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OCTOBER 31, 2019

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Police shoot man at Lakewood apartment complex

MY NAME IS

JOE BARNHOLT

Lakewood resident and band member About me I was born and raised in Denver, but I moved out to Lakewood five years ago. I went to Colorado School of Mines, but I am currently a project manager with a software company.

Over the summer, I did quick recap videos of Lakewood City Council meetings on my Facebook page. It was a great experience for me, because it gave me the opportunity to understand the facts of what’s going on. I want to start doing them again.

I think things like local politics and community involvement motivates the people that have been in a community forever. It’s the people who have lived in a community for 50 years who want to build the community for the next 50 years. For me, I believe we need the people who are going to be here for the next 50 years to build the community for the next 50 years.

A lot of people my age might not know the night of when a city council meeting is, or where it might be at. I don’t have any agenda. I just want to be a beacon of knowledge.

Rocket Surgeons I didn’t start playing guitar until I was 20. I picked it up when I was a

An investigation into incident is only beginning STAFF REPORT

Joe Barnholt resident assistant in college. I figured I was going to be sitting around a lot by myself, and I needed to pick up a hobby that didn’t involve staring at a screen.

One of my friends growing up was into music production and thought we should start a band. Our band Rocket Surgeons has been around for ten years after a few lucky breaks.

JOSEPH RIOS

We put out a song called “The Broccoli Song.” Somehow, a vegan backpack company found the song and shared it on its Facebook page. The backpack company only had 22,000 followers, but it got shared on there. Now, the video for the song has 50 million plays on Facebook and half a million on YouTube.

We play around four shows a year and luckily for us, we’ve never had to make it. It gives us a lot of freedom.

When I have time, I teach kids in the neighborhood how to play guitar.

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After a standoff with Lakewood Police, a man was shot and taken to a hospital.

In the afternoon of Oct. 27, police were called to the Villa Rosa Apartment complex at 10705 W. 7 Ave. over complaints of a disturbance, according to a release. When police arrived, they found the man with a weapon at the driveway area of the apartment complex.

The man refused to drop the weapon, and police shot him, the release reads. He was taken to a hospital, and his condition is unknown.

The Jefferson County CIRT team is in charge of investigating the incident. The investigation is only beginning as evidence is being examined and interviews are being conducted. No citizens or police officers were injured.

A glimpse at Lakewood’s 2020 budget The 2020 budget appropriates expenditures of $211,730,855

BY JOSEPH RIOS JRIOS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Lakewood’s proposed 2020 budget is here.

For this year, the 2020 budget appropriates expenditures of $211,730,855 for municipal services. That number is a 17.1 % decrease from the 2019 revised budget — mainly due to large one-time expenditures from this year.

Here are a few highlights from the 2020 proposed budget.

Sales taxes are projected to increase by 3.5% next year in Lakewood.

Property tax revenue is projected to be $11 million in 2020 in Lakewood.

That number is a 4% increase from the 2019 revised budget.

Last November, Lakewood voters approved a special ballot question in favor of the city lifting Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR) limits. That vote allowed the city to appropriate more than $8 million for specific police, parks and public works activities. The city has created a separate fund to keep track of where that money goes.

TABOR funds can be retained by the city through December of 2025.

Around $550,428 of Lakewood’s 2020 budget will go toward Lakewood City Council. That money is used for services, supplies and personnel services.

More than $62 million of Lakewood’s budget will go to the Lakewood Police Department. Police services take up the most funds from the budget with public works trailing behind with more than $52 million going to the department.

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The Crackdown on Hispanic Immigration, Legal & Illegal, Is Hurting Construction Trades Like any homeowner who has lived in Colorado for a long time, I have experienced roof replacements due to a hail storm more than once, and have observed that the roofing industry, like many construction trades, is particularly dependent on Mexicans and other Hispanics for their work force.

So I’ve been wondering how the President’s unrelenting (and increasing) crackdown on immigration from Central American countries has been affecting construction trades, including roofing.

Fortunately, my last big hail storm requiring roof replacement was in May 2017, before the crackdown on such immigrants had matured into what we are seeing today.

Googling the topic and surveying the many roofing companies with which I’ve dealt over the years, I find that what I suspected is indeed the case. Roughly 20% of that industry’s work force has been lost directly or indirectly. It makes me wonder how we will fare in the event of another widespread hail disaster.

The problem is that few non-immigrants jump at the offer of earning minimum or higher wages climbing on roofs in the hot sun and doing the back-breaking work of removing and replacing a

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in taxes every year and receive only Americans can see the jobs immiroof. The same is true in the farming billion grants fill but 1not the jobs they create industry where migrant laborCraftFairArvadaPressAd.indd has been 10/3/19 $59:19 AM in welfare. Without their contributions to the public treasury, through productivity, capital foressential to getting seasonal work done. the economy would suffer enormous mation and demand for goods and I remember Elliot Eisenlosses. services. berg, the “Bowtie Economist,” telling Realtors at a 2017 event Immigrants pay more than $90 billion We should welcome not shun immigrants. that immigration is essential to growing the economy, and that we need at least 1 million immigrants every year to achieve A key element of every contract to they are working. the kind of growth which Pres- buy a home is the inspection contingen- Check a sampling of (or all) electrical ident Trump was promising. cy, giving the buyer the opportunity to outlets for correct polarity, and all (He also pointed out that inspect the home for hidden or not-sooutlets within 5 feet of water sources cutting taxes while the econo- hidden defects. (and in the garage or outdoors) for my is doing as well as it was in First you’ll hire a general inspector, ground-fault protection.

2017 was not smart and could who looks at every component of the Open the breaker box, checking for only have a short-lived effect, house. Expect to pay $300 or so. Here’s proper wiring and no double-tapping which is now shown to be correct.) a list of the things he or she might do of individual breakers. Note whether I was reminded of all this on Sunday Run all the appliances—washer, dryer, the breaker box in Federal Pacific or night, watching a 60 Minutes segment disposal, dishwasher, cooktop burners, Zinsco, which lost their UL approval on the Japanese economy hurting beovens, hood fan, etc. due to fire risk. cause of its historic limitation on immi- Fill, then drain, all sinks and tubs and Determine whether to recommend a gration in addition to its declining birth run all showers, searching for leaks. secondary inspection for asbestos rate. Test the garage door opener, including (such as for popcorn ceiling), mold (if Immigration is good, and it’s neceschecking to see if it has working senmoisture has been detected), sewer sary to maintain and grow our economy. sors which reverse the closing door if scoping (if the home might have clay The effect of restricting immigration and something is detected or if it will resewer pipes), or a more thorough electerrorizing immigrants by raiding busiverse upon hitting an obstruction. trical or plumbing inspection based on nesses with immigrant work forces ends observations made by the inspector. Check the garage for holes in the fire up hurting us all. break (drywall) and if the door be- Look the foundation issues/problems.

According to one website I Googled, tween the garage and home is fire rat- Check all windows and doors for opA U.S. Department of Labor study ed and has a working door closer. erability and for missing or damaged prepared by the Bush Administration Use a moisture meter to detect moisscreens. noted that the perception that immiture within or behind the drywall.

That’s just the beginning! Your agent grants take jobs away from American Operate all electrical switches to see if can recommended a trusted inspector. workers is "the most persistent fallacy about immigration in popular thought" Sunset Review Recommends Against Regulating Home Inspectors because it is based on the mistaken Home inspectors are the last remain- there to provide access. That alone assumption that there is only a fixed ing professional in the real estate transac- should justify the regulation, including number of jobs in the economy. tion process who is not regulated by the criminal background check, of inspectors Experts note that immigrants are State of Colorado. I have long recom- by the Division of Real Estate. blamed for unemployment because mended that they be regulated.

However, Colorado will remain one of

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A happy Halloween at the Belmar Boo

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ittle trick-or-treaters were joined with dogs at downtown Belmar on Oct. 26 for Belmar Boo. Stores handed out candy to costumed children as the Wild Beautiful Orchestra played Halloween tunes throughout the day. Dogs came dressed to impressed for a dog costume contest that ensued later in the day.

Bela Dremin and Milan Dremin at downtown Belmar. The event saw stores around downtown Belmar give out candy to children.

Wild Beautiful Orchestra sings a cover of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.” The orchestra performed throughout the day at Belmar Boo on Oct. 26.

PHOTOS BY JOSEPH RIOS Bella runs around in a tutu. Plenty of dogs were at Belmar Boo for a Halloween costume contest.

Hector Jardon guides the Wild Beautiful Orchestra. The band played Halloween music during Belmar Boo for residents to listen to as they took their children trick-or-treating.

Smokey smiles for the camera at Belmar Boo. Belmar Boo was a free community event and had a large turnout from people throughout the Denver metro area.

Maximus from The Bark Club came dressed as a skeleton. The Bark Club is a Lakewood business that offers doggy daycare.

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Find your Ballmer Peak in Lakewood Lakewood’s own distillery to open in November

BY JOSEPH RIOS JRIOS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The “Ballmer Peak,” named after Steve Ballmer, the former CEO of Microsoft, claims there is a relationship between blood-alcohol levels and the improvement of cognitive ability.

In Lakewood, the term “Ballmer Peak” also happens to be the name of a distillery that is opening up in the city.

“The Ballmer Peak is essentially a graph when your productivity goes down when you’re drinking, and then it spikes, and then goes back down to nothing. That little spike is known as the Ballmer Peak,” said Eric Strom, a former web developer and co-owner of the upcoming Ballmer Peak Distillery. “If you get the joke, you get it. If not, it sounds like a really Colorado-y thing.”

Strom and his best friend Austin Adamson went through middle school and high school together in Arizona.

Now, the two are preparing to open up the Ballmer Peak Distillery in Lakewood. The distillery will rest at 12347 W. Alameda Parkway, and the two hope to open up sometime in November.

The Ballmer Peak Distillery will be the only current distillery located in

the city.

“We realized what an opportunity it is to provide this type of experience to this surrounding neighborhood. We want this to be a place where someone can say `this is made in my neighborhood’,” said Adamson. “Hopefully we can bring in the local working crowd for happy hour where (spirits) are made in their backyard.”

Strom and Adamson have had an appreciation for whiskey for quite some time, but the idea to open up a distillery didn’t hit the two until they ended up at a distillery after a brewery crawl around Golden. After back and forth talks, Strom and Adamson drilled out a business plan for their dream distillery.

