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FLEET OF FOOT: Learn how to skip the pain and savor the gain as you train for a 5K P16

MAY 11, 2017

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DEMAND FOR DETOX: Jeffco’s detox facility will be staying open after deal is reached P15 Students in Lasley Elementary’s Marathon Kids program run to their last race of the year on May 1.

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Marathoning the school year Lasley Elementary students celebrate a year on the run

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Fifth-grader Adrian Cortinas plays a lot of soccer, which also means he has to do a lot of running.

So it’s no surprise that when Lasley Elementary decided to start a Marathon Kids chapter, Cortinas was eager to join.

“This year I ran a total of 64.5 miles,” he said with a smile. “I’ve

been getting more and more energy, and running has become more fun.”

The 2016-2017 school year was the second Lasley hosted Marathon Kids, a national organization that helps children get interested in running by setting marathon distance goals — 26.2 miles. Lasley is one of three schools in the state to offer the program.

From September through May 1, the about 80 1st through 6th grade students in the club met Monday and Thursday to run the quartermile around the school’s field or half-mile around Lasley Park, explained Dawn Pride, Physical Education teacher at Lasley.

“Our students participate in rain,

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shine or snow,” she added. “To make it fun, we mix it up, with things like hurdles, tag, piggy back rides and indoor fitness stations during bad weather days.”

Celina Gomez, a reading specialist at Lasley and marathon runner herself, helps with run the club and inspire the students. She has a goal to run a marathon in every state, and is up to 14 thus far. She explained that students keep track of their distances through a unique bar code tag they scan that calculates their totals.

“We had some students who hit 13 miles, which is half a marathon,

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“A big shift needs to be toward learning experiences where kids learn by doing. It’s the kind of education I think the board is striving for in Jeffco.”

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HAIL HITS HARD

MY NAME IS

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Two-time contestant on Discovery’s ‘Naked and Afraid’

About me …

I was born in Lakewood and raised in Conifer. My parents decided to retire early to Florida, so I graduated from high school there, and then played baseball while getting my associates degree in Laredo, Texas. But Colorado was always where my heart was, so I came back to Lakewood in 2004.

I joined the Air force’s Special Operations Tactical Air Control Party, which goes in with ground units to help call in airstrikes, but I was hurt after two years and had to leave the service.

My parents are still in Florida, I have two sisters, and my wife, Brooke. I proposed to the cameras during my first time on “Naked and Afraid,” and when we were done filming I took her up to Lookout Mountain and showed her the footage. That’s how we got engaged, and we were married last June.

A passion for surviving I’ve been interested in the outdoors since I was a kid. I’d watch other kids playing in the sandbox, and I’d be trying to improvise a trap to catch a rabbit. Growing

Lakewood resident and owner of Extreme Instinct Knives and Survival is a contestant on the survival show “Naked and Afraid” for the second time.

COURTESY PHOTO up, I kept learning and getting better.

I own Extreme Instinct Knives and Survival in Lakewood, where we make custom knives and outdoor products. I also teach survival classes — everything someone would need to know to survive if they were stranded, including making primitive fires and shelters, navigation, and how to create hunting tools. I don’t want people to just survive in the wilderness — I want them to thrive.

Naked but not afraid I saw the show “Naked and Afraid” and saw all the suffering contestants were going through, and immediately wanted to be on the show. Not because I wanted to be on TV, but because I wanted to do a real challenge.

The first time I was on was in April 2015, and we filmed on the southern tip of Thailand. The first time I met my partner was a pretty comical moment, because we were both naked. But I think it’s an awesome way to meet somebody, because you can’t judge anything about them.

It was miserable as hell, but I adapted to it. I found if you enjoy the misery, you never suffer. I call it the beautiful suffering.

That first time was 21 days, and when it was over, I asked if I could stay longer, because I didn’t get the full spectrum of everything I wanted to experience. So when I heard they were doing an XL show that lasted 40 days, I was so excited.

We filmed in the Amazon River basin in November, which was one of the most inhospitable climates imaginable. It was the most incredible time of my life, and I absolutely enjoyed becoming one with the jungle.

Going past the limit I love finding epic that moment, and that’s what I’m out there to find. It’s the moment you can support your adventures on. I love testing myself to the extreme and seeing what I’m made of.

Watch Wright on “Naked and Afraid XL” on Discovery, Sundays at 10 p.m.

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

Jordyn Drayton, service manager at the Golden Bike Shop, shovels hail outside of the service side of the shop after a late afternoon hailstorm on May 8. The hail only lasted about 20 minutes, but coated the city. Reports of broken and dented vehicles poured in from across Jefferson County. Colorado Mills experienced a roof leak, that closed the mall for a day. PHOTO BY CHRISTY STEADMAN

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GRADUATES On May 13, 2017 ~ Red Rocks Community College will award over 2,600 degrees and certificates. Good luck, Graduates! We wish you the best as you pursue your futures.

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LAKEWOOD NEWS IN A HURRY Cancer benefits signed into law A bill by Representatives Brittany Pettersen (D-Lakewood) and Tony Exum Sr. (D-Colorado Springs) to allow firefighters to participate in a voluntary cancer benefits program was signed into law by Gov. John Hickenlooper on May 3.

Firefighters are at increased risk of certain types of cancer as a result of exposure to hazardous materials.

Under SB17-214, participants would be able to make contributions to a health trust for firefighters diagnosed with cancer or their surviving family members, with payments of up to $225,000 based on the category and stage of the cancer.

A law passed in 2007 established

certain types of cancer as an occupational diseases for firefighters, but accessing benefits through the workers’ compensation system has proven complicated.

RRCC’s honor society wins Red Rocks Community College’s Phi Theta Kappa honor society chapter, Alpha Kappa Sigma, was recognized at the International Convention in Nashville with three major awards.

The chapter’s awards included: Distinguished College Project, for creating a series of student forums to discuss current topics in a safe, respectful environment.

Distinguished Honors in Action Project, for extensive research by

chapter members on the question of sexual rights and responsibilities, which led to the creation of a Sexual Assault Awareness project.

Beta Alpha Continued Excellence Award: The Red Rocks Chapter was one of only 10 chapters, from among nearly 1,300 worldwide, to receive this award. A chapter must be named a Distinguished Chapter three years consecutively to be recognized.

Additionally, chapter member Torri Demos received the Distinguished Chapter Member award for her contributions to the chapter’s projects and activities throughout the year.

LWV hosts legislative session wrap-up The League of Women Voters of

Jefferson County will wrap up its program year at its unit meetings May 23 through 25, with a report and review of the impact of legislation adopted this year by the Colorado Legislature.

The three Lakewood meetings include one at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday, May 24, at Westland Meridian, 10695 W. 17th Ave. Call Darlene at 303-238-8996 for more information.

There will be another meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 24, at the Jeffco LWV Office, 1425 Brentwood St., Suite 7. Call Teresa at 303-972-4238 for information.

The final meeting is at 9:15 a.m.

Thursday, May 25, at the Cason Howell House, 1575 Kipling St. Call Terri at 303-618-6931 for information.

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Cody Court residents leaving as CCU grows Residents cry foul against sudden notice

‘I wanted to stay here indefinitely, and I wish the university had taken more time to think about what they’re doing.’

BY CLARKE READER CREADER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Lenore Herskovitz has lived on South Cody Court for 22 years, and the area means everything to her.

“I’ve built my life around where I live,” she said. “I know everyone when I go to the grocery store or around the neighborhood.”

But now, at 71, she’s forced to wade into an unfriendly and challenging housing market because of the growth of one of her neighbors — Colorado Christian University.

“The university does own three properties on the street, and have taken over the leases,” said Shannon Dreyfuss, CCU’s vice president who focuses on campus redevelopment. “In early March we let the people in these residences know that we wouldn’t be renewing their leases, giving them more than 90 days of notice.”

That means Herskovitz, as well as her neighbors Jerri Dulin, 65, who has lived on the street for seven years, and Elise Hoover, 26, a new resident, need to find new places to live by the end of June.

“Had I known I would’ve been here less than a year, I never would’ve moved to this place at all,” Hoover said. “My plan was to be here for at

Lenore Herskovitz, resident least several years because I love Lakewood and Belmar, but I can’t stay here now.”

The university has seen steadily increasing enrollment over the past years, and despite building a new dorm building in 2015, there is just not enough student housing. As Dreyfuss explained it, the properties on Cody Court are a step to addressing that need.

“Our students have some of the same challenges as everyone does trying to find housing right now,” he said.

“We’re trying to help them in any way we can meet these challenges.”

The Denver metro area in particular has seen housing and rent prices increase faster than the national average. Real estate site Zillow reports even low-tier rental properties in the area have seen average rental costs rise by $400 in the last five years due to high demand.

Students are already living in some of the other properties the university owns on Cody, and Herskovitz said they have been good neighbors.

“We’re not contesting the legality of anything the university is doing,” she added. “I wanted to stay here indefinitely, and I wish the university had taken more time to think about what they’re doing. Why can’t they put students in some of the other properties they own?”

All three residents said they were led to believe the university wouldn’t be looking to move students in any time soon, and would still have years in their homes.

Herskovitz reached out to Ward 1 city council people Charley Able and Ramey Johnson to see if they could work with the university to facilitate some alternative solution. Able and Johnson, the three residents and Dreyfuss met in April, but no other solu-

tion was reached.

“The meeting was cordial and the a discussion was focused, but it was t clear the school’s plans include obtain-t ing ownership of homes in the area for student and employee housing,” g Able said. d The only tangible result of the a meeting was a letter delivered to a Herskovitz, Dulin and Hoover state ing that the university would forgive the remainder of their leases if they g found a new home before the lease wass up, and extended the end of lease date s about six weeks. But these exemptions b p would only be extended if the residents signed and returned the letter.

