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Officials turn down plan to house homeless near Federal Center P6

AHEAD OF THE PACK: Lakewood High School lacrosse kicks off best season yet P28

A GOOD CAUSE: Youths collect data to help improve policies P9

NEXT STEPS: Community brainstorms how to keep kids safe P7

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VOICES: PAGE 12 | LIFE: PAGE 16 | CALENDAR: PAGE 26 | SPORTS: PAGE 28

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MY NAME IS

ALAINA BETH REEL

Local writer, director and actress About me I’m originally from Iowa — that’s where I grew up and went to college.

I’ve moved to many places since then.

I lived in California, taught abroad in Thailand and lived in New Zealand for a while. I’ve been back in Colorado for a few years now.

A lifetime on stage I’ve been acting since I was about 10 years old — I was part of a production of “The Wizard of Oz,” and that was it

for me. I’ve done community theater and more in the ensuing years. I’ve done commercials, voice-over work, performed in plays and now I’m writing and directing my first full production.

I’ll be doing some trapeze performing this spring, have done a lot of singing and dancing in different roles, and even filmed a short film while I was in Thailand.

What I’m doing now The production I’m writing and directing is an adaptation of “Little Red Riding Hood” at Miners Alley Playhouse in Golden. I’m hoping it’ll be very funny and will be a lot of fun for audiences.

Writing and directing is a lot of fun, and this is a new challenge for me. I’ve directed kids before, but never adults.

The audition and call-backs process are really interesting from that perspective — it’s mind-opening to be on the other side of the table.

I also teach acting to middle schoolers at Miners Alley, and am helping to build sets for productions there.

Helping with the carpentry work gives me a whole other perspective — it has opened my eyes to a lot of possibilities and problem solving.

Reel Doing theater and acting for kids is something I’ve done for a long time, and it’s surprisingly not that different from working with adults. You want to give kids just as high quality of a performance, with all the truthfulness and honesty you give to adults. And you

want to give your adult performances just as much energy as you give to the children. Getting a perfect show isn’t as important as having fun with the audience in the moment.

The power of theater Theater is so special because you get to have an experience with the audience that happens just one time. You’re all experiencing the energy together in that room, and that has so much power.

It can make you laugh, cry, make you think about your politics, question the world you’re living in and what stories we want to tell.

If you have suggestions for My Name Is ..., contact Clarke Reader at creader@ coloradocommunitymedia.com.

Puma’s Corner BUFFALO ROSE UPDATE

Well, it’s time for the next installment of “Puma’s Corner.” As mentioned in last month’s issue, I am focusing on the big renovation at Buffalo Rose.

On March 9th, Chris Cone, CEO of Buffalo Rose, guided me on a tour of the buildings. Yes, that’s right, buildings – plural. Believe it or not, there are three buildings that make up Buffalo Rose, and they represent three different centuries. The oldest one is the one on the corner where a barber shop, and later, the State 38 Saloon, once stood. That corner building was built in the 1850’s. The Buffalo Rose Saloon was built in 1902, and the Buffalo Rose Venue building was built in 1922. The outdoor biker lounge was added in the 21st century.

Chris made a point that his goal in the renovation is to “Reveal and Preserve” the original buildings. One of the things that I saw, which I thought was impressive, was the preservation of some of the original wooden doors and brick work, which was revealed during the project. Chris will be preserving this, and it will be part of the historical charm of the new Venue building.

The old bar that was in the lower level Venue is being moved to a new upstairs lounge, where patrons will overlook the activity on Washington Street. There will be comfy couches, with the intention of creating a warm and inviting place to chat while having a drink. Patrons can walk back and forth into the main Venue area overlooking the event/concert from above.

If you followed the renovation earlier, then you know that a huge commercial kitchen is being added. It will be a state of the art, commercial kitchen, approximately 1,300 square feet. Surely this kitchen will be a huge benefit, resulting in quicker serving times.

The intended capacity of the Venue will be about 600 people. Chris said the whole Venue building will have a 1930’s feel to it. Should be awesome! I am really looking forward to frequenting the new Buffalo Rose, and I know you will too! The Grand Opening is still targeted for the Fall of this year. Chris will know a more specific date sometime in May or June.

Until next month-

By John Puma Your Golden area real estate specialist Luxury is an experience, not a price point. john.puma@sothebysrealty.com 720.688.2280

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‘This movement will make a difference’ — let’s hope so

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isten to Ali Shultz.

The cardboard sign that hangs around her neck reads “Thoughts and prayers will never be enough.”

She stands in the cooling shade of towering pine trees, with her mother and friend, and the thousands gathered at Denver’s Civic Center Park for the March 24 student-organized rally and march protesting gun violence.

“We need to change,” the 16-yearold from Boulder High School says. “I want to feel safe. When a fire alarm goes off . . . ” Tears suddenly well in her eyes, roll down her cheeks.

“I don’t want to go to school someday and not come home.”

Listen to Erik Frederiksen.

He is 19, from Seattle, studying at the University of Denver.

During his senior year in high school, Ann Macari he experienced three Healey lockdowns.

“It’s terrifying when you see a tweet go out — ‘I am on my way to shoot up a school‘ — and you sit there for two hours waiting for something to happen.” Police later ar-

rested a student who wasn’t in school that day.

A few weeks earlier, someone had scrawled “Don’t come to school on Friday” on a bathroom wall. School was canceled that day.

“After that, you kind of prepare. You figure out where you’re going to hide, where your exits are. It’s stayed with me ever since.”

He holds a sign that says “Books not bullets.”

‘I’m so proud of the kids’ Signs are everywhere. Small ones.

Big ones. Simple, scrawled, colorful, sophisticated. They wave in the air,

clutched in hands, a sea of words that punch bluntly.

Enough.

If politicians won’t lead us, then we must make them.

2nd Amendment is not code for run for your life.

Change gun laws or change Congress.

Students are lucky enough to go to school. We shouldn’t feel lucky to go home.

We will not be your target practice.

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How Can Buyers Win a Bidding War? Here’s What Golden Real Estate’s Agents Do

Going on three years now, the current seller’s market has allowed agents to hone their bidding war skills – something the agents at Golden Real Estate have come to do quite well. In this week’s column, I’ll share some of what allows us to find success in this challenging market.

Of course, agents from other brokerages use many of the techniques I’ll describe here, and occasionally we learn from them, as they do from us. In our weekly sales meeting at Golden Real Estate, we share what works and doesn’t work, cognizant of the fact that what is effective in one situation might be ineffective in another.

The more contingencies a buyer can waive, the stronger an offer will be. The first and biggest contingency is the sale of an existing home. A buyer may want to sell his current home in order to purchase the replacement home, but if he can demonstrate he doesn’t need to do so, he can eliminate this contingency. If the buyer isn’t paying cash, his lender can provide a letter indicating he is qualified or pre-approved for a loan without selling his current home. Even better is when a buyer can show liquid assets that

can be sold in order to pay cash at closing. If he goes under contract with, say, a 45-day close, and prices his current home correctly, it’s entirely possible that we can negotiate an earlier closing on his current home than on the replacement. Under such a scenario, although the assets are in place to complete the purchase without selling his current home, the buyer is able complete the transaction without having to deploy those assets or close on a new loan. We have accomplished this for many buyers.

Waiving inspection and appraisal contingencies are common practices in competitive offers, but my preference is to leave those deadlines in the contract, but to include additional provisions that 1) the buyer will use the inspection deadline only to terminate, not to demand any repairs, and 2) the buyer will not demand a price reduction if the home doesn’t appraise for at least the contract price. Note, however, that if you inform the listing agent you are going to terminate because, for example, the furnace needs replacing, the seller is likely to say they’ll make that repair, knowing that they’re obligated to disclose that condition to the next buyer. A similar

scenario can often work if there’s a major appraisal problem. Perhaps the seller will compromise with a minor price adjustment, if not lower the price all the way to the appraised value.

“Love letters” written by the buyer to the seller can pose Fair Housing problems but are still a common practice — and they can be effective. Just this week I saw my first one in the form of a video clip showing the cute couple standing next to their wedding picture on the wall. In composing the buyer’s message, it helps if you know something about the seller. I recently submitted a buyer’s offer that was $20,000 below the listing

Homeowners Are Selling Homes in Record Numbers HOMES SOLD BY INDIVIDUALS 2008-2017 Source: REcolorado

Follow-up On Last Week’s Column About Off-Market Real Estate Transactions In last week’s column, I demonstrated statistically that when sellers allow their listing agent to sell their home without putting it on the MLS, they could lose money while their agent earns a bigger commission. A reader pointed out that I ignored one way in which sellers can save even bigger on commission — by not using a listing agent at all.

That reader’s email betrayed two misunderstandings that most FSBO (for sale by owner) sellers share. First, that the typical commission is 6 or 7%, when it really averages about 5.5% according to the National Association of Realtors; Second, that a FSBO seller can sell their home for as much as they could if they employed a listing agent.

Selling without an agent might be somewhat effective in certain market conditions, but it makes little sense in our current one. That may sound counter-intuitive, but it is absolutely true.

It’s one thing to manage your own negotiation with a single buyer, but do you really have the

time (not to mention the skill-set) to negotiate with, potentially, multiple buyers? How do you vet prospective buyers, safely handle showings, properly analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the various offers? Even if you’ve sold your own homes in the past, it’s pretty unlikely you’ve done so in anything approaching the type of market we’re in now. Indeed, I’ve even had licensed real estate agents hire me to sell their own property. Why? Because they recognized that I had more tools and was better suited to navigate the tricky waters of our current market than they would have been.

In addition to overestimating what they’d pay to a real estate professional, FSBO sellers often overlook the fact that most buyers are represented by their own agent who will be expecting to earn 2.8%. Because of that, smart FSBO sellers will offer to pay a co-op commission, reducing their savings from, say, 5.6% to 2.8%. With on-MLS listings selling for 2.1% more, as I showed last week, what is the gain?

price, despite being told there were two other offers. We didn’t submit a “love letter” but I did say in the cover message that my elderly buyers loved the home because they’d be close to their daughter who lives in that subdivision. To my surprise, the listing agent said that if we could raise the offer by $10,000, the seller would accept it.

At Golden Real Estate, we do have one “secret weapon,” used when the sellers still live in their home and are moving within the metro area. We offer the use of our own trucks, as well as supplying moving boxes, packing materials, and even, on occasion, the labor. It wins the day again and again!

With such statistics indicating a likelihood that a FSBO seller will sell their home for less than they would have if they’d had professional representation, chances are good they will ultimately net less money. So, by going it alone, they get to deal with all the pitfalls and difficulties that can accompany a real estate transaction, they get to do more work than they expected, and they end up with less money – all to avoid paying a commission.

Call us, and we’d be happy to address other concerns.

Conventional wisdom suggests that the low inventory of homes for sale is due to homeowners not putting their homes on the market.

For months I’ve been pointing out that this is not true, and the graph at left proves my point.

In creating the chart I excluded all sales by builders, banks, trusts, corporations and government — all sellers except individuals. To the extent that an increasing number of individuals have their homes in the name of a trust or corporation, the numbers are understated.

Homes are being put on the market in record numbers. The only reason that active inventory is low is that homes are selling more quickly than ever. Median days on market was 64 days in 2008, 11 days in 2014 and 8 days in 2017.

That’s why acting quickly on new listings and knowing how to compete successfully in a bidding war is so important, as discussed in the above article .