“As we looked at how things are produced, we just fell in love with the industry and the creativeness around it,” said Strom.

When it comes time to open, Ballmer Peak Distillery will have five different spirits to choose from, including three rums, a white whiskey and an Australian inspired gin. Adamson has lived in Australia before, and he wants to use botanicals that are native to the country for the Australian gin.

The distillery’s menu will have a variety of drinks to choose from like “Rum-DMC,” a drink made with silver and gold rum, pineapple juice, miso syrup and a splash of Australian style gin, and “Long Drink,” which contains a mix of gin, grapefruit juice,

Eric Strom, left, and Austin Adamson, the owners of Ballmer Peak Distillery. The two went through middle school and high school together in Arizona. The distillery will open later in November.

JOSEPH RIOS simple syrup and seltzer.

“A big goal for us is to be affordable, because I personally hate going out and spending $10 to $15 on a drink. We can be a neighborhood spot where you can come in and spend a night here, and you’re not going to go bankrupt,” said Strom. “We’re making this stuff because we think it’s good, and we want people to try it.”

Ballmer Peak Distillery has already partnered with Lakewood’s Old 121 brewery to develop sparkling sodas that customers can drink or spike

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Adamson said he is hopeful that the distillery can bring food trucks to Ballmer Peak Distillery as well.

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Broomfield funding of Jefferson Parkway still an open question Parkway money has placeholder status in new budget

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The City and County of Broomfield adopted its 2020 budget — which includes some funding proposed to go to the Jefferson Parkway — with a six-to-three vote on Oct. 22.

However, “the money (for the Jefferson Parkway) is put in the budget as a placeholder,” said Councilmember Mike Shelton. “It doesn’t commit us to spending it — not a penny. That’s a decision we would make at some other point.”

The Jefferson Parkway is a proposed toll road intended to close the gap between state highways 93 and 128.

The Jefferson Parkway Public Highway Authority (JPPHA) had hoped to break ground on its proposed tollway next year, using a requested $7.5 million total from its three government members to finish the design and contract approval process known as Request for Proposals (RFP).

Jefferson County included its $2.5

million in its 2019 budget, and Arvada approved its $2.5 million in April on a 5-1 vote.

The JPPHA would own the Jefferson Parkway, and the private partner selected would design, build, operate and maintain the parkway.

During discussion on Oct. 22, Shelton added that no matter what happens with the RFP, “it doesn’t guarantee that the project will go forward.

And withholding the money doesn’t mean the project stops, either.”

Aside from the Broomfield funding decision, another issue will further delay the project. Earlier this year, the JPPHA launched a soil study of the portion of the parkway route that will run along the former Rocky Flats site.

Analyzers found a plutonium hotspot in August, which tested for 264 pCi/g of plutonium, as opposed to the state safety limit of 50 pCi/g. 25 samples of the same area came back in October and showed much lower levels around 1.5 pCi/g.

The study will continue through the end of 2019 and will include approximately 250 samples. The JPPHA has said it will not make any decisions about the parkway’s future until all of the results are in and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) has given direction on next steps.

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Some Denver-area contractors have been found in violation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s lead-based paint Renovation, Repair and Painting rule.

According to a news release, the rule protects the public from toxic lead hazards created by renovation activities involving lead-based paint and requires the certification of individuals and firms involved in these activities.

Contractors working on homes built before 1978 must test for lead in paint, or presume lead is present, and apply applicable lead-safe work practices to minimize the risk of toxic lead exposure.

According to the release, the EPA has reached agreements with five Denver-area contractors in the last year to settle violations of the rule: Metro Construction Inc., Colorado Western Construction, Pappas Painting & Repair Inc., Kelly Custom Painting LLC, and Coggeshall Construction Inc. These cases resulted in more than $17,000 in penalties.

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In cases where violations resulted in contamination at a jobsite, EPA staff worked with contractors, and state and local environmental agencies, to facilitate cleanup measures to protect the public from lead exposure, the release said.

“Infants and children are particularly vulnerable to the effects of lead, and the disturbance of lead-based paint in older homes and buildings is one of the most common exposure pathways,” Suzanne Bohan, director of EPA’s regional enforcement program, said in the release. “EPA is taking a close look at neighborhoods where lead-based paint is present by providing residents with information on managing risks and making sure contractors follow the requirements that reduce exposure in homes.”

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New sculpture celebrates Evening of Hope raises more than $80,000 vibrance of Colfax Wings of Hope for Pancreatic Cancer Research enjoys most successful event yet

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A new sculpture from the Colfax Ave Business Improvement District is looking to bring a little more vibrancy to the corridor.

The sculpture, which is bright pink and shaped in the logo of the BID, was installed in front of the Fillmore Auditorium last month. The auditorium is located at 1510 N. Clarkson St. It was installed as part of the overall Streetscape Plan from the organization, which aims to improve the safety, appearance and development of Colfax Avenue.

“We’re thrilled for this piece to be out on the street,” said Colfax Ave BID Executive Director Frank Locantore in a news release about the installation. “Colfax is a place where everyone is welcome; we hope this sculpture will continue to bring the Colfax community together and allow people to take a little piece of the street with them when they go.”

The logo was designed by Denverbased firm ArtHouse Design.

The Colfax Ave BID is celebrating 30 years this month. Its borders are from Grant to Josephine streets and from East 14th to East 16th avenues.

For its 30th anniversary, the BID

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The Colfax Ave Business Improvement District installed a new sculpture outside of the Fillmore Auditorium last month. The sculpture is part of the BID’s overall Streetscape Plan, which aims to improve the safety, appearance and development along Colfax corridor.

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is partnering with the Fillmore for a photo competition. People who take photos at the sculpture and use the hashtag #ColfaxLove are entered to win tickets to a show at the Fillmore.

Winners will be selected at the BID’s 30th anniversary party on Nov. 20.

For more information on the Streetscape Plan, go to http://colfaxave.com/streetscape/.

Wings of Hope for Pancreatic Cancer Research had its most successful event yet, raising more than $80,000 for ongoing research at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center on the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora.

“This was our biggest and most successful benefit to date and we are enormously grateful to everyone who not only attended but gave so generously to fund the pancreatic cancer research at the University of Colorado Cancer Center,” Maureen Shul, executive director of Wings of Hope, said in a news release.

This year’s seventh annual Evening of Hope, the signature fundraiser for the growing foundation, was Sept. 28 at the Glenmoor Country Club in Cherry Hills Village.

More than 300 people, the largest

crowd to attend An Evening of Hope, filled the courtyard on a fall evening for drinks and appetizers before enjoying an evening of survival and medical breakthrough.

“This was such a special evening with three courageous survivors sharing their stories and four of the most renowned physicians when it comes to pancreatic cancer sharing the research and treatment progress being made at the CU Cancer Center, Anschutz Medical Campus,” Shul said in the release.

Speakers included renowned physicians and grant recipients Dr. Wells Messersmith, Dr. Marco Del Chiaro, Dr. Sana Karam and Dr. Richard Schulick, director of the CU Cancer Center, whose ongoing and critical cutting-edge work is funded in large part by the year-round efforts of Wings of Hope.

“It was incredibly moving for me to see so many wonderful people come together to support this effort,” said Shul, who founded Wings of Hope in 2012 after losing two of her family members to the disease.

An Evening of Hope 2019 also boasted a live charity auction by Libby Pollack and a speech by blind golf champion Jeremy Poincenot.

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Anderson Park receives its first public art piece after renovation Community invited to dedication of Sweet Grass Dance on Nov. 7

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“Life is sweet in Wheat Ridge.”

At least that’s what the city’s residents are saying as part of a video project happening now as part of the 50th anniversary celebration of the city’s founding.

Sculptor Nancy Lovendahl took this idea, and it ended up being the inspiration behind her piece, Sweet Grass Dance.

“The recordings (on the city’s website) touched my heart about how deeply citizens love their community and being in this beautiful town,” Lovendahl said in a statement. “I felt that this love of place should be reflected in the artwork.”

Sweet Grass Dance is Wheat Ridge’s newest public art piece. The sculpture is made of natural limestone, hand cut and finished to look like oversized sweet grass — a variety of grass native to North America — blowing in the breeze along Clear Creek.

Measuring 25’ x 18’ x 11’, Sweet Grass Dance was installed at Anderson Park in Wheat Ridge on Oct. 25.

“I’ve always enjoyed designing for

A model of Sweet Grass Dance, a new sculpture at Anderson Park in Wheat Ridge, uses fake people, which are not part of the sculpture, to show the size of the new public art piece.

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Nancy Lovendahl begins carving the Sweet Grass Dance sculpture, which was installed at Anderson Park in Wheat Ridge on Oct. 25.

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A public dedication celebration for Sweet Grass Dance takes place at 4 p.m.

Nov. 7 near the pavilion at Anderson Park, 4355 Field St., in Wheat Ridge.

Nancy Lovendahl, the sculpture’s artist, will be at the dedication and looking forward to talking with the community about the piece. a specific site,” said Lovendahl, who lives on the western slope. “One thing I really loved was the beauty of Anderson Park.”

Namely, Lovendahl added, the “giant trees” and the contrast between the manicured park and the wilderness

along the creek.

Park visitors are able to interact with the sculpture, and it is meant to “give people a place to have an imagination,” Lovendahl said.

Sweet Grass Dance is Anderson Park’s first public art piece to be installed following a major renovation, completed this summer.

“Enjoying the park brings people a sense of pleasure,” said Diane Robb, chair of Wheat Ridge’s Cultural Commission. Sweet Grass Dance “will highlight the park.”

Lovendahl’s Sweet Grass Dance was chosen unanimously by Wheat Ridge’s Public Art Committee last January, and was later approved by city council.

Public art in general enhances the environment and offers everyone the opportunity to enjoy and experience art, Robb said.

“Public art brings enjoyment and meaning to public places,” she said.

“This major art piece makes a statement — a sense of place and pride in Wheat Ridge.”

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Priests abused at least 166 Colorado children, report says Roman Catholic dioceses are urged to hire independent investigators ASSOCIATED PRESS

At least 166 Colorado children were sexually abused by 43 Roman Catholic priests over 70 years, and it took the church an average of nearly 20 years to act against clergy credibly accused of abuse, according to a report released Oct. 23 by Colorado’s attorney general.

