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MY NAME IS

JUDI TERRILL

Founder and executive director of Jade Woman de LaLonde

Judy Terrill has been practicing Chinese Medicine since the 1990s, and founded Jade Woman de LaLonde to help provide treatment to children, regardless of their ability to pay.

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work, and then I have my private practice for adults, which helps pay the bills.

We have a clinic in the Santa Fe Arts District we open on Fridays for kids, and have more options at our Lakewood location.

Every child is different and requires a different approach, and it’s very important that parents buy into the treatment. Activities like acupuncture and medical massage that can be done at home really help the kids heal.

Why I love what I do We see a lot of people with no one else to go to for help. Most of our focus is on traumatic and behavioral issues, and symptoms that western medicine doesn’t seem to be able to treat. We see a lot of respiratory and digestive issues in our patients.

Many of our patients have anxiety or ADD issues, and their parents don’t want to give them the drugs that are so often prescribed to kids.

I really love the medicine, and I see results from it. I see patients being healthier, and starting to get over their traumas. You see parents crying because their kids are smiling for the first time in a while.

It takes lots of dedication, and is really 24/7 for me, but I’m here to serve. I’m blessed to get to do what I do.

For more information, visit www.jadewomandelalonde.org.

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About me I’m a Colorado native, and was born in south east Colorado and raised in a small place called Cheraw.

That’s where I went to grade and high school, and then went to college in Indiana. Eventually I got married, have two grown daughters and grandchildren, too.

I worked in corporate America for more than 20 years, in the finance, management administration field, but it started taking its toll over time. Things just weren’t working and I started to have health problems, and I was told I couldn’t go back to that career.

Traditional Chinese Medicine was something that was recommended to me, and in February 1994, I enrolled in a Chinese Medicine school. I’ve been training and practicing ever since.

A lot of the people I were treating had some kind of childhood trauma, and so I decided to be a pediatrician and focus on children. I focus on the Five Elemental model in my treatment, which is a nature-based and focuses on five elements — water, wood, fire, earth and metal. Every element has its own characteristics, and we work to find a balance that allows the body to heal itself.

Starting Jade Woman de LaLonde Most insurances don’t cover what I do, and there are so many kids that can benefit from what Chinese Medicine, so I started Jade Woman de LaLonde, a nonprofit that provides Chinese Medicine to all socioeconomic groups. Patients’ costs depends on how much they are able to afford. We do a lot of pro bono

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Details for voting in Jefferson County Ballots were sent by mail earlier this month to Jefferson County residents registered to vote in the coordinated election on Nov. 7.

Ballots must be received by Nov. 7, not just postmarked.

There are two walk-in ballot drop locations open during business hours: The Jeffco Courts & Admin Bldg (Atrium) at 100 Jefferson County Parkway, and the Lakewood Motor Vehicle office at 2099 Wadsworth Boulevard, Unit K. If you still need to regis-

ter, or need a replacement ballot, you must go to a Voter Service and Polling Center.

These locations are open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. every weekday,

8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Nov. 4, and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m on Election Day. Arvada Motor Vehicle — 6510 Wadsworth Blvd, Suite 320 Golden Jeffco Elections Division — 3500 Illinois St. Suite 1100 Lakewood Jeffco Public Health — 645 Parfet St.

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hours a day until 7 p.m. Nov. 7: Arvada Arvada City Hall — 8101 Ralston Rd Arvada Motor Vehicle — 6510 Wadsworth Blvd, 320 Standley Lake Library — 8485 Kipling St West Woods Community Police Station —6644 Kendrick Dr Golden Golden City Hall — 911 10th St.

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Jeffco Campus — 3600 Illinois St. Lakewood Lakewood City Hall — 480 S Allison Pkwy.

Westminster Westminster City Hall — 4800 W 92nd Ave. Wheat Ridge Wheat Ridge City Hall — 7500 W. 29th Ave.

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Here Are Some Tips on How to Reduce the Cost of Heating Your Home Even though your furnace has probably already kicked on several times this season, it’s never too late to think about how to reduce the cost of heating your home.

Since most readers have gas forced air furnaces, as do I, I’ll write from that perspective.

Actually, I have a hybrid forced air furnace, which combines an air source heat pump with a gas furnace. In the summer time, the heat pump functions like your typical central A/C unit, with a compressor mounted outside sending chilled liquid to a chiller unit mounted above the gas furnace. The same fan that pushes air across a heat exchanger in the winter pushes air past that heat exchanger and through a chiller unit, producing the cold air that is distributed throughout your home, by way of floor (or ceiling) vents.

Heat pumps reverse that process in heating mode, and that “chiller” becomes hot using heat that is extracted from the outside air.

That works fine unless it gets really cold outside, at which point the heat pump goes dormant and the gas furnace comes on. Since most of our winter days are above freezing and I turn down my thermostat when I go to bed, the gas furnace is largely unused, which reduces gas consumption significantly.

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typical baseboard electric heating, but more expensive than heating with a heat pump.

Moreover, if you have enough solar PV panels on your home, you can run your heat pump without having to pay the utility company for the electricity.

That’s my situation — I have enough solar panels to power my home, heat my home, and charge my cars. My gas bill is under $50 per month even in the coldest months, and much of that is for heating water, not running the gas furnace. As soon as my 15-year-old water heater dies, I plan to replace it with a heat pump water heater using electricity from my solar panels. Since a heat pump water heater chills the air around it as it heats the water within, I’m going to put my freezer in the same room so less electricity will be required to keep my food frozen.

Recently I wrote about mini-splits, a funny name for a heat pump system common in Europe and Asia, and that is becoming more common here in the United States. Being a heat pump, a mini-split operates only on electricity and is highly efficient. Also, a minisplit’s heat mode can operate in temperatures far below the capabilities of heat pumps like the one in my home. Just this week I ordered a 3-head mini-split system to replace the roof-mounted furnace and A/C unit at the

We Bid Farewell & Best Wishes to Kim Taylor

Kim Taylor has been an integral part of Golden Real Estate for the past four years. She came to us originally as my unlicensed personal assistant, grew into a licensed broker associate and is now qualified to be on her own as an independent agent.

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Thank you, Kim, for being the light in our office, and best wishes as you develop your own wellness business in Golden and at your new home on the Western Slope.

office of Golden Real Estate. Since we use gas only for heating, I’ll be able to tell Xcel Energy to discontinue gas service to my building, which costs about $50 per month - even when zero gas is consumed. You read that right: we currently pay the utility company $600 per year just for the privilege of being connected to their natural gas grid.

So much for appliances. The highest return on investment when it comes to reducing your energy costs comes from improving your home’s insulation. I recommend getting an energy audit, which uses a “blower door test” to identify the places where your home is losing heat.

Google “how does a blower door test work?” and you’ll learn the following: A fan is installed which sucks air out of your house.

The person conducting the audit then goes through the house looking to see where air is entering the house. Those same places are where heat is leaving your house.

Our smartphone app lists two vendors who perform energy audits. You can download the app for free from the App Store or Google by searching “Golden Real Estate.”

There are four areas of interest when insulating your home: the exterior walls and attic (using blown-in cellulose) and caulking or sealing around windows and along the rim joist in your basement or crawl space. The rim joist is the space above your foundation and below your first floor. Home builders typically stuff loose fiberglass between the joists that rest on your foundation, but they don’t cover and seal that fiberglass with plastic.

Cold air flows easily through that loose fiberglass.

The company that did the insulation of my own home in Golden, GB3 Energy, has a video on its web page (GB3Energy.com) showing the work they did on my home. In that video, I also show and explain my home’s heat pump system.

In the 1990s, I owned a 1950s bungalow with minimum insulation in its exterior walls. I hired a vendor to blow cellulose into the exterior walls, and the result surprised me. What it made me realize was that walls radiate their temperature to occupants of that room. The indoor air temperature may be 70 degrees, but if the surface of the walls is cold, you will feel colder than you would in a room with 70degree air temperature and walls that are not as cold. After the insulation was blown into the walls, the bungalow was noticeably more comfortable and my gas bill was reduced.

Whatever the age of your home, if it has the typical fiberglass batt insulation in its exterior walls, that insulation has probably settled and has left void areas (without insulation) in your walls. If you have a vendor like GB3 Energy blow cellulose into your exterior walls to fill those void areas, your home will feel warmer and your heating costs will go down.

One simple step you can take to improve your gas furnace’s efficiency and reduce your gas usage is to replace your furnace filter at least twice each season.

You probably turn down your thermostat when you go on vacation, but do you also turn the setting on your gas water heater to “Vacation” — or turn it off completely? Doing so can save on your gas bill.

There are so many other ways that you can improve the “performance” of your home. If you went on the Metro Denver Green Homes Tour on October 7th, you learned several. I recommend ordering a home energy audit — it’s only a $200 investment — and learn from it what improvements are likely to have the most positive impact and make the most sense for your home. Also, the person performing the audit can be a fount of knowledge on the subject of energy efficiency, so don’t just read their report, chat with them and you’ll probably learn a lot that you don’t already know.

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Lakewood organization changes world for students in Uganda Far Away Friends launches new campaign to raise money for dorm

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BY CLARKE READER CREADER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

There’s no way of measuring the power of learning something new, but helping to create a brand new school in Africa is a good start.

In northern Uganda, the Global Leaders Primary School is teaching about 100 rural students thanks to the efforts of Far Away Friends, a nonprofit created by Ugandan native Collines Angwech, and Lakewood High School graduate Jayme Ward.

“When I was a senior in high school, I learned about an organization called Invisible Children, that was raising awareness about the war in Uganda,” Ward remembers. “I couldn’t believe that at 17, I had never heard of a war that had been going on for 26 years.”

What she learned inspired her to make her first out of country trip to Uganda while in college, and once she visited, she knew she wanted to get involved.

And that’s why she and Angwech formed Far Away Friends in 2014.

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Some of the students at the Global Leaders Primary School, which was built with the help of Far Away Friends.

Siena Tornillo, Regional Manager Fort Collins and Northern Colorado, was a Lakewood High School student when she first heard about Far Away Friends. A trip to Uganda inspired her to get involved.

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Jayme Ward, executive director and co-founder of Far Away Friends, poses with some Ugandan youths. She formed the nonprofit with Collines Angwech, to provide much needed educational opportunities to students in rural Uganda.

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UGANDA FROM PAGE 4

THE WHERE WE LIVE CAMPAIGN Far Away Friends’ Where We Live Campaign has been designed to help fundraise for the on-site dormitory so the students have a place to call live during the school year.

The Global Leader Primary School has limited space, and students are boarding in two of the classrooms.

The organization is supporting a special push on Giving Tuesday, which is held on Nov. 28 (the Tuesday following Thanksgiving).

It’s a day following Black Friday and Cyber Monday, for people to spend their money on projects that better the world.

For more information on the campaign, and the organization, visit www.farawayfriendsglobal.com.

“Education is so important, especially in rural areas,” Ward said. “It’s important that we have a beautiful, safe, and secure campus where our students can learn.”

While the organization works to help students and teachers in the Namasale sub-county in the Amolatar District of Uganda, Africa, it has remained fiercely local. When Far Away was first getting off the ground, Ward made a presentation at Lakewood High School about the fundraising needs of students, and Lakewood students delivered. Ward needed about $10,000, and Lakewood students and their families raised about $13,000 in just a week.

But beyond financial assistance, students at Lakewood have become volunteers and leaders with the organization.

“I was a senior at the time of the 2015 presentation, and was very intrigued and wanted to learn more about the organization,” said Siena Tornillo, a Lakewood graduate and Far Away’s regional manager of Fort Collins and northern Colorado. “I then went on to travel with them on their first cultural immersion trip during the summer of 2016, and after falling in love with the organization and the community in Uganda I traveled for a

Jayme Ward poses with students at the Global Leaders Primary School. second time during July 2017.”

Far Away started a tradition of taking Lakewood students to Uganda on an annual trip, giving them firsthand experience about the needs of rural students. This focus on cross-cultural relationships and partnerships with other organizations has led to Far Away growing in just a few short years.

“I was asked to become a part of the Far Away Friends team as the Denver Coordinator and have been working on hosting educational and fundraising events in Denver and on the University of Denver campus,” said Jessie Jennett, another Lakewood grad. “I am also the liaison for Lakewood High School and plan do collaborate with Lakewood to keep the sister school partnership alive.”

In 2016, Far Away Friends raised enough money to finalize construction and open Global Leaders in the Amolatar District, which teaches about 100 students from preschool to sixth grade, and helps students pass the primary learning exam. Success on the exam allows them to go on to further schooling.

Lakewood High School graduates with some of the teachers at the Global Leaders Primary School in Uganda. The high school has worked hard to support the efforts of Far Away Friends since its inception.

Other successes the organization has seen include the Brighter Futures campaign, which fully fundraised solar power for the school, and OperationTeach,that provided a fair salary for the teachers and staff at Global Leaders.

Currently, the organization is raising money for a dormitory on campus, since about half the students

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would benefit from housing. Right now, these students are boarding in classrooms.

“By supporting Far Away Friends, people are supporting the notion that education is for everyone,” Tornillo said. “Children, no matter their background should have an equal opportunity to receive a quality education.”

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G Line meeting shows a community with little patience left Best estimate for opening is ‘hoping for 2018’

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Michael Mutnan recalls when the original RTD G Line was announced in 2004 with plans to create a light rail system to connect Arvada, Wheat Ridge and Denver that would open in 2013.

That was before a man drove his car onto tracks in California in a suicide attempt and caused a derailment in 2005. A number of other nationwide accidents led to a 2008 federal mandate that requires more safety regulations for train lines.

Still, the G Line was slated to open in 2016. But a year later, the trains still are not running.

