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Colo. health leaders see easing of COVID surge But top state epidemiologist won’t declare victory yet Renowned soloist Siuzanna Iglidan performs for her neighbors in a church parking lot in Englewood on Aug. 1.
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Opera on the asphalt in Englewood Renowned soloist performs in parking lot as ‘gift for the community’ BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Siuzanna Iglidan of Englewood
was supposed to sing at the Los Angeles Philharmonic this summer, in her dream role in Bizet’s “Carmen.” But COVID-19 threw a wrench in those plans. With opera performances canceled for the foreseeable future, the Ukrainian-born mezzo-soprano soloist treated her neighbors to a world-class performance in a church parking lot on Aug. 1.
Accompanied at times by her friend Tanya Palamarchuk, Iglidan’s dulcet voice lilted from the parking lot of the Seventh-Day Adventist church at Lincoln Street and Radcliff Avenue, drawing neighbors from their homes to hear a performance seldom heard by those not in a tuxedo or ball gown. SEE OPERA, P6
Englewood offers community development updates City details projects in the pipeline, including Swedish expansion STAFF REPORT
The city of Englewood has issued a report updating the commu-
nity on the status of local development projects. Here’s a roundup from the city: Swedish Medical Center 501 East Hampden Avenue Project: Five-story vertical expansion; 115,371 square feet. Status: Plans are under review. Synergy Medical Office Building 506 East Hampden Avenue
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Project: A five-story, mixed-use development with 14,000 square feet of retail (ground floor) and 104,000 square feet of medical office space. The building will have selfcontained parking offering valet parking and 325+ parking spaces in a covered structure. Status: Construction continues.
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BY JOHN INGOLD AND JESSE PAUL THE COLORADO SUN
Colorado’s latest surge of coronavirus cases appears to have stabilized as a statewide mask mandate and limitations on serving alcohol take hold, state health leaders said July 31. Jill Hunsaker Ryan, the head of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, said the latest data appear to show that the reproduction value for the virus — the average number of people that an infected person passes the virus onto, also known as the R0 — has dropped to 1. If further data bear that out, it means Colorado is no longer experiencing exponential growth of cases and the horror scenario of overwhelmed hospitals will be avoided. “That is absolutely great news for us and reassuring to see,” said Dr. Rachel Herlihy, the state epidemiologist at CDPHE. As recently as a couple weeks ago, the R0 had been around 1.7 — meaning that a single case could lead to more than 280 additional infections within a month or two. But Herlihy said the latest numbers show stabilization in both the number of people hospitalized with SEE EASING, P4
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VOICES Reimagining and reinventing while staying true to ourselves
s individuals and companies look to the second half of the year, many have already put 2020 behind them and are WINNING looking at plans and WORDS goals for 2021. The impact has forced us all to learn how to become more nimble, flexing when we need to, and pivoting as we adapt and adjust to what the world sends our way next. Consulting with Michael Norton organizations and coaching teams and individuals, our clients are thinking about ways to first reimagine what the near-term future holds while also envisioning what the long-term future could look like. Admittedly some only want to focus on the near term and may be willing to go as far as mid-range planning because everything seems so unsettled. After we get through the exercise of reimagining what they hope their personal and professional world
could look like, we then enter the reinventing phase of what it will take to get there. And we have to do this because as Marshall Goldsmith wrote, “What got you here won’t get you there.” Truer words may have never been spoken. It’s time to reinvent. Reimagining allows us to tap into all of the endless possibilities as we release our creativity and envision the type of person we hope to be or become one day, the services that we want to offer the community, and the organization that can make a difference in the world. Reinventing means that we are not just dreaming and fantasizing, but we are taking inventory of our behaviors, habits, relationships, skills, and recognizing what we will need to change so that we can fulfill our reimagined future. Here’s the amazing thing about both, reimagining and reinventing, even in the midst of an ever-changing world, we can continue to be nimble, flex, and pivot as often as we need to in our pursuit of health, happiness, safety, and success. And here is the other thing about both, we never ever have to compromise our core beliefs as we plan for a reimagined and rein-
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vented future. Top-performing individuals and organizations have this in common, a commitment to their values. These are not just painted on the wall, sent around in a company email, or espoused in a team or company Zoom meeting. These are lived and demonstrated in what they do, what they say, and how they live. I can’t remember a time in my life where this has ever been more important. In our ever-changing world, compromising what we value most is a huge mistake if we are ever to realize what we had imagined for ourselves. Again, reimagining is what we want at some point in the future. Reinventing is how we get there. When it comes to reimagining, a quote that some attribute to Albert Einstein said, “Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.” And in a recent article posted in May of this year, the CEO of Microsoft, Satya Nadella, shared that during these unprecedented times it is important to be a “learn-it-all” and not a “know-it-all.” We all can imagine something, large or small, create an image of where we want
to be. And we can all take the time to reinvent ourselves by learning something new. Most importantly, do both without compromising who our core beliefs. Should we listen to other opinions and make new decisions based on new information? Yes. That is how we grow and evolve, should the new information give us insight on what we might consider changing. The other side of that is making sure we don’t allow ourselves to become influenced by opinions that conflict with who we are and erode our core values. How about you? Are you reimagining your future? Are you reinventing yourself during this journey? And are you staying true to who you are along the way? I would love to hear your story at mnorton@tramazing. com. And when we recognize that what got us here won’t get us there, and take the steps necessary to reimagine and reinvent, it really will be a better than good week. Michael Norton is the grateful CEO of Tramazing.com, a personal and professional coach, and a consultant, trainer, encourager and motivator to businesses of all sizes.
