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Good News Breakfast to honor unsung heroes

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Owner of Root Skin I’m a fifth generation Coloradoan. My family came from Pennsylvania, and they homesteaded in Evergreen. They had a dairy farm there, then they moved to the Front Range, and they had a dairy farm in Arvada.

I grew up in Lakewood, and I still live in Lakewood to this day. I lived in Durango for a while when I was getting my art degree from Fort Lewis. I just ended up moving back to Lakewood, because it feels like home.

I’m really creative, and I apply that creativity to every aspect of my life. I make jewelry, I do ceramics, and I even tie dye some of clothing, such as my dresses.

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Ten “unsung heroes” who have significantly impacted the lives of Jefferson County residents will be honored at the 29th Good News Breakfast celebration in April.

Nominations of individuals our groups are being accepted now by the Good News Breakfast steering committee, and honorees will be recognized at the breakfast April 30 at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, 15200 W. 6th Ave., Golden. This year’s theme is “Unsung Heroes: Super Heroes Don’t Always Wear Capes.”

Anyone in Jefferson County can nominate a person or a group. Honorees are selected by the nominating committee meeting the following criteria: • Made noteworthy contribution(s) to improve the quality of life of others; • Improved and/or positively affected the lives and living conditions of individuals in our community; and • Went above and beyond to make a differ-

FOR MORE INFO Nomination forms are available at www.goodnewsjeffco.org or from Lesa Moseley LesaM@jcmh.org.

Completed nomination forms should be received no later than Friday, Feb. 22. Mail 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@ jcmy.org To purchase tickets www.goodnewsjeffco.org or answers to questions, contact Jeanne at 303-4325174 or email jeanne@jcmh.org ence in their community and inspire others to give back.

If an individual is nominated because of his/her job responsibilities, the nominator should explain how the individual goes above and beyond job requirements.

The purpose of the Good News Breakfast is to promote a sense of community, enhance and reaffirm spiritual values and recognize the good things happening in Jefferson County. Volunteers from business, human services, faith community, education, and government organize the annual event, which traditionally draws over 500 people.

Teenage girl dies after being hit by vehicle 13-year-old was killed near South Wadsworth Boulevard and West Virginia Avenue

BY JOSEPH RIOS JRIOS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A teenage girl was killed in the area of South Wadsworth Boulevard and West Virginia Avenue on Jan. 20 when she was struck by a vehicle.

She was identified the next day as 13-yearold Angelina Thompson.

According to a release from the Lake-

wood Police Department, Thompson was crossing South Wadsworth Boulevard in the crosswalk on the south side of the intersection, but did not have the “walk” symbol when a vehicle hit her. The vehicle was driving south on South Wadsworth Boulevard.

The release says eyewitnesses stopped to try to help the girl, but she died on scene.

Police arrived to South Wadsworth Boulevard and West Virginia Avenue at around 6:22 p.m., and the driver of the vehicle cooperated with authorities.

The investigation is still ongoing, but alcohol and drugs are not believed to be a factor in the incident. The driver hasn’t been cited, or arrested as of Jan. 21.

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Jeffco sheriff’s detentions deputy arrested

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A woman who worked for the Jefferson County Sheriff ’s Office for about three years has been arrested for suspicion of a number of crimes.

Following an investigation by the sheriff ’s office, an arrest warrant for Myriah Lynn Lovato, 29, was issued on Jan. 18 and she surrendered herself that evening, according to Sheriff Jeff Shrader.

“It’s our intent to always serve you with integrity, excellence and respect,” said Shrader in a video

press statement released last week.

“Unfortunately, it appears that one of our own has failed in this regard.”

Lovato was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance, introducing contraband in the first and second degree and sexual conduct in a cor- Lovato rectional institution.

All are felony charges. She is also facing misdemeanors —first degree official misconduct and possession

of drug paraphernalia.

According to a press release, the Jefferson County Sheriff ’s Office hired Lovato on Jan. 7, 2016, and she was assigned to the Detentions Services Division on June 12 that year, after she completed the Colorado Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) academy.

The Jeffco sheriff ’s office’s investigation began on Dec. 22 after deputies were informed of employee misconduct, states a press release.

That day, Lovato was placed on unpaid administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation, the

press release states. She submitted a letter of resignation on Jan. 2.

“It is extremely disheartening and frustrating when one of our own becomes the subject of an investigation, is facing felony charges and potential jail time,” Shrader said in his press statement. “More disheartening is that this has subjected other deputies, as well as the inmate population, to additional and unnecessary risk.”

In his statements, Shrader added that Lovato, as are all charged suspects, presumed innocent until proven guilty.

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Statistics Indicate a Slowing Real Estate Market — But Not at Golden Real Estate The 4½-year-long seller’s market is clearly transitioning into a “balanced” market and may be moving toward a buyer’s market by 2020, judging from statistics garnered from REcolorado, the Denver MLS. In December, for example, the median days on market for Jefferson County sales was 24, and the ratio of sold price to listing price was 98.6%. Both stats were the worst (relatively speaking) since February 2014, nearby five years ago.

January statistics won’t be available until early February, but a study of the homes sold in the first 20 days of January shows that the median days on market will remain above 20 and that the ratio of sold price to listing price will dip even further. With 307 sales thus far and another 308 listings under contract since before Jan. 1st, I predict that the number of sold listings will be the same as or higher than January 2018, when 553 Jeffco homes were sold. The median sold price will continue to climb, though less quickly.

Given these statistics, you can imagine our surprise at how our own listings have performed this month.

For example, broker associate Kristi Brunel listed a Wheat Ridge home on a busy street (usually not a good selling point) slightly above what comparable sales would have suggested, and got it under contract for more than 13% above listing price with over a dozen offers within four days. Her open house was so busy it looked like a ski lodge with people in every room most of the time and some lounging in both the living room and family room!

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Jeffco listing with multiple offers bidding up the home to 7% over its listing price within four days and the busiest open house I can remember. A Golden listing of mine didn’t sell in December but sold readily in January for nearly its listing price, and a $1.1 million listing of mine in downtown Golden sold in less than a week with multiple offers driving the price up by $75,000 following an open house where I needed help to accommodate the continuous flow of buyers.

So you can imagine that I don’t quite know what to believe about this market — except perhaps that Golden Real Estate knows how to sell homes better than other brokerages!

What we do know with certainty is that there are still lots of buyers who did not win the bidding wars on these Jeffco listings and that homeowners who think they should wait until spring to put their home on the market should consider doing so now.

As I’ve written in the past, there are multiple reasons why winter is a good time to list a home, but our experience with these few listings is surprising even me. But beware: the reason that those statistics are not as good as our own experience at Golden Real Estate, may be that sellers are not listing their homes at the right price and not providing the kind of marketing for which Golden Real Estate is famous.

Buyers are definitely getting wiser and not making offers on homes that are overpriced. Give me or one of our broker associates a call and ask us what we consider the right price to list your home. Our contact information is below, and we answer our phones when they ring. (Yes, there are agents and brokerages that don’t necessarily do that, although I can’t figure out why!)

How the Realtor Code of Ethics Protects You

You’ve probably seen the advertising, “Make Sure Your Agent Is a Realtor.”

That’s because not all licensed real estate agents are members of the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and only members of NAR can call themselves “Realtors.” And only Realtors must swear obedience to the Realtor Code of Ethics and are required to take 4-hour biennial refresher classes about the Code. (Note: All Golden Real Estate agents are Realtors.) The Realtor Code of Ethics has 17 articles that are divided into three categories. They are as follows.

Duties to Clients and Customers Article 1 Realtors protect and promote their clients’ interests while treating all parties honestly.

Article 2 Realtors refrain from exaggeration, misrepresentation, or concealment of pertinent facts related to property or transactions.

Article 3 Realtors cooperate with other real estate professionals to advance their clients’ best interests.

Article 4 When buying or selling on their own account or for their families or firms, Realtors make their true position or interest known.

Article 5 Realtors do not provide professional services where they have any present or contemplated interest in property without disclosing that interest to all affected parties.

Article 6 Realtors disclose any fee or financial benefit they may receive from recommending related real estate products or services.

Article 7 Realtors accept compensation from only one party, except where they make full disclosure to all parties and receive informed consent from their client.

Article 8 Realtors keep the funds of clients and customers in a separate escrow account.

Article 9 Realtors make sure that details of agreements are spelled out in writing whenever possible and that parties receive copies.

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Duties to Realtors Article 15 Realtors make only truthful, not misleading, comments about other real estate professionals.

Article 16 Realtors respect the exclusive representation or exclusive brokerage relationship agreements that other Realtors have with their clients.

Article 17 Realtors arbitrate and mediate financial disagreements with other Realtors and with their clients.

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As shutdown continues, local businesses feel the consequences The U.S. government shutdown now longest in national history

BY JOSEPH RIOS JRIOS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Editor’s Note: This story was filed for print on Jan. 21 as the federal shutdown continued.

Nick’s Cafe has built a loyal following in Golden that included Elvis Presley who once flew his private jet out to Colorado to buy his daughter Fool’s Gold sandwiches for her birthday – a sandwich built on a sourdough loaf with a pound of bacon, peanut butter and blueberry jelly inside. The King is Nick’s Cafe’s most famous customer, but according to the owner, it is the usual crowd of federal workers who used to frequent the place for lunch, that have found a new place to dwell ... since they aren’t at work or getting paid.

As the U.S. government partial shutdown nearly hits a month, the more than 50,000 federal workers in Colorado who are out of work aren’t the only ones who are suffering – businesses are also feeling the effects.

Nick’s Cafe is just five minutes down the road from the Federal Center – a 623-acre campus that is home to 28 different federal agencies in 44 office buildings. Once the U.S. government went into a partial shutdown, Cafe owner Nick Andurlakis said he has seen some of its most loyal customers stop coming in.

“Business has slowed down,” said Andurlakis. “I’m not saying Trump is right, or wrong, but my whole thing on this that the government should open up again.”

The U.S. government went in a partial shutdown when President Donald Trump requested more than $5 billion from Congress to be added to federal spending legislation to pay for a wall on the Mexico border. Democrats denied funding Trump’s wall, and he has refused to back down from his request, causing the shutdown.

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A look inside Nick’s Cafe. The restaurant has built a loyal following from employees at the Federal Center. close to the Federal Center, like Jose O’Shea’s, a Mexican restaurant that has been in Lakewood since 1978, report feeling the burden of the government shutdown as well. Chad Hotchkiss, owner of Jose O’Shea’s, said it’s hard to put a number on how much business has dropped, but he’s thankful that the restaurant has a loyal following.

“It is what it is, some days are worse than others. It can get worse, before it gets better,” said Hotchkiss. “We still get a good amount of foot traffic, but not as much the last week, and you can start to see that a little more.”

Impact on alcohol Bryan Simpson, a spokesperson for New Belgium Brewing, said the implications of the partial government shutdown can be severe.

“If you have beer, and you can’t get your approval (from the federal government) – it just can’t sit around.

There is a potential for people to have to dump beer, and that’s what the industry is worried about,” said Simpson. “The potential for massive destruction is great. (The partial government shutdown) is not good for anyone.”

In Longmont, Dry Land Distillers had been working for months on a

Nick Andurlakis poses behind the counter of Nick’s Cafe. The restaurant is known for its Fool’s Gold sandwich.

