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District looks to bring tour guides to area

By Clarke Reader

creader@ coloradocommunitymedia.com Tour guides will be getting a tour of the area around West Colfax as part of the West Colfax Business Improvement District’s (BID) effort to bring more tourism to the area.

The tour — known in the industry as a familiarization tour — will be March 13 and will be taking 30 to 50 members of the Rocky Mountain Guides Association (RMGA) around to Lakewood’s historical sites and hotspots.

“These kinds of tours are something the RMGA does routinely in areas they want more information on,” said Bill Marino, executive director of the Lakewood-West Colfax Business Improvement District.

“We’re looking to show off our historical, cultural and heritage sites in the hopes that some might be interested in starting a regularly occurring tour in the area.”

Marino said the tour is something the organization has been hoping for for quite some time, and planning began last summer for the tour. The BID is working with the city of Lakewood to put together a kind of gift bag with information and samples

of what some businesses have to offer.

“This is a great opportunity to get exposure for West Colfax,” said Melanie Stover, program coordinator with the BID. “The area is home to a wide range of services and businesses, so the question is with so much to see, how do we pick where to stop?”

Some of the sites the tour will visit include Rockley Music, the Lakewood Heritage Center, Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design and the Lakewood Country Club.

The tour will be lead by local historians Bob and Kris Autobee.

“They are so knowledgeable and the guides will learn a lot,” Stover said.

“There’s a lot of history to show, but we don’t want it to seem like everything is in the past - we have some great creative businesses to show off.”

Marino said that all the guides who will be on the tour operate independently, and so any one of them can decide to develop some kind of tour based on what they see.

“The corridor really speaks for itself,” Stover said. “We just want to figure out how to capture the spirit of West Colfax in a few stops.”

Jeffco getting back to work County beating state, national employment rates

By Amy Woodward

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Ralston Valley and Chatfield’s unified basketball teams prepare for the start of a game during a basketball day at Lakewood High School. Photos by Clarke Reader

Unification on the court Annual basketball day gives players a chance to test their mettle

By Clarke Reader

creader@ coloradocommunitymedia.com Everyone plays and everyone wins.

That’s the philosophy behind the gathering of unified basketball teams from all over Jefferson County at Lakewood High School on Jan. 28, who all had a chance to hit the court and play each other in a day of fun.

Lakewood has hosted the basketball event — just one of several seasonal sporting events throughout the year — for unified teams for the past several years, and it is always a packed event.

Unified teams are made up of students with developmental disabilities and student mentors who help them out.

“The program has been very successful here for us — we have 17 schools here today, making it bigger and better than it has been in the past years,” Laura Zlogar, physical education teacher and coach at Lakewood High School said. “We start planning this in the beginning of the school year.”

Teams from Arvada West, Arvada High School, Wheat Ridge middle and high school, Golden High School and several others all took turns playing each other in 10 minute matches.

Just like the basketball games the junior varsity and varsity teams play, the

Players on Bear Creek High School’s unified basketball team play defense during a game against Lakewood High School. band and cheerleaders were on hand to give the students participating the complete experience.

“This is a perfect example of how we honor all children. When students get to be part of the school, they love that connection,” Jeffco School Board member Jill Fellman said. “It’s great for all who participate — the athletes, cheerleaders and band.”

Coaches Aid, an amateur sports broadcasting network was also on hand to film the games and conduct interviews with participants. The games were viewable online and on televisions throughout the school.

That mutual benefit is easy to see by the smiles, cheers and laughter during the game.

“I started working with kids with disabilities at my church and started looking for programs where I could keep doing it,” Olivia Ueda, a senior at Lakewood said. “It’s great seeing the athletes excel beyond what they thought they could.

It’s great to see how proud of themselves they are — it’s very inspiring.”

Principal Ron Castagna summed up the feelings of all involved when he told the crowd, “this is one of the finest days we get to have here at Lakewood all year.”

Jefferson County’s unemployment rate fell to 5.5 percent, one of the lowest rates in the state next to Boulder and Douglas counties, according to findings from the Jeffco Economic Development Corporation.

Numbers released by Jeffco EDC from their 2013 year-end report revealed Jeffco to be under the national average unemployment rate of 6.7 percent. But even the nation’s unemployment rate fell steadily by 1.2 percent last year, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment said.

Presently the county’s labor force is at 308,008 with the health care and social services industries leading the way with 30,110 jobs, a Colorado Department of Labor and Employment quarterly report states. Primary jobs in retail, food and hospitality are on the rise and have already surpassed other industries such as education and public administration.

Aerospace, aviation, bioscience and renewable energy saw figures in the negatives relating to either company or employment growth. Jeffco EDC reported a -18.8 percent employment growth rate from 2007 to 2012 in the aerospace divisions with zero company growth. The recession had a lot to do with those negatives, according to Michelle Claymore, vice president for Jeffco EDC. “I have a feeling that when the new numbers start getting published that you’re going to start seeing the recovery within these,” Claymore said.

Renewable energy saw a -53.30 percent in company growth from 2007 to 2012 due to loss of capital and federal tax credits.

“We lost a lot of our renewable energy

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February 6, 2014

A girl’s journey of acceptance Someone, perhaps her mother, left her on a bench near a bus stop in Beijing.

Because she had no identification records of any kind, doctors estimated she was about 3 years old based on weight and height.

A woman found her and took her to a welfare institute — an orphanage — where she lived until an American family adopted her and brought her into their home.

She was 4 1/2.

Today, Wenxia Sweeney is 16.

Straight, glossy hair the color of dark chocolate frames, a face with brown eyes that express emotion with transparent honesty, and a wide, easy smile that conveys contentment.

But it hasn’t always been this way. And she knows, without a doubt, there will be times when it won’t always stay that way.

Because judgment may leave, but it inevitably returns. For a person defined by two worlds — one clearly visible — it arrives in unexpected moments.

“What kind of Asian are you?”

The sudden question, blurted recently in a school hallway, came from a girl who didn’t know her.

Pause.

Shock.

“Chinese.”

“OK,” the girl said.

Wenxia watched her walk away and thought: Ignorance, not meanness.

But that’s the predicament.

“I’m in some ways homeless,” she says.

“On the outside, I’m not accepted here, but I’m accepted on the inside. In China, I’d be accepted on the outside — I’d look like an insider — but as soon as I opened my mouth, you could tell I’m not from there.”

As soon as Wenxia begins to talk, you can tell she’s from here, an average American teenager who, as she puts it, goes to school, eats, sleeps and occasionally gets bad grades.

At the same time, “everything else in my life is not average,” she says. “I am

adopted — that’s not average … When I celebrate my birthday — that could be my actual birthday, but I don’t know. When I tell people my name, it’s kind of bittersweet because I don’t know my actual name that I was given at birth.”

But she is certain about her family.

“There’s not a doubt in my mind — these are my parents,” she says. “They’ve always been Mom and Dad.” Sharon Sweeney remembers the first time she and her husband, Tim, saw Wenxia. They were in the waiting room at the welfare institute, placing fingerprints onto paperwork, when Tim looked up and said, “There she is.”

“She was so little — we didn’t expect her to be so little,” Sharon says. “And she was so frightened. It just kind of broke your heart.”

She came home to a sister, Tim’s and Sharon’s biological child, who was one year older and fair-haired and fair-skinned like her parents. Children at school soon pointed out that Wenxia wasn’t.

“I’ve never known what it’s like to live with a family that looks like me,” she says.

But “it’s never really bugged me that I look different than my parents. I wouldn’t be who I am without them.”

Throughout elementary and middle school, however, the way she looked generated other gestures and comments: Students who pulled their eyes back. Assumptions she was automatically smarter because she was Asian. Questions about whether she ate rice every day.

“I felt bad because it was just my physical appearance,” Wenxia says. “They were judging me because of something I can’t

change before they ever get to know me.”

She didn’t understand prejudice.

But the transition to high school was the most difficult.

The words, uttered by a handful of students, wounded deeply.

“Communist.”

“Yellow.”

“Small-eyed.”

“Chink.”

“Immigrant,” with the F-word attached.

She didn’t say anything at first, she says, because she didn’t recognize it as bullying or racism. “Since I didn’t recognize the situation for what it was, I didn’t know how to protect or defend myself.”

But she learned, with the support of her family and longtime counselor.

“We’ve always tried to instill confidence in her as a person,” Sharon says. “She’s just great at internalizing the positive things that you say and the positive things you put out there for her.”

Through all this and through her history classes, Wenxia has discovered she’s not been alone in her experience.

Humanity’s flaw, she says, is we judge as soon as we see.

“It’s not just Asian. It’s African-American. It’s Hispanic. It’s all different races. ...

It’s always been a problem in this country,” dating back through the ages and various immigrant populations.

And even though she’s never been prone to stereotyping or making jokes about a person’s ethnicity, “it makes me really think twice before I speak,” Wenxia says. “I have before thought things that were judgmental … so now I think twice about what I’m saying. I’m also more aware when other people are doing this kind of stuff verbally and I can tell them to knock it off.”

Her message is simple: Learn acceptance.

Wenxia is in a good place.

She is more confident at a different high school this year. She has challenging academic classes. She has goals. She has a good group of friends on whom she can

depend. And as always, she has her family.

