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Judge’s ruling could impact recently-enacted laws in Colorado

By Vic Vela

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to submit anything with a watermark or a picture of their sign,” she said. “It would be great if we could get church groups to submit photos of community projects or community gatherings, we just don’t want any hardline symbolism.” Religious symbols could be unintentionally manipulated by the software that will be used to tone

Colorado’s new gun laws are “burdensome” and “a symbolic gesture that does not improve public safety,” a lawyer said on the first day of testimony of a trial that takes on the legislation passed in 2013.

But a state’s attorney said that the laws do nothing to take away guns from law-abiding citizens and Report that the motivation behind the legislation is to curb mass shootings like the ones that occurred at Columbine High School and from inside an Aurora movie theater.

“In response to these events, Colorado’s elected representatives made a policy decision to pass two pieces of legislation that appropriately balances the state’s public safety concerns with the respect of the Second Amendment rights of citizens,” Deputy Attorney General Matthew Grove said.

The lawyers’ arguments opened a twoweek trial over a lawsuit filed against the state and Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper that alleges that two recently enacted gun laws violate gun owners’ Second Amendment right to bear arms.

At question are laws that expand background checks on gun sales in Colorado and limit the number of rounds that an ammunition magazine can hold to 15.

The lawsuit is being brought by gun rights groups and is being heard in a Denver U.S. District Court by Judge Marcia Kreiger.

A successful effort by the plaintiffs could put the new laws — which were signed by Hickenlooper last year — in jeopardy.

Debate on the bills last year caused highly-charged partisan rancor at the Capitol between Democrats who backed the efforts and Republicans who uniformly voted against them. The bills also led to last year’s recall elections, where three Democratic lawmakers either lost or resigned their seats.

The new background checks law expands a previous statute that requires gun shops to conduct a criminal history prior to the sale of any firearm. The updated law expands that to all sales and transfers, regardless of where or how they occur.

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Violist Danny Lai performs with the Jefferson Symphony Orchestra on Sunday, March 23 at the Colorado School of Mines Green Center in Golden. Lai won first place in the 2014 Jefferson Symphony International Young Artist Competition and joined the Colorado Symphony this year. Sunday’s performance of his winning piece Bela Bartok’s Concerto for Viola and Orchestra marked his first soloist performance. Lai will move on to play with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Photo by Amy Woodward

Project eyes talents of all Thousands of images needed for iconic mural image

By Amy Woodward

awoodward@ coloradocommunitymedia.com An inspiring new public art project is relying on participation from the community as Golden’s Urban Renewal Authority (GURA) plans for a large mosaic banner to be displayed on the CoorsTek building along Washington Ave. The goal of the community mural is to create a mosaic using photos from residents, business owners or workers who would like to submit pictures of themselves, family, friends and events in Golden. The city’s well-known local artist, Jesse Crock, donated a painting of the North and South Table Mountains which will be used as the template for the vinyl banner.

“We want to give everyone coming in downtown Golden or just passing through on Washington more of an entrance,” said Elyse Dinnocenzo, planning intern at GURA who is managing the project.

Mark Heller, former executive director of GURA, is credited for the idea but was unable to get the project moving before departing from his position, she said.

To make the mural a considerable size, around 5,000 to 10,000 photos are needed but the actual size of the banner has not been determined yet.

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This rendition of the community mural does not indicate the final size of the banner but was created to illustrate the concept. The mural will most likely be completed by mid-June. Courtesy of GURA “It’s going to somewhat determine on the number of submissions we get,” Dinnocenzo said.

Controversial images will not be added to the mural including photos showing nudity, drug paraphernalia, profanity and political or religious imagery. Any form of advertising will also not be accepted. This doesn’t mean that local churches and businesses should not submit photos, Dinnocenzo said. “We just don’t want people

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GOLDEN NEWS IN A HURRY West Colfax Ave. Improvements Needs Public Input

Councilor Saoirse Charis-Graves is requesting public input for an urban renewal project for West Colfax Avenue, considered by city council earlier this month.

The project will consist of several bike and pedestrian projects. The public can weigh-in on designs and views maps at the GoldenVision website: http://goldenvision. cityofgolden.net/category/west-colfax-avenue.

lic thinks about the issue. There are many ways to submit public comments including email at A64@cityofgolden. net; or attending any of the Task Force meetings with agendas and times posted at City Hall.

City council will have additional public input opportunities in May and June as well, to discuss Amendment 64 regulation.

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Plaintiffs’ attorney Richard Westfall argued that the new background checks law is unreasonable and unenforceable. He took particular issue with a part of the law that prohibits the transfer of guns among friends and family members, without having background checks conducted.

“There is no justification for such a

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A moratorium on recreational marijuana retail stores expires July 1st and the A64 Task Force, appointed by Council, is meeting to discuss public use issues and whether to allow recreational marijuana stores in Golden.

The task force will report to Council on Thursday, April 24. The A64 Task Force would like to know what the pub-

In the March 20 issue of the Transcript, in the article titled “Jeffco school board considers fighting 2090 decision” it was reported that, “Following the March 13 board meeting, the Jefferson County School District has filed an appeal to the court decision regarding ownership of the 2090 Wright St. decision.” The intent to appeal the court decision was actually filed on March 6, without board direction. During the executive session of March 13 no decisions were made to go forward to halt the appeal. On March 20, the intent to appeal was withdrawn.

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burden, particularly because this statute doesn’t even work,” Westfall said.

Westfall also took on the magazine limit ban, which bans new sales and transfers of high-capacity ammunition magazines.

The law does not apply to existing magazines that may already be in a person’s possession.

Westfall argued that the law is unenforceable because “tens of millions of magazines over 15 rounds exist.” He also said the Legislature was “moved by highprofile mass shootings” and that the laws

and crop photos and the community project aims to be inclusive for all residents, regardless of creed.

A little over 400 photos have been submitted, said Alyssa Graves, owner of Art on the Brix. Graves, who’s painting studio has been a major contributor to the city of Golden, will be overseeing photo submissions for the project and reported that at least a couple thousand is needed to get the project started.

“It only takes a couple minutes to look through your favorite photographs of great memories to submit and become an amazing part of Golden’s history,” she said.

“This artwork will be around for decades.”

To submit photos for the community mural, email photos to GoldenPortrait@artonthebrix.com. Photos are limited to 10 pictures per person and must in the JPEG format between 1.5MG and 12MG in size although 4MG to 10MG is preferred.

The deadline for submissions is Saturday, May 31 with the project scheduled for completion by mid-June. For questions about the mural, email Dinnocenzo at elyse@ gura.com.

are “a symbolic gesture that do not improve public safety.”

“The question is whether the magazine ban will have any positive impact on public safety at any level,” he said.

But Grove pushed back against those arguments. He contends that expanding background checks to all potential gun buyers “makes it more difficult for a prohibited person from acquiring firearms.”

In defending the new magazine limit, Grove said that restricting the number of rounds that a killer can hold limits the

damage that he or she can inflict.

“Reloading creates a crucial window of opportunity for a victim to escape or to disarm a gunman,” Grove said.

And Grove said that the laws are not aimed at limiting the possession of guns by a law-abiding citizen.

“It does not take these items away from people who already own them. It does not restrict their lawful use. It does not limit the choices of firearms Coloradans can carry,” Grove said.

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Jeffco commissioners news in a Hurry Adoption of Emergency Fire Fund Agreement County commissioners will be adopting the Emergency Fire Fund with the Colorado Division of Fire and Prevention Control, a fund that was established approximately 30 years ago. A base fund in the amount of $1 million is received from participating counties like Jeffco. The agreement which was signed two years ago, will last for five years. The reason behind the review of the Emergency Fire Fund was due to a change in oversight from the Colorado State Forest Service to

the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control. Commissioner Rosier commented on his support for the fund and reported that every year funds are used to help fight wildfires.

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equipment to be sent back to the manufacturer without using the public auction process. The commissioners unanimously agreed override county procedure due to sensitive information and technology of Ivotronics. The first buyback will include 365 machines at a re-purchase price of $250 per unit, totaling $91,250.

Spring repairs for fairgrounds, Boettcher Mansion Jeffco Parks requested $35,000 for repairs to the Fairgrounds including

campsites, restroom and shower facilities, safety tile on the playground and areas for parking and the picnic pavilion. Repairs and flagstone replacement as well as adding a railing to the north reception area at Boettcher Mansion totaled to $56,206.

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Party divisions apparent in budget fight Democrats focus on education, but not enough says GOP

By Vic Vela

vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com The Democrat-majority state House passed a $23 billion budget on March 28 that will increase funding for education, aid flood and wildfire victims, and will bolster reserves by stashing away millions in “rainy day” dollars.

But only one Republican voted for the annual “long bill” as GOP members blasted Democrats for not funding specific measures that are of importance to the minority party, including money for increased drunken driving penalties and what they are saying is not enough money for K-12 education.

The passage of the 2014-2015 fiscal year budget came on the heels of several hours of debate that spanned two days as lawmakers wrangled over a long bill that comes with more dollars than last year’s, thanks in part to a state economy that continues to gain steam.

“We are in a better place, we can make investments, we can start putting back the pieces that were harmed in the great recession,” said House Speaker Mark Ferrandino, D-Denver.

The bill includes a general fund budget

— made up of tax revenue that supports the operations of most state departments — of $8.7 billion, a $600 million increase over the current year’s budget.

About half of the general fund dollars support K-12 and higher education, both of which will receive significant increases in the new budget.

Through the annual school finance act and the Student Success Act — school funding measures that are making their way through the Legislature — the budget will pump about $200 million in additional K-12 education funding that increase perpupil funding by $200 per student.

That money will also be used to enroll more kids in preschool and full-day kindergarten, as well as to fund English language learning programs.

Higher education will receive an additional $100 million in funding, the majority of which will go toward student financial aid.

“We are making a huge investment in our K-12 system,” Ferrandino said. “This is a responsible budget that sets us up for success in the future.”

The budget also includes an additional $78 million in disaster relief funds. Money will be available to provide tax relief for homeowners who were impacted by last year’s floods and wildfires, something that was a top priority for the Legislature coming into this year’s session.

In addition, the long bill includes 2.5 percent pay increases for state employees and Medicaid providers.

Gov. John Hickenlooper will see a few things in the budget that he will surely use in his re-election campaign literature. That includes money that will update outdated computer technology at the Department of Motor Vehicles, which aims to significantly reduce wait times at DMV offices.

And the state’s emergency reserves will increase from 5 percent under this year to 6.5 percent, under the new budget. That was a key piece to Hickenlooper’s budget request to the Joint Budget Committee, prior to the start of the legislative session.

The budget also includes about $50 million that will be set aside for bills that are currently going through legislative process.

Parties clash over funding areas

Lawmakers tend to fight more when there is an abundance of money, rather than during lean budget years. And that was the case in House on March 27 and 28, when more than 40 budget amendments were introduced by lawmakers who were seeking funding for various priorities.

They included failed efforts by Republicans to set aside $1.7 million to pay for initial funding of a bill that would create a felony DUI in Colorado for repeat cases of drunken driving. That effort is being sponsored by Rep. Mark Waller, R-Colorado

Springs, who is also running for attorney general.

“Democrats stated they had set aside money for priorities, yet I cannot think of a bigger priority than protecting Colorado families from habitual drunk drivers,” Waller said through a statement issued after the first night of House debate.

Republicans also blasted Democrats for not support GOP measures to increase funding for road construction and backfilling K-12 education budget cuts that has created the so-called “negative factor.”

The budget includes $100 million that will be used to buy down the negative factor, but Republicans wanted that buydown to be increased by as much as $35 million more than what’s being proposed.

House Minority Leader Brian DelGrosso, R-Loveland, took issue with Democrats’ rejections of GOP proposals.

“It’s tough for me to stand here and say this was a broad, bipartisan budget,” DelGrosso said. “We could have done so much more with the resources we have and we could have done it in a fiscally responsible way.”

DelGrosso joined 26 other Republicans to vote against the budget. The only Republican to vote yes was Rep. Cheri Gerou of Evergreen, who is a member of the Joint

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Veteran recollects World War II service Golden Leadership steps in to capture history

By Amy Woodward

awoodward@ coloradocommunitymedia.com Shortly after the U.S. became involved in World War II on Dec. 8, 1941, Frank Habersberger, a young New Yorker living on Long Island, was drafted to serve in the U.S. Army Medical Corps.