Otherwise, they would have to be out m g when their lease originally ended.

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Both Herskovitz and Hoover signed r the letter, but Dulin declined.

“One of these days hopefully I’ll be able to talk about it without getting emotional,” Dulin said. “I might have to temporarily move in with family, or move somewhere out of the city area like Sterling.”

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MARATHON FROM PAGE 1

and a lot who reached one full marathon,” she said. “We also had several that reached two or more marathons.”

On May 1, the last day of the program for the year, it wasn’t just students who gathered in Lasley’s gym after school — other faculty members and parents were also on hand to celebrate the runners.

“We would not be able to run a program like this without teacher sponsors and parent volunteers,” Pride said. “We are so lucky to have the background to offer this after school program.”

The Alameda High School band made a special visit to play some tunes guaranteed to get the children excited for the day. Runners received certificates and T-shirts for participating, and then it was time for one last fun run for the year.

“My favorite part was all the fun stuff we got to do,” Cortinas said. “I’m excited to do it again next year.”

And with that, he was off to the races.

Members of Lasley Elementary’s Marathon Kids program celebrate the end of the year’s program with one last run on May 1. The Alameda High School band turned up to cheer the runners on.

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Celina Gomez, a reading specialist at the school who also helps run Marathon Kids, hands out certificates at a year end celebration on May 1.

Dawn Pride, Lasley Elementary’s Physical Education instructor, helps students stretch before going for a run as part of Marathon Kids on May 1.

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Community ‘excited about moving forward in Jeffco’ Dr. Jason Glass is the sole finalist for the superintendent position

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The day after Dr. Jason Glass was named the sole finalist for the Jeffco Public Schools superintendent job, he attended an administrators’ meeting at the district’s headquarters in Golden.

“He addressed the group ... there was some good dialogue and some questions from the audience,“ Board of Education President Ron Mitchell told his fellow board members during the May 4 meeting. “In 15 minutes he built trust with our administrators ... and in that same amount of time he created an atmosphere in that room that was really positive.”

That enthusiasm about Glass is contagious: Parents, educators and community members are all expecting big things with his selection.

“This is the first time in a long while that I’ve seen so much positive excitement in Jeffco,” said Jonna Levine, Arvada resident and co-founder of the nonprofit Support Jeffco Kids.

On May 1, the board named Glass, superintendent of Eagle County Schools, as the finalist in a national superintendent search that started in in January. If approved by the board on May 16, Glass will take the helm of the state’s second-largest school district, with 86,000 students, on July 1.

After voting Jan. 12 to not renew Dan McMinimee’s contract, which was set to expire in July, the board hired Ray and Associates Inc., an Iowa-based company that specializes in educational executive leadership searches. The search drew 69 applications, which the firm winnowed down a list to 11 “top candidates” from Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Illinois,

Maryland, Michigan, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.

From that, the board chose six individuals to interview. Those names were not released to the public, despite a request to do by Colorado Community Media under the Colorado Open Records Act. Mitchell said they included four sitting superintendents, one assistant superintendent and a former superintendent now in the private sector.

“Because Dr. Glass rose Glass to the top of an excellent group of candidates under consideration, we chose to name one finalist,” Mitchell said in a media release. “The goal was to find the very best superintendent for Jeffco, and we believe we have accomplished exactly that.”

Before leading the 7,000-student Eagle County school district, Glass was Iowa’s director of education, serving as the state’s chief state school officer. He has also worked as Eagle County Schools’ director of research and assessment, as vice president of quality ratings with Qualistar Early Learning, held several posts with the Colorado Department of Education and worked as a university instructor and high school teacher in Kentucky.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and two master’s degrees from the University of Kentucky in education and political science. He has a doctorate in education from Seton Hall University in New Jersey.

“Dr. Glass has an impressive resume and I have high hopes that he will be a strong, collaborative and visionary leader for Jeffco, which is just what we need after several years of turmoil,” said John Ford, social studies teacher and president of the Jefferson County Education Association. “The fact that the decision was unanimous and the Board of Education listened to all stakeholders and shared details at every step of the process was refresh-

ing. We look forward to meeting and working with Dr. Glass to continue providing the schools Jeffco students deserve.

Others in the community also have high hopes for Glass’ leadership.

“I’m really excited about moving forward in Jeffco,” said Katie Winner, Arvada resident and Jeffco parent.

“I got here in the fall of 2013, so I’m desperate to see this school district continue its bright future and move on. I want to see a great dynamic be-

tween the board, superintendent and staff. I’m desperate to see this district run on all cylinders.”

McMinimee became superintendent of Jeffco Schools in July 2014, replacing longtime Superintendent Cindy Stevenson. He was named the sole finalist of that search, which was also conducted by Ray & Associates. He was approved by a 3-2 vote, with the support of Ken Witt, Julie Williams and John SEE GLASS, P22

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‘It is more about your team than it is about anything else.’

Clifton Oertli, owner of Resolute Brewing Co.

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Clifton Oertli, 32, started his own programming and web development business when he was in high school.

His business involved buying and selling items on eBay. Today, he owns two businesses in metro Denver: Resolute Brewing Co. and NEI Electric Power Engineering Inc. Beck Halbeisen and Vincent Rowe, both 18, recently started an app-based business. The app, Leave No Car Behind, is an Uber-like ride program that will not only take someone home, but will also get their car home. The app is made to get drunken drivers off the road.

Oertli, Halbeisen and Rowe are among those taking advantage of a strong climate for young entrepreneurs in the Denver metro area.

In 2016, Denver was ranked by NerdWallet.com, a website that focuses on personal finance, as the fourth best city in the country for young entrepreneurs. Researchers weighed multiple factors, with Denver ranking high because of an educated population, a strong economy and a high rate of loan guarantees by the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Denver also was ranked by Forbes magazine in 2016 as the best place in the nation for businesses and careers.

The magazine pointed to Denver’s ability to provide a good “work-life balance,” something that millennials value most in their careers, according to the article.

Madhavan Parthasarathy is the director of the Jake Jabs Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Colorado Denver. He has noticed a shift of millennial interest in entrepreneurship, stating that it is “growing tremendously.”

Parthasarathy said an entrepreneur is largely defined by the mindset he or she possesses.

“An entrepreneur is someone who

has a certain level of passion and a mindset that is curious enough to actually learn new things, be willing and open to different types of jobs and functions and able to actually take risks,” he said.

And, he believes, there is a specific set of skills an entrepreneur must possess. Among the skills are sharp thinking and the ability to make quick decisions.

An entrepreneur, he said, is someone willing to “do marketing, run finance, sweep the floors and do whatever is required to run the business.”

Entrepreneur from the start After hawking items on eBay, Oertli moved into a new project in college and joined a web startup company where he developed websites for the next five years.

Oertli, a Littleton resident, graduated with an engineering degree and decided to pursue a path in engineering. He worked at NEI Electric Power Engineering Inc. in Wheat Ridge for five years before purchasing it along with four co-workers.

Just two years ago, Oertli decided to add something new and different to the mix by opening Resolute in Centennial with three other owners.

Running an engineering firm and a brewing company concurrently requires different mindsets, Oertli said.

“It is a big shift going from managing introvert engineers to managing extrovert creative types in the brewery,” Oertli said.

And people, Oertli knows, are the most important part of entrepreneurship.

“It is more about your team than it is about anything else,” Oertli said.

“The market, the product — every-

thing else is secondary to the team.”

The secret to a good team, Oertli has found, is diversity of both opinion and personality types.

“If you have your entire team comprised of people with the same personality type, they are all going to approach a problem with the same mindset,” Oertli said. “A different thought process might help you see a problem from a different perspective that one personality type might not see it from.”

Oertli’s people-focused drive is aimed to empower and encourage his team. Details of business are secondary.

“A lot of your problems will be solved by your team,” Oertli said. “Give Halbeisen them the right tools and give them the motivation to work hard.”

Oertli knew all his partners for years before going into business with them. Some he knew when he was 14.

Oertli defines entrepreneurship as creating a career that an individual Rowe is passionate about.

“To me, it has always meant that I get to make my vocation what it is that I enjoy doing,” Oertli said. “I can structure my career, my day and my teams around what I want to be doing every day.”

Big challenges, new solutions Halbeisen, a senior at Standley Lake High School in Westminster, and Rowe, a senior at Pomona High School in Arvada, are going to Metropolitan State University next year and hope

to eventually go to the University of Colorado-Boulder to study business.

“Being an entrepreneur has been a goal,” Halbeisen said. “I didn’t think it would happen this early, but we are both fortunate for this to happen.”

In starting their business, Halbeisen and Rowe agreed that there needed to be a way to get drunken drivers off the road.

“We want the roads to be safer at night,” Rowe said. “The main reason that people justify drunk driving is so that they can get their car home.”

The app the teens created to solve the problem works by having two people arrive, one to drive the individual home and the other to drive their car home. The service, currently running in Denver and Santa Fe, New Mexico, has a base cost of $30 and adds an extra $2.10 for every mile driven.

Both Halbeisen’s and Rowe’s families have been affected by drunken driving.

Halbeisen’s grandfather, who was a state patrol officer, almost died in an accident involving a drunken driver, he said. After pulling a driver over one evening, a drunken driver drove off the road and pinned his grandfather against the other car.

Rowe said his cousin was a passenger in a vehicle and died in a drunken driving accident in 2016.

