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School board approves controversial review Amended proposal changes makeup of curriculum committee

By Crystal Anderson

canderson@colorado communitymedia.com Jefferson County Board of Education’s board majority — John Newkirk, Julie Williams and Ken Witt — voted to revamp the district’s current curriculum review practices Thursday, Oct. 2.

“I’m delighted we were able to come up with a compromise,” Board President Ken Witt said. “The district brought forth the processes they had in place for district curriculum review, but was able to also bring in the feedback we’ve heard from the community.”

Williams had proposed a new curriculum review committee resolution on Sept.

18 to review the AP U.S. History (APUSH) course to emphasize positive aspects of American history and “should not encourage or condone” civil disobedience, social strife or disregard of the law.

Instead, the board voted to amend existing district policies, IJ and IJ-R, which reference the processes and structure for district’s current content and resource review committees.

The changes add students, parents and

community members to the two review committees, and names the Chief Academic Officer as committee facilitator.

The two committees, which already include teachers and content specialists, will now report directly to the school board.

The committee meetings are required to be open to the public.

Seen as a “compromise” between the board and the district, the changes were made to address student, board and community concerns, and moved away from Williams original language about not presenting “objectionable” material.

“I think it’s a great compromise,” Williams said. “My goal of having citizen input and taxpayer input into what they’re actually paying for — our children’s education — it’s great; it was a great compromise. All of my goals were achieved.”

It’s unclear if the reconfigured committees will review the AP U.S. History curriculum.

“I think there’s potential either way (with the committees). The problem with this board though is it lost a lot of respect in the community that they can actually act in an open and transparent manner,” said Michael Clark, a community member who voted for the majority last November. “People would rather trust Mr. (Dan) McMinimee and even the district staff because of how much respect they lost in the board.”

The lack of compromise and collaboration among the board was mentioned by

Immediately before the Oct. 2 school board meeting, students, parents and teachers gathered for a rally outside the district office, protesting recent board majority decisions, including the proposed curriculum review committee.

Photo by Glenn Wallace both minority members, Jill Fellman and Lesley Dahlkemper, who saw McMinimee’s proposal as a stepping stone to collaboration, but ultimately voted against it, noting it was received on Thursday morning, less than 12 hours prior to the meeting.

“Once again, we’re breaking board policy,” Dahlkemper said. “It’s simple, this is yet another example of when an issue has come to the board — what’s the rush?”

Since Sept. 18, the district has seen the

absence of more than 128 teachers resulting in the closure of four district high schools, and a six-day streak of Jeffco students protests — the largest and longest protest in Jeffco history, according to district staff.

“I appreciate the fact that they were able to discuss and collaborate somewhat Board continues on Page 24

Gay marriage begins in Colorado County clerks ordered to issue same-sex licenses upon request

By Amy Woodward

awoodward@colorado communitymedia.com

St. Anthony’s new Airbus As350 B3e Emergency Medical Helicopter has more power and enhanced systems to make it easier and safer to pick up patients in dangerous situations.

Photos by Clarke Reader

AIRBUS TO HEALTH

St. Anthony, Flight For Life celebrate new helicopter

By Clarke Reader

creader@colorado communitymedia.com Colorado is home to some of the most active residents in the nation, and while that’s a benefit for most, the mountainous locations can make for a tricky situation if someone needs medical help.

After years of fundraising Flight For Life Colorado, headquartered in St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood, has a new Airbus As350 B3e Emergency Medical Helicopter to assist in medical emergencies.

“It made look like our other helicopters but it’s got a bigger engine, which gives us

an increased safety margin,” said Rod Balak, aviation manager with Flight for Life.

“It has a great new autopilot feature for us that doesn’t add much to the weight of the helicopter.”

The St. Anthony Health Foundation and Summit Medical Center Foundation both led the charge to raise the $1 million needed to purchase the Airbus.

According to information provided by Flight Fore life, the medical interior of the new craft includes United Rotorcraft’s Articulating Litter Loading System (ALLS) to easily load and secure critically injured patients and neonatal isolettes for transport.

On board medical systems include liquid oxygen (LOX), compressed air, suction, mounts to accommodate carry-on medical equipment as well as an abundance of AC power. The interior lighting is fully night vi-

sion system compatible.

The new helicopter will be stationed at the St. Anthony Summit Medical Center in Frisco, according to Balak. Its speed and range will allow it to cover the western front range as well as ski areas near Aspen and Steamboat.

No one knows the importance of Flight For Life in that area than Brittany Gilbert, who made use of its services after getting into a bicycle accident in Breckenridge.

“The accident was in August 2012 and I was taken to the hospital in Frisco by Flight For Life before being taken to the St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood to get treated,” she said. “It was at that hospital that I first found out I was pregnant.”

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The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear all appeals on gay marriage bans from seven states on Monday, paving the way for couples in some states to legally wed – including Colorado.

Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision, Attorney General John Suthers announced the state’s gay marriage ban to be unconstitutional, and filed motions which will lift stays in the federal and state courts. On Tuesday morning Suthers announced the stays had been lifted, and posted the following statement on his website: “There are no remaining legal requirements that prevent same-sex couples from legally marrying in Colorado. Beginning today, Colorado’s 64 county clerks are legally required to issue licenses to same-sex couples who request them. In addition, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is required to register such marriages in the records of the State of Colorado.”

Jefferson County Clerk and Recorder Pam Anderson announced her office would immediately comply.

“I believe strongly in individual rights, I personally support marriage equality and I am proud to be part of this historic day as the Clerk and Recorder for Jefferson County,” Anderson said in a statement.

A marriage license can be obtained in Jefferson County at the county administrative building, 100 Jefferson County Parkway, in Golden, as well as at four of the county’s motor vehicle offices, Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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October 9, 2014

Man hits road of life with hands off wheel The call for prayer from the nearby mosque woke him from a restless sleep about 4 that morning.

He showered, dressed and checked his backpack. Water containers. Iodine tablets. Medical kit. Several notebooks and 24 pencils. Some Clif bars. One change of clothes. A credit card to be used only for emergencies. A palm-sized GPS tracker.

Tent. Sleeping bag. Compass.

No cell phone.

He repacked, shut off the lights and knelt on the concrete floor. Let me be present, he prayed. Let me handle challenges with grace and humility.

Then, Donovan DiLorenzo — an olive scarf wound around his head, a shadow of a beard on his face, Teva sandals on his feet — stepped from the hotel in Madaba, Jordan, his heart a mix of trepidation and hope, and began walking.

“The first time you step out — that’s the scariest,” he said. “You’ve built up all these expectations … and you’re just not sure how they’re going to unfold.”

Donovan’s Journey, as his family calls it, began Aug. 27, 2013.

It unfolded step by step, without any sure plan. Donovan, then 42, trekked as pilgrims in days of old through Jordan, Israel, Palestine, Egypt and India, letting the day’s encounters chart his path and depending on unexpected kindnesses for food, shelter and companionship. By the time he returned home in May, he had walked more than 1,100 miles.

Back home in Highlands Ranch where he grew up, his parents had anxiously followed his path through intermittent signals from a GPS tracker. They thought he was searching for self-discovery.

His younger sister later told him she thought his choice to travel without resources or a way to communicate with home was selfish because of the worry it caused those who loved him.

Donovan thought doing so was the only real way to live fully in the moment — to see and feel and understand a profoundness of life uncluttered by distractions. He wasn’t really searching for something; he just wanted to see what would happen if life directed him rather than the other way around.

“It was a kind of shedding or surrendering …,” Donovan said. “It was just about letting go and seeing how life would unfold being a little more present.”

His life had already detoured from the main road.

The tragedy of 9/11 caused him to rethink his course: He left a lucrative job as an account executive in New York to teach in New Orleans’ most challenging urban school district. He later helped with reconstruction and outreach following Hurricane Katrina’s devastation. From there, he joined the Peace Corps, working in Africa in Malawi, one of the world’s least-developed countries. He returned to New Orleans and taught there until last summer, when he decided to abandon life as he knew it.

He chose to walk most of his journey to have “more time to think, write and connect with others.”

When Donovan refused to take a cell phone, his parents, Neil and Michelle, persuaded him to pack a small GPS tracker.

“You’re not really communicating,” Neil told him. “At least, as long as the coordinates are moving, we’ll know you’re alive.”

Donovan agreed. Every three days, he activated the device and Neil plotted latitude and longitude on maps to follow his route. Even so, Neil and Michelle slept only a few hours each night those first few weeks.

“I am very nervous …,” Michelle said then. “That has been really, really hard, not knowing where he’s at.”

Donovan, at times, wasn’t sure exactly where he was, either. The trails seemed confusing, the heat unbearable. In those moments, anxiety would begin to seep into his thoughts — “that feeling,” he wrote later, “when you are unsure about the road ahead.” But then he would gather

courage, bring himself back into the moment, summon a sense of peace.

At the start, his feet bled. The backpack rubbed raw a spot on his back. Hunger became a frequent companion — he thought often of his mother’s pasta and meatballs.

But fortune continually crossed his path in the form of curious children, interested villagers or, simply, a patch of shade under a tree.

Strangers gave him freshly baked warm pita bread. They invited him to share tea around campfires and offered space in their homes to sleep. They shared stories that bound them across cultures and beliefs.

“I was really taken aback at how hospitable people were and how people would open up their homes,” Donovan said.

“There were those moments when you kind of step back and think, `Wow, that was truly amazing.’”

In those instants, he said, God gave him wonder.

He prayed in mosques, saw the Dead Sea, visited Cana and other places of the Holy Land, navigated military checkpoints between Palestine and Israel. He walked about 650 miles, according to Neil’s map calculations, before flying from the Red Sea to Cairo at the end of October.

After two weeks in Egypt, he flew to Mumbai and walked another 500 or so miles, visiting ashrams where he learned to meditate, and Buddhist temples where he prayed, and, finally, homes in Calcutta run by Mother Teresa’s Sisters of Charity, where he volunteered for two months.

He massaged lotion into the withered arms of old men, bathed sick patients, prayed over the dead then carried them to crematoriums.

“In Calcutta, there are moments when you have incredible suffering,” Donovan said, “but somehow people find a way to be joyous.”

There was the blind man who always sang. There were the children who laughed and played amid the squalor. And the special kinship shared with others who helped. “… a lot of suffering,” Donovan repeated. “But a lot of people giving of themselves.”

From India, he traveled to Indonesia for a month.

And then, life told Donovan it was time to return home to the much-missed embrace of family and friends.

Near midnight on May 12, Neil and Michelle drove slowly into the arrival lane at DIA as a tall figure with a bushy beard and a backpack walked to the curb.

“He had a scarf on,” Michelle said. But “I would know him anywhere.”

At home, Donovan ate a big plate of pasta and meatballs, satiating the craving that hunger had instilled. He reveled in the warmth of family.

“He’s very strong,” Michelle said, “but I’m just glad he’s home.”

Neil agreed. “We don’t have to worry.”

They listened to their son’s stories, marveling at the generosity of strangers who gave to the man who is always giving to others.

Yet, Neil said, “his experience is probably hard to share because we can’t understand it — we didn’t live it.”

Donovan is in California now, helping develop programs for the mostly Hispanic and disadvantaged teens served by the Boys and Girls Clubs of Sonoma.

Life kept telling him, he said, this was his next chapter.

He’s written 10 short stories about his pilgrimage and has ideas for about 10 more. He’s writing them, primarily, for family and friends so they can know how letting go propels life to unfold in wondrous, unexpected ways.

He would like to return to the Denver area someday.

But “you never know,” Donovan said.

“The main thing is I’m present and have the courage to follow where life is taking me. We’ll see.”

Perhaps, for Donovan, the journey hasn’t ended at all.

Ann Macari Healey’s column about people, places and issues of everyday life appears every other week. Her column earned first place in the 2013 Colorado Press Association Better Newspaper contest. She can be reached at ahealey@ coloradocommunitymedia.com or 303566-4110.

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October 9, 2014

Debating ballot initiatives Legislative meeting invites both sides of issues

By Clarke Reader

creader@colorado communitymedia.com The Lakewood legislative town hall put the issues on the November ballot under the microscope during the Oct. 4 meeting.

The legislators don’t take sides on the issues so they invited representatives from both sides of each question to come speak about the pros and cons of the proposed measures.

