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VOLUME 17 | ISSUE 31
Arvada rallies support for Marshall Fire victims Community raises thousands of dollars BY JENNIFER LEDUC SPECIAL TO THE ARVADA PRESS
If the Marshall Fire spread panic as it burned, it spread hope as it smoldered. As the fire licked the outlying limits of west Arvada and incinerated neighborhoods in ill-fated nearby zipcodes, hearts gasped, and the community rallied on a dime. Arvada councilor Lauren Simpson recalled the evening the fire was so close that pre-evacuatoin orders were issued as the skyline glowed red. “There was just sick feeling in the pit of my stomach,” she said. Simpson and fellow councilor Lisa Smith texted back and forth. By the time the pre-evacuation orders were lifted for Candelas and Laden Rock that night, the duo was devising ways to help. On the morning of Dec. 31, SEE SUPPORT, P2
Resolute Brewery beer tender Jonny Eves behind two gift card collection boxes used to raise funds for victims of the Marshall and PHOTO BY JENNIFER LEDUC Middle Fork Fires.
Arvada King Soopers Union workers join picket line, share perspectives BY JENNIFER LEDUC SPECIAL TO THE ARVADA PRESS
On the second day of King Soopers grocery store workers striking against their employer, the parking lot at the 58th and Independence location was more empty than usual for an afternoon, the gas pumps were off, and about a dozen of the store’s employees waved to cars from the sidewalk, wearing picket signs and protesting after contract negotiations between the Krogerowned company and UFCW Local 7 union representatives failed earlier in the month. Some vehicles driving by honked in solidarity. One passenger in a pick-up truck shouted, “Get back to work!” An employee, who asked to remain anonymous, said after getting hours cut across departments, stalled or mediocre pay increases, and starting pay insufficient for hiring new employees at a living wage, she and her co-workers wanted to be “respected, protected and paid.” Employed with King Soopers for more than 11 years, she man-
ages her department but is paid hourly, and often works 50 hours a week due to scheduling gaps from unfilled positions. “I joked that I was going to give my kids of picture of myself for Christmas because I was working so much they forgot what I looked like.” she said. With four children between ages two and 10, the Arvada resident said she barely makes ends meet, even with overtime. “I make too much for food stamps but not enough for living,” she said. Inside the store, the isles were quiet. The self checkout scanners were closed. There were two cashiers but no customers in line, and no security guards evident. The handful of shoppers had the place to themselves, and most were seniors. A dad shopping with his young son said he crossed the picket line because he simply needed groceries for his family. Another man picking out produce, who declined to give his name, said he needed dog food and had SEE WORKERS, P3
An hourly worker striking on day two of the King Soopers strike, at the 58th and PHOTO BY JENNIFER LEDUC Independence location in Arvada.
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knowing that water, clothing and hygiene items were the three things most needed after a disaster, Simpson and Smith posted on social media requesting donations be dropped off at Smith’s driveway. “We were thinking we’d get a few items,” Simpson said. “Within three hours, Lisa’s two car garage was filled.” They realized despite the hundreds of families who lost everything, they had to cap the donation drive. Responding to disasters is what Smith does. She is a fellowship program manager with Team Rubicon — a disaster response team that deploys military veteran volunteers to disasters throughout the world. As veterans, Smith explained, Team Rubicon volunteers have experience in war zones and responding to chaos. More than once, witnesses have described the Marshall Fire rubble of looking just like that: a war zone. Deployed in her backyard on New Year’s Eve, the Rubicon volunteers would start by getting water, food and supplies to firefighters and responders on the ground. Reporting to the Boulder Office of Emergency Management, Smith saw towers of donations of bottled water. Between the donations in her garage and the outpouring of collections already being taken across the front range, the council women decided on a gift card drive and hopefully bridge the gap to replace what material donations don’t
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A portion of the gift cards donated at Resolute Brewery in response to efforts by the Arvada Resiliency Task Force and Arvada city councilors Lauren Simpson and Lisa Smith. PHOTO BY JENNIFER LEDUC
always cover. The initiative was swiftly funneled through the Arvada Resiliency Task Force — created to provide to members of the community support and resources to navigate the pandemic. On Jan. 3, gift card collection boxes were distributed to locations throughout the city, and the drive was shared on social media channels. Simpson reached out to a short list of officials from other cities, asking them to join the drive. Wheat Ridge said yes. Denver and Edgewater got on board. Word spread. Northglenn and Thorton officials contacted her — they were in. Eventually Westminster, Broom-
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field, Golden and Centennial — a total of ten cities — were collecting gift cards, and places like Resolute Brewing Company put out collection boxes. The patio of the brewing company on highway 72 overlooks the Candelas neighborhood to the west, and the Marshall Fire burn area to the north. Green astro turf still lies in heaps on the patio. Wind gusts ripped it up from the cement patio slab on Dec. 30. The 70 pound picnic tables were tipped over. Even before the fire started, the winds were so strong the decision was made the brewery would remain closed for the day. In the days since, the staff at Resolute say the brewery has become a place for some deeper conversations. Beyond the football scores and idle chit chat, first responders are unwinding, replaying, and processing the fires they battled. There are stories of flames so intense the fire trucks were catching on fire, or accounts of taking cover from the inferno behind a Home Depot, only to look up and see the the building on fire, or the sounds of gas lines and propane grill tanks exploding, glass windows popping, and replaying videos taken on the scene, not shown on newscasts. It’s clear the staff at Resolute feels their jobs go beyond just pouring pints. “In all honesty, what we do even better is support the community that supports us,” said Jonny Eves, a beer tender for Resolute. “It’s why
we love working in the industry.” On Saturday afternoon, Simpson stopped by Resolute and began to tally the gift cards collected between their two locations. After spreading out a box of gift cards, she calculated nearly $1,500 raised by the Centennial location. The Arvada customers contributed over $4,000. In addition to collecting gift cards, Resolute has committed to donating a dollar from every pint they sell for the month of January. Eves does some quick math and estimates they sell about 800 pints a week at the Arvada location. Scores of business have taken their own initiatives to help. The Bluegrass Lounge is donating individual and family meals to those displaced. Red Silo Coffee is raising money through sales of their Mexico Chiapas coffee, donating 100 percent of the retail value of each bag sold in January to the Boulder County Wildfire Fund. At Great Harvest Bread, the Arvada franchise owners coordinated with other nearby franchise locations and donated 10% of proceeds on Jan. 11, raising nearly $3,000. “As a franchise as a whole, our mission is giving generously,” explained Aimee Charlton, who co-owns the Arvada cafe with her mother, Micki Nelson. “We hire and fire by it.” Mike Ferretti has been the chairman and CEO of Great Harvest Bread for 21 years. Although it gives him goosebumps when he sees the company’s mission statement in action, he wasn’t surprised at how quickly the front range shops responded in the wake of the fire. “This area is among the most generous and loving in the country. They live our mission statement,” he said. “‘Running fast to serve others’ is more than part of our customer service line. It’s broader than that. It’s a mindset of servitude and you see that in this group in spades.” On Sunday afternoon, Simpson had collected 1,240 gift cards from more than 20 locations across four counties, raising a total of $62,173 within two weeks. “It’s hard to describe how I feel. I feel grateful, and so appreciative of our community and the goodness in it,” Simpson wrote in a text “There’s an old Mr. Rodgers saying, ‘Look for the helpers.’ And in times like this we see that the helpers are all around us. People step up in ways big and small, and that’s how you know it’s all going to be OK.”
