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January 31, 2013

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Jefferson County, Colorado • Volume 147, Issue 9

First DeWild sentenced Brother given 12 years in prison for 2003 murder

By Glenn Wallace

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Cannonball!

Brewmasters and co-owners of Cannonball Creek Brewing Company, Jason Stengl, left, holds a glass of Parbuckle Pale and Brian Hutchinson holds a Chain-shot Abbey Dubbel with their serving tanks behind them Friday, Jan. 25, in Golden. Photo by Andy Carpenean

New Golden brewery dives right in

By Glenn Wallace

gwallace@ourcoloradonews.com A new brewery on the north end of “Coors Town, U.S.A.” is looking to make a big splash.

And so far, it has. Cannonball Creek Brewing Company, 393 N. Washington Ave., officially opened Jan. 19, and was welcomed by standing-room only crowds.

“We literally had people with their hands out waiting for beer, and we were having to tell them to wait because we couldn’t clean the used glasses fast enough,” said brewer and co-owner Brian Hutchinson.

“The people of Golden have obviously been waiting for another option,” said Jason Stengl, Cannonball’s managing partner, and brewery general manager.

The two say the name “cannonball” was actually on their short list, before a little research discovered that nearby Clear Creek was actually named Can-

nonball Creek at one time, after the shape and size of its river stones.

The brewery’s regular hours are still being worked out. Doors were actually closed on Tuesday and Wednesday because the two brewers were concerned about running out of beer varieties. For now though, the brewery should be open beginning at 3 p.m. There is no kitchen at Cannonball, but patrons are encouraged to bring their own food, and the two say they have a variety of food truck visits lined up in the weeks to come.

There are no bottles for sale, just yet.

Though customers can expect growlers “very soon,” the brewers say.

As for the beers, the brewery has begun with four varieties. Hutchinson promises a wide variety in the future, with as many as a dozen beers eventually on tap. But he added that imbibers could reliably anticipate Belgium-style ales, India Pale Ales and creative ingredients from Cannonball.

“The bottom line is we want to make the beers that interest us, and that we want to drink. And so far that’s translated well to our customers,” Hutchinson said.

One of the big hits of the opening weekend was an American style IPA,

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which was expected to run out before this article publishes. Hutchinson said he had been trying to brew the perfect American IPA since he started.

“This is close, really close,” Hutchinson said shaking his head. “The next batch I’m making — I’m only tweaking it a little bit.”

The two brewers met in Boulder at the Mountain Sun Pub and Brewery, where they both started on “truck duty.”

The two rose through the ranks however, with Hutchinson eventually becoming the head brewer there.

Hutchinson lives just up the road from Cannonball, and Stengl said he is looking to move back to the area (his wife attended Colorado School of Mines). Both say they love the city, both for its small-town feel, and proximity to the big city.

“That’s kind of our business model: Starting small, and starting right in this area, right here in Golden as a neighborhood brewery,” Hutchinson said.

“So Golden can be known, not only as a beer town, but a craft beer town,” Stengl said.

More information is available at www.CannonballCreekBrewing.com.

For assisting in the murder of his sister-inlaw, and t h e n lying about it for nine years, David DeWild, 40, was David DeWild s e n tenced to 12 years in prison.

The sentence was handed down in Jefferson County court on Jan. 24 by Judge Christopher J. Munch. The 12-year term was the maximum Munch was able to give under a plea agreement DeWild made with the county’s district attorney’s office.

The deal allowed David DeWild to enter a guilty plea to “conspiracy to commit second-degree murder” instead of facing a first-degree murder charge in exchange for his testimony against his twin brother, Daniel DeWild.

Daniel DeWild confessed to the murder of his estranged wife, Heather DeWild, in 2003, and entered a guilty plea last month.

He is scheduled to be sentenced in February.

According to court testimony, Daniel DeWild killed his wife just a week before their divorce was to be finalized. He lured Heather

DeWild and their two children, ages 5 and 3, to his Edgewater home.

He led her to the garage, where he murdered her. The twin, David, watched and then helped dispose of the body.

“You have dealt these children a fate worse than orphanhood,” Munch said to David DeWild, adding that not only did they lose a mother, but also a father and uncle “that they can now view with only deep shame.”

Heather’s grandmother, Jean Stahl, addressed the court during the hearing, saying she felt 12 years was too short a sentence for David DeWild’s crimes.

“I’m praying to God for the grace to forgive him, but it hasn’t happened yet,” Stahl said tearfully, her hands shaking as they held her notes on the podium.

Heather’s sister, Jennifer Springer, also spoke, calling David DeWild’s confession “self-serving and nine years too late.”

The last person to testify at the hearing was David DeWild himself.

“All I can say is I’m sorry. That’s all I’ve got,” he said.

‘You have dealt these children a fate worse than orphanhood.’

Judge Christopher J. Munch

Pedestrian bridge still suspended Project still requiring final approvals

By Glenn Wallace

gwallace@ourcoloradonews. com A proposed pedestrian bridge to span 6th Avenue near the terminus of the West Rail Line of FasTracks has yet to gain final approval. The delays to approval

have ensured that the bridge will not be finished in time to greet the first passengers off of the West Line.

City of Golden representatives had hoped for the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners and representatives approval at a Jan. 22 staff briefing meeting. Instead, delayed paperwork from the Colorado Department of Transportation and procedural concerns raised by Jeffco District 3 Com-

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missioner Donald Rosier left the future of the project uncertain.

Golden Mayor Marjorie Sloan came before the commissioners, and spoke briefly about the advantages the pedestrian bridge would bestow “to Golden residents, and especially for employees of the Jefferson County Center.”

“It would be highly desirable that we get the pedestrian bridge open as close we can to the opening of the West Light Rail Line,” Sloan said.

The project is expected to take at least six months to complete, following county approval. The West Rail Line is scheduled to open to the public in April.

That approval has yet to come.

Golden’s Community and Economic Development Director Steve Glueck said that the specific approval forms that the county had requested at a meeting last

fall had yet to come in, thanks to a delay with the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.

Beyond the missing paperwork, Rosier said he had other issues with the pedestrian bridge plan — it is not listed in RTD’s West Rail Line’s most recent environmental assessment (EA).

“Now they’re saying they’re cutting it from the EA, but they’ll still fund it?” Rosier asked.

“Yes,” Glueck said, explaining that it was cut from RTD’s construction plans as a cost-saving measure. Since they were no longer building it as part of the overall rail line project, it was removed from the plans, though earlier environmental studies did study the potential of a bridge there.

Golden took up the effort to build the bridge, securing $300,000 of its own money, along with $1.97 million in RTD and federal transportation funds. The

county would only need to grant a land easement and maintain landscaping on one side of the bridge.

Rosier said he would need confirmation that a new environmental assessment would not be required to build the bridge.

Within two days, Glueck reported to Golden City Council that he had the long-awaited CDOT documents in hand, and also had verbal confirmation federal transit authorities that reopening the EA would not be necessary. He said it would be some time in February before he could return to the county commissioners to again ask for approval.

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Civil-unions bill moves ahead P Bill would not allow adoption agencies to opt out

By Vic Vela

vvela@ourcoloradonews.com Jeremy Simon is only 5 years old, but his knowledge of what was happening inside a Colorado Capitol committee hearing room Jan. 23 might already make him qualified to teach a civics class.

“They’re trying to change the law,” he said, when asked what was happening that day.

And what makes the law important?

Sen. Jessie Ulibarri of Commerce City answers questions during an interview prior to civil union legislation Wednesday, Jan. 23, at the state Capitol. Photos by Andy Carpenean

“So my moms can be together,” Jeremy said.

Young Jeremy was one of Report many people who packed the Old Supreme Court Chambers inside the Capitol to hear, and to provide testimony on, what has long been a contentious issue: civil unions for gay couples.

As expected, the bill — which would allow gay couples to enter into commitments that are similar to marriage — passed the five-member Senate Judiciary Committee along party lines, following a hearing that lasted more than four hours.

The bill will now head to another committee in the Senate and is expected to ultimately become law, because of the Democratic-controlled Legislature.

The bill’s sponsor, openly gay Sen. Pat Steadman, D-Denver, whose district includes part of Arapahoe County, said the legislation would recognize “the love between committed couples.”

“When two people are lucky enough to have found someone they want to spend the rest of their lives with, why should the state of Colorado stand in the way?” Steadman said during his testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee.

The bill could allow gay couples to begin the steps of entering into civil unions on May 1. They would be afforded many legal, medical and property rights, as well as the ability to adopt children.

However, the bill does not allow gay couples in civil unions to file joint tax returns, at least until “statutory change is enacted,” according to the bill.

Last year’s version of the bill died in a separate, Republican-controlled committee.

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“Today, you have the opportunity to finish what should have been started nine months ago,” said Brad Clark of Colorado One, a gay, bisexual and transgender advocacy group.

Clark was one of many people who testified in support of the bill, several of whom offered emotional stories of having first met their partners several years ago — 17 years for Brian Bowles of Denver.

“This is a human issue,” Bowles testified.

“The greatest thing we have is love.”

Jean Fredland of Adams County testified that, to her knowledge, none of her children or grandchildren is gay. But she equated the battle over civil unions as “a civil rights issue,” and said the opposition to the bill is offering “the same arguments I heard against civil rights in the ‘60s and ‘70s.”

Meanwhile, there were plenty of critics who spoke out against the bill. And they were particularly upset that — unlike last year’s version — the bill does not exempt adoption agencies with religious convictions against same-sex unions from placing children with those couples.

Kellie Fiedorek of the conservative, Arizona-based Alliance Defending Freedom, said judges and business owners who object to civil unions would be forced “to violate their deeply held religious convictions,” if the bill passed.

Others who are against the bill were blunter in their opposition. Lisa Speer of Arapahoe County called the legislation “a canard.”

“This legislation is all heart and no head,” she said.

Republican committee member Steve King of Grand Junction — who, along with Republican Sen. Kevin Lundberg of Berthoud voted against moving the bill forward — asked Steadman, “Wouldn’t it be better to amend the bill to accommodate the religious beliefs of these people?”

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Brad Clark, executive director with ONE Colorado, is the first to testify on behalf of Senate Bill 11 during civil union legislation Wednesday, Jan. 23, at the state Capitol.

Steadman replied that he wouldn’t want to “enable businesses to put up signs outside their windows saying certain types of people aren’t welcome.” Steadman also brought up the point to some who testified that it wouldn’t matter if he amended the bill because they wouldn’t support it anyway. In spite of vocal opposition, the legislation is expected to pass easily this session, something that Democratic Sen. Jessie Ulibarri of Commerce City — who chaired Wednesday’s committee — says he will take pride in.

Ulibarri lives with his partner and two children, and has testified every time the bill has come up, only to walk away disappointed.

The day before the hearing, Ulibarri was asked what’s it’s like to go from testifying, to holding the gavel that chairs the same committee. He replied: “Overwhelming … in the best possible sense.”

GOLDEN NEWS IN A HURRY Goose cooked Golden government buildings without power briefly Jan. 23 after a goose reportedly flew into a power transformer near the Golden Library. The ensuing surge of power blew the transformers near the Golden Fire Department, and knocked out the lights at the Fire Department, Police, and City Hall.

“This is the second time it’s happened recently,” reported city Public Information Officer Karlyn

Tilley.

Back-up generators were used for roughly two hours, while crews worked to undo the damage.

Last year the city decided to fill in a pond at Lions Park near the city hall complex.

“Now all the geese congregate around City Hall,” Tilley said.

Semi crash An early morning semi tanker accident on Jan. 23 in Clear Creek Canyon left two people in seri-

ous condition, and closed U.S. Highway 6 for hours while crews worked to clean up 6,000 gallons of asphalt oil.

Authorities said early reports were that the truck swerved and collided with two vehicles on a corner, just west of Tunnel One. A total of five people were reported injured, and Highway 6 remained closed between Highway 93 and Highway 119 until 3 p.m. that afternoon.

At least one vehicle and some of the asphalt oil ended up on the

frozen ice of Clear Creek. Officials said the ice helped the clean-up crew keep the oil from contaminating the water.

Clear Creek management meeting The city of Golden and the National Park Service are hosting an Open House from 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 12, to discuss the future of the Clear Creek Corridor.

Prompted by the sheer volume of creekside users last summer, the open house-style meeting will

be an opportunity for the public and Clear Creek stakeholders to discuss how best to preserve and protect the banks of the creek, while keeping it a fun, and safe environment. Among the items to be discusses, will be the recommendations of the Clear Creek Environmental Study completed in 2012.

An online polling and discussion site for public input about the future of the creek is available at goldenvision.cityofgolden.net.

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Perlmutter pushes for weapons limitations

By Darin Moriki

dmoriki@ourcoloradonews.com U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, who serves the seventh district, reiterated his support for federal gun control efforts during a phone conference town hall meeting Friday.

“On one side of the district is Columbine and on the other side of the district is Aurora,” Perlmutter said.

“I was going to too many funerals last July and visited Perlmutter with families, first responders, law enforcement officers and medical staff. It was a very horrible, gruesome situation and murders that were done with an assault rifle and some other weapons with high-capacity magazines.”

The mobile town hall meeting — which included about 11,000 residents — followed his announcement a few hours earlier to become the co-sponsor in the House of Representatives for the Assault Weapons Ban of 2013, which would prohibit 157 specific weapons and ammunition magazines that have more than 10 rounds. Perlmutter supports banning some assault rifles, semiautomatic weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines.

The bill was introduced to the Senate by California Sen. Dianne Feinstein and was expected to be introduced to the House of Representatives this week as of press time on Jan. 28.

“The terrible toll that it takes on individuals, families and communities have to be considered when you’re looking at this,” Perlmutter said. “These 150 types of weapons should really be in the hands of military

and law enforcement personnel — they’re not meant for self-defense or hunting. We don’t want to do anything to the Second Amendment rights of those who want to hunt or need something for self-defense, but these are for really for military or law enforcement.”

During the bill’s introduction, Perlmutter read a letter crafted and signed by 14 relatives of seven moviegoers killed in the Aurora theater shooting that voiced support for the ban.

“Our loved ones were gunned down and an entire generation of our families taken away in a matter of seconds,” the letter read in part. “We listened to the 911 tapes played in court and sat in agony as we heard 30 shots fired within 27 seconds, wondering if one of those bullets killed our children.”

Under the proposed bill, Perlmutter said gun owners who now own an assault

weapon will be allowed to keep it but will be subject to a background check, if they choose to sell or transfer it to another person.

Perlmutter said the bill is particularly important because it would close loopholes left in the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, which barred the future manufacturing of 19 specific semi-automatic firearms and banned the possession of magazines holding more than ten ammunition rounds.

Perlmutter said the battle to pass the bill through Congress will not be an easy one.

“It’s going to be a very difficult bill to pass,” Perlmutter said. “I don’t want anybody to have any illusions about that.

There is a lot of work to be done, but I am supportive of that and will work on behalf of those families from Aurora and Newtown.”

Proposed bills to protect Colorado employees

By Vic Vela

vvela@ourcoloradonews.com Sen. Jessie Ulibarri, D-Commerce City, is sponsoring a bill that would prohibit a Colorado employer from using someone’s consumer credit information as a factor in hiring, “if the information is unrelatReport ed to the job.”

“A lot of people have fallen on hard economic times,” he said. “But that should be punishment enough. That doesn’t mean they’re more prone to engage in unethical work practices.”

Ulibarri’s bill states that employers using credit history to make a hiring decision “has increased dramatically” over the years. And those practices create “chronic barriers” for people applying for work after suffering recent job losses because they are more likely to have lower credit scores.

The bill would require employers to notify applicants whenever their credit information resulted in an “adverse” hiring determination.