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Nick’s Cafe is only five minutes away from the Federal Center. gin that was made of only Colorado botanicals -- something that has never been done before, according to Nels Wroe, co-founder of the distillery.

Wroe was planning on launching the winter gin at a release party in February, but those plans faded when the government partially shutdown. The gin can’t be sold, because the bottles need federally approved labels, and employees at the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau are not there to

do the job.

“We’re a small business, it does have an impact on our plans and revenue. It took us an unbelievably longer time than we thought to get the recipe right,” said Wroe. “As the shutdown continues, we’re going to see more and more of those delayed negative effects coming through. It’s a waterfall effect. It starts upstream, and as time goes on, it hits everyone downstream.”

Situations worsen for federal employees as shutdown continues Unemployment filings rise as shutdown lengthens

BY JOSEPH RIOS JRIOS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Editor’s Note: This story was filed for print on Jan. 21 as the federal shutdown continued.

The U.S. government has been partially shutdown for nearly a month as President Donald Trump and Democrats butt heads over a Mexico border wall. This is the longest partial government shutdown in U.S. history, and over 50,000 federal workers in Colorado are out of work. According

to the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, 2,362 federal employees have filed for unemployment as of Jan. 17.

Here are what federal employees have to say about the shutdown and how it is impacting them and their families.

Joanne Grady Joanne Grady is a fish and lab biologist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Grady, a Golden resident, has a disabled spouse, and her son is a senior at Compass Montessori School.

Her son has college aspirations, but since the government shutdown is impacting her income, Grady is unsure how much money she can contribute

to her son’s college savings.

Grady’s family of four relies on her salary, and she filed for unemployment, but it will only cover her mortgage and utilities.

“We live paycheck to paycheck as many other Americans do. We’re not buying clothes, or going to restaurants,” said Grady. “Federal employees, and the folks in my agency, we are really passionate about what we do.

We have those personal and economical impacts at home, but the important work we do for the American people is not being done.”

Roxanne Runkel Roxanne Runkel works as an environmental protection special-

ist for the National Park Service.

Runkel lives in Golden, and she is worried about an upcoming property tax bill. She has already missed two paychecks, and she recently visited with Congressman Ed Perlmutter to express her concerns.

“I’m trying to figure out how to come up with $2,000 without any paychecks. I’ve had some trouble sleeping, I’ve had anxiety, and I’ve cried,” said Runkel. “It’s been very unsettling. (The partial government shutdown) is an inappropriate way to push forward an agenda. I feel like a hostage.”

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Lakewood Strategic Growth Initiative delayed again

Lakewood City Council set to vote on tobacco ordinance

Steve Dorman has filed an appeal against a recent court ruling

Measure would make retailers pay a licensing application fee

BY JOSEPH RIOS JRIOS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

There was a brief, but intense moment at a Lakewood City Council meeting on Jan. 14 when Lakewood Strategic Growth Initiative lead supporter Cathy Kentner was speaking during a public comment period. Kentner was speaking in favor of the initiative when her time to comment was up, she continued speaking — leading to Lakewood Mayor Adam Paul to call a break to the meeting.

That night, Lakewood City Council was supposed to discuss whether to implement the Lakewood Strategic Growth Initiative, or send the issue to voters. Instead, the initiative will be delayed yet again, after its nemesis Steve Dorman filed an appeal against a recent court ruling that would’ve moved the initiative a step forward.

Jefferson County Judge Diego Hunt ruled Dec. 26 against a claim that Dorman, who is protesting the Lakewood Strategic Growth Initiative, made

when he alleged that the initiative would violate constitutional matters, property owners in Lakewood and limit future Lakewood City Council’s municipal powers.

“What do I hope to get? I want the judge to rule that this thing cannot proceed any further,” said Dorman.

The Lakewood Strategic Growth Initiative, which would limit new home construction to one percent per year, and would require Lakewood City Council to hold a public hearing and vote to approve residential projects with 40 units, or more, was spearheaded by Kentner. Dorman has filed two protests, one in which he alleged that signature gathers for the initiative were not properly sworn — something Jefferson County Judge Diego Hunt ruled against last summer.

Lakewood’s Municipal Code states that an initiative cannot be approved

by City Council, or sent to a vote while it is under protest.

Stacie Oulton, a spokesperson for Lakewood, said the next steps in the initiative is to await the court process.

“I urge you to direct your attorney to do whatever is necessary to put this initiative on the ballot expeditiously so the members of our community can express their vision of our city’s future,” Kentner said during the public comment period.

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Last November, former Gov. John Hickenlooper signed an executive order with the goal of decreasing the use of e-cigarettes and other vaping products. The Behavior Risk Survey from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention listed Colorado as the country with the highest amount of youth who use e-cigarettes and other vaping products.

Lakewood City Council will have an opportunity at a Jan. 28 City Council meeting to pass a tobacco licensing system ordinance that community groups like Citizens for a Healthier Lakewood feel will help reduce youth tobacco use.

If passed, retailers who sell noncigarette tobacco products would have to pay a licensing application fee — something that isn’t required in Lakewood right now. It would also require non-cigarette tobacco products like the popular Juul to be put behind counters in retail stores, and it would see the clerk age to sell tobacco raised to 18.

“This is the place where government should get involved. We need to structure our ordinances and laws to help people make better decisions, because if not, there’s long term impact on individuals and communities,” said Charmaine Brittain, chair

for Citizens for a Healthier Lakewood. Citizens for a Healthier Lakewood spearheaded the license. “This needs to be addressed now. Time has passed, make this happen.”

Other municipal cities like Golden have similar ordinances.

In Golden, tobacco retailers are required to purchase an annual license to sell non-cigarette tobacco products. Saoirse Charis-Graves, a Golden City Council member who was instrumental in tobacco regulation in Golden, discussed the importance of putting non-tobacco products behind counters in retail stores.

“If you’ve got tobacco related products right there, and they look like candy, then they’re attractive.

But if you put a barrier in between the customer and product, it’s less tempting,” said Charis-Graves.

Mary Szarmach, the vice president of government affairs for the tobacco retailer Smoker Friendly, has previously called the ordinance harsh. Szarmach said Smoker Friendly has a 95 percent compliance rate on legal age sales.

According to a 2015 Healthy Kids Colorado survey, 68 percent of Colorado youth under the age of 18 have successfully purchased tobacco products at a retail store.

“This is a really amazing opportunity for City Council to use the power they have to make a positive impact on the families and health of our community, and I really hope they’ll take that opportunity to do so,” said Khanh Nguyen, tobacco strategic initiatives lead for Jefferson County Public Health.

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Colorado’s new governor is taking several steps to promote the use of electric and zero-emission vehicles.

Gov. Jared Polis said Thursday the steps are part of his efforts to combat climate change.

That includes a goal to achieve 100 percent electricity generation from renewable sources by 2040.

The Democrat says promoting electric vehicles, buses and trucks is essential to that goal.

Polis is creating a working group to promote electric vehicles.

He’s also asking the state Department of Transportation to develop similar policies.

Polis says some state funds will be invested in electric vehicles and infrastructure, such as a growing network of charging stations.

Those funds come from a settlement with Volkswagen, which in 2015 admitted it cheated on emissions tests for cars sold in the U.S.

Jill Ryan, the new executive director of Colorado Department of Environment and Public Health, at the press conference on Jan. 17.

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Russell Weisfield Russell Weisfield is married, and a has son who is only two. His family lives in unincorporated Jefferson County, and he is a software developer for the United States Department of Agriculture. Although his wife is working, Weisfield has had to take money out of his savings to pay bills.

He’s already missed one paycheck, and unless the shutdown has ended

by Jan. 22, he’ll miss out on another one.

Weisfield hasn’t filed for unemployment yet, but if the shutdown drags, he is planning to do so.

“One of the biggest feelings is the anxiety of not knowing when this is going to end. The length of this shutdown is extremely silly and not beneficial for anyone,” said Weisfield.

“I don’t think this helps the American people.”

Greg Clark Greg Clark is the director of the labratory and analytical services division for the U.S. Geological Survey.

Him and his team test rivers, streams and lakes for things that shouldn’t be in the water bodies. He recieved his last paycheck three weeks ago, and he picked up a part-time job as a ski instructor in the Loveland Ski Area.

He was planning to fly his children out from Eugene, Oregon next month to visit, but that thought is in doubt,

A NEW BILL TO HELP FEDERAL EMPLOYEES?

‘One of the biggest feelings is the anxiety of not knowing when this is going to end. The length of this shutdown is extremely silly and not beneficial for anyone.’

Congress members Ed Perlmutter, Pete Olson and Don Beyer introduced a bill, the “Financial Relief for Feds Act,” to provide relief for federal employees impacted by the partial government shutdown.

“One of my constituents mentioned this idea to me when I was in the district this past weekend, and I felt like it was a good way to help the

hardworking men and women who work for our country be able to keep up with regular bills and expenses during this difficult time,” said Perlmutter.

That constituent was Pam Logan (Greg Clark’s wife).

The bill would allow federal employees and contractors to withdraw money from their retirement accounts without being

penalized. If passed, federal employees impacted by the partial government shutdown would be able to pay the money back to their accounts when the government opens again.

“There are a lot of people who need it, and it’s virtually no cost for the government. We got to get a move on with this bill — it’s a no brainer,” said Logan.

Russell Weisfield, software developer for USDA

Local Focus. More News. because he is not working at his federal government job. He said what concerns him most about the partial government shutdown is the well being of his staff.

“I have younger college grads on my staff who may not have funds put aside for emergencies. I don’t know how they’re going to weather this storm,” said Clark. “I have 25, or more staff who are living on whatever they have saved up. We’re doing what we can to mitigate this and help them understand what their options and resources are. I feel powerless with respect to that, because there’s very little that we can do.”