“I’m very frustrated with what seems to be the treatment that the A Line got,” said Mutnan, an Arvada resident who is eager to ride the commuter rail line. “They get all the waivers (to operate), they get this, they get that, and it seems as if we just got left out of the mix.”

The G Line is part of RTD’s 2004 voter-approved FasTracks plan to expand transit across the Denver metro region and is part of a larger project called the Eagle P3 project, which includes the East Corridor transit line to Denver International Airport, the A Line. The A Line, which opened in April of 2016, runs between DIA and Union Station.

The G Line is an 11.2-mile electric commuter rail transit line that will connect Denver Union Station to Wheat Ridge, passing through northwest Denver, Adams County and Arvada with eight stations: Denver Union Station, 41st/Fox, Pecos, Federal, Gold Strike, Olde Town Arvada, Arvada Ridge and Ward Road.

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“I’d rather they not give a date until we know,” Wheat Ridge City Manager Patrick Goff said in a phone interview this week. “That just tends to cause more angst.”

The timing gate technology, one of the new requirements instituted in 2008, is the root of the problem.

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Nate Curry, of RTD, gives an update at an open house held Oct. 25 at the Arvada Center. drivers trying to sneak through the gates. A different technology is used to control the crossing arms along RTD’s light rail lines, which are unaffected by the testing delays.

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ties Commission (PUC) unanimously voted against allowing RTD to resume full testing of the long-delayed G Line commuter rail line. The next day RTD received word that the Federal Railroad Administration would be granting a five-year waiver to allow the A and B commuter rail lines to continue running, while RTD continues to work on a plan to solve the ongoing crossing gate technology issues.

“It’s the first train line in history being built from the ground up with this technology,” said Nate Currey of RTD, who spoke during an open house held Oct. 25 in Arvada.

Currey said that human factors have caused some predicting issues with the software — such as not initially factoring in human variation in how fast people get on or off a train.

RTD is now drafting a response to the PUC for its denial of the plans to complete testing of the software, which the Federal Railroad Administration approved.

Goff said he hoped supporting testimony from the cities, including Wheat Ridge would help to change the PUC’s ruling.

Community meetings RTD held a series of community meetings in Westminster, Arvada and Wheat Ridge last week to discuss the status of its A, B and G commuter rail

lines.

Tensions ran high at the Oct. 25 open house, which drew a standing room-only crowd, with attendees consistently yelling their questions at the facilitator. Arvada residents say they are upset that the G Line is not open and there is no set date for the opening.

Among the attendees was Arvada Mayor Marc Williams, who also expressed frustration.

“It’s not happening as quick as any of us want,” Williams said, adding that Arvada City Council wrote a letter to the state PUC on its refusal to authorize testing. “I think we need to put as much pressure on the CPUC as we can right now. We need to put pressure on them to say, `enough is enough.’ ” Williams encouraged those at the meeting and all residents frustrated with the delay to write letters to Gov. John Hickenlooper, the PUC commissioners and the RTD board.

When asked about a best case opening date, Currey said he cannot give an exact date, but that RTD is hoping for 2018.

For now, the A Line, running between Union Station and DIA, and the B Line, running from Westminster to Union Station, will continue to operate, though extra safety flaggers will still be required at every road crossing.

Flaggers will continue to stand at crossings along the G Line as well.

Minimal testing will continue on the G Line until approval to move toward on full testing is granted.

The RTD G Line will run connect Arvada, Wheat Ridge and Denver.

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LPD, JCMH make for a winning combination Case workers assist officers, residents in need

BY CLARKE READER CREADER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

It seems like every day, there’s more to learn about the impact of mental illness and the lack of services available to those struggling.

“Even if you don’t have a major mental illness, having someone to talk to regularly who can focus on you and help you work through any problems you may be having in your life is useful,” said Courtney Gaston, mental health case manager with the Jefferson Center for Mental Health. “Additionally, for a person experiencing mental health symptoms, obtaining mental health services can help them better understand these symptoms and can help them develop ways of managing these successfully.”

And since, according to the Prison Policy Initiative, about 56 percent of state prisoners, 45 percent of federal prisoners, and 64 percent of jail inmates have a mental health problem, few people are more aware of this than police officers.

To that end, the city of Lakewood started a new partnership with the Jefferson center to embed two case managers in the department to assist officers and the people they encounter

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It’s nice having these kinds of experts available, with their abilities, and as a liaison,” said Mary Munger, a senior agent with the department.

“We’ve had extensive Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training, but these case workers are an important resource to have.”

The partnership between the city and center was inspired by a similar relationship the Jefferson Center has with the Jefferson County Sheriff ’s Office.

In 2014, the Jefferson County Sheriff ’s Department and the Jefferson Center for Mental Health developed the mental health co-responder model to address the significant increase of law enforcement incidents involving mentally ill individuals, explained Jenny Fulton, public information officer with the Sheriff ’s department.

In addition to serving as case managers and co-responders, the center’s two behavioral health clinicians provide training in de-escalation techniques to patrol deputies, she added.

Lakewood launched its partnership in March, with Gaston and another case worker joining the department for

Mary Munger, a senior agent with the Lakewood Police Department, is one of many officers who have benefit by having access to Jefferson Center for Mental Health’s case workers embedded in the department. CLARKE READER about 40 hours a week.

“Officers can send referrals to me by sending me case record numbers for citizens they believe may need additional assistance and follow up,” Gaston explained. “Agents can also call me to the scene to assist with someone who is showing signs of mental illness or call and request assistance over the phone.”

The case workers also go on ridealongs with officers to help them to calls in the community. They’re also living encyclopedias of the mental health resources available in the city, country, and beyond.

“The point is to really embed in the department and build a good relation-

ship,” said Emily Richardson, coordinator with the Jefferson Center. “It’s another tool in the tool belt for officers to use.”

It’s just as important for the case workers to be resources for people in the community as it is to the officers they work with.

“I enjoy seeing people’s reactions when they find out that police officers asked a social worker to follow up because that officer was concerned about the person’s well-being and wanted to do more to help,” Gaston said. “I’ve also really enjoyed working to help the individuals who are referred to me and empower them to find the resources they need but didn’t know existed.”

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Mental health in the spotlight at School of Mines

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Colorado School of Mines is an elite school — its students are high performers.

But that comes along with high expectations and high stress, said Karyn Burry, a senior studying chemical and biochemical engineering who is the president of Mines’ chapter of Alpha Phi Omega. For some, it could easily become too much to handle, she said, which could lead to mental illness and/or suicidal thoughts.

And because Mines students have always been high performers throughout their academic careers, they could view mental illness as a flaw, Burry said.

But it shouldn’t be.

“The topic is very understandable,” Burry said. “It’s a subject a lot of people have been affected by.”

So to help, Mines’ chapter of Alpha Phi Omega, a national coeducational service fraternity, for its National Service Week project, is putting on a series of events that focus on suicide prevention. The events are open to both students and the greater community.

“Hiding doesn’t help these issues,” Burry said. “But talking about it, and the stigma associated with it, can help.”

Alpha Phi Omega’s National Service Week takes place every year during the first week of November. A new

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The fraternity is also seeking suggestions for events and community partnerships for future suicide prevention work. Contact the fraternity at NSW@apo-mupi.org.

Students with the Colorado School of Mines’ chapter of Alpha Phi Omega work on planning its National Service Week events, which takes place Nov. 6-10. This year, the service fraternity’s events will focus on mental health and suicide prevention. COURTESY PHOTOS theme is chosen every two years, and all of the fraternity’s chapters nationwide put on a week of service events surrounding the two-year theme. The 2017 and 2018 theme is suicide prevention and awareness. This year, the fraternity will focus primarily on the campus community, and next year on the greater Golden community.

This year’s events take place Nov. 6-10, in various locations on the Mines campus.

Mines is fortunate that suicide is not currently a common occurrence

among its students, said Mines’ Dean of Students Derek Morgan. Although, he added, there has been a steady increase in the number of students facing anxiety and depression.

The school’s faculty and staff do a good job of getting assistance and support to students who are struggling or in crisis “once we are aware” of the issue, Morgan said. “However, I believe there are many students that struggle in silence, afraid to talk to anyone about the feelings they are experiencing.”

National Service Week Chair Peter Weddle, a mechanical engineering PhD student, hopes National Service Week can be a proactive approach to implementing suicide prevention and awareness more permanently on campus, he said.

“We can make a significant change to Mines culture,” Weddle said. “I think a lot of people care about this issue — this particular theme has resonated with the fraternity. It hits home when it relates to people we know.”

The students have done an incredible job collaborating with, and forming partnerships with, the entire campus community to put on these events, said Kathryn Whitfield, a co-advisory chair along with Korbie Perkins for Mines’ chapter of Alpha Phi Omega.

“They got really excited about the theme because they feel suicide prevention is an under-addressed issue on the Mines campus. They recognized the importance of the issue,” Whitfield said, “and they’re not shying away just because it’s a difficult topic.”

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Book smarts do not always translate into leadership savvy

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Michael Alcorn

’m going to do something a little bit risky with this column. No, no — I’m not using it to give relationship advice. I’m not that stupid.

No, I’m going to write about something that is about to happen, but which you will know the result of before you read this column.

But, first, I have to back up a little bit, and build my rationale.

I have mentioned before that I am a nerd of the second-highest

order. That means that I can actually explain to you the science behind the warp drive engine of the Star Trek universe, but I do not own a Star Trek uniform.

As such, I believe there is incredible wisdom in the world of Star Trek. One of those nuggets is the interesting relationship the first two captains of the milieu had with members of their senior staffs. In particular, the characters of Mr. Spock and of Mr. Data. Spock was (for the

uninitiated) a member of the Vulcan race, which, above all else, valued logic and dispassionate analysis.

Data was an android, devoid of emotion, but an exceptionally sophisticated computer. Both of them were, in terms of pure intellect, far superior to the men who were their commanders, but neither of them were promoted to the rank of captain until much later.

See, the smartest guy in the

room isn’t always the one you want leading. You definitely want him around, but there are other skill sets involved in leadership.

I think you make the smartest guy your science officer, possibly your second-in-command, but that guy is going to need a lot of experience to add to his algorithms before he’s ready for command.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR What are we doing in Niger?

As the ‘Passing of the figurative HotPotato’ re responsibility for the the deaths of the four mercenary American soldiers in ‘wretched’ Niger accelerates, should we not ask as to what threats they were addressing?

Might dirt-poor Niger have a secret nuclear weapons program than needed to be squelched?

Or did it have imagined chemical weapons?

Or did it have batteries of ICBM’s, hidden beneath the Sahara’s sands, purported-

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ly threatening the very existence of the US? Or is this sordid episode but the latest example of ‘the Military Industrial Complex’ (of which President Eisenhower sternly warned us) gone wild; the military for growth and glory; and the Industrialists (aka merchants of death) for more obscene profits?

Isn’t it time to ‘throttle the beast’ by drastically cutting military spending (which fuels these travesties), rather than mindlessly expanding it?

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hank you in advance for reading this column. I sure do e appreciate all of the emails feedback, what an awesome o community we have. I hope you will join me for the next t few weeks as this is the first of a three-part series: Love, u N Happiness, and Success. And today we begin with love. l “Duty makes us do things well, but love makes us do them beautifully” — Zig Ziglar WINNING This is one of my favorite quotes by Zig. Many times when we think about love, oftenWORDS times we can get caught up in only thinking about love in the romantic sense, and as a hopeless romantic myself, I totally get that. But there are so many other ways in which love has played such an integral part of our past, and where love is so very relevant to our present and our future. Love yesterday, love today and love tomorrow, so very powerful.

I am certain that if we think back to different times in our lives, we can very clearly see where Michael Norton love played a critical role in our own growth and development, our feelings, the encouragement of others and in the way we have done things in our own life. I am certain we can look back on the many people in our lives who showed us love, and we remember them with great fondness and appreciation. They were not “in love” with us, but they loved us, loved on us and took great care of us physically, mentally and emotionally. They have loved us enough to lead us spiritually too.

But what about the people we were “in-love” with? Are we still in love with them? Can we remember what being in love felt like and why we fell in love? If we still possess those feelings, that is awesome. Sometimes however, we forget too quickly or slowly, over time we can become complacent when it comes to those “in love” feelings.

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ALCORN FROM PAGE 10

Which is why I believe after Monday night’s football game between the Denver Broncos and the Kansas City Chiefs, the Broncos will be starting their search for next year’s starting quarterback. Again.

I came to this conclusion after watching the last couple games, and I don’t expect anything to change this week.

Literally everybody around the Broncos organization says that Trevor Siemian is a very smart young man with a great

NORTON FROM PAGE 10

Maybe we don’t see it or feel it coming from the other person, or maybe we have stopped showing the same amount of “in love” feelings ourselves.

What was it that we did yesterday and why and when did we slow down or stop? What has been the impact on our relationships? Whatever it is, let’s look now through new loving and re-energized eyes and hearts.

The good news is that today, right now in the present, we can offer love to others. We can help others, love on others, bless others, hug others, listen to others and show our love and appreciation today and every day. Whatever we used to do, we should start doing again.

Not just for the people we love in our lives, but also for the people we are “in

demeanor and good physical tools, including incredible toughness. And, yet, the Broncos under his leadership have one of the worst offenses in the League.

Yes, the Broncos have one of the worst offensive lines in the League (good thing he’s tough!), and they haven’t been able to muster a very good game plan for a few weeks now. But, what I believe I saw in the last two games was a unit that has a leadership deficit—it feels like a team that doesn’t have somebody pulling them together, using their best skills, and making them better than they appear to be on paper.

In other words, they have a science officer in command: everything is by

the book, the analysis is thorough, but the speed at which things have to happen is too quick for the speed at which command makes decisions, and nobody around him performs better than they’re expected to.