Halbeisen’s father, an app developer, gave the teens the necessary resources to create the app, which launched in March.

Starting this month and continuing into the summer, new cities are being added to the app: Des Moines, Iowa; Phoenix; Philadelphia; New York; and Dallas.

The two are exploring other ways to market their services, focusing on helping patients from a hospital get a ride home after a procedure.

Halbeisen and Rowe have been part of the driving team for their budding business. They said that even though they get calls at 3 a.m. on weeknights, it will be worth it in the long run.

“We want to take this as far as we can,” Rowe said.

They have already learned lessons about starting a business.

“You have to give it your all,” Halbeisen said. “You can’t expect things to happen, you have to go out and work for it.”

JEFFCO BUSINESS NEWS IN A HURRY Acupuncture shop’s new ownership Acupuncture Specialists of Golden, 1019 8th St. Suite 102 in downtown Golden, is now owned and operated by Rhonda Marr, L.Ac. Marr is board certified in acupuncture by the NCCAOM, and has experience in traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture and massage for the cancer patient, Western herbal medicine and nutrition response testing.

To learn more about Marr or Acupuncture Specialists of Golden, visit

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Arvada startup takes 5th place in UNC E-Challenge To Market, an Arvada startup that offers an online marketplace for sourcing local food took fifth place at the eighth annual University of Northern Colorado Monfort College of Business Entrepreneurial Challenge.

In addition to the prize money, winners receive business incubator

services from UNC BizHub. To Market is an online marketplace for sourcing local food, bringing efficiencies previously missing to the local buying and selling process of high quality foods supporting high quality restaurant experiences. To Market creates a tool for farmers to maximize their time, yields, and earnings while getting the best chefs the best quality products.

For more information on the business, visit www.tomarket.farm.

Golden car shop moves to Wheat Ridge A ribbon cutting and open house for Golden Coach Works Auto Body and Paint’s new location will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 20 at Golden Coach Works, 12100 W. 52nd Ave. in Wheat Ridge.

The event is free to attend and open to the public. To learn more about the business, visit www.goldencoachworks.com.

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Golden Health Chiropractic opens Golden resident Dr. Kevin Holman opened his Golden Health Chiropractic for business on April 17.

The new chiropractic practice is located iin the Golden Well Being Collective facility, 410 Ninth St. Golden Health Chiropractic offers chiropractic health services to all ages with a goal of providing a comprehensive solution to the patient’s health and wellbeing.

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Table Mountain Vision Clinic celebrates an expansion and remodel on April 12 at the clinic located at 1409 Washington Ave. in Golden. To learn more about the business, visit www.tmvision.com.

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Ethics in business takes spotlight at annual awards event Golden Schools Foundation and Sound Relief Hearing Center recognized for ethical practices

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There is a commonly held belief that to be successful in business requires a lowering of ethical standards.

That’s what Sandy Woodson, a professor of ethics and environmental philosophy at Colorado School of Mines, told the audience gathered May 5 at Sheraton Denver West Hotel for the 12th annual Ethics in Business Awards.

But, added Woodson, one of the award presenters, “I think all these nominees prove how false that is.”

Seventeen businesses and organizations, divided into for-profit and nonprofit categories, were nominated for the award, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Golden, the West Chamber, Golden Civic Foundation and the Golden

Kimberly Brock, the chair of the Golden Schools Foundation, left, is presented the 2017 Ethics in Business Award for a Nonprofit,

by Colorado School of Mines Professor Sandy Woodson, who helps judge the winners of the annual awards.

FOR MORE INFO For more about the Ethics in Business awards, and to see nominee videos from past winners, go to: http://goldenrotary.org/ethics/

Chamber of Commerce.

The Golden Schools Foundation won the award in the nonprofit category.

• • • • Kimberly Brock, the chairperson for the foundation, accepted the award.

“Something you believe in can start so small,” she said, “and to have it be recognized like this is tremendous.”

Sound Relief Hearing Center was named the winner in the for-profit category.

• • • • “All of our providers like to give back,” participating in a number of community service opportunities, said Sound Relief owner Julie Prutsman, when asked about what she felt her business did exceptionally well to earn the ethics award.

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Dr. Matthew Wynia, the keynote speaker, talked about the basics of ethical reasoning and how it can be applied

to difficult questions, in medicine as in life.

“The value in ethical deliberation is in learning to be humble about what you really know about ethics,” Wynia said.

Woodson and her students in ethics classes at Mines helped judge all the nominees, debating the respective merits of each, considering

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Stocker recalled in water board battle Had more than a year left on Green Mountain board

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The recall election against Green Mountain Water and Sanitation board member Thomas Stocker on May 2 was successful, according to unofficial numbers, with 305 votes being cast for Stocker’s recall and 266 against.

John Dahaney was elected to replace Stocker with 278 votes.

“It was me against the establishment — what do you expect?” Stocker said. “This was my idea of public service and a way to do something to give back. But that’s not how the political system works.”

The district serves about 10,000 homes and includes the area from Indiana Avenue and Kipling to Sixth and Yale avenues. Voters received a mail ballot, or voted in person at the district office. The board is made up of five people and is the governing body of the district, which oversees all aspects of the district and carries out the business of the district in public meetings Stocker, a litigation lawyer, was elected in 2014, and would have been up for re-election in 2018. He said he was considering suing the board, but had not yet decided.

“As Mr. Stocker has indicated intent to sue the board, there’s not a lot I can say at the current time,” said Carl Mulay, president of the board. “My focus is moving forward on the business of the district.”

The recall is the end result of what Stocker calls a personal vendetta against him, led by current board members Lewis Short and Silvo Cipro

and former board member Kenneth Kroneberger.

“My attempts to change the board’s culture, to bring it into the 21st century, and the board’s fear of change, are the real reason for the recall,” Stocker said in a written statement.

“Shortly after being elected, he (Cipro) joined the Kroneberger-Short group that I have come to call a ‘cabal’ or ‘good-old-boys club.’ “ Mulay and Cipro declined to comment on Stocker’s assertions, citing his statement that he might sue the board.

The negative situation came to a head during a board meeting on Nov. 8, after a candidate for the newly opened district manager position removed herself from consideration.

It was alleged during the meeting by Cipro that the candidate withdrew after a phone call with Stocker. As a result, the board passed resolutions censuring Stocker and calling for his resignation.

Stocker said there was nothing secretive or untoward about his conversation with the candidate, and added that no one knows why that candidate removed herself from consideration.

Stocker said he called her in an effort to get to know her better.

“I spent anywhere from 20 to 30 hours a month on board business, which is billable time I lost,” Stocker said. “I was willing to do this because I thought serving on the board would be a way to do something good.”

The recall election was managed by Special District Management Services, a company that offers management, accounting and election services to districts.

In the lead-up to the recall, Stocker said the election would cost the district about $100,000. Mulay said he could not comment on the costs because of the potential suit by Stocker.

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On May 4, Jefferson County investigators executed an arrest warrant for Jordan Lemarinel, 27, on suspicion of first-degree murder in the death of Samuel Addison Stewart, 26.

A warrant has also been issued for the arrest of Kenneth Crise, 55, on the same charge, according to Mark Techmeyer, public affairs director with the Jefferson County Sheriff ’s Office.

Stewart was found dead in his vehicle in the 11300 block of West Maplewood Drive on May 1. He had sustained multiple gunshot wounds, investigators said.

The ensuing investigation led to Lemarinel and Crise as suspects, said investigagors, who do not believe this was a random killing.

Lemarinel was initially arrested by Jefferson County deputies on May 5 on unrelated charges out of Lakewood for drugs and illegal weapons possession. Crise remains at large.

Anyone who has information regarding the case or the whereabouts of Crise is asked to call the Sheriff ’s Office tip line at 303-271-5612 or Crime Stoppers at 720-913-STOP (7867).

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VOICES Not so transparent at Jefferson County school board

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o conduct a nationwide search for a new superintendent in 2014, Jefferson County Public Schools hired consulting company Ray & Associates. The firm notified hundreds of potential candidates and received more than 60 applications, then used feedback from the community and the school board to identify 11 top candidates. The school board then interviewed five individuals — without revealing their names and backgrounds to the public — before naming a lone finalist.

The process — met with loud outcry from the community over a lack of

transparency — resulted in the selection of Dan McMinimee, then assistant superintendent in Douglas County.

The only variables that were different in the district’s superintendent search this year that resulted May 1 in the naming of lone finalist Jason Glass, currently the superintendent of Eagle County Schools, is that the five-member board is entirely different and it interviewed six candidates instead of five.

Twice, the Jeffco school district denied requests from Colorado Com-

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munity Media to release the names of the six candidates who were interviewed. “Dr. Jason Glass was the sole finalist made public pursuant” to the statute, stated the district’s May 4 response to our second request.

“The remaining applicants are not considered finalists and their names and current positions will not be released.”

Under the Colorado Open Records Act (CORA), all finalists for a highranking or CEO-type position such as superintendent must be named publicly at least 14 days before an actual job offer is made, giving the public

time to weigh in on the choices. (The board will meet again May 16 to vote to approve Glass.)

In our view, one person hardly seems like a finalist.

According to merriam-webster.com, a finalist is “a person who competes in the last part of a competition.” The CORA statute defines a finalist as “a member of the final group of applicants” chosen by the board. Seems like Glass was the No. 1 choice — the winner, if you will — not a competing finalist.

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May is Mentorship Month

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And, regarding his thoughts on it, he said something that really struck me: “God is in control; change is good; and I am on an adventure.”

Following that logic, all of Jefferson County School district is now on a ridiculous, great adventure.

