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Family Tree announces name change

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Domestic Violence shelter now called Roots of Courage STAFF REPORT

Jefferson County-based Family Tree is pleased to announce the name change of Women In Crisis, the domestic violence emergency shelter, to Roots of Courage.

In a statement, the organization stated that “This change is part of a continuing effort to be more inclusive and focused on empowerment for those served by Family Tree.”

We recognize the significance of having a name that is not only aligned with Family Tree’s mission and philosophy to be inclusive of all gender identities, but one that shares a positive, powerful and uplifting message,” said Shelter Director Tirzah Stein.

The purpose of Roots of Courage (ROC) is to help keep survivors safe from domestic violence by providing a 24-hour crisis line, emergency shelter, safety planning, advocacy, community resources, health care and other supportive services.

Providing a confidential place to

stay, food and shelter are all components of the services offered at the shelter. Additionally, advocacy, support, information, and community resources are also offered.

Roots of Courage can be reached through a 24-hour hotline at (303) 420-6752.

More information about the shelter, and other child abuse, domestic violence and homelessness resources are available at www. familytree.org.

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Lakewood High School senior About me I’m a Colorado native, but my parents immigrated from Malaysia. I have an older sister who is studying at Mines, and she is about to graduate. My brother is working in California.

I just wrapped up my last season as a gymnast here this past fall. I’ve done gymnastics since I was 10, and I’ve done it at Lakewood High School since my freshman year. I just started coaching at TIGAR gymnastics in Wheat Ridge.

It’s just something that is fun to me.

I like to bullet journal, and I made a club for that here. I also play piano and violin. I mostly play piano at home, but I’ve been in some competitions.

Off to college I haven’t decided what school I’m going to go to yet. I’ve applied to the University of Colorado and to Colorado School of Mines. I’m looking to get into Carnegie Mellon University in Pennsylvania, because they have a program where you can combine your major with another field. I want to combine computer science with art and try to make that work out. That really appealed to me. My major is not a solid decision yet, but I think I want to start off in computer science and see how it works out.

I am one of eight students in Jeffco Public Schools who is a candidate for the 2019 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. We were selected from almost 3.6 million students who are expected to graduate from high school this year.

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Board of Ed works through 2019-20 budget Proposed budget public hearing on May 2

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Jefferson County Public Schools’ proposed budget prioritizes things like family engagement, at-risk student support, maintaining dropout support and expansion of a teacher residency program.

The board of education heard these recommendations first at the March 7 public meeting and talked through

them again at the March 13 study session, when they gave recommendations for changes.

Kathleen Askelson, chief financial officer for Jeffco schools, and her staff are working to build the 2019-2020 proposed budget through April.

Some questions from the board in March 13 discussion revolved around $135,000 set aside to expand the district’s participation in the Boettcher Residency Program, operated by the Public Education and Business Coalition.

The program takes individuals who have a bachelors degree in a content area and gives them a year of course

work and field experience as they earn their teaching certification.

“Teachers in the program have long staying powers and outcomes relatively higher than other new teachers,” Jeffco Schools Superintended Jason Glass told the board.

Some schools in Jeffco already participate in this residency, using schoolbased budget dollars to do so.

This line item would bring nine teachers from the program to Jeffco for field-training.

“I think this sounds like a reasonable investment,” said board member Ali Lasell. “This is a modest place to start and will give us something to measure

as far as its success for Jeffco.”

Most board discussion centered on budget items they wanted to make a priority including adding six more campus supervisors for safety and security; bringing back two previously reduced positions to increased access to support for all special educators (SPED) across the district; and hiring a consultant firm to evaluate Jeffco’s transportation system for options related to a later start time for middle and high school.

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This is an update of a column with the same headline published exactly a year ago. On March 22, 2018, I wrote that in January and February of that year 4.4% of the sold listings were only entered on the MLS after closing. Looking at Jefferson County sales this January and February, that percentage is lower but still disturbing — 3.2% — with another 2.4% selling in one day, which is still not enough time to expose a listing to all potential buyers.

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This is not to say that zero days on the market is never in the best interests of the seller. For example, the seller and buyer might know one another, or otherwise found each other, and simply asked an agent to handle the transaction without seeking other buyers. Or perhaps it was a for-sale-byowner (FSBO) property where an agent brought the buyer and entered the sale on the MLS after closing as a courtesy to other agents and to appraisers. Or a seller might not like the idea of opening their home to lots of strangers.

One would hope, however (and sellers should expect), that when a broker doubleends a transaction, he or she would at least give the seller a break on the commission, rather than keeping the portion (typically 2.8%) that would have been paid to a buyer’s agent. This practice is referred to as a “variable commission” and is office policy at Golden Real Estate.

Unfortunately, however, not a single one of the listings that was double-ended and sold without being put on the MLS offered

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The Colorado Real Estate Commission has expressed its concern about “coming soon” listings which could be used to increase the chances of a listing agent selling the property himself. In a June 2014 position statement, the Commission stated that “if the property is being marketed as ‘coming soon’ in an effort for the listing broker to acquire a buyer and ‘double end’ the transaction, this would be a violation of the license law because the broker is not exercising reasonable skill and care.” Further, “a broker who places the importance of his commission above his duties, responsibilities or obligations to the consumer who has engaged him is practicing business in a manner that endangers the interest of the public.”

REcolorado rules require that a listing be put on the MLS within 3 business days of the listing agreement being signed. However, that rule does not apply when the seller instructs the agent (in the listing contract) not to put their home on the MLS. As a member of REcolorado’s Rules & Regulations Committee, I have suggested that this rule be modified to state that the seller may instruct the agent to not make the listing active on the MLS, but they would still be required to enter the listing under a different status, including “under contract,” versus

not entering it at all or waiting until after it closes. Currently, if those off-market sales are entered on the MLS at all, it is done only after closing. By showing a home as under contract, there’s at least the possibility that interested buyers could submit back-up contracts, which could serve the seller’s interest if the original contract falls. I had no support for this idea on the committee.

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‘The chaos of all the different stuff you can find’ Beautiful Junk Sale attracts those who shop for a good cause

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Thousands upon thousands of trinkets and knickknacks, gizmos and gadgets filled the 10,500 square-feet space of the Exhibit Hall at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds in Golden.

“You never know what you’re going to find” at the Beautiful Junk Sale, said Tawney Eisenbraun, the Action Center’s marketing coordinator. “There’s an eclectic collection of items, but it’s especially impressive because it’s all donated by the community.”

The Beautiful Junk Sale is a two-day mega thrift sale put on by The Action Center that takes place twice each year, in the spring and the fall. The Action Center is a humanservices nonprofit that helps Jefferson County residents experiencing homelessness or struggling to meet basic

Sandy Jensen, left, and Rebecca McAlister organize the Global Bazaar table on March 15 during The Action Center’s Beautiful Junk Sale. Both women have been involved with The Action Center for about nine years and have been volunteering at the event for about the same amount of time.

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All the proceeds from the volunteer-run Beautiful Junk Sale benefit The Action Center.

