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JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO

A publication of

INSIDE: VOICES: PAGE 10 | LIFE: PAGE 12 | CALENDAR: PAGE 17 | SPORTS: PAGE 16

PULLING THEIR WEIGHT, AND THEN SOME

VOLUME 17 | ISSUE 11

City of Arvada settles police brutality suit Lawsuit stems from February 2018 domestic violence incident

BY RYAN DUNN RDUNN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A Special Olympics fundraiser at Rocky Mountain Metro Airport saw teams pull a 65,000-pound Gulfstream down the tarmac.

PHOTO BY RYAN DUNN on April 28. More on Page 7.

Arvada Harvest Festival canceled after permit snafu Carnival and midway permits denied for Olde Town with not enough time to relocate

BY RYAN DUNN RDUNN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The 96th anniversary of the Arvada Harvest Festival has been canceled.

The city announced on Aug. 19 that it was denying the carnival and midway components of the special events permit application.

The city still approved the festival’s application for the parade. Festival organizers announced days later that without the carnival and midway, the event was no longer feasible for 2021.

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 City of Arvada agreed to pay $100,000 to Travis Cook on June 15 as part of the settlement of a years-long legal ordeal stemming from a domestic violence incident which occurred on Feb. 11, 2018.

The terms of the settlement also called for the city to cover mediation fees and for all the case to be dismissed with prejudice.

On Feb. 18, 2018, Arvada Police responded to a loud argument between Cook and his girlfriend at Cook’s parents’ house. An altercation between Cook and APD officers Brandon Valdez, Scott Thomas and Ryan Clark ensued, which rendered Cook bruised and bloodied.

Cook was subsequently charged with two counts of domestic assault, resisting arrest and four other charges related to the incident. He was found guilty of misdemeanor resisting a peace officer and was sentenced to time served but was acquitted of all other charges and had two assault charges dismissed by the Jefferson County District Attorney.

the support of the city. The festival was canceled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This year’s Harvest Festival was scheduled for Sept. 11, but festival organizers were faced with a dilemma after the city’s permit denial 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.

Legal wrangling On Jan. 27, 2020, Cook filed a civil suit against the city of Arvada and the three responding APD officers, alleging that the Valdez used excessive force in responding to the domestic violence incident.

The lawsuit claimed that Valdez “was rude, hostile and extremely aggressive with Mr. Cook,” and gave contradictory orders to Cook before using physical force in response to Cook’s noncompliance.

The lawsuit also cited an officer involved shooting carried out by

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A portion of the new gateway segment of the Clear Creek Trail.

BY PAUL ALBANI-BURGIO PALBANIBURGIO@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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hen the Gateway section of the Peak to Plains trail officially opened on Aug. 25, the Jeffco

commissioners put a unique twist on the typical celebratory gesture: they cut a cable rather than a ribbon.

That move, it turned out, was a nod to the construction of the trail as that actual piece of cable

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was discovered during the process. Clear Creek Canyon’s mining and railroad history is woven into the very fabric of the new trail segment, portions of which are built on the narrow gauge bed used by the Colorado Central Railroad.

But cutting a cable also made sense for another reason.

“The cutting of this cable symbolizes a new connection and new opportunity for people to enjoy the outdoors,” said Jeffco Commissioner Lesley Dahlkemper.

That connection will be between downtown Golden to the mouth of the canyon. It also represents the latest extension of the Peaks to Plains trail, which plans call for to someday stretch 65 miles from Loveland Pass to downtown Denver.

Commissioner Tracy KraftTharp said several architecture, engineering and building firms worked together to complete the new trail segment. Among the goals of that process were to use a “surgical construction approach” to ensure the trail fits well into the landscape, preserving as much vegetation as possible, and makes trail visitors feel as if the trail has always been there.

“One quick look at the finished

GATEWAY DETAILS There were 128,000 pavers used to create the Gateway Parking Lot. If you stacked them one on top of the other, they would tower into the clouds at 33,600 feet off the ground. To give some perspective, planes usually fly around 36,000 feet.

There were 5,280 feet of railing were installed in this segment of the project, which is enough to lap around a football field 5 times and of course, the elevation of our capital.

Within that railing, 47,520 feet, or 9 miles, of cable was used in the railing for this project.

The Tough Cuss Bridge weighs a total of 85,950 pounds — roughly equivalent to the weight of six full grown male elephants. product clearly shows these goals were met,” she said.

The two new trailheads feature over 170 parking spaces, permanent restrooms, shade structures, ADA accessibility, and sustainable design techniques.

Additionally, this new segment of trail crosses over the first suspension bridge in Jefferson County, taking visitors along the restored wooden flume of the Welch Ditch, and offering water access at various spots along the way.

CORRECTION In the Aug. 19 edition of the paper, a front page story discussed the sudden public health order regarding mask requirements for all schools. That story included comments from Beth Parker, a mask protest organizer and member of Jeffco Unites: Kids First. Due to an editing error, her name was not included in the story.

An article that ran in the Aug. 26 edition of the Arvada Press with the headline “Arvada Harvest Festival up in the air after permit snafu” contained a factual error regarding the longevity of the event. This year marks the 96th anniversary of the Arvada Harvest Festival, not the 95th anniversary as was stated in the article.

The paper regrets the errors. To report any corrections or clarifications please call 303-566-4129 or email gwallace@coloradocommunitymedia.com.

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Rep. Neguse announces $304.2 million for CD2 STAFF REPORT

Congressman Joe Neguse (D- Lafayette) announced on Aug. 27 that the Denver Regional Transportation District (RTD) which services Boulder, Broomfield, and Jefferson County within his congressional district, will be receiving $304.2 Million from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Authority (FTA). The federal frant funding is courtesy of the American Rescue Plan (ARP), and is intended to help RTD maintain service and jobs as communities continue to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I am so excited to share that

our communities will be receiving American Rescue Plan funds to support the transit workers of our district,” Rep. Neguse said. “This funding will help protect jobs, build climate resilient transit infrastructure, and ensure continued service on vital roadways. I would like to thank Secretary Buttigieg and FTA Administrator Fernandez for providing this vital funding to our State and to the people of Colorado’s Second District.”

“Public transportation has been a lifeline for communities and the American people throughout this pandemic,”said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. “This funding from President Biden’s

American Rescue Plan will help protect transit employees from layoffs, keep transit service running, and ensure people can get where they need to go.”

RTD was bedeviled by flagging revenue and a driver shortage before the pandemic struck and suffered major disruptions to rider and route demand during it.

The American Rescue Plan Act, signed into law this spring by President Biden, allocates more than $30 billion in taxpayer money towrd public transportation. The Act also included $2.2 billion for additional transit pandemic-associated need, which will be awarded later this year.