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no qualms crossing the picket line. Again, he just needed groceries. The deli and butcher counter were both dark. Packages of fresh, boneless, beef steaks were piled at the end of a meat cooler, marked down with a “reduced” sticker because of the approaching sell by date. In the dairy department, shelves were being stocked by a salaried assistant manager who traveled from another store to help during the strike. Despite rows of gallons of milk virtually untouched, he explained the shelves would stay stocked and the produce rotated. It was only day two of the strike, and as it dragged on, the customers
would come back. “People need food,” he said. Once an hourly employee himself, he empathized with the striking workers, but said he believed the upper management “wanted everyone to come back to work making a living wage. I’d say it’s sincere.” Back outside, the picketing continued. Tired after showing up to the sidewalk before sunrise, the striking department manager said despite feeling replaceable, she still felt loyalty to her job. “I love what I do and I care about my customers, and in order to keep my department to the standards we have, I need people to come to work for me,” she said. Looking over to the other employees on the sidewalk picket line, “And these people, well, they’re my family.”
A hiring sign hangs in the King Soopers deli department at the 58th and IndepenPHOTO BY JENNIFER LEDUC dence location.
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Last week’s column (and the one before it) about reducing your home’s vulnerability to wildfires generated a lot of input from readers, so once again I’m devoting a column to that important subject. Fire resistance is personal for Rita and me since we live in a wood frame home backing to open space which would be ready fuel for a wildfire, especially one driven by hurricane force winds. I’ve been told that following an 1863 fire, Denver passed an ordinance requiring masonry construction. Somewhere along the line, that requirement was dropped. I wouldn’t be surprised to see building codes changed once again, this time restricting wood frame construction. While there’s a trend toward requiring fire suppression systems inside homes (sprinklers and water storage tanks to feed them, etc.) those are designed to suppress fires which originate inside a home. If a fire originates externally, such systems may be of limited effectiveness in saving the structure. Last week I wrote about ICFs — insulated concrete forms. Concrete is poured into a form which has insulating EPS (expanded polystyrene, often mistakenly called Styrofoam) on each side. The end result is a concrete wall which also has insulation pre-installed on each side of it. A couple readers made me aware of the opposite kind of concrete wall, one in which the “sandwich” has concrete on the outside and the expanded polystyrene on the inside. Reader Lynn Greene invited me to visit her home in Perry Park (see picture below), southwest of Castle Rock, which she had built with Thermomass® walls and concrete floors developed by Composite Technologies Corporation of Boone, Iowa. Her tenant told me that the energy
costs peak out at about $70 per month to heat the house with radiant floor heating built into the concrete floors (including the 3-car garage). That heat is provided by a high efficiency boiler using natural gas. Large south-facing windows provide a lot of free winter time heating. (Notice the passive solar design with large window overhangs.) The Thermomass walls are “poured in place” (PIP), which is less expensive and more attractive than walls built of concrete block. By being poured in place, electrical and other conduits and boxes can be built into the walls instead of surface mounted afterward. A similar “sandwich” approach is sold by a company called RSG 3-D, but they sell them as panels which are assembled onsite instead of being poured in place. Also, their polystyrene interiors (which are wider) have steel connectors instead of the plastic connectors used in the Thermomass poured-in-place walls. That reduces the insulating quality of the wall, since metal is a conductor of heat/cold. I have posted some links for the RSG 3-D system at www.GoldenREblog.com. Another reader reminded me that concrete is not a favored material when it comes to addressing climate change. According to Wikipedia, “The cement industry is one of the two largest producers of carbon dioxide (CO2), creating up to 8% of worldwide man-made emissions of this gas, of which 50% is from the chemical process and 40% from burning fuel…. Cement manufacture contributes greenhouse gases both directly through the production of carbon dioxide when calcium carbonate is thermally decomposed, producing lime and carbon dioxide, and also through the use of energy, particularly from the combustion of fossil fuels.” On our blog, I’ll post a link to an article from The Guardian about the development of “green concrete” in Australia that sounds very promising. As you may know, “concrete is made from approximately 10% Portland cement, 3% sup-
plementary cementitious inclusion (for example fly ash), 80% aggregates (such as gravel and sand), and 7% water.” Then it is reinforced with steel, which has its own huge carbon footprint. By replacing the steel with recycled plastic, that impact is mitigated, and, according to article from The Guardian, “construction company Wagners has... created earth friendly concrete that is green on the inside. The color is a coincidental side effect of using blast furnace slag – an industrial waste from steel production – along with fly ash, a waste from coal power generation, instead of Portland cement.” To make a concrete home truly resistant to wildfire (that is, fire that attacks it from the exterior), it is necessary to make the windows and doors and other openings fire resistant. There is glass (with frames) rated for 20 to 180 minutes of fire resistance. For that, check out www.fireglass.com. Lastly, one must deal with roofing. Another reader made me aware of the synthetic roofing by CeDUR which was installed on her Wheat Ridge home and which is also on Woody’s Wood-Fired Pizza in Golden (picture above right). It looks just like a wood shake roof and is installed the same way in individual shakes, but it has the highest rating of fire resistance (Class A), earning home-
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Perlmutter says he won’t seek reelection Democratic Congressman to retire after seven terms. BY BOB WOOLEY BWOOLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) is retiring from Congress at the end of his current term. In an announcement, Perlmutter said it was time to pass the torch to the next generation of leaders. “After much thought and consideration, I have decided not to run for reelection. I have loved representing my friends, neighbors and fellow Coloradans in the Congress of the United States of America. I will miss meeting voters of the new 7th District — it is truly the most beautiful district in America. It’s got the best of Colorado in it,” Perlmutter said. The statement also highlighted some of the work he’s most proud of, including helping to expand renewable energy research at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, working to grow Colorado’s aerospace community, including securing funding for the Orion project and pushing forward with human space exploration, and increasing awareness of the public safety risk a cash-only cannabis industry creates in Colorado and across the country. In a separate interview, Perl-
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mutter said predictions of a “red wave” in the coming mid-terms didn’t have an impact on his decision. He acknowledged that in mid-terms, it’s difficult for the party holding the presidency to maintain control of the House,
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but said voters of the district are smart and will give their support to a thoughtful, well-informed candidate. He also believes voters will be able to see positive change happening all around the district when several infrastructure projects slated for the area are underway. “I think it’ll show that money is being put to good use for projects that will benefit them (district residents) in the future,” he said. Climate change and wildfire mitigation are at the top of the list of challenges Perlmutter says the district will continue to face. “If the wind had turned just a bit south (in the recent Boulder, Louisville fires) a lot of District 7 wold have been in peril. And then you take the new district with all of the forests and mountain areas — wildfire mitigation and prevention will be a big issue,” he said. Education and post-COVID eco-
nomic development are issues the district will continue to grapple with in the future, but in general, he thinks the state and country are in pretty good shape economically, all things considered. “Colorado’s unemployment is pretty good. The country gained 6.4 million jobs last year under Joe Biden. The stock market is up 10,000 points, which means $14 trillion — it’s $1.4 billion per point, and wages are up,” he said. A more intangible worry he has is for the state of democracy itself, cautioning that the country must stay vigilant in protecting the constitution and rule of law. As for his own future, Perlmutter says he’s still not sure. He said he’s kidded around with the idea of practicing law again when his days in Congress are over — he’s still licensed to do so in Colorado. He said he’ll help others campaign as elections draw near. But for now, he still has three big things he wants to see through. “One — I want to get that Safe Banking bill passed,” he said. “So that there’s not so much cash in dispensaries — we’ve had robberies and murders. Two — I’ve been working on a bill I’m co-sponsoring with Zoe Lofgren, from California, on wildfire prevention and mitigation.” The third thing on his agenda is an effort to get U.S. astronauts to Mars by 2033. As a member of the Science Committee, a return trip to the moon and subsequent trip to Mars are near and dear. “It’s going to end up being something that I hope is international in scope — a public/private partnership led by NASA,” he said. “Similar to what we just did with the James Webb Telescope where it was the Canadian Space Agency, European Space Agency and NASA (working together).” Asked what he will miss the most about being in Congress, Perlmutter said his staff. “I have the best staff in America,” he said. “And that’s made our office one of the best offices in America for the people we represent.”