“It’s fun finding something different and unique,” said Linda New of Lakewood who has been attending both the spring and fall Beautiful Junk

Sales for about five years.

New wasn’t shopping for anything in particular on March 15, but “I always find something,” she said.

That day, New found some crafting items and jewelry for her children.

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it’s been going on for 42 years.

“Inside church basements is how it all began,” Eisenbraun said. “Then it just grew and grew and grew.”

The sale itself is a wellorganized event, said Rebecca McAlister who has been volunteering with The Action Center for about nine years.

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They look at everything, this time finding a “really beautiful (purple) tea kettle,” Ahr said, but the most interesting thing about the Beautiful Junk Sales are the people — the shoppers and the volunteers.

“They’re friendly and enjoy saying

hello,” Ahr said. “This day and age, sadly, that’s unusual.”

Nine-year-old Zoie Trujillo was especially excited to find some Barbie stuff on March 15 because she’s “never seen Barbie tree ornaments before,” she said.

Trujillo of Lakewood and her mom have been coming to the spring-andfall Beautiful Junk Sales for about two-or-three years, she said.

She said she likes finding new

things, “because then I get to have new stuff.”

People who shop at The Beautiful Junk Sale are shopping for a good cause, said Barbara Penning, The Action Center’s director of volunteer programs and product.

Some people come for the fun of thrift shopping, Penning said. They find a replacement for a beloved antique or collectable that, years ago, ended up getting broken

somehow, Penning said. Or, they find an item that sparks a memory or reminds them of a time in their past, such as a particular cooking utensil their grandmother used in her kitchen, she added.

“Others simply want to support The Action Center,” Penning said.

“Beautiful Junk Sale attracts people who care about the community. It’s human beings helping each other.”

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Fred Ahr of Pine Grove proudly displays this year’s Beautiful Junk Sale find — “really beautiful tea kettle,” he said. Ahr and his wife Jane have been shopping at The Action Center’s Beautiful Junk Sale, both the spring and the fall events, for about 10 years.

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Zoie Trujillo, 9, of Lakewood digs through a box of holiday items on T:9.6” Beautiful Junk Sale and becomes March 15 at The Action Center’s especially excited to find some Barbie tree ornaments.

Susan Harmon said of the increased SPED supports. “We are doing great work, but we need greater communication, contact and access to our schools.”

Board members said the later start times study, which has a $70,000 price tag, was should have a higher priority, per the recommendations of the school start time task force.

Things recommended by district staff for funding that to board was not persuaded on were increased funds for the online Enroll Jeffco system and giving elementary schools more money to give every kindergarten through fourth grade student a multimedia device. .

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Lakewood shooting, as told by neighbors A man died after a shootout with Lakewood Police on March 11

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John Bennett was working from his house near the corner of West Mexico Avenue and South Eaton Street March 11 when he heard a loud crash. The Lakewood resident looked through a window in his living room to see a white pickup truck sitting in the backyard of a house across the street.

All of a sudden, he saw at least three SWAT armored vehicles and one black one plow through the side fence near the garage of the house across the street to block the pickup truck from leaving.

One minute later, Bennett witnessed a white SWAT vehicle drive past on the right side to block pickup truck.

“This time, from the white SWAT vehicle, there’s an armored officer out the top of it with his gun pointed at

The backyard where Montoya’s pickup truck came to a stop. Go to LakewoodSentinel.com to see a map of the neighborhood where the shooting and vehicle chase occurred.

JOSEPH RIOS the white truck. Then two officers come out of another SWAT truck, all armored, very cautious, have guns out and are checking what’s happening inside the pickup truck,” explained Bennett.

“Then they must’ve thrown something in, or shot some-

thing in. 30 seconds later, they have the suspect on the ground. At that point, he did not look very much alive.”

On March 11, Lakewood Police were notified of shots fired in the 6400 block of West Mexico Avenue. Police went out to the scene, and found

51-year-old Anthony Lee Montoya inside a home firing off multiple rounds, hitting other homes in the neighborhood. Montoya fled to his truck and fired at police.

Officers shot back and hit Montoya, but he continued to flee. He finally stopped his

truck at the backyard of the house across the street from Bennett, and he was taken to a hospital where he later died from injuries.

The backyard Montoya parked his truck at was the home of an elderly woman who declined to have her name listed for this story, because she doesn’t want her name in a print publication.

“I was asleep, I didn’t hear a darn thing. All of a sudden, I heard a very loud explosion, or bang,” said the woman.

“I’m lying there in bed, and then the phone rang, and it was my neighbor. She was telling me there are police and a pickup truck in my backyard and my fence was down. She told me not to go to the windows and to stay where I am. I thought someone was trying to break in.”

Three nearby schools were placed on lockout status, because of the incident, including Alameda High School, Westgate Elementary and Great Work Montessori.

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March 21, 2019

State of the County highlights successes and community challenges Inaugural event provides attendees an opportunity to learn about elected officials

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Jefferson County is an engaged community.

About 330 attendees braved blizzard conditions to attend the Jefferson County Economic Development Corporation’s (Jeffco EDC) inaugural State of the County address on March 13.

“I know how important our community is to you,” said Jefferson County Commissioner Libby Szabo. “It’s great to see so many of you here, invested in our community.”

With three overarching themes of resiliency, efficiency and collabora-

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lockdown status. When a school goes into a lockout, it means there is an issue in the neighborhood, like a wild

tion, the event highlighted each elected office, either through a video presentation or a short speech provided by each of the three commissioners, Szabo, Leslie Dahlkemper and Casey Tighe; County Manager Don Davis; and Kristi Pollard, Jeffco EDC’s president and CEO. It’s important to highlight successes, Pollard said, as well as address all of the community’s concerns, no matter if it is a delicate issue.

“At the end of the day, these are our elected officials,” Pollard said, “and they want to be responsive to their constituents.”

Some of the county’s successes from 2018 include promoting innovation, safety and health, among other values, and how the business community and nonprofit sector work collaboratively with the county government for the economic vitality and overall well-being of the greater Jeffco community.

“We want to keep pushing the envelope,” Tighe said.

The event was informative, and it was exciting to hear some of the focuses of the county commissioners, said Applewood resident Tanner Mason, a managing broker for Benchmark Commercial.

“And how they (the focuses) align with the business community,” Mason added.

Julie DiTullio of Wheat Ridge, the development coordinator for the Jefferson Center for Mental Health, especially liked that the county’s nonprofit organizations were highlighted, she said.

“The public benefits from these partnerships,” DiTullio said. “The more they know about them (partnerships with nonprofits), the greater the benefit.”

Some of the tougher issues that were addressed include fiscal realities, transportation and homelessness.

“We know there are no easy answers to these complex issues,” Dahlkemper said. “But we also know that Jefferson

animal, or police activity. During a lockdown, a threat is imminent, or its coming toward the school, according John McDonald, director of safety and security for Jeffco Schools. In a letter to parents about the shooting, Harry Chiang, assistant principal for Lasley Elementary, said the school moved to lockdown, because the sus-

pect was in close proximity, and staff wanted to be sure students were safe.

