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eat pounded down on downtown Belmar on July 20, but that didn’t stop residents and their dogs from attending the Canine Cooldown celebration. The event was part of a collaboration between Foothills Animal Shelter and Belmar.

Residents gathered to share their story of how they adopted their dog.

It featured games, prizes and pools for dogs to cool off in.

For more information about Foothills Animal Shelter visit foothillsanimalshelter.org.

For more information about upcoming music and culture events at Belmar — such as the First Friday Art Walk, 5-9 p.m. on Aug. 2 — go to www. belmarcolorado.com/ events/.

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MY NAME IS

ADRI JONES-MCMEEKIN

franchise model.

Owner of Kona Ice of Lakewood About me I call myself a transplanted native.

I’m kind of both from Kansas and Oklahoma, but I decided to move here to go to grad school. I got my MBA from Colorado University of Denver, and I write for Reilly Communications, a public relations and marketing firm.

I like to say I work eight days a week, but when I have time, road cycling is my thing. My favorite place to ride at is the Cherry Creek Trail.

It’s great how you can get on it and not touch the road for miles. Spending time with my daughter is also a big thing for me.

Last April, my father passed away. I

Adri Jones-McMeekin. decided I need to change my life and connect more with my daughter and

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the community. I just wanted to be my own boss, so I chose to look at a

Serving summer treats I opened up Kona Ice of Lakewood earlier this year. We’re a food truck that serves Hawaiian-style shaved ice. I chose to operate my business in Lakewood, because I love the mix of the city. It’s kind of close to the mountains, and I like the revival I’ve seen near Belmar, Sloan’s Lake and the Lakewood Heritage Center.

My favorite thing about Kona Ice is how we can give back 20% of our sales to charity. I worked Lakewood’s Fourth of July event, I’ve supported the Green Mountain Junior Baseball Association, and I’ve worked with Faith Mountain Church.

The citizens of Lakewood support the community, and they like to support my small business.

If you have a suggestion for someone to be featured on My Name Is... contact Joseph Rios at jrios@coloradocommunitymedia.com

New motion adds clarity to outstanding development projects in Lakewood Some projects will not require allocations, as required by the Lakewood Strategic Growth Initiative

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Developer Bill Lyons has two residential projects that he pleaded for

Lakewood City Council to let him finish during public comment at a July 15 special meeting regarding the city’s new growth cap. Lyons is preparing to submit building permits for one

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of his projects, and he believes he can have permits for both projects by October. He said he received a memo earlier this year from the city stating that allocations are not necessary for building permits approved, paid for and picked up for in 2019.

“For those of us such as small builders, and by the way, between the two, I have over seven digits invested, and for me, that’s a very sizable sum,” Lyons said in his public testimony to council, asking that the memo be honored.

“If you’re here and you’re in this similar situation, can you just raise your hand,” said Lakewood Mayor Adam Paul after Lyons’ testimony.

Hands sprouted up throughout council chambers.

What ensued was nearly an hour of public comment about what Lakewood’s next steps should be in implementing the Lakewood Strategic Growth Initiative, which requires City Council to approve residential projects with 40 units or more and limits new home construction to 1% per year.

Part of the ordinance also includes provisions that requires builders to receive growth cap allocations for a building permit. That language in the Lakewood Strategic Growth Initiative sparked concern from developers like

Lyons, but Councilmember David Skilling came prepared with a solution.

Skilling introduced a motion that will allow for all development projects as of July 12 that have properly completed and filed necessary documentation to continue without having to obtain an allocation until Dec. 31 — including projects that haven’t received a building permit yet.

The motion was passed 8-3 with Councilmembers Pete Roybal, Mike Bieda and Ramey Johnson voting against it.

“We’re not changing (the Lakewood Strategic Growth Initiative). We’re just establishing our rules,” said Skilling. “There needed to be some clarity about these outstanding projects.”

Following the vote, the Lakewood City Council voted on a separate motion that would’ve allowed for projects to be revoked if it were found that the permit process for a development project deviated from the standard process. Everybody voted against it, except for City Councilmember Charley Able.

Lakewood voters approved the measure in a special July 2 election by more than 5% of the vote. City Council will discuss the Lakewood Strategic Growth Initiative more at an August study session.

Lakewood City Council at the July 15 meeting.

Council approved a new motion that will allow for development projects that filed necessary documentation before July 12 to continue without having to obtain an allocation until Dec. 31 -- including projects that haven’t received a building permit yet.

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July 25, 2019

Two drowning deaths in Jeffco over wet weekend Woman in Lakewood and man in Clear Creek Canyon swept away STAFF REPORT

It was a deadly weekend for Jefferson County, with water runoff likely causing two deaths.

Lakewood resident Jeannette Reynolds, 38, died over the weekend due to a possible drowning, according to the Lakewood Police Department.

The department and West Metro

Fire Rescue responded to a call near West 12th Avenue and Miller Court in Lakewood as flash flooding ensued in the area on July 20 at around 4:55 p.m. Reynolds’ body was discovered the following morning.

The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office is performing an autopsy to determine the cause of death. Reynolds was 38.

Also on July 21, a man wading in Clear Creek Canyon west of Golden was reported as being swept downstream by the river’s current.

According to the Jefferson County Sheriff ’s Office, the man was wading without a life jacket, along with a group of people in Clear Creek near

Tunnel 1, on U.S. 6. The sheriff ’s office was notified that rescue efforts were needed at about 5:30 p.m., said Jenny Fulton, a spokeswoman for the sheriff ’s office.

Arvada Fire’s Swift Water Rescue located the man some time later near the pedestrian bridge just west of the intersection of U.S. 6 and Highway 93 in Golden, roughly an hour and a half later. He was removed from the water, and after the rescuers attempted CPR efforts, he was pronounced dead at the scene.

As of press time, the man’s name has not been released by authorities, pending notification of his family.

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In Real Estate, Truth Matters, Unlike in Politics and the Legal Profession

I was brought up to respect the truth by always telling the truth and expecting others to tell the truth. Dad drummed this into me, as did the private schools I attended. The boarding school, Choate, had an honor code (and still does) that requires students to handwrite on every test or paper submitted, “I pledge this paper on my honor,” which we knew was shorthand for the following longer statement, “I pledge upon my honor as a gentleman that I have neither given nor received help on this paper.”

To this day, it upsets me when someone knowingly lies, and it pains me that America’s leaders, serving as role models, have changed, making lying in the face of clear evidence acceptable to so many.

So, it’s good that I ended up in the real estate profession, where truth is important and is still honored. The National Association of Realtors, to which we agents are required to belong if we join any major and most minor brokerages, has a Code of Ethics to which we swear allegiance upon induction as members. In the preamble to the Code, the word “integrity” appears twice, including in this paragraph: “The term REALTOR® has come to connote competency, fairness, and high integrity resulting from adherence to a lofty ideal of moral conduct in business relations. No inducement of profit and

no instruction from clients ever can justify departure from this ideal.”

The Code of Ethics even commands Realtors to take action when they find another Realtor violating the Code. I myself have filed (and won) an ethics complaint against another Realtor who advertised that he was selling “4 homes every week,” violating the article which says members shall not misrepresent their level of success. That agent was ordered to stop making that claim in his advertising.

With the bidding wars of recent years, buyer clients have understandably wondered whether other agents were telling the truth when claiming multiple above-listing-price offers on a listing. I am pleased to tell them, and to state here, that I don’t ever recall being lied to by another Realtor, although I do worry on occasion when the agent on the other side of a transaction is a nonRealtor. Agents who are not NAR members don’t have a code of ethics to which they subscribe, which is why NAR advertising has often urged consumers to “make sure your agent is a Realtor.”

State laws regarding real estate do impose requirements of an ethical nature that aren’t imposed on other professions such as car sales. When you buy a used car (or anything else), it’s usually without any disclosure of past or current de-

Minneapolis Ends Single-Family Zoning — But Why?

I was surprised to read that Minneapolis has “become the first major U.S. city to end single-family zoning, a policy that has done as much as any to entrench segregation, high housing costs, and sprawl as the American urban paradigm over the past century.”

The premise that single-family zoning was actually intended as a tool of de jure racial segregation was news to me, but that’s what the article said.

Influencing the Minneapolis action was a 2017 book, The Color of Law, by Richard Rosenstein. The book’s subtitle is “A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America.”

I’m not saying that I agree with the

premise, but I find the argument both interesting and somewhat compelling.

The Dec. 7, 2018, article in Slate said, “Opening up Minneapolis’ wealthiest, most exclusive districts to triplexes, the theory goes, will create new opportunities for people to move for schools or a job, provide a way for aging residents to downsize without leaving their neighborhoods, help ease the affordability crunch citywide, and stem the displacement of lower-income residents in gentrifying areas.”

Slate describes Minneapolis as a “staunchly liberal” city, so this may be an isolated action, not likely to be replicated elsewhere, including here.

fects, but state law, like the Realtor Code of Ethics, requires that sellers of existing homes disclose all known past or current defects, and we can be disciplined even to the extent of losing our real estate license if we, as listing agents, know of such a defect and fail to disclose it.

Since every brokerage is also responsible for the actions of its agents (another term for the managing broker is “responsible broker”), every brokerage should instruct its broker associates to decline any listing where the owner is unwilling to fully disclose all problems or defects with the home. I’m happy to report that I have never had a seller who didn’t recognize and accept his or her obligation to disclose all known defects.

One of the standard forms for every listing is the “Seller’s Property Disclosure.” The document itself is voluntary, but (1) I’ve never had a seller who refused to complete it, and (2) failure to complete it does not relieve the seller and listing agent of their responsibility to disclose known defects or problems.

Often, renovation of a house is done without the necessary permits, but the Seller’s Property Disclosure only asks the seller to disclose unpermitted work done in the past 12 months. A client had finished his basement without a permit 20 years ago, so he didn’t disclose that.

It caused a claim by a buyer when a plumbing problem arose. Disclosure of that could have forestalled the claim, which cost my seller in mediation.

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Lakewood City Councilmember shares climate denial article Ramey Johnson sent story to council and staff on verge of election campaign

BY JOSEPH RIOS JRIOS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Lakewood City Councilmember Ramey Johnson applauded Lakewood’s annual report on its sustainability plan, which includes a section about fighting climate change, saying that it shows a lot of people care about the environment and planet, including herself.

