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Hundreds of Jefferson County businesses violated health orders Health department has opted for education instead of shutdown orders

TO REPORT A PROBLEM To report a current Safer-at-Home order volation in Jefferson County, call the Sheriff ’s Office’s non-emergency line at 303-271-0211.

BY PAUL ALBANI-BURGIO PALBANIBURGIO@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, Jefferson County Public Health has had hundreds of contacts with businesses following complaints from the public about violations of current health orders. However, the agency has not yet ordered any businesses to close as a result of non-compliance with those orders.

As of May 22, Jefferson County Public Health staff members had received and followed up with 153 complaints about businesses and individuals failing to comply with the provisions of the state’s Safer-at-Home order, which took effect in Jeffco on May 9.

That is after JCPH responded to a total of 725 complaints during the period lasting from March 26 to May 9, when the statewide stay-at-home order was in effect.

Those complaints can range from complaints about too many people being gathered in a public area to non-essential businesses opening and employees at businesses not wearing masks. According to Mindi Ramig, the retail food program manager for JCPH, the county tracks all violations but does not have a formal breakdown of how

Olde Town Arvada was empty on St. Patrick’s Day, after the state ordered restaurants and bars to suspend sit-down service. Though most businesses have since been able to reopen, public health restrictions remain.

CASEY VAN DIVIER many complaints have been about businesses versus individuals. However, Ramig said a review of the data for the 153 Safer-at-Home records showed that approximately only 10 relate to individual or group gatherings and the rest relate to businesses.

According to Ramig, those notices notify businesses that they are operating in violation of the current public health order and outline both the steps the business needs to take to come into compliance and possible penalties if they do not, which can include being ordered to shut down. All of those business voluntarily came into compliance after being sent a notice of violation.

The county is not releasing the names of businesses that it has received complaints about because all businesses have come into compliance.

Ramig said it is the policy of the health department for staff to follow up with all businesses about which a

legitimate complaint is received. The first step in doing so is contacting the businesses by phone or email to discuss the complaint and whether or how the business is operating, depending on the nature of the complaint and what is permitted.

“We will talk to them about what order does require and what they are responsible for doing and verify they understand,” said Ramig.

Based on that phone or email contact, staff will then determine whether they need to send someone to visit the establishment to inspect whether they are now in compliance. Ramig said that while the agency is initially relying on businesses being honest, she said the agency also knows that “if a business continues to comply we will hear if that’s the case and follow up from there.”

So far, the vast majority of businesses have taken steps to comply after being contacted according to Ramig, which is why there has not been a need for further enforcement reactions.

“I think that’s fair to say that generally people are very responsive when we clarify the order,” Ramig said.

“There have been businesses that have not been happy but at least at this point they have been respectful.”

Ramig said the county does want residents to report public health threats as “the entire point of the Safer-atHome order is to ensure communities can reopen in a safe way to prevent a surge of cases.” However, she said residents should also evaluate whether a situation is truly a public health concern and suggested some less critical violations, such as one employee not wearing a mask while others do, can be best handled by an observer simply notifying a manager at the business.

“We don’t want complaints that are unfounded or not of a nature that would be of a public health concern,” she said.

“But, of course, that can be hard to determine. That is why we log all of them and follow up on all of them.”

Those looking to report a current Safer-at-Home order violation they have witnessed in Jefferson County should call the Sheriff ’s Office’s nonemergency line at 303-271-0211. Michael Taplin, the public information office for the Sheriff ’s Office, said JCPH handles all complaints related to businesses, although deputies may respond to current violations involving individuals.

However, Taplin said that all enforcement actions are handled by JCPH and when the Sheriff ’s Office makes contact related to violations, it is for the purposes of education and the Sheriff ’s Office has not issued any summons related to the orders. If a deputy comes upon a violation on their own, they will also “seek to engage the person or people, educate them and encourage them to follow the order.”

Testing eligibility expands to all with symptoms

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

After months of limits on who can undergo testing to detect COVID-19 — along with test-supply shortages that also stood in Coloradans’ way — the state announced that test capacity has grown to include the general public.

“If you take anything away from today’s briefing, it’s this: If you have symptoms of COVID-19, consult your medical provider and get tested,”

Gov. Jared Polis said at a May 18 news conference.

The state made the policy change due to increased access to testing supplies, according to a news release from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

Polis also encouraged health care workers, first responders and “essential” or critical workers who interact with the public to get tested even if they don’t have symptoms. That includes grocery store employees,

Polis said, and nursing home workers, according to a governor’s office news release.

“In health care, in senior facilities and other areas … even if you’re asymptomatic and if you have an hour or two, it’d be a smart thing to do,” Polis said.

More than 35 testing sites were open to the public across Colorado as of May 18, including locations supported by the state lab and ones operated by private providers. The state’s map of

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Emissions testing resumes, with safety measures STAFF REPORT

Vehicle emissions testing has resumed at 10 Air Care Colorado emissions inspection stations, according to a news release.

Testing volume is expected to be heavy in the first few weeks. To help reduce wait times, motorists with registration renewals that are due in May are being urged to wait until June to get their inspections.

Because of the 30-day grace period following the last day of each renewal month, May registrations will not be late, the release said.

Motorists who applied for and received registration extension letters

from the Division of Motor Vehicle are also being urged to wait to get their inspections until June. Those motorists will have until June 26 to register their vehicles.

March and April renewals should get their inspections as soon as possible.

No late fees will be assessed for a short period after the emissions program resumes, the release said.

The following Air Care Colorado emissions inspections locations are open as of May 15: Arvada station: 5185 Marshall St., Arvada, CO, 80002 County Line station: 8494 S. Colorado Blvd., Littleton, CO, 80126 Denver Southeast station: 10190 E.

Warren Ave., Denver, CO, 80231 Northglenn station: 1950 E/ 112th Ave., Northglenn, CO, 80233 Sheridan station: 2802 W. Mansfield Ave., Sheridan, CO, 80110 Extensive safety procedures are in place to help ensure social distancing during the testing process and limit contact points to help reduce the threat of coronavirus transmittal between staff and customers.

Emissions inspectors will wear masks and gloves at all times, practice social distancing as much as possible, and periodically clean and disinfect surfaces.

Motorists will be required to wear masks, practice social distancing,

and be limited to one person per vehicle.

Customers with vehicles from model year 2000 and newer or model year 1981 and older will pay from their vehicles.

Customers getting tests for vehicles between model years 1982 and 1999 will wait in a booth while vehicles are tested.

No more than three customers will be allowed in a booth at one time, and they will maintain 6 feet of distance.

Motorists can find new testing procedures, safety information and suggested times for testing at aircarecolorado. com or by calling Air Care Colorado at 303-456-7090.

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Here’s Why the Public Will Not Accept Driverless Cars I have written before about why I think self-driving cars should never be allowed, but this time I’m going to tell you why the public — you — will likely reject the idea.

Long before cars go without anyone behind the wheel, you’ll get to experience some of the features required for a car to drive itself. These include adaptive cruise control and lane management dependent on multiple cameras, radar and numerous other sensors. I use these “auto-pilot” features daily on my Tesla.

