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Street upgrades will focus on bicycling

Raising the coffee bar

City Park, Cherry Creek to have better connection when projects are done

BY ANDREW KENNEY AKENNEY@DENVERITE.COM

A series of projects over the next couple years will make Garfield Street much friendlier for bicyclists, opening a better north-south connection from City Park to Cherry Creek, according to city staff.

Rather than having striped bike lanes, the city plans to redesign the street itself with bicycles in mind. Automobiles will still be allowed to use the road, but improved intersections and new signage are meant to make the space safer to ride.

“These are neighborhood streets that are really good neighborhood streets to ride your bike along, but it’s at the intersections that it can get real challenging and intimidate folks,” said Dan Raine, senior city planner.

The city is calling the remade road a “neighborhood bikeway.” It could prove an important link in the bicycle network,

Kyle Gammage, coffee manager at The Bluegrass Coffee and Bourbon Lounge in Olde Town Arvada, makes a drink for a customer at the popular coffee bar.

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Alcohol adds some flavor to coffee shops

BY CLARKE READER CREADER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

When Kyle Gammage is behind the bar at The Bluegrass Coffee and Bourbon in Olde Town Arvada, he sees three kinds regulars — those who come in for their morning coffee, those who come in for a happy hour drink and a bite, and those

who just hang out all day.

That’s the benefit of a coffee bar business — there’s something for someone all day.

“It’s all about the atmosphere here, which is different than a traditional coffee shop,” said Gammage, coffee manager at The Bluegrass, 7415 Grandview Ave. “There’s a little more camaraderie here than you get with the bar vibes.”

Coffee bars blend two craft cultures — coffee and alcohol, such as beer, wine and whiskey. Both scenes include people who are passionate

about their beverages and are looking for the best quality and local purveyors.

“When I first started, I worked with a local winery to offer those kinds of options to our customers,” said Shawn Manzanares, owner of Highlands Cork and Coffee, 3701 W. 32nd Ave., Denver. “People just like the ability to drink alcohol at a coffee place.”

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THINGS to DO

THEATER

Santa’s Big Red Sack: 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and 4 p.m. Sunday from Dec. 1 to Dec. 24 at Avenue Theater, 417 E. 17th Ave., Denver. For mature audiences; this is a holiday show you should not take your kids to.

Call 303-321-5925 or go to Avenuetheater.com.

Seussical, The Musical: 7:30 p.m.

Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 30 at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., Littleton. Additional sows at 2 p.m. Nov. 25 and Dec. 2, and 6:30 p.m. Dec. 10. No show on Dec. 24. Tickets available at the arts center box office, by calling 303-794-2787 ext. 5, or online at townhallartscenter.org/seussical.

Disaster: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday through Dec. 2 at The Bug Theatre, 3654 Navajo St., Denver.

Go to www.EquinoxTheatreDenver.com.

The Magic Within: Psychic Explorations with Erica Sodos: 7 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 30 at Mercury Café, 2199 California St. Denver. Call 303-294-9258.

Beau Jest: through Dec. 10 at Mizel Arts and Culture Center, 350 S. Dahlia St., Denver. Presented by Cherry Creek Theatre Company.

Performances at 7 p.m. Thursdays and Saturdays and 2 p.m.

Sundays. Additional show at 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3 and Dec. 10.

Call 303-800-6578 or go to www. cherrycreektheatre.org

ComedySportz: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Dec. 31 at The Avenue Theater, 417 E. 17th Ave., Denver. Two teams compete for laughs and points, with a referee keeping things moving and calling fouls. Fans judge the scenes and games and ultimately decide the winners and losers.

Call 303-321-5925 or go to http:// www.avenuetheater.com for tickets.

Anansi: The Itsy BiTSY Spider Stories: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, 1 p.m. Saturdays, 11 a.m. Sundays through Dec. 17 at The BiTSY Stage, 1137 S. Huron St., Denver. Show is free; reservations required. Call 720-328-5294 or go to www.bitsystage.com.

MUSIC

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat: through to Saturday, Dec. 23 at Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd.

Performances at 7:30 p.m.

Tuesdays to Saturdays; 1 p.m.

Wednesdays, and 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.

Talkbacks after 7:30 p.m. performances on Nov. 28 and Dec. 7. Happy hours with cast after 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 24 and 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6 performances. Call 720-898-7200.

Noel Northglenn: 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 1 at the Northglenn Recreation Center, 11801 Community Center Drive. Kick off the holiday season when Santa visits Northglenn. Carolers, carriage rides, songs with Mrs. Claus, an indoor snowball fight, holiday cartoons in the theater and more.

Northglenn Senior Organization hosts its annual bake sale and the Northglenn Historic Preservation Commission sells gift items and stocking stuffers. This year’s theme is The Grinch Who Stole Christmas. Go to www. northglenn.org/noel or call 303-450-8935.

Sing We Now of Christmas: 7:30 p.m. Dec. 1-2 at Augustana Lutheran Church, 5000 E. Alameda Ave., Denver. Presented by the Colorado Choir, featuring

more than 80 voices performing Christmas songs. Call 303-3884962 or go to augustanaarts.org.

Learn more about the choir at coloradochoir.com.

Sleigh Ride in Winter: 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 1 and 2:30 p.m. Dec. 2 at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St. Popular and classical holiday favorites performed by the Lone Tree Symphony Orchestra.

Selections include Fantasia on Greensleeves, Charly Brown Christmas, Wassail Dances, White Christmas, and three Sleigh Ride arrangements, and Old Saint Nicholas himself makes an appearance. Call 720-509-1000 or go to www.lonetreesymphony.org.

