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Project aims to mitigate zooming costs of housing

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Loan fund also will address rents with eye toward helping nonprofits

BY JOSEPH RIOS JRIOS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Lindsay Gillis.

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Lakewood Park Ranger naturalist About me I came out to Colorado in 2013 after graduating from Northern Arizona University with a degree in parks and recreation management. I’m originally from Flagstaff, Arizona, but I moved out to Colorado to work at Golden Gate Canyon State Park.

I live next to Olde Town Arvada, but I spend most of my time in Lakewood where I work as a park ranger naturalist at Bear Creek Lake Park, William Fredrick Hayden Park and other open-space parks here in the city.

Life at Bear Creek Lake Park The majority of my job is environmental education. I get to lead guided hikes, and we talk about what animals and plants we’re seeing. I teach kids about stewardship. I offer a huge range of different programs.

The other part of my job is getting to protect the park. Protecting the park means enforcing leash laws to dog owners. I

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am protecting wildlife here as well as that dog when it is out here. It’s also a lot of making sure that people are treating the park right, and that people are safe in the park. All of the park rangers are certified lifeguards.

We can swim and rescue people.

We’re also ice-rescue certified in case we need to go out to the ice and save people who are stuck when they ice fish.

There is no better job. I get paid to hike and teach people about stuff that I am passionate about. It’s really just like chatting with friends.

Parks in Lakewood’s backyard The great thing about Lakewood’s parks is that they are literally in people’s backyards.

I’ve had a lot of people come and tell me that they hadn’t heard about Bear Creek Lake Park. Sometimes they think they have to go out to the mountains just to reach nature. In Lakewood, it’s right here. It’s really cool, especially Bear Creek Lake Park because it’s bigger than a lot of people think.

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The cost of housing in the Denver metro area has made it impossible for many Coloradans to afford a home. In the once-affordable suburb of Lakewood, for instance, online real estate marketplace Zillow says home values have gone up 7.5 percent in the past year to a median value of $366,200, with a forecast of a 4.4 percent increase in the coming year, making things even more difficult for potential buyers.

Emerging through the scorching hot real estate market is a loan fund from a project called the Metro Denver Impact Facility.

Urban Land Conservancy, a nonprofit organization that uses real estate to benefit urban communities in the Denver area, announced in November that it would launch the Metro Denver Impact Facility. The facility is expected to become a $50 million project that will help Urban Land Conservancy acquire land in order to preserve affordable housing, nonprofit buildings, schools and community space throughout the Denver metro area.

In addition to the skyrocketing cost of ownership, high rents are hurting.

Christi Smith, the vice president of strategy and communications for Urban Land Conservancy, pointed out that rent prices have left some residents displaced. The impact of high rent prices affects more than those who are looking for a place to live — nonprofit organizations have also felt the sting.

“We’re contacted by nonprofit organizations all the time asking if we have availability in any of our buildings, or if we can help them, or if we can find a building where they can run their programs,” Smith said.

Smith said the Metro Denver Impact Facility has already been put to use.

Urban Land Conservancy used it to acquire the Harlan Nonprofit Center, a 29,000-square-foot building that serves as the headquarters for Lutheran Family Services, a dental practice and a law firm that focuses on education and civil rights law. The building is located at 363 S. Harlan St. in Lakewood, and it was purchased for $3.69 million.

“The Denver region is no longer an equitable place to live and work, and our goal with this new resource is to stimulate additional local low-cost investment to support more permanently affordable housing and nonprofit facility spaces, thereby creating opportunities for all residents to live, work and play in the communities of their choice,” Aaron Miripol said in a statement. Miripol is the president and CEO for Urban Land Conservancy.

The Metro Denver Impact Facility is expected to grow to a $50 million community resource within the next few years. FirstBank contributed $25 million to the facility, while Colorado Housing and Finance Authority also contributed $2 million.

Other organizations involved with the Metro Denver Impact Facility include The Denver Foundation and the Colorado Health Foundation.

“We’re only as successful as our communities are. We’re thrilled to be involved with Urban Land Conservancy, and we’re excited to see where else (the Metro Denver Impact Facility) will take us to,” said Stu Wright, executive vice president of FirstBank in Lakewood.

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Should You List Your Home During the Holidays? The Answer May Surprise You The national real estate media and blogs have finally caught onto something I’ve been saying for several years — that winter, even during the holidays, is a great time to put your home on the market. The lead article this week on RSImedia’s “Housecall” blog, for example, promotes listing homes during the upcoming holidays, writing as follows: “With the colder temperatures and many people heading on vacation, it may seem like an inopportune moment to list your house, but that couldn't be further from the truth. Although it's true that there are fewer buyers looking for a home at this time of year, the pros far outweigh the cons. There are fewer, yet far more serious buyers searching for homes in your market, and there is less competition with fewer homes on the market, and transactions proceed more quickly....”

The blog post gives three reasons why the holidays are a good time to list a home.

First, sellers needn’t worry as much about staging the home. “Homebuyers who shop during the off-season are typically very serious about getting into a house. They're unlikely to waste their time viewing homes that don't already suit their criteria, and will be able to look past your child's messy playroom.”

Second, the article states that transactions move more quickly, since inspectors, lenders, appraisers and title companies have less of a backlog. (Personally, I don’t see this being so significant.)

Third, the article points out what I think is most important — there are fewer homes competing for attention against your home.

Sellers should particularly appreciate the fact that buyers who want to see listings at this time of year are probably serious about buying.

“Lookie loos” are most often fair weather visitors. So, fewer people are likely to want to see your home during the holidays, but those who do are typically of the highly qualified and highly motivated variety.

What the RSImedia blog post fails to address is what changed to make the holiday season a good time to list a home, because that wasn’t true years ago. I believe it is because of how the internet has changed the relationship between buyers and their real estate agents.

In the past, agents would do the looking, contacting their client when they identify a home they think their buyer would like. With today’s MLS systems, buyers’ search criteria are entered into the MLS, which triggers an email alert when the system identifies a listing matching those criteria.

I was pleased to get several responses to last week’s column about various ways to protect homes against wildland fires.

One reader correctly pointed out that no structure can be protected against a winddriven firestorm, something I should have noted. However, it is possible to protect homes from wind-blown embers in the more typical forest fire moving at a slower pace.

Another reader suggested that building a house out of concrete might help. While this is a good idea, remember that such a house would still have a roof and openings for windows and doors that would need to be made as fire-resistant as possible.

Another reader suggested installing out-

door smoke detectors, something that hit close to home with a friend of mine. She said that a firefighter once rang her doorbell to warn her of an approaching wildfire. The moment she opened the door she smelled the smoke, but she hadn’t smelled it when she was indoors. That prompted me to wonder why building codes don’t require smoke detectors in attached garages, but only require that the walls, door and ceiling be firerated to extend the time it takes for a garage fire to penetrate the living quarters.

Keep the suggestions coming. As with all my columns, last week’s is posted online at www.GoldenREblog.com, where you can add your own comment.

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Thus, while agents might lose focus from time-to-time, the MLS computer never stops watching and alerting. The minute a suitable listing is entered in the MLS, buyers are alerted. Some of these folks are sufficiently motivated that if the listing “checks enough of their boxes,” they’ll call their agents to request an immediate showing — even on Christmas eve.

Buyers can set up similar alerts themselves on consumer-facing real estate websites such as Zillow, but they can’t use nearly as many search criteria as their agent can. For example, I don’t know of a single consumer-facing website that allows a user

to search for main-floor master suites, fenced yards, homes with mountain views, or homes with full-but-unfinished basements. The MLS system on the other hand, allows its member agents to search for all of these criteria – and more. If it’s a field on the MLS, it can be a search criteria for us agents.

If you aren’t able to search for exactly what you want on those consumer-facing websites, ask us or your agent of choice to set up the search for you. It doesn’t cost the agent or you anything to do so.

In previous years I’ve published statistics showing how well listings sell in the winter.

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‘Conforming’ Loan Limits Raised to $561,200 Until recently, the conventional loan limit was $417,000. Anything above that was considered a “jumbo” loan, which had stricter credit requirements and higher interest rates. But things have changed.

Last week, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two government-sponsored entities that purchase the bulk of mortgage loans from lenders, raised that limit to $484,350 for much of the country. In some regions with

higher property values however, including metro Denver, the limit is now $561,200.

This is good news for borrowers, as conventional loans allow a smaller down payment percentage versus that of Jumbo loans – as little as 3%. Contact your mortgage broker to see if it makes sense for you to buy (or sell, for that matter) before mortgage rates rise further. If you don’t have a mortgage broker call us. We have several we know and trust

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Earning new bills at Colorado Mills A year after reopening, mall enjoys another Black Friday

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Michelle Martinez remembers being one of the first Lakewood residents to walk through the hallways of the Colorado Mills Mall when it opened for the first time. She purchased her Christmas gifts from there and she and her husband would walk through the mall as a way to get exercise.

The mall, which first opened in 2002, took a giant blow when the 2017 May hail storm damaged its roof, flooded stores and caused thousands of its employees to be displaced. It was forced to close for over a year and a half due to the damage from the storm, and it finally reopened on Black Friday of last year. Martinez says the mall is making its way back to what it was before the storm.

“I am here usually three times a month, and I’ve personally seen more foot traffic here. This place was a shell of what it was when it originally reopened, but it’s nice to see things starting to pick up again,” Martinez said.

She isn’t the only one who is start-

Colorado Mills Mall officials say the shopping center had a successful Black Friday.

After reopening a little bit over a year ago, mall officials are confident that this will be a strong holiday season for Colorado Mills Mall.

JOSEPH RIOS ing to see the mall revitalize.

Brenda Cleary, the director of marketing and business development for Colorado Mills Mall, said the mall was busy on Black Friday, and mall officials are optimistic for a strong holiday shopping season. When it originally reopened, Colorado Mills Mall opened around 100 stores out of

160 retail spaces. It recently welcomed the opening of Coach, Sketchers and H&M, and the restaurant Los Chingones celebrated its grand opening recently. The restaurant sits in place of the departed Yard House.

“Immediately following the hailstorm, we received an outpouring of support from our team, partners and

community. Retailers are once again offering a multitude of promotions and we are seeing a significant number of shopping bags, busy Santa set activity and full parking lots, which is always a good sign,” Cleary said.

