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C-470 expansion project expected to wrap up by summer

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Josiah Medina, owner of Plastic, a streetwear clothing brand.

JOSIAH MEDINA

Owner of Plastic, a streetwear clothing company I graduated from Bear Creek High School in Lakewood in 2012. I tried college, but it just didn’t work out for me as much as I wanted it to. Now, I currently work at Faith Mountain Church in Lakewood. I do graphic design for different subjects the church is talking about. I’ll create art to go along with what the church is talking about, and I’ll shoot bumper videos. If there are church events coming up, I’ll create all of the promotional material.

Lakewood’s own streetwear I started working on Plastic, my clothing company, around August of last year. There were times when I would stay up until four hours before I had to be at work, because I was working on different things for this.

I’ve always loved clothing. I’ve always been into fashion and art, and I just feel like there is a whole fashion street wear culture that is really big. I love colors and typography. I’m constantly working with different type faces and different color combinations. Starting this was a way for me

to combine different things that I love.

I’ve always wanted my own clothing line, and this is my way of expressing myself creatively. I am currently selling hoodies and T-shirts, but I want to expand and work on other things like jackets and socks.

A lot of us have things that we’d love to do, but we never do it. This was one of the things I really wanted to do, and I didn’t want to get to the end of my life without actually doing it.

Plastic I just love the simplicity of plastic.

The idea came to me just thinking about how plastic can be used as a metaphor for things we do now that we know are bad for us in the long run, but we do it anyways and knowing that it is going to have a bad outcome.

Plastic obviously isn’t good for the environment, but it’s cheap, it’s convenient, and we ignore the fact that it’s not good for the planet. I feel like in the same way, we do a lot of those things.

I don’t want my clothing company to represent bad decisions, but it’s almost like an awareness thing, and being aware that we do this in our own lives. That’s where I got the idea.

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Roxborough resident Shawn Benson attended the open house to get up to speed on the schedule of the project. He’s anxious for construction to be completed and foresees himself taking the toll lanes to bypass the growing amount of traffic.

“It’s inconvenient, everyone knows that,” Benson said. “But like of lot of big projects, it will be worth it.”

A Highlands Ranch resident, who would like his name withheld for privacy, had the opposite outlook. He will not be using the toll lanes, he said.

“I don’t like the idea that you have to pay for convenience,” the resident said at the open house. “We are all taxpayers.”

Roughly 100,000 drivers use the segment of highway every day, according to CDOT, with volumes projected to increase 40 percent by 2035.

Douglas County funded $10 million of the project’s $276 million cost.

An additional $110.6 million came from state and federal funding. Toll revenue will fund the remaining balance, along with costs of highway maintenance and operation of the express lanes.

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The Colorado Department of Transportation held its fourth and final public presentation on the C-470 expansion project on Dec. 5 at the Hilton Garden Inn at Highlands Ranch, 1050 Plaza Drive. About 20 CDOT representatives and contractors and 30 residents attended.

The C-470 Express Lanes project — which kicked off in late 2016 — will add two tolled express lanes westbound from I-25 to Colorado Boulevard, near the South University Boulevard exit, narrowing to one from Colorado Boulevard to Wadsworth Boulevard. One express lane will be added to the eastbound stretch from Wadsworth Boulevard to I-25. The project will also see bridges and overpasses widened, curves realigned and the addition of noise walls along populated parts of the corridor, among other tweaks, according to CDOT materials.

The project is expected to save motorists upwards of 18 minutes of travel time on the roughly 12-mile stretch between I-25 and Wadsworth Boulevard during rush hour. Tolls will vary depending on traffic flow and would range up to $6 to travel the entire express-lane corridor during peak hours.

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Former Lakewood Police officer arrested on sex assault allegation According to a release from the Denver District Attorney’s Office, Butler allegedly offered to drive a stranded woman in his patrol car to a secure location near Former Lakewood Police officer Ranher home on Nov. 16. The release says dall Shaun Butler has been arrested on sexual assault allegations. that Butler drove the woman to a vacant parking lot in the area of Butler, who has been a member of the Lakewood Police Department 25th and Sheridan where the alleged sexual assault occurred. since 2013, was arrested in the eve“The appalling and inexcusable ning on Dec. 5 by the Denver Police conduct in no way embodies the Department, according to a release from the Lakewood Police DepartLakewood Police Department’s mission `to serve and protect with ment. Once the Lakewood Police Department learned of the allega- Butler integrity, intelligence and initiative.’ This behavior has no place in tions toward Butler, he was placed our department and will never be toleron administrative leave. Following that, Butler resigned from his position on Nov. ated,” said Lakewood Police Department Chief Daniel McCasky in the release.

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Lakewood Police say they are fully committed to cooperating with the Denver Police Department as an investigation ensues, and they are encouraging the public to call their tip line at 303-763-6800 if the public knows of other allegations against Butler.

Butler appeared for arraignment in

Denver court yesterday at 1:30 p.m.

“The arrest of Butler is demoralizing to our organization. As this investigation continues, our top priorities are to remain committed to the safety and well-being of the victim and to the pursuit of justice for our community,” McCasky stated.

CORRECTION A story about the one-year anniversary on the reopening of the Colorado Mills mall wrongly implied that Yard House restaurant had closed. It has not, and is open 11 a.m. to mindnight Sunday-Thursday, and 11 a.m. to 1

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So, is the Lakewood real estate market slowing from a seller’s market to a balanced or buyer’s market? The answer is “yes,” as I’ll show further down, although the data in the 25-month charts at right provide no indication of a slowing market. While 25 months might seem like an odd time period, I used it so you could compare this November (on the outer right) with November 2016 (on the outer left) as well as all the months in between.

The left chart shows that both active and sold listings have varied little other than seasonally year-over-year during the last 25 months. The vertical lines in the chart allow you to easily compare this October with October 2017 and this July with July 2017, etc. While the number of active Lakewood listings is up somewhat this fall, the number of Lakewood sales is not much changed from last year.

Meanwhile, the right chart shows modest year-over-year increases in the median sold price of Lakewood listings despite a noticeable decline since late summer, and median days on market has never been over 13 for the last two years. Where there are spikes in the median days on market, it could simply indicate that during those months enough homes that had languished on the market for a long time

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finally sold, bringing up the days-on-market statistic. tract listings change their status to “sold,” the median days It would appear, then, that Lakewood’s real estate market on market will rise dramatically for December and future remains a “seller’s market” today. However, I have checked months. the listings which are currently active or under contract, plus More than ever, this trend makes it essential for sellers to those which have sold thus far in December, and it appears price their homes correctly. You can still sell a home quickly that 2019 is going to bring a serious slowing of Lake- in this market if you price your home right. As I have writwood’s real estate market. ten before, you can’t underprice a home, because competing As I write this on Monday, there are 234 active Lakewood offers will drive the price upward. And by pricing your home listings, whose median days on market is 37, more than triple correctly, you’ll benefit from those other listings which were the median days on market for November’s sales. There are overpriced. Call me or another agent at Golden Real Estate if 212 Lakewood listings that are under contract, and their me- you’d like advice on pricing your home to sell. dian days on market is 21.

