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Colfax Marathon volunteers needed STAFF REPORT

Volunteers are needed to help the Lakewood Police Department at this year’s Colorado Colfax Marathon.

The position requires about 5 hours, from 6-11 a.m.

May 20, as well as a training session. Volunteers will help direct people, answer questions and cheer runners along the course.

Two training sessions are

offered - at 10 a.m. May 12 and 6 p.m. May 16 - and volunteers are asked to attend one. Both take place at the police department training room, 445 S. Allison Parkway. All volunteers receive a hat and T-shirt.

Contact LPDvolunteercoordinator@lakewoodco.org or 303-987-7105, and leave name, phone number, email, T-shirt size and intersection request (if applicable).

Remodeled store has new way to pick up online orders Walmart introduces ‘high-tech vending machine’ at Lakewood store STAFF REPORT

In conjunction with its remodel and grand reopening, Walmart in Lakewood is launching its online order pickup technology.

The Pickup Tower, being called a “high-tech vending machine,” is a solution that will bring additional savings and convenience to customers, according to a news release from Walmart.

“We are so excited to offer the Pickup Tower at our location,” store manager Cory Skinner said in the news release. “We know speed and convenience matter to our

shoppers. Coupling this new technology with the remodel of our store is a great way to keep improving for our customers.”

The tower experience begins when customers shop at Walmart.com and select the pickup option at checkout, the release said. When the order is ready, they visit the tower location inside the store, where they scan a barcode sent to their smartphone and receive their merchandise, the release said.

This high-tech vending machine dispenses everything from beauty supplies to groceries, in less than a minute, the release said.

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Local Christian author who published her first book About Me I’m a born “Michigander,” and grew up in the Detroit area. My husband and I moved out here in the 1990s so he could do his graduate studies at Colorado Christian University.

My day job is as a graphic artist and web designer on a contractual basis and for my own company, ScriptArt, for small businesses and organizations. I’ve been running ScriptArt for 15 years.

I went to school for what was called commercial design at the time and worked as an automotive illustrator in Detroit for a while. I even worked on the Hummer design team when it was still used as a military vehicle. This was all before computers, and once that transition happened, I started doing more drafting and graphic design.

Local author Jan Fallon just published her first book, “Campsite Six.” The book was inspired by a writing prompt which encouraged Fallon to consider the what-ifs in familiar stories. COURTESY PHOTO ing what would have happened if Adam and Eve has procreated before they left the Garden of Eden? Could there be a lineage of people that never left the garden that are living in a realm that is parallel to our own?

As a writer, you can’t help but have parts of your personal story come into the writing, and I wanted to highlight the experiences I had where I interacted with God directly. Times when he brought healing and health to my world, which was quite broken.

I started the book about five years ago, but I got busy with work and there were times when I was unclear about how to proceed. But I had my husband and good friend who had been reading the book and wouldn’t let it go. In August 2016 I woke up and said, `I’m going to finish this book,’ and by December I had.

Then I had to go through the painful editing process and designed the cover myself.

Now I’m part of a Christian writers group, called Writers on the Rock, which does workshops throughout the year.

In my free time I love long walks with my husband and our dog, especially since we live right near Addenbrooke Park and Belmar.

We also do a lot of backyard birding. One of my favorite finds in our backyard is the towhee, which is about the same size as a robin, but a little more colorful. The don’t stay around a lot like robins and sparrows do — they’re in like a flash, so you have to be prepared to jump on it.

My favorite thing about birding is how sensory it is — you learn to recognize the birds based on their sounds and flight patterns.

Getting into writing I’d always been told I was a very good writer, but it was something I didn’t really pursue early on. I would just write and get really positive comments about it.

I also went to CCU as part of their adult education program, and so much of my assignments were writing based, which I really enjoyed. I started getting a lot of positive comments from my professors and that affirmation really emphasized to me writing was a real skill I had.

I joined a writing group, and it was there that I was given the prompt that became my first book, “Campsite Six.”

What readers take away It’s been a very, very rewarding project, and even more so now that I know people are reading it. I hope people take away that we don’t see everything at once. By allowing ourselves to wonder, we can find satisfaction and hope when don’t only look at the finite things in our lives.

My first book When I read scripture, I like to dally in the areas that aren’t clear. I see these as opportunities to spend time thinking. I started wonder-

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Letter carriers’ annual food drive is May 12 Stamp Out Hunger helps fill food agencies’ shelves STAFF REPORT

Letter carriers around the country will collect donations May 12 as part of the 26th annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive, presented by the National Association of Letter Carriers.

To participate, customers simply leave donations of non-perishable goods next to their mailboxes before

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mail delivery May 12, and letter carriers will pick them up and deliver them to local food agencies. Participants are asked to leave a sturdy bag — paper or plastic — with items such as canned soup, canned vegetables, canned meats and fish, pasta, peanut butter, rice and cereal.

Stamp Out Hunger is the nation’s largest single-day food drive and usually takes place the second Saturday in May, said a news release from the National Association of Letter Carriers. Cities and towns in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands

and Guam participate.

Hunger affects about 50 million people around the country, including children, seniors and veterans.

Pantry shelves often fill up during the winter holidays, but are bare by late spring. With most school meal programs suspended during summer months, millions of children must find alternate sources of nutrition.

Letter carriers see these struggles in the communities they serve and believe it’s important to do what they can to help, the release says.

National partners assist the letter carriers in the food drive including

the U.S. Postal Service, the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, Valpak, United Way Worldwide, the AFL-CIO, the AARP Foundation and Valassis.

Since the first food drive in 1993, Stamp Out Hunger has collected more than 1.5 million pounds of food, the release says. Last year’s drive brought in a record 80 million pounds.

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Stop the Madness! We Should Never Allow Driverless Cars and Trucks

First, let’s distinguish between “driverless” and “self-driving” cars. My Tesla is self-driving when I employ its autopilot features, but I must keep my hands on the steering wheel. “Driverless” means no driver.

I have driven over 75,000 miles using Tesla’s self-driving features, giving me plenty of time to imagine what it would be like to have the car drive itself without me ready to take control at any moment.

Tesla’s current autopilot features are two-fold. First, there is “trafficaware cruise control,” which maintains a safe distance from vehicles ahead, including braking to a full stop when necessary. It also reads speed limit signs and alerts me when I’m going over by an amount I specify. Then there’s “auto-steer,” which reads the highway lines and keeps the car centered in its lane. The car will even change lanes if I use the turn signal — but only if it’s safe and doesn’t involve crossing a solid line.

In my experience, these “driver assistance” features make for safer driving. When auto-steer is used, the car reminds me to keep to my hands on the wheel. The car will sound an alarm and display a message if it hasn’t sensed my hands on the wheel for a minute or two. If I ignore the instruction to put my hands back on the wheel within a minute, both cruise control and auto-steer are disabled, causing the car to decelerate, which gets my attention! I can’t use those features again until I stop and put the car in Park.

I think it’s just fine that Tesla continues to improve the car’s driver assistance features, but I’m convinced that going full-driverless would be a big mistake. Accidents involving self-driving cars have recently made news, although it has been reported that in each accident another, human controlled car was at fault.

In one video you can see a car careening diagonally towards you from across the highway.

We all have been taught the importance of driving defensively. What such videos demonstrate is that a self-driving car can’t drive “defensively.” A human driver could have seen those other cars coming and taken evasive action. A human could detect a ball coming into the street and look for a child chasing it. A human could detect another driver driving erratically and know to keep a safe distance while perhaps contacting the police.

Current self-driving software depends on lane painting. More than once my Tesla’s auto-steer function has attempted to follow lines that would have taken me into oncoming vehicles if I hadn’t reacted immediately.

How would a driverless car negotiate an intersection when there’s a power failure and the traffic lights are dark? How would it react to a cat, squirrel or debris in the roadway?

How about potholes? A lot of day-to-day driving entails making eye contact with other drivers and responding to other drivers doing

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What about an alternate merge where two lanes reduce to one lane? Or an on-ramp where only one car should proceed on each green light – and merge while accelerating?

Would the driverless car slow down when a deer has finished crossing and look for others that may be lurking nearby, possibly hidden by foliage?

Would the driverless car be able to follow the hand gestures of a traffic cop or someone guiding cars into a grassy field for parking at a social event?

You may recall that the recently suspended driverless experiment was being conducted in Phoenix. Why? Probably because their roads are never covered by snow and are rarely obscured by rain. How is a driverless vehicle going to negotiate a snowpacked roadway or visually detect black ice?

The number of possible hazards and surprises is so great that no geek in Silicon Valley would be able to tweak the software into predicting and handling all of them. As I drive my Tesla using auto-steer regularly, I have experienced many scenarios that have

inspired me to write a column on his subject.

Now, let’s talk about trucks. A couple of years ago, a self-driving Budweiser semi made a run from its Ft. Collins brewery to Colorado Springs — with CDOT vehicles and State Patrol cars surrounding it for safety. A trucker was in the cab for safety, but can you imagine that a driver might ever be unneeded to monitor that truck’s operation?

Remember, airplanes can fly and land themselves on auto-pilot, but the FAA requires at least one pilot to be in his or her seat at all times — and pilots don’t have to watch for cars, pedestrians, animals, bicycles and potholes — or even other airplanes most of the time.

Truck drivers are known for their diligent communication and service to fellow truckers and motorists. They contribute to keeping our highways running smoothly, sometimes coming to the aid of fellow truckers or motorists.

Let’s keep them on the job, and give them improved driver assistance features to make their driving safer, versus endangering the rest of us by removing them from their trucks.

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Becoming a

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Jeffco youths provide qualitative data to implement new program

HOW COMMUNITIES THAT CARE IS FUNDED In June 2016, Jefferson County Public Health (JCPH) received a grant for the Communities That Care program.

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The grant is funded by the marijuana tax cash fund, managed by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE). In 2016-17, CDPHE received about $7,125,000, in marijuana tax money, and received about $9,000,000 in 2017-18. The Jeffco grant will be awarded for five years, beginning in 2016.

By 2021, the county is projected to receive more than $1 million in grant money.

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outh today have a lot to deal with.

They face the pressures of fitting in among their peers and the stressors of succeeding in academics and extracurricular activities.

And all this at an age when they are developing their individual sense of self and figuring out their role in society.

“We want to make sure we understand what’s going on with our youth,” said Pamela Gould, the Communities That Care coordinator for Jefferson County Public Health (JCPL).

So to better understand and recognize youths’ needs, and to prevent some of the problems they face before they even start, Jefferson County is one of 50 communities in Colorado implementing the Communities That Care program.

“All of these communities are working to improve the lives of their youth,” Gould said. “We are really lucky to have a community that truly does care.”

The Communities That Care program is designed to prevent substance abuse, reduce violence and improve mental health among youth. The goal is to create policies, systems and programs that reach children and families, and help youth grow into productive adults.

