Lakewood Sentinel 0330

MARCH 30, 2017

See Special Insert Inside!

spring 2017

JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO

A publication of

LONG TIME COMING: Vietnam vets from across metro area are honored in Lakewood for service P4 HELPING THE HURT: Volunteers clean up Lakewood medical home P9

Your newspaper is made possible by advertisers like this one, who support our efforts to keep you connected to your community!

Tax Day is Looming! Have You Filed?

BIKING BELLAS: Friends, fun and fitness one pedal stroke at a time for Lakewood group P6 THE BOTTOM LINE

‘These kids are up against offenders who have planned how to hurt them. Kids often have no way of protecting themselves. It’s important for us, as adults, to protect them.’

Don Moseley | Executive director of Ralston House | P5 INSIDE

7112 W Jefferson Avenue #107

VOICES: PAGE 10 | LIFE: PAGE 14 | CALENDAR: PAGE 17 | SPORTS: PAGE 19

LakewoodSentinel.com

VOLUME 93 | ISSUE 33

2 Lakewood Sentinel

March 30, 2017M

MY NAME IS

LAKEWOOD NEWS IN A HURRY

EVAN CONANT

Lakewood resident Evan Conant, 52, was diagnosed with colorectal cancer stage one, but was able to beat it because doctors caught it early enough. Because of his experiences, he became an ambassador for the Fight Colorectal Cancer campaign.

Colon cancer survivor featured in national campaign About me …

I’m one of the millions that migrated west from the East Coast — I’m originally from New Jersey, just outside of New York City. I came out here to attend the University of Colorado Boulder in 1983, fell in love with the beauty of the Rocky Mountains, and never left.

After school, I became a professional salesman in the health care industry. I love it, and really enjoy the science behind it.

I’m married and have a 17-year-old at Lakewood High School who is ready to graduate and to CU to study in the Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology program.

Being diagnosed with colorectal cancer I was self-employed until July 2015, and struggling to make a living on my own, which meant it was difficult finding and keeping insurance. When I finally got a job with health care benefits, I went to get a physical and the doctor said I should have a colonoscopy, since I hadn’t had one before.

I was healthy and had no symptoms, so I was expecting to be told I was fine, but the doctor told me they found a tumor, and at first I told them, “No you didn’t, I’m fine. I don’t have any history, you must have my results confused with someone else.”

I got things in order and worked with doctors and went through a terrifying full day of diagnostics, but there was some good news — it was stage one, and since we’d caught it early, doctors were able to get rid of it with a few minor surgical procedures.

Sharing my story After everything, I decided to become an ambas-

COURTESY PHOTO

sador with the Fight Colorectal Cancer campaign. I’m here to share my story, and hopefully still have a lot of living to do to spread the word.

I was just in Washington, D.C. for the annual call on congress session where we were able to meet with legislators and tell them about the situation and help people need. I also recently went to the Colorado capitol as part of the Chronic Care Collaborative to talk about the issues facing people with these issues, including discrimination by insurance companies and employers.

The importance of getting screened It’s very moving and emotional work — other ambassadors have stage two, three or four cancer, and as I go from meeting to meeting, sometimes people aren’t there any more. It weighs heavily over you, but it gives me more fuel to do what I can to raise awareness, and make sure other families don’t have to go through this.

The bottom line is get your butt in there. You only have to do it a few times in your life, but the difference between getting screened and not is the difference between life and death.

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

T T U U O O H H ! !

C C H H N N S S U U A A PP E C C E H TTH 0

in 0 0

, $75

day r u at S f d o pm an 0 e 1 r y ha ida m and r s F r u ry m, 8p e o v y e 6p n s i t g a W win pril a r D in A

r ove

What children think of city The theme for Mayor Adam Paul’s Lakewood is the city through the eyes of a child, and to that end, Paul wants to know what the children of the city think about Lakewood.

Children are encouraged to send thoughts and comments to Mayor Paul at Lakewood.org/YouthView, and some of their ideas will be shown on the page and posted to Facebook.

Children should tell the mayor what they think about: what challenges do they face in Lakewood?

What do they like the most? What don’t they like?

Mayor Paul made this yearlong initiative of listening to what Lakewood kids have to say a centerpiece of his State of the City speech last week.

TriceraTOTS Enjoy a story time and craft program geared toward 2-5 year old kids at Dinosaur Ridge. Siblings welcome. The event will be 10 a.m. at the Discovery Center — 17681 W. Alameda Parkway by Red Rocks Entrance #1 — on April 5. Non-members: $5/child. Members $3/child. Adults and 1 and under free. RSVP with Erin LaCount at tours@ dinoridge.org (or send us a message on our Facebook Page.)

Happy Family Foods will be there with a toddler snack table and give-aways!

Local author seeks input Lakewood children’s author Curt Fulster, who writes under the pen name C. Fulsty, is working with the Colorado Veterans Project on a book aimed specifically at military children.

Fulster is seeking feedback from veterans on what they would like to see in a book for their children.

The proceeds from the book will go to the Colorado Veterans Project.

Anyone with comments can contact Fulster at cfulstybooks@gmail.com.

h! s a c

Lakewood Sentinel 3

7March 30, 2017 855 E. Bridge BRIGHTON 303 637 9774 | 202 19th St. LOVELAND 970 669 7808 | 2017 2nd Ave. GREELEY 970 888 3390

Steel Toe Waterproof

Steel Toe Safety

Red Wing

Red Wing

• Full Grain Leather • 8” Top • ASTM Non Metallic Safety Toe • Waterproof • King Toe®

• 11” Wellington • Full Grain Water Resistant • Super Sole® Welt • Oil & Gas Resistant

Whitesides Low Price

189.99

Whitesides Low Price

179.99

2280

2231

Miners Alley Children’s Theatre

Safety Toe

April 1 ~ 29

Red Wing

• Slip On • Full Grain Leather • ASTM Aluminum Sefety Toe • Static Dissipative • Oil & Gas Resistant

Whitesides Low Price

124.99

6702

www.whitesidesboots.com | Redwing boots in Brighton location only

Be Brave

minersalley.com 303.935.3044

Brighton Location Only

ADVERTISEMENT

Many First-Time Buyers and Veterans Are ‘Leaving Money on the Table’ This may sound too good to be true, but Let’s say your initial mortgage is $375,000 you can trust me that it is actually true. As a and you stay in that home for the full 30-year first-time homebuyer or qualified veteran with term of a 4.25% mortgage. You’ll have paid income under $100,000 purchasREAL ESTATE $289,116 in interest, but with ing a home under $424,100, you your MCC, you would get TODAY $57,824 of that interest refundmay be eligible to receive a refund of 20 percent of the intered to you over 30 years through est you pay for the life of the a credit against your federal inloan. The refund comes to you come tax liability. as a federal tax credit which can The income and purchase price be carried forward up to 3 years. limitations vary by county and by “First-time home buyer” is family size. I’ll post the chart with defined as anyone who has not county-by-count limits at www.

JimSmithColumns.com. In been on the title of a home for Jefferson County, the income three years prior to closing on limits are $80,100 for a 1-2 pertheir new home. “Qualified vetson household, and $92,100 for a eran” is defined as a veteran By JIM SMITH, ® Realtor larger household, and the purwho left the service with an other chase price limit is $424,100. than dishonorable discharge.

If you purchase in the only “targeted” For most taxpayers, the interest paid on our primary residence is tax deductible, but census tract in Jeffco — a multi-block area under the Mortgage Credit Certificate pro- between Colfax and 20th Avenue around gram (MCC), 20% of your interest is a tax Casa Bonita — the income limit increases to credit, which is many times more valuable $96,100 for 1-2 persons and $112,100 for that a tax deduction. The other 80% of your larger households. The purchase limit is still $424,100. paid interest is still a tax deduction.

A “targeted” area is one which could How much money are we talking about?

Find 15 Educational Videos for Buyers and Sellers on Our Website

As you’ve noticed by now, I like creating my own content, but occasionally I come across great outside material to share with readers and clients. On our website, www.GoldenRealEstate.com, you can watch over a dozen informative videos by trainer David Knox on a variety of real estate topics, including how to select a listing agent, how to price your home, etc. Take a look, and give me feedback.

Westminster Home Just Listed by Jim Swanson This super-nice 2-story patio home at 5700 W. 71st Ave. is located in the Patio Subdivision, a few blocks west of 72nd and Sheridan. You will enjoy the south facing Trex deck and low maintenance yard that backs to a pasture. $275,000 There’s a good sized living room, kitchen with eating space, and half bath on the main level. Upstairs you will find Video at www.WestminsterHome.net three bedrooms, a full bathroom, and a 3/4 bath off the master bedroom. The garden level basement has a good sized living area and possible 4th bedroom or office space. This well-maintained home has central air conditioning, a new roof and a 2-car attached garage. The low HOA fee of $65/month includes tennis courts and community pool. Ready for quick possession, it’s open Sat. 1-3 pm

benefit from enhanced home ownership, which is expected in turn to improve the quality of housing over time.

Since the interest on your loan is biggest during the first several years, you get the biggest tax credits in your early years of home ownership, which could be a huge help to a new homeowner with that lower income.

This program comes and goes, and is not permanent, and it recently came back on March 6th. It ends when the IRS allocation is exhausted.

Your lender, not you, applies for the MCC certificate up-front. There’s a $200 application fee, and an additional $250 to $1,000 fee at closing, depending on the type of loan.

To retain the tax credit for the life of your loan, you must continue to live in the property as a primary residence. If you sell it in less than 9 years, there is the possibility of a re-

capture tax depending on the type of loan, household income and your gain on the sale.

Other requirements of the MCC program are that you complete a homebuyer education program and that your credit score be at least 620.

The program is administered by the Colorado Housing Finance Authority (CHFA), a non-governmental non-profit, but you can use any of 25 qualified mortgage brokerage companies. Not all lenders are authorized to participate in this program, so be sure to ask the lender your are planning to use. You don’t want to give up tens of thousands of dollars in tax credits!

My thanks to Bruce Gustafson of Universal Lending, one of our preferred lenders, who reminded me of this awesome program.

He is certified to participate in the MCC program.. You can reach him at 303-596-0780.

Fairway Vista Home Just Listed by Carrie Lovingier This meticulously maintained 4-bed, 3.5-bath home at 10707 W. Cooper Dr. backs to a greenbelt, has over 2,400 finished square feet, and an attached 2-car garage. Uniquely located near great trails, a golf course, two rec centers, Hine Lake, and highly ranked schools, this home features hardwood floors, plantation shutters, an eat-in kitchen with island and maple cabinets, a formal dining room, a family room with gas fireplace and inVideo at www.FairwayVistaHome.info wall speakers, a main floor office/study with French doors and main floor laundry with washer & dryer included. Upstairs you’ll love the master bedroom with 5-piece master bath, oversized jetted tub & walk-in closet with built in shelving, and two spacious guest bedrooms and a great loft area. In the basement is a 4th bedroom and bathroom, plenty of storage and a workshop area (workbench included). The home has newer A/C, exterior paint, a concrete patio, garden area with a fruit bearing peach tree, rose bushes, sprinkler systems, a whole house water purifier and a reverse osmosis filtration system. The HOA is only $40 per month that includes trash removal. Showings begin Friday at noon. Open this Saturday, 1-3 pm.

$425,000

Jim Smith Broker/Owner

Golden Real Estate, Inc. DIRECT: 303-525-1851

EMAIL: Jim@GoldenRealEstate.com

All Agents Are EcoBrokers

17695 South Golden Road, Golden 80401

WEBSITE: www.GoldenRealEstate.com

4 Lakewood Sentinel

March 30, 2017M

‘The welcome home that Vietnam veterans have been waiting for’ Congressman hosts commemoration ceremonies for veterans

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

For Vietnam veteran Abe Alonzo, the March 24 ceremony honoring him and 53 others for their service in an unpopular and devastating war was long overdue.

“We weren’t accepted or received after our tour in Vietnam,” said the 68-year-old Lakewood resident, who served in the Marines from 1968 to 1970. “We were never appreciated for the sacrifices we made. It was a tough time.”

U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, D-7th District, has partnered with the governor’s office to honor men and women who served during the Vietnam era from Nov. 1, 1955 to May 15, 1975, the beginning and end of U.S. involvement in the war. The commemoration ceremony is part of an ongoing series of events across the country leading up to the 50th anniversary in 2025 of American withdrawal from the conflict.

Response to Perlmutter’s event, first announced in February, has been so overwhelming that his office

expanded the number of ceremonies from one to eight, said Ashley Verville, Perlmutter’s director of communications.

About 600 Vietnam veterans from across the state expressed interest in participating, she said. So seven more commemoration ceremonies have been scheduled through August, to keep the numbers small and the event more intimate.

The first ceremony took place March 24 at Red Rocks Community College in Lakewood, to coincide with Vietnam Veterans Day, which is celebrated annually on March 29. Each of the 54 veterans received a lapel pin and a certificate of commendation. The commemoration does not distinguish between veterans who served in-country, in-theater or who were stationed elsewhere during the Vietnam War period.

Vietnam was an unpopular war, said Jim Falk, 68, of Northglenn who served the in the U.S. Navy from 1969 to 1973. And many veterans returned home to disapproval and recrimination, rather than celebration.

“People blamed the service men and women,” Falk said. “But it wasn’t their fault — they were just serving.”

Evan Louis Totten, 75, a Parker resident who served in the Navy

from 1964 to 1974, remembers the hostility as well.

“That lingers in the minds of all of us,” he said. “If it had not been for our loved ones at home, we would not have been able to sustain ourselves.”

