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February 27, 2014 Jefferson County, Colorado | Volume 90, Issue 28 A publication of

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Fey is CEMA Rookie of Year Celebrates partnership between West Metro, Jeffco sheriff

By Clarke Reader

creader@ coloradocommunitymedia.com

Gary Wink speaks at the 67th Annual Chairman’s Inaugural Celebration after being one of the first inducted into the chamber’s new hall of fame. Photos by Clarke Reader

Event celebrates WC businesses New hall of fame, legacy awards announced

By Clarke Reader

creader@ colorado communitymedia.com The West Chamber celebrated Jeffco businesses and strength in numbers during its 67th annual Chairman’s Inaugural Celebration on Feb. 21.

“We are all stronger together, and we’re here because of all of you,” Brian Willms, president and CEO of the chamber told the crowd gathered at the Terrace Gardens at Ken Caryl Event Center.

Kyle Clark, 9News reporter and co-anchor emceed the event, which honored not only businesses that had a difference in Jeffco in 2013, but also individuals who have done great work over their careers.

“This event is all about recognizing leadership, and we want to take a moment to recognize the efforts of these individuals,” Clark said.

The ceremony kicked off by recognizing the 25-year members of the chamber: 240 Union, Bandimere Speedway, Chase Bank NA - Lakeside, Colorado Community Media, Colorado State University - Jefferson County, Olinger Crown Event continues on Page 13

Charles Church McKay after being inducted into the West Chamber’s new hall of fame.

Lawsuit against state over gay marriage Suit says ban denies couples ‘equal protection’

By Vic Vela

vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com Blasting Colorado’s gay marriage ban as a law that creates “two classes of citizens,” a group of nine gay couples have filed a lawsuit against the state that could pave the way toward same-sex marriage here.

The lawsuit was filed in Denver District Court on Feb. 19, and it alleges that a 2006 voter-backed referendum banning gay marriage denies same-sex couples “equal protection, due process and basic fairness,” which violates the U.S. Constitution.

“Colorado’s exclusion of same-sex couples from the institution of marriage has adversely impacted the plaintiffs and other Colorado same-sex couples in real and significant ways,” the lawsuit reads.

Nine couples who reside in different parts of the state are listed as plaintiffs in the lawsuit. They include a former Arvada police officer who lives with her partner of more than three years and their 5-yearold son; a Littleton couple who were the first couple to be issued a civil union in

Arapahoe County last year; and a Lone Tree couple of 12 years who recently married in Washington state because they could not do so here.

“The situations faced by these couples are similar to those faced by many other same-sex couples in Colorado who are denied the basic rights, privileges and protections of marriage for themselves and their children,” the lawsuit states.

Eight years ago, Colorado voters through Amendment 43 changed the state’s Constitution to define marriage between a man and a woman. But a lot has happened since that time.

As of this month, 17 states have legalized same-sex marriage. And just last year, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down key provisions of the Defense of Marriage Act, which denied gay couples federal benefits that heterosexual couples enjoy.

Most recently, challenges to same-sex marriage bans in Utah and Oklahoma have been brought before the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver.

Last year, the Legislature created civil unions in Colorado. But the lawsuit states that the new protections don’t go far enough.

“Like many other couples with a lifelong commitment, the unmarried plain-

tiffs are spouses in every sense, except that Colorado law will not allow them to marry, instead only offering them the secondclass and unequal options of civil unions,” the lawsuit states.

Gay lawmakers agreed.

“We made progress with civil unions last year, but obviously that’s not enough,” said Rep. Dominick Moreno, D-Commerce City, who is gay. “That still denies a lot of couples some critical federal benefits they could be getting if they were married.”

House Speaker Mark Ferrandino, Colorado’s first openly gay House speaker, said the lawsuit was “inevitable” and that public opinion on gay marriage has shifted dramatically since the Colorado ban was put in place “People have a fear of the unknown in some sense,” Ferrandino said. “So, once people start seeing same-sex couples in relationships, and they have friends and relatives who are in committed relationships, it’s like, ‘Well, this really hasn’t impacted me. And they’re happier, so why would I be against this?’”

“The speed at which this is changing both from the public perspective and the legal perspective is faster than almost anything I’ve ever seen.”

Collaboration is a big part of effective emergency management, and a West Metro assistant chief has been recognized for his efforts to work with various agencies in Jefferson County.

Clint Fey, assistant chief at the fire rescue, has been named Rookie Emergency Manager of the Year by Colorado Emergency Management Association (CEMA).

“It’s a honor to be recognized in this way. For me its important to recognize Jefferson County Sheriff Ted Mink and West Metro Fire Chief Don Lombardi for their fore- Fey sight and confidence in me,” Fey said. “I see this as a team award, and I have a great staff and this is as much a recognition of their efforts as mine.”

According to information provided

by West Metro, Fey earned the recognition through his collaborative work on the wildfires and September floods. In his rookie year, Fey strengthened relationships with Jefferson County fire chiefs, Jefferson County law enforcement, and supporting agencies.

“Clint has expanded the vision for emergency management within Jefferson County and the State of Colorado as a great steward for West Metro Fire Rescue,” West Metro Fire Chief Don Lombardi said.

Emergency management is something that has held Fey’s interest for some time, and he has some education and background in the area. His role as emergency manager came about through a partnership between West Metro and Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.

The partnership combined incident command, resource allocation and allhazards management to the County’s Emergency Management Division.

“I’ve been with West Metro since 1995, but didn’t start as emergency manager until 2012,” Fey said. “Wildfires are the top threat in Jeffco and I’ve had experience in dealing with that.”

Fey also worked on issues during the floods in September, and said he and staff were working sometimes more than 16-hours a day for those 11 days.

The collaboration that the partnership and his position have created can be used as an example to other agencies, Fey believes.

“I think this partnership is really innovative, and could be a model for how this could work around the country,” he said.

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February 27, 2014

Political challenges face three freshman lawmakers As the legislative session chugs along, three freshman lawmakers are trying to balance voting their personal ideology with that of the constituents who reside in their complicated districts.

And if that isn’t hard enough, a couple of them are still trying to figure out where the stairwells and exits and other important places are located inside the Capitol.

“The hardest thing for me was finding the bathroom,” Sen. Bernie Herpin, R-Colorado Springs said. “At my age, that’s important.”

Herpin and senate colleagues George Rivera, R-Pueblo, and Rachel Zenzinger, D-Arvada, may not always agree on politics. But they share a common bond that is best summed up by the Grateful Dead’s “St. Stephen” — “One man gathers what another man spills.”

The three gained their seats as a result of recall efforts that sent their predecessors packing. Senate President John Morse of Colorado Springs and Sen. Angela Giron of Pueblo lost to Herpin and Rivera in September recall elections that were spurred by the Democrats’ votes on gun legislation that became law last year.

Zenzinger took over the seat that was held by fellow Democrat Evie Hudak, who resigned in November in the face of a recall effort.

The three didn’t think they’d have their own nameplates inside the Senate’s chambers, at least so soon. But, here they are.

And now that they’re here, they say they are trying to strike the right legislative balance while also trying to keep up with the sometimes complex and often maddening scene inside the Capitol.

I asked Rivera — a former cop who had never held elected office prior to winning his seat — if he has found the legislative process to be overwhelming.

“I’d be lying if I said no,” Rivera said.

“Because there were instances where I said, ‘Wow, what did I get myself into?’ ”

Getting around the building and figuring out how the legislative process works is one thing. Going back to their brutallydrawn districts to convince voters to send them back to the Capitol for a full term will be a whole other ball of wax.

Rivera is surrounded by Democrats in Pueblo’s District 3. Heck, even his wife is a Democrat. Last September, Rivera became the first Republican to represent the Democratic stronghold since the 1930s.

“People were really fed up and upset with a lot of the laws that were passed in Denver,” he said, referring specifically to gun bills and rural electric mandates.

“The bottom line is this: It just doesn’t seem like they understand that although they’re Democrat down there in Pueblo, doggone it, they take them for granted at their peril.”

Then there’s Herpin’s Senate District 11, which includes parts of Colorado Springs.

Now, when folks think of the Springs, they assume that it’s about as safe for a Republican lawmaker as Duke University is for Mike Krzyzewski.

But Herpin’s district is a tough one, and it includes Manitou Springs, where Democrats dig the vibe. Morse barely lost the September recall election to Herpin, by a razor thin margin of 51 percent to 49 percent.

Prior to becoming a state senator, Herpin’s political experience was limited to municipal government, having served on the city council there. But Herpin recently learned the hard way that things said in-

side council chambers get nothing like the attention they receive inside the Capitol.

A couple of weeks ago, Herpin made headlines during a committee hearing where he was presenting a bill that sought to repeal last year’s law that banned ammunition magazines from carrying more than 15 rounds. The bill was a reaction to recent mass shootings where the killers carried magazines that contained large numbers of ammunition rounds.

Herpin was trying to make the point that high-capacity magazines are unreliable and that perhaps it was “a good thing” that Aurora theater shooting suspect James Holmes had a 100-round magazine because it jammed.

The senator’s comments were received with outrage by family members who lost loved ones in the Aurora theater shooting.

Herpin said his comments were taken out of context, but that he understands the reaction.

“I still think what I was trying to get across was correct, I just think I could have done it better,” he said. “It was my fault for not phrasing my remarks and taking into consideration the sensitivities of the subject.”

Herpin said “it’s not pleasant” when asked what it was like to be on the receiving end of bad press, rather than reading about someone else’s. Herpin then quipped that at least he didn’t go as far as did former Colorado Springs lawmaker Doug Bruce during his infamous antics on the first day of the 2008 legislative session.

“I’ve not yet kicked the reporter or the photographer, so I’m not the worst yet,” Herpin said.

Zenzinger hasn’t kicked a photographer yet either — and somehow, I just don’t see that happening.

Unlike Herpin, Zenzinger has no problem finding bathrooms in the Capitol, seeing as how she was once an aide to Democratic Sen. Mary Hodge of Adams

County.

The margin for error in Herpin’s district is pretty thin, but the one in Zenzinger’s District 19 is New York deli pastrami-like thin — and that’s thin!

Hudak won the seat with 51 percent of the vote in 2008, which was a virtual landslide compared to 2012, when she won by a margin of 584 votes, or by less than 1 percent of the vote.

Zenzinger doesn’t need a math lesson to figure out just how difficult her district is — after all, she ran Hudak’s successful 2012 campaign. She said she tries to convey to her divided constituency that what happens at the Capitol isn’t as divisive as they might think.

“Ninety to 95 percent of the bills passed at the Capitol are actually bipartisan,” she said. “And people go, ‘No they’re not.’ Yes, they actually are. It’s just those 5 percent that are really divisive. And that’s challenging because 50 percent of my district will agree and 50 percent wont agree.”

Zenzinger knows that she’s going to face a stiff challenge this November, regardless of who the Republican nominee turns out to be. She hopes that people will see she’s the same person who served on the Arvada City Council, but she knows full well that conservatives — especially gun enthusiasts — will try to paint her as the second coming of Evie Hudak.

“I’m sure they’re going to try to say that,” Zenzinger said. “So what I’m hoping to demonstrate is that I was OK when I was on city council in representing you and I haven’t changed. Who Rachel Zenzinger is hasn’t changed. So I’m trying to do a good job in showing I am my own person.”

Vic Vela is the legislative reporter for Colorado Community Media. He can be reached at vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com.

Follow Vic on Twitter, @VicVela1.

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Colorado Community Media wins 132 awards Staff Report Colorado Community Media brought home 132 awards in the annual Colorado Press Association Better Newspaper Contest.

Included in the tally were five special honors. The Tri-Lakes Tribune (Class 1), the Golden Transcript (Class 4) and the Highlands Ranch Herald (Class 5) each won the Advertising Sweepstakes Award.

