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Some unspoken words need to be said

One of the more diffi cult things about the holiday season is something that impacts so many people is grieving the loss of someone who is no longer with us. And for those of us who have lost someone where a particular holiday meant so much to our family, it doesn’t matter if it was many years ago or just recently, the pain may ease, but it never truly goes away. And you know what? That’s a good thing as it stirs beautiful and loving memories that we want to hold onto forever.

This came up during a few conversations and email exchanges that I had over the Thanksgiving holiday and weekend. And during two of those conversations those that I was speaking with shared that their biggest regret was not having the chance to clear the air about a misunderstanding or grievance, or more importantly, their pain was coming from the fact that during their last visit together, whether in person or by phone, they missed the opportunity to tell them that they loved them. And for both individuals, it was weighing heavy upon their hearts. Are some things better left unsaid? I believe so. We all have heard the expression, “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.” It’s absolutely true, if what we are about to say is coming from a place of anger or if we are simply trying to stir up trouble. It’s different if there are things we need to say, especially if it’s something others need to hear, even though they may not want to hear it. The problem is this, if we miss an opportunity to share information that could help someone, but we lack the courage to confront them, they may not be able to address or fi x what they do not know.

I love this quote by Audre Lorde, “When we speak, we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So, it is better to speak.” Some words are better left unspoken, until they are not.

Each one of us can probably think of a time when we forgot to say something or wish we had said something. Good or bad, right or wrong, we then get mad at ourselves for not having had the courage to speak up, or we promise ourselves we will speak up next time. Hoping that there will indeed be a next time.

As we are right here in the middle of the holiday season, and as some of us are experiencing grief and the loss of a loved one who will not be celebrating with the family this year, may we lovingly remember them. And if we think we forgot to say “I love you” one last time, or that we were sorry, or anything else where we might have regrets, I encourage us not to focus on that one last time where we may have missed it, instead focus on all the times it was said and heard.

May we use this as a reminder for all those that are still with us and who we love so very much. May another day pass by where we forget or lack the courage to share with others just how grateful we are for having them in our lives, how much we love them, how much we appreciate all they do, and that they have been forgiven for any foolishness that may have come between us.

How about you, are there people you will miss this holiday season? Can you remember all the times that you did share with them just how special they were to you and how much you cared for them and loved them? Is there someone that needs to hear and know that you do care for them and love them, and maybe even forgive them? I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we can say the words that need to be spoken, it really will be a better than good life.

WINNING WORDS

Michael Norton

Michael Norton is an author, a personal and professional coach, consultant, trainer, encourager and motivator of individuals and businesses, working with organizations and associations across multiple industries.

Enough power in a heat wave in 2025? State o cials wonder

It got hot last summer across Colorado. Denver had 67 days of temperature that hit 90 and above, the third most in a century and a half of thermometer-watching.

What if it got much hotter, say 115 degrees for several days? And instead of being relatively isolated, like the Pacifi c Northwest oven in June 2021, this heat dome caused air conditioners from Sacramento to El Paso to Colorado Springs to work overtime?

Would there be electricity suffi cient to meet the demand in Aspen, Boulder, and Sterling? Grand Junction, Alamosa, and Steamboat Springs? Amid this record heat, would Coloradans be left without electricity as occurred with the rolling blackouts in California during 2020?

Last week, on a day when the thermometer in Denver struggled to get above freezing, members of the Colorado Public Utilities Commission started hashing through this and other questions related to what utility planners call resource adequacy. They indicated they’re most focused not on the longer term. Instead, they’re thinking about 2025 and 2026.

Utilities have always tried to maintain reserve margins of generating capacity. Most use a standard expectation of not meeting demand just one day in 10 years.

Now we’re rapidly closing coal plants. They were never entirely reliable, as witnessed the many times that Colorado’s youngest coal plant, Comanche 3, had to suspend operations in recent years. But they did run when on those rare times when the prairies become still, unruffl ed by the usual winds. February 2021, during Winter Storm Uri, was one of those times of quiet. Colorado’s second largest utility, TriState Generation and Transmission, burned fuel oil to generate electricity.

Natural gas plants would seem to supply an answer, and Xcel Energy, Colorado’s largest utility, plans to add generating capacity in the next few years. But Nicholas Garza, a researcher in the emerging issues division of the utilities commission, told PUC commissioners that natural gas has its own vulnerabilities in such times, as was evident in Texas during Uri. Xcel also had its natural gas problems during that storm.

