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PONDERING POETRY The poetry scene is gaining popularity in the area with many places to share P14

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COMMUNITY GRANTS GIVEN Lakewood approves $160,000 in funding for neighborhood parks and playground projects P7

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February 21, 2019F

Lakewood Council to discuss a voter initiative rule change

MY NAME IS

HENRY HOLLENDER

Lakewood Planning Commission Chair About me I come from New Jersey. When I was out there, I earned my degree at Stevens Institute of Technology, and I worked as a civil engineer. When I got out of college, I landed a job with the Federal Highway Administration, and that brought me out to Lakewood in the 1970s. I worked at the Federal Center, and I spent the first 12 years of my career with the federal government. After that, I worked with various consultants and more recently, I started my own engineering company back in the 1990s.

Most of my career was spent on transportation projects, and I loved it. I closed my company last year. It gets old after a while, and I’m ready to do other things.

I married my wife in 1974, and we had two children who are all grown up now. Our family has grown, and now we have six grandchildren. I don’t have a lot of spare time, but I try and hike.

When it’s hotter, we like to go up in elevation. We love to hike around here, like at Green Mountain.

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Henry Hollender.

Lakewood Planning Commission Chair I’ve always been interested in community. Prior to moving back to Lakewood, I lived in Wheat Ridge, and I was on their planning commission for a few years. We worked on updating the zoning code. They needed some development to happen to help the economy.

In Lakewood, we have an opportunity to do what we need to do for the economic vibrancy of the city while we’re protecting the neighborhoods. We need to protect the

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neighborhoods and the parks. I’ve been an environmentalist all my life, and that’s important to me.

There are such a wide variety of opinions in the city. I enjoy meeting with the communities and finding the best way we can protect them, but there are parts of the city that need development.

There are a lot of older shopping centers that need fixing up. It’s a delicate balance.

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Lakewood City Council is planning on discussing possible changes to the city’s municipal code at a Feb. 25 meeting.

Councilmember Charley Able submitted a council request on Jan. 14 to remove Chapter 2.52 of the Lakewood Municipal Code — text that halts any action taken on an initiative or referendum petition when a registered voter submits a protest to a particular initiative.

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February 21, 2019

Early morning fire hits apartment complex West Metro Fire estimates a total of $400,000 in damages

BY JOSEPH RIOS JRIOS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

West Metro Fire Rescue announced that it responded to a fire near 2nd place and Wright early in the morning. The fire damaged five apartments and a clubhouse.

The cause of the fire is still be-

ing investigated, but West Metro Fire says it started outside the building. Nine people are displaced, and the fire department estimates $400,000 in damage.

Ronda Scholting, a spokesperson for West Metro Fire, said crews were concerned about the wind when they arrived, but the fire was controlled in 50 minutes.

One man ran back inside to get his apartment to get his dog.

Scholting said the dog is okay, but the man was taken to the hospital with non-severe injuries.

West Metro Fire responded to a fire at near 2nd place and Wright.

Crews were able to contain the fire in 50 minutes, but the complex residents had to be evacuated, and several units were rendered uninhabitable.

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February 21, 2019F

Cardiac program helps with quality and quantity of life St. Anthony program helps people recover from heart events, like heart attacks

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His wife urged him to visit a doctor, and he found out that one of his main arteries in his heart was 94 percent blocked.

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February 21, 2019F

Positivity with Devinny Elementary

BY JOSEPH RIOS JRIOS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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econd and fifth graders at Devinny Elementary in Lakewood canvased the school’s surrounding neighborhood to deliver handcrafted messages for Valentine’s Day. The project was through the school’s Big Buddy & Little Buddy program which pairs second and fifth graders. The students wrote messages like “Devinny loves you” on handmade door hangers that they decorated before heading out of the school on Valentine’s Day.

One of the messages a Devinny Elementary School student left a neighbor.

Everett hands a neighbor a positive message for Valentine’s Day.

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Fifth and second graders celebrate after canvassing the neighborhood all morning.

Second and fifth graders prepare positive messages for local neighbors.

Sylvia and Ferris work on door hangers to take around the neighborhood near Devinny Elementary School in Lakewood.

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February 21, 2019

Lakewood City Council approves new community projects

Park amenities, landscape improvements, a community garden and other projects set to hit Lakewood

BY JOSEPH RIOS JRIOS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

At Slater Elementary in Lakewood, more than 80 percent of the students are on a reduced lunch program. Andy Schrant, the school’s principal, said many of the students live in apartments, or housing situations that lack a backyard, or a garden.

The students at Slater Elementary and the community will soon have a chance to engage in gardening thanks to help from Lakewood’s Neighborhood Participation Program, which encourages neighborhood organizations to identify needs in their communities and to propose projects that qualify for the funding.

“I’ve seen (a community garden) as super important. It takes a village to raise a kid, and that is emphasized with this community garden,” said Schrant. She added that two thirds of the garden will be for community use while the rest will be used for classroom use such as science courses to enhance hands on learning. Preliminary construction is scheduled to begin this spring.

At a Dec. 11 City Council meeting, Lakewood City Council unanimously approved $160,000 worth of projects under the Neighborhood Participation Program. Along with a new community garden at Slater Elementary, the program will help add pickleball courts to Lakewood Estates Park, a new playground at Addenbrooke Park, landscape improvements at the southwest corner of the West Colfax and Wadsworth intersection, landscape improvements to McNabb Park and a neighborhood kiosk, trash can, and dog poop dispenser at 10th and Gray.

“I don’t even think we can make a controversy out of neighborhood participation,” joked Councilmember Charley Able.

The projects were selected by a staff team that represents Planning, Public

2019 LAKEWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD PARTICIPATION PROGRAM PROJECTS Community garden at Slater Elementary: $25,000 Playground at Addenbrooke Park: $60,000 Landscape improvements at the southwest corner of West Colfax and Wadsworth intersection: $55,000 Pickleball courts at Lakewood Estates Park: $5,000 Neighborhood Kiosk, trash can, dog poop dispenser at the 10th & Gray path: $7,000 Landscape improvements at McNabb Park: $8,000

Students play on the playground at Slater Elementary School. PHOTOS BY JOSEPH RIOS Works and Community Resources.

Holly Boehm, the city’s principal planner, said projects must benefit an entire neighborhood, must not significantly increase city maintenance requirements, can’t be in the Capital Improvement and Presentation Program and funding level per project must not pass $60,000.

Under last year’s Neighborhood Participation Program, Lakewood added new playground and picnic benches at Ute Trail Park, an outdoor environmental learning classroom at South Lakewood Elementary School and a new playground at Rooney Ranch Elementary School.

The city is still finishing improvements to a community garden at Green Gables Elementary School from last year’s Neighborhood Participation Program projects.

Lakewood anticipates the 2019

Donavin Holthus, a second grade student at Slater Elementary School in Lakewood, slides down a slide. The school will soon be home to a new community garden.

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“These projects really make a big difference in our communities,” said Councilmember Dana Gutwein.

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February 21, 2019F

Murders of teen couple 19 years ago still unsolved Investigators, friends want justice for Nick Kunselman and Stephanie Hart

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

It’s been 19 years since 15-year-old Nick Kunselman and his girlfriend, 16-year-old Stephanie Hart, were gunned down in a Subway sandwich shop at Pierce Street and Coal Mine Avenue in the early hours of Feb. 14, 2000.

No arrests were ever made in the case, and investigators are still hunting their killer.

“Their families and the community still want answers,” said Elias Alberti, a homicide investigator with the Jefferson County Sheriff ’s Office. “We’re hoping somebody knows something and is ready to come forward.”

Kunselman and Hart’s memories remain fresh in the minds of their former classmates from Columbine High School, where the pair were sophomores.

“They were such down-to-earth people — very easy to like,” recalled Tara Andersen, who was in the same grade, and said she was close friends with the pair.

The murders were a devastating blow to a community still reeling from the massacre at the school just 10 months earlier, Andersen said.

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Two descriptions of a suspect in the case, provided by two witnesses. Investigators say the man was 5 feet 8 inches tall, white and blonde.

COURTESY PHOTO “Everyone was still in shock,” Andersen, a Littleton resident, said. “It was like a kick in the gut.”

Hart had a caring soul, remembered James Helms, who was also close to the couple.

“Steph sought out the outcasts and made them feel loved,” said Helms, who lives in south Jefferson County.

Andersen and Helms fondly recalled hanging out with the couple, playing hacky sack, cruising around town and listening to music.

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Nick Kunselman, left, and his girlfriend Stephanie Hart were killed in the early hours of Valentine’s Day of 2000 at a Subway restaurant at Pierce and Coal Mine. Investigators are still seeking their killer, 19 years later.

COURTESY PHOTO “Stephanie loved Marilyn Manson, Pink Floyd and Bob Marley,” Helms said. “Nick was more about (the band) Slipknot and watching ‘Fear Factor.’

They were cool kids. They didn’t deserve to die like that.”

Kunselman worked at the Subway, which sits just west of Littleton, less than a mile south of Columbine High School. He was closing up the shop the night of Feb. 13, 2000, according to Colorado Bureau of Investigation cold case files. Hart came to keep him company while he closed.

A coworker driving by the shop in the early hours of Valentine’s Day noticed the lights still on and stopped to check it out, according to case files.

They saw a man leaving the scene, and shortly after found the pair dead inside.

The man was described as about 5 feet 8 inches tall and white, with blond hair, according to case files.

The case has drawn thousands of tips over the years, said Alberti, the investigator, but none have led to an arrest. Investigators have held some details from the public, such as whether money was taken from the shop, Alberti said, in order to verify information provided by tipsters.

Several people have confessed to the murders, only to be excluded by comparing their stories with the withheld information, Alberti said.

The killer’s trail went cold in 2000, in part due to a shortage of information, Alberti said.

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The Subway where Kunselman and Hart died is a stone’s throw south of Columbine High School, where the pair were students.

DAVID GILBERT “There weren’t a lot of people talking about their theories,” Alberti said.

“Was the killer — or killers — coming after one of the victims? Both of them? Neither? We don’t know for sure.”

Alberti said even the smallest details could crack the case.

“People might not think those little things are important, but often cases are put together with a lot of little things,” Alberti said.