The Tribune also won the Sweepstakes Award in the photo and design category

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For CCM — a 2-year-old media compaIn the advertising category, companyny comprising 22 newspapers and 23 web- wide production manager Scott Andrews sites covering the north, west and south won 28 awards, 14 of which were first place. suburbs of Denver, and El Paso and Teller The news staff of the Westminster WinB:10.25” counties — this year’s honors were a condow and Golden Transcript combined for T:10.25” tinuation of an upward trend. A year ago, eight first place awards. Columnists Ann CCM was recognized with 95 awards, a maMacari Healey and Andrea Doray, reportS:10.25”

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February 27, 2014

Exploring the senses Fletcher Miller and Wilmot share experiences

By Clarke Reader

creader@ coloradocommunitymedia.com Art has the power to affect everyone.

Students at Lakewood’s Fletcher Miller School and Evergreen’s Wilmot Elementary learned that lesson firsthand on Feb. 19, when they came together to share in the formative power of artistic creation.

Fifth-grade students from Wilmot brought art work they created that would have more than just visual appeal for special needs students at Fletcher to experience in a variety of ways.

“Art work can be experienced in a lot of different ways by different people,” Jenni Halsted, Specials Teacher at Fletcher said.

“Art can be a lot more than just paintings — I like the idea of playing with more than just 2-D work.”

The pieces tapped into all of the senses — they are all 3-D, have tactile elements to feel, and most have sound elements worked into them as well. Cottonballs, string, and real tree branches were all used to create a tactile experience for viewers.

According to Wilmot art teacher, Elisabeth Marcus, the idea for creating the works came from lessons students were receiving about an artist who was having audio and visual impairment issues, and

decided to make art that appealed to other senses.

“We talked about the different senses and the kids just exploded with ideas,” Marcus said. “In conversation with the students, they decided they wanted to make work for students who can’t see in the traditional sense.”

Wilmot students set their art pieces up in mini stations, and Fletcher students would visit them one-by-one, meet the artists and listen to an explanation of the work.

As students listened to the sounds of a tree cuckoo clock, made with real tree bark, or got to turn the gears of a virtual clock, laughter and smiles quickly spread to everyone participating.

“I think they really like it, and like looking at it,” said Hailey and Rhyan, two fifth graders from Wilmot. “Our favorite part of the project was brainstorming the ideas and then making the whole thing.”

Marcus said that she is extremely proud of the work her students did to bring the art to Fletcher and their giving spirit.

“I hope they understand that for the visual arts, there is a broader audience for who can see and experience the art,” she said.

Halsted said the day is a great chance for students to meet each other and connect over the work.

“Kids are kids first,” she said. “The most important thing is they have fun and enjoy each other.”

Students from Wilmot Elementary explain their artwork to Fletcher Miller student Elizabeth White. The two schools came together to teach each other about art. Courtesy photos

Isabella, a student at Fletcher Miller, touches a giraffe made by students at Wilmot Elementary. The artwork the Wilmot students created was designed to be tactile so Fletcher students could experience it in a new way.

HAWK signal gets test at Union Blvd.

Signal should make crossing busy street easier

By Clarke Reader

creader@ coloradocommunitymedia.com Pedestrians near Union Boulevard will notice a new type of traffic signal, which should make it easier for them to cross the busy boulevard.

A High-intensity Activated Cross Walk (HAWK) will be installed at 260 Union Blvd., with the aim of creating a safer crossing and access to businesses in the area and the Federal Center transit station. It will become operational sometime in early to mid-March.

“We’re interested in increasing access to the Federal Center light rail station, especially since there are a lot of employment locations on the west side of Union,” said Lakewood traffic engineer Dave Baskett.

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“We wanted to find a way to make crossing that bigger street easier to cross.”

The HAWK signal started getting use in Tuscon, Ariz., and started to gain some national attention. There are only three or four in the Denver metro area currently, but according to Baskett they could be catching on.

According to information provided by the city, the signal addresses one need identified in the Union Boulevard Corridor Urban Design Plan.

Union Blvd. gets a lot of foot traffic, especially during lunch hour, and with the new light rail station, it makes for the perfect place to test the signal out.

“With all the restaurants along the boulevard, this should be a good place to see if it works,” said Ben Waldman, traffic engineer manager with Lakewood. “It takes some of the pedestrians who are crossing at other places and puts them in a more controlled crossing.”

The signal was funded by Funding Advancement for Surface Transportation and Economic Recovery (FASTER), a state program to improve highway safety. The cost was around $165,000, with $138,000 coming from FASTER. To motorists, the signal looks like a triangular arrangement of a traditional stoplight.

According to Baskett, the way the signal works is that once a pedestrian presses the walk button a yellow light in the lower portion of the triangle will flash, signaling drivers that a pedestrian wants to cross.

The flashing yellow light will then turn a solid yellow to warn motorists to slow down to prepare to stop.

Next, the top two lights in the triangle will turn red, requiring motorists to stop.

The pedestrian receives the signal to cross the street at this time. As the pedestrian crosses the street, the top two lights will remain red and flash.

At this point, the flashing red lights function the same way as a stop sign. The flashing lights indicate that motorists may proceed after stopping as soon as it’s safe for both the motorists and pedestrian.

When there are no pedestrians present, lights in the triangle are not lit and remain dark.

“A big thing for us moving forward is education, especially since we have an older population that we need to make sure understand. We’ll be sending out mailings and the police will also be on hand to help with education,” Baskett said. “We’re getting more and more people walking in the city, so this could be a win-win.”

Learn more at www.Lakewood.org/ HAWKSignal.

Springing into good health

By Clarke Reader

creader@ coloradocommunitymedia.com The Charles Whitlock Recreation Center is helping Lakewood residents keep their New Years resolutions all year long with its annual Spring Fling event.

The event is 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 1, at the center, 1555 Dover St., and will feature free admission, samples of fitness classes and demos.

According to Chad Roeder, facility coordinator, half-hour fitness classes will be going throughout the day. Classes include Zumba, Core and More, Power Hour, Box Fit, Yoga and Aqua Tai Chi in the pool.

“The Aqual class is great for mobility and the warm water really helps with joints,” he said.

There will also be activities going through-

out the event, including personal trainers on hand to answer questions, a therapeutic aqua class question and answer session, open rock climbing, youth volleyball and unified basketball league games.

During the Spring Fling the recreation center will be offering some special deals - for facility passes, buy 12 months get one month free and discounts on personal training packages. In an effort to offer residents access to other businesses that support health, there will be booths from 100% Chiropractic @ Belmar, St. Anthony’s Hospital, Select Physical Therapy and Vitamin Cottage.

“This has been a great event for us, and we get a lot of excellent feedback, including people who didn’t even know we were here,” Roeder said. “We want to create opportunities for a healthy community.”

For more information, visit www.lakewood.org/Whitlock.

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February 27, 2014

City council pass trash hauling licensing Hear from residents about Solterra monument

By Clarke Reader

creader@coloradocommunitymedia. com During the regular meeting of Feb. 24, city council passed an ordinance allowing for the licensing of commercial waste haulers in the city, and heard from residents near the Solterra neighborhood about a troubling new addition to the property.

Trash haulers The trash hauler ordinance passed 7-3 with Ward 1 councilwoman Ramey Johnson, Ward 3 councilman Pete Roybal and Ward 4 councilman David Wiechman voting against. Ward 5 councilwoman Karen Harrison was absent.

Travis Parker, director of Lakewood’s planning department, started out the discussion with a brief presentation, touching on how important better recycling options are to residents in the city.

Parker said that in community surveys the city does, investing more in recycling receives 93 to 99 percent support — one of the top rated issues in any area.

“We’re currently underperforming in the area, only diverting 9 to 12 percent of trash away from landfills,” he said. “Unfortunately we don’t have enough information to know what the best next step is in the area of recycling.”

According to Parker, the ordinance will not lead to any immediate changes — instead it creates licensing requirements so the city can help familiarize residents with the trash haulers operating in the city and will allow the city to be able to gather information on the operating haulers.

There will be a $50 licensing fee per year for the companies.

Several residents spoke up against the ordinance, voicing fears that it would lead to a decrease in competition, a single-hauler system and the city government getting involved in something it has no business in.

“Licensing limits competition and diminishes the value the consumers receive,” resident Fred Clifford said. “I believe that while it seems like just one small step, it is actually incrementalism, and could lead to a loss of freedoms.”

Johnson, Roybal and Wiechman joined these residents in their concern.

‘Perhaps the best role for us would be that of educators,” Johnson said. “I feel like licensing could start us on a dangerous chain of events.”

Not all residents were against the ordinance, and Dominick Moreno, a representative of Republic Services trash haulers spoke in favor of the measure.

“This will help with minimum safety standards, and can help haulers work with the city to provide the best services,” he said. “We provide this kind of information to many other cities.”

Mayor Bob Muprhy described the measure as a modest proposal, and said the city

NEWS IN A HURRY West Metro firefigher dies

West Metro firefighter and paramedic Mike Miller died in his sleep at his home on Feb. 15.

Miller, 39, had served as a West Metro firefigher since August 2006.

West Metro Fire Rescue Fire Chief Don Lombardi described Miller as “a valued member who was committed to serving our citizens in a professional and caring manner. Mike will be greatly missed.”

Miller leaves behind a wife and daughter.

Explosions in apartment complex

On Friday, Feb. 21, several explosions shook up residents in an apartment complex near S. Reed Ct. near S. Pierece St. and Kentucky Ave. The explosions occurred around 4:45 a.m. and there were no injuries.

Firefighters witnessed five blasts come from the boiler room, one about every 10 minutes with a visible flash and concussion.

Firefighters say the explosions were likely caused by a natural gas leak, though there has not been an official statement on the cause.

Police offer Citizen Police Academy

The Lakewood Police Department will be hosting two classes of the Lakewood Citizen Police Academy, which is designed to provide information to our residents that let them see how the Lakewood Police Department and its personnel serve the citizens.

The Citizen Police Academy is a 10week program that begins each year in the fall and spring. The next Citizen Police Academy is scheduled to begin on April 3, 2014 and will run for ten weeks on Thursday evenings 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., ending on June 5.

The course is an opportunity for the students to get a glimpse at the inner workings of the Police Department, see how the gents do their job and to gain an understanding of the factors that affect our ability to perform our duties.

Students of the Citizen Police Academy will get to experience what agents go through when they are on patrol, in the form of a ride-along. They will get to observe demonstrations of how the Police K-9 dogs and their handlers operate, how police respond to active shooter situations and how decisions are made when faced with having to use deadly force.

Classes include information on gangs, drugs, weapons, the law and the internal affairs investigation process. Upon completion of the Citizen Police Acad-

emy, graduates are welcome to apply to volunteer with the Police Department and gain more experience with police work in a variety of ways.

For more information, visit www. lakewood.org/citizenspoliceacademy/ or contact the Police Volunteer Coordinator by email at LPDVolunteerCoordinator@ LakewoodCO.org or by phone at 303-9877105.

has no interest whatsoever in getting involved in the trash hauling business. Other councilmembers noted that many other businesses, like liqour stores and pawn shops, require licensing without any kind of loss of competition.

“We’ve known that this is an issue for six years,” Ward 5 councilman Tom Quinn said. “This information will help us in our sustainability planning, especially since the city is working on its first sustainability plan.”

Solterra monument Residents in the Summit Glen neighborhood are unhappy about an “entry monument” that has been built in the Solterra neighborhood behind their homes, which is very brightly lit during the night and has

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The monument is a hollow pier like structure, about 74 feet long and 17 feet high, that juts out of a hill, facing South Indiana Street, at the southern end of Solterra.

Residents said the structure is breaking city ordinances by being too bright, and by staying lit throughout the evening.

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Support ‘right to know’ in challenging times The latest developments in digital communications were discussed at length at the Colorado Press Association annual convention Feb. 21 in Denver. While expanding modes of obtaining news continue in an extended renaissance period, it appears while more and more information is literally at hand, the information so important to the public’s right to know is not flowing so freely.

One discussion led by experts in media law focused on current challenges to obtain public records from government entities. Journalists’ heads nodded to comments that the cost of obtaining documents often remains a barrier. Heads nodded that information is sometimes be-

our view ing held back based on how the provider thinks the media may present it —such as putting it online — while the public’s right to know should not be limited by who wants it and how it may be used.

And heads nodded when media experts said the state appellate courts are no longer on “our” side — meaning specifically the media — thwarting our role to obtain information and be a watchdog on government.