It was important to first hear what youth had to say. To do this, 21 youth, ranging in age from 14 to 18, were selected to intern as youth researchers to gather data on what they are experiencing in the Jeffco community.

The 21 student researchers hosted eight focus groups in March. Participants of the focus groups were 67 youth ranging in age from 13 to 20 who came from Lakewood, Wheat Ridge and Edgewater. Here is a sampling from the hundreds of quotes the youth researchers collected during their internship.

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A word cloud of the most commonly used words used by the 21 youth researchers in their responses to questions about how drugs, alcohol, violence and mental health affected their everyday lives.

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Supplemental funding for the local Communities That Care initiative comes to Jeffco from the 2017 Drug-Free Communities Support Program grant — a grant from the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, for $125,000, with potential renewable funding up to $725,000.

The 21 youth researchers who gathered data on what they are experiencing in the Jeffco community have a group photo taken on April 27 at the Communities That Care recognition and discoveries reception, which was the final event that concluded their internship.

PHOTO COURTESY OF NIKKI WORK

WHAT THE YOUTH SAY About feelings and opening up:

Pamela Gould, the Communities That Care coordinator for Jefferson County Public Health (JCPL), introduces the goals of the new program to attendees of the Communities That Care recognition and discoveries reception, which took place on April 27 at the Lakewood Heritage Center.

PHOTO COURTESY OF NIKKI WORK

Nevaeh Valtierra, left, and Viviana Gonzalez, both juniors at Wheat Ridge High School, at the Communities That Care reception, explain how they led the youth focus groups. First, the girls said, they talked about anxiety/hopelessness, substance abuse and violence — why people do those things or don’t. Then, the two said, they talked about what resources and support youth need from the community to help with those issues.

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“If a person is sitting in the middle of the school, like, crying or something, a lot of people are gonna make fun of them. And if you go try to help them, they can make fun of you, too.”

“You can see physical abuse or describe sexual abuse. With emotional abuse, people tell you that you have depression and you should just get over it.”

“They thought that selfharm or being suicidal was a trend.”

About problems they see: “A big problem is that if you’re not showing signs of struggling and are keeping up in school, they don’t care. Like you’re not a priority to them. Not worth the effort.”

“We had a conversation about how students don’t always want to talk to a counselor or staff member because they don’t feel like they can open up. I don’t trust them, I don’t want to talk about it to them, I don’t know them well enough.”

“A big reason that people

don’t open up is that a lot of parents don’t know how to deal with it.”

About the support they need: “It’s important that parents are like anchors and they’re always there.”

“I know our personal lives are not their concern, but as a decent human being, just try asking them what’s wrong first before you try to, like, be on them about things.”

“Not seeing a kid as a messup, but as someone who messed up.”

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City aims to address abandoned shopping carts Newly passed ordinance offers options to retailers

WHAT’S NEXT Now that Lakewood’s shopping carts ordinance has passed, here’s what’s next.

-The city will begin developing the registration form for cart owners, as well as the online and phone options to report carts.

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Over the years, plenty of jokes have been made about the proliferation of abandoned shopping carts turning up near some of Lakewood’s busiest corridors, like Colfax and West 13th Avenue.

But to city leaders, business owners, and homeless people, these carts are no laughing matter. So, on April 23, the city council voted to do something about the 20 or so carts that are collected every month.

“For business owners, these stolen carts are a lost asset,” said Jay Hutchison, director of Public Works for the city. “We sat down with retailers that have had this problem to work with them on coming up with a good solution.”

But it’s not just about returning stolen property for councilmembers like Ward 1’s Ramey Johnson. The issue has been one of her passion projects for about four years, ever since she started notice the carts turning up at bus stops, sidewalks, light rail stations, and even people’s yards.

“It’s an example of broken glass syndrome, and it just looks like blight,”

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-Work with retailers to determine which of the three options they prefer using. Some might choose the default option, others may want to hire their own contractors.

An abandoned shopping cart in Lone Tree. Beginning in February that city now requires carts to be removed by the owner within 48 hours, or face a fine of up to $1,000.

Lakewood is launching a similar program now.

PHOTO COURTESY OF JULIUS ZSAKO she said referring to the theory that one broken window invites more vandalism and crime. “Growing up, you never saw these carts just lying around.”

In a unanimous vote, council approved an ordinance to help get these carts off the street and back to their owners.

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For the actual retrieval of the carts, the ordinance provides three options — the first, which Hutchison calls the

“default,” calls for the city to hire a contractor to bring any reported carts to the city, which will temporarily store them until the owner is notified and picks them up. At this point, the cart owner would have to pay the costs for retrieval and storage.

The second option: When a contractor picks up a cart, they take it to the business instead, and the business pays the contractor. The final option is business owners work together to do their own cart retrieval program, which would include hiring their own contractor. The city manager would have to approve the program to ensure it meets the city’s requirements.

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“We did a lot of research on what other cities around the country are doing to craft something that would work for everybody,” Hutchison said.

“So far, a lot of cities around Colorado haven’t tackled this, though Lone Tree did pass something earlier this year.”

Lone Tree’s measure gives shopping cart owners 48 hours to remove an abandoned cart or pay a fee that could reach $1,000-a-day.

It was important for the city to work with the businesses that own these carts, and enlisted the assistance of Chris Howes, the president of the Colorado Retail Council, Hutichson explained.

“People might think this is a simple problem and want us to take sole responsibility, but it gets more complicated than that,” Howes said. “Once the cart is removed from our property

and becomes stolen, it can get complicated, especially if the cart is taken by a homeless individual.”

In 2013 the U.S. Supreme Court let stand a ruling that said the City of Los Angeles could not collect property belonging to homeless people. Often, this property is kept in shopping carts. As the homeless population is increasing, in large part due to high rents, it’s important to be aware of their rights, Howes said.

“These carts cost about $150 to $250 a piece, so we definitely want them back, but we have to be careful of the rights at play,” he added. “We’re happy to do what we can to make Lakewood a more beautiful place and clean things up.”

Johnson said she was thrilled with the end result of all the work, not only because it addresses the problem, but because it doesn’t punish anyone involved.

“I think this is model legislation,” she said. “I believe other cities can use this as an example if they want to address the problem.”

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Glennon Heights marks 60 years with sock hop One of Lakewood’s oldest schools celebrated by neighborhood

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impacted the lives of 22,500 students, staff and family members over the years.”

The celebration brought attendees back to the era when the school was first opened, and included some classic cars, sock hop dance, and a hula hoop contest.

It was also a chance for all attendees to get a peak at school’s history.

According to research done by Sandra and Kendrick Killian, the original Glennon Heights building was divided into eight regular classrooms and a kindergarten, as well as a library, kitchen/ cafeteria, administrative offices and a gym.

The school has been upgraded several times over the years and has maintained a vital role in its neighborhood.

In 1958, Jefferson County opened 18 new schools to keep up with the county’s booming population growth.

One of those schools was Lakewood’s Glennon Heights Elementary School. And on May 3, 60 years after its opening, current principal Bill Stidham invited past and current faculty, students and families back to the school, 11025 W. Glennon Dr. for a trip to the past.

“We’re honoring 60 years of excellence in central Lakewood,” Stidham told the nearly 100 people who attended the anniversary celebration. “I’m a math person, and I’ve been some calculations, and I believe this school has

Glennon Heights PTA member Courtnei Germanson dances at the elementary school’s 60th anniversary sock hop celebration.

Glennon Heights Princcipal Bill Stidham, parent and congressional candidate Mark Barrington, and Lakewood Mayor Adam Paul all gathered at Glennon Heights on May 3 to celebrate the school’s 60th anniversary.

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Glennon Heights staff from 60 years gathered at the school to celebrate six decades of teaching.

From left, Sandra Killian, a parent and researcher of the school’s history, Marge West, a teacher from 1970 to 1997 and won State Teacher of the Year in 1994, and Cilla Evilsizer, a teacher from 1993 to 2000.

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Here are some of the best things we heard at the event:

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“We’re one of the oldest schools in Lakewood, and when we first opened, everything around us was dirt roads.

Lots of things have changed over the years, but the soul of Glennon Heights doesn’t change.”

-Principal Bill Stidham

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Fifth-graders at Glennon Heights Elementary participate in a hula hoop contest to celebrate the school’s 60th anniversary.

The school was founded in 1958, and has become a vital part of its neighborhood.

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“When I was here, I learned to work hard, because nothing in life comes free.”

--Barb Saltzman, who attended the school starting in 1959

“I loved that Glennon Heights was a barrier free school, and I even moved just four blocks away so my seeing eye dog and I could walk to work every day.

It’s a great little school for this community, with a great staff that takes the job seriously. But, we also had a lot of fun.”

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-Marge West, teacher from 1970 to 1997. She was selected as State Teacher of the Year in 1994.

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“What makes a great neighborhood is our schools, and as mayor, there’s rarely a place I go in Lakewood where I don’t mean someone who went to school at Glennon Heights. I’m thrilled to be here to kick off another 100 years.”

-Mayor Adam Paul

“Life was a lot more innocent at the time — we could walk to school by ourselves or spend the whole day outside. It was just a great time.”

-Lesley Watson, who attended the school starting in 1959

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Lakewood playground, outdoor fitness zone earns award a park that serves the community’s varied needs,” Douglas Rex, executive director for DRCOG, said in the news release.

The park and playground include amenities such as a year-round heated restroom, an adult-sized changing table, plenty of shade shelters and expanded parking. The adjacent Carmody Recreation Center allows residents to plan a whole day of play and outdoor fitness, no matter their age, physical or mental ability.

The award was presented at DRCOG’s annual awards celebration April 25.

DRCOG’s Metro Vision Award program recognizes exemplary projects, plans and initiatives that significantly improve the quality of life in the Denver region and its communities. The regional council has been honoring outstanding achievements for more than 30 years.

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Lakewood’s newest and most inclusive park recently earned the city a 2018 Metro Vision Award from the Denver Regional Council of Governments.

Carmody Park Universal Playground and Outdoor Fitness Zone, which opened in summer 2017, features modifications and options for visitors with disabilities, said a news release from the City of Lakewood.

The park was developed with significant community involvement, the release said, and what began as a traditional playground expanded to include fitness equipment near the children’s play area so users can work out while watching their children play.

“This innovative development is sure to enrich the lives of many residents. Lakewood did a phenomenal job of gathering public input and building

Lakewood’s Carmody Park Universal Playground and Outdoor Fitness Zone features modifications for users with disabilities and fitness equipment for adults, so they can get a workout while watching their children play. The park earned the city a 2018 Metro Vision Award from the Denver Regional Council of Governments.

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Half-day or full-day kindergarten depends largely on money Local districts’ programs vary because state only pays for half-day

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Only 13 states in the country require schools districts to offer free full-day kindergarten as part of the school day.

Colorado is not one of them.

In Colorado, districts are only required to offer half-day kindergarten.

And because of a lack of per-pupil funding from the state, parents who want to send their children to full-day programs are required to pay an average tuition of $300 a month.

