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30-foot Blue Spruce tree replaces fallen Olde Town Square tree The tree replaces previous tree that fell over during December windstorm

BY RYLEE DUNN RDUNN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A 30-foot Blue Spruce has replaced the tree that stood in Olde Town Arvada Square from 2006 until last winter, when a windstorm knocked it down. The tree’s first day in Arvada was June 23.

Olde Town Arvada Business Improvement Executive Director Joe Hengstler said he was excited to have a new tree before the holiday season, when the tree has traditionally been decorated with lights and ornaments.

“We’re definitely thrilled that the city and our parks team were able to get a new tree installed in Olde Town before the holiday season,” Hengstler said. “Being able to have the lights on the tree and make it a gathering place for the community around the holiday season is so The new tree in Olde Town Arvada Square. The 30 foot blue spruce replaces the original tree that great for Olde Town.”

COURTESY OLDE TOWN ARVADA was knocked over in a windstorm last winter.

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Arvada City Council approves IGAs for Red Rocks CC Park, public improvements for Trailstone development Council voted down a mixed residential/ commercial proposal in Candelas, fielded resident’s concerns about DEI work

BY RYLEE DUNN RDUNN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

It was a busy night on June 27 for Arvada’s City Council, as it passed multiple intergovernmental agreements, approved a low-income housing development and narrowly voted down a mixed-use development proposal in Candelas. Council also heard about a dozen public comments from residents weighing in on the city’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion work.

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meeting via Zoom, while all six other members of council attended in person.

Vance Street Flats Before the council meeting, members of council convened in their capacity as the Arvada Housing Authority and unanimously approved a special limited partnership and an agreement to enter into a housing assistance payment contract for the Vance Street Flats development, a 50-unit low income housing development located at 5854 Vance St. Arvada Housing Authority Director Carrie Espinosa said that the development was awarded low income housing tax credits in 2021 to support the financing of the project. In support of the application for those tax credits, the Arvada Housing Authority agreed to become a special limited partner to provide a property and sales tax exemption.

The housing authority also agreed to assign seven housing choice vouchers with the preference that the vouchers are used for people experiencing homelessness, Espinosa said. She added that services for those vouchers will be provided by the Arvada Homeless Navigation program.

Smoking ordinance Council unanimously approved a change to the Arvada City Code regarding an ordinance governing the legal age to purchase tobacco. The

minimum age for buying tobacco products was raised to 21 in accordance with state law and federal law.

“This is basically a cleanup to get our ordinance actually consistent with state law and to also alight with the federal law in raising the minimum age for tobacco products to age 21,” Arvada City Manager Mark Deven said. “We have noticed as we work through our ordinances that we had an inconsistency with what was being allowed in the Arvada City Code.”

there’s been elements including an incline to increase cardio exercise in the park.

“Altogether, the focus of this park is to invite people to exercise outdoors, to mediate and to learn about health and fitness,” Janes continued.

Councilmember Bob Fifer said he was glad to see the project move forward before he leaves council.

“This has been years in the making,” Fifer said. “I remember when this was just an idea. It’s nice to see before I leave that this is happening.”

Red Rocks Community College park IGA Council unanimously passed an ordinance authorizing an intergovernmental agreement between the City of Arvada and the State of Colorado, the Department of Higher Education, the State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Education to allow Red Rocks Community College to sign a 100-year lease of a parcel north of their Arvada campus for the construction of a health and fitness focused park.

The Holistic Health and Fitness Park is a public park project with Red Rocks Community College that will feature classes and other recreational activities.

Arvada’s Director of Vibrant Community and Neighborhoods Enessa Janes said the focus of the park is to invite people to learn and recreate outdoors.

“The park is designed to provide spaces for folks to recreate outdoors and have classrooms outdoors to learn about health and fitness as well,” Janes said. “There have been design elements that include spaces for yoga, spaces for reflexology,

Trailstone public improvements Council approved a resolution authorizing an IGA that will support the construction of public improvements for the Trailstone development in candelas. This will allow for the construction of a sanitary sewer and receptor, reconfiguration and diversion structure of the sanitary sewer connection, sidewalk landscaping and trail improvements in the Candelas area.

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Tri Pointe Development proposal With a 5-2 vote, council voted down a mixed-use proposal for an undeveloped parcel in Candelas proposed by Tri Pointe Homes. The development would have featured 33 apartments, 42 townhomes and 4-5 retail shops.

Councilmembers John Marriott and David Jones voted in favor of the proposal, while Councilmembers Fifer, Lauren Simpson, Lisa Smith, Randy Moorman and Marc Williams voted against it.

The dissenting councilmembers cited concerns including parking, safety around a school bus stop and density. Tri Pointe first came before council in 2020 with a fully residential vision for the parcel but was denied then because of the lack of retail in that proposal.

Williams said that Tri Pointe’s amended proposal was very close to earning approval from council and urged the developer to make changes to the proposal and come back before council shortly.

Public comment A lengthy public comment portion of the council meeting centered around discussions of the city’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion work.

On May 10, council discussed next steps for hiring a DEI consultant and taskforce but has not announced any movement on those objectives since. Arvada previously hired a DEI consultant, We The People, but fired them just a day after their contract

was signed.

Many who spoke at council urged council to move forward with the hiring of a consultant and appointment of a taskforce, arguing for the need for DEI work within the city.

