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Jefferson County, Colorado • Volume 147, Issue 30

June 27, 2013

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Jeffco snuffs pot businesses Commercial operations barred until 2015

By Glenn Wallace

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Kelly Harris, the Sustainability Coordinator for MillerCoors stands in front of the Golden Brewery. A year ago, Harris started working full time at the Golden location, moving the brewery toward becoming landfill-free with its waste. In May, Harris said that goal was reached. Photos by Glenn Wallace

Brewery revels in recycling MillerCoors facility targets zero landfill waste

By Glenn Wallace

gwallace@ourcoloradonews.com The biggest North American beer brewery produces virtually no landfill waste. That accomplishment was announced June 24 at the MillerCoors Golden Brewery.

“It’s not only a major milestone for our brewery, but for the entire industry,” Golden Brewery Vice President Phil Savastano said about reaching a 99 percent waste-diversion rate.

The Golden brewery produces 11 million barrels of beer a year.

Savastano said that prior to a year-long internal campaign to reduce waste, the facility sent 135 tons of materials to the landfill each month.

After the press conference, Pete Coors said his family and their brewery has always prided itself on being innovative and improvBrewery continues on Page 22

The Golden brewery, the largest in North America, is credited as one of the more environmentally friendly facilities. MillerCoors has announced that 99 percent of all the brewery’s waste is recycled or reused instead of going to a landfill.

Ex-girlfriend testifies against accused killer Testimony focuses on alleged history of choking

By Glenn Wallace

gwallace@ourcoloradonews.com A former girlfriend of murder defendant Corey Anthony Lopez, 23, told the jury about several incidents when he violently choked her, years before he allegedly strangled 21-year-old Richelle Ann Best to death.

The ex-girlfriend’s testimony came on June 19, the third day of testimony in the trial. The Lakewood man is charged with POSTAL ADDRESS

first-degree murder in the 2012 death of Best, as well as attempted murder of the exgirlfriend, Samantha Eckendorf.

Prosecutors asked Eckendorf specifically about a 2008 incident when, she said, Lopez attacked her after the couple had an argument. Eckendorf said the attack began when Lopez surprised her by grabbing her and throwing her onto the couple’s bed.

“He just started wailing on me,” Eckendorf said, describing being punched on both sides of her jaw before Lopez began strangling her. She said the strangling went on long enough for her to lose consciousness.

According to testimony, a friend at the apartment heard the altercation and intervened.

When asked if she ever reported the strangulation to law enforcement, Eckendorf said she didn’t for fear of damaging her relationship with Lopez.

“As painful as it is to say after that, I still loved him and wasn’t going to leave him,” Eckendorf said.

According to Eckendorf, Lopez choked her on more than one occasion.

On cross-examination, Eckendorf was questioned closely about why, after saying she feared for her life with Lopez, she still carried on a friendly relationship after their breakup in December 2010. In particular, Killer continues on Page 22

Though Colorado counties will be able to regulate and tax marijuana-related businesses beginning this fall, Jefferson County will not be among them.

The Jefferson County commissioners voted 3-0 to ban those types of businesses newly allowed under voter-approved Amendment 64.

Under the new law, beginning Oct. 1, cities and counties can start accepting permit applications for marijuana businesses, including cultivation facilities, testing facilities, product manufacturing facilities and retail stores.

Commissioners Faye Griffin, Casey Tighe and Donald Rosier all voted to approve the county ban, which calls for all such businesses to not be allowed within unincorporated Jeffco until Feb. 1, 2015.

“Waiting until 2015 would allow us to see how this is going in other municipalities,” Assistant County Attorney Eric Butler said.

Butler said the state still had many portions of the Amendment 64 recreational marijuana law to work out, and a November election to determine how the product will be taxed. He added that since Jeffco did not allow medicinal marijuana, the county did not even have that framework to build from.

Jeffco District Attorney Pete Weir called the ban “a thoughtful and prudent approach” to help protect children.

Public comment on the proposed ban was mixed, with a few members of the audience asking for the ban to be made permanent. Even proponents of recreational marijuana like Colorado NORML (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws) board member Shawn Hauser seemed to accept that at least a temporary moratorium to sort out business taxes and regulations was appropriate.

“Opting into (Amendment 64) is for the best for public safety,” Hauser said, suggesting that the ban’s length be shortened.

Colorado Tobacco and Education and Prevention Alliance Executive Director Bob Doyle said he group would like to see the ban made permanent, to avoid marijuana becoming mass merchandized.

“It’s not impacting home use and home growing, but it does prohibit retail marijuana,” Doyle said.

Not allowing marijuana businesses will also mean not receiving marijuana tax revenues. Butler told the commissioners that by instituting the ban, Jeffco would also not be eligible for marijuana impact funds through the state.

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GOLDEN NEWS IN A HURRY Water rescue in the canyon

High water levels left two Clear Creek rafters in need of assistance June 21.

At 3:22 p.m. that day, Golden Dispatch received a call from the Colorado State Patrol about two rafters who were stranded on Clear Creek near mile marker 269.

The rafters had been thrown into the water when their raft flipped. They were able to make it to shore on their own, but they were on the opposite side of the creek from the road with no way to get back across.

Golden Fire set up a rope system and had water rescue crews work to pull the stranded rafters to safety.

The rafters, 48-year-old Tim Friday, of Castle Rock, and 38-year-old Heather Beasley, of Parker, were wearing all of the proper gear, complete with helmets and life jackets. They suffered only minor injuries.

During the rescue, U.S. Highway 6 was reduced to one lane and State Patrol officers directed traffic. The rescue took less than an hour from the time of the call to 911 until the rafters were safely on the road.

Colorado Mountain Club BBQ

The Colorado Mountain Club will throw a backyard benefit barbecue Friday, June 28, to help raise funds..

The inaugural event kicks off at 5:30 p.m. on the American Mountaineering Center lawn.

The event will help raise funds for the club’s Youth Education Program (YEP) by offering an evening of food, beverages, lawn games, live bluegrass music and a silent auction.

The admission fee is $25, but kids are free.

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June 27, 2013 Whitney Painter, co-owner of Buglet Solar, stands in her custom-made car port in north Golden. The port’s roof is covered with solar panels, while a charging station underneath provides power to Painter’s electric car. Painter said being creative and tailoring solar-power systems to each individual’s needs are important when installing. Photo by Glenn Wallace

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By Glenn Wallace

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The sun shines down on the earth every day. In fact, June 21 was the sunniest day nline of the year, at least for the northern hemiard. sphere. But in spite of all that sunshine, some barriers remain for home owners hoping to power their residences with the power of sunlight.

That is where solar industry experts can help.

Enter Whitney Painter and Bart Sheldrake, the couple behind the small Golden business Buglet Solar, which they founded in 2005. Painter also serves on the city’s Community Sustainability Advisory Board.

“We have an amazing solar resource here,” Whitney Painter said. “Bang for your buck, in our area, solar is the way to go.”

The two were asked about some of the misconceptions out there about harnessing the abundant, renewable energy of the sun, and what tips they might have for anyone looking to partake.

Myths

One persistent myth Painter and Sheldrake have heard over the years is that homeowners think only properties with large, south-facing roofs can use solar.

“The very best orientation here is actually southeast-facing roofs,” Sheldrake said.

Sheldrake said that homes with very little available roof space may still have options. A car port could be built with solar panels on top. The structure can provide shelter, along with electricity for an electric car, or help power the house. He said the concept of solar gardens, large solar-panel farms in which anyone in the surrounding area can buy a share, can also be an option.

The city of Golden is currently exploring options for a municipal solar garden, which ADVERTISEMENT

could eventually allow even apartments tenants to have access to solar credits. Several cities including Brighton, Westminster, and Aurora already have such systems in place.

Sheldrake said currently less than 10 percent of the homes in the city have a solar-panel system, far short of the number of homes that could benefit in some way.

“We’d love to see 70 to 80 percent,” Sheldrake said.

Tips

Size matters when it comes to solar-panel systems. The average household needs a four-to five-kilowatt-hour system for its electrical needs. Adding an electric car requires another two kilowatt hours. A solar professional can tell a homeowner what sized system will make sense for them, factoring in usage rates and potential energy rebates.

Sheldrake said a good tip for consumers is to adjust to what might be sticker shock by finding out how much up-front cost a new solar panel system might carry.

“With an electric car, it’s like buying a lifetime of fuel,” Sheldrake pointed out.

With utility and state rebates, most homeowners should be able to see their investment returned in about seven years, sooner for businesses, according to Painter.

Still, the two recommend shopping around and getting several estimates for solar work, as prices can vary greatly.

The top tip from Painter and Sheldrake is to always have an installation professional see the residence in person.

“Every house, every situation is different,” Painter said.

They added that any installation team should have at least one worker certified with the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners.

A good way to get started is to go to the NABCEP website at www.nabcep.org to find contact information for the 11 certified solar professionals in Golden.

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Some Typical Questions That Buyers and Sellers Have About Closings

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Why am I being charged for Should I contact the utilities? property taxes when I just paid Yes, you should contact all the them? The taxes you paid were utilities except water & sewer, which will be handled by the clos- for last year. This year’s property ing company. The water utility will taxes aren’t due until next April, so take a reading on the day of clos- sellers are debited at closing for this year’s taxes, pro-rated to the ing and send the final bill to the date of closing. This money is closing company, which will at credited to the buyer, who will pay closing withhold some of seller’s the full year’s taxes next April. proceeds — about twice the exAfter closing, seller’s lender will pected bill amount — for the purrefund money they escrowed. pose of paying this bill. The ex-

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The distilling of Golden’s history Golden Moon Distillery gives new life to old drinks

By Glenn Wallace

gwallace@ourcoloradonews.com Stephen Gould is using some very old recipes at his very new distillery in Golden.

Golden Moon Distillery was founded in 2008 by Gould, who set out to produce herbal liquors “made with the same type of artisan production processes utilized by distillers making premium products in the mid-to-late 1800s.”

“It’s something of a lost art, because in the 1800s, even here in Golden, lots of immigrant distillers were probably making these recipes in their backyards,” Gould said.

One example of that old fashioned style is Golden Moon’s gin, which Gould said uses many herbs and botanicals not found in the London dry gin style that currently dominates most liquor store shelves.

“That has some zip,” self-professed gin fan Chip Hord of Golden said after sampling a shot in the Golden Moon tasting room last week.

“I usually don’t drink it straight, but this is tasty,” Hord added.

Also on the distillery’s menu is dry curacao liquor, which Gould said could fulfill a similar role as blue curacao or triple sec in most modern cocktails, though it contains

One of the two antique stills in operation at Golden Moon Distillery at 412 Violet St., Golden. The distillery recently celebrated a ribbon cutting, commemorating the broader distribution of Golden Moon’s liquors. Photo by Glenn Wallace

less sugar and more alcohol than either.

“It’s used in dozens and dozens of classic cocktails,” Gould said.

Golden Moon’s product line definitely leans towards the legendary and exotic.

Also currently available is an absinthe, and a Crème di Violet.

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Gould grew up in the area of Reno, Nev. Through a variety of careers, including the founder of a brew pub, a trained sauce chef, and an executive for Ford overseeing the car company’s supply chain in Asia.

A business opportunity brought Gould and his wife to Golden from the Midwest in

July 2012, and he says they are here to stay.

He says if all goes well, Golden Moon will expand into a “larger destination distillery” in the heart of Golden within a few years.

For now, the distillery is enjoying just receiving state and federal approval to distribute different liquor varieties. Gould says Golden Moon products are now available in the distillery tasting room, as well as at several upscale bars and restaurants across the state.

“If you don’t see our products at your local liquor store, just ask for them,” Gould said.

The operation is an environmentally friendly one. For liquors such as his grappa, Gould said he uses the pumice grape material from Colorado wineries which otherwise would have just been thrown out.

The solid remnants of the herbs used in distilling Golden Moon’s gin are sold to area farms as compost and fertilizer material.

As for new products, Gould says he has quite a few ideas. He certainly has enough recipes to work from. He can boast a collection of hundreds of liquor recipe books, one of the biggest in the world. The collection ranges from as early as the 1500s to the modern day. Within those pages, Gould says, are quite a few interesting recipes, including one that has a strong Golden connection, Cherry Bounce.

“Legend has it that the first sheriff of Golden used to make it and sell it on the side,” Gould said.

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golden news in a hurry Libraries offering tablets

stay. Jefferson County Public n will Library (JCPL) is now oflery” fering a limited number rs. of JCPL 2 Go devices for just checkout at all 10 library dis- locations. These Internetsays enabled computer tablets lable offer wireless access to a as at menu of digital informacross tion, including eBooks, magazines, games, videos, ur lo- Internet search capabilities ould and more.

JCPL 2 Go devices are ntally wireless D2 tablets that ppa, weigh less than a paperma- back book but contain a oth- virtual library of informaout. tion. The tablets come ed in preloaded with selected area eBook titles, a game, and al. Library eBook applications, e has so patrons can download ough other digital titles from the col- library. They are available ooks, in three formats − kids, ollec- teens and adults − and 0s to may be checked out for ould three weeks at a time. They s, in- come with a carrying case, con- charger and instructions, and library staff members ff of are available to provide an n the overview of the device to interested patrons.

