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Marie Beeler accepts the Woman of the Year award at the Arvada Chamber of ComPHOTOS BY RYAN DUNN merce’s 70th Annual Awards luncheon.
Ed Rothschild accepts the Man of the Year award at the Arvada Chamber of Commerce’s 70th Annual Awards luncheon.
Marie Beeler named Arvada Woman of the Year
Ed Rothschild named Arvada Man of the Year
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Marie Beeler says it was all quite unexpected. “It was really surprising to hear that I was named Woman of the Year,” said Beeler. “I found out who nominated me, and I just felt very humbled by it. I have no involvement with the chamber. I’ve lived in Arvada for 42 years and I have seen a lot of need, and I’ve been very involved with the schools.” Beeler is the chairperson for HOPE (Help Our People Eat), an organization that provides food for children at Title I schools in Arvada and parents living below the poverty line. Her philanthropic efforts also include work with Arvada High School, the Severe Weather Network, migrant ministry and Hope House. After retiring from a career as a buyer at Costco and Xanterra Travel Collection, Beeler says she felt compelled to help others after. “I always thought, `When I retire, I want to do something to help people,’” said Beeler. “I was not used to staying home and I did want to help other people, so I got involved with migrant ministry, and what we did is we collected donations of clothing and food, we had some area companies that were very generous to us and gave us food for the migrants.” Beeler said that while she noticed the donations of clothing making an impact, the people in need she was
OTHER HONOREES: The Arvada Chamber of Commerce also gave our Image Awards, Young Professional Leadership Awards and a Rising Star Award at the 70th Annual Arvada Chamber of Commerce Awards Luncheon on Oct. 6: Image Awards: Gordon Beelsey, Justin Andrade Young Professional Leadership Awards: Joe Hengstler, Deanna Mayberry Rising Star Award: Curtis Fay working with truly struggled with food insecurity. This drove Beeler to work with Arvada High School to provide support to students and families struggling to put food on the table. “I’ve really felt compassion for children and for the elderly because they’re the ones that are really struggling from food insecurity,” said Beeler, “and with Arvada High School, I supply them not only with snacks for the students, but I supply food and food boxes that are given out to families that need it.” Nina Russel, the registrar at Arvada High School, praised Beeler’s work, stating that she aids thousands of people in need. “She helps foster a lot of the elementary schools she helps get food for and goes grocery shopping for; she impacts thousands of kids,” said SEE BEELER, P5
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When Ed Rothschild moved to Arvada over 30 years ago, he was struck by the similarities between the local community and his hometown of Cresskill, New Jersey. Rothschild said that growing up, he was influenced by the many civic roles his father took on in Cresskill, and that Arvada immediately struck him as the same kind of place. “I grew up in a small town that was big enough that you can make a significant contribution, but not so big that you get lost,” said Rothschild. “So, (Arvada) was a very comfortably sized community to get involved with and be able to make a difference.” Rothschild said that his father strived to be active in the local community and imparted that drive on him. Aside from being the founder of Arvada-based marketing and printing company AlphaGraphics, Rothschild is on the board of the Arvada Chamber of Commerce, serves on the City of Arvada Charter review committee, was a 12-year member of the Arvada Planning Commission and was a founding board member of the Coalition to Simplify Colorado Sales Tax - and that’s just the Cliff’s Notes. “I was raised by parents who were clearly part of the Greatest
Generation. My father came back from the war, moved to a small community in New Jersey, sat on city council, was on the first board of education and built schools, was on planning commission — all those things were important, and I looked up to that and I think that’s what everyone needs to do in a community; participate in one way or another,” said Rothschild. For his work in the community, Rothschild was honored with the Arvada Chamber of Commerce’s 2020 Man of the Year award at the Chamber’s 70th Annual Awards Luncheon on Oct. 6. Rothschild was specifically recognized for his contributions to the local business community throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, which saw AlphaGraphics donate signage and other branding resources to small businesses in Arvada who were struggling to navigate the ever-changing business climate of the past year-and-a-half. Katie Winner, the owner of For the Win Communications, said she felt Rothschild would be annoyed with the recognition because of his preference for quietly making contributions. “You know Ed’s going to hate this. This whole thing he’s going to totally hate. One of the things about his brand — his brand is that he’s the man behind the brand,” said Winner. “AlphaGraphic’s motSEE ROTHSCHILD, P5
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Women still behind in breast cancer screenings Doctors warn cases are worse when symptoms are ignored BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Just over two years after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer, Suzi McCumber continues to stress the importance of regular screenings. If McCumber had not gotten the recommended mammogram and treatment, her doctors said there is no way she would have survived more than a year. McCumber, a Littleton-area resident, has remained positive throughout her treatment process. In high spirits, she happily reported that after more than a year of chemotherapy and radiation, she has moved on to the final stages of treatment, which is taking a pill for a few years to keep the cancer from coming back. “I will continue to take this pill and do whatever the doctors tell me to do,” said the 67-year-old. “I just can’t stress enough how important it is for women to continue getting those screenings and tests. Sometimes you just do not know a lump is there. Sometimes you cannot feel it. I did not feel anything. The 3D mammogram found a mass all the way back in my pectoral muscle.”
Last year, while McCumber was receiving treatment, Dr. Radhika Acharya-Leon, section chief for medical oncology at UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital, said had McCumber not been persistent in finding a place to do the biopsy during a pandemic and move treatment forward, given the aggressive form of breast cancer she had, she would not have survived long. Since 2020, Acharya-Leon said doctors have become increasingly concerned with how women were putting off mammograms and recommended pap smears due to fear of catching COVID. With the nation coming through the second COVID wave caused by the delta variant, HealthOne Dr. Laura Hafertepen said the medical community’s concerns from last year are carrying over. Because of the hesitancy to get screenings, Hafertepen said, when women are getting the original diagnosis the disease has already progressed to stages 2 or 3. With regular screenings, she said, doctors can catch cancer at stage 1 or zero. When breast cancer is caught in an early stage, Hafertepen said the prognosis and the treatment is a lot better. Hafertepen said women are slowly getting back on track with mammograms and pap smears, but the pandemic has caused a backlog. “We are still trying to make up for a significant dip from last year,” she said.
Last year, Suzi McCumber was prepped for radiation treatment by Vicki SlatVasquez, clinical nurse at the Infusion Center at UCHealth Cancer Center-Highlands Ranch. McCumber went through treatment for more than a year. Now, she has successfully moved on to taking a pill to keep breast cancer at bay. PHOTO BY THELMA GRIMES
Hafertepen said it is not just a problem doctors along the Front Range are seeing — the problem is nationwide. The Prevent Cancer Foundation, a U.S.-based nonprofit organization, released the results of a survey in August where 2,003 women between the ages of 21 and 60 were surveyed. According to the results, 90% of the women surveyed said when pandemic restrictions were lifted, they engaged in normal activities, such as visiting family and friends, dining out and shopping. Only 48% of women visited their doctors’ offices. Hafertepen said besides the fear of COVID creating a hesitancy to get regular screenings, women traditionally tend to take care of everyone else and ignore their own needs.
Hafertepen said it is not uncommon for a woman to ignore a strange lump or discharge, which are both breast cancer symptoms that should be checked out immediately. “When they finally come in about a mass or continued discharge, the results are worse,” she said. “If we had seen them six months ago when they first noticed the symptoms, the prognosis is much better.” Hafertepen said a lot of women do not realize that they do not even need a doctor’s referral to get a regular screening mammogram every year. The only time a referral is required is if there are symptoms present. “If you feel something or notice something, go get it checked out. Call your doctor immediately,” Hafertepen said. According to the American Cancer Society, women should start getting annual mammograms at age 40. Hafertepen said getting that first baseline reading at 40 is important for doctors to keep track of breast changes each year after. That first breast exam can cause a lot of stress and anxiety, Hafertepen said. “The anxiety is understandable, but you can truly get over that anxiety by just getting it done,” she said. “If you do not do it, that anxiety will stay there lingering in the back of your mind.” Women can call any of the variety of mammogram service providers along the metro area and make appointments. Centers such as Invision Sally Jobe even make getting a mammogram fit schedules for busy women. Appointments can be made on Saturdays and evenings.
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choose between five radon-awareness topics for their poster or video entries. Judging criteria for the poster contest includes content accuracy, visual communication of topic, reproducibility and originality. Video entries must also be original, and created as a 30-second public service announcement/commercial-style video that encourages residents to test and/or mitigate their homes for radon. State winners will receive $300 for first place, $200 for second and $100 for third. Teachers of students with winning entries will each receive $100. The first-place poster and firstplace video will represent Colorado in the national contest. Poster and video entries must be received by Nov. 20. Only one entry per student is allowed. Contest submission forms, topics, resources, additional guidelines and contest rules are available on CDPHE’s website: https://cdphe. colorado.gov/radon. For additional information about the contests, contact Chrystine Kelley at chrys. kelley@state.co.us.
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to is ‘get noticed, get business’… One of the things during the pandemic, when Ed stepped up in our community is making a whole bunch of branding and a whole bunch of marketing that you didn’t know AlphaGraphics created.” Mike Litzau, an Arvada Sunrise Rotarian, echoed Winner’s sentiments and said that he felt that many in the community are unaware of Rothschild’s contributions. “Ed is an advocate for business. the challenge is a lot of people may not know what he’s accomplished, but I think the business environment is better because of his work,” said Litzau. For his part, Rothschild said AlphaGraphic’s effort were mutually beneficial to both the marketing company and the small businesses they worked with, including La Dolce Vita Coffee Shop, who
won a drawing to get a business makeover which included revamped branding and signage. “We donated tons of signs all over the city. All of the signs you see that say, ‘we’re open,’ we donated signs and we donate to a lot of businesses a year ago for street signage,” said Rothschild. “We did a business makeover at the coffee shop La Dolce Vita … that was good from a marketing standpoint for them and that was a good business development effort for us, but I feel it contributed to the community.” Rothschild said he was humbled to be selected for the award. “It’s quite humbling because there’s lots of people. I think about it going into these community breakfasts that we have or the community lunch we’re going to have next week and I’ll be sitting with people just like me,” Rothschild said. “There is an involved group of people in the city and you see them at all of the events. So, it’s both humbling and appreciated to be recognized by that group of people because they are the involved ones.”
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Russel. “And she’s a great resource for so many people because she has so much knowledge and she’s willing to share it. It’s awesome.” Betsy Worley said she’s worked with Beeler for about 10 years and nominated her for the award because she does so much good in the community. “She’s a great role model and mentor and an example of someone who really sees people in our community, like the students, who will really be our next generation of leaders. And she has a huge heart for those that are overlooked,” said Worley. Worley added that Beeler would probably dislike the at-
tention being brought on her. “She doesn’t do these things for recognition and she doesn’t want attention drawn to her. She wants attention drawn to the most needy in our community,” said Worley. For her part, Beeler was incredulous, positing that everyone should volunteer in some capacity and that she knew many women who deserved the award. “I wish everyone would consider volunteering in some capacity. There’s so much need out there. I feel like I have so much more of an understanding of the problems that we have in our society, and I just feel like I have gained so much by doing this,” said Beeler. “I do really feel humbled. I know at least 12 women tight now that deserve an award like this.”