“When you go into a lockdown, it’s a scary thing. We train for it, we practice for it, but that moment in time when it’s real, and you have to follow protocol – there’s a lot of anxiety for our kids and staff,” said McDonald.

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Lakewood looks to cut down crimes at hotels and motels The city approved a new licensing program for hotels and motels

HERE’S WHAT LAKEWOOD’S NEW LICENSING PROGRAM LOOKS LIKE Facilities are required to obtain a one-year renewable city license.

A hotel, or motel can be placed on probation, or have its license suspended, or taken away, for numerous reasons like health violations, or criminal activity.

BY JOSEPH RIOS JRIOS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In June of 2017, Keevin Bell was planning on selling 25-year-old Jesse Robinson a stolen Jeep. One of Robinson’s friends met with Bell and gave him $200 in counterfeit bills for the car. When Bell realized the money was counterfeit, he located Robinson at a motel in Lakewood. Following an argument inside the motel, Bell shot and killed Robinson.

Homicides at motels in Lakewood are common, as half of the homicides in the city have occurred in one since 2015.

“These folks go back and forth from one of these motels to another, it’s just concerning,” said Pam Russell, communications director for the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office.

In a move Lakewood Mayor Adam Paul said he was passionate about, Lakewood City Council approved a licensing program to combat crime and disorder at lodging facilities in the city. The intent of the licensing system is to create a between relationship between the city and lodging facilities to improve business practices, provide direct contact with Lakewood Police

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Lakewood Police Department’s Community Action Team will conduct facility inspections, and will educate lodging operators about best business practices.

The Mesa Motor Inn motel sits alongside West Colfax Avenue in Lakewood. JOSEPH RIOS and to improve safety and security.

Currently, there are 44 hotels and motels in Lakewood, according to the city, and they produced over 2,900 police calls in 2017.

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“This well ensure the safety of customers, law abiding operators, surrounding residents and Lakewood Police agents and others responding to these businesses. This program is addressing concerns we’ve heard from our residents and other businesses,” said Paul in a release.

With the new lodging facility license program, hotels and motels in Lakewood must apply for a license through the City Clerk’s Office. The new law goes into effect on March 30, and lodging facilities must apply for a license

by June 28. The City Clerk will have the power to approve, or deny a license application. Licenses can be suspended, or revoked if a lodging facility has

outstanding orders from the Jefferson County Department of Health, or West Metro Fire, has a significant crime happen on the lodging facility’s property and other provisions.

“Our members are at the very bottom of (calls). What impact this will have on properties that have a higher call ratio, I don’t know,” said Amie Mayhew, president and CEO for the Colorado Hotel and Lodging Association. Mayhew pointed out that hotels and motels with higher call ratios in Lakewood are not associated with the Colorado Hotel and Lodging Association. “We ended up being neutral on this ordinance.”

The initial application and license fee will be $750, and the annual license renewal fee will be $400.

Denver has a similar lodging facility license program in which the city can revoke a license if a owner, or employee of a lodging facility breaks the law, or if the law is broken on the lodging facility’s property. The city has a “Motel Task Force” made up of numerous agencies that work on public health and safety issues related to motels.

“It’s to reduce criminal activity at Lakewood’s lodging facilities. It’s not to close businesses,” said Lakewood Police Sgt. John Alesch. “We’re not out to shut places down. What we’re here to try and do is improve the safety and quality of life at these locations and the surrounding neighborhoods.”

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Here’s what’s new at Old 121 New craft brewery opens up in Caution Brewing location

Eric Gupta, Karla Zahtre, Jason Bailey and Brett Zahtre pose inside Old 121 Brewhouse in Lakewood.

BY JOSEPH RIOS JRIOS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

What was once home to Caution Brewing for seven years before it closed last June will soon be home to another new brewery.

Jason Bailey, Brett and Karla Zahtre and Eric Gupta will open the Old 121 brewery, named after State Highway 121, aka Wadsworth Boulevard, on March 23. The brewery will feature a menu of a lager, pale ale, an IPA, a honey brown ale, a stout and an Irish red ale. Along with beer, the Old 121 team is looking forward to rolling out its own line of craft sodas including a root beer, a cream ale and a soda made of hops. Flavored teas from Teakoe, a Colorado tea manufacturer, will also be available.

“Making sure we offered high quality non-alcoholic options for our guests was extremely important for all of us. I have always loved going to breweries, but I was frequently underwhelmed by the non-alcoholic choices in front of me,” said Karla, who will be the brewery’s business manager.

Bailey, Old 121’s head brewer, brings experience from multiple breweries including Epic Brewing and Crooked Stave Brewing, where he worked at with Brett. The brewery envisions creating a beer that celebrates Lakewood’s 50th anniversary. Bailey said he wants to reach out to the Lakewood Heritage Center to talk about pertinent characteristics of the city to see if he can add those touches to the beer.

“Brett and I would talk after our shifts working at Epic and Crooked Stave and bounce around ideas about what we would do if we opened our brewery.

What started as after-work daydream-

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ing slowly evolved into putting our money The brewery’s grand opening where our is Saturday, March 23, and mouth is and making it will feature live music this dream a from Gator Mountain.

Address: 1057 S. Wadsworth reality,” said Bailey.

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Hours: Wednesday-Thursday Old 121 can hold 80 from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m., Friday-Saturday from noon inside, and to 11 p.m. and Sundays from it has a patio in front. noon to 8 p.m.

Although Contact: 303-986-0311 nothing is set in stone, Brett said nothing is off the table as far as events, including trivia and vinyl nights.

“We want to get the doors open and familiarize ourselves face to face to see what people want us to do. We want to be an integral part of the community,” said Brett. “We want to see what people want, and then go down that road.”

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VOICES Having fun with dys-fun-ctional phrases

hen I started to write this column about words and phrases we commonly misuse or misstate – usually unintentionally – I realized that ALCHEMY it would be a long road to hoe … sort of like playing a game of blind man’s bluff.

What’s that you say? It’s blind man’s buff ? And I should be saying long row to hoe?

Well, you’re right.

Andrea Doray I was completely dumbfounded to learn – after 40 years of saying blind man’s bluff

and not know what that meant either – that the term refers to a kind of tag where the player who is “it” is blindfolded. In the traditional name (from the 1590s or earlier), the word buff is used to mean a small push.

Who knew?

What I do know, though, that it has always been long row to hoe … perhaps because I grew up surrounded by the vibrant potato fields of the San Luis Valley. But many people are surprised to learn about this one as well.

Although these are common examples of misused words, they don’t really qualify as dys-fun-ctional phrases, those that get truly convoluted, or are pieces of several idioms conflated into one truly amusing

expression.

My sister and I have been collecting these phrases for more than 30 years. For example, I once had a colleague who did usually get her point across, even though she was prone to saying things such as telling us, when we needed buy-in for a marketing plan, that we would have to “pave the door” to get the approval.

Another workplace provided a wealth of dys-fun-ctional phrases, such as “cutting off your nose despite your face.” Kind of like looking for an address on the “north-hand side of the road.” And I’ll never forget that we should just go out and “grab it by the bullhorns.”