Which pains me to admit. Nobody likes the smartest guy in the room more than I do, and I really was hoping Siemian would be the answer this year.

But I’m becoming increasingly skeptical that that’s going to happen.

More importantly, though, it strikes me as an important lesson for every organization: success happens when people are put in positions that best fit their skill sets. Yes, people can grow, and

I expect Trevor Siemian will have a long career if he survives this season. But he will have to be surrounded by an experienced, strong-willed team that doesn’t need him to show them the way.

If you’re wondering about your organization, feeling like it’s not getting the results you think it should, look around and ask yourself if you have everybody in the right places. Maybe your team could use a little “skill-set-allocation” tweaking.

Michael Alcorn is a teacher and writer who lives in Arvada with his wife and three children. His novels are available at MichaelJAlcorn.com

love” with in our lives. Today we can look at the people whom we love and who love us, and we can look at that person whom we are “in love” with through the same eyes that we did and with the same heart we had yesterday.

Today is a day that can and should be filled with love. Today and every day.

The better news is that tomorrow brings with it even more opportunities to love on our family and friends in new and creative ways. All of our tomorrows in life provide us with opportunities to grow deeper “in love” regardless of the brevity or length of our relationships. It is so wonderful to see new love and the energy and bright eyes of hope and wonder as couples look to the future. And it is maybe even more incredible to watch love, true love, in people who have been together for decades. The spark is still there, the eyes express deep love, hands are held, affection is shown, car doors are

opened, flowers are given, and love abounds as they remember the love of yesterday, the power of love in the present, and the hope of love in all of the tomorrows that are yet to come.

So how about you? When you think about all of the love in your life — past, present and future — and when you think about the feeling of being “in love,” does it give you a swoop in your heart and butterflies in your stomach?

I hope so, and I would love to hear all about your love stories at gotonorton@ gmail.com. Remember this, and please apply all of those things that love inspired yesterday, today and tomorrow.

Because when we do, it really will be a better than good week.

Michael Norton is a resident of Castle Rock, the former president of the Zig Ziglar Corporation, a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach.

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She was married to her first husband, William C. “Curt” Oyler, in January, 1972 at City Hall in Golden.

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She was married to her second husband, George S. Ortiz, in August, 1996, in Commerce City. They had no children together, but Rose always tried to be like a mother to Ryan, George’s son from a previous relationship, and never referred to him as her “step-son”, but as her “son”. And, congruently, Ryan referred to Rose as “mom”.

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She was “over the moon” when it was announced that she would be a grandma. Her granddaughter, Mya, was born in 2003 to her son Josh and his wife Joannie. However, when her son Josh tragically died in 2006, no more grandkids were to be born, since her other two sons never married.

The death of her son hit her very hard, and her health deteriorated rapidly afterwards. She acquired COPD several years later, and spent the rest of her days on oxygen. However, her strength and her love for her family allowed her to defy all of her doctors’ expectations, causing many in her

hospice team to refer to her as “the defy-er”.

She was known by her family members as Rosalyn or “Roz” or “aunt Rozzy”, but was known by almost everyone else as “Rose” or “aunt Rose”. However, her favorite things to be called were, “mom”, “grandma”, “nana”, or “nina”.

She had tried various lines of work, from waitress to florist to bus driver to mailman, but had her greatest “career” success as a car salesman at Jerry Roth Isuzu in Lakewood. However, she loved being a mother most of all, and her greatest joys revolved around that endeavor. She would volunteer as a room mother in her kids’ school, as a den leader in their scouts, as a team manager for their hockey & soccer teams, whatever she could do to be deeply involved in the lives of her children. And in doing so, she in many ways became like a “second mother” to many of their friends as well.

She had a passion for fishing, gardening, and the outdoors.

Rose/Roz is preceeded in death by her father Ed, her mother Laura, her brother Jimmy, her brother Larry, her sister Janie, her son Josh, her first husband Curt, her second husband George, and various other family members & friends. She is survived by her sister Ruby, her sister Sharon, her son Noah, her son Ryan, her granddaughter Mya, and various other family members & friends.

Funeral arrangements will be on Friday, October 27. Details to be announced.

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rom the Navy Seals, to cutting edge organizations, to the kid next door. Everyone is beginning to realize the power of positivity and how to harness it for their own use. The good news — it’s available Glenn Bott to everyone. With continued practice your positivity attitude will grow to encompass your personal and professional life.

Our thoughts control our lives. Our internal dialogue is the single most powerful source of our moods, quality of life, relationships, health and wealth. Recent studies show the average person has between 50,000-70,000 thoughts per day. These same studies show that between 80-98 percent of

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Charity: another form of sharing and love

ove is not patronizing and charity isn’t about pity. It is about love. Charity and love are the same—with charity you give love, so don’t just give money but reach out your hand instead.”---- Mother LIFELONG Theresa LEARNING About age three children start real- Esther Macalady izing that others have feelings, ideas, and emotions.

Families can help children develop a sense of empathy, kindness, and caring for others. It’s a good time to start talking about what charity is and how the family shares time and treasure.

Giving Treasure Philanthropic children can combine their little bit of money with adults’ funds. Many chari-

table groups list small items for children to sponsor. They can help purchase a brick for a new park or playground, part of a meal at the homeless shelter, or food for a rescue pet. It is even more effective if children can help deliver the gift to the people who will use it.

Psychologists point out it is important for children to learn that money can be used to accomplish something good rather than buying more goods or entertainment for oneself.

When families have a plan for charity, children learn the importance of giving and the responsibility of being a part of a larger world.

They are more likely to join service clubs as teens and adults.

The concept of giving to others, a prosocial behavior, is an important “protective factor,” something that

kind of inoculates children while growing up and helps keep them out of trouble, according to research by Communities That Care.

Giving a Hand Children may not be tall enough to pass out food, but they can donate their time to pass out napkins, smiles, or help clean up at a meal for elderly people who might be alone on Thanksgiving or any other day.

Charity also begins at home. They can start learning to give time to others by giving to their own family and relatives.

Would a young child like to be held and read to for a while? Does Grandma need some help, perhaps raking leaves, visiting, talking on FaceTime or Skype, or playing cards? Older children can go to their

grandparents’ house and offer to wash a few windows, dust, or clean out the refrigerator together.

Psychologists point out that often children become too insular when they play video and phone games that create their own world and characters. Instead, they suggest getting children out into the real world helping real people. The act of helping others stimulates the part of their brain that thrives on feeling good and being happy. Children learn to like helping others.

It’s like eating chocolate. Caring about other people are lessons families have the power to teach their children.

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Kids these days with all this literature

Tattered Cover event celebrates young adult authors, readers

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Young adult fiction is one of the most diverse and vibrant areas of fiction, with stories, characters and perspectives that run the gamut from the fantastic and dystopian to the painfully realistic and political.

And as an author of young adult fiction, Len Vlahos, co-owner and CEO of the Tattered Cover Book Store, understands its power to connect with teens.

That’s why he wanted to create an event where some of the best young adult authors could meet the readers they inspired.

“One of the most gratifying things you can do as an author is meet a reader who was impacted by your work,” he said. “That’s what makes it all worth it.”

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IF YOU GO WHAT: Colorado Teen Book Con WHEN and WHERE: Adults only: 7 p.m. Nov. 3 at Tattered Cover, 2526 E. Colfax Ave., Denver Teens only: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Littleton High School, 199 East Littleton Blvd.

COST: Adults only, $20; Teens only is free, but attendees must register INFORMAITON: www. tatteredcover.com/2017colorado-teen-book-con second annual Colorado Teen Book Con, which was based on a similar event that Vlahos visited himself in Houston, will be held on Nov. 3 and 4.

More than 20 authors will be in attendance The event on Nov. 3 is a young adult author happy hour, where

Len Vlahos, left, emcee of the Teen Book Con, is also a young adult author and co-owner and CEO of the Tattered Cover. Right, Author Jessica Brody is one of the more than 20 young adult authors making an appearance at Teen Book Con on Nov. 3-4. “I’ve always said, ‘A writer without a reader is just a crazy person with a pen,’” she said. “Readers make us feel a little less crazy.” COURTESY PHOTOS adults will have the chance to meet and mingle with the authors at the Tattered Cover on Colfax Avenue. It begins at 7 p.m., and is for adults only.

On Nov. 4, the actual convention takes place at Littleton High School, 199 E. Littleton Blvd., from 8:30 to 5 p.m., and is only open to people ages 13 through 20.

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the opportunity to participate in panels with authors, get books signed, sample food trucks and more.

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n any day of the week, you can find a unique cultural event happening in Denver and its surrounding cities.

But for one week a year, cultural organizations all over put their best foot forward during Denver Arts Week.

“The whole concept is to highlight the amazing arts and culture scene in the metro area,” said Ashley Taufen, communications manager with Visit COMING the tourism ATTRACTIONS Denver, organization for Denver. “Not only is the week an opportunity to spotlight the various arts districts, but it’s a chance to spotlight smaller galleries.”

The 11th annual Denver Arts Week begins on Nov. 3 and Clarke Reader runs through Nov. 11. It features everything from free and low-cost events, to special exhibits and tours. The week kicks off with first Friday arts walks on Nov. 3 at art districts that include Belmar, the Golden Triangle, Tennyson Street and 40 West Arts.

“One of our most unique events is on Saturday, Nov. 4, when Denver’s museums are open late and are free,” Taufen said.

Participating museums are open from 5 to 10 p.m. Facilities like the Black American West Museum, Denver Botanic Gardens, Golden History Center, and Denver Museum of Nature and Science are all offering nights at the museum. “We even have a shuttle to take people to different spots that night, so visitors can see as many museums as possible.”

Denver Arts Week is not the only a way to create a sense of community in the arts community, but it also highlights the fact that Denver is home to internationally recognized scenes, galleries and exhibitions.

“Residents don’t really get to act like tourists in their home town all that often,” Taufen explained. “A lot of people don’t expect the quality they find here, and it’s not just one style of art. We have something for everybody.”

For more information and event listings, visit www.denver.org/denverarts-week.

Here are three recommended Denver Arts Week events to check out: SEE READER, P15

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7November 2, 2017

19th-century Paris saw brave women artists Impressionism bloomed in time and place dominated by men

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

“You had to go there!” said Suzanne Ramljak of the American Federation of Arts, which organized the show, “Her Paris: Women Artists in the Age of Impressionism,” now open through Jan. 14 at the Denver Art Museum.

Impressionism was centered in Paris and peaked in the 1870s and 1880s. “Hardly any women were able to go. This is the first survey of women working in France at the time,” Ramljak said at a press preview on Oct. 19.

Women artists had to have support from a father or husband — or inherited money. And even then, it was difficult to travel and paint alone — one couldn’t enter a cafe to paint for example, unless accompanied by a man. One had to dress carefully and demurely.

And admission to Ecole des Beaux Artes, the place to train, was closed to women, said exhibit curator, Laurence Madeline, who is chief curator for the French National Museums. “These artists had a passion to overcome obstacles,” she said. (Academie Julien did open to women and taught many of them.)

Madeline has worked nine or ten years on this show, she said — pulling many works from museum storage, “from storage to light,” as well as from gallery walls. “There is much to still achieve,” she added as she speculated on next steps, “Much to do in order that women can achieve what women are and able to do.”

“You’ve got a baby — spread its wings and fly,” said Angelica Daneo, the local exhibition curator and Denver Art Museum’s curator of painting and sculpture, who installed the exhibit, including more than 80 paintings by 37 professional woman artists from Europe and America.

They migrated to Paris to further their careers, overcoming genderbased limitations. “These were not women who painted as a pastime, not makers of ceramics and decorative arts, fans, etc.,” Daneo added. “They had a compelling story to say.” She quoted an early diarist: “To a woman who knows her own mind, men can be only a minor consideration.”

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Denver Film Festival WHEN: Nov. 1-12 WHERE: Theaters around the Denver area. Go to www.denverfilmfestival.denverfilm.org for specific screenings.

COST: Varies WHAT: More than 55,000 tickets are sold to more than 250 films, making this annual festival one of the city’s biggest cultural events. Some films

“In the Studio” 1881, by Marie Bashkirsteff (Ukranian 1858-1884) Oil on Canvas 60 5/8’x73 ¼’. Dnipropetrovsk State Art Museum. WWW.BRIDGEMANIMAGES.COM Longtime museum docent Jacqui Kitzelman, of Littleton, has been among those training to conduct tours of this exhibition. They have heard about it from Angelica Daneo and from an expert interpretive specialist on the museum staff and were scheduled for a walk-through on Oct. 20. “Each of us figures out how to tour visitors from age 5 to 105, kindergarten to early Alzheimer’s …” she says.

It’s really rewarding for a woman who has spent her career in arts management. And “as long as I can walk out of here with a smile on my face, I’ll continue,” she says.

There have been mandatory reading assignments (tricky to find, since the docent’s library was moved) and access to the website, labels, pictures and wall text. When we spoke with Kitzelman some time ago, there were 70 docents and their number has increased to almost 200. “We just trained 50 new ones,” she said — needed as museum attendance grows steadily. This exhibit should attract real crowds.

Madeline added a historic note: “Napoleon allowed more freedom for women just before this period — women could earn their own way.”

Included in the exhibit: American Mary Cassatt, French women Berthe Morisot and Rosa Bonheur, Dane Anna

showing at the festival that you’ll be hearing about through awards season include “Lady Bird,” featuring Saoirse Ronan, Aaron Sorkin’s directorial debut, “Molly’s Game,” and Frances McDormand’s acting master class, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.”

40 West Arts Youth Autism opening reception WHEN: 5 to 8 p.m., Nov. 3 WHERE: 40 West Arts gallery, 1560 Teller St., Lakewood COST: Free WHAT: The Lakewood arts district

IF YOU GO The Denver Art Museum is now open seven days a week. “Her Paris,” in the Anschutz Gallery through Jan. 14, is a ticketed exhibit.

