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Colorado law and fireworks

MY NAME IS

EBBIE PELL

Recipient of two scholarships at MSUM About me …

I was born in Moorhead, Minnesota, but was raised in Lakewood in the shadow of Green Mountain. I graduated from Lakewood High School in 2016, where I played softball, managed the girls’ basketball teams and was a member of National Honors Society.

My favorite pastimes include reading, fishing, hunting, and going on adventures. I work as a manager at the gym on my campus and at the snack bar at Applewood Golf Course. I am a very family-oriented person and I feel so fortunate to live a life full of love and support in this beautiful state.

College life I will be starting my second year at Minnesota State University Moorhead in the fall, where I am majoring in Elementary Inclusive Education. I will be double licensing in general elementary education, along with special education at the end of my degree.

I picked MSUM, because it is right down the street from

Ebbie Pell is a Lakewood resident who is going to Minnesota State University Moorhead where she is studying to be a teacher.

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where I was born, it is a former teacher’s college and therefore has an incredible teaching program and because the campus is so welcoming and close to family.

After college, I hope to return to Colorado and teach in the grade range of kindergarten to second grade, but will be happy to teach any grade.

Scholarship winner This year, I have so fortunately received the Helen Lucille Wardeberg Elementary Education Endowment and the Charles and Ellora Alliss Scholarship.

The Wardeberg Endowment was an education department scholarship that I had to complete an application, include two letters of recommendation and

write a couple essays for. The Alliss Scholarship was an Upper Class Scholarship that required me to have over a certain number of credits, fill out an application and write an essay.

I am so excited to have received these, because there were only a few of both kinds of scholarships for the entire college. I plan to put the full amount of both towards my tuition to help reduce my student loan amounts.

STAFF REPORT

The Jefferson County Sheriff ’s Office would like to inform all Jeffco residents on Colorado law regarding fireworks usage in unincorporated areas of the county.

It is illegal to sell, use or possess non-permissible fireworks in the entire state, including unincorporated Jefferson County, Open Space Parks, Denver Mountain Parks and Forest Service lands. Sheriff ’s deputies will strictly enforce illegal fireworks violations this upcoming holiday. Any person who violates the laws pertaining to the sale, possession and use of fireworks commits a class three misdemeanor and may face a fine of up to $750.

Any device that explodes or leaves the ground is

The importance of education Education is so very important to me, because it is the foundation of every single thing in the world. Without the ability to read, write and calculate mathematical problems, there is barely a chance of having success in our world.

Everything that we do is centered around those three aspects of education, which is why it is so important that everyone has access to it; we need these things to communicate with each other, understand street signs, make change, etc.

Education is everything and I am so passionate about being able to instill it in the minds of so many youths.

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

most likely illegal in Colorado. These include, but are not limited to, firecrackers, cherry bombs, bottle rockets, M-80’s and Roman candles.

Colorado law defines permissible fireworks as any device that does not explode or leave the ground. Examples of permissible fireworks are cylindrical or cone fountains, sparklers, toy smoke devices, snakes and glow worms.

Although permissible fireworks are allowed, they can still be dangerous. The sheriff ’s office states those still account for many of the fireworksrelated injuries each year.

For more information on fireworks safety, visit www.jeffcosheriff.com or call the Jefferson County fireworks hotline at 303271-8200.

CORRECTION The City of Wheat Ridge has continued to accept roofing permit applications during all business days, though demand did force the permitting office to close early on certain days. A story in the June 22 edition of the Transcript did not make this clear.

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Deceased man identified in shooting STAFF REPORT

Lakewood Police are investigating a shooting that happened in the early morning hours of June 19, in which Guadalupe Julian De La Rosa, 32, was killed.

According to a release from the department, at about 12:30 a.m. on the 19th, Lakewood police officers responded to a hotel in the 700 block of Kipling St., after several callers indicated they heard possible gunshots in the area.

The first Lakewood agents were on scene in just over a minute and found

De La Rosa lying in the parking lot.

They reported that he had sustained gunshot wounds. Efforts by the responding agents to revive De La Rosa were unsuccessful and he was eventually pronounced dead on scene.

A little over an hour later a second man with gunshot wounds was located at a residence in Denver, according to Lakewood police. That man was transported to a local hospital where he remains, undergoing treatment for his wounds.

The investigation has led Lakewood detectives to believe the hospitalized

man sustained his wounds at the Kipling location. Detectives further believe the two men were in some type of altercation that resulted in both being shot.

Detectives have not made any formal arrests in the case and they declined to identify the injured man at this time. Police said they do not think there is any further threat to the public.

Anyone who feels they may have information that would assist the investigation is asked to call the Lakewood Police Department at 303-987-7111.

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2007 Was a Watershed Year Because of So Much More Than the iPhone Today, June 29th, is being noted as the  Change.org, a petition website claiming 10th anniversary of when Apple began sell- 100 million users (itself a certified B Corp) ing the iPhone, which Steve Jobs had intro- was created in 2007. duced with great fanfare on Jan.  Google launched Android, an 9, 2007. There’s no question the REAL ESTATE open-standards platform for nonTODAY iPhone changed our world forevApple smartphones, in 2007. er, but, while it may be the most  Amazon released the Kindle significant tech-related event of in 2007, launching the eBook 2007, many other things haprevolution. pened during the 12 months  Airbnb was conceived in before and after that date.

2007 in San Francisco.

In chapter 2 of Thank You for  In 2007, IBM introduced Being Late titled “What the Hell “Watson,” a cognitive computer Happened in 2007?” author Tom combining machine learning and Friedman details the many conartificial intelligence. temporaneous developments of

By JIM SMITH,  In 2007, Intel introduced nonthat time which transformed our silicon materials into microchips, Realtor® world — just prior to the “Great enabling exponential growth in Recession,” which debuted in late 2008. computing power.

Here is Tom Friedman’s list (I recommend  In 2007, an open-source, Java-based reading his book for further explanation): programming framework called Hadoop  Within a year, Apple opened the develop- emerged which made “big data” possible. ment of iPhone apps to third parties, which Hadoop supports the processing and storgreatly magnified the iPhone’s impact on the age of extremely large data sets in a distribworld. There are currently over 2.2 million uted computing environment. apps in the App Store, 90 percent of them  In 2007, an open-source software develfree. Another 6 percent cost 99 cents. opment platform called Github emerged that  In September 2006, Facebook (which accelerated software development. It allows had been confined until them to colleges and software developers to share coding so each high schools) opened itself to anyone in the developer doesn’t have to re-create every world over the age of 13 with a valid email module of a program from scratch. address.  In clean tech, 2007 saw “the beginning of  In 2007, Twitter was spun off into a sepa- an exponential rise in solar energy, wind, rate platform and started to scale globally. biofuels, LED’s, energy efficient buildings  In late 2006, Google purchased and the electrification of vehicles.”

YouTube, substantially growing that service.

Not mentioned in that chapter, Elon Musk  B Lab was founded in July 2006 to certify for-profit companies that “meet rigorous unveiled the Tesla Roadster in July 2006, standards of social and environmental perfor- with deliveries starting in 2008. Its electric range of 200+ miles and 0-to-60 acceleration mance, accountability, and transparency “

Tune in to Golden Real Estate’s Show on KHOW Starting July 8th

As an extension of this column, Golden Real Estate is about to launch its own weekly radio program, “Real Estate Today,” every Saturday at 3 p.m. on KHOW (AM 630), starting July 8th. I’ll be the host of this program, which will typically consist of three 8-minute segments, at least one of which will be an extension of the previous Thursday’s column topic.

Typically, I’ll be joined by one or more of our broker associates plus relevant guests such as inspectors, lenders, appraisers, etc.

It will be a live program, and we’ll take phone calls from listeners. I hope you’ll want to tune in!

under 4 seconds awakened automobile manufacturers to the EV revolution, which they only now are beginning to accept.

What About Real Estate?

How, you might ask, have these global transformations impacted the real estate industry? The answer is “not that much,” but let me describe how the real estate business has evolved since 2007.

For starters, the smartphone has changed our business as much as it has everyone else’s. We agents are always connected (if we want to be). With internet access in our pockets and numerous smartphone apps, we are nearly as business-enabled on the road as we would be if we carried our laptops with us. I’ve even done business with clients while on vacation in Europe and Mexico, thanks to affordable international phone and data.

Other technological improvements have further enhanced our productivity, allowing us to better serve our clients. For example, almost all agents in our market subscribe to CTM eContracts, a fabulous service which makes it super-easy to create documents which can then be signed by clients or other agents on their computers, smartphones or tablets.

A few years ago, our local multi-list service, REcolorado.com, changed from its inhouse platform to a state-of-the-art platform

by CoreLogic that serves us and our clients better and is constantly evolving. One example is that we can now set up email alerts which will notify clients within 15 minutes of a home being listed which meets their search criteria.

There has been a revolution in showing services, too. Centralized Showing Service (CSS) has contracted with all but a few brokerages to handle showing requests 24hours a day, with a great smartphone app to match. Hopefully CSS will have 100% of

Help Us Celebrate Golden Real Estate’s 10th Anniversary!

The year 2007 has added significance for us, because Golden Real Estate was incorporated in July 2007, which means that this is our 10th Anniversary, too. Mark your calendar for Friday, July 14th, 5-8 pm, when we’ll be throwing a party in our South Golden Road parking lot with live music and good food. More details to follow, and you’re invited! brokerages on board soon, because it makes our job easier and serves sellers better than any agent or office can do by themselves.

Social media, including Facebook and Instagram, are playing an increasingly prominent role in the marketing of homes. Like many brokerages, Golden Real Estate utilizes social media to promote listings and open houses. In addition, we upload narrated video tours, including drone footage, of all listings to YouTube, which we then link to other social media, our website and the major real estate websites such as realtor.com and the Zillow group.

Every so often someone will predict that increased internet penetration will put real estate agents out of business, much like it has decimated the travel agency business.

Yet, despite a proliferation of “for sale by owner” websites, we’ve observed a reduction in the number of “by owner” listings, and most “FSBO’s,” in fact, end up hiring a listing agent or at least agreeing to pay a commission to buyers’ agents, realizing that there’s more to selling a home than putting a sign in the ground. Sellers need us not only for our transaction management and negotiation skills but for getting their homes the widest possible exposure (on the MLS) and having CSS manage showing requests and provide feedback.

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Thousands in Jeffco beat the heat with books Library’s Summer Reading program well underway

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Cindy Jaye, a public services manager with the Jefferson County Public Library, loves to read because she loves stories.

“I love the places I get to go, and the people I get to meet through stories,” she said.

And she’s not alone. So far, more than 31,000 people have registered to participate in the Jefferson County Public Library’s Summer Reading program, which kicked off on June 1. It will end on July 31.

Summer Reading has a little something for everyone, Jaye said. People can set individual goals and earn prizes, and participate in the countywide goal, which is 30 million minutes.

If the countywide goal is met, the Jefferson County Library Foundation will donate $500 to benefit the Foothills Animal Shelter. More than 12,000,000

“I like ‘Llama Llama’ and ‘David’ books.” — Beck Meyer, 3, adding he likes snuggling with his mom, dad or sister when they read to him.

“I like Summer Reading because I like to finish the book and see what happens at the end. Also because the library is so wonderful — they give you prizes for reading all summer long.” — Isabella Meyer, 10, of Littleton.

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minutes have been logged.

In addition, students who attend Jefferson County schools can count their minutes toward the school competition.

The library foundation will award a cash prize to the winning schools for use toward funding a literacy-based program.

Even families with babies can participate by tracking activities that promote early childhood literacy, Jaye said. Experts have identified five things that help prereaders get ready to read, she said. They are: sing, read, write, play and talk, Jaye said, and to help balance out the activities to track as

summer reading minutes, the library added discover, explore and laugh.

Participants can read whatever they want to, Jaye said, which includes books, magazines, newspapers, audio books and even websites and emails.

The library offers several hundred programs throughout its branches, and programs such as storytime also count for minutes in Summer Reading, Jaye said.

To learn more about the Jefferson County Public Library’s Summer Reading, visit https://summerreading. jeffcolibrary.org

“I not only love to read, but I also love to see other people reading and discussing books.

The Bookmobile is something really special for our community.

Whenever it comes, everybody rushes to return books and get new books.

It’s wonderful.” — Chris King, 81, of Lakewood.

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“Of course I like reading because with every word I read, the smarter I get.

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Residents circle petition to limit residential growth Aim to slow development to allow infrastructure to catch up

BY CLARKE READER CREADER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Since the year 2000, Lakewood has seen a population growth from about 140,000 people to nearly 160,000, according to numbers on the city’s website.

While those kinds of numbers can lead to an economic benefit, established neighborhoods and longtime residents are concerned about losing their city.

“For quite some time, most of the concerns in the community are centered on density and density-related issues,” said Cathy Kentner, board member of Lakewood Neighborhood Partnerships, a nonprofit started by citizens in 2014 to help residents deal with neighborhood issues and problems with city hall. “That includes everything from parking and accessibility to land use issues and development.”

In an attempt to slow the city’s population growth until the local government and infrastructure is ready to handle it, members of the Neighborhood Partnership are circulating a petition that would place a 1 percent annual limit on residential growth and return decisions on large multifamily projects to city council.

