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City’s 2012 finances ended in good shape Financial report shows revenue increases across the board By Sara van Cleve
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Cacee Fleming has her head shaved for the third time in support of St. Baldrick’s Foundation by Danielle Dahl, of Centre Salon and Spa in Arvada. Fleming shaved her headto help raise money for research of childhoold cancers and in memory of Zachary Sisson, a friend’s son who died from a brain tumor when he was 10. Photo by Sara Van Cleve
Making a ‘bald’ statement for cancer Shavees raise $18,000 for childhood cancer research through Arvada St. Baldrick’s event By Sara van Cleve
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rvada residents gave up their locks to raise more than $18,000 for childhood cancer research. About 60 people, from children to adults, came to the March 19 shave-athon at Arvada West High School. This was the fourth year that Arvada resident Lois Sisson organized the event to raise funds for St. Baldrick’s Foundation, a national foundation that raises money for childhood-cancer research. At the high school, participants included family and friends of cancer patients, and Arvada firefighters. They had their heads shaved to raise money for and awareness about childhood cancers. “I do it to honor my son Zachary who passed away six years ago in December from brain cancer,” Sisson said. “(St. Baldrick’s) means hope for the end of childhood cancer. It’s hope for a cure and hope for our kids.” Before a razor was put to the first scalp,
Sisson spoke to honor the lives of several children, both those who overcame their fight with cancer and those who died from cancer. Kaden Madsen and Andrew Kent, both of whom are in remission after three and a half years of cancer treatments, attended the shaving. Sisson also honored the memory of five young men who were lost to cancer: Alex Lacovetta, 19, and a 2011 Arvada West graduate; Austime Williams, 17; Nate Jurney, 20, and an alumnus of Ralston Valley High School; Sisson’s youngest son, Zachary, 10; and Taylor Easterberg, 11. “Taylor had a rare form of leukemia, and Taylor beat his cancer, but because the treatment was so harsh and so long, it destroyed his body,” Sisson said. Easterberg died March 16, the Saturday before the shave event. The head coach and members of his swim team, Rocky Mountain Thunder Swimming, participated in the event to honor their teammate and support other children facing similar diseases. “It’s something the team has done for four years,” said RMT Swimming Head Coach Brent Bergstedt. “Our team has lost three teammates or parents to cancer in the last five years.” Sisson’s older son, Lyle, is a former member of RMT Swimming.
The team started participating in St. Baldrick’s events in support of the Sisson family and continued to participate when Easterberg was diagnosed. “It’s bittersweet,” Bergstedt said. “It’s hard because [Easterberg] is no longer with us, but he’s no longer suffering. We loved him and cared for him, and he unified the team.” As Bergstedt sat in the barber’s chair and cosmetologist Danielle Dahl, of Centre Salon and Spa in Arvada, ran the clippers through his hair, he held an iPad on his lap with a red Lego displayed on the screen in memory of Easterberg. He was an ambassador for Legos for Leukemia. Bergstedt said St. Baldrick’s is just one of the organizations the swim team supports. “Giving back is a big deal,” he said. Lyle Sisson, a sophomore at Colorado School of Mines, said he participates in St. Baldrick’s shaving events and supports the organization because it’s something he can do to support children facing cancer. “It’s a way to help,” Lyle said. “I spent two years with my brother, watching everything he went through, and I couldn’t help. This is something I can do to help.” Lyle said one of his favorite quotes is something another participant said, “I hope by doing this, in 10, 15, 20 years, there will be no reason to do this.”
2012 was a good year for the city of Arvada. On March 18, City Council heard the annual financial report, and it was all positive. “The city ended 2012 on a very positive note,” said interim Director of Finance Lisa Yagi. “We were all very pleased with the results. We’ve seen a return to pre-recession levels in a lot of our major revenue categories, so that’s a good thing.” Single-family-home permits and building use tax revenues totaled $4.5 million last year, the highest they have been in six years. Sales-tax revenue, which accounts for about 66 percent of the general fund, was also up, Yagi said. “Our sales tax for 2012 ended up with about a 5.86 percent increase over 2011,” Yagi said. “We do have a stable revenue source in our grocery stores, and we had an increase of about 10.65 percent. That’s really unusual for us. It’s not uncommon to see an increase, but it’s usually 3 to 5 percent. We’re thinking that with the renovation of major grocery stores, maybe we’re pulling shoppers in from outside of Arvada.” Sales tax from department stores saw an increase of 5 percent, and all three restaurant categories — sit-down, fast food and fast casual — saw an increase. “The only dim light was utilities,” Yagi said. “We saw a decrease of 2.95 percent, and it was entirely weather-related because of the warm winter.” The general fund ended about a quarter of a million dollars higher than anticipated. “Our revenues were strong,” she said. “Our sales tax, auto use tax and building-related revenues all showed increases, so our revenues were about $2 million more than we expected.” Expenditures were down because of salary savings and savings for the Jefferson Parkway Public Highway Authority, totalling another $2 million “Because of our strong revenue and exFinances continues on Page 23
Arvada one of three cities to receive health-related grant Professional panel studies city, make recommendations for “Healthy Places” By Sara van Cleve
svancleve@ourcoloradonews.com The city of Arvada’s recent focus has been making the city a great place to live, work and play – and soon it will become a healthier place to do just that. “The city of Arvada received a grant from the Colorado Health Foundation, called the Healthy Places grant,” said Arvada Sustainability Coordinator Jessica Prosser. “This grant is about designing an active Colorado.”
The Healthy Places initiative is a fiveyear, $4.5 million effort to help selected communities in the state become healthier places to live, work and play through a community process, Prosser said. Arvada was one of three Colorado cities to receive the grant. Lamar and Westwood also were selected. The first step of the initiative is to have a professional panel study the city and talk to residents, and then make improvement recommendations, which was done last week. The panel was led by Ed McMahon, a senior resident fellow at the Urban Land Institute and chairman of the advisory services panel on Healthy Places. “Our mission in Arvada is to make strategic recommendations to the city on how
to enhance public health through changes and improvements to the built environment,” McMahon said during the March 18 City Council meeting. “We were impressed with the opportunity in what the city already has. With the coming of the Gold Line, there will be changes, and how do you use those to address this issue of health.” The panel included experts in a number of areas, including architecture, transportation planning, health planning and policies, real estate development and community design and health. The panel spent last week receiving briefing from city staff, touring the city and talking to residents about what they want to see. “We can’t make recommendations unless we know what people here are thinking
and what they think will work,” McMahon said. The panel has completed its study of the city and has created recommendations on how to best use the grant. As of press time, the recommendations had not been made available. “Health is a very broad topic,” McMahon said. “What our process is really about is empowering citizens and cities to figure out how to provide citizens, both young and old, with more choices.”
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Nothing can be better than something Sometimes it is easy to become overwhelmed and super-focused with everything that we believe matters in our lives — our families, friends, job, school, and all of our stuff and all of our activities that we pursue or collect — and we forget to find time for a little “nothing.” Obviously “nothing” is not a four-letter word. It is not even a bad word. Sometimes we can all use a little “nothing” in our lives to balance out the hectic pace, madness and maybe even a little of the drama that may be consuming us or that has crept into our world at the moment. Finding times to be quiet and allow “nothing” to invade our mind or our space could be really healthy at times. I know that some of you may be laughing while reading this and saying that there is no way to find time to do “nothing,” and if I only knew just how much madness and pressure you face each day it would be ridiculous to even propose such a thing. And that would be exactly why I am recommending that you find some time to do “nothing.” Now when I say find the time to do “nothing,” I am in no way suggesting that it should become our complete lifestyle. Finding time for “nothing” could mean just a few minutes each day. Maybe it’s even the start to our day or found at the end of a busy day where we can decompress and allow the enjoyment of “nothing” to take over. For some folks the need for “nothingness” could happen in the middle of the day as an escape. I am not sure about you, but when I actually practice this principle of “nothing,” my world comes back into perspective, I find my center, experience peace, and in some way I am actually able to accomplish more than when I am in full-on scramble mode. And in those quiet moments of my “nothing,” I
also seem to hear so much more from my heart and my head that brings clarity, less worry and comfort to what may be happening around me. My “nothingness-filled” moments oddly enough also inspire and motivate me, even spark my creativity. When was the last time you gave yourself permission to do “nothing”? Was it a quiet moment found somewhere in your home or office? Maybe
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Ralston House hosts annual program to raise awareness, funds By Sara Van Cleve
svancleve@ourcoloradonews.com Blue pinwheels will soon be sprouting across Jefferson County. Ralston House is preparing to recognize Child Abuse Prevention Month in April by selling blue pinwheels and encouraging residents and businesses to plant them as gardens. “Pinwheels are a national symbol for childabuse prevention,” said Don Moseley, executive director of Ralston House. “When we think about child abuse, it’s such a difficult subject. We should talk about prevention and getting better. The pinwheel is a very hopeful symbol.” Ralston House has set a goal of raising $30,000 through this year’s pinwheel program, all of which will go toward providing child victims of abuse with forensic interviews, medical exams and emotional support. Ralston House, 10795 W. 58th Ave., is a nonprofit child-advocacy center that provides a safe and comfortable environment where children who have been sexually or physically abused can receive help and tell their story. Pinwheels are $5 each, and businesses and individuals can buy them from Ralston House to create their own gardens, or they can sponsor a pinwheel at one of the large public gardens, which will be at Faith Bible Chapel, 6210 Ward Road in Arvada; Gold Crown Sports Foundation, 150 S. Harlan St.; and Jefferson County Open School, 7655 W. 10th Ave. in Lakewood. “For me, it’s a very easy way of doing what we
Ralston House is selling blue pinwheels to residents and businesses so they can create their own pinwheel gardens in support of Child Abuse Prevention Month in April. Proceeds from the pinwheels, which cost $5 each, go directly to Ralston House to support services for children who have been physically and sexually abused. Photo by Sara Van Cleve all talk about,” Moseley said. Pinwheels will be planted at Faith Bible Chapel and Gold Crown Sports Foundation on April 9, and at Jeffco Open School on April 10. A business that wants to plant its own garden can contact Ralston House to receive a kit. They then sell the pinwheels at their business and turn the proceeds over to Ralston House. The support demonstrated through the pinwheels means something special to the victims of child abuse, whether they are still children or
have grown up, Moseley said. “It’s a nice symbol, and it shows victims that the community gets it,” he said. “It’s a chance to show that the community supports them. Countless victims never tell because the perpetrator tells them not to. It’s a reminder that it’s not their fault.” To purchase a pinwheel or pinwheel kit, or to sponsor a pinwheel at a large garden, contact Ralston House at 720-898-6741 or go online to www.RalstonHouse.net.
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State’s obesity numbers hint at changing future Colorado adults slimmest in U.S., but children fall in middle range By Kevin Vaughan I-News Network
Colorado is continually heralded as the fittest state in the country — but behind that ranking stand a host of health measures that paint a different picture, placing the state mid-pack or worse in things such as infant mortality and binge drinking. And even that No. 1 ranking — best — among the 50 states in the rate of adult obesity may mask serious future troubles: Colorado stands 23rd in childhood obesity and is even farther down the list in other key measures of the overall health of the state’s youngest population. “If we’re 23rd in kids and No. 1 in adults, how sustainable is that?” asked James Hill, a University of Colorado pediatrics professor who is involved in extensive obesity research. “I think that’s reason to be concerned — I really do.” Emily King, a research analyst at the Colorado Health Institute who compiled the data, said it is impossible to simply look at the numbers and project the future. But
it also may portend a reality very different from that experienced by the state’s adult population today. “The fact that our childhood obesity rate is much higher than it was in the past suggests that our adult obesity rates will be higher a couple of decades from now because we know that obese children are more likely to grow up to be obese adults,” she said. Other measures in the health institute’s data also suggested serious challenges for Colorado on issues related to children. For example, the state ranked 31st in late or non-existent prenatal care, 37th in low birth-weight babies and 42nd in children without insurance, according to an I-News examination of the health institute’s data. That data underpins the Colorado Health Foundation’s annual Colorado Health Report card. The report card uses the most recently available data to measure the relative health of Coloradans across a variety of areas that look at different stages of life, from pre-natal and newborn care to adolescence, adulthood and the process of aging. The Colorado Health Foundation used the data this year to ask the question: “What if we were No. 1?” And while the state currently is when it comes to adult waistlines — 20.9 percent of the state’s population of 18- to 64-year-olds
are obese, the lowest percentage in the nation — it’s a different issue when it comes to children. The most recent data estimated that 14.2 percent of the state’s children were obese. Oregon, by comparison, was No. 1, with 9.6 percent of its children obese. The Colorado Health Foundation estimated that if Colorado were to climb to No. 1 in childhood obesity, it would have 24,900 fewer kids living at an unhealthy weight. The foundation estimated other categories where changes in Colorado’s ranking would mean dramatic changes in statistics — and, perhaps, economics. For example, the foundation estimated that Colorado residents and their employers could save $121 million a year in health care costs if it had the lowest rate of depression among the 50 states. In Colorado, 14.7 percent of the state’s adults reported that they had experienced “poor mental health.” That left Colorado ranked 13th among the states while North Dakota was No. 1, with 11.9 percent of adults reporting mental health problems. The report card also found that Colorado, if it could move to the top spot among the states, would annually have 2,100 more babies born at a healthy weight, 32,600 fewer high school students who smoke cigarettes, and 376,800 fewer adults who binge drink. The news wasn’t all bad — Colorado was
ARVADA CITY COUNCIL ON THE RECORD City Council voted on the following items during its regular business meeting on March 18. Council members in attendance were Mayor Marc Williams; Mayor Pro Tem Rachel Zenzinger, District 1; council members Mark McGoff, District 2, Shelley Cook, District 3, Bob Dyer, 4; and atlarge council members Bob Fifer and Don Allard.
ment of Transportation and the city of Arvada regarding the Kipling Parkway underpass and Van Bibber Trail extension. The resolution allows for additional funding to be spent to expand the project by 850 feet to extend the trail over Kipling to Independence Street. Both Cook and Dyer spoke in favor of the resolution.
