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Golden gears up for big race USA Pro Challenge to race through Golden Aug. 23
By Christy Steadman csteadman@colorado communitymedia.com World-class cyclists — and throngs of spectators — are expected to descend upon Golden in droves as the 2015 USA Pro Challenge comes to town Aug. 23. And the city can’t wait. It’s hard not to get wrapped up in the excitement,” said Jenifer Doane, with the city’s community and economic development department. “We’ll have worldclass athletes here. You really feel like you’re part of the race because you can be so close to the action.” The USA Pro Challenge runs Aug. 17-23. The men’s race starts in Steamboat Aug. 17 and has seven stages in different cities and towns. Stage 7, the final day on Aug. 23, starts in Golden and ends in Denver. The women’s race has three stages with the last taking place in Golden on Aug.
23. The race this year is unique because it is the inaugural year for the women’s race. “It’s exciting to get to showcase the pro women,” said Dan Dwyer, co-chairman of the local organizing committee for the USA Pro Challenge. “We’re going to get to see, close up, 70 to 75 (women) pro cyclists.” The women’s race will be a criterium race in downtown Golden beginning at 10:30 a.m. Aug. 23. The racers will continuously loop the course for one hour, after which it becomes a three-lap race with a sprint to the finish. The total course is about 1.3 miles. The official starting line for the USA Pro Challenge is just north of 13th Street and Washington Avenue. From there, the women will go right on 18th Street to Illinois Street, where they will take a right and proceed through the Colorado School of Mines campus to 14th Street. They will follow 14th Street to Arapahoe Street where they will make a sharp left turn. From Arapahoe Street, they will turn right onto 11th Street, and follow it back to Washington Av-
enue, where they will go right to the starting line. Spectators can watch the race from the sidelines. Exact time has not been determined, but people
will also have an opportunity to see the women’s awards ceremony, which will take place at the starting line. The men will race at 1:10 p.m.
Aug. 23 starting in Golden, but their race will finish in Denver. The men have the same starting line as the women, but they will do a 4-mile climb up Lookout Mountain, loop through Golden, then race through Wheat Ridge and Lakewood en route to Civic Center Park in downtown Denver. People can watch the men race along the route in Golden. Lookout Mountain also is a popular viewing area, Doane said. “Even if you’re not a cyclist,” she said, “you will enjoy watching the athletes race up Lookout Mountain.” In addition to the races, the city has two additional activities planned. To kick things off, the Local Golden Festival will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Parfet Park at 10th Street and Washington Avenue. The festival will include a beer garden, food trucks and a USA Pro Challenge information booth. Local merchants and nonprofits will be showcasing their businesses and organizations. Race continues on Page 7
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The Pikes Peak Rangerettes close out the horse show, which featured a variety of horses and performances as part of the Jefferson County Fair, which took place Aug. 7-9. For more pictures, turn to page 5. Photo by Christy Steadman
Jeffco Schools, JCEA agree to contract terms Union members to vote on 10-month deal Aug. 21 By Crystal Anderson canderson@coloradocommunitymedia.com After five months of contract negotiations, Jeffco teachers will have an agreement in place when school starts on Aug.17, but one teacher and union negotiator echoed the sentiments of many district educators, calling the 10-month duration “insulting.” The Jefferson County Education Association signed a temporary agreement accepting the 2015-2016 collective bargaining contract at an Aug. 6 negotiation session. Key interests in the negotiations included educating the whole child, having effective teachers in the classrooms, retaining schoollevel autonomy, and optimizing teacher instructional time and scheduling. Compromises include improving collaborative planning and decision-making regarding class sizes, instituting provisions designed to ensure that performance drives pay increases, updat-
ing the evaluation process to align with the state’s educator effectiveness requirements, and increasing the number of full-time digital librarians. The contract must still be ratified by the union, which will review and vote on the 45page document at a membership meeting on Aug. 21 at the Jeffco Fairgrounds. The current contract expires on Aug. 31. “When we started the process a long time ago, we set out to reach an agreement,” said Arik Heim, union negotiator and a Wheat Ridge High School social studies teacher. “I think, for the most part, the bulk of the agreement is something good and good for education...” “It’s not a perfect agreement by any stretch,” said school district negotiator Jim Branum, “but it is the best possible agreement.” One point of contention is the agreement’s 10-month span, Sept. 1 through June 30, 2016. Many teachers and union members hoped for longer-term security. “We accepted it because we believe in doing what’s best for students and putting the time in to create the best learning conditions
for students — that was always our driving force,” said Stephanie Rossi, a JCEA negotiator and teacher at Wheat Ridge High School. “The 10-month agreement — it’s insulting. … We would have preferred to have a three-year agreement to have some stability for our effective educators in Jeffco.” JCEA membership accounts for approximately 3,500 of the district’s 5,400 teachers, or about 65 percent. A simple majority must approve the contract, or it will go back to the bargaining table. If members ratify the agreement, the contract will be presented to the Jeffco Schools Board of Education at its Aug. 27 meeting for final approval. “This innovative contract is a result of nearly 150 hours at the negotiating table by the negotiating team as well as a commitment to collaboration by the JCEA and Jeffco School Board,” said Jeffco Schools Superintendent Dan McMinimee in a press release following the Aug. 6 meeting. “While both sides compromised on contract components, we believe this agreement is good for Jeffco students and Jeffco teachers. I am looking forward to its implementation during this next school year.”