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Columbine Courier publishes last edition

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BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Caroline Szuch

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When the Columbine Courier newspaper published its last edition just before New Year’s, they found themselves on the wrong side of the old journalism adage: “Report the story, don’t become the story.”

Covering the south Jefferson County region since 1989, the Courier was the sole local source of news for a populous and dynamic region, said Michael Hicks, the paper’s editor.

“My staff and I took great pride in the work we did with the Columbine Courier,” Hicks said. “We’ve heard from a lot of people who are going to miss it.”

The paper was one of four remaining publications of Evergreen Newspapers, alongside the Canyon Courier, which covers the Evergreen area, and the Clear Creek Courant, which covers Clear Creek County. The company’s other publication, the 285 Hustler, publishes classified ads. Another publication, the High Timber Times, was folded into the Canyon Courier in 2016.

The Columbine Courier’s reporter, Deborah Swearingen, and photographer Sara Hertwig will keep their jobs, Hicks said, and will be reassigned to cover Evergreen.

The decision to close the paper came from Evergreen Newspapers’ corporate owners, Landmark Community Newspapers, based in Kentucky, Hicks said. Landmark executives did not respond to requests for comment.

“The paper, which we gave away free, was never particularly profitable,” Hicks said. “It was turning the corner in the last few months, but in the long run it just wasn’t cutting it.”

The paper’s circulation topped at 10,000 copies per issue a few years ago, Hicks said, and at the end had a regular run of about 7,000. Evergreen Newspapers still hopes to do occasional coverage of the South Jeffco area through the Canyon Courier, Hicks said.

Covering the region was thrilling and fulfilling, Swearingen said.

“I’ve gotten to do a bit of everything,” Swearingen said. “Hard news, features, series — there are so many ideas and projects I won’t be able to do. It’s sad to be leaving the area.”

Swearingen recalled one of her favorite projects was a series about women working in male-dominated fields. She profiled a firefighter, a police officer and a deputy working in the Jefferson County Jail. The series won her the News Media Alliance’s “Rising Star” award in 2018.

Hertwig said she’ll always be thankful for being her first job in journalism after college, and hopes her work was meaningful for readers.

“I hope people learned something, that they discovered more about life in their community,” Hertwig said. “I hope people saw our work and felt something.”

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About me I’ve done it all. I’ve worked as a firefighter, a paramedic and even as a climbing ranger at Rocky Mountain National Park.

I own a fitness training company in Evergreen called Szuchzone Training.

I work with young athletes who are trying to earn college scholarships. I love trying to empower young women and trying to get them to believe in themselves.

Once that switch goes off and they start believing in themselves, anything can happen. Sometimes it takes another woman to just believe in them and give them that courage.

I recently joined the Jefferson County Board of Health. This is the community where I live and work and most importantly, it’s where I’m raising my children.

Fight against vaping What I’m focused on and why I became a board member is to protect children from vaping. What people don’t realize is that vaping is big tobacco.

You see this addiction with a developing brain in our kids, and it’s unbelievable how prevalent it’s become.

I’m working with Jeffco on some local ordinances. It’s baby steps like trying to put the pods behind the counter of stores, so that kids actually have to get carded. Even trying to limit JUUling and vaping in the open space would be great.

I founded the Community Led Effort Against Nicotine, or C.L.E.A.N. I’ve worked with over 500 middle school students and I’ve advocated for curriculum changes in school.

I’m an ordinary person, but I think people like me need to speak up.

Jefferson County Public Health has numerous programs that are working to address these problems.

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FIRST WHEAT RIDGE BABY OF THE NEW YEAR The first baby born at Lutheran Medical Center in 2019 was Joaquin Ethan Vigil.

He came into this world at 12:13 a.m., weighing 6 pounds, 9.3 ounces. He was born to mom Carmella Vigil and father Richard Vigil. Also pictured are Joaquin’s sister, Luzon Vigil, and grandma Cindy Vigil.

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I’ve written about how newspapers work in the past. (See my Feb. 2, 2017, column on “The Rules of Professional Journalism,” archived at www.JimSmithColumns.com.)

Being a journalist myself, schooled in the importance of keeping personal opinion out of news articles, as distinct from columns or editorials, it continues to bother me that the general public doesn’t recognize these distinctions. Because of that, it’s easy for someone to dismiss factual news articles as “fake” based on the publication’s editorial position.

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That’s still a lot of money, so you need to know what you’re getting for it.

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We also provide free use of our moving trucks and moving boxes both to our sellers and to whoever buys our listings, even if their agent is with another brokerage. And, of course, all listings are featured in this column which appears throughout both Denver and Jefferson counties.

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Clydesdales help usher in new beer laws As 2019 begins, grocery and convenience stores can sell full-strength brews

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The world-famous Budweiser Clydesdales visited the Colorado Capitol on Dec. 31 to celebrate the repeal, effective New Year’s Day, of laws that prevented sales of beer greater than 3.2 percent alcohol by weight in most Colorado grocery and convenience stores.

“We’re happy to celebrate this day with Coloradans while the state embraces modern beer laws that will help the Centennial State’s vibrant beer industry continue to prosper,” said Greg Sollazzo, Anheuser-Busch regional vice president.

Not everyone was celebrating, though. Some owners of local liquor stores are concerned about taking a possible hit to their sales this year.

The change is due to Senate Bill 16197, passed in 2016, which eliminates the two tiers for sales and allows all retailers licensed to sell beer to do so, regardless of alcohol content.

This means Coloradans can now buy full-strength beer at liquor stores, grocery stores, convenience stores, gas stations and big-box retailers such as Walmart, Target, Costco and Sam’s Club. Hours for beer sales every day are 8 a.m. to midnight.

The new law will not change where wine and liquor can be purchased.

Only licensed liquor stores can sell wine and liquor in Colorado. Hard cider is considered wine under the law, so to find the full-strength versions Coloradans will still need to buy it from a liquor store.

Ben Ammari, manager of Vineland Liquors in north Arvada, said he believes his family-run liquor store will take a 10 percent hit on beer sales over the next year. Their store is located about 10 blocks from two King Soopers stores and one Safeway.

“I think the first two to three months are going to show a lot,” Ammari said. “We will adapt to what we need to in order to survive. The way I look at it is that, hopefully, the

Rudy Helmuth prepares to lead Cash, a Budweiser Clydesdale, to the Colorado Capitol to celebrate the beginning of full-strength beer sales at grocery stores in Colorado.

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Under the new rules, some 1,600 stores will have their licenses automatically upgraded, allowing them to replace their 3.2 percent beer with higher-alcohol content brews. That includes more than 100 stores for both King Soopers and Safeway, according to state records.

Grocers are promising a diverse set of options — including local beer unique to different regions as well as mega-brewers, such as AnheuserBusch and Coors, and larger craft breweries, including Boston Beer, New Belgium and Sierra Nevada.

“This bill made tomorrow a historic day in Colorado,” Senate Minority Leader Chris Holbert, R-Parker, said on New Year’s Eve. “We’ve worked together to bring us to this point. Beer will finally be beer in Colorado.”

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White Fence Farm says goodbye one last time The restaurant closed on Dec. 30 after being open since 1973

BY JOSEPH RIOS JRIOS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Penelope Winston and her family have gone to dinner at White Fence Farm since she was born 24 years ago.

And there is one memory in particular that Winston will hold close for the rest of her life: The dinner she shared at the popular local eatery with her grandmother shortly before she unexpectedly died.

“It’s something that I will always cherish,” said Winston on Dec. 28, one of the last nights that White Fence Farm was open. “It is one of my favorite memories with my grandparents and that family.”

White Fence Farm closed Dec. 30 after being part of the Lakewood community since 1973. Along with serving up its famous fried chicken, the restaurant had a year-round Christmas shop, carriage rides, animals and more. In a statement announcing its closure, White Fence Farm owner Craig Caldwell said the restaurant had been operating at a net monthly loss for a long time.

“Efforts to create a profitable operation were not successful, and we can

WHITE FENCE FARM TO AUCTION OFF ITEMS White Fence Farm closed its Lakewood location on Dec. 30, and now, residents will have a chance to own items from the restaurant.

Everything from the restaurant’s iconic “Pig Chute” slide to tractors and kitchen supplies will be auctioned off.The online liquidation sale will be held for inspection on Jan. 24 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Jan. 25 from 10 a.m. to noon. Items will be auctioned off at www.dickensheet.com no longer operate in this capacity,” Caldwell said in the statement.

