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A publication of

LIGHTING UP THE SEASON: Light displays bring joy to many during holidays P16

JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO

GIFTING HOPE:

Hope House program lets hard-working single moms bring Christmas to the kids P6 GREEN ED: How Jeffco and other school districts are using marijuana money P5

LAKEWOOD: City Council election winners sworn in P11

INSIDE

VOICES: PAGE 12 | LIFE: PAGE 16 | CALENDAR: PAGE 24 | SPORTS: PAGE 26

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VOLUME 94 | ISSUE 17

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MY NAME IS

SYLVIA SCOTT

Sylvia Scott, founder of Girls C.E.O. (Creating Enterprising Organizations), recently participated in Women’s Entrepreneurship Day and is dedicated to increasing education for Afghan girls and women.

Founder of Girl’s C.E.O. Connection About me I grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma. I graduated from the University of Tulsa with a degree in B.S. with a marketing and retail emphasis. From 2006 to 2007 I attended Babson College in Massachusetts with the goal to receive an MBA with an entrepreneurship emphasis. I didn’t graduate because I moved to California to help my aging mother.

I moved to Lakewood in September 2015 after being away from Colorado for 30 years. My hobbies are sewing apparel and interiors. I am an advocate for advancing the education of Afghan women and girls. In July 2017 I hosted a woman business owner from Kabul in Afghanistan.

She spent 5 days in Lakewood, and I introduced her to experts and school directors in early childhood education.

Starting Girl’s C.E.O. (Creating Enterprising Organizations) The mission is to cultivate creativity and innovation with independent thinking of

CLARKE READER

a global community of “Generation Z” high school girls as entrepreneurs. To equip them with proven skills, behaviors, and characteristics of accomplished women entrepreneurs.

This is done through podcasts, virtual and one-on-one mentoring, video interviews of accomplished female entrepreneurs of all ages and backgrounds, and the Realizing a Vision conference. A book by the same name,” Realizing a Vision,” will be released in the spring of 2018.

I was inspired to do it

because I witnessed first-hand how entrepreneurship opens the door to self-sufficiency and financial independence. It raises the level of confidence of women, and empowers women to use their talents and strengths to make contributions to their communities.

Women’s Entrepreneurship Day (WED) WED is an international initiative to celebrate, empower, and support women entrepreneurs. The official date was Nov. 19, and the WED Colorado conference had women

entrepreneurs from all stages of growth and business types, business leaders, government officials, and supporters of women in business attending.

The importance and growth of women entrepreneurs in Colorado was highlighted with the impact women entrepreneurs make. It was a day to learn from role models and successful women, to network, and uplift others. All the speakers, panelists, and session leaders participating in our conference were actually being honored because they have made a difference

and are role models to follow.

The importance of celebrating women Celebrating these women ignites a network of women leaders, innovators, and entrepreneurs to initiate startups, drive economic expansion, and advance communities so that women and girls are empowered to become active participants in their economy. For many women business leaders they realize their full potential in being agents of change in their own communities and globally.

Celebrating women leaders in the community and business world reinforces their place at the table to collaborate and find solutions in critical areas of entrepreneurship ecosystems, education and policy creation.

Their socioeconomic status, race, and education level do not need to be a deterrent.

Keep their eye on the end goal and look for people, groups, and mentors who will support them and their visions. It may take longer than they expect but never give up and don’t look back.

If you have suggestions for My Name Is ..., contact Clarke Reader at creader@coloradocommunitymedia.com.

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7December 7, 2017

Christmas tree recycling free for Lakewood residents STAFF REPORT

Lakewood residents can recycle their Christmas trees for free from Dec. 26 to Jan. 7.

Trees will be taken from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Lakewood’s Greenhouse, 9556 W. Yale Ave., between Estes and old Kipling streets. Follow posted signs and drop trees in designated areas.

Trees dropped off for recycling must be free of all wire, ornaments, nails and tinsel.

This service handles only Christmas trees; wreaths, garland and trees from private contractors will not be accepted. Mulch will be available upon request.

Call 720-963-5240 for more information.

Elmer Dudden, the Golden Optimists’ main tree lot organizer, left, assists Allison Sendziak with a tree sale on Nov. 28 at the Optimists’ tree lot located on the corner of 19th and Jackson streets in Golden.

PHOTO BY CHRISTY STEADMAN

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Wheat Ridge family receives trip of a lifetime Baking Memories 4 Kids sends family to Florida

SUPPORT BAKING MEMORIES 4 KIDS To purchase the cookies that support Baking Memories 4 Kids, and to find information about nominating a family for one of the trips, visit www.bakingmemories4kids.com.

BY CLARKE READER CREADER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Traveling has been a tricky proposition for the BalderasSoto family. It’s not easy organizing a trip anywhere with three children, and it’s made even more difficult when one is battling a life-threatening illness.

But thanks to Baking Memories 4 Kids, the family is getting the trip of a lifetime to Disney World, Universal Studios, Sea World, Legoland and more.

“There’s been a lot of struggles for our family,” said Vionna Balderas-Soto, mother to Ramon, 14, Jessalyn, 12, and Jesus, 10. “We never ever thought this would happen.

We’ve always had the dream of going to Florida, but with the cost and Ramon’s health, it never worked out.”

When Ramon was born, his initial the new born hearing screening came back with probable issues. He first started with bilateral hear-

The Balderas-Soto family and Frank Squeo, founder of Baking Memories 4 Kids. Baking Memories sells homemade chocolate chip cookies to pay for trips for seriously ill children, like Ramon Balderas-Soto.

Because of the cookies sold, the family will travel to Florida for a week in March.

CLARKE READER ing aids and then a year later became deaf. Genetic testing revealed Ramon had Wolfram Syndrome, a rare autosomalrecessive genetic disorder that causes childhood-onset diabetes mellitus, optic atrophy, and deafness as well as various other possible disorders.

“As the years progress, more things come up that he has to deal with,” Vionna said. “He knows what he has, but he

doesn’t process it the way we do. He’s just a happy kid who is living his life.”

Baking Memories 4 Kids is a New York-based nonprofit, started in 2012 by cancer survivor Frank Squeo, which sells homemade chocolate chip cookies during the holiday season to pay for trips for children with serious illnesses.

“This year, we’re providing trips for about 45 families all

over the country,” Squeo said.

“We pay for all of it with the cookies we sell now through Christmas, so they really are the most powerful cookie you’ll ever eat.”

In the four year’s since the charity’s creation, it has sold more than 40,000 containers of cookies and provided trips to more than 60 families.

Squeo was taken to the Balderas-Soto house in Wheat Ridge in an Arvada fire truck,

with fire fighters along for the ride, and family and friends were on hand to surprise Ramon and his two siblings with the trip.

In addition to the family, the trip was very special for Jennifer Boncich and her 14-yearold son Mark. Mark and Ramon have been friends for years — Vionna was actually Mark’s translator for a while.

Mark has Childhood Verbal Spraxia of Speech, which means he difficulty making accurate movements when speaking. He and Ramon bonded over their differences, and have been close ever since. It was actually Mark who nominated Ramon for the Baking Memories Trip.

“The family is so deserving of this,” Jennifer said. “I’m so proud of Mark for doing this — he knows we are to serve others.”

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Breakfast with Santa December 9

Children will marvel in the magic of dining with Santa Claus. Fun and hands-on activities will follow a breakfast buffet. A goodie bag will be provided for each child. Tickets are going fast!

Purchase online at GoldenChamber.org The beautiful lights hung around Golden, are provided by the City.

Letters to Santa

Children place your letter to Santa inside a sealed envelope (have someone write your return address on the envelope) and bring it to the Golden Visitors Center. You have until December 15th to drop your letter in Santa’s mailbox.

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7December 7, 2017

Marijuana money and education in Denver metro schools Pot-tax revenue accounts for 1 percent of total state education funding

WHERE THE MONEY COMES FROM In 2012, Colorado voters approved Amendment 64, which allowed adults 21 and older to consume or possess marijuana and required the state to set up a regulatory structure for the retail marijuana industry.

It also mandated an excise tax — a specific tax on marijuana — with the first $40 million collected to be reserved for school construction.

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Jefferson County Public Schools is hiring six more social-emotional counselors for 14 elementary schools.

Douglas County School District has one additional school counselor at each of its nine middle schools.

Littleton Public Schools can start a new program on substance abuse prevention.

And, in Adams 12 Five Star Schools, there’s a new bullying prevention program.

The school districts can thank state marijuana sales for the extra boost to mental health, counseling, dropout and other programs that help students socially and behaviorally.

School officials say they are glad to have the additional money — regardless of its source — for programs they otherwise couldn’t fund.

“Marijuana in Colorado is a done deal,” said Connie Bouwman, deputy superintendent of Littleton Public Schools. “The voters have clearly spoken. That being the case, we have a responsibility to continue to educate our students on the effects of alcohol and drugs. The dollars we receive from our portion of the marijuana tax fund two substance abuse specialists to help us further our educational efforts.”

In 2012, Colorado voters approved Amendment 64 that allowed adults 21 and older to consume or possess marijuana and required the state to set up a regulatory structure for the retail marijuana industry. That amendment, as well as later bills, also mandated a sales tax with money going to the Colorado Department of Education.

Since 2015, the Colorado Department of Education has received $230.8 million from marijuana revenue, comprising about 1 percent of the more than $5 billion the state gives to school districts. That money is divided into two main accounts — the Marijuana Tax Cash Fund and the Building Excellent Schools Today (BEST) fund.

Most of the school programs are supported by four grant programs in the Marijuana Tax Cash Fund, which focus on bullying prevention, behavioral health, early literacy and drop out prevention.

The School Health Professional grant has awarded the most money from all Marijuana Tax Cash Fund grants, distributing $16.5 million during the life of the grant program.

Littleton was one of 36 school districts to receive money from the most recent distributionof this grant, which at $11.9 million accounted for the largest amount from the Marijuana Tax Cash Fund.

“These specialists provide training for school staff and help coordinate prevention activities,” said Diane Leiker, director of communications for Littleton Public Schools. “They also provide education, assessment, case management and treatment refer-

The tax revenue comes into the state’s coffers in two ways.

1. The excise tax The first $40 million from the excise tax on wholesale retail marijuana goes into the state’s Building Excellent Schools Today (BEST) fund. BEST also receives income streams from the Colorado State Land Board, spillover from the Colorado Lottery and interest on the assistance fund. School districts, Boards of Cooperative Educational Services, charter schools, Charter School Institute and the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind may apply for the grants and must provide matching funds.

BEST also received a one-time disbursement resulting from Proposition BB, a successful statewide ballot measure in 2015 that allowed the state to keep the surplus in marijuana tax revenue.

ABOUT THE TAXES How is marijuana taxed?

Excise taxes: Colorado levies a 15 percent excise tax on wholesale marijuana, which is the product before it is sold to customers.