“We were an exact duplicate of what’s on T.V. as ‘M.A.S.H.,’” said Sgt. Frank Habersberger, 99, who now resides at Golden Pond Retirement Community. “We were a mobile hospital.”

The youngest of four brothers, Habersberger’s oldest sibling, Harry, also served during the war as a military police officer at a New York City harbor, supervising the loading and unloading of German POWs. Habersberger’s middle siblings were not eligible for the draft due to severe medical reasons.

The story of Habersberger’s war experience was part of the Veteran’s History Project created by a handful of members from the Golden Leadership program. Lewis C. Kleinhans, Wilma Bishop, Brad and Lynn Streich and Khristine Rogers came together to find local citizens who have made substantial contributions to society.

Preserving World War II veteran’s stories is one important aspect of the project, said Wilma Bishop, Golden Leadership member. Fellow member Khristine Rogers will be hand delivering Habersberger’s video interview to the Library of Congress.

“I think it’s very important for the children to know the history,” Bishop said. “To know

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But Ferrandino said key Republican efforts are not dead. Chances are that Waller’s felony DUI bill will end up passing the House Appropriations Committee —

how important veteran’s paid in their service to our country.”

Around 16 million American’s served during the war, with an estimated 1,200,000 that are still living today. Over 1,400 World War II veterans pass away each day, according to the Rocky Mountain Honor Flight, an organization dedicated to flying World War II veterans to Washington D.C. to visit “their” memorial.

As the war progressed, Habersberger eventually transferred to the U.S. Army Air Corps, the forerunner for the U.S. Air Force.

He was stationed in various towns in Scotland under Flight Central Management, running the radar board, monitoring landings and takeoffs and occasionally working as a flight engineer. It was in Scotland that he would meet his wife, Agnes who he married in 1943.

Like many veteran’s, Habersberger has memories from the war that left permanent impressions on his life. One memory in particular stands out when he reconnected with a fellow military man in Prestwick, Scotland who he was temporarily acquainted with in Virginia before deployment. “He was a line engineer, making sure planes were in good state of repair as far as engines go,” Habersberger said. During their reunion, the fellow airmen warned Habersberger about a plane that he was scheduled to fly out on to Belfast the next day. “He said there’s something wrong with the controls, don’t fly and try and get out of it.”

So Habersberger reported to his commanding officer and requested that he not fly out because he was uncomfortable about the flight and another airman was picked to fill Habersberger’s place.

The next day, the plane crashed on takeoff going about 200 mph, Habersberger re-

something that Ferrandino assured Waller would happen, Waller told Colorado Community Media.

Ferrandino said that Democrats could also get behind another GOP proposal to fund a pilot project for advanced placement students in rural communities, so long as Republicans do something to reduce the price tag of the program.

The House speaker said the economy is doing better and the sate can do more

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by Amy Woodward called. It was later determined there were problems with the hydraulic lines located at the back of the wings causing the apparatus to malfunction.

“We didn’t know it would actually crash,” Habersberger said. “I felt bad afterwards, I really committed this guy in to get killed and it was my fault because I didn’t want to fly on that flight,” he said. “I had been married only three months so I was

saved, I was spared to spend the rest of my life with my wife.”

After the interview, Habersberger was presented with a certificate of appreciation signed by Mayor Sloan and Congressman Ed Perlmutter.

“I will treasure this and everybody in the family is going to see this very soon about what grandpa has done,” Habersberger said.

things than it has been able to do in recent years. But that doesn’t mean that everyone’s going to get their way.

“We still have to live in the realities of the budgets we have,” Ferrandino said.

“There’s a lot of things I’d love to do in the budget, but at the end of the day, that budget has to be balanced.”

The budget bill now heads to the Senate.

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creader@ coloradocommunitymedia.com Keeping abreast with national and state laws and issues is a much easier task than tracking many of the smaller items that go through local city councils, but these items can affect businesses just as much as the larger issues.

To help Jefferson County businesses know which local governments are considering legislation that could affect them, the West Chamber recently created a local governments affairs committee.

“The (LGAC) committee was established to help our members keep an eye out for things that are being proposed in cities that could affect them,” said Joni Inman, chair of the Chamber’s board of directors. “It can be difficult for small businesses to know when something is coming up since they’re so busy.”

Bert Waisanen, the chair of the committee, has a background in public policy and when he heard that the chamber was starting the group, he volunteered to put his skills to use.

“We want to encourage a positive business environment, and create something that isn’t necessarily industry-specific,” he

said. “We want to be able to have a broad perspective, identify important issues and study them.”

Both Inman and Waisanen said that while the committee will not be political or take any standing on any of the issues it studies, it can make recommendations to the West Chamber board about a possible stance the board may want to take.

According to Inman, the way the committee will work is it will take a look at city council agendas and if there is anything of interest, it will investigate and decide the best way to share the information.

“The primary purposes here is information,” she said. “It is not the role of the committee to step in with issues between businesses and local governments.”

The committee is still in the early stages, but Wiasanen said there will be around nine people on the board. He also said the committee will use the West Chamber website, email and meetings to share the information it has gathered about the issues being studied.

“We want to provide our businesses a forum to come together and inform them on how these issues are developing,” Waisanen said. “It builds a better policy and creates better collaboration and communication.”

For more information, visit www.westchamber.org/lgac.

State harassment filings increase

By Amy Woodward

awoodward@ coloradocommunitymedia.com Colorado saw a 5 percent increase in harassment and discrimination filings from 2012 to 2013, according to the Network, a provider of governance, risk and compliance (GRC) solutions.

“Harassment and discrimination continues to rise in the workplace because of the lack of proper training companies provide employees,” said Jimmy Lin, vice president of product management and corporate development at the Network.

“Too often, companies just hand employees a 200-page code of conduct and do little or no other training.”

An analysis from the Network revealed that 65 percent of staff members don’t know what their company’s harassment and discrimination policies are.

Charges filed for harassment or discrimination due to disability have been increasing in Colorado, with 593 filings in 2009, compared to 689 filings in 2013, a report by the EEOC states. Retaliation claims have remained somewhat steady but continue to be around 800 to 1,000 filings a year. Retaliation and disability are among the most costly types of settlement payouts coming in at $208 million a year com-

bined, the Network reported. In 2012, the EEOC paid $365 million in harassment and discrimination settlement payments.

“Companies need to improve their harassment and discrimination training programs to raise overall awareness of these issues and provide employees clarity through scenarios,” Lin said. “With new training technologies out there and a much younger workforce, companies can no longer get away with just giving employees a manual. They need to create interactive courses that provide employees with real world examples that they can relate to, just in a more engaging way than on a piece of paper.”

This includes updated training methods and programs and periodic education as well as ongoing awareness communications.

Lin advises that a solid code of conduct paired with an anti-harassment policy that includes step-by-step instructions on what do if an employee learns of violations to company policy are just some of the strategies that organizations can put in place to prevent future cases from happening.

While educating employees about what counts as discrimination as well as harassment, companies need to turn to managers who should be trained on how to handle issues and when to escalate them.

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From Monday, April 7 to Friday, April 21, families with 4-year-old children living in Jeffco can pick up a free book at any Jeffco Library. The program is made possible by Lt. Gov. Joe Garcia’s One Book 4 Colorado.

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Jeffco Open Space will be holding Native Plant Master Courses and special classes soon. Participants will be involved in field courses discovering the names and identifying features of trailside wildflowers while learning facts about flora’s lifestyles, its friends and foes. Special classes explore more in depth plant topics in indoor and outdoor settings. For participants interested in teaching others and becoming a

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April 3, 2014

Recall elections bill passes Senate on party lines Republicans say measure tramples state constitution

By Vic Vela

vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com A Democrat-sponsored bill that would re-shape how voters cast ballots in recall elections passed the Senate on March 28, as Republicans cried foul.

The bill would allow people more time to vote and would provide more options for casting their ballots in recall elections – something that wasn’t possible during last fall’s historic legislative recalls, which resulted in the ousting of two Democratic Senate members.

But Republicans blasted the effort as an end-run around the state constitution that is clearly aimed at driving higher Democratic turnout in recall elections.

“Just because the constitution is an inconvenient truth, it’s still the truth,” said Senate Minority Leader Bill Cadman, RColorado Springs, in a Senate debate that preceded the vote.

Democrats say the idea behind Senate Bill 158 is to sync modern election code with outdated election language in the state constitution – which was written more than a century prior to last year’s recalls.

C o l o r a d o’s constitution states that a candidate has up to Report 15 days prior to Election Day to submit enough signatures to appear on a recall ballot.

The Democrat-sponsored bill would require candidates to submit signatures 15 days prior to when ballots are made available to voters, which occurs long before the actual day of the election.

The changes would give county clerks more time to process mail ballots, something that didn’t happen during last year’s recalls – where Democratic Sens. John Morse of Colorado Springs and Angela Giron of Pueblo lost their seats in elections that were spurred by their votes on guncontrol legislation.

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The elections were preceded by court battles that culminated with a Denver District Court judge ruling that the mailing of ballots could not be possible in those recalls.

Sen. Matt Jones, D-Louisville, a bill sponsor, said that resulted in “terrible” voter turnout last year. Jones said that about 36 percent of eligible voters showed up to vote in Giron’s recall election, while only 21 percent of voters cast ballots in the Morse contest.

Jones said that the lack of a mail ballot option particularly harmed military voters, the elderly and persons with disabilities, because they had a more difficult time getting to the polls on a single Election Day. “Nobody benefits from chaos, especially the voters,” Jones said. “This aligns the constitution in such a way so that people who want to vote can vote.”

Jones also cited bill support from the nonpartisan County Clerk’s Association.

Sen. Pat Steadman, D-Denver, also a bill sponsor, said the bill “modernizes” recall elections in a way that Colorado voters have become accustomed to, through the current general election process.

“This is just taking the experience from last year and making our laws more understandable for everyone involved,” Steadman said.

But Republicans blasted the bill for “running roughshod over the constitution.” They argued that the language in the constitution clearly defines that Election Day means just that – and not the weekslong early voting process that Democrats say it is.

“We’re redefining Election Day here and I don’t think that is something we can do,” said Sen. Scott Renfroe, R-Greeley. “That is unconstitutional.”

The bill now heads to the House after it passed the Senate following an 18-17 party-line vote. The result did not sit well with Republican Sen. Ted Harvey of Highlands Ranch.

“The Democrats lost multiple court battles to stop the recalls, they then lost two senators to recall elections, so today they are attempting to amend the constitution without a vote of the people,” Harvey said.

“Their disrespect of the voters of Colorado knows no bounds.”

Committee rejects audit for health insurance exchange effort Exchange has already cleared four independent efforts

By Vic Vela

vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com A bill that would have allowed for Colorado’s health insurance marketplace to face a state audit died on a party-line vote in a Democrat-controlled Senate committee on March 26.

The bill had received overwhelming bipartisan support in the House, but the Senate Health and Human Services Committee rejected the legislation, with Democrats arguing that Connect for Health Colorado is already being scrutinized by independent auditors as well as the federal government.

“I’m worried that we’re ... throwing more government at them when they have already hired private people to look at their performance,” Sen. Irene Aguilar, D-Denver, the committee chairwoman said.

Connect for Health Colorado is the

state’s health insurance marketplace for Coloradans who wish to shop for insurance opportunities that were made possible through the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare.

Earlier this year, the nonpartisan Legislative Audit Committee recommended on a 7-1 vote to grant the state auditor the ability to conduct a full performance audit of the health benefit exchange.

Report The health exchange has received several millions of dollars in grant funding and Republican bill sponsors told the committee that it would be a good idea to make sure the money is being used correctly.

“One hundred and seventy-seven million dollars in federal grants is a lot of money and I think it’s prudent for Colorado to empower our state auditor to perform a performance audit,” Sen. David Balmer, RCentennial, told the committee.

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State Auditor Dianne Ray testified that any time a new program operates with a large amount of money behind it and it uses that money in a short period of time, it’s a good idea to examine its practices.

Right now, Ray said her office is limited in the type of an audit it can conduct on the Colorado Health Network. For example, her office would be unable to look at things like information technology issues and whether Connect for Health’s enrollment projections are “reasonable.”

“We can’t look at anything outside of just the moneys,” she said.

But Connect for Health Colorado CEO Patty Fontneau said the exchange has had four “clean” independent audits already.

