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AWARD WINNING The Edge Theater hosts 4th annual Edgy Awards

By Clarke Reader

EDGY AWARD WINNERS

creader@colorado communitymedia.com The Edge Theater has a created a vibrant and dynamic in just a few short years, and nearly all the family members were on hand for the fourth annual Edgy Awards on Dec. 15.

“This is our chance to say thank you to everyone that contributed to our season,” said Rick Yaconis, executive artistic director for The Edge. “This is our first full year with our partners at 40 West (Arts District), who were certified as a Colorado Creative District, and we’re really proud of the partnership.”

Yaconis described 2014 as a breakthrough year for the theater, after receiving recognition from Westword magazine for best season, the theater receiving its first Henry Award for Emma Messenger’s performance in “The Beauty Queen of Leenane” and record-breaking ticket sales. The theater also hosted its third world premiere with Ellen K. Graham’s “The Familiars.”

“The Beauty Queen of Leenane” was the big winner of the night, with six awards going to production.

The winners in all the categories were voted on by those who attended all seven of the theater’s shows this season and last year’s winners were there to present.

Messenger won best supporting actress for the second year in a row, this time for “The Beauty Queen of Leenane.”

“This one means a lot because it comes from home,” she said. “Michael Stricker (the show’s director) sent us all a letter about how our characters are fighting for love, and that stuck with me. I’ll never forget playing Mag.” Dan Mundell took home the award for best supporting actor in his inaugural role in “Buried Child.”

“The Edge is a place of hospitality, caring and respect,” he said. “Everyone is a treat to work with, from the cast to the crew.”

Frequent director and actors Robert Kramer and Scott Bellot presented the technical awards and lauded the teams that help bring the stories to life.

“As a director here at the Edge, we are blessed to work with amazing designers,” Kramer said. “They keep elevating the craft every year.”

Christopher Waller won best set design for “The Beauty Queen of Leenane” and Kevin Taylor took home the Edgy for best lighting design for “A Steady Rain.”

Best production: “The Beauty Queen of Leenane” Best actress: Emily Paton Davies - “The Beauty Queen of Leenane” Best actor: Christian Mast - “Orphans” Best director: Michael Stricker - “The Beauty Queen of Leenane” Best supporting actress: Emma Messenger - “The Beauty Queen of Leenane” Best supporting actor: Dan Mundell - “Buried Child” Best ensemble: “The Beauty Queen of Leenane” Best set design: Christopher Waller - “The Beauty Queen of Leenane” Best lighting design: Kevin Taylor - “A Steady Rain” Best sound design: Kenny Storms - “The Graduate” Best costume design: Caroline Smith - “The Graduate” Rick’s Picks: Erika Kay - unique contribution to the theater Bevin Antea - outstanding comedic performance “The Graduate” Lara Maerz - outstanding contribution to the theater

Kenny Storms won best sound design for his work on “The Graduate” and said the family he found in his first year at the theater have made it a very special year.

Caroline Smith took home the award for best costume design for “The Graduate.”

The cast of “The Beauty Queen of Leenane” was recognized as best ensemble and director Michael Stricker won for best director.

Every year Yaconis hands out his “Rick’s Picks” awards for people who made important contributions to the theater and this year he had three people to recognize.

Erika Kay was recognized for her set painting that adds new levels of detail to each set, Bevin Antea for outstanding comedic performance in “The Graduate” and Lara Maerz for outstanding contribution to the theater.

“Lara has built a great team of people who have upped our game,” he said. “She’s made it easy and better to work here.”

Christian Mast won best actor for his role in “Orphans” and dedicated the award to his father, who died right before the show opened.

“I was able to escape on stage. It was not a safe show, but I was so thrilled to be a part of it,” he said.

Emily Paton Davies won best actress for her role in “The Beauty Queen of Leenane” right before the show won for best produc-

The Edge Theater’s executive artistic director Rick Yaconis presents Erika Kay with an Edgy award for her set-painting work during the Edgy Awards. Photos by Clarke Reader

Scott Bellot, left, and Robert Kramer, right, present the technical awards at The Edge Theater’s fourth annual Edgy Awards. tion.

“I want to thank everyone who is here tonight — we talk on the board regularly about the community that has been created here,” said Don Patarino, president of The Edge’s

board of directors. “We’re not corporate here — it’s a really cool nonprofit theater that has had its best season yet.”

For more information on the theater visit www.theedgetheater.com.

Breakfast hosts state reps and senators

By Ashley Reimers

areimers@colorado communitymedia.com Legislators from Adams and Jefferson counties made a stop in Westminster to share their goals for the upcoming session during the annual Metro North Chamber of Commerce legislative breakfast.