The whys of the present climate can be contemplated, but we agree with the general notion that the impact of 9/11 turned tides to tightening of information to media and compromising privacy of the public.

We profess media is not so beloved by the masses, but when we write informative stories, we know our work is valued.

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Picking (on) teams Boy, the run up to the Super Bowl sure was exciting this year, wasn’t it?

Of course, the game was, um, shall we say ... disappointing (read: a fiasco, an embarrassment). But that doesn’t change what happened in the days running up to it. The whole city was in the spirit: orange shirts, downtown buildings lit up in blue and orange, special programs on radio and television. The Broncos’ success created a sense of community around here. We were all “on the team.”

But sometimes, “team” gets out of hand.

Sometimes, we stop looking at what’s actually going on around us and dig in our heels to be “with our team.” As much as I value loyalty, life is not a game; important things happen in the real world, and the consequences are a lot more serious than having to exchange strange gifts with the mayor of the “other team.”

The new Jefferson County school board has shown a penchant for sending people off to their team corners. A couple weeks ago I wrote a column that was critical of the board, though, normally, we might be on the same team. Or, at least, in the same farm system. And, boy, did I hear about it from “my” teammates. Even though my criticisms were more about politics than policy, I was still taken to task for what, in older days, would be called “heresy.” Luckily for me, it’s been mostly respectful, so, while I had lengthy conversations about the subject, it never got personal Not so, the new school board. People from “the other team,” the ones that were so ill-behaved at the Saturday morning board meeting, immediately took to the Internet to spread innuendo and deception.

“Follow the money,” is how they couch their attempts to delegitimize the board’s election. Which is, of course, silly — every prior board got elected by being well-funded, too (usually by the teachers union, whose buck normally lets them pick who sits across from them at the negotiating table).

But the attacks on this team go beyond that. A prominent member of the PTA has recently made jokes on a public account

about gun violence toward this board.

One of those internet sites I was talking about responded to a commenter with an ominous “Your turn is coming.” Now, do I expect to see a bunch of PTA moms marching on the school board meeting with guns a-blazin’? Of course not.

Pitchforks and torches is more the tone of this debate.

But you do know, don’t you, that if it had been the other team doing that, people would be tearing down the Administration Building by the rafters.

What all of this faux drama does, unfortunately, is take the focus far from where it should be: legitimate debates about the best, most cost-efficient way to maximize students’ potential. Yeah, the two sides have very different views on that. But, there may be common ground between the two sides, or better: a creative new way to attack the differences that lets everybody have their turn at bat. But that won’t be found in an “our team/their team” argument.

And, unfortunately, when everybody plays this as if it were just a game, then the people who really lose are the students and the taxpayers.

If only we could all take our cues from the Broncos on this one, too. Did you notice, how after the “us” vs. “them” part was over, a bunch of us’es and them’s gathered at midfield for a prayer? There are more important things than the games we play.

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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And the powerful play goes on Not surprisingly, I am in love with the written word. I love the power of the pen on the page to move, amuse, anger, or delight. The power to take us places we’ve never been before. The power to take us back to times and places we have come from.

Lately, though, I’ve also become enamored of the spoken word. I’ve done my share of readings from my own writing and I have to say that I do like the way it sounds. And it appears that a lot more of us are enjoying literature out loud. Look at the popularity of slam poetry (which I have yet to try myself) and the unending supply of stunning performances on YouTube.

Poetry has found its way further into the mainstream, too, and now into the commercial realm as well. In an ad for the iPad Air, we hear Robin William’s voice in his portrayal of John Keating, the beloved English teacher in the film Dead Poets Society.

In the sound track, replicated in the ad, Williams/Keating quotes the poet Walt

Whitman but it’s far more than a quote, more than just a reading of words on the page. When Williams recites from “O, Me! O, Life!”, it is a performance that is as much a celebration of Whitman’s poetry as of the life about which Whitman writes. And for those of us who need a reminder of the power and beauty of Walt Whitman’s words, Williams gives it to us with this tantalizing invitation: “…the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse.”

Even if we don’t know it’s him or that the scene is from Dead Poets Society, (which

I just found out myself last week), it is the way Robin Williams’ delivers these lines that makes the poetry of Walt Whitman so accessible to us, that makes us part of the celebration, part of the powerful play.

I’m fortunate to be part of another celebration of the spoken word as Colorado’s coordinator of Poetry Out Loud, a nationwide contest for high school students that helps young people master public speaking skills, build self-confidence, and learn about our literary heritage. Students memorize and recite great poetry in school-wide competitions, and school winners advance to the state finals being held this year on March 11 at the Lakewood Cultural Center. Our Colorado state winner will then represent us at the National Finals in Washington, DC, in April.

As I’ve visited high schools around the state, I’ve heard students recite, interpret, and perform great poetry, and I am personally inviting you to join us for the Poetry Out Loud State Finals on March 11

at the Lakewood Cultural Center. You’ll be inspired, delighted, and awed by these students as they bring the power of words on the page to life with their performances.

To quote from Walt Whitman: “Answer: / That you are here—that life exists and identity, / That the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse.”

To quote John Keating from Dead Poets Society: “We don’t read and write poetry because it’s cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race.”

And that is indeed something to celebrate.

chinchillas, guinea pigs, a Banty rooster and hen and chicks. But my favorite pet which will always be closest to my heart in my memory was Smoky,the little black horse. I bought him with my own money when I was growing up in Golden.

Smoky had integrity. When you climbed in the saddle on him you knew you were in for a good ride, a safe ride. He didn’t go crazy on me like Poncho the pony who threw me off and then dragged me when my boot caught in the stirrup. Smoky didn’t run away with me like Creole the buckskin mare did. As I said, Smoky had integrity. He was so trustworthy I even rode him in the Stock Show.

So as I lay awake thinking of President Theodore Roosevelt, guinea pigs, integrity, and the horse of my youth, Smoky, I tried

to come up with the ideal president to follow Barack Obama. In my book he or she would have a collection of beloved pets.

Maybe she will have a guinea pig named Integrity.

But even more important than that would be if the next president had a dog or a horse or a pony named Smoky. That would be a sign to me.

It’s amazing what can happen when I’m awake at 2 a.m. contemplating who was my favorite president. You should try it sometime.

Andrea Doray is a writer and poet who thanks the National Endowment of the Arts, The Poetry Foundation, Colorado Creative Industries, the teachers, families, and especially the competitors for bringing great literature to life. Contact her at a.doray@ andreadoray.com.

Predawn pets and presidents During the night before Presidents Day, I lay awake for hours trying to decide who was my favorite president. About 2 a.m. I had an epiphany that the best president ever in my book was Theodore Roosevelt.

Why did I pick him? This is my reasoning: Roosevelt began his presidency in 1901 along with more pets than the White House had ever seen. I have to love a president that had five guinea pigs named Admiral Dewey, Dr. Johnson, Bishop Doane, Fighting Bob Evans and Father O’Grady. In addition Roosevelt had a small bear named Jonathan Edwards, a lizard named Bill, Maude the pig, a badger named Josiah, Peter the rabbit, Eli Yale the macaw, Baron Spreckle the hen, and the beloved pony named Algonquin.

Teddy Roosevelt’s six children playing with the pets must have kept things lightened up in the White House where life can get oh so serious. Evidently son

Quentin barged into an important meeting between his father and senators in the Oval Office. Quentin dropped four garter snakes on the table which caused quite a commotion. Many jokes must have followed. Jay Leno would have had a field day with a story like that.

Thinking about Roosevelt’s animals, I started thinking about which was my favorite pet. We had a dog named Shane, two cats named Tigger and Dynamite,

Entertainer wows group SNCW Singles Social Club has been in existence since the mid 1990’s, and I have been a member for the majority of that time. On most Sunday evenings we can be found at the American Legion in Edgewater where we have a meal which is followed by a program. Programs range from ID fraud prevention, to Super Bowl parties (yes, I’m still in shock), to travelogues, to chili/soup cook-offs, to live music presentations.

On a recent Sunday evening we had what may have been our best evening ever.

We had the great pleasure and privilege of being entertained by singer, actor, raconteur Leonard E. Barrett, Jr. I first met Leonard a number of years ago when he was starring in an annual PHAMALY Theatre Company musical. Let me give you a little background ... Physically Handicapped Actors and Musical Artists League was founded in 1989 by five students who were frustrated by the lack of theatrical opportunities for those living with disabilities. Now, twenty-five years later, the group is known nationally for its pioneering work.

Leonard initially had no intention to returning to the world of entertainment.

After performing on stage for 10 years, he decided a change was in order so he did the only logical thing possible. He taught computers. A friend invited him to a PHAMALY function and when asked what his disability was he, being taken off guard, said, “multiple sclerosis.” He then sang for the group and the rest is history. He is now a full-time performer and will be playing the role of the Narrator in “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” PHAMALY’s annual musical which will be held in July at The Space Theatre at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts.

Leonard’s career has definitely taken off. He has performed at Boulder’s Dinner Theatre, and with the Denver Center Theatre Company, among others, as well as doing one-man shows at Lannie’s Clock-

tower Cabaret. In fact he will be singing at Lannie’s this Mothers’ Day. And, of course, he performs for private functions such as our SNCW event.

Knowing how talented Leonard is, SNCW decided to open the evening to former members, and other friends. Our group is officially a “singles social club,” so married folks need not apply. We waived the rules for this special evening. We generally have 20 to 25 members and guests attend our meetings. This time we ended up with a group of 54 ... a bit of a challenge for those of us who did the cooking, decorating and organizing.

What a wonderful evening it was. Our star more than lived up to his billing.

He has a glorious voice and a personality to match. We listened to tunes made famous by Bocelli, Mathis, Nat King Cole, and many more. The audience was mesmerized. Leonard may be reached at len12955ps@gmail.com.

SNCW Singles Social Club welcomes new members. The only requirement is that you be single when you join. Although our emphasis is on social activities and we are definitely not a “dating” club, several of our members have met and married since joining our group ... they are allowed to stay. In addition to our Sunday meetings, we have many outside activities. For information, check out our website at www. sncw.org or contact me, personally.

Columnist Harriet Hunter Ford may be reached at hhunterford@msn.com.

Mary Stobie grew up in Golden and loves animals. Her columns have been published in The Chicago Tribune and are now syndicated by Senior Wire News Service. Contact her at mry_jeanne@yahoo.com

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Mary Jane Weir Mary Jane Weir, of Lakewood, passed away February 6th at the age of 89.She was born in St Louis, Missouri and married her high school sweetheart Wilbur Weir. Mary Jane attended Scripps College, Claremont, CA. and graduated from Washington University, St. Louis, MO. Member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority and PEO. She was an active member of her church and loved to play bridge. She is survived by her brother John Fischer: Children Susan Weir, David Weir (Tania), Richard Weir (Evelyn) and Sally (Weir) Bastine (Bill): Grandchildren Jamie Bastine and Nicki(Bastine) Krieger (Kyle).A Celebration of life will be held at The First Presbyterian Church of Lakewood, 8210 W. 10th Ave., Friday, March 7th, 2014 at 2:00 PM.

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National bicentennial educates students Star Spangled Scholars celebrates nation’s anthem and history

By Crystal Anderson

canderson@ coloradocommunitymedia.com To celebrate the colonial era in the country’s history, Star-spangled Scholars is educating Jefferson County students a deep, tangible, hands-on knowledge of the founding of the United States. ”This (Star-spangled Scholars program) offers experiential, hands-on learning for kiddos, they can touch it, feel it, smell it, wear it,” organizer and founder, Linda Ol-

son Ferguson said.

The program, founded in the fall of 2013, began incidentally after Ferguson heard about the bicentennial of the national anthem, the Star Spangled Banner. Ferguson immediately began to research this fact, and decided to put together a program that would help educate students across the Denver-Metro area about the fundamentals the nation was founded upon. ”The purpose is to teach lessons from real-life experiences from the founding of our nation to the settling of the West, with the hook being the bicentennial of the Starspangled Banner,” Ferguson said.

Throughout 2014, Ferguson, along with two Hands on History Colorado historians, Irish Lace and Smoketalker, and representative Steve DeBoer from the Sons of the

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American Revolution, will speak at area schools and youth programs educating students about the early history of the U.S. “We want to make that period of time, our history, our ancestry, make this time period feel real and fun for kids,” DeBoer said.

