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VOLUME 17 | ISSUE 29

Polis commutes sentence of AguileraMederos Sentence reduced to 10 years with parole eligibility in 2026

BY BOB WOOLEY BWOOLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A handmade cross displays a message of love in front of Lucky 13 Tattoo, were one of the victims of a violent shooting spree lost his life Dec. 27.

PHOTO BY BOB WOOLEY

Lakewood victims of shooting rampage remembered

Friends and colleagues react to the sudden loss of loved ones

BY BOB WOOLEY BWOOLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

It was a brisk 30 degrees outside on the evening of Dec. 29. Despite the chill, a steady stream of people came to Lucky 13 Tattoo in Lakewood. Some came to mourn the loss of a friend. Others, to pay respects to a man they didn’t know personally.

They left bouquets of flowers and stuffed animals. They lit candles, shed tears and shared memories of 38-year-old father of three, Danny Scofield.

Scofield, a tattoo artist also known as Dano Blair, was killed Dec. 27 in the shop where he worked. The gunman, Lyndon James McLeod, 47, was in the middle of a shooting

rampage that stretched from Denver to Lakewood, ultimately taking the lives of five victims.

J.D. Rose and Joleen Fresquez came to Lucky 13 to say goodbye.

Through tears, they talked about the man others have described as a gentle giant.

“I knew Dano. He was our tattoo artist and a really supportive and kind friend,” Rose said. “He was a sweetheart.”

They each have three tattoos done

by Scofield. Joleen described him as the most genuinely wholesome human being with a generous spirit.

She said she’d drawn the three tattoos he did for her, and finding a tattoo artist who thought her designs were perfect the way she’d drawn them was rare.

“He was your best friend the minute you walked into the shop,” Rose says. “He was endlessly supportive and soft-spoken.”

A few miles away, candles, part of another impromptu memorial, flickered in the darkness in front of

the Hyatt House Hotel in Belmar.

Among the flowers, keepsakes and candles rested two colorful stars with messages “be strong” and “stay strong” delivered by Josh Garcia, executive director of Stars of Hope. There also was a Disney children’s book titled “I love you this much.”

The gifts have been left to honor and remember Sarah Steck, 28, who was the last person McLeod shot before meeting his own demise at the hands of Lakewood Police Agent Ashley Ferris.

Steck worked as a desk clerk at the Hyatt House. She was critically wounded in the shooting, and died from her injuries the following day.

In a joint press conference, police said they believe the gunman did not know Steck, but was possibly targeting the hotel.

A graphic artist with a gothic flair, Steck graduated with a bachelor’s of fine art in communication SEE SHOOTING, P2

The 110-year sentence of Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos, convicted for causing a deadly semi-truck accident on I-70 that killed four people and injured several others, has been commuted to 10 years by Gov. Jared Polis.

The commutation was confirmed on the Colorado.gov website.

In a clemency letter addressed to Aguilera-Mederos, Polis said he was writing to inform him that he was granting his application for a commutation.

“After learning about the highly atypical and unjust sentence in your case, I am commuting your sentence to 10 years and granting you parole eligibility on December 30, 2026,” the letter said. “The clemency power is reserved for only the most unique and deserving cases. My decision today is based solely on the circumstances of your case.”

Polis went on to reference the initial 110-year sentence, which he said was disproportionate compared with many other inmates in the criminal justice system who committed intentional, premeditated or violent crimes.

Of the timing, Polis said there was an urgency to remedy this unjust sentence and restore confidence in the uniformity and fairness of the criminal justice system. He also said the original sentence was the result of a law Colorado passed by the legislature, signed by a prior governor, and was not the fault of the judge that handed down the sentence.

To prevent future cases from resulting in similar outcomes, SEE CRASH, P3

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design at Metropolitan State University of Denver’s Communication Design Program last spring.

In her online design portfolio, Steck wrote that she’d always felt different than the people around her in terms of what she enjoyed, her interests, appearance and feelings.

“I’ve struggled as an outsider and have been labeled as the weirdo and it took a long time for me to feel okay in my own skin and to stop trying to mold myself into what our society deems as acceptable and beautiful,” she wrote.

Hyatt House’s General Manager, Andra Alvarez released a statement about Steck who’ll be remembered, among other things, for her infectious laugh.

“We are devastated by the sudden and tragic loss of our dear friend and colleague, Sarah Steck, a front desk host at Hyatt House Denver/ Lakewood at Belmar,” Alvarez’s statement said. “Colleagues and guests knew Sarah for her infectious laugh and her love of kittens, art and music — especially Blink-182.

But most of all, Sarah loved her boyfriend, family and friends. We will miss her terribly, and our hearts go out to Sarah’s family and friends as well as the families and friends of all the victims of the horrific act of violence that occurred on December 27, 2021.”

Hyatt House has temporarily suspended operations as the investigation continues.

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Lakewood Police Spokesman John Romero released a statement confirming the identity of Agent Ferris, and giving additional details in the ongoing investigation.

“After shooting and killing 38-yearold Danny Schofield at the Lucky 13 tattoo shop, the 47-year-old male suspect traveled to the Belmar shopping area where he gunned down 28-yearold Sarah Steck as she worked at the Hyatt House,” Romero’s statement said. “At several points during this situation, the suspect exchanged gunfire with Lakewood and Denver Police. From there, the shooter headed to the area of Alaska and Vance when he encountered Lakewood Police Agent Ashley Ferris.

Agent Ferris ordered him to drop his weapon as he approached her.

The suspect ignored her commands and shot Agent Ferris, striking her in the abdomen. Agent Ferris, shot and wounded on the ground, was able to return fire on the suspect.

The suspect was shot by Agent Ferris and died on scene.”

PHOTOS BY BOB WOOLEY

Romero said the incredible tragedy could have been worse, if it weren’t for the heroic efforts of Ferris and other law enforcement at the scene.

In Romero’s statement, Lakewood Police Chief Dan McCasky said his department’s hearts are incredibly heavy with the loss of life and injuries suffered by others during this rampage.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with the Cardenas, Gunn-Maldonado, Scofield, Steck and Swinyard families, as well as the families of those injured,” McCasky said.

Three other victims killed in the incident include Alicia Cardenas, 44, owner of Denver tattoo shop, Sol Tribe, Alyssa Gunn-Maldonado, 35, and 67-year-old Michael Swinyard, all of Denver.

Denver Mayor Michael Hancock called the incident a terrible, heartbreaking and senseless act of gun violence and said he’s praying for those lives lost, the victims and their families.

An impromptu memorial takes shape outside Hyatt House Hotel in Belmar. The flowers, candles and gifts are left in remembrance of Sarah Steck, who died Dec. 28 from injuries sustained during a deadly shooting spree through Denver and Lakewood.

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Polis said he is calling on the Colorado Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice (CCJJ) to continue the important work that ensures consistency in sentencing to prevent future bizarre outcomes like the one in this case.

Finally, Polis admonished Aguilera-Mederos to reevaluate his role in the tragedy.

“I strongly encourage you to take additional responsibility for your actions by seeking restorative justice opportunities to address your obligations to those who suffered loss and to repair the needs of the community due to your carelessness,” Polis said. “You have wondered why your life was spared when other lives were taken.

You will struggle with this burden of this event for the rest of your life, but never forget that because of this event, countless others will struggle with the loss of their loved ones or injuries as well. And you will serve your just sentence.”

First Judicial District Attorney Alexis King issued the following statement Dec. 30, in response to Gov. Jared Polis granting Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos clemency, reducing his sentence to 10 years: “From the beginning, we have followed the process set forth in the law to reach a just resolution of this case.