Of the 56 Lakewood listings which had already sold by December 10th, the median This 4-bedroom, 4-bath home at days on market was only 7, 3315 Beech Court is located in the but there were 13 sold list- section of Applewood that’s west of ings that had been on the I-70. It’s near the end of a quiet market over 40 days. As cul-de-sac, across 32nd Avenue those currently under con- from Manning Middle School and

West Denver Bungalow Near Light Rail Station This home at 735 Perry Street would make a good starter home or fixer-upper. Along with a new roof and recently serviced forced-air furnace, the home’s interior just received a new coat of paint. The next owner can freshen things further by refinishing the hardwood floors. The nice-sized yard is fenced and has a storage shed and sprinklers both front and back. The exterior needs paint, and the bathroom is dated. Access to the Lakewood Gulch Trail is just two blocks north, and the Perry Street station of the light rail's W Line is 2 blocks further north in the Lakewood/Dry Gulch Park. You can view more photos and take a narrated video tour at www.WestDenverHome.info, or stop by the open house on Saturday, Dec. 15th, 11am to 2pm. It was just listed this week for $280,000 by David Dlugasch. You can reach David at 303-988-4835 to arrange a private showing.

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Zero-emission charitable food delivery National Renewable Energy Laboratory helps deliver food to Project Angel Heart

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It all started about eight years ago when one National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) employee started volunteering at Project Angel Heart.

Since then, a group from NREL has volunteered every year with the Denver-based nonprofit, which prepares medically-tailored meals and delivers them to people living with life-threatening illnesses. Through the years, the NREL employees have done just about everything in their volunteer work with the nonprofit — from cutting pies to wrapping cookies — but this was the first time for them to make zeroemissions food deliveries.

“This helps get NREL’s message out to the community,” said Alex Schroeder, an NREL employee who works as part of the lab’s planning and performance management team. “It takes the research (done at NREL) and applies to the practical world.”

But not only that, added Gina Artese, the administrative assistant for the hydrogen and fuel cell team at NREL, “it’s fun to get out of the office and do something good for people.”

On Nov. 30, eight NREL employees — Schroeder, Artese, Ernest Tucker, Angie Rhyne, Josh Martin, Anna Talamantez, Wayne Hicks and Shaun Onorato — delivered meals to about 30 of Project Angel Heart’s clients in the central Denver neighborhoods using two Hydrogen Fuel Cell vehicles and one personal electric vehicle.

“Sustainability is one of our core values,” said Hannah Koschnitzke, the marketing coordinator for Project Angel Heart. “It’s something we work hard on in our building every day. So, it’s really cool that NREL was able to volunteer and deliver the meals with zero emissions.”

The group gathered at about 10 a.m. at Project Angel Heart, 4950 Washington St. in Denver, to get a tour of the facility. They then received a briefing from Mark Smith, Project

Ernest Tucker, who works in National Renewable Energy Laboratoryâs (NREL) communications and public affairs department, delivers meals to Julie, a Denver resident whose husband is a Project Angel Heart client.

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Angel Heart’s volunteer resources manager, with maps and other details they needed to know on making the deliveries.

They then loaded the three zeroemissions vehicles with the delivery bags full of food, split into teams of three or four and were on the road by 11:15 a.m.

Martin, an engineer at NREL, has lived in the Denver area for about 10 years, but hasn’t had a lot of opportunities to volunteer in the community because of his and his wife’s alternating work schedules — they had to make sure someone was home to be with their young children, he said.

“My dad volunteered at a food bank and always talked about it,” Martin said. “I’ve always wanted a little part of that.”

Then the opportunity to volunteer alongside his colleagues with Project Angel Heart came up. And because it took place on a Friday — Martin’s day off — and he could be home by the time his kids were out of school, he jumped on the opportunity.

About midway through the deliveries Martin and Tucker pulled up to the home of Julie and Jim — whose last name is being withheld for privacy — in the Toyota Mirai Fuel Cell vehicle.

Jim, 84, has a terminal heart condition, and the two are grateful to re-

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) employee Angie Rhyne gives a high-five to her colleague Shaun Onorato following a delivery to a Project Angel Heart client on Nov. 30. Onorato is sitting inside a Hyundai Tucson — one of the two Hydrogen Fuel Cell vehicles that the NREL employees used to deliver food that day.

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ceive the hot meals from Project Angel Heart, Julie, 72, said.

They have been married for 33 years, and “he was the cook in the family. He cooked, and I cleaned,” Julie said. She added jokingly, “he didn’t last long on my cooking.”

Jim and Julie have been getting the meals from Project Angel Heart since April, Julie said, but have been donating to the nonprofit since about 1991 when the nonprofit got its start.

Jim worked as a manufacturing engineer at Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. and when Tucker pointed out the hydrogen fuel cell vehicle that they made the delivery in, Julie noted that it was “pretty spiffy.”

The NREL teams finished their deliveries for the day and were back at Project Angel Heart by about 1 p.m. to say their farewells.

“Volunteers are a critical component of our operation,” Smith said.

“We don’t take for granted the invaluable gifts they bring to Project Angel Heart.”

From left, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) employees Josh Martin, Ernest Tucker and Wayne Hicks make their way on a sidewalk in a central Denver neighborhood to deliver food to Project Angel Heart clients on Nov. 30.

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Jeffco goes to market with bond sale

BY GLENN WALLACE GWALLACE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Jefferson County Public Schools is looking to get a good chunk of its voterapproved $567 million bond money as soon as possible, to begin some of the facility work it has promised.

The school district put an anticipated $341.4 million in municipal bonds up for sale on Dec. 12.

Assuming enough bonds were sold, the Jefferson County Schools Board of Education will formally approve the bond sale on Dec. 13. The district anticipates all paperwork on the bond to

be finalized and the money to be in the district’s coffers by Dec. 20.

Jefferson County seems to be the only school bond to hit the market in December.

According to Jeffco’s Chief Financial Officer Kathleen Askelson, district staff had to begin working in September to prepare the “preliminary official statement” needed to offer a bond, just to have the option to sell the bonds as early as December, if the market timing seemed right.