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The real estate industry runs on electronic signatures nowadays. In our market most contracts are created and signed on CTM eContracts. Buyers and sellers can click on “Select Font Signature” and see their name appear in a script font. Then they click “Save” and click “Accept” to show that they accept that the font signature is theirs. That document is signed. In the beginning, I was very leery of this technology, insisting that our clients use a stylus or finger to personally sign their name on a touch screen device such as a smartphone. Ultimately I relented, realizing that the closing based on those electronically signed documents does involve a “wet signature” witnessed by a Notary. Electronic signatures became legal as a result of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA) which became law in 1999. It was followed in 2000 by the E-Sign Act, which legalized electronic signatures for interstate and international transactions. The following is excerpted from www.BakerMckenzie.com: UETA provides a framework for states to enact state law concerning the enforceability of e-signatures and the validity of electronic records. Fortyseven states and the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands have adopted some form of UETA. The only states that have not adopted UETA are New York, Illinois and Washington, but each of these states has enacted legislation similar to UETA to govern how electronic transactions are handled…. UETA and the E-Sign Act provide that: (a) a record or signature may not be denied legal effect or enforceability
solely because it is in electronic form; (b) a contract may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because an electronic record was used in its formation; (c) if a law requires a record to be in writing, an electronic record satisfies the law; and (d) if a law requires a signature, an electronic signature satisfies the law. It followed, as a result of this law, that electronic messages (emails) between two parties can constitute a contract if both parties have signed their emails by typing their names. The more detailed the emails (covering terms as well as price) the more likely that a court would deem them enforceable contracts. A Sept. 28 article on Forbes.com by Joshua Stein carried the headline, Yes, Sending an Email Can Create a Binding Contract. It reported on an appellate court decision in New York State that went further to declare that typing your name on such emails was not necessary, that merely clicking “send” from your email account made the signature “an unnecessary formality.” Here are some key paragraphs from that Forbes article: This case means that pressing “send” on an email is now potentially equivalent to signing a piece of paper containing whatever statements appeared in the email. An actual typed signature is not necessary…. The moral of the story: before sending an email that could be interpreted as committing to some agreement, consider whether that’s what you really want. If not, make it clear in writing that your email isn’t intended to create any form of binding agreement. Many standard email disclaimers say
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exactly that, automatically, on every message that goes out. Careful email senders should not rely on those disclaimers to protect them. If an email sounds like a serious and meaningful agreement to material terms, the courts just might decide that’s what it is, and enforce it accordingly. Although that was the decision of a New York State appellate court decision, we should probably consider that Colorado courts or the U.S. Supreme Court might issue a similar opinion. So, how does this affect buyers and sellers of real estate? If you’re represented by a real estate agent, you’re not sending emails directly to the other party
in a transaction, but if you are unrepresented and you exchange emails with a prospective buyer or investor, you could easily find yourself negotiating and agreeing to terms and price before going to the step of creating a contract with other important terms and deadlines. Be careful! At the very least when discussing price and terms with a prospective buyer or seller, always add that “this is not a contract, which still needs to be created separately and signed by both parties.” In the posting of this column on our blog, www.GoldenREblog.com, I will have links to the above mentioned article and website.
Support Habitat for Humanity at the Pumpkin Patch at Garrison & Alameda
Every October, Jeffco Interfaith Partners raises $25,000 or more by selling pumpkins at its Lakewood Pumpkin Patch. The pumpkins are grown by a native American tribe in the Four Corners area, which gets 60% of the proceeds. That leaves 40% of the proceeds to fund the building of a Habitat home in the Denver metro area. Buying a pumpkin from this patch is a great way to support this Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver. Jeffco Interfaith Partners operates a second pumpkin patch on Wadsworth Blvd. at 78th Avenue, previously on the grounds of the Arvada Center for the Arts one mile south. The patches operate from 10 a.m. to dusk every day. 40% of your purchase is tax deductible.
Just Listed: Patio Home in 55+ Community Near Belmar If you're looking for a maintenance-free patio home in a great 55+ community, this home at 7445 W. Maple Drive in "The Villas" might fit the bill for you. This super-friendly community is just two blocks north of the Belmar shopping district. The home is tri-level but equipped with stair elevators to access all three levels. The unfinished basement provides lots of storage. The $475,000 home sits at the rear of the subdivision, and offers a wide mountain view from the master bedroom. The location also puts it just 25 yards from the HOA’s community garden. On the home’s main level is the eat-in kitchen and living room/dining room with its wood-burning fireplace. Outside a sliding glass door is a 15’x21’ fenced private patio. A half-flight down is the family room, laundry room and garage. A half-flight up are the three bedrooms and two bathrooms. Take a video tour at www.LakewoodPatioHome.info. I’ll be holding it open this Saturday, Oct. 16th, 2 to 4 pm. Or call me for a private showing.
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Something to crow about 25th annual Festival of Scarecrows in Olde Town STAFF REPORT
The 25th annual Festival of Scarecrows was held in Olde Town Square on Oct. 9, ringing in the fall with a host of autumnal activities including costume parades, pumpkin and zucchini weighing contests, a cone maze and a scarecrow contest. The event is organized by the Historic Olde Town Arvada Association and doubles as a charitable event for Ralston House. Hope, Community and Connection won the scarecrow contest with their entry `Bob,’ a nod to the late painter Bob Ross. The Poston Girls had the largest zucchini at 10.6 pounds, while Eziah Fluharty won the biggest pumpkin contest with his 67-pound entry. Approximately 3,000 people attended the festival, which also featured local vendors and representatives from community groups such as the Arvada Gardeners club.
The scene at the Festival of Scarecrows.
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Contest winners at the Festival of Scarecrows.
Meet Chongo Dog (#233750): Chongo is a 7-year-old, male American Pit Bull mix. Handsome and endearing beyond description – Chongo has a cute, square face, squat little body and a tail that’s just a blur going miles-a-minute in the company of his peeps – this sweet fellow has experienced quite a bit of tumult in his life recently; and is looking forward to some gentle stability, a routine and unwavering friendship in his new home.
The winning scarecrow from the scarecrow contest: Hope, Community and Connection’s PHOTOS BY ERIN MCGOVERN “Bob.”
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Candidate for Arvada City Council At-Large Michael P. Griffith Lisa Smith Profession: Licensed Landscape Architect and Urban Designer Residence: Secrest neighborhood Campaign Website: www.MichaelForArvada.com
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Why are you seeking this office? I’m an Urban Designer with 12 years’ experience leading public realm projects and roadway design. Arvada is growing rapidly and the decisions we make today will impact quality of life for generations. I’m running because the citizens of Arvada deserve a qualified design voice with a history of service to guide growth. I believe infrastructure investment and responsible development will drive the future of Arvada while preserving historic charm and empowering existing communities. What makes you the best person for the job? With the rising pace of development, traffic, and strain on our
natural resources, it’s alarming that our city has never had a City Councilor with a professional background in design, engineering or placemaking. To ensure we maintain quality of life into the next 40 years the city needs the very diverse and unique background that I will bring as a design expert as well as my commitment to focus on local issues and core services. What are your top three priorities if elected? The top three issues facing City of Arvada are all related to growth: safety, housing, and traffic. I will address growth with a collaborative and informed approach. I will utilize my leadership background in the design of complete streets and mixed-use developments to prioritize roadway infrastructure and transportation, to build consensus between City staff and my fellow councilors on critical housing issues, and to ensure public safety remains a hallmark for all of Arvada. SEE GRIFFITH, P15
Profession: Social Worker - Team Rubicon Disaster Response Residence: Arvada Campaign Website: www.lisaforarvada. com
students and teachers in finding housing and resources. I’d be the only person with direct police experience, and innovative housing solutions to help tackle housing and crime challenges. Smith
Why are you seeking this office? I have always been driven to serve — from enlisting in the Air Force, to becoming a social worker, to my service here in Arvada on our City Charter Review Committee, Chamber Resiliency Taskforce and various housing boards. I love this city, and I want to help continue to support and serve our community by using my diverse background in emergency response, housing and safety to ensure Arvada continues to thrive. What makes you the best person for the job? I have solved problems at every level, from frontline field work to crafting policies for large organizations and governments. I’ve helped cities recover from crisis, assisted
What are your top three priorities if elected? Housing. Let’s assist families, older adults, and first-time homebuyers, starting with microloans and transit-oriented solutions. Infrastructure. We’re missing 25 miles of sidewalks, and don’t have completed bike paths. Let’s leverage community, state, and federal grant opportunities to modernize our infrastructure Public safety. As a former military police woman, I know what work’s. I’d increase our co-responders program and fill open police jobs. Development on the western end of the city has been contentious. What’s your approach to managing the area? We cannot continue to overdevelop without a plan to resolve existing infrastructure challenges. We SEE SMITH, P15
Candidate for Arvada City Council District 1 Randy Moorman Chelsea Canda Profession: Nonprofit Recycler, Scientist, Teacher Residence: MacArthur Park Campaign Website: www.randyforarvada.com/
here in Arvada; and volunteered with my church at Arvada food banks and shelters. I will bring people together to find the right solutions for Arvada.
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Why are you seeking this office? I am running because I want to give back to my community. Arvada is a great place to live and I want to make sure we protect our neighborhoods, our quality of life, and plan for a sustainable future. We have a lot of work to do — repairing our aging roads and sidewalks, reducing traffic, improving transportation and accessibility, preventing crime and creating affordable housing options — and I have the experience and passion to get it done. What makes you the best person for the job? I have experience working in our community on solutions. I have served on the city’s Sustainability Advisory Committee for five years, listening to residents about infrastructure needs and environmental issues; worked with the governor and state legislators to create local jobs and reinvest state funds right
What are your top three priorities if elected? First, we must repair our aging roads, improve our transportation system, reduce traffic, and increase accessibility for all Arvadans, regardless of their abilities. Second, I will work hard to protect our quality of life — our quiet neighborhoods, green spaces, air and water — while planning for a sustainable future. We must work to prevent crime and help everyone feel safe and welcome. Third, I will expand opportunities for high-paying jobs, local businesses, and attainable housing. Development on the western end of the city has been contentious. What’s your approach to managing the area? I would like to see the city have a longer-term vision for how we grow and develop. If we do not plan with intention, we risk losing the things we love most about Arvada. Therefore, I will work to protect our quality of life — our SEE MOORMAN, P15
Profession: Former Classroom Teacher; Currently Office Manager for my husband’s company. Residence: Lake Arbor Campaign Website: Canda www.chelsea4arvada.com Why are you seeking this office? I am running for office because I am a citizen of Arvada who is concerned about the direction our beautiful city is headed. I believe that we need leaders who serve the people and the people’s interests rather than their own. I want to preserve the Arvada community as a safe, family-friendly city. What makes you the best person for the job? As a contributing member of our city, I am the best representation of the citizens of Arvada. My family uses so much of what Arvada has to offer. We don’t want to see our community deteriorate as special interests push their agendas over what is best for the people of Arvada. I listen better than I speak, and I am committed to serving this community and representing them rather than dictating to them.
What are your top three priorities if elected? Public Safety. We are seeing an unprecedented rise in crime. Our police force is not fully staffed. We must work to ensure that our police officers are equipped and visible in our community. Small Business Friendly. As a small business owner, I know our city thrives when small businesses are allowed to operate and grow. Infrastructure. We must make sure that we are providing and maintaining the roads, sewers, sidewalks, etc. that citizens need.
Development on the western end of the city has been contentious. What’s your approach to managing the area? We need to use our land resources efficiently to keep up with our growing population, bring good jobs to our city, and meet the needs of Arvadans. When elected, I will work with others to ensure we prioritize the infrastructure that will catch up with the growth, something that has not always been done in the past. Next we will look to the future and work on infrastructure projects today that will support planned development. SEE CANDA, P15
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Candidate for Arvada City Council District 3 John Marriott Suzie Schuckman Profession: Owner of Larson’s Ski and Sport Residence: Olde Town Campaign Website: johnmarriottforarvada.com
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Why are you seeking this office? I am seeking re-election to the Arvada City Council to insure that everyone gets a chance to experience the Arvada that I grew up in. A safe low crime city with exceptional parks and open spaces. A city where our infrastructure allows a vibrant economic climate where everyone can succeed. What makes you the best person for the job? Since my first election in 2013 I have been engaged, prepared and enthusiastic about making sure our city functions at a very high level. I will keep striving to make Arvada the best place in the metro area. What are your top three priorities if elected? My top three priorities are
to address increasing crime and homelessness. Make road maintenance and traffic mitigation our immediate priority, and work to make sure our economic climate works for all businesses and residents. Development on the western end of the city has been contentious. What’s your approach to managing the area? I will continue to engage all residents on development issues large and small, as well as faithfully rely on our comprehensive plan and Land Development code to have a fair environment where excellent development is welcomed and inappropriate or out of scale development is denied. Now that the city’s trash hauling system is up and running, what is your view of how it has worked out? The fact that nearly 40% of residents and almost all HOA’s opted out shows the Arvada single hauler program has some large problems. I will continue to work to eliminate the opt out fee in the program to make it perform better and be a more fair option.