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et’s have some fun. See if you can tell me how many typographical and grammatical errors there are in this column. QUIET Hint: there are alot. DESPERATION It’s going to really drive my proofreader crazy because he’s a perfectionist. He’s a typochondriac, is what he is. Looking back; I wish I had taken a creative writing class when I was in college. I majored in restaurant Craig Marshall food services because Smith I thought I wanted to open my own dinner, you know?, the kind that serve comfortable food. My proofreader bales me out every week. I send him an unpolished draft and he makes it look like I know what I am doing. Between the first word and the last word in a single sentence, a hundred things can go wrong. Theres spelling, tense, participals and punctuation. Sometimes I am embarassed because I don’t know the basics. But I am always reminded of the fact that Mark Twain couldn’t spell. He said it didn’t take very much imagination to spell the same word the same way twice. There’s one word that always
stumps me: its “schedule.” Whomever came up with that should be kept after school. I dated a girl who spelled “philosophy” with an “f.” And why not? That’s the way its pronounced. Karen Harper, author of “The Queen’s Governess,” erred when she wrote, “In the weak light of dawn, I tugged on the gown and sleeves I’d discarded like a wonton last night to fall into John’s arms.” Don’t count that one. Harper meant to write “wanton.” There have been infamous typos throughout literature and Major Works, including the Bible and Webster’s New International Dictionary. The thought of proofreading a dictionary shends shivers up my spine. Amercian English is often different than British English. For examples: “colour,” “honour,” “labour.” Language makes me dizzie. Some people, like motivation speakers, doubletalk because that’s their stock in trade, and some people, remember Norm Crosby?, double talk because they’re comedians. Professor Irwin Corey used to appear on The Tonight Show and begin a “lecture” that had the sound of plain speaking, and then it would devolve into disorientational nonsense. He made a living out of making mistakes. Some people think politicians
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do the same thing. But seriously. Have you ever seen a wedding invitation that had the date wrong? Or a location wrong? I double- and triple-check my columns before I send the off, but invariably something is overlooked. I try not to split my infinities, but now and then I split one, as I did earlier in this essay. Did you notice it? Is it “poinsettia” or “poinsetta”? Learning where punctuation goes takes a liftline, let me tell you. I write according to the AP Stylebook, which has its own rules and regulations. It forbids the Oxford comma. I can never remember not to use the Oxford comma. In the eight years I have been writing this column, I have never used an excalmation mark (of my own.) F. Scott Fitzgerald was opposed to them and so am I. He said they were like laughing at your own joke. Do you know anyone who laughs at his own jokes? It’s annoying, isn’t it. So is reading an ungrammatical column. How many have you counted so far? I promise next weeks column will look prefect. Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.
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Rox Arts gains steam as gallery expands hours Classes help artists find ways to express personal visions
Roxborough Arts Council’s gallery, Rox Arts, Is in the Aspen Grove shopping center in Littleton.
BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Roxborough Arts Council’s gallery, Rox Arts — in Unit 330 at Aspen Grove, 7301 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton — which lately has been open for limited hours, expands those hours and offers a wide assortment of art and crafts for sale by members that will decorate walls and shelves in readers’ homes and/or serve as gifts for loved ones who have a birthday, graduation or wedding in the future. And, member artists will teach you techniques for painting your own works, if that is a wish. Open hours presently listed: Thurs-
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day to Saturday: noon to 7 p.m.; Sunday: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. These long stay-at-home periods have reportedly stirred that creative ambition in a number of restless people across the nation. And certainly anyone who has been a “creative” will concur about the satisfaction that can come while working with color on paper or canvas, or forming shapes from clay, wood
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new fitness series is underway in Denver’s Sculpture Park, near the Denver Performing Arts Complex. Diverse lineup of classes. Will run Tuesdays and Thursdays, beginSONYA’S ning the first week SAMPLER of August. Visit artscomplex.com/ sculptureparkfitness for more information and a link to ticket sales. Dinosaur days Reminder about Highlands Ranch Historical Society’s film about discovery Sonya Ellingboe of dinosaur bones in Highlands Ranch. Go to thehrhs.org. New art event Curtis Center for the Arts will host a new outdoor event from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sept. 12 at Curtis Park, Orchard Road, just west of South University Boulevard, Greenwood Village. Timed tickets: 9-10 a.m. Seniors only. 10-12, 12-2, 2-4 tickets required. 4-6 open to the public. Masks required. Maximum 175 at a time. Social distancing required. Free. 303-797-1779. Littleton Garden Club The Littleton Garden Club will not meet during the fall. The board will decide in January if in-person gathering is possible for rest of year. Dues will be carried over, requiring a separate email vote later. En Plein Air on the Prairie Local artist/instructor Pam Roth O’Mara will offer three outdoor classes in painting at the Plains Conservation Center, 21901 E. Hampden Ave., Aurora, with registration through Denver Botanic Gardens — catalog.botanicgardens.org/default.