The findings of the independent investigation show the state’s three Catholic dioceses spent decades attempting to cover up the abuse, Colorado Public Radio reports.

The months-long investigation was led by Bob Troyer, a former U.S. attorney for Colorado, and was released by state Attorney General Phil Weiser, who commissioned the project earlier this year.

The most recent abuse cases involve four children and one Denver priest in 1998. The report says the church continues to receive allegations of abuse by clergy dating back decades.

It says priests abused nine children in the 1980s and at least 11 in the 1990s.

In a letter to Catholics on Oct. 23, Denver Archbishop Samuel Aquila said he will do everything to ensure

the widespread abuse doesn’t happen again and that he will follow a series of recommendations by Troyer to enhance reporting and church accountability.

“I am sorry about this horrible history — but it is my promise to continue doing everything I can so it never happens again,” Aquila said.

“My sincere hope is that this report provides some small measure of justice and healing.”

The investigation into the Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo dioceses could not rule out the possibility that clergy currently serving have been accused of sexually abusing children.

“Arguably, the most urgent question asked of our work is this: Are there Colorado priests currently in ministry who have been credibly accused of sexually abusing children?” the report said. “The direct answer is only partially satisfying: We know of none but we also know we cannot be positive there are none.”

Troyer was sharply critical of the church’s response to abuse allegations, finding that the average time it took for a church restriction against a priest credibly accused of abuse was nearly 20 years.

More than half of victims were abused after church officials were made aware that priests involved were abusers.

“Concluding from this report that clergy child sex abuse is `solved’ is

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JEFFCO ALLEGATIONS The state report on Catholic priests accused of sexual misconduct included these three men who had ties to Jefferson County-area parishes.

Thomas Barry, died in 2003.

Abused one girl in the 1970s. Worked at St. Joseph’s Parish in Golden.

Timothy Evans, imprisoned.

Abused three children from 1990 to 1995.

Worked at Spirit of Christ Parish in Arvada, Our Lady of Fatima in Lakewood and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish in Fort Collins. Reported in 2003, and convicted of multiple sexual assault charges in 2007.

Sentenced to 14 years to life. Parole hearing scheduled for December.

Leonard Scezney, whereabouts unknown.

Accused of fondling a teen girl in 1985 while working at Spirit of Christ Parish in Arvada. Reported to archdiocese in 2007.

His responsibilities as priest were removed in 1992, for reasons unexplained in report, so no further action was taken after report was received in 2007. inaccurate and will only lead to complacency, which will in turn put more children at risk of sexual abuse,” the report said.

Church officials opened files for the Colorado investigation. It was the latest in numerous investigations across the U.S. into the institution’s sexual abuse crisis.

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Weiser has launched a reparations program that allows child abuse victims to apply for claims. It started accepting applications in October.

The document carries a warning that it “contains graphic and disturbing accounts of the sexual abuse of children.” It names priests responsible, but does not include abuse of children by priests from other religious orders who worked in Catholic parishes.

It also does not address abuse of adults, including religious sisters or seminary students.

The report urges the Colorado church to hire independent investigators for abuse complaints; adopt electronic record-keeping and a complaint tracking system; hire an outside auditor to monitor continued church reporting; and hire victims’ advocates.

Sexual abuse by Harold Robert White, a defrocked priest, has been known since shortly before his death in 2006. But the new report clarifies that White likely sexually abused at least 63 children throughout a 33-year career beginning in the 1960s.

White took a “healing” sabbatical in 1981 before returning to work in at least seven more Colorado parishes.

The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests issued a statement saying that it believes the numbers of Colorado abusers and victims are underreported — a possibility readily acknowledged by Troyer.

Residents will see about a $1 increase in their monthly water bills after the Denver Board of Water Commissioners adopted rate changes to pay for upgrades and projects to keep Denver Water’s system operating efficiently.

The new rates will take effect Jan. 1.

“We continue to move forward on a series of major, multiyear projects to ensure we’re delivering safe, reliable water to our customers,” Denver Water CEO/Manager Jim Lochhead said in a news release. “Our rates will fund important projects like building a new state-of-the-art water treatment plant and laboratory, expanding a key reservoir and the ongoing replacement of aging water pipes. While costs to maintain and upgrade this system continue to rise, we have worked to keep rate increases as small as possible.”

All residential customers will see a slight increase on both the fixed

monthly charge and the price per gallon. Inside Denver, a customer using 103,000 gallons as they did in 2019 would see an overall rise in the monthly bill of about $1, according to the release.

Customers outside the city using that volume would see a monthly increase between $1.15 and $1.36 per month.

Denver Water’s five-year, $1.4 billion capital plan includes about 140 major projects that are focused on maintaining or upgrading infrastructure and ensuring the utility has the flexibility needed to ensure a reliable water supply as weather patterns in the future veer from the past and the population grows, the release said.

According to the release, among the most important projects receiving money from water rates are: a new, state-of-the-art water treatment plant; installing a new 8.5-mile water pipeline to replace a pipeline that was built in the 1930s; expanding Gross Reservoir to provide a more reliable future water supply; constructing a new water quality lab to ensure Denver Water is meeting the highest quality standards; and investing more than $148 million to repair and replace water pipes.

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Flaws are found when you forget fundamentals

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here is nothing new under the sun.

Have you, too, been frustrated watching the Denver Broncos’ futility over the last four years?

New coaches. New quarterbacks. New offensive coordinators. They try and they try to do new HITTING things, and nothing seems to work.

HOME Leaving aside for a moment the fact that every time you change coaches and systems, you have to re-teach everything. It takes time and familiarity for players to get adept at systems, and each system requires a dif- Michael Alcorn ferent type of player.

But the simpler fact is that football, at its most basic, is warfare. Trench warfare, to be specific. To win, you have to control the line of scrimmage.

The most brilliant route combination, which puts the defenders in an

use the distributive property to arrive at an answer. And, it (probably) works, if the kids follow all the steps right.

AND, assuming they have the ability to do the smaller calculations right, also. Lots of different places to make a mistake. And, even doing everything right, a problem that should take 30 seconds takes four minutes. It is, in effect, teaching every single kid to use a process that the really smart do by instinct, or that the really slow have to do to get anywhere. And it still skips, or glosses over, a very basic thing: learning how to calculate.

The same can be said of one of the trends in teaching reading. The New York Times published an interesting article a year ago about the use of “Whole Language” to teach reading.

This strategy uses, well, guesswork on the part of the students, trying to piece together clues based on pictures and context, and largely ignores a great deal of the actual science behind language acquisition. And, guess where this strategy took hold and gained traction — that’s right. Col-

impossible situation, doesn’t make any difference if your quarterback is on his backside by time the play develops. The trickiest reverse motion won’t accomplish anything if, as my buddy Matt says, your guys can’t move the other guy from point A to point B against their will.

Sustained success is a matter of winning at the most basic part of the game.

Now, in case you were wondering, I’m not a part of the sports writing staff. There’s a point to all this, one that the Denver Broncos have been making most eloquently for the last several years: there is nothing new under the sun. Success comes from being good at the basics.

I was recently helping my son do his math homework, and I finally understand what they’re trying to teach with the new math. It’s not new, actually — it’s about 17 extra steps to get the kids to do smaller, easier calculations and add them all together.

Instead of teaching actual calculations, we’re trying to teach students to

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Vote for 2F Please join me in voting for coordinated garbage and recycling service by private waste haulers in Lakewood (Ballot Question 2F). Last I counted, eight waste hauling companies collect on our street, four days of the week. It would be so much more cost effective and efficient if individual private haulers collected in a specific zone by agreement with the city.

Uncoordinated service from multiple garbage trucks on the same routes results in:  Excessive costs charged by individual haulers due to low client densities and an unpredictable client base  Noise and drip lines from multiple trucks  Costly wear and tear on streets  Garbage cans out several days of the week, with escaped garbage on windy days  Confusion by residents about who to contact about service  No economic incentive to recycle or compost  Excessive emissions  Unnecessary fuel consumption Coordinated garbage and recycling service would be an adjustment. We’d trade the convenience of

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throwing almost anything away for a few minutes extra work each week separating garbage from recyclables.

But we’d gain in quality of life. Our garbage bill would almost certainly be lower: Golden residents’ bills were cut in half after Golden converted to competitive contracts with private waste haulers.

And we’ll know we’re doing the right thing. Production of plastic products has reached 8.3 billion tons, and 91% of plastic waste has never been recycled. It’s raining microplastics in Rocky Mountain National Park. and we’re eating microplastics in our seafood. Is this the world we want to live in?

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Music lovers note their favorite songs

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nock-knock.” “Who’s there?” “Knock-knock.”

“Who’s there?” “Knockknock.” “Who’s there?”

“Philip Glass.”

That joke goes out to my friend and former KVOD host David Rutherford, who thinks Glass is a repetitive stinker.

It was a pleasure and an honor to field your entries QUIET in my latest reader participation project: DESPERATION to name a piece of music that means something to you. Responses were heartfelt and eloquent.

One reader, Jim Robie, Ojai, California, named 38 performers and groups who have “kept (him) company throughout the Craig Marshall years.”

Smith He chose the Chords’ “Sh-Boom,” a song they wrote and released in 1954. It was later covered by the Crew-Cuts. Robie said, “My life has been a dream.”

Rob Clarke, Highlands Ranch, wrote,

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leges. Teacher Prep programs. The article says it’s a strategy the worst readers use to learn how to fake it.

And we’re teaching every student to use it.

Get back to the basics. I know they’re not sexy or flashy. Drilling phonics and doing math flashcards (there’s an app for that) isn’t going to get you a speaking gig or a book deal.

But it works.

And, as you’re pondering why the Broncos couldn’t manage to hold on to yet another “game in hand” in Indianapolis, consider that the Colts have invested many draft picks in the last several years on their offensive line, so a first time starter has the opportunity to stab us in the heart once again.

It’s pretty basic.

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“In April 1965, I was in a barn on a stack of alfalfa bales when I heard `Mr. Tambourine Man’ by the Byrds, and I was frozen for five minutes afterwards.”