See DenverArtMuseum.org.

Archer and German Paula Modrersohn-Becker.

Many paintings included stories of the artists’ lives and friends: painting together, seated with an instructor in a sunny park, enjoying tea, interiors, modern landscapes, strolling, with children — and there are a number of portraits of woman artists by other woman artists (looking businesslike, versus in the pretty white dress). They asserted their roles in the art world.

Women couldn’t attend the Ecole des Beaux Artes until quite late in the period when Paris was the art mecca and by then, it wasn’t nearly as good, nor so much in demand, Madeline said.

Famous artists such as Monet left.

“We are just with very good artists,” Madeline concluded, again emphasizing the quality of painting. Allow time to look at details when you visit.

The exhibit will next move to the Speed Art Museum in Louisville, Kentucky, and the Clark Art Museum in Williamstown, Massachusetts.

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The group works to make the book store more teen-friendly, and arranges events like Harry Potter Parties.

“Classic literature is expected to be read on its own, with little regard to author intent since we can’t contact them and ask them why they wrote what they did, but hearing an author speak about their book is a unique opportunity that is absolutely invaluable.”

The keynote speakers at the event will be Maggie Stiefvater and David Leviathan, authors of “The Raven Cycle” and “Will Grayson,” respectively.

Another top author who will be on hand is Jessica Brody, was has been writing professionally since 2006.

“I love starting stories. Diving into new worlds with new characters who have a whole new set of problems to fix. That’s just the best,” she said. “Writing is just the way I communicate. I can’t express myself as well in spoken words.”

Often, the young adult genre doesn’t receive the respect other genres do, but Vlahos said its an important step in growing the next generation of readers and writers.

“By celebrating young adult authors and the people who read them, we ensure a future for Tattered Cover and places like it by demonstrating the value of the experiences they inspire,” Berry added.

The best part, for authors, organizers and attendees is the sense of community that cons like this help foster.

“When I write ‘the end’ of a book, I always remind myself that it’s not really finished. It’s only half finished. The book isn’t complete until someone reads it and adds their own experiences and interpretations to the text,” Brody said. “It’s pretty cool when you get to meet the people who are in charge of the other half of that process. It’s sort of like meeting a lifelong pen pal for the first time. As excited as you are to meet some of your favorite authors, trust me, the authors are just as excited to meet you.”

is partnering with autistic youths for an exhibit that highlights the range and skill of these artists. Many children with autism use art as a creative way to express their emotions and experience. The exhibit will feature a variety of mediums, and there will also be beer, wine and light snacks.

INFORMATION: www.40westarts. org

WHAT: Michigan musician Kenny Lee Young has been in the Denver area for a while now, and will be performing in Southwest Plaza’s Food District.

Young brings a mix of soul and folk to the stage, and he is certainly worth seeing live.

INFORMATION: www.southwestplaza.com/en/events/first-friday-livemusic--10698.html

First Friday live music WHEN: 6 to 8 p.m., Nov. 3 WHERE: Southwest Plaza, 8501 W. Bowles Ave., south Jefferson County COST: Free

Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. A community editor with Colorado Community Media, he can be reached creader@ coloradocommunitymedia.com.

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A novel approach to writing November is National Novel Writing Month, bringing sense of community, discipline

Anythink Library’s Teen Librarian Jonah Vallez said he might be the most excited staff member about the library’s offerings in November for National Novel Writing Month: “I tend to think this will be fantastic,” he said. COURTESY PHOTO

BY KIM HIGHTOWER SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

A frustrated writer with a book in mind, Sherry Duff kept getting into lulls on her progress.

“I was inspired at first. Then you get this lull because real life happened,” Duff said. “In the lull, I let everything else get in the way of my writing.”

Then, in November 2015, she heard about NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month, and decided to participate.

Today, the Parker resident is a published author, the writer of “Rule #9,” a story about blended families. She’s also the vice president of the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers group.

Writing needs to be given an important place in your daily life, she said.

“You have to decide how important to make it,” Duff said. “If I really want to be a writer, I have to make it important. It takes 30 days to make a habit and you’ve got 30 days of creating a habit of ‘I’m going to write every day.’

I’ve got the whole month of November to help me form a good habit.”

NaNoWriMo, as it’s been nicknamed, is a worldwide approach to creative writing. As the official nanowrimo.org website states, participants work toward the goal of writing a 50,000-word novel during the month of November.

According to the website, NaNoWriMo provides the structure, community and encouragement to help people find their voices, achieve creative goals and

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NANOWRIMO WRITE-INS

build new worlds — on and off the page.

“I did it to get my butt in the seat and as a bonding thing with my niece because it was something she could participate in,” said Duff.

The movement started in 1999 and National Novel Writing Month became a full-fledged nonprofit in 2005.

Per the website, the goal is to write a novel and track your progress, getting pep talks and support and meeting fellow writers online and in person. Worldwide word counts are tracked on the nanowrimo.org website.

Last year, 384,126 participants, including 71,229 students and educators, participated. Of these, more than 34,000 met the goal of writing 50,000 words. This year, NaNoWriMo expects over 400,000 participants. As a nationwide event, many local groups are participating by creating their own events to inspire local writers of all ages.

Anythink Libraries has planned a variety of NaNoWriMo events at their Brighton location.

Jonah Vallez, teen librarian

for Brighton’s Anythink, said library staff saw the need among their patrons.

“We could hear people saying they were working on books and screenplays,” Vallez said. “We recognized we have writers in the community who need our services. It’s more of a community thing than just a simple writing program. It really got us excited for what an opportunity this could be.”

The library has devoted eight sessions in November to novel writing tips.

“We’ve adapted two of our nights (each week) to NaNoWriMo-dedicated nights,” Vallez said. “We’re very excited. I’m the more excitable one because I tend to think this will be fantastic. We are encouraging our staff to participate and write, as well.”

The support makes the act of writing less daunting, Vallez said.

“It’s important because I feel like there are opportunities for the writers in Brighton to have a platform in the community,” Vallez said. “One thing that’s a huge component is it’s a demystification of writing a book.

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Author Sherry Duff said that National Novel Writing Month is a great opportunity to jump-start writing efforts.

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There’s a process to it and anyone can do it. Giving everyone that opportunity feels really good and it’s important it all of us.”

The library looked for the best tips for stuck writers and built their seminars around them.

“We brainstormed the essentials to get a book done and then created a list of what would be fun to take you to the next steps on your book or story idea,” Vallez said.

Duff said the daily effort to keep up was her best motivator.

“For me, it’s that word count goal,” Duff said. “It’s that goal that is a deadline. If I have a deadline, I move. The hard part about writing is that if it’s not about work, it’s not important.”

No matter what, just writing is what matters.

“Just do it. Put your butt in the seat and write,” Duff said.

“Put your fingers on the keyboard and write. Just write.

Don’t be hard on yourself. Just write. It’s a first draft book.

You’ve got to start somewhere.

Write from your heart. Surround yourself with writers.

NaNo is a great place to start if you haven’t written yet.”

For National Novel Writing Month write-ins, participants are invited to bring their notebooks and computers and work on their novels together at libraries, bookstores, coffee shops and restaurants.

Nov. 2 5:30 p.m. College Hill Library, 3705 W. 112th Ave., Westminster 6 p.m. Panera Bread, 11290 Twenty Mile Road, Parker Nov. 3 8 p.m. Perkins Restaurant, 1995 S. Colorado Blvd., Denver Nov. 4 10 a.m. Hello Coffee, 13701 Jewell Ave., Lakewood Nov. 5 2 p.m. Starbucks, 9700 S. Parker Road, Parker 4 p.m. Enchanted Grounds, 3615 W. Bowles Ave., Littleton Nov. 7 4 p.m. Irving Street Library branch, 7392 Irving St., Westminster Nov. 8 12:30 p.m. Columbine Library, 7706 W. Bowles Ave., Littleton 6:30 p.m. Nighthawk Brewery, 2780 Industrial Lane, Broomfield NaNoWriMo events continue through November around the Denver metro area. For more information, go to https://nanowrimo. org/regions/usa-colorado-denver on the internet.

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7November 2, 2017

Historic school now open as eco-friendly apartments in Wheat Ridge

BY KEVIN M. SMITH SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

More than a century ago, a custodian — paid at a rate of $13 per month — chopped wood so students at a one-room schoolhouse on 44th Street in Wheat Ridge could stay warm.

This week, the first resident moved into a former school on the property and utilized solar power for centralized heating and cooling.

Ten months after announcing a private-public partnership to renovate the dilapidated Fruitdale School, officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Oand open house.

“We’re celebrating 134 years of Fruitdale history today,” Jim Hartman, the developer, said at the ceremony Thursday, Oct. 19.

The Fruitdale Lofts is the rebirth of a graffiti-riddled, blighted former school and historic structure to 16 apartment units with low-waterusage and edible landscaping, solar power and deed-restricted rent prices to revitalize the historically relevant structure.

“It represents the seamless integration of not only preservation and adaptive reuse of a very important historical building — this is one of only four national register buildings in the city of Wheat Ridge — it also represents the integration of sustainable practice,” said Hartman, owner and manager of Boulder-based Hartman Ely Investments LLC. The land for the school was donated in 1883, where a one-room cabin was built for students in an agriculture-rich area. In 1901, a new school building was erected and named Fruitdale No. 32 — a name that is still written in stone above the door.

That building burned to the ground in 1926. The current structure was designed by famed architect Temple H. Buell, whose other works can be seen in the Cherry Creek mall and the Paramount Theatre in Denver.

Apartments include a nod to the building’s roots with a chalkboard — refurbished from at least 1977 — near the front entrance of each unit welcoming new tenants.

Some apartments include basketball backboards to note that space was originally part of the gymnasium.

Apartments include a two-bedroom, one-bathroom on the first floor with a view of the main fruit orchard on the property. The floor plan notes that the bedrooms were the kitchen store rooms. The 790-square-foot unit rents for $1,255.

Another unit overlooks the rose garden, and includes an added spiral staircase as the upstairs bedroom was originally an attic storage space.

The 690-square-foot apartment rents for $1,525.

Landscaping is another key feature of the property. Rocks and mulch break up tall grass and hedges, but much of landscaping is dedicated to something else.

“You can eat the landscaping here,” Hartman told the crowd at the ceremony, referencing the apple, peach and cherry orchards along

A reclaimed chalkboard welcomes new tenants to Fruitdale Lofts, a project that converted an abandonded school to apartments in Wheat Ridge.

KEVIN M. SMITH with blackberry bushes that fill the space.

The ceremony included several speakers representing just a few of the partnerships included in the project. The project was funded in part by solar power production credits from Xcel Energy, a grant from the Regional Air Quality Council for electric vehicle charging stations and A History Colorado with a state historical fund grant for exterior restoration work.

Five of the apartments have deedrestricted rent prices to keep them affordable to meet the requirements of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Those units range from $895 to $1,450 on varying square footage of two- and three-bedroom units.

“This is a building literally for the community and we’re very happy to be part of that,” Hartman said, adding that HUD had provided some early funding in the initial phases of construction to help make the project more affordable.

City officials attended the ceremony and lauded the project. Mayor Joyce Jay said she was in awe of the project and called it a catalyst for improvement in the area.

“It’s an investment in our community in its historical presence, which does that thing that we’re trying to create: A small-town feeling,” Jay said. “Yes, we’re near a big metropolis; yes, we’re growing aggressively; but you want to hold onto who you were and who you are, and this is part of it.”

Janice Thompson, who attended the school as a first grader in 1955, also spoke.

“For almost 40 years this building has remained in limbo,” Thompson said.

She noted the vandalism and neglect the building endured as the school board debated demolition,

Officials touted sustainability with the Fruitdale School Loft apartments.

Solar panels power the building and fruit orchards are found throughout the property. PHOTOS BY KEVIN M. SMITH

but former students and interested community members kept pressing for preservation to find something useful for the building.

“So 100 years from today you will all be invited to another celebration of the Fruitdale Lofts: A home to

many that evolved from a one-room school building with a pot-belly stove to a building heated by a coal stove furnace to housing that is now heated by solar power,” Thompson said. “An exciting future that we have to look forward to.”

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CLUBS Ongoing Activities Mondays Arvada Chorale, an auditioned community chorus, rehearses Monday evenings from September to June at Arvada United Methodist Church, 6750 Carr St., Arvada.

The chorale performs three concerts a year plus many community events. For audition information, call 720-432-9341, or email info@arvadachorale.org.

Divorce Workshop A workshop that covers the legal, financial and social issues of divorce is presented the third Monday of each month at the Sheridan Library, 3425 W. Oxford Ave., Denver. Check in from 5:155:30 p.m.; workshop runs from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Register online at www.divorceworkshopdenver.com. Advance registration costs $35; at the door, cost goes to $40 (cash/ checks only). Attendees will get help taking the next step by getting unbiased information and resources. Learn the options available and next steps to take positive action steps. Discover community resources, and talk with other women experiencing similar life changes. Volunteer presenters include an attorney, mediator, therapist and wealth manager. Discussion items include co-parenting, child support, family coping, tax consequences, property division, hostile spouses and more. For information, contact 303-210-2607 or info@divorceworkshopdenver.com.

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

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

Golden Chapter, Order of DeMolay meets at 7 p.m. every first and third Wednesday in the town of Golden. Walt Disney, Mel Blanc & Walter Cronkite are counted amongst its Alumni. DeMolay is an organization for young men between the ages of 12 and 21 that offers character building, leadership training, and life skill development. We offer many activities, academic opportunities and scholarships. Please contact the chapter for more information.

