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Jackalope Arts Festival comes to Olde Town Artisans from across the state showcase goods at two-day event

BY RYAN DUNN AND ERIN MCGOVERN RDUNN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA

The Jackalope Arts Festival came to Olde Town Arvada for the first time on Sept. 18 and 19, showcasing handmade goods made by over 60 local artisans from across the state.

The festival was free of charge to attendees and ran from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. both days.

Jackalope co-founder Melissa Kohout — herself an Arvada native — said she was inspired to bring the festival to her hometown in part because of the recent beautification efforts enacted in the Olde Town district.

“I love it. I love the murals, I think they’re so artistic and I think it really goes well with Jackalope,” said Kohout. “I love all the restaurants and shops in Olde Town, so it’s fun to just sort of add to it and hopefully all of us work together to bring more people to Arvada.”

Olde Town Business Improvement District Marketing and Events Manager Carya Haas said the festival’s organizers reached out to the BID hoping to hold Jackalope in Olde Town and said the BID worked with the Kohout and SEE JACKALOPE, P8

Olde Town Square during Jackalope.

PHOTO BY ERIN MCGOVERN

Arvada candidates stump at chamber event Three city council seats are in play and the city has questions

BY BOB WOOLEY BWOOLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

An early morning candidate forum gave Arvada residents and members of the business community a chance to get to know the folks who want to represent them on city council.

The event, hosted by the Arvada Chamber of Commerce, allowed candidates to introduce themselves and answer questions about their

thoughts on governing and how to tackle the city’s most pressing needs.

Long-time Arvada resident and former council member, Mark McGoff, was looking forward to checking out the new crop of politicos.

“I wanted to be able to hear each of the candidates,” he said. “To hear what kind of leadership they’ll bring to Arvada.”

Judith Denham said she was pretty interested in what’s going to happen with the council.

“Because we’re at a point now where we need to have excellent leadership,” she said. “We’re at a pivotal point with the national situation. And I think this community is rock solid, but we need people on city council who understand what

our problems are.”

At-large First up during the introductions, Michael Griffith, licensed Landscape Architect, Urban Design and candidate for the At Large seat.

Griffith said after renovating a historic house and starting a family in Arvada, he and his wife consider it their long-term home. Griffith has served on the Arvada Planning Commission since 2017.

Running for the same seat, Lisa Smith, a military veteran and social worker. Smith said years of public service and leadership experience drew her toward running for council. During her time in Arvada, she has worked with the Arvada City

Charter Committee, Chamber Resiliency Taskforce and Jeffco Community Advisory Board.

District 1 Next up, District 1 candidates, Chelsea Canda and Randy Moorman.

Canda, a Littleton native, described herself as a wife and mom of four kids. She said she spent 11 years working as a teacher in charter schools, six of those years, she was a “Gifted and Talented” Coordinator at the academy where she taught. Having left teaching last year, she helps her husband run his small business.

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Moorman said he was running to give back to the community that welcomed and supported his family through challenging times. He said he loves Arvada and has the passion, experience and critical thinking skills to shepherd the city through issues like infrastructure renewal, affordability and sustainability. Moorman works for a recycling nonprofit and runs a pie baking business from home.

District 3 District 3 candidates were the last to introduce themselves. John Marriott is the only current council member running in November. He’s an Arvada native who considers his formative years here to be integral to his success in life. He said he wants to continue his work on council, helping future generations achieve success through the same opportunities he was afforded by growing up here.

Suzie Schuckman, running for the seat Marriott currently holds.

She said she’s been serving various nonprofits for the last 15 years combating child abuse and neglect, substance abuse, food insecurity, homelessness. She’s also worked to reintroduce women to the workforce. She said listening, a valuable quality she employs in her work life, is something she would bring to council.

Effective relationship building and service leadership are two things

Ex-council member Mark McGoff chats with candidate Lisa Smith at the Arvada ChamPHOTOS BY BOB WOOLEY ber Candidate Forum.

she thinks council could benefit from and she could provide.

During the question-and-answer period of the forum, each pair of candidates were given four different questions plus a quick-fire round designed to give a bit of insight into their personalities. Candidates had been given access to all of the questions beforehand, but were not told which four specific questions they would be asked. The questions dealt with topics like growth, equity, minimum wage and crime.

District 1 candidates, Moorman and Canda, were given the first round of questions.

Asked if Arvada should support

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universal minimum wage, Canda said no. She thinks it should be up to business owners to pay as they see fit. Moorman said the city should be taking a more holistic approach. He said it’s important that people make a livable wage to be able to afford to reside in communities like Arvada, where they work and provide critical services.

Candidates were then asked about a variety of topics, including crime, equity, their dream vacation destination and role models.

Canda took a pro-police stance saying more police are needed to replace those who’ve left the profession because of a national move to defame them. She thinks equity issues are not the government’s responsibility, saying such matters “tend to take care of themselves.” Her role model is Jesus and dream vacation destination would be Pensacola, Florida.

Moorman said he thinks the City has an important role in equity and inclusion in making Arvada a welcoming place for everyone. He said equitable access to services and opportunity are things he would work for. On crime and safety, Moorman said they need to be taken seriously, with an eye toward addressing underlying issues like mental illness that can be contributing factors.

His role model is Jane Goodall and vacation destination would be the Galápagos Islands.

At Large candidates, Smith and Griffith, took the stage next, and were asked what they would do to better understand “the diverse and growing needs of Arvada.”

“There are many different types of residences, experiences and small business communities within Arvada, and I would champion the continuation of those small-business ecosystems in special, unique areas of the city,” Griffith said.

Smith said one thing she prides herself on is having a diverse network of connections in the city as part of groups including the American Legion, Elks Lodge and Kiwanis. She said relying on data and continuing to conduct outreach and listening tours once elected, would keep her in touch with the city’s issues and allow her to understand different viewpoints.

In the rapid-fire round, Griffith said growing up he wanted to be an architect, his biggest pet-peeve is standing in line, and his role model was his dad. Smith’s role model was Ruth Bader Ginsburg, vacation destination would be Egypt and growing up she wanted to be a cop.

The final pair to answer questions was District 3 candidates, Marriott and Schuckman.

One of their questions was what they consider to be the biggest challenge facing Arvada, and what they would do to remedy it.

Marriott answered first, saying core infrastructure and maintenance needs are the biggest challenge the city faces. He said implementing programmatic changes today will yield big results 50 years from now. He said core infrastructure is why cities exist and fulfilling that responsibility is the council’s number one job.

Referencing the recent hazy skies and hazardous air, Schuckman’s take on the question is that climate change and sustainability are the biggest challenge the city faces.

“I want to make sure my kids have parks and green spaces and trails to hike on for as long as they wish to,” she said. “I would advocate for increasing the resident capacity on our sustainability advisory committee as well as bringing someone on staff for the city to focus solely on sustainability issues and how we can be good stewards of the environment.”

In the rapid-fire round, Marriott said his favorite Arvada restaurant is the Arvada Tavern, dream job as a boy was playing quarterback for the Denver Broncos and his biggest pet peeve is potholes. Schuckman’s pet peeve is wet socks, role model is Dolores Huerta and favorite dessert is carrot cake.

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Candidates Chelsea Canda and Randy Moorman answer questions at the Arvada Chamber of Commerce Candidate Forum on Sept. 19.

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Armed student Autopsy done on Olde Town hero arrested at Arvada High School STAFF REPORT

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School resource officers with the Arvada Police Department arrested an armed student without incident at Arvada High School Sept. 14.

The incident began at the school shortly before 10 a.m. A tweet from the police department said officers and the Jefferson County R-1 School District received a

report that an unidentified student was on campus.

The tweet said authorities found a pistol. The student was at a juvenile detention center, facing charges of a juvenile in possession of a handgun and unlawful possession of a weapon on school grounds.

The school was reportedly “put on hold” for a brief period.

Johnny Hurley, the “good Samaritan” from Golden who acted to stop the gunman on June 21 in Olde Town Arvada, was killed by a single bullet.

As first reported by the Denver Post, the details of Hurley’s death comes from a six-page report released by the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office this week.

The autopsy report states that Hurley was struck in the pelvis from a weapon fired by an Arvada Police Officer, fired from “indeterminate range.”

Arvada Police Officer Gordon Beesley was shot by Ronald Troyke, 59, in Olde Town Square. Troyke was readying an AR-15 when Hurley managed to shoot him instead. Hurley had picked up Troyke’s AR-15 when a responding Arvada police officer shot him, thinking he was the initial shooter, according to information released

by the Arvada Police Department.

Hurley was taken to Lutheran Medical Center in Wheat Ridge where he was declared dead shortly after arriving, according to the autopsy report.

Both Beesley and Troyke also died.

A note was later found at Troyke’s residence, stating that he had specifically targeted Arvada Police.

The Arvada police officer who shot Hurley has not been publicly named, but was put on administrative leave, as is standard following any fatal shooting by an officer.

An investigation of Hurley’s shooting was completed on Sept. 9. Jeffco District Attorney Alexis King may now decide whether to press charges against the officer.

Arvada Police Department Chief Link Strate called Hurley a “hero” and said that his actions prevented further casualties.

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Want to Boost Your Home’s Appeal? What You Should & Should Not Spend Money On

With our ongoing seller’s market in which right-priced homes sell quickly and often for more than the listing price, do you really need to beautify your home to help it sell better?

The short answer is “Yes.” But don’t get carried away. The agents at Golden Real Estate like to tell sellers that they should only address certain cosmetic issues and what we call “eyesores.” Investing in popular bigdollar improvements or updates isn’t likely to return you more than they cost to implement.

Let’s talk cosmetic fixes first.

For sure, you’ll want to wash the windows and clean your window wells.

In the process, you’ll be removing the window screens. Clean and label them and store them in your basement or garage. Don’t reinstall them until you are under contract. They detract from the views out your windows even if the screens themselves are clean.