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Coalition’s proposal to build housing for homeless is denied Opponents are relieved; proponents say they will continue to fight

BY CLARKE READER CREADER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The federal government’s denial March 23 of a plan to develop 59 acres near the Federal Center in Lakewood into a housing and resource center for the homeless dismayed its proponents, who say they will continue to fight for the proposal.

“We are very disappointed,” said Cathy Alderman, vice president of communications and public policy with the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, the proposal’s author. “We believe HHS (the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) erred in its decision based on the law and the facts. We will immediately appeal to HHS and, if we do not get positive response, we will likely be going back to court to protect rights of people experiencing homelessness in Lakewood and Jefferson County.”

But the decision elated opponents, who have loudly protested the plan’s size and scope.

“I just feel enormous relief and great pride in what a true grassroots effort was able to accomplish,” said Ronda Frazier, who founded the Facebook group Lakewood Residents

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The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless wanted to build housing for the homeless on 59 acres of federally owned land in Lakewood. The recent denial of the project means the land will most likely go back into a public auction process.

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WHAT’S NEXT? The General Services Administration, which owns the land, will release more information in coming weeks about next steps for reopening the online auction.

The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless Unite to raise awareness and opposition to the project. “This was a poorly planned project from the get-go. The coalition wanted the...land and everyone, the citizens of Lakewood and the homeless themselves, were given little

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Mayor Adam Paul announced the decision March 26 in a statement on his Facebook page. According to Paul, the GSA sent him a brief email saying the proposal had been denied, without

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“Like this whole process, the information about what comes next is pretty vague,” Paul said. “What I hope is that this will be a starting point for people to work on the homeless problem — because it’s not going away.”

The website of the federal General Services Administration (GSA), which owns the 59 undeveloped acres between St. Anthony Hospital and the Federal Center, states the online auction for the land will resume soon. The GSA did not respond to a request for comment by press time late March 27.

The coalition proposed building temporary housing for about 250 homeless people that could include trailers, geodesic domes and large tents. A second phase would build 500 to 600 permanent affordable housing units in apartment buildings capable of housing 1,000 people. The coalition considered turning about 12 acres in the northern section of the property into a solar panel farm to help power the campus.

The denial is the latest development in a debate over the property that goes back to October 2015. Residents’ concern over lack of information and time to do the necessary groundwork on a mixed-use development project between the City of Lakewood and the GSA led to negotiations ending in January 2016. In May 2017, the SEE COALITION, P27

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No option off the table at Jeffco Safety Forum Stakeholders come together to discuss improving school safety

SAFE2TELL FOR 2017-2018 The number of reported incidents to Jeffco Public School’s Safe2Tell for this school year

BY CLARKE READER CREADER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

With the recent attack at a Parkland, Florida, high schools — and with the massacre at Columbine High School nearing its 19th anniversary — parents, students and Jefferson County Public Schools have been grappling with one concern: How to ensure nothing like these attacks ever happens again.

On March 20, the county took first steps toward that goal.

“Jefferson County has experience with these kinds of tragedies,” Superintendent Jason Glass told the several hundred parents, teachers and community members at the district’s first safety forum, held March 20 at Lakewood High School. “This is part of a larger community conversation about what we can do. All options at present come with their own challenges and problems.”

The evening featured presentations from a panel of experts, including police chiefs from Arvada, Edgewater, Golden, Lakewood, Westminster, Wheat Ridge, Jeffco Sheriff Jeff Shrader, District Attorney Pete Weir and organizations such as the I Love U Guys Foundation and Safe2Tell.

“I can’t begin to describe the importance of the relationship between the district and local police departments,” said Dan Brennan, Wheat Ridge police chief. “Every time a shooting happens, we’re all snapped back to the Columbine situation, and then we have some tough decisions to make.”

The evening was led by John McDonald, executive director of security and emergency management with Jeffco Schools.

“This is not an easy conversation to have, but what we need is direct and honest dialogue,” he said. “We start teaching children about school safety at 3 years old now, because for 19 years we have been learning lessons about keeping students safe.”

Here are some of the key topics discussed during the evening.

What Jeffco Schools are already doing In the years since Columbine, the county has learned from other shootings that have happened, not just in Colorado, but throughout the country.

As McDonald said, shootings don’t just happen in schools — they happen in malls, churches and movie theaters as well.

One of the most helpful tools the district has is Safe2Tell, an anonymous statewide program for students, parents, school staff and community members to report concerns regarding their safety or the safety of others.

“We’re focusing on early prevention,” said Susan Payne, director of Safe2Tell. “We know from a Secret Service study that for most school violence, someone other than the attacker knew it was going to happen

1,304 Total reports 203 Attempted suicide reports 190 Drugs 128 Bullying 88 Planned school attack 74 Cutting John McDonald, executive director of security and emergency management with Jeffco Schools, leads the discussion during the Jeffco Safety Forum at Lakewood High School on March 20.

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INSIDE A FEEDER-AREA DISCUSSION

About 10 Jeffco faculty and staff, parents and community members from the Ralston Valley High School feeder area sat in a circle and discussed some of their biggest concerns.

Because organizers promised anonymity to participants, their last names will not be used in this story.

“I’m very impressed with all the efforts of everyone in the district, and I think it is important we get this conversation started,” Jeffco resident Gregg said.

“But I don’t know what the answer is.”

Many group members emphasized a desire

but failed to report it.”

When it comes to working directly with students and staff in schools, School Resource Officers (SROs) are also extremely popular.

“We owe students and teachers the gift of SROs, not only because they’re trained, but because it provides students a positive relationship with law enforcement,” McDonald said.

Students also participate in lockdown drills and have access to mental health services. The district also is starting three new initiatives.

The first initiative includes several update by McDonald and his department, including working to assist students in transitional situations, such as moving from elementary to middle school, enhanced Safe2Tell programs and strategic campus safety.

The second initiative is the Counteterrorism Education Learning Lab’s (CELL) Community Awareness Program, which provides training on the basic tools necessary to recognize and prevent criminal and ter-

to see some kind of follow-through on proposed ideas instead of continual discussion.

“There are many pieces to this,” Brian, anothe resident, said. “Schools should be harder to get into, even if that means it might be a bit harder for parents to just stop by and visit their children.”

Lang Sias, Arvada City Councilmember for District 4 and the Republican representative for House District 27, sat in on the session to share thoughts and concerns.

“In the legislature, we need to hear from you about how to prioritize the spending on these issues,” he said. “As a father, I’m scared to death, just like the rest of you.” rorist activity. The third is Stop the Bleed, which provides training for educators in trauma medical care.

John-Michael Keyes created the I Love U Guys Foundation after his daughter, Emily, was killed by a gunman at Platte Canyon High School in 2006. The foundation provides a safe response protocol during an emergency, which includes four actions — lockout, lockdown, evacuate and shelter. This program has been implemented in the county and is continually refined and improved.

What still needs to be done The biggest roadblock to many changes that experts recommend is money.

As McDonald explained, the district doesn’t have a funding stream to enhance school building safety at many buildings that are more than 50 years old.

“There have been so many calls for more mental health access, but it would cost $13 million to add a mental health support person to every

school,” he said. “We have 4,800 classrooms in our schools, and to update locks on those doors so they lock from the inside is very expensive. So far, we’ve updated 1,300, but it will cost about $4 million to do the rest.”

Other options like metal detectors, increased video surveillance and stronger glass also add up to a significant bill.

And the district does not pay for school resources officers — that expense comes from law enforcement agencies, many of which are already financially strapped.

“We have 29 schools in Arvada alone,” Arvada Police Chief Ed Brady said. “That’s why school-based programs like the Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students) are so helpful.” Watch D.O.G.S. is a program where fathers, grandfathers, uncles, and other father figures volunteer at their child’s school one day a year. While there, they monitor the entrance and lunch room, and assist in any other necessary tasks.

What next steps look like Following the panel discussion, attendees went into different classrooms based on high school articulation areas, where there was a facilitated discussion about possible solutions.

Responses from these discussions shared similar themes, including appreciation for the work of school resource officers, the need for more mental health services and ways to make school buildings safer.

“This is a reality we all face,” said Shrader. “There are so many fixes people think will be really simple, but that’s just not the case.”

When it comes to next steps, the district is creating a School Safety and Security Task Force that will meet over the coming four months or so and talk to a variety of stakeholders about concrete options to address school safety.

Anyone interested in participating in this task force can get more information at www.jeffcopublicschools. org/services/security/school_safety___security_task_force.

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HEALEY FROM PAGE 4

by the thousands to demand change in gun laws that they believe will prevent violence in their classrooms and communities. They were part of a nationwide clarion call, March for our Lives, led and organized by students, set in motion by student survivors of the Parkland, Florida, shooting on Valentine’s Day that killed 17 students and educators.

But parents, grandparents and adults of all ages poured into the park, too.

Kathie Hart, 74, leans against a wall, watching the young people.

A former English and French teacher, she drove from Thornton to support them and their cause.

“I’m so proud of the kids,” she says with fervor. “They are eloquent. They are powerful. They are passionate. And they are respectful . . . They’re doing a better job at speaking to the issues” than those in Congress. “I am so proud of them.”

Carol Starmack, a member of the American Montessori Society in town for its annual conference, and so inspired by the student movement, had to be there.

Peace is a central mission of Montessori teachings. Children are our hope for the future, she says, “our only hope for peace.”

‘This movement will make a difference’ The air in the park seems charged. Electric. Music pulses through speakers. Chants swell.

But it’s confidence, buoyed by the youthful belief of invincibility, which makes itself heard loud and clear.

“Students aren’t going to stop until something actually changes, however long that actually takes,” says Madeline Bond, 15, a sophomore from Dakota Ridge High School in Jefferson County.

“I want to let our senators in Congress know we want change,” says Kathryn Chandler, 17, who drove six hours from Garden City, Kansas, with her mom, because the Denver rally was the closest.

“We’re done with being silent.”

“This movement will make a difference,” Erik says. “This time, it’s all different types of people coming together on both sides of the aisle, and people are sick and tired of seeing this happen.”

A recent poll by the Associated Press and the NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows he may be right. Results found nearly 7 in 10 adults now favor stricter gun control measures, the strongest level of support since the Associated Press first asked the question in 2015. Overall, 90 percent of Democrats, 54 percent of gun owners and 50 percent of Republicans support tightening such laws.

School shootings remain a very small fraction of the gun vio-

March 29, 2018M lence that leaves a child dead or injured, on average, every hour in this country, according to a Washington Post analysis. But the analysis found nearly 200 people have died in school shootings since 1999 — the year 12 students and a teacher died in the Columbine High School tragedy — and more than 187,000 students in primary and secondary schools have experienced a shooting on campus during school hours.

‘You can’t underestimate any day’ Fear that someday it will be their turn is real, students say.

Many students know what they want. They say they don’t want to abolish the Second Amendment, the right to bear arms. But they want stricter regulations on background and mental health checks and the gun-permitting process. They want a ban on assault weapons.

Katie Lurie, 14, a freshman at Littleton High School, calls them common-sense gun laws. They “should be easy to comprehend,” she says. “It’s what students need to feel safe in their schools.”

Noah Hollingshead, 18, will graduate from Castle View High School in Douglas County in May. He hunts. He knows guns and rifles, understands how to use them safely. He came Saturday with his family — his parents, grandfather and eighth-grade sister, his aunt and uncle and cousins.

He holds up a sign he wrote — “Protect us! Ban assault weapons.”

It was important for him to be here, he says.

“My sister is in school for four more years and I will have kids one day, and I hope they can go to a school where they can feel safe and that it will do what it’s intended to do — and that’s learn without worrying about shootings.”

