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VOLUME 17 | ISSUE 23

Council approves Small Business Saturday Nov. 27 celebration includes promotions, tree lighting

BY RYAN DUNN RDUNN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The council voted unanimously to approve a proclamation declaring Nov. 27 as Small Business Saturday and approved an expansion proposal for Animal Assisted Therapy Programs of Colorado, a therapy facility located at 7275 Kipling St. at the Nov. 15 Arvada City Council meeting.

Friends of Johnny Hurley Foundation Co-Founder Brent Kaufman addresses the crowd.

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‘Justice for Johnny’ rally held outside District Attorney’s office Friends of Johnny Hurley Foundation calls for accountability and reform

BY RYAN DUNN RDUNN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Friends and relatives of Johnny Hurley, the Good Samaritan killed in the June 21 Olde Town Arvada shooting, gathered outside First Judicial District Attorney Alexis King’s office on Nov. 18 to rally for increased transparency and police reform in the wake of the DA’s office decision not to charge anyone in Hurley’s death and to publically release the Critical Incident Response Team report into the shooting on Nov. 8.

The rally was organized by the Friends of Johnny Hurley Foundation, a group founded in Aug. with the mission to, “Keep Johnny’s story alive and to help people feel more prepared to be able to protect themselves and to be able to devel-

A sign reading “How can people feel safe when police shoot heroes?”

op systems for policy reform that can keep the community safer,” according to group Co-Founder Brent Kaufman.

Kaufman said he was a friend of Hurley’s and wanted to “extend an olive branch” to King and added

that he dropped off a letter at the DA’s office on Nov. 18 requesting that King meet with the Friends of Johnny Hurley Foundation in person to discuss the case and SEE RALLY, P23

Small Business Saturday Councilmember John Marriott introduced a proclamation officially making Nov. 27 Small Business Saturday in Arvada. The holiday follows a national effort that began in 2010 as a counterpart to Black Friday and Cyber Monday, which typically benefit larger retail stores.

The motion was passed unanimously by council with a 7-0 vote.

In Arvada, the festivities will kick off at 10:30 a.m. in Olde Town Square, where free coffee from Hunter Bay Coffee Roasters and free breakfast burritos from School House Kitchen and Libations will be available to the first 100 people who stop by.

Businesses will turn holiday lights on at 5 p.m., and the Annual Olde Town Tree Lighting will take place at 6 p.m.

Marriott said that small businesses are a vital part of the city’s economy.

“Small business creates jobs, boosts Arvada economy and preserves neighborhoods. Each purchase made in Arvada goes to pay for city services such as police, parks and street maintenance,” Marriott said. “Keeping the dollars in Arvada helps create and maintain quality jobs.”

Olde Town Business Improvement District Executive Director Joe Hengstler thanked council for SEE COUNCIL, P22

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November 25, 2021

Rough review of academic functions in Jeffco Schools Expert with history in Colorado education presents to school board

BY BOB WOOLEY BWOOLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Educational leadership consultant Jaime Aquino gave a review of academic functions in the district during the Nov. 10, Jeffco Board of Education study session. Aquino was hired as a consultant to conduct the review.

Aside from analyzing academic functions, the review sought to develop a system-wide plan to strengthen the District’s capacity to better serve all schools, support teachers and educational support staff.

Aquino has held several high-profile positions during the course of his career, including stints as Chief Academic Officer for Denver Public Schools, and Instructional Superintendent in the NYC Department of Education.

Before Aquino gave his findings, Jeffco Schools Superintendent, Tracey Dorland, offered a bit of praise about the District in general.

“We are a good District. We have many bright spots,” she said. “And even though we have all of these bright spots, the findings found that our people in the system are not satisfied with where we are.”

Dorland said there’s a strong collective will to be the best the District can be for its students and families.

“We are not complacent in Jeffco,” she said.

She added that the District has a strong desire to continuously improve and that there are many good practices happening in Jeffco. The issue, she said, is that those practices are not systemic.

“The review is not intended to blame a group or a team or individuals. It is to support teachers and leaders as thy strive to enrich instruction,” Dorland said.

Jeffco has seen a lot of turnover at the top. Counting interims, Dorland is the sixth superintendent the district has had in seven years.

The District’s bright spots, according to Dorland, include talented, hardworking staff, community engagement and general improvement in graduation rates. The district also scored above current state averages in CMAS, PSAT and SAT tests.

Among not-so-good student learning trends are declining student achievement results from 2017 forward and impacts of learning loss during the pandemic.

Aquino said he was proud to engage with the board in its attempt to move the District from good, to great, to extraordinary.

His findings were classified into five buckets including Leadership, Management and Strategic Design; Organizational Structure; Curricu-

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lum and Instruction; Data and Accountability; and Human Capital.

In the Leadership, Management and Strategic Direction category, Aquino said he found a lack of shared understanding of the district’s strategic direction, creating a system that lacks coherence. He added that there also was a lack of clear and coherent communication protocol to ensure strategies and decisions related to curriculum and instruction are relayed and understood by schools, as well as a lack of system coherence between and among schools due to a culture that values autonomy without accountability.

Finally, he said there appears to be an insufficient sense of urgency regarding improving achievement for all students.

In the Organization Structure, Data and Accountability category, he said the Ed Center (also referred to as the District) is not set up to support schools, teaching and learning. In regards to data, Aquino’s review found little evidence of a systematic approach to identify, execute and monitor strategies aimed at driving academic improvement.