The first thing to recognize is that a self-driving car will always err on the side of caution. Here are just three examples: Let’s say you’re driving a city street with parked cars here and there but no painted line between the travel lane and the parking lane. Every now

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Or you’re driving on a road with no bike lane, but there’s a cyclist cruising along at 10 mph and no room to pass without crossing the double yellow line, which your car is not programmed to do.

My Tesla knows the speed limit on all roads based on GPS information, but 1) sometimes the information is wrong, and 2) sometimes there’s a lower speed limit in effect for school zones or construction. Your self-driving car will plow through those areas, totally oblivious!

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In my 18 years of practicing real estate in the metro area, I have come across many scams perpetrated against homeowners of all ages, but especially against seniors. I remember how one caregiver in Lakewood convinced her elderly client with dementia to add her name to his checking account and to the title of his car and even made her a coowner of his home. When he passed, this man’s relatives couldn’t do anything about it because all those acts were ruled legal despite the man’s dementia. That “caregiver” drained his checking account, sold the house after his death, and his relatives didn’t get a dime.

If you’re a senior, beware of people who befriend and pretend to love you.

They may have ulterior motives. If you are not a senior but have a relative who is elderly and lives alone, keep in touch with him or her and ask questions. Don’t let your relative be scammed — or feel ignored by you. That only plays into the scammer’s hand.

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It will be a different looking summer in Lakewood this year Lakewood outdoor pools, summer events, camps all canceled

BY JOSEPH RIOS JRIOS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

It will be a summer in Lakewood without outdoor pools and popular community events like the Big Boom Bash — a Fourth of July celebration that draws hundreds of residents each year to enjoy fireworks, food trucks, music and more at Jeffco Stadium.

The city made its decision to not open outdoor pools and spray grounds and to cancel summer events, camps and indoor programs after a review of the safer-at-home order and by working closely with Jefferson County Public Health. Meanwhile, Lakewood recreation, culture and arts facilities are closed until further notice to comply with public health orders.

Both indoor and outdoor pools are to remain closed under Jefferson County’s safer-at-home order which was adopted on May 9 and was scheduled to end on May 26.

Lakewood City Manager Kathy Hodgson said the city’s priority is to keep children, employees and the community safe.

“The decisions involved with responding to the impacts of the

The scene at the 2019 Big Boom Bash Fourth of July celebration, hosted by the city of Lakewood. City events like Big Boom Bash, camps and indoor programs have been canceled this summer due to the impact of COVID-19. Outdoor pools and spray grounds will also remain closed this summer.

COURTESY OF CITY OF LAKEWOOD COVID-19 pandemic continue to be extremely difficult. Keeping the pools and recreation centers closed and canceling summer camps and events is one of the most painful decisions our organization has ever had to make,” said Hodgson.

Among the summer events that have been canceled outside of the Big Boom Bash include the Rockin’ Block Party, a free community event honoring Lakewood’s heritage and residents that was scheduled for early June, and the city’s Summer Concert Series.

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Camp Paha for individuals with disabilities is among the summer camps that will not be happening in Lakewood this summer. The camp attracts nearly 100 participants each year throughout the Denver metro area.

Amber Wesner, public engagement and operations manager for Lakewood’s community resources department, said the city temporarily furloughed 43 employees from the department. Lakewood’s community resources department is responsible for providing recreation and leisure activities to residents.

Wesner said the decision to furlough city employees was made due to fiscal resources and a lack of work created by the ongoing impact of COVID-19.

She said the city expects the furloughs to last until July 25 — but that can change depending on any future health orders.

“Our decision to furlough these employees was really hard. We will maintain their health coverage through the city, and we want to make sure they have the opportunity to apply for the enhanced state and federal unemployment benefits,” said Wesner. Colorado is paying out $600 a week to each unemployed resident who has applied for unemployment benefits.

Lakewood parks are open to the public, and the city is encouraging residents to practice social distancing when using them. City courts like the Lakewood Tennis Center, outdoor basketball courts, outdoor pickleball courts and tennis courts are open, and there is a limit of 10 people on the courts at any time.

Lakewood Mayor Adam Paul said it is disappointing that summer is going to look different and added that it is important to keep the health of the community in mind.

“The goal is that we continue to work together as a community to get through this to have fun and wins when we can — and that’s how we’ll have to go about it this summer,” said Paul.

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TESTING FROM PAGE 2

The map does not include all private test locations, only those that have submitted their sites for inclusion in the map, according to the state’s website.

For Coloradans who need to isolate or quarantine themselves in relation to a positive COVID-19 test, the state compiled resources available, including access to food and financial help.

The list is located at stayathomeco. colorado.gov/get-help-now.

Does testing cost?

Because of federal legislation, people with any kind of private health insur-

ance should have free access to the COVID-19 test — along with any doctor visits associated with getting the test — with no co-pays, deductibles or co-insurance charged, according to the state Division of Insurance.

Coloradans should check with their health care provider to be sure, though.

For Coloradans with Medicare, all of the costs are covered if a doctor orders a COVID-19 test, according to the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Under Colorado’s Medicaid program — Health First Colorado — and the Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+), all the costs of testing and the doctors’ visits associated with getting tested are covered, according to the state Department of Health Care Policy and Financing.

For the uninsured Uninsured Coloradans should contact the state Health Care Policy Department at 303-866-2993 to ask about options. To apply for Medicaid and Child Health Plan Plus, visit coloradopeak.secure.force.com.

“Whether you have Medicaid or Medicare or private insurance or no health care insurance, cost is not a barrier — there is no copay, there is no out-of-pocket for testing,” Polis said at the May 18 news conference.

A government program to reimburse health care providers and facilities for testing and treatment of COVID-19 for uninsured individuals provides funds to eligible providers, according to Scott Kodish, a spokesman for the federal Health Resources and Services Administration.

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Celebrating the class of 2020 from Lakewood High School Car parade celebrates graduates PHOTOS BY JOSEPH RIOS JRIOS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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t wasn’t the ending to the senior year that they imagined at the beginning of the year, but Lakewood High School seniors got to say goodbye to their classmates and teachers.

Students gathered at the Lakewood High School campus on May 21 to drive by in their cars as they waved at their teachers who cheered them on.

The graduates were dressed in their caps and gowns and had their cars decorated.

Jeffco Public Schools announced in April that it will aim to host graduations in August — assuming that social distancing guidelines and restrictions have been lifted by then.

Seniors from Lakewood High School smile as they drive through the school’s parking lot. Jeffco Public Schools is aiming to hold graduations in August.

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Lakewood High School Principal Daniel Bock holds a sign as he cheered graduates on. Staff from the school came out to celebrate the graduates.

Mayah Baker holds a sign outside of her family’s car. Many students came to the parade showing off their school pride.

Teachers cheer on graduates as they drive by. Some Lakewood High School staff threw flowers at graduates when they rode by.

Lakewood High School’s parking lot was packed with cars that belong to 2020 graduates and their families. Many seniors honked their car horns as they drove by their teachers.