The Dec. 12 event featured three state senators, Laura Woods SD 19, Beth Martinez-Humenik SD 32, and Mary Hodge SD 25 and nine representatives including: Libby Szabo HD 27, Joe Salazar, HD 31, Dianne Primavera HD 33, Faith Winter HD 35, Tracy Kraft-Tharp HD 29, Dominick Moreno HD 32, Steve Lebsock HD 34, Kevin Priola HD 56 and Lori Saine HD 63.

The breakfast program offered an opportunity for the legislators to discuss their focus during the 2105 session and allowed the audience to ask questions.

As newly elected representa-

State representatives and senators attended the annual Metro North Chamber of Commerce Legislative Breakfast on Dec. 12 in Westminster. Photo by Ashley Reimers tives, Martinez-Humenik, Winter and Lebsock were asked how they plan on bring their experience from the local government level to the capitol. Winter, who previously served on Westminster city council, said she plans on using her experience in working closing with people in her community to her advantage at the state level.

“Coming from local government you take the pot hole calls and the barking dog calls so you

really feel connected to your community,” she said. “That sets you up for success in listening to your community and really taking their hopes and dreams to the capitol.”

Lebsock’s response was geared around the need to work closely with other governmental entities.

During his time on Thornton City Council he learned the value of intergovernmental agreements and the benefits of working to-

gether with other municipalities.

“It’s easy to put the blinders on and only look at what’s best for those you directly serve,” he said.

“But the best government comes when you look around and help others succeed.”

Martinez-Humenik, who also served on Thornton city council, said she hopes to bring her experience working with a budget, how to fund capital improvement projects and dealing with residents’ concerns to the state level.

Representatives Moreno and Szabo, who are both in leadership positions at the legislature, were asked what their priorities will be next session. Moreno, who was recently elected to serve as the majority assistant caucus chair, said he will focus on supporting members and ensuring every bill has a fair hearing.

“My priority is making sure we have a fair process and that everyone feels they have a voice and that their ideas are heard,” he said.

Szabo, who is in her second

team serving as assistant minority leader, said she takes her role very seriously to ensure her colleagues have the resources they need to achieve the work and goals of the caucus.

The representatives and senators were asked other questions varying from oil and gas to transportation. When it came to education funding, just two representatives spoke up: Priola and Primavera. After many failed initiatives in Adams County school districts, the question was asked about whether or not school districts in the state would see any funding relief.

Priola discussed the eminent growth in western Adams County and offered an idea surrounding a growth factor.

“Maybe there needs to be something to look at in school finance about a future growth factor,” he said. “There are a lot of things the census can do in terms Breakfast continues on Page 14

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December 18, 2014

Undocumented woman unbowed, unbroken When she was 11 and caring for four younger brothers and sisters in a rural Mexican town, Rocío Méndez looked into her heart for strength.

When she was 15, hiding in a dumpster from immigration officers in Arizona after walking four days through desert and mountains, she looked into her heart for courage.

Last week, when she completed the last exam needed for her college degree, Rocío, now 22, again looked into her heart. This time, she found happiness.

“Education has always been my heart,” she said. “Education has always been my motivation. It has been my life.”

The passion to learn has been the fire that propelled her through unimaginable adversity — drug-war violence, family tragedy, poverty and hunger — and that lifted her when hope threatened to slip from her grasp.

“Her story is nothing less than a miracle,” her high school teacher Lisa Wille-Racine said. “She was relentless. …

She is relentless. She didn’t ever lose sight of her dream.”

But the dream isn’t finished: It won’t be until she can live and work here legally.

Hope amid tumult

That goal could become reality under a provision in President Obama’s proposed executive order, which includes revisions to the 2012 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. DACA, as it is known, excluded Rocío because she arrived here in 2008, one year too late. The Nov. 20 proposal, however, expands the cutoff to 2010 and gives those children a three-year reprieve from deportation and the opportunity to apply for the needed permit to work.

Republicans have threatened to block the president’s immigration action when Congress reconvenes in January. But amid the political tumult, Rocío — who has lobbied with fellow students for the stillunpassed DREAM Act in Washington, D.C. — and Wille-Racine stay optimistic.

Regardless of how one feels about Obama, Wille-Racine said, “at least he sees the richness and the powerfulness and the

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extraordinariness of kids who don’t call their country home any more. These are kids with no country who see the only way to rise above poverty is through education.”