In the review’s findings in the Curriculum and Instruction category, Aquino said there was evidence of an absence of shared understanding of standards throughout the system and that lessons do not appear to be aligned to state standards. The review also found what they considered to be a lack of rigor throughout the district.

“This was even validated by one

of the surveys for your students,” he said. “The item that gets the lowest rating was ‘students feeling academically challenged.’” Aquino’s review also found that the District seems to pay more attention to improving operational issues than it does to improving student learning. On that point, he said the same thing can be said about districts around the country, calling it a crisis in operations. Finally, he said the deficiencies of instructional coherence have led to a weak and disjointed instructional program.

After completing his roundup of the top 10 issues his review found in the district, Aquino opened up the floor to questions, giving board members an opportunity to discuss his findings.

Board member Susan Miller, a frequent critic of the District’s academic policies and procedures, spoke up first. She said something that could be addressed right away was how to bring in a curriculum that can provide students rigor, while honoring the autonomy of schools with the support, curriculum and data that’s needed. Miller stressed the need to address those issues with a sense of urgency.

Aquino agreed with Miller that the issues need to be taken seriously, but said addressing them quickly was different than addressing them with a sense of urgency.

“You need to make sure you’re making the right decisions, and the investments you’re going to make are going to last over time,” he said.

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The residents of the West Woods Ranch Homeowners Association voted down the proposal to continue a project that would have placed a pool and clubhouse at 72nd Avenue and Virgil Way, voting down the proposal on Nov. 10 by a tally of 446 votes against to 173 votes for.

The proposal garnered criticism from HOA members, who spoke out against the project at a Oct. 2 neigh-

borhood meeting at the West Woods Community Police Station.

At the neighborhood meeting, the project drew ire from residents of West Woods and the Trail Village Homeowners Association, due to the increase of West Woods HOA fees by about $747 annually and the pool’s proximity to Trail Village — whose residents would not be able to use the pool.

There were 619 ballots returned out of the 731 sent out. Of that, 72% of which voted against the proposal.

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November 25, 2021

Ewing found competent to stand trial REVIEW New trial for suspected “hammer killer” set for March 2022

BY BOB WOOLEY BWOOLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In August, an Arapahoe County jury found Alex Ewing, 61, guilty of the 1984 Aurora killings of Bruce, Debra and Melissa Bennett.

Ewing was also scheduled to stand trial in Jefferson County for the 1984 sexual assault and murder of Patricia Smith of Lakewood, last month.

But just one day into the Jeffco trial, Ewings’ lawyers requested a mistrial, to allow for an evaluation of his mental competence.

The statutory process to determine competency is for the court to order the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo (CMHIP)

to prepare an evaluation. In this case, the evaluation was performed by two licensed psychologists.

According to the Jeffco DA’s office, CMHIP provided the court and interested parties a report finding Ewing competent to stand Ewing trial on Nov. 11. The finding was not contested.

On Nov. 15, Russell formally entered a finding that Ewing is competent to proceed and set the jury trial to begin on March 25, 2022.

Ewing was serving time in an Arizona prison when a DNA match linked him to the Bennett and Smith cases that had gone unsolved for decades. The Bennett case had been the subject of national attention in 1984 due to the gruesome nature of the crimes. The victims, including 7-year-old Melissa, were bludgeoned to death with a hammer.

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Aquino said in his opinion, within a district, after the superintendent, the most important role is that of the principal. He said the principal’s role is key because they’re close to the teachers and the students. He said everything else, like what takes place at the Ed Center (District), should be in support of schools.

Board President Susan Harmon said the challenge is to create a level of “system-ness” while retaining school autonomy, so that principals can be empowered in their leadership, and recreating that feeling of hope and better outcomes for students.

Aquino said there’s a cry from the community to be able to see the District as a school system and not a system of schools.

“And that means that many things have to happen. ...You have to be really transparent with the decisions you are making and of why you’re making these decisions,” he said. “And always tie those why’s to how it’s going to help kids.”

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Yeti’s Sweets and Arcade brings multi-faceted fun to Candelas Candelas residents Elliot and Kaitlin Bagley opened the sweets and video game shop in October

BY RYAN DUNN RDUNN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

When Elliot and Kaitlin Bagley moved to Candelas with their five kids in 2019, they found options for family friendly activities scarce.

Not content with the dearth of amenities on Arvada’s west side, the Bagley’s decided to create some fun of their own. Enter Yeti’s Sweets and Arcade.

Located at 18068 West 92nd Lane next door to the Bluegrass’ Candelas location, Yeti’s opened in the beginning of October. The unique venture — inspired by a similar shop the Bagleys frequented in their former home of Seattle — pays homage to the neighboring flatirons with its name and sasquatch-themed mural and features a pinball arcade, Little Man Ice Cream and house-made doughnuts.

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kids ranging from 5 months to 15 years. We moved here from Seattle, and there was a place we used to go out there that had ice cream and games,” she said. “There’s not much for kids to do on the west side, especially for kids and adults to get together.”

Kaitlin added that local organizations such as the Arvada Chamber of Commerce helped the Bagleys get Yeti’s off the ground, despite their lack of prior business ownership experience.

“It’s been a very new experience. I had some bartending and restaurant experience, but opening a brick and mortar store — especially coming out of the pandemic — has brought so many things to learn along the way. Arvada is an awesome place to open a business,” Kaitlin said. “We’ve gotten so much support from the city. Everyone’s patience has been really great.”

She added that going forward, Yeti’s is looking to expand its events schedule.

“We’re looking to develop a lot of our events. A free play night, really just trying to focus on getting into the community and having those weekly events, setting up our schedules for that,” Kaitlin said.