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Brittany Pettersen to run for Perlmutter seat Democratic State Senator hopes to keep seat blue. BY BOB WOOLEY BWOOLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Brittany Pettersen, Democratic State Senator from District 22, wants to be the first congressional representative from a newly re-drawn District 7 when the votes are counted in November. Pettersen, who’s served in both the Colorado House and Senate, announced her intent to run for the seat being vacated by Rep. Ed Perlmutter just one day after he said he wouldn’t seek reelection in this year’s mid-terms. In her Twitter announcement, Pettersen said she’s running to continue Perlmutter’s legacy in the district. And in a subsequent interview, she said Perlmutter knows there are people ready to step up to fill the seat and that it’s more competitive, but definitely winnable. “These are the types of races that I have always run in. This is at a larger scale, but why I have always outperformed my district and won by significant margins is because of my story,” she said. “Because I’m a candidate that’s relatable. I’m a regular person and the issues that I’ve worked on have really been fighting to make their (her constituents’) lives better.” She said Washington doesn’t
Colorado state Sen. Brittany Pettersen, D-Lakewood, meets with other lawmakers in the Colorado Senate chambers before attending the state of the state address by Gov. PHOTO BY KATHRYN SCOTT/SPECIAL TO THE COLORADO SUN Jared Polis in January 2020.
often see representatives with the life experience she brings. Pettersen has been open about her mother’s decades-long struggle with opioid addiction. As a mother of a young son, Pettersen said she wants to be a role model of what a strong woman can be. Contrary to wanting to take on
less after having a child, she said she feels that stepping up and running is even more urgent because the stakes for the future, and the state, couldn’t be higher. “It is difficult. It is a huge commitment. Public service is something that you live and breathe,” she said. “In my job as a State
Senator and as a State Representative, I learned that you just have to carve out that time for the people that you love as well.” As for the prospect of running as a Democrat when Republicans may well reclaim the majority, Pettersen said she’s undaunted. She said she’ll travel the district, getting to know residents in the newly-incorporated areas in a much more comprehensive way, listening to voters about their issues and concerns. Climate change and wildfire mitigation are a couple of important issues she said she wants to tackle — issues that are also important to residents of mountain areas now included in the district. “But it’s not just the mountain communities that are going to be affected by this (climate change),” she said. “Not even the suburbs are going to be safe if we don’t act.” For now, she’s focusing on building her team and winning in the general election. Just two days after her announcement, she’d racked up an impressive number of endorsements and is building a war chest through donations. In an interview about his not seeking reelection, Perlmutter himself called her a fierce campaigner that has the ability to win. But Pettersen said she’s not taking anything for granted. “This is going to be a very competitive race and there’s no time to waste,” she said.
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Cowboy Poetry Gathering wraps up on high note Perennial event returns to delighted audiences, packed auditorium BY DEBORAH GRIGSBY DGRIGSBY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Lovers of the American West were treated to a hearty helping of cow-
boy poetry, storytelling and song as the Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering got underway after a two-year hiatus at the American Mountaineering Center in Golden, Colorado. Eight of the most prominent entertainers in the business gathered to reminisce and celebrate the life of the humble cowboy. The event attracted poets and songwriters from as far away as Australia and Canada—as well as a
packed house for each performance. The Jan. 15-16 event included various workshops on everything from humor to songwriting to harmonica playing. While the exact origins of cowboy poetry remain a point of discussion, most agree it dates back to the late 19th century cattle drives of the early West. Long days and cool nights made life on the trail challenging.
Cowboys and ranchers gathered around an evening campfire to tell stories, sing songs and reflect on the day’s journey. Established in 1986, the Colorado Cowboy Gathering was formed to celebrate cowboy life and culture. The performances rekindle life on the range as award-winning poets, singers, musicians, and yodelers recount the joys and hardships of the Old West.
One of the most popular Western entertainers working today, Dave Stamey, brought his soulful songs of goods dogs and the weather to the Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering, Saturday, Jan. 15, held at the American Mountaineering Center in Golden.
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Blood supplies running low Donations are needed now in all regions BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
The American Red Cross has been sending up the red flag, stressing that there is a nationwide blood shortage and Colorado is no different. In fact, along the Front Range, hospitals are managing but are one major tragedy away from danger. Dr. Kyle Annen, director of tansfusion services and patient blood management for Children’s Hospital Colorado, said their blood supplies are not as low as those being reported by the American Red Cross and Vitalant, a national independent, nonprofit blood services provider. “We definitely have lower supplies than normal,” Annen said. “But we are one bad emergency away from getting into some real trouble.” Annen said CHC, which has hospitals along the Front Range and throughout the state, has been lucky to keep a flow of regular donors, but she is getting more concerned as the omicron variant of COVID continues to spread. “It is not today or tomorrow that I worry about,” Annen said. “I worry about our supplies in the next few weeks. As omicron continues to hit us, we are going to start getting in trouble. It really is not just about today, we have to keep blood supplies stable for the future.” Caitlin Ballenger, the American Red
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Cross regional communications manager for Colorado and Wyoming, said while the national organization does not directly collect blood in the state, they do provide blood to 11 hospitals in Colorado, including Denver Health, Swedish Medical Center and the University of Colorado Hospital. In total, the American Red Cross supplies 40% of the nation’s blood, Ballenger said. Because of the continued shortage, Ballenger said the American Red Cross has had to limit blood product distributions to hospitals. At times, as much as one-quarter of hospital blood needs are not being met, she said. “Seasonal blood shortages are not uncommon in the U.S., however, what makes this situation unique is the many compounding factors (COVID-19, severe winter weather, supply chain and staffing challenges, and holidays) at play,” Ballenger said. “These challenges have resulted in the lowest national blood inventories in more than a decade. What is even more challenging at this time is that the blood supply levels have remained at historically low levels for now nearly four months.” Vitalant, with nine Colorado blood
donation centers, is also seeing a continued decrease in blood supplies. The national program also hosts blood drives throughout the region, including through partnerships with organizations such as the Highlands Ranch Community Association. Brooke Way, communications manager for Vitalant, said there are several contributing factors that have led to the nationwide shortage of blood. In 2020 and 2021, Way said Vitalant was forced to canceled 500 bloods drives due to COVID and, like other industries, staff shortages. “We are now trying to make up for all those lost units we could have collected,” Way said. In Colorado, Vitalant blood supplies matter because they provide units to more than 75 hospitals statewide, including Sky Ridge Medical Center in Lone Tree. Linda Watson, the hospital’s VP of marketing and public affairs, said they work directly with Vitalant to host quarterly blood drives, including an upcoming event on Feb. 16. Watson said they are getting plenty of participation in the drives, noting that they had a full slate of donors for the Jan. 10 drive they recently held. However, while blood drives do help replenish supplies, Annen said they do not always result in the type of blood hospitals need most. Type O blood is needed the most, she said. In recent weeks, Ballenger said the Red Cross has had less than a one-day supply of type O blood and platelets — critical blood products for those in need. The general standard, Ballenger
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State’s taxable home values could skyrocket Forecast predicts up to 20% increases in 2023, but effect on owners is complicated BY DANIEL DUCASSI THE COLORADO SUN
The taxable value of Colorado homes is expected to rise dramatically in 2023, according to the most recent forecast by the General Assembly’s economists — and not just in the white-hot Front Range and mountain resort real estate markets. As families flee high housing prices in those areas, they’re pushing up prices on Denver’s fringes and in smaller metro areas. “Rapid increases in home prices” are expected all over the state, “including some rural areas that don’t usually have that kind of appreciation,” Greg Sobetski, deputy chief economist for the nonpartisan Legislative Council Staff, told state lawmakers who sit on the Joint Budget Committee last month. He also said legislative economists have noticed sizable value increases for vacant land in mountain communities, which are classified as nonresidential property, but are appreciating similarly to residential property. Increasing home values on the market affect assessed property values and are a critical source of tax revenue for local governments.