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“In January there’s around 1.1 billion in Colorado general obligation bonds scheduled to sell in a two-three week period of time,” said Brian Kelso, the senior manager of the district’s underwriting team. He said staff believes getting to market before the January glut would benefit Jeffco.

Also, bond interest rates are currently lower than the 20-year average, and lower than Jeffco’s current average interest rate on its older bonds of 4.06 percent.

“We’re well known in the national marketplace in the capital markets and we have very high grade credit (AA),” Steve Bell, Jeffco school’s chief operating officer said.

Kelso said the uncertain future of the entire state’s PERA funding shortfalls as one of the factors that might have taken a bit of the shine off of Jeffco’s bond offering.

Bell said the district had “lost some opportunities” since the attempted 2016 bond had not passed at the ballot box, thanks largely to construction costs rising 12-14 percent annually. He said Jeffco has done what it could with facility repairs in the last two years.

“We’ve kind of exhausted all the resources we have,” said Bell, “so we’re very appreciative of the voter approval this year.”

According to Bell, the reason that Jeffco is not seeking the entire $567 million at this time is because the district doesn’t have the staff to handle all the projects that would be funded by the full amount. Also, it is difficult to find

the workforce to complete such a large number of projects, he said. Federal taxexcept bond rules say 85 percent of the collected bond money should be spent within three years of the bond sale.

The district can choose when it wants to seek the remaining bond money approved by voters — roughly $225 million.

One criticism of the bond had been that the district intends to not start paying down the principal value of the bonds until 2027, thereby costing the district more in total interest costs. Bell said the district’s ongoing policy regarding bonds is to try and smooth out debt payments, delaying higher payments until older bonds are paid off, to minimize the tax impact on residents and property owners, while still delivering a good value to the district.

The bond proposal, listed on the November 2018 ballot as 5B, was down by more than 8,000 votes on election night.

However, the votes that were counted after Election Day helped tip the scales back in the bond’s favor. The final tally had 5B winning, 54.9 percent to 45.1 percent.

This was the fifth bond proposed for Jeffco schools since 2004, when the last major bond for facility improvements ($323.8 million) was passed. Voters approved a $99 million bond for repairs related to keeping schools warm, safe and dry in 2012. But they rejected a $535 million bond in 2016 and a similar request in 2008.

Reporter Shanna Fortier contributed to this report.

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VOICES Broncos and I could use a Christmas miracle

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is the season of hope … I hope.

I wrote last week about the season of giving. Today, I’m all about hope.

Hope for redemption, hope for the future, and, yes, hope for the Denver Broncos. The recent loss to San Francisco, however, Andrea Doray has left me dejected – though I realize it’s about more than just football.

Before this year, I’ve always been a believer. I was a (young) fan of Charley Johnson, a Ph.D., by the way. I

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remember exactly where I was when I heard that Denver had acquired John Elway. I suffered long and hard – as many of did – through those early Super Bowls. In fact, even after a bad snap to Peyton Manning in the end zone on our first possession of the Super Bowl in 2014 resulted in a safety, my disbelief took until after halftime to set in.

And never once did I fail to believe that Denver would win Super Bowl 50, from the first pre-season snap to the victory confetti. True, the post-Peyton era has been tough, but each season I never really stopped believing in miracles.

That why this year my malaise – rancor, really –is so perplexing. I’ve

always subscribed to the “any given Sunday” mantra, but this year I do give up, usually several times a game.

I simply am not a believer.

And I have to ask myself why.

We’ve had passing/catching issues in the past. We’ve suffered staggering injuries. We’ve had questionable calls from the sidelines before. The guys in stripes are inconsistent (watch the replays), but I have to assume they’re doing their best.

So, what’s going on? After Sunday’s loss to 2-10 San Francisco – and even after our previous three-game winning streak – it has occurred to me that I no longer hope, much less believe, that the good guys will win … in this case, my beloved orange and blue.

But it’s more than that. I no longer hope that people listen with open minds and open hearts. I no longer believe that truth will out and good will prevail. Or that the bad guys will be held accountable, and that wrongs will be righted. The state of the world – from Charlottesville to Yemen – overwhelms me on a daily basis.

So, Philip, Courtland and Bradley, Case, Chris, Shelby and the rest of you whom I love so dearly, please know that when I scream at you on the screen, send in plays you’ll never receive, second (and third and fourth) guess the coach, and howl at the refs, it’s not about you.

SEE DORAY, P11

My favorite gifts: A Christmas story

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Applause for Alcorn I just wanted to say how much I enjoy and appreciate Michael Alcorn’s columns in the paper. Not only is he a good writer, but his common sense and values are a shining light compared to what is written by the typical newspaper columnist in this country today. When our children were in school, I feel like he would have been the type of teacher that we would have felt very fortunate for them to have.

Thank you, Michael, for what you do.

John Evens, Arvada

Big announcement’s hard costs How is it that nowhere in the “Xcel

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Energy’s 100 percent carbon free’ 2050 pipe dream” is the cost of reinventing the power grid mentioned?

Shouldn’t every household in Xcel’s iron grip be made aware of how much it will have to pay for the infrastructure of the new boondoggle, in addition to the current costs of perfectly serviceable electric generation stations which are being prematurely retired?

How many Coloradans realize that Xcel does not make its money on the sale of electricity, but rather is guaranteed a profit on its capital construction costs?

Must Coloradans take to the streets, as we now see those over-taxed, ‘yellow SEE LETTERS, P11

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of Memory, so that you remember Part two... your mistakes, and do not repeat “But how am I to create all of them; also, so that you remember this? How will I know what to your successes, and take make or what will help?” comfort in them. It will “Because, my child,” the HITTING be how you learn and Being said with a loving HOME grow. But be careful: your smile. “I am going to give memory will never be you the gift of Imagination.

But I must warn you: with perfect. Over time, you will this gift you will have that alter and edit your memopower to create unspeakries to make them fit what able beauty; you will you need. That might be a also have the power to do great use for books, then — unthinkable evil.” to record your life.”

“That sounds like too And the Being stood great a responsibility. How up, and began walking will I know which is the again, but this time slower, right thing to do?”

Michael Alcorn lingering a bit, looking all The Being paused, then around. knelt in front of the child. “It is “I don’t know, sir,” the child said a grave responsibility. You must quietly. “Those sound like lonely choose, every time, whether to gifts.” walk the path of beauty or the path “They are, or, they can be,” he of destruction. The choice will be said without stopping. “But, for yours.” that, I will give you companionship, And the child looked at the Bea fellow to walk beside you who will ing, suddenly feeling very foolish be excited to see you, who will love and unworthy of these gifts. you even after you make mistakes, “But, don’t be afraid. Among and who will never abandon or the books will be many with ideas judge you. My next gift is Dogs.” on how to distinguish good or And that certainly seemed good. bad. Perhaps even some that are “But, because it is not good to inspired by me.” always be told you are good, I will “And what shall I do if I choose also send you companions who will wrong? If I make a mistake?”