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Visitors Center Launches 2021 Arvada Holiday Guide Family friendly holiday events featured in virtual program STAFF REPORT

Arvadans and visitors to the city have a new resource for scouting out holiday happenings this winter, as the Arvada Visitors Center launched the 2021 Arvada Holiday Guide on Nov. 16. The online guide to the city’s festivities can be accessed on the Visitors Center website.

The first item on the guide is the Nov. 27 celebration of Small Business Saturday, which includes the Annual Olde Town Arvada Tree Lighting. The guide features events throughout November and December and includes local favorites such as the Olde Town Holiday Farmers Market, the Olde Town Eggnog and Cider Competition and Saturdays with Santa.

Visitor’s Center Director Jean Gordon said that while her team

has attempted endeavors like this in the past, this year’s Holiday Guide is the most thorough.

Gordon added that she hopes folks from Arvada and the surrounding areas will pay the city a visit this holiday season.

“We are so excited to welcome friends near and far to Arvada this holiday season. Our community is so beautiful this time of year — we hope that you have time to visit us and experience it first-hand,” Gordon said.

Gordon said that host of family friendly holiday events can reach her at Jean@visitarvada.org to inquire about getting their event in the guide.

“We have put together a 2021 Arvada Holiday Guide that details all of the wonderful happenings in November and December, as well as a unique-to-Arvada Holiday Shopping Guide. We know many of our small businesses are so appreciative of your support this time of year,” Gordon continued.

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Polis OKs COVID booster shots for all Colo. adults Action comes amid ‘significant wave of disease spread’

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In the executive order, Polis wrote boosters are necessary because “the entire State of Colorado is in a significant wave of disease spread.”

“With an estimated 1 in 67 Coloradans infected,” the order reads, “it is likely that nearly all Coloradans are exposed to COVID-19 where they live or work.”

Earlier, Dr. Eric France, the chief medical officer with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, encouraged eligible Coloradans to get their booster, saying it will “keep your immunity up and help keep you out of the hospital.”

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On being grateful for our daydreams

any of us have much to be grateful for this Thanksgiving season. At the same time, however, many of our friends and ALCHEMY neighbors may also be dealing with grief, loss and uncertainty.

Even as we expect to gather in giving thanks this week, with so much out of our control we may find that we’ve made Andrea Doray plans just to cancel them.

Additionally, we might be anticipating the vagaries of upcoming holiday travel … which may or may not offer refundable fees or deposits.

And, if you’re like me, you’ve

been ordering exponentially more goods for pick-up or delivery – from groceries to board games – with the accompanying disclaimers for delayed or even undetermined delivery.

Whether by choice or necessity, such outside uncertainties can make life feel exceptionally herkyjerky right now, like stutter-steps or even stumbling. Personally, I’m often overwhelmed.

So, a bit surprisingly for me, I find myself turning to a more interior life. I reminisce by scrolling around in the 11,368 digital images and 178 videos on my phone. I thumb through long-ago photos scattered in plastic boxes or relentlessly attached to those sticky-pages in photo albums of the 70s.

I gaze, wistfully, at inspirational

LETTER TO THE EDITOR No excuse not to vote In answer to Michael Alcorn’s question (The problem with money in politics, Nov. 11, 2021), I believe it should always be worth fighting a system with dysfunction. And when it comes to politics, there is more than just one dysfunction.

For me, it begins with eligible voters who choose not to vote. I get tired of hearing all the excuses: “I am too busy working and taking care of my family to vote,” “My vote won’t make a difference,” “I don’t know anything about the politicians running for office,” and “I am not going to vote because the system is corrupt,” to name just a few.

Voting is a right and privilege that citizens in other countries would love to exercise. None of us can complain about political dysfunction if we do not vote.

Anything less than 100% of eligible voters casting their ballots, especially when they can be mailed or dropped off at the many convenient sites around town, is just not good enough.

That said, it behooves us to know something about the candidates for whom we are voting. One way to do that is by looking at the individuals and organizations supporting their campaigns. Due to finance campaign laws, this information is public knowledge and can easily be obtained with the internet, available to all, thanks to our public libraries. While individuals may not have the wherewithal to give large sums of their own money, they can still decide whether to vote for a candidate based on the individuals and organizations supporting them.

The Wizard of Id writer, Johnny Hart, wrote ”Whoever has the gold, makes the rules.” It may be time to vote for term limits, so that whoever has the gold cannot make the rules for too long.

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books on my shelf – The Mindful Writer, The Writing Warrior, Writing Begins with the Breath and so on – while I dutifully contemplate actually doing any writing.

And I daydream, oh, how I daydream! I’m retired in Tucson with a swimming pool and a 195-yard drive off the tee box. I’m flitting off to Iceland for a long weekend on one of those spectacular mid-winter deals where you are practically paid to come visit. Or I’m leaving everything behind for a simpl(er) life in a coastal village in Mexico, welcoming along anyone who wants to join me.

My mind also, as yours might, entertains more altruistic aspirations: Traveling to work with Habitat for Humanity. Offering my willing hands at the scenes of natural disas-

ters. Sponsoring a refugee family or raising a foster child. All of these options – and perhaps others – remain on the table for my future.

What are your own individual daydreams? How are they shaping your life?

At dinner last night, my sister told me her daydream is the absence of anxiety, which is often tangled up with COVID protocols that, as we all know, vary widely from occasion to occasion, venue to venue, and among the personal wishes of the various people who populate our lives.

