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JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO

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VOLUME 17 | ISSUE 21

Mayor Marc Williams, left, confers a plaque to outgoing Mayor Pro-Tem Dot PHOTO BY RYAN DUNN Miller.

First Judicial District Attorney Alexis King addresses members of the media at a Nov. 8 press conference.

PHOTO BY RYAN DUNN

No charges filed against Arvada Police officer Officer who shot Golden good Samaritan will not be charged by DA

BY RYAN DUNN RDUNN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Arvada Police officer who shot Johnny Hurley — recognized as the Good Samaritan in the June 21 Olde Town shooting — has been cleared of legal wrongdoing by First Judicial District Attorney Alexis King, as announced at a Nov. 8 press conference.

King identifies APD officer Kraig Brownlow as the officer who shot Hurley as part of a Nov. 8 press conference. She said the decision not to charge Brownlow comes after the findings of a Critical Incident Response Team investigation were presented to King on Sept. 9.

An autopsy completed by the Jefferson County Coroner on Sept.

20 confirmed that Hurley’s cause of death was a shot to the pelvis from intermediate range fired by an Arvada Police officer.

Hurley was shot as officers were responding to calls of a shooter in

A photo of John Hurley from his FaceCOURTESY OF ANTHONY BERENGUEL book page.

Olde Town Square, which was later determined to be gunman Ronald Troyke, who fatally shot APD Officer Gordon Beelsley before Troyke was shot by Hurley.

King said that more than 3,200 photos and 1,000 pages of reports were reviewed by a collection of local law enforcement agencies including the Jefferson County Sheriff’s department and Wheat Ridge Police Department but excluding the Arvada Police, as per

Jones elected Mayor Pro-Tem

CIRT team policy.

King called Hurley a hero and said he prevented a larger loss of life but said that due to Hurley holding an AR style weapon and a handgun, the officer who shot him acted in a legally justified manner.

“One thing that became evident through our review is that John Hurley acted as a hero,” said King.

“Had he survived, we would have praised his bravery for stopping a mass shooting before others were killed.

“This officer had reasonable grounds to believe that John Hurley was another mass shooter and he only had moments to engage him,” King continued. “Therefore, the officer’s action to shoot Hurley were legally justified despite the heroic actions of Hurley.”

King then went on to give a detailed timeline of the events of June 21, as determined by the CIRT investigation. She said that three Arvada police officers, including Brownlow, were stationed nearby and responded to gunshots and the panic ensuing in the square.

“Around 1:30 in the afternoon there were three officers assigned

District 4 Councilmember David Jones was elected Mayor Pro-Tem and newly elected City Councilmembers Randy Moorman and Lisa Smith were sworn in at the Nov. 8 Arvada City Council meeting. District 3 Councilmember John Marriott, who was reelected last week, was also sworn in and outgoing councilmembers Nancy Ford and Dot Miller bid council adieu.

Jones takes over the Pro-Tem position from Miller and was elected with a unanimous 7-0 vote, as no other councilmember asked to be considered. Arvada Mayor Marc Williams noted that the Pro-Tem position has rotated on a two-year basis since 24-year councilmember and longtime mayor pro-tem Lorraine Anderson left office in 2009.

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Council swears in new members, says goodbyes to Miller and Ford

BY RYAN DUNN RDUNN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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Health officials urge mask wearing amid COVID surge Warning cites ‘steadily increasing cases,’ hospital bed capacity

In a Nov. 7, 2020, file photo, pedestrians stroll in the Highlands neighborhood of Denver during a period when an outdoor mask mandate was in effect in the city.

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

With Colorado’s number of COVID-19 hospitalizations now higher than it was at the peak of the coronavirus pandemic’s first wave in the state in spring 2020, health officials are again urging residents to wear masks in public.

The Nov. 5 announcement was called a statewide “public health advisory,” a term that state health officials appear not to have used before in news releases about the pandemic. The careful language reflected Colorado’s reluctance to again issue a mask mandate for the general public in most settings, a requirement that the state allowed to expire this spring.

“As public health officials, we are issuing this statewide advisory due to steadily increasing cases and a concern for hospital bed capacity,” the metro Denver health officials wrote in a news release.

Colorado and the Denver metro region continue to see steady increases in COVID-19 cases, according to the release. On Nov. 4, Colorado’s rate of daily new cases — 49 per 100,000 people — was the fifth highest in the country and one of the

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fastest growing, the release said.

The state’s number of hospitalized patients with confirmed COVID-19 was 1,296 as of Nov. 5 — outpacing the 1,277 confirmed and suspected COVID patients on April 9, 2020, the highest recorded number during Colorado’s first wave, according to state data.

Deaths among Coloradans with COVID-19 have routinely reached above 20 per day since late September this year, with 29 deaths occur-

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ring on Oct. 17 alone. That’s the highest total since Jan. 10, when the state’s death rate was trending downward after the winter surge.

The advisory was issued by the Metro Denver Partnership for Health, which includes the public health agencies of Boulder, Broomfield, Jefferson and Denver counties as well as Tri-County Health Department, which serves Adams and Arapahoe counties and provides certain public-health services to Douglas County.

Hospitals serving metro Denver are full or nearing capacity due to COVID-19, non-COVID-19 emergencies and other routine visits, with less than 10% of staffed beds available — a trend not seen at any other point in the pandemic, according to the news release. Nearly 40% of hospitals report current or anticipated staff shortages within the next week, the Nov. 5 release said.

While Colorado’s current COVID hospitalizations are about twothirds of what they were during the state’s winter surge last year, more people are now hospitalized in Colorado for other reasons — car accidents, heart attacks and issues caused by delayed medical care, The Colorado Sun reported. The state’s hospitals have not been more full during the pandemic, the Sun reported.

Gov. Jared Polis has said that if the surge continues, Colorado will need to request medical surge teams from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, and halt elective surgeries, according to the release. “Elective” means a surgery or procedure can be delayed without undue risk to health.

Hospitals may also need to resort to “crisis standards of care,” the release said. Crisis standards of care

are guidelines for how the medical community should allocate scarce resources such as ventilators and intensive-care-unit beds in “the extreme case when patient needs exceed the resources available,” according to the state public-health department’s website.

Polis recently issued executive orders that included action to give the state greater authority to direct transfers of patients between hospitals, the Sun reported.

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment on Oct. 31 ordered hospitals to suspend cosmetic surgeries in order to free up staff and bed space; some hospitals have already gone further, delaying needed but non-emergency procedures, the Sun reported.

As of Oct. 30, the metro region alone had 581 hospitalizations due to COVID-19 — a number that has been increasing over the past weeks, the release said. A majority of these COVID hospitalizations — about 80% — continue to be among the unvaccinated, the release said.

The news release seemed to signal that more “advisories” — not orders — would be forthcoming if coronavirus trends continue to worsen.

“As public health officials, we will continue to monitor trends in COVID-19, especially as the region moves into flu season and with holidays approaching, and issue advisories as needed,” the release said.

Details of officials’ guidance The state public-health department and the Metro Denver Partnership for Health urged the following actions and underscored the following information in the health advisory: SEE SURGE, P3

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• Wear a mask when in crowded public indoor spaces whether vaccinated or not, even in locations where your home county does not already require it. That’s especially important when visiting restaurants, bars, gyms and other crowded places that do not require proof of vaccination for staff and patrons.

• Move public and private gatherings and events outdoors whenever possible to increase ventilation (air circulation).

• Persons at high COVID risk — those who are not fully vaccinated and those with conditions that increase the risk of severe COVID — should consider staying out of public indoor spaces until the case rate has declined.

• Flu season has begun, so Colo-

radans should get a flu shot, which can be given at the same time as a COVID-19 vaccine.

• All eligible individuals should get vaccinated, including completing both doses of a vaccine if receiving the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, then get a booster dose after six months for extra protection if you are in a higher-risk group. “Vaccines are the most effective way to prevent COVID-19 infection and hospitalizations,” the release said. Vaccinations continue to be free — no insurance coverage required — and can be obtained in pharmacies and from health-care providers.

