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Partnership helps Jeffco homeowners with repairs

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JUAN CARLOS GALVAN

Lakewood citizen and cofounder of Alta Wealth Group About me I’m a first generation American who was born in Chicago. I went to high school in El Paso, Texas and went to college at New Mexico Highlands University. I played baseball there and had dreams to one day play for the Chicago Cubs.

We’d come up here and play baseball against schools like Metropolitan State University of Denver, and I fell in love with the state. Once I got my degree in business administration, I moved out here and bought a house in Lakewood in 1998. I love the community. Hopefully we’ll see a lot of growth and more involvement from our diverse community, because I don’t think we have enough of that.

I taught bilingual education for ten years for both middle school and elementary school. Over the years, I’ve become more intentional in becoming an active member in our community. Last year, I did a lot of door knocking for Kerry Tipper and Brittany Pettersen.

Financial education My mother was 13 when she finished the third grade, and she didn’t get past that grade. My father went to school for a week, and his mother was a cafeteria worker her

Repairs, modifications preserve property values, promote access, mobility and safety STAFF REPORT

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whole life. We see too many people who are like them still. They don’t know the basics of balancing a check book, or the basics of keeping a bank account in check.

I cofounded Alta Wealth Group a year ago. We’re focused on providing financial education to underrepresented families in Colorado. As I was making more money in my life, I still felt like there was a void.

I didn’t feel like I was helping the people who were like my parents. We’re in year one, but we have high aspirations.

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Brothers Redevelopment Inc. and Jefferson County have joined forces to give homeowners a helping hand.

The partnership offers essential home repairs that preserve property value, and modifications that promote residents’ access, mobility and safety.

Services are available to income-eligible seniors, residents with disabilities and other qualifying families in unincorporated Jefferson County and the cities of Golden, Mountain View, Edgewater and Wheat Ridge. Additional Jefferson County municipalities fund similar programs for their residents.

The home modification and

repair services offered include • electrical and plumbing repairs • installation of wheelchair ramps and other accessibility improvements • installation of safety bars, stair lifts and accessible showers/bathtubs • repair or replacement of home heating systems, water heaters and sewer systems • exterior house painting by the volunteers of Brothers’ Paint-A-Thon program • general home repairs Established in 1971, the nonprofit Brothers Redevelopment Inc. provides housing and housing-related services to more than 5,000 low-income elderly, disabled and other households each year. Brothers Staff will help you determine if you are eligible for services.

For more information about Brothers Redevelopment Inc.’s Home Modification and Repair Program, email hmr@brothersredevelopment.org, or visit www.brothersredevelopment. org.

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October 24, 2019

Woman shot to death at motel One suspect arrested as police continue to investigate

BY JOSEPH RIOS JRIOS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

One woman was shot and killed Friday evening at a Lakewood motel.

On Oct. 18 at around 9:30 p.m., Lakewood Police were informed of a shooting that took place at the Blue Sky Motel at 6205 W. Colfax Ave, according to a release. When

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they arrived, they found a 32-year old Brittany Guern suffering from a gun shot wound.

She was taken to a hospital where she was pronounced dead.

Police announced on Oct. 22 that they arrested Asha Thompson in connection to the shooting at around 7:30 a.m., according to John Romero, a spokesperson for Lakewood Police.

Initial police reports said three men were seen fleeing the scene, but investigators says it is unknown if additional suspects will be named as they continue to interview witnesses.

Anyone with information into the shooting can call the Lakewood Police tip line at 303763-6800.

Man killed in shooting at South Teller apartment No suspect announced yet

BY JOSEPH RIOS JRIOS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Lakewood Police responded to a shooting on Oct. 15 that left one man dead.

Police were called to an apartment complex at the 200 block of South Teller Street at 12:26 a.m. on Oct. 15 on reports of shots being

fired. They found 56-yearold Rene Perez in a parking lot suffering from what is believed to be a gunshot wound. He was taken to a hospital where he died from his injuries.

Lakewood Police have no information on a suspect. If you have any information on this crime, call 303-763-6800.

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Before Putting Your Home on the Market, Take Care of the ‘Little’ (& Low-Cost) Things!

I show a lot of homes to a lot of buyers each week, and I’m shocked at some of the conditions I see, many of which could have been taken care of at little or no cost. Here’s a list of the “Dirty Dozen.” Do any of them ring a bell for you?

1. Unwashed windows. No home should be put on the market without washing the windows inside and out. I’ve seen homes with great views, but the dirty windows make a bigger impression than the views! (I can recommend window washers.)

2. Damaged window screens.

With our strong winds and sun, window screens don’t last forever. As they age, the damage from wind and sun really gets the attention of buyers, even more so than those dirty windows. And replacing screen material is less expensive than you might think. I’ve taken mine to Ace Hardware and had them rescreened for ridiculously little money.

I also tell my sellers to remove their window screens, labeling them with masking tape, and storing them in the basement or garage. (Still repair the badly damaged ones!) Even if screens are not damaged, removing them is itself like washing the windows.

3. Home is cluttered! We all have too much “stuff” in our homes, so selling your home is a great time to thin out your possessions. Rita and I aren’t think-

ing of selling our home, but she’s on a decluttering kick, which I love and support! Most things go to Goodwill or the Christian Action Guild or the Habitat ReStore. Others go on Nextdoor.com as giveaways or “for sale.” (Call or email me if you’d like some great wooden shelves which cost $600 new but which we want to give away now that we have donated most of our books to a book drive!)

Some things, naturally, go in our trash can or get added to our box truck the next time we do a dump run for a client.

5. Yard needs clean-up. We all have bushes that need trimming or seasonal cutting back, or weeds in our gravel areas that need pulling or killing.

This is especially important in the front yard, where they can make a bad first impression. If your yard needs a largescale fall cleanup, I recommend the Vietnamese-American family which performs that service for Rita and me. It costs more, but it’s worth it!

6. Carpet needs stretching. This is a task for which you need to hire a vendor , but nothing generates a bad impression quite like ripples in wall-to-wall carpeting. It will set you back a few hundred dollars, but it's money well spent. If the carpet itself is old and worn and terribly out of style, consider replacing it. The few thousand dollars you

Price Reduced on a Foothills Home on 11 Acres This spectacular retreat at 26202 Golden Gate Canyon Road is located just 6 miles or 13 minutes from Downtown Golden! The price was just reduced by over $25,000 to $949,900. As you walk through the front door you will be impressed with the vaulted ceilings, open floor plan, stone fireplaces, gourmet kitchen, modern lighting and amazing views out of every window. Enjoy the spacious master suite, complete with gas fireplace as well as the living room shown at left and a second living with fireplace currently utilized as a study The gourmet kitchen features a six-burner gas stove, granite countertops and 12-ft ceilings. The finished basement is a great place to watch a movie in surround sound or walk out to enjoy the expansive views after fixing your bike in the workshop. Exterior features include a shooting range (could also be a great area for horses), multiple outbuildings and an old building site with two wells (not permitted). Words cannot describe this wonderful 11-acre property. Book a showing today and come take a look, you won't be disappointed. Take a narrated video tour (with drone video) at www.FoothillsHome.info.

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7. Home is dark. A bright, well-lit home sells! I applaud you for replacing your incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs, but CFLs are obsolete now that LED bulbs are available and inexpensive. Last week I went to Batteries + Bulbs, and they were having a special on 60-watt equivalent LEDs — I left with 12 LED soft-white bulbs (same shape as traditional bulbs) for $4! Even if you pay more at Lowe’s or Home Depot, go ahead and splurge. I replaced all my home bulbs with LEDs, including the can lights in my vaulted ceilings.

LEDs last forever, so it’s nice to know I won’t have to pull out my 8-foot step ladder again anytime soon! Many LED bulbs are now dimmable, too.

CFLs take a while to reach their full brightness, but LEDs are instant on. In my garage I’m replacing two 8-foot fluorescent fixtures (drawing 300 watts) with a couple 2’ x 2’ flush mount LED fixtures which draw 9.2 watts each and provide equivalent lighting. I splurged on a motion sensor, so every time I enter the garage, the lights turn on until five minutes after I leave. Sweet!

Also, take down or open your drapes and shades to maximize sunlight.

8. Too many personal things. This is rule #1 of staging a home for sale.

Your family pictures, snapshots and refrigerator notes may make your house a home for you, but they create a distraction for visitors. Take them down.

9. Too much furniture. I showed a home last Sunday where the furniture had been thinned — but it was crammed into the garage. We couldn’t even enter the garage. Looking through the door, my buyer muttered “small garage.” In fact it just looked small because it was so full. (This is a basic principle of staging — a full closet, book shelves or whatever conveys a lack of space, whereas a partially full closet, etc., conveys abundant space.) The stuff that you know you’ll take with you could go in a storage unit or into a POD. For the rest, see item #3 above. Note: I know a storage place that gives the first month free without requiring a contract, if they have lots of vacancies in a particular size unit.

10. Toilet lids open. Closing your toilet lids is easy! Good Feng Shui, too.

11. Plug-in odor devices in use. Every time I see one of these, it makes me wonder what the seller is covering up.

Smoke? Cat smell? The “pleasant” smell is also unpleasant to many, myself included, so why use them?

12. Alarm system is armed. Some showing instructions include disarming and re-arming an alarm system. Do you want buyers to think your street has a burglary problem? In most cases, it doesn’t, so why raise the question?

Sunset Review Recommends Adding Dispute Resolution to HOA Office Advocates of homeowner rights (like myself) were disappointed when Gov. Polis vetoed the bill that would have retained licensing of Community Association Managers. Now, the Colorado Office of Policy, Research and Regulatory Reform (COPRRR) has released its 2019 Sunset Review Report concerning the

HOA Information and Resource Center.

COPRRR recommended continuing the HOA Information and Resource Center through 2025 and directing the Center to implement a dispute resolution process for HOA complaints, which it lacks now.

A bill to that effect would have to be passed in 2020 and signed by Gov. Polis.

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October 24, 2019O

Love Lakewood Fall Festival

BY JOSEPH RIOS JRIOS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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alloween arrived early this year at the Love Lakewood Fall Festival. Residents came to the Lakewood Link Recreation Center on Oct. 19 dressed in costumes for a day of free family fun. The festival had carnival games, food, inflatable attractions and more.

Avery Valencia throws a beanbag at the Love Lakewood Fall Festival. She was playing cornhole, one of many games that was available at the festival for children to play.

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Heidi Bradford plays in the field. The festival was family oriented and had contests and prizes.

Myles Weldon takes a moment to pose. Residents came decked out in Halloween costumes for the festival.

Heather Doll, Oliver Jarman and Ronald Jarman came dressed as a group. The fall festival had a big turnout as residents packed the Lakewood Link Recreation Center.

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Brandon Clemons grills hot dogs on Oct. 19. People who attended the Love Lakewood Fall Festival could receive free food like hotdogs, hamburgers and chips.