My nephew – finally accelerating his doctoral studies after nearly two years of COVID-related delays – had an intriguing comment about SEE DORAY, P11

Reflecting on what I’m thankful for

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hings I am Thankful for this year: The new turn signal at the intersection close to my home. Thank you, HITTING city of Arvada.

HOME Now, if we could just cook it so that it actually worked more than once every three cycles, or, maybe, get the flashing yellow so I don’t have to sit through it at 11 at night ... That would be great.

Michael Alcorn Thankful for long, lazy, beautiful autumns. This year was one for the record books!

Thankful that so many people in my neighborhood planted White Ash and Red Maple trees 20 years ago.

I am extremely Thankful that, 18 months into this, nobody I know has died from COVID. To my knowledge, only a handful of people I know have gotten it, and only a couple of those cases were anything worse than an inconvenience.

I am also Thankful that *somebody* has dedicated energy and expertise to devising COVID therapies. That seems to be the only viable way forward.

I am Thankful for all the work the building-level people in Jeffccoare doing to ensure that my son is getting in-person learning this year. Both anecdotally and statistically, we know that remote learn-

ing was a disaster, so whatever it takes to make live school happen is okay in my book.

To that point, I am also Thankful that we seem to be coming to our collective senses a little bit regarding quarantines and isolation policies. At some point, you knew logic would re-assert itself over addictive, oppressive fear.

I am Thankful for scented pine cones. Just ‘cuz…

I am Thankful for Christmas lights.

I am Thankful for the “Block” button on my phone. The “no call” list doesn’t work nearly as well as I would like, so the ability to accomplish the same thing manually is a big boon.

I am Thankful for sports. I love to play them, watch them, talk about them. Actual sport—not the business of sport—may be one of the few arenas in which we put away our mindless tribalism.

I am Thankful for dogs. Yes, they are work and they can be exhausting… but I know of nothing else in the world that brings such joy and expects nothing in return except for companionship. Someday, I hope to do something worthy of the greeting my dogs give me every single day.

I am Thankful for silence. I know—odd for a musician to love the absence of sound. But, it is the quiet that gives the music its value, and it’s the quiet that gives us the chance to hear what God or the universe or our own natures are trying to tell us.

I am Thankful for that little auto shop on Ward Road with the clever signage. Sometimes witty, this week it has wisdom: “If it hurts, pay attention. The world is trying to teach you something.”

I am Thankful for a talented, measured editor. I know some of you think I go off the rails—you should read the parts that Glenn encourages me to clean up!

I am very Thankful for readers.

All four of you. I often feel like I’m just shouting into the wind, and that’s fine—at least it clears my spool. But to know that other people actually consider (and often dismiss) my shouting is a comfort.

Of course I am Thankful for my family, for my good friends, for all the things that make life worth living. You know—the BIG stuff.

But, I think part of what I was trying to say last week was that, when we focus on the dreck of our culture, it’s when and because we lose sight of so many simple little things. Taking the time to look around and revel in the simple is a great cure for bad fruits.

Enjoy your Thanksgivings, friends. Enjoy your friends and families and food.

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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It all starts with the attitude of gratitude

ach day brings us an opportunity to look upon the world in awe and wonder. Depending on where we live, travel to, or vacation, we have opportunities WINNING to see and experiWORDS ence some amazing sights. Mountaintops are once again covered in snow against a bright blue sky. The fall foliage seems to have come alive this year with greater vibrance and the Michael Norton flowing of a river or creek carrying the fallen crimson, orange and yellow leaves.

The magnificence of a sunrise as it enters the sky and fills our day with hope. The calming sunset that

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reflects all the events and beauty of our day. A Caribbean Sea caressed by the breeze singing a song through the palm trees. A rolling ocean as the waves crash upon the sandy beach and rocky shore.

Even if we do not get to experience these beautiful sights and sounds firsthand every day, with social media, we still have the chance to appreciate them through the posted photos and videos online. Or when friends or family share with us a picture of their surroundings or “current situation.” And when they do, it lifts our spirit and feeds our attitude of gratitude.

Some of us may not get to see nature’s wonders and God’s paintbrush as often as others, but we all get to experience something even more beautiful, more awesome and more tremendously amazing, we get

to see one another. And even more than the beauty that surrounds and inspires us, there are everyday people of all ages who bring us to tears of joy as we watch and listen to all they contribute to this world.

It is even more special when they do not even know that we are paying attention to them.

These folks fill our spirit, pouring into our own attitude of gratitude.

The smile and laughter of a young boy playing with his puppy. The look of awe and wonder on a young girl as she watches a ballerina perform live on stage. The belly laughs of a grandfather as he tells his favorite stories from yesterday. The scent of mom’s holiday cooking filling the apartment and home with the love.

God’s greatest creation, His most beautiful works, can be seen by simply looking at those around us in

any given moment.

And then there are the people who really inspire us, the givers, doers, and those who humble us with their servant’s heart. One of the greatest joys this world can offer us is the opportunity to serve others. All too often we look to be served, and if the service isn’t up to our standards, takes too long, or perhaps doesn’t happen at all, we get upset. We are put out. And then, as if perfectly timed, we are humbled as we watch as someone else serves a homeless person, volunteers at a shelter, donates their time and money, and smiles lovingly through it all. That is awe and wonder, and that refills our attitude of gratitude.

Sometimes we are simply watching passively at the beauty that SEE NORTON, P16

A month to show thankfulness

ince it is November and the month for Thanksgiving, I thought I would list a number of things for which I am grateful.

I am grateful for GUEST my parents. My COLUMNIST father gave me a functioning BS detector and more importantly taught me that there is no hole so deep you cannot climb out of it. My mom gave me my calmness and sense of justice that keeps Joe Webb things grounded.