Profession: Development Director Residence: Olde Town Campaign Website: www.suzieforarvada2021. com Why are you seeking this Schuckman office? I believe all of Arvada’s hard working families deserve the right to find housing, employment, education, and their future in our city. I also believe it is our responsibility to be proactive as we invest in the future of Arvada. I chose to make Arvada my home because of the sense of community, and I will work hard to maintain and expand our welcoming presence in the region. What makes you the best person for the job? My entire career, and much of my personal life, is dedicated to the service of others. I have worked for nonprofits for the past 15 years. Everyday, I build relationships between individuals, business partners, and civic leaders. I know how to listen to diverse communities and really hear what their needs are. People want to be heard and want to see their values represented accurately. I will bring service-based leadership to Arvada City Council. What are your top three priorities if elected? We know the status quo isn’t working
for all residents. Attainable housing is a wide-spread issue impacting many families who want to make Arvada their forever home. Mental health issues that we see everyday also present a complex challenge to our community. And ensuring we have supportive infrastructure to maintain our parks and green spaces in the future is a priority. Residents want proactive, responsive leadership to produce solutions to these challenges and more. Development on the western end of the city has been contentious. What’s your approach to managing the area? I firmly believe residents should be at the forefront of all decisions being made in Arvada. As a representative on City Council, I will work with residents to elevate their voices. Developing a broad and diverse community advisory commission or committee to assist in the early stages of all development planning in Arvada would support more resident led decisions being made from the beginning of projects. Now that the city’s trash hauling system is up and running, what is your view of how it has worked out? Every new system or change management process will yield opportunities for improvement. I am open to working with residents to listen to their needs and find solutions for any challenges they are facing.
ARVADA CHARTER AMENDMENTS There are four proposed changed to Arvada’s city charter on the ballot. These changes were proposed by a citizen committee earlier this year, following a review of the charter. 3C - Would eliminate the provision that prohibits an Arvada resident from serving on city council if they are employed by a different city. 3D - Would increase the amount of time City Council has to fill an unanticipated vacancy from 30 to 45 days. 3E - Would increase the time citizens have to gather signatures for an Initiative Petition from 30 to 60 days. 3F - Would increase the time citizens have to gather signatures for a Referendum Petition from 30 to 60 days.
Volunteers needed for Service Saturdays in Denver, Jeffco STAFF REPORT
. - Anybody wanting to volunteer in the community is invited to participate in A Little Help’s Service Saturday events. A Little Help is a local nonprofit that connects volunteers to help their senior-aged neighbors thrive. The organization serves communities in metro Denver, northern h Colorado and the Western Slope. Volunteer opportunities range e from yard work to creating Kindness Kits; and during the COVID-19 pandemic, running essential errands such as grocery shopping or
making a phone call and having a conversation to combat loneliness and isolation. Service Saturdays take place twice a year. These entail yardwork and outdoor chores/tasks that seniors may not be able to accomplish on their own. This fall’s Service Saturdays take place Oct. 23-Nov. 13, with a Jefferson County event on Oct. 30 and a Denver event on Nov. 6. In Lakewood, the day of service will start at 8 a.m. Oct. 30 at Mile Hi Church, 9077 W. Alameda Ave. Coffee and treats will be provided, and volunteers will receive an
older-adult household location and assignment. Most work assignments will wrap up around noon, and then a celebration for volunteers will be held at Edgewater Public Market, 5505 W. 20th Ave., Edgewater. In Denver, volunteers will meet at 8 a.m. Nov. 6 at Denver South High School, 1700 E. Louisiana Ave. in the Washington Park neighborhood, for coffee and donuts and to receive work assignments and tools. Volunteers will go out to the seniors’ homes in small groups to complete the projects. Work
projects — which can include raking leaves, pulling weeds, washing windows, cleaning gutters, etc. — typically wrap up about noon. Volunteers are then invited to Junction Food & Drink, 2000 S. Colorado Blvd. in the University Hills neighborhood, for lunch and a post-service day celebration. To learn more about volunteering or to register, visit alittlehelp. org/ServiceSaturdays or call A Little Help’s office at 720-242-9032. Seniors who would like to receive a volunteer group can also call the number above to learn more and sign up.
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Danielle Varda Candidate for Jeffco Public Schools BOE District 1 Profession: Professor, University of CO Denver, School of Public Affairs; CEO and Founder, Visible Network Labs Residence: Arvada Campaign Website: daniellevardaforjeffcoschools.com/ Why are you seeking this office? As a lifelong public servant, I’m ready to direct that towards teaching and learning, good governance, and support for all educators, in service to our kids. I am proud of what we have accomplished in Jefferson County and believe that can continue to support schools where kids can thrive, succeed, and grow. As a board member, my goals are to be a collaborative partner, a learner and listener for stakeholders, and an advocate for kids. What makes you the best person for the job? As a mother of three Jeffco stu-
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dents, I have a vested interest in the direction of our schools. I am a regular volunteer in the classroom and am the Chair of my kids’ School Accountability Committee. I believe my Danielle Varda experience as a tenured CU Professor, Entrepreneur and Small Business Owner, Technologist, and Data Scientist will provide the experience and skills required to govern on the board with integrity and commitment to our students.
Profession: Banking and Construction Lending Residence: Westminster/Westbrook Campaign website: wilhiteforjeffcostudents.com
What are your top three priorities if elected? First, it is critical that we focus on the mental health and well-being of our kids, teachers, and families. Second, I’d like to see the expansion
What makes you the best candidate for this office? I have deep experience in areas critical to addressing the challenges facing Jeffco. I began my career as a mental health therapist, and later became an expert in construction lending. I also have extensive
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Why are you seeking this office? Superintendent Tracy Dorland wants to make Jeffco, once again, one of the highest performing districts in the nation. She will fail without a competent, professional Board of Education to support her efforts. Governance is not management. It’s about asking tough questions of the district’s leaders and holding them accountable for substantially improving the results. For the district to dramatically improve, Jeffco needs effective board governance. I have the knowledge, skills, and experience to provide it.
governance experience, having chaired two school boards. I have been extensively involved in education at the state, district, and local level, including memberJeff Wilhite ship on the Colorado State Educational Success Task Force, and Jeffco’s District Accountability and Capital Asset Advisory Committees. What are your top three priorities if elected? Improve financial management. Jeffco’s Capital Improvement Program is more than $100 million over budget, and we don’t examine whether our $1.4 billion operating budget is used effectively and efficiently. Student SEE WILHITE, P12
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Kathy Miks Candidate for Jeffco Public Schools BOE District 5 Profession: Engineer Residence: Littleton Campaign Website: miksforjeffcostudents.com Why are you seeking this office? I want to make a positive difference in our community. My Jeffco education prepared me, my husband and our three children for success and I want all students to have access to the same foundation. Today far too many students can’t do grade level work and as an engineer that breaks my heart because I know it can limit their future options. I wouldn’t have had the opportunities I’ve had without a great education. What makes you the best person for the job? I have the financial experience to oversee Jeffco’s $1.4 billion budget which over the last five years has grown 33% versus a 10% inflation rate. Over the same time enrollment has declined by over 6,000 students. I have the governance experience having served in leadership positions for three large industry trade associations. I have the respect for parents and students and the focus
Mary Parker needed to ensure all Jeffco students have access to great academics and extracurricular activities.
What are your top three priorities if elected? My first priorKathy Miks ity is to ensure students have great academic and extra-curricular options. I coached volleyball at Columbine for ten years and know how important it is for students’ mental well-being to have both. As a business leader, I know it is important to spend our resources wisely. So, second, I will look for ways to reallocate spending and fund what works. Third I will respect our parents and community by providing transparent governance. Student test score results were flagging across the district, even before COVID-19. What is the number one way you’d seek to improve student achievement? Having worked on very complex systems and problems, I know to see improvements you must determine the root cause, then fund what works. We must evaluate SEE MIKS, P12
shortage of bus drivers and substitute teachers. If our kids are not able to get to school or if there is no teacher in the classroom, they will not get the education they deserve.
Profession: Small business owner Residence; Ken Caryl Campaign Website: www.maryparkerforjeffcoschools.com Why are you seeking this office? After seeing the disruption and chaos caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, I am running to ensure that Jeffco students stay back in school safely for an uninterrupted school year. The pandemic was also hard on our teachers and support staff and we need to strengthen our efforts to attract and retain quality employees. What makes you the best person for the job? I own a small business specializing in compensation so I know the best ways to attract and retain staff. I have 2 daughters who are Jeffco teachers and 4 granddaughters who have attended or are attending Jeffco schools. And I am a child advocate, having taught parenting classes and working as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for neglected and abused children for the past 14 years. What are your top three priorities if elected? My top priority is keeping our kids in the classroom safely for an uninterrupted school year. We must address our critical
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Guaranteeing transparency and effective communications between the school board, the community, and the schools is key to student success. Student test score results were flagging across the district, even before COVID-19. What is the number one way you’d seek to improve student achievement? Improving student achievement requires a good way of evaluating curricula and teaching techniques. The Colorado Read Act is a good example of such an effort. It requires that all K-3 teachers complete evidence-based training in teaching reading. The Read Act includes SEE PARKER, P12
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David Johnson Candidate for Jeffco Public Schools BOE District 2
Student Performance and Achievement. Student test score results were flagging across the district, even
Profession: Behavioral Health executive Residence: Evergreen Campaign Website: www.decisiontime.org
Why are you seeking this office? To be of service to the community.
What makes you the best person for the job? My background and experience: 20+ years working in Behavioral Health, five years as Jeffco District Accountability Committee as Budget Chair are direct benefits to the districts most pressing needs. Students safety and financial responsibility.
What are your top three priorities if elected? Student Safety: physical, emotional, and mental health. Financial Responsibility.
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before COVID-19. What is the number one way you’d seek to improve student achievement? District and school accountability for performance. I would work with the new administration to ensure everyone involved, district, administrators, teachers and students were actively working towards increasing test results. What do you believe is the most important thing to keep in mind when making Covid-related decisions? Keeping students in school. In person learning is essential for the success of students.
Theresa Shelton Profession: Licensed CPA with 35 years of experience in finance and operations; member of Colorado State University’s Accounting Advisory Board. Residence: Golden Campaign Website: www.sheltonforjeffcostudents.com
Why are you seeking this office? As the mom of three Jeffco students a decade apart, I know great things happen in Jeffco daily. However, over the last six years, we have declining academic achievement, increased spending (30%) and declining enrollment (6000 fewer students). I’m an experienced board member with 35 years of financial y and operating expertise. Addressing these challenges requires bold leadership, collaborative problem solving, and a track record of success; I have the qualifications necessary to do this work. What makes you the best person for the job? Jeffco will spend $1.4 billion this year. I have analyzed and allocated multi-billion-dollar budgets and will work to ensure Jeffco spends money supporting student success. I have a son that graduated and two girls in Jeffco middle school. I know how good it can be and I know it is critical to see improvement now. Our children have attended our neighborhood schools and public schools of choice; I support parents and choice. What are your top three priorities if elected? First, ensuring academic
achievement improves. Nearly 50% of Jeffco’s third graders were not reading at grade level before COVID and it has only worsened. Next, increasing fiscal accountability; with a $1.4 billion Theresa Shelton GARRETT W. ELLWOOD dollar budget we deserve to know which programs are working and which should be stopped. We must spend wisely. And last, we must have a board that prioritizes listening to all members of the community, not just those with ties to special interests. Student test score results were flagging across the district, even before COVID-19. What is the number one way you’d seek to improve student achievement? First and foremost, the board must admit academic achievement is a problem, and then prioritize the systems, structures, and processes for improving it. That requires identifying and replicating things that are working, but ending spending on those that don’t, or have only marginal benefit. We must also allocate the millions in additional federal funds thoughtfully and intentionally using targeted interventions to ensure each Jeffco student has access to the quality education they deserve. SEE SHELTON, P12
In the long term, we need to address funding and the state budget by demand that state-level school funding comply with state constitutional requirements.
Profession: Customer Service/ Retired Teacher Residence: Lakewood Campaign Website: Paulareedforjeffcoschools.com Why are you seeking this office? Over the years, I have watched decisions made by legislators and school boards that have eroded the trust of our families, communities, and employees. I am running to make sure that there is the voice of an educator on the school board, one who understands how decisions made in the boardroom impact the classroom. I will place the interests of children at the head of every decision I make. What makes you the best person for the job? I have experience as an actual educator. I taught high school, elementary school, was a dean of students, and served on a committee for a major remodel of Columbine in 1994. As a teacher, I had everything from high-achieving students to those at risk of dropping out and everything in between. I understand the practicalities of the classroom. What are your top three priorities if elected? First, we must keep our children safely in school, in person, without interruption. This is best accomplished by working in tandem with Jefferson County Public Health. Another priority is attracting and retaining great educators and support professionals. We simply must invest in quality people and keep them.