Curb appeal (aka first impression) is, of course, highly important. If you have a lawn, you can make it greener pretty quickly with one or two Lawn Doctor visits. If your bushes or trees are overgrown, consider having them trimmed.

How does your front porch look? If it’s looking worn, an investment in fresh paint or stain will pay dividends. Ditto for that wooden deck in the back.

Speaking of the wooden porch and deck, let’s move on to a discussion of eyesores. An “eyesore” is anything that draws negative attention by the prospective buyer. Rotted and/or broken boards

on your porch or deck definitely fit our definition of an eyesore!

Inside your home, there are several potential eyesores that I advise sellers to address. Let’s look at walls, floors, windows and countertops.

If there is damage to the walls, fix it. Our handyman (available only to clients) is an expert at drywall repair, including matching texture. Touch-up and repainting may be called for. Our free staging consultant may advise you specifically about your walls. My current seller in Golden thought their red kitchen should be repainted to a neutral color. I said no, and we still had a bidding war.

Plush and berber carpeting in good condition does not need to be replaced, but if there are ripples in it, it should be stretched, which is an easy and affordable fix. Older shag carpets should, in most cases, be replaced. Wall-to-wall carpeting is one of the more affordable improvements.

If the carpeting is covering hardwood floors in good condition, I’d suggest removing the carpet and refinishing the hardwood if it needs it. Hardwood floors that are already exposed but noticeably worn should also be refinished.

Is there hardwood under that old wallto-wall carpeting? One way to find out is to pull up the far corner of the carpet in a closet. You can push the carpet back down onto the tack strip and no one will be able to tell you had pulled it up.

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If you have old single-pane windows, it’s tempting to replace them, and that might be a good strategy in a buyer’s market, but not in our current seller’s market. In this market, people will buy a home with old windows if it is priced right. I’d want to see them in person before making a final suggestion.

What about countertops? Replacing an old Formica countertops with slab granite, Corian, Silestone, concrete or other popular materials would be very expensive, and I don’t recommend it unless the Formica is chipped or scarred and therefore an “eyesore.” There’s a company called Granite Transformations (www.GraniteTransformations.com) that does a remarkable job of covering an existing countertop in place with a granite-based slurry that makes it look like slab granite. I haven’t tried it myself, but I’ve seen homes with their work and was quite impressed.

Window coverings are another cheap fix that can make a big difference. I recently installed cellular blinds I purchased at Home Depot which have no strings — just push up or pull down.

You have probably seen them and love them as Rita and I do. They are cut to width (I suggest 1/2 inch narrower than the opening) and come in different lengths. Prices are quite reasonable, and I installed eight of them in my house in

just an hour or so with nothing more than an electric screw gun.

Bathrooms offer some potential dressing up. First of all, clean the grout in your tub/shower. Consider a new shower curtain. Other suggestions may arise from a personal visit.

One of my favorite affordable improvements in my current home and the one before was to install sun tunnels in dark areas such as a windowless garage or laundry room, or that dark corridor in the middle of your house. A brand name you’ve heard of is Solatube, but we purchased Velux sun tunnels for our houses.

They come in 10, 14 and 22-inch diameters because the joists in your ceiling and roof are either 12, 16 or 24 inches on center. The cost fully installed for ours was well under $1,000 each — so much better and less prone to leakage or hail damage than a rectangular skylight.

Look into installing sun tunnels for your own pleasure, not just to brighten up your home for selling. The more light you can bring into your home the more appealing it will be.

My broker associates and I are happy to walk through your house with you, even if you aren’t immediately ready to list your home, to make suggestions regarding things to fix or leave alone. Our phone numbers are listed below. Call one of us for a free consultation.

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Biden touts need for bolder response to climate change President visited NREL lab in north Jeffco on Sept. 14

BY PAUL ALBANI-BURGIO PALBANIBURGIO@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

“Folks, we’ve got to pick up the pace.”

That was President Joe Biden’s message as he spoke Sept. 14 about his plans to address climate change while creating new jobs during a visit to the National Renewable Energy Lab’s Flatirons campus, located north of the Rocky Flats Wildlife Refuge in Jefferson County.

During his roughly 15-minute speech, Biden touted the need for the federal government to establish more ambitious goals for reducing emissions and addressing climate change than were set even by the Obama administration, in which he served as vice president.

“When those (goals) were set, we had more time,” said Biden. “We don’t have that time now. The goals are different because the necessity is there … We don’t have much more than 10 years, for real.”

Among the new goals set by Biden is for the nation to reach 100% carbon-free power by 2035. Biden said he also recently announced a new target for the country to reduce its carbon emissions by between 50 and 52% by 2030.

Biden said the need to take bolder, more aggressive steps to address

President Joe Biden speaks Sept. 14 at the National Renewable Energy Lab’s Flatirons PHOTO BY THE WHITE HOUSE VIA FACEBOOK campus in Jefferson County.

climate change has become starkly apparent recently, with nearly one in three American communities being struck by weather disasters in the past few months.

Biden said within the two weeks before his Colorado stop, he had made visits to California, New Jersey and Louisiana, where he surveyed damage from the Caldor Fire and Hurricane Ida. Coloradans, he said, are also becoming increasingly familiar with the effects of disasters driven by climate change.

“Even if it’s not in your backyard, you feel the effects when you turn on the local weather and in addition to the temperature and precipitation you want to know what the local forecast is going to be…” he said.

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“You saw the vicious cycle this summer when heavy rains combined with the burn scar of the 2020 Grizzly Creek fire resulted in mudslides that washed out an entire section of Interstate 70.”

“The bottom line is it’s everywhere,” he later said.

However, Biden also touted the benefits that an increased focus on addressing climate change would bring, including the creation of well-paid, union-backed jobs.

“When I think of climate change, I think jobs,” Biden said.

He said those possibilities are already apparent in Biden’s infrastructure bill, which he said would put 800,000 people to work, including a large portion in work related to

addressing the climate crisis.

Biden was introduced by Julian Aguilar, a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 68 union of Xcel Energy workers in Colorado.

“Being here at NREL shows the future of our industry, renewable and sustainable energy…” he said.

“When you see all these new technologies you might think the future doesn’t look much like the past, but one thing the past and the future will have in common is that they be built by unions.”

Xcel Energy is the first utility in the nation to set a goal of being carbon-free, Biden said.

Gov. Jared Polis also spoke at the event at NREL. He thanked Biden for visiting the facility, which he said is “powering the renewable energy revolution,” and said the state will continue to partner with the Federal government as it works to meet its own goal of using 100% renewable energy by 2030.

“President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda directly helps support the work we are doing here in Colorado, one of the leading states on the clean energy revolution,” Polis said.

Biden, who completed a tour of the NREL foothills facility prior to his speech, praised NREL and said the Build Back Better plan also includes more funding for the lab and similar organizations.

“We’ll be making those breakthroughs in solar wind and storage out of these facilities,” he said.

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Pool discussion center stage at Jeffco School Board meeting Aging city pool could turn into aqua center for public and students

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Meyers pool in Arvada is home to five Jeffco school swim and dive teams. In fact, Jeffco Public Schools is one of Meyers’ largest users, with more than 900 Jeffco students swimming there. The problem is the pool is almost 50 years old and is coming to the end of its useful life.

So, the City of Arvada, Jeffco Public Schools and Apex Parks and Recreation are considering joining forces, creating an IGA (intergovernmental agreement) to partner on replacing Meyers with a new North Area Aquatics Facility.

Preliminary cost estimates for the new facility are reported to be between $33-35 million. The partnership agreement currently being discussed calls for joint financing of the project by Arvada and Jeffco Public Schools. Apex would provide oversight and management of the facility, and would also fund operation deficits.

Gordon Reusink, Director of Vibrant Community and City Neighborhoods, presented the proposal to members of the Jeffco School Board earlier this month.

Reusink said plans for the facility

At almost 50 years old, Arvada’s Meyers Pool is nearing the end of its useful life.

include a 50-meter x 25-yard pool with on-deck seating for 300-400 people. The center will also feature separate warmer water and shallower pools and spectator seating for 800.

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If approved, the new facility will be built at the site of the current Meyers parking lot, keeping the existing pool open while the new facility is under construction.

Once construction on the new aquatics center is complete, plans call for Meyers Pool to be demolished and turned into a parking area for the new facility, which is intended to accomodate the increased demand for the newer and larger facility. Additional parking would be built at Warder Elementary (owned by the District).

The IGA would call for Arvada to provide the land for the project and finance 50% of the project expenses through an annual debt service payment.

Arvada would also fund an unspecified majority of the capital maintenance and replacement plan as project owner.

For its part, Jeffco School District would also provide land for the project (Warder Elementary School property). Jeffco Schools would be the lead agency in financing the project, financing 50% of project expenses through an annual debt service payment. As an equity partner, the District wouldn’t be charged user fees.

During discussions after the presentation, board member, Susan Miller, asked why the district had floated the idea of financing their share of the project’s expense rather than using bond premium from the 2018 Bond and Capital Improvement Program (CIP).

Steve Bell, Chief Operating Officer, Jeffco Schools, said the District has done extensive modeling for financing the project using the $35 million estimate. He said if financed for a term of 25 years, the project would cost around $2 million per year. Out of that, the District’s share would amount to around $1 million per year.

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Arvada’s Meyers Pool would be rebuilt as a partnership between the city and Jeffco Schools if a proposed intergovernmental agreement moves forward.

Bell said due to their credit-worthiness, the true interest cost of financing the District’s portion of the project would be around 2 - 2.5%. He also said that since Arvada wasn’t prepared to cash-fund their share of the cost, it would create an incompatible situation for the District to pay upfront and they felt it would be better to take advantage of the low interest rates and borrow the money instead.

In the end, Board President, Susan Harmon, asked District staff to bring more financing options and a clearer picture of the IGA to the board before the plan is revisited in October.

Board member, Brad Rupert, said looming board elections called for acting with a sense of urgency in the matter. He said the current state of the Meyers Pool didn’t leave time for a new board to get up to speed on the project, cautioning the board not to “kick the can down the road.”