And it would allow applicants to bring suit against employers who violate the law’s provisions.

Ulibarri’s bill makes an exception for employers in fields where one’s credit history is “substantially job-related,” such as

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those in the financial sector.

But the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce opposes Ulibarri’s bill “because it significantly restricts the ability of employers to gather critical information about potential employees before making hiring decisions,” said spokeswoman Kate Horle in an emailed statement.

“Consumer reports, such as credit reports gathered as part of background checks, are an important piece of information for prospective employers, especially when the position includes access to confidential or proprietary information,” the statement reads.

Horle also notes that current Colorado law already restricts how employers use applicants’ credit information.

‘Intimate’ information

The Chamber also opposes a separate bill that would prohibit an employer from requiring an employee or job applicant to provide user names or passwords to their personal email, social media, or any other type of “electronic communications” accounts.

The bill would prohibit employers to in any way discipline current employees, or refuse to hire applicants, just because they did not provide their user name or password information.

The bill makes an exception for employers to seek information on employee’s personal accounts if a worker is under investigation for work-related wrongdoing, such

as downloading proprietary information.

And it would not apply to work accounts, such as work emails.

Rep. Angela Williams, D-Denver, is the lead sponsor of the bill, with Ulibarri lending support in the senate. Ulibarri said that the information on someone’s personal social networking or email accounts should be private.

He said it would be wrong for employers to learn that one of their workers is pregnant, gay, or other personal details about their lives, and then use that information against the employee or applicant.

“Those kinds of things have no bearing on a person’s ability to do a job,” Ulibarri

said. “It’s intimate and personal and it’s meant to be so.

But Horle said that the bill would “provide a private right of action against employers.”

She also said the bill doesn’t address gray areas, such as a business providing a subsidy to a worker who uses his or her personal cell phone for job-related purposes.

“The bill is not drafted as tightly as we’d like to see,” she said.

But Ulibarri said personal details of someone’s life is an area that needs to be protected.

“There’s a level of privacy we’ve lost but we need to recover,” Ulibarri said.

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Golden Triangle plan proceeds Im

By Glenn Wallace

gwallace@ourcoloradonews.com Public comment proved to be the highlight of the Golden City Council meeting on Jan. 24, with a county commissioner stopping in, and the public getting an update about the Golden triangle area.

Golden resident and longtime anti-growth community activist Laura McCall was among the members of the public that spoke at the meeting, and said she had serious concerns over a proposed rezoning of the central neighborhood area, and the future of the Golden Bowl bowling alley.

McCall said she was speaking in opposition of zoning changes, and proposed plans for the “Golden Triangle” commercial area. She said she attended a recent community meeting, where a consultant labeled the area “blighted” as a precursor to development.

“My neighbors and I do not want

any new traffic or parking problems,” McCall said.

Mayor Marjorie Sloan asked Community and Economic Development Director Steve Glueck to help address some of those topics.

“There are three specific conversations taking place concerning the central neighborhood, and sometimes people get them confused,” Glueck said.

First, he said, was the proposed community mixed use zoning for the Golden triangle, which has been the subject of staff and public discussion for months now as part of the Central Neighborhoods Plan.

“Its primary purpose in that location is to reduce the height limit on development,” Glueck said, adding that the zoning would limit most new development to two stories through that area. He called that “significantly less” than the current commercial zoning on the area.

Ward 4 Councilman Bill Fisher

GOLDEN CITY COUNCIL ON THE RECORD Golden City Council voted on the following legislation during its Jan. 24 meeting. Council members in attendance were Mayor Marjorie Sloan, Mayor Pro Tem Joe Behm, District 1 Councilor Saoirse Charis-Graves, District 2 Councilor Marcie Miller, Ward 1 Councilor Marcia Claxton, Ward 3 Bob Vermeulen, and Ward 4 Councilor Bill Fisher.

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Council unanimously approved a $15,000 grant to Bell Middle School, in support of that school’s iSTEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) program. The school has reported the education program, now in its second year, has been popular with students and should help steer more students into sought-after professional fields.

EdComm gives annual report

Two members of the Economic Development Commission (EdComm) presented that group’s 2012 Report, and 2013 Work Plan to the City Council. The Council praised the quality of the report, and thanked them for their efforts. A copy of the 2012 report is available on the city website (www.cityofgolden. net) Economic Development Commission page.

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commented that he could be included in the group of people who were confused by the three issues involving the central neighborhood. But, he had a clear opinion about the new zoning rules being developed as part of the neighborhood plan process “These were all designed to give the local areas the ability to have input and control into what gets built in our neighborhoods,” Fisher said.

The second conversation involves an urban renewal survey study which recently looked at the central neighborhood area. Glueck said that Golden Urban Renewal Authority (GURA) recently commissioned the conditions survey to see if enough properties qualify for the legal definition of “blight.” If so, a Central Neighborhoods Urban Renewal Authority could be established, doing a similar job to what GURA has done in the downtown.

Glueck said topic three was the announcement by the owners of

the bowling alley, who announced Mea they were under contract to sell the building to a Denver-based grocerpat to create “a quite small neighbor-stud hood grocery store facility.”

Glueck added that preliminaryBy V sketches of the project show the ex-vvela isting Golden Bowl building being torn down to make way for a new Ye structure. He said the proposed gro-tears cery store would be allowed underlaugh both the current and proposed areaing “ zoning. The plan would go beforeher s the city Planning Commission for N approval once more specific plansily b are delivered to the city. legal Also at the meeting, newly elect-grad ed Jefferson County District 2 Com-Rand missioner Casey Tighe introduced23 co himself to the council. boot “I’ve been on the job for three “W weeks and I’ve got a lot to learn,”been Tighe said, adding that he wouldmore try to catch occasional communitymon meetings “to also keep an eye on the local issues.”

Fracking support in Jefferson County Rosier presents letter of support from lobbyists

By Glenn Wallace

gwallace@ourcoloradonews. com Two Jefferson County commissioners have said they support the state’s decision to sue the city of Longmont over its ability to ban oil and gas drilling near residential areas, above and beyond state law.

Chair Donald Rosier, District 3, presented a letter addressed to Gov. John Hickenlooper at the county’s staff brief meeting Jan. 15, and asked if the other two commissioners had interest in signing it.

District 1 Commissioner Faye Griffin said she, too, would support and sign the letter.

District 2 Commissioner Casey Tighe said he needed to do more research before taking a stand on oil and gas drilling, and Longmont’s ban on the practice of hydraulic fracturing, called fracking for short.

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“I have very strong feelings about this subject,” Rosier said.

Rosier has work experience as a water resource engineer.

The letter to Hickenlooper begins: “Thank you for rising above the partisan squabbling that has unfortunately heightened a national oil and gas debate. Scientific evidence is being overpowered by an emotional public debate and your leadership will help us overcome this unjust polarization.”

The letter was provided to Rosier from a Grand Junctionbased lobbying firm called EIS Solutions, which has a history of working for companies within the oil and gas industry.

EIS Solutions has previously provided letters to elected boards, lobbying for support of hydraulic fracturing. In August, the company presented a letter to the Moffat County Board of County Commissioners, asking the Bureau of Land Management to postpone the implementation of new regu-

lations regarding hydraulic fracturing on federal lands.

Unlike in the Moffat County case however, nothing in the public record would tie EIS Solutions to the Jefferson County letter. Nothing in the letter text, or anything said in the public meetings where the letter was discussed, made it clear who had authored the text.

“It’s not illegal, but citizens don’t like it when their politicians are carrying out the wishes of lobbyists without telling them,” said Colorado Ethics Watch Director Luis Toro.

“As a county elected official we are asked all the time to pass resolutions and take a position on proposed regulations and policies throughout the state,” Rosier replied, when asked about the role of lobbying in county government.

Rosier added that Jefferson County itself, through Colorado Counties Inc., uses lobbyists to further its interests.

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Immigrant tuition bill clears panel Measure would ease path for undocumented students

By Vic Vela

vvela@ourcoloradonews.com Yesenya Saucedo fought back tears Jan. 24 as she recalled being laughed at in kindergarten and feeling “clueless and dumb” because of her struggles to speak English.

Now, several years after her family brought Saucedo to the U.S. illegally, she is well on her way to graduating from Denver’s Bruce Randolph School this spring — with 23 college credits under her belt, to boot.

“What I have done is what I’ve been asked, and even a little bit more,” she said during her testimony before a Colorado General

Assembly committee hearing on a bill to which she Report is tying her college and career hopes.

Saucedo wants to go to college, but because she is an undocumented student, she cannot afford to pay the hefty, out-of-state tuition rate to attend a Colorado school. But there remains hope for Saucedo, because the Senate bill that’s been dubbed ASSET — Advancing Students for a Stronger Economy Tomorrow — has cleared its first legislative hurdle.

The bill — which would allow illegal immigrants to pay the same tuition at state colleges and universities as other students who are residents — passed the nine-member Senate Education Committee Jan. 24.

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Sen. Evie Hudak, D-Westminster, who chairs the Education Committee, was one of five Democrats who voted to move the bill forward.

“We’re never better off with fewer educated students,” Hudak said.

“When people do not have hope, then it is very difficult to make it from day-to-day — especially children.”

Sen. Mike Johnston, D-Denver, who is one of the bill’s sponsors, said that if the bill becomes law, it would bring in about $2 million in net revenue to the state. Johnson said Colorado is forcing too many young people leave the state to attend colleges at neighboring states that already have laws similar to the one proposed in the ASSET bill.

Once they graduate, they remain in those states and contribute to the economies there.

“If we don’t stop to help these young people, what will happen

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to us as a state?” Johnston told the committee.

One Republican committee member, Sen. Owen Hill of Colorado Springs, joined all five Democrats in voting to move the legislation forward. Three Republicans voted no. Only one person testified in opposition to the legislation.

John Buck of the Colorado Alliance for Immigration Reform called the bill “illegal,” and said Colorado citizens “want illegal aliens to selfdeport.”

“This illegal education bill provides one more incentive for illegal alien families to cross our borders and diminish our resources,” he said.

The bill now heads to the Senate Appropriations Committee, before going to the full Senate for a vote.

It is likely that the bill will pass the Democratic-controlled General Assembly.

Money set aside for elder abuse bill

By Vic Vela

vvela@ourcoloradonews.com A bill that targets elder abuse has something behind it this time around that has kept it from becoming a law before – money.

The bill, which was introduced in the state Senate Friday, would make it mandatory for individuals in certain professional fields to report suspected instances of elder abuse.

Sen. Evie Hudak, D-Westminster, a bill sponsor, said she believed the proposed legislation would help protect seniors from being abused “physically, mentally, sexually and financially.”

“It really is an issue important to everyone,” Hudak said. “We have a growing number of elderly people as baby boomers are reaching a certain age.”

Professionals in the fields of

m e d i cine, law enforcement, social work, Report finance and others would be deemed “mandatory reporters” of cases where they have “reasonable cause to believe” that a senior citizen who is 70 or older is being abused, the bill states.

Failure to report cases of abuse could result in misdemeanor charges. At the same time, those who knowingly make a false report of abuse could also be charged. The bill does protect reporters of abuse from criminal charges and civil liability “if the report was filed in good faith.”

Hudak said the bill is long overdue. She added that Colorado is

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JEFFCO NEWS IN A HURRY Golden bar robbed

Three well-equipped burglars broke in to the Rock Rest Lodge (16005 Mount Vernon Road) near Golden, stealing thousands of dollars from a safe and an ATM. The crime was committed in the early morning hours of Jan. 14. The three used a ladder to access the roof, before moving a large air conditioning unit to enter the building.

The suspects, wearing hooded sweatshirts, partial masks, hats and gloves, used an angle grinder that they brought with them to cut through an ATM, and a large office safe. Several thousand dollars were stolen.

Surveillance photos of the suspects are available at jeffco.us/news/sheriffnews.htm. Anyone who may have information regarding this crime is asked to call the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office tip line at 303-2715612.

one of only three states where there exists no requirement for the reporting of suspected cases of elder abuse.

And, Hudak recalled that the bill was “very popular” when it was introduced during last year’s senate session, before lawmakers decided to set up a legislative task force for further study.

So what’s been the problem?

“It costs a lot of money,” Hudak said.

Republican Attorney General John Suthers, who is a supporter of the bill, agreed money was one of the “biggest obstacles” the bill faced.

“There’s a funded infrastructure in place for child abuse, but none for social services in elder abuse,” Suthers said in a recent interview.

But that doesn’t seem to be an issue anymore. Gov. John Hickenlooper dedicated $5 million in his

budget request that would go toward resources having to do with the legislation. With the money set aside for the bill, Suthers said there’s “a good chance of it passing.”

Still, Suthers said there could be opposition from those representing financial institutions, who may feel that the law poses an “undue burden” on bankers.

Suthers doesn’t think that banks would be burdened by the law.

Using a hypothetical example, Suthers said that it is not too much to ask of a bank teller to “file a brief report” when that person sees a grandson being “verbally abusive” toward his grandmother while she’s taking large sums of money out of her account.

Suthers said he suspects that many Democrats and Republicans will end up supporting the bill.

“I hope it does generate public support,” he said.

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Friday is ‘Wear Red Day’

Jefferson County Public Health has asked for county residents to be reminded that Friday, Feb. 1, is Wear Red Day, to raise awareness of heart disease and stroke.

JCPH is organizing a Wear Red Day photo opportunity at the Jefferson County Courts and Administration Building, 100 Jefferson County Parkway in Golden on Friday, at 12 noon.

Cardiovascular disease (heart disease & stroke) is the leading cause of death in the nation (including in Jefferson County).

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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS Help Honor Ethics in Business!

The Rotary Club of Golden seeks the public’s assistance in identifying business enterprises and non-profit organizations that demonstrate the highest levels of ethical business practice. The Golden Ethics in Business Awards are a Golden Rotary tradition of honoring two area organizations, one profit and one non-profit, for leading the way in business ethics, integrity, and civic and social responsibility. Our mission is to recognize the best of the best.

To make a nomination, go to www.GoldenRotaryEthics.org and complete the nomination form.

Or pick up a form at various locations in Golden.

All nominations must be received by February 28, 2013.

The 2013 award winners and nominees will be recognized at the Ethics in Business Awards luncheon on April 19, 2013.

For more information, call Dan Green at (720) 383-4342.

January 31, 2013

Marijuana at the workplace Where there’s smoke, you’re still fired

By Glenn Wallace

gwallace@ourcoloradonews.com The passage of Amendment 64 — legalizing recreational marijuana — may be monumental shift, but according to pot proponents and labor lawyers, not much changes in the workplace.

“Amendment 64 clearly states that employers will be able to keep any enforcement policy that they’ve had,” said Mason Tvert, one of the co-directors of the amendment’s campaign.

Tvert, director of communications for the Marijuana Policy Project, said the status quo will remain at work.

Employers that ban all drug use, including marijuana, would still be able to fire an employee who fails a drug test.

“One thing that seems to be occurring is that some workers may not understand the scope of employers rights to continue to have drug testing policies and procedures,” said Denver labor lawyer Emily Hobbs-Wright.

Hobbs-Wright said there is a Colorado statute that protects employee rights to participate in legal activities outside of the workplace, which has been cited

by some medical marijuana users to protest a firing.

“The problem with the argument is it goes back again to federal law, where it’s still illegal,” Hobbs-Wright said.

That is bad news for anyone at a drug-free workplace who wants to to smoke marijuana on the weekend.

Unlike tests for alcohol that typically show levels of intoxication, marijuana tests usually indicate just that the drug has been used some time in the past.

A standard employee drug urine test can be positive weeks after the last joint. Heavy users have reported positive tests even months after their last usage.