As Colorado’s food scene continued to grow, White Fence Farm struggled with labor shortage in recent years, and Caldwell cited that as another issue as to why White Fence Farm had to shut its doors for the final time.

White Fence Farm leaves a legacy of memories for its customers.

Sawyer Egan, a former Colorado Christian University student, also visited the restaraunt on Dec. 28, and shared one of his favorite memories with the Lakewood Sentinel after the meal, about what he called one of his best meories of his college years.

Egan and his friends slid down the restaurant’s two-story “Pig Chute” slide during his freshman year in college multiple times after eating dinner.

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Lakewood’s White Fence Farm has been a landmark in the city for the past 40 years.

The lights are out now. December 30, 2018 was the restaurant’s final day.

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Lakewood Mayor Adam Paul also expressed how important White Fence Farm was to the Lakewood community. He alluded to how the restaraunt

wasn’t just a part of Lakewood, but how it also has locations in Illinois. ““It’s not only a Lakewood icon, but it’s a really special place for people throughout the country. It’s certainly sad to see something like that close down,” said Paul.

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Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputies check out their new gear on Dec. 27, following a presentation during which SHIELD616 provided specialized gear, known as SHIELD616’s armor package, to 19 sheriff’s deputies and officers with the Lakeside, Edgewater and Mountain View police departments.

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Conifer resident Carla Seelinger worried that Jefferson County Sheriff ’s deputies were not fully protected when responding to an incident in the mountains.

The homes are far apart and deputies can’t always be sure of what they’ll be encountering, she said.

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Judge grants class-action status in West Metro Fire case Up to 74 former West Metro employees are set to join lawsuit CALM AFTER THE STORM

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After a Jefferson County District judge’s decision at least 74 former West Metro Fire District employees will join a lawsuit against the fire district. The ruling turns what had been a lawsuit by two people against the fire district into a class-action suit on behalf of the larger group.

Tim O’Hayre and Ruth Brienza filed the lawsuit against West Metro Fire District, alleging that the Executive Committee of IAFF Local 1309, a union for current employees of West Metro Fire District and West Metro Fire, gave away funds from a health trust that had been intended for retirees.

The funds were contributed to current employees’ retirement health savings accounts — something West Metro Fire says was an appropriate action. However, O’Hayre and Brienza believe that they and other retirees and dependents from West Metro Fire were entitled to money that remained in the health trust.

The judge’s ruling in support of a class action, means the suit is now on behalf of all retired firefighters and their dependents who were allegedly wronged by the money transfer.

“I’m very pleased with the (certification of class) ruling. It gives a clear legal path to have representation for all of the retirees effected,” said O’Hayre in a statement to the Lakewood Sentinel.

The trial is scheduled for Feb. 5, 2019 in a Jefferson County District Court.

West Metro Fire, a full-service fire department that serves more than 250,000 residents in Jefferson County and Douglas County, declined to comment on the latest judicial ruling.

In a previous statement regarding the case, the department stated: “West Metro felt that those active employees

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Radon exposure is the leading cause of lung cancer among non-smokers and a top environmental cause of cancer nationwide. In Jefferson County, more than half of homes tested have high levels of radon. While there is always some radon in the air, high levels of exposure to radon over time can lead to a significant risk of developing lung cancer. The risk of lung cancer is even greater for smokers who are exposed to radon.

“We are grateful to the county, cities and towns around our area for helping us recognize the importance

who had been paying in the Retiree Health Account were entitled to a portion of those funds since they would no longer be receiving the health benefit they had been paying for.” The fire department also added that its move to reimburse current employees fit the mission of the health trust.

The health trust was created by West Metro Fire in 1996 to provide health benefits to active employees and qualified retirees until they turned 65 and could apply for Medicare.

Part of that health trust included the Retiree Health Account, an account created to hold funds for retiree health benefits and their beneficiaries. Both current and retired employees contributed to the health trust before the fire district and the trustees of the trust agreed to start closing it down in March 2015. It was officially closed on Dec. 31, 2017.

Ronda Scholting, a spokesperson for West Metro Fire, said the health trust was closed because it was projected to fall behind by $15 million in funding. If the health trust continued, West Metro Fire says it would’ve left the district with “little, or no operating budget.”

The fire district agreed to provide retired firefighters with health-care benefits between 2015 and the end of 2017 as it was being terminated. The Executive Committee of IAFF Local 1309 was responsible for managing the health trust during the shut-down period. About $1.7 million remained in the health trust as of Dec. 31, 2015, according to court documents.

The joint resolution to end the health trust read “any assets remaining in the health trust fund, after satisfaction of all liabilities, shall not revert to either the employees, or the employer, but shall instead be transferred to such other entity, or entities that will utilize them for similar purposes as the health trust.”

The initial plaintiffs, O’Hayre, a former firefighter for West Metro Fire, and Brienza, the wife of another West Metro firefighter, want an accounting and restitution for all money that was in the health trust as of March 10, 2015 and any money that was added later. of radon testing and mitigation in Jefferson County,” said Mitchell Brown, environmental health Supervisor at Jefferson County Public Health. “We hope that, in part, because of their help we can help more people across the county assess and lessen their risk of radon exposure.”

In addition to providing the free test kits, JCPH staff can help homeowners understand how to use the test kits properly and what to do if the test results show high levels of radon in the air. If action is needed to reduce radon in a home, it’s important to test homes for radon again to be sure the action worked and the air is safe. Testing homes and installing proper air quality controls if high levels of radon exist is an effective way to prevent the harmful effects of the gas.

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Council, community and police working hard to tackle issues

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ow, did 2018 move fast and what a year it has been!

In my State of the City speech, I encouraged the community to be bold and you responded: city council and planning commission digging into development, residents coming together to end hunger, the city making a historic open space purchase of the Taylor property and most recently, you, the community overwhelmingly saying you want to reinvest our TABOR funds back into the community to ensure we will continue to have an exceptional city for years to come. To top it all off, council passed the 2019 budget unanimously,

which will effectively fund the dayto-day operations while investing in new capital assets that will benefit the community.

While council has the final vote, the most important part of the democratic process is your participation. All our meetings are open GUEST to the public, and COLUMN we encourage you Adam Paul to attend. There are also other ways to participate, so please visit Lakewood.org for links to surveys, feedback forms and updates. After all, what is a city but its people!

As we begin to look into 2019, we

still have a lot of work to do; however, we will have a lot to celebrate.

Next year will be our remarkable city’s 50th anniversary, and throughout the year we will be celebrating, commemorating and learning about our history that has made Lakewood what it is today. Let’s continue to be bold and work together for another 50 years.

I want to share with you a couple of other important actions that I consider bold. Our Police Department’s Community Action Team is working with those who are most vulnerable in our city. They interact with our homeless on a daily basis, working diligently to try to get folks

back on their feet. The agents have done incredible things, some that I’d like to highlight. They recently helped get ID’s for two men and then assisted in finding them employment, thus beginning the steps for them to become self-sufficient. They encountered a father and daughter traveling through Colorado via bus who were robbed and left with nothing. The agents worked with a nonprofit to help get the two home to Washington. I’m so proud of our police agents as they not only protect but serve with great creativity SEE PAUL, P13

Haiku contest seeks / your work to be sent in by / February date

G LETTERS TO THE EDITOR A retort of Doray It’s about time ... for supporting the free press, written by Andrea Doray greatly confuses this issue. Exactly who is a part and where does a “Free Press” exist? Why should these concepts be “the” definition? A Free Press concept is of our selected governmental system/laws. For what reason is it just for “journalists,” members or employees of corporations or those trying to present their “factual truths, compassions and influences” only? The Bill of Rights is in our Constitution! It is applied to all USA citizens or to visitors here as protections. It comes with great responsibilities.

First Amendment rights apply to all here in what they say or want to, within limits not to create life-threatening dangers. Today many request this right to express language or ideas judged

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offensive (not PC). But in Doray’s piece, this right is only for journalists “besieged” or facing “perils,” their support groups, those employed in publishing corporations and those groups or individuals “press” deem worthy. Today this journalistic effort in response, all media including films and online sources, all recognize their own “individual truths” based on their own lives and experiences, can be part of a “Free Press” now.

Press should recognize all Americans rights to their thoughts without labeling, blaming, chastising or criminalizing people in the court of public opinion.Why is it the press’ right to outcast any American? Maybe today’s journalists should consider the “Free Press” of 1791 under the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798?