Start with “change is good.” In the West Arvada area, we have been told that all of our elementary schools and middle schools will transition the sixth grade to the middle schools the

bout 15 years into my career, a young woman from another department in the organization where we both worked asked me to lunch. To my complete – and ignorant – surprise, she asked ALCHEMY me to be her mentor. At the time, I had no idea what she meant.

(Fortunately for her, she either acquired a real mentor, or she did just fine on her own, becoming a vice president of the company.)

The concept of mentoring was completely foreign to me at that time. If I had considered it at all, I would have thought a mentor Andrea Doray was someone higher up in the organization who would just kind of watch out for me. What that would look like, however, was completely nebulous. No wonder, then, that I never formed a formal mentorship relationship with anyone.

Recently, though, I have discovered the true joys of mentoring. Through a local chamber of commerce Young Professionals Program, I mentored a rising junior bank executive for a year.

Coordinating our schedules turned out to a bit sticky, but we were able to make coffee dates and we met at my office from time to time.

We started out as strangers to each other: We had met at a “matching” event sponsored by the chamber that was a bit like speed dating. The potential apprentice then ranked their choices of mentors and the Young Professionals Program leaders made the matches.

As mentors, we were counseled to provide a safe space for our apprentices to explore their challenges, their concerns, their decisions and their futures. As a career-long marketer, I was personally ready to apply those same principles

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ne of the radio personalities I listen to on a regular basis is Mark Schlereth. Remember Mark? He was an offensive lineman for the Denver Broncos during their first two Super Bowl titles in 1998 and 1999, has been a football analyst for ESPN, and now co-hosts the morning show on The Fan radio in Denver.

Last week he was talking about the well-publicized shakeup at ESPN, which resulted in 100 people being let go, many of whom were his friends.

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By naming only one finalist, without having the opportunity to consider what other choice the board could have made, the district limits transparency and strips the public of its right to know more about those who could make crucial decisions in their children’s lives.

Jeff Roberts, executive director of the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition, put it this way: “Even if the school district’s procedure for choosing a sole finalist from six candidates didn’t violate the letter of the Sunshine Law and CORA, it certainly seems to have violated the spirit of those laws. The Legislature intended to give the public a meaningful look at the decision-making process when government entities hire chief executives.”

It was interesting that this time around, the public, including the teachers’ union and several parents’ groups, didn’t find the board’s decision to con-

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year after next. Never mind that a high-ranking Jeffco official told a room full of people at West Woods Elementary in September that the north area would not make this transition for 3-5 years, we’re on task to do this now in a year. I’m not positive the exact same message is going out to the entire district, but we are preparing as if it has.

Then we learned this week that the School Board has narrowed its finalist list for the superintendent’s job to one person. So, we’re going to have a new boss soon.

Add to that, three members of this school board are set to stand for re-election in the November, since their initial election two years ago was a special election coming off the recall of the old school board. Whether or not we end up with a new school board or not, that means a lot of business is going to get eaten up by election insanity.

Then take up “control.” Since I’m pretty sure God doesn’t meddle in the minutiae of school board issues, this is a fluid situation. Like I said, we’ll have a new boss managing the whole process, and we may have a different school board guiding him, so it’s hard to know if the agenda is going to remain the same.

Some of my colleagues have been told several conflicting things by their bosses about the sixth grade

duct its interview and selection process in private as outrageous as it it did in 2014. Was it because the present school board is much more popular in the community than the previous board?

In November 2015, the community successfully recalled the board majority, which had garnered strong opposition and distrust among teachers and many parents for its policies and direction.

The result of the election was an entirely new board because the other two members did not run for re-election.

Leslie Dahlkemper, a member of the 2014 school board who had voted against McMinimee’s appointment and who chose not to run again, said then: “I think the process is flawed because this board refused to allow two or three finalists to come forward.”

This time Dahlkemper said, before Glass’ selection, that the board has done a much better job of listening to the community. “I think they did very good work there and I think it’s a big difference.”

John Ford, president of the Jeffco teachers’ union, who in 2014 was critical of McMinimee’s hiring process, felt

transition, so it’s also possible that the “agenda” is already in doubt.

As to implementation, there is no consistent, coherent message being delivered as far as exactly how the middle schools are to assimilate the sixth grade, so control is diffused.

Which leaves a lot of questions unanswered. What happens to sixth grade teachers? Already, half a dozen of my sixth grade teammates have found new jobs for next year, in preparation to avoid the chaos year after next. Will the schools provide assistance to get sixth grade teachers the additional credentials necessary to teach middle school?

And how are the middle schools going to handle Art, Music, Physical Education and other programs like Outdoor Lab? And all those are secondary to the obvious questions about spaces, construction, time and funding.

Am I worried about this? No. I may be uncertain about exactly who is in control of all this, but, one thing I am certain of is that I am NOT in control of it. So I do what I can, and don’t worry about the rest.

That’s the adventure part — sometimes, it’s like being the skier who accidentally wanders onto a black diamond slope: I’m just keeping my feet, waiting for the flat spot, hoping there’s more laughter than pain at the end.

One thing I can tell you is this: if you are an interested observer of the public schools, pop some popcorn and pull up a comfortable chair. The next 18 months should provide plenty of entertainment.

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differently about the selection process this time, too.

“All indications point to this being an actual national search and the qualities the board is seeking match the wishes of the stakeholders in Jeffco, not out-ofstate millionaires and billionaires,” he said before the board’s final decision.

Glass, whose credentials are impressive, may very well be the best choice.

But it’s hard to tell just how well the current board did — or did not — listen to the people of Jeffco, since the names of the other potential candidates have not been made public and the vote to approve Glass was done in executive session behind closed doors.

Board members repeatedly stated that keeping candidates’ names confidential could help attract a better candidate pool because publicly naming the candidates could harm their relationships with current employers.

But for public sector executives, whose salaries are paid for with our tax dollars, that is a burden they are expected to shoulder for the sake of transparency and the public’s right to know.

Just last week, the city of Centennial

held a public meet-and-greet with three selected finalists for its city manager position. The city of Golden held a similar event last year before naming its new city manager.

When Glass was hired in 2013 as superintendent of the Eagle County school district, his name was revealed along with two other finalists before the choice was made.

As one more example, consider Grand Junction School District 51’s superintendent search last month.

District spokeswoman Emily Shockley reports that the district named four finalists. Those four were not only publicly identified, they also took part in a community meet-and-greet before the school board held a public vote to choose the winner.

Only one of the top candidates opted to drop out because they did not want to be named publicly.

“I think we got a great candidate, regardless,” Shockley said. “And one that values transparency.”

It’s a shame the Jefferson County Board of Education doesn’t feel the same way.

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Community steps up to save detox facility Jefferson Center to take over services offered by Arapahoe House

LEARN MORE To learn more about the services offered by Arapahoe House, visit www.arapahoehouse. org.

To learn more about the Jefferson Center for Mental Health, visit www.jcmh.org.

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

There is a need in the community to have a detox facility, and because of community support, the service will continue.

On June 27, the Jefferson Center for Mental Health will take over detox facility duties from Arapahoe House at the detox facility at 4643 Wadsworth Blvd. in Wheat Ridge.

The Jefferson Center is a not-forprofit organization that serves Jefferson, Clear Creek and Gilpin counties residents with emotional problems and/or serious mental illnesses. The organization will rename the facility The Crisis and Recovery Center, with a vision to provide a one-stop shop for any behavioral health crisis, said Dr. Harriet Hall, CEO for the Jefferson Center for Mental Health.

“The community has rallied marvelously,” Hall said. “It is clear that there is a tremendous need and will to keep the services going.”

Community support for keeping the detox facility open was overwhelming, she said, and added that Jefferson Center would not be facing the transi-

The detox facility at 4643 Wadsworth Blvd. in Wheat Ridge. Though it is changing ownership this June, the location will continue to operate, thanks to an agreement with Jefferson Center for Mental Health and area municipalities and the county.

COURTESY PHOTO tion alone.

Arapahoe House, a Colorado-based provider of substance abuse treatment, said it was losing money on its detox facilities and announced in December it would close its three detox facilities within the first six months of this year.

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Before the closures, Arapahoe House had 10 locations throughout the Denver-metro area. The three detox facilities, located in Jefferson, Adams and Arapahoe counties, are the only ones affected by the closures.

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“All we were doing was sobering people up, then putting them back on the streets,” Butler said. “It has grown to be a public safety (effort). Public safety is not treatment.”

By keeping the detox facilities in operation, Butler said Arapahoe House was losing about $2 million annually — money that could be better utilized as a response to the need for treatment. Being a nonprofit, the resources were just not there to keep both treatment and detox in operation. He said Arapahoe House’s funding struggles

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BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

f it seems to you that 5K races are a dime a dozen, you would be right.

According to research at Running USA, a not-for-profit organization that studies road races, the most popular race among long-distance events in 2015 was the 5K, with a grand total of 7.6 million finishers across the U.S. That’s millions more than the next most popular distance, the halfmarathon, which had nearly 2 million finishers in 2015.

The difference between the two is considerable: A 5K is equivalent to 3.1 miles; a half-marathon is 13.1 miles.

From just-for-fun runs, to fitness challenges to philanthropic causes, there are plenty of reasons to sign up for your community’s next 5K and join the masses.