“I know who I am and if someone wants to judge me for that … it’s not right, but it’s not on me.”

She is learning Chinese. She wants to travel everywhere. But one day, she’d like to return to China, to discover the piece of her left behind, and possibly search for her parents, find the answer to why they gave her up.

She wants to change the world, help people see their worth.

Somehow.

Her voice trembles just a bit. “Even if that means one person, even if I just change one person, that would mean the world to me.”

Sharon often thinks about Wenxia’s mother in China.

“I don’t know why her mom had to lose her in order for us to get her.” Emotion clouds her voice. “What a brave woman she was to let that child go. Taking your 3-year-old by the hand and leading her someplace and knowing you’ll probably never see her again. … That shows how much she loved her.”

The details of that day are fuzzy in Wenxia’s mind.

She remembers only she was never alone at the bus stop and someone’s hand held hers the entire time.

That day, the day she was found, became her birthday.

Wenxia’s right.

That’s not your average birthday.

It’s a particularly special day, a day worthy of great celebration for a little girl who would get that chance to change the world by standing up to intolerance and teaching us what she had learned.

Acceptance.

Ann Macari Healey’s column about people, places and issues of everyday life appears every other week. She can be reached at ahealey@ourcoloradonews.com or 303566-4110.

Satisfy appetites and help West Metro

By Clarke Reader

creader@ coloradocommunitymedia.com Foodies and supporters of the West Metro Fire Protection District have the chance to sample some of Lakewood’s best eateries for a good cause this week.

The protection district and West Metro Fire Rescue Foundation are hosting their first Stop, Drop & Dine event through Saturday, Feb. 8 to raise funds for the LakewoodMountair Station No. 1 museum.

“This is the first event like this we’ve held, but if it’s successful we’d hope it would become an annual event,” said Dean Wahl, captain at West Metro. “We’ve had a lot of early

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There are 15 restaurants in 20 locations participating in the event, California Pizza Kitchen and Little India to White Fence Farms and 240 Union.

Stop, Drop & Dine began on Monday with restaurants donating up to 25 percent of customers’ meal and nonalcoholic beverage costs to the foundation.

“We have been overwhelmed by the support so far,” said Stephanie Ricker, a member of the fire rescue’s events committee. “We started picking restaurants who have supported us before as well as some of our fire fighters’ favorites.”

Residents interested in participating can visit www. wmfrf.org/events or West Metro’s Facebook page to download the cards they need to present at the restaurant to donation the funds.

A full schedule of participating restaurants and times is also available on these sites.

The museum the funds are going to will be built at the Lakewood Heritage Center, 801 S. Yarrow St., and will house it’s own exhibits inside, including a history of Lakewood firefighters, with memorabilia on display.

A 1937 fire engine will also be housed in the 2,900-square-foot, two-story building.

The second story of the station will be a teaching area for children, and space for the community to use.

According to Wahl, so far the foundation has raised enough funds to hire an architect and get the systems in place to launch the second phase of the fundraising campaign.

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Colfax Marathon, Pro Challenge partner Lead cyclists provided for race

By Clarke Reader

creader@ coloradocommunitymedia.com The Kaiser Permanente Colfax Marathon will have new lead riders this year thanks to a partnership with the USA Pro Challenge.

The Pro Challenge cyclists will be participating in the Marathon and Half Marathon, the top pushrim wheelchair and hand crank athletes in the Half Marathon, and the top team runners in the Marathon Relay on Sunday, May 18.

“We just announced the partnership this year, and we’re very excited about it,” said Colfax Marathon CEO Andrea Dowdy.

“When you have a race the size of the marathon it helps to have an organization that knows bicycling — if they say they’ll handle it, we know they will.”

The role of the cyclists is to protect and lead the first, second and third place male and female athletes for the entire race.

They also are a crucial part of the communication between race organizers and spectators.

Dowdy said the marathon used to work with a different organization to provide

lead cyclists but when the group ended the partnership they needed to find another to provide the riders.

According to Chris Colón, the Pro Challenge Chief Operating Officer, the partnership is a great opportunity for both the marathon and Pro Challenge to further awareness of endurance sports in the area and of their brands.

“This is a great way for us to help each other — they needed lead cyclists and this was the perfect fit,” he said. “We’re really excited about it and looking forward to increasing people’s knowledge of our sports.”

According to Dowdy, more than 14,000 athletes participating in the marathon last year, and that number is expected again in May. What many may not know is the event is made up of more than just one race — there is the Colfax Marathon, Half Marathon, Marathon Relay and Urban 10 Miler that take place on May 18. The Bellco Colfax 5K will be May 17.

“We’re one of the largest Charity Partner Programs in the country, and we work with charities of all different sizes,” Dowdy said.

“All of our races go through Lakewood so we’re excited to be introducing runners to different parts of Lakewood.”

Registration is open for the Colfax Marathon online at www.runcolfax.org.

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Efforts to stem energy mandates fail Bills mark third attempt to undo new rural energy standards this session

By Vic Vela

vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com Attempts to scale back implementation of increased rural renewable energy mandates suffered another set of defeats at the Capitol this week.

Two Republican-sponReport sored bills that would have either lowered the bar on new energy standards on rural electric providers or that would have pushed back the implementation start date failed in separate legislative committees.

New standards for rural electric providers will require that they generate 20 percent of their energy through renewable sources. The mandate is scheduled to take

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effect in 2020.

Three GOP-backed bills that sought to undo those new standards have been introduced this session — a year removed from the contentious passage of Senate Bill 252, which doubled the former renewable energy standard of 10 percent.

But those efforts have failed, most recently as Jan. 30 when the House Transportation and Energy Committee killed a bill that sought to reduce the energy mandate to 15 percent.

Rep. Ray Scott, R-Grand Junction, the bill sponsor, told committee members that the new standards are too high, and they will hurt rural economies.

“Has our policy been misdirected?”

Scott said. “Are we putting too much pressure on different types of energy-related sectors?”

Diana Orf of the Colorado Mining Association, speaking in support of Scott’s measure, said last year’s Senate Bill 252 was passed “very hastily” and the new standard “needs a second look.”

“We believe the standard can be achieved, but it needs more time,” Orf said.

Moffat County commissioner John Kinkaid was more direct in his criticism of SB252, calling it a job killer for coal mining

and power production employers in rural parts of the state.

“I’m here today to say that I hope that the war on rural Colorado is over and that we can have a spirit of bipartisanship,” Kinkaid said.

Scott’s bill was met with opposition by SB 252 supporters who said that Colorado is the home to great wind and solar energy resources, that those industries are creating new jobs here, and the new standards will be a boon for new energy jobs here.

“Coloradoans are with us on this issue,” said Kim Stephens of Environment Colorado, an environmental advocacy group.

“They want more clean, renewable energy.”

The Democrat-led committee killed Scott’s measure following a party-line vote of 8-5.

The day before Scott’s measure died, Rep. Kathleen Conti’s bill that sought to delay the implementation of the new standards until 2025 suffered the same fate.

“We’re really not seeking to change much, but simply extend the deadline that was given,” Conti, a Littleton Republican, told the same committee.

Rep. Polly Lawrence, a Douglas County Republican, a supporter of Conti’s bill, said

even though Senate Bill 252 puts a 2 percent cap on energy rate hikes, any hikes would be a burden on some living in rural parts of the state.

“I know 2 percent doesn’t sound like much, but when you have people on fixed incomes who are struggling to coming out of this recession, 2 percent is a lot,” Lawrence said.

Democrats on the committee believe the new standards will work. They also rejected a long-held Republican argument that last year’s passage of SB 252 was rushed through the Legislature without enough input from rural Coloradans.

“People were brought into the process, and negotiations were long and hard,” said Rep. Cherylin Peniston, D-Westminster. “I just didn’t want the public to be left with the idea that the bill was drafted without participation because I believe that would be a misconception.”

That bill also died following a party-line vote of 8-5.

The bills became the third effort seeking to undo to the new energy mandate standard to fail this session. On Jan. 15, a Senate committee killed a bill seeking an all-out repeal of the new standards.

Effort to change mail-ballot process fails Bills allowing for challenges die in committee

By Vic Vela

vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com A pair of Republican-sponsored bills aimed at making changes to the state’s mail-in ballot process died in committee hearings on Jan. 27.

One bill would have given anyone the ability to challenge the validity of a mail-in ballot, while the other would have allowed voters to opt out of receiving ballots in the mail.

Both measures failed in a Democrat-led committee, following party-line votes.

The bills come a year after the state enacted a Democrat-sponsored elections overhaul bill, which in part requires that ballots be mailed to every Colorado voter.

Republicans have argued that the new

election law will result in voter fraud.

Sen. Ted Harvey, R-Highlands Ranch, sponsored Senate Bill 79, which would have given anyone permission to challenge whether someone is eligible to vote in a parReport ticular election or contest the validity of their mail-in ballot signature.

Under the bill, a challenge to a mail-in ballot would have required that the ballot be reviewed by two election judges from different parties. If both judges determined that the person is ineligible to vote in the election, the voter’s ballot would be tossed.

“This is an evolving science, the use of mail ballots,” Harvey told the Senate State,

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Veterans and Military Affairs Committee.

“I think we can solve these issues, for the most part.

Opponents of Harvey’s effort said that the bill would not give voters whose ballots are ruled ineligible the ability to appeal the judges’ decision.