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October 24, 2019

Severe weather shelters open in Jefferson County Those in need asked to register for services

TO VOLUNTEER Those who are interested in connecting with the Severe Weather Shelter Network can do so by visiting swshelternetwork.com and selecting “Volunteers.”

BY CASEY VAN DIVIER CVANDIVIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Starting this month, Jefferson County’s Severe Weather Shelter Network opened its doors with plans to continue hosting the homeless throughout the winter.

Formed in 2013, the network is a nonprofit made up of community groups and agencies through which local churches provide overnight shelter from winter conditions.

As the county shifts into its coldest months, the nonprofit encourages those in need to register with the network.

Step 1: Seasonal registration Each winter season, individuals are asked to complete a one-time registration with the Severe Weather Shelter Network. The registration process promotes safety for guests and volunteers, said network executive director Lynn Ann Huizingh.

Registration occurs in-person at the following sites: Giving Heart, 4358 S. Broadway; Mean Street Ministry, 1380 Ammons St.; The Action Center, 8755 W. 14th Ave.; Jeffco Human Services, 900 Jefferson County Pky.;

A homeless man and woman sit on a bench along Colfax Avenue in Lakewood during a January evening.

FILE PHOTO The Rising Church, 7500 W.57th Ave.; Community Table, 8555 W. 57th Ave. Location hours are posted at swshelternetwork.com/homeless.

Those who register will receive the network’s hotline number, which they can call on winter weather nights for more information about specific locations.

Step 2: Nightly roster The network encourages guests to add their name to rosters for specific shelters every night that they would like to stay.

Three warming sites — one in Arvada, one in Lakewood and one in the Englewood and Littleton area — will open at 6 p.m. on winter weather

nights.

After first-time registration, guests can call the hotline number during the day to put their name on the roster for that night and learn more about warming site locations.

Overnight locations open when the temperature is projected to drop below 32 degrees with wet conditions, or 20 degrees with dry conditions, based on morning forecasts.

“We have a capacity of about 35 at each of our host sites, and we hardly ever go over that,” Huizingh said. “We try not to turn anyone away.”

While the network does not host families with children, the organization can also connect families with other resources, she said.

Volunteers The network is seeking volunteers to assist with tasks such as preparing meals, serving as drivers and supervising the shelters overnight.

The best candidates to volunteer, particularly for overnight shifts, are those who have flexible schedules, such as individuals who are retired or work from home, Huizingh said.

Additionally, the nonprofit would like to partner with businesses that

could provide vans for temporary use on shelter nights. The vans will be used to transport guests from the warming site to the shelter site.

Huizingh encouraged potential volunteers to explore the possibility and do away with preconceived notions.

“The suburban homeless community is different than the downtown culture. It’s also only 35 people, and there’s room for everyone to spread out a bit,” she said. “This is about welcoming people into this space. If people have any interest in volunteering at all, we would love to talk to them.”

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October 24, 2019O

Resource center open at Foothills Elementary The Hub at Foothill Foodies offers food and clothing to those in need

BY JOSEPH RIOS JRIOS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

At Foothills Elementary School in the Green Mountain area, 76% of its 279 students are on free and reduced lunch. Originally, the school had offered a backpack program to families of the school so that they would have enough food to eat on weekends, but there was a problem people didn’t get to choose what food they received.

Now, times are different at the preschool through fifth-grade school.

When families go to Foothills, they can choose from fresh food like milk, eggs, meat and more.

Located on the school’s campus at 13165 W. Ohio Ave. is The Hub at Foothill Foodies, a resource center that offers food and clothing. Aside from serving the Foothills community, the resource center is open to all of the Green Mountain area from 3-4 p.m. every Friday and by appointment. The resource center held a grand reopening at the beginning of the month.

“It’s good for us. We’re the only (Title I school) in (the Green Mountain area),” said Josh Shapiro, the school’s principal. Each school district deter-

Lakewood Mayor Adam Paul, left, speaks at The Hub at Foothill Foodies, a resource center that provides food and clothing. The resource center is open from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. every Friday and by appointment.

The inside of The Hub at Foothill Foodies. It’s operated by students. At Foothills Elementary, 76% of its 279 students are on free and reduced lunch.

PHOTOS BY JOSEPH RIOS mines which schools receive Title I funds, according to the Colorado Department of Education. All schools with 75% or more of its students who are considered low-income are required to receive the government funds.

The food comes from places like the Acton Center resource service, Safeway and schools in the Green Mountain area like Devinny Elementary, Green Mountain Elementary, Hutchinson Elementary and more. The clothes

are provided from A Precious Child, an organization that assists children and families facing life challenges like abuse and neglect, crisis situations and poverty.

“We just started building these partnerships with the community, and it seemed like overnight we had donations coming. One of the great things about Foothills is it’s our school,” said Bernadette Marquez, the school’s family liaison. “It’s a team effort, and we’re all in.”

Part of that team effort includes a helping hand from students at the school. Each Friday afternoon at Foothills, students participate in an elective period which gives them the opportunity to participate in something they’re passionate about.

Among the elective options include yearbook, guitar lessons, gymnastics, chess and working at The Hub at Foothill Foodies. Students help by stocking food, carrying carts and packing grocery bags.

“There’s people that don’t have food, and I like to help those people. I get it from my mom, because she’s a caretaker,” said Audrina Nesbitt, a fifth grader at Foothills.

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October 24, 2019

Applications for $1 million innovation fund now open to students

Students in South Jeffco Children’s Theatre perform “Madagascar,” a production funded through the Innovation Acceleration Fund last year.

COURTESY OF JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Jeffco staff and high schoolers can submit ideas through Oct. 28

BY CASEY VAN DIVIER CVANDIVIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

For two years now the Jeffco Innovation Acceleration Fund has invited school district staff to apply for a portion of a $1 million fund to support creative ideas. And this year, thanks to some consideration and “a little nudge from our student intern,” district leaders have decided to open up the contest to high school students, too, said chief strategy officer Tom McDermott.

Through Oct. 28, students in grades nine through 11 and any Jeffco staff member can apply for the Innovation Acceleration Fund. The district will accept up to 1,000 student applications and an unlimited number of staff applications.

The annual $1 million Innovation Acceleration Fund is funded annually

by Jefferson County Public Schools.

The ongoing funding was first set aside by Superintendent Jason Glass and the Board of Education, who wanted “to encourage the solutions that we know exist within our incredible staff,” McDermott said.

Applicants can submit a `Small Idea,’ with an estimated budget of $5,000 or less; a `Medium Idea,’ with a budget between $5,000 and $50,000; or a `Big Idea,’ with a budget of $50,000 or more. Individuals can apply for up to three consecutive years of funding and are asked to show how their project would financially sustain itself after those three years.

“We have not said that X amount will go to students and X to staff.

We want to see what kind of ideas come out,” McDermott said. “The requirement we have is that the idea is something that will improve student learning experiences. We were intentionally vague in not wanting to squash any innovation that exists out there.”

The best ideas will align with Jeffco Generations, the district’s strategic plan, he said. The plan emphasizes authentic learning experiences and encourages teachers to find creative, perhaps-nontraditional ways to communicate course material.

Previous winners have included a program to reengage teenagers who have dropped out of Jeffco schools; support for South Jeffco Children’s Theatre; and training and equipment to several robotics clubs, McDermott said.

After all ideas are submitted on Oct. 28, the first round of community voting will open Oct. 29. Round 1 runs through Nov. 8 and invites any school community member to login to the voting platform with his or her Jeffco Public Schools email.

During the voting process, ideas are paired up, with voters asked to choose one idea from each pair; an individual can continue to vote until they have seen every idea one time.

District leaders will choose ideas with the highest votes from each articulation area and collaborate with the innovators to create a more specific budget and plan. Once the plans are finalized, a second round of community voting will take place Jan. 10-24, after which district leaders will make their final decisions.

“I don’t know of anywhere else in the country that is willing to fund student ideas to improve student experiences,” McDermott said. “We’re in the vanguard of school districts leading this, so I’m really excited about that.”

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New statewide panel tackles wildfire issues Colorado Fire Commission consists of 32 members seeking innovative solutions

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The new Colorado Fire Commission is a “roll-up-your-sleeves” type of group.

“It’s clear to me this is a group focused on getting work done on behalf of Colorado,” said Jefferson County Commissioner Lesley Dahlkemper, who is serving on the commission representing Colorado counties located on the eastern slope. “Colorado’s fire risk continues to escalate. This issue is a critical one for Colorado.”

In early June, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill, Senate Bill 19-040, establishing the Colorado Fire Commission.

The overall goal of the commission is to “bring together stakeholders from across Colorado to come up with innovative solutions to our growing fire problem,” said Lisa Pine, the Colorado Fire Commission’s administrator.

Pine added that while wildland fires are a big part of the commission’s focus, it will be also be looking at other related issues that affect residents, such as insurance rates, for

one example.

The commission will “help inform how the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control grows in the future,” Pine said.

The commission consists of 32 appointed members. Six are voting members, including the director of the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control and the director of the Colorado State Forest Service. Eight are non-voting ex officio members, such as someone representing real estate brokers and another representing the insurance industry. The last 24 are the appointed voting members, who represent a variety of groups including fire chiefs, volunteer and career firefighters, county sheriffs, and municipalities and special districts.

“This is an inclusive group that knows how important it is to hear different voices,” Dahlkemper said, as well as “the importance of being action-oriented.”

Senate Bill 19-040 directs the commission to look at 10 fire-related issues. These range, for example, from “developing an accurate understanding of Colorado’s fire problems, including the number of injuries and fatalities, overall fire losses and the causes and origins of structural and wildland fires” and “assessing the capacity of the state to provide emergency fire support and technical expertise to local communities,” according to the bill’s language.

The new Colorado Fire Commission meets for the first time on Oct. 9 in Glenwood Springs. The commission consists of 32 appointed members ranging from first responders to county and municipality representatives who are all dedicated to coming up with innovative solutions to fire issues that affect the state as a whole.

COURTESY OF THE COLORADO DIVISION OF FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL

Bob Baker, fire chief for South Metro Fire Rescue, described the bill’s direction for the commission as “ambitious objectives.” But he added that all the members of the commission are leaders in public safety, bringing with them different areas of expertise.

The group is “looking forward to producing something that’s actionable,” Baker said, and “initiatives that will move Colorado forward.”

The commission started tackling some of the tasks during its first meeting on Oct. 9 in Glenwood Springs.

Members formed three subcommittees: statewide and regional coordination and mutual aid, funding mechanisms for large wildland fires; and improving fire data collection.

Within these subcommittees, the members will identify research that needs to be done and start working toward problem-solving, Pine said.

The subcommittees will come up with recommendations to take to meetings of the full commission, which will take place about every three months in different locations across Colorado, for discussion and action, Pine added.

And then the commission will report its findings to the state legislature — the Wildfire Matters Review Committee, which is tasked with studying wildfire prevention and mitigation; the House’s Rural Affairs and Agriculture committee; and the Senate’s Agriculture and Natural Resources committee.