Kunselman and Hart were laid to rest side-by-side in the Mt. Lindo Cemetary above Highway 285, visible from far and wide for its large lit-up cross.

Helms said he doesn’t like to drive by the Subway where his friends died, but when he looks up at the mountains at night and sees the cross shining, he thinks of them.

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The Healthy Kids Colorado Survey is the state’s only in-depth survey on the health and well-being of young people. The purpose of the survey is to better understand youth health and the factors that help young people make healthy choices. The survey is widely used by schools, districts and communities in their efforts to grow the healthiest youth in the country.

Survey topics include alcohol, tobacco and other substance use; bullying, school safety and physical fighting; physical activity and nutrition; risk and proactive factors; sexual behaviors; suicidal ideation and mental health; and unintended injuries and violence.

Results from 2017, which sampled approximately 56,000 young people from 190 selected middle and high schools statewide, were released in mid-July of 2018. However, there was not enough student participation in Jeffco to yield representative data.

The 2,205 students that did participate in 2017, chose to opt-in through the districts active consent policy.

While this was more than the 410 students that participated in 2015, it still was not enough to represent the area statistically.

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At the Feb. 13 board of education study session, the board discussed the importance of the study and changing the consent model.

“It is extremely important for us to have data and good data as we plan programs,” Dr. Mark Johnson, executive director of Jefferson County Public Health, told the board, explaining that right now, they have to use surrogate data.

The board unanimously agreed that it was important for more students to participate in the survey.

“I really think that it is a big mistake for us to not participate, to not collect the data,” said board member Brad Rupert. “The data empowers us to react to what is happening in our schools.”

Dave Kollar, director of student engagement, for Jeffco schools told the board that the creating a waiver to district policy that would make the Healthy Kids Colorado Survey an opt-out survey, is something they were considering.

This was also a request in the school safety task force recommendations last year.

The board did acknowledge parental concerns in regards to privacy of information, but pointed out that these same questions are asked at the doctors office and that the information in this survey cannot be traced back to individual students.

Creating the policy waiver was not a vote by the board, but Superintendent Jason Glass said he wanted to have a conversation around the policy before enacting the change.

“I have authority to waive the Healthy Kids Colorado Survey out of the active consent model, which is what I intend to do,” Glass said.

The next healthy kids survey will be conducted in 2019 with results released in 2020.

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Jefferson County Public Health celebrates its 60th anniversary Decades of protecting health through education, partnerships and prevention

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Dr. Mark Johnson, the executive director of Jefferson County Public Health, sees public health as the sewage system of health care. He lists examples of the work that Jefferson County Public Health does such as exploring air quality, food supply and diseases that travel throughout the community — information that he says is necessary for clinical health care providers.

“Nobody thinks about their sewage system until it backs up. That’s true with public health,” said Johnson.

“No one thinks about it until there is some sort of health care disaster.”

With the new year in full swing, Jefferson County Public Health is celebrating its 60th anniversary. The organization is focused on promoting and protecting health through education, partnerships and prevention for Jefferson County residents.

One of the public health services that the department prides itself on is its Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC). It offers a number of services to pregnant women, mothers, children

JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH’S HISTORY Jefferson County Public Health has been serving the public by promoting and protecting the health of Jefferson County residents for 60 years. Here are some the organization’s major milestones and accomplishments over the years.

1960: Jefferson County Public Health held its first flu vaccine clinic.

1974: Jefferson County Public Health opened its first WIC location. Today, the organization has four permanent WIC locations, and over 6,000 people receive services.

1990: Jefferson County Public Health starts its Tobacco Prevention Initiative — creating tobacco prevention projects.

2003: As cases of West Nile Virus began to sprout, Jefferson County Public Health opened its Integrated Mosquito Control Program.

2012: In response to recreational marijuana being legalized, Jefferson County Public Health founded Jefferson County Communities That Care to combat substance use and to address mental health and violence among teens in Jeffco. and infants like nutrition information, mother’s milk donations, a breastfeeding mothers’ group, basic health screenings, referrals for health care and other community services.

Susie Speer, a registered dietitian, visits with Maryanne McCoy and her one month old baby, Benjamin, at a WIC location in Lakewood.

JOSEPH RIOS “We’re talking that bigger picture in terms of making sure that vulnerable population gets off to a good start in life. I always thought everyone should be part of the WIC program,” said Kylie Harrison, Jefferson County Public Health community nutrition manager. “Jefferson County Public Health is very special. We’re working together on that individual level and that bigger picture population level.”

Maryanne McCoy and her one month old baby use WIC services. She previously had trouble breastfeeding, but she has been seeing a lactation consultant at Jefferson County Public Health’s Lakewood WIC location. “(WIC) is vital. I wish I would’ve

known about this place when I had my first born,” McCoy said.

Jefferson County Public Health was once a staff of only 24 people, but it has grown to 188 employees who work in Lakewood, Golden, Arvada, Wheat Ridge and Littleton.

Looking to the future, Greg Deranleau, president of the Jefferson County Board of Health, said the department is looking toward implementing its strategic plan— to focus on promoting health through partnerships, prevention and education.

“We are planning to continue to improve the health of the people of Jeffco and the equity for those who are otherwise underserved,” said Deranleau.

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February 21, 2019

RTD looks at another service cut to end of W Line Service between Federal Center and Jeffco Government Center proposed to drop to 30-minute intervals on Saturdays

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

At the end of the W Line, people have access to many vital resources — human services, the county commissioners’ offices, courts and licensures and permits, to name a few.

“We have unique services at or near the government center that serve all of Jefferson County,” said Golden City Council Member Saoirse CharisGraves. “This is not just another station.”

The Regional Transportation District (RTD) is proposing some service changes to the last segment of the W Line.

The W Line is a 12.1-mile stretch that runs from the Jefferson County Administration & Courts Building, 100 Jefferson County Parkway, in Golden to Union Station in downtown Denver.

There are 11 stations along the line.

Currently, the train runs every 15 minutes between the Federal Center Station/St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood — which is the second-to-last stop on the route — and the final stop at Jeffco Government Center/Golden Station. The proposed change would reduce the frequency of the trains between those two stops to every 30 minutes on Saturdays.

The proposed is consistent to the frequency of service provided on Sundays.

“This will impact approximately 392 passengers,” said Natalie Menten, the RTD director for district M, which includes Golden, Wheat Ridge and parts of Lakewood, “who will need to choose a departure either 15 minutes earlier or 15 minutes later.”

If the proposed service changes are implemented, it would go into effect in May. Seven trains are used on Saturdays to provide W Line’s current service.

If the proposed service changes between the Federal Center Station/St. Anthony Hospital and Jeffco Government Center/Golden Station are to be implemented, only six trains would be needed. Thus, RTD anticipates an estimated cost savings of about $134,600 annualized.

According to 2017 ridership numbers, the latest data RTD says is available, for Saturday service there was an average of 92.2 boardings per hour along the entire W Line route — Union Station in Denver to Jeffco Government Center/Golden Station.

That number drops to 37.6 boardings per hour from Federal Center Station/ St. Anthony Hospital to Jeffco Government Center/Golden Station.

About a year ago, RTD approached the community with a similar service cutback proposal, Menten said, but agreed to keep the Saturday service for one year to see if ridership increased.

PROPOSED RTD CHANGES There are 18 local bus routes that may be affected by a proposed service change.

However, only one route — Route 33 which serves the vicinity near the I-25 and Alameda Avenue area in south Denver — is proposed to be discontinued because of low ridership. Other changes include bus stop consolations, schedule adjustments and minor reroutes/detours.

Four rail lines have proposed changes. The proposed service cutback to 30 minutes on Saturdays for the W Line between the Federal Center Station/St. Anthony Hospital and Jeffco Government Center/Golden Station is one. The other three are part of the Southeast Rail Extension — E, F and R lines are proposed to be extended. G Line, which will serve Arvada and Wheat Ridge when it opens, does not have an opening date yet.

To learn more details on any of the proposed changes, visit www.rtd-denver.com/ServiceChanges.shtml.

Feedback on the proposed services changes may be submitted to service.changes@ rtd-denver.com.

The public hearing on the proposed route changes will be held at the RTD Board of Directors’ March meeting.

“We really have not seen those numbers increase to justify the 15-minute Saturday intervals,” Menten said.

Along with seven community members, six of Golden’s seven city council members provided comment to RTD during a public meeting on Feb. 13 at Golden City Hall.

“The city of Golden has long been a supporter of public transit,” said Golden Mayor Marjorie Sloan.

She noted a few projects that the city funded or was a partner in the funding — sidewalk construction projects, implementing a bike library, a pilot program with the Colorado School of Mines to add another bus to Golden’s RTD Call-n-Ride service.

“All these efforts were designed to boost ridership,” Sloan said.

Another concern voiced by the Golden community at the Feb. 13 meeting is the fare.

Along its entire route, the W Line travels through three fare zones. However, the only stop in the third fare zone is the Jeffco Government Center/ Golden Station. This means passengers who pay full fare and travel from the Jeffco Government Center/ Golden Station to as far as the Sheridan Station, 1198 Sheridan Boulevard, and further into Denver, or vice versa, are paying a regional fare of $5.25 for a three-hour pass. Those who board at, or only travel as far as, the Light Rail station at Red Rocks Community College, pay a local fare of $3 for a three-hour pass.

Menten notes that one way that people traveling to, from or around Golden can avoid both the proposed service changes and the Light Rail regional fare is to ride the Route 16: West Colfax Avenue bus. The Route 16 bus travels from 10th Street and Washington Avenue — about where Parfet Park in downtown Golden is located

The Regional Transportation District (RTD) is considering some Saturday service cutbacks on the section of the West Rail Line (W Line) that serves Federal Center/ St. Anthony’s Hospital and the Jefferson County Administration & Courts Building in Golden.

CHRISTY STEADMAN — to the Colfax and Broadway intersection, approximately, in downtown Denver. In Jefferson County, it provides service to locations near South Golden Road and Ulysses Street intersection, and a number of bus stops in Lakewood, including the Colorado Mills Mall, Federal Center Station/St. Anthony Hospital and Colfax Avenue intersections at both Kipling Street and Wadsworth Boulevard.

