study of the Aerotropolis area,” said Commissioner Steve O’Dorisio.
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The planning processes Eagleson team posted a proposal and selected a consultant, Steven Chester, with Kimley-Horn in the spring of 2020. They also put together an advisory group, steering committee and stakeholder groups. “I want to mention running concurrently is the Colorado Air Spaceport Master Plan, and Dave Ruppel, the director of CASP, is heading and focusing on expanding aerospace and spaceport capabilities while the subarea plan looks at the overall area outside of the spaceport,” Eagleson said. Background The intended vision is for the land use that surrounds CASP is development of infrastructure, roadways and public utilities. The sub-district plans are a guide for short- and long-term goals along with policies, standard and market potential, including jobs. “We incorporated different plans and studies with multiple jurisdictions in the subarea, including the town of Bennett and the city of Aurora. We looked at the Aurora and Bennett’s comprehensive plans, including the Aurora transportation study and Adams County comprehensive plan as well,” said Eagleson. Future planning process Eagleson’s team developed focus group meetings to directly meet with residents, business owners and landowners. “We also designated a website that was super handy and helpful to conduct online workshops and multiple surveys engaging with them to get public input,” he noted. In feedback, the team developed six land use designations: industry hub, aerospace and innovation, light industrial, mixed-use industrial, green energy and sustainable agriculture, community hubs and neighborhood residential. The team also received concerns from the public comments. The residents were worried about the future land use’s impact on property values and how would it impact business operations. Another question was if there would be added flexibility for residential development in the town of Bennett.
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The county’s comments revolved around using the sub-district plan in the transportation master plans and working on updating the comprehensive plan with “Advancing Adams.” Another area of interest was the potential of new parks, open spaces and trails within the sub-district. “As far as outreach, we worked with the steering committee throughout the entire process, we saw what challenges and opportunities would be within the subarea,” Eagleson said. “We are also in collaboration between multiple jurisdictions such as the city of Aurora water and planning staff and Aurora Economic Development, Adams County and Metro Economic Development.” Other agencies involved are the city of Denver, Arapahoe County and representatives from the spaceport. “When you brought forward plans to the board of county commissioners before, you laid out some options, do you remember what those were, can you walk through what are the final outcomes?” asked O’Dorisio “Those options were not of future land use but the current zoning within the subarea. We put out preferred alternatives and also a hybrid alternative of future land use recommendations on what it would look like, “ said Eagleson. “We asked for your feedback on what made the most sense. such as do we need a little bit more sus-
tainable agriculture and green energy type of land uses? Or would you like to see those community hubs along certain corridors?” “Of the three options, which was the most likely final option,” O’Dorisio asked. “The preferred alternative,” Eagleson said. Commissioner Eva Henry also asked Chester with Kimley-Horn why wasn’t Areotropolis considered inside of the plan. “I’m shocked you don’t know the plan he tells Chester especially when you are developing this in the area of the aerotropolis,” said Commissioner Chaz Tedesco. “I’m concerned that we are going by Denver’s vision of an aerotropolis, because we did have some conflict about their vision as an aerotropolis and what our vision is as an aerotropolis.” Tedesco recommended the team go back through the proposal and history. “With a lot of the development that we are approving in that area, especially E-470, I’m a little shocked you didn’t incorporate Aerotropolis and yet Denver is putting its input when you are making those decisions and analysis,” said Tedesco. “To clarify we did incorporate the Denver aerotropolis planning effort and some of the future visions in terms of land use and transportation into this plan.” Chester said. “I was just referenc-
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Flatland Cavalry @ 8pm / $15 Grizzly Rose, 5450 North Valley Highway, Denver
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Colorado Rapids
The Hella Mega Tour-Green Day/Fall Out Boy/Weezer
Sat 8/21 Try'N Escape @ 12am Aug 21st - Aug 20th Bison Ridge Recreation Center, 13905 E. 112th Avenue, Commerce City. 303-2893760
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@ 7pm / $22 Aug 21st - Aug 31st AROUND THE WORLD, Participate from home!, Denver
Women-only Level 1 MTB skills at Valmont Bike Park, Boulder CO
@ 5:30pm / $75 Valmont Bike Park, 3160 Airport Rd, This is the main parking lot, by the bathrooms., Boulder
Travel Series: Road Trips Nevada 8/19
@ 7pm Bison Ridge Recreation Center, 13905 E. 112th Avenue, Commerce City. 303-2893760
Music Bingo at Pour Tap House
@ 7pm / Free Pour Tap House, 12433 East 104th Av‐ enue, Commerce City
Sun 8/22 Standley Lake Bird Walks @ 7am Standley Lake Regional Park & Wildlife Refuge, Simms St & W 100th Ave, Westminster. standley lake@cityofwestminster.us, 303425-1097 @ 9am / Free Interlocken Golf Club, 800 Eldorado Boule‐ vard, Broom�eld
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@ 5:30pm / Free 2770 Dagny Way, 2770 Dagny Way, Suite 202, Lafayette
Thu 8/26 Rambler Ranch Tour @ 3:30pm Fort Lupton Recreation & Parks De‐ partment, 203 S Harrison, Fort Lupton. 303-857-4200
Mötley Crüe/Def Leppard/Poison/ Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
Sunday @ NorthRock | August 22 @ 10am / Free NorthRock Church, 10100 Grant Street, Thornton
Tue 8/24 Colorado Music and Arts Festival @ 10am / $10 Aug 21st - Aug 22nd Westminster City Park Circle Trail, Westminster City Park Circle Trail Westminster City Park Circle Trail, Westminster. artists@outlawna tion.com, 404-441-0410
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@ 4:30pm / $99.50-$750 Coors Field, 2001 Blake St., Denver
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Summer Stroll: Sand Creek Trail 8/24 @ 3pm Offsite, 6060 E Parkway Drive, Commerce City. 303-289-3760
Discovery Kids- Our Fabulous Pets
Music Bingo at Pour Tap House @ 7pm / Free Pour Tap House, 12433 East 104th Avenue, Commerce City
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@ 4pm Aug 24th - Aug 26th Eagle Pointe Recreation Center, 6060 E. Parkway Dr., Commerce City. 303-2893760
Counting Crows: Butter Miracle Tour 2021
Blake Shelton: Friends and Heroes 2021
@ 6pm / $59.75-$99.75 Fillmore Auditorium (Denver), 1510 Clark‐ son, Denver
@ 7pm / $35-$165 Ball Arena, 1000 Chopper Circle, Denver
ALICIA The World Tour
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Friday Bingo at Eagle Pointe 8/20
@ 7pm / $10-$20 The Horse Protection League, 17999 W 60th Ave, Arvada
Flatirons Recovery - Family and friends of those struggling with addition
@ 7:30pm / $15-$20 Rayback Collective, 2775 Valmont Road, Boulder
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Outdoor Movie Night! Fundraiser for The Horse Protection League.