Not everyone has been happy with the pace of the mall’s reopening though. Back in February, Bell Brand Branches, which runs the Dairy Queen/Orange Julius inside Colorado Mills, filed a lawsuit against Simon Property Group, the company which owns the mall, alleging that sales significantly dropped. The suit appears to be ongoing, and mall management declined to comment.

Cleary said the mall has opened an average of more than one store per week in the last 12 months. Also new is a log cabin Santa set for holiday shoppers with children. Mall management also hopes to host events like pet photo opportunities in the near future.

Larry Dorr, Lakewood’s finance director, previously told the Lakewood Sentinel that the mall closure cost the city around $300,000 to $500,000 a month in tax revenue. “(Colorado Mills Mall) is one of our pride and joys out here. I think it’s doing very well and turning right along.

It’s one of our most significant retail areas, and we’re building up the business right again,” said Robert Smith, the interim economic development director for Lakewood.

Jeffco EDC elects board members Industry, government and education represented STAFF REPORT

The Jefferson County Economic Development Corporation elected its 2019 board of directors, committee chairs and co-chairs at its Nov. 14 meeting.

The new board of directors members are Thomas Frank, RMBC Plant/MillerCoors; Dr. Jason Glass,

Jeffco Public Schools; Catherine Hildreth, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck; Sean Maley, CRL Associates; Briana Miller, Sheraton Denver West Hotel; Dave Norwood, Sunflower Bank; and Carol Salzmann, Lutheran Medical Center.

Preston Gibson from Xcel Energy was named chairman, and Jim Fitzmorris from JR Engineering was elected vicechairman. Catherine Glass Hildreth, of Brownstein

Hyatt Farber Schreck, will serve as secretary, and Dave Norwood from Sunflower Bank will be treasurer.

Chairing the Government Affairs Committee are Joni Inman, of Front Range PharmaLogic, and Steve Katich, of JE Dunn Construction.

Esther Kettering, from Cushman & Wakefield, and Matt Schlageter, from Martin/Martin Consulting Engineers, will chair the Develop Jeffco Committee.

The Prospect Committee elected Tami Fischer, of Metro West Housing Authority, and Hank Brumley, from

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M.L. Richardson, from APC Construction Company, and Liz Geisleman, from Rocky Mountain Reagents, will chair the Governance Committee.

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Ceremony a ‘beautiful moment’ for new citizens Naturalization event held for youths from around metro area

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A group of 51 youths from around the Denver area became United States citizens Nov. 30 at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office in Centennial.

The naturalization ceremony, which took place on the final day of National Adoption Awareness Month, marked the end of a long journey for many of the new citizens, who ranged in age from 4 to 17. The ceremony recognized children who obtained citizenship through their parents, either through adoption or after their parents became citizens through naturalization.

Stephanie Logan, of Golden, watched as her son, Lazarus, 12, originally from Ghana in West Africa, received his certificate as a citizen.

Lazarus has lived in the United States since 2014. Logan and her husband, Cedric, have three other children, Elliot, Audrey and Naomi.

“It’s been a real adventure from the outset,” Logan said. “Always lots of surprises for us, but just a joy for us as a family to learn about each other and to grow and connect together. This for us solidifies that family-ness. This is the last piece of paperwork that has our family name on it together. It’s just a really beautiful moment.”

Naturalization is a process by which U.S. citizenship is granted to a foreign citizen or national after he or she fulfills the requirements established by Congress in the Immigration and Nationality Act. The USCIS welcomes about 750,000 citizens during naturalization ceremonies each year.

The children received certificates recognizing their citizenship once they completed an oath and pledge of allegiance. A video message from the president congratulating the new citizens was played as well.

Logan said she felt excited and relieved once her son received his certificate.

“There’s a certain atmosphere around immigrants today that makes it a really big moment to have his citizenship and to know he is permanently accounted for,” Logan said.

The ceremony came during a time of much controversy surrounding undocumented immigrants coming into the United States, primarily from Mexico. President Donald Trump has led initiatives to attempt to tighten security along the U.S.-Mexico border.

The 51 new citizens hail from all over the world, including Australia, Burma, Canada, China, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Germany, Ghana, Haiti, India, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Nepal, Philippines, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam and Zambia.

After receiving his citizenship certificate, Griffin Walugembe smiles down at the document.

The group of young new citizens rises to say the Oath of Allegiance and pledge to honor the United States.

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A group of 51 children are repeat an oath of allegiance prior to becoming U.S. citizens through the process of naturalization Nov. 30 in Centennial.

NICK PUCKETT “We’re really happy,” said Fred Canales.

His daughter, Heydi Canales Zabala, 10, received her certificate during the ceremony. The family moved to Denver from El Salvador in 2012.

“My father is a citizen too, now my daughter,” Fred Canales said. “It’s really nice to be a citizen. And we’re really happy.”

The Certificate of Citizenship serves as evidence of a person’s, or

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Lazarus Logan, 12, of Golden, with his mother Stephanie, prepares to receive his Certificate of Citizenship during a Nov. 30 naturalization ceremony in Centennial.

NICK PUCKETT their child’s, U.S. citizenship. The certificates are only issued to people who were born abroad but are U.S. citizens at birth through their parents or who became citizens after birth, but before the age of 18.

Former Colorado Rockies third baseman Vinny Castilla spoke to the children and their families during the ceremony telling his journey to become a United States citizen.

Castilla, originally from Mexico, was naturalized in Centennial last month.

Afterward, Castilla took photos and signed autographs for the kids and their families.

Castilla spoke about his dream to play in Major League Baseball and how coming to America has helped him realize that childhood dream.

“I was so happy to become an American, because I am so thankful to this country,” Castilla said. “I’m very thankful to this country and grateful what this country has done for me.”

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Lakewood kicks off holiday season with Lakewood Lights Lakewood Mayor Adam Paul held his official tree lighting ceremony

BY JOSEPH RIOS JRIOS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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he Lakewood Heritage Center is officially decorated from head to toe with holiday lights after Lakewood Mayor Adam Paul hosted his tree lighting ceremony. The weather was frigid with snow covering the museum, but it created a true, festive atmosphere. Santa was there to talk to children, and hot chocolate and cookies were available for the public. The Lakewood Heritage Center is located at 801 S. Yarrow St., and it is open Tuesday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Decorations are spread out throughout the Lakewood Heritage Center, including at Ethel’s Beauty Salon.

Lakewood Mayor Adam Paul, Lakewood City Council members Jacob LaBure and Charley Able and Santa wave at Lakewood residents.

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Amy and Cameron Helling look at a Christmas tree at the Lakewood Heritage Center.

Frank Grenoble and Aaliyah Collins do arts and crafts before heading outside to see the Lakewood Lights.

Green Mountain High School’s Shadow of the Mountain Choir sings Christmas music as a crowd awaits for the Lakewood Heritage Center to be lit up.

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Lakewood Police Green Mountain Guns and male suspect store targeted by robbers exchange gun fire

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The suspect was pronounced dead, and no officers were injured in the incident

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For the second time, the Green Mountain Guns store in Lakewood was targeted by robbers — except this time the store lost at least 14 guns.

According to the Lakewood Police Department, thieves entered the gun store, located at 3355 S. Yarrow St., by using a

Man sentenced to prison after hitting officer with stolen vehicle

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In May of this year, Lakewood Police officers identified a stolen Subaru parked at Crossland Economy Suites at 715 Kipling St. They watched Enrique Arellano, age 24, and Arlita Flores walk toward the stolen car.

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and then accelerated out of the parking space in the Subaru at a high speed. As Arellano was trying to escape police, he hit a police officer with his vehicle, injuring the officer’s head. He continued to try to elude police, but he crashed into a parked car. Him and Flores fled the scene on foot, but they couldn’t escape officers. Flores was captured shortly after the crash,

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Lakewood Police agents were on routine patrol in the area of 13th and Depew, when they allegedly witnessed Joe Richard Shorty, 39, firing rounds from a firearm near the area of Mountair Park, according to a release from the police department.

Police approached Shorty, but he allegedly refused to comply with officer’s orders. Shorty then headed near 13th and Sheridan Boulevard where he stopped and allegedly started to fire more rounds, according to the release. Police then returned gun at fire him, and Shorty was fatally wounded. He was later pronounced dead. No Lakewood Police Department agents were injured in the incident.

Police say there isn’t any other information available on the shooting as an investigation ensues. The Jefferson County Critical Incident Response Team handles officer involved shootings, and that will be the case for this incident.

the gun store by using a stolen Jeep, but they were unsuccessful.

The Denver Post reported that the owners of Green Mountain Guns had previously installed concrete barriers in front of the store.

The company’s website says the family-operated business sells new and used firearms, offers consignment sales and training classes.

stolen cement truck and either a chain, or a cable. When police arrived, the truck was still running, as was the concrete mixing drum. The robbery took place at around 4:20 a.m. on Dec. 4, and police are going through surveillance video, searching for what the suspects may look like.

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Arellano pled guilty on Oct. 1 to first degree assault, leaving the scene of an accident and a violent crime count. He was sentenced to prison for 28 years on Nov. 21, and Flores was sentenced to 18 months in community correction on Oct. 29.

She pled guilty to accessory to a crime on Aug. 27.

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is the season of giving … and if somehow we weren’t already aware, our mailboxes, TVs, radios, social feeds, emails and even texts remind us of the many people who are in need and the many ways we can help them.

I have no doubt that, when we can, most of us give us much as we can. Some years the ability is greater, and some years the need is greater.

Recently, though, such charity has felt largely impersonal … done over the phone, on the internet or through the mail, when someone else has already convinced me how much I care.

To make my decisions, I rely on passion, wis-

dom and compassion. I support a few organizations consistently, including (no surprise here) Writing for Peace and Lighthouse Writers Workshop, and I sporadically donate to others.

I drop money in red kettles and drive around with a stash of small bills to hand out at street corners.

I have learned, however, that even the most well-intentioned gestures are sometimes misplaced.

Last summer, while waiting for a friend on a Whole Foods patio, I met the intense gaze of a man sitting alone. His appearance was a bit unkempt with crumpled clothes too heavy for

the July temperatures and sun-blond hair in semi-dreadlocks His face was so weathered I had no idea of his age.