The Department of Veterans Affairs estimates there are 7 million men and women across the country still living who served during the Vietnam era. As of 2014, more than 127,000 are in Colorado.

More than 58,000 people lost their lives in Vietnam and about 1,600 people are still missing, Brigadier Gen. John P. Rose told those at the March 24 event.

“The bottom line is that we have not forgotten,” he said. “We will not forget.”

This event, specifically, lets every Vietnam veteran and his or her family know that their service is appreciated, said Jeanette Early of Aurora, a member of Gold Star Wives of America, a support organization for those whose spouses or children have died while serving in the Armed Forces.

“It means so much to say welcome home,” she said.

Because of unforeseen legislative obligations in Washington, Perlmutter was unable to attend the event, his wife Nancy said.

But in an email, Perlmutter said

IF YOU GO… Seven additional Vietnam War 50th Commemoration Ceremonies will take place.

The events are free and open to the public.

The April 7 and April 12 ceremonies will take place 9:30-11:30 a.m. at Red Rocks Community College, 13300 W. 6th Ave. in Lakewood.

The other dates, with time and locations to be announced, are as follows: June 1, July 6 and 21, and Aug. 3 and 17.

MORE INFORMATION For more information, times and dates of upcoming ceremonies, or to request to take part, go to U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter’s website at http://perlmutter.house.gov/ the lapel pins symbolize the service and sacrifice of Vietnam-era veterans.

“I am honored to be able to recognize these veterans and thank them for their service to our country,” he wrote.

For most Vietnam veterans, this commemorative ceremony is a first, said Joe Lucero, 69, a Broomfield resident who served in the Army from 1970 to 1971.

“It is,” he said, “a welcome home that we as Vietnam veterans have been waiting for.”

Lakewood Sentinel 5

7March 30, 2017

How to get involved

More than 200 participants made the half-mile walk up to the Jefferson County Courage Garden in 2013, raising thousands for crime victims and victim advocates during the annual Courage Walk. GLENN WALLACE

Learning more about sex assault this month

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A woman is forced to have intercourse while on a date. She says no, but he says her provocative clothing suggested otherwise.

A child is inappropriately touched by a trusted adult while getting dressed before school in the morning.

A young man in his teens takes a jog at dusk. Moments later, he is attacked, disrobed and fondled.

All of a sudden, those individuals feel unsafe in their world. And more likely than not, none of them would report the offense.

The above scenarios are not unrealistic. Each is an example of a sexual assault. Often it’s a hidden crime, leaving the victim silenced and traumatized while the perpetrator remains in the community, without ramifications for his or her actions.

The Jefferson County Sheriff ’s Office states that a sexual offense can be any form of non-consensual sexual activity. This includes rape, statutory rape and sexual touching and photographing. Crimes of moral turpitude, such as obscenity, pandering, pimping, prostitution and indecent exposure, can also be considered a sexual assault.

“Public awareness is the only way the community can address these issues,” said Allison Boyd, director of the 1st Judicial District’s Victim Assistant Unit. “Only by victims coming forward can we make the community a safer place.”

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Nationally and across the globe, people are banding together to bring awareness to sexual assault, child abuse prevention and crime victims’ rights. Cities will be making proclamations to address these issues and advocates are organizing call-foraction movements.

• • • Ralston House, which has three locations and serves Gilpin, Adams, Jefferson and Broomfield counties, is

a nonprofit agency that provides a safe place for child and teen survivors of abuse to tell their stories and begin the healing process. The organization expects to talk to 1,200 children and teens this year.

“We would love for less kids to show up at our door,” said Don Moseley, executive director of Ralston House.

But unfortunately, “child abuse does happen in our communities.”

Moseley said many vicitms of childhood sexual assault do not report it until much later in life.

“These kids are up against offenders who have planned how to hurt them,” he said. “Kids often have no way of protecting themselves. It’s important for us, as adults, to protect them.”

In general, Moseley said, the perpetrator will take six months to a year to figure out how to get the child not to tell. Most of the time, the child is led to believe that it is his or her fault. For example, Moseley said, an adult may tell the child that her nightgown was arousing.

These techniques make a child feel guilty, Moseley said.

A 2003 study by the National Institute of Justice found that 3 of 4 juvenile sex assaults are done by somebody that the child knows and trusts.

Sometimes threats are involved, such as telling the child that if he or she says anything to someone, the adult perpetrator will kill himself.

“It’s a very planned activity,” Moseley said. “Most of these kids sit silent.”

One way that Ralston House helps raise awareness is by being an advocate for the Jefferson, Gilpin, Adams and Broomfield county communities to plant pinwheel gardens in April.

Blue pinwheels are a symbol of child abuse prevention awareness across the nation. The gardens remind child abuse survivors that they are not alone, and that the community supports the child victims, Moseley said.

SEE ASSAULT, P13

The Best Value in Real Estate!

Reduced Listing Fees. Cash rebate on purchases.

Wouldn’t it be great if you could get proven real estate results and save thousands? Now you can. Tom Evon has been a top-producing area realtor since 1995. He has sold homes throughout the Metro area, but his specialty is in Lakewood and the West Metro suburbs. His time-tested system has produced nearly 600 successful home sales! Contact Tom today regarding your specific scenario and savings.

Sellers: Get top dollar for your property & save thousands with Tom’s reduced listing fees. Example: Save $4000 - $6,000(+) on a $400,00 sale vs. traditional listing fees.

Tom will execute his proven 31 point marketing plan to produce the quickest sale, at the best price with the least convenience to you. See his marketing plan details at talktotom.net Buyers: As a Buyer Agent, Tom will find you the best home at the best price and negotiate on your behalf but you don’t pay his fee. He gets paid from a share of the seller’s commission and Tom will give you a cash rebate at closing! Example: Get a $3,200 cash rebate on a $400,000 home purchase. No fee from you and get a check at closing!

Real Estate Excellence Since 1995.

Save Thousands!

Tom Evon Realty 303-517-4700

talk2tom@comcast.net www.talktotom.net

6 Lakewood Sentinel

March 30, 2017M

WOW!!

YOU CAN BUY A NEW FURNACE

Lakewood bike group empowers

FOR

BY CLARKE READER CREADER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

$995*

Buy A New $3,495 LENNOX 80% Furnace For $995* Or A New $6,277 LENNOX 95% Furnace For $1,995* *When You Purchase & Install Air Conditioning At Our Regular Price

Amazing Low Price LENNOX Furnace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SAVE UP TO $4,282 Xcel Energy Furnace Rebate On Qualifying Furnaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SAVE UP TO $450 Xcel Energy Air Conditioner Rebates On Qualifying Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SAVE UP TO $650 Xcel Energy Air Conditioner Trade-In Rebates On Qualifying Equipment . . . . . . . SAVE UP TO $500

No Money Down!

WAC, Minimum payment required

Serving Lakewood Since 1983

CALL TODAY • (303) 366-1112 HURRY! THESE REBATES AND INSTANT DISCOUNTS END SOON!! www.coffmanco.com

Not good with any other offers Limited time offer.

During their years participating in competitive cycling events the world over, Lea and Sabra Davison saw plenty of little girls standing on the side of the track.

“We’d see them there, but they were never all that engaged,” Sabra said.

“Biking is something you can do your whole life, and it promotes good health. So we thought, let’s solve it.”

The result was Little Bellas, an organization created in 2007 in Vermont by the Davisons and Angela Irvine, a prominent member of the local cycling community and advocate of women’s cycling. It hosts fun group activities to encourage young girls, ages 7 to 18, to get into cycling and mountain biking.

“We started with 12 girls in Vermont, but once we started taking them on the road, people wanted to start their own chapters,” Sabra explained.

“We put ourselves in the mindset of being 8 again, and what kind of fun stuff would we like to do?”

One of the organization’s most active chapters is in Lakewood, which often has a wait list for events in the community. Each chapter has mentors who work with the girls, help host activities and provide education and knowhow when it comes to cycling.

“It’s just a super-fun way to support the bike community and support

cycling,” said Karen Goodman, lead mentor for the Lakewood chapter. “Every week we do something different, from games to obstacle courses and exercises.”

In addition to the weekly events, Little Bellas works with partner organizations to host special larger events with multiple sessions, giveaways and snacks. An event scheduled for the spring at Bear Creek Lake Park filled up in an hour, but there are still some spaces for an August event at the park.

“We have this network of about 220 mentors all over the country who help us with our events,” Sabra said. “It’s such an amazing team of women, and we’re all about having girls trying as much as is possible.”

The freedom to trying cycling comes from an environment that is safe and nurturing, Goodman added.

“We have all different ages and abilities coming to us,” she said. “The parents realize this is a great way to get their daughters’ empowerment up.”

Learning how to ride a bike is such an important step for so many children, the organizers say, and Little Bellas wants to use that achievement to encourage girls to take charge in all areas of their lives.

“Learning to ride a bike is such a rite of passage because everyone can do it,” Sabra said. “I love being part of these girls’ development. And riding a bike is something they will always have.”

Real Estate Office & Commercial Property

®

Located northeast of the Aurora Mall at 14707 E. 2nd Ave., this beautiful office building features a 4-story atrium, walking distance to the new Light Rail stop and abundant nearby retail amenities. Several floorplans are available for lease at $13.50 to $14.00/SF full service rate. Exceptional access to I-225, I-70 and 6th Avenue. Call Mary Jo Cummings.

Fuller Real Estate, 5300 DTC Pkwy., #100 Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111

PLACE YOUR AD TODAY!

303-566-4091 Senior Housing

Aurora Office Space FOR LEASE Priced from the mid $300s Rare Opportunity to own Amenity Rich, Luxury Senior Condominiums currently taking reservations Call Now

303-744-8000

www.grandviewlife.com

Homeshrinker

To advertise your business here, call Karen at 303-566-4091

Office Rent/Lease

Homes GrandView of Roxborough

www.FullerRE.com (303) 534-4822

RENTALS

Helping Seniors Downsize in a Companion care environment Contact Jim 720-273-5968 jim@homeshrinker.com www.homeshrinker.com

Wheat Ridge Perfect condition 2 bedroom single bath 1000 square feet 2 car attached garage ranch home non smokers/no pets yard maintained 303-279-2176

Condos/Townhomes FOR RENT 2 bedroom Golden Ridge condo with paid heat, clubhouse, pool Near Light Rail, Near Bike Trails no smoking, Rent $1200, damage deposit $1000 (303)278-4408

VARIOUS OFFICES 100-2,311 sq.ft. Rents from $200-$1750/month.

Full service.

405-409 S Wilcox

Office Rent/Lease

Wasson Properties 719-520-1730

We are community.

Your Community Connector to Boundless Rewards

Ideally located 2 room suite 600 SF for lease.

3760 Vance St/Wheatridge/SW Views $600/mo 3 yr lease/parking/storage room RMR Brokers 303-423-7750

Fully furnished, full-service 3-room office suite located in downtown Golden.

540 SF for lease 1010 10th Street/Golden/Lookout Mountain Views Jane Wright 303-808-9594

Castle Rock

Westminster Office or Retail 200-1500 sq.ft.

Rents from $500/month Mission Hills Shop at 8020 Federal furnished or unfurnished contact Paul at 303-465-3820

Please Recycle this Publication when Finished

Lakewood Sentinel 7

7March 30, 2017

Nothing is more important than you & your family’s health!

Getting Colorado in shape since 1997

LOVE YOUR HEART, GIVE THE GIFT OF LIFE!!!

$300-$2500 OFF TRUE PRODUCTS*

True M30 Treadmill Special Buy!!

COME SEE AND TRYOUT THE “WORLD’S FINEST FITNESS EQUIPMENT”

$400.00 Off

Limited quantities!

The M30 treadmill offers you the highest quality machine with the smallest impact on budget and space requirements.

• A compact footprint of just 74 inches • Heart rate tracking and controlled treadmill workouts • An easy-to-use LCD console

Patented Heart Rate control on ALL TRUE PRODUCTS keeps you within TWO Beats of your desired heart rate without touching anything, Insuring a perfect workout every minute you are training!!

Runners world top rated treadmills for True® PS800 over 20 years!!!

#1 in Quietness #1 in Smoothness #1 in Softness #1 in Stability #1 in Heart Rate #1 in Warranty

Treadmills

24

Months

0%

Financing*

Or discounts up to $700* MSRP *OAC on approved credit purchases over $1500

ELLIPTICALS RATED #1 IN Smoothness • Feel • Stability

SIMPLY THE BEST SINCE 1981

ES-700 10 True® Elliptical Models

20 TRUE TREADMILL MODELS TO CHOOSE FROM

• Superior muscle activation and Perfect Human Body Motion!

• Smallest Footprint on the market Only 3’x4’ feet!!

• Automatic customized Stride adjustment from 16’ to 27’ inches!

• 10 models to choose from!

ths

Mon

0%cing*

n Fina

$400.00 Off

Limited quantities!

www.TrueFitness.com

• Come in a try the new Patented TRUE Core Drive Technology!

24

True M30 Elliptical Special Buy!!

With the M30 elliptical, you can fit in a fitness routine anywhere in your home.

The M30 delivers a full body workout by featuring: • One of the smallest equipment footprints available • TRUE’s Cardio 360™ virtual personal trainer that gives you a customized full body workout

Or discounts up to $700* MSRP

POWER BLOCKS

*OAC on approved credit purchases over $1500

COLORADO’S LARGEST SELECTION OF USED EQUIPMENT!!