@ 5:30pm / $39.50-$209.50 DICK'S Sporting Goods Park, 6000 Victory Way, Commerce City
Boulder Comedy Show 7:30pm (Late Show)
@ 7pm / Free-$35 Levitt Pavilion Denver, 1380 W. Florida Ave., Denver
@ 7pm Eagle Pointe Recreation Center, 6060 E. Parkway Dr., Commerce City. 303-2893760
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Omni Interlocken Golf Clinic
Yam Haus
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@ 7pm / $29-$998 DICK'S Sporting Goods Park, 6000 Victory Way, Commerce City
Downtown Denver Public Art Bicycle Tour
That Eighties Band at Orchard Town Center @ 5pm The Orchard Town Center, 1254 Poplar St., Westminster. meghan@ meghandougherty.com, 720-5600177
@ 4pm / Free City of Cuernavaca Park, 3500 Rockmont Drive, Denver
Seasons Birth Center Refresher on Zoom
@ 8pm Bellco Theatre, 700 14th St, Den‐ ver YMH Producer Beat Battle (Session I) @ 8pm / $10-$150 Your Mom's House Denver, 608 E 13th Ave., Denver
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August 18, 2021
No heightened standards for South Platte Water commissioners decline upgrades quality rules for the urban river BY MICHAEL BOOTH THE COLORADO SUN
Public officials, conservation groups and citizen speakers pleaded with the Colorado Water Quality Control Commission Monday to reverse a 2020 decision and strengthen protections for the South Platte River in north Denver and Adams County, but the commissioners declined. Opponents of the commission’s decision last year thought they had one last chance in a “town hall” feedback format to urge the commissioners to revisit the controversial vote, which rejected a staff recommendation to upgrade the South Platte to higher water quality protections. They pointed to the recent weeks of high heat and air pollution in metro Denver, as well as a new climate change report showing irrefutable and irreversible damage to the environment, as more reasons to protect the river with tougher regulations. “We cannot wait five more years to upgrade or revisit what’s happening to the communities in north Denver,” said Ean Tafoya, Colorado director of the nonprofit GreenLatinos. The commissioners, who are ap-
The South Platte River is seen on Aug. 8 in north Denver.
pointed by Gov. Jared Polis to oversee the Water Quality Control Division of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, said they would not reverse their 2020 decision now. The coalition favoring more protections said after the town hall they would consider
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trying to force the commission to reconsider through a petition process, by taking legal action. But some commissioners appeared to leave the door open to further discussions and to seek more community input on future river decisions. “I think what we have now is a clarion call to revisit how this body does business. Without blaming anyone or anything, I think we’ve come to take for granted the way things work,” commission Chair Joan Card said. “And, the way things work is not working for everybody in an equitable way.” Those who want to elevate the South Platte’s urban stretches used the commission’s town hall comment period to attack the 2020 decision. The staff of the water quality division last year had recommended that the South Platte River through north Denver and Adams County, long plagued by industrial releases and wastewater effluent, be upgraded to the next higher level of stream protections. The higher level would have forced existing polluters in that section, like Metro Wastewater, Suncor or Molson Coors, to avoid further degrading water quality with any new activity unless they could prove it was essential to their continuing business. As it stands now, those existing polluters have “protected use” status that permits them to degrade the water, even though water quality in those central urban streams has improved in recent decades. The Colorado division of Parks and Wildlife, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Adams County Commissioners and others had supported the staff request for a river protection upgrade. The water commissioners rejected the idea last year, and then again in June. Adams County Commissioner Steve O’Dorisio said he wanted to be frank with the water commissioners that not enough opponents were prepared for the discussion ahead of the 2020 decision.
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“Back in 2020 we did not know how this specific decision would affect our river and our communities,” O’Dorisio said. Jeff Neuman-Lee, describing himself as a citizen speaker for the town hall forum, pointed to Colorado’s air fouled by wildfire smoke and heatgenerated ozone in recent weeks. “We’ve been just degrading our Earth over and over and over again, and we can’t tolerate any more,” he said. “It’s depressing to see that we’re allowing water quality to go unheeded; to create stretches of our rivers and say we don’t care about them, we’re just going to let them go.” One water quality commissioner urged the speakers Monday to avoid making their policy arguments into personal attacks, but added that the commission has heard the past year’s worth of protests loud and clear. “I just want to assure you that we’re not ignoring anyone, but our entire job and role on this commission is to hear you,” water Commissioner April Long said. Some of Monday’s speakers said they were concerned that leaving the South Platte’s water quality protection where it is now will weaken the current permit renewal process underway for the Suncor refinery, which borders Sand Creek as it empties into the South Platte. The state health department is reviewing and answering public comments on Suncor’s permit application, and conservationists and neighborhood groups want Suncor’s water and air pollution caps cut way back. “This idea of grandfathered legacy pollution,” Tafoya said, “just because they always have, doesn’t mean they should continue to.” This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun.com. The Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.
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August 18, 2021
Pandemic, low birth rates change kindergarten Experts fear learning gaps for young Colorado students BY ANN SCHIMKE CHALKBEAT
A musical phone alarm went off in Sharon Gray’s classroom — a cue that it was time for students to switch to a new activity station. “Boys and girls, remember how we’re learning about rotating?” she said to the soon-to-be kindergartners at her table. “Where do you guys get to go?” A little boy answered immediately. “The park!” he said. The correct answer was actually the block table at the other end of the orange-carpeted room, but such trial and error was part of the weeklong Jump Start program at Peiffer Elementary in the Jefferson County school district. Paid for with federal stimulus dollars, the summer transition program is among a host of initiatives school districts are launching this year as they prepare to welcome a new crop of children to classrooms after more than a year of disrupted schooling — and in some cases, no formal schooling at all. District leaders also plan to reduce class sizes, add coaches and intervention teachers, and provide tutoring. Many experts fear the youngest students could face the most substantial social and academic gaps, both because pandemic upheaval came during a critical time in their development and because thousands of children didn’t attend preschool and kindergarten last year as they normally would have. In Colorado, the biggest K-12 enrollment drops last year occurred in kindergarten, with a statewide decline of 7,000 students, or 9%. That matches national trends, including findings from a new Stanford University and New York Times analysis of 70,000 schools in 33 states. The size of last year’s kindergarten decrease varied among Colorado districts, with some areas harder hit because of the state’s declining birth rate. The rapidly growing Brighton-based District 27J saw a slight dip of 3%; Denver, the state’s largest district, saw an 8% decline; and the Pueblo 60 district saw a 17% drop. The absence of so many kindergartners from last year’s public school rolls raises many questions that educators will begin to answer as the 2021-2022 school year starts: Who stayed in preschool an extra year? Who attended kindergarten in a private program or another district? And who missed out completely? Bill Jaeger, vice president of early childhood and policy initiatives at the Colorado Children’s Campaign, said students who have historically been marginalized in the U.S. education system, including children of color, dual language learners, and students with disabilities, were more likely