“Looking around at the staff, at the city councilors, even at the gallery, you might notice there are almost no people of color in this room, and that’s not an accident,” Arvada resident Whitney Leeds said. “This city is neither welcoming nor safe to people of color. And even if no one in here made a racist comment, even if no one in here even supported a racist policy, the very makeup of this room, right now, is itself a testimony to the need for a DEI taskforce.”

Arvadans for Social Justice Founder Amy Travin said that council needs to do more than have discussions about DEI work.

“Who do you care about in the community and in our city?” Travin asked. “Do you care about everybody that lives here? Literally every individual? And if there is evidence that is not happening — that we’re not caring about every individual who lives in our community, and that you are not serving everyone in the community — why are you so afraid to start providing services to them?

Why are you so afraid to just take a look?

“I ask that you start acting,” Travin continued, “not just having the conversation.”

Daniel Mondragon, a 40-year Arvada resident, thanked the city team for the internal work they’ve done and urged council to move forward with a taskforce and for the city team to examine the language used in city documents.

“I thank you for the internal work you’ve been doing… the community has been waiting for next steps for the creation of a taskforce,” Mondragon said. “For meaningful dialogue, not just the opportunity for us to make comment and then no dialogue happening. We can work together; staff, leadership and community, to ensure that the Arvada of tomorrow is welcoming, safe and inclusive for all.

“It is time for us in our documents here to look at incidents of exclusion and look for opportunities in inclusion,” Mondragon continued.

Kia Ruiz, an Arvada resident who serves on the city’s sustainability committee and the community emergency response team said that she SEE COUNCIL, P5

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Aadland leads challengers in Republican race in Colorado’s 7th U.S. House District

BY BOB WOOLEY BWOOLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Only one Jefferson County race held any suspense in the June 28 primaries — the Republican contest for Colorado’s 7th District Congressional seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter.

Brittany Pettersen, who currently serves as District 22 state senator, ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination. She will be facing Republican Erik Aadland, who defeated challengers Laurel Imer and Tim Reichert in unofficial election results posted after polls closed June 28.

According to his website, Aadland, a West Point graduate, served for nine years in the U.S. Army, including two tours in the Middle East where he was awarded two Bronze Stars. His

official biography said he then went on to pursue a career in the oil and gas industry.

His website is unclear about how long he’s been a resident of the district, but his LinkedIn page states that he was employed by Houston, Texas,-based Noble Energy from 20112020 where he worked multiple stints working in various aspects of energy production in Colorado.

Aadland bested Reichert by eight percentage points — roughly 4,200 votes. Imer finished a distant third with slightly less than 16% of the total vote.

As of 8 p.m. June 28, voter turnout was at nearly 27%, lower than the 2020 primary election, which saw 48% of voters cast ballots.

For full results, visit jeffco.us/578/ Election-Results.

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Toronto Rejects High-Tech ‘Smart City’ for Something More Livable on Its Waterfront

The last place I’d expect to see a feature about Toronto rejecting a “smart city” proposal for a green oasis would be MIT’s Technology Review, but there it is in the July/August 2022 issue of the magazine.

It’s a fascinating study of how technology lost out to human scale sustainable development on prime real estate in Canada’s largest city. I’ll put a link for the article at GoldenREblog.com.

The original 2017 proposal for the 12-acre plot between an expressway and Lake Ontario was for it “to become a hub for an optimized urban experience featuring robo-taxis, heated sidewalks, autonomous garbage collection, and an extensive digital layer to monitor everything from street crossings to park bench usage,” according to the article. The proposal, appropriately, came from a sister company of Google, Sidewalk Labs, which is the urban innovation arm of Alphabet.

The idea was that this development

would be a “proof of concept, establishing a new development model for cities everywhere. It could have demonstrated that the sensor-laden smart city model embraced in China and the Persian Gulf has a place in more democratic societies.”

After a 2½-year effort to sell the concept to Toronto’s citizenry, Sidewalk Labs abandoned the idea, blaming it on Covid-19, but that’s not necessarily true.

This paragraph from the article says it all: “In the US it’s life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,” says Alex Ryan, a senior vice president of partnership solutions for the… Toronto nonprofit founded by a consortium of public and private funders and billed as North America’s largest urban innovation hub.

“In Canada it’s peace, order, and good government. Canadians don’t expect the private sector to come in and save us from government, because we have high trust in government.”

Just Listed: Modern Denver Square on Capitol Hill This home at 1250 Downing Street (built in 2006) brings back memories for me, since my earliest memories were living nearby in a 1906 Denver Square attending kindergarten at Dora Moore School. This home is faithful to that Capitol Hill architectural tradition, but with modern touches, from the 9’ basement ceiling to the walk-in closets and walk-in pantry. You’ll see what I mean when you watch the video tour at www.DenverSquare.online.

Since buying the home in 2018, the seller added new carpet in the basement, a 6-burner Thermador gas range, 6-foot-wide refrigera$1,250,000 tor/freezer, gas fireplace with custom cabinetry and mantel. The kitchen is a fabulous! The oversized detached garage on the alley has a space with French doors that is partially finished and would make a great home office or studio. This home fits in perfectly with its neighboring homes. It has over 3,100 square feet, 4 bedrooms and 4 baths. It has teak flooring on the main floor and an open floor plan. Upstairs you’ll find bamboo flooring and a wonderful master suite with a spa-like master bath & custom walk-in closet, plus two generous sized secondary bedrooms and full bath. The finished basement has a family/ media room, a 4th bedroom and 3/4 bath, plus a wet bar and wine cellar under the stairway.