Student test score results were flagging across the district, even before COVID-19. What is the number one way you’d seek to improve student achievement? The best use of standardized test scores is as indicators of places where more support is needed. The best way to raise test scores is to shore up areas that indicate a need for improvement, whether that is paying greater attention to particular demographic cohorts, improving curriculum, or reallocating district resources. Paula Reed
What do you believe is the most important thing to keep in mind when making Covid-related decisions? The number one priority is to keep kids in school, in person, safely and without interruption. Statewide evidence shows fewer COVID cases in districts that mandate masks, and so I see this mandate staying in place until a vaccine is available to all school-age children. At that point, we should work with Jefferson County Public Health to reassess the best way to keep kids in school safely.
2021 ELECTION GUIDE Here are some fast facts about this year’s election. Key dates • Oct. 8: Ballots started going into the mail. • Nov. 2: Last day to vote. Voting ends at 7 p.m. Mail ballots must be received by the county clerk by 7 p.m. in order to be counted. • Nov. 10: Last day for ballots cast by military and overseas voters to be received by the county clerk in order to be counted. County election websites Find in-person voting sites and ballot drop-off locations in your county, register to vote or check your registration status, track your ballot and more. • Adams County: adamsvotes.com • Arapahoe County: arapahoevotes.com • Clear Creek County: clearcreekcounty.us/104/Clerk-Recorder • Denver County: denvervotes.com • Douglas County: douglasvotes.com • Elbert County: elbertcounty-co.gov/290/Elections • Jefferson County: jeffco.us/elections • Weld County: weldvotes.com State election website You can also perform many of these functions at the state election site. • GoVoteColorado.com No internet? Call the Colorado Secretary of State’s office at 303-894-2200 or your county clerk’s office. Election results After the polls close Nov. 2, this newspaper will report election results online at ColoradoCommunityMedia.com as soon as they are available and in print the following week.
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of Jeffco’s school to career programming, emphasizing partnerships with businesses, nonprofits, and government. And third, we have a critical teacher and staff shortage. We need to address this with support and fair compensation so that Jeffco is a competitive place to work, raise a family, and build promising futures. Student test score results were flagging across the district, even before COVID-19. What is the number one way you’d seek to improve student achievement? It is critical that we provide resources equitably across the district. We need to ensure our classrooms and teachers have what they need to help kids succeed academically, but
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an advisory list of programs and assessments, and plans for students identified with a significant reading deficiency. Districts and schools will be held accountable for student progress.
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What do you believe is the most important thing to keep in mind when making Covid-related decisions? I know children need the option of in-person learning 100% of the time and access to extracurricular
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achievement results have declined at an accelerating rate, even before COVID. This is no way to prepare our children to thrive in the 21st century economy. They must dramatically improve. We must provide parents better information to make wellinformed choices for their children. Student test score results were flagging across the district even before COVID. What is the number one way you would improve student achievement? There are many leverage points for improving achievement, including having stronger and more consistent curriculum, better instructional resources, professional development, and more tutoring. But how to improve achievement is
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curriculum ensuring it supports teaching basic skills and invest in the curriculum that works. We must clear teachers’ plates of things that don’t support teaching and provide professional development where needed. We must inspire students to want to learn so they are engaged and see relevance in their academics. What do you believe is the most
we also need to look at how we can address the social and economic factors that families face which impact student outcomes. When kids do not have access to food or adequate housing, they cannot come to school ready to learn, which impacts their overall achievement. What do you believe is the most important thing to keep in mind when making Covid-related decisions? Our top priority should be to keep kids in school, safely with uninterrupted learning time. To keep our kids, teachers, and staff safe we should continue to follow public health guidance, provide the air quality and sanitization measures required, and continue to encourage ways to build social support and connection among our school community to renormalize in-person learning and encourage healthy ways to be and stay connected. What do you believe is the most important thing to keep in mind when making Covid-related decisions? Statewide evidence shows that schools with mask mandates have lower COVID case counts and quarantines. It is imperative that the Jeffco school district follow and enforce the health protocols issued by Jefferson County Public Health. activities. They need some semblance of “normal” while being safe. But we must start quantifying the benefits and harms from each COVID mitigation strategy. The soaring mental health crisis and increasingly disruptive behavior in many schools directed at staff and school property is real. We must respect our families and show them a data-driven path to normal. ultimately a question for management, not the board. In our governance role, board directors must question management about the alternatives they considered, the evidence that underlies their decision, and hold them accountable for delivering the results they promise.
What is the most important thing to keep in mind when making COVID-related decisions? That COVID19 is a classic “wicked problem” that involves multiple competing goals that elected officials must trade-off against each other, and then clearly explain their reasoning to the public. For example, minimizing COVID infection risk in our schools is important. But so too is minimizing student learning losses, and minimizing the number of parents, especially mothers, who lose their jobs because they have to stay at home with their children. important thing to keep in mind when making Covid-related decisions? We must put our children first and make sure that all decisions are based on what is best for them. Some say children are resilient and can recover easily. I say that we must do what is best during their most formative years. Adults must meet the needs of students. Being in-person and participating in activities is critical for students’ academic, physical, and emotional well-being. We must look at data, have transparent conversations, and make informed decisions.
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Prop 119 would raise marijuana taxes for out-of-school learning Measure is one of 3 on Colorado’s statewide ballot BY DANIEL DUCASSI THE COLORADO SUN
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benefits under the program. In 2023, financial aid awards of at least $1,500 would first have to go to students from households with income at or below the federal poverty level, then to students from households with income less than twice the poverty level. Any funding left over would be open to students from households with higher incomes. After 2024, the Colorado Learning Authority would get new flexibility to determine the award amounts as well as how it would distribute the money. The agency would set criteria for selecting and certifying the service providers. The types of educational or developmental support services providers could offer include tutoring, assistance targeted at students with special needs, language instruction, additional academic support materials, career and technical educational training programs, physical therapy, social emotional learning and mental health services. However,
the measure would block the program from being used for school tuition or for lessons or materials that are part of a student’s regular school day. Colorado school districts and charter schools would automatically be certified as providers and teachers would get priority for approval. The program would be paid for by raising retail marijuana taxes by 5 percentage points, to 20% from 15%, phased in over three years. The tax rate would jump 3 percentage points in 2022, and then an additional percentage point in 2023 and 2024. The new taxes are estimated to raise more than $87 million next fiscal year, which starts July 2022. The new revenue would be exempt from state constitutional spending limits. The measure would also annually divert roughly $20 million from the State Land Trust, which supports SEE PROP 119, P26
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proach is needed that will preserve commercial opportunities, upgrade roadways, and maintain wide-open spaces.
GRIFFITH Development on the western end of the city has been contentious. What’s your approach to managing the area? Arvada has grown to the point where all new development is infill and will be challenging for adjacent properties. The key is to elect representatives that understand the role of government, the guiding documents, and the material facts that help guide responsible council decisions. My 5 years on Planning Commission and professional background makes me ideal for this challenge. A balanced ap-
Now that the city’s trash hauling system is up and running, what is your view of how it has worked out? I am not happy with the city’s decision to leave the Arvada voters out of the decision-making process for trash services. We have seen other communities negotiate better deals by giving the people a voice and a vote. If elected I will prioritize the removal of the penalty fee for opting out of the city trash service. I will also advocate for future issues like this to be placed on the ballot.
need alternative revenue streams, like grant funding, and collaborate with other agencies to help fill gaps. People need to have input earlier in the planning process so that the community has buy-in. West Arvada wants more retail. I would promote mixed-use: commercial on the first floor while allowing for homes on the second, similar to Five Parks, which I think is amazing.
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neighborhoods, open spaces, air and water. We must approach development with transparency and expand community input — ensuring that residents have a say in the future of our community. Now that the city’s trash hauling system is up and running, what is your
view of how it has worked out? I’ve studied in-depth the city’s new waste system and am dedicated to making it better for every Arvadan. A majority of eligible households have opted-in, and now City Council’s job is to make sure we live up to the promises made. I will work immediately to address any program shortcomings or faults in service. I am fully committed to ensuring we deliver on the excellent performance Arvadans expect and deserve.
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Now that the city’s trash hauling system is up and running, what is your view of how it has worked out? Organized waste hauling services conceptually make sense because it improves efficiency, lowers cost, reduces pollution in our neighborhoods, and promotes fewer heavy trucks on our streets. With any new program, there are challenges and room for improvement. I’d like to explore how we can eliminate the minimum service fee ensuring we deliver highquality service to our community.
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Now that the city’s trash hauling system is up and running, what is your view of how it has worked out? I see problems: People who opted out have bins waiting to be picked up; citizens are frustrated with the management of customer service; others feel nickel and dimed by the extra fees. It may be a great option for some, but it is hurting many more. 62% of the households in Arvada including HOAs opted out. I think the current city council majority made a mistake in not putting it on the ballot last year.
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VOICES Kudos to Rockies alum Larry Walker
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hat a coincidence, you’re my favorite fan.” When the Colorado Rockies conducted a series of fan events around GUEST Colorado before they went to Spring COLUMNIST Training in 1996, my then six-year old daughter Alex handed her baseball to Larry Walker for an autograph. As he signed her ball, she told him that he was her favorite player. Without Greg Romberg missing a beat, he smiled, handed the ball back to her and convinced her that she was his favorite fan.
That cemented our family’s love of Walker. We’d already loved to taunt foolish base runners who unsuccessfully tried to take an extra base on balls hit to right field by yelling, “What made you think you could run on that arm?” and to cheer on Walker for his remarkable assets at every phase of the game. When we moved to Evergreen, where he also lived in 1997, we were thrilled by his MVP season what included a .366 batting average, 49 home runs, 46 doubles, 33 stolen bases and 130 RBIs. As was the case with most Rockies’ fans, we were proud when he was named to the Hall of Fame last year and disappointed when his induction ceremony was delayed a year because of the pandemic. We watched with joy as he, with a Sponge Bob Square Pants
lapel pin on his coat, joined the hall earlier this month. We were at Coors Field Saturday when the Rockies retired his number and honored his Hall of Fame selection. When his walk-up song (Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne) was played, we were part of almost 50,000 fans who got to sing along “Aye, aye, aye” for Larry one last time and when he told the crowd, “I don’t say ‘I have a plaque in Cooperstown, I say we have a plaque in Cooperstown,’” we were reminded of the special attributes of a man who locked in a lifetime love of baseball for a little girl he told that she was his favorite fan 25 years ago. At a time when Americans are so divided over so many things, sports provide us an important way to come together in support of a com-
mon goal. During the Rockies’ 29 years in Colorado, there have been more disappointments than celebrations as they’ve made the play-offs just five times and won a single National League pennant. Despite that, we collectively share many happy memories and continue to “root, root, root for the home team” and dream of that magical season when we will finally win it all. Congratulations to Larry Walker for his well-deserved selection as the first ever Colorado Rockies player to join the Hall of Fame. Now that that barrier has been broken, we can join together in support of the next local hero to earn the same honor. Greg Romberg is president of Romberg and Associates. He lives in Evergreen with his wife, Laurie.
Election information for Jeffco voters
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elieve it or not, it’s that time of year again! The 2021 Coordinated Election has begun, with mail ballots on the way to active, registered voters and 24-hour drop boxes now open. GUEST In the interest of COLUMNIST helping our voters continue their recent record-setting turnouts, here is the who, what, when, and where (plus a bit more) for this November’s election.
George Stern
Who and what are on the ballot? On every Jefferson County ballot this year are three statewide ballot measures and three school board races. Then, depending on where you live, you might also have local city council races and municipal or special district ballot initiatives. If your ballot hasn’t arrived yet, you can find an all-inclusive sample ballot, as well as the state Blue Book and local TABOR notices, by visiting VoteJeffco.com and clicking on “Election Information.”
