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The 97th iteration of the event to feature carnival rides, parade, live music and more Sept. 9-11

The district has the capacity to serve 96,000 students but currently enrolled only 69,000 as of October 2021.The speciﬁc schools to be closed — by consolidating into other elementary schools — were presented and can be found in the board’s presentation. The district and board members emphasized that schools were chosen due to various criteria, including enrollment, and 16 Je erson County

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After a year of uncertainty, the Arvada Harvest Festival is back. The 97th edition of the event — which dates back to 1925 — will take place from Sept. 9 to 11 at the Harold Lutz Sports Complex at 58th Avenue and Kipling Street. The parade will be held at 9 a.m. Sept. 10 with a pancake breakfast taking place beforehand. The midway opens at 4 p.m. on Sept. 9. This year’s event will feature carnival rides, a parade, vendor booths, a beer garden, a spelling bee and live music from acts including Hazel Miller and the Collective, The Trampolines and Stone Beat Invasion. New to this year’s Harvest Festival are a home run derby and a car show, slated for Sept. 9 and Sept. 11, respectively. Last year’s Harvest Festival was canceled after a permit snafu with the City of Arvada. The festival — which has historically been hosted by the Arvada Jaycees and the Arvada Junior Chamber Foundation, not the City of Arvada — was not held in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the main challenges that led to the cancellation of last year’s event was the location. The Harvest Festival has typically been held in Olde Town, but the street closures made the prospect of a parade untenable for the city. City team members helped the Harvest Festival Committee settle on the new location at Lutz Sports Complex.“We’reabsolutely excited to be back,” Harvest Festival Committee President Renee Nelson said. “Being away for two years took a big toll on us. Being back, we’re ecstatic. We’re dealing with a lot with the change of venue, but we’re working through

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Abortion providers and advocates make legislative recommendations to Crow.

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important for him to understand the “impact on the ground” so that he can humanize the issue to colleagues in an effort to gain their support.Additionally, Crow said that he hopes to prioritize protecting data so that abortion patients are not criminalized for seeking healthcare.

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“We are bearing the impact of the Supreme Court’s unconscionable decision to overturn Roe v. Wade,” Najar said. “What we have seen in Colorado is what we have warned about with the Supreme Court for years. Overturning Roe means that states like Colorado are under incredible pressure to help patients and providers.”

The district’s presentation by David Weiss, chief of schools for the District, and Lisa Relou, chief of strategy and communications, cited under-enrollment as the main reason for consolidating schools. The population of school-aged children decreased by 30,000 between 2000 and 2020, Relou said.

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Amid attacks on abortion access nationwide, abortion providers and advocates met with Rep. Jason Crow (CO-06) on Aug. 24 at the CU Anschutz Medical Campus to make legislativeRepresentativesrecommendations.—including physicians, administrators and others with abortion-related experiences — from Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains, Cobalt Advocates, for patients and providers, inclusive language and equity in access. Selina Najar, Cobalt Advocate’s political director, began the session by stating that since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Colorado has shouldered the burden of providing abortions to patients in neighboring states where the procedure is now illegal.

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“There are some areas that are unique for legislating as well that I think we could get some traction,” Crow said. “One of those is protection of data; of publicly available, public domain women’s health data that could be used to criminalize women’s healthcare in states where abortion is illegal. And there are

A publication of Week of September 1, 2022 JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADOFREE VOLUME 18 | ISSUE 11INSIDE: VOICES: PAGE 12 | LIFE: PAGE 14 | CALENDAR: PAGE 17 | SPORTS: PAGE 24

The Jefferson County Board of Education received a recommendation from district staff on Aug. 25 to close 16 elementary schools — including K-2, K-5 and K-6 schools.

Sixteen elementary schools will be consolidated into others not more than 3.5 miles away. The city they are in, the school to be closed and the school to absorb those students are listed below.

Alameda: Emory, Lasley - Emory Center Program, Rose Stein Arvada: Peck, Secrest, Thomson, Swanson-Thomson Center Program, Hackberry Hill if ArvadaneededWest: Campbell, Fremont, Campbell, Vanderhoof-Campbell Center Program, Vanderhoof Bear Creek: Pei er, Kendallvue Dakota Ridge: Colorow, Powderhorn Green Mountain: Green Mountain ES Foothills-Green Mountain Center Program, Evergreen:Belmar 2024-25, Bergen Meadow K-2, Bergen Valley will become PK-5 Je erson: Molholm, Lumberg Lakewood: Glennon Heights, Belmar - Glennon Center Program, Hutchinson Pomona: Parr, Little Standley Lake: Sheridan Green, Ryan, Witt, WheatLukasRidge: Vivian, Stober-Vivian Center Program Maple Grove, Wilmore Davis Stevens, Kullerstrand, Prospect Valley

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September 1, 20222 Arvada Press was not the fault of educators. “This is not because of the individuals in these buildings, it is because of the lack of resources these schools have to provide the programming that we all want for our students,” Superintendent of Jeffco Public Schools Tracy DorlandAccordingsaid.to Relou, if approved, Jeffco will have 67 “Districtmanaged” elementary schools, increasing the average distance between them from 1.3 miles to 1.5 — excluding mountain area schools. Four hundred and twenty-two staff will be affected, as well as about 2,500 K-4 and K-5 students.Therewill be two meetings for public comment from the community for each school closing — one in September, another in October, continued Relou. The speciﬁ c time and date for each school can also be found on the Board of Education’sRelouwebsite.highlighted that the meetings are not to “assess or debate whether to close any particular school” or the process for the recommendations, but to look “forward aspirationally about ‘the possible.”“It’shard that we have to do this work … unfortunately we’re at a point where we don’t have a choice,” Relou told Colorado Community Media earlier in the week. “We have to start to do something about this.”

For educators and staff in these closing schools, Relou said they will “have an opportunity to interview for positions at the new boundary school and other district schools.” She continued that the district will follow agreements with the Jefferson County Education Association — which represents educators in the district — with teachers staying employed for a year following the consolidation and that educators from these closed schools will be “prioritized forRelouinterviews.”continued that the district wants to be transparent.

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“We have criteria of what we are looking for in elementary schools,” Relou said. “We may have to consider individual elementary schools’ decisions, but we do not anticipate an additional district-wide consolidation recommendation.”Afterthedistrict’s presentation, the board also commented on the need to be transparent with these decisions, complementing the district in doing so with the presentation and Stephaniedata.Schooley, president of the Board of Education, ﬁ nished the meeting by saying the challenge is not just a public school issue, but “it has a lot to do with how schools are funded, with zoning laws that prevent or encourage housing and children coming in and moving into neighborhoods.” She highlighted the need to work with the local government on these issues to address what’s causing the low enrollment. “There are a host of other factors,” she said. Westminster’s Olson is in 2014. We by adhering to a

The district further elaborated that this consolidation of elementary schools is Phase One of this consolidation process they call “Regional Opportunities for Thriving Schools.” Nov. 10 will be the ﬁ nal vote by the board to close the suggested elementary schools, as well as a vote to start Phase Two, which is expected to begin in January of 2023. Phase Two consists of the district bringing a similar recommendation for consolidations of secondary schools, including K-8, in the fall of 2023. Relou emphasized that the criteria for Phase Two will be different than Phase One.The criteria used for each recommended elementary school to be closed can be found on the board’s website as well, with general criteria including schools that either had an enrollment of fewer than 220 K-2, K-5 and K-6 students or using less than 45% of their capacity, and there is another school less 3.5 miles away that could serve those students.Reloupointed out that even though schools paired for consolidation are in close proximity, busing might be needed.

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As I write this on Sunday evening, I can’t know what the statistics will be at the end of August, so I ran some numbers for the first 28 days of the month to see how they compare to the previous 12 months. The result of that number crunching is in the chart at right, and it confirms what we have all been feeling — that the real estate market in the metro area is indeed slowly abruptly.

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IMAGE COURTESY OF THE CITY OF ARVADA that — that’s what we do best.”Nelson added that she’s been happy with the number of scholastic bands that have signed up for the parade, especially in light of recent cuts to school band programs.Shealso said that this year’s Harvest Festival will include vendors such as Hacienda Tacos, Cherry Bowl Bakery, Bear Paw Mixes and the Honeybee Festival, which incorporated with the Harvest Festival this year.Nelson invited people to come to planning meetings set for Sept. 1 and 6 at the Jaycee’s Hall at 5640 Yukon Street to give feedback in advance of the “We’reevent.excited, what we would like to throw out there is there is going to be some bumps,” Nelson said. “I’m sure people are going to have stuff to say about our new location, but they’re welcome to come for our Thursday meetings.”

The last time the ratio of sold price to listing price was below 100% was in January 2020. In April of this year, before the impact of rising mortgage interest rates, it peaked at 106.1%, but it fell to 100% in July for the first time in 18 months, and during the first 28 days of August, it slipped to 99.57%. The average sold price, which fell almost $30,000 in July, fell an unprecedented $58,136 during Aug. 1-28, a 9.2% drop in just one month. When the full month is tabulated, it will likely be even

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The chart, is limited to REcolorado listings within an 18-mile radius of the state Capitol, shows four metrics which I consult regularly to read the temperature of the market: the average and median days that a listing is active before going under contract, the ratio of sold price to listing price, and the average sold price. As you can see on the bottom four lines of the chart, the market started coming off its peak in May, slipping seriously by July. Throughout the seller’s market triggered by low mortgage interest rates and the pandemic, we saw the median days on the MLS in the mid single digits, as shown in column two. The average DOM was higher, but not as high as in pre-pandemic times when it was in the 30s and 40s. Amazingly, that metric slipped into the single digits this April and May.

