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Female dead after officer involved shooting Destinee Thompson, 27, killed following Target robbery BY RYAN DUNN RDUNN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
A child runs in the potato sack race at Arvada Days.
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Arvada Days held at Clear Creek Valley Park Fishing derby, potato sack races, carnival games included in festivities BY RYAN DUNN RDUNN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
On a sunny Saturday at Clear Creek Valley Park, kids of all ages
cast fishing lines, run potato sack races and play carnival games at the 2021 Arvada Days festival. The Aug. 21 festivities marked the fourth time Arvdada Days had been held. The COVID-19 pandemic shuttered the 2020 event. It returned this year alongside the Ralston House .5k Endurance Challenge. Arvada Days is a free event open to the public and funded by the
city of Arvada along with a host of sponsors. Arvada Days began in 2017 and is organized by the Arvada Festivals Commission and Highlands Hills Parks and Recreation District. The festival included live music, vendor booths and a number of activities for children. “I think people are just looking SEE ARVADA DAYS, P4
Arvada Harvest Festival up in the air after permit snafu Carnival and midway denied from special events permit, parade approved BY RYAN DUNN RDUNN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
In advance of the 95th anniversary of the Arvada Harvest Festival, the city of Arvada recently announced it was denying the carni-
val and midway components of the special events permit application. The city still approved the festival’s application for the parade. The Arvada Harvest Festival dates back to Oct. 1925 and has primarily been hosted by the Arvada Jaycees and the Arvada Junior Chamber Foundation with the support of the city. The festival was cancelled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year’s Harvest Festival is scheduled for Sept. 11, but festival
organizers are now mulling if hosting the event is feasible because the carnival and midway game and food booths are typically key revenue streams for the festival, according to Rick Nelson, Harvest Festival executive committee member. Nelson said the committee found out about the permit issues on Aug. 19 and met that night to determine if there is a way to save the festival. SEE FESTIVAL, P6
Arvada Police shot the suspect of an armed robbery at the Super Target on Kipling Street in Wheat Ridge on Tuesday, Aug 17. Destinee Thompson, 27, was shot by an APD officer at the American Motel on I-70 at around 1 p.m. and was pronounced dead after a motor vehicle crash following the shooting. No other injuries were reported. Arvada Police initially responded to reports of a female suspect wielding a knife threatening people and stealing merchandise from the Target on Kipling. Officers tracked the suspect to the nearby American Motel, where she had fled on foot. Officers attempted to apprehend her and an altercation ensued, at which time they fired on Thompson. Thompson was able to flee the motel in a vehicle but crashed shortly after leaving the parking lot. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Two men at the Napa Auto Parts store near the scene of the vehicle crash, one of whom identified himself as Robert Kunshier, said they heard between eight to 10 gunshots shortly before a white van was seen speeding down the I-70 frontage road. The van clipped a curb to the west of the Sinclair station and careened into a field behind the gas station and eventually came to rest in a ditch behind the gas station. Kunshier said that he saw one person in the vehicle, but they were not moving. Thompson had a criminal history dating back to 2016, according to CBI records. She had at least one active warrant for her arrest at the time of her death, according to Arvada Police. One APD officer involved in the shooting has been placed on administrative leave while the incident is investigated by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department, which is standard procedure.
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Eyes up, phone down: road safety tips for the new school year Traffic cop shares common-sense reminders BY BOB WOOLEY BWOOLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Pay attention when behind the wheel. It is basic information, but it bears repeating, especially now that most schools are back in session. Ty Countryman is a Lakewood Police Department Traffic Agent who’s seen nearly everything that can happen when people don’t pay attention. So doing just that, he says, is the most important thing people can do when they get behind the wheel. “It goes for drivers, and for parents to tell their kids as well,” he said. Pay attention. Pay attention to your surroundings. Pay attention to your speed. Be more cautious anytime you’re around schools. Simple advice, Countryman says, but critical. With in-person school attendance being higher than it’s been for nearly 18 months, drivers are likely to encounter more children, pedestrians, school buses and any number of other hazards — scooters, skateboards, road construction — than they have in quite some time. “The biggest thing for drivers is slow down,” Countryman said. “There’s nothing in the world worth being in that big of a hurry, given
Children line up to get on the school bus at Stober Elementary in Lakewood. Lakewood PD Traffic Agent Ty Countryman cautions drivers to always stop when school buses have their stop signs extended.
A line of cars waits to pick up children from the first day of school.
the end result of a crash — especially if it involves a child.” If you come across a school bus with their stop sign out and lights activated, you’re obligated to stop, whichever direction you’re traveling. Countryman says when kids get off the bus and know they have to get across the street, often they will run across without looking to make sure traffic has stopped. “They (younger children) have no awareness, and that’s where it becomes so important for drivers to have that awareness,” he said.
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Aside from saving a child’s life or your own peace of mind, paying close attention and watching your speed can save grief, points on your driver’s license, higher insurance rates and a whole lot of money. Fines for speeding in school zones are doubled. Countryman says if you haven’t seen a Traffic Agent in a school zone yet this year, it’s only a matter of time until you do. In Lakewood, police are assigned to school zone duty in city wards they patrol. “On any given morning or afternoon, we could be there,” he said.
Other police agencies, including the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department do likewise. One important thing to watch for, Countryman said is paying extra attention in school zones and making sure you’re totally out of them before resuming a higher rate of speed. He said school zones are not randomly created. “Traffic engineering has done a great study on those distances,” he said. “They’re widened out beyond the school for a reason. because those blocks can be flooded with kids and that buffer creates a safety zone.” Finally — cell phones. Keep them in your pocket or purse while driving, he said.
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Jefferson County Public Health interjected a bit of a bombshell into the first week of school across the county when it announced less than 24 hours before the first day of school that all students and staff over the age of 2 would now need to be masked regardless of vaccination status. But while much of the focus has been placed on the impact of the new public health order on the roughly 80,000 students who attend Jeffco Public Schools, this order is reverberating beyond the district in private schools and day care facilities alike, which are also subject to the new order. Particularly surprising — and sometimes frustrating — to many staff and parents affiliated with the latter is that the order applies to everyone two and over, meaning kids as young as two and three will now need to mask up to attend day care.