We are disappointed in the Governor’s decision to act prematurely. I joined the surviving victims and families of those who lost their loved ones in their wish to have the trial judge determine an appropriate sentence in this case, as he heard the facts and evidence of the defendant’s destructive conduct that led to death, injury, and devastating destruction. We are meeting with the victims and their loved ones this evening to support them in navigating this unprecedented action and to ensure they are treated with fairness, dignity, and respect during this difficult time. We look forward to sharing more information with our community that we were ethically prohibited from releasing while the case was pending.”

A man holds a large banner in support of Rogel Aguilera-Mederos.

PHOTO BY BOB WOOLEY

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Last Week’s Fire Disaster Is a Wakeup Call for Building More Fire-Resistant Homes

For this week’s column, I revisited the column I published on Nov. 29, 2018, following the devastating wildfire that took out the entire town of Paradise, California.

Last week we experienced a similar tragedy in our northern suburbs of Superior and Louisville. The difference was that this fire was driven by hurricane force winds that are all too common in Jefferson County. Those winds weren’t limited to that area, and it was clear to Rita and me that a spark on Lookout Mountain (to which our home backs) might well have led to a similar catastrophe for the city of Golden. There’s simply no way to stop the spread of fire driven by such winds.

You probably noticed, as I did, that the fire spared some houses while completely consuming adjoining houses, so perhaps it’s possible to increase the chances of being one of those skipped houses in a future wind-driven wildfire.

Was it just luck, or did they have any construction features that may have helped spare them? Today I’ll describe some features that might increase the chances of a home being skipped.

In high wind or low, it’s important to recognize that fires spread from home to home primarily by wind-blown embers.

You’ve probably heard of requirements by insurance companies that homes in the “wildland urban interface” create a “defensible space” around them. That is accomplished by cutting down trees and bushes within, say, 20-30 feet of your home.

Useful as that might be, it’s more important that burning embers from further distances landing on or next to your home not find combustible material, whether it be dead leaves, shrubbery, a wood deck, or a shingle roof. There’s a website on this subject which I recommend: www.DisasterSafety.org/wildfire.

One of the links you’ll find useful is “what to do if a wildfire is approaching.”

California is, understandably, a leader in researching and rating building materials based on their fire resistance.

Google “Wildland Urban Interface Products” to find Cal-Fire’s 48-page handbook dated Dec. 14, 2021, listing construction materials in 7 categories: decking; exterior windows; exterior wall siding and sheathing; exterior doors; undereave protection; vents; and non-wood

roof covering/assemblies. (I’ll post a link for it at www.GoldenREblog.com.)

If I were to invest in making my own home more fire resistant (which I am seriously considering in the wake of last week’s fires), here are some of the things I would investigate; Metal roofing: I like the look of what is called “stone-coated steel” roofing. It looks from a distance like wood shake roofing. There’s an HOA in south Jeffco which requires wood shake roofing, but it will allow this kind of metal roofing. (It does not allow the more common composition shingle roofing.)

Roof sprinklers: I’ve often thought it would make sense to install sprinkler heads at strategic locations on my roof to wet the roof if a fire is approaching. I’m going to ask a plumber about this concept. Sprinklers that would douse the exterior walls might also be a good idea.

I found on Amazon a kit of 2 roof sprinklers with gutter, wall or fence mounting and 50 feet of hose for $179.95, but I like the idea of permanent sprinkler heads with through-the-roof plumbing, which I think my HOA would find less objectionable.

Motorized rolling metal shutters: I have seen these installed on a few Jeffco homes. They’re marketed for privacy and security, but they completely cover the windows when lowered and would surely help protect against fire. Some such systems allow the shutters to be operated via an app on your smartphone.

One vendor is www.somfysystems.com.

This would be another reason for having a home battery backup system (which I’ve ordered) in case of power failure.

Non-combustible siding: The most common siding being installed by local builders is “Hardieboard” from James Hardie. Although it can be mistaken for wood siding, it’s actually a fiber cement product considered non-combustible. It’s only 1/4-inch thick, however, so it only provides short-term protection and does not qualify as fire resistant, so it matters what is underneath it. Refer to the CalFire handbook of siding products.

Special attention should be paid to the underside of roof overhangs, balconies and decks, where flames can be trapped.

Roof soffits in most homes have vents which combine with vents on the roof to circulate outside air through the attic.

Unfortunately, this design can also allow the introduction of wind-blown embers into the attic. One way to eliminate these vents is to do what Meritage Homes did in building Arvada’s Richards Farm subdivision. The insulation of those homes is closed-cell foam sprayed onto the underside of the roofs, rather than the more typical blown-in cellulose or fiberglass batts resting on the floor of the attic, as is found in most homes. The attic in such homes becomes “conditioned” (heated) space, eliminating the need for soffit and roof vents. Meritage probably didn’t consider that making the homes more energy efficient in this way had the added benefit of making them more resistant to ember intrusion in a wildfire.

In past columns, I have promoted the all-electric home for sustainability and health reasons, but last week’s fires have provided another reason for abandoning natural gas. A large number of homes that were not destroyed are nevertheless enduring days and possibly weeks without natural gas service and therefore heat during some bitterly cold times. If any of those homeowners had switched to heat pumps for space heating and for hot water (as many have), they would not be affected by the long delay involved in restoring gas service to their neighborhood. That might be an additional inducement to make the switch away from natural gas.

It is not uncommon for homes to have “safe rooms” to which homeowners can retreat in case of a home invasion. I have seen really good examples of safe rooms in Jeffco homes. If such a room were constructed in a basement with cinderblock walls, a metal door, and a concrete-and-metal ceiling, it might double as a survival room in the event of a wildfire when evacuation is a risky alternative. Given the increase in tornadoes due to climate change, it could also serve as a tornado shelter. Meanwhile, such a room would make a great wine cellar!

Although I have not researched it, I would guess that taking some of these precautions — especially metal roofing and the rolling metal shutters — might help to reduce your insurance premiums, as well as to possibly save your life and property in case of wildfire.

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Shooting rampage begins in Denver, ends in Lakewood with five dead plus shooter Investigators ID the suspected shooter and victims

BY BOB WOOLEY AND KRISTEN FIORE BWOOLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM, KFIORE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Hyatt House Hotel in Belmar, where desk clerk Sarah Steck, 28, was shot. Steck died of PHOTO BY BOB WOOLEY her injuries Dec. 28.

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A deadly shooting rampage in Denver and Lakewood claimed the lives of five victims and ultimately ended with the suspect’s death.

Lyndon James McLeod, 47, identified by the Lakewood Police Department at a press conference held the day after the shootings, opened fire in tattoo shops, homes and a hotel lobby during a killing spree on the evening of Dec. 27.

Denver Police Chief Paul Pazen said that it appears that McLeod was targeting specific people and businesses.

The incident is believed to have started around 5:25 p.m. Dec. 27 when three individuals were shot near 1st Avenue and Broadway in Denver. Two women were killed in that shooting, including Alicia Cardenas, owner of Denver tattoo shop Sol Tribe.

The other victim, a man, was injured and taken to the hospital for treatment. He remains in critical condition, according to Clark.

Around 5:31 p.m. near 6th Avenue and Cherokee Street, the shooter attempted to gain access to a residence and fired at the occupants.

No one was injured. In a nearby alley, a van was set on fire.

“It appears the suspect was responsible for starting that fire,” Clark said. “We’re working to determine the source of the fire.”

Around 5:45 p.m., the Denver Police department reported gunshots at the 1200 block of Williams Street.