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Email Alerts of New Listings Provide a Good Reason for Listing Your Home on the MLS

Yes, it’s a seller’s market, and maybe you think you don’t need to hire an agent to put your home on the MLS, but the opposite is true. Take, for example, the Lakewood listing which was featured in this space last week. For 7 days it was listed as “Coming Soon” on our MLS, REcolorado, during which time it was not visible to non-members of the MLS (i.e., buyers).

But that listing was emailed to over 250 buyers who had email alerts set up by their agents. One of those buyers tagged the listing as a “favorite” and another six tagged it as a “possibility.”

Those numbers, however, reflect only buyers who had included “coming soon” among the criteria that would trigger an alert. After my listing changed from “coming soon” to “active” on the MLS, the number of buyers who were alerted jumped to 720 and two more buyers tagged it as a “favorite.” When a buyer tags a listing as either a “favorite” or a “possibility,” the buyer’s agent gets an email letting him or her know which client liked the listing and may want to see it when agent showings are allowed.

(Showings are not allowed when a listing is “coming soon.”)

These numbers don’t include the buyers who set up their own alerts on Zillow or other consumerfacing websites, including REcolorado’s or Redfin. Moreover, those websites don’t display “coming soon” listings until they have changed to “active.”

Thus, buyers who had their agents include “coming soon” as a criterion had a one-week earlier notice of my new listing than did any of those buyers who were setting up alerts on their own.

For buyers wanting the earliest alerts of new listings matching their search criteria, please make this a reason to have an agent set up alerts for you instead of setting up alerts on your own.

Knowing the power of MLS alerts should cause any seller to have second thoughts about selling without an agent.

It used to be that sellers could hire a “limited service” agent who would put their home on the MLS for a flat fee (say, $300) without doing anything else, but that is now illegal. The Colorado

Our Commitment: Keeping Styrofoam Out of Landfills One element of Golden Real Estate’s commitment to sustainability is our acceptance of polystyrene in the Styrofoam Corral behind our office on South Golden Road. You may have wondered what we do with it.

At least twice every month we fill our truck with what is commonly called Styrofoam, but Styrofoam is a brand name. The generic term is expanded polystyrene foam, or EPS. We take each truckload to Centennial Containers east of Peoria Street and I-70 in Aurora. There the material, which is 95% air, is “densified,” compressed into foot-square lengths of the material which is then stacked on pallets each weighing over 1,000 pounds. One truck filled with Styrofoam probably makes just one of those bars of compressed material! Eventually a trailer full of the pallets is delivered to an American company which recycles it into new polystyrene or other plastic-based products.

We used to take our loads to Alpine

Waste’s recycling facility located northwest of the I-70/I-25 interchange, but they ship their densified polystyrene to China. When China cut down on receiving plastic waste from America, we switched to Centennial Containers and have found them easier to work with, too.

Our polystyrene recycling is only one part of Golden Real Estate’s commitment to sustainability which won us our second Sustainability Award from the City of Golden in 2020. Since receiving our first award in 2010, we transitioned our building to Net Zero Energy in 2017 by removing our natural gas meter and installing a heat pump mini-split system to heat and cool our office electrically. Our 20-kW solar photovoltaic system provides all the electricity for powering our office as well as charging our five Tesla vehicles and providing free public EV charging.

Real Estate Commission has ruled that there are certain minimum services which must be performed by every listing agent. Those services include exercising “reasonable skill and care,” receiving and presenting all offers, disclosing any known material facts about the buyer (such as their ability to close), advising the seller during the transaction, referring their client to legal and other specialists on topics with which the agent is not competent, accounting for the receipt of earnest money, and keeping the seller fully informed throughout the transaction.

Failure to perform those minimum services could subject the agent to discipline up to and including loss of license, which has caused “limited service” listings to disappear. If an agent offers such service to you, you should report them to the Division of Real Estate.

By the way, the Real Estate Commission has also ruled that it is the duty of all licensees to report known wrongdoing by other licensees, which their competitors are happy to do. We can be disciplined for not performing that duty.

Studies have shown that homes which are listed “for sale by owner” (FSBO) sell for less than ones which are listed by an agent on the MLS, and you can see why, because the more exposure your home has to prospective buyers, the more showings and offers you are likely to receive. And that difference in bottom line proceeds can be far in excess of the commission you are likely to pay.

Consider this: whether or not you hire a listing agent, you’re still likely to pay the “co-op” commission to the buyer’s agent, which is typically 2.8%. The average listing commission (which includes that co-op commission) is now around 5.5%, not the 6% everyone tells you. As a result, the savings you might experience from not hiring a listing agent could be about 2.7%, and that is likely less than the increased selling price you might get from listing your

home on the MLS with a true “fullservice” agent such as my broker associates and myself.

Note: Some brokerages mislead you by promoting a 1% listing commission, but when they get into your home to sign you up, they disclose that the 1% is in addition to the 2.8% that they recommend as the co-op commission and is increased further if they don’t earn a coop commission on the purchase of your replacement home. It is also increased if they double-end the sale of your home, meaning that they don’t have to pay that 2.8% co-op commission to the buyer’s agent.

Such deceptive advertising, to me, is reason enough not to hire such a brokerage, but it may be hard for some people to say “no” to an agent they invited into their home with contract in hand.

Unlike such a brokerage, Golden Real Estate tells you upfront that we reduce our listing commission when we doubleend the transaction, and we discount it further when you allow us to earn a commission on the purchase of your replacement home.

That said, our final commission might be only 1% or so higher than what you might pay to a discount brokerage, and our version of “full service” is much more complete than theirs. For starters, we produce narrated videos tours on every listing. Our video tours are not just slideshows with music or un-narrated interactive tours which can be dizzying and annoying. Our narrated tours resemble an actual showing, where the listing agent is walking you through the house, talking all the time, pointing out this or that feature which may not be obvious otherwise. Are those quartz countertops?

Are there slide-outs in those base cabinets? Is that a wood-burning or gas fireplace? We have sold listings to out-oftowners who only “toured” the home on video, not seeing it in person until they flew into town for the inspection. That’s the power of narrated video tours.

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North Metro Fire hosts 9/11 anniversary events

Fire trucks raise up an American flag over the Broomfield’s Amphitheater and 9/11 Memorial for the Metro North Fire’s 2019 FILE PHOTO commemoration.

11, 2001, and how they overcame grief to find healing and hope.

Following the screening, film director Bettina Moss, along with Colorado-based composer, Chris Pilsner, will share insights into the making of the film. They will be joined by members of the Faughnan family to answer questions from the audience. This event is free to attend, but a reservation through the City’s B-Rex reservation system is required to secure a seat at the screening. RSVP online at bit.ly/ findingdaylight.

those lives lost, over 400 were firefighters, law enforcement officers and emergency services providers.