Visit the website for open house info. Listed by Chuck Brown, 303-885-7855.

Just Listed: Ranch in Arvada’s Scenic Heights This home at 8785 W. 67th Place is located on a corner lot in that quiet neighborhood known as Scenic Heights, west of Carr Street and south of 72nd Avenue, close to the Arvada Center for the Arts. Also nearby are the Indian Tree Golf Course and Majestic View Park, as well as Old Towne Arvada with its light rail station. The seller is only the 2nd owner of this 1961 brick ranch, having lived here since 1987. It has a 4th bedroom and $685,000 bath in the fully finished basement. There are hardwood floors throughout, although there is carpet over the hardwood in two bedrooms. The landscaped yard with large shade trees, peach tree, blueberry bushes and roses is served by an irrigation system installed in 2019. The furnace and water heater were installed in 2017, and the central air conditioning in 2020. The interior was painted in 2017 and the exterior was painted in 2020. Take a narrated video tour at www.ArvadaHome.info, then call for a showing or come to the open house on Saturday, July 9th, 11am to 1pm.

Personally, I like the idea of a “smart city,” especially when it comes to traffic control. I want the traffic lights to respond to traffic needs and minimize wait times.

But some of the “smart city” concepts such as robo-taxis sound more like the product of “geeks gone wild,” rather than a development to improve city life.

The rendering of Toronto’s replacement plan, adopted in February 2022, warms my heart. The plan is delightfully low tech, yet it incorporates a design that is “zero carbon,” or what we know as “net zero energy.”

This quote from the article summarizes the problem: “The real problem is that with their emphasis on the optimization of everything, smart cities seem designed to eradicate the very thing that makes cities wonderful.”

Interestingly, Technology Review had

cited the original Sidewalk Labs proposal in its 2018 article about “10 breakthrough technologies” writing that “Sidewalk Labs could reshape how we live, work, and play in urban neighborhoods.” And the architectural critic for the Toronto Globe and Mail praised the 2017 concept as an exciting approach to urban development.

Renderings such as the one above “show trees and greenery sprouting from every possible balcony and outcropping, with nary an autonomous vehicle or drone in site. The project’s highly accomplished design team... all speak of this new corner of Canada’s largest city not as a techno-utopia but as a bucolic retreat.” The new project design, according to the article, is “a conspicuous disavowal not only of the 2017 proposal but of the smart city concept itself.”

One of the city planners summed it up: “If you look at what we’re doing now on that site, it’s classic city building with a 21st-century twist, which means it’s a carbon-neutral community. It’s a totally electrified community. It’s a community that prioritizes affordable housing.... It’s a community that has a strong emphasis on green space and urban agriculture and urban farming.” Thank you, Canada!

Just Listed: Skyestone Ranch on Premium Lot You won’t find a more idyllic home than this one at 12377 W. Big Horn Ct. Located north of Standley Lake, you’d think it’s in Arvada, but it’s actually in Broomfield.

The home, which is the sought-after Flatirons model by Taylor Morrison, overlooks a park (see view from deck below), and is adjacent to the 425-acre Westminster Dog Park. The walk-out basement is beautifully finished, includ$1,100,000 ing a 4th bedroom with Brazilian Ash hardwood flooring.

The many improvements are spelled out room-by-room in the MLS listing, and a narrated video tour, including drone video footage, can be found at www.SkyestoneHome.online. Its location within this 55+ community is incomparable, at the end of a cul-de-sac, adjacent to a trail that leads to the dog park to the east as well as the park below, shown at left. You’ll appreciate the low-maintenance professional landscaping as shown above. Call your agent or Jim Smith at 303-525-1851 to arrange a private showing.

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Arvada Fire truck celebrates Arvada nonprofit Hope, Avalanche Stanley Cup win Community and Connection set to host second annual back-to-school drive

The Arvada Fire truck number six in the Colorado Avalanche Stanley Cup victory parade. COURTESY CASSIE TANNER

AFPD truck number six took part in the June 30 Stanley Cup parade STAFF REPORT

The Arvada Fire Protection District joined in on the festivities after the Colorado Avalanche won

the franchise’s third Stanley Cup, with the number six fire truck taking part in the celebratory parade held in downtown Denver on July 30.

Mike Stahl of the Arvada Jefferson Kiwanis Club presents a $1,500 donation to supCOURTESY OF LAUREN SIMPSON port Hope For Kids.

Donations can be made at Second Saturday on July 9 or by contacting Councilmember Lauren Simpson

BY RYLEE DUNN RDUNN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Arvada-based nonprofit Hope, Community and Connection is hosting its second annual “Hope for Kids” back-to-school drive to support low income students in the community. Donations of school supplies can be dropped off at the HCC table at the July 9 Second Saturday event in Olde Town or by contacting Arvada City Councilmember Lauren Simpson at lsimpson@arvada.org.

HCC has partnered with Simpson, State Representative Lindsey Daugherty, the Arvada Jefferson Kiwanis Club and the Action Center for the drive. The goal of the fundraiser is to provide 100 students in need with a

fully stocked backpack and a shopping experience for new clothes and shoes, as well as to donate school supplies to JeffCo Public School teachers.