There’s not a day that he walks into school and doesn’t think something could happen.

“You can’t underestimate any day,” he says. “If you are caught not ready for the event, then you’re kidding yourself.”

He loves to hunt. It’s been part of his family tradition.

His grandfather, in his 60s, has hunted since he was 15. They respect guns and the reasons they use them.

But “we agreed we’d destroy every gun we ever had if it meant no person would ever be hurt or killed from an assault rifle ever again,” Noah says. “If a solution meant we would have to sacrifice that, then that’s a sacrifice we’d be willing to make.”

Listen to our children.

“At the end of the day,” Noah says, “you just want kids to stop dying.”

Ann Macari Healey writes about people, places and issues of everyday life. An award-winning columnist, she can be reached at ahealey@coloradocommunitymedia or 303-566-4100.

Signs of the times

Ali Shultz, 16, left, and friend Michela Santucci, 17, an exchange student from Italy, are Boulder High School students who joined the thousands at Civic Center Park for Denver’s March for Our Lives. They started crying when they talked about feeling safe at school.

ANN MACARI HEALEY Noah Hollingshead, 18, a senior at Castle View High School in Douglas County, is an avid hunter but believes assault weapons should be banned. “There’s not a day I walk into school that I don’t think it’s something that could happen,” he says of a shooting on campus. “At the end of the day, you just want kids to stop dying.”

ANN MACARI HEALEY

Signs — big, small, colorful, sophisticated — waved through the air, conveying blunt messages for better gun control measures and decrying the fear felt by students in schools.

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Marijuana tax money helps in fight against youth substance abuse Jeffco is one of 50 Colorado Communities That Care

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Jefferson County is joining 49 other communities across Colorado to use marijuana tax dollars to prevent substance abuse among its youth, while reducing violence and improving mental health.

“Each of these communities is working to reduce underlying risk factors and increase known protective factors with the goal of preventing problems before they ever start,” said Pamela Gould, the Communities That Care coordinator for Jefferson County.

In June 2016, Jefferson County Public Health (JCPH) received a grant to implement these prevention efforts, called Communities That Care. The eventual goal of Communities That Care is to create policies, systems and programs that reach children and families, and help youth grow into productive adults.

Part of the program includes choosing 21 youth, ranging in age from 14 to 18, to intern as youth researchers to gather data on what they are experiencing in the Jeffco community.

Frankie Briganti, a junior at Wheat Ridge High School, wants to pursue a health-related career, she said, so the youth researcher internship was

From left, Rocky Li, Steven Nguyen and Gabe Dinette, three of the 21 youth researchers participating in Jefferson County Communities That Care, practice their focus group questions during a recent Communities That Care teen focus group. Dinette is a senior at Lakewood High School and said it was important to him to get involved in Communities That Care so he could be a positive role model to other youth in the community.

PHOTO COURTESY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH a way for her to gain exposure to the public health field.

“It’s nice because I’m actually doing something to help people my age,” Briganti said. She added people her age “all go through some of the same things and (some) who are struggling.”

Program works The Communities That Care process is proven to work, Gould said.

For example, she added, in communities across the country that have already implemented its methods, youth are less likely to engage in risk

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behaviors. Randomized controlled trials in these communities found that youth were 37 percent less likely to binge drink, 25 percent less likely to engage in crime and 32 percent more likely to have abstained from the use of any illegal drug, Gould said.

Communities That Care “helps to protect our kids from the very beginning,” said District Attorney Pete Weir, “before they have the chance to use a substance, before they encounter peer pressure and long before they ever end up in my courtroom.”

Research from the University of Washington indicates that all youths

can face certain risk factors that increase the likelihood of substance misuse, Gould said. Risk factors include the availability of substances, having low attachment to their community or neighborhood, a lack of commitment to school, academic failure, favorable attitudes toward misuse among family or friends or having a sense that there is low risk of substance use causing problems, Gould said.

Opportunities for youth to be involved in their community, school or family in ways that include skill-building and recognition for successes, has been shown to reduce the prevalence of youth problems in their community, Gould said.

“These are called protective factors,” she said, “and they’re how we can combat risk factors.”

The Communities That Care grant is funded by the marijuana tax cash fund, managed by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE). In 2016-17, CDPHE received about $7,125,000, from the marijuana tax money, and received about $9,000,000 in 2017-18. The Jeffco grant will be awarded for five years, beginning in 2016. By 2021, the county is projected to receive more than $1 million in grant money.

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Making a difference “The whole point is to raise young people who are healthy, safe and drug free,” said Dr. Mark Johnson, the executive director of JCPH. “With this funding, we have the potential to make a real difference.”

The Communities That Care model helps local communities assess specific risks and protective factors among the youth in their communities. Jeffco is focusing on Lakewood, Edgewater and Wheat Ridge because

Jefferson Jr./Sr. High School freshman Nina Hernandez cuddles with Rocky, a therapy dog from Animals 4 Therapy.

Hernandez is one of 21 youth researchers helping Jefferson County Communities That Care learn more about the problems teenagers face in today’s society.

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these communities and the schools within them have expressed a readiness to make significant changes to

support their youth, Gould said.

“Across Colorado, we’re seeing concerning rates of binge drinking, drug use and depression among youth and we want to make sure we’re addressing these issues in Jefferson County,” Johnson said.

“Communities That Care allows us to do that in a way that is customized for our community.”

JCPH began the process of implementing Communities That Care in late summer 2017 by organizing two groups of stakeholders. One group consists of Jeffco’s key leaders — elected, appointed, high-ranking and recognizable community members.

The second group is a community board made up of representatives from a variety of sectors, including education, mental health, business, youth-serving organizations, law enforcement, volunteer groups, state and local government, health care, substance misuse organizations, parents, youth and more.

The 21 students researchers are collecting information about what

they and their peers see as underlying challenges facing youth in the community. The youth will present their findings to the board and key leaders in April.

“Being an athlete, I know a bunch of kids, including some who dabble in alcohol and drugs,” said Gabe Dinette, a senior at Lakewood High School. “I wanted to get involved to help the community as a whole. That way, kids can see someone their age doing good, and they can reverse the trend as they get older.”

Valeria Montes, a freshman at Jefferson Jr./Sr. High School, agrees that participating in Communities That Care has been a positive learning experience because it has helped her become aware of the problems her generation faces, she said.

“To have youth in our community excited to make change, and to know there’s a real possibility they’ll see it happen, that’s why we all do this,” Gould said. “We can make Jefferson County a thriving, healthy and safe community for our youth.”

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Road worker falls to death in Clear Creek Canyon STAFF REPORT

A man died in a workrelated accident on March 20 in Clear Creek Canyon.

Jaime Sarinana-Herrera, 40, fell about 50 to 70 feet while doing rock mitigation work just before 1 p.m. at mile marker 268 on Highway 6. The fall resulted in his death.

Sarinana-Herrera was employed with Apex Rockfall Mitigation, which was contracted by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) for the US 6/Clear Creek Canyon Rockfall Mitigation project.

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The Jeffco sheriff ’s department confirmed that there was nothing suspicious about the death and that it was a tragic accident.

But the case will remain open until the autopsy report is received, said Jenny Fulton, spokesperson for the sheriff ’s office.

CDOT will do another safety assessment once the investigations are complete, said Stacia Sellers, a spokesperson with CDOT. “This is a terrible tragedy,” she said in an email, “and our hearts and condolences go out to the family.”

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VOICES Empathy: For the greater good

ALCHEMY

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n the 1990s, while I was still reeling from a divorce of (previously unimaginable) pain, I was introduced to a friend of a friend to play tennis.

We met at some courts near my office after work one afternoon.

Will was tall, dashing and so athletic that he pretty much wiped the tennis court with me, although he was quite kind about it.

Later, as we enjoyed an adult beverage on the patio of a popular restaurant downtown after tennis, I learned that Will had been part of the U.S. fourman bobsled team that placed

fourth at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympic Games. A captain in the Air Force stationed at Hanscom Field in Massachusetts at the time, Will had been recruited to the USA-1 sled for his strength and speed.

Even as we chatted, however — and over the lively music that was piped outside to the patio — we both became aware of the table of four or five men sitting near us, to Will’s left and a bit behind him. They were expressing their displeasure through crude comments and thinly veiled threats. As these registered in my consciousness, I was shocked,

but all I saw in Will was weary recognition and resignation. I was frightened and embarrassed by a situation I had never faced before.

You see, Will is black.

In a recent course at Lighthouse Writers Workshop — “Writing for the Greater Good,” led by celebrated Colorado author Helen Thorpe — we discussed how to convey the emotions of people in situations that we ourselves had never experienced to create empathy. As a Caucasian, I had certainly never experienced the kind of racial prejudice that Will had, as evi-

denced by his tired sighs and the studious way he tried to ignore the ignoramuses on that patio.

In my late 30s at the time of this incident, I was still pretty sheltered in my world view, having grown up in the San Luis Valley of southern Colorado, heading off to college at age 17, and marrying a few months after graduation. Watching Will’s face harden, I was deeply sorry for about what was happening. I learned — by watching Will — what prejudice felt like.

No matter that Will had risen SEE DORAY, P13

Deliver what you promise — that’s success

W LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Time to end PERA’s plight Regarding Public Employee’s Retirement Association plight, how often have we heard its beneficiaries, legislators, and state office seekers aver that ‘the taxpayer should be on-the-hook to cover its $30 to $50 billion shortfall’?

Well, how big would that hook have to be?

Wouldn’t $30 billion consume the entire state’s yearly budget?

Wouldn’t a $50 billion hook, divided by 5.6 million Coloradans, obligate every man, woman and child in this state for almost $9,000 each?

How would those public figures mentioned above, propose to extract $36,000 from every family of four without selling off the children?

Isn’t it time, while PERA still has substantial as-

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sets, to promptly force it into involuntary Federal Chapter 9 Bankruptcy, before the situation gets even worse?

Russell W Haas, Golden How about stepping up, not out?

The March 22 cartoon depicts students walking out of class and on to the voting booth. As if the government has the answer or another law will prevent students from killing other students. How about if the students took responsibility to recognize fellow students in distress? How about if parents were held accountable for the actions of SEE LETTERS, P13

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e have bought a number of new appliances in our home over the last 15 months. And, no, that wasn’t the plan—we have lived in our house for 16 years, and this was the first significant upgrade to our hardware in all that time.

Frankly, it’s a miracle it took this long before things went kaput on us.

There’s a lesson in that, by the way: Young people, don’t be like me. Learn my lesson early: When you buy a home, set up a spreadsheet of all your major systems, make a HITTING notation of when they all went into commission, and have a HOME plan for replacing and upgrading over time. You don’t want to find yourself, someday, with a number of sudden, significant problems in your house.

Those are the kinds of things that ruin the best-laid budgetary plans.

At any rate, our experience with this process has been, at best, mixed, particularly on the delivMichael Alcorn ery side of things.

Only one of these appliances was delivered and installed in the time and in the fashion that it was promised.

We even had the absurd experience of being on the phone with one retailer, being told that they could not do the delivery on the day it was promised becasue of weather issues, while another

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retailer was ringing our doorbell with the promised delivery. I won’t tell you which stores failed us, but I am happy to say that the one that kept its end of the bargain was Lowe’s.

I say this, not to complain, but, to try to make a point.

There may be people who read this column who run businesses or who aspire to run businesses. And, in any business, you have to understand how competitive the world has become, and how necessary it is to set yourself apart with something that you do. In the case of appliances, most retailers have, basically, the same products for roughly the same price. What sets Lowe’s apart, and what guarantees that it will get my business in the future, was that it hustled and worked and kept its promises.