But ahead of a July 15 presentation about the report, she sent out an email link to an article claiming manmade cli- Johnson mate change doesn’t exist to the city council, Lakewood Mayor Adam Paul, City Manager Kathy Hodgson and Lakewood Sustainability Manager Jonathan Wachtel.

“Please be open to all perspectives,” Johnson wrote in the email.

The article’s author is anonymous, using the name of Tyler Durden, a fictional character from the movie “Fight Club” and it was published on ZeroHedge, a blog that says it “aims to liberate oppressed knowledge, provide analysis uninhibited by political constraint, facilitate information unending

quest for freedom, to widen the scope of financial,” as well as “skeptically examine and attack the flaccid financial journalism institution.”

CNN once said the blog “offers a deeply conspiratorial, anti-establishment and pessimistic view of the world.”

Scientific institutions including NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration say human activity is a significant factor in rapid changes to the planet’s climate based on numerous studies.

Durden’s article cites a June study from the University of Turku in Finland that claims there is no substantial human-caused climate change.

Climate Feedback, a nonprofit that verifies scientific claims, including ones involving climate change, criticized the study, claiming it fails to provide correct physical explanation and that it has flawed reasoning and inadequate support.

Johnson, who kicked off her mayoral campaign last week, learned about Durden’s article through her husband.

She acknowledged that she didn’t completely go through it and added that if she could go back, she would’ve read into it more.

“I’m a strong advocate that I try to read both sides of things. I passed it on in good faith that people would glance it and come to their own conclusion,” said Johnson. “It doesn’t mean you have to say it’s a good or bad (article). In fairness, it’s okay to share

CLIMATE CHANGE BY THE NUMBERS 97% of climate scientists published in

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200 worldwide scientific organizations agree that climate change has been caused by human action.

2016 was the warmest year on record.

11% of the world’s population is vulnerable to climate change impacts.

124 glacers have melted away from Glacier National Park in Montana since 1910.

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tentially at risk of extinction by the current pace of global temperature rise

— NASA and Conservation International things. Truly, it was done in good faith just to give the rest of council another article.”

City’s stance on sustainability Lakewood’s sustainability plan was adopted in 2015. It outlines ways the city can improve its social, environmental and economic conditions. Part of this year’s annual report of the plan includes a section titled “A Call to Climate Change” in which it describes the topic as “urgent.”

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really charged with working across (Lakewood) to ensure that the decisions and programs and policies we put in place now don’t comprise the ability of future generations to realize a high quality of life,” said Wachtel.

Brenda Ekwurzel, senior climate scientist and the director of climate science for the Climate & Energy Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists, feels that success stories centered around how communities save money when they institute sustainable practices, like those proposed in Lakewood’s sustainability plan, are underreported.

Research from the Institute for Local Government, a nonprofit research education that works to promote good government at the local level, backs up Ekwurzel’s claim.

According to a report from the nonprofit, sustainability practices generate savings to residents and businesses through reduced expenditures like water, energy, gas and other resources.

When that happens, those savings go toward supporting local investments and economic activity, according to the report.

“Sustainable plans are the economic engines of the future,” said Ekwurzel.

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Wide gammut of attractions at county fair and festival Jeffco Fair & Festival takes place Aug. 9-11

IF YOU GO The Jeffco Fair & Festival takes place Aug. 9-11 at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, 15200 W. Sixth Ave. Golden. To find a complete schedule of events and attractions, visit www.celebratejeffco.com/.

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A big band named Little Texas will be playing a headlining show at this year’s Jeffco Fair & Festival.

Though all the band members live in the Nashville area, they make it out to Colorado about once a year to visit friends and family, said Little Texas’ drummer Del Gray.

“Being in Colorado in the summertime is beautiful,” he said.

Little Texas is a country band consisting of Gray, lead singer Porter Howell on guitar, Duane Propes on bass guitar and Dwayne O’Brien as acoustic harmony.

Everyone is an original member, Gray said, and they are celebrating 30 years this year, Gray said.

Concert goers will hear a variety of Little Texas music, Gray said, including all of their hits and songs from the 30th anniversary album, which should be released in the late fall, Gray said.

The Jeffco Fair & Festival takes place this year Aug. 9-11 at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, The event will feature a variety of family-friendly entertainment sprinkled among the grounds, including rodeo and bullfighting, vendors, a fun

From left, Sarah Liepold, 14, of Arvada with Eep The Sheep and Aspen Tolman, 14, of Westminster with Big B show their animals in one of the 4-H livestock shows during the 2017 Jeffco Fair & Festival.

CHRISTY STEADMAN zone with bounce-house inflatables for children and water attractions, and a variety of live music.

Attendees will also get to see the projects the Jeffco 4-H youth have been working on all year.

“All of their work from the entire

year gets showcased in one weekend,” said Josey Pukrop, the Jeffco 4-H youth development and livestock agent.

Their exhibits will range from cake decorating to rocketry, and sewing to photography. And, of course, the

livestock shows.

About 335 youth participate in the Jeffco 4-H program, Pukrop said, and they’re scattered across the county.

The Jeffco Fair & Festival gives them the annual opportunity to catch up with friends they hadn’t seen in a while, as well as meet new friends in the 4-H program, Pukrop said.

“They’re able to come together for that week and form lifelong friendships,” she added.

Another attraction will be the Open Class displays, which will consist of items homemade by Jeffco residents.

It is a competition, and signups will be open until Aug. 2. At the fair, people will get to see the displays with their placement ribbons, said Lisa Staving, the Jeffco 4-H mentor coordinator who is organizing the Open Class exhibition at the fair.

The displays include baked goods, canning, horticulture, soap making, quilting, flower arrangements, photography and much more, Staving said.

“There’s a lot of creative people in our community,” Staving said. “It’s fun to see what other people make and create.”

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Federal agency move could mean more jobs for Lakewood BLM’s state headquarters located within city STAFF REPORT

The government agency in charge of managing the millions of acres of federal land across the American west will be headquartered in Grand Junction, while the state office in Lakewood will see a surge in staff.

The move by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), from its current headquarters in Washington D.C., was announced by Colorado Sen. Corey Gardner in a video he released on July 15.

“Today is a great day for Colorado and for Grand Junction,” Gardner said. “This means that people will have a greater say, a greater impact on public lands decisions that have an impact on Gardner their community.”

Gardner had been vocal of his support for moving BLM’s headquarters west for several years. In 2017, Gardner and Rep. Scott Tipton (R-Colorado) introduced bills in the U.S. Senate and House, to have the Department of the Interior begin planning for such a move.

Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-Colorado)

signed on in support of the 2017 bill.

On July 16 he released a statement which said the agency’s move out west was great news for the state’s economy.

“Relocating BLM headquarters to Colorado is a natural fit with the agency’s mission and allows agency officials to be closer to the land and minerals they oversee. Colorado – and Jefferson County in particular – has a strong conservation record with public lands and open space,” Perlmutter said. “I look forward to welcoming them to Lakewood.”

The bureau, part of the Interior Department, oversees nearly 388,000 square miles of public land, and 99% is in 12 Western states. The lands are rich in oil, gas, coal and grazing for livestock, as well as habitat for wildlife, hunting ranges, fishing streams and hiking trails.

According to a letter from the Department of the Interior to the Congress, some 60 BLM employees will remain in Washington D.C., while 222 other current D.C. employee positions will be reassigned to locations across the west, including the new Grand Junction headquarters.

The agency reorganization letter indicates as many as 58 new positions could be headed to Colorado’s state office, which is located in Lakewood.

“Welcome to Lakewood,” said Lakewood Mayor Adam Paul in a statement following the news.

“Lakewood has a rich history of working with the U.S. Department of Interior and Bureau of Land Management and we are pleased that they will be entrusting us with more of their talented employees.”

The Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners and the Jefferson County Economic Development Corporation also praised the news.

“The transition of the headquarters to Colorado is an excellent example of the pragmatic approach the Bureau of Land Management is taking to manage its resources,” said Jefferson County Commissioner Libby Szabo. “It just makes sense to have the employees near the lands they are managing.”

The bureau is in the vanguard of President Donald Trump’s campaign to step up fossil fuel production on public land, and it has often been in the crosshairs of Democrats and conservationists who say the administration is more interested in mining and drilling than in protecting the environment.

Rep. Raul M. Grijalva, D-Arizona, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, attacked the headquarters move and noted that

Grand Junction is not far from Interior Secretary David Bernhardt’s hometown of Rifle, Colorado.

“Putting BLM headquarters down the road from Secretary Bernhardt’s hometown just makes it easier for special interests to walk in the door demanding favors without congressional oversight or accountability,” Grijalva said. “The BLM officials based in Washington are here to work directly with Congress and their federal colleagues, and that function is going to take a permanent hit if this move goes forward.”

The bureau has 9,000 employees, most of them scattered among 140 state, district or field offices.

Key details of the move were unknown, including how much it would cost, how many employees would remain in Washington and, most importantly, whether the move would have a significant impact on land management decisions or would be more a token of the administration’s plan to decentralize the bureau.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat, welcomed the change but reminded the Trump administration that he and other Democrats want the president to do more to protect the environment and recreational access on public lands.

“Hard to think of a better place to house the department responsible for overseeing our beloved public lands,” he said in a written statement.

Interior Department officials have said they also considered Denver; Salt Lake City; Albuquerque, New Mexico; and Boise, Idaho, for the new headquarters.

— The AP contributed to this report

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Free, call-in meditation service program offered through library Jefferson County Public Library wants to help residents live healthier lifestyles

TO PARTICIPATE The call-in meditation sessions are held at 10 a.m. every Wednesday, and people can participate by calling 303-502-5189.

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Every Wednesday morning, Littleton resident Steve Cohen looks forward to calling the Jefferson County Public Library. He’s not calling to look for a book, find a movie, or other services libraries offer.

Instead, he’s calling to participate in a tool that the library hopes will help people cope with stress and live healthier lifestyles.

Jefferson County Public Library is offering a free, guided meditation call-in program once a week. When people call in, a clinical psychologist from Jefferson Center for Mental Health guides listeners through meditation and talks about how to use it for dealing

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JOSEPH RIOS with sleep, chronic pain and anxiety relief, creativity, compassion and other intents.

“Offering (meditation sessions) as a call-in program allows a convenient option for attendance as well as the comfort of anonymity,” said Cecilia LaFrance in a statement. LaFrance is a public services coordinator for Jefferson County Public Library.