“We’re looking to find a balance that will create some kind of control that will protect our way of life in Lakewood to some degree,” said Anita Springsteen, a co-petitioner with Kentner and Heather Wenger, all of whom are board members on the Lakewood Neighborhood Partnerships. “We think growth can be done in a smarter way, one that ensures infrastructure and other services are ready to handle it. It would also help try

to preserve open space.”

But others, like Mayor Adam Paul, see the petition as an unnecessarily broad solution that would handicap the city’s growth.

“An approach like this is pretty draconian, and I don’t think it’s a smart way to address these issues,” he said.

“This is like taking a sledgehammer to the issue instead of somePaul thing more precise and strategic.”

Volunteers with Lakewood Neighborhood Partnerships are collecting signatures from the city’s registered voters, and are at about 2,000 of the nearly 6,000 signatures needed to qualify the proposal for the November ballot by Aug. 8.

If passed, the ordinance would limit the number of building permits for new residential units to 1 percent per year, and it would require projects of 40 or more units be approved by city council, Kentner explained. The 1 percent was chosen because before 2015, the city’s annual growth rate was about 1 percent, but in 2015, it rose to 4.4 percent.

According to information provided

by Stacie Oulton, Lakewood Public Information Officer, the city council has the ultimate say in how development is handled in the city because it approves Lakewood’s Comprehensive Plan, Zoning Code and Zoning Map. “That means City Council has established the density, whether low, medium or high, on any given piece of property in the city,” Oulton wrote in an email interview. “The Comprehensive Plan, the Zoning Code and Zoning Map all had years of public involvement before City Council approved them.”

In zones where high density is allowed, city council has already approved the property owner’s ability to build at high density. According to Oulton’s information, administrative decisions for developments involve the specific details of the

site plan for the development, which MORE INFO include setbacks, landscaping and other requirements established in For more information, see www.Lakewoodthe Zoning Code. But those adminStrategicGrowth.org or email Cathy@ istrative decisions do not involve LakewoodStrategicGrowth.org. density — city council already approved the density when it approved the Zoning Code and Zoning Map. Ward 1 council member Charley The petition was inspired by comAble understands. munities like Golden and Boulder, “This has grown out of a commuKentner explained, which also tried to limit growth in their community. nity frustration where council talks In 1996, the City of Golden started about the issue, but talk is all,” he a growth management system said. “It’s a community reaction to that limits our inaction.” residential Instead of a growth to 1 broad measure percent over like the one the total proposed, Paul number of is in favor of dwellings something in place the that focuses on prior year, specific issues explained like parking, Steve Glueck, design and Golden’s sustainability Community standards. and Economic “I’ve reached Development out to each Director, individual in an email council memCharley Able ber to see what interview. In 2014, it was Ward 1 Council Member issues they’re reduced to 0.9 facing in their percent. wards,” Paul “It is difsaid. “We need ficult to growth and identify what vibrancy in a the effects thoughtful way. have been.

Those are the One clear impact is that larger unin- things the community cares about.” corporated vacant properties have With nearly 20 years of a similar chosen to seek development approvapproach, Golden can serve as both als from Jefferson County rather an example and a caution. than annex to a situation where “It is complicated to administhey may not be able to develop on ter and may have limited overall their own schedule,” Glueck wrote. growth but it is hard to tell since “There have been many administrawe are mostly built out,” Glueck tive challenges as to how to adminwrote. “Residents like the idea ister such a program, such as the that growth has limits, although fact that projects take a long time to they seem to forget that about 80 get from initial approval to building new units a year does not mean no permits.” growth. And developers mostly are Part of the motivation behind concerned about the uncertainty of the petition is a lack of action from when they will be able to build and council to address density concerns, the impact on financing and project Kentner said, which is something costs.”

“This has grown out of a community frustration where council talks about the issue, but talk is all. It’s a community reaction to our inaction.”

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Cancer survivor shows off victory garden Arvada resident hopes to inspire others

Kim Giarratano sits in her garden at her Arvada home.

She says the garden is a symbol of her victory over cancer.

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The garden in front of Kim Giarratano’s Arvada home is in bloom with fuchsia, peonies, dahlias and sweet peas, which she says smell so good. There’s also a honeysuckle vine which will grow up over the trellis, decorative rocks, a fountain and glass pieces to signify that the garden in fairy friendly.

The garden is full of life.

It is a stark change from where it was this time last year, when Giarratano was undergoing chemotherapy to treat breast cancer.

“I wasn’t allowed to work in the garden,” Giarratano said. “ I was too sick.”

Giarratano was diagnosed with breast cancer in February 2016. She found it herself through a self breast exam. A mammogram confirmed it shortly after.

“I had mammogram knowing what the result was going to be,” Giarratano said, while sitting on the back porch of her Arvada home. “But I also knew I was going to be OK.” The help and support she got from family and friends is what Giarratano said guided her through surgery,

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chemo and radiation.

“They’ve helped me get through the little steps along the way,” she said.

Giarratano’s hair started falling out the morning of her daughters baby shower. So she used all the hairspray she owned to keep it together until after the party. That evening, a friend came over and helped her shave her head. They cried a little and laughed a little and Giarratano decided she didn’t want to wear a wig.

“Throughout this whole thing, she’s had a great can-do attitude,” said Giarratano’s husband, Gary.

When their granddaughter, Audrey, was born, the two healed together — her from the trauma of birth and

Giarratano from cancer.

In July 2016, Giarratano and her nephew, Ethan, attended an event at Lutheran Medical Center, where she was receiving treatment. At the event, a Colorado Community Media reporter captured a picture of the two, which printed on the front page of the Arvada Press.

“I was bald and beautiful on the front page,” Giarratano said. “I was pretty excited because I felt empowered to share my bald head.”

But this year, Giarratano is healthy again and grateful to be able to do the things she loves, like work in her garden.

“I put the garden together and was

RALLY FOR THE CURE HITS $100,000 MARK The ninth annual Indian Tree Rally for the Cure Golf Tournament started by Ann Wolta Blackstone, a LPGA golf pro and two-time breast cancer survivor, surpassed its goal of raising $100,000 for Komen Colorado at its 2017 tournament held Friday, June 23 at Indian Tree Golf Course in Arvada.

This years tournament raised $21,000 launching the tournament over its goal of raising $100,000 in the tournaments history.

“Twenty four years ago I didn’t know if I was going to win or what breast cancer was,” said Wolta Blackstone. “So it’s my true passion and privilege to give back to others in Colorado this way. I’m so proud to be the largest tournament and we’re constantly making it better and more fun every year.” standing back and looking at it and feeling proud,” she said. “I thought, a year ago I was sick and I was bald and now I’m able to be out here in this beautiful place and do what I love doing.”

She’s calling it her victory garden.

“It’s my victor garden because I am victorious over cancer — I beat it,” Giarratano said. “And others can too.”

Giarratano said she hopes her garden and her story will inspire other women so they too can be victorious over cancer.

LAKEWOOD NEWS IN A HURRY Free mulch for Lakewood residents Lakewood residents can pick up free mulch from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 24, and Saturday, July 1, at the City Greenhouse, 9556 W. Yale Ave. Staff will have a loader to assist residents.

The mulch is the byproduct of Lakewood’s tree trimming operations and limb drop-off events. The mulch has been reground, which makes for excellent ground cover in shrub and tree beds.

For more information, call 720-9635246.

Fed office wins water award Denver Metro Building Owners and Managers Association named the National Park Service building, located at 12795 W. Alameda Parkway, as the most efficient office building in the metro area during the association’s annual luncheon in June.

The award was part of the seventh annual Watts to Water Awards ceremony, which recognized outstanding buildings in the metro Denver area for achievement in the reduction of energy and water consumption.

The National Park Service building is owned by the Gov Lakewood Properties Trust, and managed by The RMR

Group. The build had a Water Use Intensity of .015 kGal per square foot (or 4.78 kGal per person).

Resurfacing of Colfax begins J Since June 12, the Colorado Department of Transportation and conl tractor partner, APC Construction w Co., have been working on roadway 1 repairs and improvements along Colfax Avenue between Interstate 70 and Kipling Street.

S This $2.9 million project consists of E asphalt resurfacing, curb and gutter replacement, ADA ramp installa2 tion, traffic signal updates and minor bridge repairs.

S Motorists should expect single- and double-lane closures on Colfax for t the duration of the project. Typical E working hours are from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. from Monday through Friday, and 1 overnight between 7 p.m. and 5 a.m.

Weekend work may occur as needed. t A vehicle-width restriction of 12 feet w a will be in effect through the project zone. b For additional information, call 303-317-3311, email colfaxresurfacing@ m gmail.com or visit the project website 6 and sign up for updates at www.codot. b gov/projects/us-40-colfax-resurfacingh i-70-to-kipling. s m w

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Mount View Youth Services Center has first suicide in 16 years 20-year-old found by staff STAFF REPORT

A 20-year-old took their own life at the Mount View Youth Services Center in south Lakewood early in the morning of June 23.

According to a release from Elizabeth Owens, media and public relations manager at the Colorado Department of Human Services, the youth was discovered by staff after 2 a.m. during a routine room check.

“We are deeply saddened by this event,” the release states. “Behavioral health workers are in the facility providing support to both youth and staff.

We also have made trauma support available to the youth’s family.”

According to the release, the facility will be conducting a comprehensive review following this incident. The last time there was a death was also a suicide — February, 2001.

The Mount View Youth Services Center is a 22-acre, secure, coed, multipurpose facility operated by the Department of Human Services, Division of Youth Corrections for youths from 10 to 20 years old.

The facility provides detention services for the First and Fifth Judicial Districts, diagnostic/assessment services for sixteen judicial districts

along the Colorado Front Range, a secure transportation unit that supports the assessment function, and the Next Step program for youth who have returned to secure committed care due to unsafe behaviors and increased risk while in the community either in a nonsecure placement or on juvenile parole.

According to Owens, the facility is home to the Front-Range Assessment Unit for youth committed to the Division of Youth Corrections. The Division’s assessment process relies upon evidenced-based assessment tools such as the Colorado Juvenile Risk Assessment to develop recommendations that address the risk and protective factors. The focus on risk and protective factors is a primary strategy to aid youth in addressing his or her criminal behaviors with the overall goal of reducing recidivism.

Youth are able to work toward a High School Diploma or obtain a GED. They may also be involved in a vocational program such as food service.

Selected youth may participate in two work programs, food services and grounds crew.

Youth also have the opportunity to receive weekly religious, medical, counseling, psychoeducational groups, mental health and psychiatric services. The detention population receives clinical services from the Jefferson Center for Mental Health.

JEFFCO NEWS IN A HURRY Jeffco slash collection July locations The Jefferson County Slash Collection program takes place every weekend 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 20-Nov. 12 at various locations.

July locations: July 1-2 at Marshdale Elementary School, 26663 N. Turkey Creek Road, Evergreen July 8-9 at Evergreen High School, 29300 Buffalo Park Road July 15-16 at West Jefferson Middle School, 9449 Barnes Ave. in Conifer July 22-23 at Marshdale Elementary, 26663 N. Turkey Creek Road in Evergreen July 29-30 at Conifer High School, 10441 County Highway 73 Slash is debris from nature such as tree limbs, prunings and pine needles which can add to potential fire hazards on your property.

Accepted materials are limbs, branches and tree debris with a maximum length of 8 feet and diameter of 6 inches, and loose pine needles, tree bark and pine cones.

Materials that are not accepted are household trash, tree stumps, construction material and lumber, metal material of any kind, rocks and yard waste/grass clippings.

Load parameters are based on six cubic yards, or 162 cubic feet, of material. The cost to drop off a single load of slash is $20. Credit cards only.

Loads exceeding parameters will be charged additional fees accordingly.

For more information on the slash program, visit http://jeffco.us/slash/.

County volunteer positions available The Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners announced that applications are being accepted for county residents to serve on numerous county volunteer boards and commissions.

Applications will be accepted through Aug. 1. Appointments will be made in late September.

There are vacancies in 21 of the county’s boards or commissions.

A complete list is available on the county’s website. Serving the county on a volunteer board or commission is an effective way for citizens to provide valuable input and make a positive impact in the community on issues ranging from pending land use cases to the allocation of open space grant funds, for example.

Interested Jefferson County residents must fill out an application online at www.jeffco.us/bcc/volunteer-boards/]jeffco.us/bcc/volunteerboards.

Questions about the application process or any of the boards or commissions, can be directed to volunteerboards@jeffco.us or the commissioners’ office staff at 303-271-8525.

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Starting a new neighborhood pub After years of effort, LandLocked Ales opens its doors

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It took five years of planning, false starts and construction, but for the four creators behind LandLocked Ales, Tyler and Brandi Burgei, Nick Stafford and Leanda Shackelford, it was all worth it to see the doors open on June 24.

“We felt like there’s a niche market that’s not being served — a place where you can spend your day just hanging out with people with some beers,” Stafford said during brewery’s opening at 3225 S. Wadsworth Blvd. “A place like an English pub, and that’s why we’re focusing on low gravity beer.”