• Anyone who is 18 or older who would like a booster dose and is either six months past their initial series of a vaccine or two months past a one-dose Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) vaccination should make a plan to get the booster dose or discuss with their doctor.

• The advisory noted that the

COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5-11 is now available, following the federal Food and Drug Administration’s emergency-use authorization of the Pfizer vaccine for that age group and approval by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

• COVID-19 monoclonal antibodies can help prevent severe illness for some people ages 12 years and older who get infected with COVID-19. If you have tested positive for COVID-19 or are not fully vaccinated and have been exposed to COVID-19, and you are at high risk of developing severe COVID-19 due to your age or medical condition, you may be eligible.

• Get tested if you are experiencing symptoms consistent with COVID-19, and stay home if you are sick or waiting for test results. The news release said employees are entitled to paid sick leave if they have COVID as well as for getting vaccinated for COVID.

WHY MASKS FOR THE VACCINATED? Many people in Colorado heard mask guidance change to include everyone — regardless of vaccination status — after the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in late July updated its guidance.

That change came amid the spread of the more-contagious delta coronavirus variant.

In light of new data on the delta variant, the CDC at that time updated its guidance for fully vaccinated people.

The CDC recommended “universal indoor masking for all teachers, staff, students, and visitors to K-12 schools, regardless of vaccination status,” according to its website.

The CDC guidance applied to schools everywhere — and to other indoor settings in counties with “substantial transmission” of the virus, according to John Douglas, executive director of Tri-County Health Department.

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NAR’s ‘Clear Cooperation’ Policy Hasn’t Reduced the Number of Pocket Listings About a year ago, at the annual conference of the National Association of Realtors (NAR), that organization voted nearly unanimously to create a “Clear Cooperation Policy” (CCP) designed to end the practice of “pocket listings.”

A pocket listing is one which an agent keeps in his or her “back pocket,” trying to sell it himself or herself instead of giving other agents, through the MLS, the opportunity to show and sell it.

The incentive to do so is financial. With a typical 5 to 6 percent listing commission, half of that is given to the agent who sells that house to his/her buyer. If an agent sells the home himself, he gets to keep the entire commission.

The term “clear cooperation” is a reference to the purpose of the MLS, which is “cooperation and compensation.” In joining an MLS, each agent agrees to cooperate with other MLS members, allowing them to sell their listing. And every listing on the MLS specifies the compensation which the buyer’s agent will receive from the listing agent — typically 2.5 to 2.8 percent in our market.

You can read the three previous articles I have written about this policy at www.

JimSmithColumns.com — Nov. 21, 2020, Feb. 25, 2021, and Aug. 12, 2021.

The articles document the creation of the CCP and its subsequent implementation

by REcolorado, our MLS. The deadline set

by NAR to do so was May 1, 2020.

My August 12th column described how our MLS is fining agents $1,500 for a first offense when they fail to put a listing on the MLS within one business day of promoting it outside their own office in any way — online, in print or via a sign in the ground. As a member of REcolorado’s Rules & Regulations Committee, I myself have participated in discussing numerous requests by agents to waive that penalty.

Most are denied.

One would think that with such a high penalty that the number of homes selling with zero days on the MLS would have declined, but in fact they have increased. I didn’t think to analyze MLS statistics for this metric until I read a Nov. 3rd article from Inman.com, a leading real estate industry news source, which quoted a study by Broker Resource Network (BRN). The study pulled data from 24 multiple listing services comparing the number of homes sold with zero days on the MLS during the 12 months before and after the May 1, 2020, implementation date.

“In every market reviewed across the United States, brokerages recognized double and triple digit increases in Zero Days On Market listings across firms of all sizes and business models,” the report said.

So I checked REcolorado to see what our local statistics are for homes sold with zero days on the MLS. I found that there were 2,225 such closings reported in the 12 months before May 1, 2020, and 2,769 reported in the 12 months after May 1, 2020 — a 24.4% increase, which is lower than the lowest of the 24 MLSs studied by BRN. To discover what the longer trendline is, I looked at several half-year periods going back to 2018.

In the last 180 days (as of this past Sunday), there were 1,677 closings of nonbuilder residential listings that were recorded with zero days on the MLS before going under contract. In other words, they were sold without listing them on the MLS, possibly as “pocket listings.”

During the same 180 days of 2020, there were 1,295 such closings, making this year a 29.5% increase over last. The number in 2019 was even lower — 1,077.

In 2018 it was roughly the same — 1,104.

What could account for this counterintuitive increase?

One answer might be the explosion of the seller’s market, which really took off about the time the Clear Cooperation Policy was implemented.

One way to measure the hotness of the market is to measure how many homes went under contract after 4 days on the MLS during those 12 months before and after May 1, 2020, and the median ratio of sold price to listing price for those listings.

During the 12 months before May 1, 2020, there were 4,563 closings of listings which went under contract in 4 days, and the median ratio was 1.0019.

During the 8 months after May 1, 2020, there were 4,896 such closings, and the median ratio was 1.01299. Another 2,840 such closings took place during the remaining 4 months of the 12-month period after May 1, 2020, and the median ratio for them was 1.05157.

So, the market was definitely hotter in the 12 months after the implementation of the Clear Cooperation Policy. In such a hot market, it makes sense that more sellers might receive offers they “can’t refuse” from buyers and their agents.

There was an important loophole created when the CCP was implemented by REcolorado and perhaps by those 24 other

MLSs. That loophole is called the “brokerage exclusive.” This allows any brokerage to promote an off-MLS listing within the brokerage, so long as there is no advertising of any kind on social media or in print and no sign in the yard.

This policy greatly favored large brokerages which have hundreds of agents in a dozen or more offices, to promote new listings internally with the additional incentive of keeping the full commission of each transaction within the brokerage and not sharing them with other brokerages.

If this loophole were to be closed, there would probably be far fewer closings with zero days in the MLS — and sellers might get more money for their homes by having them exposed to the larger universe of competing buyers.

As mentioned above, listing agents profit from keeping listings off the MLS, because it increases the chances of them selling the home themselves and thereby greatly increasing their commission. Of the 100 homes which sold for $1.25 million or more in the last 180 days with zero days on the MLS, 26% of them were double ended, and only 9 of those 26 listings reduced the commission paid by the seller because of their agent’s windfall.

By contrast, of the 100 highest priced

homes ($1,575,000 and over) which sold after 4 days on the market, only 2% were double-ended. Whether or not you call it “greed,” the agents who kept their homes off the MLS greatly profited from it — and the sellers paid the price of not exposing their home to all potential buyers.

Another article from Inman reminds us that Fair Housing was a consideration when the Clear Cooperation Policy was introduced. The reasoning is that if a home is sold privately without being exposed to all buyers on an MLS, then it is more likely to be sold within the same demographic.

So pocket listings are inherently discriminatory against minority groups, whether they be racial or, for example, LGBTQ. I’m sure that these articles and the studies behind them, including my own analysis of REcolorado statistics herein, will lead to some discussion locally and nationally about how to tweak the Clear Cooperation Policy so that it is more effective and less counter-productive, which it clearly has proven to be.

I do not believe, however, that the Clear Cooperation Policy will be scrapped, because its stated intention is clearly important, good, and sound public policy.

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Nancy Ford receives a plaque for service to the city.

Miller drops her sparkly gavel at the conclusion of her exit speech.

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Jones said he asked to be considered for the position because he wanted to serve constituents when Williams is not able to.

“It’s an opportunity to serve. The reality is every councilmember does such an important part to run the city and being mayor pro-tem is just an opportunity to step in when the mayor’s not there,” said Jones.

“We’ve got a great mayor who serves us well and I hope when he’s not there I can serve the city and the city team.”

Ford, who is moving to Wyoming and did not seek reelection, praised

her colleagues as she stepped down from the dais.

“Though governance can be a rough job, the six years I spent on city council were some of the best years of my life so far. It was an opportunity to collaborate with eight individuals from different backgrounds with a desire to maintain Arvada as a great place to live,” said Ford. “I will always reserve a special place in my heart for my colleagues.