Council unanimously approves Van Bibber expansion amendment
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ment to the 2013 operating and capital budget for the city and authorizes expenditures in 2013. The second ordinance will amend the subdivision regulations and improvements” section of the land development code. The amendment pertains to public park and trail dedications and fees. Both public hearings will be at 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 1, in council chambers at City Hall, 8101 Ralston Road. The next city council meeting will be at 6 p.m. April 1 at City Hall, 8101 Ralston Road.
City Council unanimously passed two ordinances on first reading and set public hearings for the issues. The first ordinance concerns an amend-
2:16 p.m. Friday, March 1, El Tapatio, 3601 S. Wadsworth Blvd. A couple refused to pay for a meal at El Tapatio and made threatening actions toward a manager when he confronted them about their bill. A man and woman ate at the restaurant and then left and got into a four-door sedan with a temporary tag before paying their $14.03 bill. When the manager confronted the man about the bill, he said he wasn’t going to pay. When other employees went outside, the man took off his shirt and jacket as if he wanted to fight and the woman said she had a gun and reached down to the floorboard.
less, was visibly drunk when police woke him. The man said he did not break into the business; upon searching the subject, police found a spare key to the business which the owner left hidden near the back door should the fire department need access to the building. The owner of the business decided to press charges against the man. The man was taken to the Arvada Police Department for booking. Upon arrival, he said he was going into alcohol withdrawals and needed to go to the hospital. The Arvada Fire Department transported him to Lutheran Medical Center for treatment. After being treated and cleared, the man was taken to the Jefferson County Detention Center.
The woman did not produce a weapon though. The manager then backed off and the man got back into the car. The suspects are described as a tall Hispanic man in his late 20s with a heavy build and numerous tattoos on his neck and chest and a short white or Hispanic woman in her early 20s with a heavyset and dark, shoulderlength hair.
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CITY OF ARVADA Seeking Applicants for Retirement Plan Board Vacancy Applications are being accepted to fill a vacancy on the City of Arvada Retirement Plan Board (CARP). The CARP Board is responsible for overseeing the administration of the City’s retirement plan. The Board meets generally on a quarterly basis, the first Thursday of the second month of each quarter at 5:30 p.m. This is a volunteer appointment. You must be a registered voter in the City of Arvada to be eligible for this board. Applicants are asked to complete the application form AND questionnaire. Both forms are available on the City’s website, www.arvada.org or in the City Clerk’s Office at 8101 Ralston Road, 3rd floor. Deadline for application is 5:00 p.m. on Friday, March 29, 2013. If you have questions, please call 720-898-7550. Thanks for your interest in serving the Arvada community!
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“Next question,” quipped Cadman. King said that “we’re working on that,” saying they would need cost input from the Department of Public Safety, which would be in charge of the fleet. King also said that the department would “figure out” how many planes it would need. King also said lawmakers will look into receiving federal funding. Last year’s wildfire season in Colorado was particularly destructive. The Waldo Canyon Fire that started northwest of Colorado Springs in June destroyed more than 350 homes. Earlier that month, the High Park Fire in Larimer County burned more than 87,000 acres. And with current snowpack around the state sitting well below average, conditions are expected to be ripe for another unpredictable and potentially damaging wildfire season in Colorado this year. “Wildfires absolutely don’t know politics,” Jahn said. “There are no Democrats or Republicans when a fire breaks out and consumes the land. We know that our wildfire threats can be even worse this year than last.”
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vvela@ourcoloradonews.com Rarely was a speech made inside Denver’s History Colorado Center on March 21 that didn’t bring Sue Westervelt to tears. The Colorado Springs woman made the hour drive north to be a part of history — to see Gov. John Hickenlooper sign legislation that legalizes civil unions for gay couples in Colorado. “In my lifetime, I can’t believe this is becoming a reality,” said Westervelt, who is gay, as tears trickled down her face. “I’ve been discriminated against my whole life. Now, I don’t feel like a second-class citizen any more.” There were plenty of tears and plenty of cheers inside the sleek Capitol Hill cultural center, as onlookers filled the space to the rafters to witness the signing of Senate Bill 11, which will allow gay couples to enter
into commitments that are similar to marriage beginning May 1. Colorado now becomes the eighth state to recognize civil unions, or similar domestic-partner laws. Nine other states, along with the District of Columbia, allow gay marriage. “It is a moment that the whole community has waited for, for so long,” said Hickenlooper. “And it is really the beginning of the country changing. That change has gotten here. It’s gonna keep going. It’s not going to stop in Colorado. But I’d like to think this is a crucial point, a very crucial point.” Joining Hickenlooper on stage were lawmakers who were instrumental in passing the bill, after two failed attempts in previous legislative sessions. They included Denver Democratic Sen. Pat Steadman. Steadman, who is gay, lost his partner of eleven years to pancreatic cancer last year. “He would be so proud standing right here with you,” said House Speaker Mark Ferrandino, as several onlookers were seen wiping away tears. “He was an amazing man. I’m so glad you were able to do this in his
honor and to be able to make this a reality.” After the signing came the celebrating. Democratic Sen. Jessie Ulibarri of Commerce City kissed his partner, Louis Trujillo, as the two wrapped their arms around each other. “I told him don’t cry, don’t cry. You’re gonna make me cry,” Ulibarri said. “But it was more romantic than that. We’ve been fighting for this for a long time.” Trujillo added, “I told him I love him with all my heart.” Amid the revelry quietly stood Christine Bakke-O’Neil and her partner of four years, Theresa BakkeO’Neil. The Aurora couple held hands and soaked in the moment, which, for them, had been a long time coming. Christine Bakke-O’Neil recalled walking dejectedly out of the Capitol two years ago, when a civil unions bill failed. “I remember thinking that I don’t count here,” she said. “I don’t count. This is not a state for me. I never felt so disenfranchised in my life, and it was really heartbreaking.”
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Governor signs gun-control bills Opponents see overreach in Democratic measures By Vic Vela
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Recollection of death and violence has hung over the Capitol throughout much of the legislative session, as gun bills have dominated lawmakers’ attention. And that was even before the head of the state Department Capitol of Corrections Report was shot to death inside his home, just hours before Gov. John Hickenlooper signed three pieces of gun-control legislation into law on March 20. Hickenlooper and Democratic leaders held a Capitol press conference to announce the bill signings. But their mood was somber, with the slaying of DOC Executive Director Tom Clements from the night before in the back of their minds. “On a day that we should be celebrating the signing of these three bills that make our communities his a safer, I am mourning the loss of one more person who lost his life to this brat- senseless violence that is plaguing our barri tner, pped
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entire country,” said Senate President John Morse, D-Colorado Springs. Gun violence that continues to rattle the nation is exactly why Democrats put so much political capital into gun-control efforts this session. But Republicans say Democrats will rue the day for their overreach. Among the bills signed by Hickenlooper was House Bill 1229, which requires universal background checks on gun sales and transfers in Colorado. Hickenlooper said there is evidence that background checks prevent criminals from getting their hands on guns. “Background checks have great benefit,” the governor said. “People would say to me… `Well, criminals aren’t stupid. They’re not gonna comply with background checks.’ Well, no one told the criminals that.” Hickenlooper also signed into law House Bill 1224, which limits the number of rounds that an ammunition magazine can carry to 15. Throughout the session, Republicans have criticized the rounds limitation as an arbitrary effort that would do nothing to get weapons out of the hands of dangerous people. They also tagged it as being a job-killing bill that will cause Colorado-based gun and ammunition manufacturers to flee the state. Hickenlooper acknowledged that he initially was “ambiva-
lent” about the legislation, which he said was “the most contentious bill that we’ve dealt with.” But the governor added that “highcapacity magazines have the potential to turn killers into killing machines.” Hickenlooper also signed House Bill 1228, which will end the taxpayer subsidization of fees associated with gun background checks. Not a single Republican voted for any of the gun bills that Hickenlooper signed on March 20. They included Sen. Greg Brophy of Wray, who criticized the governor after the press conference, saying that the signings will leave his constituents in eastern Colorado livid. “He slapped rural Colorado right in the face,” Brophy said. “Oh, (my constituents) are overwhelmingly upset about this. I mean, they’ve crawled out of the woodwork to talk about this issue. They’re on fire!” And Dudley Brown, executive director of Rocky Mountain Gun Owners, said his members will make sure that Democratic lawmakers pay in 2014. “Gov. Hickenlooper and the Democrats in the Legislature just handed our organization a sledgehammer that we get to wade through their china shop in the 2014 elections,” Brown said. “Our organization and gun owners around the state are going to destroy the Democratic caucus.”
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in the March 19 killing of Tom Clements, executive director of Colorado’s Department of Corrections, who was killed at his Monument home. According to authorities, the chase in Texas began when a car with Colorado plates was stopped for a minor moving violation. The driver, Ebel, opened fire on the Montague County Sheriff’s Deputy, injuring him. He then led area law enforcement on a chase that reached speeds of up to 100 miles per hour. The chase came to an abrupt halt when Ebel’s car collided with an 18-wheeler. Ebel exited the car and began firing at officers. He was killed in the ensuing gun fight. Among the evidence reported as being collected from Ebel’s car were a pizza box warmer, and a Domino’s jacket.
JEFFCO BCC ON THE RECORD Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners discussed the following items at their March 19 staff briefing. District 1 Commissioner Faye Griffin, District 2 Commissioner Casey Tighe, and District 3 Commissioner Donald Rosier were in attendance.
Annual Fire Operating Plan
“Everyone’s predicting a bad year,” Jeffco Sheriff’s Office’s Critical Incident Response Director Mark Gutke told the commission. The Sheriff’s Office will ask for the commission to give formal approval for the county’s annual fire operating plan (AOP) at an upcoming meeting. Among the AOP’s provisions is one to authorize the Sheriff’s Office to commit $100,000 in initial funding to fight a fire incident without having to wait for county approval. Gutke said negotiations were ongoing, considering firefighting agreements with Denver Mountain Parks. The three commissioners all expressed their support of the AOP.
Open Space to use uncommitted park fees
The county collects fees from land developers, specifically to help create and improve park and recreation opportunities. Development on land that is not within a municipality, and not within an established recreation district all go into an uncommitted park fund. The county or recreation districts can then ask the county for those funds. According to the county’s Planning and Zoning Department, that fund has received $35,067 from 1998 to 2012. The Jefferson County Open Space Advisory Committee has officially recommended that those funds be used in four locations: Pine Valley Ranch Park ($26,800), Reynolds Ranch Park ($6,861), Clear Creek Canyon Park ($1,120), and South Valley Park ($284). “I think you have three thumbs up here. It’s great to see that money going to where it’s supposed to go,” Rosier said. BCC continues on Page 21
Golden City Manager Mike Bestor confirmed that a Golden detective was part of the Colorado law enforcement contingent that traveled to Texas that day to investigate. “It looks like they might have the suspect,” Bestor told the City Council March 21. The next morning Denver Police Department made this statement via Twitter: “Thanks to great work by Golden Police Department investigators, Denver Police Department detectives and a forensic examination by the Denver Crime Lab, we are confident the Texas suspect is also the suspect in the Denver/Golden case.” According to the Denver Post, Ebel is a parolee from the Denver area with an extensive criminal history, including affiliation with a white-supremacy prison gang.