The warming climate has also become more volatile. This poses a challenge to existing electrical infrastructure, both renewables and fossil fuels.

In time, with new technological development and production at scale, some of the limitations of renewables may be addressed with longer-term storage. Construction of transmission to knit together diverse areas of the country may also diminish the threat of power outages. It’s extremely rare that it can be hot as Hades in both Seattle and Salida.

For now, though, state regulators are sweating about summer heat. Wildfi res could exacerbate the situation. A study by researchers at the National Center for Atmospheric Research found that California’s wildfi res in September 2020 darkened the skies so much that solar power production during peak hours was slashed by 10% to 30%. Read more here.

Then there’s hydropower. It constitutes between 20% and 25% of the generating capacity in the West. But, of course, the giant reservoirs in the Colorado River as well as their smaller siblings in the headwaters —think Flaming Gorge and Blue Mesa—keep dropping in water levels.

“Some hydrologists are saying that Hoover and Glen Canyon could get below (minimum power pool) by 2026 or 2027, and that takes 8 to 9 gigawatthours out of the wholesale market,” said John Gavan, a PUC commissioner.

Utilities such as Xcel Energy mostly have their own generating assets and also contracts for fi rm deliveries through power-purchase agreements. But a growing number of utilities are buying growing quantities of power from the wholesale power market. This assumes available power that is usually there but not guaranteed.

This concerns Gavan. With Colorado’s two investor-owned utilities and with Tri-State, Colorado can look over their shoulders about reliability. It lacks that oversight of municipal utilities and Colorado’s four independent. Another cooperative, United Power, the second’s largest, also has vowed to become independent.

Guzman Energy and Crossover Capital have emerged as private — and unregulated — suppliers.

Gavan suggested that legislation being readied may attempt to impose oversight of this growing component of the electrical market.

Another element of this story is the coming demand for electricity for transportation and to replace fossil fuel combustion in buildings. Eric Blank, the PUC chair, estimated that benefi cial electrifi cation could grow demand for electricity by 30%.

The takeaway here is that you can expect more wariness as we move forward about avoiding missteps. Nobody I know argues that shutting down coal plants is a mistake. They’re horribly polluting and the power has become expensive. But neither is the precise path forward altogether clear.

GUEST COLUMN Alleen Best Alleen Best

Allen Best tracks the energy and water transitions in Colorado and beyond at BigPivots.com.

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Meaning behind mast stepping

The mast stepping ceremony was celebrated on Dec. 7, which is the Remembrance Day of Pearl Harbor. Veterans and community members placed mementos in a box that were placed inside the battleship’s mast. U.S. Navy Command Master Chief Benjamin Chester, a 22-year veteran who has deployed on three different ships, gave of speech on what the stepping of the mast means and the ceremony’s history. “The stepping of the mast is a meaningful event of the building a ship,” Chester said. “The mast is carefully lowered through the whole main deck surrounded by reinforcing shocks reinforcing shocks security structural beams, the mast was in jostled into position through a slot into the keelson.” Enough power in a heat wave in 2025? State o cials wonder Chester said the tradition started with the

ancient Greeks and Romans placing coins under the step of the mast to pay a toll for the crew to cross the dangers of the sea – and into the afterlife in case the ship sank. The Roman tradition paid Charon the ferryman to cross a river, Styx, into the afterlife.

“Placing the coins in ship functions as a form of advice, thanking the gods for successful construction, and requests for divine protection,” Chester said.

Chester said it was also the practice after a ship has been demasted and lost its original mast; the coin was placed in the new mast for good luck.

Chester said the Vikings placed coins in a container over the mast. Navies have continued the tradition, and coins were placed in the USS Constitution, Old Iron Sides, and on the original six heavy frigates of the U.S. Navy, still in service today.

“It’s a rich tradition carried forward to the present. Though today the

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Empty seat reminds Fort Lupton coach of more than basketball

BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Someone is missing from the Fort Lupton High School boys basketball team bench this season. Coach Jim Roedel knows exactly whose clipboard occupies an empty seat and who his team salutes after every huddle on the bench.

Roedel may even stencil Lee Amato’s name on the gym fl oor for the balance of the season.

Amato, 73, and his wife, Sandy, 66, died together in May. Sandy Amato was a French teacher at FLHS for 26 years until she retired because of a brain tumor. She met her future husband when they worked together as substitute teachers.