ARTS/CRAFTS

Legacy: through Dec. 31 at the Denver Public Library, Vida Ellison Gallery, 10 W. 14th Avenue Parkway, Denver. Exhibition of prominent painters working in the field of realism today. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday and Tuesday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday; and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday; and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Go to http:// www.gallery1261.com/

EVENTS

Food, Toy Drive: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday through Dec. 1 at Brian Fox Farmers Insurance Agency, 2101 Ford St., Denver. Drive benefits Christian Action Guild. Call 303279-5054.

Santa Claus and Paws: 6-9 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 3 at Cherry Creek Shopping Center. Furry friends invited to take a photo with Santa.

Pets must be up-todate on vaccinations, and must be on a leash or in a lightweight, portable carrier with harnesss. Go to www. shopcherrycreek.com.

Holiday Fun Time with Paul Borrillo: 5:30-6:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4 at Eloise May Library, 1471 Parker Road, Denver. Children ages 5-12 are invited for some juggling, winter magic and even an opportunity to spin some plates.

Save your spot at arapahoelibraries.org.

Gamers’ Guild: Reindeer Games: 4-5:30 pm on Wednesday, Dec. 6 at Smoky Hill Library, 5430 S. Biscay Circle, Centennial. Teens: If you like variety, then you’re in for a treat. Play a different type of game each month. This month, let’s play some reindeer games. Save your spot at arapahoelibraries.org.

Santa’s Flight Academy: through Dec. 24 at Cherry Creek Shopping Center. Children transform into elite members of Santa’s crew.

Kids get an official badge, are fitted with a virtual flight suit, get to navigate a flight path and prepare Santa’s 22-foot-tall sleight before takeoff. Go to www.shopcherrycreek.com for hours and other information.

Santa’s Village: Fridays to Sundays, through Dec 24 at Chatfield Farms, 8500 W. Deer Creek Canyon Road, Littleton. Replaces Trail of Lights. Admission includes a hayride, short holiday movies at Santa’s Cinema, live reindeer, crafts with Mrs. Claus, pictures with Santa and craft vendors in Santa’s workshop.

Food and beverages may be purchased. Go to https:// www. botanicgardens.org/ chatfieldfarms A Hudson Christmas: 5-8 p.m. select evenings through Dec. 31 at Hudson Gardens and Event Center, 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive,

Littleton. Outdoor holiday walking tour. Share Christmas wishes with Santa; take a photo on Santa’s sleigh. Tickets available at www.altitudetickets.com, or in person on event nights. Go to www.hudsongardens.org.

Blossoms of Light: 5-9 p.m. through Jan. 1 at Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St., Denver.

Holiday lights extravaganza. Go to https://www.botanicgardens.org/

HEALTH

Foods to Fight Stress: 6-7 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 7 at Eloise May Library, 1471 Parker Road, Denver.

A whopping 75 percent of adults report experiencing moderate to high levels of stress in the past month. So what’s the secret (and surprising) weapon to combat daily stressors? Your diet. Natural Grocers will identify key nutrients you can add to your diet to knock out stress with a one-two punch. Save your spot at arapahoelibraries.org.

EDUCATION

Afghanistan: 10-11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5 at the Jewish Community Center, 350 S. Dahlia St., Denver.

Join Active Minds for a look at the story of Afghanistan, both before and since 9/11. We will also take a look forward at what the future holds for this war-torn country. No RSVP required. Call Lil Shaw 303316-6359 for information.

The Nobel Prize: 1-2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9 at the Central Library, 10 W. 14th Avenue Parkway, Denver. Join Active Minds as we trace the history of the Nobel Prize, highlighting notable laureates, notable omissions, and a controversy here and there. No RSVP required.

Editor’s note: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Thursday for publication the following week. Send listings to calendar@coloradocommunitymedia.com. No attachments, please. Listings are free and run on a space-available basis.

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Teacher crunch could spur call for better pay State officials may push for salaries tied to cost of living

BY NIC GARCIA CHALKBEAT.ORG

As part of a broad plan to increase the number of high-quality teachers in Colorado, state officials are considering asking lawmakers to take the bold step of establishing a minimum teacher salary requirement tied to the cost of living.

Officials from the state departments of education and higher education are finalizing a list of recommendations to address challenges to Colorado’s teacher workforce.

Pressing for the legislation on teacher salaries is one of dozens of recommendations included in a draft report.

The report, assembled at the request of the Legislature, also proposes a marketing campaign and scholarships to attract new teachers to rural areas.

Representatives from the Colorado Department of Education said they would not discuss the recommendations until they’re final. However, the department earlier this month briefed the State Board of Education on their proposed recommendations in advance of the Dec. 1 deadline for it to be finalized.

The impending report — based on thousands of responses from educators, students and other Colorado residents in online surveys and town halls across the state — is a sort of first step for the state Legislature to tackle a problem years in the making.

Since 2010, Colorado has seen a 24 percent drop in the number of college

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as it taps into both the recreational area of City Park and the extensive greenway network that connects to Cherry Creek.

The city already is in the process of designing bike and pedestrian amenities for several of Garfield’s intersections.

One of the most noticeable changes will be at Dakota Avenue, where stretches of new cycle track and multiuse trail would connect to the Cherry Creek Trail. The city also would narrow Cherry Creek North Drive, among other modifications to make crossing safer.

Also on the list is Garfield’s intersection with 17th Avenue near City Park.

A feasibility study suggested that new pedestrian signals and bicycle detection hardware could make the crossing easier.