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wriggle at the second one.

“The first cold shower. Even the monkey seems to want. A little coat of straw.”

That was written by Matsuo Basho (1644-94).

“Haiku are easy. But sometimes they don’t make sense. Refrigerator.”

That was written by Anonymous.

Jack Kerouac wrote “American sentences,” which are similar to haiku in simplicity.

For example: “The taste. Of rain.

Why kneel?”

By the way, the plural of “haiku” is “haiku.”

Language has become a slapdash of convenience, with very little poetry nearby.

When I was growing up, none of my friends said he wanted to be a poet, although we were often impressed by limericks.

What none of us knew was this: “A limerick is a form of verse, almost always humorous and frequently rude, in five-line, predominantly anapestic meter with a strict rhyme scheme of AABBA, in which the first, second, and fifth lines rhyme, while the third and fourth lines are shorter and share

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et out your haiku.

Traditional haiku are three-line poems. The first and third lines have five syllables each. The middle line has seven syllables. Haiku rarely rhyme.

There are modQUIET ern haiku with DESPERATION different configurations, but for the purposes of this contest, I want you to stick to five-seven-five.

Yes: contest.

There are no prizes, but I will select the best ones and include Craig Marshall them in an upcoming column.

Smith I have a favor to ask: Don’t plagiarize. Write your own.

Traditionally, haiku have referred to nature, but this competition is wide open.

Japanese haiku, which led to English haiku, are lovely, and, well, poetic. But modern ones can be found that are humorous and even disrespectful of traditional limitations.

Here are examples of each.

Traditionalists might balk and

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Snow science is a fun way for children to learn

inter science is fun and exciting no matter what your weather.

You will need a dishpan of snow, ice cubes, wooden spoons, spatulas, measuring cups, measuring spoons, three see through cups, magnifying glass, paper, and markers or crayons.

Magnifying Snowflakes If you have had snow recently, but the the weather is nasty today, bring snow inside and place some in a kitchen sink, tub, or dishpan. Give young children kitchen supplies and little plastic lid containers. Encourage them to fill, stir, pat and play in the snow. They can wear mittens, if desired.

While the snow is fresh, observe it with a magnifying glass. Place

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a different rhyme” (Wikipedia).

It was the rude part that attracted us. If someone knew a limerick, they were admired, which was not true with other forms of poetry.

Reciting “Barbara Fritchie,” for example, would have been a bad idea; but with a limerick, you’d be in like Flynn.

Here’s a-safe-for work example: “There was a young lady of Kent.

Whose nose was most awfully bent.

She followed her nose. One day I suppose. And no one knows which way she went.”

If you’re wondering what “anapestic meter” means, so am I, and I am looking at the definition.

“In classical quantitative meters it consists of two short syllables followed by a long one; in accentual stress meters it consists of two unstressed syllables and one stressed syllable” (Wikipedia again).

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to find resolutions to some of the most challenging problems we face as a community.

In my speech, I also challenged each resident to find something to fix or change in our city. For me, I wanted to address hunger. Knowing that we live in a community where not all residents are blessed with having the basic necessities of life, I know we can and must do better.

I realized there are a lot of individuals, organizations, nonprofits, churches, businesses and schools that share this same concern and are working to address these issues.

All have come together to form the Coalition for Ending Hunger in

snowflakes on dark paper that has been in the freezer or later go outside for some exercise and take magnifying glasses and dark cold construction paper along.

LIFELONG LEARNING Esther Macalady

Science Fun Try a little experiment with three see through cups. Fill one with snow, one with ice cubes, and another with water. Fill them to the same marked amount and set them on the counter while you do other activities. Check the cups every 20 minutes to see if they have changed. If you don’t have snow, make some in a blender with ice cubes.

While the snow is melting have a little science discussion. Snow crystals are small pieces of ice

And I thought limericks were written by old sods just having a pint.

There is an underlying structure with all good writing that sometimes goes unnoticed. My own strategies are so subtle, however, that it could be gathered they don’t exist.

But if you look closely, you’d find a number of distressed syllables rooming with various meters.

An even closer look shows that the way I write is a lot like the way Harry performs on a walk. He goes where it smells good.

The deadline for your haiku, sent to email address at the end of this column, is Feb. 14.

Traditional haiku lines are not separated by periods, but please do so for this contest.

Again: Please write your own, in five-seven-five, one per author, and know that ribaldry will not be acceptable. Except most privately.

Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.

Lakewood, a food resource provider network. This amazing coalition is working hard to make sure no one in Lakewood goes without food, and I will continue to update you on the coalition’s progress.

As we look back, I am grateful to have served as your mayor for another year. What an incredible city! Are we perfect? No, but we are a city that is engaged and willing to roll up our sleeves and say together we can and will do better. I wish you and your families a blessed holiday season. Please take time to enjoy the little things, the things that make you smile, the things that really matter. If you are able, please help a friend or neighbor in need. After all, you are what make a great city!

Adam Paul is the mayor of Lakewood, Colorado.

formed around tiny bits of dirt carried up into the atmosphere by the wind. They are really soil particles dressed up in ice. You may want to draw pictures of this together while talking. Scientists think there are four different shapes of snow crystals. Many have a hexagon shape.

The shape depends upon the temperature at which it was formed. As the snow crystals grow they become heavier and fall to Earth. Each snowflake is composed of about two to 200 separate crystals clumped together.

Thirteen inches of snow equals about one inch of rain, although this ratio can vary from two inches for sleet to fifty inches for very dry, powdery mountain snow.

When the cups of snow and ice are melted, observe dirt in the snow cup

and talk about it. Children will come up with reasons why eating snow is not a good idea. The dust can come from long distances and be from unappetizing things like animal waste. Check on those cups. Do all of them now have the same amount of water? Why do the children suppose they are different? Ice and snow have air spaces between them. Notice what happens as the snow melts and packs.

Snow books include: “The Story of Snow” by Roy Cassino, “Snow” by Roy Uri Shulevitz, and “Snow” by Roy McKie. Esther Macalady is a retired schoolteacher in Golden. For more see grandparentsteachtoo.blogspot. com and wnmufm.org/Learning Through the Seasons.

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Veterans’ voices gain opportunities for artistic airing

Food and market halls in metro area

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ark Shaker sees a combination of factors as to why food halls — modern, cafeteria-style markets — have a firm grasp on the Denver metro area’s food scene.

“One, I think (food halls) create natural community gathering spots.

If a group of four or six people want to go out… the variety of offerings makes food halls a spot to go to,” said Shaker, a founder of Stanley Marketplace, a market hall in Aurora that opened toward the end of 2016.

Along with businesses such as clothing stores, hair salons and fitness amenities, the Stanley Marketplace houses a variety of locally owned food and beverage options inside what used to be a manufacturing building.

“Instead of going to a particular restaurant, you can go to eight of them at once,” Shaker continued. “On the other side, there’s the cost. If you talk to chefs around town, there aren’t

The Stanley Marketplace houses locally owned food and beverage options as well as hair salons, clothing stores and other businesses.

COURTESY OF FROM THE HIP PHOTO that many that are interested in building a ground up restaurant. (Food halls) are much easier, because you don’t have a debt barrier.”

Other food and market halls in the Denver metro area include the Source, a market hall in the RiNo Art District. The Source is home to restaurants Comida Cantina and Acorn, the Proper Pour liquor store, the RiNo Yacht Club cocktail bar, the Crooked Stave brewery taproom,

the food store Mondo Market and other businesses. Sitting next door to the Source is the Source Hotel & Marketplace. Inside, it has a hotel, the New Belgium taproom, Safta, modern Israeli restaurant Smok, barbecue restaurant The Woods, a rooftop restaurant and bar, art and retail goods.

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here is no manual for veterans when it comes to re-entering civilian society after spending time in the service.

There are all manner of challenges to face and lessons to learn, and it is easy to imagine COMING feeling disoriented ATTRACTIONS when faced with such overwhelming changes.

Some veterans deal with these stresses by creating art that expresses their experiences in a healing way. And in January, ColoClarke Reader rado Humanities, Colorado Photographic Arts Center, the BonfilsStanton Foundation, Colorado Creative Industries, Hemera Foundation and RedLine Contemporary Art Center are presenting events to share the works of these artists.

“Colorado Humanities believes that amplifying voices of those who have experienced conflict as military veterans and engaging them in conversations with nonmilitary community members is one way we can help veterans who struggle to integrate in their home communities when they return from deployment,” explained Bess Maher, Veterans Writing Program coordinator with Colorado Humanities. “I’m hopeful this program will amplify the voices of veterans and military service members who are also writers and artists, inspire other veteran writers and artists, and bring attention to veterans’ issues.”