World’s most popular adjustable dumbbells SAVE SPACE AND $$$

50% OFF ALL USED ITEMS! Highlands Ranch/Littleton’s Largest Showroom

SOUTH SHOWROOM

303-730-3030

• Innovative side steps for safe entry and exit from the machine or a complete upper-body-only workout • TRUE’s HRC® Cruise Control technology to maintain your target heart rate from beginning to end

60 DAY RISK FREE TRIAL MONEY BACK GUARANTEE!

Rubber Floors, Fit Balls, Medicine Balls, Stretch Bands, Kettle Bells & Free Weights

Colorado’s Largest Showroom Blvd.

Colo ing m Co n!!

S oo

Hours: MonThurs 9-7, Fri & Sat 9-6, NE Corner of C-470 & University Sun 11-5 www.FitnessGallerySuperstore.com • New Website Coming Soon!

2690 E. Countyline Rd. Suite Q Highlands Ranch, CO 80126

Colorado’s Largest selection of Fitness accessories!

NORTH SHOWROOM

303-308-1100

5220 N. Broadway ST. Denver, CO 80216

1 Block South of Grizzly Rose on I-25 Frontage Road

8 Lakewood Sentinel

March 30, 2017M

Joy Brandt

7952 Kunst Rd.

January 15, 2016 - 5:3 0

-7:30 p.m.

Thwww.706IowaSt.com ornton |p$415,500 olice department, 95 Learn about the Th 51 Civic C

3 Bd. 2 Bath | Approximately 1350 Sq. Ft.

enter Dr.

This new manufactured home is move in ready for you. Whirlpool appliances are included in a spacious kitchen and Frigidaire washer and dryer are installed in the adjacent laundry room.

Easily walk to the Canyon Point shopping area or bike to downtown Golden.

ornton Police Dep artment, Thornton ’s recruitment proc with hiring manag ess, and meet ers and recruiters face-to-face.

Police Officer

Salary : $58,257-$8 0,803 Minimum Require ments: 21 years of age High School Diplo ma or GED Valid Colorado dr iver’s license with ColorIV ERS safe driving record Officer Standards LOCA L CLASS A & B DR ado PeaceRo an ) d ck Tr ai ning (CPOST) Cer NE ED ED (C astle tificate AND DI ESEL M EC HA NI C . . . ily m fa r ou in Lateral Hiring Ava Come jo ilable w come drive the BEST! no st, re e th n ive dr e u’v Yo

Police Department Re cruiting Line: 720-97 7-5270 City of Thornton Hu man Resources: 303538-7245 Email: jobs@cityofth ornton.net www.cityofthornto3, is currently seeking great PDRecruipartmt ofent owned company since 196 n.net/ ily fam Haulaway, a ers to add to our team! Be @thr Loa Drivpo order nton li ce Commercial Roll-Off & Rea minimum of 2 years every night. Drivers with a

e a great company and hom physical screening! be able to pass a drug and experience, a clean MVR and years experience. nic with a minimum of 3 Also Hiring Diesel Mecha a great work good pay, great benefits, Haulaway not only offers ’re FAMILY! you er, driv a t jus are not environment but here you services.com, Apply online at www.crrwaste 273 2-8 -37 714 at o call Din crrmail.com od@ din to me resu ail e-m or

job board

Seasonal Positio

ns Available!

Mow Crew Parks Workers Recreation Youth Summer Pro grams

Visit our website fo r more details www.cityofthorn ton.net/jobs EOE

s r e v r e S / p e r P en

Kitch

applications for out now taking ke Ta d an ry te ns.

Italian Ea the house positio of ck Ba d an t Fron terview. in person for in y pl ap or ll ca Please out

rante & Take0401 to is R n a li a It 8 Bono’s lden, Colorado venue, Go 14799 W. 6th A

720-530-6239, calls will be returned)

essage for Al or

(Please Leave M

Susan Bono

A&M Law

n Service

A&M Lawn Se and grounds mrvice in Littleton is seeking ex ai yrs., hardworki ntenance laborers. Startin perienced landscape, sprin kl g ng, dependab le, detail orientat $11/hr.- $13/hr. DOE. Muser repair t be 18+ ed and have a Duties include cle an dr iving record. & riding mowertrimming with a string trim m maintenance ans, aerating, power raking, aner, mowing with walk behi nd m d cle d sprinkler repa ir and must be an-ups. Also involved land owers sc able to lift 70lb s. Will train rigape person. ht Must be able to walk 3-4 miles shoulder level pe r da y be able to perfthroughout the day, use a rabehind a mower, lift 50-70 po orm tasks that ke un involve freque and shovel for extended pe ds to nt an riods and bending. d extended periods of knee and ling, We are also look ing for an expe rienced landsc ape to work alone.

Must have 2+ or sprinkler technician who 303-791-55 yrs. Experience. is able 51 • B

ring re Ask for Arno sume to job interview ld or Lorri. !

Lakewood Sentinel 9

7March 30, 2017

Women’s Day volunteers help MCionmeer sP lAalyl ei ny Pt hl ea yAhlol ue ys !e prepare new Chanda Plan building

BY CLARKE READER CREADER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

With the great early spring weather Jeffco has been receiving, a lot of people are spending weekends enjoying the outdoors.

But on March 25, volunteers from as far away as Colorado Springs and Greeley spent their day at the new home of the Chanda Plan at 1630 Carr St. in Lakewood painting, picking up trash, and getting the building ready for its opening.

“We’re here as part of Women’s Day of Service,” explained Alex Gallegos, who was painting one of the building’s with friends Megan Gallegos, Hannah Lamb and Camita Marberry.

“We wanted to come out and support local groups and show our activism,” Marberry added.

The Chanda Plan was founded by sisters Chanda Hinton-Leitchtle and Crystal Hinton to provide direct access to integrative therapies for treatment of spinal cord injuries muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, spina bifida and brain injury.

In September, the organization began work on its new Patient Centered Medical Home, which will house all services under one roof, as well as primary care options from the Metro Community Provider Network, and work is nearing its completion.

“I’ve been overwhelmed by all the community support,” said HintonLeitchtle, who was on site for the volunteer day. “So many have donated months of their time to getting us to where we are.”

The day of volunteerism was arranged with Rebuilding Together Metro Denver, a nonprofit that works with sponsors and volunteers to provide home repairs, safety modifications and energy efficiency upgrades.

“We have about 20 volunteers with us today, and that’s out of about 2,500 volunteers who are doing projects across the metro area as part of the Women’s Day of Service,” said Carrie Packard, executive director of Rebuilding Together. “It’s a great way to teach people about the organizations out there, and do a fun project at the same time.”

Volunteers were working under the direction of Bob Myers, project superintendent with Hensel Phelps Construction, all with the goal of making the building a welcoming place for participants.

“Every week that goes by is exciting but a little sad, because it means we’re almost done working with many of the people who have been helping us,” said Hinton-Leitchtle. “This has all been to redefine how health care looks, and what it feels like for people when the roll up here.”

March 24 ~ April 30 minersalley.com 303.935.3044

Careers

PLACE YOUR AD TODAY!

Please Recycle this Publication 303-566-4091 when Finished

Colorado Statewide Classified Advertising Network To place a 25-word COSCAN Network ad in 91 Colorado newspapers for only $350 $275, contact your local newspaper or call SYNC2 Media at 303-571-5117.

VACATIONS

SYNC2 MEDIA

BUFFALO WYOMING’S HISTORIC OCCIDENTAL HOTEL: “Get Away Package” for 2.

Suite, champagne, dinner, breakfast. $175.00.

Cross country trails, snowmobiling, skiing, ice skating & shopping.

1-307-684-0451

Buy a 25-word statewide classified line ad in newspapers across the state of Colorado for just $350 $275 per week.

Contact this newspaper or call SYNC2 Media, 303-571-5117

Weekly Carrier Routes Available

Help Wanted Guest Service Staff AVA Rafting & Zip Line is now hiring Guest Service Staff Apply online www.coloradorafting.net Call Kelly @ 970-760-0180

LEGITIMATE WORK AT HOME

No Sales, no Investment, No Risk, Free training, Free website. Contact Susan at 303-6464171 or fill out form at www.wisechoice4u.com

We’ve got great pay packages!

For Local News, Anytime of the Day Visit ColoradoCommunityMedia.com

West Metro Lakewood area.

• Part-time hours • Adaptable route sizes • No suit & tie required!

Previous carrier experience encouraged; reliable vehicle and email access, required.

no telephone inquiries - but

email us at:

snevins@coloradocommunitymedia.com

DRIVERS-Class A

To advertise your business here, call Karen at 303-566-4091

We OFFER:

• Up to $.45 CPM • Guaranteed Pay Packages • PTO for all Drivers after 90 days • Newest Fleet in the Industry • Bonuses • Tuition Reimbursement • Pet on Your Truck • Paid Orientation • Gold Plan Medical, Dental & Vision & the Respect YOU Deserve!

Call Today for more Details 1-800-547-9169 (Dial 1) Or Check us out Online at https://www.maytrucking. com/lp/contact.html

10 Lakewood Sentinel

LOCAL

March 30, 2017M

VOICES Great expectations and 30 minutes can achieve lifelong results

M

HITTING HOME

Michael Alcorn

y teaching partner, Pattie Nelson, is a prime example of a 100-percenter. She comes to work every day with an inexhaustible supply of energy. She puts time and thought preparing for every day, and she takes her role as a teacher of music very seriously. These are the attributes that she has control over, and she brings it, every day. On top of that, she is a talented musician, a smart person and has a great natural ability to connect with students.

When she is in front of students, she demands a great effort. It’s impossible to say

that every student in the room is firing at 100 percent, but it’s a great bet that all of them are working beyond their 70 percent “cruise-control” setting.

The problem is that, the nature of the job that Pattie and I do, she’s only in front of the kids for 30 minutes, twice a week. Now, for some of them, that’s enough — they go off on their own and work and stay above 70 percent (in their music) most of the time.

But, let’s be real, they’re 10 and 11 years old — most of them downshift pretty quickly, and by the time lunch recess is

over, they don’t even remember where they left their instrument. On top of that, if we consider our “hollow person,” 11-year olds grow at an amazing rate: a big dinner, a good night of sleep, and the hollow person wakes up larger than they were yesterday, and 80 percent of yesterday’s person is only 70 percent of today’s.

That’s not to say that teachers at the younger ages don’t have influence, or even to say that teachers who get very little instructional time have little influence.

SEE ALCORN, P11

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Increasing transparency in our health care spending GUEST COLUMN

Chris Kennedy

T

here’s a reason health care policy is a hot topic right now, and it’s not that “Obamacare is exploding.”

Health care costs have been growing faster than inflation for as long as I can remember. When I was working at my engineering firm in the mid2000s, I remember the broker coming by every year to tell us how much our premiums would be going up. After the passage of the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare), premiums continued to rise, although not as quickly as before.

Millions more people had coverage,

A publication of

722 Washington Ave, Unit 210 Golden, CO 80401 Mailing Address: 9137 Ridgeline Blvd., Suite 210 Highlands Ranch, CO 80129 Phone: 303-566-4100 Web: LakewoodSentinel.com To subscribe call 303-566-4100

which insurance companies could no longer deny to people with preexisting conditions.

But the fact remains that premiums are rising too quickly, and every voter I met last year knows it. That’s a big part of why I requested to serve on the Health, Insurance, and Environment Committee this year.

I started the legislative session hoping to identify some concrete steps we could take to address the growing cost of health care, but as I started to dig, I

Wait on the repeal I understand that Republican lawmakers are eager, and in a hurry to repeal the ACA, but I am concerned that their haste to accomplish their goals may do more harm than good. It may leave a lot of people uninsured who really need the coverage.

I find it difficult to believe that in the eight years they have been fighting to repeal the ACA, none of those opposed ever thought to come up with a decent replacement, and a way to smooth transition to a replacement more favorable to them, but that seems to be the case.

Most feel it would better to modify rather than repeal the ACA, but if repeal is unavoidable, can we at least expect lawmakers to have the foresight, and the sympathy to prepare a decent, favorable replacement instead of something thrown together in just a few weeks? The present replacement plan just doesn’t cut it for most Americans, especially for the poor and the elderly, and I’m afraid it will be a disaster for all but the most wealthy, and a disaster for those who need healthcare the most.

Stan Dyer, Arvada

SEE KENNEDY, P16

Columnists & Guest Commentaries

Editor’s Note: On Friday, March 24, House Republicans and the Trump administration announced that they were tabling efforts to pass a replacement plan for the Affordable Care Act indefinitely.

A bad budget The Environmental Protection Agency, the State Department, and the Agricultural Department will be hit the hardest

by Trump’s disastrous budget. It discontinues funding for international climate change programs.

How will we protect our planet for future generations if we aren’t working to combat climate change?

It reduces funding for U.N. peacekeeping. How will we protect ourselves from terrorism if we aren’t working for peace? The Agriculture Department’s funding will shrink by 21 percent. How will we sustain ourselves without the agricultural sector? It is so important to pay attention to our leaders and to make our voices heard. Call your members of congress to urge them to vote NO on this budget. Tell them that you value the environment, peace among nations and agriculture.

Rachael Smallwood, Arvada

JERRY HEALEY President

ERIN ADDENBROOKE Majors/Classified Manager

jhealey@coloradocommunitymedia.com

eaddenbrooke@coloradocommunitymedia.com

Columnist opinions are not necessarily those of the Sentinel.

mnelon@coloradocommunitymedia.com

We welcome letters to the editor. Please Include your full name, address and the best number to reach you by telephone.