“I want to thank the constituents who have supported me, wish the new councilmembers all the very best, and thank my husband Jim for his patience and encouragement,” Ford continued.

Miller praised council’s ability to work together for the best interests of Arvada. She also passed her

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bedazzled gavel to Jones as he was sworn in as mayor pro-tem.

“We have seven completely different personalities on this council, with seven very different opinions on how things should be done,” said Miller. “We often disagree, sometimes passionately, but always agreeably. We all believe in the system and we all know that each of us has the best interest in the city in mind.”

After Ford and Miller vacated their seats, Moorman and Smith — who were elected on Nov. 2 — were sworn in and made introductory remarks.

“We have some big shoes to fill,” said Moorman. “I decided to run because I am extremely grateful to my community that has been there

for (husband) Scott, our son Joey, and me. I want to give back to that same community that helped me get here today.”

Smith said she was excited to get started with council.

“I have learned a ton and want to encourage people to run for office. I am ready to get to work and thank you for believing in me, Arvada,” said Smith.

Marriott thanked residents of his hometown for electing him again for a third term.

“I’d like to thank my family and children for the time and space to do this, as well as all the unsolicited advice I could ask for,” said Marriott. Most of all, I’d like to thank the residents of Arvada for putting your trust in me to do this again. This is truly the best place in the world.

I’ve had great success and great life because of where I grew up.”

No business items were discussed at the meeting. The next Arvada City Council meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m., Nov. 15 at City Hall.

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to the community outreach team that were stationed in a small office building that was just north of the square. They were finishing up lunch and they heard a series of bangs,” said King. “Bang, bang, bang, pause. Bang, bang, bang, bang.

“They left their office and went down a narrow hallway to the east and looked out a small metal door across from a parking lot. At the southeast corner of the parking lot, they saw a man in black pacing around and they saw him turn and head back east towards the library,” King continued.

King then added that the man in black - presumably Troyke, -- then turned back towards the Square, causing a panic.

“They saw him near a truck, but he didn’t get into it. Instead, the man, with an AR-style rifle, dressed all in black turned back towards the Olde Town Arvada Square. All the officers, all three of them knew at that point that they needed to engage this masked gunman. One of them went to the west side of the building, and saw that folks were streaming out of the square in a panic away from the gunman,” King said.

The District Attorney then added that the responding APD officers never got a clear shot of Troyke from their vantage point. Finally, King concluded that the officers shot Hurley because he had picked up Troyke’s weapon.

Arvada Police Officer Kraig Brownlow’s headshot in the 2019 Arvada Report.

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Map of the events of the June 21 Olde Town shooting, as outlined in the letter from DA COURTESY OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE Alexis King’s letter to APD Chief Link Strate.

“The second officer went to a window on the south-facing side of the building, planning to engage the shooter through the window, but (Troyke) never appeared. The final officer stayed at the east facing door, and then another round of gunfire.

Bang, bang,” said King.

“The officers ran to that east door and as they came around the corner, they knew that their third officer had just shot a man in a red shirt, standing there in the same place that they had seen the man in black. The man in the red shirt was carrying an AR-style rifle and it was on the ground beside him,” King continued.

King conclude the press conference by stating that she hoped the conclusion of her office’s investigation into the shooting would provide

closure for the families of those involved.

“Working on a case like this is an incredibly humbling experience because we lost two people when a mass shooter brought violence to Arvada. We lost Gordon Beesley and we lost Johnny Hurley,” said King.

“This left the city in mourning and knowing the impact of these losses was a profound responsibility. We hope our decision not to file charges will bring a small piece of closure to those connected.”

The Arvada Police Department’s Public Information Officer Dave Snelling told the Colorado Sun that Brownlow is still employed by the department but is not working on patrol. Brownlow’s LinkedIn states that he has been an APD officer since 2015.

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Cochino Taco opens in Olde Town

Patio area and fire pit at Cochino Taco.

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Taco lovers in Arvada have a new option for Mexican food in the Olde Town area. Cochino Tacos, a Denverbased chain, opened an Arvada location on Nov. 4 at 7702 Ralston Road - the former site of 4Barrel BBQ. In addition to the restaurant’s Englewood and South Broadway locations, the Arvada Cochino is the third of founder Johnny Bal-

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len’s taquerias. The Arvada location includes an outdoor patio, indoor seating area, full bar and fire pit.

Cochino’s Arvada General Manager Sean Babish said Cochino purchased the Arvada site about a year ago and gutted the inside to make room for the dining area and patio. Babish added that in a saturated Taco market — which already includes Fuzzy’s and Lady Nomada and will soon include Teocalli Cocina — Cochino stands out due to their value.

“We run happy hour seven hours a day, seven days a week. Our owner likes to stress value and an overall good product,” said Babish. ”We do everything in house.”

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In an election to determine control of the Jeffco Public Schools’ Board of Education, the teachers’ unionsupported slate has swept all three open seats in this year’s election, based on uncertified vote totals.

With 99% of the county’s ballots counted, results for District 1 show Danielle Varda beating Jeffrey Wilhite by a 26,189-vote margin, with 156,201 votes tallied.

Varda held back tears and hugged her daughter, Harlow, tight as she tried to find words for her gratitude on election night.

“I just want to thank our teachers and my family and all of the people who spent countless hours helping us build a great campaign for the kids, families, teachers and staff in Jefferson County,” she said.

For District 2, Paula Reed led Theresa Shelton by 18,399 votes as of the mid-evening vote tally. The other candidate, David C Johnson, sits a distant third.

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Danielle Varda, Jeffco Union Slate candidate, stands for a photo with daughters, Harlow and Olivia.

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celebration in Golden. Reed took the floor, saying she’d spent her career as a teacher, and it now appears she’s a board member.

“I never stopped being an educator,” Reed said later in the evening.

“I retired three years ago, and I’m working for my husband’s sign company... but my heart is the heart of an educator.”

In District 5, Mary Parker leads Kathy Miks by roughly 16,515 votes with 155,339 counted.

The conservative slate of Shelton, Miks and Wilhite had been critical of current district leadership and ran on a promise of change.

Current District 4 Board of Education member Susan Miller expressed her displeasure at the vote outcome while attending the Shelton, Miks and Wilhite watch party.

“People voted for the status quo — what we’ve experienced for the past six years — declining enrollment and declining achievement,” Miller said The seventh candidate, Johnson, ran in District 2, straddling the line

Candidate Paula Reed speaks to her supporters.

between the slates with priorities including student safety (following public health orders), financial responsibility and student performance.

The expiring terms for President, Susan Harmon (District 2), 1st Vice President, Brad Rupert (District 1) and 2nd Vice President Richard Rush (District 5) had left three out of five seats on the Jeffco Board of Education up for grabs.

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Arvada Hockey Association hosts Fall Fest at LUKI Brewery First-annual event benefit’s AHA’s player assistance fund

BY RYAN DUNN RDUNN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Arvada Hockey Association, a nonprofit local hockey club, held their first ever Fall Fest at LUKI Brewery on Nov. 4. The fundraiser benefit’s AHA’s financial scholarship program and other expenses for the club’s travel teams.

LUKI Brewery hosted the fundraiser and donated 50% of the evening’s proceeds to the AHA. AHA’s financial scholarship program lowers the cost of ice time for players dealing with financial barriers associated with the sport.

“We try to bring the game of hockey to kids who can’t afford it,” said AHA parent and volunteer Bonnie Snelling. “Some of the money raised tonight will fund teams for tournaments, some of the money will go directory to teams and the financial scholarship program.”

Snelling said AHA approached LUKI to host the event due to their proximity to the club’s dryland practice facility and a connection to LUKI Owner Jeff Smith, whose daughter plays on the same soccer team as Snelling’s.

“We opened during COVID, so this helps us a lot. We really wanted to be there for fundraising, as it brings a built-in audience,” said Smith.

“We’re trying to establish ourselves. It’s a circus, and we try to bring that atmosphere to the tap room.”

Snelling added that AHA

The scene at LUKI Brewery during the Arvada Hockey Association’s Fall Fest.

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Apparel table at Fall Fest.

hoped to make the event an annual affair.

