Arvada Press October 12, 2023

Arvada Resiliency Taskforce launches program for businesses dealing with impacts of crime

Resources, grants part of curriculum aimed to help small business owners

BY RYLEE DUNN RDUNN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

As discussions about crime and homelessness have permeated throughout Arvada, the city’s Resiliency Taskforce launched a Crime and Safety Program to help connect small business owners with resources, community organizations and grants that aim to address these issues.

e program was formed in response to a Q2 survey the Arvada Resiliency Taskforce

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Ralston Road widening project delayed; completion now slated for spring

BY RYLEE DUNN RDUNN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

e Ralston Road widening project — initially slated for completion in May 2023 — is now projected to wrap in “spring 2024,” according to a bond project update given by the city team at the Sept. 25 Arvada City Council meeting.

e delays in the project — which was initially funded by a 2018 bond measure — are owed to heavy rains, the discovery of unsuitable soft soil on the north side of the road near Central Park and additional stormwater work on the south side of the road, according to Infrastructure Engineer Padmini Gudipudi.

e project seeks to widen Ralston Road lanes by two feet on each side and to widen the

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City of Arvada hires new director of community and economic development

Jessica Garner moves into planning role formerly held by Ryan Stachelski

BY RYLEE DUNN RDUNN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Arvada has a new director of community and economic development, a position that guides the city team through zoning, development and housing decisions. Jessica Garner was announced to take over the role on Sept. 20.

Garner is originally from Colorado

and earned a bachelor’s degree from Colorado College before nishing her education with a master’s degree in urban planning from the University of Colorado at Denver.

Following her studies, Garner worked for the City of Commerce City, Colorado Department of Health and Environment, the City of Milpitas and the Town of Estes Park, respectively — all in planning roles. Garner has 23 years of total experience in the eld.

“I am incredibly excited to be joining the hard-working and talented sta at the City of Arvada. It is a privilege to serve the Arvada community and I very much look forward to

crime as the top issue facing their company.

delving head rst into the work of making Arvada an amazing place to live, work and play,” Garner said.

She takes the reins on the bulk of Arvada’s city planning from Ryan Stachelski, who was with the city for 12 years before his departure earlier this year.

Arvada City Manager Lorie Gillis said she was delighted to have Garner joining the city team.

“We are thrilled to have Jessica join the leadership team here at the City of Arvada,” Gillis said. “Jessica brings extensive community development experience from various municipalities to the role, which the Arvada community will surely bene t from.”

ing of its Crime and Safety program on Sept. 29.

completed wherein a quarter of business owners rated homelessness and

Arvada’s Resiliency Taskforce — a collaboration between the Chamber of Commerce, City of Arvada, Olde Town BID and other community organizations — held the rst meet-

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e rst meeting primarily featured members of the taskforce walking through Olde Town and two other commercial areas to distribute resources and hear from business owners.

Arvada Chamber of Commerce CEO Kami Welch said the e ects of crime can extend beyond nancial impacts.

“Crime can have a signi cant impact on businesses, from nancial losses to damage to their reputation and employee morale,” Welch said. “But the safety and security of Arvada’s businesses is also critical to the overall well-being of our community; crime can lead to a decline in the community’s economic growth and quality of life.

“It is essential for communities to focus on decreasing crime on and in businesses, not only to protect their nancial interests but also to ensure a safe and thriving community,” Welch continued.

Alec Tyrell, the owner/manager of the Grandview Tavern, said his biggest concern was employees feeling safe while getting to and from work.

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“My biggest concern is making sure my employees are safe walking to their cars late at night and additional lighting outside will make everyone feel more comfortable,” Tyrell said.

e program includes a safety

toolkit, a membership in a neighborhood watch What’s App group, webinars and consultations with Arvada Police and other resources.

Business owners interested in participating in the program can ll out an interest form at the arvadachamber.org.

Arvada Chamber of Commerce’s Ryan Hecht discusses the Resiliency Taskforce’s Crime Workshop with an employee at Crystal Joys in Olde Town Arvada. COURTESY ARVADA RESILIENCY TASKFORCE

Headshot of Jessica Garner, Arvada’s new Director of Community and Economic Development. COURTESY CITY OF ARVADA

I Found a Company Selling ‘Self-Powered’ Ma nufactured Homes Starting at $310,000

If you attended last Saturday’s tour of green homes, you saw 15 homes which were showcasing the way toward allelectric net zero energy home construction. All of them, however, were built onsite.

In the past I have written about manufactured housing, and this week I discovered a relatively new company, born in Canada, which combines manufactured housing with net zero energy design. In fact, the homes are designed to be totally self-sufficient and can be combined with similar homes to form what’s called a microgrid, making them totally resilient in terms of energy.

They are also built of steel and designed to withstand wildfires because

they lack any attic or crawl space openings which would allow embers to enter the structure.

The company is called Dvele, and I urge you to browse their website, www.Dvele.com. They manufacture 20 models ranging from 1 bedroom/1 bathroom for $310,000 to 4 bedrooms/4½ baths for $1,050,000 — plus shipping on flatbed trailers to your build site.

At right is the “Beaufort” model featuring 3 bedrooms and 2 baths for $462,000. They promise to manufacture the home’s two modules in 16 days.

The homes come with enough solar panels to power the home for four occupants, with batteries to store enough

My Advice to Buyers About Inspecting Homes

First of all, always hire a professional inspector recommended by your agent. With my two decades of representing buyers, you can be confident that I would recommend the best inspector, whether you’re buying a new or existing home. (Don’t think you don’t need to inspect a new home!)

Your inspector will (or should) take 3 hours to inspect a home, and only slightly less time to inspect a condo or townhome. Be sure to attend the inspection yourself. You don’t need to stalk the inspector, but be available for him (or her) to show you any issues that are uncovered. He/she will also show you things you’ll want to know as a homeowner, such as where the water and gas turnoffs are located.

Your inspector will create a lengthy printed report that you should receive as a PDF by email. Authorize him to send a copy to your agent. This report should include photographs illustrating all the issues which he uncovered. The urgent issues should be highlighted and compiled in a “client advisory” of its own.

You don’t want to put every issue into the “Inspection Objection” which your

agent will present to the listing agent. Remember that it’s the inspector’s job to identify every single problem whether important or not. That does not mean you should demand the seller to fix every single item.

Your Inspection Objection should, in my opinion, only include “hidden defects.” For example, when you made your offer, you were aware of the old carpet and the cracks in the driveway. Those were not “hidden defects.” And remember that it’s a negotiation. Be prepared for some back and forth as the listing agent submits an Inspection Resolution which does not include everything you asked for.

As a buyer, a professional inspection is the best money you’ll spend, because it can uncover costly defects. Your inspector will ask if you want to order a radon test and a sewer scope. Say yes. Those can uncover repairs that the seller can reasonably be expected to pay for, each costing thousands of dollars.

In a bidding war, your agent may suggest waiving inspection objection. Okay, but do not waive inspection termination! And still hire a professional inspector.