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look down on you and keep you humble: I will give you Cats — at least until I can find you a wife.” (that’s a joke, people — lighten up!) He said that last part under his breath.

That did not sound like such a great bargain. “Sir, I wonder that the cat is, perhaps, maybe, if you will … well, not such a gift as I would ask for.”

The Being laughed quietly. “Oh, it’s not a gift. More like my little joke.”

They walked on for a time, slower with every step, sometimes barely shuffling along at all, before the child thought to ask another question. “Sir, I feel like there will be times that I will need a way to speak to you, but I won’t have the language and it won’t be in the books and the dogs won’t understand it.”

The Being puzzled on this for a moment. “How do you mean?”

“Well, what if I feel great joy and just can’t say it, or if my dog dies and I am

so sad that there is no word for it?”

And the Being stopped to think about this. “I believe I see your point.

You must have a tool that expresses the unexpressible, that speaks to your soul, not your mind, that allows your intellect and your imagination to work together.”

Then, the being sat down on a bench that was nearby, put his hands to his chin, and thought very deep thoughts.

Presently, he sat up, a light in his eye and a smile on his face. “Music! I will give you the gift of music, which will become a great Art and a magic beyond all we do here!”

And that was good. Even the child, who started to hum a happy tune, though it did not know how, could see that Music was a great gift.

To be continued...

Michael Alcorn is a teacher and writer who lives in Arvada with his wife and three children. His new novel, “Charon’s Blade,” is available now at Amazon.com, on Kindle, or through MichaelJAlcorn. com.” His opinions are not necessarily those of Colorado Community Media.

DORAY FROM PAGE 10

It’s about my fear that how I feel about the Broncos this year is an extension of the rest of my cynicism … that the desperation of my everyday outlook spills onto Sunday afternoons.

The holidays this year are overshadowed by the 11 months that have preceded them. The chaos, the lies and the inhumanity – from which-

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jacket’ Frenchmen doing, in reaction to being coerced by their government, to protest how they will be beguiled into economic serfdom to satisfy the fears of those concerned about a warming climate?

If indeed Colorado is to be marched

ever sideline you cheer – are deeply disheartening. I look to January 2019 to bring, as all new years do, opportunities for change, for understanding, for kindness.

This is the season of hope, of redemption and new beginnings, of faith in the future. And the Broncos, for now, are still in the race.

Andrea Doray is a writer who does believe in puppies, holiday parties, and packages marked “From Santa.” Contact Andrea at a.doray@andreadoray. com.

down this road to bankruptcy, shouldn’t ‘the rich’ do-gooders, starting with Gov.Elect Polis, be compelled to bear the entire cost of the transition?

If their total assets would be insufficient to cover those costs, shouldn’t they at least liquidate all their financial holdings and give the proceeds to Xcel?

Russell W Haas, Golden SEE LETTERS, P15

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Finding hope on a flat EARTH

Tackling the tough questions with ‘What You Will’

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that’s the opposite of what God says we are. We’re special, and we bring something to the world that’s unique. Under the dome of the flat Earth, I know God cares about us.

About me.”

Over conversations with numerous attendees of the conference, some trends became clear: many flat Earthers are devout Christians, who see the flat Earth as irrefutable evidence of their special place in God’s creation. Many attendees started believing the Earth was flat only in the last three years, as a slew of YouTube “documentaries” swept through social media.

Many already believed many other conspiracy theories, and started with the belief that 9/11 was an inside job. Their antiestablishment beliefs stretch far beyond the shape of the Earth, into a disbelief in vaccines, mass shootings and more.

Many said their belief has cost them friendships, romantic relationships, and even jobs.

But in other ways, flat Earthers seem to defy easy definition. Attendees at the conference were diverse: young and old, black and white, men and women. They come from a variety of backgrounds: social work, nursing, manual labor and at least one mechanical engineer. Their political beliefs are wide ranging as well: some voted for Clinton, others for Trump, though many said voting is a useless enterprise — part of a mass deception.

hen we really love someone, it can be difficult to be completely honest with him or her. We’re concerned about their opinion of us and don’t want to change anything in the relationship.

But confiding in a stranger who we’ll probably never see again offers an exciting level of freedom.

That’s the idea local playwright Jeffrey Neuman wanted to explore in the world premiere of COMING his play, “What You ATTRACTIONS Will,” which debuted at Lakewood’s Benchmark Theatre.

“Why is it that, sometimes, situational intimacies can give us a sense of purpose, grounding and fulfillment, while our deepest and most longterm relationships can Clarke Reader leave us feeling lost, wanting and in need?” he asked. “Those are questions worth exploring. Those are questions that are both human and theatrical.”

Directed by Warren Sherrill and featuring Steven J. Burge, Tom Littman, Casey Andree and Maggy Stacy, “What You Will” runs through Dec. 22 at Benchmark, 1560 Teller St. Performances are 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 6 p.m. on Sunday.

The show tells the story of Adam, a 40-year-old gay man living a quiet, happy life with his husband. He owns a stationery shop and serves as a wedding planner. But when he starts interacting with a married man at his local gym, he starts questioning his life and all his relationships.

Neuman himself used to work in a stationery shop, where the rapport he developed with relative strangers was one of the seeds of the play.

Seeing the show come to life at Benchmark has been a special thrill for Neuman, though he said, as a writer, he’s mostly hands-off.

“Rehearsals are time for the director and actors to do what they do, to use their skills and talents to make the piece a living, breathing, tangible thing,” he said. “I’m not quite sure how they do it, how they create a world that lives on the stage, but I find the work that actors and directors create together, the alchemy they create, to be a magical, mystical, almost holy thing.”

The show premiered Nov. 30, and Neuman said he was overwhelmed by the positive reactions from audiences.

As a writer, he said he’s always been drawn to art that asks more questions than it answers, and he hopes “What

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SEE READER, P13

Flat Earth evangelist Nathan Thompson, left, snaps a selfie with Cindy Gruender and Samantha Peters of Windsor at the Flat Earth International Conference.

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Flat Earthers endure scorn, ridicule in service of what they call a godly worldview

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ou can’t debunk Flat Earth.

You might think you can.

You might think it would be easy to shoot down a theory that says Earth is a flat, immobile disc covered by a dome. That space doesn’t exist. That every astronaut is a faker.