Mindy Goldstein, who operates the Applewood School in Lakewood, said she was among the operators frustrated not only the timing of the order but also the requirements imposed by it. Goldstein said much of her frustration comes from her feeling that the Applewood School has been “very successful” for the last 18 months, with the school able to stay open and none of its teachers testing positive, despite masks not being required for such young kids. However, she also identified several practical concerns about the policy in an email to Colorado Community Media. “It is difficult for two- and threeyear olds to wear the mask all day,” she said. “Facial expressions and language are important to preschool and masks make it difficult.” On the day after the order was announced, Goldstein said she also visited several Target and Walmart stores in the area and found they were all sold out of kids’ masks. “The previous Colorado mandate prior never included children this young and for all the months during all these spikes above 5% SEE HEALEY, P3
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positivity rate were never advised to mask the kids,” Goldstein said. “We will mask up since it is a mandate, but getting the younger kids to keep the mask on is a bit of a joke.” But Megan Broughton, the executive director of the Lakewood United Methodist Preschool, takes the opposite view. She said her school completely supports the order and intended to require masks even before it was announced. “I think that it is a necessary safety measure until all of our students are eligible to receive the vaccine and case counts are not rising,” she said in an email to Colorado Community Media. “This helps us keep our doors open and supports our staff and families
in feeling safe in our building.” Broughton said there is also no reason to be particularly concerned about young kids wear masks. She said most of her school’s three, four and five year olds have no problem doing so. “They just want to play with their friends and if they need a mask on to do it then so be it,” she said. “We give occasional reminders, but overall, the kids are better at masking than many adults I know.” Comstock was asked about her rationale for the last-minute masking change, and she pointed to a COVID-19 Q&A released by Children’s Hospital of Colorado stating that it is the organization’s refuting the often-stated claim that mask wearing is harmful to children’s mental health, stating that there is no scientific evidence to support it. “Kids are resilient and are able
to tolerate and wear mask without negative consequences to their mental health,” said Jenna Glover, PhD, MS, a child and adolescent psychologist, quoted in the Q&A. “Emphasizing the importance of helping others by wearing a mask is a great way to reinforce this safe behavior with kids.” Comstock said the decision in Jefferson County to require masks even for vaccinated students was made in response to several issues that have persisted since JCPH issued its initial school masking guidance, which required masks only for the unvaccinated, in June. Those issues included too few schools and child care centers adopting Jeffco’s optional mask guidance, rising COVID-19 case counts in Jeffco and large-scale closures and quarantines playing out at schools in Georgia and Kentucky, which opened last week.
“Given trends across the country, we do not need to wait to see severe illness and death among schoolchildren in Jefferson County when we have proven tools to prevent it,” Comstock said. With the school mask mandate now in place, Goldstein said she is now worried about he possibility of a vaccine mandate for schools. She said that her school’s staff is currently 83% vaccinated but that if a vaccine mandate is implemented, it will likely escalate an existing pre-school teacher shortage. Comstock, meanwhile, said that while there are no orders requiring either mask wearing or vaccination for the general public, the situation is an evolving one. “As vaccinations continue to stall and cases continue to increase rapidly, we will continue to male decisions based on the best interest of the health and safety of our residents,” she said.
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ty-challenged senior citizen. Recently, I had a husband and wife who insisted on being present for my open house. That’s okay, although unusual. The husband worked from home and insisted on keeping his home office locked to all visitors. We had a picture of his office on the MLS, and it was included in my video tour, but during showings a picture of the room’s interior was posted on the locked door to his office. If you have video cameras installed inside and outside your home, that’s okay, too. To comply with privacy laws, you only need to post a sign visible to all visitors warning them that video and audio surveillance is in use at this property. Adding that fact to the “broker remarks” on the MLS provides proof that you did notify all visitors, through their agent, of the video and audio monitoring present in your home. (The MLS system keeps a record of each and every change to the MLS listing, allowing you to prove that the warning was there from the beginning and not added later.) If you don’t want your agent to install a lockbox containing the key to your home, that can be arranged. Just have the showing instructions say, “Seller will let you in and then step outside during the showing.” Speaking of lockboxes, I recommend against the kind of lockboxes with dials, because anyone can look at the lockbox while it is open and see what the code is. We use only the kind of lockbox with pushbuttons for that reason. Electronic lockboxes are becoming more common in our market. The most common brand is SentriLock. The advantage of electronic lockboxes is that they record the time when each agent enters and leaves the home, and showing
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agents can only use their access code for the approved date, not come back a second time without asking for a second showing. Normally, we don’t tell the seller the code to the lockbox, because we don’t want to allow for the possibility that the seller will give that code to a friend or cleaning person without our knowledge. However, I have on occasion given that code to a seller who wants to remove the key overnight, getting their reassurance that they won’t share that code with anyone else. Another security strategy when there’s a lockable security door or screen door on a house is to mount the lockbox inside that security or screen door, which the seller can then lock overnight or when no showings are expected. I don’t want readers to get the impression that security is a big problem in our market. In two decades of listing homes, I have never had an incident where a visitor (including at open houses) stole something from one of my listings. Please know that every licensed real estate agent has been fingerprinted and had a criminal background check done on them when they were licensed. They could lose their license and livelihood if they were later convicted of a felony. They would also
put their license in jeopardy if they were to give a lockbox code to a buyer. It should be noted that our showing service, ShowingTime, is responsible for making sure that no unlicensed person is able to get showing instructions for our listings. When an agent calls to set a showing using their own phone, ShowingTime knows from Caller ID which agent it is so they don’t have to check if they’re licensed. (They greet me by name when answering my calls.) ShowingTime offers several options for allowing showings of your home. You can specify what hours you want to block showings, and these rule can vary by date or day of the week. For example, “no showings before 10 a.m. or after 6 p.m.” One seller, who did home schooling, asked to block all showings on school days before 3 p.m. Her home still sold quickly for above its listing price. You can also specify lead time for showing requests. One hour is a common lead time requirement, but some listings require prior day notice. In other words, your listing agent can pretty much set any rule you want regarding showings, and that rule is computer enforced, meaning the rules will not be violated due to human error.
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to get out and get their mind off things,” said Arvada Special Events Coordinator Adelle Burton. “It’s great because it’s outside as well, Clear Creek Valley Park is a huge park, so we can really spread out.” The Ralston House .5k Endurance Challenge required an entrance fee from participants that went to the Ralston House general fund, which benefits child victims of abuse. Ralston House hosted another .5k Endurance Challenge on July 31 in Thornton. Participants in the .5k Endurance Challenge raced non-competitively around a short path at Clear Creek Valley Park. Ralston House Executive Director Don Moseley said the event has taken on a renewed importance this year due to the Coronavirus pandemic. “With the pandemic making it so that we couldn’t have our normal events and dinners and things like that this year, our special events are even more important to bring in the funds we still need,” said Moseley. “We stayed open the entire time when a lot of places closed. We were still seeing kids, still working with social services. “But we weren’t able to do this kind of fundraiser like we’ve done in the past,” Moseley continued, “so this year where we are able to do these kinds of in-person events, it’s probably even more important than they’ve been in the past to us.”