Michael Harrison catches a flower. 2020 Jeffco Public Schools graduates will be presented with a resilience cord, according to a letter from Jeffco Public Schools Superintendent Jason Glass.

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Hunger pains in Jeffco during COVID-19 Food pantries have seen more than a third of demand come from new faces

BY JOSEPH RIOS JRIOS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Lakewood resident Bev Noia was on a walk with her dog in mid-April when she saw a little free library with canned food in it.

Little free libraries can typically be found in residential neighborhoods and are free book-sharing boxes where anyone can take or share a book.

But Noia liked the idea of putting canned food in them and started putting food in her box outside her home.

She shared the idea on Nextdoor, and people asked her how they could get little free libraries to use them to share food.

Noia, who has a hobby for carpentry, offered to build little free libraries for residents who wanted to put canned food in them, and now she has had at least 15 requests for boxes.

The canned food is a popular commodity as Noia has often found that the food she puts in her little free library will be gone by the next day.

“All of us are having the feeling of wanting to do what we can to help in this time of the coronavirus. I don’t have an excess of money, but I have an excess of wood, and I have

time and energy,” said Noia. “I put that together, and I make these little pantries.”

The fact that Noia’s canned food has been hopping off her little free library’s shelves may coincide with a larger issue that Jefferson County is facing during the pandemic — hunger.

Marissa Silverberg, COVID-19 lead community resource coordinator for Jeffco Public Health, said since midMarch, 30% to 40% of residents coming in for assistance at food pantries are new clients.

“I think (the pandemic) has elevated the issue (of hunger). It’s an issue that we have been dealing with for a long time,” she said. “This is an issue connected to housing instability and economic instability. You see trends around food insecurity, and I think having this rapid loss of employment, rapid loss of income and rapid loss of business — you start to have basic needs that are no longer being met.”

Housing instability doesn’t have a standard definition, but usually revolves around having challenges paying rent, overcrowding, moving frequently, staying with relatives or spending the majority of household income on housing, according to Healthy People, the country’s health promotion and disease prevention agenda through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Economic instability revolves around a change to the economy —

Lakewood resident Bev Noia puts food inside her little free library. Noia has routinely been putting canned food in her little free library outside her house. Food pantries in Jeffco have seen up to 40% of clients coming from new households since the pandemic started.

JOSEPH RIOS like the one COVID-19 caused by forcing non-essential businesses to close for a period of time. In turn, economic instability leads to higher unemployment rates.

The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment reported on May 14 that there have been a total of 451,155 unemployment claims since the pandemic shutdowns began in March.

Food insecurity is defined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as a lack of consistent access to enough food for an active, healthy lifestyle.

It can be influenced by a number of factors including income and employment status, according to Healthy People. Jeffco Public Health reported that 59,110, or more than one in 10, Jeffco residents are food insecure.

Food insecurity can also lead to consequences like hunger, according to Jeffco Public Health.

“We’ve been hearing stories of folks on the frontlines right now who are in quarantine having to support families, paying for a hotel at the same time and are experiencing food insecurity themselves and do not have the proper support they need,” said Silverberg. “That is a huge concern.

We’ve all made this assumption that they are fine. But I also think it feeds into the stigma of asking for help and acknowledging that these folks need help as well.”

Jeffco unites As the pandemic unfolded and schools and businesses were closed, Jeffco Public Health, Jeffco mayors, Jeffco Public Schools, food pantries, faith-based organizations, nonprofits and more united to create the Jefferson County Integrated Food Task Force. It was created and coordinated by the Action Center human-services organization.

“It became clear pretty immediately

when all of us were working hard to figure out our response to COVID-19 that we were all operating in the dark and trying our best to figure things out on the fly. We knew there would be an increasing need in our community,” said Action Center Executive Director Pam Brier. “The idea was to all get on the same page about sharing ideas, sharing our best practices about how we were each responding to the immediate crisis and to share resources as best as we could.”

The organizations in the task force have been collaborating with each other to share volunteers, distribute food, connect with decision makers about pressing needs that are being seen in communities, and to ensure that food from Food Bank of the Rockies and fresh pick up food is available to residents. The task force meets weekly via Zoom.

Brier said the Action Center has seen an uptick in terms of the need for food support and the need for other services the organization offers like rental and utility assistance.

“Our phone calls have increased in volume by almost 600%, and our food lines have doubled in size compared to what we were typically seeing,” said Brier. “We know the need is growing.”

One of the task force’s goals is to destigmatize food pantry use, and it is working to do so through its “Food for Everyone” public service announcement campaign. The campaign’s message is that there is plenty of food for everyone and that those who are looking to find a food pantry can call 211 for assistance.

“As a Jefferson County community, we want to ensure that everyone has access to food and nutrition during this time. I am often wondering what I am going to make my family SEE HUNGER, P9

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Remote literacy provided for K-3 students, families Read With Me at Home lessons taught by statewide master teachers STAFF REPORT

Children in kindergarten to third grade, along with their families and caregivers, have access to remote literacy learning through Colorado Classroom — Read with Me at Home.

The direct-to-home learning initiative, which began May 18, is a partnership among Gov. Jared Polis, the Colorado Department of Education, the Colorado Education Initiative and Rocky Mountain Public Media.

“I am thrilled to announce this partnership with Rocky Mountain Public Media to provide high-quality, standards-aligned literacy instruction for K-3 learners across Colorado,” Polis said in a news release. “This programming will be available to families across Colorado to help close the digital divide and prevent learning loss during this critical time for children. I want to thank all of our partners, as well as the incredible, creative teachers that have helped make this a reality for Colorado children and families.”

The learning initiative will be broadcast in English with Spanish subtitles and is available for free because of support from Gary Community Investments, the release said. It will be shown on Rocky Mountain PBS stations in Denver (KRMA), Pueblo/ Colorado Springs (KTSC), Steamboat Springs (KRMZ), Grand Junction (KRMJ) and Durango (KRMU).

During the COVID-19 school closures across Colorado, this remote learning initiative will provide continued early literacy development and provide K-3 learners with access to free educational reading resources at home on television and online, regardless of their ability to access broadband internet services, the

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for dinner, and if you feel the same way, please stop by any of our food banks for some groceries to help put that next meal together,” said Mary Berg, executive director of Jefferson County Human Services, in a statement. “We will have something available for you today, tomorrow and in the future.”

Jeffco Public Schools Director of Operations, Food and Nutrition Services Erika Edwards has been representing the school district on the task force. The school district set up 12 food hubs all over the county when it was forced to close its schools. At

release said.

“Colorado Classroom — Read with Me at Home” will connect teachers with students in their homes from 8-10 a.m. Monday through Friday. Customized lessons on Tuesday and Thursday will leverage expert teachers to support students with language development needs.

The Colorado Education Association has provided the funding for stipends for the expert teachers. Viewers can watch or record the lessons, as they will be rebroadcast overnight to allow for DVR recording. Accompanying lesson plans and work packets will be posted on the Rocky Mountain PBS website for parents and caregivers to use, adapt, and build upon.

Access to the lesson plans and student work packets available at rmpbs. org/ColoradoClassroom or by calling 800-274-6666.