“But quite frankly, I think employers will get away from firing and rehiring employees over off-the-job marijuana use,” Tvert said. He added that as cultural perception of marijuana changes he expects business policies to become more lenient.

Denver Metro publication Westword, which features a medicinal marijuana critic on staff, has said that it has not, and will not, conduct drug tests.

A 2011 survey by the Society for Hu-

man Resource Management found 57 percent of U.S. employers conduct drug tests as a part of the hiring process.

Any business that complies with the federal Drug Free Workplace Act of 1988 has little option over its marijuana stance. It remains a criminalized substance at the federal level, and any business or organization that receives a federal grant or contract must comply with the act.

Plus, any business with major safety requirements for its employees or the public will likely continue to follow federal regulations, since any accident could trigger steep OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) penalties.

Hobbs-Wright suggests businesses review their drug policy, and make sure employees know what the rules and penalties will be regarding marijuana.

“Some employers might want to tighten up the definition of illegal drugs in their policy, to explicitly mention marijuana, “Hobbs-Wright said.

She added that an in order for an employee to be able to smoke marijuana without fear of termination it would have to be legalized on the federal level.

Meeting highlights mental health, safety

By Hugh Johnson Help Celebrate Ethics in Business!

Six panelists outlined a multifaceted approach to keeping Jefferson County communities safe from violence at state Sen. Cheri Jahn’s, D-Wheat Ridge, first community listening session at the Wheat Ridge Recreation Center.

In response to the school shootings at Sandy Hook and questions about the relationship between massmurderers, guns and mental illnesses, Jahn and state Rep.

Sue Schafer from District 24 addressed the issues of mental health and public safety on Saturday.

“I have not made any decisions any way,” Jahn said.

“I am in the listening mode ... I would be happy to take all your phone calls downtown, your emails downtown. We need to have a really thoughtful conversation around all of this.”

Lesley Dahlkemper, president of the Jefferson County Board of Education, told listeners that 38 school

resource officers are on site at schools throughout the county.

About 63,000 children, staff and faculty members have been trained in lockdown and lockout procedures.

Wheat Ridge Police Chief Daniel Brennan said the answer to safety is not about focusing on guns, mental health or gangs individually but in a question of why society as a whole is so violent.

“The No. 1 cause of death for males between the ages

of 15 and 24 is firearms,” Brennan said.

He touched on mental health, stating the best aid is often given in prison after it’s too late.

Former Sen. Moe Keller, now vice president of Public Policy at Mental Health of America Colorado, attacked the demonizing of the mentally ill by the mass media.

“One in four Americans has a mental health issue ... It affects all of us,” Keller said.

Survey highlights marijuana impact on children

By Darin Moriki

dmoriki@ourcoloradonews.com An upward trend in marijuana use in children has one Adams County health official concerned about legalization of recreational marijuana.

“Our concern is that even though Amendment 64 claims that (marijuana) won’t get into the hands of kids, we have the facts here in Adams County to say that it is,” said Adams County Youth Initiative Executive Director Becky Hoffman.

“When you’re looking at the facts in Adams County, we feel like it’s a barrier for student success in a lot of cases.”

Hoffman said the organization’s annual survey shows children who reported marijuana use are five times as likely to abuse prescription drugs,

and high schools with the highest student-reported marijuana use had the lowest graduation rates.

Amendment 64 permits anyone 21 years old or older to use marijuana and possess up to one ounce.

Hoffman said she and health professionals are working on an antidrug campaign to target prescription drug use among teens but face a frustrating uphill battle on the heels of 64’s passage.

Marijuana Policy Project spokesman Mason Tvert said the new laws will put a stop to underground marijuana markets and make it easier to track the types of products available to consumers and distributors.

“Right now, marijuana is considered to be universally available to teenagers,” Tvert said. “The goal of marijuana prohibition was to keep

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To curb underage use, Tvert said parents should continue to be judicious with their marijuana use and exercise precautions used to keep items like alcohol, cigarettes and guns out of their child’s hands.

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January 31, 2013

Keep the smoke from getting in their eyes With passage of Amendment 64 a newly legal scent of secondhand smoke is sure to waft toward our children now and then.

The Amendment 64 Implementation Task Force at the Statehouse is busily working to address the law gaps and safety concerns accompanying legalization of recreational marijuana for 21-year-olds.

In conjunction, we are writing stories about numerous related issues — such as likely impacts to children — brought to bear by 64.

In general, we accept the logic of proponents and the will of voters in the state, but we are not so happy about the measure becoming part of the constitution, and we would have been fine to have other states tackle the change first, so our state could save on legislative time, related costs and brain damage – no pun intended.

But here we are.

OUR VIEW As for the impact to children, we agree with Adams County Youth Initiative Executive Director Becky Hoffman, who said in one of our recent stories that although some supporters claim 64 will not get marijuana into the hands of children, it will.

The amendment puts marijuana on the same plane as alcohol — those who turn 21 can use marijuana, and it’s a mighty temptation for the underaged to try either one before they are old enough.

Further, marijuana will be more and more visible on countertops and tables in homes as well as in plain sight other places

What are your thoughts on the gun control debate?

I think gun control measures need to be stricter, but at the same time, I also feel that guns don’t kill people, people kill people. It kind of depends too because even way back when there was no gun control, there was still devastation and bad things happening.

I also feel that they should take more measures to have somebody get a gun like maybe through more intense background checks.

- Twyla Sherman, Arvada

I think everybody should just leave it alone and that people who have guns should be able to keep the guns that they have because it’s alright. In the Constitution, that’s how it was put and everybody keeps trying to mix it up, take away stuff and add stuff, so it should just be left the way that it was.

- Tim Koch, Thornton

I support legislation that addresses who can have guns, and I think that automatic weapons in particular should be illegal. I’ve never owned a gun and I’ve never shot a gun, but I don’t that automatic weapons should be placed in the hands of normal people.

- Danielle Wheeler, Arvada

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regulations should be strengthened or left alone. We quizzed locals on a warm, sunny afternoon Sunday at the Starbucks at 8410 Pearl St. in Thornton.

Guns don’t kill people, people kill people. I think that maybe we’d be safer if they knew more about the people who bought the guns and do background checks on people who sell guns. It would definitely make me feel safer in school, especially with the school shooting in Connecticut.

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makers at the Statehouse and the invited input of law enforcement, the medical field and the community in general. And as of press time the Sixty-ninth General Assembly Colorado Children’s Caucus planned related presentations Jan. 28 — topics to include addressing adverse health risks to children due to indoor marijuana grow operations and difficulties arising around intervention responses to drug use by child protection services and law enforcement.

Smoking is smoking, so we hope there will be increasing information as more research on marijuana smoking becomes available — much like the campaigns to warn the dangers of smoking tobacco during the past several decades.

Amendment 64 brought steep learning curves — ones we want to see the state climb quickly for the sake of the children and the good of the state as a whole.

Darkness in our souls not from guns

QUESTION OF THE WEEK

As the gun control debate rages on in Congress and the state Legislature, we took the time to ask a few people about their thoughts on whether gun control

since adults no longer must conceal it.

Marijuana will simply be more on hand and the act will be more in plain view — although mostly from afar — for children.

Anyone who shrugs at the impacts, we submit two additional items from an Adams County Youth Initiative survey — one indicates children who report marijuana use are five times as likely to abuse prescription drugs, and the other notes high schools with the highest student reported marijuana use produce the lowest graduation rates.

With Amendment 64, greater responsibility rests squarely on the shoulders of all lawmakers and other adults. So we add to one of our standby sayings “there is right, there’s wrong and there is the law,” the words “there is a need for good modeling from adults.”

We commend the ongoing work of law-

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Last week I counseled us to take a step back from the heat of the moment and talk about guns and violence in a rational way, based on what we actually know.

What do we actually know? We know the massacre at Sandy Hook ended as soon as the gunman heard sirens — not when he was confronted with armed opposition, just when the possibility arose.

We also know that a potential massacre in Clackamas, Ore., ended when an armed civilian confronted a lone gunman in the mall — in that case, without even exchanging shots, the gunman retreated into a stairwell and took his own life.

(Didn’t hear about that one, did you?

Ask your local media why not). We know that at the New Life Church in Colorado Springs a few years ago, and in San Antonio last month, rampages were stopped by armed, trained security confronting the shooters.

We know these madmen don’t go out in a hail of gunfire — they take as many innocent lives as they can and go out on their own terms. And, more importantly, we know they go to places where they assume they will be safe — even, ludicrously, an Army base which has been brilliantly cast “gun free.”

And I think we also know that laws do not stop the evil and the insane from carrying out their murderous rages at the expense of the innocent.

But we have a responsibility to protect the children, so let’s protect the children.

Authorize for two to four volunteer staff members at every school to be highly trained by law enforcement in tactical shooting, and then allow them to concealed carry in school. Keep their identities secret from all but the principal, and pay them a little extra. More importantly, put up a big sign outside every school building that says “These children protected by skilled security.” Surely, among the ranks of teachers are veterans who would volunteer for that training and that responsibility, and having multiple

people at every site guarantees a tactical advantage.

I mean, not to diminish the courage of Dawn Hochsprung, but, all things considered, rather than diving at the gunman bare-handed, I would rather she had been able to level a 9-mill at his head.

I know, I know ... but isn’t it worth it if it saves just one life? This way we don’t have to divert resources and law enforcement into the schools 24/7, but we put a shield around our children. Think of it as a federal air marshal program for schools.

And then we can get started thinking about the real culprit in all of this, something the president ignored: A cultural cesspool that breeds unfulfilled narcissists and children disconnected from society (and reality), and then bombards them with images of inconsequential violence. The darkness in our youth’s souls is not the fault of a gun manufacturer, it belongs to all of us.

Find a way again to convince children that every life matters, that every moment can be filled with beauty, and that every day presents them an opportunity to reflect the light of Heaven, and it won’t matter how many guns are out there.

Continue to inflate the darkness, and it won’t matter how few guns are out there.

Michael Alcorn is a music teacher and fitness instructor who lives in Arvada with his wife and three children. He graduated from Alameda High School and the University of Colorado-Boulder.

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Weary of violent vocabulary s The other day, the build-

ed ing where I was working was on field lockout. There was a shooter in the of office park and police had sealed em- off the area. They were pursuing a person of interest in the incident, d to an alleged gunman who was still at large and presumed armed and s dangerous. The targeted victim surow vived the attack and was transportnd ed to the hospital with unknown child injuries. nt.

Lockout, shooter, sealed off. ere Gunman, at large, armed and dangerous. mes Target, victim, attack. o Considered alone, each of these dur- words and phrases has a very different meaning from when they ing are strung together to describe yet another event of violence in our en communities.

Although not as shocking as the Aurora theater shootings, Jessica’s abduction and murder, high-speed chases through quiet neighborhoods, and Sandy Hook or Columbine, the scene I describe here plays itself out all too often, searing

additional scars on the landscape of a civil society.

Such words, common enough on their own, are now a part of a growing lexicon of carnage, a new vocabulary of violence.

I, for one, am sick and tired of it.

I’m sickened by the loss, the grief, the terror, the waste ... sickened by randomness, senselessness, and injustice.

And I’m tired of trying to use our everyday language to give these vicious acts some sort of meaning.

When did “lockout” come to mean more than forgetting my keys, and a “shooter” more than a short glass full of strong stuff?

What about a victim being

targeted? Targets are for archery practice and marketing plans and weight-loss goals — not the end results of violent actions. And I’d much rather leave high-speed chases to the Indy 500 and abductions to aliens.

When did a suspect become a “person of interest?” This sounds more like speed dating to me. I can’t help but wonder if this is a case of art imitating life or life imitating art ... in this case, a TV drama of the same name.

I do understand, though, why we need to use such language carefully, including the word “alleged.”

The right to a presumption of innocence in our country is not shared in all courtrooms around the world, even by enlightened nations.

Of course, this word-choice policy exists prevent a rush to justice — founded on a rush to scoop the news that often results in misidentification, miscommunication and wild speculation — but lately, this concession has been stretched to ridiculous levels. For example, as

the hearings for James Holmes were taking place recently, I heard the events at the theaters described as the “alleged shootings.”

Wait a minute … all the circumstances surrounding this tragedy are yet to be known fully, but the shootings themselves aren’t “alleged” — they happened.

That’s one reason why I’m sick and tired and saddened that our beautiful, powerful, well-respected and well-loved language is being corrupted to include this new vocabulary of violence. I’d much rather think of an “attack” as coming from the flu, and of a “shot” as something to protect me from it.

That’s a lexicon I can live with.

Andrea Doray is a writer, media watcher, and careful consumer of the news. Her own vocabulary includes Southern colloquialisms from her dad and Midwestern pronunciation from her mom, to say nothing of what she’s learned as a Coloradoan all these years. Contact her at a.doray@andreadoray.com.

Optimism really works — I’m positive Writing this column for the past few years has been rewarding and it is something I really love and enjoy doing.

The e-mail feedback each week is always tremendous, and I appreciate you all so much. A few weeks ago the column I submitted about being careful because our attitudes are transparent, generated the most feedback of any prior column, and it was all 100 percent positive. Imagine that.

The comments and thoughts were so interesting to me that I went back and reviewed comments and feedback from prior columns where I specifically addressed the topic of our attitudes. A very clear pattern emerged, as the community has been very consistent over the years, responding most often to anything that I wrote that had to do with a positive attitude.

So I thought I would share several of my favorite quotes that you may be able to use, cut out, copy, share, and in some way keep them in a visible location as a reminder about the importance of staying positive and optimistic: “I am so optimistic I would go after Moby Dick in a rowboat and take the tartar sauce with me.” — Zig Ziglar

“Positive self-expectancy is the winners edge. We must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win.”

— Denis Waitley “Eighty-five percent of the reason we get a job, keep that job, and get ahead in that job is because of our attitude.” — Cavett Robert “A positive mental attitude will not allow you to do anything, but it will allow you to do everything 100 percent better than a negative attitude will.” — Zig Ziglar “You can’t be a smart cookie if you have a crummy attitude.” — John Maxwell “We have a right to choose our attitude.” — Viktor Frankl “The only difference between successful people and unsuccessful people is an attitude of extraordinary determination.” — Mary Kay Ash “A person can succeed at almost anything for which they have unlimited enthusiasm.” — Charles Schwab “The message is clear: Plan with attitude; prepare with aptitude; participate with servitude; receive with

gratitude; and this will be enough to separate you from the multitudes.” — Krish Dhanam “It’s our attitude, not our aptitude, that determines our altitude.” — Zig Ziglar These quotes have inspired me over the years, but seeing people with a positive attitude inspires me 100 times more than any quote I have ever read. They are a walking billboard of energy and enthusiasm, they bring light to the world, and by their example they motivate me to want to be better in all areas of my life. Investing in a positive attitude is like depositing money in the bank, the interest that we earn multiplies with each optimistic and positive outlook we deposit into our minds.

Again, it was your response to previous columns about the importance of a healthy and positive attitude that created this column. My hope is that you will find one or more of the quotes above to be an inspiration for you and that you too will become a walking advertisement of a powerfully enthusiastic energetic passionate and positive attitude.

Do you have a favorite quote about positive attitudes? I would love for you to share it with me at gotonorton@gmail.com and I am absolutely certain that this will be a better

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Leah C. Kerner Leah C. Kerner, formerly Leah Stokes, formerly Leah Watson, died at her daughter’s residence Sunday January 6, 2013. Leah was born in Golden April 21, 1929 to the late Oeda Eslick Watson (later Stuart) and William Watson of Golden, and grew up on Archer street. Leah went through the Golden School system, graduating from Golden Hight School in 1947. Leah married the late Harry Stokes Jr in 1957 and had four children Betsy Erickson currently of Peoria, AZ; Tom Stokes of Phoenix, AZ; Sandy Plentzas of Peoria AZ; and Jared Stokes of Tucson, AZ. Leah married Frank Kerner of Ft. Morgan, CO in 1983.