to lose access to early education during the pandemic, worsening existing inequities. “My guess is that teachers are going to be challenged by the fact that children have had such a wide array of experiences in the year prior to this fall,” he said. Enrollment rebounds — to a point Kindergarten enrollment is poised to rebound this year, though not generally to the level it was prior to the pandemic, according to a Chalkbeat survey of 12 districts, including the state’s six largest. Only one-third of the districts polled, including Mapleton, Westminster, Cherry Creek and Jefferson County, expect to surpass their kindergarten enrollment numbers from the 2019-20 school year. The other eight districts predicted lower kindergarten enrollment this fall than in 2019, with double-digit drops possible in the Greeley-Evans, Aurora and Pueblo 60 districts. District officials cautioned that projections are preliminary and could change if there’s a late rush in enrollment or other developments. Christina Weiland, an associate professor of education at the University of Michigan, said many experts expected kindergarten enrollment to exceed pre-COVID levels this year. “We know we have a lot of kids who sat out kindergarten last year,” she said But she also acknowledged the growing number of factors in play, from the surging Delta variant to changing policies on masks and quarantines. “There are so many pushes and pulls right now,” she said. “It is a very local and heterogenous story everywhere.” Weiland, the lead author of a recent University of Michigan and Urban Institute report on early childhood pandemic effects, said it will be more important than ever for educators to use their inperson instructional time wisely this year, especially if quarantines or school shutdowns persist. The report recommends a variety of ways schools can use stimulus money to accelerate learning for young children, including tutoring as early as kindergarten, hiring assistant teachers, adding mental health support, and replacing ineffective curriculum with high-quality options. Lower birth rates mean fewer students Tangled up with COVID-related enrollment changes are declines associated with Colorado’s shrinking child population, particularly in school districts with aging populations or pricey housing. State Demographer Elizabeth Garner said births in Colorado began slowing in 2007 and have dropped every year since. “Absolutely hands down we are seeing fewer kids,” she said. “That is going to be part of your impact [on enrollment] and I’m SEE BIRTH RATES, P15
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August 18, 2021
Discovering new old places Metro area offers lesser-known historical sites BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
While the Denver metro area is dotted with wellknown aging ranches and charming historical homesteads, some history lovers of the area may be in search of a different kind of site — one they either haven’t heard of before or that they must romp through the woods to access. In search of these types of unusual history sites, one place to look is the National Register of Historic Places. For each of the counties that surround Denver — not to mention all the counties in the United States — this register provides a list of historically significant sites, some of which are unique or little-known sites. Some of these sites, like an abandoned, rattlesnake-ridden military amphitheater in Golden, aren’t available for public access. Others, like Native American shelters in Douglas County, have a restricted location to protect them from being disturbed. But some on the list are simply often-overlooked historical sites in the area. The list includes bridges, farms, schools, archaeological sites and more and offers new discoveries for residents curious about all the nooks and crannies of their community’s history. Here are a few of the Denver area’s hidden history gems from the National Register of Historic Places and beyond. Pioneer graves in Commerce City Did you know that Denver’s oldest cemetery is mostly in Commerce City? Riverside Cemetery, located a half-mile north of I-70 at 5201 Brighton Boulevard, was built in 1876 and registered with the national register in 1994. While the 77-acre cemetery is surrounded by industrial properties, the cemetery itself serves as a peaceful resting place for many of Colorado’s pioneers. One afternoon in August, the giant cemetery stood mostly quiet and empty save for a few birds. The gravesite serves as the final resting place for three of Colorado’s governors — John Evans, Samuel Elbert and John Routt. Pioneers buried there include Augusta Tabor, a Gold Rush pioneer; Barney Ford, who
escaped from slavery; and Silas Soule, an abolitionist and soldier who testified against Col. John Chivington and the Colorado Cavalry after the Sand Creek Massacre and was then assassinated in the streets of Denver. Throughout the cemetery there are dozens of unique headstones, including a log cabin replica, a giant horse sculpture, several large angel figures and a statue of a man buried there. An online tour brochure of the cemetery guides drivers and walkers through the historic site, which is still open for new burials. The brochure tells the stories of several of the people buried there and provides general information about the cemetery. The informational pamphlet is available at www.FriendsofRiversideCemetery.org/visit-riverside. A nonprofit that helps preserve the cemetery, Friends of Historic Riverside Cemetery, accepts donations to help maintain the property, which they say is “in a state of rapid decline.” Some may notice that many of the trees on the property have died and the ground cover is mostly weeds and native grass. “Over the fall and winter of 2008-2009, several dead trees fell and damaged nearby monuments and a historic private mausoleum,” according to the nonprofit’s website. “Many more were taken down to manage this risk, but additional trees are in danger of falling during future storms or periods of strong winds.” The driveable and walkable cemetery is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Walking among mammoths in Douglas County While many have heard of Dinosaur Ridge near Morrison, there’s more than one significant archaeological site in the area. Lamb Spring Archaeological Preserve in Douglas County is a less well-known site but it has the highest concentration of mammoth remains in the state. It also offers free tours. “You can go on the site and see where they were,” said Cameron Randolph, vice chair of the preserve’s board of directors. In 1960, Charles Lamb was expanding a pond fed by a natural spring on his property when he came upon several large bones that were later identified as Columbian Mammoth remains. After several excavations of the site, archaeologists found the remains of at least five mammoths but there could be up to 30 mammoths
Many headstones in the Riverside Cemetery show family members buried near each other. PHOTO BY ELLIOTT WENZLER
that died at the site. During its life, an adult male Columbian Mammoth could grow up to 14 feet high at its shoulder. Other remains found on the site include Ice Age horses, camels, sloths and bison. There’s also evidence that the site was used by prehistoric people in the area as a hunting site. If confirmed with more research, that would put humans in that area 2,000 years earlier than previously thought, Rudolph said. Today, the site is 35 acres of protected land between Roxborough Park and Sterling Ranch. It was added to the national register in 1997. Free tours of the site are available on the first Saturday of each month during much of spring, summer and fall. Visitors can see where the remains were discovered, see a cast of one of the mammoth skulls found there and learn more about the region from the preserve’s docents. This year, the last organized tour will be Oct. 2. The site also offers private tours. Eventually, the organization hopes to have a museum on the site of the excavation, Rudolph said. The preserve will also host tours and demonstrations as part of International Archaeological Day on Oct. 16 in coordination with Roxborough State Park. Donations to the organization are welcome during
tours. Residents interested in learning more about the preserve or signing up for a tour can do so by visiting www.LambSpring.org or their Facebook page at www. Facebook.com/LambSpringAP. Visit a castle near Morrison For those history lovers who yearn for a workout before their history lesson, there’s Castle Trail in Morrison’s Mount Falcon Park. The 6.7-mile, nearly 2,000foot elevation gain loop trail leads hikers to the castle ruins of one of Denver’s early settlers and one of the area’s interesting historical characters: John Brisben Walker. In the park are both Walker’s stone mansion, destroyed by a fire, and the cornerstone of a nevercompleted home that Walker hoped would be a summer White House for the U.S. presidents. Born in 1847, Walker ended up in Denver 32 years later after having served as a general in the Chinese army, running for Congress, winning and losing a fortune and managing two newspapers, according to Morrison Historical Society. Once in Denver, he dabbled in agriculture and made himself a new fortune before going on to develop River Front Park, an amusement park that also held Denver’s first rodeo. He made a series of other purchases includ-
ing Governor Evans’ “Swiss Cottage” in Morrison and all of what is now Red Rocks Park and Mount Falcon. After a few years away from Colorado — during which time he bought the then-failing Cosmopolitan magazine, later sold it to William Randolph Hearst and also sponsored the first automobile race in the United States — Walker returned to Morrison in the early 20th century. From there, Walker began working on developing the area, building a road into town, adding a tea house and constructing hiking trails. He also built a railway to the top of Mount Morrison, making it the longest cog railway in the world at the time. During this “period of enthusiasm” Walker also dreamed up the idea of a permanent summer home for U.S. presidents, according to the historical society. Construction began on top of Mount Falcon and the cornerstone was laid, but before it could be completed, the finances dried up and the project fizzled. Nearby, Walker built his home, a stone mansion that was destroyed by fire in 1918. Walker, by then a widower with a son, moved to Brooklyn and then died in 1931. Today, the remains of his home and his dream of a summer White House remain for visitors to see in Mount Falcon Park.