Student selection for the supplies will be handled through an application process run by HCC. In addition to school supplies, HCC is donating Target gift cards and will treat students to a personal shopping day at the Arvada South Target location in August.

Sponsors and potential applicants can reach out to HCC founder Julia Walker at HopeConnectionCommunity@Gmail.com.

The drive is seeking all school supplies ranging from backpacks to binders to notebooks as well as Expo markers, paper clips and tacks for teachers and any other supplies that might be helpful in a learning environment.

The Arvada Jefferson Kiwanis Club kicked off the drive with a $1,500 donation. Swanson Elementary and Arvada K-8 have committed to supporting the program.

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has experienced significant barriers during her time living in Arvada and urged the city team to move forward with tangible DEI work.

“I don’t spend my disposable income in Arvada,” Ruiz said. “There are very few businesses I go to that I feel welcomed at. I’ve got to be truthful about that. I have friends that are opening businesses, I actually turn them away from Arvada because of things that I have experienced here. That is the culture, that is not how city government operates.

“It’s the policy and processes with how city government operates that

I urge you to get the DEI consultant to examine and then work with a taskforce on,” Ruiz continued. “A DEI consultant would ask everyone working in all strata of the government to ask what they’re experiences are. Generally, leadership is like ‘Everything is fantastic’ and you find your guests and your volunteers are like, ‘No, not so.’”

Not everyone who spoke was in favor of the city moving forward with DEI work. Gary Schofield said he didn’t see a need for DEI work because division in the city isn’t between people of different racial backgrounds, but rather people with differing political views.

“I’d like to tell you my opinion on this DIE or EI system that’s going on,” Schofield said. “But I’ve done that…

I really don’t believe that it happens here in Arvada. One of the reasons I’m

speaking tonight is because the division I’m seeing in Arvada are between residents of different political sides.

“I will tell you that no, Arvada is not as racially diverse as even Westminster,” Schofield continued. “Or Wheat Ridge. Do we marginalize people? No. I think the city council has done an excellent job in taking care of everyone’s needs. I am an Arvada resident, a Colorado resident next and an American. I believe in our country and I believe in what you all have been doing at city council.”

Councilmember Bob Fifer responded to public commenters and said that he did not hear any discussion of accessibility in discussing DEI work, and urged the public to “look at all the matters together.”

“One thing I will give back to those

One suspect dead in officer involved shooting in Arvada Suspect sought in relation to car theft, shot when trying to “speed backward” while pursued by Arvada Police Officers

BY RYLEE DUNN RDUNN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

One suspect is dead after an officer-involved shooting took place around 9:25 p.m. June 27 in

the 7400 block of West 61st Avenue in Arvada.

Isaiah P. Proctor, 40, was identified as the deceased suspect in a car theft that led to the officer involved shooting.

Proctor was pursued by Arvada Police officers in connection with the theft of a Ford F550 pickup truck near 58th Avenue and Wadsworth Boulevard that occurred around 9 p.m. on June 27.

“Several” Arvada Police officers are on administrative leave, according to Arvada Police Department Public Information Officer Dave Snelling. The Jef-

ferson County Critical Incident Response Team is investigating the officer involved shooting and the Arvada Police are investigating the initial car theft.

Snelling said the suspect was running while APD officers — who found the truck in the area due to a tracking system — attempted to apprehend him.

“He got in the truck and attempted to speed backward when officers fired at him,” Snelling said.

Snelling said the suspect was transported to a hospital and later pronounced dead.

speakers tonight that I did not hear which kind of concerns me is I consider accessibility — those that have disabilities — are not in those discussions,” Fifer said. “We have over $80 million in ADA grants that need to be fixed and no one’s talking about that.

“For us to take our time to get through the EDI (sic) process, I am advocating for all accessibility to Arvada, which includes those who are disabled, those that have hearing impaired, those that have visual issues, racial, marital status — its everything, so we need to be inclusive,” Fifer continued. “And I just want to be very clear because I appreciate everyone’s comments, but we can’t even keep handicap spots open for folks to get into the store…Let’s not just focus on race, let’s look at all the matters together.”

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Thousands rally for reproductive rights in Denver Supreme Court reversal of federal abortion protections draws protesters in droves

BY BOB WOOLEY BWOOLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Horns honked and drivers waved in solidarity as thousands gathered at the state Capitol in Denver on June 27. The crowd was there to rally in support of reproductive rights after a recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.

The Dobbs decision upheld a Mississippi state law banning abortion after 15 weeks. In doing so, it opened the door to the reversal of both Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 case establishing a constitutional right to abortion, and Planned Parenthood v.

Casey, a 1992 decision reaffirming that right.

Demonstrators of all ages and genders carried signs, chanted slogans and marched from the Capitol through parts of central Denver. Police shut down roads including North Broadway 2022 to allow the peaceful crowd to demonstrate.

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A young woman rallies for reproductive rights in Denver on June 27.

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The event was the third protest around abortion access since the controversial Dobbs ruling was announced on June 24.

A study by research and policy organization The Guttmacher Institute claims that at least 26 states are certain or likely to

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ban abortion in the wake of the reversal of Roe v. Wade. In Colorado, abortion will remain legal barring federal legislation or a change in state law.

Maryjane Chavez, who came to the Capitol with her daughter, said she’s worried the Supreme Court may soon target other individual liberty rights like same-sex marriage — widely held to be granted under the 14th amendment to the Constitution.