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Sobetski was updating the influential state committee on current assessed property values and predictions for the future because they can have a big impact on state spending, especially in education. Local property tax revenue is the first source of funding for local school districts, and key to determining how much state aid is provided to each district. Districts receive state funding to make up the difference between the state’s per pupil funding requirements and the local share of funding. As local governments collect more property tax revenue to spend on schools, the state’s education spending obligations decrease, leaving lawmakers with a choice about how much state cash they want to pony up. If the local share of K-12 education spending increases, state lawmakers could maintain the level of spending in previous years — boosting K-12 spending overall — or
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The report notes that increasing housing costs, especially in the metro Denver area, are causing families with school-aged children to move to the fringes, smaller metropolitan areas elsewhere in Colorado, or out of the state altogether. It’s affecting the mountain region as well, where high housing costs have spurred families to save money by moving into more affordable places outside of resort communities. It’s a domino effect that pushes up housing prices in places that were previously more affordable. The Legislative Council Staff report explained that the slight decrease forecast for next year’s home values, and an expected 5.3% increase in 2024, are the result of changes to how home values are assessed under Senate Bill 293. That measure, which passed last legislative session, temporarily reduces property assessment rates for the 2022 and 2023 tax years. Here are some other takeaways from the report: • The Colorado Springs area is likely to see continued appreciation in home prices as buyers look outside of the Denver area for more affordable houses. • The Denver metro area is also likely to see assessed values of homes pick back up after a slight dip in 2022, with faster appreciation in northern, eastern and southern suburbs and fringes. • Home prices are expected to rise in Eastern Plains towns on the fringes of Front Range metro areas. • The Legislative Council Staff also see strong home price appreciation on the horizon in Larimer and Weld counties, and noted a recent acceleration in new residential construction there. • Over on the Western Slope, legislative economists expect strong home price appreciation across the region, especially in Montrose, Ouray and San Miguel counties. 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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One second can result in irreversible tragedy Children’s Hospital Colorado encourages bath safety BY RACHEL LORENZ SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
Britney Lombard reminds caregivers not to leave little ones in the bathtub — not to grab a towel, not to answer the door, not for a moment. “That one minute is when those tragedies are happening,” said Lombard, the injury prevention manager for Children’s Hospital Colorado. In addition to her work with the hospital and Safe Kids Colorado, Lombard sits on the child fatality prevention review teams for Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas counties. In the past year, there have been at least a few bath-related deaths, she said. For children under the age of 1, two-thirds of all drownings occur in bathtubs, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Drowning in general is one of the top causes of accidental injury or death for children ages 1 through 4, according to Lombard. As such, it’s an issue she thinks everyone needs to be aware of. “Here in Colorado, we’ve actually seen in the hospital system over 40 kids in the past year that
have come in for drowning-related injuries,” Lombard said. While some of those incidents occured in places like swimming pools or lakes, some did occur inside homes, Lombard said. January is National Bath Safety month and, when it comes to tub time, Lombard said the top three dangers are drowning, falling and scalding. To prevent drowning, Lombard said kids under the age of 5 should never be left alone, or even in the care of an older child, while there is water in a bathtub. Caregivers should always be within arm’s reach. Lombard does not recommend bath chairs or flotation rings, which can give adults a false sense of security. For young infants, only a couple of inches of water is needed for a bath. For toddlers, water up to their belly button is recommended, Lombard said. At that level, if a child slipped down, their mouth would still be above the water. And, of course, the caregiver would be there to immediately get the child upright again. Lastly, Lombard said that once a bath is over, all standing water — in the tub and in any nearby buckets or bins — should be immediately eliminated. “Drowning is very quick and silent,” and can happen in 30 seconds in an inch or two of water, Lombard said. Injuries from falls can be avoided
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by using no-slip mats and faucet covers in the bathroom, Lombard said. Scalds, or burns caused by water, can be prevented with two steps. First, the thermostat of a home’s water heater should be set so that the temperature of water from any hot water tap is 120 degrees or less. Second, bathwater for children should be around 100 degrees, which adults can check with a bath thermometer or with the inside of
their wrist, Lombard said. Lombard also recommends all caregivers learn CPR for infants and children. Caregivers often hate hearing about tragedies and like to believe such events only happen to other people, Lombard said. “The message we want to get across is that every caregiver should take the preventative steps so that they don’t become part of the statistics.”