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August 18, 2021
BRIEFS Back-to-school night Fort Lupton High School’s backto-school night is Wednesday, Aug. 18, starting at 6 p.m. It’s a chance to meet teachers, coaches, counselors and principals. Information about clubs and activities will be available. Superintendent contract The Weld Re-8 School District board of education is due to take up the subject of a contract extention for Superintendent Alan Kaylor Tuesday, Aug. 24. No details on the deal were released during an Aug. 12 study session. Because the board met in study session format, there was no decision. Board President Susan K. Browne said Kaylor’s contract term would be in line with other administrators in the district -- Aug. 2 to the end of July 2023. “Is there money in the budget (for Kaylor’s salary)?” asked board member Cody LeBlanc. “Yes,” Browne said. The board changed its meeting date to Aug. 24 to allow Kaylor to attend his son’s football game. Gummball rally The fourth annual Gummball Rally is set for 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 21, at Riverdale Regional Park, East 124th Avenue and Brighton Road. The 5K run is in memory of Adams County sheriff’s deputy Heath Gumm, who died in the line of duty in January 2018. The fee is $30 for racers 13 years of age and older (T-shirt guaranteed with a paid entry by Sunday, Aug. 6), and older, $10 for those 12 and under with a T-shirt guaranteed with a paid entry by Aug. 6 and free for racers 12 and under (no T-shirt). Visithttps://gummball5k.itsyourrace.com/event.aspx?id=11277.
up. It opens to the public at dawn Sept. 2 and will be open for visits 24 hours per day until it closes at 2 p.m. Sept. 5. More information at thewallthatheals.org. Sips n Spaghetti dinner The annual fundraiser for the Weld Re-8 School District will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 2, at the Fort Lupton Recreation Center, 203 S. Harrison Ave. Aside from food from area businesses, there will be raffles and door prizes. Cemetery walk The city of Fort Lupton’s historic preservation is looking for volunteers to help with a cemetery walk from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, at Hillside Cemetery. Volunteers will re-enact historic figures from the town’s history, such as past city leaders, farmers, pioneers and soldiers. The event is part of this year’s Trapper Days and is on the list of stops for shuttle service. Contact Alyssa Knutson at 303.857.6694 oraknutson@fortluptonco.gov.
Ribbon cutting The ribbon cutting for Copper Kettle Kitchen and Catering will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 27, at 737 Denver Ave.
Growing Grads kickoff The city of Brighton’s Growing Grads College and Career Readiness Kickoff returns in person at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 15, at The Armory Performing Arts Center. Highschool juniors, seniors and parents are encouraged to attend and explore post-secondary options. “After hosting our last college fair remotely, we are so excited to bring back this one in-person,” said Tawnya Russell, manager of youth services in a statement.“This kickoff is a great way to help prepare students for that next step and we hope this in-person setting will help get questions answered and new opportunities discovered.” Colleges, trade schools and other programs that will be in attendance include Western Colorado University, Emily Griffith Technical College, Spartan College (aviation and technology), Front Range Community College, Universal Technical Institute and Independent Electrical Contractors - Rocky Mountain (IECRM) and more. The kickoff is free to attend. Register at brightonco.gov/growinggrads. COVID-19 guidelines at the time will apply. Visit brightonco.gov/growinggrads or email trussell@brightonco. gov.
Candlelight ceremony set for “The Wall That Heals” Brighton stop The city of Brighton scheduled a series of events during the “Wall That Heal’s” Vietnam Veterans memorial that’s in town Sept. 2-5, including a candlelight vigil at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 3. Brighton’s Carmichael Park, 650 Southern St., will be the sole Colorado stop for the three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C. The traveling memorial honors the Americans who served in the U.S. armed forces in the Vietnam War and bears the names of the 58,279 men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in Vietnam. The wall will be escorted to Carmichael Park Aug. 31, and volunteers will spend the day Sept. 1 setting it
Call for Art in Park artists The city of Brighton’s sixth annual Art in the Park festival tuns from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 18, at Carmichael Park, 650 Southern St. A city statement said this one-day festival will give attendees the opportunity to meet with local, regional, and international artists showcasing their work, enjoy live music, watch artist demonstrations and entertain children with interactive art activities. In addition, food will be available for purchase through food trucks in attendance. The festival is free. Outdoor COVID guidelines at the time will apply. Artists interested in showcasing their artwork at the festival should apply at brightonartinthepark.com. The deadline for booth applications is Wednesday, Sept. 1.
Full moon bike ride The next Bike Brighton Full Moon Bike Ride is at 6:15 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 22. It starts at Benedict Park, 1855 E. Southern St., and ends at the Chikuma Spash Pad and Plaza, 1750 Skeel St. Organizers suggest bringing a helmet, water, bug spray, lights and masks. Visit www.brightongo.gov/ bikebrighton.