“We would prefer to have full-day kindergarten for everyone without charging if we had the money,” said Diana Wilson, communications director for Jefferson County Public Schools. “If the district could afford it, we would standardize it.”

How school districts around the metro area meet that challenge varies. Jeffco, the second-largest school district in the state with 86,000 students, and Douglas County, the third-largest district with 68,000 students, run similar programs, offering free half-day and paid full-day programs. Much smaller districts, such as Englewood Schools with 3,000 students and Westminster Public Schools with 9,600 students,

Pine Lane Elementary School in Parker offers half-day kindergarten for free and full-day tuition kindergarten. have developed a model that offers free full-day kindergarten.

In Jeffco, full-day kindergarten is offered at 90 percent of its elementary schools. But for the majority, which do not receive Title 1 funding and for families who are not receiving free or reduced-price lunch, tuition must be paid for anything past

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Funding for full-day kindergarten in Jeffco was cut from the budget six years ago by the board at that time.

Now, each school offers something different based on the need in its community.

“Most schools have moved toward offering a full day because of the impact of early learning at that age and what we can offer throughout a full day,” said Dawn Odean, early childhood education director for Jeffco schools. “We work really hard for our kids regardless of which program their families choose, for whatever reason they choose.”

In Douglas County, the model is the same.

The district’s 48 elementary schools each choose to design a program specific to that community with the options of either a free half-day program or a tuition-based full-day program.

“It really comes down to how Colorado funds kindergarten,” said Carrie Stephenson, executive director of school leadership for Douglas County School District.

The State of Colorado funds kindergarten students at .58 full-time enrollment — meaning it only pays for about half a day’s worth of school time.

“We only receive partial funding from the state for kindergarten students,” Stephenson said. “So, it requires us to ask parents for tuition to fund the second part of that school day.”

But smaller districts, such as Englewood Schools, are able to supplement the state money with district general funds to offer free full-day kindergarten to all students.

“It’s what we determined will serve our community best and it’s what the students here in Englewood need in order to grow and achieve,” said Joanna Polzin, chief academic officer for Englewood Schools.

For Englewood, the full day allows

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the luxury of more time for not only academics but also social and emotional learning.

“The stories and concepts we are exposing them to are on a higher level and we also have the benefit of cross-curricular learning,” Polzin said. “I think overall it’s our teachers that make the difference. It really allows them the time to get out students on a deeper level.”

Westminster Public Schools has offered free full-day kindergarten for 10 years. Director of Early Childhood Education Mat Aubuchon said it’s only partially funded by the state, but the program is important to district leadership.

“By investing in programs such as this, we see students who are more prepared both academically and socially for the demanding schedule of an elementary schoolday,” Aubuchon said. “In addition, by providing full-day kindergarten, we have the added benefit of helping parents who now have full-day child care and are able to work while their young children are in school.”

When it comes to academics, the question is if those full-day students are better prepared for first grade.

Stephenson says they are — at first.

“We see that our full-day students — speaking in generality — have a little bit of a boost, but that tends to level out around second grade,” Stephenson said. “It’s not a long-lasting advantage.”

However, Matt Flores, chief academic officer for Jeffco schools, says the data is not definitive.

“It’s really hard to unpack the differences because we can’t account for what students do in the other half of the day,” Flores said.

“It’s tempting to say they are more prepared. But to truly unpack that with data to support that theory is something our data team hasn’t been able to do.”

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May 10, 2018

Coalition files suit to stop sale of 59 acres CCH asks for re-evaluation of financing plan

BY CLARKE READER CREADER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The saga over the future of 59 acres near the Federal Center in Lakewood continues to develop, as the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless has filed a complaint in the US District Court of Colorado and a Motion for a Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction to stop the public auction of the federal center property.

The motions were filed against the General Services Administration (GSA), and would require the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to reevaluate the Coalition’s financing plan to develop the property for affordable housing and services for families and individuals experiencing homelessness in the area.

“We believe that HHS’s review, denial, and subsequent rejection of a request for reconsideration constitutes

The proposed Colorado Coalition for the Homeless project on 59 acres of federally owned land is causing concern for many residents and businesses on Union Boulevard, while some others see the project as an opportunity to help those in need.

CLARKE READER arbitrary and capricious action and violated CCH’s due process rights, all to the detriment of families and individuals currently living in Lakewood in need of immediate help,” said John Parvensky, CEO and president of the coalition in a statement.

“CCH submitted a reasonable financing plan to develop

the property for a range of emergency, transitional and permanent housing and supportive services.”

The lawsuit follows HHS’ March denial of the coalition plan to turn the 59 acres into a housing and resource center for the homeless. Following the denial, the GSA reopened the online auction for the

property, but as of May 4, there have been no bids, and there are 73 days remaining.

A temporary injunction on the GSA public auction would allow for CCH to have its application reevaluated by HHS without the threat of it being sold to a third party during the reevaluation, according to the coalition.

In the organization’s motion, it states “HHS appears to have played a game of ‘gotcha,’ basing its denial on a series of conclusions that were minor, immaterial, arbitrary, and capricious in an apparent attempt to thwart the Congressional intent of making surplus property available to assist the homeless” in compliance with Title V of the McKinney-Vento Act. The group also states HHS didn’t allow the coalition a chance to follow up and answer questions about the application, instead denying it outright.

“CCH also believes that in a clear attempt to sell the property to the highest bidder, rather than make it available for homelessness assistance as required by the law, GSA inappropriately inserted

itself into the Title V application process despite the law providing no such role for GSA in the review of applications,” the information states.

Rich Stebbins, with the GSA, said the administration cannot comment on matters of litigation, but noted the auction remains open.

“We believe it is our duty to hold these agencies accountable to the law and to do everything within our power to provide the critically needed supportive housing, healthcare, employment, and support services to the homeless individuals and families that have been left behind in Jefferson County and Lakewood,” Parvensky said.

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

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VOICES Our Mother’s Things: A Mother’s Day Tribute

e were in no rush. Our mother had lived in her own apartment in my sister’s home, with her own kitchen, her own laundry room, her own glass doors ALCHEMY that opened to her own patio where she tended her own potted plants.

Our mother had a favorite chair where she would watch the Rockies play with the newspaper box scores in her hand.

She had a lovely and inviting guest Andrea Doray room where I stayed for a few months when I moved to

Arvada and waited for my own new home to be ready.

So when she died on her birthday 10 years ago, there was no immediate need to clear out her things.

No house to pack up and close. No cross-country trips to settle her affairs and no U-Haul filled with just a selection of the best that would fit.

Instead, one day, we would finally begin to sort through the items of an 89-year-life well loved.

Here is the silky scarf I will keep tucked in my top drawer because I imagine it carries her scent.

And the fragile gauzy handkerchief — something borrowed — that I carried in my wedding.

I will keep it now.

Some of our mother’s jewelry will

find its way to the girls of the family — me, my sister, my sister’s daughter.

Most will reside in a velvet-lined box on my sister’s closet shelf, where our grandmother’s jewelry has also lived for more than 30 years.

Our mother’s table linens reflect some 60 years of her style.

Art deco patterns, bright florals, tassels and fringe. Cocktail napkins starched and crisply pressed into a square the size of my palm.

Her collection of tableware tells the stories of the people she entertained.

Now I become the owner of some of these things and I wonder, what shall I do?

I no longer own a dining table. What shall I do with this soft pink linen cloth that matches the gentle willow

pattern of her China?

What will I do with dozens of her glass tea sets, cups so small one can barely hook a finger through the handles, footed cups that sit snugly into a corner of an elegant glass tray made to hold little more than a cucumber sandwich?

I don’t remember her serving cucumber sandwiches, though. I do recall precise triangles filled with egg salad, crusts neatly removed, a perfect slice of pimento tooth-picked on top.

Here are two pieces of metal art. In photographs of me as a baby, they are hanging on her walls, mute sentinels.

Now they will hang on my walls, again my guardians.

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Let’s keep a rein on methane A current public lands issue many readers may wish to know about is the Interior Department proposal to relax methane release regulations from oil wells. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Methane Waste Rule was established to limit the amount of methane pollution from oil

take the safety of my readers very seriously. Therefore, I’d like to express my deepest condolences in advance to anyone who reads one of my columns while drinking hot coffee, driving, being fitted for a catheter, piloting a plane, or slicing green beans (diagonally), and experiencing an unfortunate incident.

Lawsuits are landing on peripheral laps all the time, and I want to be covQUIET ered with a disclaimer, to lessen the DESPERATION chances that my bank account will be dwindled upon.

“Your honor, I gasped when I read what he wrote. I swerved, barely missed a duck, and drove straight into a tree. It was his fault.”

My editor thinks I should cut back on all of the shocking comments I make here.

I said it might turn me into a benign and innocuous shell of my former self.

Craig Marshall “But it’s better to be safe than sorry.”

Smith I am sitting on some blockbuster allegations because I don’t want to wind up in court.

For one thing, I already know what Prince Harry and that Markle girl are going to name their baby. And we haven’t even had the wedding yet.

I can’t wait. How about you? Royal weddings really get to me. There is nothing like a shameless display of

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR A teacher’s story My mother became a public school teacher at age 19 in Missouri. After teaching most of the time, the Phi Beta Kappa graduate of CU retired in California at age 60. After she died in 1979 we went through her papers and found that her pay for her final year of teaching was $2800. In her later years teaching was not about money but about her life-long passion for educating children. By then my stepfather had a steady income, something most present day teachers do not have to rely on.

She would be greatly pleased to know that her great granddaughter has a master’s degree in education and is a public school teacher in Thornton. Married to another Thornton public

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Dick Sugg, Golden

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May 10, 2018

To hug a hunter or angler is the very least we should do

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ike them or dislike them, you still have to agree TV commercials have become very creative, humorous, OUTDOOR maybe even distasteful and controversial. LIVING But they do get our attention. Many of us wait with anticipation the week or two prior to the Super Bowl wondering what new commercial creations we will see on Super Sunday? If you fish or hunt you have to Ron Hellbusch like the commercial where the hunter in blaze orange or the angler in chest waders (who generate the outdoors income through their license fees) is getting a big “hug” from the person enjoying Colorado’s outdoors.

So what do you say is all this affection about? It’s about dollars. Hunting and fishing license revenue and related

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I know nothing about box scores, but I will avidly watch the Broncos, the Avalanche, and —sometimes — the Rockies from her favorite blue chair.

Here are her lamps, from the ‘50s and the ‘60s, curving brushed metals, octagonal insets, stiff pristine shades.

I will keep one of these lamps, and after the cord burns out and sparks across the floor, I will drive around with it in the back of my car because I will not be able to part with it.

My sister will take it over and have the lamp lovingly repaired.

I will keep, in a wooden glassed-in box, the flag pulled taut and ceremoniously folded during her funeral at Fort Logan National Cemetery. One officer presented it to us with thanks from a grateful nation.