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to the rank of major in the Air Force, held a master’s degree in psychology from the University of Massachusetts, had been a track star in high school as well as college where he earned MVP honors in the North Central Conference for three years, and had represented the United States of America at the Olympic Games. To those people he was nothing more than a young black man with a beer they thought he shouldn’t be having with a young white woman.

One definition of empathy is the capacity to feel what another person is

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their children? How can the government address these failures of society if we do not ourselves take the responsibility to act. How about a cartoon of a student eating lunch alone that is joined by other students? How about a cartoon of a parent disciplining their kid for being a brat? Small steps may avoid big problems. At some point we must take responsibility for our own actions.

Ray Hornsby, Arvada PERA problems Just a few years in the past PERA was flush with cash and more than

D’Evelyn Jr./Sr. High School in Jefferson County is an option school— meaning it takes kids from all over the district—that runs a different program, a different curriculum, than the other schools in the district.

Parents place their students there knowing that D’Evelyn is a different sort of place than their neighborhood schools, and D’Evelyn delivers. It is a school that regularly appears on lists of the nation’s top high schools, and its test scores regularly outpace the other schools in the district and the state.

And it doesn’t sacrifice the rest of the school experience to generate great test scores — the school has a thriving music program, and its athletic teams do well, also. It promises parents a different experience, and it delivers.

The world is full of examples of successful people and institutions that simply keep their promises. If you want to set yourself apart, find your strength, set your philosophy around providing on that, and then build a

culture around delivering. It seems simple, but it is actually uncommonly difficult.

But then, that’s what sets success apart from the everyday.

••••• Today’s foray into finding beauty in the world is one that I just discovered a couple years ago. Even though I have lived in Colorado my whole life, I have spent very little time on the western slope.

But if you want to have a 2 1/2 hour drive that repeatedly takes your breath away with its awesome beauty, someday take the drive on Highway 550 between Montrose and Durango.

Not for the faint of heart, but truly incredible.

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experiencing from within their frame of reference – that is, the capacity to place ourselves in another’s position. And from empathy, then, comes understanding.

In class, we determined that portraying emotions we’ve never personally experienced required observing them in people who have.

And if I can use situations like Will’s to inject such emotion into my own writing, then I believe I will be writing for the greater good in a world that could use a little more empathy right now.

Andrea Doray is a writer who still loves tennis, having shed blood on some courts diving for those low volleys.

Contact Andrea at a.doray@andreadoray.com.

solvent. So why is it that due to some incredible fiscal stupidity the rest of us must now be saddled with an insolvent and potentially catastrophic financial disaster?

This is neither fair to the taxpayers of Colorado nor the recipients of PERA. Why were these recipients taken completely out of Social Security? Why were these earners allowed to retire years earlier than the rest of us on normal pensions and social security?

Perhaps the only answer is a bankruptcy, as has been suggested by other concerned citizens. I, like many others, would move out of this state if I were suddenly saddled with an enormous debt of this nature. Wouldn’t you?

William F Hineser, Arvada

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Good News Breakfast celebration scheduled STAFF REPORT

The 28th Annual Good News Breakfast will be held at 6:59 a.m. on Tuesday, April 24, at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, 15200 W. 6th Ave., in Golden. The keynote speaker is former 9News anchor Mark Koebrich.

The theme is “Jeffco at Work: Providing Pathways for a Changing World.” The breakfast will honor individuals and organizations that support, encourage and prepare community members for the 21st century workforce.

Chef Joachim Schaaf also will be inducted in to the Hall of Fame for his efforts each year on behalf of the Good News Coalition. Year after year, Schaaf and his students

from Warren Tech arrive at the fairgrounds at the crack of dawn to provide a delicious breakfast.

This year’s honorees include: • Deputy David Bruening, Jefferson County Sheriff ’s Office The school resource officer at Dakota Ridge High School, he developed a weeklong Youth Academy, which includes formal classroom courses as well as interactive experiences with the SWAT team and K9s.

• Community and Family Connections Team, Jeffco Schools Rebecca Dunn, Laura Monreal, Beatriz Monsalve, Oscar Fonseca, Naomi Xayavongsa and Amy McDaniel com-

prise this team that oversees services to many of the 3,000 students in Jeffco experiencing homelessness.

• Athan Miller, Jack’s & Steamers Athan Miller, co-owner of Jack’s & Steamers in Arvada, employs 130 people. Seventy of the employees are people with disabilities who learn how to interact with restaurant and coffee shop customers. Miller teaches critical skills that help students find employment in the restaurant industry.

• Jeffco Public Library, Girls in STEM The program inspires middle school girls to pursue careers in the sciences by offering free, interactive STEM classes, just for girls, at Bell

Middle School. In addition, the Golden Library, in conjunction with the Colorado School of Mines, hosts an annual STEM Girls Competition for girls in grades 5 through 8.

• Jeffco Boys & Girls Club – Det. Dave Adams, Probation Officer Fred Peters, Director Shelly Kelley The Jeffco Boys and Girls Club provides an after-school program where students receive mentoring and support to be contributing citizens of the community, seek higher education and enter the workforce in skilled positions.

• Jefferson County Business & Workforce Center The Business and Workforce Center promotes economic vitality by matching employees to businesses.

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The center offers numerous programs that assist diverse community members in entering new careers, enhancing their education and training for new work opportunities.

• Chef Joachim Schaaf For 28 years, Schaaf has empowered Jeffco high school students to pursue careers in culinary arts. In addition, he teaches adults • Gold Crown Enrichment Gold Crown Enrichment provides instruction and mentoring for hundreds of kids, ages 10-18, through hands-on learning.

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g It was time for our annual family “migration” to Monte Vista in the beautiful San Luis Valley. For three days in March, we stand transfixed by the continual chorus of crane calls — and the sight of fields covered with these large, graceful birds, rooting in fields or puddles for food and at times dancing, bouncing, flapping wings.

This year, I spent three delightful days with my daughter, a serious birder, and son-in-law, who looks at the world with a painter’s eye. Mountains with snowy peaks surround the agricultural valley and blue Western skies are continually changing cloud formations. (We are well aware of the Nebraska migrating flocks, but this location is just so idyllic.)

And then, there are those spectacular fly-overs! Thousands of birds take off at once — calling as they go — to another,

less exposed, place to feed more — or roost safely for the night, depending on the time of day. The sky is filled with huge clouds of huge birds — necks and wings outstretched and legs straight behind, constantly communicating with each other.

For about six weeks, or a bit longer, in March and early April, the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge hosts thousands (2018 estimate: 27,000) of sandhill cranes, migrating north to their nesting grounds in northern Yellowstone Park and into Idaho. Flocks have followed this route for more than 5,000 years, we are told. There are photos of very ancient rock art near Monte Vista (locale not divulged), which depict these birds in flight. (They return in September, if the reader is not free now.) Farmers leave grain in the fields to feed the birds and wetlands are carefully managed.

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Hitchcock hilarity at Miners Alley

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Examples of some of the World War I posters featuring women, on display as part of the Center for Colorado Women’s History and its new exhibit.

PHOTOS BY CLARKE READER

Sharing the stories of

women Center for Colorado Women’s History is about more than exhibits

BY CLARKE READER CREADER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The State of Colorado was the first state in the union to enfranchise women by popular vote, and in 1894, Colorado became the first state to elect women to the state Legislature.

In other words, it’s safe to say Colorado has been a place for women to lead for well over a century. But it’s never had a place dedicated to celebrating the achievements of women in the state.

That all changed on March 21, with the opening of the Center for Colorado Women’s History at the Byers-Evans House Museum, 1310 Bannock St., Denver.

“This place provides opportunities to share the stories of women that have not been told before,” said Jillian Allison, director of the new

Jillian Allison, director of the new Center for Colorado Women’s History at the Byers-Evans House Museum, cuts the ribbon for its opening March 21.

center. “But it’s not just about the past. We want to help uncover the stories that are happening now, and be part of the conversation for the future.”

The opening was an opportunity for local leaders to celebrate National Women’s History Month, with a focus on the women that have made a particular impact on Colorado — women like Dr. Justina Ford, who became the first female African-American doctor in Denver, or Dana Crawford, who led the historic preservation efforts in the 1960s that saved many of Denver’s historic buildings.

“By understanding how Colorado got to where we are today, we can uncover and appreciate the diversity of the area,” said Charleszine “Terry” Nelson, community resource manager for the Blair-Caldwell

IF YOU GO WHAT: Center for Colorado Women’s History WHERE: Byers-Evans House Museum, 1310 Bannock St., Denver INFORMATION: www.historycolorado.org/ center-colorado-womens-history African American Research Library.

“This museum shows there have been and are lots of can-do women in our state.”

The Center for Colorado Women’s History will not be a museum in the traditional sense, explained Steve Turner, executive director of the History Colorado Center. While there will be the kinds of exhibits SEE WOMEN, P18

lfred Hitchcock is one of the most important names in cinematic history, and is responsible for some of Hollywood’s most iconic films — titles like “Psycho,” “Rear Window,” “Vertigo” and “The 39 Steps.”

But you don’t have to be a follower of Hitch to enjoy the madcap laughs brought to hilarious theatrical life in Patrick Barlow’s adaptation of “The 39 Steps.”

Golden’s Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington COMING Ave., is hosting ATTRACTIONS “The 39 Steps” March 23 through April 29. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday.

“This is a show I’ve been circling for a while now, and one I’ve always wanted Clarke Reader to be a part of,” said Casey Andree, who plays Richard Hannay in the production. “The best thing about the show is that it really celebrates the magic of the theater.”

In addition to Andree, the show features Alaina Beth Reel as the roles of Annabella Schmidt, Margaret and Pamela, John Wittbrodt as Clown One and Sean Michael Cummings as Clown Two. Both Wittbrodt’s and Cummings’ roles require them to play a variety of dozens of characters — something Hitchcock was able to do with a large cast and extras.

“A lot of high jinks and hilarious characterizations ensue,” Andree said. “It’s such a fast-paced show, and there’s so much physical comedy for people who love laughing.”

The show tells the story of Hannay, a man with a boring life who meets a woman with a thick accent who says she’s a spy. When he takes her home, she is murdered. Soon, a mysterious organization called “The 39 Steps” is hot on the man’s trail in a nationwide manhunt begins.

Tips of the hat and Easter eggs abound for fans of Hitchcock’s oeuvre, but the show is really made for those who crave a theatrical experience that will leave them smiling.

“You’re going to have a great time at this show,” Andree said. “But your face might hurt from smiling so much.”

For tickets and more information, call 303-935-3044 or visit www.minersalley.com.

A jazzy start to Easter weekend New York-born Jane Monheit has been one of the jazz world’s most beautiful voices since she first appeared SEE READER, P18

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Fashion illustrations bring style to Denver Art Museum “Drawn to Glamour: Fashion Illustrations by Jim Howard” opened March 25 at the Denver Art Museum. Jim Howard, who now lives in Lakewood, had a four-decade career creating award-winning editorial work through the 1970s and 1980s. More SONYA’S than 100 works on SAMPLER paper trace fashion’s stories. It gives a nostalgic look at trends set by top readyto-wear designers, high-end retailers and cosmetic companies. His illustrations were first recognized

by Nieman Marcus in Dallas and he Sonya Ellingboe later moved to New York City, where he worked for major department stores, creating work for major fashion houses, which often ran in The New York Times. The exhibit is on the second floor of the Hamilton Building and is free with general admission.