“We’re looking at Colorado as a whole,” Pine said. “It’s important that we sit in front of the legislature to show that the commission was a good idea, and that (its members) came up with real solutions to some of the fire issues we’re facing.”

Life in prison for man who committed murder in October 2017 Austin Boutain sentenced Oct. 17 in Jeffco courts

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Mitchell Ingle was a father, grandfather, friend to many and enjoyed the outdoors.

He “paid the ultimate price for being friendly,” prosecutors said on Oct. 17 during his murderer’s sentencing hearing.

Austin Boutain, 26, A. Boutain will spend life in prison without the possibility of parole for Ingle’s murder, which happened in October 2017.

Ingle, 63, was staying at the Clear Creek RV Park in Golden when he met Austin Boutain and his wife Kathleen K. Boutain Boutain, two transients who had made their way to Golden from Long Beach, California, sometime in September 2017.

On Sept. 20 this year, Austin Boutain pleaded guilty to first degree murder — after deliberation, aggravated rob-

bery and four counts of violent crime.

This follows Boutain’s conviction in Utah for the murder of ChenWei Guo, a Chinese student studying precomputer science internationally at the University of Utah. Utah’s Deseret News reported that Boutain pleaded guilty to aggravated murder, attempted aggravated murder and aggravated kidnapping on Sept. 12, 2018 for Guo’s murder. Boutain was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, according to the Deseret News.

Investigators believe the Boutains had a couple of encounters with Ingle prior to his murder. The arrest affidavit states that on Oct. 27, Kathleen and Austin Boutain went into Ingle’s trailer to smoke marijuana and drink whiskey. Austin Boutain told police that Ingle made sexual comments to his wife, which angered him. The Boutains began to plot robbery after Ingle had gone to bed, and at about 9:30 p.m., Austin Boutain told Kathleen Boutain that he was going to kill Ingle at 10 p.m.

While investigating Guo’s murder, Salt Lake City Police discovered a green 2000 Ford pickup truck with Colorado license plates registered to Ingle, and requested that Golden Police conduct a welfare check on Ingle.

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GRIT It can happen to anyone, at any time. Injury. When it happened to Rohah, a stress fracture in her foot nearly ended her tennis season before it began.

Her recovery team at Children’s Colorado custom-built her a plan that helped her come back strong — but it took more than that to finish her season ranked #3 in the region. That took grit.

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‘The culmination of a journey’ Christian Redman remembered by family, brothers in arms

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Christian Redman was known as a man who brought people together.

His band of brothers knew him as a man who would offer his right arm if needed, a man who would give you the shirt off his back without question.

“You grow real close when you face what we were facing every day,” said former Capt. Dan Schultz, of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, also known as the Blackhorse Regiment, who commanded C Troop when Redman left in 1989, but served in the same unit as Redman at the same time.

Redman, 51, of Parker, died Oct. 5 of complications from the colon cancer he fiercely fought for three years. His friends say he was always a fighter — a trait instilled in him from a young age by his father, Command Master Chief David Redman, now retired from the Navy.

“They have this thing in them that they’re all fighters,” said Ron Meier, a close friend who, with Schultz and a crowd of family and friends, attended the Oct. 17 honor-guard ceremony for Redman at Fort Logan National Cemetery.

Christian Redman, who died after a battle with cancer Oct. 5, said earlier this year that he has “lived three lifetimes in one — I’ve stuffed everything in it.” FILE PHOTO Among those at the service were members of the Blackhorse Association, a tightly-knit group organized for veterans in the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment.

Ray Simpson, a Blackhorse veteran from Colorado Springs, first met Redman in March after offering to drive him to Key West as part of the association’s inaugural make-a-wish last ride.

Simpson didn’t know Redman, “but I didn’t have to,” he said. “I knew his brothers.”

“Fulfilling Christian’s last wish to ride his Harley in Florida during Bike Week and put his toes in the sand — although an ambitious last wish — was rewarding and humbling,” Rocky Cuda, a retired sergeant and president of the Florida chapter of the Blackhorse Regiment Cavalry Motorcycles, wrote in an email.

Alexis Rae Redman is presented with an American flag in honor of her late father, Christian Redman, of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Oct. 17 at Fort Logan National Cemetery.

NICK PUCKETT Cuda, Simpson and Redman connected on the Blackhorse Association Facebook page as Redman shared his battle with cancer. Cuda’s idea for a Blackhorse last ride became “Maverick’s Last Ride,” after Redman’s call sign from his Army days. Although it didn’t materialize as a cross-country caravan because of Redman’s medical condition, he was able to visit his daughter in Kentucky and get to Key West, Redman’s all-time happy place, accompanied by various Blackhorse veteran troopers along the way.

Meier and a number of Redman’s Parker friends, including Bob Nobles of Takoda Tavern, held a fundraiser and started a GoFundMe to help pay for expenses of the trip and Redman’s medical bills. People from across the Denver metro area and country contributed.

“It’s the culmination of a journey,” Meier said at Fort Logan. “It wasn’t a fun journey for him or his friends because he was a very proud man. He was a vivacious guy, the life-of-theparty guy, and to see that deteriorate was heartbreaking.”

For Redman, who was accustomed to being the problem-solver, the one organizing help and fundraisers for others, the reversal of roles was humbling. The generosity of strangers and

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Golden Police arrived at the Clear Creek RV Park about a half hour past midnight on Oct. 31, 2017, and discovered Ingle deceased inside. Preliminary investigations indicated that he had been dead for a few days, according to the arrest affidavit.

Austin Boutain did not address the court during his sentencing on Oct. 17.

Judge Philip McNulty pointed out that Boutain’s sentence of life without the possibility of parole is mandated.

For Boutain’s guilty plea of aggravated robbery, the court imposed 32 years in the Department of Corrections, to be served concurrent to the life sentence. The court recognized Boutain’s 709 days served.

The affidavit states that after Austin Boutain killed Ingle with a knife, the

friends touched him deeply.

“I am very blessed,” he said after a fundraiser in 2017 to help with his medical expenses.

Redman served in the Border Legion as 19D Scout of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment. He arrived in Fulda, Germany, as a Private First Class, where he met his commanding officer, Schulz, serving from 1986-89. The 11th Armored Cavalry was stationed at the front step of the Soviet Union and stood guard as the Berlin Wall fell in 1989.

After four years in the Army, he began a career in law enforcement, eventually becoming chief of the City of Hurstbourne Acres Police Department in Jefferson County, Kentucky.

He semi-retired to be with his family in Parker in 2014. There, he started and ran a construction company until his illness kept him from working.

Redman is survived by his father, his mother Jacquelyn, sisters Jennifer Redman Campbell and Susan Jeanette Redman, and his beloved daughter, Alexis Rae Redman.

“I’ve lived three lifetimes in one — I’ve stuffed everything in it,” Redman said during an interview in February. “The most important thing is my daughter is taken care of.”

— Ann Macari Healey contributed to this report. couple stole three guns, blankets, clothes, food and money. They headed to Utah in Ingle’s green 2000 Ford pickup truck.

The Deseret News reported that the Boutains had been camping in the foothills above the University of Utah after they fled Colorado. Kathleen Boutain came down from their campsite in the evening of Oct. 30 to call police to report that her husband had assaulted her. She was arrested for possession of narcotics and theft.

Austin Boutain was located and taken into custody the next day. He was arrested for attempted carjacking and Guo’s murder.

Austin Boutain arrived at the Jefferson County jail on July 17 after extradition from Utah. Kathleen Boutain faces 20 charges for Ingle’s death. She was also extradited from Utah and arrived on Oct. 1. Her preliminary hearing is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. on Nov. 14.

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on’t forget to fall back. I would rather not fall back or spring forward, and every year others express the same thing at the time, and then we forget about it until it comes around again.

It’s not as much of a nuisance as it once was, because many of our clocks do it on their own, even inexpensive ones, like my clock radio.

It’s all an entomologist’s fault. I’ll get to him.

Wikipedia says, “(Daylight saving time) clock shifts sometimes complicate timekeeping and can disrupt travel, billing, record keeping, medical devices, heavy equipment, and sleep patterns.”

Clocks are everywhere, and it’s why I don’t own a watch. A watch is one way to let others know what kind of watch you have.

Like that football player who wears a $191,000 watch. While he is playing. It’s another professional athlete absurdity.

I am never late.

“It will be.”

Arizona and Hawaii don’t observe Daylight Savings Time, although Arizona Navajo observe it on tribal lands.

If you were dancing back and forth across time zones in a Navajo dance hall that straddled tribal land and the rest of Arizona, wouldn’t it ruin your moves? It would ruin mine.

If you leave tribal lands at 7 a.m. for a flight that leaves Sky Harbor Airport at 9 a.m., how many Advil would you need?

That entomologist I mentioned was a man named George Vernon Hudson, who moved from England to New Zealand to study insects. He wanted an extra hour of sunlight in the summer to analyze gnats, and it’s because of him I have to get on a ladder twice a year.

If I could impose anything on the rest of the world, it wouldn’t have anything to do with what time it was.

I’d start with baseball. One game each season would have the complete prohibition of cellphones. “Non licit.”

Someone said, “If you’re early, you’re on time. If you’re on time, you’re late.”

However, Evelyn Waugh said, “Punctuality is the virtue of the bored.”

I think punctuality is very erotic, is what I think.

I have never been on an airplane at 2 a.m.

Craig Marshall when we are supposed to fall back or spring Smith forward, but I have often wondered what happens.

I think if you are flying from the East Coast to the West Coast, you arrive before you left. Do your whiskers know that? Of course not, they keep growing as if it’s business as usual.

There’s one clock I never change. It’s the one in my car.

Jennifer says, “Your clock isn’t right.”

QUIET DESPERATION

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Too much, too late Jefferson County’s Initiative 1A, which wants to keep excess funds over the TABOR (Taxpayers Bill of Rights) limit, is too much too late.

Unless the voters approve, no governmental entity may keep funds over the TABOR limit and the excess must be returned to the taxpayers. This money includes grants, awards, and state grants. As was admitted to me by a county commissioner; had the county just asked us to let them keep these essentially non-taxpayer funds five years ago, the county would likely not need to ask us to keep excess tax money at this time. Because the county commissioners did not, in my opinion, do their fiduciary duty and plan ahead, we are now being asked to submit to what amounts to approximately an 18% tax increase over the next seven years. Doesn’t it appear that there are other ways to increase funds without a direct tax increase? I plan on voting no on this matter.

William F Hineser, Arvada A chance for Jeffco Schools to do better We should all be concerned about the decreasing academic growth scores the students in our school district have earned in the last several

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years. They are falling behind other metro area students and will be affected for life. Since each student has only one chance at k-12 education, the additional fact that more than 50% of 3rd graders are not proficient in reading is alarming. On 2019 statewide tests, only 51.7% of students met or exceeded standards in English, only 39.8% met or exceeded standards in math and only 37.3% met or exceeded standards in science. This is unacceptable, especially for a district with a rather high rate of college-educated parents.In examining school board candidate statements, only two candidates, Susan Miller and Rob Applegate, are rightfully concerned and pledge to keep academic achievement the highest priority.Please vote for Susan Miller and Rob Applegate for the sake of all Jeffco students.