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and gas operations on public lands, simply requiring that companies utilize easily available technology to prevent leaks. It’s a win-win-win: taxpayers save money, air quality goes up, and we lessen our contribution towards climate change. With the knowledge and technology that exists now, there is no reason to move backwards.

But President Trump and Interior Secretary Zinke apparently don’t see it that way. They have announced plans to gut the rule without even a public hearing, despite the fact that Americans have submitted nearly 400,000 public comments in favor of leaving the rule as it is. There is strength in numbers and it is time to use that strength to be heard. As Coloradans holding high public land values, it is our responsibility to stand up to this administration and

outdoors activities income are the sole source of funds to support the expenses of the fishing and hunting operations on the wildlife side of the state parks and wildlife agency. The concern is the fact there has not been frequent enough fee increases to keep pace with inflation or growth in population utilizing Colorado’s outdoors amenities. The results are underfunded fish and wildlife programs, where operating expenses and major capital improvements needs are growing faster than the revenue to support them.

As a practical matter, licenses fees are very moderately priced, too low to cover growing costs. One resident elk license, for example, is no greater than the cost of a tank of gas for CPW staffer. As a comparison, more pricey Bronco game day costs equal or exceed two years fishing in Colorado. A movie ticket and dinner evening out costs more than a resident Colorado deer license.

Let’s look more closely at just what

Another played “Taps.” We didn’t stay for the inurnment in the plot where my father’s ashes lay, also honoring his own service in World War II. Later, at her memorial service, standing room only. Her children and their children. Playmates and workmates and spouses, or not, of her loved ones. Friends of their friends.

Ladies who sewed together. Compatriots of her own age who had also served in Europe or the Pacific.

When it seemed there was no more to say, one of these soldiers — from the back of the room and in his uniform from the second World War — one of these snapped his fingers to his cap, called out: “Rosemary! One last salute.”

This, too, I will keep.

Andrea Doray is a writer who honors all mothers and thanks all those who serve and have served. Contact her at a.doray@andreadoray.com.

fight for our health and our future.

Any readers who wish to contact their federal representatives and ask them to oppose relaxing the rule can point out these three aspects: The Republican-controlled Senate voted against repealing the Methane Waste Rule; Exxon XTO, one of the largest oil and gas producers, supports the standards established in the rule; and without the rule, over $400 million of natural gas is lost/wasted per year.

Jeff Baysinge, Lakewood Ridiculous letter Calling out former President Obama for being a communist is ludicrous.

The letter writer hasn’t matched any of Barrack Obama’s actions with the qualifications for being a communist.

Perhaps, next time he’ll back-up his statement with examples of “everything the guy touched.”

Marcus Rajchel, Laramie, WY

we are asking our fishing and hunting licenses dollars to support in terms of wildlife and habitat costs. Colorado Parks and Wildlife Maintain 19 fish hatcheries and annually stock 90 million cold water and warm water species; Wildlife staff support over 960 species of game and non-game birds and mammals; manage 28 small game hunting species and 10 big game species; oversee the nation’s largest elk herd of 264,000 animals and must make sure these herds have adequate habitat and a healthy environment.

Hunting licenses have not been adjusted since 2006. Inflation alone has significantly limited growth in income to support fish and wildlife. When looking at all sources of income 62 percent comes from hunting and fishing license fees; 16 percent from Pittman-Robertson federal excise tax on hunting and fishing equipment specifically set aside for state fish and wildlife agencies;

12 percent from park and recreation related COGO funds, 4 percent grants and 4 percent personal and corporate donations and sales.

When business expenditures surpass income, when you have a growing population demanding these services, it becomes impossible to maintain even “current” level programs. Even after you are forced to cut 50 positions and reduce budgets by $40m (as DPW has done in the last 6 years) the business condition becomes critical. Yet that is what our fish and wildlife agency has lived with and continues to face each year.

Colorado has one of the most sought after fish and wildlife environments in the nation, yet it has one of the most understaffed and underfunded agencies attempting to provide the outdoors experience for its citizens. It is time for that to change. Colorado can do better!

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wealth set against a meaningless monarchy.

All seriousness aside, the only “Royal Wedding” I care about is the film, and then only for a few minutes, when Fred Astaire is dancing on the ceiling.

It’s nearly wedding season.

I never cry at weddings, and do you know why?

I never go to weddings in the first place.

I know how much we relish our pomp and circumstances: proms, debutante balls, graduations, and weddings — but none of it interests me in an iota.

Likewise, we hand out awards left and right.

Song of the Year, Employee of

the Month, Miss Castle Rock.

Maybe I am envious. Who wouldn’t want to be Miss Castle Rock?

I have to admit, I’d like the Pulitzer boys and girls to knock on my door. (If it can’t be Ed McMahon).

Approbation means a lot. Even in small amounts.

Being commended for cleaning your room is a start.

I won an art award when I was in seventh grade. I didn’t know what to think. I wished it had been a sports award. There was a time when boys were not encouraged in the arts.

Now and then, you might read about a phenomenal pre-teen painter, but I’d be suspicious.

An 8-year-old hasn’t lived life (exceptions: Mozart, Picasso, Shirley Temple, “He’ll Eat Anything” Mikey).

Art depends upon life experiences just as much as skill and

creativity.

“The national average cost of a wedding day in 2016 shot up to $35,329,” according to a survey in The Knot. But not for me.

I went to my last wedding 20 years ago.

There was a tower of icing, there was a garter toss, there was a lower back tattoo on the bride.

Relatives who didn’t get along came to town from all over the country, and bickered.

Gifts that had been foregone in a presumptuous register were stacked.

And 18 months later, he was seeing someone else when he said he was “going to the office.”

Do me a favor. Read me while you are sitting down and sitting still.

Safety first.

Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net

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Esther Macalady Studies show that when adults are on the same level instead of towering over them, children interact better and do more talking.

You will need supplies from around the house to make a scene that has mountains, hills, pretend rivers, roads, and a city. You can make a scene on Earth or an imaginary place and act out adventures together.

Preparing for Adventure Explain to children that you are going to design an imaginary or real scene with geographic features and then create adventures with action figures and small cars, trucks, airplanes and spaceships.

Gather a large smooth blanket or several small rugs that allow little vehicles to move easily. Then find boots, shoes, boxes, or towels and stuff them under the blanket to create mountains, hills, and valleys. If you have blue colored paper you can create some lakes.

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If children enjoy castles or outer space you can design historic or imaginary worlds.

Acting out Adventure Have your preschool children seen an adventure movie or listened to story books that they act out? There are dozens of old and new movie releases or cartoons based on favorite stories.

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through the Percy Jackson and related series. Space adventures and princess stories are also popular. They all have a common thread of a bit of drama, solving problems, heroes, and happy solutions.

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The new Red Rocks Beer Garden in Morrison features 12 Colorado beers.

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or many in Colorado, summer often means cold drinks in the outdoors.

With more than 300 breweries in throughout the state — to say nothing of distilleries, cideries and wineries — the state is a smorgasbord of options for those in search of refreshing drinks and even better company.

“I grew up in Montana, so drinking outside, particularly on a river, is one of my favorite things,” said Paul Thompson, owner and founder of Morrison’s new Red Rocks Beer Garden. “There’s just a more social aspect to it, and people love drinking outside.”

Almost every brewery is going to celebrate the season in its own way.

Many are unveiling new or seasonal recipes, while others are hosting special events, including concerts and a brewery bike loop. And some, such as Thompson’s beer garden, see the coming months as the perfect time to launch a new business.

“There are so many breweries out there, we have to find ways to set ourselves apart. And this loop adds

a sense of discovery to the event,” said Dave Bergen, co-owner and brewmaster at Joyride in Edgewater, which launched a new brewery bike loop with WestFax, Hogshead and Seedstock, also in the east Jefferson County area. “It’s always more fun to do these kinds of events with groups of people — and everyone is going to meet cool people along the way.”

(Keep on reading for more on this monthly event.)

People should visit websites and social media pages of their favorite breweries to see what has been scheduled. Here are some of the kinds of activities you to expect: A drink to break the heat There’s a beer or spirit for every season, and when it comes to summer, breweries and other businesses go for drinks that are light, cool and refreshing.

Longmont’s St. Vrain Cidery will soon reveal its Pink Guava cider, which is made by fermenting pink guava and apple juice together to create this tropical refresher.

Lone Tree Brewing has a seasonal Cucumber Wheat that is the perfect pairing for summer months, according to Emily Hutto, with the brewery.

Lone Tree also unveiled the Hoppy Little Trees Project, a fresh yearround rotating IPA series.

These IPAs be available exclusively in Lone Tree’s tasting room and will

Paul Thompson, owner of the new Red Rocks Beer Garden, is hosting an official opening party on May 12. The new garden features 100 percent Colorado beers and food. include Cascade, Amarillo, Centennial, Willamette and experimental YCH hop varieties.

“We have a plethora of other hop varieties in the cooler,” explained head brewer Josh West. “This new IPA project will allow us to make some super hoppy IPAs while taking full advantage of our robust inventory, which give us brewers the chance to experiment with new hop combinations.”

Lone Tree also joined with the Trubucha Kombucha company to make drinks that employ tart cherry, blueberry, raspberry, lemon lime ginger and more.

New breweries to visit Morrison is the kind of quaint small town that people love during the summer and its proximity to Red Rocks makes it a particularly popular place from May through September.

Which made the end of April the perfect time for Thompson to open Red Rocks Beer Garden at 116 Stone St. SEE BREWERIES, P20

Growing up, one of my favorite summer activities was finding some shade outside and spending the day with a good book or two.

Somehow, somebody at the Arvada Center must have magically picked up on the fact that it’s still one of the best ways to spend a day and created an event for book lovers like myself.

The first annual Arvada Center Book Fest will be held at the center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, May 19.

“We wanted to highlight the fact that we have programming related to all the arts,” said Leanne Cadman, the center’s COMING associate director of ATTRACTIONS Corporate and Foundation Relations. “We wanted to offer more literary arts and humanities, and this kind of event is really exciting for us.”

Designed as an event for all ages, Book Fest includes hands-on activities Clarke Reader and storytime for kids, panel discussions and staged readings, an all-day exhibit hall, writing workshops, and New York Times best-selling author Laura Moriarty as the special keynote speaker.

General admission allows visitors entry to the all-day exhibit hall with publishers, authors, rare books, games and more. Award-winning authors and poets will read and sign their works. A pop-up bookstore operated by BookBar will feature books available for purchase, and Steuben’s, Newk’s Eatery, La Patisserie Francaise and Hunter Bay Coffee will host an onsite pop-up café and coffee shop. There will also be panel discussions and staged readings throughout the day, as well as a spelling bee, trivia and read-off contests for adults and kids.