When is the election? Here are the key dates: · Friday, October 8: We mailed ballots to all active, registered voters in Jefferson County. · Monday, October 18: If you haven’t yet received a ballot by this date, contact our Elections team by calling 303-271-8111. We can issue you a replacement by mail until October 25. · Monday, October 25: Last day to return your ballot by mail to ensure it arrives in time, and first day inperson vote centers are open. · Tuesday, November 2: Election Day! Drop boxes and vote centers are open until 7 p.m. Where can I vote? Use any of Colorado’s normal three ways to vote: · Drop Box: More than 80% of Jeffco voters choose to use a drop box, given that the boxes are secure, accessible, and available 24/7. Because of that popularity, we have more than doubled the number of boxes in the last few years from 15 to 36. Check your ballot mailing or visit VoteJeffco.com to find your nearest drop box—many of which do not even require you to get out of
your car! · Mail: If you choose to return your ballot by mail, we strongly recommend doing so no later than October 25 and affixing one Forever stamp to your envelope. · VSPC: If you need additional services (Registering for the first time? Child spilled juice on your ballot? Dog actually ate it?), visit an in-person Voter Service and Polling Center starting on October 25. As with drop boxes, those locations are listed in your ballot mailing packet or online at VoteJeffco.com. What else? For additional peace of mind, we encourage all Jeffco voters to sign up for ballot tracking alerts. You can receive notifications by phone, text, or email when your ballot is on its way to you (most voters have already received those), as well as when we have received your ballot back and processed it for counting. Visit VoteJeffco.com to sign up. Finally, if you want to see the election process up close, we invite you to join our Facebook Live tour (@JeffcoClerk) on November 1. No matter what’s on the ballot, we
take election security seriously every time. We have already had a bipartisan team test our election equipment to ensure it will count votes accurately. Likewise, as we always do, we will have a bipartisan team audit those machines after the fact using ballots from this election. These processes are additional checks on top of what you will see on our tour, where bipartisan election judges on 24/7 surveillance and under the observation of election watchers perform each step of ballot processing, including verifying the signature on every ballot envelope before counting. If you have additional questions about voting or the process, please do not hesitate to reach out to our office. We are committed to doing everything we can to ensure the accessibility and security of our elections. And in turn, we’re counting on you to exercise your right to vote, so Jeffco can continue setting the bar for turnout, no matter who or what is on the ballot. George Stern is the Jefferson County clerk and recorder. He lives in Golden where he also serves as a volunteer firefighter.
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Some information on disinformation attached fake comments from made-up e-mail addresses. Within two weeks, thousands of college students protested the provocative movie. Fox news.com wrote about the backlash and the New York Post wrote about the author. The Chicago Transit Authority banned advertisements of the movie. The Chicago Tribune and Washington Post ran negative editorials. The movie was now what everyone was talking about, and it all started with the acts of one media manipulator. You might think this is a victimless crime. Do you remember Terry Jones, the Florida Pastor who said he would burn the Koran? This began with a grainy video outside his church but ballooned in a similar fashion until the act resulted in the deaths of 11 U.N. staffers and Afghans. In this case innocent people died. How do these things happen? First, understand that there are millions of bloggers out there all trying to get paid. The paydays are small so the bloggers must produce volumes of stories to pay their bills. Think about the thousands of news stories you see on-line every day. You may use a news aggregator like Smart News, Yahoo News, News Break and many more. They provide a neverending collection of news stories available to you. They have beautiful pictures, provocative titles which often overstate or outright distort what’s promised in the title. Embedded in the article are ads. It’s these ads that generate revenue. If I click on an embedded ad, money flows to the blogger. As you have probably noticed, the design is such that you may inadvertently click on an ad, thus the name clickbait.
isinformation has been around forever. In her book “Strongmen” the author points out that the use of disinformation has empowered such tyrants as GUEST Mussolini, Hitler, Berlusconi, and COLUMNIST dozens more. We might ask how tyrannical strongmen fool their people into allowing their reigns of terror. I don’t want to make this a book report, but historian Ruth e Ben-Ghiat outlines Jim Rohrer o the strategies that fool citizens into being convinced nthat the leader is a noble person with patriotic motives. Their message often revolves around an “only I can fix it.” theme. The amount and depth of misinformation and its entwinement with the Internet is concerning. Every day we are bombarded with inaccurate information, alternative facts and outright lies. I have done a deep dive into this subject including the book “Trust me, I’m Lying,” an account of how the world of manufactured disinformation works. The author, Ryan Holiday shares his diabolical misadventures. Let me start with some examples. The book author tells how he pron moted a movie. His first step was to personally vandalize a billboard he had created to promote the movie. Next, he sent out pictures of the vandalized billboard with messages of outrage to several small blogs. The bloggers repeated the outrage and the fake story got bigger. He
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I have a friend who is a writer. She has done her share of writing for a fee by creating blogs. It usually starts with blogs that are created to utilize what are called keywords. She was able to get contracts which she wrote and posted on a strict schedule. Words like dependable, high quality, reliable, effective and similar favorable words, are recognized by Google. As it recognizes the words, the resulting match moves the posting company up within the Google selection system. If you have enough of this search engine optimization, you will pop up at the top of a customer’s search. My friend reports being asked to write articles which overstate a product’s performance or attributes. She has turned down many requests to author bogus customer product reviews. My friend decided that these were not how she would utilize her writing expertise, but there is no absence of individuals who will write these “fictional” posts. It seems not to be the most ethical use of the internet, but this is how it works. Companies like the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and USA Today all have reputations as respected news sources. They hire
college trained journalists who are expected to follow reporting and fact checking standards honed over many years. In 2017 three CNN senior reporters were fired not because their story was wrong, but because they failed to follow the fact checking protocol. The small bloggers, where most content originates, have no journalism standards, and certainly no reputation to protect. There is an incentive to produce more words, but none to check the facts within those words. Thus, the stories are often distorted or even baseless. As the stories are picked up by larger bloggers more readers are exposed to the alternative facts produced by some nameless blogger. Edgar Allen Poe said. “Believe nothing you hear and only half of what you see.” Today he might add, “and fact check everything.” Next: Disinformation and politics. Jim Rohrer of Evergreen is a business consultant and author of the books “Improve Your Bottom Line … Develop MVPs Today” and “Never Lose Your Job … Become a More Valuable Player.” Jim’s belief is that common sense is becoming less common. (More about Jim at www. theloyaltypartners.com.)
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WIFE MOTHER VOLUNTEER Helen D. Furlong died on September 28, 2021. She was 96. She is preceded in death by her beloved husband Ken. She is survived by her daughters Karen Childs (husband Joseph and grandchildren Kathleen and Drew), Lucy Smith, Patricia Furlong (grandson Jacob), and Susan Fisher (husband Rob). Helen was born in Chicago Heights, Illinois on April 27,1925; the fourth child of Anna Mary Hibert Degitz and William Harrison Bates Degitz. She was the first woman in her family to receive a bachelor’s degree; graduating from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio with a degree in business administration. Helen met Ken on a blind date in Cincinnati, Ohio. Nine months later the two married. Their 73 year long love affair endured beyond Ken’s death in July 2021. After raising four daughters, Helen discovered
her love of indigenous American art and history. She volunteered as a docent in the Indigenous Arts of North America Department at the Denver Art Museum for nearly twenty years. She especially enjoyed seeing the spark of interest light up the eyes of a child as she explained a piece of art. Helen was a devoted fan of the Colorado Rockies. The fans of Section 105 were perennial friends. Until her very last day, she knew exactly what time the game would be on TV. Remembrance donations may be made to the Arvada Center for the Arts & Humanities. A funeral service will be held at Spirit of Christ Catholic Church, 7400 W. 80th Ave., Arvada on October 19, 2021 at 11:00. A private burial will take place at Fort Logan National Cemetery. A full obituary can be found at horancares.com/obits.
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LIFE Horse culture still kicking in modern West
Growth changes state but love of horses is forever BY BOB WOOLEY BWOOLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
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n 1950, metro Denver’s population hovered right around 500,000. Farms and horse properties could still be found throughout the close-in suburbs. By the mid-1970s, the population had more than doubled and subdivisions had eaten away at sprawling open spaces. But it was still common to see leisure riders on horses, trotting down trails along Morrison Road, Alameda Avenue or Dry Creek Road. Today, the metro population is closing in on 3 million fast. Development and an explosion in residents have made things feel more like a big city than the cowtown vibes of yesteryear. But if you look closely, you’ll still find horse culture holds a special place in the heart of folks throughout the metro area. It’s a warm, late September morning as Joe McClellan makes his way toward his first job of the day. With an unbelievable view of the Flatirons as his backdrop, McClellan gets down to business. His dual degrees in architectural and civil engineering will be put to good use at the job site, but not to design or build a house. He’s there to shoe some horses. McClellan is a certified Natural Balance Farrier. More than a decade ago, he traded in his engineering career for a life working with the animals he loves. He said he was always fascinated by horses and a 2009 Natural Balance Hoof Trimming course set him on the path he’d been looking for. Applying engineering principals to every hoof he shoes, McClellan found a way to combine two things he loves into the freedom to work for himself. Shoeing horses from Fort Collins to Castle Rock and everywhere in between, and owning two horses of his own, McClellan spends his life immersed in local horse culture. Karen Richard owns the property with the fantastic view. She moved here in 1984 to be able to keep her
Joe McClellan, farrier and trainer, works with his horse, Aspen.
horses on her own land. She’s owned horses for close to 50 years. She says in those days she would drive more than 100 miles to work and back each day to make her dream a reality. She didn’t come from a horseowning family. “I was just an anomaly, I guess,” she says. Richard’s horses, Tilly and Summer, are two of McClellan’s three clients at this stop. The other is a 23-year-old palomino Richard boards, named Sweetie. Sweetie’s owner, Bob, says she’s taught him a lot. “Like how to be a human,” he says. Bob leased Sweetie, taking care of her for a few years before her previous owner agreed to let him buy her. “I don’t refer to myself as her owner,” he says. “I refer to myself as her staff.”
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Over the years, Richard has done both Western and English riding styles, competing in dressage, a form of horse riding performed in exhibition, with Tilly, a liver-chestnut thoroughbred. Now, Richard is content to just ride on her own property for fun. She says horses have given her more than she can express throughout her life. More than just fulfillment, she says horses have given her the gift of being present in her surroundings. Beyond their beauty, she thinks horses have a special place in this world. McClellan agrees. “Human beings couldn’t be where they are today without horses supporting us,” he says. “They transported us. They fought battles with us. They farmed with us. They’re amazing animals and we actually don’t deserve them. They deserve for us to treat them better.”
Sixty miles southeast, Heidi Knab is chatting with customers at the Rusty Spur Saddle Shop in Parker. Her business card lists her position as “Head Cowgirl.” She also happens to be the owner of the tack/gear shop she founded after two decades teaching school. A lifelong rider, Knab says one day she was driving all over town looking for a new saddle. Her inability to find what she was looking for gave her the idea to start the business. Now, more than three years later, she says things are good and her business is continuing to grow. “The timing was right for me to change careers and open the business,” she says. “We started off with 30 saddles and now we sometimes have up to 200.” She jumped into a three-year SEE HORSES, P19
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ost of us had more than a little help getting through the bleakest parts of the COVID-19 pandemic and for many that help came in the form of our canine friends. They’re not called man’s best friend for nothing. But what do dogs really think of us? And how do they help us so much? These are just a couple of questions that are investigated in A.R. Gurney’s delightful play “Sylvia,” which is part of the Arvada Center’s return to live theater and of the first production in the 2021-2022 Black Box Theatre schedule. “It feels really good to be there, to gather with people again. It’s a special thing to
gather with strangers and find a way to laugh together,” said Jessica Robblee, who plays the titular labradoodle. “We desperately need an audience for a play like this to come alive. The audience is the water a comedy plant needs to grow.” “Sylvia” runs at the center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. in Arvada, through Sunday, Nov. 7. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday through Saturday, 1 p.m. on Wednesday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. Directed by Lynne Collins, the show follows New York married couple Kate and Greg (Kate Gleason and Gareth Saxe) as their relationship and lives get thrown for a loop when Greg finds Sylvia in Central
Park. What ensues is kind of comedic triangle of warring needs and wants between the two people and their dog. “All the quirks that you notice in your dog we take time to celebrate. In the rehearsal room, everyone was always talking about what their dogs do,” Robblee said. “One of the delights of the play is the audience learning how the communication between the characters works.” The show is as much a tribute to the importance of connection as it is to the human-dog relationship. That’s something that gets emphasized every time audiences SEE READER, P19
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lease with no prior business experience, but says she always knew it was going to work. She also has 1,500 consigners helping her stock merchandise and a deal with Colorado Saddlery to carry their new saddles. The store also has everything a rider could need for English and Western tack, clothing, boots, blankets, trailer supplies, grooming products and more. According to Knab, Douglas county ranks second in the nation for horse ownership per capita. “It’s huge, for horses,” she says. “I would have thought it would be Kentucky or something like that, but Douglas county is way up there.” Despite her parents not being horse people, Knab says she and her sister started doing barrel races at local shows and a ton of trail riding when she was a kid. “Horses are enchanting animals. I bought my first horse with babysitting money when I was 11 — of course, I also had to take out a loan from my parents,” she says. “My sister got me into it. She was really horse crazy.” Now, as she gets ready to enter her fourth year as a business owner, Knab says word of mouth is still her primary form of engaging new customers. She also employs staff members who have different expertise in riding styles, to appeal to Douglas county’s broad customer base. Guidance from other women in the tack industry was invaluable when she started out. But that didn’t surprise her. She thinks horse people she’s met are some of the most loyal, appreciative, kind individuals around. And that loyalty goes both ways. Relationships and customer service are what she says make the whole thing tick. Old adages about not mixing busi-
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are able to be back together watching actors perform. The Arvada Center is working to ensure that keeps safely happening by requiring all patrons age 12 and older to be fully vaccinated and show proof of vaccination before attending. If you are unable to be vaccinated, you must provide a negative COVID-19 test to attend. And all visitors must wear a mask while at the center. That way we can all keep connecting together. “The show is a beautiful ode to dogs and admitting that it’s not always easy. Like any relationship it comes with both complexity and comedy,” Robblee said. “It’s such a human play, such a soulful play.” For information and tickets, visit arvadacenter.org/events/sylvia. Benchmark Theatre acknowledges the ‘Elephant’ in the room Local creatives Abner Genece, Candace Joice and Neil Truglio worked together to create the show “Elephant,” which considers the themes raised by the murder of
Rusty Spur Saddle Shop owner Heidi Knab stands for a portrait.