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Turning bond dollars into tangible projects Jeffco schools begins six years of facilities projects including GMHS

detai s to share “I think that our community rea y needs to hear strong y from us how gratefu we are ” Owens said “I know this is a tax increase and as a tax payer myse f I don t ike paying for taxes But speaking for Green Mountain High I m going to make sure every dime is spent with great care and squeeze every penny I can None of this wou d be pos sib e without the voters of Jeffco ”

BY SHANNA FORT ER ORT R@ O ORADO OMMUN TYM D A OM

As principa of Green Mountain High Schoo in Lakewood Co een Owens spends a good chunk of her time dea ing with faci ities prob ems — a eaky roof a flooding gymnasium floor and the ad ustments that need to be made because of insufficiencies in the schoo bui ding But when Jefferson County voters approved the $567 mi ion bond in November it kickstarted a six year p an to improve faci ities throughout the district “It s big it s comp icated and it s a ot of work ” said Tim Reed executive director of faci ities and construc tion management for Jeffco Schoo s “But we re thankfu for the voters It s a huge opportunity for the schoo district ” And Owens is excited about what the bond money means for her schoo Origina y bui t in 1972 Green Mountain had renovations done in 1995 but the ma ority of the schoo s is from the origina bui d 46 years ago Green Mountain is s ated to receive $13 6 mi ion of work through the bond program That inc udes expand

T m Reed execut ve d rector of fac t es and construct on management for Jeffco Schoo s shows off a ca endar of upcom ng fac t es pro ects H NN O ing the faci ity with an addition re mode ing the bui ding interior remov ing modu ar bui dings improvements to the commercia kitchen parking ot andscaping ath etic fie ds e ec trica wiring heating and coo ing p umbing and piping and rep acing the roof sidewa ks o d furniture sinks carpet ti e and cei ings This is a so in addition to security and techno ogy updates expected “We wou d ove to have a brand new schoo but there s enough money” Owens said “The 13 mi ion wi go so far for us to address the critica faci ity needs ” Though it may seem insignificant to some Owens said updates in c assroom furniture are something her schoo is excited about adding that right now

90 percent of the schoo s furniture are hand me down from other or bought at furniture store c ose outs “We re hoping for decent furniture that s more co aborative and have the desks ” Owens said “I know it sounds weird but seating rea y does matter The who e environment of wa king into a earning space that kids have confidence in he ps them say I am here to earn ” Green Mountain is one of the first schoo s that wi see work specifica y funded by the bond with hopes of con struction starting this summer An advisory group started working with an architect in ear y January to he p decide how the money is best spent Owens hopes to ho d a community meeting in March with

Pro ect t me ne Reed said age of bui dings the ength of time to do a pro ect and a de sire to bring a pre 1980 high schoo s up to parity first he ped determine the time ine of pro ects A ameda Jr/Sr Arvada High and Co umbine High are the other three schoo s that are starting their reno vation process now In January 2020 four more high schoo s wi start the process “We don t want to create a situation where you run out of qua ity consu tants or contractors ” Reed exp ained “You don t want to bid against your se f for a pro ect ” Reed said newer schoo s or schoo s that had improvements done as part of the 2004 bond tend to be toward the ater years in the six year time ine because they don t have as many defi ciencies and don t need the immediate attention that other schoo s do BOND P9

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Official 2019 requests will be brought before the board Feb. 7

BY SHANNA FORT ER ORT R@ O ORADO OMMUN TYM D A OM

January 22 - February 8

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Jeffco schools looks at mill levy budget requests

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Ba ot anguage for 5A the mi evy override approved by Jefferson County voters in November provided five specific areas funds cou d be dedi cated to Now Jefferson County Pub ic Schoo s staff and board of education are getting specific about what wi be funded with these do ars Fifty percent is s ated to go toward increasing district competitiveness through teacher compensation Exact y how that money wi reach teachers wi be determined through district negotiated with the Jeffer son County Education Association teacher s union At its Jan 10 meeting the Jeffco Board of Education received a pre sentation on funding requests for the rest of those mi evy do ars That discussion continued into the Jan 16 study session On Feb 7 the board

wi be asked to approve funding requests for 2018/2019 Requests for use of 5A funds in 2019/2020 wi be adopted as part of the norma budget adoption process schedu ed to end in June One of the big focuses of board discussion was do ars being used for safety and menta hea th supports This inc udes do ars for suicide prevention training socia emotiona earning curricu um assessments and specia ists crisis intervention training principa threat assessment training and Safe2Te materia s These items were a recommended by the district Safety and Security Task Force The p an a so has $30 000 set aside for support and resources for the 20 year anniversary of the Co umbine High shooting — described as “ensur ing that the appropriate supports both physica and menta are in p ace ” Severa community members com mented on the menta hea th aspect of the do ars at the Jan 10 meeting encouraging the board to support the hiring of more socia emotiona earn ing specia ists BUDGET P9

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Funding technology, programs The board also brought up concerns around funding classroom technology.

With $4.2 million dollars allocated to be spent on 1:1 devices, the line item goal is to provide equity and consistency across the district with all students having access to a personalized device and digital tools, purchased at the district level. This would be part of the 19/20 budget.

Kathleen Askelson, chief financial officer for Jeffco Schools, said the district is holding off on this until the next budget cycle in order to do more assessments at schools to determine

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However, this summer basic projects such as replacing carpeting, finishes, mechanical work and replacing lightning with LEDs will happen.

The three schools being rebuilt — Prospect Valley Elementary in Wheat Ridge, Kendrick Lakes Elementary in Lakewood and Marshdale Elementary in Conifer — will also be spaced out.

Reed said the district will start selecting architects in February for the Prospect Valley build, which will be first.

Proposed new schools in west Arvada and Rooney Valley are late in the bond cycle because they are based on future growth in those areas.

Another project planned to start hearly in the bond cycle is the addition to Three Creeks K-8 in northwest Arvada.

“The growth that we’re seeing up there, they will be at capacity next fall,” Reed said. “They are growing faster than anticipated.”

Reed also said the Warren Tech South campus is slated as an earlier

project.

Heather Keeton, principal at Warren Tech and Warren Tech North, is excited about the possibilities another career-focused campus brings to students in Jeffco.

“One of the limitations we have is around class sizes,” Keeton said.

“With equipment, job shadows and internships, there is a limited number of students that can be accepted into any one program.”

Keeton said a south campus would allow them serve more students by either opening more sections of programs already offered or opening more programs.

Though the school is still in the process of deciding what programming at the south campus will look like, Keeton said they are considering programs in aviation, health care, live sounds and event production, advanced manufacturing, marketing, entrepreneurship and hospitality.

“We have not made any determination yet and we will really be pulling our stakeholders together to make those decisions,” Keeton emphasized.

“Overall it’s really exciting because we are going to be able to serve more students.”

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“Classroom teachers are not trained to deal with mental health supports,” said Kendall Bolton, a teacher in Arvada, after she read a letter from a student who is struggling with her parents’ divorce. “It breaks my heart that I don’t know what to do to help this student.”

Angela Anderson, teacher at Bear Creek High, talked about students missing class due to anxiety, depression and post traumatic stress disorder in dealing with homelessness, hunger and trauma.

Other public speakers including Diana Rarich, of Lakewood, stressed that each school has different needs and those needs to be taken into consideration in funding mental health supports.

“We heard public comment and I think what I heard them say is that not every community needs the same thing and they think we need to do a needs assessment so we are not blanket funding,” said board member Ali Lassel. “We have one chance to spend this money and I want to do it in a way that’s going to benefit our kids the most.”

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District-provided devices, would allow student fees to be reduced.

Board member Susan Harmon expressed concerns about the rollout of the 1:1 devices. In the Jan. 16 study session she pushed for touch screen devices to get into the hands of students before Spring 2020, which was the original proposal.

“We are already behind in rolling this out,” Harmon said.

The purchase of 13 3-D printers at $20,000 each also drew questions from the board. Each high school in the district with and engineering program would get one of these industry-standard printers under district staff ’s proposal.

Funds are also set aside to support Geometry in Construction programs at seven high schools — Green Mountain, Chatfield, Columbine, Golden, Dakota Ridge, Conifer and Brady.

Mil levy dollars will also help the district to expand its early childhood education programs by moving all its teachers to licensure. Immediately, the district will be looking for six full time Colorado Department of Education licensed teachers at four sites — Vivian, Slater, Foothills and Sheridan Green.

Matt Flores, chief academic officer for Jeffco schools, said this will get a jump on filling the current 24 vacancies the district has in this area.

There are also dollars set aside to invest in coursework to help current employed teachers reach licensure.

Additionally, mill levy dollars will increase preschools offering full day preschool classrooms for 2019 2020 through an additional classroom each at Hutchinson and Dutch Creek as well as converting four half day classrooms to full day including two classrooms at Anderson, one classroom at Litz and another at Leawood.

“This is so exciting because we’ve been talking about early childhood as a board for three years,” Lassel said.

“And now we have some money to do something about it.”

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Jeffco graduation rates continue to rise STAFF REPORT

Jeffco Public Schools on-time graduation rates continue to improve, according to the most recent data provided to the Colorado Department of Education. Over the last five years, Jeffco Public Schools graduation rate has increased by 2.4 percentage points.

Jeffco’s rate is higher than the average on-time graduation rate of both Colorado and the U.S. In a press release given out last week, Jeffco Public Schools promoted the recent state figures. The district’s graduation rate for 2017-18 is 85.3 percent; it was 82.9 percent in 2013-14.

Jeffco`s graduation rate is significantly higher than the 2017-18 state graduation rate of 80.7 percent and surpasses the all-time high national graduation rate of 84 percent. This upward trend also holds true for minority and female students in Jeffco.

The minority rate increased from 77.2 percent in 2013-14 to 79.7 percent in 2017-18 while the female rate jumped from 86.3 percent in 2013-14 to 89.2 percent in 2017-18.

The biggest individual improvements were at option/special schools, whose percentage rate increased 6.4 percentage points. The percentage rate of homeless students graduating

on time also increased 3.5 percentage points.

The dropout rate for Jeffco schools showed no change for district high schools at 1.1 percent There was a 0.1 percentage point decrease in dropout rates for middle schools, a 0.6 percentage point decrease for charter schools. Option and special schools saw their dropout rates drop one percent to 6.8 percent. The most affected was the dropout rate of migrant students, which decreased 4.5 percentage points.

“We know we have great work happening in our school district,” said district superintendent Jason Glass.

“Seeing that hard work reflected in our graduation rate is very gratifying.

I commend our educators and staff for going the extra mile to ensure our students succeed. Our schools continue to raise the bar, and we expect to see this positive trend continue.”

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the public or private sector? Nominate them for the Unsung Heroine or Shattered Glass award.

The winners will be recognized at the fourth annual JeffCo International Women’s Day celebration March 8 at Baldoria on the Water in Lakewood.

Nomination applications, which are due no later than noon, Feb. 8, can be found at www.ixpowerfoundation.org/ women-s-day/unsung-heroine-shattered-glass-award-2019-applications/ JeffCo International Women’s Day is an official International Women’s Day event. The Title Sponsor for this year’s event is SCL Health Lutheran, and the City Sponsor is the City of Golden.

Recognition of Jeffco’s Unsung Heroine and the winner of the Shattered Glass award are just two of the elements of this annual event, which complements the global International Women’s Day celebration March 8 every year. Other activities for the day in the county include a series of speed seminars on various topics of interest to today’s busy women, a showcase of local businesses and organizations, and the luncheon itself. The luncheon will feature a keynote speaker, speed seminars, a Women’s Day market, door prizes, swag bags and more.

Jeffco merchants owned or operated by a woman, or featuring a product or service for women, have the opportunity to participate in International Women’s Day with a coupon or flyer about a special discount or deal to mark the day. Offers will be included in guest bags that will be at each seat at the luncheon. Additionally, special deals for Women’s Day will be promoted online and in other advertising

where appropriate. For information about becoming a Women’s Day merchant, visit: www.ixpowerfoundation. org/women-s-day/special-merchantoffers-for-women-s-day-2019/. This website page also includes information for donating door prizes and purchasing a vendor table in the Women’s Day market place.

Sponsorships featuring a number of benefits, and individual registrations, are still available for the March 8 luncheon. However, space is limited and “early-birds” are rewarded with lower registration prices. More information about sponsorships and reservations can be made by visiting the above website.

The event is expected to sell out in advance again this year.

This is the fourth year that International Women’s Day has been celebrated in Jeffco. In many countries around the world, this is a day when women are recognized for their achievements without regard to divisions, whether national, ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic or political.

International Women’s Day first emerged at the turn of the 20th century in North America and across Europe and the first time it was observed nationally in the U.S. was in 1909. The Charter of the United Nations, signed in 1945, was the first international agreement to affirm the principle of equality between women and men.