He preceded her in death October 1, 1989. She is survived by her four children, five grandchildren, and one great-grandchild, and her brother Charles W. “Bill” Watson of Colo Spgs.

Following cremation, Leah will return to Colorado later this spring/summer.

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April 6, 1938 ~ January 20, 2013 Richard Lee Grauer went es as an adult, including his Michael R. and wife Paula out for his final run on this final church home, Golden of Canyon, Texas; daughter earth in Golden, Colorado, First United Methodist Tamela, of Golden; grandon Sunday, January 20, 2013, Church. He also belonged children Ian Grauer, Alaska; and passed away the fol- to multiple service organi- Amy Grauer, Longmont; lowing day. He was born in zations, including Jaycees, Matthew Finney, Amarillo; Marysville, Kansas, to Al- Lions Club, and Rotary, Samantha Grauer, Longfred Christian and Frances wherever he lived. An avid mont; Hannah Grauer, Roberta Rucker Grauer, on outdoorsman and nature Amarillo; Canyon Harvey, April 6, 1938, the eldest of lover his entire life, with a Oroville, California; Lyndon three brothers. Mr. Grauer natural green thumb, Mr. Moller, Longmont; Autumn graduated from Marysville Grauer loved being outside. Harvey, Golden; Sarah High School in 1956, where A dedicated long-distance Grauer, Canyon; Zackary he was member of the Key runner since 1982, he com- Moller, Longmont; brothers Club, president of FFA, and pleted 69 marathons, count- Ronald K. and wife Frances lettered in track and agri- less half-marathons, 10K, Grauer and Timothy J. and culture. He enlisted in the and 5K races, from Hawaii to wife Jane, all of Marysville; United States Navy in 1956, Boston, including the 100th nieces Stacey Chapman, serving on the USS Intrepid running of the Boston Mara- Paige Deruyshcher, and (CVA-11) through 1959. He thon. He was a member of Jenn Jessup; and family in married the love of his life the Masters Running Club of Kansas, Nebraska, ColoraNancy C. Reed of Kansas Colorado. Also an avid snow do, Arizona, and Texas.

City, Kansas, on August 2, skier, he skied at Winter A memorial service was 1958, at Virginia Beach, Vir- Park, Colorado, three days held Friday, January 25, ginia. They had three chil- before his final run. Mr. 2013, at Golden First United dren, Richard, Michael, and Grauer always said his pre- Methodist Church in GoldTamela, and celebrated 50 ferred way to pass was while en, CO. Arrangements are running and he did. years together in 2008. Mr.

by Foothills Chapel, GoldHe was 74. A servant even en, Colorado.

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Year in review: The top 10 movies

By Tim Lammers

From wonderful looks at history to tantalizing visions of the future, it’s been a wonderful year at the movies. Here’s a look at the year’s best: 10) “Lincoln” — Director Steven Spielberg once again takes us back and makes us feel as if we’re experiencing history inperson — this time enveloping us in the crucial month of January 1865, when President Abraham Lincoln (Daniel Day-Lewis) tries desperately to secure the support of Congress to pass the 13th Amendment to abolish slavery. Day-Lewis is mesmerizing as Lincoln, bringing the historical figure to life on the big screen like never before. It’s a fascinating behind-the-scenes tale of one of the most pivotal moments in U.S. history.

Daniel Day-Lewis in “Lincoln.” Photo by DreamWorksTouchstone

9) “Flight” — As if the jarring plane crash sequence to begin the film isn’t enough, director Robert Zemeckis’ addiction drama soars with unpredictable intensity throughout as Denzel Washington gives a riveting performance as a seasoned pilot who miraculously lands a broken plane despite being drunk and high on cocaine.

Washington’s complex performance is most remarkable because he for the most part plays a jerk, yet somehow manages to make you root for him.

8) “Looper” — Writer-director Rian Johnson has it all going in this trippy sci-fi time travel thriller about an assassin (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) who, thanks to time travel, is tasked with killing off a future version of himself (Bruce Willis) so he can live his last 30 years as he pleases — but of course, when Willis is involved, he doesn’t die easy. There’s a rare combination of filmmaking genius in Johnson — think parts of Christopher Nolan, Ridley Scott, James Cameron and the Wachowski siblings — but ultimately, he makes the vision of “Looper” entirely his own.

7) “Silver Linings Playbook”/”The Perks of Being a Wallflower” — A seasoned filmmaker and relative newcomer produced the best, deeply personal dramedies in 2012: David O. Russell’s “Playbook” finds Bradley Cooper in his best performance to date moving back home, after being institutionalized with depression, only to find his family — particularly his dad (Robert De Niro) is as out of control as his personal life.

“Wallflower” greatly benefits from a rare triple threat in Stephen Chbosky — who wrote and directed the film, which was based on his own acclaimed novel. Featuring a trio of terrific performances by Logan Lermann, Emma Watson and Ezra Miller,

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6) “Hitchcock” — Continuing a trend that started last year with “My Week with Marilyn,” this slice of Hollywood’s classic past plunges into a fascinating look at the making of “Psycho,” starring none other than Anthony Hopkins as The Master of Suspense. True, the story is partially fictionalized, and the suspense is heightened as “Psycho” subject Ed Gein takes residence in Hitchcock’s psyche, but when all is said and done, “Hitchcock” makes for one fiendishly entertaining and “good evening” at the movies.

5) “Ruby Sparks” — First-time scribe Zoe Kazan pens and stars in one of the most under-appreciated films of the year, an ingenious story of an enigmatic writer (Kazan’s real-life beau Paul Dano) who literally pens the girl of his dreams into existence; only to discover how his words control her every move — but not her love for him. Directed by “Little Miss Sunshine” helmers Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, the film is a perfect example of how the power of imagination — and yes, the power of love — conquers all.

4) “Argo” — Based on incredible true events from more than 30 years ago, director-actor Ben Affleck’s “Argo” tells a story that not even Hollywood could dream up: The CIA sets up a fake production company to scout locations in Iran for a fake “Star Wars” knockoff amid the hostage crisis during the Iranian Revolution in Tehran in 1980 as a means to rescue six Americans holed up in the residence of Canadian ambassador. There’s never been another film like it.

3) “Frankenweenie” — Director Tim Burton’s stop-motion update of his 1984 live-action tale about a young boy scientist who brings his dearly departed dog back to life not only perfectly captures the atmosphere and spirit of the black-and-white monster movies he grew up on, it also hits us on an emotional level — and that’s an amazing feat considering each character in this wildly entertaining film comes one slight move and film frame at a time.

2) “The Dark Knight Rises” — Directorwriter Christopher Nolan’s third and final installment in his “Dark Knight” movie trilogy is easily the best superhero movie of the year — and movies of the year. Nolan’s real-world take on Batman works brilliantly once again, this time weaving together storylines from the first and second films to tightly wrap things in a spectacular conclusion to the series.

1)”Skyfall” — James Bond is back and better than ever with this intriguing tale about Bond’s past and the notion of MI6 and its best agent being antiquated in an era of cyber terrorism in the digital age.

Daniel Craig once again seethes with intensity and anchors the film with his third portrayal as 007, but it’s Javier Bardem as his nemesis, Silva, who steals the show. Everything about “Skyfall” film feels like classic Bond — in a franchise that is no question reborn as it celebrates its 50th anniversary.

Tim Lammers is a syndicated movie reporter whose work appears on more than 50 TV news and entertainment websites across the country. You can see Tim’s work on his website, StrictlyCinema.com, and follow his tweets at Twitter.com/TimLammersFilms.

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sellingboe@ourcoloradonews.com For nine days in February — Feb. 9-17 — one can walk into the Colorado Convention Center, inhale and pretend that spring has arrived. It’s time for the 2013 Garden and Home Show.

A glance at the numbers involved is mind-boggling, but it all comes together after five days of labor to present more than an acre — 45,000 square feet — of assorted gardens, amid exhibits from more than 600 companies from 25 states and Canada.

Fourteen separate gardens are designed by local landscapers and schools (Colorado State University and Pickens), including the “Flowers and Flight” entry garden with featured aircraft by Town and Country Landscaping. A special favorite is the “Trains to Tranquility Garden,” installed

by Timberline Gardens, featuring G-scale garden railroad trains among boulders, trees and flowers. We received facts such as: 15,000 blooming flowers, 2,000 cubic yards

of mulch, 400 tons of rocks and boulders — and that’s just for the gardens.

Families can shop for new varieties of roses, water features for an existing garden, landscape plans for a new garden and numerous items for home remodel and repair.

An ongoing schedule of seminars is listed on the show’s website, gardeningcolorado.com, and it includes participation from Arapahoe Community College; Dr. Jim Klett of CSU, who will introduce the new Plant Select varieties; “how-to” on remodeling home landscape sessions by Alpine Gardens of Fort Collins and Greeley; programs by local members of ASID, Association of Interior Designers and more.

See “Theater” on the website for a schedule.

The Colorado Convention Center is at 700 14th St., Denver. Light rail stops there (Convention Center/Performing Arts stop).

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Constance Hein helps her dog, Shenandoah, get use to the new cart. The equipment, fitted at the Veterinary Referral Center of Colorado in Englewood, is designed to help the dog that has a spinal disease.

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Service dog gets wheels Equipment aids dog with spinal cord degeneration

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tmunds@ourcoloradonews.com It was a red-letter day Jan. 24 when Shenandoah, a 90-pound Great Pyrenees, was fitted with wheeled support so she can continue her duties as a service dog for Thornton resident Constance Hein.

The cart was fitted by the staff of Rocky Mountain Veterinary Neurology, located in the Veterinary Referral Center of Colorado in Englewood.

“The dog has progressive spinal cord degeneration so, while she can do some functions, she doesn’t do well traveling long distances,” said Dr. Stephen Lane, the veterinary neurologist specialist.

“This dog cart has four wheels to provide support to the dog’s body, which will help the dog rebuild leg strength and stamina.”

The doctor said it is sad to watch the 3-year-old dog struggle with the degenerative spinal disease.

However, he wanted to say a special thank you to Doggon’ Wheels, the manufacturer, for donating the cart.

He said the cart will ease the pressure on the spine and limbs, and will help Shenandoah by improving the quality of life for the dog and help her continue to be a service dog for her owner.

Hein said she is pleased Lane was able to provide the cart to help Shenandoah.

“I am in a wheelchair most of the time and depend on Shenandoah’s natural skills as a guard dog and the skills she has learned as a service dog,” Hein said. “She is able to still do many things like pick up things for me. But, if we go on a long trip like going to the zoo, she really struggles.”

Hein got Shenandoah when she was 3 months old.

“Great Pyrenees are guard dogs by nature and Shenandoah is always right there beside me so I know I am safe anywhere I go,” she said. “I also trained her to do things to help me. She learned to pick up things I might drop and, when I was out of the wheelchair, she was beside me to help me maintain my balance.”

Hein said the dog did anything she would ask but, if they walked a lot on an outing, Shenandoah was in a lot of pain the next day because her muscles were not as strong as they should be.

“When Dr. Lane explained the benefits of the cart to me, I felt like it was a new lease on life for both Shenandoah and I,” she said. “The cart will make it easier for her to go with me if we want to go somewhere on a trip or for a long walk. It also means she won’t be in pain the next day and I won’t feel guilty about taking her with me.”

Doggon’ Wheels makes a wide variety of carts and products for animals of all sizes. The company donated the cart that was customized for Shenandoah.

“We have been putting the carts to a number of uses for a while now,” Lori Fuehrer, one of Dr. Lane’s veterinary technicians, said as she made adjustments to customize the cart for Shenandoah. “We use them to help dogs going through rehabilitation and for animals missing limbs.”

She said the cart is designed so adjustments can be made if there are changes in the type of support the animal needs.

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I primarily work residential, however I also do commercial, so I have a diverse background in real estate. Between the diversity and my knowledge in real estate, I believe in educating myself so I can educate my clients, people I work with get more with me than their average agent. I also used drive 750 miles a week around town in the oil and gas business, so I have a great knowledge of all areas, where most agents are only familiar with the area they live in.

What is the most challenging part of what you do?

With the constant changes in the lending industry, the most challenging part is trying to keep everyone on track and keeping the deal together. Buyers usually really want to buy the house and Sellers want to sell, so sometimes I have to come up with plans B, C and D to keep everything together,

What do you like most about it?

I did not have electricity until I was 7 years old and no running water until I was 10 so it is good conversation with my kids and grandkids.

How long have you lived in the area?

February 21, 1970

What do you most enjoy doing when you’re not working?

DIY projects, helping son-in-laws with projects around their houses, building 1225 piece dollhouses for my granddaughters, anything that keeps my hands busy and my mind active.

What is one tip you have for someone looking to sell a house?

Staging. It is amazing how fast a home with sell for top dollar that is staged correctly.

What is one tip you have for someone looking to buy a house?

In this market, go with your gut. If your gut is telling you it’s the right house, but your head is saying to go home and sleep on it, you will lose the house to someone else. Also, get pre-approved with a lender before looking.

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Selling a house to a buyer that they could only get to the back yard from the front yard by going in front door through Living Room, Kitchen and then the bedroom to get to the back yard.

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Colorado is wonderful - 300+ days of sunshine and the courtesy that most people treat each other.

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We’re inspired by classic Colorado architecture and passionate about cra smanship. Yet we geek out on the latest technology and sustainable building techniques. The thicker walls in our New Town Builders’ high performance homes allow for 60% more money-saving insula on than in a conven onal home, and our roof is 6 inches higher than a typical home, so we can get 2 ½ mes MORE insula on in the a c. This reduces heat loss, and more importantly, reduces your energy bill! Talk to us about building your (surprisingly affordable) energy-efficient new home.

Brand New Homes on One Acre in Castlewood Ranch!

Semi-Custom Homes One Acre Homesites Up to 4-Car Garages Main Floor Master Plans 3 to 7 Bedrooms 2-1/2 to 4-3/4 Baths 2,887 to 3,576 s.f. Homes From the $400’s Call or Email: 303.500.3255 or Margaret.Sandel@newtownbuilders.com New Town Builders at Castlewood Ranch - 7030 Weaver Circle, Castle Rock

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any questions arise during the home-buying process. Buyers looking at homes that require a good deal of TLC may wonder who is responsible for the home’s repairs, particularly if such repairs are needed to secure a certificate of occupancy.

Depending on the situation, there is no clear-cut answer.

There is no perfect home, and things that are acceptable to the current owner may not be acceptable to the buyer who is looking to become the next owner. The home-buying process is typically a careful cooperation between buyer and seller to find a middle ground.

The buyer may have to make some concessions, as will the seller. Ultimately, it is this cooperation that often determines if the sale goes through or is terminated.

Before any negotiations can begin regarding repairs, it is adviseable for a buyer to have an independent inspector come out and look over the home and property. Most real estate agents will suggest

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this be done as a first priority -- even before a contract is entered on the home. An inspection will unveil any potential problems in a home and indicate things that the buyer may not be aware of, including items that do not meet with code or could be unsafe. An inspector also may point out problems that could cause a mortgage lender to give pause.

This may mean the lender will deem problems unsafe and refuse to fund the mortgage until repairs are made.

A copy of this inspection report should be sent to the home seller to review with his or her attorney and real estate agent. The buyer working with his own real estate attorney and agent can petition for certain repairs to be made.

Many sellers will make such repairs to ensure the purchase goes through, or they will accept a lower purchase price to compensate for the needed repairs, which the buyer will then make. Buyers might want to hire a good real estate attorney to write clauses into the contract to protect their inter-

ests. This allows the buyer to forfeit the sale and walk away from the contract should an issue arise.