Star-Spangled Scholars works in conjunction with the Arvada Harvest Festival and the Arvada Junior Chamber Foundation to help students learn about the struggles of survival in early Colonial America and the West; the Constitution’s purpose; and the inspiration behind the Star-Spangled Banner. Through the program, students and youth will have the opportunity to see, wear, use, and play with historically correct artifacts such as lanterns, uniforms, tools from Colonial America.

Stein, Edgewater receive grants Foundations for Great Schools provides needed assistance

By Clarke Reader

creader@coloradocommunitymedia.com Stein Elementary in Lakewood and Edgewater Elementary are both winners of the 2014 Foundations for Great Schools awards.

The grants go to schools that that have a high number of low-income students and achieve great success with their students.

Stein will be receiving around $45,000 and Edgewater will be receiving around $20,000.

“We like to focus on schools that are making dramatic progress,” Tom Kaesemeyer, spokesperson for the Foundations for Great Schools said.

“It’s important to us that we recognize schools that are doing a good job in spite of difficult circumstances.”

According to Kaesemeyer, Foundations was created when five different foundations — Anschutz Foundation, Daniels Fund, Fox Family Foundation, Gates Family Foundation and

Piton Foundation — decided to pool together to support education.

For the annual awards, a list of schools is created and then the award judges visit the schools to see how they do in several categories.

“All sorts of things are looked at — the teachers, the student culture, technology use, and how engaged students are in the classroom,” Kaesemeyer said. “The team then creates a report that includes a recommendation of who should receive the grant.”

This is the fourth year in a row that Stein has received a grant from the Foundations, according to principal Socorro Alarcon.

“It’s very affirming, especially since this isn’t a grant that is applied for,” she said. “We believe that all students can learn if they are provided the effective instruction. We also have very skilled teachers and tutors to help.”

Alacorn not only credits the teachers and staff at Stein with helping make things better for students, but technology as well — from laptops to Chromebooks and iPads — which provide a whole new range of learning opportunities for students.

According to Kaesemeyer, Edgewater has made great steps forward

HAVE A STORY IDEA? Email Lakewood Community Editor Clarke Reader at creader@coloradocommunitymedia.com or call 303-566-4133.

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“This is voluntary, and is a supplement to the schools’ and educators’ efforts to make sure kids know how important that aspect of our history was and the aspects our country was founded on,” DeBoer said.

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thanks to Principal Celeste Sultze, who he describes as a passionate leader for all the students.

Some of the challenges the school faces is a very mobile student population, a large English as a second language population, and 94 percent of students qualify for free and reduced lunch.

“The school focuses on a lot of character education and has data meetings every six weeks to plan classes,” Kaesemeyer said. “They do a lot of strategizing and hold learning interventions if necessary, which are crucial.

Part of the awards application is that the school must tell what it would do with any funds received, and Alarcon said that the school will be using the money to help pay for technology, as well as science and social studies materials.

Edgeater will be using funds to help with writing and developing a multi-year plan to help students succeed.

“These schools really work to make the students feel like they’re well taken care of,” Kaesemeyer said.

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JEFFCO NEWS IN A HURRY Arrest made in the death of Jeffco deputy

Kenneth Martin Hosch, 83, of Golden, was arrested on Monday, Feb. 24 on two felony counts on suspicion of Vehicular Homicide and Criminally Negligent Homicide for the death of Jefferson County Sheriff’s Sergeant Dave Baldwin in January on Highway 93, north of West 64th Parkway.

On Sunday, January 26, at 10:05 a.m., Baldwin was traveling in the left northbound lane on his HarleyDavidson patrol motorcycle, entering a sweeping curve.

According to police officials a 2004 Saturn Vue SUV was traveling southbound through the curve when it crossed a double-yellow line, traveling into the northbound lanes and passing at least one vehicle. The Saturn collided head-on with the Harley-Davidson.

Hosch is alleged to have failed to return to the legal southbound lane of travel and continued driving southbound on the wrong side of the road for approximately 1,500 ft., the District Attorney’s office reported. Witnesses of the crash estimate that Hosch was traveling 70 to 79 mph just before the collision with Sgt. Baldwin, according to court records.

Bond has been set in the amount of $10,000.

Court appointed special advocates needed

Volunteers are being sought out by Court Appointed Special Advocates of Jefferson and Gilpin Counties for abused or neglected children in court.

CASA volunteers are appointed by a judge and provide the courts with objective information and recommendations to help ensure that a child abuse victim’s best interests are served. Previous experience is not required. The next CASA of Jeffco/Gilpin volunteer training is scheduled to begin Tuesday, April 1, 2014.

The training course includes approximately 19 hours of online class assignments and 19 hours of classroom training. All in-person sessions will be held at the Jefferson County Courthouse, 100 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden, CO 80401. For more information please contact Susan Manfredi at (303) 271-6537 or at susanmanfredi@ casajeffcogilpin.com.

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Spellbound with stories Jeffco storytellers bring imaginative tales to students

By Glenn Wallace

gwallace@ coloradocommunitymedia.com Third-graders sit in the library of Sheldon Elementary in Golden, eyes fixed on the man that even the librarian knows only as Grandbear.

“Bubble? Bubble?” Grandbear, aka Lev Ropes, says in a comically befuddled voice.

Listening to Grandbear’s original tale of a mysterious bubble that appears in town, the children giggle every time he repeats the word.

“I have a movie running in my head when I tell a story, and I hope they do too,” Ropes said following storytime.

Ropes, and a band of storytellers like him, make up the Jeffco chapter of the national nonprofit group, Spellbinders.

Founded in Colorado in 1988, the organization was initially founded as a way for retired volunteers to become involved with the youth and schools.

Ropes said the 70 storytellers of the Jeffco chapter told more than 3,600 tales in county schools last year.

Grandbear, a family nickname used by his grandchildren, spins stories for around 260 children a month, and has been a Spellbinder for 14 years now.

“I started (storytelling) when I retired,” Ropes said.

A former singer, dancer, mechanic,

photographer, and more, Ropes said he didn’t really find his niche until he started storytelling. He said after telling tales for everyone from first graders to senior citizens, third grade was truly the age group he found he liked to perform for the most.

“And for an old guy like me, taking medications, these kids are the best prescription,” Ropes said.

The 79-year-old storyteller certainly does seem to come alive as he tells his tale to the children — walking, gesturing, mimicking, and making silly words with silly voices, earning the attention and laughter of his audience.

“Bubble? People, that bubble isn’t a bubble. That bubble is some trouble. And being some trouble, I’m going to turn it into rubble!” Ropes proclaims, speaking as the misguided king of the story.

As the story continues, the foolish king ends up stuck inside of the bubble and it is up to a smart little girl to rescue him and save the day.

Ropes said it is hard to describe the thrill of connection he feels when storytelling, but he highly recommends it, whether by reading a story to a child in the family, or performing before a group.

“It goes back to before written language — we are hardwired to story. And it’s been shown that we learn better and remember more when something is told to us in story form,” Ropes said.

As for storytelling advice, Grandbear says: “Tell a story you really like and want to tell, and that will resonate with the kids.”

For those interested in Spellbinders, contact Barbara B. Morrissey, Training Coordinator, at bb.morrissey@comcast.net.

jeffco education news in a hurry Jefferson County Fair Art Contest

March 14 and receive $100.

Jefferson County Fair and the Jefferson County CSU Extension Office are hosting a poster design contest for the 2014 Jefferson County Fair poster.

The contest is open to all Jeffco students in kindergarten through twelfth grades. Artwork must be turned in by March 5, with an entry form, to either the Jeffco Extension office at the Jeffco fairgrounds or mailed to Jeffco Fair Inc., P.O. Box 582, Morrison, CO 80465.

Artwork needs to represent the 2014 county fair theme, “A County Fair with an Urban Flair” and will be judged by the Jeffco Fair Inc. planning committee.

The contest winner will be announced

Jeffco Board votes leadership team interim control The Jefferson County Board of Education voted to place the executive leadership team, chief school effectiveness officer, Marcia Anker; chief academic officer, Heather Beck; chief financial officer, Lorie Gillis, and chief operating officer, Steve Bell, in charge during the absence of an interim superintendent, during the special meeting, Feb. 18.

The board came to this decision after accepting superintendent Cindy Stevenson’s early retirement proposal and crafted a transition plan.

Prior to the next meeting, Feb. 27, the board will conduct interviews with each member of the leadership team to gauge their interest in being the interim superintendent. At the Feb. 27 special meeting, the board will make a final decision on an individual to act as the interim superintendent.

Superintendent firm search narrows The Jeffco Board of Education heard presentations from two, national search firm organizations during interviews at the board’s special meeting, Feb. 18.

The interviews, held at the Jeffco School District Education Center, 1829 Denver West Drive, lasted two hours in

length, each firm having a half-hour to present and a half-hour to answer questions.

The board questioned the search firms, Ray and Associates and PROACT Search Firm, about their work history, skills, previously placed non-traditional and traditional candidates, community and board communication plan and timeline for the superintendent search.

Following the interviews, the board held a final discussion and filled out an evaluation sheet, gauging their thoughts on a variety of categories for each candidate.

Those responses will be weighted by district staff and then a future voting process will take place.

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Peace like a river Lakewood author’s book examines mentorship

By Clarke Reader

creader@ coloradocommunitymedia.com Getting older shouldn’t imply that a person becomes less beautiful — instead, it should carry with it a redefinition of what beauty means.

That is the lesson that Lakewood author Laura Padgett learned from her mentor Delores, and is trying to share that message with her readers in her first book, “Delores, Like the River.”

Padgett will be doing a book signing at the Denver West Barnes and Noble, 14347 W. Colfax Ave., 2-5 p.m. on March 8.

“I was 26, and she was 65 when we first met, and I was coming out of problems with abuse and addiction,” Padgett explained. “She helped me grow in faith, and there were a lot of trials she helped me walk through.”

Delores lived to be 100, and during their 35 year friendship she taught Padgett all about the gifts of aging, and finding beauty in the process.

“The whole point of the work is to start a revolution — a revolution of beauty and value in our society,” she said. “The world overlooks the beauty of those who are aging, and so many people my age waste energy on trying to look younger.”

“Delores, Like the River” began as a series of blog entries for Padgett in 2011.

While she was working on it, she received her master’s degree from Regis University in Denver, as a storyteller. Since then she has become a motivational speaker and storyteller, and received second place in the 2012 Xulon Writing Contest for her piece “Mama’s Ring.”

“I’ve always liked telling stories, but it wasn’t until I went to grad school that I thought about expanding into writing,” she said. “My parents were both good at telling stories, and its a gift I’ve received as well.”

While the book focuses on changing

Lakewood resident Laura Padgett has written a book about her mentor and the lessons she taught about the power of beauty and aging. “Delores, Like the River” can be purchased online or at bookstores. Courtesy photo views of beauty, it also deals with issues of addiction and divorce.

“The message is no matter how broken you are, there is something you can do to fix it,” Padgett said. “Delores was an example of finding beauty and using your gifts for purposes.”

In a way, Padgett said the book is about

the idea of a “sacred feminine” and the fact that it can be a kind of rebellion to ignore society’s claims about aging. Instead, people should focus on how they treat other people.

“Dolores was kind of a rebel — for her, it was just about loving people,” Padgett said.

Hickenlooper tags programs for pot tax revenues Retail marijuana revenue exceeds expectations

By Vic Vela

vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com Marijuana tax revenues that exceeded original expectations will go toward youth pot-use deterrence programs, substance abuse treatment and other services, under a proposal released by Gov. John Hicken-

looper on Feb. 19.

The state expects to rake in $184 million in total marijuana revenue by the end of June 2015, with about $153 million of that coming from retail pot sales that began on January 1, according to projections by the governor’s office.

The remainder of the projected pot revenue will come from medical marijuana sales.

Retail marijuana sales are projected to reach $610 million next fiscal year. That’s a

significant increase from Legislative Council projections tied to last year’s retail pot tax structure bill, which set a gross retail pot sales forecast of $395 million.