The initial plan also suggests eliminating left turns for cars entering and leaving Garfield street. A new path also could lead into City Park itself.

At Alameda Avenue, signals would

students graduating from the state’s traditional teacher colleges. There’s also been a 23 percent drop in enrollment in those programs.

Residency programs, which place graduate students in a classroom for a full year with an experienced teacher, and other alternative licensure programs have seen a 40 percent increase in enrollment. But those programs produce far fewer teachers and can’t keep up with demand.

Colorado faces a shortage of teachers in certain subjects, regions and schools, and circumstances vary. Math and science teachers are in short supply: Only 192 college students in 2016 graduated with credentials to teach those subjects. The same year, 751 students left with a degree to teach elementary school.

And rural schools have had an especially hard time finding and keeping teachers.

Here’s a look at what the state departments are considering recommending, based on the presentation from education department officials to the state board: • Provide more and better training to new — and veteran — teachers.

Colorado schools are already required to offer some sort of induction program for new teachers. This training, which lasts between two and three years, is supposed to supplement what they learned during college.

For the last two years, the state education department has been pushing school districts to update their programs. The recommendations in the report could kick things up a notch.

The education departments are asking for updated induction requirements to be written into statute and more money to be provided to districts to pay for the training.

The draft report also calls for more

be triggered by bikes and pedestrians while new markings would emphasize the bike crossing, among other changes.

Similar changes are underway already at Colfax Avenue.

In 2018, the city will design changes for Garfield’s intersections with First Avenue, Sixth Avenue and East Bayaud Avenue. Planners are hoping for construction there to be done by 2019.

“The improvements we developed look to improve the experience for folks of all ages and abilities, walking and cycling,” Raine said.

He did not yet have cost estimates for the project, he said. The city is tracking progress on the project on its website.

Mayor Michael Hancock’s administration has put new emphasis on walking, biking and transit. The coming year’s budget includes changes at several other dangerous intersections, plus 10 miles of striped bike lanes and two miles of protected bike lanes.

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more sustained training for veteran teachers, including competitive grant programs.

An additional suggestion is to create a program expressly to train teachers to teach in rural classrooms.

• Increase teacher compensation and benefits.

This will be a hard pill to swallow.

According to the presentation to the state board, the education departments want to call on lawmakers to set a minimum salary for teachers based on the school district’s cost of living.

The presentation to the board lacked specifics on how lawmakers and school districts could accomplish this. One board member, Colorado Springs Republican Steve Durham, called it a “mistake” to include such a recommendation.

Keeping up with the rising cost of living is a challenge. A new report shows new teachers in the state’s three largest school districts couldn’t afford to rent a one-bedroom apartment.

“We hope the report itself is going to talk a lot the cost of living — that’s what we heard from our stakeholders across the field,” Colleen O’Neil, the education department’s executive director of educator talent, told the state board. “They literally were not able to meet the cost of living because their salaries did not compensate them fairly enough to find housing.”

Other suggestions the report might highlight to improve teacher compensation include loan forgiveness, housing incentives and creating a differentiated pay scale for teachers —

something teachers unions staunchly oppose.

One short-term solution the state is considering recommending is allocating more resources to help schools plan for teacher turnover.

This includes providing incentives for teachers to notify school leaders about their plans to leave the classroom earlier.

The education departments are also suggesting the state increase the number of programs that can help teachers get licensed in more than one subject at a time.

Other ideas include offering scholarships to potential teachers to complete licensing requirements for content areas that are lacking viable candidates — likely math and science — and providing transportation and technology stipends for rural teachers.

• Make the teaching profession more attractive.

Teachers “feel they’re not treated like professionals,” O’Neil told the board. So the education departments want the Legislature to allow them to partner with private entities to launch a marketing campaign to lift the profile of teaching as a career in the state.

The education departments also hope the Legislature considers creating more opportunities for middle and high school students to consider teaching as a viable career path. This could include reinvigorating the state’s Educators Rising program, a program for high school students interested in teaching.

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model that is spreading throughout the metro area — Black Eye (LoHi), Drip (Denver), Thump (Denver) and Jake’s Brew Bar (Littleton) are also serving coffee and alcohol, which is something Starbucks has experimented with as well.

At The Bluegrass, bar manager Ryan McDermott and bourbon education specialist Carsten Anderson make sure guests have access to local beers, like creations from Arvada’s own Odyssey Beerwerks, and top shelf bourbon and whiskey. The Bluegrass was named one of America’s top 80 best bourbon bars by “The Bourbon Review” magazine.

At the Highlands Cork, guests can get an Irish coffee, but they also do martinis, wines, kombucha (fermented tea) and one beer on tap.

In the true spirit of the blending of coffee and bar culture, many of these business offer food. For the breakfast crowd, Highlands Cork offers a wide range of options, including omelets, and does paninis for lunch.

“At this kind of job, you have to be a multi-tasker, and now how to do everything, from being a barista and

The Bluegrass Coffee and Bourbon Lounge features more than 120 bourbons for customers to sample all day long.

PHOTOS BY CLARKE READER bartender and more,” Manzanares said. “I’m always looking for ways to move the concept forward and (looking) at ways to change things.”

The Bluegrass is known for its pizza, and has won best pizza at the annual Taste of Arvada for the past three years. A particular favorite is the Denver Omelette Pizza.

“Our pizza all comes down to the ingredients and recipes,” said Tyler Aird, one of its kitchen managers. “The

amount of awards we’ve won proves we pump out lots of great pizzas.”

And, since it’s hard to have a bar without live music, both locations offer live music at various times.