RTD is currently accepting community input on the proposed service changes for the W Line. It will then go to the RTD Operations and Cus-

tomer Service Committee, then to an RTD Board Meeting, likely in March, Menten said. The board meeting will include an additional opportunity to provide input during its public comment period.

“People are frustrated with traffic and they are ready for other transportation options,” said Golden resident JJ Trout, “including public transportation.”

But, she added, timely and effective schedules, as well as fare, are big motivators for people to choose to use RTD’s public transportation options.

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February 21, 2019F

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And now, in the great tradition of newspaper haiku contests

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aybe the time of the year, and a series of snows, contributed to the haiku contest’s success.

Winter, someone said, “forms our character and brings out our best.”

I hoped for a dozen entries. I received more than 70, and they arrived day after day for weeks.

Like traditional haiku, they were predominantly about nature. Some were romantic. Some were clever beyond, well, words.

I heard from the youngest reader ever to acknowledge one of my columns: 14-year-old Legend High School poet Lucy Bastian. Her entry came in on little cat feet.

“Great big shining eyes / Stealthily creeping towards me / Teeny paws, sharp claws.”

My 80-year-old former, Ohio high

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tached two double dactyls.

What’s a double dactyl? Please: Look it up. The definition exceeds my grasp.

Here’s one of his: “Patience and discipline / Wisdom and diligence / Omphaloskeptical / Easing of strife.”

“Omphaloskeptical” is the “contemplation of one’s navel as an aid to meditation.”

A blue ribbon goes to Teresa Crane.

“Pearl-strung spider’s web / Bright morning dew drops glisten / Glory, suspended.”

And to Virginia Winnen. “Brother Sun, wise friend / Call me back to life again / Rise up with me now.”

And to Ann Burdick. “Equanimity / In the face of all that is / Stirred but not shaken.”

school English teacher entered, but slipped in an extra syllable, and was blue-penciled for it, as she once bluepenciled me.

It would “pain” Michael F. King, he said, to capitalize the first letter of each line.

His haiku was capital: “deep in the woods / rumor of a newborn creek / whispered by the

breeze.”

Bill Bailey entered this gem (and five others): “Three English buddies / Row the Thames on holiday / With Montmorency.”

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Lead on environment I’m a health enthusiast, for both human health and the environment. In my opinion, the two are inextricably linked. I’m concerned because the most recent professional health advice from my doctor and a well respected, local health educator was startling. The advice was “get tested for toxicity in your body.” Toxicities in our air, food, and water are on the rise. There’s a strong correlation between the

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levels of toxicity in individuals and the occurrence of illnesses and cancer. If this is happening to our human health it’s also happening to our planet and environment!

Colorado is one of the fastest growing states and has one of the strongest economies in the U.S. Unfortunately, we also have some of the worst air quality in the country.

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Tarra Mahannah Tonya “Tarra” Mahannah is a Boulder-area native who lives in Arvada. She is a self-employed IT consultant, artist, and writer, and states, “I am a lover of languages, grammar, and finding humor and meaning in our human existence.”

Bill Bailey Bill Bailey is a retired engineer who also lives in Arvada. He enjoys flying radio-controlled planes and making videos of them. He said, “I love making puns, haiku, limericks, and double dactyls.”

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Second base: hundreds of Jeffco n honor of the beginning of the students got together last month for, Rockies’ Spring Training, with basically, 17 hours of hard work over today’s column, I’m just going to three days, to make music. How many go “around the horn.” middle and high school kids do you First base: as a 28-year employee, know who would give up three days and, before that, a 12-year student of of their lives just to sit in a Jefferson County schools, it room with 100 other kids they is absolutely inconceivable HITTING don’t know for the purpose of that Jeffco has never had HOME performing something that the wherewithal to create a somebody wrote 100 years ago? delayed start schedule. In the Oh, yeah — I know thousands last month, there have been of them. They’re awesome. two snow events that were tailor-made for late starts: on Third base: a few weeks ago, I a Monday, when the storm speculated that the cycle of outcaught everybody off guard rage was going to repeat itself and created horribly hazardover and over again, probably ous conditions, but not until based on faulty information. too late for a school cancellaLittle could I have known that tion, and then on a Thursday the cycle would only take four when the snow started at weeks to come true. It’s like the Michael Alcorn night, and had the potential media, right in the middle of to be something, but basically petered their Covington Catholic debacle, got out early in the morning — after the distracted by Jussie Smollet. “Yes, we decision had been made for a snow day. must be more circumspect, and make But, you have call it out when people sure that we get stories right, rather get it right, so … kudos to Superintenthen simply get them first, and we will dent Glass, who has basically been on be having many conversa… wait, the the job for a week, who has informed racists wandering the streets of Chithe school board that he’s going to have cago at two in the morning did what?” a late start schedule ready for their Shortstop: reading about the life of consideration at the March meeting.

C.S.Lewis, and watching “Bohemian Which pretty much guarantees that Rhapsody,” we won’t need a late start for another five years.

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LETTERS FROM PAGE 12

Our health, natural resources, and climate will continue to be significantly impacted unless we let our politicians know we want laws to protect our environment, including the air we breath.

I believe climate change is the largest negative impact facing Colorado’s future — our health, our planet, agriculture, and tourism. The quickest and most efficient way to reduce air pollution and protect public health and the environment is to reduce carbon emissions.

Our pro-conservation majority in the state House and Senate are in a position to pass one of the strongest bills in the country to fight climate change and air pollution.

So, I ask our state senators: lead by example – stand up for clean air and a healthy environment; protect our communities!

Amy Smith, Arvada

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And to Wade Livingstone. “I prefer spring snow / There is no malice in it / just evanescence.”

Gold medals: Mary Rowley, Eva Perry, Zach Walz, Naoma Caldwell, Stephanie Young, Anne McWhite, Steven Winterstein, Annette Avery, Rebekah Holmes, Teresa Gurth, Angelika White, Kristin Prevedel, sisters Jennifer and Sharon Rahn, and Diana Kubec.

Kubec referred to a robin’s eggs as “Ovate cyan jewels.”

Brett Ganyard’s haiku was Number One With a Bullet.

“Sam Cooke’s last words were: / (last words aren’t always famous) / “Lady, you shot me.”

Susie Sigman has written more than 100 “sad, funny, or poignant” haiku for divorced women, and she has even recited haiku about single parenting on stage.

Sigman’s entry was one of her goodhumored ones: “I turned the heat on /

ALCORN FROM PAGE 12

I am reminded over and over again that inspiration comes from remarkable and inexplicable places, but you have to have a depth and breadth of knowledge and experience to pull it all together. Kids, all those “stupid” classes that you’re suffering through this week, wondering “when will I need this”? It’s precisely because you have no idea where inspiration comes from. That “useless factoid” in History class may, 30 years from now, spawn the next “Hamilton.”

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Against change to presidential voting I write this in opposition to SB-42 which unbelievably cancels Colorado’s presidential election results if the state’s results are different than the national results. How can anyone who is elected by citizens willingly ignore the election results of their constituents?

The Constitution did not create a pure democracy, but constitutional democracy which, among other things, includes the Electoral College. This country is a confederation of individual states with soverign powers, unique qualities, values and agendas. The Electoral College is a reminder to candidates that states with lesser populations matter, not just New York or California.

Amending the constitution requires ratification by 3/4th of the states. Proponers of SB 42 present this devious plan to circumvent a serious Constitutional Amendment process. To ignore your own citizen’s’ votes and go with a national total is unbelievable from legislators who claim my vote is important.

Senator Foote, sponsor of SB Yeah, it’s still early season / The joys of divorce!”

Tarra Mahannah’s name is a poem in itself. Her haiku would get a trophy if there were one.

“Heart this keeps bolder / Though skiing begets land love / Brew captures in gold.”

Good? It gets better.

She said, “Read it backwards.”

“Golden captures brew / Loveland begets skiing. Though / Boulder keeps this heart.”

Mahanna’s frontwards-backwards entry surpassed my greatest expectations.

Thank you to everyone who entered.

Please look for “Haiku II” in January 2020.

Another one of Bill Bailey’s haiku was as good as it gets, and it deserves to be seen as a true haiku, one line above another above another.

“Glowing Cheshire smile A giant fingernail’s clip The young moon returns” Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident.

He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.

outfield, so I have no idea what people do to pass the time out there. Maybe dream of when they get back to the dugout?

Yeah, that’s metaphor.

See, there’s another useless factoidal vocabulary word.

Have a great week, kids! Go learn something new and do something great.

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.

42, said this bill “is for those “who believe every vote should be counnted equally.” No, this bill doesn’t count every vote equally when an entire state’s vote result can be changed.

To quote the Denver Post (03/30/09) (this fight is not a new one) “In a republic, such as ours, states matter.” But if SB 42 passes, then smaller and mid-sized states will be irrelevant. Only the priorities of the largest urban centers and regional corridors will matter.

This can be a problem with the Front Range versus the rural and Western Slope.

How well has this worked in our state since there was a recent movement to secede from the urban ruling class? How well do you think a president will listen to the people who do not count in his or her election? Vote no on SB 42, we should be looking for more checks on power, not less.

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LIFE

New Orleans coming to life in area art crawl

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Hannah Alexander, a student at Niwot High School, won the Poetry Out Loud contest, put on by Lighthouse Writers Workshop, in 2018. Lighthouse Writers Workshop is a nonprofit literary center that’s been in Denver since 1997, according to the organization.

Its mission is to support reading and writing in Denver and beyond through year-round workshops, readings, a summer literary festival, retreats and programming that runs in its Denver location and throughout the metro area, including schools.

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epression and struggling with her identity put a roadblock in Sophia Manion’s passion for poetry, but when she walked into Blush and Blu, an LGBTQ bar on Colfax Avenue, she found her voice again.

“I was inspired when I stumbled into this open mic and was instantly welcomed by this crowd,” said Manion, 30, who lives in Denver’s Park Hill neighborhood.

The bar is just one of the wellknown spots in the Denver metro area’s poetry scene, where people of many backgrounds — and age groups — come together to hone their skills, wax reflective about the world, make connections and share their selves.

Along with displaying influence from smartphones and social media, poetry appears to be riding an upswing in popularity in the area, local aficionados say.