Cheerleaders from Chatfield High School compete in the potato sack PHOTOS BY RYAN DUNN race.
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“We couldn’t believe what we were hearing, what we read,” said Nelson. “It’s beyond comprehension. This is almost a century-old event. We’re really doing damage control right now to figure out what — if anything — is salvageable. You can’t just run a parade.” Nelson was concerned about the festival’s bottom line due to the absence of the special events. “We can’t afford it,” said Nelson. “The two things they have denied are what funds the parade and festival. We’re just in shock and trying to figure out what, if anything, can be done. We’re going to be assessing everything here.” The city said it could not find a location for the carnival and the midway, but it approved the parade because it is the longest-standing component of the festival, according to city spokesperson Ben Irwin. “The city has been a long-time supporter of that event and each year there’s a special events permit that gets submitted,” said Irwin. “That gets reviewed by different departments ranging from the infrastructure team and the traffic safety to public safety team, parks, our vibrant communities and neighborhoods and so on and so forth.” Ryan Stachelski, director of community and economic development, said the Olde Town street closures — which were implemented during the Corornavirus pandemic — prompted a change in venue from
The annual Arvada Harvest Festival starts on Olde Wadsworth Boulevard on Saturday FILE PHOTO BY KEVIN M. SMITH/SPECIAL TO THE ARVADA PRESS morning.
the festival’s traditional location at McIlvoy Park to the more residential Wolff Park. “I think, generally speaking, what happened is that the Harvest Festival has historically been in McIlvoy Park and along Upham Street,” said Stachelski. “But due to the street closures that are going on, the city had a safety concern about having the additional streets closed in Olde Town and so we have been working with the Harvest Festival for quite some time to try and find an adequate location that would meet their needs.” Stachelski added, “Because they had focused a lot of their attention early on McIlvoy Park ... and trying to make things work there, not as much attention was focused on some of the things that needed to happen to help mitigate the impact on the neighborhood in Wolff Park.” Stachelski also said the timetable
too tight to ensure develop traffic and noise mitigation strategies for the special events. “Wolff Park is a fine location, but it is more in a neighborhood than McIlvoy Park,” said Stachelski. “And as such there are aspects of it — like noise and parking — that could be more impactful, which we think are able to be mitigated if done properly. “We were concerned that we may be rushing to solutions that weren’t adequate,” Stachelski continued. “So rather than get up to a week beforehand and say `yes’ or `no’ based on what they were able to achieve or not achieve, we wanted to take a step back and say we just don’t think we’re there yet with the amount of time we have left, we would rather tell you now.” Nelson said that the executive committee was delayed a little bit this year because of unexpected
events. Nelson added that he felt the city should have raised their concerns earlier. “We don’t understand why they didn’t ask that question,” said Nelson. “This should have been done in the early part of the year. We were delayed a bit because of the city’s surprises, but we started as early as we always started and started meeting with the city.” At press time, Nelson said the Executive Committee was still in the process of determining whether or not the event could continue in any iteration. Stachelski said that adverse longterm impacts on the neighborhood outweighed short-term solutions. “We understand this is going to be disappointing not just to the Harvest Festival but to a lot of community members as well,” said Stachelski. “This is an important event, but we really want it to showcase the city and its community really well and we were nervous that some of these measures weren’t put in place it could have more of a long-term impact on the Harvest Festival.” Arvada Mayor Marc Williams said that he was hopeful that the Harvest Festival parade could go on as planned. “The city team really tried to accommodate the festival committee at Wolff Park,” said Williams. “But in their final analysis, the impact on the local neighborhood was just going to be too significant to be able to do the midway and the carnival portions.” “Obviously, there’s a long, proud SEE FESTIVAL, P7
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Steuben’s Arvada closes after 5 years of operation Popular restaurant served its last meal on August 22 STAFF REPORT
Fans of classic American diner food will need to find a new local haunt, as Steuben’s Arvada location closed its doors for good following dinner service on Aug. 22. The restaurant announced the closure on Aug. 23 in a statement, adding that all Steuben’s Arvada staff have been offered positions at Steuben’s original location on 17th Avenue in Denver and/or sister restaurant Ace Eat Serve, also located on 17th in Denver. Owner Josh Wolkon said the closure comes on the heels of a challenging year for the restaurant industry brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. “I know I speak for many in our indus-
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tradition of the Harvest Festival parade,” said Williams. “We wanted to do everything we could to keep it going. With Ralston Road as torn up as it is, we obviously could not do it there. The impact for the neighborhood with the new route is fairly
try when I say this past year and a half has forced us to re-evaluate our business models,” said Wolkon in a statement. “We all had time to consider what’s important to us and what makes us happy. Through most of the pandemic, my efforts were focused strictly on Steuben’s and Ace, our two neighboring restaurants in Uptown, Denver while Steuben’s Arvada remained closed. With a smaller operation I had more time to connect with both staff and guests. It became clear to me that this busy Uptown block was the sweet spot for myself and our team. I’m excited to have more time to further develop our Wellness Program which has become part of the culture of Secret Sauce.” The statement also said the Secret Sauce team will use the Steuben’s Arvada location as a commissary for the Steuben’s truck and to produce the cakes, pies, desserts, and ice cream served in Ace and Steuben’s Denver location until a new business moves into the Ralston Road property.
short lived, so we felt we could manage that… I think it’ll work fine for this year.” Nelson said that he and the rest of the executive committee are gutted by the city’s decision. “Right now, we’re just at a complete loss,” said Nelson. “Disappointed is an understatement. We’re struggling for solutions. I’ve been volunteering for 45 years and it’s just unbelievable.”
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An Arvada teenager who went missing on Aug. 13 was found by authorities on Aug. 19 between the hours of 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. at the Denver Public library located at 46th and Utica Street. The teen is being medically checked and follow-ed up with by investigators. Prior to Thursday, witnesses last saw Rylnn Fendley, a 16-year-old from Arvada with developmental disabilities, getting into a navy blue van in the 6400 block of Quail Street around 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 13. Police say the van occupant did not abduct her, but dropped her off in Denver. The van dropped Fendley off at a bus station. Snelling said that APD received video footage from RTD on Aug. 18 confirming that Fendley got on a bus at 7:55 p.m. Friday and arrived at 17th Avenue and Larimer Street at 8:34 p.m. that night.