Tyler and Stafford worked together for several years, fine-tuning and perfecting their approach to low-gravity beer, which is low alcohol and lighter in taste.

“You can’t really spend a day in the pub with people when you’re drinking the higher alcohol beers,” Stafford explained. “We will offer a few beers with higher content, but we felt like the low gravity market is one that hasn’t been served very much. We

LandLocked Ales, which opened at 3225 S. Wadsworth Blvd. on June 24, specializes in low-gravity, or low alcohol, beers.

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wanted to create something a little more refreshing for customers.”

Once Tyler and Stafford felt ready to take their brewing to the next level, it was time to find a location. And that’s where things got challenging.

“It took a while to do a business plan, and that it took us three years to find a suitable location,” Brandi said.

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“We were close to a location in Wheat Ridge, but it didn’t work out. We got the keys here on Dec. 1, 2015, and then spent the past year-and-a-half figuring out the construction here.”

So far the brewery has six beers on tap, including a saison, a jasmine blonde ale, and a porter, and have room for another six.

Located in southernmost Lakewood, LandLocked is looking to serve a largely residential area that has been without this kind of spot for a while, Brandi explained. Being family friendly was very important to the owners, and there’s games for children and changing rooms in the bathrooms.

And the neighbors appreciate it.

“We got notice about this place opening, and were so excited,” said Cath Perrone, who stopped by the opening with her husband Phil.

“We’re beer fans, but even though we don’t make it ourselves, we appreciate the skill that goes into it. And so

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Now that the brewery is finally open, the owners are eager to show their skill and become a place for everyone.

“We’re ready to be part of the community and to participate in charity events,” Brandi said. “We’ve been pursuing our dreams, and we have a lot of hopes for this place.”

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After five years of work, LandLocked Ales opened its doors at 3225 S. Wadsworth Blvd. on June 24. The brewery specializes in low-gravity, or low alcohol, beers.

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When Westminster’s Delrae Mondragon faced the responsibilities of her son DJ’s medical needs, as well as the normal struggles of parenting, she realized she could use some help.

And then, she went and found it in a course offered through SafeCare Colorado.

“I took it because there’s always information I can learn,” Mondragon said. “I don’t know everything.”

Mondragon, mother of two, completed the SafeCare program course a year ago. SafeCare Colorado is a curriculum designed to help parents and provide them with tools they can use during their children’s early years.

In Adams and Jefferson county, parents of children 5 and younger can sign up for SafeCare Colorado through Family Tree. Family Tree is a community agency that’s been helping members of Adams, Douglas and Jefferson counties for 40 years.

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“One of the things Delrae struggled with for a while was (her son) DJ eating as much as he needed throughout the day,” said Laurel Henry, Mondragon’s former support provider. “So one thing we worked on improving was DJ actually sitting for snacks and meals and eating and giving him a lot of praise when he would eat.”

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“People can seek out our services if they are having any kind of struggles or even if they feel like they want to know more parenting information than what they already do,” said Holzwart. “We’re very supportive of our families, and we really like to focus on what the parent is concerned about.”

The SafeCare curriculum focuses on each topic for six weeks. The parents or caregivers spend an hour and a half each week with their assigned Parent Support Provider learning new information and practicing new parenting skills.

“Because we go at the parent’s pace, it really depends on the skills they already have and how quickly they pick up the skills we’re teaching,” Holzwart said. “For families that have a lot of skills already, they can definitely combine sessions, and if they need extra support, it can always be extended. The parent-child interaction tends to be a more challenging topic, so we extend that one more frequently than the others.”

Parent-child interaction “With child-parent interaction, we really address the challenging behaviors that parents face, especially with 2-, 3- and 4--year-olds. Just little things like telling children ahead of time what can be expected in an activity can set them up for success,” said Holzwart.

These little things make a difference for Mondragon.

“I learned certain things to help myself be a better parent like setting time limits and giving pointers through our play,” she said. ”Some of them I was doing, but not all the time.”

Health “For the health topic, we talk about common illnesses and injuries that can happen to children,” said Holzwart. “We teach parents a systematic way to approach the child care health system. Instead of always going to the emergency room for whatever their child is exhibiting or always staying at home, we teach them how to use the system appropriately.”

The health topic sessions helped Mondragon learn to keep better track of her children’s illnesses and injuries.

“My son has health issues, and there is a form (health recording chart) that you can use if the kids are having a fever or if they got hurt.

That way when you do call the doctor you can tell them what steps you’ve already taken or when they’ve taken medication,” said Mondragon.

Home safety “For home safety, we talk about the common hazards that are found in homes and how to remove them to keep children safe. We also provide all of the childproofing equipment they might need, and we really emphasize the importance of supervision,” explained Holzwart.

When Mondragon began the SafeCare program, she had just become a new homeowner.

“There were things I wasn’t too aware of and things I wanted to do because I am a homeowner to my house like cupboards and strings, just safety things around the house,” said Mondragon. “The safety one helped me make my house childproof for my children.”

The end result “I recommend SafeCare for everybody,” Mondragon said. “Even if you are the best parent, you still will benefit or take something from it.”

“I feel like SafeCare benefits the community in a number of ways,” said Holzwart. “We really focus on parenting skills, but because the children are benefiting, we are building the next generation as well.

Parenting is hard; there is no book, and every child is different and has unique needs. It’s just more beneficial for people to have support than to try to figure it out on their own.”

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Think like a toddler, and fail your way to success

ost of us have been taught to move forward cautiously, make intelligent decisions, and not fail. In our society, failure has a nasty taste to it. Failure isn’t commonly thought of as a good thing. Most don’t realize that those who repeatedly fail are those who ultimately succeed. Failure is what counts – it’s picking yourself up, learning from your mistakes, and moving forward a bit smarter from the experience. Fail fast and fail frequently!

With my engineering training, I was taught to learn as much as possible on the topic of interest prior to venturing forth. It was OK to fail, but do so in new ways. It’s goofy to rein-

vent the wheel in every situation. Oftentimes a product or idea is totally new and there is limited information to pull from before venturing out.

Success in anything is very similar to learning to walk. The only way you learn is by repeatedly failing. A certain amount of walking is learned from watching grown-ups, but you can’t learn how to do it for yourself by watching them. You have to experience it on your own. You take a few steps and fall. You get back up, take a few more steps ... and fall again. As a child, there is never any disappointment in this process. It’s all part of the adventure and being human. Your focus is on what you did accomplish — oftentimes with

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an ear-to-ear smile! I submit that by adopting this attitude in your life you will have a lot of fun, become a better version of you, and ultimately succeed in whatever it is you set out to do.

A well lived life truly is about the journey.

As the saying goes, “life is a marathon, not a sprint.” The journey is more important than the destination — this is where we get to experience, for ourselves, what life is all about.

Having an inquisitive mind and trying different approaches until you ultimately achieve your desired results is one of the greatest feelings. You understand that true knowledge SEE BOTT, P13

In a world of too many soulless salons, old-fashioned barber makes the cut

A LETTER TO THE EDITOR A bad bill The American Health Care Act, which is being drafted in Congress, would mean higher prices for some consumers, less coverage, and tax breaks for big drug and insurance companies. These tax breaks will result in the increased premiums and out of pocket costs and the weakening of Medicare.

Don’t be fooled. The bill includes a push for a Medicare voucher system, sometimes called premium support. This is an effort to shift costs onto more than 759,500 individual Coloradans enrolled in Medicare. In other words, our seniors will have to pay more to get needed care – if you can even afford it under a voucher system and if access is granted (no

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guarantee). More people will be forced to choose between health care and other necessities. Getting sick will become riskier than ever.

Worse yet the state of Colorado will also need to bear the cost of assistance for Medicaid recipients.

Whether these are younger persons with special needs or the elderly who rely on Medicaid for expensive medical treatments and nursing home care, under TABOR, Colorado will have very difficult budget choices pitting roads, schools, and seniors against each other.

Rising healthcare costs are a problem for Americans of all ages and political views. Placing a higher SEE LETTERS, P13

lfredo Hidalgo has been cutting my hair since 1977.

I have been unfaithful to him, because of weather or location, fewer than 10 times.

QUIET Alfred cut my hair DESPERATION when it was over my ears and the color of Masonite, when the Grays started to move in, and when the Grays completely took over the block.

Across 40 years, I have heard about his loving marriage, his accomplished Craig Marshall children, his devotion Smith to fishing, his days at West High School, where he was class president and a star athlete, memories of mouth-watering Rockybilt hamburgers, and riding his bicycle from the area that is now the Auraria Higher Education Center to Red Rocks — something I find hard to believe.

I asked Alfred what his job title is, and he said, “hairstylist.”

No one went to a hairstylist in the 1950s or 1960s, but by the 1970s, men were ready for stylists and salons.

Barbershops started to disappear.

There are still some barbershops all over the country, in small towns primarily, where you sit and wait for Floyd.

However, there are over 4,100 Great Clips in the United States, to go along with a slew of other salons that can get the job done, one way or another, in under 10 minutes.

Alfred owns and manages The Hair-Porte. If you call during working hours, you will speak directly with Alfred, or one of the other five stylists.

If you call after hours, you won’t get an answering service.

His appointment book is all handwritten, and he doesn’t keep track of your birthday. That means you won’t get a computer-generated birthday card that makes you feel about as special as a used saltine.

One of the hair salon chains assigns your head a couple of numbers. I think my top is a 4 and my sides are a 5. A No. 4 attachment goes on the clipper and buzz, buzz, buzz.

Then a No. 5, and buzz, buzz, buzz.

It’s an induction haircut.

Alfred went to barber college and beauty school. I looked at him quizzically when he said “beauty school,” and he explained that’s where a student learns how to color hair, and it’s where a student learns how to work on wigs and hairpieces.

He said a wig or hairpiece customer would come in and be taken to a back room, behind a curtain. The customer would sit in one chair, and the wig or

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hairpiece would sit in another chair.

(That’s not entirely true, but that’s how I pictured it.)

Your car was built by a robot, but a robot is never going to cut your hair.

Alfred uses electric trimmers and clippers, just like the ones he used in 1977.

Shakespeare said, “There’s many a man has more hair than wit.”

Alfred never hands you a calendar, a coupon, or a comb with his name on it. He does his job, day after day, the way jobs used to be done.

I would have found somewhere else to go to a long time ago, if all I wanted was a haircut. That should tell you something.

is personal.

Give yourself a pat on the back for being persistent and finding a way to achieve your goal!

People with an attitude of exploration and fun while going through life are very creative and happy. Once they decide on what they want to experience they know they’ll achieve their goal. It’s just a matter of time.

Each of us gets to choose how we want to live our lives and what is important to us.

Make your choices worthwhile. Learn as you go. Continually expand your definition of YOU. Develop that confident swagger that comes from knowing you can accomplish anything you commit to — the attitude that “I’ve got this!”

age tax on those over 50, forming (again) high risk pools, and pricing seniors out of medical insurance while offering pharmaceutical and insurance companies large tax breaks is not the change you need or voted for.

Please contact your senators and ask them to oppose this bill.

Shirley J Leow, Lakewood

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

Glenn Bott of Arvada is enthusiastic about life and everything he does! He speaks and consults on empowerment and resiliency.

He shares what he learned by successfully reinventing himself after recovering from a severe brain injury.

Fishing expedition Imagine a political cartoon likened to the story of Moby Dick with all its symbolism.

Captain Ahab is standing on the quarterdeck of his whaling ship Pequod. Ahab looks a bit like Schumer, and under the ship’s name “Pequod” is a word that looks a bit like DNC. Moby Dick is swimming in the distance and something about him reminds you of Trump.

Bill Connelly, Golden

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Ethel May (Sunny) MacPhail Adair July 3, 1925 - March 27, 2017

Rapid City – Ethel May (Sunny) MacPhail Adair died Monday, March 27, 2017 at the Bella Vista Care and Rehabilitation Center in Rapid City, SD. Ethel May (Sunny) MacPhail Adair was born July 3, 1925 in St. Lawrence, SD to James and Vivian MacPhail. She was the third born of four daughters.

When she was six her mother was diagnosed and sent to a Sanitarium for TB. It was thought that by shipping the girls off to different relatives that they would be safe, but alas, Sunny also would come down with it in her late teens. She was sent to the Custer Sanitarium and the family chose to move to West River to be near her, settling in Rapid City.

Finally released in her early twenties, she went to work for Thorpe Jewelers in Deadwood, SD.

person. Sunny became an excellent caregiver to live-ins from the VA, a niece and two nephews, and later on her mother. She was very accomplished at sewing, crocheting, gardening and cooking.

While living in Spearfish, she had a little butter and egg business as well as sewing gowns for the Passion Play. It was also in Spearfish where she went to college at Black Hills State University, earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Library Science.

In the early seventies she moved to Denver, CO where she continued her education while working for Union Pacific Railroads as a Research Librarian and attaining her Master’s Degree.

In 1981 Sunny and Robert (Bob) Adair married and shared much love and adventures together and with their dog, Star. They enjoyed traveling in Although her first two marriages didn’t work out, they did provide many their Blue Bird all over the west, especially Arizona, with the trips centering learning experiences and helped hone her as a very talented and hard working around seeing family and friends. She

In Loving Memory

loved to fish, cross-country ski and play the slots. She had friends from every walk of life and liked nothing more than celebrating life with them.