Cohen says he has been trying to learn mediation for years, and the library’s service is helping him do that. He uses

lessons he’s learned from the call-in program by remembering to pause and be in the moment in times of stress.

“As long as you can call in and as long as the program is professional, as it is, it’s really worthwhile,” said Cohen.

The program is part of a partnership with Jefferson Center for Mental Health. Sessions are held at 10 a.m. every Wednesday, and people can participate by calling 303-502-5189. “(The program) has grown beyond the library audience to folks in Jeffco who need that brake to get some peace and calm. We can get busy in our days and in our heads, and meditation is such a great way to calm your mind and refocus,” said Stephanie Schieman, director of marketing and community relations for Jefferson Center for Mental Health.

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Jefferson County Public Library has subscribed to the Freegal Music Service from Library Ideas LLC, which means library patrons will be able to download and stream a select number of MP3-formatted tracks each month, according to a news release from the library district.

“Freegal is kind of like Spotify or Apple Music, where you can create playlists and stream music,” Debbi Mikash, the library district’s collection manager, said in a statement. “Patrons will find that Freegal Music helps them discover new artists and songs, and take advantage of library curated playlists.”

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Action Center school supply event approaches in August Distribution will be ‘a great opportunity’ for students, community members

WHAT: Free school supplies to students and families in need in Jefferson County

BY CASEY VAN DIVIER CVANDIVIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

WHERE: Stevens Elementary School, 7101 W. 38th Ave.

Jefferson County residents, district students and Colorado families in need have all been invited to the Action Center’s School Supply Distribution event.

Families will receive school supplies including notebooks, crayons and pencils at the event, which will take place at Stevens Elementary School, 7101 W. 38th Ave. The distribution will run from 10 a.m. to three p.m. Aug. 5 through 10. In keeping with tradition, Superintendent Jason Glass will join the event on Aug. 6.

“So many Jeffco families depend on the Action Center, and the value of seeing the kids’ faces light up as they pick up their supplies is immeasurable,” Glass said. “We are so grateful for the support from the Action Center.”

The Action Center has asked families to arrive on specific days based on the first letter of their last names, with a schedule online at the actioncenter.org. Friday and Saturday will be open to any families.

HOW: Bring a photo ID, and proof that you live in Jeffco, or that your student attends a Jeffco school, and a document showing their age.

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The Action Center accepts school supply donations year-round and is still taking donations for the August event, she said.

“Our biggest need is always character backpacks, like the `Frozen’ and `Avengers’ backpacks,” she said.

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She added that the center posts updated lists of needed supplies on its Facebook and Twitter pages.

Donors can bring supplies to the Action Center, 8755 W. 14th Ave., or send supplies to the center by placing an order on the Roonga site.

Eisenbraun said the event will provide students the tools they need for school and provide the community a chance to learn more about their neighbors.

A list of needed items can be found on the Action Center’s social media: on Twitter at @TheActionCtr or Facebook at www.facebook. com/TheActionCenterCO/

“A lot of people are under the misconception that there aren’t a lot of low-income students here in Jefferson County,” she said.

However, the center expects to provide supplies to nearly 5,000 low-income or homeless students, according to the center’s press release.

“It’s really a great opportunity,” she said, “not only for the superintendent, but for the public to see the different kinds of Jeffco students we serve.”

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Teacher survey results provide ‘opportunity to learn from each other’ Administrators use TLCC survey to prepare for next year

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For some teachers and administrators taking the Teaching and Learning Conditions Colorado (TLCC) survey, those three statements couldn’t ring truer.

And for others, big changes needed to be made before they could select “Agree.”

School administrators have spent a portion of their return to school this month reviewing results of the TLCC survey, formerly called TELL Colorado, which gathers input from school staff on the leadership style and culture in their schools. The survey is intended to be used for school improvement and is not designed to inform administrator evaluations, though “it may be used as evidence” to show that administrators have used “the results in school improvement planning,” according to the Colorado Department of Education’s website.

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The three statements represented just three of dozens on the survey.

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The survey includes questions about the teacher evaluation process, class sizes, planning time and community between staff members, among other subjects.

The first statement above, “This school is led by an effective team,” was the leading question in the “School Leadership” portion of the survey; the second and third statement led the “Overall Reflections” portion.

This year, the anonymous survey was administered online by CU Denver in January.

When the results come in each summer, they set off a to-do list for Jeffco administrators before the school year even begins. Included on that list: sharing results with staff members and strategizing for improvement in the coming school year.

To receive results for the survey, a school must have more than 50% of staff members respond. This incentivizes teachers, administrators and support professionals to take the optional survey, said district chief academic officer Matt Flores.

Of more than 2,800 individuals who took the survey in Jefferson County, 79% agreed their schools are led effectively, 86% recommended their school as a good place to work and 90% recommended their school as a good place to learn.

School by school, those percentages vary significantly, with a number of schools — including Shelton Elementa-

Collaboration and culture At each high-scoring school, the strategy for success rests on the involvement and dedication of the entire staff, said Columbine principal Scott Christy.

“Most decisions we can make are collaborative with our teachers,” he said. “Our teachers know the community so well. It wouldn’t be wise of me to exclude their thoughts.”

When it comes to such decisions, Columbine’s administrators try to work closely with the school’s Learning Advisory Teams, made up of educators from each department. For instance, the teams played a big role in gathering input from educators when the school recently revised its bell schedule, he said.

At Dennison Elementary, the staff has done something similar, having previously held a discussion about which decisions principal Pam Yoder should make unilaterally and which decisions teachers would like to have a voice in.

Yoder emphasized that, when she does make a decision herself, she quickly communicates her thought process to the staff.

“In this day and age, we tend to jump over relationship-building and into fixing the problem,” she said. “If you don’t do that foundational work with people, you’re just going to keep spinning your wheels.”

Christy agreed.

“We’re family,” he said, “and families need to work together.”

Assistant principal Cory Olsen uses that same word, “family,” to describe his coworkers.

“I know what sports their kids play, what clubs they’re in, where they’re traveling this summer,” he said. “I rely on a lot of them. They’re all here because there’s a deep pride here.”

That pride in the school’s culture prompted 97% of Columbine teachers to say they found the school’s leadership team effective and 98% to say they would recommend the school as a good place to teach and learn.

Dennison received similarly high scores, with 96% agreement to the first statement above and 100% to the second two — scores that are by no means easy to attain.

Few district schools saw 90% agreement or higher to these statements.

Some saw less than 25% of teachers agree that school leadership is effective, including Drake and Everitt middle schools.

However, 68% of teachers at Drake called the school a good place to work, and 97% called it a good place to learn.

At Everitt, those numbers were 50% and 59%.

Administrators at Everitt could not be reached for comment. Drake assistant principal Megan Madsen referred Colorado Community Media to the district communications department for comment.

‘Peeling back’ the responses Although results can be valuable for school leaders, the survey results are just “one piece in a body of evidence,”

said Carol Eaton, the district’s data services director.

The district combines TLCC data “with data from student and parent surveys, so we get those patterns (of) things that are in need or successes we can celebrate,” she said.

DU assistant professor Erin Anderson, who specializes in educational leadership and policy, likewise emphasized the importance of “peeling back” the results.

“If you laid out what you’re going to achieve and many of your staff members don’t feel you’re achieving it, that needs to be explored,” she said.

“You need to spend time and identify the problem area.”

For teachers who would like to see improvements made in their schools, there are a number of resources they can turn to, Flores said, including each building’s School Accountability Committee or the Employee Assistance Program.

He also encouraged schools to take the “opportunity to learn from each other.”

“The value our teachers have has allowed the community to grow for many years,” he said.

According to Christy and Olsen, the strong community at Columbine has been around for longer than either administrator has been at the school.

And after spending years in that community, the two have a pretty good idea of what goes into making a group of teachers and students into a family.

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Marx said, “If it gets any hotter, I’m going to need a big fan.”

After 22 years, my air conditioner up and died. I wasn’t thinking. I should have had it checked out in the spring.

Now look at me.

The chickens are laying hard-boiled eggs.

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humor man when it’s 88 in the shade. In my bedroom. I’m not kidding.

I had to take a number when my air conditioner quit, and my number still hasn’t been called yet.

I have seen worse: I lived in Phoenix for two years.

I had an uncovered Craig Marshall parking space at my Smith apartment building.

I had an uncovered parking space at Arizona State, where I taught drawing in a four-story building that was 40 degrees cooler than the outside temperature.

Leaving the building was a shock.

Getting in my car was a shock.

Leaving Arizona was the second best thing I have ever done.

During his monologue, Johnny Carson would say, “It was so hot today ...” and the audience would shout, “How hot was it?”

The jokes were never that hot.

I lived in Los Angeles, and it could get hot there too, often during the period of the “Santa Ana Winds,” most common from October through March, when other parts of the country are in the deep freeze.

I have a two-story house. The second floor is unbearable, the first floor is tolerable, and the unfinished basement is the most comfortable area in the building.

Why didn’t they put the basement on the second floor, and the second floor in the basement?

Harry has been giving me dirty looks. Dachshunds are not designed for temperatures like this, even though there is a common sobriquet about a dachshund’s physique that implies otherwise.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR Alcorn again In the words of someone famous, “there you go again.” Glossing over the abuses and behaviors of Trump, blaming a bunch of folks who show up at Right Leaning rallies for the cause of incivility in society ... really? Alcorn talks a good streak, but he makes excuses for someone who clearly has emboldened violent, misogynistic, racist behavior, not to

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couple of days ago, the video game “NBA 2K20” released its player ratings.

As I understand it, (I don’t have a lot of time for video games) these ratings are used within the game to determine how the game’s algorithms manHITTING age matchups within the game HOME itself. Supposedly, these ratings are based on player accomplishments and skills; in reality, these ratings are rather subjective.

Thus, when it was announced that the game Michael Alcorn rated the Denver Nuggets’ own Nikola Jokic a 90, which put him behind a few other prominent players who didn’t come in fourth place in the Most Valuable Player voting, Denver land got a little miffed. In fact, some of them expressed their ire to the makers of NBA2K20. Which is when the most post-millennial thing ever happened: the game makers responded by saying something to the effect of

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“When Joker (his nickname) has 10k Twitter followers, he’ll get a higher rating.”