Jeffco also uses the Carmody Pool, Green Mountain Pool, Wheat Ridge Pool and Foothills at The Ridge. The newest of those pools, Foothills at The Ridge, opened in 2003. Carmody Pool is also nearly 50 years old.

Bell said at this point, there has been no request to renovate or rebuild from any of the other pools Jeffco swimmers use.

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Latest congressional map keeps House members apart Redistricting changes still possible; deadline Sept. 28

from the public about previous drafts.

Commissioners voted earlier in September to base the latest map on one drawn by Commissioner Martha Coleman, a Democrat from Fort Collins who is a geographer.

The latest map would create three safe Democratic districts, three safe Republican districts and competitive 7th and 8th Congressional Districts, according to a report by nonpartisan legislative staff.

In three districts, the Hispanic population would make up more

BY SANDRA FISH AND THY VO THE COLORADO SUN

The latest draft of Colorado’s congressional map avoids putting the state’s current U.S. House members into the same district, while creating a sweeping district across most of the Western Slope and southern Colorado.

The most heavily populated parts of north Douglas County would stay where they are in the 4th Congressional District. And the biggest cities in Arapahoe County — including Aurora, Centennial, Littleton, Englewood, Greenwood Village and Sheridan — would be in the 6th District, along with the Columbine and Ken Caryl areas of Jefferson County.

The new 8th Congressional District in the north Denver metro region would be nearly 39% Hispanic. It would encompass Northglenn, Thornton, Brighton, Commerce City and Fort Lupton.

And the proposed 7th District, now centered in the north and west metro area, would include much of Jefferson County and stretch to South Park in the central Rocky Mountains.

The new map, released Sept. 15, groups most of the Western Slope and southern Colorado into a single,

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Proposed redistricting map issued Sept. 15 shows which congressional districts would include parts of Jefferson, Adams, Weld and Denver counties.

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L-shaped 3rd Congressional District.

Northwest high-country counties including Routt, Jackson, Eagle, Summit and Grand are grouped with Larimer and Boulder into a proposed 2nd Congressional District. And the new districts would

no longer pit Garfield County Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert against Democratic U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse of Lafayette.

The map is the second to be drawn by nonpartisan staff based on 2020 census data, and incorporates input

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fellow Jackalope Co-Founder Sara Deitrich to help get the event off the ground.

“Jackalope actually reached out to us,” said Haas. “One of the organizers is originally from Arvada, and it’s my understanding that the street closures and stuff are what made Arvada really appealing for this festival… We’ve been working with them through the process to give them a leg-up and not have them start from scratch.”

Vendors at the festival included artisans of all types, including jewelers, leatherworkers, painters and botanists.

Alissandra Seelaus, a maker of digitally hand-drawn cards and pints, said that while she showcased her work at Jackalope before, she felt that the Arvada location was ideal for the event.

“This is the perfect spot. I’ve never been here before, I’m ashamed to say, but this space is so open and big,” Seelaus. “You know, it’s clean, and there’s other small restaurants and things around, so it’s like the market can support the city and the city can support the market.”

Arvada-based Leah Sachs, the Founder of Slices of Citrus - a sustainable jewelry company that creates pieces made from real fruits and vegetables treated with resin.

“It’s really cute to be around all the shops, and everyone is just so supportive over here,” said Sachs.

“Like, all the shop owners have

Slices of Citrus’ booth at Jackalope.

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Let’s hear it for the band - and orchestra too!

A conversation with band teacher Ilse Reardon

QUITE THE CONDUCTOR Ilse Reardon serves as the director of bands for the following schools: Everitt Middle School Kullerstrand Elementary Maple Grove Elementary Peak Expeditionary School Prospect Valley Elementary Stevens Elementary Stober Elementary Vivian Elementary Wilmore-Davis Elementary

BY BOB WOOLEY BWOOLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Football, soccer — a lot of fall school activities get a lot of press coverage every year while another pursuit that requires practice, dedication, teamwork and a lot of hard work goes relatively unnoticed — but not anymore.

Band kids, orchestra kids and proud, patient parents rejoice. You are finally getting some of that local paper fall coverage love you so richly deserve.

Each fall a brand-new group of kids becomes eligible to participate in a rite of passage that puts smiles on faces young and old alike — playing in the school band.

The sense of wonder that takes over a child’s imagination as they are introduced to the worlds of brass, woodwinds, strings and percussion is something Ilse Reardon knows well.

As a music teacher in Jeffco, she’s gotten a first-hand look at it every fall for the last 14 years.

But for Reardon, like others who hear the call, the magic of those moments started years before she started teaching.

“I grew up in Wheat Ridge. My parents have lived here since the

A first-year Jeffco band student holds his new saxophone.

1960s. I went to Prospect Valley, Everitt and Wheat Ridge High School,” she says. “I was really excited for an instrument. I was the kid who came home saying I don’t even care what I play, I just want to play something!”

She said once she got signed up to play, she was all in. And by seventh grade she knew she wanted to make music her life’s work.

And work it is. Reardon is based

A Celebration of “The Mighty Zep”

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out of Everitt, but currently teaches music at nine Jeffco public schools, teaching two 40-minute classes at each, a few times per week.

“We just sort of roll in and teach and roll out and go to the next place,” she says. “It takes a while to get used to. It’s very physical.

I’m exhausted by the end of the day.”

Reardon says the exhaustion is well worth it because of the energy the kids put into the music and what the music gives them in return — and it’s not all in the ears.

“There’s a lot of brain research out there that shows learning how to play an instrument really impacts the development of the brain especially at the age we start the kids at in Jeffco,” she says. “During that adolescent stage, playing an instrument is one of three activities that really grows your brain. Reading is another. And so is being active, running around.”

Reardon says playing an instru-

ment is one of the few activities children do during the day that actually uses both sides of their brain at the same time and helps develop pathways in the brain.

“I think the information that stuck out to me the most, is that the part of your brain that processes sounds and speech grows by more than 120% larger than somebody who doesn’t play an instrument.”

In fact, studies show that playing an instrument, particularly at a young age, brings a wealth of benefits to the musician.

According to an article in Inc. Magazine, in a University of Montreal study, lead researcher Simon Landry found that musicians have faster auditory, tactile, and audiotactile reaction times. The study also showed musicians are better at integrating inputs from different senses.

Reardon says students who play an instrument also learn a sense of discipline through practice and teamwork.

“One of the things I tell the kids all of the time is that ‘you not practicing or paying attention in any other class doesn’t really impact anybody else. But in band, orchestra and choir, if you don’t practice, it impacts the entire group and we can’t move on without you,’” she says.

She says she tries to communicate the point that everything the band does, it does together — they begin together and end together.

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She thinks the group dynamic is one of the most important aspects of learning to play in the band.

“In marching band you’re going to get this sense of team spirit, and in concert band you’ll get some of that too, but in different degrees of intensity.”

In addition to brain development and teamwork, Reardon says there’s the obvious benefit of being creative and the tremendous outlet playing an instrument gives children for getting their emotions out — connecting with each other in a way that’s different and unique.

“You get to be artistic and creative and express things that you can’t always express with words,” she says.

Reardon and Orchestra Teacher, Beth Letendre, take all of the band and orchestra instruments to each of the nine schools where they teach, and let the kids see them up close. They play a tune on each one, to let the budding musicians hear what they sound like.

But they don’t encourage students to choose one instrument over another.

Reardon says the best thing to do is let children choose an instrument they have a bit of aptitude for and something they’ll want to practice with.

“We try to give students an opportunity to try things out because the instrument personality

Columbine marching band students perform for the crowd.

thing — that’s a real thing,” she says. “There is a personality type that’s attracted to each type of instrument, I think.”

Before the pandemic, Reardon says there was an easy, sanitary way for her to let students try instruments out before they had to choose, but like almost everything else, that’s been more difficult in a post-COVID world.

Her voice lights up when she speaks about growth the young musicians achieve during the first year of playing. She says parents are amazed at progress made between the first concert typically held in November and the final performance of the year.

PHOTO BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

This year’s concert schedule is still up in the air because of the pandemic, but if you’re a family member of a young Coltrane, Ellington or YoYo Ma, try to make

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Two deaths in four days Private company ICCS handles inmate program

BY PAUL ALBANI-BURGIO PALBANIBURGIO@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

On Sept. 3, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office announced that someone in the custody of a private community corrections agency it partners with had died.

It was the second time in four days that the Sheriff’s Office had to make such an announcement.

The first death came on Aug. 31, when Damion White, 26, was found unresponsive at ICCS’ Lakewood residential facility for men in the early morning. He was later pronounced dead.

The second death came on Sept.

2, when Sean William Hayes, 30, was found dead in the store where he was working as part of a work release arrangement. According to the Sheriff’s Office, Hayes died of an apparent drug overdose.

Hayes was on his second day in work release custody after being transferred to ICCS on Sept. 1 to begin a 90-day work release sentence. White had been transferred to ICCS on July 14.

As of press time, the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office had not released autopsy reports for either death and likely would not for several more weeks.

White’s death was also not the

first of someone housed at ICCS this year. In May, 33-year-old female work release inmate Brittni Marie Miller was found unresponsive at ICC’s female facility in Lakewood.

New arrangement for work release The deaths of two men in ICCS custody so close together is shining a new spotlight on the agency, which the Sheriff’s Office began contracting with to house and manage male inmates participating in its work release program just earlier this year.

For decades, ICCS, which is an independent nonprofit agency, has housed and served a population that largely included offenders that have diverted from traditional incarceration and those that are returning to the community after a prison sentence.

Those in the custody of ICCS were often able to work while receiving services such as educational and vocational assistance and sometimes being monitored for issues like drug use.

In February, the Sheriff’s Office began contracting with ICCS to house and supervise inmates serving a work release sentence, Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Karlyn Tilley said in an email to Colorado Community Media. The agency had already been housing and monitoring female work release inmates.