Sunny adored her church, Holy Shepard Lutheran Church, singing in the choir, bible study, and all the friends she made there. When Bob died in 2005 the church became her rock. Being saddled with severe rheumatoid arthritis, though rarely complaining, and life was getting hard to manage alone. Encouraged to move back to Rapid City, SD she chose to do so and settled into the Good Samaritan facility, where family and friends often visited. Sunny suffered from dementia which gradually got worse over the years. And although having to change facilities two more times she never lost her sense of humor or spunk. Everyone from the cooks, cleaners, and caregivers came to love and enjoy her.

She was preceded in death by her parents, sisters Sue and (Ben) Ennenga and Mary Jean and (Willard) Roberts and her husband Robert Adair.

She will be lovingly remembered by her sister, Fairy (Gene) Bentz, many nieces and nephews, cousins and dear friends, Heidi, Jan, Clare and Emily, and no doubt many more.

A memorial service will be held July 3 at 10:00 at the Holy Shepherd Lutheran Church in Lakewood, CO with internment at 1:30 pm at the Ft. Logan National Cemetery in Denver, CO. Luncheon will be held at the church after the service.

Memorials may be directed to the Holy Shepherd Lutheran Church Music Ministry, 920 Kipling Street, Lakewood CO 80215.

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How should parents respond when a teen show depicts suicide?

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QUESTION: I’ve seen my teenagers watching the Netflix TV series 13 Reasons and talking about it. Since the main character thought dying by suicide was a way out of her troubles, how concerned should I be, and what’s the best way to talk my kids about it?

This is timely, since recent media attention to this show has been extensive and a second season is planned. The show is rated TV-MA, for mature audiences only, and shows graphic imagery around sexual assault, self-harm, drug use, and suicide.

Binge watching such graphic imagery about intense issues can be harmful to even the most stable of teens and can have a devastating impact to those struggling with mental health issues and suicidal thoughts.

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If you choose to allow your older teenager to watch this, it is recommended that they watch it with you so you can start an open and honest conversation and you can provide appropriate adult support.

If you’re ever concerned about your teen and want to know what to look for, signs of suicide can include anger, irritability, sadness and crying, talking or joking about suicide or death, feeling guilty for no reason, changes in eating and sleeping patterns, a recent breakup, and disconnection from friends, family, and activities they used to enjoy.

The biggest things to watch for are significant changes in the typical way they communicate and act. If you see these warning signs, ask directly if they’re thinking about suicide. If they’re not, they’ll tell you “no.”

The best evidence suggests that bringing up the subject directly won’t push them closer to suicide, but rather will often open that conversation you need to have.

If they are thinking about suicide, sometimes they’ll admit it, sometimes they won’t. But trust your gut and connect them to help via a mental health professional.

Jefferson Center for Mental Health serves Jefferson, Clear Creek, and Gilpin Counties at 303-425-0300 and the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).

Both of these resources are available to you 24/7 so when you are concerned, please reach out.

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Mental health solutions must be culturally competent to be successful

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ental health is a hard topic to discuss, treat and even ask about, especially in the Latino community. In my family, mental health was something we never disMENTAL cussed — assuming that illness was HEALTH something visible, tangible. But that misconception didn’t shield us from being deeply affected by the struggles of mental illness.

My brother struggled to manage his frustration Sandra Garciagrowing up, and we Hernandez did not know how to cope with the way his underlying mental illness affected our family. In high school he struggled academically, and at home he often did not want to talk to anyone, making communication with my parents more difficult and challenging to know how they could support him.

My family tried everything to cope: medical specialists, behavioral meetings at school, and the emergency room in dire situations.

With these meetings and treatments came hospital bills, missed

work days and, sometimes, legal fines. For my parents, with their limited English, it was difficult to navigate and advocate for appropriate help.

For many communities of color, the challenge of diagnosis is often exacerbated by the challenge of understanding doctors and experts, in language — whether that’s speaking English or medical jargon — and in culture. When we do seek treatment, communities of color are often faced with options that are not culturally sensitive, are unaffordable, or of low quality.

Colorado recognizes that mental health is a challenging and nuanced part of a person’s overall health, so in May, for mental health month the state launched Let’s Talk Colorado, a campaign that aims to dispel myths and tackle stigmas that keep people from seeking treatment. Programs like this are important first steps that can be bolstered when people from diverse communities participate in these conversations.

After struggling for many years, my brother was was finally referred to a behavioral center where he was diagnosed with anxiety, a condition that wasn’t properly explained to my family. His doctor suggested medication as a treatment option,

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Without anyone to help us navigate the complexities of mental health, my brother’s condition worsened. After he turned 18, he stopped attending therapy and school. My parents were always willing to provide support and care, but did not know how. His doctors were not bilingual and didn’t explain dosages, side effects or benefits of different treatments in a way that made sense to my parents, so they did not understand the scope of his illness or how to treat it. All they knew were the potential dangerous side effects of medication, so my brother went into adulthood untreated.

People of color continue to receive disproportionately lower quality mental health care. We face disparities including cost, quality, and cultural stigma, which hold us back from seeking services. Many studies have shown better health outcomes when mental health treatment is patient-centered, integrated with physical health care, and takes into account the cultural

factors that determine our health.

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Expanding resources that communities feel they can navigate will lead to more young adults receiving proper care to stay healthy and finish school, impacting their long-term health and financial stability. Ultimately, this will lead our communities to receive the quality health care needed to move closer towards eliminating disparities in mental health.

Let’s Talk Colorado and similar campaigns to end mental health stigma would be strengthened by including more resources for communities of color that address the unique barriers we face to talking about mental health, accessing care and understanding our treatment options. For many people, this would be a first step to discussing mental health in their own cultural language.

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LIFE A look at wedding traditions

Vows and tradition vary between religions

just happened can’t be undone.”

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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he joining of two people in matrimony calls for many different traditions depending on the religion the couple is rooted in.

Most religions recognize a formal assertion of marriage, but there is a difference in how verbal the couple themselves are in making the vows.

While Western cultures tend to have spoken vows between the couple, many other religions rely on ceremonial and symbolic gestures.

Typical Christian weddings, including Catholic, Protestant, Episcopal, Lutheran and Methodist, use what most people see as traditional wedding vows — the couple promises to honor and cherish each other as well as commit to each other through good times and bad. They vow to never part until death, “according to God’s holy ordinance.”

“You can look at the language of the traditional vows and there is something powerful being said,” said Rev. Kevin Burke, a professor of theology at Regis University and a Catholic priest.

But Burke also said sometimes those vows are romanticized. “`Til death do us part,’ people sometimes say those words because they want the tradition,” Burke said. “They really want those vows to be true, but they’re also realistic to know that life is hard and it’s not always going to work out that way.”

Wedding vows are often influenced by romantic poets and the transcendentalists, Burke said, adding that there’s something important about the philosophy in that movement.

“But there’s a lot of that

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romantic tradition and a lot of time it confuses vows with romantic visions and dreams,” Burke said. “Happily every after becomes a tag line.”

As a Catholic theologian, Burke said expression at a wedding is important, but what is being expressed becomes the most important.

“I am really interested in how weddings express a deep Biblical vision,” he added.

Burke said one of his favorite Biblical readings was when a couple chose to share the story Moses and the burning bush during their wedding mass.

When he asked why, the couple said they wanted an image of what’s going on in them as they approach their wedding.

“What a great image,” Burke said. “A bush that’s on fire but it’s not being consumed. And isn’t that like the experience of falling in love and it doesn’t burn out but it actually renews itself. I was blown away. It was so beautiful.”

But the thing Burke said he was struck by in this was that the story of Moses and the burning bush is a foundational text in the Jewish religion. He said it’s a reminder that the Christian religion is rooted in

Judaism and that God is not sensitive to guilt but the pain of his people.

But unlike a Christian wedding, a Jewish ceremony is not centered around the exchange of vows. It is about the contract.

A Jewish wedding is historically separated into two ceremonies that have been combined into one in modern times.

The first ceremony, called the Kiddushin, is the betrothal. It includes the contract that the groom writes to the bride. During the ceremony, the contract is given to the woman and it becomes her property.

Russell Arnold, associate professor of religious studies at Regis University, said that in modern Jewish weddings, this can look like vows, with the groom speaking to the bride.

Another key part of the first ceremony is the exchange of property, which is usually a ring.

Historically it is only given to the bride, however, Arnold said modern weddings now do exchanges in both directions.

“When the ring is

offered, it’s placed on the right index finger,” Arnold said. “The idea is that the right index is the most direct line to the heart. It doesn’t stay there, but in the ceremony that’s where it’s placed.”

That, Arnold said, is the seal of the contract.

The second half of the ceremony is the actual joining — the seven blessings.

Arnold said there are two things about a Jewish wedding that are culturally prominent: the four-post canopy and the breaking of the glass.

“The posts with a clothe cover creates a symbolic first home,” Arnold said.

“But it’s open on all sides, like Abraham’s tent in the Bible.”

The breaking of the glass is a sign of the wedding.

“The most significant meaning is that it’s irreversible,” Arnold said.

“What has

Another religion that focuses on actions more than words is Hinduism.

Generally Hindu weddings last three to five days in India. But in the United States, they are often been shortened to one day, said Mohan Sagar, member of the religious committee at the Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple of Colorado in Castle Rock.

First, the bride and groom must be formally accepted into the families.

Next, there is the henna body-painting ritual. The bride and her female attendants and family members get their hands and feet painted with red henna, which represents purity and sacredness. Sagar said this is a popular aspect of Hindu weddings because it looks very beautiful.

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Exhibition on Western movies examines American mythology Frederick Remington’s large oil painting “A Dash for the Timber” (1889) has served as inspiration for more than one film director for a galloping-mountedriders scene.

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

They’re coming at you before you enter the glass gallery doors!

A movie screen shows mounted horsemen rushing to the forefront — either chasing or evading someone else …

These are clips from six different films, from historic blackand-white to contemporary, cycling continuously. And all are possibly inspired by a classic American image mounted to the left of the screen: Charles Remington’s large 1889 oil on canvas painting called “A Dash for the Timber,” loaned by the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth, Texas.

The Denver Art Museum focuses on America’s special mythology in a new exhibit running through Sept. 10 called “The Western: An Epic in Art and Film.” This is the first such blend of still and moving images that emphasizes the artistic legacy and evolution contributing to the development of the Western genre. “It’s been a wonderful ride,” said DAM Director Christoph Heinrich, who also made a point of the support by

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the National Endowment for the Arts, which offers federal indemnity in addition to the usual high insurance coverage for art that is a national treasure.

The exhibit was co-curated

by Thomas Brent Smith, director of the Petrie Institute at the Denver Art Museum, and Mary Dailey Desmarais, Ph.D., curator of International Modern Art at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, where the exhibit will appear next.

“There are many touch points,” Smith said. Many directors referred to painting as they created films, both for subject matter and blocking the characters in a story. “This is a visual construct of the

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that he will treat her better than how she was raised. They vow to never leave her, to always seek her and support her until death.

If the father agrees, the groom typically ties a pendant around the brides neck indicated that he is now married.

“The bride is not viewed as property, the bride is viewed as a gift,” Sagar said. “To give a daughter away is the ultimate act of selflessness. If you are to do that in life, you are assured a place in heaven.”

West … How we understand — or misunderstand — the West comes from movies,” Smith said. This is the first time the DAM has used film to this extent. A visitor has examples of the set, the cast and the artists/directors mingled through the exhibit, with related art and objects interspersed with a number of small spaces featuring film clips.

“From Bierstadt to Tarantino, it’s digestible … maybe memories from a long time ago — or yesterday,” Smith commented.

Directors John Ford, who covered five decades and more than 150 films (starting with “Iron Horse” in 1924) and Sergio Leone, known for his

One wedding ritual where there is no promises to death is in the neopagan handfasting ceremony.

Handfasting is an ancient tradition where two people promise themselves to each other for a year and a day. They can also be legal if the couple chooses.

If that works out, they can renew each year and if it doesn’t, they can do a hardparting.

“I find handfastings to be a little more healthy in looking at relationships because it’s not setting up you’re going to get married until you’re dead,” said Dr. Amy Reed, who goes by the name Andarta in the pagan community, where she is a priestess in the Druid spiritual path.

IF YOU GO “The Western: An Epic in Art and Myth” runs through Sept. 10 at the Denver Art Museum and occurs to us as an ideal outing for visiting family members. Denver is a logical place to hold this exhibit as a crossroads of the Old and New West. The DAM is open daily except Mondays and this show requires special ticketing. For information, see denverartmuseum. org or call 720-865-5000.

“Spaghetti Westerns,” bookend the history, now picked up by many contemporary directors—some with tongue in cheek.

A section looking at the counterculture features artists Andy Warhol, Ed Ruscha and Kent Monkman, as well as recent film such as “Brokeback Mountain” and “Django Unchained.” We find changes from stories of the Old West to issues of our time, with more sympathetic images of Native Americans. Some recent films take the focus from agriculture to oil. Major shifts in culture included the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights movement.