Boulder Home Just Listed by Chuck Brown

This fantastic 3-bedroom, 2-bath, 2,350-sq.-ft. home at 720 Racquet Lane is in east Boulder’s Meadow Glen neighborhood at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac, backing to a community pond and the outstanding Boulder biking trail network. Foothills Parkway, Baseline Road and Hwy 36 are nearby. Inside are oak hardwood floors throughout, a beautiful staircase with custom wrought iron railing, and lots of sunlight thanks to the open floor plan. There are two bedrooms with walk-in closets on the main level while the primary bedroom is located on the 2nd floor with a huge walk-in closet and ensuite bathroom. The kitchen features custom cherry cabinets, granite counters and a top-notch Viking refrigerator and range. There are two living rooms (main floor and upper floor) and a dedicated home office. Outside is a large and private fenced patio. The 2-car garage also has a spacious attic for extra storage. Take a narrated video tour at www.BoulderHome.online, then come to the open house this Saturday from 11 to 1 or call Chuck at 303-885-7855 to set a showing.

solar-generated electricity to allow it to function indefinitely, assuming normal intermittent sunlight. (All bets are off if an asteroid or nuclear explosion blocks out the sun.)

The home is airtight, with an energy recovery ventilator (ERV, which I’ve written about in the past) to bring in conditioned fresh air.

If you’re a survivalist with some acreage in a wilderness that’s accessible by semis with flatbed trailer and portable crane, and have a half million dollar budget, Dvele might have the perfect luxury solution for you! I’m not a survivalist, and it has me thinking!

Dvele’s mission is to sell “high performance” homes using advanced materials and state-of-the-art manufacturing to produce energy efficient, climate resilient homes. They have trademarked both Self-Powered and Self-Healing to describe their “health-centric” homes.

As stated on their website, “We must stop accepting homes that make us sick, destroy our environment, and weaken

our access to energy. It turns out when you produce a home focused on health and longevity, you get a beautiful space that improves your daily life, creates energy security, and reduces your impact on the planet.”

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4-BR Denver Bungalow Listed by Kathy Jonke

This classic brick bungalow at 4047 King Street is in walking/biking distance to Rocky Mountain and Berkeley Parks, Highlands Square and the Tennyson Street Cultural District. Stepping through the front door from the full-width front porch, you are greeted by original craftsman features, a wood burning stove and hardwood floors in the open living and dining room. A hallway with original built-in cupboards leads to two bedrooms and a full bathroom. In the kitchen, granite countertops blend nicely with the wood-stained cabinets. A staircase leads to the upstairs primary suite, a rare find in north Denver bungalows. The primary suite includes a bedroom with bamboo floors, two closets, skylights, and a large window that looks out to the gardens below. You will also find a cozy sitting area and a ¾ bathroom. From the main floor hallway, a staircase leads down to a finished basement with a 4th bedroom, space for an office, a laundry, workshop and a large family room. Stepping out from the kitchen you’ll discover a 396-SF sunroom. Five large windows brighten the space. Outside the sunroom are irrigated gardens that were featured in a neighborhood garden tour. A chicken coop under an apple tree is equipped with self-filling waterer and solar-powered coop door. Off the alley is a new, oversized, 2-car garage, complemented by off-street parking in a front driveway. Find a video tour and additional photos at www.DenverBungalow.info, then come to the open house this Saturday, 11am to 2pm.

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median as well. e corridor carries around 23,000 cars per day — a total that’s slated to increase in the coming years as the city’s population increases.

e city is working with Harmon, the contractor on the project, to try and get as much work done as possible by the end of the year before the weather gets too cold for work to continue.

“We are looking to get as much done as we can by the end of this year and we see that our contractor has moved a few things into the spring,” Gudipudi said. “Right now, we are negotiating with our contractor to see how much of the work we can get done by the end of the year.”

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Road work on Ralston Road will extend into spring 2024, according to a recent update given by the city’s Public Works Department. PHOTOS BY RYLEE DUNN

The section of the road under construction near Central Park was discovered to be resting on soft soil, which is unusable for the project. Bringing in new soil has contributed to delays.

Gudipudi said that the city has received complaints from business owners along the Ralston corridor regarding the continued side street closures and scheduling issues pertaining to the weather.

Currently, side streets are closed from Balsam to Yarrow on the southeast side of the roadway. Crews discovered soft soil on the north side of the road near Central Park which is not suitable to build on, causing additional delays as teams work to stabilize that part of the roadway.

As of Sept. 25, about 84% of the project budget had been spent — or approximately $18.9 million of $22.5 million set aside for the project, Gudipudi said, adding that securing right-of-way requirements and temporary construction easements for the project ended up costing 20% more than expected.

An additional $7.23 million bond debt was issued in June 2023 for use on the Ralston Road bond project and the 72nd Avenue bond project.

Crews continue road widening work on Ralston Road in Arvada. The work will continue into 2024.

PHOTO BY RYLEE DUNN

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What’s Happening in Je erson County?

Locals get state appointments, Together Je co kicko and more

BY JO DAVIS JDAVIS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Area residents appointed to state boards and commissions by Gov. Polis Gov. Jared Polis recently lled some board and commission seats with Je erson County residents. Rebecca Mitchell of Littleton was appointed Director of Com-

pact Negotiations for the Colorado Water for the 21st Century Act. Mitchell’s job, according to the announcement, includes facilitating the talks and negotiations “within and between basins on water management, and encouraging collaborations with the community to nd solutions to water supply issues. Mitchell’s term expires “at the pleasure of the Governor,” the announcement said.

Adam Fox, also of Littleton, was appointed to the Health Bene ts Exchange Board. e board oversees the marketplace for health insurance. According to the gov-

ernor’s announcement, Fox was appointed as the expert in health care services. Fox will also “serve as a representative of health care consumer navigation or assistance,” the announcement said.

Brent Larson of Arvada was appointed to the State Electrical Board. e board oversees the license and exams for electricians.

Join the kicko of Together Je co at 3 upcoming open-house events

e Together Je co Plans and Regulations Update is ready to be unveiled to the public. Join county o cials at a series of open house events Oct. 10-16 to learn more about the update.

“Together Je co is a two-year process which combines e orts to update the Comprehensive Plan, Transportation and Mobility Plan, Community Wild re Protection Plan, Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan Evacuation Annex, and the Uni ed Land Use Code,” the announcement said.

Learn more at the following open house events:

• Tuesday, October 10, 6:30 - 8:30 PM | Storyline Church, 14605 W. 64th Ave., Arvada

• ursday, October 12, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Heritage United Methodist Church, 7077 S. Simms St., Littleton

• Monday, October 16, 1:00 - 3:00 PM | Boettcher Mansion, 900 Colorow Rd., Golden

Bring the kids. Spanish interpreters will be present. Accommodations can be made for people with disabilities by emailing Planning and Zoning three days prior to each event, PZRegRev@je co.us.

For more information, check out TogetherJe co.com.

Other happenings around the county

• CSU Extension needs candy!

e Colorado State University Extension needs candy for its upcoming annual Fall Family Fun Day at the Je erson County Fairgrounds. You can donate candy at the Fairgrounds/CSU Extension o ce lobby from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday until Oct. 18. Check out the Je co Fairgrounds Instagram account for more information.