The first event is a reading at 6 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 11, at BookBar, 4280 Tennyson St. in Denver, by contributors to the anthology, “Still Coming Home: Denver Veterans Writing.”

The second event is a series of three discussions called “Personal Visions: Discussions with Veteran Writers and Artists.” The discussions will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 16, 23 and 30 at the Colorado Photographic Arts Center, 1070 Bannock St. in Denver.

Each event will feature different participants, so audiences can attend as many as they would like.

“These events are a great first step for civilians who want to learn more about what it means to be a veteran,” Maher said. “And anyone interested in the creative process will find something interesting in these discussions.”

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The scoop: Back in the day, Denver Central Market’s building was home to H.H. Tammen’s Curio Co., a company that created souvenir mineralogical curiosities. The market’s Curio bar pays homage to the building, and it serves craft cocktails, wine and beer. Denver Central Market also offers the Local Butcher, a full-service butcher shop; Temper Chocolates, a chocolate shop; Tammens, a fish market; the ice cream shop High Point Creamery; Green Seed, a produce shop; the Izzio bakery, which serves breakfast, weekend brunch and lunch; and other food establishments, such as SK Provisons and Vero Italian.

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“It’s more just responding to the culture here and having a variety of options. People just want something that is more casual and fun without having to spend a bunch of money,” said Kyle Zeppelin. co-president of Zeppelin Development. Zeppelin Development has its fingerprints on the Denver metro area’s food and market hall scene and is the developer of the Source and Zeppelin Station, a food hall with eight food vendors and two .cocktail bars.

Zeppelin said the market for food and market halls in suburban communities has a similar demand to the urdban area where the Source is located.

However, he said, a lot of it depends on population density.

“There is a need, even in some of those outlying areas. The same builtup demand exists,” Zeppelin said.

Julie Rodriguez, the marketing coordinator for the Denver Milk Market, a marketplace with 12 eateries and three bars, said a marketplace similar to the Denver Milk Market would need to be located close to shopping and walkable destinations.

Golden is currently in the midst of having Tributary and Golden Mill, two food halls, constructed. Edgewater will also soon be welcoming the opening of Edgewater Public Market, a food hall and shopping center.

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A horse of an artistic color Greenwood Village’s Curtis Center for the Arts, 2349 E. Orchard Road, and Greenwood Village City Hall, 6060 S. Quebec St., are celebrating the history of the horse and ways the animal is still a part of modern life with two horse art exhibits. Both shows run concurrently through Feb. 23.

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“How many times do you go to a different town space, and there’s more than one restaurant on one block?

(Food halls) create more flexibility, and adaptable spaces,” said Shaker.

“There’s a lot of market efficiencies if you create the right spot in the right neighborhood. The real opportunities are in the outskirts, and it makes sense from all of the various stakeholders. I don’t think this is a trend going away anytime soon.”

Here is a rundown of some other food halls and marketplaces in the Denver metro area.

Avanti Food and Beverage Where: 3200 Pecos St Hours: Sunday to Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Thursday to Saturday, 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. Restaurant hours are

the country and includes several lifesize horse sculptures. “Caballo de Fuerza,” housed at city hall, is a display of historical horse artifacts on loan from Museo De Las Americas in Denver’s Santa Fe Arts District.

Find out more at www.greenwoodvillage.com/1247/Curtis-Center-forthe-Arts.

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As a society, we love a good bit of competition, especially when it leads to rankings. That’s why one of the most common questions music critics are asked is who was better — the Beatles or the Rolling Stones?

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The scoop: Avanti Food and Beverage is considered to be Denver’s first food hall. The establishment is home to seven restaurant concepts — American Grind, Bistro Georgette, BorraCho Taco, Brava! Pizzeria Della Strada, QuickFish, Quiero Arepas and The Rotary. At the top of Avanti Food and Beverage is a rooftop bar that gives its guests a front-row view of Denver’s skyline.

Denver Central Market Where: 2669 Larimer St. Hours: Denver Central Market’s general hours are 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday to Thursday and 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Friday and Saturday.

pute with Beatles vs. Stones — A Musical Showdown. This dueling concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 13.

The Beatles will be represented by tribute band Abbey Road and will face off against Rolling Stones tribute band Satisfaction. This battle royale is not to be missed by fans of either group or lovers of classic rock.

Tickets can be purchased at 720420-0030 or by visiting www.theorientaltheater.com.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Mick Jenkins at the Bluebird One of my favorite aspects about rap as a genre is the wide breadth of artists that can fit under its umbrella. There is room for big, cinematic acts like Kendrick Lamar, Drake and

Broadway Market Where: 950 Broadway When: Broadway Market is scheduled to open later this month.

The scoop: Broadway Market is set to open up in the location where Tony’s Market, a grocery store, used to be located at. Life On Capitol Hill reported in December that six of 10 food stalls were announced for Broadway Market, including the MondoMini deli, the sushi joint Misaki, chocolate and snack storeMiette et Chocolate, Pizzeria Coperta, Biju’s Little Curry Shop and Mother Tongue, a restaurant that will focus on simplicity. Daniel Asher, who will be the chef at Mother Tongue, told Life On Capitol Hill that Broadway Market’s future location was an ideal place for a new food hall in the Denver area.

Travis Scott to take over the pop culture, while gritty street chroniclers like Roc Marciano and jazz poets like Mick Jenkins can still build a devoted fanbase.

Jenkins released one of the most soulful and lovely rap albums of 2018 with “Pieces of a Man.” In support of the album, Jenkins will be performing at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 15, at the Bluebird Theater, 3317 E. Colfax Ave. For a taste of what makes modern rap the most exciting and enlightening genre around, get your tickets at www.bluebirdtheater.net.

Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. He can be reached at Clarke.Reader@hotmail. com.

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Cowboys, cowgirls to bring the 30th annual Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering to be held Jan. 18-20

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ith its roots in the Wild West, Golden still today holds on to some of that traditional cowboy culture.

“Golden has always kept that frontier ethic,” said Jon Chandler, a cowboy singer/songwriter of Commerce City who is a seventh-generation Coloradoan. “It is a Western town.”

Fittingly, Golden will again host nearly 20 cowboy-and-cowgirl musicians and poets/storytellers who will be traveling from across the country to perform at this year’s Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering.

The 30th annual Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering takes place Jan. 18-20 at the American Mountaineering Center in Golden, with a Meet & Greet Reception and Sampler Showcase on Jan. 17.

There are a lot of gatherings that take place around the country, but Golden’s is one of the best, said Yvonne Hollenbeck of South Dakota who has been performing for 30 years.

Performances at the Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering are “a unique type of entertainment you can’t find at most places,” Hollenbeck said. And “there’s a wonderful slate of entertainers this year.”

IF YOU GO WHAT: 2019 Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering WHEN: Jan. 18-20, with a Meet & Greet Reception and Sampler Showcase on Jan. 17 WHERE: American Mountaineering Center, 710 10th St. in Golden COST: Individual tickets range in cost from $15-$75, depending on performance session selected and seating. A weekend pass that grants access to any and/or all performances costs $160 per person.

DETAILS: The Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering is a three-day festival of Western music, poetry and storytelling.

INFO: www.coloradocowboygathering.com Hollenbeck will perform some of her original work about her life as a rancher’s wife, but a highlight of this year’s gathering is Hollenbeck’s quilt show.

She will be bringing about 40 quilts to Golden — five generations of family quilts spanning 150 years, all made by her and her husband’s family on the plains of Colorado and Nebraska.

With her oldest one dating back to 1875 and the newest one made within the past year, there’s a lot of history with each quilt, but it’s “very entertaining,” Hollenbeck said. Through the quilts, one can see changes of the times and the economy, she added.

“Many of them were made when times were hard,” Hollenbeck said.

“Those women (who made the quilts) had so little, but they were very artistic and creative with what they had.”

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FILE PHOTO BY CHRISTY STEADMAN one will experience at the gathering has roots in the West, rural living, ranch life and the olden days, said Kristyn Harris, a musician known for her yodeling who will be travelling from her Texas town to perform at this year’s Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering.

“I love sharing the music with other people,” she said, adding it’s a truly unique experience. “The audience could be falling out of their chairs laughing, and then brought to tears, all within the same hour.”