Lakewood Sentinel A legal newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Colorado, the Lakewood Sentinel is published weekly on Thursday by West Suburban Community Media, 722 Washington Ave, Unit 210, Golden, CO 80401.

abrooks@coloradocommunitymedia.com

Email letters to gwallace@coloradocommunitymedia. com

Send address change to: 9137 S. Ridgeline Blvd., Suite 210, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129

ANN MACARI HEALEY Executive Editor ahealey@coloradocommunitymedia.com

GLENN WALLACE Editor gwallace@coloradocommunitymedia.com

CLARKE READER Community Editor creader@coloradocommunitymedia.com

MINDY NELON Marketing Consultant AUDREY BROOKS Business Manager

ERIN FRANKS Production Manager

efranks@coloradocommunitymedia.com

LINDSAY NICOLETTI Operations/ Circulation Manager

lnicoletti@coloradocommunitymedia.com

Deadline Fri. 5 p.m. for the following week’s paper.

Lakewood Sentinel 11

7March 30, 2017

ALCORN FROM PAGE 10

But, I would submit, the influence of the younger ages and the parttime teachers is more one of teaching students where their floor is — that point at which they can get away with not giving any additional effort.

Let me put that in real world terms: There is nothing more important for a young student than to know that there is a point at which a teacher is going to call them out for their lack of effort — especially

students from difficult circumstances, who often are looked at by adults with pity and indulgence.

Teachers like Pattie Nelson push those students to, for at least 30 minutes at a time, work at the same level as or higher than everybody else in the room.

But it is with older students, mostly-formed hollow people students, where teachers have the real opportunity to push them to exceed their own expectations.

The staff that put together “The Little Mermaid” worked with those kids four hours a day for six weeks to put that production together — that’s a lot of opportunities to ask

a student to give a little more. And, done consistently over that stretch of time, a student will change their expectations for themselves — it can’t help but happen. And, when they receive that applause on opening night?

That’s like the firing process that turns a piece of hard clay into beautiful piece of pottery.

It locks it in.

What of coaches and teachers who get to work with the same students every day for hours for many years?

These are the people we hear the great stories about: the coach who took his junior high player off the streets and gave him a home, some

clothes and a purpose; the teacher who recognized a hidden talent; the principal who made a kid sit in her office every day to get the grades to stay eligible. Kids begin to grow towards being 100-percenters with that direction.

Pattie Nelson is, sadly, retiring at the end of this year. Her passion for her students and music will be missed, but the legacy of her teaching will carry on. Those 100-percenters tend to do that to the world.

Michael Alcorn is a teacher and writer who lives in Arvada with his wife and three children. His novels are available at MichaelJAlcorn.com

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU If you would like to share your opinion, visit our website at www.coloradocommunitymedia.com or write a letter to the editor.

Include your name, full address and the best telephone number to contact you. Send letters to letters@coloradocommunitymedia.com.

CATHOLIC

UNITED METHODIST

ST. JOAN OF ARC C AT H O L I C C H U R C H

Proclaiming Christ to the Mountains & Plains www.StJoanArvada.org 12735 W 58th Ave · 80002 · 303-420-1232 Daily Masses: 8:30am, Mon-Sat Confessions: 8am Mon; Wed – Fri 7:30am & 4:00pm Sat Saturday Vigil Mass: 5:00 PM Sunday Masses: 7:30, 9:00, 11:30 am, 5:30pm

S ERVICES 8 &10 am Church School

9 &10 am 6750 Carr St. Arvada, CO 80004 303.421.5135 • www.arvadaumc.org Nursery Available

PRESBYTERIAN

Pastor: Bill Sanders

Living and Sharing the Love of Christ Worship: 10:00am every Sunday Sunday School: 9:00am Sept – May (nursery provided)

5592 Independence St. 80002 Tel. 303-422-3463 www.Arvada-pres.com Email: office@arvada-pres.com

Now enrolling for All Precious Children Learning Center

Golden First Presbyterian Church

On the round-about at South Golden Rd. and West 16th Ave. Sunday Praise & Worship................... 9:00 am Fellowship Time ................................. 10:00 am Church School ................................... 10:30 am

Pastor: Rev. Dr. Miriam M. Dixon

Nursery provided

303-279-5591

To advertise your place of worship Call 303-566-4100

Share the life, love, and laughter of Jesus Christ!

8:30 AM - Worship in Chapel 9:00 AM -Sunday School 10:00 AM - Worship in Sanctuary www.applewoodvalleychurch.org

303-279-2162

2035 Ellis Street, Golden CO 80401

No matter where you are from, we’re glad you’re our neighbor and we’d like to get to know you!

Join us for Coffee and Conversation on Sundays at 9:30am.

Stay, if you like,for a time of Singing and Reflection at 10:15am.

We are Living Light of Peace, a faith community affiliated with the Mennonite Church USA and Church of the Brethren 5927 Miller Street, Arvada, CO 80004 just north of Marge Roberts Park

G/W/L/A

In Loving Memory Place an Obituary for Your Loved One. Private 303-566-4100 Obituaries@ColoradoCommunityMedia.com

Funeral Homes Visit: www.memoriams.com

12 Lakewood Sentinel

A

POINT/COUNTERPOINT

‘We will do all we can to ensure the best education’

s your Jeffco Board of Education, we make it our core mission to provide a quality education that prepares all children for a successful future. Funding challenges at the state level (Colorado owes K-12 education over $800 million a year, and that amount is growing) and locally (Jeffco’s 3A & 3B failure was the lone defeat while five other metro Denver districts won voter approval) mean now, more than ever, we need our community to understand the value of providing a high-quality education for our students.

We are committed to an open, transparent process to determine how Jeffco Public Schools can continue to be a strong district despite diminishing resources.

Jeffco is committed to its 2020 Vision, which recognizes our children are more than a single score. Our board supports delivering a 21st centuryready education, including content mastery, critical thinking and creativity, self-direction and personal responsibility, and civic and global engagement.

We aligned our board goals to this vision, and we are working to preserve proven supports. That includes literacy interventionists delivering real results in growing young readers, and social emotional learning specialists building wellness, care and prevention for all students’ learning readiness.

While we are proud of Jeffco’s accomplishments, we are mindful that continuous improvement is the definition of excellence. Jeffco is cel-

T

March 30, 2017M

Stevens Rupert Harmon Mitchell Lasell teachers willingly took pay cuts and ebrating positive accomplishments in freezes at the height of the recession early literacy, but variation and gaps when other districts cut programs, persist for some students. Strong math and the impact of this sacrifice has not growth and achievement is coupled with a need to have on-grade-level math been fully restored.

Consequently, Jeffco has lost too learners match the success of accelermany of its well-trained and highly efated learners. Finally, Jeffco is focused fective educators to nearby school dison every student reaching college, tricts. Jeffco Public Schools must offer career and life readiness. competitive compensation to ensure we We aim to increase the number of don’t lose any more of our best people students who match Jeffco’s strong to other districts. And now is the time reading and writing ACT and PSAT reto seek a new superintendent with sults across all content areas. Whether a proven track record, the ability to college, the workplace or military listen to all community voices, and the service is a student’s aspiration, our educational expertise required to push board has set a goal of high levels of Jeffco to new heights as we navigate readiness for all students. Jeffco’s difficult budget constraints. graduation rate has increased steadily Great people make great schools. since 2010, representing thousands of diverse, unique students who are assets In 2016, Jeffco’s average ACT scores reached an all-time high. Our seniors and contributors to our community. earned $80 million in college scholarWe know strong teachers, leaders ships — including seven Daniels Scholand staff make the critical difference ars and two Boettcher Scholars — and for our students’ success.

22 Jeffco students were named NationWhile 99 percent of Jeffco teachal Merit Scholar semifinalists. We’ve ers are highly qualified, Jeffco’s celebrated Devinny Elementary and salaries fall below the average of Evergreen High’s National Blue Ribthe five most comparable nearby bon Awards, 25 John Irwin Awards for districts; some teachers could make academic achievement, 16 Governor’s $8-10,000 more per year in neighborDistinguished Improvement Awards, ing districts. We are here because

and eight Jeffco high schools among the 50 Top High Schools in Colorado.

Jeffco educator recognition includes: Milken Educator, Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching, Amgen Science Teaching Excellence, and Olmsted Excellence in Secondary Teaching and more. And a principal received the Patriot Award from the U.S. Department of Defense, Employer Support of National Guard and Reserves.

By investing in Jeffco, we invest in our future and our community. After voters failed to support Jeffco’s 2016 mill and bond proposal, district staff presented $20.4 million in budget reductions for the school board’s review. Budget cuts dating back to 2009 still have impacts, and now too many students risk not getting the opportunities they deserve, while some of our beloved schools operate in aging buildings with a growing backlog of muchneeded repairs and maintenance.

As we, your Board of Education, spend the next few months working to balance the budget and find Jeffco’s next superintendent, we will do all we can to ensure the best education for our students, learning environments where they can thrive, and a competitive compensation model for our educators.

Let us hear from you, and know that we welcome different approaches and voices to the discussion. If Jeffco can come together in the best interest of all 86,000 students, our entire community will benefit.

Jeffco school leaders are fiddling while Rome burns his year’s self-inflicted budget “crisis” is part of a larger calamity that we’ve seen developing in Jeffco schools since we moved here from Alberta Canada seven years ago. Unfortunately, it is one that district management and boards have been singularly unwilling to face.

The key elements of the strategic challenge facing Jeffco include the following: First, the certainty of another teacher pension (PERA) funding crisis; Second, continuing stagnation of student achievement results at time when changes in the economy are raising the bar for true “college and career readiness” at an exponential rate, thus every year leaving more of our kids grossly unprepared for the harsh competitive world they will face after graduation; Third, the high probability that substantial increases in state K-12 funding will not be forthcoming, because of competing demands from a backlog of infrastructure projects and an explosion in social safety net spending to support the rising number of people who lack the skills needed to succeed in today’s economy; Fourth, voter resistance to paying higher taxes unless and until governments (and our schools in

particular) significantly improve the value they provide; and Fifth, a strong teachers union and deeply rooted district culture that are both very resistant to change.

Rather than face this fundamental strategic challenge, this year the Jeffco board has supported the teachers union’s demand for a $25 Coyne million pay increase, and told district management to identify spending cuts to pay for it.

The justification for this raise is, to put it mildly, highly questionable.

Given that only 32 percent of Jeffco 11th graders met the ACT’s college and career ready benchmarks in 2016, the proposed raise (which will be distributed on the basis of teacher seniority, not results) cannot be a reward for superior performance.

Claims that the pay increase is an incentive are equally vacuous.

Paying poor teachers more money will not make them better.

The assertion that in the absence of higher paid good teachers will flee was dismissed by Amy Webber, Jeffco’s human resources director at a recent board meeting. And despite past turnover, virtually all Jeffco teachers are still rated Effective or Highly

Effective (even though the latest data show that 1,416 of them use 10 or more personal and sick days each year, the point at which the US Department of Education says significant negative impacts on student achievement occur).

And no board member wants to admit that this raise will further increase Jeffco’s 1.5 billion dollar unfunded PERA liability – which will one day require either a massive tax increase, large K-12 spending reductions, and/or significant cuts in teachers’ pension benefits.

The spending cuts initially proposed by management to fund the teacher pay increase were also painfully revealing.

They want to eliminate literacy interventionists, even though over 46,000 Jeffco students did not meet grade level English Language Arts standards on the 2016 CMAS assessment.

They propose to severely cut spending on student mental health services, even though this is a top priority in the district’s Unified Improvement Plan.

They propose sharp cuts to programs serving Jeffco’s 11,000 gifted student, even though two thirds of them still fail to reach their full potential and score at the advanced level on achievement tests.

And they wanted to close five schools (since reduced to one), based not on poor achievement results, but on the size of expected cost savings.

Incredibly (or arrogantly, take your pick), Jeffco’s leaders want voters to believe that, in terms of their negative impact on student achievement results, these are the least harmful cuts they can make in a billion-dollar budget!

Seriously?

Jeffco’s real crisis is not about its budget; rather, it is fundamentally about the badly broken state of its governance and management processes, and the continuing unwillingness and/or inability of the district’s “leaders” to confront the real and worsening strategic challenge we face.

If a billion-dollar private sector company had such incompetent governance and management it would quickly go bankrupt or be taken over.

Sadly, this is not the case for our public school district, where (at least until the November election) parents and voters can only angrily watch as Jeffco’s “leaders” fiddle while Rome burns.

Tom Coyne is a political Independent and member of Jeffco’s District Accountability Committee. These are his personal views.

Lakewood Sentinel 13

7March 30, 2017

ASSAULT FROM PAGE 5

“Pinwheels are a way for the whole community to say, `We understand that child abuse happens and we are going to try to stop it,’ ” Moseley said.

• • • A common misconception is that sexual assault is only a woman’s issue, said Katie Schmalzel, Colorado School of Mines’ prevention programs manager and deputy Title IX coordinator.

But that is not true, she said. “It impacts an entire community.”

The Mines campus is active throughout April to bring awareness to sexual assault, Schmalzel said. Among its campus activities is a clothesline project and Wear Denim Day. The clothesline project gives everyone an opportunity to decorate a T-shirt to commemorate a sexual assault survivor. The shirts will hang in the student center for the entire month.

Wear Denim Day is an international movement that takes place the on the last Wednesday in April every year. It is based on a a decision by the Supreme Court of Appeals in Rome that overturned a rape conviction of a driving instructor against a young woman, saying she must have helped him remove her tight jeans, therefore giving consent to sex.

“The case made international headlines,” Schmalzel said, “and the young woman’s jeans became a symbol of awareness that what someone wears is never an excuse for rape.”

There isn’t a good answer on how to prevent sexual assaults, but Schmalzel suggests “bystander intervention” is one way to fight back.

Be aware that sexual assaults do occur and that anyone can be a victim, she said. Educate yourself, learn to identify what the red flags are and step in when

it’s safe for you to do so.