Petite with black hair just beyond her shoulders and a wide but rare smile, Rocío is one of 1.4 million undocumented students in the U.S. brought here by parents who entered illegally. Many, as in Rocío’s case, were searching for a better life. Each year, according to studies, about 65,000 undocumented students graduate from American high schools. But, impeded by financial hardship and lack of legal documentation, fewer than 10,000 enroll in college.

When Rocío graduated — with honors — from a Castle Rock high school in 2010, Colorado did not offer in-state tuition to undocumented students. So, with WilleRacine’s help, she enrolled in New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas, New Mexico., where she met criteria for in-state tuition offered also to students in her situation.

Today, 18 states allow in-state tuition rates for undocumented students. Fourteen do so through legislation. The first were California and Texas in 2001; New Mexico did so in 2005; Colorado joined the group in 2013.

Rocío, who has always wanted to be a teacher, remembers sitting in the office at Highlands’ School of Education: “The adviser … told me you can get an education, you can study to be a teacher. At the end, you’re not going to be eligible to teach because you have no legal status.”

The words shattered Rocío. She turned to Wille-Racine, tears in her eyes. “There is nothing for me here,” she said.

On Nov. 20, President Obama announced an executive immigration order to create a program that would allow 4 million to 5 million immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally to apply to work legally — as long as they have no criminal record, have lived in the U.S. for at least five years and have children. They could also qualify to become eligible for Medicare and Social Security.

The executive action also revises the 2012 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals by allowing children brought here illegally before 2010 to stay — previously, the year was 2007. It also removes the 30-year-old upper age limit and extends the two-year relief from deportation to three years. Under DACA, anyone with deferred action can apply for a work permit.

To qualify, children must: • Have come to the U.S. before their 16th birthday

Wille-Racine reassured her there would be something. “Politics are changing quickly,” she said. “In four years, we can decide if it was worth it or not.”

Accident changed all To fully understand the price of that leap of faith, you have to go back to the beginning of Rocío’s story.

The family lived in a town of fewer than 500 people about two hours southeast of Mexico City. Her father, who finished two years of elementary school, grew flowers to sell in the city. Her mother, who completed sixth grade, cared for the children.

Tragedy struck when Rocío’s 18-monthold sister was critically injured in a car accident. To provide the best medical care, her father borrowed money and sold everything he could, including the land on which he grew his flowers, to send her to a private hospital. Her sister eventually recovered, but her father could no longer earn enough to support the family.

“You have to have money to pay — if you don’t, that person is going to die,” Rocío said. After two months “we didn’t have any money. In Mexico, we couldn’t survive anymore.”

Her parents crossed the border in 2001

• Have continuously lived in the U.S. since Jan. 1, 2010 • Be in school, have graduated from high school, obtained a GED, or have been honorably discharged from the armed forces • Have not been convicted of a felony or serious misdemeanors The DREAM Act, which Congress still has not passed, is bipartisan legislation that would permit certain immigrant students who have grown up in the U.S. to apply for temporary legal status, and eventually permanent legal status, and become eligible for U.S. citizenship if they attend college or serve in the military. It would apply to most students who came here at age 15 or younger, have lived here continuously at least five years before the bill’s enactment and have no criminal record.

and ended up in Castle Rock, where he worked construction and landscaping and she cleaned hotels and businesses. The children stayed behind with grandparents, but Rocío — beginning at age 11 — essentially became the mom.

She bought groceries, cooked, got them ready for school, talked to teachers about their progress. Most importantly, she said, she kept them safe, including from drug dealers who wanted payments for security.

All the while, she excelled in her studies, winning top prizes in her classes.

“I was so anxious to learn, to know stuff,” she said. “I was happy because going to school was going to make a difference.”

But when it came time for high school, the family didn’t have the money to pay for the better private education in Mexico.

And the culture discouraged girls from continuing school. That included her family.

A teacher recommended Rocío study in the United States. It’s better over there, he said.

“Since that day,” she said, “I want to go to school. I want to go to school. I want to Healey continues on Page 9

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LAKEWOOD NEWS IN A HURRY Tyler, Pettersen receive committee appointments

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Did You Know? You Don’t Need a Suitable Roof to Benefit From Solar Power

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When Rita and I bought our current home, one of our considerations was that we have a suitable roof for installing a solar photovoltaic system so that we could reduce our monthly electric bill to what the utility charges to be connected to their electric grid — about $8 per month.

Thanks, however, to the “Community Solar Gardens Act” signed into law June 5, 2010, we could have bought (or rented) any home at all and still installed that 10-kW system — as part of a much larger array in a field far from our house.