I watched him watch other people who came outside the store to enjoy their food. He spoke to no one, but seemed focused on what they were eating. I went into Whole Foods, bought a sandwich and coffee, and brought them out to him.

To say his reaction was unexpected is to underestimate my shock. He stood up with his SEE DORAY, P11

My favorite gifts: A Christmas story

“I LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Bond to waste $150 Million 5B, the $567 Million bond tax ask to improve school buildings passed. In 2012, when voters passed the “warm, safe, dry” bond ask for $99 Million, Jeffco actually financed $117 Million, 18 percent more! Instead of wasting $150 Million in unneeded interest payments and lining the pockets of bond holders shouldn’t the school board make equitable payments on the new debt and get more money to fix schools? Instead of making interest only payments and adding to the total cost of the bond payoff, shouldn’t that money go to fixing buildings?

Please stay informed, become involved and attend school board meetings. As a community, we need to ensure our tax dollars are being used efficiently. We need to ensure the school board does not burden us with even higher taxes by using a financing scheme which wastes $150 million on unneeded interest payments. If the school board truly has enough money to finance both the principle and interest, don’t they really have enough money to just fix our schools without the expensive bonds?

William F Hineser, Arvada

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Gold Line lingers The Denver Post reports that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has now threatened to sue RTD (and thus its developer the Denver Transit Partners) about their failure to solve crossing problems regarding their trains to DIA and ours someday on the Gold Line that will, we trust, serve Arvada Wheat Ridge on the long promised Gold Line service.

Meanwhile we have the tracks, the high-power overhead wires and, notably, a large, multistory parking garage in downtown Arvada, (all costing many millions of dollars), standing idle. while endless test trains run up and down on the track, to the extent, someone has said, of being worn out!

We have no service all because the builders insist on combining crossing gate timing, (a technology well over 100 years old) with the brand new Positive Train Control designed for train safety. They just can’t get it right! And someone tells me that, when they get it right, they will have the first ever technology like this in the nation.

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And the child did not understand have it within me, my this, either, but it seemed good. child, to bestow upon “And further,” the Being conyou 12 gifts. Ask, and tinued. “I will change the nature they shall be yours.” of the days and nights, so that This was at the beginning of all things, and the Celestial Being had some of the time, they are hot and bright, and other times, they upon his brow such wisdom and are cold and grey, and other times strength that the child believed they will filled with color. You will him. But the child, being a child, was very simple and did not learn to plan your life around these understand the ways of the Being, Seasons, for there will be a time for nor would it ever. So, the child every purpose under the sun.” asked simple questions.

It occurred to the child “How should I ask? How HITTING that it had not yet had a can I make known to you chance to actually ask for HOME what I want?” any gifts, and it had already “Ah,” the Being replied. received three. But the “That is very perceptive of Being was not such as one you. Therefore, my first gift would argue with, so the will be Language, which child remained quiet about will allow your thoughts it. to be known. And, some “And what am I to do day, I will send one who is here? Why am I here?” touched with the Divine The Being stopped, and to show you how to make assumed a very thoughtful language into a thing of pose, and stayed that way Michael Alcorn beauty and magic.” for some time. In fact, the And the child did not underchild had begun to think about stand, but the Being seemed other things by the time the Being pleased with himself, so the child spoke again. thought it must be good. They “This is a challenging question, walked together again for a time, my child, and I can only answer and the child looked around. the first part of it. You will need “Is this place always like this? Is something to fill your times, to give the space above always blue?” you purpose. Therefore, I will give And the Being thought about you the gift of Work. It will make this for a moment. “I believe I see you stronger and wiser to have a what you mean. To understand the purpose, to have to struggle to acbeauty of this place, you must have complish things, and, sometimes, it shrouded for a time. Therefore, to fail, only to rise up again and my second gift will be Night. But, exceed yourself.”

I will also fill this Night with a different kind of beauty, one that you will have to learn to appreciate.”

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The joys of exploring and occasionally failing

ost of us have been raised to move forward cautiously, make intelligent decisions, and not fail. Until recently, failure had a nasty taste to it — it wasn’t held in high regard. Yet in our current society, those who repeatedly fail are those who ultimately succeed. Failure is what counts – it’s picking yourself up, learning from your mistakes, and moving forward more enlightened, smarter, and with renewed resolve.

Being an engineer, I was taught to learn as much as possible prior to venturing forth on a new endeavor. It was OK to fail, but fail in new ways.

There’s no need to start from scratch on everything. This is what Google is for — learn from the previous efforts of others.

At least this is what I used to think.

In today’s rapidly progressing so-

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palms out, as if to ward me off. He didn’t need my offerings, he told me.

Flustered, I continued to insist that I had purchased the food specifically for him. He took it and left the patio.

To my further surprise, however, he soon emerged from Whole Foods and handed me a gift card – he had returned the food and received store credit for it. As he departed on foot through the parking lot, I was left, stunned, to ponder my own audacity.

Why had this attempt at gift giving gone wrong? His appearance was a factor in my decision, yes, but he had truly seemed to envy the meals others.

I’ve purchased sandwiches and coffee for street people before, to varying degrees of gratitude, but have never had a reaction such as his.

Perhaps I gave offense by assuming

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And the Being turned and walked slowly away, nodding to himself, pleased with his own solution.

The child, on the other hand, did not understand, but did not like the sound of this one little bit.

The child ran to catch up with the Being. “Sir, how am I to know how to do things, how to struggle and what I should be doing?”

“Ah, for that, my child, I will give you one of my favorite things: Books.

They will use the gift of Language to convey skills and techniques, history and philosophy, ideas and facts. This gift will be of great use to you, if you

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Wow! Meanwhile we, the citizens and potential riders, have waited over two

ciety, you may be the first to try your concept. You don’t have anyone else to model after or learn from. Your product or idea can be totally new — think of the boys at Google or Facebook. What’s BUSINESS out there now may AIKIDO have no direct bearing on your idea. The details and specifics are where the fun, real excitement, and education are. No one has done what you’re about to do.

This is a lot like learning to walk.

The only way to do it Glenn Bott is to repeatedly fail.

You can learn a certain amount from watching grown-ups walk, but you can’t learn how to do it for yourself.

You have to experience it on your own. he was homeless, hungry and in need of help. Perhaps I embarrassed him.

Or perhaps I so misjudged his life situation that he himself was in shock.

I could have asked him first, or simply taken the food back. And, of course, I could have done nothing at all.

Although I’m not sure I would have acted differently then, I did learn that give-and-receive situations with such deeply personal interactions require both tact and humility, as well as an intuitive compass.

So although I’ll go online now to click the buttons for my season-of-giving contributions to organizations with which I am already impassioned … I’ll let wisdom and compassion, as well as tact and humility, guide my compass for the rest.

Andrea Doray is a writer who urges us to consider the people, the animals, the environment and the future as we make our giving decisions year round.

Contact her at a.doray@andreadoray. com. just learn to love them.”

And the child had no idea if the Being had actually answered the question or not, but the Being seemed pleased with himself, so the child did not interrupt.

“And, someday, you will learn to condense all of the books onto tiny devices that fit in your pocket and will rule your life, if you allow it.”

And that did not seem good.

To be continued...

Michael Alcorn is a teacher and writer who lives in Arvada with his wife and three children. He will be available from 9:30 a.m. to noon on Dec. 15, at 5340 Coffee to sign copies of his books, including the newly released “Charon’s Blade” His opinions are not necessarily those of Colorado Community Media. years for our trains to connect Arvada and Wheat Ridge with downtown Denver. It is time that our local officials to get busy and work with the FRA , to see that we get our service as soon as possible!

Ron Vander Kooi, Arvada

So you take a few steps and fall.

You get back up and take a few more steps.

And fall again.

There is never any disappointment in any of this. It’s all part of the adventure and part of being human. I submit that by adopting this attitude in your life you will have a lot of fun and ultimately enjoy success.

I am convinced life truly is all about the journey — it is a marathon, not a sprint. The journey is more important than the destination. The fun is in the walk, the adventure of the journey.

The joy of having an inquisitive mind and trying different approaches until you ultimately achieve your desired results. Moving forward with a sense of exploration will add depth to your life and make it a lot more fun.

Take time as an example. When we’re kids, there’s an abundance

of time so we explore, create, and play with what to do with all of this time. As we mature, time becomes a precious commodity and we begin to ration it, control it, and we lose our creativity and fun. It loses its sense of abundance. The result is that we lose our playful and creative nature. We become more regimented and begin to conform to societal standards.

Is this a good thing? I don’t know. I do know that people with an attitude of exploration and having fun are very creative and happy. It’s up to each of us to decide how we want to live our lives and what is important to us.

Glenn Bott of Arvada speaks and coaches on positivity, innovation, and resiliency. He shares the proven techniques he used to successfully reinvent himself after recovering from a severe and life-threatening brain injury.

OBITUARIES JOHNSON

June Lee Johnson

February 28, 1945 - November 8, 2018

June lived a fulfilling life as a loving mother to four children (Barbie, John, Sandra and Tammy) and one grandson (Jordan), a caring sister to four siblings (Barbara, Betty, Bonnie, and her twin Judy), a nurturing grandmother to another grandson (Devon), a friend to many, and an amazing wife to her husband of 56 years, Ronnie Johnson. She enjoyed traveling, people

watching, going to the movies every weekend, and she loved dachshunds. Her family was the most important part of her life. Respects can be paid during her memorial service at Mile Hi Church on 9077 W. Alameda Ave., Lakewood, Colorado on Friday, December 14th at 1 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in June’s name to the American Bladder Cancer Society.

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LIFE Gingerbread houses make memories

Youth orchestra aims to develop next generation

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While the Smiths make everything from scratch, “kits are a wonderful place to start,” Smith said. “Especially for little kids because their favorite part is decorating it.”

This year, the Smith’s gingerbread house has a “Great Gatsby” theme and will be available for public viewing at the Colorado Christmas Adventure event.

With about 50 entries for the Gingerbread House Contest and Display at Colorado Christmas Adventure, it will be like visiting a mini city made of gingerbread, Smith said.

bridge was getting to spend time with my friends,” said Lindsey Whittington, 22, a senior studying civil engineering at the Colorado School of Mines. “The second-best part was seeing our hard work and theme come together.”