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new law improves open records process Kudos to Lakewood’s newest state representative on the passage of her first bill. Brittany Pettersen, D-Lakewood, recently looked on as Gov. John Hickenlooper signed her House Bill 1041 into law. The bill creates an important improvement to Colorado’s open records laws by requiring government custodians to make records available to the public whether they come to the agency to pick up the records or ask to have them sent to them. While most governments had routinely sent records to people who asked for them,
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how did you spend the snowy weekend? We asked people enjoying coffee and breakfast at the Windy Saddle in Golden about how they weathered the snowy winter weekend.
“I drove to the airport to pick family up. It was definitely a slower drive out there than usual. And then we had some hot food to warm us up.” - Jeff Wheeler, Colorado School of Mines
“We just stayed home and built a fire , and played computer games, and read … and shoveled.” - Sandy Fasso, Arvada
“We drove in from Chicago and hit a blizzard about 75 miles out of Denver. We enjoyed the Craft Beer Week in Denver and watching NCAA games.” - Mike Caffarini, Chicago
“Flew here from Washington, and I’ve eaten a lot. We liked the Wooden Table in Denver, and the Windy Saddle in Golden.” - Sarah Wheeler, Pullman, Wash.
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Pettersen’s bill was developed and supported by a broad coalition that included media and advocacy organizations and representatives of both state and local government. It is a great example of how the public and the government can work in concert to make our governmental entities both more efficient and more user friendly. Our democratic society works best when members of the public know that their governmental bodies are open and transparent and when citizens have easy
access to the operations and records of all government entities. House Bill 1041 is a thoughtful and practical response that will improve how the public keeps track of the activities of governments throughout Colorado, be they state agencies, institutions of higher education, local governments, school districts or special districts. Congratulations to Pettersen both for choosing such an important issue for her first legislative attempt and for successfully guiding it through the process and into Colorado law.
Students take road less traveled by One evening last week, I was awed and inspired for nearly three hours by 28 Colorado high school students. They were the best of the best, the cream of their respective crops, the lone representatives of their high schools — rural, urban, charter, religious and those dedicated to special courses of study or specific populations, such as Denver School of the Arts and Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind. These young people filled the Lakewood Cultural Center with teachers, parents, mentors and cheering fans. They also filled the venue with classic literature, with contemporary thought and expression, with their own interpretations of conversations from generations past. What were these 19 girls and 9 boys doing? Participating in Poetry Out Loud, a nationwide contest that helps young people master public-speaking skills, build self-confidence, and learn about our literary heritage. Students memorize and recite great poetry they choose from an anthology of more than 650 poems. Poetry Out Loud is supported by the National Endowment for the Arts and The Poetry Foundation, who partner with Colorado Creative Industries for our state competition. State champions receive $200 and a trip with an adult chaperone to Washington, D.C., for the national championship; their schools receive a $500 stipend to purchase poetry books. A total of $50,000 in awards and stipends is presented annually at the national finals. For those of us required to memorize literature in high school — “The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings.” (Miss Richards’ class, Monte Vista High School, circa 1974) — such recitation may not seem like a monumental task, as witnessed here by my remarkable recollection of a line from William Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar.” Except that, hmmm, I was not competing with anyone. Plus, I only had to memorize a passage or two. Students competing in Poetry Out Loud at the state and national finals must learn three poems… and learn them well. Participants from ninth through 12th grade are evaluated on physical presence, voice and articulation, dramatic appropriateness, evidence of understanding, accuracy, level of difficulty and overall performance.
Think about yourself as a high school freshman. Then picture yourself alone on a stage, in a spotlight, facing an audience in the center of which sit several distinguished judges rating you on these seven factors. Have you run away screaming from your own imagination yet? These 28 young people did not. In fact, they excelled. They awed. They inspired … not only their supporters, but also the accomplished judges, the emcee and the representatives of Colorado’s thriving literary and arts community. As one of the teachers and mentors — herself a published poet with a master of fine arts degree — commented afterward, “I was intoxicated by the English language and the talents of the students.” From this stage full of talent, Alice Kilduff, a junior from the Denver School of the Arts, emerged as the 2013 Colorado Poetry Out Loud State Champion and will compete in the National Finals in D.C. in April. Last season, more than 365,000 students participated in the competition; Thornton High School senior Sam Opoku represented Colorado and placed an impressive ninth in the national finals. For many people, poetry is considered difficult, out of reach, inaccessible. Yet all we need to do is spend about three hours on a spring evening to understand that the road to great literature need not be the one “less traveled by” (Robert Frost, “The Road Not Taken.”) Alice, you and your fellow competitors make all the difference. We wish you well at the national finals. Andrea W. Doray is a writer (and a poet) who thanks the National Endowment of the Arts; The Poetry Foundation; Colorado Creative Industries; the sponsors, organizers and volunteers; the teachers, mentors and families; and especially the competitors for bringing great literature to life. Contact Andrea at a.doray@andreadoray.com.
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ARVADA NEWS IN A HURRY Volunteers collect toys, candy, create 540 Easter baskets for food bank
Arvada resident Chuck Bird, Apex Park and Recreation District staff and a group of volunteers gathered Easter baskets, candy f all and toys for 540 children in Arvada. The baskets were filled by volunteers with candy and toys for the children, and ow were put on the shelves of the Arvada of Community Food Bank. they Food-bank patrons pick up about 50 du- baskets per day leading up the holiday, ricts totaling about 540 Arvada and Wheat Ridge Pet- children who will receive a basket. orpt Apex Center hosting 9Health Fair the The 9Health Fair will be at the Apex Center, 13150 W. 72nd Ave., from 7 a.m. to noon on Sunday, April 21. The event is free and includes information and screenings for a variety of health areas, including vision, blood pressure, body-mass index, balance, nutrition, oral health, stress management and more. Additional screenings are available for a fee.
For a list of available screenings, go online to www.9healthfair.org. For more information about volunteering or to sign up, contact Scott Melin at 303-403-3594 or at scottm@apexprd.org.
Restaurant fundraiser raises $2,487 for local boy
Texas Roadhouse hosted a fundraiser March 19 in support of Brendan McGinnis, an 8-year-old Arvada boy who has severe cerebral palsy and CMV (cytomegalovirus). Brendan’s mother, Tracy McGinnis, has been fundraising to buy a wheelchair-accessible van to make transporting Brendan easier and more comfortable for him. The fundraiser at Texas Roadhouse raised $2,487. McGinnis said the family needs $18,000 more to buy the van. People can donate to Brendan three ways: at any Bank of the West location by donating to the Brendan’s Wheelchair Van Fund; through PayPal to the email brendansvanfund@gmail.com; or via Go Fund Me at www.gofundme.com/brendansvanfundraiser.
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AnsWeR: T.B. – that is a great question. Yes. There are a couple of good ways to evaluate the function of your hearing aids and make sure they are fitted correctly for you. Prior to moving to Colorado in the recent past I worked for a hearing aid manufacturer. The majority of my job responsibilities were to teach other audiologists and hearing aid dispensers how to fit hearing devices. When I went into their offices I would ask how they were verifying fittings. Unfortunately the antiquated method of “How does that sound” is still used by many. They would tell me that if the patient needed an adjustment that they would come in and tell them what they needed. And yes, some would come in and tell them – but the problem is that sometimes when someone describes a situation the fitter would interpret it incorrectly. Example: a patient would describe a sound as “tinny” when the fitter might have described the same sound as “robotic”. this leaves lots of room for error and guessing when making adjustments. Some fitters will use a test conducted in their test suite. This is called Sound Field Verification. Sounds will come out of the speakers and they will test at a handful of frequencies while the person is wearing their hearing devices. this is not very precise, but will give the fitter a general idea of the level of the softest sound the person is picking up. It is not complete since it does not test at all frequencies and does not provide information regarding usable sound for understanding speech. The most accurate methods of verification – and the only way to determine if conversation is being amplified to the correct level – are to use probe microphone testing. These tests are called Real Ear
Measurements and Speech Mapping. A tiny microphone is inserted into taylor the ear canal Dr. Kirstie J. along with the hearing devices and the output of the device is measured. Tests can be run at different levels to see how the device is managing changes in input level. It can also measure how some of the noise management features are working and when they are kicking in. If you haven’t had probe microphone measurements taken during your hearing device fitting or follow-up, then there is no way that the fitter can account for the individual shape of your ear. The larger the ear canal – the louder the sound needs to be presented. The way your ear is shaped will also impact your prescription. Some people’s ears will naturally amplify sounds at unusual frequencies, so the person may be getting way too much sound at that frequency or not nearly enough. Yes, all the hearing aid manufacturers have their fitting software set the “average ear”, but who is average? Small deviations from “average” can make a huge impact on how you hear. If you feel like your devices aren’t performing like they should and you would like a probe microphone test run, please contact Doctor’s Hearing Care at 303.377.4777. Mention this article and we will run the test on your current hearing devices at no charge. Dr. Kirstie J. Taylor is a Doctor of Audiology and has two practices – in Wheat Ridge and in Denver. If you have a question for Dr. Taylor, please write Doctor’s Hearing Care, 3352 Youngfield St. Ste. B, Wheat Ridge, CO, 80033, or email drtaylor@livingloudandclear. com. She will be responding to readers’ questions quarterly.
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James Franco enlightened on new (yellow brick) road to ‘Oz’ By Tim lammers
Sure, there’s a monstrous amount of pressure on the new fantasy adventure “Oz the Great and Powerful” and for the right reasons. After all, it’s a prequel to one of the most beloved films of all time with “The Wizard of Oz,” which continues to captivate audiences more than 70 years after its release in 1939. Still and all, “Oz” star James Franco said he can’t let himself get intimated by any built-in expectations that go with film, especially given the fact that “The Wizard of Oz” hardly featured the Wizard (Frank Morgan) at all in comparison to the fearless foursome that traveled down the yellow brick road. “The idea of getting a chance to see the history of the man behind the curtain was one of, if not the initial spark, that made producer Joe Roth green-light the script,” Franco told me in a recent interview. “I knew the character of Oz, the protagonist, would be different. Our emissary into Oz would no longer be an innocent young woman — it was a man who would be anything but innocent — who could bounce off the world and not quite fit in, and all of that stumbling through Oz could be played for comedy.” Now playing in 2D and 3D theaters and on IMAX screens nationwide, “Oz the Great and Powerful” has already earned more than $150 million at the North American box office, and with an additional $136 million in overseas ticket sales, its studio, Walt Disney Pictures, is already planning a sequel. The film follows the beginnings of L. Frank Baum’s legendary character, Oscar Diggs (Franco), a scheming, small-time circus magician who is whisked away in a hot-air balloon from the swirling
“Oz the Great and Powerful” star James Franco. Photo courtesy Walt Disney Pictures dust of Kansas and dropped in the mystical, vibrant land of Oz. Seen as a prophetic figure who will save the land and its residents from a mysterious evil force, Oscar at first meets witch sisters Theodora (Mila Kunis) and Evanora (Rachel Weisz), who are not quite convinced that the new visitor is all that he claims to because of his obvious lust for fame and riches. Sent by the sisters on a mission to destroy an “evil” witch in the Dark Forest, Oscar soon finds out she is actually Glinda
(Michelle Williams), a good witch who is quite aware of the magician’s shady motivation. Still, she has faith that Oscar has the capability to be a great man — and ultimately, the great and powerful Wizard of Oz. “Oz the Great and Powerful” marks the fourth time the “127 Hours” Oscar nominee has worked with director Sam Raimi, following the actor’s stint as Peter Parker’s (Tobey Maguire) best friend-turned-nemesis Harry Osborn in the director’s “SpiderMan” trilogy.
Franco, 35, said he was relieved to play a good guy for Raimi in “Oz the Great and Powerful,” because, while they got along working on the “Spider-Man” films together, he felt the director found it easier to relate to Peter than Harry — and it made a difference on the set. “In those films I was a supporting character, and not only that, Harry wanted to kill Peter Parker because he thought Peter killed Harry’s father,” Franco explained. “Sam identifies very closely with a lot of his characters, and because
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he identified so closely with Peter Parker, I think he was little uncomfortable around me at times. I felt like I wasn’t getting the same amount of love from Sam as Tobey was, just because of the characters we were playing.” That’s not to say Raimi was cruel to Franco, the actor added, he just felt “secondary.” “In this film, I’m playing the lead character, and I think Oscar Diggs is more in the mold of Sam’s earlier protagonists like Bruce Campbell’s character in ‘The Evil Dead’ films,” Franco observed. “With ‘Oz,’ I was finally in the full sunlight of Sam’s love.” The bonus, Franco added, was that, as visually spectacular as “Oz the Great and Powerful” is, he knew (based on his “Spider-Man” experiences) Raimi was as invested in the emotions of the characters as he was in the film’s look. “I had the same faith that Sam, (production designer) Robert Stromberg, (visual effects supervisor) Scott Stokdyk and all the visual-effects people would create a visually stunning version of Oz, but Sam also had a huge part in designing my character,” Franco said. “This is why the character also has a journey. This is not just a travelogue film through a fantastical land with great visuals. It’s not just a physical journey, it’s an inner-journey. The character starts off in a rather low place — he’s a bit of a cad and very selfish, then moves on to becoming a better man.” Tim Lammers is a syndicated movie reporter whose work appears on more than 50 TV news and entertainment websites across the country. You can see Tim’s work on his website, StrictlyCinema.com, and follow his tweets at Twitter. com/TimLammersFilms. You can also “Like” Tim on Facebook.com/ StrictlyCinema.