I am grateful for friends I had growing up as a kid in Claymont, Delaware, Richmond, Virginia, and other places. I am still in contact with many of them. I just wish I called them more, but time and circumstance happen. This little note lets them know that if no one else thinks the world of them, this wandering soul does.

I am grateful for the men and women of my parents’ generation who email or private message me to let me know that they are thinking of me and just to check up that I am doing OK. Sometimes it is difficult to stop being a mom or dad to every kid from the neighborhood. I am grateful for all four high schools I attended.

All four provided me with a breadth and depth of different experiences.

I am grateful for my history and saccounting education as an undergraduate. I am grateful that I attend-

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how difficult it can be to focus on daydreams when there’s so much reality to deal with right now. He compared his own daydreaming to his vision board and, with his goals firmly identified, he’s already made many of his come true.

So, inspired by my nephew and others, I’m able to envision the roads ahead for my daydreams … a path, as he might say, out of the

ed Wabash College in Indiana where I saw how a college is run the right way. I am grateful for the opposite experience at Virginia Commonwealth University.

I am grateful for the brotherhood of a lifetime Delta Chi. I love all of my brothers even the ones I have not seen in 20-plus years. Thank you, brothers, for permitting this admittedly odd duck among you.

I am grateful for all the mentors and role models I have had that have freely dispensed their wisdom and advice to me. I am also grateful for the anti-role models that I have had.

They have also contributed by showing me the sort of person I never wish to be.

I am grateful for my experiences in the Colorado GOP. It is not true that only the worst people are involved politically. There are some really wonderful selfless individuals in Colorado who just wish to make America a better place. I have met them and call all of them friends.

They have my gratitude for their help and friendship. They know who they are.

I am grateful for being born a Catholic. What was a circumstance of birth became a strong conviction as an adult. I am grateful for the Sacrament of Confession, which helps me to try to be a better person. I am grateful for the self sacrifice and instruction of a myriad of priests and nuns, who gave me good example along the way.

I am grateful for the readers who view this column every month. What realities where we currently reside.

Perhaps this is one reason I’m so personally grateful for daydreams this Thanksgiving season.

Finally, to paraphrase Amy Winehouse (and others who have picked up the sentiment): “It’s not just a daydream if you decide to make it your life.”

Wishing you a fulfilling season of gratitude and daydreams.

Andrea Doray is a writer who would like to hear about your daydreams.

Contact Andrea at a.doray@andreadoray.com with your thoughts.

I have tried to do is make a list of the things for which I am thankful. It is an example of one American life that was blessed at birth. So readers,

what about the examples from your life?

Joe Webb is the former chairman of the Jeffco Republican party.

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How local artists help to define metro area’s beer scene

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itting in the studio of Noelle Phares, a 35-year-old artist based in Lakewood, a collection of seasonal beers from the Colfax microbrewery West Fax Brewing can be seen adorning her shelves.

Phares, who studied environmental science before becoming a fulltime artist, picks up a large can of the brewery’s brut IPA, a seasonal summertime favorite, and explains the meaning behind the salmon pink sky and purple mountains depicted on its label in watercolor brushstrokes.

“This was a painting of an Alaskan landscape,” she said. “I wanted to highlight how unique the lighting is in a place that’s super snowy, especially around sunset time when you get really crazy colors and the whole landscape glows.”

It is just one of several painting

by Phares that were featured on the cans of West Fax’s Summer Artist Series in 2018.

As Denver’s beer scene continues to grow, many breweries find themselves tapping local artists like Phares to compliment their products.

“There’s been a long-standing symbiotic relationship between art and craft beer,” said Jack Buffington, a research professor at the University of Denver with more than 20 years of experience in the beer industry. “(Breweries) try to emphasize that, instead of being produced in some big factory, it’s being made by hand.”

These small-scale beer makers -- usually referred to as micro or nano-breweries depending on the size of their batches and breadth of their distribution -- have found identity through local artists, helping them stand out from a sea of competition. But, more so than just boosting sales, Buffington said the art is about building community.

“There’s so many big brands that

Noelle Phares, 35, sits in her art studio in Lakewood.

exist in the world. … Everyone likes when you support local people. I think that’s a fantastic expression of culture.”

For artists, it presents a unique opportunity for exposure.

Ken Sarafin, a Denver-based digital artist, said Colorado’s capital has always had a lively art and beer scene. But it wasn’t until smaller breweries became more abundant that Sarafin said he noticed a shift from larger design firms to local artists when it came to the art on a can.

“The breweries are offering a fantastic avenue for exposure for local artists,” he said. “That scene didn’t SEE BEER, P13

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A painting by Phares of an Alaskan landscape is depicted on the can of the brewery’s brut IPA.

Return of the ‘Elf’ on the Arvada Center’s shelf COMING ATTRACTIONS

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o much of the holidays are about comfort and familiarity, which is one of the many reasons why people love hearing the same stories every year. But just because you might know the story doesn’t mean there are no new ways to have fun with it.

“For a lot of families going to see live productions is part of their holiday tradition,” said actor Josh Houghton.

“It might be the one time a year when people go to theater as a family activity.”

For this holiday season, the Arvada Center is bringing the beloved Will Ferrell film “Elf” to life on the stage. The show runs at the Center, 6901 Wadsworth

Blvd., through Thursday, Dec. 23. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 1 p.m. on Wednesday and 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Audience members must provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or a negative COVID-19 test result to attend an indoor, seated performance.