Aurora artist Matt Hendrick picked “Only the Young” by Journey, because, “I miss my youth. Wisdom is overrated. I want youth.”

The first person to hear the song before its release was a small, dying boy who was a big Journey fan. The boy’s mother wrote to the band, and they went to the boy’s hospital room and played the song for him. It thrilled him. The boy died the next day.

Charles Pray, Lone Tree, named Christopher Parkening’s “Chaconne - Violin Partita No. 2.” Pray wrote, “I have listened to this a thousand times.

I have it on both vinyl and CD. I know every skip on vinyl.” (Parkening is a classical guitarist.)

“Why Do Fools Fall in Love?” reminded Susan Josepher, Rancho Palos Verdes, California, of “Dancing, dancing, dancing, and singing along with all of the cheerleaders and varsity basketball players (at Midwood High

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Keeping more of our tax money is a tax increase — whether the tax rate changes or not.

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in Brooklyn) until the wee hours of the morning.”

The Teenagers’ lead singer, Frankie Lymon, was only 14 when the song was recorded. Lymon died of a heroin overdose at age 25.

Sue Williams, Highlands Ranch, said her song “Always, always, always inspires belly laughs and ear to ear smiles.” Here’s a clue: It’s played every Thanksgiving on KBCO. Jerry Derossett, Castle Rock, admitted his selection invariably brings him to tears: “The Marines’ Hymn.”

Brett Ganyard, Aurora: César Franck’s “Symphony in D minor.”

Darin Rose, Littleton: “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding” by Nick Lowe or Elvis Costello, depending on the mood he’s in.

John Hazard, Centennial: “Those Were the Days,” by Mary Hopkin.

Wendy Eckstein, Centennial: Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” performed

by Rufus Wainwright.

Kathy Haruf, Highlands Ranch: Rachmaninoff ’s “Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Variation No. 18.” She wrote: “When I hear it, I am captivated, inspired, and moved with emotion.”

Russ Bond, Centennial: “Ebb Tide”

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There will be less doubt about what is and isn’t recyclable because everyone will be following the same rules.

Composting services will be offered as part of this plan (for an extra fee).

Today, if you want to compost in Lakewood you are limited to either backyard composting, (which doesn’t allow you to compost meat, dairy, or cooked foods) or driving to Boulder or Denver to deliver your waste.

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by Frank Chacksfield.

Timothy Reinig, Lone Tree: Gustav Mahler’s “Adagietto from Symphony No. 5.”

Vern Hansen, Highlands Ranch: Shirley Jones’ version of “You’ll Never Walk Alone.”

Dan LaChance, Highlands Ranch, helped take care of 5-year-old Mackenzie Phillips while the Mamas and the Papas performed at Duffy’s, his hangout on Saint Thomas, in the summer of 1965. LaChance chose “Creeque Alley.”

Rutherford’s entry sounds just like one of his brilliant radio introductions.

“The Chicago Symphony once made me pull off the road in 1987 because I couldn’t see to drive. I was listening to a cassette tape of their performance of Modest Mussorgsky’s `Pictures at an Exhibition” under Georg Solti’s baton. (The recording was made the same year as my car, incidentally — a 1980 Honda Civic wagon.”

He wrote more, vividly, but I am out of room. I will email the rest if it’s requested.

Plato said, “Music gives wings to the mind,” and he didn’t even the opportunity to hear “Susie Q” by Dale Hawkins.

Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident.

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Miller and Applegate for school board I admit that I have not been paying attention to school board happenings. But every two years, I do like to attend school board forums so I can vote for the candidate that I feel will best represent the students & teachers in Jeffco. At one of the forums, I was shocked to learn that the Superintendents contract was extended for another five years. That makes his 7-year contract worth $3.4 Million and $1 Million of that amount goes right

into his retirement accounts (there are several). Now if Jeffco was seeing stellar student achievement results, high growth rates and low college remedial rates, I would say it was money well spent. Unfortunately, none of that is happening. For the second year in a row, Jeffco’s students have learned less than their peers around the state.

Most Jeffco students aren’t learning a year’s worth of information. In fact, 75% of Jeffco’s third graders who qualify for free and reduced lunch did not meet expectations in English.

I liked what I heard from both Susan Miller and Rob Applegate regarding the responsibility of the school board – which is to hold the superintendent accountable. In the interest of all Jeffco students, please vote for Susan Miller and Rob Applegate for school board. We need board members who will dig deep into understanding how we improve student achievement.

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2F benefits are many Lakewood is now voting on whether or not to organize our trash system like the majority of American cities. Those who produce lots of trash pay the same as those who produce very little. By charging for recycling this system creates no incentive to recycle or reduce our waste stream. Another issue our community faces is the high number of trash trucks on our streets.

This leads to streets having many different trucks picking up trash each week and twice as many on recycling days. To illustrate my point, I am writing this at 7:21 AM Saturday and a white trash truck just drove by.

The benefits to adopting Question 2F are many, they include reduced noise and increased diversion rates, decreased truck speeds by having them stop at every house and reduce the street damage caused by the many heavy trucks. Now, by reducing road repairs we have now reduced tax dollars needed.

Question 2F also reduces fuel usage by cutting down on total truck miles by up to 50,000 miles per year helping our climate crisis. It allows those of us who have wanted this system to finally have our voice heard, we

October 31, 2019O will have the option of getting compost collected, and we will have trash cans on our streets one day a week as opposed to everyday of the week. Please join me and vote YES on Question 2F. Nate Wightman, Lakewood Support Jeffco 1A The Jefferson County Economic Development Corporation strongly encourages Jeffco voters to say, “Yes” to 1A. We believe passage of this important question is critical to the ongoing economic vitality of Jeffco.

As we talk with local businesses and prospective businesses from all over the U.S., we are regularly asked about our transportation infrastructure and commute times. Employers and employees need to know that they can move their products and services, as well as get to-and-from their homes, with as little hassle as possible. Unfortunately, the state of our transportation infrastructure has been neglected for far too long and it’s challenging to maintain our roads, never mind being able to add lanes or do things that relieve congestion. Question 1A is a step in the right direction that will allow our roads in Jeffco to receive the much-needed attention that we haven’t been able to afford up to this point.

In addition, the focus on public

safety in 1A is extremely important. Businesses and employees need to know that their business, family and community are safe, and that law enforcement has been given all the necessary tools for them to succeed. Unfortunately, without 1A, our law enforcement will have to make tough choices, such as lessening the jail time for inmates, because they don’t have the resources they need.

The safety of our communities and ongoing economic vitality are relying on you. Vote “Yes” on 1A. Kristi Pollard, President & CEO Jeffco EDC, Golden Our great loss, George Meyer 19402019 We unexpectedly lost the nicest kind of a guy; one who went out of his way to befriend everyone.

George was respected throughout the Colorado construction industry and was a mainstay and organizer with the Jefferson County Republican Mens’ Club for many years.

He was so proud of his ancestors, prominent in Central City since 1866, and to recently have become a great-grandfather.

George liked to mention that his last words would be, “Gee whiz - What a great ride!” We already miss him.

Tom Graham, Arvada

U.S. 6 and Heritage Road intersection to be improved

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A busy Golden intersection that routinely sees traffic back-ups may be improved in the foreseeable future.

Golden City Council on Oct. 24 unanimously approved an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) with the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) to access grant funding to begin the design phase of a project that will improve the U.S. 6 and Heritage Road intersection.

The grant, which is from the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG), totals $3 million. Golden had to put up a 20% match totaling $600,000 —$450,000 are city of Golden funds and $150,000 came from Jefferson County.

Per the IGA, Golden will have complete control of the project, including the design, contracting and completion of the project.

It is expected that the city will send out Request For Proposals for design engineers and contractors later this year to start the design phase in early 2020.

Looking even further into the future, completion of the project will help with congestion as well as improve pedestrian and bike safety at the interchange. The Golden area should expect a number of a number of community meetings as the project moves forward.

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Survivalists offers range of options for uncertain future

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astle Rock resident Kiki Bandilla wanted to live a selfreliant life — the kind of life, as she describes it, in which she could sustain herself without depending on “institutions or grocery stores or medical facilities.”

“We get really upset if our internet is down. We don’t know what to do if we don’t have our car,” she said. “I like knowing how to make these things work. You have to deal with your own emergencies.”

The pursuit brought her to the Self Reliance Expo in Denver about five years ago, and she found herself, reluctantly, walking into unknown territory.

“I was thinking: ‘What is this going to be?’ I had placed a label that ‘self-reliant’ meant conspiracy theorist,” she said. “And I got there and thought it was the coolest thing in the world. At that point, I developed my own definition of self-reliance.”

Fast-forward to 2019, and Bandilla is a well-known figure in the Colorado survivalist community, having purchased the expo in 2017 and transformed it into the National Self-Reliance Project.

Through the project, Bandilla encourages thousands to learn more about emergency preparedness, survival skills and living a simpler lifestyle.

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That lifestyle has attracted all kinds of people, Bandilla said, but it’s also been known to attract a good deal of negative attention.

“People who don’t understand think these are the crazies stockpiling for the end of the world,” she said. “We need to throw away the labels. The people in this world are smart, normal people who have just taken different steps to protect themselves.”

Ready for ‘the bad times’ Survivalists and preppers are ready for everyday emergencies: blizzards, fires or even just a wrong turn on a hiking trip.

But make no mistake — many of them are also ready for a solar flare that takes out the electrical grid or a bioterrorism attack resulting in a nationwide pandemic.

“There could be all kinds of disasters: a meteor hit, a super volcano, a massive earthquake,” said Drew Miller, a prepper from the Denver area. “What you really need is a group. You’ve got to be able to protect yourself.”

Miller owns Fortitude Ranch, a survival community at which members can vacation during what he calls “the good times” and go for protection in “the bad times,” when a crisis hits. The ranch has locations in both West Virginia and Colorado, the latter of which opened six years ago.

TIPS FROM THE EXPERTS When an emergency hits, everyone should have some level of prepper knowledge to see them through, said Kiki Bandilla with the National Self-Reliance Project.

Here are some of the top tips from preppers and survivalists: “The first rule of prepping is: don’t tell anyone you’re a prepper. The most important thing is that, whatever supplies you have, they’re no good if you can’t protect yourself.” — Drew Miller, Fortitude Ranch “Our bodies are comprised of 50-70% water; one simply cannot survive without it. Learn how to build a charcoal filtering system, and purchase a variety of filtration straws and purification pills in advance.”