Coach Lee Amato graduated from Fort Lupton High School in 1967. After serving in the Army in Vietnam, he went to the University of Northern Colorado and earned a teaching degree on the GI Bill.

Amato had also received an offer to teach and coach. But his father died in 1976, and Amato took over the family dairy farm. Amato sold the cows, farmed hay and started a commercial beef herd that grew to include 50 momma cows. He also coached boys’ basketball at Fort Lupton High School for 47 years.

One of his players was Jim Roedel.

“It was an emotional night for me, fi rst night at home. For me, it was the national anthem. It meant so much to him as a veteran. He would stand there with pride, and he would teach our kids. Our kids don’t know what D-Day means. He would make a point of it to share a story about what it means,” Roedel said as his voice cracked.

“When you hear things like that, that’s what breaks you down, not that he wasn’t there,” Roedel said. “It was knowing that the legacy he carried on for so long was not there.”

Roedel said Amato was one of the kindest people anyone could hope to meet “in the roughest kind of body.”

“He was an old farmer, a war veteran. So when you hear those things, you think rough and tumble,” Roedel said. “The emotional side of him and how he cared about people and kids and what he dedicated his life to? I don’t know that you’ll see that in a coach like that.”

Roedel played for Amato in eighth grade and played for him as a freshman in high school. Sixteen years ago, Roedel took the head job, and Amato was one of his assistants.

“He was very quiet about it,” Roedel added. “If a kid needed help, if a kid needed shoes, if a kid couldn’t get to practice, if a kid couldn’t get to camp, (Amato) was like, ‘Coach, I’ll help you out. I’ll do this. I’ll do that. Don’t talk to anybody about that.’ That quiet, gentleness to him people probably wouldn’t understand.”

Amato’s patience extended to the coaching staff.

“I coached an entire year, and I had so much to learn. I didn’t really ask, but he wouldn’t tell,” Roedel said. “He let me live through my mistakes the entire fi rst year. That takes a lot for a coach with that kind of experience and background and knowledge to know I needed that as a coach and it wasn’t his job as an assistant to tell me what to do.”

Roedel recalled one story that happened late in his fi rst year of coaching the Bluedevils.

“I came into the locker room, and he says, ‘Coach you do a great job at halftime, You tell them what they are doing wrong, but you never tell them how to win,’” Roedel said. “And I said, ‘You waited until now to tell me this? And he said, ‘You never asked.’

“He understood I was the head coach and I needed to learn from my own experiences. It was his job to help mentor me. It was that Armyness in him. He was a rank-and-fi le guy. That’s unprecedented,” Roedel added. “When I started, he had 30 years of experience. He had that quiet leadership approach to letting you as an individual, whether you’re a kid or a head coach, make mistakes. If he told me what to do, it wasn’t going to be as meaningful for me to go through the process.

“He taught more about life than he did about basketball,” Roedel added. “Every kid who walks out of this program, their favorite coach isn’t going to be me. It was never going to be (former coach) Kerry Brunton. It was never going to be anybody else but Lee Amato. It’s just fact. You’re a 14-year-old young man playing freshman basketball, and you’re going to learn more about life than you did about basketball, hands down. You’re going to learn about how to be a person, how to respect people, how to work hard, how to show up every day.

“The man was here for 47 years. He was like a father, so that was tough,” he concluded. “We keep an open chair. His clipboard is there. It’s a reminder for us when we break every huddle with ‘Amato.’ He taught values and character more than x’s and o’s.”

Valley High School’s Owen Peterson is in a three-way tug of war with Fort Lupton’s Gabriel Chavez, center, and Shane Callahan, right, during the fi rst round of the

Bluedevils’ sixth annual Santiago’s Shootout Dec. 6. PHOTO BY STEVE SMITH

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Frederick High School Wrestling

Frederick’s Diego Rangel won the 157-pound title at the seventh annual Vista Peak Bison Invitational Dec. 10. He pinned ed two of his three opponents in 1:15.

Nikolas Carrillo took second place at 113 pounds. Adriel Casillas was second at 165 pounds,. Ricardo Moreno wound up fourth at 144 pounds, and Daniel Bartez was fourth at 120 pounds.

The Golden Eagles were third in the team standings.

Skyline topped Frederick 57-24 in Frederick Dec. 7.