Huh? So, I understand that social media has an inordinate influence on the world these days. But, it seems a bit ridiculous to believe that somebody’s value in the world — granted, the virtual world of a video game — should be influenced or dictated by the size of their social media following. You can make an argument that Jokic, who is a brilliant basketball player but a, er, awkward athlete, deserves a 90, or a 92, or an 80. But the size of his Twitter following should have nothing to do with it.

Sadly, it’s not just the virtual value of someone’s skills that are dictated by their Twitter following. As part of my efforts to get a book published, I’ve sent out scores of what are called “Inquiries.” Every publisher and every agency asks writers to send “Letters of Inquiry,” which are read and sorted through by some junior agent. If any look promising, the junior agent passes them up to someone more senior, who whittles the pile further, and then takes the

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Lots to learn about and experience at RMNP this summer

ront Range Colorado has one of the most expansive outdoors laboratories in the nation. We enjoy thousands of acres, a short driving distance from the east side urban center, offering a massive variety of wildlife, plants, birds and environmental features. And we can take an active role in a drive-by view, group field educational classes or quiet personal time with reading materials. Where is this unique opportunity you ask? It is the Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP), stretching over the Continental Divide between the communities of Estes Park and Grand Lake.

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The “Ranger” programs offer some of the most interesting and unique learning opportunities within RMNP. This educational program is led by the park’s professional rangers or invited skilled and experienced instructors.

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surviving “Letters” to the senior staff, who make a decision about publication or representation. The ability to write a good Letter of Inquiry is almost more important to publishing than actually writing. It is also, obviously, not a skill I have acquired yet.

But what is somewhat disconcerting to me about the whole Letter of Inquiry is that, while every agency has their own preferred format, they mostly follow a similar formula. They want your basic information, then a quick blurb about your story, and then, maybe, they want an excerpt of your story. The basic information always — always — includes a space for you to describe your social media following and whatever platform you may or may not have to hype your book on your own, independent of them. This comes quite a bit before you ever get a chance to show off your prose.

The days of J.K. Rowling making 13 photocopies of her book and mailing them to agents are over.

I don’t want to seem like sour

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Is there a better six-word story than the title of one of Tennessee Williams’s plays, “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” for evoking a sultry summer day?

Popsicles and icicles. Fireflies and drive-ins on Friday night. Poison ivy and heatstrokes.

Like every other kid, I looked forward to summer vacation. Now I look forward to a vacation from summer.

Give me late September. Now.

There are two defined field areas for these programs, the east side (Estes Park, and the west side (Grand Lake).

Specific topics are scheduled on a continual weekly schedule throughout the summer. Examples of West Side Ranger Programs include Ron Hellbusch “Lions, Bears and Moose! Oh My!” It is a 45-minute talk at Kawuneeche Visitors Center each day of the week, at 2:30 p.m.; Mountain Wildflowers at the Onahu Trailhead held weekly on Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday at 9 a.m..A must see program is the Colorado River Adventure Walk, set each Wednesday at 10 a.m., set at the Coyote Valley Trailhead. Given the Colorado River is the largest of the seven river basins that originated in Colorado, it often times becomes the center of coffee conversation when discussing western water issues. Another popular presentation is the “A Walk Backwards” that explores the park history when, in the 1920s,

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grapes. There are a million reasons why I don’t have a publishing deal yet, and my puny Twitter following is probably very low on the list. But just consider the possibility of the world never meeting Harry Potter because somebody doesn’t build her social media following dancing about like the talentless hacks in the Kardashian family.

And, I don’t think I need to really go into detail about the awful dangers to our republic of social media in the hands of overgrown children like Donald Trump.

I’ve written before about how much I like Facebook and the way it allows me to stay in touch with friends from a lifetime ago in far-flung places in the world. But I fear we may have crossed a Rubicon in the last few years. And, not in a good way.

How stupidly ironic is it that a video game may be the canary in the coal mine?

there were many active ranches in what is now RMNP. This program is a two-hour event held at the Holzwarth Historic site parking area. A walking tour of that family ranch can follow the Rangers’ program.

The east side programs have equal appeal and visitor interest. East side highlights a variety of trails, both gentle and more challenging. Hikers regularly meet at the end of “Bear Lake Trail Road for just over a half mile of hiking to and around the beautiful and popular Bear Lake. “Lily Lake Trail” draws many hikers as well with its one-mile distance and mild elevation change. Learn about the park’s predominate wildlife, the elk, at the “Story of the Elk” scheduled every Monday at 10 a.m. a the Fall River Visitor Center, featuring a 30-minute ranger lecture and photo show. The bear has its own following at a 30-minute ranger program “Leave it to Beaver” every Sunday at 10 a.m. at the Fall River

Visitor Center. Birders can look to the “Birds of the Upper Beaver Meadows,” which focuses on all the high elevation bird life in the RMNP. That program is scheduled 7 a.m. Tuesday through Friday each week and includes a gentle 1.5 hour walk at the Upper Beaver Meadows Trailhead.

There are dozens of other ranger programs, hikes, walks and learning experiences in the RMNP. The “Rocky Mountain National Park Newspaper and Trip Planner” offers a wealth of information and is available at park entrances on both sides. The best contact point is the park information center at 970-586-1319.

There are weeks still remaining in the 2019 summer to experience Colorado’s popular RMNP. Enhance your summer outdoors experience by taking advantage of these outdoors classes.

Outdoorsman and Westminster resident Ron Hellbusch can be reached at Ron-Hellbusch Comcast.net

In Loving Memory

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

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I have done a complete 180 when it comes to weather.

As I write this, my back is sticking to the chair, and rivulets of moisture are running down my similes.

And my sense of humor melted an hour ago.

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dressed as an elf.

“We come every year. We like to dress up,” she said. “I think it’s the fantasy. People like to get out of their element.”

The family-owned-and-operated event has been running for 43 years, mostly at its location outside Larkspur. Jim Paradise is vice president and director of marketing while his father, Jim Paradise Sr., is the owner.

Paradise said it’s festival-goers like Periat and Baker who help add to the event’s allure, People aren’t required to come in costume, and in fact just a small percentage do, Paradise estimated. But they blend in with hired entertainers and make the fantasy more authentic.

There’s much more that goes into making the festival a long-standing success, he said.

“I think what makes it so appealing and gives us the opportunity to have it running for 43 years is the uniqueness of the event itself,” Paradise said.

o much of the contemporary creative world is driven by technology that intensely human performances are often a breath of fresh air.

That’s part of the magic of the Union Station Buskerfest, which will be entering its fourth year, Thursday, Aug. 1 through Sunday, Aug. 4 at the station, 1701 Wynkoop St. Performances will begin at 5 p.m. on Thursday COMING and Friday, 10 ATTRACTIONS a.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m. on Sunday.

“It all sounds a bit like found art — people just get off trains and busses and there’s a show happening right in the plaza,” said Maya Clarke Reader McCoy, director of the festival.

“What’s wonderful is there’s no cover to get in. Street performing is really accessible to everyone.”

Inspired by similar festivals held in Europe and Canada, the festival highlights the unique talents of buskers — street entertainers who perform in public spaces to audiences around the world.

After sorting through about 100 applications, both local and international talents were selected for this year’s event. Participants include bucket drummer Peter Rabbit, acrobatic performers The Street Circus, escape artist Tianna the Traveller, comedy juggling all-star Sam Malcolm, world-champion foot juggler Peter Irish, human statue Paul Borillo and the Gora Gora Orkestar.

There will also be face-painters, giant puppets and stilt walkers roaming the plaza. Children who want to indulge their creative side can make crafts the nonprofit organization Arts Street.

“The motivation is to have a mix of local and traveling performers for visitors,” McCoy said. “We’re always trying to bring acts people have never seen before, so we can really surprise the audience.”

There will be special events as part of the festival, like the event kick-off on Colorado Day, which features a Grand Entrance of all performers and the introduction of two locally made giant puppets.

The Gora Gora Orkestar will be doing a special performance at 8:15 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 2 and at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3 there will be a group fire show to benefit Arts Street.

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Entertainers greet people from above as they pass through the gates of the Colorado Renaissance Festival castle.

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Renaissance Festival offers an Larkspur event that stretches back 43 years draws 200,000 people during annual run

IF YOU GO The Colorado Renaissance Festival is located at 650 W. Perry Park Ave., Larkspur. Remaining dates for 2019 are July 27-28 and Aug. 3-4. Tickets are available online and cost $23.50 for adults and $11 for children ages 5 through 12. Box office tickets are $25 for adults and $12 for children. More information is available at coloradorenaissance.com.

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hen Christopher Baker wanted to propose to his wife, Rosie, he knew exactly where to buy the ring.

Both he and Rosie attended the Colorado Renaissance Festival in their childhood and teenage years.

They’ve continued the tradition into adulthood and now share it with their 3-year-old daughter, Athena — while wearing the engagement ring and wedding bands they bought from a festival craftsman.

The event is a special place to them, the Central City couple said, and buying their rings there added to the sentiment behind them. They also love the culture of fantasy and escapism created by the event.

On an early July afternoon, the couple sat at the festival wearing head-to-toe costumes with clothes they’ve acquired from event vendors over the years, looking back on their time within the village walls.

“It’s the only place in the state where you can walk around and see knights rubbing shoulders with storm troopers,” Baker said.

Rosie and Christopher Baker attended the Colorado Renaissance Festival on July 7 with their daughter, 3-year-old Athena.

The couple have attended for years and purchased their wedding bands at the festival.

Sarah Periat of Commerce City agreed. The festival creates a place for people to get away from their daily lives and enter what feels like another world. She and her family spend weeks creating costumes. She personally sewed the dress she wore to the festival on July 7, when she

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Entertainers don’t merely perform from one of the grounds’ 10 stages but walk among the crowds in full costume and character to engage attendees. The royal court, including the festival’s king and queen, parade through the streets while families sip drinks and snack on turkey legs.

The permanent structures meant to resemble a 16th-century magical village are routinely remodeled, and the village as a whole was roughly one-third its current size at the event’s start years ago, Paradise said.

He believes the village in particular sets the festival apart from nearby, smaller Renaissance festivals.

“The difference and the advantage we have is we have created a very nice village for people to come out and really get away. We don’t have just tents in a parking lot or tables set up in a field,” he said.

The event, which this year runs on Saturdays and Sundays from June 15 to Aug. 4, draws an average of 200,000 people annually and employs approximately 500 people.

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While the festival is free, attendees are encouraged to bring cash so they can donate to the performers.