A man was killed.

At that point, investegators got information on McLeod’s vehicle and located it around 5:49 p.m.

Denver officers exchanged gunfire with McLeod as they were in pur-

At a press conference held the day after the shootings, the Lakewood Police Department identified the suspected shooter as Lyndon James McLeod, 47.

The fatal victims have been identified as: Danny Scofield, 38; Sarah Steck, 28; Alicia Cardenas, 44; Alyssa Gunn-Maldonado, 35; Michael Swinyard, 67.

Donations can be maade to support the victims, families and survivors through the Colorado Healing fund at coloradohealingfund.org suit of his vehicle near 8th Avenue and Zuni Street. The shots disabled the police car, allowing McLeod to flee to Lakewood.

Lakewood Police Spokesman John Romero said that just before 6 p.m., his department received a report of shots fired at Lucky 13 Tattoo in Lakewood. The victim, Danny Scofield, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Lakewood police were able to locate the vehicle near Belmar shopping center and the driver opened fire. Police returned fire, but the suspect fled the scene on foot.

Around 6:10 p.m., McLeod retreated to the Hyatt Place Hotel, where he shot a desk clerk, Sarah Steck.

Steck later died in the hospital.

McLeod fled the scene again before being confronted by Lakewood police agents, who ordered him to drop his weapon. McLeod shot and injured Lakewood Police Agent Ashley Ferris, who recovered enough to return fire, killing McLeod.

“I can’t emphasize enough the heroic actions of our Lakewood Police agent,” Romero said. “In the face of being shot, in the face of danger, she was able to save others from this terrible tragedy.”

Pazen said that McLeod was on the radar of law enforcement due to investigations in 2020 and early 2021 that did not result in criminal charges. Those details are not being released at this time.

This is a developing story, as the investigation is ongoing.

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School Board receives update on Social, Emotional, Behavioral Screener What first year results say about the emotional health of Jeffco’s students

BY BOB WOOLEY BWOOLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Fall 2021 saw Jeffco Schools take a systemic approach to the implementation of a Social, Emotional, Behavioral (SEB) Screener for the first time.

The screener is now administered three times per year, with assessments on observed skills and behavior of students. Those assessments are performed by teachers who’ve been trained by school-based reporters. The reporters were trained

by District experts and representatives from Pearson Assessments, the company that created the program.

Erin Sullivan, coordinator of Social Emotional Learning, said during the assessment period, each teacher takes into consideration behavior they’ve seen (from participating students) during the previous four to six weeks.

She stressed that the assessment is observational — not student performance based, and that all district families were given the choice of opting their student out of the assessments.

Areas of assessment include SelfAwareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness, Relationship Skills,

Responsible Decision Making and Motivation to Learn. Students are scored using five performance levels to determine if they are at an At Risk, Emerging or Proficient level.

What the program indicates Broken down into individual categories, the district showed strength in the Motivation to Learn and Social Awareness proficiencies, with Self-Management and Relationship Skills described in the report as areas needing more focus and future support.

Beginning of Year (BOY) Fall 2021, scores for elementary students showed 77% scoring at (upper) level 3, 4 or 5 in the Self-Awareness category, with only 3% at level 1.

Elementary scores for Self-Management saw 70% of students landing in the 3, 4 and 5 levels, while 6% came in at level 1.

Jeffco’s middle school students had Fall 2021 BOY Social Awareness scores of 85% at levels 3, 4 and 5, with just 3% coming in at level 1.

Full SEB Screener scores can be found at go.boarddocs.com by navigating to the Dec. 15 meeting, clicking on Agenda - 3.03 Fall Screener and downloading the Presentation PDF. How it works In explaining some of the nuances of the scoring, Sullivan said the district looks at a Social and Emotional Competence Total using standard scores, so it is comparing students across different levels of

proficiencies, to the norm or average. In other words, the scale is derived from summing the standard scores of the Self-Awareness, SelfManagement, Social Awareness, Relationship Skills, and Responsible Decision-Making competency scales.

That score is used as an overall indicator of social–emotional functioning.

“The assessment is being used across the country and has great analytics,” Sullivan said. “I also think that we started this systemically, in a very different year and are asking all of our staff pre-K through 10th grade to look at our students in this way. And so, I think that’s going to also have a story to tell of the evolution of this data from the beginning of the year, middle of the year and end of year, as we also create comfort around the instrument (assessment) itself.”

Board member Danielle Varda

wanted to know how the scores were so high, considering the prevailing opinion of many teachers and parents (including herself) is that students have been struggling during the pandemic.

Terry Walderman, Director, Student Services, replied to Varda’s question by clarifying that the screener is a skills assessment, not a tool for diagnosing mental health.

Walderman said the Screener addresses whether students have the skills to be in school.

She said the assessments indicate that a lot of the district’s students do have the necessary skills and that at levels where students are not proficient, the at-risk behaviors that the district is seeing (because of that lack of proficiency) are heightened.

Walderman emphasized that the majority of Jeffco’s students are okay, but the ones that are not okay… are really not okay.

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Gluten-free brewery nabs national industry award Holidaily Brewing Co. named among nation’s top rising stars

BY DEBORAH GRIGSBY DGRIGSBY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Holidaily Brewing Co. Marketing Coordinator Hannah Perkins holds three glasses of toasted millet used to make the brewery’s certified gluten-free beers. Traditionally made with barley, hops, yeast, and sometimes wheat, beers can contain gluten which may not be tolerated by those with celiac disease or other gluten-restrictive diets.

Holidaily uses primarily millet and buckwheat, which are gluten-free grains.

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When Golden resident Karen Hertz opened a beer brewery in early 2016, she was simply out to make a great-tasting 100% gluten-free glass of suds for herself, as well as others with similar dietary restrictions.

But what she wound up doing was creating one of the nation’s fastest-growing—and now awardwinning—niche craft breweries.

So, raise a glass to Holidaily Brewing Co. by industry trade publication Brewbound as one of the nation’s 2021 Rising Stars.

The award came as a total surprise, admits Laura Ukowich, Holidaily Brewing Co. chief operating officer.

“When we first heard about the award, we were taken aback, absolutely taken aback,” said Ukowich. “It was one of those moments where we feel like we’re doing great things, and we’re very passionate about what we do — so to get an award and to have other people recognize that. We want to leave our mark for sure.”

Holidaily was named along with seven other Rising Stars and was the only Colorado brewery awarded in this category.

“Brewbound is proud to honor our 2021 Award winners and Rising Stars, “ Brewbound editor Justin Kendall said in a statement. “This year presented brewers with an unrelenting onslaught of headwinds.

In the face of challenges, our award winners and Rising Stars pressed on, created new areas of opportunity and advocated for a better industry and world.”

But, seriously, how does it taste?

Well, it tastes like beer, of course, said Ukowich with a smile.

And to any doubters, Holidaily Brewing Co. Marketing Coordinator Hannah Perkins extends an open invitation to come and taste for themselves.

“Half the time, people don’t notice the difference,” she said. “And that’s the goal.”

Ukowich said the “taste test challenge” is a favorite way to introduce beer fans to their product.

Like most craft breweries, Holidaily brews everything from a dark stout to a blonde, IPAs, reds and lagers.

“We think we truly have a better craft beet that just happens to be gluten-free,” she said. “It’s a beer that everybody can enjoy. I think quality piece has always has been top of mind. We didn’t want to cut corners.”

She says the magic comes from their high-quality craft brewing process, which begins with their choice of grains.