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uying a home is arguably one of the largest purchases a person will make. It can also be one of the most stressful. Individuals take quite a financial leap when buying a home. Even after careful consideration of funds and budgeting, it’s easy to become overextended. A home warranty can take some of the bite out of unexpected expenses. Although home buyers are urged to hire an inspector and check a property and structure from top to bottom before signing on the dotted line, a home inspector cannot foresee everything that may crop up after a person moves into a home. “When my home inspector reviewed the property he found only minor things that needed attention,” says Jeannine in New Jersey. “After Imoved in, we shortly learned that the crawl space had flooding issues that would require a lot of money to fix properly.” Home warranties can be a smart investment that take some of the financial pressure off of new
homeowners. They can also be negotiated into the sale terms of the home so that the seller is responsible for providing the warranty to the new buyer. Home warranties do not negate the need for homeowner’s insurance, but they can add protection against large monetary pay-outs to repair many items around the house. Policies may differ as to specific coverage, but most home warranties will cover major systems of the home, such as heating/ cooling, plumbing, electrical, as well as certain appliances. To decide if a warranty is the right investment, home buyers should consider the following: * Home warranties are only as good as the company backing them. Careful investigation into the trustworthiness of the warranty company and its track record should be completed. * Read the fine print of the warranty. Learn what exclusions exist, which may not make the warranty practical. * Keep in mind that the warranty company reserves the right
to determine if a repair or replacement is adequate in a claim situation. * In general, warranty companies work with their own set of contractors. This means a homeowner may not be able to hire his or her own preferred contractors to do work. * There may be a deductible or a fee charged prior to having a technician assess a repair situation. * The warranty company may require inspection of the house to be sure items are in good working order before offering a plan. * If a warranty is offered through a home seller, there may be no negotiation on the coverage or company used. Home buyers should keep in mind that there are many unforseen expenses that can arise when purchasing a new home. Having some additional protection, such as a home warranty, could mean saving money on outof-pocket repairs. ■ Metro Creative Services
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Eileen’s Colossal CookiesHighlands Ranch has a Team
Member/Decorator position available. Decorating experienced individual to carryout daily activities, providing customer service and achieving sales targets by working with efficient and motivated team. Must be dependable, professional, and available on Saturdays. Email resume to swhitefoot@q.com or call 303-683-0002 or 720-785-3894 to apply.
Help Wanted Janitorial Contractor
accepting applications for significant number of openings to include: Project Manager, Supervision, Floor Techs, General Cleaners. For consideration please call: 1-888-626-6856 or email information/resume to: trider@sgmcorp.com
LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE COMPANY NEEDS PART-TIME BOOKKEEPER
COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE, A/R, A/P, PAYROLL, JOB COSTING. WILL TRAIN ON OUR ACCOUNTING SYSTEM. EXPERIENCE IN PHONE ETIQUETTE, FRONT OFFICE CUSTOMER CONTACT. BUSY, HIGH-ENERGY INTERACTIVE OFFICE ENVIRONMENT. BILINGUAL IS A PLUS. SALARY NEGOTIABLE. SEND RESUME TO: KATHY@AMERICANDL.COM FAX: 303-841-9189
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• Licensed R.W. or
JRY Electrician
for work in Parker and surrounding areas. Experience in both residential and commercial work preferred. Please mail resume and work history to: P.O. Box 3273, Parker, CO 80134.
Part-Time Food Demonstrators
CDS is seeking Part-Time Food Demonstrators inside the Costco Warehouse in Douglas County (Littleton), CO. Please apply online at: http://alturl.com/7trfy
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(April-Oct) for front desk/reservations and outdoor maintenance. 32+/- hours per week @ Dakota Ridge RV Resort Golden. Resumes to careers@dakotaridgerv.com. No calls. Background/credit checks will be done.
Nurse RN, LPN, or MA
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ServiceMaster Clean has Both full time and part-time janitorial openings throughout Denver, Boulder, Centennial, and Highlands Ranch. Please call 303-761-0122 to schedule an interview.
Part time office position-
Heating & AC business in Parker. Need motivated person with phone experience,computer skills,hvac exp helpful, order entry-QuickBooks. Email resumes to alliedhtngac@aol.com attention Cheryl, Office Mngr
Temporary worker
needed from May to September 2013 for hydrant painting & assisting with valve maint operations. Requires clean MVR, ability to operate motorized equip & lift 50 pounds. www.pwsd.org for application & more info.
Western Summit
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Constructors, Inc. is seeking Formwork Carpenters & Laborers, Concrete Finishers, Pipefitters, and Millwrights (process equipment installations) for large wastewater project located in Denver area. Applications will be taken at 9780 Pyramid Ct, Suite 100, Englewood, CO 80112, from 8-5 M-F. Send resumes to Careers@westernsummit.com or call (303)325-0325. WSCI is an EEO Employer.
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Indian Creek Express HIRING Local, OTR & O/O Drivers Class-A CDL - 2 yrs Exp.REQ. Pay $53-65/yr, Perdiem, Benefits, Practical Miles, No Touch, Paid/Home weekly, 877-273-3582 25 DRIVER TRAINEES NEEDED! Learn to drive for Swift Transpor tation at US Truck. Earn $750 per week! CDL & Job Ready in 3 weeks! 1-800-809-2141 California Bound! Hiring 10 sharp girls and guys. Must be 18+ to apply. Lodging and transpor tation provided. 2 weeks paid training. Form more information call 866-430-2103
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Estate Sales
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Pine Fire Wood
Elizabeth Furniture Sale All dark wood, like new. Large entertainment center, 4 piece sofa set, 2 large chest of drawers, 5x5 fridge, 7 piece marble top dining set. (570)404-6174
LOST Wedding Ring-White gold Solitaire, S Swirl w/Diamonds I lost it on March 15th between Tennyson & W. 32nd. $400 or more reward. PLEASE PLEASE HELP! Kindra 720-238-5434
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GARAGE & ESTATE SALES Garage Sales Garage Sale
Saturday March 30th 8am
4924 Apache Creek Road Castle Rock - Meadows Ladders / Tools / New File Cabinet / Poker Table & much more
Building Materials Assorted Steel Buildings
Value Discounts as much as 30% Erection Information Available Source# 18X 800-964-8335 Chain Link Fencing Approximately 150ft, 3ft high fastners and posts included 240-285-3643
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447 4181
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Saturday Nights Friendly Card Game in the Arvada area Call Carol for more information 720-620-6017
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Misc. Notices
White Plantation Shutters
6 oak book cases 36x84 $95ea. / obo Infrared Sauna $1099/obo 2 china cabinets w/china make offer Marty (303)995-2995 Castle Rock Furniture Sale Cherry wood entry table, coffee & end tables, couch/matching chairs. Solid oak double bed set, kitchen ware, solid oak computer desk and table and misc. everything like new. 303-386-3162 aspengail@comcast.net
Great for large picture window 67 1/2" x 56" $100 OBO 303-841-8891
Tickets/Travel All Tickets Buy/Sell
NFL-NBA-NHL-NCAA-MLB WWW.DENVERTICKET.COM (303)-420-5000
Instruction
AIRLINES ARE HIRING
Want To Purchase minerals and other oil/gas interests. Send details to: P.O. Box 13557 Denver, CO 80201
Train for hands on Aviation Maintenance Career. FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualified – Housing available
Want To Purchase
CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance
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Dogs
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Chocolate Mini Schnauzer Male, 1 yr old, neutered,9 lbs, house broken. He knows 5 commands. A stay at home person would be perfect! Very playful, loyal. Very soft hair, regular grooming a must.
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Carpentry Carpenter/Handyman:
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FBM Concrete LLC.
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Free Estimates 17 Years Experience Licensed & Insured Driveways, patios, stamp & colored concrete. All kinds of flat work. Let us do good work for you! (720)217-8022
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303-423-8175 DRIVEWAY REPLACEMENT OR RE-SURFACING We do quality concrete work at affordable low pricing. Ready for a brand-new looking Driveway or Patio for half the cost of a total replacement?
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Fence Services D & D FENCING
Commercial & Residential All types of cedar, chain link, iron, and vinyl fences. Install and repair. Serving all areas. Low Prices. FREE Estimates. 720-434-7822 or 303-296-0303
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Quality Fencing at a DiscountPrice Wood, Chain Link, Vinyl, Orna-iron, New Install and Repairs. Owner Operated since 1989 Call Now & Compare! 303-450-6604
Garage Doors Construction
For all your garage door needs!
Call Ali @ 720-300-6731
• Springs, Repairs • New Doors and Openers • Barn and Arena Doors • Locally-Owned & Operated • Tom Martino’s Referral List 10 Yrs • BBB Gold Star Member Since 2002
• DepenDable • • Thorough • • honesT •
12 years experience. Great References
Just Details Cleaning Service
303.781.DECK(3325)
• Restore • Wood • Repair • Composite • Replace • Since 1993
Computer Services
FRee eStimateS
Concrete/Paving
Drywall A PATCH TO MATCH
Sanders Drywall Inc. All phases to include
All Phases of Flat Work by
Driveways, Sidewalks, Patios Tear-outs, colored & stamped concrete. Quality work, Lic./Ins. Reasonable rates "Small Jobs OK!" 303-514-7364
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Acoustic scrape and re-texture Repairs to full basement finishes Water damage repairs Interior paint, door & trim installs 30+ years experience Insured Free estimates Darrell 303-915-0739
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CALL 720. 351.1520 Bob’s Home Repairs All types of repairs. Reasonable rates 30yrs Exp. 303-450-1172
Olson Landscaping & Design
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*Snow plowing commercial and business properties • Snow hauling • Asphalt & Concrete •Dirt removal & replacement • Grading • Excavating • Tractor •Trucking.
Aerating, Lawn Mowing, Fertilizing, Power Raking, Yard Clean-up and Sprinkler Work
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- Please call 720-484-3732 for a FREE Home, Auto and Life Insurance review!
Janitorial Services
Alpine Landscape Management
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COMMERCIAL CLEANING “Let us do the dirty work!”
Columbine Custom Contracting & Sprinkler Service • Sprinkler Start Ups $40 • Aerations $40 • Fertilization $30 • Power Rakes $60 & Up • Fence Repair & Painting • Clean Up / Tree service • Laminate/Hardwood Floors • Licensed Plumber
• Dependable • Best Prices • Detailed Great References! We are Family-Owned and Operated
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• Dependable • Affordable • • Prompt Service 7 days a week • • Foreclosure and Rental clean-outs • • Garage clean-outs • • Furniture • • Appliances •
David’s
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Furnaces • Boilers • Water Heaters Service • Repair • Replace
Carpentry • Painting Tile • Drywall • Roof Repairs Plumbing • Electrical Kitchen • Basements Bath Remodels Property Building Maintenance
Get a jump on sprinG projects! New installs, yard make-overs, retaining walls, sod, sprinkler systems, flagstone, decorative rock. For all your landscape needs call Richard at 720-297-5470. Licensed, insured, Member BBB.
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Massa Construction 303-642-3548
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Heating • Electrical Air Conditioning
•Baths •Kitchens •Tiling •Large & Small Jobs
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*Snow plowing servicing the Westminster, Northglenn and Thornton areas
Trash & Junk Removal
We take what your trash man won't. Branches, mattresses, appliances, reasonable rates & prompt service 720-333-6832
• Lawn Maintenance •Aerating & Fertilizing, •Power Raking • Landscape •Sod & Rock Work • Res. & Comm. • Fully Insured. Offering Free Fall aerating & fertilizing with a new mowing pkg. (mowing in select areas)
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DEEDON'S PAINTING 40 years experience Interior & Exterior painting. References 303-466-4752
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Plumbing and Drains
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Majestic Tree Service
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GREENE'S REMODELING
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Personal Tax Preparation Flexible hours and scheduling
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Tree Service
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Shingles, Flat Roofs, Roof Leak Repairs. 35 years of experience. Free estimates. Butch Metzler (303)422-8826
* Bath * Kitch Remodels * Bsmt Finishes * Vinyl Windows * Patio Covers * Decks 30+ yrs. exp. George (303)252-8874
Seasonal
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A Tree Stump Removal Company
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Celtic Tavern is best bet
The Celtic Tavern at 1801 Blake St. is in its 13th year of doing business and is ready to branch out by providing Denver’s only Off Track Betting facility. “We have changed as the business grew,” said owner Noel Hickey, “by expanding in 2004 into the space next door, opening Delaney’s cigar bar and lounge. We are now ready for the next change. On April 6, we will open the only Off Track Betting facility in the City and County of Denver. “It will add excitement in both bars. We will open at 10 a.m. every day. On May 4, Kentucky Derby day, we will be hosting one of the biggest Derby day parties seen in Colorado. With the help of our friends at the Ninth Door and Vesta Dipping Grill, the Blake Street trifecta will be the place to be.”