According to the Sheriff’s Office

website, the county’s work release program allows inmates “who meet specific criteria to serve time while maintaining employment or attending school in the community.” Those participating in work release must also pay a daily fee to the county that is determined based on their income and ability to pay.

Tilley said the Sheriff’s Office began contracting with ICCS to house the male work release inmates as a response to COVID-19 and the desire to separate inmates housed in the jail facility.

At various points during the pandemic, the Sheriff’s Office took several steps to reduce the risk of transmission in the jail, including implementing enhanced booking standards, releasing inmates who had served much of their sentence and reopening a closed floor of the jail.

JCSO “concerned” but contract continues In her emailed statement, Tilley said the Sheriff’s Office “is concerned by any in-custody death, including those that occurred in the work release program.”

She then explained that while JCSO is contracting with ICCS to house and monitor inmates sentenced to work release, it does not have oversight into any internal investigations ICCS may or may not be doing as a result of these recent deaths.

However, the County’s Critical Incident Response team, is also investigating both deaths, she said.

The CIRT response team is made up of representatives from various law enforcement agencies and also investigates discharges of firearms by law enforcement that result in death or injury.

“Our ultimate goal is to bring the (work release) program back into our own facility, but for now we do not have plans to alter the contractual relationship,” Tilley said.

She also explained that the Sheriff’s Office has begun provid-

ing ICCS with behavioral, medical and mental health histories of inmates upon their transfer to ICCS, although that change was made prior to the recent deaths.

According to Tilley, it is the courts that sentence inmates to work release. Currently, ICCS is contracted with the county to provide a total of 100 beds for work release inmates. On Sept. 10, there were 73 men and 16 men completing work release at ICCS. All work release inmates are now housed at ICCS, she said.

No comment from ICCS ICCS, meanwhile, declined to comment about the recent deaths and how it is responding to them for this story. In response to emails and phone calls, ICCS CEO Kelly Sengenberger said the agency has “no comment” and directed Colorado Community Media to address questions to the Sheriff’s Office.

Michael Teague, the spokesman for the First Judicial District Attorney’s Office that serves Jefferson and Gilpin counties, explained in an email that the DA’s Office’s role in determining who is sent to ICCS for work release is limited to either objecting or not when a defendant requests work release and either a judge or the department of corrections is considering granting it. He did not offer any additional comment on the two deaths.

Similarly, Jefferson County Public Information Officer Julie Story said the county commissioners were declining to be interviewed on the deaths because the commissioners are not involved in the Sheriff’s Office’s relationship with ICCS. “It’s really just a contractual relationship that the Sheriff’s Office has with ICCS,” she said.

Colorado Community Media also reached out to First Judicial District Chief Judge Jeffrey Pilkington via email about the deaths but had not received a response at press time.

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Big Jeffco employers await more info on vaccine mandate Critics argue high overall county vax rate make move unnecessary

BY PAUL ALBANI-BURGIO PALBANIBURGIO@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Businesses across Jefferson County will soon be responsible for verifying that their employees have been vaccinated — and requiring weekly COVID-19 testing for those that are not. That’s because of a new mandate announced by President Biden on Sept. 9 that applies to all companies with at least 100 employees.

But in the days after the initial announcement of the mandate, several of the county’s large employers said they were waiting for more information about how the mandate will work and when it will take effect before making changes to their own internal rules and practices.

Companies await rule Lakewood-based Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies, one of Jeffco’s biggest employers at around 2,300 Jeffco employees, is among the companies where leaders said they are still trying to understand the order.

Senior Vice President Bon Lopez said in an email to Colorado Community Media that his company could not share specific details

related to vaccine mandates.

What it could share, he said, is that the company encourages all of its employees to be vaccinated, has held vaccination clinics at its Lakewood campus and requires both masks and daily temperature checks for its employees.

Lopez said about 68% of Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies employees have received at least one vaccine dose as of Sept. 18. According to county data, about 78% of eligible Jeffco residents had received at least one dose of the vaccine as of Sept.

13.

A representative of the manufacturing company Coorstek, which is headquartered in Golden, also said she did not yet have much to say on the order as the company’s leaders work to understand it.

“We are working internally with our leadership teams as well as with our legal and government affairs departments to monitor the status of the official written record of Biden’s Executive Order and OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard,” said a statement provided by Coorstek Senior Director of Global Communications Nancy Fullerton.

“CoorsTek will continue to adhere to the requirements once we have additional details.”

Fullerton also said Coorstek, which employees about 1,300 people in Jeffco according to the county’s economic development corporation, would continue to encourage vaccinations and are following all CDC

MORE ON THE MANDATE On Sept. 9, President Joe Biden announced that the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration was developing a rule that would require all employers with 100 or more employees to ensure all their employees are fully vaccinated or show a negative test once a week. Biden also announced mandates that would apply to all Federal contractor’s workforces and all health providers that accept Medicare and Medicaid (without the option of weekly testing).

OSHA has not yet released the rule and announced when it will take effect. and governmental guidance.

“We are already doing this” When asked for his initial thoughts, Jefferson County Economic Development Corporation President and CEO Jason Tidmore said he was unsure how much the order would impact Jeffco businesses given the county’s already-high rate of vaccination.

“By and large, we are already doing this,” he said. “And so when you look at where we are at, we don’t have a long way that we can really grow our vaccinated population.”

Given that, Tidmore said the mandate felt like “an unnecessary burden” on large Jeffco employers that have already by and large been doing the right things to combat COVID-19. Still, Tidmore predicted that there would be compliance by

Jeffco employers.

But while many employers that will be subject to the mandate are not yet actively requiring vaccinations among their employees, some had already taken that step.

Colorado School of Mines, which will be subject to a different portion of the mandate requiring vaccinations for all employees of Federal contractors, announced during the summer that it was requiring all employees and students to provide the school with proof they were fully vaccinated by the first day of classes.

However, Mines did allow both students and staff to apply for both medical and religious exemptions.

According to the Mines website, 90% of students and 86% of Mines staff had been vaccinated as of Sept.

10. About 11% of students and 14% of staff had not yet disclosed their status to the school.

As of Sept. 10, there had been 23 cases of COVID-19 on campus since the start of classes.

Vocal critics, proponents But while the companies Colorado Community Media reached out to all said they were looking to learn more and pledged to follow the mandate, some residents expressed a far different reaction.

William Pomeroy is a Golden carpenter who said he thinks much of the data about the COVID-19 SEE MANDATE, P18

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Hindsight of a 30-year teaching career

was a public school teacher for 30 years. And, for many of those years, I was an outsider in the buildings, from both a mechanical standpoint and a philosophical HITTING standpoint. But, HOME now that the school year is fully underway, and I am occupationally an outsider now, too, please let me share with you some of the things I’ve learned from that perspective.

First of all, Michael Alcorn building-level adults — teachers, staff, administrators — are awesome people. Seriously, you should see some of the brilliant things that I’ve had the privilege to

witness over 30 years. As a whole, the intelligence, dedication, creativity, compassion and humanity that are the day-to-day norms in the buildings I’ve been in are unlike anything I ever imagined they would be. It is truly inspiring.

Some of my favorite people are the teachers and support staff who work with the special needs kids. If you think about the combination of skills required for that job — during the day, teaching students with different and sometimes limited abilities; after hours, nothing but meetings and reams of paperwork — you can understand why they might develop a bit of a dark sense of humor. An awesome lady named Judy taught me that years ago, and it’s held true ever since.

School lesson that *absolutely* translates to the real world: Under-

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Supporting the mask mandate As someone who witnessed the havoc COVID-19 raged on ICUs across the state after my dad had to be admitted for multiple strokes, I am very supportive of the Jeffco Public Schools mask requirement. The pandemic stole so much from our kids, including my daughter. From losing a loved one, to economic hardship at home, and missing milestones like prom and homecoming, too many of our kids are suffering mentally and emotionally.

I am a professional suicide prevention trainer and know the mental health impacts of the past year and a half. Losing a teacher or trusted adult to COVID or feeling guilty that they may have spread the virus to a vulnerable person have been devastating on children. This puts them at additional risk of severe mental health issues and suicide.

Getting our kids back in the classroom and among their friends is vital. Wearing masks at school is a small way we can help our kids recover physically and emotionally, while getting back to normal. My daughter works, participates in theater, and thoroughly enjoys time with her friends. Like most young adults, these activities are crucial to her development. Wearing a mask is a key component to doing the things she loves.

I am grateful that the Jeffco SEE LETTERS, P15

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stand the real power structure of your organization. You would think that in any building, the center of power is the principal — not true.

I’ve had many, many great principals … but hardly any of them ever had a tenure longer than mine, and NONE of them had a tenure longer than their lead administrative secretary. THAT’s where the power lies.

Kids are, mostly, just kids. They don’t change that much. I’ll have a lot more to say about kids next week, but let me just start with that.

Thirty years ago, my biggest complaint was that the kids didn’t do enough work on their own; last year, my biggest complaint was …the same. Come to think of it, I’m pretty sure I didn’t practice as much as I should have when I was young, so…

What has changed a lot is the culture and society around the kids,

and that shows up in the classroom.

Thirty years ago, a young athlete would play football in the fall, basketball in the winter, and baseball in the spring and summer; these days, a young athlete, more often than not, plays one sport all year long, and maybe sprinkles in a second sport just for conditioning. And that same dynamic plays out in the rest of the building, too: many gifted students begin taking Advanced Placement courses as freshmen, and forgo many electives and other activities to focus on getting into their top college. I don’t think that is good or healthy for kids, but that’s the reality these days.

What that means for everybody who has “programs” is that it’s harder to find contributors — that SEE ALCORN, P15

Vote no, no, no

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he prospect of having to decide how to vote on ballot issues seems to turn some otherwise strong, confident people into jelly.

GUEST Let me make the decisions easy for COLUMN you.

All of this year’s proposals are wolves in sheep’s clothing: Give power to the legislature to appropriate funds? Of course.

Tax marijuana to provide enrichment Linda Rockwell opportunities for low-income children? No-brainer.

