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Peaks to Plains moves forward in Clear Creek

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Jeffco Open Space expects next segment to open in fall 2020

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Lakewood Police agent About me I’m a big sports nut. Anything sports I enjoy. I grew up playing baseball, and I play in an adult baseball league.

The Broncos and Rockies are my favorite teams. Other than that, I love to spend time with my family. I have a three-yearold little girl.

I grew up in Littleton, but my grandparents have lived in Lakewood for as long as I can remember, so I grew up in Lakewood as well.

Entry to law enforcement I never had close ties to law enforcement like others. I grew up playing cops and robbers with my family and brothers. Being a police officer is just something that I found to be interesting at a young age.

I went to Colorado State University, and I spent five years with Clear Creek County’s Sheriff Office. One of the top agencies I wanted to work for was the Lakewood Police Department. It just felt like a

good place to me.

Life on the night shift I’m part of the public information team and the social media team. I’m assigned to nights, and you never know what the shift will hold. We start our watch role call at 9 p.m. where we get our daily assignments. Then they pass on information we need to know about, and we hit the streets right after that. It’s different day to day.

My favorite part about my job is engaging with different people on a daily basis. A lot of the reasons I got into the profession is why I do social media. I like talking to people.

I like learning about people. I meet different people, different styles of people, and I’m able to learn about them and kind of learn what they expect from me.

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Clear Creek Canyon is already a destination spot for runners, rock climbers, tubers, kayakers, picnickers and anglers.

And this list doesn’t event mention the sight-seers and tourists, said Scot Grossman, the Peaks to Plains project manager for Jeffco Open Space.

The Peaks to Plains Trail, and specifically the spot where the trail will out of the mouth of Clear Creek Canyon, “is the next step to providing the quintessential Colorado experience,” Grossman said.

About 120 people attended an informational MORE INFO meeting on Jan. 30 at the Golden Community CenTo learn more ter to learn about the next about the step to completing the Peaks to Plains Peaks to Plains Trail.

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1.75 miles of paved-surface jeffco.us/3792/ trail to be constructed in Peaks-toClear Creek Canyon, exPlains-Trail. tending east from Tunnel 1 alongside US Highway 6 and connecting to existing trails in Golden.

Along with constructing that segment of trail, the Mouth of the Canyon Project also includes improvements and restoration of about 1.5 miles of the Welch Ditch trail — including .5 miles of its historic wooden flume, which is currently closed to visitors. Improved access points to Clear Creek, two developed trailheads with amenities — restroom facilities and parking lots — and two new bridges are also included in the plans.

The estimated cost of the Mouth of the Canyon Project is about $15 million. It is being funded by a Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) grant, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP), municipal partners and Jeffco Open Space sales tax.

“Colorado is a place to be celebrated,”

The next portion of the Peaks to Plains Trail to be completed in Clear Creek Canyon is being called the Mouth of the Canyon Project.

PHOTO COURTESY OF JEFFCO OPEN SPACE said Nancy York, planning supervisor for Jeffco Open Space. The Peaks to Plains Trail “is a broader vision for an east-towest Colorado experience.”

The Mouth of the Canyon Project provides an important segment to the Peaks to Plains Trail — a proposed 65-mile trail connecting the South Platte Trail in Denver to Loveland Pass, and will continue westward to Glenwood Springs.

“It’s the kind of trail that’s going to outlast us by generations,” York said, calling it a legacy trail.

Through a partnership between Clear Creak County Open Space and Jeffco Open Space, three miles of the Peaks to Plains Trail in Clear Creek Canyon opened in summer 2016. In fall 2017, the final three quarters of that segment of the trail opened, including a new bridge, a trailhead, and a developed recreation area with restroom facilities, a parking lot, fishing platforms, picnic pavilions, a geology garden and a boardwalk.

The Mouth of the Canyon Project will be divided into two construction projects, one on the northside of Clear Creek and one on the south side. It is expected that construction will begin on the south side in April and on the north side in September, with a proposed opening in fall, 2020.

There should be minimal impacts to riverusers during construction, Grossman said.

“The Peaks to Plains Trail embodies everything that’s great about living in Colorado,” York said. “It will bring people closer to nature. And that’s why many of us live here.”

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Open house to be held for I-70 Kipling Interchange STAFF REPORT

The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has been conducting studies and preliminary design work on a potential project to improve safety and operations of the I-70 Kipling Interchange. The project is technically located in Wheat Ridge, but would impact

those traveling on Kipling under the freeway, or passing through on I-70.

CDOT will be hosting an informational open house, 5-7 p.m., Feb. 12, to gather public feedback regarding the environmental assessment and the planned I-70/Kipling Interchange reconstruction.

The meeting will be held at the Wheat Ridge Recreation

Center, 4005 Kipling St. in Wheat Ridge.

CDOT has provided a webpage for information on the project schedule and purpose, along with opportunities for public comment.

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On January 30th, Realtor.com published an article with the catchy headline, “That’s So 2018! The Most Outdated Home Selling Advice You Should Now Ignore.” I found it interesting to compare the author’s conclusions with my own opinions, many of which I have shared here before.

Here is the author’s list of outdated home-selling advice that should be ignored, along with my reaction to what she wrote: 1) Wait for spring to sell your house. I have written numerous times that winter can be the best time to sell a home, and it’s nice to see how other real estate writers have reached the same conclusion, albeit only recently. The writer for realtor.com made the same arguments I’ve been making for years — that there’s less competition for your home at this time of year, yet there are still a lot of active buyers.

2) Price your home high and leave room to negotiate. This, for sure, is not your best strategy in a seller’s market and even less so in a balanced market like we’re beginning to see in many areas. One agent she quoted in her article said it well: “If you’re not priced at the market, or at least very close, you’re not going to get that many people in the door to begin with. Price your property to sell.”

3) Sell your home as is. The writer said this may have been true in the nowfading seller’s market, but argues that today’s millennial buyers in particular want a home that doesn’t need any work done on it. I addressed the topic of what you should and should not do in last

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Debbi Hysmith has listed a 2bedroom, 2-bath condo at 5585 W. 76th Ave. for $250,000, with showings beginning next week. Meanwhile, Jim Smith has listed a 2-story home at 5055 Gladiola Way for $575,000, which will also go active next week.

Both listings will be featured in next week’s ad, and pictures and narrated video tours for both can be found before then at www.GRElistings.com.

week’s column, which you can read online at www.JimSmithColumns.com or www.GoldenREblog.com.

4) Amateur photos of your home are fine. The writer states that your smartphone pictures may have been all you needed during the seller’s market, but that you now need to invest in professional pictures. When it comes to high quality images, Golden Real Estate, throughout the seller’s market, used magazinequality HDR photos on all listings, so this comment doesn’t apply to us. However, the writer also promoted 3D tours of the home such as those using Matterport equipment, but I’m not a fan. At Golden Real Estate, we believe it’s much better to produce a narrated video tour of a property. We’ve been doing narrated video tours for a decade or more and continue to be surprised how few other brokers have adopted the practice. And the Osmo camera we recently purchased makes those videos even more professional-looking. It’s equivalent to using a movie-quality Steadicam!

5) Holding an open house is a must.

The writer says open houses only serve the broker and not the seller, but I disagree. You’ll notice that almost every listing we feature in this weekly ad mentions an open house. Since we price our listings to sell, these open houses serve to magnify buyer interest in our listings.

(Indeed, the listing I closed last Friday was to a buyer who came to our open house.) Open houses also fit into our strategy of not selling listings in less than 4 days. The idea is to put a listing on the MLS on Wednesday, advertise it on Thursday (with an open house), and to advise agents and buyers who submit early offers that the seller will wait until after the open house to choose the buyer. Using this strategy, prospective buyers typically bid up the price, which is an obvious benefit to our sellers. An example is last week’s sale of my Wheat Ridge listing for $561,000, which sold on that 4-day schedule for $36,000 over its listing price.

Holding open houses also fits into our thinking that you never know what will sell a house, so you try everything.

You Can Sell High/Buy Low and Stay in Colorado We Coloradans love where we live, and few of us would ever leave it for another place. Our climate appears to be responding less quickly than elsewhere to global climate change, which is, like it or not, yet another reason people are drawn here from other states. This steady influx of new residents necessarily raises local real estate prices.

But there are other beautiful places in Colorado which remain affordable and which are drawing metro area residents.

Last fall, a client sold their Arvada home for $385,000 and bought a bigger home on two acres in Cedaredge for only $230,500. Another friend of mine bought a 6-acre parcel with a home and two outbuildings in that same town for $270,000. If you don’t have to be in the metro area and like living in a quiet (and beautiful) rural community on the western slope, that town sounds like a great alternative.

Earlier last year, another client sold their Arvada home for $393,000 and bought a comparable home in Goodland, Kansas, for about half that price, using the net proceeds from their Arvada home to make the purchase. Now they own a home free and clear and are very happy.

It’s not Colorado, but it’s close!

I have a client who sold their Lakewood home for almost $600,000 and are

currently renting. They’re looking at lower-priced homes around the state and are ready to pounce when the right one pops up. Now that our MLS (REcolorado) serves much of Colorado, I set up a search for this client based on price per square foot under $200, and they are considering quite a few properties in nonmetro areas.

As more and more out-of-staters find the Denver metro area to be a desirable (and more climate-friendly) alternative to their current home, more and more current residents are looking to leave for greener and more affordable locales. This is a trend that is likely to increase over the coming months and years.

For years I have explained to metro area homeowners that they shouldn’t be afraid of high prices if they are buying and selling in the same market. If prices are high, they’ll probably sell high and buy high. If they’re low, they’ll sell low and buy low. (That was my experience in 2012 when I sold a home for less than I had paid for it but also bought my current home for a fraction of what it is worth now). Ideally of course, you’d like to sell in a high market and buy in a low one, something that is certainly possible for those who are willing to relocate. The good news is that you can find that lower market within Colorado.

Open Saturday 10-2: Broomfield Tri-Level on a Big Lot Here’s a better picture of this 3-bedroom, 2½-bath home at 1303 Loch Lomond Ave. which was featured as “coming soon” last week. View professional pictures and the video tour at www.BroomfieldHome.info.

Listing agent Debbi Hysmith will be holding it open Sat., 10am-2pm. Or call Debbi at 720-936-2443 for a private showing.

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Lakewood City Council passes tobacco licensing system ordinance The new ordinance will hit the city on March 2

HOW BIG OF A PROBLEM IS YOUTH TOBACCO USE? Almost one in four Colorado youth under the age of 18 were able to purchase an electronic vapor product, according to a 2017 Healthy Kids Colorado survey.

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At a Jan. 28 meeting, Lakewood City Council unanimously voted in favor of a new tobacco licensing system ordinance.