Coffee shops and bars both thrive on the relationships with their customers, and visiting The Bluegrass during any given morning finds the barista greeting customers by name and asking about their weekend.

“Obviously, there’s more

The Bluegrass Coffee and Bourbon Lounge was named one of America’s top 80 best bourbon bars by The Bourbon Review magazine. Located in Olde Town Arvada, The Bluegrass offers coffee, booze, pizza and atmosphere.

people looking for coffee in the morning, but we do have some ready for a Kentucky Coffee right when we open,” Gammage said.

The Kentucky Coffee is one of The Bluegrass’ specialties, made with Benchmark Bourbon, Kahlua, steamed milk, espresso, Buffalo Trace Bourbon Cream, and topped off with whipped cream.

“It’s actually really great to be part of someone’s morning routine,” he said.

One of those customers who make the coffee bar a regular stop is Tom Robinson, who works at the nearby School House and Kitchen.

“It’s cool that I can make my coffee alcoholic on a whim,” he said with a laugh, as he waited for Gammage to make his drink.

“Olde Town is a great place for coffee, but this is where I always come. It’s really one of my favorite places in the area.”

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Littleton Youth Ballet among companies staging `Nutcracker’ Tchaikovsky classic runs at number of area venues during holiday season

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Soon, Tchaikovsky’s beloved music will be playing wherever one goes, and dancers—both professional and younger — will become snowflakes, Clara, party guests, military mice, princes and that Sugar Plum Fairy. Dancers in the Littleton Youth Ballet will present their annual production of “The Nutcracker” on Dec. 1-3 in the beautifully renovated Joanna Ramsey Theatre at Westminster High School. (Ramsey was Littleton Youth Ballet director Allison Jaramillo’s teacher in high school, we are told.)

The company had long performed at the Loretto Heights Theatre, and with the sale of that property, it was not available this year. By the time Jaramillo and her co-director/mother,

IF YOU GO The Littleton Youth Ballet production of “THE NUTCRACKER” will be presented Dec. 1-3 at the Joanna Ramsey Theatre in Westminster High School, 6933 Raleigh St., Westminster. Ticket prices for reserved seating range from $20 to $36 in advance, $2 more at the door. 303-794-6694, littletonyouthballet.org.

And there are more dancing flowers and snowflakes to be found in the Denver metro area through the season: Colorado Ballet is staging several performances of its 57th annual production of “The Nutcracker” through

Dec. 24 at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, in the Denver Performing Arts Complex at 14th and Champa streets in downtown Denver. Costumes and sets are lavish and there is a live orchestra. Performances are daytime and evening — see coloradoballet.org or call 303-837-8888, ext. 2.

“Nutcracker of Parker” is presented Dec. 14 (7 p.m.); Dec. 15 (7 p.m.); Dec. 16 and 17 (2 and 7 p.m.) by Parker Arts and the Colorado School of Dance at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. Tickets: 303-8056800, parkerarts.org.

Bobbie Jaramillo learned about Loretto Heights’ unavailability, finding another stage that offered adequate fly space for set pieces was difficult — some book three years ahead.

Ballet Ariel presents “The Nutcracker” at 2 p.m. Dec. 9, 10, 16, 17, 22, 23 and 7 p.m.

Dec. 16 and 22 at the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood.

Tickets: 303-987-7845, at the box office, or Lakewood. org/Tickets. Dancers include students, the professional company and special guest Paul Noel Fiorino as Herr Drosselmeyer.

Denver Ballet Theatre (David Taylor) presents “The Nutcracker” at the Newman Center, 2344 E. Iliff Ave., Denver on Dec. 22, 23 at 2 and 7 p.m. Newmantix.com/ tickets, 303-871-6200.

A friend had a suggestion and Allison is most pleased with the comfort and sound qualities in the Ramsey Theatre, she writes — and invites Littleton audiences to experience it, hoping they will

“fall in love with it,” as the Jaramillos did.

The production features two casts of over 170: children, pre-professional dancers in the Littleton Youth Ballet and guest artists, as well as lovely sets and costumes that suggest Littleton in the early 1900s.

Academy dancers progress to more complex parts each year as their skills increase: first wee mice and angels, then clowns and candy canes, then snowflakes and flowers and finally leading roles … Some dancers in this year’s program have performed since Littleton Ballet started presenting “The Nutcracker.” Each year features some subtle changes in choreography, Allison says. (We recall enjoying her own performance as young Clara, back when the David Taylor Dance Company was located on Main Street, up a couple blocks from the Littleton Independent’s onetime office space.)

Colorado Ballet soloist Francisco Estevez and a female guest artist, to be announced, will perform as Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier on Dec. 1 and 2.

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VOICES On to the next big adventure, friend

Smitty looked over his shoulder as he was carried away, and said, “Where am I going now, Dad?” I said, “I’ve heard QUIET it’s a very big adventure.”

DESPERATION I knew why he was asking that question: Before we made eye contact at the MaxFund Animal Adoption Center in 2008, he was frequently moved from place to place and person to person.

Craig Marshall And for the first three months, he Smith spent as much time at the Doggie Dude Ranch in Watkins as he did with me, because my father and mother decided they wanted to see what it was like on the other side of the looking glass.

So I went back and forth to Michigan — for their funerals and then to

settle their estates.

That summer, I reintroduced myself to Smitty, a smooth-coated, red dachshund, and we became best friends.

I have written about him for years, so I won’t go into his attributes all over again. Whenever Smitty is mentioned, I receive more messages than for anything else I write about.

I wanted to let you know I am working on a novella about Smitty.