“Don’t assume that it’s not your problem because of the assumption that somebody probably already did something,” Schmalzel said. Often, she added, that’s not the case.

• • • The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) reports that out of 193,112 total crimes reported by law enforcement agencies across the state, 3,275 of the crimes were rape. And of the 3,275 total rape reports, 141 of them were attempted offenses, meaning nearly 96 percent of the rapes were reported as completed rapes.

The above statistics are reporting only rape cases, and do not include other sexual offenses. And, it is important to remember that the frequency and actual number of sexual assaults are difficult to pinpoint because it is a crime that is often underreported, Boyd said.

This could be for a number of reasons, she said — victims might think nothing can or will be done about it, or they may think no one will believe them because generally there are no witnesses. Because sexual assault is a traumatizing experience, Boyd said, it is difficult to make decisions on what to do.

“Fear is a huge issue,” Boyd said.

Victims may be afraid that if they come forward, the perpetrator will retaliate.

“It’s very important that victims feel supported,” Boyd said.

To show that support, the 1st Judicial District Attorney’s Office hosts the annual Courage Walk during National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, which takes place this year on April 2-8. The walk happens on April 8 and the entire community is invited to honor victims’ courage.

“By raising awareness,” Boyd said, “we can help victims feel safe enough to come forward, break the silence and end the violence.”

Doral charter to lease old Zerger site

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Doral Academy of Colorado, a charter school that emphasizes the arts, will have a new location next school year.

The Jefferson County Board of Education approved unanimously March 23 a one-year lease agreement with Doral Academy to occupy the Zerger Elementary School building at 9050 Field St. in Westminster.

Zerger Elementary School closed in 2012 following budget cuts.

The district was approached by Doral Academy Building Corp. regarding a one-year lease of the Zerger building for the 2017-18 school year for Doral Academy of Colorado.

The charter school is currently located at 7100 Wadsworth Blvd. in Arvada and serves 176 students in kindergarten through seventh grade. Next year, the school will add eighth grade and expects to serve between 200 and 260 students.

Because of timing, the approval of

the lease agreement was made by the board at the March 23 study session instead of waiting until the next regular board meeting.

“For those families wondering where the school will be located next year, it’s important they know that now,” said Jeffco’s acting interim superintendent Terry Elliot.

The board brought up two concerns — the ability to still market the property for sale and the proximity of the charter with neighborhood schools.

District staff assured the board the one-year lease does not have the option to renew and the district can market the property for sale following the 2017-18 school year.

“I believe that we already have too many charter schools located in a fairly small geographic area,” said board president Ron Mitchell, echoing a statement from fellow board member Brad Rupert. “I just frankly don’t think we need another charter school there. It’s hard for me to feel happy about this.”

14 Lakewood Sentinel

LOCAL

Noodle dish

March 30, 2017M

LIFE

a real

pho-nomenon Vietnamese comfort food gains steam in metro area

BY TOM SKELLEY TSKELLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

O

f all the traditions Vietnamese immigrants brought to the United States, pho is probably the one most people recognize, even if they can’t pronounce it.

The beef-and-noodle dish, pronounced “fuh,” originated in Vietnam in the 1880s. The name is believed to come from the French “pot au feu,” which translates to “pot of fire,” a beef stew the French brought to Vietnam when they colonized the country.

Over the course of generations, the dish became Vietnam’s national food.

“We look at pho like Americans look at bacon and eggs,” says Sunny Wong, whose family owns Pho Real in Littleton. “It’s a staple, it’s a street food. You can just get out

of your car anywhere (in Vietnam) and get a bowl of pho. We eat it for breakfast and dinner.”

Pho became popular in the United States over the last few decades, but the trend has become a favorite with consommé consumers, and new restaurants continue to open across the metro area.

Aficionados frown upon referring to pho as a soup, but comparisons arise nonetheless. Wong points out a key difference is pho, as opposed to ramen or wonton soup, is always made with rice noodles, not egg or flour. A variety of spices like star anise and ginger are added during cooking, and the bowl is traditionally topped with thin slices of rare beef that brown in the bowl.

But every batch of pho begins and ends with the broth.

Chanh Nguyen, who owns and operates Hashtag Pho in Centennial with his daughters Ally and Sue, steeps beef bones for two days to infuse all of the flavor he can into the broth, just as Wong’s aunt and uncle do at Pho Real.

One disadvantage of pho’s popularity, they say, is that some restaurants have begun to cut corners and use canned broth. Grocery stores have even begun to carry “instant pho,” a concept Sue and Ally laugh at.

Chanh Nguyen ladles out a bit of the beefy broth he’s steeping in the kitchen at Hashtag Pho in Centennial. Nguyen came to the United States in 1987 and opened his family’s first pho restaurant near County Line and Quebec over 15 years ago.

TOM SKELLEY But the Nguyens’ discerning customers, like Dan Popylisen, of Parker, know the difference.

“I’ve been in the restaurant business for more than 20 years, and some of the younger places around Denver take their broth off the back of a truck,” he says. “This place is the real deal.”

Traditional pho is all about the beef, but many restaurants offer “pho chay,” a vegetarian variation created for Vietnam’s Buddhist population.

Pho Real bases their vegetarian broth on soy sauce and adds tofu, while Hashtag Pho’s pho chay is carrot and cabbage-based. At Golden Pho, in Golden the menu boasts that the pho chay there takes 10 hours to cook, and includes onions, ginger, cabbage, snow peas, squash, corn, scallions and even some cinnamon.

‘A sense of pride’ Authenticity and fresh ingredients are important to pho restaurateurs, Wong says, because family honor is on the line with every bowl.

“Every good pho restaurant probably has a family behind it,” he says.

“When people came to America from Vietnam, there’s a sense of pride in opening a pho restaurant.”

Born in the U.S., Wong says eating pho almost every day was a way for him to connect to his heritage. For American customers like Chad Baker, of Aurora, the connection may not be as personal, but the personality of the cooks comes through in the taste.

“Every kitchen has its own flavor, every restaurant does its own thing,” Baker, who’s been a pho fan for four or five years, says.

SEE PHO, P15

PHO-NETICS A quick Google search reveals the many punfilled names of area pho restaurants. Sonny Wong, manager of Pho Real in Littleton, said he and his family had a brainstorming session to come up with the name.

1 2 3 Pho 11804 E. Oswego St., in the Meridian area

While many restaurant names are simply the word “pho” with a number attached, and a few are unfit to print, the following offers a sampling of some of the wittier restaurant pho names in the metro area.

Fee Fi Pho Fum 1384 S. Broadway, Denver

Pho-natic 229 E. Colfax Ave., Denver

Pho Real 2399 W. Main St., Littleton

Lakewood Sentinel 15

7March 30, 2017

Vinyl Me, Please keeps the music spinning

H

ow do you find the music you love?

There’s always been the radio, and streaming sites like Spotify have gotten better and better at creating LINER recommendations for NOTES listeners to discover new artists.

But the people behind Denver-based Vinyl Me, Please, know none of that can replace the person who shares an album they really love with you.

“Everybody has Clarke Reader these moments where you have this friend who is like, ‘No, you have to hear this thing’ and plays it for you,” said Tyler Barstow, who co-founded Vinyl Me, Please with Matt Fiedler in 2013. “Any music person, regardless of how much you use Spotify and that stuff, needs somebody in their life who says, ‘You need to sit down and listen to this one thing,’ and that’s what we do every month.”

Vinyl Me, Please, is a record-of-themonth club where subscribers are sent one record each month — a record the 16-person staff has discussed, debated and decided it’s essential to any vinyl collection. Over the years, selections have included everything from Nina Simone’s “Nina Simone Sings the Blues” to The War on Drugs’ “Lost in the Dream” and Gorrilaz’s “Demon Days” to The Fugees’ “The Score.”

These unique pressings also include

PHO FROM PAGE 14

“Every place has a different broth,” says Baker’s table mate, Nicole Nicholas of Highlands Ranch. Being able to customize her dish with basil, lime, jalapeno or sauces available is another plus.

“I like that you can do your own thing with it,” she says.

Littleton’s Janie Salazar says that that versatility makes pho the perfect option ,for a family. She and her husband bring their children to Pho Real so everybody

CLARKE’S ALBUM OF THE WEEK Selection: Drake’s “More Life,” released on Young Money, Cash Money and Republic records.

Review: Drake was starting to take himself a little too seriously on last year’s “Views,” but he’s lightened up considerably on his latest release, which he is calling a playlist

(how that is different from an album or mixtape, I couldn’t possibly explain).

Drake pulls even more international influences into his sound, and as is always the case, he and his producers make it sound absolutely incredible. I’ve always been a fan of Drake’s R&B leanings over rap, and he highlights

that side of himself this time around. Don’t miss it.

Favorite song: “Passion Fruit” Most empowering lyric: “They want me gone, wait for the kicker/Bury me now and I only get bigger.” from “Gyalchester””

specially written liner notes, artworks and a custom cocktail-pairing recipe.

“We have a relationship with our members where we say, ‘Here is this thing that was really moving to us and we actually spend a lot of time writing about it … and we’d love for you to give it a listen,’ “ Barstow explained. “Our goal is to illuminate and shed some light on where this album comes from, because there are so many albums that aren’t just another pop record or another rap record or another indie rock record.”

In addition to the album of the month, subscribers to Vinyl Me, Please, receive access to limited-edition album pressings and special versions through the company’s online store. The website, www.vinylmeplease.com, also features some of the best long-form music writing on the internet, podcasts where Barstow discusses the latest in music with artists and other music experts, and weekly playlists.

Vinyl Me, Please, also hosts monthly listening parties called The Spins at

local bars and brewpubs, where music lovers can come together over drinks and great tunes.

Not bad for a club that started in a house in Louisville with just 12 members.

The roots of the company go back to Chicago, where Barstow and Fiedler lived and worked together. Fiedler got a record player for Christmas, but it was hard to find good vinyl around town.

They started looking for record clubs, but couldn’t find any good ones — and so Vinyl Me, Please was born.

Fiedler and his wife came to Colorado, and Barstow soon followed, and they started working in earnest on building the best record club available.

“It started with how do we get this to work, and then it was how do we make this tolerable and then how do we make this a little better than tolerable, and now we have the resources to go make this thing really great to use and be a part of,” Barstow said. “Over time it’s a relationship you develop with people.

And we don’t refer to any of our people

gets what they want out of the meal.

“There’s so many things you can throw in it,” Salazar says. “Everyone in the family customizes it, and the kids feel like they’re making their own soup.”

over.

“We hear it all,” Sue says. “I love that pho is becoming the next chicken noodle soup.”

Monica Baruth likes to bring her 24-year-old daughter, Lindsay, with her when she visits Pho Real, especially when one of them is under the weather.

“It’s like you’re eating your medicine,” Monica says, pointing with her chopsticks at the vibrant vegetables floating atop her bowl of broth.

“It’s hydrating as well,” Lindsay says.

“I love the freshness of it, it’s hearty and it makes your soul feel good.”

That warm, full feeling is what keeps customers coming back, Wong says,

A remedy for what ails you Salazar adds that knowing pho is made with fresh, healthy ingredients makes her feel good about what she’s feeding her family, a selling point not lost on other pho lovers who rely on the dish as a remedy for whatever ails them.

Customers tell the Nguyens they rely on a hot bowl of pho to get them over the flu, a cold or the occasional hang-

ASSISTED LIVING UP $ TO

SAVE

as customers, because they’re members of a thing we’re building with them.”

The approach is working: By the end of 2016, Vinyl Me, Please had more than 20,000 subscribers in 40 countries, and has been featured on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” and in Forbes Magazine. The company left its Boulder headquarters, and now is in downtown Denver, where it has room for even more growth.

“Very slowly, almost without us noticing at times, it became a very big deal,” Barstow said. “Our mantra is we want to bring people closer to music and artists that matter and find more ways to connect with these artists and albums in a deeper level.”

At a time where people primarily get their music from digital means, it’s important to celebrate those who still find the meaning in the tactile.

“I think there’s something really meaningful about going, ‘I love this album and I have it, and I have it on my shelf and I have all the art. And I open it up and there’s the liner notes and I see all these photographs,’” Barstow said. “There’s something meaningful in the ritual and setting time aside to show how much you value this art.”

Clarke Reader’s column on how music connects to our lives appears every other week. A community editor with Colorado Community Media, he hopes someone will vinyl him, please. Check out his music blog at calmacil20. blogspot.com. And share why you love vinyl at creader@coloradocommunitymedia.com.

healthy or sick, rain or shine or snow.

“It’s a comfort food. You get filled up but it’s easy to digest,” he says. “It’s also really comforting to have a hot bowl of soup on a cold morning.”

“I check the weather report every night,” he adds with a smile.

As they begin to prepare an entrée for Popylisen, before he can order it, Sue and Ally insist they’d be making pho the same way they always have even if they didn’t have a restaurant.

It’s comfort food for them too, after all.

“We’re eating this every day,” Sue says.

Ally agrees.

“We’re making it as much for us as we are for them.”

New N e Resident Specials!

2500 250 25 00

OFF FIRST MONTH’S RENT!

PLUS Up to $1200 toward Moving Expenses!

Limited time offer. Call for details.

Senior Senior Living Living Community Community Take an online

VIDEO TOUR

at

www.MountainVista.net

Independent Living Assisted Living Rehab Stays Memory Care Skilled Nursing 4800 Tabor Street, Wheat Ridge, CO. 80033

303-421-4161

www.MountainVista.net

16 Lakewood Sentinel

March 30, 2017M

KENNEDY

a

M

or

do

ed

C ol

ia

FROM PAGE 10

C o m m u nit

y

VOTE

TODAY! LOG ON AND VOTE NOW!

discovered how little we actually know about how our health care dollars are being spent. This is especially true with hospital care, which makes up 37 percent of our health care spending in Colorado.