Sales taxes: The state also imposes a 15 percent sales tax on retail marijuana as well as the regular 2.9 percent sales tax on retail

and medical marijuana.

Local jurisdictions may levy their own sales taxes.

How much money comes to the Colorado Department of Education from marijuana taxes?

In 2015-16, marijuana tax revenue for the Colorado Department of Education was $86.3 million. That

rals for LPS students and families.”

Jeffco schools was also one of those recipients, receiving $825,164, an amount it will get annually for two more years depending on funding availability. Those grant dollars will pay for social-emotional counselors at 14 elementary schools that feed into Jefferson, Wheat Ridge and Lakewood high schools — the communities within the district that are closest to areas that allow retail sale of marijuana.

“Early, consistent intervention is critical to student physical and emotional health,” said Kevin Carroll, chief student success officer for Jeffco schools. “As educators we understand and value that the social and emotional well-being of our students, as well as their physical health, directly impacts their ability to fully access learning opportunities. We are very excited to have this additional support for Jeffco kids.”

The district’s Office of Student Services also was able to hire a student support coordinator to lead substance abuse prevention efforts.

“The goal is to really focus on prevention, building relationships with kids and practicing social-emotional skills early and often,” said Erin Sul-

number dropped to $54.2 million in 2016-17, but increased to $90.3 million in 2017-18. However, to put that into perspective, the marijuana tax revenue from 2017-18 was roughly 1.6 percent of the state’s K-12 education budget of $5.6 billion.

Source: Colorado Department of Education

livan, Jeffco schools’ social-emotional learning coordinator, who also wrote the grant.

The Douglas County School District was also awarded three-year funding totaling $2.44 million from the Health Professional Grant, which will add one full-time counselor for prevention at each of the district’s nine middle schools. These counselors will focus on substance use and mental health prevention.

“I think it’s wonderful to have someone dedicated to really getting ahead of the problems and doing prevention work,” said Zac Hess, director for health, wellness and prevention for DCSD. “We know from research that’s the best way to combat it. What we hope is that it’s less intervention, less putting out fires, because we’re preventing the fires from being started in the first place.”

Of all the districts applying for the Health Professional Grant funding, Denver Public Schools — the largest district in the state — has landed the most money, logging $2.78 million from 2016 to 2020.

Other districts, such as Cherry Creek Schools, Mapleton Public Schools —which includes parts of

This year, the state Board of Education approved $295.6 million in projects for school construction across the state in annual grant awards from the BEST program.

Any money above the $40 million from marijuana sales goes to the Public School Fund, which is run by the state treasurer’s office and distributes fund throughout the state.

2. Marijuana Tax Cash Fund In 2014, the state Legislature created the Marijuana Tax Cash Fund to collect sales tax revenue from retail and medical marijuana.

Revenue from that fund must be spent the following year on health care, monitoring of the health effects of marijuana, health education, substance abuse prevention and treatment programs and law enforcement.

This is the fund from which grant money is awarded for programs that address mental health, bullying prevention, drop-out prevention and early literacy.

Denver, Westminster, Northglenn and Commerce City — and Adams 12 Five Star are also using money from the Marijuana Cash Fund to fight bullying, prevent at-risk kids from dropping out of school and bolster literacy.

The $74,000 that Adams 12 received from the Bullying Prevention and Education Grant will go to professional development, parent education nights and the purchase of a Buddy bench at Westgate Community School, a charter school.

“The CDE Bullying Prevention and Education Grant has given us a framework, structures and a toolbox to enact real, sustainable change in our school and larger community,” said Amanda Novak, dean of culture for Westgate Community School. “Our students feel empowered to speak out SEE MARIJUANA, P28

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Santa Shop brings hope to teen moms in need More than 100 teen mothers will shop for holiday gifts this weekend

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Rosa Stevenson, 21, says she has never been able to provide Christmas gifts for her six-year-old daughter, Mary Jane. But this year, that will change with the help of the Hope House of Colorado Santa Shop.

“I’m looking forward to actually getting them presents this year,” Stevenson said. “I’m excited.”

Stevenson is one of over 100 teen moms in the Denver Metro area who will be able to shop for gifts for their kids using points they earned from attending Hope House classes throughout the year.

Hope House of Colorado is a nonprofit based in Arvada that empowers parenting teenage moms to strive for personal and economic self-sufficiency and to understand their significance in God’s sight, resulting in a healthy future for them, and for their children.

This is the first year for the Santa Shop model where moms can earn points and shop for their children. In years past, it was an adoption-style program.

“First and foremost we are a selfsufficiency organization. so it just

Trinity Williams, 18, is in the Hope House residential program with her eight-month old son, Anthony. She hopes that through the program’s Santa Shop she will be able to provide gifts for his first Christmas.

SHANNA FORTIER makes sense for the girls to earn,” said Lisa Steven, executive director of Hope House. “It’s so empowering for

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them to earn it and spent it on their children themselves versus having someone pick for you.”

All the teen moms Hope House services live below the poverty level, many coming from generational poverty situations.

“Where it seems common to give a big Christmas gift to your kids, this is very rare for them,” said Kara Mapel, residential program manager for Hope House. “They don’t have the extra cash to purchase gifts. They purchase the essentials, but this is fun for them to be able to provide toys.”

Stevenson, now a mother of two, give birth to her oldest at 14. The last grade she completed was eighth.

But after years of couch surfing, abusive relationships and working minimum wage jobs, Stevenson is taking hold of self sufficiency through GED classes at Hope House and enrolling in the residential program.

the

Stevenson’s husband and father of her one-year-old son, Jeremiah, has been in prison for the last seven months, serving a 40 month sentence.

The reality of having to raise two kids on her own pushed her toward the residential program at Hope House.

“I’ve been struggling,” Stevenson said. “My husband going into prison made it a bit harder for me because he was the one working, paying bills. I lost it all.”

The Hope House residential program provides Stevenson stability and support she needs to complete her GED. She also attends parenting classes and will soon start healthy relationships classes. The classes are part of the requirements to graduate the Hope House program and also help the girls earn points for the Santa Shop.

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Mothers’ Milk Bank celebrates its 12,000th human milk donor The goal is to get 250 more donors before the end of the year

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

As a neonatal nurse practitioner, Kathryn Brecht, of Denver, spends her days caring for fragile newborns, many of whom rely on donor human milk.

“I see the benefits of donor human milk on a daily basis when I go to work,” Brecht said. “There are a lot of babies that depend on it to get big and thrive and go home.”

That’s why when Brecht started producing too much milk following the birth to her second son, she decided to become a milk donor through Mothers’ Milk Bank.

“I’m very fortunate that I produce more milk than my baby needs,” Brecht said. “I wanted my milk to be put to good use and there’s no better way than to give it to premature or sick babies that need it.”

Last month, Brecht became the 12,000th donor at Mothers’ Milk Bank, a program of Rocky Mountain Children’s Health Foundation that has provided donor human milk to babies throughout the country, mostly in Colorado, with a wide network of

Mothers Milk Bank distributes breast milk throughout the country.

Kathryn Brecht poses at her Denver home with her sons Jullian, 3, and Maximillian, 6 months. Brecht is the 12,000 donor at the Mothers Milk Bank based in Arvada.

PHOTOS BY SHANNA FORTIER

hospital and community partners for 33 years.

MMB is the largest nonprofit milk bank in North America and earlier this year, observed another significant milestone, having dispensed its five millionth ounce of milk. The majority of MMB’s donations help pre-term babies in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) who are so tiny they might only need one ounce per day.

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Premature birth is the leading cause of infant death in Colorado. Colorado averages 400 infant deaths per year with 38 percent of these resulting from premature birth. Babies who survive an early birth may face serious and lifelong health problems; however, the immediate availability of human milk can help prevent some of these ailments. Many mothers who deliver preterm may not yet be able to produce milk, and that’s when the Mothers’ Milk Bank steps in.

“More than 90 percent of MMB’s donations directly serve premature babies in hospital settings and it’s our

mission to make sure every baby who needs milk to survive receives it,” said Lockhart-Borman. “We accomplish this with the help of hundreds of new donors across the country every year.

We need more milk donors to meet the demand and this month is the perfect time to sign up to give the gift of life.”

During the holiday season, the milk bank is in need because cold and flu season, which prevents sick donors from donating, which makes donations decrease. To help with this MMB is holding a donor drive in December with the goal of 250 new donors to sign up to give their excess human milk to babies in need.

MMB supports donation and outreach centers across Colorado in the Denver metro area, Boulder, Fort Collins, Colorado Springs, Greeley, Grand Junction, Lone Tree, Lafayette, Louisville, Loveland, Parker, Pueblo, Salida and Steamboat Springs.

Mothers who are interested in donating their milk are encouraged to contact MMB for a verbal screening.

Every healthy lactating mother with an infant under the age of 18 months is a potential milk donor.

Brecht encourages other mothers to share their gift of life.

“If you’re like me, you might be leery of committing to anything that might take up your time in an already busy life with small children,” Brecht said. “But if you’re already pumping and collecting milk for your own baby, the most time-consuming part of the donation process is already done.”

HOW TO DONATE Mother’s Milk Bank welcomes donor milk from women throughout Colorado and most of the United States. Women interested in donating milk can contact MMB at 303869-1888.

To be eligible as a milk donor, one must: • Be confident in her milk supply and produce milk in excess of her own baby’s needs • Be willing to donate a minimum total of 150 ounces throughout her time as a donor • Not have any medical condition that prohibits her from giving blood • Be in excellent health with-

out any chronic illnesses or history of major medical issues or cancer, including leukemia • Have no history of hepatitis after age 11 or positive tuberculosis tests • Be a non-smoker and refrain from using tobacco or marijuana products of any kind • Have not received blood or organ or tissue transplants in the past 12 months • Have no history of intimate contact with anyone at risk for HIV/AIDS • Not be taking vitamin supplements that exceed 2,000 percent Daily Value • Take only approved medications and herbal supple-

ments/teas. Mothers’ Milk Tea, fenugreek and any lactation support product containing fenugreek or other herbs is NOT compatible with donating.

• Consume less than 24 ounces of caffeinated beverages a day (2-3 cups of coffee) • Wait 12 hours after drinking any alcohol to collect milk • Be motivated to practice exceptional hygiene and carry out careful milk collection and storage methods • Be willing to undergo blood testing • Be less than 18 months postpartum

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Lakewood takes to digital world to bring in more voices for development discussion Low in-person turnout leads to push for more accessible options

BY CLARKE READER CREADER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

After claiming victory in her bid for reelection to the Ward 5 seat on Lakewood’s city council, during an election season where the most debated topic was development in the city, Karen Harrison spoke about the need for people to get involved in the process to ensure their input is heard.

“We had dismal turn out to some of our open houses on changes to the zoning ordinance,” she said at the time. “People should go to our planning commission meetings, where they can hear some of these important topics discussed, and provide their feedback.”