The museum is at 13th Avenue and Bannock Street in downtown Denver.

Denverartmuseum.org.

Hudson Gardens concerts April 9 is the date when Hudson Gardens announces its summer concert season — can those wonderful outdoor events throughout the area be far behind? Tickets go on sale April 16.

Illustrator Jim Howard in 1965, amidst fashion drawings of the period. “Drawn to Glamour, an exhibit of about 100 of his works is open at the Denver Art Museum.

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Sheryl Crow performs July 15. Visit the website, or stop by the Gardens for information and a stroll (6115 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Things should be sprouting). Concert prices vary, but admission to the gardens is free, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Hudsongardens.org.

Museo de las Americas “Pachucos y Sirenas” is the current exhibit at the Museo de las Americas, 861 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, running through May 26. Not only the Zoot Suit, but the Calavera skull represented and a full-sized low-rider piñata are featured among paintings, photographs and graffiti. Open noon to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. Admission: $5/$3. 303-571-4401, museo.org.

Book awards Finalists have been selected for the

27th Annual Colorado Book Awards, announced by Colorado Humanities and Center for the Book. Winners will be announced on June 2 at the Sie Film Center. Finalists will read at the Book Bar, 4280 Tennyson St., on selected dates in April and May. Categories: Mystery, Thriller, Science Fiction; Anthology and Creative Fiction; Juvenile and Young Adult Literature; Fiction and Poetry; General Fiction; History; Pictorial. See winning titles at coloradohumanities.org.

Literary Festival Writers Studio at Arapahoe Community College will hold its annual Literary Festival in the Half Moon, Littleton Campus, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on April 14. Workshops with authors, lunch, readings, open mic. For information and to register: Arapahoe.edu/lit-fest.

Authors included: Aaron Abeyta, Mark Mayer, Wayne Miller, Natanya Pulley, Sarah Elizabeth Schantz, Jenny Shank.

Colorado Chamber Players Cellist Lynn Harrell will perform with the Colorado Chamber Players at 7:30 p.m. April 14 at Bethany Lutheran Church, 4500 E. Hampden Ave. The program includes: Johann Sebastian Bach: “Suite No.1 in G Major for Solo Cello”; Johannes Brahms: “String Sextet No. 1 in Bb Major, op. 18;” Franz Schubert: “Quintet in C Major D. 956, for two

violins, viola and two cellos.” Reception follows. Tickets advance: $20, www. brownpapertickets.com/event/3231924. $25 at the door, cash or check.

Stories on Stage “Course Correction” is the title for April 14 Stories on Stage at 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. at Su Teatro Cultural and Performing Arts, 721 Santa Fe Drive, Denver. Cajardo Lindsey, Emma Messenger, Sam Gregory will read, with a humorous glance at self-help books.

Tickets: $15-$28, storiesonstage.org, 303-494-0523.

Jazz master Branford Marsalis, award-winning saxophonist, will appear with his Quartet on April 28, 29 at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker.

Tickets: $64/$69. parkerarts.org.

Phamaly news Sasha Hutchings is announced as new managing director of Phamaly Theatre Company after a five-month national search. She will share duties with artistic director Regan Linton.

She brings experience in nonprofit management and victims service/advocacy. Phamaly will present “Romeo and Juliet” April 14-22 at Dairy Center in Boulder and “Into the Woods” as the annual summer musical in the Space Theatre at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts downtown.

Phamaly.org.

Tournament to raise money, awareness for Denver charities STAFF REPORT

Denver-area residents can help their favorite charitable causes in an online, bracket-style competitive giving tournament.

Brackets for Good Denver 2018 rallies enthusiastic donors to outfundraise their opponents to advance in the tournament. Dollars from the tournament translate into points, giving participating charities the opportunity to advance in each bracket.

At the end of the tournament, the competing nonprofits keep all the donations they received during tournament play, no matter how many rounds they advance, and the winning organization will receive an additional $10,000 championship grant.

“Brackets for Good tournaments are about much more than raising dollars.

They’re about shining a spotlight on the amazing organizations working hard every day to improve our communities,” said Matt McIntyre, co-founder and executive director of Brackets for Good. “The energy and the excitement attracts new fans of philanthropy and gives existing fans a unique way to rally around the causes they care about.”

Brackets for Good Denver participants are: 4 Paws 4 Life; Bessie’s Hope; Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver; Bridge House; Children’s Future; Cli-

nica Colorado; CLLARO (Colorado Latino Leadership, Advocacy & Research Organization); Colorado Children’s Chorale; Curious Theatre; Demi’s Animal Rescue; Doreen Katz Memorial Cancer Foundation; Doing Good Foundation; EarthLinks, Inc.; ECDC African Community Center; Ferocious Fighters; Friends of Colorado Talking Book Library; Global Orphan Prevention; Karis Community; LiveWell Colorado; Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains; Otero Junior College Foundation; Playworks Colorado; Promise Ranch Therapeutic Riding; Second Wind Fund; Temple Grandin School; and Youth on Record.

“Brackets For Good helps ignite the drive that our fellow community members have to give back,” said Chris Baggot, CEO of ClusterTruck, which is helping to put on the Denver tournament.

“We’re excited about our recent expansion to Denver and as new members to the community we’re eager to play a role in supporting Denver charitable nonprofits. Helping host the Brackets For Good 2018 Denver tournament enables us to support numerous causes across the city in a meaningful and fun way.”

To participate, go to https://denver. bfg.org and make a donation through April 6. Every $1 donation equals one point for the charitable organization.

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READER on the scene with her debut album, “Never Never Land” in 1998.

In the ensuing years, she’s released a steady stream of albums, using her lush, bluesy style for a variety of styles and songwriters. Her most recent album, “The Songbook Sessions,” finds Monheit taking on one of the most sacred of jazz repertories — Ella Fitzgerald’s songs.

Jane Monheit will be stopping by Dazzle jazz club, 1512 Curtis St. in Denver, at 6 and 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 29.

For tickets and information, visit www.dazzledenver.com.

from his time on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.” Most recently, he was executive producer, writer and on-air correspondent for Comedy Central’s “The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore” — which was cancelled way too soon for my tastes.

In preparation for the taping of his first hour-long special, Rory Albanese is touring the country non-stop, and will be performing five shows at Comedy Works Downtown, 1226 15th St. in Denver.

He’ll perform at 8 p.m. on Thursday, March 29, and at 7:30 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. on Friday, March 30, and on Saturday, March 31.

For tickets and more information, call 303-595-3637 or visit www. comedyworks.com/comedians/roryalbanese.

Emmy-winning comedy comes to Denver There’s a good chance you know Rory Albanese’s work, even if you don’t recognize his face right away.

Albanese is a nine-time Emmy-winning writer and executive producer

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Lucy Dacus at Globe Hall It’s entirely possible that 2018 will be Lucy Dacus’ year.

She released her sophomore album, “Historian,” on March 2, to raptur-

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that fill most museums, it will also serve as a gathering place that focuses on scholarship, research, public programs, narrative, lectures and school tours.

But what makes these programs particularly exciting is their location.

Allison said the center will host a book club in the historic ByersEvans library, and there will even be concerts in the house’s music room — surrounded by beautiful historic artifacts from one of Colorado’s most important families.

“When I used to come here, this house was always a place where the women lived, and they were very strong women,” remembered Mag Hayden, the great-great-granddaugh-

ous acclaim from critics and listeners alike. It’s easily one of my favorite albums of the year, and her assured rock music and razor-sharp lyrical writing points to an artist we’re going to be celebrating for years.

“This is the album I needed to make,” Dacus said in a provided statement. “Everything after this is a bonus.”

The album was recorded with her band in Nashville, and she worked with studio-master John Congleton to get the dynamic sound just right.

Listeners looking for one of the best and most promising musical talents of the year won’t want to miss Lucy Dacus at the Globe Hall, 4483 Logan St. in Denver at 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 31.

To get your ticket, go to www.globehall.com.

and more.

The Denver Auto Show — the largest premier auto show of its kind between Chicago and Los Angeles — returns April 4 through 8 at the Colorado Convention Center, 700 14th St., in Denver.

Attendees can sit in the driver’s seat of more than 500 new vehicles, including the newest domestics and imports, cars, vans, hybrids, electrics, crossovers, light trucks, sport utilities, luxury models and exotic cars.

The event will also include off-road challenges at Camp Jeep, an opportunity to meet IndyCar driver Stefan Wilson from Andretti Autosport, and one-of-a-kind antique vehicles from the Forney Museum of Transportation.

Call 800-251-1563 or visit www.DenverAutoShow.com for more information.

Revving up for the Denver Auto Show The Denver Auto Show is gearing up for this year’s event — which will feature the newest imports and domestics, look ahead to the future,

Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. A community editor with Colorado Community Media, he can be reached creader@ coloradocommunitymedia.com.

ter of territorial Governor John Evans and Colorado’s pioneering family, and namesake for the ByersEvans House Museum. “If some of those family members knew what was happening here now, they’d be thrilled. It will be a place of hope, inspiration and education for both men and women.”

Gov. John Hickenlooper proclaimed March 21 as “Center for Colorado Women’s History Day,”

which supporters hope is just the first effect the new museum will have.

“As someone who works with libraries, I libraries and spaces like this are treasure troves of knowledge,” said Nelson. “This museum will allow us to keep the doors of diversity wide open — diversity in women, diversity in thinking, diversity in approach, and diversity in Denver.”

COLORADO WOMEN BY THE NUMBERS

9 TH State ranking for women small business owners

16 TH Denver’s rank for growth in women-owned firms

7 in 10 Colorado women in the labor force 28.9 Percent of the state’s STEM employees are A look at one of the fireplace mantles in the Byers-Evans House Museum, which is now home to the Center for Colorado Women’s History.

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women

37.5 Percent of women in Colorado who have a bachelor’s degree or higher

4 TH State ranking for percentage of women serving in the Legislature

38 Percent of state legislators who are women 152 Inductees to the Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame

Source: Center for Colorado Women’s History

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The Ecumenical Catholic Communion offers a wonderful way to celebrate your Catholic faith this Easter. Please join us for a rich, familiar Mass, a small caring community and Communion open to all: families, singles, divorced, remarried, gay or straight, and non-Catholics. There are five ECC parishes in the metro area.

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West Metro awarded Class 1 insurance status STAFF REPORT

West Metro Fire Rescue has been awarded a Class 1 ISO rating, the highest level recognized nationally by the Insurance Services Office.

The rating is a gauge of a fire agency’s ability to serve its residents and business owners and is awarded based on factors such as staffing, apparatus,

opportunities to improve our service,” said Don Lombardi, West Metro fire chief. “The new rating is validation for our firefighters and staff that what we’ve been doing is creating a safer community.”

Only 0.5 percent of approximately 46,000 fire agencies across the country earn a Class 1 rating, and 60 of the 239 internationally-accredited fire agen-

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In West Metro’s district, a typical homeowner with a home valued at $300,000 could see annual insurance savings of about $200. The new rating will save business owners approximately 3 percent to 5 percent on commercial insurance premiums depending on building construction.

The ISO system rankings range from Class 1 (the best) to Class 10, which is no fire coverage at all. The Insurance Services Office evaluates fire-response agencies nationwide (around 46,000), about every 10 years.

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Insurance companies will be informed of West Metro’s new rating, beginning May 1.

Knitting challenge to benefit babies in need STAFF REPORT

The Standley Lake Library’s Yarn and Needle Arts Group encourages the community to join a knitting challenge to assist Warm Hearts Warm Babies.