For an additional purchase, attendees can enjoy brunch and conversation with local authors, participate in writing workshops and seminars and attend the keynote speech. There will be workshops geared for teens, kids and adults, from the aspiring writer to the seasoned author. Topics include bookmaking, the business of writing, zine-making (mini-pamphlets or -magazines), and sessions on writing poetry, young adult fiction, mystery novels and more.

“We hope to bring in a lot of people who have never visited us before,” Cadman said. “Attendees will be able to meet authors they might not have read otherwise or find a new favorite book.”

To purchase tickets and for additional details, go to www.arvadacenter. org/bookfest.

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The gym at Arvada High School was packed Friday, May 4 with families from throughout the city with two goals: be entertained and raise funds for Arvada area schools.

The Harlem Wizards were in town to help make that happen. They met The Arvada Hogwarts, a team of teachers from various Arvada schools, on the court to brew some entertainment and fundraising magic.

Last year, the Wizards, who are known for their slam dunks and jokes on the court, helped raised over $3 million for various schools and charities.

The May 4 game was focused on raising funds for Project Prepare, an after school enrichment program, at Foster Elementary School, a Title 1, Dual Language STEM School in Arvada.

Foster Elementary School teacher Carissa Soto Rodriguez dances it out before the basketball game.

Harlem Wizard Dwayne “Swoop� Simpson takes a selfie with Arvada teachers before the fundraising game.

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Antoine Miguel Millien Jr., nicknamed Miles High, keeps the ball away from the Arvada Hogwarts players.

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Amputees make strides toward goals at adaptive clinic School of Mines event helps more than 30 Coloradans

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Traci Miller, 52, has been an abovethe-knee amputee for 31 years. The one thing she hasn’t been able to do since losing her leg to a rare vascular disorder is run.

“Now, I just really want to learn how to run again,” said Miller, a Littleton resident.

“I have four grandchildren and would absolutely love to be able to run with them.”

Regaining those skills is what brought Miller to the sixth annual Colorado Adaptive Mobility Clinic, organized by local prosthetics provider Hanger Clinic.

Miller was one of more than 30 Coloradans with limb loss or limb difference who hit the track May 5 at Colorado School of Mines to practice being mobile.

The clinic was designed to help amputees of all ages become more active and see what’s possible with perseverance, clinical support and prosthetic devices tailored for running and other goals.

“It’s a great way to get them out and about and show them they can be part

Jeff Lampe, 32, is training for an Iron Man competition. He is hoping the skills and techniques at the Hanger Clinic will help him with that training. of the Colorado lifestyle and be active again,” Scott Taylor, of Hanger Clinic, said of the participants.

At the clinic, Miller tried a running blade for the first time.

“It makes an enormous difference,” she said after taking a run up the field.

“It’s night and day. Before today I’ve only done the hop, skip, jump run. So for me to go foot-to-foot is huge.”

Improving their running techniques was the draw for amputees Jeff Lampe, 32, of Denver, who is training for an Iron Man competition, and Gadson Woodard, 11, of Denver, who loves to run for the freedom it offers.

Testing out high-tech athletic prosthesis is one of the goals of the clinic.

Highlands Ranch resident Ilene Brandon was all smiles after she was fitted to test a running blade.

“I don’t remember how to run,” said the six-year amputee. “I want to remember how to run.”

Traci Miller, 52, a Littleton resident, works on strengthening her hip flexor with standing mountain climber exercises.

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Breastfeeding guidance, support offered at new Baby Cafe Facility will be first of its kind in Colorado

The Mother’s Milk Bank Baby Cafe, a program of the Rocky Mountain Children’s Health Foundation, opens to Colorado moms Friday, May 18.

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Motherhood can be an isolating experience for new moms. But Mothers’ Milk Bank and the Rocky Mountain Children’s Health Foundation are seeking to change that with the opening of the state’s first Baby Café in Arvada.

Baby Cafés offer free resources for pregnant and breastfeeding mothers, including support from specially trained staff, opportunities to share experiences and make friends, refreshments, comfortable seating and openforum discussions.

Mothers’ Milk Bank Baby Café will offer a space where parents can receive free breastfeeding guidance and support from a lactation specialist.

“Lactation support can often be very expensive, and we want to help all parents meet their breastfeeding goals,” said Abby Malman Case, international board-certified lactation consultant and manager of donor relations at Mothers’ Milk Bank.

Breastfeeding experts say the ideal timeline is one year of breastfeeding, said Samantha Rhodes, certified lactation consultant and donor relations coordinator at Mothers’ Milk Bank. But each woman has her own realistic goal.

“Every woman’s experience is very different, even child to child,” Rhodes said. “Some women do, or don’t, have to go back to work at six weeks. So when thinking about goals and tim-

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ing, that comes into play. It’s making sure moms are comfortable with skinto-skin, but also with pumping.”

The café is modeled after a series of cafés established in the United Kingdom.

Moms and dads can relax with refreshments, share experiences, get tips and techniques, and socialize with others in a child-friendly space. Everything is free including weight checks for babies.

“Women sometimes think they’re feeding, but they aren’t, so weight is important,” Rhodes explained.

Moms can do a pre-feeding and postfeeding weight check to ensure their baby is feeding properly.

“Motherhood can be a very isolating time and Baby Café helps provide a cozy space where families can come meet other families, have a cup of tea and a snack and talk about this season of parenthood,” said Malman Case.

“Parenting is a bunch of highs and lows, and to have people to help you get through that is invaluable.”

Capitol hosts proclamation to kick off Mental Health Month Speakers promote dialogue, understanding for all Coloradans STAFF REPORT

Together with public and private health organizations around the United States, Colorado Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne officially proclaimed May as Mental Health Month at a ceremony May 1 at the Capitol.

“I know I’m preaching to the choir, but that’s OK. We need a choir,” Lynne said in a news release, adding that mental health affects everyone, from those dealing with diagnosed depression or mental illness to people who’ve had a stressful week at home or work.

“Mental health needs to be integrated into all of our lives.”

Other speakers included Andrew Romanoff, president and CEO of Mental Health Colorado, and Jordan Yates, a 19-year-old University of Northern Colorado student. Yates’s recent post “My Depression’s Name Is Sam” received more than 12,000 likes on the website Quora, and was featured on The Mighty, an online publication

focused on empowering people with a variety of medical conditions.

Like Lynne, Yates emphasized that mental health is simply another component of health in general.

“Everyone faces mental health challenges. Our mental health is just another part of our overall health, and it’s time we treated it that way. It’s time we saw mental health as all of our responsibility,” Yates said in the release. “That can’t start until we talk about it.”

Yates is a spokesperson for the Let’s Talk Colorado campaign, a community-based effort encouraging Coloradans to talk to someone they know about their own mental health.

The initiative comprises more than 20 public and private health organizations and community groups, including Romanoff ’s Mental Health Colorado.

The campaign’s bilingual website, www.LetsTalkCO.org, contains tips on how to reach out to others and talk about mental health, and a toolkit of resources to help individuals and groups address the subject within their family, community group or organization.

An emphasis is put on building relationships, not just with fellow new parents, but also with lactation specialists.

“It’s about building that trust,” Rhodes said. “If we can build that trust and relationships with those moms, we can hopefully meet their goal.”

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The garden features 100 percent Colorado beers, wines and foods, and offers a historic cottage and garden for customers’ drinking pleasures. Brews like Mountain Toad Brewing, Telluride Brewing Company, Dry Dock Brewing Company and Left Hand Brewing Company will all be available.

“We wanted to create a place that is more of a selfserve and self-seat instead of the formal restaurant atmosphere,” Thompson said. “We were inspired by places like Golden City Brewing that my wife and I love so much.”

Concertgoers can get $2 off their first beer by showing their event ticket, and there will be ticket giveaways to Red Rocks shows throughout the season.

The season will see numerous new breweries coming to the metro area, including the Burly Brewing Company in Castle Rock, Colorado Plus Cidery and Pub in Golden and Coal Mine Ave Brewing Company in Littleton.

Events that make the season bright Breweries and other spirit-related businesses take advantage of Colorado’s beautiful summer weather in a variety of ways.

The Lone Tree Brewing Company hosts an annual

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Clarke’s Concert of the Week — The World Is A Beautiful Place at Larimer Lounge The members of The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die have never been afraid of

The Red Rocks Beer Garden features 100 percent Colorado beers, wines and foods, and offers a historic cottage and garden for customers’ drinking pleasures.

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summer solstice celebration to honor the longest day of the year on June 18. The brewery will also host a summer solstice market on June 23 and July 22, which will feature face painting for children, local clothing vendors, local snack vendors and more.

The West Side Brewery Bike Loop will be held on the last Saturday of the month through September and highlights the unique creations of four west metro breweries — Joyride, WestFax Hogshead and Seedstock. As promised, here’s the details on the event.

The 6.7-mile loop was developed by Ginny Mason,

using their music to give a voice to the marginalized and misunderstood, and their take on alternative rock and emo is the perfect match for these fractious times we live in.

Outside of punk, rock hasn’t really contributed much to the political activism scene in the first half of the decade.

Not only does The World Is A Beautiful Place bring some much-needed

a local cartographer, with a focus on creating a route that could be safely and casually traveled by cyclists of all skill levels. It begins at WestFax, 6733 W. Colfax Ave., at noon, and the longest portion is the first — a 2.2-mile ride from WestFax to Joyride, 2501 Sheridan Blvd. From there, it goes to Hogshead, 4460 W. 29th Ave., and ends at Seedstock, 3610 W. Colfax Ave. “The tour was partly inspired by brewery bus tours that have popped up,” said Taylor Porter, taproom manager at Seedstock. “We’re all neighbors in this great brewery community, and this gives everyone an opportunity to meet each other and try new places.”

The highest profile events are the concerts at Breckenridge Brewery, a series of three charity concerts hosted in partnership with 97.3 KBCO. The first concert is on May 13 and includes Manchester Orchestra, Preservation Hall Jazz Band and Phillip Phillips. Past performers include Nathaniel Rateliff and the Nightsweats, Leon Bridges, Dispatch and Big Head Todd and The Monsters.

Ticket proceeds benefit 1 Million 4 Anna Foundation, which helps fight the battle to eradicate Ewing Sarcoma, a bone and soft tissue cancer primarily in children and young adults.

The other two entries in the series haven’t been announced yet, but the brewery is also hosting its 28th anniversary Hootenanny on July 7. The event will feature Mike Gordon, Hard Working Americans, Billy O b Strings and more.

Tickets and more information can be found at www. breckbrew.com.

righteous indignation to every performance, it also provide some catharsis to concert-goers.

Those looking for a great rock show won’t want to miss The World Is A Beautiful Place playing with Pianos Become the Teeth at the Larimer Lounge, 2721 Larimer St. in Denver.

The show begins at 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 12.

Be sure to show up early in time for Pianos Become the Teeth, who released one of the year’s best rock albums in February.

For tickets, visit www.larimerlounge. com/event/1661342-world-is-beautifulplace-i-denver.

A train ride to Steampunk at the Station The Colorado Railroad Museum takes visitors back to a time when the world was moved by engines pounding down iron rails.