She also told the committee that the Internal Revenue Service has done a review of the exchange and that the benefit marketplace also reports to the federal government on a monthly basis.

Sen. Jeanne Nicholson, D-Black Hawk, said it would be premature for the state to launch an audit of a new program, especially since auditors wouldn’t have any “best practice” measures for which to pro-

vide a comparison.

“I think that they already have a number of audits that have demonstrated their performances have been far better than most of the health exchanges in the other states,” Nicholson said.

Democratic Sens. Linda Newell of Littleton and John Kefalas of Fort Collins joined Nicholson and Aguilar in voting against the bill. Republican Sens. Owen Hill of Colorado Springs, Larry Crowder of Alamosa and Kevin Lundberg of Berthoud all voted no.

Republicans insisted that the legislation wasn’t a commentary on the Affordable Care Act, which their party has adamantly opposed, both here and nationally.

“It’s important to separate the oranges from the apples,” Lundberg, a committee member, said. “This is not a statement for or against the exchange or for or against the national Obamacare program.”

However, after the vote, Lundberg blasted Democrats on the committee for killing the legislation, “in an attempt to cover up the failures of Obamacare.”

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Registration for the Helping Kids Thrive Parent Nights classes is now open.

These free classes give parents practical tools to help their children feel empowered, successful and grow.

The classes are open to the public and will be held on a Tuesday evening starting April 15 at a different middle school throughout the district.

For more information or to register for a class, visit www.hktjcmh.org or call 303432-5320. To register in Spanish contact 303-432-5334.

The Jeffco County Fair is accepting applications for their scholarship program through Friday, May 9.

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April 3, 2014

OPINIONS / YOURS AND OURS

A day without a prank is just a day Happy April Fool’s Day! I hope you enjoyed a prank-filled April 1. I mean that sincerely … a day without a good prank is just, well, a day.

I come by my practical-joke predilection honestly — I’m from a long line of pranksters. In fact, in our family, April Fool’s Day is somewhat superfluous; it’s almost too obvious.

For example, if you spend more than three seconds looking for something — the ketchup, a can of soda, your left shoe — then you have fallen prey to our most common practical joke. If, on the other hand, you are the one caught in the act of moving, which usually has to take place in a split second while your victim’s back is turned, returning the item is usually accompanied with a sheepish grin.

My father was a consummate prankster, while my mother was more likely to leave funny notes in my lunch box when I was attending graduate school

on the weekends. But my dad, ah … my dad. In the days when Colorado had just one area code, all we needed to dial were the last number of our prefix and four other digits to place a call. So if someone should ask for the number of, say, the A&W, my dad would rapid fire five random digits, and people fell for it all the time, me included.

One of my own minor pranks is to remove the barrels of ink from my colleagues’ pens (and then put them some-

where on the table or the desk). I also take advantage of telephones from the workplace. When one of my colleagues in Colorado Springs agreed to leave a voice mail for my sister; the message went something like this: “Ma’am, I’ve got a pile of your parking tickets here in front of me. There are 543,000 residents in El Paso County and you have amassed more than anyone else. Please clear this up by calling my assistant, Andrea Doe-ree-ay, you know like the sinking ship…” At that point, you can hear me cackling in the background.

Of course, this was only fair, because my sister is the queen of pranks, such as moving the car when one of her kids left it running outside the house while retrieving something from inside. Or leaping out of the back seat in her “scariest mask,” leaving one little boy shrieking as only little boys can, and leaving another frozen, open-mouthed.

But her best prank is now legend in our family. When my nephew came home from Sea Camp, a marine science program in San Diego, he was excited to show a crowd of us the DVD from his underwater experiences. Have you ever tried to purposely break a disk? It’s harder than you might think, and my sister was out on her porch—with a different disk— trying to shatter it and get it into the case in my nephew’s backpack just in time.

The look on his face was priceless.

We may be pranksters, but we’re never mean or cruel and we never, ever do any damage. But we do create laughter, a lot of laughter, the kind of laughter that leaves tears streaming down our faces.

The kind of tears that I am enjoying right now.

Andrea Doray is a writer who would love to hear about your favorite practical joke.

Contact her at a.doray@andreadoray.com.

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I’m starting with me My 7-year old son is very into a game called Minecraft right now. For those of you who haven’t had the great fortune (yes, read that as sarcasm) of running into this game yet, it is, essentially, a cubist Eden in which the player gets to create his world.

For instance, the other day my son and my 12-year old spent a couple hours putting a swimming pool with a water slide outside their characters’ home.

But, every once in a while, my son comes out of the game long enough to register a complaint. “Dad, it’s not letting me cut down the tree.” “Dad, I can’t get my rollercoaster to work.” “Dad, my sister hit me.” (Yeah, sometimes the real world intrudes).

Let me make it very clear up front that I know almost nothing about how the game works. I watch him play, I’m amazed at how quickly he buzzes around the controls, I’m awed by what comes out of his imagination, but I do not have the faintest idea how the game works. So, when he comes to me whining (no, it’s true: 7-year-old boys occasionally whine) about the game, there is almost nothing I can do about it.

Except shut it off. He hates that one. It’s my favorite.

Shortly after I propose that as the solution, he usually finds a different way to solve his problem, and onward the game goes. For another 20 minutes. Until I force him to go run 5k and then study his German and read one of Shakespeare’s sonnets. Because I’m that kind of parent. Not at all the kind who is, every once in a while, grateful for 20 minutes to breathe while he plays a video game.

Yeah, that was sarcasm, too.

My son’s problem, when he runs into a roadblock, is usually that he focuses on the problem, instead of focusing on finding a solution. It’s like what I quoted a couple weeks ago, “If you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem.” His willingness to retreat into whining makes him part of the problem.

Like I said, though, my son is 7 years old. I sort of expect problem focus from him. I can preach to him all day long about

being the solution, but he’s not quite ready for that message yet. He just has to learn on his own and make the connection between his experience and my nagging someday.

But, then I got to thinking, “how often do I just whine about a problem, instead of working to solve it?” Sad to say, altogether too frequently. And, more often than not, I do it on Facebook. Facebook and Twitter and their ilk have become this society’s complaint department — have a beef?

Tweet it!

Solutions are harder than complaints — they require thought, and planning, and energy and commitment. Not at all the sort of instant gratification we’ve become accustomed to seeking in latter-day America.

But we have serious problems facing us, and I think it’s high time we stop giving people credit for being the most clever complainer, and start looking for problemsolvers.

And I’m going to start with me. You’ve indulged me for three years now as I share my observations and, yes, some complaints about our world. And I appreciate that, truly. Now, I am going to force myself to try to turn that corner and never leave a complaint without a solution idea.

Because if I’m not part of the solution, then I might as well just sit down on the floor and play video games with my son all day.

Michael Alcorn is a music teacher and fitness instructor who lives in Arvada with his wife and three children. He graduated from Alameda High School and the University of Colorado-Boulder.

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Today’s snow is tomorrow’s water Nothing beats a week of gray skies and stuffy suits in Washington like a sunny day in Colorado’s high country.

A few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to strap on some snowshoes for a short hike on Berthoud Pass with local water managers and staff from the Natural Resources Conservation Service. They were taking a manual reading of the state’s snowpack and checking the automatic SNOTEL measurement device. Undersecretary Robert Bonnie, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s top environmental and natural resource official, and the man who oversees NRCS, also came along.

These snowpack measurement systems, some that date back to the 1900s, are a critical part of the Snow Survey and Water Supply Forecasting program that Colorado water officials rely on to anticipate river flows in the spring when the snow melts and calculate how much water will run off into rivers and reservoirs. Our state’s farmers and ranchers depend on

these forecasts to decide how much and what type of crops to plant, while metropolitan leaders use the data to decide how best to meet their needs in the coming years and to prepare for potential flooding.

Beyond Colorado, these measurements are important for states downstream that depend on our watersheds. Colorado contains nine major watersheds, each with its own snowfall patterns and obligations to other states. While some of these water sources may be at 100 percent, in other

regions the levels may be less than half of the normal supply. Many of the state’s water rights agreements are predicated on the level of snowpack making the accuracy of these measurements particularly important.

Recently, however, funding for the Snow Survey and Water Supply Forecasting Program was threatened by budget cuts and sequestration.

Colorado communities from across the state shared their strong concerns that cutting funding to this program would damage the accuracy of the measurements and reduce the effectiveness of this vital planning tool. In response to these concerns, we joined forces with Colorado’s water community, Sen. Mark Udall, and Congressman Scott Tipton to urge the NRCS to reconsider the cuts. After working with local communities, water managers, and the NRCS, we secured funding for the program for this winter. In addition, we secured funding in congress for the

next fiscal year.

We are not out of the woods yet though. While we provided much-needed breathing room in the short-term, we must continue to work to explore options to ensure the program’s long-term sustainability.

Water is one of our state’s most valuable resources. In the face of unending drought in southern Colorado, historic levels of flooding on the Front Range and significant population growth, the accuracy of these measurements is increasingly critical. Today’s snowpack is tomorrow’s water, and it is vital to our state’s future that we work together to ensure that our farmers, city leaders, and water managers have the tools they need to accurately forecast how much of this precious resource they’ll have each and every season.

ment. Though he tries to appear caring and concerned about Garland’s wellbeing, it soon becomes apparent that his main focus is upon himself. On the other hand, Anthony clearly does have the artist’s best interests as his top priority.

I went to the theater expecting to love the whole experience. The set was stunning; the band was in top form; but as the

story began to unfold, I found myself feeling unsettled and uncomfortable. Garland was not the sweet little girl from Kansas.

She was self-absorbed, demanding, and cursed with wild abandon, much to the discomfort of the kind, gentle Anthony. I really couldn’t wait for the evening to be over.

Thankfully, as the story progressed, I was drawn in. The songs, like “I Can’t Give You Anything But Love,” “Come Rain Or Come Shine,” and “When You’re Smiling,” were wonderful. The connection between the singer and her pianist was palpable.

Anthony reminded her that she had a cadre of gay accompanists who would always be in her corner. Initially, Deans insisted that Garland abandon all her pills and alcohol, but he not only gave in to her pleas, he eventually insisted that she

continue to use them. The deterioration of the legendary star was painful to see.

Tari Kelly has the voice and the presence that were Judy Garland’s hallmarks.

While Kelly doesn’t “impersonate” the star, she definitely channels her. The chemistry between Kelly (Judy and Clark (Mickey) never came together for me. It’s a difficult show to see but I ultimately came to appreciate it and would certainly recommend it.

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Arvada Center presents Garland tale The regional premiere of “End of the Rainbow” plays in the Main Stage Theater at the Arvada Center through April 13.

The iconic Judy Garland (Tari Kelly) is in London preparing to make a spectacular return to the stage. It’s the Christmas season 1968 and the multi-talented star is accompanied by her new fiancee Mickey Deans (Zachary Clark). They enter their suite at the Ritz Hotel and are soon joined

by Anthony (Jonas Cohen) a pianist with whom Judy has had a long and sometimes bumpy relationship.

The diva’s finances have taken a serious hit and the hotel is none too interested in being added to her long list of creditors.

She buys time by sweet-talking the manager but as the days go by, the financial problems mushroom. Deans is not only the current romantic interest, he’s her new manager and has booked a long engage-

Ten ways to become a scatterbrain Listen up, this is important. When I was in fourth grade at Maple Grove Elementary School, a four-room schoolhouse at the corner of 32nd and Youngfield, I aced a magazine test, “Are you a scatterbrain?” (a scatterbrain is anybody incapable of concentration or serious thought.) I scored higher than any other student in the class.

On Field Day I couldn’t win a blue ribbon the high jump, tug-of-war, or the threelegged sack race, but I did win a trophy for winning the scatterbrain test.

Since my elementary school days, it has become easier for ordinary people to become a scatterbrain — due to changes in technology. Tricky marketers with no surplus of conscience have taken over every area of our lives and sold us on the idea that more is better, newer is better, and faster is better.

The more stuff we buy the harder it is to focus and make good decisions, and they know it.

I don’t know about you, but my brain cannot keep up with the pace of change in technology. My daily choices multiply like rabbits. Although I had a period of relief during my late forties after the kids left the house, and could concentrate for a few minutes, it was shortlived.