The commemorations begin at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 8 at the Broomfield Auditorium, 3 Community Park Road in Broomfield with the screening of the documentary “Finding Daylight.”

Finding Daylight tells the story of two families who lost loved ones in the 9/11 attacks, including the Faughnan family, who reside in Colorado. Through the use of unique artwork and video, the documentary tells the story of how each family journeyed forward from September

Memorial ceremony The North Metro 9/11 Memorial Ceremony is scheduled for 9 a.m.

Sept. 11 at the Broomfield Amphitheater and 9/11 Memorial, 3 Community Park Road, in Broomfield.

This year’s 9/11 Memorial Ceremony will include some special additions to commemorate the 20th anniversary. Remarks will be made by family members of Chris Faughnan, who died when the Twin Towers collapsed, retired New York Fire Department Captain John Fatta, who volunteered countless hours at Ground Zero in the aftermath of the attacks and retired North Metro

describe the devastation and the disappointment, not just on behalf of the Festival Committee chairman, but also for the public,” said Nelson. “We’re at a complete loss for words.”

Harvest Festival executive committee Chairperson Renee Nelson said that she was notified

by Arvada Community and Economic Development Director Ryan Stachelski of the denial of the

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As the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks nears, North Metro Fire Rescue District, Broomfield Police Department, the City and County of Broomfield and the Veterans Museum Broomfield will host a series of events to remember the lives lost and reflect on the lessons learned from the tragedy.

Scheduled events begin Sept. 8 and include documentary screenings, a memorial ceremony and other presentations.

“It’s important to take time to remember a very pivotal day in our country’s history and honor the legacies of those who were taken from us too soon,” said North Metro Fire Chief David Ramos. “We have an entire generation who grew up with no memory of the 9/11 attacks, and it’s the responsibility of those of us who remember that day to ensure they understand the sacrifice and the legacies and lessons we carry forward.”

Close to 3,000 people died during the September 11 attacks in 2001, and hundreds more have died since due to health complications from exposure to toxins at the scene. Of

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The ceremony will also include an honor guard procession, flag presentation and ceremonial bell ringing in remembrance of each site attacked on 9/11. Special music will be provided by bagpiper Michael Lancaster and Bugles Across America, and community members are invited to add notes and mementos to a special tribute wall displayed near the memorial throughout the weekend.

Following the 9/11 Memorial Ceremony, the Veterans Museum Broomfield will host a Coffee and Conversation event with a presentation by Chaplain (COL, U.S. Army, retired) Andy Meverden on how 9/11 impacted his service in the military and ministry in Afghanistan. That is scheduled for 11 a.m. at the Veterans Museum Broomfield, 12 Garden Center, Broomfield.

After the talk, an encore screening of “Finding Daylight” will be shown in the museum’s presentation room downstairs. Seating is limited, so visitors are encouraged to arrive early to secure a seat.

midway and carnival and called an emergency meeting of the committee on the evening of Aug. 19 to determine if the event could be salvaged.

Renee said that by Aug. 24, the committee was facing hard deadlines with vendors and sponsors concerning contracts that had been signed for the event’s infrastructure, including golf carts, tents and stages. At that point, the committee determined that without the revenue of the carnival and midway, there was no way to move forward.

Moving Forward According to a press release put out by the city on Aug. 25, the city and the planning committee are “now focused on supporting a successful 2022 event.”

“This is an important and historic event for our community,” said Community and Economic Development Director Ryan Stachelski.

“Although current conditions in the Olde Town area make it challenging to hold the event in its traditional format, we are eager to work with the Harvest Festival Committee to find alternatives to support a safe and enjoyable festival in 2022.”

While the Harvest Festival Committee members say they are dubious of the city’s motivation to help, Renee said the committee has their sights set on bringing the Harvest Festival back in 2022 and urged community members to get involved.

“We’re planning on (returning in 2022),” said Renee. “Check out our website, we have some things that are coming forward. We’re going to be coming to City Council. Anyone who wants to help save the Arvada Harvest Festival, we’re 100% ready to make sure that next year’s event is the biggest and best ever, but we need the community behind us.”

The Arvada Harvest Festival’s website can be found at arvadaharvestfestivalparade.com.

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Valdez on Jan. 14, 2018 and called APD’s decision to keep the Valdez on patrol “deliberately indifferent” to public safety.

Further legal drama arose after Cook’s original attorney, Adam Frank, attached internal APD documents released under seal during the criminal trail to the civil complaint, making them public record.

Frank also shared the documents with various media outlets.

In a March 19 discovery conference, U.S. District Court Judge R. Brooke Jackson skewered Frank’s conduct and chided Cook’s new attorney, Erica Grossman, for continuing to pursue the case but did not move to dismiss Cook’s case against the city.

“I can’t even begin to tell you how offended I was by that (Frank’s) conduct,” said Jackson.

“But for the research that my law clerk conducted for me and her very wise assessment in the context of the research, I would have

lease sealed documents. done precisely what I expected to “The settlement is not a court do, and that is to dismiss the case against the city. But she convinced finding and we would hope there’s no presumptions of conduct by the me and the research that she Arvada Police came up with Department,” convinced me said Snelling. that was not “That is really an appropriate disappointing sanction. conduct because “And, second, (Frank) released I think your information to case against the media and the city is didn’t notify the lousy,” Jackson city’s attorney.” continued.

Snelling said Grossman that Valdez is and Cook still on active would end up patrol with dropping the APD. A Critisuit and enter cal Incident mediation, Dave Snelling, Response Team resulting in the $100,000 settleAPD public relations officer investigation into the Jan. 14 ment. officer involved Regarding shooting cleared the settlement, Valdez of any wrongdoing on APD Public Relations Officer Dave March 19, 2018.

Snelling said that the city’s deciValdez was also involved in an sion to settle the case was not an incident where he impounded indication of Valdez’s conduct in the vehicle of Kyle Christopher responding to the incident and Thomas during a traffic stop which called out Frank’s decision to re-

‘The settlement is not a court finding and we would hope there’s no presumptions of conduct by the Arvada Police Department.’

was ruled unconstitutional by the Court of Appeals due to Valdez’s lack of a search warrant.

Snelling said that APD has a system in place to evaluate the competency of officers once they have been involved in a specific number of incidents during a given timeframe but did not confirm whether Valdez had been evaluated in that program, but said that the department’s “system of checks and balances” had been employed in this case.

“We have a warning system in place that is implemented if an officer is involved in certain incidents within a certain timeframe,” said Snelling. “It requires a supervisor’s attention to examine those incidents and speak to with that officer and ensure their well-being.

“When it comes to use of force, the Arvada Police Department has a system of checks and balances and those were in place and effective in this case,” Snelling continued.