“Poetry is still important in our culture because it touches our hearts through the emotions behind the words,” said Alice Aldridge-Dennis,

From left, Susan Rocco-McKeel, Curtis Pierce and Alice Aldridge-Dennis take part in the Poetry Track at the Castle Rock Writers Conference “Writing-in-Progress” in 2017.

The organization has its roots in Castle Rock, but it attracts writers from all over the Front Range, according to the group.

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president of Castle Rock Writers, a regional group. “In a fast-paced world, getting in touch with our inner selves is vital to our well-being.”

Text on tech Poetry imitates life in today’s tech-fueled era, as Curtis Pierce, vice president of the Poetry Society of Colorado, has observed. Texting, social media and cell phones appear more often lately as subject matter, Pierce said.

“For example, we had a contest a few months ago, and the theme was cell phones. And there was actually some great poetry about cell phones,” said Pierce, whose nonprofit group meets in Lakewood and has monthly workshops. “You seen the movie ‘Her’? The idea of loving someone who doesn’t physically exist (came up).

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irst Friday events have become a fairly routine way for art galleries and art districts to highlight the work being done by local creatives. These events are certainly something Lakewood’s 40 West Arts District has really come to embrace over the years.

But three times a year the district hosts a First Friday with a little extra something. One of the key things 40 West organizers like to consider when they’re planning the three art crawls is spectacle, COMING what better ATTRACTIONS and spectacle is there to bring a bit of the joy and music of Mardi Gras to Lakewood?

40 West’s New Orleans Style Street Party will begin at 6 p.m. on Friday, March 1.

The event will be Clarke Reader throughout the district but the hub will be the 40 West Arts Gallery, 1560 Teller St. “Our Art Crawls are like First Fridays on steroids,” said Liz Black, executive director of the arts district. “We like to consider all types of art and the best ways for people to explore that art.”

The July art crawl will be circusthemed and the November crawl will be focused on Dia De Los Muertos.

The event will feature a special appearance by Denver Brass, who will be marching and performing classic New Orleans style jazz and funk throughout the district.

Attendees can follow the band as they march or do their own perusing through the district’s galleries. There will also be tarot card readers, face-painting, childfriendly activities and, of course, arts demonstrations at the galleries.

“New Orleans is such a creative hub and we wanted to bring our own flavor of that same energy here to Lakewood,” Black said. “We think it’s going to be something to see a brass band marching through the streets of Denver.”

For more information, visit www. facebook.com/40WestArtsDistrict and click on Events.

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“When you’re texting, you’re using short-form words ... those things are making way into writing maybe as something kind of clever.”

Manion, one of the hosts of the All OUT open mic at Blush and Blu, also sees poems that reference how people communicate via texting or social media, she said.

Aldridge-Dennis, whose group holds monthly workshops and meets at the Philip S. Miller Library in Castle Rock, said she’s noticed other modern influences on similar writing.

“I think rap music and performance arts reflect a new way of communicating through rhyme and rhythm on social issues,” AldridgeDennis said. “The popularly of the musical ‘Hamilton’ attests to this.

The story is about our country’s early days, but the messages are still relevant today.”

Not just teen angst Currents in the country’s political waters influence locals’ poetry, too, said Suzi Q. Smith, poet and community engagement coordinator at Lighthouse Writers Workshop.

“Most of the poets that I have been connected to locally have been politically vocal for years and continue to be so,” said Smith, whose Denver literary center holds workshops, a literary festival and programming, including in schools. “Our current political climate provides opportunity for these poets to share their work in forums that haven’t necessarily been as politically active as they are now.” , Manion’s seen political messages at Blush and Blu, the only open mic she knows of in the area with an LGBTQ focus.

“There’s a touch of the political be-

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love and passion.

So, it makes sense that the Artists on Santa Fe Gallery would take February, the month of Valentine’s Day, to celebrate the color.

“Red!” is display at the gallery, 747 Santa Fe Drive in Denver, through Monday, Feb. 25.

Members of the gallery were tapped to express themselves through the color. Visitors can enjoy a hot drink while they stroll through the gallery and working studios of 30 resident artists. According to the gallery, new work will include paintings and printmaking, ceramics, photography, sculpture and jewelry.

For more information, visit www. artistsonsantafe.com.

Degas’ dancers come to life with Ballet Ariel One of the best things about artistic

SHARE YOUR POETRY Venues around the Denver metro area for sharing poetry with others include: • Weekly writing workshops at Lighthouse Writers Workshop, 1515 N. Race St., Denver. See www.lighthousewriters.org or call 303-297-1185 for details and many more events.

• All OUT Open Mic Night, 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Blush and Blu, 1526 E. Colfax Ave., Denver. A free, 18-andolder event at the LGBTQ bar. People from all backgrounds and skill levels are

welcome to share poetry or other writing.

• Poetry Out Loud state championship by the Lighthouse Writers Workshop, 3 p.m. Feb. 27 at the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood. Finalists from more than 20 Colorado high schools will perform pieces in front of a live audience.

• Poetry Society of Colorado’s meetings at 10 a.m. the third Saturday of each month, 909 N. Wad-

cause we’re gay,” said Manion, who identifies as transgender. But “the personal and the political are the same sometimes, like with (poems on) #MeToo,” the recent movement to discuss sexual harassment and assault.

The idea of poets as “the prophets of the time period” comes up in the writers’ world, Pierce said.

“There’s a lot of angst in the writing,” Pierce said. “People who wouldn’t normally write politically are writing politically or are just writing about what’s going on in the news.”

‘Ineffable’ asset In an era with so many media and sources of entertainment, members of the metro area’s writing scene say poetry remains relevant, even among young people.

“Mainly because it’s a steppingstone. For example, music,” Pierce said. “Often you’ll hear music and poetry are connected. So poetry is a way to get into music or other things.”

Pierce’s Poetry Society is involved in youth poetry, and he said young

inspiration is that it isn’t confined to one medium. That’s how the work of French Impressionist Edgar Degas can inspire a show by Denver’s Ballet Ariel.

The ballet company is bringing its original creation, “Ballerina by Degas” to the Pinnacle Performing Arts Center, 1001 W. 84th Ave. in Federal Heights, at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 23, the Cleo Parker Robinson Theatre, 119 Park Ave. West, at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 24 and the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave. in Parker at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 28.

The show tells the story of a young dancer called Simone and her rise within the ballet company — all documented by Degas. The show aims to capture the beauty and grace of his work amid the vibrancy of the Paris art world during the 19th century, according to the company.

For tickets and more, visit www. balletariel.org/ballerinas-by-degas/.

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sworth Blvd., Lakewood.

A workshop is offered at most meetings. See www. poetrysocietyofcolorado. org for more details.

• Castle Rock Writers’ workshops on first Monday evenings of the month, Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock.

The annual writers’ conference, with critiques, agent pitches and workshops for different types of writing, will be held Sept. 27-28.

Contact 303-521-8615 or AliceAD1951@icloud.com for more information.

people tend to “graduate” to other art, like music or long-form writing, but sometimes come back to poetry.

“The popularity of poetry, it definitely is on the upswing,” said Pierce, who also volunteers for Castle Rock Writers.

Interest in poetry has increased, with people calling the group to ask where they can learn more about how to write and publish their poetry, Aldridge-Dennis said.

Andrea Dupree, program director at Lighthouse, said poetry still resonates today because of its ability to help people cope with and process their lives.

“Poetry is about transforming the things in the world that can feel chaotic and overwhelming — injustice, suffering, loss, and even joy and happiness — into something beautiful and meaningful and concrete,” Dupree said. It “adds to that ineffable warehouse of survival techniques we have in our hearts and minds. Ultimately, all art and writing are about connection. That’s something we can, all of us, use more of.”

for making a song a hit. It’s a mix of crafting the right kind of earworm and audiences being ready to hear it. Sometimes it takes a while for the connection to be made. Just ask Britain’s Ella Mai. Mai’s breakout single, “Boo’d Up” was released in February 2017 but it wasn’t until the spring of 2018 that the track finally really caught on. It became a smash, and her debut album was released in October of last year. It’s a wonderful collection of R&B tracks that feels both familiar and modern.

As part of her tour in support of the album, Mai will be coming to the Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax Ave. at 8 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 25.

For tickets to this exciting new voice, head to www.ogdentheatre. com.

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

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Talking about behavioral health with the Jefferson Center Stakeholders gather at forum on Feb. 15

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Jefferson Center for Mental Health values its community partners.

“We all have that common thread in that we all work with people in the county,” said Lori SwansonLamm, the director of adult intensive services at the Jefferson Center for Mental Health.

“We’ve learned over the years that we work better together.”

The Jefferson Center hosted a forum on Feb. 15 to discuss behavSwansonioral health services Lamm with other community stakeholders.

About 40 individuals from 26 organizations attended the forum.

Attendees included law enforcement, public health and healthcare providers, public schools, human services and others.

“We are grateful to have been part of today’s forum. It will take a community to begin to address behavioral health, from prevention to

“Behavioral health is an issue on which we remain laser-focused, and we serve as a partner to other organizations and community members to help people find the right behavioral health resources for them. Our partnership with the Jefferson Center enables people to access behavioral health services from a variety of entry points, from our clinics, our hospitals and the community, so they can get the right care at the right time.”

“For law enforcement, the hope is that the clinicians, who are the coresponders, are able to help educate and provide resources to the family members and/or individuals in crisis.

Therefore, be better equipped to handle a crisis without the need to call law enforcement when or if there is a next time.”

— Al Simmons, division chief of patrol for the Jefferson County Sheriff ’s Office

— Monica Buhlig, the group director of community health for Centura Health

screening,” said Monica Buhlig, the group director of community health for Centura Health. “As part of Centura Health’s mission to provide whole person care, we recognize the importance behavioral health plays in the true well-being of those in our communities.”

Every attendee contributed something to the forum, Swanson-Lamm said, whether it was creative ideas, enthusiasm and/or expertise.

And with that, Swanson-Lamm added, “everybody walked out of here with motivation, a new connection or having learned something new.”

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Eleanor Brown, Cynthia Swanson and Cynthia Morris will discuss their latest releases at the authors’ luncheon, a fundraiser for the League of Women Voters.