Kathi Pitzer, Lakewood

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y senior year of college, as part of completing my requirements of my music degree, I performed a recital. This is, for those who have never been HITTING through one, a terrifying event. It was HOME me ... with a piano accompanist. For an hour.

Yes, musicians do some pretty nervewracking stuff.

At any rate, I performed five pieces of music that night: a Baroque Concerto Michael Alcorn (think Bach and Vivaldi and ancient churches), a 20th-century Concerto (think major orchestra stuff), a contemporary thing (think weird coffee houses and Beatnik poetry) and two jazz pieces (think … uh, jazz). It was

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Confiscated at the gate. If smuggled in, you’d be fingerprinted, photographed, and then forced to read “The Red Badge of Courage” — and quizzed.

Repeat offenders would be strapped down in a theater that was showing a Doris Day film.

Oh, Doris. She was born Doris Mary Kappelhoff in Cincinnati. Alfred Hitchcock, who otherwise knew how to choose blondes, chose her for his remake of “The Man Who Knew Too Much,” and he allowed her to sing “Que Sera Sera,” until it drove her son’s kidnappers out of their minds and they said, “Here. Here’s your boy. Just quit singing.”

The song is an example of what’s called “cheerful fatalism.”

I think it’s an example of torture.

By the way, Harry always knows what time it is. He’s a watch dog.

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a variety, it was challenging, I spent six months preparing for it, and I was incredibly happy with it. When it was over.

I can tell you, all these years later, I remember almost nothing of any of the pieces, except the 20th century Concerto. That one has stuck with me for almost 30 years, because of one thing: beauty. Don’t get me wrong — the Baroque piece has its own beauty, in a mathematical and predictable way. And the jazz pieces, if I was lucky that day, probably had moments or elements of beauty. Probably because I had a good piano player. And the contemporary thing was, well, just weird.

But the concerto, the concerto is a beautiful piece of music. It has five sections, some incredible, creative harmonies, a melodic section that uses an altered (muted) sound, and has a main theme that is intense,

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exciting, and memorable. It is the sort of thing that even the most wooden ears would absorb and leave in the brain to emerge, unbidden, in a whistle or a hum.

I tell you all of this to reveal one of my biases. There are several different schools of thought with regard to the purpose of art. One school, the one prevalent during Bach and Vivaldi’s time, was that art exists to glorify God and draw man’s thoughts and feelings towards the Divine. Another school holds that art, as a shortening of the word “artifice,” is that art is artificial — i.e., fake — and exists to put a glossy veneer on reality. Kind of like Facebook. In other words, art is to create beauty, to raise us above our mundane existence and contemplate things better than our current state of affairs. Another school of thought holds that art exists to express emotion and experience, sometimes in its most raw and unrefined form.

They are all perfectly valid schools of thought, each with their strengths and major supporters. You probably know, now, what school I most closely identify with. My daughter the dancer disagrees: she is more in line with the third school of thought. And the performances of her dance companies reflect that — raw, athletic, visceral, sometimes odd. Incredible, but, sometimes, odd.

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campaigners for its approval, which would allow Jeffco to keep, rather than return, overpayment of your taxes. “We know better than you how to spend it.”

In the past there have been such ruses. Campaigners for the FasTracks Yes! made out-of-context remarks about opposition statements exposing the misrepresentations in ballot language. A judge found that this was reprehensible and unethical, but probably legal.

Several years ago the Jeffco School District was forced by Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR) constitutional regulations to publish a mockery of positive statements in the FOR statement, regarding a large bond issue. This may have caused the voter rejection.

Today’s crude misrepresentation by advocates of the TABOR by-pass, aimed at perceived voter ignorance, should be ignored. Very little common sense is needed for a “no” vote.

Tom Graham, Arvada Is Jeffco Generations the Right Program for Jeffco?

As a concerned Jeffco citizen I find the academic growth scores decreasing for the 2nd year in a row concerning. Our Superintendent (Dr. Glass) was from Eagle and he

I do what I do 40 hours a week in the hope that, someday, in some small way, the children I teach to make music might have a moment, a fleeting glimpse, of how much power they possess to bring beauty into the world. I have no illusions that the performances these kids give under my tutelage will bring tears of joy to anybody’s eyes (except for their grandparents); but, these small steps now might lead someday to soaring melodies, interesting countermelodies, and spine-chilling moments of sublime artistry.

And, in this day and age, is there anything the world needs more than a generation of students who believe they can create beauty?

There are lyrics in one of Phil Collins’ songs: “You have one voice ... Come on and dance into the light.”

Every child has their own voice, and every child has the power to use it to create light. Give effort to helping kids find their voice and teaching them to create beauty and light.

Otherwise, they’ll just fall into a dark abyss of impotent emotion. Kind of like Twitter.

And, by the way — not just true for students.

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.

implemented “Eagle Generations”.

Dr. Glass then implemented a very similar program “Jeffco Generations” in our school district. Under “Eagle Generations” achievement decreased and his implementation of “Jeffco Generations” achievement has also decreased. Listening to the school board candidates backed by the status quo, they want to give Jeffco Generations more time. They both say “we need to give it time to prove itself ”. Well I think 4 years of declining achievement scores (2 in Eagle and 2 in Jeffco) is enough for our students!

I am not saying scrap Jeffco Generations, I’m saying we need a board that will require a focus on improving achievement. If a student has two years of not learning the grade level content, it is very hard to catch up. I don’t want that for our children and I am sure you don’t want that for your children, grandchildren or your neighborhood children.

Two candidates for Jeffco School Board, Susan Miller and Rob Applegate will focus on improving student achievement. Both will set goals and ensure our tax dollars are spent on programs that work for students. Our kids don’t have time to fall behind or spend extra money for tutors. It is time to add independent opinions to the school board.

Our children’s future is at stake.

Please vote for Susan Miller and Rob Applegate!

Lisa Papke, Lakewood

OBITUARIES REDMAN

Christian Redman Christian Redman (C Troop, 1986-1989) passed away on October 5, 2019 after a three year fight with cancer.

He served in the Border Legion as a 19D Scout, first in C Troop and then at Border Operations.

Chris was an accomplished Bradley crewman and gunner, and he was known for his natural ability in the field, whether at the Border, maneuvering through the German countryside, or during gunnery training and certifications at Wildflecken and Grafenwoehr. Chris fondly spoke of his days in the Cold Steel, especially as the driver for thenFirst Sergeant (now SGM, Ret.) Roy Sampson.

An avid motorcyclist, Chris enjoyed riding all over the US; he was especially happy when he shared adventures with his Army buddies from the Blackhorse. He also loved to meet friends and spend time in Key West, FL, especially while under the “supervision” of former Cold Steel Troopers such as retired CSM Curtis “CC” Brown and MSG Jim Oldenburg.

After service in the Army, Chris chose a career in Law Enforcement, eventually rising to be Chief of the City of Hurstbourne Acres Police Department in Jefferson County, KY. He then retired to be with his family in Parker, CO for the past 5 years, where he started and ran a construction company until his illness forced him

to stop working.

Christian was very active in the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment’s Blackhorse Association, where he helped build the Gold Vault Chapter, and he was a key contributor to the 2013 Regimental Reunion in Louisville, KY. Christian was also one of the founders of the Cold Steel Scholarship, which is a part of the Blackhorse Association Scholarship program.

Chris is survived by his father, Command Master Chief David Redman (USN, Ret.) and mother Jacquelyn; sisters Jennifer Redman Campbell and Susan Jeanette Redman; and his beloved daughter Alexis Rae Redman.

Services were held at Fort Logan National Cemetery, 4400 Kenyon Ave., in Denver, on October 17, 2019, after an escorted procession from the Horan & McConaty Funeral Home, 5303 East County Line Rd., in Centennial.

In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that any remembrances be donated to the Cold Steel Scholarship Fund of the Blackhorse Association, in memory of Christian Redman.

Details may be found at https://www. blackhorse.org/scholarships/.

The Blackhorse Association recently featured Chris in its May 2019 E-News.

Please take a moment to look back at Chris’s last ride. https://www.blackhorse.org/enews-may-2019/

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Patricia Morrisette On Sunday October 6th, 2019 Patricia Morrisette passed away after fighting the good fight, at the age of 86. Pat was born on March 24th, 1933 in Bedford, IN to Carl and Florence Stapp. On August 7th, 1953 she married James E. Morrisette.

They raised three children, Michael, David and Ann. Pat loved adventure, flowers, laughter and tea parties, but mostly she enjoyed spending time with her family and friends (and she had a lot). Pat was preceded in death by her father Carl and her mother Florence, her sisters Helen Harris and Jeanette Holmes and

brother Gene Stapp. She is survived by her husband Jim, her children, Mike, Dave and Annie, her brother Jack, her sisters-in-law Linda Staples and Ellen Lee, numerous nieces, nephews, grandchildren and great grandchildren. A funeral service will be held on Saturday October 12th, 2019 at Rockland Community Church (17 S. Mt Vernon Country Club Rd, Golden, CO.) at 11am. Reception to follow. Donations in Pat’s honor may be sent to the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation at donate. themmrf.org. She will be dearly missed.

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Yes or no on DD: Arguments for and against Measure asks to legalize, tax sports betting to fund water projects

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As people continue to move to Colorado in droves, one consequence of population growth is often overlooked: the water Coloradans consume.

That’s why Proposition DD this November asks voters to legalize sports betting and allow the state to tax it to send millions of dollars to projects that would manage Colorado’s water supply.

Opponents, though, worry that legalizing sports betting online, in particular, could lead to many Coloradans losing money with the tap of a button on a smartphone.

Here’s a look at how legal sports betting would work, how it could help Colorado’s strained water landscape and what the arguments are on both sides.

What would DD legalize?

By passing DD, voters would allow sports betting of any amount by people 21 or older starting in May, including online, or on mobile sports betting platforms operated by Colorado casinos.

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If voters in Black Hawk, Central City or Cripple Creek approve a separate ballot question to legalize sports betting in their cities, casinos could also offer in-person sports betting, according to the 2019 state ballot information booklet, or “blue book.”

Where would the money go?

Under DD, the state could collect up to $29 million per year in sports betting revenue. Colorado would do that through a 10% tax on casinos’ net sports betting proceeds.

The vast majority of the money — $27 million each year — would go toward carrying out Colorado’s Water Plan. Projects under that plan could tackle issues such as water storage and supply, conservation and land use, agriculture, the environment, and recreation. State law outlines those types of projects that can be funded.

The Colorado Water Conservation Board, whose members are appointed by the governor, oversees the implementation of the plan and approves water project grants.

Interstate water compacts and water obligations outlined in federal law could also be funded with Prop DD revenue.

A compact is an agreement between two or more states to establish how the water of an interstate river will be shared between users in different states.