The issue that received the most discussion was Proposition 105, which would require any “prepackaged, processed food or raw agricultural commodity that has been

produced using genetic modification” to include the label: “Produced with genetic engineering.”

“GMOs were introduced into our food 20 years ago and there have been no long term health studies,” said Tammi DeVille, with the campaign for the proposition.

“We think people have the right to know about what’s in the food.”

Jane Uitti, with the campaign against the proposition, said that the exceptions in the bill — which exclude meat, dairy and restaurant foods from being labeled — don’t provide the information consumers may be looking for.

“It’s going to be very costly and that is going to come from the farmers and be passed on to the consumers,” she said.

Attendees asked about the anticipated costs of adding labels to food items and

how complicated food labels are to read.

Amendment 67, which proposes adding “unborn child” under the definition of person and child in the Colorado criminal code also received a lot of debate.

Drew Hymer, with the committee for the amendment, said that the change would not be investigated for miscarriages or that it would affect in-vitro fertilization.

“We want unborn children to be protected under the law,” he said. “It should be the same thing for during pregnancies as after births.”

Melissa Johnsen, with the campaign against the amendment, said it goes too far and is too vague.

“We all want to protect pregnant women but this does not protect women’s reproductive rights,” she said. “These choices should be between a woman’s family,

physician and faith.”

Only the “against” campaign showed up for Amendment 68 discussion and said that the proposed $114 million for schools may not actually pan out and added that no school groups have been for it.

Just the “for” campaign arrived for the Proposition 104 debate and said that it’s just an effort to increase transparency by requiring meetings of the members of a board of education of a school district during which collective bargaining negotiations or employment contract negotiations take place are meetings open to the public.

The “against” campaign sent a statement, which said that what’s good for one school isn’t good for all and added that the proposition was not developed with the participation of any school groups.

LAKEWOOD CITY COUNCIL ON THE RECORD During the Oct. 6 study session, city council received yearly updates on three important city departments — community resources, head start and the court system.

Community resources

Kit Newland, community resources director, updated council on several issues affecting the department, including the benefits of volunteers and older adult programs.

“So far we’ve had around 30,000 volunteer hours this year, from ushers at the Cultural Center to community projects,” she said. Volunteers helped get Bear Creek Lake Park cleaned up after last year’s floods and the park saw around 25,000 campers this year, she added.

“We’re working with St. Anthony and other senior organizations to offer more adult programs,” she said. “In the first quarter of next year we’re looking to add two new

vehicles and drivers to our Lakewood Rides program as well.”

Newland added that the department is seeing an increase in technology usage for everything from setting up tee times at the city’s golf courses to renting facilities.

Head Start

Sherry Peterson, head start administrator, gave council a picture of the last year for the department, stating that it worked with 119 children and will be increasing to 126 for the coming year. She said that Caucasian and Hispanic-Latino are the largest populations in the children of Head Start, with English and Spanish as the top two languages.

“All of our students are in the typical range of skills needed for kindergarten,” Peterson said. “We’re working on social/emotional, physical, language, cognitive, literacy and math with all of our students.”

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“Getting to see all the smiles of the children that Head Start works with — that’s what it’s all about,” said Ward 5 councilwoman Karen Harrison.

Courts

Judge Anne Stavig focused on youth programs in her discussion on the city’s municipal courts.

She detailed a new evidence-based tool that the courts are using to measure the level of risk juveniles are, which allows the judges to mete out punishments on a more individualized basis.

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Another top priority for the courts is working to provide veterans with needed resources. It recently launched a veterans’ fair and new program to offer regular contacts to help navigate the system to get their benefits.

“All our departments — violations bureau, marshals and probation — are very busy,” she said. “This year we’re projecting to have 84 court trials, 24 jury trials and 7,614 court arraignments.”

“I’m always impressed by the compassion first approach that is taken by our courts,” Mayor Bob Murphy said.

The next council meeting is a study session/regular meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 13, at Civic Center South, 480 S. Allison Parkway.

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It’s common knowledge that the inventory of homes is at historic lows and has been for the entire year, but it’s not for lack of new listings.

As the charts show, the number of new listings being entered on the MLS is less than previous years, but the number of sales is as high or higher than in previous years.

We call this a “sellers’ market” but this seller’s market is because of buyer’s activity, not because of sellers’ inactivity.

Inventory has been so low for so long that Metrolist (the MLS which supplied all the data below) should consider using fractions. Another chart not shown here because of space limitations but displayed with two other Number of New Listings by Month

charts at www.JimSmithColumns.com and www. JimSmithBlog.com,.shows the inventory of homes for sale at “2” months for most of this year, including now, but it has been ranging from 1.5 to 1.9 months. When it has dipped below 1.5, it is displayed as “1” month.

Another last chart, also posted online, shows the ratio of sold price to listing price. In a “normal” market, that ratio hovers between 95% and 98%, and it is really unusual to see it at or just below 100% as it has been for the past 18 months. Note: when the average ratio is 100%, it signifies that half of the listings sold for over full price.

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October 9, 2014

A new name for an old landmark

By Clarke Reader

creader@colorado communitymedia.com The JCRS Shopping Center, whose most famous tenant is Casa Bonita, has a new name and vision thanks to new owners Broad Street Realty.

The 191,000-square-foot shopping center will be renamed the Lamar Station Plaza to better fit into the vision of the corridor, according to Broad Street CEO Michael Jacoby.

According to information provided by the West Colfax Business Improvement District (BID), the new name reflects the improvements coming to the area that began with the Lamar Station on the W Rail line.

Bill Marino, executive director of the BID, said that Broad Street is planning on bringing significant renovations to the shopping center, including upgraded facades, new lighting, a renovated parking lot with numerous landscape islands where none existed before, enhanced pedestrian pathways, public parks that may include pieces of art and bike racks.

In mid- 2015, the plans include the construction of a new signalized intersection at Lamar Street and Colfax Avenue, directly in front of Lamar Station Plaza.

“You can only imagine how excited we are for the corridor — in many ways, it’s a dream come true,” Marino said. “It’s going to take some time for the idea to be fully realized but it will be a tremendous asset to the community.”

Marino said Broad Street has been working closely with the city, the BID and 40 West Arts to bring the new vision of the center to life.

Mayor Bob Murphy said the city is thrilled with the investment Broad Street is putting in center and excited about the new partnership.

“The way they (Broad Street) has gotten to know the community and adopted the 40 West brand and color palette shows they’re creating a real sense of place,” he said. “There’s a real alignment with our ideas and goals for the area.”

Murphy added the partnership with light rail and Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design is another aspect of some real synergy in the area.

“I’m really looking forward to seeing Lamar Station Plaza becoming a significant destination for people,” Marino said.

“There will be more and more activities as time moves on.”

Broad Street Realty, a commercial real estate services firm, made the $8 million purchase of the property, located at 6500

Broad Street Realty has announced it will be changing the name of the JCRS Shopping Center to Lamar Station Plaza, the shopping center is home to the iconic Casa Bonita. Photo by Clarke Reader W. Colfax Ave. in May. There will be a presentation about the plans at the West Colfax Community As-

sociation meeting at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 15, at the 40 West gallery, 1560 Teller St.

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October 9, 2014

After hours artistry GSA celebrates endeavors of employees

By Clarke Reader

creader@colorado communitymedia.com What a person does for their job isn’t all that person is.

Celebrating these after-hours artistic talents of Federal employees is the aim of the third annual U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) employee art exhibition.

“After Hours” is on display in the lobby of the Cesar E Chavez Memorial Building, 1244 Speer Blvd. in Denver, through Oct. 15.

“We want to celebrate Arts and Humanities Month with our employees,” said Janet Paladino, regional fine arts program manager. “I’m always impressed with the caliber of talent that we have working for our agencies.”

The exhibit is made of 40 pieces of art from 20 federal employees. Most submissions fall into the fine arts category, photography, and fine crafts. Paladino said employees have been working on the pieces for submission since the spring.

According to information provided by Sally Mayberry, regional public affairs officer, the GSA sent letters to all the heads of agencies in Colorado extending an invitation to their employees to participate in the show.

Paladino said employees from a variety of agencies, from the Department of Homeland Security to the Department of the Interior, submitted work.

“This is a chance for these amateur artists to start talking with professionals in the art world,” she said. “It could give them the chance for them to get into art as more than a hobby.”

Mayberry added that the show brings people together and allows them to think outside of the box while developing critical and creative thinking.

Visitors examine the art at the “After Hours” GSA employee show, on display in the lobby of the Cesar E Chavez Memorial Building in Denver. Courtesy photo “I think the show allows people to get a different perspective on who Federal employees are,” she said. “It’s a great way to personalize what we do and be a part of the community.”

Paladino said that she hopes visitors

come away from the exhibit with a greater understand of what Federal employees are capable of doing.

“It’s really uplifting and adds a little something extra to what we do,” she said.

“It’s a nice takeaway for everyone.”

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October 9, 2014

Governor sticks with different drum Hickenlooper says unusual approach isn’t indecision

By Vic Vela

vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com John Hickenlooper doesn’t worry about whether people “get” him.

His “aw, shucks,” nerd-like personality and his imperfect — and sometimes meandering — way of speaking are a far cry from anything that resembles a polished, focusgroup-driven politician.

Through three elections, the quirky Hickenlooper brand has resonated with voters, as evidenced by a landslide win for governor in 2010, and before that, two decisive victories in Denver mayoral races.

But it is that same style that has left him wide open for political attacks. He has become fodder for Republican press releases that blast the governor as being a wishywashy failed leader who struggles while deciding over a breakfast menu, much less over areas of public policy.

“Obviously, I’m a different kind of politician, but that’s what most people said they wanted,” said Hickenlooper during a recent one-on-one interview with Colorado Community Media from inside his re-election campaign

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office in Denver’s Lower Highland neighborhood.

“They said they’re sick of the same old talking head who gets up in there in a robotic fashion and says the same platitudes that we’ve heard for a million years. That’s one of the reasons why people like me run for office. I think people deserve more.”

Hickenlooper has heard the criticism before. But as he enters the final stretch of a tight re-election campaign against former Congressman Bob Beauprez, he prefers to talk about his economic record as governor.

There is no question that the economy has gained steam and jobs have been created under his watch. And he largely received praised for his response to crises that made national headlines, such as the Aurora theater shooting, wildfires and last year’s statewide flooding.

But Hickenlooper’s own words haven’t done him any favors this campaign.

Sometimes when the governor speaks, the result is reminiscent of the Grateful Dead during an off night — the trademark style is there, but it will sometimes run off the rails, leaving those listening scratching their heads.

His decision last year to grant a reprieve to death-row inmate Nathan Dunlap — who killed four people inside an Aurora Chuck E. Cheese’s restaurant in 1993 — was met with confusion and criticism.

And in television interviews this year, the governor said that he has moved away from being a supporter of the death penalty (he told voters in 2010 that he was in favor of capital punishment).

And he suggested during a CNN interview that clemency for Dunlap may still end up being an option. The Hickenlooper campaign has said he was responding to a hypothetical question and maintains that Dunlap will die in prison.

Also this year, the governor caused a stir over remarks on gun-control legislation that he gave to a group of sheriffs meeting in Aspen. There, he apologized to lawmen for not better including them in the legislative process that led to him signing measures into law that created universal background checks on gun sales and banned high-capacity ammunition magazines.

Those measure were opposed by the majority of sheriffs in the state, many of whom were onetime plaintiffs in an unsuccessful lawsuit against the new laws.

Those are a few examples of what has led to a lambasting of Hickenlooper over his “indecisiveness” and “failed leadership” on the part of Beauprez and the rest of the Republican Party.

“Where have I been indecisive?” Hickenlooper said.

“Nathan Dunlap? The (Colorado) Constitution gives you three choices: Execution, clemency or a reprieve. We chose reprieve two months before the decision was made.”

“And background checks ... I did say I wish we had gone and allowed the other side a greater opportunity to discuss, but I never went back on the decision.”

No to negative ads

Hickenlooper said his political opponents are “looking for anything they can get” to defeat him, while ignoring his accomplishments.

The governor said he is proud of his work during the flooding that ravaged many parts of the state last year.

While rain was wreaking havoc, the governor held a meeting with Colorado Department of Transportation administrators, during which he urged them to reopen roads around Lyons and Estes Park more than a month ahead of the time they believed was possible.