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VOICES Scan your body regularly: early detection is key

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aving kidney stones this year saved my life.

It seems like a bizarre thing to say, but in the process of being diagnosed with those stones via a CT scan, a tumor was also discovered on my left kidney. It was something that got my attention in a hurry.

I resolved to learn everything I could about the conditions and causes of this tumor. What the tumor consisted of was a renal cell carcinoma.

It was a slow-growing thing that was about 4 centimeters long when discovered. It also had taken up residence in my body for approximately 10 years prior to its discovery.

These sorts of tumors are in fact surprisingly common. Actor Cameron Mathison and New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy have been diagnosed

with the same cancer.

Mr. Mathison and I both had partial kidney removal to get rid of our cancers, Gov. Murphy had to have a full removal of one of his kidneys.

I read where Columnist at least 50,000 of these full or partial kidney removals (nephrectomy) are done in the United States each year. This procedure is done mostly on men, although women can be diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma as well.

Cancer survivor is not something I imagined I would be able to say about myself when 2022 began.

From the time I was diagnosed with

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cancer to the successful eviction of this tumor from my body, it was a little less than four months.

Because my treatment was so quick and comprehensive, it seems like I am appropriating something — cancer survivor — that is not mine. But I was diagnosed with a cancer that could have killed me. It was found in the early stages, which made the doctor’s jobs easier, thank God. I had an easier time of it than others because I was very, very fortunate. I had kidney stones, which led to the discovery of a tumor that could have killed me. Now the tumor is out of my body, and it has a very low chance of reoccurrence.

I would be remiss if I did not publicly thank the fine professionals at the Urology Center of Colorado, including Dr Devin Patel, for

bringing this matter to a swift and successful conclusion. They are true professionals that are doing what is necessary for the care of others in our state on a regular basis. I am grateful everyday that our paths crossed.

Finally, my situation was caught and resolved through luck. If I could emphasize one thing to each of you, it is the importance of scanning your body regularly to detect the problems that may exist and cause havoc. Through good luck and fortune, I was able to resolve my problems.

Early detection of any issue is worth quite a bit in terms of peace of mind and good health for the long term.

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

True or false: What to know when it comes to sun protection

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More people in the U.S. are diagnosed with skin cancereach year than all other cancers combined, and most skin cancer is associated with sun exposure. Knowing how to help protect your skin from the sun may have a lasting impact.

To help set the record straight, here is some useful information on some common sun protection myths.

True or false? Your sunscreen should have UVA and UVB protection.

True: When walking down the sunscreen aisle, the choices can be overwhelming. Start by looking for a sunscreen that provides broad spectrum protection. That means it filters both types of ultraviolet radiation.

TheSkin Cancer Foundationsays that ultraviolet A rays are present all day and can cause skin-aging and wrinkling while ultraviolet B rays are strongest during peak hours (10 a.m. to

4 p.m.) and can cause sunburns. Both types have been linked to skin cancer.

True or false?

One application of sunscreen lasts all day.

False: Sunscreen should be reapplied throughout the day and SPF, or sun Jennifer Malin protection factor, can help you know how often. If you typically burn after 10 minutes in the sun, multiply that number by the SPF. For SPF 30, this would translate to 300 minutes, but the sunscreen will start to rub off before then. So, reapply often, at least every two hours.

Sunscreens should also be reapplied immediately after swimming, toweling off or excessive sweating.

True or false? You should use the highest SPF possible.

False: You may be surprised to learn that higher SPF does not always mean better protection. You may not need anything higher than SPF 30 if you’re

applying generously and often. This is because, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation,SPF 30 protects against 97% of the sun’s rays, while SPF 50 increases that just a bit – to 98%.

True or false? A little dab of sunscreen goes a long way.

False: To get a sunscreen’s full protection, you should consider applying about oneounce (about two tablespoons). Again, it’s important to reapply every two hours, or right after coming out of the water.

True or false? You can get sun damage on a cloudy day.

True: One of the most common mistakes people make is forgetting about incidental sun exposure. Your skin is still soaking up UV rays even on cloudy days or while driving with the windows down. To help protect skin in such situations, consider making protection part of your normal routine.

Put sunscreen on first thing in the morning, even if you aren’t thinking about going outside – be consistent.

True or false? Sunscreen is better than covering up.

False: While sunscreen is vital and should be used, it’s important to stay

covered up. Wear lightweight, tightly woven hats, shirts and pants. Combine sunscreen and sun-protective clothing for your strongest protection.

True or false? Both sunscreen spray and sunscreen lotion offer the same protection.

It depends. While sunscreen spray can be easier to apply, it comes with a few risks. Sunscreen spray is harder to control and most people do not use enough — experts recommend spraying each area of your body for at least six seconds. You also need to rub it in after application. In addition, ingredients in spray sunscreens may be irritating to your lungs if inhaled, so you’ll want to be sure you’re not spraying it directly on your face. Consider using a lotion for a base and reapplying with spray instead.

Summer is a great time to get you and your loved ones outside to enjoy the fresh air, outdoor activities and exercise under the sun so don’t let concerns about sunscreen stop you from enjoying the warmer weather.

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Colorado utilities should have enough power this summer They’re not so sure about summer 2023

ior,” Flenniken said. “But we need to build a system assuming that behaviors kind of stay as they have or maybe change in some small ways.”