• Mark your calendar for fall

The Je erson County Sheri ’s O ce Women in Law Enforcement Summit is on Oct. 26 at the sheri ’s o ce in Golden. It’s an opportunity to explore careers in both the sworn and civilian sides of county law enforcement.

events in Wheat Ridge. Local Works and the city of Wheat Ridge announced fall events. ese include:

Localworks and Panorama Park Sustainable Neighborhood Block Party from 10:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. on Oct. 14

Live Local Cruiser Ride with Wheat Ridge eater Company from 5:30 p.m. - 6:45 p.m. on Oct. 20

e Wheat Ridge Active Transportation Advisory Team (ATAT) is hosting a Candidate Forum on Oct. 26

e City of Wheat Ridge is hosting this year’s Trunk-or-Treat on Oct. 29

For more information, visit the Local Works community calendar at WeAreLocalWorks.org/Events.

• e Je erson County Sheri ’s O ce Women of Law Enforcement Summit is 3 p.m.- 7 p.m. on Oct. 26 at the Sheri ’s O ce 200 Je erson County Pkwy, Golden. Come learn about the women behind the badges and also the civilians who also work in the sheri ’s o ce. It’s a great opportunity to also learn about the various career options available to the women in county law enforcement. For more information, follow the JCSO Instagram page.

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Georgetown packed with leaf peepers as aspens turn golden

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e last week has been the peak for visitors, Sonesen said.

“Saturday and Sunday we were packed,” she said of Sept. 30 and Oct. 1. “ e whole town was full. We were completely out of capacity.”

Mostly tourists but some locals were in town to gaze at the leaves. is is probably the busiest time of year for Georgetown, Sonesen said.

at’s saying a lot for a visitors center that sees at least 450,000 people come through the doors every year, according to Sonesen.

Georgetown merchants say the in ux of customers is a welcome sight, but it takes planning.

“We start preparing to order gifts and retail items in February just so it’s available at this time of year,” said Scott Goeringer, Owner of Georgetown Valley Candy Company on Sixth St. in Georgetown.

Inside, the candy company shelves are stocked with trinkets and gifts, but behind the counter is where the good stu is: dozens of kinds of homemade candies, chocolate and lots of ice cream.

Guanella Pass

A popular path to see the vibrantly changing colors is Guanella Pass, which winds through the mountains between Interstate 70 and Highway 285 from Georgetown to

Grant.

From the top of the pass, you can see 14,000-foot mountain peaks, including Mount Bierstadt and Mount. Blue Sky.

A line of cars could be seen Sept. 4, winding up the pass through sharp turns and the occasional bighorn sheep. Leaf-peepers, as they’re sometimes known, are out on paths or the side of the road with their cameras capturing the colors. License plates from California, Utah, Nevada and Texas are just a few seen going up or coming down. e peak season to witness the colors to change starts in mid-September and usually runs until November, according to Sonesen. e wind is starting to strip the trees of some of their leaves but it’s still pretty, she said.

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An aspen turns gold along Clear Lake o Guanella Pass in Georgetown Oct. 4.

Tala Sonesen stands outside a very busy Georgetown visitors center. PHOTOS BY CHRIS KOEBERL

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Take a tour of the Je erson County Election Center

The free to the public tours

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e Je erson County

Election Center at 3500 Illinois St. in Golden is open for free public tours. e 40-minute tours will take you through the heart of voting operations in Jefferson County. See where the ballots will be counted and hear about the process from start to nish. Have questions about voting

security in the county? is tour will answer them, according to Je co Clerk and Recorder’s announcement.

For security purposes, there are a few things to know. Registration is required and photos will not be allowed. Other considerations include:

• No photography, videos or recordings are allowed.

• All tour participants must pre-register for a tour and prepare to sign in.

• Space is limited so sign up early.

• Tours held prior to Oct. 23 will not show active, live ballot processing.

Colorado College o ers HAVEN for transfer students from anti-DEI states

BY ERIC GALATAS PUBLIC NEWS SERVICE

In a growing backlash since the nation was rocked by the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, ve states have now passed

anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion laws targeting colleges and universities - Florida, North Carolina, North Dakota, Tennessee, and Texas.

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equity and belonging at Colorado College - said for the next two academic years, students from these states can transfer and nd a safe haven on their Colorado Springs campus.

“None of us learns well in an environment where we are feeling unsafe, where we are feeling harm, we’re feeling oppressed, we’re feeling scared,” said Rodriguez. “We do not perform at our best when we are under threat.”

Republican lawmakers have introduced 40 bills since 2022 in an e ort to end practices - including diversity, equity, and inclusion trainings; and classes that deal with systemic racism, sexism, oppression, and privilege.

e bills’ proponents say these concepts distort historical events and promote identity politics. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has said DEI should stand for “discrimination, exclusion and indoctrination.”

Many worry the new laws could lead to a climate of uncertainty, fear, and even violence.

Rodriguez said the HAVEN initiative is a response to an immediate need for those in harm’s way. She added that the program removes many barriers transfer students

typically face.

“So, all of the students who are applying through the HAVEN initiative will get their full nancial need met in their tuition package,” said Rodriguez. “We are also making sure that all of their credits transfer. We also will guarantee housing.”

Rodriguezz also challenged other colleges and institutions interested in holistically educating students to push back against repressive laws that are in opposition to their values.

She pointed to a salient statement by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. - “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”

“Because we all know that silence is the voice of complicity,” said Rodriguez. “And I think there are many of us who do not want to be complicit in regressing some of the rights that we have worked so hard for over these many years.”

Support for this reporting was provided by Lumina Foundation. is Public News Service story via e Associated Press’ Storyshare, of which Colorado Community Media is a member.

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Let’s blow the whistle on public-land abusers

Dozens of TVs, refrigerators, stoves, washers, dryers and abandoned cars had either been gunshot, torched or both. is place of destruction was what some locals called “Carnage Canyon,” roughly 30 acres o Lefthand Canyon in Boulder County, Colorado.

It was a shocking sight, but was it unique? ink about your own nearby public lands. is canyon’s history began with mountain biking. Sometime in early 2000, a mountain biker discovered the canyon and developed a trail through it. en, more bikers came in droves and “motocrossers” also loved it, particularly because nobody was around making rules or telling them what to do.

Nobody complained to the Forest Service, the managing federal agency.

After them came people in Jeeps who liked to plow through mud, crawl over big rocks and climb up the sides of the canyon. ey also widened the trail into a one-lane, eroded dirt road. Still other folks gured the canyon was a great place to dispose of junk cars and appliances until the place began to resemble an open land ll. Target practice came next. Still, no one complained.

What else happened to this much-abused canyon? A murder and manhunt followed by homeless people whose encampments were not healthy for what was left of the woods. Yet none of this was the cause for restoring the canyon to its original state.

Hey, there were no complaints!