The revenue comes as a result of last year’s voter-backed Proposition AA, which imposed a 15 percent excise tax and a 10 percent retail tax on all retail marijuana transactions that became legal through 2012’s Amendment 64.

The first $40 million of annual excise tax revenue goes toward school construction and the rest to the Marijuana Cash Fund, which pays for industry regulations that are overseen by the Department of Revenue.

With the additional projected revenue,

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Aspen is for lovers Travel + Leisure has placed Aspen at No. 18 in its Top 21 list of the world’s best cities for romance. Here’s what the magazine wrote: “From its snowcapped peaks to its Victorian-era main street, this Old West mountain town lures outdoors lovers with classic Rocky Mountain ambience all year round. Lovebirds can schuss down Buttermilk Mountain in winter, hike wildflower fields in spring, or take in a bevy of festivals from music to world politics all summer long. It’s rightly famous social scene? That’s available any time of year.

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Classic period of Maya civilization brought to life at DMNS

By Tammy Kranz

tkranz@coloradocommunitymedia.com Contrary to popular belief, Mayan people still live in Mexico and Central America — in fact, there are 7 million.

“Not only from archaeology can we learn about the Maya, we can learn directly from their descendants,” said Michele Koons, lead curator for the new Maya exhibit at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.

“Maya: Hidden Worlds Revealed” runs through Aug. 24 at the museum, 2001 Colorado Blvd., and spotlights the classic period of the civilization, which was about 250 to 900 A.D. “It’s a really exhaustive and comprehensive exhibit of the cultures,” Jennifer Moss Logan, one of the lead educators for the exhibit said.

Logan was one of the DMNS staff who visited Belize to experience the culture firsthand.

“Maya: Hidden Worlds Revealed” DMNS worked with the Science Museum of Minnesota, Museum of Science in Boston and Through Aug. 24 the San Diego Natural History Museum to create the exhibit, which Logan and Koons said Denver Museum was the largest exhibit about the ancient Maya to ever be displayed in the United States. of Nature and Science The exhibit spans two gallery spaces, the Phipps Gallery and the newly opened Anschutz 2001 Colorado Blvd.

Gallery, for a total of 20,000 square feet. The exhibit features more than 250 authentic artiFor more information: facts, including a jade mosaic mask, an urn, pottery vase and bowl. There are recreation of www.dmns.org full size stone monuments and an underworld cave where the Maya confronted the gods.

Visitors can interpret hieroglyphics and create their own Maya name, and decipher stone carvings from the Chiapas region of Mexico.

“They had a complex writing system that is still in many ways being deciphered,” Koons said.

People can conduct a virtual excavation and interpret their finds, Logan said, “You can do that without getting your fingers dirty.”

There is a section of the exhibit dedicated to astronomy that describes how and why the Maya charted and predicted astronomical phenomena. Koons said despite the modern day hysteria about the Maya calendar in 2012, the calendar didn’t end but just flipped over.

“They never saw it as the end of the world,” she said, adding that the exhibit does not touch on the modernday interpretation of the calendar. “We didn’t want to dilute what the great achievements were for the Maya.”

The Gates Planetarium is showing “Maya Skies,” which is a nice complement to the exhibit.

The exhibit will host some special Maya-themed events in March, including “A Royal Party,” an adultonly event where visitors can play the Maya ball game, create art and mingle with the experts at 7 p.m.

March 6 (tickets are $38 for members, $43 for non-members). Activities include live dance performances, artists showing off their craft and various Maya-related activities, March 21 through April 4.

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Tom Coohill, chef/owner of Coohills, 1400 Wewatta St. in Denver, has been invited to compete in Iceland’s Food and Fun Festival. He has accepted and will attend.

The festival takes place in Reykjavik from Feb. 26 through March 2, and includes 13 guest chefs and finest restaurants.

Coohill is paired with Rub 23, a restaurant that specializes in ingredients from Icelandic fishermen and farmers and serves a wide selection of sushi.

The other food element of the festival is the chef competition, which takes place on the last day. The chefs compete by creating three courses from Icelandic-only ingredients.

Fellow chef, Jennifer Jasinski, a “Top Chef Masters” contender and chef/owner of Rioja (1431 Larimer St.) and other restaurants, will be serving as a judge at the festival, adding another Denver connection to the event.

Zengo celebrates 10th anniversary

Zengo, the Richard Sandoval Asian fusion restaurant at 1610 Little Raven St. in Denver, is celebrating its 10th anniversary.

In honor of the milestone, chef Clint Wagneses and Sandoval will prepare a four-course prix fixe dinner with optional beverage pairings on March 5. The celebration dinner is $65 per person and reservations are necessary for this event.

On March 6-9, Zengo will feature a Zen for $10 feature menu where items from the current menu and past menu, will be featured at dinner for $10, as an additional menu item. A photo contest also kicks off on Feb. 24 and runs through March 9 where guests can submit a photo on Zengo’s Facebook of what Zengo has meant to them and enter for a chance to win a trip to Cancun.

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Students lead way to ‘Penzance’ Annual spring musical tackles first operetta

By Clarke Reader

creader@ coloradocommunitymedia.com At Green Mountain High School students take the lead when it comes to putting on the school’s annual spring musical.

This year students are bringing swashbuckling pirates and beautifully funny British women to the school in Gilbert and Sullivan’s operetta “The Pirates of Penzance.”

The shows will be 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 27, through Saturday, March 1, 13175 W. Green Mountain Drive.

“Everyone on the show has been working extremely hard on the show,” said Makena Moore, a junior who plays Mabel, the female lead in the show. “It’s been a fun experience, and it’s going to be excellent.”

Not only has the cast of 40 been working on the show since December, but the set and much of the technical work is handled by the students.

Green Mountain is one of a small number of school’s in the state with a stagecraft class, and the members of that class are responsible for the building and painting of the set.

Theater director Barbara Amberg, along

IF YOU GO WHAT: “The Pirates of Penzance” WHERE: Green Mountain High School 13175 W. Green Mountain Dri., Lakewood WHEN: Thursday, Feb. 27 - Saturday, March 1 6:30 p.m.

COST: $10 in advance $12 at door INFORMATION: 303-982-9427 or visit www. gmhsrams.org/gmhs with assistant directors Becky Ketchum and Ben Rohret, David Gleason, vocal music director, and Doug Dalton, instrumental music director, have helped the students bring the production to the stage.

“Last year we did ‘Legally Blonde’ so we like to give our students a variety of experiences,” Amberg said. “This show is particularly challenging because this is our first operetta.”

According to sophomore Maddy Cieciorka, who plays one of Major-General Stanley’s daughters, the biggest challenge for many has been the different singing set up that “Penzance” requires.

“Instead of splitting the singing by boygirl, we have soprano, alto, tenor and bass,” she said. “The way we’ve been working is getting the music down first, then the choreography and then the acting.”

Green Mountain students play the first women the character Frederic has ever seen. Photo by Clarke Reader Moore said that in preparation for the show, she spent a lot of time learning to sing in the difficult classical style, as opposed to modern musical.

This is the fourteenth musical for Amberg, who along with several of the other directors, are Green Mountain graduates.

“She (Amberg) loves the school so much and I think it shows in her dedication,” Cieciorka said. “Everyone on the cast really gets along and I think that’s helped to make all the work more fun.”

For Amberg, the production is not only a chance to put on an entertaining show, but gives students a chance to sample all the different areas that go into making a play work.

“We want to get students involved in all aspects,” she said. “It’s absolutely the best learning ground.”

For tickets and more information, call 303-982-9427 or visit www.gmhsrams.org/ gmhs.

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ART BENEFIT Wildcat Coffee is asking for donations from artists for an art benefit show in March. Proceeds from the silent auction will be split between the artist and the Arapahoe High School Community Fund honoring Claire Davis. The theme is Horses and Happiness, inspired by Claire’s passions in life. Bring art, business cards and a 4-by-6-inch statement about your art to 11651 W. 64th Ave., Arvada, by Thursday, Feb. 27. A section for student art also will be set up. Blank canvases are available for students, who want to participate in this or any Wildcat Coffee art events. Stop by the coffee shop or call 303-421-0414

THURSDAY/FEB. 27 REPRESENTATIVE EVENTS JoinRep. Tracy Kraft-Tharp for

coffee Thursday, Feb. 27, 7-8 a.m. at La Dolce Vita, 5756 Olde Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada; and 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Panera in Walnut Creek, 10450 Town Center Drive, Westminster. This is a time for casual conversation and for Kraft-Tharp to hear about what is important to you and your family.

THURSDAY TO Saturday/Feb. 27 to March 1 TOM SAWYER Come take part in the adventures and mishaps

of Tom Sawyer in this lovely compilation of scenes from various versions of Tom Sawyer stories. “Scenes from Tom Sawyer” is on stage at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, Friday, Feb. 28 and Saturday, March 1, at Colorado ACTS Theater, 9460 W. 58th Ave., Arvada.

Call 303-456-6772, email coloradoacts@yahoo.com or go to http://www.coloradoacts.org/for tickets and information.

THURSDAY/FEB. 27 TO MARCH 31 GOLF CLUB Foothills Women’s Golf Par-3 Club New members are being accepted for the 2014 season. Group plays Thursday mornings April through September at Foothills Golf Course, 3901 S. Carr Street, Denver (Littleton/Lakewood). Call Elaine Luft at 303-378-3074 for information or go to www.foothillswomensgolf.com.

FRIDAY/FEB. 28 ROTARY SCHOLARSHIP ARVADA Sunrise Rotary is accepting application for its fifth annual SpeakUp! scholarship through Friday, Feb. 28. Eight scholarships, ranging from $500 to $3,000, are awarded to students who deliver a 6- to 8-minute speech incorporating this year’s theme and Rotary Four-Way Test. Qualifying candidates must be seniors from Pomona, Arvada, Arvada West and Ralston Valley high schools and have a minimum 2.0 GPA. Finalists will deliver their speeches April 16 at the Arvada Center. Apply online at arvadasunriserotary.org.

FRIDAY/FEB. 28 NOMINATIONS DUE The Good News Steering Committee presents the 2014 Good News Breakfast, “Service Projects Strengthen Our Community,” at 6:59 a.m. Tuesday, April 29, at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, 15200 W. 6th Ave., Golden.

The Good News Steering Committee is inviting nominations from the community on behalf of groups or individuals who have made a positive impact in the community. Twelve honorees will be selected and honored at the 2014 Good News Breakfast. Anyone in Jefferson County can nominate a person or a group. Nomination forms are available from www. goodnewsjeffco.org. Completed nomination forms should be mailed to: Good News Celebration, c/o Lesa Moseley, Jefferson Center for Mental Health, 4851 Independence Street, Suite 200, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033, or email lesam@jcmh.org.

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FRIDAY/FEB. 28 DOCUMENTARY SHOWING Contemplative Outreach of Colorado will show the newly released documentary, “Thomas Keating, A Rising Tide of Silence,” a moving portrait of one of the most influential living spiritual leaders of our times, from 6-8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28, at the Center for Contemplative Living, 3650 Yates St., Denver. Donations accepted. Refreshments will be served.

FRIDAY TO SUNDAY/FEB. 28 TO MARCH 2 BOOK SALE The Jefferson County Library Foundation and Friends of JCPL plan their annual Mega March Madness Used Book Sale 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28, and Saturday, March 1, and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, March 2, at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, 15200 W. 6th Ave, Golden. The sale will feature more than 40,000 books, CDs, DVDs, audiobooks and much more. Go to jeffcolibraryfoundation.org or by call 303403-5075.

FRIDAY/FEB. 28 TO MARCH 30 THEATER SHOW The Edge Theatre presents “The Beauty Queen of Leenane,” a dark and comic tale of a plain, lonely woman and her manipulative mother. The show runs from Feb. 28 to March 30. Contact 303-232-0363 or www.theedgetheater.com for information and tickets. The Edge Theater is at 1560 Teller St., Suite 200, Lakewood. Parking is free.

SATURDAY/MARCH 1 WEDDING EXPO The Fort will host its first Wedding Expo & Private Dining Showcase from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 1. The event features vendors that specialize in a wide range of wedding services and highlight the restaurant’s private dining spaces for meeting, ceremony and large gatherings.