“Particularly for the 15 percent to 20 percent of children who live in rural areas without access to highspeed internet, RMPBS offers a way to ensure every child has a place to continue learning in the framework of Colorado’s curriculum outside of the classroom,” Amanda Mountain, president & CEO of Rocky Mountain Public Media, said in the release.

“Partnering with the State of Colorado Governor’s Office, the CDE and Colorado Education Initiative is such an important collaboration to ensure we can reach all Colorado families with this important early literacy development initiative.”

PBS Kids programming will continue to be available all day on the 24/7 PBS Kids subchannel or on the free PBS Kids Video or Games apps. For information about how to access channels based on location, visit http:// www.rmpbs.org/channels.

Lesson plans and student work packets can be found at www.rmpbs.org/ ColoradoClassroom. Other guidance documents and resources developed specifically for district and school leaders are available at https://www. cde.state.co.us/safeschools.

those food hubs, children 18 years and younger can pick up breakfast and lunch for free.

Edwards said Jeffco Public Schools has been serving 12,000 to 14,000 meals each time the food hubs are open on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

The Jeffco Schools Foundation is planning to start distributing grocery store gift cards at those food hubs starting the week of May 25, Edwards said.

“The presence of nutrition can really provide a baseline, and I think if people are starting from a different place, they can’t necessarily have the success that others have when they don’t have that level playing field,” said Edwards. “And I do believe hunger and nutrition itself can contribute to that level playing field for kids.”

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Professors building app to predict odds of catching COVID-19 Another is studying how stay-at-home orders have impacted streams

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Colorado School of Mines professors have received two National Science Foundation grants for projects related to COVID-19, including one effort to produce a mobile app that could be used to predict how likely someone is to suffer dangerous complications if they get the disease.

Judith Klein-Seetharaman, the director of bioscience and bioengineering at Mines, and Hua Wang, an associate professor of computer science at the school, are teaming up on the effort to develop the computational model that will provide the foundation for the app, which will synthesize patient data to create a model to predict future COVID-19 outcomes.

“We are going to use existing COVID-19-related patient data and proteomics data and develop a computational model that will take all of the different types of risk factors into account such as comorbidities, lifestyle Kleinfactors, symptoms Seetharaman and behavioral information,” said Klein-Seetheraman. “And we will develop a model from this and then an individual or a physician will be able to enter this information to give a score for that person.”

That score will then indicate the person’s probability of getting COVID-19 or, if they already have the disease, their likelihood of developing complications. A high score would mean someone should call a doctor because they are likely to be infected or develop complications, Klein-Seetharaman said.

The pair said they are hoping to have a first version of the app, which will be called iCOVID and made available for free on the

for planning by hospitals and even governments.

“Hospitals need to be able to predict how many beds they need and how many respirators they need and so on and our app could potentially help with that by helping to predict what is the chance that you are going to have n number of patients with complications,” she said. “And then it McCray can also be used by local and even global governments to evaluate what the risk is and what we need to plan for.”

John McCray, a professor of civil and environmental engineering, also received a NSF grant for a project that will study the impact of Colorado’s stay-at-home orders on the quality of urban streams in metro Denver.

“The COVID-19 pandemic could potentially accelerate future sustainable living practices into typical living scenarios,” McCray wrote in a section of his proposal included in an article on chine learnthe Mines webing, which is site. “Research the study of is underway computer algolooking at rithms that imair pollution prove automatbut little has ically through been done to experience and understand can be used the impacts on to synthesize water quality. complex data.

Cleaner, fish“So, when we able and swimwork together mable urban we can use the rivers would machine learnbe another ing knowledge cation John McCray, justifi from my side for sustainprofessor of civil and environmental able living that as well as the experience engineering at Mines includes workand knowledge ing from home from Judy’s and much less side to coldriving. The lectively build information some more useful tools,” said Wang. will also be useful to urban planners But while the app will be able regarding types of green infrato help someone who gets a cough structure for cleaning urban water, determine the likelihood that they and to public health officials and have COVID-19, Klein-Seetharaman legislators for urban water quality said the app could also be utilized management.”

iTunes app store and Google play, up and running in five or six weeks. However, they said the grant funding they have received lasts for one year, which will allow the pair to imWang prove the model and app interface while incorporating user feedback.

So far, one of the pair’s main challenges has been the difficulty accessing patient data, which hospitals usually do not make available for privacy reasons. To get around those concerns, the team has used anonymized data from medical databases, which still presents an obstacle since it can take awhile for COVID-19-related patient data to become available.

Klein-Seetharaman said she contacted Wang, who she worked with on other projects, about bringing his expertise to the project when she realized how many factors seem to be involved in COVID-19 risk.

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Officials defend reporting of COVID-19 death toll Polis, health department respond to GOP lawmaker’s claim of inflation

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

After a Colorado lawmaker questioned the state’s reporting of how many Coloradans have died from COVID-19, Gov. Jared Polis said he was frustrated with the discrepancy as well.

When Polis found out that people who tested positive but died of something else were included in the state’s death total, he said officials should report that total to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as is standard, but should also report to the public the lower number of deaths due directly to COVID-19, the governor said at a May 20 news conference.

In a May 15 news release, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment explained that its data included deaths among all people who had COVID-19 at the time of death.

That included deaths for which “the cause or causes may not have been attributed to COVID-19 on the death certificate,” the release said.

“This is the standard way states report to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.”

“We know this virus can be deadly and can complicate other serious medical conditions and hasten death,” Eric France, chief medical officer at the state health department, said in the release. “As public health practitioners, we need to look at data that helps us understand disease transmission and protect people.”

A day earlier, a Douglas County state lawmaker requested that the area’s district attorney investigate the state health department, accusing the agency of illegally changing death certificates.

State Rep. Mark Baisley, a Republican from Roxborough Park, made the request to 18th Judicial District Attorney George Brauchler in a letter dated May 14, after a family forwarded Baisley a letter from a Centennial senior living facility that raised the question. The letter was from the senior living facility to residents.

“Falsely inflating the number of deaths due to COVID-19 adversely impacts the professional reputation of nursing homes, hospitals and health care workers while creating undue fear for families,” Baisley’s letter to Brauchler said.

The letter from Someren Glen, a senior living community with

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multiple levels of care, stated that the state health department planned to “override some of our attending physician’s rulings and reclassify some resident passings.”

In the health department’s news release, the department “emphasized that it does not unilaterally change information on death certificates and does not question or try to change a physician’s diagnosis or causes-of-death determination.”

It is not uncommon for state officials to use definitions that differ from death certificate coding, Rachel Herlihy, state epidemiologist, told reporters on a May 20 news conference call.

As of May 15, the state reported 1,150 deaths among people who have COVID-19. The number of deaths confirmed to have been caused by COVID-19 was 878 as of May 9, as reported by the CDC, according to the news release. The data the state shares online, and to the CDC, is shared for disease-tracking purposes, the release said.

As of May 21 — reporting numbers received through May 20 — the Colorado totals had grown to 1,310 deaths among people who had COVID-19 and 1,062 deaths due to COVID-19.