The rules often change when buying a home that is a short sale or in foreclosure. A home that is in distress is typically in this situation because the current owners cannot afford to pay their mortgage, and thusly, are not able to afford repairs.

According to Think Glink, a money-management Web site, buyers may try to negotiate repairs with the seller, but they shouldn’t assume that sellers (or lenders in the event of a bank-owned home) are responsible for the repairs. Generally speaking, most short sales and foreclosures are sold “as is” and may even specify that repairs and requirements for the certificate of occupancy are the buyer’s responsibility. A buyer also can ask to have the home price reduced to cover the repairs. But foreclosures are often already deeply discounted.

Buyers should know that, for a home that is not in foreclosure, there are some repairs

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that should ultimately be the responsibility of the seller. If these repairs are not made, a buyer should think strongly about walking away from the deal, according to Why6Percent.com, a real estate marketing site.

SUCH REPAIRS INCLUDE:

• lender-required repairs that could impact home safety • leaky pipes • water penetration issues, including a bad roof • unsafe decking or handrails • wet basements or crawl spaces • insecure foundations or obvious structural damage • poorly functioning sewer lines or septic system It is always adviseable for buyers to speak with a reliable real estate attorney and a trusted real estate agent to guide them through the process of buying a home. These people can help buyers navigate the important decisions that can affect the home they’ll be living in for the next several years. ❑

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Help Wanted

BATTING CAGE ATTENDANTS

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VOLUNTEERS WANTED CLERICAL SUPPORT - Anticoagulation Clinic – Provides an opportunity for interaction with patients.

Highlands Ranch Metro District is seeking motivated individuals to fill our temporary Batting Cage Attendant position! You must be at least 18 years old & enjoy working with the public. For details & application visit www.highlandsranch.org.

Our newly renovated THRIFT SHOP - with high end merchandize and fabulous GIFT SHOP is looking for volunteers to support our dedicated staff.

SURGERY WAITING - Assisting visitors and surgery staff with patient progress.

Like directing traffic and moving about? Our ESCORT GUIDES and INFORMATION DESK is the place to be.

FRIENDLY SERVICE CART – Serve coffee; provide books, magazines, cross-word puzzles, games to patients and families.

Like working with patients? Be a PATIENT VISITOR who meets with patients and families.

EARN UP TO $150 DAILY -

Independent contract drivers needed to deliver flowers for Valentine’s Day holiday. Must use your own vehicle and provide MVR, insurance & license. Contact Mike at (720) 229-6800.

NURSING UNITS – Support nursing staff and patients.

Entry Level Admin Asst

- Colorado Mills Full Time.

Multi-Task in Fast paced environment. Benefits.

Fax Resumes to 303-384-3010 No Phone Calls Please.

FACILITY MAINTENANCE

Duties: Bldg maintenance, snow removal & landscape projects.

Min 3 yrs exp general facilities maint & operation of light-to-heavy motorized equipment.

Must have or be able to obtain a CO Class A CDL with hazmat. $18.41 to $21.17/hr DOQ. Excellent paid benefits. Add’l info pwsd.org.

Fax 303.841.8992 or email districtjobs@pwsd.org

Contact: Geri Hopkins at 303/778-5693 or gerihopkins@comcast.net

Full Time Teller Position

available for locally owned community bank. Competitive salary and great benefits. Cash handling and customer service preferred.

Fax resume to Robin at 303-6889882. EOE

Help Wanted

The Clear Creek County Tourism Board is seeking a

GAIN 130 LBS!

Savio House needs foster parents to provide temporary care for troubled teens ages 12-18.

Training, 24 hour support and $1900/month provided. Must complete precertification training and pass a criminal and motor vehicle background check.

Call Michelle 303-225-4073 or visit saviohouse.org.

Have home and kids; need parents!

Do you have time and love to give to kids but you just aren’t sure how to share it? Call to learn how you can earn a living caring for children in a home provided by Savio. Call Tracy at 303-225-4152.

Home Health Aid wanted for

married male quadrapeligic. P/T mornings and evenings. $8-$12 an hr. DOE. Must live within 15 min. of I-36 and Church Ranch Rd. and have dependable trans. Call 303487-1336 for details.

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PART-TIME OFFICE ASSISTANT

Highlands Ranch Metro District is currently accepting applications for a P/T Office Assistant. Duties include maintaining an inventory, ordering office supplies, & providing relief phone coverage at the Reception desk. Please visit www.highlandsranch.org for details and application.

RESIDENT CARE ASSOCIATE

The Meridian Arvada a Brookdale Senior Living Community is recruiting Resident Care Associates with compassion, respect, excellence and integrity to join our Personalized Living team.

Must have previous experience and enjoy working with a senior population. Please e-mail your resume to Penny Carter at penny.carter@brookdaleliving.com EOE

RN/LPN/MA

for busy pediatric practice in Castle Rock. Full time/part time.

Please Fax (303)814-0717 or email

perrystpeds@yahoo.com

SERVER

The Meridian Arvada a Brookdale Senior Living Community is recruiting part time Servers for our Dining Department for Individual’s with compassion, respect, excellence and integrity to join our Dining Services Team. Must be a team player, able to multi task, energetic and have an affinity for working with a senior population.

One year experience in related field is required. Please e-mail your resume to Michael Atkins at michael.atkins@brookdaleliving.co m EOE

Help Wanted

Seasonal, non-benefited Gate Attendant $7.78 - $8.55, closes: 2/11/13 Seasonal Park Ranger $12.40 - $13.67 Seasonal Specialist – Nature Center $11.01 - $12.14 Seasonal Specialist – Standley Lake $11.01 - $12.14 Hourly, non-benefitted Bus Driver $13.67 - $15.72/hour, closes 2/4/13 More seasonal jobs will be posted in the upcoming weeks. Check the website often!

Submit City of Westminster online applications thru 8:30 a.m. on close date http://www.cityofwestminster.us/jobs EOE

ServiceMaster Clean has

several part-time janitorial openings throughout Denver. Immediate evening positions available in Centennial and Highlands Ranch.

Please call 303-761-0122 to schedule an interview.

highly motivated, experienced, self starter with an outgoing personality to implement the county's marketing plan and promote tourism in Clear Creek County. Full job posting available at clearcreekcounty.org.

Send resumes to office@clearcreekcounty.org

Western Summit Constructors, Inc. is seeking

Formwork Carpenters (including Foremen, Leadmen & Helpers), Concrete Finishers, Concrete Placing Foremen, Pipefitters, Yard Pipe (Operators, Layers & Laborers) and Tower Crane Operators for Metro Denver area projects (58th & York and Chambers & Hess). Applications will be taken at 9780 Pyramid Ct, Suite 100, Englewood, CO 80112, from 8 -5 M-F. Send resumes to Careers@westernsummit.com or call (303)325-0325. WSCI is an EEO Employer.

Utility Operator I, II, III or IV The City of Black Hawk is currently accepting applications for the position of Utility Operator I, II, III or IV. Great opportunity for the senior level operator or on-the-job training for the Level I trainee. Position is responsible for operating and maintaining conventional and diatomaceous earth water treatment facilities and distribution system. Full-time position, 40 hours per week, with on-call hours, some holidays and week-ends; water plants operate 7 days per week. Minimum qualifications include: must be 18 years of age or older; HS diploma or GED; a minimum of 6 months experience in water Utility Operations preferred; good communication, writing and math skills; previous computer experience; and valid Colorado driver’s license with a safe driving record. Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered. Hiring range is $18.46 – $27.41 per hour DOQ/E and includes an outstanding benefits package. The City of Black Hawk conducts pre-employment testing, physical exams, drug testing, and background investigations as conditions of employment. Send cover letter, completed city application, resume and copies of certificates and Colorado driver’s license to: City of Black Hawk, Employee Services, PO Box 68, Black Hawk, CO 80422 or fax to (303)582-0848. For more info, or to obtain a city application, visit the City’s website at www.cityofblackhawk.org. Please note: we are no longer accepting emailed application documents. Closing date: Monday, February 18, 2013 at 4:00 PM/MST. EOE

Would you like to earn extra $500 to $1,000 this month? is looking for Marketing Executives

Full or Part-Time Call Today For Details Matt at 303-618-2970

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for IHS Global, Inc. (Englewood, CO). Responsible for refinement & execution of test strategy for the RESTful web API across mult products in the Environmental, Health & Safety & Sustainability solutions. Reqmts incl Bachelor's in CIS, Comp Sci, Math. or Electronics. 3 yrs exp as Quality Assurance Tester or rltd occupation. Post Bachelor's exp reqd & must incl: Automation tools such as Visual Studio/TFS, Ruby, or WatiR; Relational D/bases (MS SQL Server 2005/2008 &/or Oracle 10 or 11); Prgrmg languages (HTML); Creating & executing complex SQL Queries (SQL); Quick Test Professional 8.0 (QTP), Quality Center & Test Director; & Testing in Java, J2EE, & Oracle envrmts. Employer will accept combination of 2 lesser degs/diplomas if equiv to US Bachelor's as determined by a recognized evaluator. This position offers option to work remotely. Reports to Corporate Headquarters in Englewood, CO. Mail resumes to Karen Jewell, IHS Global, 15 Inverness Way East, Englewood, CO 80112. (Must ref. Job Code 62)

STAFF COORDINATOR Duties focus on scheduling and coordinating care for seniors (maintain monthly client schedules, computer input, customer service, follow up on assignments, etc.). Full and parttime opportunities available.

Work From Home AVON Good earnings to sell or buy, CR, Please Recycle Publication Parker, HR &this Centennial.

Call for information when Finished Fay, (303)790-2524 flnorris@yahoo.com

Help deliver the new DEX telephone directories in Denver and the surrounding areas.

Must be 18 or older & a licensed, insured driver.

The Academy,

a charter school in Westminster, is hiring custodians. Must be able to pass a physical (push/pull/lift 50 pounds), pass a background check, and have a GED or high school diploma. Email a cover letter, resume, and three work references to jobs@theacademyk12.org. In your cover letter, indicate what position you are interest in: fulltime evenings, part-time days, and/or call in substitute.

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CALL 1-800-733-9675 For Local News Anytime of the Day Visit OurColoradoNews.com

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TO SELL YOUR GENTLY USED ITEMS, CALL 303-566-4100 Firewood Bulk Firewood

Logs, various hardwoods, random links, you load, you haul. $60.00 for pick up load.

Split firewood also available.

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Fresh cut Christmas Trees Weekends at Sedalia Conaco Scrap Metal hauling also available Call 303-647-2475 or 720-323-2173

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terested in having a Calvary Chapel in Arvada? Join us as we join together to pray and discuss the next step in starting a CC in Arvada.

Feb. 10th 5:30-6:30pm at the Community Recreation Center 6842 Wadsworth Blvd. For more info: Sal (720)545-7732

Misc. Notices Want To Purchase minerals and other oil/gas interests. Send details to: P.O. Box 13557 Denver, CO 80201

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SERVICES TO ADVERTISE YOUR SERVICES, CALL 303-566-4100 Carpentry

Drywall

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A new way to bring home bacon Denver newbie Tender Belly is bellying up to the food bar to showcase its pork products.

If you haven’t porked out on its products, you’re missing a sweet treat.

Tender Belly is a Cinderella story with brothers Erik and Shannon Duffy, who were born and raised in Iowa, where farmers created the gold standard of pork. While not farmers themselves, they come from a farming family, dedicated to the land and hard work.

Entrepreneurial fires burned in both, along with a broad set of professional skills and most importantly, a love for good, pure, clean food and making the simple things, extraordinary. In 2010 they joined forces and started Tender Belly. Their business was an immediate hit — the lure of tasty bacon and other outstanding pork products was too good for chefs to pass up.

If you’re hankering for Tender Belly pork products, you will find them at Cured, www. curedboulder.com/; Lucky’s Market, www. luckysmarket.com; The Truffle Cheese Shop, www.denvertruffle.com; or Tony’s Markets, www.tonysmarket.com.

You can also check out Tender Belly products at www.tenderbelly.com.

“Family” by Trent Bosch is an example of the variety of shapes that can be created by a wood lathe.

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Woodcraft at its

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If you don’t know where Jefferson Park is, now is a good time to figure that out because Corner House, located in this Northwest area, finally opened its doors last week.

The anticipation has been building since November when chef Matt Selby, then at Vesta Dipping Grill, announced that this casual neighborhood eatery would be his next venture, according to EaterDenver.com.

Since November, there were interviews with Selby, construction updates, space and menu previews, and even a spot on the Eater National 40 Most Anticipated Openings of 2013 for Corner House. Now it is open and will serve a small but carefully crafted menu for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Restaurants booked for Denver Restaurant Week(s)

Hoping for a 7 p.m. reservation at Barolo Grill, Elway’s Cherry Creek or Ocean Prime during Denver Restaurant Week(s)? Prime time seats at those foodie favorites are filled.

The menus for the 9th Annual Denver Restaurant Week(s) — Feb. 23 to March 8 — went live at www.denverrestaurantweek.com recently, and many of the most popular spots were “fully committed” (restaurant speak for “you’re out of luck, pal”) before the end of the work day with the exception of early (5 p.m.) or late (after 9) reservation slots.

But with more than 300 restaurants already participating in the event that charges $52.80 per couple ($26.40 for one) for a threecourse meal, there are plenty of eateries to go around. But, if you snooze, you lose. One way to check reservation availabilities is to go to www.opentable.com.

“The great fun of restaurant week is gathering together friends, exploring the hundreds of menus on the website, and then experimenting and trying new restaurants or revisiting old favorites,” said Richard Scharf, president & CEO of Visit Denver, the owner and organizer of the event.

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Woodturning exhibit shows evolution of art

By Clarke Reader

creader@ourcoloradonews.com A first look at some of the objects on display at the Foothills Art Center Community Gallery, and a visitor might think they are looking at glass or ceramic works.

But they’re not. Everything on display is made out of wood.

The Four Masters of Colorado Woodturning exhibit will be in the FAC’s Community Gallery, 1510 Washington St. in Golden, through March 15. The four artists whose work is on display are Trent Bosch, Jon Garcia, Keith Gotschall and Paul Stafford.

The gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tuesday through Saturday and admission is free.

“We’ve been interested in really exploring the world of woodturning, and thought we’d start with a smaller show,” said curator Marianne Lorenz. “If this show goes well we’ll maybe be looking at a bigger show in 2014.”

Woodturning is when an artist uses a lathe to create their pieces of art, and what

IF YOU GO WHAT: The Four Masters of Colorado Woodturning WHERE: Foothills Art Center Community Gallery 1510 Washington St., Golden WHEN: Through March 15 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays COST: Free INFORMATION: 303-279-3922 or www.foothillsartcenter.org

makes it unique is that the wood is moving while a stationary tool is used to cut and shape it.

“Woodturning is a very old art that was used to create chair legs and spindles by woodworkers called ‘bodgers’ in the Middle Ages,” Gotschall said. “A lot of us learned this skill in our industrial arts or shop classes in school, and are now coming back to what used to just be a hobby.”

The craft has grown, and Gotschall estimates there are around 300 woodturning clubs in the country, with at least four in Colorado.

Lorenz said there are all kinds of different ways for wood lathes to be used, and that is what accounts for the great variety in the work on display.

“One of the most common things people think when they hear woodturning is salad bowls, but there are so many different techniques like etching and piercing that we have on display,” she said. “There is a real variety of techniques and different types of wood at play in these pieces.”

Gotschall started as a woodworker who created mostly furniture, but was participating in a Boulder Open Studio Tour, and saw somebody working with a lathe.