The Fort also will present samples of appetizers, game meats and desserts. To RSVP and for information, contact Jennefer Weeks at banquets@thefort.com or 303-697-2282. Visit www.

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Aurora, will be an All-Star Breakfast featuring keynote speaker Liz Murray, who will share her story “From Homeless to Harvard.”

Murray has certainly had to overcome adversity and has had a journey similar to many residents of Warren Village.

The breakfast fundraiser begins at 7:30 a.m. March 13 at the Marriott Denver City Center, 1701 California St. Radio super star Gloria Neal will emcee. (Love my Glo!).

Sponsorships are still available for this most important fundraiser in support of Warren Village. Successfully breaking the cycle of homelessness for single parent families, Warren Village will celebrate its 40th Anniversary Sept. 13. Details to come.

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.

Eavesdropping on two people: “Oh so you like jazz? Name three of your favorites.” “That’s easy, Miles Davis, Lance Armstrong and The Loneliest Monk.”

“You mean Lance `Satchmo’ Armstrong?”

“Well duh!” “And the Loneliest Monk, you mean Thelonious Monk?” “No, he goes by the Loneliest Monk.”

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golf league A membership meeting for the Lake Arbor Ladies 9-Hole League is at 10 a.m. Monday, March 3 in the clubhouse at 8600 Wadsworth Blvd. in Arvada. New members and returning golfers are invited. The club plays every Monday morning from April to October. All skill levels are welcome and handicaps are achieved through play. For information and/or questions contact Lee Kauffman, Head Pro at 720-8987360.

photograph club The Forney Museum welcomes photographers the first Saturday of every month for a behind-the-scenes chance to shoot your favorite vehicles in our collection. Sessions last 8-10 a.m. Saturday, March 1, April 5, at the museum, 4303 Brighton Blvd., Denver. Registration and prepayment are required; sessions are limited to 25 participants. For a copy of the museum’s photo policy, email events@ forneymuseum.org. Go to www.forneymuseum.org.

Sunday/March 2 blood drive Mile Hi Church community blood drive is 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Sunday, March 2 inside Bonfils’ mobile bus at 9077 W. Alameda Ave., Lakewood. For information or to schedule an appointment, contact Bonfils’ Appointment Center at 303-363-2300 or visit www.bonfils.org.

Sunday/March 2, March 9 SwiM clinic Join the Golden Marlins for its spring swim program starting Sunday,

Feb. 23, at the Golden Recreation Center. For more than 50 years, the Golden Marlins swim team has been available to all Golden area children. You need not be part of our swim team; our clinics are about improving your stroke, having fun and exercise! Ages 9 and younger will practice 6-7 p.m.; ages 10 and older will practice from 7-8 p.m. We will also offer a post ski season 4-week session beginning Sunday, April 6. Registration forms and information are available at www.goldenmarlins.org.

Sunday/March 2, May 2, June 1 concert SerieS St. Paul’s Episcopal Church and Confluence a cappella choir

presents its 2013-14 season of concerts. Concerts are 3 p.m. at the church, 9200 W. 10th, Lakewood. Call 303-279-2932 or visit www.confluencechoir.org for tickets and more information. Schedule includes:

March 2: “Brahms Concert.” The choir will perform Nanie and parts of the German Requiem, along with the famous, light-hearted Liebeslieder, accompanied by two pianists.

May 2: The Parish Choir of St. Paul’s will entertain all comers with their excellent Variety Show. Every Sunday the choir leads us in worship. Come to see and hear their hidden talents.

June 1: The concert series wraps up with the world premier of “When God Lets My Body Be,” commissioned by Confluence from composer Jan Krzywicki. Mr. Krzywicki and his wife, collaborative pianist Susan Nowicki, travel from Philadelphia, to join the

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individuals and communities.”

Hickenlooper proposes that the state spend $45.5 million over the next two fiscal years for youth marijuana use prevention and deterrence.

Priorities include the transferring of $5 million from the Marijuana Cash Fund, which Hickenlooper wants to go toward grants for school health professionals who will educate students about marijuana use.

Other youth-targeted spending

tueSday/March 4 lifetree café How to heal and forgive after being wronged will be discussed at Lifetree Café at noon and 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 4, at 5675 Field St., Arvada. Admission to the 60-minute event is free. Snacks and beverages are available. The program, “The Struggle to Forgive: Finding a Way Forward,” features the filmed story of Alicia Brady, who was the victim of a gang-related drive-by shooting. Brady tells about the shooting and her struggle to recover physically and emotionally. The program offers guidance for those who find it difficult to heal and forgive after being wronged.

Lifetree Café is a place where people gather for conversation about life and faith in a casual coffeehouse-type setting. Questions about Lifetree may be directed to Polly Wegner at 303-424-4454 or pwegner@peacelutheran.net. tueSday/March 4 blood drive Standley Lake Library community blood drive is 10-11:40 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 4, inside Bonfils’ mobile bus at 8485 Kipling St., Arvada.

For information or to schedule an appointment, contact Bonfils’ Appointment Center at 303-363-2300 or visit www.bonfils.org. thurSday/March 6 blood drive Union Tower Building community blood drive is 10-11:40 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m. Thursday, March 6, inside Bonfils’ mobile bus at 165 S. Union Blvd., Lakewood. For information or to schedule an appointment, contact Bonfils’ Appointment Center at 303-363-2300 or visit www.bonfils.org. friday/March 7 roundtable breakfaSt American Legion Post 161 hosts the Arvada Roundtable Breakfast at 7 a.m. March 7, at 60th Avenue and Lamar Street. The meeting is open to the public and allows attendees to hear what issues are being addressed by city, county, state and federal levels of government from the government representatives. friday to Sunday/March 7-9 garden expo Echter Garden Center, 5150 Garrison St., Arvada, presents its Spring

will go toward a youth marijuana education campaign that aims to curb pot use among kids.

Another $40 million of Hickenlooper’s marijuana spending proposal will go toward substance abuse treatment programs. That includes $7 million that will pay for 105 residential drug treatment beds and another $4 million for services that help those leaving residential treatment centers continue their drug treatment in their communities.

The governor’s budget request also includes money for law enforcement and public safety and public health programs related to marijuana awareness.

Hickenlooper acknowledged in his letter to the Joint Budget Committee that these numbers are merely projections and that his proposal leaves room for “forecast fluctuations and unknown needs that could arise during the year.”

“Given the many uncertainties surrounding Marijuana Cash Fund projections and the potential need for additional funding for the Department of Revenue’s marijuana-related enforcement activities, this package represents a strong first step toward ensuring a safe and responsible regulatory environment,” Hickenlooper said.

Echxpo from March 7-9. A number of classes will be presented, including “The Power of Plants to Change the World” from 1:30-3 p.m., “Butterfly Gardening” from 3:30-4 p.m., and “6 Easy Container Designs” from 4:30-5 p.m. Friday, March 7; “Backyard Farming” from 9-10 a.m., “Drip Irrigation” from 10:30-11 a.m., “Landscaping your Colorado Garden” from 11 a.m. to noon, “Improving Your Soil” from 11:30 a.m. to noon, “4 Steps to a Perfect Lawn” from 12:30-1 p.m., “Many Shades of Green” from 1-2 p.m., “Pretty All Summer” from 1:30-2 p.m., “This Herbs for You” from 2:30-3 p.m., “Easy Color with Summer Bulbs” from 3:30-4 p.m., “Flower Power” from 4-5 p.m., “Starting a Bonsai” from 4:30-5 p.m., and “Orchids” from 5:30-6 p.m. Saturday, March 8; and “Growing Plants from Seed” from 11 a.m. to noon, “Rock Gardens in Containers” from 12:30-1 p.m., “Beauty Beyond the Bloom” from 1-2 p.m., “Healthy Soil” from 2-2:30 p.m., “Biological Solutions for your Garden” from 3-3:30 p.m., and “Rose Pruning” from 4-4:30 p.m. Sunday, March 9. Go to www.echters.com or call 303-424-7979 for details.

coMing Soon coMing Soon/March 8 w.i.S.e. prograMS The Wales. Ireland. Scotland. England. (W.I.S.E.) Family History Society welcomes Allan Turner, speaking about Facebook for genealogists at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, in the seventh floor training room of the Denver Public Library, 14th and Broadway. The Internet has facilitated our ability to communicate ideas and perform research. It has also enhanced the world of genealogy. Allan Turner will discuss how to use social media, such as Facebook, to enhance your research.

He is the webmaster for http://www.wise-fhs.org, the W.I.S.E. website. The society also presents a seminar on tracing your Irish and Scots-Irish ancestors 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 8. This day-long genealogical research seminar features Fintan Mullan and Gillian Hunt of the Ulster Historical Foundation in Belfast, Northern Ireland. They will present four programs valuable to those researching ancestors in any part of Ireland, as they use examples from both Northern Ireland and the Republic.Use the form at http://www.wise-fhs.org to register. The seminar will be in the lower level conference center of the Denver Public Library, 14th and Broadway. There is a fee for materials.

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For the end of year awards, the chamber honored EcoGraphics as Small Business of the Year, St. Anthony Hospital as Large Business of the Year and the Developmental Disabilities Resource Center as Nonprofit of the Year.

Bj Hambleton of Steps & Wings Healing Arts was named Ambassador of the Year, Shane Robert of Green Vine Marketing was named Young Professional of the Year and Kay Ehalt of Dream Baskets by Kay was named as the Unsung Hero.

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OngOing Activities, OngOing /Business grOups MOndAys Open Mic Living Water Unity Spiritual Community presents open mic night – celebrate your teen self 4:30-6:30 p.m. Mondays at 7401 W. 59th Ave., Arvada. This program gives teens the opportunity to express their performing art including voice and instrument, acting, poetry, stand-up comedy, mime, etc. Open to all students in sixth to 12th grades. Email bellbottoms809@ gmail.com. repuBlicAns Men meeting The Jefferson County Republican Men’s Club meets 7-9 a.m. Mondays at the Howard Johnson Denver West, 12100 W. 44th Ave., Wheat Ridge. Call Fred Holden at 303-421-7619 for more information. All are welcome, not just Republican men from Jefferson County.

area clubs tuesdAys FederAl eMplOyees The Lakewood Chapter of Retired and Active Federal Employees meets each second Tuesday at the Episcopal Church, 10th and Garrison. Call Ann Ornelas at 303517-8558 with questions. rOcky MOuntAin Team Survivor, a health, education and fitness program for women of all abilities who have experienced cancer or are currently in treatment, offers weekly free, fun, supportive activities. Tuesdays, 10 a.m., Boulder Creek Walk (meet at Boulder Public Library main entrance). Tuesday, 11-11:30 a.m., Yoga, Boulder Senior Center, 909 Arapahoe Avenue. Thursdays, 6-7 p.m., Fitness Training, Boulder Center for Sports Medicine, 311 Mapleton Avenue (entrance on Maxwell Avenue.). Learn more at rockymtn-teamsurvivor.org.

WednesdAys AMericAn legiOn Auxiliary presents Burger Nite, 5-7:30

p.m. every Wednesday at Post 178, 1655 Simms St., Lakewood.

Members, their guests and active military invited for varied food and reasonable prices. Visit www.alpost178.org.

ArvAdA Biz Connection http://www.meetup.com/ArvadaBusiness-Connection/ is an informal networking event that brings together local entrepreneurs. Meetings are 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Wednesdays at various restaurants in Olde Town Arvada. A $5 fee is collected from each attendee, which is then donated to a local charity at the end of each quarter. The 4th Quarter Charity is the Dan Peak Foundation who assists families in need. For information, call Micki Carwin at 303-997-9098. entrepreneurs cluB The Lakewood Chapter Lutheran Entrepreneurs meets 8-9 a.m. on third Wednesdays at the Bethlehem Chapel Coffee House, located in the medical office building just south of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 2100 Wadsworth Blvd., Lakewood. The chapter coordinator is Denise Rolfsmeier. For more information, call 720-379-5889 or email

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Music teAchers Association Suburban Northwest meets from 9:30 a.m. to noon the first Wednesday of the month at Community in Christ Church, 12229 W. 80th Ave., Arvada. Meetings are open to the public and include refreshments, business meeting and program featuring music teaching professionals from around the state lecturing on the latest teaching developments.