But here’s how erosion changed things. It brought water carrying large amounts of silt down past the canyon’s mouth and into

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Mike Gri th for city council

As a former city council member representing District 2, I know how important it is to have a solid, well-informed representative who knows Arvada. e Arvada City Council is a governance body that not only hires, but supervises the City Manager, City Attorney, and Municipal Court Judge. e council also works with our city sta and volunteer citizen commissions to enact ordinances that have lasting impacts on the city.

Mike Gri th is exceptionally well-quali ed for service on the council. He has served as Chair of the Arvada Planning Commission, as a member of the Board of Adjustments, and as a board member on the Olde Town Arvada Business Improvement District. His knowledge of city issues is solid and extensive. His volunteer service, his knowledge of our city, and his professional background in

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Lefthand Creek. After the silt killed all the aquatic insects, the trout left. It was people who liked shing for trout who demanded that the steam be xed, and that meant the canyon had to be restored. e Forest Service invited two nonpro t groups — Wild Lands Restoration Volunteers and Trail Ridge Road Runners — and Walsh Environmental Services to restore the canyon. Over seven years, bullet-ridden debris was hauled away and the squatters discouraged. But it took hundreds of volunteers to dam the erosion channels — one 20 feet deep — and replant grass, shrubs and trees in the trashed roads and open areas.

Some areas had eroded so steeply that a person could stand upright, reach out and touch the ground. Hay bales used to mulch grass seeds would tumble down the slope like bison stampeding over a cli .

But one problem remained and it was a big one: target shooting. A number of “near misses” made many shooters uneasy. ere were also ve documented shootings involving Forest Service employees and 10 complaints from area residents about ying bullets too close for comfort.

When the Forest Service erected signs closing the area to recreational shooting, their signs became targets riddled with bullet holes. But after the canyon was damaged by ooding in 2013, motorized access became blocked and target shooting was phased out.

ese days, the canyon no longer looks lunar, sh are nally back and silt traps at the bottom of the canyon are almost empty. Mountain bikers are welcome on designated trails.

Locals liked to blame tourists, newcomers and outsiders for the illegal dumping, vandalism and unregulated shooting in the mountains. But Carnage Canyon’s problem areas were not tourist destinations, and most of the broken appliances and shot-out signs were problems well before the surge of newcomers.

e truth is that when damage occurs over the decades, it is usually done by people who live in the area. We have to put the blame where it belongs, and that’s on us. We are the yahoos who do this, not Californians or Texans.

It’s also true that no government agency will act unless we complain. So when there’s an opportunity to participate in planning for what the agency calls “travel management,” we need to get involved.

I was one of the volunteers who worked several summers to help restore the battered landscape once called Carnage Canyon. e work was rewarding, as all improvements were better than what was there, but volunteers shouldn’t have to be called in to clean everything up. Federal agencies need to be better protectors of the public lands they manage for us. And when we see rampant abuse, we need to blow the whistle to protect the lands we all own.

Rob Pudim is a contributor to Writers on the Range, writersontherange.org, an independent nonpro t dedicated to spurring lively conversation about the West. He is a cartoonist and public-land advocate in the Denver area.

urban design are the reasons that I am proud to endorse Mike Gri th for the Arvada City Council District 2 seat. I urge my neighbors in District 2 to cast their votes for Mike Gri th this November.

Mark McGo , Arvada

Stop “blue or red” discrimination

Steven Paulson letter’s 9/28 claimed that there is “no such thing as a so-called nonpartisan election” and never has been and I think he’s dead wrong. Colorado’s Local Elections beat the heck out of our State and National elections because political parties don’t need to be identi ed on any Colorado ballots. In fact, our state and local governments should charge ten times the amount they do now for election databases and other local political information.

With the “political discrimination” of both

Democrats and Republicans, they’ve brought an actual hatred for both red and blue people. Besides, the largest voting group in Colorado today is Independents.

Democrat and Republican National PartyPolitical polarization shouldn’t be allowed to seep into our local elections. Vast areas are already exclusively red or blue. Both traditional media and social media support political segregation making many think it’s a right to be separated from each other. Many voters also think voting for candidates of the opposite party is a criminal act and shouldn’t happen. Voting for their party is the only reason they vote at all. Being one of the two major US political party-a liated candidates has become the only way many times to get elected. So having the Democrat or Republican

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Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms Veteran Farm Program

When you hear the word “veteran,” what do you think of? For most people, it conjures feelings of gratitude, pride and respect. ey appreciate the sacri ces veterans have made in service to their country and hold them in high regard. Veterans are seen as representing the nation’s commitment to defending its values and freedoms. What is often not considered are the challenges and di culties that military veterans may face after they have completed their service in the armed forces and are transitioning back to civilian life. Some veterans may have physical disabilities or injuries resulting from combat or training. Many veterans experience post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety and other mental health conditions because of their experience in combat or working in life-threatening situations. Returning to civilian life can lead to a sense of isolation and di culty reintegrating into their community. ese factors lead to veterans having an average rate of 16 suicides per day, 57% higher than non-veterans in the United States, according to the National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report. Fortunately, there are e ective ways to address these issues.

For the past 10 years, Denver Botanic Gardens and Veterans

To Farmers have collaborated to provide unique opportunities for veterans that address the challenges they face through three programs: Market Farming, Controlled Environment Agriculture and a Business Planning Course for entrepreneurs. Veterans learn

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new skills and become connected with a community of other veterans who are involved in farming and feeding their respective communities. Veterans get hands-on experience working in agricultural settings as they learn the complex details of growing and selling vegetables. Farming requires a wide range of skills and knowledge, including crop cultivation, pest management, soil health, irrigation and business management. Learning and mastering these skills takes time and experience, but veterans tap into skills they developed in the military, such as hard work, attention to detail and service before self.

Another aspect of agriculture that is not so obvious is self-care. We often say, “If you can’t take care of yourself, you can’t take care of your crops.” e therapeutic bene ts of farming help address conditions like PTSD and traumatic brain injuries. e veteran programs facilitate wellness practices that are as simple as taking a deep breath, or recognizing when you need to stop and drink some water. Although the programs do not provide therapy, it is important to be sensitive, patient and have a deep understanding of trauma-informed approaches. In order to foster a positive and transformative experience for veterans, the focus is on creating a supportive environment that respects a veteran’s experiences and promotes opportunities for healing and their overall well-being.

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designation is what most candidates for o ce want no matter their own beliefs and ideas.

e best-informed local voters are participants in and with the almost 5,000 local governments now in Colorado. So let

us all please reject Mr. Paulson’s calls for identifying anyone in Colorado politically. Stop “Blue or Red” discrimination and hatred in Colorado. is proud Coloradan American needs more action-based information from all political o ce candidates and less national negative ads pushed by this corrupt limited two-political party system.

Gary Sco eld, Arvada

Phyllis Anne Bunting, a long-time Arvada resident who founded the Arvada United Methodist Church’s Kids Discovery Days Preschool Program, and who loved music, singing in the choir, and traveling with her beloved husband, died on September 5, 2023, in Westminster, Colorado. She was 79.