The luncheon is Feb. 23, from 10

a.m. to 1 p.m., at St. Anthony Hospital, South Entrance in Lakewood. Tickets are $30 per person and include a lunch and beverages. To purchase tickets go to lwvjeffco.org/event/local-authorsbook-luncheon, email info@lwvjeffco. org or call 303-238-0032.

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Jeffco schools planning 1:1 device roll out Push designed to prep students for a digital future

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In August Jeffco Public Schools will begin getting a touchscreen device into the hands of every student, from fifth grade and up.

The initiative will take four years to implement for all fifth-12th grade students. The program will use a combination of 5A funding and a yearly student technology usage fee.

The $50 fee will cover the device, digital learning tools, teacher professional learning, internet filtering and bandwidth. All free and reduced eligible students will have their fees covered with 5A funding.

In an attempt not to leave firstthrough fourth-graders out, the district will be looking for ways to fund devices for them.

With $4.2 million dollars of 5A money allocated to be spent on 1:1 devices, the goal is to provide equity and consistency across the district while providing authentic, relevant and engaging learning experiences for students and to prepare them to thrive in a connected digital world.

Schools will have the option to choose between an iPad or a touch screen Chromebook. This is different from the original proposal the board heard last month, which included

non-touch devices.

“To me, the hardware is the easy part of the question,” boardmember Brad Rupert said at the Feb. 13 study session. “And it’s a little surprising to me that we’re giving the choice of Chromebooks or Apples.”

Superintendent Dr. Jason Glass

said the option honors Jeffco’s tradition of school-based decision making.

“If we’re thinking about a Chrome vs. Apple environment, the lines are blurred there all the time,” Glass said. “Five years from now, who knows what the next version is going to be. So, I think it’s important

we are flexible.”

All schools in the same high school area will agree on a consistent device type, maintaining consistency for students that will transition to higher grade levels. Area school leadership will also determine how devices are distributed within that area.

The program will be rolled out in three phases beginning in August.

Phase two is planned for November, with phase three in January.

Phases will be determined by school readiness, meaning those that already have a device program in place will be in the first phase.

Schools have not yet been assigned to a phase. From now until March, district staff will be working with schools to work on community engagement and determine which schools fall into the first phase of implementation.

Throughout the summer, a variety of teacher training will begin.

Black Hills State University.

Cole Davis, of Golden, was named to the fall 2018 dean’s list at Bucknell University.

Alicia Marie Harris, of Lakewood, was named to the fall 2018 dean’s list at Angelo State University.

Lexi Hoagland, of Lakewood, was named to the fall 2018 dean’s list at Harding University. Hoagland is a senior majoring in public relations.

Madison Knapp, of Lakewood, will participate in the University

of Alabama Cooperative Education Program for spring 2019. Knapp will be working at PCA-Wallula.

Emma Martinez, of Lakewood, was named to the fall 2018 dean’s list at Rockhurst University.

Olivia Maurer, of Lakewood, was named to the fall 2018 dean’s list at Greenville University.

Zachary McCaslin, of Lakewood, was named to the fall 2018 president’s list at Chadron State College.

Cassandra Lee Moosburger, of Arvada, was named to the fall 2018 dean’s list at Angelo State University.

Niklavs Vilis Levensteins, of Arvada, was named to the fall 2018 dean’s list at the University of North Georgia.

Anthony LoSasso, of Arvada, graduated from Carson-Newman University with an MBA in business.

Tanner Newson, of Lakewood, was named to the fall 2018 dean’s list at Black Hills State University.

Newson is studying psychology.

Rabin Phuyal, of Golden, was named to the fall 2018 dean’s list at Columbia College, Denver campus.

Jacob Rodriguez, of Lakewood, was named to the fall 2018 dean’s list at Bob Jones University. Rodriguez is a freshman Bible major.

Stephanie Rudolph, of Arvada, was named to the fall 2018 dean’s

list at Carthage College.

Kaylyn Schoen, of Lakewood, was named to the fall 2018 dean’s list at Hastings College.

Jonathan Strotz, of Golden, was named to the fall 2018 dean’s list at Hastings College.

Aashish Subedi, of Lakewood, was named to the fall 2018 dean’s list at Columbia College, Denver campus.

Kayden Sund, of Golden, was named to the fall 2018 dean’s list at Chadron State College.

Alec Sutton, of Golden, was named to the fall 2018 dean’s list at Ripon College. Sutton is a senior studying exercise science health. He is the son of Norman and Kristin Sutton from Los Gatos, California.

Tegan Truitt, of Lakewood, was named to the fall 2018 dean’s list with high distinction. A sophomore economics major, Truitt is a 2017 homeschool graduate. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Truitt (Heidi) from Lakewood.

Taylor Worley, of Arvada, was named to the fall 2018 president’s list at Bob Jones University. Worley is a freshman majoring in music education.

Adam Zarian, of Arvada, was named to the fall 2018 dean’s list at Kansas State University.

Addison Francis, fourth-grader at Sierra Elementary in Arvada, uses a tablet for vocabulary and word work.

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Samantha Black, of Arvada, was named to the fall 2018 dean’s list at Eastern New Mexico University.

Hayley Bowen, of Lakewood, was named to the fall 2018 dean’s list at Black Hills State University. Bowen is studying English.

Antonio Capley, of Arvada, was named to the fall 2018 dean’s list at

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Woman’s writing gives insight into world of combat service Kristine Otero is Army veteran who was deployed twice as machine gunner in Iraq

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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slim volume called “Still Coming Home,” an anthology of written works by local military veterans, grew out of the Denver Veterans Writing Workshop, which started in 2014. It was inspired by former Chairman Will Adams of the National Endowment for the Humanities, a Vietnam veteran and philosophy scholar.

“Explore the experience of war through the lens of the humanities,” he suggested. Can a veteran truly come home? Writing can help, Adams said.

Veterans Jason Arment and Stephen Dunn asked Colorado Humanities for assistance with starting the Denver workshop in 2016. Because Colorado Humanities had recently been awarded an Arts in Society grant, funded by the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation, Colorado Creative Industries and the Hemera Foundation (Boulder), it was able to say yes, and the workshop started in 2016.

Centennial resident Kristine Otero has regularly attended the once-amonth Sunday afternoon sessions and plans to continue. Her memory piece in “Still Coming Home” is called “Out of Death: The Birth of a Combat Veteran.” It pushes into a reader’s mind and stays there.

We met for coffee and conversation recently.

Writing is what Otero needs to do, and a memoir of her war experiences is in process. She also is submitting short pieces regularly to 0-DarkThirty, an online magazine for the military, and elsewhere. Otero served on active duty with the Army from 2003-07, then in the Texas National Guard until 2010, when she was honorably discharged. She has an undergraduate degree in psychology from

Kristine Otero is a member of the Denver Veteran’s Writers Project.

Liberty University and has started on a master’s degree in public administration through American Military University.

Her piece begins: “Prior to joining the Army, I existed as an extroverted, irresponsible girl of 22. I will refer to her as `she’ because we don’t have much in common except our shell …

She was desperate, grasping at anything that would hold her long enough to trap her and save her from her life.

A contractual obligation to the Army did just that.” And more …

“To be able to hide in the middle of a group only made me stronger.”

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tall and very slender — but all muscle — lived in Germany for a couple years and was deployed to Iraq twice as a machine gunner. A machine gun fortunately broke down into three pieces so she was able to get it mounted without assistance. “By the time we deployed to Iraq, my world was so small that all I could see were the front and rear gun trucks — of the convoy. Nothing else mattered.”

“Misogyny, sexism, gender inequality — it all exists in the military, but I tried not to let it affect me. For females, for me, this meant I had to try harder at everything. I had to prove I was big enough, strong enough and

tough enough mentally … My NCOs joked about selling me to the local nationals for a goat and two tomatoes.

I only wanted one of the tomatoes …

“My battle buddy Joey Otero and I decided we loved each other enough to get married so that we could at least be together for the next few years, versus being stationed in separate places.

Knowing I was lesbian, we agreed our marriage would be a partnership of two best friends, willing to try their hardest for each other.”

She credits him with saving her life. (They are no longer married, but remain close friends.)

“Having each other made the transition into the civilian world less shocking … Although I don’t know for sure where problems begin for veterans, I do know that very little of our thinking translates over to mundane life after combat. Almost immediately, I realized I operated in a fight-or-flight mode all the time. I operate in crisis mode all the time, but to the outside world it comes across as neurotic, a little obsessivecompulsive... In my PTSD brain, if everything is life or death, there is no room for error, no in-between.

Days must be regimented and follow a routine, a predetermined plan, and executed as if my survival depends on it …”

To her family, it seems “dramatic and unreasonable …”

As we spoke, Otero would periodically relax a bit, smile and speak happily of her fiancée and upcoming marriage — a wedding celebration at the beautiful Arvada Center is planned, and focus on that brings a change in her face and eyes. Close Army friends from across the country plan to be here with her — and Joey Otero will be her bridesmaid!

Contributors to the anthology have appeared at several locations in the area to share stories with an audience, including The Bookbar in Berkley. Also included is the Colorado Photographic Arts Center at 1070 Bannock St., where those who completed a 2018 Veterans Photographic Workshop series have exhibited work.

Otero and others will appear at March 2 at Ross Branch Library, 305 Milwaukee St., in Cherry Creek.

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A day to acknowledge wonderful women Jeffco International Women’s Day to recognize, celebrate women’s accomplishments

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Jefferson County Commissioner Libby Szabo believes women can do anything they want.

“Whether it is staying home and raising your children or being the CEO of a Fortune 500 company. The world is your oyster,” Szabo said. “We have incredibly talented women who are improving the world through their efforts every single day, and that should be recognized and celebrated.”

Since the early 1900s, on March 8 each year, International Women’s Day has provided an outlet to do just that — celebrate and recognize women’s accomplishments.

Locally, the fourth annual Jeffco International Women’s Day takes place from 8:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. March 8 at Baldoria on the Water, 146 Van Gordon St., in Lakewood.

“This event brings together local women from different political viewpoints, backgrounds and professions,” said Golden City Councilor Laura Weinberg. “The time together reinforces our vibrant, strong community and network by supporting one another and celebrating together the amazing achievements of women in Jeffco.”