The ordinance, designed to halt youth tobacco use, will require retailers who sell non-cigarette tobacco products to have to pay a licensing application fee — something that is a proven strategy to prevent illegal sales and youth tobacco use, according to a release from Jefferson County Public Health.

Lakewood Mayor Adam Paul says structure for fees will be set in the coming weeks at a public meeting.

Products like e-cigarettes, chewing tobacco, snus (moist powder tobacco), pipe tobacco, cigars and cigarillos fall under the category of noncigarette products. The clerk age to sell tobacco products will be raised to 18 under the new ordinance, and non-cigarette tobacco products will be required to be put behind counters in retail stores.

According to a recent Behavioral Risk Survey from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Colorado has the most youth who

According to a Behavior Risk Survey from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Colorado has the highest amount of youth who use e-cigarettes and other vaping product. The Jefferson County Board of Health declared youth e-cigarette use as a public health crisis.

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use e-cigarettes and other vaping products in the country. Compliance inspections under the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) say that 17 percent of tobacco retailers in Lakewood sold tobacco to a minor in 2017-2018. The FDA declared e-cigarette use among youth as an epidemic.

Lakewood City Councilmember Dana Gutwein said she is proud Lakewood took a bold step to fight youth vaping.

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“Together, we can do our part to reverse this alarming trend and help prevent our Lakewood kids from using these products,” Gutwein said in a statement.

Rowdan, a manager at Puff N Stuff of Lakewood, 8460 W. Colfax Ave., said she always makes sure to check the IDs of customers who come to the tobacco shop. She said she preferred to not give her last name for this story, because she didn’t feel comfortable with it.

“(The licensing system) is making everyone else pay more, and then the prices (of tobacco products) go up just in general. It’s a domino effect, it effects everything,” said Rowdan.

The new tobacco ordinance is set to become effective on March 2. Lakewood will become the 12th community in the state to license tobacco retailers and the largest one to do so.

“People who use tobacco products know that it is going to kill them.

What I’m worried about is seeing my classmates using these products,” said Lydia Calkins at the Jan. 28 City Council meeting. Calkins is a senior at Lakewood High School.

“All the kids around me are smoking, and I think this can help put an end to it.”

State’s first autonomous shuttle launches in Denver Vehicle now deployed at RTD’s 61st and Pena commuter rail station STAFF REPORT

The state’s first autonomous vehicle shuttle can now connect RTD passengers from the 61st and Peña commuter rail station to the Panasonic and EasyMile offices and to the 61st and Peña Park-n-Ride lot via four stops.

The EasyMile 100 percent electric, autonomous shuttle made its debut Jan. 29 and will continue operating for four to six months.

Regional Transportation District’s General Manager and CEO Dave Genova and Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock joined representatives from EasyMile, Panasonic, Transdev, and L.C. Fulenwider Inc. for a ribbon cutting and ride aboard the self-driving unit.

“We’re excited to see how driverless technology will work in Denver and to embrace new, innovative and better mobility options to move more people and improve travel for

‘We’re excited to see how driverless technology will work in Denver … ’ Michael B. Hancock, mayor of Denver

residents and visitors alike,” Hancock said in a news release.

Transdev will operate the EasyMile autonomous shuttle for the RTD in a new route called 61AV, serving people who park and live near the 61st and Peña commuter rail station.

The project’s main goal is to assess the viability of autonomous services in providing first and last mile connections to and from transit.

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“RTD is pleased to participate in this groundbreaking partnership to explore how innovations in mobility are creating new and expanded opportunities for public transportation,” Genova said in the release. “The 61AV partnership allows us to interface directly with an autonomous vehicle demonstration and assess how this technology can be applied in a transit setting to meet the future mobility needs of

the people and communities we serve.”

The shuttle will run a predetermined route Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., making a complete loop every 15 minutes. Although it will not have a driver, an ambassador will be on the shuttle to help answer questions and ensure safety for the passengers and operations.

Transdev will provide the ambassador for the RTD service.

Partners in this AV demonstration project believe autonomous shuttle services will transform local communities and become an integral part of how commu-

nities are designed in the future.

The EasyMile shuttle will be programmed to make designated stops along predetermined routes. It runs an average speed of 12-15 mph and can carry up to 12 passengers.

The autonomous vehicle demonstration project is approved by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the newly-formed Colorado Autonomous Vehicle Task Force for six months of operations. Data collected on usage and operability will be shared between project partners to improve future deployments and bring autonomous

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Annual survey of homeless done over a snowy 24 hours

BY GLENN WALLACE GWALLACE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Every year in January, volunteers from churches, human services departments, nonprofits and law enforcement fan out into communities across the Denver metro area, and the nation conduct a point-in-time (PIT) survey of their area’s homeless population.

For a 24-hour period, these volunteers visit shelters, human service offices and the streets to find and interview as many homeless individuals as possible. The standardized survey form, available in mobile phone app form this year, covers basic demographic information, but also tries to get to the factors behind someone’s

experience with homelessness. The survey subjects were asked about if they had mental health concerns, if they used drugs or if they were fleeing domestic violence.

In 2018, Metro Denver counted 5,317 total people experiencing homelessness, with 1,308 of those people counted staying outside in places like tents, vehicles, parks or underpasses.

The 2018 survey identified 577 homeless in Jefferson County. More than half were parents with at least one child in their care.

The results from this year’s survey won’t be available for a few months.

The Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development requires communities that receive grants and federal funding to conduct the PIT sur-

vey, to help gather comparative data of the entire nation.

“All that information has a local impact as well,” said Linda Barringer, the county coordinator for the survey.

She said area agencies and nonprofits all use the survey data for grant writing and planning purposes.

Some 52 volunteers helped conduct this year’s survey in Jeffco, Barringer said.

By its nature, the homeless survey only acts as an incomplete snapshot of what the homeless population looks like on one night. To make the survey more accurate, many communities, including Jeffco, hold magnet events, offering shelter, food and supplies to those living on the streets, to hopefully gather more of them in specific loca-

tions. There were more than a dozen such magnet events across the metro area, according to the Metro Denver Housing Initiative, which organizes the survey for the area.

One factor that has a large effect on how many homeless come to shelters, and as such how many are counted in the survey results is weather. Last year’s count was on a mild night, especially compared to this year’s weather where temperatures were below freez- i a ing and it was snowing.

“If noting else, I’m glad we were ablew to get some people out of the cold for a a little bit,” Barringer said, about the p magnet event at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Lakewood, where a chicken w e dinner, and ARC-donated clothing A were available.

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Community and police team up to ‘make a difference in someone’s life’ Wheat Ridge Police Department involved with PIT for third year

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In Wheat Ridge, 16 people — from sundown on Jan. 28 to sundown on Jan. 29 — perused the community

to conduct an annual Point in Time survey.

“It’s important to have an accurate count of what homelessness looks like in our community,” said Sgt. Jamie Watson, “so we can more effectively serve individuals and families experiencing homelessness.”

While the Wheat Ridge Police Department has always had some involvement with the survey, Watson said, this is the third year for it to be involved at this level.

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For the past three years, Watson led the effort to organize Denver metro volunteers to conduct area Point in the survey and hand Time survey out sack lunches and reports for previous years socks to the people are available experiencing homeat Everyone- lessness that they counts.mdhi. encounter.

“To me, it’s a great org opportunity for our officers and community members to team up and help make a difference in someone’s life,” Watson said.

It’s important to be involved with the community, and the Wheat Ridge Police Department offers a lot of volunteer opportunities for its employees, said Amanda Schweda and Jen Clay who both are records management specialists for the Wheat Ridge Police Department.

“I like the camaraderie you get from doing these types of volunteer activities with your coworkers,” Clay said. “And any time you can lend a helping hand, it’s for the better good.”

Schweda agreed.

“Especially working on the police side,” Schweda said. Volunteering “makes things more personable for the community and provides a face for the department. There needs to be more of the positive interaction with the community, and this is a great way to accomplish that.”

Seven police department volunteers were trained to conduct the survey and they were paired with an officer on Jan. 28 to conduct the survey that evening.

Wheat Ridge police officers typically encounter people experiencing homelessness daily, but it was “tough go trying to find people” on Jan. 28, said Officer Brian Gross, one of the officers participating in the PIT survey. He believed this was partly because of the cold weather that night, and guessed that most had found shelter somewhere other than the streets.

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pated in the survey, he said.

“We do care about the populations we serve,” Gross said. “This is just the tip of the iceberg of being able to help the homeless population, rather than just telling them to move along.”

Earlier that day, Watson; Judy Maxfield, a Jeffco resident who is retired and has been volunteering with the Wheat Ridge Police Department since 2014; Schweda; and Clay spent part of the afternoon making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to pack in the sack lunches along with an orange and other snacks.

“You’ve gotta give back to your community,” Maxfield said. And “I enjoy working with the people who are experiencing homelessness because you learn a lot. Homelessness is not just about not wanting to work — it’s about surviving an unfortunate event in their life.”

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Survey measures homelessness in Arvada Point in Time survey occurs nationwide the last 10 days in January

Erika Nelson conducts a Point In Time interview Jan. 29 at the day shelter hosted at The Rising Church in Olde Town Arvada.

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The day shelter at The Rising Church in Olde Town Arvada was buzzing the afternoon of Jan. 29 with men and women seeking showers, a meal and a place to shelter from the freezing temperatures.

The scene is typical for the church, which provides services for people experiencing homelessness in Arvada.

About 50 people a day visit the space.

But what was special about that day, was the Point in Time survey.

In Jefferson County, 577 people were recorded living in a homeless situation.

That’s almost 200 more people than the 2017 count recorded.

However, those that work with homeless populations believe that the 2018 count was actually low because of the warm temperatures. This year, the metro area saw below freezing temperatures triggering the Severe Weather Shelter Network to be activated and around 30 single men and women sheltering the night of the count at Arvada Vinyard, one of three host churches for the network in Arvada.

“The whole thing seems a lot smoother than previous years,” Ste-

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phen Byers, pastor of the The Rising Church, said about the Point in Time survey. “My guess is they will not count all of them, but they will get a good number.”

At the day shelter run at the church, Byers sees a lot of new faces each week. But he says it’s not so much that the number of people experiencing homelessness is going up, but that they are seeing turnover.

“We do see more homeless working and because they are working, they are getting themselves motels on cold nights,” Byers said. “We do see people getting off the streets and we do see people getting some help.”

One of those people is Devin Ramsey, 26, who has experiences homelessness off and on for the past six years.

“Everyone has a different story,” Ramsey said. “Homelessness isn’t just

drugs. It isn’t just drinking. It isn’t just mental health. It’s literally not having a place.

“My own story is a little bit of drinking, a little bit of mental health, a little bit of just not having a lot of responsibility growing up.”

Ramsey currently has a job and is staying on someone’s couch. He is working his way toward securing permanent hosing of his own.