The United Nations’ theme for the women’s initiative is “Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality.”

The theme for this year’s International Women’s Day event is “Balance for Better.”

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owboys and cowgirls, and Western folk in general, filled the American Mountaineering Center in Golden for the 30th annual Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering Jan. 18-20. This year, 16 performers, in addition to a few special guests, told stories and sang songs about the heartwarming, tear-jerking or humorous tales that come from ranch life, rural living and/or the Wild West.

Yvonne Hollenbeck tells an amusing tale of doing laundry as a rancher’s wife during the Friday Day Session of the 30th annual Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering on Jan. 18 at the American Mountaineering Center in Golden.

A mix of performers and organizers of the Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering gather for a group photo on Jan. 18 during the 30th annual event at the American Mountaineering Center in Golden.

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Andrea Doray

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re you getting ready to file your taxes? So am I, and as I gather my information, I experience flashes of helplessness over the unscrupulous antics I help finance. You may know I’m not a fan of this administration, and the fact is that I simply don’t trust the government to be good stewards of my funds.

During recent donation drives such as Colorado Gives Day when I made voluntary contributions to organizations I’ve

vetted, I had the option to either direct my funds for a specific purpose or to allow administrators to decide where they would do the best good.

This is not possible, obviously, with tax obligations, and thus it’s my continued disbelief in responsible stewardship that’s driving my frustration.

At this point, of course, you might say, “Yes, but what about …?” and although there’s no argument about other administrations’ misconduct, that doesn’t

excuse or change the realities of this one’s.

By the way, let me be clear: I believe paying taxes is foundational to the principles of a wellfunctioning democracy. (I also believe that debates over who pays and how much will never be resolved.) And, probably like you, there are also even legitimate government expenses that I don’t want my taxes to fund.

Certainly we’ve all heard stories about $1,000 toilet seats and hammers and other what-not

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Jefferson Parkway disconnect With great fanfare Arvada (The Arvada Report December 2018/January 2019) announced the final actions before construction begins on the Jefferson Parkway after 50 years of planning and concludes that completion will “allow motorists, for the first time, to fully utilize the ring road system envisioned by Congress in 1968.”

It will marry State Highways 128 on the north with 93 on the south.

But wait a minute. The ring is still broken. There is no connection to the Northwest Parkway or to C-470.

That puts tremendous pressure on Interlocken roads, Highways 128 and 93, and Sixth Avenue for both traffic and road maintenance. I asked the Jefferson Parkway Highway Author-

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ity about this. The Administrator, Bill Ray, gave a very candid and forthright reply. Connection to the north is the responsibility of the Northwest Parkway Authority and connection to the south is responsibility of the State.

Those entities are aware of the situation but have not done anything about it. So, as we wait another 50 years or so, there will be a big beautiful road from no place to nowhere. Couldn’t there have been better cooperation than that with 50 years of planning?

Will there be any coordinated effort in the future?

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government purchases. Shame on both sides is all I can say. But even these boondoggles don’t exasperate me as much as the well-documented cavalier and unapologetic misuse of taxpayer money for, of all things, personal travel.

I’m astounded by the facts that have come out about former Cabinet members Scott Pruitt and Tom Price, for example, who

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constitution that the press is supardon me, are you Aaron Burr, sir?” posed to serve the public, to keep the “That depends, democratic process working. But who’s asking?” these days? CNN, Fox, MSNBC and “Oh, sure, sir. I’m Alall the rest don’t seem to be HITTING exander Hamilton, I’m at serving anybody, either — exyour service, sir…” cept, perhaps, a preconceived HOME So begins the dialogue agenda. between A.Ham and When our elected “servants” A.Burr in the Broadway and the other “servants” who mega smash “Hamilton.” are supposed to be keeping That line, “I’m at your sertheir eyes on them only know vice,” is one of my favorite how to pursue their own older affectations that agendas and do what is either has, sadly, been dropped politically or economically from the lexicon. You also expeditious for themselves, hear that line when each what are we supposed to make of the dwarves introduce Michael Alcorn of our country? themselves to Bilbo BagOr let me approach it from gins in “The Hobbit: An this direction: how are those Unexpected Journey.”

New Year’s Resolutions working out There’s another way to look at for you? that, that was best explained by Jed Statistically, most people have Bartlet in “The West Wing.” abandoned their resolutions by “Saint Paul begins the passage: now, so, if you’re one of the few still ‘Be subject to one another out of working on yours, good for you— reverence to Christ.’” that’s impressive.

See, you thought I was just going But, why do we make resolutions? to dive deeper into nerd-dom, and Why do we want to be healthier, there, I break out something Biblifor instance? Because, then we’ll cal. live longer, with a better quality of But, is there anything more imlife. What purpose does that serve? portant in this day and age, perhaps, Why do we need to get a grip on our than being subject to one another, finances? Because then we’ll be less than being at each others’ service? stressed and, maybe, be in a posiThere was a time that going to tion to have great adventures. What Washington, D.C., was referred to as purpose does that serve? “public service” — how’s that working out for us these days?

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Danielson: Here are the bills I’m working on

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he 2019 legislative session has begun, and it is an honor to serve as your state senator for District 20. I want to thank the many constituents who have reached out to me with their ideas on how we build a better Colorado.

I will work to make sure that your state government is focused on getting things done and finding real solutions that are going to improve our quality of life. From strengthening public schools, to reducing the cost of health insurance, to making our economy work for everyone, we are going to work to make life better for hardworking families and protect our Colorado way of life.

Here are a few of the bills I plan to

introduce this session: The Equal Pay for Equal Work Act. When women earn the same as men for doing the same work, Colorado’s economy will grow by billions. Equal pay will provide economic security for hundreds of GUEST thousands of Colorado families, and COLUMN it’s the right thing Sen. Jessie to do.

Cracking Down Danielson on Elder Abuse and Abandonment. I will continue my work to fight for senior citizens to make sure that older Coloradans are able to live safely and independently in our communities.

Expanding Apprenticeships and Vocational Technical Training. I will

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game, in protest of a protest. Documented evidence shows this was his plan from the beginning.

The Department of Homeland Security released receipts of more than $75,000 in expenses. Adding in $43,000-an-hour Air Force Two (and ignoring the cost of local resources), the taxpayers footed a $250,000 bill.

Clearly, Pence has as much right to stage his protest as the players he was protesting have, but it’s discouraging that he used taxpayer money to do so.

That’s why people like these are not anyone I trust to be good stewards of my hard-earned cash. And – although I’m quite willing to contribute to social programs, research, environmental issues, roads and bridges, and other ethical-whereit-exists government – I am hereby specifically denying any funds for unprincipled excess.

We’ll see how that goes.

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were ousted in part for their ethically challenged taxpayer-funded use of military, private and first-class transport. (Use of available commercial flights is agency protocol.)

Pruitt’s EPA acknowledged that, instead of flying commercial, he frequently jetted home to Oklahoma on the taxpayers’ dime, including the $60,000 use of military and private aircraft for just four trips.

EPA outlined further travel expenses totaling about $68,000, including a $20,000 first-class-flight, four-day trip to Morocco.

Former Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price was forced out amid multiple policy violation investigations, and reportedly offered less than $52,000 in personal reimbursement to taxpayers for $400,000 in documented private and charter flights.

Perhaps most astonishing to me, however, is Mike Pence’s trip earlier this football season to home-state Indiana – along with requisite aides and security staff – to stay only a few minutes at an Indianapolis Colts

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Why hold kids captive longer?

Is it tragic or comical that with lower income parents decrying the lack of grass and green spaces in their neighborhoods, conditions which are consigning their children to vegetate inside before ‘screens,’ Colorado’s new governor has decreed that all kindergartners will be effectively incarcerated for an extra four hours in concrete boxes before even bigger screens (aka full day kindergarten)?

Under the proposed new regimen, will those parents willing and able to take their children to greener areas at midday, suffer draconian penalties

Andrea Doray is a writer who wants to sincerely thank the Colorado legislators who – when she used to commute out to Washington, D.C., on Mondays and return on Thursdays – were always on the same economy commercial flights she was. Contact Andrea at a.doray@andreadoray. com.

should they conclude that ‘enough is enough’ inside work?

How will parents cope with the daily frustrations of their 5 year olds who just cannot fathom the intricacies of say ‘differential equations’ as presented by a similarly mystified greenhorn teacher?

What can be effectively taught to a 5 year old in the seventh hour of an 8-hour day?

How is it that the German state school system, which does not even start its children until age 7, produces achievement results similar to ours?

Or is the Governor’s proposal merely a sop to the teachers’ unions by padding the school districts’ payrolls with more dues paying members?

Russell W Haas, Golden

continue working to expand access to apprenticeships and vocational technical training programs. Whether it’s helping more Colorado kids graduate high school career-ready, or helping adults seeking the training they need to provide for their families, creating greater economic security in Colorado means creating more opportunity to find a pathway to a good-paying job.

Local Control of Minimum Wage. I will introduce a measure to repeal a state law that prohibits local governments from setting a minimum wage that is right for their unique community. Local control of minimum wage allows communities to adopt a minimum wage that fits local economic conditions.

In addition to these bills, I will be working on critical issues facing the state such as transportation, housing affordability and protecting Colorado’s air and water. To be successful, I need to hear from you. Please call my cell at 720-276-3468 with your questions or concerns. I want to make your state government is working for you.

State Sen. Jessie Danielson serves SD-20, which includes many communities in Jefferson County, including Arvada, Ken Caryl, Lakewood, and Wheat Ridge. To reach Sen. Danielson, call 303-866-4856 or visit jessiedanielson.com for information her about upcoming town halls and other local community events.

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Check out the state’s passport program to experience the outdoors

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ow that we’ve said goodbye to 2018, the Division of Parks and Wildlife has an interesting and exciting menu coming in early 2019.

If you already spend considerable time in the Colorado outdoors or OUTDOOR looking to 2019 to LIVING start a new adventure outdoors, this year just may be worth a look!

Last July the Parks and Wildlife Commission launched the new state park and hatchery “passport” program.

Ron Hellbusch You will find the 58-page passport booklet at all state parks and hatcheries. The booklet contains information about the uniqueness of that specific park or hatchery, a colorful stamp describing the rare features of that site, and an organized process that will guide you as you plan the travel and routes to all of the 41 parks.

The passport allows you to make notes about each specific site and record the progress of your statewide travel.

A great side benefit is that the CPW passport program gives you the opportunity to learn more about all landscapes, regions, communities, people, wildlife, fisheries and the outdoors values of Colorado as a whole.

Park managers have prizes as you

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accumulate visitations to the various parks and will certify your passport booklet when all parks and hatcheries have been visited.

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One of the many significant features of the new 2018 Senate Bill 18-143, referred to as the Hunting, Fishing and Parks for Future Generations Act, is the authority granted to the Parks and Wildlife Commission to review and raise hunting, fishing and parks fees.

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I would argue that every resolution has one goal in mind, at the end of the day: to be happier. Maybe not in the short term (which is why so many resolutions fail), but in the long run.

But happiness for yourself is a difficult thing to attain, primarily because so much of our own happiness depends on the happiness of others.

So, let’s say you’re successful at your resolution and lose 20 pounds—how do you feel the next time you see somebody you haven’t seen in a while and they don’t notice? It doesn’t diminish your accomplishment in the least…but your happiness takes a hit.