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For or against Prop DD supporters say water is a scarce resource in Colorado and that demand will keep rising as population grows. Urban cities and agricultural communities alike face challenges if the state can’t meet its water needs, they say.

Supporters also say many Coloradans currently bet on sporting events, but because it’s illegal, they use black-market bookies and websites.

Legalizing sports betting would create consumer protections, ensuring that sports bettors receive their winnings and don’t fall victim to fraud or abuse, supporters say.

Opponents say Prop DD puts no limits on the amount a person can bet, enabling people to lose a lot of money

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Gambling addiction, casino area impacts A small portion of Prop DD money each year would go toward gambling addiction services: $130,000 divided up for a crisis hotline, along with prevention and treatment regarding gambling disorders.

A “hold harmless fund” of $1.7 million per year would give revenue to entities that receive tax revenue from traditional gambling and horse racing, such as casino cities and counties, community colleges, and the State Historical Fund. They could apply for funding if they can prove they lost money following the legalization of sports betting.

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Not enough of the revenue would go toward gambling addiction services to help people who are harmed by the legalization, opponents say.

They also say DD doesn’t provide enough detail on what water projects would be funded and that it doesn’t put up enough money to tackle Colorado’s water needs. Opponents claim some projects may have unintended consequences for the environment and some communities.

Other bits to know Sports betting operators that contract with a casino would also pay the 10% tax.

Sports betting tax revenue might be lower during the first few years of implementation — the $29 million estimate is based on a “mature” sports betting market, according to the Legislative Council Staff, the state Legislature’s nonpartisan research arm.

An annual average of $16 million in revenue is expected during the first five fiscal years that sports betting is legal, according to the staff ’s analysis.

Prop DD restricts the types of bets allowed on college sporting events by prohibiting bets on individual performance statistics or events during the game.

Sports betting would not be allowed on high school sporting events or unsanctioned video game competitions, according to the blue book.

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ference between reality and fantasy,” Reinke said. “(We) teach them that being scared can be fun.”

Every person has a different tolerance for scary, but the core themes of what scares us is relatively unanimous: Failure, the unknown, death. You know when you’re scared when your heart races, your breath shortens and the hair stands up on your neck. And we seek out this feeling, whether it be from a horror film, a roller coaster ride or bungee

verybody sees the world in their own way, and communicating that perspective is one of the many things that has kept art growing and connecting with people for centuries.

Some artists just see the world differently than most of us.

In 2009, Michael Paglia and Mary Voelz Chandler chronicled some of those very artists in their seminal work, “Colorado Abstract: Paintings and Sculpture.” The book explored the history of abstract art in the state COMING and looked at ATTRACTIONS contemporary artists who were making a name for themselves in the field.

To mark the tenth anniversary of the book’s publication, the Arvada Center and Kirkland Clarke Reader Museum of Fine & Decorative Art are hosting a joint exhibition, titled Colorado Abstract +10: A History & A Survey. The History portion is on display at Kirkland, ADDRESS, through Jan. 12, and the Survey is at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., through Nov. 17.

Kirkland’s exhibit focuses on two and three-dimensional artworks created by the artists featured in the historical section of the book, which provides visitors a visual history of the style in the state.

“The history of abstraction in Colorado is important because our state has made major contributions to this international movement, and is still making them” said Hugh Grant, founding director and curator at Kirkland Museum, in a statement.

At the Arvada Center, the exhibit is split into two parts — in the Main Gallery there is a contemporary survey of works by artists originally included in the book. In their Upper and Theatre Galleries, additional Colorado artists working in abstraction are displayed.

“We wanted to showcase some of the work that the contemporary artists featured in the book have done in the last decade,” explained Collin Parson, the Arvada Center’s exhibition manager and curator.

“We reached out to Paglia and had him select some artists that weren’t able to be featured in the book or are making a name for

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reg Reinke is in the business of scary, but he doesn’t always want to make you afraid.

Clad in a black leather jacket on Oct. 11 at his Littleton costume shop, Reinke Bros., he divulged his secrets for being scary without scaring people away.

“We use our minds,” Reinke said.

Scary is feeling your heart stop at the unexpected clash of plates shattering on the floor, the skin-crawling sensation of being followed or the panicked feeling of losing your balance in a dark hallway.

Each year, Reinke sets out to find new ways of prodding that part in a person’s brain — finding what scares people.

“If you make an experience where people come through and have a great time, listen to them as they come out,” Reinke said. “I’m here to entertain you.”

Reinke draws a line at displaying overwhelming images of blood and guts because, to him, that’s not scary. It’s just disturbing. He

toes this line occasionally, but even the edible, fake human limbs sitting in a deli refrigerator provokes smacking lips as much as a shivering spine.

Reinke wants to show people the fun side of scary. For small children, he’ll turn all the lights on in his haunted house tour, allow them to touch the walls and see that everything is fake.

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jumping.

Lauren DeCarvalho, Ph.D., teaches a freshman-level course on horror movies at the University of Denver. DeCarvalho said what scares people can often be attributed to real-life anxieties people feel, like losing cell phone service or being stalked. These are newer feelings, specifically in American culture, that trigger that sense of fear. Gone are the days of werewolves and vampires scaring us, here are the days of “real-life” horrors. “(Scary) tends to fit with a lot of cognitive interests,” DeCarvalho said. “You can kind of think of it as watching a train wreck. You’re kind of repulsed, but you want to keep watching.”

How we find our scares boils down to what actually scares us, DeCarvalho said. “Paranormal Activity,” released in 2008, commented on the Great Recession. Classic 1950s alien and sci-fi movies metaphorized the Red Scare, while ghosts often symbolize the unknown or death, DeCarvalho said.

“It’s constantly changing and keeping up with the times,” DeCarvalho

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themselves now.”

The processes on display at the center runs the gamut from traditional to wildly experimental — there is a good amount of paint on canvas, but there’s also spray paint, cast aluminum and even one that was made with a chainsaw. And all these approaches aim to create something with some real power.

“To me, abstract art helps people see the world differently,” Parson said.

“Abstract art is going strong and not going anywhere.”

For more information, visit www. kirklandmuseum.org and arvadacenter.org/galleries.

Go to prom with the undead I’m sure prom is still a big event for high school students, but I wonder if

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Most people ceremoniously celebrate these fears around Halloween and those who are particularly festive go out of their way to incite the feeling. Some are scared more easily than others.

A skeleton may be an unsettling symbol of death, but a person skipping around in a smiling skeleton jumpsuit doesn’t make us feel afraid.

Embracing something that scares us automatically reduces the scary value of it and gives us a glimpse into our greatest fears and how we would react in the face of danger. At Halloween, we laugh and giggle, collect candy and bob for apples in the face of everything that scares us so it no longer does.

“We all need that outlet and some way to get that extra little kick you wouldn’t be able to get otherwise,” said Bryan Bonner, co-founder of Rocky Mountain Paranormal.

Bonner said the feeling can be addictive, but, “just like a drug,” he said, “it takes differently” for different people.

“The spooky side of (scary) is the safe side of it, but the initial reaction is the same thing,” Bonner said.

“That initial reaction is nearly identical, which is why I think people are addicted to that.”

it remains the major stepping stone it used to be. But there’s one group that has mainly had their prom experience unexplored - zombies. That injustice no longer goes unaddressed, thanks to Union Station’s Zombie Prom.

Held at the iconic train station, 1701 Wynkoop, from 9 p.m. to midnight on Friday, Oct. 25. And as if the zombie theme wasn’t enough for one event, it’s also a celebration of the 1980s.

The prom will feature music from a live DJ, spiked punch cocktail and a grand prize of a free night at the Crawford Hotel for the best couple of the evening.

Head to www.eventbrite.com to purchase tickets.

‘Silicon Valley’ standout comes to Comedy Works The entire cast of HBO’s “Silicon Valley” is pretty unassailable when it comes to generating laughs, but the show’s secret weapon may well be comedian and writer Jimmy O. Yang.

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Yang has also appeared in last year’s “Crazy Rich Asians” and “Patriot’s Day,” and recently released a memoir called “How to American.”

As part of his latest stand-up tour, Yang will be stopping at Comedy Works South, 5345 Landmark Place in Greenwood Village, at 7:15 and 9:45 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 25 and Saturday, Oct. 26. To see one of the funniest people working right now, get tickets at www.comedyworks.com.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week - Wu-Tang Clan at Mission Ballroom and Red Rocks I can’t repeat the Wu-Tang Clan’s classic introductory line in a family newspaper, but sufficed to say, they ain’t nuthing ta “mess” wit. And in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the album that informed the masses of that fact, the legendary Staten Island group will be perform-

ing twice in Denver. d Their seminal debut album “Enter S the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)” was O released in 1993, and last year the U group kicked off an international tour celebrating its release that has finally made its way to Denver.

Wu-Tang will be performing first at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 29 at the Mission Ballroom, 4242 Wynkoop St. Then at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 31 the group will be celebrating Halloween at Red Rocks, 18300 W. Alameda Parkway, with underground rap legends Jedi Mind Tricks and Immortal Technique.

Rap doesn’t have a whole lot of elder statesmen still on the road, so this is basically like seeing The Rolling Stones. In other words, do it. Go to www.missionballroom.com and/or www.redrocksonline.com for tickets.

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Film fest takes audiences to new places Denver event also honors late artistic director

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At its core, film is an expression of people’s lives, and as such, it stands to reason film festivals would mirror this fact. And for more than two decades, the Denver Film Festival was at least partly an expression of Denver Film’s artistic director, Michael Brittin “Brit” Withey.

The 50-year-old was killed in a one-car accident on March 31 and so it’s fitting that the 42nd Denver Film Festival begins with a tribute to the man and just some of the movies he loved.

“Brit was a mentor to me, so I’ve been working with others in his stead on this year’s festival,” said Matthew Campbell, interim artistic director. “We spent the last year trying to put together something really special. Something to honor Brit’s legacy and something for everyone, regardless of what their tastes are.”

The festival kicks off on Wednesday, Oct. 30 and runs through Sunday, Nov. 10 at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, 14th and Curtis Street, UA Denver Pavilions, 500 16th St.

and SIE Film Center, 2510 E. Colfax Ave. The Festival Annex will again be set up at the McNichols Civic Center Building, 144 W. Colfax Ave. During the festival’s run more than 250 films will be screened, including local, national and international works. There will also be industry panels, achievement awards, tributes, as well as an International Focus on Brazilian Cinema.

“We have some great red carpets with some movies that will be discussed well into award season,” said Festival Director and Interim Executive Director Britta Erickson.

“The body of program is super strong, with films from more than 40 countries.”

Rian Johnson’s “Knives Out,” featuring a knock-out cast that includes Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Toni Collette, LaKeith Stanfield and Jamie Lee Curtis, is one of four red carpet special events, with Johnson in attendance to receive the 2019 John Cassavetes Award on Thursday, Oct. 31.