WHERE TO RUN The following are just some of the many races for metro-area residents in the next few months: • High Line Canal 5K & 10K, May 20, deKoevend Park, along the High Line Canal Trail, Centennial; www.ssprd.org/raceseriesmore information: www.ssprd.org/raceseries more information: www.ssprd.org/raceseries • Parker Family 5K, May 21, Stroh Ranch Park, 18775 Stroh Road, Parker; www.parkerfamily5k.weebly.com/ • Cattle Crossing 5K and Family Fun Trek, June 3, Tallman Meadow Park, 12335 Canterberry Parkway, Parker; parkerrec.com • All-Out Summer Breeze 5K, 10K and

Half-Marathon, June 17, Stenger Soccer Complex, 11200 W. 58th Ave., Arvada; alloutmultipro.com • Father’s Day Classic 5K and 10K, June 18, Apex Center, 13150 W. 72nd Ave., Arvada; arvada.org • Six Pack Series in Highlands Ranch: numerous race beginning Aug. 6 at Highlands Heritage Regional Park, 9651 South Quebec St.; 6packseries.com • So Long to Summer 5K, 10K and Family Fun Trek, Aug. 12, Salisbury Park, 11920 Motsenbocker Road, Parker; parkerrec.com • All-Out Runapalooza 5K, 10K and HalfMarathon, Aug. 26, Apex Center, 13150 W. 72nd Ave., Arvada; alloutmultipro.com

Here’s what your local experts say you’ll need to know when training:

check in with their doctor first, just to be safe.

“You might not think it is a cardio issue,” he said, “but it might be.”

Conditions such as a recent pregnancy may create complications during training, even if a runner wouldn’t expect them to, he said.

Consult your physician Anyone with injuries or chronic conditions should consult a physician before signing up for a 5K race or longer event, said Nic Seaver, director of kinesiology at HealthFit Gym in Castle Rock.

He also recommends those without serious injury or other conditions

Start slow, build gradually There’s no rule that says a 5K must be run, Seaver said. Participants can

5 r w PHOTO BY SHUTTERSTOCK t also walk or jog. r Regardless, when it comes to train- w ing, he implores those who don’t regularly run distances to start slow m and build up their workout routine S incrementally. p “Start with your comfort zone,” he n said. “The biggest mistake is to shock yourself too early and either hurt yourself or scare yourself.”

For non-runners, that might mean walking or jogging somewhere between one and two miles during those first workouts. He also cautions trainers to take a rest day in-between runs rather than working out every single day.

If not, he said, you’re tearing your muscles down and increasing the risk of injury.

Follow a schedule Make sure you to give yourself plenty of time to train, Seaver said. He recommends starting training at least three months in advance of a race, especially for those who aren’t regular distance runners.

Then, stick to a schedule.

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Cahoone takes listeners back to her Colorado country roots SERA CAHOONE’S COLORADO DATES

BY CLARKE READER CREADER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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hen multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and Colorado native Sera Cahoone calls for our interview, she’s in Laguna Beach, California, waves roaring in the background.

“I just needed to be near the water,” she explained with a laugh.

This setting and sounds were the perfect backdrop for Cahoone, who has been making the kind of acoustic folk music that breathes beautifully in the open air since her solo debut was released in 2006. On March 24, she released her fourth album, “From Where I Started” — the first on her own record label, Lady Muleskinner records, after three albums on Sub Pop. “I think every song on the album is very personal, and comes from true experiences,” she said.

As the title implies, Cahoone takes listeners back to her country-steeped musical roots — roots that were created and fostered at honky-tonk bars around the state. Just one of the benefits of having a father who was a dynamite salesman in the Rocky Mountain area, and brought the family along with him.

“I grew up and lived in Littleton and went to Columbine High School,” she said. “I don’t remember a lot of the Denver-area music scene at the time, but I remember Big Head Todd was really big, and you had the ska scene going on.”

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She moved to Seattle in 1998 and joined the vibrant indie rock scene of the Pacific Northwest. She was the drummer for Carissa’s Wierd and then played drums with Band Of Horses, one of the most well-known bands to come out of that scene.

But the music Cahoone loved has always been slightly sepia toned — old country and blues, as well as 70s soft rock.

“These influences tend to come through in the music I make,” she said. “I did a lot demoing at home before deciding it was time to go to the studio. But once we got there, making the album only took maybe a week and a half.”

“From Where I Started,” is Cahoone’s first album in five years, a break that allows songs to evolve and grow, she said. Time off

without it being a significant challenge.

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Run at least three times a week, starting with shorter distances if that’s your comfort zone.

At least two weeks before race day, a 5K participant should be at a weekly routine of running 1 mile early in the week, 3 miles mid-week and 5 miles at the end of the week, leaving one to two rest days before beginning the next week’s routine.

By race day, running as much as 5 miles should feel normal to your body, Seaver said. A properly trained race participant should be capable of running more miles than the race length,

Avoiding injury Strength training — not just cardio — is crucial while preparing for a 5K. Exercise, such as weightlifting, helps connective tissues stay strong, Seaver said.

“When you’re running you’re putting more stress on your joints,” he said. “That’s something I run into a lot, is people just stop doing their more strength-oriented workouts.”

Keeping up exercises such as deadlifting or squatting can possibly prevent the most common running injuries such as tendonitis, pulls and strains in muscles, or in the worse case scenario, tears in muscles or ligaments.

Kiyoshi Yamazaki is a sports medicine physician at HealthFit who’s board-

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also leads to some great stories, like the writing of album-highlight “Up to Me” — a song she wrote while on a women’s songwriter retreat on Whidbey Island, off the coast of Washington.

“You have all day in the cabin by yourself,” she remembered. “The song just came out, and it’s one of my favorite songs.”

Cahoone is back on the road now, stretching out her musical muscles on stage again, and will be playing a show at the Bluebird on May 12, and one at The Fox in Boulder on May 13.

“I’ve been gone from Colorado half my life, but any time I play there, it feels so great,” she said. “I love playing in Colorado because I get to see my family and friends. And playing the new songs for people is so exciting.”

At a time when arts funding is under attack, its important to remember its unifying power. And Cahoone is one of the voices calling for that unity.

“People need music — without it, this would be the worst world,” she said. “The arts and music world is so strong, and people will always make art and create community with it.”

Clarke Reader’s column on how music connects to our lives appears every other week. A community editor with Colorado Community Media, he wishes there was more cool honkytonk bars around. Check out his music blog at calmacil20.blogspot.com. And share your favorite Colorado dive bars at creader@coloradocommunitymedia.com.

certified in sports and family medicine.

He’s also a former NCAA track and field athlete.

The best way to avoid injury ties in with Seaver’s advice to start slow when training, Yamazaki said. When people quickly dive into running more than their body was accustomed to, injury becomes more likely.

“That jump sort of outruns — no pun intended — the caliber of your muscle tissue, ligaments, elasticity of tissues, and even just the muscle memory,” he said. “Over-training is the number one thing that ails our new runners.”

If injury does occur, he said, see your doctor or sports medicine physician. Often, they can keep someone training for a race and have them healed, or at least ready, for the big day.

Preparing on race day As adrenaline kicks in on race day, Seaver said, don’t be surprised if you run faster than in training.

“There’s excitement, naturally, for human beings when they’re in competition,” he said.

But overall, race day should be a normal day to someone who has put in the work and trained. His final health advice is to warm up through movement before the run and stretch well afterwards.

As far as mental preparation, Seaver reminds runners that the human body is more than capable of walking, jogging or running the approximate 3 miles a 5K covers.

His best advice on race day, Seaver said: You can do it.

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JEFFCO NEWS IN A HURRY Mines’ auction & dinner The Colorado School of Mines is having its annual student athlete scholarships 2017 auction and dinner at 5 p.m. May 20 at the Lockridge Arena on the Colorado School of Mines campus, 1500 Illinois St., in Golden.

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Boy Scout Day at Dinosaur Ridge Boy Scout Day at Dinosaur Ridge takes place 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 13 at Dinosaur Ridge, 16831 W. Alameda Parkway, in Morrison.

Registration is $6 for Scouts and $5 for non-scouts. Optional event day patches can be purchased for $3.

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Fly tiers’ night out West Denver Trout Unlimited and Grand Lake Brewing are hosting a fly tying night from 7 - 8:30 p.m. May 16 at the brewery, 5610 Yukon St., in Arvada.

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STEM team regains top spot at eco-marathon Program continues to thrive at high school

BY CLARKE READER CREADER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

When junior Gabriella Cordova was driving Wheat Ridge High School’s prototype hydrogen fuel cell car in the Shell Eco-Marathon, she was only able to focus on her driving.

“I was working with my teammates on the turns,” she said. “I knew we did well, but I was shocked to hear we won.”

Pitchfork, as the car is named, ended up doing better than anyone could’ve imagined.

Thanks to the dedication of students and the support of the community, Wheat Ridge’s STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) team claimed a first-place victory at the annual marathon, held April 27-30 in Detroit. The win marks the second national title won by the Farmers.

“As good as we are, we’re still teenagers working on this stuff, so we’re never 100 percent sure it’s all going to work going into it,” said senior Noah Sponable, who was the team manager in Detroit. “We looked at how we did last year and what other teams had done to address issues we were having as we built the car.”

The STEM program has grown by leaps and bounds since it was started by instructor Chuck Sprague in 2014. That first class was just 16 students, and this year between STEM and STEAM (the “A” is for art) classes, 80 students are now enrolled.

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Seven new trees grow in Lakewood

BY CLARKE READER CREADER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Students don’t often get the chance to make a permanent mark on their community, but students from Belmar Elementary did just that to celebrate Arbor Day on May 4.

“You all will be able to come back 20 or 30 years from now and see the trees you are planting today,” Mayor Adam Paul told the students as they stood in nearby Addenbrooke Park that morning. “You will always have this memory to remember.”