“The event has grown significantly over the years — we started with about 3,000 attendees and last year we reached about 15,000,” McCoy said.

“It’s really fun for all ages. Often the comedy will hit for the kids and the adults, and that’s the real art of street performing — including everyone.”

For more information and a full schedule, visit www.unionstationbuskerfest.com.

The bard in Boulder under the stars Boulder’s annual Colorado Shakespeare Festival is always one of the best parts of the summer in Colorado.

Not only are audiences treated to some

munity of slightly more than 200 people, that’s a big deal, said Mayor Marvin Cardenas.

“It brings us almost half a million dollars alone in sales tax revenue,” he said. “For years the town has been supported by the Colorado Renaissance Festival. They’re a huge economic impact to our community.”

Other revenue generators are limited in Larkspur, Cardenas said, although he expects pending projects like a campground and a travel center will boost the sales tax once the developments open.

In the meantime, Cardenas said, the renaissance festival continues to support the town financially, provides jobs for residents and nearby entertainment.

“It’s a huge benefit to the community. We’re so lucky to have them and I hope they never go away,” Cardenas said.

The festival shop where Baker bought his wife’s engagement ring more than five years ago is still there. Owner Da-oud Thompson, while standing under a sign reading “Wedding Bands,” said the Bakers are not the only couple to buy engagement rings there. He’s known families that came to him for two or three generations.

“That really feels good,” he said.

Thompson travels the country to sell at various festivals and has come to the Colorado Renaissance Festival for 35 years. It’s one of his favorite shows, he said.

“The people are interesting. They come dressed in crazy outfits,” he said. “I think we’re all devoted to making people smile and having fun.”

of the finest words ever strung together in the English (or any) language, but they receive a taste of what it must’ve been like to see Shakespearean plays they way they were first staged.

The performances are held under the open sky in the University of Colorado Boulder’s Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre, 277 University Ave. in Boulder, through Aug. 11.

The shows performed in this year’s festival are “Romeo and Juliet,” “As You Like It,” “Twelfth Night” and “King Charles III.” I recommend “Twelfth Night,” which is hilariously brought to life on a beautiful set with stellar performances by all involved.

For information and tickets, visit www.cupresents.org/series/shakespeare-festival/.

is head to Aurora.

Stanley Marketplace, 2501 Dallas St. in Aurora, is hosting The Sistine Chapel at The Hangar, through Aug. 13.

The exhibition recreates the splendor of Michelangelo’s momentous achievement, and gives viewers the chance to experience the work up-close and personal.

The 33 ceiling paintings from the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel have been reproduced in museum-quality at near-original size. The Last Judgment, Michelangelo’s towering altar wall fresco painted 25 years after the ceiling, is also included in the exhibition.

Visit www.stanleymarketplace.com for information and to book tickets.

1970s, “Weird Al” Yankovic has firmly established himself as a bona-fide national treasure.

There’s a tremendous amount of musicianship that goes into what the man does, and if you don’t believe that, you’ll want to see him take the Red Rocks stage, 18300 W. Alameda Parkway, with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 1.

While Yankovic hasn’t released a new album since “Mandatory Fun,” in 2014, but his cultural cache remains as high as ever, and he’s used social media and Youtube to find new ways to create and engage with fans.

This is sure to be a hilarious show — get your tickets at www.redrocksonline.com.

Reach for the divine at Stanley Marketplace If you’ve ever wanted to see one of the pinnacles of western art, instead of heading to Rome, all you need to do

Clarke’s Concert of the Week - ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic at Red Rocks There really is no other way to say it — after a career that started in the late

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.5K race ‘for all ages’ will help stop child abuse Ralston House invites community out for Saturday morning race

Racers get into place at the starting line of last year’s .5K Endurance Challenge to raise money for Ralston House, a nonprofit that supports children and teens who have experienced abuse.

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Wheat Ridge resident Halley Gruber may “not be running a real 5K any time soon,” she said, but she’s fully prepared for Ralston House’s .5K Endurance Challenge coming up in August.

“I’ve been participating for more than 10 years,” she said. “You start to recognize people year after year. It’s a really fun event.”

Ralston House, a nonprofit that provides support and resources for children who have experienced abuse, is holding its 13th annual .5K Endurance Challenge. Though the event has occurred at multiple locations in previous years, this year’s event will take place in just one location at the Plaza at Belmar, 464 S. Teller St., raising awareness and funds for the nonprofit’s mission to stop child abuse.

The event begins on Aug. 10 at 9:30 a.m. with pre-race activities, including a pancake breakfast, face-painting and a safety fair put on by the Lakewood Police Department.

“We have our tactical team out there showing some of our equipment and our canines,” said Chief of Police Dan

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McCasky. “I love seeing the interaction with our police officers, and I love seeing that people hold Ralston House in the same high esteem I do.”

The race starts at 11 a.m. and “it only takes about 10 minutes,” said Special Events Associate Jennifer Kemps.

“It’s for all ages and all abilities,” she said. “As long as you can get off the couch, you can do our race.”

Gruber agreed, adding that her son, Montana, won the race’s youngest runner award last year, when he was seven weeks old.

“Fundraisers can feel very formal,

but this is a great way to get your kids involved,” she said. “This is handsdown one of the most tangible ways you can help change a family’s life for the better.”

Racers can register at ralstonhouse.org/race or can same-day register on-site. Registration costs $25 for adults and $20 for seniors and children.

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Calling all tools — Day of Service volunteer day approaches Registration for the Neighborhood Rehab Project’s big day opens July 28

A few volunteers work on a home in Englewood during a previous year’s Neighborhood Rehab Project’s annual Be-A-Tool Day of Service.

This year, the Day of Service takes place on Sept. 7, and registration for volunteers opens on July 28.

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Jeff Fox of Golden believes that a little sacrifice of time to help out some neighbors provides a significantly big reward.

“It’s amazing when you serve, that you end up finding yourself just as encouraged as the one you’re serving,” Fox said.

Fox has volunteered at the Neighborhood Rehab Project’s annual Be-A-Tool Day of Service just about since its beginning in Golden nine years ago. Since then, the program has expanded to Arvada, Englewood and Idaho Springs.

All four communities will mark the annual Day of Service on Sept. 7.

“I love it for several reasons,” Fox said. These include relationship building, working as a team, serving those in need and getting to make a difference in the community. “I especially enjoy working alongside the homeowners.”

During the Be-A-Tool Day of Service, hundreds of volunteers will help community members with various household projects including yardwork, deck/porch repair, ADA acces-

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sibility and some indoor tasks.

Volunteer sign ups open on July 28.

The ultimate goal is to keep people warm, dry and safe, said Brett Vernon, who has participated in Arvada’s Be-ATool Day of Service for the past five years.

“It’s a chance to serve the people in my community who need a little help,” Vernon said. “They don’t need charity — just a little help, and we all need a little help sometimes.”

Ryan Bramlett has been involved with Englewood’s Be-A-Tool Day of Service since it was implemented there in 2016.

“I think it’s great when you can connect people (homeowners) with others who have lived in the community for decades, but have never met,” Bramlett said. “They’ve given so much through the years, and you can just see how grateful the homeowners are.”

During July, give blood and get a free taco from Rubio’s Coastal Grill.

TO GET INVOLVED Registration for the Neighborhood Rehab Project’s annual Be-A-Tool Day of Service opens on July 28. The annual Day of Service takes place on Sept. 7 in Golden, Arvada, Englewood and Idaho Springs.

Learn more at www.beatool.org/ The Be-A-Tool Day of Service is not a large organization coming in, and then leaving town once the project is completed, said Joe Anderson, who has also been involved with Englewood’s Be-A-Tool Day of Service since the beginning.

“It’s the joy of neighbors getting together,” Anderson said. “People enjoy coming together and helping.

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CLUBS Editor’s note: Clubs listings are published free, on a space-available basis. Listings are submitted by the community; to submit a new listing, or to make changes to or remove an existing listing, contact hharden@ coloradocommunitymedia.com.

Ongoing /Recreation, Clubs and Services Affordable Colleges Online has created a guidebook to help women find and secure financial aid. The guide includes a collection of scholarships for women, including due dates and award amounts; insight into the financial aid application process; and other funding opportunities, such as industryspecific scholarships and funding for special groups. The guide is available online at http://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/ womens-guide-paying-for-college/.

Camping Singles is a group of Colorado single adults who enjoy camping, fishing, hiking, swimming, biking, sightseeing, photography, the camaraderie of others, and starry nights around the camp fire. We usually camp in designated forest service or state park campgrounds within 2 to 5 hours of Denver. We welcome all single adults.

Our membership ranges from the 40s to 60-plus. We usually meet at 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month. For specific meeting information, contact campingsingles@ gmail.com CanSurvive is a support group for those who have experienced or are receiving cancer treatment. The meeting format is simple with an opening invocation followed by brief member introductions along with a check-in to see how attendees are doing.

The discussion topic centers around healing and healing modalities, and may include a guest speaker or a guided-healing visualization. The free support group meets 10 a.m. to noon on the fourth Saturday of every month at Mile High Church, 9079 West Alameda Ave., Lakewood. For more information or support do not hesitate to contact Lawrence Connors RScP at 303-910-3473 or Lawrence-RScP@msn.com.

Chirp Chirp-Impromptu Bird Walks: Sometimes you just feel like you need to get out and enjoy nature. If you like bird walks and want to join fellow birders on short-notice bird walks, sign up to the Chirp Chirp list Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. A notification will be sent by email or text no later than 24 hours prior to the bird walk. Go to https://arvada.org.

Columbine #96 Rainbow Girls meets at

7 p.m. the first and third Thursday of each month at the Golden Lodge, 400 Tenth St. in Golden. Youth activities for girls ages 1019. Contact Eve at etrengove@comcast.net or 303-424-0134.

Denver Walking Tours Denver area residents and visitors are invited to experience downtown Denver through a free walking tour, a two-hour excursion that starts in Civic Center Park, winds through downtown past more than a dozen of Denver’s distinctive landmarks and ends in front of Coors Field.

Tours are offered every day. No reservations needed. Tours are free, and tips are encouraged. Go to http://www.denverfreewalkingtours.com/ for details.

Dog trainer program Misha May Foundation Dog Training and Rescue is offering a “Become a Dog Trainer” program in Arvada and Denver. The licensed nonprofit organization rescues, rehabilitates and re-homes dogs at risk, regardless of breed or mix, behavior or medical issue, or amount of time needed.