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Baseball and fireworks

RTD is offering special weekday RockiesRide bus service to the Independence Day fireworks games July 3 and 4. The direct bus service will run to and from Coors Field and 11 Park-nRide locations in the metro area and Boulder High School. RockiesRide buses depart from the designated locations up to two hours prior to the game and drop off passengers outside of Coors Field at 22nd/Blake 30-60 minutes before the first pitch. Every RockiesRide bus is easily identified with the letter “R” and the route number (e.g. 5R) on the destination sign.

For specific RockiesRide route and schedule information, go online to www.rtd-denver.com/RockiesRide.shtml or call RTD at 303-299-6000. Patrons with hearing or speech impairments should call the TDD information service at 303299-6089.

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HEALTH CARE REFORM PRESENTATION Thursday, June 27 at 7:30am and Tuesday, July 9 at 11:30am at the Golden Chamber/Visitors Center Board Room, 1010 Washington Avenue in Historic Downtown Golden. ARE YOU PREPARED is the big question of the day. The Chamber and Benefit River is presenting this no cost presentation with open questions to help you to avoid HUGE penalties and keep ahead of ObamaCare. We have

scheduled two presentations to help you get the information. The first one is this one on Thursday, June 27 at 7:30am and another is Tuesday, July 9 at 11:30am. You can attend one of these two presentations or schedule a personal meeting with Benefit River. We will schedule more of these sessions if needed. Don’t wait to get the facts, it’s time to get the facts so you can act on schedule.

GOLDEN FARMERS MARKET GOLDEN FARMERS MARKET continues to be the favorite Saturday morning venture to do and is June 29, July 6, 13, 20 (not July 27) from 8:00am to 1:00pm in Historic Golden at Illinois Street on 10th Street next to the Golden Library. You will find fresh vegetables, fresh fruits, fresh jams, sweets & snacks, potted plants, beef, pork, salmon, buffalo, and the list goes on. This years market again has more vendors and is proving to be the best yet, so you must come to it. The Golden Farmers Market is approved to participate in the Food Stamp program (SNAP) and accepts debit

and credit cards through the EBT program. There is Cultural Alliance (Golden Museums) representation, Golden businesses showcased, free horse drawn carriage rides, Rosie the Clown, Puppet Show, etc. It’s not only a place to shop for your needs but also a place to get to know your Golden neighbors. A good place to park is on 11th Street at Illinois Street and take the Clear Creek walk over bridge to the market. The Golden Farmers Market is Saturdays thru Oct. 5, except for July 27, Buffalo Bill Days.

GOLDEN’S FIRST FRIDAY “STREET FAIR” GOLDEN’S FIRST FRIDAY “STREET FAIR” is Friday, July 5 from 5:00 to 9:00pm in Historic Downtown Golden on Washington Ave. between 12th and 13th Street. Golden First Friday has been expanded to a STREET FAIR atmosphere and will add much, much more activity and entertainment for your enjoyment. The Street Fair in June will feature great food from the Buffalo Rose, Tin Star Smokehouse-BBQ, TonedBones Active Eatery, Dagotto’s Panini Bistro for only $4.00. Coors Beer will be available on the street along with

great upbeat entertainment by PJ ZAHN PARTY BAND. Family friendly entertainment will include magician/character balloon making by nationally known Edward Aragoni, Rosie the Clown from Jester’s Entertainment will be painting kids faces, Ariel Animals from Guest Snowflake Circus, free horse drawn carriage rides by Denver Carriage and a great amount of Golden Hospitality at the stores, businesses and restaurants. Now, how can you miss not coming to Historic Downtown Golden the first Friday of the month? SEE YOU THERE!!!!!!!

GOLDEN SUPER CRUISE GOLDEN SUPER CRUISE on Saturday, July 6 is in South Golden with the South Golden Road businesses. Classic cars gather in business parking lots of South Golden beginning late in the afternoon.

They are parked in a way the public can gather

and admire these classic cars and network with their owners. At about 6:30pm or so, some of the cars cruise through Historic Downtown Golden on Washington Avenue. The Golden Super Cruise in the first Saturday of the month thru October

MEMBERSHIP LUNCHEONBUFFALO BILL DAYS MEMBERSHIP LUNCHEON-BUFFALO BILL DAYS on Thursday, July 25 will be from 11:15am to 1:00pm at the BUFFALO ROSE EVENT CENTER, 12th Street and Washington Avenue in Historic Downtown Golden. HEAD ‘M UP - ROLL ‘M OUT AT THIS CHAMBER LUNCHEON that’s always a great time and a great way to really get into the Buffalo Bill Days celebration mood.

There will be an overview of the weekend activities, entertainment, great Chamber fellowship and networking, plus much more. This is one luncheon you will not want to miss. Cost is $25.00 members and $30.00 non-members with payment due upon making reservations. Please call 303-279-3113 to RSVP or go the Chamber Web site www.goldencochamber.org

GOLDEN CRUISE GOLDEN CRUISE (BICYCLE) Tuesday, July 30 is at a new location this year and NOT at Woody’s.

The new location is in the Golden Farmers Market parking lot, 10th and Illinois Street by the Golden Library. Gathering will begin at 5:30pm with the cruise to start at 7:00pm. Stop by and enjoy $3.00

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Don’t be short with traffic reports Dear Morning Show Radio Hosts: I’m writing to you about an issue of grave import to our community: your traffic reports.

Perhaps you haven’t realized that what is said — or, more specifically, what is not said — can make or break commuters’ whole days, even before we leave our driveways.

First, your traffic reports are too short.

It takes more than the 15 seconds allotted for this crucial information to catalog construction slow-downs and inevitable multiple accidents on the interstates, much less report on the subsequent fender-benders caused by interminable lines at stoplights for those who opt for surface streets to avoid these messes.

Why not give this topic the time it deserves? Say, 15 minutes?

Perhaps these truncated time frames are why your traffic reporters talk so fast … and, consequently, why it’s so hard to follow where the commute-busting problems actually are. For example, there are so many “70s” in our landscape. There’s Interstate 70 of course, but also 76, 270 and C-470, as these motorways are popularly known.

And because I usually need to travel an east-west then north-south route, I wait breathlessly for any mention of a road with “70” in the name. This information usually rushes past me, though, before I can decipher which of these routes is the least time-sucking.

I also ask you to please consider the frequency of your traffic reports.

Every 15 minutes is simply not often enough, much less on the half hour.

Before I commit to turning right for I-25 or left for C-470, I’m practically begging for the latest info so that when I get to I-70, I’m in the correct turn lane … or, at least, I have time to blast across three lanes of traffic in front of everyone else still making their own decisions.

Or, in the more likely circumstance that I’ve already embarked on the exact wrong

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route yet again, I listen breathlessly for any updates, often flipping from station to station to station for advice. If I’m already 20-some mind-numbing minutes into a commute and waiting — in the car and on the road — I could literally weep with gratitude for guidance from those in the know about whether to bail at Santa Fe or try to make it all the way to Quebec.

(Just a note: it’s not helpful to be warned to expect the “usual problems” because I don’t know where these usual problems usually are.)

Sure, sometimes it’s fun to play along with quizzes and contests to while away the time. And to check my phone for the time (I’m not texting, truly) because I’ve long since stopped wearing a watch. Very infrequently, if I’ve remembered to toss it in my bag, I might even lean over to the rear-view mirror and pucker up for some lip gloss.

But it’s impossible to handle both my essential travel mug of coffee and my stick shift as I herky-jerk through stop and go traffic. In short, dear Morning Show Hosts, please don’t be short with your traffic reports.

I believe I’m not alone in my request; in fact, I can see out the window sitting here that I am far from alone.

Andrea W. Doray is a writer who would prefer to bike to work, even though it’s a little harder to handle her coffee mug. Contact her at a.doray@andreadoray.com.

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On July Fourth, have a blast, without fireworks Once again, it looks like many of Colorado’s communities are headed toward a Fourth of July without fireworks.

Last year, arguably Colorado’s worst ever for wildfires, saw a statewide burning ban that prohibited fireworks.

Already this year, fires have scorched tens of thousands of acres throughout the state.

No statewide ban has been put in place as of yet, but make no mistake, Colorado is in emergency mode. In many counties, officials have taken common-sense, precautionary measures and instituted burning rules that, among other things, outlaw personal use and professional displays of fireworks.

Unless the skies open up immediately

our view and consistently, these bans are likely to remain in place at least through July Fourth. For many, that means, like last year, celebrating the holiday without one of our nation’s most treasured traditions.

Yes, fireworks are fun. They have come to be seen as a sparkling, brilliant reminder of our independence.

But much of Colorado is too dry, the conditions too ripe for danger, to risk it.

We see this as a necessary inconve-

question of the week

Can the Rockies compete for the postseason with Tulo out?

Most folks in downtown Golden were optimistic about the Rockies’ chances, in spite of the team’s slugging shortstop being out 4 to 6 weeks with a rib injury.

The only question is whether their pitching staff holds up. If so, they certainly have the horsepower.

Bill Flynn

Yeah, I think so. Of course they’ll miss him, but they’re a pretty good hitting team top to bottom.

Charlie Meyers

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Yes. I’m a Rockies fan, and I think they’ll rally and do it for him.

Naomi Duran

Not unless a miracle happens. I don’t think they’ve been doing too good to begin with.

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nience. Moreover, we encourage residents to be diligent in following whatever restrictions their county or municipality has imposed. A single, carelessly discarded cigarette has been known to start a major wildfire. Certainly, flaming objects designed to explode in the air have the potential to create at least as much havoc.

Consider some statistics from the National Fire Protection Association: In 2011, fireworks caused an estimated 17,8000 reported fires, including 1,200 total structure fires, 400 vehicle fires and 16,300 outside and other fires.

These fires resulted in an estimated eight reported civilian deaths, 40 civilian injuries and $32 million in direct property damage. In a normal year, more fires are

reported on July 4 than on any other day, and fireworks are the major culprit, according to the association.

Imagine the potential for disaster if errant fireworks landed in a wooded area of Colorado. It’s not worth the risk for a few minutes of viewing pleasure.

And if doing the right thing for Coloradans’ safety isn’t enough, consider the potential damage to a scofflaw’s wallet.

In unincorporated Douglas County, for example, setting off fireworks comes with up to a $1,000 fine. We could make a case that fines should be even stiffer.

Independence Day is rooted in major sacrifice. Eating hot dogs and enjoying the company of family and friends without fireworks is a rather small one.

The subtext of texting not a good read A little while ago, the family was on our way out — I don’t even remember where we were going — but we were waiting for one of my daughter’s friends to arrive, because she was riding with us. And minutes were passing, and we’re getting gradually more impatient, when finally my wife turns to my daughter and asks “where’s your friend?” To which we get in return “I don’t know, she’s not texting me back.

“Well, have you called her?”

“No.” And you could practically hear the follow-up, “As if ...” Like as in, “As if I would ever actually talk to one of my friends with this device which was originally designed exclusively to allow me to talk to everybody, at any time.”

I’ve written before about how weird it is that the next generation is so constantly interconnected by their cell phones, but at the same time so disconnected in every other regard. But it turns out that that phenomenon of youth also has a troubling manifestation in adult life.

My friend Jay is in sales, and has been for 20-some years. Business has been dicey for the last several years, but he’s keeping his head above water. One thing that we’ve talked about a lot in respect to his business is how impersonal it’s become. And he sees that as a very bad thing, from both a business and a cultural angle. People who he’s worked with for 20 years don’t have the time to say “hey” and catch up with how the family is doing; a salesman from 15 years ago who would look you in the eye and give you a handshake promise now sends you a text message with a vague statement of intent. The personal part of business has become completely subsumed by the need to keep up with the speed of technology, and things that used to work because of relationships don’t work anymore.

Let me come at it this way: 50 years ago, investors had brokers who they knew by first name; brokers had relationships with companies; and companies valued that

chain of connections because it was the lifeblood of their company. Now, you or I can log in to e-Trade from our iPad while sitting on the couch in our pajamas, catch up on the stock market in a few minutes, and send instructions to the HAL 9000 on the other end of the ether, and go about our merry day. Nowhere in that is there any accountability to the investor from the company, who barely knows you exist, if at all.

You wonder how a thing like Enron could happen? Because Ken Lay never had to look one of the “little people” in the eye and tell them he was in the process of bilking them out of their life savings. Personal relationships require accountability, and when business is managed by text message, there are no personal relationships.

I like technology, and I think there are a lot of really wonderful aspects to it. But it seems like what it has actually done is replace conversations when it was intended to augment them. It’s made the messy part of relationships an arms-length away, where it’s safe and unaccountable.

And that’s not good for anybody, whether it’s working out six-figure deals or just trying to get to dinner on time.

