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Happy 40th to tennis center Arvada facility marks anniversary with event By Crystal Anderson
canderson@colorado communitymedia.com In the early 1970s, Rosemary Dooley saw a need for outdoor recreation in Arvada. Today, 40 years later, her passion for keeping kids safe and active and her work on the city council has paid off with numerous trails and recreation park projects throughout the city, including that initial project, the Arvada Tennis Center. “Her mission was to keep kids busy and out of trouble,” said Maureen Elmaleh, Dooley’s daughter, about her mother’s passion for the project. “She had a passion for sports, and so tennis it was.” The Arvada Tennis Center, 6430 Miller St., first opened eight public courts to the Arvada community in spring 1975, and today is celebrating its 40th birthday in style. Along with the eight courts, open year round, it offers youth and adult individual and group lessons and programming, adult
IF YOU GO WHAT: Arvada Tennis Center 40th Birthday Party WHEN: Saturday, April 18 TIME: Noon to 2 p.m. WHERE: 6430 Miller St. Monthly Specials: $5 off entry fee to Glen Hines Tournament $5 off court time and ball machine punch cards
and youth leagues, tournaments, professional instruction and a pro -shop containing grips, balls, rackets, scorecards and more. “Tennis is a lifelong sport,” said Michele Crouse, tennis coordinator. “People enjoy being outside or inside wherever they’re playing. They enjoy the camaraderie tennis brings as well as the physical challenge of mastering ball placement and consistency.” The tennis open house will honor the Tennis continues on Page 13
During a recreational tie-breaking game, Patrick Godsil slams a tennis ball to Steven Cohen for an extra point. Photo by Crystal Anderson
Disposing of drugs properly Take-back event serves new cause By Crystal Anderson
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Ralston House Development Officer, Ashley Lapp, plants a pinwheel outside the Heritage Community Bible Church, 5615 W 64th Ave. Photo by Crystal Anderson
A healing wheel Fundraiser seeks awareness for sexual abuse prevention By Crystal Anderson
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his month, an image of blue and silver will decorate the lawn outside of Faith Bible Chapel: an image of 983 pinwheels, spreading love, hope and awareness. “We want to be a representation of the real need in our community,” said Jason King, a pastor at Faith Bible about their pinwheel garden. “It raises awareness within our own church community that we live in a city that needs support and needs help … it’s infusing the reality of it — we have to be a voice for the innocent and this is a very small way.” Every April the Ralston House — an Arvada-based nonprofit serving abused children and youths — begins selling blue and silver pinwheels, a national sign of hope and healing, in an effort to raise both awareness and funds to help end sexual and child abuse.
The month-long program encourages community members to either sponsor a pinwheel or place a garden in a visible spot on their property, showing support for victim advocacy and bringing attention to HOW TO PLANT A PINWHEEL the growing • Find a visible spot need for these • Take blue and silver pinwheels, services in the stake and hammer. Front Range • Hammer stake into ground to create a hole. communities. • Lightly hammer pinwheel into ground “This is re• Enjoy! ally our chance to get the word Individual pinwheel sponsorships cost $5; small out about child gardens, $250; and large gardens, $1,000. abuse prevention,” said Ashley Lapp, Ralston House development officer. “It’s a symbol of hope and healing for victims everywhere — it’s a positive show of support for victims.” Wheel continues on Page 13
Spring cleaning can have us throwing everything from leftover holiday wrappings to old prescriptions to the curb, but this year, the Arvada Police Department WHAT CAN I DISPOSE? is giving residents an opPermitted: portunity to Prescription medications properly disOver-the-counter medications pose of old Medication samples or unused Pet medications medications. Vitamins “A lot of Liquid medication in glass or people aren’t leakproof containers sure how Medicated ointments and lotions to dispose Inhalers of unused medications, Excluded: vitamins, Bloody or infectious waste prescripHydrogen peroxide tions or overAerosol cans the-counter Thermometers drugs,” said IV bags Jill McGranaIllicit drugs han, ArChemotherapy and other radioacvada Police tive substances spokesperOxygen containers son. Needles or other sharps Normally a bi-annual event, the Drug Enforcement Association decided to stop funding local take-backs, ceasing this program unless other funding could be found. This year, the Arvada Police has partnered with the Northey Foundation to continue the event and raise funds for student scholarships and emergency services monies for first responders across the Front Range. Drugs continues on Page 20