Had those roads not reopened when they did, Hickenlooper believes businesses in those small towns would have shut down.

“We made that decision in 48 hours while the rain was still falling — and we did it,” he said. “That’s indecision?”

In spite of a barrage of attack ads that target him, Hickenlooper sticks to the promise he made to voters years ago

Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper at a press event opening Invesco Field for the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Photo by Julian Russell

— that his campaign would never run a negative ad.

“Sure it works,” Hickenlooper said of negative campaigning. “If all you care about is winning one short-term election, sure, go out and have a field day; load the cannons and fire off the missiles.”

“But, at the end of the election, after all those negative ads, no one is satisfied ... Whoever the winner is, there’s so many negative ads against them, they are going to have a hard time leading.”

Hickenlooper said he doesn’t regret any decision he’s made in office. And he points to an economy that has been among the best in the nation in many post-recession categories.

The Business Insider website ranks Colorado’s economy tops in the nation. And Forbes magazine recently listed the state among the best states for businesses.

However, other economic models show the rest of the state lagging behind the strengthening Denver metro area’s economy with median household incomes decreasing over the last seven years.

Still, Hickenlooper believes his stewardship has helped the state move in a stronger economic direction.

“I sit there and look back over the past four years (and) I think during all the significant issues, I think we made the right decisions,” he said.

Hickenlooper said this is “probably” his last political campaign and that he has “no intention” of running for national office.

Hickenlooper said he never imagined that he would be running a re-election campaign for governor while he was opening the Wynkoop Brewery in lower downtown Denver in 1988, Colorado’s first brewpub and microbrewery.

“If you would have talked to me even in 1998, I would have said, ‘No way. Why would I do that? Those guys get attacked,’” he said of running for political office.

“Can you really make a difference? Is it really worth the sacrifice? Well, it turns out you really can make a difference. And in my opinion it was worth the sacrifice.”

LAKEWOOD NEWS IN A HURRY Slater Elementary closed Monday due to vandalism Slater Elementary School was closed Monday due to widespread vandalism.

Two 12-year-old girls were taken into custody and are facing charges of burglary, theft and criminal misconduct, according to Lakewood Police.

A custodian who arrived at the school around 6 a.m. found trash and other items strewn around the hallways and some classrooms, according to information provided

by Jefferson County Public Schools.

Some items were allegedly stolen as well.

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The District Attorney’s Office has filed 18 additional counts against Brandon Hansen, 36, for allegedly breaking into tanning booths at a Lakewood tanning salon and secretly taking video of unclothed women while they were tanning.

The additional 18 counts, naming an additional nine victims, include nine counts of second

degree burglary (F4) and nine counts of Invasions of privacy for sexual (M1). Hansen now faces a total of 44 counts, naming 19 victims.

On July 28, Lakewood police were contacted by the Denver Police Department regarding Hansen. A Denver police investigation involving Hansen revealed information that included numerous videos of unclothed female customers in tanning beds during tanning sessions at a tanning salon in Lakewood. According to court records, each of the women was in a private booth with the door closed and secured.

Hanson was originally arrested

by Lakewood police on Aug. 19. On Aug. 26, the District Attorney charged Hansen with 26 counts, naming 10 victims. These include counts of second degree burglary (F4), invasion of privacy for sexual gratification (M1), and violation of a protection order (M1).

Hansen is due back in court on Dec. 8 at 1 p.m. for arraignment. He posted $50,000 bond on Aug. 21.

Arrest in child death case On Oct. 2, shortly after 7 a.m.,

Lakewood police agents responded to the area of 310 S. Ames St. on a call of a child that was not breathing. A 4-year-old male was transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Lakewood Police detectives investigated the death. As a result of the investigation, Ever Alexander LopezCalidonio, 24, has been arrested.

Lopez-Calidonio resided in the home of the victim.

He was booked at the Lakewood Police Department on a charge of child abuse resulting in death, and then lodged at the Jefferson County Jail.

Due to the nature of the case and the fact that the investigation is continuing, no additional information has been released.

Construction continues at BCLP

As reconstruction work to paved trails at BCLP continues, the Army Corps of Engineers will begin work on the service road over the north side of the dam late next week.

Coupled with existing trail repair Hurry continues on Page 9

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October 9, 2014

Challenger highlights leadership issue Beauprez doubles down on tough approach

By Vic Vela

vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com It seems appropriate that a guy who likes to play in the dirt is involved in politics — a business where a lot of mud gets slung.

Yes, Bob Beauprez is a former congressman and the Republican nominee for governor, but he is also a bison rancher and an avid gardener who likes getting his hands dirty.

“I am obsessive about the condition of our yard and garden and all that,” Beauprez said during a recent one-on-one interview with Colorado Community Media.

“I love playing in the dirt. I love plants and fussing with them and the beauty of them.”

When Beauprez isn’t tending to his plants, he is on the campaign trail trying to plant the seed in the minds of voters that Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper is a failed leader who should be voted out of office.

“He has this obsession with collaborating; wants to talk everything through, forever,” Beauprez said of Hickenlooper. “He can’t make a decision, and he won’t make a decision.”

While Beauprez hammers away at Hickenlooper on a number of issues — gun control, the death penalty and hydraulic fracturing, just to name a few — he is also out to prove the late F. Scott Fitzgerald wrong, that there are indeed second acts in American lives.

Beauprez lost badly to Bill Ritter in a 2006 gubernatorial bid where he never recovered from the “Both Ways Bob” label that was pinned on him by a fellow Republican in the primary field.

It would be a quite a comeback story if Beauprez unseats Hickenlooper, especially in a state that has been trending Democratic in recent elections and where voters rarely have an appetite to vote out an incumbent governor. Hickenlooper is also backed by an economy that has grown stronger and created jobs on his watch.

But Beauprez believes voters now have the appetite to oust a governor who won his seat in a landslide in 2010 and whose personality has both endeared him to supporters and irked his detractors.

Beauprez spent the entire summer blasting Hickenlooper for “failing to lead” on the issue of the death penalty, having been highly critical of the governor’s decision to grant a reprieve to death-row inmate Nathan Dunlap, who killed four people at an Aurora Chuck E. Cheese’s restaurant in 1993.

Beauprez said Hickenlooper should have either chosen to go forward with the execution or grant clemency, rather than taking a middle road.

Beauprez has also hammered away at Hickenlooper for his handling of issues surrounding hydraulic fracturing. Beauprez has been critical of the governor’s creation of a fracking task force that is charged with providing lawmakers with recommendations on oil and gas drilling issues.

Beauprez believes the oil and gas industry is already over-regulated and that Hicken-

looper’s fielding of a commission is a yet another example of his “kicking the can down the road” approach to governing.

“At some point he crossed a line of ‘I just want to get along and make everybody happy,’ to ‘Where do you want to take us and how do you want us to get there?’”

“Lead,” Beauprez said of Hickenlooper.

Image not cuddly Beauprez is not afraid to attack, either through political ads or on the debate stage.

But some in the media have recently wondered whether Beauprez risks coming across as being too rigid — or even mean.

A Denver Post article described Beauprez’s performance during a Sept. 30 debate the newspaper hosted as “practiced and polished — if sometimes stern in his conservative views ...”

Left-leaning columnist Mike Littwick of the Colorado Independent said Beauprez came across as angry and bully-like during an Oct. 3 debate in Pueblo.

“There’s a very thin line between being aggressive and, well, being a jerk,” Litwick wrote.

During a tense moment of the debate, Beauprez was criticized by Hickenlooper for seeming to invoke the 2013 murder of Department of Corrections chief Tom Clements.

Clements was murdered outside of his Black Forest home, allegedly by Evan Ebel, an inmate who had been in solitary confinement just days before he was paroled.

Beauprez asked Hickenlooper: “What do you have to say to women who are widows who have orphans because of parolees that you have let out of state correction direct from solitary confinement?”

Hickenlooper blasted Beauprez’s comments.

“For you to make his murder part of a political gambit, I think is reprehensible,” the governor said.

Beauprez — who did not specifically mention Clements during the exchange — made no apologies about his comments when asked them during his interview with Colorado Community Media.

“It’s true,” Beauprez said as he leaned over the table for emphasis. Beauprez cited a 2013 Denver Post article that reported that 110 parolees were let directly out of solitary confinement and onto the streets in a single year.

As for whether people think he comes across as prickly, Beauprez said, “I take the job seriously.”

“Most people that know me know that I’m a pretty good grandpa, that I’m a pretty good dad. I’ve been a very good husband, so I’ve got that side to me as well,” he said. “But this isn’t about who you want to go have a beer with or shoot a game of pool with. This is about who can lead this state.”

Beauprez, who is pro-life, has also been on the defensive on women’s issues of late.

Although abortion and contraception topics have played a big role in Colorado’s U.S. Senate race, they only became a focal point in the campaign when Beauprez said during a Denver Post debate that intrauterine devices (IUDs) are abortifacients, meaning a drug that causes abortions.

Beauprez’s view is not backed by the Federal Drug Administration, which classifies the device as one that prevents pregnancies, not ends them.

Beauprez told Colorado Community Media that he believes women should use whatever birth control they want, “but I don’t

think taxpayers ought to be funding that.”

Beauprez said that when Hickenlooper and Democrats try to attack Republicans on issues like abortion and birth control, they are guilty of trying “to change the subject.”

“People are so hungry for people to address the real issues in this campaign, but (Democrats) don’t want to talk about it,” he said.

With voters set to receive mail ballots soon, it is hard for Beauprez or any other office-seeker to get away from politics. When he does, Beauprez likes to retreat to his bison ranch, time away that he said is “almost like therapy.”

When asked if there are similarities between bison ranching and politics, Beauprez let out a hearty chuckle and said, “Good question.”

“With bison you don’t change their minds much,” he said. “You kind of have to convince them, cajole them, but mostly you have to encourage them and wait it out and be patient.

“And maybe that is a parallel (to politics), that you can’t always do it on your time, your schedule, your way. You’ve got to make sure and bring them along.”

Bob Beauprez is a former congressman and the Republican nominee for governor. Courtesy photo

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Teaching the untestable Sylvia was ... eccentric ... but she demanded of her students their best behavior, and she rewarded them for it. In the process, she taught us that to be different — to be exceptional — was a good thing.

Fred made his own life a little harder by welcoming students to take on extra work, and then coaching them through it. He made acceleration a desirable and attainable objective.

Rebecca was young and energetic, and she matched her students’ enthusiasm with humor and intelligence. She made it cool to get excited about school.

Leonard was old school, even at a time when it was all “old school.” But, in the process, he created a safe haven to take risks, to try harder, and then he worked tirelessly to provide opportunities for his students to explore.

George was smart, and forceful. But he also challenged students to challenge him, to think on their own, and to stick up for themselves and their ideas.

Peggy was brilliant, one of the finest musicians I’ve ever worked with. And she was fierce in her demand that students give nothing less than their very best to create wonderful, artistic moments.

Kent was that teacher that you either got, or you didn’t. I got him ... I think. And, in the process, I learned that science is about questioning yourself, making you

prove your own thinking, and, maybe, just maybe, that it is more than a little bit about philosophy.

Becky was facile, and passionate. She was the first one who ever proposed the idea that learning was its own reward, regardless of whatever tests may be coming.

Diana had a penetrating intellect, and she was adept at cutting through standard student babble. She gave no quarter in her expectation that students be efficient and thorough in their reasoning.

This is a list — by no means comprehensive — of the teachers whose influence on my life resonates through time to this day. And, if you look carefully, you’ll notice that not a single one of them taught me how to pass an assessment. Did I learn things from them that would show up on tests some day? Of course. But the lessons that stayed with me are not things that can be measured, not things that can be rewarded or punished by a faceless, name-

less bureaucrat, and not things that are in a curriculum framework.

The public schools have been in a bright, hot spotlight for the last several weeks, and a lot of that has centered around a curriculum and its test, both of which are created by faceless, nameless bureaucrats half a continent away. But that’s not the real work of teaching. In fact, the more things that get thrust upon us by faceless, nameless bureaucrats, the harder it seems it is to do the real job of teaching.

I know that schools need to be held accountable for their dispensing of a public trust, and I support that. But what seems, more and more, to be the means of that accountability is reducing all the difficult, real work down to a student’s ability to pick the correct circle on a sheet of paper.