Harris will be performing some original songs and some classics, she said.

And the audience can expect some new songs this year, Harris added, as she was unable to attend last year’s gathering in Colorado because she was competing on American Idol.

Because he is local, Chandler is a staple of the Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering, having performed at the annual event at least 15 years. Chandler also performs a monthly concert series called America’s Soul Live at the Olde Town Pickin’ Parlor in Arvada.

At this year’s gathering, the crowd can expect his performances to consist of original songs inspired by the Colorado lifestyle. For his Sunday matinee performance, Chandler will be joined by his sidekick Ernie Martinez of Lakewood, who Chandler referred to as “one of the best pickers around.”

Chandler noted that Martinez was named 2018’s Instrumentalist of the

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National Western brings cultural heritage to Colorado Signature Colorado event continues through more than two weeks of fun

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gain this year, many Colorado residents are gearing up for their participation in the National Western Stock Show.

The annual event is billed as one of the premier livestock shows, horse shows and rodeos in the nation.

It has been 113 years since the first National Western was held. Angus and breeding cattle began their scheduled arrivals at the complex Jan. 8. Activities pick up starting Jan. 10 and the schedule of events wraps up Jan. 27.

During that stretch of time about 750,000 people will arrive for the show.

Many will be taking part in events including rodeo and equestrian judging and shows. There are stock show judging events and auctions for animals While entertainment draws a lot of attention, much of the event’s focus is on livestock. There are judging competitions for horses, cattle, sheep, swine, goats, llamas, bison, yaks, poultry and rabbits. Ten livestock associations hold their national shows at National Western. The Gold Trophy Bison Show is the only event of its type in the world.

There also are a number of livestock sales where millions of dollars change hands as prize animals are sold to new owners.

The first wave of the thousands of animals will begin arriving at the National Western Stock Show complex as the New Year is ushered in because stabling the animals require coordination. Hundreds of animals come to the show and stable space is limited.

The outdoor cattle pens can be a temporary home for animals being shown or put up for auction or judged during the show. When it is time for them to be

Handlers wash their cattle as they prepare to groom them for show or auction during a recent year’s National Western Stock Show. Similar scenes will be repeated this year during the 2019 National Western.

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The National Western Stock Show Kick-off Parade brings cattle to the streets of downtown Denver. This year’s parade is at noon Jan. 10.

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For example, the usual sequence of events preparing cattle for a show or auction begins in the barns, where each animal is washed and blow dried.

Handlers usually then use clippers to smooth the coat before brushing and grooming each animal to look its best.

Once that breed’s shows are complete, the animals are either auctioned off or quickly loaded up to be taken home. Once the animals are all moved out of the barns, crews move in and clean the stalls to make them ready for the next occupants.

The National Western Stock Show is Colorado’s largest trade show. The hall of education is filled with vendors offering items ranging from custom embroidered jackets to farm machinery. According to estimates the economic impact is about $115 million and the event generates about $6 million in local and state taxes.

The show events are spread among a number of facilities. Stock show activities are centered at the National

Western Stock Show Arena and Hall of Education near 46th Avenue and Humbolt Street, the Events Center at 1515 E. 47th Ave. and the nearby Denver Coliseum. For information, tickets, the event schedule and event locations, call 303-297-1166 or go online to nationalwestern.com.

The Denver Coliseum is home to the National Western Stock Show Rodeo, the first event on the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association schedule, and show information states it is the richest regular season professional

rodeos. Each rodeo performance features competition in bareback bronc riding, saddle bronc riding, bull riding, tie-down roping, steer wrestling, team roping and barrel racing, plus there are specialty acts booked to perform during breaks in the rodeo.

The rodeo events are in the Coliseum while, at the other end of the National Western complex, the Events Center will be equally busy as the site of horse competitions for a number of breeds and styles.

There will be shows and competitions as well as activities that include the Grand Prix jumping event, an evening of dancing horses and a daily schedule of riding and performance competitions.

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Klein, 60, found Professional Staffing Solutions nearly two decades ago.

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Influenza cases on the rise in Colorado It’s not too late to get a flu shot, says Tri-County Health STAFF REPORT

Colorado has seen a recent spike in flu cases, and laboratory testing and outpatient visits indicate that the state has entered a period of more intense influenza activity, according to a news release from the Tri-County Health Department.

More than 570 people have been hospitalized since the flu season started in early October, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Of these, 25 percent are older than 65, and 26 percent are younger than 18.

Based on similar patterns from previous seasons, influenza activity is expected to continue to escalate, with peak activity from now through February, according to the Tri-County news release. This is due to exposure during holiday gatherings, from travel

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Joplin, Missouri, owner Mike Wiggins is reprinting the menus to reflect the 5, 10 or 20 cents added to each item.

A two-egg breakfast will cost an extra dime, at $7.39. The price of a three-piece fried chicken dinner will go up 20 cents, to $8.78.

Wiggins said the price hikes are necessary to help offset an estimated $10,000 to $12,000 in additional annual pay to his staff as a result of a new state minimum wage law that took place Jan. 1.

“For us, it’s very simple: There’s no big pot of money out there to get the money out of” for the required pay raises, Wiggins said.

The new minimum wage requirements are affecting millions of workers. The state wage hikes range from an extra nickel per hour in Alaska to a $1-an-hour bump in Maine, Massachusetts and for California employers with more than 25 workers.

Seattle’s largest employers now have to pay workers at least $16 an hour, and in New York City, many businesses must pay at least $15 an hour. That’s more than twice the federal minimum of $7.25 an hour.

The state and local wage laws come amid a multi-year push by unions and liberal advocacy groups to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour nationwide. Few are there yet, but many states have ratcheted up wages through

around the country and from children who were exposed while school was in session but who spent time at home during the holidays.

“Colorado and Georgia have been declared by the CDC to be the states currently at the highest flu risk, so one of the best things you can for your health as we start 2019 is to get a flu shot if you haven’t already gotten yours,” Dr. John M. Douglas Jr., executive director of Tri-County Health, said in the release. “People who are at higher risk of developing flu-related complica-

phased-in laws and adjustments for inflation.

In Arkansas and Missouri, voters in the fall approved ballot initiatives raising the minimum wage after state legislators did not. In Missouri, the minimum wage rises from $7.85 to $8.60 an hour as the first of five annual increases that will take it to $12 an hour by 2023.

At Granny Shafffer’s in Joplin, waitress Shawna Green has seen her base pay go up. But she has mixed emotions about it.

“We’ll have regulars, and they will notice, and they will bring it to our attention, like it’s our fault and our doings” that menu prices are increasing, she said. “They’ll back off on something, and it’s usually their tips, or they don’t come as often.”

Economic studies on minimum wage increases have shown that some workers do benefit, while others might see their work hours reduced. Businesses may place a higher value on experienced workers, making it more challenging for entry-level employees to find jobs.

Seattle, the fastest-growing large city in the U.S., has been at the forefront of the movement for higher minimum wages. A local ordinance raised the minimum wage to as much as $11 an hour in 2015, then as much as $13 in 2016, depending on the size of the employer and whether it provided health insurance.

A series of studies by the University of Washington has produced evolving conclusions.

In May, the researchers determined

tions include children younger than 5, adults 65 and older, pregnant women, and people with medical conditions or compromised immune systems. These people should be treated with medication when flu symptoms first begin.”

Symptoms of the flu include high fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, muscle or body aches and fatigue.

Some people may have nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, but this is more common in children than adults.

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that Seattle’s initial increase to $11 an hour had an insignificant effect on employment but that the hike to $13 an hour resulted in “a large drop in employment.” They said the higher minimum wage led to a 6.9 percent decline in the hours worked for those earning under $19 an hour, resulting in a net reduction in paychecks.

In October, however, those same researchers reached a contrasting conclusion. They said Seattle workers employed at low wages experienced a modest reduction in hours worked after the minimum wage increased, but nonetheless saw a net increase in average pretax earnings of $10 a week.

That gain generally went to those who already had been working more hours

tions for those on Medicaid or who are uninsured at numerous clinics in Adams, Arapahoe, and Douglas counties.

For more information, go to www.tchd.org/flu or call the immunization hotline at 303451-0123. To find flu vaccines at retail outlets, visit www. vaccinefinder.org or speak with your health care provider.

In addition to getting the vaccine, health experts recommend washing your hands often, covering your sneeze and cough, and staying home if you are sick.

while those who had been working less saw no significant change in their overall earnings.