“We’ve been trying to partner more with the

community,” Snelling said. “it’s a great way to reach out to people and get people to come out.”

Arvada Hockey Association volunteer Bonnie Snelling (left) and Philanthropy Chair Kristen Gray (right) at AHA’s inagural Fall Fest fundraiser.

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An affinity for airplanes Evergreen’s Chet Peek remembers serving in World War II, restoring planes and more

pass,” said his son Stan Peek, who lives in Evergreen. “The biggest thing I learned from him is he tried to do things right, and by that, I mean he is always kind to people.

I never heard a cross word to my mother ever, and I don’t think he ever yelled at us. He treated everybody with respect, and he was completely honest.”

Chet has two sons, five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

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He’s a mechanical engineer, an authority on vintage aircraft, a professor, an author and a family man.

Yet, when Chester “Chet” Peek talks about the most exciting time in his 101-year life, he is quick to mention serving in the U.S. Air Force in England during World War II. “No question, the most exciting period was the time I spent in England during the war,” Chet said while sitting in his apartment at Elk Run Assisted Living. “Things were kind of serious then. I was pretty fortunate with everything.”

Family members call him a man of calm determination, very bright and very kind. He is part of what has been called the Greatest Generation, those who lived through both the Great Depression and World War II. “He is of the generation where you take what comes and you make the best of it, but at the same time, he was always determined to make a good life for his family,” said granddaughter Jennie Peek-Dunstone, who lives near Squaw Pass. “He

Chester “Chet” Peek, 101, wears part of his World War II Air Force uniform in his apartment at Elk Run Assisted Living. Behind him is a photo of a 1917 Curtiss JN “Jenny” PHOTO BY DEB HURLEY BROBST biplane that he restored.

moved up the ranks and problemsolved whether in the war, as an

engineer or as a teacher.”

“He gave us a good moral com-

Early years Born in Lamars, Iowa, in 1920, Chet learned to read at age 3 and graduated from high school by 16.

He stayed home to work on the family farm until he turned 17, then attended Iowa State University, majoring in mechanical engineering. There he met his soon-to-be wife Marian, who was majoring in home economics. Before graduating, he enlisted in the Air Force.

June 1942 was a busy month. He left for basic training the day before he graduated, so Marian accepted his diploma during the graduation ceremony. They wed on June 18, 1942, when he was able to get 24-hour leave, and they were married for 74 years until her death five years ago.

Chet earned his commission as a second lieutenant, eventually attaining the rank of captain, and was sent to England with the 95th Bomb Group. He oversaw mechanics SEE AIRPLANES, P13

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and specialists who maintained the planes, and a pilot himself, he said he flew three or four missions over Germany.

The hardest part about being overseas for three years, he said, was being away from Marian.

He was discharged in October 1945 and worked as a mechanical engineer for Frigidaire and for a livestock trailer company in Oklahoma, settling with Marian and his two sons, Stan and Tom, in Norman, Oklahoma.

He eventually earned a doctorate in mechanical engineering and was a professor at the University of Oklahoma for 20 years, retiring in 1990.

A penchant for planes Not one to let the grass grow under his feet, after he retired from the University of Oklahoma, he began writing books about the history of primarily World War II airplanes including “Resurrection of a Jenny,” “The First Cub” and “Flying with 40 Horses: A History of the Continental A-40 Aircraft Engine and the Planes It Flew.”

“I never thought of (writing books), but I enjoyed doing it,” he said, noting that he had written articles for various magazines over the years but never anything as long and detailed as books.

An ancillary benefit of the book research, he said, was traveling to the factories where the planes had been manufactured.

He spent decades restoring antique planes, and his family talks about a hangar and workshop he had at a private airstrip in Norman, noting that he restored 33 planes over the years.

Stan remembers flying with his dad on some of those aircraft as a young boy.

Stan said Chet promised Marian he would stop flying when he turned 90, though he would still take out a plane, take it down the runway, fly about 20 feet in the air and then land. Stan said his dad didn’t think that counted as flying an airplane.

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One of Chet’s prized restorations was of a 1917 Curtiss JN “Jenny” biplane, and Jennie thought the plane was named after her. In 1989, at the Experimental Aircraft Association’s famous air show in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Chet took an antique aircraft award for the biplane.

Later years Chet moved out of the Norman, Oklahoma, home after Marian died, saying he couldn’t be to live there without her. He moved to Greeley to be closer to the family and eventually to Evergreen.

“Like most veterans, he didn’t start talking about the war until he was in his 80s,” Stan said. “That’s probably because we started asking.”

Jennie said Chet has always been willing to try something new, impressed that he learned to operate an iPhone, send text messages, use a Kindle and more.

She also noted that it’s been fun to hear about his life, “to talk with him about all the things he’s seen in his life.”

Son Stan added: “I think I could say for both my brother and I that these are the bonus years,” as Chet is headed for his 102nd birthday. “It’s such a delight to be around him.”

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Time to press the energy button

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e are all familiar with the image of the “Easy Button,” as we have seen it in commercials, in stores, and in advertisements.

Many people WINNING use is as a funny response to a text WORDS or on social media as a GIF or meme.

It’s a fantastically simple yet powerful marketing play, and the benefit clearly articulated.

It’s easy, and we all want easy.

Lately many of Michael Norton the messages I receive are around energy, or more accurately stated, a lack of energy.

People are tired, even exhausted, and I get that. The reasons that many of you provided for feeling a bit lethargic were very similar.

Everything from stress, worry, doing work that is not motivating, overworked, feeling unappreciated, and just everything going on in the world. Robin M. asked me this, “Like the ‘Easy Button’ isn’t there

some kind of an `Energy Button’ that I can just press?”

Before responding I did what anyone of us might do when looking for an answer, I Googled it. And like many of the emails that I received, I found the same lists of ideas to become rejuvenated such as mid-day workouts, stepping away from the current task, hydrating, breathing, and other good ideas.

And here is what I would add: Step one is to know what energizes us and what sucks the life out of us. It’s not the same for everyone.

We are all motivated and inspired by different things. And we all have different activities that we find draining. The guidance here in step one is avoidance. If the news is dragging you down, turn it off and stop checking it on your phone 24/7. Some might say they need to stay aware of all that is happening.

Trust me on this one, turn it off, unplug, and if something so big happens in the world that you need to know about, someone will tell you, I promise.

Step two is to try and identify the loss of energy as quickly as pos-

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Disinformation discussion As for what is needed in our Country, I would like to thank the Arvada Press for bringing us Jim Rohrer Columns on the Disinformation of the present Informational Age.“Two Americas” entrenched and divided by “News” is a very deep and troubling problem for us all.

While Mr. Rohrer brings many true facts up it is what he fails to tell or has less knowledge about that is the major issues with his columns. As this is the end of 2121 and all examples given were from 2017, that’s one issue.

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sible. Think of it this way, like the battery on our cell phone or laptop.

It seems like are battery remains full for a long time, but once it starts running down, it runs down quickly. And the lower the battery gets, the faster it runs out. It seems like the gas tank in our car is the same way, doesn’t it? That needle points to full for a long time, but once it starts moving, it’s a fast trip from Full to Empty.

The trick is to stay ahead of the depletion. Identify the early symptoms and take preventive measures before our personal batteries die or our fuel tanks become dry.

Step one, knowing what sucks the energy from us and avoid those things. Step two is to make a quick diagnosis and stay ahead of the energy loss. This is kind of like taking pain medication after surgery or over the counter headache medicine when we first feel the symptoms coming on, getting ahead of it, and staying ahead of it is so much easier.

Step three is having whatever it is that reenergizes us readily available. Coffee, water, mid-day work-

outs don’t do it for me. However, my Bible does. I have a Bible app on my phone and a physical Bible with me most of the time. I also love a funny joke or powerful inspiring quote like this one by Zig Ziglar, “People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing.

That’s why we recommend it daily.”

If your reenergizer is a walk, a talk with a good friend, a picture of your family, or just some quiet time, then make sure you know how to access those when the energy starts getting low.