But Allison Scheck, public engagement and operations manager with the community resources department, knows a lot of people don’t have the time during their busy weeks to spend an evening at city hall.

“Some people are comfortable with public meetings, and speaking in front of people, but others aren’t,” she said. “There has to be other tools in the tool belt to get information out to people.”

One way the city is finding to be promising is a website called Lakewood Together. The site — www.

LakewoodTogether.org — hosts an online community engagement portal where residents can voice their opinions on top subjects, including, of course, development. The site includes videos, links to documents and plans, and places for resident comments and feedback.

“City Council is interested in providing residents more and more opportunities online to give us their comments and ideas. Lakewood Together helps us accomplish that,” said City Manager Kathy Hodgson.

“What’s great about Lakewood Together is that it has a range of ways for residents to participate in our community discussions, and it’s all in one easy-to-reach place.”

The website was piloted by the Community Resources department during its Imagine Lakewood! master plan update. During that process, the department received about 4,000 unique visitors, 700 of whom

downloaded some of the available information, and more than 1,000 contributed ideas or gave feedback.

“The site offers a suite of different tools for residents to do a variety of things,” Scheck said. “We wanted to look at the full spectrum of engagement, so there are maps people can use, and a storytelling tool where they can upload videos and photos.”

City staff is currently reexamining some areas of Lakewood’s zoning ordinance, including parking, height restrictions and other architectural features, and mixed use neighborhoods. The city, with a population of more than 154,000 according to the last census count, held open houses to discuss these topics. But Travis Parker, Lakewood’s planning director estimated only 60 to 70 people showed up.

“That’s not nearly the number of people that found this information online,” he said. “We’re finding 10 to 25 times as many people are watching our meetings online instead of in person.”

Before going to city council for approval, changes to the zoning ordinance will go before the planning commission. And that’s another place people can stay up to date

MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD Visit www.LakewoodTogether.org to participate in the development discussion, and go to www.LakewoodSpeaks.org to view the planning commission’s discussions. without actually being there.

By going to www.LakewoodSpeaks. org, residents can view staff presentations, which are recorded two weeks before the actual hearing, and then leave comments and questions for staff.

“This site is still being fine-tuned, but once it is, we’ll want to do the same for city council,” Parker said.

“With these kinds of options, busy people can participate in the public process without having to devote a night to it.”

Lakewood isn’t planning to cut down on open houses or public meetings, as some residents still prefer these methods, Hodgson added.

Instead, embracing the digital world is a chance to bring in more voices.

“So often people only find out about the changes when they’re happening, instead of when they’re being decided,” Parker said. “This is the future of the community, and everyone should have a voice.”

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SWEARING IN THE NEW LAKEWOOD CITY COUNCIL Sunday March 25 12 - 4 p.m.

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8199 Southpark Circle Littleton, CO David Skilling, the newly elected Ward 4 councilmember, is sworn in by Lakewood’s presiding judge, Anne Stavig, during a city council meeting on Nov. 27.

“I appreciate the agenda items for the next quarter, and am ready to go right now on a lot of those items,” he said. “I look forward to working with the mayor and everyone on the council.”

For more photos from the ceremony, check out LakewoodSentinel.com CLARKE READER

Pointers for postal package preparation Good box, strong tape, clear address will help gifts arrive safely STAFF REPORT

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Fanbase already running out of slack for Elway

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HITTING HOME

Michael Alcorn

ohn Elway took over the reins of the Denver Broncos in 2011, and one of his first moves was to woo Peyton Manning. We all know that that was the beginning of a beautiful partnership, one that ultimately resulted in a Super Bowl win. As if Elway needed more accomplishments to endear him to the fan base…

But, Elway, smartly, started planning for a day without Peyton Manning. First, he drafted Brock

Osweiler to be the heir apparent — we all know how that went down. Then, he drafted Paxton Lynch to be the heir apparent … and it would appear now that that didn’t work out.

In fact, there have, since that great day in 2012 when Peyton Manning came on board, been a number of blunders, missteps and flat-out misses with regard to player acquisition that has left the Broncos of 2017 as one of the least talented offensive football

teams in the entire league. Just two years after being crowned the best team in the world, it looks like the Broncos are headed towards a top 5 draft pick, as one of the five worst teams in the league.

And, of course, that is not sitting well with the fan base. It would seem that the 30 year love affair between Broncos Nation and John Elway has soured to the point that there are many calling for John Elway to have his power within the organization severely

w c scaled back. If you look as an i accomplishment as making a w deposit, and a failure/disappoint- c ment as a withdrawal, it would a seem that, in the span of two very o short years, John Elway has over- A drawn on his account with some v of the fans. s Of course, the sports world is m not the real world. Not close. But there is a useful lesson in that extreme. Every relationship, SEE ALCORN, P13

These days, a press conference is more like a guess conference

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enues doubled from $500 billion to 1 trillion. (3) Despite the greater tax revenues due to tax cuts, debt increased from $1 trillion in 1981 to $2.6 Trillion in 1988 due to increased spending. The arbitrary list of program cuts that the letter writer cites depends not on “paying” for tax cuts but on economy growth (tax revenue) and fiscal restraint versus spending.

The notion that a tax cut would strip the behemoth federal government to a dysfunctional shell is simply ludicrous. The federal government is massive and is immersed in every aspect of our lives.

he story goes that Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil.

In Rosedale, Mississippi.

In exchange for musical genius.

(Tommy Johnson’s character in the film “Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?” is an allusion to that contract.)

What would you ask for in exchange for your soul?

Fame, fancy cars, and big cigars?

To be forever young? A significant QUIET weight loss?

DESPERATION Or maybe six figures and a national spotlight for four years?

Would you be willing to stand in front of a hundred people, and a national television audience, and say with conviction, “All men are created equal’ has been widely misinterpreted”?

That blue is red and night is day and denial is a river in Egypt?

The ability to contour a fact into a Craig Marshall new fact is something to behold.

Smith In fiction it’s called “believable lies.”

I am a big believer in believable lies, but only the harmless kind.

Humor is based in rearranging commonly held beliefs.

Steven Wright said, “A lot of people are afraid of heights. Not me, I’m afraid of widths.”

I once told a class that Monet and Manet were the same man.

Some of them believed me.

It was a reminder that people in a position of authority can convince some people of almost anything.

SEE LETTERS, P13

SEE SMITH, P13

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Tax cut truths Knowing the truth about any issue is difficult there are typically two polar opposite portrayals. Even with an objective view of the tax cut plan, gauging its effects is hard. Thus, I don’t fault a former letter writer’s doomsday blast at the tax cut, that is what she heard. The facts are: (1) Over the last decade, without tax cuts, the debt grew by $11.5 trillion — greatly exceeding the $1.5 trillion claimed 10-year tax cut effect on debt. (2) The tax cut goal is economic stimulation and that would help all financially and reduce the debt. That occurred after the Reagan Tax Cuts of 1981.The economy was stimulated, tax receipts in real dollars skyrocketed, rev-

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ALCORN FROM PAGE 12

with the exception of the parentchild relationship, can be thought of in those same terms of deposits and withdrawals. When you “open an account” with someone, you usually get a signing bonus — people tend to give others the benefit of the doubt at first.

And, every time you do something valuable to them, even something small like being a good listener, you make a deposit; and every time you do

SMITH FROM PAGE 12

When I attended umpire school, I was told over and over to “sell” the call, even if I wasn’t certain.

Never, ever say, “Out?” I had to say “Out” with the belief that I was right, no matter what.

I was never told, however, to choose sides, and influence the outcome on behalf of the team I had chosen.

It’s possible to believe in someone who is wrong most of the time, whose allegations are refutable, who does far more harm than good, and convert all of it, every speck, into a convincing defense. And to do it in the moment, extemporaneously, and to make doubters

LETTERS FROM PAGE 12

Government spending grew from less than $500 billion in 1950 to $3.5 trillion in 2009. Spending continues apace and cuts are necessary tax plan or not. Only with that and economic stimulation (yielding more revenue) will the debt be lowered.

Larry Von Thun, Lakewood In need of more nice guys Nice guys don’t finish last, though we may have been told otherwise in our youth. I am amazed that people think that sensitivity and workplace training will really help or are needed.

something irritating or grating, you make a withdrawal. Big things make big changes to your account; really big things— abuse or cheating — sometimes cause the “bank” to close your account. Great part about most people is that you don’t even have to keep making deposits to keep your account in good standing — most of us want those relationships. But you do have to be aware of not constantly making withdrawals, and to treat this idea as a cynical mercenary exercise will always backfire.

Note: I exempt the parent-child relationship because, when everything

is as it should be, a child can never overdraw from their parents — parents have open lines of credit with their children. That is the nature of unconditional love. So, parents and dogs, I suppose.

Once you understand this, then you have to start to figure out what a person’s “currency” is. For instance, I would love to buy my wife a set of golf clubs: that is big to me, it’s expensive, and you might think that a gift like that would be a large deposit in my account with my wife. But that would be to totally misunderstand my wife. Not only would that not even be a peso-

sized deposit, it would actually qualify as a withdrawal. She hates golf. One of those clubs would quickly be turned around and used against me.

Relationships are hard. Humans are hard. Two humans together are even harder. But if you try to understand the people in your life, understand their currency, and be aware of your account status, it will make it a lot easier to maintain those relationships.

And that means having a better life.

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

and those who question you seem like nincompoops.

It’s a sight to behold.

“Yesterday he said a 6 was a 9, and now you’re telling me that I listened to his statement when I was upside down?”

“That’s right.”

I am not sure what it would take to get me to say something that was disingenuous, that I knew was wrong-minded, might be hurtful, was intellectually broken, and make it sound like fair goods.

Someone up there wouldn’t like it.

My father. My father never misled me.

He never promised me that he was going to have someone else build and pay for a swimming pool.

He never told me that he knew American history when he didn’t. He never chased skirts. He never turned his er-

rors into triumphs, and, most of all, he was never boastful.

His kind of clarity is AWOL in America right now. I have no plans, however, to walk the streets with a lamp during the day, looking for an honest man.

I guess I am too old for that, and resigned, and exasperated.

The silver lining is this: I appreciate some people far more than I did before

last November, and I appreciate some things — like good music, good art, and good literature — far more than I did before last November.

What would you ask for in exchange for your soul?

Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@ comcast.net.

If you were brought up correctly, care about others, and have moral character, you will function correctly in the workplace. If you are basically a nice person you will work well with others.

The latest round of accusations may be telling us that there is possibly a significant number of government workers and elected officials that basically are not nice people. This may or may not affect their work performance, but it certainly affects their interpersonal relationships and calls into question their ability to work effectively for the public good. If these people are not concerned about the feelings of their co-workers and subordinates, do they really care about us when doing, or not doing their job?

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Children enjoy paper core craft projects

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amilies are often looking for They are quite durable and can be ways to recycle and reuse thrown away when they get too mushy. materials instead of throwing Fill containers with different colthem in the trash. Think of ored paint or white paint for snow or night scenes on colored paper. how many paper towel and The paper towel cores or bathroom tissue cores we LIFELONG tubes can be cut to the size throw each month. They can LEARNING needed for small hands, be used in a myriad of ways with children.