Visit brightonartinthepark.com or contact David Gallegos, arts and culture coordinator, at 303-655-2176 or dgallegos@brightonco.gov. Fall clean-up day The city of Fort Lupton wants to have its annual clean-up day this year. But how that may take place is largely dependent on the spread of coronavirus. Public Works Director Roy Vestal outlined some of his concerns to council during an Aug. 10 town hall. His main issue is the timing of when to call it a one-day event and when to decide on a voucher program for some time in October. “If the running average is over 60 on Sept. 15, we will plan to have an October voucher issue instead of the one-day collection event on Sept. 25,” Vestal said by email. As of Aug. 11, the running average was 133.1 per 100,000 residents. The pick-up day for senior citizens and the disabled is Thursday, Sep. 23. City officials said that date won’t change. Call City Hall to schedule pickup at 303-857-6694. Visit https://www.fortluptonco. gov/454/Clean-Up-Days. ONGOING Walk with a doc Platte Valley Medical Center’s cardiac rehab team and Walk With A Doc will host monthly walks with Dr. Christopher Cannon, interventional cardiologist at Brighton Heart and Vascular Institute. This is a walking program for everyone interested in taking steps for a healthier lifestyle. After a few minutes to learn about a current health topic from the doctor, spend the rest of the hour enjoying a healthy walk and fun conversation. It’s a great way to get out, get active and enjoy all the benefits that come from walking. Blessings in a Bag Fort Lupton’s Backpack Program helps school children in need with a backpack of healthy food. It’s an all-volunteer program and is in need of volunteers. If interested in volunteering or donating, call 303-718-4440. Mail donations to Blessings in a Bag, 306 Park Ave., Fort Lupton 80621. Drop-in child care The Fort Lupton Recreation Center offers drop-in child care from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays or Tuesdays and Thursdays. Call 303857-4200. Committee openings Fort Lupton has openings for several of its citizen advisory committees. Visit https://www.fortluptonco. gov/966/I-Want-To-Apply-for-a-Committee. Boards/committees’ openings The city of Fort Lupton is looking for volunteers for its historic presesrvation board, the Fort Lupton Urban Renewal Authority, FLURA business representative (a five-year term), FLURA alternate member (term expires March 5, 2023) and library board trustee (term expires December 2024). Call Alyssa Knutson at 720-4666128. Senior meals Fort Lupton’s senior lunch pro-
gram is in person. Call 303-8574200, ext. 6166 for a reservation. Eagle View Adult Center in Brighton will serve hot VOA lunches Mondays and Thursdays. Advance reservations are required. Call EVAC 303-655-2075 for more information. Chess tournament The Fort Lupton Public & School Library put together a chess tournament that’s idea for beginning players. Visit https://docs.google.com/ forms/d/1UFPA1ENiETkHnJjaHh_ E3hUAOEWSRKUXpU7utzYab-U/ viewform?fbclid=IwAR1M9cUK4b p7cJyH9phmivtIV6gmeXqd3kNra 5q_L113Py-IhRIHDjMHRd4&edit_ requested=true Fort Lupton senior lunches Senior lunches are available at noon Mondays at the Fort Lupton Recreation Center, 203 S. Harrison AVe. Sign up by noon the previous Thursday. Call 303-857-4200, ext. 6166. Coffee group Fort Lupton’s weekly coffee group sessions are at 8 a.m. Wednesdays. Call 303-857-4200. Pen pals Fort Lupton’s senior pen pal program through Twombly Elementary School is looking for participants. Learn more at: https://www.fortluptonco.gov/950/Senior-Pen-PalProgram Craft classes Monthly craft classes through the Fort Lupton Recreation Center (203 S. Harrison Ave.) are available. Call 303-857-4200, ext. 6166 with questions. COVID-19 vaccines The Salud clinic in Fort Lupton, 1115 Second St., is offering COVID-19 vaccinations to those 70 years of age and older, healthcare workers and workers in the state’s 1b category. You don’t need to be a patient Register at saludclinic.org. Free short-term radon test kits Weld County residents can receive a free radon test kit (one per household, while supplies last). Test kits can be requested online at www. drhomeair.com/weld, according to a statement. Call the Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment at (970) 400-2226 or visit: www.weldgov.com/go/radon. Warm Line up and running Community Reach Center is offering a Warm Line (303-280-6602) for those who want to talk to mentalhealth professionals about anxiety, lack of sleep and strained relationships, among other topics. The professionals can facilitate referrals to other programs for assistance. A press statement said the line is not for crisis intervention. Those feeling unsafe or suicidal should call Colorado Crisis Services (1-844493-8255) or text 38255 or visit the Behavioral Urgent Care Center, 2551 W. 84th Ave., Westminster. Also, the center’s COVID-19 Heroes Program is set up to assist healthcare workers during the pandemic. Those who live or work in Adams SEE BRIEFS, P13
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Here are the police reports for Aug. 01 to Aug.06 to the Fort Lupton Police Department. Not every call made to the police is not listed on this report. Aug. 1 A 31-year-old male from Fort Lupton was issued a summons in the 100 block of Eighth Street for trespassing and reckless driving. A Fort Lupton man reported criminal mischief and potential second-degree trespassing in the 700 block of Rollie Avenue. The case was under investigation. Aug. 2 A 20-year-old Commerce City man
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County can receive up to six free counseling sessions. Use the Warm Line for support and free counseling. Brighton’s community intake location is at 1850 E. Egbert St., on the second floor. It’s open from 8 a.m. to noon Tuesdays. Here’s a list of locations where you can receive a test for COVID-19: Brighton Advanced Urgent Care, 2801 Purcell St. Call 303-659-9700 or visit https://advurgent.com/locations/brighton/ Brighton Salud, 1860 E. Egbert St. Testing is available on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Call 303-6972583 or visit https://www.saludclinic.org/covid-testing Fort Lupton Salud, 1115 Second St. Testing is available on Tuesday and Thursday. Call 303-697-2583 or visit https://www.saludclinic.org/covidtesting Food resources available Here’s a list of food programs and resources available during the coronavirus pandemic. Ongoing, the Fort Lupton Food and Clothing Bank from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday is open for people who need help with food. Also, donations can be dropped off at 421 Denver Avenue, Fort Lupton. For more information call 303-8571096. Volunteers with the Eagle View Adult Center are delivering boxes of frozen meals to seniors in Brighton. The boxes contain five frozen meals. Call 303-655-2075. Hunger Free Colorado. For anyone who might need help locating food. Call 855-855-4626 on weekdays between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The hotline keeps information confidential and has bilingual staff on hand. The Colorado Department of Education tracks meal site information for every school by school name and address, including service times, start and end dates and how meals are handed out. Brighton Seventh-day Adventist Church, 567 E. Bromley Lane, 10 a.m. to noon, first and third Thursdays. Meals on Wheels delivers hot
was issued a summons for careless driving and no insurance in the 600 block of Denver Avenue. Aug. 3 Police arrested a Denver man in the 2900 block of Ninth Avenue for a warrant out of Weld County for failure to comply with probation on an unlawful sexual contact charge. He was held on bond at the Weld County Jail. A 19-year-old Boulder woman was arrested in the 100 block of Park Avenue for domestic violencerelated harassment and trespassing. Also, police issued a summons to a 29-year-old Loveland man for harassment and trespassing. Police also arrested a Frederick man for harassment and trespassing. The 19-year-old and the 29-year-old were at the Weld County Jail. A Commerce City man was taken into custody in the 100 block of Park Avenue for tampering with physimeals at noon to anyone, regardless of age in Brighton. Meals are delivered on weekdays; customers can choose the days. The cost is $4.25 per meal payable at the end of the month. Call 303-659-0978. 27J Schools have free grab-andgo meals for youngsters up to age 18. Drive-by or walk up between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at Vikan Middle School, 879 Jessup St., Overland Trail Middle School, 455 N. 19th Ave., and at Thimmig Elementary School, 11453 Oswego St. Food for Hope is the sponsor. Chapel Hill Church, 10 Chapel Hill Drive, Brighton, hands out one box of food per family the second and fourth Wednesdays from 4 to 5:30 p.m. and alternating Saturdays at 9:30 a.m. St. Augustine food pantry, 129 S. Sixth Ave., offers food Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. ID and paperwork required. The pantry serves Brighton residents who love between Quebec Street and Cavanaugh Road and between Weld County Road 4 1/2 and 96th Avenue. Calvary Chapel Brighton Food Pantry, 103 E. Bridge St., Brighton. Open from 4 to 6 p.m. on the second and fourth Mondays of the month. Community Baptist Church Food Pantry, 15559 Weld County Road 2, Brighton. Open from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesdays. Alcoholics Anonymous The Brighton chapter of Alcoholics Anonymous meets at 147 S. Second Place. Meeting times are 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sundays, noon and 7:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 6 p.m. Thursdays and 9 p.m. Fridays. Call 303-659-9953 or visit www. brighton1aa.org. Volunteers needed Qualified Listeners needs volunteers to drive veterans to and from appointments, run errands for veterans who cannot get out, handyman services, help administer veteran and family resource guide inventory in local libraries and veterans to be trained to become qualified listeners. Visit qualifiedlisteners.org/volunteerapp and fill out the form or call 720-600-0860.