I do find it hard to choose my favorite from among these gems,

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How are you doing today? I am writing to you as part of a class project for the novel “The Watsons Go To Birmingham.”

My classmates and I are contacting newspapers across the country in a state we chose to learn more about. I wanted to learn more about Colorado because my family and I visited your state to spend time with my mom’s brothers in the cities, Indian Hills and Golden. I would love to take a road trip out west again to explore the beautiful mountains, national parks, and the vast landscape of the fascinating state of Colorado.

I am also writing to ask your readers to please write back and tell me why they like Colorado, interesting facts about the state, and what visitors can do there. They can write to my school’s address below. If they could also include a copy of the newspaper where they saw my letter, I’d greatly appreciate it. If you have any questions, please contact my teacher at aweisser@queenofpeace.cc or you may contact her by phone at (574-255-0392 ext. 123.

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My grandparents James (Jim) and Trudy Livesay have been involved with the Astor House for over 70 years, and have loaned or donated several family heirlooms and items, including the “Seth Lake Quilt” to be displayed. Since they have both passed, my mom and I would like to carry on this tradition by sharing never-before seen items from Seth Lake, and Carlos Lake with the MOR organization.

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My husband Lt. Colonel Gary Ross, will be retiring from the Army next year, and we plan to make Golden our home. It’s important to us to express our desire to see the Museum of Reinterpretation come to life. We also believe that the MOR is the best way to maintain the small-town character of the town, and support the council’s Connected Community Initiative #2.

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though, because, as was described to me, “it’s 6-1/2 of one or one dozen of another.”

Over the years, other people have shared their delectable finds with us, such as hearing that someone was “wound up tighter than a balloon” … perhaps, my friend mused, because “it’s a vicious merry-go-round out there.”

Color commentators and sports announcers are delightful sources of dys-fun-ctional phrases. Everyone knows, for instance, that it’s a touchdown if any portion of the football breaks the “invisible plane of glass” into the end zone.

‘Like’ is, like, not really something to, like, like

“wonderful lectures” (I had to am, like, tired of it. add a little softener) with hems More than tired. It makes and haws. me puke. Vomit. Regurgitate.

Hey, I’m not perfect. I could be Retch. Heave. called to task by a strict gramIt is the extra-grammatical word “like” I am talking about. It marian all day and all night.

There’s a linguist adds nothing, it means named John McWhorter nothing, but it says (to QUIET who astonishes me with me) the speaker is a DESPERATION his grasp of words, boneheaded, imbecilic, etymologies and meanno-account clodpole. ings. He is an associate It used to be the doprofessor of English and main of teenlunkers. comparative literature at But I hear it from Columbia University.

20-somethings and McWhorter wrote a 30-somethings and lengthy piece for The 40-somethings.

Atlantic (Nov. 25, 2016), Lindsey Vonn, come titled “The Evolution of on. `Like.’ How the ubiquiIt rarely appears in Craig Marshall tous, often-reviled word text, because we rarely Smith associated with young write with fillers. people and slackers repreYou might say “uh,” sents the ever-changing English but you don’t write “uh.” Or if language.” you do, it’s uncommon.

I had a college professor who I’ll make reference to it shortly. said “uh” every third word. I The first time I saw — and started keeping track. One day heard — McWhorter, he was he was up to 88, and I couldn’t being interviewed by Don Lemon take it anymore. after the Jussie Smollett incident.

I did something regrettable.

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Fight factory farming All over the United States, we maintain an endless amount of factory farms- in 2012 there was a recorded 2.1 million factory farms in America alone. In Colorado, we participate in nationwide Ag-gag laws, which are laws in the agriculture industry that prevent bystanders and workers to record and/or reveal the realities of how factory farms function internally.

There are many issues within, but to name one, the space given to animals in factory farms are minimal and don’t always provide for basic walking space, let alone the right amount of positive interaction and care necessary for them to thrive. Beyond the issues relating to animal care, the lack of care

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And, in our past glory days, there was no doubt that John Elway was “the hubcap of the offense.”

Let’s not forget that such entertaining gaffes also appear in print (mostly because of spellcheck that hasn’t been checked, in my opinion).

For instance, when I was interviewing candidates for a writing/communication position, his cover letter stated that he was seeking a salary “commiserate” with his experience.

for workers and neighbors to these factory farms is out of control; cesspools surrounding farms end up polluting Colorado rivers, homes, and personal property by farms spraying the contents of cesspools into the air to lower the amount of waste held in farms.

Colorado residents, and residents across the United States, do not deserve to be poisoned in their own backyard.

In Colorado, I encourage more positive political activity related to factory farming. By altering our Ag-gag laws in Colorado, we can begin to educate the public on the realities of factory farming and the negative effects that animals, farm workers, and neighboring communities have to deal with on a daily basis. Education is the start for making change in not only how we treat animals, but primarily how we treat our own fellow Americans.

Victoria McCollum, Arvada He didn’t get the position (but not because of this), although he did get a good laugh from us.

Perhaps, as does happen, this type of job just wasn’t in his “bellywhack.” Too bad, though, because I’ve been told I’m a “top-knot kind of gal.”

Anyway, dys-fun-ctional phrases such as these are really a mute point.

What’s that, you say? A moot point?

You’re right … it is.

Andrea Doray is a writer who doesn’t change her autocorrected text messages, just to see if others can decipher her intended meaning. Contact her at a.doray@andreadoray.com to share your examples.

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McWhorter spoke without a script but sounded as if he were reading from one. There were no “uh’s,” and every thought flowed from the preceding one, and led into the next one.

Try it sometime. I can’t do it.

I had two impressions at the time: The man is a mastermind, for one.

In person, I would fail his standards miserably, for two.

No one is that articulate. It’s unnatural.

Take Woody Allen. Please.

He hems and haws all over the place (in his films), and they are actually built into his scripts.

What does your impersonation of Jimmy Stewart sound like? Mine incorporates his actual and endearing stutter.

McWhorter doesn’t stutter.

In The Atlantic article he states, “The new `like’ is associated with hesitation.

It is common to label the newer genera-

tions as harboring a fear of venturing a definite statement.”

I have heard people say they ate “like” five hot dogs. Does that mean four? Four and a half ? Four and seventh-eighths? Or does it mean five?

McWhorter is a believer in the changes in language: good and not so good. He is more tolerant than I am. I want the word to go away, as it is being misused now, immediately. Posthaste.

And take “LOL” with it.

And while I’m at it: Does “literally” mean “literally” or “figuratively”?

It can mean both, but when someone says they are “literally heartbroken” they mean they are “figuratively heartbroken.”

Otherwise, it’s called death.

Pass this essay around. Faculty: Teach your children about “like.” And feed them on your dreams. The one they pick’s the one you’ll know by.

I made that up.

Like heck I did.

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LIFE

‘Our Town’ takes rare turn in the round

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Tips and tricks for starting gardens in spring, early summer

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umanity has always had a connection with the earth, said John Stolzle, a Colorado State University Extension agent in Jefferson County who specializes in horticulture, plant pathology and food systems.