We’re looking at several pieces of legislation this year to address concerns with pharmaceutical costs, insurance company practices, and the new free-standing emergency departments springing up all over the metro area. But my highest priority this session is getting to the bottom of the cost increases for hospital care.

My bill, House Bill 1236, will require hospitals to annually submit their cost reports and audited financial statements to the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF, often pronounced “hick-puff ”).

HCPF will then produce an annual report breaking down spending on inpatient and outpatient care, personnel and administrative costs, capital construction and equipment expenditures, and uncompensated care (including charity care and bad debt) so that policymakers and citizens have the information they need to understand the cost drivers in our hospital system.

mom fell again

time to call

(855) 494-9215

LakewoodSentinel.com

Democrat Rep. Chris Kennedy represents Lakewood for District 23.

Don’t leave safety to chance. Our trained associates are close by to help Mom with her daily living activities, from bathing and dressing to medication management.

Call (855) 494-9215 today to schedule your complimentary lunch and visit.

We are available 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. CT, Monday through Friday.

Voting runs from March 1, 2017 – April 9, 2017.

To provide the most accurate results by geographical area, Colorado Community Media does not require, but does encourage readers to vote for businesses in their immediate local community. All nominated businesses have an equal opportunity of winning, no purchase required. Please see voting website for complete contest rules and regulations.

It’s also not just about premiums.

State spending on Medicaid has been growing, too. Part of this growth comes from increased enrollment and utilization, but much of it comes from the same inflationary pressures impacting our premiums.

Lieutenant Governor Donna Lynne testified in support of my bill in committee, saying, “This bill is important. It provides the basic financial information in the interest of providing appropriate oversight for such a large portion of taxpayer dollars. Hospitals represent 32 percent of all state Medicaid expenditures – the single largest portion of the program with the single largest budget in the state.

These are public dollars and the public should know where and how they are used.”

The bill passed the Health, Insurance, and Environment Committee with bipartisan support and will be debated this week on the House floor. After that, it will go to the Senate where it also has bipartisan sponsorship.

Increasing transparency is only a first step, but I’m hopeful we can identify some of the major cost drivers, partner with hospitals on future legislation, and pass the savings along to the people of Colorado.

BROOKDALE SENIOR LIVING and BRINGING NEW LIFE TO SENIOR LIVING are the registered trademarks of Brookdale Senior Living Inc. ©2017 Brookdale Senior Living Inc. All rights reserved.

Bringing New Life to Senior Living®

brookdale.com

7March 30, 2017

Lakewood Sentinel 17

THINGS to DO

THEATER

‘Stella and Lou’: 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, March 30-31 at Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, in the Carson Theater. Presented by Vintage Theatre. Call 303-444-7328 or go to www.thedairy.org for tickets and information.

‘The Nance’: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 6 p.m. Sundays through Sunday, April 2 at The Edge Theater, 1560 Teller St., Lakewood. In the 1930s it was easy to play gay and dangerous to be gay. Call 303-232-0363 or go to www.theedgetheater.com for tickets. Free parking. Adult themes.

‘Hello, Dolly!’: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through April 9 at the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway. Presented by the Lakewood Cultural Center and Performance Now Theatre Company. Call 303-987-7845, stop by the box office or go to www.Lakewood.org/LCCPresents for tickets.

‘Stage Kiss’: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturday through April 15 at The Bug Theatre, 3654 Navajo St., Denver. A pay-what-youcan industry night planned for Thursday, April 6. Second show in Equinox Theatre Company’s ninth season. Tickets and information at www.EquinoxTheatreDenver. com.

‘A Skull in Connemara’: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 1 p.m. Sundays through April 30 at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. Additional shows at 6 p.m. Sunday, April 2, 9, 16 and 23. A raucous and unsettling comedy about death and dirt. Call 303-935-3044 or go to minersalley.com.

MUSIC

Che Malambo: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 11 at the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway. A dynamic blend of precision footwork, rhythmic stomping, drumming and song, presented by the all-male Argentinian dance company. Tickets available at the box office, by calling 303-987-7845 or online at www.Lakewood.org/LCCPresents.

by a licensed Realtor. Register at http://www.re-workshops.com or call 303-489-9217.

this week’s TOP FIVE ‘Super Duck’: 7 p.m.

Friday, March 31, and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, April 1, at Colorado ACTS, 111455 W. Interstate 70 Frontage Road North, Wheat Ridge. ‘Super Duck’ is the beloved tale of ‘The Ugly Duckling’ with a super-powered, action-packed twist. Call 303-456-6772 or go to www.coloradoacts.org.

World War I Day: Thursday, April 6, at Red Rocks Community College, Lakewood campus. A free community event to commemorate World War I. Activities are free and include Vaudeville shows, a speakeasy, museum exhibits, historical guest speakers, re-enactments of trench warfare, presentations from academic departments, a display of 1920s vehicles, dance lessons, and staff and students in period costumes. Go to www.rrcc. edu/WWI.

Make Something: Ukrainian Eggs: 3:30-4:30 p.m.

April 8 at the Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Learn the Eastern European art of Pysanka, or Ukrainian Easter egg decoration, using a wax resist (batik) and dye method. Suitable for teens and adults. Registration is required. Call 303-2355275 or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org.

Ringers & Singers: 5:45 p.m. Saturday, April 8 at New Apostolic Church, 5290 Vance St., Arvada.

This musical worship concert features the Timberline Bell Ringers, the church’s various choirs and its organist. Admission is free; non-perishable food donation to the church’s food pantry appreciated.

Evergreen Players presents ‘Enchanted April’: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m.

Sundays through April 15 at Center Stage, 27608 Fireweed Drive, Evergreen. Under the wisteria vines and sunny skies, four women discover their true selves, rediscover romance and forge lasting friendships. Call 303-674-4934 or go to www. evergreenplayers.org.

ART

Kite Making Classes: 4-5 p.m. Friday, March 31; 9 a.m., 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday, April 1 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada.

Assemble, decorate and take home your own sled kite. Then fly your kite at the Arvada Kite Festival from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, April 2 at the Stenger Soccer Complex. Go to arvada.org/public-classes.

Tastebuds Cookbook Group: 1-3 p.m. April 9 (comfort food) at the Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Do you love browsing through cookbooks, trying new recipes or learning about kitchen time-savers? This group is for you.

Group alternates meeting at the Standley Lake and Arvada libraries. Group members may bring prepared dishes from either of the cookbooks chosen or a favorite of their own. Members who choose to bring food (never required) should bring enough for 4-6 people to sample, bring the recipe to share and make sure the food reflects the topic.

The May 28 theme is Let’s Party; theme for June 18 is Italian.

Call 303-235-5275 or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org.

‘Damage’ Art Exhibit: open through February 2018 at Red Rocks Community College,

after a suicide. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss how suicide has impacted their own lives. Contact Polly Wegner at 303-424-4454 or pwegner@peacelutheran.net.

Lakewood, in the mezzanine near the library. Denver artist Sharon Brown’s exhibit features psychologically charged paintings created mostly from photographs. Go to www.rrcc.edu.

EVENTS

Fox Hollow Golf Season: The Men’s Club plans its spring tee off party at 5 p.m. March 31 at Den Restaurant, 13410 W. Morrison Road, Lakewood. A new member orientation is at 8 a.m. April 1 at the Den. Fox Hollow based CGA members are welcome to play in the club’s first 2017 tournament scheduled April 15. Go to fhmgc. org.

Arvada After Dark: April Fool’s Prank War: 6-8 p.m. Saturday, April 1 at the Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Get your prankster on and bring your best tricks to help your team win the Prank War. For ages 11-18. Call 303-235-JCPL (5275) or visit www.jeffcolibrary.org to register.

Coping After a Suicide: noon and 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 4 at Lifetree Café, 5675 Field St., Arvada. “Living After a Suicide: Finding Hope After Loved Ones Take Their Own Lives” explores the aftermath that friends and family experience

Mile High Dowsers: 7-9:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 6, at the Clements Community Center, 1580 Yarrow St., Lakewood. Learn about dowsing with the Mile High Dowsers. This month, Jennifer Newton leads beginning dowsing, and Bo Hanson leads practical dowsing. Hank Innerfeld shares Perspectives for 2017. Go to www. milehighdowsers.org.

Exploring Black Anger: 9:30 a.m.

Saturday, April 15 at Westland Meridian, 10695 W. 17th Ave., Lakewood. The non-fiction book club of the League of Women Voters of Jefferson County will read and discuss “Between the World and Me,” by Ta-Nehisi Coates. Please have book read before meeting.

The group also will meet at 1 p.m.

Wednesday, April 19 at a site in Littleton. Call Lynne at 303-9855128 for information and location.

Wine, Cheese Fundraiser: 6-9 p.m. Saturday, April 22 at The Club at Rolling Hills, 15707 W. 26th Ave., Golden. Guest speaker is Jonah Werner. Business casual attire. Adults only. Learn how Young Life impacts the lives of kids in central Jefferson County.

All proceeds benefit Young Life in Golden, Wheat Ridge, Lakewood and the surrounding areas. RSVP

by March 31 at www.centraljeffco. younglife.org.

Food Pantry: open from 9-11 a.m.

Wednesdays at New Apostolic Church, 5290 Vance St., Arvada, rear entrance (across the street from Beau Jo’s restaurant). Contact Gertrude at 303-902-6794.

Fun with Animals: 10-10:45 a.m.

Wednesdays in March at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. For ages 3-6 years. Learn about coyotes, beavers, bugs and fish. Use books, stories, crafts and games. Sign up at arvada.org/public-classes.

Round Table Issues Breakfast: 7 a.m. Friday, April 7, at American Legion Wilmore-Richter Post 161, 6230 W. 60th Ave., Arvada. Learn about local projects and events.

Open to the public. Contact 303-424-0324 for cost and other information.

Easter Breakfast, Egg Hunt: 9 a.m. April 8 at the Apex Community Recreation Center, 13150 W. 72nd Ave., Arvada. All-you-can-eat pancakes, followed by visits with the Easter Bunny, games and rides on the Easter Bunny Express.

Easter Egg Hunt begins at 11 a.m. at the Stenger Soccer Complex.

Registration required; go to apexprd.org. Call 303-424-2739.

20 Steps to Selling Your Own Home: 6:30-7:45 p.m. Monday, April 10 at America’s Wellness Clinic, 441 Wadsworth Blvd., Unit 101, Lakewood. Free workshop led

Editor’s note: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Thursday for publication the following week. Send listings to calendar@coloradocommunitymedia.com. No attachments, please. Listings are free and run on a space-available basis.

18 Lakewood Sentinel

March 30, 2017M

Tax Day is Looming! Have You Filed?

More Attention. More Results.

Caring for Your Hearing at a Whole New Level

“After speaking with several other companies that did not deliver any satisfactory results, we met with Dr. Kiser. It’s so nice finding a company that takes the time to work with you!”

7112 W Jefferson Avenue #107 Lakewood, CO 80235 720-588-4733

- Hillary N.

www.wealthmanagementsimplified.com

Combining financial planning with tax strategies 303-425-3344 Golden & Wheat Ridge

Melony J Harris, Registered Representative. Securities offered through HD Vest Investment Services sm, Member SPIC. Advisory Services offered through HD Vest Advisory Services sm. Harris Tax & Wealth Management, PC is not a registered broker/dealer or registered investment advisory firm.

Marketplace ANNOUNCEMENTS

Instruction For all of your martial arts and fitness needs: Go to www.rockymountainmovement.com or Call (720) 244-3927 We have programs for every family member - kids and adults alike!

Misc. Notices

The Westminster Police Department investigated the accident; however, they were unable to identify/locate any independent witnesses to the accident.

Your assistance is needed. If you witnessed this accident, please contact:

Investigator Hal Shucard HDS & Associates, LLC 303 797-3736

Farm Products & Produce

Appliances

Grain Finished Buffalo 719-775-8742

Garage Sales

Firewood

TRANSPORTATION Autos for Sale 1994 Mercury Grand Marque 109,000 miles Unbelievably Excellent Condition Garage Kept, Runs like new $3000 303-431-2856

Split & Delivered $275 a cord Stacking available extra $25 Call 303-647-2475 or 720-323-2173

quartered, halves and whole

Whirlpool electric stove for sale.

It is clean , complete & works.

SELF CLEANING $80. Why pay more??

Linda 303-257-0121

2002 Dodge Dakota

2WD, 61,000 miles V8, auto, ps, pb, pw, fiberglass tonneau cover, bed mat $7,750 (303)847-6543

Furniture

Place an ad to sell your car on this page $25 for 2 weeks in 16 papers and online 303-566-4091

Bicycles

Moving Sale

Saturday, April 1, 2017 4263 Timber Hollow Loop Castle Rock, CO 80109 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM Featuring furniture, yard decor, outdoor seating, Bianchi bicycle, tools, air compressor, gas powered electric generator, camping lamps, auPleasepropane, Recycle kerosene this Publication dio speakers, framed artwork, women's when Finished ski boots, goggles, and helmet, and other household items.

MATTRESSES 50-80% off store prices!!

First come, first served have to clear out Prices from $150 depending on size/type Plush, Firm, Pillow Top, Gel Memory Foam, etc.

Call/Text 303-807-8579 to come see what I have

Cash for all Vehicles!

Health and Beauty

Any condition • Running or not Under $700

Wanted

Cars, Trucks, Vans, SUV’s

Want To Purchase minerals and other oil/gas interests. Send details to: P.O. Box 13557 Denver, CO 80201

We are community.