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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Aid comes up short Funding model puts many in bind

By Burt Hubbard I-News

The measures passed by Congress and signed by President Bill Clinton in 1996 “to end welfare as we know it” were heralded as a ticket to economic self-sufficiency.

The poor would be encouraged to enter the workforce and eventually leave all welfare assistance behind.

But for most of the tens of thousands of working poor families in Colorado, the vision of self-sufficiency is illusive.

One of the most significant components of the work support programs — child-care assistance — doesn’t reach about threefourths of the state’s working poor and generally fails the other fourth’s attempt to escape poverty, according to an I-News analysis of state data, census figures and Colorado-specific research reports, as well as interviews with benefit recipients, policy experts and government officials.

The I-News inquiry found: Working families can fall prey to the “cliff effect,” in which even a modest rise in family income can lead to termination of a government benefit, including subsidized child care, worth thousands of dollars a year. The family can suffer a big net loss by earning more.

Colorado is the only state that allows counties to set income levels for eligibility for child-care assistance, or CCAP, the biggest work support program. The state’s system has created broad inequities in what families can earn before losing child care.

Most experts say higher education is essential to rising out of poverty. Yet, 11 counties don’t give child-care help to parents attending college. A parent in Boulder County can get child-care subsidies to attend the University of Colorado, but a Larimer County parent gets no help to attend Colorado State University.

Families facing the cliff effect report having employed strategies such as turning down raises, promotions or passing on better jobs to avoid losing an essential benefit.

Proposed reforms center on phasing out payments gradually as family incomes rise toward self-sufficiency. Yet, when Colorado lawmakers twice tried to require counties to phase out child-care benefits, the proposals were watered down after lobbying by Colorado counties to make them voluntary.

There are more than 63,000 working families in Colorado earning 130 percent of poverty-level income or less, about $25,000 per year, according to the I-News analysis.

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In 2012, according to state figures, CCAP served about 31,000 of the almost 137,000 children in those families — “a pittance,” in the words of one state senator.

“The reason the cliff effect matters, and the reason it matters to all of us in society, is that we want to provide the opportunity for these families to get into the workforce, to stay working, to reach self-sufficiency, to get ahead,” said Rich Jones, director of research at Bell Policy Center in Denver, a self-described progressive think tank.

“That’s the whole design. By keeping the cliff effect, by keeping the barriers in place, we’re actually providing a disincentive to continue working.”

For many poor working families who receive work supports, the cliff effect isn’t an issue. They don’t earn enough to trip the loss of benefits. The real threat of the cliff effect is to those close to self-sufficiency.

“A fraction of these folks can actually make it work,” said Susan Roll, a California professor who did her doctoral thesis at the University of Denver on the cliff effect. “It is very difficult to be on these programs and it is certainly next to impossible to escape the programs.”

The work support benefits can include child-care assistance, food stamps, housing assistance, assistance with energy bills and Medicaid, among others.

The steepest cliff in the state is posed by the child-care assistance program, experts say.

Even a raise of $1 hour per hour, which would translate into roughly $2,000 a year for a full-time employee, could trigger the termination of the benefit worth $6,000 or $8,000 per year or more to the family, and might even impact the parent’s ability to work.

“I would say the cliff effect is the No. 1 reason preventing women and their families from achieving self-sufficiency,” said Lorena Garcia, executive director of Denver-based COLOR, which works with young women trying to escape poverty.

Academic researchers and county social workers all said they have seen families forgo raises or promotions so they didn’t lose child-care benefits.

“It’s frustrating to hear their stories,” said Tamara Schmidt, supervisor of the child-care assistance program in Larimer County. “To have them calling in tears because they’re over income by 10 cents (an hour). I mean, there’s really not a whole lot of wiggle room.”

Self-sufficiency is pegged by most studies at about 225 percent of the federal pov-

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Cheri Jo Babnik, 53, of Arvada, Colorado passed away June 16th, 2013 of brain cancer at home with her loved ones by her side. She is survived by her loving husband, John Dilday, her twin children Donovan and Kaila Babnik and her step daughters Desiree Rangel and Chelsea Glasmann She is also survived by parents, Sallie and Marvin Lewis and Bill and Sky Johnson, her brothers Steve Johansson and Boots Lewis along with her sister Lori Rohan. Cheri spent most of her life in the Arvada-Golden area.

She graduated from Arvada West High School in 1977. She went on to graduate from the American Banking Institute in 1985. Cheri’s professional career in banking included three vice president positions at Citizens Bank in Westminster, 1st National Bank of Arvada and Bank of Choice in Arvada.

Cheri was well-known and loved in the Arvada-Westminster business community as a champion of small business owners and real estate investors. In addition to various types of financing, people sought her advice on many business endeavors. Cheri had a passion for family activities with her children and grandchildren from day-to-day events to trips to the Lake, cruises and big annual Christmas parties. A celebration of Cheri’s life will be held at The Lamar Street Center, 5889 Lamar Street, Arvada, CO 80003 starting at 4:00 PM on Saturday June 29th, 2013. We are very thankful for the many family and friends who have supported us over that last 13 months. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Cheri’s honor to The National Brain Tumor Society or Every Creature Counts (a no-kill animal shelter).

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Margaret Hollaus Heim

December 20, 1914 - June 11, 2013

Idaho Falls – Margaret Hollaus Heim, 98, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, June 11, 2013, at her home at Fairwinds-Sand Creek in Idaho Falls, ID. She was born on December 20, 1914 in Golden, Colorado to Lida Sharpe and Harry F. Hollaus. She attended Golden schools; graduating in 1929 and Parks Business School in Denver. She married George W. Heim on Friday, January 13, 1939 at St. Johns Cathedral in Denver. She traveled throughout the intermountain West with her husband who worked for the Bureau of Mines and frequently went into the mines with him. She was a member of the Calvary Episcopal Church in Golden. In 1956, she and George lived in Pocatello, ID but she returned to Golden after her husband’s death in 1965; she was employed by the US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration as a safety technician. She retired at 72. She was active in the community; volunteering at the Golden Foothills Art Gallery; the Republican Party and the American Red Cross and is a lifetime affiliate of

the Mt. Zion’s Order of Eastern Star. In 2007, she moved to Idaho Falls, ID where she lived until her death. Her hobbies included: spelunking, bridge, golf, theater, art, music, the outdoors and travel.

She especially enjoyed time spent with family.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, George; her brother, Fred Hollaus; sister, Betty Hollaus Gorman. She is survived by her niece, Sharon Gorman Williams (Lee) of Idaho Falls, ID; her nephew Fred Hollaus (Elaine) of Castle Pines, CO; and Sharon Hollaus (wife of the late Dan Hollaus) of Edmond, OK. A Celebration of Life will be held from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. on Friday, June 21, 2013 at Fairwinds, 3310 Valencia Drive in Idaho Falls. Graveside services will be held on Friday, July 5, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. at Olinger Crown Hill Cemetery in Wheat Ridge, CO. The family suggests that Memorial Contributions be made to your own favorite charity. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Buck-Miller-Hann Funeral Home in Idaho Falls.

Beverly, preceded by her loving husband, John, and their young son, Robyn. Beverly is survived by four sons: Rick (Cathy) Dunford, John (Sally) Polhamus, Gene (Marcia) Polhamus, Chris Polhamus, 8 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren.

Service and reception will be at Olinger Woods Chapel in Golden, 11:00 a.m., Friday, 6/28/2013, followed by inurnment at Ft. Logan. Details at: www.olingerwoodscchapel.com Barlow

Florence H. Barlow

February 13, 1930 - June 5, 2013

Florence H. Barlow, 83 of Golden, CO died peacefully Wednesday June 5, 2013, at Wheatridge Manor Care Facility. Florence was born February 13, 1930, in Fall River, MA. Florence settled in Golden working at the Denver Federal Center until her retirement. Florence was a member of the Golden United Methodist Church. She enjoyed travelling and visiting her family.

Florence will be deeply missed by her daughters, Kathy (Miller) Rubalcaba, Jody (Miller) Walker, her son Harold Miller, and her grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, brother, and son. Please see www.aspenmortuaries.com for memorial, flower, and donation information.

KENNEDY

George Hunt Kennedy April 24, 1936 - June 7, 2013

Longtime Professor and former Head of the Department of Chemistry and Geochemistry at the Colorado School of Mines (CSM), died on Friday morning June 7, after a short illness. George was born in Seattle, Washington on April 24, 1936. He received a Bachelors of Science in Chemistry from the University of Oregon and a Ph.D. from Oregon State University. After several industrial positions, he joined the CSM faculty in 1965. He is survived by Kay Rife Kennedy, his loving wife of 51 years, son Joseph (Robbin Lee) of Centennial and daughter Jill Kennedy of Golden.

A Celebration of George’s Life will be scheduled in midJuly in Colorado and in midAugust in Oregon. The family asks that contributions in lieu of flowers be made to The Nature Conservancy of Colorado, 2424 Spruce St., Boulder, CO 80302.

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Self-sufficiency is goal for student mom

By Jim Trotter I-News

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Jennine Jeffries is a woman with an engaging smile, a firm handshake and an articulate yet unvarnished way of telling her own story: broken and abusive childhood home, a frequent runaway and juvenile delinquent, alcohol

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erty guideline, or about $44,000 annually for a family of three.

That number comes particularly into play in Colorado’s county system for setting income limits for childcare assistance. The limit for a family of three ranges from $25,000, or 130 percent of poverty, to $44,000, 225 percent of poverty. And these vast disparities exist next door to each other.

For example, in southeastern Colorado, Prowers County cuts off child care at $25,000 for a three-person family, while adjacent Bent and Kiowa counties allow up to $44,000. A 2008 state audit found that more than 1,000 families denied child-care assistance because their incomes were too high would have qualified in a neighboring county.

Higher education is another touchstone in the debate over Colorado’s county system.

“Post-secondary education, espe-

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and drug addictions as she became a bartender, a stint in jail.

But her story doesn’t stop there.

With determination and hard work, with help from those Jeffries who believe in her, with an unfading desire to be something more for her own four children, she has pulled her life back on course. She’s carrying a shiny

3.97 grade point average at Metropolitan State University of Denver, with graduation set for next spring.

Her 19-year-old son has made that possible in part by caring at home for her 4-year-old twins. She wants him to have a chance at education next.

Jeffries has worked for Metro’s Institute for Women’s Studies and Services, and is now an intern at Project

cially for single-parent households, is critical as far as financial security, social mobility, all of those things,” said state Sen. John Kefalas, D-Fort Collins.

That Larimer County doesn’t allow higher education as an eligible activity ultimately comes down to a matter of resources, officials said.

“We had to make the choice to serve the poorest of the poor,” said Laura Sartor of Larimer County Human Services. “It was very difficult. It was a very hard choice to make. We did a lot of research and a lot of statistics in determining who we could and couldn’t serve. And unfortunately the student population was one of the populations that were an option, so we had to eliminate them and not be able to cover child care anymore.”

Many counties change eligibility levels as budgets and caseloads rise and fall. El Paso County Commissioner Sallie Clark, a Republican, said it’s critical that these decisions be made at the close-to-the-ground county level. El Paso recently raised its level to 150 percent of poverty, but allows recipients, once approved, to stay with the program up to 165 percent.

Colorado Counties Inc., the lobbying organization for the state’s 64 counties, has twice lobbied against legislation requiring the counties to phase out child-care assistance to counter the cliff effect. Each time, the counties lobbied successfully to make the proposals voluntary. The 2012 bill called for a 10-county pilot project to test phasing out the benefit. So, far no county has volunteered.

Clark said requiring counties to phase out the benefit would be too costly.

But Kefalas, the Fort Collins Democrat, said there would be benefits in embracing reform.

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Rachel Contizano, a Denver native, moved to New York and finished community college there with highest distinction. She was employed by an apparel manufacturer, living independently in New York City, just as she wanted.

Then she went on maternity leave before Christmas in 2009 and was soon notified that her job had been eliminated.

She applied for unemployment benefits and received them for the full 99 weeks allowed, her job search fruitless month after month.

“I got up the courage that I needed to move back home,” she said of those dark days. “It was just getting too difficult to survive.”

Surviving still wasn’t a picnic back in Colorado, although her family helped. As she began to apply for work support benefits for herself and her son, Kingston, to try to get back on her feet, she encountered what she described as a very difficult process with Denver Human Services.

“I did everything I was supposed to do. I followed all the rules,” she said. “If I did what I was responsible for, then they were responsible to help me. And that wasn’t the case.”

She determined that she needed to learn more about advocating for herself.

Her eventual mastery of work support benefit rules led to her appointment to the Denver Welfare Reform Board.

She was named a “Woman to Watch” by the League of Women Voters. She just graduated magna cum laude from the Colorado Women’s College at the University of Denver with a degree in business administration.