— Linda Cearley, Mile High Prepper “You can’t do this overnight; it’s a process. There’s so much information out there and great how-to videos, and there’s no better learning than doing a hands-on training. When we have the next self-reliance expo, come to our expo.”

— Kiki Bandilla, National Self-Reliance Project and Expo Miller estimates the Colorado ranch, located in the mountains next to the Pike and San Isabel National Forests, has about 70 members, with SEE SURVIVAL, P16

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f you were raised Catholic or have ever been to the any of the historic cathedrals all over the world, you know that altars to saints were and are a part of life for the faithful.

However, it’s safe to say that subjects of local artist Shirlee Miyake’s new exhibit on display at the Thornton Arts COMING and Culture Center ATTRACTIONS won’t be added to the top of St. Peter’s Basilica anytime soon. Entitled Sinners and Recovering Catholics, the exhibit features altars to 17 figures, both historic and contemporary.

“I wanted someClarke Reader thing less gory than zombies walking around. Something family friendly, like the movie “Coco,” Miyake explained. “I tried to find iconic figures that people would recognize.

I wanted diverse people and cultures represented.”

Figures who received an altar vary from Sacagawea and Elvis Presley to Aretha Franklin and Anthony Bourdain.

“We thought this body of work would be a great one to have in correlation with our Dia de Los Muertos event,” said Jesse Jimenez, arts and culture coordinator with the city. “The day is a whole celebration around people coming together to honor and remember our loved ones. And like the exhibit, the holiday has undertones of Catholicism to it.”

The city’s Dia de Los Muertos exhibit will go from 4 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2 at the center and will feature food vendors, interactive arts activities and Miyake will be on hand as well.

“There’s been a resurgence of interest in the holiday and our event has grown over the last three years,” Jimenez said. “At our first event we had only 20 people and last year we had about 250.”

Each altar Miyake made is incredibly detailed, featuring a variety of elements from the person’s lives, in addition to a drawing of the figure by the artist. For example, Bourdain’s altar includes a motorcycle, cigars, beer and coins from countries he visited as part of his travels. The details of each altar not only reflect Miyake’s dedication to the craft, but also reflect the humanity of the icons.

“I wanted people with flaws, because we all have flaws. We all want to be better, but that doesn’t always happen because life happens,” she said.

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many of them former members of the military, he said.

He added that for every veteran at the ranch, there’s also a businessman or businesswoman simply trying to be prepared.

Bandilla likewise sees a range of people attracted to the project and expo, especially baby boomers and millennials, with young people accounting for her fastest-growing demographic.

“They’re born into this world where everything is so fast. It’s finding that balance,” she said.

How to get started It’s easy for those in the Denver area to learn more, Bandilla said, with the expo planning a date for 2020 and no shortage of resources available online, from full-blown websites to Facebook groups and pages.

Meeker, Colorado, resident Linda Cearley runs one of those Facebook pages, @milehighprepper, having been inspired to share tips and news with anyone looking to bolster his or her survival skills, she said.

“Most of my followers come from both cities and rural areas,” she said. “More questions on how to get

READER “We know these iconic people’s flaws, but still look at them like they’re on a pedestal. We relate with them more than saints.”

The exhibit runs at the center, 9209 Dorothy Blvd. in Thornton, through December for more information, visit www.artsthornton.com.

Fall in L-O-V-E with the Allan Harris Trio For romantics like yours truly, Nat King Cole is one of the best voices for truly expressing love in its many forms. Songs like “When I Fall in Love,” “L-O-V-E” and “Unforgettable” are standards that will never go out of style, and for good reason.

Internationally lauded vocalist, guitarist and composer Allan Harris and his trio will be coming to

The National Self-Reliance Project runs the Self Reliance Expo, which holds hands-on demonstrations of techniques and products to teach attendees about preparedness, survival, sustainability and a simple lifestyle.

Owner Kiki Bandilla has not set a date or place for the 2020 Colorado expo, but those interested in attending can sign up for the newsletter to receive information as it comes out, she said.

To learn more about the National SelfReliance Project, visit nationalselfrelianstarted originate from the potential preppers within cities. Questions generally surround how much food or water should one set aside to survive, and what should be included in a bug-out bag.”

Experts like Cearley and Miller suggest everyone keep a bug-out bag, or portable survival kit, in their car, stocked with water, non-perishable foods, matches, flashlights, batteries, a blanket and warm clothing.

Meanwhile, for those who don’t know if they’re cut out for survivalism, there’s Miller’s ranch, which “outsources” preparedness by providing trained staff who plan to address every need during an emergency, he

the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., at 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 1 to pay tribute to the legendary musician in honor of 100 years since his birth.

Harris will be joined by ArcoIris Sandoval on piano, Nimrod Speaks on bass and Karina Colis on drums, all jazz musicians of top-notch quality. The combination of their skill and Cole’s timeless tunes will make for an enchanting evening.

Get tickets by calling 720-509-1000 or at www.LoneTreeArtsCenter.org.

Take advantage of Night at the Museums In my opinion, you’d be hard pressed to find a better way to spend an afternoon than by exploring one of Denver’s many fantastic museums. No matter what your interest is, there’s a good bet the city and surrounding areas has something that will strike your fancy.

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Drew Miller, owner of Fortitude Ranch — a survival community to provide safety in an emergency — stands outside the ranch. The Colorado sites border San Isabel and Pike National Forests, he said.

COURTESY OF DREW MILLER said. “All you’ve got to do is get here and follow instructions,” he said.

Whether the plan is to team up with the ranch members or execute survival strategies from home, “everyone should be prepared,” Miller said.

Cearley agreed.

“The reality is that being educated and prepared will save your life,” Cearley said. “Worst-case scenario of stockpiling: You have lots of items ready to use.”

the Museums, held on Saturday, Nov. 2, special is the city’s best museums are open late and admission is free between 5 and 10 p.m. Since museums usually close up shop around 5 or 6 every day, this is a fantastic opportunity to see them in a new way.

Participating facilities include well-known locations like the Denver Art Museum, Denver Museum of Nature & Science and Clifford Still Museum, and more local stops like the Black American West Museum, Molly Brown House Museum and Four Mile Historic Park.

Shuttle buses will be traveling four different routes between participating museums to make travel easy for visitors. Get all the details at www. denver.org/denver-arts-week/freenight-at-the-museums.

tention to understand what the musician is trying to do. And other tunes can fade pleasantly to the background unless you want to bury yourself in it. Such is the case with the music of Philadelphia’s Kurt Vile.

The man’s albums are ramshackle rambles through a world of swirling guitars, chugging rhythms and stoned lyrical reveries. He definitely has some Grateful Dead in his style, as well as modern alt-rock like Dinosaur Jr. Which means the pairing of Vile and Dinosaur Jr. at the Mission Ballroom, 930 W. 7th Ave. in Denver, at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 6 is going to be all kinds of fantastic. Get tickets at www.axs.com.

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Good discipline is teaching According to child psychologists, age appropriate good discipline is used to prevent future behavioral problems in children. The word “discipline” means imparting knowledge, skill, teaching, and setting limits.

Bad discipline, including no teaching develops children who are mean to others including siblings, do dangerous or disruptive things, and revolt as they grow. Preschool children should be able to follow simple rules, respond to commands, have self-control to wait for things they want, and deal with frustration from not getting their own way.

There are many reasons for mis-

behavior: jealousy, a feeling they are not getting enough positive attention, frustration, stress, hunger, lack of sleep. When children misbehave, they usually get a lot of attention even though it is negative.

Pediatricians LIFELONG recommend avoid LEARNING yelling, hitting (spanking) or getting Esther Macalady too worked up during episodes. These increase negative attention and reinforce that it is right to get out of control and be aggressive.

Catch Kids Being Good It is easier to reward and praise good

behavior, to reinforce it, rather than having to change bad behavior. To promote good behavior, doctors suggest families might spend special attention time with children as often as possible. Be very clear about expectations for children. State rules in clear and simple terms, apply reasonable consequences for misbehavior as soon as possible after the incident, make consequences brief, be consistent with your rules, and learn to ignore minor or unimportant behaviors.

Let children know when you are happy that they are being good or have accomplished something. Avoiding power struggles by giving several

simple choices, plan ahead and set up rules and expectations. Do not disciple when you are out of control.

Some strategies that may work to improve children’s behavior include: Kindly with a soft voice allow children to see the natural consequences of actions (if they throw and break a toy, then they can’t play with it); Logical consequences (if they don’t put toys away, then toys will be put away for a time); Withholding privileges (find things that your children enjoy, playing a game, renting movies, and take them away); A reasonable time SEE MACALADY, P20

Kaiser, schools work to raise mental health awareness New play ‘Ghosted’ addresses suicide, anxiety, depression for teens STAFF REPORT

An interactive play and workshop designed to address mental health needs, break down stigma and provide resources to teens and teachers will be unveiled this fall in high schools in Colorado.

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Presented by Kaiser Permanente Colorado, “Ghosted” is an hour-long play that follows four high school students as they navigate a typical day at school. The play features each actor showcasing complex emotions, from anger brought on by issues in the home to guilt brought on by not knowing what to say to someone contemplating suicide. The cast then engages the audience in a 20-miute open conversation, examining the themes of the play and asking students how they might handle each of the four character’s emotions.

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“More now than ever, high school students are open to talking about and exploring mental health,” Brian Harper, Kaiser Permanente Colorado senior community health specialist and local “Ghosted” lead, said in a news release. “We know we need to be a part of those conversations in a way that can help guide students while learning from them. This play and workshop offer us an opportunity to interact with teens in a deeper, more connected way than we previously thought possible.”

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Come out into the sunlight — with Claude Monet DAM shows works of French impressionist who changed art world through long career

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IF YOU GO “Claude Monet: The Truth of Nature” is exhibited at the Denver Art Museum through Feb. 2, 2020. Timed tickets cost an extra amount above regular entry fees.

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A life-sized photo of a pleasantlooking man surrounded by flowers welcomes the visitor at the entrance to Denver Art Museum’s “Claude Monet: The Truth of Nature,” the major exhibit of more than 100 paintings by the French impressionist that opened Oct. 21 and will remain through the holidays until Feb. 2.