But to flat Earthers, a small but growing subculture, you cannot shake their belief.

“People ask the same questions over and over,” said Nathan Thompson, a leading figure in the movement, who heads Official Flat Earth & Globe Discussion, a Facebook group with more than 128,000 members that serves as the largest online meeting space for flat-earth believers.

“They say we’re a cult, but the globe is the biggest cult of all,” Thompson said.

Thompson was one of many speakers at the Flat Earth International Conference, held Nov. 15 and 16 at the Crowne Plaza Denver Airport Convention Center. The event was the second major conference for the movement, selling 650 tickets — far more than last year’s 200.

Nonbelievers’ questions have easy answers, Thompson told attendees.

Many flat Earthers call the azimuthal equidistant map projection to be the most accurate representation of the earth. This version, produced in 1892 by Alex Gleason, was widely distributed at the Flat Earth International Conference.

What about the moon landing? It was staged in a movie studio. What about pictures of Earth from space?

Photoshopped. What about footage from the space station? Actors hanging from wires.

Many flat Earthers believe they have been lied to by the establishment. The reason: to lead mankind astray from the almighty.

“If we’re a speck floating in an endless void, then we don’t mean that much,” said Michael Renfro, 44, who lives in Colorado Springs.

“But if you read any ancient text,

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“My best friend from childhood disowned me,” Hardersen said. “It was refreshing, in a weird way. It brings out people’s true nature.

Somebody who has that much hate toward different beliefs, I don’t need them in my life. I’ve made so many new friends in the movement anyway.”

Hardersen said she’s raising her two daughters, ages 5 and 8, in her beliefs, though she worries about the influence of public school.

“People are downright mean,” said Cindy Gruender, of Windsor, who wore a sash reading “Miss Flat Earth” — an appellation she took as a point of pride after it was jeeringly given to her at a church she no longer attends.

“I’ve been called an idiot, stupid, a heretic,” Gruender said. She stays steadfast, though, because “the scripture says you must stand for the truth. I don’t back down.”

Flat Earth is a fascinating phenomenon, said Jean-Francois Mayer, an internationally-renowned

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Brothers Kevin and Jeff Diaz said it’s encouraging seeing the Flat Earth movement flourish. Jeff has studied Flat Earth theories for years, long before the movement exploded in 2015.

researcher of new religious movements, who flew from Switzerland in part to attend the conference.

“This is not a cult,” Mayer said.

“This is a network of like-minded people, who have come together with the zeal of new converts to enjoy a place where they don’t feel ostracized. They want to be seen as people with inquisitive minds who are interested in scientific truth.”

Coming to the conference was a thrilling experience for most attendees, especially those who face disdain at home.

“It’s been so hurtful to endure the gossip and insults from my classmates and family,” said Summer Loewen, 14, who came to the conference from Alberta, Canada, with her sister. Loewen’s immediate family members are flat earthers.

“Here, I feel safe to open up, to have discussions, and to learn,” Loewen said. “It’s deepening my relationship with God. I’m really growing here.”

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Ask flat Earthers who’s behind the deception, and you’ll get a variety of answers. Freemasons, Rockefellers, the Catholic church, “globalists” — though many agree there’s one puppetmaster: Satan.

“Satan is behind everything,” said Allan Spencer, a public school music teacher from California. “He’s in media, government and the education system.”

“It’s so much easier for Satan to rule if we believe we’re worthless,” said Taumi Hardersen, 35, who started a Colorado Springs-area meetup group for flat Earthers.

“Flat Earth has woken me up to so many lies.”

Like many flat Earthers, Hardersen has suffered backlash for her beliefs.

You Will” fits the people for those who check it out.

“It asks a lot of questions about interpersonal relationships, the most pointed of which is, `What do you do when you don’t feel you can share your greatest need with the person you love most?’ ” he said. “I hope that people leave the theater thinking about that question, among others, and engage with them.”

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This year’s Foothills Arts Center’s Annual Holiday Art Market is its 44th and is open through Dec. 30 at the center, 809 15th St. The market features the creations of more than 100 local Colorado artists working to create the highest-quality handmade ceramics, fiber, glasswork, jewelry, paintings, woodworking, photography, holiday items and more.

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Clarke’s Concert of the Week — John Legend at the Bellco Theatre Christmas albums are a tricky beast, one that a surprising number of musicians have taken a swing at over the years. There have certainly been some strange ones — records from Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton come to mind.

Luckily, R&B crooner John Legend not

only has the right pipes, but also the right wit to pull it off. Plus, his talent at love songs carries right over to the holiday’s more romantic tunes.

Legend did just that with his album “A Legendary Christmas,” which he released at the end of October. The album has the makings to be a new entry into the holiday canon, especially thanks to stirring contributions by Stevie Wonder and Esperanza Spalding.

He recently did a televised special to perform cuts from the album, and now he’s going on tour to get audiences in the holiday spirit. Legend will be performing at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 15, at the Bellco Theatre, 700 14th St. For tickets visit www.axs.com.

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he results GUEST of the 2018 election have COLUMN finally been certified and they mean improved opportunities for students, better pay for our educators and staff, and improved buildings in Jefferson County.

During this Jason Glass election cycle, I talked extensively with people in our community about their choices on the ballot. With ballot questions 5A and 5B as local measures and Amendment 73 at the state level, voters in Jeffco had important and meaningful options to consider.

5A is a $33 million mill levy override and has passed by a strong 55-45 percent margin. 5A resources will allow Jeffco to be more competitive with surrounding districts in our compensation levels and services we offer our students.

Directly supporting our students, with 5A funds we will be able to make significant investments in school safety and security, career and technical education, curricular materials, and early childhood education.

5B is a $567 million bond package that turned out to be the ballot question “that could!”

On election night, 5B was down around 9,000 votes.

However, as more votes were counted, the “yes” votes on 5B just kept coming in and ultimately passed as well. 5B will allow for significant improvements to buildings all across Jeffco, including reinvesting in our established communities, and adding new facilities for learning in our county, and addressing growth areas in Jeffco.

Amendment 73 was not a local

measure but was an amendment to the Colorado Constitution that would have brought $1.6 billion in new revenue into PreK-12 education.

Requiring 55 percent to pass, it would have moved Colorado near, though not quite at, the national average when it comes to school funding. Voters in Colorado rejected Amendment 73 by a 46-54 percent margin. This means that the current education funding in Colorado will remain the status quo, and we will need to look to the future for possible solutions to the state’s structural and policy issues related to funding.

Together, 5A and 5B will have a tremendous positive impact on our schools. We are already working to revise our budgets and put in place construction plans so that our students and community start seeing the positive impacts of these two measures as soon as possible.