Which makes it the perfect place to take sci-fi fans to the world of steampunk, a genre that blends futurist ideas with technology from the 19th century’s Industrial Age. The genre has grown beyond literature to include music, clothing and art.

The Colorado Railroad Museum, 17155 W. 44th Ave. in Golden, is hosting the Steampunk at the Station event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 12.

Fans are encouraged to arrive in their steampunk attire and enjoy a range of events, including a rare “double-header” train pulled by two historic steam locomotives, Denver and Rio Grande, Nos. 346 and 491, buskers, entertainers, beers, food trucks and a lot more.

For more information, visit www. coloradorailroadmuseum.org/event/ steampunk-at-the-station.

Kick off the Film on the Rocks season with Star Wars Over the years, Red Rocks Amphitheater’s Film on the Rocks season has become one of the definite highlights of the summer. It’s tough to top some of the best movies in cinematic history

on a massive screen, paired with live music or a comedian as an opening act, all for cheaper than most movie tickets.

Plus, you’re at Red Rocks, and that’s hard to beat.

This year’s film season is kicking off with Denver native Rian Johnson’s interstellar blockbuster, “The Last Jedi.” The latest entry into the Star Wars franchise will be shown at Red Rocks, 18300 W. Alameda Parkway, in Morrison, at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 15.

For those who somehow missed the movie when it first came out around the holidays, “The Last Jedi” finds Rey working with Luke Skywalker to develop her Jedi skills, while the rest of the galaxy fights to stop the First Order.

For more information, visit www. denverfilm.org/film-on-the-rocks/.

Catch Cirque’s complex Corteo in Broomfield Somehow Cirque Du Soleil’s performances always manage to be thrilling and eerily beautiful, and that’s what its new show, Corteo, promises to audiences.

Corteo, which means “cortege” in Italian, is a joyous, festive parade imagined by a clown. The show blends together the passion of an actor and the grace of an acrobat, and takes audiences to a world of fun, comedy and exploration.

Corteo is coming to the 1st Bank Center, 11450 Broomfield Lane, Broomfield, from Thursday, May 24, through Sunday, May 27.

The show tells the story of the clown Mauro, who recently died, but whose spirit remains. Instead of mourning, the funeral cortege celebrates the here and hereafter with laughter and exuberance. The show will bring laughter to everyone, with tumblers and players performing.

For more information and tickets, visit www.cirquedusoleil.com/corteo.

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

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Organizers of Northglenn’s Food Truck Carnival, set for May 11-13, say the event should be bigger this year, with more than 85 different food vendors coming over the weekend.

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A pedestrian underpass connects to the Northglenn city complex and the park, with an eight-minute walk.

“There is parking at City Hall and around the park, but it’s limited and it’s scarce,” Stokes said. “Last years, people were able to find spots there but they usually had to circle around for 20 minutes or so.”

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“The first year we did this, we had a little bit of a challenge to even get trucks to come,” said Steven Stokes, event supervisor for the city of Northglenn.

“This year were full-up 14 days after we opened registration — with more names on a waiting list.”

The Food Truck Carnival, Northglenn’s signature spring event returns May 11 through 13 to Northglenn City Hall, featuring more trucks than ever, more varieties of food, music, carnival rides and brewery contest.

This year’s event features 85 food trucks confirmed, with fare ranging from barbecue, seafood and hot dogs to street tacos, macaroni and cheese and several varieties of wraps.

“That’s one thing we’ve learned, people really want that diversity of trucks,” Stokes said.

The event drew 18 trucks for the weekend in 2016, its first year. That number increased to 65 in 2017.

For this year’s event, the site will host 30 trucks per day on Friday and Saturday, each day featuring all new vendor.

The site hosts 25 trucks on the carnival’s final day Sunday, again with all new trucks.

“All 30 trucks change every day,” Stokes said. “If you come on Friday, none of those trucks are here on Saturday — and the same on Sunday.”

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“We are going to put 400 people in front of their truck each day, and that’s a lot for a truck,” Stokes. “Last year, each truck had between 400 and 500 each day.”

They’ll also bring in nine design trucks, featuring retail items — women’s clothing awnd accessories, gifts, the Anythink Library book mobile and truck devoted to Crocs, the puffy plastic shoes.

“Where people have found that the food trucks really work instead of a normal restaurant, they’ve started designing trucks for more uses like stores,” he said.

This year’s event also features a brew battle featuring the best beers from five Colorado breweries — Odyssey Beerwerks of Arvada, Wonderland Brewing of Broomfield, Denver’s Bruz Beers, Big Choice Brewing in Brighton and Northglenn’s Periodic Brewing.

Tickets to the brew battle are $20 and that buys a commemorative cup, ten four-ounce samples and one full pour of their favorite beer. They get to vote for the favorites on a smart phone app, with the winner being crowned at the end of the battle.

The event is free to attend but food is purchased from the vendors.

Carnival rides cost between $3 and $6 each but carnival wristbands cost $25 per day.

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Bear Creek park programs keep kids moving, learning about nature STAFF REPORT

Keep the kids busy this summer with nature programs at Bear Creek Lake Park in Lakewood.

Families can connect with nature and spend time outdoors with activities such as a family adventure race, hikes, storytelling, fishing and more.

Space is limited and registration is required for all programs. Park pass is required for all programs (unless otherwise noted).

First up is Let’s Go Fishing, offered free for all ages. Learn about types of fish, bait, fishing ethics and reeling in the big one. This family program lasts from 9 a.m. to noon. June 2. Anglers of all ages can fish without a license during Colorado’s Free Fishing Weekend, June 2-3. Register at Lakewood.org/ BCLPEvent.

Kids ages 10-13 can spend the summer exploring the natural world through activities such as hiking, wildlife viewing, team building, swimming and more during Summer Camp: Naturalist I. The camp runs from 9 a.m. to noon Fridays, from June 15 to July 27. Cost is $80, and the park entrance is waived for campers.

Register at Lakewood.org/Camps.

Roast marshmallows around the campfire and learn about nature during the park’s Campfire Programs, 8-10 p.m. June 16 and 7:30-8:30 p.m. Saturdays from June 23 to Aug. 11. Topics vary each night and include the night sky, owls, bats and more. Program is free, and all ages welcome. Register at Lakewood.org/BCLPEvents.

Bear Cubs, ages 3-5 with an adult, explore nature through stories, songs and interactive programs. Learn about the summer solstice in June and discover the bugs of Bear Creek in July. These free programs are offered from 10-11 a.m. June 21 and July 19.

Register at Lakewood.org/BCLPEvents.

Hike through the trees along Bear Creek Greenbelt from 10-11:30 a.m.

June 30 during Family Nature Pro-

Kids ages 3-5 will learn about nature through stories, songs and program during the Bear Cubs program at Bear Creek Lake Park.

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gram: Busy Beavers. A park naturalist will lead the hike, which explores all the work the busy beaver has done.

Program is free. Register at Lakewood. org/BCLPEvents The park’s annual Grin and Bear It Family Adventure race will include a lake crossing, mountain bike course and run. Two-person teams will compete from 6-9 p.m. July 27, and categories are adult with youth ages 6-11, and adult with youth ages 12-16. Cost is $40 per team, and the park entrance fee is waived. Register at Lakewood.

FOR MORE INFO For information, or to register for many of the special events and activities available at Bear Creek Lake Park, visit Lakewood.org/ BCLP or call 303-697-6159. org/GrinandBearIt. Families will create nature-themed art at Family Nature Program: Nature Tangles, from 10 a.m. to noon July 28. Suitable for ages 10-17, with an adult. Create art using the tangles technique and learn about the wild side of Bear Creek Lake Park with a park naturalist. Program is free; register at Lakewood.org/BCLPEvents.

Day passes to Bear Creek Lake Park cost $10 per vehicle. An annual pass is

available for $60 for Jefferson County residents ($75 for nonresidents) and is valid for the calendar year during which it is purchased. Annual passes available at Lakewood.org/BCLP, at the park entrance or visitor center.

Discounts offered ages 62 or older and for people with disabilities.

Bear Creek Lake Park is at 15600 W. Morrison Road, Lakewood. The park’s 2,600 acres of open space consist of prairie, wetland and riparian ecosystems, and many animals call the park home. The park features a popular swim beach, water ski school, horseback riding stables, archery range, picnic shelters and a 47-site campground that includes three cabins and two yurts.

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THINGS to DO THEATER

Tea with the Legendary Ladies: 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 16 at Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada.

Call 303-425-9583 or go to www. apexprd.org. Come dressed in your favorite hat and sip tea with “Dr. Florence Sabin, Klondike Kate, Mother Jones, and Calamity Jane,” as actresses portray the lives of these Legendary Ladies.

ART

Messy Art: 11-11:45 a.m. Friday, May 11 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Call 303-2355275 or go to jeffcolibrary.org.

Paint Mom a Masterpiece in Nature: 10-11 a.m. Saturday, May 12 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. For ages 5-12. Register at https:// arvada.org/ Fine Woodworking Program Spring Exhibition: noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 12 at Red Rocks Community College, 13300 W. 6th Ave., Lakewood. In Room 2829 on the west side of campus.

Students will display work they created during the spring semester. Go to www.rrcc.edu.

this week’s TOP FIVE “Night Falls” Art Exhibit: on display May 11-27 at Pirate Contemporary Art, 7130 W. 16th Ave., Lakewood. Opening reception from 6-10 p.m. Friday, May 11. Paintings and drawings by Lisa M. Kerns. Go to www.lisamkerns-fineart. com or www.pirateartonline.org Fun Summer, Safe Summer: 1:30-4:30 p.m. Saturday, May 12 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Call 303-235-5275 or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org.

Discover ways to have fun this summer: from nature programs at Majestic View to art classes at the Arvada Center. Also learn how to stay safe from community helpers such as the police and fire departments.

See big rigs and heavy-duty equipment, and visit the Spark City Museum bus.

terian Church, 1660 Sherman St., Denver; and 4:30 p.m. Sunday, May 13, at Rockland Community Church, 17 South Mt Vernon Country Club Road, Golden. Tickets available www.EvergreenChorale.org or call 303- 674-4002.

After School Fun: Music Mayhem: 4-5 p.m. Tuesday, May 15 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Call 303-235-5275 or go to jeffcolibrary.org. Stories, Madlibs and craft or activity.

Let’s Dance: 10-10:30 a.m.

Thursday, May 17 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Call 303-2355275 or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org.

Meet Art Restoration Specialist Barb Kendall: 4-8 p.m. Saturday, May 19 at Spirits in the Wind Gallery, 1211 Washington Ave., Golden.

Info: spiritsinthewindgallery.com.

“Facing Rocky Flats” Art Exhibit: open through June 10 at Canyon Gallery, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder. “Facing Rocky Flats” precedes the planned public opening of the Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge. Group exhibition uses art and oral history to explore the past, present and future of the site.