“Normal beer is made barley and wheat, which both contain gluten,” explains Ukowich. “We use quality millet and buckwheat, which are

naturally gluten-free.”

Gluten-reduced means the beer is brewed with barley and wheat, like any other mainstream beer, but Ukowich says the difference is the fact the brewer adds an enzyme at the end of the brewing process that cuts the gluten.

“It like, literally, chops it up in the beer,” she said. “And we definitely have consumers that are still not able to drink those beers.”

She said even with the gluten significantly cut, there’s still enough of it in the beer that highly glutensensitive people can still get sick.

Holidaily’s brews are 100% dedicated gluten-free and never use the enzyme.

And that promise is more than just words.

Ukowich said the brewery voluntarily undergoes an annual audit by the Gluten-Free Certification Organization, based in Auburn, Washington.

The audit reviews the entire brewing process from start to finish, standard operating procedures, and even interviews individual staff members.

“It’s very thorough,” said Ukowich. “And to be 100% certified and have that gluten-free logo on our cans means a lot — to our consumers and us.”

What’s on tap for the future?

Something close to “world domination,” Perkins joked.

Since opening its doors in 2016, Holidaily’s production has grown by more than 850%, according to a press statement announcing their 2021 industry award.

With expanded distribution, Holidaily beers are available across Colorado with new expansions into Arizona, Kansas City, Houston, Austin, and southern California.

The Golden location opened in 2016. “To get our beer out there, we were driving around in our mom SUVs delivering beer to liquor stores, restaurants, and bars, Said Ukowich. “So literally, we have come a long way.”

When asked what she thinks is driving the expansion, Ukowich attributes it to their niche product.

“About 30% of consumers, now, are gluten-free—either that they know they are or have chosen to move toward that kind of diet,” she said. “We have that niche—a beer that everybody can drink.”

Ukowich said Holidaily plans to grow its roots locally while carefully eyeing thoughtful expansion into other markets across the country.

The brewery will celebrate its sixth anniversary in February with a “highly anticipated special release,” added Perkins. For details and the date, visit holidailybrewing.com.

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Community Table reaches 25,000-pound food drive goal Arvada-based food bank brings in 25,777 pounds of donations with help from community orgs

BY RYAN DUNN RDUNN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Christmas came right on time this year for patrons of Arvada-based food bank Community Table, as the nonprofit was able to reach its goal of 25,000 pounds of food raised

by Dec. 25. With assistance from a number of local organizations, Community Table’s first-ever 25x25 Community Food Drive brought in 25,777 pounds of food.

The food drive began this year as a way to supplement the food bank’s stock in the absence of the U.S. Postal Service’s Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive, which was cancelled in 2020 and 2021. That program was responsible for bringing in 80,000 pounds of food annually, according to Community Table Chief Operating Officer Sandy Martin.

Community Table partnered with

the Apex Center, the Arvada Visitors Center, the Arvada Center and Arvada Fire Protection District for the 25x25 Community Food Drive, with each partner setting up donation bins at their locations around the city.

Small businesses, churches and schools also contributed to the effort, with many hosting collections bins and food drives of their own to help Community Table’s effort.

“It was a real community effort — not just in Arvada, but the surrounding areas too. It was a huge success; we’re delighted we ended up making our goal,” Community Table’s Director of Communication Leanne Cadman said.

Cadman added that the food collected from the drive will hopefully get the food bank through the lean months that typically follow the holidays.

“We hope this food gets us through May, when Stamp Out Hunger happens. That’ll put us in really good shape,” Cadman said. “Once the holidays are over, we get way less donations of food and money.

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GiGi’s Playhouse receives financial awards Money to help Lakewood Down syndrome achievement center expand program development

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Nonprofit Down syndrome achievement center, GiGi’s Playhouse, has received two new grants to expand its program development. The Daniels Fund has granted $38,000, and the Buell Foundation awarded $15,000 to help the Playhouse offer individuals with Down syndrome free educational, therapeutic and career development programs from prenatal diagnosis through adulthood.

Gigi’s Playhouse is the first and only Down syndrome achievement center in Colorado. The nonprofit celebrated the grand opening of the Denver facility earlier this fall.

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GiGi’s Playhouse was founded by Nancy Gianni, whose third child, GiGi, was born with Down syn-

drome.

On the nonprofit’s website, Gianni writes about GiGi’s birth and the impact it made on her as a mother.

“I cannot even begin to tell you the total fear and devastation I felt. Everything they were telling us about Down syndrome was so negative! Suddenly no one had eye contact with me anymore, they kept the door to my room closed and they kept sending in the clergy! If this was happening to us already, what was life going to be like for our kids?

I was so afraid to bring her home and start this ‘new’ life,” Gianni wrote. “I remember when people first came to visit. There were hugs of sympathy, not congratulations. They would tip toe towards the bassinet and seemed afraid to look inside to see what she would look like. Then when they finally mustered up the courage to look, they saw this beautiful little baby and they were shocked! They always exclaimed, ‘Oh my gosh! She is adorable!’ I really don’t know what they were expecting to see, but finally people started to realize she was just a baby.”

Gianni said she made a promise to her daughter that she would change the way the world looked at people with Down syndrome.

Now, with 55 locations in the U.S. and abroad, and with more than 220,000 program participation hours, GiGi’s Playhouse is well on the way to keeping that promise, accomplishing their mission of changing the way the world views Down syndrome and sending a global message of acceptance for all.

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about it so that from January to May we’ve got enough food.”

The Post Office currently has a 2022 Stamp Out Hunger campaign scheduled to begin on May 14.

Martin said that the effort of local residents and organizations to get Community Table to their goal was extremely impactful, especially with a number of circumstances making it difficult for the food bank to operate at full capacity.

“We have been impacted by the lack of the Postal Service food drive and the coronavirus, so it’s impacted our supply chain. Local agencies, businesses large and small, churches and individuals stepped up and it was just incredible. It gets us through a really tough time,”

Martin said.

Arvada City Councilmember Lauren Simpson, who works with a number of the agencies who partnered with Community Table and is an organizer of the Chow for Champions initiative, said the food drive is an example of the Arvada community coming together for a common goal.

“I’m really proud of this community. This is one more demonstration of how the people really care and come out to support each other,” Simpson said.

A late push proved to be the difference, as the drive was 1,000 pounds away from its goal on Dec. 22.

“When you set a goal and meet it, it feels so good,” Martin said.

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State allows emissions leeway for oil-gas industry Not everyone is happy about latitude board gave operators

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Colorado air regulators have adopted a sweeping set of rules to slash methane emissions from oil and gas operations, including a controversial, first-in-the nation program giving industry a freer hand in determining how to cut pollution.

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The “intensity program,” under which operators will have to reduce emissions by set percentages based on the amount of oil and gas they produce, was strongly supported by the industry and opposed by environmental groups concerned it would be ineffective.

The environmental and community groups pressed for regulations to increase inspections and curb emissions from specific operations such as unloading liquids and cleaning pipelines.

The regulations were adopted on Dec. 17 by the state’s Air Quality Control Commission to help meet statutory requirements for Colorado to cut its greenhouse gas emissions from 2005 levels by 26% by 2025, 50% by 2030 and 90% by 2050.

“This definitely gets us closer to where we want to be but more needs to be done,” said Joro Walker, an attorney with the environmental group Western Resource Advocates.

Industry officials hailed the adoption of the intensity program and lamented some of the other provisions adopted by the AQCC. “The commission’s adoption of an emissions intensity program, the centerpiece of this rulemaking, is the first of its kind at the state level and allows operators the flexibility to reduce emissions proactively and innovatively, rather than via top-down mandates,” said Lynn Granger, executive director of API Colorado, an industry trade group.