“It’s very difficult to go from surviving to living,” he said. “I’m very much still in survival mode. I’m in a better place than I was a few years ago. And in a few years, I’m sure I’ll be in a better place than I am now.”

Ramsey said that getting himself out of homelessness is a process, and “not just a snap of your fingers.”

“It’s hard work and it’s much harder than people can imagine,” he said.

Ramsey said it was important for him to come to The Rising for the count because of the lack of resources available to people experiencing homelessness in Jefferson County.

“My experience with homeless resources has been there are a lot of resources for specific groups and people, but I have never fit criteria for those,” Ramsey said. “I don’t think Arvada and Jefferson County has really taken into account what the population really looks like and how little resource there actually are.”

For the annual survey, The Rising partnered with the Arvada Library, which is located across the street to provide additional services, food and bus passes to those who participated.

“As an institution that is open and available for the public, it is one of the only places you can show up and you don’t have to believe in anything or buy something,” said Jennifer Reading, Arvada Library manager. “Having that freedom to just participate in what is happening in the space makes it the perfect location for a service like this.”

Reading said hosting an event during the Point in Time count also allows staff to build relationships with people who are at the library on a regular basis that might not normally engage in conversation.

The partnership between The Rising and the library was one of many throughout the county to ensure a more accurate count of people experiencing homelessness.

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Lakewood High School continues its high IB pass rate Students can earn 24 college elective credits by participating in the school’s IB program

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By the time Brian Simpson steps foot on campus at the Colorado School of Mines this fall, he will have 24 college elective credits under his belt. The credits were earned through Lakewood High School’s International Baccalaureate (IB) program, and while it’s nice to have the head start in college, Simpson says there’s a deeper aspect to the program.

“It’s almost a community inside a community at Lakewood High School.

You’re going to be surrounded by the same motivated students, and you’re pushed to learn and grow more,” said Simpson, a 17-year-old senior.

Lakewood High School has been offering its IB program to students for over 20 years, and it prides itself on its IB pass rate- a rate that typically sees 95 to 97 percent of students walk out with an IB diploma, according to Joellen Kramer, the school’s IB coordinator. At Lakewood High School, the IB program is a rigorous, education program for juniors and seniors

WHAT IS AN INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB) PROGRAM? The IB program aims to teach students to think critically and independently, as well as how to think with care and logic, according to the International Baccalaureate Organization. It was founded in 1968, and its mission is to create a better world through education. At Lakewood High School, juniors and seniors are required to complete two years of honors coursework and two years of the IB program to earn an IB diploma. By the time they finish the program, students have 24 college elective credits before they leave high school. that aims to teach students to think critically and independently. Students who participate in the program are required to complete two years of honors coursework and two years of the IB program. By the time students finish the IB program, Lakewood High School says they are more prepared for life after high school, whether that be in college, in the work force, or the military.

“This student summed it up so well — IB doesn’t show what to think, but it shows how to think. Students delve into the why of how things work as opposed to the what,” said Kramer.

“That’s the best thing about the program.”

To get into the program, students go through an application process. Students take core classes like English, math, science, social studies, and a for-

Joellen Kramer, Lakewood High School’s IB coordinator, poses inside the school. The school typically sees a 95-97 percent IB pass rate, according to Kramer.

JOSEPH RIOS eign language, but one of the classes that ties the whole program together is the “theory of knowledge course.”

In that course, teachers talk about art, what learning is, how we know what we know and how deeply we know things, according to Daniel Bock, the school’s principal.

“It’s that glue class that pulls all of those pieces together. Some learning opportunities are disconnected, but (the theory of knowledge course) is very philosophical,” said Bock.

Lakewood High School currently has around 2,073 students, and about 200 students are enrolled in the IB program. Bock credited the school’s high

IB pass rate to its staff and its students who work together. He said some students will say their first semester of college was easier than high school, but he thinks students can handle the IB program, because of the school’s support network.

“My hope that being challenged in learning and exploring topics deeply, our students have an enjoyable and valuable experience. Having the 24 college credits doesn’t hurt, but that’s not the point,” said Bock. “We want (students) to get this highly rich, learning experience that they’ll take with them for the rest of their lives. That’s the most important part.”

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’m not a particular fan of chocolate overall, although, inexplicably, I am tempted by brownies and toffee. So I won’t be disappointed not to receive any chocolate candy for Valentine’s Day (okay, family?).

However, for those of you who will participate in the nearly $2 billion expenditure for an estimated 58 million pounds of Valentine’s chocolate this year, consider purchasing from Fair Trade and socially responsible distributors. The good news is that we can find premium Fair Trade chocolate just up the road at Chocolove in Boulder, which, as the company

notes, has the ideal climate for chocolate with its dry mountain air. (We can also find Chocolove in stores and online.)

Fair Trade is a global social initiative to help producers in developing countries achieve better trading conditions. Fair Trade Campaigns, which bills itself as a “powerful grassroots movement,” reports that 70 percent of cocoa is produced by small-holder farmers in West Africa, primarily Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana. Indonesia, Brazil and Ecuador are also major cocoaproducing countries.

A LETTERS TO THE EDITOR What about the other side Andrea Doray’s piece in the Jan. 24 edition sounds like she’s stumping for office for the Democrat party. She goes on about current or past elected or appointed officials spending hundred of thousands of dollars on personal travel flying on United States Air Force planes. She targets Pence, Price and Pruitt. Damn those Republicans. She conveniently omits naming Democrats that also abused personal travel. Democrat Leon Panetta (Sec of Defense Under Obama) racked up over $800,000 in personal travel expenses flying home to California each weekend and stated that he had no intention of stopping the flights. Democrat Eric Holder (Attorney General under Obama) took 31 personal vacation trips in Air Force planes and ran up a tab of $697,525.20 over four years, Joe Biden (Vice President under Obama) flew in Air Force II to his niece’s wedding. Joe had a full comple-

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Doray states that she is willing to contribute to special programs, research, environmental issues, roads and bridges and other ethical governmental programs. Please don’t leave the readers hanging, name a few of those ethical programs. Could they be: late term abortions, higher taxes, supervised injection sites for illegal heroin/ cocaine/ meth users and give away programs, e.g., cell phones, etc.

Finally, she writes “there are also even legitimate government expenses that I don’t want my taxes to fund.” What does this even mean? Does this include the United States Military, NASA, Police Departments and Prisons. Let’s not forget Border Security.

I know, I took everything out of context.

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Proverbs 27 I am working through a really remarkable book right now. Or, to be more precise, I am HITTING working through HOME a very good book right now about a remarkable group of friends who dubbed themselves “The Inklings.” You may have heard of a couple of them: they included Charles Williams, Michael Alcorn Owen Barfield, Warner Lewis, and a couple fellows named J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis.

These friends worked together at Oxford for a period in the 1920s and 30s, and met regularly in some form or another for decades after that. They were linguists, and historians, a lawyer, scholars and poets. But, above all else, they were writers, who would meet together to work on ideas, thoughts, and their writing.

They would regularly grace each other with early drafts of what they were working on, and sit for hours giving each other feedback — often, brutally honest feedback.

And it wasn’t all congenial or like-minded. For a time, Lewis

and Barfield carried on a debate that the others dubbed “The Great War”. Keep in mind that these men had all served in or around World War I, so for them to grant to an intellectual debate the moniker “Great War,” it must have truly been a wild argument.

But, through this great friendship, these men produced some of the most interesting and lasting fiction of the 20th century. The works of Williams and Barfield are mostly relegated to the halls of academia, but, of course, “The Chronicles of Narnia” and “The Lord of the Rings” are among the most beloved and well-known works of fantasy the world has ever known.

As an aside, can you imagine how extraordinary it would have been to have been present the first time Tolkien — before he was Tolkien — started to read excerpts from “The Hobbit” to C.S. Lewis — before he was C.S. Lewis! I have a handful of historical moments that I would love to go back and be present for.

That meeting is now at the top of that list!

At any rate, it was through their critiques, and their challenging of each other, and their extraordinary friendships, that

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these men pushed each other to become who they became and to create what they did. The giant intellects sharpened and polished the giant works of imaginations of the men in that room.

Everybody needs people like that in their lives. I believe that there is truth in the throwaway line from the needlessly violent movie “Man on Fire,” that “every man is an artist in their own way.” Some with food, some with words, some with music, some with their teaching, some with how they perform athletically. To do anything at a high level is to touch on the ability to be creative and to operate on an instinctive level. In other words, to be artistic.

But, I also believe it is true that, to ever touch on that level, one needs people around who challenge them, who push them, who disagree with them, and who see things just a little bit differently than they do.

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The Fair Trade movement is certainly not without its detractors, but companies such as Chocolove have found that their customers request such ethical sourcing. In fact, Nielson reports that 51 percent of specialty chocolate sales in 2017 came from products categorized as “clean labeled” with all-natural or non-GMO ingredients. Additionally, sales of chocolates that make claims about sustainability rose more than eight percent last year.

Beyond Fair Trade, of course, is simple social responsibility. For example, Chocolove endeavors “to see that all people who work in the supply chain of Chocolove are ethically treated, properly compensated and have the opportunity to advance in life…”

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The founder of Theo Chocolate recognized exploitation of the land and the people farming there, and now works

It’s part of what worries me so much about our current culture, and, in particular, the culture around our institutions of higher learning. They are becoming echo chambers, afraid to let contrary opinions be expressed, and so terrified of being proved wrong that they would rather insulate themselves from any countervailing thoughts that they become rigid and dogmatic. And that, at a time when their clientele should be exposed to every thought, and challenged to defend every opinion.

If you have a group of friends who challenges you, who are your equals or betters, and whom you trust to be forthright, consider yourself blessed.

You will be better for it. And if you don’t, seek out a group like that. It will be worth the effort.

percent of exporters are small and medium-sized businesses. We’ve seen time and again that trade is not inherently a zero-sum game with “winners” and “losers,” but rather, an opportunity for all sides to maximize their economic interests.

The impact of trade and tariffs is key to economic vitality and affects all industries in Colorado ranging from rawhide to industrial machinery to meat. Many businesses rely on a trade program that is stable and benefits all Americans. Centennial-based Arrow Electronics, has said that 30 percent of its in-state jobs depend on exports.

Another side of this uncertainty is how it reverberates among those who power the supply chain.

Freight railroads, for example, are critical partners in moving all sorts of Colorado commodities – from

consumer products, via intermodal rail, to coal and food products. Rail moves about 150 million tons of freight annually in Colorado and about one-third of all U.S. exports. A report by the Association of American Railroads found that 42 percent of rail carloads and intermodal units and 35 percent of annual rail revenue are directly associated with trade. Without freight rail, American industry and consumers would not have the same participation in the global economy.