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“Given the pain I have put my family through, given the pain I have put myself through, given the struggles I have been through, I want a career

Rachel Contizano, 32, works on a research paper in her apartment in Aurora recently. Contizano, a single mother who lost her job in 2009, has been receiving work support and public assistance while going to college. She recently graduated magna cum laude from Colorado Women’s College at the University of Denver. She has calculated she needs to earn about $43,000 to make up for the loss of food stamps, child care assistance for her 4-year-old son, Medicaid and rental subsidies she has been receiving. ers. She dreams of running for public office.

But first there is a matter of finding a job. She has calculated she needs to earn about $43,000 to make up for the loss of food stamps, child care assistance for her son, now 4, Medicaid and rental subsidies she receives. Even for all of her accomplishments, avoiding the cliff effect is daunting.

“It’s very hard to find a job in 30 days, something that is going to keep my head above water,” she said. “So that is something I’m really struggling with right now and that is really scary.”

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where I can help those who are like me, women in transition, women who feel that maybe they’re not worthy, or that they have no hope,” said Jeffries, 39. “I want to make a difference in people’s lives.”

As she prepares for that day to arrive, making the long bus ride each day into Denver from her Section 8 apartment in Englewood, working low-wage jobs, volunteering, keeping up with her family life and her studies, she worries about how she will do it.

Can she possibly make, as a new college graduate, the $40,000 or more it will take for her family to minimally survive the loss of the work support benefits she receives — housing assistance, food stamps and Medicaid?

“I’m terrified that once I graduate I won’t be self-sufficient,” she said, but there’s no turning back now. “What do I next? I want to be the hell off assistance.”

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“I’d like to say I’ve been training all my life,” the Lakewood resident said. “As a little kid I used to sneak into people’s yards and play with their dogs. I’d jump into backyards with mastiffs, German shepherds, rottweilers and Dobermans that initially wanted to attack me as I’m walking down their fence, but eventually they learned I wasn’t a threat, and I’d come in and play with them.”

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Now Elbrecht works with dogs and their owners to correct behavioral issues, teach obedience and much more. One of the most common issues is the dog not knowing how to properly walk on a leash and pulling while on a leash, he said.

“I mostly train the owners to train their own dogs,” he said.

“It’s much better when the owners build the bond and work toward the goal of obedience themselves because then they earn the reward of their dogs learning.”

Most dogs show progress within five or six sessions, El-

brecht said, but it’s the owner’s responsibility to maintain the work and work with their dog each day.

“The real progress will happen over the course of the week,” he said. “I show the owners what to do in one session, and they follow up throughout the week doing the exact thing that we worked on.”

Once the dog masters one skill, such as properly walking on a leash without pulling, Elbrecht can show the owner how to train the dog another skill — to sit on command, for example.

“It is entirely on the owner to maintain the work,” he said. “A dog is an animal — it isn’t a computer or a machine. You can’t just take out the broken parts and replace them with the things you want. It’s consistency that really makes them obedient.

That’s the key factor.”

Elbrecht uses a combination of positive and negative reinforcement coupled with motivation; the balance is different for each dog, depending on the animal’s personality, he said.

Positive reinforcement is praising the dog when it does a correct behavior and saying “No” when it performs an incorrect behavior.

Motivation is in the form of making it fun for the dog, like a game of Simon Says, Elbrecht said.

“Once it becomes fun for them, they’re interested in it and they’re happy do to the obedience,” he said. “Every dog is different, and every dog’s approach is going to be different.”

Double Diamond Dog Training also offers a program called “Outward Bound with the Hounds” to clients whose dogs have reached an advanced level of obedience and are capable of walking for a long period and able to deal with multiple distractions.

As part of the program, Elbrecht takes a group of dogs on hikes and walks to areas such as Olde Town Arvada, Red Rocks, Capitol Hill, Washington Park and the mountains.

One of the dogs in the program, Blossom, was rescued from a breeder and had spent her whole life in a barn. Before Elbrecht began working with her about a year ago, she was so fearful that she was scared to walk out the front door, he said.

“Now she’s one of the most excited dogs that I have in the group,” he said. “When she sees me, she starts grinning and she’s excited to go out. She’s shaking to get in the car and say hello to everyone in the car. Everyone loves it, but she really, really shows how much she likes it.”

In-home obedience training sessions are about an hour per week and begin at $50 per session, depending on the owner’s location. Elbrecht works with owners throughout the metro area.

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I specialize in two areas: working with Real Estate IRAs, and working with seniors. I have experience and knowledge of the specific procedures to follow when utilizing an IRA for real estate purchases. I have a Seniors Real Estate Specialist designation, as well as personal experience working with seniors from moving my parents from their home in Kansas to a retirement community here in Denver. I believe it is important to not underestimate the sentimental value of a home nor the equity in it.

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For instance, most people don’t know that you can purchase real estate with your IRA, and there are distinct advantages to diversifying your portfolio. Additionally, many people still do not realize it’s a seller’s mar market. However, the lending side is tough and getting tougher, so you have to have patience when it comes to get getting a transaction closed.

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by Ter oth merci elas, n s Gr nt director of Hyland Hills Parks and Recreation, stands next to a gondola at Water World. Mastriona has retired after 43 years. Photo by Andy Carpenean Greg Mastriona,erformer me executive oup. ra Causaof acres. al and includ draw, Ve over ers open ing ldhuiz the ne som res The xt Th space en uizen ething ide new Can will e de will ntial, said. vel del a Ca , a manafor Parkwa includ com homefeature opme y in wes as neighb m-pital. gnt, 1,5 e s, we ha 1,500 t Arvada orhood and 00 sin 1,0 able once severa 00 or . Photo is taking nity, ve five comm held comm mo gle fam comp of sha are

by And un erciall millio re hig leted ily, ifferen offerthat us to tho ity,” y Carpen pe with hou 1, a $2.7 million general obliga- missed by the Hyland Hills n squ he “It de , vis t pri se staVeldhuiz ses in vad ’s kind space. ean are r-densit tached ey tion bond issue passed to build family. Board president Don ce Su ion.” a,” feet the low all ndard en sai Veldh of a cit and of ret y units the staina tural have the park. $300,0 Ciancio said he has the highs an d. comm bility ail an flairs mendcomplemuizen y withi d we “The 00s off lar The park began with just two est regard for his overall perford sai . pa -powe unity, can be Highw sharedy tur plan. ous am ent eac d. “T n a cit red Veldh ay 72 ne e see water slides, but grew the fol- mance and commitment to the ommu h oth hey’ll y of Ar and Can uizen n thr systemBetween ount ity truCandela sustails on thestreet Ar-int lowing year with the addition of district. He said Mastriona did a ou g in nilig delas st, he s has parks of opener. There egrate space. s, we thoug nability roofs hts an said, fro ghou to traveling with Pam, who re- the wave pool and four slides. superior job for the district and “It ’ll meric the open h, is space ’s a tre m so- t Co ’s the said. though featur of ho d tiles open There haveBy, Ashley an reimers tired eight years ago. lor its me is “T nearl space firs Next came Surfer’s Cove and will remain a pillar for the Hyits sus 500,0 , cil ad in the he rec recrea e of s. Th to sol dents space ’s a sig areimers@ourcoloradonews. ity an ar Ea o,” he sait of its The break is well-deserved Thunder Bay in 1984, followed land community and a valued nifi y 20 taina firm 00 be ,” Veldhreation tion centhe co e bigges kind reatio can en and bu cant 0 acres d trails pays ch bu bild. cau mm ed com ild after years of dedication to not cen co t ild of ter joy uiz a in by River Country in 1986. resource for the district. na er se mm fee unity ing omes fore It’s go l asp the the who we’re en sai ter is . of itm open Its only the Hyland Hills District, , views area state “River Country really put WaGoing forward, Mastriona d. “It a $3 co moun proximect of the quali building $3,000 buys may ing to where ent to land of lot pe It an alld ou started at be mmitte ’s tha million rea tai ity ter World on the map because it said he will take with him the comm ple resaii- Laundro- but the community. as solfied ren . If the r lot int s in Ca t exp d to oth fato tdo Greg LE ch LE LEED “w ns an -Mastriona y His leadership and vision had tube rides and at that time many memories and experipoint ork, din d oth Bomat and ar pa ewable build o the ndela ron ED, or ED go silver sustai ensive uld inun1969. ity.” or recof s me tru ld. the ne certifi nabil , Veldh e an er lochader, graduated college and was have resulted in many facili- all the slides were body slides,” ences he’s made over the years, the other tec ls, geo energ build ntal Leaders ” home st beation Golde ity. d So en ed, major De for n, a the recreation job, ties including Adventure Golf he said. “We then built the first and will remember the great orhnolo therm y system s wi and s wh struc far, ab uizen sai play”looking U.S. ing me sign, hip in En ity th is an his If it ere Pam certifi Green ets ergy happened to & Raceway, the Greg Mastriona family ride, Raging Colorado, ganization, staff and board he oth wife pe and tion an out 30 d. when home the bu of the gy, they al heat s, such o-o cat an Th fee Bu green occu d nin home run into er get pump sel the wife of the execuGolf Courses at Hyland Hills, stand ion me d Envisits s with ilder ch . coole e recrea ilding which allowed for people to lin worked with. But for those who a reb e ho s are Charl pied. g in mes tive ate s pa director of the Hyland Hills the Ice Centre at the Prome- interact on the ride. That was need a little reminder of the forowne the tru sustai ooses no and d by a tion cenCouncil ards set ans the ie Mc nie of are under nable Kay by the t to alrand Park Recreation District. nade — a collaboration with the pretty cool.” con velop s, the taina r to use st and the will fea geothe ter wi . mer director, just take a look in ead nwi qu bu co is rmal roofto ture ll be ble to ild y bu my wife that she city of Westminster, the MAC availa alitie mm th Ch merci ment used, 15 kil heate heat Since then, the park has the top of his old desk. urc “She told ilt erc p Mo impro retrofi ha ble to s, the the Ranc has al part sn’t sta ial devel hwas drawi re tha vem t their tures, as well to offset owatt pump d and sure her husband would (Mature Adult Center) and of grown to 48 attractions built fee the “I always had a candy drawer been h Co sol as sys of the rted ho ng res n jus ents, Ve home mo oper, me Ve and interview,” Mastrio- course, Water World. mint over 67 acres, featuring rides that anyone could grab from, yet give “O The ldhuiz many oth st of thear pane tem idents t sus ldhuiz with mesai anm for som grocery erest fro comm sites ne thi most en sai na said.d“Ide was very fortunate to He said he’s also extremely like Voyage to the Center of the and I made sure and left it full,” taina er sus electr ls on en sai susou ng e oth sto m co unity, the co signifi d. taina a 36 and the is the t to Ca ble ici er po res to m bebu int the mright place at the right proud of the many programs “W nv liv d.

0-degr vie nd can ble ty can there- where is all started.” the district sponsors for chil- Earth, Mastriona’s favorite, and he said. we’ll e’ve be tentia build enien t sus w,” he natural elas thoing is featime.

That’s ee ce sto the most recent addition, the see taina be sai ug McKa continu en at l clients.there, as Mastriona tow Sta vie res started his 43- dren in the district. bility n De ndley w from d. “Resi auty of h. it Mile High Flyer. e we y to wo for Rang an ll as In the Know feanver the La de Fo said.

Hills career as a “The best part of the job is rk on many year Hyland “Voyage was built in 1994, and ke, the y home nts ha visit r more of the e. The yea it for ve golf course assistant superin- seeing the smiles of the kids,” and we still have hour-long www.l inf DiD you know? most natural Pikes PeFlat Iro site. Th many rs an ivefor ormati tendent, ak on ns, do ey defin beau years,”d before becoming the he said. “Knowing that the pro- waits,” Mastriona said. “It’s a wn ward. on ab ty ing Hyland Hills Park and Recreation District grams and the facilities are be- five-minute ride, that’s fast and chara of the the Fro com out Ca executive director in 1972. was established in 1955, and was the . cteris site is nt ndelaOver the years he had an in- ing used and enjoyed by the features robotics. It’s still right one tics first park and recreation district in Colos, part in growing the dis- kids, that’s pretty neat. You can’t of tegral

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Rep. Cher how Interstate is happenin involved with lative Aprilton is beginr from or year The last state levelnts in Westmins s of his have a, Washingto including AlaMarchtwowhat y corrido ning her y- childhood g in the state bill Penis term n and Loui ing on is freewa ter to the . adop this year. last care, in early

By Darin moriki education ton is work the busyShe’s Street. the He there have witneted similar polic siana, expa ” she g been repre are saying nitio and nsion of - spon said the legis Kiplin dmoriki@ourcoloradonews.com 25 toWest ssed tens ies mins that bill said. “I was carry health and n of who can the when soring dollars ter peoplesenti overall of milli and to cont this year lation he is the Hil sixthink use the defi- conc in to bengfixed Medical “I years, thatarea inue it on ing out needsfor lost in Hilerns he Fami ers,” he savings for their ons of Leav Jack reflects the so the hing said ly she e last am She and around heard Act. said. political Regional Transportation District General tion,” the know munity is somet taxpayconges thethe s her way r who work cross fire.it got for moresaid the bill members from the comstate This year to Capi commissione Manager Phil Washington declared high exwould and in For this y tol. it comes on their So I Ulibarri to get thating with Sen. comCount ing with front of allow as in using people to be policy com upco Evie porc will Dougl on’s sessi a put ming their Huda hes pectations as RTD continues several transhis the be cons bert, on, she of the coaliti FMLA, in place campaign hom k ners, Deve idered - session of the Colorado General Assembly on Jan. 10 at the state Capitol. Guns, marijuana, civil unions like dom Gov.esJohn Hickenlooper gives his State Offic of the eState addresswork to a joint durin as chairis focusinglegislative bill,Last session Penis .” childhood trail. portation projects targeted toward the Dengran serves g Trad lopment and of Economic estic partHe is HB 1170 eastbound ton’s tann parents. dchildren and education onon, e to topics early Internatio . limit and the economy were among Hickenlooper’s speech. More coverage, Pages 10-11. Photo by Courtney Kuhlen encoof of taxpa focusing on stew 3 during ver metro’s northern region. , mittee s for definof urage , tannface delays grandnal the mino to the coaliti itely. Peniswas postponed ing Alliance on Jan. I-25 ing backng According rs and expa security yer resources, ardship dustradvanced man the growth Washington highlighted several projects g to nsion County Business in- civil“This will go of financial ufact the morni again for ton is bringing from Kiplin during y in along of address the Douglas with law and community during a Jan. 4 legislative breakfast hosted by travelers es the upco dewith the it be union bill that are need Colorado. He uring inare de Frank McNulty rssion. enforceme 11 minut ming sespasse trust will House Speaker und travele evening.