The mandated programs, such

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as inspections and performance testing, will be costly, Dan Haley, CEO of the Colorado Oil and Gas Association, a trade group, said in a statement.

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Rules often updated since 2014 Since 2014, the oil and gas industry has been the subject of eight rounds of AQCC rulemaking aimed at cutting emissions from pollution sources such as tanks, gas lines and control devices.

The goal of the rulemaking, commissioner Elise Jones said, “is to reduce methane emissions not vilify the oil and gas industry.”

The oil and gas industry is the third largest source of greenhouse gases in Colorado after transportation and electricity generation.

The main greenhouse gas emitted by oil and gas operations is methane, which is 30 times more potent than carbon dioxide, the prime greenhouse gas, but shorter lived in the atmosphere. The oil and gas sector is the source of 60% of all the methane emitted in the state, according to the state air pollution regulators.

Under the state’s Greenhouse Gas Pollution Reduction Roadmap, the oil and gas sector has to cut its emissions by 30% from 2005 levels by 2025 and 60% by 2030.

The industry is already on track to meet its 2025 target.

To meet the 2030 goal, the APCD calculated that the industry must cut methane emissions by 140,000 metric tons a year.

The biggest share — 64,000 metric tons or 46% — would come from the heightened inspection and repair program.

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How rules would work Under the new rules, wells producing more than 20 tons of oil equivalent a year (a measure of oil and gas) will be inspected monthly, as will sites near disproportionately impacted communities, such as lowincome neighborhoods and operations within 1,000 feet of occupied areas.

Many other well sites will be inspected on schedules ranging from bimonthly to quarterly, but every well site in the state will be inspected at least once a year.

“There are increased protections for disproportionately impacted communities and people living near oil and gas activity and now 12,000

smaller but leak-prone wells will get inspected,” said Matt Garrington, state campaign manager for the Environmental Defense Fund, which pushed for more frequent inspections.

Targets based on production The next largest tranche of reductions – 55,000 tons or 39% – would come from the intensity program which sets an emission limit per 1,000 barrels of oil equivalent (defined as oil plus natural gas) produced. There would be a target for large operators and a less restrictive one for small operators.

The APCD added even tighter standards for emissions from wells than the large operator standard for new wells and wells operating in disproportionately impacted communities – those where at least 40% of the households are low-income, people of color, burdened by housing costs or have suffered from a history of environmental racism.

“The intensity program will really push the industry to show what they can do,” commissioner Martha Rudolph said.

Environmental and community groups, along with some local officials voiced concern that the intensity program could be manipulated and that verifying the emission inventories for each operation and the emission reductions would be difficult to do.

“It all comes down to verification and the inventories and if there is one thing, we are squirrely about, this is it,” Jones said. “This thing will succeed or fail based on how we measure it.”

Oil and gas companies are sup-

posed to file their intensity plans in 2022, but it will be at least another year before the standard for evaluating those plans are in place.

The Air Pollution Control Division will spend the next year working through aerial surveys of emissions it conducted this summer and working with stakeholder groups to develop the best data for showing the emission reductions are being met, Robyn Wille, the division’s chief strategy officer, said in an interview.

The division is scheduled to submit a reporting and verification rule proposal to the AQCC in 2023. “We are aiming for transparency and accuracy,” Wille said.

The third largest reduction is slated to come from rules to limit emissions from pigging and blowdown operations, techniques for cleaning and maintaining pipelines.

The reductions are estimated to equal 9,600 metric tons a year or 7% of the total required decrease in emissions for the sector.

The rules apply statewide. “In the past the West Slope was treated differently than the Front Range and we pushed hard to get the regulations to be uniform across the state and we got that,” said Rodger Steen, chairman of the Western Colorado Alliance’s oil and gas committee.

“Citizens got a big win with these regulations.”

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pen Letter to Mr. Spielberg and Ms. Moreno, There are a few “rules” that I adhere to in my thinking about artistic efforts. One of them is to never try to remake perfection. Don’t do covers of Beatles songs; don’t remake “The Godfather;” don’t try to out-riff Robin Williams. There is no upside to such endeavors: you can’t avoid the comparison, and you can’t do it better, so what is the purpose?

I fell in love with “West Side Story” when I was 18 years old. It struck me then — and I still feel it now — that this is the quintessential piece of American performing art. What is more American than taking a piece of classic English literature and updating it and adapting it for a modern world, as Jerome Robbins did with “Romeo and Juliet?” What is more American than incorporating idioms from classical music, jazz, and Latin music, as Leonard Bernstein did with the musical score? On top of that, design a production that shows off the best of dance, combining the grace of ballet and the raw athletic power of modern dance. And then put it all together

in a play/movie which instantly became iconic, with lines and melodies that generations know instantly, even if they don’t necessarily know where they came from.

Why would you remake that?

I went to the theMichael Alcorn ater last week with my wife fully prepared to be disappointed, or, at least, unimpressed.

I. Was. Wrong.

Thank you, Mr. Spielberg and Ms. Moreno, for bringing this movie to the screens.

Where you were completely faithful to the original, it did not feel stale or contrived in any way. The slight variations you made on the original are, in my opinion, smart and effective. And, in fact, I very much appreciated how, by altering small pieces of the setting or subtle lines of dialogue, you made the movie even more relevant in our “modern” world. You managed to capture so many of the ambiguities of our whole conversation

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Bill would empower public workers Everyone should be able to work safely, be paid a living wage and have a say in how they’re treated. That’s what advocates of the upcoming Colorado Public Employee Collective Bargaining Bill are trying to do by expanding collective bargaining rights to public sector workers. This bill is an important step in making Colorado a better place to live and work.

I’m a proud member of United Campus Workers Colorado — CWA Local 7799, and I’ve seen some of the most important work at my job be done by our members.

We’re working to make sure people who are most impacted by COVID are taken care of. We’ve been funding Community Fridges so that people who are food insecure can eat. We’ve been pushing for racial

about race, assimilation, privilege, and the “other” without beating us over the head with it. Frankly, you did it with more nuance, grace and compassion than we deserve — certainly more than we’re used to.

And, I must admit, there are things in this movie that are notably better than the original. For one thing, the Sharks, in the original movie, while brilliant dancers and actors, had a … difficult … time holding pitch singing. Not so in this one. Also, let’s face facts: Natalie Wood was neither Latina nor was she a singer. Rachel Zegler is both, and what a revelation (!) she is as Maria. I also appreciated some of the advanced movie-making elements of this version, like the street settings and the cinematography.

And the music! Thank you for not shying away from letting Bernstein’s score resonate through the modern movie. It is, obviously, a challenge trying to render theatrical music to the screen (at least, without resorting to casting Anna Kendrick), and you seemed to actually embrace the complicated, involved and brilliant music and let all the emotions of the story ride

these melodies. I’ve been humming “Tonight” (the single greatest American song ever) around the house for two weeks now. I particularly appreciated that you allowed the dance scenes their full expression — I suspect that many of us are not acquainted with the joy and passion of la cultura puertorriquena, but it’s tough to remain blind to it after seeing this movie.

In other words, thank you for having the courage and vision to ignore my “rules” and remake perfection. And improve on it.

And bring it to a new generation.

And, to my readers, if you want to start 2022 with something beautiful, something elevating (if tragic), to break from the dreck of the last two years, go see this movie. Pay box office for it. Support beauty.