aspx?tagid=36. Dates: Aug. 26, 8:30 a.m. to noon; Sept. 15, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; Oct. 6, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Bring paint supplies. mask, water and any other materials needed for the morning. $22, $20 DBG member. Bemis Library In August, kids can pick up books and coupons with presentation of completed summer reading logs at Littleton’s Bemis Library, 6014 S. Datura St. “Imagine your story.” Remember to look for the story posted in trees at the park by the library. Depot Art Gallery The Depot Art Gallery, 2069 W. Powers Ave. in Littleton, has a new walkway, built as an Eagle Scout project by Nikita Heitz. The Littleton Museum supplied materials and Heitz recruited friends to help him build the new walkway, which will be safer for entering the Depot when it opens again. (The 58th Anniversary show is at DepotArtGallery.org.) Poetry Month set for September Usually, April is Poetry Month, which seems appropriate with thoughts of spring, flowers, soft breezes, trees leafing out, etc. … But this year is out of whack generally and the Castle Rock Writers, who usually hold a spring event, have switched to September, in conjunction with the Poetry Society of Colorado. Colorado poet Juan Morales, who teaches creative writing at Colorado State UniversityPueblo, recently presented “Writing the Poems of Our Land” on Zoom, with a focus on the diverse voices and the makeup of our cultures, foods, communities and homes, in free form and in verse. Western Welcome Week Historic Littleton Inc. has canceled the walks scheduled on Aug. 13 as part of Western Welcome Week.
CORRECTION In Sonya Ellingboe’s “Sonya’s Sampler” column in the July 30 edition, an incorrect name was given for Western Colorado University.
or metals — and the wish for exhibit space. As well as the social aspects of talking with like-minded souls — perhaps the biggest plus of all! Versatile artist Maryann Leake, a longtime Rox Arts member, offers classes called “Paint a Masterpiece” that allow one to replicate Monet’s famous works, such as “End of Summer,” plus Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers,” “Basket and Oranges,” “Irises,” “Wheat Field With Cypresses” and more ($52 each, all supplies provided). And of course, one will gain an understanding of those distinctive Impressionist brush strokes that are so strong, if that is a wish. Classes started Aug. 5 from 5 to 8 p.m. and will continue into the autumn. See website
or visit the gallery for a schedule. Beginners and teens are welcome. Member Brian Hubbell will lead a class through creation of “Big Wave” on Aug. 20 and 27 from 6 to 8 p.m. ($85 covers classes and supplies, including brushes, paint and canvas). Or member artists/instructors will guide a person in developing and finishing an image they have thought of, which may present a challenge ... either realistic or more abstract. Figurative work does prevail here. Stroll the colorful gallery and discover new ways of expression as well as more traditional styles and techniques. Rox Arts had its beginnings some years ago with artists who live in the Roxborough Park area and organized exhibits in a space in that area. As the Aspen Grove shopping center developed and drew shoppers from across the south area, some savvy members sought to expand the artists’ customer base by renting a space in the center. Success as a display space was followed fairly soon with an offering of classes. Members each have an example of work in the gallery at all times and alternate on exhibiting an expanded collection through the year. New artists/members are welcome. See roxartscouncil.org.
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Brian (born 1961). Don lived in Littleton, 1967-2018, then moved to Glen Ellyn, IL. Don served his Lord as an ordained minister. He leaves behind four grandchildren (Kevin jr., Patrick, Tyrone, & Moses).
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The 1913 Boathouse in Denver’s Washington Park, pictured, dates back to an era when Smith Lake was a popular urban resort, with a swimming beach and winter skating. Across the lake on the north shore is another vintage building, the 1912 Dos Chappell Bathhouse, which once provided beach-goers with locker rooms and showers. Currently it houses Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado, a nonprofit that tends to the state’s natural resources. COURTESY OF TIM COLLINS
Denver’s Smith Lake in the 1900s was a year-round resort BY KIRSTEN DAHL COLLINS SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
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s summer grips the city and Coloradans bemoan our regrettable lack of ocean, we might do well to remember that Denver’s Washington Park once had its very own beach on a lake that once didn’t exist. In the summer of 1911, Smith Lake, located near the northern end of the park, inaugurated its new swimming area — complete with sand, a diving platform and an elegant bathhouse. Two hundred enthusiastic bathers showed up on the lake’s north shore for opening day. Everything was free, including soap, showers and extremely modest turn-of-the-century swimsuits. This was the era of corsets, big hats and propriety, so ladies donned knee-length shirts with capped sleeves before taking the plunge. And one can safely assume that none of the men wore Speedos. A line of rope modestly divided the male and female swimming areas. All this seems remarkable considering that before 1867, this 18-acre lake did not exist. Beginning in 1860, local entrepreneur John W. Smith took on the job of building a 26-mile irrigation canal from the South Platte River into the dry, treeless scrublands of what is now central Denver. More than four decades later, Denver residents were paddling rowboats and executing swan dives in the same place. Smith put his new lake to work as a reservoir and source of ice for Denver’s cocktails, ice cream churns and ice boxes. Nowadays, the 10-foot-deep lake develops only thin, patchy ice in the winter. But longtime Denverites remember when Smith Lake regularly