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Northglenn mosque looks to support local Afghan community Masjid Ikhlas accepting donations for incoming refugees BY LIAM ADAMS LADAMS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Donations and words of encouragement are appreciated at this moment, Northglenn’s Masjid Ikhlas outreach director Ihsan Riahi said as the community prepares for new refugees from Afghanistan. The mosque — also called the
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Metro Denver North Islamic Center — which counts many immigrants from Afghanistan or people with connections to the country as members, is collecting donations for incoming refugees. The Taliban recently took control of Afghanistan’s government, leading to an exodus from the country. The mosque said the most needed items are diapers, baby items, strollers, car seats, kitchen items, linens, towels, socks, underwear, shoes for kids, and school supplies. People can drop off donations on Wednesdays at 10 a.m. and Saturdays between 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The address is 11141 Irma Drive, Northglenn. Riahi said it’s currently unknown how many refugees will be coming. Gov. Jared Polis wrote to the Biden administration on Aug. 18 saying Colorado is prepared to accept Afghan refugees and special immigrant visa holders. “In Colorado, our state and local communities are proud partners in global humanitarian and refugee resettlement efforts, and Colorado has long partnered with the federal government to play our part,” Polis wrote. As Masjid Ikhlas looks to support refugees, Riahi said the mosque is trying to find ways to support its own members, who are also struggling because of their connections to Afghanistan. “Obviously, it’s tough on everyone. It’s emotional, to say the least,” Riahi said. On Aug. 20, the mosque gathered
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for its weekly congregational prayer, the Jumuah, for the first time since the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul and the collapse of Afghanistan’s government on Aug. 15. Before the prayer gathering, Riahi said he hoped it would help the community to “hear the imam saying words of encouragement and that hardship will eventually go away. And that there is help in this country.” Riahi said the mosque has received words of encouragement
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from the broader community, and that more of that is always appreciated. “That relieves people hardship or make them feel better when they see that everyone cares, see that overall, Coloradans and America are trying to do their best to help and are eager to help,” Riahi said. “That makes people feel better. That makes them feel like they are not alone, and that people are trying to help them as well.”
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he children laughed at one another as each took a turn playing the game. With each passing turn, the children laughed harder, cheering on their friends. The game WINNING they were playing was “pin the tail WORDS on the donkey.” As each attempt found its way somewhere other than the donkey, the farther away the tail landed, the greater the laughter. A blindfold makes it hard to hit a Michael Norton target that cannot be seen, especially after being spun around a few times before walking dizzily toward our destination. Although this is a game, with the players being blindfolded, there is still an intended target. It’s one thing to try and hit a target we cannot see, but something else altogether to hit a target we don’t have. “If you don’t know where you are going, any road can take you there.” — Lewis Carroll When pursuing personal growth or professional development goals,
I have found that whatever it is that we are trying to achieve can be found in one of these four categories: increase, improve, expand, and/or reduce. It is also helpful to make a distinction between increase and improve. As an example, a business looking to define success and align key performance goals may identify the need to increase revenue while at the same time improving their margins. Individuals I have worked out with may look to increase strength while improving stamina. And when we separate the two words, increase and improve, we are defining very clear goals and targets for each. Some of us look to expand our capabilities in an area of our life or business. We may want to expand our knowledge or skill. Some of us may look to expand our thinking to gain a better understanding of the people in our lives and events happening around the world. We can look for opportunities to open more stores or locations, expanding our market share, or expand our offerings and customer base. When it comes to defining success by reducing something, we look at things like reducing costs, reducing
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Housing and its impact Citizens of Arvada, it’s time to understand the review process for new housing development and its impact. There are projects at 52nd & 58th Garrison, 70th & Kipling, 64th & Miller, 58th & Ward Rd., 72nd & Oak, and others. If each has 50 single-family dwellings, that means at least 100 more vehicles x six = 600 more drivers. This is surely a low estimate, as nearly 90 units are planned for 70th & Kipling alone. There will be more traffic and noise. Commutes will be longer due to density, air will be even more polluted, and there will be far fewer open lands with wildlife, views and quiet. At least one area has been rezoned to allow more density in clear contrast SEE LETTERS, P11
inches from our waistline, reducing timelines to complete a project faster, reduce the turnover of our employees, or reduce the risks associated with our health, our business, or our finances. One of the primary reasons people and companies never settle on true goals or the definition of success is that we get caught up in the gray areas of what success looks like. We know that we want to get better in some way, but struggle with where to start. And how one person or business defines success can be vastly different from person to person and business to business. While working on performance development, I started focusing on those four words in my questions to help bring clarity to the conversation and direction around productivity goals. I will ask you the same thing I ask others, “What is it in your life or business that you are hoping to increase, improve, expand, and/or reduce?” One company that I worked with took this concept and created their sales plan that would lead them to having the best year ever. They used quantifiable metrics to measure themselves against: an increase in
customer knowledge and intimacy, improved relationships that deepened trust, expanded their thinking to focus on bundled solutions rather than single offerings, and to reduce the non-selling activities that took them away from customer interactions and communications. Elizabeth R. sent me a message after adopting this concept: “Thank you for helping me to take off the blindfold as I can clearly see my targets now. My goal is to increase my family time after work, improve my relationships with my husband, expand our family’s commitment to the community, and reduce the stresses of life by not spreading myself so thin.” Are you still playing the game of “pin the tail on the donkey”? Or have you taken off the blindfold to clearly see your goals and dreams? I would love to hear your story at mnorton@ tramazing.com, and when we take the time to define success, it really will be a better than good year. Michael Norton is the grateful CEO of Tramazing.com, a personal and professional coach, and a consultant, trainer, encourager and motivator to businesses of all sizes.
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hat we have here ... is a failure … to communicate.” Sometimes it feels like that is our entire HITTING existence. And never more so than in the last HOME 18 months. But, from personal experience, let me give you a glimpse into the extent of the problem. Two months ago I wrote a column about the sudden, and, to me, inexplicable, presence of a Professional Pickleball League, complete Michael Alcorn with television contracts and sideline reporters. In this column, I lamented the fact that we, as a nation, have taken what was intended as nothing more than a fun and aerobic activity and turned it into something professionally competitive. It reminds me of how American Ninja Warrior was so cool at first, but then became overrun by professionals. But, at the same time, at three different places in the column I extolled the virtues of the sport — I have nothing against pickleball, and I thought I made that clear.