Cut property tax rates? Why not?

All three of these measures have been put forth by people whose ideas cannot pass muster in the legislature. They have spent millions of dollars to gather signatures to get them on the ballot. Don’t let them deceive you.

The first is an amendment to the Colorado constitution, so it must have 55% of the vote to pass.

Amendment 78 would take the responsibility for allocating “custodial funds” out of the hands of the state treasurer and the executive branch and give it to the legislature. Custodial funds are defined as those that originate outside the state, and include federal funds and money from legal settlements. What’s wrong with that? One big problem is that

the legislature is only in session for 120 days a year. Money designated for disaster relief, for example, might not be allocated for many months. Or a special session of the legislature, at a cost of about $25,000 per day, might be required.

As near as I can tell, no problems exist with the current system. No money is finding its way into the wrong hands, and no decisions are being made without public input.

As the saying goes, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”

Next up is Proposition 119, a change to state law that only needs a majority to pass. It is the most odious of the three. This law would increase the sales tax on marijuana, drain resources from the public schools, give power to an unelected board, and channel tax dollars to private, uncertified providers.

Because public education is the bedrock of our democracy, we should all be doing whatever we can to make the system better and stronger.

Let’s not weaken it by giving unaccountable private entities control over public money. I’m also opposed because I fear that an increase in the marijuana tax will drive more cannabis users to the black market.

Proposition 120 is brought to you by the same anti-tax, anti-government people as Amendment 78 and was paid for by the same dark money group. Its original aim was to lower residential property assessment rates across the board, but the

legislature intervened after the ballot language was set, so now it will only affect multifamily and lodging properties. This all came about because the repeal of the Gallagher Amendment in 2020 — a good thing — gave the legislature the power to set property tax assessment rates.

The really insidious part of this proposal is the lifting of the TABOR cap to ensure that the state has enough money to reimburse counties for the property tax exemptions available to some seniors and disabled veterans. Current law requires this, so this provision does nothing but give the proponents an opportunity to pull at people’s heartstrings.

The result of its passage will be a decrease in the revenue available to school and special districts, hamstringing local elected boards.

As you prepare to vote, you can have a long session with the Blue Book, which will arrive in your mailbox shortly, is available at online at leg.colorado.gov/ (yellow link at top of page), a short summary at the public education advocacy site a4pep.org, or you can just trust me, and vote no, no, no.

Linda Rockwell moved to Evergreen with her family in 1982. She got involved in local land-use issues in 1984 and in the Democratic Party a few years later. She served as chair of the Jeffco Democrats from 1993 to 1997.

Good government and principled politics remain her passion.

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Health care heroes deserve our thanks

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efferson County has experienced nearly 50,000 COVID-19 cases. To put that into perspective, one in 12 people in our county have been GUEST infected by COVID-19 at one point COLUMN over the last year and a half. Just like rest of our country, this pandemic has brought fear, uncertainty, sadness, frustration, and anger to our communities. We have faced loss, Tracy Kraft-Tharp grief, and panic in a way that we could have never expected. And as the Delta variant spreads, we must ensure that we continue protecting ourselves and our neighbors to prevent this from ever happening again.

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Board of Health has made this decision to protect everyone. I know my daughter is grateful too. Although some recent headlines have focused on what I believe is a vocal minority, Jeffco Public Schools is doing the right thing.

Past Jeffco PTA President Shawna Fritzler, Unincorporated Arvada/Golden

ALCORN FROM PAGE 14

s is, students who want to contribute and are willing to work hard even if they’re not going to be the star. So you have the stars — and, believe me, some of the things the top kids are doing these days in every arena are years beyond what my contemporaries and I were doing — and then you have the students who are mostly happy to have the jersey. You can find five strong kids to make a kbasketball team; it’s harder to find the kind of numbers that make up a great band/orchestra/choir/football program.

But most importantly, the people

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Local ICUs treated hundreds of patients a day, however, Jefferson County adapted and pulled through, and much the reason is our dedicated health care heroes in hospitals, who showed up to work each day and put their own lives on the line to protect and care for all of us.

Our local hospitals and medical staff have always been a cornerstone of health and healing for communities across the nation — the pandemic just made it more apparent than ever. In all the years that I have lived in Jeffco, I have been proud of the services our doctors, nurses, and other hospital staff provide to patients, delivering robust choice and specialty services and allowing access for those who need it. It is one of the main reasons that supporting our hospital systems was a top priority

of mine when I held state and local offices.

What’s more, support for local hospitals does not just mean better care for patients. While, of course, that is what is most important — as we saw with COVID-19 — it also means more support for the community. Hospitals are major job creators within our region, employing thousands of residents and paying millions of dollars in payroll and benefits. They are charity donors, contributing money and supplies in times of need, and they provide uncompensated care to those who are not able to pay for it. And none of this stopped during COVID-19.

In fact, many of our area hospitals went above and beyond their duties of caring for both COVID-19 patients and those suffering from other emergency conditions over the last year. Many hospitals shifted

investment to frontline healthcare workers. For example, HealthONE provided bonuses to all full- and part-time employees and had no layoffs due to the pandemic. And area hospitals ramped up donations of protective supplies and funds to organizations working for COVID relief.

The care and support our health care heroes and hospitals continue providing the people of Jefferson County and the Denver area is nothing short of outstanding. They deserve our thanks and support now, as we navigate our way out of the pandemic, and beyond. Doing so will ensure that our communities continue receiving the most extensive care possible.

A small way to help get past this nightmare Nobody, including me, enjoys wearing a mask. But while our daughter is at school, it is a simple and effective way to keep everyone safe. I know we all were really hoping that things would be back to normal, but they are not. COVID cases are rising, hospital ICU beds are filling up, and too many of our young students cannot get vaccinated yet. Wearing a mask is one small way we can help get past this nightmare.

I am personally grateful for the Jeffco Public Schools mask requirement. While a vocal minority of parents may control some of the recent headlines, I am confident that thousands of parents like me

support masking at school. There are endless circumstances, like taking care of an elderly parent or at-risk child, that people don’t see.

Tracy Kraft-Tharp is a Jefferson County Commissioner and former state legislator.

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who work in the schools have been tasked with the impossible for forever, but especially the last two years, and they’ve tried. And they’re still trying. Every day.

These are just preliminary thoughts. I’ve only been retired for a few months, so I haven’t really processed all of what the last three decades meant. But you can bet I’ll have more to say.

Michael Alcorn is a former teacher and current 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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September 23, 2021

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Local teen finished seventh in Tokyo Olympics

BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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hen Colin Duffy first laid eyes on an indoor climbing wall, he was only 3 years old.

The colorful holds drew his attention and he begged his parents to let him give the sport a try. By 7, he was climbing in full-sized gyms. And now, at 17, Duffy was the youngest competitor in the first-ever Olympic sport climbing event.

“I think I just love how unique of a physical challenge it is,” he said about the sport. “Not only do you have to be strong enough to solve the climbs and problems but you also have to use your brain, figuring out body position and what the best strategy is going to be for each route.”

Duffy, a Broomfield resident and a student of Stargate Charter School in the Adams 12 district, grew up climbing in the area. He frequents local rock climbing gyms like G1 Climbing + Fitness, and his favorite local spot to climb outdoors is Rocky Mountain National Park.

Duffy qualified for this year’s Olympic Games in 2020 when he won the International Federation of Sport Climbing’s Pan American Championship in Los Angeles.

“I was kind of just awestruck after qualifying,” he said. “It didn’t really feel real.”

Then, the Olympic Games were delayed for a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Leading up to the Tokyo Olympics, Duffy, like many Olympic athletes, had to face a variety of new training methods due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For several months, gyms were closed and Duffy had to practice his climbing on an at-home wall in his basement.

When gyms opened, he adjusted to training while wearing a mask. Then, two weeks before the climbing competitions started, he traveled with the rest of the four-person U.S. team to Tokyo in early August. Once in Japan, Duffy and his colleagues began to work on acclimating to the humid, hot weather they’d be competing in.

“I think the most noticeable difference for me was the heat,” Duffy said. “I’ve always been used to dry heat and a lack of humidity, so being in such an intense climate and having to compete outdoors in that was really kind of hard to adjust to.”

Colin Duffy, who placed seventh in the first-ever sport climbing competition in the Tokyo Olympics, competes in a lead climbPHOTO BY DANIEL GAJDA ing event in Innsbruck, Austria.

Sport details At this year’s Olympics, the sport climbing event displayed three disciplines of indoor climbing: bouldering, lead climbing and SEE CLIMBER, P17

Open your door to the built environment COMING ATTRACTIONS

Clarke Reader

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ven a casual drive around the Denver metro area will unveil a bevy of architectural gems, with even more design secrets hiding behind doors you might not expect. But since getting an invite to house parties at all these places was dubious even before a global pandemic, the Denver Architecture Foundation hosts Doors Open Denver to share these built environment stories.

This year’s event begins on Monday, Sept.

27 and runs through Sunday, Oct. 17 and features a blend of virtual and in-person tours. The free, virtual tours are available on-demand and include four 2021 stops and 12 archived stops from last year’s event.

In-person tours take place Saturdays and Sundays with four tours per day, according to provided information. Sites include the Clyfford Still Museum, the Historic Elitch Theater, the Historic 11th Avenue Hostel and the US. Olympic and Paralympic Museum. Tickets for in-person tours are available but are expected to be in high demand.

As part of the event, the Y/OUR Denver photography competition will also be back, accepting entries through Thursday, Oct. 23. The corresponding exhibit of top entries will open to the public virtually in December.

We spoke to Pauline Herrera, Denver Architecture Foundation executive director,

about this year’s event and what you need to know: How did you go about planning this year’s event, with the pandemic still going?

We began planning in late 2020. Since, at the time, we did not know where things were headed with the pandemic, we decided to pursue a virtual event for 2021, like we had in 2020. We remained open, however, to including in-person opportunities, if that became possible. We’re glad it did and that we’re able to present a hybrid event this year.