Are you struggling staying energized? Is it impacting your ability to work and focus or enjoy quality time with your friends and family? I would love to hear your story at mnorton@tramazing.com, and when we know where to find our “Energy Button” and how and when to press it, this really will be a better than good year.

Michael Norton is the grateful CEO of Tramazing.com, a personal and professional coach, and a consultant, trainer, encourager and motivator to businesses of all sizes.

The problem with money in politics

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few weeks ago, I stumbled into an event that, it turns out, was a fundraiser for a politician. I had other things to do, so I didn’t give it a lot of thought, but I did take a moment HITTING to look around the HOME room at the people there. Most of them I didn’t know (not really my circle, you know?), but I did recognize a few: there were representatives of trade unions, there was a bank president, there were a Michael Alcorn handful of lawyers.

Not exactly a gathering of “average Joes.”

And it occurred to me that each of the people there had done one thing in common: they had paid a price to have access to a politician.

Access to a politician — that is, access to the workings of government — are a matter of money. This is not really news, of course. “The West Wing” was fond of pointing out that, from the day a Congressman or -woman takes their oath of

office, they need to raise $10,000 a week to have a legitimate shot at re-election; that number jumps a bit if somebody wants to displace an incumbent. And that show ran *twenty years ago*. One can only wonder what weekly haul is necessary today.

Money is the lifeblood of politics.

And we wonder why the system is corrupt.

I am not one of those people who think all money is bad — in this instance, I’m sure the politician in question and their audience have many beliefs in common, and the money collected that day probably represented the belief that their interests would be well-represented by a person who shared their values.

But the moms and dads and retired grandparents whose interests are usually putting food on the table and seeing that their children are well-educated are, generally, too busy working and living their lives to take the time or spend their money to get access to the process in the same way. And that leaves the system vulnerable to corruption.

The Colorado Sun published an article a couple weeks ago detailing money spent in the Jefferson

County school board race. As of that date, there was about $250,000 raised to be spent in that race; about $225,000 of that was spent on the slate supported by the teachers’ union. On top of that, an outside group — who, at that time, did not have to detail the source of its money — was spending quite a bit of money in Jeffco and other districts around the state in support of union-backed candidates.

Again, similar beliefs lead to support, as represented by money. But, don’t you have to ask yourself: is it right that teachers’ unions have the wherewithal to spend lavishly getting the people elected who, in a few short months, will be sitting across the table from them during contract negotiations? On its face, it looks like a perfect loop of corruption. The same loop as when defense contractors spend lavishly to get pro-military politicians elected, and large corporate donations tend to end up as favorable tax breaks for corporations.

I’m not saying that the people are corrupt. I’m saying that the system itself is corrupt. And, for what it’s

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ARPA funds will help some of Jeffco’s financial challenges – but only temporarily

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s the holiday season approaches, like many of you, we can’t wait to spend more quality time with our family and friends. But before we can unwind, we must take care of some important business.

Every November, it’s our duty as county commissioners to adopt the bud- GUEST get for the next year. COLUMN There are many Jefferson County needs, but unfortunately our resources commissioners are limited.

As many of you know, Jefferson County has faced some financial challenges over the last several years. With limited revenue growth, the county had to make budget cuts to the general fund totaling $16.1 million in 2020 and $8.7 million in 2021.

Although no cuts are planned for 2022, we’re anticipating approximately $14-16 million of cuts in 2023 to the general fund due to recent legislation (SB21-293) that will significantly reduce property tax revenue, which is the single largest revenue source for the county. The legislation provides $200 million in property tax relief to property owners across the state for the next two years. The measure was designed to blunt the negative impact of Proposition 120 had voters approved it. However, Proposition 120 failed during last Tuesday’s election.

These reductions affect essential public services such as public safety, roads and more, and a major impact to programs and services may be experienced in the coming years. We t

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worth, apparently Jeffco voters are just fine with the system, as they voted by wide margins to maintain the status quo. Other districts chose ... differently.

I’ve written before about the idea of a “linchpin,” a small but significant component of any system which, were it to be removed, could cause the system to collapse. I’m starting to believe that money is the linchpin of our current political system. That the money which flows eto politicians from what is inevita-

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will continue to thoroughly look at operations across all county departments for cost-saving opportunities, greater efficiencies, and greater reductions to achieve a balanced budget, but the cuts alone will not solve the financial challenges the county is experiencing.

We are receiving some federal assistance from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), an economic stimulus bill passed into law in March designed to accelerate the country’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Jefferson County’s ARPA funding package is $187.2 million. As a local government, $113 million of that total is going directly to Jefferson County while $74.2 million will go to cities and towns in the county.

Because the federal funds are onetime use only, they can only be used for non-recurring expenditures, such as covering operating deficits caused by COVID-19, rather than funding new programs or add-ons to existing programs that require ongoing financial commitment.

We welcome this federal assistance with open arms, particularly considering the financial stress the county is facing. ARPA will help address some specific areas impacted most by the pandemic; however, these funds are more of a life preserver than a rescue boat and do not provide a permanent solution to address the county’s long-term financial challenges.

Key to this work is you and better understanding your top priorities for the county. It’s why we created the Jefferson County Rescue Team

to support our community through the distribution of COVID-19 relief funds by providing stewardship, fiscal oversight and compliance with federal regulations for APRA. Since April, we asked the Rescue Team to actively seek public input through several surveys and stakeholder meetings.

It is incredibly important that you, as a community member, help develop funding ideas and prioritize community needs for ARPA dollars.

Based on the feedback we received over the past six months, eight priority areas have emerged: housing, behavioral health, workforce readiness, economy recovery, public health and safety, food insecurity, county services and operations, and revenue replacement.

Our next step is to create task forces for each of these eight priority areas to dive deeper and understand the needs and the gaps that exist so we can develop programs that will provide the services and resources our community members need most. Jeffco Commissioners also were invited recently to speak with Gov. Polis about how we can best leverage our county and state dollars as we address

these pressing needs.

We know there are more difficult decisions ahead. The county’s financial realities will impact our work as we prioritize the safety and well-being of our community as well as the programs and level of services we can offer. You can view the Financial Realities section of our website at www.jeffco.us for more information.

If you have any questions or comments about the county budget, we encourage you to attend the Board of County Commissioners’ Public Hearing on Tuesday, Nov. 16 at 8 a.m.

For information on how to attend the hearing in person or virtually, visit www.jeffco.us/meetings.

To learn more about the Jefferson County Commissioners, visit our website or contact us directly at commish@jeffco.us or individually at tktharp@jeffco.us, akerr@jeffco. us and ldahkem@jeffco.us. The Jeffco Board of County Commissioners’ public hearings are held on most Tuesdays at 8 a.m. See our Meetings & Agendas page for details.

The Jefferson County Commissioners are Tracy Kraft-Tharp, Andy Kerr and Lesley Dahlkemper.

bly the extremes of our philosophical spectrum dictate the extremism of our system. And that contributes mightily to our dysfunction as a body politic.

The question, then, is this: is that dysfunction painful enough to be worth fighting to change the system?

Michael Alcorn is a former teacher and current writer who lives in Arvada with his wife and three children. His new novel, “Valkyrie’s Kiss,” a finalist in the ScreenCraft Book Competition, is available now at mjalcorn@comcast.net. His opinions are not necessarily those of Colorado Community Media.

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ACCESSING COLORADO How different resources are making the outdoors accessible to people with disabilities

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hen looking to get outside and make memories with friends and family, disability should not be something that limits someone experiencing the outdoors.

Check out examples of accessibility in Colorado that make the outdoors available for people with disabilities.

Getting there When trying to choose an activity, navigating parks and outdoor spaces can be overwhelming for people with disabilities. From knowing where accessible trailheads are, to knowing where to park, there can be uncertainties in getting started.

Ashley Lyn Olson, who started wheelchairtraveling.com, aims to make that experience easier.

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sk most people what it takes to survive and thrive in nature and speed will be among the top elements any creature COMING should have. And ATTRACTIONS that is largely correct. But as is often the case in the natural world, there are all kinds of exceptions to the rule — fascinating ones.