“Oh, she’s just a scatterbrain,” people say. At least it gives me an identity. Less judgemental types relate to this part of me because they are also scatterbrains and don’t feel so alone.

If you’ve been hiding out in the woods focused but bored to death, here’s my advice of how to become a top of the line 2014 scatterbrain.

Get an iPhone. Send texts to your family and friends every hour. Talk on the phone as much as possible so your body will be in one place and your brain will be in another place.

At 7 a.m. look out the window and get dressed for the way the weather appears. At noon you will either be freezing because you underdressed or overheated because you overdressed. Your mind will flicker with the rapid changes in weather as you switch from heat to air conditioning and back to heat in your vehicle.

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Go to a deli-restaurant and choose between 45 sandwiches with choices of bread suggested by the counterperson “white, wheat, rye, non gluten, panini, toasted or untoasted, buttered or unbuttered” If you’re having a side dish, you will be asked, “Baked potato, mashed, fries, quinoa, or rice, cold slaw or green beans? Noodles made of wheat or rice?” Scatter your brain around that!

Watch every murder trial and crime show on TV and let your mind dwell on the details while you are paying your bills.

Watch Jeopardy. Flunk all the answers to questions like what Roman emperor invaded Ireland in the first century B.C. Fill your mind with the worthless trivia you learn each night and watch the contestants make big bucks.

Feed the cat every time she meows.

Accept five invitations in a week where you are required to bring food.

Check your email every hour and save everything due to indecision until you have a long kite tail of at least a thousand messages.

Click on every popup.

Be brainwashed into switching from XP to windows 7 on your home computer.

When four letter words don’t fix it, throw your computer in the lake.

If you live in the heart of the American culture in 2014 you may easily be doing all the things on my list. If not, give it a try. You may succeed in becoming a scatterbrain.

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She touched many lives with her kindness and will be greatly missed and always in our hearts.

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Judy helped with Meals on Wheels in Golden for 18 years.

Memorial service will be at the United Methodist Church in Evergreen on April 5th at 4:30.

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More than hay for horses New feed source provides greater nutrition and benefits for livestock

By Crystal Anderson canderson@coloradocommunitymedia.com A year ago, Michael and Marci Fassel, managers of Silver Quarter Acres, a

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horse boarding and training facility in Golden, introduced a new feed source to their horses — one which has improved the health of their horses, increased food supply and income.

“We started using fodder for the nutritional value, rather than the economical because horses are performers,” Marci said.

Fodder is a low-cost, hydrating, nutritious and drought-proof, living feed source made from barley seed mixtures. Grown in a hydroponic unit, fodder germinates from seed to sprouts in six days, allowing feed to be grown and harvested daily. Each mat of fodder starts out as two and a half pounds of barley seed, which is then watered for 17 seconds every hour, 24-hours a day, for six days.

On the sixth day, the fodder has become 18 pounds of barley sprouts, and is harvested and fed to animals, with its full nutritional value.

A tender grass, this natural feed source is feed to domesticated animals, such as cows, goats, sheep and horses, and helps keep them hydrated and healthy.

“Fodder amplifies or supercharges everything they’re eating,” Michael said. “They (their horses) can extract more nutrients from the grass and alfalfa when they eat fodder.”

Most of the horses boarding at Silver Quarter

Grown in mats, each mat of fodder contains two servings, or biscuits, given to horses twice a day.

Fodder grows in a hydroponic unit, taking six days for the barley seed to germinate and grow to full-size.

Picante, one of the horses boarding at Silver Quarter Acres, eagerly gobbles up a biscuit of fodder during an afternoon feeding. Photos by Crystal Anderson Acres eat a diet of grass, alfalfa hay and fodder daily, as they need a mixture of roughage, or dried feed like alfalfa hay and hydrating feed like fodder.

A serving of fodder is nine and a half pounds and is rich in vitamins and nutrients. Every serving has a small fat content, has 20

percent protein, 11 percent fiber, and contains more than a gallon of water.

According to the Fassels, with its high nutritional value and water content, animals that eat fodder regularly are able to digest food better; they eat less and are at less risk for diseases such as founder or

impact colic.

“It’s new to the U.S. and not as widely distributed,” Marci said, “but what’s interesting about it, horses don’t have any reports of founder or impaction colic with this feed.”

With the technology discovered during a season of drought in Australia around 15 years ago, fodder has swiftly become a lead-

ing feed source for farmers, ranchers and livestock owners around the world.

“It’s refreshing,” Michael said. “It’s like with humans, it’s better for you to eat fresh food than processed food.”

For more information on Silver Quarter Acres and their fodder program, visit www.silverquarteracres. com/fodder.

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YOUR WEEK & MORE

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THURSDAY TO SATURDAY/APRIL 3-5, APRIL 11-12 THEATER SHOW Colorado ACTS presents a community class production of “Treachery at Cartilage Creek,” at 7 p.m. April 3-5, April 11-12 and 2 p.m. Saturday, April 12, at 9460 W. 58th Ave., Arvada. For tickets and information, call 303-456-6772 or go to http://www.coloradoacts.org/ FRIDAY/APRIL 4 ESSAY CONTEST Colorado Municipal League is accepting entries through Friday, April 4, for its “If I Were Mayor …” essay contest, open to seventh- and eighthgraders describing how they would make their city or town the best place to live.

Four winners will receive certificates of achievement, $500 to establish a college account with CollegeInvest and the opportunity to attend the municipal league’s conference in Breckenridge to receive their awards and present their essays during the elected officials luncheon on Friday, June 20. The brochure can be found at www. cml.org/Resources/Civic-Engagement/If-I-Were-Mayor-Essay-Contest/If-I-WereMayor-2014/ Ken Salazar, former U.S. Interior Department Secretary for President Obama, will serve as this year’s honorary contest chairman.

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As wildfire season approaches, several Colorado state lawmakers are pushing the state to secure its own aerial firefighting fleet. Republican state Sen. Steve King, Senate President Morgan Carroll and Senate Minority leader Bill Cadman are behind SB 14-164, a bipartisan effort that would give Colorado its own firefighting fleet. King and others hosted an open house on March 26 at Centennial Airport that featured a live water drop demonstration of the Martin Marietta C-130 Hercules Next Generation Airtanker, built by Coulson Aviation USA. Last year, SB 13-245 created the Colorado Firefighting Air Corps, but the state currently has no such aircraft. Should the new bill pass, it would permit the state, for the 2014 fire season, to purchase, lease, or contract for the use of up to three firefighting helicopters. For the 2015 fire season and beyond, the state could use up to four large aircraft from the federal government or other sources. Photo by Deborah Grigsby Smith

HEALTH CLASSES Bridges Integrative Health and Wellness at Lutheran Medical Center is offering community health and wellness services and classes in February at 8300 W. 38th Ave. Free parking is available. Space is limited. Go to www.WellnessAtBridges.com or call 303-425-2262 to register or for information and costs. Upcoming classes are: BABY YOGA camp, 8:45-10 a.m. Fridays from April 4-25.

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SATURDAY/APRIL 5 FIELDER SHOW The Jefferson County Historical Society and Hiwan Homestead Museum present a slide show presentation by John Fielder at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 5, at The Place in Evergreen, 27888 Meadow Drive. Fielder’s presentation is part of a 2014 statewide tour to celebrate the 50th anniversary of America’s Wilderness Act. Call Hiwan Homestead Museum at 720-497-7650 for reservations and information.

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Lakewood, Performance now stage ‘HairsPray’

By Clarke Reader

creader@coloradocommunitymedia.com The 1960s was an age of great music, shifting cultures and a rise in the voice of America’s youth.

All of these facets are captured in the musical “Hairspray,” which is taking the stage in Lakewood, thanks to a partnership with the Performance Now Theatre Company.

The show will be running at the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, through April 14. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

“We’re lucky to have a lot of great singers, dancers and actors in the show and we’re really excited about WHAT: “Hairspray” it,” Ken GoodWHERE: Lakewood Cultural Center win, executive 470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood producer with WHEN: Through April 14 Performance 7:30 p.m - Friday and Saturday Now said.

2 p.m. - Saturday and Sunday “We haven’t COST: $28 done a show INFORMATION: 303-987-7845 or in a while that www.Lakewood.org/Tickets has this much dancing.”

With music by Marc Shaiman and lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, “Hairspray” takes place in Baltimore, Md., in 1962. All that teenager Tracy Turnblad wants to do is dance on “The Corny Collins Show” — a TV dance program loosely based on the Buddy Deane Show.

Tracy wins a chance to perform on the show, which leads to a host of attention and meets a vast array of people, from the show’s host Corny Collins to Velma Von Tussle, the show’s deceitful producer.

When Tracy wants to start integrating the show, things get hairy fast.

“The show is about a lot, but one of the main things is integration,” Goodwin said. “It’s been great to work with a diverse cast, since that is such an important part of the story.”

For Goodwin, one of the most exciting things about

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“Hairspray” is the new cast members he and director Kelly Van Oosbree get to work with.

“It’s great that we have a lot of new people in the show, and some of the leads are performing for the first time,” he said. “We had a pretty short turnaround — only 6 or 7 weeks to prepare — but we’re looking and sounding good.”

This is the first time Performance Now has put on “Hairspray,” and Goodwin said the group is excited to put on a production that most in the company don’t have experience with.

“There is some fantastic music in the show and the band we have is incredible,” he said. “This show really brings a wide fan base with it and it is especially popular with younger people because of the music and the younger cast.”

The show is the twelfth co-presentation between Lakewood and Performance Now, a partnership that has been extremely beneficial to both groups, according to Susan Martin, cultural center administrator.

“It’s a great opportunity whenever we work with them, and it allows both of us to expand and find something new to offer,” she said. “Performance Now brings a higher level than a lot of community theater, and this allows us to reach a different audience.”

Martin added that one of the best parts of the partnership is that it can draw more people to the theater than would normally be interested, and allows that interest to really spread through the community.

For Goodwin and everyone involved, the best way to describe the production of “Hairspray” is simple — fun.

“There’s a lot of energy and it appeals to everyone,” he said. “It really is just an entertaining night at the theater.”

For more information, call 303-9877845 or visit www.lakewood.org/tickets.

If you love wine then you probably already have your tickets for this annual event. The Denver Art Museum (DAM) Uncorked Wine Tasting will be April 11, 6-9 p.m. Tickets are $90 for DAM members and $125 for non-members. Guests can beat the crowds and taste the best wines first with First Taste tickets, which are an additional $35 and allow access at 5 p.m. Events are at the downtown Denver museum and tickets can be purchased online at www.denverartmuseum.org/ uncorked.

The event features more than 300 wines and hors d’oeuvres from Kevin Taylor Catering. Guests will also have the opportunity to bid on items in the silent auction such as spa and restaurant packages or bottles of wine. Wine experts and novices alike will enjoy an evening discovering their new favorite wine.

The DAM Uncorked Dinner & Auction, on April 12, begins at 6 p.m. with a silent auction reception featuring cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, followed by a seated dinner and live auction. Guests can bid on rare bottles of wine, exclusive access to private art collections, tours with DAM curators and unique travel packages.

Word from Westword

Westword’s Best of Denver 2014 is out and, as always, it’s a fun read.

A few highlights ... Best Dive Bar is Lakeview Lounge; Best ContemporaryCocktail Bar is Williams & Graham; Best Late-Afternoon Happy Hour is Old Major; Best French Fries at Jonesy’s EatBar. Sure to create controversy is Westword’s choice for Best Hamburger, with the winner being new to the restaurant scene, Humboldt Farm Fish Wine, located at the former site of Strings Restaurant.

Readers’ choice is Cherry Cricket. As it should be.

Another hotly contested category is always Best Steakhouse. And the winner is Elway’s Cherry Creek and Elway’s Downtown. Reader’s choice: Capital Grille.

As usual, Westword has “unique” categories. Best Mind-Altering Edibles That Don’t Contain THC: The Chocolate Therapist. Best Place to Contemplate Death With Others: Denver Death Cafe.

Cher, Lady Gaga coming

It’s going to be a great summer of concerts!

Cher kicks off a hot summer of powerhouse female stars coming to Mile High City.

Continuing to show she can “turn back time,” Cher performs at the Pepsi Center on May 28.

Is this really her Farewell Tour? The Living Proof Tour in 2005 was originally billed as her farewell tour. More than 3.5 million fans attended that tour, which grossed $250 million. Tickets are on sale for the Dressed to Kill tour with opening act Cyndi Lauper. It may your last chance to see her live, or not?