Students from the school planted seven Chinkapin Oaks in the park, bringing the total to 50 trees in Addenbrooke planted by Belmar students. It was the perfect day for a tree planting, with nary a cloud in the sky and the spring sun warming the about 30 students.

But before the shoveling could commence, John Dzailo, Lakewood’s forestry supervisor, had to gauge just how excited the students were to get planting.

“What do trees do, and why are they important?” he asked.

“They give us oxygen!”

“They make shade!”

“We can make houses out of them!”

As these were all good and correct answers, Dzailo decided the students were ready to get their hands dirty.

But first, Paul read a proclamation about the importance of Arbor Day,

School board, unions approve contract that includes 2 percent pay raise

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Students at Belmar Elementary help plant a tree at Addenbrooke Park as part of the city’s Arbor Day celebration on May 4.

CLARKE READER and then Keith Wood of the State Forest Service presented a plaque recognizing Lakewood as a “Tree City USA” for the 35th time.

Finally, Dan Lee, large tree specialist with the city, was ready to walk students through the process of getting the tree roots ready to be buried.

Students took turns shoveling dirt into the already dug holes, and also were given tree seedlings to take home and grow themselves.

“This is fun because it helps our environment,” said sixth-grader Dagny Colle. “It’s cool to see how the people who take care of our parks do it, and good to know we’re helping the world.”

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A pay raise to make teacher salaries more competitive and attract quality educators, along with a stonger role for teachers in decisionmaking, are key components to the recently approved contract between the Jeffco Public Schools’ district and its teachers’ union.

Social studies teacher John Ford, president of the Jefferson County Education Association (JCEA), calls the agreement a significant step in the right direction.

“The district and JCEA teams worked hard to come to a collaborative agreement that keeps students front and center despite a challenging funding landscape in Colorado,” Ford said. “It goes a long way to achieving the shared goal of attracting and retaining high-quality, experienced educators. This agreement also ensures professional educators have a strong voice in decisionmaking at all levels of the district, including when school closures are determined to be necessary.”

The Jeffco Board of Education unanimously approved the one-year contract May 4. The teachers’ union had already approved it.

The contract provides steps and levels for teachers with demonstrated effective performance and a 2 percent cost-of-living increase, contingent upon receiving sufficient state funding.

Competitive pay for teachers was a budget priority for the school board.

Board member Amanda Stevens said that although the district still has a ways to go, she is happy to know that the district is making progress toward being more competitive in the market.

Board President Ron Mitchell agreed. “We’re not done, we’re not satisfied,” he said, “but as a board, I believe we have done what we can do for this year.”

Board member Brad Rupert praised the negotiating environment.

“I appreciate the cooperative, collaborative atmosphere that’s been created between the district’s team and the JCEA,” Rupert said. “I think it really is an example of the teamwork we’re engaged in.”

The board also negotiated with the Jeffco Education Support Professionals Association (JESPA) employees.

JESPA employees transport and feed students, clean schools, maintain buildings and mechanical systems, and provide educational support for students, parents and staff.

This year’s JESPA and district bargaining teams entered an agreement on April 13 that provides for steps to eligible employees, gives a 2 percent increase in all salary schedules contingent on sufficient state dollars and increases the snow premium pay rate for employees who work during snow days.

“I am pleased that as a district we worked hard to value all of our employees in the same way,” Mitchell said.

Both union groups also reached agreement on changes to employee benefits, as recommended by Jeffco’s Benefits Advisory Committee.

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Horse illness affects about 80 Westernaire horses and ponies But outbreak of common bacterial infection has been contained, official says

HOW TO HELP To contribute to the Westernaires’ Go Fund Me, visit www.gofundme.com/WesternairesHerdHelp. Donations will help the organization offset the expenses associated with the recent outbreak of a common bacterial infection that has affected about 80 of the organization’s rental horses and ponies.

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The first of about 80 rental horses and ponies owned by the Westernaires is expected to come out of a six-week quarantine period by May 20, after recovering from a form of strep called strangles.

The outbreak should not cause panic, said Glen Keller, the director of the Westernaires, who referred to it as a “very inconvenient truth.”

“We’re not letting it get the best of us,” Keller said.

According to www.horseandhound. co.uk, strangles is a common bacterial infection that can affect horses, ponies and donkeys of all types and ages. It -is a highly contagious infection of the upper respiratory tract, and can be easily spread through shared water troughs and/or tack and yard equipment.

It is specific to equines, Keller added, and only in a rare circumstance can the bacteria be transmitted to humans or other animals.

Strangles is rarely fatal, Keller said, adding equines generally make a full recovery. None of the Westernaires’ horses and ponies have died from the y infection. The animals showed symptoms of a “snotty nose” and a fever, Keller said.

The Westernaires is a nonprofit organization that provides horsemanship and promotes western heritage to Jefferson County youth ages 9 to 19.

The Westernaires own about 230 horses and ponies, Keller said. He estimated that of them, 58 horses and 26 ponies were affected by strangles.

Keller is unsure how the infection came to the Westernaires facility, located adjacent to the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. But the organization responded instantly to the outbreak, and it is being handled with all professionalism, he said.

All areas of the Westernaires’ facility has been disinfected and cleaned.

One of the Westernaires’ horses massages its neck on May 3 in its corral at the Westernaires’ facility located adjacent to the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. The Westernaires has started a GoFundMe to help alleviate the financial burden the organization is facing due to an outbreak of a common equine bacterial infection called strangles among its rental horses and ponies.

CHRISTY STEADMAN The equines are being treated with a regimen that entails two vaccine shots administered by a veterinarian, Keller said.

“It seems to be working really well,” Keller said.

However, even after symptoms clear up, strangles can be contagious for up to six weeks, Keller said. Therefore, every horse and pony that contracted strangles is being quarantined for that amount of time.

The illness has led the Westernaires to modify operations — practices now take place on Saturdays only, and only the healthy horses that have not contracted the infection are being used. In addition, to avoid potential exposure to horses not owned by the Westernaires, owners are not permitted to bring in their own horses for Westernaires activities.

A memo sent out from Scott Gales, the director of the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, to members of the 4-H organization states that the fairgrounds’ facilities are not involved in

or associated with the infection.

“However, as a precautionary measure, all of our stalls, pens, water tanks, tie-outs and other facilities were disinfected shortly after dis-

covery of this infection,” the memo states. “We have taken these precautionary measures to ensure the safety and well-being of animals and humans — as our highest priority.”

The strangles vaccine is costly, and because the Westernaires cannot rent out the quarantined horses, the organization estimates it is incurring a weekly loss of revenue of about $15,000. To help offset the expenses from the strangles outbreak, the organization set up a Go Fund Me account on April 29. As of May 5, $23,463 of the $30,000 goal has been met.

“Westernaires has coped with countless demands over its 68-year history, and 2017 is proving to be particularly challenging,” the organization states on its Go Fund Me page. “… between the veterinary bills, the treatment protocol supplies and the lost revenue from weekly activities, Westernaires is experiencing a financial hit like they never have before.”

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Newkirk. Those three board members, all elected in 2013 on a conservative reform platform, were later the target of a successful recall campaign in 2015, during which McMinimee’s hiring became an issue.

Since then, the district has faced a teacher sick-out protest over low pay, student protests over proposed changes to the Advanced Placement U.S. History curriculum, contentiousness over teacher evaluation and pay systems, and the recall election.

“Our community — until November 2013 — was used to having Jeffco schools considered a leader in the state and on a national front,”

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have been most prevalent in the last five years.

People seeking treatment had to be turned away every day, Butler said.

“And those are the people who are ready to stop using.”

Needed replacements On March 30, Community Reach Center, a mental health services provider for Adams County and north metro Denver, took over the operations of the Commerce City detox location. Aurora Mental Health Center, a nonprofit community mental health organization, will assume operations of the Aurora detox location on May 14.

In Jeffco, the transition took a bit longer.

CODY FROM PAGE 4

The three residents and others did speak before city council on May 8, and brought up the question of zoning, and whether or not the university can use these properties for student housing. Mayor Adam Paul said he

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Levine said. “We take great pride in our schools, and for many of us, we felt some of that had been lost over the past few years. Our new board has made some significant gains in

turning things around, and I believe finding someone of Dr. Glass’ caliber will be a huge step in helping our community to come full circle.”

Glass said that if he is confirmed as Jeffco’s next superintendent, he hopes to expand the Jeffco 2020 vision, which defines the characteristics of a successful graduate. Its corresponding strategic plan sets priorities for the district to provide all students — from pre-K to 12th grade — the educational experiences necessary to achieve.

“It’s exciting work as it has to do with transforming the experience for kids and changing from that factory call to skill-based learning,” Glass said. “That’s the direction that the board has pointed Jeffco and I’m excited about that direction. I think it’s the right one.”

Glass spoke about the concept of

making education relevant to learners in a TED Talk in Vail held April 1.

“The big idea is that there is this tension between fact-based and experience-based education,” Glass explained in a phone interview. “A big shift needs to be toward learning experiences where kids learn by doing. It’s the kind of education I think the board is striving for in Jeffco.

And that’s what got me excited.”

If contract negotiations are successful, Glass said his first priority will be taking time to understand the issues facing Jeffco and build relationships with the Jeffco community.

“I will have to take some time understanding the culture and context and not make any sweeping decisions off the bat,” Glass said.

“Seeking to understand first is a major step.”

To help Araphahoe House continue to operate until the June switch-over date, the county and Jeffco municipalities have agreed to provide $259,000 in funding, split up by population.

At an April 24 Lakewood City Council meeting, councilors passed a request to provide their city’s portion of the bill — $60,840 — to keep the detox facility open by a 11-0 vote.