As part of the terms of the settlement, Cook agreed to a confidentiality agreement that prohib-

Arvada officer accidentally shoots fellow officer Struck officer was not seriously injured STAFF REPORT

An Arvada Police officer was

hit by a single round when a fellow APD officer discharged his weapon while responding to a

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heart attack call on the evening of Aug. 26. The officer who was hit was not seriously injured and was treated and subsequently discharged from an area hospital, according to APD’s Public Information Officer Dave Snelling.

APD received a call at around 6:20 p.m. regarding a man down with a heart attack in the 6400 block of West 60th Avenue. One officer initially arrived on the scene and was followed by another officer shortly after. While walking through the backyard, the second officer noticed something he perceived to be a threat and fired a shot, hitting the other officer.

The officer sustained non-seri-

ous injuries, was checked out at a nearby hospital and was discharged within a couple of hours.

The man who suffered the heart attack was reported to be in good condition at Lutheran Medical Center as of the afternoon of Aug. 27.

Snelling said an internal investigation into the shooting was underway.

“He (the officer who shot) won’t be on regular duties until we’re confident in the results of the investigation,” said Snelling.

Snelling did not confirm whether the officer who was shot was back on active duty but said that decision was theirs to make.

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Special Olympics Colorado hosts plane pull fundraiser

A team pulls the 65,000-pound Gulfstream down the tarmac at Rocky Mountain Metro Airport.

A team of 15 works hard to pull the plane down the tarmac at Special Olympics Colorado’s Plane Pull fundraiser.

Fundraiser benefits athletes with intellectual disabilities STAFF REPORT

Teams of 15 took turns pulling a 65,000-pound Gulfstream jet down the tarmac at Rocky Mountain

Metro Airport on Aug. 28 as part of Special Olympics Colorado’s annual plane pull fundraiser. More than 1,000 participants tried their hand at pulling the jet, vying for trophies in categories such as fastest time, most money raised and best team costume.

Teams were asked to fundraise a minimum of $1,000 for Special Olympics Colo., an organization that serves nearly 18,000 athletes with

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intellectual disabilities across the state. The event also featured food, a beer garden, vendors and giveaways.

Special Olympics Colorado Chief Executive Officer Megan Scremin said the plane pull is one of the organization’s most popular events.

“The Plane Pull continues to be a favorite among our supporters and athletes alike,” said Scremin. “Our community showed an incredible level of support during the 2020

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he past year has shown that our health care system needs serious reform. It’s no secret that for many Americans, the cost of health care is unaf- GUEST fordable. Shady COLUMN practices like surprise billing make it even more difficult for Americans to pay for the cost of treatment.

Despite these wellknown cracks in our health care system and being Andy Kerr in the midst of a global pandemic, UnitedHealthcare recently decided to implement a policy to stop paying for emergency room visits that it deemed non-urgent.

While UnitedHealthcare decided to delay implementation of this policy until after the pandemic due to public backlash, the impact – even after the pandemic – would be severe, forcing patients to self-diagnose to determine if their illness is serious enough to seek emergency care and

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR On canceled Harvest Fest Shocking! I was born and raised in Arvada, and the Arvada Harvest Festival was central to my childhood. I pity the poor children of Arvada who are not experiencing the joy of marching in their first, and perhaps only, parade, or the delights of cotton candy and games in historic McIlvoy Park.

Most striking in the Aug. 26 edition was the comparison between “Arvada Days” and the Arvada Harvest Festival. Arvada Days was established in 2017, by a City Council appointed citizen Festivals Commission. It is a generic, themed event. The Arvada Harvest Festival, established in 1925, was a spontaneous celebration of an historic event initiated by the community for the community.

The Arvada community has supported this Festival for nearly 100 years.

The Arvada Harvest Festival is the 2nd oldest community celebration in Colorado, behind the Greeley Stampede (1923).

It is my understanding that the location at Wolff Park was dictated by the City. City Council approved of discontinuing holding the Arvada Harvest Festival SEE LETTERS, P11

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warrant the risk of a large bill from the hospital. Surprise billing has long been a problem for patients who seek medical care only to be saddled with an enormous and unexpected bill after receiving potentially lifesaving treatment – including $64,000 air ambulance bill for a Colorado family that needed their 4-week old transported for emergency surgery.

Making decisions about health care in an emergency is already a difficult, if not impossible prospect.

UnitedHealthcare’s proposed policy is not only unethical but also a public safety hazard. Now more than ever, we must ensure Americans feel that they can seek emergency medical care when they need it without having to worry about surprise medical bills.

Thankfully, UnitedHealthcare has decided to delay the implementation of this harmful policy, but that doesn’t change the fact that Americans are hurting because of rising out-of-pocket costs of health care in the United States. Even before the pandemic devastated millions of families across the nation, more than half of Americans with em-

ployer-sponsored health insurance delayed or postponed treatment for themselves or a family member because of the cost.

Despite many being fortunate enough to have employer-provided health insurance, the cost of emergency treatment is still unaffordable to many. When 71 percent of ambulance providers don’t take a patient’s insurance, and the average cost of an ambulance fee is $450 even after insurance coverage, many Americans who need emergency services are forced to borrow money from family members or, in worst-case scenarios, predatory lenders.

In America, the leading cause for bankruptcy is medical debt. Every year, 530,000 families turn to bankruptcy because of the unbearable weight of medical bills. UnitedHealthcare has chosen an ill-advised policy that has the potential to leave many more exposed to crushing and unexpected medical bills.

These issues disproportionately affect communities of color due to entrenched discrimination and structural inequalities in the American health care system. Communi-

ties of color have been subjected to unequal treatment in nearly every aspect of their lives since this nation’s inception. Economic inequality between Black and white families is a long-standing issue that has, in turn, impacted many other aspects of life for communities of color.

Black families, on average, have a fraction of the wealth of white families, leaving them with a lack of financial security that results in far fewer opportunities for upward mobility. Because of economic inequity, communities of color are more likely to live in poverty, which in turn makes them more likely to live in areas with dangerous pollution levels, food deserts, and areas with high rates of community violence that threaten Black Americans and makes access to health care an extremely important component of one’s livelihood, as it is for any American.

Despite this structural racism that results in higher rates of health complications for communities of color, lack of access to quality SEE KERR, P11

Americans still rally around their own

“T

he Lord works in mysterious ways.”

Ever heard that one before?

HITTING My mom and dad used to say that all HOME the time, as a way to explain strange or odd events. Often, said events were moments of what looked like serendipity, inexplicable moments of good fortune that were difficult to explain in any other way.

Michael Alcorn Well, did anybody notice that Hurricane Ida made landfall in the vicinity of New Orleans on the exact same date, 16 years later, that Hurricane Katrina made landfall in the vicinity of New Orleans? As of this writing, we have no idea what the overall impact of Ida is going to be; in fact, if you remember back, on this date 16 years ago, we had no idea what the impact of Katrina was going to have. It seemed like N’awlins dodged a bullet — until the next day, when the levees failed.