“Gardening is a direct way for people to interact with nature’s processes,” Stolzle said.

However, with the state’s diverse — and often unpredictable — weather, Colorado can present greater challenges to gardeners than many other U.S. states.

Luckily, Stolzle said, “there are a few tips and tricks that can help when starting up spring and summer gardens.”

It all depends on the last frost Planting in Colorado is highly weather dependent and each year is different, Stolzle said.

But one tip to remember is not to start too early, Stolzle said.

“The key, in my opinion, is to be patient,” he said. “And to plant according to the last predicted frost date.”

Because the latter varies regionally, paying close attention to local weather forecasts may be the best bet. In general, gardeners can bestguess that the last frost date will likely be sometime late April or early May, Stolzle said.

PlantTalk Colorado, a resource for Coloradans to find research-based gardening information specific to Colorado’s diverse climate, suggests that “people in the Denver metropolitan area normally use Mother’s Day as a guide for when to plant.”

This year, Mother’s Day falls on May 12.

A child picks out some seeds at The GrowHaus’ annual Seed Swap last year. This year, the event takes place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. March 23 at The GrowHaus, 4751 York St., in Denver.

COURTESY OF THE GROWHAUS For those who want to get an early start on their gardens, Coloradans can plant seedlings indoors, then transplant them outdoors when the weather is appropriate.

General recommendations on when to start plants indoors range from two to eight weeks before transplantation, Stolzle said. But to get a more exact time frame for each plant, he said, seed packets will usually include the specific recommendations for that plant.

Acclimating plants to the outdoors before planting them outside can also help, Stolzle said.

But, to “avoid shocking their systems, plants should be introduced to the outdoors slowly, over time,” Stolzle said.

Grandma’s tip to avoid a freeze The location of a plant, the duration of a cold spell and temperature can all play a part in a plant freezing, Stolzle said.

Colorado State University Extension’s Colorado Master Gardeners are volunteers trained in horticulture. Master Gardeners have a plethora of troubleshooting information and advice for new and experienced gardeners, available all year round.

There are Extension locations across the state, including every county in the Denver metro area. To learn more or locate your local Extension office, visit www.cmg. colostate.edu/index.shtml.

For example, “plants on the southern side of buildings and southfacing slopes will emerge from the soil relatively sooner, because the location is warmer,” Stolzle said, but “can then be at a greater risk when it comes to frosts.”

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here are some plays that just seem to live in air we breathe.

Even if you’re not a theater fan, you’ve probably come across it in some form or another.

Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town” is perhaps the quintessential example of this.

First produced in 1938, the three-act play explores small-town Americana, nostalgia and the struggles that accompany everyday life. In other words, it’s about all of us.

The Pulitzer-winCOMING ner will take over ATTRACTIONS the stage at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave. in Golden, from March 22 through April 28. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. on Sundays.

Clarke Reader “It’s a show that does one of the best jobs of making sense of the mystery we live out every day,” said Jim Hunt, who plays the role of Stage Manager. “It’s universal because of the way it captures the changes we all experience in our daily lives.”

Directed by Len Matheo, “Our Town” takes audiences to the small town of Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire, between 1901 and 1913. The Stage Manager serves as the narrator and chronicler of the town’s happenings, which include the big events — birth, love, death and everything in between.

While Wilder’s words remain very much intact in Miners’ production, the company is playing with the visuals a bit by having the actors wear contemporary clothing, and the show will be presented in the round — a rarity at the theater.

The show includes some heavy moments (just like life) but there are plenty of humorous moments and wise lines to make the darkness a little more bearable.

“Wilder did an unbelievable job of capturing the essence of what it means to be alive,” Hunt said. “I think people will connect with it and since it’s being produced in Golden, they might recognize some of their own small town on the stage.”

For tickets and information, call 303935-3044 or visit www.minersalley.com.

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A Colorado Master Gardener reference sheet published by Colorado State University Extension notes that “grandma’s old method of covering the garden with blankets and sheets works well as long as the fabric remains dry.” The cover should be placed in the evening before a frost is suspected, but it must be removed the next day so the sunlight can recharge the soil with heat.

Cool versus warm season veggies “Knowing the difference between cool and warm season vegetables can save a lot of headache,” Stolzle said. “But, in all of these cases, a cold, hard freeze will likely kill any plants left out or left unprotected.”

Hardy, cool season vegetables: Hardy, cool season vegetables prefer cooler temperatures and can likely survive a “frosty nip,” Stolzle said.

They can be planted outside about two to four weeks before the anticipated last frost date of the season.

Examples include onions, some spinach, lettuce, radish and broccoli.

Tender, warm season vegetables: Tender, warm season vegetables do not tolerate frost and need higher temperatures to grow well, Stolzle said. They should be planted when daytime temperatures are above at least 55 degrees Fahrenheit. Examples include cucumbers, New Zealand spinach and summer squash.

Sensitive vegetables: Some vegetables are even more sensitive than the tender, warm season vegetables, Stolzle said. These can only tolerate a low temperature of about 60 degrees Fahrenheit and prefer temperatures between about 70 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit. Examples include tomatoes, peppers, pumpkins, watermelon and eggplant.

The GrowHaus’ annual Seed Swap

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They’re responsibly for timeless classics like “I Got Rhythm” and “Someone to Watch Over Me,” as well as countless others.

These classics are now coming to life at the Lakewood Cultural Center thanks to Performance Now Theatre Company, with their production of the new Gershwin musical, “Crazy for You.” The show runs at the center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, from March 22 through April 7. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m.

The show is a homage to the musicals of the 1930s and follows a case of mistaken identity, dotted with vaudeville-era jokes and tender moments.

For information and tickets, call 303987-7845 or visit www.Lakewood.org/ LCCPresents.

The GrowHaus’ annual Seed Swap is a way for gardeners and veggie lovers to celebrate the beginning of the growing season. This year’s event will include workshops, shopping in The GrowHaus’ market and a seed swap of as many seeds that you would like to take home.

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WHAT: The GrowHaus’ Ninth Annual Seed Swap WHEN: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. March 23 WHERE: The GrowHaus, 4751 York St., Denver COST: Tickets purchased online by March 22 cost $12 per person. Tickets purchased on the day of, either online or at the door, cost $15 per person. Children under 12 are admitted free. Residents of Denver’s ElyriaSwansea and Globeville neighborhoods are also admitted free.

DETAILS: The event will include free workshops on permaculture, seed starting, composting and more; tours of The GrowHaus; live music; children’s activities; local food vendors; shopping in The GrowHaus’ organic, local market; a seed swap with The GrowHaus and other attendees that includes a variety of unlimited seeds to take home free of charge.

LEARN MORE: Schedule is at www.thegrowhaus.org/seed-swap.

CONTACT: 720-515-4751, reachout@thegrowhaus.org.

“The weather is warming up and spring is almost here,” said Nathan Mackenzie, the director of development for The GrowHaus, a nonprofit indoor farm in Denver that has a mission to ensure everyone has access to healthy food.