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very interesting light on communication as a whole. Let me put it this way: if my intent, using 8-ish column-inches and roughly 650 words, was so badly misconstrued, how often do we completely misunderstand that which is attempted to be communicated via 180-character Tweet, 3-line Facebook post, or emoji-laden text message. LOL. And, if we, as “grown ups,” have such difficulty deciphering intent from limited linguistic input, how much harder do you suppose it is for a 16-year old, 80% of whose communication is via these means of input? This, parents, is why I continue to strongly encourage having telephone conversations with your children as much as is feasible, rather than conversing by text. If for no other reason than that it exposes them to the act of using the language and hearing the nuance in the delivery. And, tangentially, I would be watching for an uptick of Autism diagnoses in five to seven years, as all these babies who are toddling in a world hidden behind masks become members of their
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to surrounding single-family homes. In one proposal, a culde-sac will be opened, creating a new cut-through in a neighborhood once closed off. The Arvada Report states that part of the pre-application process questions impact on traffic, requirements for re-zoning, and a neighborhood meeting. The Report indicates that “Projects must align with Community values…” In my opinion, every development impacts traffic and requires a neighborhood meeting. Ralston Road/58th, Kipling, Garrison, Ward, Miller, Oak, Oberon, 52nd, 64th and 72nd will be starting places for hundreds of cars. If you want to preserve open space and limit noise and congestion, let City Council know now before any more proposals slide through to become developments. Don’t wait until you see the bull dozers. Arvada has enough congestion already! Cynthia Dionigi-Huffman, Arvada Not just Arvadans affected With the city of Arvada’s ‘Push and Shove’ approach to the single vendor trash pickup it’s not just Arvada’s constituents that are being affected by this policy. As a resident of the 80003 zip code area but not an Arvada constituent, I live in Westminster proper. This trash pickup policy has an effect on our trash service particularly mine and some of my neighbors that have had Waste Management for our trash services. Upon receiving an email today I learned that our service contract with them would be terminated at the end of August. Due to the direction of Arvada to Waste Management they will pull all their trash pickup service in the 80003 area. It seems that Arvada officials didn’t think this
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school communities (inability to understand the communicative aspects of facial expression and the nuances of interpersonal communication is -one of the markers of Autism Spectrum Disorder).
through properly before directing additional services for trash to abandon us good paying customer/ customers(unknown number). Here in Westminster, 80003 zip code, we may very well become an island, where no trash service will enter this 80003 due to Arvada direction to these trash companies. Waste Management on the phone told me they are following Arvada’s orders! I’m ticked off a good two year contract was nullified for nothing! Mark Wellington, Westminster Arvada, the Heat Island Arvada is becoming a heat island, part of the greater Metro Denver heat island. I think the local weather impact is far more immediate than any other possible causes of climate change. This issue first caught my attention at Planning Commission meetings. Commissioner Mike Griffith frequently asked about tree plantings in parking lots, as well as around proposed developments, to mitigate the heat island effect. So I started investigating. The first thing I noticed were the stunted, often dead trees, in parking lots and along sidewalks. There are not enough trees to mitigate the extraordinary heat emitted by buildings, pavement, and rocks around the trees. I’ve noticed that many storms now split around Arvada, typically to the north or south. Thirty years ago, the storms came through Arvada. Also, a local weather forecast showed ground level winds across Colorado. The winds swirl around the Denver Metro area, like the eye of a hurricane. Especially on hot days, my patio wind vane shows the winds from the east or northeast, consistent with the eye of the hurricane wind pattern. I grew up in Arvada, and the winds were consistently from the west or northwest. Development has affected our
local climate. Replacing green surfaces with impervious surfaces raises local temperature by as much as 10 degrees, according to a American Meterological Study. It’s time Arvada acknowledges the heat island impact of development and takes action. We need more trees and plants and less impervious surfaces. Nancy Young, Arvada LWV favors masks in schools The League of Women Voters of Jefferson County strongly supports a requirement that all persons appearing on school premises be required to wear masks for the coming year. The League of Women Voters positions state: · that a high priority should be placed on preventive care, primary care and emergency care; · that all children must be educated, and it is our responsibility as a society to ensure that children are educated in a safe environment; and · that the education of a young child is a shared responsibility. For the last 18 months, COVID 19 has restricted in-school attendance for children, and we believe we must get them back to school as soon as possible. Since children un-
der the age of 12 years are not presently eligible for vaccinations and they are more susceptible to the COVID 19 Delta variant, masking is a prudent and compassionate way to minimize their risk. In addition, we strongly support the recommendation that students 12+ wear masks when indoors at school. Health officials have been educated to look at the statistics and probabilities and have come to a logical conclusion. Let’s rely on their expertise and stop the divisive behavior that is confusing to our children. This is a time when adults need to act as one caring and cooperative community and support practical, common-sense decisions. For more information on League Positions go to lwvjeffco.org; select the About Us tab and then select Where We Stand to find our position statements at the National, State and Local levels. Christina Manthey, President of the League of Women Voters of Jefferson County Land of confusion over Reagan legacy In response to Joe Webb’s letter on Ronald Reagan.Joe wrote “… what Reagan achieved as president was meant for all Americans without exception.All Americans SEE LETTERS, P17
Yeah ... probably gonna get some mail about that one, too. Michael Alcorn is a teacher and writer who lives in Arvada with his wife and three children. His new novel, “Valkyrie’s Kiss,” a finalist in the ScreenCraft Book Competition, is available now at mjalcorn@comcast. net. His opinions are not necessarily those of Colorado Community Media.
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he cardboard storage boxes form a chronological grid, left to right, on an entire basement wall — stacked five tall and 10 across, starting with the 1970s on the top left. They contain artifacts spanning generations of musical acts: press kits, publicity photos, notes and writings that chronicle an era and chart a collision course with history. In the last several years they’ve become G. Brown’s creative lodestar. The 67-year-old longtime fixture in Colorado’s music media