Whittington and her team of five other Mines students made up one of 18 teams participating in the 2018 Denver Gingerbread Bridge Competition.

The competition is a way for people to get into the holiday cheer while serving as a team-building activity, said Jeremy Crandall, the outgoing co-founder and co-chairman of the Structural Engineers Association of Colorado (SEAC) Young Member Group.

t some point, all musicians are going to have to deal with the stresses of auditioning. And while this is an important skill to master, there’s also something to be said for letting young musicians develop a love for the art first.

That’s the option the Douglas County Youth Orchestra (DCYO) has embraced.

“Instead of traditional auditions, we hold open rehearsals. This allows the students to bring their instruments and sit in the group COMING play with ATTRACTIONS and us,” said Thomas A. Blomster, the orchestra’s music director and conductor. “While we have divergent levels of students, all students want to be there, and they learn how to own their position Clarke Reader in the orchestra, regardless of ability.”

The DCYO will be performing two winter concerts in Castle Rock to celebrate the season — the first at 11:15 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 8 at Christ’s Episcopal Church, 615 Fourth St., and the second at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 9 at New Hope Presbyterian Church, 3737 New Hope Way. A professional percussionist and conductor for 45 years, Blomster believes in setting high expectations for orchestra members as a way to challenge them and hone their musical skills.

“My expectations both musically and behaviorally are of the highest level,” he said. “In addition, we bring in professional coaches to work with the students in sectionals as well. I believe the DCYO is unique in the metropolitan area as it offers these experiences at the lowest price of any youth orchestra in Colorado.”

The upcoming winter concerts are the culmination of a semester’s worth of work. Not only is it a chance for the students to shine, but it takes their learning to another level.

“One of the reasons we perform a concert twice is because the first performance will ‘hardwire’ a lot of things, and the second performance gives the students a chance to do it again, but with a different perspective,” Blomster explained.

“I do my best to choose repertoire that is both a challenge to the students, and introduces both standard

Denver Gingerbread Bridge Competition “The best part about building the

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Maura McInerney, the curator of education at Foothills Art Center in Golden, puts the finishing touches on a few example cardboard gingerbread houses in preparation for the children’s classes offered at Foothills Art Center on Dec. 8 and 15. CHRISTY STEADMAN

From building to viewing, all can enjoy this holiday tradition

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robably every little kid dreams of living in a house made of candy, said Coletta Smith of Castle Rock, one of the coordinators for the Colorado Christmas Adventure event.

“Gingerbread houses capture something about childhood that’s magical,” Smith said. And “the experience you get when making something with your kids is always a win.”

No matter if you’re into building the little, tasty houses, or simply viewing the elaborately decorative displays of them, for many, gingerbread houses are a favorite holiday tradition.

Colorado Christmas Adventure For the Smith family — Coletta; her husband Craig; and their two daughters, Rochelle, 19, and Lynae, 16 — making a gingerbread house has been an annual tradition for the past 15 years.

Smith especially enjoys it because she loves to see her children’s creativity bloom, and she loves all the conversations they have as a family during the process.

“It makes for great memories,” she said. “It’s more about that than the finished product.”

Erie resident Carly Owens was the only contestant from Colorado who competed in the 26th annual National Gingerbread House Competition, which takes place in North Carolina. Owens’ entry was inspired by the movie, “The Grand Budapest Hotel.”

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According to Tori Avey, a food history writer, in her blog, “The History of Gingerbread,” published on the PBS Food website, gingerbread houses originated in Germany during the 16th century. They gained popularity when the Brothers Grimm published the fairy tale “Hansel and Gretel” in 1812. In the tale, set in medieval Germany, two child-aged siblings wander into the forest and come across the home of a witch, made of sweet treats and frosting. However, Avey writes, it is unknown whether gingerbread houses were inspired by the Hansel and Gretel folklore — which predated the 19th-century publishing of the tale by the Brothers Grimm — or vice versa.

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The 18 teams consisted of a variety of groups, spanning from middle schoolers and college students to professional architects, engineers and contractors from across the Denver metro area.

“It is great to see the different solutions that people come up with,” Crandall said, “and hear the stories of how their designs went from concept to reality.”

Each bridge is judged on architectural merit by local architects; structural performance, meaning strength to weight, and people’s choice. The catch is that it has to be 100 percent edible.

“We wanted to create a bridge that actually performed,” Whittington said, adding this is the second year she’s done the contest, and their arch bridge entry last year “failed miserably.” But she added: “We weren’t disappointed.

Our bridge held 1,903.4 pounds.”

Sela Guajardo, 13, a student at North Arvada Middle School, and her two teammates’ bridge would have collapsed during the testing, she said, “but it was definitely the best tasting of all of them.”

Guajardo and her teammates are in the Girls in STEM club — a local nonprofit that works to inspire middle school and high school-aged girls to visualize and empower them to pursue STEM careers — and entered the Gingerbread Bridge Competition for the first time this year.

The competition started in 2006 by the Ascent Group, a Boulder-based structural engineering company, as an annual company holiday party event.

The event expanded, and by 2014, the SEAC Young Member Group started putting it on.

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orchestral works with lesser-known pieces, including sometimes premieres of new works.”

For more information on the shows and DCYO, visit www.douglascountyyouthorchestra.org.

Fine arts, ceramics and more for sale There is all manner of holiday shopping options available for those in search of the perfect gift this season.

Many people are looking for options ” that sends money to local businesses and organizations, and one of the best local options supports local artists. e The 32nd Annual Fine Art Market and 11th Annual ACES Ceramics Show and Sale returns to the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., through Dec. 16.

The market features all original works in a wide range of media, size, and price by more than 90 artists throughout the state. Items for shoppers to buy include jewelry, handwoven pieces, metalsmithing and many more.

The market is open from noon to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday through Thursday, from 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. from and Sunday and Monday.

The 11th annual ACES Ceramics

GINGERBREAD HOUSE EVENTS Cardboard gingerbread houses at Foothills Art Center Foothills Art Center, 809 15th St. in Golden, is offering two sessions for children to make gingerbread houses out of cardboard templates.

While the sessions are drop-in from 1 to 4 p.m. on Dec. 8 and Dec. 15, space is limited each day and pre-registration online is required.

Cost is free for members and $12 per house for nonmembers.

ing something, and working collaboratively with her two friends on the project, she said.

“Making something edible is fun because you have to get really creative with it,” Guajardo said.

The three girls had fun getting together to work on the bridge, buying the ingredients — graham crackers, frosting, sprinkles, etc. — and getting to munch on these sweet treats along the way, Guajardo said.

But perhaps the most fun part of it for them was “being able to get messy for long periods of time” while building it, Guajardo added.

Foothills Art Center While parents are downstairs shopping at Foothills Art Center’s Holiday Art Market, their children can have a “fun, messy time upstairs” making cardboard gingerbread houses, said Maura McInerney, the curator of education at Foothills Art Center in Golden.

“Because it’s cardboard, and not gingerbread, it’s much simpler,” McInerney said. “But you still get the experience of making a gingerbread house.”

All supplies — including the candy to decorate and the cardboard gingerbread house template — are included with the class, so the children have total creative freedom, McInerney said.

This is the fourth year she has offered the classes, and there has not been one house that was the same as another, she

Show features work by the Arvada Center’s ceramic instructors and students.

This sale features the work of 50 instructors and students who have taken advantage of the center’s ceramic’s studio. The ACES sale is open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Monday through Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday.

For more information on the sales, call 720-898-7200 or visit www.arvadacenter.org.

Colorado Mormon Chorale to sing with symphony Few things capture the holiday season for yours truly as much as music does. Some of the most beautiful music in Western culture has been written and composed to celebrate Christmas.

Every year, the Lakewood Symphony and Colorado Mormon Chorale gather together for a free Christmas concert at the Church of Jesus Christ of LatterDay Saints, 6465 W. Jewell Ave., at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 6 and 7.

Instead of paying for a ticket, donations are accepted to benefit the Second Wind Fund Youth Suicide Prevention.

For more information, visit www.lakewoodsymphony.org.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — The Helio Sequence at Globe Hall A lot of the most important albums of my college years have been celebrating their 10th anniversaries last and

The class is recommended for children ages 6-12, but all ages are invited.

To register or learn more, visit www.foothillsartcenter.org and select the date of the session you’re interested in attending from the calendar.

added.

The kids love the candy and being creative during the holiday season, McInerney said.

“Kids are what makes the holidays so fun,” she said. “It brings the magic of the holidays alive when kids participate.”

National Gingerbread House Competition “There’s no specific blueprint for making a gingerbread house,” said Carly Owens, 23, of Erie. “Anyone can add their own flair and let their creativity take over.”

Owens grew up in Asheville, North Carolina, where the annual National Gingerbread House Competition, now in its 26th year, takes place. Her desire to make gingerbread houses was passed down from her grandmother, who was a professional baker.

Owens made her first gingerbread house when she was a freshman in high school in 2009. It was with that house that she entered the National Gingerbread House Competition for the first time. Following that, each time she entered as a teen, she placed within the top 10.

Owens eventually moved to Colorado, and this year, she was the only Colorado contestant of nearly 200 entries at the national competition. It was the first year for her to compete in the adult division, which she said consisted of a mix of professional pastry artists and hobbyist bakers.

this year, and it makes me feel both incredibly old and appreciative of the impact music can have during the formative times.

The Helio Sequence’s fourth album, “Keep Your Eyes Ahead” is one of those important albums, and one that recently celebrated a decade of existence. To celebrate the milestone, band members Brandon Summers and Benjamin Weikel will be performing at the Globe Hall, 4483 Logan St. in Denver, at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 11.

The alt-rock duo has released six full-length albums and several EPs during their career. As musicians from the Pacific Northwest, they trade in the kind of atmospheric rock that have made groups like Death Cab for Cutie and Band of Horses nationally known acts.

As a unique concert feature, the show will kick off with a barbeque at the Globe at 6 p.m. Diners will get to sample small-batch oak-smoked pulled pork, beef brisket and turkey breast. There will be sandwiches, tacos, quarter-pound veggie burgers, mac-n-cheese, citrus slaw and potato salad.