The challenge lasts from April 1-30, and those who participate will make or donate items for the local nonprofit that provides clothing for infants in need.

Knitters can find a variety of useful and free patterns at bevscountrycottage.com.

“The library’s group and Warm Hearts Warm Babies both are based in Arvada, making this community partnership a perfect fit,” said group coordinator Neila Achter.

Warm Hearts Warm Babies incorporated in 2000, when it distributed donations to about six agencies. In 2017, the group has donated more than 80,000 items to more than 45 agencies that include pregnancy centers, hospitals and food banks.

Items are packaged into layettes consisting of items such as bibs, burp cloths, sleepers, sweaters or jackets, receiving blankets and a quilt or afghan.

For more information about the organization, visit warmheartswarmbabies. org.

“We always need donations,” said Glenda Bredeson, vice president of the Warm Hearts Warm Babies board.

“There is a big need for sweaters, but also knitting materials (soft yarn - preferably sport weight, but worsted weight can also be used) and baby clothes up to six months in age (new and gently used).”

“Today, we are busier than ever,” Bredeson said. “We need more volunteers and donations to serve our growing community need.”

Standley Lake Library’s Yarn and Needle Arts group began in 2014 and meets the first Thursday of each month, 5:30-8 p.m.

The informal group welcomes all skill levels and works under the guidance of Achter.

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Linda Eyer and Dan Kraft of Highlands Ranch Travel congratulate Chad Howard and Mars Simich, the winners of the Cutest Engagement Story Contest. The couple won a seven-day honeymoon cruise from Highlands Ranch Travel.

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Couple wins honeymoon cruise at wedding expo Colorado Community Media sponsored the event in Littleton

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One happy couple walked away with a honeymoon cruise from Highlands Ranch Travel, and about 150 people got a chance to talk to more than 40 wedding professionals at The Falls Event Center in Littleton on March 25.

Colorado Community Media hosted its first wedding expo, partnering with Highlands Ranch Travel and The Falls Event Center, the event’s presenting sponsor, for the event.

“This was a fantastic event, full of happy engaged couples connecting with vendors ready to help make their day special,” said Jerry Healey, president and publisher of Colorado Community Media, which produces 18 weekly newspapers throughout the metro area.

“The vendors went all out decorating booths, sampling food and engaging our attendees with interesting and informative information. Everyone had a great time and even saw some dance moves break out. The Colorado Community Media events team, led

by Special Projects Manager Thelma Grimes, did a great job coordinating and leading this event.”

Engaged couple Chad Howard and Mars Simich were surprised to be named the grand-prize winners of the Colorado Community Media Cutest Engagement Story Contest, which was sponsored by Highlands Ranch Travel.

With nearly 30 entries, judges from Highlands Ranch Travel chose Howard for his unique, personal story.

“It was very rewarding to give it to

such a deserving couple,” said Dan Kraft, manager of Highlands Ranch Travel.

“Every story entered had a fun and unique story. It was hard to pick a winner, but I really feel we chose the right couple. It came down to their story. It truly hit the heart.”

Howard submitted the story about a proposal that he agreed might have some do a double take, given it was on his grandmother’s graveside.

For Howard and Simich, winning the grand prize couldn’t have come at a better time.

With Simich’s mother ill, and the cost of planning their wedding in October, a honeymoon was looking near impossible. They will go to either the Caribbean or Alaska.

Talking about her fiancé entering the contest, Simich said, “The way he did this, I couldn’t have imagined anything more romantic. It was so personal, so loving, so kind. I’ve never done a cruise. I never thought a honeymoon would be possible.”

Howard said, “I think what (Highlands Ranch Travel) has made happen for us is fantastic,” Howard said. “I couldn’t be more thankful. This will be something for us to really be with each other.”

There were three couples chosen as the finalists or the contest, including Howard, Annie Smiley and Autumn Shea. The second and third finalists were treated to an overnight stay at Table Mountain Inn in Golden.

The entertainment was provided by Dancin Shoes DJ services, which also gave one lucky couple a $250 gift card, which was part of more than $4,000 in raffle prizes given throughout the day from a variety of participants.

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Senior program builds generational bridges Bessie’s Hope sets up visits between middle schoolers, seniors with memory loss

BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

First, you take your partner’s hand and look him or her in the eye. Next, you introduce yourself. Then, you ask for their name. Last, you give a compliment.

These are the guidelines of Bessie’s Hope, a program that brings generations together by coordinating visits between volunteers and seniors in assisted living homes. Linda Holloway started the foundation in 1994 after her grandmother, Bessie, with whom she had a close relationship with, moved into a nursing home.

HOW YOU CAN HELP

Ally Atkins, left, exchanges a heartfelt note with Arzella Dirksen, a resident of Brookdale Highlands Ranch, a community that offers memory care for seniors. “The people are so nice, so kind and so willing to be open,” said Atkins, 13.

Bessie’s Hope is hosting a Bridge of Love Gala from 5:30-10 p.m. April 7 at Denver Marriott Tech Center, 4900 S. Syracuse St., Denver.

The evening includes a silent auction, live auction, dinner and dance. Regular seating is $150; patron seating is $250. Proceeds benefit the foundation, which brings together nursing home residents and youths.

For more information, visit www.bessieshope.org/event/2018-bridge-love.

“These people didn’t wake up one morning and say, ‘I’m going to live in a nursing home,’ ” said Holloway, who lives in Thornton. “It helps them see that they are worth our time and attention.”

Bessie’s Hope works with a variety of people across the Denver metro area, from kindergarteners to at-risk youth to corporate groups. Recent visits included Franklin Park Health

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Care in Denver, and Cedars Health Care Center in Lakewood. For one hour, they are trained on how to interact with aging adults who may have health or cognitive challenges, such as dementia. Then, the group meets at a nursing home or assisted living community and spends an hour or two making crafts and playing games.

On March 14, about 10 students from a community service club at Mountain Ridge Middle School in Highlands Ranch met at Brookdale Highlands Ranch, 9160 S. University Blvd. The residential community provides memory care for seniors.

In a welcoming room with wooden tables and chairs, the young students sat next to or across from residents.

Together they talked, worked on puzzles and decorated totes.

“It teaches you patience and positivity,” said Ally Atkins, a 13-year-old who goes to Ranchview but participates

in community service when she can.

“You want to make sure they know they belong in this world.”

The visits benefit both parties, said Holloway. Kids learn to respect and have compassion for their elders.

Residents get to interact with visitors, which many don’t have often, Holloway has found.

“Some don’t have any family, just the staff, who are also taking care of everyone else,” she said.

Atkins spent the hour creating a heart-shaped card for Arzella Dirksen, a resident seated next to her.

When she received the gift, Dirksen lit up.

“You are so kind and beautiful,” the card said. “Don’t let anyone tell you differently.”

At the end of the visit, beaming with excitement, Dirksen said she was going to hang the card in her room.

“This,” she said, “was the best ever.”

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THINGS to DO

THEATER

Love/Sick: showing through April 8 at Center Stage, 27608 Fireweed Drive, Evergreen. Nine whimsical vignettes on love, marriage and grocery store serendipity. Tickets: 303-674-4934 or www.evergreenplayers.org The Electric Baby: runs through May 4 at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Performances at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, with matinées at 1 p.m. Wednesdays and 2 p.m.

Sundays. Go to http://arvadacenter.org/the-electric-baby or call 720-898-7200.

Sense and Sensibility: through May 6 at the Arada Center for the Arts and Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd.. Performances at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, with matinees at 1 p.m.

Wednesday and 2 p.m. Sundays.

Call 720-898-7200 or go to https://arvadacenter.org/senseand-sensibility.

FILM/MOVIES

Spring Break Fun: Movie Time: 1-3 p.m. Friday, March 30 at the Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Call 303-235-JCPL (5275) or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org. Today’s movie is “Ferdinand”; rated PG. Runs 1 hour, 47 minutes.

Screenagers: 6 p.m. Thursday, April 5 at Everitt Middle School, 3900 Kipling St., Wheat Ridge.

Doors and resource tables open at 5:30 p.m. Documentary explores the impact of screen technology on kids and offers parents and families proven solutions that work. Go to www.screenagersmovie.com.

ART

Discover Cartooning with Nature: 4-5:30 p.m. Wednesdays, April 4 to May 23, Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Ages 6-12. Registration required: arvada. org or 720-8987405.

Let’s Go Fly! Make-A-Kite Classes: 4 p.m. Friday, April 6; 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 2 p.m.

Saturday, April 7, Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Registration required: arvada.org or 720-898-7405.

WRITING/READING

Teen Writing Group: 4:30-5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 3, Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Info: 303-235-5275 or

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zuk. Go to www.milehighowsers. org.

this week’s TOP FIVE Majestic View Homebrew 101: 3-5 p.m. Saturday, March 31 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Explore the history of beer making. Home brewer Pete Kazura walks you through your first homebrew batch. No prior brewing knowledge required. Sign up at arvada.org/ nature.

Alpine Chorale Concert: 7:30-9:30 p.m. Friday, April 6 and Saturday, April 7 at Wheat Ridge United Methodist Church, 7530 W. 38th Ave., Wheat Ridge. Denver East High School’s honors choir will join Alpine to present works by living American composers in “A New American Century.”

Go to http://www.alpinechorale.org.

The Economy, Taking Stock: 9:30-11:30 a.m.

Saturday, April 7 at St. Anthony Hospital, south entrance, 11600 W. 2nd Place, Lakewood. League of Women Voters of Jefferson County program. Go to www.lwvjeffco.org. Call 303-238-0032 or email info@lwvjeffco.org. www.jeffcolibrary.org.

Hard Times Writing Workshop: 3-5 p.m. Wednesday, April 4, Arvada Library, 8525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Info: 303-235-5275 or www.jeffcolibrary.org.

Nonfiction Book Club, “A Fine Mess” by T.R. Reid: 1 p.m.

Wednesday, April 18 at the Columbine Public Library, 7706 W. Bowles Ave., Littleton; and 9:30 a.m. Saturday, April 21 at Brookdale Westland Meridian, 10695 W. 17th Ave., Lakewood. Read “A Fine Mess: A Global Quest for a Simpler, Fairer and More Efficient Tax System” by journalist T.R. Reid before the meeting and be ready for a discussion. Presented by Jeffco League of Women Voters. Call Lynne at 303-985-5128.

EVENTS

Natural Grocers Eggcellent Adventure: 11 a.m. (hunt 1) and 3 p.m. (hunt 2) Friday, March 30 at Natural Grocers/ Vitamin Cottage, 7745 N. Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada.

Easter celebration with kid-friendly activities, prizes and hunts. Call 303423-0990 or go to https://www. naturalgrocers.com/store-location/arvada-north-wadsworth/ Hands Dirty Feet Wet - Outdoor Nature Playdates: 10:30 a.m. to noon Friday, March 30 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Registration required.

Go to arvada.org/nature.

Eggcellent Adventure: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday, March 30 at Natural Grocers, 12612 W. Alam-

call 303-987-7845.

Musical ‘The Producers’: through Sunday, April 8 at Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway. Shows at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Additional show at 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 5; no performance April 1.