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September 1, 20224 Arvada Press some efforts underway to look at how we can move legislation to provide some federal protections for that data, so it’s not used against women.”

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legal protection from those incidents.“Iam harassed every day when I walk into work,” Tocce said. “I have patients sobbing because they’re harassed by a man on a bullhorn calling them a murderer. That really takes a toll on an individual and makes people even more scared, providers and patients alike. We have rules and regulations around harassment of abortion care providers, but if they could be expanded or even reinforced that would be very beneficial to our aspect of care.”

cally addressed difficulties people of color face when seeking abortions.Perea also mentioned fake pregnancy centers and said they disproportionally target people of color. Perea stated that these centers outnumber abortion clinics 3-to-1 nationally and 2-to-1 in Colorado and specifically target low-income people and people of color.“Protecting abortion doesn’t mean it’s accessible for everybody,” Perea said. “I have to watch the ads, the stories in Spanish media saying, ‘Come here, esta treated with the same amount of respect that somebody that may come to (CU Anschutz) and this hospital may receive,” Perea continued, “And what they end up receiving is someone saying ‘Do you want baby formula? Do you want diapers? You must go to this counseling center. I’ll give you an ultrasound and I’ll try to convince you to not terminate this pregnancy.’ Almost as if abortion is a quid pro quo for our communities.”

“At PPRM we provide care in Colorado, New Mexico, Southern Nevada and Wyoming during this crisis in healthcare —I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a public health crisis,” Tocce said. “We are trying to increase services. Every abortion care provider is increasing services; expanding hours, onboarding more staff, utilizing telemedicine, utilizing patient navigation services.”

Tocce explained how despite expanded efforts, abortion providers are “literally overrun with patients who need abortion services,” which is in turn having a ripple effect on patients seeking other services such as birth control, cancer screening and wellness exams. Appointment wait times are now over three weeks, Tocce said.

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Dr. Kristina Tocce, PPRM’s medical director, outlined five legislative recommendations to Crow; streamlining the national network of abortion providers, developing measures to attract and retain staff, clearly communicated protections for abortion patients and providers and investigating fake centers that offer “dangerous and falsely advertised services.”

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“It was an extremely difficult experience,” Taylor said. “This was an experience with all the support my wife needed; I had good insurance, we came to a great hospital, we had excellent care from the moment we showed up until the moment we left, everybody was great. But these things are hard.” Taylor urged Crow to be honest with his congressional colleagues about what people actually go through when they get an abortion.“There’s so many lies about what’s going on,” Taylor said. “The notion of the state coming in and intruding on these moments for families is so abhorrent and so scary. It’s just so important that people know the stories. Make them honestly look at these stories and and honestly look at these people and honestly see the pain they’re causing.”

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“Another big thing for us is rural access to family planning,” Soliz said. “That includes access to telemedicine and mailed medication and language justice. Making sure they can receive care in their language that’s culturally competent can make a world of difference for folks.”Dr.Aaron Lazorwitz, an OBGYN, who moved from Houston to CU for his residency, said that medical students from Texas and Oklahoma — where abortion is illegal — have reached out to CU for resources.Lazorwitz said that although he and other CU physicians want to help, they simply don’t have the resources to do so and have to prioritize their own students and residents.“We’retrying to figure out what we can do to help because we all feel a strong obligation and commitment to that education and helping the future OB-GYNs,” Lazorwitz said. “And we’re all really struggling to figure out how we’re going to do that because we have to put our residents first… The patients are coming to get the care here and it’s just going to get worse and worse as those trainees in those states don’t get the training they “You’reneed.going to have these generations of physicians coming up who can’t provide these services, can’t take care of women, and you end up in these tragic circumstances we hear on the news,”

Lazorwitz continued. Finally, Roy Taylor gave a heartfelt personal testimony about his family’s experience.

non-gendered language in messaging so that “we’re not leaving folks behind in talks of reproductive healthcare.” Soliz also advocated to expanded resources for rural residents seeking abortion.

Five years ago, Roy and his wife went for an ultrasound. The doctor came back to the Taylors and informed them that “the fetal abnormalities were incompatible with life.” The Taylors were advised to have an abortion.

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The Arvada Historical Society celebrated its 50th anniversary Aug. 24 with a celebration at the McIlvoy House featuring trivia, speeches, live music and cake. Earlier this month, August 2022 was declared Arvada Historical Society Month in honor of the 300-member group’s 50th anniversary.The celebration featured reWilliams, a member of the society; Lindstrom; and Mary Jo Giddings, donated the three acres encompassing the house and McIlvoy Park to the City of Arvada.

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Hoby and his team said JCOS has engaged residents about it before, and some were supportive. As the project progresses, there will be more community meetings about it, they conﬁrmed.

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Je co Open Space plans to acquire a half-acre property on the eastern boundary of Welchester Tree Grant Park, which is along 8th Avenue between Golden and Lakewood. The price has been ﬁnalized with the seller for $72,000.

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Jeffco Open Space is planning several land acquisitions and grant applications to expand Golden-area parks. It’s also looking to design a Van Bibber Trail extension between Arvada and the Fairmount Trail near northeast Golden. During an Aug. 23 meeting with the county commissioners, JCOS Director Tom Hoby and his staff asked for permission to proceed on these projects, which they received. All these items must be ofﬁcially approved by the Board of County Commissioners at future hearings.

Welchester Tree Grant Park Jeffco Open Space plans to acquire a half-acre property on the eastern boundary of Welchester Tree Grant Park, which is along 8th Avenue between Golden and Lakewood. The price has been ﬁnalized with the seller for $72,000. Staff said this acquisition will complete a trail connection to Welch Street, saying it’s the ﬁnal piece the agency needs. People are already walking through the property, but with a true trail established, it’ll be much safer and better maintained.

Tincup Ridge Park Jeffco Open Space has negotiated with Xcel Energy to acquire 31.5 acres around Tincup Ridge Park and Golden’s Rooney Road Sports Complex.For$192,000, JCOS will acquire additional acreage along the southern and eastern borders of the park area, including along an existing path between Colfax Avenue and U.S. 6.

Je co Open Space has slated $750,000 to design a trail extension west from Arvada’s Van Bibber Trail. The new connection would run from the Indiana Street trailhead to Fairmount Trail, and would be a concrete trail with a parallel natural-surface trail.

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Jeffco Open Space has slated $750,000 to design a trail extension from Arvada’s Van Bibber Trail. The new connection would run from the Indiana Street trailhead to Fairmount Trail, and would be a concrete trail with a parallel natural-surface trail. Hoby and his colleagues believed it’d be a popular connection, although the design will be complicated with various creek- and ditchcrossings.Commissioner Tracy Kraft-Tharp wondered how the nearby residents will feel about it, saying, “I want people to be excited about it.”

Je co Open Space has negotiated with Xcel Energy to acquire 31.5 acres around Tincup Ridge Park and the Rooney Road Sports Complex. For $192,000, JCOS will acquire additional acreage along the southern and eastern borders of the park area, including along an existing path between Colfax Avenue and U.S. 6. PHOTOS COURTESY OF JEFFCO OPEN SPACE

e Arvada Parks Advisory Committee (APAC) has selected three proposed names for the new linear park located on Garrison Street between Ralston Road and W. 57th Avenue and submitted the following name recommendations to Council during a City Council presentation on July 18, 2022: 1. El Paseo del Jardín 2. Garrison Garden Paseo 3. Garrison Street Paseo On September 12, 2022, the Arvada City Council will vote on a name for the new park. If you would like to share comments with City Council in advance of the meeting regarding the three proposed names, please send comments to City Clerk, Kristen Rush, 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada, Colorado 80002 or you can send an email to kristen@arvada.org.

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Douglas Mountain Jeffco Open Space has received millions in grant dollars toward acquiring private parcels east of Douglas Mountain. It plans to buy the parcels with help from Colorado Parks & Wildlife, Great Outdoors Colorado, Mountain Area Land Trust and other organizations.DouglasMountain is northwest of Golden, near CPW’s Ralston Creek State Wildlife Area and the west trailhead of White Ranch Open Space Park. County staff said the acquisition’s a unique opportunity and has been on JCOS’ goal list forOpendecades.Space and its partners plan to acquire seven parcels, totaling 3,000 acres, over the next year. At least two parcels will be added to the state wildlife area. The combined cost for all agencies will be $25.6 million. CPW has granted $6 million for the project, and the county received a GOCO grant for $9.5 million. Jeffco will contribute $8.5 million out of the Open Space Fund for the project.JCOS hopes to build trails across two of the westernmost parcels so people can access Mount Tom, one of the local peaks. Outside of that, though, the agency doesn’t envision heavy recreation for the area, because of its dense forest and steep terrain. With all these pieces coming together at once, JCOS wants to close on the land as soon as possible. Two parcels have been pre-purchased by The Conservation Fund, and county staff hopes to close on them in September or October. The other acquisitions will be later this fall or next spring, and the Board of County Commissioners will have to sign off on each conveyance at a future hearing.