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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BY SANDRA FISH COLORADO SUN

The 2022 election is 10 months away, and a wave of candidates are filing paperwork to run in Colorado’s newly reconfigured congressional and legislative districts.

But jumping into a race doesn’t guarantee someone a spot on the ballot for the June 28 primary, let alone the Nov. 8 general election. Candidates have to spend big money to qualify for the contest, or they can try to pick up enough support from members of their political party through what’s called the caucus and assembly process.

The mad dash to make the ballot starts this month, with the primary ballot set by April 29.

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Often, they teach customers about more than food

BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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ometimes when customers enter Cafe Jordano, a longstanding Italian restaurant in Lakewood, they inquire about the lack of romantic music and quiet ambiance.

Owner Elisa Heitman, who was born and raised in Naples, Italy, takes a moment to explain: that is simply the American impression of her homeland.

“In Italy, the restaurants do not have dim lights and they have lots of people that talk,” Heitman said, “And they’re definitely not quiet.”

That’s just one of the parts of her country that Heitman seeks to share with customers through her restaurant, which has been in the community since 1991.

Heitman and dozens of other restaurateurs across the Denver Metro Area bring the food and culture of their homelands to local communities. Often, they’re correcting stereotypes and connecting Coloradans to novel ideas about far away places.

For Farah-Jane Jean Pierre, owner of Fritay Haitian Cuisine food truck, she’s teaching many that not all Haitian food is spicy and that her home country is more than what is seen on the news. For Grant and Yoona Conrad, owners of Hangry Ohana, they’re spreading Aloha and introducing locals to the sometimes-unexpected flavors of Hawaiian barbecue.

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When Jean Pierre moved to Denver three years ago, the only Haitian restaurant she knew of was closing down, she said. Previously, she had been in New York, where the food of her home country was abundant and easy to find.

With degrees in culinary arts and hospitality and a group of friends encouraging her to start her own restaurant, Jean

Pierre soon decided to take a course in opening a food truck. Now, the recentlyopened Fritay Haitian Cuisine food truck sits at 8615 East Colfax Avenue in Denver.

During the time she was preparing to open her food truck, Jean Pierre worked with her mother and aunt, both of whom still live in Haiti, to develop her recipes, she said.

“And then I put my own touch on them,” she said.

The truck serves common Haitian street food like plantains, rice and black beans, poul fri (fried chicken) and griyo (fried pork). Much of the food is prepared in a traditional haitian marinade called epis, which is a blend of herbs, garlic, peppers, vinegar and oil.

With many customers having never tried Haitian food, Jean Pierre often provides samples and explains a bit about her cooking process.

“There’s a misconception that Caribbean people eat a lot of spicy food,” Jean Pierre said. “But that doesn’t mean all our food is spicy.”

Jean Pierre, who moved to the United States a month after the deadly 2010 earthquake in Haiti, hopes to address other misconceptions about her country as well.

“With everything happening in Haiti right now, there’s bad news all the time,” she said, “But to me, there’s more to Haiti, more than the news.”

She said she hopes those curious about the country will try her food to learn a bit about it.

“You get a taste of Haiti,” she said. “Even though you’ve never been to Haiti.”

Spread the Aloha Grant and Yoona Conrad met in college on the Hawaiian island of Oahu where they both participated in a local ROTC program.

Grant started working in the restaurant industry while there and fell in love with the island’s food, he said.

The couple eventually moved to Colorado, where Grant was raised. Grant was working as a district manager for Wendy’s at the time but in 2016, he decided to open

Hangry Ohana, a Hawaiian barbeque food truck. Two years later, they opened their first storefront location in Parker and later opened restaurants in Fountain and Monument.

Now, Yoona, who grew up in Hawaii, gets to enjoy the food she grew up with, which isn’t very common in the Denver Metro Area.

“I get homesick like most people,” she said. “Grant’s cooking skills and business skills help me not miss home as much.”

The couple used a mix of taste memory, Yoona’s family recipes, and their own flavors to develop the dishes now served in the fast-casual restaurant. Some of the main items include chicken katsu, kalua pork, macaroni salad and bacon fried rice.

It’s not just the food from Hawaii that the couple is providing, it’s also the culture.

One thing Yoona likes to do is “spread the Aloha” with their customers, she said.

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Benchmark Theatre confronts our American darkness

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he Jan. 6 capitol insurrection is one of the darkest days in the history of the country — one that we’re still reeling from COMING and trying to figure ATTRACTIONS out to prevent from happening again.

When something that scarring happens, it can take art a while to catch up. But that’s not the case with Lakewood’s Benchmark Theatre, which is tackling the event Clarke Reader head on with the world premiere of “Our American Cousin: a nation divided” — held on Thursday, Jan. 6.

“The state of our discourse is no longer point-counter point any more. Now it’s about diluting the truth with so many opinions and perspectives that the truth can no longer be gleaned,” said Marc Stith, who is co-directing the show with Neil Truglio. “One of the concepts I hope people come away with is how fragile the truth is right now.”

“Our American Cousin” runs at Benchmark, 1560 Teller St., through Saturday, Jan. 29. Performances are at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. Audience members should be prepared to demonstrate proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test no more than 72 hours old. They will also need to wear a mask.

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comfort type of word and we want to instill that in our restaurant culture so our customers feel at home and get a little bit of the island experience.”

Cafe Jordano When Heitman moved to Colorado in 1979, she quickly fell in with the restaurant industry. She met her then-husband and about a decade later, the couple opened Cafe Jorda-

A part of the theater’s new season, themed “Aftermath,” the show’s aim is to get to the truth by doing no narrative writing — all that is presented is direct, unedited quotes from a variety of participants. Six actors — Shannon Altner, Chris Kendall, Bruce Laks, Suzanne Nepi, Josiah Peters and Ryan Omar Stack — take on dozens of roles each as they perform the very words of the participants.

Truglio said the production owes its style the living newspaper performances produced by the Federal Theatre Project in the 1930s.

“It’s a highly theatrical version of what happened and audiences will get to meet people they had no idea were involved,” he said. “The play is a moment in time and we think it needs the audience and the conversation.”

Both Stith and Truglio emphasized that the show is for everyone on the political spectrum and the hope is that by using only direct quotes from participants, it will cut to the truth and foster conversation. And Benchmark wants to be a place for those conversations, with several discussion options for audiences being considered.

“We don’t want people to view this as some kind of hatchet job.

We’re just presenting what the people who were there said,” Stith said. “Audience members will walk in with their own confirmation bias, but we’re not viewing this through the lens of party — it is what it is.”

Not only does “Our American

no – named for their son.

“Everybody said ‘you’re crazy, you’re never going to make it,” she said in an interview with Colorado Community Media.

Now, it’s 31 years later and Heitman says it was reasonable prices and word of mouth exchanges that maintained and grew the restaurant.

Many of the restaurant’s dishes are a blend of traditional recipes combined with their own unique twist, Heitman said.

While visitors sometimes only think of spaghetti or lasagna when they first

Cousin” grapple with pressing questions about the state of our democracy and how we move forward as a country, but it allows the theater to take part in current events conversations as they’re happening.

“The theater has gotten away from being very, very immediate, but we as artists need to be talking about and responding to these events as well,” Truglio said. “It’s theater for audiences excited to see something new, risky, immediate, a little dangerous and dark. Those who come take the risk will be rewarded for it.”

For tickets and information, visit benchmarktheatre.com/our-american-cousin-a-nation-divided.

Dance Theatre of Harlem stops at Newman Center The Dance Theatre of Harlem, one of the top dance groups in the country, is bringing its company of performers to the Robert and Judi Newman Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Denver, 2344 East Iliff Ave., at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 14 and Saturday, Jan. 15 at the June Swaner Gates Concert Hall.