What we do remember well was the aftermath: a disaster on a scale

we’d never seen before, an apparent debacle of execution and public relations which crippled a city and, effectively, ended a presidency.

Lost in all that narrative was the unprecedented scale of the efforts to provide aid and comfort to the displaced citizens of New Orleans.

From school districts opening their doors to “refugees,” to massive church- and civic-led efforts to provide food, water, shelter and a semblance of normalcy going forward, to a national effort to rally around the people of Louisiana to get them back on their feet — what started as a disaster and devolved into a dumpster fire turned into a testimony: a reminder of how Americans rally around their own.

Next week (as you’re reading this), we will be commemorating the 20th Anniversary of 9/11. That was another event that brought forward heroes, legends and a sense of national unity which was unique in my lifetime. Of course, that didn’t last; in fact, the descent from that moment to where we are now has been unfathomable.

But, believe it or not, our national character hasn’t changed all that much.

We had a strange opportunity this

week to witness the innate greatness of Americans. By now, you’ve all read about what is happening in Afghanistan. I have a hard time wrapping my head around the scale of failure involved in the botched evacuation which has directly contributed to the deaths of 13 Marines (God Rest their Souls).

And yet, even clear on the other side of the globe, there are Americans extending themselves to help smuggle (for lack of a better word) the Americans being left behind and their Afghan allies. One organization, an ad hoc group of retired special ops soldiers, has come together to stage difficult and “unsanctioned” rescues and evacuations of our friends and citizens who are on the outside of the airport/ city looking in. Another, spearheaded by radio personality Glenn Beck, has raised $28 million to identify those who need assistance, and provide them transportation and cover for their escapes from the Taliban.

We don’t currently (and likely won’t for some time) know the numbers of people brought to safety by these two groups….

But what we do know is that there

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in Olde Town at their retreat in January 2019. Did the City team then notify the Harvest Festival Committee and initiate discussions for a new location?

Does Arvada officially support only those events that they control (Arvada Days), or does it support the community spirit of all Arvadans, joining together to celebrate the unique qualities of our hometown (the Arvada Harvest Festival)?

The jury is out, although the permit denial suggests the answer.

Nancy Young, Arvada Arvada youth’s role in changing state My 10-year-old daughter Madhvi has been inspired to take action against plastic and Styrofoam Pollution.

She wrote a book titled “Is Plastic my Food?” at the age of 5.

Then in 2017 Nov, she founded

KERR FROM PAGE 10

health care and discriminatory practices in American medicine leads to higher crude mortality rates for Black patients than white patients. Moreover, discrimination that regularly impacts communities of color when attempting to access health care includes excessive wait

ALCORN FROM PAGE 10

are still Americans who respond to tragedy with the instinct to leap before looking, to embrace that bold, brash “can do” attitude that so irritates our more sophisticated allies, and simply jump in to do what should be done.

America — the nation, the idea, the civic entity — is in a bad place right now.

Americans — the people, the ideal, the individuals — haven’t lost sight of what it is that makes them great, and on a daily basis, pursue that greatness in a way the world has

her nonprofit called Madhvi4EcoEthics. In 2018, she lobbied Rep. Perlmutter and then-Governor Hickenlooper to declare April as Plastic and Styrofoam Pollution Awareness Month.

Then Madhvi led a signature campaign to make Jeffco schools to switch from Styrofoam lunch trays to bagasse compostable trays — eliminating 7.6 million Styrofoam containers annually.

She spoke at multiple climate rallies, calling for a ban of Styrofoam containers and single-use plastic bags, including Oct 11, 2019 with Greta Thunberg.

She worked with more than 35 Mayors, and many City Council members to garner support for anti-plastic bills.

Three bills were introduced in the state legislature in 2020, but they got postponed due to COVID. But Madhvi kept lobbying, and a consolidated bill was introduced in February.

She again advocated for the bill with political leaders to vote yes on the bill. She gave testimony in support of the bill multiple times

before many House and Senate Committees.

On June 8, the bill passed the House and Senate. A month later the bill was signed by Governor Jared Polis.

Madhvi received a special invitation to attend the bill signing, and the governor made special mention of her in his speech.

She is now working with Madam VP Kamala Harris and her policy staff on the Global Plastic Policy.

Lalitha Chittoor, Arvada

times, rejected hospital admission, denied access to services, underestimation of symptom severity, limited resources, and more.

The least that we as consumers should be able to expect from insurers is the ability to receive treatment without fear that retroactively that care won’t be covered.

It’s time that we stand up to unethical practices like these and demand better of those who can pass policy to make health care affordable and

equitable for all.

rarely seen before.

I am skeptical of our future as a body politic, for a myriad of different reasons. But I remain, as I have always been, very optimistic about the ability of individuals to accomplish deeds great and small that form the greater part of our civic virtue.

God Bless America!

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.

On Alcorn and APD To Alcorn, Keep em coming! Great column.

To the editor re: APD use of Violence, Glad to hear our city po-po have joined the big leagues: Although armed with tasers, they’ve an alarming tendency to shoot first. If they’re that nervous, perhaps they should seek a different occupation.

That’s in my humble opinion of course.

Dave Knutson Young, Arvada

Andy Kerr is a former State Repre-

Support for Griffith I wanted to write today about City Council At Large Candidate Mike Griffith. I’ve known Mike for years now. Mike possesses a special quality that earns respect in the community and encourages people to collaborate with him: honesty.

Mike is honest about who he is and what matters to him. He’s honest about why he’s running and the goals he’ll work towards. Rarely is a candidate with honesty, like Mike, seen these days in politics, even in local elections.

Mike isn’t a politician. Mike has no interest in turning this local council position into a springboard for a national political career. Mike isn’t taking special trainings to learn how to be a politician. He just wants to make Arvada a better place.

Mike already has a successful career designing urban outdoor spaces.

Mike understands the value of working together to achieve a common goal. Mike inspires others through collaboration and encouragement.

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sentative and State Senator from Lakewood. He is currently a Jefferson County Commissioner in District 2.

OBITUARIES SHELTON

Frances Charlene (Currie) Shelton June 28, 1939 - July 31, 2021

An adored Grammy, loved mother, and cherished sister, auntie and friend, Charlene passed away peacefully in Carlsbad, California on July 31, 2021. Charlene was born Frances Charlene Currie in Pueblo, Colorado on June 28, 1939. She called Arvada home for more than four decades, raising her children, working at CoorsTek, and volunteering at her church. She moved to California

in 2017 to live with family. She loved most to spend time with her three grandsons. Charlene is survived by her children: Raschael Shelton, Gregory (Sherrie) Shelton and Nicole (Jon) Magnuson and grandsons: Michael, Keaton, and Kyler. A celebration mass will take place at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Pueblo, CO on September 10. She will be laid to rest at Roselawn Cemetery.