There’s a beautiful corollary to that idea, however: even though happiness for yourself is difficult to attain because it depends on others, happiness for others is easy to attain, and leads directly to happiness for yourself.

And how do you create happiness for others?

increase by $8. In most cases non-resident fees will not increase in 2019.

Effective 2019 a person must purchase small game hunting license, a spring turkey license or a small game combination fishing/hunting license before they qualify to apply for a big game license.

Preference point’s fees will now be charged for sheep, moose and goal applicants.

A new resident fishing license for youth ages 16 and 17 was established with a modest $8 fee. Resident senior annual fishing licenses ages 65 plus will cost $8, instead of no fee.

The wildlife education fee will increase from $.75 to $1.50 and the state waterfowl stamp fee will increase to $10.

Admittedly we don’t look forward to increases in costs of our outdoors experiences.

But given its been years since any significant increase or adjustment in fishing or hunting fees has been implemented and given the fact related costs for hunting and fishing gear has hiked in cost, the Futures Generations Act will give the CPW commission opportunities to evaluate costs on a more frequent basis and keep pace with Division of Parks and Wildlife operation.

And to offer expanded and in some cases, new outdoors opportunities.

One priority has been to expand the overall land and water “access” programs for the state wildlife areas and the popular walk-in small game hunting program.

2019 will usher in some expanded outdoors experiences. Take a look at the passport program as a good start.

Outdoorsman and Westminster resident Ron Hellbusch can be reached at Ron-Hellbusch Comcast.net

By serving them.

Try it. There are hundreds of opportunities in the city of Arvada, in Jefferson County, and on the Front Range. Build a house, serve a meal, deliver groceries.

Or go small. Cook a meal for somebody recovering. Shovel the snow off the sidewalks of the elderly couple up the street. Buy a coffee for somebody having a bad week.

If each of us, in small ways, begin to think more about serving each other, maybe we can make our communities, our cities, our state, even our country, a little better than we found it. Who knows? Maybe we could even create an idyllic little land like the Shire.

Maybe minus the dragons, and stuff…

Michael Alcorn is a teacher and writer who lives in Arvada with his wife and three children. His new novel, “Charon’s Blade,” is available at Amazon.com, on Kindle, or through MichaelJAlcorn.com.” His opinions are not necessarily those of Colorado Community Media.

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Writers meet readers, readers meet writers at Tattered Cover

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Food and drink Many people enjoy having their Super Bowl party catered because the caterers can take care of everything — from decorations and food and beverage prep, to serving guests during the game to packing up leftovers and cleaning up the space, said Raven Rodriguez-Degrego, the senior event coordinator for Serendipity Catering, which serves the Denver metro area.

“We take away all of the stress,” Rodriguez-Degrego said. “Our clients know we’ll show up on time and take care of all of their guests’ needs.”

or decades, the Tattered Cover Book Store has played a crucial role in the literary scene of the Denver area.

Between off-site and in-store locations, the independent bookstore hosts around 500 events every year.

And now in its 21st iteration, Writers Respond to Readers is back to connect authors with those COMING read their ATTRACTIONS who work.

“Where else are readers going to get a full, uninterrupted day with four fantastic authors?” asked Suzanne Gutierrez, promotions manager with the Tattered Cover.

Clarke Reader “This is a literary event that means a lot to many of us at the bookstore and readers alike.”

This year’s event will be held from 8:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 2 at the Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center, 650 15th St. The featured authors are Melanie Benjamin, Tim Johnston, Ausma Zehanat Khan and Cynthia Swanson.

Attendees will kick off the day with a literary-themed breakfast buffet, followed by a full day of author presentations, and it all concludes with a cocktail hour and book signing. The presentations give the authors the opportunity to discuss their process, inspiration and latest work, as well as answer questions from attendees.

It is important that a diverse range of authors participate in this event, Gutierrez said. The Tattered Cover is particularly excited about this year’s lineup, with well-known and best-selling authors like Benjamin (“The Aviator’s Wife”), Johnson (“Descent”), Khan (“The Unquiet Dead”) and Swanson (“The Bookseller”) devoting a full day to meet their fans.

“Not only is this the chance to meet some great authors, but attendees can meet fellow literary fiction fans,” Gutierrez added. “It’s really an awful lot of fun for everybody.”

For tickets, visit www.tatteredcover.com.

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he first Super Bowl took place on Jan. 15, 1967, and it has become an American tradition to gather with friends and family to watch the big game.

“Football is America’s sport (and) the Super Bowl is the biggest NFL event of the year,” said Caitlynn Kern, a Denver Broncos cheerleader who lives in Golden. “It’s the perfect time to come together and enjoy the game.”

Super Bowl LIII basics Super Bowl LIII — or 53 —will be airing on CBS from the MercedesBenz Stadium in Atlanta on Feb. 3.

Kickoff will be at 4:30 p.m. Mountain Time. Entertainment for the Pepsi Super Bowl LIII Halftime Show will be provided by headliner Maroon 5, a pop rock band, with rappers Travis Scott and Big Boi as the special guests.

Puppy Bowl If you’re looking for some familyfriendly entertainment as you’re setting up for your Super Bowl party, tune into Animal Planet at 1 p.m.

Mountain Time for the 15th annual Puppy Bowl. This year’s event features a starting lineup of 93 puppies that come from shelters across the nation, as well as a kitten halftime show and porcupine and capybara mascots.

Super Bowl commercials From catchy slogans such as Wen-

dys’ “Where’s the Beef ?” of 1984 or the “Bud-weis-er” Frogs of 1995, to celebrities such as supermodel Cindy Crawford promoting Pepsi in 1992 or 88-year-old Betty White promoting Snickers in 2010, watching Super Bowl commercials has become a tradition of its own.

According to Adweek’s Super Bowl LIII Ad Tracker, here’s a little of what to expect during this year’s big game.

• Celebrities: Bumble, a dating app, will feature professional tennis player Serena Williams in its first-ever Super Bowl commercial. American actor Luke Wilson will star in a comedic ad for Colgate.

• Beer: Anheuser-Busch, a staple of Super Bowl ads, is expected to have eight ads that feature five brands and seven products.

• Consumer products: For its 10th Super Bowl advertisement this year, Audi will highlight its electric-

powered E-Tron line. The Mr. Peanut mascot will appear in a comedic commercial, marking Planters’ first return to Super Bowl ad time in a decade.

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Battle against opioid crisis: Map is sorrowful guide to lost loved ones Partnership addressing opioid crisis is tied to project born of grief

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The online map is a living, breathing eulogy of people who have died from opioid use.

Matt Lazarus, of Castle Rock, “was known for having a ‘heart of gold’” and “will be missed by many,” according to his profile, which does not specify when or how he died. “I am so proud to call him my son,” the profile reads. “Love and miss you forever Matthew.”

Alexander Leeds, of Golden, overdosed on heroin in 2013. His profile says it was the 22-year-old’s first time using the drug — he was

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REMEMBERING LOVED ONES The Celebrating Lost Loved Ones map can be found on the National Safety Council’s website at memorial.nsc.org. Its Stop Everyday Killers campaign with information about the opioid epidemic and its victims can be found at stopeverydaykillers.nsc.org. attempting to stifle pain from a dry socket complication from the removal of his wisdom teeth. “As a mother it never gets easier, it just gets different. Prayers to every mother that’s gone/going through this same pain.”

J.T. Lindemann was a Wyoming man who died in 2007 at age 22 after battling a drug addiction that started with a prescription for oxycodone. “He is greatly missed by family and friends and will be remembered by all as a free spirit, the spark that lit up a room with his smile and fun-loving ways,” his profile says.

The Celebrating Lost Loved Ones map — now housed on the National Safety Council website as a nationwide testament of grief and love — was first created in 2015 by J.T.’s older brother, Thornton resident Jeremiah Lindemann, to show the human impact of the opioid crisis.

Armed with data from the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment, Lindemann built a series of maps showing the steadily increasing numbers of opioid overdose deaths in Adams County and the state from 2000 to 2014.

Lindemann then scheduled a meeting with Adams County commissioners, which inspired them to connect with other organizations and elected officials battling opioid misuse.

Eventually, as a result of that outreach, Adams and Arapahoe counties teamed with Tri-County Health Department, a health agency serving Arapahoe, Adams and Douglas county residents, to form the Tri-County Overdose Prevention Partnership in 2016. Its mission: to prevent opioid overdoses in the three counties and better educate the community on their addictive power.

“This initially started with just a concerned citizen coming in,” Adams County Commissioner Steve O’Dorisio said of Lindemann. “He was so influential.”

Diving in For Lindemann, the maps were a way to open up about his brother’s death after years of silence.

J.T. was transparent about his oxycodone use, Lindemann said.

“He said, ‘Give me five minutes and I can go into any bar and come out with it.’ He knew how to get it. It was just everywhere.”

Lindemann, however, was confused by the drug. He’d rarely heard of oxycodone and didn’t know the medication could be addictive. At the time of J.T.’s death, in 2007, no one talked about opioids, namely prescription pain medication, as

A woman stands in front of the Prescribed to Death memorial exhibited through the Stop Everyday Killers campaign run by the National Safety Council. The exhibit features 22,000 opioid pills engraved with the faces of people who died from opioids. The campaign also promotes a map, the Celebrating Lost Loved Ones map, first created by Thornton man Jeremiah Lindemann to document the local impact of the opioid crisis.

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Jeremiah Lindemann helped kickstart a three-county partnership to prevent opioid overdoses when he approached his Adams County commissioners in 2015 with concerns about the national opioid crisis. Lindemann lost his brother, J.T., who battled an addiction to prescription medication.

JESSICA GIBBS addictive substances, let alone an epidemic, Lindemann said.

In those days, Lindemann rarely spoke about his brother’s drug use.

“It’s not easy talking about losing someone close to you to drugs, because of the stigma,” he said.

Then actor Philip Seymour Hoffman died in 2014 from a combination of drugs, including heroin. A

J.T. Lindemann became addicted to prescription medication and ultimately died of related health problems in 2007. His brother, Jeremiah Lindemann, created a map that memorializes those lost to the opioid epidemic, now run by the National Safety Council. COURTESY PHOTO Colorado senator’s son was arrested and charged with heroin possession that same year. A story related to opioids was seemingly on the news each night, Lindemann said. The issue suddenly seemed to be everywhere.

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In 2015, he decided J.T.’s story also needed to be told. And that he needed to do something to help.

A self-described tech geek who works in GIS mapping and knows how to mold piles of data into animated, storytelling maps, he did just that by creating a presentation comprising about seven maps detailing the rising number of opioid-related deaths in Adams County. In May of that year, he showed them to the Adams County commissioners and coroner.

The maps were haunting, O’Dorisio remembers.

The first one painted counties across Colorado in shades of red based on their number of opioid deaths since 2000. Adams County, along with Denver, Jefferson and El Paso, had the darkest crimson hue.

The others showed activity on social media from people sharing about lost loved ones, locations of medication drop-off sites, deaths broken down by age or drug type, and more.

“It really struck each of us, how scary it was, how serious the situation was,” O’Dorisio said. “It made me want to dive in.”

Roughly three months after the meeting, Adams County created the Adams County Opioid Prevention Group to explore how opioid overdoses and misuse could be prevented in Adams County. Its membership included county commissioners, the county coroner, the Tri-County Health Department and more.