The dog trainer program includes puppy, basic obedience and behavior solutions.

Email mishamayfoundation@gmail.com or call 303-239-0382 for an application or more information.

Federal Employees The Lakewood Chapter of Retired and Active Federal Employees meets at 1 p.m. every second Tuesday at the Episcopal Church, 10th and Garrison. Call Ann Ornelas, 303-517-8558.

Fighting fraud The District Attorney’s Office offers free Power Against Fraud seminars for groups of all sizes and people of all ages. Don’t become a victim of identity theft or other consumer fraud. Contact Cary Johnson, 303-271-6980, for more information.

Flatirons View Toastmasters meets at 6:30 p.m. the first and third Wednesday of every month at The Depot at Five Parks, 13810 W. 85th Ave. in Arvada. Polish your speaking and presentation skills in a fun, instructional, nurturing environment. For more information visit http://9407.toastmastersclubs.org/.

Food pantry God’s Table Food Pantry is open 9-11 a.m. every third Saturday of each month, and 10 a.m.-noon every fourth Thursday each month for Jefferson County residents who meet certain federal guidelines. God’s Table and Food Pantry is located at 6400 W. 26th Ave. in Edgewater, behind the Vietnamese Central Baptist Church. For more information, call Beverly

at 303-525-7685.

Food Pantry Agape Life Church distributes free food from 10-11 a.m. on the third Thursday of each month (weather permitting) at the church, 5970 W. 60th Ave. in Arvada.

ALC provides this service to all qualifying Colorado residents. Call 303-431-6481 to see if you qualify.

Food pantry at New Apostolic Church is open from 9-11 a.m. Wednesdays at 5290 Vance St., Arvada. Come in through the rear entrance of the church.

Girl Scouts Snowboard. Scuba dive. Sleep over in a museum or at the zoo. Go backstage at a concert or a Broadway play. Even stage your own Project Runway. Girl Scouts turns normal days into days you’ll remember all your life. Girl Scouts offers girls of all ages and backgrounds a safe place to explore the world and discover their potential. There are now more flexible ways to be a Girl Scout than joining a troop. To explore your options, visit girlscoutsofcolorado.org, email inquiry@ gscolorado.org or call 1-877-404-5708.

Holistic gatherings The Resonance Center, 6650 W. 44th Ave. in Wheat Ridge, offers Holistic Happy Hours 4-7 p.m. on the second Thursday every month with light snacks and tea for everyone. We invite the community to join this social and wellness event that offers acupuncture, massage, reflexology, psychotherapy and coaching, and energy work.

Jefco Spellbinders: 1-3 p.m. the third Monday of each month at Wheat Ridge United Methodist Church, 7530 W. 38th Ave., Wheat Ridge. Go to www.spellbinders.org or call LaRene at 303-431-7906.

Jeffco Sertoma Club meets the first and third Thursdays at Cafe del Sol, 608 Garrison St., Lakewood. Contact CJ Farr, 303985-3278 or carolfarr@aol.com.

Narconon reminds families that abuse of addictive pharmaceutical drugs is on the rise. Learn to recognize the signs of drug abuse and get your loved ones help if they are at risk. Call Narconon for a free brochure on the signs addiction for all types of drugs.

Narconon also offers free assessments and referrals. Call 800-431-1754 or go to DrugAbuseSolution.com. Narconon also can help with addiction counseling. Call for free assessments or referrals, 800-431-1754.

No Kill Colorado’s monthly meeting is 6:30-9 p.m. the second Thursday of each month

at Lakewood HealthSource, 963 S. Kipling Parkway, Lakewood. Everyone interested in learning about the No Kill movement is welcome. No Kill Colorado’s purpose is to facilitate a Colorado whose shelters are open admission and saving a minimum of 90 percent of the animals.

North Jeffco Republican Women meet the first Tuesday of every month at the 911 Driving School, 9100 100th Ave., Suite B-4, Westminster. Check-in is at 6:30 p.m. Meetings begin at 7 p.m. Each month, speakers present information vital to the community.

Join us to deepen your knowledge of election candidates, elected officials, current legislation and upcoming events. Both men and women are invited. Admission is free.

OPOCS Singles Club, ages 55-plus, meets all around the metro area. Meet new friends.

Sign up and receive a monthly newsletter that lists all monthly activities. Contact JoAnn Cunningham, membership chair, 303-751-5195, or Mary Riney, president, 303-985-8937.

Overeaters Anonymous meetings are 6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursdays at First United Methodist Church, 1500 Ford St., Golden. The meetings provide 12-step help and fellowship. Individuals of all ages coming together to support recovery for compulsive overeaters, bulimics, anorexics and exercise addicts.

Pet vaccinations Low-cost pet vaccinations at SpayToday 3-4 p.m. every Sunday. Call 303-984-7729 for more information.

Peripheral Neuropathy Support Group The Lakewood Branch of the Rocky Mountain Neuropathy Association meets from 3-4:30 p.m. the fourth Saturday of every month at Lutheran Church of the Resurrection, 7100 W. Mississippi Ave., Lakewood. For more information about the Lakewood Branch Support Group, call Rose at 303279-3511 or email cvm8@comcast.net.

Prepared Pet Professional Misha May Foundation Dog Training and Rescue of Lakewood presents a program for professionals who are not interested in becoming dog trainers, but who work in a pet-related business. Class includes canine CPR and first aid certification, animal handling and communication, canine and feline behavior sciences, holistic approaches, core courses and 50-plus electives. Participants receive a certificate and up to a year to complete.

Open enrollment. Contact mishamayfoundation@gmail.com for an application and more information.

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July 25, 2019

Dinosaur dig wraps up near C-470 and Santa Fe Researchers unearthed about a third of a triceratops at construction site

Volunteers with the Denver Museum of Nature and Science excavate triceratops fossils at a construction site in Highlands Ranch. The museum recently announced the completion of the dig, which yielded about a third of a 66-million-yearold dinosaur.

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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icture the scene: a muggy afternoon, 66 million years ago, on a mucky river delta.

Crocodiles and turtles crawl among flowers and ferns beneath towering sycamores. On the river bank, a 30-foot triceratops lies dead, partially sunken in the mud.

Fast-forward to 2019. The river delta, now beneath Highlands Ranch, has yielded the bones of the dinosaur, long since fossilized.

A volunteer crew from the Denver Museum of Nature & Science wrapped up the dino dig in mid-July, and said they recovered about a third of the ancient three-horned herbivore.

The fossils — including portions of the dinosaur’s skull, ribs, hips, shoulder blades and backbone — are available for public viewing through the window of the fossil preparation lab at the museum, said fossil preparator Salvador Bastien, who worked on the dig.

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tors building an expansion onto the Wind Crest retirement community near C-470 and Santa Fe Drive happened upon the fossils in May, Bastien said, and invited the museum to excavate them.

The bones were scattered and scrambled in an area stretching across 50 to 60 feet, Bastien said, suggesting they may have been moved by the river or scavengers after the dinosaur died and decomposed.

The fossils were buried in sandstone and mudstone, suggesting the animal died in a river channel, Bastien said, and the remainder of the bones probably long since wore away.

Initial research hasn’t suggested a

cause of death, which is extremely difficult to determine, Bastien said.

Triceratops were among the most common types of dinosaurs in the Cretaceous Period, Bastien said, which ended with the extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago.

Though paleontologists are already well-acquainted with triceratops, “every fossil is rare, and each one has the potential to increase our understanding of ancient ecosystems and biology,” Bastien said.

Crews called it quits after finding no more fossils in a one-meter radius from those already recovered, Bastien said. It’s possible there are more fossils to be found at the site, but “we

don’t have X-ray vision.”

The fossils were brought to the museum wrapped in plaster and burlap, Bastien said. Next they’ll be painstakingly cleaned with hand tools like dental picks and toothbrushes.

Though the lab has many projects going right now, this one will be prioritized because of its interest to the community, Bastien said. It’s too soon to say if the bones will eventually be added to a public display, though they will become part of the museum’s collection.

Under Colorado law, Bastien said, fossils discovered on private land are the property of the landowner, so he’s thankful that Wind Crest decided to donate the fossils to the museum. He’s also thankful that construction crews realized what they found and bothered to tell the museum.

The discovery has been a joy for Wind Crest too, said Craig Erickson, the company’s executive director.

“The discovery and excavation of the Triceratops fossils on campus has been a thrilling experience for our residents and staff,” Erickson said in a news release. “It is our honor to donate these incredible artifacts to the Denver Museum of Nature & Science for further study. We are grateful to the museum’s expert staff and the team at Brinkmann Constructors for their partnership in preserving this important part of Colorado history and sharing it with the greater community.”

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RTD’s 50-year history builds path to future CEO says transit district considering new ways to get people where they need to go

BY CLARKE READER SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

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lot can happen in 50 years, and that is definitely the case in the world of transit. In the Denver area, the Regional Transpiration District — which launched in 1969 — has seen its share of new technologies, groundbreaking ideas, unrealized dreams and work still to be done.

But a half-century of offering mass transit opGenova tions to the metro area is no small feat — one RTD is celebrating all through this year.

We connected with Dave Genova,

general manager and CEO of RTD, to discuss RTD’s past, its current achievements and its future challenges.

This interview has been edited for brevity and clarity.

Tell me about the 50th year of RTD — how is RTD marking the occasion?

We started in February by rolling out a life-size 50th-anniversary logo event at Denver Union Station. We also have updated all RTD templates to reflect the 50-year logo. Additionally, RTD celebrated on its actual anniversary on July 1 by holding rider appreciation events in each of the transit agency’s 15 districts to thank the public for riding with us over the past five decades. RTD officially celebrated its 50th anniversary on Friday, July 12, with a party on Wynkoop Plaza in front of Union Station. The event featured RTD information, food trucks, music, a program with speakers and other family-friendly activities.

And there will be more to come as the year continues.

How has transit changed in Denver since RTD first started?

When RTD first started, there were several different transit agencies oper-

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Elizabeth Bonney signs the 50th anniversary bus parked at Union Station in Denver.

The Regional Transportation District celebrated the anniversary with food trucks, live music and information booths downtown.