A full obituary is at www.newcomerdenver.com/obituaries

A memorial service will be held at Je erson Unitarian Church, 14350 West 32nd Avenue, Golden, Colorado, on October 21 at 10:00 a.m. with a reception to follow. In lieu of owers, the family requests donations be made to Kids Discovery Days at Arvada United Church, 6750 Carr Street, Arvada, CO 80004

BY AMANDA HORVATH ROCKY MOUNTAIN PBS

On a cool summer morning, quietness settles over the prairie. Only nature is audible. A warm breeze rustles the grass and the meadowlarks’ songs are punctuated by the grunts of bu alo, who t perfectly into this puzzle of prairie life.  “We have to all work together to conserve bison in their native landscape,” said Megan Klosterman, the deputy refuge manager at Rocky Mountain Arsenal Wildlife Refuge. Bison conservation has received more attention in the last ve to 10 years than ever before. On Sept. 7, the Department of the Interior announced $5 million for the “support the restoration of bison populations and grassland ecosystems in Tribal communities.” is investment supports Secretary Order 3410, which was announced in March 2023 and is the larger investment of $25 million from the In ation Reduction Act to restore bison and prairie ecosystems through Indigenous knowledge of the species.

Klosterman said Rocky Mountain Arsenal, located in Commerce City, is part of a greater initiative to work with Indigenous groups to bring back and protect the bu alo.

Bison once numbered in the range of 70 million across North America prior to Europeans settling on the continent. en, for a range of reasons but primarily to “settle the West,” which was the excuse made for clearing out the megafauna — the bison — and the American Indians who heavily relied on the bu alo for subsistence, European Americans killed most of the bu alo,which brought the species near extinction and purposefully nearly destroyed many American Indian tribes. Over the last 100 years, conservationists and American Indian tribes have worked to bring back this important animal to the ecosystem.

“People are beginning to understand that we can’t control Mother Earth. Mother Earth is going to control us. And so, I think that it’s almost imperative that we bring the bu alo

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back,” said Rick Williams, board president of People of the Sacred Land, an organization that aims to reveal the ways American Indians were mistreated throughout Colorado’s history and create an equitable future for American Indians.

Prairie grasslands stretched for miles across the state as did herds of bu alo who play an important ecological role in the landscape. Colorado is home to nearly 50 di erent tribes who traversed this land much like the bu alo did.

“It’s so important that we believe that the strength of the herds of bu alo who are coming back parallel our existence, we will never be strong as a people again until we have the bu alo back,” said Williams, who is Oglala Lakota and Northern Cheyenne.

Bu alo are incredibly intertwined with many Indigenous Tribes and Nations, especially the Lakota, Williams said, and not just as a source of food, tools and clothing.

“Part of that relationship is a spiritual relationship, the spirit of that bu alo and my spirit can interact with each other and understand each other,” said Williams.

In the 1990s, Williams was part of a group that created what is now the InterTribal Bu alo Council. ITBC is a collection of more than 80 tribes across the country who manage more than 20,000 bu alo. e organization is bene ting from the new federal funding, using the money to help educate and fund the animals’ care.

e Southern Ute Tribe in Colorado is one of the founding tribes of ITBC. eir herd was established in 1984 with just eight bison and has grown to 115 bison. is size of the herd sustains their meat program, which provides ve pounds of free bison meat each month to all 1,500 tribal members.

One of the main reasons [to return bu alo to tribal lands] is to help restore our food sovereignty and our traditional food system,” said Stacey Oberly, a Southern Ute Tribal council member and representative for the tribe with ITBC.

e other reason to return the bison to prairie grasslands is the incredible ecological role the animals play — an aspect Oberly, Williams and

Klosterman all talked about extensively.

“ at symbiotic relationship that we had with the bu alo also goes all across the environment.

e prairie dogs love the bu alo, the grass loves the bu alo,” explained Williams. “Even the bugs and mosquitoes like bu alo.”

As the World Wildlife Organization explains, bison graze grasses at di erent heights which not only replenishes the grasses but also provides nesting grounds for birds. Bu alo also roll around as a way to shed their coats and rid themselves of bugs. at rolling creates depressions in the ground called wallows. ose wallows then ll with rainwater and become sources of drinking water for wildlife across the plains. e wallows are also home to several medicinal and rare plants that rely on these spaces to grow.

“[Bu alo] ber is the second warmest ber in America. And so, when animals use that ber to line their nests, the animals that nest on the ground, the scent of the bu alo masks the scent of their babies in their nests. So, the predators can’t send them to nd their babies,” explained Oberly.

Bu alo hooves also churn the soil and create microclimates for new plants to grow. And bison use their big heads and shoulders to plow through the snow to eat the grass in the winter. is plowing activity bene ts other animals like pronghorn antelope and elk.

“Bison were selected to be part of this refuge

At Rocky Mountain Arsenal Wildlife Refuge, more than 200 bison live on 6,300 acres of land. Visitors to the refuge can see the bison for themselves using an 11-mile wildlife drive. e refuge also boasts 20 miles of hiking trails and many other animal species.

“We are really hoping that we are a place where people in the urban communities here can come experience wildlife in nature and really nd their place in this natural environment,” said Klose refuge donates new bison to Tribes or other conservation herds hoping to bolster their own herds. e bison’s area at the refuge will soon expand to 11,500 acres, giving the animals even more space to roam, which Williams said is something they desperately need to thrive.

“ ey’ll come back if they’re treated well and they can have that freedom again, not being conned, not being unable to roam and be bu alo,” said Williams.

While the refuge is a good place to conserve bison, Williams is talking about bringing back bison as true wild animals. In fact, he believes we, as a country, should create corridors for bu alo to move freely north and south as they did for thousands of years.

“ ey need more land. And that is the critical issue that we’re facing. We’ve seen a diminishment of bu alo grass and grasslands that would be suitable for bu alo going away,” said Williams.   While this idea may seem radical to some, Williams believes returning the bu alo in this way will not only help the grasslands, the environment and Indigenous ways of life but restore some balance that has been missing in this area for the last 150 years.

“My message to all people — because it’s going to take more than just the Indians to do this — if you really want to make a di erence in the world, nd a way to bring bu alo back,” said Williams. “If you want to make a di erence in this world, bring bu alo back.”

is story is from Rocky Mountain PBS, a nonpro t public broadcaster providing community stories across Colorado over the air and online. Used by permission. For more, and to support Rocky Mountain PBS, visit rmpbs.org.

COVER PHOTO: Bison herds are a matriarchal society and follow the lead of the female bison. PHOTO BY JULIO SANDOVAL / ROCKY MOUNTAIN PBS.

Rick Williams is a community leader and a member of Oglala Lakota and Northern Cheyenne tribes.

PHOTO BY MELANIE TOWLER / ROCKY MOUNTAIN PBS

Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge has more than 200 bison in its herd.

PHOTO BY JULIO SANDOVA / ROCKY MOUNTAIN PBS

Take a visit to Miners Alley’s ‘Cherry Orchard’

Classical theater carries a lot of negative connotations for many people — it’s too stu y, wildly out of date and indecipherable to modern audiences. But if you see the classics done right, they can be just as invigorating and moving as the latest storytelling.   e approachable touch is just what Miners Alley Playhouse is bringing to its production of Anton Chekhov’s classic comedy, “ e Cherry Orchard.” Based on a translation by Stephen Karam, the show is at once hilarious and thought-provoking.