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o, we stopped doing what we needed to stop doing. And we started new and better activities and positively rewarding habits with an understanding of how important it is to build and maintain momentum in order to achieve success, exceeding our goals and dreams. And then we hit the wall. What happens when we hit the wall? A dominant and driven attitude would have us think that we can just push through the obstacle, get it out of the way, just break through that wall when we hit it. Speaking from personal experience, I have tried this approach, and far too often I found myself bouncing off the wall and staring up at the ceiling. The variable in this is the wall. What kind of wall are we talking about? Is it a very tall wall that cannot be scaled? Is it a steel reinforced wall, the kind that hospitals build around radiology departments? Is it a cinderblock wall, the kind of wall we see in schools or military bases? Is it a sheet-
rock wall? And if we want to run through it, we just have to choose our spot carefully, so we miss running into the beams. Or is it an imaginary wall, a wall we have created in our mind, a self-imposed barrier to success. Persistence is absolutely a key factor when we think about achieving success. Those things we want most are those that usually take time or are achieved over time. Quick wins are great and fuel the fire and passion to continue, but those medium size goals and big dreams take time. And over time we will run into obstacles or at least speed bumps along the way. And staying with it in the face of adversity makes all the difference. Persistence is also more than just pushing through. As noted above, there are walls that we just can’t push or break through, no matter how persistent we are, and regardless of how physically strong we become. Persistence also means tapping into our emotional and mental strengths. These are extremely helpful to push
through and work through those self-imposed walls and barriers. And leaning into and onto our emotional and mental strengths are vital to working our way through those tall, steel, cinderblock walls of life too. A few years ago, I was skiing the trees in Beaver Creek, Colorado. It was a beautiful blue sky powder day and we had found a great little aspen glade with fresh snow. It wasn’t a very tight patch of trees, there was plenty of room to pick our way through and bounce through the snow. That was the idea until I missed a turn and instead of bouncing through the snow, I found myself hipchecking an aspen tree and bouncing backwards. I found out the hard way that mature aspen trees do not yield to 200-pound skiers. And tall, steel reinforced, and cinderblock walls don’t yield to us just because we are persistent. We need strategy, we need a workaround, and we need more than someone telling us to “Just do it.” Yes, that does work sometimes, and when it does, we
are back on our way. When a pep talk or strong words of encouragement aren’t enough to do the trick, we have to stick with it in a different way, looking at how we can be smarter in our persistence. How we can go deeper into our emotional resources to conquer and overcome whatever it is that is in front of, standing between where we are today and where we want to be tomorrow. What’s standing in your way? Is it a problem, a challenge, a very real and reinforced wall? Or is it a limiting belief, imaginary wall, or self-imposed barrier to success? I would love to hear your story of being more than just persistent at mnorton@tramazing.com and when we can use more than just our muscle and strength to push through, 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.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Take action now to combat climate change As the Marshall fire swept across Boulder County two weeks ago, I watched in shock. It was beyond heartbreaking to see this happening to the community surrounding me. I personally knew people impacted and everyone I know, knows someone who was affected. This demonstrates the urgency for Congress to take action now to combat climate change. We need to talk about how climate change and months of drought and record heat created the conditions for this fire. There is no better example of a climate disaster.
Public Service not a la carte I am in total agreement with Mr. Salley that no one in Arvada is forced to send their children to an alternative school. That is a
personal choice for a family. If a family makes that choice it is on “their dime.” A school voucher is essentially a tax reimbursement for a public service a taxpayer does not want to pay for. Let’s say that an Arvada resident has a small fire truck parked outside their home because they are wary that if a fire erupts in their home the fire department will not respond in time. Let’s also say that another resident is wary that the police will not get to their house in time if a robber threatens them so they have a stockpile of legal weapons to protect themselves. Each resident claims that they do
not have to pay their taxes that go to the fire department and police because they are not in need of these services because they have an emergency covered. These individuals want a reimbursement in the same way that people who do not want to send their children to public schools want a reimbursement. We all pay for these and many other services whether we use them or not. Vouchers take money out of the public school system. One cannot pick and choose the public services one wants and is willing to pay for with their taxes.
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Littleton schools study could help in fight against youth suicide Research links school culture to well-being, underscores need for resources BY ROBERT TANN RTANN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
A two-year study focusing on the relationship between social environments and youth suicide could provide a “partial roadmap” for schools and communities looking to improve the promotion of mental health, according to its lead researcher. The Littleton Public Schools (LPS) district was part of the national study. The findings of the Social Worlds and Youth Wellbeing Study are detailed in a 66-page report, published in October, that caps two years of research at four LPS high schools. Leading the study is Dr. Anna Mueller, a professor of sociology at Indiana University. Mueller said schools are at the forefront of suicide prevention but need bolstered safety nets and resources to ensure students’ well-being. “Schools really are taking on a world of burdens that kids are facing,” Mueller said. “We’re having schools do more and more to support our children … with less and less resources.” Through 192 interviews with students, staff, parents and mental health providers as well as more than 2,000 surveys of parents, guardians and staff, Mueller and her team identified mental health pain points for students and the gaps in schools’ safety nets. The study comes after years of tragedy for LPS. A 2013 shooting at Arapahoe High School left student Claire Davis and her killer dead. At the same high school, several students have since committed suicide, including two that were back-toback in 2018. It’s left the district eager to engage more in mental health promotion. “I think those tragedies and challenging experiences had really primed the district to take mental health more seriously, perhaps ahead of many districts across the United States,” Mueller said. But LPS, and its community, still
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have room to improve, said Mueller, who added that while much of the study’s findings relate to aspects of LPS, the solutions it presents are universal. “All districts need this research,” she said. “Because there’s this tremendous gap in our understanding of how to prevent suicide, and even prevent other types of tragedies, like school shootings.” The study comes as teen suicides continue to climb in Colorado and across the country. According a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), rates of suicide for those aged 10 to 24 increased nearly 60% between 2007 and 2018. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the crisis, with hospital visits for mental health-related emergencies among those aged 10 to 17 up 31% in 2020 compared to the year before, according to the CDC. Colorado has seen a similar trend. In 2020 there were 213 suicides among those aged 10 to 24, a record high since 2004, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Making mental health a ‘priority of schooling’ Mueller’s study found that one of the main drivers of teenage mental health problems was feeling pressure to meet expectations as students. This mostly came from parents, students said, who hold their children to high standards given the LPS district’s reputation for academic success. But this push for straight As and high test scores can create an unhealthy strain on students’ well-being, the study found, and can leave a teenager’s mental, social and emotional health pushed to the wayside. “If we want to support children’s mental health, we need to make that a priority of schooling,” Mueller said. LPS students described “piles of homework, no free time and expectations to juggle multiple AP or IB classes,” according to the study. One student interviewed said his high school is known for having a “toxic” culture but he chose to attend it over others for its apparent academic rigor in hopes it would pay off with acceptance to a good college. The study also found that many
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students who knew people who died by suicide also dealt with drug addiction, something the study said “is often used as a mechanism to relieve the pressure teens face in and out of school.”
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f pilots enjoy what they do, it’s a double win when they can share their enthusiasm with young kids. “This is just one way of giving back after spending all the money to learn to fly,” said Commercial Pilot Charlie Philips. Philips is one of several local pilots who donate their time, expertise and their equipment to introduce kids to life in the cockpit. Philips said he’s flown more than 500 kids through the Young Eagles program. More than 22 young girls and boys from ages 8 to 17-years old took flight in the EAA Young Eagles Aviation Program on Dec. 18 at Centennial Airport, one of several rally events the group hosts in Colorado each year. For 20 of them, it was a brandnew experience. They’d have never flown in a plane before. “It’s the most fun I’ve ever done with an airplane,” Philips said. “When you get out of the plane, these kids smiling like crazy, it makes it all worthwhile no matter what it costs.” The Young Eagles program is offered nationwide by the Experimental Aircraft Association. The free program has introduced nearly 2 million Young Eagles to aviation since it started 30 years ago. Volunteer pilots and ground crews participate in the program to teach the kids the mechanics of an aircraft, taking off and landing, understanding the flight plan,
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communicating with air traffic controllers, classroom lessons and operating simulators. The final step is climbing into an aircraft and flying. They allow one child per plane and each one gets an opportunity to take over the yoke and fly the plane - with the pilot sitting right alongside. Most of those come at rally events hosted out of regional airports. National effort, regional impact The EAA Chapter 301, based out of Parker, has two locations that support the Young Eagles - The Wings Museum Exploration of Flight facility at Centennial Airport and Colorado Air and Spaceport. Colorado Air and Spaceport has supported the program for more than 15 years with more than 2,000 Young Eagles flown. The Wings Museum Flight Facility location provides the classroom and space on the ramp outside the building for the flights. “We have eight pilots and aircrafts flying about between 22 and about 26 kids at each rally,” said Tom Letts, Young Eagles Field Representative who manages the program at Centennial. The Young Eagles also have chapters based out of Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in Broomfield, the airports in Boulder, Erie, Longmont, and Englewood’s Colorado Skies Academy. Each child gets a 20-to-30-minute flight depending on air traffic and the weather during the flight. When they land, they get a Young Eagles certificate that identifies the plane, pilot, and date of flight. They also receive a briefing and
Dean, who declined to have his last name printed, is excited to get on the plane to take his flight with pilot Mark Smith.
a logbook. That’s something they can take with them to get further pilot training. “We flew over 200 kids when we started in May, but we didn’t fly the kids January, February, March or April, due to COVID. We started light May and June we flew 45 kids, but we pared back,” said Letts. It’s fun for the pilots, too. “It’s wonderful to take these kids out, I have been doing this for quite a while. I’ve been flying for 44 years, actively flying, and about 40 years as a flight instructor. I’ll keep doing this as long as they let me,” said pilot and flight instructor Mark Smith. It’s a nice use of a busy airport, which brings in $30-40 million in revenue to the area, Lett said.