KAILYN LAMB ating in the Denver-Boulder area. On Sept. 7, 1973, voters in what was then the seven-county district authorized RTD to issue $425 million in revenue bonds backed by a half-percent sales tax. With that money, RTD began buying up the aging municipal bus systems that served Denver and its suburbs, such as Denver Metro Transit, Evergreen Transit, Northglenn Suburban and the Longmont Mini. In 1994, RTD opened its first light rail line; in 2016 it opened its first bus rapid transit line and commuter rail line. This year, we launched the 61AV, an autonomous vehicle pilot program and FlexRide, an on-demand shared bus service where passengers have the ability to book a trip online.

RTD has transformed transportation for the Denver metro region.

What, if any, were some predicted transportation changes that never came about?

RTD reviewed a variety of transportation options and one that comes to mind is Personal Rapid Transit, which was

similar to the then-popular attraction at Disneyland. In fact, consultants to RTD suggested Denver could be a test ground for Personal Rapid Transit. A 100-mile system of mostly elevated, “fixed guideways” was sketched in which driverless vehicles holding a maximum of 12 people would deliver passengers all around the metro area.

Early dreams included an underground subway segment downtown.

What would you say the focus of RTD should be for the next 50 years?

RTD is embarking on the process of reimagining RTD through our Transportation Transformation work which will kick off in July. RTD strives to continue to keep its finger on the pulse of the citizens in the Denver metro area, offering new services to better meet the needs of our tech-savvy and rapidly growing population. We will be developing the mobility plan for the future of the Denver metro region.

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The Denver metro area has obviously seen some massive growth in recent years. Has ridership grown at a similar rate?

We have been experiencing increased ridership on commuter rail, bus rapid transit, and so far this year on our fixed route bus network. Nationally, ridership has declined across the country mainly on bus services. There are a variety of reasons: more people are working from home and they are using transit less and using their cars more and automobile access is better than ever before.

RTD will be spending the next two years looking at all of the services we provide and how we can improve them through our Transportation Transformation initiative. That will help us determine what we can do to draw more people back to our services.

RTD celebrated its 50th anniversary with an event at Union Station on July 12. People were able to sign a bus decorated with a special anniversary decal.

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What are some big changes happening to popular routes as population changes and grows?

We assess all our services three times a year to ensure that we are providing the most efficient service that meets the needs of the community.

One of our most popular bus routes, the 15/15L, which has about 24,000 boardings a day, is getting a makeover right now. Updates include enhanced shelters with lighting and security cameras, queue bypass lanes, transit signal priority and bus bulbs that will improve traffic flow on East Colfax. Also, we recently completed a bus rapid transit

study to see what transit corridors might be viable options for that service in the future.

This year we are also embarking on a comprehensive analysis of our system, which will allow us to take a big-picture look at all our service and how we can make improvements to the system to accommodate the changing needs of the region. There will be an extensive community engagement process as part of the analysis which will be important in determining how we move forward.

Editor’s note: For more information on the Colfax transit update, read our article at https://lifeoncaphill.com/sto-

Marlene, left, and Neil Johnson dance to a cover of “December, 1963 (Oh What a Night)” by Groove Machine at Union Station. The band played other hits by The Four Seasons as well as Frank Sinatra and disco classics. our partnership with Uber that allows passengers to purchase tickets in the Uber app; we also have a partnership with Lyft where folks can see our services in their app; we have our transit watch app that allows people to report any suspicious or unsafe activities seamlessly and easily. We are also excited about our 61AV route at 61st and Pena Station along the University of Colorado A Line, exploring autonomous vehicles; as well as our FlexRide microtransit service — an on-demand service where people can connect their first and last mile from select transit stations.

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In what ways is RTD hoping to improve over the next 50 years?

RTD hopes to continue collaborating with stakeholders, communities, businesses and regional leaders to innovate and integrate our services and continue to adapt to what our riders and nonriders desire.

What are you most excited about when it comes to the future of transportation in the metro area?

I’m excited about all the new technology that is making it easier for people to use our services. We have

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THINGS to DO

THEATER

Up Next at Colorado ACTS: A Pirate’s Life for Me!: 7 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 2 at Colorado ACTS Theatre, 11455 West Interstate 70 Frontage Road, North, Wheat Ridge. Suggested donation of $2 per ticket. Children 5 and under are free of charge. Concessions as always are only $1 each! Visit coloradoacts.org or call 303-4566772 for more information.

Train Heist, Good Guys, Bad Guys and YOU!: Through Aug. 18 at Colorado Railroad Museum, 1209 Washington Ave., Golden.

Interactive Wild West Theater returns to the Colorado Railroad Museum just in time for Wild West Steam Days! Tickets are $55. Visit robberyattherailroad. com for more information.

Fairfield: July 12 through August 18 at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden.

Showtimes at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Call 303-935-3044 or go to minersalley.com.

Up Next at Colorado ACTS: Fall Registration Begins!: Through Sept. 3 at Colorado ACTS Theatre, 11455 West Interstate 70 Frontage Road, North, Wheat Ridge. Fall Class registration is now underway at Colorado ACTS! Don’t miss out on the fun! Register for a fall class now at www. coloradoacts.org.

this week’s TOP FIVE Primal Yoga Flow - A Toast to Summer & Wine: 7:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday, July 25 at MOVE!, 1980 Youngfield St., Lakewood. Primal Tribal Flow, taught by Samantha Brown is inspired by traditional Hatha Vinyasa, Kundalini, and aspects of modern Buti Yoga. The class is one hour in length followed by libations. Cost is $20 per person or $30 for two - please RSVP to 303-238-0848. Visit movedancespace.com for more information.

Planets in the Night Sky Campfire at Majestic View: 9 to 10 p.m. Friday, July 26 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. All ages, Free. The beautiful planets of Saturn and Jupiter will be up in the night sky. Join us for telescope viewing and some marshmallow roasting at the Nature Center. Call 720-898-7405 for more information.

Ghosts of the Railroad Museum: 7:30 to 11 p.m. Saturday, July 27 at the Colorado Railroad Museum, 17155 W. 44th Avenue, Golden.

Are you afraid of ghosts? Do you have an interest in the paranormal? Join XX Paranormal Communications for an evening filled with fun, excitement and informative investigation! Admission:

Open to all; Free.

MUSIC

Free Folk Music Songcircle: 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, July 28 at the Lakewood Library, 10200 W 20th Ave., Lakewood. Folk Music Songcircle at Lakewood Library.

Bring your instruments, “Rise Up Singing” and “Rise Again” songbooks, and your voices. Sponsored by area residents who love folk music. Email folkmusic64@ gmail.com for more information.

$25 ($20 for Museum Members) Visit coloradorail-roadmuseum.org for more information.

Subaru Kids Obstacle Challenge: Join us at the Apex Center, 13150 W. 72nd Ave. Arvada on Saturday, July 27 and Sunday, July 28. We will have the Razor Competitive Wave at 8:30 a.m. both days followed by our Family Waves which run every 20 minutes from 9:00 a.m.-12:20 p.m.

Subaru Kids Obstacle Challenge® is the nation’s largest obstacle course race series for kids. Our adventure courses are designed for kids ages 5-16 and include 1.5-2 miles of running with 15+ obstacles. And the best part is, it’s a family adventure - parents get to run with their kids for free!

Secrest Video Game Night: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 27 at Secrest Recreation Center, 6820 W. 66th Ave., Arvada. Join us in celebrating National Parks and Recreation Month, with a night of fun and games at the Secrest Recreation Center. There will be a Video Game Truck, Teen Center access, games and gym activities. $10 per player (Parents are free with paying child.) Contact Cody at CodyR@ApexPRD. org, 303.463.1925, for more information.

see is “Southern Rockin’ country music with a twist of lime distilled in the backwoods of Tennessee.” $30 Season package* $6 Adult advance $8 Adult day of $5 Child (3-12). Visit lakewood. org for more information.

EVENTS

ART

Welcome to the Big City: Exhibit runs through February 16, 2020 in the hallway gallery, Lakewood Heritage Center, 801 S. Yarrow St., Lakewood. Celebrate Lakewood’s 50th anniversary of city incorporation with a look back at life in 1969! Immerse yourself with clothes and music of the time, while enjoying some fabulous local photographs and political archives. Visit lakewood. org for more information.

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Performances in the Park: Children’s show 10 to 10:45 a.m., evening concert 6:30 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, July 31 at Prospect Park located at West 44th Avenue and Robb Street, Wheat Ridge. Enjoy free outdoor, family-friendly concerts and performances. Children’s show: Rocky Mountain Puppets.

Evening concert: Hot Tomatoes.

Visit rootedinfun.com for more information.

Sounds Exciting! Mike Nash & The Southern Drawl Band: 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, July 31 at the Lakewood Heritage Center, 801 S. Yarrow St., Lakewood. Mike Nash and Southern Drawl Band from Knoxville and Nashville Tennes-

Buffalo Bill Days 2019: The old west comes alive as Golden will once again be hosting its annual Buffalo Bill Days celebration July 26-28.

There’s something for everyone in the family including a traditional pancake breakfast, “Best of the West” parade, Cody’s Wild West extravaganza, kids vs. sheep Muttin’ Bustin’ contest and a classic car show.

All this along with amusement rides for the kids, merchandise, food vendors and live musical entertainment. More information at buffalobilldays.com.

Tennis and Nature Camp: Monday-Friday, July 29-August 2. 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Ages 6-12 years old, Meet at the Majestic View Park tennis courts for an hour of tennis instruction, drills, and games. Then off to the Nature Center for fun, hands-on educational activities about animals, wetlands and more. Pickup is back at the courts. Contact the Apex Tennis Center at 303-4258810 or michelec@apexprd.org with questions. $130 RES/ $145/ NR. Register at apexprd.org/

register.

Rocket Blast: 5:30 to 7 p.m.

Tuesday, July 30 at the Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Go on a wild ride into the fascinating science of rockets and space exploration. Build and launch your own rocket and learn about the science and history of rockets. Visit jeffcolibrary.org for more information.

Glow Skate is back: 7:15 to 8:45 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3 at Apex Center, 13150 W. 72nd Ave., Arvada. Lace up your ice skates and get ready for the lights and music - Glow Skate is back! This is a family-friendly event, open to everyone of all ages. Skate rentals are available -visit apexprd.org for more information.

Eleanor’s Community Garden: has a plot for gardening this summer. The garden is at Applewood Methodist Church, 2035 Ellis St., Golden. Contact John at 303-421-6300 for information.