The show follows the adventures of Buddy the Elf (Houghton), who was raised in the North Pole working for Santa in his toy factory. But when Buddy learns that he’s actually a human, he makes a journey “through the seven levels of the Candy Cane forest, through the sea of swirly twirly gum drops”

and to New York City to meet his birth father.

“It all feels super magical — it’s just the magic of classic theater. The whole set looks like a Christmas book come to life,” said Houghton. “When Buddy first arrives in New York, everything is dark grays and black and white, but over the course of the show his Christmas spirit rubs off on everyone and as a result, the show’s colors get brighter.”

The Center produced “Elf” in 2018 and Houghton played Buddy in that production as well. Additionally, Colin Alexander SEE READER, P13

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BEER really exist before the craft beers.”

Sarafin partnered last year with Resolute Brewing, with locations in Centennial and Arvada, to design three cans for their new sour, lager and IPA. The cans’ labels are reminiscent of famous artists, such as the spiral sky of the IPA that evokes Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Night, or the Monet-style impressionism of the brewery’s lager.

“It’s really cool to be part of the culture,” he said. “(Breweries) are almost developing their own niche art scene. It’s interesting to think about the impact it could have on art history.”

And as the beer scene booms, breweries find themselves marketing to more experimental drinkers, according to Buffington.

“The marketing of beer had to be a lot more precise as opposed to a focus around (brand) loyalty,” he said, adding that compared to bigger brands, consumers see a “much more artistic presentation of the can,” from local brewers.

Stacy McMahan, who lives in downtown Denver, knows this firsthand.

McMahan, 32, began her career as a product designer at Copper Kettle Brewing Company in Aurora where she ran social media and served as a photographer for the brewery.

This led her to discover her passion for design and she went on to work for Four Noses Brewery in Broomfield where she did work on more than 50 beer cans. Most recently, McMahan designed and photographed for New Image Brewing in Arvada.

Each brewery has its own style and target audience giving artists like McMahan the chance to try something new.

“New Image was a fun project because it really forced me out of my comfort zone,” she said. “They have a different sense of branding than what I’m used to, so that was fun to flex a different muscle.”

Reward is also found in seeing an artistic design move from McMahan’s computer screen, where she creates her work digitally, to being grasped in the palm’s of people’s hands as they enjoy a beer.

“You would always see (the art) in all these different situations with all these different people from different walks of life,” McMahan said. “Which is kind of the heart of beer in itself, to build community.

It’s really cool to see that your label is now a part of that community.”

“People are looking for more connection from brands,” she continued. “Sometimes art is the best way to connect with people. It’s all about crafting an experience.”

Beyond just taprooms and liquor stores, McMahan said she has seen her beer designs in a host of settings, from the mountains of Colorado to the base camp of Mount

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Shop local arts at Foothills Art Center It’s always been a good idea to shop local during the holiday season, but the COVID-19 pandemic reminded everyone of its importance. Artists in particular need as much support as possible, which means it’s a great time to do your holiday shopping at the Foothills Art Center’s 46th annual Holiday Art Market.

Running through Wednesday, Dec. 29 at the Art Center, 809 15th St. in Golden, the market features more than 100 Colorado artists selling more than 3,000 unique items. Free ticket reservations are recommended but not required, reserve your free event ticket at https://foothillsartcenter.org/ hart.

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reprises his role as Santa and Sharon Kay White returns as Deb. New cast members include Keyonna Knight as Jovie and Rendell DeBose as the Macy’s Manager.

Not only is the fact that the holidays are back a reason to celebrate, but for some performers like Houghton, it’ll be their return to performing in-person theater.

“There aren’t very many 24-person musicals happening right now, so we’re incredibly lucky,” he said. “It’s a perfect screen-to-stage adaptation. It’s a family show that you should definitely bring the kids to. It has humor the kids love and humor for the adults.”

Cans from Centennial-based brewery Resolute Brewing feature the art of Ken Sarafin COURTESY OF RESOLUTE BREWING with labels inspired by styles of famous artists.

Everest.

The compact nature of a beer can grants local artists a chance to see their work in places they never would have imagined, said Phares, the Lakewood artist who worked for West Fax. “What I love about the beer can thing is people bring beers in their backpack when they go skiing, when they go hiking, they bring six-packs to their friends house,” she said. “They work their way into all these different environments that art maybe traditionally hasn’t

been in. I found it really fun to see my artwork that’s of these wild places actually out in some of these places that they were inspired by, because that didn’t happen very often for me.”

As customers continue to browse the local beer section of their nearby liquor store, they’re likely to be met with a growing gallery of art. Phares said it adds a new dimension to how they will choose their next drink.

“It’s like the new phase of judging a book by its cover,” she said.

Celebrate the future with ‘Ada and the Engine’ Just in time for the holidays, the Firehouse Theater Company is staging a play they were about to open right before the pandemic shut everything down - “Ada and the Engine.” The play runs at the John Hand on the CFU Lowry Campus, 7653 E. 1st Place in Denver, through Saturday, Dec. 18. Performances on Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m.

The show takes place at the beginning of the British Industrial Revolution and follows Ada Byron Lovelace (daughter of Lord Byron) as she works with Charles Babbage (inventor of the first mechanical computer) on the potential of analytic engines. A story of love, friendship and looking to the future, it’s a great alternative to more familiar holiday theater. Get tickets at www. firehousetheatercompany.com/.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Polo G at the Mission Ballroom Chicago’s Polo G is one of the brightest stars in a new galaxy of rap voices that has been developing over the last few years. While he is undoubtedly influenced by some of Chicago’s drill legends like Chief Keef, he’s worked in more melody, at times coming across as a kind of blues singer.