More recently, the Tri-County Health Department came in to facilitate a new group comprising members from Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas counties. With that, the Tri-County Overdose Prevention Partnership, referred to by its members as TCOPP, was born. It met for the first time in May 2016.

The partnership quickly identified people in the community who wanted to fight the epidemic, including law enforcement agencies, members of the criminal justice system and community leaders, O’Dorisio said.

The partnership, managed by TriCounty Health Department, today

According to the National Safety Council, the amount of opioids prescribed in the U.S. during 2015 was enough to medicate every American “around the clock for three weeks.” Nearly six in 10 Americans have leftover opiates at home, and 20 percent have shared those with another person.

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people in the United States die from opioid overdoses every day. Roughly 21 percent to 29 percent of patients prescribed opioids for chronic pain misuse them. About 80 percent of people who use heroin first misused prescription opioids.

According to the Colorado Office of Behavioral Health, 70 percent of heroin us-

ers in Colorado say they started their drug use with a prescription medication.

Online maps provided by the Tri-County Health Department show that from 2012 to 2017 there were nearly 200 heroin deaths in Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas counties. For that same time frame and area, there were 539 prescription opioid deaths.

WHERE CAN I DISPOSE OF PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS? Locations and maps of medication take-back sites are available on the Colorado Department of Health & Environment website, colorado.gov/cdphe, along with information about what is and is not accepted. TriCounty Health Department also provides maps of medication take-back sites and needle disposal locations. Those are available at tchd.org/opioids. viders on best prescribing practices, is important in the mission.

Holen believes the partnership has had a positive impact in the decrease of prescription-opioid overdose deaths and improved awareness of opioids’ addictiveness.

Katherine van den Bogert with the National Safety Council said the council began managing the Celebrating Lost Loved Ones map, which memorializes victims of the opioid epidemic, because of its ability to put faces to the issue.

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comprises more than 30 organizations and private citizens.

In 2017, the partnership drafted goals and a multipronged attack plan by creating workgroups to focus on six key areas: youth prevention, public awareness, provider education, safe disposal, harm reduction and treatment.

TCOPP is among several organizations in Colorado leading the way to curb the opioid epidemic, said J. Scott Bainbridge, founder of Denver Back Pain Specialists and board member of the Colorado Pain Society. Holding workshops, like ones that TCOPP offers to educate pro-

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‘It just gets different’ The maps Lindemann showed his commissioners three years ago are now filled with outdated data and links that don’t work — except for Celebrating Lost Loved Ones, which gained widespread attention when the National Safety Council began running it on its website in 2018.

Katherine van den Bogert, a program manager for survivor advocates, volunteers at the nonprofit National Safety Council, which works to reduce preventable deaths.

She learned of the map through a former colleague and believed it would fit well with the organization’s campaigns about opioid education.

“We just thought it was a really nice way to raise awareness of the broad impact of the opioid epidemic,” she said. “It was just such a personal story, that (Lindemann)

‘We just thought it was a really nice way to raise awareness of the broad impact of the opioid epidemic.

It was just such a personal story, that (Lindemann) took as a personal mission.’

Katherine van den Bogert with National Safety Council took as a personal mission.”

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s she helped coordinate the 2019 Womxn’s March in Denver, Regan Byrd noticed a trend among previous attendees.

“Some folks were disenchanted from the first march to the second march, saying it didn’t feel like we

built up on the momentum,” Byrd said.

She added that participation dropped from 2017 to 2018. Womxn’s March Denver estimates that more than 180,000 attended the first march, while attendees at the second marched numbered in the tens of thousands.

This year, however, the trend was reversed when a crowd of protesters gathered at Civic Center Park on Jan. 19. The protesters were dressed for the 30-degree weather and armed with the essentials: signs, Starbucks cups, and for a few, their dogs — some of whom had signs of their own.

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personality,” Rogers said.

She added that one of the ways the march has excelled has been in “achieving earnest community dialogue.”

“We’re moving towards how this march can represent everything it can,” agreed leadership team member Brenda Herrera Moreno.

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Colorado women came to the march hoping to make their voices heard by politicians — whether they were fighting for reproductive rights, climate-change awareness or for the rights of the LGBTQ community and women of color.

This year’s Womxn’s March Denver drew an estimated 80,000 attendees, according to march leadership team member Angela Astle. The event also received sponsorships and major donations from nearly 20 organizations.

The name of the march — which previously had featured the word “women’s” — was new this year. Members of the leadership team decided to incorporate an x into the name to promote inclusivity.

The Denver event got its start at the end of 2016.

Colorado women Jessica Rogers, Cheetah McClellan and Karen Hinkel were inspired by the national march and came together to organize a local one.

Though none of the three women had experience organizing rallies, “toward the end of it, we figured it out,” Rogers said.

“So many things got done by so many volunteers,” she said. “The hardest part was probably volunteer management — and that was managed by a volunteer.”

The widespread enthusiasm for the march manifested in other ways, as well; Rogers said the women received more than $100,000 in online contributions for the 2017 march. As this amount exceeded the cost of the march, surplus funds were donated to various nonprofits.

After two years of leading the charge in organizing the march, the three founders have taken a step back, with

Celia Gonzalez stands at the front of the Womxn’s March before it was set to start. Gonzalez came to the March with her mother to represent Indigenous voices.

KAILYN LAMB Rogers now serving as an adviser for the new leadership team.

“We really helped get it off the ground, and this leadership team has a lot more professional experience in community organizing and communication,” she said.

“That’s really the direction we all wanted it to go in.”

complish,” Byrd said. “We’re open to whatever we and the community want this to be.”

The leadership team incorporated a number of changes in response to community input, such as a detailed site map and increased accessibility for those with limited mobility.

The march in Denver was not the only one to see a name change. Seattle’s march, for example, also added an x to its name.

In 2018, Colorado was the first state to allow gender nonconforming individuals to select an ‘x’ as their gender identifier on driver’s licenses and identification cards. Therefore, those organizing the march felt the x would be an appropriate symbol for inclusivity and intersectionality.

“We knew that the march had not been as inclusive as it could have been at the beginning,” Byrd said.

To change this, the leadership not only changed the name of the march but made

an effort to include more diverse speakers and performers in the pre-rally and post-rally.

“It’s not just about one `ism,’” Byrd said. “It’s about racism and sexism and classism. We need to understand how to dismantle all of those.”

“Being included and recognized in this just makes me feel I’m a part of something much bigger,” said Ty May Kranz, who gave a speech at the march. Kranz identifies as non-binary and Latinx — with the `x’ standing in place of the `o’ in Latino.

“I feel like there’s somewhere for me now,” Kranz said.

The focus on inclusivity reflects an aspiration among leadership to affect as much positive change in the community as possible and to identify what that goal entails.

“I think it’s really about trying to figure out what the Womxn’s Mach is best suited for. It’s still trying to find its

‘Everyone’s rights’ Certainly, those who came out to the march had this same broad focus on social and political issues. While the individuals all attended the march in the name of progress, the issues that inspired them to march varied from person to person.

“We wanted to raise awareness for missing and murdered indigenous women,” said Denver resident Yolanda Begay.

Begay, who attended the march with family and friends, was also interested in bringing to light the way pollution hurts the climate and setting a positive example for her children.

Likewise, many marchers said they had come to march because of their daughters.

Arvada resident Mindy Mohr, who has two daughters in their 20s, said one reason she marched was to make the country a better place for them.

“Our country has swung so far toward the irresponsible and hateful, we see it’s time to move things back the other way,” she said.

Others, like Littleton residents Chris and Kristen Sorrells, brought their children to the march.

“I’m here so they grow up realizing that if they want to affect change, they’re able to,” Sorrells said of his three daughters, Addie, Harper and Hannah.

“They have a voice and they should be heard,” he said. “It’s not just women who should be standing up for women’s rights. It should be all of us, and for everyone’s rights.”

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Broader focus This is not the only way the march has changed since it began in 2017. The march, which was previously an LLC, restructured as a 501(c) (3) in 2018.

“There’s the familiarity of `nonprofit’ and also the space to say we really are working for what’s coming next,” Astle said.

Hoping to raise attendance and re-energize the movement, the team sought to build their organization around more than just the day of the march.

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The DMNS glows in the dark It will come as a surprise to no one who has spent even a little bit of time with me that I was the type of kid that would’ve much rather spent time at the museum than playing or watching sports.

Which is why I would have killed (figuratively, not literally) to spend time at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science after dark.

Teenagers have just that opportunity as part of an event at the museum, 2001 Colorado Blvd. — Teen Lounge: Things That Glow event. The teenonly evening will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 25.

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WHAT ABOUT THE KIDS? Whether they are football fans or not, some of your guests may be children.

Football-themed crafts are fun activities to keep children occupied for hours. Here are some ideas: • Coloring/drawing: Provide poster board, markers or crayons and let children design their own Super Bowl artwork. Or for pre-made items, printable, football-themed coloring pages are available for free at https://twistynoodle.com/coloring-pages/sports/football/ and http://www.supercoloring.com/coloring-pages/sports/football.

• DIY pom poms: Cut 24, 30-inch strips out of party streamers. Place them on a flat surface, slightly overlapping the strips to create a pinwheel circle. Grab the center of the circle so that each strip is picked up. Twist the center to create the handle and wrap it with tape. Cut each streamer in half to give more bulk to the poms. http://cookingwithmykid.com/2011/02/03/ super-bowl-crafts-easy-pom-poms/.

• DIY foam fingers: Stack two pieces of foam squares on top of each other. Trace a foamfinger template onto the top foam square and cut it out of both foam squares. Glue the two foam pieces together but make sure to leave an opening so it can be worn. Let the glue dry, then decorate it as desired. https://www.bunnings.com.au/diy-advice/kids/craft/how-tomake-a-giant-sports-foam-finger-and-hand.

It’s also a good idea to have an activity planned for halftime in case your guests are not interested in the show or need a break from sitting in front of the television. This will also give the children an opportunity to be active without interrupting the game. Flag or touch football outside is fun for all ages if the weather is nice, or a football-themed scavenger hunt indoors is a good way to get your guests moving around and interacting with one another. ters, veggie trays, chips and dips, and snack mixes are easy snacks that will keep your guests satisfied.

For something a little heartier, try sliders, chicken wings, nachos, pigsin-a-blanket and/or pizza rolls.

There are also many opportunities to get creative with Super Bowl

party food —deviled eggs and potato skins, for example, are almost shaped like footballs. Guacamole topped with sour cream in stripes and served in a rectangular dish can resemble a football field.

Get more ideas for crowd-pleasing food to serve at www.delish.com.

nating evening with minerals that glow, glowing art walls, creepy glowing slime, and more, according to the museum. There will also be a DJ, a chance to win door prizes, and free snacks after hours.

For more information, visit https:// secure1.dmns.org/teen-lounge-thingsthat-glow.

self, his city and his musical sensibilities. Last year’s album “Stay Dangerous,” was as reliably solid as ever.

Now YG will be bringing his tour to the Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax Ave., at 8 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 30 and 31.

Take this chance to see one of the best rappers working and get your tickets at www.ogdentheatre.com.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — YG at the Ogden Theatre Los Angeles’ Keenon Jackson (otherwise known as YG) is a great example of a rapper who tapped into the power of the internet just when it was becoming the powerful musical tool we know today.