Email demolaygolden@gmail.com or www. coloradodemolay.org and visit Golden’s page under the Chapter tab by clicking on the Golden photo.

Golden Nar-Anon family group meets from 7:30-9 p.m. Mondays at Calvary Episcopal Church, 1320 Arapahoe St. We ask that people enter on the east side of the church and follow the signs to the upstairs meeting room. Call the Nar-Anon Family Groups World Service Organization at 800-4776291 or go to Nar-Anon.org.

Jefferson County Republican Men’s Club meets from 7-9 a.m. Mondays at Davies’ Chuck Wagon Diner, 10151 W. 26th Ave., Lakewood. Meeting fee is $5 (cash preferred).

Order from diner menu (pay on you own).

Call Fred Holden at 303-421-7619 for information. Republicans, especially students, youth and women, welcome to join.

Job’s Daughters, Golden Chapter Bored?

Lonely? Make life-long friends. Join a group of young ladies from ages 10-20 learn leadership and organizational skills in meetings with support from friends. Meetings are the second and fourth Monday of the month in Golden. Meet periodically to do fun activities. Rewards of membership include life skills, community work and significant scholarships for college. Interested, call Job’s Daughters at 303-204-1572 to join us for an activity.

Mesas de conversación en inglés/English Conversation Tables: 6-7 p.m. Mondays at the Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Confidence, cultural understanding and comfort are key to truly becoming fluent in a foreign language. Come to the library to practice speaking English in a safe environment with a trained leader. Suitable for high beginners, intermediate and advanced English learners. Call 303-235-JCPL (5275) or visit www.jeffcolibrary.org.

Open mic Living Water Unity Spiritual Community presents open mic night - celebrate your teen self from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Mondays at 7401 W. 59th Ave., Arvada. This program gives teens the opportunity to express their performing art including voice and instrument, acting, poetry, stand-up comedy, mime, etc. Open to all students in sixth to 12th grades. Email bellbottoms809@ gmail.com.

Square Dancing Want some fun exercise?

Learn to square dance. Start at 7 p.m. any Monday at the Wheat Ridge Grange, 3850 High Court. Call 303-973-9529.

Wheat Ridge Rotary Club meets from noon to 1:30 p.m. Mondays for lunch at the Wheat Ridge Recreation Center, 4005 Kipling St. Come as our guest and learn about our service projects for the community.

Tuesdays Applewood Kiwanis Club meets from 7-8 a.m. Tuesdays at the Applewood Golf Course, 14001 W. 32nd Ave., Golden. You are invited to attend a meeting. Our goals are to serve children worldwide and in our community. We ring the bell for Salvation Army, deliver Christmas baskets to needy families and, assist the Jeffco Action Center with school supplies for children from low-income families. These are just three of our many projects. For more information, contact Fred McGehan at 303-947-1565.

Arvada Fine Arts Guild: 2-4 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at Indian Tree Golf Club, 7555 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, in the restaurant/clubhouse. Meetings are free and open to the public. Go to http:// arvadafineartsguild.com/ Arvada Sunrise Rotary Club meets from 7-8 a.m. Tuesdays at The Arvada Centre For The Arts and Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. for a breakfast meeting. Come join us as our guest and learn about our community service projects and what Rotary does in the world to help people.

Denver Apple Pi, an Apple/Mac computer user group, meets from 7-9 p.m. the third Tuesday each month at the Applewood Community Church (downstairs), 12930 W. 32nd Ave., Golden. Program varies each

month. We welcome those interested in learning more about their Apple or Mac computer. Visitors are welcome to see if you like our more mature group. More information may be found at denverapplepi.com.

Golden Optimist Club: 7 a.m. Tuesdays at Windy Saddle Café, 1110 Washington Ave., downtown Golden. The primary activity of the Golden Optimist Club is our bicycle recycle program. We fix donated bicycles and offer them for donations at reasonable prices -- $20 for an adult bicycle and $10 for a child’s bicycle. Helmets given free with every bicycle sold, and locks also available for sale. For someone who cannot afford these low prices, we will give away the bicycle, helmet and lock.

Golden Rotary meets from 7:15-8:30 a.m.

Tuesdays at Rolling Hills Country Club, 15707 W. 26 Ave., Golden. This active organization reaches neighbors in need. We build, support, and organize. We save lives locally and globally. For additional information visit www.rotayclubofgolden.org or contact Pat Madison at 303-279-1021.

Lakewood Chapter of Retired and Active Federal Employees meets at 1 p.m. the second Tuesday of most months at the Episcopal Church, 10th and Garrison. Call Greg Kann at 303-718-7307 with questions.

Lake Arbor Optimist Club Bringing Out the Best in Kids meets at 7 a.m. Tuesdays at Indian Tree Golf Course, 7555 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Breakfast served. Contact Terri Kearney, president, 303-506-6692; or Debbie Espinoza, treasurer, 720-937-2550.

New members welcome.

Northside Coin Club is a group of collectors that meets monthly to promote the hobby of numismatics among its members and the public. The club meets at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month at 12205 Perry St., at the Friendship Hall in the Cimarron Village in Broomfield. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Find more information about our club at www.northsidecoinclub.org/ or look for us on Facebook.

Master Networks of Belmar Entrepreneurs and professionals interested in growing their business and personal connections, this is the group for you. We use a national platform that includes an educational component along with traditional networking aspects. Group is oriented toward entrepreneurs and professionals. The group meets from 10-11 a.m. Tuesdays at DeMarras Bourbon Bar & Eatery, 11100 W. Alameda Ave. For information, visit a meeting or call Suzie at 303-979-9077 or email Littleton@ Mathnasium.com.

Ports of Call Singles Club, 55 Plus Social hours take place from 4-6 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at 3 Margaritas in Lakewood (contact Carol at 303-389-7707), and the fourth Tuesday of each month at Chads in Lakewood (contact Darlene at 303-233-4099). Denver meetings are the fourth Thursday of each month at Baker St. Pub, 8101 E. Belleview, in the Tech Center (contact Harold at 303-693-3434). For information and a monthly newsletter, call JoAnn, membership chairperson, at 303-751-5195, or Mary, president, at 303985-8937.

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

Wheat Ridge Art League meets at 7 p.m. the last Tuesday of the month at the Active Adult Center, 6363 W. 35th Ave, Wheat Ridge. Social time starts at 6:45 p.m. Enjoy an art demo by an award-winning artist each month at 7:30 pm. All art mediums and abilities welcome. Contact Pat McAleese at 303-941-4928 or mcpainter03@comcast.net for information. No meeting August or December.

Wednesdays Adult Roller Skating is offered from 10:30 a.m. to noon every Wednesday at Roller City at 64th and Sheridan, Arvada. Cost is $5 plus $2 to rent skates. Contact Toni at 303-868-8273.

American Legion Auxiliary presents Burger Nite, 5-7:30 p.m. every Wednesday at Post 178, 1655 Simms St., Lakewood. Members, their guests and active military invited for varied food and reasonable prices. Visit www.alpost178.org.

Arvada Business Connection is a friendly group of Arvada Business owners who meet once each month on Wednesdays at various restaurants in the Arvada area. All are welcome - friends, kids and spouses, too. We collect a $5 donation, which is given to one of the attendees to donate as they wish.

They share how they donated the money at the next meeting. For meeting and contact information, check the Arvada Business Connection Facebook page @ArvadaBusinessConnection or call 303-995-9919.

Arvada Jefferson Kiwanis meets from 7-8 a.m. Wednesdays at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., for a breakfast meeting. We invite you to join us for great fellowship, interesting programs, and the satisfaction of serving your community. This Kiwanis organization supports the Arvada Community Food Bank, the school backpack program, Santa House, Ralston House, and many other local organizations.

For information or to visit a meeting, call Brad at 303-431-4697.

Arvada Rotary meets from 6:30-8 p.m.

Wednesdays at Indian Tree Golf Club, 7555 Wadsworth Blvd. The club engages in a variety of community service projects, with emphasis on assistance to and support of Arvada’s youth. Visitors are always welcome. For additional information visit www.arvadarotary.org or call Matt Weller 303-480-5220 or 303-908-7165.

Buffalo Toastmasters meets from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. the first and third Wednesday of each month at the Denver West Office Park, 14142 Denver West Parkway, Building SEE CLUBS, P19

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51, Suite 195, Golden. Go to www.buffalotoastmasters.org or http://www.meetup. com/Buffalo-Toastmasters-Golden/ for more information. Buffalo Toastmasters, where public speaking and leadership excellence is encouraged in a safe environment.

Dawn Yawn Toastmasters meets from 6:45-8:30 a.m. Wednesdays at Denny’s Restaurant, 565 Union Blvd., Lakewood (on the southwest corner of 6th Avenue and Union Boulevard). You need Toastmasters training because communication is not optional, it is required. Do you communicate with confidence, are you worried about your next big presentation or job interview.

Attend the first three meetings for free. Call 303-988-2025 for directions. For information about the club, contact dawnyawn. toastmastersclubs.org or John Googins, VP of membership, at 303-547-0084, john. googins@gmail.com.

Foothills Music Teachers Association meets 9:30 a.m. to noon the third Wednesday of each month. FMTA is a local group of independent music teachers, affiliated with Colorado State Music Teachers Association and Music Teachers National Association.

Call Kathy at 303-988-9565.

Golden Elks Lodge meets at 7:30 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month at 16795 W. 50th Ave. Contact golden2740@hotmail.com or 303-2792740 for more information, or to learn how to join.

Kiwanis Club of Lakewood: noon Wednesdays at the Egg and I, 7830 W. Alameda Ave., Lakewood. Weekly programs pique the interest of members and guests. Lakewood Kiwanians support projects including Lakewood High School, Lakewood Elementary playground, Catch-a-Calf, Alive at 25 Teen Driver Education, Jefferson County Business Education Alliance, Ronald McDonald House, Colfax Marathon, Kuddlez for Kids, Write Stuff School Supplies, Donations for Hurricane victims in Texas, plus many more. Volunteer as little or as much as you want. Contact Kathryn Williams at 812-599-3339 or go to http://kiwaniscluboflakewood.org/ Kiwanis Club of Alameda West: 7-8 a.m.

Wednesdays at Garrison Street Grill, 608 Garrison St., Lakewood. Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time. The Alameda West Kiwanis Club is dedicated to serving the community through various service and fundraising projects. Our club has been of service to our community for more than 35 years. Join us at one of our meetings or for a service project. Contact Bob Zachman at 303-988-5678 or visit us at Alameda West Kiwanis on Facebook.

Music Teachers Association Suburban Northwest meets 9:30 a.m. to noon the . first Wednesday of the month at Community in Christ Church, 12229 W. 80th Ave., Arvada. Meetings are open to the public and include refreshments, business meeting and program featuring music teaching professionals from around the state lecturing on

the latest teaching developments.

New Apostolic Church Food Pantry: Open from 9-11 a.m. every Wednesday at 5290 Vance St., Arvada, rear entrance. All are welcome. We provide food to anyone in need. Please visit us once a month. Call 720-722-FOOD (3663) or email foodpantry@nac-denver.org. Go to http://www. nac-denver.org/foodbank.html.

Order Sons of Italy in America/Denver Lodge 2075 meets every third Wednesday of the month at 5925 W. 32nd Ave., Wheat Ridge. Dinner is at 6:30 p.m. and meeting follows at 7 p.m. Lots of fun activities planned for summer meetings. Everyone welcome. Call 303-238-8055.

Professional women NW Metro Business and Professional Women meets the first Wednesday of each month from September to May. Our mission is to achieve equity for all women in the workplace through advocacy, education and information. Call Marcia at 303-827-3283 to RSVP. Thursdays All Comforting Things of Colorado Inc. We are a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing comfort and encouragement to individuals by providing them items made by hand. We encourage you to bring your skills and enthusiasm to our fun group. We meet at 10 a.m. the third Thursday of each month at Phillips Methodist Church, 1450 S. Pierce, Lakewood. Contact actofcolo@gmail.com for more information.

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

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

CERTUS Professional Network meets for its Lakewood networking event from 9:30-11 a.m. the third Thursday of the month at Panera Bread, 650 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Lakewood. Build your network, grow your business, network less. Our events are structured to connect professionals with the resources, power partners and leaders to expand their business and the business of others. Open to all industries, includes 30 minutes of open networking and organized introductions to the group. Cost: $12 nonCERTUS members at the door. First participants pay half price. RSVP not required.

More info about CERTUS™ Professional Network at http://www.CertusNetwork. com.

Community Coffee Join Rep. Tracy KraftTharp on the fourth Thursday of each

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

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

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

Golden Lions Club meets at 6:30 p.m. the first and third Thursdays at Old Capitol Grill and Smokehouse, 1122 Washington Ave., Golden. Contact Ed Dorsey at 303-8295195, or go to www.goldenlionsclub.org Golden Men’s Support Group meets from 7-8:45 p.m. Thursdays near the National Renewal Energy Lab. Call Roger at 720-2896396 or Terry at 303-748-3748.

Holy Rollers Bowlers: 2 p.m. the first and third Thursdays at Paramount Bowling Lanes, 2625 Kipling St., Wheat Ridge. Not a competitive team; we bowl for fun and fellowship. Winners do receive a candy bar, and everyone who joins the team gets a free T-shirt. There is no fee to join. Each bowler pays only for his/her own bowling games.

Sponsored by Church of the Resurrection but no need to be part of the church to be part of bowling. Everyone is welcome.

Contact eocaoffice@gmail.com.

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

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

Low Vision Support Group: 11 a.m. the fourth Thursday of each month at the Apex Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Led by the Center for People with Disabilities. Share ideas and resources on vision loss. Call Laura Stewart at 303-790-1390, ext. 207.