Just as Colorado businesses and farmers are having a hard time making long-term decisions about their operations, railroads are left in limbo by this shifting demand. If they can’t plan, they can’t efficiently utilize their resources, and that SEE SZABO, P18

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.

to champion both.

Divine Chocolate says it’s the only Fair Trade chocolate company in the world that is co-owned by cocoa farmers, and notes that every bar funds projects that include women’s literacy, model farm programs and community building.

I wish I could advise you on which of these chocolate treats to try, but I really haven’t tasted them. Just a note, though: I’ve gifted Chocolove before, partly because of their cool packaging that’s perfect for Valentine’s Day! If you’re like me, we don’t often stop to consider where our food comes from, but with more than 55 percent of us planning to purchase candy or chocolates for Valentine’s Day, it’s nice to know that we have options … options that, in addition to delighting the receivers, might just help other people halfway around the world.

By the way, those (sustainably produced) chocolate-dipped strawberries are on par with brownies and toffee … okay, family?

Andrea Doray is a writer who believes that simple greeting cards and a bloom or two are enchanting on Valentine’s Day. Contact Andrea at a.doray@ andreadoray.com.

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Weather or not Other local lines have lots of devoted users. Elaine Huff is one of them.

“I’m not real tech savvy, but I love keeping up with the weather,” said Huff, 78.

She fell in love with the big thunderheads that rolled over her Nebraska farm as a girl, she said.

Even today, from her Littleton condo, Huff picks up the phone — sometimes three times a day when the weather’s wild — and punches in 303-337-2500.

“Welcome to the Weatherline Forecast Service, brought to you by the Denver Post.”

Unchanged in format for decades, the Weatherline reads the time, temperature, and after an ad, a weather forecast updated several times a day by meteorologist Tim Root.

t is easy to stay a step removed from the magnitude of the horror of the Holocaust by falling back on the anonymity of statistics. But it is by telling their stories that we reconnect to the humanity of those who experienced it.

It is that humanity the Arvada Center aims to celebrate with its first production of 2019 — “The Diary of Anne Frank.”

“This is a story about people living in a crazy situation and the humanity they held on to,” said Darrow Klein, COMING plays Anne ATTRACTIONS who in the production.

“It’s a show people will go home and keep thinking about.”

“The Diary of Anne Frank” runs at the Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., through May 17.

Performances Clarke Reader are at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays through Saturdays, 1 p.m. on Wednesdays and 2 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.

Based on Wendy Kesselman’s 1997 adaptation of the 1955 Hollywood script, the show details 13-year-old Anne’s experiences hiding from the Nazis for two years in an attic with her family in occupied Amsterdam.

All of which she wrote about in her diary, which is one of the most important documents in human history.

“People shouldn’t come expecting it to be a lecture or all about the message. What’s important is that these people could be any of us,” said Larry Cahn, who plays Anne’s father, Otto Frank. “There’s a universality to this story and it’s an honor to play these people. It’s one I want to get exactly right.”

The actors and crew did research through books and documentaries and even spoke to a survivor, all to understand the times and people in the story. But all the preparation and rehearsals left out one crucial element — the audience.

“The show is an immersive experience that you get to share with other people,” said Emily Paton Davies, who plays Anne’s mother, Edith Frank. “With the stage set up, the audience is right there — you can actually see each other’s reactions to what’s happening. Which helps to foster the positive human connection this show is really about.”

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Time and temperature lines date back to the early 20th century, and reflected increasing urbanization and industrialization, said Jim Hebbeln, a volunteer with the Telecommunication History Group.

DAVID GILBERT deeper connection.

“One lady told me she used to call the time and temperature while her husband was away at war, to hear a human voice,” Lochridge said.

“Another told me she called while she was lonely in the hospital, just to hear someone over the phone.”

Internet age continues to feature some holdouts from old-school ways

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

hen was the last time you picked up the phone and called to hear the time and temperature?

If you’re a Denver-area old-timer, you might remember dialing 303-8444444 to hear the phone company’s time-and-temp line (though you probably didn’t dial the area code back then).

The line is back in service these days, thanks to John Lochridge, a Texas telecom worker. Since 2011, Lochridge has been steadily buying up and reinstating old timeand-temperature lines around the country. He’s up to several hundred numbers, spread among nearly every state. Lochridge’s Denver line gets about a thousand calls a month, he said.

“In a world where things are changing a lot, people like having things that stay the same,” Lochridge said by phone from his home in Dal-

The earliest time and temperature lines required an operator to stare at a clock and read off every minute of every day over a phone line.

COURTESY PHOTO las. “There’s a lot of nostalgia that comes with this. It’s something from childhood.”

Lochridge’s lines are just some of perhaps thousands of recorded information lines that once provided everything from movie times to prayers across the country. Though many have died out in the Internet Age, some survive.

Old folks might find it easier to get their info the old-fashioned way, Lochridge said, but some callers have a

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The line still gets 50,000-75,000 calls a month, said Brian Trujillo, the Denver Post’s circulation manager, who runs the line.

The service has credibility, said Root, the chief meteorologist and owner of Florida-based Weather Watch Service, who records twicedaily forecasts for Denver and dozens of other lines around the country.

“I’m not some automated aggregator website,” Root said. “I’m a real meteorologist. Callers trust a human interpretation — a human voice.”

-Callback to another era s Information lines have their origins in the early days of widespread telephone use, said Jim Hebbeln, a volunteer at the Telecommunications History Group, a Denver-based nonprofit that preserves the heritage of the American telecom industry. g Being able to accurately set clocks became more important as America grew more urban and industrial in the early 20th century, Hebbeln said,

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• Time and temperature: 303-844-4444 • National Weather Service Dial-A-Forecast: 303-494-4221 x1 • Denver Public Library Phone-A-Story: 720865-8500 • Unity Spiritual Center Paryer Line: 303-7576761 Odds and ends: • Dial An Old-Time Radio Show: 972-8892687 • Daily Word Bible Readings: 706-855-9673 • Jenny in North Carolina (recognize the number?): 919-867-5309 • Rickroll Hotline: 248-434-5508 as people increasingly needed to catch trains and arrive at work at a set time.

“So many people would call just asking the time, that big cities would have

This story is the kind that demands thought and conversation. As such, there will be numerous performances with pre-show chats or post-show talk backs with members of the casts.

There will also be many student matinees so the next generation can learn the Frank story.

“I’m trying to bring to the stage some of Anne’s personality and how much of a light she was,” Klein said.

“I can’t imagine missing an opportunity to connect to history like this.”

For more information and tickets, call 720-898-7200 or visit www.arvadacenter.org/the-diary-of-anne-frank.

deal? That’s how I felt when I first heard Anderson .Paak in 2015, and in the ensuing few years the world has caught up to what a rare talent he is.

As a musician and producer, .Paak blends West Coast hip-hop with classic soul and funk sounds. His music is a groovy ray of light that is practically scientifically designed to be played in a car with the windows down. He is so good at what he does genuine masters like Nile Rodgers, Dr. Dre and Kendrick Lamar are among his biggest fans.

In support of last year’s “Oxnard,” his third solo album, .Paak will be performing at the Fillmore Auditorium, 1510 N. Clarkson St., at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 13.

For tickets to what is sure to be a needed dose of summertime in winter, visit www.livenation.com.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Anderson .Paak at the Fillmore Auditorium You ever hear a musician for the first time and know that you’re hearing someone who is going to be a big

They’re here ... at the Sie FilmCenter As any horror film fan can attest to, director Tobe Hooper has hits. He changed the game in 1974 with his most well-known work, “The Texas

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one operator whose job was just to stare at a clock and read off the time all day,” Hebbeln said.

Automatic recordings came along in the late 1940s, Hebbeln said, where a machine would “read” recorded times and temperatures off a series of magnetic tapes on successive drums.

“Even nowadays, those recorded lines can be important, because they’re less susceptible to failure or sabotage” than electronic media, Hebbeln said.

It’s still storytime Some recorded lines are still on the grow.

Many libraries long ago ditched their dial-a-story lines, where callers could hear a recording of a children’s story, but Denver Public Library’s has never been better, said Alberto Pellicer, who runs DPL’s Phone-A-Story at 720-865-8500.

Up from four options a couple years ago, the line currently offers nine options to callers, with stories, songs riddles and rhymes in English, Spanish, Vietnamese and Amharic — the primary language of the Denver area’s large Ethiopian population. The line is getting more than 2,000 calls a

Chainsaw Massacre,” but continued churning out entertaining genre flicks.

Hooper’s films have been honored as part of the Denver Film Society’s Scream Screen series, under the colorful title of “Welcome to The Funhouse: A Birthday Slash-ebration of Tobe Hooper.” And on Friday, Feb. 15, the society will be screening 1982’s “Poltergeist” at the Sie FilmCenter, 2510 E. Colfax Ave. Based on a story and script by Steven Spielberg (as well as Michael Grais and Mark Victor), Hooper made a classic full of iconic scenes and plot twists that still can be felt in modern films.

Get your tickets for the screening, hosted by Theresa Mercado, at www. denverfilm.org.

A Parson family reunion to celebrate Lakewood arts If you pay attention to the metro area arts scene, then you’re bound to have encountered the name Parson a time or two. Charles, Collin and

month, Pellicer said, up from about 300 a month a few years ago.

“You can be in line at the grocery store or driving to Kansas,” Pellicer said. “It makes me proud that people want to encourage their kids to listen to stories and be involved with books and characters.”

Callers can leave a voicemail requesting stories, Pellicer said, and staff try to update the line at least once a week.

Teachers and home-school parents have told him they’ve devised activities around Phone-A-Story, like having kids call but hang up before the end of the story to write their own.

“We work to ensure the stories are good for building vocabulary, and we hope it encourages kids to come to their local library and pick out a book,” Pellicer said.

Unlike YouTube, Phone-A-Story is guaranteed to provide kids with thoughtful, enlightening content, Pellicer said.

Library staff are kicking around ideas to expand the line to more languages and options, Pellicer said.

“Callers enjoy it, and we enjoy producing it,” Pellicer said. “We hope to stick around for a long time.”

Devon Parson are all members of a Lakewood-based family that has made major artistic contributions to Denver’s art world.

In celebration of the family, and as part of Lakewood’s 50th anniversary exhibition series, the city presents “Three Views: Contemporary work by two generations of Lakewood artists with Charles Parson, Collin Parson and Devon Parson.” The exhibit is on display at the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, and Civic Center, 480 S. Allison Parkway through March 28.

The exhibition examines the similarities and differences between the family members and artists, who have lived in the city since 1987.

There will be a free artist talk on 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 16. For more information, call 303-987-7844 or visit Lakewood.org/Exhibitions.

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

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Skip the will power — it’s Girl Scout Cookie time Much-anticipated yearly sweets sales run through March 10

troop trip to the Bahamas to scuba-dive.