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TURNING TURNING Book clubs offer venue for socializing, learning, growing “Now I’m thrilled with six.”

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F

ive women gathered in the Evergreen Library community room recently to discuss why, in this case, they didn’t like the book of the month.

No one had much to say that was favorable about the book, “Tangerine: A Novel” by Christine Mangan, and they noted that was rare.

Usually, they have mixed reactions to the plot, character development, scene-setting, writing and more, and the diverse views make for better discussion.

The women are part of the Second Chance Book Group at Evergreen Library, one of the hundreds of book clubs in the metro area and throughout the country. Libraries, bookstores and anyone who wants to organize a group can get into the book club spirit.

Whatever the reason, book clubs for all ages have become popular — both in-person and via video conferencing. Book lovers are thrilled that reading is fashionable, though they note that in-person book clubs are just restarting after being halted because of the pandemic.

“We used to have 12 to 14 people in a book group before the pandemic,” said Pam Bestall, who leads the Evergreen Library’s book groups.

Community, expanding horizons According to Cindy Jaye, programming manager for Jefferson County Public Library, book clubs create community and expand people’s reading horizons.

“Oftentimes, it’s a great way to get to know people in your neighborhood,” Jaye said, “and we all need community.”

Arra Katona, JCPL’s teen services coordinator, agreed. “(Book clubs) foster community for people with common interests,” she said. “They develop a way to deal with conflict because they have differing opinions (about the book). They learn to resolve those differences and how to keep connections with those who share or don’t share their perspective.”

Facilitators and librarians agree that book clubs can expand the types of books people will read.

“In book clubs, you get to read something you might not normally read,” Jaye said. “It’s a way to learn new things and provides you with an excuse to read something out of your comfort zone. It’s good for you and fun, and it keeps brains active.”

Bestall says her book club members help choose the books they want to read throughout the year, mixing fiction, nonfiction, biogra-

Patricia Gordon of Evergreen pages through the book club’s August selection, “TanPHOTOS BY DEB HURLEY BROBST gerine: A Novel.”

phy and sometimes young adult fiction.

Better world Reading books critically is so important, Jaye said, adding: “The more readers we have in the world, the better the world is.”

Kerri Morgan, the special events manager for Douglas County Libraries, oversees the Great Books program, a book club that can be found in many libraries nationwide.

The program has adults reading the classics and discussing them — something they likely haven’t done since they were in school.

“There’s not really a format or outlet for adults to do that once you get out of an academic setting,” Morgan said. “Great Books is replicating an academic setting, but it’s less formal.”

Morgan explained that if she’s

reading a book for pleasure, she reads quickly without retaining much. Reading for a book club is different.

“With book clubs, you’re reading for retention, you read slower and more closely,” she said. “(Book clubs) change how people interact with literature. It changes how you reflect on those pieces of literature because you’re being forced to read a little more deeply.”

Getting started Book clubs come in all shapes and sizes, ranging from highly academic to focusing on one genre or one author, and more. Most libraries offer at least one book club, plus there are book clubs organized by neighborhoods or by friends.

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A family story ‘Before You Go’ COMING ATTRACTIONS

Clarke Reader

F

amilies are not always easy, even under the best of circumstances.

So, when a family of three adult siblings gathers at the home of their dying mother, it’s a safe bet it will be a fraught situation. But that doesn’t mean there’s no room for tenderness and love.

That’s the story John Ashton tells in “Before You Go,” which is currently making its world premiere at Miners Alley Playhouse. The story is a personal one, drawn from his own experiences.

“It’s a raucous adult family comedy drama that is exhilarating, joyous and sometimes frightening,” he said. “The show deals with serious issues, heartfelt issues, but it’s also very funny.”

The show runs at Miners, 1224 Washington Ave. in Golden, through Sunday, Sept.

19. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. In accordance with CDC guidelines, the theater is requiring masks at all performances for both vaccinated and unvaccinated. All actors, crew and staff at Miners have been vaccinated.

The show’s cast includes Billie McBride, Eric Mather, Missy Moore, Mark Collins and Damon Guerassio, and has been in the works since before the COVID-19 pandemic.

It wasn’t until Len Matheo, Miners Alley’s artistic and executive director, started putting together a new season that the show started on the road to coming to life.

“We didn’t know what the landscape was going to look like, and we wanted to put our focus on local writers,” Matheo explained. “John is kind of a legend around here because he’s such a renaissance man.

This show was lovely right out of the box.”

Bringing his words to life is an emotionally challenging process for Ashton, but he said working with actors of such high quality makes the job infinitely easier.

It’s a collaborative effort for all involved, and by working together they’re finding nuances in the characters and stories that add depth to the story, Ashton said.

“We are all searching for forgiveness and acceptance. It’s good to know it’s out there somewhere and begins with yourself and being nice to each other,” he said. “I’m

looking forward to the totality of the experience - the way the actors respond to the aliveness of an audience. And, I’m dying to see what audience reaction is.”

While the show has been coming together nicely, according to both Ashton and Matheo, it isn’t until live, in-person audiences arrive that it truly comes to life.

“The art of theater is a communal event with an audience, So I’m most excited to see John’s beautiful work come to life,” Matheo said. “We’ve been working hard to keep artists employed, and so this is another step to getting all the way back normal.”

For tickets and information, call 303-9353044 or visit minersalley.com/beforeyougo.

Denver Calling and adventure awaits History Colorado’s mystery quest in the Mile High City is back for a new season in Denver Calling: The Lost Book of Astrid Lee (Vol. 2). The interactive event is open to teams of any size and begins on SEE READER, P13

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Morgan, for example, belongs to a book club in which members go for a run, and to slow the pace, they discuss a book along the way.

She also belongs to a Zoom book club and another that has been meeting for 10 years.

It’s a matter of deciding the kind of club you want to join and the types of books you want to read.

Area libraries provide book-club descriptions, and most meet monthly.

For those wanting to start a book club, many libraries offer bookclub kits with copies of the book and discussion guides — a “super easy way to organize a book club,” Jaye said. Jefferson County Public Library, for example, has book-club kits for 325 books.

Jaye advised people wanting to start book clubs to make decisions on what kind of club they want to

READER FROM PAGE 12

Friday, Sept. 3 and runs through Sunday, Sept. 19.