Now, 4½ years after that law was signed by Governor Ritter, hundreds or maybe thousands of homeowners, renters, and organizations across the state have done exactly that, and are now enjoying the same freedom from large electric bills that Rita and I enjoy.

Do a web search for “community solar gardens” and you’ll see that there are many entities, both for-profit and non-profit, in the solar garden business. Clean Energy Collective is one I’m most familiar with, since they built a 2,422-panel array on open land just north of Golden. Learn how you can participate in their program at www.EasyCleanEnergy.com.

Their website explains the concept well: “Community solar arrays, sometimes referred

to as a solar farm or solar garden, are centralized photovoltaic (PV) power facilities that deliver reliable, commercial-scale renewable energy to an electric utility's grid. The utility's customers, including residences, businesses, and tax-exempt entities, can own or lease solar panels in the array without having to install panels on their own rooftop or property.”

In effect, anyone with an electric bill can own or lease solar panels and have the panels’ production directly reduce their electric bill. Also, as a participant in a solar garden, you can easily add additional solar panels at any time. For example, when it comes time to replace your gas hot water heater or forced air furnace, you could choose electrically powered units and buy or lease additional panels to cover that added electrical load.

When your gasoline-powered automobile needs its next major repair, you could also purchase an electric car and buy or lease additional solar panels to cover that electrical load.

Even renters can buy into solar community arrays. When they move, their solar garden investment moves with them, or they can sell it to another electric customer, or even...

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December 18, 2014

Paul enters mayor race Ward 4 councilman brings experience, lifetime connection

By Clarke Reader creader@colorado communitymedia.com Ward 4 councilman has Adam Paul thrown his hat in the ring in the race for the mayor’s seat in 2015 and aims to bring his years of experience on city council to the position.

“This is something I’ve been thinking about for a while. 2015 is my eighth year on council and it’s gone by so fast,” he said.

“I’ve been blessed to serve with so great councils and this is a way for me to con-

tinue my service.”

A lifetime Lakewood resident, Paul attended Green Mountain High School, went to college at the University of Colorado Denver studying Political Science and runs his own business, Colorado Corporate Car — an executive transportation service.

Looking back at his years on the city council, there are many things Paul said he is very proud of, particularly in the area of Paul transparency. He said putting the city’s finances online was a huge step, as was eliminating the grocery tax.

“The partnerships we created with

businesses, faith-based organizations and schools are really something special,” he said. “I want to continue to maintain a safe community and bring the government to the people.”

Paul said he wants to see more people get involved in their local government and wants to see continued smart development in Lakewood.

“There are areas that still need some help — places like Sheridan Boulevard,” he said. He went on to say that he would really like to see a partnership with the City of Denver and other agencies to bring the area back, in manner akin to the revitalization of West Colfax.

Paul would also like to see more capitalization of the opportunities the W Rail brings and more work done to help veter-

ans.

As a native, he said he understands the importance of respecting the characters of the various neighborhoods and wants to protect them.

Previous mayors like James Richey and current mayor Bob Murphy have been huge inspirations for Paul and he said being unaffiliated allows him to work with ends of the political spectrum.

“There’s so much going on in Lakewood and so much to do together to make sure there is innovation in the city,” he said. “I want to continue what we have going for us and empower people to be more proactive.”

For more information visit www.adamapaul.com.

JEFFCO NEWS IN A HURRY Five years on and still going strong Colorado Gives Day, an annual statewide philanthropic event, saw an increase in donations on Dec.9. For fifth consecutive year, the statewide philanthropic event surpassed its record, encouraging Colorado residents to donate financially to nonprofit organizations of their

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Pot moratorium extended The Board of County Commissioners unanimously passed a resolution to extend its moratorium on retail marijuana until Jan. 1, 2016. The extended moratorium may be reduced or pushed to an even later date based on the boards discretion. The decision to move the original date from Feb. 1 2015 to Jan. 1 2016 was due in part to the upcoming legislative session where it is anticipated the Colorado General Assembly will be addressing taxing rights imposed on retail shops by cities and counties.

The extension will also give county staff adequate time to draft any preliminary regulations regarding retail marijuana in unincorporated Jeffco.

technology in the classroom. The CenturyLink Clarke M. Williams Foundation’s Teachers and Technology grant program opened its application process Oct. 1, 2014 for teachers in CenturyLink’s local service areas who want to innovatively implement technology in classrooms to increase student achievement. Teachers, Craig Vander Laan and Linda Rice from Van Arsdale Elementary in Arvada received a grant for iPads in their 3rd grade class.