Wash Park has more to offer than lakes, including its seasonal floral displays. SHUTTERSTOCK IMAGE
froze solid, attracting hordes of ice skaters. In the late decades of the 19th century, Smith Lake acquired a scandalous reputation. According to the Washington Park East Neighborhood Association (WPENA) website, “by the 1890s, the lake was considered somewhat of a nuisance as it attracted ‘young men who insisted on showing their anatomy in the waters.’” The Denver Republican reported that so many boys were utilizing the lake in this manner that “ladies refuse to go on the elegant and beautiful drive in that vicinity.” Despite the skinny-dipping, residents of south Denver began to envision Smith Lake as the centerpiece of a new park. The city began acquiring nearby land and eventually bought the lake from Smith in the early 1900s. The newly-assembled Washington Park opened in 1903 as part of the City Beautiful movement, which originated with architects and urban planners in Chicago. Elegant European-style fountains, pavilions and gardens sprang up in cities across the U.S. and during this era, some notable architecture was also erected at Smith Lake. Frederick Ameter and James B. Hyder designed the Dos Chappell bathhouse, completed in 1912 and now a state landmark. On the south shore, architect
Mallards frolic on Smith Lake in Washington Park. SHUTTERSTOCK IMAGE
Jacques Benedict — who went on to design other flamboyant landmarks like the Sports Castle at 1000 Broadway — created a striking boathouse. Now also a beloved Wash Park landmark, the 1913 building resembles an early 20th century take on a Greek temple. According to WPENA’s account, the lower level originally sheltered boats and a ticket office for boat rentals, and also doubled as warming hut for skaters. The open-air pavilion on the upper level was intended for picnics and other public gatherings of up to 500 people, reflecting the publicspirited zeitgeist of the City Beautiful movement. These days, the Smith Lake boathouse is especially memorable when it lights up in the evening, its white columns glimmering over the water. In normal, non-pandemic times, the city rents out the pavilion level for weddings and other parties. Passersby often hear distant strains of music as guests dance the night away. During its nearly 50-year life span, the Smith Lake beach was wildly popular, serving thousands of waterstarved Denverites every summer. Admission was free but as the Denver Library’s history site puts it, “… not everyone was not free to use it.” Overt racism was rampant in turnof-the century America, reflected in Jim Crow laws and the 1908 “Gentle-
man’s Agreement,” which severely limited immigration from Asian countries. In 1913, Japanese-Americans were banned outright from swimming at Smith Lake. About 10 years later, in the mid1920s, the Ku Klux Klan sprang back to life and began sponsoring car races and family picnics in Denver. By the early 1930s, Denver’s KKK leaders had been discredited, but racism was still alive in the city. On Aug. 17, 1932, 150 African-Americans bravely attempted to swim at Smith Lake beach in an organized protest against de facto segregation. White swimmers attacked them with sticks and stones, but instead of arresting the attackers, police arrested some of the protesters. Was Smith Beach ever integrated? It is difficult to know. The beach closed for swimming before the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination in public places. And well before the 1960s, the lake was suffering from age. Urban lakes are delicate organisms, vulnerable to pollution, algae blooms and accumulating sediment. By the mid-1950s, lifeguards at Smith Lake beach could barely see a foot beneath the surface. The beach finally closed in 1957 amid the polio scare. By the early 1980s, the onceelegant bathhouse had also fallen into disrepair and was being used as maintenance shed. Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado (VOC) — a nonprofit that tends to the state’s natural resources — and the organization’s then-executive director Dos Chappell, a Washington Park resident, led a fundraising campaign to restore the building. Completed in 1996, the renovated bathhouse now bears Chappell’s name and serves as headquarters for VOC. The old locker rooms are gone and the bathhouse no longer gives way onto a sandy beach. But the handsome twin fireplaces remain — a reminder of the days when skaters warmed their toes in the lobby and Smith Lake served as an urban resort all year round.
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Huntingdale heads girls volleyball program after decades under previous leader BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
There’s somebody new at Cherry Creek High School. His name is Steve Huntingdale and he is the new head girls volleyball coach, replacing Sally Moos, who was head coach of the Bruins for 38 years. Moos won five state titles and 13 league titles during her Creek coaching stint, but Huntingdale, a former Highlands Ranch assistant, is having a hard time introducing himself to the Bruins’ program because of COVID-19 restrictions. He’s had two outdoor workouts with varsity players and a few meetings. Last season’s Creek assistant coaches return, which has been a big assistance to Huntingdale in his bid to introduce himself and his volleyball philosophies to the players. “I’d say with normal circumstances there would be excitement but with the COVID whether we will have a season is unknown,” said Huntingdale. “I really think it’s got to do down to the wire for the season to see if there are a lot of spikes. Three weeks ago things looked promising. But, I’m excited. I feel like we have a lot of talent.”