“I think the more information we can provide, the greater the public trust, and we always want to err on the side of (transparency),” Polis

said at the May 20 news conference.

The state’s COVID-19 website “didn’t have racial data; we added that. It didn’t have enough geographic data; we added that.”

Neither method of counting deaths accounts for “people that we missed altogether, that probably died from COVID that aren’t included in any number because they haven’t been confirmed by a coroner or autopsy,” Polis said at a May 18 news conference.

He added: “The only number that’s not reported are the ones we don’t know about because we don’t know about them.”

The DA’s office announced May 15 that it would look into whether any death certificates were “willfully and falsely altered,” according to a release from the office. Misdemeanor charges could be filed if so.

The DA’s office had not given any updates about the case as of the morning of May 22, according to Vikki Migoya, spokeswoman for the office. She did not confirm whether the DA’s office was investigating the claim at that time.

“As always, at the conclusion of any legal proceedings, District Attorney Brauchler will be eager to answer any and all questions,” the office’s May 15 release said. “The integrity of the judicial process must come first.”

Project by local artist features pandemic self-portraits Adrienne DeLoe hopes to turn project into an exhibit and book STAFF REPORT

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A local artist has posted the 100th self-portrait relating to the pandemic in her project, “Pandemic Self-Portraits: Self-Portraits and Stories from the Pandemic.”

Adrienne DeLoe, of Wheat Ridge, launched her project on Instragram and Facebook, and within two weeks she was up to 100 portraits, according to a news release. Two days after her first post, she said submissions from all over the world.

“It became obvious very quickly that people wanted to share their images and stories of their experiences in quarantine and throughout the pandemic,” DeLoe said. “I started this project because I was feeling a need to make something positive surrounding the pandemic. It started with wanting to make a self-portrait of my own to express my feelings about what I am going through. I quickly had the idea that others might want to share their images and stories as well. We are

Adrienne’s Deloe’s self portrait, the first of what became the Pandemic SelfPortraits series.

COURTESY PHOTO all so isolated right now, so I wanted to create a space where people could be open and honest about what they are going through in order to connect with others.”

The quality of the stories and images has been impressive, DeLoe said in the release, and she said she will keep the project going for as long as people send their work. She wants to turn the self-portraits into a physical art exhibition, and possibly publish a book surrounding the project.

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In the middle of all this I miss my sis

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y sister Joyce and I want to do our parts to contain the spread of ALCHEMY Covid-19.

We’ve observed directives to stay apart and to limit the people we’re in contact with. And I miss her.

We grew up in Monte Vista, a small town in the San Luis Valley of southern Andrea Doray Colorado. It was the kind of town where your mom could barely keep her hands on the steering

wheel because she was always waving at someone she knew.

The kind of town where a blissfully unaware grade-schooler could tell the cashier at the dime store that her dad was her credit card. The kind of town where someone at the station pumped your gas, where you could just walk to your 50-cents-an-hour babysitting gigs, where your neighbors lined the streets for a parade three days in a row during Ski-Hi Stampede.

When Joyce and I shared a room as youngsters, I’d throw stuffed animals at her just as she fell asleep, or, better yet, sneak into her bed if she got up for something and then grab her when

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Are online high schools the future?

If several highly rated universities can be completely online, is it just possible high schools could be as well? Capella university, for example, offers BA’s to PhD’s online with over 39,000 students and is ran out of a single building in Minneapolis with instructors scattered all over the country. Imagine high schoolers taking classes at home with teachers assigning homework, testing and grading from their home as well.

Students 14-18 often like to sleep in and don’t need a sitter. So, when the reading is done and math problems finished, they can take the quiz or turn in the problems when rested.

No more boring classes that only mimic a book which can now be provided online for free. Bullying would be more difficult as would the event of nightmares, horrific school shootings creating fear and panic for parents and students alike. There must be a downside but with property taxes in many areas up by 10% to build new schools, what are they?

Dan Hayes, Golden Life before liberty In 1909 a woman named Mary Mallon sued the New York City Dept. of Health in a case that was eventually heard by the Supreme Court. That court ruled that local authorities do have the right to enforce public health regulations when necessary because the courts “...must protect the community against a recurrence of spreading the disease”. This meant that health officials could

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place “Typhoid Mary” into involuntary quarantine for the last 25 years of her life on North Brother Island in New York’s East River because she refused to understand that she was an asymptomatic superspreader. Claiming that adherence to health and safety regulations violates anybody’s rights is just plain wrong and lack of compliance should be treated as selfish displays of arrogant defiance. Even failed State Attorney General candidate George Brauchler reluctantly conceded that Governor Polis’ actions and proclamations to deal with the disease are Constitutional. When it comes to rights in America let’s not forget that “Life” precedes “Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness” in that familiar phrase we all know so well.

Paul Barnkow, Arvada Fair Tax Initiative support If you’ve been reading about the extreme loss of tax revenue due to our new COVID economy, you will already know that Colorado is in trouble.For 11 years, our outdated tax laws have hindered our ability to fund our schools and roads despite the fact that our economy was booming.Now, in the face of 25% budget cuts needed, the cuts to government services will be tragic.If you have a child, drive a car, or breathe our air, you will be impacted.Sadly, Colorado’s current tax policy assesses a higher actual tax rate on our middle class than on the wealthiest 5%.

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ere’s a question for “people of a certain age”: Who remembers what the great social/political debate was in the summer of 2001? Anybody?

Of course not — September 11 sort HITTING of wiped all those HOME arguments aside.

In the summer of 2001 we, as a country, wasted all of our pent-up disdain for each other arguing about whether or not the government should fund research into using human embryonic stem cells for theraMichael Alcorn peutic purposes.

And, yeah—it was a big deal. There was a prime-time Presidential address, there were marches and rallies and all the usual signs of American divisions.

You know why you never hear about that issue any more? Because, somewhere along the way, somebody discovered that human beings produce their own stem cells, and that they can be harvested and used for the same therapeutic purposes that the embryonic stem cells had been intended for.

It turns out that sometimes science renders our divisions irrelevant.

Did the country recover from that summer? Well, yeah, I guess so — we all pulled together and became one country in the wake of the terror-

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she rescued me.

Joyce also shares her family with me … the compassionate husband she met during college years. A daughter who shares my middle name and pretty-darn-close-to-the-same eyes. A son who is also my godson, and who once led me out into their yard and handed me a little bottle: “I know how much you like to blow bubbles, Auntie.”

And, of course, Joyce and I have supported and helped each other navigate life’s inevitable bumps. That’s why, now at this crazy time, I miss my sister more than usual.

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she got back in.

In two completely accidental incidents – some 15 years apart – I knocked out Joyce’s front teeth when she inadvertently stepped in front of my swing, and she tumbled me down a flight of stairs after I caught the football at the top and she was unable to curb her tackle.

We’ve had girls’ weekends, including one in Breckenridge where we tried out rollerblades. Joyce made it down the sidewalk and across the bridge just fine. I did not. I grabbed the railing to slow my speed, my rollerbladed feet swung out from under me, and I was hanging over the Blue River until

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ist attacks. And then, in the wake of an expansive war effort and other events, we ripped asunder again.