“People walk on it all the time, but it’s not technically part of our property,” Hoby said of the Long-term,acreage.JCOS plans to build a slash facility atop the current recycling center and further develop the park and surrounding trails. The City of Golden has a lease on the nearby sports fields through 2026, so the exact design depends on whether it extends its lease. Based on a recent City Council meeting, Golden is looking to add multiuse sports fields at Ulysses Park and not extend its lease on Rooney Road. Clear Creek Canyon Park Jeffco is approaching the finish line for the Peaks to Plains Trail through Clear Creek Canyon Park. JCOS plans to award a contract to build the next 3-mile trail segment and two trailheads between Tunnel 1 and HuntsmanJeffco’sGulch.completing a 50-50 match for a $10.25 million grant from the Denver Regional Council of Governments, and there will be three phases of construction throughMeanwhile,2025.

JCOS plans to award a contract to build a 3-mile Peaks to Plains Trail segment and two trailheads between Tunnel 1 and Huntsman Gulch. It also plans to pursue $23 million in DRCOG grants for the ﬁnal trail segment between Huntsman Gulch and the existing Big Easy trailhead.

Je co Open Space and partner agencies plan to acquire seven parcels of private land east of Douglas Mountain. The 3,000 acres will be purchased over the next year, and at least two parcels will be added to the nearby state wildlife area. PHOTOS CURTESY OF JEFFCO OPEN SPACE

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“It’s a good angle, a good lie, a good distance for you and that club. Just get the stupid water out of your head and swing.”

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look at my dad. “What?” “What color is the water?” What kind of question is this? “Is“Blue.”that all?” “With a layer of green algae, or whatever, around the edges.” “Right. Didn’t have to look, did you?”Istop, look at the pond again, realize I didn’t have to. “Right.“No.” Now, look away again.” When I make eye contact with him, he nods. “Now, no looking — what color is the pin?” I think about it for a minute, look around, searching for a memory, realize I have none.

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I think about that for a minute, then look again at my shot. There’s water, there’s rough short and all around the green. But, then, there’s the flag. I hadn’t looked at it since before I set to hit my tee shot, but, well, there it is. A little to the left of where I had been aiming. I step back again, look over my shot, look at the tops of the tree to gauge wind, and then step up to the ball. Little waggle to loosen my hands, and then swing. This one feels good. The ball arcs into the air on a perfect line toward the pin, sails over it, and lands comfortably in the back of the green, seventeen feet past theDadhole.starts walking, and I think I hear him mutter “Easy game…”

Everything you need to know in life can be learned on a golf course

Exercise that brain We all have heard the adage “use it or lose it.” This is particularly prudent advice when it comes to keeping your memory and brain function in the best shape possible.

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“So, this: everybody sees the problems, the hazards, the difficulties. You have to, or you make stupid mistakes. But, if all you focus on is the problem, you make swings based on the wrong information. Put all those problems in the equation, but then focus on the objective. Put your energy towards the pin, not away from the water.”

Get moving Regular physical activity can boost brain health. Most adults should get at least 150 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity weekly along with at least 2 non-consecutive days of strength training.But, set realistic fi tnessrelated goals for where you are in life. Starting with daily walking is a good fi rst step. Or perhaps you feel motivated to fi nish your fi rst 5K or hit a nice bike trail. People should always check with their physician before starting any exercise regimen.

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“Well, see, there’s your problem: you still remember all those terrible swings from way back then. With those in your head, you never had a chance.”

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Examples of activities that may stimulate your brain include crossword puzzles, painting, reading or online brain games. Maintain a healthy diet It is undeniable that a healthy diet can have widereaching beneﬁts on a person’s physical health; it also can be a boon to cognitive health. Some of the research suggests that a healthy diet is associated with the brain’s ability to remember and potentially stave off dementia.Tohelpreap the beneﬁts of brain-boosting foods, consistently reach for fruits and vegetables as well as include items that are high in mono- and polyunsaturated fats and omega-3 fatty acids, like salmon, nuts, avocados and olive oil. Try to stay away from foods high in trans and saturated fats, like cake, doughnuts and fatty cuts of beef. Don’t shortchange your zzz’s The brain is constantly busy during waking hours, but while we sleep, the brain has a chance to relax and “detoxify” from the day. Scientists are learning that this process is critical to maintaining brain function, and in turn, helps keep the brain healthy and memory sharp. Aim for seven to nine hours of quality sleep a night. Of course, everyone is different, and medications as well as underlying health conditions can impact sleep. Consult your provider if you are having trouble getting adequate sleep.

Bottom line Always be mindful of changes as you age. If you notice abnormal or rapid changes in memory or forgetfulness, talk to your provider. There are many reasons for memory changes. For example, if you have had COVID-19 and are experiencing “brain fog,” it could be a post-COVID condition.

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e all have misplaced our keys or forgotten someone’s name more times than we probably want to admit. We tend to chalk up these momentary memory lapses to our busy schedules or even stress. As it turns out, occasional forgetfulness can be a normal and natural part of aging. However, these episodes of forgetfulness also may be a sign of a more serious problem with mild cognitive impairment orTheAlzheimer’s.goodnews is there are some simple strategies you can implement that may help combat memory loss and keep your mind sharp, no matter your stage in life.

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Practicing some or all of these strategies might help keep you ahead of the aging curve. Remember, needing extra time is normal as we age, but you are still capable of learning new skills and forming new memories as you get older.

Adelaide Piper Coy passed away August 16, 2022, in Arvada, Colorado. She was born and grew up in Goodland, Kansas, and resided in the Denver area most of her life. She is survived by daughters Sinda Larson Burnkrant, Andrea Larson Randall and Rebecca Larson; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services will be held September 2, 2022, at 2:00 pm. at the Olinger Crown Hill Chapel, 7777 W. 29th Ave., Wheat Ridge, CO.

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The display runs at the museum, 1340 Pennsylvania St. in Denver, through Sunday, Sept. 25, and marks 110 years since the loss of the vessel. Visitors will peruse rare Titanic artifacts and never-beforeseen family documents. Learn more about the exhibit at https:// mollybrown.org/titanic/.

ways will not only provide plenty of eyes, but also an opportunity for those doing something as routine as driving to or from work the opportunity to be transported by the power of art. “It’s a gift to take something different and futuristic and put it where people can see it. It can be a shock visually, but over time it can deﬁne a place and give residents a sense of pride,” Leathers said. “These kinds of pieces start out as landmarks, but become what a place is known for.”

As Alisa Zimmerman, Thornton’s Arts and Culture manager, explained, Alkanoglu’s work was approved by the city council and recommended by Thornton Arts, Sciences and Humanities Council (TASHCO) Public Art Subcommittee. The process began in 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic delayed the project.“There were no size or dimension limitations to the call for artists,” she added. “This is our biggest budgeted piece and I think the fact that we supported thinking big about the work brought in a lot of submissions.”Alkanogluhas worked in the state before and the way he embraces STEM principles in his creations made it uniquely appealing, as did the fact that it’s made of carbon ﬁber, which should withstand all the Colorado climate can throw at it.

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Brown House Museum exhibit, Heroine of the Titanic

There’s no such thing as a “moderate” Republican politician In better times, there was such a thing as a “moderate” Republican politician, who would work across the aisle with colleagues to solve problems. No longer! Joe O’Dea, candidate for Senate, is trying to sell himself as “moderate.” But when you can actually discern what his position is, it’s clear that if O’Dea ever made it to the Senate, he would be lockstep with Mitch McConnell. He would be just like Cory Gardner, who voted with Trump and the Republicans on almost every single issue. Let’s take abortion rights. O’Dea admits he would have voted against Colorado’s recently passed Reproductive Health Equity Act, which protects the right to an abortion and contraception. He says he would have confi rmed Trump’s three Supreme Court appointees who were responsible for the fall of Roe v Wade. O’Dea says he will vote for Trump in 2024. These stances are in complete alignment with Mitch McConnell’s agenda – and we could expect O’Dea to vote exactly as Mitch tells himSenatorto. Michael Bennet, however, is fi rmly pro-choice. He voted for the Child Tax Credit, the infrastructure law and the recently passed gun safety law. The Infl ation Reduction Act that just passed includes Bennet’s 15% tax for big corporations that don’t pay their fair share.That’s why I’m supporting Senator Mike Bennet to keep government out of women’s healthcare, and I hope you do too. Robin Kupernik, Arvada

SONHEIM Barbara Louise Sonheim February 27, 1934 - August 2, 2022

You’ve cried along to the movie, so why not meet one of the real-life people who survived the sinking of the Titanic at the new Molly