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With a theme of women in STEM careers, the Jeffco library’s Girls in STEM award recipients smile for a photo after receiving their recognition at the 2018 Jeffco International Women’s Day event.

The event takes place on March 8 annually, and this year’s theme is women’s health and wellness.

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education for women and women and STEM. This year’s theme is women’s health and wellness.

Two health and wellness seminars are offered. One is titled Women’s Health in the News, and it will be presented by Dr. Amber Fontenot-Ferris, an OB/GYN with Westside Women’s Care. The other seminar will be presented by Colleen T. Calandra, the director of the employment division at Ramos Law. Her talk is titled What to do when it’s “Me Too” - Sexual Harassment & Bias in the Workplace.

In addition, two healthy lifestyle tips sessions will be offered. One is Own Your Health: Your Life Depends on It, delivered by Stacy Fowler, former president of the Colorado Governor’s Council for Physical Fitness. The other is titled Kickstart Your Day!, and it will be presented

by Lorraine DAversa, President and CEO of Attain Your Vision Lifestyle Strategies.

“Jeffco International Women’s Day is a time when we can pause to look around us, at the women who live in our own community, and acknowledge them for what they contribute back to all of us,” said Jo Schantz, executive director of the Jefferson County Library Foundation. “I’m so glad we have this opportunity to recognize and applaud their efforts here in Jefferson County.”

The event will also feature two awards presentations — Shattered Glass and Unsung Heroine awards.

“There’s amazing women out there

IF YOU GO The fourth annual Jeffco International Women’s Day takes place 8:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. March 8 at Baldoria on the Water, 146 Van Gordon St., in Lakewood.

This year’s theme is women’s health and wellness.

The event includes two morning seminars, two healthy lifestyle tips sessions, a luncheon, keynote address, classical harp music, networking opportunities and awards presentation.

Proceeds from this year’s event will benefit PorchLight, which is a family justice center coming soon to Jefferson County.

Regularly priced tickets cost $48 per person, though there are some discounts available for members of certain organizations.

Men are also welcome to attend.

For more information, or tickets, visit the “Jeffco International Women’s Day” Facebook page. doing some amazing things and not getting recognized for it,” said Deborah Deal-Blackwell, the founder and chair of Jeffco International Women’s Day. “We try to fill that gap. Women do so much to make the world go `round.

We bring women together to celebrate all that they do.”

Golden Mayor Marjorie Sloan addresses the couple hundred attendees of the 2018 Jeffco International Women’s Day. This year, the event takes place from 8:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.

March 8 at Baldoria on the Water, 146 Van Gordon St., in Lakewood.

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Catapult: The Amazing Magic of Shadow Dance: 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 2 at Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway. Production combines dance, storytelling and sculpture as dancers work behind a screen to create shadow silhouettes. Learn more at www. catapultentertainment.com.

Show tickets available at the center box office, by calling 303987-7845 or online at Lakewood. org/LCCPresents.

“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.

“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.

Ovation West “Nunsense”: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 3 p.m. Sundays through March 10 at Center Stage, 27608 Fireweed Drive, Englewood. Additional shows at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28 and March 7. Go to www. ovationwest.org or call 303-6744002.

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

this week’s TOP FIVE Inspiring the Next Generation: Our Black Role Models in the Community: 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 at the Edgewater Library, 1800 Harlan St., Edgewater. A panel of leaders shares their personal experiences living and working in Colorado. Hear about their role models and discover your own during this celebratory forum on Black History Month, leadership and community. Moderated panel, followed by Q&A. Call 303-235-5275 or go to https://jeffcolibrary.bibliocommons.com/ events/ and search for the event.

Arvada WinterFest: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 at McIlvoy Park. Free, family event with games, performances, music, vendors, food, and hot drinks. Kids can collect passport stamps as they visit booths and play games inspired from around the world. Learn more at https://oldetownarvada.org/ arvada-winterfest/ SpayGhetti & No Balls Dinner and Silent Auction: 5:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26 at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, 15200 W. 6th Avenue Frontage Road, Golden. Celebration of SpayToday’s

band and their wonderful hits at the Boulder Dinner Theater. Fee includes transportation, escort, show and dinner.

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

FILM

MUSIC

Trip: Glenn Miller Orchestra: 3:45-9 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25, or 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26 at the Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Call 303-425-9583 or go to www.apexprd.org. Enjoy the sounds of the most famous big

TRIAD: Suddenly Under Fire-Active Shooter: 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 26 at the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office, 500 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden. The news too often reports of mass shootings at stores, churches, schools & other public places. Erik Baughman & JJ Smith of the Jefferson County Sheriff ’s Office will give us information on how to recognize signs of potential violence, how to respond, and what to expect after an active shooting takes place. Hosted by Triad of Jefferson County. Free and open to the public. Call 303-271-6980.

Appraisal Fair: 12:30-4:30 p.m. Saturday, March 2 at Belmar Library, 555 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood. Four professional antique appraisers help determine the value of your item. Those who would like an item evaluated must register. Registration gets you a free 15-minute session (one item per person) and spots are limited. Learn more at https://jeffcolibrary.org/ news/whats-it-worth-antique-appraisal-fair/

atureCenter# Art of the State 2019: exhibition that showcases Colorado artists. On display through March 31 at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. Arvada. Go to https://arvadacenter.org/galleries Power of Process: features work of Jefferson County art students, as curated by the teachers. On display through March 31 at the Foothills Art Center in Golden.

Learn more at www. foothillsartcenter.org/ upcoming/ Quilt Exhibits: “It Takes Two to Tango: Collaboration Quilts” and “All In the Family: Family and Album Quilts” on display through April 20 at Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum. Learn more at www.rmqm.org.

Colorado Environmental Film Festival: Thursday to Saturday, Feb. 21-23 at the American Mountaineering Center in Golden.

More than 50 environmental films featured. Go to VisitGolden.com.

Colorado Christian University Choir Concert: 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24 at Applewood Baptist Church, 11200 W. 32nd Ave., Wheat Ridge. Spring tour showcases the vocal program at Colorado Christian. Call 303-2329575.

10-year anniversary. Raise money for pets in need of veterinary care. Learn more at www.eventbrite. com; search for events in Golden and the date to find the link.

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.

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/MajesticViewN-

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

EVENTS

Writing: Journaling: 1-2:30 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 22 at Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Explore journaling to reduce stress, develop projects, clear your mind, and augment memory. Register at apexprd. maxgalaxy.net/Registration. aspx?ActivityID=8523

Teen Take Over: 7-11 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22 at Secrest Recreation Center, 6820 W. 66th Ave., Arvada. For ages 11-17. Other Teen Take Over nights are March 22 and April 26.

Contact Laina Doyle at 303-4032539 or LainaD@ ApexPRD.org.

Jewelry, Gem & Mineral Show: Friday, Feb. 22 to Sunday, Feb. 24 at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, 15200 W. 6th Avenue Frontage Road, Golden.

Denver Gem & Mineral Guild show. Learn more at Denvergem.

Org/Shows.html.

Hands Dirty Feet Wet-Outdoor Nature Play Dates: 10:30 a.m. to noon Friday, Feb. 22 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Register at https://arvada.org/explore/openspace-nature/majestic-viewnature-center-division Cat Seminar: 10 a.m. to noon Saturday Feb. 23 at Cat Care Society, 5878 W. Sixth Ave., Lakewood.

Presented by Billie Reynolds of Good Kitty Behavior and Training.

Go to www.catcaresociety.org.

Let’s Go Birding: 8-9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Meet at West Woods Elementary for a walk around

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Tucker Lake. Call 720-898-7405 or go to https://arvada.org/explore/ open-space-nature/majesticview-nature-center-division to register.

Job Fair: noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 at the Apex Center, Randall Room, 13150 W. 72nd Ave., Arvada; and 3-6 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 28 at the Secrest Recreation Center, 6820 W. 66th Ave., Arvada. Learn about fulland part-time, permanent and seasonal opportunities with the district.

Nature Trek Clubs: 4-5 p.m.

Tuesdays through Feb. 26 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Meet after school to join the club. Bring an after-school snack and dress for the weather. Register at https:// arvada.org/explore/open-spacenature/majestic-view-naturecenter-division.

Lifetree Cafe: Personal Tragedies: noon Tuesday, Feb. 26 at Peace Lutheran Church, 5675 Field St., Arvada. “Why, God? When Personal Tragedy Doesn’t Make Sense” features an original film depicting the true story of Thomas Vander Woude, who found his son struggling for his life after a backyard accident.

Contact Tim Lindeman at 303424-4454 or tlindeman@peacelutheran.net.

Great Mythologies of the World: 6:307:45 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada.

Call 303-235-JCPL (5275) or go to www.jeffcolibrary. org. The Great Courses watch and discuss meetup.

Read Across America: Celebrate Winnie the Pooh: 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 28 at Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave. Arvada. Call 303-235-JCPL (5275) or go to www. jeffcolibrary.org.

Dr. Seuss’s Birthday Party: 4-6 p.m. Feb. 28 and 2:30-4:30 p.m.

March 1 at Jefferson County Head Start, 5150 Allison St., Arvada. Free family event with Dr. Seuss-themed activities to help support early reading skills. Learn more at www.jeffco. us/816/Head-Start.

Coffee and Conversation: 7-8 a.m.

Thursday, Feb. 28 at La Dolce Vita in Olde Town Arvada. Led by Rep. Tracy Kraft-Tharp. Call 303-8662950.

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HEALTH

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Baby Supply Drive to Operation Homefront’s Star-Spangled Babies: drop off donations until March 1 at 2955 Webster St., Wheat Ridge. Items needed include learning and development toys, gyms, jumpers, soothers or sound machines, baby monitors, baby carriers/wraps, teethers, rattlers, stroller toys, push and pull toys, diapers (size 2), wipes, diaper cream, lotion, baby shampoo, onesies, blankets and towels. To donate directly to Operation Homefront, visit https://www.operationhomefront.org/ donate.

Dr. Seuss’ Birthday Party: 3-4 p.m. Saturday, March 2 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Call 303-235-JCPL (5275) or visit www.jeffcolibrary.org.

YMCA Father & Son Nerf Battle: 2-4 p.m.