(I got serious about this, and took an online novel writing class through the UCLA Extension School.)

There are cute and clever books about dogs all over the place. Mine won’t be either. At least it won’t be cute. Smitty never sat on the top of his doghouse and philosophized.

He never rescued anyone. Except me.

He came along after I retired and before Jennifer. It was a sketchy time in my life. I guess I was meant to have it: Single men who retire often head south, for a number of reasons.

I was heading in that direction, and then a friend sent a photograph of Smitty she had seen on MaxFund’s web site.

I called to find out if Smitty was still available.

“Let me go see.”

A woman put the phone down, and walked away. I could hear her footsteps. Then I could hear her coming back.

“He’s here.”

His name wasn’t Smitty at the time.

I thought he needed a new one, to go with his new life.

Displayed near me right now is my father’s World War II flight jacket. In script, on the front right side, it says “Smitty.”

Later on, I called him every name imaginable — names of endearment — even after he was completely deaf.

Is your dog, like mine, a good excuse to stay home?

Would you rather meet the Gundersons for lunch, or stay at home with

your dog and watch Hitchcock?

I never put a hat on Smitty. People do things like that, I’ve heard. Dress up their dogs like dolls.

People make jokes about dachshunds all the time, but my friends know better than to try that around me. I make an exception when it comes to cartoonist Gary Larson.

“Give me a hand here, Etta. I got into a nest of wiener dogs over on Fifth and Maple.”

When he was younger, Smitty crawled into sweatshirt sleeves, and fell asleep. Later on, he could sleep anywhere at any time, and napping became one of our favorite things to do together.

If I said, “Let’s nap,” he just looked at me — and smiled.

A few days ago, Smitty went on life’s final big adventure.

Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident.

He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.

Moving forward from Thanksgiving, a gratitude challenge can be rewarding This year there are exactly 32 days between Thanksgiving and Christmas.

I know I just stated the obvious and probably upset those who are never quite ready for Christmas, regardless if we were 32 days away or three days away.

With our Thanksgiving leftovers almost finished, Black Friday behind us, and now well on our way into the ChristWINNING mas holiday zone, WORDS it’s time to gear up and step up our pace to meet the oncoming Christmas train head-on.

I mean the Christmas music seems like it has already been playing for months, sales are everywhere, parking lots are jam- Michael Norton packed, so I guess it is time to shop. By the way, did you ever wonder why the stores do not play Thanksgiving music?

And as much as we shared our

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gratitude just last week and vowed to spend more quality time with our friends and family, maybe all of those nice words and best of Thanksgiving intentions have been swept up in the madness of the December Dash.

Now I know we are all working crazy hours to try and finish the year.

Some of us are even working two or more jobs to fulfill Christmas wish lists.

So throwing anything else into the mix may be too much to ask, right?

Maybe, but then again maybe not, as what I am suggesting is just one small gesture of gratitude each day as we go into December and into the New Year.

Who knows, it may be something that we can actually turn into a positive habit as well.

The challenge I am putting forth is to express just as much love and gratitude as we felt during Thanksgiving, and to carry those feelings and that philosophy into Christmas and beyond.

What if every day we found something to be grateful for? What if we

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We can thank the cashiers, we can share our appreciation with the valet parking attendants, we can give up our close parking spot for someone who may need it more than we do, and we can be grateful for the mail carriers and delivery drivers who make sure our gifts arrive on time and who deliver our packages to us.

Thanksgiving the holiday may have ended last week, but the spirit of Thanksgiving should be a positive habit we strive to live by. It is so easy to get angry or caught up in the holiday mayhem, this is true.

But I have found that people who maintain the attitude of gratitude tend to have a much more pleasant holiday season, and their stress levels are reduced dramatically.

The reason for the season is not about how many gifts we buy and give away, or how many gifts we receive.

The real reason for the season is found in the Christmas story.

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It is found in the Hanukkah story.

The real reason for the season is summed up in love and gratitude.

Do you have it in you to extend your gratitude and appreciation bucket beyond Thanksgiving?

Can we all try and walk with the halo effect of Thanksgiving as we enter into the season where we should naturally experience gratitude and appreciation, love and kindness, and goodwill towards all men and women?

Will you personally accept this gratitude challenge?

Either way, I would love to hear all about your own December Dash between Thanksgiving and Christmas or Hanukkah at gotonorton@gmail. com.

And when we can extend the spirit of gratitude and appreciation and make it a habit to live by, it really will be a better than good week.

Michael Norton is a resident of Castle Rock, the former president of the Zig Ziglar Corporation, a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach.

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Shoppers visit Englewood’s Kmart on one of its final days.

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As many large retailers struggle, cities seek solutions Colorado cities depend heavily on revenue from sales taxes

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As old-guard retailers shutter stores and lay off workers in the face of shifting consumer habits, Colorado municipalities are in a precarious position due to an unusual tax structure that depends mightily on retail sales taxes.

Bryan Archer, the director of finance for the City of Arvada, said the strong economy may be temporarily masking the problem, and another economic downturn could have severe consequences for governments.

“We are scared to death that as soon as everything slows down around here, our growth will be minuscule and we’ll lose tax base over time,” Archer said.

“It could make it really difficult for cities to meet peoples’ needs.”

Even amid a gangbusters Colorado and U.S. economy, with stocks soaring and unemployment at a 17-year low in October, recent years have not been kind to brick-and-mortar retailers.

Brands like J.C. Penney, Sears, Macy’s and Gander Mountain have closed dozens of locations — including many in the metro area and across the state.