According to provided information, “the 18-member, multi-ethnic touring company performs a forward-thinking repertoire that includes treasured classics, neoclassical works… as well as innovative contemporary works that use the language of ballet to celebrate African American culture.”

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If you’re a nerd, comedy fan or comedy nerd, you know who Patton Oswalt is. In addition to numerous stand-up tours and performances, he’s performed in a variety of films and television, ranging from “Parks and Recreation” to “Ratatouille.”

Oswalt is bringing his “Who’s Ready to Laugh?” tour to the Paramount Theatre, 1621 Glenarm Place in Denver, at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 8. For tickets, visit paramountdenver.com/event-calendar/.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Keys N Krates at the Temple Canada’s Keys N Krates make music for people who dig hip-hop.

The electronic trio — made up of drummer Adam Tune, keyboardist David Matisse and turntablist Jr. Flo (Greg Dawson) — tap into the loops and bass-driven beats that have been a key part of the rap genre since its creation.

The group just released their latest album, “Original Classic,” and Keys N Krates are bringing their tour to the Temple Nightclub, 1136 Broadway in Denver, at 10 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 8.

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

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NSIC names former GHS QB assistant coach of the year Fourth-generation player Karson Pike credits perseverance, coaches, mentors

BY DEBORAH GRIGSBY DGRIGSBY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference has named 2004 Golden High School alum and Bemidji State University offensive coordinator Karson Pike as its 2021 Assistant Coach of the Year.

In his fifth season with BSU, Pike coordinated the nation’s fifth-best passing offense and seventh-best total offense, according to a press statement from the university.

“I’m pretty proud of it,” said Pike of the recent honor. “I told my guys that while there’s only a single name on this award, it truly represents our unit as a whole.”

Pike, who began his professional coaching career in 2007 at Central Lakes College while finishing his undergraduate degree at St. Cloud University, said much of his success stems from the support of his coaches and mentors.

“But most pop up as coaches,” Pike said. “In little league, we had a lot of great guys, good teammates, and we were always pushing ourselves—and the dads that were involved were great, too.”

Specifically, Pike notes that GHS QB Coach Don Trickle and Central Lakes College Offensive Coach Jim Strohmeier significantly influenced his life and career.

But Pike’s father, Brian Pike, a former GHS receivers coach, said that knee pain sidelined his son just as his college playing career at St. Cloud University was about to take off.

“He said, `Dad, I think I’m going to take off a year and just focus on school, for now,” Brian said.

That detour and his relationship with Strohmeier would soon put the former GHS standout quarterback on the path to professional coaching.

After learning of Karson’s decision to sit out for a season, Strohmeier helped arrange a stipend coaching position at Central Lakes College in Brainerd, MN. Karson had played quarterback there from 2005-06, and led the team to its first winning season in seven years.

Karson had to be creative with time management to make the position happen.

“So, I’d schedule my classes early in the day and then jump in the car and drive,” he said. “And then I cut my teeth coaching while trying to finish my undergraduate degree at St. Cloud.”

The drive made for long days, but Karson insists the sacrifice was worth it.

After knee pain sidelined Karson Pike, right, just as his college playing career at St. Cloud University was about to take off, he started his coaching career at Central Lakes College.

He had plenty of headspace in the car during the two-and-a-half-hour roundtrip drive between the two Minnesota cities.

During that time, Karson said he’d mentally prioritize his studies, not just football, but academics as well.

“On the way back, I’d try to reflect on interactions with the kids and just how I was going to map out getting into college coaching because it’s not easy,” he said.

Karson added that he also started building a list of goals.

“Not just about football, but also for my life,” he said. “So on the drive, I’d try to make a note on my phone—and I think I ended up with something like 137 goals.”

He admits he’s “added a few and scratched a few,” but they have been a driving force in his success.

These days, Karson’s commute is much shorter, but his hours are just as long. As the assistant coach and offensive coordinator for Bemidji State University, his days begin early.

“I’m usually in the office by 6:16 a.m.,” he explained. “Then I do a lot of meetings with staff, review film, and then by the afternoon, we’ve got academics and are getting ready for practice.”

During the season, practice runs from about 3:50 to 6 p.m.

“After practice, I’m back in the office to wrap things up, make a few recruiting calls and then head home by 7 p.m. to cook dinner, review film and make more recruiting calls,” Karson said.

Summing his journey so far, Karson said he feels that many of the great memories he’s had along the way have provided him with the positive experiences he’s now able to share with others.

It also keenly illustrates the value of hard work and good relationships.

“I certainly have a lot of pride on my end,” said Karson of his award. “Just being in the collection of names that are now head coaches within the conference—It’s quite an honor.”

According to his BSU website profile, Karson was a notable high school quarterback. He was named 2004 First Team Offensive Specialist Mountain Plains League. He played five different positions as a team captain and helped GHS to a second-place finish in the Colorado state tournament in 2003.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in physical and health education from St. Cloud State University and a master’s degree in sports studies from BSU.

Laser-like focus and firm emotional control are what Bemidji State University Assistant Coach and Offensive Coordinator Karson Pike says is the key to winning games and building solid teams. Pike, a fourth-generation GHS football player was recently named the 2021 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Assistant Coach of the Year.

Former Golden High School football receivers coach Brian Pike, left, and his son Karson, a 2004 GHS alum and stand-out high school quarterback, take a trip down memory lane early Sunday morning, Dec. 26 at Marv Kay Stadium. The younger Pike is the assistant coach and offensive coordinator for Bemidji State University. He was recently named the 2021 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Assistant Coach of the Year.

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Karson Pike, a 2004 GHS alum, was back in Golden for the holidays. The former stand-out Demon quarterback Pike is the assistant coach and offensive coordinator for Bemidji State University and has been named the 2021 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Assistant Coach of the Year. Accolades aside, the younger Pike always has time to toss the ball with his father, Brian (foreground), a former GHS receivers coach.

Today, Karson Pike, right, keeps a busy schedule as assistant coach and offensive coordinator for Bemidji State University.

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Colo. flu season mild so far, but that could change Flu vaccinations are running behind last year’s pace

BY JOHN INGOLD THE COLORADO SUN

Last year, Colorado’s flu season was virtually nonexistent.

Only 34 people were hospitalized for the flu during the entire 8-month season in 2020 and 2021. There were zero reported flu deaths among kids.

This year, the flu season is, well, existent. There have been at least 36 flu hospitalizations as of Dec. 14, a number that started the month at around half that sum then doubled in a single week.

“It’s not a huge number but the fact that it doubled over the last week is concerning,” said Heather Roth, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s Immunization Branch chief.

Flu vaccination rates are down compared to last year, as well. So Roth is remaining vigilant. It would not be unprecedented for a flu season that starts out calm to roar to life after the New Year.

But there are also reasons for optimism. No kids had died from the flu as of mid-December. During the most recent pre-pandemic flu season, the 2019-20 season, nearly 200 people had already been hospitalized with the flu by this time — five

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times as many people as we’ve seen this year.

Though vaccination rates are behind last year’s record highs, they are in line with previous years’ numbers. And Roth said vaccinations also appear to be picking up.

As of the week of Dec. 6, the state had administered about 1.6 million doses of flu vaccine. In the previous year, it had already administered 1.8 million doses by this time. But the number of flu vaccinations administered weekly has begun to outpace last year’s weekly trends.

“It could be people are just waiting a little bit longer and all-told we’ll measure up pretty well to last year,” Roth said.