NEW Connection: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

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

Parkinson’s Support Group: 1-2:30 p.m. the third Thursday of each month at Apex Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth

Blvd. Led by HomewatchCareGivers. Share ideas and resources. Call Melinda Yeary at 720-524-4192 or e-mail MYeary@HomewatchCareGivers.com for information.

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

Salty Dog Sailing Club If you love to sail or want to try, if you don’t have a boat, if you have a boat but don’t sail enough because you cannot find a crew, the Salty Dog Sailing Club is for you. The club meets the second Thursday of the month at members’ homes. Members come from all along the Front Range because this is the only such club available. Dinner begins at 5:30 p.m. with the business meeting commencing at 7 p.m. Go to www.saltydog.org for meeting locations and directions.

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

Group meets from 7-8:30 a.m. Thursdays at Toast Restaurant, 2700 W. Bowles Ave. in Littleton. Contact Leigh Miller at 720-2722853.

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

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

TEN (The Entrepreneurs’ Network), a business minded women’s networking group, meets from 7:30-8:45 a.m. Thursdays at Fox Hollow Golf Course, 13410 W. Morrison Road, Lakewood. Contact Joy Hinshaw, 720271-1496 or joyofcolo@comcast.net. Membership dues includes weekly breakfast plus a one-time new member’s fee.

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

Widowed Men & Women of America, Link 7: 4:15 p.m. Thursdays at Chad’s Grill, 275 Union Blvd., Lakewood. Group also meets every second Tuesday at the Elks Club, 1455 Newland St., Lakewood; cocktails served from 5-6 p.m.; catered dinner ($16) served at 6 p.m. Meeting begins at 7 p.m.

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Widowed Men and Women of America, Link 10, social hour is from 4-6 p.m.

Thursdays at the Innsider Bar and Grill, inside Holiday Inn, 7390 Hampden Ave., Lakewood. Group offers friendship, understanding, and opportunities to participate in various activities. Contact Bob, membership chairman, at 303-979-0181 or go to www.widowedamerica.org.

CALM AFTER THE STORM

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

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

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

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

Game On meets from 1-4 p.m. at Community Recreation Center, 68th and Wadsworth. The North Jeffco Senior Friday Club meets weekly to play cards and board games, including bridge, pinochle, canasta, hand & foot, majong, billiards and dominoes. No RSVP. All supplies provided and refreshments. Monthly pot luck/catered meals. Golfing and bowling opportunities, too. For information call Bob Stremel, 303905-4315.

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

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

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

G North Jefferson County Gem and Mineral Club meets at 7:30 p.m. the second Friday J s of each month at the Apex Community n Recreation Center, 6842 N. Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Clubs offers presentations, w field trips, socializing, and local shows. Chil- n dren are always welcome to attend with f their family. Members enjoy rockhounding C (rocks, minerals, and fossils), faceting, jew- H elry making, diverse geology, and sharing F stories about “the one that got away” (or s at least was too big to carry home). Contactd club president Tom Reilly for dues and t other information, 303-940-7425. “ Parkinson’s Care Partners: 1:30-2:30 p.m. t the second Friday of each month at the Apex Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd. Free group designed for care providers; it is led and sponsored by Homewatch CareGivers. Call Melinda Yeary, 720-524-4192 or e-mail MYeary@HomewatchCareGivers.com.

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

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Mountain Side Gear Rental hosts inaugural drive to help those in need

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Mountain Side Gear Rental’s inaugural Share the Warmth Gear and Coat Drive was a huge success, according to business founder John Hildebrandt.

“When we came up with the idea to hold a gear and coat drive, we knew the community would respond, but the result exceeded everybody’s expectations,” he said. “I can’t wait to see how big it gets next year.”

The event took place Oct. 21, in Mountain Side Gear Rental’s parking lot, 15985 South Golden Road.

Heading Home, a subcommittee of the Jefferson County Child and Youth Leadership Commission, was the umbrella organization that Mountain Side Gear Rental worked with. Through Heading Home, a number of local organizations will benefit from the drive — The Action Center, Metro Care Providers Network, the Department of Human Services, Mean Street Ministries, Family Tree, The Rising church and Jeffco schools’ community and family connections department.

“A major part of our mission is to support this great community,” Hildebrandt said, “and on Saturday, we witnessed what makes Hundreds of items were donated for Mountain Side Gear Rental’s inaugural Share the this community so special.”

Warmth Gear and Coat Drive, which will benefit Heading Home. The event took place on Oct. 21. COURTESY PHOTO

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— coats in both child and adult sizes

— pairs of shoes and other winter accessories including hats

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— bedding needs including sheets, blankets and sleep-

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— various clothing items

— backpacks

— tents

Study shows Red Rocks’ positive economic impact STAFF REPORT

Red Rocks Community College creates a positive net impact on the regional economy, according to a recent study of Red Rocks and others in the Colorado Community College System.

Results of the study by Economic Modeling Specialists, a leading provider of economic impact studies and labor market data, also indicated that Red Rocks generates a positive return on investment for students, taxpayers, and society.

Red Rocks Community College promotes growth in our service area in a variety of ways. The college is an employer and buyer of goods and services, and the living expenses of the college’s students benefit local businesses. In addition, Red Rocks is a primary source of education to area residents and a supplier of trained workers to regional industries.

The study reported that Red Rocks Community College and its students added $257 million in income to the community in 2015-16 in the form of jobs, living expenses, and other pur-

chases.

In addition, during the analysis year, former students of Red Rocks generated $198.4 million in added income for the region. This figure represents the higher earnings that students earned during the year, the increased output of the businesses that employed the students, and the multiplier effects that occurred as students and their employers spent money at other businesses.

This $198.4 million in added income is equivalent to supporting 3,490 jobs.

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Nobody’s laughing off head injuries these days Concussions among student athletes treated with scrutiny, patience

FOLLOWING PROTOCOL The “return-to-learn” and “return-to-play” protocols employed by the Colorado High School Activities Association are credited with reducing the severity of brain injuries from concussions among high school athletes. Here are some of the guidelines:

BY TOM SKELLEY TSKELLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Piper Reasoner smiles as she asks a series of questions to a student in the training room at Legend High School.

“What is your name?”

“Are you nauseous?”

“Am I in focus right now?”

Minutes earlier the boy, 17, was elbowed in the head during basketball practice.

A friend walked him to see Reasoner, Legend’s head athletic trainer. Dr. Kathy Vidlock, volunteer physician for Legend’s football team, marks a clipboard after each of his responses.

The boy correctly repeats a series of three numbers back to Reasoner, but he can’t do the same when she gives him four digits to recall. She then guides him through a series of physical assessments, not unlike a roadside sobriety test.

The boy manages to stand with his eyes closed, touch his nose and maintain his balance.

Reasoner sends him back to class, but not practice. She rates his concussion below a 1 on a scale from 1 to 5, with 5 being the most severe. Nonetheless, she will check in with him almost daily for a couple of weeks.

The slow, careful examination and follow-through highlights the caution that concussions are now treated with in Colorado schools. After years of studies and stories about concussions and professional athletes, a thoughtful and careful approach to the condition is now in place for school staff, athletics administrators, parents and students.

“They’re usually 10 percent of the injuries we deal with,” Reasoner said, “but they take 90 percent of our time.”

‘I got scared’ One of the students Reasoner has spent a lot of time with is Grayson Engel, 17. Now a junior at Legend, Grayson

Return to learn Most students with concussions should stay home for one to three days after the injury. If symptoms are severe, the student athlete should be on bed rest and avoid texting, video games, computers, TV and homework.

When symptoms are tolerable, manageable and intermittent for 30 to 45 minutes, the student athlete can be back at school with support from the school.

The school should help the student understand that limiting academic and extracurricular activities for one to four weeks is necessary for good concussion recovery.

Coaches, guidance counselors, school nurses, administrators and other staff should all communicate to ensure the best outcome for the injured student athlete.

Grayson Engel, a junior at Legend High School, suffered a concussion in 2015 playing rugby. Engel says he took the school’s recovery protocol seriously because he’s seen stories of the prevalence of CTE among NFL players.

TOM SKELLEY suffered a concussion as a freshman playing on Legend’s football and rugby teams.

During rugby practice in April 2015, Grayson’s head was sandwiched between the other players’ heads as they collided.

He didn’t black out, but he fell over and “really zoned out.”

“My teammates had to explain what happened,” he said.

His mother, Teresa, took Grayson to an urgent care facility that evening and became worried as he turned pale and failed the tests the doctor administered.

Teresa’s concerns were compounded by seeing media reports about concussions among NFL players, and managing a call center for clinics that treat college and professional athletes with brain damage.

“I got scared,” she said.

“How bad does it have to get for there to be consequences 20 years later?”

Return to play, return to learn Over the last decade, the national discussion on chronic traumatic encephalopathy or

Head trainer Piper Reasoner examines a student at Legend High School after he sustained a head injury at basketball practice. Reasoner says she sees students with concussions resulting from a variety of activities including skateboarding, cheerleading, soccer and football.

TOM SKELLEY CTE — a progressive degenerative disease of the brain found in people, many of them athletes, with a history of repetitive brain trauma — and the risk of long-term brain damage from concussions has grown louder.

A study by neuropathologist Dr. Ann McKee found 110 of 111 brains of National Football League players had CTE. The results of her study were published in July in The Journal of the American Medical Association. And the National High School Sports-Related

Injury Surveillance Study, generated by the Center for Injury Research and Policy, reported that concussions accounted for almost 25 percent of all injuries sustained by high school athletes in the 2014-15 school year.

According to Bert Borgmann, assistant commissioner of the Colorado High School Activities Association, discussion about how to best handle head injuries has already been underway in Colorado schools.

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WHAT TO WATCH FOR Immediate treatment is the best way to rule out a concussion or learn what to do to minimize damage from the injury. A parent or guardian should call 911 if they see any of the following symptoms in a child: • One pupil is larger than the other.

• Drowsiness or inability to wake up.

• A headache that gets worse and won’t go away.

• Slurred speech, weakness, numbness or decreased coordination.

• Repeated vomiting or nausea, convulsions or

seizures, shaking or twitching.

• Unusual behavior, increased confusion, restlessness, sadness or agitation.

• Loss of consciousness — even a brief loss of consciousness should be taken seriously.

Signs and symptoms of concussions in toddlers and infants: • Any of the signs and symptoms listed above.

• Child will not stop crying and cannot be consoled.

• Child will not nurse or eat.

Other signs a child may have suffered a concussion or brain injury: • Child can’t remember events prior to or just after a hit or fall.

• Child answers questions slowly.

• Child moves clumsily or awkwardly or displays double or blurry vision.

• Child complains of headache or “pressure” in head.

• Child is bothered by light or noise.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Return to play An athlete should be symptom-free before being allowed to start the graduated return to play. This means an athlete must be functioning at 100 percent of pre-concussion levels academically and at home before returning to athletic activity.

School staff, coaches, guidance counselors, administrators should maintain communication and work closely with parents to monitor the student athlete’s progress.

All athletes should be put through a progressive and graduated return to play protocol, beginning with light exercise and working their way back to full participation.

Returning an athlete who is still symptomatic to physical play increases the risk of “Second Impact Syndrome,” in which an athlete is still symptomatic from a concussion and sustains a second impact that can result in serious brain damage or death.

Source: CHSAA Sports Medicine Handbook

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“Some of (the NFL’s) research had already been going on at the high school and college level,” Borgmann said.

High school and college athletic programs were training coaches and athletes to prevent head injuries, but after seeing data on long-term effects from concussions, including CTE, CHSAA and its affiliates revised guidelines to ensure students are fully recovered before returning to classrooms and locker rooms.

“What’s even more important is almost every school district in Colorado now has return-to-learn protocols,” Borgmann said.

Fluorescent lights, computer screens and cognitive activity can all aggravate concussion symptoms. As such, any student who has suffered one must be cleared by a physician before returning to school. Further evaluation and clearance is typically required before returning to light exercise and, eventually, playing time.

Taking it seriously Football causes the majority of concussions in high school sports, according to Reasoner, Borgmann and Vidlock. But students get concussions from soccer, cheerleading, skateboarding — even falls in the classroom — and they all go through the same process to return to school and sports.

“You can’t use your phone, you can’t watch TV,” Grayson said. “The majority of the day consists of sitting

around and sleeping.”

Grayson waited a few days before returning to class, but it was three weeks before he did any assignments or light exercise with his rugby teammates. Six weeks after the injury he hit the rugby field again, just in time for the last game of the season.

The process was frustrating for him, but reassuring for Teresa.

“I remember feeling assured that the school was taking it so seriously,” Teresa said. “I was impressed that everyone was following the protocol to a T, no one was pushing him.”

Grayson kept his spot on the rugby team but quit playing football. Schoolwork and a part-time job were his primary reasons. But he watches the news, too.

“I’ve definitely seen all of the stuff about CTE,” he said. “This opened my mind that it can happen to anyone.”

More than a bell By their competitive nature, athletes tend to “walk it off ” when injured, but it’s not unheard of for coaches or parents to urge players back onto the field, court or ice too soon.

Data on concussion risks and outcomes has been increasingly available over the last decade, but changing a culture can take generations.

But Vidlock says it’s happening, and she’s seen the difference firsthand.

Playing on her first-grade basketball team, Vidlock was concussed when a ball hit her in the face. Her coach’s response: “Get back on the court.”

An atmosphere of “positive coach-

CONCUSSIONS: FACT VS. FICTION

Myths • A player knocked unconscious will suffer a worse concussion than a player who didn’t lose consciousness.

Any contact that causes rapid movement of the head can cause a concussion.

Minor collisions can be as serious as a blow that knocks out a player. In addition, several low impact blows may be more dangerous than a single collision of great force.

• Male athletes sustain more concussions than females.