“A lot of people don’t know this, but Centennial is the number one busiest general aviation airport in the United States,” Letts said. “And it’s the 26th busiest, controlled towered airport in the United States-its busier than Honolulu, Hawaii-its busier than JFK- and busier than Salt Lake City. And on any given day, it’s busier than Denver International Airport.” Next generation But the program has a serious side, too, creating the next generation of aviators, commercial pilots, and airplane mechanics, Lett said. “It’s a lot of fun and this program was designed to get kids interested in aviation,” said Letts. SEE PILOTS, P15
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here’s unlucky timing, and then there’s starting a theater company not long before a global pandemic. Such is the case with the Wheat Ridge Theatre Company. But the company and its founder Maru Garcia have embraced alternative spaces as storytelling sites - during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the company performed in restaurants and breweries and even did drive thru theater. Now they’re giving something else a try — theater in a theater. “We need to start having a sense of returning back to normal — for the theater community and the audience,” Garcia said. “I believe in supporting creative people. It was just so discouraging when things stopped, and we need an outlet to express what we have to say.” The Wheat Ridge Theatre Company is bringing Del Shores’ comedy “Sordid Lives” to the John Hand Theater, 7653 E. 1st Place in the Colorado Free University Campus at Lowry, from Jan. 21 through Feb. 13. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. on Sundays. All audience members will be required to wear mask during the performance and attendees are required to show proof of COVID vaccine or the result of a negative test taken with less than 24 hours before the performance. The show follows a family gathering to mourn the death of their matriarch and follows her three
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“We’re really in need of pilots and had a couple of airlines go out of business because there were no pilots to be able to fly. Also, we need mechanics as well.” There are plenty of aviationrelated jobs, he said. “Even if the kid did not enjoy the flight, I always like to explain aviation is way more than just the airplane, it’s all the surrounding businesses such as air traffic controllers and ground crews,” Letts said. EAA Chapter 301 has flown more than 7,000 young eagles in Denver and has also given out scholarships for those students who are interested in aviation. In addition, the future pilots can attend the EAA Air Academy in the summer and take flying
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lessons for future aviation education. “Since inception, the scholarship program has awarded $33,112 scholarships to 24 recipients,” said Blanche Cohen Young Eagles Coordinator for the chapter. “Several scholarship recipients received private and commercial pilot certificates. Many attended aviation universities and the EAA air academy.” Cohen said the program qualifies for part of the Boy Scout merit badge. The ground school alone is part of the Girl Scout badge since the Girl Scout program does not allow members to fly. The Naval Sea Cadets, Denver Public Schools, and various non-profit organizations such as Fly Girls also participate in the program.
pus. But the Centennial Airport campus has some distinct benefits. “They built this facility to be able to have an opportunity to get up close and personal, to see the flight- to touch- and to feel. The Lowry Museum is wonderful from an educational and historical standpoint,” said Palmer. “But there’s still that missing component of putting it into reality. So that’s what we are doing here. We’re bringing that reality to touch, feel and look, we’re inspiring the next generation.” Wings at Centennial also have a program for STEM teachers called “Teacher Flight.” It is similar to the Young Eagle’s program and it’s also free where they take a teacher out flying in a plane so they can take the experience back to the classroom. “The teachers are going to be able to share in a way so we can look for the next engineers-the next pilots- the next ground crew-
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“The Wizard of Oz” lands at PACE It is difficult to imagine a more traditionally American fable than L. Frank Baum’s “The Wizard of Oz.” In its various iterations (most famously the film), the story always manages to capture something honest about the quest for the self. All of this makes it the perfect tale to tell to begin a new year - which is just what the Parker Arts, Culture & Events Center is doing. PACE’s, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., production of “The Wizard of Oz” is running from Jan. 21 through Feb. 13. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. This production features the iconic musical score from the MGM film, so get tickets for this classic at parkerarts.org/event/ the-wizard-of-oz/. Explore the world of Charles Parson Charles Parson is one of the most talented and well-known artists in the Denver metro area and his work has been showcased all over town. His latest exhibit is the Charles Parson Solo Exhibit, which runs through Saturday, Feb. 26 at the Curtis Center for the Arts, 2349 East Orchard Road in Greenwood Village. According to provided information, the exhibit features Parson’s intimate to large-scale drawings and smaller interior sculptures. “These recent works will in-
clude steel, Plexiglas, and stone abstract sculptures, along with the dimensional drawings from the `Landscape’s Scores’ series, developed during his recent role as a Resource Artist at Redline Art Center.” It also focuses on his current “Near/Far” series. For more information, visit greenwoodvillage.com/1247/Curtis-Center-for-the-Arts. Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Rakim at the Roxy Theatre If you’re a rap fan, you’re a fan of Rakim. Even if it’s not a direct fan thing, the rappers you love can almost all be traced back to the music made by Rakim and his partner Eric B. The duo made four albums from the mid-80s to late 90s and Rakim went on making music after they split. Nowadays Rakim is considered one of the best to ever do it. “The Source” magazine ranked him as No. 1 on their list of top 50 lyricists of all time in 2012 and the album “Paid in Full” is recognized as one of the greatest achievements in the genre. So, when an absolute legend like Rakim comes to town, attention (and respect) must be paid. He’ll be performing at the Roxy Theatre, 2549 Welton St. in Denver, at 7 p.m. on Jan. 21. Get tickets at theroxydenver.com/ event/385088. Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. He can be reached at Clarke.Reader@ hotmail.com.
the next mechanics or whatever we need for the aerospace industry,” said Keith Palmer Executive Director Exploration of Flight Campus Wings Over the Rockies Museum at Centennial Airport. Also, at the Wings Museum, there is a simulator all kids can operate and experience flying a plane. Palmer said “There’s a young lady upstairs right now that flew this morning on the simulator, and as she’s bopping around, you can see her expression and to see her desire. It gave her the bug,” Palmer said. “We need the young men and women to be excited about where their direction is and to see you’ve added a little piece of being able to help them. It’s an inspiration watching it start to come together. I tell you what- it goes a long way. It does make your day it’s not a job anymore- it’s just absolutely fun.”