Both supporters and opponents of higher minimum wages have pointed to the Seattle studies.

The federal minimum wage was last raised in 2009. Since then, 29 states, the District of Columbia and dozens of other cities and counties have set minimum wages above the federal floor.

Some have repeatedly raised their rates.

“The federal minimum wage has really become irrelevant,” said Michael Saltsman, managing director of the Employment Policies Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based group that receives funding from businesses and opposes minimum wage increases.

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Kristine D. Birkelo, of Golden, graduated in fall 2018 from the University of Kansas with a bachelor’s degree in geology.

Ashok Rao Challagonda, of Lakewood, graduated Dec. 7 from Campbellsville University with a master’s degree in information technology management.

Savannah Cyr, of Arvada, was named to the fall 2018 dean’s list at the University of Evansville. Cyr is majoring in theater.

Reece Davidson, of Arvada, was named to the fall 2018 dean’s list at Belmont University.

Meranda Lynn Renee Diaz, of Arvada, was named to the fall 2018 dean’s list at Missouri Valley College.

Emily Fox, of Golden, was named to the fall 2018 dean’s list at Belmont University.

Halle Gerash, of Lakewood, was named to the fall 2018 dean’s list at Knox College. Gerash is majoring in gender and women’s studies. She is a graduate of Colorado Academy.

Breann Huber, of Arvada, was among the Concordia University students who performed in four Christmas at Concordia concerts.

Evan Lawson, of Arvada, was named to the fall 2018 dean’s list at the University of Evansville. Lawson is majoring in theater.

Mary Bea Lhuillier, of Arvada, graduated in fall 2018 from the University of Kansas with a master’s degree in education.

Maxwell Mead, of Lakewood, was named to the fall 2018 dean’s list at Augustana College. Mead is majoring in multimedia journalism, mass communication.

Emily Mott, of Golden, was named to the fall 2018 dean’s list at Belmont

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Thomas Nicholson, of Arvada, graduated in December 2018 from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with an MBA. Samuel Reich, of Wheat Ridge, performed in “Blessed Son of God,” the 2018 Christmas Festival presented by the Wheaton College Conservatory of Music. Reich sang tenor II in the Men’s Glee Club.

Kailey Robb, of Arvada, was named to the fall 2018 dean’s list at Augustana College.

Benjamin Roberts, of Arvada, was named to the fall 2018 dean’s list at the University of Evansville. Roberts is majoring in theater.

Daniel Ryley, Arvada Economic Development Association executive director, has earned the designation of Certified Economic Developer by the International Economic Development Council. It is the leading industry designation and affirms a mastery of skills across the breadth of topics necessary to being a well-rounded and successful economic developer.

Joanna Sherrill, of Lakewood, was among the Concordia University students who performed in four Christmas at Concordia concerts.

Brenna Rose Shuttleworth, of Lakewood, graduated in December 2018 from Emporia State University with a bachelor’s degree in earth science. Shuttleworth also received the Dr. S. Winston Cram Scholarship and Dennis & Susan Neff Scholarship for the 2018-19 academic year at Emporia State University.

Melissa Smith, of Lakewood, was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Smith is pursuing a degree in architecture at the University of Kansas.

Madison Wolf, of Golden, was named to the fall 2018 president’s list at Coastal Carolina University. Wolf is majoring in economics.

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Up Next at Colorado ACTS, “Loose Lips Sink Ships”: 7 p.m.

Jan. 11-12 and Jan. 18-19, and 2 p.m. Jan. 19 at Colorado ACTS Theater, 11455 W. Interstate 70 Frontage Road (north side), Wheat Ridge. Original 1940s musical ensemble show takes place aboard a cruise ship where spies and hidden identities abound. Tickets sold at the door. e Call 303-456-6772 or go to www. coloradoacts.org.

“She Loves Me”: romantic comedy with touch of old-world innocence and elegance. Showing through Jan. 20 at the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway.

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MUSIC

Live Music: Michael Shainline and Roberta Holbrook: 2-3 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 12 at the Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Call 303-235-5275 or visit www.jeffcolibrary.org. Local artists playing acoustic music.

Down With the Count, A Basie Bash: 7:30 p.m. Jan. 19 at Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., in the Main Stage Theatre. Presented by Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra. Call 720-898-7200 or go to https://arvadacenter.org/ on-stage/colorado-jazzrepertoryorchestra.

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Art Supply Sale: Jan. 27 to Feb. 22 at the Lakewood Arts Gallery, 6731 W. Colfax Ave., Lakewood. Art books, paints, frames, craft supplies and all sorts of treasures will be for sale. Sale relies on donations. Donate art supplies between Jan. 26 and Feb. 15, during gallery hours (11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Wednesday to Sunday).

Go to lakewoodarts.org or call 303-980-0625.

Animal Adventures: Art Club: 4-5:30 p.m.

Wednesdays from Jan. 16 to March 20 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada.

For ages 6-14. Try art techniques as you create animal masterpieces; led

by Dave Sullivan. Go to https:// campscui.active.com/orgs/MajesticViewNatureCenter# Get Your Art On: 6-7:30 p.m.

Wednesdays from Jan. 16-30 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. For adults. Explore nature scenes and

you want. Registration is required.

this week’s TOP FIVE The Atmosphere: Art by Stephen Austin: on display through Feb. 3 at Valkarie Gallery, 445 S. Saulsbury St., in the Belmar Center in Lakewood.

Twelve large paintings that depict a multitude of atmospheric phenomena in states of dynamic, restless movement of often complex geometric arrangements of multi-layered shapes. Opening reception is Saturday, Jan. 12, from 5-8:30 p.m. Go to http://www.valkariefineart.com.

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Volunteer Open House: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Ages 13 and older. Join the Majestic View Nature Center volunteer family. Stop by the open house or go to Arvada.org/volunteeringat-majestic-view-nature-center for details.

Wheat Ridge Reads: 9-10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 17 at Ye Olde Firehouse, 3232 Depew St., Wheat Ridge. Wheat Ridge Reads is a citywide book club, sponsored by the Wheat Ridge Cultural Commission. This year’s book: “The Past Is Never,”

by Tiffany Quay Tyson. Call 303-235-5275 or visit www. jeffcolibrary.org.

The Story of Reuben Benton Hayward’s Murder, Part 1: 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16 at Golden History Museum, 923 10th St., Golden. Presented

by Dennis Potter, retired captain of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, criminal justice professor and previous presenter of the “Operation Hideout: The Investigation into the Kidnapping and Murder

Beer, Bacon and Coffee Fest: 8:30-11 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 19-20 at Denver Beer Co., 5768 Olde Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Ticket cost includes breakfast burrito, unlimited coffee, as much bacon as you can eat, and a souvenir Denver Beer Co. coffee mug to fill with breakfast inspired brews. Go to denverbeerco.com/

learn watercolor techniques with artist Dave Sullivan. Go to https:// campscui.active.com/orgs/MajesticViewNatureCenter# Art of the State 2019: exhibition that showcases Colorado artists.

On display from Jan. 17 to March 31 at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. Arvada. Go to https://arvadacenter.org/galleries

EVENTS

Celebrate Senior Friday Club: noon to 12:30 p.m. Friday, Jan 11 at the Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada.

Call 303-425-9583 or go to www.apexprd.org.

Learn about the Friday Club’s opportunities: bridge, golf, mahjongg, pinochle, Hand and Foot, and more.

Lego Contest: Scenes from a Book: 3-4:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13 at the Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada.

Call 303-235-5275 or visit www.jeffcolibrary.org.

Celebrate the end of the contest; winners will be announced.

BYOB(ook) Group: Read a Travel Book: 6:30-8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 14 at Colorado Plus Brew Pub, 6995 W. 38th Ave., Wheat Ridge.

Call 303-235-5275 or visit www. jeffcolibrary.org. Read any book that falls into the monthly theme and get ready to share and receive great book recommendations.

Lifetree Cafe: Is God Fair: noon Tuesday, Jan. 15 at Peace Lutheran Church, 5674 Field St., Arvada.

“Does God Play Favorites? Why Would a Caring God Bless Some and Not Others?” features the filmed stories of people affected by a devastating fire. Contact Tim Lindeman at 303-424-4454 or tlindeman@peacelutheran.net.

After School Fun: Same Story, Different Place: 4-5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15 at the Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada.

Call 303-235-5275 or visit www. jeffcolibrary.org. For ages 5-8.

Stories, Madlibs and a special craft or activity.