Students won’t remember that ability, and their lives won’t be changed by it. So, let’s have a passionate, serious, *respectful* debate about that curriculum and what it means for accountability. But let’s not confuse that with the important things that teachers try to do every hour of every school day. They’re not the same thing.

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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A birthday present of perspective My birthday was last week, and I was lucky enough to have been celebrated by family and friends. And like many of us, I paused to reflect on the previous year and look ahead to the next one. In fact, this reflection is the closest I come to resolutions … I don’t do New Year’s resolutions.

Sometime in January, I do choose a word for the year rather than goals. (My 2014 word is “persistence,” which was precisely what I’ve needed this year … funny how that happens.)

I do, however, think about what’s ahead until my next birthday. A couple of years ago, I decided to lighten the “stuff” in my life – everything from too many plastic containers to items I’ll never use again to stale opinions and long-held petty grievances. I called this effort “365 Days of Divesting” and I liked it so much that I’ve kept up this practice every year.

This one wasn’t a milestone birthday as such birthdays are generally considered,

and I’ve never been dismayed about the “number” attached to them. Yet, I do look back before I look ahead: What happened last year that I want to happen again, happen more often, or happen with more intensity? What happened that I wish to avoid in the coming year? What didn’t happen that I’d like to see in the next 12 months?

And the most important question: what is my role in all of this?

I want to continue to travel, both more

often and with more intensity. The most gratifying aspect of travel for me is the immersion in another culture – even if briefly. I want to represent America to other countries, especially those who don’t know much about Americans or have a distorted view of us. For example, when I told new friends in Thailand five years ago that I was from Denver, they knew about both John Elway and “Dynasty.” I’m proud to claim Elway, of course, but not necessarily the TV fantasy about oil barons.

It’s the people I meet who comprise the most gratifying experiences of my travels.

Yes, the scenery in Nepal was breathtaking – both the “roof of the world” and the jungles along the border with India. But the story of the Tibetan woman who is living as a refugee in Nepal both enriched my trip and fueled my desire to keep writing for peace.

Among the things I’d like to avoid in the next 12 months is changing residences

again, with one caveat: if a move is the result of some intriguing opportunity, I’ll definitely consider it. I’d also like to avoid any more traffic tickets, which, one would reasonably assume, is in my control. I can also turn “things I want avoid” into “things I want to do,” such as getting more exercise, eating healthy, and getting to bed on time, although I must admit that Jimmy Fallon keeps me up too late. On the other hand, I am laughing more and that’s always a good thing.

The “what didn’t happen” category is always a little harder … as well as the one with the most potential. I’ll let you know how it turns out – this time next year!

Andrea Doray is a writer who serves as board member for the international organization “Writing for Peace,” and who believes this is one of her most important activities for the coming year. Contact her at a.doray@andreadoray.com.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR What we don’t know can hurt us

When reviewing Lakewood’s recreational marijuana referendum, please consider the following issues: Regulatory. A) While drivers’ THC levels are regulated, Lakewood police currently don’t have expertise to comprehensively determine whether drivers warrant roadside blood tests. This will come at a price, in both dollars and safety, until developed to ensure safer roads. B) State law permits “private” marijuana use, but marijuana smoke/noxious odors from another’s residence is locally regulated. Given City Council’s track record on recreational marijuana, are you comfortable with them regulating such “local” issues?

Economic. A) Estimated tax revenue from recreational marijuana has not been achieved. Are we to hope revenues generated in Lakewood will cover the costs of regulation, like training/equipment for police to control impaired driving from THC? B) Unlike DUI alcohol laws, marijuana impaired driving laws permit expanded legal challenges to the “impairment” allegation. Will this flood Lakewood courts with more cases and increased costs

of administration?

Social. A) Neurologists know human brains continue development into the mid to late twenties; however, little is known about long-term affects of cannabis use by adolescents. Do we risk giving our youth the message that marijuana comes without significant risk to their health by passing this referendum? B) Denver homeless shelters report unprecedented rise in demand, citing an influx of adolescents migrating to Colorado because we have legalized marijuana. Does Lakewood want, or have the resources to deal with, such an influx?

As responsible citizens, can we risk approving this referendum when so many issues remain unresolved?

Larry Gardner Lakewood

On student protests

I am looking at the signs the students are carrying to protest. They really do not understand what is happening. No one is taking away our history and protests against a political philosophy being taught in our history are false. The problem is our schools have been hijacked by the Federal

Government and for some time now students have been taught the liberal/socialist philosophy. I am a great grandmother and I see what my grandchildren have been taught. I have volunteered in grade schools.

America does have faults, but to emphasize only the faults of America is wrong.

The school board looked at the AP History curriculum and saw it was emphasizing the socialist philosophy and was very political. The board wants to teach the other side of the political spectrum also.

The students currently are only getting one political agenda taught by our schools.

The free enterprise system in America is what has made this country great. Everyone is not the same. We are not equal in talents and abilities. What has made our country great is that everyone has equal opportunity to do what they can to enjoy and improve their lives. People are entitled to the fruits of their labors.

These basic truths are what draws so many to immigrate to our country. If President Obama succeeds in transforming America to his very leftist socialist/communistic agenda, people will stop wanting

LAKEWOOD NEWS IN A HURRY Continued from Page 6

projects, this means the following: · Major sections of the paved trail are closed due to construction. · No east/west paved trail access is available through Bear Creek Lake Park. · Bikes should detour to Morrison Rd or Quincy Ave. · Access to C-470 Trail South is open.

All trail work is scheduled for completion by January 2015. Revised signage will be posted at several locations and a map showing closures is attached.

Free film screening in Lakewood

Lakewood will be hosting a free showing of a film that the New York Times praised for taking audiences from Paris to Mumbai to reveal how cities work and how they are planned.

“Urbanized” will be shown at the Lakewood Cultural Center Theater, 470 S. Allison Parkway, at 6 p.m. on Oct. 21.

This free event will be the first for the renovated theater, and it will kick off with an opening reception with free refreshments at 6 p.m. in the theater lobby. The film will start at 6:30 p.m. with opening remarks by Mayor Bob Murphy.

“Urbanized” explores who shapes our cities including residents and how they do it. The film also looks at the challenges of balancing housing, mobility, public spaces, environmental policy and other issues. The documentary explores a diverse range of urban design projects around the world, framing a global discussion about the future of cities.

October is National Community Planning Month, which highlights the role city planners and urban planning play in each community. Planning staff will be available in the lobby after the film to answer questions.

For questions about Lakewood’s National Community Planning Month film event, please call 303-987-7503.

LWV host behavioral health, ballot issues, candidate discussions

The Jeffco League of Women Voters are

hosting events throughout the coming month on a variety of topics.

There are four issues on the ballot in Colorado this year. The nonpartisan Jefferson County League of Women Voters will be examining all of them at its meetings in Lakewood The first meeting will be at 9:15 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 15, at Westland Meridian, 10695 W. 17th Ave. Call Nancy at 303-8828337 for more information.

Another will be at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 15, at 1425 Brentwood St., Suite 7. Call Lucinda at 720-254-5741, for more information.

The final meeting is at 9:15 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 16, at the Cason-Howell House, 1575 Kipling St. Call Susan, 303-9885847 for more information.

The league is hosting a candidate meet and greet at Carmody Middle School, 2050 S. Kipling St. from 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 14.

Candidates for Colorado Senate Districts 16 and 22 and for House Districts 1, 22, 23, 25 and 28 have been invited to respond to questions and concerns.

Visit www.lwvjeffco.org for more information on all these events.

Choose the meeting most convenient for location and time. All meetings are open to the public, regardless of party affiliation.

Water relocation agreement approved

The Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, Jo-Ellen Darcy, approved the water reallocation agreement for the Chatfield Water Reallocation Project in Lakewood, in a memo sent to the Omaha District on Sept. 30. Signature authority for the agreement was delegated to Omaha District Commander Col. Joel R. Cross.

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to come to America. In fact, people will be leaving as they have in other socialist/ communist countries even risking their lives to leave.

Students should be taught all of our history. America is not perfect and we have made mistakes. It is OK to teach this, but not to exclude all the good things about America. How about teaching them about the history of countries that have become socialist/communist? The students do not like being told what to do, but if socialism succeeds, they will be completely controlled by a very tyrannical government that will tell them how much property they can own, what kind of car they can drive, etc.

Already under Obamacare doctors are being told how much money they can make and how much property they can own. We now have far too much government intervention and rules and regulations smothering us. We certainly do not need any more.

Students wake up and protest for freedom.

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OBITUARIES SHRYOCK

Robert A. Shryock 1925 –2014

Robert A. Shryock, 89, of Lakewood passed away Oct. 1. He was born in Elyria, Ohio.

He served in the Navy during WWII. Robert graduated from the University of Miami at Ohio.

While working as an oil and gas lease broker in Salt Lake City, he met and married Mary Elizabeth Brooks. They moved to Colorado in 1958 and to Lakewood in 1966 where he worked and was very involved in the community, especially with Meals on Wheels.

He is preceeded in death by his wife, Mary and his daughter, Barbara Golian.

He is survived by his daughters Sara Collins and Cindy Shryock (Phil Maseberg) and his grandchildren Robert, Brooks, Audrey, Seth and Stephanie.

Services will be held on October 19th @ 4:00 pm at Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church, 9200 W. 10th Avenue in Lakewood.

Donations can be made to Meals on Wheels.

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A horse of a different color P.F. Chang’s supports Breast Cancer Awareness Month

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creader@colorado communitymedia.com Visitors to Belmar’s P.F. Chang’s will see a new splash of color for the month of October in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Restaurant employees and members of St. Anthony’s Hospital Mammography team painted the restaurant’s 11-foot Warrior Horse pink at 4 p.m. on Sept. 30 as part of a nationwide effort from P.F. Chang’s.

“At 4 p.m. in each time zone, we’re having community members help us paint our horses pink,” said Dawn Bryant, operating partner of the Belmar location. “One restaurant in Seattle did this last year and

it was so popular we’re all doing it now.”

To raise money, people are encouraged to take photos of themselves with the pink horse and post them on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram with #PaintPFChangsPink campaign hash tag. For every photo, $1 will be donated to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. There will also be $1 donated for every spicy tuna or California roll sold in October.

Bryant said the goal is to raise $100,000 for the foundation.

The fight against breast cancer is a personal one for Rob Paine, bar manager at the restaurant, who lost his mother to the disease.

“It touches my heart that we’re supporting the cause like this,” he said. “P.F. Chang’s is giving back to both the local community and the national fight against this disease.”

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Among the many features of the “Legends” show, audience members will see trapeze artists flying through the air.

By Clarke Reader

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oing to the circus is one of the oldest forms of family entertainment around, and Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey has been bringing mystery and wonder to all corners of the country for nearly a century.

The touring company is stopping by the Denver Coliseum, 4600 Humboldt St., Oct. 9-13 to present its latest show, “Legends.” Show times are 7 p.m. on Oct. 9, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Oct. 10, 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Oct. 11, 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Oct. 12 and 7 p.m. on Oct. 13.

“The best thing we do is make a child smile,” said exotic animal trainer Vicki Zsilak. “Ringling brings different shows to audiences every year, so it’s exciting to show them something new.”

“Legends” features performers from all over the globe, who use feats of daring, spectacles of strength and thrills of wonder to bring to life creatures that have long drifted through myth — the unicorn, Pegasus and even a woolly mammoth.

Zsilak said the show features horse riding, bikers in a globe of steel and flying trapeze artists, in addition to dozens of other features.

Zsilak is a third-generation performer from Hungary, who was raised in a circus family.

Her grandparents performed a

slack wire act in addition to being jugglers and her parents met while touring with Ringling Bros. in the 1960s.

She said she received her training both from her parents and from the Hungary School of Arts, but found that it was her connection to animals that cemented her place in the circus.

“I started with horseback juggling and started WHAT: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & taking care of the aniBailey present “Legends” mals. That’s where I met WHERE: Denver Coliseum my husband,” Zsilak said.

4600 Humboldt St., Denver “Since then I’ve worked WHEN: Oct. 9 - 7 p.m. with all kinds of exotic Oct. 10 - 11 a.m., 7 p.m. animals in our shows.”