Adelaide Rae (Piper) Coy October 7, 1928 - August 16, 2022 Barbara Louise (Wagner) Sonheim passed away on August 2, 2022 in Phoenix, Arizona. Born on February 27, 1934 in Hackensack, NJ, she grew up in Maywood, NJ, daughter of Elizabeth and Herbert Wagner and younger sister to Herbert. She graduated from Bogota High School in 1952. She married Robert Henry Sonheim in Maywood, NJ on December 12, 1954. ey lived in Boulder, Colorado for 5 years, over 56 years in Arvada and 32 years part-time and full-time on their cattle ranch in the northwest mountains of Colorado.Barbara’s life centered on her faith and family. She attended many events for her husband and her children. She found joy, happiness and comfort in the Bible, her Christian beliefs, reading good books and volunteering for boards, committees and serving at Peace Lutheran Church-Arvada, Concordia Lutheran Church-Steamboat Springs.In1991 she decided to live her dream of going to college, so she attended Red Rocks College where she pursued her natural art talent. She earned excellent grades, made many friends with teachers and classmates, and received her Associate of Arts Degree with Phi eta Kappa honors. Barbara enjoyed drawing and painting, golf, bridge, and travel. She was a member of PEO, a docent at the Arvada Art Center, a member of her special women’s Bible study group and delighted in her many friendships. Barbara’s happiest days were when she was with her four children, seven grandchildren, and nine greatgrandchildren. She deeply loved and was loved by her husband and her family and will be dearly missed. Barbara was preceded in death by her parents; her brother; brothers-in-law Raymond Sonheim and Ronald Sonheim; and sister-in-law Joan (Kohler) Sonheim. She is survived by her husband of sixty-seven years, Robert; her children Je rey Sonheim of Durango, CO; Douglas Sonheim (Amy) of Grand Rapids, MI; Nancy Gowen (Mitch) of Aiea, HI; and Stephen Sonheim (Carla) of Seattle, WA. Grandchildren include Christer Sonheim (Christi) of Seattle, WA; Joseph Sonheim (Elizabeth) of Grand Rapids, MI; Molly Poppe (Nathanael) of Concordia, MO; Will Sonheim (Abby) of Chicago, IL; Micah Gowen of Washington D.C; Wesley Sonheim of Seattle, WA; and Katie Harrell (Brenden) of Spring eld, IL. Great-grandchildren include Liam, Ethan, Ellie, Zadok, Titus, Esther, Oliver, Eden, and Basil. She is also survived by in-laws Richard and Eileen Sonheim, Vicki Sonheim, Ruth and Harry Vollmer, and loving nieces and nephews.

Thornton aims to become public art hot spot

Meet the heroine of the Titanic

“Thornton is really interested in becoming a beacon for more contemporary public art and a place that adds art that is a little less traditional,” said Hannah Leathers, Thornton public art coordinator. “This work has bright colors and a very futuristic look. It has a technological and scientiﬁc look, but is also beautiful in the way it mimics the Rocky Mountain sunset.”

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A celebration of the wonderful and beautiful life of Barbara Louise Sonheim was held on August 30, 2022 in Arizona.

“When I proposed this sculpture for Thornton, I wanted to design something that would complement the extraordinary backdrop of the Colorado sky and Rocky Mountains

complete with its purples, blues and warm colors,” he said in a

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Portland, Oregon, artist Volkan Alkanoglu has created a 34-foot-tall contemporary art sculpture for the city and when it is installed this fall, it will be the largest 3-D printed sculpture of its kind in the United States and the second largest in the world, according to provided information. Its home will be on the median at East 136th Avenue between I-25 and Lincoln Street.

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Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Blue Water Road Trip at the Fillmore Auditorium Oakland, California’s Kehlani makes R&B music in the vein of some of the classics — performers like Aaliyah and Janet Jackson. She can be sultry, playful and searching in equal measure — sometimes on the same track. In support of this year’s “Blue Water Road,” Kehlani is bringing the Blue Water Road Trip tour to the Fillmore Auditorium, 1510 Clarkson St. in Denver, at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 6. She’ll be joined by Destin Conrad and Rico Nasty, a rapper on her own hot streak.Gettickets for the show at www. livenation.com.

O ne of the great things about public art is that it serves so many purposes — just as easily as it adds beauty to a community, it can also become a landmark, a location for people to orient their lives around. And Thornton’s latest public art piece aims to become a waypoint for both residents and travelers alike due to both its size and location.

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Discover the creative Modus Operandi at Walker Fine Art The creative process is a unique and mysterious process — one that deﬁes easy explanation and rationalization, even by those who have been artists their whole lives. But the artists in Walker Fine Arts latest show, Modus Operandi, explore this process and their own artistic language. It’s on display through Saturday, Sept. 10. The gallery is located in suite A at 300 W. 11th Ave. in Denver. The group exhibition features Laura Guese, Deidre Adams, Blair Vaughn-Gruler, Ben Strawn, Melanie Grein and Melana Bontrager. For more information and to see the virtual gallery, visit www.walkexhibition.erﬁneart.com/modus-operandi-

hrift stores are more than just grandpa’s old shirts and the Goodwill store on the corner. Many shops around the metro area are bringing their own twist to secondhand stores.

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“I think it was good for us during COVID,” she said. “Not necessarily a huge spike in sales but more of an interest.”Boxlerhopes to continue to see this interest in crafts, and looks forward to new customers.

The Craft Box has many items for paper crafting, including stamps, die and more.

“Our goal was deﬁnitely to keep things from going into the landﬁll,” Boxler said.

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The Craft Box, Wheat Ridge The Craft Box, located at 6141 W 44th Ave. in Wheat Ridge, is the “premier thrift store for crafters,” according to staff.

Owner Liz Boxler had the idea for a secondhand craft store over 10 years ago when a friend passed away and left behind a mountain of craft supplies. She wanted to provide a place for the items to go where they would be appreciated.

“At least they know it’s going to be loved,” she said.

Not only does the store provide a second home for craft supplies, but it also provides a low-cost opportunity for those looking to start projects without breaking the bank. Supplies like fabric, yarn, stamps and more can get expensive when purchased new.The store also has a mission to sponsor charities and groups in the community. One ongoing project the store features is the “ﬁdget quilt” for people with Alzheimer’s and sementia, where crafters can take a kit with supplies to create a quilt with tactile stimuli on it to bring back to the store to donate, or to give to someone they know who would beneﬁt.Thestore also uses its unsellable fabric to make reusable tote bags for people to use at the local food bank.

At the Craft Box, Boxler said, the No. 1 selling item is fabric, followed by yarn, though the store does see a great deal of paper crafters coming in for supplies. During the beginning of the pandemic, the shop saw an uptick in fabric sales for those sewing masks. As with many other craft stores, the Craft Box could not keep elastic on its shelves during this time. However, masks were not the only thing people were making during the lockdown.

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Soul Dog Humane Society Thrift Store packs a big punch for a little store. BY OLIVIA JEWELL LOVE

The original Craft Box location was in Golden, and the store moved to Wheat Ridge ﬁve years ago. Items are donated to the store, and sometimes the store is able to purchase secondhand items from people. Employees want people to know these items are valued.

“I hope the Craft Box is a place for people to be inspired and heal,” she said.The shop is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. It is closed Sundays. For more information, visit craftboxcolorado.com.

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“People just needed an outlet,” BoxlerBoxlersaid.saw many new faces at the shop (behind their masks), with people picking up new skills like knitting and sending handmade cards to relatives in nursing homes.

“Most of our clientele are regulars,” said Wendy Roth, who has been volunteering for two years.

The group’s thrift store helps to fund the travel costs for the program, and other donations offset the costs of medications, supplies and operation of clinics.

Soul Dog Humane Society Thrift Store is located at 4725 S. Broadway in Englewood. The small shop boasts consistently low prices for clothing, housewares, pet products and more.

The store gets more than just the regular clothing and knickknacks, however. One of the most bizarre donations was a “dog zipline kit,” which apparently sold very quickly.

The company has some parameters, though. It will charge for pickups outside of the 25-mile radius of its warehouse and also charge for damaged or patterned furniture. More information

One of the owners and founders, Nick Reichert, explained that couches and furniture items are often curated for people’s personal aesthetics and end up getting thrown out when they redecorate.

During the early days of the pandemic, The Good Couch had to pause business, but overall the company saw growth. “During the pandemic, we grew by like 50%,” Reichert said.

Reichert attributed the uptick in business to the number of people moving, downsizing and generally trying to save money on furniture.TheGood Couch is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and closed on Sundays. Information about donating or buying couches can be found online at thegoodusedcouch.com. good amount of pet supplies that are donations was a “dog zipline kit,”

The Good Couch has a large inventory of restored couches.

Soul Dog has a low-cost clinic in Fort Lupton for spaying/neutering, vaccination and microchipping. It also offers rotating vaccine clinics on tribal lands on a bimonthly basis.

Working with the community and giving back is the ultimate goal, Reichert said. So far, the company has donated $17,930 to the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, and also helped furnish an affordable housing

Liz Boxler, owner of The Craft Box

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The thrift store in Englewood is run by about 10 volunteers. Not only does the store support the mission of Soul Dog, it also strives to support the local people.

about acceptable donations can be found on its website at thegoodusedcouch.com.Unlikethriftstores, The Good Couch will come into your home and haul out the couch that is being donated. Unlike junk removal services, The Good Couch won’t throw it into the landfill. Even the damaged couches are used for The group gets about eight to 10 donated couches a day and sells around six a day. All the local furniture stores now recommend the group’s services for people buying new furniture who need a way to dispose of the old items.