Louisville-based nonprofit 36 Commuting more than nt. port worked in Colorado said jobs outgoing state “This bill d this session,” definitely to He said he is and westbo es in the Lawrence and Solutions at the Omni Interlocken Resort. working rush hour, to cal econ ing families that supas 18 minut other impowould take careshe said. larssave Colorado Rep.-elect Polly expected on a bill and the omy.

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“Iby Jane Reuter Growth along Photo a bette that ensu sponsoring bers.” for the session. more than r way e kickoff legislation res indiv ization required really believe that, aand I believe that it can be increase by legislativ one faced and inpa hosp of teleph financial iduals that 20 years. done through the transportation investments tient treat italhave ng the next with a series on has been adversity ment ones grabbi have Beginning coaliti during s that we’re making in this region.”

Lawmakers do to be the in July, the s to citizen aren’t going it means you really Speaker town halls ting three option continues However, he said RTD’s journey to accomaddiany addi so on Page . presen ng House headlines, plish these projects has not been an easy one.

7 leaders: tolling g lanes tive session on,” outgoi re the ones that busy l of the business new legisla g the existin ed contro to pay attenti “They’ In May 2012, the 15-member RTD board the and area tol for the new; and and keepin have regain their ma- Frank McNulty said. highest impact on

By Jane reuter tional lanes all the lanes, old and decided against placing a 0.4 percent sales Democrats , and maintain adad lican to have the to pay for jreuter@ourcoloradonews.com House , and Repub tive are going tax increase on the general election ballot to s to free; tolling ty or sales taxes Colorado state Senate ss owner proper y legisla my.” fund FasTracks. This means if current finanjority in the the Douglas Count t business econo lty urged busine l,” testify and raising new lanes. come across l Father of three Timothy Forehand wants of McNu cial projections remain as they are, the North no state Capito of concern ditiona one thing that has members a could impac just for the is that at said more time with his young daughters. A new on hand “The that there and toll “show up Metro and Northwest lines will not be comwhen issues delegation t said, “is e-sponof them were r supporters go back procedure for patients with his form of liver clear,” Hilber pleted until 2042. owners. Four y Business Allianc Jan. 3 bring you could what is decid decidBy Jane Reute Page 19 table. world donews.com on held the the cancer may give him several more months. es Count in on colora are way continu But Washington saidjreute he is convinced these r@our Douglas ays. No matter free.” . kickoff session Legislators County That’s a precious gift to a man who a year legislative remain existing roadw Medical Center totwo projects will be done way before the prog to Douglas in- sored in g (lanes) will Sky Ridge us about s urged ago was told he likely wouldn’t survive for on is leanin leader ed, existin to be cautio jected completion dates and noted the trans-stay aware and get as at Lone Tree’s addithe coaliti State or addi you need s to one more month.

Hilbert said n to toll any new “The bills ss owner portation district has made significant strides could impact them and busine Capi Capithat Forehand underwent surgery to install construction sed ward a decisio in issues in the past two years. Involved that time, Washing- seats at the state to pay for be discus the device that’s expected to extend his take their tional lanes He said this will ton said RTD has eitherlawma begunkers construction Feby and Feb life Jan. 8 at Sky Ridge Medical Center. He maintenance. coalition’s Januar or contracted work out for 77 percent of its results the among the first patients in the United States they go over t- heavily at planned FasTrack network projects, includgs, when conducted to the Depar to undergo the process, and Sky Ridge is the ruary meetin telephone survey ing the Gold, West Rail, U.S. Bus Rapid Transit recent cuts ture some a recent first of a handful of centers permitted to ltants. from restruc (BRT), East Rail and Interstate 225 Rail Lines. e. ch Consu d with these uction could perform it pending approval from the Food ment of Defensneed to go forwar could be by Hill Researthat route, constr ,” he said.

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Douglas County School Board Vice President Dan Gerken resigned the week of Jan. 7, and already has stepped down from his seat. He cited growing family and work obligations.

Board President John Carson said the group will begin the process of finding his replacement during the Jan. 15 board meeting.

Gerken was elected to the board in 2009, and his term was set to expire in November. He did not return calls for comment, Gerken but Carson said there is no mystery surrounding his resignation from the education reform-focused board.

“We depend on people being willing to take a lot of time out of their lives and work and families to do this,” he said, noting board members invest at least 20 hours a month to the unpaid post. “Dan has served selflessly in that capacity for over three years now. I greatly appreciate what he’s done for our school district.”

Carson said Gerken first approached him about resigning shortly after the new year.

“I tried to talk him out of (resigning), but he made his decision,” he said.

Though the board has often been criticized for its fast-paced reform efforts, Carson said he doesn’t believe that was a factor in Gerken’s resignation.

“If you run for office, you have to be prepared for that,” he said. “Speaking for myself, the reason I got involved in public education was to make some changes in public education that I think have been needed for a long time. I know Dan felt that way as well.”

In seven years on the board, Carson said this is the fourth vacancy filled by appointment.

“It’s not an infrequent occurrence,” he said.

The board has 60 days to fill the empty seat. Any candidate must live in Gerken’s district — District D — which extends from Castle Pines to the southeast corner of the county.

Potential school board candidates must be at least 18 years of age, a 12-month resident and registered voter of the district, and have no direct or indirect interest in district contracts. All current school board members are registered Republicans, but the office is officially nonpartisan.

“We’re just looking for people that are interested in improving public education, continuing to make our school district the best, and keep making it stronger,” Carson said.

Gerken, a father of two, lives in Castle Pines with his wife, Gina. He is chairman and co-founder of Gerken Taxman Inter-

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SERVICES TO ADVERTISE YOUR SERVICES, CALL 303-566-4100 Air Conditioners

Concrete/Paving

Drywall

Handyman

J-Star Concrete

Sanders Drywall Inc.

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SERVICES TO ADVERTISE YOUR SERVICES, CALL 303-566-4100 Misc. Services

Painting

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with a Warranty Starting at $1575

WALK-IN-TUBS Starting at $2995

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Call Frank

303.420.0669 DEEDON'S PAINTING Licensed and Insured

Call Us Today! 720-545-9222

40 years experience Interior & Exterior painting.

References 303-466-4752

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Motorcycle/ATV Service & Repair

All Makes and Models Small engine repair also

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Painting

“Painting Done Right!”

Brush and Roll Quality

Interior Painting Specialists, Drywall Repair, Exteriors and more…

Perez Painting

303-960-7665 Bob’s Painting, Repairs & Home Improvements 30 yrs experience Free estimates 303-450-1172

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Plumbing

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Professional Service - WITHOUT Professional Prices Licensed * Insured * Bonded Free Est. Over 25yrs exp.

Local family owned company 303-960-5215

FRONT RANGE PLUMBING

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For all your plumbing needs • Water Heaters • Plumbing Parts

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Your experienced Plumbers.

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Drain Cleaning & Plumbing Repairs

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Call West Tech (720)298-0880

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dirty jobs done dirt cheap

Remodeling

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

Tree Service

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• James Hardie Siding • 30 yr warranty • Concrete fiber siding with prefinished colors • Wood siding also available Ask about 5-10% discount

Tree Service

Window Services

JAY WHITE Tree Service Serving with pride since 1975 Tree & shrub trimming & removals, Licensed and Insured Call Jay (303)278-7119

A Tree Stump Removal Company

Majestic Tree Service

Call Ray for free estimates • Licensed & Insured 20 years in business in Metro area

720-231-5954

Rocky Mountain Superior Finishes LLC

Tree & Shrub Trimming, Tree Removal Stump Grinding Free Estimates Licensed and Insured

Alvin Ray Hedrick • 720-849-1338 Alvin.Hedrick1@gmail.com

Sprinklers

Old Pro Window Cleaning

We offer tree removal, brush, mulch and root chasing in addition to stump removal.

We also have firewood available!

Call today for your Free Estimate.

Credit cards accepted

Residential Specialist Over 30 years experience Quality Work

Bob Bonnet 720-530-7580

720.234.3442

www.stumpthumpersdenver.com

Just Sprinklers Inc

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Welding

Licensed and Insured

Affordable Rates

System Startup $35.00

Residential /Commercial

• System Startup

Free Estimates

• Install, Repair

Senior Discounts

• Service & Renovations

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justssprinklers@gmail.com

(303) 425-6861

Flying Pig welding

A-1 Stump Removal

Window Well Covers & Grates

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Free estimates.

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Golf writers doff caps to good deed

The Colorado Honor Band will open for the Endless Summer with The Denver Brass and Celtic Colorado on Saturday, Aug. 24, at 7:30 p.m. at the Arvada Outdoor Amphitheatre. Courtesy of Arvada Center

Spend summer at the Center Performers add spice to summer evenings

By Clarke Reader

creader@ourcoloradonews.com

S

ummer at the Center means that the Arvada Center is in the swing of the season, bringing with it some of the best artistic performers in the state and country.

Part of the Summer at the Center is the fifth annual CenterFest, which runs through Aug. 29 and the fourth annual Summer Stage Concert Series, both of which bring something new for the music lover.

Shows in both series are at the Arvada Center’s outdoor amphitheater, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd.

“CenterFest is a great collaboration between Scientific & Cultural Facilities District organizations that really allows us to show so much diverse work,” said René M. Atchison, Summer at the Center coordinator. “We provide the venue for these cultural groups to perform, and it helps them to reach a broader audience.”

The performers in this year’s CenterFest are extremely diverse, and offer up a wide range of styles for patrons to select from. The Colorado Symphony will be performing, as will the Colorado Ballet, Hazel Miller, Ballet Nouveau and the Colorado Wind Ensemble.

“To have an opportunity to see some of these performers outside in our amphitheater makes for a whole different experience,” said Melanie Mayner, publicist for the center. “We wanted to make sure to give patrons a different season, and a bit of a departure from what we’ve done before.”

Some of the performers, like Colorado Symphony and Colorado Ballet, are repeat performers that have become audience favorites, while events like JazzFest and DanceFest are new.

These festivals provide a chance for performers who wouldn’t be able to do a show on their own to work together.

Mayner said that many of these groups wouldn’t normally play in Jefferson County but grants are offered for these opportunities.

“These shows are a also a chance WHAT: Summer at the Center for small WHERE: Arvada Center, 6901 groups to get Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada some exposure with a WHEN: CenterFest through larger crowd,” Aug. 29, Summer Stage ConAtchison said. cert Series through Sept. 14 “We know COST: $10 to $60 jazz is someINFORMATION: 720-898thing that 7200 or www.arvadacenter.org the city really loves, and so we’re able to get more people interested when we have artists performing together. Especially with someone as popular as Hazel Miller, we knows it’s going to be a big, really, really fun night.”

While not specifically programmed for children, Atchison said that all the performances are family friendly, and children are encouraged to attend.

IF you go

The Summer Stage Concert Series is hosted by Nobody in Particular Presents, with sponsorship from radio station 97.3 KBCO. The season kicked off with a classic performance — an evening with Joan Baez on June 2 — and will feature some legends in different genres — John Hiatt (rock and roll), Robert Cray (blues) and Asleep at the Wheel (country).

National groups who have become local favorites like Pink Martini, Toad the Wet Sprocket and Los Lonely Boys will also be performing.

“Our amphitheater is fantastic, we’re very accessible and a short drive,” Mayner said. “These performances are just amazing in this venue.”

Cherry Hills Country Club General Manager Kevin Hood, who saved a man’s life earlier this year, recently received the Metropolitan Golf Writers Association’s Mary Bea Porter Award.