It started last year when the girls in the For more information on Girl troop decided they wanted to get scuba Scout Cookie certified, Dains said. sales, visit www.girlscout- They did that, she said, sofcolorado. and now they’re saving org. for the diving trip in the Bahamas in 2020.

Cookie sales “is a fun experience for the whole troop because it’s something we can all get involved with,” Dains said. “We’re a team, and our troop can accomplish it together.”

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From saving for an island vacation to purchasing new uniforms, Girl Scouts have big plans for their cookie sales money.

“Girl Scouts is all about being girlled,” said Darby Petitt of Highlands Ranch, a troop leader for nine years who has two daughters in Girl Scouts.

“It’s always fun to see how and what they choose their Girl Scout experience to look like.”

The Girl Scout Cookies Program helps girls develop five lifelong skills — goal-setting, decision-making, money management, people skills and business ethics.

“Girl Scout Cookie time is all about teaching girls lifelong business skills,” said Stephanie Foote, president and CEO of Girl Scouts of Colorado, in a press release. “The proceeds from these girl-led businesses go to fund all the adventures you get to have as a Girl Scout.”

Reagan Petitt, 13, has been a Girl Scout for nine years. She enjoys cookie sales because she gets to meet new people, but also because it teaches her self-confidence, to accept the answer no

The Petitt sisters, Camryn, 10, front, and Reagan 13, both Girl Scouts in Highlands Ranch, expect they will be doing some door-to-door cookie sales together and booth cookie sales with their troops. Girl Scout Cookies went on sale on Feb. 3 and will continue through March 10.

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each have a goal to sell 350 packages.

The two expect that they’ll do some door-to-door sales together and booth sales with their individual troops.

“I like talking to people, and I like trying to get people to buy the cookies,” Camryn Petitt said. “And I like planning what to do with the money.”

For the past few years, 15-year-old Makayla Kinard of Arvada has come close to meeting her goal of 2,000 boxes.

“This year,” she said, “I’m going to hit that goal.”

Kinard has been a Girl Scout for nine years and will use this year’s cookie money to attend Girl Scout Camp, as well as use a portion of it to fund her Gold Award project — she hopes to host her inaugural golf tournament, which become an annual event, this summer to benefit people who have Type 1 diabetes.

Rhianna Dains, 14, of Westminster has been a Girl Scout for 10 years and she and her troop of eight will be using their cookie sales money to pay for a

Want cookies? Here’s how …

Girl Scouts across Colorado will be selling cookies from Feb. 3 to March 10.

Girl Scouts will be going door-to-door, but consumers can also purchase cookies from booths set up in front of major retail and grocery stores. The Cookie Locator, online or mobile app, can help people find local booth sales locations.

Sales can also be done online through the Digital Cookie, but to purchase cookies online, you need an invite to shop on a Girl Scout’s personal Digital Cookie website.

This year’s selection of cookies is Thin Mints, Samoas, Tagalongs, Trefoils, Do-Si-Dos, Savannah Smiles and a limited quantity of S’mores and Toffee-tastics.

All Girl Scout cookies contain zero grams of trans fat per serving, Thin Mints are vegan, Do-Si-Dos and Trefoils have no hydrogenated oils and Toffeetastics are gluten-free. More information about Girl Scout Cookie ingredients can be found at www.littlebrownie. com.

S’mores and Toffee-tastic sell for $5 a package and all other varieties cost $4 a package.

Consumers can also purchase a package of cookies to donate to the individual Girl Scouts troops’ hometown hero. Each Girl Scout troop chooses a hometown hero — any local nonprofit organization or uniformed personnel — to honor by donating packages of Girl Scout cookies. The troops choose their hometown hero prior to cookie sales beginning, so to participate, remember to ask about the Hometown Heroes/Gift of Caring program.

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Snow no reason to not Bike to Work in winter Denver and Boulder have most riders for Feb. 8 event

BY TABATHA STEWART SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Whether Feb. 8 is a typical Colorado day full of sunshine or a typical Colorado day full of snow, more than 1,000 Coloradans have committed to riding their bike to work as part of the Seventh Annual International Bike to Work Day. The competition challenges countries from around the world to get the most people to commit to riding their bike to work on Feb. 8, regardless of weather.

The website winterbiketoworkday. org tracks each country’s number of commitments, and currently Denver is ranked first, with Boulder coming in second. Varazdin, Hrvatska, in Northern Croatia, is in third place.

Much like its fair-weather counterpart, the event encourages commuters to leave their cars parked for one day, using a bicycle to get to work.

The annual Bike to Work Day for 2019 is scheduled for June 26. More than 18,000 people in the Denver Metro area registered to participate in 2018.

As of Feb. 1, 743 riders from Denver had registered their intention to participate in the Feb. 8 ride. In Boulder, 455 had registered.

The Denver Regional Council of Governments has teamed up with CDOT to sponsor stations and activities along the Front Range for those who accept the international challenge.

“There are stations along the routes where riders can get food, drink, free giveaways,” said Winna MacLaren, public relations specialist for DRCOG. “We have tons of partners throughout the region that are hosting stations.

Riders can get hot chocolate and food, and get together with other winter bike warriors.”

While some riders in the international challenge will enjoy pleasant, warm commutes, others such as those who live in Colorado, may face ice and snow. MacLaren offered a few tips for the commute.

“Dress in layers, and gloves are al-

A rider rolls into downtown Denver last year as a part of the 2018 Winter Bike to Work Day. So far, Denver and Boulder have the most riders committed for the Feb. 8 event.

COURTESY PHOTOS ways good,” said MacLaren. “If you’re a serious biker then snow tires might be a good investment. But if you’re just going for the day, just be careful.”

If you’re not comfortable making the entire commute by bicycle, RTD welcomes bikes on all buses and light rail cars, so bikers can ride a smaller part of their commute as part of the commitment. It’s important to register at winterbiketoworkday.org, so the number of riders can be tracked.

Much like the June event, local communities host breakfast and break stations along the way. Northglenn is hosting a station from 6:30-9 a.m. at E.B Rains Park, the iPie Pizzeria at 145 Nickel St. in Broomfield is hosting a coffee stop from 7-9 a.m. and Planet Cyclery is hosting a breakfast and maintenance stop from 7-9 a.m. at the 116th Avenue Park and Ride along the Boulder-Denver Turnpike.

CU Boulder will be hosting a bike home station in front of the UMC from 4-6 p.m.

DRCOG will be hosting a station with breakfast burritos, hot beverages and maintenance gear at 113 W. Colfax beginning at 7 a.m.

For a full list of bike stations visit winterbiketoworkday.org.

A bicycling commuter stops at a downtown Denver breakfast station during the 2018 Winter Bike to Work Day. Communities up and down the Front Range are hosting break stations for riders during the Feb. 8 event, a companion to the annual June Bike to Work Day event.

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Colorado teens celebrate diversity at conference In the wake of political and social tension, teens come together for respect, tolerance and unity

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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hen Teah Selkin, 18, started at Cherry Creek High as a freshman, she only knew one thing about the school — the common stereotype that Cherry Creek High School is a school for rich, white kids. As a Samoan and a first-generation American with a single mother, she didn’t fit the mold.

She thought that in order to fit in, she would have to make a fake persona. But by the end of her sophomore year, she had forced herself to get more involved and realized the school in Greenwood Village was anything but homogeneous.

That year, she found the Cherry Creek Diversity conference, an event designed for students to strategize on how to create a safe and welcoming learning environment across the state’s high schools and communities.

“This conference has helped me realize that in this world, there are voices that will try to tell us that certain people, certain identities don’t belong.

That they aren’t valued,” Selkin said at the 26th annual Cherry Creek Diversity Conference held Feb. 2. “But we are responsible for combating these false narratives.”

Selkin co-chaired this year’s event with Highlands Ranch student Zoe Siegal, 16.

Siegal said before joining the conference she had a difficult time expressing herself and showcasing her uniqueness.

“I used to live life feeling like I could only be myself in certain places,” she

Teah Selkin and Zoe Siegel acted as conference co-chairs for the student-run diversity conference.

SHANNA FORTIER said. “I felt like I could only be Jewish at temple or only Chinese at home.”

More than 1,000 teenagers from 105 Colorado high schools and youth organizations throughout the state attended this year’s event, which was hosted by the Cherry Creek School District; organized by Youth Celebrate Diversity, a Denver-based nonprofit organization; and underwritten with a donation by RBC Wealth Management.

While most people associate the word “diversity” with ethnicity or race, the conference deals a wide range of topics, including cliques, religion, gender, sexual orientation, physical and mental challenges, multicultural art and music, socioeconomic concerns and teenage social problems.

“This unique event provides students with an open forum to discuss the social issues affecting them in their daily lives,” said Caleb Munro, executive director of Youth Celebrate Diversity. “The event fills a gap left by standardized high school education that often avoids controversial topics, leaving teens to figure these issues out on their own. We believe that through communication, collaboration and positive support, school environments can improve so that everyone is able to

achieve, academically.”

The conference started in 1994 under the leadership of Janet Sammons, now chair of the board of directors for Youth Celebrate Diversity, when 18 schools gathered. Now the conference has grown into the largest diversity event for teenagers in Colorado.

Marcus McDavid, assistant principal at Cherry Creek High, was a member of the first diversity council. He addressed students at this year’s conference telling them, “your voice matters — and my hope is that you walk away from today knowing that what you do matters.”

Throughout the day, student and adult participants broke out into discussion groups and workshops to address respect and diversity issues in their schools. Among the 42 workshops offered were “Left versus Right: Politics and Diversity,” focusing on providing students with skills and strategies for respectfully engaging others in political dialogue across difference.

Additional breakouts focused on religious diversity; sustaining youth activism; understanding immigrants and immigration; and youth homelessness.

Dakota Ridge High senior Jasmine Davis said last year was a hard year for her, but when she came to the conference, it was the first time she ever felt like she was accepted, loved and understood.

This year, Davis was part of the student-run planning committee for the event and performed a spoken word piece titled, “In this body.”

“I got tired of people telling me that everything was wrong because of my identity — all my identities,” Davis said, explaining that as a bisexual, biracial woman, she is a triple minority.

“I wanted to say how angry I get every time there’s backlash about me fighting about my identities, my equality…

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could lead to service disruptions that would impact all Colorado companies that depend on rail. Rail is an excellent lens through which to view the modern supply chain: connected, efficient and cost-effective.

Unpredictable policies and regulations can throw a wrench into this well-oiled machine.

The recent announcement that negotiators reached a deal on an

Every time I experience this I just want to tell them we’re all equal; we’re all beautiful; we’re all fighting for the same thing. The message is supposed to be empowerment — taking yourself from the victim to the person who fights.”

This is the first year the conference was planned solely by students. Another first for the conference was to have a keynote speaker who is transgender.