ness with pleasure notwithstanding, Knab says opening the store actually feeds her passion for riding. She says she’s learned a ton from customers and hopes she’s paying that knowledge forward as well. Her repertoire includes showings, clinics, an obstacle challenge series and a lot of horse camping. Carol Perry is a native Texan who’s called Douglas county home since the ‘80s. She’s been a horse person her whole life. But she’s retiring from the hobby and recently she’s been selling off gear through Knab’s store. Her stable of horses has gone from eight down to one — a Swedish warmblood grand prix dressage horse that is 26 years old. Perry says retiring from the horse world has been an incredibly difficult decision. At her age, she says she wants to simplify her life, but George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement. The show is making its world premiere as part of the Benchmark Theatre’s return to live programming. The show runs at The Bench at 40West, 1560 Teller St. in Lakewood, through Saturday, Oct. 30. Performances are at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. Directed by Neil Truglio, the show is inspired by the original “The Elephant Man,” writings from Frederick Treves. An exploration of the country’s racial divides and their effects on our society, this is immediate and vital theater. Tickets and information can be found at benchmarktheatre.com. ‘The Crucible’ conjures the witches among us Witches are one of the most recognizable archetypes that you see around Halloween every year, but the witches featured in Arthur Miller’s immortal play, “The Crucible,” are of the much more terrifying kind — allegorical. And what they represent is something we should all fear. Just in time for the spooky season Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave. in Golden, is stag-
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the challenges that ever-increasing population and development have created for riders have hastened her departure. She says resources for horse people are becoming more restrictive each year and the people passing legislation aren’t paying enough attention to the billion-dollar equine industry here. But it’s also increasingly difficult to compete for trail space with mountain bikers — even in places like The Pines and Dawson Butte that were created to include horses. If you’re a lifelong horse person, or just thinking about maybe getting started, Knab says her shop is a nexus — a place people can come to get information and find their people. She holds community events once per quarter and welcomes everyone with a passion for horses to attend.
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ing the show with all its scorching damnation of willful ignorance, intolerance and hypocrisy, through Sunday, Nov. 7. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. All patrons are required to wear masks and show proof of vaccination. For information and tickets, call 303-935-3044 or visit minersalley. com/shows/crucible. Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Midlands at Red Rocks Autumn is the perfect time for some bittersweet country rock and you’d be hard-pressed to find better purveyors of that right now than Midland. The Texas-based band has released just two studio albums as well as other miscellany, but they’ve already built up a strong reputation as some of the best in the genre. They’ll be taking the stage at Red Rocks Amphitheater, 18300 W. Alameda Parkway in Morrison, at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 16. They’ll be joined by Iowan Hailey Whitters, who released one of the best country records of the year in 2020. Get tickets at redrocksonline.com. Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. He can be reached at Clarke.Reader@hotmail.com.
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Perlmutter honored for nuclear worker advocacy Rocky Flats employees recognize congressman BY RYAN DUNN RDUNN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
District 7 Congressman Ed Perlmutter was honored by Nuclear Care Partners with the organization’s inaugural Congressional Award for Atomic Heroes at ceremony held at the Armed Forces Garden in Westminster on Oct. 7. Eight former Rocky Flats employees attended the ceremony and were presented with
a congressional certificate and a U.S. flag flown over the Capitol by Perlmutter. Perlmutter was recognized by the NCP — an organization that provides benefits guidance and in-home care to former atomic workers — due to his work to ensure benefits and improve access to benefits for former atomic workers, as well as his work to empower the Advisory Board which allows former atomic workers a direct line of communication with the Department of Labor. Perlmutter said that protecting health care and benefit access for atomic workers has
been a priority of his and will continue to be going forward. “Working on behalf of these Cold War Patriots who risked their lives to protect our nation and help end the Cold War has been one of my biggest priorities,” said Perlmutter. “I will continue to work to ensure these heroes receive the compensation and care they need and deserve as they deal with the health consequences and other side effects related to their service to our country.” NCP Co-Founder and Chief SEE PERLMUTTER, P25
Jenna Noem, left, and Ed Perlmutter address the PHOTO BY ERIN MCGOVERN crowd.
Apex board votes to approve Meyers Pool project First of three parties needed to greenlight new Arvada natatorium BY RYAN DUNN RDUNN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
At the Oct. 7 meeting of the Apex Parks and Recreation District Board of Directors, the board voted to unanimously approve a proposal for an intergovernmental agreement that would work towards constructing a new pool building to replace
Meyers Pool, located at 7900 Carr Street. The project would involve Apex, the City of Arvada and Jefferson County School District, the latter two of which still need to vote to approve the proposal. Under the agreement, Apex would operate the pool, Jeffco Public Schools would be the facility’s primary tenant, and the City of Arvada would own the facility. Apex Board of Directors President Vicki Pyne shared details on the proposal at the meeting. “The goal is to have this document signed by all involved parties by the
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end of October,” said Pyne. “The city and the school district are the capital financers, 50% split. Right now, we’re looking at about a $35-36 million building, so about $17 million (each). They’ll finance it for 20 years; they’re using private financing. It’ll be in the neighborhood of about $800,000 per year. “In return the school district asked for free lane use for the high school girls and boys swim meets in season … We were able to limit it to the amount of lanes that they used in 2019. If they increase, then the pay a per-lane charge for that,” Pyne continued. “The City of Ar-
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vada is the other 50%. They would be the owner of the facility. The school district basically said they don’t want ownership … The city would have ownership much like they do now.” Apex Board Vice President Ken Harrell expressed a desire to have the other two parties vote before November elections, which could usher in change to the school board and city council. “I think we’ve got to get this to the school board before the board changes,” said Harrell. “And the city council Changes in November — get it done.”
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Man shares story of fight against atrial fibrillation Fatigue, rapid heart rate can be symptoms of a serious condition
The risk for AFib increases with age. High blood pressure, the risk for which also increases with advancing age, accounts for about 1 in 5 cases of AFib. Risk factors for AFib include: Advancing age High blood pressure Obesity European ancestry Diabetes Heart failure Ischemic heart disease Hyperthyroidism Chronic kidney disease Moderate to heavy alcohol use Smoking Enlargement of the chambers on the left side of the heart Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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For many years, Zach Ward thought his racing heartbeat was because he had too much coffee, exercised too much or got up too fast. In reality, he was suffering from a condition many Americans have without ever knowing — atrial fibrillation, or AFib. It was not until three years ago when Ward stood up, passed out and hit his head on a dresser that he was officially diagnosed. Had he not been taken to the hospital to look at his head injury, Ward said, he does not know if he would have ever found out about the heart condition. The ER doctor sent Ward to the hospital, who then sent him to a cardiologist for treatment of a condition 47-year-old Ward is suspected have having for more than 20 years. “I remember standing up and just could not get enough oxygen,” said Ward, a Castle Pines resident. “I just fell over and completely passed out. Until that day, I had no idea how common AFib really is and how often it never gets treated.” Atrial fibrillation is an irregular and often rapid heart rate that can increase a person’s risk of strokes,
heart failure and other heart-related complications. During atrial fibrillation, the heart’s two upper chambers beat chaotically and irregularly. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in the U.S. there are more than 454,000 hospitalizations a year with AFib being the primary diagnosis. AFib is the contributing factor to more than 158,000 deaths per year. Because AFib symptoms can be subtle, or rationalized as Ward did, they are often ignored. Symptoms of AFib include irregular heartbeat, heart palpitations (rapid, flutter-
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Amendment 78 could change oversight of state spending Measure is one of 3 on Colorado’s statewide ballot BY DANIEL DUCASSI THE COLORADO SUN
A measure on Colorado’s fall ballot asks voters to change the way the state approves spending money from the federal government, legal settlements and other non-state sources. Amendment 78 would require the Colorado General Assembly to determine how the state uses what it defines as “custodial money,” funding the state receives from outside sources for specific purposes, like federal grant money and private donations. Supporters say the measure would bring greater accountability and transparency to state spending. But opponents see it as little more than a partisan ploy meant to hobble a Democratic administration. There’s a catch, though: A pending lawsuit challenging the measure’s placement on the ballot seeks to invalidate any votes cast for or against the measure, effectively blocking it altogether. The General Assembly currently appropriates state tax revenue through the budget process. But dollars that come in from outside of the state government are not typically subject to the legislative
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appropriation process. For example, Colorado received nearly $1.7 billion last year in federal relief money through the CARES Act that the Polis administration spent according to the governor’s executive order and without legislative approval. Amendment 78 would change the Colorado constitution and state law. It would require lawmakers to determine how the state spends that custodial money through a process that includes a public hearing with opportunities for the public to comment. All custodial funds would go into a centralized account, with interest from that account flowing into the state’s general fund. That could affect not just federal
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emergency relief funds and other federal support, but money from legal settlements, funding for transportation projects that are currently allocated by an independent commission and private gifts and donations, like those often collected by public colleges and universities. According to nonpartisan legislative staff, the legislature and state agencies would be forced to bring on new employees to deal with the new requirements to submit proposed spending of custodial money, amounting to at least $1 million in predicted costs for new staff. And while the purpose of spending may not change, lawmakers could choose to pay for different programs to achieve a
required purpose. Michael Fields, who brought the measure, heads up a conservative organization called Colorado Rising Action, considered a dark-money group because it doesn’t reveal its donors. Fields previously served as the state director of Americans for Prosperity Colorado, associated with the national group, Americans for Prosperity, founded by wealthy business magnate brothers David and Charles Koch. Fields said he wants to increase public oversight by having all state spending go through the legislative process with a public hearing. He cited various examples of the kind of spending he thinks should be subject to legislative scrutiny. The Attorney General’s Office takes in money from legal settlements, settlements with drug companies related to the opioid crisis being a recent case. Fields noted that though settlement money typically comes with strings attached on how to spend it, interest from that money often has fewer restrictions. Fields also pointed to the practice of the governor’s office taking large contributions from private donors to pay for key staff. And Fields referenced all the federal money flowing into the state for pandemic relief as the type of spending for which he wants to see more oversight. SEE SPENDING, P25
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Fields said when it comes to interest accumulating from custodial money, the measure gives state lawmakers the chance “decide what priorities make sense, education or roads or whatever else.” Fields predicted that should the measure pass, state agencies that have control over these types of custodial funds are “not going to be happy that, what we call the slush funds, are no longer going to be slush funds, they’re going to be a part of the normal process of budgeting.” The Attorney General’s Office declined to comment on the ballot measure because of the pending litigation. The Polis administration may be most affected by the measure as it controls state agencies that receive large sums of federal funding. The governor’s office declined to comment on the measure or how it
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would affect state agencies. Scott Wasserman, who leads the liberal-leaning Bell Policy Center, told The Sun that besides the legal arguments for why the Secretary of State’s Office shouldn’t have OK’d the question for voters on this year’s ballot, he has grave concerns about the policy implications. “If it passes, I think it’s going to be a serious disruption to the way the state currently operates,” he said. He predicted the measure would drastically increase lawmakers’ workload by forcing them to appropriate a large assortment of different types of federal funding as well as funding from other sources that currently don’t require legislative approval. Democratic state Sen. Chris Hansen of Denver sits on the Joint Budget Committee. He said he thinks the measure is unnecessary, noting that the JBC already reviews custodial fund spending each year. And he echoed Wasserman’s concern that the measure would require a lot more work from lawexperience. We’re looking for congressmen and women who are interested in this issue, who is actually weighing in with the department of labor and making an impact for former workers,” Noem said. “Someone who is an advocate for their peers, someone who is a champion when it comes to policymaking or letters being sent, really championing these workers. We can’t wait to see who it’s going to be next year.”