For Local News, Anytime of the Day Visit Your Community Connector to Boundless Rewards

303-566-4091

MERCHANDISE

SEEKING ACCIDENT WITNESS

On May 13, 2016, at approximately 12:02 pm, there was a traffic accident in the intersection of 88th Ave and Harlan St. The accident involved two vehicles- a Mercedes Sprinter van and a Toyota Tacoma pick-up. At least one driver was injured.

PLACE YOUR AD TODAY!

FARM & AGRICULTURE

GARAGE & ESTATE SALES

Melony J. Harris

CPA, MBA, Registered Representative

ColoradoCommunityMedia.com

Electric Bicycle Sale Buy 1 ebike & get 1 ebike FREE All 2016 New & Used electric Bikes on sale LIMETED SUPPLY HURRY FAST – BRAND NEW 2016 ELECTRIC BIKES 303-257-0164

Please Recycle this Publication when Finished

(303)741-0762

Cell: (303)918-2185 for texting I

Bestcashforcars.com

DONATE YOUR CAR, TRUCK, BOAT, RV; Running or not, to www.developmentaldisabled.org Tax deductible! 303-659-1744.

19 years of service (go onto website to see 57 Chevy) BUY DIABETIC Test Strips!

OneTouch, Freestyle, AccuChek, more! Must not be expired or opened.

Call Chris Today: 800-506-4964

ADVERTISE IN THE MARKETPLACE 303-566-4091

Party Bus Available.

All Events. www.gt-tours.com Tom (303)653-7147

Lakewood Sentinel 19

LOCAL

7March 30, 2017

SPORTS

Freshman leads Green Mountain in victory over Dakota Ridge

BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOL

LAKEWOOD — What a different a year makes.

Last season, Green Mountain’s girls soccer team finished with a 2-12 record and scored just 15 goals the whole season. Ten of those goals came in a single game.

A year later, the Rams have already surpassed their win total from 2016.

One of Green Mountain’s latest wins came against Class 5A Jeffco’s Dakota Ridge on March 20, at Lakewood Memorial Field.

Green Mountain (3-1 record) took a 2-0 lead early in the second half and was able to withstand some good pressure from the Eagles (2-3) in the final 20 minutes to eventually take a 3-1 victory.

“We didn’t play well, but we found a way to score a couple,” Green Mountain coach John Barone said. “It’s a big difference from last year when we couldn’t find a way to get a goal even when we played better than this.”

Freshman Addisyn Hyrup has been a scoring machine for the Rams.

Hyrup had six goals through Green Mountain’s first three games. The forward scored in the 6th and 49th minutes against Dakota Ridge to give the Rams a 2-0 lead.

Hyrup’s first goal came off a shot that looked improbable when she fired it as a pair of Dakota Ridge defenders closed in. The hard and high shot hit the inside of the far post and ricocheted over the goal line.

“Six goals in three game,” Barone said of the Rams’ scoring machine.

“We are lucky to have her. She is a great player. She has a great shot and finds ways to get it off.”

The freshman admits she didn’t expect to have this type of early impact for the Rams.

“I hadn’t practiced with the team

Green Mountain senior Danielle Lord (19) attempts to settle a ball during the Rams’ 3-1 victory over Dakota Ridge on March 20 at Lakewood Memorial Field. The Rams entered spring break with a 3-1 record.

DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS for a while because of club training,” said Hyrup, who gets the chance to play with her older sister Jadyn. “I’m surprised that I’m scoring a lot for the team.”

Dakota Ridge trimmed the lead to 2-1 with a goal by senior Hannah Matson in the 63rd minute. Matson’s shot sailed over the head of Green Mountain goalie Emma Lonergan and into the back of the net to make it a 1-goal game.

The Eagles had a couple of chances to even the game at 2-2. However, Dakota Ridge failed to get the equalizer. Green Mountain junior Sydney Weathers sealed the victory with a goal with 9 seconds remaining.

“This is a huge step for our team,” Green Mountain senior captain Dani-

elle Lord said. “We had quite a young team last year. Now that we are a year old we’ve developed into better and stronger players. I hope we continue to be successful moving forward.”

Barone gave a lot of credit to the Rams’ backline of Elli Berger, Anistin Pazink, Jadyn Hyrup and Lord for helping Green Mountain surrender just a single goal in the second half.

“The whole second half was in our own end, but the defense played great,” Barone said. “Our back four are great. They are going to keep us in a lot of games.”

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

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

Benton, coaches honored at Hall of Fame dinner

BY SCOTT STOCKER SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Colorado Community Media’s own Jim Benton was honored with the Media Award by the Colorado High School Coaches Association March 25 at its Hall of Fame induction dinner in Aurora.

Benton joined five coaches in receiving honors at the dinner.

Benton is a Denver native who graduated from Lincoln High School and the University of Denver. He worked for 41 years as a sportswriter

for the Rocky Mountain News covering all levels of sports — club, high school, college and pro. Since 2012, he has been covering sports, with a focus on high schools, in the metro area for Colorado Community Media.

Also inducted wereformer Chaparral High School volleyball coachT.R. Ellis, former Fowler basketball coach Greg Fruhwirth, former North Park coach and althletic director Randy Hodgson, former Overland football coachTony Manfredi and Colorado Academy track and cross country coach Alan Versaw.

Ellis was the lone female coach inducted by the CHSCA this year. She began her coaching career in Colorado at Olathe High School in 1982 and in 1990 moved over to the Douglas County School District for the remainder of her career.

In 1997, Chaparral High opened and Ellis became the school’s first volleyball coach. In 2010 and 2011, the Wolverines were state champions and she led them to a 226-120 record. She was the All-Colorado Volleyball Coach of the Year and Class 5A Volleyball Coach of the Year in 2011.

For crew chiefs, it’s life in the fast lane

C

ole Pearn and Chris Gayle feel right at home in Golden, but neither is home very often.

Both are crew chiefs for Denver’s NASCAR Furniture Row Racing teams.

Pearn is in his secOVERTIME ond season as crew chief for the No. 78 team and driver Martin Truex Jr. Truex, who won March 12 in Las Vegas, is third in driver points and has a series-leading eight playoff bonus points following the March 26 Auto Club 400 in Jim Benton Fontana, California.

Gayle is the crew chief for the No. 77 and rookie driver Erik Jones, for the second FRR team. Jones is 15th in the point standings.

Pearn and his family moved from North Carolina to the Denver area before the start of the 2016 season. They are embracing the Colorado lifestyle, but it’s not always easy.

“It’s hard being away,” said Pearn, a native of London, Ontario, who plays hockey in an area league and skis during the offseason. “I’ve got two young kids (Callum and Freya), so it’s hard on my wife (Carrie)… We just do the best we can with it, but it’s a challenge.”

On most NASCAR weeks when races are on Sundays, the FRR teams return to Denver after the race Sunday evening and depart on Thursday for the next track Gayle, along with his wife Brandi and 2-year-old daughter Cora, moved to Golden from North Carolina on Nov. 30, 2016.

“I moved out (here) and three days later it dumped 9 inches of snow and it was like 4 degrees for a high for two straight days,” Gayle. “I was like, ‘whew, this is more than I expected,’ but then three days later it was 50 degrees and all the snow was gone. It’s nice and sunny and I like that.”

American football in Italy Football is the most popular sport in Italy, but in America that sport is called soccer.

Castle View senior Riese Lutz is part of the American Football Worldwide USA Elite 19U team that will tour Italy April 15-22 and will play a game of American football on April 22 in Milan against the Italian National U19 team.

The Italian team gets together a couple times a year to train and compete against other national European American football teams. The USA team will help refine the American form of football for Italy’s team.

Lutz was all-conference player in the Mount Wilson league last season.

The cornerback/free safety made 26 solo tackles, had five interceptions and blocked two field goals.

20 Lakewood Sentinel

March 30, 2017M

Inaugural Cans Around the Campus nets more than 5,000 pounds

BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

GOLDEN — The first joint food drive — Cans Around the Campus — put on by Jeffco Public Schools was a great success.

More than 5,000 pounds of can food was collected during the week-long event by nine Jeffco high schools: Arvada, Chatfield, Columbine, Dakota Ridge, Golden, Jefferson, Pomona, Ralston Valley and Wheat Ridge. All food was donated to the Arvada Community Food Bank and The Action Center in Jeffco.

“What a fantastic first year.

I honestly didn’t know what to expect,” said Jon McVey, organizer of the event. “I would have been happy with a just a couple of schools involved and maybe we collect 50 pounds of food.”

Pomona raised the most food with a total of 1,852 pounds (1.22 pounds per student). Wheat Ridge finished second with 1,325 pounds (1.1 pounds per student) and Golden was third with 675 pounds.

“We had an idea of everyone just bring what they can, but then some of my students reached out to some elementary and middle schools,” Pomona social studies teacher Lindsay Secrest said. “It became a really big thing. Considering we did that all in one week, what would be do in a month?”

Teachers at Pomona actually raised $200 to donate that to the class that brought in the most food.

The students from Secrest’s world history class brought in the most food. The class then donated the money between Pomona’s Lunch

Fund, Pomona’s Wish Week and the Foothills Animal Shelter.

The Lunch Fund, started by Pomona’s former school resource officer Jim Glasmann that recently passed away, is available for any student at Pomona that is in need of a lunch.

“It shows how empathetic the kids are,” Secrest said. “I think it hit home for a lot of kids. A lot of our population struggles with food scarcity issues.”

Secrest is also the chair of Pomona’s Diversity Club that spearheaded the food drive. The Diversity Club was presented with a plaque by McVey on March 20 honoring Pomona for donating the most food during the inaugural Cans Around the Campus event.

“It is always important to help others as much as you can,” Pomona senior and Diversity Club member Jocelyn Perez said.

“Hopefully it will grow. Hopefully more people will get involved and it will just get better from here on out.”

McVey hopes this is just a stepping off point Jeffco Public Schools’ Cans Around the Campus event moving forward.

“I have a big vision for the future of this event and that is having every Jeffco school involved and collecting over 500,000 pounds of food,” McVey said. “We teach our students to dream big, so why not?”

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

Answers

THANKS for

PLAYING!

© 2016 King Features Synd., Inc.

Solution

Lakewood Sentinel 21

7March 30, 2017

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES GUIDE

A QUALITY HANDYMAN SERVICE Affordable Home Repairs At Your Fingertips FREE ESTIMATES, ALL WORK GUARANTEED

Custom Bathrooms & Kitchens, Property Maintenance & General Repairs

Senio Discou r nt

Save $25 on any work over $100 Contact Mark at

Have a Hail Damaged Roof?

- Call Golden Spike Roofing - We are 100% Local & Have Great References - Roofing • Siding • Paint • Windows • Gutters

- Call Dave Vaughn 720-427-7422 - davegoldenspikeroofing@gmail.com

720-422-2532

Michael’s Handyman Services • Home Beautification • Home Repair & Interior Painting

303-301-4420

Complete Home Remodeling Interior - Exterior - Kitchens - Baths - Basements Additions - Master Suites - Decks - Doors - Windows Siding - Roofing

Ron Massa Owner

MINOR HOME REPAIRS

No job is too small • Free Estimates

Licensed - Bonded - Insured

Office 303-642-3548 Cell 720-363-5983 35 Years Experience

Michael’s Handyman Services

Let Me Help You Beautify Your Home – Quality Workmanship Free Estimates • Reliable • Quick Response

Interior • Painting • Minor Home Repair Basic Plumbing & Electrical Services*

Call Michael

303-301-4420

* 10% discount with this ad *

*Offer cannot be combined with any other offers.

Scan here for a FREE QUOTE!

Free Mulch · Free Wood

THE GLASS RACK 7475 W. 5th Ave., Unit 150H. Lakewood, CO 80226 Automotive • Residential • Commercial Screens • Tabletops • Patio Doors • RV Glass

Quality Work Low Prices Senior Discounts Gary (303)987-2086

A-1 Stump Removal Stump grinding specialist Most stumps $75.00 $45 Minimum.

Free estimates.

Licensed & Insured.

35 years experience.

A father and son team!

Call Terry or Corey 303-424-7357

22 Lakewood Sentinel

March 30, 2017M

Services Carpentry Carpenter/Handyman:

Concrete/Paving FBM Concrete LLC.

Semi retired but still ready to work for you! 34 years own business. Prefer any small jobs. Rossi's: 303-233-9581

Cleaning

Ali’s Cleaning Services

Residential and Commercial Cleaning • 15yrsexperience •WindowCleaning • Detailed,Honest, •Insured&Bonded Dependable •GreatCustomerService

Call Ali @ 720-300-6731 Concrete/Paving

Free Estimates 17 Years Experience Licensed & Insured Driveways, patios, stamp & colored concrete.

All kinds of flat work.

Let us do good work for you!

(720)217-8022

Drywall

A PATCH TO MATCH

Highly rated & screened contractor by Home Advisor & Angies list

T.M. CONCRETE

Driveways, Sidewalks, Patios Tear-outs, stamped & colored concrete. Quality work, Lic./Ins. Reasonable rates "Small Jobs OK!" 303-514-7364 tmconcrete.net

G& E Concrete • Residential &Commercial Flatwork • Driveways • Patios • Walks • Garages • Foundations • Colored & Stamped Concrete • Tearout/Replace • FREE Estimates 25+ yrs. Experience Best Rates • References

303-451-0312 or 303-915-1559 www.gandeconcrete.com

NAVARRO Concrete, Inc.

Commercial/Residential quality work at reasonable prices.

Registered & Insured in Colorado.