Go to www.lakewood. org/LCCPresents or

Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘The 39 Steps: 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and 2 p.m. through April 29 at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. Call 303-935-3044 or go to minersalley.com.

eda Parkway, Lakewood. Coloring station, toys and prizes. Go to https://www.naturalgrocers.com/ nutrition-and-health/events/ events-calendar/2043422/ Prom Swap Day: noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 31 at the Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Call 303235-JCPL (5275) or go to www.jeffcolibrary. org. Bring unwanted and clean formal wear or accessories to the library and take another’s dream outfit home. For each dress tuxedo/suit, pair of shoes, or accessory you donate, you’ll receive tickets to trade for a new-to-you item. Don’t have anything to bring in? You can “buy” tickets with canned goods.

Five cans per dress tuxedo/suit, two cans for shoes, one can per accessory. Donations benefit the Florence Crittenton High School, the Jeffco Action Center, and the Arvada Food Bank. Seamstress onsite for your immediate alterations.

Spring Break Fun: YouTube: 5:307:30 p.m. Saturday, March 31 at the Wheat Ridge Library, 5475 W. 32nd Ave. Watch YouTubers Dan and Phil videos while eating pizza and movie snacks. Bring a blanket and pillow. Must be ages 13-18 to attend. Registration is required.

Go to http://jeffcolibrary.org Easter for Lakewood: 9-11 a.m.

Saturday, March 31 at Faith Mountain, 12344 W. Alameda Parkway, Lakewood. In addition the an egg hunt with 20,000 candy-filled eggs, event includes carnival games, bounce houses, pancake breakfast, photo giveaway and more. Go to http://easterforlake-

wood.com.

Happy Leaf Kombucha’s Spring Fest: noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 31 at Happy Leaf Kombucha Taproom and Kitchen, 5703 W. 25th Ave., Edgewater. We will have food, music, games, kids crafts, kombucha, cocktails, henna, and more healing arts for you to enjoy.

Weave Your Own Appalachian Baskets: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Saturday, March 31 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Materials and instruction provide. Sign up at arvada.org/nature.

Lifetree Café Discussion, “The Struggle to Forgive: Finding a Way Forward”: noon Tuesday, April 3 at 5675 Field St., Arvada. Filmed interview with Alicia Brady, the victim of a gangrelated drive-by shooting. Info: Polly Wegner, 303-424-4454 or pwegner@peacelutheran.net.

Cultural Master Plan Open House: 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 4, West Woods Club House, 6655 Quaker St., Arvada. Complete survey at www.surveymonkey.com/r/Arvada-Arts Dowsing for Humanity and the Big Picture: 7-9:30 p.m. Thursday, April 5 at the Clements Community Center, Columbine Room, 1580 Yarrow St., Lakewood. Mile High Dowsers meeting includes beginning dowsing by Jennifer Newton; and practical dowsing on the Hartman Grid by Greg Storo-

Roundtable Issues Breakfast Forum: 7 a.m. Friday, April 6, Wilmore Richter American Legion Post 161, 6230 W. 60th Ave., Arvada. Speaker is Ron Sandstrom, Jefferson County assessor. Go to https://alp161.org.

Let’s Dance: 1:30-2 p.m. Friday, April 6, Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Info: 303-235-5275 or www.jeffcolibrary.org.

Native Trees and Shrubs: 9:3010:30 a.m. Saturday, April 7 at Echter’s Garden Center, 5150 Garrison St., Arvada. Call 303-4247979 or go to www.echters.com

HEALTH

Happy Leaf Spring Fest: 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, March 31 at Happy Leaf Kombucha, 5700 W. 25th Ave., Edgewater. Learn about fermentation; classes on how to make fermented dishes.

Live music, yoga on the lawn and more. Go to http://www.happyleafkombucha.com/

Memory Café: 1-2:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 4, Arvada Library, 8525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Info: 303235-5275 or www.jeffcolibrary.org.

For those with memory loss and their caregivers.

EDUCATION

Ornamental Grasses - Catch the Wave: 10-11 a.m. Saturday, March 31 at Echter’s Garden Center, 5150 Garrison St., Arvada. Call 303424-7979 or go to www.echters. com.

Let’s Get X-Rated: 2-3:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 31 at Echter’s Garden Center, 5150 Garrison St., Arvada. Call 303-424-7979 or go to www.echters.com.

Mount Everest: 2:30-3:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 5 at Applewood Place, 2800 Youngfield St., Lakewood. Active Minds program.

Call 303-233-4343 to RSVP (required).

Nano Day: 1-3 p.m. Saturday, April 7 at the Wheat Ridge Library, 5475 W. 32nd Ave., Wheat Ridge.

Experiment with nanoscience. Go to http://jeffcolibrary.org.

Gardening in Colorado: Planting Trees in Colorado and Eradicating Grubs: 2-3:30 p.m. Sunday, April 8 at the Wheat Ridge Library, 5475 W. 32nd Ave., Wheat Ridge.

Go to http://jeffcolibrary.org.

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.

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March 29, 2018

FROM PAGE 6

GSA put up the property for an online auction.

The coalition filed an injunction against the GSA on July 25, asking the court to halt the auction until the GSA provided the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) all details of the property and gave HUD a chance to determine if the land could be used for homeless services.

The injunction was filed under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, which requires federal agencies to identify and make available surplus federal property, such as buildings and land, for use by states, local governments and nonprofit agencies to assist homeless people.

On Sept. 25, HUD released a letter announcing that the land could be used for homeless services and ordered the GSA to cancel its site auction.

Federal regulations require a plan that would use the entire 59 acres — all or nothing. Regulations also don’t allow for much in the way of mixed used development. That meant the coalition’s plan had to focus solely on housing for the homeless, Alderman said.

Because it is federal land, Lakewood city officials also have no say in the land’s use, a fact that caused many residents to say they felt cut

A TIMELINE OF EVENTS • October 2015: The 59 acres are put forth as a joint project between Lakewood and the General Services Administration, which owns the land. In exchange for the land, the city would build a new laboratory at the Federal Center.

• January 2016: Because of concern from residents and some city council members about a lack of information and time to do the necessary groundwork, negotiations end.

• May 10, 2017: The property is put up for sale in an online auction. Bidders must make a deposit of $95,000 to show they are serious about taking ownership.

• July 25, 2017: Colorado Coalition for the Homeless files an injunction against the GSA, asking to halt the

sale until the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has a chance to determine whether the land could be used for homeless services.

• July 27, 2017: The original auction had been scheduled to close on this date, but the government extends the auction until Sept. 8 while it reviews the coalition’s injunction.

• Sept. 25, 2017: HUD releases a letter stating the land can be used for homeless services and orders the GSA to cancel its online auction.

• Oct. 6, 2017: HUD formally pronounces the land suitable for homeless housing, giving the coalition time to submit an application to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Ser-

out of the process and their concerns were being ignored.

The debate among community members has been passionate and, at times, bitter.

Opponents decried the size of the project and its proximity to the already busy Union Boulevard corridor, which is home to St. Anthony Hospital, Sheraton Denver West and numerous restaurants and businesses.

vices (HHS) regarding its interest in the property.

• Dec. 26, 2017: The coalition submits initial application to the HHS to take ownership of the property.

• Jan. 23, 2018: HHS approves the plan submitted by the coalition, which moves the organization to the next step — supplying detailed financing and operational plans for the $120 million project by March 9, again to the HHS. • Feb. 8, 2018: Coalition hosts first large-scale open meeting with the community about the project at Alameda High School.

• March 9, 2018: Coalition submits expanded plan to HHS. • March 23, 2018: HHS denies coalition’s project application.

Those who supported the proposal spoke about a need for housing services to assist the homeless, paritcularly in a housing market where homeownership and rent is so expensive.

Faith leaders and some citizens stepped in to encourage kindness and compassion to neighbors with different opinions — and the homeless.

“As Christians, we believe we

are called to be peacemakers and to build bridges between people who may have different views,” Steve Curtis, senior pastor of Lakewood Church of Christ, said before the March 23 decision. “We understand that the community feels disrespected by not being allowed to have a true voice or seat at the table in regard to the coalition’s plans. We also understand the fears that are attached to a very large population of homeless being imported into the community at a single site.”

“Our community has a track record of opposing ideas proposed by people we don’t know and trust, and I fear this scenario is playing out in our community now,” said Reg Cox, a former pastor and director of the Lakewood Faith Coalition and Lakewood Church Network, also before the decision was announced. “Until we work together and treat all people with respect we stand to ruin or diminish the great qualities of our county and city.”

Resident Chelly Magers started the Facebook group Lakewood Residents with Compassion Unite to bring a positive approach to the proposed project and the people it could help. She expressed disappointment at news of the denial.

“I think it’s really unfortunate that they’ll probably end up building overpriced condos there instead,” she said. “Whatever is built there probably won’t be helping the community in any way, shape or form.”

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Shot clock debate picks up tempo

D Lakewood juniors Kegan Hufford (11) and Sorbari Inene (10) are part of an extremely talented junior class for the Tigers’ boys lacrosse team. The Tigers got off to a 4-0 start to the season before heading for California for spring break.

PHOTO BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Lakewood boys lacrosse off to best start in program history Team looks forward to competition in California over spring break

BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

There is no question that Lakewood boys lacrosse in on the rise.

The Tigers, ranked No. 10 in last week’s CHSAANow.com Class 5A boys lacrosse poll, is off to their best start in the program’s sixyear history. Lakewood defeated Eaglecrest 16-4 on March 23 at

Trailblazer Stadium to improve to 4-0 on the season.

“It definitely feels good, but we just have to keep doing our thing and staying focused,” Lakewood junior Pierce Holley said of the Tigers’ undefeated start heading into spring break.

Holley and fellow junior attacker Evan Woods led the way for the hot Lakewood squad.

Woods scored four goals in the opening eight minutes. Holley put a couple of goals in before the end of the first quarter off assists from Woods.

“He (Woods) definitely started us off,” Holley said. “Eaglecrest

started sliding toward him, so that opened everything else up.”

Juniors Ethan Mauterer, Jacob Brunner and Holley added second-quarter goals. Junior Kegan Hufford scored twice in the closing minutes of the first half for the Tigers.

“We came out firing,” Woods said of Lakewood’s quick start that resulted in an 11-0 lead at halftime. “We didn’t want to take (Eaglecrest) for granted. We wanted to give them respect and go hard every play.”

Eaglecrest got on the scoreSEE LACROSSE, P29

Jeffco teams hit the track for state qualifying meet

BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Jeffco Stadium, site of the Colorado High School State Track and Field Meet on May 15-17, was a busy place late afternoon March 22.

Arvada, Bear Creek, D’Evelyn, Dakota Ridge, Green Mountain, Littleton, Pomona, Standley Lake and Wheat Ridge took part in the Jeffco Qualifier #2 in the final track meet before spring break for Jeffco Public Schools.

TEAM SCORES: GIRLS 1. D’Evelyn 196 2. Green Mountain 109 3. Dakota Ridge 91 SEE TRACK, P29

D’Evelyn junior Esther Diza-Mbelolo, far right, has a sizable lead in the girls 100-meter hurdles during the Jeffco Qualifier #2 on March 22 at Jeffco Stadium. Diza-Mbelolo ran a time of 15.28 seconds to win the event and help the Jaguars finish first in the team standings.

PHOTO BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

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oes high school basketball need a shot clock?

Would it help or hinder prep games?

Let the longstanding debate resume. It’s been a hot topic for years.

USA Basketball and the NBA on March 20 announced a set of agespecific guidelines, and one of the recommendations was a 24-second shot clock for boys and girls in grades 9-12.

The National OVERTIME Federation of State High School Associations has a rule that shot clocks are not allowed.

California, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Washington, Rhode Island, North Dakota and South Dakota do Jim Benton use 30- to 35-second shot clocks, but those states forfeit their chance to have an input into the NFHS Basketball Rules Committee, which is one of the reasons the Colorado High School Activities Association is reluctant to add shot clocks.

So unless a national rule is passed, it could be a while before Colorado teams will have to shoot the ball before the 24-, 30- or 35-second time limit.

“The latest stats show that nearly 65 percent of the states did not want it (shot clock),” said CHSAA assistant commissioner Bert Borgmann. “I have had conversations with folks in several states that have the shot clock. They like it but stop short of saying it makes the game better. It’s a different game.”

According to CHSAANow.com, the NFHS considers adopting the shot clock every year, and a survey prior to the 2017 rules committee meeting stated that 57 percent of coaches were in favor of a shot clock, 39 percent against and 4 percent had no opinion.

More than 6,000 coaches across the nation responded, including 357 from Colorado.

State associations were against using a shot clock with 62 percent holding that position, compared to 34 percent in favor and 4 percent having no opinion.

The NBA has a 24-second shot clock and college basketball a 30-second shot clock.

“I think we are ready for the shot clock,” said ThunderRidge coach Joe Ortiz. “Thirty or 35 seconds would be best.”

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board with a goal from senior Arthur Williams in the opening minute of the second half, but Holley scored twice on the third quarter and Woods put in his final goal before Lakewood coach Eric Seelbach went to his bench to finish the game in the fourth quarter.

Holley and Woods ended with five goals each in the victory.

“We are feeling really good about this year,” Seelbach said. “We are having success after some hard work. Certainly we’ve seen some tough times.”

Last season the Tigers finished above .500 for the first time in the program’s history with a 8-7 record.

Victories over ThunderRidge, Legend, Smoky Hill and Eaglecrest has Lakewood already halfway to last year’s win total.

Brunner, Holley, Hufford and Woods give Lakewood a formidable scoring attack.

“I think our offense can play with just about anybody in the state,” Seel-

Lakewood’s Evan Woods (20) fends off Eaglecrest freshman Ben Christ during the first quarter March 23 at Trailblazer Stadium in Lakewood. Woods scored five goals.

PHOTO BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS bach said. “At lot of the time it’s who is going to score the goal, not if we are going to score the goal.”

Lakewood heads to California to play a trio of games during Jeffco Public Schools’ spring break. The Tigers faced California teams — Westview, Pacific Ridge and Rancho Bernardo — that had a combined record of 16-1 as of March 22.

Seelbach was looking forward to seeing some stiff competition in San Diego. He believes it will be good for the Tigers, who have never qualified for the postseason.

“We are really pumped to see some great competition and play some fun games,” Woods said.

The Tigers begin play in the Class 5A Jeffco League on April 11 against Dakota Ridge (4-0). That game should be a good gauge of where Lakewood sits in the conference where No. 4 Columbine and Dakota Ridge are two of the clear favorites to contend for the league title.

“That’s a big one,” Woods said of the league opener against Dakota Ridge.

“We went overtime with them last year. That (loss) really left a sour taste in our mouth. We are really pumped for that game. It should be a good one.”

Lakewood has never won more than two league games in any season since the start of its varsity program in 2013.

“I think we can play with anyone in Jeffco and anyone in the state,” Holley said. “That is the kind of confidence we have right now.”

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

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The biggest con against adoption is the price and installation of a shot clock, which could range from between $2,000 and $5,000 depending on whether the clock is attached to the scoreboard or backboard.

Some schools with older scoreboards might even need a new one, which could be costly. And schools would need to find competent people to operate the shot clock.

Pros include getting players ready for the next level, preventing stalling tactics, increasing the pace of games and possibly forcing teams to shore up on defensive tactics.

Highlands Ranch coach Mike Gibbs would be supportive of the change to a shot clock but said games would be more sloppy with more mistakes; the shot selection would be questionable; passing, finishing and decision-making would be a concern for non-athletic teams; and scoring could be up or down depending on the player’s skill levels.

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Green Mountain sophomore Kasey Klocek leads the pack of runners during the girls 1,600-meter run March 22 at Jeffco Stadium during a state qualifying meet. Klocek cruised to victory with a time of 5 minutes, 23.6 seconds. PHOTO BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS “We would have some challenges, that’s for sure, because not many student-athletes today truly have the basketball IQ to play up-tempo,” said Gibbs.

“In addition, proper skill development from youth to high school would be vital for success.

“I have personally watched games in California at the high school and national AAU tournaments. What I have observed over the years: Teams are certainly playing faster, but the total scoring is very similar to Colorado without a shot clock during the official high school season.”

It is probably just when and not if a shot clock rule is implemented.

“It would be a great thing because that’s the way the game is played now,” said former Highlands Ranch coach Bob Caton, who now coaches at Mullen.

“I would be in favor of it because you get the kids juiced to the play the game at a different tempo. You could see some pressing going on because you would press not so much to steal the ball but to keep the other team from getting into their offense real early.

“If you watch games, even the teams that play conservatively, usually a shot goes up before 30 seconds or balls are getting thrown away. It might give them more of a mindset that they have to do it.”

Castle View girls coach Matt Hema said the use of a shot clock might affect girls basketball more than boys.

“It would not change the boys game much except late in games when a team has an 8-10 point lead,” he said.

“It would change the girls game a lot and keep the pace of play going and eliminate those coaches and teams that want to play slow and stall with leads.

“I think they should implement the shot clock. I don’t see it ever getting implemented on a national scale. I think they will leave it up to the high school organizations and I would be surprised if the CHSAA ever implemented this.”

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

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Game-winning shot highlights hoops all-star game Inaugural Jeffco girls senior basketball games great way to end season

Browne said of the White team erasing an 11-point deficit in the fourth quarter.

Golden senior Abby Garnett, who was named the Blue squad MVP with a game-high 21 points, wasn’t able to get off a shot before the buzzer.

“It was awesome,” said Garnett of the experience.

“I was sitting on the bench and talking with some players that I played with in eighth-grade. Coming back and having that chemistry back right away was so much fun. Win or lose it was so much fun.”

Garnett is headed to play at Ohio University.

“It was a great way to end high school for sure,” Garnett said. “It was more fun playing with some Jeffco girls instead of against them.”

The inaugural Jeffco High School Senior Basketball Games were put on by the Gold Crown Foundation, Jeffco Public Schools and 1stBank.

Olson had been big on creating a Jeffco all-star game for several years.

“I’ve been excited for years to put this together,” Olson said. “I’m glad Gold Crown stepped up and Jeffco was with them to get it all together. After this game, girls are going to want to play in it. I want to be a part of it.”

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Baylee Galan-Browne won back-toback Class 4A girls basketball state titles, so celebrating on the court is old hat to the Evergreen senior guard.

Nine days after celebrating on the court at the Denver Coliseum, GalanBrowne had a similar celebration leap and run toward the bench March 19 at the Gold Crown Field House in Lakewood.

The Evergreen senior hit the gamewinning shot with 7 seconds left in the inaugural Jeffco High School Senior Basketball Game to give the White squad a 78-75 victory.

“I was like OK, I’m really good at last-second shots so this one is going to go in,” Galan-Browne said with all smiles after the victory. “It went in and I was like, OK. That’s cool. I like that.”

The final 30 seconds was wild. The Blue team held a 75-73 lead, but a feed

by Evergreen senior Kristina Schreiber into the post to Ralston Valley senior Samantha Van Sickle was just what White coach Chris Olson wanted. Van Sickle, who was named the White team MVP with 13 points,

Ralston Valley senior Samantha Van Sickle, left, battles to keep the ball while being pressured by Dakota Ridge senior Skylar Lodice during the inaugural girls’ Jeffco High School Senior Basketball game March 19 at Gold Crown Field House in Lakewood. Van Sickle had a key bucket in the closing seconds to help lift the White squad to a 78-75 victory.

PHOTO BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS made a nice move in the post to tie the game at 75-75 with 27 second left.

“The best thing I did was not say anything and just cheer them on,” Olson said. “I just let them do their thing. Having that many great kids was awesome.”

Olson, D’Evelyn girls basketball coach, was filling in for Evergreen coach Amy Bahl who had to miss the game due to a medical issue with one of her young daughters.

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Two of Bahl’s former players were key in the game-winning basket. After a miss by Lakewood senior Sassy Coleman, Schreiber grabbed the rebound and fired a pass up court to her former Cougar teammate. Galen-Browne, who will play at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, next school year, pulled up for the 3-pointer that hit nothing but net with 7 seconds to play.

“We just focused on the little things and pressure on defense,” Galan-

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Lakewood resident Bob Moore said he was moved to action when he learned that one of five children in the rural villages in the mountains of northern Nicaragua die before their fifth birthday primarily because they drank polluted water from streams and creeks.

“We take pure drinking water for granted here in the United States but in the mountain villages of Northern Nicaragua that isn’t the case. Some villages are blessed with pure water from wells but the families in most villages use polluted water from rivers, creeks or polluted wells for cooking and drinking because those are their only water sources. Few if

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Lakewood resident Bob Moore hands a clean water filter system to a woman who lives in a rural village in the northern Nicaraguan mountains with no source of safe drinking water. Moore and other members of the nonprofit Casa Unida Foundation spent two weeks in Nicaragua in late February distributing 150 filter systems that provide clean, safe drinking water to villagers who are now drinking polluted water from rivers and creeks. Moore said the project is a step to try to end the statistic that one of five rural mountain children die before their fifth birthday from waterborne illnesses caused by drinking polluted water.

COURTESY PHOTO take them with us when we left for Nicaragua on Feb. 23.”

Moore and his wife attend Lakewood Nazarene Church. He told interim pastor Tim Stearman about the filter purchase goal, the pastor brought the issue to the congregation and they helped raise the money to buy about 100 filters. The foundation gathered other donations to buy the other fifty filters and the buckets needed for the filter system.

Moore said a complete system includes the water filter and two five gallon buckets with lids and the filter.

“A hole the size of the filter is drilled in the bottom of the top bucket and the same size hole is drilled in the top of the second bucket. The buckets are stacked together with the filter connecting them together.”

He said a small hole is drilled in the top of the top bucket to help with water flow through the filer and a spigot is attached near the bottom of the bucket on the bottom to draw out the safe drinking water.

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bucket, runs through the filter turns it into clean, safe drinking water as it flows into the bottom bucket. The filter manufacturer states the filter is good for more than a year and can process about 15 to 20 gallons of water a day.

Since it would not be possible or practical to ship 200 buckets, Moore contacted the owner of a hardware store in the community of Somoto, a community at the edge of the Northern Nicaraguan Mountains and arranged for the purchase of 200 buckets at $6 per bucket.

He said, to help the villagers understand the system, each receiving family help assemble the filter systems.

He also said the team spent time stressing the fact that, for the filter system to be effective, each member of the family had to drink only water from the filter, not just at home but everywhere they went. He said,

through an interpreter, also stressed the pure water should be used to scrub out utensils like pots, pans and cups and those utensils should be used and washed in only with the clean water from the filter system.

“We donated the filter systems to residents in three rural villages,” he said “Everyone was very receptive to receiving and using a filter system. I saw several women taking their filter system to their home with tears running down their cheeks.”

“We know that children and their parents suffer many diseases caused by drinking the water from polluted wells, creeks and rivers that is contaminated with bacteria and germs,” he said. “Our hope is the family health will improve from using the filter system. Almost every family who received water filters had one or more children who were 5-year-olds or younger. So we hope and pray that these water filters could save the lives of the live of some of those small children in the communities we visited.

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