From left, Charles (Brian Landis Folkins), Jack (Richard Cowden) and Henry (Joseph Graves) take on the issues of racism and office etiquette in David Mamet’s “Race.” Courtesy photos
‘Race’ pushes audience to the Edge Latest production tackles racism, workplace issues By Clarke Reader
creader@ourcoloradonews.com Lakewood’s The Edge Theatre has become the local go-to spot to see the works of playwright David Mamet, so it should be no surprise that the first production at its new location is a regional premiere of one of Mamet’s most recent works. With his infamous sharp wit and uncompromising gaze, Mamet shines a light on modern race relations and work environment in “Race.” The production will play weekends at the theater, 1560 Teller St., through April 7. Show times are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Saturdays and 6 p.m. Sundays. This is the third Mamet production in three seasons for The Edge, but Rick Yaconis, executive producer and artistic director, said he had to work very hard to get the rights for “Race,” particularly because it has never been done in the region before. He said he wanted the Edge’s first performance in its new home to be a first for the play. “The play takes place in a modern law office, and is about two male lawyers — one black, one white — and their young, black, female intern. The team is offered the chance to defend a rich, white executive against charges of raping a young, black woman. “You really see that it’s about the lies people tell, and how there is still racism in the country; it’s just discussed in a more politically correct way.” Yaconis said. Robert Kramer, who directed last year’s production of Mamet’s “Glengarry Glen Ross,” and Yaconis said he was tapped to direct “Race” because he knows what to do with Mamet. “It’s been great, but a challenge because of the new space and Mamet’s words,” Kramer said. “There’s no intermission in the play, and it almost feels like you’re watching a movie instead of a play.” Since the play tackles such a sensitive topic, Kramer said, the first thing he did with the four actors was sit them down and have several discussions about their experiences dealing with racism. He said the dis-
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Henry (Joseph Graves) is one of two lawyers in David Mamet’s “Race” trying to decide wether they should represent a man accused of rape.
cussions not only helped to refine the characters the actors are playing, but brought the cast closer together. “I really wanted the actors to be advocates for their characters,” Kramer said. “At times throughout the story, every character could be found guilty of something, and the audience will decide on its own who is guilty.” Kramer said audience members will see the play through their own perspectives, with all the experience that brings. For example, it is never made clear where the story actually takes place, and audience members will have varying opinions on the setting. “Race” is supposed to spark conversations after the lights come down, and both Kramer and Yaconis said they’re looking forward to that aspect of it. “The outcome is pretty open, and I think it will be interesting for the audience to talk about that,” he said. “I want to hear what
they think will happen next and who is really guilty.” For tickets and more information, call 303-232-0363 or go online to www.theeproject.org.
If you go WHAT: “Race” by David Mamet WHERE: The Edge Theatre 1560 Teller St., Lakewood WHEN: Weekends through April 7 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays 2 p.m. Saturdays 6 p.m. Sundays COST: $16-$20 INFORMATION: 303-232-0363, www.theeproject. org
Join Whole Foods Market Denver and Rocky Mountain Micro Finance Institute for a party to help end poverty around the world from 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday at the McNichols Civic Center Building at the corner of Bannock and Colfax. Taste some of Colorado’s best microbrews and spirits, including a custom limited edition of Pineapple Pale Ale from Denver Beer Co., as well as samples from other micro breweries such as Odell Brewing Co., Crazy Mountain Brewery and Downslope Distilling. Sample food from some of Whole Foods Market food artisans, and create your own party favor with folks from Fresh City Life and the Denver Public Library. Enjoy live music and view an art installation of “India” by Amy K. Wright. All proceeds will benefit the Whole Planet Foundation. Learn more at www. wholeplanetfoundation.org. Buy five tickets or more and enter to win a $100 gift card to Whole Foods Market.
Kempe takes Venice
Now that’s Italian! Guests will celebrate in Venetian style to support abused and neglected children during the “Kempe Takes Venice” gala beginning at 6 p.m. April 20 in the Seawell Grand Ballroom at The Denver Center for the Performing Arts. Proceeds from the event will benefit The Kempe Foundation, which provides the education, advocacy and fundraising support for The Kempe Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect. The evening will begin with a cocktail reception and silent auction at 6 p.m., followed by a 7:30 p.m. Italian-style dinner. The program will include a tribute to Dr. C. Henry Kempe’s lasting legacy, a success story as told by child-abuse survivor Althea Austin Flaherty, an artistic performance with an Italian flair, the comedy of Parker continues on Page 25
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New time and labor system
The county is moving towards official approval of an employee time and scheduling software system, offered by Kronos. The new program, which consolidates the current patchwork of paper forms and spread sheets that each department currently uses, is expected to have a firstyear cost of $197,092. An annual maintenance cost for future years is estimated at $39,511.
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Moya sentenced in murder of her husband ‘Cold and calculating’ murderer given 36 years
Court Judge Randall C. Arp said, calling her one of the most cold and calculating people Moya he had ever seen in his Jefferson County courtroom. Moya’s husband, Richard Limon, was murdered in August 2011. Limon, 69, was stabbed nine times, and his body was dumped on the side of Lookout Mountain Road above Golden. Moya had previously pleaded guilty to seconddegree murder and could have received a maximum sentence of 48 years. In his ruling, Arp said that while Moya’s manipulation of the
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YOUR WEEK: BOWLING, ART & KITES
THURSDAY/MARCH 28
COMMUNITY COFFEE Rep. Tracy Kraft-Tharp wants to hear from you. The next Community Coffee is from 7-8 a.m. Thursday, March 28, at La Dolce Vita, 5756 Olde Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Come and chat about issues important to you. Community coffee is planned the fourth Thursday of every month. FRIDAY/MARCH 29 BOWLING FUNDRAISER Join the American Lung Association from 6-8 p.m. Friday, March 29, for an evening of bowling, food and drink while helping send kids to Champ Camp. Profits from Bowling for Better Breathing will fund full and partial scholarships for youth to attend Champ Camp, Colorado’s longestrunning summer camp for children with asthma. These scholarships create an opportunity for young people, regardless of family income, to learn how to manage their asthma. There will be a silent auction, beer and food. This event will be held at Bowlero Lanes in Lakewood. To register, visit the events page at www. lungcolorado.org or call Durban Swartz at 303-847-0270. SATURDAY/MARCH 30 BUNNY EXPRESS Hop on the Bunny
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Express train from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 30, at the Colorado Railroad Museum. The train features the 1880s vintage passenger coach and experience what it was like to travel 100 years ago. The Easter Bunny and Spike the Railyard hound will hand out saltwater taffy from Enstrom Candies. The train departs every 30 minutes from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Purchase tickets online at ColoradoRailroadMuseum.org.
CONCERT SWEDEN’S Crucified Barbara will perform Saturday, March 30 at Jammin Joe’s, 9262 W. 58th Ave., Arvada. Crucified Barbara is touring in support of its third album, “The Midnight Chase,” which released in 2012 on Nuclear Blast Records. The new music video for “Rock Me Like The Devil,” taken from The Midnight Chase, can be streamed. EASTER FESTIVAL The Heritage Square
Easter Fun Festival is from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 30. Entertainment includes the Easter Bunny and his helper, a stilt walker, bubble tower, Stretch the clown, a balloon artist and the amusement park rides (weather permitting). Visit www.heritagesquare.info or call 303-277-0040.
MONDAY/APRIL 1, MAY 14, JUNE 4 LECTURE SERIES Unique Lives & Experiences welcomes lecturers, artists and celebrities who will share perspectives from their lives. The series is at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House in Denver. On Monday, March 11, the series welcomes Vicente and Marta Fox, Mexico’s former president and first lady. The series also includes Jane Goodall, primatologist and conservationist, on Monday, April 1; Sissy Spacek on Tuesday, May 14; and Dionne Warwich on Tuesday, June 4. The lectures begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available by calling 1-866-449-8118. Visit www. uniquelives.com. TUESDAY/APRIL 2 GOD ENCOUNTER Former Ethiopian
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prime minister Tamrat Layne tells about his controversial “encounter with God” in an exclusive filmed interview. The film will be aired at noon and 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 2, at Lifetree Café, 5675 Field St., Arvada. After serving as prime minister, Layne was convicted of corruption charges and served 12 years in prison. During his incarceration, Layne claims he experienced a supernatural visit from God. Admission to the 60-minute event is free. Snacks and beverages are available.
OPEN HOUSE Jefferson County Open
Space is beginning an information exchange process regarding plans to formalize the Apex Park Trailhead at the junction of County Highway 93 and Highway 40 near Heritage Square in Golden. Open houses are planned from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 2, at the Jefferson County Open Space office, 700 Jefferson County Parkway, Suite 100, Golden. Details about the project will also be posted on the Apex Park website and comments will be taken through April 17. Neighbors, visitors and community members interested in Apex Park are encouraged to send an email to apexpark@jeffco.us. You will then be included in an email contact list to receive updates and notices regarding the park. This schedule will be posted at http:// jeffco.us/openspace/openspace_T56_ R4.htm.
HIKING COURSE Wilderness Trekking School is a fun, comprehensive course on hiking in the Colorado mountains; on- and off-trail, map and compass, nutrition, gear, weather, handling an emergency, traveling on snow, and more. At the American Mountaineering Center in Golden, Colorado Mountain Club presents five Tuesday evening lectures plus four field sessions and a graduation hike (on your choice of Thursday, Saturday or Sunday) to teach you how to travel safely and confidently in the backcountry. Learn and practice new skills, meet new friends. Visit http://cmc.org or call 303-279-3080 to join the CMC today. More information available at http://www.hikingdenver. net/schools/wts.
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WILDLIFE ART Discover wild animals from Australia, South America and Africa, from giant lizards and poisonous frogs to deadly snakes. Use a variety of fun art techniques to examine these fascinating inhabitants of our planet. The eight-week session for ages 6-12 meets from 4-5:30 p.m. Wednesdays from April 3 to May 22 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Bring a healthy snack each week. Register by March 29 at www. arvada.org/nature. Instructor is David Sullivan. THURSDAY/APRIL 4 ATTRACTING BUTTERFLIES Are you iffy about insects but bursting about butterflies? Would you like to learn how to attract butterflies to your garden at home this spring and summer? Join Majestic View Nature Center from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 4, and go home with the know-how and some materials to get you started on your garden. The center is at 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. For ages 10 and older. Sign up early; visit www.arvada. org/nature. THURSDAY/APRIL 4; LOOKING AHEAD/APRIL 26, MAY 9-10, MAY 16-17 GOLDEN HS events Golden High School
presents its spring choir concert at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 4. The concert is free to parents and friends. Other upcoming events at the high school include:
IMPROVE SHOW fundraiser at 7 p.m. Friday, April 26. All proceeds benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Contact Scott Hasbrouck at shasbrou@ jeffco.k12.co.us, or 303-982-2813.
HEALTHY LIVING Healthier Living Colorado is an evidence-based, chronic disease self-management program developed by Stanford University. Participants will learn effective ways to manage fatigue, frustration, pain, and stress related to ongoing health concerns. This program is free and is funded by a grant from the Office of Women’s Health and Jefferson Center for Mental Health. It will be offered from 1-3:30 p.m. Tuesdays from April 2 through May 7 at the Community Recreation Center of Apex, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Call 303-425-9583. Space is limited, so register early; please register only if you can attend all six sessions.
the high school. For information about the events, or tickets, contact Angela Becker at abecker@jeffco.k12.co.us.
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THURSDAY AND FRIDAY/APRIL 4-5
JAZZ CONCERT Join Living Water Spiritual Community, 7401 W. 59th Ave., Arvada, for an evening of fine jazz in an intimate setting. The show is at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 3. Call 720-935-3999 for more information.
MUSICAL AUDITIONS The Arvada Center will have auditions for the musical “Curtains” from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 4-5 at 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. Chorus dance call is in Denver on April 8, and New York City auditions are April 15-17. Call the
ONE ACT Plays presented by the school’s Stage Right Productions on May 9-10. More details to come. POPS CONCERT, presented by the school’s music department, is at 7 p.m. May 16-17. ALL EVENTS are in the auditorium at
Arvada Center Box Office at 720-898-7200 to schedule an appointment time. Actors must be 18 years & older to audition.
to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 6, at Bear Valley Church, 10001 W. Jewell Ave., Lakewood. Visit www.bearvalleymops.com.