WOMen netWOrking Women’s Business Group Wednesday morning networking group in Arvada has openings for women who can commit to a weekly morning meeting. Limited to one business per category. Call for available openings, 303-4386783, or go online to info@OurConnection.org. prOFessiOnAl WOMen NW Metro Business and Professional Women meets the first Wednesday of each month from September to May. Our mission is to achieve equity for all women in the workplace through advocacy, education and information. Call Marcia at 303-827-3283 to RSVP.

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How to be environmentally friendly at the grocery store

By Metro Creative Connection While adopting an eco-friendly lifestyle might seem like a major commitment, many people find such an endeavor is far easier than they initially expected, as some relatively minor modifications here or there can make a substantial impact on the environment.

One of the easiest ways to go green is to make more ecofriendly choices at the grocery store. Shopping for and preparing meals can be done in an eco-friendly way, and men and women will be happy to know they’re not only making changes that benefit the planet but their personal health as well. Here are some ideas for going green at the grocery store that do not require a big commitment. * Begin in the produce aisle. When shopping for produce, stock up on plenty of organic fruits and vegetables, which are now readily available at many grocery stores. Stick to organic for the “dirty dozen” foods, those which are the most likely to have high levels of residual pesticides and herbicides. Even produce that is not labeled “organic” may be organic. To determine if it is, look at the sticker codes on the fruits and vegetables. A four-digit code means it was conventionally grown, while five-digit codes starting with an eight indicate genetically modified food. A five-digit code starting with nine indicates the item is organic. While shopping, ask the produce manager if the store sells locally grown produce, and purchase only those products when they are available. * Buy only what you need. Shoppers are often tempted to go from aisle to aisle, buying items they both need and don’t need. Caving in to such temptation can be wasteful unless items purchased have long shelf lives. Before visiting the store, make a shopping list and stick with it. Not only will you save money, but you will avoid throwing out spoiled foods as well. * Purchase store-made items. If you’re looking for deli meats or bread for dinner, visit the stores’ bakeries, kitchens and delis, where employees cook foods right inside of the supermarket, a practice that cuts down on shipping of premade frozen foods produced elsewhere. Many stores carry their own homemade breads, cakes, doughnuts, dinner en-

trees, and sandwiches. * Ask questions in the meat department.

Don’t be shy about asking store butchers where the beef and chicken for sale comes from. If the meat and poultry is not locally raised and all-natural, look for alternatives in the store or shop elsewhere. * Shop only the perimeter of the store. Many stores stock dietary staples along the outer edges of the store. The interior bulk of the store contains packaged, processed foods that are not as eco-friendly. * Buy in bulk whenever possible. Stock up on staples like toilet paper and other items. Bulk items are packaged together, which reduces the amount of packaging needed. Separate meat and poultry into smaller portion sizes at home before freezing. * Bring reusable tote bags.

Even though many plastic shopping bags are made from recycled materials, many of these bags end up in the trash after use. Reusable cloth bags are more ecofriendly. Just be sure to wash them frequently so you clean them of any bacteria that may accumulate over time.

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No happy hour for bar-closing bill House kills measure that would have allowed bars to stay open later

By Vic Vela

vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com Sorry bar flies, but a bill that would have allowed watering holes to stay open past 2 a.m. was rejected in the House on Feb. 17.

House Bill 1132 would have let cities and towns decide whether bars can stay open until 4:30 in the morning. But the effort died after an amendment that was tacked on to the bill caused it to lose the support of a key stakeholder.

The bill received initial approval in the House the previous week. But the day of the final vote, an exasperated bill sponsor decided to pull the plug on the effort.

“Let’s go back to the drawing board,”

Rep. Crisanta Duran, D-Denver said. “Go ahead and put me out my misery and kill this bill.”

Colorado law prohibits bars from staying open between the hours of 2 and 7 in the morning. The bill was being promoted as a Report way to curb violence and chaos that has caused problems outside downtown Denver’s night spots.

Supporters argued that the mass exodus of rowdy patrons at 2 a.m. puts a strain on police resources and that by allowing bars to stay open later, there would be fewer drunks spilling out into the streets at the same time.

Rep. Jovan Melton, D-Aurora, said his

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wife was a victim of that chaos. Melton said that a stray bullet struck his wife as she was driving through downtown Denver as patrons were exiting bars at 2 a.m.

“That might not have happened had we had staggered times or had later hours where everyone wasn’t out in the street at once,” Melton said.

The bill provided for interesting debate, one that was not the usual party-line fight.

For example, Rep. Chris Holbert, R-Parker, urged support of the bill, saying that it allowed for local governments to make their own decisions about what’s best for their communities. But Rep. K.C. Becker, D-Boulder, said the bill could have “unintended consequences,” such as more drunken-driving fatalities.

Rep. Bob Gardner, R-Colorado Springs, said he couldn’t understand how the bill improves public safety.

“I’ve never understood how letting a bar

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stay open until three is going to improve the behavior of those who are inebriated when they hit the streets,” he said.

The bill was peppered with amendments during a second-reading House vote on Feb. 14, including one that would spell its doom.

The House supported an amendment that would have allowed the extended hours, but would have also allowed local governments the ability to shorten bar hours, meaning that the bar-closing range would have been between 1 and 4:30 in the morning.

That amendment caused the Colorado Restaurant Association to withdraw support for the bill, causing Duran to ask members to kill her own bill in hopes of giving it another shot next year.

“I think all the amending going on around this bill shows that this bill doesn’t do what it needs to do,” Gardner said.

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The bill, which is sponsored by Rep. Kathleen Conti, R-Littleton, is an extension of the Medina Alert that is currently being used in Denver.

The alert system is named after Jose Medina, a 21-year-old parking valet who was killed by a hit-and-run driver on Denver’s Capitol Hill three years ago.

The legal smoking age in Colorado would rise to 21, under a bill that cleared a House committee on Feb. 20.

House Bill 1263 passed the House Health, Insurance and Environment Committee on a 6-4 party-line vote.

The bill provides a grandfather clause that would allow persons who are currently between the ages of 18 and 20 to continue smoking. So, the law would apply when kids who are currently 17 turn 21.

If the bill passes, the state is expected to lose more than $5 million in revenue from tobacco sales.

But Rep. Cheri Gerou, R-Evergreen, a bill sponsor, said the goal of the legislation is to make it more difficult for kids to obtain cigarettes.

The bill now heads to the House Finance Committee.

Greyhound racing ban heads to governor’s desk

Bill expands tobacco prohibitions

The Senate this week passed a bill that would expand current law that prohibits the sale of nicotine to minors.

It’s already illegal for stores to sell tobacco products to persons under the age of 18. Senate Bill 18 would expand the prohibition to include modern smoke products, such as electronic cigarettes.

The bill, which is being sponsored by Democratic Sens. Jeanne Nicholson of Black Hawk and Matt Jones of Louisville, passed the Senate on Feb. 24, following a 20-15 vote. The bill now heads to the House.

A bill that would ban greyhound racing in Colorado is on its way to the governor’s desk.

Revenue generated by the industry had been dwindling for several years leading up to 2008, when Colorado’s last remaining greyhound racing track ceased operations.

House Bill 1146 would ban greyhound racing from starting up again in the state, but would continue to allow for simulcast wagering at off-track betting facilities.

The bill, which is sponsored by Rep. K.C. Becker, D-Boulder, passed the Senate on Feb. 21, following a 20-15 vote.

It had previously passed the House.

Medina Alert system clears committee A House committee on Feb. 20 gave unanimous approval to a bill that would create a statewide hit-and-run alert system.

House Bill 1191 would set up a program to alert the public when a serious hit-and-run accident

Marijuana laws tightened

Two bills aimed at tightening retail marijuana laws have passed the House with unanimous support.

Rep. Daniel Kagan, D-Cherry Hills Village, is sponsoring the pieces of legislation which he believes makes the state’s marijuana code easier to enforce and regulates it the same as alcohol.

House Bill 1129 would give local jurisdictions the ability to submit fingerprints of those applying for retail marijuana establishment licenses to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation for criminal history inquires.

House Bill 1122 increases the penalty of selling marijuana to a minor a class 1 misdemeanor and it allows a retail establishment to seize a fake ID and alert law enforcement.

Both bills cleared the House last week with unanimous support.

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Lakewood and D’Evelyn: Contenders But don’t forget about Green Mountain, Ralston Valley

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dwilliams@ coloradocommunitymedia.com LAKEWOOD - There is a girl’s basketball team in Jeffco that has the goods to win a state basketball championship but it is not the team you are thinking.

While D’Evelyn certainly has the talent and reputation to make a deep run in the

4A tournament, it is 5A Lakewood that may give Jeffco their best opportunity at a state title as the 2014 CHSAA State Girls Basketball Championships kicks off this week.

The Tigers rolled over 5A Jeffco this season compiling a 22-1 record (16-0 in 5A Jeffco).

Led by head coach Chris Poisson Lakewood took a giant step this season and was rewarded as a No. 2 seed in the tourney that will have a first round bye and will play the winner of No. 7 Doherty and No. 10 Mountain Range.

Ralston Valley (18-5, 14-2 in 5A Jeffco)

will enter the tournament as a No. 5 seed who will host No. 12 Eaglecrest.

And finally in 5A Jeffco No. 9 Bear Creek (11-12, 6-10 in 5A Jeffco) will travel to No. 10 Rocky Mountain.

In 4A Jeffco D’Evelyn (19-4, 13-1 in 4A Jeffco), last year’s state runner-up, earned a bye as a No. 2 seed and will play the winner of No. 7 Canon City and No. 10 Delta.

The Jaguars returned nearly their entire team from last season, yet expectations for the team to go deep into the playoffs aren’t as high as they were last season. Perhaps D’Evelyn could use the lower expectations

as fuel for their fire.

Green Mountain (19-4, 12-2 in 4A Jeffco) also earned a first round bye as a No. 4 seed. The Rams will play the winner of No. 5 Thompson Valley and No. 12 Fort Morgan.

No. 7 Golden (12-11, 8-6 in 4A Jeffco) will host No. 10 John F. Kennedy in their first round game. The Demons were led to the playoffs by first year coach Shea Scarlett, who had his team close to being an elite unit this season.

All second round games will be played on Friday night.

Wheat ridge team knocks off D’Evelyn Both teams carry momentum into state playoffs

By Daniel Williams

dwilliams@coloradocommunitymedia. com WHEAT RIDGE - The knock on Wheat Ridge boys’ basketball over the past couple seasons has been they cannot beat the elite teams.

That all changed as the Farmers beat the definition of an elite team in D’Evelyn in their 69-60 victory Tuesday at Wheat Ridge High School.

The loss was the first league loss for D’Evelyn in three years and even though the Jaguars still won the 4A Jeffco league title, it was the Farmers who felt like champs on Tuesday night.

D’Evelyn was playing without one of their studs as junior Grant Witherspoon was sidelined with a concussion.

But it might not have mattered anyway because Wheat Ridge had it rolling behind senior Stefan Hackethal’s 22 points, 10 rebound and four assists night.

And Hackethal had plenty of help. It took a total team effort to hold off the Jag-

uars who refused to go away late in the game, even when it looked inevitable the Farmers were going to win the game.

“That was a big win for us,” Wheat Ridge coach Tommy Dowd said. “I know they haven’t had a league loss in a while and it had been a long time since we had such a big win.”

Wheat Ridge junior Willis Harris had a monster stat line of seven points, nine rebounds and seven blocked shots, and junior Vedin Kozic had 15 points and six rebounds.

Without Witherspoon in the lineup for D’Evelyn senior Brian Smith shined and nearly helped his shorthanded team to a gritty road win. Smith had 19 points on 7-for-11 shooting.

In addition, senior Ty McGee had 21 points and four rebounds for the Jaguars.

D’Evelyn actually led after the first quarter but Wheat Ridge outscored the Jaguars 20-10 in the second quarter and took the lead which they never gave up the rest of the way.