The biggest strain on Xcel’s energy demand isn’t air conditioning, Flenniken said: It’s the rapidly growing number of new customers as people continue to flock to the state.

Your Xcel bill has tons of small charges. Here’s what they’re for.

Summer heat has already spiked demand for power across the country. Regulators are warning massive heat waves could overwhelm the grid and force utilities in several states to issue rolling blackouts.

Colorado utilities have told the Public Utilities Commission they have enough power to avoid disruptions during this year’s hottest months.

However, those companies and state regulators say plans to move beyond fossil fuels and serve a growing population have created uncertainty for electricity service next year.

CPR News spoke with representatives for Xcel Energy and the Colorado Public Utilities Commission to get an update on this summer’s power supply.

Does my energy bill rise depending on when I use electric appliances?

Yes. Xcel and Black Hills have begun to charge more for energy used during hours of highest demand.

Peak demand is usually between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.; overnight or in the morning is considered “off-peak.”

Xcel also has a program for commercial customers to save costs in exchange for reducing their energy use when the company anticipates extremely high demand.

Energy bills went up because of a cold snap last winter. Could the same thing happen because of a heatwave?

Much of that depends on the rest of the country. Natural gas prices skyrocketed during President’s Day weekend in 2021 because colder temperatures froze natural gas pipelines in other states. Interconnected western states expect to have limited resources this summer, which could make it difficult for Colorado to receive energy from them, said Public Utilities Commission chief economist Erin O’Neill.

Regulators expect utilities to use existing programs and strategies to lower energy use during extreme weather events, whether it’s a cold snap or a heatwave.

Could we get rolling blackouts or other outages this summer?

Probably not. Xcel Energy and Black Hills Energy, the state’s two public electric utilities, say they don’t expect to cut service intentionally because of high energy demand. However, those utilities have recommended their customers look for ways to reduce their energy use, including unplugging small appliances and finding low-energy ways to stay cool.

Two of Xcel’s energy sources — a coal-fired generator in Pueblo and a hydropower plant west of Denver — are back in service after being offline earlier this year. The Colorado Public Utilities Commission says those power plants generate enough reserves for the company to use if there is a prolonged or unexpected heatwave.

Will Colorado’s grid stay strong if everyone has their air-conditioning units and appliances on?

Utilities like Xcel Energy think they will. Xcel spokesperson Kelly Flenniken said the company’s grid is built to run the way most people use energy, such as for air-conditioning.

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Is there a worst-case scenario that could lead to widespread outages in Colorado?

Flenniken with Xcel says there is. But it would take an extreme situation, such as several energy sources failing or being offline during an extended and unexpected heatwave.

So the grid will likely remain stable this summer?

Yes, but companies and regulators are worried about Summer 2023. Xcel says some of their solar

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projects slated to go online next year could be delayed by a federal trade investigation into solar parts from Asia. If that happens, the company’s energy reserves will fall significantly. Public Utilities Commission Chair Eric Blank said he’s concerned it could lead Xcel to delay the closure of another coal-

fired generator in Pueblo later this year, although company executives have said they don’t expect that to be necessary.

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ummer is here. July is upon us.

And perhaps nothing defines the season as well as a cold, creamy scoop or two on a cone — or in a bowl, if you prefer. What else appeals so effortlessly to all ages, putting summertime smiles on kids and kids-at-heart?

In fact, Americans consume about 23 gallons of ice cream annually, according to the International Dairy Foods Association. And in case you didn’t know, July has been celebrated as National Ice Cream Month since Ronald Reagan signed the proclamation way back in ‘80s. July is also, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, tied with August for the two most popular months to eat ice cream — a statistic that surely surprises no one.

Ask a few people who has the best ice cream in the Denver metro area, and then sit back and be amazed at the number of answers you get.

In the old days, it was easy. There was Baskin Robbins and DQ, and for a special occasion, you might get a counter seat at Dolly Madison.

Then there was Farrell’s, and later, Swensen’s, but these were both chains that came here from other places. Nothing about them was particularly connected to Colorado. And in more recent history, the opening of Magill’s in Lakewood and Bonnie Brae in south Denver signaled that a new era was at hand.

These days, the continuing trend of boutique ice cream joints using premium ingredients has ushered in what is undoubtedly the golden era of cold and creamy goodness in the metro area. When you make a list, it’s easy to see there are several formidable contenders cranking out delicious frozen delights. So, making a list is what we have done.

To be clear, this is no contest. The order of the list is not scientific or any type of ranking at all, but merely the order in which they popped into the author’s head. You may use it as a type of map, as it were, to the coolest mini road trip in the metro. Pun intended.

• Bonnie Brae Ice Cream opened in 1986 and has been cranking out the cold stuff ever since.

• Little Man Ice Cream Company started in 2008 in the Lower Highlands neighborhood and has grown to six distinct locations across the Front Range including — aside from the flagship store — The Little Man Ice Cream Factory, DANG Soft Serve, Old Town Churn, The Constellation and Sweet Cooies.

• Sweet Cow now has six locations plus a truck, the MooMobile. Their ice cream is made in small batches and crafted at each location.

• Liks Ice Cream has been a staple in Capitol Hill forever. They’re family-owned and now have a second location in Conifer.

• Nuggs, the brainchild of Chris and Nick O’Sullivan of Brother’s BBQ, has been serving cool, creamy treats to folks in Park Hill and Mayfair since 2014.