For tickets, visit www.globehall.com/ event/1753218-helio-sequence-denver.

Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. He can be reached at Clarke.Reader@hotmail.com.

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atkes, donuts and gelt accompanied the menorah lighting Dec. 2 held by the Chabad of Northwest Metro Denver in the outdoor space by the library in Olde Town Arvada.

The lighting symbolized the first night of the Jewish holiday Hanukkah.

“Hanukkah is a time for family,” said Leah Brackman, co-director of Chabad of Northwest Metro Denver.

“The idea of lighting the menorah is to spread light into the world.”

Rabbi Benjy Brackman called attendees to continue to think about spreading light each night of Hanukkah as they light the menorah at home.

“The idea of adding additional candles is the idea of adding more goodness to the world, and boy do we need more goodness today than any other time,” he said.

“Think of something you can do to add more light to the world. Think of something each night you can do to make this world a better place.”

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Daredevil Dan Edwards juggles fire at the Chabad of Northwest Metro Denver menorah lighting.

Haddas Lev helps Ayala Lev-Rubio create a menorah craft to celebrate the first night of Hanukkah.

PHOTOS BY SHANNA FORTIER Event attendees watch on as the menorah is lit in Olde Town Arvada for the first night of Hanukkah.

Kids watch on as Daredevil Dan Edwards performs Dec. 2 in Olde Town Arvada.

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10 gifts for the outdoor adventurer Byline??

Colorado is home to a plethora of outdoor activities, with enthusiasts spending their days camping, hiking, mountain biking, climbing, fly fishing or on the slopes. The state is also home to many companies creating products to make those outdoor activities easier and more enjoyable. This gift-buying season, Colorado Community Media has compiled a list of 10 items made

by Colorado-based companies that the outdoor adventurer would enjoy.

Four Points energy bar $3 a bar Denver-based company Fourpoints crafts its real food energy bars around a unique base of plums and figs with a low to moderate glycemic load for long sustained energy. At 230 to 280 calories, each 2.5 ounce bar is high in fiber and offers 10-plus grams of protein. The owners also tout that this slow-burn energy bar won’t freeze in cold conditions. It comes in seven flavors and can now be found at REI, Safeway and Natural Grocers. www.fourpointsbar.com Camping meals by Trail Fork $8.50-$11.50 Trail Fork, based in Boulder, aims to make food that sustains adventurers

and the environment with packaging that is 100 percent compostable.

The retail line focuses on vegetarian and vegan offerings. As a member of the 1% for the Planet Foundation, 1 percent of Trail Fork’s annual sales goes to supporting Friends of Cedar Mesa, an organization in Bluff, Utah focused on protecting the Bears Ears Region. www.mytrailfork.com Firebiner by Outdoor Element $14.95 A survival carabiner that is as much for everyday use as it is for survival enhancement. Made from stainless steel, in addition to being a carabiner, the Firebiner also has a flathead screwdriver tip, bottle opener, small utility blade, hang slots (for keys and tinder vials), and the EverSpark Wheel to get fires started. Outdoor Element, based in Centennial, also offers a custom Colorado laser etched option. www.outdoorelement.com

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Headsweats, based in Boulder, also offers a full line of Colorado headwear. www.headsweats.com Scream 25 by Mountainsmith $79.95 The new Scream 25 backpack

by Goldenbased Mountainsmith offers durability with minimal weight, coming in at just over one pound.

The pack uses high tenacity Robic fabric with Ultra Tear-Strength PU coating and Aramid yarn woven throughout, to prevent extended tears and abrasion. The Scream 25 stuffs into its own top lid pocket for convenience when storing for travel or as a makeshift camp pillow. Stash the bag into your favorite backpacking pack for summit assaults, count on it for light day hikes, or pack it with ropes for a day at the

crag. This latest version has been upgraded to include a sternum strap, waist belt, more supportive shoulder straps, a convenient front panel pocket and even more durable, lightweight pack fabric. www.mountainsmith.com Lil’ Native Black Blade by Spyderco $194.95 Made in its Golden factory, the Spyderco Lil’ Native distills all the key qualities of the brands iconic Native into a compact folder. For even greater discretion, the new blackbladed version ground cloaks the full-flatCPM S30V blade in a non-reflective Diamond Like Carbon coating. Matching black-coated handle hardware continues the theme to yield an easy-to-carry knife with a serious demeanor. www.spyderco.com Frying Pan by Big Agnes UL2 $249.50; UL3 $299.95 It gets plenty warm, but isn’t for cooking. Frying Pan SL by Steamboat Springs-based Big Agnes is a shelter versatile enough for backpacking, road-trip camping and all pitches in between. Two large “D” shaped doors with two vestibules make entry and exit seamless while the steep walls give

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plenty of elbow room for changing clothes or playing dominoes while you wait out a storm. Easy to pitch, with generous living space, this is a great option for someone wanting one tent to do it all. www.bigagnes.com

Trooper LT 30 cooler by OtterBox $299.99 Introduced earlier this year by Fort Collins-based OtterBox, the Trooper LT 30 cooler is rated IP-65 to protect against rushing rapids; features a heavy duty base to protect against abrasion; and keeps ice for up to three or more days. A mounting system allows for attachment of accessories like a bottle opener or a drybox. It also features a 30-quart capacity and two exterior pockets with water-resistant zippers.

The most unique part of this cooler is that the two-inch wide padded carrying straps that convert easily between shoulder- and backpack-carry styles.

Mens Mountain Jacket

by Topo Designs $349 This jacket is Denver-based Topo Desings’ answer to the everyday winter coat.

Pull up the hood for casual chilly days around town, or fully zip up with the combined snap placket

to keep extra warm in colder alpine environments. The Mountain Jacket is insulated with PrimaLoft Black Eco Insulation, a sustainably built synthetic fill that performs like down.

The insulation is made from 100 percent recycled plastic bottles to keep you warm while keeping plastic out of the landfill. www.topodesigns.com Swift Split snowboard by Never Summer $1,039.99 This board is great for tight trees, chunder, powder and all over backcountry access. Made in the Denver factory from the core up, the Swift Split features Never Summer’s Fusion Rocker Camber Profile with more Camber in the back and less towards the front while maintaining rocker between your feet. The Swift Split also has an early rise nose and tapered swallow tail to keep you afloat in the deepest pow or heavy spring snow. A massive Carbon X in the mid section and Power Grip Sidecut add to the stability and performance. www. neversummer.com

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Golden photographer, videographer wins awards STAFF REPORT

Golden photographer Frank Zurey won numerous awards in this year’s writing and photography contest sponsored by Rocky Mountain Outdoor Writers and Photographers.

In the video clips category, Zurey won first place for a clip of a great blue heron feeding its young. Video judge Ann Lukacs of Breckenridge wrote, “This clip of `dancing birds’ could be used in a variety of videos, especially when paired with the right music.” Also in the video clips category, he took third place for “Barred Owl,” which the judge called “an interesting study of the owl.”

In still photography, Zurey won first place in the published images category for his photo “Pallid Bat Coming for Water,” which was displayed in the Denver Audubon Share the View show. He also won second place in the image from last conference category for his photo “Lazuli Bunting.” His photo of a great white egret displaying its plumage took third place in

the black and white category. In the scenics category, he received honorable mention for his image “Anchor & Ogive Glaciers.”

Awards were presented at the organization’s annual conference in Alamosa. More than 500 entries - photos, written works, and videos - were submitted from 26 RMOWP members.

Formed in 1973, Rocky Mountain Outdoor Writers and Photographers is an organization of professional and semi-professional photographers, writers, cinematographers, and artists who specialize in outdoor subjects, ranging from fishing and hunting to hiking and exploring public lands, with an emphasis on activities in the American West.

Each year the group has a conference offering members an opportunity to improve their skills through workshops and field trips, share experiences, and explore local attractions. The 2019 conference is Sept. 9-12, in Estes Park and adjacent Rocky Mountain National Park. Details will be available soon at www.rmowp.org.

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Golden-based Apex Ski Boots aims for comfort, warmth Filed first patent for closure system

BY CLARKE READER CREADER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Skiing has changed a lot in recent years, and many of those changes are causing problems for the industry.

The cost of the sport seems to increase every year, as does the size of the crowd skiers have to deal with, not only on the mountain, but on the roads as well.

But not all the changes are bad ones. Just ask Roger Neiley, co-founder and vice president of products with Apex Ski Boots. Since 2006, he and the company have been finding ways to make ski boots more comfortable and warmer.

“Our biggest competition these days is the video game industry, because it keeps the next generation of skiers indoors, looking at screens,” Neiley explained.

“We want to get more people out there comfortably and keep them warm so they can enjoy it.”

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by Apex’s Skiers curious about headhow the boots work quarters, can stop by Apex’s 3015 headquarters, 3015 YoungYoungfield St., Suite field St., 104, to try them out Suite for a weekend.

104, to try them To purchase and find out for a more information, weekend. visit www.apexskiThe boots.com company’s first boots were carbon fiber, Neiley explained, which made them expensive but proved the core concept of improving boots was on the right track. The first massproduced boots using more affordable materials were delivered in 2011, and the company has been growing ever since.

S “Our product line is now t mature, with four models covering the features that 95 percent of skiers need,” Neiley said. “We will continue to innovate with new materials and new features that make a real difference for real skiers, but our basic concept will remain the focus of our product line.”

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Examples of the Apex product line, designed to make boots comfortable and easier to use. headquartered in Golden, filed a patent for a key component of its two-part walking boot/chassis concept. This concept features a flexible, walkable boot that was modeled on snowboard boots and a separate, open chassis to clip in to when it comes time to actually ski.

“There were three main complaints about boots we

were trying to address as a company,” Neiley said. “The first was that ski boots are cold, the second is that they can’t be worn when walking around and they’re hard to get in and out of.”

The patent was filed for the lacing method for the “Boa closure system.” The Boa improves the range and efficiency of the boot’s

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ability to close securely around the foot. Apex has been working with Boa for 15 years on their system.

These boots can be purchased on the company’s website, as well as local stores like Christy Sports, Sun & Ski, REI and other locations in mountain towns.