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Pomona pins down another team title at Arvada West Invitational BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS
ARVADA — It took less than 24 hours for Pomona’s wrestling squad to avenge a rare team loss. The Panthers — defending Class 5A state champions and ranked No. 1 by Tim Yount’s On The Mat — were edged in a dual Jan. 14 by Greater Latrobe High School, one of the top 5 wrestling schools in Pennsylvania. That loss clearly didn’t sit well for the best wrestling team in Colorado. “The dual was big. It was fun. We got beat by a point,” Pomona coach Sam Federico said. “Everyone has things right now with guys sick and injured. All of our guys made it through fine and we had a good tournament today.” It was more than just a good tournament for the Panthers at the 19-team Arvada West Wrestling Invitational on Jan. 15. During its heyday the A-West Invite was deemed the “mini-state” with several of the top teams in the state competing. Pomona had 10 wrestlers in finals, claiming seven individual titles, placing every Panther wrestler in the top-6 of their weight class and racking up 293 teams points. Greater Latrobe finished a distance second with 201.5 points. “We want to get to that other level,” Pomona senior Daniel Cardenas said of the team’s outlooking heading toward the end of the season. “It’s been fun. These are all my brothers. We all wrestle for each other.” Another sign of just how deep and talented Pomona’s wrestling program is right now. The Panthers’ JV team also competed Saturday and actually won the Alameda Tournament. “I think we are where we need to be right now,” Federico said. “We have work to do still. We had a couple of guys a little banged up. They battled through and won this tournament. That’s important that you can prove you can do that this time of year when you aren’t 100 percent because you aren’t going to be 100 percent at state.” Jakob Romero (126 pounds), Elijah Olguin (132), Josiah Parsons (145), Daniel Cardenas (152), Dante Hutchings (160), Roman Cruz (170) and Jacob Judd (182) all brought home individual titles. Cardenas had the most impressive run to a title than anyone in the tournament. He had firstround pins in all four matches. The four pins took a combined time of 4 minutes and 15 seconds. “He obviously has been battle tested,” Federico said of Pomona’s 152 pounder that is 25-0 on the season and on track to becoming Pomona’s first four-time individual state champion. “Winning Iron Man. Winning Reno. Winning Doc B. Those are three nationally known tournaments and he ran through them pretty good.” Cardenas accomplished the rare feat of winning those three na-
tional tournaments while chasing down history. The Stanford University-commit defeated Greater Latrobe senior Jack Pletcher in the 152-pound final Saturday after the two didn’t square off in the dual Friday because Latrobe moved Pletcher up a weight class. Pletcher, who has committed to the University of Pittsburg, did give Cardenas a scare in the opening minute nearly catching Cardenas in a headlock while taking him to the mat. “Sometimes you need those matches,” Cardenas said about nearly getting pinned in the opening minute against Pletcher. “It keeps me motivated throughout the season. Making sure those kinds of mistakes don’t happen again. In away you do need those.” Cardenas refocused and took care of business with a trio of takedowns before pinning Pletcher at the 1:31 mark in the first period. “When you go to those a big thing is to find weaknesses in your game,” Federico said of Cardenas facing tough out-of-state wrestlers this winter. “He doesn’t have many. I can tell you that. If you are going to beat him you better be lucky. Throw him on his back or something. For six minutes he will keep coming.” Regionals is coming up in about a month where Pomona will attempt to take care of business once again before heading down to Ball Arena for the state tournament. “The season isn’t over,” the three-time state champion said. “The final stretch is coming up soon. It’s going to be fun.” While Pomona will be eyeing another 5A state title, Jefferson is looking to be in the mix for the 3A team title. The Saints have been on the brink of the program’s first team state title a few times over the last several years. “I always keep it to myself. I don’t talk to the kids about it,” Jefferson coach Oscar Fonseca said looking at how the team points could work out at the state tournament. “I always think we have a good shot even with one kid. That 3A is a dog-fight every year. Those two few teams battle it out every year. I think we’ll be in there.” The Saints are currently ranked No. 3 in the 3A team standing behind No. 1 Mullen and No. 2 Eaton. Jefferson finished tied for 10th at the Arvada West Invite with 76 points. “We showed a lot of improvement as a team so that is awesome to see,” Fonseca said. “We didn’t have everyone in, but who we had I was pleased with how the kids preformed and improvement they made.” Jefferson senior Angelo Lozado made the 126-pound championship bout. The two-time 3A individual state champion defeated Grand Junction’s Andrew Leyba (ranked No. 2 in 5A at 126 pounds) in the semifinals. However, Lozado suffered a 8-2 loss to Pomona’s Jakob
Pomona senior Roman Cruz is focused as he squares off against Roosevelt sophomore Bronco Hartson during the 170-pound championship bout during the Arvada West Invitational on Jan. 15. Cruz edge Hartson 4-3 as the Panthers cruised to seven individual titles and the team championship.
Pomona senior Elijah Olguin, facing, was one of 10 Panther wrestlers that advanced to title bouts during the Arvada West Invitational on Jan. 15. Olguin won the 132-pound weight class to help Pomona to another team title.
Ralston Valley sophomore Lincoln Gregersen had an outstanding tournament Jan. 15 at the Arvada West Invitational. Gregersen defeated Grand Junction junior Ane’e Vigil (No.1 ranked at 113 pounds in Class 5A) in the semifinals. Gregersen lost 2-0 to Thompson Valley sophomore Jackzen Rairdon (No. 1 ranked at 113 pounds in 4A) in PHOTOS BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS the championship bout at 113.
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Pomona junior Jakob Romero, bottom, and Jefferson senior Angelo Lozado tangled in the 126-pound title bout at the Arvada West Invitational Jan. 15 at Arvada West High School. Romero took a 7-1 victory. Pomona dominated the “mini-state” tournament with 293 team points that included seven Panthers winning individual titles. PHOTO BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS
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Romero in the title match. “He (Lozado) is working hard this year and we’re pleased with that,” Fonseca said about the Saints’ defeating state champion. “We just made a few mistakes tonight that costed us. He had to fight from behind and that’s hard against a great wrestler like Jakob.” Fonseca had five wrestlers
finish on the podium. He knows the experience gained at the “mini-state” tournament will be beneficial in the long run for this Saints. “You can’t take a match off here,” Fonseca said of the A-West Invite. “That is how regionals and state are. It really prepares us for that final stretch at the end.” Dennis Pleuss is the Sports Information Director for Jeffco Public Schools. For more Jeffco coverage, go to CHSAANow.com.