The honor was bestowed at the MGWA’s 62nd national awards dinner June 18 in Tarrytown, N.Y. Hood was honored for saving the life of Cherry Hills member John Moore. Responding to a “code blue” call on Jan. 29, Hood administered CPR to the 87-year-old Moore, who had fallen and hit his head, causing his tongue to block his airway.

Hood performed chest compressions and other life-saving measures. After a 10-day hospital stay, Moore recovered and returned to Cherry Hills to enjoy his club membership.

Colorado Avid Golfer magazine first reported the news.

The award is named for Mary Bea Porter, a former LPGA Tour pro who left the course in the middle of a qualifying round of the 1988 Samaritan Turquoise Classic in Phoenix to save a drowning 3-year-old boy at a home adjacent to a fairway.

Hood, 52, is in his eighth year at Cherry Hills. He was a starting linebacker at the University of Colorado and former pro football player with the Denver Gold of the USFL.

Cabela’s carves niche in area

Cabela’s, the giant outfitter of hunting, fishing and outdoor gear, will celebrate the official grand opening of its two Denverarea locations in Thornton and Lone Tree on Aug. 15.

Ribbon-cutting ceremonies hosted by Cabela’s executives and special guests will begin at 10:45 a.m. at each location, and doors will open for business at 11 a.m.

Opening day will begin a weekend-long celebration featuring outdoor celebrities, events for the entire family, giveaways and more.

The 110,000-square-foot Lone Tree store will be located in Douglas County in the new RidgeGate Commons development along Interstate 25 at RidgeGate Parkway.

The 90,000-square-foot Thornton store will be located in a new retail development along I-25 at 144th Ave. Cabela’s operates 44 stores across North America with plans to open an additional 16 over the next two years. More information at www.cabelas.com.

Peak 7 Vodka a big hit

Denver’s own Peak 7 Vodka made a splash recently into the Colorado microspirits market. The seven-time distilled Peak 7, made at Mile High Distillery, comes onto the scene on the heels of a medalwinning performance at the 2013 Denver International Spirits Contest March 2 and 3.

Twelve prominent spirits professionals judged the double-blind tasting, and Peak 7 Vodka was awarded a bronze for best vodka.

“We are Colorado people who want to make a vodka that reflects the culture and vibrancy of Denver and the Rocky Mountains,” said Peak 7 co-founder Dave Collier. “We think Colorado’s the best place on earth you can live, and the best place on earth to make great vodka.”

Peak 7 Vodka is currently available

Dancers from Fiesta Colorado will perform at the DanceFest along with other featured dancers June 27 at 7:30 p.m. at the amphitheater.

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at Mondo Vino in Denver’s Highland neighborhood, and at Fort Collins eateries Austin’s American Grill, The Moot House and Enzio’s Italian Kitchen.

“All things being equal, there are a lot of people who would rather buy locally made spirits,” Peak 7 co-founder Desi Lopez said. “We’re delivering that high-end quality that people have come to expect from some of the major European brands, but we’re doing it with vodka made right here in our home city.”

For more about Peak 7 Vodka, go to www.peak7vodka.com.

Vegan Pizza Day

Patxi’s Pizza (pronounced PAH-cheese) celebrates Vegan Pizza Day with vegan selections available on June 29.

Patxi’s Cherry Creek and Cherry Hills locations are offering a vegan pizza combo created by chef/partner Patxi Azpiroz, newly back from his food tour of the Amalfi Coast.

The vegan pizza combo is available as a whole pie or as a slice of the day in thin or stuffed crust, and feature Daiya vegan mozzarella, whole wheat crust, fresh spinach, crushed garlic and red onion.

The vegan slices of the day cost between $3.25 and $4.75 during lunch only and can be paired with a salad and soda for $9.99.

Both locations (3455 S. University Blvd., Englewood, and 185 Steele St., Denver) feature a $2 Lagunitas’ IPA, a vegan beer.

More information at www.patxispizza. com.

Help film society go digital

The Denver Film Society wants to step over the line.

No, they don’t want to start showing triple-X movies. Rather “the line” represents the $150,000 fundraising goal to buy four new digital film projectors — as Hollywood transitions to an all-digital format — for the DFS’ Sie FilmCenter, The Ellie Caulkins (home of the Starz Denver

Film Festival) and Red Rocks for the Film on the Rocks summer series. The total amount needed is $300,000 for the projectors for the Sie Film Center and Red Rocks Amphitheatre.

To spur cash donations, DFS honcho Britta “The Jesus” Erickson stars in a three-minute promotional video spoofing the John Turturro role in the 1998 cult film “The Big Lebowski” with supporting actors stand-up comedian Chuck Roy and Will Morris, a manager at the Sie FilmCenter.

Erickson, complete with bowling shoes and a hairnet, licks the red bowling ball and bowls what looks like a guaranteed gutter ball, but the scene is cut before the ball reaches its destination. Meanwhile Roy and Morris drink beer, look on and hurl comments such as “you crossed the line!” That’s the whole idea.

The DFS donation website — www. kickstarter.com/projects/1728212872/ secure-the-future-of-the-denver-filmsociety?ref=live — will remain live through June 28. With eight days to go, more than $84,000 was pledged.

If you donate a minimum of $25 and the DFS reaches its $150,000 goal, backers will be treated to a special screening of “The Big Lebowski” on July 31 at Red Rocks.

Die laughing

Dave Chappelle, Flight of the Conchords, Demetri Martin, Kristen Schaal, Hannibal Buress and others will headline FunnyorDie.com’s Oddball Comedy & Curiosity Festival tour stop on Sept. 13 at Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre in Greenwood Village. The Colorado stop is one of 13 dates on the five-week comedy tour that starts Aug. 23 in Austin.

FunnyorDie.com was launched in 2007 by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay. It quickly became a hit thanks to the video “The Landlord,” which starred McKay’s 2-year-old daughter, Pearl, who plays a cursing landlord trying to get rent money from Ferrell’s character.

“We always love to push the comedy boundaries at Funny or Die and this festival will do just that,” said Dick Glover, CEO of Funny or Die. “It’s the perfect blend of comedy and crazy that will for sure resonate with comedy fans looking

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Local laughs

Local jokester and Comedy Works regular Phil Palisoul snagged first place at the 2013 Great American Comedy Festival recently in Norfolk, Neb. Palisoul, a Denver native, beat out eight other professional comedians in the finals to take home the top trophy.

The Great American Comedy Festival is a four-day event honoring Norfolk native Johnny Carson, the greatest talk-show host ever. The event features some of the best amateur and professional comedians from across the country.

Ironically, Palisoul tried to get on the “Tonight Show with Johnny Carson” early in the Denver comedian’s career.

“And when I wasn’t able to get on the show, I was really disappointed. So, to be able to come here and do this well in a festival for his name and honor is ... it’s overwhelming really,” Palisoul told comedy.broadwayworld.com. Palisoul’s prize was $1,000. Read more about Palisoul’s victory at www.bit.ly/140oIjP. Winners were picked by a panel of comedy club managers who judged the comedians on material, audience reaction and poise.

You can catch the Denver winner’s act at 7:30 p.m. July 9 during Comedy Night @ West Woods at West Woods Bar & Grill, 6655 Quaker St., Arvada. Tickets are available at www.Eventbrite.com (keyword: West Woods). Tickets are $12 and there is a two-drink minimum for those who do not have dinner at the restaurant before the show.

The show is hosted by nationally touring comic Bob Meddles and is produced

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To market, to market

Spice up your Friday by visiting Denver’s new definition of “market.” The Skyline Market is a food experience that of-

fers artisanal products, ready-to-eat food and a farm-fresh experience all in one.

Take a break from the office grind to enjoy a variety of lunch options, or pick up something for dinner and grab a few things for the weekend. Enjoy live music and a drink with friends or co-workers over happy hour or learn more about the food surrounding you from local chefs.

The Market, on Arapahoe between the 16th Street Mall and 15th Street, opened June 14 and continues every Friday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Aug. 30. For more information, visit www.downtowndenver.com/Life/WhattoDo/SkylineMarket/tabid/617/Default.aspx.

Good eats on wheels

Looking for an alternative to a fastfood lunch? The sixth annual Civic Center EATS Outdoor Café launched earlier this month, and will continue to take place with an army of food trucks gathering in Civic Center on Tuesdays and Thursdays through September.

Enjoy delicious food, fresh air, gorgeous views, live music and a great cause. In addition to supporting Denver’s growing gourmet food truck scene, proceeds will benefit the Civic Center Conservancy, the nonprofit dedicated to restoring, enhancing and activating Denver’s historic Civic Center Park.

Shaded tables and an ATM are available. For more information, go to www. civiccenterconservancy.org/event-civiccenter-eats-outdoor-cafe_31.html.

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Lions downtown ... and in the bathtub I don’t want to alarm anyone, but there are lions running loose in Golden. They are all over the streets and even in the parking lots of some of the towns most prominent businesses. They may approach you, but just keep calm, smile and talk nicely to them, and I promise they won’t hurt you.

I guess I should say “Lions” with a capital “L” because I’m talking about the Golden Lions Club members. You can spot them by their yellow vests, and right now they are out and about selling raffle tickets for the drawings they hold all day long in Lion’s Park on July 4.

They get hundreds of prizes donated so you stand a great chance of winning something. This year’s grand prize is $1,000.00 in cash.

The tickets are only $1 each, or a book of six for $5. The drawings will be held at various times from noon until 7 p.m. and you don’t need to be present to win. All of the proceeds go to the Lion’s Community Betterment Fund for public projects all over Golden.

You can usually find a few guys from the club selling tickets at our local grocery stores and roaming around downtown.

Lion’s Park is the place to be That’s right, Golden’s Fourth of July festivities are always some of the best around, and this year will be no exception. It all takes place in and around Lion’s Park at 10th and Maple streets. There will be free rides for the kiddies, bands, food and drink booths, and a really festive atmosphere.

The day’s events start at noon and run until 10:30 p.m.

Of course, there is the fireworks display, scheduled to start after dark at 9:30 p.m.

Unfortunately, due to the outbreak of fires all along the front range, past years’ displays were postponed, and as similar conditions are happening again this year, keep an ear to the local news as the day

approaches to see if there are any fireworks cancellations. You can also call the city of Golden at 303-384-8000 or visit its website at www.cityofgolden.net to check for updates.

These events are sponsored by the Golden Lion’s Club and the city of Golden.

My Favorite Fourth of July It was back around 1980. I was playing all day with a band up at Heritage Square and of course, stayed for the fireworks.

Meanwhile, back at my house I had a huge gentle giant of a St. Bernard dog named Christy who absolutely hated loud noises, especially fireworks.

This was back in the days when people would be shooting off their own fireworks day and night for at least two weeks before the 4th arrived.

So, being the conscientious dog owner that I am, I had left my back patio door open for her to be able to go in and out of the house all day. Well, that was a mistake.

During the course of the day, she tore down the back fence, ran into downtown Golden and into a pizza shop where she laid down in the back of the place and refused to move.

The shop owners were afraid of her so they called 911. The policeman who came to retrieve her was a friend of mine and recognized her, so he just brought her back to my house and put her in the garage. He missed the fact that the back door to the

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garage was open, so she just ran out of the yard again, this time around the corner and to the back door of a neighbor’s house who rented her basement to a Colorado School of Mines student. She tore open his screen door, went in and hunkered down in his bathtub.

Well, this young student was up in the park drinking beer all day and returned home after the fireworks fairly inebriated.

Of course, the first thing he had to do was hit the bathroom, and when he turned on the light, he took one look at Christy in the tub, ran out, slammed the door and called the police insisting that there was a lion in his bathtub.

This was about the time that I got back home and found her missing. So, I headed out looking for her, turn the corner and see a couple of police cars with lights flashing and an officer holding my dog by the collar. So, I run up there to find four officers laughing hysterically, a now-sober college kid still shaking, and his landlord lady screaming at me about who was going to fix her screen door. My friend, the cop, filled me in on all the day’s events as I promised my neighbor that I would be back in the morning to get her door fixed.

Christy was just happy that the fireworks were over.

In those days our Golden Transcript published all the week’s police news, and in the next issue … there it was. “A report of a lion in a bathtub turned out to be a dog”.

Yes, this is true, and yes you can look at some back issues to find it.

See? I told you there were lions running loose in Golden.

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ing from within.

“It’s not a culture of top-down. It’s an evolutionary process,” Coors said. “We encourage our employees to improve, innovate, and then get out of their way.”

In the case of waste reduction, it was a rank-and-file worker on the glass-packaging line of the MillerCoors Trenton, Ohio, brewery who has led the way.

Kelly Harris, now a Sustainability Coordinator for MillerCoors, said he has been in the beer business for 22 years, but one day five years ago, while driving a forklift of trash, he had an idea.

“I was dumping a load and noticed it all looked recyclable,” Harris said.

Harris developed a business plan to make the Trenton brewery landfill-free in 60 months. His managers gave him the green light to proceed, and the plant achieved the goal in 23 months.