Clearly a don’t-miss for art lovers, this is an exhibit with works painted in many locations (Monet loved to travel) and in a palette that is bright and light — even in a snowy scene in wintry Norway. It speaks to anyone who can see it.

Monet loved any and all flowers and eventually designed and planted his own extensive garden at Giverny in northern France, the locale for many of those lovely paintings of water lilies we associate with him.

But this exhibit, organized with the new Museum Barberini, in Potsdam, Germany, also includes glimpses of the countryside, as well as towns, across Europe, such as “The Strada Romana at Bordighera,” 1884.

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A man listens to the audio tour, stopping at the first known painting by Monet. The Monet exhibit features works from the artist’s entire career. ture” follows a long, successful and prolific career, from Monet’s first painting to be exhibited, at 18 — “View from Rouelles,” 1858 — to the darker “The House Seen Through the Roses,” 1926. Most are sunny, but he also loved fog, and the collection of works depicting London convey that love, especially well.

Angelica Daneo, the chief curator at the Denver Art Museum, speaks at a press event before the opening of Claude Monet: The Truth of Nature. Daneo and a team from the museum, as well as from Museum Barberini in Germany, helped to select the pieces by Monet for the exhibit.

PHOTOS BY KAILYN LAMB Angelica Daneo, chief curator and curator of European Art before 1900, worked with DAM director Christoph Heinrich and the Barberini’s director, Ortrud Westheider, to assemble the works exhibited on the second floor of the Denver Art Museum.

Claude Monet was drawn to art before he reached his teen years and at 16, was mentored by Eugene Boudin and exhibited professionally while he studied. It was a time of change and resistance to it in the European art scene.

Paintings exhibited at the Denver Art Museum come from museums across the world, starting with the early “A View From Rouelles,” loaned

by Maruma Art Park in Japan, which urged that a work by his mentor, Boudin, also be shown. Loans from many sources include “Haystacks, Snow Effect” from the Shelburn Museum; “House Seen Through the Roses,” from the collection of the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam; Museu de Arte de Sao Paulo Assis Chateaubriand (“House of the Customs Officer” 1882) and “Path in the Wheat Fields,” 1882, from the Denver Arts Museum’s treasured half-dozen Monet paintings, bequeathed by Frederic C. Hamilton.

This will be the only showing in the United States.

As the exhibit’s title suggests, Monet, throughout his life, was tuned into the many moods and versions of nature and constantly sought out new experiences — in the garden, at the seaside, on country roads and in small towns and larger cities. How does the sunlight frame that old homestead today? Or that grove of trees or expanse of lilies? How does light filter through leaves — or reflect off surf at the sea’s edge?

Think, as you stroll slowly through the galleries, about the skill the painter exhibited in his choices of color and texture, the blending of

brushstrokes, rendering of light and shadow … One can almost summon up sounds and scents with a focus on a given scene.

The installation of the Claude Monet paintings is greatly enhanced, F I think, by the choice of deep, intense colors for the gallery walls: burgundy, deep blue, intense green …

The background color makes even a small, subtle painting pop! The viewer should understand how daring his approach to painting was in 19th-centuryF Europe.

“Throughout his career, Monet was indefatigable in his exploration of the different moods of nature, seeking to capture the spirit of a certain place and translating its truth onto the canF vas,” Daneo commented.

The exhibit shows Monet’s eventual focus on certain subjects, such as haystacks, water lilies, bridges — as well as the eventual lack of humans in the scenes.

Through intense planning and precise choice of planting materials, Monet, an expert gardener, created the surroundings he wanted F at Giverny and translated them to canvas in his later years, working with as many as seven gardeners at one point.

The exhibit fills three large galleries — about 20,000 square feet — and invites leisurely strolling and turns for repeat visits to some works where a connection seems apparent. A visitor should allow time to stop, sit, stare and return to that garden again F … which may be difficult, because tickets are selling out and there will be more people than would be ideal for a relaxed visit. Be sure to line up a ticket before you go — it’s sold out for the next few weeks!

In the spring, the exhibit will travel F to the Museum Barberini. A large, colorful catalogue is available at the Denver Art Museum shop.

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Ongoing /Recreation, Clubs and Services Columbine #96 Rainbow Girls meets at 7 p.m. the first and third Thursday of each month at the Golden Lodge, 400 Tenth St. in Golden. Youth activities for girls ages 1019. Contact Eve at etrengove@comcast.net or 303-424-0134.

Denver Walking Tours Denver area residents and visitors are invited to experience downtown Denver through a free walking tour, a two-hour excursion that starts in Civic Center Park, winds through downtown past more than a dozen of Denver’s distinctive landmarks and ends in front of Coors Field. Tours are offered every day. No reservations needed. Tours are free, and tips are encouraged. Go to http://www.denverfreewalkingtours.com/ for details.

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

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

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

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

Fighting fraud The District Attorney’s Office offers free Power Against Fraud seminars for groups of all sizes and people of all ages.

Don’t become a victim of identity theft or other consumer fraud. Contact Cary Johnson, 303-271-6980, for more information.

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

Food pantry God’s Table Food Pantry is open 9-11 a.m. every third Saturday of each month, and 10 a.m.-noon every fourth Thursday each month for Jefferson County residents who meet certain federal guidelines. God’s Table and Food Pantry is located at 6400 W. 26th Ave. in Edgewater, behind the Vietnamese Central Baptist Church. For more information, call Beverly at 303-525-7685.

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

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

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

Girl Scouts Snowboard. Scuba dive. Sleep over in a museum or at the zoo. Go backstage at a concert or a Broadway play. Even stage your own Project Runway. Girl Scouts turns normal days into days you’ll remember all your life. Girl Scouts offers girls of all ages and backgrounds a safe place to explore the world and discover their potential. There are now more flexible ways to be a Girl Scout than joining a troop. To explore your options, visit girlscoutsofcolorado.org, email inquiry@gscolorado.org or call 1-877404-5708.

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

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

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

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

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

No Kill Colorado’s monthly meeting is 6:30-9 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at Lakewood HealthSource, 963 S. Kipling Parkway, Lakewood. Everyone interested in learning about the No Kill movement is welcome. No Kill Colorado’s purpose is to facilitate a Colorado whose shelters are open admission and saving a minimum of 90 percent of the animals.

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

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

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

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

Overeaters Anonymous meetings are 6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursdays at First United Methodist Church, 1500 Ford St., Golden.

The meetings provide 12-step help and fellowship. Individuals of all ages coming together to support recovery for compulsive overeaters, bulimics, anorexics and exercise addicts.

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Pet vaccinations Low-cost pet vaccinations at SpayToday 3-4 p.m. every Sunday.

Call 303-984-7729 for more information.

Peripheral Neuropathy Support Group The Lakewood Branch of the Rocky Mountain Neuropathy Association meets from 3-4:30 p.m. the fourth Saturday of every month at Lutheran Church of the Resurrection, 7100 W. Mississippi Ave., Lakewood. For more information about the Lakewood Branch Support Group, call Rose at 303-279-3511 or email cvm8@ comcast.net.

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

Quilt tops The Jeffco Hand Quilters are 18 women who gather every Monday to turn quilt tops into finished heirloom quilts.

The group will do estimates from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mondays, except holidays, at Lakewood United Methodist Church, 14th and Brentwood. Money earned from the quilting is donated to the Action Center, helping feed and clothe those who need

October 31, 2019O assistance. You may call Mary Wollenhaupt at 303-986-1381 for more information. We also welcome quilters to join our group.

Ralston Creek Sertoma Club meets Thursdays at Panera Bread, 7739 Wadsworth, Arvada. Contact Ron Marquez at 303-4570759 or Ron.Marquez@ddrcco.com.

Reality check Learn, laugh and move beyond denial in a small, cozy, group workshop environment. Join me for a facilitated Reality Check. Put on your big-girl pants, and call 303-953-2344 for details.

Running schedule Foothills Running and Cycling Club’s activity schedule includes long runs at 8 a.m. every Saturday and cycling rides every Sunday at 10 a.m. Both activities meet at Clear Creek History Park, 11th and Arapahoe. For more information and updates on times, visit www.frcclub. com.

Running at Dawn Buddies We are a group of friendly runners of varying abilities and ages who enjoy running close to sunrise.

We meet at 5:30 a.m. Wednesdays near Jackson Park in Lakewood, and run around the neighborhood, ending back at the starting location by 6:30 a.m. No fees, just neighborly good will and fun. For information, contact mdl.rivera@gmail.com.

Scleroderma Foundation offers support group meetings for patients and caregivers 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the second Saturday of each month at the Arthritis Foundation, 2280 S. Albion St., Denver.

The leader is Bonnie Schweder, 303-4387124. Visit www.scleroderma.org/chapter/ colorado/support.shtm for more details or other meeting locations.

Widowed Men and Women of America, a nonprofit organization of the state based in Denver, has more than 5o0 members.

The group sponsors social events for members to make new friends and have fun with people who have shared life experiences. Members live in the Denver metro area and surrounding communities.

Members are encouraged to visit different links to find the best fit for their interests.

Contact Dorothy at 303-794-7547 or Les at 303-797-1209, or go to www.widowedamerica.org.

Western club The Buffalo Bill Saddle Club meets at 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month at Jefferson County Fairgrounds, 15200 W. 6th Ave. The club is dedicated to preserving and promoting our Western heritage through family-oriented activities with our horse companions. Day rides, weekend camping, parades and annual gymkhana. Guests welcome.

For more information, go online to www.

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Permanente Colorado announced a collaboration with the Douglas County School District to provide mental health training to school staff and teachers, as well as $99,999 in community benefit support.

In spring 2019, Kaiser Permanente Colorado also announced the launch of Resilience in School Environments Understanding and Practice (RISE UP), a complementary learning session for school staff, administrators, and teachers, designed to foster resilience and support school staff as they work with traumatized students.

“The mental health needs of Coloradans, especially teens, are increasing year after year. We know one of the best ways to reach our state’s youth is by creating an environment at school where they are open to talking and learning about the tough topics of depression, anxiety, and suicide,” Amy Whited, Kaiser Per-

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out (one minute for every year); Age appropriate reward or token systems can also be effective for a short time in changing bad behaviors.

