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have cost us our nonpro t status. Neither was committing to the Harvest Festival beyond this year.” is year, Arvada City Manager e rst proposal would have seen the festival continue in the same footprint as last year; mostly o 58th Avenue, with in-kind support from the city including APD presence, tra c control and street sweeping. e second proposal would have seen the event return to Olde Town under control of the Olde Town Business Improvement District — not the Jaycees. Under this proposal, the Jaycees would have been recognized as a “Legacy Sponsor” of the event and would have been given $10,000 to fund prizes for the parade and scholarships. e statement also highlighted that Grandview Avenue was the original lcoation for the festival because in the beggining, the festival celebrated the paving of Grandview Avenue.

Lorie Gillis proposed multiple paths forward to the Jaycees which were eventually declined by the nonpro t.

A statement from the Harvest Festival Committee explained why going along with the city’s proposal to have the BID take over the Harvest Festival was untenable, and why it would have cost the organization its nonpro t status.

“ e City Manager allowed a taxing authority (BID) to le as the Arvada Harvest Festival which would be illegal and we would lose our 501(c)3 status,” the statement said.

“ ey created restrictions forcing this historic event out of Olde Town on Grandview Avenue and has been its home for well over 90 years.

“ e City Council also supported the removal of a number of the festival’s most beloved events, such as the bands and movie in Mcilvoy Park, the carnival, plus created other physical constraints that reduced the event’s ability to hold other crowd pleasing activities,” the statement continued. “Our volunteer created and operated event struggles to keep the robust stature the festival has always provided and is working hard to adjust to the only viable site the City approved has made available to us.”

Joe Hengstler, director of the Olde Town BID, said the city approached the BID to run the event due to their experience executing events in Olde Town. e BID’s festival footprint would not have been able to accommodate some aspects of the festival’s carnival portion, which was not feasible for the Jaycees.

“We explored working with the Arvada Jaycees to bring the Harvest Festival back to Olde Town Arvada,” Hengstler said. “Unfortunately, that did not work out, largely due to some of the traditions that (the Jaycees) wanted to maintain that just wasn’t going to be possible in the footprint we would use for an Olde Town Arvada event…I think the biggest one was wanting to maintain the carnival.

“And additionally, the reality is, that when you have two organizations who are essentially trying to make the festival nancially viable, it does get more complicated when you have limited revenue sources,” Hengstler continued. “And I think having the carnival was important for (the Jaycees) and part of their nancial.”

Furthermore, the future of the Harvest Festival beyond this year became a sticking point in negotiations.

Under the latter proposal, the city would have had discretion to decide how the event would move forward — the Arvada Festival Commission would have been considered to take over the event; the decision would have been made “based on what is in the best interest of the community,” according to Gillis’ email to the Harvest Festival Committee.

“When we looked at it, we weren’t looking at the 100th year,” Hengstler said. “I think everybody wants to get to the 100th year and it’s a great community festival, and that would be the goal, but we didn’t talk about commitments past this year.”

Now, the festival will move ahead in a new location during a busy weekend in Arvada — the Rocky Mountain Archtop Guitar Festival and a new event in Olde Town, the Olde Town Shindig, will also take place that weekend.

Hengstler said the Olde Town Shindig — which will have live music which will partly supplement the Archtop Festival — was to continue with a plan to host an event in Olde Town that weekend.

“ e impetus for the (Olde Town Shindig) was to still do something special that weekend in Olde Town for our businesses, but also in collaboration with the Rocky Mountain Archtop Guitar Festival,” Hengstler said.

“We think that it’s going to just be an awesome weekend — between the parade, the Harvest Festival, the Olde Town Shindig and the Rocky Mountain Archtop Guitar Festival, there is just going to be a ton of things for people to do that weekend,” Hengstler continued.

A statement from Arvada’s Director of Communication Rachael Kuroiwa highlighted the many events happening in Arvada that weekend, including the Harvest Festival.

“ e City is looking forward to hosting a fun and safe Harvest Festival Parade,” Kuroiwa said. “ e weekend of September 8, 9 and 10 will be a very fun and exciting weekend for the community with a wealth of events that are sure to interest everyone!

“ e historic Harvest Festival will have their parade in Arvada and festival events in beautiful Clear Creek Valley Park, Olde Town will once again be hosting the Rocky Mountain Arch Top fest and a new Olde Town Shindig music and art festival,” Kuroiwa continued. “ e City of Arvada is proud to play host to a wealth of family fun on one weekend.”

Two suspects, accomplice, arrested in Arvada 7-Eleven shooting

Three suspects arrested in connection with the July 28 shooting at the 7-Eleven on Ralston Road.

upon leaving the store, people in the vicinity tried to intervene, which allegedly led to the suspects ring upon them. e suspects then ed the scene.

BY RYLEE DUNN RDUNN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Two male suspects and a female accomplice were arrested on Aug. 1 and 2 following a shooting at the 7-Eleven on Ralston Road and Wadsworth Boulevard on July 28 which left three individuals injured.

On July 28, two male suspects allegedly shoplifted at the 7-Eleven; ree victims were struck with gun re and were transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Zimeal Cain, 22, and Raymoun Moore, 24, were arrested a day apart without incident. Pricilla Mendez, also 22, was arrested on suspicion of having been involved in the shooting, also without incident.

All three suspects are jailed pending the ling of charges by the First Judicial District Attorney’s O ce.