Two Creek players, senior Courtney Wisneski and junior Carter Booth, participated in both the early outdoor workouts. “It’s been hard to get to know him but the workouts did really helped us,” said Wisneski. “It’s definitely been different not being able to do the camps during the summer camp and do the team bonding. It was nice to see the coaching style. We saw his way of teaching. He definitely has the energy to bring and I’m excited about volleyball.” Booth also noted that the early two practices were different from the way Creek used to practice. “It’s a little bit different,” she said. “The way he approaches offensive play is much different. He is much more about focusing on shots instead of hitting straight down with a lot of power. And even in the short practices we had, he was focused a lot more on defense and passing that we have in the past. “Yeah, I’ve liked it. There’s not much to go off of but I feel good about this season if we have one.” The offseason has also been different for Wisneski and Booth because of the disorder created by the pandemic. “Yeah, it is probably a little bit frustrating, just because it feels like we’ve sort of wasted a whole year of progress,” said Wisneski. “If you don’t play a sport for a while you sort of lose the progress you’ve built up. But I understand the situation and I under-
From left, Courtney Wisneski (senior), Katherine “Kate” Hughes (senior), and Isabel “Izzie” Baron (senior). COURTESY OF COURTNEY WISNESKI stand it’s not safe for us to be working out together”. Booth has her sights set on an upcoming season. “I know it’s not going to be as easy, since we lost a lot of seniors last year, but I’m looking forward to the challenge,” she said. “It will definitely feel a little bit uncomfortable in the first few weeks because of the risk if we do have a season, but I will have to get
over that to perform my best. At the end of the day, I want to play. I’m looking forward to it.” Creek graduated seven seniors off last season’s 18-9 team but Booth and Wisneski head the players coming back for hopefully another season. “The season is going to be different,” said Wisneski. “We’re going to have to adjust a lot. We have to potential to go far in state we just need to connect.”
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Sports Illustrated honors local prep athletes Football players will be narrowed down in three rounds by end of year BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Sports Illustrated has unveiled its watch list for its 2020 high school AllAmerican team and eight players are from Colorado schools. Three of the players were tight ends and two were from Heritage High School in Littleton. Tight ends are become more prominent in offensive strategies, and to have three from Colorado selected who have committed to play next season at major colleges says a lot about the value of the position. Terrance Ferguson, a 6-foot-5, 220-pounder who has committed to play at Oregon, and University of Colorado commit Erik Olsen a 6-5, 230-pounder, are the two Heritage players. The third tight end is 6-5, 225-pound Samuel Hart of Cherokee Trail High School in Aurora, who has verbally agreed to play at Ohio State. Cherry Creek High School in Greenwood Village also had two players on the watch list in defensive tackle Gus Zilinskas, a 6-3, 263-pound Rutgers commit, and 6-1, 185-pound wide receiver Chase Penry, who has committed to the University of Colorado. “It’s a great honor when you receive recognition from a great institution like Sports Illustrated,” said Penry. “It is really cool. I have competed against a lot of Division I and Power 5 guys
and done really well. I’ve felt like I’ve always made big plays. “To get the recognition is nice. I try not to focus on it a lot. I just keep my head down and work hard because when the time comes to play, rankings don’t really matter and the best players are going to make the plays.” Highlands Ranch High School’s Jake Rubley, a 6-3, 190-pound quarterback who plans to enroll early at Kansas State in January, rounds out the local products on the team. The other two players on the watch list are 6-5, 310-pound offensive tackle Braylen Nelson from Vista Peak High School in Aurora, and 6-6, 300-pound Texas A&M offensive tackle recruit Trey Zuhn of Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins. “It’s a huge honor,” said Rubley. “There’s some really great players in this country. Colorado guys usually don’t get the credit they deserve and it is truly an honor that all my hard work paid off to have my name on that list. Hopefully I can keep working hard and prove I really belong there.” The evaluation process will continue throughout the season “until the list of 1,000 contenders coalesces around just 25 young men who can say proudly they are the best of the best and they are Sports Illustrated All-Americans,” said SI Director of Football Recruiting John Garcia Jr. Sports Illustrated will narrow the candidates to 250 in October, 99 in November and then announce a first team of 25, a second team of 25 and an honorable mention group in December. The first-team selections will be invited to the SI Sportsperson of the Year banquet.
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Littleton schools plan reopening amid doubts, fears District officials pick Aug. 24 start date, but teachers are wary and decision matrix is tight BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Littleton Public Schools is moving ahead with plans to resume in-person classes at the end of August, though numerous teachers pleaded with the school board to reconsider. While current plans call for kindergarten through fifth grade to resume normal five-day weeks on Aug. 24, grades 6 through 12 will begin on a “hybrid” schedule, with students in class in small groups on alternating days interspersed with online learning days, district Superintendent Brian Ewert announced at the July 30 school board meeting. The district includes parts of Centennial and Englewood. Though the district in early July announced plans to resume normal five-day weeks on Aug. 13, district officials later moved back the start date to Aug. 24, saying they needed additional time to develop plans to return. “We are dealing with a lack of info and guidance from health professionals, the Colorado Department of Education and the governor,” Ewert said. “We are not medical professionals. We’re working hard to navigate this all on our own.” Ewert said the district has been