The kinds of animals that thrive despite — Clarke Reader or because — of their slowness take center stage at the traveling exhibition, “Survival of the Slowest,” which is stopping at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd. in Denver, through Jan. 9.

“This is a great opportunity to showcase the animals that aren’t the strongest, fastest and biggest,” said Dr. Frank-Thorsten Krell, senior entomology and exhibit curator.

“It’s not always necessary to be the fastest and strongest and that’s a message a lot of people — especially kids — really like.”

Produced by Little Ray’s Exhibitions and the Foundation for Animal Rescue and Education (FARE), the exhibit also breaks another norm at the museum — it features living animals, instead of their remains.

“Before we accepted the exhibit, we did a lot of checking to ensure the welfare of the animals is a priority for the organizers. It’s important for us that the animals are well cared for and live in habitats they enjoy,” Krell said. “What I didn’t expect is how close you’re able to see these animals.”

The star of the show is certainly the sloth, but it’s not the only one - visitors will also get a look at a hedgehog, iguana and more. Among the many things visitors can learn about the sloth is that they have the lowest relative muscle mass of any mammal (25 percent, compared to 40 percent in humans and 58 percent in lions) and that they only climb down

from trees is for mating and defecation.

While all the animals visitors will meet don’t do a lot of moving, the reasons and strategies behind their slowness vary. According to provided information, some are cold-blooded, others warm-blooded.

Some are adapted to need food less frequently than others, while others find unique ways to hide from their adversaries.

“Since these animals don’t move very quickly, we encourage people to come back several times, because that will allow you to see them doing different things,” Krell said.

“People can come connect with the animals by seeing them so close.

It’s a good message that there are different strategies in life to be successful.”

Entry into the exhibit is included with a general admission ticket. Get all the details at www.dmns.org.

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The Totally Tubular 80’s Prom s e Night will be held from 6 to 11 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 12 at the Buf- o t falo Rose, 1119 Washington Ave. in Golden. The event will feature a DJ, dinner, drinks and more and attendees (who are encouraged to wear costumes) will have the chance to bid on trips, themed packages and more.

The fundraiser goes to keeping a vital arts organization and theatrical landmark alive and benefiting the community. Get information at www.minersalley.com.

Sloss brings comedy at its best to the Paramount Theatre Being a comedian’s comedian might suggest that a performer has SEE READER, P17

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experiencing the outdoors.

“I started the website in 2006. The mission is to empower people with limited mobility, their friends and loved ones. “ Her international site features city and park guides, hotel reviews, plane tips, tour companies and adaptive activities. She has the voices of more than 300 writers on the site.

Her goal? Share her travel experience, and let others share theirs, all in hopes that it makes traveling to that location easier for the next person.

Olson doesn’t always follow the “accessible” path though. Checking out things on her own, she has tried many trails that do not boast accessibility, but she thought looked flat enough for her chair. This way she opens up more options for people in the future who check out her site.

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Not every path she tries ends up being chair-friendly.

“I’ve definitely got myself into jams,” she said. Olson explained how she has ended up with her wheels stuck, falling out of her chair, even losing a shoe. But her love of adventure propels her forward.

Local opportunity Staunton State Park near Pine started its track chair program in 2017, which allows people with limited mobility the freedom to explore trails of the park. Track chairs are all-terrain wheelchairs.

The program currently has four chairs, with another one on the way, and recently gave one to Barr Lake State Park near Brighton. Track chair program manager Natalie Burnside-Bostow says this chair hand-off was an important step in the program’s mission of accessibility.

“One of our biggest goals is to continue to see our program spread to other parts (of Colorado), and to

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Sloss will be at the Paramount Theatre, 1621 Glenarm Place in Denver, at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 16. Don’t miss it. Get tickets at www. ticketmaster.com.

only limited appeal, but when it comes to Scotland’s Daniel Sloss, it’s the highest of compliments. In one of his specials, he describes what he does as 70 to 75 minutes of jokes, “and then I do a sad 15-minute TED Talk.” There’s more to it than that, but it hints at the sincerity of his approach — both to comedy and honesty.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Julien Baker at the Gothic Theatre You don’t find many singers with the power of Julien Baker. The alt-rock singer/songwriter has one of the most searingly incisive and emotionally raw pens in modern music — she writes about relationships, faith and modern living with the kind of insight that can rock you

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Baker will be stopping by the Gothic Theatre, 3263 S. Broadway in Englewood, at 9 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 13. She’ll be joined by shoegaze explorers Dehd, making for a fantastic one-two punch.

Get tickets at www.gothictheatre. 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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Sense” also informs us that all other media audiences have become more highly fragmented over the years.The advent of On-Line Streaming services from Google and YouTube are now major sources for our News, not the Media companies named like Comcast or AT&T. Let’s us all understand today’s “Fake News” is mostly a product of “Fake Histories” not the Media itself. Propaganda (one-sided messages), new ideological or “PC” term definitions and American Politics are the sources for the division of Americas.

Gary Scofield, Arvada Dipolomatic non-immunity The simply reasoned response from the letter last week arguing for religious schools to be treated like embassies made me think. I’m old and need to do that.

Embassies are given special dispensation because they are granted by the host country.

The embassy is essentially a plot of foreign soil, upon which local laws may not apply.

Outside that plot, local laws apply, with some exceptions for their diplomats, but vIolate the rules enough and the host county has the right to revoke that status and those privileges.

Religious organizations and charities are also granted special dispensation. They’re given tax-exempt status, free to conduct their daily business without having to pay taxes like everyone else, provided they don’t break certain rules, like lobbying and political campaigning, generating unrelated business income, generating excessive income, or providing private benefits at public expense.

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of these rules lately; extremely profitable hospital chains owned by “nonprofits,” the ginormous commercial interests of the LDS and the landholdings of the Roman Catholic Churches come to mind. Or the voucher system, which ties public funding to private schools, and takes money away from public institutions burdened with municipal obligations to provide education, health, food and day care for the children of the less fortunate; activities of course outside the charter of private schools.

Health care is independent of tax status.

Those uniformed, privately-educated children spread disease just as well as those low performing publicly educated. And if you’ve decided you don’t need publicly mandated vaccines, like tuberculosis, pertussis, polio, measles, rabies, etc., etc., perhaps you and your ilk should stay inside your embassy, or gated community or whatever you call it, full time, or until the charter is revoked.

David A Knutson II, Arvada RE Ozone in the metro area Last summer we were choking on wildfire smoke compounded by ozone. Now its mainly ozone that is ruining our health.

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Research shows that children who consistently participate in quality early learning are more likely to graduate from high school, less likely to be incarcerated, and will go on to earn up to 50% than their peers who do not benefit from quality early education.

Kids need quality early learning, yet 51% of Coloradans live in a child care desert. This means that for every three children who need care, once licensed child care spot is available.

Colorado kids are being left behind.

Our nation now has the chance to dramatically change this scenario with the Build Back Better Act. This act includes funding to extend quality child care, ensuring no family pays more than 7% of their income on child care, and resources to support every three and four year old child to attend preschool.

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Film on the Rocks, the long-running series at Red Rocks Park & Amphitheatre giving film buffs a reason to head for the foothills, is preparing to kick off its 22nd season.

This year, a classic lineup of holiday favorites will be screened at the iconic venue Fridays through Sundays from Nov. 26 to Dec. 12.

From fun films for the whole family like “The Polar Express,” “Home Alone” and “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” to decidedly more grown-up fare like “Die Hard” and

“Love, Actually,” Film on the Rocks — Holiday Drive-In, has something for everyone.

The Holiday Drive-In films will be shown in the Lower South parking lot at Red Rocks. Movie-goers will be able to watch from the warmth and comfort of their own cars. The films will be shown on an LED screen, with audio accessible via an FM radio frequency.

No RVs, buses or trailers will be allowed entrance, and high-profile vehicles will be asked to park in specific areas so they won’t interfere with sight lines of lower-profile vehicles.

Tickets can be purchased for $59.50 per car (regardless of the number of occupants), which gets you entrance, a soft drink, popcorn and candy.

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How to be safe while holiday shopping

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e’re all still living with a lot of craziness with ongoing COVID concerns and now supply chain issues forewarning of possible shortages in retail stores.