Englewood-based Sports Authority went defunct last year. Englewood’s Kmart closes this month, leaving the Arvada store as the last metro area location.

Nearly unique among states, Colorado towns and cities derive much of their operating revenues from locally imposed sales taxes, according to hPhyllis Resnick, lead economist at the Colorado Futures Center, a Colorado State University-based think tank. .The arrangement maintains local control and keeps property taxes low, but could portend fiscal disaster if current trends continue.

The scope of the trend depends on whom you ask: A report from international financial services company Credit Suisse found that 8,640 stores

would be closed nationwide by the end of 2017, eclipsing the 6,200 that closed in 2008 at the peak of the Great Recession.

An industry analyst report, RetailNext Store Performance Pulse, found year-over-year store traffic declined 5.5 percent in July, continuing a long-term slide. However, industry analyst group IHL released a report in August reporting that retailers will open a net of 4,000 new locations in 2017.

Black Friday — the deep-discount day at many retailers that follows Thanksgiving and kicks off the holiday shopping season — continues to vastly outpace Cyber Monday, its online alternative. Black Friday sales totaled more than $650 billion last year, compared to Cyber Monday’s $6.6 billion, according to the National Retail Federation.

Economists like Resnick and other Colorado experts, though, say that online shopping and shifting consumer habits may come to bear on municipal finances. As shoppers increasingly look to online retailers who can often skirt local sales taxes, the ripple effects of the so-called Retail Apocalypse may force governments — and citizens — to re-evaluate how they tax themselves.

Changing habits “We’re seeing a seismic shift in the way people shop,” said Robert Golden, president and CEO of the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce, which represents more than 650 businesses across four counties. “The appeal of the mall and shopping has lost a lot of its zest for a lot of people.”

Golden attributed the shift in part to what he calls the “middle-class squeeze” — housing and education costs have soared, and wages have largely failed to keep pace, eating up discretionary spending and pushing middle-class earners toward online bargains.

The trouble is that many online retailers don’t collect sales tax on behalf of municipalities, Resnick said.

“We’ve said we have to solve this problem before it solves us,” Resnick said.

Some online retailers, such as Ama-

zon, have agreed to impose sales tax on purchases, based on the shipping address of the recipient, Resnick said.

However, the agreement doesn’t apply to Amazon’s third-party vendors.

The company says it hosts more than 100,000 vendors who do more than $100,000 each in sales annually, amounting to more than $10 billion a year.

Resnick said online retailers are hesitant to enter into taxing agreements in places like Colorado, where the patchwork of taxing authorities could land sellers in hot water with auditors.

“Another part is the tradition that we don’t tax the internet,” Resnick said. “People start to think it’s a tax increase. Technically the purchaser is liable to pay local sales tax, but the state has not enforced that. At the local level, each city would have to.”

Multiply the number of online retailers by the number of municipalities and the scope of the dilemma becomes clear, Resnick said.

Resnick and her team run models that examine the state’s financial sustainability in coming decades based on current trends, and present possible scenarios to address problems.

“We’ve looked at the possibility of taxing services,” Resnick said.

“Services don’t migrate online. Fixing your house, cleaning your pool — those can’t dry up like brick and mortar stores can.”

Resnick said another contributing factor of the Retail Apocalypse is an aging society. As people have fewer children and the age of the general populace climbs, spending on material goods drops. Service taxes would make sense under such conditions, she said.

“The only other places to generate revenue would be income or property taxes,” Resnick said. “But we have a prohibition on local income tax in Colorado.”

And hiking property taxes is pretty unpopular, she said.

No easy fix Tax reform is inevitable, said Archer, the Arvada official. Like many metro municipalities, more than half

of Arvada’s revenue comes from sales taxes. “(Tax reform efforts will) have to be organic and come from the citizens,” Archer said. “They’ll need to want better roads or parks.”

Amazon’s agreement to collect sales taxes for cities is helping, but it doesn’t fix the problem.

“I’d love to say it’s problem solved, but Amazon isn’t even 20 percent of the online market,” Archer said.

Arvada takes the relatively rare approach of taxing groceries, Archer said, which has softened the blow.

“We have five King Soopers and multiple Safeways,” Archer said. “People still buy groceries here even though they threaten not to.”

Government budgets in Colorado are already tightly constrained by the TABOR amendment, Archer said, with funding for education and other government services already anemic despite a robust economy. TABOR — the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights — was enacted in 1992, and it sets a cap on government spending and requires a popular vote for tax increases.

The shift toward online retail could have further fallout as the impact comes to bear on the labor market, Resnick said.

Nationally, the retail sector has lost jobs every month in 2017, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

The bright side It’s not all bad news, said Golden, of the South Metro Chamber, which is based at the Streets at SouthGlenn shopping center in Centennial.

“You can’t find a parking spot on weekends,” Golden said of the shopping center. “Small retailers, those with something unique to sell, can do very well. They have less overhead, less expense and less inventory.”

Millennials increasingly seek out localized lifestyles, where they can obtain the necessities of life without having to travel far, Golden said.

“I believe there will always be a place for the small shop,” Golden said.

“As long as people like walking down the street and popping into stores, they should survive.”

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Markets offer crafts, food, artwork, more

mixed media works.

WHAT MAKES THE MARKET SPECIAL: “The Fine Art Market stresses quality and originality when selecting artists for this show,” Bebe Alexander, ceramics program manager, said. “The Arvada Center houses one of the best ceramics studios in the area, and the ACES show gives us the opportunity to show the works of our very talented staff, who are all professional artists, as well as showcasing what our students have been able to learn.”