Symptoms tend to be more physiological with males (loss of balance, clumsiness) and more psychological with females (fatigue, confusion) but injuries occur at comparable rates.

• Concussions are the same for adults and adolescents.

Adolescent brains are still developing, and concussions can have longer-lasting and more dramatic effects when sustained by children or young adults.

Facts: • An athlete who has had one concussion is more likely to have another than an athlete who hasn’t been concussed.

The threshold for sustaining a concussion is diminished once a player has had a single concussion. This makes it easier to suffer subsequent concussions, especially if a player suffers another concussion before fully recovering from a previous one.

• Concussions should be treated and managed on an individual basis.

All brains are different, so there is no one “right” way to treat concussions. Coaches and school staff should assess student athletes’ “baseline” for behavior and cognitive performance in order to recognize when they are not performing up to that level, as well as when the student has fully recovered and is back to normal following a concussion.

• Whenever a student is suspected of having a concussion, it should be treated as one until proven otherwise.

Symptoms can vary and aren’t always immediately apparent. If an athlete sustains a blow that looks like it may have caused a concussion, it should be assumed that the he or she has one.

Source: Science Daily

ing” has replaced playing through the pain in the years since her own experience, and Vidlock said the coaches and staff members she works with look out for their players’ health.

Students like Grayson may grow impatient waiting to return to their favorite activities, but nearly every parent Vidlock has worked with appreciates the process, she said.

Parents, school staff and students are now on the same page, Vidlock said.

“Now there’s communication between physicians and trainers, school nurses and teachers and school psychologists and guidance counselors,” she said. “There used to be this feeling that it isn’t a concussion, they just ‘got their bell rung.’ Getting your bell rung is not a medical condition.”

As ongoing research shows the seriousness of concussions, many long-held notions about the condition are being dispelled.

Here are some misconceptions and facts regarding concussions and treatment:

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THINGS to DO

THEATER

The Nutcracker Story (not a ballet): 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3, and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4 at Colorado ACTS, 11455 W. 1-70 Frontage Road North, Wheat Ridge.

Presented by the 8- to 12-year-old class. Call 303-456-6772 or go to www.coloradoacts.org.

Beyond Belief XII: 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4 at the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway.

Presented by Mile High Magicians Society. Call 303-987-7845 or go to www.lakewood.org/tickets/.

Appropriate for all ages.

Ordinary Days: 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9, Friday, Nov. 10 and Saturday, Nov. 11 at the Red Rocks Community College Theatre, at the courtyard level of the Lakewood campus, 13300 W. 5th Ave. A refreshingly honest and funny musical about making real connection in the city that never sleeps (but probably should at some point). Four young New Yorkers whose lives intersect as they search for fulfillment, happiness, love and cabs. Contact 303-914-6458 or theatre@rrcc. edu. For tickets, go to tinyurl.com/ rrcctickets.

The Explorers Club: 7:30 p.m.

Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m.

Sundays, through Nov. 12 at Center Stage, 27608 Fireweed Drive, Evergreen. Presented by Evergreen Players. Contact 303-674-4934 or www.evergreenplayers.org.

MUSIC

Akropolis Reed Quintet: 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 3 at Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway. Call 303-987-7845 or go to www.

Lakewood.org/ LCCPresents.

Flavors of Golden: 5-7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 5 at the Masonic Lodge, 400 Tenth St., Golden. Go to http://goldenunited.org for details. Register at https://www. eventbrite.com/e/flavors-of-goldentickets-38350087143?aff=es2 All About Owls: 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 7 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Learn what makes owls different than other birds and raptors. Registration required. Call 720-898-7405 or go to http://arvada.org/explore/ open-space-nature/majestic-view-nature-centerdivision.

Sunday, Nov. 5 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada.

Call 303-235-5275 or visit www. jeffcolibrary.org.

Craft Fair: 6-8:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4 at the Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Call 303-425-9583 or go to www.apexprd.org. Admission free with donation of new school supplies for local school children in need.

Olde Town Photographic Society: 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8 at Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Call 303-235-5275 or go to www.jeffcolibrary. org.

Teen Time: DIY Candles: 6-7 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 10 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Call 303-235-5275 or go to www.jeffcolibrary. org.

Virtuosity Dance Studio Performance: 7 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 11 at Buffalo Rose, 1119 Washington Ave., Golden.

Golden dance school performs before Thunder & Rain concert. Go to http://buffalorose. net/event/thunder-rain-start-believing-cd-releaseshow/?instance_id=12091.

Holiday Art Market: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays from Nov. 10 to Dec. 30 at the Foothills Art Center, 809 15th St. Golden. www. foothillsartcenter.org/upcoming

ART

FILM

Night Out: Useful Beer Can Crafts: 6-7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3, at Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada.

Registration required. Call 303-2355275 or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org.

Lego Play and Build: 2-4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3 at Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada; and 3-4:30 p.m.

303-424-0324 for cost and other information.

this week’s TOP FIVE A Delicate Balance: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday through Sunday, Nov. 5 at The Edge Theater Company, 1560 Teller St., Lakewood. Tickets available at 303-232-0363 or online at www. theedgetheater.com.

Movie Time: 1-3:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4 at Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Movie is “Boss Baby.” Call 303-235-5275 or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org.

WRITING/READING

Book Group Plus Author Visit:

Sex and Drugs in the 1890s: 5:30-7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8 at Golden History Museum, 923 10th St. Randi Samuelson-Brown leads a discussion on the 1890s world of prostitution, licit and illicit drugs, bad whiskey recipes and the saloon and brothel culture that flourished in Colorado. Her book “The Beaten Territory” will be for sale. Go to http://www.goldenhistory.org/event/randi-samuelson-brown/?instance_ id=207 Hunger and Homelessness Panel: 7-9 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 8 at St. Anthony’s Hospital South, 11600 W. 2nd Place, Lakewood. League of Women Voters of Jefferson County discuss the problem and how to help. Call 303-238-0032 or go to www.lwvjeffco.org.

1-2:15 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 7 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Author Barbara Nickless joins in for a discussion of her thriller, “Blood on the Tracks.”

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

EVENTS

Round Table Issues Breakfast: 7 a.m. Friday, Nov. 3, at American Legion Wilmore-Richter Post 161, 6230 W. 60th Ave., Arvada. Learn about local projects and events. Open to the public. Contact 303-424-0324 for cost and other information.

have them. Registration required.

Call 720-898-7405 or go to http:// arvada.org/explore/open-space-nature/majestic-view-nature-centerdivision.

KlineFest 2017: through Wednesday, Nov. 8 at Kline’s Beer Hall, 7519 Grandview Ave. Arvada. Features European style beers and European food specials. Live Polka music. Go to www.klinesbeerhall.com.

American Anti-Corruption Act: 1-2:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4 at Lakewood Library, 10200 W. 20th Ave., Lakewood. Registration required; go to https://www.eventbrite.com, and search for event name.

Military Care Packages Sent with Thanks: 2:30-4:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Call 303235-5275 or go to www.jeffcolibrary. org.

Avian Arvada: Tucker Lake: 8-11 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 5 at West Woods Elementary School, 16650 W. 72nd Ave., Arvada. Bring binoculars if you

Genealogy: Beyond the Basics: noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9 at the Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada.

Call 303-425-9583 or go to www. apexprd.org. November’s topic is military records. Registration required.

Royal Tea with Royalty: 3:305:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 10 at the Briarwood Inn, 1630 8th St., Golden. Includes four-course meal, signature cocktail, raffle and entertainment by 2014 Ms. Senior Colorado America, Sharon Nuanes, who is a professional magician. Go to http://jeffcolibraryfoundation. org/royal-tea-royalty/

Paper Shredding Event: 9-11 a.m.

Saturday, Nov. 11 at Our Lady of Fatima School/Church, 10530 W. 20th Ave., Lakewood. Donations accepted. Five box limit per vehicle.

Baugh House Tours, Open House: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11 at a log cabin encapsulated in a Victorian 1900s house at 44th and Robb Street in Wheat Ridge. Join us for rocking on the chairs reminiscing about Wheat Ridge back in the day. Presented by the Wheat Ridge Historical Society. Final date of 2017 is Dec. 9.

Discovery Play: 10-10:45 a.m. Nov. 13 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Call 303-2355275 or visit www.jeffcolibrary.org.

HEALTH

Immunization Clinics: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4 and Saturday, Dec. 2 at Arvada Fire Station 2, 5250 Oak St., Arvada. Walk-in clinic. Call 303-239-7078 or go to www.shotsfortotsandteens.org.

Human Trafficking in Jefferson County: Friday, Nov. 3 at American Legion Post 161, 6230 W. 60th Ave., Arvada. Speaker is Scott Spocsik, Jeffco division chief. Go to https:// alp161.org/.

Save Yourself from Schemes, Scams and Abuse: 1-2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Presented

by Cary Johnson, director of crime prevention for the First Judicial District Attorney’s Office. Call 303-2355275 or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org.

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Veterans Day Salute: 1-2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9 at Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd. All military veterans and their spouses/widows admitted free. In addition, all veterans and military personnel, along with their immediate family members, will enjoy free admission to any Apex Parks and Recreation District facility in honor of Veterans Day, Nov. 11. Register for the salute by Nov. 6 at apexprd.org or call 303-425-9583. Military IDs required. Go to apexprd.org.

Veteran’s Day Salute: 1-2 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 9 at the Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Call 303-4259583 or go to www.apexprd.org.

Registration required; veterans and their spouses/widows admitted free.

American Legion Post 161 Meeting: 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9, at 6230 W. 60th Ave., Arvada. Contact

Mending Colorado’s Mental Health: 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9 at Holy Shepherd Church, 820 Kipling, Lakewood. Presented by Andrew Romanoff, CEO of Mental Health Colorado. Go to http:// lakewood-co.aauw.net/.

Imagine Jeffco’s Food Future: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9 at Wheat Ridge Recreation Center, 4005 Kipling St., Wheat Ridge.

Register at bit.ly/imaginejeffco.

Jeffco Food Policy Council conference to deepen efforts to achieve food security and greater access to healthy foods for residents.

Contact 303-239-7159 or mkalb@ jeffco.us.

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

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SPORTS

D’EVELYN FLIES INTO THE PLAYOFFS

Football a kick for high schooler off to Baylor

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D’Evelyn senior Cody Bell (6) strolls into the end zone for the fourth time in the first half Oct. 28 at All-City Stadium. Bell had five catches for 213 yards and four touchdowns in the opening half against Denver West in the Jaguars’ 49-8 victory.

The win earned the Jags a playoff berth. See full story on PAGE 27 PHOTO BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

BY THE NUMBERS

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sacks recorded by the all purpose yards by D’Evelyn defense in a Bear Creek junior George 49-8 football win over Martinez in a 35-18 football Denver West on Oct. 18. win over Aurora Central on Oct. 28.

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team points for the Pomona gymnastic team to win first place at the Oct. 28 regional competition at Mountain Range High School.

496

yards rushing for Faith Christian in a 41-26 football win over Middle Park on Oct. 27.

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wins for the Arvada football team is the second most in five years.

Standout Performers Chad Dines, D’Evelyn

Drew Seidel, Wheat Ridge

Alex Trinidad-Gonzalez, Standley Lake

The senior quarterback completed nine of 10 passes for 283 yards and six touchdowns in a 49-8 football win over Denver West on Oct. 28.

The senior was sixth in the Class 3A state cross country championships on Oct. 28 with a time of 16:01.7.

The junior caught five passes for 112 yards and two touchdowns in a 42-8 win over Fruita Monument on Oct. 20.

Tony Cass, Arvada West

Joe Madsen, Golden

Kelsey Boychuk, Pomona

The junior passed for 213 yards and two touchdowns in a 17-6 football victory over Castle View on Oct. 27.

IThe senior had nine receptions for 147 yards for two TDs and made eight tackles in a 28-27 football victory over Heritage Oct. 27.

The Panther won the all-around gymnastics regional title on Oct. 28 with a score of 39.025 (out of 40). The senior will be competing for Iowa State next year.

Colorado Community Media selects six athletes from area high schools each week as “Standout Performers.” Preference is given to athletes making their debut on the list. To nominate an athlete, contact Jim Benton by noon on Sunday at jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com

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i ssac Power gave up kicking a soccer ball when he was a freshman at fi Ponderosa. Instead, he started boot- C 2 ing a football. Power is now one of the best punters, kickoff specialists and h placekickers in the state as a senior and l will be a punter in the Jan. 6 U.S. Army f All American high school game in San t Antonio.

“I did soccer for 10 years or so and my o Dad said enough, play football,” recalled h Power who admits he likes putting best. k “I guess I just liked it. I can’t kick a soc- g i cer ball now to save OVERTIME my life but I can kick a t football better. My foot just naturally likes it fi t more.

“It wasn’t soccer thatfi t got me my strength because we used to go hiking all the time.

That’s where my strength came from.

Jim Benton And I’m very flexible.

But soccer is always a good background to have for kicking.”

Power missed his sophomore season because of an ACL knee injury to his J kicking leg but worked hard and is rated as the fourth best punter in the class of 5 2018, according to kicking expert Chris Sailer.

“Issac in my opinion has been the best V kickoff specialist in the state for two years and probably the best field goals V kicker and punter in the state,” said Ponderosa coach Jaron Cohen. “He can handle all three — kickoffs, field goals V and punting. He is 6-foot-2, 180. He’s not a small kid. He has a big leg and big frame.W Clearly he’s a pretty special talent.”

W In statistics through eight games, Power is averaging 40.2 on 19 punts, with 10 landing inside the 20-yard line. He had made eight of 11 field goals, including a 58-yarder, and is averaging 60 yards on 54 kickoffs with 51 touchdowns.