Oct. 11 - 11 a.m., 3 p.m., 7 p.m.

In “Legends” she will be Oct. 12 - 1 p.m., 5 p.m. presenting goats, llamas, Oct. 12 - 7 p.m. ponies and two kangaroos.

COST: Tickets start at $16.50 Ticket holders who want INFORMATION: www.ringling.com a chance to meet the per-

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formers and the animals now have a chance an hour and a half before the show starts. Families can come to the arena floor and talk to the performers, take photos and see some of the animals up close.

“That’s the most exciting part for us, to meet our audience,” Zsilak said.

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey claimed for years it’s “The Greatest Show on Earth” and Zsilak said “Legends” lives up to the hype.

“It’s an incredible show for all ages,” she said. “It’s an honor for me to be a part of this and get to travel to so many cities. The best part is that for two and a half hours we get to help people forget about their problems.”

For more information visit www.ringling.com.

October is reminder of disease fight October reminds those of us who are breast cancer survivors how lucky we are for having lived through the journey.

Ours is a sorority we never wanted to join. But we did unwillingly and lived to tell it. For me, a multi-year survivor (it’s funny that I no longer remember how many years), October is also a month to support breast cancer patients who are on the path to survival through donating to a charity.

My wish in October, and the rest of the year, is for a cure in my lifetime that will annihilate this insidious disease.

Rich Grant bids adieu

Rich Grant, Denver’s biggest booster who’s worked at Visit Denver for nearly 35 years, has finally set a retirement date — Dec. 31, his 35th anniversary with the Convention and Visitors Bureau.

“It’s been a wild and truly wonderful ride, and I had the great privilege of working with the best communications team ever assembled: Deborah Park, Sarah Welch, Katie Adamson Converse, Shannon Dexheimer, Meredith Mirrington, Jennifer Elving Asbury, Angela Berardino, Carrina Waneka, Jill McGranahan, Joy Long Meadows, Andrea Burns, Diane Bechamps, Kim Farin and Carolyn Livingston,” Grant posted on his Facebook page Tuesday.

“And of course, it’s been great working with (CEO) Richard Scharf and the rest of the amazing Visit Denver team. I’ll still be around consulting. And I imagine there might be a retirement party in the future. Or two. Or three. Cheers!”

Grant has been toying with his retirement date for months, but settled on his 35th work anniversary and his 65th birthday as the right time.

“When I discovered there were 12 new breweries in Denver that I hadn’t been to, I realized — I don’t have enough free time!” he said.

I have worked and cocktail-partied with Grant during my 21 years as a Denver-based journalist. Grant, indeed, is Denver’s biggest booster even when he’s trying to convince me that a story that really isn’t a story deserves front-page attention. He’s been a staunch supporter of our fair city, and will be sorely missed.

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Above, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey will bring its world-famous show — animals and all — to the Denver Coliseum Oct. 9 through 13.At left, ringmaster Jonathan Lee Iverson welcomes audiences members to the “Legends” production which will be in Denver. Photos courtesy of Field Entertainment

Oakwood Homes opened the fourth annual Denver St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway house to the public on Oct. 4 in Green Valley Ranch, and attendees can enter free for a chance to win a $10,000 shopping spree at Furniture Row. The house will be open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and from noon to 5 p.m.

Sundays through Nov. 9.

The house, which was built and donated by Colorado-based Oakwood Homes, is valued at approximately $500,000. This house features four bedrooms, two and a half baths, a three-car garage and many upgrades including stainless steel appliances, a morning bar and fireplace in the master suite, hardwood floors and much more.

Other prizes include a 2015 Lincoln MKC valued at more than $33,000, courtesy of Landmark Lincoln, Sill TerHar Lincoln and Lincoln Motor Company, as well as many other high-end prizes.

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CELEBRATIONS Arvada

Alex Darger, Kayla Lasswell, Nicholas Mauro, Clare Nowak and Tanner Stahara, of Arvada, were named to the spring 2014 dean’s list at Benedictine College.

Sam Yacano, of Arvada, was named to the fall and spring dean’s lists at Dixie State University. Yacano was a scholarathlete at Dixie State, and earned PacWest all-academic honors. She is a 2013 graduate of Arvada West High School, and the daughter of Christy and Mark Yacano.

Sam plays on Dixie State’s women’s tennis team.

Kiira Mikelle Christianson, of Arvada, received a white coat signifying completion of training and a master’s degree at Rocky Mountain College. The white coat signifies that Christianson has become a physician assistant.

Elise Nowicki, of Arvada, participated in a national career exploration camp for deaf and hard-of-hearing students at Rochester Institute of Technology.

Nowicki is a senior at Ralston Valley High School.

Christopher Rockers, of Arvada, was awarded a Forester Academic Scholarship and the Presidential Scholarship from Lake Forest College. Rockers is also an

honors fellow. He is a graduate of Ralston Valley High School in Arvada.

Caitlin O’Connor, of Arvada, has started a 16-week student teaching assignment, teaching elementary and secondary music at Soderstrom Elementary in Lindsborg, Kan., and Southeast of Saline High School in Gypsum, Kan. O’Connor is an education student at Bethany College.

Kalliope Mott, of Arvada, was named to the spring 2014 dean’s list at Colgate University. Mott is majoring in sociology.

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Erin Huiting, of Golden, was named to the spring 2014 dean’s list at Colgate University. Huiting is a biology major.

Mark Neely, of Golden, was named to the spring 2014 dean’s list at Azusa Pacific University.

Laura Allison Copeland, of Golden, graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education, with minors in psychology and Christian education and ministry from Wheaton College.

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Lindsey Schwindt, of Lakewood, graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Adams State University.

Cody Swartzendruber, of Lakewood, graduated with a bachelor’s degree in human performance and physical education, exercise science, from Adams State University.

Marc Amos, of Lakewood, graduated with a master of business administration from Adams State University.

Samuel Papke, of Lakewood, was named to the spring 2014 dean’s list at Azusa Pacific University.

Erika Paige Eppard, of Lakewood, graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in physiology from Seattle Pacific University.

Kirsten Nicole Musgrave, of Lakewood, graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in communications from Seattle Pacific University.

Matthew Wojciechowski, of Lakewood, graduated with a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Seattle Pacific University.

Navy Seaman Apprentice Sarina M. Ragland, daughter of Kirsten M. Hoffman, of Littleton, recently completed U.S.

Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois, and was promoted to her current rank upon graduation. Ragland received the early promotion for outstanding performance during all phases of the training cycle.

Training included classroom study and practical instruction on naval customs, first aid, firefighting, water safety and survival, and shipboard and aircraft safety.

An emphasis was also placed on physical fitness. Ragland is a 2014 graduate of Lakewood Senior High School of Lakewood.

Wheat Ridge

Kendra Austin, of Wheat Ridge, has started a 16-week student teaching assignment, teaching high school math at Southeast of Saline High School in Gypsum, Kan., and eighth-grade math at Lakewood Middle School in Salina, Kan. Austin is an education student at Bethany College.

Carly Marceau, of Wheat Ridge, studied abroad at USAC Puntarenas Center in Puntarenas, Costa Rica, during summer 2014. Marceau’s major is public health, environmental health option.

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The Cat Care Society is holding a seminar from 2 to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25, called a “Seminar for Cat People.” It will be led by Kerry Muhovich, DVM, covering the ins and outs of “Cats And Dogs Living Together.” Muhovich will identify the best bets for dog breeds that cat owners might wish to consider in a new dog. Also, she will identify cat personality traits to look for when adding a cat to a home occupied by dogs, plus address current issues participants have with their own cats and dogs and introducing pets to one another.

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Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal comes to Lakewood for the first time at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 26, with a program that includes “Harry” (2012), “Closer” (2012) and the world premiere of “Kosmos.”

Making a conscious effort to remain accessible to any audience, BJM brings to the stage stunning, technically-exceptional works that virtually any level of dance enthusiast will enjoy. Tickets begin at $18 and are available at 303-987-7845, www.Lakewood. org/LCCPresents, at the Lakewood Cultural Center Box Office, 470 S. Allison Parkway (Wadsworth and West Alameda Avenue).

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Angel Barron sells her handcrafted beaded merchandise during the festival.

The American Indian Festival was Saturday, Sept. 27, and Sunday, Sept. 28, at the Good Shepherd United Methodist Church, 3960 E. 128th Ave., Thornton. The festival featured numerous dancers and entertainers with two headlining acts, flutist Eric Many Winds Herrera and singer-storyteller Rose Red Elk, whose stage name is Red Feather Woman.

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Members of the Raven Dancers march into a performance circle during the Sept. 28 American Indian Festival in Thornton.

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areimers@colorado communitymedia.com Helping promote College Application Month, Lt. Governor Joe Garcia made a visit to Westminster High School to encourage seniors to send in their applications sooner, rather than later.

The Harvard Law School graduate and former Colorado State University — Pueblo president urged students to take their college applications seriously by not wasting any time as they prep for life after high school.

“Now is the time to start applying for colleges so you have many options to choose from,” he said. “Don’t wait until August to apply, do it now because by 2020, 74 percent of jobs will require some sort of post-secondary degree.”

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Week 1- Narrow down college options and connect careers to a program or major.

Week 2- Prepare resume and requests for letters of recommendation.

Week 3- Write essays and personal statements.

Week 4- Apply for college promote access to, affordability of and success in higher education for all students.

Throughout the month of October, College in Colorado representatives will be traveling to over 20 high schools encouraging seniors to apply to college. The goal is to provide every graduating high school senior with the preparation and opportunity to apply to college, with the help of the resources on CollegeInColorado.org.

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OUR GUARANTEE! Lt. Governor Joe Garcia speaks to Westminster High School seniors on Oct. 1 for College Application Month. Garcia encouraged students to be prepared as they apply for college. Photo by Ashley Reimers

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Executive Director Dawn Taylor Owens said many students aren’t aware or don’t understand how many steps it takes to apply for college. With the help of CollegeInColorado.org, students can see a step-bystep list of tasks needed to apply.

“A section of the website breaks down the process into weekly tasks so students won’t feel as overwhelmed and burdened by the thought of applying for college,” she said. “We’re also reinforcing the message that a college education is no longer a luxury its, a necessity, so kids need to apply.”

The first step in the process is choosing a school. Through CollegeInColorado.org, students can use a campus matching assistance tool which breaks down schools by

a number of categories like distance from home and teacher-to-student ratio.

Owens said students can then compare schools side-by-side to find which college is the best fit.

Another tool offered through CollegeInColorado.org is applying for scholarships.

According to Owens, $30,000 in scholarship money went unused in Colorado last year simply because students didn’t apply. She wants student to realize that scholarships aren’t just based on merit and need.

“There scholarships out there for red heads, middle children and even left-handed kids,” she said. “Many organizations out there offer scholarships, kids just need to look for them and apply.”

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and life skill development. We offer many activities, academic opportunities and scholarships. Please contact the chapter for more information. Email demolaygolden@gmail.com or www.coloradodemolay.org and visit Golden’s page under the Chapter tab by clicking on the Golden photo.

GOLDEN CHAPTER, Order of DeMolay meets at 7 p.m. every first and third Monday in the town of Golden. Walt Disney, Mel Blanc & Walter Cronkite are counted amongst its Alumni.

DeMolay is an organization for young men between the ages of 12 and 21 that offers character building, leadership training,

JEFFERSON COUNTY Republican Men’s Club meets 7-9 a.m.

Mondays at the Howard Johnson Denver West, 12100 W. 44th Ave., Wheat Ridge. Call Fred Holden at 303-421-7619 for more information. All are welcome, not just Republican men from Jefferson County.

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do best — build great homes — while supporting a great cause,” said Pat Hamill, CEO and chairman of Oakwood Homes.

Raffle winners will be announced live on Channels 31 and 2 on Nov. 13. A limited number of tickets are available and can be reserved for $100 at www.dreamhome.org or by calling 800-276-7695.

Chicken special is back

I cornered Denver restaurant mogul Frank Bonanno at one of his booths during Denver Food and Wine recently, and begged, pleaded and cajoled him into bringing back chicken Tuesdays at Lou’s Food Bar, 1851 W. 38th Ave. And although I can’t take total credit for the return of one of my favorite restaurant deals — a half fried chicken (naked, medium or Nashville hot) with two sides and a draft for $20 per person — I certainly added to the popular demand to bring back that Tuesday tradition.