Peg Pearl of Colorado Ethics Watch, a nonprofit election watchdog organization, said that electors would have no recourse through the “vague, closed-door process that the voter would not be involved in.”

Sen. Jessie Ulibarri, D-Commerce City, the committee chairman, also expressed concern that the bill could end up disenfranchising Latino voters, whose residency status could be questioned “without cause,” just because they may be Spanish speakers.

After committee members voted 3-2 to kill Harvey’s bill, they took the same action on SB 71, which was sponsored by Sen.

Kevin Lundberg, R-Berthoud.

Lundberg’s bill would have allowed voters to opt out of receiving mail ballots, if they prefer to vote at traditional polling precincts.

“Many electors like myself would prefer to go vote and don’t like the security concerns of the ballot going through the mail,” Lundberg said. “They should have that option to simply opt out of the all-mail-ballot system.”

Lundberg’s bill received support from the League of Women Voters and El Paso County Clerk and Recorder Wayne Williams.

However, Pearl testified that the bill would create “a headache and nightmare for clerks,” who could have to deal with confusion over whether voters wanted to permanently opt out of receiving mail ballots, or just wanted to do so for a particular election.

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“Right now about 75 percent of commuters are singleoccupant drivers. Our goal is to get that down to 65 percent by 2035,” said Steve Erickson, communications and marketing division director with DRCOG. A key to meeting this goal is shifting the driving behaviors of motorist, Erickson said. DRCOG has rolled out an online trip planning tool, Way to Go, to help change daily driving habits.

Users can enter their trip information and get various commuting options — bus, light rail, walking, biking, car pooling and driving alone — and compare travel time, distance, cost, health benefits and environmental impacts such as CO2 generated.

“Market research indicates that one of the key barriers for people even considering other options is the difficulty in finding good information. Visiting multiple websites to explore options, calculate costs and incorporate other variables makes it more work than people think it’s worth,” DRCOG Executive Director Jennifer Schaufele said. “We’re removing that barrier.”

The metro Denver area has a population of 2.8 million and experts expect that to increase to 4 million by 2035, DRCOG continues on Page 8

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Ytterberg sets out on the campaign trail Local businessman to set his sights on U.S. House

By Amy Woodward

awoodward@ coloradocommunitymedia.com Don Ytterberg, R-Golden, made a formal announcement of his candidacy for congress for Colorado’s 7th Congressional District on Wednesday, Jan. 29.

Campaigning as a strong advocate for jobs and small businesses, Ytterberg heads his own small business of 54 employees at a

nickel and gold plating company in Arvada called Advanced Surface Technologies.

His family tree starts in Colorado in 1890 where his great-grandmother was treasurer of San Juan County, and her father was president of the Colorado University Senior Class in 1917.

Ytterberg was elected chair of the Jefferson CounYtterberg ty Republican Party in 2009, and vice chairman of the Colorado Republican Party in 2011 before resigning last year to run for

the United States House of Representatives.

“This is a candidate who certainly inspires confidence, who embodies the very best of what we as the republican party can offer as an alternative and a choice for the voters right here in the 7th congressional district,” Ryan Call, state chairman for the Colorado Republican Party said.

Key issues on Ytterberg’s agenda include creating jobs, controlling government spending, ending Obamacare, defending legal immigration and supporting local law enforcement and military installations as part of a national defense.

“Businesses shouldn’t have to choose

between making great jobs or providing a benefit for their employees,” Ytterberg said.

“Colorado workers deserve better from their government and from their employers.”

“Every couple of years we have these elections, and we hear the same things all the time that our representative is going to go to Washington and fight on our behalf,” he said. “After seven years of this representative, the only thing I can say today is the only receipt we’ve got is a bunch of empty promises.”

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LEGISLATIVE NEWS IN A HURRY Press shield bill defeated

A bill that would have provided greater legal protection for journalists and their sources died in a legislative committee on Jan. 28.

The bill, which was sponsored by Sen. Bernie Herpin, R-Colorado Springs, would have made it tougher for Colorado courts to subpoena reporters trying to protect confidential sources. The bill came as a result of a Fox News reporter who went through court battles over her confidential source-based findings related to the 2012 Aurora theater shooting.

Herpin’s bill failed to get out of the Democrat-led Senate Judiciary Committee after a party-line vote of 3-2.

Democrats said that current state laws already offer sufficient protections for journalists.

No state funding for religious student groups

Democrats last week killed Republicanbacked legislation that would have allowed religious student groups to receive tax-payer money.

House Bill 1048, which was sponsored

by Rep. Kevin Priola, R-Henderson, would have freed up state money for student organizations at colleges and universities, even if they don’t allow certain groups of people as members, such as gays.

Priola – who received Senate cosponsorship from Sen. Lois Tochtrop, D-

Thornton – and other supporters said the bill provided religious groups protection to exercise their beliefs.

But Democrats on the House Education Committee said the bill was akin to statesponsored discrimination. The bill died on Jan. 27, following a 7-6, party-line vote.

Personhood effort fails again

A Republican-backed effort to provide protections for the unborn failed to get out of a House committee on Jan. 27.

House Bill 1049 – the so-called “personhood” bill – would have given criminal protection t o an unborn child who is killed as a result of a crime. Those responsible for taking the life of an unborn child would have faced felony prosecution.

Rep. Janak Joshi, R-Colorado Springs, told the House Judiciary Committee that unborn children deserve the same protections as anyone else. Democrats said that the state has no role in this issue and that Colorado voters twice have overwhelmingly rejected personhood ballot measures.

Death benefits for firefighters passes committee

sum payment of $10,000 to the survivors of seasonal wildland firefighters killed in the line of duty.

Currently, seasonal wildland firefighters who are employed by the state do not receive any sort of health or insurance benefits.

The bill – which is being sponsored

by Sens. Lois Tochtrop, D-Thornton and Ellen Roberts, R-Durango – unanimously passed the Senate Local Government Committee following a 7-0 vote.

Grants for adult literacy programs passes committee A bill that would create a grant program for adult education and literacy training cleared its first legislative hurdle on Jan. 28.

Under House Bill 1085, programs aimed at adult education and literacy are eligible to receive state funding.

The bill, which was recommended by the Economic Opportunity Poverty Reduction Task Force, passed the House Education Committee following an 8-5 vote.

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Jeffco students continue to graduate on time, and over the last three years, the district’s on-time graduation rate has increased to 81.4 percent.

In the 2012-2013 school year, graduation rates for Jeffco neighborhood high schools increased to 89 percent, which is 12.1 percent higher than the Colorado state graduation rate.

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Elementary students host food drive

Fourth and fifth grade students at Marshdale Elementary School, 26663 North Turkey Creek Road, Evergreen, organized a food drive for needy families in their community.

Benefiting the Mountain Resource Center, 11030 Kitty Drive, Conifer, the food drive enlisted the help of a majority of the families at Marshdale bringing truckloads of food and paper products to the resource center.

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Worship not false Biebers I don’t like Justin Beiber. I find him appalling. When I see photos of him sitting in the front row for a professional basketball game with two imposing bodyguards standing behind him blocking the view of regular people, I’m disgusted.

But this discussion is about more than my distaste for Beiber and his antics. It’s about idols and role models and how and why we choose them.

Justin Beiber is a 19-year-old pop star who has teen and pre-teen girls shrieking their worship for him. Of course, I’m viewing him through my disapproving 50-something eyes, and I had my own teen idols in the 1970s, including Bobby Sherman and David Cassidy of Partridge Family fame. I was even a fan of The Archies, a cartoon band spawned by the famous comic strip.

While I was in junior high, The Archies had a hit called “17 Ain’t Young,” language that my parents deplored enough to want me to stop listening to it. I tried to explain

that it was just a song, but my parents feared I would idolize The Archies to a point where I found “ain’t” acceptable.

Probably because of my parents’ concern—and their ongoing guidance about all things acceptable and not acceptable— I swooned for my teen idols, but didn’t want to be like them.

Fast forward to the 21st century where teen idol Beiber is harassing neighbors, pushing people around, and generally being a jerk … or worse. His recent arrest in Miami for drugging and driving, fol-

lowed by his even more recent booking in Toronto on assault charges, has parents of his teen fans, reasonably enough, in an uproar.

Although drugs and assault are a far cry from slang, these parents’ concern is based on the same principle as my own parents’: Will young fans view their idols as a role models, find their behavior acceptable, and want to emulate it?

Unfortunately, it’s all too possible. My sister — who raised two great kids and is in touch with the impact of popular culture today — reminds me that pretty much any 13-year-old will think a 19-yearold is cool, and will be far more influenced by what her peers think than her parents.

That’s why this whole Beiber thing has me pondering about role models versus idols.

Beiber probably doesn’t want to be a role model; it’s too much work. He appears to prefer cultivating an almost godlike status as an idol instead—look at the young girls screaming for him even as he exists

the police station. And it’s just this idolization that has parents worried.

Although such behavior isn’t new to Beiber’s generation, the real-life escapades of teen idols from the 70s and 80s emerged more slowly, instead of hitting YouTube within minutes of their occurrence, exposing kids to bad behavior as it happens.