March 3 at Susan M. Duncan Family YMCA, 6350 Eldridge St., Arvada. Participants will battle in a Nerf war and re-fuel together with food and refreshments. Open to members and non-members. Go to https:// operations.daxko.com/programs/redirector. aspx?cid=2172&pid=94846&sid=1768440 Jeffco International Women’s Day: 8:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Friday, March 8 at Baldoria on the Water, Lakewood. Learn more at www.internationalwomensday.com/ Activity/12737/2019-Jeffco-InternationalWomen-s-Day-event. Get tickets at www. eventbrite.com/e/jeffco-womens-daytickets-52157129378?

Free Keto Nutrition Seminar and Recipe Demo: 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 at Natural Grocers, 7745 N. Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada.

Go to www.naturalgrocers.com Yoga with the Cats: 4-5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24 at Cat Care Society, 5787 West 6th Ave., Lakewood. All proceeds go towards providing our cats with a safe and loving environment, food, toys, beds, and medical care.

Space is limited. Please RSVP to Suellen Scott, sscott@catcaresociety.org, or 303239-9680 x19 to reserve your spot.

Medicare 101: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25 at the Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Call 303-425-9583 or go to www.apexprd.org.

Learn about Medicare basics and how to maneuver the maze. Provided by DRCOG’s State Health Insurance Assistance Program.

Free, but register early.

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.

EDUCATION

Sts. Peter and Paul Gala: 5:30-9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic STEM School, 3920 Pierce St., Wheat Ridge. Annual gala benefiting the school.

Celebrate with dinner, drinks, auctions and more. Theme is Loaves and Fishes. Go to http://stspeterandpaulgala.org/

Literacy Coalition of Colorado Training: 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 at Red Rocks Community College, 13300 W. 6th Ave., Lakewood. Adult education tutors and teachers of English as a Second Language and adult literacy. Sign-in begins at 8:15 a.m. Register at: https://lccfeb2019.eventzilla.net. Coffee and snacks are included in registration cost.

Creative Writing Workshops: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 and 1-4 p.m. Saturday, March 16 at Red Rocks Community College, 13300 6th Ave., Lakewood. The February workshop will focus on generative writing exercises to help writers jumpstart their practice. The March workshop will focus on poetry, from generating new materian to revision. To register, or for cost and other information, call 303-914-6221 or contact Sandra Sajbel at sandra.sajbel@rrcc.edu.

Drop-In Tech Help: 10 a.m. to noon Monday, Feb. 25 at Wheat Ridge Library, 5475 W. 32nd Ave., Wheat Ridge. Get personalized technology assistance and instruction from one of our experts on your own device or a library computer.

Exploring the Great Ideas: Self-Knowledge and Self Love: 2-3:30 p.m. Friday, March 1 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. The Great Ideas is a discussion group dedicated to exploring how we engage in classic, timeless philosophical pursuits in our everyday lives. Call 303-235JCPL (5275) or visit www.jeffcolibrary.org.

Jefferson County Child Care Association “What It Takes” Conference: Saturday, March 2 at the Apex Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Fea-

tured speaker is Sharron Krull. Attendees will earn seven hours of continuing education, which can be used toward annual licensing requirements for center employees and family child care providers. Early registration ends Feb. 22, after which the cost increases.

Registration includes a free breakfast, lunch and snack; opportunity to visit vendors and a book fair; and a chance to win some great door prizes. Go to www.jeffcochildcare.org.

Dig It: Little Explorers: 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Friday, March 1 (All About Bugs); March 15 (How does Your Garden Grow?) and March 22 (On the Farm) at Anythink Wright Farms, 5877 E. 120th Ave., Thornton. Explore early literacy and learning through hands-on sensory activities. Call 303-405-3200 or go to anythinklibraries.org.

Magic Science Saturday: 10 a.m. Saturday, March 2 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Dabble in some hands-on science experiments, like flaming milk jugs and more. Learn more at https:// arvada.org/explore/open-space-nature/ majestic-view-nature-center-division.

Genealogy: Beginning: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Tuesdays through March 12 at the Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Call 303-425-9583 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 space-available basis.

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SPORTS Jefferson marches a trio of wrestlers to regional titles

Girls hoops games give insight into playoffs

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Jefferson sophomore Andre Martinez, top, and Alameda junior Anthony Agosto battled during the consolation round match during the Class 3A Region 3 tournament Feb. 16 at Jefferson High School. Alameda senior Carlos Flores (285 pounds) was the lone Pirate to qualify for the state tournament that begins Thursday, Feb. 21, at Pepsi Center.

PHOTOS BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS Arvada junior Enoc Macias-Castilo, pictured wrestling an opponent from Eaton, and senior J’Lon Stokes-White (not pictured) will both wrestle for the Bulldogs down at the Class 3A state wrestling tournament that begins Thursday, Feb. 21, at Pepsi Center.

BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

EDGEWATER — Wrestlers from across the state traveled the final pathway Saturday toward Pepsi Center and the state tournament.

Sixteen regional tournaments in the four classifications spread out throughout Colorado took to the mats Feb. 16 with a grand total of 896 wrestlers punching their ticket to the 3-day state tournament (Feb. 21-23) in downtown Denver.

The journey for Jefferson junior Nicholas Gallegos has had its fair share of peaks and valleys. As a freshman, Gallegos placed third at 138 pounds during the Class 3A state tournament in 2017. He appeared poised to be on the podium against last year, but was in a bad car accident days before the state tournament.

“When I got in the car accident I tore my groin and severed a couple of disks in my back,” said Gallegos, who did give it a go at state despite the injuries. He lost 2-0 in his opening match and bowed out of the tournament with an injury default.

“I think I’ll be taking a bike from now on.”

While Gallegos can make light of the tragic injury from last year, he was clearly focused during the Northwest-

ern Mutual Wagner Health Management 3A Region 3 tournament at Jefferson High School on Friday and Saturday. He went 4-0 over the two-day regional tournament with three pins that totaled 71 seconds and a technical fall victory.

“I didn’t really break a sweat, but competition is competition,” said

Gallegos, who pinned Weld Central sophomore Braden Baumgartner in 22 seconds in the 152-pound title bout Saturday night.

Gallegos will take a 39-7 record, along with his No. 1 ranking by On The Mat into the state tournament.

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he final week of the regular season for girls basketball teams offered a preview of coming attractions, since the state playoffs for girls begin Feb. 19 and 22 (after the press deadline) with first- and second-round games.

There were OVERTIME two key south metro girls games featuring the state’s top four teams that could provide a hint of what to expect in the playoffs.

Grandview, Jim Benton the thirdranked girls 5A team in the CHSAANow.com poll, traveled to fourth-ranked Cherry Creek in a Feb. 11 showdown with the outright Centennial League title up for grabs.

On Feb. 12, the No. 2 Regis Jesuit girls team played at topranked Highlands Ranch in a battle of teams unbeaten in the Continental League.

Girls games have been inundated with lopsided scores, since lower-echelon teams have trouble competing against the top teams. For instance, the average margin of victory for the four top four teams prior to their showdown games was 35.35, 35.4, 35.125 and 37.125.

Final scores in the two key matchups weren’t real close, but the games were competitive and the intensity was amplified.

Grandview, which edged Creek 54-53 earlier this season, led by 12 points in the first half but the Bruins, led by Jana Van Gytenbeek, stormed back in the third period to take a doubledigit lead.

“We needed to play more disciplined,” said Creek coach Clint Evans, who declined to reveal what he really said during halftime. “We were giving them a lot of easy looks and not making things hard on them. We just wanted to give ourselves a chance. We always score in bunches and we thought if we could just stick around and wait for our bunch to come we could get back in the game.”

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Wheat Ridge boys harvest first league hoops title since 2007

BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

WHEAT RIDGE — It only took one basket in the fourth quarter Feb. 14 for Wheat Ridge to end a 12-year drought on the boys basketball court.

Senior Blair McVicker’s floater just outside the paint with 20 seconds left in the final quarter gave the Farmers a 57-56 lead against rival Golden. It would be the final points in a strange fourth quarter where Wheat Ridge scored just two points in the final eight minutes.

“He (McVicker) has really been our go-to guy when we need to get a basket,” Wheat Ridge coach Tom Dowd said after the 1-point victory against the Demons clinched the Class 4A Jeffco League title.

The last conference title for the Farmers came in 2007 when Wheat Ridge was playing at the 5A level.

Wheat Ridge (19-4, 11-1 in league) held a 55-43 lead when sophomore Wes Miller drained his fourth 3-pointer of the game with 50 seconds left in the third quarter. However, Golden (12-11, 8-4) went on a 13-0 run and grabbed a 5655 lead when senior Ilja Bubukin scored with 1:50 left in the fourth quarter.

“That would have been an easy fourth quarter to quit on,” McVicker admitted with the Farmers going scoreless for more than eight minutes. “We said no.

We wanted this too much and wanted to lock up the league title.”

McVicker beat Golden junior Kevin

Golden junior Kevin Mulligan, left, is guarded by Wheat Ridge senior Isaiah Lucero in front of a great crowd Feb. 14 at Wheat Ridge High School.

PHOTO BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Mulligan off the dribble on what was the game-winning play. Before Golden’s David O’Connell and Jack Anderson could rotate over on the defense the senior transfer from Faith Christian Academy got off the shot.

“He (Mulligan) pushed up on me before we were going to run a play,” McVicker said of the eventual gamewinning shot. “That’s how you play basketball. If someone is in your grill you go by him. (O’Connell) tried to draw the charge. I just got the pull-up off in time.

Thankfully it went in and we were able to hold on from there on out.”

Miller, son of Wheat Ridge baseball coach Adam Miller, had a huge game off the bench. The sophomore drained

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back-to-back 3-pointers in the span of 11 seconds in the third quarter.

“That was one of the coolest basketball plays I’ve ever seen in my life,” McVicker said of Miller scoring essentially a 6-point play that gave the Farmers their biggest lead of the game at 48-35.

Miller hit the first 3-pointer from the top of the key and was fouled after the shot. The Farmers got the ball back and found Miller on the wing for another quick 3-pointer.

“He (Miller) was a huge spark for us tonight. He has been streaky,” Dowd said. “He is confident and isn’t afraid to shoot it.”