In a manner of speaking, for the last three months, we have, again, been under attack, this time by a virus. It was something new, something we knew nothing about, and which we are still scrambling to understand.

In light of our ignorance, we instituted mitigation efforts to try to curb the spread and save some lives.

Anybody think anything in the above paragraph sounds like the sort of thing that should widen our cultural/political divides? We’re under attack—shouldn’t we have banded together?

And yet, widen the divide it has.

And, sure, the fact that this has dragged out to three months is a big factor in all of this, as is the obvious illogic in some of our efforts (masks were useless, now they’re required; 250 people is fine in a WalMart, but one person fishing, no; it’s okay to have 250 people in Target, but you’re only allowed to have 10 people in the Cathedral downtown … which seats 800). Nonetheless, truly, I think everybody in power is doing the best they can given the dearth of information we had about this virus. We’re just trying to, ya know, keep people alive.

So why is it tearing us apart?

38 million unemployment claims since this began —that’s part of it.

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Graduation during Coronavirus and Kent State

raduates: If due to Coronavirus pandemic your school has shut down, I am sorry for your loss of a graduation ceremony. You may feel anxious, confused, queasy, worried, with your future uncertain.

Fifty years ago WIT AND GRIT in May, I was a senior completing my B.A. degree at Bard College in New York. The college built in l860 was originally called St. Stephen’s College for Episcopal priests (later named Bard College, became secu- Mary McFerren lar and opened the Stobie doors to women).

Bard is situated on the Hudson River with a sweeping view of the Catskill Mountains The beautiful campus has ivy covered stone buildings preserved as a Historic District.

May l970 found me with ll8 credits with 120 credits needed to graduate. I worked day and night on a series of paintings to complete my senior project to graduate in June.

For me, a Colorado artist, Bard became my center of culture. My professors in the art department were working artists from Manhattan. . My first semester, the student employment office found me a position at Adolph’s as a barmaid. Adolph’s was an off-campus nightspot where Bard professors and students happily mingled and shared pitchers of beer.

In their favorite booth, Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, who later became Steely Dan, were regular customers. If I put a quarter in the jukebox, James Brown would sing “I Feel good.” and everyone would get up and dance the night away.

Near graduation I was ready to move on with my life back in Colorado.

Excitement filled me as I anticipated my parents traveling from Colorado to see me receive my diploma. My dad, a graduate of Yale with a degree in economics, teased me constantly that Bard was a “college for rich hippies.”

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with millions of small businesses — that’s part of it. Eight weeks of strain on the educational and family systems of the world — that’s part of it, too.

Looking ahead to next Fall and seeing how Jeffco Schools is imagining handling it probably didn’t put a lot of people on any more solid, “normal” footing. But that shouldn’t be enough.

If we were really as strong as we think we are, would that be enough?

Is it really so hard to wear a mask, if that’s what it takes to open things up again? No freedom without responsibility, right? Is it really so difficult to understand that nobody wants to kill grandma, they just want to keep the family business afloat so they can keep feeding their families? Do you really have to celebrate when hydroxy-

I wanted him and to see the beautiful campus, meet my friends and be proud of me.

But in the spring of l970, the United States was still embroiled in the Vietnam war. College students protested the war across the country.

Many young men college age had been drafted to fight in the war. My friend Claudia from Wheat Ridge High School lost her fiancé Don Yarrington in Vietnam. I ached for her.

My only brother Bill McFerren, also a graduate of Wheat Ridge High School and the University of Colorado served as a Navy officer and flight commander of a P3 squadron in Vietnam. Sad, I missed him and prayed for him every night.

As part of his presidential campaign in l968 Nixon promised to wind down the war in Vietnam. However, on April 30, 1970 having sidestepped Congress, Nixon announced he had expanded the Vietnam war into neutral Cambodia. I felt sick to my stomach.

Anti-war student groups at universities across the nation mobilized. Their fury at Nixon boiled over like a witch’s cauldron.

On May 4, 1970 at 1:09 p.m. I touched up a painting in my studio. My radio played the Beatles’ “While My Guitar Gently Weeps.” Suddenly newscaster broke in “Breaking news: Four students have been shot and killed at Kent State University by the Ohio National Guard.”

I gasped, lost my breath, and dropped my paint brush full of red acrylic on my alligator shoes. As I bent down to wipe the paint off, my easel fell over.

Then I cried.

The Kent State shootings were followed a few days later by a national student led strike. Rioters burned down ROTC buildings on many campuses.

Then the news came that affected me directly.

An administrator notified all students, “We regret to inform you, we are closing Bard College for the rest of the year.”

Closing the college? What would

chloroquine (still in use, by the way) has any bad news associated with it, just because the President once touted it?

Science will render the Wuhan coronavirus (as opposed to coronavirus HKU1, discovered in Hong Kong, or coronavirus NL63, discovered in the Netherlands) relatively harmless in the near future, so that far fewer people will develop SARS-CoV19. In fact, the worldwide effort to find a vaccine in record time should be a source of immense pride for all of us.

Now, if only science could render our politics relatively harmless.

Michael Alcorn is a teacher and writer who lives in Arvada with his wife and three children. His new novel, “Charon’s Blade,” is available at Amazon.com, on Kindle, or through MichaelJAlcorn.com.” His opinions are not necessarily those of Colorado Community Media.

I do? What about graduation, the ceremony? When would I receive my degree?

Stunned and crushed, I packed up my books, canvases, and clothes and drove my VW bug back from Bard College to Colorado. I burst into my parents’ house. “Hi Mom, hi Dad, I’m back!”

Two years later, I hadn’t forgotten Bard College. I had done so much work to earn my degree and I wanted to finish my last class. I quit my job at Barbre Productions, a film company in Denver, went back to Bard, and earned my degree.

Years later, finishing my degree proved to be a good choice. It was required to teach adult education ESL. Later I also needed the degree to become a hospital chaplain.

So in spite of my graduation delay, I finished what I started. I didn’t give up.

My comment for graduates is: don’t

be discouraged during the pandemic.

Your degree may not help you now in these uncertain times, but it might later in your life.

You are at the “Coronavirus crossroads.” You finished high school or college. Congratulations for finishing what you started. Your graduation the ceremony is postponed until later ,but that’s OK. Class of 2020, you are the hope for Colorado, the United States, and the whole world. With the 2020 international Coronavirus pandemic we are one across the oceans as never before.

What choices and opportunities lie ahead of you. May you and your future be blessed.

Mary Stobie is a syndicated columnist and author. She would love to get email from anyone who had their graduation postponed this year or in l970. Contact her at mry_jeanne@yahoo.com or www. marystobie.com.

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aybe they’re waiters and waitresses. Maybe they drive for Lyft. Maybe they teach their own art classes.

Whatever an artist’s gig is, it likely was turned upside down by the coronavirus pandemic’s arrival in Colorado.

“It’s hard enough being an artist in general,” said Collin Parson, director of galleries and the curator at the Arvada Center, a nonprofit arts hub.