cal evidence, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, unlawful carrying of a concealed weapon, possession of a weapon by a previous offender and violation of a protection order. He was held on bond at the Weld County Jail. Aug. 4 A 57-year-old Hudson man was issued a summons for careless driving at U.S. Highway 85 and state Highway 52. A 39-year-old Johnstown woman reported a theft in the 500 block of Fourth Street. A 33-year-old woman from Fort Lupton was arrested for child abuse, DUI and violation of an interlock device requirement in the 1200 block of Pacific Court. Aug. 5 Police arrested a male from Fort Lupton for failure to complete documentation to register as a sex Relief funding Small businesses can apply for up to $35,000 in relief funding through a mix of grants and low-interest loans. Visit EnergizeColorado.com. It’s available to businesses with less than 25 full-time employees. Eagle Express rides Barr Lake State Park will offer virtual rides aboard the Eagle Express. Join Ranger Michelle and her friends as they read a story about our natural world that is sure to entertain your preschooler while teaching them about plants, animals PAID ADVERTISEMENT
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offender. He was held on bond at the Weld County Jail. A 31-year-old Fort Lupton man was taken into custody in the 200 block of First Street on Weld County and Fort Lupton warrants for failure to appear on traffic offenses. He was held on bond at the Weld County Jail. A 49-year-old Brighton man was issued a summons for reckless driving and leaving the scene accident for a hit and run at U.S Highway 85 and Weld County Road 14 1/2.
Aug. 6 Police arrested a Greeley man at U.S. Highway 85 and mile marker 241 for prohibited use of a weapon and DUI. He was held on bond at the Weld County Jail Police arrested a 28-year-old Denver man at U.S. Highway 85 and mile marker 241 for violation of protection order. He was held on bond at the Weld County Jail. and our planet. Call 303-659-6005. Storytime Barr Lake State Park’s storytime program goes virtual this year. Rangers will read stories about the natural world. Call 303-659-6005 with questions. The South Platte Valley Historical Park will be reopening for public visitation on May 3, 2021. The hours the park will be open are from 10:00 till 4:00 on Saturdays and Sundays. For more information, check our website, www.spvhs.org or call 303857-1710.
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Underground Music Showcase is live again Annual three-day festival will feature performances by more than 100 live bands BY RYAN DUNN AND CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Claire Heywood expects she will be singing her heart out at this year’s Underground Music Showcase. “Speaking for myself, playing a festival represents a needed chance to release some pent-up energy from 2020,” Heywood said. “After so long without a space to play, I hope to sing my heart out and get a few things off my chest.” Heywood, a singer/songwriter of Denver, will be performing at UMS this year with a full backing band comprised of other local musicians. UMS will be their first fullband show since March 2020, and UMS-goers can anticipate hearing new material, including the song “Crushed Lemons,” which won’t be released until Aug. 27. The 2021 UMS will consist of more than 100 live musical acts performing during the three-day music festival, which takes place Aug. 27-29 across more than 12 indoorand-outdoor venues in the stretch of Broadway between Alameda and Sixth avenues. “I’m excited to see people who
were distant or tangential friendly faces before the pandemic,” Heywood said, and “maybe people who I didn’t ever meet, but enjoyed seeing around locally at shows knowing they were supporting live music in Denver.” This year’s UMS will be the second time for The Barlow, a Colorado country band from Arvada, to play the music festival. “We’re excited to put on the best show we can,” said Shea Boynton, a singer and guitarist with The Barlow. “We’re bringing the twang and a bunch of new songs off our latest album, ‘Horseshoe Lounge.’” The Barlow has been out performing live recently, but the band is particularly looking forward to UMS because “there’s always an unknown factor to festivals that make them exciting,” Boynton said. Tyler Imbrogno, a vocalist who also plays keyboards and guitar in Englewood’s Eldren — a psych-pop/ alternative band that formed in 2011 — is looking forward to reconnecting with old friends, meeting new fans and discovering new artists at this year’s UMS. “It means a lot to us to be back,” Imbrogno said, “because playing UMS has served as an introduction to tons of friends, artists and venues through the years.” He added that this year will be the fourth or fifth UMS that Eldren has played. Eldren recently released an album of cover songs titled “Separation Sessions,” which the band
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Eldren, a psych-pop/alternative band, is one of the many bands that will be performing at the 2021 Underground Music Showcase, which takes place Aug. 27-29 along COURTESY PHOTO BY ANDREW RIOS South Broadway in Denver.
recorded remotely during quarantine. “We had a blast doing it and were able to experiment with songs we loved, sometimes doing totally different versions,” Imbrogno said. “Who knows, we may even bust one of those out.” Otherwise, UMS-goers who attend Eldren’s set can expect “some old
familiar tunes, as well as a couple new ones and surprises,” Imbrogno said. Eldren hasn’t performed live since February 2020, so the band is very much looking forward to performing at UMS, Imbrogno said. “I think everyone can expect an emotional and energetic show,” he added.