Since releasing his major-label debut in 2013, YG has become one of the most exciting voices to hear jump on a track.

Even better, he’s stayed true to him-

Get the full picture with the Denver Film Society If you pay attention during the film awards season, it will be no surprise that women filmmakers rarely receive the recognition showered on their male peers. Despite the fact that women and men attend film schools in equal numbers, women direct only 4 percent of top-grossing feature films in the US. A recent documentary called

Beverages As for drink, you can never go wrong with providing plenty of beer and soda. But for those who would like to prepare something a little more festive, go for a drink that can be prepared in bulk and served from a pitcher. Try to choose something that can be made with the teams’ colors. For example, if the Denver Broncos were playing, serve an orange juice-based cocktail, such as a mimosa, and Blue Lagoons — vodka, Blue Curaçao and lemonade — to represent the Broncos’ colors of blue and orange.

Remember, most fancy cocktails can also be prepared as a non-alcoholic version by substituting the alcohol with ginger ale or fruitflavored seltzer water and adding a drop of food coloring.

Dessert Having some sweet treats available for guests is a good idea, and will be especially appreciated by the child attendees.

Super Bowl party desserts can be as simple as setting out a couple of candy bowls or baking an elaborately decorated Super Bowl-themed cake. Cupcakes with frosting in team colors and/or cookies in football-themed shapes are fun options that can usually be purchased in grocery stores or at a local bakery.

“Half the Picture” tackles this very problem and will be screened at the Sie FilmCenter, 2510 E. Colfax Ave. in Denver, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 7.

The screening is part of the Denver Film Society’s Women+Film series, a year-round program that showcases films by and about women.

“Half the Picture” features some of the most well-known current women directors, like Ava DuVernay, and gives them a chance to get candid about the gender inequality in the industry.

Visit www.denverfilm.org to get your tickets to this enlightening film.

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THEATER

Readers’ Theatre Night: 6:307:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24 at the Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Call 303-235-5275 or visit www.jeffcolibrary.org. Story, craft, and milk and cookies.

“Lost in Yonkers”: on stage Jan. 25 to March 3 at Miners Alley Playhouse in Golden. Neil Simon’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, directed by Warren Sherrill. Call 303-935-3044 or go to www. minersalley.com.

“The Diary of Anne Frank”: on stage Jan. 30 to May 17 at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. Arvada. Learn more about other events, showtimes and tickets, at https://arvadacenter. org/the-diary-of-anne-frank.

ART

Power of Process: features work of Jefferson County art students, as curated by the teachers. On display from Jan. 24 to March 31 at the Foothills Art Center in Golden.

Learn more at https://www.foothillsartcenter.org/upcoming/ Members Show: features work of Foothills Art Center members. On display Jan. 24 to April 21 at the Foothills Art Center in Golden.

Learn more at https://www.foothillsartcenter.org/upcoming/ Hot Art, Basic Encaustic Techniques: all-day class Jan. 26 at Foothills Art Center. Go to https:// www.foothillsartcenter.org/calendar/2019/1/26/hot-art-basicencaustic-techniques.

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.

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this week’s TOP FIVE Murder in the House of Horrors: 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Jan. 25-26 and Feb. 1-2, and 2 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 2 at Colorado ACTS, 11455 W. I-70 Frontage Road (north side), Wheat Ridge. Call 303-456-6772 or go to www.coloradoacts.org.

“Broadway Bound”: Arty and his brother Jay learn lessons about love, responsibility and the importance of family. Showing Jan. 25 to March 3 at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. Call 303935-3044 or go to minersalley.com.

There’s No Place Like Home Expo: 8:15-11:30 a.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 30 at the Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Call 303-425-9583 or go to www.apexprd.org. Learn about in-home services to keep you or a loved one at home and about housing options if you are considering a new place to call home. Service providers call 303-467-7197 for vendor information/fees.

learn watercolor techniques with artist Dave Sullivan. Go to https:// campscui.active.com/orgs/MajesticViewNatureCenter# Animal Adventures: Art Club: 4-5:30 p.m. Wednesdays through 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# Art of the State 2019: exhibition that showcases Colorado artists. On display through March 31 at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. Arvada. Go to https://arvadacenter.org/galleries

Chocolate Affair: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2. Festival for chocolate lovers with proceeds benefiting Ralston House Child Advocacy Center.

Take a self-guided tour around Olde Town Arvada and sample some delectable chocolate flavors from local chocolatiers. Tickets for the chocolate samples are available at the event, $1 per sample, and all proceeds benefit Ralston House. Free activities include story time at the Arvada Library, a treasure hunt, and the Arvada bakeoff. Contact Jennifer Kemps at 720-765-3063 or visit www. ralstonhouse.org.

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. Go to http://www.valkariefineart.com.

green and gold to celebrate the businesses that made Arvada special in 2018. For tickets and information, go to business. arvadachamber.org/events/details/annual-dinner-mardi-grasmasquerade-28908.

Library Foundation Luncheon: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25 at Wheat Ridge Recreation Center, 4005 Kipling St. Mystery writer Margaret Coel is the keynote speaker. Go to www. jeffcolibraryfoundation.org.

Town Hall Meeting: 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 26 at Golden City Hall, 911 10th St., Golden.

Rep. Monica Duran, D-Wheat Ridge, and Sen. Tammy Story, DJefferson County, will host a town hall meeting to preview the 2019 legislative session and highlight some of their upcoming bills Also hear from Jefferson County Commissioner Casey Tighe.

Messy Art: 4-4:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27 at the Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada.

Call 303-235-5275 or visit www. jeffcolibrary.org. For ages 2-6. Create and explore art using different media, materials, methods and lots of creative exploration.

Starting Your Memoir: 1-2:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25 at the Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Call 303-425-9583 or go to www. apexprd.org. Learn where to start, how to organize, what to include, and how to express yourself.

Selfies With Bears?: 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 26 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Have you taken a selfie with a bear? Hiked in a lightning storm? Encountered black widows or a mama moose?

Brushed up with poison ivy? The best way to stay safe in nature is being prepared. Come for a fun, hands-on class to test your safety and survival knowledge, and then take a short hike with a naturalist. For ages 6-12. Go to https:// campscui.active.com/orgs/MajesticViewNatureCenter#

Get Your Art On: 6-7:30 p.m.

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

Mardi Gras Masquerade: 6-10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25 at Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd.

Dinner and silent auction fundraiser. Wear your finest purple,

Lego Play & Build: 3-4:30 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 26 at the Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Call 303-235-5275 or visit www.jeffcolibrary.org. Drop

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in, build something based on the monthly theme, or use your imagination in free creation.

Genealogy: Beginning: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays from Jan. 29 to March 12 (no class Feb. 26) at the Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada.

Call 303-4259583 or go to www.apexprd. org. Learn to begin research and record famiy roots.

Bingo for Books: 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 29 at Seniors’ Resource Center-Ye Olde Firehouse, 3232 Depew St., Wheat Ridge.

Win books, puzzles and more. Led by Jeffco librarians. Space is limited; call 303-238-8151 to RSVP. Lifetree Cafe: Biggest Loser Interviewed: noon Tuesday, Jan. 29 at Peace Lutheran Church, 5674 Field St., Arvada. “Hard to Be Healthy: TV’s `Biggest Loser’ Weighs In” includes a filmed interview with Jaron Tate, a contestant on NBC TV’s The Biggest Loser.

Tate shares his secrets for losing over 150 pounds and keeping the weight off. Lifetree Café is a place where people gather for conversation about life and faith in a casual, comfortable setting.

Questions about Lifetree may be directed to Tim Lindeman at 303-424-4454 or tlindeman@

DUG Grow a Garden: Wheat Ridge Library, 5475 W. 32nd Ave., is a Denver Urban Gardens site.

Sign up 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.

Chocolate and Chat: 1-2 p.m. Feb. 2 at the Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. During Olde Town Arvada’s Chocolate Affair, escape the cold to enjoy a cup of Mexican hot chocolate at the library. Learn about traditional chocolate making techniques and chat with new friends about your favorite chocolate treats.

Call 303-235-JCPL (5275) or visit www.jeffcolibrary.org.

DAR Prospective Member Workshop: 9 a.m. to noon Feb. 2 at Lake Arbor Police Station Community Room, 8110 Vance Drive, Arvada. Membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution requires lineage and heritage as a descendant of a patriot of the American Revolution. To learn more about the workshop, go to www.doctorsusananderson.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. Contact Nicole at 303-202-2196 or email victimoutreachinfo@gmail.com.

HEALTH

Free Keto Seminar, Recipe Demo: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Jan 26 at Arvada We’ll dive into this trend to understand the what, why and how to succeed with ketogenic eating. Go to www.naturalgrocers. com.

Yoga with the Cats: 4-6 p.m. Jan. 27 at Cat Care Society, 5787 W. 6th Ave., Lakewood. All proceeds go toward caring for cats. Space is limited. RSVP to Suellen Scott, sscott@catcaresociety.org, or 303-239-9680 ext 19. Go to www. catcaresociety.org

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Gala sends adults with cancer to camp Hearts and Hope Gala will be held Feb. 9

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Hazel Senz will be fighting lung cancer the rest of her life.

But she said the bond she has made with other cancer patients gives her hope.

Senz, 58, was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer in March 2014. As a never-smoker and marathon runner, lung cancer came as a “huge blow.”

Three months after her diagnosis, Senz, a Golden resident, found Epic Experience — an Arvada-based nonprofit outdoor adventure camp for adult cancer survivors.

“When I went to camp it was really difficult for me to even say the words, `I have cancer,’” Senz recalled.

“When everyone else is in the same boat, it makes you feel much more comfortable to talk about it.”

Senz said no topics were off-limits and an immediate bond was formed no matter

camps a year at a ranch three WHAT: Hearts hours west & Hope Gala of Denver benefiting Epic for people Experience 18 and older WHEN: 5:30 p.m. who have had a cancer Feb. 9 diagnosis at any point in WHERE: Four their lives.

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After Senz’s camp experience, she wanted to help other people have the same experience, so she started volunteering. As a retired nurse, Senz lends her expertise to the medical team. She also helps with applications, calls campers and is involved in the organizations annual fundraising event, the Hearts

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Golden’s Hazel Senz will be recognized as the Giver Award recipient for her volunteer efforts with Epic Experience.

COURTESY PHOTO the type of cancer.

“It was the first time I could connect with other people who had cancer,” Senz said.

“Other people who walked the walk and had journeys that could never image, but they were smiling and they were OK. So, I thought this cancer doesn’t have to define me. I’m going to be OK.” Epic Experience was founded in 2012 by Arvada

resident Nancy Ferro after her oldest son, Michael, was diagnosed first with a benign brain tumor in 2007 and six months later with testicular cancer just as he was graduating from Regis University.

Ferro said the depression she saw in her son led to the creation of the camp programs.

Epic Experiences now holds about six to eight

and Hope Gala.

“The annual Hearts and Hope Gala is more than just a time to come together and celebrate with friends, it’s a time to remember the Epic Experience campers we have lost and to raise money to reach more adult cancer thrivers to live beyond cancer,” Nancy Ferro said.