“The whole reason I got into this was the lathe, which really has become all encompassing,” he said. “There’s something really alluring, really beautiful about the lathe and the work you can do on it.”

He was also drawn to the speed with which one could work, and the new areas for design it opened up.

Gotschall’s works can be extremely intricate, and he plans them carefully before taking the wood to the lathe.

Jon Garcia’s “circuiTree” is one of the artists’ works that is on display at the Foothills Art Center through March 15.

Submitted photo “It really is in exercise in craftmanship, because its so refined and the work needs to be super crisp,” he said. “You can really take it as far as you want to — it’s an openended craft — and you can almost go anywhere you want.”

Gotschall said that all woodturning artists work in different ways, and that should be readily evident at the exhibit.

“We picked artists we thought were doing out-of-the-box type work,” Lorenz said.

“For people who visit, we’d really like them to understand that woodturning has become not just a way to create utilitarian objects, but also a way to create art.”

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PRESIDENT/CEO GARY WINK OPENING REMARKS On behalf of myself, the Chamber Board of Directors and Staff plus the entire Community of Golden— Welcome to the 93rd Annual Meeting of your Chamber, The Greater Golden Chamber of Commerce. I personally want to thank you for allowing me to be your President/CEO for 19 years.

It’s not only been rewarding to me but a pleasure serving such a great group of businesses and a great community.

I hope to be here for many years to come.

Please rise for the Pledge of Allegiance and stay standing for our National Anthem, The Stars Spangle Banner by Donald Tallman, Executive Director of the Colorado Railroad Museum.

Donald sings the Star Spangle Banner at several Stock Show events.

At this time I’d like to introduce:

Congressman Ed Perlmutter, Melanie Knaus-Office of US Congressman Ed Perlmutter, Brandon Rattiner-Denver Metro Area Regional Director US Senator Udall Office, Jefferson County Assessor-Jim Everson, Jefferson County Deputy Assessor-Louis D’Aurio, Golden City Counselors Marcia Claxton, Saoirse Charis-Graves, Bill Fisher, Marcie Miller, Golden City Manager-Mike Bestor, Dawn Smith-President Conifer Area Chamber of Commerce, Lin Browning-President Evergreen Area Chamber of Commerce, Brian WilmsPresident West Chamber.

Pastor Dan Thoemke-Golden Community Faith in Action will now give the invocation.

Continue to enjoy your lunch by The Golden Hotel/Bridgewater Grill and the entertainment by “Plum Jazz”.

Thank you Candace & Sean!

I’d like to thank our Corporate Table Sponsors: ERA A Waters Company, Jefferson County Schools District R-1, Red Hats Society of Golden and Red Rocks Country Club.

Our contributing sponsors are: Alpha Graphics of Golden, Creekside Jewelers, Enstrom Candies, Fleur de Lis Flowers, The Golden Hotel/Bridgewater Grill and Mo’s Family Portraits.

There are three very special people we all need to extend a huge thank you and they are the Chamber staff.

These three individuals are the glue that holds the Chamber together.

Please recognize Carol Ann Bowles, Jayne Byl and Krista Braton.

Congressman Ed Perlmutter gave a special announcement that all

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award recipients will be read into the Congressional records 2013.

AMBASSADOR OF THE YEAR AWARD

Roy Masters presents to Chris Quoyeser

This award is given each year to an individual who is a member of the Chamber Ambassadors. This individual has been very active in promoting the Chamber in several ways such as attending ribbon cuttings, grand openings, ground breakings, mentoring new Chamber members, attending Chamber functions, helping at the Chamber Back Yard BBQ, and the list goes on. The Ambassador of the Year is

selected through a point system.

For every function, program, member mentor, member recruited, etc. there is a number of points given. Past recipients have been Fred Lyssy, John Tracy, Bob Torgerson, Megara Pullen, Judy Laue, Annette Spreier, Mary Block, Craig Baker and Wendy Goins.

This year’s recipient of the Ambassador of the Year Award goes to CHRIS QUOYESER from Alpha Graphics of Golden.

Chris has been a Chamber Ambassador for several years. He is always willing to help when called upon if his schedule allows him to.

Recently his schedule has been very full which means the business is going very well. Chris accepts all challenges with an attitude of no defeat. He is a real asset to the Golden community.

Please welcome and congratulate CHRIS QUOYESER.

GOLDEN YOUNG PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR AWARD This award is given to an individual who is a member of the Golden Young Professionals and has demonstrated outstanding leadership in GYP and potential leadership within the Golden community.

The Golden Young Professionals Group (GoldenYP) is a membership organization for talented, up-andcoming professionals, ages 21-40, dedicated to building a better Golden.

They are motivated, energetic and certain to become Golden’s future leaders. They sponsor, promote and support social activities involving members of the Golden business community. GoldenYP offers its members a link between their personal passions and professional ambitions.

GoldenYP’s agenda is to provide young professionals living or working in our community with the opportunity to expand their personal networks and build lasting connections within Golden’s professional and social arenas. They are focused on

professional development, community service and enjoying the local social scene. Their goal is simple: to engage and connect young professionals and positively shape the future of Golden.

This year’s Golden Young Professional is JAIME STRONG, Event Designer at Three Tomatoes Steakhouse and Club at Fossil Trace.

Jamie is a Colorado native and has called Jefferson County her home her entire life. She is a sports enthusiast and enjoys playing on any team that will let her join. She left Colorado in 2000 to play golf for the University of Hawaii while earning her Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting. She then returned home to complete her MBA at Regis University.

Jaime has proudly been at Three Tomatoes Steakhouse and Club since January 2004. When not at work, you will find Jaime involved with the Golden Chamber, at the Golden Community Center, or enjoying all the local hiking trails.

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Jaime was elected as Chair of the 2012 Golden Young Professionals and did a superb job in overseeing the development of the organization. Her

dedication and ability to work with Chamber staff was fantastic.

Please welcome and congratulate JAIME STRONG.

Jayne Byl, Jaime Strong and Roy Masters

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YEAR 2012 IN REVIEW BY 2012 CHAIR ROY MASTERS

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Roy recognizes retiring Chamber Director Roger Tapia, Creekside Jewelers, for his six years of service to the Chamber and Community.

Roy recognizes committee volunteers with certificate of appreciation: CRAIG BAKER--CHAIR – AMBASSADORS, MARY BLOCK--CO-CHAIR – AMBASSADORS, SEAN PLUMB--CHAIR – COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, JOHN TRACY--CO-CHAIR – COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, ROGER TAPIA--CHAIR – DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION, RENEE RINEHIMER--CO-CHAIR – DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION, JAIME STRONG--CHAIR-GOLDEN YOUNG PROFESSIONALS, BRIAN VANKEUREN--CO-CHAIR-GOLDEN YOUNG PROFESSIONALS, KELLEY JACKSON-CONDON--CHAIR – MEMBERSHIP SERVICES, DIANNE BENNETT--CO-CHAIR – MEMBERSHIP SERVICES, LORNA CRAWFORD--CHAIR – SOUTH GOLDEN AREA BUSINESSES, GEORGE KOWACH--CO-CHAIR – SOUTH GOLDEN AREA BUSINESSES, RENEE RINEHIMER--CHAIR-VISITOR AND CONVENTION COUNCIL, LISA KNIPP--CO-CHAIR-VISITOR AND CONVENTION COUNCIL, JOHN TRACY--COALITION OF JEFFERSON COUNTY BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTATIVE, M.L. RICHARDSON--COALITION OF JEFFERSON COUNTY BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTATIVE, NANCY TAYLOR MASON--CO-CHAIR-GOLDEN FINE ARTS FESTIVAL, BARB LUDWIG--CO-CHAIR -GOLDEN FINE ARTS FETIVAL, DEB ROBINSON--CHAIR-GOLDEN FARMERS MARKET, JEANNE UMBRECHT-CO-CHAIR-GOLDEN FARMERS MARKET, MICHAEL MASON--GOLDEN SUPER CRUISE, DIANE PASQUARELLI--CO-CHAIR OLDE GOLDEN CHRISTMAS. 2012 was another great year for the Chamber. The Fine Arts Festival and the Farmer’s Market had another record-breaking year. The First Friday Street Fairs and the Knock Your Socks Off Chili Cook Off and Beer Tasting, continued to grow in popularity - with the assistance of perfect Colorado weather. The Original Shopping District, Ladies Only Shopping Tour was once again a big success in Golden. And of course - no one beats Golden’s own – Olde Golden Christmas. And this year we are pleased to have a new organization connected to the Chamber – the Golden Young Professionals kicked off their inaugural year with incredible success and enthusiasm.

A couple of questions we sometimes hear at the Chamber are; What do we do? Why should I join, or why should I remain a member?

And, What’s in it for me? As said in our mission statement; The Golden Chamber - Promotes business, community activities, and ethics in support of economic vitality. Here are a couple of facts that prove that our mission statement is a reality and not just words. In 2012 the Farmers Market provided the City of Golden $15,592 in sales tax revenue & the Fine Arts Festival provided $12,301, for a total of $27,893 from just two of the Chamber events. Also, according to Visit Denver’s Longwoods Study, the Golden Chamber is accountable

for $8.9 million dollars of economic vitality to the community through the events the Chamber puts on. This is why the Chamber is important, and why we take our roll in the Golden business community seriously. While other communities have struggled during the recession, Golden continues to have good economic health and we believe we had a significant say in that. And as a Business owner of Brand Evolutions West here in Golden, I have seen first hand, the value of a start up company being connected to other businesses via the Chamber.

Gary and his staff; Jayne, Carol Ann & Krista, manage daily operations, events, membership and

the coordination of a small army of dedicated volunteers that ultimately benefit all Chamber members. The Chamber and the entire Golden community are very fortunate to have such a dedicated team.

I have really appreciated the opportunity to be the Chair of the Golden Chamber during 2012.

Thanks to Gary, my fellow Board members and the Chamber Staff for their trust and guidance over the past year.

At this time it is my great pleasure to introduce Lisa Knipp from MillerCoors as the 2013 Chair of the Golden Chamber of Commerce.

LOOKING FORWARD TO 2013 BY LISA KNIPP, 2013 CHAMBER CHAIR Roy, on behalf of the Golden Chamber of Commerce members, Staff and Board, I would like to thank you for your dedicated service as our 2012 Golden Chamber Chair! Roy has worked, lived and raised his family in Golden over the past, nearly 20 years. He owns his own business in Golden, called Brand Evolutions West.

Roy, we would like to give you this plaque as a small way to show our appreciation of your Chamber service this past year. Your commitment, guidance and integrity has added value to keep the Chamber a thriving organization!

Gary asked me to say a little about myself. While I haven’t ever lived

in Golden, I grew up just a few miles away, in Lakewood and went to WheatRidge HS. My grandpa used to bring my brother & me to Golden to shop and watch the parades. I was even known to visit the brewery for a short tour! I aspired to be a Tour Guide at Coors. Well, I never got hired as a Tour Guide, but, for the last 9 years, I have worked for MillerCoors as the Guest Relations Manager! It just took me college at CSU and careers with Giorgio Beverly Hills, Hugo Boss and Procter & Gamble to find my way home! Funny how things come full circle.

I co-chair the VisitGolden committee, am involved with the Downtown Merchants Association and

have served on the Chamber Board for the last few years. I look forward to serve as your 2013 Chair.

It is my pleasure to introduce the 2013 Chamber Board of Directors.

Please stand when I call your name.

Roy Masters, Brand Evolutions West, Past Chair; Dianne Bennett, EDS Waste and Columbia Sanitary, Chair Elect; Gary Bowersock, Colorado School of Mines, Secretary/Treasure; Beverly Craddock, Jefferson County Schools District R-1; Kelley JacksonCondon, Table Mountain Vision Clinic; George Kowach, Mutual of Omaha Bank; Ken Kranz, Dru Short State Farm Insurance, Visitors Center Liaison; Carolyn Hinkley, DOE; Brandon Narva, Goozell Yogurt;

M.L. Richardson, APC Construction Co./Keller Farm Property; Annette Spreier, Kempel Concessions and Amusements; Jaime Strong, Three Tomatoes Steakhouse and Club at Fossil Trace; John Tracy, Golden Transcript/Colorado Community Media; Brian Vankeuren, Waddell and Reed, Golden Young Professionals Liaison.

And now, it is time to recognize the Chamber members for their outstanding performance and contribution to the Chamber and to the Golden Community which we are so fortunate to be a part of!

CHAIRMAN’S AWARD The Golden Chamber of Commerce Chairman’s Award is a very special award and is not awarded every year.

This award is at the discretion of the Chair and must contribute a great deal to the overall economic vitality of the Greater Golden Area. This award can be an individual, business, organization, division of a business, etc. and must be in good standing with the Golden Chamber and the Golden Community.

The Chairman’s Award goes to ERA, A WATERS COMPANY.

ERA moved into their new facilities in Golden from another metro community in December of 2011. Founded in 1977, ERA is the world’s largest provider of environmental proficiency testing and manufactures standards and reference materials for scientific labs.

To express that in a low tech way, ERA makes sure the water processed in treatment plants, air from smoke stacks and soil from mining operations is clean. Those standards also ensure that sports doping tests, pharma

research and development and every other measurement done on those state of the art Waters instruments is accurate. With the financial strength of their parent company, Waters Corporation, ERA is expected to continue to expand their facilities and capabilities.

It didn’t take ERA long to get involved in Golden. ERA has a real passion to help others and that’s where Soles4Souls became a project Carl Craig, ERA President, said we are on board. He told Michele James, a

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Cybil Sandusky of ERA, a Waters Company super volunteer for Soles4Souls, that there was room in their warehouse at ERA to store shoes. Well, 110,000

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pairs of shoes later, the offer still stands and with great gratitude.

Rae Heim, an 18 year old from Iowa, took it upon herself to help raise awareness for Soles4Souls.

She decided to run across the country from Boston beginning on April 1st and headed to Huntington Beach, Ca. in her bare feet. She ran at least a half a marathon every day and sometimes

much more to get to her goal.

One step further was made when the Golden Chamber connected with ERA. On Sunday, August 26th, Rae ran into Golden where she was greeted by numerous volunteers, Mayor Marjorie Sloan and a mountain of over 5,000 pair of shoes donated by Golden area residents. Shoes are still

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coming in for this cause and has surpassed the 6,000 pair. Golden was the only community to welcome Rae in this way on her trek across the US. A huge thank you to Michele James, her volunteer partner Kori

Bartow, Rae Heim and ERA for this great venture.

Please welcome and congratulate ERA, A WATERS COMPANY

CIVIC AWARD This award is given each year to an organization or individual that has contributed greatly to the quality of life in Golden. Past recipients have been Heinie Foss, Marv Kay, Jack and Joy Brandt, Donna Owen, Colorado School of Mines, Foothills Art Center, The Golden Lions Club, The Golden Police Department, Boy Scout Troop 130, The Kiwanis Club of Golden, Golden Civic Foundation, Golden Cultural Alliance, Rotary Club of Golden, Golden Urban Renewal Authority (GURA), Leadership Golden, Colorado School of Mines Athletic Dept., American

Mountaineering Center, Christian Action Guild, Golden.Com-Barb Warden, City of Golden Parks and Recreation Department and others.

This year’s recipient of the Civic Award goes to THE LARIAT LOOP a National Scenic Byway.

The Lariat Loop Scenic & Historic Byway is a 40-mile (64km) route in the foothills between Golden, Morrison and Evergreen. The Lariat Loop Byway blends natural, cultural and historic attributes in a route that has been promoted as a tourist destination since 1914 and can be enjoyed in a half-day’s drive from

Denver. Along the route are dozens of historic sites, scenic parks and other attractions, many of which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Roy Masters, Mark Condon and Joe Tempel The Lariat Loop encompasses parts of Denver’s original “circle drives” city parks and are accessible to within the unique Denver Mountain the public.