Tickets are available at www.cher. tickets-center.com.

Meanwhile, Lady Gaga comes to Denver on Aug. 6, also at the Pepsi Center, for artRAVE: the ARTPOP Ball Tour.

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Time to go fly a kite this April Ah, the month of April is upon us. You know … April Fool’s Day, Tax Day, Easter and April showers bringing May flowers.

But as I sit here writing this column, the wind is blowing about 70 mph outside and it reminds me that April is also traditionally the month to go outside and fly a kite!

OK, you probably don’t want to pick a day when the winds are so strong that they will blow you and your kite to Kansas.

Now that it’s warming up a little bit, breezy days in April are usually good days to get out to the park with a kite. Sure, we get windy days all year round, but in April it’s a lot less likely that they will be accompanied by the arch enemy of every kite in the world … thunder storms! To this day I’m not quite sure how Benjamin Franklin lived to tell about his little kite and key experiment.

I have to admit that I am a little bit more enamored with kite flying than your average 50-plus-year-old guy. I started flying them as a little kid. Back then there was a little convenience store on the corner of 24th and Ford streets called the Zip store. Back in the ‘60’s a kid could go in there and get a paper diamond kite and a ball of string for 15 cents each. I bought a lot of ‘em because it took me a while to get the hang of how to properly fly them.

There are a lot of trees in Golden, and

several of them managed to eat my kites for lunch. I used to buy the same ones over and over. They were black with a big pirate Jolly Roger skull and cross bones on them. An old bed sheet makes a lot of kite tails too.

Pretty soon I discovered other types of kites. Delta kites were more stable, 50-foot long dragon kites almost went up in the breeze by themselves, with plastic, Mylar and nylon replacing paper as the materials to look for in a kite. Over the years I have flown almost every conceivable style of kite designed and done so all over the world. I actually packed one in my luggage to fly over the Arabian Gulf in the United Arab Emirates and flew it on the island of Diego Garcia in the middle of the Indian Ocean. Eventually I owned a shop in Estes Park and became a kite dealer, selling hundreds of them over the years.

It was then that I got into what I consider the Holy Grail of kite flying, dual and quad control stunt kites! Trust me, it’s like flying an airplane and you can do amazing things with them. In a stiff breeze they have enough pull to drag you across the park and can hit speeds of well over 100 mph.

So, when April comes around, I look for one of my favorite annual events in the area, the Arvada Kite Festival! In it’s 12th year, this is a great day of fun for the entire family. Hundreds of people show up with every kind of kite imaginable.

Some are serious enthusiasts that build their own elaborate creations of sky art and are members of various clubs in the area, others are there with a collection of every shape, size and color while there are plenty of youngsters there with their first kite experiencing the wonder of it all.

The Arvada Kite Festival will be this coming Sunday, April 6 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Stenger Soccer Complex, located at 58th Avenue and Quail Street in Arvada. There will be musical entertainment, great food and lots of activities.

There will also be contests broken up into two age groups for each category. A 10 and younger age group and an 11 and older age group. There will be four categories of competition: highest kite, smallest kite,

largest kite and most visually appealing kite. Trophies will be awarded to the winners. Plus, it’s all free to attend and free to compete.

Now, just in case, there is a rain date of Sunday, April 13 already scheduled so keep that in mind too.

New this year, if there is enough wind, there will be Bol races … What’s that? It’s a kind of small parachute that you have to drag behind you as you run while it’s trying to pull you backwards.

For more information go to www. arvada.org/about-arvada/kite-festival/ or give them a call at (720) 898-7000.

You don’t need a fancy kite to fly. If you don’t have one, just head over to almost any big discount store and you will find a bunch of them in the toy department.

No, they aren’t 15 cents any more but you will be amazed at what you can get for just a few bucks. Grab some extra string and you are good to go. Don’t forget to bring a camera because that many colors in the sky is a beautiful thing to behold.

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Engage with children for learning How many times do you see people, both adults and children, highly engaged on phones and personal devices? They are connecting to activities and information.

But what is missing many times?

They are not engaging with each other.

How many times to you see parents interacting with their children, only to suddenly break away to answer their cell phone? How many times is this interruption really important or even necessary?

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Life has become very hectic with instant connections to friends, coworkers, Internet, games and videos.

How can you manage all this and still make time with your children and grandchildren a priority?

Here’s an easy solution. Power off your phones or devices while engaging in activities. Put them out of sight and out of mind. Children need our full attention and real one-to-one communication.

One grandmother recently mentioned her annoyance at many mothers who are losing these precious experiences through so many cell phone interruptions. Her solution?

She requires her family to turn off devices when they are together and

put them away. Electronic devises are never invited to the table.

The degree of child development depends on strong communication for vocabulary development. Words that are spoken directly to infants while cuddling, reading, and play are what build vocabulary. Scientists think conversation develops the brain, intellect, and learning. Merely hearing words spoken on TV, video and radio do not have the same developmental effects.

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Why is this important?

You don’t need special times to talk to children. Everyday situations: waking, dressing, eating, doing errands, and playing are all great times for talking with children.

What about those electronic devices? Use them together. Share educational games and activities.

Devices have all kinds of engaging media: pictures, sounds, apps, and educational videos about something you discussed.

Whatever families view, interact together with the media. They can be another opportunity to help young children develop their fullest potential.

For more ways to engage young children see grandparentsteachtoo. org, wnmufm.org, and Pinterest for the authors’ books, pod casts, and videos.

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Research supports talking directly to children to engage them in thoughtful conversation. Asking them critical questions is the way to develop language and vocabulary. What do you see? Then what happened?

What kinds of colors? How many?

The advantages of good preschool education have been in the news. But attention and conversation must start from birth. Studies are finding that even by 18 months children listen and learn words. This is how brain development occurs.

Without it, children rapidly fall behind those who have the advantage of hearing parents read, talk to them, and engage in conversation. Since reading is talking written down, parents cannot expect teachers to suddenly perform miracles in first grade.

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The Arvada Center will hold auditions for the musical, “Tarzan, The Stage Musical,” at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., on May 1 and 2 (chorus dance call on April 28) and in New York City on May 5.

The Arvada Center production will be directed by Gavin Mayer with musical direction by David Nehls and choreography by Kitty Skillman Hilsabeck. The Arvada Center artistic

Photographer Kirk

You know him as the adorable 9News entertainment reporter, but did you know Kirk Montgomery is also an extremely talented photographer? Stop by John Fielder’s Colorado gallery at 833 Santa Fe Drive through the end of May to check out his amazing work. You can also visit www.kirksnap.com to see a sneak peak of his beautiful photographs.

Brackney to be missed

John Brackney will be missed as the CEO of the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce and was a great friend to businesses in south Denver and beyond.

On Facebook, Brackney said this about his retirement: “It has been an awesome ride, one I have appreciated and cherished every day. Admittedly imperfect but always driven, I hope I have made some small contribution to the success in your business and your life. My greater hope is that we

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Penny Parker’s “Mile High Life” column gives insights into the best events, restaurants, businesses, parties and people throughout the metro area. Parker also writes for BlacktieColorado.com. You can subscribe and read her columns (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) at www.blacktiecolorado.com/pennyparker. She can be reached at penny@blacktie-llc.com or at 303-619-5209.

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YOUR WEEK & MORE Continued from Page 12

Favorites: Echoes from Twenty Years” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday,

April 5, St. Elizabeth’s Church, Auraria Campus, 1060 St. Francis Way, Denver; and at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 6, at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 4500 Wadsworth Blvd., Wheat Ridge. Go to StMartinsChamberChoir.org or call 303-298-1970.

SUNDAY/APRIL 6 CHOIR PERFORMANCE St. Martin’s Chamber Choir presents “Audience and Singer Favorites” at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 6, at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 4500 Wadsworth Blvd., Wheat Ridge. Tickets available at www.stmartinschamberchoir.org, by calling 303-298-1970 or at the door.

SUNDAY/APRIL 6 KITE FESTIVAL The 12th annual Arvada Kite Festival is 10

a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 6, at the Stenger Soccer Complex, 58th and Quail, Arvada. A rain date of Sunday, April 13, has been reserved. Kite flying competitors will be divided into two groups: 10 and younger, and 11 and older, with four categories: highest kite, smallest kite, largest kite and most visually appealing kite. It’s free to compete and trophies will be awarded to the top four winners in both age groups. Go to www.arvadafestivals.com.

SUNDAY/APRIL 6 WEDDING SHOWCASE The 2014 Evergreen Wedding &

Event Showcase is 1-4 p.m. Sunday, April 6, at the Evergreen Lake House, 29612 Upper Bear Creek Road. Contact Christine Dove, cdove@eprd.co or 720-880-1310.

Lead,” a three-year-long commitment to showcasing the work of women role models on RMPBS. RSVP by April 5 to wheatridgebiz.com/meetingregister.php. Call 303-594-1520.

TUESDAY/APRIL 8 LIFETREE CAFÉ How to navigate family secrets will be

discussed at noon and 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, at Lifetree Café, 5675 Field St., Arvada. This program features the exclusive filmed story — shot live as events unfolded — of a woman who discovered a missing family member. The Lifetree event offers practical tips on handling a wide variety of family secrets. Admission to the 60-minute event is free. Snacks and beverages are available. Lifetree Café is a place where people gather for conversations about life and faith in a casual coffeehouse-type setting. Questions about Lifetree may be directed to Polly Wegner at 303-424-4454 or pwegner@ peacelutheran.net.

WEDNESDAY/APRIL 9 BRICK WALLS Foothills Genealogical Society presents a roundtable discussion on “Solving Your Brick Walls” at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 9, at Applewood Valley Methodist Church, 2034 Ellis St., Golden. Send your brick wall issues to FhGS so they have time to research it. Bring your own brown bag lunch to enjoy during discussion. Program begins at 1 p.m. and topic is “Block 12 Riverside Cemetery” A Pauper’s Site Within Riverside’s Pioneer Cemetery, presented by Vickie Smejkal.

WEDNESDAY/APRIL 9

children may pick up a free book at any Jefferson County Public Library location from April 7-21. To find the library closest to you, visit www.jeffcolibrary.org/locations.

SOCIAL SECURITY Navigating your Social Security retirement benefit options can be overwhelming. Learn about how to sort through hundreds of options to help ensure the choices you make are right for you at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 9, at the Golden Community Center, 1470 Tenth St., Golden. RSVP at 303-962-6265, ext. 100, or Rhonda.harshbarger@thrivent. com. Register at rec.cityofgolden.net, class 14000-2.

TUESDAY/APRIL 8

THURSDAY/APRIL 10

ESTATE PLANNING Pet trusts, outright bequests to caregivers and guardianship provisions will be discussed at Estate Planning for Pet Owners, a free seminar 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, at Dumb Friends Leauge, 2080 S. Quebec St., Denver. RSVP by April 3 by calling 720-241-7150 or emailing mgrimme@ddfl.org. Box lunches will be provided.

CIVIL WAR Red Rocks Community College’s History Department will present Civil War Day to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Battle of the Wilderness. This event will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, April 10, at the Lakewood campus. The Union and Confederate military forces will take the field about 1:30 pm. A narrator will provide a historical background of the Battle of the Wilderness, its significance during the 1864 campaign of Generals Grant and Lee, and a description of the battle tactics. Contact Linnie Pawlek at 303-914-6282 or linnie.pawlek@rrcc.edu.

MONDAY/APRIL 7-21 FREE BOOKS Jefferson County families with 4-year-old

TUESDAY/APRIL 8 BREAKFAST MEETING Wheat Ridge Business Association welcomes Cynthia Hessin, host and executive producer of Rocky Mountain PBS “Colorado State of Mind,” at its Tuesday, April 8, breakfast meeting, 7-8:45 a.m. at the Wheat Ridge Rec Center, 4005 Kipling St. Her topic will be “Women and Girls

THURSDAY/APRIL 10 MONTHLY COFFEE Colorado Sen. Rachel Zenzinger will

devote her monthly “Coffee with Constituents” to general discussion and Q&A about legislative issues April 10 at the Indian Tree Golf Course Club House, 7555 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada.