G. Brown arranges an archive of musician photographs and biographical material in his office.
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Fashion and the arts combine at Factory Five Five
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ne of the many things people learned during the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic is COMING the importance of the arts. So many ATTRACTIONS turned to them, regardless of the medium or mode, for a sense of relief or a feeling of connection. Which means it shouldn’t be entirely surprising that people of all ages looked Clarke Reader to expand their own artistic interests during the pandemic. That was the experience of Skye Barker Maa, who started a theater company called Factory Five Five at Stanley Marketplace, 2501 Dallas St. in Aurora, in January of 2020. So much so that she’s expanding it into an arts collective to provide a
place for artists interested in fashion, film, theater and photography to learn. “This [growth] arose out of the explosion of our theater program during COVID, which happened because when things were reopening, we were one of the few offering programs in person,” Barker Maa said. “Part of what happened is we had all this space, and so we were able to roll all these other things into it.” The new situation finds the fashion academy portion of Factory Five Five opening in Stanley Marketplace, and a black box theater located at 10255 E. 25th Ave. A full line-up of classes for children, teens and adults will begin on Monday, Sept. 13, and the theater will be kicking off an experiential production of “Daisy’s Day Speakeasy” on Friday, Sept. 10. Presented by Bizarre Café, the show runs through Saturday, Sept. 25, and features live
music, performances by jk-co dance and cocktails from Factory Five Five’s Velvet Underground Coffee Shop and Bar. On the Factory Fashion Academy side of things, there will be classes for children, teens and adults. But they won’t be the kinds of classes where students sew pillows or something like that. “We’ve really assembled the fashion avengers - a dream team of fashion designers in different areas,” Barker Maa said. “It’s been taking things to a really wonderful and unexpected level. And at the end of the session, we do a full fashion show, with lights, tech and everything.” No matter how people want to create, Factory Five Five aims to be a place where they can spread their wings and work with others. “What I love about the Factory is we have so much running, and students of all ages can get hands-
on experience. I love that circular energy of everyone being in the same space,” Barker Maa said. “With such a diverse amount of classes running and enough space to work together, people are welcome to come and hang out with us and create.” Find out more and sign up for classes at www.FactoryFiveFive. com. Pay your respects at America’s COVID-19 Memorial Back in April, I wrote about The Biennial of the Americas — an organization headquartered in Denver that aims to develop collaboration and partnership across borders and highlight Colorado as a state that is deeply connected to the Americas — seeking submissions for its “Americas COVID-19 Memorial.” SEE READER, P13
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— he has chronicled the scene both in print and on the radio since his high school days — has channeled his professional life toward preserving and cataloging the state’s pop-music legacy. “My gift — the luck — was that I was writing for a major daily newspaper, when that meant something,” says Brown, whose work appeared for 26 years in the pages of The Denver Post from 1977 to 2003. It was a period when a few major record labels ruled pop music, and a vinyl album release — and the attendant buzz over cover art and liner notes — fueled much-anticipated tours and fed a music writer’s hunger for the big interview. “It’s really hard to think of just how many generations don’t even know about the hard goods, just that idea of someone’s records coming out and caring about the liner notes and all that,” Brown says. “But that was my life. And I got to see everything.” Brown’s late-career passion project pours the contents of all those basement boxes, and all that he saw and heard, into a digital platform that didn’t even exist when many of the artists performed at the height of their talents. In his two-year-old nonprofit, the Colorado Music Experience, he’s building what he envisions as a highly inclusive online historical archive at colomusic.org. The site features profiles, podcasts, videos and photos of artists whose connection to the state ranged from memorable performances to visits to deep-rooted institutions like the legendary Caribou Ranch in west Boulder County, where many performers sought high-altitude inspiration and round-the-clock access to a recording studio. Profiles feature stars like Earth,
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On Friday, Sept. 3, the exhibition will open at Museo de las Americas, 861 Santa Fe Drive in Denver. It features works from 21 commissioned artists and award winners of the “Americas COVID-19 Memorial.” From 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 16, the museum and organization will host “ConnectArte: Biennial Curator & Artist Talk,” a discussion of the power of art to assist in working through grief. Visit https://museo.org/ for more information. CinemaQ tells the world’s stories through film Denver Film’s annual CinemaQ Film Festival returns to highlight LGBTQ+ stories from the world over. The festival begins on Thursday, Aug. 26 and runs through Sunday, Aug. 29. The program will be available through Denver Film’s virtual platform. The platform allows for viewers to stream their selected films on Roku, AppleTV or their computer or mobile device. The festival started in 2009 and has grown in the ensuing decade to international submissions from
Wind & Fire’s Philip Bailey, a Denver East High alum and one of the many who recorded at Caribou. Videos celebrate acts like country-rock group Poco, whose musical family tree flourished far and wide. There’s even an extended nod to early 20th-century artists like Elizabeth Spencer, Colorado icon Glenn Miller and others. More than two dozen (and counting) podcasts feature superstars like Graham Nash sitting down in a local studio. Overall, the podcasts trace the arc of Brown’s experience writing about not only classic pop performers, but also newer Colorado-centered artists like The Fray and the Lumineers. The exploration of Brown’s personal archives also gave birth to another, more conventional historical project. He’s already three volumes into an ambitious 21-book series called “On Record,” which eventually will tell the year-by-year story of pop music in America from 1978 to 1998. Each book features roughly 350 pages of bite-sized historical perspective gleaned from his archival interviews and photos. Though not a Colorado-centric undertaking, proceeds from the books’ sales go back to the nonprofit Colorado Music Experience. “I’ve got a passion for this stuff,” Brown says. “I did not start it out of spite, or to compete with anyone. But no one’s doing this work, OK? So it’s on me and that’s what I should be doing.” The gig that catapulted him to prominence and allowed him to accrue decades of pop music history ended abruptly in 2003, when he resigned from the Post in the wake of the discovery that one of his concert previews contained sentences lifted from another article. That triggered an investigation of his previous year’s work that found 12 more passages from other publications. Brown maintains his mistakes were unintentional but that he filmmakers. Some highlights from the festival include “Building A Bridge,” and “No Straight Line.” Get details and passes at www.denverfilm.org. Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Colin Hay at the Arvada Center Stepping away from a popular band and starting something under your own name must be a daunting prospect. Scotland’s Colin Hay no doubt understands that better than most. When Australian band Men at Work (of which he was the frontman) dissolved, Hay went on to build a solid solo career for himself. Just this summer Hay released a covers album, “I Just Don’t Know What to Do With Myself,” that features some of his favorite tracks (and honestly, some of mine) “Wichita Lineman,” “Ooh La La” and “Can’t Find My Way Home.” In support of the record, he’ll be performing at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 1. Information and tickets can be secured at https://arvadacenter.org/ events/colin-hay. Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. He can be reached at Clarke.Reader@hotmail. com.