• Magill’s on the west side of Denver has had

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The huckleberry is to die for. Plus, it’s just fun to say huckleberry.

• Sweet Action opened on Broadway in 2009 and now has four locations serving flavors as fun as you’ll find anywhere, with plenty of vegan options in the mix. You can also find them in Washington Park, Uptown and Jefferson Park.

• High Point Creamery’s Erika Thomas and Chad Stutz have been serving ice cream with elevated flavor profiles in Hilltop, RINO and Berkeley. They also have a food truck they call “Big Pinky” — it’s pink — to cater to every ice cream need.

• Em’s Ice Cream in Park Hill is getting ready to launch a second location in Wheat Ridge at 26th and Kipling.

• Scrumptious can be discovered a bit further north in Olde Town Arvada. According to its website, the business makes all of their ice cream in-house.

• Inside Scoop in Littleton, with another location on Platte Street, serves 20 flavors that are homemade daily and go perfectly with a handcrafted waffle cone, which they also make fresh.

If your favorite didn’t make the list, don’t fret. But feel free to drop us a line about what makes it great, and we’ll update the web version of this story to keep the metro area’s ice cream addicts up to date on all of the news they need to know.

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The urban workhorse of Colorado’s tourism industry is finally recovering from COVID. Denver and its Front Range neighbors have endured long-haul symptoms from the pandemic, as convention and city tourism struggled to recover from shutdowns and the collapse of both leisure and business tourism.

While other more rural communities rebounded quickly — perhaps too quickly as crowds overwhelmed mountain towns enduring a labor shortage — Colorado’s urban tourism industry in Denver has not yet reached pre-pandemic levels of traffic.

But it is getting there. The latest study by the city of Denver shows the metro area’s visitor levels pacing right behind the record-setting performance of 2019 and regaining much of the loss the city experienced during the height of the pandemic.

Travelers made 31.7 million trips to the city last year, only slightly fewer the 31.9 million trips made pre-pandemic and and a 14.5% increase from 2020, according to the latest report by travel research firm Longwoods International, which has compiled annual tallies of Colorado tourism since the 1990s.

Travel spending brought in $6.6 billion for Denver in 2021 — a 26% jump from the year before, new data shows. Leisure travel carried Denver’s rebound with 14.8 million trips, compared with 11.6 million in 2020.

“Thankfully, Denver is a very resilient economy and we have worked closely together to get ourselves out of this and on to recovery,” said Richard Scharf, president and CEO of Visit Denver. “So I think the worst part is behind us.”

More than 15 million day trips were made in 2021, with people trav-

eling at least 50 miles from home to visit top attractions, including Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre, Denver Art Museum, Denver Zoo, and the Colorado Rockies. The 16th Street Mall and Cherry Creek Mall were among the top shopping destinations.

But the recovery is uneven. After business travel to Colorado collapsed in 2020, dropping to 1.8 million trips from 2.4 million in 2019, the number of people traveling to Denver for work barely budged last year.

“We know that the business traveler and the convention business is going to be a slow ramp up. We’ve seen that and we know that’s going to be true for a little while,” Scharf said.

Since Outdoor Retailer, a twice-ayear trade show, decamped Denver for its former home of Salt Lake City, Scharf said Denver has been approached by “innovative outdoor shows” that “are trying to take advantage of the new frontier.” He declined to give more details.

The national outdoor trade show had a $45 million annual impact for Denver.

“We hate to have them leave, but we run a pretty good occupancy in the summers,” Scharf said. “We’ve got great demand.”

As Colorado began to welcome visitors back in 2020, the state’s tourism office revived marketing campaigns, using federal stimulus dollars, to buoy its tourism industry.

Marketing campaigns focused on city tourism and international visitors, both of which have been slow to rebound from the pandemic and shutdowns.

Mountain towns’ rebound from the pandemic tell a different story.

As people sought wide open space amid the pandemic, managers in towns such as Crested Butte, Telluride and Breckenridge hastened their transition from destination marketing to management amid low staffing levels and affordable housing for its workers.

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million visitors.

In Colorado Springs, visitor numbers have surpassed pre-pandemic levels. In 2021, the city attracted 23.7 million visitors, which was a nearly 12% increase from the previous year and more than a 5% jump from 2019, data from Visit Colorado Springs show.

Amy Long, chief innovation officer for Visit Colorado Springs, attributed the surge of visitors to the city’s many trails and open spaces, as well as the Pikes Peak Summit Visitor Center and the cog railway, both which opened in June 2021.

The city targeted its marketing to Colorado residents, those living in surrounding states and Texas, Long said.

Will the rising prices at the gas pumps affect travel to Colorado in the future? Possibly, but for now, people are still hitting the roads, said Amir Eylon, president and CEO of Longwoods International.

“People are going. They’re just finding ways to reallocate their travel budget,” Eylon said.

According to AAA’s national travel forecast, 42 million people will likely road trip over the July 4 weekend — in what would be a record for car travelers over the holiday — amid historically high gas prices. Denver is among AAA’s top 10 travel destinations for the weekend.

“This next year is going to be a very good year for regional drive travel,” Eylon said.

International visitors are still slowly trickling into Denver, and it’s unclear when business travel will ramp back up again.

“So we still have a long road ahead of us for recovery,” Eylon said. “But clearly Denver’s accelerating nicely down there at this point.”