Approaching the cusp of the growing season, The GrowHaus’ annual Seed Swap is a way for all gardeners

and veggie lovers to get access “to as many seeds as you want to take home,” Mackenzie said.

“But it’s much more than just getting seeds,” Mackenzie said. “It’s all about bringing people together from all across Denver to celebrate the start of the growing season and the community we build through food.”

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Masters of Hawaiian Music at Swallow Hill With a winter as cold as the metro has been for good portions of this season, you could hardly be blamed for daydreaming about places with palm trees and the constant crashing of the waves. Audiences can get a musical taste of just such a place thanks to Swallow Hill.

The venue is hosting Masters of Hawaiian Music at 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 23, at its Daniels Hall, 71 E. Yale Ave. The show features George Kahumoku Jr., Nathan Aweau and Kawika Kahiapo.

According to information provided by Swallow Hill, Kahumoku Jr. is known as Hawaii’s Renaissance man. He is a multiple Grammy-award winning master slack key guitarist, songwriter, worldtraveling performer, teacher, artist, storyteller and writer, farmer and entrepreneur.

Aweau was a member of a Hawaiian music group called Hapa for much of the 2000s, while Kawika released his first solo album in 1996. Both have

been making music ever since.

The evening is sure to be beautiful one, and you can get tickets at www. swallowhillmusic.org.

Celebrate the creative leaps of female filmmakers The Denver Film Society is hosting its ninth annual Women+Film Festival at the Sie FilmCenter, 2510 E. Colfax Ave., April 9 through 14.

The festival will feature more than 15 films, with a focus on documentaries, narratives and short films — both by and about women. There will also be special events featuring filmmaker, journalist, author and former Miss America Gretchen Carlson, and documentary filmmaker, philanthropist and activist Abigail Disney, grandniece of Walt Disney.

For more information and tickets, visit www.denverfilm.org Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. He can be reached at Clarke.Reader@hotmail. com.

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“Room With a View”: runs March 22 to April 7 at Pirate: Contemporary Art, 7130 W. 16th Ave., Lakewood. Learn more at craigrobb. com.

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“Our Town”: March 22 to April 28 at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden.

Performances Thursday, Friday and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Contact 303935-3044 or minersalley.com.

“Crazy for You”: March 22 to April 7 at the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway. Co-presented by Performance Now Theatre Company. Showtime and tickets at 303-987-7845, Lakewood.org/LCCPresents or the box office.

Colorado ACTS: Midsummer Night’s Dream: 7 p.m. March 29-30 and 2 p.m. March 30 at Colorado ACTS Theatre, 11455 W. Interstate 70 Frontage Road, North, Wheat Ridge.

Conversation, Experience of War: 10 a.m. Saturdays, March 23 and 30 at Lakewood Heritage Center, 801 S. Yarrow St., Lakewood. Presented by Colorado Humanities and Center for the Book. Learn more at coloradohumanities.org or call 303-894-7951.

“Three Billy Goats Gruff”: March 30 to April 27 at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. Presented by Miners Alley Children’s Theatre. For tickets and showtimes, call 303-935-3044 or go to minersalley.com.

Resolving Family Turmoil Explored at Lifetree Café: noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 26 at Peace Lutheran Church, 5675 Field Street, Arvada. Go to www.peacelutheran.net. Participants will follow the story of a taxi driver whose last passenger on Christmas Eve is deeply troubled by a family conflict, a conflict that feels too painful to resolve.

“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-anne-frank.

Sin Street Social Club: on stage through May 19 at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. Call 720-898-7200 or go to http://arvadacenter.org/sin-street-socialclub for showtimes and tickets.

MUSIC

A Message of Hope: 7 p.m. March 19-21 at the DU Newman Center for the Performing Arts, 2344 E. Iliff Ave., Denver; and 7 p.m. March 30 at the CU Macky Auditorium Concert Hall, 1595 Pleasant St., Boulder.

Performed by the Colorado Mormon Chorale and Orchestra. Learn more at cplimited. org.

Young Artists Competion Winner Concert: 4 p.m. Sunday, March 31 at Wheat Ridge United Methodist Church, 7530 W. 38th Ave., in Wheat Ridge. Featuring Samuel Vargas, violin. Tickets at www. jeffsymphony.org or by calling 303-278-4237.

Denver Jazz Club Youth All-Stars Auditions: 6:30-9 p.m. Sunday, March 31 at Denver Percussion, 7399 S. Tucson Way, Ste. B2,

Centennial. Intermediate to advanced jazz experience preferred. Audition music at http:// bandresourcesunlimited.com/ downloads/. Learn more at http:// youthallstars.denverjazzclub. com/.

ART

Nature Photos with Your Phone: 5:45 p.m. Saturday, March 23 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Learn more at https://arvada.org/ explore/open-space-nature/ majestic-viewnature-centerdivision.

Messy Art: 4-4:30 p.m.

Sunday, March 24 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Call 303235-JCPL (5275) or visit www. jeffcolibrary.org.

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 https://www.foothillsartcenter.org/upcoming/

TRIAD: Pharmaceutical Savvy: 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 26 at Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office, 500 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden. Learn about the safe use, storage, and disposal of prescription and over-the-counter medicines.

Also hear about vaccination options (flu, shingles, pneumonia), over-medicating, and concerns about opioids. Presented

by Dr. Sunny Linnebur, professor of pharmacy at the University of Colorado, who specializes in medication management for older adults. Triad of Jefferson County program. Free and open to the public. Call 303-271-6980.

Pin-Ups on Tour: Operation Arvada: 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 29 at Rockabillies, 12363 W. 64th Ave., Arvada. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Veterans attend free while tickets last. Vintage attire encouraged.

For ages 18 and up. Get tickets at www.pinupsontour.com.

EVENTS

Foothills Women’s Golf Association 9 Hole Leagues: play for the Champ 9 and Par 3 leagues is Thursday mornings; Executive 9 league plays Tuesdays, from April to September. Fee for new members depends on league selection. Call Katherine Madden at 954-658-4125 or email katherinemadden@hotmail.com.

Go to foothillswomensgolf.com for information and a registration form.

Teen Take Over: 7-11 p.m. Friday, March 22 and Friday, April 26 at the Secrest Recreation Center, 6820 W. 66th Ave., Arvada. Contact Laina Doyle at 303-403-2555 or go to ApexPRD.org.

March Madness Book Sale: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, March 22 and Saturday, March 23 at Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada.

Call 303-235-JCPL (5275) or visit www.jeffcolibrary.org. Benefits the Jefferson County Library Foundation.

Teen After Hours: March Madness: 6-8 p.m. Friday, March 22 at Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Call 303-235-JCPL (5275) or visit www.jeffcolibrary. org. Registration required. No late arrival or re-entry.

Spring Break Fun: Teen Laser Tag: 6-8 p.m. Friday, March 22; Scavenger Hunt: all day Saturday, March 23 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada.

Call 303-235-5275 or visit www. jeffcolibrary.org. Registration is required.