Miller finished with 14 points and McVicker poured in 10 points. Senior Julian Claussen led the way with 16 points for the Farmers in the historic win.

“I’ve been watching Wheat Ridge basketball for about 16 years and I’ve never seen them beat Golden on this court with my own eyes,” Miller said. “This game means so much for me.”

The win also washed away a tough home loss to Evergreen on Feb. 12.

Wheat Ridge closed out the regular season with a road win against Standley Lake on Feb. 16.

“We need to get our rhythm back on offense. We have hit the wall a little bit with some guys. We are a little beat up and a little tired,” Dowd said. “It will be nice to have a playoff game here at Wheat Ridge. We’ve been pretty good

in the playoffs at home since I’ve been here.”

The Farmers grabbed the No. 8 seed for the 4A state tournament and received a first-round bye. Wheat Ridge will host a second-round game against the winner of Frederick/Thomas Jefferson on Saturday, Feb. 23.

Dowd gave a lot of credit to his son and assistant coach Vince Dowd after the Farmers celebrated taking photos with the conference trophy.

“We wouldn’t be here without Vince,” Dowd said. “He has the guys ready and always has stuff during timeouts.

Without him I’d be lost.”

Golden is the No. 26 seed for the state tournament. The Demons were scheduled to host No. 39 Pueblo Centennial on Wednesday, Feb. 20.

“We can be a dangerous team. If we play like that for 32 minutes we are going to beat a lot of teams for sure,” Golden coach Lou Vullo said.

Bubukin and Mulligan combined for 30 points against the Farmers. Junior Carter Thompson added 10 points in the loss.

“We had several chances to win it there in the end,” Vullo said referring to going 1-for-4 from the free-throw line in the fourth quarter. “The boys fought, scraped and crawled back into it. This team plays hard for me. I love them all.”

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

For more Jeffco coverage, go online at CHSAANow.com/Jeffco.

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“He (Lozado) is a pretty tough kid,” Fonseca said. “He is going to come at you and keep going. I really like where he is at right now.”

Jefferson junior Zander Condit was the lone Saint in the finals who didn’t come away as a regional champion.

Eaton senior Dylan Yancey pinned Condit in the third period.

“Zander will be 100 percent next week,” Fonseca said.

Condit battled through an injury last year at the state meet to place fifth at 132 pounds while wrestling for Conifer. The Lobos dropped their wrestling program this year so Zander and his younger sister Cayden wrestled for Jefferson this year.

Cayden, a sophomore, was attempting to become a back-to-back state qualifier. However, she lost both her of matches at regionals to fall short of her goal.

Eaton did come away with the regional team title. The Reds racked up 212.5 team points. Jefferson placed fourth, but it had a similar finish at regional two years ago before going on to finish as the 3A state runner-up.

“It’s a possibility,” Fonseca said of the Saints having a shot to repeat their second-place team finish from 2016. “What I personally want is the kids to go out there, go hard and whatever shakes out shakes out. As long as we have good attitudes I like our chances.”

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

For more Jeffco coverage, go online at CHSAANow.com/Jeffco

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“He (Gallegos) will even be better next week,” Jefferson coach Oscar Fonseca said. “He is hungry. He is humble and he knows the hardships.

He knows nothing is going to be given to you. He’ll have to earn it next week.”

Jefferson senior Andrew Sansburn earned himself a regional title at 132 pounds. Sansburn, also ranked No. 1 in his weight class, got a takedown with 20 seconds left in the third period against Eagle Valley junior Lucas Comroe, No. 2 ranked, to take a 9-7 victory.

“It was fun. I had fun out there,” said Sansburn, who never lost a match on the Saints’ home mats during his two years at Jefferson. “I started out a little chippy, but I finished out strong.

I’m ready for next week.”

Sansburn started his high school career at Bear Creek, but decided to transfer over the Jefferson after his sophomore year. The change has paid off for the senior. Sansburn placed third at state at 126 pounds last year.

“It was a good move,” Sansburn said of transferring to Jefferson. “I moved in with my mom who lives in the district. The coaches and my wrestling partners are just amazing.”

The third Saint to take a regional title was freshman Angelo Lozado.

The No. 2 ranked wrestler at 113 in 3A edged Elizabeth senior Kris Kramer 8-7 in the championship bout.

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Van Gytenbeek finished with 33 points and hit a big three-point basket with 2:30 remaining in the game, which pushed the lead to six points. The 5-7 junior guard hit enough free throws in the final two minutes to hold on as the Bruins snapped an eight-game losing streak to the Wolves.

“It gives us the belief that we can be in some bad situations, come together and find ways to win,” said Evans. “Grandview is a great team and well coached.

It’s going to give us confidence but we already had it.”

Playing in a gym packed with fans, Highlands Ranch jumped to a big lead and then slowed down to take time off the clock in the fourth quarter. The Falcons hit 17 of 19 free throws in the final period.

“We’ve been working on free throws all season,” said Ranch coach Caryn Jarocki. “I don’t like playing from behind against Regis because they do strategy things too. Carl (Regis coach Mattei) is smart. He’s not going to let you get back into the game either.

“A game like this helps us get ready because of the amount of pressure on these kids in this atmosphere can only help in the state tournament. We’re just building little steps on the way to the state championship.”

No push for instant replays in football Nobody likes to see a game decided by a bad call, and the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) tweaked Rule 1-3-7 and now allows — on a state-by-state basis — associations to create instant replay procedures for state postseason football contests only.

There are myriad issues that would have to be addressed, plus there doesn’t seem to be much interest from Colorado coaches or administrators who want to see instant replay in state high school postseason games.

So the CHSAA is waiting and isn’t in a hurry to adopt instant replay.

Tom Robinson, the CHSAA associate commissioner who oversees officiating,

Goodbye to Irv Brown Friends, colleagues, family and the public said their goodbyes to Irv Brown on Feb. 16. He died Feb. 3 of cancer at the age of 83.

There were two different services for the Colorado sports icon who was liked by one and all.

Brown was a coach, a basketball referee who called six NCAA Final Fours, a longtime radio and television personality and I am grateful to say he was a friend.

I first met Brown when he was coaching baseball at Arvada High School and I bothered him with all kinds of questions since I was just getting into coaching.

He was the head of the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame selection committee old-timers committee, which nominated people who might have been overlooked.

I was on that group and there weren’t many people that Brown didn’t know.

Brown always greeted me by asking how I was doing and would make a comment for anybody close around to hear about me being a baseball player at Lincoln High School.

He will be missed and always remembered.

Jim Benton is a sports writer for Colorado Community Media. He has been covering sports in the Denver area since 1968.

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“A couple years ago we had some issues with a play at the goal line with Denver South and that is as close as we’ve come to needing somebody to look at it. I tell everybody I looked at that video and I couldn’t find anything I could hang my hat on.

“That’s the other piece of this, is you set these things up to solve problems, but in the end, many times you are not going to be able to do anything. We could do something if we had to but right now we are just going to wait until there becomes a big push.”

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Lakewood dental laboratory goes digital Denver Dental Arts using new materials and techniques

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BY JOSEPH RIOS JRIOS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Austin Heath says the work that Denver Dental Arts in Lakewood is doing as the future of the dental industry.

He would know, too. Heath, a department manager at Denver Dental Arts, has worked at huge production laboratories that produce hundreds of crowns a day.

Denver Dental Arts does things differently. Instead of producing dentures, crowns, or partials on a production line, the lab creates products with digital tools.

Through milling, 3D printing, digital imaging and computer design, Denver Dental Arts creates removable and fixed restorations like denture relines, splints, acrylic partials, acetal resin partials, single crowns, full arch zirconia bridges, hybrid dentures and in-lab custom shading.

“A lot of people don’t even know this aspect of dentistry

Through milling 3D printing, digital imaging and computer design, Denver Dental Arts creates removable and fixed restorations. JOSEPH RIOS exists. They just think they go to the dental office, they need a crown, and then it magically appears two weeks later,” said Heath inside Denver Dental Arts’ laboratory. “This is where all of that magic happens. We are

probably the most advanced laboratory in Colorado. We just have the know-how and the capability to do it all.”

Heath said Denver Dental Arts’ most popular form of crowns are made from zirconia, a titanium metal that

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By using its technology, Denver Dental Arts believes it can help people skip a lot of appointments to a dentist. Adam Feltes, a certified dental technician for Denver Dental Arts, estimates that only ten to 20 percent of dental laboratories are creating its products digitally.

“The laboratories are embracing the technology quicker than the dentists are. We’re pretty ahead of the curb here,” said Feltes.

“I worked for a much larger company before, and we weren’t as advanced as we are right here locally.”

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Important Terms and Conditions: Qualification: Advertised price requires credit qualification and eAutoPay. Upfront activation and/or receiver upgrade fees may apply based on credit qualification. Offer ends 7/10/19. 2-Year Commitment: Early termination fee of $20/mo. remaining applies if you cancel early. Included in 2-year price guarantee at $69.99 advertised price: America's Top 120 programming package, local channels, HD service fees, and Hopper Duo for 1 TV. Included in 2-year price guarantee for additional cost: Programming package upgrades ($69.99 for AT120+, $79.99 for AT200, $89.99 for AT250), monthly fees for upgraded or additional receivers ($5-$7 per additional TV, receivers with additional functionality may be $10-$15). NOT included in 2-year price guarantee or advertised price (and subject to change): Taxes & surcharges, add-on programming (including premium channels), DISH Protect, and transactional fees. Premium Channels: 3 Mos. Free: After 3 mos., you will be billed $30/mo. for Showtime, STARZ, and DISH Movie Pack unless you call to cancel. Other: All packages, programming, features, and functionality and all prices and fees not included in price lock are subject to change without notice. After 6 mos., if selected you will be billed $9.99/mo. for DISH Protect Silver unless you call to cancel. After 2 years, then-current everyday prices for all services apply. For business customers, additional monthly fees may apply. Free standard professional installation only. SHOWTIME is a registered trademark of Showtime Networks Inc., a CBS Company. STARZ and related channels and service marks are property of Starz Entertainment, LLC. All offers require credit qualification, 2-Year commitment with early termination fee and eAutoPay. Offer for new and qualifying former customers only.