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speed climbing.

In the bouldering event, athletes attempt to scale short, challenging pre-set routes, also known as problems, which are made up of plastic imitation rocks of various shapes and sizes. The walls in this event are about 15 feet high and surrounded by large pads. Climbers don’t use any rope for this event.

During lead climbing, the athletes are tied into a rope as they see how high they can get on a wall more than 50 feet high. As they climb, the competitors attach their rope into clips placed along the wall. On the ground, a belayer attached to the same rope is ready to catch the climber if they fall or finish the route.

While each route and problem in the lead climbing and bouldering disciplines is unique and never-before-seen by the athletes, the speed climbing event is different in that it presents the same route in every competition. Athletes dart up this standard route to see how quickly they can press a touchpad at the top. The fastest speed at the finals of the Olympics was 6.02 seconds.

In this year’s Olympics, climbers were required to participate in

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How will this year’s event be familiar to participants? What will be new?

The event will include nine sites never before offered during Doors Open Denver. It will be familiar in that it includes in-person insider tours led by expert tour guides, as Doors Open Denver historically has. It will also be familiar for folks who participated last year in that we will once again offer virtual tours.

What are you most excited about with in-person visits back this year?

I’m excited for our members and patrons who have missed them. It’s wonderful

all three events, with their score being determined by how they ranked in each one. Some in the sport criticized this format because of the inherent differences between speed climbing and the other two disciplines.

Duffy’s favorite climbing events are bouldering and lead climbing, he said. In the next Olympic games, there will be one competition for speed climbing and one combining bouldering and lead.

Duffy was one of eight climbers who made it into the Olympic finals out of 20 male athletes. In the finals, he finished seventh overall. In the speed competition he ranked fifth, with 6.35 as his fastest time. In the bouldering event he finished in fourth place, and in the lead competition he ranked third.

Nathaniel Coleman, the other male climber from the U.S., took silver in the competition. Brooke Raboutou — from Boulder, Colorado — placed fifth in the women’s competition.

“I had a lot of fun,” Duffy said.

“I think a lot of people probably look at it as the most intense event possible, but I think outside of the competition days, being around the village and being surrounded by so many incredible athletes, everyone is always smiling and just happy to be there with their teammates.”

to be able to offer them inperson tours again.

For access to the virtual tours and to purchase tickets for in-person tours, visit denverarchitecture.org.

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Enjoying the games As the youngest climber there, Duffy felt like he was able to relax and not put too much pressure on himself, he said.

“I think it allowed me to climb pretty loosely, especially in the qualifiers, I felt like I had nothing to lose being the youngest one there,” he said. “I know I’ll have other opportunities in the future, and being so young, there’s really no pressure or expectations on me, so my main goal was just to have fun.”

Due to the pandemic, Duffy’s family was not able to attend the games in person and instead had to wake up each night of the event about 2 a.m. to watch the competition in real time. But Nancy Duffy, Colin’s mom, said it wasn’t difficult to stay alert.

“When your kid is going, you’re nervous,” she said. “So it’s easy to stay awake at that point.”

Duffy hopes to compete again in the next Summer Olympics in Paris in 2024, he said.

“I just hope in the future that climbing continues to gain recognition. I think it’s a sport that … people are really fascinated by,” he said. “It’s much different than the traditional sports you’ll see. Hopefully people that watch the Olympics really enjoy it and it starts to gain more traction.”

For those curious about the

ture cocktails and a live and silent auction, according to provided information.

Go out, have some fun and ensure that this rite of passage continues to educate students for a long time.

Visit outdoorlabfoundation. org/news-events for the pertinents.

Broomfield resident Colin Duffy boulPHOTO BY DANIEL GAJDA dering in Salt Lake City.

sport, Duffy has one main piece of advice: “Search for a local gym around you,” he said.

“Everyone should try climbing.

It’s a very fun sport,” he said. “And probably very different than most people are used to.”

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By using these funds, the nonprofit provides Colorado schools with instruments and free youth arts workshops.

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pandemic is false and refuses to take the vaccine. He said that while he is not currently employed by a business governed by the mandate, he would still refuse vaccination if an employer required it.

“Absolutely, I would,” he said.

“I’d quit my job.”

Pomeroy said he also worries about the impact mandates could have on him if he applies for new jobs in the future. Already, he’s had to cancel plans to go to a concert he was looking forward to in Denver after the venue announced it would require vaccination.

Golden resident Julie Ramstetter said she chose to get vaccinated herself but feels the decision to institute a Federal mandate is a bad one at a time when several businesses are already facing employee shortages.

“The attitude of many Americans is they won’t be forced into anything and given a choice they will leave their jobs,” she said in a message to Colorado Community Media.

Other residents, however, think those concerns are overstated.

“It’s important to note that the mandate also says employees can do weekly tests if they aren’t vac-

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Wearing a mask helps account for

hope that the state of Colorado cinated — which I think is often overlooked,” said Max Garza. “So, would issue a mandate of its own covering all teachers, first except for the people that just like responders and people in profesto make a big about “tyranny” or sions licensed by the state. whatever, this shouldn’t really be “Vaccination not only protects a big deal since there is another our loved ones, alternative.” keeps children Also among safe, and prothose applaudtects our econing the new omy - it is how requirements we get back to is Jefferson normal faster,” County Public said Comstock Health and its in the stateexecutive direcment. “Federal, tor, Dr. Dawn state, and local Comstock. On leaders need to Sept. 11, the act together to Metro Denver control COPartnership for VID-19, starting Health, a coordinated public Julie Ramstetter, with increased health effort Golden resident who chose vaccine and testing requirefor JCPH and to get vaccinated ments… At the other health local level we departments can only do so in the metro much, action is area, released a needed at the state level.” statement expressing its support In total, Colorado Community for Biden’s COVID-19 action plan, Media reached out to 10 large which included the mandate. employers in Jefferson County “The plan aligns with MDPH’s about the mandate and received efforts to keep kids in school and responses from five of them. businesses open, reduce unnecesMolsonCoors, Martin Marietta sary illness and deaths, protect and Vitamin Cottage were among our hospitals and health systems, those that did not respond (one and help communities thrive responded that it did not meet the again,” the statement read.

100-employee threshold). Here are In fact, the MDPH expressed a

the other responses: Boston Market (Headquartered in Golden) “As we have done throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we will continue to closely monitor guidance from local and national health authorities and will update our procedures as necessary to follow health and safety standards to minimize the spread of COVID-19.

We will continue to make decisions that put people first - our employees and the guests that we serve.”

Lockheed Martin (employs over 7,000 people in Jeffco, according to the Jeffco EDC) “As we have done throughout the pandemic, we continue to follow federal, state and local mandates, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to minimize the spread of COVID-19.

We also use other best practices to mitigate risks and protect the health and well-being of our employees and partners, while ensuring we meet our commitments to national security.”

A post on the Lockheed Martin website goes on to describe steps the company has taken to protect staff from COVID-19, including requiring masks, encouraging vaccination and providing vaccine clinics for employees. The company says the rate of vaccination for its US workforce is “above the national average.”

tion to her schedule. My daughter deserves to be in school, participating in activities, and learning with her friends and classmates.

Like all children, this time is a pivotal moment in their life. The pandemic already stole too much from them. The mask requirement

allows all kids to enjoy school and the milestones that come with it. Thank you, Jeffco Board of Health, for thinking of all children and keeping our community safe.

Tina Gurdikian, South Jeffco

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New mural brings dose of color to Dinosaur Ridge Life-sized ‘geometric sculpture’ also planned

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Morrison’s Dinosaur Ridge has long provided a unique chance to see the footprints left by dinosaurs.

But starting now, visitors will also get a fresh perspective of what it might have been like to see dinosaurs walk across the area’s prehistoric landscape.

That perspective will come via a new mural covering two sides of the facility’s ticket booth at its visitor center, which depicts three dinosaurs walking across the mudflats that once characterized the area.

The dinosaurs depicted include a large stegosaurus, the first skeleton of which was discovered at Dinosaur Ridge, and two long-necked apatosaurus. Artist Julia Williams said she was also planning to draw several tracks in the mud flat to reflect the fossilized footprints that can be seen at the site.

Painting the mural has been “a perfect opportunity” for Williams, who goes by the artist name “The Designosaur” and has painted several murals around the Denver area, including a few depicting dinosaurs.

“I’ve always loved dinosaurs since I was a little kid,” said Williams. “I feel quite a connection to them.”

Kristen Kidd, the marketing and communications director for Dinosaur Ridge, said that affinity for dinosaurs made Williams a natural to design a mural for the visitor’s center, which already has several painted stegosaurus figures spread around its exterior.

“Naturally when we learned about her, we were curious about what she might do here,” said Kidd in an email. “And her design knocked our socks off.”

Williams, who lives in Superior, said the opportunity was also particularly exciting because she frequently visited Dinosaur Ridge while growing up in Arvada.

Julia Williams paints scales onto a stegosaurus as she continues work on her mural at the Dinosaur Ridge ticket booth on Sept. 8.

PHOTOS BY PAUL ALBANI-BURGIO The stegosaurus is the Colorado state dinosaur.

“I couldn’t believe it when they called me,” she said.

One of Kidd’s trademarks is super bright colors. The Dinosaur Ridge mural, which has a color scheme consisting of bright purple, red, orange and yellow, is no exception.

“I think it’s super warm and inviting and fun,” she said. “I wanted to bring some sort of color to this area.”

The mural isn’t the only new piece of artwork coming to Dinosaur Ridge.

In a press release announcing the new mural, Williams explained that Golden-based artists Pat Madison and Jim Dickson will also soon be partnering on a new piece for the

Julia Williams applies spray paint to a new mural at Dinosaur Ridge.

MORE FROM THE ARTIST To see more of Julia Williams’ work, including her other murals throughout the Denver metro area, visit thedesignosaur. com. facility called “Eolambia.”