Ralston Creek Cohousing: noon

to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 23 at home in the Geos neighborhood in Arvada. Go to http://www.ralstoncreekcohousing.org/ Contact Tori at 303-704-2168.

Nano Day Celebration: 1-3 p.m.

Saturday, March 23 at Wheat Ridge Library, 5475 W. 32nd Ave., Wheat Ridge. Call 303-235-5275 or visit www.jeffcolibrary.org.

Oh Deer, Oh My! 3 p.m. Saturday, March 23 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada.

Learn more at https://arvada.org/ explore/open-spacenature/majesticview-nature-centerdivision.

Prom Swap Day: 1-4 p.m. Sunday, March 31 at Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada; and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 31 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Bring unwanted and clean formal wear or accessories to the library and receive tickets to trade for a new-to-you item.

“Buy” tickets with canned goods.

Five cans per dress tuxedo/suit, two cans for shoes, one can per accessory. Leftover clothing donations benefit the Florence Crittenton High School, the Jeffco Action Center, and the Arvada Com-

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munity Food Bank. Seamstress onsite for your immediate alterations. Donation days are March 24 to April 6; drop off clothing and accessories at Arvada, Belmar, Golden, or Standley Lake libraries.

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

Spring Break Fun: at Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada.

Call 303-235-JCPL (5275) or visit www.jeffcolibrary.org. Schedule includes “Dumbo”: 1-3 p.m. Monday, March 25; “Fun and Fancy Free”: 1-3 p.m. Tuesday, March 26; Lego Build: 3-5 p.m. Thursday, March 28; “Lady and the Tramp”: 1-3 p.m. Friday, March 29; Tweens After Hours, Laser Tag: 6-7 p.m. Friday, March 29.

Hands Dirty Feet Wet-Outdoor Nature Play Dates: 10:30 a.m.

Tuesday, March 26 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Learn more at https://arvada.org/explore/openspace-nature/majestic-viewnature-center-division.

Meet the Chicks: 9 a.m. March 27 at Golden History Museum, 923 10th St., Golden. Meet new spring chicks. Registration required at https://www.eventbrite. com/e/meet-the-chicks-tickets-57722269863 Coffee Talk: 1-2:15 p.m. Wednesday, March 27 at the Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Join Dr. Evangeline Sena for her portrayal as Maria Josefa Jarmillo Carson, the third wife of Kit Carson, the famous guide, hunter and military general.

Mammals And Campfire Stories: 5:30 p.m. Friday, March 29 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Learn more at https://arvada.org/explore/ open-space-nature/majesticview-nature-center-division.

From fox furs to bear skulls, get hands-on with some mammals to discover what they are and what makes them special.

Teen After Hours: Gaming Night: 5-6:30 p.m. Saturday, March 30 at Wheat Ridge Library, 5475 W. 32nd Ave., Wheat Ridge.

Call 303-235-JCPL (5275) or visit www. jeffcolibrary.org. For ages 12-18.

Cat Foster Care Seminar: 10:30 a.m. March 30 at the Cat Care Society, 5787 W 6th Ave., Lakewood. For those interested in fostering kittens and cats. To RSVP and learn more, contact frontdesk@catcaresociety.org or 303-239-9680.

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HONORED ATTORNEY DIES Carl F. Eiberger II was a proud Army veteran who served in the Korean War. Notable in his career as an attorney, Eiberger provided pro bono legal aid for about 20 years to the opposition of a mining operations development proposal on South Table Mountain in Golden. Eiberger died from illness at age 88 on March 6.

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Women’s Empowerment Seminar: 1-4 p.m. Saturday, March 30 at the Edgewater Library. Sessions include: Keeping Yourself and Your Home Safe, 1-2 p.m., led by Edgewater Police Officer Madeline Walz; Self-Defense, 2-3 p.m., led by martial arts instructor Daniel McCallum; and Strength Training, 3-4 p.m., led by personal trainer and corrective exercise specialist Jamie Kempfer.

HEALTH

Yoga with the Cats: 4 p.m. March 24 at Cat Care Society, 5787 W. 6th Ave., Lakewood. Space is limited. RSVP to Suellen Scott at sscott@catcaresociety.org or 303-239-9680 ext 19.

Public Health and Climate Change: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 28 at Mother Tucker Brewery, 2360 E. 120 th Ave., Thornton. Go to bit.ly/publichealthforum.

Proactive with Prediabetes: noon March 30 at Natural Grocers, 4900 Kipling St., Wheat Ridge. Go to https://www. naturalgrocers.com/events/proactiveprediabetes-0. Join Jen Cavallaro, owner of Upward Spiral Fitness & Nutrition Coaching for this free workshop.

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

Social Security and Income Planning: 2 p.m. March 23 at Wheat Ridge Recreation Center, 4005 Kipling St., Wheat Ridge.

Free class. Call 720-287-5880 or go to www.joannholstadvisers.com The Great Courses: Famous Romans: 6:30-7:45 p.m. Tuesday, March 26 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Call 303-235-JCPL (5275) or visit www.jeffcolibrary.org. Popular video series crafted for lifelong learners.

Exploring the Great Idea: Hate: 2-3:30 p.m.

Friday, March 29 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Call 303-235-JCPL (5275) or visit www.jeffcolibrary.org. Discussion group dedicated to exploring how we engage in classic, timeless philosophical pursuits every day of our lives.

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Green Mountain girls soccer improves to 4-0 with shutout win

BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

LAKEWOOD — Green Mountain’s girls soccer team has stormed its way to an impressive 4-0 record early this season.

The Rams — No. 10 in the Class 4A girls soccer CHSAANow.com preseason rankings — took care of business Friday, March 15, at Lakewood Memorial Field with a 2-0 victory over 5A Jeffco League’s Lakewood Tigers.

“It’s kind of unexpected,” Green Mountain senior Olivia Pietro admitted about the undefeated start.

“We did good last year, but not this good. It’s good to get off to this start and gives us confidence.”

There was a little lack of confidence when it came to getting the non-league game played. The “bomb cyclone” blizzard that hit Colorado on March 13, put some doubt if Lakewood Memorial Field would be playable, but the field was plowed and cleared to play before the 4 p.m. start.

“We didn’t think we were going to be able to play it, but I’m glad we did,” Green Mountain coach John Barone said.

Barone is also glad to have Pietro on the field for the Rams. The senior is playing her first high school season after suffering three torn ACLs over the past three years. Pietro gave Green Mountain a 1-0 lead in the 32nd minute off a centering pass from sophomore Makenzi Dowell.

“This is her fourth try at it,” Barone said of Pietro. “She is just an unbelievable player. She is a special, special player.”

Pietro is the Rams’ leading goal scorer with five tallies in four games.

“My ultimate goal is to play in college, but for right now this is my goal,” said Pietro, who added that she is just excited to be on the field for the Rams playing with classmates she has never been able to play with before.

Dowell scored her fourth goal of the season in the 58th minute off a throw-in from freshman Morgan Falconer that led directly to the sophomore giving the Rams a 2-0 lead.

“Makenzi is just big and fast,” Barone said. “She normally isn’t a starter, but when she gets in she scores goals.”