His debut album “Die A Legend,” was immediately attentiongrabbing and this year’s “Hall of Fame” continues to showcase his canny gift with a pen and a beat.

He’ll be stopping by the Mission Ballroom, 4242 Wynkoop St. in Denver, at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 30. Get tickets at www.axs.com.

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Sneak-peek preview of Camp Christmas draws lots of happy campers Lights, music and holiday cheer fills Lakewood’s Heritage Belmar Park

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Lakewood Mayor, Adam Paul, joined Camp Christmas Creator, Lonnie Hanzon and Santa Claus to kick off the start of the holiday extravaganza in the first year at its new home, Heritage Belmar Park.

“We’re celebrating community, and doing it in a unique, one-of-akind way that only Lonnie could put together,” Paul said. “We’ve been yearning for a long time — looking for a unique way to come together and I just think it’s an incredible opportunity for our city. I’m honored and thrilled we were able to make this happen here and I encourage people to come out and enjoy it.”

Standing in front of the spectacular flaming owl display, lit earlier by Paul, Hanzon said it felt wonderful to be open and to be ready to celebrate the season.

Camp Christmas, which brought together Hanzon, the City of Lakewood and the DCPA (Denver Center for Performing Arts) runs through Jan. 2.

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Daniel Cardenas takes aim at Pomona wrestling history

BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

DENVER — There is no chance Pomona senior Daniel Cardenas is going to get ahead of himself this wrestling season.

Sure … the 3-time individual state wrestling champion is attempting to make history this season. Cardenas is trying to join the exclusive 4-timer club, but also would be the first Pomona wrestler to become a 4-time high school state champion in Colorado.

“I’m not making too big of a deal of it,” Cardenas said during the CHSAA Media Day on Nov. 9 at Ball Arena. “It’s going to be another state championship (tournament), nothing too crazy.”

Cardenas is banking that what happened to Pomona wrestling legend Tom Clum more than 20 years ago won’t be on tap at the state tournament coming up Feb. 17-19 at Ball Arena.

“I’ve heard about it obviously.

It’s a crazy story to hear,” Cardenas said of the Clum story. “It drives me more and harder not to allow that to be a thought in my head.”

Clum was attempting to be the first Colorado high school wrestler to become an undefeated 4-time state champion. He took his 148-0 record up against Wasson’s Brett Roller in the 5A 125-pound title match during the 2001 state championships.

In what was a wild match, Clum had a 12-8 lead late in the third period. However, Roller pulled off a 2-point takedown and 3-point nearfall in the final 10 seconds taking a 13-12 victory over Clum.

Current wrestling coach at Pomona — Sam Federico — had actually just moved from Oregon to Colorado and was a fan in the stands at Pepsi Center getting his first taste of the state tournament.

“I had never been to a high school state wrestling tournament like that before. It was packed. It was crazy,” Federico said. “Growing up in Oregon we had 5,000 to 6,000 fans, not 15,000 or 16,000.”

Federico admitted he didn’t even know where Pomona High School was located. He watched as bedlam happened after Clum’s loss.

Being in Cardenas’s corner at Ball Arena for a fourth straight state title is what Federico envisions more than 20 years after Clum just fell short of becoming Pomona’s first 4-time state champion.

“For him winning is not a goal.

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surrounds us. And other times we are an active participant in this life, engaged in the creation and in the doing, living in the experiences and sharing each moment. We appreci-

Pomona’s Daniel Cardenas celebrates after his pin of Poudre senior Dean Nobel to win the Class 5A 138-pound title Feb. 22, 2020, at Pepsi Center. He would repeat the feat earlier this year to become a three-time state champ. Cardenas now begins his senior year at PHOTOS BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS Pomona, in search of a rare fourth state title.

It’s a byproduct of the work he puts in and he puts in a ton of it,” Federico said of Cardenas. “He is a great leader on our team. He makes my job easier.”

As a team, Pomona is attempting to grab a fourth straight 5A team title.

“Everyone just works hard consistently. We have to stay on each

other as a team like we always have,” Cardenas said as Pomona zeros in on a fourth consecutive team title. “It will come. It is going to come.”

One change for Cardenas came a handful of weeks ago. He had verbally committed to Cornell University, but switched to Stanford University. Rob Koll has recruited Cardenas when he was at Cornell. When Koll was named the new coach at Stanford in May the Pomona wrestling standout decided to make the change to the west coast.

It’s clear with his college decision behind him now Cardenas can turn his complete focus is taking care of business on the mat.

Something Cardenas has done his entire high school career setting up a history making moment.

“I don’t even try to think about that type of stuff,” Cardenas said of on the brink of history. “I try to think about each match.”

ate every sight, sound smell, smile, gift, breath, hug, call, text, card, message, and words of hope and encouragement that fill the atmosphere all around us. Our attitude of gratitude is so strong we want to share it with everyone.

Here, during this week of Thanksgiving, let’s remember that during the chaos and confusion, disruption

and doubts, that there is still so very much to be grateful for. The joys found in the littlest and simplest things. The awe and wonder found on the faces of children of all ages.

God’s paintbrush that colors the sky, the mountains, the oceans and the desert.

What fills your attitude of gratitude this week? I would love to hear

your story at mnorton@tramazing. com, and when we recognize and appreciate the beautiful blessings that surround us, it really will be a better than good year.

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

Pomona’s Daniel Cardenas attempts to pin a Valor opponent during a 2020 match.

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supporting Arvada’s small businesses.