For those who support Jeffco public schools with ballot questions 5A and 5B, thank you! The passage of these two measures is a game-changer for schools in Jefferson County and for this we are grateful. For those who chose not to support 5A and 5B, we respect your reasons for that and we will work to use the funds in an impactful and meaningful way so that you are proud of your community’s schools.

The passage of these two measures is a game-changer for schools in Jefferson County and for this we are grateful.

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Lakewood police believe that three burglaries that occurred last night may be connected to each other, based off of an investigation.

According to a release from the Lakewood Police Department, officers responded to three smash-and-grab burglaries. At around 2:30 a.m., robbers targeted the Conoco at 1095 S. Wadsworth Blvd. The next incident occurred at around 2:58 a.m. at the Super Smoke Shop at 1890 S. Wadsworth Blvd.

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Enough with the new system Wow, seeing all my fellow Citizens frustrations, ideas and issues in this past two year late opening of passenger rail to Wheat Ridge and Arvada, the “G Line” is strange?This line gives our area the services promised by our Fast Tracks votes of much longer ago. New tech or software is often fraught with problems and often experience years of delays, that sometimes are never correctable.

So I would like to remind everyone that these particular issues happens fairly often and are not just with public expenditures or for those on public conveyance’s new tech.Then again the A Line and B Line are both used daily.They depended

Shortly after, the EZ Pawn at 7620 W. Colfax Ave. was targeted at around 3:12 a.m., according to the release. Based off of an investigation, police believe the robbers used a crow bar, or bat to enter the businesses, and they didn’t stay for longer than three minutes.

Police say there are no leads for the identities of the burglars, because they were wearing gloves and sweatshirts that hid their faces. However, police believe that the burglars were driving a dark blue truck that can possibly be an early 2000’s model Chevrolet, or GMC 2500.

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on and have been using this new tech with guards just like ours.

Let us all now remember the new tech at the Denver International Airport with its baggage system. This system caused all kinds of issues.The design and system was original and no one had anything like it at any airport. Finally, it could never be made to work right and all that money seemed to be wasted in some future hope to save and reduce costs for all.

It’s nice to have something new and original.But it is time to cut these reoccurring constant issues, expenditures losses, and legal maneuverings. Letting the public use what they paid for that has been built and finished.These three passenger rail lines are the only ones with issues. Put the old RR crossing system in now, please?

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Charlie Boyd has religiously watched competitive esports, or competitive video game industry for nearly seven years.

He spends a lot of his time playing the Rainbow Six Siege video game, as well as watching competitive gamers play the game. He drove out from near Limon just to be one of the first people to walk into the newly opened Localhost esports arena in Lakewood.

The arena, located at 1882 S. Wadsworth Blvd., celebrated its grand opening Dec. 7. It resembles a giant gymnasium — except specifically designed for competitive gamers.

It offers 120 custom-built PCs, video game consoles like PlayStation 4s, Nintendo Switches and Xbox Ones, couches, TV screens and tables designed to play games like Dungeons & Dragons. Localhost is operated by N3rd Street Gamers, a Philadelphia esports network, and it is also planning on adding a full bar to the arena later next year.

“It’s my sport. This is the perfect time and place for it,” said Boyd. “This area is already a hub for so many other things, and I just think it’s an attractive place.”

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who has played video games competitively for six years, COST: $3 per hour, and crowded inside the arena for an $20 day passes official ribbon cutting cerCONTACT: Localhost Arena can be reached emony. Trujillo on Twitter at @local- is a competitive hostdenver, or at www. Rocket League facebook.com/local- player for Hooked Esports, hostdenver/ a professional esports team. He said Colorado was in need of an esports arena, and Localhost fills a void that existed for competitive gamers.

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“(Localhost) puts the competitive play out there for a lot of people who don’t necessarily enjoy sports. I’m not a huge sports person,” Trujillo said.

“This makes it nice and easy for me to connect with people who enjoy what I do, and it gives me a chance to strive to be better.”

Localhost charges a fee of $3 per hour, and it also offers $20 day passes.

For the remaining of the month, Localhost will be open from noon to midnight every day of the week.

“We’re excited to be creating a location in Denver for Localhost Arena that will not only serve the local esports and gaming communities on a daily basis, but will also attract events and tournaments from out-of-state organizers,” Chief Experience Officer for N3rd Street Gamers Ryan Barr said.

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Rose Stein children building gingerbread, and connections

Senior living community enjoys music and time with students

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ifth grade students from Rose Stein International Elementary School visited seniors at the Village at Belmar, a senior living community, on Dec. 7.

Together, the students and seniors enjoyed a lunch together, before students performed a dance to “La Buena Vida.” Following that, the students and seniors built gingerbread houses together. The day is part of a program called “Dear Friend Pals,” a joint project between the Village at Belmar and Lakewood Service Organizations Coalition.

Students get paired with seniors at the Village at Belmar and write letters to each other and share life stories.

Anthony Gallegos and Evelyn Garcia enjoy a lunch with Marge Throckmorton at the Village at Belmar before working on gingerbread houses together.

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Layla Bradley, Aida Diaz and Louise Rosenthal enjoy each other’s company at the Village at Belmar.

Fifth graders from Rose Stein International Elementary School perform “La Buena Vida” for seniors at the Village at Belmar, a senior living community.

Jesse Robertson, Ken Buhrer and Marie Dominguez build a gingerbread house.

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THINGS to DO

THEATER

“Scenes of the Season”: 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 21 and Saturday, Dec. 22 at Center Stage, 27608 Fireweed Drive, Evergreen. Tickets: 303-674-4934 or www.evergreenplayers.org.

“Elf, the Musical”: runs through Dec. 23 at Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Buddy the Elf spreads his holiday cheer and finds the human family he never knew he had. Go to https:// arvadacenter.org/elf-the-musical for tickets.

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

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Ben Hammond: 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14 at Kline’s Beer Hall, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada. Learn more at www.facebook.com/ events/530478510740874/ A Very Kline’s Beer Hall Christmas: 8-11 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 22 at Kline’s Beer Hall, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada. Polka Folka performs. Go to www.facebook.com/ events/960203260833511/

this week’s TOP FIVE Trivia Night: 6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14 at Applewood Golf Course, 14001 W. 32nd Ave., Golden.

Wear your favorite ugly Christmas sweater and bring an unwrapped toy to donate to Denver Children’s Home. Prizes for best sweater; raffle ticket for every unwrapped toy. Go to www.facebook. com/events/362586927638409/ Ballet Ariel Presents “The Nutcracker”: 2 p.m.