“I knew we had the cast that could do this show and I really wanted to take the opportunity to present it to our audience,” explained Len Matheo, Miners Alley’s artistic/executive director and director of the production. “I think this version tells the story the way it is meant to be told. It’s both funny and farcical while being bittersweet.”

“ e Cherry Orchard” runs at Miners Alley, 1224 Washington Avenue in Golden, from Friday, Oct. 13 through Sunday, Nov. 5. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. ursday through Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday.

e show focuses on the family of Madame Lyubov Andreievna

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Ranevskaya (Mare Trevathan), an impoverished landowner who has returned to the family estate before its set to be auctioned o . e family has several options to save their estate, but are too paralyzed by their own denial to determine a way out.

“In modern parlance, the family and world is at an in ection point,” Trevathan said. “It’s at this point between capitalism and communism, old and new and agriculture and industry. What will all the characters do in the face of such change?”

e di erences between social classes are as ripe for comedy and interrogation now as when Chekhov rst wrote the play in the early 20thcentury. It was a time of revolution in Russia and that is mirrored in some of the many changes American society has been going through over the last decade.

“ e play isn’t a straight farce, despite how funny it is. ere really is a lot of depth to what’s going on,” Matheo said. “I want people

to come for the laughs and be surprised by the full scope of the show.”

In the end, what “ e Cherry Orchard” accomplishes is the same as all great entertainment — something that keeps you engaged long after the story is nished being told.

“We’re aiming to put on a performance that is alive, funny and true,” Trevathan said. “You’re de nitely going to have an interesting car conversation on the way home and audiences will understand why Chekhov is a household name.”

Information and tickets can be found at https://minersalley. com/mapac_shows/the-cherryorchard/.

A smooth way to spend an evening with the CJRO

Look, let’s just put our cards on the table — sometimes you’re just in the mood for something smooth. ere’s no shame in that. And if you’re one of those people, then you don’t want to miss the Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra’s presentation of “Keeping It Smooth.”

e performance will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 13 at the Schoolhouse eater, 19650 Mainstreet in Parker. e band will be

joined by Colorado favorite Robert Johnson, a jazz musician who has been making a name for himself for years. Some of the songs you can expect to hear will be from greats like Bob James, Grover Washington Jr. and Pat Metheny.

Tickets and information can be found at www.coloradojazz.org/ concerts.

Visit Five Points and other historical sites at Doors Open Denver

Doors Open Denveris always an enlightening and inspiring way to explore Denver’s built environment. And this year, the event is easier than ever to access, as it’s taking a virtual approach and providing audio tours for participants.   is year’s event runs from through Monday, Oct. 16 and will include a new audio tour called Five Points Fortitude. ese tours will take walkers on a guided stroll through Five Points, with about 13 stops, all with architectural and historical signi cance. For those at home, the event also features 24 video tours from the Denver Architecture Foundation’s archive.  Find all the details athttps:// denverarchitecture.org/eventsprograms/doorsopendenver/.

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Mystery Skulls

@ 7pm Globe Hall, 4483 Logan St, Denver

The Regular @ 8pm

The Black Buzzard, 1624 Market St, Denver

Fri 10/20

Many Mountains Live at The Limelight Hotel (Denver, CO) @ 5pm Limelight Hotel, 1600 Wewatta St, Denver

Hashtronaut @ 8pm

Lost Lake Lounge, 3602 E Colfax Ave, Denver

John Tyler @ 8pm

Globe Hall, 4483 Logan St, Denver

Sat 10/21

Spirits & Spirits @ 6pm / $30-$75

Four Mile Historic Park, 715 South Forest Street, Denver. events@fourmilepark.org, 720-865-0800

three bad jacks and The Dead End @ 8pm Rockabillies, 12363 W 64th Ave, Arvada

Sun 10/22

AL @ 2pm

Globe Hall, 4483 Logan St, Denver

Bad Bad Hats @ 7pm / $16

Moon Room at Summit, 1902 Blake Street, Denver

Mon 10/23

Jesse Cook @ 7pm

Paramount Theatre, 1621 Glenarm Place, Denver

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Your Mom's House, 608 E 13th Ave., Den‐ver

Industry @ 9pm

Goosetown Tavern, 3242 East Colfax Av‐enue, Denver

Tue 10/24

Wed 10/25

Ryan Hutchens at El Rancho @ 6pm El Rancho Brewing Company, 29260 US-40, Evergreen

Midwife @ 7pm

Mercury Cafe, 2199 California St, Denver

Jervis Campbell @ 7pm

Larimer Lounge, 2721 Larimer St, Denver

Blackbraid @ 8pm

The Oriental Theater, 4335 W 44th Ave, Denver

Chris Koza @ 5pm

The Art Hotel Denver, Curio Col‐lection by Hilton, 1201 Broadway, Denver

408 @ 6pm Marquis Theater, 2009 Larimer St, Denver

TX2 @ 6pm

Marquis Theater, 2009 Larimer St, Denver

Mark Masters Comedy: LoDo Comedy Show with Dan Altano @ 7pm The Black Buzzard, 1624 Market St, Den‐ver

I've Had It Podcast @ 7pm / $39.50

Summit, 1902 Blake St, Denver

Dro Kenji @ 8pm

Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom & Other Side, 2637 Welton St, Denver

2 Shadows: The Cold Inside Tour 2nd Leg @ 8pm The Crypt, 1618 E 17th Ave, Denver

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Clarke’s Concert of the Week — SZA at Ball Arena

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Graduates from these veteran programs have gone on to start their own businesses, pursue degrees in agriculture, and even become executive directors of food focused nonpro ts. Despite these successes, the impact is limited to a handful of participants each year. e interest level is high, with a waitlist of hundreds of vet-

the kind that gets you moving whether you’re at the club or at home in your room, then the ve years between the release of SZA’s “Ctrl” and “SOS,” were absolutely interminable. Luckily, right at the end of 2022 the singer/songwriter nally returned with an album

erans, but participation is limited by funding. Each veteran participating in the market farming and Controlled Environment Agriculture programs is paid an hourly stipend. Veterans in the business planning class participate in a pitch competition to earn grant money, generously donated by American Ag Credit, to support their new business.

that’s already become an instant classic. SZA knows how to be sultry and sexy and witty and insightful, all at the same time.

In support of her album, SZA is bringing her SOS Tour to the Ball Arena, 1000 Chopper Circle, Denver, at 8 p.m. on Wednesday,

Oct. 18. She’ll be joined by upand-comer d4vd for the concert. For tickets, visit www.ticketmaster. com.

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

Royce Hale is the farm education coordinator for the Denver Botanic Gardens.

A couple of veterans work with crops at the Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms.

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A Colorado museum exhibit explores cowboy culture, the archetypal and the authentic

BY PARKER YAMASAKI THE COLORADO SUN

In 2019, Emmanuel David, a gender and sexuality researcher at CU Boulder, and Yumi Roth, a sculpture professor at CU Boulder, were searching the archives for a Filipino presence in Colorado. Nestled into an 1899 routebook of Bu alo Bill’s Wild West, the world-famous traveling show, David found the names of three Filipino Rough Riders: Ysidora Alcantara, Felix Alcantara, and Geronimo Ynosincio.