“I would love to thank city staff and city council for their continued support of the small businesses of Arvada. There has been a lot that has been done over the last year and a half and I don’t think it’s been lost of anybody what a special community Arvada is and the support that we have seen has not gone unfelt,” Hengstler said.

Animal Assisted Therapy Council also unanimously approved an ordinance rezoning land located at 7275 Kipling St. from residential/agricultural to planned unit development, and subsequently approved the PUD plan for the property, which is the location of Animal Assisted Therapy Programs of Colorado, also with a 7-0 vote.

The development plan allows Animal Assisted Therapy Programs of Colorado — believed to be the first formal therapy practice in the state to utilize on-site animals in their programs — to add six additional office spaces and six additional parking spaces in order to accommodate an increase in patient volume.

The development plan also calls for the demolition of an unused building on the property.

Animal Assisted Therapy Programs of Colorado sees an average of 25 patients per day and has about 30 animals — including horses, donkeys, alpacas, goats, chickens and

A girl participates in pet therapy.

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Representatives from the Arvada Resiliency Taskforce accept the Small Business SatCOURTESY PHOTO urday Proclamation from Councilmember John Marriott.

rabbits — that live at the facility.

Co-founder and Executive Director Linda Chassman Craddock said the practice currently has a 42-person waiting list and is struggling to adequately see patients in its current space.

“We need to expand. Right now, we have rescued and rehired animals that live on site. We have about 30 animals that live on site and then we started with just a couple of people and a couple of animals and we have grown very rapidly, and so we are going to want to expand so that we can see more clients,” Craddock said.

She added that the practice was formed in 2010 and moved to a small farm in Lakewood in 2013 before coming to Arvada in 2018. Craddock

said that interest has drastically increased since moving to Arvada.

“It’s pretty crazy how fast we’ve grown. When we moved here to Arvada, we’ve just been skyrocketing. The need is growing, our programs are growing,” Craddock said. “Within the last year, year and a half in particular there has been such a need. We’re a very unique program and we help people in a different kind of way that sit down and talk therapy.”

Councilmember Lisa Smith praised Animal Assisted Therapy Programs of Colorado’s mission and its staff’s handling of the development application process.

“As someone who has worked with mentally ill patients and seen the work that animals can do in

conjunction with mental health, I sincerely appreciate all that you’ve done in our community,” Smith said.

“In our packet, I read that when the neighborhood meeting happened and there were some concerns, you took them on a tour, you talked to them and you mitigated a lot of those concerns, and that is just a really good example of how the process of notifying the public and working alongside your neighbors can benefit all the people,” Smith continued.

Councilmember Lauren Simpson echoed Smith’s sentiments and praised the practice’s use of the land.

“I want to commend it; I think it’s a wonderful business model. I will be supporting the motion. I love what you guys do,” she said.

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“Ultimately, to build a bridge so we can develop a diverse plan to make the community safer and stronger,” said Kaufman when asked about the purpose of the rally.

“We welcome the community to voice their concerns and join in their grief for the loss of Johnny Hurley, a true hero who acted bravely in the services of others during the tragic events in Olde Town Arvada,” said King’s office in a statement.

Attendees at the rally voiced their concern about Arvada Police’s training procedures and active shooter situation protocols and questioned if more resources or training could have prevented Hurley’s death.

Curt Webbe, a friend of Hurley’s, said that he felt that APD Officer Kraig Brownlow — who fatally shot Hurley after mistaking him for the initial gunman — was not adequately prepared to handle the situation.

“It was a horrible situation for everybody. I look at what the officer did, and maybe additional training would have been able to circumvent that. It just seems to me the officer wasn’t prepared for the situation. I don’t know how to prepare for that. I don’t think police officers get enough training.

I just can’t get over how it went over in the end,” said Webbe.

Another friend of Hurley’s, who wished to remain anonymous, urged the City of Arvada to provide

A friend of Hurley’s works on a sign reading “Johnny acted to protect the public and police. Arvada PD PHOTOS BY RYAN DUNN shot him with no warning.”

The scene at the Nov. 18 Friends of Johnny Hurley Foundation rally at District Attorney King’s office.

adequate resources for APD officers.

“If Arvada Police Department needs better resources and training, then the city

needs to accommodate that so that the officers can feel safe,” said the friend.

Kaufman went on to say that his main objectives for

the rally were to promote “accountability and prevention.”

“Justice for Johnny means accountability and

prevention. Accountability is when we found out that Johnny was killed for helping other people, we felt less safe… I would like to fill that gap and I think that means preventing more tragedies in the future by training police better for active shooter scenarios,” said Kaufman.

Other friends of Hurley took issue with the way the CIRT team investigation was handled.

Ahva Lenay, who said she knew Hurley for about 10 years, felt that his family was not treated comparably to the family of APD Officer Gordon Beesley, who was also a victim of the shooting, throughout the investigative process.

“I think it took way too long for the information to come out and I think that creates mistrust. And I’m all about open communication.

I understand how difficult the circumstances were and what was at risk for our police officers, who I care very much about as well.

But I think that was way too long and I’d like to see that change,” said Lenay.

“At least if the family were brought in and given some solace and information — it could have trickled to the first layer of family; they could have signed disclosures. It just seems like there was a lot of things that could have been done to bring comfort to the family,” Lenay continued. “The officer who was shot, his family had more comfort, his family got a little more information. It just feels imbalanced.”

Lenay added that she wants to see “bridges between our peacekeepers; the police, and the people” come out of this situation.

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This publication will commence a 30-day public comment period for the Amendment. A copy of

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