“It’s a huge thing,” Selkin said. “We thought that there wasn’t a lot of representation in the transgender community especially in our schools.”

The keynote speech was delivered

by Paula Stone Williams, a transgender pastor and internationally known speaker on gender equity and LGBTQ advocacy. Williams’ recent TED talk had over half a million views in its first 48 hours, and her TEDxMileHigh talk on gender equity has had more than 1.7 million views on YouTube.

Williams talked to the students about the heroes journey.

“Every human being on earth has been called onto the heroes journey,” she said. “The question isn’t were you called or not, the question is if you have the courage and authenticity to answer the call — to be willing to go onto the road of trials and into the deep dark night.”

Williams told the students they have all answered the call by attending the conference and they have the power to create change in their communities.

“You know it’s important to be agents of change, to make a difference, to live authentically, to change the world,” she continued. “And you know you have the capacity to do it. ... Every single human being has dignity regardless of their gender, regardless of their sexual identity. Every single person regardless of their race, regardless of their religion, every person should have dignity and you are the ones that are going to do it.”

updated NAFTA (officially the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement) is a positive step. The flow of goods across North America is good for everyone – for U.S. jobs, consumers and economic growth. Let’s hope that our leaders will continue to move our economy in the right direction, toward financial certainty – to the benefit of Colorado and the country, as a whole.

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Warren Tech program trains next 911 dispatchers The program is in its first year

The high-stress nature of the job is one reason why emergency dispatch centers are seeing a shortage across the country, said Jeff Streeter, executive director of Jeffcom 911, the dispatching center in Jefferson County.

“The turnover has been high,” Streeter said. “We as a country and in Colorado are the beneficiaries of low unemployment. So when you find jobs that don’t carry the stress that this does, people pull away.”

Stress management is something instructor Nanci Tatum incorporates into class daily.

“Its imperative,” Tatum said of distressing. “Every day at the end of class I want to focus on self-care. Students need to know how to take care of themselves regardless of what profession they’re in. The better they take care of themselves, the better they can perform in the field.”

After each class, which includes listening to real 911 calls, Tatum’s class distresses with things like aromatherapy, cartoons, comedic videos, tea, coloring, listening to music and dancing. “it builds up resiliency,” Tatum said. “They’re hearing hellacious stuff and I want them to be strong and I don’t want them to get PTSD from any of those calls.”

Tatum, who has more than 30 years experience as a 911 dispatcher, screens all calls listened to in class before they are played and students have the option to step out of the classroom if they need to take a break.

Tatum said at first, she was worried about creating dispatchers too early. But she finds that students in the program have even more support than those in the field.

Student Angelina Armenta, said the program has opened a lot of opportunities for her.

“It really changes your perspective as a person,” she said. “You learn to be more compassionate and more open minded.”

Students in the program are learning on equipment used throughout the metro area and also sit in on class at Jeffcom.

“I’ve met a lot of these kids and they are eyes-wide-open and loving it, excited and eager to learn,” Streeter said. “We fully expect to help them grow the project as time goes on.

We’re committed to being a part of it.

This program is a benefit not just to Jeffcom, this program benefits all of the metro area.”

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A new program at Warren Tech is working to address the need for more emergency dispatchers nationwide.

The program, held at the north campus at Arvada West High, teaches students the skills to become a 911 dispatcher once they graduate.

“The class is set up to create telecommunications,” said instructor Nanci Tatum. “But I call us telecommunicarers because dispatchers, we are the first of the first responders.

We provide phone care. We’re the ones that have to calm callers down, manage the call and get all the information accurately and fast so that the responders can get there fast.”

The program has been in the works for several years, first brought to principal Heather Keeton’s attention by former Arvada Chief of Police Don Wick. Through partnerships with and donations from Jefferson County’s emergency dispatch center, Jeffcom 911, and TriTech Software Systems, Warren Tech was able to get the program started for the 2018-19 school year.

“Students are working on equipment and software that is industry standard,” Keeton said. “We really wouldn’t have been able to start this program so quickly without their help.”

Keeton said the program gives students an opportunity to make good money and make a difference right out of high school. It also allows them to make connections for a future career path.

That is the goal of senior Ashlynn Koger, who drives from Evergreen to Arvada to attend the program.

Koger has goals of going into law enforcement, but cannot join a police department until she is 21. She hopes that the skills she learns in class will provide her the opportunity to work as a 911 dispatcher until she is old enough to become an officer.

The program, which was open to current Warren Tech seniors for the pilot year, has 17 students. Next year, it will open to all seniors in the district.

“This is a very difficult career, there’s a lot of graphic nature and it takes a type of maturity” Keeton said.

“We just felt it was more age appropriate for seniors simply because of the kinds of things students are hearing and doing.”

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Conifer family sues Jeffco Public Schools over handling of anti-Semitism claims

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A former West Jefferson Middle School student and her father are suing Jeffco Public Schools over the district’s handling of the family’s anti-Semitism claims.

The case, initially filed in the U.S. District Court in Denver in December

by Isabella Grunspan and her father, Gabriel, alleges that Isabella was discriminated against and harassed for being Jewish at West Jefferson Middle School in Conifer during 2016 and 2017.

The lawsuit says the school district was indifferent toward her claims of antiSemitism, and then retaliated against her and her father after she spoke out

publicly and filed civil rights claims with the U.S. Department of Education.

The U.S. Department of Education and the education department’s Office for Civil Rights are also named in the suit.

Grunspan’s story became public in January 2017, when she detailed these experiences at a school board meeting, explaining that West Jefferson Middle students have targeted her daily for being Jewish and standing up for other minorities.

“I constantly deal with anti-Semitism, with other students saying that Hitler was a genius,” Grunspan told the board in January 2017 at a public meeting.

She added that students would make anti-Semitic and racial slurs

“almost daily.”

“When I told other students it was not a joke and went to the administration, I was told not to take it seriously and that it was just ‘middle school,’” she said.

The family filed a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights in 2016 related to the alleged anti-Semitic activity occurring at the school.

The Office for Civil Rights’ report, issued in August 2017, concluded that “the anti-Semitic harassment was persistent, pervasive and severe, and thus, that a hostile environment existed at the school,” according to the family’s lawsuit.

However, the report stated, “there was insufficient evidence to con-

clude that the district discriminated as alleged,” the lawsuit said.

The Grunspans allege in the lawsuit that West Jefferson’s principal attacked Isabella’s character, causing her to leave the middle school and enroll in private school in Denver.

Diana Wilson, a spokeswoman for the school district, said the district could not comment on the open case, but provided Colorado Community Media with a list of steps taken by the school district in an attempt to resolve the situation.

The family is seeking monetary damages, punitive damages and attorney fee reimbursement among other things.

Act quickly on full-day kindergarten, governor urges

BY JAMES ANDERSON ASSOCIATED PRESS

Gov. Jared Polis urged lawmakers to act quickly on his plan to offer statefunded full-day kindergarten.

Polis told the Joint Education Committee his $227 million plan is a foundation of his new administration’s plans to boost the state’s chronically underfunded schools, eliminate inequities among school districts, allow local districts to invest in teacher pay and hiring and help struggling families.

“It’s time to make the state a full partner with our (school) districts,” Polis said Jan. 30. “We simply need to ensure that kindergarten is treated as the critical part of our public education infrastructure that it is.”

Colorado currently pays for half-day kindergarten, and it underfunds its public school system by hundreds of millions of dollars each year. Local districts that do offer full-day kindergarten either pay for it from local property taxes, use funding otherwise designed

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Polis, who has founded charter schools for disadvantaged students, has asked for $227 million for full-day kindergarten to start this fall. Funds for that and $25 million in implementation costs would come from surplus tax revenue lawmakers have to work with this session.

Families would be given the choice to opt in to the program. The governor and education advocates note early childhood education allows disadvantaged children to catch up to their peers early and, in the longer run, reduces high school dropout rates.

Polis said he was confident the initial investment will be made permanent.

School districts will be able to free up $100 million spent on kindergarten to pay for teachers and infrastructure, he said.

State investments in school reserves and having legislative budget writers ensure future surpluses go to those reserves will make it permanent, he said.

Polis’ budget request for the fiscal year that starts July 1 includes lowering the state debt owed to public schools by $77 million. Lawmakers have worked around a constitutional amendment requiring annual increases in school funding by creating an “IOU” that allows them to deliver a balanced budget

each year that also is required by the state constitution.

Polis noted that former state Treasurer Cary Kennedy, his senior adviser for fiscal policy, is studying options for asking Colorado voters to invest more tax dollars in education. Voters have defeated several such initiatives in recent years.

The governor said he was certain most districts have the resources to expand to full-day kindergarten and ensure quality instruction. He said he’d work with districts and the state education department to address shortfalls once the plan is instituted.

To that end, he urged lawmakers to act quickly to ensure his request is included in next year’s budget so that districts may start to take advantage of the funding in July.

Fifteen states and the District of Columbia offer full-day kindergarten, according to the National Council of State Legislatures.

Polis and fellow Democrats who control the Legislature also are pursuing tax credits and loan incentive programs to recruit teachers, dual enrollment programs so high school students can more quickly earn community college degrees or university credits, and apprenticeships in lucrative trades that don’t necessitate a college education.

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THINGS to DO

THEATER

Candy Land! 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 8-9 and 2 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 9 at Colorado ACTS, 11455 W. I-70 Frontage Road (north side), Wheat Ridge.

Call 303-456-6772 or go to www. coloradoacts.org.

Where the Wild Things Are Drama Workshop: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9 at Wheat Ridge Library, 5475 W. 32nd Ave., Wheat Ridge. Roar your terrible roars and gnash your terrible teeth. Act out this beloved story as you go on a wild adventure with Max on his journey to meet the Wild Things. For preschoolers and toddlers.

BODYTRAFFIC: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16 at Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood. Call 303-987-7845 or go to lakewood.org/lccpresents for tickets. Los Angeles-based BODYTRAFFIC is one of the most talked about contemporary dance companies. Internationally recognized, its moves are inspired by jazz, hip hop and ballet.

“Amber Brown Is Not A Crayon”: 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17 at the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway. Production of ArtsPower Theatre; original onehour musical based on the book.

Call 303-987-7845, stop at the box office or go to Lakewood.org/ LCCPresents for tickets.

“Lost in Yonkers”: on stage through 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.

this week’s TOP FIVE Jefferson Symphony Orchestra Winter Concert: 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10 at Wheat Ridge United Methodist Church, 7530 W. 38th Ave., Wheat Ridge. Featuring Masakazo Ito, classical guitar.

Contact 303-278-4237 or www.jeffsymphony.org.

Musical Valentine: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12 at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 7755 Vance Drive, Arvada. Second Tuesdays at Trinity Concert Series presents Steinway artist Hsing-ay Hsu. Enjoy the works of four unique voices in major keys from the classical canon of piano repertoire. For tickets and information, call 303-422-3656 x6000 or email SecondTuesdays@tpcarvada.org.