Parks system designed by F.L. Please welcome and congratulate Olmsted Jr. in 1914. Many of these THE LARIAT LOOP, A scenic area have become county or NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY.

CHARLIE O’BRIEN AWARD

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This award goes to a member who is well respected within his or her organization and is motivated by an unselfish desire to contribute to the community for the betterment of greater Golden. Past recipients have been – Bob Lowry, Edna Miklos, Chuck and Carol Baroch, John and Shan Brunel, Donna Owen, Tom & Donna Plummer, Dana Moran, Vicki Wagner, JoAnn Thistlewood, Bill and Charlene Pazar, Ed Dorsey, Carol

Harwood, Dave and Kathy Shuey, Rose Anne Jones, Bob Short, Michael Mason, Don Eckburg, John Tracy, Bob List, Dennis Eggemeyer, Ken Kranz and others.

This year the Charlie O’Brien award goes to CONNIE TYSDAL. Connie Tysdal moved to unincorporated Jefferson County near Golden in 1979. Her first volunteer efforts were for the Jefferson County Public School District from 1981 through 1987. She served two year on the Colorado PTA Leadership Commission, presenting classes and workshops to PTA leaders across the state.

After being chosen as a member of the first class of Leadership Golden in 1984, Connie was then elected as the founding president of the Leadership Golden Alumni Association in 1985.

She served as president for two terms and led the organization as it was incorporated and assumed the responsibility for running and funding

the Leadership Golden program for the Golden Chamber of Commerce and Golden Civic Foundation.

Connie joined the Golden Chamber of Commerce in the late 1980s. She became a member of the Visitors and Convention Council in 1981, later becoming chair of the group. In 1992, she became the chairperson of the Slide Show/Video Subcommittee, writing the original script and two major revisions plus coordinating the conversion of the slide show into a video in 1987. The slide show was used to promote Golden around the state; after the conversion to video, the outreach included the whole U.S. In 2000, Connie Tysdal was elected to the Board of Trustees for the Golden Visitors Center. From 2003 to 2006 she served as Vice President of the Board and was integral to fund raising efforts and playing off the debt. Connie initiated a detailed annual report of donations to the

Center and analysis giving patterns.

She continues that effort to the present and is an advisor to the Board.

Connie founded a chapter of the Red Hat Society called the Flaming Golden Oldies in 2003. The group can still be found laughing their way through lunch or tea around Golden.

Connie worked as a philanthropic researcher at the Colorado School of Mines Foundation from 1985 until 1991. From March 1991 until July 1994, she helped Mike Diener resurrect Heritage Square as assistant property manager. In 1998 she earned her Masters in Applied Communication from the University of Denver.

Connie founded her own facilitation and mediation practice but closed the business in 2006 in order to become an involved and doting grandmother.

Please welcome and congratulate CONNIE TYSDAL.

BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARD This award is given to an outstanding Chamber of Commerce business member that has contributed substantially to the Chamber of Commerce and the community. Past recipients have been Meyer Hardware, Country Mouse, The Golden Transcript, Golden West Commuter, The Foss Co., Heritage Square, Table Mountain Inn, Stevinson’s Golden Ford, Coors Brewing Company, Pizza Hut, Spirits in the Wind Gallery, Hilltop Café, Golden Branch of Union Bank & Trust, Lafarge West Inc., Buffalo Rose, Epilog Corporation, Baby Doe’s Clothing, Table Mountain Vision Clinic Safety and Sport Eye Wear Zone, Pine Ridge Development, Unisyn Medical Technologies, The Golden Hotel/Bridgewater Grill, EDS

Waste Solutions and others.

This year’s recipient of the Business of the Year award goes to ART ON THE BRIX. Alyssa Graves had a dream and that was to bring an artistic experience to Golden and she has done just that.

She opened her dream store with the philosophy of “Boost Your Creativity”.

Art On The Brix combines playful art classes and a great atmosphere in a way that inspires all types of people to relax and get creative. Classes for all ages are offered and fun it is. To help you relax and get in the mood of art, Art On The Brix has wine, beer and non-alcoholic beverages for your comfort.

The Chamber received a call from a mom that lives at least

40 miles from Golden. She and her daughter normally do not do too many things together because of differences but the mom decided to ask her daughter if she would be interested in taking an art class at Art On The Brix.

The daughter agreed. The mom had said this was the first time in many tries that the two of them enjoyed doing something together. She said Alyssa was the most enjoyable host one could ask for and the art class was so much fun and rewarding. The mom and her daughter plan to return to Art On The Brix and continue this great experience. This in just one experience of many that has been shared with the Chamber.

Art On The Brix is located at 1299 Washington Avenue,

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Suite 180 in Historic Downtown Golden. The main entrance in off the Alley between Washington Avenue and Jackson Street. Alyssa says this is a great way to Boost Your Creativity and forget the daily routine.

Please welcome and congratulate ART ON THE BRIX.

Alyssa Graves, Art on the Brix

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signed up to participate in 2013 with more coming on board every day.

“We will continue to post menus on the site as we get them from the restaurants, so it pays to check the site frequently,” Scharf said.

While the event continues to grow — with 339 restaurants participating last year, Denver broke all records for restaurant weeks across the country — some beloved fine dining spots opted out this year.

Perhaps most notably, was the decision by Bonanno Concepts, the restaurant company owned by chef Frank Bonanno, to “86 its two white tablecloth spots, Mizuna and Luca d’Italia, from the Denver Restaurant Week(s) menu.

Other lower priced Bonanno Concepts restaurants — Osteria Marco, Russell’s Smokehouse, Lou’s Food Bar and Bones (which are all wonderful) — are still part of

the program.

“Frank gives his chefs freedom when it comes to menu creation and events, and the chef teams at Mizuna and Luca d’Italia have decided to decline participation in this year’s Denver Restaurant Week because they simply prefer to run business as usual,” said Lauren Hendrick, PR and marketing coordinator for Bonanno Concepts. “It’s really as simple as that.”

A new feature on the www.denver restaurantweek.com website allows diners to share their “Must-Dine” lists with their friends on Facebook, giving them yet another way to make their plans.

Based on surveys, a record 404,400 meals were served during DRW 2012, up 12 percent over the 360,480 total meals served in 2011.

Website traffic at the DRW site saw 7 million page views in 2012.

Scharf encouraged diners to make reser-

vations early, but sent a word of warning to “no shows.”

“Please honor your reservations,” he said.

“One of the most frustrating things about the event is when people make a reservation, and don’t show up, denying other diners that time slot. Don’t be a no-show! Please notify the restaurant if your plans change so they can fill that table.”

And, on another note, please remember to tip your server on the real bill’s total, not just on the discounted $52.80 price tag. Mangia!

Business networking in Westminster

sional women in a non-routine setting. At the open house, guests will learn about the Women’s Business Network and the ways in which the members support each other on an exclusive basis.

The event is free of charge, and you can RSVP on the WBN website, www.wbncolorado.com.

WBN will offer drinks and appetizers, and all guests are encouraged to invite a colleague from another female-based business. Men who wish to learn more about the WBN on behalf of their female colleagues are welcome to attend.

The Women’s Business Network will hold an open house for all business women in the north Metro Denver area from 5-7 p.m.

Monday, Feb. 7, at the DoubleTree Hotel in Westminster.

The event is designed to encourage businesswoman to connect with other profes-

Penny Parker’s “Mile High Life” column gives insights into the best events, restaurants, businesses, parties and people throughout the metro area. Parker also writes for BlacktieColorado.com. She can be reached at penny@ blacktie-llc.com or at 303-619-5209.

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YOUR WEEK: LUNCHEON, WORKSHOP

THURSDAY/JAN. 31

FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/FEB. 1-3

SATURDAY/FEB. 2

LUNCHEON BE a queen for a day. Join Michelle Rahn at noon Thursday, Jan. 31, for the Walking Tiara Tall Luncheon. Rahn will show how her positive zest for life and sense of humor bring out the royalty in each of us. Register before Jan. 28 at Community Recreation Center of Apex, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Cost is $9, which includes lunch.

DANCE PERFORMANCE Ballet Nouveau Colorado and Paper Bird present “Carry On,” a full-length contemporary dance, live music and multimedia performance, at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 1-2, and 2 p.m. Feb. 3, at the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood. Tickets available online at www.lakewood. org/culturalcenteror by phone at 303-987-7845.

DOG TRAINING Misha May Foundation Dog Training and Rescue’s “COME!” class is from 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31, at Pet Station, 2300 S. Colorado Blvd., Denver. Registration required at mishamayfoundation@gmail.com or 303-239-0382.

EQUIPMENT AUCTION Jefco Aeromod’lers RC Club plans its annual RC equipment auction. Item check-in is on Friday, Feb. 1, and the sale starts at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 2, and Sunday, Feb. 3, at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, 15299 W. 6th Ave., Golden. See hundreds of model aircraft and equipment. Club provides free pilot training at our field within Chatfield State Park. The event free to view and attend; a donation requested to get a bidder/seller number. Food available on Saturday and Sunday. Contact John Lipe at 720-891-1140 or johnlipe77@ msn.com.

ANIMAL TRACKS Mile Hi Church hosts its annual “Animal Tracks: Education, Spiritually Connecting and Caring for Animals” seminar series from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2.

Kate Solisti, keynote speaker, will present “The World According to Animals.” She is an internationally known author, teacher, animal communicator and expert in dog and cat nutrition.

Other topics include: Keeping You & Your Pet Safe in Nature, Animal Totems & Signs of Nature, Canine Massage Therapy for the Senior Dog, Training Your Dog & Why It’s Important, Healing Touch for Animals and Grieving the Loss of Your Pet. Lunch may be purchased on-site from 12:15-1:15 p.m. Register at www. milehichurch.orgor call 303-237- 8851. The church is at 9077 W. Alameda Ave., Lakewood.

FRIDAY/FEB. 1 GOLDEN HISTORY Photographic portraits of 15 legendary Goldenites will be on display starting Friday, Feb. 1, at the Golden History Center, 923 10th St. A free reception is from 5:30-8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1, to unveil the portraits at the center.

Food and beverages will be provided, and the Jefferson Symphony Orchestra will perform. RSVP by calling 303-278-3557.

TOWN HALL Reps. Brittany Pettersen and Max Tyler, DLakewood; Sen. Andy Kerr, D-Lakewood; and Sen. Cheri Jahn, D-Wheat Ridge, will host a town hall meeting from 9:30-11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, to discuss the changes in health care laws brought on by the Affordable Care Act. The legislators will be

joined by Bob Semro, policy analyst from the Bell Policy Center, who will discuss how the act affects seniors and small businesses as well as some of the specifics of Colorado’s new health exchange. There will also be time for constituents to voice their concerns to the legislators. The town hall meeting is at the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway.

BACK-PAIN WORKSHOP Golden Pilates is hosting a workshop for low-back pain from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, led by physical therapist and Pilates instructor Lise Stolze. Learn to understand treatment-based classification and clinical prediction rules for low back pain; understand the latest research on Pilates and low back pain; understand common spine pathologies and dysfunctions; use basic movement assessment techniques to address spine pathology; and identify specific exercises using Pilates principles to help those with low back pain to return to function. Golden Pilates is at 922 Washington Ave., Suite 200, Golden. Call 303-279-8008 for information on cost and to reserve your spot.

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Opera alive and well

enter, sihealth I grew up around opera. For seve their eral years my mom, Dorothy, was the e publicity and public relations director for Denver Lyric Opera so my impression of opera is more from the inside 2, led out. She used to take me to rehearsals arn to and got me involved in all of her pubedic- licity stunts and I usually ended up h going to five performances of every opera they produced. sment I still have a box full of buttons fic that say “Opera Lives!” as well as a ack few that say “Get Ahead with Salome” ngton promoting that famous opera that n on ends with John the Baptist’s head on a platter. My mom had a peculiar sense of humor.

Well, during the month of February opera is certainly going to live here in the Denver area. For those who enjoy those big traditional productions, Opera Colorado is presenting its staging of Gounod’s classic French opera, “Romeo and Juliet” at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House in the Denver Performing Arts Complex. It features soprano Ava Pine and tenor Guiseppe Varano in the title rolls.

Performances are 7:30 p.m. Feb. 9, 12 and 15 as well as a matinee at 2 p.m. on Feb. 17. The opera will be in French, but the “Ellie” is equipped with high tech wonders so there are screens with both English and Span-

ish subtitles at every seat.

For more information, visit www. operacolorado.org or call 303-4682030.

Who knew?

Looking at what else is coming up brings back even more memories, this time from my college days at Musician’s Institute in Hollywood. Back then I had two British roommates, both of whom were guitar players.

One day we get a call from some bass player guy named Pino, one of their “mates” from back home, who was coming to Los Angeles to tour with Gary Numan.

So, these guys roll into town for a month of rehearsals, and along with them was drummer Chris Slade who has played with everyone in the British rock world from Tom Jones

to AC/DC. Long story short, these guys were cooped up in a motel while they rehearsed for this tour, so Pino and Chris usually ended up at our apartment like extra roommates for a month and spent the evenings there drinking beer and playing Atari with us.

Flash forward to 2013 and Pino turned out to be Pino Palladino and now he’s playing bass with The Who. Who knew, huh?

The Who will be here Feb. 12 at the Pepsi Center for The Who: Quadraphinia and More Tour, featuring music from their second rock opera, Quadraphinia, which came out after Tommy.

Roger Daltry and Pete Townshend from the original band will be there and the opening band is Vintage Trouble.

Tickets for this show are still available, at all Ticket Horse outlets or www.tickethorse.com.

I guess my mom was right … Opera lives!

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DOG TRAINING A six-week Obedience and Good Manners class with Misha May Foundation and Rescue begins Saturday, Feb. 2, from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at Playful Pooch Dog Daycare and Boarding, 4000 Holly St., Denver. Each class will include basic training such as sit, stay and come. Email mishamayfoundation@ gmail.com for registration form.

DOG TRAINING Leash Walking with Misha May Foundation Dog Training and Rescue will be offered from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2 at Doggie Delights, 1432 S. Broadway, Denver. Join us for some tools and techniques to help you and your dog enjoy your walk together. Registration required at mishamayfoundation@gmail.com or call 303-2390382.

MONDAY/FEB. 4 PHOTO CONTEST Amateur and professional pho-

tographers are invited to submit photos for the Arvada Visitors Center’s first photography contest, “Show Us Your Arvada.” Entries must feature a place, attraction, feature or landmark found in Arvada but the rest is up to the photographer. Photographers can submit a photo they already have in their possession or submit something new. Winners will receive recognition on the new Arvada Visitors Center website set to launch in February and/or on the collateral piece featuring their photo. Entry deadline is Monday, Feb. 4. Send photos via email to Jean Gordon, jean@visitarvada. org; make sure photos are at least 300 dpi. You also can mail or deliver photos to Arvada Visitors Center, 7305 Grandview Ave., Arvada, CO 80002, attn: Jean Gordon.

Contact Jean Gordon for information or a complete list of rules: jean@visitarvada.org or 720-898-3380.

TUESDAY/FEB. 5 MEET LEGISLATORS The public is invited to meet

and speak with legislators who represent Jefferson County, learn about current issues and network with business professionals. The gathering will be from 4-6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5, at the joint offices of the West Chamber and the Jefferson Country Economic Development Corporation, 1667 Cole Blvd., Building 19, Suite 400, Lakewood. There is no charge to attend. Light refreshments will be provided. RSVP at members. westchamber.org/events/details/meet-your-legisla-

tors-2760.