Esther Macalady as long as they are sturdy.

Children can cut the ends like fringe to make interesting designs, Poster Paint Stamps too.

Paper cores make excellent stamps To make homemade poster paint because they are easy for young chilmeasure ¼ cup of flour into a saucedren to hold. pan. Slowly add 1 cup water while They can dip the end of the core stirring to make a smooth paste. in homemade or commercial poster Heat on low temperature, stirring paint and make all sorts of designs and figures on computer paper or card constantly until the paste begins to thicken. Allow to cool. stock.

Measure ¼ cup of the paste mixThe circles can be flowers, roly-poly ture into each small container. Add Santas, chubby animals, snowmen, 3 tablespoons of powdered tempera caterpillars, lady bugs, imaginary paint and 2 tablespoons water into characters, and designs.

each container.

For a glossy finish add clear liquid detergent. The mixture will not store well. When the circles are dry children may add details with markers.

Core creativity The cores make excellent bird feeders. Reinforce the core with duct tape.

Coat a tube with peanut butter or shortening and roll in birdseed.

Loop a long piece of string through the tube and tie it. Hang outside for the birds.

Cores also make bracelets and pretend watches. Children can decorate them with markers first.

Then adults can cut them to the desired thickness, usually about 2 inches and slit so the tube can open slightly to fit the wrist.

The tubes can also be taped close together as a zig zag tunnel for small

cars and secured to the refrigerator or a door with a small looped pieces of masking tape on the back.

Show children that because of gravity a sharp angle decent (closer to a vertical line) will make the car go faster and a gentle slope will slow down the car.

Marbles can be used if everyone in the house is no longer in danger of swallowing them.

These versatile cores can be made into flowers or snowflakes when squished and glued together. Decorated cores become gnomes, animals, racing cars, or plain little pots for growing seeds.

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

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Jeffco Board of Education moves forward Rupert, Harmon, Mitchell officially sworn in Nov. 27

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As votes cast Nov. 7 are now official per the canvass board, Brad Rupert, Susan Harmon and Ron Mitchell were officially sworn in at a special meeting Nov. 27.

“I would like to first say thank you to the voters for the confidence they’ve placed in all of us,” Rupert said after taking his oath of office for another four years. “I’m looking forward to all the great work I think is possible with all the pieces in place for Jefferson County Public Schools’ future in closing achievement gaps and bringing new programs for our schools and continuing to nurture the alternative

pathways we present to our students.”

All three candidates will serve four more years on the board.

They were all first elected following the recall of the conservative board majority in 2015.

The three were also part of the board decision to find new leadership for Jeffco schools by not renewing former superintendent Dan McMinimee’s contract. The board then launched a national superintendent search the beginning of this year, which lead to the hiring of Dr. Jason Glass.

“It is time for us all to look forward to the future,” Mitchell said. “It is the future that matters and what we do with the responsibility the voters have given us.”

Harmon said moving forward, she is making a recommitment to the challenges that people have with mental health, saying she want so make sure

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She also encouraged the community to stay involved in what the board is doing.

“Continue to share your enthusiasm,” Harmon said. “Bring friends to board meetings or ask them to watch.

If we could all do that, then I think we can broaden the circle, which will come back to all of our kids.”

In an effort to keep leadership consistent, the board also motioned to keep board members in the same roles with Mitchell as board president, Ali Lasell as first vice president, Harmon as second vice president, Amanda Stevens as secretary, and Rupert as treasurer.

“I believe we’ve functioned well in these role,” Rupert said before he made the motion.

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New DCPA artistic director brings lifetime of preparation

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for families all over the metro area.

“We’re the Rocky Mountain region’s largest lighting event, with most of our 60 acres lit up, as well as 130 animated animal sculptures,” said Sean Anderson-Vie, public relations manager with the zoo.

hen Chris Coleman’s mother shelved her acting dreams to be a mom, she started doing theater programs in the family’s local Southern Baptist church. That’s where Coleman first discovered the magic of the theater while he was growing up.

So, you might say he’s been training for his new position as the artistic director of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts’ Theatre COMING his entire life.

ATTRACTIONS Company “Digital entertainment and screens have become so ubiquitous that they’ve exhausted their ability to fascinate us,” Coleman said. “Theater is an antidote to that because it’s human. Instead of staying close to the surface, it invites to go deeper.”

Coleman is the fourth Clarke Reader person to have this title in the company’s nearly 40 years, and will join the company in May. Until then, he will work with managing director Charles Varin and associate artistic directors Nataki Garrett and Charlie Miller to finalize the 2018-19 season.

Before coming to Denver, Coleman served as artistic director of Portland Center Stage for the past 17 years, where be developed seasons that blended classic, modern and new works, as well as a playwrights’ festival, education programs and community events.

Of its world premieres, 52 have gone on to play on more than 115 stages across the country and internationally.

As artistic director, he will oversee programming of the company’s eight- to 10-play season of shows; the annual Colorado New Play Summit, and the experimental works of Off-Center. Additionally, the Theatre Company provides artistic and production support for select productions by DCPA Cabaret and DCPA Education.

“I like the focus Denver has on community,” he said. “There’s so much to work with here, and I’m excited to understand what’s possible on these stages.”

When he was first getting started, Coleman co-founded and was artistic director at Actors Express in Atlanta, a company he co-founded in the basement of an old church in 1988. This experience taught him about the theater world, and running a business — both skills that have proven useful over and over in his career.

Now he’s ready to bring his talents to the Denver theater world.

“I’m most excited about making work in these rooms,” he said. “I’ve never felt more strongly about the ability of art to impact audiences and the world.”

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For the first year, Chatfield Farms near Littleton will be home to Santa’s Village, featuring Mr. and Mrs. Claus, as well as live reindeer. Below, the Denver Botanic Gardens’ York Street location features thousands of lights and is a popular spot for families, as well as for couples to get engaged.

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Shining a

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Zoo, botanic gardens, downtown offer holiday beauty

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Even though Grace Ramírez is a Denver native and works for the City of Denver, it’s still a thrill to see downtown and the Denver City and County Building all lit up for the season.

“It’s been part of our family tradition for years,” said Ramírez, senior adviser for community affairs.

“It’s a touchstone for a lot of families, and even though the lights are different every year, we have decorations we use every time. People have their favorites, which they are on the lookout for.”

During the holiday season, Denver and surrounding cities have for years lit up the night with flashing and twinkling lights, music and family fun. All visitors need is a coat.

The holiday lights at the Denver City and County Building have been a feature of the holidays since 1932, though its roots go back to 1919.

The Denver Zoo’s annual Zoo Lights is entering its 27th year, and the Denver Botanic Gardens has hosted Blossoms of Light at its York Street Garden for 29 years, while the facility’s Chatfield Farms location has played host to lights for nine years — first as Trail of Lights, and this year as Santa’s Village.

Because of this, each has become part of the season

The Denver Zoo’s 60 acres are full of lights and animated animal sculptures during Zoo Lights, which runs through Dec. 31.

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Going beyond English for all inclusive libraries Jeffco library increases Spanish language assistance, programs

Gloria Perez-Alvarez, a bilingual patron experience associate at the Lakewood Library, pulls out a book in the children’s Spanish language section of the library. The Jefferson County Public Library is working toward better serving its Spanish-speaking patrons.

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

During the first few years after Gloria Pérez-Álvarez moved from Guadalajara, Mexico, to the U.S. in Jefferson County, she would only venture out into the community for necessary errands such as to and from the grocery store.

“I stayed hidden,” she said.

She spoke to few people, and only when she had to. She preferred to stay behind her husband — a Denver native who speaks English.

However, about five years ago, PérezÁlvarez started going to the Lakewood Library to get Spanish-language books and other materials for her two young children, who are now 5 and 3.

“I wanted to get fun and interesting material for them,” she said, “but I felt disappointed about the options and size of the collection.”

But that was before she learned that the library offers 10 times what is available on the shelves because she could not approach library staff with questions since her English was so limited.

Now, Pérez-Álvarez, 32, speaks English nearly fluently and has been working at the library for about a year and a half as a bilingual patron experience associate.

“I would love for more Spanishspeaking people to come to the library and learn about the resources available,” Pérez-Álvarez said. “We are very interested in making the library more inclusive.”

The Jefferson County Public Library is committed to serving every,one in the community, said Simone Groene-Nieto, the library’s coordinator of services to diverse communities. And one way the library is moving toward accomplishing that is the recent launch of its Spanish-language phone support in the call center.

The call center handles an average of 500 calls a day from people asking about everything from renewing

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LEARN MORE ABOUT THE JCPL To learn more about the library’s programs, events or collection, visit https://jeffcolibrary.org. To find out about the library’s Spanish-language offerings, select `Recursos en Español’ listed under services at the bottom of the page.

Questions may also be directed to the library’s call center at 303-235-5275. A live person in the call center can be reached at any time during the library’s open hours.

Spanish-language assistance is now available in the call center. items or how to get a library card to learning more about a library event, Groene-Nieto said. Before the launch of the bilingual service, Spanish speakers would often have an Englishspeaking household member call for them because the library’s call center did not have an efficient way to reliably meet their needs in Spanish, Groene-Nieto said.

“That’s why it’s key to make this change,” she said. “It allows people to self-select a Spanish speaker to serve them in their language.”

Elisa Higuera is a bilingual patron experience associate who works in the call center. Higuera, whose parents are from Sinaloa, Mexico, said she

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“When I was little, I would always have to translate for my family,” Higuera, 30, said. “Now, with the new service, they can come here with confidence and speak with someone they can relate to.”

There are 10 Jeffco library locations, and six of them — Arvada, Belmar, Columbine, Edgewater, Lakewood and Wheat Ridge — have at least one bilingual staff member on duty at all times that the library is open, GroeneNieto said. In addition, the library will also continue to increase its collection of Spanish books, movies, CDs and magazines, Groene-Nieto said. The library system is also offering new programming for Spanish-speakers, such as Spanish story times for children, and English conversation tables which are meant to be complimentary to English language classes.

Amarely Quintanilla is a Lakewood resident who has been a library patron for about 10 years. She is bilingual and works in a hospital, and said she would read anything in Spanish that she would read in English, specifically to improve her vocabulary.

“I want to be able to help people as much as I can, so I want to be as fluent as possible,” Quintanilla said.

She said she is thrilled the library

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is increasing its Spanish-language collection, but added that she is an avid traveler and would be interested in checking out books in other foreign languages, too.

“Learning a foreign language is exciting and fun,” Quintanilla said. “It can ignite more interest in the foreign language section of the library.”

The library also has a bilingual team that goes out into the community and does English-Spanish story times at Jeffco’s Head Start schools and local preschools with a focus on those that are Title 1, said Robyn Lupa, the library’s coordinator with kids and families.