The Golden Eagles’ on-mat winners were Kayler Reed (138 pounds), Diego Rangel (157) and Hunter Kenney (215). to a 69-36 win over Grand Junction in the tournament semifi nals Dec. 9. Luke Justice, who was held to four points in the tournament opener, rebounded for a team-high 22 points for the Golden Eagles. Harry Singh and Matias Aldana added 11. No stats were available for GJHS.

Frederick routed Pueblo East 86-28 in the opening round Dec. 8. Aldana topped the Golden Eagles with 23 points. JJ Strojinc added 14, and Jacob Lovins scored 13. No stats were available for Pueblo East.

Frederick won its Longs Peak League opener Dec. 6, a 78-73 win over Mountain View on the Golden Eagles’ fl oor. FHS scored 49 of its points in the second half.

Justice poured in 25 points for Frederick. He had help from Singh (17 points), Aldana 14) and Rylan Cram (10). Noa Phillips led the Mountain Lions with 26 points. Javi Carrillo tossed in a dozen. tournament Dec. 8 by beating Colorado Academy 44-36. No stats were available.

Frederick won its conference opener Dec. 6 by beating Mountain View 55-45 in Frederick. Addison Branscum led Mountain View with 25 points. Brie Matchett tossed in 11. No stats were available for the Golden Eagles.

The Golden Eagles won their semifi nal round tournament against Highland 65-52. No stats were available for the Dec. 9 game.

Legend captured the championship with a 44-38 win over the Golden Eagles Dec. 10. No stats were available for either team.

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PUEBLO -- D’mitri Garza-Alarcon stayed undefeated through eight matches after winning the 138-pound championship at the Pueblo East Invitational Dec. 10. Kayden Derbigny also stayed undefeated through eight matches this season after winning the 215-pound title.

Donovan BIrmingham was second at 113 pounds. Josiah Gonzales captured second place at 132 pounds. Danny Rodriguez was third at 144 pounds. William Alvarado (157) and Alex Mata (175) fi nished third.

The Bluedevils placed third in the team standings.

Girls basketball

Prairie View rolled past Fort Lupton 47-7 at the Santiago’s Shootout tournament in Fort Lupton Dec. 7. No stats were available for the ThunderHawks. Daniella Aviles had four of Fort Lupton’s points.

The Bluedevils bounced back in the consolation round with a 47-28 win over Bruce Randolph School. It was the fi rst win for FLHS with Dan Lira as its coach.

No stats were available for the Grizzlies. Aviles poured in 19 points for the Bluedevils. Marely Gomez added 14.

Thornton beat the Bluedevils 51-30 in the fi fth-place game at the tournament Dec. 10. Aviles scored 17 points

Nov. 26

Police arrested a Berthoud man, 22, in the 700 block of McKinley Avenue for DUI and causing a traffi c accident. He was held on bond at the Weld County Jail.

Police issued a summons to a Fort Lupton man, 45, for following too closely and a traffi c accident at Denver Avenue & First Street.

Nov. 27

A Fort Lupton man, 27, was arrested at U.S. Highway 85 & Mile Marker 242 for causing a DUI traffi c accident. He was held on bond at the Weld County Jail.

Police arrested an Evans woman, 24, in the 600 block of 14th Street for unlawful possession of a schedule II drug, the introduction of contraband, possession of drug paraphernalia and for a traffi c charge. She was held on bond at the Weld County Jail.

Nov. 28

Police issued a summons to an Evans man, 24, for possession of drug paraphernalia in the 600 block of 14th street.

A Greeley man, 24, was arrested in the 600 block of 14th Street on a Weld County warrant for failure to appear for dangerous drugs and vehicle eluding charges. He was held on bond at the Weld County Jail.

A Fort Lupton man, 32, reported an attempt to steal his car in the 800 block of McKinley Avenue to police. The case was under investigation.

Nov. 29

A Fort Lupton man, 40, reported his father’s vehicle stolen in the 200 block of Seventh Street. The case was under investigation.

Police arrested a Fort Lupton woman, 34, on an Adams County warrant for domestic violence-related harassment, child abuse and protection order violation charges. She was held on bond at the Weld County Jail.

Nov. 30

Police took a Fort Lupton man, 20, into custody in the 12000 block State Highway 52 on a Denver warrant for a traffi c violation. He was held on bond at the Weld County Jail.