Explore creative expressions at Walker Fine Art BY CLARKE READER SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
All creative expression can be seen as an experiment. The creator may know what they’re aiming for, but there’s no guarantee things will pan out the way you hope. The often-abstract act of making is what Walker Fine Art gallery owner Bobbi Walker is exploring in the new exhibit, Experimental Expressions. “In featuring these artists who work abstractly, we are recognizing a creative act as an experiment,” Walker explained. “This can ease the weight of seriousness for the artist and allow room for free-flowing ideation through creative spontaneity and emotional expression.” On view at the gallery, 300 W. 11th Ave., No. A, in Denver, through Saturday, Sept. 4, Experimental Expressions features the work of six artists who, according to provided information, “seek balance between inner narratives and outside influences, expanding upon their individual discoveries through sculpture, drawing, painting and mark-making.” The participating artists (along with some information provided by the gallery) are: Atticus Adams, whose “sculptural work is inspired by the nostalgia of summers at his grandmother’s
Bobbi Walker, owner of Walker Fine Art, in an April photo.
house … Adams’ sculptures are touchstones of happy times.” Deidre Adams, for whom “making abstract work is often about solving problems of her own creations … [her] pieces present a constant and intriguing dialogue of color, form and texture.” Carol Browning, who is working towards “unlocking the sights, sounds and movement of nature. (She) presents visual symphonies on canvas, an expression in mark-makSEE FINE ART, P15
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sure COVID is your other part.” Most metro Denver counties — though not Denver itself — have lost children in the kindergarten and first grade age range over the last decade. The decline is steepest in Douglas County, where the population of 5- to 7-year-olds has dropped 28% since 2010. Boulder, Jefferson and Adams counties have experienced smaller declines. Before the coronavirus hit, officials in the 37,000-student Adams 12 district north of Denver expected a 2% decline in kindergarten numbers in 2020-21 because of birth rate trends. Instead they got a pandemic-fueled 14% drop. Matt Schaefer, the district’s planning manager, said it’s hard to know where all those missing students ended up in part because kindergarten isn’t mandatory in Colorado so there’s less data available than for students in other grades. Even as the first day of school approached, Schaefer said enrollment numbers were still in flux. Some parents were getting cold feet about in-person school because of the Delta variant and recently switched their children to the district’s online learning program, he said. Meanwhile, with the availability of the vaccine, other parents have had the opposite change of heart, switching their kids back to in-person school.
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“There’s a lot of movement in each direction right now,” Schaefer said. “We are just drowning in it all and just waiting for the moment when the dust settles.” Teachers plan to take it slow Chris Christoff, a teacher at Centennial Elementary in Denver, doesn’t expect a wider range of skills among his 27 incoming kindergarten and first-grade students than in a typical year. His multi-age classroom has always included some children who didn’t attend preschool and others who are reading chapter books. What may be different this year, he said, is the distribution of students along that range. Christoff, who taught remotely all of last year, said the stimulation of a busy classroom will likely be the biggest change for him and many of his students once school starts. “We’re going to take the social acclimation a little bit slower,” he said, with more focus on helping kids regulate their emotions and communicate their needs. He’s heard some teachers who taught in person at the end of last year say that some returning students acted like they still had their mute button on — making comments and having side conversations as if others couldn’t hear them. On the plus side, Christoff expects his students will easily adapt to any computerbased activities this year. At Peiffer Elementary, the 90 preschool through fifth grade students who attended the Jump Start summer program represent-
ed a cross section of pandemic experiences. About half attended in person last year, a quarter attended remotely, and the remaining students are new to the school. Principal Molly Touher said she hoped the summer program would ease first-day jitters, build stamina for a full in-person school day, and help students, especially the youngest ones, with school rhythms and procedures. “What we focused on was trying to connect the social-emotional learning with some of the academic skills,” she said. One such lesson played out for preschoolers gathered in the school kitchen on the fourth day of Jump Start. They were preparing to make homemade Play-Doh by following the steps of a recipe, which their teacher reminded them is “another word for a routine.” Down the hall, in the first and second grade room, where children played with Legos, blocks and squishy water beads, the word of the day was “perseverance,” the ability to see a task through despite difficulties and obstacles. A first-grader at the water bead table took a run at defining it and got close. “Keep doing it till it’s hard,” she said. This story is from Chalkbeat Colorado, a nonprofit news site covering educational change in public schools. Used by permission. For more, and to support Chalkbeat, visit co.chalkbeat.org.
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ing and vibrant color that emphasize the rhythms of life.” Patricia Finley “presents works from her experiments with ink. In all works, color is the underlying theme, result and purpose behind her creations.” Melanie Grein is displaying “a new body of work that projects buoyancy … Grein’s paintings, which explore relationships of space, line, color and texture, interpret land, sky and water to offer calm and solace.” Ben Strawn, whose “newest works are predicated on a practice of automatic drawing executed in charcoal on paper. (His) constructed images become worlds of form, abstract landscapes of shape, color, chiaroscuro, and movement.” When putting together an exhibit, Walker said the artists communicate frequently about their work, which allows the gallery to do some pre-curation. Once the exhibits arrive, the pieces that best hold together as a cohesive whole are gathered into a show where they all compliment each other. “I believe it is the quintessential summer exhibition, light and buoyant, punctuated with bursts of vibrant color,” Walker said. “The desire to capture the feeling of joy and release which only summer brings that is encapsulated in the artists’ dynamic compositions and use of vivid color.” Find more information at www. walkerfineart.com.
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A view from the Casa Bonita tour.
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The dry fountain outside Casa Bonita in Lakewood.
‘South Park’ creators agree to buy Casa Bonita Deal for Lakewood icon not final until bankruptcy litigation concludes BY BOB WOOLEY BWOOLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Art imitates life, imitates art? In a virtual press conference with Governor Jared Polis, Trey Parker
and Matt Stone, creators of the animated series, South Park, confirmed they’ve reached an agreement to buy Casa Bonita. The legendary Lakewood Mexican restaurant has been shuttered since early in the pandemic. Its owner, Summit Restaurant Group, declared bankruptcy earlier in the year. Even before Friday’s announcement, South Park and Casa Bonita would have forever been linked in the annals of pop-culture history
after the restaurant was featured in a now-classic episode of the series. Parker and Stone said they’re aware of recent community efforts including a GoFundMe campaign to save the restaurant. “We’re excited to work with everybody to make it the place we all want to make it,” Parker said. They said they’re also aware the quality of the food could be improved a little — or a lot — and hope to do just that. Parker relayed
a story of his then 4-year-old daughter’s less-than-enthusiastic reaction to her meal after a visit. “If a kid can’t stomach it (the food), it’s pretty bad,” he said. Recently, in lieu of being open for business, Casa Bonita has been giving guided tours, to comply with lease provisions. Just weeks ago, Robert Wheaton, CEO of Summit Family Restaurants told Denver’s Channel 7 that he planned on reopening Casa Bonita in September.