Skiers who are curious about how the boots work

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Santa Claus chats with Ezio, 3, and Liliana, 8, Cito inside Wheat Ridge Cyclery during the town’s annual Christmas celebration, Dec. 1.

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Art contest: Let the Earth inspire you Winning design will be featured on promotional materials for annual celebration STAFF REPORT

Lakewood is looking for hometown artists to create the design for the city’s annual Earth Day celebration.

The winning design will be used on posters, banners, T-shirts and other materials, and the artist will receive $200.

Lakewood’s Earth Day celebration brings the community together on April 27 with music, food, art, exhibits and activities that increase environmental awareness. Activities have included sustainable gardening demonstrations, youth poetry, bicycle valets, recycled art crafts, fitness classes, home energy efficiency demonstrations, electric car display and information on Lakewood’s parks and Colorado’s wildlife.

The theme for 2019’s event is “Every day is earth day, but today we celebrate!”

Submit a design by Dec. 31 at Lakewood.org/EarthDay.

Impact technology offerings at library Jeffco district asks residents to complete survey to help plan STAFF REPORT

Jefferson County residents are invited to take a survey through Dec. 16 that will help the library district plan its future technology offerings.

Anyone ages 14 and older are welcome to complete the survey, and those who complete it will be entered into a drawing to win an Amazon Fire Tablet. The survey takes 10-15 minutes to complete.

“Offering equal access to technology is a critical function of public libraries,” Donna Walker, the library district’s executive director, said in a news release. “Results of this survey will give us insight into how patrons use library technology and assist us in planning future offerings. I encourage all Jefferson County residents to participate.”

To access the survey, go to jeffcolibrary.org/techsurvey. A Spanish language version is also available at jeffcolibrary.org/encuestatecnologica. Once the survey closes, the library will select the prize winner through a random drawing. The winner will be notified by Dec. 21.

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As shopping season starts, so do new sales tax rules New emergency rule went into effect Dec. 1

BY TABATHA STEWART SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

The Colorado Department of Revenue enacted an emergency rule Sept.

26 that makes it mandatory for retailers in Colorado who ship goods out of their own jurisdiction to collect sales tax on the merchandise based on the rate of where the product is shipped.

Whether a seller ships items across town, across the state, or out of state, the retailer is responsible for identifying, and charging, the tax for every item shipped.

According to Dan Carr, Department of Revenue Taxation communications manager, Colorado was one of 33 states who enacted emergency rules after

the supreme court ruling in the case of South Dakota vs. Wayfair, in which South Dakota won the right to receive sales tax on items purchased on the internet and shipped to the state.

“With the Wayfair decision, we can now require out of state retailers to pay sales tax in the state where the items are shipped,” said Carr. “The purpose was to make sure the playing field was level and to standardize tax laws, bringing consistency and fairness to sales tax laws.”

The DOR has created a website, colorado.gov/tax, that will help retailers in Colorado navigate the new law, which includes frequently asked questions, access to a call center to have questions answered, and lookup lists for all the sales taxes. Webinars are also available on the website.

“They have created a `hold harmless’ list, which means if a retailer uses the platform and the charge is wrong, they will be held harmless,” said Carr.

Timing had a physical presence in the state,” The new rule, which went into effect said Kraft-Tharp. “This has opened Dec. 1, could worry Colorado retailers the door for all states to say ‘we can expecting to ship thousands of packfix this unfair competition problem ages out of their jurisdiction for the and start telling internet sites they holiday shopping season. have to pay sales tax.’”

But Colorado Representative Tracy Kraft-Tharp said the new law could Kraft-Tharp, D-Arvada, chair of the bring in as much as $48 million dolsales and use tax streamlining commitlars this year that would be collected tee, said merchants and remitted to shouldn’t panic about the state and up the Nov. 30 deadline. to $200 million The department has each year going stated they won’t forward. enforce the rule until “That will March. be enforced “Business owners through audits are thinking `how and check to see do we do this?’” said who is paying Kraft-Tharp. “But the and who isn’t,” department has said said Kraftthey won’t enforce the Tharp. “There is Tracy Kraft-Tharp, an enforcement rule until March 31, to give people the opD-Arvada, chair of division at the portunity to figure out the sales and use tax department.” how to do it. They’ve While the streamlining committee rule includes put webinars up on their web page explaina small-seller ing how to do it.” exception for According to Kraftout-of-state reTharp, the issue of tailers, with inwho should get taxes on items sold over state sales of products that do not the internet has been a hot button for exceed $100,000 or 200 transactions many years, and the new rules will annually, there are no exceptions level the playing field. for in-state retailers.

“Before South Dakota vs. Wayfair, “There is no minimum amount if the law of the land was that internet your business is domiciled in Colosites could charge sales tax if they rado,” said Carr.

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MILESTONES Arvada Autumn Ayers, of Arvada, was named to the spring 2018 dean’s list at Biola University.

Chancellor Bazz, of Arvada, was named to the spring 2018 dean’s list at Biola University.

Alicia Fanucchi, of Arvada, graduated from Pacific University in Oregon with a master’s degree in speech-language pathology.

Jamie Rae Foote, of Arvada, was named to the spring 2018 dean’s list at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. A junior, Foote is majoring in meteorology-climatology.

Breann Huber, of Arvada, was a member of the cast and crew of Concordia University’s production of “The Diary of Anne Frank,” which was presented in early November. Huber also will participate in the handbell choir concert in December at Concordia University, Nebraska’s campus.

Meagan Marie Nelson, of Arvada, was named to the spring 2018 dean’s list at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

A graduate student, Nelson is pursuing an MBA. Thomas Nicholson, of Arvada, was named to the spring 2018 dean’s list at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. A graduate student, Nicholson is pursuing an MBA. Brandon Oeltjenbruns, of Arvada, was named a 2018 distinguished scholar at Rockford University.

Jason Stevens, of Arvada, a master’s student in the advanced inquiry program from Miami University’s Project Dragonfly, recently traveled to the Galapagos Islands. Stevens studied the forces of evolutionary, geologic and social change through work with ecology project international, a longtime champion of inquiry-driven field science and sustainability. Stevens works as a science teacher at Horizon High School.

John Stone, of Arvada, was named to the spring 2018 dean’s list at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Stone is majoring in information technology.

Kyle Van Horn, of Arvada, has received the Sigma Phi Epsilon Balanced Man Scholarship at the University of Wyoming and the National Army ROTC scholarship. Van Horn is a 2018 graduate of Faith Christian High School in Arvada.

Taylor Worley, of Arvada, was one of eight students to receive the GingeryMack Music Scholarship, a scholarship fund that provides financial aid to young Christian musicians at Bob Jones University who are majoring in music education. Worley received the scholarship for demonstrating exceptional musical ability. Worley also has been named to Bob Jones University’s University Singers, the university’s largest choral organization.

Golden Katrina Bracken, of Golden, a master’s student in the advanced inquiry program from Miami University’s Project Dragonfly, has recently traveled to Namibia. Bracken studied ongoing research projects such as radio tracking, cheetah conservation and ecosystem management, as well as the design of school and community programs.

Katalene Coulter, of Golden, is one of five students announced as an Images Magazine fall 2018 contest winner for

their artistic submission. Images is Fort Lewis College’s literary magazine for the students by the students. This semester’s theme was “Grit” and can be viewed at https://bit.ly/2KFwBbn. Clayton Haswell, of Golden, graduated in spring 2018 from Fort Lewis College with a degree in marketing.

Bryce Hermanussen, of Golden, graduated in spring 2018 from Fort Lewis College with a degree in marketing.

Samuel Lange, of Golden, graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of San Diego.

Alex Lessenger, of Golden, was named to the dean’s list for the 2017-18 academic year at Lawrence University. Lessenger is the son of Margaret Lessenger.

Emma MacCallum, of Golden, was named to the spring 2018 dean’s list at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

MacCallum is a freshman nutrition and health sciences major.

Camille Morales, of Golden, was one of 150 Torero student-athletes named to the West Coast Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll for the 2017-18 academic year. Morales is a member of the women’s track team.

Kersti Taha. of Golden, graduated in spring 2018 from Fort Lewis College with a degree in psychology.

Sarah Trask, of Golden, graduated in spring 2018 from Fort Lewis College with a degree in environmental studies.

Lakewood Katherine Brady, of Lakewood, was named to the spring 2018 dean’s list at the University of Dallas.

Brady is majoring in business and English.

Michael Collett, of Lakewood, graduated in spring 2018 from Fort Lewis College with a degree in theater.

Natalie Kay, of Lakewood, graduated in spring 2018 from Fort Lewis College with a degree in English.

Graham Knowlton, of Lakewood, graduated with a Ph.D. in counseling psychology from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wis. Taryn Landin, of Lakewood, graduated in spring 2018 from Fort Lewis College with a degree in marketing.

Danielle Lord, of Lakewood, was named to the spring 2018 dean’s list at Biola University.

Erin Renner, of Lakewood, graduated in spring 2018 from Fort Lewis College with a degree in English.

Jacob Rodriguez, of Lakewood, has been named to Bob Jones University’s University Singers, the university’s largest choral organization.

Rodriguez is a freshman majoring in Bible.

Kyle Sawyer, of Lakewood, has been awarded the president’s scholarship from Luther College for the 2019-20 academic year.

Kaylyn Schull, of Lakewood, was named to the spring 2018 dean’s list at Biola University.

Joanna Sherrill, of Lakewood, will participate in the handbell choir concert in December at Concordia University, Nebraska’s campus.

Megan Weiss, of Lakewood, graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree in international business from the University of San Diego. Weiss graduated cum laude.

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Ballet Ariel Presents “The Nutcracker”: 2 p.m. Dec. 15-16, Dec.22-23 and Dec. 26-27, and 7 p.m. Dec. 21-22 and Dec. 26 at Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood. Go to www.lakewood.org/tickets, call 303-987-7845 or stop by the box office.

“A Christmas Carol”: showing through Dec. 23 at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. A fast-paced adaption that challenges six actors to bring all the Dickens’ characters to life.

Call 303-935-3044 or go to minersalley.com for show dates and times and ticket information.

“Seussical”: through Dec. 29 at Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. Call 720-898-7200 or go to https://arvadacenter.org/seussical-2.