“The English speakers are learning a new language, and the Spanish speakers get to connect with someone in their own language,” Lupa said.

“It’s a win-win for both. Even the shyest kids come out of their shell.”

Jefferson County’s demographics are changing, Groene-Nieto said, and the library recognizes it needs to change along with it.

“Libraries are access points and all people have the right to access information through the library,” GroeneNieto said, adding that includes the community’s Spanish speakers. “We want everyone to feel welcome, and help them live and thrive in the community.”

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“People really take in all the different animals, which is great, because a lot of detail goes into the sculptures.”

Beyond providing terrific holiday atmosphere, there are some unique activities available for visitors: Pop the question in a winter wonderland The lights at places like the zoo and the Blossoms of Lights top most home displays, which makes them the perfect places to get engaged.

The zoo sees plenty of engagements, Anderson-Vie said, and Blossoms was the site of so many that it started an engagement package.

“For people who want to propose, they can buy one of these, which provides them an hour to set up on the Green Roof, on top of our Offshoots Café,” said Erin Bird, communications manager at the Denver Botanic Gardens. “They can bring champagne

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A night of magick at the MCA We’re drawing near to the winter solstice, so why not get in touch with your metaphysical side at the Museum of Contemporary Art’s Black Sheep Friday: Let’s Get Metaphysical event from 5 to 9 p.m. at the museum, 1485 Delgany St. Attendees will have the chance to

December 7, 2017D up there and up to three guests to celebrate with them.”

Interacting with the light The challenge with traditional activities is bringing people back with something new, and this year visitors will get to interact with the lights in different ways.

The lights at the Denver City and County Building are synced to a music show, which begins at 5:30 and 6:45 p.m. Those looking to get even more hands-on can volunteer to actually switch the lights on.

At Blossoms of Light, there’s an interactive light display set up in the theater that features a large field of sound-reactive, animated LED lights.

As Bird explains, the lights react to the tones of voice and of drums.

But the biggest change is at Chatfield Farms, where the Trail of Lights and its country approach has been replaced with a North Pole theme.

“Santa and Mrs. Claus will be there, and we’ll even have live reindeer,” Bird said. “Tickets also get you haymake their own sigils — a symbol believed to have magical powers — and practice chaos magick — a contemporary magical practice which emphasizes the pragmatic use of belief systems and adds in original or created belief systems. There’s also a happy hour from 5-7 p.m. Visit www.mcadenver.org.

The dream of the ‘90s is alive in Golden I have a special place in my heart for the 1990s, seeing as that’s when I first became aware of, and engaged with, the arts and pop culture.

AREA LIGHT DISPLAYS Blossoms of Light Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St., Denver Lights on display through Jan. 1, 5 to 9 p.m.

Purchase tickets in advance at to ensure entry at www.botanicgardens.org Denver City and County Building 1437 Bannock St., Denver Lights on display until Jan. 21, 5:45 to 10:45 p.m.

Holiday’s Evening on the Littleton Museum Farms 6028 S Gallup St, Littleton, CO 80120 Dec. 10, 5:30-8 p.m.

Will feature candlelight and bonfires as visitors stroll through the historic farms. Music, snacks and Santa. Tickets in advance at Littleton Museum and Bemis Library.

15 to 31 The model train will be decorated, a giant Christmas tree will dazzle, as will countless evergreen trees. Walk through a lighted tunnel, enjoy reflections in the pond and shining snowflakes. Hot drinks, sweet treats and gift items are available and, of course, Santa is on hand to greet visitors. Tickets available at hudsongardens.org or at the door.

Santa’s Village at Chatfield Farms 8500 W. Deer Creek Canyon Road, Littleton Lights on display Friday, Saturday and Sunday through Dec. 24, 4:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Purchase tickets in advance at to ensure entry www.botanicgardens.org

A Hudson Christmas Hudson Gardens, 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton 5:30-8:30 p.m. Dec. 8, 9, 10 and nightly Dec.

Zoo Lights Denver Zoo, 2300 Steele St., Denver Lights on display through Dec. 31, 5:30 to 9 p.m.

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ride, and we have a Christmas cinema set up as well.”

No matter where one looks, a chance for holiday traditions old and new.

For me and others like me, Golden’s Zone Sports Bar and Grill, 15600 W. 44th Ave., is throwing an I Love the ‘90s night from 8 p.m. to midnight Dec. 9.

The free event includes music from local cover band 90s Til Dawn, who will play music from some of the decade’s biggest bands, including Green Day, Nirvana, Blink-182, Pearl Jam, Red Hot Chili Peppers and the Foo Fighters.

The evening also features contests and prizes, ‘90s trivia and a ‘90s dance-off.

Go to www.inthezonebar.com.

Remember John Lennon through songs John Lennon’s life was tragically cut short when he was shot and killed on Dec. 8, 1980, and for the past two decades, Denver’s Mercury Café has honored the musician and The Beatles with a special performance.

From 2-5 p.m. Dec. 10, Beatlemaniacs can attend the 20th Beatles and John Lennon Memorial Sing-Along concert at the café, 2199 California St. Lyric sheets will be provided, and attendees can also grab an organic bite between songs. Go to www.mercurycafe.com.

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City of Lakewood boards or commissions.

Deadline to apply is 5 p.m. Dec. 29.

Need: Advisory Commission for an Inclusive Community, Board of Appeals and Historic Preservation Commission.

Requirements: Applications and descriptions/qualifications for each position available online at Lakewood.org/GetOnBoard, which provides a full description of the qualifications for each position.

Contact: Donna Moreno at 303-987-7661 or donmor@lakewood.org.

Ongoing AARP Foundation Tax-Aide: Offers free tax filing help to anyone, especially those 50 and older, who cannot afford a tax preparation service.

Need: Volunteers to to help older, lowerincome taxpayers prepare their tax returns.

Requirement: All levels of experience are welcome; training and support provided.

Contact: 1-888-OUR-AARP (687-2277) or www.aarpfoundation.org/taxaide Alzheimer’s Association, Colorado Chapter: Provides care and support to 67,000-plus families dealing with all kinds of dementing illnesses.

Need: Walk to End Alzheimer’s committee members.

Requirements: Individuals who love to help plan and execute. Our Walk to End Alzheimer’s attracts more than 10,000

people, so planning committee members are essential.

Contact: Deb Wells, 303-813-1669 or dwells@alz.org.

Animal Rescue of the Rockies: Rescues homeless dogs and cats from overcrowded shelters.

Need: Foster-care families for death-row shelter dogs and cats Contact: www.animalrescueoftherockies.org Arthritis Foundation, Colorado/Wyoming Chapter: Helps conquer everyday battles through life-changing information and resources, access to care, advancements in sciences and community connections.

Need: Walk to Cure Arthritis committee members and general office volunteer support.

Requirements: Individuals to help plan and execute Walk to Cure Arthritis. We combat arthritis every day, so support from volunteers so that we can serve people is crucial.

Contact: Amy Boulas, aboulas@arthritis.org, 720-409-3143.

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Gun avoidance class gains popularity, teaches kids The Eddie Eagle GunSafe program will be held Dec. 16

IF YOU GO WHAT: The Eddie Eagle GunSafe program WHEN: 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16 WHERE: Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada

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Arvada parent Josiane Broussard was nervous for her three-year-old ydaughter to take the Eddie Eagle GunSafe class because guns are not part of their family — they are out of her comfort zone.

But with the possibility of her daughter visiting other people’s homes and the steady stream of acciydental shootings by youths, Broussard thought it was good to introduce some avoidance training with her daughter.

“The hard part for me was the fact that she, at 3-years-old has to learn about this,” Broussard said. “But I know it’s safer for her to know what it is. It’s important that she would know to never touch it if she found one at someones house, at school, or on the playground.”

The Eddie Eagle GunSafe program is a gun accident prevention program developed by a task force made up of educators, school administrators, curriculum specialists, urban housing safety officials, clinical psychologists, law enforcement officials and National Rifle Association firearm safety experts. It began in 1988 with one mission: teach children four simple, easy to remember steps so they know what to do if they ever come across a gun.

In 2015 the NRA introduced a fresh, new Eddie and added some friends — his Wing Team. Though Eddie has evolved, his mission has not. In the brand new video, Eddie and his friends remind children that if they see a gun, they need to Stop! Don’t touch. Run away. Tell a grown-up.

“The program teaches kids that guns a are dangerous and what they should do if they come upon a gun,” said Dwayne Nelson owner of WDN Firearms Training LLC and Eddie Eagle instructor. “We love and care about our kids that’s why we teach them not to run in a street or put hand on hot stove, but we seem to lack the enthusiasm of training them in the real world that has guns out there.”

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Nelson teaches the gun avoidance class geared to youths under the age of 12 every couple months at the Arvada Library with co-instructor Harley McKinney and Aaron Torres, owner of Mtn. Range Armory in Arvada.

The class is free for parents and children to attend and all supplies and training are provided by the NRA. It is held at the library because of the familiarity that it brings to people and because the NRA discourages holding the class at a gun shop.

“You mention the NRA and people have opinions,” Nelson said. “But they don’t want Eddie Eagle to become political because it’s not about that, this is about the kids. Think what you will about the NRA, the bottom line is they’re saving kids’ lives with this program. You can’t let prejudices interfere because this is a gun avoidance program for children.”

Nelson said that the reality is many children have already been trained to pick up a gun, point it and pull the trigger because of what they have seen on TV and in movies and video games. His hope is that this program can retrain children to be respectful and weary of guns that are left out or that are found.

“You hear about kids shooting others accidentally and it’s so sad,” Torres said. “That’s what we’re trying

Victor Woelfel, 8, shows off his Eddie Eagle completion certificate with his father, Jason.

COURTESY PHOTO to avoid. When that happens, it doesn’t just affect that family, it affects the whole community.”

For Westminster resident Jason Woelfel the Eddie Eagle class was something that his eight-year-old son, Victor, really got into.

“He has always had an interest in firearms — not sure where he got it from,” Woelfel said of his son. “He used to make guns out of Legos and pose like an action hero.”

Woelfel said that while they’ve always talked about safety, the way it was presented through the Eddie Eagle program, it really go his son listening and repeating back the safety protocols.

“I wanted to make with the safety concerns of the world today, that we went above and beyond to prevent accidents,” Woelfel said. “It’s good to know that he doesn’t need dad to be sitting there watching over him.”

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Rosier hopes to leave ‘good legacy’ as he moves on County GOP to appoint new commissioner when resignation takes effect

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Jefferson County Commissioner Donald Rosier sits at his desk in his office in the Jeffco courts and administration building on Nov. 21. Rosier recently announced his intent to resign from his role as county commissioner to become the general manager of the Sterling Ranch Community Authority Board in Douglas County.

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Jefferson County Commissioner Donald Rosier believes it is important for individuals to be engaged with the community in which they live.