“The largest challenge is the culture change, convincing people that virtually everything can be recycled,” Harris said.

Using Harris’ plan, personal trash cans at the Golden brewery were replaced by a series of color-coded bins. Yellow is for alu-

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the defense attorney asked why she also had sexual contact with Lopez on one occasion after the breakup.

“I figured I was damaged goods and nobody was ever going to want me again,” Eckendorf answered.

The defense also questioned points of Eckendorf’s testimony on the stand that differed from what she told detectives last year.

In particular, on the stand Eckendorf said that she never actually saw Lopez being physically pulled off her by a friend during the 2008 incident.

Instead, she admitted to losing consciousness and waking up with the friend by her side.

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THURSDAY/JUNE 27 HEALTHFUL HABITS Red Rocks Cancer Center presents healthful habits cooking and nutrition classes. The next class is “Good Stuff on the Grill: Pesto-stuffed grass-fed beef burgers, Portobello pizzas, zucchini kabobs, spiced pineapple slices.”

Three classes are offered each month, and registration is required because space is limited. Classes run from 6-8 p.m. at 400 Indiana St., Suite 220, Golden. Contact Cheryl Rojic at 303921-2103 or Cheryl@intentionalhealthcoach.com to register.

THURSDAY/JUNE 27 CONCERT SERIES Bring the whole family to McIlvoy Park, 5750 Upham Street in Olde Town Arvada for concerts and performances that are part of the 2013 Apex concert series.

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minum, gray for glass, and so on.

“Red (trash) is no go, don’t put anything in there unless you have to,” Savastano said.

Most of the red-bin material goes to energy-from-waste facilities.

Shrink wrap, used on many of the materials brought into the brewery, was only recycled at a rate of one to two tons a year.

Harris said that within the last year, the rate has increased to as much as 10 tons per month, and that the recycle-reimbursement rate is generous.

The company installed a new cardboard bundler machine, to help ship used cardboard back to mills to be remade into new product packaging. Harris said the new bundler paid for itself within a year of installation.

“When we started this, we thought it would cost money. But everything we try to do seems to make us money,” Harris said.

Golden Mayor Marjorie Sloan praised MillerCoors for its accomplishment during a company press conference.

“These efforts will have a direct impact on extending the life of our local landfill, while the rest of us catch up,” Sloan said.

The Golden Brewery is the fifth MillerCoors facility to reach zero-landfill status.

Harris said three more breweries are working toward that status. All the company’s North American facilities could be landfill free by 2015.

Lopez on tape

Also during the June 19 court proceedings, the jury had a chance to hear Lopez say, in his own words, what happened in the early morning hours of June 24, 2012, leading up to the death of Best.

The prosecution showed the court the tape of an interview conducted by Lakewood Police Department detectives two days after Best’s death.

In the interview, Lopez eventually confesses that he believes he accidentally strangled Best while the two were in bed.

“I’ve been thinking about killing myself the last few days over that,” he told detectives.

In the video, Lopez repeatedly insists that he never choked Best in anger and that he had no indication anything was amiss until he woke up the next day to find her cold and not breathing.

The trial is scheduled to conclude this week.

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SATURDAY/JUNE 29 BOOK SIGNING Author Lori Holden, a 1980 graduate of

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First Friday Street Fair July 5 • 5-9pm

Historic Downtown Golden Washington Ave. between 12th & 13th Streets

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LIVE MUSIC • COORS BEER $4 • FOOD BY LOCAL RESTAURANTS • Face Painting and Balloon Artists and Animals from Guest Snowflake Circus • Free Horse Drawn Carriage Rides by Denver Carriage • Famous Golden Hospitality at stores, businesses & restaurants • Events and Sales throughout Downtown during First Friday Street Fair!

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Summer Fun in Golden July & August Events Thursday - July 4:

Lions Club Celebration Lions Park

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Golden’s First Friday Street Fair in Historic Downtown Golden

Saturday - July 6:

Golden Super Cruise at South Golden Road Businesses and Historic Downtown Golden

Thursday - July 8:

Mopar Street Party Historic Downtown Golden

Friday - July 26, 27, 28: Buffalo Bill Days

Tuesday - July 30:

Golden Bike Cruise, 10th and Illionois St.

Friday - August 2:

Golden’s First Friday Street Fair in Historic Downtown Golden

Saturday & Sunday - August 17 & 18: Golden Fine Arts Festival Historic Downtown Golden

Tuesday - August 26:

Golden Bike Cruise, 10th & Ill. Street

July Farmers Market

August Farmers Market

July 6, 13, 20 NOT 27

August 3, 10, 17, 24, 31

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From left, Willa Childerston, Swiss Hoffman and Katie Rigert all were at the First United Methodist Church in Golden June 20, checking in early entries for the 61st annual Golden Flower Show, which was held last weekend. This year’s show theme was “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” “It’s all about fairies and fairy gardens,” Rigert said. More than 300 entries were anticipated for this year’s show. Photo by Glenn Wallace

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THE OPPORTUNITY to express their performing art, includ-

ing voice and instrument, acting, poetry, stand-up comedy, mime, etc. This is a chance for teens to make new friends and to explore and expand talents they might have been hesitant to express, all in an environment that is safe, welcoming, supportive, loving, and fun. We welcome all students between the grades of 6th and 12th grade. This is about teens’ empowerment in a safe, non-religious context. For information, visit Open Mic Night - Celebrate Your Teen Self on Facebook, then join our event (and invite others) and let us know how many are coming so we know how many snacks to provide. Call 720-935-4000.

MONDAY/JULY 1, July 15 BODY-MIND YOGA Gentle body-mind yoga specifically for beginners and folks managing chronic pain is at 7:30 p.m.

Monday, July 1, and Monday, July 15, at Living Water Spiritual Community, 7401 W. 59th Ave., Arvada. Email yogawithjammie@gmail.com.

MONDAY/JULY 1 GOLF TOURNAMENT Life Care Center of Evergreen and Elk

listening music from local students.

THE SCHEDULE is: July 3, Trout Steak Revival, with Whodunnit; July 17, Mighty High Band, with Sneaky Bastards; July 31, Mr. David Booker Swingtet, with Denver Jazz Club Youth All Stars; Aug. 14, Highway 55, with Casey James Prestwood & the Burning Angels; Aug. 28, Tunisia, with Kattie Glassman and Snapshot. The concerts are free, and parking is limited. Visit www.evergreenrecreation.com.

THURSDAY/JULY 4, Aug. 15, Aug. 18 SUMMER CONCERTS Jefferson Symphony Orchestra will perform three concerts in its 2013 summer concert series. The first concert, at 3 p.m. Thursday, July 4, is at the Evergreen Music Festival and Art Show. The program is titled Salute the Red, White & Blue. Tickets can be purchased at the gate. For its second concert, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15, the orchestra has invited The Queen City Jazz Band for an evening of music at the Arvada Center Amphitheater. Tickets are available at www.

SummerAtTheCenter.com or by calling 720-898-7200. The final concert is a free performance at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 18, at Parfet Park in Golden. Visit www.jeffsymphony.org.

COMING SOON COMING SOON/JULY 5

Run Assisted Living are sponsoring a golf tournament Monday, July 1, at Hiwan Golf Club, for the Alzheimer’s Association.

Registration will begin at 7 a.m., with tee-off at 8 a.m. All money raised will go to the Alzheimer’s Association to support treatment and research. To sign up, donate or receive more information, contact Edward Kennedy at Life Care Center of Evergreen at 303-674-4500.

GALLERY SHOW Spirits in the Wind Gallery features “Cowboys and Indians” from July 5-31, with an opening reception from 5-9 p.m. July 5. Show features a large array of national and local artists artwork in various mediums will be on display for this grand show. Spirits in the Wind Gallery is at 1211 Washington Ave., Golden. Call 303-279-1192.

TUESDAY/JULY 2

COMING SOON/JULY 6

NATURE LESSONS School in the Woods: Lessons Learned from Creating a Nature Based School is offered from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 2. Teachers will learn about natureinspired lessons that they can implement in their classrooms, on their school grounds or on field trips. Teachers should come prepared to spend a day outdoors; please wear appropriate outdoor clothing (no sandals). The seminar is open to the public. Teachers may receive credit through Adams State College or BOCES. Fees and reservations apply; call 719-748-3253 ext.

109 or visit www.nps.gov/flfo/forteachers/professionaldevelopment.htm. The class is at Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument.

GOLF TOURNAMENT Temple Micah’s 2nd annual golf tournament to benefit its endeavors to “Do Justly. Love Mercy.

Walk Humbly” is on Saturday, July 6. The shotgun start is at 9 a.m. at Emerald Greens, 597 S. Clinton St., Denver (in the Windsor Garden community). This event is for families or individuals who play golf, relatively new golfers or those who like to play but don’t play a lot. Sponsorship options are available. Register at http://www.micahdenver.org or via Elaine Lee, 303-3884239 ext. 1.

TUESDAY/JULY 2 LIFETREE CAFÉ The filmed story of a man who is changing gender will be presented at Lifetree Café at noon and 7 p.m.

Tuesday, July 2, at 5675 Field St., Arvada. The exclusive film follows a man named Bob, who says he knew at the age of 4 that he was really a girl in a boy’s body. The film examines issues surrounding transgenderism such as family dynamics, workplace complications, and spiritual implications. Admission to the 60-minute event is free. Snacks and beverages are available.

Lifetree Café is a place where people gather for conversation about life and faith in a casual coffeehouse-type setting.

Questions about Lifetree may be directed to Polly Wegner at 303-424-4454 or pwegner@peacelutheran.net.

WEDNESDAY/JULY 3 DECLARATION OF Independence Did you know only two of the 56 signatures of the Declaration of Independence were penned on July 4, 1776? The others didn’t sign until nearly a month later. Join Active Minds from 2-3 p.m. Wednesday, July 3, for a look at this pivotal document and its historical context. We will examine the philosophy and ideas that underlie the text as well as the continuing influence of the document today all around the world. Program is free and takes place at Keystone Place at Legacy Ridge, 11180 Irving Drive, Westminster. RSVP to Keystone Place, 303-465-5600.

WEDNESDAY/JULY 3, July 17 CONCERT SERIES Evergreen Park & Recreation District presents the Evergreen Lake Summer Concert Series from 5-9 p.m. every other Wednesday. Bring picnic baskets, portable chairs and blankets, or buy food and drinks from local vendors while

COMING SOON/JULY 6-7 VEGFEST THE fourth annual VegFest Colorado event is July 6-7 at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, 15200 W. 6th Ave., Golden. VegFest is a health and environmental fair supporting a plant-based diet and lifestyle. It is open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. both days. Visit http://vegfestcolorado.org/Speakers.html for more information. Adults pay admission at the door; children admitted free. Parking is free.

COMING SOON/JULY 8 DOG TRAINING Training With Grace dog training center offers free talks from 7-8 p.m. Mondays at 9100 W. 6th Ave., Lakewood. The next talk on Monday, July 8, is “So you want to be a dog trainer?” Have you ever considered dog training as a career? Do you have what it takes? Can you make any money at it? Do you think you can help dogs and their people? Do you work in a rescue or a shelter? Do you work in a vet clinic? Do you work as a dog walker, groomer or in boarding? Do you simply want to learn more about body language a better handling techniques? Do you want to teach classes and private training?

Talk with Ana and she can help you decide if this is the right career path for you. Bring your questions, goals and plans. She’s great at helping you see the big picture.

COMING SOON/JULY 9 MARTIN LUTHER King Jr. Join Active Minds from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 9, for a look at the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We will trace Dr. King’s rise to prominence from a Southern Baptist pastor to Nobel Prize winner and leader of the civil rights movement. We will examine how Dr. King’s efforts impacted history and how his ideas continue to influence our society today. Free program will take place at First Presbyterian Church of Lakewood, 8210 W. 10th Ave., Lakewood. No RSVP required.

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Nurture science love at home Children who love science, engineering, and math rarely just pop out of nowhere. Their families know the greatest brain growth is from birth to age eight and do simple activities with them to encourage curiosity. See grandparentsteachtoo.org and “Learning Through the Seasons” pod casts at wnmu.org.

Collecting rocks The Colorado Renaissance Festival & Artisan Marketplace kicked off its 37th season June 15-16 at 650 W. Perry Park Ave. in Larkspur. The festival runs through Aug. 4 every weekend from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. There is free parking and shuttle service available. Visit coloradorenaissance.com for more information. Courtesy photo

Events to celebrate the Fourth of July Staff Report

five inflatables, alpacas, face painting, games and activities and giant hamster balls that children can roll around in for a small fee.

The fireworks show begins at 9 p.m. and KOOL 105 will simulcast music to accompany the show.

The festival and fireworks are free to attend. Attendees can park in the Stenger and Lutz parking lots off of Oak Street beginning at 3 p.m.

dragsters, Super Comp, Super Gas, Super Street, and Stock/Super Stock Combo cars.

Eliminations begin at 2 p.m. and games, rides, music and contests begin at 3 p.m.