MUSIC

Maypole Dance: A Springtime Festival: 6-11 p.m. Saturday, May 12 at Denver Kickers Sports Club, 16776 W. 50th Ave., Golden.

Go to http://denverkickers.com.

Entertainment by Rick Borger and the Average German Band and traditional dancers The Shuplattlers.

“Mozart Requiem”: 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 12 at Central Presby-

EVENTS

Spring Pottery Sale: May 15-20 at Arvada Center. Opening reception from 7-9 p.m. May 15. Show includes dinnerware, jewelry and sculpture. Proceeds benefit the artists and the Arvada Center Ceramics Studio. Go to http:// arvadacenter.org.

Dress Rehearsal for Murder: 7 p.m.

May 18-19, May 25-26 at Colorado ACTS Theatre, 11455 W. Interstate 70 Frontage Road North, Wheat Ridge. Tickets at 303-456-6772 or www.coloradoacts.org.

District Merchants: May 18 to June 24 at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. Performances at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays; and 2 p.m.

Sundays. Aaron Posner takes The Merchant of Venice from its Shakespearean setting to post-Civil War Washington, D.C., with hints at life in America today.

Contact 303-935-3044 or www.minersalley.com.

mlmp.org). Register at https:// arvada.org/ Steampunk at the Station: 10 a.m. t0 4 p.m. May 12 at Colorado Railroad Museum, 17155 W. 44th Ave., Golden. Arrive in your finest Steampunk attire or with your Steampunk gadget. Purchase tickets at https://shop.coloradorailroadmuseum.org/Events.aspx LEGO® Play & Build: 3-4:30 p.m. Sunday, May 13 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. www.jeffcolibrary.org.

Discovery Play: 10:15-11 a.m.

Monday, May 14 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Call 303-235-5275 or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org.

Coffee with Constituents: 7 a.m.

Friday, May 11 at Indian Tree Golf Course, 7555 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Join Sen. Rachel Zenzinger for a wrapup discussion of the 2018 legislative session.

Wolves Alpha to Omega: 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 15 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Led by naturalist Angela Borland. Register at https://arvada.org/

May Festival: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Saturday, May 12, Historic Park, 4610 Robb St., Wheat Ridge. Info: 303-421-9111 or www.wheatridgehistoricalsociety.org.

Travel Series: Cuba, Lands Unseen: 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, May 17 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Ages 10 and older.

Register at https:// arvada.org/.

Discovery Play: 2-3 p.m.

Saturday, May 12 at Wheat Ridge Library, 5475 W. 32nd Ave., Wheat Ridge. Info: http://jeffcolibrary.org.

Monarchs-Training Day: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 12 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Ages 12 to adult. Join the Citizen Science team to understand the breeding range of monarch butterflies.

All-day training on the Monarch Larva Monitoring Project (www.

Library, 5475 W. 32nd Ave., Wheat Ridge. Info: http://jeffcolibrary. org. For those living with memory loss, along with their caregivers.

Olde Town Telescope Night: 7:30-9:30 p.m. Friday, May 18 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Look through a telescope and learn about night-time nature. Meet in the center square, west of the library. Info at https://arvada.org/.

HEALTH

Parkinson’s Care Partners: 1:30-2:30 p.m. Friday, May 11 at Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada.

Call 303-425-9583 or go to www. apexprd.org Building Intimacy Couples Hike: 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday, May 13 at Three Sisters Loop Trail, 30357 Buffalo Park Road, Evergreen. No phones, no dogs, no distractions.

Go to www.eventbrite.com/e/ building-intimacy-couples-hiketickets-45533552080 Eye Glass Servicing: 9 a.m. to noon Monday, May 14 at Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada.

Call 303-425-9583 or go to www. apexprd.org Mindful Meditation 101: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 15 at Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada.

Call 303-235-5275 or go to www. jeffcolibrary.org. Learn the basics of meditation with a focus on breathing techniques, environment, posture, sound and more.

Memory Cafe: 1-2:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 16 at Wheat Ridge

Herbal Tinctures & Essential Oils for Allergy Relief: 6:15-8 p.m.

Thursday, May 17 at Earth Sweet Botanicals, 31469 Burke Road, Golden. Class is free but space is limited. Call 303-278-1260 for a reservation. Go to http://www. earthsweetbotanicals.com/ Signs of Elder Abuse: 1:30-3 p.m.

Thursday, May 17 at the Jefferson County Administration and Courts Building, 100 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden, in Room 1. The League of Women Voters of Jefferson County hosts presentation by the First Judicial District’s Elder Abuse Unit. Hear from Jessica Radke and Bryan Cook, deputy district attorneys.

Call 303238-0032 or visit www. lwvjeffco.org.

WRITING/READING

LWV Nonfiction Book Club: “Independence Lost”: discussions at 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 16 at the Lakewood Public Library, 10200 W. 20th Ave., Lakewood; and 9:30 a.m. Saturday, May 19 at Brookdale Westland Meridian, 10695 W. 17th Ave., Lakewood.

Last meeting until September.

Read the Kathleen DuVal book and be ready for discussion. Go to www.lwvjeffco.org.

Arvada Center Book Fest: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. May 19 at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. Celebration of books, reading and writing. Go to http:// arvadacenter.org/bookfest.

EDUCATION

Free Legal Clinic: Get Help With Visitation Plans: 1-2:30 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at the Jefferson County Department of Human Services, 3500 Illinois St., Suite 1300, Golden.

Volunteer attorneys meet via computer link to answer questions, help fill out forms and provide assistance in establishing a visitation plan. Call 303271-4329. Dates in 2018 are May 15, June 19, July 17, Aug. 21, Sept.

18, Oct. 16, Nov. 20 and Dec. 18.

Spring Bee and Honey Festival: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 12, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, May 13 at Four Seasons Farmers and Artisans Market, 7043 W. 38th Ave., Wheat Ridge. Go to www.fourseasonsfam.com/ wordpress/events/marketday-2018-05-12/ Editor’s note: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Wednesday for publication the following week. To place a calendar item, go to eventlink. coloradocommunitymedia.com.

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Strokes on the

mind May is National Stroke Awareness Month, and Lakewood’s St. Anthony Hospital kicked off the month by hosting its Stroke Aware Fair on May 4.

The event provided hospital staff and visitors the opportunity to get their blood pressure tested, learn about risk factors that increase the likelihood of strokes, and show off some of the latest tech that is tackling the problem.

“Our health is so important and so many people don’t take it seriously,” said Terri Kiernan, neuroscience nurse practitioner and comprehensive stroke center manager.

“People should be exercising more, be aware of their diet, and don’t do things like smoke.”

The main takeaway of the event was people should be proactive in preventing a stroke so they can spend time with the people they love, Kiernan said.

The MEGA Brain was set up outside St. Anthony Hospital on May 4 to give staff and visitors a chance to walk through a brain and learn about the places where strokes, Alzheimer’s and more occur. The brain was part of the hospital’s first Stroke Aware Fair.

PHOTOS BY CLARKE READER

Representatives from St. Anthony Hospital’s pharmacy department explain some of the new drugs that can help to reduce the blood clots that can cause strokes at the hospital’s Stroke Aware Fair.

A representative from Medtronic, a health care and medical business, shows how its Solitaire Revascularization Device is used to removed the blood clots from the brain that cause strokes.

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SPORTS

Growing up around baseball gave players solid footing in game

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Lakewood senior Jessica Woodhead leads the pack of runners during the Class 5A girls 800-meter run May 5 at Jeffco Stadium. Woodhead won in a time of 2:25.27. Woodhead’s teammate, junior Carley Bennett, swept the 1,600 and 3,200 events at the Jeffco League Track and Field Championships. More track and field coverage on PAGE 29.

PHOTO BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

BY THE NUMBERS

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Shot victory for the Arvada West girls golf team in capturing the team title at the Ashley Forey Invitational golf tournament on April 30.

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Runs scored in the first inning by the Ralston Valley baseball team in a 7-0 win over Arvada West on May 1.

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Hits allowed Golden pitchers Adrian Baker and Jack McLaughlin in the 4-0 shutout baseball win over Wheat Ridge on April 30.

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Saves for Arvada West goalie Katelyn Welch in a 1-0 win over Mountain Range on May 5.

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Wins by one-goal in the past nine games for the defending Class 4A state champion D’Eveyln girls soccer team.

Standout Performers Reagan Robinson, Arvada West The senior carded a 3-over-par 74 to finish second in the Ashley Forey Invitational golf tournament on April 30 at the Club at Rolling Hills.

Alexa Lord, Green Mountain The junior collected the gamewinning goal in the 2-1 girls soccer victory over Evergreen on April 30.

Jacob Brunner, Lakewood The junior scored six goals in a 16-7 boys lacrosse victory to end the regular season on April 30.

Tyler Cohan, Golden The valedictorian candidate won both of his individual events, the 100 free and 200 free, and anchored both the medley and 400 freestyle winning relays in the Demons’ swim meet against Green Mountain on Friday.

Aneus Olsen, Arvada The junior went 3-for-4, scored three runs and had two RBI in a 10-1 baseball win over Skyview on May 4.

Trey Adams, Ralston Valley The junior shortstop singled home winning run in the bottom of seventh inning in a 5-4 win over Dakota Ridge on May 4.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS are six athletes named from west metro area high schools. Preference is given to those making their debut on the list.

To nominate an athlete, contact Jim Benton at jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com

or young athletes to succeed and advance in any sport, it takes athletic ability, desire and hard work.

Plus, the culture in which young athletes are brought up can have an impact on their chances to participate in a particular OVERTIME sport. Family connections and involvement in the sport gives young hopefuls a head start.

I used to read the sports sections of newspapers daily, cut out box scores and head outside to play games with a hard Jim Benton Gates rubber baseball or hit game-winning shots on my aunt’s driveway that had a basketball hoop.

My biggest problem, however, was the lack of enough athletic skills to be a force in the Denver Prep League.

That wasn’t the case for David Bote or Pierce Johnson, two former Faith Christian baseball players, who have made it to the big leagues.

Both players grew up around baseball.

Bote is now in the Chicago Cubs organization and Johnson is a middle reliever for the San Francisco Giants.

He is the son of longtime baseball mentor Bob Bote who has coached at Niwot, Erie, Faith Christian and Littleton and is now the head coach at Standley Lake.

Bob Bote won four Class 4A titles at Niwot and helped his son Danny guide Faith Christian to the 2011 title.

David Bote tagged along with his dad and brother Danny to Niwot practices and games.

He played for his brother and his dad during Faith Christian’s 2011 title season.

“Without a doubt your background helps,” said Bob Bote. “All my boys were always at the ballpark. They were hitting with the big boys and playing catch with the big boys. You could see the talent level rise.”

Pierce’s father Don Johnson was vice president of marketing for the San Diego Padres from 1992-1998 and it has been said that Pierce found his love for game in San Diego when he wasn’t roller blading down the ramps of Jack Murphy Stadium.