From this discovery, David and Roth developed a traveling art project called “We Are Coming,” a nod to Bu alo Bill’s promotional poster from the time that declared “I am coming,” which displays the three names on vintage theater marquis in towns where the show historically stopped.

“When we think about Bu alo Bill’s Wild West, we think about the personage of Bu alo Bill. e guy in the Stetson, with the white hair and the lovely deerskin jacket,” Roth said.

“What we’re interested in doing is (looking at) what happens when you

invert that relationship, so that Buffalo Bill is not the central character anymore,” Roth said.

“Part of it is like: What can you excavate from a partial archive that is designed around someone?” David added. “We can nd the fragments of their lives and create something out of that.”

at is largely the goal of the Museum of Contemporary Art’s upcoming exhibition, “Cowboy,” where “We Are Coming” will be displayed alongside the work of 25 other artists. Together, the works examine the cultural gure of the cowboy — including the negative space around him. Some artworks deconstruct the myth of the character, while others pay homage to the cowboy’s enduring livelihood and culture. e exhibition opened Sept. 29.

Even with cattle ranchlands across the West shrinking overall, Colorado still has about 2.6 million heads of cattle, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the labor that comes with tending those cattle is the everyday reality for many in Colorado.

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“How do we acknowledge both the fantasy and the seduction of the cowboy gure as depicted in popular culture in Hollywood?”

Nora Abrams, the show’s co-curator asked. “And yet, also acknowledge that for many people this is a real, lived experience that is a daily part of life, it’s real work, it’s real labor, it’s real livelihood.”

In other words, the curators wanted to lean into the myth, while keeping their feet planted in the reality. But what even is that reality?

“I think our idea of a cowboy is largely in uenced by books and tall tales from that time. And I know they weren’t really interested in accuracy on any level,” artist R. Alan Brooks, who writes a comic for e Colorado Sun, said. Last year Brooks created a comic book about Black cowboy Nat Love for Denver Art Museum’s Western galleries.

Brooks pored over Nat Love’s biography to pull out the key moments to excerpt in the comic.

“ ere’s a story in Nat Love’s book where he lassos a train, and his horse gets dragged into a ditch, then he walks into a bar and shoots it up and forces the bartender to serve his horse a drink. Is that true?” Brooks asked. “I don’t know. But what’s more interesting to me is nding the humanity beyond the gure.”

Nat Love was 11 when slavery ended, Brooks said. But throughout his life, both before and after slavery, he writes in his autobiography about the freedom he feels when he’s riding his horse. “ e horse represented freedom for him throughout his whole life. To me, that was the human connection,” Brooks said.

For the MCA show, Brooks created a new comic book, this one about the historic town of Dear eld, the largest Black homesteading settlement in Colorado.

While Brooks addresses the historical record, other works add the contemporary one. Juan Fuentes, a Chicano artist based in San Francisco, will show a series of photographs of the immigrant community in Bennett, roughly 30 miles east of Denver, which focuses on the workers whose lives are intertwined with their animals and the changing landscape. e show will

also include New Orleans-based photographer Akasha Rabut’s series “Southern Riderz,” a collection of photos about urban rider clubs. Kahlil Joseph, a lmmaker who has directed music videos for Beyonce and Kendrick Lamar, among others, will show a three-screen projection of his short lm “Wildcat (Aunt Janet),” what co-curator Miranda Lash described as an “evocative love letter to the rodeo history of Grayson, Oklahoma.”

“ ere are some artworks in the show that fall along the lines of the deconstructive impulse, like ‘you think the cowboy is this, it’s not that,’” Miranda Lash, the other co-curator, said. “But we also have a lot of works in the show that feel like love letters and homages. e show really toggles between the two impulses, you know, pulling apart, but also lifting up.”

In the 19th century, one-third of all cowboys were Mexican or Black, an aspect that has not been fully recognized over the last 150 years, Abrams said. It was important to the curators to honor that history. “Of course, in doing that it does unsettle the icon,” Abrams said. “An icon inevitably is something that’s pretty at, that is larger than life, that is more idea-based rather than concrete, and that really is what the cowboy has become in many ways.”

Like Roth and David’s piece, many of the artists took the opportunity to crack that de nition of what a cowboy is. Nathan Young, a Native American artist who comes from a long line of cowboys, borrowed artifacts from his family to create his MCA installation, which pays homage to famous Pawnee bull riders and rodeo stars. Karl Haendel sketched deeply detailed drawings of female barrel racers that he encountered at a Denver rodeo. And Otis Kwame Kye Quaicoe, an artist who grew up in Ghana thinking that “cowboy” meant “American,” created a series of paintings full of Black cowboys and ordinary Black people in cowboy attire.

“ e West, it’s always been this ‘thing’ in our culture, in our American psyche,” Nikki Todd, founder of Visions West Contemporary Gallery said. Todd was enamored by the images in traditional Western Art — the plains, the bu alo, of course, the cowboy — but understood the limitations of those images.

Akasha Rabut, “Sunday afternoon on Claiborne Ave.” COURTESY OF THE ARTIST

Columbine football runs past Ralston Valley in 5A Top-5 showdown

BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

ARVADA — Even without starting quarterback Reeve Holliday, Columbine offense didn’t miss a beat Friday night in the Top-5 match-up against Ralston Valley.

e Rebels — No. 3 in the Class 5A Colorado Preps Select Media Football Poll — never trailed No. 4 Ralston Valley in a 30-14 victory at the North Area Athletic Complex. Holliday had emergency appendectomy surgery to remove his appendix earlier in the week. e senior quarterback was on the sidelines at NAAC, but will likely miss a few weeks.

“ at was super unexpected. It was bad luck and terrible timing for that to happen,” Columbine senior Josh Snyder said of Holliday missing the game. “Coach always says ‘next man up’ and Brennan Goodwin stepped up. He was awesome tonight. Shoutout to him leading us to the win tonight.”

Goodwin way thrown in as the Rebels’ signal-caller and guided Columbine to touchdowns on four of its rst ve drives to open up a 27-14 lead in the third quarter.

Columbine coach Andy Lowry played some oldschool Rebel o ense with the full-house back eld.

e Rebels had nearly an 8-minute, 15-play, 80-yard scoring drive to open up the game. Snyder scored his rst of two touchdowns on the night with a 6-yard run with 4:05 left in the

rst quarter.

“Our guys played tough,” Lowry said about the Rebels playing without their starting quarterback. “We talk about being the toughest team on the eld. Our guys are physical. at’s (Ralston Valley) is a really good football team.”

Ralston Valley (5-2, 1-1 in 5A Je co) did answer with a 7-yard touchdown pass from senior quarterback Logan Madden to senior receiver Jackson Hansen early in the second quarter to tie things up 7-7.

However, Snyder broke o a 47-yard touchdown run to give the Rebels (7-0, 2-0) a 14-7 lead with 7:43 left in the third quarter. After a Ralston Valley punt,

senior Mason Moreno got into the scoring action with a 41-yard touchdown run to make it a 21-7 lead.