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Ralston Valley clicks on all cylinders against rival Arvada West BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS
ARVADA — Ralston Valley’s boys basketball team emphatically ended a 2-game losing streak Jan. 14. The Mustangs (8-5 record) were coming off a tough loss against Legend a week ago. Along with a good effort against No. 1-ranked and undefeated ThunderRidge on Jan. 12 that saw Ralston Valley leading going into the fourth quarter before losing 67-62. Ralston Valley put that all in the rearview mirror with an impressive 74-37 home victory over rival Arvada West in front of a great crowd on a Friday night. “Man, it’s good to see every back and have a packed gym,” Ralston Valley senior Zach Akin said. “It was loud. The energy was good. It was a good win tonight.” It was already second non-league meeting between the Mustangs and Wildcats (6-5) this season. The two faced off in a tournament game before Winter Break with Ralston Valley taking a 61-38 win. The scheduled non-league game Friday is followed up by the Class 5A Jeffco League game between the cross-town rivals coming up in just 12 days at A-West. It was a tight first quarter with Ralston Valley holding on to a 13-10 lead. However it was all Mustangs in the second quarter. “It comes from our defense,” Ralston Valley coach Chris Braketa said of the 29-point second quarter
for the Mustangs. “We picked up the defense and picked up the intensity a little bit. Some of our second-group guys came in there and did an awesome job. They gave us some energy and got us going a little bit.” Ralston Valley outscored A-West 29-5 in the second quarter to grab a commanding 42-15 halftime lead. The Mustangs drained five 3-pointer in the quarter, led by a pair from Akin who finished with 17 points on the night. “It started on defense,” Akin said. “We locked down on defense and then started hitting shots, but it all starts on defense. It felt good.” Freshman Tanner Braketa continued his offensive tear with a gamehigh 21 points which included five 3-pointers. The Mustangs’ reserves were impressive with junior Josh Rillos putting in 9 points, along with sophomores Jackson Hansen and Logan Madden combining for a dozen points off the bench. “If we can create that tempo with both groups. We do have a deep team,” Coach Braketa said. “We got Jackson back tonight for the first time since our third game. To get him going he brings a ton of energy on his own.” Ralston Valley kept the pedal down in the third quarter. Braketa started off the quarter hitting a 3-pointer to push the Mustangs’ advantage to 30 points. “When they (Braketa and Akin) get hot its fun to watch,” Coach Braketa said.
Ralston Valley senior Zach Akin elevates for a layup over Arvada West junior Zion Thomas during the Mustangs’ 29-point second quarter Jan. 14 at Ralston Valley High School. Akin scored 17 points in Ralston Valley’s 74-37 victory over rival Arvada West. PHOTO BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS
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edge that … almost every death has had to do with drug use.” Nate Thompson, director of Social, Emotional & Behavior Services at LPS, said the study has shown that abuse needs to be a bigger part of the mental health conversation for teens. “Substance abuse is a big part of this mental health crisis, and you don’t hear that very often,” he said. “Part of that is because it’s not easy for any parent who has a kid who struggles with a mental health crisis and also addiction to say that. But kids are saying ‘hey, we’ve got to talk about this.’” To combat this, the study calls for schools to facilitate cultures where youths feel they can talk to adults about their issues, something that Lena Heilmann, suicide prevention strategies manager at The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), said was crucial for saving lives. “The research is clear that young people who feel connected really are less likely to feel suicidal, attempt suicide and die by suicide,” Heilmann said. “And the role of trusted adults is key in youth suicide prevention.” According to the study, a school should promote mental, social and emotional development as much as it does academics. Researchers observed that, in schools that promoted all aspects of growth, students were more willing to tell staff about serious suicidal thoughts and were able to ask for help. Alternatively, at schools that focused more on academic development, researchers observed a more limited view from staff who questioned why certain students were struggling, framing issues around a lack of motivation rather than the root causes for a students’ mental health struggles. The study also points to the need for schools to make all students feel a sense of belonging. Typically, schools will celebrate their highest achievers such as valedictorians and student-athletes. While wellintentioned, spotlighting just these students can lead to unintentional
feelings of isolation from other students who feel they do not fit the mold of their school, according to the study. One high school student told researchers, “If you’re not an athlete ... then (the administration) makes it pretty clear that (it) does not care as much.” This can lead to a school culture in which students feel less supported by staff and, in turn, may be more reluctant to talk about suicide and seek mental help, the study said. Another student, whom researchers gave the pseudonym of “Timothy,” dealt directly with an exclusionary culture at his school, which led to bullying, according to the study. Timothy said he became depressed but did not feel comfortable talking to school staff. But after his parents forced him to tell the school what was happening, he began to develop a supportive relationship with several administrators and now feels he can go to them whenever he needs help. “This matches our broader observations at this school that staff really care about student well-being, though they do not always have sufficient tools to provide support,” the study said. Families play a pivotal role in prevention A teenager’s parents or guardians can have a major effect on how equipped a school is to identify and respond to students with mentalhealth struggles, the study found. But while the majority of LPS families felt that schools had some responsibility for suicide prevention, few said they would actually ask school staff for help. Of the more than 1,200 parents and guardians surveyed, 78% strongly agree that schools should play a role in preventing suicide but only 29% said they would turn to school staff with concerns about a child’s mental health. Additionally, 97% agreed that schools should intervene when a student is in a mental health crisis and 83% felt it was very important for schools to include mental health in their curriculum. Yet when it came to disclosing a child’s suicidal crisis to the school, parents and guardians who have faced that situation were
nearly split, with 48% saying they did not tell the school. For Mueller, this finding is the “crux of the problem” when it comes to the lack of support schools have. “Families, and maybe even broader communities, haven’t quite figured out what it means for a school to take on at least partial responsibility for suicide prevention,” Mueller said. “And so, we end up with these tensions … when it comes to ‘would I ask for help from a school?’ we’re a little less certain.” By not telling school staff about a child’s mental-health issues, the safety nets around suicide prevention can be severely weakened, said Mueller, whose study quotes one staff member who told researchers, “Parents need to be a part of the solution if anything is going to change for the better.” The reasons for families’ hesitations vary. Most parents and guardians surveyed, over 90%, said they worried to some degree about their child’s mental health but said they were more likely to turn to therapists, other family members and even friends for help rather than school staff. For families who sought help for their child, about 67% said they faced barriers. The main reason was a child’s resistance to help followed by lack of access to treatment, lack of knowledge about how to get help and an inability to afford treatment. Thompson said the district has ways of helping with some of those barriers. This includes on-site therapists for middle and high schoolers as well as a network of more than 200 mental-health care providers that the district can connect families to. The district’s mental-health foundation will also pay for services for families in need. It’s why dialogue between families and staff is all too important, Thompson said. “The vast majority of people know that schools are good places to get help, they may just not know exactly what schools can offer,” Thompson said. “Schools didn’t do all this stuff when we were growing up … schools do have resources, a lot of resources, and can connect you to even more.” Schools can’t do it alone
While Mueller’s study pinpoints schools as an essential pillar for suicide prevention, the work cannot fall on staff alone, it said. Along with families, other aspects of teenagers’ social communities, such as mental-health care providers, pediatricians and faith-based organizations, must step up to do their part in providing safe spaces for young people to express their struggles and needs, Mueller said. This, in turn, will alleviate some of the pressure on school staff, who Mueller said are already stretched too thin. “I spent a lot of hours sitting in the waiting rooms of school counseling offices … they are so outrageously overworked,” she said. “It breaks my heart a little bit that we’re asking these people to just go above and beyond and work such long hours.” Heilmann, the CDPHE suicide prevention manager, echoed this sentiment. “Suicide prevention is everyone’s business, we all have a role to play,” she said. “For young people, schools are one key organization. But families are important, youth-serving organizations are important, healthcare settings are important. So, we really want everyone to be involved in supporting youth suicide prevention because we all have to be.” Another source of pain for schools is state funding, which remains low particularly in states like Colorado. Mueller’s study recommends increases in school-based therapists and social workers, as well as acrossthe-board mental health and suicide prevention training for all staff. But that comes with a cost. “I do think that the funding issue is a really serious part of the challenges that limit our ability to effectively support students’ well-being in schools and thus prevent suicide,” Mueller said. “So, I would really strongly urge politicians to think about that.” Still, the reality remains that schools, according to the study, are one of the best-positioned places in a young person’s community for identifying their mental health needs and providing support. “Kids spend the majority of their waking hours in the school building,” Mueller said.
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