should have been more careful in his writing. He calls the episode “the worst time of my professional life.” “I read voraciously, everything I could, to be well-informed,” he says. “It bit me in the ass and I got sloppy. I’ll definitely cop to that. But I don’t think that the people who disparaged my work get to define my legacy. I worked too hard for that to happen.” Brown immediately moved to a radio job at KCUV, a Denver-area progressive rock station where he helped build a small but loyal following. But ownership pulled the plug five years later, citing low ratings and the faltering economy. Brown shifted his focus to helping launch the Colorado Music Hall of Fame — he served seven years as a founding director — and also drew on his vast inventory of music history to tackle multiple book projects. All paths ultimately led him toward the Colorado Music Experience. Initially, Brown imagined the wide-ranging historical reach of the Colorado Music Experience not as a website, but as a bricks-and-mortar, physical space where patrons could eat and drink while immersed in Colorado music artifacts. He imagined a partnership with a brewery or dispensary or even a coffee shop. “But bottom line, I didn’t want to get into the bar and restaurant business.” Then a friend asked Brown if he knew how to podcast. For someone who had extensive experience in radio, worked as a tuxedoed ring announcer for pro wrestling in the late 1980s and once hosted a Saturday
morning cartoon show as “Uncle G,” podcasts weren’t a big leap. “So, instead of the bricks and mortar,” he says, “we focused on building that archive of people in Colorado music history who have a story to tell. And it was very liberating to be inclusive instead of exclusive — which is what a Hall of Fame entails. That’s all political — who goes in, who goes out. I want to do things on merit.” In addition to the site’s catalog of podcasts, there’s a robust selection of videos. Brown earlier had worked on what were essentially mini-documentaries that served as tribute videos for Hall of Fame inductions. He expanded on that model to add visuals to dozens of other artist profiles. “I spent the last two and a half years just building it up to where I think it’s a pretty compelling, and entertaining, repository for Colorado music history,” Brown says. “The Colorado Music Experience is one of those passion projects,” says Jon Rizzi, editor of Colorado Avid Golfer and a collaborator with Brown. “And it’s kind of a cliché, but G.’s enthusiasm is totally contagious. Not only is he a very good student of the genres that he covers but he’s also just a fan. He loves music. And you have to love something to really be a connoisseur.”
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For a cyclist, few things in life are more enjoyable than an epic ride over great terrain. But an epic ride over great terrain with ample support staff, feed stations and 4,999 riding buddies would probably qualify. That was certainly the case according to Ken Reardon of Fort Collins, who said he’d done the Triple Bypass before, “but not in a long time.” “I ride competitively, but with organized races being weird the last two years ... I just wanted a nice, fun ride.” Though, he admitted that he would still be checking his road times. The Triple Bypass —a classic “bucket list” item for many cyclists and a bragging point for its veterans — is named for the three passes along the course, which winds from Buchanan Park in Evergreen over Juniper Pass (11,140 feet elevation), down through Idaho Springs and then up along the banks of Clear Creek and eventually over Loveland Pass (11,990 feet), wending past Keystone and Frisco before heading over Vail Pass (10,560 feet) and then down to the finish line in the town
A musician sets up his drum kit just past the start gate for the Triple Bypass, entertaining the riders as they started their journey.
The annual Triple Bypass road bike ride hits the road Aug. 21, after being canceled last year. Riders doing the full ride departed from Evergreen’s Buchanan Park. Many headed out around 6 a.m., but all participating riders had to depart by 8 a.m. in order to have a PHOTOS BY GLENN WALLACE chance of completing the 106-mile course in time.
of Vail. This year’s race featured a “double bypass” option, starting in Georgetown and just going over Loveland and Vail passes. Most of the course is either on closed roads or on multiuse pathways. The event is capped at 5,000 participants. This year, it sold out two months ahead of time. “We commonly sell out but not
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mic soundtrack to riders passing through the start gate. Higher up, a bagpiper performed at the first pass. Riders really do come from across the country to participate A member of the event staff confirmed that retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre was participating. Another out-of-stater was Steve Olson from Tucson, Arizona. ‘I’m meeting my nephew and two brothers to do this,” he said. The Fort Worth cycling team Health’s Angels, six riders strong, participated this year. The team usually participates in the Ride MS fundraising events and actually brags about being a top-fundraising team for its area. “We were supposed to do (the Triple Bypass) last year for my 50th birthday party,” said team member Wayne McCrow But then the 2020 edition of the race was canceled. “Longest 50th birthday party ever!” piped in teammate David Baker. For other riders, the Triple Bypass is closer to home. Rider Kyle Griffith said he’s done the ride four times before. He said the ride is fun, just a good ride for some and competitive for others. “I kind of love Loveland Pass because it’s pretty much halfway and not that tough.” His least favorite part? “On the Double Triple (the unsanctioned add-on to the Triple Bypass where riders do the whole course in reverse the following day), going back over Squaw (Juniper) Pass. ... I’m not doing that this year. I’ve smartened up over the years.”
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Ralston Valley girls volleyball opens season with sweep of D’Evelyn BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS
ARVADA — Just three months ago, Ralston Valley volleyball players walked out the doors of the World Arena in Colorado Springs holding their heads high after a Class 5A state semifinal loss. “It’s a fast turn-around and a completely different team,” Ralston Valley coach Ashley Ahlman said after a straight-set victory (25-8, 25-14, 25-16) over D’Evelyn on Aug. 20 to open the Fall 2021 season. “It’s hard because you are still trying to celebrate the last season, but also look forward to what is to come. It was fast for sure.” Ralston Valley — No. 8 in the CHSAANow.com 5A girls volleyball preseason rankings — got out to a fast start against D’Evelyn. Sophomore Maddy Dominick’s serving helped get the Mustangs out to a 4-0 lead in the first two sets. Senior setter Emerson Reinke spread the wealth on her way to 27 assists. Seniors Molly Lutz, Laney Kelly and sophomore Paige Brickle had seven kills each to lead the Mustangs. “We have a lot of new players, but we have a lot of young players so it was good to be able to jump right back into a season,” Reinke said of the quick turnaround from last year’s COVID season that pushed girls volleyball from the Fall into the
Ralston Valley senior Laney Kelly (13) and sophomore Paige Brickle (5) go up for a block of a spike attempt by D’Evelyn sophomore PHOTO BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS Macy Scheer on Aug. 20 at Ralston Valley High School.
Spring. “We had a lot of time over the summer to train. We had a lot of workouts. We are ready to go.” The Mustangs had their most successful season in the program’s
history during the Season C early last spring. Ralston Valley went 17-1, won the Class 5A Jeffco League title and advanced to the 5A state semifinals before losing to eventual state
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CHSAA optimistic after stretch that hurt revenue Association’s leadership, staff looking for boost in corporate sponsorship BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Colorado High School Activities Association Commissioner Rhonda Blanford-Green and her staff have endured many difficult months with canceled seasons and state tournaments, COVID-19 quarantines, protests, masks, a large dip in revenues and sports seasons being switched. Now, the CHSAA is feeling optimistic Blanfordabout the upcoming Green 2021-22 seasons. The COVID pandemic forced the boys and girls state basketball tournaments to be canceled in 2020 and all spring sports seasons were also called off which helped create a CHSAA revenue deficit of $500,000. Masks were required for athletes and the limited amount of spectators were allowed last fall for seasons with abbreviated schedules. Some sports had their seasons moved but all sports wound up with 2020-21 state championship meets, matches and games.
