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Giving back garners honorable mention Local student receives nod from White House
WHERE TO SEE IT Cambell’s video can be found on YouTube by searching for the film’s title: How Giving Back Impacted Cora Jane
By Amy Woodward
awoodward@colorado communitymedia.com Wouldn’t it be nice if something as simple as a kind gesture between siblings could receive national recognition? That actually happened for 12-year-old Cambell Thompson, of Golden, who received an honorable mention for his short video submitted for the annual White House Student Film Festival. The theme for this year’s festival The Impact of Giving Back received more than 1,000 entries from K-12 students across the U.S. Thompson’s video, “How Giving Back Impacted Cora Jane” focused on the many individuals who assisted in the health and growth of Thompson’s younger sister, Cora Jane, 7, who was born with Down Syndrome. “I thought it would be a great way to remind people of how people with disabilities are still like us and how they still interact with people,” Thompson said. “I noticed how many people actually had to give back to help my sister develop as a person. Thompson’s video was submitted as part of a class project at his school, led by his
sixth grade teacher, Collette Collins at Kyffin Elementary. Thompson went solo for the project and came up with the idea on his own and wrote his own script, said Jennifer Thompson, Cambell’s mother. “It’s a pretty nice honor and we’re proud of him,” Jennifer Thompson said, pausing to grab a tissue. “As a family, we don’t treat her (Cora Jane) any different … but what he’s picked up on from having her as a sibling and it just comes out here and there in projects like this — it just shows how much it affects the siblings and creates that sensitivity, and everyone that she’s around really.” Cora Jane received treatment from Children’s Hospital where she went through two heart surgeries to fix holes in her heart. Cambell’s video highlights the contributions made by medical staff, family and neighbors who have helped with Cora Jane’s care and development including speech therapists and local teachers. “I think without them she wouldn’t be as far as she is now,” said Carter, Cambell’s
Cora Jane Thompson with her brother, Cambell Courtesy photo older brother. Today, Cora Jane attends Kyffin Elementary as a first-grader and has learned to read. She is active in ballet and missed the interview because she was having fun attending a cheerleading class with her cousin.
She also had a fashion show to attend the next day. “I want people to realize they are not much different, they might look different or talk differently but they’re really the same person,” Cambell said.
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Public offered option to buy Applewood Golf Course Rezoning process continues alongside $16 million proposal By Clarke Reader
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Supporters of the Applewood Golf Course were given a way to keep the course from being turned into a housing development — if they can cover the bill. Scott Carlson, of the development company Carlson Associates, announced at a community meeting that, due to overwhelming public sentiment, his company would be willing to sell the property to a public entity, such as Prospect Recreation and Park District or Jeffco Open Space, with a price tag of $16 million. All the area studies and information Carlson has collected would be included in the price. “Prospect Parks requested time to investigate the process, and we’ve made a commitment to give the public purchasing right preeminence,” he told the crowd at the April 7 meeting at the Denver Marriott West. “We’re going to continue the rezoning process, but if Prospect or some other public entity decides to purchase the property, that takes precedence.” These parallel processes protect everyone’s rights, Carlson went on to say, while allowing any rezoning to be moot if the public purchases Applewood. This second meeting was held at Carlson’s request, though it was not required. The developers fulfilled their public meeting requirement with a March 3 meeting, even though it was closed early due to overcrowding. Supporters of the course — of whom nearly a thousand attended the meeting and several hundred were turned away because there was no room — have been eager to purchase the land since the proposed sale was first announced in February, but as several community members attested, this will be no easy task. “We accept Molson-Coors to make public ownership of the property a reality, but Coors
Residents near Applewood Golf Course are eager to take ownership of the course, but it comes at a steep cost - $16 million. Photo by Clarke Reader
SPEAKING OUT “The county commissioners are not here, and I don’t think it’d be a good idea for them to be here” — Alan Tiefanbach, planner with Jefferson County Planning and Zoning “The outcry over this is something I’ve never seen since elected, if not before.” — State Rep. Jessie Danielson, D-Wheat Ridge “This is not just about the golf course. This is a regional and state significant property because of the wildlife diversity.” — Claudia Brown, resident
did not meet with the community before entering into a development contract. They have also refused to act directly with us” said Brian Hansen, a resident and president of the Applewood Homeowners Association. “If this offer is made in good faith, we need them to ease the
“You have awakened a sleeping giant here. You guys are making a mistake here, because people have the right to rely on the zoning in their area.” — U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter “If you don’t work with us, we’re going to continue to work against you. We will take this fight to the doors of the county commissioners, and if this rezoning goes through, I and every person here will work to unseat every one of the county commissioners.” — Kathy Lower, resident
deadlines, delay the rezoning application and sit down with us and Carlson to discuss this.” Jim Zimmerman, chairman of Prospect’s Golf continues on Page 26