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Ralston Valley freshman Saya Sabus (2) attempts to get a shot off between Lakewood seniors Maddy Hubych (13) and Caira Salas (25) during a thrilling girls basketball game Jan. 15 at Ralston Valley High School. The Mustangs held on for a 67-65 meeting between the two teams who have won the last eight Class 5A Jeffco League titles.

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ARVADA — Lakewood and Ralston Valley showed Jan. 15 why their girls basketball teams are still to be reckoned with in the Class 5A Jeffco League.

The Tigers and Mustangs have dominated 5A Jeffco for nearly a decade combing to win the past eight conference titles.

Ralston Valley, No. 9 in the latest CHSAANow.com 5A rankings, won its fourth straight game since winter break. The Mustangs hung on for a 67-65 victory against a gritty Lakewood squad that was unconscious from long range.

“I’ve never seen so many tough shots go down,” Ralston Valley coach Jeff Gomer said of the Tigers making a dozen 3-pointers, including shots at the buzzer from beyond the arc to end the second, third and fourth quarters. “The ball just kept going in.”

Lakewood junior Nadia TrevizoMedina scored a game-high 30 points.

The Tigers’ guard made seven 3-pointer. She ended the game fittingly with a heave from near midcourt that went in as the final buzzer sounded.

Luckily for Ralston Valley (10-4, 1-0 in 5A Jeffco) sophomore Sydney Bevington had made a pair of free

throws with 2.9 seconds left to push the Mustangs’ lead to 67-62 before Trevizo-Medina made the Tigers’ final 3-pointer.

“What took us by surprise is we were contesting the 3-pointers, but they were hitting them,” Bevington said. “They are great shooters. We just have to execute better against the pick and roll.”

Bevington finished with 19 points and 12 rebounds for her fourth double-double on the season.

The 6-foot-1 guard hit a big 3-pointer with less than three minutes to play in the third quarter that gave the Mustangs a 43-41 lead after the Tigers (4-10, 1-0) had led for the majority of the game.

“She (Bevington) doesn’t take over enough sometimes,” Gomer said.

“She is a pass first kid. We are trying to get her more aggressive and she made some key plays for us tonight.”

Lakewood coach Chris Poisson knew the Tigers had their hands full trying to contain Bevington.

“Bevington is really good,” Poisson said. “Hats off to her for making those free throws and that’s not all she did.

“There was time we couldn’t stop her. She is a bad match-up for us because her height sets her apart.”

Senior Shelby Nichols had a stellar second half for the Mustangs pouring in 13 of her 16 points after half-

Lakewood senior Maddy Hubych, right, works inside on Ralston Valley sophomore Brooklyn Seymour (14) during the non-league game Jan. 15 at Ralston Valley High School.

The Tigers made a dozen 3-pointers, but the Mustangs came away with a 67-65 victory. time. Sophomore Brooklyn Seymour was outstanding with first doubledouble of the season with 15 points and 10 rebounds.

t was a marquee matchup featuring Mountain Vista, the state’s No. 1 team in the CHSAANow.com Class 5A poll, going against No. 2 Chaparral on Jan. 15 in the Wolverines gym.The game, however, didn’t OVERTIME live up to its advance billing.

Sure, the atmosphere was great. The bleachers were bursting with spectators and people and cheerleaders Jim Benton were standing along the walls at both ends of the gym. Student sections were boisterous and the halftime paper airplane contest was entertaining but will probably have to be discontinued, since security personnel had to stay alert to make sure that a paper aircraft would not attempt a crash landing on the court during second-half action.

And,the expected chant of overrated finally was hollered during the fourth quarter and it came from the Chaparral students as the Wolverines led wire-to-wire and posted a 66-48 victory.

Chap, playing without senior starter Bryce Matthews, who was sidelined because of concussion protocol, jumped ahead and took control against Vista, which didn’t shoot well, especially in the first half. The closest the previously unbeaten Golden Eagles could come was seven points early in the third quarter and finished shooting just 31 percent for the game.

This showdown game lacked entertainment value but at least the overflow crowd got to see a thrilling junior varsity game, which went two overtimes and could have gone three but Christian Carew got a shot to fall as the buzzer sounded at the end of the second OT to give Chap a 79-77 win.

So the varsity contest started 70 minutes late and most of the suspense exited with the JV players.

“Obviously it was a big game and ultimately rankings are rankings and you have to play the games,” said Chap coach Tellus Truesdale. “It was fun because we got to play in front of a packed crowd and the intensity of the game kind of gets like the playoffs are going to be. For us, one of our goals is to win the conference (Continental League), and if nothing else it puts us one step closer.”

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Farmers end long losing streak to Golden

BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

GOLDEN — Wheat Ridge finally got a chance to celebrate at the conclusion of a boys basketball game against rival Golden.

The Farmers, No. 9 in the latest CHSAANow.com Class 4A rankings, ended more than a decade-long losing streak to the Demons on Jan. 16. Wheat Ridge defeated Golden 59-48 on the Demons’ home court.

“I’m just glad for my kids,” Wheat Ridge coach Tommy Dowd said after the long awaited victory over Golden.

“I’m really happy for them.

It’s been awhile. It’s just nice to get it over with.”

Wheat Ridge (12-3, 5-0 in 4A Jeffco) hadn’t defeated rival Golden since the Farmers moved from 5A Jeffco into 4A Jeffco a decade ago. According to MaxPreps.com, the Demons were 17-0 against the Farmers since the 2008-09 season.

“We hadn’t beaten them in a while,” Wheat Ridge senior Blair McVicker said. “We knew we have a really good group of guys and we can all play together. We just wanted to go out and get the job done today.”

The Farmers never trailed and used a 13-0 run in the third quarter to push their lead to double-digit points against the Demons (7-8, 3-1).

Golden junior Carter Thompson, right, does his best on trying to guard Wheat Ridge’s 6-foot-10 senior Zeke Van Tuyl in the post Jan. 16 at Golden High School. The Farmers stayed undefeated in 4A Jeffco League play with a 59-48 victory.

PHOTO BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS The victory also gave Wheat Ridge sole possession of first place in the conference.

BASKETBALL FROM PAGE 23

“We got big games from our post players tonight,” Gomer said. “It was nice to see Brooklyn come around.

If she slows down in the post she is tough to stop.”

Gomer also added it was nice to have senior Maddie DeHerrera in the

lineup for the first time this season.

DeHerrera is coming back from injury.

After playing a baker’s dozen of non-league games, Lakewood and Ralston Valley finally dove into conference play Saturday, Jan. 19.

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“It’s hard to stop us because a lot of guys can score,” Dowd said. “If we would have shot it well tonight we would have run (Golden) out of here. We got good looks, but didn’t hit shots.”

McVicker led the charge in the second half for the Farmers. The transfer from Faith Christian Academy had a quiet first half with just three points, but was aggressive offensively after halftime.

“We needed to get to our pace,” the Farmers’ point guard said of the third quarter where the Farmers outscored the Demons 18-7.

“We run and fast-break, we wanted to turn our defense into offense.”

Defensively, Wheat Ridge held Golden to 17-for-64 shooting on the night. Wheat Ridge’s 6-foot-10 senior Zeke Van Tuyl manned the middle of the paint for the most of the night, forcing the Demons to shoot from the outside.

“We couldn’t put the ball in the hole tonight at all,” Golden coach Lou Vullo admitted as his team shot just 27 percent from the field.

“We were struggling with that. We were keeping the game close, but we’ve got to make shots against a zone (defense).”

The victory was extra spe-

Bevington said about having already defeated Columbine, Dakota Ridge and Lakewood in non-league games. “It’s going to be harder, but I think we’ll come out stronger. I’m excited.”

While Lakewood’s record is very impressive, the Tigers have shown that they are very capable of contending for the conference title during the 8-game league game stretch.

“I don’t know what I’m going to get with this group right now. We are kind

cial for Claussen, who transferred to Wheat Ridge from Golden after his sophomore year. He was also playing with a heavy heart.

“His grandfather passed away last night, so there was a heavy burden on him,” Dowd said of Claussen. “Our kids wanted to win for him.

I’m happy for Julian. He is such a good kid.”

Claussen was congratulated by several Wheat Ridge fans, along with some former classmates and teachers after the Farmers’ win.

“It means a lot. It’s cool to see my old friends out there and in this environment,” Claussen said. “It’s just a cool win. It feels like getting revenge on your buddies.”

The Demons will get their shot at revenge when they travel to Wheat Ridge for a regular-season finale for both teams Feb. 14 for the conference rematch.

“When I first got the position the boys were telling me about this rivalry,” said Vullo, who is in his first season coaching at Golden.

“I know it really hurts them right now, but as I told them I’m on their side now and part of this rivalry.”

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

of consistently inconsistent, but we are getting consistent with giving a winning effort,” Poisson said. “I’m hopeful that this the team that shows up every night. This is the team we can win with.”

Dennis Pleuss is a communications specialist for Jeffco Public Schools with a focus on athletics and activities.

For more Jeffco coverage, check out CHSAANow.com/Jeffco.

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BENTON FROM PAGE 23

Mountain Vista coach Bob Wood admitted his team’s execution was AWOL. “We didn’t execute very well offensively,” said Wood. “We took a lot of contested hard shots and when you do that you don’t make very many.

We had 16 points at halftime and when you average 60 some points a game, it’s pretty hard to beat a good team.

“It was nice to be No. 1 but it all comes down to the end of the season, the RPI and all that stuff. It’s a nice honor to have for the little while we had it. It made the game fun, people wanted to see it and it would have been nice to play a little better.”

Chap was ranked No. 1 for two weeks before losing to Lewis-Palmer, the top-ranked 4A team, on Jan. 3.

Vista climbed into the top spot after the Wolverines’ loss for two weeks and it sure appears now that the Wolverines will be No. 1 again when CHSAANow.com releases its next poll on Jan. 21.

Chaparral was 21-5 last season before losing to eventual state champion Grandview in the Great 8, and the Wolverines were expected to be a title contender this season with 67.1 points a game returning. However, 6-foot-6 All-State forward Ronnie DeGray III left Chaparral to play his senior year at Woodstock Academy in Connecticut.

The Wolverines might not match up as well against some teams without DeGray in the lineup, but the

players have pulled together and are playing like contenders.

“We loved Ronnie and it hurt when he left,” said Truesdale. “Just losing your friend and a buddy you get to play with and see every day for these guys was probably the hardest part, but he’s gone, we wish him luck and play with what we have.

“People ask me, do you have somebody to replace Ronnie DeGray? You can’t replace Ronnie DeGray, but collectively you have to do what you can do. That’s what fun to see, is everybody step up. Obviously we would be better with him (DeGray), but we can be a good team without him.”

Koby Sanders, a 6-foot junior, leads the team with a 20.2 scoring average. Matthews is averaging 11 points and 5.9 rebounds a game while Tanner Giles is scoring 10.9 points and handing out 3.5 assist a game. Joseph Dalton, a 6-5 senior, and 6-6 junior Dalton Waldron have helped, along with Matthews give Chap a strong rebounding presence.

“Ronnie was a big loss,” said senior guard Tizell Lewis who adds five points a game to the Chap offense. “But our point guard Koby Sanders stepped in and is averaging more and Tanner Giles struggled at the beginning but now he is stepping up and Big Red (Waldron) in the middle is stepping up. Our bench players are playing well. It’s a team effort.”

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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