With concerns about that ‘bike for Billy’ never making it to a retail store, many of you may join the online GUEST shopping experiCOLUMN ence that resulted in Cary Stephen 2 billion goods and services purchased Johnson via computers in 2020. There are some real benefits to using your computer — you can shop anytime (even in your pajamas); you can find and compare products quickly and save the time of running out to a retail store; you might find better product selection and, if you order soon, you may avoid that “out of stock” concern.

Additionally you might be part of the 44% of Americans who use a browser extension, such as Honey or Pricescout, to get coupons and product comparisons.

By avoiding physical retail stores you also avoid ID thieves who are so prevalent during the holidays, cruising the parking lots and malls looking for an opportunity to steal personal and financial information.

But the online shopper still needs to raise the antenna looking for concerns, because they do exist.

Before you enter the fray of online activity, you might want to do an internal scan of your computer to make sure it isn’t infected with malicious software. The free tool at housecall.trendmicro.com is good. Also make sure your firewall and other protective software are clicked on and up to date. Make sure you don’t have two firewalls turned on because they have a tendency to work against one another — they don’t provide double protection!

You might also want to think about installing VPN (Virtual Private Network) on your computer. It adds multiple safety features that will make your internet experience more private, and it will keep your information more secure from those who like to peek at what you’re doing. If you have a newer version of McAfee as your firewall, it already includes VPN. For a better understanding, go to Wikipedia and read the article on VPN.

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A big problem in today’s internet world is inadequate passwords.

Most email hacks that come my way are the result of an inadequate password. The FBI suggests that an unhackable password must be comprised of 15 letters, numbers, and symbols. My problem is I can’t remember 15 characters. You might want to consider a password manager program.

Additionally, for sites where you already have an established account — your bank, a retail merchant, or iTunes — you might consider seeing if you can add “two-step verification.” This means when you enter your password, you still cannot access your account until you provide an additional piece of information.

That could be a security question (the name of your first dog) or it could be a code sent to your smart phone that needs to be entered before access is granted.

Search engines are the mechanism on your computer that connect to the internet looking for information that you have typed into a search. If you want to find out about the best cranberry salad, your search engines goes all over the internet and brings all that information back to your computer so you can say, “I had no idea there

MORE INFO The next TRIAD Senior Safety Program will be Nov. 23 at 1:30 p.m. at the District Attorney’s Office — 500 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden. Cary Johnson with the District Attorney’s Office and Jean Miller, retired Golden Police Department Sergeant, will talk about holiday shopping safety and selecting good charities.

Also, call the county fraud hotline to report potentially fraudulent activity, at 303-271-6980 was that much information about cranberry salad!” Most people, 90% in fact, use Google as their default search engine for finding information. You might think about a different search engine — DuckDuckGo — because it hides your internet identity, encrypts all your activity (as does VPN), and allows you to avoid website pop-ups where crooks might be posting a fake website meant to steal your information.

It’s a free download — you’ll need to use the Google search engine to get it.

Finally, be careful of websites you’ve never seen or visited before.

You might do a search for “children’s bicycles” and multiple sites will appear. Some may look pretty

inviting because they offer a really good deal. Some may be fake websites set up by scammers who are trying to capture your credit card or other financial information. I prefer to use websites for retail stores that have a real world, brick-and-mortar presence — places like Michaels, Macy’s, Best Buy, Target — you get the picture. Then if I have a problem with my internet order, I can go to a real store, talk with a real person, and get the help I need with my order. Perhaps the biggest exception to this rule is shopping from Amazon. If you want to check out a website to see if it’s safe and reliable, type the name of the website + scam (Kohls + scam) and read the reports. Or go to global.sitesafety. trendmicro.com/index.php and type in the name of the website.

This site will tell you if there have been complaints and whether it is a new website.

Okay … that’s a lot. But better be safe than sorry. Take the time for some basic safety and then enjoy your online holiday shopping.

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Pomona mounts comeback victory over Castle View in playoff opener

BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

ARVADA — Survive.

That’s precisely what No. 10-seeded Pomona did in the first-round Class 5A state playoff game Thursday, Nov. 4, at the North Area Athletic Complex. The Panthers trailed No. 23 Castle View 7-6 with under six minutes to play.

Pomona (7-4 record) mounted a 6-play drive that covered 77 yards to score the go-ahead touchdown with 2:52 left in the fourth quarter.

The Panthers escaped the upset bid by the Sabercats (6-5) with a 14-7 victory.

“Going through that run, it was a I need to score desire,” Pomona senior Dominick Nichols said his 38-yard touchdown run that gave the Panthers their first lead of the game. “With us being down 7-6 our backs were against the wall. It was a ‘I’m scoring no matter what’ kind of play. I saw a hole to the right, hit it and I was gone.”

Nichols started the run to the left before breaking to the right and eventually sprinting to the right pylon for the score. Pomona senior Chase Muller was also instrumental on the game-winning drive with four straight double-digit carries to get the Panthers into striking distance.

“Dom and I have been in these kind of situations,” Muller said.

“We know what we have to do.”

Pomona knew it has to get going sooner or later after trailing 7-0 at halftime. Castle View junior quarterback Nate Schmidt threw an 80yard touchdown pass to junior Ace Malone with 7:12 left in the second quarter for the lone score in the first half.

“Castle View is tough. They gave us all we could handle,” Pomona coach Nathan Johnson said. “That second half was Big Black football. Grind and pound it out on the ground. Obviously, we don’t what to be in that situation.”

Pomona senior Chase Muller (9) looks for running room against Castle View’s defense during the first-round playoff game Nov. 4 at the North Area Athletic Complex. The Panthers edged the Sabercats 14-7 to advance to the second round where Pomona heads to PHOTOS BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS Regis Jesuit on Friday.

Pomona senior Dominick Nichols (23) uses a stiff arm on Castle View senior Beto Ledezma during the first half Nov. 4 at the North Area Athletic Complex. The Panthers trailed 7-0 at halftime, but rallied for a 14-7 victory to advance to the second round of the Class 5A state tournament.

Pomona senior quarterback Noah Epley scored on a 1-yard touchdown run on the Panthers’ first drive of the second half, but a missed point after attempt left Castle View still with the lead.

“Seniors started talking. We had to wake up. It’s not like the regular season where you are promised

another game,” Muller said. “For these seniors, this might be the last time they ever play football. We had to lock in and do what we do.”

Pomona had a pair of offensive drives stall, but the Panthers’ defense held the Sabercats scoreless in the second half.

“I’ve very proud of our defensive

effort,” Johnson said.

Castle View wasn’t able to get a first down on its possession following the touchdown by Nichols.

Pomona took over on downs and was able to run out the clock thanks to a big 20-yard run by Muller.

“We looked at ourselves in the mirror. We said we aren’t done yet,” Nichols said. “There is a reason why we are the No. 10 and they are the No. 23 seed. We needed to come out and play like it.”

Pomona knows it will have to play better on the road at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 12, at No. 7 Regis Jesuit (7-3 record) in Aurora.

“It’s a wake-up call for sure,” Muller said heading to Regis next week. “We know if we come out and play like we did tonight it won’t be a good game for us.”

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

5A softball all-conference awards 5A softball First Team All-Conference Columbine Emma Todd, senior, 3rd base Savannah Waldrop, senior, outfield Araya Ogden, junior, pitcher Maddy McLean, senior, short stop Ralston Valley Sydney Wilken, senior, 3rd base Maya Bachman, senior, short stop Mallory Chavez, freshman, catcher Chatfield Peyton Shepard, senior, outfield Lexie Balfanz, freshman, catcher Aubrey Henshaw, sophomore, outfield Arvada West Peyton Raley, junior, outfield Kendall Mulvaney, junior, outfield Lakewood Reagan Medina, senior short stop/ pitcher Destiny Martinez, senior, pitcher

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2nd base Vivienne Schack, senior, 3rd base Lakewood Savana Corthell, senior, outfield Jazlyn Arvizo, senior, 1st base Valor Christian Olivia Schmidt, freshman, pitcher Avery Santorno, senior, outfield Pomona Maggie Geise, senior, pitcher/utlility Rylie Hufford, senor, catcher, infield Maddie Sponsel, senior, 3rd base Dakota Ridge Isabella Jones, senior, pitcher/ outfield Avery Newmiller, junior, catcher, 1st base Honorable Mention Columbine: Addison Branch, Izzy Rodriguez, Payton Bodie Arvada West: Hunter Huddle, Kay-

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School of Mines battling for first place in conference MINES ATHLETICS

The Colorado School of Mines heads on the road for the final time in the regular season to visit CSU Pueblo in a battle of two of the three teams tied for first place in the RMAC. This week’s game will stream live on the RMAC Network, which can be seen at minesathetics.com/tv or rmacnetwork.com or on the the RMAC Network app.