FINANCIAL SEMINAR First United Methodist Church of Golden will host a free financial planning seminar at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5, at the church, 1500 Ford St. Kevin Coffey, of Complete Spectrum Financial Services, will discuss strategies to grow your money, pay less taxes and grow your assets. Complete Spectrum will donate to the church’s teen ministry program based on the number of attendees. Call 303-947-1565.

PAPER MAKING Exercise your inner artist by making decorative recycled paper eco-cards from 5-6 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 5, at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Anything you make, you bring home, and these items make great gifts. Call ahead to reserve your spot, 720-898-7405. Program for ages 6 and up. Visit www.arvada.org/nature for information on costs.

DOG TRAINING Door Manners and Greetings with

Misha May Foundation Dog Training and Rescue is from 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5, at Playful Pooch Dog Daycare and Boarding, 4000 Holly St., Denver.

This class will address barking, jumping, rushing, escaping and over excitement. Registration required at mishamayfoundation@gmail.com or call 303-2390382.

TERRORISM EXPLORED The terror of jihad will be explored at noon and 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5, at Lifetree Café, 5675 Field St., Arvada. The program, titled “Inside Terrorism: A Muslim’s Quest to Stop Jihad,” features a screening of the Academy Award-nominated film “Killing in the Name.” Admission is free; snacks and beverages are available. Questions about Lifetree may be directed to Polly Wegner at 303-424-4454 or pwegner@peacelutheran.net.

TUESDAYS/FEB. 5-26 NATURE TALES Enjoy children’s books about nature and the environment from timeless classics to new discoveries from 1:30-2 p.m. Tuesdays from Feb. 5-26 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada.

For ages 3-6; register in advance at 720-898-7405.

Program is free. Visit www.arvada.org/nature.

WEDNESDAY/FEB. 6 DOG TRAINING Anxiety and Fear with Misha May

Foundation Dog Training and Rescue will be offered from 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6, at Kriser’s Pet Supply – Colorado Mills, 14710 W. Colfax Ave., Lakewood. This class will help you prepare your dog for thunderstorms and fireworks, and address general anxieties and fears.

Handouts included. Registration required at mishamayfoundation@gmail.com or call 303-239-0382.

THURSDAY/FEB. 7 ADOPTION BENEFIT The second annual Small Plates, Big Heart event is planned for Thursday, Feb. 7, at Infinity Park Event Center. Denver chefs prepare small plates of food in competition for the title, “Wednesday’s Child Best Chef of Denver!” For a complete list of participating vendors visit www.adoptex.org/smallplates. Visit the website for ticket information, or you can call 303-7554756. Proceeds from the event benefit The Adoption Exchange.

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Thursday, Feb. 7, at the Lakewood Country Club, 6800 W. 10th Ave. Call 303-278-0928.

CHILDREN’S MUSICAL The Arvada Center presents the children’s musical “No Dogs Allowed,” opening at noon Thursday, Feb, 7, and running through April 12.

For show dates and times, or to purchase tickets, visit www.arvadacenter.org or call 720-898-7200. “No Dogs Allowed” is recommended for ages 4 and older.

COMING SOON COMING SOON/FEB. 8 BENEFIT CONCERT Susan Lee Cable, a concert pianist and professor emeritus at Metropolitan State College of Denver, will honor top classical musicians at “Concert, Coffee & Confections,” a benefit concert for Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, at Jefferson Unitarian Church, 14350 W. 32nd Ave., Golden.

The evening also will feature fine coffee, European gourmet desserts and a silent auction featuring works from OLLI artists. The event is open to the public. RSVP at 303-717-4299 or by sending a check ($40/per person)

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OUT OF BOUNDS

BY THE NUMBERS

Blocks per game averaged by Golde n ’ s Haley Blodgett, 4.3 more per game then the next closest player in 4A Jeffco.

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Mines counting on increasing Wages Chatfield grad emerging as a force, looks to lead Orediggers back to NCAA tourney

By Daniel Williams

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Bear Creek girls’ b a s ketball this season, matching their win total from the previous two seasons combined.

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Number of wins in 12 league games f o r the D’Evelyn boys and girls basketball teams this season.

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GAME OF THE WEEK SWIMMING

Jeffco League Championships, Friday and Saturday, Feb. 1-2, Carmody Rec Center Pool Jeffco swimmers invade Carmody for this two-day event.

With state just a week away, this is teams final tune up before battling for the championship.

THEY SAID IT

“There were a couple cheap shots but when that happens you have to stay cool. We were getting under their skin because we were causing turnovers and then scoring.”

D’Evelyn junior Ty McGee after their physical 79-56 victory over Wheat Ridge

dwilliams@ourcoloradonews. com GOLDEN - Wages is starting to pick up at the Colorado School of Mines. Trevor Wages, that is.

The CSM junior has gone from piece of the puzzle to center piece of a good Orediggers team.

The 6-foot-9, 255-pound Mines junior has emerged as not only a force this season but as perhaps the best player in all of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.

And for this stellar play this season he is starting to rack up numerous honors and award.

“The individual stuff is great and it is nice to be acknowledged for what has happened so far but that has never been my main goal.

I have always been a team first guy,” Wages said.

After leading his basketball team to a 4-0 record during this past month, Wages was named the RMAC Athlete of the Month for December 2012.

“I wasn’t really the go-to guy over the past couple seasons because we had such good players and we’re so deep. But this season I am trying to carry the load and be the guy who leads us,” Wages said.

“I have always wanted to be the best player. Before the start of this season I wasn’t thinking about being player of the year, or an AllAmerican, but now as the season has progressed it is easier to see and look forward too.”

During Wages’ ridiculous December the Littleton native averaged 24.8 points and 14.5 rebounds per game over the fourgame stretch that featured victories over New Mexico Highlands, Chadron State, Black Hills State and Colorado Christian.

He opened the month with a career-high, 30-point performance in Mines’ 89-84 overtime victory over NMHU on Dec. 1, while finishing 11-of-15 from the floor (73.3 percent) and recording 14 rebounds, three assists, two blocks and a steal.

Wages then posted 20 points and 12 rebounds on 8-of-11 shooting (72.7 percent) in Mines’ 72-67 win over CSC on Dec. 7, before posting 26 points and career-high tying 21 rebounds in the Orediggers’ 69-64 victory over BHSU on Dec. 8. He closed out the month with 23 points and 11 rebounds in Mines’ 71-69 victory over CCU on Dec. 15.

For the month, the junior shot 63.6 percent from the floor (35of-55) in addition to recording four-straight double-doubles and earning one of his three RMAC Player of the Week awards of the 2012 season.

“He is big, he is talented but he is also one of our hardest workers,” Mines coach Pryor Orser said.

“Mines is different than any other school in the country because you have to find athletes that are

Colorado School of Mines junior Trevor Wages throws down a dunk against Colorado State-Pueblo earlier in the season. Wages was named the RMAC Athlete of the Month for December 2012 Photo by Joel M. Bach/Thin Air Images smart enough to play school. So it is different for a program like ours to maintain success and it’s pretty special.”

It was the first RMAC Athlete of the Month award for Wages, and he becomes the third Mines student-athlete to earn the award this year, joining Matt Brown (Football, September) and Anna Evans (Women’s Soccer, October). Colorado Mesa University’s Katrina Selsor captured the women’s award for the month of December.

“This season we have gotten progressively better. We have such

young players but they are maturing and we have come a long way since the beginning of the season. We are not winning every game but we are definitely playing hard,” Wages said.

So has Wages. On the season he is averaging nearly 17 points per game and over 10 rebounds. With that type of play Wages looks to carry his team to the NCAA Tournament.

Mines has qualified for the NCAA Tournament for three straight years and while many thought this would be the year that Mines had to go back into

rebuild mode it looks like the Orediggers will be making their fourth straight tourney trip.

But this ride might now be over for Wages. This play this season has caught the eye of many and while Wages is a Mechanical Engineering major he may have to wait to start being mechanical.

That’s because his play has given him the opportunity to continue a basketball career professionally. While Wages says his future is up in the air, he said he may now pursue his basketball career overseas or even in the NBA’s DLeague.

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Mines roundup: Ogunmodede jumps to new school record GOLDEN - After establishing a new school record in last week’s season-opener, junior Seun Ogunmodede once again led the Colorado School of Mines indoor track and field teams, besting the high jump competition at the 23rd annual Air Force Invitational at Cadet Field House in Colorado Springs on Saturday.

The Castle Rock native cleared 6-9 (2.06 meters) for his second first-place result in as many weeks and equaled the program’s fourthhighest mark set by David Stuart in 2009. Ogunmodede now owns four of the top-seven all-time jumps in Mines history.

In his second collegiate meet, freshman Jacob Hollister added his name to the school’s top-five with the fifth-longest toss in the shot put at 46-1.50 (14.06 meters), ranking fourth among Division II throwers and 18th overall.

BROWN PERFECT AT TOURNEY

Led by top honors at 174 pounds for Josh Brown, the Colorado School of Mines wrestling team posted seven place finishes at the Rocky Mountain Collegiate Open on Saturday at Lockridge Arena in Golden.

Brown posted a 3-0 record in the tournament, including a 10-4 decision over Ken Banning and a 6-5 decision over James Jones to move into the championship

bout. There, he posted a thirdperiod pin over unattached teammate, Michael Lunsford, to take top billing in the weight class.

Luis Gurule (125) and Sean Burroughs (157) both posted runner-up nods as well after each ended his day with a 3-1 record.

Alec Bird finished third at 285 pounds, while Colby Watters (133), Gable Prach (141) and Cory Wittwer (149) added fourth-place finishes.

The Orediggers will return to action on February 2, when the squad travels to Las Vegas, N.M., for a 4 p.m. matchup with New Mexico Highlands.

UPSET BID FALLS SHORT

A 3-point basket by Brian Muller with eight seconds remaining tied up the ballgame, but home-standing and 20th-ranked Fort Lewis was able to score in the waning seconds to stop Mines’ upset bid, 71-69, on Saturday evening at Whalen Gymnasium in Durango.

Mines (10-7, 7-6 RMAC) tied a season low with just 12 free throw attempts during the contest and, after a hot-shooting first half, was limited to just 30.3 percent shooting in the second half.

Fort Lewis (14-2, 11-2 RMAC) was consistent on offense in all areas of the floor throughout the game, and held a strong advan-

tage on free throws made (17) and attempted (25), which proved to be the difference in the end.

Muller led the squad with 21 points on 8-of-17 shooting from the floor, including a 5-of-9 effort from the perimeter. The Billings, Mont., native knocked in five deep balls for the second time in the last four contests, while also notching his fifth 20-point output of the season and the sixth of his career.

MINES FALLS IN FORT LEWIS

The Colorado School of Mines women’s basketball team allowed a season-worst 44 first half points to Fort Lewis Saturday and could not recover in the second as the Skyhawks won their 10th game in 11 meetings with the Orediggers, 80-73, at Whalen Gymnasium in Durango.

After shooting 35.1 percent (13-of-37) and 14.8 percent (4-of27) behind the arc in yesterday’s home loss to Colorado Christian, the Skyhawks opened Saturday’s contest with a vengeance, jumping out to a 9-0 lead in the opening 2:25.

FLC hit on nine of their first 15 looks and finished the half 17-of33 (51.5 percent) and 6-of-11 (54.5 percent) from distance, eventually building a 16-point advantage before entering halftime leading 44-31.

The Orediggers (11-8, 8-5 RMAC) got as close as seven on four occasions in the second half, the latter coming on a traditional three-point play from sophomore Taylor Helbig with 29 seconds left for the final margin.

PICKED PRESEASON NO. 1 Senior Kelly Unkrich was named the Preseason Pitcher of the Year and the Colorado School of Mines softball team was picked to repeat as conference champions in the 2013 RMAC Preseason Coaches’ Poll, announced this afternoon by the league office.

Unkrich was joined on the Preseason All-RMAC squad by senior outfielder Kamee Vessey.

The RMAC Pitcher of the Year in both 2011 and 2012, Unkrich led the conference in earned run average at 2.96, was second in strikeouts (156) and was third in wins (16) last season. Unkrich also recorded three saves, and helped lead the Orediggers to their third RMAC regular season championship in five years.

Mountain Division as part of the release of 2013 RMAC Preseason Baseball Coaches Poll on Wednesday afternoon by the league office.

Also with the release of the poll, senior outfielder Bobby Egeberg was named to the Preseason AllRMAC squad.

Defending champion Colorado Mesa was again picked to finish first in the conference, with New Mexico Highlands, Regis and CSU-Pueblo filling in the top four spots in the poll ahead of Mines and Metro State, who tied for fifth with 34 votes. The Mavericks were picked as the unanimous favorite to win the league after capturing the program’s sixth RMAC title in the last nine seasons in 2012.

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d w i l l i a m s @ o u rc o l o ra donews.com Wheat Ridge put together a brilliant comeback only to fall short in a dramatic 48-46 loss to Golden Friday at Wheat Ridge High School.

Down double digits at one point in the third quarter, Wheat Ridge chipped away at Golden’s lead and came all the way back, but the Demons were able to hold the Farmers off.

The victory was Golden’s fourth straight and fifth in their last six games. The loss was Wheat Ridges second straight.

Golden (9-5, 5-1) will host Conifer Friday at 7 p.m.

Wheat Ridge (3-12, 2-4) will host Green Mountain Friday at 7 p.m.

FARMERS FALL TO GOLDEN GIRLS

FAITH FALLS JUST SHORT

Faith Christian boys came back from a slow start but suffered a heartbreaking 45-44 loss Friday at Kent Denver High School.

After getting outscored 14-5 in the first quarter the Eagles rallied and traded punches with Kent Denver in the fourth quarter’s final minutes.

However, too many turnovers came back to haunt a Faith Christian team that has suffered close losses throughout the season.

The Eagles (5-8, 1-2) will attempt to get back on track when they host Lutheran Friday at 7 p.m.

ALAMEDA GIRLS STILL WINLESS

Alameda’s tough season continued after they were beaten up by Green Mountain 62-9 Friday at Green Mountain High School.

The Pirates had only one point going into halftime and the Rams cruised in the second half on their way to the blowout victory.

Green Mountain on the other hand has five different players score at least seven points, including 12 points from freshman Han-

BEARS UNABLE TO COMEBACK

Despite a second half rally Bear Creek fell 58-55 Friday at Standley Lake.

The Bears rallied from a double digit first half deficit and make the game a onepossession game down the stretch. But it was Standley Lake who was able to continue executing, holding off the Bears comeback attempt.

JAGUARS BEAT BULLDOGS

D’Evelyn showed by they are the class of 4A Jeffco with their 71-24 victory over Arvada Friday at D’Evelyn High School.

The Jaguars overwhelmed Arvada in the first quarter, outscoring the Bulldogs 39-6. 12 different D’Evelyn players scored in the win.

After a great start to their season Arvada has now dropped five of the past six games.

D’Evelyn (14-1, 6-0) will host Alameda Friday at 7 p.m. Arvada (6-8, 1-5) will attempt to get their season back on track when they host Evergreen Friday at 7 p.m.

FAITH CHRISTIAN EAGLES ON MINI SKID

Faith Christian was again

the victim of not being able to play four full quarters falling to Kent Denver 46-42 Friday at Kent Denver High School.

The Eagles scored only four points in the second quarter, letting Kent Denver accumulate a double digit lead.

Faith Christian would rally in the second half, but Kent Denver was able to hang on for the victory.

The Eagles (5-8, 0-3), have lost three straight and will look to get back on track when they host Lutheran Friday at 7 p.m. The Lions are ranked No. 2 in Class 2A

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Golden used a big third quarter to pull away from a Wheat Ridge team that had upsets on their mind Friday night.

But the Demons used three double digit scorers to hold off a furious Farmers fourth quarter push.

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