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Singles Club SNCW is a social club for singles over 55. The club meets at 6 p.m. on the third Sunday of most months at the Clements Community Center, 1580 Yarrow St., Lakewood. Don’t stay home. Join the friendly group for a meal, conversation and a speaker or other entertainment on Sundays and throughout the month. Call Pat at 303-882-5534 or check out the website at www.sncw.org.

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Count to Fifty When your children misbehave or are disruptive, you can remove yourself and ignore, a technique called extinction. Walk away and breathe deeply from the stomach.

West Metro Real Estate Investing Education Group meets 7-9 p.m. the third Monday of each month in Classroom 1 of the Wheat Ridge Recreation Center, 4005 Kipling St., Wheat Ridge, CO 80033. We cover all the information you will need to successfully fix and flip or buy rentals with positive cash flow. We analyze deals as examples, talk about where to get funding, the best ways to find a bargain and sometimes do property tours. Investors of all levels of experience are welcome but no agents please.

Women’s basketball A senior women’s basketball club meets 9-11 a.m. Fridays at Golden Community Center, 1470 10th St. Women 50-plus years old are invited to join. There are no extra fees for pass holders or Silver Sneakers participants. All levels are welcome. For more information, contact Debbie at dezarn@cal.berkeley. edu or at 303-384-8100.

Women’s retirement Coaching for solo women entering retirement. Make these the best days of your life. Call 303-9532344 for more information.

Zumba fitness Party yourself into shape with the Latin-inspired, easy-to-follow calorie-burning dance fitness party.

Three classes available each week at the Lakeview Event Center in Lakewood. Call 303-989-6300 or contact Tina Mylene at 720-335-2822 for class schedule.

manente Colorado senior director of communications, community health & engagement, said in the release.

Ghosted, run by Kaiser Permanente Colorado’s Arts Integrated Resources department, is a complimentary program available to all Colorado schools in the areas of the state where Kaiser Permanente operates. The production will run from Sept. 18 to Nov. 22. Kaiser Permanente plans to provide the program to Colorado schools again in the spring of 2020.

“I’m so proud of our new Ghosted program because Kaiser Permanente is trying to connect with students on their terms, talking about mental health in a comfortable environment. This program was a collaborative effort with local school districts—they helped shape this program into a meaningful and inspiring opportunity for young people,” Whited said in the release. *Ghosted was created by Kaiser Permanente Washington in collaboration with the Seattle Children’s Theatre. To schedule Ghosted at your school, visit kp.org/air.

The approach may work for temper tantrums at home and frequent whining, or other disruptive type behaviors. Be firm, consistent, calm, kind, use a normal volume, and be loving. Hug and talk about appropriate behavior when you are both calm. It’s only the behaviors you don’t like, not the children. The health department has classes in your area.

Esther Macalady is a retired schoolteacher in Golden. For more see grandparentsteachtoo.blogspot.com and wnmufm.org/Learning Through the Seasons.

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THINGS to DO

THEATER

Up Next at Colorado ACTS: The Hobbit: 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 1, & 2 at Colorado ACTS Theatre, 11455 West Interstate 70 Frontage Road, North, Wheat Ridge. Tickets are $5 for all ages.

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: Dia de Los Muertos First Friday: Nov. 1, 6-10 p.m., Show runs through 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

Impressionism: Art & Music Come to Life Through Dance: 7 p.m.

Nov. 1 and Nov. 2 at The Arvada Center for the Arts and 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.

Ballet Hispánico at Lakewood Cultural Center: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2 at Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Pkwy, Lakewood. Ballet Hispánico, America’s leading Latino dance organization, brings its bold and eclectic brand of contemporary dance to the Lakewood Cultural Center. Tickets start at $22 and are available at 303-987-7845 or Lakewood.org.

Rocky Mountain Brassworks Presents “Be Glad Then America,” A Special Veterans Day Concert: 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 10 at Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S Allison Pkwy., Lakewood. “Be Glad Then America” celebrates resilience, triumph over adversity and love

this week’s TOP FIVE 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.

non-members. For more information, contact Jim Clark, jclark@icorockies. com, 970-682-4267.

Golden High School Demon Dash 5K: 9 a.m.

Saturday, Nov. 2. $35 Adults, $33 GHS Alumni, $30 Students. Visit demondash.co to register.

Phil Palisoul headlining Comedy Night: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6 at West Woods Golf Club, 6655 Quaker St., Arvada. Palisoul has toured the world for more than 25 years and his credits include The Tonight Show, The Late Late Show, Last Comic Standing and Comedy Central’s Premium Blend. Tickets available at SlapHappyEntertainment.com and Eventbrite.com.

VISION 2020 Real Estate Investors Trade Show: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2 at Empower Field at Mile High, 1701 Bryant St. Join us for a day of education and networking with 500+ Real Estate Investors. Topics will cover Multifamily, Financing Alternatives, Out of State Investing and more.

Mayor Paul of Lakewood will speak on housing in his city, updates from the City of Denver, and over 40 exhibitors. Free to ICOR Members, $25 for

More than a Headstone: The Lives and Legacies of Veterans buried at Fort Logan National Cemetery: 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6 at Golden History Museum, 923 10th St., Golden.

The Veterans Legacy Program (VLP) is part of the National Cemetery Administration’s educational outreach initiative. Tickets: $0 members; $10 non-members. Visit goldenhistory.org for more information.

of country with lively stories, the El Jebel Shrine Pipe Band, and the rich, beautiful sound of the Brassworks musicians. Tickets: $20. Visit rockymountainbrassworks.org for more information.

Warren Miller’s Timeless, pre-

sented by Volkswagen: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13 at Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S Allison Pkwy., Lakewood. It’s more than a ski and snowboard film, it’s an experience, 70 years in the making. Go to warrenmiller.com for more.

EVENTS

Scandinavian Holiday Fair: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 1 & 2 at Trollheim Lodge, 6610 W. 14th St., Lakewood. There will be a huge selection of Scandinavian imports, crafts, rosemaling, food, gifts, and holiday decorations.

Tickets: $3. Free 12 and under.

Lunch, served from 11:30-1:30pm, includes Swedish meatball plate, lompe dogs and lefse, for an additional $3-$10. Visit trollheimlodge.com/store.html for more information.

The Ritual Haunted House: Now open through Nov. 2 at 8154 S. Kipling Parkway, Littleton. Step into the swamp and say goodbye to the world you thought you knew. $25 General Admission/$35 VIP. Open Sun - Thurs,

Nov. 2 at Van Bibber Park, 56th and Ward Road in Arvada. The ride will be followed by pizza and drinks delivered to the park at the end of the ride. Call Bill Orchard 303-422-9468 for more information.

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

EDUCATION

Drop-In Tech Help: 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Nov. 2 at the Wheat Ridge Library, 5475 W. 32nd Ave., Wheat Ridge. Get personalized technology assistance and instruction from one of our experts on your own device or a library computer.

Suitable for adults. Event is free.

Visit jeffcolibrary.org for more information.

7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Fri and Sat 7 p.m. to midnight. Visit theritualhauntedhouse.com for more information.

God and well-being lecture: Phillip Hockley, practitioner of Christian Science healing and international speaker, will talk about concepts from the Bible and Christian Science as they pretain to health and well being.

The talk will be at 2 p.m., Nov. 5, at the Wheat Ridge Rec Center.

CMC Film Series: Adaptive + Q&A with Jim Ewing: Doors open at 6 p.m., Film 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8 at American Mountaineering Center, 710 10th St. Suite 200, Golden. Join the Colorado Mountain Club for a screening of the film, “Adaptive” + a special Q&A with featured athlete Jim Ewing.

In addition to the film, we will have drinks, prizes, and a great gathering with your outdoor community in Golden! Tickets: http://bit.ly/AdaptiveCMC. Alferd Packer Cannibal Fast Food 5K/10K Run/Walk: 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 9 at Arapahoe Community College, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton.

Day-of registration begins at 8 a.m. Sponsored by South Jeffco Rotary. Passes by the grave of Colorado’s infamous cannibal Alferd Packer. Register at www. sojeffcorotary.org. Benefit for the Jeffco Action Center food bank.

Teens: Game at the Library: 3 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10 at the Wheat Ridge Library, 5475 W. 32nd Ave., Wheat Ridge. Drop in and game at the library! Event is free. Visit jeffcolibrary.org for

more information.

11th Annual International Christmas Bazaar and Tea: 4 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12 at 10001 W. Jewell Ave., Lakewood.

After checking off items from your Christmas list, you’ll be able to relax at the Christmas Tea over a steaming mug of coffee or tea, and savor many choice goodies.

Contact Lois Hasselblad for more info at lhasselblad@bvchurch. org.

CWC Annual Auction and Lunch, Veteran recognition: 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14 at Applewood Golf Course, 14001 W. 32nd Ave., Golden. This event open to men and women with special recognition to veterans. $20 at the door but reservations essential by Nov. 8th. Call Beverley at 303-985+7232 or Nancy at 303-421-9484.

HEALTH

Bike Friendly Arvada Pizza Rec Ride: 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday,

The History of Colorado: 3 to 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7 at Applewood Place, 2800 Youngfield St, Lakewood. We will cover the 15-year struggle to become the 38th state as well as the role of mining and oil in the evolution of the state. Bring your favorite Colorado stories to share! Event is free; RSVP required (limited seating) at 303-233-4343.

Puerto Rico: 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13 at Golden Library, 1019 10th St, Golden. Join Active Minds as we review the history of this important U.S. Territory, including how U.S. policies have impacted its economy and its people over the past century.

Event is free; more information at 303-235-5275.

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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Olinger Crown Hill to celebrate Día de los Muertos Nov. 2 Entire community invited to the free, family-friendly event

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The community is invited to a free, family-friendly Día de Muertos Celebration from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 2 at Olinger Crown Hill Mortuary & Cemetery, 7777 West 29th Ave., in Wheat Ridge.

For more information, call 303-233-4611 or send an email to Nicole.Galluzzo@ dignitymemorial.com.

What is El Día de los Muertos?

El Día de los Muertos — or Day of the Dead — is an ancient tradition for which its roots belong to the indigenous cultures in Mexico who observed harvest season with rituals that embraced mortality and celebrated life after death.