Dec. 1

Police arrested a Fort Lupton man, 21, in the 2900 block of 9th Street on a Weld County warrant for a probation violation. He was held on bond at the Weld County Jail.

A Fort Lupton woman, 53, was arrested at First Street & Denver Avenue for a Weld County warrant for failure to appear on a dangerous drug charge. He was held on bond at the Weld County Jail.

Police arrested a Brighton man, 30, in the 1000 block of Mountainview Avenue for felony menacing, harassment, child abuse, criminal mischief and domestic violence. He was held on bond at the Weld County Jail.

A Brighton man, 44, was arrested in the 2900 block of 9th Street on a Weld County warrant for failure to comply with conditions of probation. He was held on bond at the Weld County Jail.

Dec. 3

Two Fort Lupton teenage boys, 14 and 15, were arrested for felony menacing and underage possession of cannabis and alcohol. Both were held on bond at the Prairie Vista Juvenile Detention Center.

Holiday lighting contest

Winners for the 18th annual Fort Lupton Lighting Contest will be announced at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19. Registration is not necessary for city residents but is encouraged for those within fi ve miles of town.

Call the chamber of commerce at 303-857-4474.

Copper Kettle clock giveaway

The Copper Kettle, 737 Denver Ave., is having its annual clock giveaway until Thursday, Dec. 22. Customers are entered into the drawing when ordering a meal. The clock is displayed on the wall in the restaurant.

Copper Kettle Family Christmas

Join the Copper Kettle in its efforts to help the less fortunate this Christmas.

The restaurant, 737 Denver Ave., will serve free meals to the homeless, less fortunate, the elderly and the lonely from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Christmas Eve. The menu includes a beverage (coffee, tea, water), ham, turkey, stuffi ng, mashed potatoes with turkey gravy, cranberry sauce, a roll with butter and a slice of pumplin pie with whipped cream

Donations from businesses are welcome. Volunteers are needed.

Call 303-857-3981.

Splash pad

The city of Fort Lupton is searching for comments about and sponsorships for a new splash pad.

Sponsor funds will be used for the splash park and amenities. Call 303-857-6694

Donation time

The Fort Lupton Food & Clothing Bank is asking for donations of canned fruits and nuts, varieties of dry pasta and pasta dinners, peanut butter and canned meat such as tuna (including the pouches).

Other potential donations could include chicken, Vienna sausages, spam and salmon. The bank also needs personal items, such as toiletries and baby needs.

Drop off donations at the food and clothing bank’s back door, 421 Denver Ave., weekdays between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Call 303-857-1096.

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, an 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 talk.

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 303-857-4200.

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.

Co ee group

Fort Lupton’s weekly coffee group sessions are at 8 a.m. Wednesdays. Call 303-857-4200.

Silver Sneakers

Silver Sneaker Yoga is available Fridays from 9 to 9:45 a.m. and from 10 to 10:45 a.m. at the Fort Lupton recreation Center, 203 S. Harrison Ave.

Water aerobics

The city’s water aerobics class meets from 6 to 6:45 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Fort Lupton Recreation Center, 203 S. Harrison Ave. 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-Pal-Program.

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.

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.

Community Reach Center is offering a warm line (303-280-6602) for those who want to talk to mental-health professionals about anxiety, lack of sleep and strained relationships, among other topics. The professionals can facilitate referrals to other programs for assistance.

The line is not for crisis intervention. Those feeling unsafe or suicidal should call Colorado Crisis Services (1-844-493-8255) or text 38255 or visit the Behavioral Urgent Care Center, 2551 W. 84th Ave., Westminster.

Brighton’s community intake location is at 1850 E. Egbert St., on the second fl oor. It’s open from 8 a.m. to noon 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

Qualifi ed 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 qualifi ed listeners.

Visit qualifi edlisteners.org/volunteerapp and fi ll out the form or call 720-600-0860.

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 and our planet. Call 303-659-6005.

Help for vets

Qualifi ed Listeners, a veteran and family resource hub serving northern Colorado and southern Wyoming, has several power chairs, power scooters and electric wheelchairs available.

The VA offers urgent care services to eligible veterans, both at VA medical facilities or at several in-network urgent care clinics that are closer to home.

To fi nd the closest facility to you visit www. va.gov/fi nd-locations or call 720-600-0860.

Qualifi ed Listeners also 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 qualifi ed listeners.