Lou’s has also extended hours to welcome late-night diners and drinkers, and has expanded the tap selection to 17 drafts.

Reservations: www.lousfoodbar.com; walkins welcome. Thanks, Frank!

Denver’s best fried chicken

Yes, I am fried chicken obsessed. Hands down the best fried chicken I’ve ever had comes from a food stand at the annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.

But Colorado’s Front Range is no slouch when it comes to cluck. Eater Denver, our edition of the national foodie website, has just released its updated Best Fried Chicken Guide. Here’s which restaurants stood out in the coop: 1. The Bside, 1336 E. 17th Ave.; 2.

Steuben’s, 523 E. 17th Ave.; 3. The Squeaky Bean, 1500 Wynkoop St.; 4. Ace, 501 E. 17th Ave.; 5. Lou’s Food Bar, 1815 W. 38th Ave.; 6. Tom’s Home Cookin’, 800 E. 26th Ave.; 7. The Post Brewing Co., 105 W. Emma St., Lafayette; 8. Bones, 701 Grant St. (Siracha hot chicken bites Wednesday nights only.); 9. Comida, in The Source, 3350 Brighton Blvd. (brunch only.); 10. Work and Class, 2500 Larimer St. (Sundays only).

To read more about each eatery’s dish, go to www.denver.eater.com/maps/bestfried-chicken-in-denver-guide/.

OPEN MIC Living Water Unity Spiritual Community presents open mic night – celebrate your teen self 4:30-6:30 p.m. Mondays at 7401 W. 59th Ave., Arvada. This program gives teens the opportunity to express their performing art including voice and instrument, acting, poetry, stand-up comedy, mime, etc.

Open to all students in sixth to 12th grades. Email bellbottoms809@gmail.com.

TUESDAYS

ROCKY MOUNTAIN Team Survivor, a health, education and fitness program for women of all abilities who have experienced cancer or are currently in treatment, offers weekly free, fun, supportive activities. Tuesdays, 10 a.m., Boulder Creek Walk (meet at Boulder Public Library main entrance).

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HAVE A LEGISLATIVE QUESTION? Email Colorado Community Media Legislative Reporter Vic Vela at vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com or call 303-566-4132.

Try Out a Class.

Pre-register today for a free Culinary Arts or Baking & Pastry Arts Shadow on Saturday, October 18.

• Participate in a lab from 9-11AM • Learn from one of JWU’s talented Chef Instructors • Meet with an Admissions Representative High School Juniors, Seniors and Transfer Students – bring your unofficial transcripts and start the application process for your AS or BS degree in the College of Culinary Arts.

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Continuing education students – learn more about JWU’s flexible weekend AS degree program.

Eavesdropping on a man talking about a conversation with his mother’s home care nurse: “I think I can guess your age.”

“Go ahead.”

“Fifty-six?”

“You know I’m not allowed to tip you, right?”

Penny Parker’s “Mile High Life” column gives insights into the best events, restaurants, businesses, parties and people throughout the metro area. Parker also writes for Blacktie-Colorado.com. You can subscribe and read her columns (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) at www.blacktie-colorado.com/ pennyparker. She can be reached at penny@ blacktie-llc.com or at 303-619-5209.

and Active Federal Employees meets each second Tuesday at the Episcopal Church, 10th and Garrison. Call Ann Ornelas at 303-517-8558 with questions.

Spaces are limited: pre-register by phone, email, or on our website

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An Open Letter to the Lakewood City Council

Re: Please Vote NO on Construction Defect Ordinance 21 Dear Lakewood City Council Members: Lakewood Ordinance 21 is anti-homeowner and will encourage shoddy construction. While the goal of increasing for-sale condominium construction in Lakewood is honorable, Ordinance 21 is not the right way to achieve this goal.

The answer to construction defects is quality construction — not stripping away essential consumer protections and leaving homeowners to pay for construction defects.

We implore the Lakewood City Council to vote NO on Ordinance 21 because it would: 1. Take away the right of homeowners to have their homes fixed properly by their builders. The proposed ordinance gives builders the right to unilaterally decide what repairs to perform even over a homeowner’s reasonable objection, or when the proposed repairs may be dangerous or inadequate.

2. Take away the right of homeowner associations to govern themselves. Developers will be immunized from lawsuits because the proposed ordinance requires a majority of all unit owners to vote in favor of legal action regarding shoddy construction. It also excludes the use of proxies for people unable to vote in person (i.e., the military

and elderly). Since developers often own a substantial number of new units in most condominium communities, they will never vote to sue themselves.

3. Take away homeowner associations’ right to a jury trial. The proposed ordinance prevents HOAs from legally amending their governing documents to seek a jury trial, taking away a homeowner’s fundamental right.

4. Regulate areas of law already covered by state statutes. Since 2003, the Colorado law has given extensive protection to builders and gives them the right to remedy defects in their work, while still providing a framework for homeowners to seek relief against those builders who refuse to offer reasonable repairs. The proposed ordinance is inconsistent with Colorado’s state statutes, and its attempt to regulate these areas of law goes beyond Lakewood’s jurisdiction.

We respectfully ask the Lakewood City Council to vote NO on Ordinance 21 and to explore alternatives for increasing condominium construction that do not harm Lakewood homeowners.

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YOUR WEEK MORE EDITOR’S NOTE: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Thursday for publication the following week. Send listings to calendar@coloradocommunitymedia.com.

No attachments, please. Listings are free and run on a space-available basis.

THEATER SHOW

Arndt Gallery at Red Rocks Community College in Lakewood. The exhibit is free and open to the public. The society is a group of 30 artists from the Foothills Art Center, where they rent space and paint together once a week. The group was formed 10 years ago with the name Painted Toe Society suggested by a member who often splattered paint onto his toes while working on a large canvas. The gallery is open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Monday through Friday, and 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

EVENTS

PERFORMANCE NOW THEATRE COMPANY presents “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” from Friday, Oct. 10, to Sunday, Oct. 19, at Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood. Six awkward spelling champions learn that winning (and losing) isn’t everything. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; and 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Tickets are available at www.performancenow.org or by calling 303-987-7845.

NATURE ASSOCIATION SEED PICKS JEFFERSON COUNTY NATURE ASSOCIATION will have its annual Seed Picks 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, and Saturday, Oct. 25. Reservations required

by Thursday, Oct. 9, for the Oct. 11 pick, and by Thursday, Oct. 23, for the Oct. 25 pick.

Contact Jean Tate, djt_co@yahoo.com (add “JCNA” in the subject). All picks will be done on the Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge, where pickers will see a lovely prairie that is normally closed to the public.

OCTOBERFEST LUNCHEON COLORADO CHRISTIAN WOMEN’S CONNECTION will have its Octoberfest Luncheon from noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, at Concordia Lutheran Church, 13371 W. Alameda Parkway, Lakewood. Call 303-985-2458 for reservations.

GREEN CHILI COOK-OFF

THEATER/FILM ‘DIARY OF ANNE FRANK’

CHANGE THE FUTURE OF HUNGER ARVADA FOOD BANK presents its first Top Hats and Ball Caps

fall celebration and fundraiser 6-11 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11 at Lamar Street Center, 5889 Lamar St., Arvada. Tickets include dinner and a free drink. Evening begins with cocktails made special for the event.

Tickets available at www.arvadacfb/hats or by calling 720-4376394.

COLORADO ACTS PRESENTS a community production of “The Diary of Anne Frank,” at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 10-11, and Oct. 17-18. A special matinee performance is at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11. For tickets and more information, go to www. coloradoacts.org or call 303-456-6772. The theater is at 11455 W. I-70 Frontage Road North, Wheat Ridge. Show contains mature content; it may not be suitable for children younger than 10.

‘BRIGHT IDEAS’ THE EVERGREEN PLAYERS present “Bright Ideas” from Friday, Oct. 17, to Nov. 9, at Center Stage, 27608 Fireweed Drive, Evergreen. Some parents will stop at nothing to get their children into the “right” preschool. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday. Call 303-674-4934 or go to www.evergreenplayers.org.

‘BURIED CHILD’ THE EDGE THEATER presents “Buried Child” from Friday, Oct. 17, to Nov. 16, at 1560

Teller St., Suite 200, Lakewood. Shelly is charmed by Vince’s farm house until she meets his crazy family. Show times are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 6 p.m, Sunday. (No show on Sunday, Nov. 2.) Call 303-232-0363 or go to www.theedgetheater.com.

WITTY THEATER SHOW MINERS ALLY PLAYHOUSE presents “Dylan

Went Electric” through Sunday, Oct. 19, at 1224 Washington Ave., Golden.

Witty and eccentric characters explore the truth of their life and times in this production. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 6 p.m. Sundays, and 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 19. For tickets and more information, go to www.minersalley.com or call 303-935-3044.

MUSIC/CONCERTS FAIRY GARDEN WORKSHOP

WOLFFEST PREPARTY

COUNTRY FAIR GARDEN CENTER, 17201 W. 64th Ave., Arvada, offers a fairy garden workshop at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 11. A fairy garden is a miniature garden complete with structures and actual living plants. It is designed to give your green thumb a place to tend year-round and to lure fairies and with them, good luck, to your home. The design and components are limited only by your imagination. All ages welcome; adult supervision required for children under the age of 12. Call 303-209-4394 to reserve your spot and for cost information. Go to www.countryfairgarden.com.

KILLER DWARFS and Kickin Valentina perform at the annual Rock Festival preparty to WolfFest at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, at Buffalo Rose, 1119 Washington Ave., Golden. Go to www.holdmyticket.com/event/170626.

PENCE PARK TRAIL CONSTRUCTION, REROUTE

EPISCOPAL CHURCH of St. John Chrysostom Golden will have a short outdoor Blessing of the Animals service at 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, followed by coffee, juice and doughnuts. All animals are welcome and must be on leashes or in their carriers/ containers. In case of inclement weather, bring a photo of your pet and the service will be inside. St. John’s is at 13151 W. 28th Ave. Contact the church with any questions 303279-2760 or visit www.stjohngolden.org for directions.

VOLUNTEERS FOR OUTDOOR COLORADO will work to

preserve Pence Park 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11. Sections of the Evergreen park’s trail are steep and have been severely eroded.

Volunteers will realign the sections of trail to prevent erosion and further degradation of the trail and surrounding habitat. Learn more and register at www.voc.org/project/pence-park-trail-construction-and-reroute-0 or call 303-715-1010. Free to participate; no experience necessary; minimum age: 12. A light breakfast and lunch will be provided.

SWING BAND CONCERT SENTIMENTAL SOUNDS Swing Band will return to the D Note from 4-6 p.m. Satur-

day, Oct. 11 to play your favorites from the Big Band era as well as other popular musical genre. There is no cover charge, and everyone is welcome.

BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS

CHAMBER ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCE AUGUSTANA ARTS and Musica Sacra Chamber Orchestra present “Respighi: Three Botticelli Pictures, Dvorák & Ravel,” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17 at Colorado Christian University Music Center, 9200 W. Ellsworth, Lakewood. Insights pre-concert chat hosted

by David Rutherford at 7 p m. Free to ticket holders. Call 303-388-4962 or go to www. augustanaarts.org.

THE LOST TRIBE CONCERT CONGREGATION B’NAI Chaim, a Reform Jewish Synagogue in southwest Metro Denver, presents The Lost Tribe concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18. Hal Aqua and The Lost Tribe play nouveau klezmer music, an exuberant musical experience, rooted firmly in traditional Jewish modes and melodies and driven by contemporary rhythms and danceable grooves. See www.bnaichaim.org for ticket information and directions.

SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SEASON OPENER

WRITING CONFERENCE WOMEN WRITING THE WEST is celebrating its 20th anniversary

by “Coming Home” to its Denver area birthplace Thursday, Oct. 16, to Sunday, Oct. 19 at the Golden Hotel and the Table Mountain Inn. The 2014 conference is an opportunity for Denver area authors to take their writing to the next level, along with some of Colorado’s favorite authors. Contact Joyce Lohse, WWW1@LohseWorks.com.

Registration information is available at www.womenwritingthewest.org.