Dec. 15-16, Dec.22-23 and Dec. 26-27, and 7 p.m.

Dec. 21-22 and Dec. 26 at Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood. Go to www. lakewood.org/tickets, call 303-987-7845 or stop by the box office.

Jingle Bell Jukebox: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16 at Arvada United Methodist Church, 6750 Carr St. A Christmas concert by the Arvada Chorale. Go to ArvadaChorale.org or call 720-432-9341.

the Apex Tennis Center, 6430 Miller St., Arvada. All level players invited. Drills, music and surprizes.

Bring a dish to share; paper goods provided. Register at ApexPRD. org or contact Michele at 303420-1210.

ART

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

Regular selection of original paintings also still on display. The Holiday Boutique is at 3707 and 3715 W. 73rd Ave. in the Historic Westminster Art District. Go to www.aarrivergallery.com

EVENTS

Japanese Tea Ceremony: noon to 12:45 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Call 303-2355275 or go to www.jeffcolibrary. org. Enjoy matcha tea served in a graceful ritual which combines performance with hospitality. Registration is required.

Dashing Through the Snow-cial: 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15 at

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

Call 303-935-3044 or go to minersalley.com.

cart rides for the kids. Rhe USS Trinity, the only starship in Colorado that is commissioned by the international Starfleet Command, and its crew will have a starship float in the Golden Christmas Parade. Stop by the Golden Visitors Center, 1010 Washington Ave, or call 303-279-2282.

Saturdays with Santa and Holiday Market: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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

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

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

Trucks and Toys Golf Tournament and Toy Drive: donate new, unwrapped toys through Dec. 20 at Applewood Golf Course, 14001 W. 32nd Ave., Golden. The golf tournament is Sunday, Dec. 16, with a shotgun start at noon. Lunch offered before tournament. Denver Retired Fire Fighers and Applewood Golf Course partnership. Go to www. facebook.com/ events/349110272319494/

International Tea Party: 1:30-2:15 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Call 303-235-5275 or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org. Learn about ceremonies associated with tea and taste your way through the cultures. Registration is required.

European Christmas Market: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15 at Light Rail Art Gallery and Gifts, 5771 Olde Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Go to www.facebook.com/ events/365781700855290/ Holiday Open House and Kids Craft Party: noon to 4 p.m.

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

Olde Golden Christmas Parade: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 15 in downtown Golden. See cowboys on horses, floats, old cars, elves on unicycles, the Grinch in his Corvette, and of course, Santa Claus. Afterwards, enjoy free horse-drawn carriage rides and free newfoundland dog pulled

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

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

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

DIY Pint Glass Etching: 1-3 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 16 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada.

Call 303-235-5275 or go to www. jeffcolibrary.org. Customize your own pint glass using a glass etching technique.

After School Fun: Let it Snow: 4-5 p.m. Dec. 18 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada.

Call 303-235-5275 or go to www. jeffcolibrary.org. Stories, Madlibs and a special craft or activity.

Lifetree Cafe, Family Time: noon Dec. 18 at Peace Lutheran Church, 5675 Field St., Arvada. “Come Together: The Healing Power of Friends and Family” features a German film about the efforts of a grandfather to bring his family together during the holidays. Go to www.peacelutheran.net Mixer/Happy Hour: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Dec. 18 at Light Rail Art Gallery and Gifts, 5771 Olde Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada.

Go to www.facebook.com/ events/1829663507083219/ Holiday Fun with our Senior Friends: 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 19 at Wheat Ridge Library, 5475 W. 32nd Ave., Wheat Ridge. Seniors from the Senior Resource Center visit for a holiday story time, followed by carols, cookies and cocoa.

Parents Night Out: 4:30-9 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 21 at the Apex Center, 13150 W. 72nd Ave., Arvada. Geared toward ages 2-10. Registration required. Go to http://apexprd. maxgalaxy.net/Registration. aspx?ActivityID=4532 Parents Day Out: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 22 at the Apex Center, 13150 W. 72nd Ave., Arvada. Supervised free play in the Apex Center Clubhouse. Registration required. Go to http://apexprd.maxgalaxy.net/Registration. aspx?ActivityID=4537

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Winter Break Fun Movies: “The Polar Express” Dec. 22; “Christopher Robin” Dec. 26; “Incredibles 2” Dec. 28 from 1-3 p.m. at Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada.

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

HEALTH

Terrific Turmeric: 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 15 at Natural Grocers, 7745 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Learn about turmeric and get recipes.

Go to www.naturalgrocers.com Winter Solstice Yoga Flow, Wine and Flower Essence: 1-4 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 16 at MOVE! Dance Space and Arts Center, 1980 Youngfield St., Lakewood. Go to www.movedancespace.com.

Bring a yoga mat and a blanket for meditation.

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

EDUCATION

Exploring the Great Ideas: 2-3:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Call 303-235-5275 or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org.

World War I: The Great War: 1:30-2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18 at Kipling Meadows, 7175 Kipling St., Arvada. Active Minds program on the “war to end all wars.” Call 303-412-5480 to RSVP. Free Legal Clinic: Get Help With Visitation Plans: 1-2:30 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at the Jefferson County Department of Human Services, 3500 Illinois St., Suite 1300, Golden. Call 303-271-4329. Final dates in 2018 is Dec. 18.

Chicago: Biography of a City: 2:30-4:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 20 at Lakewood Reserve, 555 S. Pierce St., Lakewood. Active Minds program. Call 303-7424800 to RSVP. Editor’s note: Submissions must be received by noon Wednesday for publication the following week. To place a calendar item, go to eventlink.coloradocommunitymedia.com.

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GOCO helps fund projects in Jeffco Open Space and Lakewood benefits from grants

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) is supporting two initiatives in Jefferson County through grants. One is providing assistance for the land acquisition of Lippincott Ranch, and the other will help with invasive tree removal in the Bear Creek Greenbelt.

GOCO receives a portion of Colorado Lottery proceeds to help preserve and enhance the state’s parks, trails, wildlife, rivers and open spaces. Its independent board awards competitive grants to local governments and land trusts, and makes investments through Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

To date, $46.4 million in projects have been funded in Jefferson County including Staunton State Park, South Table Mountain, the acquisition of Applewood Golf Course and the Peaks to Plains Trail. In addition, GOCO and has conserved more than 6,400 acres of land in Jeffco.

Visit GOCO.org for information.

Lippincott Ranch Jefferson County Open Space (JCOS) and city of Boulder Open Space & Mountain Parks (OSMP) will jointly

acquire Lippincott Ranch, thanks to a $1 million open space grant from GOCO. Lippincott Ranch is 424.6 acres and straddles the Boulder-Jefferson county line —385.3 acres are in Jefferson County and 39.3 acres are in Boulder County.