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COMING SOON/APRIL 5 BENEFIT PARTY Jeffco Outdoors Foun-
dation hosts “Party for Parks” to celebrate the anniversaries and accomplishments of Jefferson County Open Space, Denver Mountain Parks and Great Outdoors Colorado. Party for Parks is from 6-10 p.m. Friday, April 5, at Red Rocks Amphitheatre Visitor Center. The event will include food, drinks, entertainment and both live and silent auctions. Tickets are available at www.jeffcooutdoors.org or by calling 303-271-5934.
COMING SOON/APRIL 5, APRIL 11 OPEN HOUSE American Legion Post 161 will have a birthday party and open house at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 9, at 6230 W. 60th Ave., Arvada. Come celebrate with us, the honored past members of our armed forces, and see how the American Legion Post in Arvada is here for our Veterans. Other upcoming Legion events: Post meetings: 7 p.m. Thursday, April 11, May 9. Open to all veterans. Roundtable Breakfast: 7 a.m., Friday, April 5, May 3. This breakfast provides an opportunity for representatives of city, county, state and federal government to coordinate and communicate current issues with other levels and their constituents. Open to the public. Charge at the door for breakfast. Memorial Day ceremony and parade: Ceremony is at 10 a.m. May 27, at the west end of the Arvada Cemetery. Parade is at 11 a.m. from 60th Avenue and Lamar Street to 53rd and Marshall Street. Both events are presented by the Arvada VFW and American Legion.
COMING SOON/APRIL 5-6 OLIVER TWIST Colorado ACTS presents a community production of “Oliver Twist” at 7 p.m. Friday, April 5, and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, April 6, at 9460 W. 58th Ave., Arvada. For those who loved the classic Charles Dickens story, enjoy again all of the fascinating characters from this exciting story. Call 303-456-6772 for tickets and information. MOPS SALE The annual clothing and toy consignment sale to benefit the Bear Valley MOPS group is planned from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, April 5, and from 8 a.m.
KITE MAKING Assemble, decorate and take home your own sled kite at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Multiple times are available for this class: 4-5 p.m. Friday, April 5; 8:309:30 a.m., 10-11 a.m., 11:30-12:30 p.m., 1-2 p.m., 2:30-3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 6; and 4-5 p.m. Thursday, April 11. Make sure to come out and fly your new kite at the free Arvada Kite Festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 13, at Robby Ferrufino Park. Watch the pros fly their kites at this Arvada Festivals Commission event. All materials are included in the fee. Call 720898-7405 to register; classes fill up fast. Class open to ages 4-10 years. COMING SOON/APRIL 5-20 THEATER SHOW The Player’s Guild at the Festival Playhouse presents “On Golden Pond” from April 5-20 at The Festival Playhouse, 5665 Olde Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Call 303-422-4090 or visit www.festivalplayhouse.com for tickets. Appropriate for all ages. COMING SOON/APRIL 6, 8 TAX ASSISTANCE Seniors’ Resource Center, in partnership with the Internal Revenue Service, is offering free tax help for those in need of help through the VITA Tax Assistance Program. The program provides assistance with state and federal income tax forms, as well as the Earned Income Tax Credit and rent and heat rebate forms. This tool is available to tax payers in need of assistance who earned less than $50,000 in 2012. Appointments are required; call 303-235-6921. Assistance available April 6 and 8. Call 303-238-8151 or visit www.SRCAging.org for information, or if you are interested in volunteering. COMING SOON/APRIL 6 LECTURE SERIES Golden History Museums celebrates Women’s History Month with a tour April 6 that includes three homes in the 12th Street Historic District. After meeting at the Astor House Museum, attendees will learn about the homes’ early inhabitants. The tour will include a discussion on architecture and the history of the area. Tickets are required; call Golden History Museums at 303-278-3557.
Dot Wright, President of the Arvada Chamber of Commerce, and other community leaders will shave their heads to raise funds and raise awareness for Epic Experience. Anyone who donates $500 or more will have a pass at Dot Wright’s head shaving with the clippers!
Friday • April 19 • at D-Note 7519 Grandview Ave. • Arvada 5 - 7 p.m. (heads shaved at 5:45 p.m.)
Co Founder of Epic Experience, Nancy Ferro’s story with cancer began in August 2007, when her oldest son, Michael was diagnosed with Stage I Testicular Cancer. As life for the Ferro family moved beyond Live music on stage by the Duke Street Kings the treatments it became very clear to Nancy that there were very few resources available for support Please join us at D-Note for this truly epic event! and encouragement of cancer survivors. So, the dream began to provide a resource for individuals like her son who desperately needed an opportunity “We all know som ling to embrace life once again. I lost my dad to eone that has been diagno e friends batt ” os th to ve se cancer when I ha e. I ur ir nt ha ve e tl ad lit was 19 years ol d with cancer. years old whe nized this ting what ga ca or n di d. He was he ho de di w ed o am m of lung cancer “I aunt to kidney . Last summer just 41 the little dyna cancer. Severa I lost my cancer and to uncilman Bob Dyer l of or remission rig Co ht now. The co my friends are in treatmen - Arvada City t urage and stre survive cancer ng is survivors that incredible. Epic Experience th it takes to sh th this. To tell ev ere is life after chemo. That ows cancer eryone I know is why I am do ing ab – Dot Wright out this great organization.”
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the Gold Line transit-oriented development improvements.’ Lisa Yagi, director of finance West Woods Golf Club and Lake Arbor Golf Club, were up by 11.5 percent, with totals of 6,700 rounds at West Woods and 4,000 at Lake Arbor. The increase in rounds led to an increase of 6.5 percent at the West Woods restaurant and 10 percent at Lake Arbor’s restaurant. Revenue for the golf fund was
$500,000 more than expected, most of which will be used to improve and enhance the courses, including the recently renovated West Woods clubhouse and converting gas-powered golf carts to electric. The full annual financial report can be found online at arvada.org/financialupdates.
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Volunteers provide final rites for vets
Honor guard fires salutes at funerals By Tom Munds
tmunds@ourcoloradonews.com When the scheduling call comes in, Kathy Kraski begins the process of lining up eight volunteers who will serve as an honor guard and fire the 21-gun salute at a military funeral. “We are called the Fort Logan team and are part of the All Veterans Honor Guard formed to make sure the 21-gun salute would be fired at all military funerals,” she said. “There are six groups in the metro area and, last year, the All Veterans Honor Guard fired the salutes at more than 1,015 funerals.” An honor guard for a military funeral is seven members with rifles and an eighth member who gives the commands. The Fort Logan All Veterans Honor Guard wears dark blue windbreakers, gray slacks and white shirts. They use M-1 Garand rifles to fire the 21-gun salute. The rifles and the blank ammunition are supplied by the Army. The traditional military funeral includes a graveside service, followed by the 21-gun salute and the playing of “Taps.” Many times, “Taps” is a recording, but the All Veterans Honor Guard tried to make sure there is a 21gun salute fired at each veteran’s funeral. There are All Veterans Honor Guard groups in Aurora, Littleton, Arvada, Castle Rock, Littleton and Lakewood, in addition to the Fort Logan group out of the EnglewoodSheridan area. The first veterans honor guard was started about 1993 and, by 1995, the demand for service was enough that additional honor guards were organized. The only requirement to be part of the honor guard is the individual be a veteran of military service and physically able to stand at attention or parade rest for
The Fort Logan All Veterans Honor Guard fires a 21-gun salute during the 2012 Veterans Day ceremonies at Fort Logan National Cemetery. The Fort Logan honor guard is made up of veterans from the local area. File photo the duration of the funeral. Kraski noted that funerals are held in all kinds of weather, including when it is raining, snowing or in temperatures ranging from lows of about 6 degrees to summer days with temperatures in the high 90s or above. The Fort Logan group is made up of about 20 volunteers, most of them members of Verle Huffman Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9644 in Sheridan. There are also volunteers from a couple American Legion, posts plus a couple volunteers who don’t belong to any veterans’ organization. Volunteers live all over the metro area, including Denver, Longmont, Littleton and Elizabeth. Kraski decided to join the Fort Logan group when she attended a military funeral
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and saw the All Veterans Honor Guard in action. “I said to myself that I could do the honor guard duty and, about five years ago, I joined our group,” the Douglas County resident said. “Somehow I sort of got volunteered to head the group which means, when I get the call assigning us to a funeral, I get on the phone and round up the honor guard to go to the cemetery.” She said the oldest member of the Fort Logan honor guard is a 95-year-old World War II veteran. She said just about all the members are retirees, and she said she is proud of the fact the Fort Logan honor guard includes four women and is the only group in the metro area with women members.
Members of some honor guards buy their own uniforms, but Kraski has come up with a way to earn money to buy uniforms for the volunteers. “I had all our volunteers go through their homes and come up with stuff they wanted to get rid of,” she said. “I sorted it out and contacted eBay about selling them. The people at eBay have been very helpful and the sales have gone well enough that we have uniforms for current members and some in stock for future members.” Most of the funerals are at Fort Logan National Cemetery, but the honor guard does funerals for some veterans who are buried at private cemeteries.
Explore boundaries between real, imagined ‘Semblance’ and ‘Guised’ shown at CVA
IF YOU GO The CVA is located at 965 Santa Fe Drive, Denver. Admission is free. There is a parking area on the south side. Open Tuesdays through Saturdays, 303-295-5207, MetroStateCVA.org.
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The Metropolitan State University of Denver’s Center for Visual Art in the Santa Fe Art District, consistently offers exhibits that challenge the visitor to stretch and explore. The CVA will host two related shows “Semblance” and “Guised” to April 13, “Semblance,” is curated by Tomiko Jones, assistant professor of photography at MSU Denver and Cecily Cullen, creative director at the CVA. Photos and video works draw us into an enigmatic narrative without a clear linear progression. They navigate a reality not clearly identified, Cullen writes. They explore a tenuous line between truth and fiction and blur the boundary between the real and imagined. Artists are: Sama Slshabi, Neil Chowdhury, Kim Keever, Robert and Shana Parkeharrison, Laura Shill and Janaina Tschape. “Guised,” an international video exhibition curated by Sama Alshaibi, associate professor of photography/video art at the University of Arizona, is shown concurrently.
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It contains seven projects that pose a riddle that at first appearance is not threatening. Upon further examination, hidden and manipulated aspects of the content may grow pointed or threatening. “Guised” illustrates multiple uses of video art formats: mise-en-scene, the long shot, performance, stop motion, animation, collage and interactive historical and contemporary forms. Artists are: Hala Ali and Lantian Xie, Jovan Erfan, Ninar Esber, Coriana Close, Gary Setzer and Larissa Sansour. The Emerging Artists Gallery will contain juried work by MSU Denver students. Related events include a Colorado Ballet Student Performance at 7 p.m. April 5, culmination of a dance workshop for youth ages 10 to 14, inspired by works in “Semblance.” The Colorado Ballet will become a neighbor of CVA on Santa Fe Drive in 2014 — perhaps leading to future collaboration.