THE JEFFERSON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA kicks off its 62nd concert season Sunday, Oct. 19, with a concert featuring Colorado’s favorite mezzo soprano Marcia Ragonetti. The concert is at 3 p.m. at the Green Center, Colorado School of Mines Campus, 16th and Cheyenne streets in Golden. Tickets available at www.jeffsymphony.org, by calling 303-278-4237, visiting the Jefferson Symphony office at 1204 Washington Street, Golden, CO 80401, or at the door before the concert.

ART PAINTED TOE EXHIBIT THE PAINTED TOE SOCIETY exhibit runs through Friday, Oct. 24 at the Susan K.

COUNTRY FAIR GARDEN CENTER, 17201 W. 64th Ave., Arvada, plans its inaugural fall fest and green chili cook-off from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18. Sample some green chili recipes from staff and customers. You will be the judge. Activities include a scavenger hunt, a kids coloring station and more. Tasting will begin at 11 a.m. and awards will be presented at 1:30 p.m. Email anneked@hardyboyplant.com to enter your chili. Go to www.countryfairgarden.com.

HEALTH/WELLNESS BALANCE YOUR ENERGY LEARN TO BALANCE your Energy Bodies is presented from 9-11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 16 at The Cloisters, 2103 S. Wadsworth Blvd.; cost is $10. For information, contact heartpulse@att.net.

EDUCATION DINOSAUR DISCOVERY DAY THE FRIENDS OF DINOSAUR RIDGE celebrates Dinosaur Discovery Day: National Fossil Day and Girl Scout Day, along with National Archaeology Day, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 11, at 16831 W. Alameda Parkway, Morrison. Check out the fossils on Dinosaur Ridge as guides show you the dinosaur bones and footprints. Hands-on activities at the Visitor Center include gold panning, dinosaur track painting, and fossil sifting. Girl Scouts must register through the Girl Scouts of Colorado at www.girlscoutsofcolorado. org/events/2429. Contact Amber at amber_cain@dinoridge.org or 303-697-3466 ext.

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THE BIBLE EXPLORED WHETHER THE BIBLE is real, reliable and relevant will be discussed at Lifetree Café at noon and 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, at 5675 Field St., Arvada. The Lifetree event, titled “The Bible: Real?

Relevant? Reliable?” features a filmed interview with Eugene Peterson, author of the best-selling The Message.

Contact Polly Wegner at 303-424-4454 or pwegner@ peacelutheran.net.

MUSIC TEACHER’S MEETING FOOTHILLS MUSIC TEACHER’S ASSOCIATION will have its monthly meeting from 9:30-11:45 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15 at Bear Valley Church, 10001 W. Jewell Ave., Lakewood. The program will be “Transitioning Out of Methods” and “Memorization” and will be presented by Sara McDaniel. The association is open to members in Denver and surrounding areas.

FROM TREES TO HONEYBEES LEARN WAYS to play with your kids in nature 8:30-10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15, at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Workshop is a two-day workshop, and you must attend both days. Are your children nuts about nature, or do you want ideas to get your children outside. Come participate in the nationally acclaimed Environmental Experiences for Early Childhood from Project Learning Tree.

Parents of children between the ages of 2½ to 6 years old, should accompany their child to participate in two classes full of engaging nature based activities and information.

Parents will receive an activity guide book and companion music CD. Snack and take home crafts are also included. Call 303-278-8822 for more information or to register by check. Go to www.coloradoplt.org.

LINFIELD COLLEGE REPRESENTATIVE TO VISIT STEPHANIE WYATT, assistant director of admission from Linfield College, will visit high schools to meet with students and parents to discuss admission requirements, course offerings and financial aid offered through the college. The college is one hour south of Portland and offers 40 majors and three undergraduate degrees. Wyatt’s visits will be Thursday, Oct. 16: Lakewood High School (11 a.m.); Golden High School (12:30 p.m.); and Evergreen High School (2 p.m.).

SALES TAX WORKSHOPS COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE offers workshops on sales tax law fundamentals 9 a.m. to noon Thursday, Oct. 16 and Tuesday, Oct. 28, in Lakewood. The workshops are open to the public and offer information on common sales tax topics to help businesses comply with Colorado tax law. Registration is required. Go to www.

TaxSeminars.state.co.us. Workshop is for Colorado businesses who want to learn the basics, and for tax and accounting professionals who consult with Colorado clients on sales taxes. This class is recommended as an introductory course for individuals with no prior sales tax knowledge or as a basic refresher.

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Marketplace

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Instruction IMPROV CLASSES!

Improv theater classes for ALL ages.

Check out the website: www.improv-maven.com Or call Lucy: 303-808-9700 Unlock YOUR imagination!

Kids, Adults & Seniors welcome.

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

Farm Products & Produce Grain Finished Buffalo

Arts & Crafts

Tools

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Large Old Craftsman old table saw and 1 1/2 HP 20 gallon Speedaire air compressor Both in working condition $40 each/obo 303-345-4046

Opportunity for holiday craft fair on November 14 – 15 at the Central Christian Church of Denver located just south of the Cherry Creek Mall.

If you are interested in joining us as part of a special holiday craft fair, please call Lynda at 303-794-6136.

We are an international non profit organization called PEO which raises money for women’s scholarships.

Reasonable rates – free parkingfree admission.

November 22nd for Englewood High Schools' Annual Holiday Sale benefiting EHS special needs students Please call 303-806-2239 or email EHS_craftfair@engschools.net for reservation

Garage Sales Arvada

Huge Garage Sale Great Prices 2 families Collectibles, Linens, Quilts and much more October 10th & 11th Friday & Saturday 8am-4pm 6863 Johnson Street, Arvada South from 72nd & Kipling

Arvada Make us an offer Garage Sale Friday & Saturday October 10th & 11th 10am-4pm 11889 West 74th Way, Arvada 80005 Furniture, Tools, Holiday, Yard & Household and much more Will accept any reasonable offer

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Lakewood came out looking like a team on a mission but they ended up no match for still undefeated Ralston Valley and its stout defense which you can see lurking in the photo. The Mustangs beat up on the Tigers 47-14 Thursday at North Area Athletic Complex. Photo by Dan Williams

Lakewood no match for Ralston Valley Pretty good Tigers’ team has been touch luck losers this season

By Daniel Williams dwilliams@coloradocommunitymedia. com ARVADA - Ralston Valley kept its perfect record intact in a near perfect 47-14 victory over Lakewood Thursday at North Area Athletic Complex.

The Mustangs improved to 6-0 and 3-0 in league play by routing a quality Tigers

team in a game that said more about how good Ralston Valley has become this season as opposed to Lakewood struggling.

The Tigers simply stood no chance against a Ralston Valley team that has been on a mission since losing to Valor Christian in the state playoffs last season.

Lakewood senior Jacob Romero caught a 24-yard touchdown in the second quarter but the Mustangs would take a 25-8 lead into halftime after Ralston Valley senior running back Andrew Wingard repeatedly gashed the Tigers’ defense.

And after three straight outstanding efforts that ended in losses for Lakewood the team may have ran out of gas against the

Mustangs.

The Tigers fell to 2-4 (0-4 in league) and have now lost four straight games after starting the season with back-to-back wins.

Lakewood has been the victim of tough luck over the losing streak, with three previous losses coming from a total of nine points — two by a single point.

But maybe Lakewood’s struggles should have been expected considering the team is being led by first year head coach Jeff Braun who replaced Mark Robinson who led the program for eight years.

Braun has done a good job in his first season but if Lakewood wants to start

competing with Ralston Valley and Pomona he will need to teach his Tigers to close out games better.

Lakewood will play Mullen Thursday at 6 p.m. at Jeffco Stadium.

Ralston Valley is proving to be one of the most complete teams in the state with its impressive start to the season. The Mustangs have scored at least 38 points in all six of their games this season. In addition, Ralston Valley’s defense has give up more than 14 points only once this season.

The Mustangs will play Bear Creek Friday at 7 p.m. at Jeffco Stadium.

Pomona’s Olinger wins state 5A title Lakewood finishes as state’s second best 5A golf team

By Daniel Williams

dwilliams@coloradocommunitymedia. com COLORADO SPRINGS - Jeffco proved to be the center of the golf universe after the league produced the best golfer in the state as well as the state’s second best team.

Pomona’s Grant Olinger captured the 5A individual state championship shooting a 1-over par after an unbelievable second day comeback at Colorado Springs Country Club.

Olinger shot a first day 76 — which is fantastic for a weekend hacker, but was a big number for the Pomona senior. However, he rallied to shoot a final round 67, one shot better than Coronado’s Isaac Petersillie.

Fort Collins’ Peter Paugh finished third at 4-over and Monarch’s Josh Hill finished at 5-over.

But it was Coronado who won the 5A team state championship finishing with a 446 in front of second place Lakewood (467). The Tigers put together one of the best season’s in school history getting solid

efforts from Griffin Barela (+9) and Jack Castiglia (+15).

“We have a great group of players this season and several of those players are underclassmen so we will have a pretty good team over the next couple seasons,” Lakewood coach Alan Gonzales said.

Also in 5A Ralston Valley finished as the fourth best team in the state as Roy Carslen (+9) led his team to a surprising finish.

4A state golf obviously went to Valor Christian, who had four of the top six individual finishes at Walking Stick Golf Course in Pueblo. The Eagles have dominated 4A Jeffco as its newest member this season.

But an older member of 4A Jeffco also fared well last week as Golden finished as the 12th best team in the state with a final team score of 512.

The Demons’ Willie O’Brien (+24) and Parker Skiles (+28) both helped led their team to the respectable showing.

D’Evelyn also had a strong showing after Nich Michas finished tied for 33rd with his 18-over par. And Green Mountain’s Dustin Ossello (+32) and Gabe Goodman (+34) both paced the Rams who ended its season on a high note.

In the 3A state tournament Sterling won as a team finishing 27-over par while its individual champion was Dawson School’s

Pomona’s Grant Olinger has translated his beautiful swing into a 5A state championship as the senior rallied to beat out a strong field last Tuesday at Colorado Spring Country Club. Photo by Dan Williams Yale Kim (+2) who beat Vail Christian’s Cooper Gould in a playoff.

Faith Christian’s lone state qualifier Kevin Tulley finished 34-over.

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Alameda an offensive monster Highlights: Golden, Wheat Ridge win again; Pomona pounds Bear Creek

By Daniel Williams

dwilliams@coloradocommunitymedia. com LAKEWOOD - All-of-the-sudden offensive powerhouse Alameda put up another big number, beating Denver West 60-19 Thursday at Jeffco Stadium.

The Pirates (4-2) improved to 3-1 in league as the team scored at least 56 points for the fourth time this season.

Alameda, who hasn’t finished over .500 on over 10 seasons, looks like they have found some magic this season. The Pirates four victories this season (and counting) is the most wins the school has had since 2006.

Alameda will play Manual Friday at 7 p.m. at All-City Field.

Pomona still too much for Bears Bear Creek is much improved this sea-

son and has become a force in 5A Jeffco.

But they were still no match for Pomona who routed Bear Creek 41-14 Friday at Jeffco Stadium.

The Panthers flex their muscles against a Bear Creek team that felt they had a chance to compete Friday. But Pomona senior quarterback Justin Roberts was near perfect going 14-for-16 for 183 yards passing and two touchdowns.

Freshman running back Max Borghi rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns.

The Bears scored a second quarter touchdown but were down 21-7 going into halftime. Bear Creek (4-2, 2-2 in league) will play Ralston Valley Friday at 7 p.m. at Jeffco Stadium.

Pomona (5-1, 3-0 in league) will play Columbine Friday at 7 p.m. at North Area Athletic Complex.

Rams surprising fall to 1-5 Green Mountain has found itself in unfamiliar territory. Usually a forced to be reckoned with, the Rams fell to Littleton 27-3 Friday at Littleton Public Schools Stadium.

Green Mountain fell to 1-5 (0-1 in

league) and has now dropped its fourth straight game.

Rams’ quarterback Dylan Jacob went 12-for-27 for 168 yards but threw two interceptions. Jacob, a sophomore, has shown flashes of greatness.

Green Mountain junior Colton Helmet also rushed for 46 yards on 10 carries.

Despite their struggled the Rams have only played one league game so far this season. The Rams will attempt to get back into the win column when they play Dakota Ridge Friday at 6 p.m. at Trailblazer Stadium.