WHAT: 42nd Denver Film Festival WHEN: Wednesday, Oct. 30 through Sunday, Nov. 10 WHERE: Ellie Caulkins Opera House 14th and Curtis Street UA Denver Pavilions 500 16th St. SIE Film Center 2510 E. Colfax Ave Festival Annex McNichols Civic Center Building 144 W. Colfax Ave. TICKETS: www.denverfilm.org Other notable films that will be screened include Trey Edward Shults’ award-worthy “Waves,” Noah Baumbach’s “Marriage Story” and Mark Cousins’ 14-hour documentary, “Women Make Film.”

As in previous years, the Festival Annex has become the place to be for people who want a more interactive experience. The annex will play host to panel discussions; virtual reality, interactive and immersive experiences; High School Day; community engagement; and a Festival Lounge for the public.

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“Creatives are doing some really exciting things with VR experiences,” said Campbell. “We’re bringing these different types of storytelling and new technological forms to Denver audience. A lot of them are brand new, and there’s no other way to experience them.”

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AT THE HISTORY PARK Janet Kucks of Arvada paints a watercolor landscape of the Golden History Park during Foothills Art Center’s Open Studio paint out at the history park on Oct. 18.

Late Irma Wyhs honored by Foothills Art Center’s Open Studio group

Nikki Neinhuis of Golden paints the Guy Hill schoolhouse at the Golden History Park during Foothills Art Center’s Open Studio paint out at the history park on Oct. 18.

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Wyhs died on June 20 in Iowa at age 90. She is remembered for her time as a journalist with the Golden Transcript, beginning in the late 1960s until the early 2000s.

Through the years she wrote as a reporter and columnist, and served as a photographer as well as a short stint as an assistant editor.

Wyhs spearheaded the preservation of the 1870s Pearce and Reynolds cabins, and it was thanks to her efforts — and those of the Golden Landmarks Association, Jefferson County Open Space and the city of Golden — that the historic cabins can be enjoyed by all

after their move in the late 1990s to their home at the Golden History Park.

The Open Studio artists on Oct. 18 were also commemorating Wyhs for her contributions to Foothills Art Center, which got its start from Wyhs’ series of international watercolor workshops. Foothills Art Center, 809 15th St. in Golden, opened in the late 1960s, and Wyhs served as its first director.

A reception for the Irma Wyhs paint out takes place from 4:30-7 p.m. Oct. 24 at the Golden History Museum, 923 10th St. The artwork will be on display at the museum through the end of December, and will also be available for purchase.

To learn more about the Golden History Museum & Park, visit www.goldenhistory.org. To learn more about Foothills Art Center and/or its Open Studio group, visit www.foothillsartcenter.org.

In the front, Cathy Jones of Evergreen paints a scene of aspen trees and the Golden History Park’s blacksmith barn while Lori Collins paints a landscape of South Table Mountain during Foothills Art Center’s Open Studio paint out at the history park on Oct. 18.

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faceting, jewelry making, diverse geology, and sharing stories about “the one that got away” (or at least was too big to carry home). Contact club president Tom Reilly at tjreilly1@yahoo.com North Jeffco Senior Friday Club: meets from 1-4 p.m. Fridays at Apex Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Group meets weekly to play cards and games, including bridge, pinochle, hand & foot, mahjongg, and billiards. It also has a par-3 golf group on Mondays and hosts a monthly potluck. Call John Marshall at 720-708-2617.

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

Activities include yoga, dances, eggmania, special wildlife programs, holiday craft fair. Grange hall available for rental for weddings, parties, reunions, etc. Call Rich Phillips at 303-277-1933 or go to www. goldengategrange.com. New members welcome.

Parkinson’s Care Partners: 1:30-2:30 p.m. the second Friday of each month at the Apex Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd. Free group designed for care providers; it is led and sponsored by Homewatch CareGivers. Call Melinda Yeary, 720-524-4192 or e-mail MYeary@HomewatchCareGivers.com.

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

South Jeffco Rotary: 7:15 a.m. Fridays at The Den at Fox Hollow Golf Course, 13410 W. Morrison Road, Lakewood. Rotary is a service organization dedicated to helping those in need in our community as well as internationally. Join us for breakfast, speakers, comradery and community service. Call Kris Clute at 303-907-0473, email info@sojeffcorotary.org, or go to sojeffcorotary.org.

North Jefferson County Gem and Mineral Club: 7 p.m. the second Friday of each month (except June and July) at the Apex Community Recreation Center, 6842 N. Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Clubs offers presentations, field trips, socializing, and local shows. Children are always welcome to attend with their family. Members enjoy rockhounding (rocks, minerals, and fossils),

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Saturdays American Legion Post 161 Bingo: 12:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays at 390A N. Sheridan, Arvada. Bingo events help raise money to support the post’s many charitable programs.

Baugh House Open House, Tours: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the second Saturday of each month, 44th and Robb Street, Wheat Ridge. Baugh House is a log cabin encapsulated in a Victorian 1900s house. Event includes tours, craft demonstrations and rocking in the chairs reminiscing about Wheat Ridge “back in the day” with local historians. Presented by Wheat Ridge Historical Society. Info: 303-421-9111 or www. wheatridgehistoricalsociety.org.

Colorado Citizens for Peace meets 10:30-11:30 a.m. every Saturday at the intersections of West 52nd and Wadsworth Boulevard to try to bring an end to the wars. Signs will be furnished for those who do not have them. Contact Cindy Lowry at 303-431-1228 or waylonthecat.lowry@ yahoo.com.

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Monthly meetings held on first Saturday.

For additional information contact startrekpost@gmail.com Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1071 meets at 10 a.m. the third Saturday of each month at Elks Lodge #1777, 1455 Newland St., Lakewood. Beforehand, join the group from 8-10 a.m. for a low-cost breakfast at the Elks Lodge. Chapter helps all veterans with health care, benefits, employment and training, monetary assistance and other veteran’s issues. Go to www.vva1071. org for more detailed information or call 303-870-2428.

Sundays Figure Drawing Classes: 3-5 p.m. the third Sunday of the month at Lakewood Arts Gallery, 6731 W. Colfax Ave., Lakewood.

Led by Robyn Cochran-Ragland (cochranragland.com). Go to lakewoodarts.org or call 303 980-0625 to see a full list of class offerings and to sign up.

Still Life Drawing Classes: 3-5 p.m. the first Sunday of the month at Lakewood Arts Gallery, 6731 W. Colfax Ave., Lakewood.

Led by Robyn Cochran-Ragland (cochranragland.com). Go to lakewoodarts.org or call 303 980-0625 to see a full list of class offerings and to sign up.

Ongoing /Education Discussion groups Covenant Village hosts Wednesdays at 2 p.m. This series of monthly events features expert speakers on a wide variety of educational and entertaining topics. Please plan to attend one, several or all of our programs, held at 9153 Yarrow St. in Westminster. Admission is free, but seating is limited. Call 303-4032205 for driving directions and to reserve your place. Come early for refreshments; fellowship lectures begin at 2 p.m. To learn more about the residency options and lifestyle at Covenant Village of Colorado, call us at 303-424-4828.

ESL classes — Covenant Presbyterian Church, 6100 W. 44th St. in Wheat Ridge, is sponsoring a free series of English as a Second Language classes for adults 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday nights. These classes will emphasize a conversational method of instruction. Beginner through advanced classes are offered. You may register on any Thursday night. For directions or more information, call the church at 410442-5800 or go to our website at www. cpcwheatridge.org.

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

Music performances Patrice LeBlanc performs on keyboard and vocals 6-9 p.m. every Friday and Saturday at Purple Ginger Asian Fusion Restaurant, 2610 Youngfield St. Call 303-237-1133 for more information.

Singers needed The Troubadours Choir is SEE CLUBS, P21

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CLUBS

line Park by Stenger soccer fields. Email Robyn@FrontRangeBootCamp.com or go online to www.FrontRangeBootCamp.com.

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looking for a director and new members.

This is a volunteer choir, comprised mostly of seniors. The Troubadours meet at 9 a.m. every Friday at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 45th and Wadsworth. For more information, call Gary at 303-477-1380.

Symphony auditions The Lakewood Symphony is holding auditions for concertmaster (includes an honorarium), principal viola (includes an honorarium) and all section strings. Also, we are auditioning for subs in other sections. Rehearsals are 7:30-10 p.m. Tuesdays, September through May, at Green Mountain United Methodist Church; concerts are at the Lakewood Cultural Center. Call 303-980-0400 for requirements, appointment and further information.

Weekly music Jazz @ the Creek is every first Wednesday of the month at Living Water Unity, 59th and Vance in Olde Town Arvada.

Shows start at 7:30 p.m. Come listen to an hour of great jazz. For more information, call 720-935-4000 or email livingwaterunity@comcast.net.

Ongoing /Healthcare Boot camp Get out of the gym and get results. Front Range Boot Camp provides dynamic, unique and results-driven fullbody workouts exclusively for women. All ages, sizes and fitness levels will succeed.

Revamp your fitness routine by getting out of your routine. Indoor location is just behind Super Target at Kipling Street and 50th Avenue. Outdoor location is Sky-

Commit to Fit with Renee. If you want to lose weight, learn to cook healthier meals for you or your family, I can help. The best part of my program is that you can do it all from home in under an hour a day and get huge results. If interested in fitness coaching, contact 443-243-2339.

Health group A women’s health group with the motto “Your health, your life: Take charge” meets noon-1 p.m. Fridays at 9797 W. Colfax Ave, No. 3AA, in Lakewood.

Learn about natural alternatives to health concerns. No charge to be part of this group. For more information, call Linda at 303-883-5473 or email lindagoesgreen@ prodigy.net.

Home care Always Best Care Denver West provides in-home care, skilled nursing and free senior community placement. Always Best Care provides every individual and family with well-trained personal care attendants and expert nursing support.

We help families make informed decisions about senior care, and guide them through comprehensive solutions designed specifically for their unique situations. To learn more, go online to www.AlwaysBestCare. com/DenverWest or call 303-952-3060.

Medically Induced Trauma Discussion Group: meet over coffee with others on a similar journey to discuss life changes and matters of the heart. Meetings take place in Golden. Call Roz at 303-953-2344.

Nutritional coaching Megan Grover, master of medical science and nutritional health coach at the Natural Grocers at Vitamin

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Cottage, 7745 N. Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, offers free one-on-one nutrition coaching sessions for the public. Call the store at 303-423-0990 for an appointment.

Tai chi is now taught at Lakeview Wellness and Event Center 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays and 2-3:30 p.m. Fridays. Call 303-9896300 or 303-730-0986 for cost information and reservations.

Weight loss — The EZ Weight-Loss Challenge 12-week program meets 10-11 a.m. Tuesdays at Arvada Church of God, 7135 W. 68th Ave. Free coaching, metabolism test and nutrition information. Cash prizes awarded to the top three biggest achievers. For information on cost or to preregister, call Chris at 720-320-2394.