So even after he assumes his role as general manager of the Sterling Ranch Community Authority Board and leaves his Jeffco post, Rosier will continue to be involved.

He will stay in his Littleton-area home in south Jefferson County, and he will continue to coach lacrosse, teach Sunday school and volunteer on community efforts such as park building.

But Rosier, 51, is looking forward to his new professional venture.

“It’s going to be brand-new — a learning experience,” Rosier said. “It will be a great opportunity for me to use both my experience in government and as a professional engineer.”

Rosier, a Republican, was elected to the county commissioner seat in 2010 when he ran against incumbent Kathy Hartman, a Democrat. He was re-elected to serve an additional four years in 2014, defeating Democrat John Flerlage and independent candidate Greg Standley. He would have been term-limited next year.

Rosier represents District 3 — the southern part of Jefferson County.

Sterling Ranch is a 3,400-acre community under construction in northwest Douglas County. At completion in 20 years, it is expected to have 33,000 people and 12,000 homes. The Sterling Ranch Community Authority Board offered Rosier the position in early November, and Rosier gave notice in mid-November of his intent to vacate the Jeffco commissioner seat.

Rosier said said his formal resignation will occur after the Sterling Ranch Community Authority Board officially appoints him to the position. He expects that to happen by the first part of December, with another person taking over the county commissioner role in January.

The Vacancy Committee of the Jefferson County Republican Party will choose someone to fill the seat.

The committee has set a deadline of 6 p.m. Dec. 12 for applicants to submit applications, said Steve Dorman, vicechairman of the Jefferson County Republican Party.

“From the received applications,” he said, “we will select best qualified people for face-to-face interviews.”

The vacancy committee hopes to have somebody named before Rosier’s official departure date, Dorman said.

That person will serve the county alongside Republican Libby Szabo, who is chair of the Board of County Commissioners, and Commissioner Casey Tighe, a Democrat.

Szabo is confident the transition will be smooth, she said in a press release.

“The Board of County Commissioners will continue to work on its many initiatives and remain committed to providing our citizens with the most effective and efficient services possible,” she said.

Election 2018 Whoever is selected would have to run for election to the seat in November 2018 if he or she were to want to continue in the position, Dorman said.

According to records on the Colorado secretary of state’s website, two people have registered to run for the seat in November. They are Lesley Dahlkemper, a Democrat who served four years on the Jefferson County Board of Education, and Tina Francone, a Republican who is the Regional Transportation District’s (RTD) SEE ROSIER, P21

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Dahlkemper does not believe Rosier’s resignation will affect her race at all, and his decision to step down had nothing to do with her decision to run, she said.

Dahlkemper announced her run for the seat in early September and has “hit the ground running,” she said.

She has already been out talking with voters and meeting one-on-one with residents.

Jefferson County Clerk and Recorder Faye Griffin served as county commissioner for six years of the two four-year terms that she was elected for the seat. She left the county commissioner seat early to run for the clerk and recorder position — a role had previously held from 1999 to 2006.

“I wanted to continue serving Jeffco citizens, and due to the timing of the terms, it was the right decision,” Griffin said. “I grew up in the Clerk and Recorder Department where I was a staff member long before I was an elected official. This department is my true joy. I love serving Jeffco citizens is this capacity.”

Griffin, a Republican, was elected in November 2014 to serve a four-year term that began in January 2015.

Since Rosier is term limited, Griffin said she wasn’t sure if leaving the commissioner seat early would affect the election.

“What I do know,” Griffin said, “is that the county will be losing a great

‘Hopefully, I left a good legacy’ Rosier is a fifth-generation Coloradoan who grew up in Arvada. He and his wife, GeriAnn, have lived in the south Jefferson County area since 1992 and raised three children there.

Rosier worked in the private sector as a professional engineer for 25 years.

Before becoming a county commissioner, Rosier chaired the Community Development Advisory Board for eight years.

During his time as a county commissioner, he has served on 15 different boards and coalitions in various capacities. His committee assignments will be filled by whoever replaces him.

When citing some of his accomplishments as a county commissioner, Rosier notes his work on economic development, his fiscal management during a recession, his tenure with the Jefferson Parkway and being a part of the formation of the WestConnect Coalition.

He will miss being a part of the important discussions and policymaking that affect Jefferson County, he said. He admitted he would have liked to have served the county longer, and is considering serving on a community-related board or commission in Jeffco.

Being a county commissioner has required more dedication and hard work than any other job he’s had, Rosier said.

“But it’s been great,” he said. “Hopefully, I left a good legacy here in Jefferson County.”

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

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

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

Golden Chapter, Order of DeMolay meets at 7 p.m. every first and third Wednesday in the town of Golden. Walt Disney, Mel Blanc & Walter Cronkite are counted amongst its Alumni. DeMolay is an organization for young men between the ages of 12 and 21 that offers character building, leadership training, and life skill devel-

opment. We offer many activities, academic opportunities and scholarships. Please contact the chapter for more information.

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

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

Jefferson County Republican Men’s Club meets from 7-9 a.m. Mondays at Davies’ Chuck Wagon Diner, 10151 W. 26th Ave., Lakewood. Meeting fee is $5 (cash preferred). Order from diner menu (pay on you own). Call Fred Holden at 303-421-7619 for information. Republicans, especially students, youth and women, welcome to join.

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language. Come to the library to practice speaking English in a safe environment with a trained leader. Suitable for high beginners, intermediate and advanced English learners. Go to http://jeffcolibrary.org.

Arts and Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. for a breakfast meeting. Come join us as our guest and learn about our community service projects and what Rotary does in the world to help people.

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

Denver Apple Pi, an Apple/Mac computer user group, meets from 7-9 p.m. the third Tuesday each month at the Applewood Community Church (downstairs), 12930 W. 32nd Ave., Golden. Program varies each month. We welcome those interested in learning more about their Apple or Mac computer. Visitors are welcome to see if you like our more mature group. More information may be found at denverapplepi.com.

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

Square Dancing Want some fun exercise?

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

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

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

Arvada Fine Arts Guild: 2-4 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at Indian Tree Golf Club, 7555 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, in the restaurant/clubhouse. Meetings are free and open to the public. Go to http:// arvadafineartsguild.com/ Arvada Sunrise Rotary Club meets from 7-8 a.m. Tuesdays at The Arvada Centre For The

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

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

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

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

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

New members welcome.

Northside Coin Club is a group of collectors that meets monthly to promote the hobby of numismatics among its members and the public. The club meets at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month at 12205 Perry St., at the Friendship Hall in the Cimarron Village in Broomfield. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Find more information about our club at www.northsidecoinclub.org/ or look for SEE CLUBS, P23

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

Ports of Call Singles Club, 55 Plus Social hours take place from 4-6 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at 3 Margaritas in Lakewood (contact Carol at 303-389-7707), and the fourth Tuesday of each month at Chads in Lakewood (contact Darlene at 303-233-4099). Denver meetings are the fourth Thursday of each month at Baker St. Pub, 8101 E. Belleview, in the Tech Center (contact Harold at 303-693-3434). For information and a monthly newsletter, call JoAnn, membership chairperson, at 7 303-751-5195, or Mary, president, at 303985-8937.

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

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

Wednesdays

Adult Roller Skating is offered from 10:30 a.m. to noon every Wednesday at Roller City at 64th and Sheridan, Arvada. Cost is

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Buffalo Toastmasters meets from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. the first and third Wednesday of each month at the Denver West Office Park, 14142 Denver West Parkway, Building 51, Suite 195, Golden. Go to www.buffalotoastmasters.org or www.meetup.com/ Buffalo-Toastmasters-Golden/ for more information. Buffalo Toastmasters, where public speaking and leadership excellence is encouraged in a safe environment.

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

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community at a time. The Alameda West Kiwanis Club is dedicated to serving the community through various service and fundraising projects. Our club has been of service to our community for more than 35 years. Join us at one of our meetings or for a service project. Contact Bob Zachman at 303-988-5678 or visit us at Alameda West Kiwanis on Facebook.

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

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

Call Kathy at 303-988-9565.

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

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

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

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

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

Professional women NW Metro Business and Professional Women meets the first Wednesday of each month from September to May. Our mission is to achieve equity for all women in the workplace through advocacy, education and information. Call Marcia at 303-827-3283 to RSVP.

Kiwanis Club of Alameda West: 7-8 a.m.

Wednesdays at Garrison Street Grill, 608 Garrison St., Lakewood. Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and one

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THEATER

A Dickens of a Christmas: 7 p.m.

Friday and Saturday, Dec. 8-9 at Colorado ACTS, 11455 W. I-70 Frontage Road North, Wheat Ridge. A special family matinee is at 2 p.m.

Dec. 2. Call 303-456-6772 or go to www.coloradoacts.org/ for information.

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat: through Saturday, Dec. 23 at Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. Performances at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays to Saturdays; 1 p.m. Wednesdays, and 2 p.m.

Saturdays and Sundays. Call 720898-7200.

‘The Story of the Nutcracker’: 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturdays through Dec. 23 at the Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. Call for weekday availability. Call 303-935-3044 or go to minersalley.com. Appropriate for ages 12 and under, and the people who love them.

‘Resolutions’: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 6 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 31 at The Edge Theater, 1560 Teller St., Lakewood.

Additional performance at 7 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 31. No show Dec. 24.

Call 303-232-0363 or go to www. theedgetheater.com.

MUSIC

Joy and Delight: Celebration of Christmas Past and Present: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9 and 2 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 10 at Arvada United Methodist Church, 6750 Carr St. Arvada Chorale show. Call 720-4329341.

FILM/MOVIES

Stories of Homeless Children: noon to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12 at Lifetree Café, 5675 Field St., Arvada. “Children with No Place to Call Home: Helping Kids in Crisis” features a filmed interview with Jennifer Herrera, director of the Colfax Community Network, an organization dedicated to serving children and families living in rundown motels in the heart of Denver.

Contact Polly Wegner at 303424-4454 or pwegner@peacelutheran.net.

ART/CRAFTS

Pottery Show, Wood Carvings: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8 to Sunday, Dec. 10 at Spirits in the Wind Gallery, 1211 Washington Ave., Golden. Mata Ortiz Pottery and Oaxacan Animal Wood Carvings. Mata Ortiz pottery is a

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this week’s TOP FIVE Gingerbread House Decorating: 1:30-3:30 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 9 at the Wheat Ridge Library, 5475 W. 32nd Ave., Wheat Ridge. For tweens and teens.

Go to http://jeffcolibrary.org. Call 303-235-5275.

and 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16 and Dec. 22 at the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway.

Ticekts available at the box office, online at www. lakewood.org/tickets or by calling 303-987-7845.

Joyous Carols of the Season: noon Sunday, Dec. 10 in the lobby and around the hospital at SCL Lutheran Medical Center, 8300 W. 38th Ave., Wheat Ridge.

Concert presented by Lutheran Chorale.