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Christmas with the Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6 at the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 W. Allison Parkway, Lakewood.

Tickets at lakewood.showare.com or by calling 303-987-7845.

Happy Holiday Concert: 2 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 9 at Apex Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Golden Eagle Concert Band concert. Go to www. goldeneagleconcertband.org.

Jingle Bell Jukebox: 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 15, and 2 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 16 at Arvada United Methodist Church, 6750 Carr St. A Christmas concert by the Arvada Chorale. Go to ArvadaChorale.org or call 720-432-9341.

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First Friday Artwalk: 6-8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7 at Gallery 1874, 5665 Olde Wadsworth Parkway, Arvada. Featuring artists Carol Cook, Stacey Roberts and Sue Young. Go to www.gallery1874.com.

In This Particular Ghost Town: artwork of Josh Davy and Zachary Reece on display through Dec. 9 at Valkarie Gallery and Studio, 445 S. Saulbury St., Lakewood. Go to www.valkariefineart.com.

Arvada Center Fall Exhibitions: “Laura Merage: Nausy Nausy,” through Dec. 23 in the Theatre Gallery. Go to https://arvadacenter.org/laura-merage-nausynausy.

Holiday Art Market: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 30 at Foothills Art Center, 809 Fifteenth St., Golden. Colorado artists will sell handcrafted items. Go to www.foothillsartcenter.org

this week’s TOP FIVE Olde Golden Christmas Parades: 10:30 a.m.

Saturday, Dec. 8 and Dec. 15 in downtown Golden. See cowboys on horses, floats, old cars, elves on unicycles, the Grinch in his Corvette, and of course, Santa Claus.

Afterwards, enjoy free horse-drawn carriage rides and free newfoundland dog pulled cart rides for the kids. On Dec. 15, the USS Trinity, the only starship in Colorado that is commissioned by the international Starfleet Command, and its crew will have a starship float in the Golden Christmas Parade. Stop by the Golden Visitors Center, 1010 Washington Ave, or call 303-279-2282.

Colorado ACTS: “The Hobbit”: 7 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 7 and Saturday, Dec. 8 at 11455 W. Interstate 70 Frontage Road, North, Wheat Ridge. Go to www.coloradoacts.org.

YouthBiz Marketplace: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8 at Young Americans Belmar, 401 S. Pierce St., Lakewood. Gifts from young entrepreneurs including accessories, jewelry, artwork, toys and more. Go to https://yacenter.org/youthbiz/ marketplace/ Family Nature Walk: Arvada Nature History: 11 a.m. to noon Dec. 8 at Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada.

Family-friendly nature with local nature experts from Jefferson County Open Space, Majestic View Nature Center, and others. Walk around Olde Town Arvada. Meet at the fountain next to the library.

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

EVENTS

Holiday Boutique: Aar River Gallery and Art Cottage have become gift shops for the holidays offering local hand-crafted items including jewelry, paintings and décor.

Regular selection of original paintings also still on display. The Holiday Boutique is at 3707 and 3715 W. 73rd Ave. in the Historic Westminster Art District. Go to www.aarrivergallery.com Tantra Speed Date: 6:30-9:15 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7 at Full Moon Books and Event Center, 9106 W. 6th Ave., Lakewood. Combination relationship skills class and speed dating. Learn more at www. tantrany.com/date/denver/.

Teen Time: DIY Snow Globes: 6-8 p.m. Dec. 8 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada.

Use glass jars, hot glue, miniature decorations and a little imagination to create your own Winter Wonderland. Supplies provided, but feel free to bring your own miniatures if you’d like. Registration is required. Call 303-235-5275 or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org.

“When All Else Fails, Try the Local Newspaper”: 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12 at Applewood Valley United Methodist Church, 20135 Ellis St., Golden. Roger Dudley, reference librarian and archivist at the Denver Public Library, will reveal some of the secrets you can learn about your family. Presentation of Foothills Genealogical Society.

Go to http://www.foothillsgenealogy.org.

Geology Parfait: 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 8 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Make a parfait to see how the continents move, why earthquakes happen and more. Go to https://arvada.org/ explore/open-space-nature Holiday Open House: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 8 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada.

Harpist Erin Newton performs.

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

Holiday Celebration: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, Baugh House, 44th and Robb Street, Wheat Ridge. White elephant gift exchange, tours and music. Info: 303-421-9111 or www.wheatridgehistoricalsociety.org.

Cold Commotion: 10-11 a.m.

Saturday, Dec. 8 at Standley Lake Regional Park, 100th Avenue and Simms Street, Westminster. Explore how animals prepare for and survive winter. Ages 5-7. Go to www.cityofwestminster.us/ParksRecreation Let’s Dance: 2-3 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 8 at Wheat Ridge Library, 5475 W. 32nd Ave., Wheat Ridge. Babies, preschoolers and toddlers shake their wiggles out.

Aromatic Holiday Gifts: 1-3:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8 at Earth Sweet Botanicals, 1224 Arapahoe St., Golden.

Call 303-278-1260 or go to www.earthsweetbotanicals. com.

Lego Contest Build Day: 2-3:30 p.m. Dec. 8; 3-4:30 p.m. Dec. 9; 3-4:30 p.m. Dec. 15; 2:30-4:30 p.m. Dec. 27 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada.

Celebrate the two-time Toy of the Century by creating a scene from a book. Build at home or use the library’s Lego collection from Dec. 1 to Jan. 5. Entries accepted from Dec. 22 to Jan. 5. Public voting open from Jan. 6-12, with winners announced Jan. 12. See contest rules at https://jeffcolibrary.org/ news/2018-lego-contest/ Call 303-235-5275 or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org.

Saturdays with Santa and Holiday Market: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 8 and Dec. 15 in Olde Town Arvada. Santa appears from noon to 3 p.m. Every child who visits with Santa gets a free sugar cookie from Rheinlander Bakery. Dozens of vendors will sell handmade gifts in the square.

BYOB(ook) Group: A Book of 21st Century Poetry: 6:30-8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 10 at Colorado Plus Brew Pub, 6995 W. 38th Ave., Wheat Ridge. Read any book that fits theme. For adults.

Lifetree Cafe, “My Son Is Gay”: noon Dec. 11 at Peace Lutheran Church, 5675 Field St., Arvada.

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who faced various challenges from family, friends, and church after their college-aged son announced he was gay. Go to www. peacelutheran.net Eco Ornaments: 4-5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Decorate a pine cone while learning about them. Go to https://arvada.org/explore/ open-space-nature.

Olde Town Photographic Society: 6:30-8 p.m. Dec. 12 at Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Call 303-235-5275 or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org.

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Germinid Meteor Shower Watch Party: 5-8 p.m. Dec. 12 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Enjoy hot chocolate and shooting stars with Jefferson County Open Space. Call 303235-5275 or go to www. jeffcolibrary.org.

Germinid Meteor Shower Watch Party: 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Go to https:// arvada.org/explore/open-spacenature.

Exploring the Great Ideas: 2-3:30 p.m. Dec. 14 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada.

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Japanese Tea Ceremony: noon to 12:45 p.m. Dec. 15 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Call 303-235-5275 or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org. Enjoy matcha tea served in a graceful ritual which combines performance with hospitality. Registration is required.

International Tea Party: 1:302:15 p.m. Dec. 15 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Call 303-235-5275 or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org. Learn about ceremonies associated with tea and taste your way through the cultures. Registration is required.

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Saturday, Dec. 15 at Wheat Ridge Library, 5475 W. 32nd Ave., Wheat Ridge. Rocky Mountain Ukulele Orchestra will play music from 1-3 p.m.

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Writers on the Rock Book Event: 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16 at Marco’s Pizza, 88th and Wadsworth, Arvada. Meet authors from Colorado who write in a variety of genres including fiction, nonfiction, inspirational, art, young adult and children’s. Great gift ideas. Browse the selection and enjoy pizza bites, cheesy bread, cookies and wassail. For each purchase, you will receive a raffle ticket for a pizza party for 10.

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Alzheimer’s Support Group: 5:307:30 p.m. Dec. 10 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada.

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

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Discussion group dedicated to exploring how we engage in classic, timeless philosophical pursuits every day of our lives.

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The Great Courses: Watch & Discuss Meetup, How Jesus Became God: 6:30-7:45 p.m. Dec. 11 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Watch 30-minute video, then discuss. Call 303-2355275 or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org.

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Lakewood drains season-opening win over Green Mountain McCaffrey, Logan are old friends and new rivals

BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

LAKEWOOD — A second is all the time it took for Lakewood’s boys basketball team to swing the tide dramatically Nov. 28 at Green Mountain High School.

Three-sport athlete Pierce Holley scored a game-high 28 points for Lakewood in a 67-59 victory over Green Mountain. His most impressive scoring stretch came over the span of a second to close out the third quarter.

“I don’t think I’ve ever scored five points in one second,” Holley said with a laugh. “I thought we got a lot of momentum off of that. It was a little lucky.”

Holley was fouled with a second left on the clock in the third quarter. Lakewood’s starting quarterback on the Tigers’ football team this past fall made both free throws to extend Lakewood’s lead to 46-39 over Green Mountain. The real dagger was the Rams’ ensuing inbound pass hit a ceiling rafter on a full-court pass attempt.

Lakewood regained possession underneath the Rams’ basketball and Holley preceded to nail a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the Tigers a 49-39 lead heading to the fourth quarter.

“That was brutal. That was brutal,” Green Mountain coach Mike Puccio said of the end of the third quarter.

“That could have been a 10-point swing.

To come back from that was tough.

That hurt us.”

Lakewood coach Daryl Johnson gave credit to sophomore Addison Reddinger for actually calling the inbound play where Holley worked off a screen to get open for the 3-pointer.

“I have to give props to our sophomore (Redding) who called that play,” Johnson said. “He said we had to run it for Pierce. That was a pretty good idea.”

Reddinger (10 points) and senior Omar Vargas (14 points) pitched in double-digit points in the season opening victory for the Tigers (2-1 record).

Senior Simon Muango had eight points for a shorthanded Lakewood team that only suited eight players.

“We had so many weird situations here at the start of the season and just had to go with eight (players),” Johnson said. “Hats off to Pierce. That kid is incredible.”