“Giants manager Bruce Bochy was actually the manager of the Padres then and he knew Pierce when he was 5 years old,” said Don Johnson.

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May 10, 2018

Bear Creek boys fall short of postseason

BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

There are always bumps and stumbles along the road to a conference championship.

Chatfield baseball, ranked No. 8 in the final CHSAANow.com Class 5A baseball poll, seemed destined to hold a 7-0 record in the Class 5A Jeffco League heading into the conference tournament that began May 1. However, blowing a 9-2 lead against Dakota Ridge the pervious week and eventually losing 13-9 put the Chargers winning the conference title in jeopardy.

“We were definitely shaking it off still at the start of this game,” Chatfield senior Kasey Koppelmaa said referring to a slow start against Bear Creek on Tuesday, May 1.

The Chargers (12-7, 7-3 in 5A Jeffco League) turned it around thanks to a solo home run by Koppelmaa and 3-run blast by sophomore Jared Olson in the bottom of the sixth inning to break a 7-7 tie.

“That guy (Olson) puts every pound of his 120-pound body into that baseball,” Koppelmaa said of the sophomore who got the start at catcher. “I was shocked, everyone was, but that’s his second home run of the year.”

Chatfield went on to win 11-8 on its home field. Freshman Logan Carlisle made is varsity debut on the mound and recorded the final three outs.

The win moved the Chargers into the semifinals of the conference tourna-

Bear Creek junior Matt Zaccaro gets caught in a rundown between third and home plate during the fifth inning as the Bears’ dugout looks on. Bear Creek lost to Chatfield, 11-8, in the opening round of the Class 5A Jeffco League baseball tournament May 1 at Chatfield Senior High School.

PHOTOS BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS ment. However, Chatfield stumbled against Lakewood and Dakota Ridge in the Chargers’ final two games of the league tournament.

Despite the losses, Chatfield still finished tied with Ralston Valley (14-5, 7-3) for the league title and the head-

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“We just want to come out, compete and put ourselves in a good position at the end of the season,” Chatfield

coach Daniel Medina said of his Chargers. “We know we’re are going to see quality opponents in this (Jeffco) tournament and that will prepare us for the show (playoffs).”

Junior John Cullom played a huge role in the comeback victory over Bear Creek. Cullom belted a 2-run home run to get the Chargers out of their offensive funk after falling behind 4-0. Cullom then took the hill in the top of the fourth inning after Bear Creek roughed up Koppelmaa for seven runs.

Bear Creek (8-10-1, 3-7) took an advantage of a handful of Charger errors in the first three innings to take a 7-3 lead through three innings.

“Coach Chamberlain (Chatfield pitching coach Larry Chamberlain) told me yesterday that I would be a factor in our pitching,” Cullom said. “He told me to get up there and I stepped up.”

Cullom pitched three scoreless innings. Chatfield’s offense put four runs on the board in the fourth and sixth inning to take the Chargers’ first lead of the game.

“These kids just wait for their number to get called and they go out and execute,” Medina said. “We credit that toward aggressive practices and being prepared before we get here.”

All three games in the 5A Jeffco League Tournament counted toward the league standings.

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David Bote, 25, was drafted by the Cubs in 2012 after a banner season at Neosho Community College (Kansas).

He spent six years in the minors but finally made his major league debut on April 21 at Coors Field against the team he used to watch while growing up.

He doubled on his first at-bat in the major leagues in the Cubs’ 5-2 loss to the Rockies.

“It was very exciting,” said Bob Bote. “It was like a dream come true.

We had no clue he was going to be called up. We didn’t have to go anyplace. We had 32 members of the family watching.”

David Bote, who played on the 2011 Faith Christian state champion team, was optioned to Iowa on April 28.

Johnson, 27, was a 2009 Faith Christian graduate and turned down signing with Tampa Bay to play at Missouri State. He was a first round draft pick of the Cubs in 2012. He made his Major League debut with the Cubs on May 19, 2017 against Milwaukee with a one-inning stint that was actually delayed for nearly two hours because of rain. On Sept. 20, 2017 he was claimed off waivers by Giants and has compiled a 1-1 record with a 2.40 earned run average in 19 innings pitched this

season for San Francisco.

Johnson, like David Bote, is anxious for the chance to play against the Rockies.

“He looks forward to that,” said Don Johnson. “He’s followed the Rockies and Padres for years. It will be a challenge. The Rockies have such an All-Star lineup.”

Turnover at Golden Golden has hired Lou Vullo as its new head boys basketball coach and named Rex Terry as the head girls basketball mentor as the overhaul of the basketball programs is finished.

John Anderson resigned as Golden’s boys coach in December. Erik Buehler took over as interim coach and led the Demons to a 21-4 record. Tim Hammond stepped down as girls coach, also in December, and Mike Osborne took over to help the 2017-18 team notch a 21-5 record.

Vullo is the former coach at The Pinnacle, where in nine seasons he compiled a 146-64 record.

Terry was the boys basketball coach at Sheridan where his teams were 3038 in three seasons. He was previously the head girls coach at Alameda.

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History made at Jeffco track league championships

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LAKEWOOD — History was made Friday, May 4, at Jeffco Stadium.

Valor Christian sophomore Cole Sprout broke Colorado’s all-classification record in the boys 3,200-meter run with a time of 9:01.53 during the Jeffco League Championships. The previous record was held by The Classical Academy’s Tanner Norman, who ran a time of 9:04.97 just last year at the Pueblo Twilight Meet.

Sprout said it has been his goal all season to go after the all-classification record in the 3,200 at Jeffco’s League Championships.

“Coming in I had the goal of breaking the state record. The conditions were pretty great for that,” said Sprout of the 3,200.

The sophomore ended up the 24hour stretch during the 2-day meet by winning the Class 4A boys 1,600 and 800 races Saturday to help the Valor boys win the 4A Jeffco League title.

Sprout said that his plan is to run the 3,200 and 1,600 at state meet coming up May 17-19 at Jeffco Stadium in Lakewood. He added that his mission will be to go after the all-classification record in the 1,600, one of the oldest track records in the state. The all-classification record in the 1,600 was set in 1981 by Wildfield’s Rich Martinez.

The time Sprout will be attempting to break is 4:10.98.

Standley Lake junior Tyler Williams was up to a little record breaking of his own. Williams shattered his old 4A Jeffco League record in the 400 on Saturday by nearly a second.

“It was very important,” Williams said of his 47.51 seconds run in the 400 that broke his old meet record of 48.37

he set last year. “Trying to improve always.”

Williams has qualified for state in the 100, 200, 400 and 4x200 relay. He plans on running in all four events.

Williams said he would like to win all four events, but would be OK with finishing top-3 in the 100, 200, 400 and 4x200 relay in a few weeks at state.

“We’ll see what happens when state comes,” said Williams, who won all four events at Jeffco conference championships.

“It’s a lot in three days with four events.”

While Sprout and Williams have a few more high school track meets, Pomona senior Ryan Marquez is wrapping up one of the most impressive 3-year runs athletically by a threesport athlete in Jeffco.

“It’s been an amazing run and I’ve loved every second of it,” said Marquez, who played in three 5A state football games, along with playing basketball and running track at Pomona.

“It feels right. Everything is wrapping up right for high school. Now it’s time to take this success and momentum into college.”

Marquez will play football at the University of Wyoming next fall, but he had some unfinished business to take care of this weekend at Jeffco Stadium. Marquez was successful in getting personal records in the 110 and 300 hurdles to set the school record in both events.

“My focus all season has really to get that 110,” said Marquez, who ran a 14.46 in the 5A boys 110 hurdles and 38.75 in the 5A boys 300 hurdles to win both events. “I just want to go out on top.”

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Green Mountain senior Gabby Van Allen throws during the finals of the Class 4A girls shot put event at the Jeffco League Track and Field Championships on May 5. Van Allen placed ninth.

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Bear Creek senior Luke Hawthorne fires to the plate during the first round of the Class 5A Jeffco League baseball tournament. The Bears lost, 11-8, but finished their season with a victory over Pomona on the final day of the tournament May 5.

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POSTSEASON FROM PAGE 27

Bear Creek needed to win both of its consolation Jeffco tournament games to have a chance to make the 32-team postseason field. The Bears lost to Columbine 11-1 on May 4 before closing out their season with a 7-6 win over Pomona.

“You see the RPI and you constantly become a slave of the RPI,” Bear

Creek coach Sean Hoorelbeke said.

“At the end of the day all you can do is come out and play.”

Bear Creek was 38th in the RPI standings as of Sunday, May 6. It appears that Chatfield, Ralston Valley, Lakewood, Columbine and Dakota Ridge will represent the 5A Jeffco League in the postseason.

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

For more Jeffco coverage, go to CHSAANow.com/Jeffco.

There was a big question if Marquez would get his chance to shine his senior year after suffering a broken left arm Oct. 7 at Shea Stadium in Pomona’s football league opener against Rock Canyon.

“I was in tears when I was walking off because the trainer there told me I wouldn’t be back on the (football) field the rest of the season,” said Marquez, who did return for Pomona’s run to an eventual 5A state football title. “I had nothing going for me and this was my year to prove myself as a quarterback. Thinking my opportunity was gone really brought be down.”

Marquez was nearly perfect in Pomona’s title game against Eaglecrest.

He was 20-for-22 passing for 345 yards and five touchdowns in the 56-49 victory. On the basketball court he averaged more than a dozen points per game along with 6.6 rebound and 4.1 assists to help guide the Panthers to one of their best hoops seasons in several years.

Marquez is a huge believer in the three-sport athlete.

“Each sport complements one another,” Marquez said. “Going into college I wanted to keep my competitive edge, keep competing out here. I love this. It’s fun. It’s always a good time.”

It will be an end of an era for Pomona when Marquez isn’t on the field, court or track next season.

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Ralston Valley junior Maya Provencal, right, edged teammate Zoe Beauchamp during the finals of the Class 5A girls 400 meters May 5 at Jeffco Stadium. Provencal swept the 5A girls’ 100, 200 and 400 at the Jeffco League Track and Field Championships.

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“It’s sad parting ways with something this great,” Marquez said as his time on the high school stage comes to a close.

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

EDITORIAL PAGE DESIGNER Colorado Community Media is looking for someone with a creative eye to join our production team in a fast-paced environment. The ability to design pages quickly and efficiently is a must as we publish 18 newspapers each week, but a successful candidate will be able to make these pages pop, while paying close attention to detail. Familiarity with InDesign and newsroom experience are preferred, but not required. Two years of experience at a weekly or daily newspaper are also preferred, but not required.

Duties will extend beyond page design, to include toning of photos and other related tasks. This full-time position comes with benefits that include health insurance and paid vacation time.

Send your resume, cover letter, references and three samples of page designs to efranks@coloradocommunitymedia.com

No phone calls please. Send resume and cover letter to efranks@coloradocommunitymedia.com