Spanish conquistadors eventually arrived, and in attempts to convert the indigenous peoples to Catholicism, they moved the dates of the celebration to coincide with the Christian beliefs of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day on Nov. 1 and 2, respectively, when it is believed the spirits of the dead visit their families.

Today, El Día de los Muertos is celebrated in Mexico and parts of the south and central Americas, as well as in the U.S.

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Baile folklórico — traditional Mexican folkloric dances — performed to live mariachi music is one of the highlights of Olinger Crown Hill’s Día de los Muertos Celebration, which takes place on Nov. 2.

COURTESY OF OLINGER CROWN HILL MORTUARY & CEMETERY Traditional celebration — alters, sugar skulls, food and dance Modern-day Día de los Muertos celebrations typically include creating altars that honor ancestors, cleaning and decorating the gravesites of loved ones and celebrating together as a family and community with song, dance and special foods.

Altars are built to honor and remember a person who has passed away. Altars are personalized, but generally include photos of the loved one, candles, fresh

marigolds and usually some sort of personalized item the person enjoyed when he or she was alive. Sometimes, washcloth and water will be placed on an altar so the ancestors can clean up after their long journey back.

Pan de muerto is a type of bread made once a year specifically for Día de los Muertos and it is usually placed on the altar as an offering to their ancestors.

Sugar skulls are the pre-Columbian presence on the altars and their purpose is to represent duality of life and death.

What to expect at Olinger Crown Hill’s Día de los Muertos Celebration An interactive storyteller will recite the history, significance and folklore of the traditional Día de los Muertos celebration.

Angel Vigil will be storytelling from 2-3 p.m.

Olinger Crown Hill will be building a traditional altar, and there will be a person explaining what the altar is and its different elements. Pan de muerto will be available for sampling.

The main entertainment will be live mariachi music and baile folklórico performances, which is traditional Mexican folklore dancing. Sol De Mi Tierra Mariachi will perform from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The mariachi band will be accompanied by Colorado Fiesta Dancers from noon to 1 p.m.

Additional festivities include a bounce house and children’s activities, food trucks and artesian vendors.

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

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LOCAL

SPORTS

Ralston Valley football remains undefeated with shutout versus Lakewood Lakewood junior Jason Duong (6) gets pressure from Ralston Valley senior Braden Siders during the second quarter Oct. 24 at the North Area Athletic Complex. The Mustangs improved to 9-0 on the season with a 42-0 victory.

BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

ARVADA — t took awhile for Ralston Valley football to warm up in the 30-degree weather Oct. 24 at the North Area Athletic Complex.

However, a 28-point second quarter by the Mustangs — No. 2 in the CHSAANow.com Class 5A football rankings — heated up Ralston Valley enough to stay undefeated on the season. Ralston Valley took a 42-0 victory over Lakewood.

“We needed to pick it up. We needed more energy,” Ralston Valley senior linebacker Braden Siders said about the Mustangs’ slow start. “Once we got that we were good.”

Lakewood had a solid opening drive, but the Mustangs’ defense eventually stiffened. The Tigers missed a 44-yard field goal. Ralston Valley’s opening drive went 13-plays, but a pair of holding penalties and a missed 40-yard field goal kept the game scoreless.

“We stopped ourselves on that first drive,” Ralston Valley senior quarterback Walker Brickle said. “We tightened ourselves up and kind of went rolling from there.”

Brickle stayed hot after throwing for nearly 300 yards against then top-ranked Columbine last week in a 24-23 victory for the Mustangs. Brickle tossed three touchdown passes in the span of six minutes in the second quarter after the scoreless first quarter.

Brickle used a lot of his deep receiving core hitting four different players on his four touchdown passes on the night. JJ Galbreath, Jack Hestera and Devin McNearny had touchdown catches from Brickle on three straight touchdown drives in the second quarter.

“It helps us when it comes to teams scouting us to show that we have multiple weapons,” Brickle

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said of the variety of offensive options. “Everyone really showed up today and the line gave me time to throw.”

Ralston Valley senior running back Chase Wilson closed out the first half with a 1-yard touchdown run and successful 2-point conversion run with 11 seconds before halftime to give the Mustangs a 28-0 lead at halftime.

The formula Ralston Valley (9-0, 4-0 in 5A Metro West League) has been using all season continued

to work against Lakewood (5-4, 1-3). The Mustangs’ stellar defense forced three straight 3-and-outs by the Tigers to give Ralston Valley great field position in Lakewood territory.

“The defense is really playing great. I’m so proud of them,” Brickle said.

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Ralston Valley has remarkable postseason softball run

BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

AURORA — A postseason berth, let alone a run into the Class 5A softball state semifinals looked nearly impossible for Ralston Valley a month before the state tournament.

Starting shortstop Jordan West was lost before the start of the season due to knee surgery. Ralston Valley was on a six-game losing streak before entering 5A Jeffco League play and then lost its opener to Pomona, giving the Mustangs a 3-12 record on Sept. 17.

“It was a little rocky, but once league came we started coming on really strong,” Ralston Valley coach Wendy Davies said. “It’s just a team that works so hard. It’s a team that keeps fighting.”

Ralston Valley fought to an eventual 5-3 league record to finish tied for second and clawed into the 32-team regional playoffs as the No. 31 seed.

A successful trip to Grand Junction snagged Ralston Valley a second-place

finish in its regional tournament to punch the Mustangs’ ticket to the 16team state tournament Oct. 25 and 26.

“There was just a point in our season where we knew something had to change,” Ralston Valley junior Laney Clark said. “We needed to work harder, come together and turn our season around. We did that and I’m proud of where we started. It was pretty amazing that we came this far.”

How far did Ralston Valley go? The No. 16 seed in the state tournament made it all the way to the 5A state semifinals. The Mustangs’ remarkable postseason run ended with a 13-4 loss to eventual state runner-up Fossil Ridge on Oct. 26 at Aurora Sports Park.

The Mustangs were the story Day 1 of the 5A state tournament. Ralston Valley upset No. 1 seed Rock Canyon 6-3 in the opening round and kept it going by knocking off No. 9 Loveland 4-1 in the state quarterfinals.

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Ralston Valley sophomore Imogen Gie fouls off a pitch during the Mustangs’ Class 5A state semifinal game against Fossil Ridge on Oct. 26 at Aurora Sports Park. Ralston Valley’s remarkable postseason run ended with a 13-4 loss to the eventual state runner-up.

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Ralston Valley senior Andrew Miles, left, wraps up Lakewood running back Dylan Ladd during the Mustangs’ shutout victory against the Tigers on Oct. 24 at the North Area Athletic Complex.

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points per game and has two shutout victories.

Ralston Valley kept it going in the second half with a spectacular touchdown catch by Wilson for 32-yards. A 10-yard touchdown run by Tyler Roybal with 8 minutes left in the third quarter induced a running clock for the remainder of the game.

The Mustangs close out the regular season next week against rival Pomona (6-3, 4-0) at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1, at NAAC. The game will decide the conference

title.

“The job is not done,” Wilson said. “We’ve got to lock in next week and get in the film room tomorrow.

Pomona is a great team. It’s going to be a dogfight. We can’t come out flat.”

Lakewood wraps up its regular season next Friday night at Mullen. The Tigers were No. 20 in RPI before the loss to Ralston Valley, so Lakewood is still in good position to make the 32-team state tournament field.

Dennis Pleuss is a media specialist for Jeffco Public Schools with a focus on athletics and activities. For more Jeffco coverage, go online at CHSAANow.com

“Coming in as the No. 16 seed and having to play the No. 1 seed in Rock Canyon it was obviously really intimidating,” Clark admitted. “We knew we had to work really, really hard to win and that is what we did. It was super awesome we were able to do it. Nobody really expected that from us.”

It was the deepest playoff run for Ralston Valley since back-to-back 5A state runnerups in 2008 and 2009.

“I think this was one of the toughest years coaching wise and the girls really had to fight hard from where they came,” said Davies the only softball coach Ralston Valley has ever had since the school opened its doors in 2000. “To come this far was huge. It was a great year for them.”

Ralston Valley graduates just two seniors from this year’s squad that finished the season with a 12-17 record. With ultra talented pitcher Ashley West back for her junior campaign, along with her older sister back from injury the Mustangs has a chance to make another title run.

“It will make a big difference for us,” Davies said of having Jordan West return from her

knee injury. “She was a very strong leader on the bench. She was at every practice. It will be really nice to have her back on the field.”

LAKEWOOD Lakewood’s softball team made its first return to the 5A state tournament in more than a decade. The Tigers’ state playoff run ended Oct. 25 with a first-round loss to eventual state runner-up Fossil Ridge.

“We haven’t been here in a while. It was great when we punched our ticket at regionals to get here and for the girls to get some exposure,” Lakewood coach Dannielle Engler said following the Tigers’ 9-5 season-ending loss. “It didn’t end the way we wanted it to, but it’s great for our program.

This will help for next year and years to come.”

The Tigers finished with a 19-8 record with a young squad that featured sophomore pitcher Destiny Martinez and a young core of power-hitters led by junior Abigail Swartz and sophomore Reagan Medina.

“They gelled really well this year,” Engler said. “We are young, so just improving over the off-season and playing more together.”

ARVADA WEST Arvada West almost pulled off a first-round upset, but lost to No. 3 Rocky Mountain 5-4 in

the opening round Friday.

Coach Brenna Millikan’s squad finished the season with a 13-14 record. The Wildcats battled after a 5-game losing streak early in the season.

A-West had a 5-game winning streak before eventually upsetting Castle View twice in the regional tournament to grab a ticket to the state tournament for the third straight year.

D’EVELYN D’Evelyn had a similar state experience as Wheat Ridge.

The Jaguars rolled to an easy 16-1 win over No. 6 seed Mead.

D’Evelyn belted four home runs and put in a 9-run fourth inning.

The Jaguars couldn’t match the offensive output of eventual state champion Erie in the quarterfinals. The Tigers score multiple runs in the first, third, fourth and seventh inning on the way to a 10-4 victory.

The loss was the end of one of the best softball players to come out of D’Evelyn Senior Peyton Balbin was the Jaguars starting catcher for four season and finished with a .451 career batting average with 114 RBIs and 139 career hits.

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