Thu 12/15

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A Christmas Carol @ 7pm Denver Center for the Performing Arts, 1245 Champa St, Denver

Colorado Avalanche vs. Buffalo Sabres

@ 7pm / $58-$999 Ball Arena, 1000 Chopper Circle, Denver

Fri 12/16

Christmas Lights Tour

@ 12am Dec 16th - Dec 15th Fort Lupton Recreation & Parks De‐partment, 203 S Harrison, Fort Lupton. 303-857-4200

Breakfast Burrito Bingo 12/16

@ 4pm Bison Ridge Recreation Center, 13905 E. 112th Avenue, Commerce City. 303-2893760

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Keith Hicks @ 6pm Mother Tucker Brewing, Thornton

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Sat 12/17

Clay Creations

@ 12am Dec 17th - Dec 16th Eagle Pointe Recreation Center, 6060 E. Parkway Dr., Commerce City. 303-2893760

Kidz Only- Winter Wonderland

@ 1am Dec 17th - Dec 16th Bison Ridge Recreation Center, 13905 E. 112th Avenue, Commerce City. 303-2893760

Snowshoes & Hot Chocolate

@ 4pm Bison Ridge Recreation Center, 13905 E. 112th Avenue, Commerce City. 303-2893760

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Colorado Avalanche vs. Nashville Predators @ 7pm / $74-$999 Ball Arena, 1000 Chopper Circle, Denver

Mojomama Live and Kicking

@ 7pm Superior Community Center, 1500 Coalton Rd, Superior

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Phat Daddy @ 8pm Brewski's Pub and Grill, 2100 E 104th Ave, Thornton

Family Sleigh Ride & Dinner

@ 10pm Dec 17th - Dec 18th Eagle Pointe Recreation Center, 6060 East Parkway Dr., Commerce City. 303-2893760

Sun 12/18

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Denver Broncos vs. Arizona Cardinals @ 2:05pm / $63-$445 Empower Field At Mile High, 1701 Bryant St., Denver

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Grand Menorah Lighting Event @ 5:30pm The Orchard Town Center, 14697 Delaware Street, Westminster. kristin.p@primtheagency.com, 303-450-8601

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Denver Nuggets vs. Charlotte Hornets @ 6pm / $15-$3410 Ball Arena, 1000 Chopper Circle, Denver

Mon 12/19

Colorado Avalanche vs. New York Islanders

@ 7pm / $48-$999 Ball Arena, 1000 Chopper Circle, Denver

DnD Adventures- The Vermin Queen

@ 9pm Bison Ridge Recreation Center, 13905 E. 112th Avenue, Commerce City. 303-2893760

Tue 12/20

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Holiday Cookie Decorating & Cookie Exchange (12/20)

@ 5pm Eagle Pointe Recreation Center, 6060 E. Parkway Dr., Commerce City. 303-2893760

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The Nutcracker w/ Colorado Ballet @ 6:30pm Ellie Caulkins Opera House, 1385 Curtis Street,, Denver

Denver Nuggets vs. Memphis Grizzlies

@ 8pm / $18-$3970 Ball Arena, 1000 Chopper Circle, Denver

Wed 12/21

Twilight Dinner

@ 12:30am Dec 21st - Dec 20th Fort Lupton Recreation & Parks De‐partment, 203 S Harrison, Fort Lupton. 303-857-4200

Code Club

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TRIVIA

1. MOVIES: What was the name of the fi ctional kingdom in “Frozen”? 2. HISTORY: How many people died as a result of the Boston Massacre of 1770?

3. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE:

What was the name of Scrooge’s business partner in “A Christmas Carol”? 4. TELEVISION: In what city is the long-running drama “Grey’s Anatomy” set? 5. GEOGRAPHY: Which two cities were the original endpoints of the Orient Express? 6. ANIMAL KINGDOM: How many legs does an ant have? 7. LITERATURE: What is the title of Toni Morrison’s fi rst novel? 8. MATH: How many minutes are in a week?

9. BUSINESS SLOGANS:

Which company’s slogan is, “Expect more. Pay less”? 10. EXPLORERS: What is the home country of Roald Amundsen, the fi rst to reach the South Pole?

Answers

1. Arendelle.

2. Five.

3. Jacob Marley.

4. Seattle, Washington.

5. Paris and Istanbul (Constantinople).

6. Six.

7. “The Bluest Eye.”

8. 10,080.

9. Target.

10. Norway.

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