He’s seen festivals and classes get canceled that often serve as a financial lifeline for people like one of his colleagues, a ceramics instructor at the center.

“A lot of artists piece together to make a life,” said Parson, a 37-yearold Lakewood resident who also works as a professional artist. He added: The fallout from COVID-19 has affected artists’ livelihoods “as artists and as people.”

In mid-March, Colorado ordered bars and restaurants to stop dine-in service for 30 days. Theaters — including movie and performance venues and concert halls — also were among the businesses required to shutter. The state soon extended that shutdown, and it was still unclear as of mid-May when theaters could open back up.

Bans on gatherings have made event cancellations of all kinds commonplace.

Theater gets help Amid the economic spiral, relief funds and other assistance for artists have come forward to ease the blow.

In the case of Miners Alley Playhouse in downtown Golden, the city government and local organizations stepped up to support the theater, whose landlord provided a month of free rent, said Len Matheo, executive and artistic director at Miners Alley Playhouse.

The “small, mighty theater” prides itself on connecting people through the art of live shows, Matheo said.

“People come together to have a theater experience, whether that makes them laugh, cry (or) think.”

Since Miners Alley shut its doors, its normal income streams dried up.

Roughly $20,000 in donations since then have helped keep it afloat — its yearly budget is about $730,000 — and it also snagged a federal Paycheck Protection Program loan to help pay its handful of staff for two months.

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A large heart bearing the word “hope” sits on the wall of the building that houses The Englewood Tavern on South Broadway May 20. Artist Koko Bayer has placed the hearts throughout the Denver metro area — including a 12-foot-by-12-foot version of it on the Arvada Center building, according to Collin Parson, the center’s director of galleries and curator. “It’s things like those that give me hope and energy to keep getting art out there,” Parson said.

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Unemployment, relief funds, other resources

uring the COVID-19 quarantine, most of us have become exceedingly comfortable with foregoing the movie theater experience and streaming films from our couch. As familiar as that’s becoming, it’s still strange to have the film festival experience without leaving the house.

But like everything else in the COMING the 17th ATTRACTIONS world, annual Vail Film Festival had to adapt to a new scenario, and the end result was still as informative and entertaining as ever.

The streamingonly model allowed viewers access to more movies a Clarke Reader day than would be possible in person, and organizers still managed to connect filmmakers and audiences through pre-recorded Q&A’s and live-streamed discussions.

All of which supported the idea that has kept the festival going for nearly 20 years, and made it even more important it occur this year - the power of storytelling to unite.

As Robin Bronk, CEO of The Creative Coalition, said during a panel, “We’re all just people who need that moment of connection.”

In three days, I was able to check out 13 movies and two collections of short films - “Asking For It,” “Barbara Adesso,” “Beautiful in the Morning,” “Driveways,” “Drought,” “Fresh Tracks,” “Film For My Father Who,” “Love Type D,” “The Miseducation of Bindu,” “Ruth Weiss, The Beat Goddess,” “Seasons of Change on Henry’s Farm,” “Vasy Coupe” and “What Lies West” - and there was nary a dud among them. All are worth your time and support, and I selected five from new filmmakers to highlight.

(As they are all independent films, most of their release dates are still to be determined, but some are currently available).

“Asking For It” There are numerous ways to a point across in storytelling, but few are as effective as laughter.

Which makes Amanda Lundquist and Becky Scott’s hilarious and insightful dark comedy “Asking for It,” the perfect film to highlight the discrimination, threats and precau tions women (both in the public eye SEE READER, P17

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and not) have to take on in their daily lives.

Stephanie Hsu (so good in “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”) brings pitch-perfect comedic timing and fire to the character of Jenny, a female journalist dealing with an internet stalker. Think of it as a blend of “Heathers,” “Sweet/Vicious” and Kevin Smith at his most irreverent. The film will hopefully inspire thoughtful conversation while avoiding the kind of moralistic tone that turns some people away from the topic. Attention should be paid.

“Driveways” Some films just exude warmth.

Not only in the story and characters, but in the way they’re shot. Such is

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the case with Andrew Ahn’s “Driveways,” which feels absolutely bathed in light.

Lead actress Hong Chau gives a wonderfully subtle and moving performance as Kathy, who brings her son Cody to clean out her late sister’s home. They meet neighbor Del (Brian Dennehy), and together get through a tough time in each other’s lives. All actors give thoroughly strong performers, but it’s particularly bittersweet as its one of Dennehy’s last performances. Just like the film, he breaks your heart in the best possible way.

“Drought” When a film is a passion project, that dedication comes through every frame. Such is the case with “Drought,” which made its world premiere at the festival. Written, directed by and starring Hannah Black and Megan Petersen, the film takes audiences to the droughtstricken Texas of 1993. Carl - an

amateur storm-chaser on the autism spectrum (stirringly played by Owen Scheid), his sisters Sam and Lillian (Black and Petersen) and family friend Lewis Drew Scheid, who practically walks away with every scene he’s in) go after a much-needed storm Carl predicts is coming.

Along the way this family sees first-hand the power of acceptance and love. At one point a character says, “there’s no such thing as normal.” That applies to this film as well. It’s something special.

“Ruth Weiss, The Beat Goddess” The beat writers of the late 1940s and 50s played an enormous role in the development of American culture and the arts. And yet - as is so often the case - the contributions of women have largely been pushed to the back. “Ruth Weiss, The Beat Goddess,” - lovingly directed by Melody C. Miller - takes a step toward redressing that fact by vibrantly exploring the life of the

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Any artist in Colorado can enter an Arvada Center call for submissions — for an exhibit called “Viral Influence” — for free.

It aims to portray artists’ thoughts on the pandemic and how they are responding to it. Submissions will be considered for inclusion in a physical exhibition at the center in 2021. See arvadacenter.org/galleries/artsubmissions/viral-influence-call-for-entry for more. ment assistance to those not ordinarily eligible for unemployment benefits, including gig workers— such as Lyft drivers — and the self-employed and contract workers, among others whose work was interrupted by COVID-19 in other ways. Tuckman is a self-employed artist.

Emily Tuckman is an artistic director and actor with the Boulder-based Misfits Theater Company.

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Identity comes into question Even with the welcome financial assistance, Tuckman, whose “entire identity stems from being able to act, produce and teach,” has struggled with the identity of being a stayat-home mom, she said. Others are grappling with “the loneliness of solitude, and the unknown,” Tuckman said.

“It is so hard not to know when we will be safe and when society and the

arts will come back,” Tuckman said.

“I’ve gotten this message both from friends, and from fellow Misfits.

We are all ready to get back out there and work emotionally and physically, but there’s this huge wall in the form of a pandemic, and we all want to keep one another, and ourselves, safe.”

Still, Parson, the Arvada Center curator, wants to project a message of hope. He pointed to the center’s

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hires as contract workers in a typical year are having to navigate a more treacherous economic path.

“These actors are out of work. A lot of theater actors, their other job is in the restaurant business because of the flexibility of the hours,” Matheo said. Contract workers have had challenges accessing unemployment benefits because of conflicts caused by their other sources of income, Matheo added.