Pierce just received a football offer from the Colorado School of Mines.

He has also been one of Lakewood’s top lacrosse players over the past few spring seasons.

“I’ll do whatever I need to do to help the team win,” Holley said.

Green Mountain (1-1) was led by juniors Blake Schell and Trey Towndrow. The pair combined for 42 points in the loss. Schell finished with 23 points, including three 3-pointers. Towndrow scored a 14 points in the second half to finish with 19 points.

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Lakewood senior Pierce Holley goes up for two of his game-high 28 points during the Tigers’ season-opening victory on the road against Green Mountain on Nov. 28.

Lakewood won 67-59.

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Green Mountain junior Trey Towndrow, middle, drives between Lakewood seniors Omar Vargas (0) and Pierce Holley (2) during both teams’ season-opener Nov. 28 at Green Mountain High School hold their season-opener on their home court. Water problems plagued Green Mountain’s gymnasium floor over the past few months. Damage caused the Rams’ indoor fall season teams — volleyball and gymnastics — to play several home games not at the school.

The new gym floor was finished just two weeks ago, just in time for the start of the winter season. Green Mountain held a ribbon-cutting ceremony prior to tip-off to thank everyone who worked to get the floor ready for the start of the winter basketball season.

The Class 4A Jeffco League looks pretty open with powerhouses Golden and Evergreen graduating a lot of talent from last year’s squad, along with Valor Christian moving up to 5A Jeffco.

“Everybody can stay that right now,” Puccio said of the 4A Jeffco being wide-open this season. “There are a lot of great coaches. It’s a buzzsaw of great coaches. We are up for the challenge for sure.”

Johnson voiced his desire of having 5A Jeffco step up when it comes to the big picture across the state.

“I just hope Jeffco makes some noise,” Johnson said referring to the postseason this year. “It’s time for us to make some noise again. We all have to make noise.”

Dennis Pleuss is a communications specialist for Jeffco Public Schools with a focus on athletics and activities. For more Jeffco coverage, go to CHSAANow. com/Jeffco

herry Creek’s Dave Logan and Ed McCaffrey of Valor Christian had a lot in common even before they coached against each other in the Dec. 1 Class 5A state championship football game at Broncos Mile High Stadium.

Logan and McOVERTIME Caffrey are friends who worked together as the Broncos’ radio play-byplay announcer and color analyst for five seasons.

They often talked about high school football during red- Jim Benton eye flights to and from Broncos away games.

Both were wide receivers in the National Football League. Logan, one of only three athletes to be drafted

by NFL, NBA and MLB teams, was a standout athlete at Wheat Ridge High School and the University of Colorado. He played nine NFL seasons, eight with the Cleveland Browns and one with the Broncos.

McCaffrey saw action in 13 seasons with the Giants, 49ers and Broncos.

He won three Super Bowl rings, two with Denver and one with San Francisco.

The connections, however, end when it comes to coaching high school football.

Logan completed his 26th season of high school coaching and he made his seventh appearance in a state title game. Prior to the title game he had amassed 268 career wins and is the lone coach to win 5A titles at four different schools (Arvada West, Chatfield, Mullen and Cherry Creek).

McCaffrey ended his first season as a high school coach and it was Logan who had a big influence on him applying for the job at Valor Christian.

“I know he loves football and is passionate about it,” said Logan. “We had talked over our five-year partnership about him getting involved in some capacity. I didn’t know it would be this year at Valor. I know he’s got a really good staff and that’s important. It’s a program with a lot of good tradition and players.

“In terms of when you first start there is a reluctance from other high school coaches to accept you if you are not in the mold of a traditional high school coach.

“I experienced some of that. You have to keep you head down and work hard and earn the respect of the other coaches by how you coach, how your players play and how you conduct yourself.”

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Logan knows all about the adjustments first-year coaches need to make.

“My first year was 1993 as a head coach and we played Green Mountain in our first game and I ended up calling the same play three consecutive times because I brain-locked in terms of my play sheet and what I wanted to call,” he recalled. “Even though you’ve been around football a long time, there is a little bit of a learning curve for everybody.

“Whenever you take over a program, I don’t care how talented the program is, there’s a process involved. The players have to get to know you, get to know the new coaches. The job Ed and the staff has done is exceptional. They are talented for sure, but it takes more than talent to win games.”

McCaffrey felt welcomed in his debut season.

“In the beginning for me the big challenge was not failing the kids,” said McCaffrey. “I wanted them to have a good experience, learn the game, love each other, play for each other and I wanted to do the best job of preparing them and putting them in a position to win and have success on the field. So there was some pressure there at the beginning.

“Everyone has been cool to me.

The other coaches in our league were awesome to me, very welcoming. I didn’t know if I would be accepted or not as the new guy.

All I knew going into this is I love football, I wanted to coach. I realized I was blessed because I have a great group of kids. These kids were pretty special in terms of their hard work and selfishness so they made it pretty easy for me. So many of my coaches challenged me, they are incredible intelligent and they are in it for the right reasons to serve and share what they know about football with the young men that play for Valor.”

McCaffrey’s four sons played at

Valor and were instrumental in the success of the Eagles football program. Max went on to play at Duke and saw action with NFL while Christian was a standout at Stanford and is playing for the Carolina Panthers. Dylan is a quarterback at Michigan.

Luke, who has committed to play at Nebraska, played his final football for Valor in the state title game and he was also influential in Ed taking over the Valor coaching reins.

“Lisa (Ed’s wife) and I are not going to know what to do with each other,” said McCaffrey. “One of the reasons I wanted to get into coaching at this time is because we will be empty nesters and I will miss the boys being at home and they have moved all over the country and are living their lives.

“Luckily Luke is a lot smarter than me. It’s been tough on me pushing him. Those car rides home are long and he reminds me of all those mistakes I made as a coach but he has a strong disposition, personality.

He’s the youngest of four brothers so he’s a pretty tough kid. I’m lucky to get to share this experience with him.”

Luke McCaffrey talks a lot to his dad about football.

“We talk all the time,” said Luke.

“We have a good relationship. We can challenge each other and uplift each other.”

Luke says he never felt any pressure from being the youngest of three talented older brothers coming from an athletic family and not once did he feel obligated to participate in athletics.

“They encouraged us no matter what we wanted to do,” said Luke.

“It just so happened we all found the same dream and wanted to pursue the same dream. It was really cool see us all bond together and grow closer and we grew up.”

Jim Benton is a sports writer for Colorado Community Media. He has been covering sports in the Denver area since 1968. He can be reached at jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia. com or at 303-566-4083.

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HOMES APARTMENTS COMMERCIAL OFFICE INCOME PROPERTY STORAGE ROOMMATES

To Advertise call Barb 303.566.4125 REAL ESTATE

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Ken Caryl Office Space Sub-Lease Available

Located at 10146 W. San Juan Way, the Sagewood II building offers “Class A” office space. We currently offer a 2,163 SF sublease with a term thru 5/31/20.

Longer term available thru landlord. Offers vaulted ceilings, conf. room and four private offices. Offered at $18.00/SF full service.

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ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Careful, Lamb. Don’t let your generous nature lead to some serious overspending as you contemplate your holiday gift-giving. Your social life kicks off into high gear by week’s end.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) A positive attitude helps you weather annoying but unavoidable changes in holiday plans. Aspects favor new friendships and reinforcement of existing relationships.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Demands on your energy level could be much higher than usual as you prepare for the upcoming holidays. Be sure to pace yourself. Friends and family will be happy to help.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Don’t allow a suddenly icy reaction from a friend or family member to continue without learning what caused it — and what can be done to restore that once warm and caring relationship.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) A relationship seems to be unraveling, mostly from a lack of attention. It might be a good idea to ease up on whatever else you’re doing so you can spend more time working to mend it.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) New facts emerge that not only help explain the recent rift with a trusted colleague, but also might provide a chance to wipe the slate clean and make a fresh start in your friendship.

LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) A family member’s personal situation is, fortunately, resolved in time for you to get back into your hectic round of holiday preparations. An old friend might bring a new friend into your life.

SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Pace yourself in meeting holiday pressures and workplace demands to avoid winding up with a frayed temper and a Scorpian stinger that lashes out at puzzled kith, kin and colleagues.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) A financial matter requires close attention. Also, news from a trusted source provides the means to help sort out a long-standing state of confusion and put it into perspective.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) This is a good time to reinforce family ties. Make it a priority to assess and resolve all outstanding problems. Start the upcoming holiday season with a full measure of love.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Don’t be pressured into a so-called solid-gold investment. Wait until the holiday distractions are over.

Then take a harder look at it. You might find that the “gold” is starting to flake off.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) A former friend might be trying to heal the breach between you by using a mutual friend as an intermediary. Best advice: Keep an open mind despite any lingering bad feelings.

BORN THIS WEEK: You have a way of saying the right thing at the right time. Your friendships are deep and lasting. © 2018 King Features Synd., Inc.

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DISCOUNTS AT THESE STORES ONLY:

CENTENNIAL LAKEWOOD

The Streets at South Glenn 7001 S University Blvd.

Westland Center 10785 W Colfax Ave.

STORE CLOSING

EVERYTHING 25% TO 70% OFF! % % % %

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ALL Fashion Clothing (Excluding Lands’ End)

% ALL Bras off

% ALL Fine Gold, Silver, Diamond * off

and Gemstone JEWELRY *10K gold unless otherwise specified.

Now Hiring, Full & Part Time Seasonal Help, apply in store or online @ https://jobs.sears.com

STORE FIXTURES, FURNITURE & EQUIPMENT FOR SALE NOW!

ALL SALES FINAL, NO REFUNDS OR EXCHANGES. OPEN DAILY REGULAR HOURS. WE ACCEPT VISA, MASTERCARD, DISCOVER, AMERICAN EXPRESS AND SEARS CARD. WE ACCEPT SEARS GIFT CARDS. DISCOUNTS DO NOT APPLY TO PREPAID GIFT CARDS AND PHONE CARDS. INVENTORY IS LIMITED TO STOCK ON HAND. THESE STORES ARE NOT PARTICIPATING IN CURRENT SEARS CIRCULARS. THIS EVENT EXCLUDES ELECTROLUX AND TEMPUR-PEDIC.