makers as such custodial funds can come in throughout the year, not just when the General Assembly is in session. “The JBC and the legislature would have to come in and be passing appropriations bills, pretty much all year round if this goes forward,” he said. “So I think there’s a lot of unintended consequences.” But beyond all of that, Wasserman fears the changes could be used to “create opportunities for political theater,” setting up legislative showdowns over hot-button topics like fetal-tissue research. “This essentially allows one legislative chamber to veto federal dollars that have already come here from the federal government,” he said. He also expressed concern that the measure would mean emergency funding from the federal government, such as pandemic relief, could get tied up in legislative red-tape that causes delays. And he said those delays could similarly tie up President Joe Biden’s new spending plan that still needs con-
gressional approval. Hansen also raised that concern. “It’s going to really slow down the process of getting your emergency funds out the door, and that could have dire consequences,” Hansen said. Wasserman also highlighted the opaque nature of the organization backing the measure. “This isn’t something that came up from the grassroots,” he said “This is something that has been financed and put on the ballot for the express purpose of disrupting government and creating more uncertainty.” He surmised that it’s just a political game “to use this issue to attack the governor.” This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun. com. The Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.
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made worse by restrictions on inschool learning that were in place during the pandemic. “We can’t wait to address the learning loss that occurred in the pandemic,” he said. “And we can make a difference in the lives of hundreds of thousands of kids who didn’t have access to tutors, or test prep, or laptops, or internet service or whose families speak a language other than English in the home who may have already been behind.” Mike Johnston is a Democratic former state senator and the head of Gary Community Ventures, a public-benefit corporation that has contributed nearly $1.5 million support of the measure. Though Gary does invest in for-profit companies, Johnston said Gary does not have any investments that would be providers for LEAP. Johnston said Coloradans have an obligation to address learning disparities in Colorado. “The only way to really close that gap long term is to focus on all of the out-of-school and summer school learning opportunities that are driving those gaps in addition to what’s happening in K-12,” Johnston said. “When you look at the opportunities that a lot of middle class or upper middle class kids have, whether it is for additional tutoring, whether it is for summer camp, whether it is for after school science programming, those are the things that both help kids catch up and keep up.” Brenda Dickhoner leads conservative education advocacy group Ready Colorado, which has given
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funding for public schools, to the State Public School Fund, with an equivalent amount going from the general fund to support the new program. According to an analysis by nonpartisan legislative staff, the changes would mean less investment earnings in the state’s permanent fund by about $48 million over 10 years, including nearly $31 million that would otherwise go toward funding K-12 education. However, supporters point out that $20 million a year from the state land trust would result in a net increase in funding for public schools, above the lost potential revenue. Proponents of Proposition 119 see the measure as a way to close the achievement gap by giving kids from low income families some of the same opportunities as kids who live in higher income households. “There has been a longstanding opportunity gap in Colorado, and that was made worse in the pandemic,” said Curtis Hubbard, a Democratic consultant serving as spokesman for the campaign to support Proposition 119. “This is a targeted measure to direct help for out of school learning opportunities to the kids who need them the most.” Hubbard described the measure as a “targeted solution” to what he called “the opportunity gap,” only
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Supporters disagree, pointing to language in the measure that states that the financial aid from the program must “be provided and administered in a manner that does not discriminate against any eligible child or youth, eligible child or youth’s family, provider, or learning opportunity on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, native language, religious affiliation, national origin, gender, military status, sexual orientation, gender variance, marital status, or physical or mental disability.” The Colorado Parent Teacher Association also opposes the measure. Similarly, the board of directors of the Colorado Association of School Boards voted to oppose Proposition 119. The measure has also attracted critics from Colorado’s cannabis industry. Colorado Leads, an association of marijuana companies in the state, opposes proposition 119 because of the increased taxes. “This initiative imposes a regressive tax on people’s pain, especially veterans, teachers and the elderly who need cannabis for medicine but can’t get a medical card, and while local communities generate this tax, local school boards have no say over the education programs it pays for,” said Chuck Smith, CEO of BellRock Brands and board president of Colorado Leads. “If these ballot measures are so beneficial to all Coloradans, why aren’t other industries asked to pay their fair share of these taxes?” Others in the industry suggest the increased tax rate could push people back into the black market, an objection Johnston dismissed. The practice of people buying marijuana off the street, he said, is “a bygone era” that people won’t go back to at this point. The board of the state’s largest teachers union, the Colorado Education Association, couldn’t settle on whether to support or oppose the proposition, resulting in the CEA taking a neutral stance. Sun reporter Jesse Paul contributed to this story. This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun. com. The Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.
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Virtual racing series runs a thin line between heaven and hell Golden Hell Week runners’ challenge finished Oct. 1 BY JEREMY JOHNSON SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
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Hell is a relative term. Removing it entirely from any theological context, it generally indicates pain, misery, even anguish. But on the other hand, it’s sort of a fun word too — mischievous and devious in just the right way. You give it to someone to show you’re ready to fight for your convictions. And nobody ever says, “I had a heaven of a good time” after a particularly raucous event. After all, one person’s hell can be another person’s heaven. And one’s own personal hell can become downright heavenly after accepting the benefits of a little pain and misery. That’s how it is for runners. We love this stuff. We live for a little pain and misery. My (very supportive) family thinks I’m nuts. Nonrunning friends think I’m sadistic. Maybe I’m a little bit of both. But after decades of torturing my body with drugs and alcohol, trail running seems like a better kind of suffering, an addiction with more rewarding consequences. Running addicts look for reasons to run, and when social media algorithms and a little online word of mouth clued me in on the Golden Hell Week underground “race series,” I couldn’t resist dancing with the devil that is those steep, winding, rocky trails all throughout the beautiful City of Golden. Now’s a good time to mention that I’m a freelance writer and trail enthusiast with no affiliation to Golden Hell Week. See that’s the thing: nobody’s really affiliated with Golden Hell Week because, according to them, it’s barely even really a thing. It’s like Fight Club, in that everybody seems to know about it, but nobody seems to talk about it much —at least in an official sense. According to the website (GoldenHellWeek.com): “The event is free! Primarily because, in real-
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ity, it isn’t an event, a race or really anything but a cool place to post your Strava link.” That’s the first thing to know about Hell Week (after “Don’t talk about Hell Week”): it was a virtual race long before COVID-19 made virtual races commonplace. Certainly, more socially inclined runners can run with friends. There is no rule against groups. But to the more anti-social among us (that’s me!), a journey through hell is one you go alone, with only the Strava app as your guide. The next thing to know about Hell Week is how it got its name. Or, that is, how I think it got its name.The idea of running five races in five days certainly is a hellish thought. But I have to believe it was called Hell Week because, well, it originally took place over Halloween. The problem with a race series over Halloween is that the weather is unpredictable and anyone who worked 9-to-5 was forced to run in the dark. So it was for me in 2017, when I reached Mountain Toad brewery after dark on a Monday and decided to tackle the longest race at the time, Lookout Mountain, for my inaugural Hell Week run. The cold rarely bothers me, and that evening was no exception. So, for the first two miles along Clear Creek and across Highway 6 and up to big parking lot, it was wet, but warm enough and manageable. Then, quite suddenly, just past Windy Saddle, it wasn’t. The trail turned to sheer ice. I wasn’t wearing the right gear and was dangerously unprepared. But, eventually, sometimes crawling on all fours, I reached the top — and then made my way back down, more slowly than I’ve ever come down a mountain before or since. It wasn’t fast, but I made it, which just so happens to be a Hell Week motto: “You don’t have to go fast, but you gotta give it everything!” I left it all SEE RACING, P29
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on that mountaintop that night and learned a valuable lesson about the thin line between heaven and hell. Since then, Hell Week has been moved to late September — Sept. 27 to Oct. 1 this year — which means (generally) better weather and a little more daylight for us runners who have to log at least a race or two after their day job. The third thing to know about Hell Week is that it is quite the journey, both literally and figuratively. While the courses have rerouted a bit over the years to accommodate stewardship, logistics, and more local business, the trails and overall distance remain mostly the same. All five courses (Apex, Lookout Mountain, Mt. Galbraith, North Table Mountain, and South Table Mountain ) at one time started from Mountain Toad Brewery, but Hell Week now includes starting lines from Cannonball, Coda and New Terrain breweries, too. The race series covers a distance of just a tad more than a marathon (27-28 miles or so). It takes place from midnight on the last Monday in September until the following Friday at midnight. Five races. Five days. “Your trails, your time,” is another Hell Week motto. This loose format ensures that no two journeys are ever the same. Some folks run all five courses in a row ... on Day One ... like some giant ultra-marathon. Some run one a day all week long. You can mix
The view last week from the Grubstake Trail in Apex Park. The steep technical challenge of the trails at Apex are just some of the challenges faced by those attempting the COURTESY OF JEREMY JOHNSON Golden Hell Week.
and match: run two races on two days of the week and then cram the last leg in late Friday. (Again, that’s me!) That’s another thing to know about Hell Week: there is no right or wrong way to do it. Because for all the preparedness and training in the world, trail running is full of variables. For instance, I never felt as prepared as I did last year, arriving early that Monday at the foot of Mt. Galbraith. I became frustrated shortly into my race after a wrong turn and a subsequent backtrack. And then, with about two kilome-
ters to go, one of Galbraith’s trademark jagged rocks turned my ankle outside-in. The resulting avulsion fracture resulted in a complete Hell Week DNF (did not finish) and three additional weeks in a walking boot. Turns out, watching Hell Week results pour in while I iced and elevated was truly the most hellish Hell Week for me. This year, my fifth running Hell Week, I finally found the right tone for the event: cautious optimism. The result was some so-so runs on Monday (the Table Mountains), two stellar, PR runs on Thursday (Apex
and Galbraith on Thursday), and one exhilarating, if not slightly foolish, risky but most rewarding night run up Lookout Mountain for a Friday finish. It was heaven and hell wrapped up in one shadowy, twisting, ankle-testing passage. And that led to the last, but perhaps most important, thing to know: A voyage through Hell Week deserves a cold brew from a local brewery. Personally, post-run beer is one of the best reasons to run. You’re thirsty, I’m thirsty, we’ve earned it. And so it was that on Friday, while enjoying a cold blueberry Kolsch at Mountain Toad, I first met Quinn Aaron, the “we” behind Golden Hell Week. The man behind the curtain, so to speak. He was totally laid-back and unassuming, and even a little geeky in the way that I and most trail runners are— number nerds who love competing against ourselves, comparing times, collecting data. “I always tell people that I’m not really an event organizer, just a data collector,” Quinn confirms. And though it’s a statement clearly shrouded in modesty, I think I speak for all Hell Week runners when I say that he ought not to sell himself or the event short. Certainly, for the 115-plus participants and 105 finishers, of which I was one, its impact can’t be understated. Because for the trail runner, true hell is having nowhere to run, nothing to inspire, no one to share your adventures with. And Golden Hell Week gives us all those things, plus community, camaraderie, and a whole helluva lot more.