JCOS and OSMP will collaborate on their first joint land management plan for the property.

Lippincott Ranch is part of the federally designated Front Range Mountain Backdrop-Foreground Preservation Area and is considered by the Colorado Natural Heritage Program to be a high biodiversity area. It includes a range of habitats from wetlands and waterside habitat to sagebrush and tallgrass prairie and is home to various rare and sensitive plant and animal species, including species of Greatest Conservation Need as determined by Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s State Wildlife Action Plan and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Comprehensive Conservation Plan.

Future public uses could include public trail recreation.

Full purchase price of the property is $7.75 million.

and nutrient cycling, and are heavy water users that are taxing water reserves.

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Threes and defense propels D’Evelyn girls hoops to win D’Evelyn junior Sydney Volheim (2) shows her ball handling skills while being guarded by Heritage senior Kylie Stephens (12) during the Jaguars’ victory Dec. 5.

BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

DENVER — Don’t be fooled …

D’Evelyn’s girls basketball team is still going to put up its share of 3-pointers each game.

D’Evelyn made seven 3-pointers against Heritage as the Jaguars opened up the 10-team Jeffco Jungle Jam Tournament with a 39-27 victory.

However, the Jaguars showed Dec. 5 they don’t mind playing some conventional defense too.

A difference from what longtime D’Evelyn coach Chris Olson had throw at opponents in the past — an up-and-down track meet from start to finish — never materialize against Heritage. The Jaguars hit a number of 3-pointers in a half-court game and played a solid half-court defense limiting the Eagles to just nine made field goals.

“This is a bit of a different kind of score at home then we are used to,” Olson said of the low scoring game.

“We’ll play a little bit differently this year, but I think it suits our girls well.”

The Jaguars (5-1 record) did use some full-court pressure defense, but not as much teams are used to see from D’Evelyn.

“I think we’ve found our identity early in the season,” Olson said. “We are a good man-to-man and not as gimmicky on defense with blitzing, running and just going crazy.”

Heritage (2-6) actually led 6-3 midway through the first quarter before the 3-pointers started to fall for D’Evelyn. The Jaguars went on a 15-0 run while holding the Eagles scoreless for more than six minutes from the end of the first quarter until a few minutes into the second quarter.

D’Evelyn grabbed a 18-6 lead with senior Izzy Lopez pouring in a pair of 3-pointers to end the first quarter and senior Kylee Fridgen scoring seven straight points during the 15-0 run.

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“We came out with the mindset that we had to play our game and not theirs,” said Fridgen, who scored all dozen of her points in the first half.

“It worked out.”

Lopez also finished with a dozen points. The senior guard drained four 3-pointers to lead the way from long distance for the Jaguars.

D’Evelyn scored just 14 points in the second half, but it was enough as Heritage was held to single-digit points in three of the four quarters.

The Eagles’ leading scorer was junior Kyan Jost with nine points.

“A lot of this is building for the second half of the season,” Olson said of his goal during the tournament after playing a lot of players while still not completely healthy. “It’s about building confidence and depth in our bench.”

D’Evelyn got easy wins over Battle Mountain and Regis Groff to go 3-0 in the tournament.

“We have the motto — Five players,

one heartbeat,” Fridgen said. “Five players on the court and we have to play as one. We are getting there.”

One person who might be assigned a different job moving forward this season is Fridgen’s father. The three games played at D’Evelyn on the first day of the tournament were delayed by about 30 minutes after some burnt popcorn in the concession stand set off a smoke alarm. The school to be evacuated and West Metro Fire & Rescue came check to make sure everything was OK before games could get underway.

“Yes. The guy who delayed all the games, that was my father,” Fridgen could say with a smile after the late night finally wrapped up a little after 9 p.m.

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

RAMNATION SPIRIT AT STATE COMPETITION Green Mountain High School’s poms team performs during preliminaries of the 4A poms division of the spirit state championships Dec. 8.

PHOTO BY DENNIS PLEUSS/ JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Looking back at strong showings in fall season

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3 a m E now and cold weather was t around for the kickoffs dur- i s ing the last few games of the football season, but the winter sports season has started f and all games/ matches are OVERTIME inside.

So let it snow, let it snow.

The fall season was successful for teams and individuals from schools in the Colorado Community Media circulation Jim Benton area as many did well in state playoff competition.

So for anybody who might have forgotten, here is a review of the fall season in no particular order Mountain Vista’s girls captured their second consecutive Class 5A team title and junior Jenna Fitzsimmons won her second straight individual championship. Cherry Creek’s girls were second.

Mountain Vista’s boys were also runners-up in the 5A race and Valor Christian’s Cole Sprout was the individual state winner for the second year in a row.

Lakewood, led by Ryan Liao, was the first-round leader and wound up second in the 5A boys state golf tournament, while Arapahoe came in third.

Cherry Creek was second in the field hockey championships, losing 2-1 in overtime to Regis Jesuit, and the Bruins’ boys team was second behind Regis in the state tennis tournament.

Pomona continued its gymnastics dominance and won the 5A state team championship for the fourth straight season. Lakewood senior Amber Boll swept all individual events and won the vault with a perfect 10.0 score.

In boys soccer, No. 8 Arapahoe won five playoff games by a combined score of 7-1. The Warriors edged top-seeded Fairview, 1-0, in the quarterfinals, won a scoreless semifinal shootout against Broomfield and then beat Grandview 2-1 for state title.

Defending champion Legend, seeded sixth, beat top-seeded Cherokee Trail 8-4 to secure the 5A softball title. Holy Family was the 3A winner with a 10-3 win over Mountain View. The Tigers allowed just six runs in four games.

In the 2A tourney, Faith Christian dropped a 6-2 semifinal tiff to eventual state champ Strasburg.

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The volleyball tournament, with the new Olympic double-elimination format, produced two state area state champions, a runner-up and a final four team.

Valor Christian defeated Chaparral, 3-1, to win 5A championship. Lutheran, after winning a tough semifinal match over five-time state champion Eaton, beat Colorado Springs Christian, 3-1, in 2A title match. Holy Family was a semifinal loser to eventual state champion Lewis Palmer.

It was cold and sometimes snow was falling late in the football season.

The 5A semifinals were close and entertaining with Cherry Creek edging Columbine, 10-7, and Valor Christian outlasting Grandview, 31-19. Valor went on to win the state championship with a 24-14 triumph over Creek.

Ponderosa advanced to the 4A semifinals before being eliminated.

And no, I have not overlooked the state spirit championships. State competition was just concluding on Dec. 7-8.

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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