The volunteers at the store describe the place as “a little gem,” and say that people are consistently delighted to discover them. The store shut down for a few months during the pandemic, but now sees regular customers and a number of people buying clothing to send home to other countries or to bring to the Native American reservations.

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An employee at The Good Couch works on cleaning one of the couches.

The founders always hoped they could pair up with a local nonprofit group, Reichert said.

“Our mission is to help our friends in the community,” said Kimberleigh Anders, who has been volunteering for two years. The store keeps prices low — $2 for most clothing items, many marked down to 50 cents. It has a good amount of pet supplies that are donated new from pet stores.

Soul Dog is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to the protection and spaying/neutering of animals. The group travels to rural areas on Native American reservations to spay and neuter pets at no cost to the public.

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“They’re such a large item and so personal to your decor,” he said. “A lot of trash ends up in the landfill, and furniture especially.”

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The thrift store is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and is closed on Sunday and Monday. Information about the store can be found at www.souldog.org/thriftstore or on its Facebook page, “Soul Dog Rescue & Humane Society Thrift Store.”

Not only does The Good Couch believe in helping the environment, but the business also works to help the community. The company partners with Colorado Coalition for the Homeless and helps to donate furniture to the coalition as needed.

The shop, which has been in the community for 10 years now, has become a landmark of the community, attracting a regular customer base.

The Good Couch is located at 425 W 115th Ave. in Northglenn. What started in 2017 as a group of guys flipping couches from Craigslist turned into a business with sustainability at its core. The Good Couch will pick up most old couches for free, and the staff refurbishes them and sell the furniture for a low price.

Three of the volunteers at Soul Dog laugh as they work alongside each other.

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Low pay, public perception of teaching — which often skews negative — and lack of support are major reasons why people take their career aspirations in other directions, she said.

The wide disparity between teacher salaries and those of other professions is also particularly frustrating for educators working in a state where the economy has proven robust, to the extent that it recently refunded taxpayers with Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights checks worth $750 for single tax ﬁlers and $1,500 for joint ﬁlers.“It’s just ridiculous,” Huang said.

It’s yet another grim indication of the tough financial realities hanging over teachers in Colorado, where many pick up another job to make ends meet and struggle to afford a home of their own. Fewer than one-fifth of homes across Colorado are affordable to teachers who make an average salary in their district, even as average teacher salaries have increased by about 25% in the past seven years. And low wages often complicate district efforts to draw teachers and keep them. Many districts have seen significant declines in the number of applications they receive for vacant positions and struggle to keep teachers in their classrooms long term. The deep chasm between wages also signals what some longtime educators see as an underlying sense of apathy across the country.

“When a country doesn’t care about how their teachers are paid, it shows the kind of attitude about its future generation for the nation,” said Jingzi Huang, school director for the School of Teacher Education and associate dean for the College of Education and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Northern Colorado.TheEconomic Policy Institute’s report highlights the decadeslong pay discrepancy between teachers and other college-educated professionals as teacher pay has largely stagnated.

New educators are among those she worries about most when it comes to ﬁnancial pressures. Many starting teachers outside the Denver metro area take home less than $40,000 a year, O’Neil said.

Colorado teachers earn 35.9% less than other college-educated workers.

Pay that lags behind other jobs is one of the factors that discourages students with an interest in teaching to commit their career to it, especially when they have other opportunities in industries outside education, Huang said. She has watched as enrollment numbers in UNC’s teacher preparation program — the biggest teacher preparation program in the state — and similar programs at other higher education institutions have dwindled. From 2019 to 2021, enrollment in UNC’s School of Teacher Education dropped by 29% while enrollment among students focused on special education decreased by almost 16%, according to Huang.

Spelling out “what a lot of teachers already know and feel” Colorado’s ranking as the worst state for teacher pay compared to other jobs for college graduates doesn’t necessarily surprise Colleen O’Neil, associate commissioner of the Educator Talent Unit at the state education department, who helps assemble the department’s own ﬁnancial analyses of teacher compensation.O’Neilacknowledges teacher pay is a widespread problem throughout the state, but she emphasized that it’s important to consider wages district by district as dollars stretch further in some parts of Colorado than others. A $55,000 salary, for instance, may reasonably help an educator afford rent and cover family expenses in some regions while in others, that salary would barely keep a roof over their head, she said.

Mark Sass, Teach Plus executive director for Colorado, is shocked that Colorado’s pay gap is the largest in the country, particularly since the state has a pretty high percentage of people with college degrees. He would have expected less of a gap in a state with a well-educated population.But the report puts “in numbers what a lot of teachers already know and feel,” said Sass, who retired from teaching in June after 26 years in the classroom and whose current organization trains teachers to weigh in on policy at the school, district and state levels.Italso gives Colorado and other states a clearer idea of exactly how much teachers should earn rather than continuing generic

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That problem has started to pinch districts in their hiring efforts. Elementary school job openings in the Front Range used to easily attract more than 300 applicants, whereas now districts are lucky if they get a dozen applicants, O’Neil said.

Teacher pay has long trailed behind other professions requiring a college degree, and in Colorado that pay gap is widest of any state, according to a report published last week by the Economic Policy Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit think tank that identifies itself as Coloradononpartisan.teachersearn 35.9% less than other college-educated workers, the report shows, with Oklahoma teachers facing the second largest gap, making 32.8% less than their college-educated peers in other industries. Pay gaps between teachers and their counterparts in other fields exist in every state.

The average weekly wages of public school educators, when factoring in inﬂation, jumped $29 from 1996 to 2021, from $1,319 to $1,348, the report notes. Meanwhile, other college-educated workers experienced a $445 pay bump in weekly wages over the same time period, from $1,564 to $2,009.

“It has become more competitive,” she said. “It’s not like people don’t have other choices anymore.” Huang has seen many prospective teachers quit the ﬁeld before ever stepping into a classroom as a full-time educator. For more than ﬁve years, UNC has partnered with the Colorado School of Mines in a program that prepares Mines students to teach middle and high school science or math. Many of those students have completed all the necessary steps to secure their teaching license from the state but have ultimately accepted jobs in other industries that come with better compensation, Huang said.

As a first-year teacher, “it is really hard to make ends meet with the salaries being offered,” she said, adding that teachers can find more financial stability the longer they stick in the classroom — if they choose to do so. In trying to draw more teachers into the profession, “that starting salary is a real problem,” O’Neil said. “It is a detriment to ensuring that I have a quality of life.”

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“(These jobs) pay good, and often, students have opportunities to move into management in these different ﬁelds,” Polis said. ”We will only increase our healthcare needs as our population grows older, and we want to make sure we have the caregivers and people with the right training to take care of everybody.”

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The initiative stems from bipartisan legislation signed in May, co-sponsored by state Senators Sonya Jaquez Lewis and Bob Rankin, along with State Rep. Kyle Mullica, in the form of Senate Bill 226. The bill was implemented to channel more funding to the development of healthcare education to guide Coloradans towards in-demand and well-paying healthcare careers.

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“It provides individuals pathways to digniﬁed, living wage careers,” Garcia said. “That’s what will move Colorado forward.”

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Dr. Angie Paccione, executive director of the Colorado Department of Higher Education, believes the program will sufﬁciently match the demand for such careers. “Last I checked, there were like 27,000 openings for certiﬁed nursing assistants (CNAs) in the state,” said Paccione, who was appointed to her position by Polis. “So we’re encouraging students to get started with these entry-level positions and to take advantage to earn a credential in their (chosen) healthcare profession for free.”

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Care Forward Colorado is one of the 100 ways the Polis administration has said it has aimed to save Coloradans money, a target introduced during Polis’ 2022 State of the State Address in June.

“But that only helps with the students who are already in the (teacher preparation) program,” Huang said. “It doesn’t help in terms of attracting other people to get into the program.”

Huang traces much of the deepseated political turmoil playing out nationally back to teacher shortages and low pay for public educators, including a lack of understanding of how to participate in the country’s democratic process. Teachers are among the ﬁrst adults children interact with and signiﬁcantly shape them and their understanding of the world, Huang said. Without adequate pay, teachers and the future of schools and the country hang in the “Teachingbalance.is a great profession,” Huang said. “We know that, but I cannot argue against the statistics.”

Under the Care Forward Colorado program, students can pursue careers as a CNA, emergency room technician, phlebotomy technician, medical assistant and dental assistant.Students who enroll in these and related programs at community colleges under the CCCS umbrella — including ACC, Community College of Denver and Front Range Community College — will be reimbursed for their expenses through 2024. Nontraditional students, including those who are in their mid-careers or who are looking to change ﬁelds entirely to healthcare, are also eligible.

conversations of increasing teacher pay that don’t get into specific numbers, Sass However,said.with data from 2021, the report doesn’t reflect recent attempts to boost teacher pay, he said, particularly in states like Mississippi, where earlier this year the governor signed into law a significant pay raise for public educators, who received an average increase of about $5,100, driving up their pay by more than 10%, the Associated Press reported.Colorado can’t use that same kind of mechanism to increase teacher pay with its constitutional local control provisions that place decisions related to teacher compensation in the hands of individual districts.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis formally launched the Care Forward Colorado program at Arapahoe Community College on Aug. 24.

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Some districts are trying to close the pay gap by giving raises, O’Neil noted.