Power, who admits he has worked more on placekicking than punting, describes himself as a kicker and punter and didn’t have much trouble adjusting to the pressure of onrushing football defenders. “I just see the ball,” he said.

“That’s all I’m looking at and just tune everything out.”

Power was surprised by the attention shown him by big-time colleges. Schools like Alabama, LSU and Colorado were interested but he has committed to kick for Baylor.

He recalls how his dad was concerned about paying for his college education.

“I’d say don’t worry, I’m going to college for free,” said Power. “And lo and behold, it actually happened. There’s no way I thought I’d ever be this good.”

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D’Evelyn football airs it out in win over Denver West D’Evelyn junior Luca McIntyre (44) looks for running room during the Jaguars’ 49-8 win over Denver West on Oct. 28 at All-City Stadium in Denver. The win helped D’Evelyn earn a spot in the 16-team Class 2A state tournament that begins this weekend. PHOTO BY DENNIS

BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

DENVER — D’Evelyn football showed off it air superiority in a 49-8 victory over Denver West on Oct. 28 at All-City Stadium.

“We played our game,” D’Evelyn coach Jeremy Bennett said. “We talked all week about coming out and playing D’Evelyn passing football. I’m happy with the way this game went.”

The Jaguars put on a passing clinic in the first half in their regular-season finale. D’Evelyn senior quarterback Chad Dines was 8-for-9 passing for 248 yards and six touchdowns before halftime to give the Jaguars a 42-0 lead. In fact, Dines at one point had four straight pass attempts go for touchdowns.

“Not quite like that ever,” Dines said of his first-half passing numbers. “We had a great week of practice and we knew we had to build our confidence going into playoffs. We think we are in the playoffs. We did all we could tonight.”

Senior receiver Cody Bell caught five passes for 213 yards and four touchdowns in the first half. Bell finished the regular season hitting the 1,000-yard mark receiving and 12

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touchdown catches.

“If we don’t get in to the playoffs it was a good way to end with my brothers on the field, from freshmen to seniors,” Bell said. “Hopefully we’ll get in as No. 16 in the RPI.” D’Evelyn did hang on to the No. 16 spot in the Class 2A football RPI rankings, edging out Coal Ridge for the final spot in the 16-team state tournament bracket. The final RPI numbers — D’Evelyn (0.542778) and Coal Ridge (0.532667).

“I wouldn’t want to be No. 1 because

we are going to give them everything we have,” Bennett said, who will travel to Kersey, near Greeley, to face No. 1 Platte Valley (9-0 record). Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4. “(Platte Valley) is a great team and they got the best of us for sure. We made a lot of mistakes that game. I had some turnovers,” Dines said about the possibility of playing the Broncos in the opening round before brackets were released Sunday, Oct. 29. “Anything can happen. We’re ready.”

What helped D’Evelyn (5-4, 4-1 in 2A

Flatirons League) make the postseason was its strength of schedule in non-league play. The Jaguars suffered three losses before getting into conference play, but all were against top-10 teams in 2A — No. 6 Sterling, No. 5 The Classical Academy and No. 3 Platte Valley.

The Jaguars’ lone conference loss came to No. 7 Faith Christian (8-1, 5-0).

With the Eagles defeating D’Evelyn head-to-head and winning the conference, Faith grabbed the automatic bid for the state tournament.

“This year going 1-3 really humbled us,” said Bell talking about the Jaguars’ non-league record. The previous season D’Evelyn was 3-1 before going into its league schedule. “We thought going in we would be a powerhouse team. It showed us we aren’t the best team right now, but we can be.”

All four of the teams that defeated D’Evelyn during the regular season are locked into playoff spots. Bennett guided the Jaguars to their 12th winning season in his 13 years at D’Evelyn.

Dennis Pleuss is a communications specialist for Jeffco Public Schools with a focus on athletics and activities.

For more Jeffco coverage, go online at CHSAANow.com/Jeffco.

Jeffco League all-conference selections

Here are the top boys golfers for the Jeffco League’s 2017 season

5A Individuals 1. Jack Castiglia, senior, Lakewood 2. Jackson Zinn, senior, Ralston Valley 3. Landon Thunell, senior, Ralston Valley 4. Ryan Liao, freshman, Lakewood 5. Jack Larson, freshman, Ralston Valley 6. Tyler Tyson, freshman, Arvada West 7. Carter DeSouza, junior, Arvada West 8. Joseph Ashley, junior, Dakota

Ridge 5A Team Standings 1. Ralston Valley 1799 2. Lakewood 1824 3. Arvada West 1903 4. Columbine 1939 5. Chatfield 1988 6. Dakota Ridge 1995 7. Bear Creek 2048 8. Pomona 2080 4A Individuals 1. Gabe Goodman, senior, Green Mountain 2. Jake Welch, junior, Valor 3. Bridger Tenney, senior, Evergreen

4. Ty Findlow, junior, Valor 5. Alexander Anderson, senior, Evergreen 6. Trevor White, junior, Valor 7. Nolan Miller, junior, Evergreen 8. Nick Mancini, senior, Golden 9. Clayton Whitton, sophomore, Evergreen 10. Chance Sundarapura, junior, Golden 4A Team Standings 1. Valor 1752 2. Evergreen 1772 3. D’Evelyn 1891 4. Golden 1898 5. Green Mountain 1931

6. Conifer 2088 7. Littleton 2105 8. Standley Lake 2144 9. Wheat Ridge 2200 10. Arvada 2816

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STATE CROSS COUNTRY: HOW THEY FINISHED Results from area teams and individuals in the top 30 at the CHSAA cross country championships, held Oct. 28 at the NorrisPenrose Event Center in Colorado Springs.

Class 5A Boys Ralston Valley runners finished 17th in the state. The top finisher for the area was Chase Dornbusch of Lakewood. He finished in 17th place with a time of 16:16.0. \Class 5A Girls Teams 6. Arvada West 190 Individuals 14. Ellie Schweiker, Ralston Valley, 18:54.6; 16. Katie Doucette, Arvada West, 18:55.7;

17. Carley Bennett, Lakewood, 18:56.0; 21.

Claire Pauley, Arvada West, 19:01.8; Class 4A Boys Teams 16. Standley Lake 397.

Individuals 6. Drew Seidel, Wheat Ridge, 16:01.7.

Class 4A Girls Teams 7. Golden 223; 15. Green Mountain 343; 17.

Standley Lake 432.

Individuals 12. Tiya Chamberlin, Wheat Ridge, 19:01.8; 22. Mary Fox, Golden, 19:16.9; 26. Rachel

Goodrich, Golden, 19:24.4 Class 3A Boys Teams 7. D’Evelyn 180; 10. Faith Christian 233; 17.

Jefferson Academy 404.

Individuals 10. Lucas Jordan, D’Evelyn, 16:31.3; 18. Macklin Brockmeyer, Faith Christian, 16:49.1; 19. Campbell McDonough, Faith Christian, 16:55.2; 28. Grant Norman, D’Evelyn, 17:17.4.

Class 3A Girls Teams 7. D’Evelyn 189; 18. Faith Christian 471 Individuals 15. Taylor Haerbig, D’Evelyn, 19:39.6

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Be Worthy Expect your life to work and accept all the good things that comes your way. When you have an attitude of worthiness you are positive because you believe/know that goodness is a part of life. We’re all creators and

constantly creating our lives based on our continual thoughts/feelings we tell ourselves throughout the day.

When you’re worthy, your internal dialogue shifts to one of expecting good things to happen and graciously giving thanks for the support in your vision.

Glenn Bott of Arvada is enthusiastic about life and everything he does! He speaks and coaches on personal and professional success.

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

Pastor: Bill Sanders

Proclaiming Christ from the Mountains to the Plains

Living and Sharing the Love of Christ

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

5592 Independence St. 80002 Tel. 303-422-3463

Worship: 10:00am every Sunday Sunday School: 9:00am Sept – May (nursery provided)

www.Arvada-pres.com Email: office@arvada-pres.com

Now enrolling for All Precious Children Learning Center

Golden First Presbyterian Church

S ERVICES 8 &10 am Church School

9 &10 am

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

Pastor: Rev. Dr. Miriam M. Dixon

Nursery provided

303-279-5591

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

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Michael’s Handyman Services • Home Beautification • Home Repair & Interior Painting

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To advertise your business here, call Karen at 303-566-4091 or email kearhart@coloradocommunitymedia.com

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Services

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Concrete/Paving

Electricians

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FBM Concrete LLC.

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OWNER OPERATED

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Carpenter/Handyman:

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Carpet/Flooring

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Construction

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Drywall

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Cleaning

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References available.

Call Elaine Musselman at 303-515-0117 or email rileyrosie1@gmail.com

Concrete/Paving

G& E Concrete • Residential &Commercial Flatwork • Driveways • Patios • Walks • Garages • Foundations • Colored & Stamped Concrete • Tearout/Replace • FREE Estimates 25+ yrs. Experience Best Rates • References

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Call Ed 720-328-5039 Sanders Drywall Inc.

• patios • sidewalks • garage floors • • porches • stamped/colored • exposed agregate • lic.& ins. free estimates

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Fence Services

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Garage Doors

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HAULING

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• Springs, Repairs • New Doors and Openers • Barn and Arena Doors • Locally-Owned & Operated • Tom Martino’s Referral List 10 Yrs • BBB Gold Star Member Since 2002

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Acoustic scrape and re-texture Repairs to full basement finishes Water damage repairs Interior paint, door & trim installs 30+ years experience Insured Free estimates

Darrell 303-915-0739

Electricians

Affordable Electrician

Handyman Bob’s Home Repairs

All types of repairs.

Reasonable rates 30yrs Exp. 303-450-1172

• Residential Expert • All electrical upgrades • No Job Too Small • Senior Discounts – Lic/Insured

Cell: 720-690-7645 All types, licensed & insured.

Honest expert service.

Free estimates.

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Radiant Lighting Service **

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Free estimates.

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TM

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Hauling Service Cut Rate Hauling

Trash / Rubbish / Debris and Junk Removal Professional and Reliable Year Round Service Rubin (720)434-8042 Kerwin (720) 519-5559

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Painting

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Kitchens, Bathrooms, Framing , remodeling, Flooring, Handyman

Call (303)908-5793 Visa MasterCard

Over 25 years experience

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Lawn/Garden Services

Mark: 303.432.3503 Refs. avail

All phases to include

ELECTRICAL SERVICE WORK

Driveways Tear Outs & Replace

Licensed.

Call for a free estimate.

Residential or commercial, big or small, we do it all.

Quality work at a competitive price.

Call 720-925-1241 if no answer leave a message and I WILL return your call.

Hauling Service

Call Frank

Landscaping/Nurseries

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303.420.0669 Bob’s Painting, Repairs & Home Improvements 30 yrs experience Free estimates 303-450-1172

DEEDON'S PAINTING 40 years experience Interior & Exterior painting.

References 303-466-4752

COMPLETE LANDSCAPE DESIGN Licensed

Long lasting Specialty Services interior & exterior Over 40 yrs. experience References and guarantees available.

Insured

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Services Painting

PEREZ PAINTING LLC Front Door & Cabinet Refinishing

Any stain color to another stain color. No brushes.

For appointment contact: perezpaintingcolorado@yahoo.com

or call 720-298-3496

Remodeling

Sprinklers

DIRTY JOBS

Rocky Mountain Contractors

Just Sprinklers Inc

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CALL DIRTY JOBS Plumbing repair & Drain Cleaning $100.00

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FRONT RANGE PLUMBING

SENIOR DISCOUNTS FREE ESTIMATES in the metro area

Repair-Replace-Install Drains, Fixtures & Water Lines Senior Discounts

30+ yrs. exp.

George - (303)252-8874

Residential /Commercial

System Start-Ups $35.00 Winterizations Starting At $35.00

• Install, Repair

Free Estimates

• Service & Renovations Senior Discounts

Stephen D. Williams

Roofing/Gutters

justssprinklers@gmail.com

(303) 425-6861 25 Plus Years Exp • Family Owned & Operated

Tile All Types of Roofing New Roofs, Reroofs, Repairs & Roof Certifications Aluminum Seamless Gutters Family owned/operated since 1980 Call Today for a FREE Estimate • Senior Discounts

(303) 234-1539

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Roofing:

Shingles, Flat Roofs, Roof Leak Repairs.

35 years of experience.

Free estimates.

Butch Metzler (303)422-8826

Sprinklers

Sump pumps, water lines, garbage Family toilets, Owned disposals, sinks & more

30 Years’ Experience “We Believe in Quality, Accepting all major credit cards Integrity & & Proficiency Insured Bonded

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• Winterization

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Tree Service

Tree Trimming & Trash Removal Services Senior Discount

Please call (303)429-0380

Fast & Friendly Service

Majestic Tree Service 720-231-5954

Tree & Shrub Trimming, Tree Removal Stump Grinding Free Estimates/Consultations Licensed and Insured

Commercial/Residential

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PLUMBING & SPRINKLERS

Home Remodeling Specialists, Inc. • Bath • Kitchen Remodels • Bsmt Finishes • Vinyl Windows

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• Water Heaters • Plumbing Parts Plumbing

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Plumbing

Call for advice and Phone Pricing

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(303)423-5122

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Mark * 720-938-2415 Tree Service

JAY WHITE Tree Service Serving with pride since 1975 Tree & shrub trimming & removals Licensed and Insured Firewood For Sale Call Jay (303)278-7119

Window Services

Old Pro Window Cleaning Residential Specialist Over 30 years experience Quality Work

Bob Bonnet 720-530-7580

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10% OFF to NEW CUSTOMERS Over 20 Years Experience Insured/Bonded Call Today For A FREE Estimate Quality work guaranteed Gutter/Yard Services 720-400-6496 – topwindowcleaning.net

To advertise your business here, contact Karen at 303-566-4091

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