After opening remarks at 7 a.m., Zenzinger will encourage participants to set the agenda and express their concerns on issues of greatest priority. She will be especially interested in receiving feedback in regard to the “Three E’s” (education, economy, elders) that have received so much of her attention in the Senate. While anyone from the public may attend the meeting, the content will generally focus on issues that most affect residents of Senate District 19, which Zenzinger serves.

Coffee will be available, but attendees will be required to purchase their own breakfast. Go to www.RachelForColorado. com or call her at 303-866-4840.

THURSDAY/APRIL 10 THEATER SHOW “Cinderella Waltz,” presented by Red Rocks

Community College theater arts and dance department, opens April 10. Show times are 7:30 p.m., April 10-12 and April 1819, and 2 p.m. April 13. Contact 303-914-6458 or theatre@rrcc. edu for tickets and information.

THURSDAY/APRIL 10

Thursday, April 10 at Vista Applewood Golf Course, 14001 W. Ave., Golden. Enstrom Candies will share the story of chocolate, from bean to treat. Speaker Shirley Bervig. Call Isabel at 303233-9655 or Nancy at 303-421-6484.

THURSDAY/APRIL 10 THUNDERBOLT ORATORS Toastmasters group is holding an open house, 11:30 a.m to 12:30p.m. on Thursday, April 10th. An icebreaker speech and guest speeches will be featured. Come learn about Toastmasters where anyone can gain confidence in public speaking. Food will be served. Tallgrass Energy 370 Van Gordon St. Lakewood 80228. Contact: Colette Smith 303-914-4934 or Richard Eveleigh 303-803-2943.

FRIDAY AND Saturday/April 11-12 TOY/CLOTHING SALE A kids’ clothing and toy sale is from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, April 11, and Saturday, April 12, at the Arvada United Methodist Church, 6750 Carr St, Arvada. Most clothing and toy items are $1. Also selling books, baby equipment, and furniture. All proceeds benefit Kids’ Discovery Days Preschool. Everything is half price after noon on Saturday.

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No products will be sold at this event. Thrivent Financial and its respective associates and employees have general knowledge of the Social Security tenets; however, they do not have the professional expertise for a complete discussion of the details of your specific situation. For additional information, contact your local Social Security Administration office. Thrivent Financial representatives are licensed insurance agents/producers of Thrivent Financial, the marketing name for Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Appleton, WI. They are also registered representatives of Thrivent Investment Management, 625 Fourth Ave S., Minneapolis, MN 55415. For additional important information, visit Thrivent.com/disclosures.

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No fun like work “Real Happiness at Work” by Sharon Salzberg c.2014, Workman Publishing $13.95 / $17.50 Canada, 262 pages You started a business to make money.

You accepted the job to feed your family, pay bills, or save for retirement. You founded a corporation because you saw a need and it could be lucrative. You took the position because it was in your field and it offered opportunities.

You didn’t accept work because it makes you happy … but it would be nice if it did.

And you might actually achieve that if you read “Real Happiness at Work” by Sharon Salzberg.

Put a bunch of different-thinkers in a building. Give them tasks, salaries commensurate on experience, ability to voice their opinions, and tell them to work together. That can be recipe for drama and stress; for sure, it’s representative of the place where most full-time-working adults spend the majority of their waking hours.

So how can you ensure that your experiences in that place are good ones?

Salzberg says that there are Eight Pillars of Happiness in the Workplace you should shoot for: balance, concentration, compassion, resilience, communication and connection, integrity, meaning, and open awareness.

Without the first pillar, balance, Salzberg says that it’s “hard to do a good job or enjoy our work.” Balance can be achieved through meditation, mindfulness, and allowing for “mental space,” even when you’re in a crowded room. One of the keys to balance is keeping personal life and work life separate.

Concentration allows us to focus on individual tasks, which “frees our mind of distraction and actually makes us more productive.” Humans, remember, are not

well-wired for multitasking.

Compassion allows you to put yourself in someone else’s shoes, and eliminates judgment for others as well as for yourself.

Utilize compassion for you, and you’ll overcome self-doubt and self-blame.

Resilience lets you bounce back “without rumination or regret.” Communication and connection promote “skillful selfexpression.” Integrity keeps you on a path you can live with. Meaning allows understanding for how you experience work: is it a job, a career, or a calling? Your answer will help you find pleasure in your work.

Finally, open awareness lets you accept your job as it is, without “feeling a need” to change it. It “leads to acceptance,” and “the end of conflict” and day-to-day struggles for the illusion of control.

Let’s put this right out there: “Real Happiness for Work” is very new-agey.

Meditation and a Zen-like attitude are at the heart of author Sharon Salzberg’s teachings here. No more anger, self-doubt, or simultaneous projects; you want “onepoint attention” and “loving-kindness” instead, which she says is achieved through meditation at work. That’s good in theory, but may be difficult at many workplaces I can easily think of. It may be impossible at others. Regardless, there’s no doubt that this would take plenty of practice and wouldn’t be easy.

And yet – experts know meditation

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works and it’s hard to argue with that.

This book was too new-agey for me but if you’re at the end of your work-rope, it

YOUR WEEK & MORE Continued from Page 15

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SPRING TEA Trollheim Sons of Norway Lodge’s ladies’ group, Trollheim Dameklubben, presents its annual Spring Tea 1-3 p.m. Saturday, April 12 at 6610 W. 14th Ave., Lakewood. The tea features a Norwegian flair and unique delicacies. Call 303989-4496 by April 5 to RSVP and for details about cost.

annual Easter egg hunt for ages 2-9 at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 12, at Panorama Park, West 35th Avenue and Fenton Street.

Children should arrive by 9:45 a.m. Cost is free; children need to bring their own baskets. The Easter Bunny will greet hunters. Call 303-231-1300; in case of inclement weather, call for reschedule information.

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ELECTRONICS RECYCLING Trust Hall Insurance Services, in partnership with SustainAbility Recycling, plans an electronic recycling events 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 12, in the Sonsio parking lot, 5630 Ward Road, Arvada. Call 720-291-0826.

JAZZ CONCERT Jazz at the Point concert series presents Carl Dixon and the Jazz Kats 7-9:30 p.m. Saturday, April 12, at Crossroads Theater, 2590 Washington St., Denver.

Go to www.denvercrossroads.com or www.carcroons.net.

Tickets available at www.jazzatthepoint.org.

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SATURDAY/APRIL 12, MAY 10, JUNE 14

COURAGE WALK The 21st annual Courage Walk on Saturday

HEALTHY HOME PranaTonic, 807 14th St., Golden, presents healthy home care classes, including product samples, 4-5 p.m. the second Saturday of the month.

Topics include moxibustion use (Jan. 11); topical products for aches and pains (Feb. 8); natural remedies for high blood pressure (March 8); making herbal teas (April 12); beating allergies and congestion (May 10); natural sleep support (June 14). Topics from July to December are to be determined. Call 303-274-5733 or go to www.PranaTonic. com.

SATURDAY/APRIL 12

April 12, honors victims of crime in Jefferson County. Registration and continental breakfast start at 10 a.m. in front of the Jefferson County Courthouse, 100 Jefferson County Parkway.

The one-mile walk starts at 11 a.m. Kids and leashed pets welcome. Hosted by victim advocates in Jefferson County. A $10 registration is suggested but not required. Call 303-271-6567.

SATURDAY/APRIL 12 EGG HUNT Wheat Ridge Parks and Recreation plans its

Large venue available for parties & events Tickets Available online & at the Buffalo Rose

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Saturday, April 12 Friday, April 18 Saturday, April 19

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Curtis Saldago Starts at 8:00pm w/ Austin Young and Bobby Massano 2nd Annual Jeff Ipsen Memorial Starts at 9:00pm Concert ft. Trout Steak Revival & Slanted Jack New Era Wrestling Starts at 6:00pm Zeppephilia with Gunslinger Starts at 9:00pm Lee & Co. with Di and the Guys Starts at 9:00pm

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April 3, 2014

crossword • sudoku

GALLERY OF GAMES & weekly horoscope

SALOME’S STARS FOR THE WEEK OF MaR 31, 2014

ARIES (Mar 21 to apr 19) Putting yourself in someone else’s shoes isn’t easy for you. But if you do it, you’ll gain a better perspective of what you need to do to achieve your goals. Be open to new ideas.

TAURUS (apr 20 to May 20) There are still some problems you might have to deal with before moving on to your next project. It’s a good idea to accept help from those who share your objectives.

GEMINI (May 21 to Jun 20) It’s time to recognize the difference between those who are truly concerned for you and those who simply plan to use your good nature to their advantage. New ideas become increasingly attractive.

crossword • sudoku & weekly horoscope

GALLERY OF GAMES

CANCER (Jun 21 to Jul 22) Depending on a promise made becoming a promise kept could be more than a mite unwise at this time. It’s best to proceed on your own rather than wait for aid that might never arrive.

LEO (Jul 23 to aug 22) a recently revitalized relationship might not be quite what the Big Cat expected. But give yourself more time to deal with the changes. a little flexibility can go a long way. Good luck.

VIRGO (aug 23 to Sept 22) a major change could prompt more adjustments. Some of them might be difficult to deal with at first. But hang in there, and before you know it, you’ll be coasting to your next goal.

LIBRA (Sept 23 to Oct 22) Your sense of justice prompts you to speak out against an unfair situation, even if you seem to be the only one who feels that way. But you soon learn that many others agree with you.

SCORPIO (Oct 23 to Nov 21) Creating a fuss is not usually your style. But that doesn’t mean you should tolerate an ill-mannered attitude. Speak up for yourself, and you’ll earn the respect of others.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 to Dec 21) You might have a few loose ends to tie up before you can stamp your project as complete. But once that’s done, you might want to celebrate with someone special in your life.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22 to Jan 19) Disappointment darkens the Goat’s mood. But close friends rally to pull you through with words of encouragement. Use their confidence in you to rebuild your own self-esteem.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20 to Feb 18) an upcoming decision might be more difficult with inaccurate information. Best to recheck the data you have at hand right now to be sure it won’t mislead you later.

PISCES (Feb 19 to Mar 20) an offer you previously turned down might no longer be available. But if you do some checking around, you could find something else that would suit you just fine.

BORN THIS WEEK: You believe in helping those who cannot help themselves. although it embarrasses you, the fact is, people like you and tell you so. © 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.

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TranscriptSports

Gridiron Alumni recruiting for local alumni games Still think you have what it takes to find the end zone?

Staff Report GOLDEN - Got a little bit left in the tank? Or maybe you just want to relive your glory days.

Well you and your former teammates can do so on the football field with all of the proceeds going to local schools and charities.

Gridiron Alumni is planning several full contact full pad alumni football games and

they are targeting several local high schools who they hope to get involved.

Gridiron Alumni travels the nation pitting old football rivals against each other one more time, all for a good cause. Hundreds of players and thousands of fans have swarmed stadiums to watch their hometown heroes strap it on for the last time.

Gridiron Alumni is targeting teams like Golden, Ralston Valley and others they hope to get involved.

Players from the local area are invited to register and play. The first 40 players on each team get to play and the team that gets 30 people registered first gets home

field advantage.

“We do most of our games in the spring and summer and we want to give guys plenty of time to get in shape, so time is of the essence if we’re going to get these games going,” said Chris Hall, founder of Gridiron Alumni.

The games are set for the spring and summer. If you or someone you know is interested in putting on the pads one more time, please go to www.gridironalumni. com to register. If you have any questions, please call Chris at (530) 410-6396 or go to the website.

Gridiron Alumni was founded in 2010 and has risen over $250,000 for schools and

charities using alumni football games as a fundraising vehicle. According to the website, Gridiron Alumni football has changed lives, communities and given thousands of men their spark back.

You must be 18 or older to play and since it is Alumni football, you must play for the team where you went to high school, though occasional exceptions may be allowed. This is partially so that teams do not recruit “ringers” that didn’t go to the school. Gridiron Alumni’s goal is to make these games an annual event that the players and community could look forward to every year.

Bear Creek junior pitcher Nick Madrid delivers some heat during the Bears’ 13-11 comeback victory over Grand Junction Saturday at Bear Creek High School. Photo by Daniel Williams ​

Jeffco Baseball Highlights: Bears rally down 10 to win Ralston Valley red hot prior to league play

By Daniel Williams

dwilliams@coloradocommunitymedia. com Bears rally for improbable win Bear Creek looked ready to take a loss, but rallied for a 13-11 victory over Grand Junction Saturday at Bear Creek High School.