Lawmakers have also tried to ease the ﬁnancial burden teachers face, passing into law a measure that will provide a state stipend to student teachers and also help them cover expensive costs of state licensure exams.

CCCS Chancellor Joe Garcia said such a program is “unprecedented” in Colorado and will cover all of students’ costs, not just their tuition, including fees and course materials.

During the press conference, Polis was joined by Lt. Gov. Dianne Primavera, administrators from the Colorado Community College System (CCCS), students who will beneﬁt from the program and community members from Arapahoe Community College (ACC).

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George Villalobos, an ACC student ﬁnishing his emergency medical technician certiﬁcate, said without the program he would be “freaking out” about how to cover the cost of his“I,education.likesomany of my peers, want to give back to my community as a healthcare worker,” Villalobos said. “I was beyond thrilled to learn that my training costs would be covered through the Care Forward Colorado program. It makes a high-quality training, like the one I’m receiving at ACC, accessible to everyone.”

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Gov. Jared Polis announced the Care Forward Colorado program Aug. 24, an initiative that makes community college and technical programs free for aspiring healthcare professionals across the state.

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The answers can be found on Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s new species conservation dashboard, which lists more than 350 sensitive species that call Colorado home and the agency’s efforts to protect them.

The public can explore at-risk species and threats they face and track the state’s conservation work outlined in its wildlife action plan.

“It’s a great example of where Colorado is really responsible for the global conservation of that species,” Klute said. “If they don’t succeed here in Colorado, they aren’t going to exist anywhere else in the world.”

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“So those years when we don’t get that monsoon moisture can be really stressful for a species like that and if that happens more and more frequently, with climate change, then that could be a problem,” Klute“Wesaid.seeour climate changing and we see changes in weather patterns and snowpack. Understanding if those might be at greater threats because of climate change — that may or may not be the case — we’re still trying to understand that.”

BY OLIVIA PRENTZEL THE COLORADO SUN How are scientists working to protect the toothless, federally endangered Colorado pikeminnow? Which species is most at risk from the state’s energy production and mining? What’s a piping plover?

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The recently launched site allows for more transparency on CPW’s efforts to conserve the sensitive species — from the greater prairiechicken to the long-nosed leopard lizard — and offers more awareness to conservation partners, land management agencies, local governments and the public, David Klute, the agency’s species conservation unit supervisor said Thursday.

The birds, which live primarily in western Colorado and throughout the western U.S., have seen a steep decline in population partly because of the loss of its piñon-juniper woodlands habitat.

The dashboard tracks projects and highlights conservation needs outlined in the Colorado State Wildlife Action Plan, which every state is required to have to receive funding for conservation statewide and federal grants. Colorado’s plan ranks the threats that species face from low to highTakingpriority.early action can play a role in protecting sensitive habitats and possibly avoid recovery efforts for some species down the road, Klute said.There have been recent efforts to get the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to list the pinyon jay as an endangered or threatened species.

CPW’s progress on its conservation actions used to appear in a PDF and now can be viewed on the interactive dashboard, which is updated regularly. Colorado’s State Wildlife Action Plan is set to be revised in 2025. (P.S. For those still wondering, a piping plover is a small bird that makes a distinctive pipe-pipe-pipe call while it ﬂies and often nests along the sandy shores of Colorado’s reservoirs.)

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CPW is working to understand how animals that live in the state’s alpine environments — like pika, the southern white-tailed ptarmigan and the brown-capped rosy-ﬁnch — are affected by climate change.

The recent monsoon moisture, and more importantly the afternoon cloud cover, help ptarmigan and others that can become “heatstressed” in the high country.

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After decades of failing to meet federal air pollution standards, Colorado’s Front Range is set to become the latest region required to sell reformulated gasoline every summer.Thefederal mandate aims to address metro Denver’s persistent smog problem. In April, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed reclassifying most of the region as a “severe” ozone violator. If finalized as expected, the move would force gas stations from Fort Collins to Douglas County to exclusively sell a cleaner-burning gasoline blend as soon as the summer of 2024.State air quality regulators have expected federal action for years, but the final steps come in an election year focused on high gas prices — a tough political reality since reformulated gasoline is consistently more expensive than conventional fuel.Gov. Jared Polis is now asking the federal government to study and reconsider the reformulated gasoline mandate. Katherine Jones, a spokesperson for the Governor’s Office, said the request is the latest example of Polis working to help Colorado families save money, echoing a major theme of his current election campaign.

Reformulated gasoline is a cleaner fuel blended to emit fewer smog ingredients. Congress established a program to require remixed fuel in high-ozone areas when it updated the U.S. Clean Air Act in 1990. The EPA now requires the fuel mixture in parts of 16 different states, including the metro areas around New York City, Chicago, Houston, Dallas and Washington, D.C. California requires reformulated gasoline under a more stringent set of state-level regulations. About 25 percent of gasoline sold in the U.S. is reformulated, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Is reformulated gasoline more expensive? ReformulatedYes. gasoline is consistently more expensive than traditional fuel, but the price difference depends on the amount available from local refineries and other marketInforces.2021,federal data show reformuquestion is whether there’s a legal pathway for the request to move forward.Colorado air regulators are now preparing a proposal, known as a State Implementation Plan, to bring ozone levels below federal limits. In early August, the board overseeing the Regional Air Quality Council voted to attach a statement from the Polis administration to the latest draft.The statement argues the financial impact on drivers would outweigh the benefits of reformulated gas. In 30 years since Congress approved the requirement, cars have become more fuel efficient. Separate regulations also mean conventional gasoline burns cleaner than it once did. As a result, the Polis administration sees more promise in other air pollution strategies, like encouraging the adoption of electric vehicles.

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But experts agree it is a tall ask since federal laws leave little to no wiggle room around the gasoline mandate in regions considered “severe” ozone violators. Polis’ request also marks a shift from his administration, which withdrew a state attempt to delay federal ozone action earlier in his term.

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“The administration has proposed alternatives and other viable options to the EPA’s approach that do not raise costs. The governor’s focus is on taking actions that will improve air quality, not seeking exemptions from EPA designation,” Jones said.

“The state is frustrated that the Clean Air Act offers only a decadesold one-size-ﬁts-all approach that does not provide states with the latitude to make data-driven decisions on what works best for improving air quality in an economically effective manner,” the Polis administration wrote in the statement. Could Colorado get any sort of exception from the reformulated gas requirement? The possibility of a waiver and delay is unlikely. After a string of hazy summers along the Front Range, the federal government is set to reclassify the region as a “severe” nonattainment area under a 2008 ozone standard. EPA regional spokesperson Richard Mylott said there’s no ambiguity in federal law: Any region earning the classiﬁcation must sell reformulated gas.“The Clean Air Act does not provide for either a delay or a waiver

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“Getting an education should set us free; not strap us down,” Cardona said. “We’re delivering targeted relief that will help ensure borrowers are not placed in a worse position ﬁnancially because of the pandemic, and restore trust in a system that should be creating opportunity, not a debt trap.”Biden ran on canceling at least $10,000 in student loan debt and faced pressure from advocates to cancel much more. He repeatedly delayed a decision amid intense debates about whether debt cancellation would advance economic justice or disproportionately beneﬁt higher-earning Americans during a time when the working class is struggling. The plan provides more help to the students who started with the least.

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About 27 million Pell Grant recipients should be eligible to receive up to $20,000 in loan forgiveness. Pell Grants cover a portion of college costs for students from low-income families, with the large majority of eligible students coming from households that earn less than $60,000 a year.Kyle Southern, The Institute for College Access and Success associate vice president of higher education quality, said there’s two sides to the announcement. It’s life changing, especially for borrowers from lowincome backgrounds. But a larger conversation about student debt needs to happen, especially when it comes to which students leave college with debt. This story was originally published by Chalkbeat Colorado. More at chalkbeat.org.

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Canaday got sober from alcohol almost a decade ago. In 2018, he and his wife Tami came up with the idea of starting the Free Spiritual Community to create a healing space for everyone, especially addicts and their loved ones, including people in the LGBTQ+ community.

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BY JASON GONZALES CHALKBEAT COLORADO In a long-awaited announcement, President Joe Biden on Aug. 24 said his administration will cancel $10,000 in student loan debt for borrowers who make less than $125,000 a year, or $250,000 for taxpayers who ﬁle jointly. In addition, Biden said many students from low-income backgrounds will receive an additional $10,000 in relief.The unprecedented maneuver by Biden should reach over 43 million borrowers and even wipe out loan repayments for some. But it likely won’t ﬁx some of the larger issues surrounding student debt — namely the cost of college and the large amounts borrowed by some to foot the cost of college. Nationally, student debt has ballooned to over $1.7 trillion. U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona said in a news release Wednesday that student loan debt has hindered many Americans’ ability to achieve their dreams — including buying a home, starting a business, or providing for a family. The department also announced other changes to make repaying loans easier.

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“It’s really important for us to welcome our LGBTQ community in here too because they would be some of our spiritual refugees; they’ve been to religious environments where they’ve been told you need to change or else or if you want to be one of us you need to give this up and here we say you’re welcomed and afﬁrmed exactly as you are,” Canaday said. For Alix Glasgow, one of the most important parts of her recovery journey is community, being around other people living similar lifestyles with similar goals and outlooks.