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Ralston Valley shuts out Chatfield on the pitch BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS
LAKEWOOD — The most colorful cleats took the spotlight Tuesday, Oct. 5, at Lakewood Memorial Field. Sporting his highlighter yellow Nike cleats … Ralston Valley sophomore Keegan Ulvedal scored the lone goal in a 1-0 victory for the Mustangs over Chatfield. “It was a really good goal,” Ralston Valley coach Jamie Scarcliff said. “He kept it down. A lot of the time we shank that over the goal because they get excited and get under the ball. It was a great ball played by Kieran McCarron.” Scarcliff added that she thought Ulvedal was a more dangerous offensive threat in the second half after the scoreless first half in the Class 5A Jeffco League game. “We got the corner kick and I was the guy who was going up to press the keeper,” Ulvedal said of his goal in the 44th minute. “The ball came up and I popped off. It was a free header in.” Ralston Valley (7-6-1, 5-1-1 in league) got back to .500 overall as the Mustangs attempt to make the 32team 5A state tournament. Ralston Valley was sitting in the 36th spot in the RPI before the victory over Chatfield (7-5, 4-1). “We are sitting kind of on the boarder right now,” Scarcliff said of the Mustangs’ postseason chances. “We didn’t take care of some of our games earlier in the season with our non-league games. Playing Lakewood on Friday will
Ralston Valley senior Tanner Scott, left, battles with Chatfield senior Grant Foster on Oct. 5 at Lakewood Memorial Field. Ralston Valley took a big 1-0 victory in the Class 5A Jeffco League game.
be a big game for us. We just have to take it one game at a time. Each game is important to put us as high as we can.” Ralston Valley closes out its regular season against Bear Creek on Oct. 21 and then await its playoff fate. “It wasn’t the prettiest win for us. We have struggled the past few games playing constantly and showing up for the full 80 minutes,” Scarcliff admitted. “We’ll take the goal. We’ll take the win. They battled until the end.” It was the first conference loss for Chatfield and ended a 4-game winning streak. The Chargers still have three league game remaining — Columbine, Lakewood and Valor Christian — over the next to weeks.
Chatfield senior Sam Trojan (16) and Ralston Valley junior Martin Vince (6) race after a ball near the end-line during the Class 5A Jeffco League game Oct. 5 at Lakewood PHOTOS BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS Memorial Field. Ralston Valley pulled off a 1-0 victory.
Dennis Pleuss is the Sports Information Director for Jeffco Public
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Wheat Ridge softball plows to 4A Jeffco League title BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS
GOLDEN — On Sept. 14, Wheat Ridge’s softball was in a bad spot. The Farmers had suffered an 11-0 loss to Chatfield. The defeat left the perennial Class 4A powerhouse with a 3-11 record and amid a 10-game losing streak. “The beginning of our season was definitely the hardest,” Wheat Ridge senior catcher Isabella Martinez said. “In league we have definitely turned it on. We wanted to show how we can play as a young new team. Mentality everyone has turned it on and got it together.” Fast-forward to Monday, Oct. 4, Wheat Ridge won its sixth straight 4A Jeffco League game with a 5-1 victory over rival Golden. The Farmers (11-12 record, 8-0 in league) and Demons (11-12, 5-3) were tied atop the conference heading into the key league game. “Playing a tough non-league schedule really prepped us going into league,” Wheat Ridge coach Dave Thies said. “Obviously D’Evelyn, Conifer and Golden are all pretty good teams. We have gotten more consistent and the girls are believing in what they can do.”
Wheat Ridge sophomore Maya Dalton is fired up after reaching second base during the Farmers’ 5-1 victory over rival Golden on Oct. 4.
Monday’s win gave Wheat Ridge a 1-game lead for the race for the 4A Jeffco title with 2 games to play. The Farmers wrapped up the conference title with a win over Green Mountain (Oct. 6) and Standley Lake (Oct. 7) last week. “It’s so crazy,” said Martinez, who added she is surprised the Farmers worked their way to the conference title. “Something has just clicked and here we are.” Wheat Ridge junior pitcher Elizabeth Uhl has been a big part of the surging Farmers. Uhl was key
Wheat Ridge junior pitcher Elizabeth Uhl helped guide the Farmers to another Class 4A Jeffco League title with a remarkable 8-0 conference record after struggling in PHOTOS BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS non-league play.
against Golden striking out a dozen while scattering four hits. She also had a 2-run home run in the top of the fourth inning to give the Farmers a 2-0 lead. “It’s my junior year and huge for college recruiting,” Uhl said. “I want to do everything I can for my team since we lost so many seniors
(nine) to graduation. It’s a chance for my future and I want to win.” Golden has had just about the same remarkable rebound after a rough start. The Demons started the season with a 3-9 record before going on an 8-game winning streak SEE SOFTBALL, P31
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that came to an end with the loss to Wheat Ridge. Freshman sensation Madeline Stubenrauch brought the Demons within 2-1 after her double and scoring on a Wheat Ridge fielding error in the bottom of the fourth inning. However, Wheat Ridge’s bats really came alive late with a 3-run top of the seventh inning. After sophomore Maya Dalton was hit by pitch to lead-off the inning Aryanna Palfy, Aaliyah Arellano, Emeri Ortega and Martinez all had hits to extend the Farmers’ lead to 5-1. “That was huge,” Martinez said of the Farmers’ 3-run top of the seventh inning. “I think if we would have made some adjustments earlier the score would have been different, but we made adjustments when we needed to.” Uhl took to the mound with a little more confidence and swagger with a 4-run lead. “I like to relax myself and dance a little bit,” Uhl said warming up before the start of the bottom of the seventh inning. “I feel more com-
fortable. I’m in the zone and that circle is my safe space.” Uhl struck out the first two Demon batters and a pop out to third base ended the game. The junior ace retired Golden in order in four of the seven innings. “I told them we were going to go win league,” Thies said. “The heart and passion that we are seeing right now is helping out. It doesn’t hurt to have the pitcher that we have. She is one of the better pitchers in the state.” Despite advancing to the 4A state semifinals last season with a 17-2 record, the Farmers’ numbers went down so far this year that Wheat Ridge didn’t field a JV squad this Fall. “Coming back to Wheat Ridge I was used to having big numbers,” said Thies, who was on the coaching staff when the Farmers won four state titles from 2008 to 2014. “It was an eye-opener to see a program take a step backwards. I’m staying here and dedicated to bring some talent and get the numbers back up.”
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Domestic Violence Awareness Month is here More than three decades of bringing attention to a problem that haunts every community BY BOB WOOLEY BWOOLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
October is commonly known as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. But since 1989, October has also been a time to raise awareness of domestic violence and spread the word about resources available to its survivors. Ann P., who didn’t want to give her last name, was in an abusive marriage for almost 12 years. As a mom to two young children with only a high school education, Ann says she felt trapped when her husband’s abuse got progressively worse. “In my case, it started when he (her husband) started drinking heavily,” she said. “He was always the life of the party type. But the more he drank, the more volatile things became.” Ann says injuries her husband sustained during his service in the army took him from being a casual
drinker to an alcoholic. Somewhere along the way his temper grew worse and verbal harassment escalated into physical abuse. Pulling her by the hair, smacking her in the face — at one point, she says, he chased her down the street with a gun while she had her sixmonth-old son in her arms. Even then, it took her four more years to end the marriage. That was more than 20 years ago, but she says the memory is as fresh as if it were yesterday. “I was lucky, because I still had family around to help me,” she said. “I’m not sure what I would have done without my mom and dad being there.” By the numbers The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) reports that in the US, on average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner. During one year, that number equates to more than 10 million women and men. NCADV numbers for Colorado are equally alarming. The group says 36.8% of Colorado women and 30.5% of Colorado men experience intimate partner physical violence, intimate partner sexual violence and/or intimate
partner stalking in their lives. In 2018, 32 Coloradans were killed by current or former intimate partners. Nearly two-thirds of those were killed by firearms. More recent numbers were unavailable, but a UC Davis study published in February 2021, suggests conditions of isolation and financial stress brought on by the pandemic have been linked to an increase in domestic violence. Here in Jeffco, organizations like Family Tree, a nonprofit human services agency, work to fight the effects of domestic violence daily. Information on their website says ‘Family Tree Domestic Violence Services keep survivors and children who have experienced domestic violence, sexual assault and/or stalking safe through our crisis line, emergency shelter, safety planning, legal advocacy, supervised parenting time and linkages to community resources.” All services at Family Tree are available in English and Spanish, and they will work with those speaking other languages through interpreters. According to their data, in 2020/21, Family Tree has provided 6248 nights of shelter, 3802 hours of supervised visits and an average of 240 Domestic Violence Out-
reach Program calls per month. They also enroll an average of 31 clients into their legal advocacy program each month. How to help Family Tree has created a Quick Guide to help detect red flags that could be signs of domestic violence, and helpful things to do or say if you suspect someone you know is in a domestic violence situation. Jealousy, controlling behavior, unrealistic expectations, isolation, hypersensitivity and cruelty to animals or kids can all be things to watch for. Other red flags include someone with a “Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde” personality, someone who blames others for their problems and feelings, and people who break or strike objects in times of anger. If you think someone may be in an abusive relationship, be there for them by showing concern, acknowledge the danger they’re in, listen to them and value them. Family Tree can provide emergency shelter, advocacy and a health clinic by reaching out to their Roots of Courage, 24-hour crisis line at (303) 420-6752. They also have a Domestic Violence Outreach Program, at (303) 463-6321.
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Program connects Colorado to the world WorldDenver brings youths together through virtual exchange BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
In the past decade or so, Cheesman Park resident Laurie Hirschfeld Zeller has hosted members of Parliament from the United Kingdom, university presidents from Yemen, journalists from various African countries and women leaders from all over the world. “These are the most interesting and rewarding interactions you can imagine,” Zeller said. Sometimes these international guests stay in Zeller’s home for about a week and sometimes they come just for dinner. “Breaking bread in one’s home is universally meaningful to all cultures,” Zeller said. “These opportunities have allowed me to show a personal side to the good experience these visitors have in Colorado, and helps them feel the goodwill that they take back to their home countries.” Zeller is a founding member of WorldDenver and an emeritus board member. The international visitors she has hosted are people chosen to participate in the International Visitors’ Leadership Program, which is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. “Denver has so much to share with the world,” said John Krieger, executive director of WorldDenver, “and we make those connections.” WorldDenver is a membershipbased nonprofit organization that connects Colorado to the world
Young people participate in the World Affairs Challenge 2019 in Denver. COURTESY OF WORLD AFFAIRS CHALLENGE
through international exchange, education, and personal interaction with international leaders, professionals and students, states its website. “It matters that we feel connected to the greater world, here in landlocked Denver,” Zeller said. “WorldDenver is a community of members that supports the great programs and visiting delegations that help us understand the perspectives of our fellow humans — and helps those other humans understand us.” WorldDenver is perhaps most known for facilitating the International Visitors’ Leadership Program, and for being Denver’s World Affairs Counsel. But, WorldDenver also has a Young Professional membership, and puts on a variety of other programming, such as an annual International Women’s Day event. “The biggest issues we face are borderless. They’ve got to be solved with global cooperation,” Krieger said. “Members come to WorldDenver to get that global connection.”
WorldDenver put on some virtual programming during the COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns, but also turned attention to incorporating more educational programs for youth — something that had been on a priority list for quite some time, Krieger said. The organization started to put together a plan to connect U.S. students ages 14-17 with students of the same age in the Middle East and North Africa — Iraq and Morocco, specifically. Called the World Affairs Challenge Virtual Exchange, the new program is being implemented by WorldDenver, and supported by the Stevens Initiative. The Stevens Initiative, which is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, “is an international effort to build global competence and career readiness skills for young people in the United States and the Middle East and North Africa by growing and enhancing the field of virtual exchange,” states a news release. WorldDenver is one of 19 grantees
to be named a 2021 Stevens Initiative grantee. What the youth will do in the program is work in bi-national teams to identify a challenge in their community that is related to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. They will work together to create a solution, and the program will culminate with the students presenting their challenge and solution plan in video format. Winners of the competition will get to implement their plan. The youth will develop relationships and lifelong friendships with their peers abroad, while also building empathy, developing leadership skills and learning about new topics. “When young people can turn their ideas into real action, especially while working cross-culturally, it is immensely powerful and transformative,” Krieger said in a news release, “setting them on a path toward meaningful global citizenship and community involvement.” Kelly Jones-Wagy is one of the local World Affairs Challenge Virtual Exchange facilitators/mentors. “Students generally have incredible ideas,” Jones-Wagy said. “As a facilitator, my goal is just to help them to focus those ideas as they work with their counterparts through the virtual exchange.” Jones-Wagy said she hopes the students learn from each other. “Not just about their project, but also about all of the things that they have in common,” Jones-Wagy said. “The more time we all spend getting to know people, the more we will be able to respect and care for others.” To learn more about WorldDenver, its programs or how to become a member, visit worlddenver.org.
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