“ is one is very special,” Moreno said. “It was very personal, especially with our starting QB out. is is a special group. I just love these boys.”

Madden guided Ralston Valley on a late rst-half scoring drive hitting senior Wyatt Morwood for a 29-yard touchdown on a fourth-down play with under a minute before halftime, but it would be the Mustangs nal score of the game.

“Logan Madden is a great player. Jackson Hansen was our key,” said Snyder, who played defensive back on Hansen’s side.

“Our defense just played lights out. We tried not to let them get big plays and I think we were successful at that. at led us to victory.”

Moreno had a 22-yard touchdown run to close Columbine’s rst possession of the second half to push the lead back to a 2-score game — 27-14. Ralston Valley had a couple of drives down deep in Columbine territory, but couldn’t punch it in.

Columbine’s o ense couldn’t get much going in the fourth quarter and Moreno actually had two quick-kicks on third-down plays to keep the Mustangs from getting good eld position.

“ at is just great coaching with those two

quick-kicks,” Moreno said. “Coaches knew what we had to do. e o ensive line held up for me to get those quick kicks away.”

Moreno was supposed to had another quick-kick on a fourth-down play from mid eld, but instead he took it for a 30-yard run that eventually led to a 27-yard eld goal by Julian Ruiz with about 2 minutes to play for the nal points of the game.

“I was supposed to kick it, but I saw the left side was wide-open,” Moreno said. “I just took o . I just ran the ball through a wide-open lane.”

e win actually ended a 3-game losing streak to Ralston Valley for Columbine. e Mustangs defeated the Rebels twice last year with a league-play and postseason win for Ralston Valley.

“We are super focused. Most of us senior haven’t beaten RV,” Snyder said. “It feels so good to get the W against them senior year.”

Ralston Valley will attempt to get back on track against rival Pomona (0-7, 0-2) next ursday night at NAAC. Columbine will host Arvada West (4-3, 1-1) at 4 p.m. Friday at Je co Stadium next week.

“We never overlook our opponents. It’s always week-to-week,” Moreno said. “We’ll enjoy the win tonight, but tomorrow it’s next week and A-West.”

Dennis Pleuss is the sports information director for Je co Public Schools. For more Je co coverage, go to ColoradoPreps.com and CHSAANow.com.

Columbine senior Josh Snyder (21) breaks o a 47-yard touchdown run in the second quarter Friday, Oct. 6, at the North Area Athletic Complex. The Rebels stayed undefeated on the season with a 30-14 victory over defending Class 5A Je co League champion Ralston Valley.

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No. 6 Golden football stays hot with win over Standley Lake

BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

ARVADA — Golden’s passing game found a nice rhythm late Friday afternoon at the North Area Athletic Complex.

Junior quarterback Kalin Hu ord threw three touchdowns passes in the rst seven minutes to jumpstart the Demons to an easy 46-6 victory over Standley Lake in the Class 4A Mountain West League game.

“We came out with our heavy package to set the tone with the run game,” Golden coach Matt McDougal said. “It opened up the passing game. We have been working a lot on some little things to try to improve the passing game. We got some openings today, threw the ball well and completed them.”

McDougal said after last week’s conference win over Bear Creek that he knew the passing game needed to be more of a factor for the Demons. Hu ord connected with seniors Jonathan Wheeler, Trey Abrams and junior Jack Dixon for touchdown passes well before the end of the rst quarter to give Golden a 21-0 lead.

“It felt great,” Abrams said of the rst quarter show through the air. “It has been a little rough the last couple of weeks, but we are there now. We are getting it done.”

Hu ord has replaced the shoes of Jazel Riley, who threw for over 1,500 yards and rushed for over 1,500 yards in his senior campaign with the Demons.

“I think he (Hu ord) is getting there,” McDougal said. “It is always a process when you are the new guy. e new starter. I think he is starting to see things a little bit better and we

every week.”

Senior Luc Chevalier did all the scoring for the Demons (6-1 record, 2-0 in 4A Mountain West) in the second quarter. e senior running back had touchdown runs of 11 and 2 yards to push the lead to 35-0. Chevalier then kicked a 31-yard eld in the nal minute to give the Demons a 38-0 halftime lead. Standley Lake did get on the board with a short touchdown run by quarterback Boston Harris to cut the lead to 38-6, but the Demons were quick to answer. Hu ord threw his fourth touchdown pass with an 11yard score to Abrams with 6:41 left in

“We just wanted to get on the same page with each other where it’s just pass and catch between quarterback and receiver,” Abrams said. “I think we are there now. It’s awesome.”

A successful 2-point conversion pushed the margin to 40 points to induce a running clock for the rest of the game.

Golden returns to the NAAC next Friday night for a huge conference game against Dakota Ridge. e Eagles (4-3, 1-0) had a dominating 47-19 win last night against Bear Creek at Je co Stadium.

“It is a big game and I think over the last few years it has kind of turned into a rivalry,” McDougal said

of the game against Dakota Ridge. “ ey have a good team again. ey have some dangerous guys. We are going to have to come out and play one of our best games of the year.”

Golden ended Dakota Ridge’s string of four straight league titles last year when the Demons won the 4A Mountain West title.

“We have been looking toward this game all year,” Hu ord said of Dakota Ridge. “We are excited to have it nally coming this week.”

Standley Lake will also be back at NAAC next week. e Gators (4-3, 1-1) have a non-league game against Heritage. at game will kicko at 4 p.m. before the big showdown between Golden and Dakota Ridge.

Dennis Pleuss is the sports information director for Je co Public Schools. For more Je co coverage, go to ColoradoPreps.com and CHSAANow.com.

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Golden junior quarterback Kalin Hu ord (12) threw four touchdown passes in the Demons’ 46-6 victory over Standley Lake on Friday, Oct. 6. Golden has a 6-1 record heading into next week’s huge showdown against Dakota Ridge on Friday, Oct. 13, at the North Area Athletic Complex.

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She started Visions West in Montana in 2000 to show Western art that wasn’t stereotypically “Western.”

“ e cowboy has just saturated the imagination of Americans for decades — through lm, books, even marketing.” Todd said. “I think everybody knows what a cowboy is.”

His image comes forth repeatedly in times of crisis and ux. “Cold War America: e heyday of Western

lm. Turn of the millennium: “Wild Wild West,” Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears and their all-denim out ts, and Paris Hilton’s ‘ e Simple Life,’” Lash said, a bit jokingly. Now we’ve got “Yellowstone.”

“As we emerge from a global pandemic, we’re questioning our relationship to the environment, to climate change, to global politics, I don’t think it’s a coincidence that

we’re into the idea of the gure that lives close to the land, that embodies freedom, a sense of liberation of movement — to me it tracks,” Lash said.

Both Abrams and Todd speculated — maybe the pandemic did give people a chance to leave their urban centers, to seek solitude and learn to live o the land.

“It’s just something that has captured the imaginations of everyone,” Todd said. “ ere’s something about freedom, and just being tough, and

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