July 21, 2016
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New rules would limit growing of marijuana Ordinance would set cap of 12 plants per home
By Shanna Fortier sfortier@coloradocommunitymedia.com An ordinance being considered by the Douglas County Board of Commissioners would limit the number of marijuana plants being grown at a primary residence. The three commissioners voted unanimously July 12 to put regulations on growing, cultivating and processing marijuana in unincorporated Douglas County. The ordinance will go to second reading Aug. 9 at the 2:30 p.m. public hearing. “I think we’ve come up with a great solution … considering the failure of the Legislature to deal with this issue,” Commissioner Jill Repella said. “(The ordinance) does not strip the rights of people who have the right to use marijuana according to our state constitution, but it puts some reasonable parameters around what people do.” Douglas County has already prohibited commercial marijuana operations, but per state law, the county cannot prohibit non-commercial individual grow operations. The ordinance, which was presented to the board by Chief Deputy Steve Johnson of the Douglas County Sheriffs Office, focuses on several key areas: where marijuana can be grown; plant limits per home; a ban on compressed, flammable gas and flammable liquids; the smell or odor produced; and growing at a rental property. Marijuana continues on Page 21
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Meghan Fleming brings her twin 3-year-old boys to “Canvas for Cops,” an event dedicated to first responders at Big Dry Creek Park on July 13. “I told my sons some people don’t like police officers” Fleming said, “but we need to show them that we still appreciate them.” Photo by Alex DeWind
Woman organizes painting project to show support for law enforcement By Alex DeWind adewind@coloradocommunitymedia.com Allison Austin’s brother-in-law serves on the Colorado State Patrol. Following the tragedy in Texas on July 7 when a sniper shot 12 Dallas police officers and left five dead, Austin felt it was
imperative to show support for local law enforcement. So she created a Facebook page called “Canvas for Cops” and invited community members to join her at Big Dry Creek Park on July 13. Austin, of Highlands Ranch, provided the supplies — a large blank canvas, red paint, buckets of water and refreshments. Community members were asked to show up, dip a hand in the red paint and leave a mark on a canvas. After an hour, the canvas was covered
in handprints — big and small — in the shape of an American flag. The canvas was imperfect and a little messy — its meaning consequential. Austin plans to deliver the canvas to a local police department the week of July 18. “We want to show our police department that we are all still raising our kids to love and respect them — even though not necessarily everyone in our country is doing that,” she said. Blue continues on Page 21
Caddies take the road less traveled Carrying a golf bag for money often a labor of love By Jim Benton jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com Carmen Garcia is enjoying her second year as a caddie. “The opportunity was offered to me... and I thought it was interesting and different,” said Garcia, a sophomore-to-be at St. Mary’s Academy in Cherry Hills Village. “I never played golf but I’m getting the hang of caddying.” Garcia is among the dozens of youths taking part in the Solich Caddie and Leadership Academy at CommonGround Golf Course in Aurora. The academy is part of an effort by the Colorado Golf Association to keep caddies in the game. Caddies, while very visible on the
professional tours, seem to belong to a bygone era when it comes to amateur golf, where most players opt to traverse the course in a cart. But in the Denver metro area, the trade of carrying a golf bag for money is amid something of a resurgence. Jake Pendergast, who will be a junior at Regis Jesuit, is a caddie at Colorado Golf Club in Parker. “I picked up caddying because I love golf and learning about the game,” he said. “There’s not too many ways to make money and have fun. Caddying is fun.” The evolution Caddies go back to the beginning of golf. Historians believe that Mary, Queen of Scots, came up with the term caddying in the late 16th century. She grew up in France, where military cadets carried golf clubs for royalty.
The game began to rise in popularity in the United States in the 1900s and caddies were a fixture on public and private courses alike — for at least the first Caddies continues on Page 24
Molly Lucas, a Cherry Creek High School graduate, is a caddie at Cherry Hills Country Club. Photo by Jim Benton
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