Rejoice! Our Light Has Come will be performed at 3 p.m. in the chapel at the hospital. Go to www.thelutheranchorale. org

Rocky Mountain Readers: December Dishes: 3-4 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 9 at Denver West Barnes & Noble café. Share a favorite recipe, food story or interesting detail you’ve read about traditional foods. Can be something you wrote yourself related to the topic. Everyone is welcome, even those who read nothing on the topic but are interested in hearing what others have to share. Email eocaoffice@ gmail.com.

A Christmas Carol: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays to Saturdays and 1 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 23 at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. Additional performances at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 20, and 6 p.m. Sundays, Dec. 3, Dec. 10 and Dec. 17. Call 303-935-3044 or online at minersalley.com.

Ballet Ariel’s The Nutcracker: 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 9-10, Dec. 16-17, Dec. 22-23

recreation of the Mogollon pottery found in and around the archeological site of Casas Grandes (Paquimé) in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. Meet potter Jorge Quintana. Go to www.spiritsinthewindgallery.com.

Auxiliary Holiday Craft Show, Bake Sale: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9 at American Legion Post 161, 6230 W. 60th Ave., Arvada. Call 303-424-0324 or go to https://www.alp161.org Doctor Who Fandom Craftdom: 3:30-4:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9 at the Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Registration required. Call 303-235-5275 or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org.

DIY Snow Globes: 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9 at the Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada.

For teens in grades 7-12.

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

Santa’s Coming to Apex Center: 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 9 at the Apex Center, 13150 W. 72nd Ave. Kids can meet Santa and deliver their letters, build holiday crafts, enjoy snacks and play games. Call 303424-2739.

Art Market Silent Auction: open through 7:30 p.m. Wednesdsay, Dec. 13. All proceeds benefit Arvada Center galleries. Make bids in person or by calling 720898-7251.

Fine Art Market; ACES Show and Sale: open through Dec. 17 at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Opening reception from 5-9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30.

Go to http://arvadacenter.org/ galleries/31st-annual-fine-artmarket-show-sale or call 720898-7200 for hours and other details.

Art Classes: 12:30-3 p.m. Tuesdays through Dec. 19 (painting) at the Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada.

Call 303-425-9583 or go to www. apexprd.org. Registration required.

EVENTS

Round Table Issues Breakfast: 7 a.m. Friday, Dec. 8, at American Legion Wilmore-Richter Post 161, 6230 W. 60th Ave., Arvada. Learn about local projects and events. Open to the public. Contact 303-4240324 for cost and other information.

Meet the Animals of The Downtown Aquarium: 10:30-11:15 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 9 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada.

Leave your own pets home. Sign up required. Call 720-898-7405 or go to https://arvada.org/.

Santa Visit: 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 9 at Apex Center, 13150 W. 72nd Ave., Arvada. Call 303-4032739.

Santa Visit: 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 9 at BCS Community Credit Union, 4203 Wadsworth Blvd., Wheat Ridge. Snacks provided. Bring your own camera.

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Saturdays with Santa: noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9 and Dec. 16 in Olde Town Square, 57th and Olde Wadsworth. Bring your own camera. Canned food donations accepted for the food bank at The Rising Church.

Parents Day Out: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 9 and Saturday, Dec. 23 at Apex Center, 13150 W. 72nd Ave., Arvada. Pizza, a craft and a holiday movie. Registration required. Go to apexprd.org or call 303-403-2739.

Chanukah Celebrations: 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10 (Chanukah bazaar) and 10 a.m.

Saturday, Dec. 16 (congregational celebration) at B’nai Chaim, 4716 S. Coors Lane, Morrison.

Call 303-6972668 or go to www.bnaichaim. org.

Party Bridge: 1-4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12 and Dec. 26 at the Apex Community Recreatioon Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada.

Play for fun, partners rotate after each game. Register the Friday before each party. Call 303-425-9583 or go to ApexPRD.org.

Olde Town Photographic Society: 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 13 at the Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Call 303-235-5275 or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org.

American Legion Post 161 Meeting: 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 14, at 6230 W. 60th Ave., Arvada. Contact

Christmas Party Luncheon: noon to 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 14 at the Vista at Applewood Golf Course.

Presented by the Denver Northwest Suburban Christian Women’s Connection. The Sweet Adelines quartet, Four to the Bar, will sing and Andrea Erickson will speak.

Reservations required; all women welcome. Call Isabel at 303-2339655 or Nancy at 303-421-6484 for cost information.

Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest: 6-10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15 at American Legion Post 161, 6230 W. 60th Ave., Arvada. Call 303-424-0324 or go to https://www.alp161.org International Tea Day Party: 4-4:45 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15 at the Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Listen to tea stories and sample some delicious teas.

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

Santa’s Mailbox: through Dec. 18 at Apex Center North Pole, 13150 W. 72nd Ave., Arvada. Send letters to Santa.

HEALTH

Happy Joints: 6-7 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays through Dec. 13 at the Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada.

Call 303-425-9583 or go to www. apexprd.org. Registration required.

Food Pantry: open from 9-11 a.m.

Wednesdays at New Apostolic Church, 5290 Vance St., Arvada, rear entrance (across the street from Beau Jo’s restaurant). Contact Gertrude at 303-902-6794.

EDUCATION

Kindergarten Information Meeting: 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 15 at Vanderhoof Elementary, 5875 Routt Court, Arvada.

Discovery Play: 10-10:45 a.m. Monday, Dec. 11 at the Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada.

Call 303-235-5275 or go to www. jeffcolibrary.org Dinosaurs: 2:30-3:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 14 at Atria of Applewood, 2800 Youngfield St., Lakewood.

Join Active Minds for a look at new discoveries that will change our thinking about dinosaurs, one of the most fascinating creatures ever to inhabit our planet. Seating is limited; RSVP required. Call 303233-4343 Editor’s note: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Thursday for publication the following week. Send listings to calendar@ coloradocommunitymedia.com. No attachments, please. Listings are free and run on a space-available basis.

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Polls drive up interest, but are not that accurate

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rest running back Kenny Wanting were nearly unstoppable.

Borghi finished with 31 carries for 247 yards and three touchdowns.

Kenny Wanting was just as impressive with 27 carries for 210 yards

he veracity of preseason basketball polls is often ridiculed.

Yes, polls mean little, since a lot will change during the season.

Polls are speculative, especially the preseason ones, and teams still have to prove themselves during games. Teams seldom win by reputation alone.

Still, polls are interesting and popular.

CHSAANow.com released its preseason basketball polls Nov. 27 and there were plenty of area teams ranked in the Top 10.

Rock Canyon, buoyed by the return of its OVERTIME dynamic backcourt of Sam Masten and Tyson Gilbert plus three other returning regulars, was top-ranked in Class 5A. The Jaguars were state semifinalists last season.

Golden has seven seniors back from the 2017 state runners-up and Jim Benton the Demons were ranked No. 1 in the preseason 4A boys poll. The Demons lost to Valor Christian in the 2017 state title contest.

ThunderRidge, a semifinal team last season, was fifth in the 5A rankings and Chaparral eighth. Holy Family was fifth and Valor eighth in the first poll of the season.

Faith Christian, the Class 3A runnerup last season, was second and Lutheran eighth in the boys preseason poll.

Cherry Creek, a semifinalist a year ago, was second-ranked in the preseason Class 5A girls poll, with 2017 runner-up Lakewood fourth, Highlands Ranch fifth, Ralston Valley sixth, Horizon seventh and Castle View 10th.

In the Class 4A preseason girls poll, Golden was fourth, Valor seventh, D’Evelyn eighth and Holy Family ninth.

Lutheran was seventh-ranked in the 3A girls poll and Faith Christian 10th.

Polls are a source for debate all during the season. Coaches and players often say they don’t pay attention but almost everybody knows about teams that are ranked.

One of the favorite chants for students is `overrated’ when a top-ranked team is struggling.

Ryan Casey oversees CHSAANow.com and summed up the attractiveness of polls that always create conversation.

“The polls are one of the most consistently read things on our website,” said Casey. “It’s about generating interest around high school sports. Polls make certain games, not more important, but bigger. It’s just like when you have two of the top-five teams playing, everybody knows.

It doesn’t have any impact on post-season seeding or anything like that.

“In reality the coaches are right,”

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Pomona junior receiver Billy Pospisil (9) celebrates with teammates after his first of three touchdowns catches in the Class 5A football state championship game Dec. 2 at Mile High Stadium. Pospisil had nine catches for 189 yards.

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Pomona wins state 5A football title in record-setting championship game

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DENVER — Pomona and Eaglecrest put on an offensive show of historic proportion in the Class 5A football state championship game Dec. 2 at Mile High Stadium.

When the dust settled, Pomona came away with its first state football title since 1988 with a 56-49 victory over Eaglecrest in the highest scoring 5A state football title game in history.

“We’ve worked so dang hard to build this program,” said Pomona coach Jay Madden, who is in his 15th year at Pomona. “We’ve been so close so many times. To finally get one and see that (players celebrating with fans) is what it’s all about.”

It’s the second football state championship for Pomona. It was the fourth trip to the 5A state title game as a coach for Madden, also a Pomona graduate.

Pomona’s previous three trips to Mile High were in 2009, 2015 and 2016. Two of the three losses were heartbreaking 3-point losses to Mullen in 2009 and Valor Christian in 2015.

“I can’t explain it. There isn’t

Pomona senior running back Max Borghi runs during the Class 5A football state title game Dec. 2 at Mile High Stadium. In his final prep game, Borghi had 31 carries for 247 yards and three touchdowns in the Panthers’ 56-49 victory over Eaglecrest. able better way to go out,” Pomona senior running back Max Borghi said. “Coming here a third time and finally getting it. It’s the best feeling ever. Everyone at Pomona has been apart of this.”

While there were plenty of offensive numbers, Borghi and Eaglec-

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and three touchdowns.

Borghi stood helplessly on the sideline of the 5A football state championship game a year ago with a torn ACL. The Washington State Universitycommit took full advantage of the Panthers getting back to Mile High Stadium for a third straight shot at the 5A state title. He also overcame fumbling the ball twice in the first half against Eaglecrest.

“He (Borghi) was just trying to hard,” Madden said of Borghi’s two fumbles. “He was trying to put the game away instead of just playing one play at a time.”

Borghi came in averaging more than 10 yards per carry and went over the 1,500 yard mark, despite not really getting up to full speed after having knee surgery last fall.

“You just have to forget about it,” Borghi said of his fumble near the goal line and fumble on a kickoff in the second quarter that led to Eaglecrest grabbing a 35-28 lead. “The second half I didn’t think about it. I just came out and did my job. I thought about what I had to do.”

Eaglecrest’s defense came in giving up just 12 points per game. However, the Raptors hadn’t seen the type of explosive offense Pomona (12-2 record) has put together. The Panthers averaged nearly 45 points per game with a balanced passing attack orchestrated

Pomona coach Jay Madden is surrounded by his players after the Panthers’ 56-49 victory over Eaglecrest on Dec. 2 at Mile High Stadium. The game was the highest scoring Class 5A football state championship game in the state’s history. PHOTO BY LANCE WENDT by senior and three-year starting quarterback Ryan Marquez.