Pandemic unemployment assistance has worked out for Emily Tuckman, an artistic director and actor with the Boulder-based Misfits Theater Company.

“Right now, I have very little work,” said Tuckman, who lives in Boulder and whose company performs in Boulder and Denver. “Ordinarily, I tutor SAT and ACT prep, neither of which is happening right now. Additionally, I’m a teaching artist,” but schools are closed.

The federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act provided pandemic unemploy-

“Vas-y Coupe” A truly lovely and intimate look at a group of laborers spending the harvest season picking grapes in France “Vas-y Coupe,” not only explores how a product so many enjoy gets made, but touches on a changing economic and environmental climate.

The film is lyrical in its beauty, poetic in its cinematography and most importantly, celebrates the humanity of its subjects. At one point, one says, “I work the fields because I love it.” This film shows why.

call for submissions that any artist in Colorado can enter for free. It aims to portray artists’ thoughts on the pandemic and how they are responding to it, Parson said. It’s called “Viral Influence,” and submissions will be considered for inclusion in a physical exhibition at the center in 2021.

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legendary poet, actor, and innovator Ruth Weiss.

After Weiss fled Germany, she made a name for herself as one of the preeminent poets of the beat generation, pioneering the marriage of poetry and jazz. At nearly 92, Weiss remains a moving beacon of truth and the power of art. Watch this film, and you’ll come out of the film a wiser person. I know I did.

Crisis spurs change Some people who are artists but haven’t had time for art in the bustle of everyday life may be able to work on art amid society’s halt, Parson said.

Parson has seen unfamiliar names responding to the call for submissions — an exciting development for him. Some artists have “exploded with creativity” from reading the news, learning about the virus and simply being outdoors.

“I know a couple artists I’ve talked to who think this’ll be a cultural renaissance, like (with) World War I or World War II,” Parson added.

Tuckman also believes current challenges could strengthen the arts.

“I just think the Denver community is such a special community,” Tuckman said. “I really, truly, believe that we will get through this, and we will be stronger as an artistic community because of it.”

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40 West Arts District returns Residents are welcomed in galleries. But there are restrictions

FOR MORE INFORMATION Learn about 40 West Arts District galleries at 40westarts.org.

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Craig Robb, an artist of Pirate: Contemporary Art in the 40 West Arts District, said he has started to notice anxiety in his work showing up —related to being isolated throughout the pandemic.

Robb specializes in sculptures and was recently sketching out a piece that is related to dementia and loss. He noticed himself drawing a straight line over and over again until he got tired of drawing that line. And it hit him.

“Looking at it through dementia and looking through someone who is socially isolated, and it’s like wow. You can fit into this too,” said Robb. “Not only am I making art differently, but I’m seeing things differently too.”

He said the feeling of isolation that some may be experiencing is not good, and that slowly, but surely, we need to get back to being involved with other people.

Robb and the 40 West Arts District took a step toward getting back to being involved with others by opening its doors to the public on May 20 for the first time in months.

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Laurie Adams looks at a piece of art at the Viva Casa Bonita art exhibit at NEXT Gallery in February. 40 West Arts District has reopened, but visitors will have to follow restrictions.

JOSEPH RIOS First Fridays, where galleries open their doors to the public on the first Friday of every month, will continue to be held virtually.

“These are unprecedented times, and we are thinking a lot about the safety and health of our staff, our visitors, our artists and also the economy.

We’re making sure that artists can get back to selling work,” said 40 West Arts Executive Director Liz Black.

Art galleries in the 40 West Arts District will allow residents to come in and observe and purchase art. But as with every business that is reopening, there will be restrictions.

Masks will be required in galleries and residents must practice social distancing. Art galleries will also limit how many residents they are letting come in at a time to follow guidelines from the state.

“The arts are important to a vibrant, sustainable, robust community, and we feel like one of the biggest things we provide is that sense of engagement and that sense of enjoyment. We hope that is something we can give to the Denver metro area,” she added.

Christy Seving, an artist at NEXT Gallery at the 40 West Arts District, said the gallery is her social network, support system and family.

“We’re trying to respond to our anxieties by putting measures in place — but we’re happy. Our community has suffered, and we’re excited to navigate this in a safe way,” said Seving.

NEXT Gallery will following guidelines from the state and Jefferson County Public Health like limiting the number of visitors inside its building, practicing social distancing, having sanitation on deck and requiring masks.

Seving encouraged residents to keep in touch with NEXT Gallery’s Facebook page to keep up with any updates from the gallery.

“We’re excited to get back to putting art on the walls, and even if it’s different, we’re happy to be doing it. We can try to start putting our community back together,” she said.

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Both our households have been diligent about the whole stay-at-home, safer-at-home thing (she better than I at disinfecting every molecule). We haven’t seen each other for more than two months, nearly three, in fact.

There’s good reason: in our extended families, relatives are seriously ill. Close friends have gone to the hospital, and even places where we’ve ventured out – hardware stores, supermarkets – are experiencing outbreaks.

We know we’re all in this together.

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What a bargain Given the onerous rules suggested for students returning to school such as six foot spacing of desks, no cafeteria, dividers everywhere and daily temperature monitoring, many families might prefer to continue to educate their children at home. Why can’t the state let the money follow the student and pay families a mere $5,000 for each student they teach at home? A bargain for the state, and better education for the students. One parent could afford to stay home and raise their own kids. Win, Win! Dan Bidstrup, Arvada Hospital, and I’ve made do (or, really, made great) with what’s in my pantry and freezer. We take care of the people we love and care about people we don’t even know.

So now, finally, with advice from scientists and guidance from local officials, we plan to get together: socially distant coffee on the deck, virtual concerts across the room from each other, potlucks with fewer than 10 people.

Her whole family is home now and I can’t wait to see them. I’ve missed you, Baby Sis! Best wishes for you and your families to stay safe and well.

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Applewood Business Association JUNE Newsletter ApplewoodBusiness.com | AbsolutelyApplewood.com

Open For Business, COVID-19 Response

The Applewood Business Association is working hard to support our members and our community during the COVID-19 crisis. Please visit our website for continued COVID announcements. In addition, please support ABA members and local Applewood businesses during COVID-19 by checking the Applewood Community Foundation’s – Open for Business Applewood:

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An Annual Membership to the Applewood Business Association is a great way to stay involved in the local business community, ensuring maximum exposure to members and residents of the Applewood marketplace. Annual Memberships range from Basic business membership to premium levels of membership that provide added benefits and event sponsorship opportunities.

Basic Membership is affordable beginning at $150 (with a one-time $20 enrollment fee). If you are a new or existing business in Applewood or have potential customers in Applewood, now is the perfect time for your business to become an ABA Member!

MEMBERSHIP INVESTMENT Basic Membership – ABA Annual dues: $150 Second Business – A second business owned and operated by a Basic Member with the same representative. Annual dues: $75 (as long as primary membership dues are paid) Individual Membership – An individual not associated with any business. Annual dues: $75 Premium Level Memberships – visit our website for Member benefits and rates. Premium levels are auto-renewal. Contact our Membership Chair to opt out of auto-renew.

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