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At nearly 4,000 acres, White Ranch Park is the largest park in the Jeffco Open Space system. Inside, you’ll find more than 21 miles of multi-use trails winding through a mix of moderate and rugged terrain.

Most trails are open to the public with the exception of two sensitive areas, which can be accessed only by permit. A 0.9 mile segment of the Longhorn Trail is designated as bike only.

Day trips, picnics, overnight camping — this place has it all. You can do trail runs, hike, mountain bike or saddle up and ride your pony.

Birdwatchers flock to see warblers, red tails and several other species.

And as with most open space in this part of the foothills, larger wildlife is sometimes close at hand. A lucky hiker might spot elk, deer, wild turkeys or even a black bear on a trip through the park.

With elevations rising above 7,200 feet in some locations, White Ranch Park has scenic views to channel your inner Ansel Adams or just add to your Instagram feed.

Hikers will find a walk around the White Ranch Loop Trail a great way to decompress with plenty of beautiful vistas, wildflowers and stately stands of ponderosa pine to make you forget you’re just minutes from the city. The Ralston Buttes are a sight to see, so have your camera ready for a closeup.

White Ranch Loop Trail is 4.6 miles long and gains more than 900 feet of elevation, so give yourself a couple of hours to enjoy it. It will surely make you remember the reason so many people come to Colorado.

Although a few are designated to be pretty easy, most of the park’s trails require an intermediate level of ability.

Some, including Belcher Hill, Mustang and Upper Longhorn, can be quite challenging, so water and some sturdy shoes will be your best friends.

Camping White Ranch Park is one of two Jeffco Open Space parks that allows for permitted camping. Sawmill and Sourdough Springs Campgrounds offer semi-primitive, tent-only, walkin camping in designated sites that is available by online permit. Required camping permits must be obtained at least 24 hours in advance. Permits are $12 per campsite per night and valid for up to three consecutive nights. Camping is limited to a total of six nights within a 30-day period.

The park is open daily one hour before sunrise to one hour after sunset.

The open carry and discharge of firearms is prohibited, as are open fires, marijuana use and motor vehicles.

Special events or commercial activity requires a permit. Dogs must remain on leash. Restrooms are available and parking can be found at both trail-

Trail running is a popular activity in Golden’s White Ranch Park.

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BY MICHAEL BOOTH THE COLORADO SUN

Colorado officials are detailing plans to give out $12 million in statewide electric bike rebates approved by this year’s legislature, following on the wild success of a Denver ebike assistance plan that maxed out its first round of 3,250 applications

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people statewide with e-bike and equipment purchases, safety training and aid to governments, tribes and nonprofits setting up distribution programs.

Smaller state pilot programs called Can Do Colorado use a triplogging app designed by the National Renewable Energy Lab, and the results show “people are using them and that they’re being used for their intended purpose, to offset vehicle miles traveled,” said Sarah Thorne, who is administering the e-bike program for the Colorado Energy Office.

Advocacy groups can’t wait for more.

“These are the steps that states and cities need to take to address transportation change,” said Piep van Heuven, director of government relations for Bicycle Colorado.

“Household motor vehicle trips are one of the biggest drivers of transportation emissions in the country, and nearly 60% of these trips are a distance of 6 miles or less, the perfect distance for an e-bike trip.”

While Denver’s program was split between assistance for lowincome applicants, and those who did not need to be income qualified, Colorado will aim all of its e-bike rebates at lower income residents, Thorne said. As a way to reach more residents, Colorado’s program may allow bikes to be purchased from online and big box retailers.

Denver’s vouchers are redeemed at participating specialty bike shops.

The new state program, using Colorado taxpayer money, will not require applicants to use the tracking app as part of efforts to gather data on how many car trips are replaced with cleaner energy trips.

“It’s optional,” Thorne said. In the pilot program, some people tired of entering trip logs after a few months. “It’s a big ask.”

E-bikes use a battery pack and motor to make pedaling easier or extend coasting, with variable settings that can set the bikes cruising from 15 to 30 mph. They can help take hundreds of pounds of cargo across town and up hills, and ad-

vocates say they make commuting safer by allowing bikers to surge at green lights, merge into traffic or avoid accidents.

Advocates also mention commuters may arrive at a job site “not sweaty” with the assist from the battery pack.

Denver’s Office of Climate Action, Sustainability and Resiliency, announced $9 million in electrification subsidies on Earth Day, with millions of that allocated for the first round of e-bike vouchers.

The program, which also included rebates on swapping out naturalgas burning home appliances, like furnaces and hot water heaters, for electric versions is financed by a sales tax approved by city voters in 2020 estimated to raise more than $40 million a year for climate action.

The climate office capped ebike applications at 3,250, and the rebates will pause until Denver allocates more money periodically throughout the year. More than half the applicants sought the $400 e-bike rebates that don’t depend on income level, and about 40% applied for rebates that go up to $1,200 for income-qualified candidates.

Those buying e-cargo bikes, set up to carry kids to school or make deliveries, can get an additional $500.

The state e-bike program is part of a host of electrification measures included in Senate Bill 193, which also offers tens of millions to school districts to swap dirtier diesel buses for electric versions.

Colorado has set reduction targets for greenhouse gas emissions of 26% by 2025, 50% by 2030, and 90% by 2050, from a 2005 baseline.

The bill package also includes $2 million to “increase energy efficiency, reduce water use, promote renewable energy implementation” at pot-growing facilities, which are heavy users of electricity and water.

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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