March 10, 2016
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Learning the languages
Jeffco voters joined the rest of the state in caucusing last week. Read about it on PAGE 3
Program teaches in both English, Spanish By Crystal Anderson canderson@colorado communitymedia.com Ask Foster Elementary School’s second-grade students about their charity projects, and the response can be surprising. “Do you want us to answer in English or Spanish?” said Madi Hiester. Her three classmates, Mateo Acosta, America Gonzales and Arody Rodriguez, seconded the question. Six weeks ago, Hiester and her 54 dual-language classmates split into groups of native Spanish and English speakers to research area nonprofits, learning how economic factors — scarcity, opportunity costs, and goods versus services — affect business. The Language continues on Page 5
Talks start on North Washington Avenue work “See, you know English really well,” said Annie Bryson, a second-grade dual-language teacher, speaking to, from left, Cristobal Nara-Rios, Damian Ontiveros Gutierrez and Christian Rodriguez. The Foster Elementary students were learning about the use of the silent “e” in English grammar while playing checkers. Photo by Crystal Anderson
Running with a Golden heart ‘Down-to-earth’ elite marathoner Brianne Nelson says two daughters are her top priority By Christy Steadman csteadman@coloradocommunitymedia.com
Goldenite Brianne Nelson, 35, hugs her husband, Ryan, on Feb. 13, at the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials, in Los Angeles. She did not place high enough to make the Olympic team, but was one of the 75 percent of women competitors to finish. On March 22, Nelson will be heading to Wales to compete in the International Association of Athletics Federations’ World Half Marathon Championships. Courtesy photo
When Leslie Fox first met her friend and neighbor Brianne Nelson, Fox asked Nelson if she liked to run. At the time, Fox had no idea she was talking to a professional athlete and proceeded to tell Nelson about all the cool trails in and around Golden. “She’s down-to-earth,” Fox said. “It took me a long time to find out the caliber of her running.” In fact, she found out about Nelson’s elite marathon status through stories she read online. Nelson, who competed in the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials in Los Angeles last month, has been running professionally since about 2012 with the USA Road Circuit. Athletes endured extreme heat during the Feb. 13 competition and, according to Runner’s World magazine, of the 198 women who started the race, 75 percent finished. Nelson, 35, did not place high enough to make the Olympic team that will compete in Rio de Janeiro in August. But she was one of the 149 women who finished.
BRIANNE NELSON’S FIRST-PLACE WINS 2015 Cow Harbor 10K in New York 32:53 Classic 10K in Colorado Springs 33:25 Newport 10K in New Jersey 32:59 2014 Cow Harbor 10K in New York 33:05 Classic 10K in Colorado Springs 33:39 Colfax Half Marathon in Denver 1:16:07 2012 USATF Evergreen 10k Championships in Evergreen 33:52 Colfax Half Marathon in Denver 1:17:03 Horsetooth Half Marathon in Fort Collins 1:20:34 USATF 5 Mile Championships in Boulder 28:12 5K Sharing O the Green in Fort Collins 16:59 2011 Horsetooth Half Marathon in Fort Collins 1:21:45 Sunrise Stampede 10K in Longmont 36:57 Boulder Heart and Sole Half Marathon in Boulder 1:21:45
Project will improve safety, accessibility of busy road By Christy Steadman csteadman@coloradocommunitymedia.com Design work for the North Washington Avenue project — which will make the northern part of Golden’s main street safer and more accessible for all modes of transportation from walking to biking to driving — is not expected to begin until this fall with construction scheduled for 2017. That’s the news that came out of a Feb. 29 Golden community meeting hosted by the city to introduce residents to the project, which encompasses Washington Avenue from 10th Street north to state Highway 93. The $3 million project will be primarily funded by a federal transportation grant issued through the Denver Regional Council of Governments, and which will be partially matched by the city. The city will be working with the Colorado Department of Transportation on the project. Planning is still in preliminary stages, said Dan Hartman, the city’s public works director. More community meetings will be held as the project progresses. Street continues on Page 17
ISLAM IN FOCUS
The hot weather affected Nelson’s performance, said Nicole Aish, Nelson’s friend and training partner whose husband, Michael, also coaches Nelson. Runner continues on Page 17
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Local mosques serve community and education roles as well. PAGE 12