The event takes you on a self-guided, COVID-19 conscious episodic adventure where you solve puzzles in search of local history. Organized by History Colorado’s Public Programs and Events Manager Chris Getzan and creative influencer Andrew Novick in collaboration with Barry Osborne of Denver’s

FIND A BOOK CLUB JCPL adult book clubs in September. Book clubs for children and teens also are available. Visit jeffcolibrary.org for more information • A Novel Bunch Book Group, 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 1, at Belmar Library • Lakewood book group, 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 2, at Lakewood Library • Standley Lake Book Group, 1-2:15 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 7, at Standley Lake Library • Book Group, 2-4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 7, at Columbine Library • BYOBook Group, 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8, at WestFax Brewing Co. • Standley Lake Book Group, 6:30-7:45 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 9, at Standley Lake Library • Book group, 1-2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, at Edgewater Library • Book group, 9-10:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 16, at Wheat Ridge Library • Evergreen Book Group, 6-7:15 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 21, at Evergreen Library • Second Chance Book Group, 1-2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 22, at Evergreen Library • Prize Winning Book Group, 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 28, at Conifer Library start, and then everything becomes easier. She also suggested selecting books that have something “discussion-worthy” about them.

Morgan suggested finding book club members with different life experiences because they bring more to the table during discussions.

“Choose folks who will be comfortable sharing feelings and

ideas,” Morgan said. “Sometimes it takes time to build that level of comfort to build those deep discussions.”

Swallow Hill Music, according to provided information.

People must start in the first week to get the full experience. Interested participants have until Sunday, Sept.

5 to register. More information can be found at h-co.org/MysteryQuest.

The yard sale will feature some of the station’s DJs to soundtrack the vinyl and CD shopping. Visit https://kgnu.org/ for all the details on donating your own items and/or the sale.

Go music shopping with KGNU You’ll be surrounded by people by music collectors KGNU’s 2nd annual Yard Bazaar, held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 4 at the station’s new Denver location at the Buell Public Media Center, 2101 Arapahoe St. in Denver.

Different perspectives At the Second Chance Book Club in Evergreen, Bestall, who has been facilitating book clubs for four years, said she sees more women than men getting involved.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Amos Lee at Chautauqua Auditorium Amos Lee specializes in the kind of music that is just made for autumn. The guitars are acoustic and shimmering, the vocals soulful and smokey. Albums like “Amos Lee” and “Mission Bell” are brimming with lovely tunes that sound best

While most of the participants are older, everyone is welcome, noting that younger participants bring a different perspective.

As they were discussing “Tangerine,” they decided it was a quick read, though it might make a better movie. They said it was a mystery to them why the book was classified as a mystery.

They brought their own anecdotes to the discussion, relating personally to parts of the plot.

“What I like about the library book club,” said Joyce Jefson of Evergreen, “is you get so many different perspectives. I have changed my opinion after hearing other perspectives.”

Bestall said as a facilitator, she was not deterred by conflict.

“Sometimes you leave book club without agreeing with other people, but you understand their point of view,” she said.

Jefson added: “If you don’t read people who disagree with you, how do you understand other points of view?” with the windows rolled down. He’s been doing it for 15 years, and still can carry you away.

Boulder’s Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Road, is the perfect venue for a musician of Lee’s style and caliber. See him at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 3 and Saturday, Sept. 4.

Visit www.chautauqua.com/ events/ for tickets and more.

Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. He can be reached at Clarke.Reader@hotmail. com.

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Arvada West claws out season-opening win

BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

LAKEWOOD — After a dismal first offensive drive for Arvada West that featured five penalties for minus-40 yards, the Wildcats were nearly perfect from there on out.

The Wildcats scored touchdowns on five straight offensive drives on their way to a 43-7 season-opening victory against Wheat Ridge on Friday, Aug. 27, at Trailblazer Stadium.

“The little things just kept on piling up in our heads,” A-West running back Cade Russell said of the opening offensive drive. “We’ll change that next week and get to work.”

Russell didn’t wait for next week to get going. The senior running back found the end zone three times in the first half. He had touchdown runs of 5, 6 and 20 yards while finishing the night with nine carries for 134 yards.

“Cade has come a long ways in three years,” A-West coach Brad Pyatt said. “He is a heck of a back and we are going to ride him this year. He showed tonight that he is a top back in the state.”

A-West junior quarterback Ethan Cook was sharp with a pair of touchdown passes — 15 and 47 yards — to junior Drew Martinez in the second quarter.

The only thing that slowed down the Wildcats with a 30-minute lightning delay that struck with 26.9 seconds before halftime. The first play after the delay, Russell sprinted to the end zone for his final touchdown run of the night on a 20-yard run to give A-West a 36-0 lead.

A-West didn’t cool down in the second half. Senior Jacob Simpson

Arvada West senior Cade Russell (28) breaks off a 48-yard run in the first quarter Aug. 27 at Trailblazer Stadium.

returned the opening second-half kickoff 90 yards to induce the 40-point mercy rule and a running clock for the remainder of the game.

“For this team in six months we know internally and inside the Arvada West family what we have going here,” Pyatt said. “The buy-in these kids have had over the last six months with running track, weight room to Saturday workouts for six to seven months I wanted to see if they could persevere and they did.”

It has been a bit of a struggle for A-West over the past two seasons.

The Wildcats went 2-5 during the shortened COVID season last year after going 0-10 in 2019.

Pyatt is high on his senior class that has gone through the rough times.

Arvada West junior Brady Witherspoon (17) fights for extra yards as Wheat Ridge senior Christian Block (31) and junior Zeke Estrada (45) attempt to bring down Witherspoon near the Farmers’ sideline. The Farmers suffered a 43-7 loss Aug. 27 at PHOTOS BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS Trailblazer Stadium.

“They expect to win,” Pyatt said of his senior class.

A-West’s defense nearly shut out Wheat Ridge. The Farmers got a late touchdown run by senior Francisco Munoz and an extra point by junior Taylor Watkins to get Wheat Ridge on the scoreboard. Watkins is a standout on Wheat Ridge’s girls soccer team and during COVID decided to spend time working on kicking a football.

Wheat Ridge went 0-5 last season

and hasn’t won a game since Oct. 18, 2019.

“It’s my eighth year and I don’t think we have ever been a defense focused team. They year we a defensive heavy,” Pyatt said. “It’s a solid defense and we have an offense that complements them. I’m excited to see where we go this year.”

A-West hosts Legacy at 7:30 pm Thursday, Sept. 2, at the North Area SEE WEST, P17

D’Evelyn softball takes aim at another title shot

BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

DENVER — D’Evelyn senior Izzy Mussara would like another shot to play in the Class 4A state softball championship game.

“After the upset last year I really would love to go to state (title game) this year,” Mussara said after the Jaguars improved to 3-1 on the season with a 8-3 home victory over Pomona on Monday, Aug. 23. “Avery (Garbarek) is going to be huge for us being a senior pitcher. All the seniors play with a lot of heart. I’m really excited about this season.”