Last flu season, amid waves of stay-at-home orders and other social-distancing measures meant to slow the spread of the coronavirus, the U.S. saw one of the weakest flu seasons on record. Months went by with relatively few people showing up in hospitals or doctors’ offices with cases of the flu.

This year is worse — but still not exactly bad. About 3% of people currently seeking treatment at Kaiser Permanente offices have influenzalike illness, well below the baseline of 5%.

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To run for the U.S. House, candidates must be at least 25 years old, be a U.S. citizen for at least seven years, and live in the state they represent, though not necessarily in the congressional district where they’re running.

Anyone running for office in Colorado must be a U.S. citizen. But that’s not the only requirement. To run for governor or lieutenant governor, candidates must: be at least 30 years old and be a Colorado resident for at least two years.

To run for treasurer, secretary of state or attorney general, candidates must be at least 25 years old and be a Colorado resident for at least two years.

To run for state Senate or House, candidates must be at least 25 years old and live in Colorado and the district they are seeking to represent for at least one year.

To run for University of Colorado regent, state Board of Education or district attorney, candidates must be at least 18 years old, be a Colorado resident and live in the district they’re running in, unless they’re running for a statewide at-large seat The caucus and assembly process The caucus and assembly process is considered the traditional, grassroots method of getting on the ballot. It’s also the least predictable route to being elected.

Candidates must cultivate support among party members who show up

January 6, 2022 to precinct caucuses, where a handful of people — sometimes only two or three — gather to throw their support behind someone and elect delegates.

Those delegates move on to county, district and state assemblies where they help form party platforms and nominate candidates for everything from county offices to the U.S. Senate.

Only voters registered as Republicans or Democrats by Feb. 7 may attend precinct caucuses, which must be held between March 1 and 5. Typically, the caucuses and subsequent assemblies draw mostly party activists. That’s because it takes dedication — and a good deal of time — to participate.

To make the ballot through the caucus and assembly, candidates must get at least 30% of the delegate vote at each step. This limits the number of candidates who may emerge from an assembly to three, though it’s typically fewer.

For example, in the 2018 gubernatorial caucus and assembly process, Democrats nominated Cary Kennedy and then U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, while Republicans nominated then state Treasurer Walker Stapleton and former Parker Mayor Greg Lopez.

But those four people were far from the only candidates seeking to be on the primary ballot that year.

The caucus and assembly process can be somewhat unpredictable because delegates may switch their support from one candidate to another at the last minute. The 2016 Republican primary for U.S. Senate is a prime example, where then El Paso County Commissioner Darryl Glenn surprised many political observers by wooing party activists at the last minute and making the ballot. In the

process, he denied others a chance at winning the GOP nomination.

The petition process Candidates may also petition to get on the ballot by gathering signatures from voters registered to their party.

Those signatures are then reviewed and confirmed by the Secretary of State’s Office.

Jan. 18 is the first day that Democratic or Republican candidates may begin gathering those signatures. Signatures must be submitted by March 15.

The signature-gathering rules are somewhat complicated, and going the petition route can be expensive — as in tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars expensive — especially for statewide candidates who typically hire private firms to do the work.

Signature-gathering requirements U.S. Senate candidates and those running for governor must collect 1,500 valid signatures from voters in each of Colorado’s eight congressional districts. That’s at least 12,000 signatures, though candidates typically gather far more signatures than they need just in case some signatures are rejected during the review process.

U.S. House, state Board of Education and CU regent candidates must collect whichever is lesser: 1,500 signatures or 10% of the votes cast in the last primary election (or general election if there was no primary) held in the district Secretary of state, treasurer and attorney general candidates must collect 1,000 signatures from each of the state’s eight congressional districts. That’s at least 8,000 signatures.

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the last primary election (or general election if there was no primary) held in the district Candidates running for at-large University of Colorado regent seats must collect 500 signatures from each of the state’s eight congressional districts for a total of 4,000 signatures There’s often a race to submit signatures to the Secretary of State’s Office because once a voter has been counted on one candidate’s petition, they can’t be counted for another one running for the same office.

Problems can arise In 2018, Stapleton paid a firm about $235,000 to gather signatures so he could get on the ballot. But he withdrew the signatures he submitted to the Secretary of State’s Office at the last minute when he learned that the company he hired didn’t follow state laws.

Stapleton later won a lawsuit against Kennedy Enterprises, the signaturegathering firm, which was ordered to return the money.

Campaign finance records don’t indicate how much 2018 Republican gubernatorial nominees Victor Mitchell and Doug Robinson or Democrats Donna Lynne and Mike Johnston paid to make the ballot. But Democratic Attorney General Phil Weiser spent nearly $175,000 to make the ballot in 2018, and Republican candidate for treasurer Polly Lawrence spent $128,000.

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‘I think sometimes people think they may have missed the window on flu vaccination because we start hammering them pretty hard in October. There’s this belief that you need it before Halloween, and that’s not true. You really should be getting your vaccine as long as the virus is circulating.’

Heather Roth, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s

Dylan Scully of Lakewood receives a kids’ influenza vaccination from Kaiser Permanente registered nurse Amy Roscoe, right, while visiting a Kaiser Permanente outdoor flu vaccination center in Ken Caryl with his mother, Jennifer Scully, left, PHOTO BY ANDY COLWELL on Sept. 18, 2020.

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why the calm start to this season could be a good sign — or it could be deceptive.

The 2015-16 season also started out slow. Then it took off around the end of February.

To Roth, this shows that, despite the good start this year, it’s not time for Colorado to get cocky. Getting vaccinated against the flu is still important, as is practicing good hand-washing and staying home when sick.

“I think there’s definitely the potential for things to get bad,” she said.

RSV a worry for kids Kids and older adults typically bear the brunt of the flu season.

That’s true this year, too. Among the small number of hospitalizations so far, those 65 and older and those 5 and younger have the highest rates.

But flu isn’t the most significant respiratory virus stalking children right now in Colorado — nor is it the second-most significant.

Estimates of hospitalization rates for RSV — respiratory syncytial virus — were 82 times higher than those for flu in November. Pediatric hospitalization rates for COVID-19 were also significantly higher.

There really is no comparison between the flu and COVID. Hospitalization rates for the coronavirus have far exceeded flu hospitalization rates for all recent years. In November, the hospitalization rate among all age groups for COVID was 188 times higher than the hospitalization rate for flu.

But, Roth said, this is all the more

reason to take the flu seriously.

Even though the risk of hospitalization is lower, now is not a good time to take that gamble.

Hospitals remain crowded places.

Even though COVID hospitalizations have fallen in recent weeks, more than 1,300 people are currently hospitalized with the coronavirus in Colorado. The state’s hospital intensive-care units are 95% full and, according to federal data, nearly 38% of people in the ICU in Colorado are there with COVID. Getting vaccinated against both the flu and COVID will help reduce the strain on hospitals and also reduce the likelihood that you will end up in the hospital with either, Roth said. A flu vaccine can also limit the risk of passing the virus to someone who is vulnerable.

The COVID and flu vaccines can be administered at the same time — just in different arms or, at least, 1

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inch apart from one another in the same arm.

About 56% of Coloradans 65 and older have gotten a flu vaccine this year, Roth said. But only about 18% of those ages 20 to 39 have.

“I think sometimes people think they may have missed the window on flu vaccination because we start hammering them pretty hard in October,” Roth said. “There’s this belief that you need it before Halloween, and that’s not true. You really should be getting your vaccine as long as the virus is circulating.”

This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun. com. The Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.

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