Red Hat Society Membership Meeting: noon to 3 p.m. Jan. 16.

Members ages 50 and older wear red hats and purple clothing, while those who are younger wear pink hats and lavender clothing.

Group goes to lunch, sees movies, takes tours, etc. Meetings are the third Wednesday, during the day.

Call Queen Mum at 303-451-0369 to join and for information and meeting location.

Catty Hour: 6-8 p.m. Jan. 18 at Cat Care Society, 5787 W. 6th Ave., Lakewood. Enjoy a drink and lots of kitty cuddles. Ages 21-plus only.

Go to www.catcaresociety.org USS Trinity Museum Visit: 1 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 18 at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Denver. Meet in the Space Odyssey entrance hallway at 1 p.m.

Group will tour Space Odyssey and view “Blackholes: The Other Side of Infinity” in the planetarium. Contact startrekpost@gmail. com for information. For museum

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Arvada Elks Lodge Hoop Shoot Competition: 9:45 a.m. Jan. 19 at Arvada High School. For children ages 8-13 (as of April 1, 2019) from the Arvada and Golden areas. Top boy and girl in three age categories will win an award and the chance to advance to district contest, which could lead to the national competition. Registration begins at 8 a.m. Contact Gene Schluter at 720-373-4051 or acnschluter@comcast.net.

Home Organization: Organizing for the New Year: 1-2 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 19 at the Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Call 303-235-5275 or visit www.jeffcolibrary.org. Professional organizer Corinne Osborne shows you the powerful benefits of space organization while giving you exciting ideas for getting started.

Russian Story Time: 10:30-11:15 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 19 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Ages 3-5.

Local mom and native Russian speaker brings the language to life through nature themed books, songs, games and stories.

Knowing Russian is not needed to join in on the fun. Go to https:// campscui.active.com/orgs/MajesticViewNatureCenter# Cubelets for Kids: 3-4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19 at the Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada.

Call 303-235-5275 or visit www. jeffcolibrary.org. Use our programmable Cubelets to program your robot to think sense, and do what

DUG Grow a Garden: Wheat Ridge Library, 5475 W. 32nd Ave., is a Denver Urban Gardens site. Sign up for Grow a Garden through Jan. 31. Eligible participants can select up to ten seed packets and five two-packs of seedlings and attend gardening workshops. Ask a librarian for assistance. Program ensures that in-need individuals, families, seniors and groups have access to the necessary seeds, seedlings and education to grow a successful, productive vegetable garden and improve local food security for program participants.

Call 303-235-5275 or visit www. jeffcolibrary.org.

Victim Outreach Incorporated offers opportunities to work directly with crime victims who have reported to law enforcement. Advocates offer support, information and resources in the immediate aftermath of trauma.

For information about 2019 victim advocate training, or to submit an application, contact Nicole at 303-202-2196 or email victimoutreachinfo@gmail.com.

Chirp Chirp-Impromptu Bird Walks: Sometimes you just feel like you need to get out and enjoy nature. If you like bird walks and want to join fellow birders on short-notice bird walks, sign up to the Chirp Chirp list Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. A notification will be sent by email or text no later than 24 hours prior to the bird walk. Go to https://arvada.org.

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Memory Café: 1-2:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11 at the Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada.

Call 303-235-5275 or visit www. jeffcolibrary.org. For people living with memory loss and their caregivers. Ongoing series presented by the Alzheimer’s Association.

TOPS Open House: 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 12 at Community in Christ Lutheran Brethren Church, 12229 W. 80th Ave., Arvada. Find out how you can Take Off Pounds Sensibly.

Listen to a panel discussion from members as they share their weight loss journey. Questions encouraged. Call 720-244-2473.

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Alzheimer’s Support Group: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 14 at the Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Call 303-235-5275 or visit www.jeffcolibrary.org.

Group specifically for caregivers of those with Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia. Led by Alzheimer’s Association trained facilitators.

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Proactive with Prediabetes: noon to 1 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 19 at Natural Grocers, 7745 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Prediabetes can be stopped. Several things can halt the progression. Join Jen Cavallaro, owner of Upward Spiral Fitness & Nutrition Coaching, for a discussion. Go to www.naturalgrocers. com/events/proactive-prediabetes.

Exploring the Great Ideas: Idea of Quantity from the Syntopicon: 2-3:30 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 11 at the Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Call 303-235-5275 or visit www.jeffcolibrary.org. Meet new friends and keep your mind sharp as you explore fascinating philosophical topics together.

Rooney Ranch Elementary Open House: 6-7 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 14 at Rooney Ranch, 2200 S. Coors St., Lakewood. Families and children welcome.

GriefShare Seminar and Support Group: 9-10:30 a.m. Thursdays from Jan. 17 to April 11 at Centerpoint Community Church, 6265 Garrison St., Arvada. GriefShare is a weekly seminar and support group designed to help you rebuild your life after the death of a loved one. Cost is $18 and includes a workbook. For information or to RSVP email Vanessa at gammashouse@msn.com.

Healthy Skin Club Happy Hour: 5-7 p.m.

Jan. 18 at Earth Sweet Botanicals, 1224 Arapahoe St., Golden. Learn how to take care of your skin. Get free samples, discounts, tasty nibbles, and perhaps even a free special skin treatment from skincare professionals. Event is free but registration is required. Go to http://www.earthsweetbotanicals.com/

303-235-5275 or visit www.jeffcolibrary.org.

Meet new friends and keep your mind sharp as you explore fascinating philosophical topics together.

Renewable Energy: 2:303:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17 at Lakewood Reserve, 555 S. Pierce St., Lakewood. Active Minds program on the state of renewable energy and the various forces that will influence how these resources will evolve in the future. Call 303742-4800 to RSVP.

Food Pantry Agape Life Church distributes free food from 10-11 a.m. on the third Thursday of each month (weather permitting) at the church, 5970 W. 60th Ave. in Arvada.

ALC provides this service to all qualifying Colorado residence. Call 303-431-6481 to see if you qualify.

Exploring the Great Ideas: The Idea of Monarchy from the Syntopicon: 2-3:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18 at the Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Call

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Wheat Ridge senior Julian Claussen (24) takes a jumper over Green Mountain sophomore Darius Padilla (3) and senior Thomas Diefenbach (11) on Thursday, Jan. 3, at Wheat Ridge High School. Claussen went scoreless in the first half, but turned it on offensively in the second half to finish with 14 points during the Farmers’ 62-56 win. PHOTO BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Wheat Ridge rallies to defeat Green Mountain in 4A Jeffco opener

BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

WHEAT RIDGE — Wheat Ridge’s boys basketball team has proved several times already this season it doesn’t mind facing a double-digit deficit.

The Farmers trailed by 10 points early in the second quarter in a Class 4A Jeffco League opener against Green Mountain on Thursday, Jan. 3. Wheat Ridge (8-2 record, 2-0 in league) didn’t take its first lead until junior Alex Morales buried a turnaround jumper with less than three minutes to play in the third quarter.

“We just had to grind it out and decide we weren’t going to lose this game,” said Morales, who scored a game-high 19 points in the Farmers’ 62-56 come-from-behind victory. “We are trying to win league.

We had to have this game.”

A huge play came with under a minute to play. Wheat Ridge senior Julian Claussen was able to deflect a pass and grab the steal. Claussen fired a pass ahead to Morales for a breakaway layup to extend the

Farmers’ lead to 58-55 with 48 seconds to play.

“It was a good feeling after the free-throw violation,” Morales said of his lone field goal in the fourth quarter after he stepped over the free-throw line seconds earlier. “It was working as a team with Julian seeing me open.”

Wheat Ridge’s leading scorer — Claussen — was a non-factor through the first half. However, he turned that all around in the second half. The senior scored 14 points in the second half, including the Farmers’ first 10 points in the final quarter over the span of three minutes.

“I just wasn’t aggressive, doing a good job going to the hoop or rebounding,” Claussen said of his scoreless first half. “Second half I decided to get to the rim. That really changed it.”

Wheat Ridge coach Tommy Dowd felt Claussen was a mismatch defensively for Green Mountain.

The Farmers posted up Claussen several times down the stretch.

“Julian really answered the bell in the fourth quarter,” Dowd said.

“I told him that he was just stopping himself. There wasn’t anyone out there who could stop him.

When he wants to go he is pretty effective.”

Senior Blair McVicker had a strong second half too for Wheat Ridge. McVicker finished with 16 points, including a big 3-pointer midway through the fourth quarter.