Ongoing /Recreation, Clubs and Services Find AA If you want to drink, that’s your business. If you want to stop, that’s ours. More than 1,000 AA meetings are offered in the Denver area every week. If you think you may have a problem with alcohol, come see us. To find a meeting near you, call 303-322-4440, or go to www.daccaa.org.

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,

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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 LawrenceRScP@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 10-19. Contact Eve at etrengove@comcast. net or 303-424-0134.

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THINGS to DO

THEATER

Up Next at Colorado ACTS: HaHa House--A Halloween Comedy for the Entire Family: 7 p.m.

Friday and Saturday, Oct. 25, & 26 at Colorado ACTS Theatre, 11455 West Interstate 70 Frontage Road, North, Wheat Ridge.

Tickets, purchased at the door, are $7 for adults, $6 for students and seniors. Children five and under are always free. Visit coloradoacts.org or call 303-456-6772 for more information.

ART

Floral Reverie - Tatiana Dowell Guest Artist at CORE: Opening Reception: Friday, Oct. 25, 6-10 p.m., Halloween Party: Saturday, Oct. 26, 6-10 p.m., Dia de Los Muertos First Friday: Nov. 1, 6-10 p.m., Show runs Oct. 25 - Nov. 10. All three dates are costume themed opportunities, so tricked out or not, treat yourself to food, libations and art. CORE New Art Space, 6851 W. Colfax Ave., Lakewood.

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.

MUSIC

The Mathematical Bach Recital: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25 at Faith Lutheran Church, 17701 W 16th Ave., Golden. The Denver Rocky Mountain Chapter of the American Guild of Organists in collaboration with the Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics of the Colorado School of Mines present Dr. Daniel Forger, AAGO, Professor of Mathematics at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in this evening concert.

Dr. Daniel Forger calls upon two disciplines, music and math, through Bach Trio Sonatas. There will be a question and answer session and reception following the concert. This event is free and open to the public!

Impressionism: Art & Music Come to Life Through Dance: 7 p.m. Nov. 1 and Nov. 2 at The Arvada Center for the Arts and

this week’s TOP FIVE Halloween Teen Take Over: 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25 at Secrest Recreation Center, 6820 W. 66th Ave., Arvada. Ages 11-17. Costume Contest, Minute-To-Win-It Games, Prizes for the Winners, Scary Movie. $10 drop-in at the door. $5 discount if you bring a friend. Must arrive by 7 p.m. to be guaranteed dinner. Swimming from 6-8 p.m.

Contact Laina Doyle, Youth/Teen Coordinator, at 303-403-2539 or LainaD@ApexPRD.org for more information.

Zombie Thriller: 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 26 at Secrest Recreation Center, 6820 W. 66th Ave., Arvada. Dress like a zombie and learn the dance moves to Michael Jackson’s Thriller!

Ages 5+. Secrest Recreation Center, October 26, 10-11 am. Fee: Res. $10 (non-res. $20).

For more information or to register, contact Jaclynn Alvarez, Fitness and Wellness Coordinator, JaclynnA@ApexPRD.org, 303-467-7001.

Ghostly Ghouls Haunt the Colorado Railroad Museum: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 25 and Oct. 26 at Colorado Railroad Museum, 17155 W. 44th Ave., Golden. Catch a ride behind a historic Denver & Rio Grande Steam Locomotive in vintage passenger cars hosted by conductors and engineers in full costume. Admission: $20

Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. With famous pieces of art as their inspiration, our choreographers and dancers make the artwork come to life, sometimes literally, figuratively, emotionally or from a completely contemporary lens. $10 reserved seating. Visit arvadacenter.org for more information.

EVENTS

Halloween Carnival: 4 to 7 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 24 at Apex Center, 13150 W. 72nd Ave., Arvada. Enjoy ghoulish games, inflatables, a spooky clubhouse, and much more; costumes encouraged!

Adults are free with paying child.

Avoid the lines and pre-register. Res. $8 (non-res. $10) per child. Volunteers wanted to help plan, run games, and other fun jobs.

Contact BrookLyn Greenwood at 303.403.2594 or Brook-LynG@ ApexPRD.org.

Golden’s Haunted Pub Crawl: 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26. The Haunted Pub Crawl begins at The Dove Inn and then makes it’s way down Washington Ave. Ending around 9:30. Golden’s Haunted Pub Crawl returns for its 4th year

adults, $10 children (2-15), $15 seniors. Museum members, children under 2 and active military personnel are free. Email info@crrm.org for more information.

Trunk or Treat: 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26 at Lutheran Medical Center, 3555 N. Lutheran Parkway, Wheat Ridge. This is a fun and safe trick-or-treating experience for kids and their families. Participating businesses and community members decorate their cars and trucks with creative disguises and hand out candy to kids.

The event also features a photo station, carnival games, and a trunk decorating competition.

Don’t miss out on this spooky good time.

Visit ridgeat38.com/trunk-or-treat for more information.

Sleepy Hollow: A Halloween Circus Tale: 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25 at Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S Allison Pkwy., Lakewood. Journey back to the 1700’s, where the ghost of the Headless Horseman haunts the town of Sleepy Hollow, New York looking for his long-lost head. Tickets $12 to $22. Visit iluminaraerial.com/shows for more information.

in “THE TALKING DEAD” Tour.

You will partake in a séance gone wrong which unleashes Golden’s dead to walk freely among the Living on Saturday evenings in October! Meet the real-life bad guys of Golden’s wild west history on this 2 & 1/2 hour Pub Crawl. 21 and UP. Reservations required. Visit goldenghosttour.com for more information.

Golden Cemetery Tour 2019: 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 26 at Golden Cemetery, 755 Ulysses St., Golden. Visit the graves of legendary Golden characters.

Hear stories about their lives from famous storyteller, Dennis Potter, Museum volunteer since 2008 and retired Jefferson County Sheriff ’s Department Captain. Pricing: $0 members; $10 non-members, plus online registration fee.

Visit goldenhistory.org for more information.

Trick or Treat at Arvada Marketplace: Noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26 at Arvada Marketplace, 7797 W 52nd Ave., Arvada. This event is free to the community and includes music, candy, and spooky temporary tattoos! Visit facebook.com/arvadashopping/ for more information.

Halloween Costume Climb: 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26 at Apex Center, 13150 W. 72nd Ave., Arvada. Come to the rock wall dressed in your Halloween costume to climb for candy! Fee: $10. Ages 5+. Visit apexprd.org for more information.

Special Preschool Time: Halloween Costume Parade: 10:15 to 11:30 a.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 30 at the Wheat Ridge Library, 5475 W. 32nd Ave., Wheat Ridge.

Trick-or-treat with senior friends! Visit the Senior Resource Center during a festive costume parade following our regularly scheduled Preschool Time. Visit jeffcolibrary.org for more information.

Light the Night: 6 to 8 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 30 at Applewood Baptist Church, 11200 W. 32nd Ave., Wheat Ridge. Join us for our annual fall event with costume contests, candy, games, food and more . . .and it’s all FREE! Visit applewoodbaptist. com for more information.

Spooky Skate: 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 30 at Apex Center, 13150 W. 72nd Ave., Arvada. Halloween Skating Fun! All skaters in costume receive free admission. Skate rental extra: Res. $2.75 (non-res. $3.50). Contact BrandonW@ApexPRD.org for more info.

The Ritual Haunted House: Now open through Nov. 2 at 8154 S. Kipling Parkway, Littleton. Step into the swamp and say goodbye

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to the world you thought you knew. $25 General Admission/$35 VIP. Open Sun - Thurs, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Fri and Sat 7 p.m. to midnight. Visit theritualhauntedhouse.com for more information.

37th Annual Craft Fair: 6 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1 and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2 at Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd. Arvada. Shop `til you drop at over 50 tables of handmade gifts. Admission is $2 or free if you bring new school supplies for local school children in need. Visit apexprd.org for more information.

Golden High School Demon Dash 5K: 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 2. $35 Adults, $33 GHS Alumni, $30 Students. Visit demondash.co to register.

HEALTH

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

Railroads: 11 a.m. to noon, Thursday, Oct. 24 at Carmel Oaks Retirement Community, 1811 S Harlan Circle, Lakewood. This past summer marked the 150-year anniversary of the “Golden Spike” that completed the construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad. Join Active Minds as we review the rich history of railroads in the United States. We will explore the role they played in building a young country as well as the industry titans that emerged to build and control them. We will bring the story all the way up to the present, discussing current freight and passenger train issues and opportunities. Call 303-9371010 for more information.

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.

Things to Do events run free, on a space-available basis.

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October 24, 2019

A fun night in the Old West

Miners Alley Children’s Theater to benefit from annual fundraiser

IF YOU GO WHAT: Miners Alley Playhouse’s annual fundraiser, themed “A Night at the Old West Saloon.” The event includes dinner, beer and wine, prizes, dancing and a preview of a 2020 Miners Alley performance.

Costumes are encouraged WHEN: 6-11 p.m. Oct. 25 WHERE: Buffalo Rose, 1119 Washington Ave., Golden INFO: Tickets cost $125 for an individual and $200 for a couple. Sponsorships are available. For more information, visit www. minersalley.com.

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

For Richard and Suzanne Zernow of Lakewood, the fun begins weeks before the actual event, when you’re planning out your outfit for the theme of the evening.

“And when you arrive that evening,” Richard Zernow said, “you get to interact with wonderful people who are all there for a common purpose — to have fun, enjoy wonderful food, see and hear outstanding talent perform … and, above all, see everyone else show love and support for Miners Alley Playhouse.”

Miners Alley Playhouse’s annual fundraiser takes place 6-11 p.m., Oct. 25, at the Buffalo Rose. This year’s event is themed A Night at the Old West Saloon, and costumes are encouraged.

“Western is fun,” said Len Matheo the executive/artistic director at Miners Alley Playhouse, “especially in a town like Golden.”

This year, the playhouse will be using a good portion of the funds raised from its annual fundraiser to

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build up its children’s programming, Matheo said.

“The current programming for kids is super popular,” said Aimee Valdez who is a season ticketholder and serves on the playhouse’s board of directors, “but it’s limited to the resources available.”

With more resources, more children can get involved, Valdez said.

And when children are involved in theater, they benefit in a number of ways, she added. These include the opportunity to explore creativity in a safe place, broadening their sense of humanity, education and learning new skills and building self-confidence.

The confidence they gain through

theater generally turns into leadership skills, Matheo added. “And those skills go with them through life.”

Theater in general builds community, the Zernows said, and it’s important to support local theater.

The couple are Miners Alley Playhouse season ticketholders and have attended the playhouse’s annual fundraiser for the past four years.

Often, you’ll meet someone new at the fundraiser, and then run into each other at a play, the Zernows said. Or, in the lobby of Miner’s Alley Playhouse, it’s not uncommon for complete strangers to start up conversations with each other to share thoughts about the evening’s performance, the Zernows added.

“Miners Alley Playhouse takes their role in the community, and their responsibility to the community, seriously,” Richard Zernow said, “and makes every effort to pay it forward to the community by providing the best plays with the best cast at the best price.”