A dessert reception meet and greet follows the concert.

Comedy Night @ West Woods: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13 at West Woods Golf Club restaurant, 6655 Quaker St. in Arvada. Show features John Tole, who was a contributor to The Howard Stern Show and

Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. Arvada. Learn more about other events, showtimes and tickets, at https://arvadacenter. org/the-diary-of-anne-frank.

ART

Art Supply Sale: through 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.

Art for the Young at Heart Art Show: show runs through March 13 at the Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada.

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

Creations of artists ages 50-plus and local school children.

“Broadway Bound”: Arty and his brother Jay learn lessons about love, responsibility and the importance of family. Showing through March 3 at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. Call 303-935-3044 or go to minersalley.com.

“The Diary of Anne Frank”: on stage through May 17 at the

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#

EVENTS

Jeffco International Women’s Day: 8:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.

Friday, March 8 at Baldoria on

now hosts his own radio show called Whiskey and The Surfer, Denver’s Top Iconic Rock and a daily readings podcast Lord of The Riff. Tole also released his first book “Death By AutoPilot.” Comedy Night @ West Woods will be hosted by Bob Meddles and is produced by Slap Happy Entertainment. Tickets are available at Eventbrite.com.

Inside the Orchestra’s Tiny Tots Concert: 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Feb. 13 at Mile Hi Church, 9077 W. Alameda Ave., Lakewood. Learn more at http://insidetheorchestra.org/tiny-tots-events/ Influenza Strikes 1918-1919: 1 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 13 at Applewood United Methodist Church, 2035 Ellis St., Golden. Learn about the most devastating flu in history thus far. Worldwide, 50-100 million deaths were attributed to the Spanish flu pandemic. Are we due for a repeat? Foothills Genealogical Society program. Learn more at https:// foothillsgenealogy.org/

the Water, Lakewood. Early-bird tickets available Friday, Feb. 8.

Learn more at https://www. internationalwomensday.com/ Activity/12737/2019-JeffcoInternational-Women-s-Dayevent. Get tickets at https://www. eventbrite.com/e/jeffco-womensday-tickets-52157129378?aff=ebd shpsearchautocomplete.

Genealogy Talk: Lost Women: 11 a.m. to noon Thursday, Feb. 14 at the Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Register by Feb. 8. Call 303-425-9583 or go to www.apexprd.org. Finding women in our family tree is often a challenge, as names generally change when woman marry. Learn a few tricks to find your missing women.

Teen After Hours: Cupcake Wars: 6-8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8 at the Arvada Library, 7515 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Call 303-235-JCPL (5275) or visit www.jeffcolibrary. org. Registration is required. Event is after-hours. No late arrival or re-entry.

Coffee With Constituents: 7-8 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 9 at Morning Story restaurant, 8025 Sheridan, Arvada. Join Sen. Rachel Zenzinger to discuss concerns and legislative reports.

Eating With Wildlife: 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 9 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Learn why we shouldn’t feed wildlife by playing some interactive games with a naturalist. Debunk animal diet myths, see some examples of how humans have changed animal behaviors and take home some training skills of your own. Regis-

ter at https://arvada.org/explore/ open-space-nature/majesticview-nature-center-division.

Teen Time: Tissue Paper Flowers: 6-8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9 at the Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Call 303235-JCPL (5275) or visit www. jeffcolibrary.org.

Arvada Heart Throb 5K: 10 a.m.

Saturday, Feb. 9 at Memorial Park, 8001 w. 59th Ave., Arvada. Learn more at http://heartthrobrun. com/index.html 80s Dance: 7 p.m. Feb. 9 at Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum, 7711 E. Academy Blvd., Denver. Themed arcade, food samples from Denver caterers, 80s/90s trivia, 80s/90s music, competions and more. Costumes highly encouraged.

All proceeds benefit Wings Over the Rockies. All ages welcome.

Learn more and purchase tickets at https://wingsmuseum. org/event/dance/ Winter Lights, Winter Nights: runs through Feb. 10. A celebration of Golden’s dining scene and light display. Perfect for date night or family fun. Go to www. visitgolden.com/events/festivalsof-golden/winter-lights-winternights/ BYOB(ook) Group: Read a Sports

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Book: 6:30-8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 11 at Colorado Plus Brew Pub, 6995 W. 38th Ave., Wheat Ridge.

Read any book that falls into the monthly theme and get ready to share and receive great book recommendations.

Lifetree Cafe: Limits of Love: noon Tuesday, Feb. 12 at Peace Lutheran Church, 5675 Field St., Arvada. “What Would You Do for Love? One Guy’s Outrageous, Risk-It-All Adventure to Get the Girl” includes a film featuring Ryan Leak, whose secretly invited 100 friends and family to fly to Miami to witness his wedding to Amanda Roman — before he’d proposed. Contact Tim Lindeman at 303-424-4454 or tlindeman@ peacelutheran.net.

Heart & Soul SilverSneakers Event: 1-3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13 at the Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Call 303-425-9583 or go to www.apexprd.org. Learn about heart health from the American Heart Association and from testimonials and enjoy 30 minutes of yoga.

Olde Town Photographic Society: 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13 at Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Each session features a different discussion topic or brief workshop with time to share your images, ask questions and give and receive feedback.

Special Family Time: Valentine’s Day Card Exchange: 10:15-11:45 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 14 at the Senior Resource Center, Wheat Ridge Library, 5475 W. 32nd Ave., Wheat Ridge. Valentine’s Day card exchange before regularly scheduled storytime. Bring or make a Valentine’s Day card, then walk to the Senior Resource Center to exchange cards with their senior friends.

Chili Cookoff, Silent Auction: 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21 at Golden High School, 440 Canyon Point Circle, Golden. Enjoy a bowl of chili while checking out the silent auction. Online auction to begin Feb. 15. Register to compete in the cook-off or purchase tickets at www.goldendemonspta.org/ chili.

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CALENDAR

Movie Time: ‘Smallfoot’: 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16 at Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave. Arvada. Call 303-235-JCPL (5275) or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org.

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Exploring the Great Ideas: Classes and Class Conflict: 2-3:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Call 303-235-JCPL (5275) or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org. Discussion group dedicated to exploring how we engage in philosophical pursuits in our everyday lives.

Anti-Valentine’s Day Party: 6-8 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 15 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Call 303-235JCPL (5275) or go to www.jeffcolibrary. org. Celebrate your independence with music, food and games. Registration is required.

Winter Tales: 10-11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 15 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada.

Bring a blanket and enjoy our library of children’s books about nature and the environment from timeless classics to new discoveries. Or listen to a storyteller as they read some of their favorites.

Register at https:// arvada.org/explore/open-space-nature/ majestic-view-nature-center-division.

Cubelets for Kids: 3-4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Call 303-235-JCPL (5275) or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org. Use programmable Cubelets to program your robot to think, sense and do what you want.

African Americans in the West: 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16 at the Edgewater Library, 1800 Harlan St., Edgewater. Celebrate Black History Month with a special presentation from The Black American West Museum & Heritage Center. Learn about the important role African Americans played as exodusters, cowboys, ranchers, farmers, miners, and soldiers. We also discuss the history of Denver’s Five Points Neighborhood.

Call 303-2355275 or go to https:// jeffcolibrary.bibliocommons.com/ events/5bf3191f804e7a3f00e0dc01

Nature Trek Clubs: 4-5 p.m. Tuesdays through Feb. 26 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Discover leaf rubbings, animal games and a love of nature. Meet after school to join the club as we take your tyke on weekly adventures. Bring an after-school snack and dress for the weather. Register at https:// arvada.org/ explore/openspace-nature/ majestic-viewnature-centerdivision.

ing techniques that can be practiced anywhere. Learn more at http://www. damselflyyogaspa.com/ Alzheimer’s Support Group: 6-7:30 p.m.

Monday, Feb. 11 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Call 303-235JCPL (5275) or go to www. jeffcolibrary.org.

Suppor group for caregivers.

Food Pantry Agape Life Church distributes free food from 10-11 a.m. on the third Thursday of each month (weather permitting) at the church, 5970 W. 60th Ave. in Arvada. ALC provides this service to all qualifying Colorado residence. Call 303-431-6481 to see if you qualify.

Genealogy: Beginning: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays through March 12 at the Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada.

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

Editor’s note: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Wednesday for publication the following week. To place a calendar item, go to eventlink.coloradocommunitymedia.com.

Things to Do events run free, on a spaceavailable basis.

HEALTH

Starter Yoga Series: 1-3 p.m. Saturdays, Feb. 9, Feb. 16 at Damselfly YogaSpa, 12500 W. 58th Ave., Unit 102, Arvada.

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SPORTS

Alameda needs an assist to win boys basketball league title Alameda senior Isiah Lawson (3) attempts to break free of a double-team Jan. 29 against Englewood.

Alameda took a 57-49 victory, but a close loss to Conifer on Feb. 1 might very well close Alameda its first boys basketball league title in nearly two decades.

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LAKEWOOD — Alameda’s boys basketball will need some help to win the Class 4A/3A Colorado 8 League title.

The Pirates suffered a 52-48 road loss to Conifer on Friday, Feb. 1. The loss moved Alameda (14-4, 4-1 in league) and Conifer (11-7, 4-1) in a tie for the conference title, but the headto-head victory gives the Lobos an advantage if both end tied in league play.

“The pressure is definitely on right now,” Alameda junior Luis Miera said after the Pirates’s 57-49 victory over Englewood on Jan. 29 edged Alameda International closer to ending nearly a two-decade long drought.

According to Jeffco Public Schools’ league championship archive, Alameda hasn’t won a conference champi-

onship in boys basketball since the Pirates claimed the Jeffco 6 League title in the 2000-01 season. The court in the Duane Lewis Gymnasium is actually named Scott Smith, who guided Alameda to that last league hoops title.

“It’s in our heads,” Alameda coach Geremey Gibson said of capturing that elusive league crown. “I tell my players one game at a time. If we take care of one game at a time we’ll be where we need to be in the end. We don’t want to look too far ahead.”

Alameda finishes off its league schedule against Weld Central (Feb. 5) and Riverdale Ridge (Feb. 8) before heading into the Colorado 8 League tournament. The Pirates need to win out and have Conifer lose to either Fort Lupton or Weld Central for Alameda to win the league title.

Englewood (7-8, 3-3 in league) didn’t

make the conference game easy in the all-Pirate battle early last week.

Senior Thomas O’Connor was on target from 3-point range through three quarters. O’Conner had five 3-pointer and a trio of free throws made after getting fouled on a 3-point shot to score 18 points through three quarters.