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When it comes to holiday shopping, chain stores and online outlets will try to pull in customers with quantity of items and deals.

But to find that unique gift — one specially and limitedly created by local artisans, bakers and craftsman — you have to look locally. And that’s where the multitude of holiday markets in communities around the Denver metro area come in.

“We’re a place where you can shop and savor the season,” said Natalia Wobst, executive director of the Colorado Chamber of the German American Chamber of Commerce, which hosts the annual Christkindl Market in Denver’s Skyline Park.

“There’s a real feeling of community effort at this market, and vendors really get to know the customers. And customers know we’re a reliable place for good Christmas finds.”

There are dozens of markets to choose from heading into the holiday season, so we picked a handful from our coverage areas to highlight.

Adams County Holiday Bazaar WHERE: Adams County Fairgrounds, 9755 Henderson Road, Brighton HOURS: Saturday, Dec. 2, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 3, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

WHAT YOU’LL FIND: The bazaar features more than 300 booths in two buildings, all focused on handmade crafts. Corporate vendors and home-based franchises are not allowed.

The event also doubles as a benefit fundraiser for the Adams County Historical Society and Museum.

WHAT MAKES THE MARKET SPECIAL: “What makes a good market is new inventory and a variety of merchandise, and our vendors are personable and lovely to talk with,” said Marilyn Fingerlin, one of three co-organizers of the Adams County Historical Society bazaars.

“They are always looking for new crafts to make to sell, and you will find quality handcrafted items for your home and all-occasion gifts.”

Shoppers at Denver’s annual Christkindl Market will be transported to a traditional German town square for their holiday shopping. CLARKE READER Arapahoe Ceramics Guild Holiday Sale WHERE: Arapahoe Community College, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton HOURS: Thursday, Nov. 30, 1 to 8 p.m.; Friday, Dec. 1, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 2, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

WHAT YOU’LL FIND: The guild is composed of people who are students or former students in Arapahoe Community College’s ceramics program.

Items on sale include functional and decorative pieces made by all skill levels. There are limited amounts of each piece, which means shoppers will see a rotating stock of new pieces, said Melanie Unruh, the guild’s vice president.

WHAT MAKES THE MARKET SPECIAL: “Some of the proceeds go back to the department to fund workshops, equipment and everything else we need to teach our students,” Unruh said. “There’s a broad range of handmade art here at an excellent price and everything is unique.”

Denver Christkindl Market WHERE: Skyline Park, 16th Street Mall and Arapahoe Street, Denver HOURS: Nov. 17 through Dec. 23, Sunday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

WHAT YOU’LL FIND: The market sets up a German town square in the park at the base of the Clock Tower, similar to the traditional markets found in Germany.

The market features everything from glass-blown orna-

The Arapahoe Ceramics Guild’s holiday sale features functional and decorative items made by students and alumni from Arapahoe Community College’s ceramics program. CLARKE READER ments, hand-carved wooden figurines, children’s toys, lanterns, Alpaca scarves and authentic dishes, such as European pastries and chocolate to savory chestnut soup.

You’ll also find live music in the festival hall and cultural performances, as well as collectible mugs and biersteins. These two items have been collector’s items for annual visitors, said Natalia Wobst, executive director of the Colorado Chamber of the German American Chamber of Commerce.

WHAT MAKES THE MARKET SPECIAL: “What we see every year is an increase in the authenticity of our offerings, and an increase in an interest from shoppers,” Wobst said. “We have people come for brunch, lunch and happy hour. And in addition to our local vendors, we have German, European and international vendors who bring an old world flair to the market.”

Fine Art Market and ACES show WHERE: Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada Fine Art Market Show Nov. 30 through Dec. 17: Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; Sunday and Monday, 1 to 5 p.m.; Tuesday through Thursday, Noon to 7:30 p.m.

ACES Show Nov. 30 through Dec. 17: Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday, 1-5 p.m.

WHAT YOU’LL FIND: The 31st annual market features all original works in a wide range of media, size and price by more than 90 artists throughout Colorado, while the 10th annual ACES (Arvada Center Education Studios) show features the work by the Arvada Center’s instructors and students.

Items range from jewelry, ceramics, handwoven pieces, woodworking, metalsmithing and handmade notebooks and cards to painting, prints, drawing, photography and

Highlands Ranch Community Association’s Winter Market WHERE: Town Center North, 1100 Sgt. Jon Stiles Drive, Highlands Ranch HOURS: Dec. 1, 4:30-7:30 p.m.

WHAT YOU’LL FIND: The Highlands Ranch Community Association is partnering with Metro Denver Farmers’ Market to bring shoppers an outdoor market full of unusual gift ideas, handmade items and foods like meats, pastries, breads, fudge and more for holiday meals.

Local farmers and crafters will set up booths for shoppers to peruse.

WHAT MAKES THE MARKET SPECIAL: “The market is part of Highland Ranch’s holiday celebration, and something we’ve talked about for years,” said Sara Walla, marketing and special projects coordinator with the association. “The market enhances our holiday events and gives people more options to be excited about.”

Holiday Art Market WHERE: Foothills Art Center, 809 Fifteenth St., Golden HOURS: Nov. 10 through Dec. 30; Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays, Noon to 5 p.m.

WHAT YOU’LL FIND: The 43rd annual market features creations from 106 Colorado artists, including fine ceramics, fiber, glass work, jewelry, paintings, woodworking, photography and other holiday items. It is one of the longestrunning markets in the state.