The Jaguars looked poised to advance to the title game during the shortened COVID season a year ago. D’Evelyn faced Holy Family in the state semifinals and held a 6-5 leading heading into the final inning, but the Tigers scored 7 runs in the top of the seventh inning on the way to a 12-7 victory.

Despite coming so close last year, the No. 4 ranked Jaguars don’t feel any extra pressure when it comes to going after the program’s first

D’Evelyn sophomore Peyton Marvel, left, take a glove to the face on a tag by Pomona senior Madeline Elbert on Monday, Aug. 23, at D’Evelyn Junior/Senior High School. Marvel was safe on the stolen base during the Jaguars’ 8-3 victory over the Panthers.

PHOTO BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

state championship.

“Our team has never been a

team that feels a lot of pressure,” D’Evelyn senior ace pitcher Avery

Garbarek said. “We try to always come up and have fun. Personally I’m excited, maybe a little nervous once we get deeper into the season and play harder teams. We want to play relaxed.”

D’Evelyn (5-1 record) could have tightened up against Class 5A Jeffco League’s Pomona Panthers on Aug. 23. Pomona scored 3 runs in the top of the third inning to tie things up 3-3. Junior Kylie Lunsford led of the inning with a double. Freshman Lia Martinez had a key single and the Panthers (2-3) ran the bases well.

Garbarek struggled with her control and freshman catcher Rachel Perlman had some issues gathering in some of Garbarek’s pitches out of the zone.

“Pitching is a mental position.

You just have to pull yourself together,” Garbarek said of the third inning. “I went in the dugout and regrouped. It was nice to have all my teammates come up to me and tell me that I’m fine.”

SEE SOFTBALL, P22

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Mike Griffith is the leader we need now and in the future. It is going to take more than just good character to make a difference in our city. We need values, experience and vision. I’ll be casting my vote for Mike Griffith in November. Let’s send Mike Griffith to Arvada City Council this fall!

Daniel Williams, Arvada

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D’Evelyn coach Dan Porreco welcomed his squad see a little adversity early on in the season.

“It was 3-3 and I wanted to see how they respond. They responded,” Porreco said. “You could lose a game after an inning like that.”

D’Evelyn regained the lead in the bottom of the third with an RBI single by senior Mia Riebe.

The Jaguars plated 4 runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to take a 8-3 lead. Mussara had the big hit with a 2-run single.

Garbarek settled back in allowing just a pair of singles in the final four innings. She finished with eight strikeouts.

“When she is on and she on,” Porreco said of Garbarek. “We just have to get that catching under control.”

While Garbarek has a ton of experience as a four-year varsity pitcher for the Jaguars, her battery mate is just learning the catching position. Perlman primarily played baseball before starting her softball career at D’Evelyn.

“She (Perlman) is coming from baseball, but she has been working her butt off to get better,” Garbarek said. “She is a good freshman catcher, works hard and has a good attitude with it. She is going great.”

D’Evelyn will have to be great if it wants to capture the 4A Jeffco

Pomona senior Anjelica Gallardo forces out D’Evelyn freshman Rachel Perlman at second base during the non-league game Monday, Aug. 23. D’Evelyn took an 8-3 victory. PHOTO BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

League title. The early CHSAANow.com 4A softball rankings has D’Evelyn, Conifer and Wheat Ridge all in the top-8.

“It’s going to be tough,” Porreco said of 4A Jeffco this season.

Pomona has a senior-laded squad with 10 seniors this season for longtime coach Jim Biddle.

The Panthers were shortened Monday without three starters, but should have everyone back once Pomona starts 5A Jeffco League play in mid-September.

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The Wildcats — No. 9 in the current CHSAANow.com Class 5A softball rankings — improved to 5-0 on the season with a 15-3 home victory over Bear Creek in the blistering heat Tuesday, Aug. 24.

“We obviously have a lot of season left. It’s still pretty early,” Arvada West coach Brenna Millikan admitted. “We have a big road ahead of us, but I’m excited for what this team has in store.”

A-West has jumped out of the gates quickly with five wins over the last eight days. The Wildcats (7-2 record) actually trailed Bear Creek (2-3 record) after the Bears put up a trio of runs in the top of the third inning.

Sophomore Ariana Caballero started the inning with a single and later scored on a fielder’s choice.

Junior Tia Henke had the big hit for the Bears with a 2-run double to give Bear Creek a 3-2 lead. However, it was all A-West from there on out.

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West sophomore Mac Ferguson said of Bear Creek taking a 1-run lead.

“We trust Brooklyn. We trust all of our pitchers and our defense. We are confident.”

A-West sophomore Brooklyn Burgess got the start in the circle and scattered five hits over four innings.

It was the Wildcats’ offense that really got going in the bottom of the third inning.

Ferguson got things going leading off the bottom of the third inning with a triple to deep right field.

A-West would eventually send 13 batters to the plate in the inning to score eight runs, taking a 10-3 lead after three innings.

“I’m really proud about or discipline at the plate,” Millikan said.

“Our second time through the line-up I thought everyone made an adjustment. They were able to stay back and worked to make them throw strikes.”

A-West benefited by taking 11 walks in the game. Eight off those walks scored. The Wildcats had seven hits with junior Kendall Mulvaney leading the way in the RBI department with four runs batted in.

A-West would love to jump into the mix for a 5A Jeffco League title this season. The Wildcats finished 3-4 in conference play last season and

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The City of Arvada is preparing its proposed 2022 Annual Action Plan and is encouraging citizen participation in the preparation of the 2022 Annual Action Plan. The 2022 Annual Action Plan will outline the proposed use of an estimated $450,000 in 2022 Community Development Block Grant Funds (CDBG).

The City invites all citizens and other interested parties who desire to provide comments on City housing and community development needs including priority non-housing community development needs; use of 2022 CDBG; or past program performance; and/or to make comments regarding useof 2022 funding from the Human Services Funding Pool to do so at a public hearing: At 6:15 P.M., September 13, 2021 in City Council Chambers, Arvada Municipal Building, 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada, Colorado.

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Metro Districts Budget Hearings Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE AMENDED 2021 BUDGET NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the MOUNTAIN SHADOWS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT (the “District”), will hold a meeting via teleconference on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 4:30 P.M., for the purpose of conducting such business as may come before the Board including a public hearing on the 2021 amended budget (the “Amended Budget”) This meeting will be held via teleconference and may be joined using the following link: Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81295725346?pwd =Z2NOT0N6MEFuV1czQnNnK0FxNmIxZz09 Meeting ID: 812 9572 5346 Passcode: 741460 Phone: 1 720 707 2699 NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that Amended Budget has been submitted to the District. A copy of the Amended Budget is on file in the office of CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP, 8390 E Crescent Parkway, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, Colorado, where the same is open for public inspection.

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