Sophomore goalie Jayden Johnson picked up the shutout victory in net for Green Mountain.

The impressive start has Barone excited about what the Rams can accomplish this spring in one of the most competitive conferences in 4A. SEE SOCCER, P17

Vista, Legend take game to Arizona diamonds

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ow that the winter sports season is over and driveway is finally clear of snow, it is time to catch up on a few other things.

First off, the Mountain Vista and Legend baseball teams displayed good timing. There were no baseball, soccer or lacrosse games played in Colorado on OVERTIME March 13 or 14 because of snow. Golf or track events were also postponed.

However Vista and Legend did play baseball because Jim Benton they were in the Boras Baseball Classic of Arizona in the Phoenix area.

The Douglas County School District didn’t go on spring break until the week of March 18-22 but Vista and Legend players didn’t miss too much school because of two snow days.

Green Mountain senior Olivia Pietro (13) celebrates her first-half goal with sophomore Paige Soppe (20) on Friday, March 15, at Lakewood Memorial Field. Pietro is playing her first season with Green Mountain after going through three different ACL knee surgeries.

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Green Mountain senior Alexa Lord (10) fires a shot on goal with Lakewood freshman Esperanza Zarate (5) defending.

The Rams improved to 4-0 on the season with a shutout victory against the Tigers on Friday, March 15, at Lakewood Memorial Field.

Coming and going Darren Withey is the new athletic director at Highlands Ranch and Valor Christian AD Jamie Heiner has resigned effective at the end of the school year and is changing careers.

Withey, a Spanish teacher in the EDGE program at Legend, will take over for the 2019-20 school year.

He was the former Aurora Central head baseball coach and assistant football coach at Aurora Central, Mountain Vista and Legend and assistant baseball coach at Mountain Vista, Rock Canyon and Legend. He was an assistant softball coach at Legend.

Withey’s mother was a speechwriter for Ronald Reagan and his dad, Jim, was a semi-professional baseball player in Harvey, Illinois.

Heiner, Valor’s AD for the past four years, will be pursuing a full-time pastoral role at Journey Church in Castle Pines.

Valor has the search for a new AD. Impressive debut Clint Evans has made an impressive coaching debut in Colorado.

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Evans was the head girls basketball coach at Olathe East in Kansas but took over as the head mentor at Cherry Creek, and the Bruins girls won their first-ever state basketball championship with a victory over rival Grandview on March 9.

“You don’t do this to win championships but I can’t imagine writing a better story,” said Evans. “My family and I moved out here from Kansas City in June. I had hopes of doing something like this in the future but to do it in our first year is just amazing.

“The kids did it. I didn’t come out here not knowing I had these good players. I watched Jana (Van Gytenbeek) play but a lot of these kids didn’t play a whole lot last year. We said it all year, one team, one goal, we’re going to find a way.”

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Green Mountain defeated preseason 4A’s No. 1 ranked Silver Creek 2-1 on March 12 at Lakewood Memorial Field.

The last league title for Green Mountain came in 2013.

“Last year we finished seventh out of eight in (4A) Jeffco,” Barone said.

“It’s such a tough league, but we really feel like we can compete this

Newsworthy briefs Some quick updates about individuals and teams from around the area.

Ralston Valley senior Joey Steiskal tossed a no-hitter in the season opener on March 9 in a 3-0 baseball win over Lincoln … Megan McGriff scored nine goals in Bear Creek’s 1810 girls lacrosse victory over Smoky Hill on March 12 … forward Kasey Neubert of Highlands Ranch is the Continental League girls basketball Player of the Year while Ponderosa’s Cory White and Caryn Jarocki of Highlands Ranch are girls co-coaches of the year … Kobe Sanders is the Continental League boys basketball Player of the Year . Valor Christian freshman Raegan Beers was honored as the Jefferson County 5A girls basketball Player of the Year.

Jim Benton is a sports writer for Colorado Community Media. He has been covering sports in the Denver area since 1968. He can be reached at jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia. com or at 303-566-4083. year. In the first time in a while we should be in the top-half and maybe even challenge for it.”

Lakewood (1-3 record) has road games at Vista Ridge and Mullen next week. Green Mountain has games against Denver South and Air Academy before spring break.

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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Prom swap comes to Jeffco libraries Formal wear and accessories can be donated March 24 to April 6

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Prom seasons is just around the corner and Jefferson County Public Libraries are working to make sure every teen in the county who wants to attend has something to wear.

“Prom can be really expensive, but it’s a really important right of passage for most teens,” said Tana Lucero, teen services librarian at the Arvada Library. “What we want to do is make it easier for teens that might not have the financial wherewithal to participate.”

During the annual Prom Swap, teens can bring unwanted and clean formal wear or accessories to the Library and take another dream outfit home. For each dress tuxedo/suit, pair of shoes or accessory donated, teens receive tickets to trade for a new-to-them item.

If they don’t have anything to bring in, they can “buy” tickets with the donation of canned goods — five cans per dress tuxedo/suit, two cans for shoes and one can per accessory.

A seamstress will also be on-site for immediate alterations.

“It’s an opportunity to still have the

DONATE AND SHOP Donation Days March 24 - April 6 — Drop off clothing and accessories at Arvada, Belmar, Edgewater, Golden or Standley Lake libraries.

Shopping Days Golden, 1019 10th St., Golden — Saturday, March 30, 12 - 4 p.m.

Standley Lake, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada — Sunday, March 31, 12 - 4 p.m.

Arvada, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada — Sunday, March 31, 1 - 4 p.m.

Belmar, 555 S Allison Parkway, Lakewood — Saturday, April 6, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Edgewater, 1800 N. Harlan St., Edgewater — Sunday, April 7, 1 - 4 p.m. shopping experience, get something new to them and attend prom within their own budget,” Lucero said.

Community members can also donate dresses, mens ware, jewelry, shoes and handbags from March 24 to April 6 to any library.

Arra Katona, teen services coordinator for Jeffco Public Library, said items for young men are a need — suits, ties, tuxedos and accessories.

“I think it’s a wonderful opportunity for our community to show the teens that we love and support them and want to help in any way we can,” Lu-

Claire Frazier, 16, looks through potential prom dresses with her mom, Shari, at the Arvada Library during the 2018 prom swap.

SHANNA FORTIER cero said. “Last year we had such an enormous outflowing of generosity, I was so impressed and so moved at how kind people were.”

The Prom Swap started at the Belmar library five years ago and has since grown to include Arvada, Golden, Standley Lake and Edgewater.

“We just saw a need at other locations,” Katona said, adding that by expanding the program throughout the county, it takes away a transportation barrier. “The library is more

than just books, it’s a resource for our community.”

This year’s shopping dates for teens are March 30 at Golden; March 31 at Standley Lake and Arvada; April 6 at Belmar and April 7 at Edgewater.

Leftover clothing will be donated to the Florence Crittenton High School and the Arvada High Prom Boutique.

Canned goods will benefit the Jeffco Action Center and the Community Table — formerly the Arvada Community Food Bank.

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