The victory for Wheat Ridge (10-13, 7-7 in 4A Jeffco) was their fourth straight but they did lose to Golden 67-63 on Thursday.

The Jaguars (18-5, 13-1 in 4A Jeffco) beat Arvada 90-48 on Thursday night, sealing the 4A Jeffco league championship.

Surrounded by Wheat Ridge defenders all night D’Evelyn junior Christian Denton struggles to get to the rim on Tuesday. Photo by Dan Williams

Arvada West flexes muscle as 5A state champions Last year’s title team Pomona proud to finish second

By Daniel Williams

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Arvada West’s Payton Tawater flexes his muscles moments after winning a 145-pound state championship on Saturday. Photos by Dan Williams

The small but mighty 106-pound Tomas Gutierrez celebrates after winning an individual state championship for Pomona on Saturday.

DENVER - Arvada West wrestling coach Ron Granieri wasn’t physically there to see his team win a 5A team state wrestling championship Saturday night at the Pepsi Center.

But he was definitely there in spirit. And that spirit drove his team to an incredible season that saw the Wildcats overtake Pomona not only in 5A Jeffco this season but replace the Panthers as 5A state champions.

With a team score of 179 A-West beat second place Pomona who finished with 92 points and third place Ponderosa who finished with 88 points.

The title was the Wildcats’ third team championship in school history as they had three different wrestlers all win state championships.

Payton Tawater won at 145, Tony SilvaBussey won at 170 and Devin Rothrock won it all at 195 pounds for A-West.

In addition, Arvada West very impressively had nine of their state qualifiers place in the tournament.

“We used our coach not able to be here with us as motivation to come out here and perform,” Silva-Bussey said.

A-West head coach Granieri and assistant Mark Schmidt were banned from

coaching in the postseason and put on restriction because the team had so many transfers.

CHSAA decided not to punish the team and instead punished the coaching staff, even though they were not found to have recruited any of the players.

In reality, Granieri, who also has a ton of success at Standley Lake, has build something special in just four years at Arvada West and other wrestlers wanted to be a part of it.

But A-West’s resurgence also cost Pomona another team state title. The Panthers were better than everyone minus the Wildcats, even beating Ponderosa by four points after losing to them by 80 points at regionals.

“We are very proud of the way our guys performed this weekend,” Pomona coach Sam Federico said. “To beat Ponderosa after what happened at our regional was pretty special.”

The Panthers had a pair of state champions that included Tomas Gutierrez completing a perfect 43-0 season at 106 pounds.

In addition, Pomona’s Josh Rosales won a state title at 120 pounds.

Other notable Jeffco wrestling notes included the conclusion of one of the great Jeffco athletic careers ever.

Bear Creek senior P.T. Garcia won his third straight state championship — this one at 132 pounds. Garcia won titles as 120 in 2012 and 132 last season before completing a perfect 42-0 record this season.

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D’Evelyn, Golden earn playoff hoops byes But watch out for Green Mountain, Ralston Valley and A-West

By Daniel Williams

dwilliams@ coloradocommunitymedia.com ARVADA – The 2014 CHSAA State Boys Basketball Championships are set and Jeffco is firmly represented across the bracket.

First round games were set to kick off Wednesday with the higher seed playing the host and the second round games are scheduled for Friday night.

D’Evelyn (19-4, 13-1 in 4A Jeffco) earned a No. 1 seed after winning yet another 4A Jeffco league crown and therefore will have a bye in their opening round.

The Jaguars will then face the winner of No. 8 Falcon and No. 9 Pueblo

West, on Friday.

In addition, after their exceptional season where they just narrowly missed out at a chance to win a Jeffco league title, Golden was given a No. 3 seed and a first round bye.

The Demons (19-4, 12-2 in 4A Jeffco) will wait for the winner of No. 6 Greeley Central and No. 11 Northridge.

Also in 4A Jeffco Green Mountain (13-9, 10-4 in 4A Jeffco) earned a No. 6 seed and hosted No. 11 Glenwood Springs on Wednesday.

Lastly in 4A, Jeffco Wheat Ridge (10-13, 7-7 in 4A Jeffco) earned a playoff spot as a No. 10 seed and traveled to No. 7 Erie for their first round game Wednesday.

In 5A Jeffco their aren’t as many elite teams in the bracket but Jeffco will have plenty of opportunities to make some noise in this tournament as 5A Jeffco teams can be found in each region of the bracket.

Ralston Valley (16-7, 11-5 in 5A Jef-

fco) was tabbed as a No. 5 seed and hosted No. 12 Pine Creek Wednesday night.

The Mustangs finished third in league play behind Chatfield and Dakota Ridge, yet they are still looked at as a team that can make a deep run in this tournament.

In the same region Lakewood (14-9, 7-6 in 5A Jeffco) will play as No. 7 seed who hosted No. 10 Fountain Fort-Carson on Wednesday.

Arvada West (14-9, 10-6 in 5A Jeffco) earned a No. 6 seed and hosted No. 11 Heritage on Wednesday.

The Wildcats were a pleasant surprise in Jeffco this season playing at a very high level after expectations going into the season had A-West as just an average team.

Finally in 5A Jeffco Bear Creek made the playoffs as a No. 11 seed and traveled to Cherry Creek for a first round matchup on Wednesday.

Prep sports Scoreboard LAKEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL Boys basketball Lakewood 53, Standley Lake 55 After the Tigers were ahead at halftime 31-26, Standley Lake scored 16 points in the third quarter to lead 48-42 after the third. Lakewood was held to just five points in the fourth quarter compared to the Gators’ 13 winning the game 55-53.

Girls basketball Lakewood 71, Dakota Ridge 57 Lakewood’s Mackenzie Forrest scored a game-high 28 points followed by 18 points from McKenna Bishop and 10 points from Anissa Barela. Madeline Miller scored eight points. Bishop had 16 rebounds, three assists and three steals. Jessica Brooks had five rebounds and three blocks. Forrest had five assists and four steals and Madeleine Coughlin had three assists.

Lakewood 56, Standley Lake 37 Jessica Brooks scored 23 points and four blocks followed by Mackenzie Forrest scoring 20 points and had nine deflections. Brooks also added 14 rebounds, three assists and two steals. Anissa Barela had seven rebounds.

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Ralston Valley hockey advances to Frozen Four Mustangs hope to keep perfect season alive vs. Cherry Creek

By Daniel Williams

dwilliams@ coloradocommunitymedia.com ARVADA — Ralston Valley hockey’s perfect season continued with a pair of playoff victories last week.

The Mustangs advanced to the Frozen Four and will now play Cherry Creek Friday at 6 p.m. at the Denver Coliseum.

Ralston Valley’s (21-0) pair of playoff wins extended their perfect season, outscoring their two opponents by a combined 14-0.

On Friday night the Mustangs beat Pueblo County 10-0 at Apex Ice Arena for their first round playoff win.

Ralston Valley scored four goals in each of the first two periods, getting multi-goal efforts from three different players.

Victor Lombardi and Connor Schaff both scored two goals apiece, and Kyle Val-

dez scored twice and had two assists in the Mustangs win.

24 hours later Ralston Valley won their second round playoff game, beating Bishop Machebeuf 4-0 Saturday at Apex Ice Arena.

In a game that was closer than the final score, the Buffaloes hung around for two quarters before the Mustangs scored twice in the third period.

Austin Resseguie scored a pair of goals for Ralston Valley, including the game’s first goal six minutes into the contest.

Kyle Valdez and Greg Dyba also scored for the Mustangs.

Ralston Valley now has the week to prepare for Cherry Creek (17-3-1), who has won 12 of their last 13 games.

The Bruins are one of the deepest teams in the state that feature a pair of studs in Cody Oakes (17 goals and nine assists) and Ryan Worley (12 goals and four assists).

Cherry Creek also has three different goaltenders, led by Quinton Reynolds who has a very impressive 1.165 goals per game average.

Ralston Valley goaltender Zack LaRocque pictured here moments after making one of his 17 saves on Saturday night.

Photo by Dan Williams

Nelson first ever female 5A qualifying wrestler Junior from East doesn’t place but still has big Olympic dreams

By Daniel Williams

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Denver East’s Maya Nelson is consoled by her coach after her tough quarterfinal loss Friday night at the Pepsi Center. Photo by Dan Williams

DENVER - Girl power invaded the Colorado high school state wrestling tournament over the weekend at the Pepsi Center.

History was made when Denver East junior Maya Nelson became the

first female to qualify for the 5A state wrestling tournament.

But this was no accident and certainly not a publicity stunt because Nelson has some serious skills.

“I’ve said this many times before but she is legit,” East coach Randy Gallegos said. “She is a wrestler not a girl wrestler.”

Nelson (29-12) won her first match by a 13-9 decision over Regis’ Carl Camposanto.

However, after leading for most of her next match Nelson was beat in the quarterfinals by Pine Creek’s Juan Rodriguez who won a 6-4 decision by

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beating Nelson in the closing seconds of the match.

Nelson, who was on a mission to place, was extremely upset after the last second loss, but vowed to come back stronger next season in her senior year.

Nelson has been wrestling since she was 4 years old and has been called a “workout warrior.”

She is also trained at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs and became a junior freestyle champion. Nelson said her goal is making it to the Olympics.

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ARIES (Mar 21 to Apr 19) Try to say as little as possible about the work you’re doing through the end of the month. Then you can make your announcement and accept your well-deserved plaudits.

TAURUS (Apr 20 to May 20) You face a more difficult challenge than you expected. but with that strong Taurean determination, you should be able to deal with it successfully by week’s end.

GEMINI (May 21 to Jun 20) before you act on your “feelings” about that upcoming decision, it might be wise to do a little fact-checking first. You could be very much surprised by what you don’t find.

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CANCER (Jun 21 to Jul 22) A recent workplace success can open some doors that were previously closed to you. On a personal level, expect to receive some important news from a longtime friend and colleague.

LEO (Jul 23 to Aug 22) Put your wounded pride aside and do what you must to heal that misunderstanding before it takes a potentially irreversible turn and leaves you regretting the loss of a good friend.

VIRGO (Aug 23 to Sept 22) One way to kick a less-than-active social life into high gear or rebuild an outdated Rolodex file is to throw one of your wellorganized get-togethers for friends and associates.

LIBRA (Sept 23 to Oct 22) Getting out of an obligation you didn’t really want to take on can be tricky.

An honest explanation of the circumstances can help.

Next time, pay more attention to your usually keen instincts.

SCORPIO (Oct 23 to Nov 21) Use your Scorpion logic to push for a no-nonsense approach to a perplexing situation. This could help keep present and potential problems from creating more confusion.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 to Dec 21) A friend’s problem might take more time than you want to give. but staying with it once again proves the depth of your Sagittarian friendship and loyalty.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22 to Jan 19) The Sea Goat can benefit from an extra dose of self-confidence to unsettle your detractors, giving you the advantage of putting on a strong presentation of your position.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20 to Feb 18) You might want to ask a friend or relative for advice on an ongoing personal matter. but be careful not to give away information you might later wish you had kept secret.

PISCES (Feb 19 to Mar 20) Use the weekend for a creativity break to help restore your spiritual energy.

Once that’s done, you’ll be back and more than ready to tackle whatever challenge you need to face.

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JEFFERSON CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH 2 part time positions Black Hawk/Idaho Springs OR Evergreen/Conifer DUTIES: Provides clinical services to consumers in outpatient offices.

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Abused and neglected brothers and sisters are often separated in foster care.

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NOW HIRING POLICE OFFICERS The City of Black Hawk, two (2) vacancies for POLICE OFFICER I. Hiring Range: $53,959 - $62,052 DOQ/E. Unbelievable benefit package and exceptional opportunity to serve in Colorado’s premiere gaming community located 18 miles west of Golden. The City supports its employees and appreciates great service! If you are interested in serving a unique historical city and enjoy working with diverse populations visit the City’s website at www.cityofblackhawk.org/goto/employee_services for more information or to apply online for this limited opportunity. Requires High School Diploma or GED, valid Colorado driver’s license with a safe driving record, must be at least 21 years of age, and must be Colorado POST certified by date of hire. The City accepts online applications for Police Officer positions year round. Applications will remain active for one (1) year from the date of submission. EOE.

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