The Druid path is modeled on ancient Celtic religion and one of the three most prevalent pagan paths in Colorado, Andarta said. The other two, she said are Nordic and Wicca.

“There is a huge pagan community in Colorado,” Andarta said, adding that modern paganism is one of the fastest growing religions. “Colorado has a lot of diversity and it is very nature based.

A lot of people are very nature oriented here and drawn to paganism because of that.”

She said she also thinks that current television shows and people being dissatisfied with current mainstream religions are pushing people toward a pagan path.

The handfasting ceremonies vary for each path and each couple. It depends

“We go to the Western to work it out,” Smith said.

Mary Demarais commented: “Really, at this point the Western itself is an agent of change,” the major artistic export from America — with Abstract Expressionism. That export started with Buffalo Bill Cody and his Wild West Shows, which brought the myth of the American West to Europe, beginning in 1887, and continues today.

Note: This show requires some “backing and forthing” to pick up on interrelated themes, if the visitor can manage it.

And … don’t miss Kent Monkman’s “Boudoir de Berdashe” (2007), with its brocade tipi, crystal chandelier, buffalo skin rug, red brocade Victorian divan, birch bark “Louis Vuitton” luggage and Miss Chief ’s high-heeled, beaded moccasins and versions of the silent film, “Shooting Geronimo.” It’s near the end and manages to make fun of a good deal you’ve just absorbed. (It’s from the National Gallery of Canada.)

A catalog had not yet arrived from the publisher when we visited, but should be available in the gift shop soon.

on if they are a nature-based couple or worship a specific god or goddess.

Typically guests at the ceremony cast a circle and call on the four corners, east, west, north and south. Then the priestess invites in the gods and then calls on any ancestors. From there, Andarta said its just like any other wedding where the couple promises themselves to each other.

A cord is wrapped around the couples hands symbolizing that they are joined and traditionally the couple will jump over a broom.

“It all depends on their specific path and their guests,” Andarta said of the rituals. “Some pagans don’t want to to be a full-blown ritual because it may freak out their grandma, who is Southern baptist.”

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Arvada Associated Modelers hosts training night, 4-8 p.m. Thursdays from May to September (weather permitting) at the Arvada Airpark, 7608 Highway 93, Golden (use the Pioneer entrance between Leyden Road and 64th Avenue). Anyone interested in learning to fly radio control models is invited to take a introductory flight with an instructor. No previous experience is needed, and the club provides radios and airplanes. Training is free and open to everyone. It’s fun for the entire family. Go to www.arvadamodelers.com/ pilot-training/.

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Golden Business & Financial Services, Inc. Financial & tax counseling business & personal Tax planning & preparation Accounting & payroll services Budgets & plans, venture analysis, problem-solving QuickBooks® consulting and training

Spirituality meets 7-9 a.m. every Thursday at the Community Center of Mile Hi Church, 9079 W. Alameda Ave., Lakewood. Meetings include networking, a brief meditation by a licensed practitioner, guest speaker and breakfast. For additional information, visit www.bhsmilehi.org or call Patty Whitelock at 303-274-0933.

Caregiver’s Support Group: 1 p.m. the fourth Thursday of each month at the Apex Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd. Share ideas and resources; learn to take care of yourself. Led by Senior Reach and sponsored by Home Instead Senior Care.

CERTUS Professional Network meets for its Lakewood networking event 9:30-11 a.m. the third Thursday of the month at Panera Bread, 650 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Lakewood.

Build your network, grow your business, network less. Our events are structured to connect professionals with the resources, power partners and leaders to expand their business and the business of others. Open to all industries, includes 30 minutes of open networking and organized introductions to the group. Cost: $12 non-CERTUS members at the door. First participants pay half price. RSVP not required. More info about CERTUS™ Professional Network at www.

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Community Coffee Join Rep. Tracy KraftTharp on the fourth Thursday of each month to talk about issues that are important to you. Community Coffee will be 7-8 a.m. at La Dolce Vita, Ice Cream Room, 5756 Olde Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada; and from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Panera Bread, 10450 Town Center Drive, Westminster.

Drop-in Storytimes Bring the kids to get lost in the world of wonderful words and fabulous illustrations, from timeless classics to new discoveries, all with a nature theme.

Drop-in storytimes are at 10 a.m. the first Thursday and third Monday of each month at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Go to www.arvada.org/ nature or call 720-898-7405. Suitable for all ages. No registration required.

Golden Lions Club meets at 6:30 p.m. the first and third Thursdays at Buffalo Rose Events Center, 1119 Washington Ave., Golden.

For information, contact Ed Dorsey at 303829-5195, or go to www.goldenlionsclub.org

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Golden Men’s Support Group meets from 7-8:45 p.m. Thursdays near the National Renewal Energy Lab. Call Roger at 720-2896396 or Terry at 303-748-3748.

Investors’ meetings The Rocky Mountain Inventors Association meets 6:30-8:30 p.m. the fourth Thursday of every month (excluding November and December) at Vesta Technology, 13050 W. 43rd Drive, Suite 300, Golden. Presentations in marketing, manufacturing, engineering, finance, business and legal, followed by networking. Go online to www.rminventor.org for details.

Lakewood Rotary Club meets at 7:15 a.m. the first, second and fourth Thursday of each month at the Egg and I, 7830 W. Alameda Ave., Lakewood. The club meets at Baker Street, 7260 W. Alaska Drive, for happy hour social at 5:30 p.m. the third Thursday. Rotary is a service organization dedicated to helping children in the community. If you are interested in speaking to the club please contact Genie at 303-5063923. Visitors welcome.

Low Vision Support Group: 11 a.m. the fourth Thursday of each month at the Apex Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Led by the Center for People with Disabilities. Share ideas and resources on vision loss. Call Laura Stewart at 303790-1390, ext. 207.

NEW Connection: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Thursdays, at the Arvada Public Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Networking and support group for job seekers and budding entrepreneurs. Contact Jane Grogan at JGrogan@career-match.com. LinkedIn group page: www.linkedin.com/groups/6753121.

Parkinson’s Support Group: 1-2:30 p.m. the third Thursday of each month at Apex Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd. Led by HomewatchCareGivers. Share ideas and resources. Call Melinda Yeary at 720-524-4192 or e-mail MYeary@HomewatchCareGivers.com for information.

Rocky Mountain Team Survivor, a health, education and fitness program for women of all abilities who have experienced cancer or are currently in treatment, offers weekly free, fun, supportive activities. Tuesdays, 10 a.m., Boulder Creek Walk (meet at Boulder Public Library main entrance). Tuesday, 11-11:30 a.m., Yoga, Boulder Senior Center, 909 Arapahoe Avenue. Thursdays, 6-7 p.m., Fitness Training, Boulder Center for Sports Medicine, 311 Mapleton Avenue (entrance on Maxwell Avenue.). Learn more at rockymtnteamsurvivor.org.

Salty Dog Sailing Club If you love to sail or want to try, if you don’t have a boat, if you have a boat but don’t sail enough because

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you cannot find a crew, the Salty Dog Sailing Club is for you. The club meets the second Thursday of the month at members’ homes.

Members come from all along the Front Range because this is the only such club available. Dinner begins at 5:30 p.m. with the business meeting commencing at 7 p.m.

Go to www.saltydog.org for information.

South Suburban Toastmasters is a high energy, fun, supportive learning place to practice speaking and leadership skills.

Group meets 7-8:30 a.m. Thursdays at Toast Restaurant, 2700 W. Bowles Ave. in Littleton. Contact Leigh Miller at 720-272-2853.

Stuck in the Middle, a social support group for spouses and caregivers of those with chronic illnesses, meets at 10:30 a.m.

Thursdays. Perhaps you’ve been a caregiver for years, your spouse or family member has moved to a facility and now you are faced with the isolation of living alone. Or your loved one is at home and you would like an opportunity to relax and talk with people who understand the pressures caregivers face. Would you like to meet others in similar situations? SITM meets in member’s homes.

E-mail Bonnie at bonnieforsitm@earthlink. net, for information.

TEN (The Entrepreneurs’ Network), a business minded women’s networking group, meets from 7:30-8:45 a.m. Thursdays at Fox Hollow Golf Course, 13410 W. Morrison Road, Lakewood. Contact Joy Hinshaw, 720-2711496 or joyofcolo@comcast.net. Membership dues includes weekly breakfast plus a one-time new member’s fee.

Wheat Ridge Kiwanis Club invites you to breakfast at 7 a.m. Thursdays at Davies’ Chuck Wagon on 26th Avenue just west of Kipling. Come join us for speakers, comradery and community service. We are a small club and we have a great time serving the children of our community and more. Call David Colson at 303-507-2919, email info@ wheatridgekiwamis.com or go to www. wheatridgekiwanis.com.

Widowed Men and Women of America, Link 10, social hour is 4-6 p.m. Thursdays at the Innsider Bar and Grill, inside Holiday Inn, 7390 Hampden Ave., Lakewood.

Group offers friendship, understanding, and opportunities to participate in various activities. Contact Bob, membership chairman, at 303-979-0181 or go to www.widowedamerica.org.

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Wilmore-Richter, American Legion Post 161 has it Veterans Helping Veterans membership meetings at 7 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at 6230 W. 60th Ave., Arvada. Contact 303-424-0324 for cost and other information.

Fridays American Legion Post 161 Bingo: 12:30 p.m.

Fridays and Saturdays at 390A N. Sheridan, Arvada. Bingo events help raise money to support the post’s many charitable programs. Contact 303-424-0324.

CalmUp Journey Prefer to help yourself rather than do the coaching or psychotherapy thing? Let me share with you free information about the CalmUp Journey, a one-page self-examination worksheet for men and women. Join me for coffee or tea, 8-9 a.m. most Fridays at Whole Foods Market Belmar, 444 S. Wadsworth Blvd. in Lakewood. Let me know you’re planning to be there so we’re sure to connect. Contact www.DrLorieGose.com or 303-500-2340.

Game On meets from 1-4 p.m. at Community Recreation Center, 68th and Wadsworth. The North Jeffco Senior Friday Club meets weekly to play cards and board games, including bridge, pinochle, canasta, hand & foot, majong, billiards and dominoes. No RSVP. All supplies provided and refreshments.

Monthly pot luck/catered meals. Golfing and bowling opportunities, too. For information call Bob Stremel, 303905-4315.

Golden Gate Community Grange, 25201 Golden Gate Canyon Road, has meetings at 7 p.m. the second Friday of the month.

Activities include yoga, dances, eggmania, special wildlife programs, holiday craft fair.

Grange hall available for rental for weddings, parties, reunions, etc. Call Rich Phillips at 303-277-1933 or go to www.goldengategrange.com. New members welcome.

Jeff-West Community Forum: 7:30-8:30 a.m. the fourth Friday of each month at Walnut Creek Golf Preserve (formerly Heritage Golf Course), 10555 Westmoor Drive. Jeff-West Community Forum seeks to strengthen connections among residents of the Jeffco portion of Westminster by providing information about the area’s organizations, agencies, and events. Forum is free and open to the public; breakfast can be ordered from the menu. See the group’s Facebook page or contact Evie.Hudak@ gmail.com.

North Jefferson County Gem and Mineral Club meets at 7:30 p.m. the second Friday of each month at the Apex Community Recreation Center, 6842 N. Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Clubs offers presentations, field trips, socializing, and local shows. Children are always welcome to attend with their family. Members enjoy rockhounding (rocks, minerals, and fossils), faceting, jewelry making, diverse geology, and sharing stories about “the one that got away” (or at least was too big to carry home). Contact club president Tom Reilly for dues and other information, 303-940-7425.

Parkinson’s Care Partners: 1:30-2:30 p.m. the second Friday of each month at the Apex Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd. Free group designed for care providers; it is led and sponsored by

Homewatch CareGivers. Call Melinda Yeary, 720-524-4192 or e-mail MYeary@HomewatchCareGivers.com.

South Jeffco Rotary: 7:15 a.m. Fridays at The Den at Fox Hollow Golf Course (Morrison Road just west of Kipling). Rotary is a service organization dedicated to helping those in need in our community as well as internationally. Join us for breakfast, speakers, comradery and community service. Call Kris Clute at 303-907-0473, email info@ sojeffcorotary.org, or go to sojeffcorotary.org.

TOPS Chapter 0675: 8:30-9:30 a.m. (weigh-in) and 9:30 a.m. (meeting) Fridays at Arvada United Methodist Church, 6750 Carr St., Arvada. For anyone wanting to lose or maintain their weight. Call group leader Rhonda Basham, 720-379-6162. Free to try; $32 per year to join.

Round Table Issues Breakfast: 7 a.m. the first Friday of each month at American Legion Wilmore-Richter Post 161, 6230 W. 60th Ave., Arvada. Learn about local projects and events. Breakfast service begins at 6:45 a.m. Open to the public. Contact 303424-0324 for cost and other information.

Saturdays American Legion Post 161 Bingo: 12:30 p.m.

Fridays and Saturdays at 390A N. Sheridan, Arvada. Bingo events help raise money to support the post’s many charitable programs.