This instantaneous exposure actually helps us, as adults, encourage conversations in real time about the consequences of poor choices, even by those we idolize, and gives us the opportunity to discuss how positive role models — teachers, coaches, mentors, parents — behave.

I think that’s a message kids can relate to, especially if we provide guidance — as I had — about what’s acceptable and what’s not. And that it ain’t too much trouble to try.

Andrea Doray is a writer who still finds it hard to use “ain’t.” Contact her at a.doray@andreadoray.com.

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Dark chocolate — I just love the way it tastes.

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Yogurt-covered pretzels. I’m not that big on chocolate, and they’re sweet and salty at the same time.

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A way with words: Fun with English Have you ever stopped to consider what a marvelously flexible tool the English language is?

For instance, consider the difference between the two concepts of “transition” and “cleaning house.” Frequently, a transition implies a change that is not by design, and it brings with it stress and uncertainty.

Cleaning house happens when a team, or a division, or a unit is not performing.

Management swoops in, goes back to the drawing board, and starts changing personnel and procedures. Certainly, cleaning house is a transition, and causes stress and uncertainty but that’s because it’s necessary.

I frequently enjoy the benefits of solitude. That’s when I get my writing done, that’s when I have a chance to think through ideas or problems, and that’s when I spend time with God. It’s a good thing. Fortunately for me, I am very rarely lonely. Same condition — being all by myself — but very different connotations.

The English language is full of such dichotomies, and I think, the English speaking peoples are fortunate for it. We have the freedom to pursue our destinies, while not being slaves to our fate. It’s good to have a moment of stillness, a pause to consider our direction, as long as we don’t become stagnant.

And then, when we do choose to act, it’s good to go with intensity, as long as we don’t become frantic — to be in control, as long as it’s not stale and scripted.

But, just to beat the point into oblivion, let me add this: you can also read this entire column, and if you imagine that I’m being sarcastic, the very same column has a very different meaning. Don’t know if that really means anything or not, but perhaps you’ll indulge my reverie about the English language if you understand that my son is learning how to read right now, and so I get to explain to him how it makes sense for the same letter combination to have three different sounds in the same sentence. As in, “it was a rough night for the ghost.” I’m no expert on other languages, but I don’t think too many of them have such ridiculous ambiguities. Or delicious versatility. Depending on how you look at it.

The English language cracks me up.

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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Paying the toll for transportation The public policy distortions the Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR) has created in Colorado are not readily apparent to the average voter. For the most part, taxpayers have been inclined to believe that TABOR has guaranteed them a veto over tax increases and, therefore, has acted to brake spending and growth in government. And, to a large extent, this has been true. But legislators and bureaucrats have had 20 years to construct Rube Goldberg mechanisms that evade TABOR restrictions.

The legislature funnels moneys to higher education through ‘opportunity grants’ awarded to resident students, creating the fiction these are transfers from students rather than a TABOR appropriation from the general fund. Capital construction projects are now frequently financed with Certificates of Participation (COPs), where private sector construction firms take bank loans to construct buildings which are then leased by a government agency or institution for a thirty or forty year period, thereby amortizing construction costs while throwing off a tidy profit for the ‘private’ owners of these facilities. The leases are used to collateralize the construction loans.

A similar ‘end around’ TABOR limita-

tions underlies the formation of the High Performance Transportation Enterprise (HPTE) within the Colorado Department of Transportation. It is unlikely one voter in a hundred knows what the HPTE is up to. A quick check of its website reveals a web of proposed toll projects throughout the state, but primarily along the Front Range, that are proposed to expand roadway capacity. The first of these to near an agreement is the second phase of the U. S. 36 highway expansion connecting Denver with Boulder. Plenary Roads Denver, a consortium of builders and engineers, will extend the RTD busway and toll lanes into Boulder in exchange for an exclusive right to operate, maintain and collect tolls during what is rumored to be a 50-year lease.

With the recent collapse of the MPACT64 initiative to increase transportation taxes, it shouldn’t be surprising that CDOT would be looking for alternative financing to expand mobility without seeking taxpayer support.

Not everyone is enamored with this approach. While several similar publicprivate partnerships (PPPs) across the country have proven successful, others have produced expensive bankruptcies that eventually needed to be bailed out by taxpayers. The Drive SunShine Institute, one of many environmental and renewable non-profits that make Boulder their home, is raising objections to the U.S. 36 award, suggesting that the Legislature should review any proposed agreement before obligating the state to its terms and conditions. The Institute may have arrived a day late and a dollar short to this decision, as CDOT plans to conclude a contract within the next few days.

Tolling agreements usually incorporate non-compete provisions denying local governments the right to provide roadway expansions or transit services that would offer drivers an alternative to the tolled facility. It is just this fear that has alarmed the I-70 Coalition of central mountain

counties regarding the HPTE study of tolled lanes currently underway west of the Denver metro area. I-70 tolling would almost certainly preclude the high-speed monorail technology that corridor governments prefer.

Opponents argue that while PPP agreements can speed the provision of additional traffic capacity, they ultimately cost the public far more in tolls than would be required in taxes for similar expansions.

Several Eastern states now find themselves in the expensive process of buying back toll roads they auctioned to private consortiums in order to raise highway dollars when the economy cratered. If Colorado drivers don’t desire a network of tollways, like Florida, a vigorous public debate is necessary sooner rather than later.

worked to include an extension of PILT in the final bill after it was omitted from the recent government funding measure.

This farm bill process has been a long one, and I would like to thank all of the Coloradans who worked with my office as we drafted the bill. Your voices, stories and input were invaluable. In fact, much of the conservation title of the bill was shaped

by Colorado’s farmers and ranchers. That’s a step in the right direction because the best ideas don’t come from Washington, DC. They come from people who are closest to the issue - working on farms, fight-

ing fires, or building businesses on Main Street. The agriculture industry adds $40 billion to our economy annually and is essential to our state’s prosperity. Colorado producers and rural communities have been faced with unprecedented obstacles in the last few years, including severe drought in the southeast, historic levels of flooding on the Front Range, and devastating fires throughout the state. It’s about time we got this done for their sake.

Miller Hudson is a former state legislator with 30 years involvement in regional transportation issues, having served as executive director of the Colorado Intermountain Fixed Guideway Authority’s I-70 Mountain Corridor monorail study. He continues to monitor Front Range transit planning and can be reached at mnhwriter@msn.com.

Finally, a farm bill gets passed in Congress Congress, after months of prolonged bickering turned into years of unnecessary gridlock, finally passed a full, long-term farm bill.

That means strengthened conservation programs, additional resources for managing our forests, funding for rural communities, improvements for rural energy efficiency, and needed stability for our farmers and ranchers.

During the last several years we’ve heard one unified message from Colorado’s rural communities — give us certainty. From Fox Ranch in Joes to Talbott Farms in Palisade, our rural communities wanted to know what was taking Congress so long.

The Senate was actually able to pass a bipartisan version of the bill as early as June 2012. But unfortunately, with that bill lodged in the House of Representatives, significant farm programs were allowed to expire in October. After muddling through a short-term extension, the House finally acted and both bodies and parties came together to work out the differences to agree on a final bill.

While not perfect, the bill is the product of bipartisan, principled, and practical compromise. It decreases waste by ending the days of automatically issuing direct payments to farmers regardless of their need and helps Colorado producers hedge risk by strengthening crop insurance.

The bill also improves farmers’ ability to export goods overseas, which will help continue Colorado’s record-setting pace in agriculture exports, and establishes a competitive grant program to support animal science research on priorities like food security. It also includes strategic

investments in other growing industries such as organics — which is creating jobs at a rate of four times the national average — and energy programs, which are booming in rural parts of our state.

The farm bill is not just important for our farmers and ranchers. It contains provisions that incentivize more opportunities for conservation easements and other ways to place more land in conservation.

It upgrades the Healthy Forest Restoration Act of 2003 to prioritize treatments of national forest lands that have been devastated by insect outbreaks like the beetle kill. The bill also provides funding for USDA rural development loans and grants, which have helped countless businesses in rural Colorado open their doors or make needed expansions and improvements.

One of our greatest accomplishments for Colorado communities in the farm bill is the restoration of the Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program. PILT is designed to offset the loss of property taxes resulting from large tracts of federal land within county boundaries by providing federal payments to local governments. Colorado receives more PILT funding than all but four other states in the country. On the farm bill conference committee, we

Making college affordable means more employment When Jesse Doerffel was 16, she got her first job busing tables at Macaroni Grill.

During one of her shifts, a newspaper ad advertising a busing competition caught her eye. She signed up and worked hard — and a couple years later, she received a scholarship to Colorado State University.

After graduation, she lived and worked across the country from Maui to San Francisco before returning to Colorado with her husband, Derrick, to open their own restaurant. Today, Jesse and Derrick are celebrating the one-year anniversary of the Common-Link restaurant in Fort Collins.

It’s stories like these that drive the work I do at the Capitol. Our state needs more Jesses in business and government, in schools and nonprofits — but not every-

one can count on stumbling across an opportunity like this. How do we make sure Coloradans of all backgrounds have access to the same opportunities that Jesse had?

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Democrat Michael Bennet has represented Colorado in the U.S. Senate since 2009.

OBITUARIES RedingeR

James Robert Redinger May 24, 1934 - Jan 23, 2014

James Robert Redinger of Lakewood, CO passed away January 23, 2014. He was born in Sagamore, PA on May 24, 1934, he was 79. He passed peacefully and was surrounded by his family.