303-423-8175

• patios • sidewalks • garage floors • • porches • stamped/colored • exposed agregate • lic.& ins. free estimates

720-218-8849 www.delsolconcrete.com

Fence Services

Handyman

Heating/ Air Conditioning

D & D FENCING

AFFORDABLE

Serving the Front Range Since 1955

Commercial & Residential All types of cedar, chain link, iron, and vinyl fences. Install and repair. Serving all areas.

Low Prices.

FREE Estimates.

BBB Call For SPRING SPECIAL

720-434-7822 or 303-296-0303

DISCOUNT FENCE CO

Quality Fencing at a DiscountPrice Wood, Chain Link, Vinyl, Orna-iron, New Install and Repairs.

Owner Operated since 1989 Call Now & Compare!

303-450-6604

HANDYMAN

Carpentry • Painting Tile • Drywall • Roof Repairs Plumbing • Electrical Kitchen • Basements Bath Remodels Property Building Maintenance Free Estimates • Reliable Licensed • Bonded Insured • Senior Discount

Ron Massa

Office 303-642-3548 Cell 720-363-5983 No Service in Parker or Castle Rock

FOR ALL YOUR GARAGE DOOR NEEDS!

Sanders Drywall Inc. All phases to include

Acoustic scrape and re-texture Repairs to full basement finishes Water damage repairs Interior paint, door & trim installs 30+ years experience Insured Free estimates

Darrell 303-915-0739

Electricians

Affordable Electrician

Over 25 years experience • Residential Expert • All electrical upgrades • No Job Too Small • Senior Discounts – Lic/Insured

Cell: 720-690-7645 ELECTRICAL SERVICE WORK

All types, licensed & insured.

Honest expert service.

Free estimates.

720-203-7385

Licensed.

Call for a free estimate.

Residential or commercial, big or small, we do it all.

Quality work at a competitive price.

Call James at (303) 505-3543, if no answer leave a message and I WILL return your call.

Radiant Lighting Service **

Electrical Work All types. Honest and reliable, licensed & ins.

Free estimates.

Craig (303)429-3326

HOME REPAIRS & REMODELING • Drywall • Painting • Tile • Trim • Doors • Painting • Decks • Bath Remodel • Kitchen Remodels • Basements & Much More!

Call Today for a FREE ESTIMATE 303-427-2955

Handyman Service No Job Too Small Just Make The Call

303-345-4046 Bob’s Home Repairs

All types of repairs.

Reasonable rates 30yrs Exp. 303-450-1172

HANDY MAN Screwed up your plumbing?

CALL DIRTY JOBS Plumbing repair & Drain Cleaning $100.00

720-308-6696 www.askdirtyjobs.com

Call for advice and Phone Pricing

•Install •Repair •Replace

720-327-9214

LicenSed/Bonded/inSuRed

Home Improvement

15% OFF Decks*Arbors*Sheds

Deck or Re-Deck Stamped Concrete

Arbors Painting sheds landscape

Kitchens, Bathrooms, Framing , remodeling, Flooring, Handyman

Call (303)908-5793 Visa MasterCard

Landscaping/Nurseries

LANDSCAPE TV’s

(303) 646-4499 Handyman

•Furnaces •Boilers •Water Heaters

One Stop Shop - We Do It All

Small Jobs Welcome

www.mikesgaragedoors.com

Furnace & Boiler Specials! BIG SAVINGS!

TM

Hauling Service

• Springs, Repairs • New Doors and Openers • Barn and Arena Doors • Locally-Owned & Operated • Tom Martino’s Referral List 10 Yrs • BBB Gold Star Member Since 2002

JOHNSON’S Heating • Cooling

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

Garage Doors

Call Ed 720-328-5039

Master Electrician.

Driveways Tear Outs & Replace

303-566-4091

Drywall Repair Specialist

• Home Renovation and Remodel • 30 years Experience • Insured • Satisfaction Guaranteed

All Phases of Flat Work by

PLACE YOUR AD TODAY!

Heavy Hauling

Asphalt & Concrete •Dirt removal & replacement • Grading • Excavating • Tractor •Trucking.

Snow Plowing/Parking Lots 303-908-9384

HAULING

$$ Reasonable Rates On: $$ Trash Cleanup • Old Furniture Mattresses • Appliances • Dirt Old fencing • Branches • Concrete Asphalt • Old Sod • Brick • Mortar House/Garage/Yard clean outs Storm Damage Cleanup Electronics recycling avail.

Mark: 303.432.3503 AFFORDABLE HAULING

• Paver and Natural Stone Patios • Retaining Walls • New Plantings • Landscape Lighting • Xeriscaping • Irrigation Systems • Fire Pits • Water Features

COMPLETE LANDSCAPE DESIGN Licensed

720.436.6340

Insured

www.arterralandscaping.com

Landscape/Concrete Landscaping • Yard Cleanup Sod • Concrete • Sprinklers Tree Trimming/Cutting Planting • Retaining Walls Flagstone • Fencing Gutter Cleaning • Power Raking Aerating • Fertilization

720-436-6158 Lawn/Garden Services

You Call - I Haul Basement, Garages, Houses, Construction, Debris, Small Moves Office - 303-642-3548 Cell 720-363-5983 Ron Massa BBB - Bonded - Insured Aeration, Power Raking, Fertilizing, Weekly Mowing Residential/Commercial Sprinkler start up and repairs

Lakewood Sentinel 23

7March 30, 2017

Services Lawn/Garden Services

Painting

PLACE YOUR AD TODAY!

303-566-4091 Plumbing

Roofing/Gutters

Tree Service

A-1 Stump Removal Stump grinding specialist

Alpine Landscape Management

Weekly Mowing, Power Raking Aerate, Fertilize, Spring Clean Up Trim Bushes & Small Trees, Senior Discounts

720-329-9732

J Hansen Lawn

Aeration/Power Rake Revive/Fertilize/Overseed

juspainting.com • Affordable • Quality • Insured • Great Customer Service • Local Colorado Business • Interior Painting and Drywall Repair • Exterior Painting “We Specialize In Jus*Painting”

720-523-3356 www.jHansenLawn.com

Long lasting Specialty Services interior & exterior Over 40 yrs. experience References and guarantees available.

303.420.0669

WEEKLY MOWING 10% OFF SUMMER BILL (before April 30th)

Bob’s Painting, Repairs & Home Improvements 30 yrs experience Free estimates 303-450-1172

LITTLE DOG COMBO: $65.00 Aeration and Fertilization

BIG DOG COMBO: $125.00

Aeration, Fertilizer + 1 Power Rake or 2 hours Yard Cleanup

DEEDON'S PAINTING 40 years experience Interior & Exterior painting.

References 303-466-4752

www.denverlawnservices.com Established 2000

LAWN SERVICES

$$Reasonable Rates$$

*Leaf Cleanup*Lawn Maintenance* Tree & Bush Trimming/Removal* Removal/Replacement Decorative Rock, Sod or Mulch*Storm Damage Cleanup*Gutter cleaning * All of your ground maintenance needs Servicing the West & North areas Mark: 303.432.3503 Refs.avail

Misc. Services

Divorce Planners

720-301-9475

Perez Painting LLC • Interior and Exterior • Carpentry Work • Fully Insured

• Siding Replacement and Everbrite Metal Coatings Available

Mediation $100 per hour

www.divorceplanners.com

LAWN SERVICES

$$ Reasonable Rates On: $$ • Leaf Cleanup • Lawn Maintenance • Tree & Bush Trimming/Removal • Removal/Replacement Decorative Rock, Sod or Mulch • Storm Damage Cleanup • Gutter cleaning • All of your ground maintenance needs Servicing the West & North areas

Mark: 303.432.3503 Refs. avail

DIRTY JOBS CALL DIRTY JOBS Plumbing repair & Drain Cleaning $100.00

720-308-6696 www.askdirtyjobs.com

Call for advice and Phone Pricing

FRONT RANGE PLUMBING

303.451.1971

Commercial/Residential

For all your plumbing needs • Water Heaters • Plumbing Parts SENIOR DISCOUNTS FREE ESTIMATES in the metro area

www.frontrangeplumbing.com RALPH & JOE’S AFFORDABLE RALPH’S Drain & JOE’S AFFORDABLE Cleaning

Repair-Replace-Install Drains, Fixtures & Water Lines Senior Discounts All Work Guarantee

Sump pumps, water lines, garbage disposals, toilets, sinks & more Family Owned

30 Years’ Experience credit cards “WeAccepting Believeallinmajor Quality, Insured & Bonded Integrity & Proficiency

720-275-4020 or 303-935-1753

No Lawyers Required $500 to Provide Required Documentation

Free Instant Phone Quote Repair or Replace: Faucets, Sprinklers, Toilets, Sinks, Disposals, Water Heaters, Gas Lines, Broken Pipes, Spigots/ Hosebibs, Water Pressure Regulator, Ice Maker, Drain Cleaning, Dishwasher Instl., for coupons go to vertecservices.com CALL Vertec (720)298-0880

Done Dirt Cheap!

Call Frank

303.870.8434

PLUMBING & SPRINKLERS

Family Owned & Operated. Low Rates.

720-298-3496

perezpaintingcolorado@ 720298-3496 yahoo.com

PERFECTION PAINT 22 YEARS • INT/EXT

8 Year Warranty • Paint or Stain Commercial or Residential Most Jobs No Money Down New Construction & Apartment Maintenance • Siding Repair

303-591-8506

Remodeling

Rocky Mountain Contractors

Home Remodeling Specialists, Inc. • Bath • Kitch Remodels • Bsmt Finishes • Vinyl Windows • Patio Covers • Decks 30+ yrs. exp.

George - (303)252-8874

All Types of Roofing New Roofs, Reroofs, Repairs & Roof Certifications Aluminum Seamless Gutters Family owned/operated since 1980 Call Today for a FREE Estimate • Senior Discounts

(303) 234-1539

www.AnyWeatherRoofing.com • Sales@AnyWEatherRoofing.com

DEPENDABLE ROOF AND GUTTER REPAIR Repairs are all I do!

Wind Damage & Fix Leaks Gutter repair/cleaning 40 years experience FREE Estimates

(720)209-4589

Most stumps $75.00 $45 Minimum.

Free estimates.

Licensed & Insured.

36 years experience.

A father and son team!

Call Terry or Corey 303-424-7357 JAY WHITE Tree Service Serving with pride since 1975 Tree & shrub trimming & removals Licensed and Insured Firewood For Sale Call Jay (303)278-7119

Majestic Tree Service 720-231-5954

FREE UPGRADES AND ESTIMATES

Tree & Shrub Trimming, Tree Removal Stump Grinding Free Estimates Licensed and Insured

$500 DISCOUNT! Roofing:

Shingles, Flat Roofs, Roof Leak Repairs.

35 years of experience.

Free estimates.

Butch Metzler (303)422-8826

A Tree Stump Removal Company

Sprinklers

SPRING SPECIAL: 10% OFF Stump Grinding if you mention this ad!

Sprinkler Solutions

Call today for your Free Estimate.

Credit cards accepted • Insured

720-234-3442

Professional Installations & Repairs Sod Installations

www.stumpthumpersdenver.com

SAVE MONEY AND WATER

Window Services

Fast, friendly service Lifetime Warranty!

All Work Guaranteed!

TOP WINDOW CLEANING

303-523-5859 Tile

h s i E L I sT

ite, References available ran g r u eds o y e for ic n* Bathrooms any ceram * Kitchens p om d * Backsplashes le c ne an b * Entry Ways a o rd st * Patios, Decks fa fo rble, * Other Services an ma as required

#1 in Customer Satisfactions

10% OFF to NEW CUSTOMERS Over 20 Years Experience Insured/Bonded Call Today For A FREE Estimate Quality work guaranteed Gutter/Yard Services 720-400-6496 – topwindowcleaning.net

Please Recycle this Publication when Finished

Mark * 720-938-2415 Tree Service

GONZALES Tree Service

•Family owned & operated •Licensed and Insured •Free estimates

Anthony 970.846.6206 Albert 970.846.1876

For Local News, Anytime of the Day Visit ColoradoCommunityMedia.com

24 Lakewood Sentinel

March 30, 2017M PAID ADVERTISEMENT

2016 -2017 OFFICER S & DIR ECTOR S

April 2017

Boa rd meetings a re the f irst Thursday of each month. A ll boa rd meetings a re open to A BA members.

PR ESIDENT Tom Mullinix 303- 481- 6333 PA ST PR ESIDENT Sean Plumb 720-350-5096 1st V ICE PR ESIDENT Mark F. Tighe Jr. 303-278- 4747 2nd V ICE PR E SIDENT

A ndrew Coonan 303- 653-7048 TR E A SUR ER Lee K noll Jr. 303-238-9673 SECR ETA RY K im Smith 303-919- 0494 DIR ECTOR S Lorian Bartle Liz Bornmann Ma k i DeLaet Lo FeigenbaumWedg wood Leslie Hord Dana Naas Megara Pullen Jessica R ingel John Trac y A my Watters Van Wedg wood Peter Wolf

Donald Tallman

Register or sign up for events online at: www.Applewood Business.com

Andy Deitel

Business after Hours Your Place..

For Style

• • • • • • • •

2001 Youngfield

303.233.4764

A family owned accounting firm in Lakewood CO. The CPA’s at Knoll & Company are here to assist you with all accounting needs of individuals and business owners.

Accounting • Taxes • Auditing Personal and Small Business Certified QuickBooks Consultants 24/7 Access to your Financial Data Lee J. Knoll Jr., CPA, CCPS 1435 Estes St. in Lakewood

303-238-9673

wwwknollcpa.com 10% Off for ABA Members