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Oblios Pizzeria has made an application with the city to move into the old Fleur Bistro spot at 1225 Logan St. in Capitol Hill. Oblios already has a thriving Park Hill location at 6115 E. 22nd Ave. Many fans call Oblios a friendly, old Italian neighborhood
a.m.-2 p.m.) and Sunday (8:30 a.m.-2 p.m.). 1630 8th St., Golden, www.thebriarwoodinn.com. Kachina Southwestern Grill, Westminster: Kachina will be offering Cowboys & Indians Brunch on Easter. 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Kids 8 and under eat free. The brunch also features Bullseye Bloody Mary Bar & Cisco Kids Room. 10600 Westminster Blvd., Westminster, www.kachinagrill.com. Shanahan’s Steakhouse, Denver: Shanahan’s will be featuring a $59, threecourse menu that includes prime rib, filet mignon and fresh seafood. In addition, Shanahan’s will be offering its full menu and children’s menu. 5085 S. Syracuse St., Denver Tech Center, www. shanahanssteakhouse.com. Trapper’s Chop House
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Looking for Easter specials around the metro area? Here are a few options for the March 31 holiday: Baca at The Inverness Hotel, Arapahoe County: The Garden Terrace’s award-winning Brunch for your Easter celebration. $49.95, adults; $23.95, kids 6-10; 5 and under free. 200 Inverness Drive West, www. invernesshotel.com/baca/. The Briarwood Inn, Golden: Open for champagne brunch Saturday (10
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Charlie Walling, one of the most amiable big-shots I know, is leaving Dean Foods as general manager of Robinson Dairy, effective March 31. Walling’s departure is a result of a “sweeping restructuring,” he said in a recent goodbye email message he sent to colleagues, friends and family. “It is with mixed emotions that I announce my departure from Dean Foods as general manager of Robinson Dairy, due to a sweeping restructure, effective March 31. Leading the Robinson Dairy team has been a tremendously rewarding experience. I wish everyone at Dean Foods the very best, and for the opportunity to work with these truly talented people, I am, and always will be, grateful. “Since relocating from Houston, the last 12 years in Denver have been the most fulfilling years of my life. This focused, collaborative and energetic community welcomed me and my family with open arms. Valerie and I plan to continue to live in Colorado as I pursue other career opportunities. I look forward to our continued friendship and appreciate the support from each of you. Please keep in touch as new opportunities unfold in the future.” I asked Walling, who is a personal friend as well as a huge supporter of my favorite breast cancer charity, Sense of Security, about his separation from the Robinson folks. He said, “I am fortunate and privileged
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pizzeria. Besides pizza, Oblios serves calzones, lasagna, salads and Italian and meatball sandwiches. Fleur Bistro opened in 2011, but lasted less than two years, closing with little notice in late October.
to have led the Robinson Dairy team and been associated with two Colorado leaders, Dick and Eddie Robinson. I will truly miss these talented friends and thank them for 12 successful and rewarding years.” Sal Siraguse, Robinson Dairy account manager, said, “Charlie will be missed. Great guy, great boss and so much fun to be around! “
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local favorite (and my former Rocky Mountain News colleague) Sam Adams, and a live auction. Following the program, one of Denver’s hottest dance bands Soul X will perform until 11 p.m. Community leader and longtime Kempe supporter Gail Johnson will receive the 2013 Kempe Community Award, and presiding judge of the Denver Juvenile Court, Karen M. Ashby, will receive the 2013 Kempe Professional Award. “The evening’s purpose is to celebrate the children and families served by The Kempe Center and the many individuals who make this important work up of possible,” said Patricia Peterson, president and CEO of The Kempe Foundation. “Our planning committee theirhas designed an event that withwill foster camaraderie for or theall of our guests and offer a variety of entertainment theirsure to please everyone.” anted Additional event details, tickets and sponsorships aboutare available by calling 303been864-5312 or online at www. wellkempe.org/gala. rrent mem-Tamayo adds bottomless
menu available to moviegoers when the theater and bar opened this week. The bar pours locally distilled spirits from companies such as Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey and Leopold Bros., as well as a seasonal cocktail menu curated by award-winning Alamo Drafthouse Beverage Director Bill Norris. “With the signature drinks at Glass Half Full, we’re trying to bridge the gap between the beer drinker and the cocktail drinker,” said Norris. More information at http://drafthouse.com/denver/littleton.
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(fourth floor of the Holiday Inn Select), Parker: Trapper’s Easter brunch features a prime rib and honey ham carving station, pancake and omelet bar, eggs Benedict, assorted salads and more. 19308 Cottonwood Drive, Parker, www.trapperschophouse. com.
Penny Parker’s “Mile High Life” column gives insights into the best events, restaurants, businesses, parties and people throughout the metro area. Parker also writes for Blacktie-Colorado.com. You can subscribe and read her columns (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) at www.pennyparker.blacktie-colorado. com. She can be reached at penny@blacktie-llc.com or at 303-619-5209.
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Skipper provides pitching and hitting in shutout victory Arvada get no hit; Alameda snaps losing streak
2-for-4 and drove in a pair of runs. The Eagles (1-1, 1-0) will host Colorado Academy at 4:15 p.m. Tuesday.
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Rams off to fast start
Green Mountain shutout George Washington 12-0 March 20 at Green Mountain High School. The Rams held Green Mountain to just four hits, while piling up 11 hits of their own and scoring runs in each of the first four innings. Green Mountain sophomore Cole Shetterly had a monster day going 3-f0r-3 which included a home runs and five RBI. The Rams (2-0) have outscored their opponents 35-0 in their first two games. They will participate in the Coach Bob National Invitational Tournament in Surprise, Arizona this week.
dwilliams@ourcoloradonews. com BOULDER – Ralston Valley used a near perfect pitching effort for an 8-0 victory Friday at Legacy High School. Senior Dan Skipper threw just over four innings giving up four hits for three Mustangs. Skipper also got involved offensively going 3-for-4 from the plate. Senior Daniel Jurney went 3-for-4 with three RBI. Ralston Valley (3-0) will participate in the Chris Moon Memorial Cherry Field Classic in Tucson, Arizona this week.
Tigers comeback for win
Alameda snaps skid
Fuelled by a huge fourth inning Alameda beat Thornton 10-7 March 21 at Alameda High School. Down 3-0 the Pirates scored seven runs in the fourth inning with the help of sophomore Allen Elliot. Elliot went 3-for-5 and drove in four runs. With the victory Alameda snapped a three game losing streak. The Pirates (2-3) will play Golden at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at All Star Park.
Wheat Ridge Farmers shown in their 14-6 victory over Roosevelt on March 15. Photo by Dan Williams
Arvada lost their first game of the season after they were no hit by Peak to Peak and beat 10-0 Friday at Arvada High School. Junior Nick Kelly tossed the no-hitter striking out eight batters and walking just one batter over five innings of work. Despite the no-no the Bulldogs have had a strong start to the season and has scored at least nine runs in their first three games. Arvada (2-1-1) will host Green Mountain at 4 p.m. Wednesday.
Rock Canyon 9-2 Tuesday at Arvada West High School. A-West sophomore Jesse Gonzales went 2-for-3 and scored a run, and sophomore Joe Rosenstein went 2-for-2 with a double, but the Wildcats had already dug themselves into a hole. Rock Canyon scored four first inning runs and then four more in the seventh inning and the Wildcats weren’t able to keep up offensively. Arvada West (0-3) is participating in the Chris Moon Memorial Cherry Field Classic in Tucson, Arizona this week.
Wildcats still winless
Bears big over Heritage
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Bear Creek got nine fifth inning runs and then hung on for a 14-8
victory Tuesday at Heritage High School. The Bears used 17 hits with five of those hits coming from junior Alex DeBell. DeBell went a perfect 5-for-5 and scored a pair of runs. In addition, senior Chris Barttelbort went 3-for-5 driving in four runs and scoring three more runs by himself. The Bears (2-1) will play at Loveland High School at 4 p.m. April 4.
Clearly clears bases
Senior Chase Clearly gave up just a single hit and his D’Evelyn teammates helped hit their way to a 10-0 victory Thursday at Pueblo Centennial High School. Clearly gave up just one hit over four strong inning of work for
A-West wrestling to host German National Team Wrestlers from Arvada-Broomfield By Daniel Williams
dwilliams@ourcoloradonews.com ARVADA – Germans are invading Arvada – the German National Team, that is. Arvada West High School will host the German Youth National Team as they take on the Arvada-Broomfield All-Star Wrestling Team Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the main gym. The German team features the best 13 to 17-year-olds in their country will wrestle against the best wrestlers in Arvada and Broomfield, including those from 5A state champs Pomona, Ralston Valley and AWest. “This is a very fun and very unique opportunity for some of the best wrestlers in Arvada to go against some of the best Germany has to offer,” Arvada West athletic director Steve Anderson said. The German wrestlers will be in Denver area for five days and three days in Grand Junction. Cheerleaders, poms and dancers will perform during match as well as Pomona’s band. The Mayor of Arvada is even rumored
to be making an appearance. In other Jeffco sports news: Beware of fake fundraiser. Bear Creek High School has alerted the media and local businesses that a company going by the name of “HS Posters” is calling business owners with false pretenses claiming they are doing the sports posters for the high school. Bear Creek High School is in no way affiliated with HS Posters and, receives no financial return from their efforts or any posters. Please do not donate any money or purchase any advertising from this company. If you have already purchased anything from them please request an immediate refund and fax a copy of any invoices, posters, or relevant documentation to (619) 502-7535. Bear Creek’s athletic department works with Big Game Promotions to produce their seasonal sports poster. They will be assisting in the fundraising efforts for the 20132014 school year. Big Game Promotions (www.biggamepromotions.com) is the only authorized poster company for our school. Local businesses will have the opportunity to sponsor advertising space on the posters, with a portion of the funds going directly back to Bear Creek High School athletic department.
his first win of the season. Senior Cody Marvel provided the offense going 2-for-2 with three RBI. D’Evelyn (2-0) will participate in the Coach Bob National Invitational Tournament in Surprise, Arizona this week.
Eagles give up lead, game
Faith Christian gave up an early lead and fell to Prairie View 7-4 March 21 at Prairie View High School. The Eagles got out to a 3-0 lead but then gave all three runs back in the third inning. Then after a game was tied 4-4, Faith Christian then gave up three more runs in the sixth inning. Faith Christian senior Steven Galambos went
Lakewood outlasted a scoring slugfest and hung on for a 17-12 victory March 21 at Boulder High School. Down 11-6 late in the contest the Tigers suddenly got red-hot and reeled off 11 sixth innings runs. Lakewood was fuelled by Matt McMillan huge afternoon where the senior went 3-for-5 with five RBI. Junior Parker Cormack went 2-for-5 and drove in a pair of runs. The Tigers (2-1) are participating in the Greenway Festival Tournament in Phoenix, Arizona this week.
Pomona falls in opener
Pomona scored four seventh innings but their rally fell short as they fell 9-8 March 18 at Northglenn High School. Northglenn took a 9-4 lead into the game’s final inning and although the Panthers’ bats heated up late their effort came up just short. Pomona senior Ryan Abts went 2-for-3 and drove in four runs, and senior Sean McClure went 3-for-4. The Panthers (0-1) are participating in the Chris Moon Memorial Cherry Field Classic in Tucson, Ariz., this week.