The release describes that piece as a life-sized geometric sculpture of a plant-eating dinosaur called an eolambia that “will resemble a Rubik’s Cube with its multi-colored design.”

The project will be visible to passing traffic along I-70, with its location and installation date to be announced soon.

Madison created a a small herd of colorful geometric triceratops (done in a similar style to “Eolambria”) last year. It can be seen at the intersection of 56th Avenue and Highway 93, just north of Golden.

Williams said the Friends of Dinosaur Ridge paid for both projects out of its budget, “We love that there are local artists who feature dinosaurs in their work — it just feels like a great fit with our vision of providing a place that not only educates visitors but sparks wonder and imagination,” Williams said.

Dinosaur Ridge is also hoping to do more fun dinosaur art projects soon, she said.

Julia Williams puts the finishing touches on a stegosaurus scale as she works on her mural at Dinosaur Ridge on Sept. 8.

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BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

ARVADA — The race for Class 5A Jeffco League boys golf individual medalist title was as tight as could be Sept. 14 at West Woods Golf Club.

The previous two individual medalist winners — Lakewood senior Max Lange and Ralston Valley senior Gage Messingham — were dead locked with a 9-hole average of 34.2 strokes over the first five conference tournaments. Lange (medalist as a sophomore in 2019) was paired in the same foursome with Messingham (defending medalist from 2020) in the final league tournament of the season.

“It felt like match-play between me and Gage,” Lange said. “Gage and I are actually really good friends.

Talking down the 18th fairway with him was pretty cool. It’s great to compete against him. He is a really great golfer.”

Lange would eventually claim his second individual medalist league title of his career thanks to a strong run on the back-nine. The senior was 4-over-par early on in his final nine holes, but managed a run of four birdies in the final five holes to finish with a 1-over-par 73.

“I felt like I would never give up. I just kept going,” Lange said of his round. “I couldn’t make a putt to save my life, but coming in (backnine) I knew I had an easy stretch and could bounce back even with starting bad.”

Messingham had a hot start with three birdies on his first five holes. He eventually finished with a 1-under-par 71. Despite Messingham with a 2-stroke better finish on the day, the bylaws to determine the individual medalist title calls for each golfer to drop their two worst 9-hole scores over the six tournaments.

When all the numbers were crunched, Lange finished with a 33.8 9-hole average and Messingham finished with a 34.0 9-hole average. The medalist title was actually decided by two strokes.

“It wasn’t the way I wanted to end (league),” Messingham said. “It is what it is.”

The Ralston Valley senior was quick to move on to the runner-up finish in the extremely competitive 5A Jeffco League.

“Just focusing on regionals now,” said Messingham, who finished tied for 7th at the 5A state tournament last year. “Get in some practice rounds and then move on to state.”

The four 5A regional and state qualifying tournaments will be played Sept. 20-23 next week. The team finish in league determines which regional Jeffco teams will be headed to. The 5A state tournament is scheduled for Colorado Springs Country Club on Oct. 4 and 5.

“I would like to see it comes down

Lakewood senior Max Lange hits his approach shot on No. 2 hole on the Sleeping Indian nine at West Woods GC on Sept. 14.

Lange claimed his second Class 5A Jeffco League medalist title of his career just edging out Ralston Valley senior Gage Messingham by two strokes over the six league tournament.

Columbine sophomore Matai Naqica helped lead the Rebels to their first boys golf league team title since 1977.

to me and Gage at state,” Lange said. “I do have to focus on regionals and put my team in a good place to qualify for state as a team.”

Columbine ended a long drought on the links. The Rebels wrapped up the 5A Jeffco team title for the first time since 1977. Sophomore Matai Naqica shot a 2-under-par 70 to lead the way for Columbine.

“We haven’t won a league championship in 44 years,” Naqica said.

“It’s a big one for us.”

Naqica finished the league season strong by winning the tournament at Homestead Golf Course last week and finishing second behind Valor junior Colin Young who shot a 4-under-par 68 at West Woods.

“I’ve just put in more working and focusing more in general to the tournament itself,” Naqica said. “Doing the little things right.”

On the 4A side, Evergreen did a lot right during the regular season.

The Cougars cruised to the 4A Jeffco League team title and freshman Tyler Long dominated winning the individual medalist title.

“It was solid,” Long said after his 3-under-par, 69 at West Woods.

There was a little bit of pressure on Long even if he didn’t realize

Ralston Valley senior Gage Messingham chips up to the No. 2 green on the Sleeping Indian nine at West Woods GC on Sept. 14. Messingham finished runner-up to Lakewood senior Max Lange in the race for the Class 5A Jeffco League medalist title. Lange and Messingham have won the past three conference medalist title in 5A Jeffco.

PHOTOS BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Evergreen’s boys golf team poses with the Class 4A Jeffco League plaque Sept. 14 at West Woods Golf Club in Arvada. Freshman Tyler Long also claimed the 4A Jeffco medalist title for the Cougars.

it. The freshman didn’t golf at the Homestead tournament last week, so the two 9-holes he dropped had to be that whole tournament at the short championship course that is a par 65.

“I didn’t even know that existed,” Long said about players dropping your two worst 9-hole scores when determining the individual medalist title. “It feels pretty good. I’ve been playing a lot of competitive tournament golf.”

The Cougars and the rest of the 4A Jeffco teams will head to the 4A Region 2 tournament at Country Club of Colorado on Sept. 20 in Colorado Springs.

“I just want to play good golf,” Long said about heading to regionals and likely state.

Dennis Pleuss is the Sports Information Director for Jeffco Public Schools. For more Jeffco coverage, go to CHSAANow.com

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The 3rd District stretches from Moffat County in the northwest, south through Mesa and Pitkin counties to Cortez and La Plata counties, then east to Pueblo and Las Animas County. Unlike a map released earlier this month, Boebert’s Silt home remains in the 3rd District, and she’d have a nearly 10% GOP advantage.

The 4th District still includes much of the Eastern Plains, as well as Windsor and much of Douglas County. Incumbent U.S. Rep. Ken Buck of Windsor would have a nearly 27% advantage.

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The political competitiveness of the districts is based on an average of election results from eight statewide races between 2016 and 2020. The percentages above represent the difference between the percent of votes cast for a Republican candidate and the percent of votes cast for a Democratic candidate.

There’s disagreement about what constitutes a “competitive district.” While the Independent Legislative Redistricting Commission views an advantage of 8.5% or lower as a competitive district, the congressional commission hasn’t defined a range.

Morgan Carroll, chair of the Colorado Democratic Party, disputed the congressional commission’s formula for determining the political competitiveness of a district.

“Measuring competitiveness by focusing on strong years for one party and ignoring 2014 — which was a strong year for the other party — is simply wrong,” Carroll said in a statement. “As a result, this could very likely end up a 4-4 map after the midterms, which is in no way reflective of Colorado voters.”

Currently, four of Colorado’s seven U.S. House members are Democrats. Members of Congress don’t need to live in the district they represent.

A third congressional map drawn by staff may be released Sept. 23, if the commission doesn’t adopt a plan before then. The commission must adopt a map by Sept. 28 to submit to the Colorado Supreme Court by Oct. 1.

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Colo. Republicans decide to stick with 2022 primaries But party may challenge state’s open primary system in court

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Colorado Republicans on Sept. 18 rejected a contentious push to opt out of next year’s primaries, which would have blocked the state’s 1.7 million unaffiliated voters from helping to select the GOP’s 2022 general election candidates.

The vote, taken at a meeting in Pueblo of the party’s central committee members, was 241 opposed to opting out and 172 in favor, far less than the 75% support — or 380 votes — needed to pass.

The opt-out question received the support of just 34% of the Colorado GOP central committee. Backers of the initiative knew it was likely they would come up short of the 75% threshold, but were hoping to break 50% and send a clear message and potentially prompt a lawsuit challenging Colorado’s law allowing unaffiliated voters to participate in partisan primaries.

The central committee ultimately did vote to authorize the state party to file a legal challenge to the law, but it’s not clear if the lawsuit could proceed fast enough to effect the 2022 election.

The decision ends weeks of frac-

tious debate over the question by the Colorado GOP, whose leaders are trying to preach unity ahead of next year’s elections.

Supporters of opting out in favor of the caucus and assembly process argued their route was a way to ensure party purity and stop potential voter fraud.

“The argument for me is clear,” Randy Corporon, a conservative talk radio host and Republican national committeeman from Colorado, said as he argued in favor of opting out. “Should Republicans and only Republicans be choosing our general election candidates? Or do we continue the steady decline?”

Opponents warned that opting out would continue to relegate Republicans to minority-party status in Colorado. The Colorado Springs Gazette’s conservative editorial board recently said the call to opt out was “nothing short of a plan for political suicide.”

Kay Rendleman, a member of the Colorado Republican Party’s central committee and a former chair of the El Paso County GOP, on Sept. 18 voted against opting out because she wants to ensure all of her party’s 1 million voters can participate in selecting general election candidates.

She loves the caucus and assembly process, but said that it can limit participation since it requires people to show up to voice their opinion at a specific place and time.

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Members of the central committee of the Colorado Republican Party vote at the Pueblo Convention Center on Sept. 18, 2021, on whether their party should opt out of the 2022 primaries.

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that we empower as many of our Republicans to be involved in the selection of our nominees,” Rendleman said. “Having the primary, even though it allows unaffiliateds to vote — the voice of the Republicans needs to be heard.”

Unaffiliated voters made up 43% of registered voters in Colorado at the end of July, compared with Republicans at 26% and Democrats at 29%.

GOP leaders have been trying to tweak their messaging to win over unaffiliated voters in 2022 and re-

verse two election cycles of defeat.

Colorado GOP Chairwoman Kristi Burton Brown unveiled a “Commitment to Colorado” this summer specifically aimed at attracting unaffiliated voters and highlighting party priorities like school choice and tackling crime.

“We are focused on 2022 and winning over all voters in Colorado,” Burton Brown said in a written statement after Saturday’s vote. She didn’t take a public position on the opt out question.