The Warriors took a 10-0 lead after scoring runs multiple runs in each of the first three innings of the game.

However, the Bears scored six runs in the bottom of the third inning and then six

more in the bottom of the sixth, coming all the way back for an improbable victory.

The win takes Bear Creek’s record back over .500 at 4-3, after a 1-3 start to the season.

The Bears will host Loveland Thursday at 4 p.m.

Jaguars win final game of trip D’Evelyn spent some of spring break in Arizona playing three games against out of state opponents last week.

The Jaguars lost twice but won the final game of their trip, beating Marist High School 12-2. D’Evelyn scored five first inning runs and then capped the win off with seven more fifth inning runs as they blew out the team from Eugene, Oregon.

Three different Jaguars scored multiple runs including senior Mikale Doherty and

junior Grant Witherspoon.

D’Evelyn (2-3) will host Conifer Wednesday at 4 p.m.

Tigers tames during Arizona trip Lakewood got tested by several different Arizona schools as a part of their spring break road trip last week.

The Tigers went 1-3 on their Grand Canyon state trip, but two of those losses came by a single run.

Lakewood’s lone victory was a 5-1 win over Paradise Valley School of Phoenix, Ariz.

The Tigers scored two runs in the sixth and two more in the seventh inning to secure the win over a Paradise Valley team that already has eight victories this season.

Lakewood junior Trevor Kehe went 2-for-4 and scored a run.

The Tigers (3-4) will host Rock Canyon Thursday at 4 p.m.

Mustangs working on spring break Ralston Valley used their spring break to beat up on several out of state opponents.

The Mustangs traveled to Tucson, Ariz., last week and came back with four wins in five days.

And not only did Ralston Valley beat four opponents, the team beat them up, outscoring opponents 53-7.

However, the Mustangs were finally beat by St. Laurence 7-4, a team from Illinois. Despite senior Jacob Gallegos’ 3-for3 effort, Ralston Valley gave up five fourth inning runs and fell for the first time this season.

The Mustangs (6-1) will host Monarch Saturday at 2 p.m.

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This a dual role position which includes providing business support to airport tenants in the areas of compliance, application review, and document preparation; performing a variety of other administrative support & recordkeeping duties as well as special projects in the areas of finance, human resourc3es and employee benefits. Attention to detail and accuracy is a must. Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook software and fluency in both written and spoken English is required.

This is a full-time non-exempt position with excellent benefits after 60 days. Starting salary is $19.25 per hour. You may obtain an Application for Employment and full Job Description in person or via our website at http://www.centennialairport.com/Employment. Please hand-deliver, mail or e-mail your completed application to the Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority, 7800 S. Peoria St., Unit G1, Englewood, CO 80112 or contact Gwen at 303-218-2904. EOE

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April 3, 2014

Elway sees window closing, opens checkbook John Elway gets it.

From refusing to play in Indianapolis and forcing a trade to the Denver Broncos as a rookie, to selling his car dealership empire at just the right moment, to cementing his legacy as an NFL icon by retiring after winning back-to-back Super Bowls, Elway absolutely has a business sense and savvy that guys on Wall Street would kill for.

That has carried over into his new role as general manager of the Broncos, as Elway has completely revived a proud franchise that was down-and-out, going 37-17 in his three seasons as the team’s shot caller.

So the fact that the Broncos spent money this free agency season like a teenage girl with daddy’s credit card should tell you that Elway is on to something.

Denver pulled out all of the stops to try and fill in the 43-8 gap that was the final score of their Super Bowl loss to the Seattle Seahawks by signing three Pro Bowl defensive players totaling over $110 million in contracts.

Why the sudden splurge? Last season the Broncos played the 2013 season roughly $7 million under the salary cap.

Was there a player they didn’t sign with that money last season with that money

that could have put them over the top?

Cliff Avril, a Seahawks pass-rushing specialist, was a luxury addition (two years/$12 million) that an already stout Seattle team added prior to the 2013 season.

Avril went on to perhaps be the single most impactful player for the Seahawks in their Super Bowl win over Denver.

Not only did the Broncos go cheap by not adding Avril, but the freaky-talented bulldozer terrorized Denver’s offensive the entire Super Bowl. And now looking back, Elway might have let one get away.

However, this season could be dramatically different for Denver and Elway knows it. Will the team have the same bill of health, friendly-schedule and high level of play led by a now 38-year-old quarterback?

Fortunes can change in the NFL

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quicker than the Colorado weather. Teams can go from 13-3 Super Bowl contenders to a 3-13 bottom feeder in the blink of an eye (see 2013 Houston Texans).

So does Elway believe that 2014 is Denver’s last legitimate run at a Super Bowl led by Peyton Manning? It’s hard to believe otherwise.

Though the Broncos won a Super Bowl when Elway was 38-years-old, his body was breaking down in the process. And if anyone knows what a team on the cusp looks like it is old No. 7.

If Elway senses that now if the right time to pull out all of the stops - as well as Pat Bowlen’s checkbook — while Denver’s championship window is still slightly cracked open, it would be hard to not believe he doesn’t know what he is doing.

Or in other words: In John we trust.

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Arvada baseball held a free clinic for local eight to 12-year-olds over the team’s spring break on Wednesday. The Bulldogs are 2-2 on the young season (but they won a total of three games last season) Photo by Daniel Williams

Arvada backing up talk, giving back to community Bulldogs’ host free clinic; will honor 1964 championship team

By Daniel Williams

dwilliams@ coloradocommunitymedia.com ARVADA - Arvada baseball is giving back.

The Bulldogs held a free camp for boys and girls ages eight to 12, on Wednesday, March 26, at Arvada High School.

Dozens of local youngsters showed to up and were mentored by Arvada players as well as head coach Gino Carbajal. Carbajal called the camp which is tied to their spring fundraiser a success and estimated they rose

up to five thousand dollars for the Bulldogs’ program. He added that the camp and fundraising efforts came from the same model he used while the head coach at Faith Christian High School.

In addition, at the end of the camp there was a mini dog show featuring Australian Shepherds who ran around and skillfully caught Frisbees.

The camp came during the middle of spring break giving the Arvada players an opportunity to recharge as they prepare for league play which starts this week.

The Bulldogs (2-2) have looked incredibly improved even though the spring season just began.

Arvada is just one win sly of last season’s win total (3-15-1 in 2013) and not only do they intend on crushing

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last season’s win total, but they might have the good to compete for a 4A Jeffco league title.

The Bulldogs last victory was a 10-0 blowout win over Jefferson last Monday at Arvada High School.

Arvada scored four third inning runs to take control of the game using 13 total hits to bury the Saints.

In addition, on Saturday the Bulldogs will honor the 1964 Arvada Redskins State Champion baseball team before our game at home versus Wheat Ridge.

Local legend Irv Brown will throw out the first pitch and members of the 1964 team will attend the game. Steve Bell, operations manager with Jeffco Public Schools, was the catcher on that team and he will be catching the first pitch.

SPORTS QUIZ 1) In 2013, Yasiel Puig set a Los Angeles Dodgers record for most hits by a rookie in a month (44). Who had held the mark?

2) Who was the last pitcher before Arizona’s Patrick Corbin in 2013 to begin a year with nine starts of six innings pitched and two or fewer runs allowed?

3) Name the kicker who holds the record for most 50-yeard field goals in an NFL season.

4) How many Final Fours did Ben Howland guide the UCLA men’s basketball team to in 10 seasons as head coach?

5) In 2013, Los Angeles Kings goaltender Martin Jones set a record for most consecutive victories to start an NHL career. How many?

6) Richard Petty holds the record for most consecutive seasons with at least one NASCAR Cup victory (18). Who’s the runner-up for the mark?

7) In 2014, Serena Williams became the winningest woman at the Australian Open when she notched her 61st singles victory. Who had held the record?

Answers 1) Steve Sax had 43 hits in August 1982.

2) Colorado’s Ubaldo Jimenez, in 2010.

3) Minnesota’s Blair Walsh hit 10 field goals of 50-plus yards in 2012.

4) Three times (2006, ‘07, ‘08).

5) Eight victories.

6) David Pearson, with 17 consecutive seasons of at least one Cup victory.

7) Margaret Court.

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celebrate your teen self 4:30-6:30 p.m. Mondays at 7401 W. 59th Ave., Arvada.

This program gives teens the opportunity to express their performing art including voice and instrument, acting, poetry, stand-up comedy, mime, etc. Open to all students in sixth to 12th grades. Email bellbottoms809@gmail.com.

Republicans Men meeting The Jefferson County Republican Men’s Club meets 7-9 a.m. Mondays at the Howard Johnson Denver West, 12100 W. 44th Ave., Wheat Ridge. Call Fred Holden at 303-421-7619 for more information. All are welcome, not just Republican men from Jefferson County.

Tuesdays FedeRal eMployees The Lakewood Chapter of Retired and Active Federal Employees meets each second Tuesday at the Episcopal Church, 10th and Garrison. Call Ann Ornelas at 303-517-8558 with questions.

Rocky MounTain Team Survivor, a health, education and fitness program for women of all abilities who have experienced cancer or are currently in treatment, offers weekly free, fun, supportive activities. Tuesdays, 10 a.m., Boulder Creek Walk (meet at Boulder Public Library main entrance). Tuesday, 11-11:30 a.m., Yoga, Boulder Senior Center, 909 Arapahoe Avenue. Thursdays, 6-7 p.m., Fitness Training, Boulder Center for Sports Medicine, 311 Mapleton Avenue (entrance on Maxwell Avenue.). Learn more at rockymtn-teamsurvivor.org.

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aRvada biz Connection www.meetup.com/Arvada-Business-Connection/ is

an informal networking event that brings together local entrepreneurs. Meetings are 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays at various restaurants in Olde Town Arvada. A $5 fee is collected from each attendee, which is then donated to a local charity at the end of each quarter. The 4th Quarter Charity is the Dan Peak Foundation who assists families in need. For information, call Micki Carwin at 303-997-9098.

enTRepReneuRs club The Lakewood Chapter Lutheran Entrepreneurs meets

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Music TeacheRs Association Suburban Northwest meets 9:30 a.m. to noon the first Wednesday of the month at Community in Christ Church, 12229 W. 80th Ave., Arvada. Meetings are open to the public and include refreshments, business meeting and program featuring music teaching professionals from around the state lecturing on the latest teaching developments.

WoMen neTWoRking Women’s Business Group Wednesday morning networking group in Arvada has openings for women who can commit to a weekly morning meeting. Limited to one business per category. Call for available openings, 303-438-6783, or go online to info@OurConnection.org. pRoFessional WoMen NW Metro Business and Professional Women meets

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invesToRs’ MeeTings The Rocky Mountain Inventors Association meets 6:30-8:30 p.m. the fourth Thursday of every month (excluding November and December) at Vesta Technology, 13050 W. 43rd Drive, Suite 300, Golden. Presentations in marketing, manufacturing, engineering, finance, business and legal, followed by networking. Go online to www.rminventor.org for details.

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Reasonable rates 30yrs Exp. 303-450-1172

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Free Estimates 17 Years Experience Licensed & Insured Driveways, patios, stamp & colored concrete.

All kinds of flat work.

Let us do good work for you!

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LANDSCAPE

Free estimates 7 days a Week

• carpentry • painting • general home repair • over 30 years experience

(303) 646-4499

Landscaping/Nurseries

Dirt, Rock, Concrete, Sod & Asphalt

Trash & Junk Removal We take what your trash man won't.

Branches, mattresses, appliances, reasonable rates & prompt service 720-333-6832

• patios • sidewalks • garage floors • • porches • stamped/colored • exposed agregate • lic.& ins. free estimates

intersections of West 52nd and Wadsworth Boulevard to try to bring an end to the wars. Signs will be furnished for those who do not have them. Contact Cindy Lowry at 303-431-1228 or waylonthecat.lowry@yahoo.com.

Creation Fair 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. the third Saturday of each month at the Clements Community Center, 1580 Yarrow St. in Lakewood. Learn from holistic-health practitioners and get information about products, services and alternative/ complementary therapies through learning-lab presentations. Admission fee applies; for more information, contact Cheryl Roach at 303-885-8584 or go online to www.consciouscreationfair.com.