Free Summer Lunches for Kids: 11-11:30 a.m. Monday to Friday at the Wheat Ridge Library, 5475 W. 32nd Ave., Wheat Ridge. Free, healthy lunches for anyone 18 and under. Provided by Jewish Family Services. Go to jeffcolibrary.org.

HEALTH

Nature Treasure Hunt in the Park: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday, July 25 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Maps and clues, and a few surprises too! Let’s go on a treasure hunt through the Majestic View Park. Find the treasure and take home a prize or just have fun on an adventure.

Dress for the weather. Ages 4-14, $3/person. Call 720-898-7405 or visit campscui.active.com/orgs/ MajesticViewNatureCenter# for more information.

Food Pantry Agape Life Church distributes free food from 10-11 a.m. on the third Thursday of each month (weather permitting) at the church, 5970 W. 60th Ave. in Arvada. ALC provides this service to all qualifying Colorado residence. Call 303-431-6481 to see if you qualify.

EDUCATION

China’s Human Rights Struggle: 11 a.m. to noon Thursday, July 25 at Carmel Oaks Retirement Community, 1811 S Harlan Cir, Lakewood.

Join Active Minds as we look at how modern China’s economic growth has often come at the expense of human rights.

RSVP: 303-937-1010.

Renewable Energy: 3 to 4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 1 at Applewood Place, 2800 Youngfield St, Lakewood. Join Active Minds as we survey the current state of renewable energy and look at the various forces that will influence how these resources will evolve in the future. Cost: Free.

RSVP Required (Limited Seating): 303-233-4343 Editor’s note: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Wednesday for publication the following week. To place a calendar item, go to eventlink. coloradocommunitymedia.com.

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Speed, stubbornness lead to wins at Mile High Nationals ‘I love this race track,’ says Greg Anderson after he notches his 92nd win

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Greg Anderson is very fond of Bandimere Speedway.

Anderson, the 58-year-old from Mooresville, North Carolina, drove his Summit Racing Chevrolet Camaro to a first-place Pro Stock finish for his second consecutive victory at the Dodge Mile High Nationals, held July 19-21 at Bandimere Speedway in Morrison.

He was one of four professional Mile High Nationals winners.

Steve Torrence continued his dominance of the National Hot Rod Association Top Fuel division by winning his eighth race of the season.

Tommy Johnson Jr. was the Funny Car champion as he won for the first time at Bandimere after getting to four previous finals in different classes at the track.

Andrew Hines secured his sixth Pro Stock Motorcycle victory of the season.

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Greg Anderson won the Pro Stock finals on July 21 at the Dodge Mile High Nationals at Bandimere Speedway. It was the 92nd win of his career but the first victory since he won at Bandimere last season.

The 58-year-old driver is a four-time winner in races at Bandimere. JIM BENTON Anderson, a four-time Pro Stock champion at Bandimere, admitted to wondering if he could ever win again since it had been a year since he won last season at the Mile High Nationals.

“I am very stubborn,” said Anderson, who notched his 92nd career win with his 10th straight win over Matt Hartford in the finals. “You ask yourself will I or

can I win again. Father time is tough, It’s not that you can’t have a life with some of these guys out there, it just becomes more difficult over the years to do it every time. I am still very blessed to be able to do this. It’s hard to win but we put it all together here without a doubt.

“I love this race track. I love Bandimere and love racing a mile high. It seems to be the best car I have each year. I consider this my best chance to win each year. I knew that coming into last year’s race and going into this year’s race. It was probably my best chance but that doesn’t mean I don’t have other chances.

It feels wonderful to get the job done. Everybody did a great job.”

Torrence and Clay Mullican both struggled with traction but things have been going Torrence’s way this season as he won the Top Fuel finals thanks to a superior elapsed time. He has already clinched a spot in the Countdown to the Championship.

He tied legendary Don Garlits with 35 Top Fuel career wins.

“It’s very humbling to be mentioned in the same sentence with that guy,” Torrence said.

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HOW THEY FINISHED Results from Dodge Mile High Nationals, held July 19-21 at Bandimere Speedway in Morrison.

TOP FUEL: Champion - Steve Torrence, 4.044 ET, 270.21 MPH. Runner-up - Clay Millican, ET 4.126, 267.64 MPH, No. 1 Qualifier - Steve Torrence 3.738 ET, 330.31 MPH. FUNNY CAR: Champion Tommy Johnson Jr., 4.102 ET, 308.50 MPH. Runner-up - Bob Tasca III, 4.158, 302.14 MPH. No. 1 Qualifier - Robert Hight 3.976 ET, 302,14 MPH. PRO STOCK: Champion - Greg Anderson 6.950 ET, 196.96 MPH . Runner-up - Matt Hartford, 6.965, 196.96 MPH. No. 1 Qualifier - Richard Freeman 6.948, 197.33 MPH. PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE: Champion - Andrew Hines, 7.174, 186.67 MPH. Runnerup -Eddie Krawlec, 7.222 ET, 186.38 MPH. N0. 1 Qualifier - Matt Smith, 7.132 ET, 188.31 MPH. SUPER STOCK: Champion Justin Jenkins, Beatrice, NE, 10.369 ET, 117.87 MHP. Runnerup - Brenda Grubbs, Magnolia, TX., 10.119 ET, 123.94 MPH. No. 1 Qualifier - Chris Chaney, Claremore, OK., 10.801 ET, 124.41 MPH.

STOCK ELIMINATOR: Champion - Gary Riley, Golden, 13.243 ET, 96.80 MPH. Runner-up - Dwalne Davis, Bennett, Co., 12.444 ET, 107.21 MPH. No. 1 Qualifier - Tony Hernandez, Denver, 10.936 ET, 122.77 MPH. SUPER COMP: Champi0n Mitch Mustard, Arvada, 9.550 ET, 167.07 MPH. Runner-up - Dale Maher, Aurora, 9.528 ET, 171.20 MPH. No. 1 Qualifier - Jonny Kosko, Platteville, Co., 9.501 ET. SUPER GAS: Champion - Todd Nielsen, Fremont, NE., 10.511 ET, 155.10 MPH. Runner-up Kevin Moore, Littleton, 10.520 ET, 150.87 MPH. No. 1 Qualifier - Bill Dennis, Roswell, NM, 10.505 ET. TOP DRAGSTER: Champion Tony Stark, Lakewood, 6.802 ET, 180.19 MPH. Runner-up - Adam Chioda, Frederick, Co., 7.809 ET, 161.02 MPH. No. 1 Qualifier - Steve Schneider, San Diego, 6.286, 220.84 MPH. TOP SPORTSMAN: Champion - Greg Lair, Canyon, TX, 6.999 ET, 201.52 MPH. Runner-up Mone Weaver, Lubbock, TX, 6.675 ET, 204.45 MPH. No. 1 Qualifier - Allen Firestone, Velma, OK., 6.657 ET, 205.91 MPH.

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Come shop for unique gifts and special items during the first-ever Colorado Community Media Holiday Craft Show and Mini-Market; With more than 100 exhibitors filling the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, this is the best place to find that special, personal gift for friends and family. The show will feature handmade crafts in all areas from metal and leather, to flowers, baskets, ceramics, and so much more.

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Johnson Jr., driving a Make A Wish Charger, first competed in a bracket race at Bandimere in 1984 and he usually launches a late season surge with a good performance at the Mile High Nationals. This season, however, he claims the team has started faster with a goal of finishing strong.

He downed Bob Tasca III with a 308.50 mph, 6.950 elapsed time run in the Funny Car finale.

“I’ve wanted to win here for so long because the Bandimere family is so great,” said Johnson Jr., who was racing for Make A Wish guest Porter Johnson who was the honorary starter of the races. “I came here for the first time as a kid with my Dad and they’ve always treated us well.”

Hines, who has also secured a place in the 2019 NHRA playoffs or the Countdown to the Championship, beat four-time Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion and teammate Eddie Krawlec with a 7.174 run to win the 54th Wally trophy of his career.

“I never imagined this season would be like this,” said Hines. “Lately I’ve been in the right place at the right time. I’m going to ride the wave. I just hope that when the Countdown comes, I’m as strong as I have been this year.”

Mitch Mustard of Arvada won the Super Comp division at the Mile High Nationals on July 21 at Bandimere Speedway. Mustard, who qualified 20th, defeated Dale Maher of Aurora in the final thanks to a reaction time of .004 compared to .028 for Maher.

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Torrence was the top qualifier in Top Fuel. On July 19, he recorded a 3.738 elapsed time with track record speed of 330.31 mph, which was the first 330 mph run in Bandimere history.

Richard Freeman, Elite Motorsports owner, earned the top qualifying spot in Pro Stock in his 2016 Camaro. Freeman got into the car when regular driver Rodger Brogdon couldn’t commit to drive in the NHRA’s Western swing, which includes Bandimere.

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Wanted

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Any condition • Running or not Under $500

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Lakewood Sentinel 31

July 25, 2019

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To Advertise call Karen 303.566.4091 Commercial Property/Rent ÂŽ

Located in Bonnie Brae at 763 S. University Blvd., this 1,550 Sq. Ft. retail or office space offers tremendous visibility and opportunities. Space comes with 6 parking spaces. Located just blocks away from the Cherry Creek Shopping District. Offered for lease at $31.00/sf NNN. (NNN’s est. at $8.80/sf) Call Andrew Dodgen for additional information.

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Home for Sale

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with 2 garages $45,000 cash, small town living in Fishing, Hunting, Boating and Retirement Community 970-472-5978

Condo/Townhomes Condo for sale by owner in the desirable Lakeshore area of Riverwalk, Littleton.

2 bed/2 bath, garage. Reasonably priced.

Call 810-441-1252 for info and viewing.

Duplexes, Multiplexes AVAILABLE JULY

Wheat Ridge / Applewood Area Large 3 Bedroom w/ Bonus Room, 2 Bathrooms $1,575 /mo. rent + $1,200 deposit Water, Trash, Sewer & Lawn Mowing Included Ideal for small family or retired couple No Pets / Non Smoking Units

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July 25, 2019J

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to the Public 2019

Second AnnualWomen’s Health and Beauty Expo Saturday, October 5, 2019 | 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Belmar Shopping Center • 464 S. Teller St., Lakewood Presented by Colorado Community Media in coordination with Belmar Shopping Center

The Women’s Health and Beauty Expo includes: • Entertainment and food • Health Education • Fashion • Beauty

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