Littleton Public Schools Superintendent Brian Ewert in a May 2019 file photo. consulting with state and local health officials and a consortium of other superintendents to develop reopening protocols. Though Ewert said he had hoped to
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receive guidance for virus outbreak protocols several weeks ago, he said the district received an email from the Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment outlining the protocols just minutes before the board meeting and hadn’t had time to review them. Ewert also rolled out the decisionmaking process that will guide whether district schools can stay open — a point system developed by state health and education officials, tallying four Arapahoe County metrics: the percent of positive COVID tests on 14-day rolling averages, daily hospitalizations, incidence rates per 100,000 population, and daily cases. Each metric is assigned a point value, totaling 0-8. Schools would stay open as long as the county scored at least a 4. The distict, Ewert said, is currently at 4, with a 0 rating for 14-day incidence rates. On July 30, Arapahoe County had 134.2 cases per 100,000 population, far above the ideal of less than 50. Other metrics, while currently at acceptable levels, appeared to be trending worse, he said. Whether the general public can stringently adhere to public health protocols and keep infection trends low is vital for schools to reopen, Ewert said, saying that children and adults must consistently practice social distancing, mask wearing and frequent hand-washing. “These things matter,” Ewert said. “It’s not a conspiracy.” All students from kindergarten through 12th grade will be required to wear face masks in school, said Melissa Cooper, the district’s director of student support services. District officials will consider requests for medical exemptions, Cooper said. If a student is granted a face mask exemption, their teachers will be issued face shields. In the case of non-medical refusals, Cooper said the district will seek to work with the family to come to an agreement, but if one can’t
be reached, administrators would consider “whether it’s appropriate for that student to continue in-person learning.” Cooper said students will receive health screenings consisting of questionnaires about symptoms and occasional temperature checks. Protocols for testing students and staff for COVID are not yet fully developed, Cooper said. Board member Robert Reichardt said the continued confusion and delays around testing reflects colossal, systemic “failures up and down the line of government.” Several other school-district departments laid out reopening plans during the July 30 meeting, including hygiene and cleaning protocols, working to meet student mental health needs and provide school security. The district’s all-online program, called TOPS, had about 700 enrollments as of July 30. The district has a total of nearly 15,000 students. Numerous teachers pleaded with district officials to follow the lead of districts like Denver Public Schools, which announced plans to conduct classes entirely online at least until October. Teachers who called into the meeting said that despite the hybrid model in upper grades, which seeks to keep class sizes to around 15, teachers themselves would be seeing total weekly classroom attendance pushing 200 students. Some also said the model is further weakened by students intermingling in clubs, sports or socially. “The lack of information and the spread of disinformation is causing chaos,” said John Solomon, a teacher at Littleton High School. “Despite the feelings of a normal world, this threat is still there, if not greater than last spring.” “It’s not too late to reevaluate,” said Carrie Levi, a social studies teacher at Arapahoe High School. “We can make decisions now about how the virus progresses in our community.” “No amount of instruction on face masks will alter the chaotic and predictable behavior teenagers will exude while stuck in the same building,” said James Neenan, a language arts teacher at Arapahoe High School. “Why even wait to make the call?” “Outbreaks will force us to shut down again,” said Erin Grantham, a teacher at Franklin Elementary. “It will leave students and families scrambling.” Millicent Ambroggio, a teacher at Littleton High School, said she is concerned for her husband, a type 1 diabetic, and her children who use inhalers who could suffer long-term respiratory damage. William Daniel, a social studies teacher at Littleton High school, said that as long as COVID test results still take several days or more to return, and as long as contact tracing stays sporadic and rudimentary, a reliable return to face-to-face learning will be nearly impossible. “We’ve been failed by the entities around us,” Daniel said. Ewert said the board and the district’s restart task force have done their best to come up with reasonable protocols. “Based on months of work is the plan you see before you today,” he said. The school board is scheduled to meet next on Aug. 13.
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Former Littleton Mayor Phil Cernanec, left, gives Bonnie Douglas a “trishaw” ride through Hudson Gardens on July 28. Cernanec helped found Littleton’s chapter of Cycling Without Age, which takes seniors on rides around town. DAVID GILBERT
On ‘trishaw’ rides, seniors find freedom from isolation Cycling Without Age offers elderly break from boredom, wind in their hair BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Like many senior-community residents in the age of COVID-19, Bonnie Douglas endures a lot of boredom and loneliness. With seniors at heightened risk from the novel coronavirus, senior facilities have curtailed social activities, restricted visitors and canceled communal meals. But thanks to a growing group of volunteers and an odd-looking bicycle, Douglas, 80, is one of many Littleton seniors finding joy and respite out on the city’s trails. As often as she can, Douglas signs up for bike rides through Cycling Without Age. The group, founded in Denmark in 2012, takes seniors on rides aboard “trishaws” -- specialized bikes with a love seat-like bench on the front, powered by a rider assisted by an electric motor. Douglas said she loves gliding along the Mary Carter Greenway, often guided by former Littleton Mayor Phil Cernanec, who was instrumental in starting the Littleton chapter and now enjoys sharing his love of bicycling and knowledge of the city with riders. “I physically can’t bike anymore, and I didn’t realize how much I missed it,” said Douglas as she finished a mid-ride ice cream cone from Nixon’s coffee shop along the trail on July 28. “It’s so refreshing being out in God’s world.” Life in a senior home can be dull during the pandemic, she said. “I spend so much time in my room,” she said. “For a while you can find things to do -- puzzles, playing on the computer, Bible study -- but it’s hard. We’re all feeling that loneliness. But when I’m out on the trishaw, I feel like I’m queen for a day.” On recent rides, Douglas said she’s