Suzanne Zernow agreed.

“I think if more people attended live theater, their lives would be so much more enriched,” Suzanne Zernow said. And “the more people who attend local plays, the more people who will understand and appreciate the importance of the arts and humanities in the world.”

Teen suicide PSAs released by coalition of state offices, parents, teens

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

When the impact of a suicide started to take a toll on Jim Janicek’s kids, he knew he had to do something.

“My kids go to Arapahoe High School,” Janicek told a crowd at the Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center near downtown Denver.

When Arapahoe student Nick Bales died by suicide last fall, it sent Janicek’s kids into a spiral, he said.

That was just a few days before another Arapahoe student took her life.

“My kids literally came home saying, `I’m so scared because I don’t know who’s going to be next,’ ” Janicek said.

Janicek, the president of a TV production and marketing company, approached the Colorado Office of Film, Television and Media, later talking to the state Attorney General’s Office.

Eventually, he met Rick Padilla, the father of Jack Padilla, a freshman at Cherry Creek High School who died by suicide in February. Friends of Jack Padilla, who assembled into a group SEE SUICIDE, P26

Holiday

Craft Show and Mini-Market Admission is free to the public

Saturday Nov. 30

10am - 4pm

Sunday Dec. 1

10am - 2pm

Jefferson County Fairgrounds

15200 W. 6th Ave. Golden, CO.

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.

Vendors Needed | Interested in selling your handmade crafts??

Contact Event Producer Thelma Grimes at tgrimes@coloradocommunitymedia.com All applications must be approved to participate

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LOCAL

SPORTS TIGERS IN STATE TENNIS TOURNEY

Lakewood’s No. 1 doubles team of Tommy Landmark, left, and Adam Abrahamson play a point against Fort Collins in an opening round match at the Class 5A boys tennis state championships Oct. 17 at Gates Tennis Center in Denver.

Landmark and Abrahamson lost 6-3, 6-2.

PHOTO BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Bennett beaten by Faith

FC Eagles tied for first in league

BY NATHAN MAULDIN FAITH CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL

Faith Christian’s football team sees the playoffs are coming but still has business to take care of in the regular season. As it has been in the previous three seasons, the final games of Flatirons Conference play will determine the playoff fate of the Eagles. The home stretch has been Bennett, Middle Park and D’Evelyn and those games have always determined the winner of the league. Oct. 18 Faith Christian embarked on that stretch with a home game against the 4-2 Bennett Tigers.

Bennett presents an interesting challenge with their single wing offense, something you don’t see as often in

No. 75 Aaron Finch stops the run.

PHOTO BY JENNIFER OSGOOD

high school play. The Tigers rely heavily on a run game and it takes good discipline by the defense to stop such an attack. The Eagles coaching staff also knew they would face a heavily motivated Tiger squad as they too are

playing for their playoff lives.

The Eagles were able to produce a 30yard field goal on their first drive and it just began the impact of Junior Jon Randall on the game. The Tigers unable to move the ball gave it back to Faith and the Eagles marched down the field and Erick Granados scored his first of three touchdowns on the night to make the score 10-0. The Tigers however forced a fumble and then drove the field and found the end zone to make the score 10-6 late in the first half. With under a minute to play in the half the Eagles quickly moved down the field to the Bennett 33 yard line. With one second on the clock Jon Randall booted a 50-yard field goal as the clock expired to give Faith a 13-6 lead at the half. The field goal would be a school record and show the awesome power of Randall.

The Eagles received the second half kickoff but a third down interception

would be returned for a touchdown.

Bennett now trailed the Eagles 1312 early in the second half and the pressure of the game cranked up. The Eagles would respond however with another solid drive that would result in another Erick Granados rushing TD. The Eagles defense now kicked in and began to completely shut down the Bennett rushing attack. Faith would score on their next drive and would add a safety by Quincy Hansen in the fourth quarter. The final score would come from another Jon Randall field goal making it 32-12. Faith moved to 6-1 on the season and next week they will travel to Granby to take on Middle Park.

The Flatirons Conference title will likely come down to Nov. 1, as Faith takes on D’Evelyn High School at home — the last two undefeated teams in the Flatirons League.

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October 24, 2019

School of Mines gets lucky number 7

JOYFUL JAGS MAKE STATE

Dominant homecoming victory keeps win streak alive STAFF REPORT

GOLDEN, Colo. — Colorado School of Mines’ defense thoroughly dominated as it shut out Fort Lewis, 42-0, for the Orediggers’ homecoming game at Marv Kay Stadium.

Mines (7-0, 7-0 RMAC) produced back-to-back shutouts for the first time since 1958, with an overall great defensive performance yet this season, holding Fort Lewis to just 78 total yards, one first down in the first half and four total, and 37 yards rushing.

Fort Lewis (3-4, 3-4 RMAC) did not cross midfield until the team’s final drive of the game.

Against the RMAC’s #2-rated defense, quarterback John Matocha literally did it all, passing for a careerhigh 339 yards and four touchdowns, while also running for a score and catching the game’s opening touchdown on a trick play from running back Michael Zeman. Zeman rushed for a game-high 76 yards and also caught a touchdown.

Matocha hit four different receiv-

John Matocha runs during Mines’ victory over Fort Lewis.

COURTESY PHOTO ers for touchdowns including Zeman, Sean O’Dell, John Johnston, and Mason Karp. Johnston led all receivers with 86 yards while Karp had a game-high six catches. FLC quarterback Eric Ornduff was held to 10-of-22 passing for 41 yards as he was sacked three times.

It was a total team effort from the defense as Kobe Brewster led Mines with five tackles. Brockton Sterling stood out on the defensive line with 2.5 tackles for loss and a sack among four stops; Nolan Reeve, Luke Jeter, and Peyton Rose also had sacks.

Fort Lewis was 0-of-13 on third down.

Mines is 7-0 for the seventh time in program history. The team heads to the west coast to visit Azusa Pacific in non-conference play on Oct. 26.

Fort Lewis heads to Gunnison to play Western Colorado University on the same day.

D’Evelyn senior Peyton Balbin, right, gives sophomore Avery Garbarek a pat on the head during the Jaguars’ 13-1 victory over Northridge during a Class 4A regional tournament Oct. 19 at Youth Memorial Park in Arvada. D’Evelyn got a pair of victories to qualify for the 4A state tournament Friday and Saturday, Oct. 25 and 26, at Aurora Sports Park.

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called “Jackstrong” to raise awareness about suicide, got involved in Janicek’s push, too.

It all led up to an Oct. 8 ceremony at the judicial center, where state officials, teens and mental health leaders launched public service announcement-style videos with a concerted message: “You’re not alone.”

The videos feature young people opening up about their own struggles with mental health and suicide attempts, sharing information about resources and giving advice to parents on how to help kids who may be having suicidal thoughts.

“I truly believe we can live in a world without suicide,” said Zoe Royer, one of five young people who spoke at the event. “The first step is right here. Talking, listening, building meaningful relationships.”

State Attorney General Phil Weiser mentioned Colorado’s high youth suicide rate compared to other states and said one of the core challenges to getting people help is stigma surrounding talking about mental health, which the initiative wants to change.

“If we are all half as brave as you are, I think we’re going to be in good shape,” Weiser told the five young speakers.

The videos — on Instagram and YouTube — have a collective thousands of views, with the Instagram account amassing more than 300 followers as of Oct. 11.

Leaders from Rocky Mountain Crisis Partners, Mental Health Colorado and the state Office of Behavioral Health also spoke, along with Donald Zuckerman, film commissioner with the Office of Film, Television and Media.

Rick Padilla is one of many parents who lost children — four in total — to suicide in the Cherry Creek School

CALLS FOR HELP Colorado’s Safe2Tell tip line, encourages students and adults to anonymously text or call in to report “anything that concerns or threatens you, your friends, your family or your community.”

Tips to Safe2Tell can be given by calling 1-877-542-7233 (SAFE), going to the website Safetotell.org, or by downloading the SafeToTell Colorado app for Apple or Google devices.

The Colorado Crisis Service hotline is 1-844-493-TALK. District this year, and other south metro Denver students died by suicide as well in that time.

“I think there’s really three goals,” Padilla said of the PSA effort. “One, elevate the conversation and awareness around the issue. The second goal is to reach teens through teens.”

Third, the initiative may run the messages on TV, Padilla added.

Padilla, who lives near Cherry Creek High School, is the former director of housing in the Denver Office of Economic Development.

He’s now in a role that’s brand new for the City of Denver: suicide prevention administrator. The city is preparing to analyze and improve its efforts to support mental health, and as part of that, Padilla started a “community listening sessions” program. The first took place at Park Hill Branch Library Sept. 30, with three speakers and feedback from the crowd.

Padilla’s hoping for another session by the end of the year, and one with teen speakers, like the teens and young adults at the PSA launch.

Alexis McCowan, a student at the University of Northern Colorado, told the Oct. 8 crowd that her last suicide attempt was in 2017.

“And it will be my last, and it has been my last,” McCowan said. “I would love to use this messaging to reach other teens so that they’ll also be able to say that.”

“There is always,” McCowan said, “a future after the pain.”

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Renewal by Andersen of Colorado is an independently owned and operated affiliate operating in CO and NM. Offer not available in all areas. Discount applied by retailer representative at time of contract execution and applies to purchase of 4 or more windows and/or entry or patio doors. Buy two windows and/or doors, get the second two windows and/or doors, of equal or lesser value, 40% off. Discount applied to lowest priced window and/or door products in purchase. Cannot be combined with other offers. To qualify for discount offer, initial contact for a free Window and Door Diagnosis must be made and documented on or before 10/31/19, with the appointment then occurring no more than 10 days after the initial contact. No payments and deferred interest for 12 months available to well qualified buyers on approved credit only. Not all customers may qualify. Higher rates apply for customer with lower credit ratings. Financing not valid with other offers or prior purchases. No Finance Charges will be assessed if promo balance is paid in full in 12 months. Renewal by Andersen retailers are independently owned and operated retailers, and are neither brokers nor lenders. Any finance terms advertised are estimates only, and all financing is provided by third-party lenders unaffiliated with Renewal by Andersen retailers, under terms and conditions arranged directly between the customer and such lender, all subject to credit requirements. Renewal by Andersen retailers do not assist with, counsel or negotiate financing, other than providing customers an introduction to lenders interested in financing. Window Warmth, LLC d/b/a Renewal by Andersen of Colorado.

“Renewal by Andersen” and all other marks where denoted are marks of Andersen Corporation. ©2019 Andersen Corporation. All rights reserved. ©2019 Lead Surge LLC. All rights reserved. *Using U.S. and imported parts. **See limited warranty for details. †Values are based on comparison of Renewal by Andersen® double-hung window U-Factor to the U-Factor for clear dual pane glass non-metal frame default values from the 2006, 2009, 2012, 2015 and 2018 International Energy Conservation Code “Glazed Fenestration” Default Tables.

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