“I knew what I had to deal with and we stayed focused on what needed to get done,” Blanford-Green said Aug. 16 on CHSAA Media Day at Empower Field at Mile High. “The challenges were there but our office is competitive. We are going to focus on positivity and not be reacting to the stuff that’s out there.” Some of the COVID-safety decisions were made by the state and not by the CHSAA, but people were polarized. “The public, our legislators, some of our coaches and some of our community leaders make us realize why we are here which resulted in protests and it was said the CHSAA doesn’t get it,” she continued. “We get it. It’s student athletes, not athlete students. “The public and parents and some of our administrators and some of our media want to exaggerate that athletics trumped education,” she said. “It became clear that we were going to have to look at what it meant. Nobody protested to me about cross country, nobody protested about volleyball. We had club volleyball playing indoors with masks but yet CHSAA couldn’t play. “Nobody wrote a story about our girls. It was all about the 2.1% of kids that even played college football. We have more kids that get volleyball and soccer scholarships than football. We struggled with the inequities of the public fighting for
one sport and not student leadership.” This year the state volleyball and basketball tournaments were moved to the Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs. The state football championship games were played at CSU-Pueblo. The wrestling state championships were held at the Southwest Motors Events Center in Pueblo while the state baseball finals were played at All-Star Park in Lakewood. The soccer title matches were in Colorado Springs. The CHSAA was notified that the Denver Coliseum will continue to be a shelter until the first of the year, meaning this season’s state volleyball tournament will have to be relocated again. The 4A/5A boys and girls basketball finals hope to be played at the Coliseum and the 4A/5A state football championship games are set for Empower Field. The state wrestling tournament is seeking to return to Ball Arena. This year, with the absence of executive public health orders from the state, local health departments and school districts will be making decisions on requirements for spectators and the number of fans allowed to watch. Jeffco, for instance, will require masks to be worn by fans at volleyball and gymnastics. “The Coliseum has kind of been a home for CHSAA indoor sports until the disruption last year,” Blanford-
Green said. “We had so many groups step up and say, ‘What do you need from us?’ And it tells you the World Arena, we walked in and every event we held, there was a guarantee to offset some of our costs. We had a bunch of groups out there say we never had the opportunity to be considered for a CHSAA event so we want to sweeten the pot.” Without the state basketball tournaments and limited spectators allowed at other events, the CHSAA now faces a revenue shortfall that has Blanford-Green’s staff working to secure existing and new corporate sponsors. “We are in a recovery mode financially,” Blanford-Green admitted. “You get shut down in March and that’s one of your biggest revenue producers. You still have the overhead costs from renting those facilities and then you have spring sports with limited capacities. Our No. 1 goal is getting back to where we were prior to the pandemic. ... Yeah, we’re about a half million dollars down.” Players and coaches from football teams attending Media Day included Valor Christian, Legend and Lutheran. Among the attending fall sports athletes were Cherry Creek cross country standout Riley Stewart, Regis Jesuit field hockey players Ellie Johnson and Paris Corporon and Littleton unified bowler Giovanni Perez.
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benefited from what Ronald Reagan did.” “His power as president was the means in order to uplift all Americans...”Really? Quite the opposite. He gave us Reaganomics, whereby the wealthy were excused from the high marginal tax rates of the Cold War, effectively ending the yearly gains in purchasing power of the workers in this country.If you plot highest marginal tax rate vs. inequality, the pattern is quite clear. To obscure how Reagan started the ball rolling for today’s families that can never quite cover their necessities, some even feed their children, the Republicans have granted Ronald Reagan near-sainthood.Who would dare challenge the man who communicated so well on TV? Dan Shier, Golden Our forgotten history We must not panic over Critical Race Theory, a legitimate idea worthy of discussion at the college graduate level. Its six tenets, as stated by Michael Alcorn, seem reasonable topics for debate. When did public schools stop teaching history? Even in the 1960s, I learned about slavery, the
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key seniors from last season’s team in Reinke, Morgan McChesney and Jordan Wisner. McChesney led the team in blocks last spring and Reinke proved to be one of the best setters in the state with 525 assists and was an All-State 5A second-team selection. “Emerson is awesome. She has been my setter for every volleyball season I’ve ever played since I was 11 years old,” said McChesney, who had 4 kills, 5 service aces and a pair of blocks against D’Evelyn. “She always knows how to get the team up even if we are down or keep us up when we are up.” Ralston Valley actually trailed early in the third set with D’Evelyn jumping out to a 4-1 lead, but Reinke took control to get the Mustangs back on track to close out the match in three sets. “As a setter you have a lot of control,” said Reinke who was key as Ralston Valley reeled off five straight points after D’Evelyn held a 7-6 lead in the third set. “In those type of situations it is super important for me to score.” Ahlman is looking to McChesney,
Ralston Valley senior Morgan McChesney puts down a spike during the Mustangs’ season opener Aug. 20 at Ralston Valley High School. The Mustangs swept D’Evelyn in PHOTO BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS straight sets.
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If you wish to attend the meeting via Zoom, please contact Kevin Luy at kluy@arvada.org with the meeting date. Program information is available by contacting the Housing Preservation and Resources Division,
Arvada City Hall, 8101 Ralston Road, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, or call 720-898-7494. Information is also available on our website https://arvada.org/residents/city-neighborhoods/ cdgb-funds-at-work-in-arvada CDBG AND HUMAN SERVICES FUNDING POOL APPLICATION PROCESS All parties which desire to apply for year 2022 CDBG or year 2022 Human Services Funding Pool funding from the City of Arvada must submit an online application by 5:00 PM on September 3, 2021. Please contact the person listed below for further questions. The application form and instructions are available at:
https://arvada.org/residents/city-neighborhoods/ cdgb-funds-at-work-in-arvada FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Please contact Carrie Espinosa at: caespinosa@ arvada.org or call 720-898-7494, between 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., weekdays. Legal Notice No. 411218 First Publication: August 26, 2021 Last Publication: September 2, 2021 Publisher: Jeffco Transcript
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Arvada Legals 8.26.21 * 1
24 Arvada Press
August 26, 2021
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