Marquez connected for his fifth touchdown pass of the game with 6:25 left in the fourth quarter to give the Panthers a 56-42 lead. Junior Billy Pospisil was on the receiving end for the key touchdown. It was Pospisil’s third touchdown of the game.

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admitted Casey. “They (the polls) don’t really matter but what they do create a certain reality, create a visibility of certain teams in a certain sport and make people talk about them. The key with that is talk. If somebody doesn’t agree where a team should be ranked, fine. They are still talking about them.

And the point is to have people talk about high school sports.”

Champion in Denver I remember years ago when working for the Rocky Mountain News that I was sent to Florida to cover the Daytona 500.

At the time I wondered if the editors knew we lived in Denver, Colorado, and not Denver, North Carolina.

“Billy is one of the best players in the state,” said Marquez, who finished 20-for-22 for 345 yards and the five touchdowns. “When plays need to be played he makes them. He played a hell of a game today. I’m so proud of him.”

Pomona ended up putting up 683 yards of total offense.

However, I discovered just how popular NASCAR racing is. Martin Truex Jr. and Furniture Row Racing have made the sport even more prevalent in Denver, Colorado this season.

Truex, driver of Furniture Row’s No. 78 Toyota, was in town Nov. 27 along with the NASCAR Monster Energy championship trophy.

He dominated the regular season for the only team operating west of the Mississippi but he still had to survive the season’s last race on Nov. 19 at Homestead Miami Speedway to win the season championship.

It was tense during the waning laps as Truex held off Kyle Busch, one of the four winner-take-all finalists, to secure the championship.

One of the coolest people during those closing laps was Golden resident Cole Pearn, who is Truex’s crew chief.

Pearn blocked out thoughts on a great season going to waste if Truex didn’t finish ahead of the other three finalists in NASCAR’s playoff format.

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“I didn’t think that would happen honestly,” Pospisil said of his 9 catches for 189 yards and three scores. “We just came out here trying to execute. Thankfully that was a big part of the plan.”

Pomona’s biggest defensive play came with senior defensive back Kenny Maes intercepting Eaglecrest quarterback Jalen Mergerson in the fourth quarter to get a rare defensive stop.

“It was a relief when Kenny picked that off,” Pomona senior defensive end Tanner Kimminau said. “I love that kid.”

Maes actually was the Panthers’ starting running back last year in the state title game with Borghi and then senior Cameron Gonzales both sidelined with injuries.

Even after the interception, Eaglecrest scored with 1:11 remaining on a run by Mergerson to make it a 1-score game. The senior signal-caller finished 11-for-17 passing for 279 yards and a pair of touchdowns, but it wasn’t enough.

The Raptors couldn’t recover the onside kick. Pomona ran out the clock to win.

“Everyone rallied and we settled down at halftime,” Pospisil said of recovering after Eaglecrest’s 35-point second quarter. “We knew if we played mistake-free football in the second half we would win the game.”

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.

“We were really calm and tried to stay focused on what we needed to do and give Martin feedback of where Kyle was turning,” said Pearn. “I really didn’t feel too much emotion until there was about two laps to go. I started to think it was possible and then when he crossed the checkered flag, it was surreal.”

Etc. Two teams from the Highlands Ranch Community Association finished first and second in the secondfourth grade division of the 2017 CARA Volleyball State Tournament held Nov. 4 at the Tony Grampsas gym in Golden. The Crushing Waves, coached by Brenda Chavez, took first and the Purple Crush, coached by Kelly Katsnelson, finished second.

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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and stand up for themselves and others in the face of disrespect and bullying. Our community knows how to access support and resources, and there is an honest dedication to creating a positive and safe school.”

Jeffco will spend its three-year $607,447 grant from the Student Re-engagement fund — the largest amount awarded in the metro area —to focus on mentoring, social-emotional strategies, credit recovery and case management in five schools.

With money from the same program, School District 27J, which has schools in Thornton, Brighton and Commerce City, will focus on supporting students in its Career Readiness Certificate Program where students can acquire a National Career Readiness Certificate in combination with a GED diploma.

“The Career Readiness Certificate Program allows students who are significantly older and have so few credits accumulated that it would

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N be challenging for them to earn a traditional high school diploma prior to turning 21,” said Innovations and Options Principal Kenlyn Newman, with School District 27J. R Mapleton Public Schools and Denver Public Schools are also addressing student re-engagement strategies with C the grant money. By implementing programs at five schools that focus on improving academic intervention and improving attendance and behavior.

C Jeffco and Englewood schools are the only two districts in the metro area using grant money for early N literacy programs.

The Early Literacy Grant will bring more than a half million dollars into C Clayton Elementary in Englewood C over the next three years to specifically address literacy instruction.

“Our Early Literacy Grant has allowed our staff to engage students in rigorous learning aligned with the Colorado Academic Standards and 21st Century Skills,” said Jenny Buster, principal of Clayton Elementary.

“Through the use of evidence-based instructional resources and pedagogy, we are able to target the needs of all learners.”

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AYUSA: International Youth Exchange Program: Promotes quality exchange programs for high school students from around the world.

Need: Host families for international high school students ages 15-18 studying in the Denver area.

Requirements: To provide students with a safe home, meals and transportation for 5-10 months. All family types are considered. Must fill out onlilne application and pass background check.

Contact: Adrienne Bivens, 720-467-6430 or abivens@ayusa.org. Go to www.ayusa.org.

CASA of Jefferson & Gilpin County: Court appointed special advocates work with abused and neglected children, speaking on behalf of them in court.

Need: Many volunteers needed; CASA Jeffco/ Gilpin relies on more than 200 volunteers, but many more are needed (just 30 percent of cases typically are covered). CASA volunteers dedicate 3-4 hours per week.

Requirements: Training is provided; must be 21 or older and pass a full background check including driving record.

Contact: Kathy Drulard, recruitment and training coordinator, at 303-271-6537, kathy@casajeffcogilpin.com or www.casajeffcogilpin.com.

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Need: Donations of canned and bagged cat food and litter Contact: 303-239-9680

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Need: Volunteers to teach English. Tutoring takes place in the student’s home. Refugees live throughout Denver, but the largest concentrations are in Thornton, near 88th Avenue and Washington Street, and in east Denver/Aurora, near Colfax Avenue and Yosemite Street.

Other details: Tutors do not need to speak the student’s language. Most participants are homebound women and small children, adults who are disabled, and senior citizens.

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Need: help build and work in garden Contact: Anthony at 303-204-0840 or squiggy.as@gmail.com The Edge Theater: Lakewood-area community theater.

Need: front of house, back of house, concessions and committees (audience building, grants, sponsorships, events) Contact: Leigh Ann Kudloff at 303-986-5073 or lkudloff@comcast.net; theedgetheater.com English As a Second Language: Provides English and civics tutoring to non-English speakers at Arvada United Methodist Church.

Need: Adult tutor volunteers; no prior teaching experience required. Tutors do not need to know a second language.

Contact: Kathy Martinez, kathybv@comcast. net or 303-882-2751.

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Need: update website and Facebook page

by developing resource materials, articles about refuge events and calendar postings; assist with developing introductory video for website; manage and organize volunteer activities; maintain and update information posted in refuge kiosks; remove noxious weeds; and perform regular clean-up and maintenance (picking up trash, spraying weeds, cutting grass) of kiosk areas.

Location: Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge is at 9210 W. 80th Ave., Arvada.

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Gateway Battered Women’s Services: Serves domestic violence victims in Aurora and Arapahoe County.

Contact: Jeneen Klippel, 303-343-1856; email jkworden@gatewayshelter.com.

Girl Scouts: Youth organization for girls.

Need: running troops to helping with a science event or office work Age requirement: Men and women 18-plus Contact: girlscoutsofcolorado.org, email inquiry@gscolorado.org or call 1-877-404-5708 Global Goods and Coffee Shop: Supports the efforts of Global Refuge International, which provides medical support and training to refugees in Uganda. Shop sells fairly traded global goods and coffee, lattes, homemade paninis and pies.

Need: Cashiers at the coffee shop; barista experience a plus but not required. Also need musicians to provide live music in the evenings.

Location: Olde Town Arvada Requirement: Must be at least 16 years old; cashiers must be willing to volunteer at least one shift per week, for at least six months.

Contact: scheduling@globalgoodsandcoffee.com or stop by the shop to fill out a volunteer application.

Global Orphan Relief: Develops and supports programs bringing light, comfort and security to orphans around the world.

Need: Super stars with website development, users of the abundant resources of social media. Those with great connection ability are needed to help with the development of the donor pool.

Contact: Those interested serving this faith-based Colorado nonprofit can contact Deitra Dupray, 303-895-7536 or dadupray@ comcast.net.

Golden Optimists Bicycle Recycle: Group helps repair or recycle bicycles in the community.

Need: All ages, knowledge levels to work on bicycles Contact: www.goldenoptimists.org Golden Visitors Center: Provides information about Golden and surrounding areas.

Need: Volunteers to man front desk and greet visitors, open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; two 4-hour shifts offered Requirement: Must be 18 and older, training provided Contact: Mary Gomez, 303-279-2282 or marygomezvisitorcenter@gmail.com Habitat ReStore: Nonprofit home improvement stores and donation centers.

Need: Volunteers for Wheat Ridge, Denver or Littleton Habitat ReStores, helping with the cash register, dock and warehouse floor Contact: 303-996-5468, email Alice Goble at Alice@habitatmetrodenver.org Hospice of Covenant Care: Nonprofit, faithbased hospice.

Need: Volunteers to support patients and families Contact: 303-731-8039 Legacy Grace Community Development Corp.: Starts social enterprises, provides lowcost transitional housing and job training/ placement for all people in the Denver area.

Need: Volunteers to help with resumes, 5-8 p.m. Wednesdays. Also need help in the art gallery (from noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday to Sunday); training provided.

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Rosa Stevenson, 21, talks with Kara Mapel, residential program manager at Hope House, about the next steps to completing her GED. SHANNA FORTIER

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For 18-year-old mother Trinity Williams, moving into the residential program at Hope House was one of her biggest struggles with the most reward.

“Moving away from my mom and into the residential program was a struggle for me because I’m very family oriented and I like being in my space where I can fell safe,” Williams said. “But after a couple weeks of living here, I felt at home.”

Williams got pregnant with her son Anthony, who is now eight months old, the beginning of her senior year of high school. She was able to graduate with her high school diploma in December of 2017, a semester early.

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In August, 12 days after her 18th birthday, she moved into Hope House residential.

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Williams is in her first semester studying athletic training at Metro State University. As a three-sport athlete in high school with aspirations of playing volleyball in college, Williams saw athletic training as a good fit for a future career.

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