All types of electrical work & repairs

303-422-6805 720-263-2773 herecomesthebroom@gmail.com

coloRado ciTizens for Peace meets 10:30-11:30 a.m. every Saturday at the

conscious cReaTion Explore holistic health resources at the Conscious

All types, licensed & insured.

Honest expert service.

Free estimates.

Cleaning

business spiRiTualiTy Business Honoring Spirituality meets 7-9 a.m.

every Thursday at the Community Center of Mile Hi Church, 9079 W. Alameda Ave., Lakewood. Meetings include networking, a brief meditation by a licensed practitioner, guest speaker and breakfast. For additional information, visit www. bhsmilehi.org or call Patty Whitelock at 303-274-0933.

Advertise: 303-566-4100

Carpentry

Wednesdays aMeRican legion Auxiliary presents Burger Nite, 5-7:30 p.m. every Wednes-

NW

Call NOW to schedule your landscaping project – big or small!

Early Bird Discount -10% OFF jobs signed by April 1st. www.OlsonLandscapingAndDesign.com

Call Richard 720-297-5470 info@OlsonLandscapingAndDesign.com

Weekly Mowing Aeration Fertilizing Hedge Trim Maintenance Serving Lakewood, Golden, Arvada & Wheatridge

John • 303-922-2670

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Services Lawn/Garden Services

Painting

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Advertise: 303-566-4100

Plumbing

Remodeling OTTO'S REMODELING

303.870.8434 WeeklY moWing

Long lasting Specialty Services interior & exterior Over 40 yrs. experience References and guarantees available.

Call Frank

303.420.0669

sign up before April 1st for

10% oFF

Bob’s Painting, Repairs & Home Improvements 30 yrs experience Free estimates 303-450-1172

Your monthlY bill throughout the summer (new customers only) AerAtion, FertilizAtion YArd CleAnup

www.denverlawnser vices.com Established 2000

Mark’s Quality Lawn Mark’s Quality Lawn Care Spring Aerating, Power Raking, Fertilizing and Lawn Over-seeding, Sod & Rock Work Shrub Trimming and Plantings FREE Fall Aerating and Fertilizing with NEW Mowing Service Mowing in Select Areas Only

303-420-2880

Sosa Landscaping

Reasonable Price & Quality Service Full Landscaping, Fence, Tree, Sod, Rock, Aeration Weekly Mowing, Bush Trimming, Yard Cleanup, Power Rake Low Cost - Experience - References - Dependable COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL INSURED & BONDED FREE ESTIMATE

Please call anytime: Mr. Domingo 720-365-5501

Painting

DEEDON'S PAINTING 40 years experience Interior & Exterior painting.

References 303-466-4752

• Affordable • Quality • Insured • Great Customer Service • Local Colorado Business • Exterior Painting • Interior Painting • Drywall Repair

“We Specialize In Jus*Painting”

Top Quality Craftsmenship 30 years experience Kitchens, Bathrooms, Basements and ALL Finish Work Fully Insured FREE Estimates

720-404-5892

dirty jobs done dirt cheap

720-308-6696

Home Remodeling Specialists, Inc. * Bath * Kitch Remodels * Bsmt Finishes * Vinyl Windows * Patio Covers * Decks 30+ yrs. exp.

George (303)252-8874

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Free phone Quotes Residential/Commercial * Water Heaters Drain Cleaning * Remodel * Sump Pumps Toilets * Garbage Disposals

PLUMBING & SPRINKLERS

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Sage Remodeling inc

Remodeling for your entire house • Older Homes • Senior Discounts • 20 Years experience • Licensed and Insured

Tree Service

Just Sprinklers Inc

A-1 Stump Removal

Licensed and Insured

Affordable Rates

Residential /Commercial

• Winterization • System Startup • Install, Repair • Service & Renovations

Stump grinding specialist

System Startups $35.00

Most stumps $75.00 $45 Minimum.

Free estimates.

Licensed & Insured.

33 years experience.

Free Estimates Senior Discounts

A father and son team!

Call Terry 303-424-7357

Stephen D. Williams justsprinklers@gmail.com

(303) 425-6861 25 Plus Years Exp • Family Owned & Operated

A Tree Stump Removal Company

Professional Installations & Repairs Lifetime Warranty + SOD INSTALLATION

We offer tree removal, brush, mulch and root chasing in addition to stump removal.

We also have firewood available!

Call today for your Free Estimate.

Credit cards accepted • Insured

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720-394-1709

Fast, friendly service All Work Guaranteed!

303-523-5859

Window Services

303-589-4095

Sage-remodeling.com

RALPH’S & JOE’S AFFORDABLE

Tree Service

Roofing/Gutters JAY WHITE Tree Service Serving with pride since 1975 Tree & shrub trimming & removals Licensed and Insured Firewood For Sale Call Jay (303)278-7119

Your experienced Plumbers.

Insured & Bonded

Plumbing Family Owned & Operated. Low Rates.

FRONT RANGE PLUMBING

Rocky Mountain Contractors

Drain Cleaning & Plumbing Repairs

Sprinklers

All Types of Roofing New Roofs, Reroofs, Repairs & Roof Certifications Aluminum Seamless Gutters Family owned/operated since 1980 Call Today for a FREE Estimate • Senior Discounts

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www.AnyWeatherRoofing.com • Sales@AnyWEatherRoofing.com

Roofing:

Remodeling

303.451.1971

Shingles, Flat Roofs, Roof Leak Repairs.

35 years of experience.

Free estimates.

Butch Metzler (303)422-8826

Majestic Tree Service 720-231-5954

Tree & Shrub Trimming, Tree Removal Stump Grinding Free Estimates Licensed and Insured

Old Pro Window Cleaning Residential Specialist Over 30 years experience Quality Work

Bob Bonnet 720-530-7580

Window Cleaning Year-round window cleaning Interiors, Exteriors, Tracks, Slides & Screens Family Owned Since 1993 Free Estimates • Insured

Terry Copper

303-668-8726 windowpleasers@comcast.net

Commercial/Residential

For all your plumbing needs • Honest pricing • • Free estimates • We will match any written estimate!

Same day service!

No job too small or too big!

303-960-7665

• Water Heaters • Plumbing Parts SENIOR DISCOUNTS FREE ESTIMATES in the metro area

www.frontrangeplumbing.com

GREENE'S REMODELING

Bathroom/kitchen remodeling, repair work, plumbing leaks, water damage. No job too small Window replacement.

Serving Jeffco since 1970 (303)237-3231

For local news any time of day, find your community online at

ColoradoCommunityMedia.com

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES GUIDE A QUALITY HANDYMAN SERVICE Affordable Home Repairs At Your Fingertips FREE ESTIMATES, ALL WORK GUARANTEED

Custom Bathrooms & Kitchens, Electrical,Plumbing, & General Repairs

Senio Discou r nt

Save $25 on any work over $100 Contact Mark at

720-422-2532

ELECTRICAL

ALL WORK 15% OFF Solar Energy

Thru Nov. 2014

Installations USB Outlet Installations LED Conversions Small Jobs

Energy Efficiency Service Work Remodels

303.710.2147

Josh@smileyelectric.net

we take credit cards

Bloomin’ Broom QCS, LLC Quality Cleaning Services Residential House Cleaning

Complete Home Remodeling Interior - Exterior - Kitchens - Baths - Basements Additions - Master Suites - Decks - Doors - Windows Siding - Roofing

Ron Massa Owner

Licensed - Bonded - Insured

Office 303-642-3548 Cell 720-363-5983 35 Years Experience

We do concrete, sod, decks, sprinklers, outdoor kitchens, fire pits. We can build all of your landscaping needs, please call for a free estimate!

10 years in business.

303-621-0192 • cell 720-338-5275

$30 off 1st Cleaning Service

Melaleuca EcoSense Products Bonded & Insured / Work Guaranteed

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Custom Draperies our Specialty

blinds, shades & shutters

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303-279-3791

9am-6pm Monday-Friday • 9am-1pm Saturday

A-1 Stump Removal Stump grinding specialist Most stumps $75.00 $45 Minimum.

Free estimates.

Licensed & Insured.

33 years experience.

A father and son team!

Call Terry 303-424-7357

To advertise your business here, call Karen at 303-566-4091

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HOUSE & HOME Electrician_____________________ Garden Landscape Center ______________________________ Hardware Store ________________ Heating & A/C Company ______________________________ Home Repair/Remodeling ______________________________ Hot Tub/Spa Retailer ______________________________ Roofer/Roofing Company ______________________________ Windows ______________________ Maid/Cleaning Services ______________________________ Plumber ______________________ Garage Door Service ______________________________ Kitchen/Bath Contractor ______________________________ Trash Service __________________

AUTOMOTIVE Autobody _____________________ Auto Repair/Service ____________ Carwash/Detailing _____________ Towing _______________________ Auto Dealer ___________________ Tire Dealer ____________________

ENTERTAINMENT/LIFESTYLE PETS & ANIMALS

FOOD/BEVERAGE

Bowling Alley ______________________ Art Gallery ________________________ Family Entertainment Center __________________________________ Golf Course _______________________ Local Theater/Playhouse ____________ Best Place to Meet New People __________________________________ Singles Spot _______________________ Local Morning Radio Show __________________________________ Local Morning TV Show _____________ Live Music Venue ___________________

Pizzeria _________________________ BBQ Restaurant __________________ Asian Restaurant _________________ Greek/Middle Eastern ________________________________ Green Chili ______________________ Seafood ________________________ Breakfast Spot ___________________ Hot Wings _______________________ Sushi ___________________________ Café ____________________________ Steakhouse _____________________ Deli/Sandwich Shop ________________________________ Dessert _________________________ French Fries _____________________ Hamburger Joint _________________ Dessert _________________________ Italian Restaurant ________________ Burrito _________________________ Family Restaurant ________________ Happy Hour _____________________ Margarita _______________________ Sports Bar _______________________ Wine Bar ________________________ Ice Cream _______________________ Mexican Restaurant ________________________________ Bakery _________________________ Brew Pub _______________________ Butcher _________________________ Coffee Shop _____________________ Best Produce ____________________ Indian __________________________ New Restaurant __________________

MEDICAL Audiologist/Hearing Aids __________________________________ Chiropractor_______________________ Cosmetic Dentist ___________________ Cosmetic Surgery __________________ Dentist ___________________________ Eye Care Provider __________________ Hospital __________________________ Urgent Care _______________________ Orthodontist ______________________ Pediatrician _______________________ Physical Therapist __________________ Women’s Healthcare ________________ Wholistic/Naturopathic __________________________________ Acupuncture ______________________ Home Care Assistance_______________

RETAIL Book Store ________________________ Bike Shop _________________________ Clothing Store/Boutique __________________________________ Consignment Thrift Store __________________________________ Dry Cleaner _______________________ Florist ____________________________ Gift Shop _________________________ Sporting Goods Store _______________ Western Store _____________________ Jewelry Store ______________________ Kids Store/Toy Store ________________ Liquor Store _______________________ Music Store _______________________ Antique Store ______________________ Alterations ________________________ Shoe Repair _______________________

Veterinarian ______________________ Groomer _________________________ Boarder __________________________ Pet Supply Store __________________ Dog Park _________________________

REAL ESTATE Agent/Realtor ____________________ Real Estate Company ______________

RETIREMENT Retirement Community ____________

TRAVEL Travel Agency ____________________

PROFESSIONAL Attorney _________________________ Catering Service __________________ Computer Store/Repair_____________ Dance Studio/Company ____________ Funeral Home ____________________ Gymnastics_______________________ Bed & Breakfast ___________________ Nursery/Day Care Facility _________________________________ Photographer ____________________ Best Boss (name company) _________________________________ Hotel ____________________________

COMMUNITY Dog Park _________________________ Hiking/Biking Trail _________________ Public Art Display _________________ Swimming Pool/Waterpark _________________________________ Teacher/School ___________________ Local Non-Profit ___________________ Park _____________________________

BEAUTY/WELLNESS

Day Spa_________________________ Acupuncture ____________________ Haircut/Salon ____________________ Weight Loss Center _______________ Workout/Fitness Center ___________ Martial Arts _____________________ EVENTS Annual Event _____________________ Massage Therapist________________ Nail Salon _______________________ Aestetician ______________________ FINANCE Accountant_______________________ Waxing Services__________________ Bank/Credit Union_________________ Massage Company _______________ Financial Planner __________________ Mortgage Company _______________ Mortgage Agent/Consultant _________________________________

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