He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Beverly Correiro Redinger, his son James J. Redinger and his wife Elizabeth Redinger, his two daughters Rosemarie Dowd and Tina Redinger Daley and her husband James Daley, and his two grandchildren Sarah and Daniel. He is also survived by five brothers and sisters.

He worked for Heli-coil in Danbury, CT for 40 years and was an active volunteer with the Boy Scouts of America for 37 years. Jim, (Mr. R) is on his last adventure. There will be no services held.

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Fischer sentenced for Adler murder Victim was stabbed in Nov., 2012

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creader@coloradocommunitymedia.com Nate Vernon Fischer, 26, of Lakewood has been found guilty of the first degree murder of Howard Benjamin Adler, 26, in Nov. 2012.

The sentence comes after nearly six days of a trial before a Jefferson County jury. The jury deliberated for three hours before reaching a unanimous guilty verdict.

On Nov. 17, Wheat Ridge Police were called to 4600 Miller Street at 11:30 p.m. and found Adler lying in a pool of blood. According to information provided by the office of Peter Weir, Jeffco District Attorney, Adler had been am-

bushed and stabbed 31 times in the back, shoulders, neck and head and died in his driveway.

He had just arrived home from work in a Denver restaurant and had parked his car in the driveway when he was viciously attacked by masked man. Adler was still holding his night’s earnings and car keys in his hand when he was attacked.

By the next morning evidence led investigators to Fischer.

After Fischer stabbed Adler to death he purchased bleach to use in attempting to destroy DNA evidence on the clothing he had worn. He then drove to Fort Collins and to the Red Feather Lakes area, where Fischer he hiked to a remote area and buried the knife and the bleached clothing.

These items were later recovered and linked Fischer to the murder.

During his trial Fischer testified and admitted that he’d killed Adler. However, he stated that he had been encouraged or goaded by a woman with whom Adler had a child.

Adler was involved in a custody battle over the 3-year-old boy with the woman.

Fischer spoke about the numerous conversations he claimed to have had with the woman in the months leading up to the murder. In these conversations they discussed the method, location and time of Adler’s murder.

According to provided information, they mapped out escape routes from Adler’s home where they were least likely to be detected by police or security cameras. They also debated using a knife or gun as well as avoiding detection by cell phone towers. Several times they parked near the home, or places they knew Adler went frequently, as

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they plotted the murder and created an alibi.

On the night of the murder, Fischer stated he acted alone. He went to Adler’s home and parked where he wouldn’t be detected. He then hid behind trees near Adler’s parking spot and waited for him to come home.

Dressed in black, masked, and wearing gloves Fischer waited until Adler parked his car and stepped out. He sneaked up and began stabbing him from behind.

Fischer’s defense stated that he was very naïve, immature and loved the woman who was the mother of Adler’s child. The defense also suggested that Fischer was simply a pawn in an elaborate scheme to end Adler’s life.

Prosecutors pointed out that while Fischer was just 25 years old, he had served four years in the Coast Guard and had just recently completed a program in a local gunsmith school, according to supplied information.

Fischer was convicted of First Degree Murder after Deliberation and one count of Tampering with Physical Evidence. The jury continued to immediate sentencing and the judge sentenced Fischer to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Adler’s mother, father, other family and friends were in the courtroom when the sentence was delivered.

“This was a brutal, cold-hearted and calculated murder that ended the life of Mr. Adler, a father, a son, a friend,” said District Attorney Pete Weir in a statement. “This case is a perfect example of how teamwork brings justice for victims. Together with the Wheat Ridge Police Department, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, the FBI, and Larimer County law enforcement, our DA investigators and prosecutors brought closure for the victim’s love ones and for our community”

DRCOG pioneered ridematching services in the region in the 1970s as a response to the energy crisis using a time-intensive manual tracking system to form carpools, according to Erickson. And while the underlying technologies have changed over the years to computer-based systems, the offerings still fell short of the experience the Way to Go team envisioned, he added.

Commuters can start exploring their options at www.mywaytogo.org; businesses can ask for a demonstra-

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DRCOG is a nonprofit collaboration representing 56 county and municipal governments aimed at making life better in the region. The agencies that participate in DRCOG include Adams and Jefferson counties, and the cities of Thornton, Northglenn, Westminster, Federal Heights, Arvada, Golden, Wheat Ridge and Lakewood.

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Arvada Center show takes look behind curtain of state’s art collections

By Clarke Reader

creader@ coloradocommunitymedia.com Some of the most interesting, nuanced and diverse art collections in the world are in the private collections of corporations, institutions and individuals.

The downside is that it limits the amount of people who get to experience the works these collectors have amassed.

The Arvada Center’s winter exhibition series, “COLLECT: The Art of Colorado Corporations, Institutions and Individuals” changes this by shining a light on these collections and their collectors.

“We wanted to look at the artist and arts advocate as collectors,” curatorial assistant Kristin Bueb said. “This is a very distinct show — what we tried to capture was each collector’s voice.”

The show will be in the center’s galleries, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., through March 30. The galleries are open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday. The galleries also remain open until 7:30 p.m. on evenings with theater performances.

The main gallery focuses on corporations and their collections and was put together in partnerships with NINE dot ARTS. “We help acquire art for businesses

and figure out how to make the art more than decor,” Katharine Lees, a project manager with the company said. “We want to help these companies tell a story about their corporate culture.”

Some of the corporations with art on display are Delta Dental of Colorado, WHAT: “COLLECT: The Art of Exempla Colorado Corporations, InstituSaint Joseph tions and Individuals” Hospital WHERE: Arvada Center and Moye 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada White LLP. WHEN: Through March 30 Lees 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday said when through Friday putting 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. - Saturday together 1 to 5 p.m. - Sunday. the exhibit COST: Free the goal INFORMATION: www. was to get a arvadacenter.org or call 720sampling of 898-7200. what each company likes to feature in their art, whether it is medium — photography to sculpture — or style — whimsical to uplifting.

The Upper Gallery examines collections from Colorado institutions like the Clyfford Still Museum and Museo de las Americas as well as public art from the City and County of Denver.

Bueb said that many of the institutions collections are extremely deep because they have been collecting for

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many years.

The Theater Gallery houses private collections from long time collectors like Dana Cain and Tracy and Sushe Felix. These collections have been built up through a variety of means, from purchasing for anniversary gifts to trading with other artists.

“We made the effort to get to know these collectors, to walk around their homes and hear their stories,” Beub said.

Lees said that the show will hopefully shed light on some misconceptions people may have about collecting and getting started in that world.

“You don’t have to go to places to New York or L.A. to find great work,” she said. “People also think that it is very expensive, but are not actually aware of what it costs.”

Some other misconceptions people may have is that you have to be older to start collecting, when according to Lees many start young and built up their collections over the years. The wide swath of styles available is also something many may not be aware of.

“Art can be for everyone — you just have to find the right style,” Lees said.

In the end, Bueb said that many collectors have the same advice for everyone: “Collect what you love.”

For more information, go to www. arvadacenter.org or call 720-898-7200.

Jewish Family Service of Colorado welcomes Archie Manning, football star and legend in life, as the speaker for its 10th annual JFS Executive Luncheon fund raiser on April 30.

The luncheon will be the Grand Hyatt Denver, 1750 Welton St. Doors open at 11:30 a.m., and the program will start at noon. Tickets are $150 and sponsorship packages start at $1,500. For more information or for tickets, contact Dawn Richard at 720-248-4605 or go to www. jewishfamilyservice.org/luncheon.

All proceeds from the event will help support programs of JFS, including mental health counseling, senior and adult in-home care, disability and employment services, and family safety net services.

Founded in Denver in 1872, JFS is a nonprofit community agency serving people regardless of age, race, faith, or income.

When people think of Archie Manning, football immediately comes to mind.

But Manning has inspired many with his warm personality, humor, drive, and commitment to family and community.

Manning and his wife, Olivia, have three sons, Cooper, Peyton and Eli. Archie and Olivia raised their sons with the philosophy that, “It’s the right thing to do, so do the right thing.” The result, which Archie and Denver Broncos’ quarterback Peyton capture so clearly, is a tribute to the values that Americans hold dear: work hard, stand up for what you believe in, treat each person with respect, and be grateful for what you have and for what you have achieved.

A former Pro Bowl quarterback and NFL MVP, Manning enjoyed a fabled football career, beginning at the University of Mississippi where he was named an All-American and is the only Ole Miss player to have his number retired. He was elected to the 50-Year All-South Team (1940-90), named one of the Top 25 Athletes of the Century in Louisiana, and he and his son, Peyton, were named among the 100 all-time greatest college football players.

In 1971, Manning was the second player chosen in the NFL draft and the No. 1 draft choice of the New Orleans Saints.

He set Saints’ passing records, played in two Pro Bowls and was named the NFL Most Valuable Player in 1978. His prowess on the field and his sterling character have earned him as many awards as he scored touchdowns. Archie Manning concluded his 15-year NFL career in 1985.

Manning since has devoted his life to his family and to causes that he believes in, supporting the Special Olympics, Boy Scouts of America, The Salvation Army, and the United Way, among others.

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Day idea for your sweetie?