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GO FOR A RIDE Cycling Without Age’s Littleton chapter offers rides to seniors for no charge. The chapter’s coverage area is within a five-mile radius from Littleton city limits, but riders must meet pilots near the Mary Carter Greenway trail. Rides are held Monday through Friday and are roughly two hours long. CWA Littleton is also looking for more volunteer pilots. Pilots undergo three to five hours of training. The group is also seeking donations to buy another trishaw, which will cost at least $10,000. More information on how to arrange rides, volunteer as a pilot or donate is at CWALittleton.com. spotted deer, snowy egrets and a bald eagle. On her 80th birthday, her volunteer “pilot” enlisted people along the trail to sing “Happy Birthday” to her. “It’s been such a blessing,” she said. A half-dozen of Douglas’ fellow Riverpointe Senior Living residents all used the same word to describe trishaw rides: Freedom. “It’s a chance for some fresh air,” said Ruby Schumacher, 92. “I get to feel the wind in my hair,” said Marion Purdy, 83. “It’s so pleasant gliding along beneath the green leaves,” said Merlin Logan, 89. Cycling Without Age is a godsend in a challenging time, said Ashley Simmons, Riverpointe’s resident services director. Simmons and her staff are doing their best to keep life lively during the pandemic, but restrictions can feel stifling. “We’ve been dealing with fear and isolation,” Simmons said. “This is a great, safe way for residents to get out and explore.” The stimulation of trishaw rides is excellent for alleviating the mental health impacts of lockdowns, said Barb Lotze, the president of CWA’s Littleton chapter, and director of business development for Visiting Angels, a senior services provider. SEE SENIORS, P8
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COVID-19 and the proportion of tests that come back positive. The state also appears to be past its latest peak in newly reported coronavirus infections, she said. The week of July 20, Colorado reported its highest-ever weekly total of new COVID-19 cases, fueled mostly by rising infections among younger adults. “Colorado is at an interesting point,” Dr. Jonathan Samet, the dean of the Colorado School of Public Health and the leader of a team of researchers providing modeling predictions for the course of the pandemic in the state, said July 30 during a Q&A session with The Colorado Sun and the Mountain West News Bureau. “We’re ... at a seeming stable point where things aren’t either going up or down. They’re either going to do one or the other as the weeks go on. … I think we’re at least at a point where we’re not on a surge as we look at schools opening in a couple of weeks.” Herlihy said there is no single reason for the case stabilization, but it comes after Gov. Jared Polis, under
Dr. Rachel Herlihy, Colorado’s state epidemiologist, speaks to reporters at the governor’s mansion in downtown Denver on April 20. PHOTO BY JESSE PAUL/THE COLORADO SUN increasing scrutiny for his aggressive strategy to reopen the state’s economy, issued multiple orders rolling back that reopening.
On June 30, Polis ordered bars and nightclubs to close again. On July 16, Polis issued a statewide mandate to wear face masks when indoors in
public. And on July 21, with cases still rising, Polis ordered alcohol sales to cease at 10 p.m. hoping to prevent boozy late-night lapses in social distancing. It takes about two weeks for a policy intervention to start showing results in the state’s case data, health experts have said. And, in addition to Polis’ orders, it’s also possible that attention paid to Colorado’s increasing number of infections caused more people to stay home or that other factors are at work. “Coloradans are doing the right thing,” Polis said July 30. “Coloradans are smart. I think we’re seeing the impact from two changes that is showing up now.” Still, while stopping the rise in coronavirus infections is a good thing, Herlihy said the state needs to work to bring the R0 below 1 — at which point the virus would gradually peter out in the state. If Coloradans relax at this point, cases could just as easily explode upward again. “We still are at a bit of a tenuous place,” she said. This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. Used by permission. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun. com.
Teachers across Colorado to get supply of masks State will supply medical-grade coverings to student-facing staff
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said, possibly such as librarians and clerks. “We’re also hoping that school districts augment that with additional personal protection equipment that they’re able to provide,” Polis said. PPE acquisition will still be driven at the local level, Wieman said. And whether a school district starts in-person class at the start of the school year or not, it will still receive masks from the state. “Critically, (the masks) will go to all school districts whether they are in-person or not,” Polis said. “So if there are some schools that are just starting out for a few weeks virtual, they can then stockpile those masks, and they can use them when they do go back.”
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Boys golf, softball and boys tennis have been given approval to begin play this fall, the Colorado High School Activities Association announced July 31. The sports can begin practice, the
association said, listing boys golf with a date of Aug. 3 and softball and boys tennis with a date of Aug. 10. The sports were approved as part of CHSAA’s return-to-play plan submitted to the state’s COVID-19 response team in Gov. Jared Polis’ office, according to the release. CHSAA was awaiting a decision on the remaining sports. Upon approval of the association’s submitted plan, it anticipates that a full calendar can be shared for the 202021 season, the release said.