Arvada Authors A new group for writers is forming. Arvada Authors meets at 6 p.m. the first and third Saturday each month at Global Goods and Coffee, 5613 Olde Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Arvada Authors is open to all skill levels and genres of published and unpublished writers including (but not limited to) short stories, novels, fan fiction, stage plays, poetry, essays and news articles. Anyone in the Arvada area with an desire to grow as a writer or expand their skill set is welcome. The group will provide writing tips, critiques, prompts, exercises, proof reading, peer review, and quiet writing time in solidarity. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/groups/arvadaauthors.

Colorado Citizens for Peace meets 10:3011:30 a.m. every Saturday at the intersections of West 52nd and Wadsworth Boulevard to try to bring an end to the wars. Signs will be furnished for those who do not have them. Contact Cindy Lowry at 303-431-1228 or waylonthecat.lowry@yahoo.com.

Grand Piano Show Patrice LeBlanc performs from 6-9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays at Grappa Mediterranean Bistro, 1027 Washington St., Golden. Go to www.grappabistro. com. Call 303-273-8882 for reservations and information.

LifeRing Secular Recovery is a network of support groups for people who want to live free from alcohol and other addictive drugs.

Meetings are at 6 p.m. Saturdays at 6655 W. Jewell Ave. Unit 100. Appointments and membership is not required. LifeRing’s approach to sobriety focuses on empowering individuals through the strength of sober conversation. Go to www.liferingcolorado. org.

Piece Together Sewing meets from 9 a.m. to noon the second Saturday of each month, starting in January, at Sloans Lake Community Church, 2796 Utica St., Denver. All are welcome. The group sews lap quilts for the University of Colorado Hospital, cloth bags for food for the Jeffco Action Center, mittens

for the Denver Rescue Mission and Severe Weather Shelter, or bring your own project.

You also may bring your own machine. Contact Sharon Behm, 303-241-8644.

Rocky Mountain Shipwrights is a wood ship modeling club that meets at 9:30 a.m. the third Saturday of each month at Rockler’s Woodworking and Hardware Store, 2553 S. Colorado Blvd. in Denver.

The club also has a workshop at 9:30 a.m. the first Saturday of the month at the Arvada City Hall, 8101 Ralston Road, where we work on our models and get help from experienced modellers. Go to www.rockymountainshipwrights.org for information.

Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1071 meets at 10 a.m. the third Saturday of each month at Elks Lodge #1777, 1455 Newland St., Lakewood. Beforehand, join the group from 8-10 a.m. for a low-cost breakfast at the Elks Lodge. Chapter helps all veterans with health care, benefits, employment and training, monetary assistance and other veteran’s issues. Go to www.vva1071.org for more detailed information or call 303-8702428.

Sundays Free waltz/polka lessons Polka Lover Klubs, Denver Kickers, 16776 W. 50th Ave. in Golden, meets 3-7 p.m. Sundays. Live music. Beautiful dance floor. Admission $4 members, $6 nonmembers. Annual membership $15. Contact Leo at 720-232-0953 or leoincolorado@gmail.com.

Ongoing /Education Discussion groups Covenant Village hosts Wednesdays at 2 p.m. This series of monthly

events features expert speakers on a wide variety of educational and entertaining topics. Please plan to attend one, several or all of our programs, held at 9153 Yarrow St. in Westminster. Admission is free, but seating is limited. Call 303-403-2205 for driving directions and to reserve your place. Come early for refreshments; fellowship lectures begin at 2 p.m. To learn more about the residency options and lifestyle at Covenant Village of Colorado, call us at 303-4244828.

ESL classes — Covenant Presbyterian Church, 6100 W. 44th St. in Wheat Ridge, is sponsoring a free series of English as a Second Language classes for adults 6:30-8 p.m.

Thursday nights. These classes will emphasize a conversational method of instruction.

Beginner through advanced classes are offered. You may register on any Thursday night. For directions or more information, call the church at 410-442-5800 or go to our website at www.cpcwheatridge.org.

Ongoing /Fine Arts and Entertainment Concordia Lutheran Church Choir meets at 7 p.m. Wednesdays at 13371 W. Alameda Parkway in Lakewood (the church nestled close to Green Mountain). The choir assists in Concordia’s traditional worship service three out of four Sundays per month. If you have a desire to sing and are interested in joining, please contact 303-989-5260.

Dance club — Blue Nova Dance Club meets 2:30-4:30 p.m. on the first and third Sundays every month at the Wheat Ridge Grange, 3850 High Court in Wheat Ridge. For more information or dance lessons, contact Dave at 303-578-6588 or email BlueNova.

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High school theater achievements noted with awards presentation

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The fifth annual Bobby G Awards, which recognize Colorado high schools’ winning musical theater productions, designated Valor Christian High School senior Elleon Dobias as outstanding actress in a competition between 42 Colorado High Schools — and Valor’s production of “Pippin” was named outstanding musical, according to Denver Center for the Performing Arts journalist John Moore.

With 19 awards given out to schools across the state, Lakewood High School led with a total of four for its production of “Sweeney Todd.”

The awards honor the late Robert Garner, who created Denver Center Attractions in 1979 — the series of touring Broadway shows that stream through the busy Denver Center each year. The Broadway presenter was engaged by the late Donald Sewall, who founded the Denver Center for Performing Arts.

Lakewood High School led the total of 19

state awards with four for its production of “Sweeney Todd.”

Austin Hand of Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins was named outstanding actor for his performance as Gomez Addams in “The Addams Family.”

The awards result from a yearlong process involving a team of professional adjudicators who attend performances at schools. The top five scoring individual students then audition for a professional panel.

Dobias and Hand will go to New York next month for “The Jimmys,” which are national high school theater awards. After 10 days of intensive training with professional actors, they will perform in a fully staged one-night performance at the Minsky Theatre, according to Moore.

Dobias said that in her freshman year, only 10 tried out for the private school’s first production, and this year more than 60 auditioned.

Actor Gene Gillette, a former Denver resident, in town touring in “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” presented two awards.

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Annual Henry Awards honor outstanding local theater Colorado Theatre Guild announces nominees STAFF REPORT

The Colorado Theatre Guild’s annual Henry Awards, which honors outstanding achievements during the past season in theaters all over the state, has announced the nominees for the 12th annual awards.

The Arvada Center, Buntport Theater, Denver Center for Performing Arts (DCPA), Edge Theater Company, Lone Tree Arts Center, Miners Alley Playhouse, PACE Center and Town Hall Arts Center all received nominations.

The awards ceremony will take place on July 17 at the PACE Center in Parker.

The number of eligible shows for 2016-17 totaled 204. Last year the Colorado Theatre Guild expanded the number of nominees to seven in each category.

Local theaters received the following nominations: Outstanding Season for a Theatre Company • Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities • DCPA Theatre Company • Lone Tree Arts Center Outstanding Production of a Play • “The Book of Will,” DCPA Theatre Company, directed by Davis McCallum • “Tartuffe,” Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, directed by Lynne Collins Outstanding Production of a Musical • “Evita,” Lone Tree Arts Center, directed by Gina Rattan and musical direction by Max Mamon • “Monty Python’s Spamalot,” PACE Center and Inspire Creative, directed by Kelly McAllister and musical direction

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• “Muscle Shoals: I’ll Take You There,” Lone Tree Arts Center, directed

by Randal Myler and musical direction

by Dan Wheetman Outstanding Direction of a Play • Lynne Collins for “The Drowning Girls,” Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities • Davis McCallum for “The Book of Will,” DCPA Theatre Company Outstanding Direction of a Musical • Kelly McAllister for “Monty Python’s Spamalot,” PACE Center and Inspire Creative • Randal Myler for “Muscle Shoals: I’ll Take You There,” Lone Tree Arts Center • Gina Rattan for “Evita,” Lone Tree Arts Center Outstanding Musical Direction • Max Mamon for “Evita,” Lone Tree Arts Center • Jason Tyler Vaughn for “Murder Ballad,” The Edge Theater Company • Dan Wheetman for “Muscle Shoals: I’ll Take You There,” Lone Tree Arts Center Outstanding Actor in a Play • William Hahn for “Burn This,” The Edge Theater Company Outstanding Actress in a Play • Kathleen McCall for “The Glass Menagerie,” DCPA Theatre Company • Emma Messenger for “Misery,” The Edge Theater Company Outstanding Actor in a Musical • Miles Jacoby for “Evita,” Lone Tree Arts Center • August Stoten for “Monty Python’s Spamalot,” PACE Center and Inspire Creative Outstanding Actress in a Musical

• Jacquie Jo Billings for “Little Shop of Horrors,” Miners Alley Playhouse • Danielle Hermon Wood for “Monty Python’s Spamalot,” PACE Center and Inspire Creative Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play • Rodney Lizcano for “The Book of Will,” DCPA Theatre Company • Wesley Mann for “The Book of Will,” DCPA Theatre Company • Triney Sandoval for “The Book of Will,” DCPA Theatre Company Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play • Miriam A. Laube for “The Book of Will,” DCPA Theatre Company • Amelia Pedlow for “The Glass Menagerie,” DCPA Theatre Company • Christina Sajous for “Disgraced,” DCPA Theatre Company Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical • Brandon Bill for “Monty Python’s Spamalot,” PACE Center and Inspire Creative • Matt LaFontaine for “Jesus Christ Superstar,” Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical • Jenna Bainbridge for “Jesus Christ Superstar,” Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities Outstanding Ensemble Performance • “The Book of Will,” DCPA Theatre Company, directed by Davis McCallum • “The Drowning Girls,” Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, directed by Lynne Collins • “Muscle Shoals: I’ll Take You There,” Lone Tree Arts Center, directed

by Randal Myler and musical direction

by Dan Wheetman Outstanding New Play or Musical • “The Book of Will” by Lauren Gunderson, directed by Davis Mc-

Callum, produced by DCPA Theatre Company • “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” Music and Lyrics by David Nehls, Book by Kenn McLaughlin, directed by Gavin Mayer, produced by Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities • “Muscle Shoals: I’ll Take You There”

by Randal Myler, directed by Randal Myler, produced by Lone Tree Arts Center Outstanding Choreography • Kelly Kates for “The Robber Bridegroom,” Town Hall Arts Center Outstanding Costume Design Tier 1 • Camille Assaf for “The Book of Will,” DCPA Theatre Company • Clare Henkel for “Jesus Christ Superstar,” Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities • Clare Henkel for “Tartuffe,” Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities Outstanding Costume Design Tier 2 • Buntport Theater for “The Crud,” Buntport Theater • Tricia Music for “Monty Python’s Spamalot,” PACE Center and Inspire Creative Outstanding Lighting Design Tier 1 • Charles R. MacLeod for “The Glass Menagerie,” DCPA Theatre Company • Shannon McKinney for “Jesus Christ Superstar,” Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities • Jon Olson for “The Drowning Girls,” Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities • Paul Toben for “The Book of Will,” DCPA Theatre Company • Brian Tovar for “Frankenstein,” DCPA Theatre Company Outstanding Lighting Design Tier 2 SEE AWARDS, P21

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• Seth Alison for “Monty Python’s Spamalot,” PACE Center and Inspire Creative • Jen Kiser for “Evita,” Lone Tree Arts Center Outstanding Scenic Design Tier 1 • Sandra Goldmark for “The Book of Will,” DCPA Theatre Company • Brian Mallgrave for “The Drowning Girls,” Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities • Brian Mallgrave for “Jesus Christ Superstar,” Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities • Lisa Orzolek for “Disgraced,” DCPA Theatre Company • Jason Sherwood for “Frankenstein,” DCPA Theatre Company Outstanding Scenic Design Tier 2 • Shaun Albrechtson for “Steel Magnolias,” PACE Center and Inspire Creative

• Kyle Scoggins for “Little Shop of Horrors,” Miners Alley Playhouse Outstanding Sound Design Tier 1 • Jason Ducat for “The Drowning Girls,” Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities • Morgan McCauley for “Tartuffe,” Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities • Stowe Nelson for “The Book of Will,” DCPA Theatre Company • David Thomas for “Jesus Christ Superstar,” Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities • Zach Williamson for “The Secret Garden,” DCPA Theatre Company

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Outstanding Sound Design Tier 2 • Carlos Flores for “Misery,” The Edge Theater Company • Allen Noftall for “Evita,” Lone Tree Arts Center • Allen Noftall for “Muscle Shoals: I’ll Take You Theatre,” Lone Tree Arts Center • Tom Quinn and Kenny Storms for “Murder Ballad,” The Edge Theater Company

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Fourth of July celebration gathers community Lions Club hosts 46th annual Independence Day celebration

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

It’s the time of the year to gather for the Golden Lions Club’s annual Independence Day celebration at Lions Park.

“The Fourth festival creates community by bringing families together and sharing fun activities,” said Golden Lion Peter Keppler. “It shows the true small-town spirit.”

There’s a lot to look forward to this year, Golden Lion Sondra Welsh said.

All the family-friendly activities will be offered again this year, including an exhibit from the Vietnam Helicop-

CATHOLIC

IF YOU GO WHAT: Fourth of July celebration

3:30-6 p.m. — Ryan Chrys & the Rough Cuts, modern outlaw country. www.roughcutsband.com

WHEN: Noon, July 4

6:30 - 9:15 p.m. — Something Underground, rock. www.something underground.com

WHERE: Lions Park, 1300 10th St., Golden.