Check out the Lone Tree Arts Center, which will present Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “South Pacific in Concert” Feb. 12-16. The show boasts an orchestra of 19 as well as a cast of 20, led by Thaddeus Valdez, Lauren Shealy, Randy St. Pierre, Paul Dwyer and Amalia Dobbins.

Tickets are available by calling 720-5091000 or visiting www.lonetreeartscenter. org.

9News’ Earhart flies off into the sunset A love letter and farewell Facebook post from 9News meteorologist and traffic specialist Amelia Earhart: “It’s now time to go all in with my career in aviation, inspiration, and the Fly With

Amelia Foundation. Now through June, my focus will be on flight training, planning, and preparation for the around the world (of ) flight. Beyond the global adventure, I have several opportunities to promote aviation, aerospace and the pursuit of passion and adventure.

“Just like flight itself, it is a calculated risk that I am willing to make.

“My last day at 9News as a traffic reporter and weather forecaster will be April 11. I will, however, be back occasionally on a fill-in basis. The amazing opportunities that I have had at 9News, the incredible support from all of you, and the love of my family and friends have all gone into this decision. Not a day goes by that I am not humbled by the encouragement towards this full throttle pursuit of passion!”

Safe travels, Amelia! You will be great at whatever you do.

Boulder on top foodie list Who knew?

Forbes Travel Guide blog has named Boulder as one of the Five Secret Foodie Cities in a recent post. Here’s what it said: “Boulder may have a reputation for snow bunnies and tapping the Rockies, but there’s much more happening here than ski lifts and beer (what ski lifts?).

“Flagstaff House Restaurant, the Forbes Travel Guide Four-star rated restaurant and Boulder staple for fine cuts of meat and perfectly prepared seafood, is undergoing an extensive renovation that will be complete in February.

“Chef Corey Buck recently opened a breakfast and lunch restaurant called Food at the Riversides.

“And local foodies won’t let you leave until you know that Boulder is also home to five out of the country’s 118 master sommeliers. Boulder’s not just for skiing, folks (where, exactly?). Not anymore.”

To see the rest of the story, go to http:// blog.forbestravelguide.com/five-secretfoodie-cities.

Just ignore the skiing references, which clearly came from an out-of-towner. The nearest ski resort to Boulder is Eldora Mountain resort, about a 40-minute drive to the west (depending on the weather) in Nederland.

Seen and heard Eavesdropping on a ‘tween conversation on Twitter: “That’s far away.”

“How far?”

“Like, outside of Boulder.”

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 Blacktie-Colorado.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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MuSicaL pErforMaNcE Moors & McCumber will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25 at Congregation B’nai Chaim, 4716 S. Coors Lane, Morrison. Moors & McCumber will perform bluegrass, Celtic and the blues. Tickets available by calling 303-588-1389 or at the door.

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TuESday/JaN. 28 LifETrEE cafE What happens to religious faith when hard times come will be explored at noon and 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28 at Lifetree Café, 5675 Field St., Arvada.

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February 6, 2014

Honoring green in the community Lakewood accepting noms for sustainability awards

By Clarke Reader creader@ coloradocommunitymedia.com While Lakewood is in the process of creating its first sustainability plan, residents, businesses and youth have the chance to be recognized for the work they are doing to spread sustainability in the community.

The city is currently accepting nominations for its seventh annual Sustainability Awards. The deadline to submit a nomination is March 3.

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It starts with making college affordable.

Republicans, Democrat, and independents alike agree that educating our fellow Coloradans is the most important investment we can make in our state’s future.

Earlier this week, the Senate Education Committee considered the College Affordability Act, which Sen. Cheri Jahn and I introduced. In this bill, we target the number one barrier that keeps students from getting a college degree: cost. The College Affordability Act caps undergraduate tuition increases at 6 percent for the next two years. Even more, it gives an additional $100 million to Colorado colleges — and it’s fully paid for, so we’re not cutting K-12 education or Medicaid to make up for it.

Inside the Capitol, I’m focused on making our education system stronger as chair of the Senate Education Committee.

But outside the Capitol, I’m a teacher. My wife, Tammy, is also a teacher. My three children are in grades preschool, 3, and 5 — and we have already started talking to them about attending college when they’re older. Every Coloradan should have the same opportunity, not just because it’s the right thing to do — but

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companies as a result of some consolidation within the industry,” she said.

Jeffco retail sales totaled $11.3 million for 2013, according to the Colorado Department of Revenue.

ful since it started,” said Rachel Griffin with the Employees’ Committee for a Sustainable Lakewood. “This is one of the opportunities for the city to honor the people in the community who are doing great work for everyone.”

Griffin said the city likes to be broad with the description of sustainability to encourage as many people as possible to participate. Everyone is judged on their merits, she added.

“We want to make sure that whatever lessons can be learned from the winners are passed on to the community,” said Jonathan Wachtel, the city’s sustainability planner, said. “There are teachable moments that it is important we share.”

There are three categories for nominations: the Community Sustainability

because training an educated workforce makes our state stronger. Our businesses and our economy depend on it.

But our work doesn’t end with making college more affordable. No matter the price, we can’t justify asking our students to invest their time and effort in a degree if we’re not preparing them for the jobs of tomorrow.

That’s why I was proud to introduce the Hospitality Career Education Grant Program (SB 14-015). This bill would establish a grant program to help students pursue careers in the restaurant and hospitality industries. In Colorado, nearly a quarter of a million workers are employed in these industries. The skills our students learn in these training programs, from communication to leadership, serve employees in any industry. One such program, Colorado ProStart, has already helped train over 13,000 students and contributed over $12 million in scholarships over the past two decades.

Strengthening our economy and our education system are goals that go hand in hand. I’m proud to join with my Senate colleagues to strengthen Colorado’s economic engine by making college more affordable and training our students for the jobs of the future.

Andy Kerr is a teacher from Lakewood and state senator serving District 22.

County commissioners would like to see an increase in not only retail sales but also a more defined business plan that focuses on preserving zoned industry property along with land use plans to help shape where the county is going in terms of economy.

“I’m looking for people in Jefferson County to have careers not just jobs,” Commissioner Casey Tighe said.

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Award, Defend of the Planet Youth Award and Bruce Peoples Eco-Employee Award.

The Community Sustainability Award goes to individuals or groups for projects that promote a more sustainable city. Projects might include ecological restoration, transportation enhancements or foodbased initiatives.

The youth award goes to students who participate in projects that show leadership in the area of sustainability. Nominations are judged within three age-level categories: elementary, middle and high school.

The Bruce Peoples award recognizes city employees who incorporate sustainability activities into their work.

In the spirit of sustainability, this is the first year the nomination process is entirely

digital. Griffin said the process is extremely easy and guides people through the steps to nominate someone.

“The more robust the application is, the strong the chance of winning will be,” she said. “Three of the areas applicants will be judged on include meeting the goals of the Lakewood Comprehensive Plan, having a positive impact and embracing innovation.”

For more information and to submit a nomination, visit www.Lakewood.org/SustainabilityAwards.

Online nominations are preferred, but nominations may be sent by email to sustainabilityawards@Lakewood.org or mailed to Sustainability Awards, 480 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood, 80226-3127.

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Essential skills relationships require Editor’s Note: This is the first of a twopart series leading up to Valentine’s Day. Here are the basic intimacy skills a healthy intimate relationship requires of us: That I communicate with you the very best I can. Good communication takes place when I put aside my own thoughts, feelings and needs for a while to concentrate my attention on you while you are speaking. When I listen, I give my full attention to what you are communicating, verbally and non-verbally. When I am listening, I am not thinking about what I am going to say next or how I am going to respond, and I do not interrupt (which only communicates to you that I don’t consider what you are saying important). Good listening requires that I not get defensive (I quit listening when I get defensive), and it requires that I be empathetic to what you are saying.

Empathy is communicated when I “step into the puddle” with you. That

means that I have to tune into how you’re feeling and temporarily join you with my presence, my response, my touch and my heartfelt participation: “I’m sorry to hear that.” “That must feel terrible,” “That sounds exciting.” “I’m so proud of you.” “I can only imagine how I would have handled that.” Joining you with my presence and my participation is not a bottomless pit. It’s a puddle, not an ocean I’m stepping into. In order to do this, I have to temporarily put aside my resentments, disappointments and grievances.

But if I am willing to do this, I’ll most likely find that joining in my partners emotions will not drag me down, but instead assist the two of us in walking out of the puddle together, and it will greatly assist the two of us in feeling closer and more connected. This idea comes from Patricia Love and Steven Stosny in their book How to Improve Your Marriage without Talking About It. To be the emotional leader in your relationship. This means taking responsibility--taking the lead--for making your relationship deeper, closer and more meaningful.

Know when to express anger, and when not to express anger. You cannot focus a lot of negativity on your partner and still be in a great relationship. That means you must give up put-downs, harsh judgments, criticisms, raging, sarcasm and nitpicking, and you cannot use names that are designed to hurt or offend, no matter how upset you may be.

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According to Shibly, initial WHAT: “Thoroughly readings for the Modern Millie” director began WHERE: D’Evelyn High in May and the School school held a the10359 W. Nassau Ave., ater camp durDenver ing the summer, WHEN: Feb. 19 through which was a first 22 7 p.m. for D’Evelyn.