“Coming back from the break you never know what you are going to get,” Dowd said. “Your shot isn’t on. We had guys who couldn’t make free throws. We could have made it a lot easier.”

Wheat Ridge overcame missing a dozen free throws in the second half.

“1-0 to start league is really all I care about,” Claussen said. “It feels real good.”

Green Mountain (3-10, 0-2) was led by juniors Trey Towndrow (17 points), Blake Schell (13 points) and Matt Schlieper (12 points) in what was the Rams’ seventh straight loss.

s soon as coach Kevin Boley walked into Sagewood Middle School and saw a skinny, curlyhaired kid, he knew he had found a player.

Boley was holding open tryouts for the first Legend High School basketball team some 10 years ago when he first saw Derrick White.

White, now a 6-foot-4 second-year professional with the San Antonio Spurs of OVERTIME the National Basketball Association, was part of Legend’s first graduating class in 2012 and was a leader of the infant Titans basketball for four seasons.

He had a good basketball IQ, good Jim Benton skills and was sneaky quick. His biggest problem was his physical size didn’t measure up to his special athletic ability.

He grew to 6 feet tall by his senior year at Legend, when he was an All Continental League performer on a league all-star team that produced major college recruits in Josh Perkins, Josh Adams and Cory Calvert.

Still, college recruiters would just mumble that 6-foot guards are a dime a dozen.

White was overlooked and wasn’t recruited but he continued to work hard and grow taller.

His father, Richard, came up with a “Dare to Be Great” slogan, which White still employs as he still plays with that chip on his shoulder to prove his worth.

“That has driven him in a very positive way,” said Boley.

“He worked on his fundamentals, his ball handling and everything,” said his dad. “He was always small. When he was a junior the doctor said his growth plate was still open so he was eventually going to grow. We sent out stuff to area schools to see if he could get a look. We knew he had the ability. It was just getting him the opportunity.

“When you looked at him, nobody would have thought he would grow to somewhere between 6-4 and 6-5. I would say you have to stay the course, keep working and when you get the chance to do something, you have to make the most of it.”

White got an opportunity when Gillette College in Sheridan, Wyoming offered White a scholarship, but Johnson and Wales coach Jeff Culver also showed some interest before Culver accepted the head coaching position at University of Colorado-Colorado Springs.

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No. 9 Ralston Valley relies on defense

BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

ARVADA — An injury caused the air to come out of Ralston Valley High School’s gym early on in the first quarter Saturday, Jan. 5.

In a non-league girls basketball game between Ralston Valley — No. 9 in the CHSAANow.com Class 5A rankings — and Columbine the headliner was the return of University of Colorado women’s basketball commit Maura Singer.

Columbine’s 6-foot-4 senior signed in November to play hoops at CU after finishing up her career at Columbine.

Singer suffered a torn ACL in her left knee last summer. Saturday was her first action this season for the Rebels after surgery. Unfortunately, her comeback lasted 32 seconds.

Ralston Valley sophomore Sydney Bevington pulled up for a deep jumper on the Mustangs’ first offensive possession and Singer came out to chal-

Ralston Valley junior Madison Young, far right, drives to the basket during the Mustangs’ 45-35 victory Jan. 5 against Columbine.

PHOTO BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS lenge the shot. Singer collided with Bevington with both ending up on the floor. Singer was immediately in pain and grabbed her right knee.

“There was a big pop. I think she

just landed on my foot. It’s sad,” Bevington said after leading the Mustangs to a 45-35 victory. “She (Singer) is a really good player. I felt really bad.”

Singer didn’t return to the game and

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Green Mountain coach Mike Puccio said after the loss that he felt his team worked hard during the winter break in an attempt to pull off the upset to open conference play.

“Overall to play, arguably the best team in the league, the way we did it’s something to build upon,” Puccio said. “To be honest, I think we let one slip away tonight.”

Green Mountain dropped its eighth straight game Jan. 5 with a heartbreaking double-overtime loss to Standley Lake. On the other hand, Wheat Ridge cruised to an easy 75-37 home victory over Littleton on Jan. 5.

“You can only hide for so long,” Dowd said of the Farmers looking like a front-runner for the league title.

“At some point you have to step out and say we can win it (league). Every night is going to be tough. These guys have worked really hard and I’m glad they are getting some recognition.”

iced her knee on the Rebels’ bench.

“I felt bad. That was the worst thing you could see happen,” Ralston Valley coach Jeff Gomer said of Singer getting hurt in her first game back. “You don’t want that to happen to any kid and she has been through a lot.”

Columbine coach Greg Bolding Jr. said after the game that Singer’s right knee would be evaluated to see what the extent of the damage.

“Maura has been one of my kids for years,” said Bolding, who has coached Singer at the club level too. “She worked her butt off to get to this point.

It just wasn’t meant to be right now. It was disappointing, but it is what it is.”

Bolding was pleased how his team responded after losing Singer. The Rebels (3-5 record) went toe-to-toe with the Mustangs (7-4) before Ralston Valley was able to outscore Columbine 19-11 in the fourth quarter to take the 10-point victory.

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Green Mountain junior Trey Towndrow (12) drives around Wheat Ridge junior Dominic Bronk (00) during the Class 4A Jeffco League opener for both the Rams and Farmers on Thursday, Jan. 3.

Wheat Ridge took a 62-56 victory.

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White followed Culver to UCCS with only a housing stipend and planned to redshirt, but he was put him into the lineup and became a Division II All-American and the school’s all-time scoring leader in three seasons with 1,912 points.

“It was right path for him to take,” admitted Richard White. “He was really small and still growing, and the opportunity he had at UCCS was very good. He got more opportunities than if he had gone to another school that was more established or if he had gone to a DI school.

“He just would have probably sat on the bench or been a practice player.

He learned a lot at UCCS, got a lot of

experience and after that just kept working and got better and better.”

He transferred to Colorado, sat out a season, and then became an AllPacific 12 performer. He was selected by the Spurs in the 29th round of the 2017 draft.

“I always thought he had a chance to get paid to play,” said Boley. “I knew he had that kind of talent. He was a special player. In the month leading up to the NBA draft I got phone calls from eight or so people around the league.

“They were interviewing me. They were asking questions about his character, work ethic, how he handles adversity and would he do anything that would embarrass the organization and those kinds of things. Derrick is a wonderful human being and the community has loved him.”

College coaches still ask Boley if he might have another Derrick White.

The determined White, who played with both the development league G League Austin Spurs and San Antonio his rookie campaign, overcame an injured heel this season and has become a Spurs’ starter. In the past 10 games, he is averaging 26.1 minutes, 9.1 points, 3.6 assists and 3.3 rebounds a game.

On Dec. 28, in a Spurs loss to the Nuggets at the Pepsi Center, he scored 10 points with six rebounds, three assists and six steals in front of his family, Boley, Culver and Legend players.

“It was pretty surreal to see that,” said his proud dad.

Jim Benton is a sports writer for Colorado Community Media. He has been covering sports in the Denver area since 1968. He can be reached at jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com or at 303-566-4083.

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It was a defensive game with Ralston Valley making just 11 field goals.

Columbine was held to 10 field goal on the night.

“We’ve had to rely on defense all year,” Gomer said. “Until we come around offensively we are going to have to do that.”

Ralston Valley was 1-for-15 from 3-point range. The Mustangs scored nearly half of their points from the free-throw line going 22-for-31 from the charity stripe.

“I think we are going to get more chemistry,” said Bevington, who scored a game-high 15 points of 11 came via the free throw. “After losing our seniors from last year we are trying to work out somethings out on

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the court. We are just going to keep getting better.”

The young Ralston Valley team faced another 5A Jeffco foe in Dakota Ridge Jan. 8, after press deadline, in what will be counted as a non-league game.

“It’s going to be an interesting league,” Gomer said about conference play that won’t start up until mid-January for most 5A Jeffco teams.

Freshman Jessica Bollwahn led the Rebels with 11 points in the loss.

“I think (5A Jeffco) is down a little bit when it comes to scoring,” Bolding said. “It’s going to be a defensive battle. Whoever executes the most on the offensive side is what it’s going to come down to.”

Dennis Pleuss is a communications specialist for Jeffco Public Schools with a focus on athletics and activities. For more Jeffco coverage, go to CHSAANow.com/Jeffco.

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Singer landed on Bevington’s foot and injured her right knee.

Bevington finished with a game-high 15 points in the Mustangs’ 45-35 win.

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