“He (O’Connor) was hitting a lot of 3s. We left him open a couple of times,” said Miera, who got the oneon-one task against O’Connor in the fourth quarter. “We decided to go man (defense) and I guarded him up.”

O’Connor didn’t score in the fourth quarter with Miera shadowing him.

However, Englewood sophomore Nate Gravagno had an incredible fourth quarter scoring all 18 points for Englewood to finish for a team-high 23 points on the night.

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Standout Performers Maddy Hubych, Lakewood High School The six-foot senior helped lift the Tigers over Jeffco foes Columbine, with a 21-point and 12 rebound performance on Feb. 2. Lakewood came away with the 52-49 league win.

Darius Padilla, Green Mountain The sophomore put in some work during a physical win against D’Evelyn, 56-43, on Jan. 30. Padilla had 10 points on the night with only two field goals, thanks to multiple trips to the charity stripe. He also pitched in 9 rebounds, two assists and a steal.

Ben Mclaughlin, Golden The Golden boys suffered a tough road loss 59-54 against league foes Evergreen on Feb 2. Mclaughlin, a junior, helped keep the Demons in the game with his trio of three pointers. He ended the game with 10 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists.

Jasmine Morales, Arvada The junior was her team’s lead scorer in a thrilling triple-overtime loss versus Englewood on Feb. 1.

She had 13 points and 11 rebounds in the eventual 43-38 loss.

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nybody who needs to know how to handle frustration should talk with Valor Christian sophomore Kindyll Wetta. The 5-foot-9 point guard had to overcome adversity last season and has been frustrated again this season.

I recently resumed bowling after three decades and get aggravated each OVERTIME time I have a pocket hit and stick a 10pin. However, that is nothing compared to the frustrations that Wetta has faced.

Her freshman season was curtailed on Jan. 9, 2018 when Jim Benton she suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus on her left knee. Then after an impressive comeback this season, she tore the ACL on her right knee on December 19, 2018 less than a year after the first injury.

Wetta, who has committed to play basketball at the University of Colorado where her mother Val (Johnson) Wetta played for two seasons, has once again seen her role change this season from being a standout player to leading cheers on the bench.

“It’s definitely hard watching all your teammates play without you and you can’t even run,” she said. “It was a lot harder the first time that it happened. This time around it is a lot easier because I’ve been through it.

I’ve got used to cheering on the team.

“I know ACL tears are more common for girls than guys. My dad (Rob) had an ACL tear and my mom tore both of hers. I don’t know if it necessarily is passed down to have weak knees in my genes or whatever. I had never even thought about it before my first one.”

Support from family and friends is helping Wetta’s recoveries.

“There were so many times when I would just recline and ‘why did this happen to me,’” she admitted. “When I’m going through this there are times when it doesn’t seem like I’m going through it and I’m going to wake up.

“My dad sends me a whole bunch of quotes on Twitter and they are motivational quotes. He’s a huge part of how I get through this. He constantly reminds me of what I’m working towards, my goals and everything I want.

“Instead of something that sets me back, it is going to be something that helps me get stronger,” Wetta continued. “I can work on my arm muscles, my touch, I can work on my shooting.

He turns it into a very positive thing.

That really helps.”

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LITTLETON — The five starters for Wheat Ridge’s boys basketball team has earned a nickname.

How does — Farmers Fab Five — sound?

Seniors Julian Claussen, Blair McVicker, Zeke Van Tuyl, along with juniors Dominic Bronk and Alex Morales have brought the right mix of talent this season. Nearly all five are averaging double-digit points and have the Farmers in position to win their first conference title in 12 years.

“They are just so unselfish, sometimes to our demise. They will overpass trying to get someone else the shot,” Wheat Ridge coach Tommy Dowd said of the Farmers Fab Five.

“They just play well together and it’s a nice blend of kids. They like to play and get after it.”

Wheat Ridge’s 76-49 road victory Feb. 2 against Littleton pushed the Farmers’ winning streak to six games and extended their lead in the Class 4A Jeffco League to two games over rival Golden.

The Demons (10-9, 6-2 in league) lost to Evergreen on Saturday, giving the Farmers (16-3, 8-0) a bit of a cushion with four conference games remaining. Despite having a little more margin of error, Wheat Ridge would love to complete a 12-0 league record.

“We should run it,” said Bronk of the final conference stretch. “To win a league title for the first time in 11 years would be fun.”

Wheat Ridge — No. 10 in the Class 4A boys basketball CHSAANow.com rankings — claimed its last conference crown back in 2007, winning the Jeffco 11 League when the Farmers were in the 5A classification.

“We’ll just use the old adage ‘one game at a time,’” said Dowd, who has headed the Farmers’ basketball program of more than two decades.

“We know what lies ahead. We aren’t afraid to talk about it or say it. We are trying to make it fun, put it out there

ALAMEDA FROM PAGE 23

“We just broke down mentally on defense,” Gibson admitted. “We’ve been trying to switch things up because we know teams are going to come at us with our zone. We broke down mentally and we can’t have that.”

Alameda turned to Miera to close out the game in the final quarter on the offense end too. The senior scored 14 points in the final six minutes of the game to finish with a game-high 26 points.

“It was definitely sluggish,” Alameda’s point guard said of the first half.

“I was trying to get my teammates involved, but we couldn’t finish around

Wheat Ridge junior Dominic Bronk, far left, and senior Zeke Van Tuyl (42) converge on Littleton senior Jack Kail (4) during the second half Feb. 2 at Littleton High School. Wheat Ridge’s sixth straight victory put the Farmers two games up on rival Golden for the Class 4A Jeffco League title with four conference games remaining.

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and go get it.”

The Farmers got the road victory Saturday afternoon thanks to a dominating effort in the third quarter.

Wheat Ridge led by a dozen points at halftime, but really got some separation scoring 28 points in the third quarter.

“We wanted to turn it up on defense and turn that into offense, share the ball on the (fast) break and get some buckets,” McVicker said of the third quarter. “We have a lot of guys who can score so its tough to cover once we all get going.”

Van Tuyl — Wheat Ridge’s 6-foot-10 big man — scored six points in the paint in the opening two minutes of the quarter. Bronk and McVicker combined for 17 points in the third quarter. Claussen finished it off in fashion with a 3-pointer in the closing seconds to put the Farmers up 60-36 heading to the final quarter.

“We are a great passing team,” said Bronk, who finished with a game-high 18 points. “We get the ball to everybody.”

McVicker (16 points), Van Tuyl (11 points) and Morales (11 points) all fin-

the rim tonight. I figured I should take over the game. A couple of easy buckets, get to the free-throw line and do what I need to do to get this win.”

Seniors Orlondo Aguilar (12 points), Derik Gutierrez (11 points) and Isiah Lawson (eight points) finished out the scoring load for Alameda in its fifth win over the past six games. The only setback over the last two weeks was a non-league loss to Aurora Central.

“The attitude has changed,” Gibson said before the close loss to Conifer.

“I think the guys are finally locked in because they know what we are working for.”

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.

ished in double digits. Morales poured in nine points in the first quarter hitting a trio of 3-pointer in the same corner in front of Littleton’s bench.

“At least two or three guys really going each night for us. We just have that type of team,” said McVicker, Wheat Ridge’s point guard. “I just like to find people and get them the ball where they like to score.”

Wheat Ridge wraps up its string of six straight road games next week.

The Farmers face Standley Lake (Feb. 6) and D’Evelyn (Feb. 8) before finally returning to The Barn to finish the regular season against Evergreen (Feb. 12) and Golden (Feb. 14). All games are scheduled for 7 p.m. starts.

“It’s a good test,” Dowd said of the 6-game string of road games. “I’ve told them in the playoffs you could play them all on the road. We are welltested and played some good teams on the road.”

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.

Alameda junior Luis Miera (00) goes up strong for two of his game-high 26 points in the Pirates’ home victory over Englewood on Jan. 29.

PHOTO BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

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BENTON FROM PAGE 23

Wetta played 12 games as a freshman before her first knee injury and was averaging 13.4 points, 5.0 assists and 6.1 rebounds.

“I was closing out on a girl when I jumped and it popped,” recalled Wetta. “You could hear it and it hurt really bad.”

She was averaging 18.6 points, 4.1 assists and 3.7 rebounds in her comeback sophomore season, which ended after seven games in the first game of the Tarkanian Classic in Las Vegas.

“This time all I did was step and it twisted wrong,” she said. “I knew right away. As soon as I went down I was thinking this can’t happen to me again. I’m not even a year out.

This is absolutely crazy. I was devastated. I was crying.”

So Wetta is again going through the stages of rehabilitation.

“We were talking to the physical therapist and surgeon afterwards and both times I tore I had ankle braces on,” she said. “The second time I had my ankle taped and it almost restricted my leg from going when it needed to go “The rehab is hard, it is real hard.

This time I’m definitely not in any rush. Last time I was very eager to get back on the court. This time I’m going to let it take as long as it

needs and make sure it is healed.

“I’m starting to walk and walk up stairs now. They said straight running is fine, cutting is what they don’t want. I just started biking.

My last recovery was eight and half months. This one might be a little bit longer because we want to make sure everything is balanced.”

Maybe there is such a thing as the so-called sophomore jinx, but Wetta is ready to face the challenge of another comeback in the 2019-20 season.

“The first time I was never worried about my knee at all,” said Wetta.

“I never had any doubts about it, I knew it was strong. I never thought it was going to happen again. I thought if it did happen again, it was going to be to my left knee.

“I think there will definitely be a little bit more of a hesitation coming back this time. It’s definitely mental. Can I tear it again? It just takes a while for that to kind of go away.”

So if Wetta needs another positive quote and hopefully one she has not seen, this one is from Bo Bennett.

“Frustration, although quite painful at times, is very positive and essential part of success.”

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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February 7, 2019

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ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Some unsettling facts about a past situation could come to light. And while you’d love to deal with it immediately, it’s best to get more information to support your case.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) A straightforward approach to a baffling situation is best. Don’t allow yourself to be drawn into an already messy mass of tangles and lies. Deal with it and move on.

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LEO (July 23 to August 22) A financial “deal” that seems to be just right for you Leos and Leonas could be grounded more in gossamer than substance. Get an expert’s advice to help you check it out.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Don’t ignore that suddenly cool or even rude attitude from someone close to you. Asking for an explanation could reveal a misunderstanding you were completely unaware of.

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SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) A calmer, less-tense atmosphere prevails through much of the week, allowing you to restore your energy levels before tackling a new challenge coming up by week’s end.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Your approach to helping with a friend or family member’s problem could boomerang unless you take time to explain your method and how and why it (usually!) works.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Someone who gave you a lot of grief might ask for a chance for the two of you to make a fresh start. You need to weigh the sincerity of the request carefully before giving your answer.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Too much fantasizing about an upcoming decision could affect your judgment. Better to make your choices based on what you know now rather than on what you might learn later.

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