COST: $12 in advance, “We held au$15 day of ditions in late TICKETS: develynmusiOctober and the cal.com kids have been working Monday through Saturday to prepare,” Shibly said. “We have a really talented and young cast and they make my life really easy.”

It also helps that the production is a bit

of a family affair for Shibly. Her sister Sandy is doing the choreography and her mother Janet is handling the musical direction.

Kloska said that the school has a musical every year, and the program is reliant on each previous show succeeding.

“We’re supported by ticket sales, donations and sponsors,” he said. “We’ve earned a well-known reputation because we make each show better then the last.”

The cast, made up of 41 students, is fairly large, and that doesn’t include the 19 students who make up the stage grew and the around 20 members of the student orchestra.

“The dedication from the students and faculty has been great,” Shibly said. “We don’t think of ourselves as three separate groups — we’re one big production.”

Tickets are available for $12 in advance at develynmusical.com and $15 at the door.

‘Millie’ meets the world

By Clarke Reader

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creader@ coloradocommunitymedia.com D’Evelyn High School is preparing for a thoroughly entertaining spring musical with its production of “Thoroughly Modern Millie.”

“Thoroughly Modern Millie” will be running at the school, 10359 W. Nassau Ave., at 7 p.m. from Feb. 19 through 22 The show, directed by Sherry Shibly, features a cast led by sophomores Kellie Warren and Reed Pike and takes audiences into 1920’s New York City as Millie (Warren) tries to find love.

“Millie is a small town girl from Kansas who comes to the big city to chase her dream of becoming a modern woman,” said Zach Kloska, assistant to the directors.

“There is some great jazz and tap dancing

To work as a team together toward building a common goal.

Make sure you do periodic repair work, by apologizing when you say or do something that hurts or offends your partner. This repair work is not just desirable, it’s required. In addition, when your partner addresses a grievance s/he has with you, you cannot respond with anger, aggression, threats or defensiveness. Your partner has to tell you what’s bothering him or her — that’s how repair work happens. If you don’t do this, grievances will fester and grow in your relationship.

Neil Rosenthal is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Westminster and Boulder, Colorado. His column is in it’s 22nd year of publication, and is syndicated around the world. You can reach him at (303)758-8777, or email him through his website: www.heartrelationships.com. He is not able to respond individually to queries.

Kellie Warren stars as the titular Millie in D’Evelyn’s production of “Thoroughly Modern Millie.” Courtesy photo

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STEM program expands at Deer Creek

By Crystal Anderson

canderson@ coloradocommunitymedia.com Deer Creek Middle School will implement a science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) option this fall for 90 incoming sixth-grade students.

The program, which was approved by the Jeffco school board at a regular business meeting Jan. 16., will create a sixth-grade option for students in the Deer Creek area.

The addition at Deer Creek Middle School, 9201 W. Columbine Drive, along with a new sixth-grad STEM track at Bell Middle School in Golden are the only middle school STEM options in the Jeffco School DIstrict.

“In my mind, the Deer Creek STEM is-

sue was as much about parental choice as it was about STEM,” school board member Jill Fellman said. “As a former middle school math teacher, I know that igniting a passion for mathematics, a curiosity for science, a love of technology and its many uses is what educators strive for.”

More than 110 incoming sixth-grade students applied for the fall 2014 program, which will be solely a STEM program, where students will take five core STEM classes and one elective. The program will allow students to have an opportunity to engage with subjects they’re interested in while learning the same common core course material they would learn in a Common Core structure.

“The nearest program in the sixth — twelfth-grade STEM program is in High-

lands Ranch,” Deer Creek Principal Rob Hoover said. “Our programs are designed to be a complete, comprehensive STEM program in a neighborhood school.”

In the fall, 90 sixth-grade students will begin to work together, collaboratively, studying core subjects through problem based learning, or PBLs and applying them to real life situations in creative and innovative ways.

“The learning style is beneficial,” said Tatum Sullivan, a seventh-grade STEM Language Arts teacher. “It’s not for every kid, but for kids who like to work in groups and hands-on.”

For example, Deer Creek seventh-grade STEM students recently worked together in teams of two to write narrative stories describing a ‘Colorado Killer’ an illness that

affects the body’s organs, such as hypothermia. This project had students working on both science and language arts material while through a more collaborative, handson approach.

Students who applied to the program chose between the STEM and core paths at Deer Creek, writing essays explaining their interest in STEM subjects and demonstrating a desire and willingness to work in a team environment.

The application process for sixth-grade program ended Jan. 24, Deer Creek staff will inform students accepted to the program within the next week.

“The STEM program is an alternative program to our core,” Hoover said. “We want kids to feel like they’re getting the program that works best for them.”

Bill allowing later bar hours advances

By Vic Vela

vvela@ coloradocommunitymedia.com A legislative committee said “cheers” to a bill that would allow bars to stay open later, despite concerns that the measure could lead to more drunks being on the streets in the early morning hours.

House Bill 1132 would allow cities and counties to determine for themselves whether to allow bars to stay open until 4:30 a.m. — two and a half hours past the current statewide bar cutoff time of 2 a.m. Rep. Crisanta Duran, D-Denver, the bill sponsor, pointed to violent crime that occurs in downtown Denver at bar closing time, as motivation behind her bill.

Duran said that when all bars close at the same time, “drunks spill into LoDo streets.”

She said that by allowing bars to stay open later, patrons will leave at 2, 3 or 4 in the morning, instead of the mass exodus that happens now.

“This has been an issue that has been ongoing in the City of Denver for a long time,” Duran told the House Local Committee.

Duran’s original drafting of the bill would have allowed bars to stay open until 7 a.m.

However, the bill was amended to a 4:30 cutoff at the start of the hearing. Business groups and the Colorado Restaurant Association backed the bill after Duran filed an amendment that allowed local governments to let bars stay open later, but would not give cities and counties permission to

reduce bar business hours.

Duran and legislation supporters said that the 2 o’clock bar closings put a strain on police who are doing their best to patrol downtown areas. Allowing bars to stay open later could help police with crowd control, supporters said. LoDo business owner Paula Grey said that the “2 a.m. dump of thousands of people” into downtown streets needs to come to an end.

“This bill is addressing public safety,” she said.

Not everyone agrees. Fran Lanzer, of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, said the bill could increase the number of drunks getting behind the wheel, through all hours of the night. Hannah Kenny, of Centennial, also worried about the possible dangers

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D’Evelyn junior Grant Witherspoon sinks a three throw during his team’s gutty road victory at Green Mountain on Wednesday night. Photo by Dan Williams

D’Evelyn hang on to beat Green Mountain Rams come close but cannot pull off big upset

By Daniel Williams

dwilliams@ coloradocommunitymedia.com LAKEWOOD - Being on top means you’re going to get everybody’s best shot.

But it was several big shots by D’Evelyn that helped them hold off Green Mountain in their 66-60 victory Wednesday at Green Mountain High School.

In a match-up that will go on to help

decide the winner of 4A Jeffco, the No. 4 ranked Jaguars used a total team effort to tame the Rams, getting at least 11 points from four different players.

D’Evelyn junior Grant Witherspoon led the Jaguars with 16 points and 10 rebounds, and senior Ty McGee scored 14 points to go along with seven rebounds.

The Rams and their raucous student section all came to play as well, but they just didn’t execute down the stretch as well as D’Evelyn.

Behind a strong defensive effort and great rebounding, Green Mountain never let the Jaguars run away with a lead and kept it a single digit contest for all four

quarters.

Senior Mitch Schafer scored a gamehigh 18 points for the Rams and his six rebounds and three blocked shots helped keep his team in striking distance all night.

In addition, senior Daniel Brughelli scored 13 points and recorded a ridiculous 16 rebounds which helped give Green Mountain much needed extra possessions.

D’Evelyn used their big game experience to close out a Rams’ team that is still learning how to win big games.

The two teams will meet again Feb. 13 at D’Evelyn High School.

Green Mountain (9-7, 6-2 in 4A Jeffco) did respond two nights later getting a 7465 win over Wheat Ridge.

The Rams have now won six of their last eight games after dropping four straight games. They will host Golden Friday at 7 p.m.

D’Evelyn (13-2, 8-0 in 4A Jeffco) followed up their win at Green Mountain with a 94-49 win over Alameda on Friday.

The Jaguars have now won 10 straight games and remain one of the Colorado’s hottest teams. They will play at Evergreen Friday at 7 p.m.

Alameda girls fighting youth, inexperience too Pirates struggling now to become force in future

By Daniel Williams

dwilliams@ colorado communitymedia.com LAKEWOOD — Tough times have fallen on Alameda girls hoops.

The Pirates are a tough group of girls, which was evident in their 37-24 loss to Arrupe Jesuit Thursday at Alameda High School.

Alameda lost what was a coin flip game as the Generals pulled away late in the contest after too many Pirates mistakes.

The very young Alameda team is still learning how to execute down the stretch in close games, despite the very good play of sophomore Preshus Nash.

Nash scored 10 points, seven rebounds and six steals, but the Pirates were unable to steal the win away from scrappy Arrupe Jesuit.

“We are playing hard and we are in a lot of games but we are also the youngest team in a really good league which makes it tough,” Alameda coach Rex Terry said.