Lakewood Police Chief Dan McCasky estimated that the Wheat Ridge detox facility alone admits about 900 people per year, and it is a tremendous need for the Lakewood community.

After the transition to the Jefferson Center, the Jeffco facility will still receive the majority of its funding from the state, just as it had under Arapahoe House management, Hall said. It will cost the Jefferson Center about $2.7 million total, annually, to operate the facility. Approximately half of that will come from the state. The Jefferson Cen-

ter expects about a half million dollars to be funded through an intergovernmental agreement among the county and major Jeffco cities — Golden, Wheat Ridge, Westminster, Lakewood, Edgewater and Arvada. The hope is to also have smaller municipalities, such as Lakeside and Mountain View, and Clear Creek and Gilpin counties, provide additional support, eventually, Hall said.

“Arapahoe House is the only detox facility we have around. ERs don’t take these people, and we don’t want to take people to jail just for being drunk,” said Rev. James Fry, founder of Mean Street Ministry, a nonprofit Christian organization headquartered in Lakewood that serves the working poor along Colfax Avenue. “If not for these kinds of facilities, we can’t do much else with people who show up at our facilities drunk than send them to a park or somewhere to sober up. We need detox facilities to

take them to.”

The need for withdrawal management services, known commonly as detox, is great, Hall said. They help ensure the health and safety for the individual in need of service, as well as keep them off the streets, thus providing a safety precaution for the entire community. In addition, Hall said, treatment for alcohol and substance use disorders are expensive and the disorder often leads to other costly healthcare needs.

A person’s experience with detox is often a first step for the person’s desire to seek ongoing treatment, Hall said.

“This service will continue,” she said. “We’re here for the community.

It’s a part of everything we do.”

would be reaching out to the university soon about a meeting to discuss the situation and other options.

“I am disappointed in the situation, especially because it is so hard to find housing in this market,” Johnson said. “CCU did give them more time to find new homes, but I still would’ve liked to see it handled differently or have a different outcome.”

Herskovitz posted about the issue on Nextdoor.com, and said she’s received a lot of support from neighbors.

Which helps, she said, but she still has to leave.

“The university is not the community — it’s a part of the community, and has to fit into it,” she said. “A university that markets itself on Christian values should be treating people better

than this.”

Dreyfuss said there has been a lot of hearsay spread about the school online, and maintains that the university is a benefit to the city.

“We want to continue to be a good citizen and neighbor,” he said. “We’re proud of the improvements we’ve made on campus, which are an asset not just to us, but Lakewood.”

“The big idea is that there is this tension between fact-based and experiencebased education,” Dr. Jason Glass finalist for Jeffco Public Schools superintendent

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THINGS to DO THEATER

High School ‘Mirror Image’ Musical: 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 12-13 at Colorado ACTS Theatre, 11455 W. Interstate 70 Frontage Road North, Wheat Ridge. Fantasy comes face to face with the reality of high school in this pop musical adventure set in 1985, where the best and worst of both worlds meet. Call 303-4566772 or go to www.coloradoacts. org.

Pump and Dump Show: 8 p.m.

Saturday, May 13 at the Paramount Theatre, 1621 Glenarm Place, Denver. Shayna Ferm and Tracey Tee perform a special Mother’s Day version of their comedy show. Call 303-893-TIXS or go to http://www.altitudetickets.com/event/the-pump-anddump-7182/.

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Paracosm City: 1-4 p.m. Saturday, May 13, at Wheat Ridge High School, 9505 W. 32nd Ave., Wheat Ridge. Presented by the school’s gifted and talented center. Contact lklee@jeffco.k12. co.us or eholm@jeffco.k12.co.us.

League of Women Voters Book Club: 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 17 in the Lakewood area; and 9:30 a.m. Saturday, May 20 at Westland Meridian Library, 10695 W. 17th Ave., Lakewood. Get a copy of the nonfiction book, “Thank You For Being Late, An Optimist’s Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations,” by Thomas L. Friedman, threetime Pulitzer prize winner, and be ready to discuss

by May. Call Lynne at 303-985-5128 for Wednesday’s meeting location and details about either meeting. The public is welcome.

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Demographic Challenges: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday, May 11 at Jefferson County Administration and Courts Facility, 100 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden.

Jefferson County Commissioners and the Jeffco League of Women Voters will discuss key issues identified by the league’s recent

‘Misery’: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 6 p.m. Sundays through May 21 at the Edge Theater, 1560 Teller St., Lakewood. Shows also at 8 p.m. Monday, May 8 and Thursday, May 18. Novelist Paul Sheldon is writing as if his life depends on it, and it does.

Adult themes. Call 303-232-0363 or go to www. theedgetheater.com.

study of the county’s demographics and the challenges we will face in the near future. The public is welcome to observe the discussion; however, no questions will be taken from the audience at this special meeting.

American Legion Post 161 Meeting: 7 p.m. Thursday, May 11, at 6230 W. 60th Ave., Arvada. Contact 303-424-0324 for cost and other information.

‘Damage’ Art Exhibit: open through February 2018 at Red Rocks Community College, Lakewood, in the mezzanine near the library. Denver artist Sharon Brown’s exhibit features psychologically charged paintings created mostly from photographs. Go to www.rrcc.edu.

Eleanor Roosevelt: 2:30-3:30 p.m. Thursday, May 18 at Atria Inn at Lakewood, 555 S. Pierce St., Lakewood. As the longest-serving First Lady of the United States, Eleanor Roosevelt was both outspoken and, at times, quite controversial. Join Active Minds as we examine her life and the impact it had on important causes such as human rights and the successful launch of the United Nations. Call 303742-4800 to RSVP.

May Festival: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday, May 13 at the Historic Park, 4610 Robb St., Wheat Ridge. A time to celebrate the arrival of spring and to enjoy music and food for a nominal fee. Presented by the Wheat Ridge Historical Society.

Haute for Hamsters: 3:30-4:30 p.m. Saturday, May 13 at Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada.

Celebrate National Pet Month by creating fun and functional hamster habitat accoutrements.

Materials provided. Program for tweens, teens and adults. Call 303-235-5275 or visit www.jeffcolibrary.org Lifetree Café Explores SelfWorth: noon and 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 16 at 5675 Field St., Arvada.

The program “What’s Wrong Right With You? The Surprising Truth About Self-Worth” features a documentary about a skid-row project that provides makeovers for homeless mothers. Contact Polly Wegner at 303-424-4454 or pwegner@peacelutheran.net.

Restoration Food Drive: collection open through Friday, May 19 at Caliber Collision, 650 W. 106th Ave., Northglenn; 2255 W. 92nd Ave., Federal Heights; 4790 Independence St., Wheat Ridge; 4890

Robb St., Wheat Ridge. Food and cash collected benefit Food Bank of the Rockies. Donations also can be made online at CaliberDonations.com.

Trollheim Norwegian Smorgasbord: 1 p.m. Saturday, May 20 at Trollheim Sons of Norway Lodge, 6610 W. 14th Ave., Lakewood.

Enjoy selection of delicacies and shop in the Butikken. RSVP at 303-989-4496.

Fox Hollow Tournaments: Sunday, May 21 is the Spring Stableford, a fun points-scoring tournament for men. All CGA men members are welcome to play the Fox Hollow Amateur Open on Saturday, June 3; a 7:03 a.m. shotgun with lunch and prizes for several places in each flight following play. The Men’s Club is hosting the Mayor’s Cup June 24 and its Red, White and Blue member guest event including women July 2. This year Lakewood’s award winning 27hole facility at 13414 W. Morrison Road added more tee options for all player levels. Join the golfing fun through October; go to fhmgc.com.

Colorado Stock Horse Association Open All Breed Shows: May 21, June 4, July 16, Aug. 20, Sept. 3 at the Indiana Equestrian Center, 7500 Indiana St., Arvada.

Large outdoor arena with second arena for warm-up.

Registration at 7:30 a.m.

Classes at 8:30 a.m. Information and entry forms at 720-935-2026 (call or text), or 720-560-3646 (call or text), www.ColoradoStockHorse. com, and ColoradoStockHorse@ yahoo.com.

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

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

HEALTH

Maintaining Muscle Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday, May 13 at Natural Grocers/Vitamin Cottage, 7745 N. Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Get some recipes for paleo smoothies.

Contact Kate Sheets 303-4230990 with any questions.

Hot Pepper Cooking Demo: 11 a.m. Saturday, May 20 at Natural Grocers/Vitamin Cottage, 7745 N. Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Mickey Daily will help you bring on the heat. Contact Kate Sheets 303423-0990 with any questions.

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

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

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Green Mountain junior JD Wadleigh (22) is greeted by teammates after his solo home run off Valor ace Luke Ziegler on May 5 at Green Mountain High School. The Rams lost 19-11, but also didn’t throw their top two pitchers against the Eagles.

DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Green Mountain and Valor polished for playoffs

BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

LAKEWOOD — On the surface, Valor Christian taking a 19-11 victory over Green Mountain on the baseball diamond looked a little shocking.

However, looking deeper into the May 5 meeting at Green Mountain High School between the top two teams in Class 4A Jeffco League reveals much.

Defending 4A state champion Valor (15-4 record) wanted to get back on track after dropping a 10-9 decision to Littleton two days earlier.

“Our offense has really been

playing well. We’ve been hitting the ball hard,” said Valor senior Joel Pierce, who went 3-for-3 with a pair of home runs, three RBIs and a pair of walking against the Rams. “Coming off the loss against Littleton we really wanted to come out and make a statement.”