The jet car and drag car show begins at 7 p.m. with a fireworks celebration at 9:45 p.m. Tickets begin at $20 in advance for adults and $11 in advance for children. Children 5 and younger are free.

Tickets can be bought online at www.bandimere.com or at the race track.

Discount tickets are available at Mardel Christian Store, 4887 S. Wadsworth Blvd. in Littleton and discount coupons are available at Brakes Plus locations.

Parking is $10.

Bandimere Speedway celebrating Fourth with drag racing, fireworks

Lakewood Estates hosting free Fourth of July events for seniors

Golden Lions hosting annual Fourth of July celebration with fireworks

The Golden Lions Club is hosting its annual Fourth of July celebration in Lions Park, 1300 10th St. The celebration begins at about noon and will end with a fireworks show provided by the city of Golden at about 9 p.m.

The event includes music throughout the day as well as free rides and face painting for children.

Residents can purchase food and drinks at the celebration or bring a picnic.

The Golden Lions have hosted the Fourth of July celebration for more than 40 years.

Arvada Festivals Commission hosting festival, fireworks

The Arvada Festivals Commission is hosting its annual Fourth of July Celebration at Stenger-Lutz Sports Complex, 58th Avenue and Oak Street.

The festival is hosted by the city of Arvada, Arvada Festivals Commission, KOOL 105 and Apex Park and Recreation District begins at 4 p.m.

Thursday, July 4.

The festival leading up to a fireworks show will feature food vendors, community booths, military and fire department vehicle displays, a classic car show, live music from Wide Open and FIVE13 and a children’s activity area.

The free children’s area includes

Bandimere Speedway is keeping its Fourth of July celebration on track with its annual Brakes Plus Jet Car Nationals and Family Festival.

Gates open at 8 a.m. July Fourth at Bandimere, 3051 S. Rooney Road in Morrison. Qualifying and test sessions begin at 8:30 a.m.

The event features a fireworks show, jet cars, drag racing, music, a salute to the troops, carnivals rides and games, food and more.

Vehicles participating in drag racing include 290 mph jet cars, motorcycle and snowmobile-powered vehicles, street-legal cars, junior

Lakewood Estates, an independent retirement community, is hosting a variety of Independence Day events July 5-7.

Each event is free and open to the public at Lakewood Estates, 8585 W. Dakota Ave. From 12:30 to 2 p.m. Friday, July 5, is a Hawaiian luau; at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 6, is an Outward Bound event; from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Sunday, July 7, is a travel safety seminar of Let’s Talk Seniors to help seniors prepare for summer with travel tips.

For more information, please call Lakewood Estates at 303-223-4963.

Fancy materials aren’t required. It takes a little adultchildren time, conversation, and something common — rocks for instance. Look around the neighborhood for rocks children think are beautiful. Take along some small plastic bags, magnifying glasses, pencil and paper. Place rocks in bags with a paper telling where it was found until it goes in the case. Visit a gravel road, rocky beach, rock or mineral show. Count rocks. Make geometric designs.

Organize the chosen few into a collection. Craft stores have inexpensive plastic divided containers for beads that are perfect storage, but any small box that can be divided with cardboard sections will work.

How are these rocks going to be sorted and organized — by color, hardness, shape, or where found? Is your family going on a trip? Children may pick up a small rock at important stops and dictate a sentence about where they found the rock, its description, and take a picture. The location can be part of a key to be taped on the bottom of the collection case.

Check out a few children’s rock and mineral books to learn the basics. Search on line for “fun with rocks for kids.” There are images, videos, and information about the three types of rocks: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic.

Many museums have rock collection displays and books to identify local rocks. Young children may be most interested in color, shine, and the texture of rocks. (Make sure they and siblings won’t put rocks in their mouths.)

Their collection could be organized by those categories and reorganized as they grow older and want to learn more.

Rock cairns and throwing

Children love to throw and skip stones in the water.

Help them look for thin flat rocks and show them how to flick their wrists to have rocks hit the water on the flat side.

On land adults can pick a target to hit.

Making stone balancing piles brings in engineering.

Scouts use certain rock piles for warnings and trail markings. Inuits and other Native people make “inuksyk” to symbolize protection, memorials, and holy messages.

How high can the cairn be? How can the rocks be piled large to small, small to large, or mixed up? Can they make a little bridge or window? Cairns can decorate gardens and shorelines. Children can paint them and adults can varnish them to stay shiny in gardens.

Children can decorate pet rocks with wiggly eyes. They can make rock families and animals by painting and gluing rocks together. Sometimes rocks are just for looking at and touching.

Esther Macalady is a former teacher, who lives in Golden, and participates in the Grandparents Teach Too writing group.

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Legacy Ridge’s signature hole, the par 3 No. 9, is a challenge due to the water on the right side of the green. Photos by Daniel Williams

Don’t miss out on Legacy Ridge Golf Course Westminster municipal facility is big on value

By Daniel Williams

dwilliams@ourcoloradonews.com WESTMINSTER — Westminster has one of Colorado golf’s best kept secrets.

Actually, it’s a disservice to call Legacy Ridge golf course a secret. If you have never played the course, near Sheridan Boulevard and 104th Avenue about 20 minutes from downtown Denver, once you do you will certainly feel like you have been missing out.

Legacy Ridge offers a golf experience that might feel like a $125 round of golf for less than half of the price.

Whether you’re a long ball hitter or prefer going short from the red tees, Legacy Ridge is not only a course that is full of challenges, but features views that would impress Ansel Adams.

In addition, near perfect course conditions and a warm and inviting staff have made Legacy Ridge one of the popular destinations in the metro area.

“For a municipal course we are definitely upscale,” Legacy Ridge assistant professional Mark Roush said. “Our course is always in beautiful shape but that is because we have great people who maintain the course.”

Opened in 1994, this Arthur Hills design measures 7,157 yards from the championship tees, shrinking to 5,315 yards from the red tees.

This Colorado-style Scottish links lay out targets players of all levels with four tee boxes on every hole, wide fairways, generous landing areas and greens that average more than 6,000 square feet.

The course’s signature hole is No. 9, a par 4 that is 417 yards from the tips but only 279 yards from the white tees.

That means big hitters have to contemplate if they want to attempt to drive the green, hoping to catch the downhill

slope and let their ball roll up to the hole.

However, pushing the ball even a little bit too far to the right can mean landing in the pond that runs along the west side of the green.

Some take the chance, drive the green and putt for eagle.

“You can play the course as long or as short as you want it but either way presents challenges. But there are also some birdies out there and scoring opportunities,” said Tom Harper, a regular at Legacy Ridge.

With quite a few golf courses in Legacy Ridge’s area, competition for patrons can be tough for some courses.

But not Legacy Ridge. The course has turned into a destination golf courses and beside hosting numerous events they also have also compiled trophy case full of awards.

“There are not a lot of golf experiences out there like the one we provide at Legacy Ridge, at least not for under $100,” Roush said.

The course is also currently offering a junior golf program ages 5 to 17.

If you want to play Legacy Ridge they recommend that you book through the online system and create an account to expedite the booking process.

By creating an account, you are then part of the “SPIRIT Club” which gains you access to the best discounts and specials for green fees, cart fees, merchandise, food/beverage offers, newsletters, text specials, tournaments, golf club demo days and upcoming events.

Legacy Ridge is one of two Westminster municipal golf courses. The other is The Heritage Golf Course at Westmoor, another course with an outstanding reputation.

The two courses offer individual golf passes where you can play unlimited golf at both courses.

“Learn the Legacy,” is their slogan. So be prepared to get educated in a great golf experience.

Ample practice facilities make Legacy Ridge a must play for golfers looking to lower scores.

Legacy Ridge patron Norm Hammond works on his putting stroke overlooking Legacy Ridge’s clubhouse.

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Hankins finishes third as Legacy golfers shine at summer tourney

Legacy’ High School’s Sarah Hankins seems pleased after sinking a putt on the 9th hole during the second round of the 2013 CHSAA 5A Girl’s Golf State Championship held at the Tiara Rado golf Course in Grand Junction. Photo

by Charles Pearson

Four Lightning golfers rise to occasion at Saddle Rock GC

By Daniel Williams

dwilliams@ourcoloradonews.com AURORA — Not skipping a beat from her strong junior year finish Legacy High School, golfer Sarah Hankins is at it again.

The soon-to-be senior shot a near perfect career best 2 under par (70) Friday and a three-day score of 222 at the very challenging Saddle Rock Golf Course during the Colorado Women’s Golf Association Junior Stroke Play Championship.

Hankins finished the tournament in third place after shooting rounds of 75, 77 and 70, finishing behind winner Kelly Moran and second place Jaylee Tait.

Hankins round of 70 was one stroke better than her previous low round. Her third place finish is also her best at the prestigious summer event.

The Legacy golfer opened the first two

Mines hires Nicholson Former Cougars player will work with linebackers

By Daniel Williams

dwilliams@ourcoloradonews.com GOLDEN — Following an award-winning playing career as a linebacker for the University of Houston, as well as the inception of his coaching career, Matt Nicholson has joined the Colorado School of Mines football coaching staff as an inside linebacker coach.

Nicholson, who will also handle the strength and conditioning aspects of the football program in addition to other sport programs, comes to Golden after a ninemonth stint as a weightroom assistant and three-year tenure as a graduate assistant on the Cougars coaching staff.

As a linebackers’ coach in 2011, Nicholson helped the club to incredible defensive success, ranking among national leaders in sacks, tackles-for-loss and interceptions.

He was a defensive backs assistant in 2012 and worked again with the linebackers in 2013.

During his tenure at Houston, Nicholson helped three Houston defenders to the NFL, including D.J. Hayden (Oakland Raiders,

first round, 2013), Sammy Brown (St. Louis Rams, undrafted free agent, 2012) and Phillip Steward (St. Louis Rams, undrafted free agent, 2013).

The 2011 version of the Cougars posted a 13-1 record and won the Ticket City Bowl.

Starting his career as a walk-on and progressing to a scholarship player, Nicholson starred for Houston from 2006-2010, racking up 179 total tackles, 14 tackles for loss, one sack and two interceptions, including one interception return for a touchdown, despite missing 20 games his final three seasons due to knee injuries.

He was named the Tom Wilson Offseason MVP in both 2009 and 2010 and was Houston’s Special Teams Player of the Year as a true freshman in 2006. He was also a Burlsworth Trophy nominee, which is an award given to the top player in the nation that started his career as a walk-on.

Nicholson received his bachelor’s degree in sport administration from Houston in December of 2010. He graduated with a master’s degree in human resource development in the spring of 2013.

A native of Plano, Texas, and a product of Plano Senior High School, Nicholson helped carry the Wildcats to a 13-1 record and an appearance in the regional finals as a senior. Nicholson was an Honorable Mention 5A All-State selection as a senior as well as being named first team All-State in lacrosse.

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days of the tournament shooting a total of 8 over par, sliding down the leaderboard.

However, her spectacular score on Friday helped her leap frog everyone in the field besides the very strong golfing Moran and Tait.

Hankins credited her play to her putter which she said bailed her out on numerous occasions throughout the tournament.

In addition, Hankins holed-out an incredible approach shot on the 15th hole, making an eagle after dropping her ball in from 100 yards out.

Hankins, who took third place during last season’s state tournament, said she is looking to take momentum from this tournament for the rest of the summer and into her senior season.

Several other Legacy golfer participated in the tournament including Jennifer Hankins, Sarah’s sister.

Jennifer finish tied for fifth in the first flight, shooting a 243. In addition, Legacy’s Morgan Stacks finished second in the third flight with a three-round total of 258, and Andrea Hoos was seventh in the third fight with a total score of 280.

Sports quiz 1) Where does Evan Longoria rank on the all-time career home-run list for the Tampa Bay Rays?

2) The Atlanta Braves set a major-league record in 2012 by winning 23 consecutive games started by Kris Medlen. Who had held the record?

3) Only two NFL players have rushed for at least 1,000 yards in each of their first 10 seasons. Name them.

4) Name the coach of Oregon’s men’s basketball team when it ended UCLA’s 98-game home winning streak in 1976.

5) Next season, the NHL’s Colorado Avalanche plan to retire the number of Adam Foote. Name three of the other four players whose numbers the team has retired.

6) What is the best finish the U.S. women’s national volleyball team has had in an Olympics?

7) Who held the record for the youngest golfer to make the cut at a PGA event before Guan Tianlang (14 years, five months) did it in 2013?

Answers

1) With 130 entering the 2013 season, he is second, behind Carlos Pena’s 163.

2) The New York Giants (Carl Hubbell, 1936-37) and the New York Yankees (Whitey Ford, 1950-53) each had 22-game streaks.

3) Barry Sanders and Curtis Martin.

4) Dick Harter.

5) Ray Bourque, Peter Forsberg, Patrick Roy and Joe Sakic.

6) The silver medal (1984, 2008, 2012).

7) Bob Panasik was 15 years, 8 months old when he qualified for an event in 1957.

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