The game could mark Mines Head Coach Gregg Brandon’s 100th career win.

Mines takes top ranking spot The Orediggers flipped spots with Augustana in this week’s NCAA regional rankings, taking over the #1 ranking in Super Region 4. The regional rankings determine NCAA Championship qualification at seasons’ end, and the #1 seed earns a first-round bye. In the national polls, Mines moved up one spot to #13 in this week’s AFCA coaches’ ypoll and stayed at #12 in the D2football.com media poll.Mines has remained nationally ranked in every poll from both outlets this season. Around the RMAC, Western Colorado moved up to #18/#20 and #6 in the regional rankings, while Colorado Mesa and CSU Pueblo are receiving votes in the AFCA poll with Mesa #9 in the NCAA RR. Conference fight for #1 With two games left, three teams have one loss in the RMAC as Western Colorado is 7-1 and Mines and CSU Pueblo are 6-1.

Colorado Mesa’s loss to Western last week has them 5-2. The winner of Mines-CSUP will move to 7-1 and a two-way tie with Western,

who is playing a non-conference game this week; if that winner is Mines, the Orediggers would then need to beat Adams State in Week 11 to secure at worst a share of their third consecutive title. If it’s CSU Pueblo, it would set up a winner-take-all championship game against the Mountaineers on Nov. 13 in Gunnison. There are no title tiebreakers in RMAC football; any teams tied for first share the championship.

The Mines vs. CSUP series Mines and CSU Pueblo have alternated wins over their last six meetings, going 3-3 since 2015 under Coach Brandon. The series dates back to 1964 Mines won in Pueblo in their last meeting in 2019, 34-14, their first win there since 2009 CSUP leads the all-time series 19-11 and 7-6 since reforming the program in 2008 This will be the first time since 2009 that Mines has played Pueblo where the Thunderwolves are unranked. Either one or both teams have been ranked in every meeting since 2010.

Week 9 rewind Mines cruised to a 34-7 win over Chadron State last Saturday, racing out to a 27-0 lead and shutting down the Eagles in the process. John Matocha threw for 310 yards and three touchdowns on 23-of-31 passing, and Michael Zeman crossed the 1,000-yard mark for the season in his 96-yard, two-touchdown day.

Max McLeod,Tristan Smith, and Josh Johnston all caught touchdowns. The Mines defense stuffed the Eagles for just 16 yards on the ground and 214 in total, limiting CSC to two first downs in the first half. Quarterback Dalton Holst was sacked seven times as he was 19-of34 for 198 yards and a score. Chaffin Ross led the way with a career game, compiling seven tackles and 1.5 sacks, while Mack Minnehan recovered a fumble and Kobe Brewster had an interception.

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DIA chief: ‘Holiday season will be tough’ Security lines long amid passenger surge, labor shortage

BY MATT BLOOM DENVERITE

Lizzie Johnson describes her most recent trip through Denver International Airport as “stressful, to say the least.” She’s flown in and out of the airport for decades, but this time was different.

When the Denver resident arrived at DIA on Oct. 15 with her husband and two kids, the Transportation Security Administration security line wrapped all the way through the baggage claim area and beyond, she said. At one point, she and her husband got separated in the crowd and had to call each other to link back up.

“There were lines and confused people everywhere,” Johnson said.

“I’ve never seen it that packed.”

Passenger traffic has bounced back sharply at DIA since the pandemic began, leading to record long security wait times and parking bottlenecks at the airport. The airport is currently seeing the fastest recovery of any U.S. hub, according to DIA leadership.

Flight records show more than 24 million passengers passed through the airport between January and June. The numbers remain high and are projected to surpass pre-pan-

Passengers fill the Great Hall at Denver International Airport as they wait to pass through the south security checkpoint on Oct. 22.

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demic levels by early next year.

In a wide-ranging press conference Oct. 22, airport CEO Phil Washington asked for patience during the surge, saying DIA was struggling to meet demand due to capacity limits and labor shortages in almost every department.

“We intend to make things better,” Washington said. “But we have a lot

of work to do.”

Washington, who took the CEO job three months ago, outlined several immediate changes to help meet projected demand during the upcoming holiday season. They include the reopening of shuttle parking lots, construction of four new TSA security lines and the addition of more information kiosks, with workers

known as “purple shirts,” to help passengers navigate the terminal.

Airport staff will shoehorn the new TSA lines into the existing security infrastructure as soon as possible, Washington said. He did not offer a clear timeline for the project.

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Sale of Casa Bonita complete Purchase approved by judge after group withdraws opposition STAFF REPORT

On Nov. 2, a bankruptcy judge approved the sale of Casa Bonita to Trey Parker and Matt Stone, creators of the animated “South Park” television series.

The sale’s approval came just days after a group called “Save Casa Bonita” withdrew a court filing objecting to the transaction.

Earlier this year, Save Casa Bonita used proceeds from a GoFundMe campaign to purchase some of the restaurant’s debt after Casa Bonita’s previous owners, Summit Family Restaurants, declared bankruptcy.

In September, Parker and Stone agreed to buy the iconic Lakewood restaurant — loved more for its cliff divers and family friendly attractions than its food — for $3.1 million.

Parker and Stone haven’t said when they plan to reopen Casa Bonita. But, in an August press conference with Gov. Jared Polis, the creative duo firmly declared their intentions to improve the food when they do.

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Denver International Airport CEO Phil Washington at a Sept. 10 event.

PHOTO BY JENNIFER CASTOR/ROCKY MOUNTAIN PBS

Starting this weekend, the Pikes Peak shuttle lot will open on a temporary basis. The space has been closed for months due to ongoing bus driver shortages.

To help with recruiting, Washington said he is looking at waiving commercial driver’s license requirements as a hiring condition. The solution would require drivers to use smaller vans to ferry passengers from the lots to the airport.

“I think it should be permanent,” he said. “Because this is going to be an ongoing issue as passenger volumes increase.”

Since opening in 1995, DIA has seen visitation skyrocket to roughly 70 million passengers each year.

Numbers plunged during 2020 due

A view from the Casa Bonita tour.

to the pandemic, but the airport projects volume to reach 80 million by 2025 and 100 million by 2035.

Many of its current challenges stem from the fact that the facility was built to serve roughly 50 million passengers each year, Washington said. Several long-term construction projects are in the works to expand capacity, but some have hit roadblocks in recent years.

“The holiday season will be tough,” Washington said. “But I see light at the end of the tunnel in terms of next year and after the holidays.”

Inside the terminal Oct. 22, security lines snaked well into the baggage claim area. Passengers said they were surprised by how busy the airport was, but some noted premium options like TSA PreCheck helped them reach their flights in time.

Jim Overmeyer drove to the air-

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port from Congress Park to pick up two friends coming into town for a concert. It took him 15 minutes just to find parking, he said.

Then he got lost in the terminal’s maze of construction walls.

“This is crazy,” he said. “But I understand they’re doing what they have to do to stay relevant.”

In late October, the airport opened the first phase of its Great Hall expansion after a series of delays. The extra space will open up the main terminal and allow for better foot traffic flow, Washington said.

He emphasized passengers should still plan to at least give themselves a two-hour cushion when trying to make a flight in the coming months.

This story is from Denverite, a nonprofit Denver news source affiliated with CPR News. Used by permission.

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