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“Our tag line is we don’t do shame and our mission is breaking the silence of addiction. And that shame piece is important, especially if they’re coming from addiction or loving someone in their lives who’s battling addiction,” explained Ryan Canaday, a pastor and the community’sFreefounder.Spiritual Community is located near the University of Denver in a former church, and offers programs that include everything from recovery meetings, trauma-informed yoga classes, Saturday night sober events and now, its new paywhat-you-can Free Café sells coffee roasted by Wagon Coffee Roasters. Previously proﬁled by Rocky Mountain PBS, Wagon Coffee Roasters is a company that employs women in recovery. Free Café is also managed by people in recovery.

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Suncor Energy, a Canadian oil and gas company, operates the only oil and gas refinery in Colorado. A spokesperson for the company said the facility is prepared to make reformulated gas for the summer of 2024. It expects to spend $36 million to reconfigure the refinery to make the blend. The EPA would require the fuel across the northern Front Range ozone nonattainment area, which includes portions of eight counties stretching from Greeley to Castle

“To call out one particular strategy on its own and have conﬁdence that it actually is 0.1 part per billion? It is not really a number that I strongly support,” Silverstein said.Where would the reformulated fuel come from? And where would it be required to be sold?

reformulated gasoline would avoid about 5 tons of daily emissions — or 1 percent of the total. His ofﬁce also ran models to see how reformulated gasoline would affect future ozone levels. It found reformulated blends would lower average ozone concentrations by 0.1 parts per billion, a tiny fraction of the 75 parts per billion federal standard the region often exceeds eachThesummer.Polisadministration referenced the result in its statement questioning the gasoline requirement. Silverstein, however, isn’t conﬁdent in the number. He said the air quality model is not precise enough to explain the effect of individual policies, whether it’s reformulated gasoline or stricter regulations on drilling sites.

Rock.Michael Paules, a Coloradobased associate director with the American Petroleum Institute, said Suncor likely wouldn’t be able to meet the demand for the cleaner gasoline on its own. If the fuel mixture can’t be piped in from other states, he expects the Front Range could periodically experience higher prices than the rest of the“Thisstate.is where we agree with the governor: This is not the best way to get your bang for your buck on air quality,” Paules said. This story is from CPR News, a nonproﬁt news source. Used by permission. For more, and to support Colorado Public Radio, visit cpr.org.

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little girl Meet Teagan 303.278.7575 FoothillsAnimalShelter.orginfo@fas4pets.org of this statutory obligation,” MylottButsaid.the governor’s office insists there’s some flexibility. State air quality officials have noted the EPA allowed Atlanta to avoid the reformulated gasoline requirement in 2014. While that’s accurate, the Atlanta region had recently improved local ozone pollution enough to lose its designation as a “severe” ozone nonattainment area. Want more climate-related news from Colorado Public Radio? Sign up for our free climate e-mail newsletter.Meanwhile, environmental advocates are frustrated the governor’s office is now trying to skirt the requirement.

The EPA is now moving ahead to reclassify the region from a “serious” to a “severe” violator under the same ozone standard. Due to a legal settlement with environmental groups, the agency is expected to ﬁnalize the decision as soon as next month, lining up the gasoline requirement to go into effect in the summer of 2024.

Jeremy Nichols, director of the climate and energy program for WildEarth Guardians, said if policymakers disapproved of reformulated gas, they should have reduced ozone pollution earlier.“They had chance after chance to avoid this situation. And rather than take the steps they needed to, they blew it,” Nichols said. Didn’t Gov. Polis ask the EPA to take more aggressive ozone actions at one point? He did. In 2019, Polis withdrew a request for additional time to meet the EPA’s 2008 health-based ozone standard, prompting the federal agency to reclassify the region

from a “moderate” to a “serious” violator of federal ozone standards.“There’s too much smog in our air, and instead of hiding behind bureaucracy and paperwork that delay action, we are moving forward to make our air cleaner now,” Polis said in a 2019 statement about the decision.

Jones, the spokesperson for the governor’s ofﬁce, said the 2019 decision did not affect the timeline for a “severe” downgrade. Due to recent air pollutants conditions, the federal government would have almost certainly reclassiﬁed the region anyway, she said. Would reformulated gasoline help control ozone pollution in Colorado?Yes,but the overall effect would likely be Gasoline-poweredsmall.

vehicles release nitrogen dioxide and volatile organic compounds, two air pollutants that can form ground-level ozone when they react in the atmosphere amid heat and sunlight.

The regional air council estimates local sources along the Front Range emit about 500 tons of ozone precursors on an average summer day. Silverstein said computer models show a switch to

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The Bruins — CHSAANow.com’s Class 5A coaches’ poll unanimous No. 1 team in the preseason rankings — are attempting to do something that has never been done during the Bruins’ tradition rich footballCherryhistory.Creekhas never captured four straight football titles in a row. The Bruins won three consecutive — 1994, 1995 and 1996 — 5A championships nearly 30 years ago. Cherry Creek has won a dozen state football championships since 1982.While that fourth straight title in on the table. There is a long road for the Bruins and many hurdles to manage before even thinking about what would be a historic achievement.“It’sbackto the grind and we get ready for Week 2,” Logan said. “We want to continually to improve every week. I told the kids we wouldn’t play our best game Friday night. Our best football historically is when we get into October and early November.”

Ralston Valley gives 3-time state champs an opening scare

“For his ﬁrst game I thought he made some plays,” Logan said of Rudden in his ﬁrst varsity start at quarterback.Whenitlooked like Cherry Creek would start to roll to a comfortable win, Ralston Valley scored back-to-back touchdowns in less than a minute to tie the game up 14-14 lead in the third quarter.

The ﬁrst-year coach for the Mustangs who came over from Golden High School was pleased with how his new squad performance against the three-time defending state“Thesechampions.kidsshowed me they are a family,” Yannacito said. “They played so resilient and so tough. I can’t be more proud of the effort they gave tonight. It was awesome.”

Ralston Valley senior Brayden Schatz, middle, is tackled by Cherry Creek defenders Matt Luhring (54) and Eliseo Martinez (23) during the top-10 showdown Aug. 26 at the North Area Athletic Complex. The Bruins ﬁnished strong to take a 35-21 victory against the Mustangs. PHOTOS BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

ARVADA — Cherry Creek got off on the right foot, but not before stumbling a little, in its journey to make history in its 2022 football campaign.TheBruins took a 35-21 road victory in their season opener against No. 6-ranked Ralston Valley at the North Area Athletic Complex.

Cherry Creek and Ralston Valley traded touchdowns.

Dennis Pleuss is the sports information director for Jeffco Public Schools. For more Jeffco coverage, go to CHSAANow.com.

Ralston Valley junior quarterback Logan Madden drops back to pass during the Mustangs’ season opener against three-time defending Class 5A state champion Cherry Creek on Aug. 26 at the North Area Athletic Complex. The Mustangs hung in with the Bruins, but a pair of late touchdowns gave Cherry Creek a 35-21 victory.

Senior running back Bubba Tann had a 10-yard scoring run for the Bruins, but Ralston Valley junior quarterback Logan Madden answered with a 62-yard touchdown pass to Hansen, tying the game up at 21-21 midway through the fourth quarter.“The positives are we hung in there and when we tried to give the game away we found away to bounce back to make enough plays,” Logan said. Rudden hit a wide-open Cisse for a 45-yard touchdown with 6:25 left to give the Bruins the lead back at 28-21. Less than two minutes later senior Marte Russell sealed the victory with a pick-6 to make the ﬁnal score 35-21. “We have a lot of work to do,” said Logan, who will take his Bruins to Ohio for a game next week against St. Edward’s. “We’ve got some guys back from last year, but we’ve got some inexperienced guys thrown in as well. It’s a long journey.”Ralston Valley also goes outof-state next week for it’s Week 2 game.“The biggest thing is we have to stay humble and hungry,” Yannacito said about having a gauntlet of a non-league schedule that still includes Grandview, Regis and Valor after a trip to Orlando. “We have to keep getting better.”

Senior running back Diano Benallo ﬁnished off a nice drive with a 4-yard touchdown run. On the next Bruin drive, Ralston Valley junior Jackson Hansen intercepted Rudden and returned it 33 yards for a “Whentouchdown.thedefense gets a pick-6 that changes the momentum and energy,” Ralston Valley coach Yannacito said. “That was a game changing play.”

Ralston Valley and Cherry Creek were locked in a low scoring defensive battle early. The lone first-half scoring came on a 37-yard scoring drive that took 10 plays in the first quarter. The Bruins were able to convert a key 4th-down and 6 from Ralston Valley’s 10-yard line. Senior quarterback Brian Rudden hit receiver Ismael Cisse for a 9-yard gain. Three plays later senior Bubba Tann scored on a 1-yard touchdown with 4:22 left in the first quarter to give the Bruins a 7-0Ralstonlead. Valley had a 17-play drive that chewed up most of the second quarter. However, the drive eventually stalled and a long field goal came up well short. Things opened up in the second half.Rudden and Cisse hooked up to end the opening second-half drive for the Bruins with a touchdown. Cisse caught a 30-yard touchdown on a corner route to give Cherry Creek a 14-0 lead midway through the third quarter.