Green Mountain (15-3) on the other hand was coming off victories over Littleton and Golden to cement more than likely a top-8 seed to host a regional tournament Saturday, May 13.

Rams’ coach Brad Madden elected to use his two best pitchers — senior Matthew Ramirez and junior JD Wadleigh — earlier in the week in victories over Littleton

and Golden.

“We wanted to make sure we took care of business the first two games of the week,” said Madden, who threw four different pitchers against Valor in the loss.

“Our league has been so up and down. We didn’t want to slip up and give one (win) to someone we shouldn’t.”

Madden knows a little about how to go about getting ready for the playoffs. He has coached three teams — Golden (2003) and Green Mountain (2014 and 2015) — to 4A baseball state titles.

“In the big picture you have to

on May 6 and lowered his earned run average to 1.10.

Kiersten Allen, track, senior, Green Mountain: She was the winner of the 100 meters and 200 meters at May 4 Jeffco Elite Meet. Her times were 12.38 in the 100 and 25.74 in the 200.

Andrew Frerich, lacrosse, senior, Wheat

Ridge: He scored one of his three goals in the fourth quarter and also had an assist as the Farmers pulled away for a 7-5 win over Columbine on May 5.

Kaitlyn Chavira, soccer, junior, Bear Creek: Chavira scored three goals and had eight points in the Bears’ 6-0 win over Overland on May 2.

SEE BASEBALL, P27

STANDOUT PERFORMERS Brandon Micale, track, senior, Pomona: The Panthers’ strong man won the shot put (49-09.25) and the discus (151-10.00) at the May 4 Jeffco Elite Meet.

Landon Ford, baseball, senior, Faith Christian: He allowed three hits in a seven-inning 8-0 shutout over Eaton

STANDOUT PERFORMERS are five 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

aitlyn White is used to getting quirky looks.

The 14-year-old ThunderRidge freshman knows bowling is not a mainstream high school sport.

“Some people ask what sports do you play, and I OVERTIME say bowling,” she said.

“They give me weird looks and then they say that’s so cool.”

White, who is a 170-average bowler, started bowling when she was 6 and has been working on building up her college scholarship fund via her talent on the Jim Benton lanes.

“I did it once and really liked it,” she said.

“They said I could get really good scholarship money and I could get into a real good college with bowling. So I went along with it.”

Bowlers earn scholarship resources at the conclusion of junior leagues by finishing among the leaders in tournaments. All scholarship resources go into the United States Bowling Congress Smart Program Scholarship fund.

White — who is the granddaughter of Colorado Community Media administrative assistant Pat Smith — has $3,600 in her account.

In my younger years, I spent a lot of time bowling in traveling leagues and house leagues at bowling centers that no longer exist.

To become a good bowler takes practice, the ability to make adjustments for lane conditions and the mental fortitude to overcome aggravations like sticking a 10-pin or chopping the six-pin off the 10 on a spare attempt.

White has the right attitude to overcome a bad game or series.

“You have to stay focused,” she said.

White has her sights set on going to college with her scholarship accumulation and maybe even bowl in college.

The NCAA sanctioned women’s bowling in 2003-04 and there are 139 colleges that have women’s varsity bowling teams.

A dominating player The regular season is over in the Jefferson County 4A baseball league and fans interested in statistics will see how dominating a season that Green Mountain junior JD Wadleigh is having.

Wadleigh, who played as a freshman at Faith Christian, leads or is tied for the league lead is six categories.

He is tops with a .500 batting average, tied with teammate Luke Kuberski with five home runs and his 1.035 slugging percentage is the best in the league. The pitcher/ outfielder also leads the league with a .623 on-base percentage, 67 strikeouts and seven pitching victories.

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

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True champs of the track Friday’s track and field meet at Jeffco Stadium was different than most events there. On May 5, more than a dozen middle, junior and high schools brought students for the Adapted Athletics track and field meet. Students competed in a wheelchair obstacle course and some had helpers guiding them through running events. But in some ways it was similar to a typical track meet as many students pushed their physical limits with a competitive spirit. And there were plenty of cheers and high fives to go around.

“These events give our students the opportunity to compete with and against each other,” said Krisiti Hall, an Arvada K-8 teacher. “It allows them to challenge themselves physically and emotionally by striving to do their personal best and learning to work as a team. The pride they feel is evident in the smiles on their faces and the fact that they all walk away from these days feeling like true champions.”The Adapted Athletics program holds monthly sports competition for students with both mental and physical disabilities.

“You can see it on their faces. They smile from ear to ear,” said Brian Deeds, a Wheat Ridge teacher.

“They love to compete and these events make them feel like big-time athletes.”

Katie Leasure, a Wheat Ridge sophomore, makes her way through the wheelchair obstacle course during the Adapted Athletics track and field meet Friday, May 5.

PHOTOS BY KEVIN M. SMITH

Hanna Baillie, a seventh grader at Arvada K-8, runs with the aid of paraprofessional Christina Longoria

Emily-Beth Benade, a junior at Wheat Ridge, throws the shot put.

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Green Mountain coach Brad Madden guided the Rams to Class 4A state baseball championships in 2014 and 2015, along with coaching Golden to the 4A baseball title in 2003.

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get yourself into a good position for the playoffs. Hopefully we did that,” Madden said. “It always comes down to seeding, who you get and who you have to face. I definitely think these are two very good teams (Green Mountain and Valor). I hope we get to play them again because that would mean are in the final eight.”

Green Mountain, Valor and the rest of the 32-team district tournament field found out where they were seeded when the brackets came out Wednesday, May 10, after press deadline. Go to CHSAANow.com for the district tournament that will be played Saturday, May 13.

“Laser focus on Saturday,” Wadleigh said of the upcoming state playoffs. “We aren’t trying to play comfortable. We are trying to play every game like it’s our last. That way you don’t get content about where you are at.”

Wadleigh not only shined on the mound with a 7-0 record and 2.48 ERA. The lefty is batting .500 with 28 hits, 22 RBIs and five home runs. He

belted a home run off Valor ace Luke Ziegler in the loss May 5.

“We are two of the best teams in the state and today it was a battle of the bats,” Wadleigh said. “They came up on top today and hopefully we see them again.”

Valor can lean on its state title experience, along with its bevy of talent, this coming weekend at districts.

“It’s good to have some guys returning from that state championship team who can guide us in that process. They can put their arms around the new guys and let them know the (playoff) intensity,” Valor coach Brian Bonn said. “We trust every guy in our dugout. We’ve got 20 guys that can contribute and were going to get better because we have 20 guys who can help us.”

The Eagles were nearly eliminated during the single-elimination district tournament last year. Valor needed to rally in the bottom of the seventh inning in its district title game against Northridge a year ago.

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

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In Chicken Soup for the Soul: Inspiration for Teachers, Wheat Ridge resident and elementary school teacher Cathy Kopp turns a classroom tragedy into a moving memorial to the resilience of the human spirit.

Kopp’s story, “A Shooting Star,” is featured in the book’s first chapter, The Power of Each Other. She includes an epigraph from an anonymous author – “There is no footprint too small to leave an imprint on this world” – to begin her story of Weston, a boy in her fifth-grade class who was killed in a car accident while on vacation with his family.

Kopp recalled the loss of her own brother who had also died in an accident when he was 11 years old. “I thought about the way my classmates and teachers had initially offered words of comfort, and about how these were eventually followed by awkward glances and silences,” Kopp writes.

Kopp remembers Weston as both a star athlete and a kind, compassionate person. Recalling how a special needs child was longingly watching Weston play a game with friends,

Wheat Ridge resident Cathy Kopp received her bachelor of science degree from Framingham State and her master of education degree from Lesley University. She has been teaching elementary school since 1973, and has published numerous stories, including “A Shooting Star.” C OURTESY PHOTO Kopp notes that Weston asked the student to join in.

“The child was shy and nervous, but Weston’s encouragement and engaging smile welcomed him into the game and into our class,” she writes.

Kopp teaches at Holly Hills Ele-

mentary in the Cherry Creek School District, and has been honored as Cherry Creek Teacher of the Year, as well as recognized in Who’s Who of American Teachers. Originally from Boston, she has resided in Wheat Ridge for 33 years.

In “A Shooting Star,” Kopp relates the class’ effort to install a basketball hoop in Weston’s memory, and the extraordinary “power of each other” that ultimately made it happen. She writes that at the end of the school year, “… a special recognition was added (to academic awards): Weston’s Shooting Star Award. This honored a child who truly exemplified the spirit of Weston through sportsmanship and leadership … After everyone had left except my class and Weston’s family, his dad pulled a new basketball from a sack … everyone, including Weston’s grandmother, came up to the basketball hoop and made a shot in memory of our Shooting Star.”

Kopp’s story of Weston’s class had previously been featured in a “Chicken Soup for the Soul Hidden Heroes” segment on CBS, and she revised the piece into personal narration for inclusion in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Inspiration for Teachers, released this month.

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Cupcakes for Mother’s Day PHOTOS BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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hree sets of moms and children got a chance to decorate cupcakes together at the La Patisserie Francaise bakery in Arvada May 7 during its Mom and Me cupcake decorating class.

Sadi Russo, co-owner of the bakery, started classes last month — something she’s been wanting to do since taking over the bakery five years ago.

“This specific class we wanted to do for Mother’s Day and it is a fun way for kids and their moms to hang out and do something creative together,” Russo said.

Mari SantalaPulido makes her cupcake into a troll using buttercream frosting.

Haley Krannawitter and her mom, Tammy, decorate a “dirt” cupcake together, using crumbledup Oreo cookies.

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