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Ting Li, holding the camera, Na Wei Na, to his right, and Mandy Meixing, to his left — all from China — film teacher Melissa Lozano’s first-grade students, from left, Ebrahim Abdalla, Ali Gulley and Sarah Yang at Shelton Elementary School on Jan. 26. The crew of “Kids’ English” came to Golden from China to film a program that will teach viewers about the American school experience. Photo by Christy Steadman
Chinese TV show films a day at Shelton Elementary 20 million viewers in China will watch segment with Golden students
By Christy Steadman csteadman@coloradocommunitymedia.com On a recent day in Angie McWilliams’ first-grade classroom at Shelton Elemen-
tary School, Chinese students Kevin Zhou and Antonio Liu stood at the front and taught students how to say some words in Chinese. In another class, teacher Melissa Lozano’s first-grade students were taking turns working in small groups with Mandy Meixing and Angela Liao, also visiting from China. And China’s “Kids’ English” film crew
Interchange project could affect drivers New structure will connect downtown Golden and Lookout Mountain
By Christy Steadman csteadman@coloradocommunitymedia.com Hundreds of residents learned last week how the upcoming construction project at U.S. 6 and 19th Street — which will create a pedestrian-and-car bridge over U.S. 6 between downtown Golden and Lookout Mountain— will affect traffic flow and for how long.
The Jan. 28 meeting at Fossil Trace Golf Club included two presentations and time for questions about the Linking Lookout project. For those who could not attend, the meeting is available on the city of Golden’s website, www. LinkingLookout.com. Residents also can receive up-to-date information on the same website or call the Linking Lookout hotline at 303-277-8777. The hotline will have notifications via recorded message, but people may leave a message. Messages will be answered within 24 hours, city staff said. Project continues on Page 13
was capturing it all on tape. Thanks to an invitation from a friend in Golden, Alex Gui, host and producer of a children’s television show based and aired in China, brought his TV crew Jan. 26 to Shelton Elementary School to capture the American school experience. It was very exciting, not only for the Shelton community, Principal Karen China continues on Page 17
REBUILDING NEPAL
Colorado School of Mines studentvolunteers continue to help with the Golden-founded nonprofit organization Hike for Help. Read about their trip and see more photos on PAGE 5. Photo courtesy of Lhakpa Sherpa
Cassy Brooks receives the Young Professional of the Year Award from Brandon Narva, incoming chair of the Golden Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors. To read about the other annual award recipients honored at last week’s Golden Chamber of Commerce annual awards dinner, turn to PAGE 8. Photo by John Tracy
W Rail draws riders, spurs development Estimated 12,500 weekday riders using service By Clarke Reader creader@coloradocommunitymedia.com Lakewood resident Alisha Eversole and her husband recently moved from Denver, where they used the light rail for any trip that wasn’t walking distance. But although the transition from city to suburban life has been a bit bumpy, she said, one facet hasn’t changed: She can still take the light rail for those longer trips. “Having the W Rail readily available almost makes me forget that I’m no longer living in an urban area,” Eversole said. It will be three years in April since the W Rail carried its first riders up and down the corridor. Years of planning, construction and development finally brought the completion of the first of RTD’s FasTracks projects. There are 11 stations along the line. Now, with the East Line out to Denver International Airport and the Gold Line to Arvada and Wheat Ridge nearing completion, the W Rail is a window into the future for many communities. With a current W Rail ridership of
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W Rail continues on Page 31