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“I can’t ever remember having a Week 1 where everything went smoothly,” said Cherry Creek coach Dave Logan, who is starting his 30th year as a head high school football coach in Colorado. “Tonight would be exactly that.”

“I think it’s always in the back of your head,” Ahlman said of the recent success on the court for the Mustangs. “For this group it’s important to have them focused on one day at a time. We can be contenders at state, but we have to focus on doing the things today that will set us up to doing it at state.”

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D’Evelyn senior Jordan Laraway hits a serve during the Jaguars’ home match against Ralston Valley on Aug. 23. D’Evelyn was able to grab a set o of the Mustangs, but Ralston Valley eventually took a 3-1 victory.

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Ralston Valley graduated seven seniors, including its top three hitters and setter Emerson Reinke. Reinke ﬁnished off her remarkable career with 2,617 assists. “She (Emerson Reinke) is hard to replace. She is a next-level setter,” Ahlman said. “It’s a new season with new challenges. We miss all of Ralston Valley volleyball retooling after back-to-back historic seasons

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DENVER — Ralston Valley girls volleyball coach Ashley Ahlman knows she has her work cutout for her this season. “It’s going to be a lot of coaching,” Ahlman said with a smile and laugh after the Mustangs’ season opener Tuesday, Aug. 23, at D’Evelyn. “We’ll see how good of a coach I am this year.”Ahlman has put Ralston Valley into the position of a perennial state title contender over the past few seasons. The Mustangs have a combined record of 43-5 the past two years that included deep runs in the Class 5A state tournament.

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Ralston Valley jumped out to a quick lead in the fourth, but the Jaguars (0-2 record) rallied to make it a close before the Mustangs finished off the victory with a 25-19 win in the final set. “I learned that there is a lot of work to be done,” Ahlman said. “When you have kids who haven’t played on a varsity court before the game seems a lot faster. There is a lot going on.” Leadership is what Brickle really wants to bring to the court this season being on the final pieces remaining from the back-to-back squads that had long state tournament runs.

Jeffco DEN DEVER N VER Since 1926 PRESSFORT LUPTON SE VIN G CO MMU NITY SINC 90 6 TANDARD BLADESBRIGHTON SERVING THE COMMUNITY SINCE 1903 75c COURIER C A N Y O N www.canyoncourier.comest.1958 ENTINEL EXPRESSSCOMMERCE CITY www.ColoradoCommunityMedia.com Your Local News Source Ralston Valley junior Paige Brickle (5) is able to put down a kill past D’Evelyn senior Macy Scheer (10) during the non-league match Aug. 23 at D’Evelyn Junior/Senior High School. The Mustangs took a 3-1 victory in their season opener. PHOTO BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS FROM PAGE 25 VOLLEYBALL

September 1, 202230 Arvada Press our graduated seniors, but it’s a new group and we have a really strong freshman class that I’m excited about.”TheMustangs — No. 9 in the CHSAANow.com 5A rankings — were excited after a 3-1 road victory Tuesday against D’Evelyn. Ralston Valley took a 25-23, 25-21, 24-26, 2519 win against the solid 4A Jeffco squad.“Iwas really excited,” Ralston Valley junior Paige Brickle said about the opener. “We have a lot young players. I think this group came in hungry and ready. We were expecting to play our game and play smart. I think we did.” Brickle led the way with a gamehigh 13 kills, including coming up big to close out the first and second sets. Freshman Rylee Sonnenfeld and senior Gabby Daake shared the setting duties in the first game without Reinke in that position in fourAhlmanseasons.was impressed with Sonnefeld, who finished with 18 assists, seven kills and four aces.

“I think if you can communicate on the court and bring everyone together it’s golden,” Brickle said. The junior also wants to bring back the 5A Jeffco League title back to Ralston Valley (2-0). No. 2 Valor Christian (2-0) handed the Mustangs their lone conference loss last season to take the league title.

“I thought we had a lot of people set up,” Ahlman said. “That was good to D’Evelynsee.”did put up a great ﬁght. The Jaguars led by juniors Jordan Laraway and Macy Scheer held off a pair of match points in the third set to eventually force a fourth set. “I asked them between games 3 and 4 to just want the ball,” Ahlman said

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“When it comes to broadband at home, availability and affordability are only part of the story. Recent studies show digital navigators are critical to getting more people connected by understanding the importance of having reliable, secure home Internet — and how to safely use it,” said Comcast spokeswoman Leslie Oliver in an email. “FCC Commissioner Starks underscored the need to raise awareness by partnering with governments, community organizations and businesses to help connect more Coloradans across the state and make transformative changeColoradohappen.”ofﬁcials are also working on a statewide plan to address internet access with a goal to get 99% of the state connected to broadband by 2027, said Dianne Primavera, Colorado’s lieutenant governor.

The FCC is also working speciﬁcally with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to streamline enrollment for Section 8 households through a data sharing and computer matching agreement.

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Comcast was among them. The company, which has a $9.95 monthly internet plan offering speeds of 50 mbps, added a ‘plus’ tier to offer 100 mbps for $29.99.

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A public hearing will be held before the Arvada Planning Commission scheduled for September 20, 2022 at 6:15 p.m., Arvada City Hall, 8101 Ralston Rd., Arvada, when and where you may speak on the matter to consider the Preliminary Development Plan for Tower View Townhomes II PDP, a 0.44949 acre parcel of land gener ally located at 7801 W 51st Ave. Members of the public may attend. To submit written public comment to be considered by the Commission, email comments cedboardsandcommission@arvada.orgto by 5 p.m. on 8/19/2022. Additional information can be obtained project.aspx?activityno=DA2020-0039.https://www.arvadapermits.org/etrakit3/search/from /s/ Tim Secretary BY TAMARA CHUANG THE COLORADO SUN About 80% of Colorado households eligible for $30 to $75 a month to pay for internet service don’t seem to want the free beneﬁt. Or perhaps, they just don’t know aboutThat’sit.

“You are not going to get charged the minute the $14.2 billion ends. There’s going to be a lot of notice,” Starks said. “And by the way, as soon as we understand that the number is starting to draw down, I can assure you that I’m going to be in front of Congress along with many other colleagues to make sure we get reauthorized and reappropriated. But what I don’t want people to miss here today is that today is your day to get enrolled.”Manyinternet providers already offer some sort of discounted program to low-income households. In May, the White House announced that 20 major companies that cover 80% of America had agreed to provide 100-megabit service for less than $30 a month to help make the service free with the ACP subsidy.

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An additional $5 million in grants is dedicated to improve that 10% enrollment for residents in federal housing.Residents of Hirschfeld Towers happen to live in one of the Denver Housing Authority properties that already offers free or discounted internet service to residents. Through partnerships with Starry Internet, Comcast, PCs for People and Live Wire Networks, the apartments provide internet for about $10 a month. But a concern that resident Miguel Lopez had about ACP was what happens when the money runs out?

“There are a lot who do know about it but don’t access it, it’s posedly hidden fees and hidden costs or even just the end of it,” Lopez said. “Why get used to something that’s going to get taken away from you?”Starks assured residents at the meeting that there’s enough money in the $14 billion program to “last for a number of years,” though it would take an act of Congress to extend the program and provide funding.

why Geoffrey Starks, a commissioner with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, dropped by A.B. Hirschfeld Towers in Denver on Aug. 17. He wanted to see if he could pique anyone’s interest in the federal Affordable Connectivity Program. The $14.2 billion program provides $30 for households — and $75 a month for tribal households — and also offers $100 to pay for internet devices.

The cable and internet provider is working with the state on its digital navigator program, which is intended to not just get internet access it, but help them understand how to better use the internet. Comcast also is providing $1.1 million in cash and in-kind support to the state and community organizations for their digital equity initiatives.

“High-speed internet is no longer a luxury, it’s a necessity,” she said.

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“A quote I’d like to talk about comes from William Gibson. He’s a science ﬁction writer who said, ‘The future is already here. It’s just not evenly distributed,’” Starks said during a news conference. “And that is absolutely true. There are households out there that we are working hard to make sure they get 5G and gigabit speeds. But there are too many millions of Americans who still don’t have fundamental basic internet.”InColorado, about 761,000 households are eligible for the program, based on folks already participating in federal programs such as free and reduced school lunch, Pell Grants, Lifeline, Medicaid and Section 8 housing assistance. As of Aug. 15, 154,703 Colorado households were enrolled, according to the Universal Service Administrative Company. That’s 20.3% of eligible households. Nationwide, the numbers are higher. About 13 million, or 27% of 48 million eligible households, have enrolled in the program, which can be done online, by mail or through a participating local internet provider. ACP is the spin-off of the pandemic’s Emergency Broadband Beneﬁt, which provided $50 a month and had meager participation in Colorado and ended on Dec. 31. Starks said some issues have been addressed. One notable one was the lack of funding to promote the program. Earlier this month, the FCC launched “Your Home, Your to provide $5 million in grants to local community organizations and partners to help residents already living in federally subsidized housing enroll in ACP. To date, only 10% of those residents have — or about 500,000 out of 48 million households. “That number has got to change. It’s got to come up. That’s why I’m here today, letting you all know we need to increase awareness,” Starks said.Another issue was that people who are eligible are confused about whether they actually are. Starks spelled it out: If you’re on any type of federal assistance, you’re eligible.

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