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Residents donate thousands despite canceled fundraiser Summer Jam concert is now set to return in 2021 BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Last year, John Saunders and Bill Clarke watched 2,400 people pile into the amphitheater at Philip S. Miller Park in Castle Rock for the annual concert they cofounded, Castle Rock Summer Jam. After headliners The Fray wrapped up, Saunders and Clarke handed a $10,000 check raised through ticket proceeds and business sponsorships to The Foundation for Douglas County Schools. The men raise funds for a local cause each year through the concert. This year went differently. John’s daughter, Katie, and Bill’s daughter, Katelyn, helped fundraise $10,000 despite COVID-19 canceling the 2020 Summer Jam concert. Elle King was supposed to headline. On July 30, the 15-year-olds handed a check to Dan Marlow, executive director of the Douglas/Elbert Task Force’s Help & Hope Center, on the amphitheater stage in front of empty seats. Katie said she wanted to ensure something positive came out of ” the canceled event. To Marlow, that’s more important than ever. Demand for rent and utility
Katie Saunders and Katelyn Clarke presented Help and Hope Center Executive Director Dan Marlowe with a check for $10,000 on July 30. JESSICA GIBBS assistance from the center has spiked approximately 30%, he said. Eviction moratoriums lifted. Stimulus funds waned. People are still losing jobs, he said. The center also had to double its food bank budget in April, May and into June. The Help & Hope Center gets supplies through a food rescue program and would typically receive one to two pallets of food a day from grocery stores clearing out shelves. For months, Marlow said, the pandemic’s blow to supply chains meant grocery stores no longer had those pallets of food to give the center. Supplies are more available now, he said, but demand for food assistance is still
The Fray performs at the 2019 Castle Rock Summer Jam. up slightly. Marlow is not sure how long demand will stay high, but he expected “it to be crazy” through the end of 2020. “It’s hard to predict anything in this environment,” he said. Saunders and Clarke said they waited until the last possible minute to cancel this year’s show, which
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“This is my gift to the community,” Iglidan said. “Music can bring people together and touch their hearts, and I think we all need that difficult times like these.” Iglidan covered a wide range in the hour-long revue, with selections like “Amazing Grace,” a piece by Schubert and another from “Samson and Delilah.” “How often do you get to hear music like this in Englewood?” said Leslie Appiah, who came to see Iglidan perform with her husband and two children. “Normally this would cost hundreds. I love exposing my kids to culture. It’s a blessing.”
Iglidan, who was supposed to sing in the Los Angeles Philharmonic this summer, performed a wide range of classic selections in the hour-long performance. PHOTOS BY DAVID GILBERT A young couple enjoys a night at the opera.
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Taking Care of Our Community Six months ago, I joined Aggregate Industries’ Mountain Region in Denver as General Manager. During this short time, it’s already been quite a unique experience. I’ve been impressed by my team’s response to the challenges presented by COVID-19, both in our operations and in the community. For the last 20 years, I’ve been proud to build a career in the aggregate and cement business, most recently in the San Antonio, Texas area. As General Manager, I am unequivocally responsible for the safe management of our quarry operations, construction business and ready-mix and asphalt plants. As a long-timer in the building and construction materials sector, I am proud to be a part of an industry that provides the materials on which we build communities, economies and our homes. As the nation gradually reopens and recovers from the significant impact of the global health pandemic, I am committed to using new and creative ways to connect and cultivate strong relationships that allow for transparency and trust. It’s very important that we are listening to and engaged with the communities where we live and operate. Thank you for welcoming me into this incredible region and I look forward to many opportunities to develop relationships with you going forward. Thank you, Chance Allen
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Highlands Ranch Timbuk Toys location is closing ‘COVID killed it,’ owner says; new Littleton location planned BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
When Sallie Kashiwa opened her first toy store back in 1993, she wanted to create a place that established community within families. Now, after spending 11 years in business at the Highlands Ranch Town Center, she’s closing down one of Timbuk Toys’ four stores. “Toys was definitely where my heart took me because of the informal education that takes place during play,” Kashiwa said in an interview at the store. “As I have spent time in the toy industry, I’ve only grown in appreciation for how much children grow and learn through play.” While the store has been struggling in recent years as online shopping has become more popular, the restrictions put in place by the coronavirus pandemic pushed the business over the edge, she said. “COVID killed it,” Kashiwa said. “If you have to be closed for a snow day, you start to say, ‘How the heck am I going to pay my rent?’ To have to be closed for months — there was no way that I was going to be able to make up that money.” The closing sale began July 9 and is slated to end when all inventory is sold. Come September, however, Kashiwa
Timbuk Toys founder Sallie Kashiwa poses for a portrait in front of the store’s Highlands Ranch location, which is in the process of closing. ELLIOTT WENZLER plans to open another store as a replacement in the Aspen Grove area of Littleton, she said. “It’s been an absolute joy to be part of Highlands Ranch,” she said. “Working this sale has been the most gratifying experience ... People have come in and over and over again have said ‘we’re so sad that you’re closing you have been such an important part of our children’s childhood.’”
The store’s other locations are in the University Hills Plaza and the Lowry Town Center, both in Denver, and the Lakewood City Commons. “I would argue that what children learn during play is far more impactful to the longevity of their lives than anything they will ever learn in the classroom,” she said. “I get to provide the tools that spark the beginnings of (their) passions.”
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“We’re seeing a lot of depression, especially among those with dementia,” Lotze said. “These rides are so important. There’s no end in sight to the coronavirus, and this is the least we can do to help.” Lotze helped line up private donors to order the trishaw from Denmark, at a cost of $10,000. The group held its first rides last November, then took a hiatus through the winter. But when the pandemic hit in March, the program’s popularity exploded. For Cernanec, the former mayor who now volunteers as a trishaw pilot, CWA is part of a lifelong commitment to helping the elderly live full lives. “Life isn’t just about living a long time, it’s also about how you’re living,” said Cernanec, who has sat for years on the board of the Area Agency on Aging. In his career in Littleton politics, Cernanec was also instrumental in supporting The Hudson Gardens and rehabbing the stretch of the South Platte River where he now guides bike rides. As CWA grows in popularity among local seniors, Cernanec said the group is eager to buy at least one more trishaw - at a cost of at least $10,000, maybe more. “We’re growing, and we want to keep growing,” Cernanec said. “But we’re going to need help.”
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