All dolled up
The Standley Lake girls golf high school team was all dressed up for the golf season in the Jeffco League. The Gators placed third in their first league tournament on March 18 at the Applewood golf course, playing through 25 mile-per-hour wind. Sunset Limousine in Westminster sponsored Pinky the limo and Simply Blessing Photography made it an occasion to remember. Left to right above the door are Mallory Graff, Lauren Trujillo and Katie Gordon (team captain). Left to right in front of the door, Nikki Vair, Jade Bonney, Laci Williams, Courtney Kauffman and Danielle Lombardi. Photo courtesy of Ron Zwemke
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Sports artist is on the ball Works include portraits, golf carts, drawings
oring By Tom Munds 17-12 tmunds@ourcoloradonews.com High Kyle Banister is a full-time artist ntest with many talents and many interests. “I don’t have a favorite medium. I d-hot like them all,” he said with a smile. “As nings d by for subjects, I like to draw everything I noon see and I will do artwork on just about with anything that stands still long enough mack for me to get to work.” He uses a variety of mediums inair of cluding markers, acrylics and enamels ipat- and his subjects vary from a painting of Tour- a woman done on wood to his artwork this on golf carts created for the Birmingham Barons baseball team. But he’ll tell you his favorite subject is baseball. His said his works are enth where baseball meets art. “I think baseball is the greatest ort as orth- game there is,” he said with a smile. “It’s simply a great metaphor for life. My into grandfathers both loved baseball and d al- encouraged me to play even though I eated was too small to really play the game.” He played youth baseball on the old just fields at Englewood City Park, was sold went in the 1960s for development of Cin, and derella City Shopping Mall. That early or-4. exposure, he said, planted the seeds of rtici- his love for baseball, and he likes to tell emo- stories through his artwork centered
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Government Legals Public Notice NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT Notice is hereby given that disbursements in final settlement will be issued by the City of Arvada Finance Director at 10:00 a.m., April 9, 2013 to Urban Farmer, Inc. for work related to Project No. 94910 – Sunrise Park and performed under that contract dated July 16, 2012 for the City of Arvada. Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that furnished labor, material, drayage, sustenance, provisions or other supplies used or consumed by said contractor or his subcontractors in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done by said Urban Farmer, Inc. and its claim has not been paid, may at any time on or prior to the hour of the date above stated, file with the Finance Director of the City of Arvada at City Hall, a verified statements of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim. Dated this March 7, 2013 /s/ Christine A. Koch, City Clerk Legal Notice No.: 80010 First Publication: March 21, 2013 Last Publication: March 28, 2013 Publisher: Wheat Ridge Transcript Public Notice ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids for the construction of City of Arvada Project No. 13-WA-01 entitled 2013 Water Main Replacement Phase 1 will be received at the office of the City Engineer until 10:00 am on April 9, 2013 and then publicly opened and read aloud. The BID DOCUMENTS, consisting of Advertisement for Bids, Information for Bidders, Special Conditions, Addendum when issued, Bid Bond, Bid Proposal, and Bid Schedule forms, and the Project Draw-
on baseball. He said it isn’t just the The former Englewood resident players, but it also is about art about said he never gave up “playing with art” the inner workings of the game. in every job he had, including paintHe said he set out to try to make a ing designs on vehicles when he was living doing baseball art even though in the motor pool in the Army. He letthere wasn’t a big market for sports tered race cars and, while working for art in the Denver area. He said he was Burt Subaru, painted national ski team fortunate to make good connections designs on their vehicles. He went on doing art focused on baseball. He also to start a sign company, and he said he branches out to other sports including called himself a graphic designer and wrestling, football and, most recently, not an artist during those years. hockey. He said life changed in 2001 when He does some artwork for Root he took some classes and a couple inSports, and a drawing he did for Root structors told him he was a good artist. Sports of a portrait of Todd Helton They got behind him and encouraged done against a background of a base- him to make use of his talents to purball scorebook won an Emmy Award. sue his desire to be an artist He has a big date on opening day “I followed their advice, entered a for the Rockies when, for the second couple art shows that led to my first year, he will be doing chalk art outside solo art show and kicked off my career Coors Field. as a full-time working artist,” he said. He said it was a hit last year on “It was an emotional time and, while opening day and he was pleased to be it would seem it would be a difficult invited back. decision to make such a major career He said he likes different media and change, it really wasn’t. It was so easy in doesn’t have a favorite, and hethealso is some ways. My kids were grown and I Sealed bids for construction of City of Arvada No. 13-WA-01 entitled looking for new fields he Project can explore was single, so I could do what I wanted 2013 Water Main Replacement Phase 1 with his art, which now includes tothedo. will be received atdoing the office of CityIt proved to be the most imporEngineer until 10:00 am on April 9, 2013 body art. tant decision I have ever made.” and then publicly opened and read aloud. The BID DOCUMENTS, consisting of Ad-said his only regret was that he Banister said he had the bug to do He vertisement for Bids, Information for Bidart since he was a kidders, butSpecial everyone disdidn’t Conditions, Addendum whenmake the decision to become a issued, Bidhis Bond, Bid Proposal, and Bid couraged him, telling him artistic full-time artist 40 years before, about Schedule forms, and the Project Drawings (11”x17”) may be examined at foltalents were fine but he couldn’t earn a thethetime he graduated from Alameda locations: living as an artist. lowing High School. City of Arvada Engineering Division “I believed them 8101 so IRalston never took an Banister grew up in Englewood and Road, Arvada, art class in high school,” said. “In- attended Petersburg School through Coloradohe 80002 Plan Room – 1114 W. 7th Avenue, stead I took all thoseDodge classes like Colorado alge- 80204 the fourth grade. His family eventually Suite 100, Denver, iSqFt Plan Room, bra that I thought would help me1312 get17th a Street, moved to Lakewood and he still lives in Suite 115, Denver, Colorado 80202 steady job.” southern Jefferson County. Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System
Public Notice ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids for the construction of City of Arvada Project No. 13-WA-01 entitled 2013 Water Main Replacement Phase 1 will be received at the office of the City Engineer until 10:00 am on April 9, 2013 and then publicly opened and read aloud. The BID DOCUMENTS, consisting of Advertisement for Bids, Information for Bidders, Special Conditions, Addendum when issued, Bid Bond, Bid Proposal, and Bid Schedule forms, and the Project Drawings (11”x17”) may be examined at the following locations: City of Arvada Engineering Division 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada, Colorado 80002 Dodge Plan Room – 1114 W. 7th Avenue, Suite 100, Denver, Colorado 80204 iSqFt Plan Room, 1312 17th Street, Suite 115, Denver, Colorado 80202 Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com No cost bid documents may be obtained at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com on or after March 21, 2013. Bid documents may also be obtained at the office of the City Engineer upon payment of $30.00 per set, which is non-refundable. ESTIMATED QUANTITIES OF THE MAJOR ITEMS OF WORK ARE: 6,000 LF Furnish and Install 12” PVC Waterline 14,000 LF Furnish and Install 8” PVC Waterline 25 EA Furnish and Install Fire Hydrant Assembly 10 EA Furnish and Install 12” Gate Valve & Box 35 EA Furnish and Install 8” Gate Valve & Box 415 EA Reconnect Water Service Miscellaneous items include connections to existing facilities, traffic control, water main fittings and other appurtenances Bidders, subcontractors, and suppliers must be familiar with the current City of Arvada Engineering Code of Standards and Specifications for the Design and Construction of Public Improvements, dated July 19, 2011, which will be combined with the Bid Documents to form the
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at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com No cost bid documents may be obtained at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com on or after March 21, 2013. Bid documents may also be obtained at the office of the City Engineer upon payment of $30.00 per set, which is non-refundable. ESTIMATED QUANTITIES OF THE MAJOR ITEMS OF WORK ARE: 6,000 LF Furnish and Install 12” PVC Waterline 14,000 LF Furnish and Install 8” PVC Waterline 25 EA Furnish and Install Fire Hydrant Assembly 10 EA Furnish and Install 12” Gate Valve & Box 35 EA Furnish and Install 8” Gate Valve & Box 415 EA Reconnect Water Service Miscellaneous items include connections to existing facilities, traffic control, water main fittings and other appurtenances Bidders, subcontractors, and suppliers must be familiar with the current City of Arvada Engineering Code of Standards and Specifications for the Design and Construction of Public Improvements, dated July 19, 2011, which will be combined with the Bid Documents to form the Contract Documents for the Project. A copy of the Standards may be obtained from the office of City Engineer upon a non-refundable payment of $30.00. The Standards are also available in the Engineering section of the City’s web site at www.arvada.org. Holders will be notified when supplemental revisions and additions are available as they are adopted. Holders are responsible for keeping current their City of Arvada Engineering Code of Standards and Specifications. Project Engineer for the work is Timothy R. Hoos, P.E. Phone 720-898-7644 CITY OF ARVADA /s/Patrick Dougherty, P.E. Legal Notice No.: 80011 First Publication: March 21, 2013 Last Publication: April 4 2013 Publisher: Wheat Ridge Transcript
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Public Notice ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids for the construction of City of Arvada Project No. 13-BR-01 entitled Miscellaneous Bridge Repairs will be received at the office of the City Engineer until 10:00 am on April 10, 2013 and then publicly opened and read aloud. The BID DOCUMENTS, consisting of Advertisement for Bids, Information for Bidders, Special Conditions, Addendum when issued, Bid Bond, Bid Proposal, Bid Schedule forms, and the Project Drawings (12”x18”) may be examined at the following locations: City of Arvada Engineering Division - 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada, Colorado 80002 Dodge Plan Room – 1114 W. 7th Avenue,
Public Notice ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids for the construction of City of Arvada Project No. 13-BR-01 entitled Miscellaneous Bridge Repairs will be received at the office of the City Engineer until 10:00 am on April 10, 2013 and then publicly opened and read aloud. The BID DOCUMENTS, consisting of Advertisement for Bids, Information for Bidders, Special Conditions, Addendum when issued, Bid Bond, Bid Proposal, Bid Schedule forms, and the Project Drawings (12”x18”) may be examined at the following locations: City of Arvada Engineering Division - 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada, Colorado 80002 Dodge Plan Room – 1114 W. 7th Avenue, Suite 100, Denver, Colorado 80204 iSqFt Plan Room, 1312 17th Street, Suite 115, Denver, Colorado 80202 Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com No cost bid documents may be obtained at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com on or after March 21, 2013. Bid documents may also be obtained at the office of the City Engineer upon payment of $30.00 per set, which is non-refundable. ESTIMATED QUANTITIES OF THE MAJOR ITEMS OF WORK ARE: 15 EA Grout repair concrete bridge girders 150 LF Grout repair bridge deck edges 6 EA Clean and recoat steel bridge girders 75 EA Clean and recoat bridge bearing plates Miscellaneous items include connections to existing facilities, traffic control, citizen notification, asphalt and concrete removal, etc. Bidders, subcontractors and suppliers must be familiar with the current City of Arvada Engineering Code of Standards and Specifications for the Design and Construction of Public Improvements, dated July 19, 2011, which will be combined with the Bid Documents to form the Contract Documents for the Project. A copy of the Standards may be obtained from the office of the City Engineer upon a non-refundable payment of $30.00. Holders will be notified when supplemental revisions and additions are available as they are adopted. The Standards are also available at no cost on the City's web site at www.arvada.org. Holders are responsible for keeping current their City of Arvada Engineering Code of Standards and Specifications. Project Engineer for the work is Timothy
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15 EA Grout repair concrete bridge girders 150 LF Grout repair bridge deck edges 6 EA Clean and recoat steel bridge girders 75 EA Clean and recoat bridge bearing plates Miscellaneous items include connections to existing facilities, traffic control, citizen notification, asphalt and concrete removal, etc. Bidders, subcontractors and suppliers must be familiar with the current City of Arvada Engineering Code of Standards and Specifications for the Design and Construction of Public Improvements, dated July 19, 2011, which will be combined with the Bid Documents to form the Contract Documents for the Project. A copy of the Standards may be obtained from the office of the City Engineer upon a non-refundable payment of $30.00. Holders will be notified when supplemental revisions and additions are available as they are adopted. The Standards are also available at no cost on the City's web site at www.arvada.org. Holders are responsible for keeping current their City of Arvada Engineering Code of Standards and Specifications. Project Engineer for the work is Timothy R. Hoos, P.E., Telephone 720-898-7644. CITY OF ARVADA /s/Patrick Dougherty, P.E. Legal Notice No.: 80012 First Publication: March 21, 2013 Last Publication: April 4 2013 Publisher: Wheat Ridge Transcript
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Public Notice ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids for the construction of City of Arvada Project No. 11-ST-14 entitled West 68th Avenue Sidewalk Installation will be received at the office of the City Engineer until 11:00 am on April 9, 2013 and then publicly opened and read aloud. The BID DOCUMENTS, consisting of Advertisement for Bids, Information for Bidders, Special Conditions, Addendum when issued, Bid Bond, Bid Proposal, and Bid Schedule forms, and the Project Drawings (11”x17”) may be examined at the following locations: City of Arvada Engineering Division - 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada, Colorado 80002 Dodge Plan Room – 1114 W. 7th Avenue, Suite 100, Denver, Colorado 80204 iSqFt Plan Room, 1312 17th Street, Suite 115, Denver, Colorado 80202 Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com No cost bid documents may be obtained at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com on or after March 21, 2013. Bid documents may also be obtained at the office of the City Engineer upon payment of $30.00 per set, which is non-refundable. ESTIMATED QUANTITIES OF THE MAJOR ITEMS OF WORK ARE: 177 LF Install 6’6” width combination
Sealed bids for the construction of City of Arvada Project No. 11-ST-14 entitled West 68th Avenue Sidewalk Installation will be received at the office of the City Engineer until 11:00 am on April 9, 2013 and then publicly opened and read aloud. The BID DOCUMENTS, consisting of Advertisement for Bids, Information for Bidders, Special Conditions, Addendum when issued, Bid Bond, Bid Proposal, and Bid Schedule forms, and the Project Drawings (11”x17”) may be examined at the following locations: City of Arvada Engineering Division - 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada, Colorado 80002 Dodge Plan Room – 1114 W. 7th Avenue, Suite 100, Denver, Colorado 80204 iSqFt Plan Room, 1312 17th Street, Suite 115, Denver, Colorado 80202 Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com No cost bid documents may be obtained at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com on or after March 21, 2013. Bid documents may also be obtained at the office of the City Engineer upon payment of $30.00 per set, which is non-refundable. ESTIMATED QUANTITIES OF THE MAJOR ITEMS OF WORK ARE: 177 LF Install 6’6” width combination curb, gutter and sidewalk 44 LF Furnish and Install 12” RCP storm drain 1 EA Furnish and Install Type 16 storm drain inlet 85 LF Furnish and Install Timber Retaining Wall 250 SY Asphalt Removal and Replacement Miscellaneous items include traffic control and other appurtenances Bidders, subcontractors, and suppliers must be familiar with the current City of Arvada Engineering Code of Standards and Specifications for the Design and Construction of Public Improvements, dated July 19, 2011, which will be combined with the Bid Documents to form the Contract Documents for the Project. A copy of the Standards may be obtained from the office of City Engineer upon a non-refundable payment of $30.00. The Standards are also available in the Engineering section of the City’s web site at www.arvada.org. Holders will be notified when supplemental revisions and additions are available as they are adopted. Holders are responsible for keeping current their City of Arvada Engineering Code of Standards and Specifications. Project Engineer for the work is Timothy R. Hoos, P.E. Phone 720-898-7644 CITY OF ARVADA /s/Patrick Dougherty, P.E. Legal Notice No.: 80013 First Publication: March 21, 2013 Last Publication: April 4 2013 Publisher: Wheat Ridge Transcript
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