Red hot Golden rolls Aurora Central Through blood, sweat and tears Golden football has clawed its way back to .500 with an impressive 32-7 victory over Aurora Central Friday at Aurora Public Schools Stadium.

After starting their season 0-3 the Demons have won three straight games — all in blowout fashion.

After a 7-7 halftime score Golden came out on fire in the second half scoring 13 third quarter points and 12 more in the fourth quarter.

Senior Dravis Johnson ran the ball 12 times for 96 yards and two touchdowns and junior Chase Daniels also scored a rushing touchdown. And Daniels 17 tackles also set the tone for the Demons defensively.

Golden has now outscored its opponents 109-7 over its past three games. The Demons (3-3, 1-0) will now face a big test when they meet Denver South Thursday at 7 p.m. at North Area Athletic Complex.

Farmers roll after huge first half Wheat Ridge is rolling again after hammering George Washington 44-3 Thursday at All-City Stadium.

The Farmers showed no mercy for the Patriots as the ran out to a 23-0 first quarter lead and took a 37-0 lead into halftime.

Senior Jordan Jones rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns and junior Damian Padilla showed off his crazy versatility by playing quarterback, running back and receiver in the victory.

Wheat Ridge (4-2, 1-0 in league) will play Standley Lake Saturday at noon at Jeffco Stadium.

Golden nets big league victory over Wheat Ridge Farmers now done but Demons still in the mix for league title

By Daniel Williams

dwilliams@coloradocommunitymedia. com ARVADA - Golden kept its league championship hopes alive with a 4-0 victory over Wheat Ridge Thursday at North Area Athletic Complex.

In the process the Demons dashed any

hopes that the Farmers still had about a 4A Jeffco league title.

It was sheer domination for Golden, who scored two goals on the first half and two more in the second half.

Senior’s Mark Seaholm and Casey Crowley, and junior’s Evan Gregory and Jake Bergstrom all scored goals for Golden. Seaholm and Gregory also recorded assists.

But the unsung hero for the Demons was senior goaltender Jasper Hughes, who stopped seven desperate Wheat Ridge shots on goal.

The Farmers will now use the rest of their regular season schedule to gear up for the playoffs, seeking higher glories than a 4A Jeffco league title.

After tough back-to-back league losses Wheat Ridge reeled off four straight league victories before the loss to Golden.

The Farmers also have one of Jeffco’s best coaches in Tony Thomas, who has turned Wheat Ridge back into a 4A soccer power.

The Farmers (7-3-1, 3-3 in league) will play Littleton Friday at 4 p.m. at Littleton Public Schools Stadium.

Golden (9-3, 5-1 in league) will now

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prepare for its biggest game of the season when they face D’Evelyn Wednesday at 6 p.m. at NAAC. The Jaguars are 10-1 this season and a perfect 6-0 in 4A Jeffco. The Demons will then wrap up their regular season with a meeting with Evergreen Tuesday at 4 p.m. at NAAC, in a match that could have a league championship on the line.

Golden’s one league loss came in a 3-0 defeat to Littleton on Sept. 27. While it looked like a blowout on the scoreboard the Demons recorded 16 shots on goal that day.

SALOME’S STARS FOR THE WEEK OF OCT 6 2014

ARIES (Mar 21 to Apr 19) An upcoming trip could create some problems with your schedule unless you tie up as many loose ends as possible before you head out the door. Ask a friend or colleague to help you.

TAURUS (Apr 20 to May 20) Being eager to start a new project is fine. However, moving ahead without knowing what actually will be expected of you could cause a problem down the line. Ask some questions.

GEMINI (May 21 to Jun 20) Getting through some recent challenges in good shape might give you a false sense of security. Don’t relax your guard. You need to be prepared for what else could happen.

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CANCER (Jun 21 to Jul 22) Caution is still advised, even though you think you’re as prepared as you need to be. Keep in mind that change is in your aspect, and you should expect the unexpected.

LEO (Jul 23 to Aug 22) The Lion’s gift of persuasion helps you get your points across, even to some of your most negative naysayers. An old friend might seek you out for some advice.

VIRGO (Aug 23 to Sept 22) Being sure of your convictions is fine. But leave some room for dissenting opinions. You might learn something that could help you avoid a possible problem later on.

LIBRA (Sept 23 to Oct 22) Getting good legal advice on what your rights actually are is the first step toward resolving that pesky problem so that it doesn’t re-emerge at a later date. Good luck.

SCORPIO (Oct 23 to Nov 21) Longtime relationships work well this week, whether they’re personal or professional. It’s also a good time to invite new friends and colleagues into your life.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 to Dec 21) This is a good week to do the research that will help you uncover those irrefutable facts that can back you up on your new venture when you most need it.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22 to Jan 19) Change is an important factor in your aspect this week and could affect something you might have thought was immune to any sort of adjustment or “alteration.”

AQUARIUS (Jan 20 to Feb 18) Being asked to share someone’s deeply personal confidence might be flattering, but accepting could be unwise. Decline gracefully but firmly.

PISCES (Feb 19 to Mar 20) As wise as you are, you could still be misled by someone who seems to be sincere but might not be. Take more time to assess the situation before making any commitments.

BORN THIS WEEK: You like to face challenges that others might try to avoid, and by so doing, you set an example of courage for all. © 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Standley Lake tops Wheat Ridge Volleyball Highlights: Tigers beat Bears; D’Evelyn stays league perfect

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dwilliams@coloradocommunitymedia.com WHEAT RIDGE - Wheat Ridge dropped a tough four set thriller to Standley Lake, falling 3-1 Wednesday at Wheat Ridge High School.

The Farmers won the second set 25-18 and led during the third set but eventually fell 26-24. Wheat Ridge lost the fourth set 25-21.

Farmers weren’t outclassed by the Gators, so much as having too many self inflicted wounds to put away Standley Lake.

Wheat Ridge senior Nina Thomas paced the Farmers with 15 kills and junior Ava Kindsvatter recorded seven kills.

The Farmers (5-10, 0-3 in league) will host D’Evelyn Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at Wheat Ridge High School.

Rams fall on road to Eagles Streaky Green Mountain fell 3-0 Thursday at Valor Christian High School.

The Rams were beat 25-13, 25-18, 25-19 by a very good Eagles’ team that currently sits tied with D’Evelyn on top of 4A Jeffco.

Green Mountain senior Danielle Potter paced her team with eight kills and senior Breanna Shuttleworth had five kills.

The Rams have been the definition of streaky this season having two different three game losing streaks. But also a three game winning streak to start September.

Green Mountain (7-9, 2-1 in league) will host Evergreen Thursday at 6:30 p.m.

Tigers tame Bears in league play Lakewood looks like it is finally back on track after a 3-1 victory over Bear Creek Thursday at Lakewood High School.

The Tigers won 24-26, 25-17, 25-20, 25-22 and caught fire after losing a tightly played first set.

Lakewood junior Georgia Phillips led her team with 17 kills and sophomore Eric Gillcrist contributed 10 big kills.

Bear Creek was led by senior Jozy Carlacci-King who recorded 15 kills. The Bears (9-6, 2-1 in league) will host Pomona Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.

The Tigers (7-7, 2-1 in league) will host Dakota Ridge Thursday at 6 p.m.

Jaguars eye league championship In front of a raucous home crowd D’Evelyn beat Arvada 3-0 Thursday at D’Evelyn High School.

The Jaguars beat the Bulldogs 25-9, 25-11, 25-9 and improved to 3-0 in 4A Jeffco league play.

D’Evelyn was paced by sophomore Hailee Lansville and her 10 kills and senior Leah Jones finished with seven kills.

The Jaguars (10-1, 3-0 league) will play Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at Wheat Ridge High School.

Arvada (2-10, 0-3 league) will play at Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at Littleton High School.

SPORTS QUIZ 1) Who was the first player to appear in a World Series for three different teams?

2) Name the player to lead the National League in stolen bases the most seasons.

3) In 2013, Washington State quarterback Connor Halliday set an NCAA FBS record for most pass attempts in a game. How many was it?

4) Carmelo Anthony set a New York Knicks record in 2014 for most points in a game (62). Who had held the team mark?

5) Who holds the Michigan State Spartans record for most career shutouts by a hockey goalie?

6) Name the last woman driver before Susie Wolff in 2014 to take part in a Formula One race weekend.

7) When was the last time before 2014 that neither of tennis’ Williams sisters played a singles match during the second week of Wimbledon?

Answers 1) Andy Pafko, with the Chicago Cubs (1945), Brooklyn Dodgers (‘52) and Milwaukee Braves (‘57, ‘58).

2) Max Carey led the N.L. in steals in 10 different seasons.

3) He had 89 pass attempts against Oregon.

4) Bernard King tallied 60 points in a game in 1984.

5) Ryan Miller recorded 26 shutouts between 1999 and 2002.

6) Giovanna Amati, in 1992.

7) It was 2006.

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“It’s such an honor for me to speak about this, because in a way it’s kind of closure for me,” she said. “It’s mind-blowing to me what the doctors and nurses were able to do for me.”

For Balak and the pilots he works with, the new Airbus helicopter will give doctors and nurses more chances to save lives.

“With the more power we now have, we’ll be able to get to some of the places that can be the worst to land,” he said. “The focus of all of this is the patient.”

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but overall I’m still very disappointed,” said Thomas Sizemore, a Lakewood High School junior who spoke during the meeting. “They used the advantage of a 3-2 vote to, once again, pass something I don’t believe should have passed.”

Prior to the decision, the board heard nearly three hours of public comment, where 30 individuals spoke in favor, and more than 80 spoke against the committee.

Following the decision, several community members showed their discontent by asking for the board majority’s resignation.

“I’m very disappointed and kind of insulted,” said Ashlyn Maher, a senior at Chatfield Senior High School and student leader. ”Even though they stated that they heard us they didn’t listen to us.”

McMinimee later sent out a statement saying more details on the revisions will be presented at the Oct. 16 board of education meeting.

While many opposed the decision, several student leaders appreciated the compromise, but were disappointed in the vote and wished Williams would have withdrawn her original proposal.

“We think it’s definitely a possibility for everyone to collaborate on this decision,” Sizemore said. “We just really want something that works well for everyone involved, and that’s very hard to get thought out and received well.”

By Vic Vela

vvela@colorado communitymedia.com Five words that do not normally go together when talking about a government-backed project are: On time and under budget.

But that feat was what state officials were hailing on Oct. 2 as part of a ceremony to mark the reopening of the Capitol dome.

A three-year, $17 million restoration project was needed to fix and renovate a 120-year-old dome that has seen weathercaused deterioration over the years.

Gov. John Hickenlooper said the project’s success is “a symbol of the resilience of this state.”

“This is a gift we’re giving for generations in the future,” he said.

Colorado’s harsh freeze and thaw cycles made the repairs necessary. In 2006, corrosion to the dome caused a 10-pound piece of iron to fall, which led to the closing of the observation deck and the installation of a netting system.

Repairs commenced after lawmakers created a

The newly re-opened Capitol observation deck on Oct. 2. Photo by Vic Vela package of bipartisan bills four years ago to fund the restoration.

During much of the project, the dome was cloaked in scrim and scaffolding. It wasn’t until early this year that part of the dome was revealed from under the draping.

Workers replaced the deteriorating metal fasteners with stainless steel.

The original copper panels were replaced and the lightning protection system was enhanced, according to state architect Larry Friedberg.

The dome was re-gilded

with 65 ounces of gold that came from parts of Colorado that included Cripple Creek and was later prepared in Florence, Italy.

“Today, the sun shines bright on this beautiful October day,” said state Rep. Frank McNulty, R-Highlands Ranch.

The dome observation deck — which offers spectacular views of Denver — was reopened to the public shortly after the ceremony.

For visitors like Josiah and Hannah Goering of Chicago, the timing couldn’t have been more impeccable.

The two were visiting Colorado and specifically had a trip to the Capitol on their to-do list because Hannah’s grandparents had taken a picture of themselves on the Capitol steps during their honeymoon some 67 years ago.

“We came here to recreate the photo,” she said.

“We even brought black and white film.”

Had their trip occurred a week earlier, they wouldn’t have been able to view Denver’s skyline from atop the Capitol.

“It’s a happy coincidence,” she said.

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