WHAT MAKES THE MARKET SPECIAL: “Buying a gift from the market is meaningful because you find one-of-a-kind artisan gifts and you support Colorado artists,” said Foothills Art Center executive director Hassan Najjar.

“It’s one of our most popular events due to the high quality and wide range of artwork and handicraft.”

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November 30, 2017

Colorado slaps Uber with fine over drivers’ backgrounds

BY TATIANA FLOWERS ASSOCIATED PRESS

Colorado regulators issued an $8.9 million fine against Uber’s parent company on Nov. 20 for allowing employees with serious criminal or motor vehicle offenses to work for the company as drivers.

The Colorado Public Utilities Commission said it launched an investigation into the ride-hailing service in March after an Uber passenger said his driver assaulted him in the mountain resort town of Vail.

Within the last year and a half, the commission said it found that nearly 60 Uber drivers were allowed to work in Colorado despite having previous felony convictions. The drivers included a habitual offender, a former prison escapee and others with major traffic violations including drunk driving.

Colorado state law prevents people with felony convictions, alcohol or drug-related driving offenses, unlawful sexual offenses and major traffic violations from working for rideshare companies.

“We have determined that Uber had background check information that should have disqualified these drivers under the law, but they were allowed to drive anyway,” Public Utilities Commission Director Doug Dean said. “These actions put

the safety of passengers in extreme jeopardy.”

In a statement, the commission said it also found felony convictions that Uber didn’t catch, and “in other cases, we could not confirm criminal background checks were even conducted by Uber.”

Uber said in a statement that it recently discovered a “process error” that was inconsistent with Colorado’s ridesharing regulations and affected what the company called a small number of drivers. It said it notified the state and fixed the problem but did not elaborate.

“Per Uber safety policies and Colorado state regulations, drivers with access to the Uber app must undergo a nationally accredited third party background screening.

We will continue to work closely with the CPUC to enable access to safe, reliable transportation options for all Coloradans,” it said.

The Colorado PUC said the $8.9 million penalty was calculated based on a $2,500 fine for each day an employee was illegally behind the wheel.

The commission said Uber can pay half of that amount within 10 days to resolve the case or it can schedule a hearing and contest the allegations in before a judge.

Uber’s image has been tarnished by findings of sexual harassment of employees and multiple reports of drivers assaulting passengers.

Two women who said they were sexually assaulted by Uber drivers recently filed a federal lawsuit in San Francisco alleging that inadequate background checks and monitoring left them and thousands of others vulnerable.

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Fidget spinners, a plastic Wonder Woman battle sword and a remote-controlled Spider-Man drone are among the toys topping a consumer safety group’s annual list of worst toys for the holidays.

World Against Toys Causing Harm, or WATCH, unveiled the top 10 list Nov. 14 at a Boston children’s hospital.

The nonprofit organization has been releasing the lists for more than four decades to inform consumers about potential toy hazards.

The Toy Association, an industry trade group, dismissed the list as “needlessly frightening’’ to parents because all toys sold in the U.S. meet “rigorous’’ safety standards. It also criticized the organization for not testing the toys it focuses on.

National toy safety standards are ``inadequate,’’ as can been seen by the high number of recalls each year, WATCH President Joan Siff said.

The nonprofit says there have been at least 15 recalls representing nearly 2 million units of dangerous toys since last December.

Siff stressed the toys named each year have common hazards that the group sees year after year. She pointed to the “Pull Along Pony’’ by Tolo Toys that’s marketed for children over age 1

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but has a 19-inch cord.

“We don’t need a testing lab to know that’s a strangulation and entanglement hazard,’’ she said.

With consumers increasingly doing their holiday shopping online, it’s more important than ever to have the most current information about the safety of a toy online, Siff said.

For example, Hallmark’s Disneythemed “Itty Bittys’’ plush stacking toy for babies was recalled over the summer due to fabric pieces that posed a choking hazard. But the toy still is readily available online because many web sales — particularly consumer-to-consumer and secondhand transactions — are rarely monitored for recalls, Siff noted.

Among the other toys that made this year’s list is Nerf ’s “Zombie Strike’’ crossbow, which the organization says poses the risk of eye and face injuries because it uses a pressurized, pull back lever to shoot soft projectiles.

Razor’s “Heel Wheels’’ are strapped onto children’s shoes to turn them into improvised roller skates but pose a burn risk because they include “real sparking action.’’

And “Slackline’’ is a tightrope-like device by Brand 44 meant to be anchored between two trees that WATCH says can lead to severe injury and death.

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Legal Notice No: 8242 First Publication: November 30, 2017 Last Publication: November 30, 2017 Publisher: Denver Herald Dispatch

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before March 30, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

Donelle A. Jordinelli Personal Representative 4032 South Olive Street Denver, Colorado 80237

Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.

A hearing on Petition for Adjudication of Intestacy and Formal Appointment of Personal Representative for the probate of his estate will be held at the following time and location or at a later date to which the hearing may be continued: Date: Tuesday, January 2, 2018 Time: 8:00 a.m.

Courtroom or Division: Room 230 Address: Denver Probate Court, 1437 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80202 Legal Notice No.: 8239 First Publication: November 30, 2017 Last Publication: December 14, 2017 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

Helm, Less & Williams, L.L.P. Attorneys at Law Richard M. Williams, No. 11865 5400 Ward Road, Building III Suite 100 Arvada, Colorado 80002 Phone: 303-424-4486

Legal Notice No: 8240 First Publication: November 30, 2017 Last Publication: December 14, 2017 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

Legal Notice No: 8235 First Publication: November 16, 2017 Last Publication: November 30, 2017 Publisher: Denver Herald Dispatch

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