Colorado voters passed Proposition 108 in 2016 giving unaffiliated voters the ability to vote in partisan primaries.

There is only one Republican — University of Colorado Regent Heidi Ganahl — who holds statewide elected office. She was elected in 2016 and is now running to unseat Democratic Gov. Jared Polis in 2022.

No Republican running for statewide office has secured more than 45% of the vote in the past two election cycles. The GOP is also in the minority in the state Senate and House.

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Utah-based health care group merging with SCL health Platte Valley, Lutheran Medical Center joining Intermountain health

BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

SCL Health, which runs Platte Valley and Lutheran medical centers, and Utah-based Intermountain Health announced their intent to merge on Sept. 16.

When complete — perhaps early next year — the combined non-profit system will employ more than 58,000 caregivers and operate 33 hospitals, and it will operate 385 clinics across six states, according to a press statement.

Linda Jumonville, president and CEO of SCL Health, and Dr. Marc Harrison, CEO of Intermountain Health, based in Salt Lake City, said the merger wouldn’t mean layoffs or changes in available products/services.

“This merger wasn’t done with a need to cut costs,” Jumonville said. “We operate efficiently because there is no geographic overlap. I expect very little change, other than to Jumonville accelerate innovative approaches faster.”

“Day to day, we’re going to work to get better with the tools we bring to bear,” Harrison said.

SCL Health is a a faith-based organizaHarrison tion affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church. Intermountain Healthcare has been secular since the original hospitals in the system were donated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

SCL Health will give up its corporate name and overall leadership to the larger Intermountain, but the individual Colorado hospitals such as St. Joseph and Good Samaritan will retain their

names and their religious identity.

The Intermountain hospitals will remain secular.

Harrison and Jumonville didn’t promise an absence of increased health-care costs once the new company is in place.

“If you go and look at our track record, objectively speaking, we provide high-quality care at low cost,” Harrison said. “The future is bright. We are getting interest from insurers.

“We have great relations with our payers,” Jumonville added.

“They believe we are committed to affordable health care. They are going to think this (the merger) is a good thing.”

SCL requires COVID vaccinations of its employees. Intermountain Health does not. Harrison said the vaccination rate was “north of 80 percent.”

“The public health emergency is over the thousands of people who are not vaccinated,” he said.

“Intermountain complies with federal regulations. We would never leave our patients in a

lurch.”

“We’re evaluating what we need to do with respect to the order of the administration” requiring vaccines of businesses with more than 100 employees, Jumonville said.

The press statement said the merged organization will create a model health system to provide high-quality, accessible, and affordable health care to more patients and communities in Colorado, “There aren’t too many times when you can create something so special,” Jumonville said.

“Our teams are so aligned. We chose to do this. This is the right thing for our health communities.”

“The pay-provider model, when done right, makes health care affordable,” Harrison said. “Together, we can do more of this.”

Jumonville said there are better ways to deliver health care.

“We need to move more into homes, more into telehealth,” she said. “We need to accelerate it.”

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Publisher: Jeffco Transcript and the Arvada Press Public Notice NOTICE OF INTENT TO CREATE BINDING USE RESTRICTIONS ON THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 9215 RALSTON ROAD, ARVADA, COLORADO

CB21-030 An Ordinance Repealing, Retitling, And Reenacting Section 2-31, Compensation of Councilmembers and The Mayor, of Article II, City Council, of Chapter 2, Administration, of the Arvada City Code.

Arvada Urban Renewal Authority and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) provide notice of their intention to impose binding environmental use restrictions (EURs) on the property located at 9215 Ralston Road, Arvada, Colorado. The EURs ensure continued protection of human health and the environment due to residual contamination above State standards from a former dry cleaning operation. The restrictions prohibit the use of any groundwater from the affected land, require installation of vapormitigation systems in new construction, and require implementation of a materials management plan during excavation activities. Pursuant to § 25-15-318.5, C.R.S., once the EURs have been finalized, they are binding on all current and future owners of the land and any persons using or possessing an interest in the land. CDPHE is accepting public comments on the draft EURs. A copy of the proposed EURs and a legal description of the affected property is available online at https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdphe/solidwa ste-public-notices.

CB21-031 An Ordinance Authorizing an Additional Appropriation to the Community Development Fund for Fiscal Year 2021.

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Legal Notice No. 411339 First Publication: September 16, 2021 Last Publication: September 23, 2021 Publisher: Jeffco Transcript

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT at the meeting of the Arvada City Council to be held on MONDAY, October 4, 2021, at 6:15 p.m. at the Municipal Building, 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada CO, City Council will hold a public hearing on the following proposed ordinances and thereafter will consider them for final passage and adoption. Members of the public may join virtually by emailing kluy@ arvada.org; the email must mention this meeting date. For the full text version in electronic form go to www.arvada.org/legalnotices, click on Current Legal Notices, then click on the title of the ordinance you wish to view. The full text version is also available in printed form in the City Clerk’s office. Contact 720.898.7550 if you have questions.

PUBLIC NOTICE The Arvada Housing Authority will open its Housing Choice Voucher Program waiting list to new applicants on October 27th, 2021.

Applicants must apply online at www.arvada.org/ section8. Applications WILL NOT be available at the Arvada Housing Authority offices. Please visit our website at www.arvada.org/section8 or call our office at 720-898-7494 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. MST for more information or if you need assistance with the application process.

The Arvada Housing Authority is an Equal Housing Opportunity agency.

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Public Notice NOTICE OF FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT AND NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST THE RELEASE OF FUNDS September 23, 2021 City of Arvada, Colorado PO Box 8101, Arvada, Colorado 80001-8101 720-898-7494 These notices shall satisfy two separate but related procedural requirements for activities to be undertaken by the City of Arvada, Colorado.

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On or about October 8, 2021 the City of Arvada, Colorado will submit a request to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on behalf of City of Arvada, Colorado for a multi year release of Community Development Block Grant funds under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (PL 93-383)”), as amended, to undertake projects known as the: • Memorial Neighborhood Park Lighting Improvement Project for the purpose to improve park lighting for low and moderate income Arvada homeowners and renters at an initial estimated cost of $275,000 in the City of Arvada, Colorado.

FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT The City of Arvada, Colorado has determined that the project will have no significant impact on the human environment. An Environmental Impact Statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), therefore, is not required. Additional project information is contained in the Environmental Review Record (ERR) on file at the Housing Preservation and Resources Division of the City of Arvada, 8001 Ralston Road, Arvada, Colorado and may be examined or copied weekdays 8:30 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. PUBLIC COMMENTS Any individual, group, or agency disagreeing with this determination or wishing to comment on the projects may submit written comments to the Housing preservation and Resources Division of the City of Arvada, 8001 Ralston Road, Arvada, Colorado. All comments received by October 8, 2021 will be considered by the City of Arvada, Colorado prior to authorizing submission of a request for release of funds. Comments should specify which Notice they are addressing.

RELEASE OF FUNDS The City of Arvada, Colorado certifies to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that Mr. Mark G. Deven in his capacity as City Manager consents to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to the environmental review process and that these responsibilities have been satisfied. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s approval of the certification satisfies its responsibilities under NEPA and related laws and authorities, and allows the City of Arvada, Colorado to use Program funds.

OBJECTIONS TO THE RELEASE OF FUNDS The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will accept objections to its release of funds and the City of Arvada’s certification for

a period of fifteen days following the anticipated submission date or its actual receipt of the request (whichever is later) only if they are made on one of the following bases: (a) the certification was not executed by the Certifying Officer of the City of Arvada, Colorado; (b) the City of Arvada, Colorado has omitted a step or failed to make a decision or finding required by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development regulations at 24 CFR Part 58; (c) the grant recipient has committed funds or incurred costs not authorized by 24 CFR Part 58 before the approval of a release of funds by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; or (d) another Federal agency, acting pursuant to 40 CFR part 1504, has submitted a written finding that the project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environmental quality.

Objections must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required procedures of 24 CFR Part 58 and shall be addressed to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Region VIII Office, 8ADE, 1670 Broadway Street, Colorado 80202-4801. Potential objectors should contact the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to verify the actual last day of the objection period.

Mr. Mark G. Deven, City Manager Legal Notice No. 411386 First Publication: September 23, 2021 Last Publication: September 23, 2021 Publisher: Jeffco Transcript and the Arvada Press Public Notice NOTICE OF ANNEXATION PETITION ACCEPTANCE The following resolution can be viewed in its entirety in electronic form by going to www.arvada. org/legalnotices and clicking on Current Legal Notices. The full text version is also available in printed form in the City Clerk’s office. Contact 720.898.7550 if you have questions.

R21-111 A Resolution Accepting an Annexation Petition Concerning the Northeast Corner of Indiana Street and W 82nd Avenue, Also Known As 8200 Indiana Street, Finding Said Petition Substantially Compliant with C.R.S. 31-12-107(1), and Setting a Public Hearing for October 18, 2021, 6:15 P.M. for City Council to Determine Whether the Area Meets the Requirements of C.R.S. 31-12-104 and 105, and Is Considered Eligible for Annexation.

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Fourth Publication: October 7, 2021 Publisher: Jeffco Transcript

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 LEYDEN ROCK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT (the “District”), will hold a meeting on Tuesday, October 5, 2021 at 6:00 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 teleconferencing and can be joined through the directions below: Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85209554385?pwd =c2dlRXFmWVJNUFp4c1hVMW10YklGUT09 Meeting ID: 852 0955 4385 Passcode: 995322 Call-In Number: 720-707-2699 (Denver) 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.

Any interested elector of the District may file any objections to the Amended Budget at any time prior to final adoption of the Amended Budget by the Board. This meeting is open to the public and the agenda for any meeting may be obtained by calling (303) 858-1800.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: LEYDEN ROCK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT /s/ WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON Attorneys at Law Legal Notice No. 411372 First Publication: September 23, 2021 Last Publication: September 23, 2021 Publisher: Jeffco Transcript and the Arvada Press

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September 23, 2021

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