COST: Free Band line up: 12:15-3 p.m. — The Johnny O. Band, blues. www.johnnyoband.com

Weather: The Weather Channel forecasts that July 4 this year will be mostly sunny with a high of about 90 degrees.

ter Museum, and free face painting and rides for children.

Bands will begin performing just after the noon hour, with each set lasting about three hours. Opening act

PRESBYTERIAN

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

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

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Prize drawings: Tickets cost $1 each or six for $5.

Tickets will be available at the Fourth of July event or at a number of local businesses beforehand. Tickets can also be purchased by contacting Golden Lions Ed Dorsey at 303-829-5195 or Ken Park at 720-253-6328.

More information: www.goldenlionsclub. org/4thofjuly

will be a blues band, The Johnny O. Band, followed by Ryan Chrys & the Rough Cuts performing modern outlaw country. Rock-and-roll headliners, Something Underground, will play until the fireworks display begins, which will be shortly after dark.

People may bring picnic lunches and non-alcoholic beverages to the park.

The American Legion will have traditional Fourth of July food available for purchase, and True West Tacos will have gluten-free and vegetarian options. For those of legal drinking age, beer and sangria will be available for purchase.

The Lions have hosted the celebration for 46 years, said Golden Lion Ed Dorsey, and each year it becomes even

Johnny Ohnmacht with The Johnny O. Band will kick off the Golden Lions’ Fourth of July celebration with blues music from 12:15-3 p.m. The celebration takes place July 4 at Lions Park, 1300 10th St., in Golden.

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“It is great to see more and more people attending,” he said.

To pay for the event, the Golden Lions Club sells giveaway tickets for people to win prizes donated by local merchants and businesses. Winners of the prize drawings will be announced during the bands’ set breaks, but winners do not need to be present to win or claim prizes.

“The best thing about Golden’s celebration is the development of community spirit, particularly with the youth,” said Golden Lion Robert Storrs. “Free games, face painting, rides and live music. It all creates fond memories for the youth of Golden.”

Pastor: Bill Sanders

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

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

Now enrolling for All Precious Children Learning Center

Golden First Presbyterian Church

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

Pastor: Rev. Dr. Miriam M. Dixon

Nursery provided

303-279-5591

6750 Carr St. Arvada, CO 80004 303.421.5135 • www.arvadaumc.org Nursery Available

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

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EVENTS BRIEFS Brews, Blues and Barbecue returns The Third Annual Brews, Blues and Barbecue returns to the Plaza at Belmar, 439 S. Teller St., from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 15.

Visitors will sample live music from blues band Delta Sonics, craft and home brewed beer competitions and a head-to-head barbeque grill off.

Cost is $30, and tickets can be purchased at brewsbluesbbqs.org/ tickets. Attendees must be 21 years of age or older.

All net proceeds will benefit Out of Sight Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to bettering the lives of blind and visually impaired individuals in the greater Denver area.

CoPR hosts presentation on schools The Center of Preservation Research (CoPR), a research center within the College of Architecture and Planning at the University of Colorado Denver, is hosting a presentation on Colorado’s Midcentury Schools at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 18, in the Orchard Room at the Lakewood Heritage Center, 801 S. Yarrow.

The presentation will be about 30 minutes in length and there will be time for questions and answers after the presentation.

CoPr has been working a Colorado’s Midcentury Schools project to raise awareness of the historical and architectural significance of these schools (mostly constructed between 1946 and 1970). Part of the presenta-

tion will focus on those schools in Lakewood.

City encourages summer travel alternates Join the City of Lakewood, in partnership with Bicycle Colorado, for fun, free summer workshops on bicycling and riding the bus or light rail — all forms of transportation that will help protect air quality and reduce traffic congestion.

The workshops could include rules of the road, bicycle maintenance, finding bicycle and bus routes and other public transit logistics. Then join one of the group rides to get the practice and experience to feel more confident in choosing one of these forms of transportation over cars this summer.

Evening workshops are from 6 to 7:30 p.m., June 21 and July 19, at the Link Recreation Center, 1295 S. Reed St., and from 6 to 7:30 p.m., June 22 and July 20, at the Green Mountain Recreation Center, 13198 W. Green Mountain Drive.

A group bicycle ride is from 9 a.m. to noon on June 24, starting at the Whitlock Recreation Center, 1555 Dover St., and a group bus/light rail ride, is from 9 a.m. to noon, July 22, starting at the Link Recreation Center, 1295 S. Reed St. Sign up and learn more at BicycleColorado.org/initiatives/save-thezone.

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THINGS to DO

THEATER

Murder at Big Sal’s Speakeasy: 7 p.m. Friday, June 30 and Saturday, July 1 at Colorado ACTS Theatre, 11455 W. I-70 Frontage Road North, Wheat Ridge. Sweet ole’ Sal owns the finest Speakeasy in town. It’s all fun and games until there is a murder. Ticket price includes dessert. Go to coloradoacts.org.

MUSIC

Mile High Community Band Summer Concert: 6 p.m. Thursday, June 29 in the Community Room at Red Rocks Community College, 13300 W. 6th Ave., Lakewood.

Brass Quintet performs at 6 p.m.

The Jazz Combo performs at 6:30 p.m. Jazz Band performs at 7 p.m. and the Concert Band finishes up the show at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free with thanks to SCFD, North High School and Red Rocks Community College. Contact milehighcommunityband@hotmail.com.

Sounds Exciting! Summer Concerts: July 5 (Town Mountain); July 12 (Pandas and People); July 19 (Dotsero); July 26 (The Burroughs) at the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Amphitheater, 801 S. Yarrow St., Lakewood. Tickets available at the Lakewood Cultural Center box office, 470 S. Allison Parkway; the Lakewood Heritage Center visitor center, 801 S. Yarrow St.; by calling 303-9877845; or online at Lakewood.org/ SummerConcerts. Gates open at 6 p.m.

this week’s TOP FIVE Mud Blue Sky: 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and 6 p.m. Sunday, through July 2 at The Edge Theater, 1560 Teller St., Lakewood. When three seasoned flight attendants are reunited at a motel near O’Hare Airport, the grungy accommodations and looming morning flight make them question their lives in the friendly skies. Call 303232-0363 or online at www.theedgetheater.com.

Memory Café: 1-3 p.m. Wednesday, July 5 at the Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. For people living with memory loss and their caregivers. Ongoing series presented by the Alzheimer’s Association. Gather to relax and socialize with others while enjoying a cup of coffee, a fun activity or a brief presentation. Call 303-235-JCPL (5275) or go to www. jeffcolibrary.org to register.

The Story of Salt: 2:30-3:30 p.m.

Thursday, July 6, at Atria of Applewood, 2800 Youngfield St., Lakewood. Join Active Minds as we tell the story of salt, from its key role in preserving food, to its influence in political conflict, to modern angles including gourmet salt and health ‘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.

EVENTS

Wiggly Worms: 11-11:45 a.m. Friday, June 30, at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada.

For ages 3-6. Digging in the garden will turn up worms, and lots of questions from your curious youngster. Come to the Nature Center for a fun program about worms with books, activities, and even the critters themselves. Sign up at Arvada.org/public-classes.

ART

Fiesta for Frida: 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 6 at the Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Frida Kahlo, the iconic self-portrait master, would’ve turned 110 this year. To celebrate, we’re throwing a party in her honor. Create a mural, sidewalk self-portrait, flower crown, and pose as Frida in the photo booth. Call 303-235-JCPL (5275) or go to www.jeffcolibrary. org to register.

Teen Pride Fest: noon to 3 p.m.

Saturday, July 1 at the Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada.

Celebrate LGBTQ+ with bubbles, board games and button making. Enjoy speed dating with a book, an open mic with notable quotables, a speaker panel and more. Call 303-235-JCPL (5275) or visit www.jeffcolibrary.org Day Out with Thomas: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, July 1-2 and July 8-9 at the Colorado Railroad Museum, 17155 W. 44th Ave., Golden. Departures begin at 8:30 a.m. and run every 45 minutes

concerns surrounding high blood pressure. Call 303-233-4343 to RSVP. Safari Sally: 3:30-4:30 p.m. Thursday, July 6 at the Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Get up close and personal to some wonderful and amazing animals with Safari Sally as we learn about how important the animal kingdom is to us, how they make this a better world, and what we can do to help. Call 303-235JCPL (5275) or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org to register.

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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

Avocado Awesomeness Recipe: 11 a.m. Saturday, July 1 at Natural Grocers/Vitamin Cottage, 7745 N. Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada.

Recipe is chocolate pudding. Go to https://www.naturalgrocers.com/ store-location/arvada-northwadsworth/.

Telescope Night: after dark, Friday, July 7 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. If the clouds are few and far between, look for naturalists from Majestic View Nature Center and Lookout Mountain Nature Center down in Olde Town near the water fountain. We will have a telescope pointed to the coolest celestial body in the sky that night. Come take a peek. Call 720-898-7405.

until 4:45. Tickets on sale at www. ticketweb.com/dowt or by calling 866-468-7630. Call the museum at 303-279-4591 or go to www. coloradorailroadmuseum.org.

Fox Hollow Tournaments: The Men’s Club is hosting its Red, White and Blue member guest event including women July 2.

This year Lakewood’s award winning 27-hole facility at 13414 W. Morrison Road added more tee options for all player levels. Join the golfing fun through October; go to fhmgc.com.

Disappearing Wildlife: 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, July 6 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Bring the family to the center’s campfire series and learn about endangered species. Sign up in advance. Call 720-898-7405.

Garden Insects: 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Saturday, July 8 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Learn the difference between beneficial and harmful insects from a CSU-trained master gardener. Review the best and least environmentally harmful methods to deal with pests and how to attract more pollinators and other beneficial to your garden.

Sign up in advance. Call 720-8987405.

Movie Time Plus: `Frozen’ and Snow Making: 1:30-4:30 p.m.

Saturday, July 8, at the Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada.

Watch “Frozen” and then learn how to create snow and then make a blizzard in a bottle, all with common household ingredients. Wear clothes you can get messy in. No registration required for the movie; registration is required for snow making.

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

Garlic Greatness: 11 a.m. Saturday, July 8 at Natural Grocers/Vitamin Cottage, 7745 N. Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Go to https://www.naturalgrocers.com/store-location/ arvada-north-wadsworth/.

Conquer the Blood Sugar Battle: 12:30-1:30 p.m. Saturday, July 8 at Natural Grocers/Vitamin Cottage, 7745 N. Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada.

Go to https://www.naturalgrocers.com/store-location/arvadanorth-wadsworth/.

Baugh House Tours, Open House: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the second Saturday of each month at a log cabin encapsulated in a Victorian 1900s house at 44th and Robb Street in Wheat Ridge. Join us for rocking on the chairs reminiscing about Wheat Ridge back in the day. Presented by the Wheat Ridge Historical Society. Dates are July 8, Sept. 9, Nov. 11 and Dec. 9.

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.

Naturally Arvada: 10:30-11:30 a.m. Sunday, July 9 at the Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada.

Free demonstrations and displays from master chefs and gardeners using fresh produce found at the Sunday Arvada Farmer’s Market.

Topic: Onions and Garlic. Call 303235-JCPL (5275) or go to www. jeffcolibrary.org to register.

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

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SPORTS

Kupcho dominates at Lone Tree golf tourney Westminster athlete getting ready for second trip to U.S. Women’s Open

Jennifer Kupcho of Westminster said she could have played better but she won the Colorado Women’s Golf Association Stroke Play Championship by 13 shots after a final round of 5-under-par 67 on June 21 at the Lone Tree Golf Club. JIM BENTON

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Jennifer Kupcho tuned up for her second trip to the U.S Women’s Open Golf Championship with another romp in the Colorado Women’s Golf Association’s Stroke Play Championship.

Kupcho, the 20-year-old from Westminster who just completed her sophomore season at Wake Forest, didn’t make the cut in the 2016 U.S. Open. She hopes to stick around for four rounds at this year’s tournament, which will be held July 13-16 at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J. She claims she could have played better but walked off with her third consecutive CWGA Stroke Play title with 13-shot victory in the 54-hole tournament that was held June 19-21 at the Lone Tree Golf Club.

“I just wanted to come out and play good competition and then go to the big tournament,” she said. “I definitely took more chances in this kind of tournament but just came out and played my game.”

Kupcho, a two-time Class 4A state champion at Jefferson Academy, left all the golfers in the championship

flight scrambling for runner-up honors as she became the first women in the past 20 years and the fifth player in 70 years of the tournament to win three consecutive titles.

And, none of her three Stroke Play victories have been close as she has won by 21, 19 and 13 strokes, so she wasn’t under much pressure from other golfers.

“It’s not that hard because all my high school career, that’s how it was,” added Kupcho who is the 11th-ranked women amateur golfer in the world.

“I’m used to it and just go out and focus on my own game.”

Kupcho had seven birdies and two bogeys as she wrapped up the championship on June 21 with final round

of 5-under-par 67 to go along with a 1-under-71 and a par 72 for a 54-hole total of 210.

In those three days she made 13 birdies, 34 pars and seven bogeys. She played the par 5 holes in -6 and the par 3s in -2, but was 2-over on the par 4 holes.