The Pirates only have three upperclass-

men on their entire roster and feature five combined freshman and sophomores.

And because of that youth and inexperience the Pirates are finding wins hard to come by this season.

But they are continuing to get better.

Nash has quietly turned into one of Jeffco’s best players and fellow underclassmen freshman Faith Sullivan (nine rebounds and six points) continues to take steps forward with her game.

“It is tough losing games like this but we will continue to try to get better at practice every day,” Nash said.

Alameda actually led 13-10 at halftime using solid defense and controlling the glass to gain a slim lead. But once the Generals started scoring in the second half the Pirates could not keep up.

They did keep fighting as they have done all season. Another reason for Alameda’s struggles is the fact they play in such a talented league that features D’Evelyn, Golden, Green Mountain and Wheat Ridge.

While they have gotten beaten up this season Alameda could turn into a force in 4A Jeffco as soon as next season.

The Pirates (1-15, 1-7) will play at Arvada Friday at 7 p.m.

Alameda sophomore Preshus Nash has turned a star in 4A Jeffco and one of the league’s hardest workers. But she is frustrated her team continues to struggle. Photo by Dan Williams

S Jefferson streaking again in right direction

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February 6, 2014

By Daniel Williams

dwilliams@coloradocommunitymedia.com LAKEWOOD - Senior leadership is starting to seep through for Jefferson.

The streaky Saints are currently streaking again in the right direction after their 70-63 victory over KIPP Denver Collegiate Tuesday at Jefferson High School.

The Saints got two huge scoring efforts and they needed both to hold off the Tigers who refused to go away.

Senior Ozni Manarraz scored a game-high 25 points to go along with four rebounds, four assists and four steals.

Fellow senior Dontea Deloach scored 21 points and added seven rebounds.

Jefferson trailed after the first quarter but caught fire in the second quarter and scored 30 points. Jefferson needed the big quarter because the Tigers had several players who

were having big nights as well.

The Saints used the scoring cushion and then good defense in the fourth quarter to hold them off.

Three days later Jefferson recorded a 70-43 victory at Arrupe Jesuit High School, snapping a three game losing streak.

Moreover, the Saints had lost six of their last seven games before winning back-to-back contests.

Jefferson opened the season winning three of their first four games and four of their first six games. However, they have been very streaky since that point.

Still, the Saints (7-8, 3-5 in 3A Frontier league) are close to having a winning record.

Jefferson has four regular season games left which will all be very meaningful in the standings. They will host Lake Country Friday at 7 p.m.

Jefferson senior Ozni Manarrez pictured after hitting another key basket in his team’s 70-63 win over KIPP Denver Collegiate on Tuesday night. Photo by Dan Williams

tigers over Mustangs in showdown

By Daniel Williams

dwilliams@ colorado communitymedia.com LAKEWOOD — A passing of the torch took place in 5A Jeffco girls’ hoops on Friday night.

In front of a raucous home crowd No. 7 Lakewood overwhelmed No. 10 Ralston Valley in their 69-53 victory at Lakewood High School.

Mackenzie Forrest continued her breakout sophomore campaign leading the Tigers with 30 points and three steals, dominating the action during stretches of the game.

It was one big stretch that buried the Mustangs after Lakewood went on a 21-0 run in the second quarter, seemingly sucking the collective life out of Ralston Valley.

“We got down early but

the girls didn’t get down,” Lakewood coach Chris Poisson said. “We knew if we kept working we could win this game.”

With Forrest running the offense she found a way to get all of her teammates into the action getting 13 points from senior Gabby Carbone and 10 points from fellow sophomore Madeline Miller.

Although hard to believe looking at the final score the Tigers fell down 12-3 early in the game and were behind 12-9 after the first quarter.

However, Lakewood ran off 21 straight uncontested points and took a 33-22 lead into halftime, which they expanded even further in the third quarter.

True as the heart of a champion, Ralston Valley coach Jeff Gomer refused to let his team quit and although the Mustangs

In front of a true home court advantage Lakewood sophomore Mackanzie Forrest drains a free throw as a part of her huge 30-point Friday night. Photo

by Dan Williams threatened to cut Lakewood’s big lead down to single digits they were never able to get back into the game.

Freshman Ashley VanSickle led the Tigers with 15 points, three assists and three steals, and senior Sierra Galbreath had 13 points and 11 rebounds.

“They were a little bit better than us tonight,” Gomer said. “But here is

still a lot of basketball left to be played.”

Ralston Valley (13-4, 9-2 in 5A Jeffco) had its seven game win streak snapped in the loss. They will host Bear Creek Friday at 7 p.m.

Lakewood (17-1, 11-0 in 5A Jeffco) remains the class of its league and one of the hottest teams in the state.

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Youth flag football coming to Lakewood, Denver Program provides safe football from 4 to 14 years old Staff Report LAKEWOOD - The Denver Broncos season may have ended but youth football is starting to ramp up with spring just around the corner.

National Flag Football, the largest youth flag football organization in the country, is coming to the Front Range and will have its inaugural season in Denver, Lakewood and Boulder this spring.

The program provides girls and boys ages 4-to-14-year-old a safe and fun football league for all skill levels and is designed to educate young people about football while emphasizing participation and sportsmanship.

The season will consist of seven games located at eight high school football field including: The Stutler Bowl Stadium (Cherry Creek), Denver East High School, Manual High School (Denver), Lakewood High School, Broomfield High School, Fairview High School (Boulder), Rangeview High School (Aurora) and Adam’s Five Star Stadium (Thornton).

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All participants will receive a reversible National Football League Flag Football jersey, representing one of the NFL teams, and flags that are theirs to keep at the completion of the season.

“We are so excited to have our first season in Colorado,” said Francis Meram, executive director of National Flag Football in a press release. “We can only hope our first season is as great as the Broncos were this year.”

Teams will be formed by students from the same schools and grade, giving children the opportunity to participate as a team with their classmates. Practices are

scheduled an hour before each game resulting in a one day a week commitment to the league.

Games are played in a five on five format on a 60-yard long field and provide young players a fun and exciting opportunity to engage in non-contact, continuous action while learning lessons in teamwork.

All games are officiated by certified and trained officials.

The league begins the first week of April and ends the first week of June. Registration is open for the spring league through February 28 at www.nationalflagfootball. com or at 720-360-1600.

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1) Who was the only pitcher in major-league history to strike out at least half of the batters he faced in a season (minimum 50 innings pitched)?

2) Two seasons in a row (1974-75), a Chicago White Sox pitcher led the American League in saves for a season.

Name either pitcher.

3) Emmitt Smith holds the mark for most career rushing touchdowns in NFL history (164). Who is No. 2?

4) When was the last time before the 2012-13 campaign that the Indiana Hoosiers men’s basketball team won the Big Ten regular-season title outright?

5) Jaromir Jagr has played in more than 1,400 NHL games, with the most being for Pittsburgh (806). Which teams are second and third on the list?

6) When was the last time before 2013 that soccer’s MLS Cup winner was decided by penalty kicks?

7) Who was the last undisputed heavyweight boxing champion?

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2) Terry Forster in 1974 (24 saves) and Rich Gossage in 1975 (26).

3) LaDainian Tomlinson, with 145.

4) The 1992-93 season.

5) He played 277 games with the New York Rangers, and 190 with the Washington Capitals.

6) It was 2009, when Real Salt Lake beat the Los Angeles Galaxy, 5-4, in a penalty shootout.

7) Lennox Lewis, in 2000.

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Jeffco graduation rates climb Jeffco students continue to graduate on time, and over the last three years, the district’s on-time graduation rate has increased to 81.4 percent.

In the 2012-2013 school year, graduation rates for Jeffco neighborhood high schools increased to 89 percent, which is 12.1 percent higher than the Colorado state graduation rate.

This rate comes as the district’s dropout rate saw a 0.3 percent drop in the 2012-2013 school year, lowering the rate to 1.7 percent.

For more information, contact Melissa Reeves at mdreeves@jeffco.k12.co.us.

Elementary students host food drive Fourth and fifth grade students at Marshdale Elementary School, 26663 North Turkey Creek Road, Evergreen, organized a food drive for needy families in their community. Benefiting the Mountain Resource Center, 11030 Kitty Drive, Conifer, the food drive enlisted the help of a majority of the families at Marshdale bringing truckloads of food and paper products to the resource center.

Jeffco Data Management Advisory Council update The Jeffco Board of Education received an update on data

governance at Jeffco schools at the board’s study session meeting, Jan. 30.

The update discussed what data governance is and means to the district, what the council is focusing on and what standards they are holding to, rules for governance, where the industry is in comparison and what the roadmap is for future work.

Going forward, the council will focus on creating and updating policies, look at existing contracts, integrate security policies where needed, standardize and enforce governance, and keep standards, policies and overall governance in line with requirements.

Senator Zenzinger to host coffee As part of her constituent outreach, Senator Zenzinger will host her first, ‘Coffee with Constituents,’ Thursday, Feb.13.

The event will be held at the Indian Tree Golf Course Club clubhouse, 7555 Wadsworth Blvd., from 7-8 a.m. During the event, Zenzinger will discuss her work at the legislature, emphasizing senior issues and her correlating bill. Zenzinger will host monthly coffees on the second Thursday of every month. The event is open to the public, but attendees will be required to purchase their own refreshments.

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