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Look mom, no driver: Self-driving rovers debut on Mines campus Shuttles will drive three routes for at least the next year BY PAUL ALBANI-BURGIO PALBANIBURGIO@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Goldenites got a glimpse of the future on Aug. 10 and it likely looked a little funny. That’s because it took the form of several white, toaster-resembling vehicles that will be making the rounds on campus and around downtown Golden for the next year at the speed of 12 miles an hour. The shuttles, which the school has christened Mines Rovers and are intended to transport students as well as the public around campus and to downtown Golden, are part of what the school says will be the largest fleet of low-speed, driverless shuttles in the nation. “Today, here at the School of Mines…, we will write a new chapter in the world transportation history books at a time when we need a new chapter desperately,” said Tyler Svitak, the executive director of the Colorado Smart Cities Alliance that is helping to bring the vehicles to Golden and, eventually, Greenwood Village and Colorado Springs. The shuttles began service after the ribbon-cutting and will travel three set routes from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday with shuttles arriving at designated stops every five to 10 minutes. The shuttles are guided by lasers and a digital map and were built by the Denver-based company EasyMile. They contain seats for six passengers, plus an operator who is trained to take over control of the vehicle in what both Mines and EasyMile say is the unlikely event that anything goes wrong with the vehicles. Those operator positions will be staffed by lucky Mines who may now be able to claim they have some of the coolest jobs on campus. “It’s a fun experience,” said Mines junior Sam Newman, who said he was looking forward to being on board the shuttles with fellow
A Mines Rover autonomous shuttle drives across the Colorado School of Mines campus.
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Soccer: Bluedevils aiming to build on last year’s playoff run BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
The question “what do you do for an encore?” applies to coach Kyle Reddy and the Fort Lupton boys soccer team. In the shortened spring season, the Bluedevils won the Colorado League title and lost to the topseeded Colorado Academy in the state playoffs after a goal in the last 10 minutes of the match. The answer to the question will come later in the season. But Reddy thinks the Bluedevils can advance farther in the postseason this year. “Compared to last year? We’re way better,” said Reddy, who is starting his second year with FLHS. “The boys are really amped and ready to go. A lot of players are stepping up and filling the positions we lost. They’ve been itching the whole summer to play.” The squad did kickarounds for two weeks, preseason camps, tryouts and the first week of sanctioned practice last week.
The first game is Thursday, Aug. 19, at Stargate School in Thornton. “I like the way the upperclassmen have taken the underclassmen under their wings,” Reddy said. “In the two-mile run, sure, we had freshmen who were nervous. The upperclassmen were pushing them to do better. And they are pushing each other. They really want to succeed. I’ve seen a 360 as far as grades and all those things behind the scenes that people don’t see. “They’ve got their stuff together,” he added. “Just because you’re a senior doesn’t mean you get all these privileges. I want to see leaders.” FLHS needs to find some goal-scoring help to take the places of Julio Sixtos (13 goals) and Sam Pulido (12). Santiago Gonzales, a junior, scored 11 goals in six games last season. Jesus Albarran returns for his senior season. Reddy called him his “go-to guy.” Jonathan Gonzales
Fort Lupton junior goalkeeper Hector Morales prepares to stop this shot during a recent practice.
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Frederick’s Zamudio sees life from the coaching sideline fun showing the players what to do and how to do it,” Zamudio said. “My mom is a first-grade teacher, so I get that from her.” Most of the Warriors’ youth camp coaches figure to be in the backfield when the season begins Friday, Aug. 27, at Canon City. “Something I wasn’t expecting? It turned out that one of my cousins was on this team, so that was unexpected,” Zamudio said. “I don’t think he knew who I was.”
In some cases, the high-school football players-turned-coaches walk away with more of a sense of what their coaching staffs do day in and day out. “Good coaching is tough to come by, but I have been fortunate in my time with youth sports to have had some really good coaches in football and baseball,” Zamudio said. “I have learned a lot about the games and how much work you have to put into them to get better.”
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SPORTS BRIEFS Baseball Frederick’s Cruz Zamudio and Chase Prestwich were all-conference selections in the class 3A/4A Longs Peak League this spring. Football Al Lear, father of former Frederick football coach Thad Lear, passed away of stomach cancer last week. Thad Lear stepped down as the Warrios’ football coach after the 2016 season. Softball Fort Lupton needs teams for its fall lower E (beginner) and upper men’s D teams and coed squads. Games are Monday nights at Pearson Park, state Highway 52 and
U.S. Highway 85. The season is eight games. The top two teams play for the championship the last week of the season. The fee is $450 by Saturday, Sept. 4, and $475 through Saturday, Sept. 11. The first game is the week of Monday, Sept. 20. Call 303-8575-4200 or sign up at the front desk at the rec center, 203 S. Harrison Ave. Volleyball Jake Johnson and Jayden Stack of Fort Lupton High School earned honorable-mention, all-state honors in boys volleyball through voting by the Colorado High School Activities Association.
Wrestling Fort Lupton’s D’imitri Alarcon won a pair of all-American honors after showings at a tournament in Fargo, North Dakota, this summer. He took fifth in freestyle and second in Greco-Roman. Alarcon, a sophomore, won a state championship this past winter. All-state baseball Frederick’s Chase Prestwich and Cruz Zamudio earned honorablemention, all-state accolades through voting by the Colorado High school Activities Association. Jacobs Fore golf tournament The city of Fort Lupton, Jacobs and the business community are
co-sponsoring the 2021 Jacobs Fore Youth Benefit Golf Tournament Friday, Aug. 20, at Coyote Creek Golf Course. The tourney raises money for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Weld County and the Fort Lupton Recreation Center’s teen program. The event has raised more than $76,000 for youth and recreation programs. The tournament is a four-person scramble. The cost is $430 per team. Sponsorships are available and include such benefits as tee-box advertising, team registration and hole interaction opportunities. To register, visit golfgenius.com/ ggid/jfy2021. For more details, email JacobsForeYouth@jacobs.com.
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Fort Lupton HS Softball Fort Lupton rolled to a 16-0 win over The Academy Charter School in the season opener Aug. 13. No stats were available for either team.
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(four goals in four recorded games) is a junior this year. “A lot of our kids are multi-sport
Frederick HS Boys golf Frederick’s Jake Chesler finished seventh at the Denver Public Schools Invitational at City Park Aug. 9. He finished with a 73. Cole Greff carded an 83, and Christian VanWinkle finished with an 86. The Warriors placed 10th in the
team standings. Chesler carded a 1-under par 70 to lead the Warriors to a fourthplace finish at the Round Table Classic in Eaton Aug. 10. Greff had an 82, and VanWinkle finished his round with a score of 83. Dakota Brock and Dylan Bendfeldt combined for a score of 188
at the Eagle Classifc two-man best-ball tournament at The Broadlands Aug. 12. Sam Negrete and Kyle Spence finished with a 129. Trever Jackson and Brendan Nowak fired a combined to shoot a 213, and Jaxson Gibbs and Ryan Halleck carded a 269. FHS finished 11th in the team standings.
athletes,” Reddy said. “Compared to last year (20-some kids) to 30-something kids, I think I’m doing something right.” One potential trouble spot for the Bluedevils could be academics. “Grades, grades, grades,” Reddy said. “Student-athlete: Student
comes first, then the athlete. Soccer is a privilege. Another weakness is availability. A lot of these kids work, and sometimes they can’t make practice because they work. Our strengths? Everyone you see out there.” Reddy likes the range of age levels
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