So maybe that’s why she insists she could have played better.

“I played the best that I could,” she said. “I was just playing my game, not focusing on the field. I played good in the final round but definitely could have played better the first two days.

I struggled on the greens. A win is a win. But I definitely could have played better. I could have made more putts so that is something to work on.”

Kupcho was the runner-up at last month’s NCAA Division I championships and set a Wake Forest record with a season scoring average of 70.61.

Longmont’s Erin Sargent, a Silver Creek graduate and University of Wyoming sophomore-to-be, tied for second place with her Cowboys teammate Megan Knadler of Phoenix with 3-round totals of 7-over-par 223.

Mary Weinstein of Highlands Ranch, the 2016 Class 5A state champion at Regis Jesuit, scrambled to a fourth-place finish after finishing with a final round of 2-under par 70 by going 4-under on the back nine. Her score on the final 18 holes came after a 73 and 81 in the first two rounds.

“The second round was awful,” said Weinstein, who will be a sophomore at Regis University. “It was definitely one of those days. If you look on the course you will see probably 50 bunkers and I went in probably 49 of them (in the second round). And my putting was just not there.

“I’ve been putting pretty rough the past couple tournaments, so I went to see some professionals to fix my putting. I changed two days before the tournament started and started putting well on the first day, hit a big roadblock on the second day but got it back for the final round.”

Alexis Chan, a 2017 Rock Canyon graduate, won the second flight at 236 while Arvada’s Sue Hartwell captured the third flight by six strokes. Jean Miller of Arvada won by a stroke in the fourth flight.

CWGA Stroke Play Championships STAFF REPORT

Results from the Colorado Women’s Golf Association’s Stroke Play Championships which were held June 19-21 at the par-72 Lone Tree Golf Club.

Championship Flight Jennifer Kupcho, Westminster, 7172-67–210 Erin Sargent, Longmont, 74-7475–223 Megan Knadler, Phoenix, Ariz. 7772-74–223 Mary Weinstein, Highlands Ranch, 73-81-70–224 Anna Kennedy, Parker, 80-75-72–227 Delaney Elliott, Superior, 74-7479–227 Kelly Hooper, Spokane, Wash. 76-7576–227 Ashlyn Kirschner, Arvada, 79-7674–229 Jaclyn Murray, Grand Junction, 77-77-75–229 Gillian Vance, Lakewood, 75-7976–230 Jennifer Hankins, Thornton, 76-7975–230 Sarah Hankins, Thornton, 78-7676–230

Jacquelin Biggs, Englewood, 78-7779–234 Samantha Barker, Highlands Ranch, 83-70-82–235 First Flight Arielle Keating, Colorado Springs, 81-75-79–235 Maddie Kern, Westminster, 77-8178–236 Danielle Price, Wakatipu, Colo. 7582-81–238 Megan Vernon, Conifer, 78-80-83–241 Holly Schaefer, Greenwood Village, 83-76-83–242 Sydney Gillespie, Highlands Ranch, 85-81-76–242 Kaylee Knadler, Phoenix, 82-8876–246 Delaney Benson, Littleton, 84-8384–251 Jamie Zook, Colorado Springs, 8286-86–254 Kelsey Webster, Boulder, 87-8886–261 Jaylee Tait, Littleton, 82-87-WD–WD Second Flight Alexis Chan, Highlands Ranch, 8176-79–236 Tiffany Maurycy, Denver, 85-78-

78–241 Mariah Ehrman, Westminster, 8973-85–247 Madison McCambridge, Boulder, 85-78-88–251 Kelly Rahn, Dacono, Colo. 82-8592–259 Kelly Martin, Evergreen, 91-8584–260 Joanna Ringsby, Denver, 91-87-85–263 Katherine Moore-Lilly, Longboat Key, Fla. 90-90-83–263 Kathy Malpass, Evergreen, 93-8493–270 Third Flight Sue Hartwell, Arvada, 86-7786–249 Haejeong Son, Centennial, 83-8985–257 Laurie Steenrod, Aurora, 84-8886–258 Jennifer Hocking, Colorado Springs, 88-85-88–261 LeAnna Rosenow, Arvada, 91-8883–262 Carla Stearns, Aurora, 83-87-93–263 Roxanne Witmer, Pueblo West, 83-9090–263 Katty Rothberg, Denver, 86-86-93–265 Louise Lyle, Colorado Springs, 87-

89-91–267 Tess Mitchell, Littleton, 98-88-87–273 Nancy Werkmeister, Wheat Ridge, 89-95-93–277 Maureen Wood, Lafayette, 107-98108–313 Dee Baker, Florissant, Colo. 92-WD

Fourth Flight Jean Miller, Arvada, 85-90-89–264 Alison O’Connor, Windsor, 85-9585–265 Sheila Schroeder, Englewood, 88-8891–267 Patty Smogor, Centennial, 97-8689–272 Patricia Swanson, Arvada, 84-9495–273 Karen Leuschel, Broomfield, 94-9593–282 Julie Krueger, Castle Pines, 88-96101–285 Karin Hathaway, Denver, 99-9592–286 Janine Lowe, Littleton, 95-93-101–289 Juliet Miner, Castle Rock, 94-9997–290 Linda Schippers, Aurora, 98-104105–307 Connie Norkoli, Aurora, 115-100110–325

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he annual Sand in the City event hosted by the Arvada Chamber of Commerce and the Arvada Visitors Center featured fun for all ages with “a variety of entertainment, food, and beverage offerings.”

All benefits went towards the Hope House of Colorado which helps teen moms and their children.

Activities for the kids included a giant sandbox filled with buried treasure, bouncy castles, obstacle courses, crafts and free face painting.

For the adults there was live music, craft beers from local breweries, local vendors for shopping, and over 10 giant sand sculptures built by local residents. This year’s winner was the Arvada Young Professionals group with a Simpsons couch gag sculpture.

PHOTOS BY DAVIS BONNER

A giant sandbox allows kids to dig for buried treasure during the 2017 Sand in the City benefiting Hope House of Colorado.

Melanie and Paul Salniker bring their daughter Maya to the family’s first Sand in the City event. “It’s a great family thing with music and dancing,” states Paul.

The city’s own sand sculpting coaches craft thier entries for this year’s Sand in the City event benefiting Hope House of Colorado.

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Requirements: Must be 18 or older (although children of volunteers are welcome to participate). One-hour training and orientation required.

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Lutheran Hospice Need: Volunteers to assist in a couple of areas: 1. Be a friendly visitor by providing companionship or emotional support to patients and families in their own homes or visit patients in nursing facilities.

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Diabetes support group meeting St. Anthony Hospital hosts a free support group for individuals with diabetes or at risk of diabetes. The purpose is to offer healthy recipes, an avenue to meet others who understand what they are going through, share practical experiences and provide resources.

The next meeting is 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.

July 26, at St. Anthony Hospital, Medical Plaza 2, 11700 W. 2nd Place, Suite 310.

RSVP with Lauren Bernstein, Certified Diabetes Educator and Registered Dietitian, at 720-321-8316.

St. Anthony’s diabetes prevention St. Anthony Hospital is launching a year-long group-based program that works with participants to increase physical activity, lose weight and learn healthy lifestyle habits.

The program runs from 5 to 6 p.m. on Aug. 3 at the hospital, Medical Plaza 1, 11750 W. 2nd Place, Main Floor Conference Room.

Participants must have a Body Mass Index greater than 24 (or greater than 22 if Asian American), be 18 years old and have a diagnosis of pre-diabetes through a blood-based test, have a history of gestational diabetes or screen positive on “Do I have Pre-Diabetes” risk test.

Call Lauren Bernstein, Certified Diabetes Educator and Registered Dietitian, at 720-321-8316 for more information or to register.

Farmers Market returns to Mile Hi Church The Metro Denver Farmers’ Market, together with the Alameda Gateway Community Association, returns to the Mile Hi Church Campus at 9077 W. Alameda Ave. for the 2017 Lakewood Farmers’ Market, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.,

Saturdays from June 17 through Oct. 28.

More than 50 vendors from across metro Denver, the Front Range and other parts of Colorado will bring fresh produce, baked goods and other products.

The Alameda Gateway Community Association and Alameda Corridor Business Improvement District partnered with the Metro Denver Farmers’ Markets and Mile Hi Church for the seasonal event.

Visit the Alameda Gateway website, www.LakewoodCOusa.com, and Facebook page for information on special events.

Hemp marketplace opens The Second Saturday Hemp Marketplace will be 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Chicago Market, 1477 Carr St. in Lakewood, through October.

The market features Colorado CBD Tinctures, organic hemp seeds and hearts, local Colorado artisans, Colorado Cottage Bakers, local farms, organic honey and more.

For more information, call 303-3176353 or visit www.FlorasMercantile. com.

Imagine Lakewood! hosts meetings The Imagine Lakewood! master planning process for arts, parks and recreation needs resident ideas on how to address the main topics that residents have talked about so far.

The next round of public meetings will be in August: • 2 p.m., Tuesday, Aug.1, Clements Community Center, 1580 Yarrow St. • 7 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 1, Bear Valley Church, 10001 W. Jewell Ave. • 2 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 3, Lakewood Link Recreation Center, 1295 S. Reed St. The Imagine Lakewood! Master Plan will determine the priorities of the Community Resources’ efforts for the next five years.

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Doctors hope to create ‘revolution’ in opioid crisis

BY STEPHANIE MASON SMASON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Opioid misuse is at an all-time high and doctors are part of the problem — and, hopefully, the solution.

That’s according to those participating in a new program in Colorado aimed at stopping opioid abuse.

“Medicine as a whole is starting to look at the mistakes of our past — to look at the fact that we have been overprescribing these medications,” said Dr. Don Stader, an emergency physician at Swedish Medical Center in Englewood. “A clinician’s desire is to do well by our patients. We never want to see our patients suffer if we can help it, but now we are seeing that (opioids) are a short-term solution with lots of long-term, adverse effects.”

Stader, chair of the American College of Emergency Physicians opioid task force, is part of a state pilot program started by the American Hospital Association that seeks to combat the way pain is treated with opioids in hospitals, especially in emergency rooms.

Eight hospitals, including Swedish and Sky Ridge Medical Center in Lone Tree, and three free-standing emergency departments across Colorado are participating.

The program’s goal is to lower the number of opioids prescribed at the pilot locations by 15 percent.

“We are on the leading edge in

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creating this program in Colorado,” said Dr. Adam Barkin, chairman of emergency medicine at Sky Ridge Medical Center. “A study like this has not been this widespread anywhere in the country.”

Alternative treatments Opioids are synthetic or partially synthetic manufactured drugs that mimic the properties of opiates, such as OxyContin and Vicodin. Opiates are drugs directly derived from the poppy plant, such as morphine and codeine.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention counted 15,000 overdose deaths from prescribed opioids in 2015. Stader believes today’s opioid problem started 20 years ago when there was a rise in opioid-prescribing patterns. Opioids are prescribed four times more often today than they were in 1999.

“Opioids over the last 20 years have been used for more and more minor conditions,” Stader said. “People over the last 20 years have been getting Percocet for ankle sprains. We never used to use opioids for these conditions in the past.”

Stader and Swedish Medical Center pharmacist Rachael Duncan created a program called ALTO, or Alternatives to Opiates. This program created medication guidelines that pilot clini-

cians will use to treat specific types of pain in place of opioids.

“We are looking to understand if we can prove the accuracy of alternatives to opioids,” said Diane MacKay, clinical manager for the Colorado Hospital Association.

The Colorado Hospital Association is hoping the pilot will expand out of Colorado.

“This is about what we can do, not just in the state of Colorado but across the nation, to take responsibility for this epidemic and to offer a solution,” MacKay said. “We want to get doctors and nurses really excited about this.”

An important approach to the future treatment of pain, Stader said, is how those in the medical field look at pain.

The goal is not to immediately eliminate pain, but instead to manage pain so people are comfortable enough to function in their daily lives.

“Pain is sometimes appropriate and people may need to weather it for a bit,” Stader said.

‘A revolution’ in pain control Training, which started in the spring, is a vital part of the pilot program. Stader has created podcasts and videos, and conducts on-site training.

“We will communicate about our strategies as well as make sure we all understand what we are doing,” Barkin said. “That trickles up into the entire hospital. It is key for there to be education surrounding this effort. If it

WHO’S PARTICIPATING? Hospitals: • Swedish Medical Center, Englewood • Sky Ridge Medical Center, Lone Tree • Boulder Community Health, Boulder • Gunnison Valley Health, Gunnison • Medical Center of the Rockies, Loveland • Poudre Valley Hospital, Fort Collins • Sedgwick County Health Center, Julesburg • Yampa Valley Medical Center, Steamboat Springs Free-standing ER centers: • BCH Community Medical Center Emergency Room, Boulder • UCHealth-Greeley Emergency & Surgery Center, Greeley • UCHealth Emergency Room-Harmony, Fort Collins is isolated, then we will never achieve the success that we are going for.”

The doctors involved in the pilot are passionate about reversing the opioid prescription trend to better serve their patients.

“What we really want to do is create a revolution in how we control pain,” Stader said. “This is a crisis that medicine has created and a crisis that medicine has to solve.”