Teachers, Jamie Leeburg, Brad Hull and Marc Nestorick at O’Connell Middle School in Lakewood received grants for iPads in PE class. Full-time K-12 classroom teachers in public or private schools in CenturyLink residential service areas are eligible to apply. Visit centurylink.com/ home/aboutus/coloradoteachers for specific criteria and to apply for a grant. The deadline for applications is Jan. 2, 2015.

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Two arrested for triple homicide Suspects caught after high speed chase, gunfire

By Vic Vela An Adams County Sheriff’s deputy was shot while taking a homicide suspect into custody on Dec. 12, capping a week of violence that included the loss of three lives.

The officer, a detective who survived the shooting, was arresting Furmen Lee Leyba in north Denver when he was greeted with gunfire. The deputy, whom the sheriff’s office is not identifying, was transported to an area hospital for the treatment of nonlife threatening injuries and later released, according to the sheriff’s office.

Sgt. Aaron Pataluna, a sheriff’s office spokesman, said the Denver Police Department is handling the case involving the wounded deputy.

“As far as I know it is still an active investigation,” Pataluna said. “We will not know who shot our detective or if the charges will be filed in connection with the shooting until Denver PD completes their investigation.”

Leyba, 30, was taken into custody at the

scene.

Law enforcement officers had previously arrested Gabriel Lee Flores, 41, in connection with the Dec. 10 deaths of three men, whom authorities found shot inside a house on Cragmore Street, located in an unincorporated area of Adams County.

The two suspects were formally charged with felony murder on Tuesday.

Authorities arrived at the residence shortly receiving a phone call about the incident, at 7:20 a.m.

Later in the day, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office spotted a black Jeep Wrangler that matched the description of a “be on the lookout” message that had been sent by Adams County authorities.

The driver, allegedly Flores, led authorities on a high-speed chase that began in Golden and ended off C-470, near Morrison.

Both suspects are being held in jail without bond.

Pataluna said no other suspects are being sought at this time.

“Any time you have multiple people lose their lives, it’s an unfortunate event,” Pataluna said. “We never want to see anyone get hurt, especially in the line of duty.”

Adams County deputies and investigators covered the neighborhood around 21 Cragmore northwest of Interstate 25 and U.S. 36 the afternoon of Wednesday, Dec. 10, after three bodies were found earlier in the day when a woman called 911 to report a disturbance. Photo by Mikkel Kelly

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By Crystal Anderson canderson@colorado communitymedia.com In November, 5,353 Jeffco teachers received a boost in their compensation — something they haven’t seen in nearly four years.

“My hope would be that new teachers come in … and we look at our current teachers in Jeffco … and say what is our average pay level for that role,” said Board President Ken Witt. “Bring them in recognizing that experience and that education, and now, going forward, their performance will dictate how they move through our system — like any professional.”

The compensation comes following the September decision to step away from the district’s salary schedule pay plan, and follows a new, evaluation based model. A far cry from the original model, the new plan still has some missing details, such as how to pay for additional work days, advanced degrees and paying for different teacher positions, outside their contracted job.

“I think the model that’s been put forward in this district is moving towards quicker acceleration (along the pay scale) if you’re a highly effective teacher,” said Superintendent Dan McMinimee.

In 2010, Jeffco teachers worked with the board of education to place a 3 percent freeze on their salaries, to help keep money flowing into their classrooms. This

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school year, the board allocated $18 million dollars for teacher compensation, tying those funds their evaluations, something that hadn’t been done before.

Presented by the Board President Ken Witt, the new a compensation model that raised the district’s base pay for teachers to $38,000 and gives highly effective and effective teachers a stipend based on their evaluation rating.

The district paid out 118 stipends totaling $190,000 and retroactively paid out (for teachers who’s salary was below the new base pay level) $1.5 million.

“With our change and how we’re doing it,” Webber said of the movement with the new performance-based compensation model. “the amount that we’re going to be giving every year, that percentage increase, is going to be driven by the dollars that are available.”

Webber recommended a possible probationary period for all new hire teachers, to ensure they deliver desired results in student achievement, a possible 5 percent promotion standard for educators who take on additional roles, and paying teachers for their advanced credentials a higher, competitive base salary.

Moving forward the board will work with the district to see what the fiscal impact of those recommendations may be and how the district can align compensation to be commensurate with both a teacher’s credentials and experience.

“I’m providing, what I’d consider about a 10,000 foot overview of the teacher compensation plan,” Webber said. “When the new plan was set in place, that really outlines some of the broad guidelines for the plan, but there are a lot of details to nail down.”

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Shadows and light, making it right I heard this story once: A guy was walking down the street, when he falls in this hole. The hole is deep, the sides are steep and slick, and the guy is stuck.

As he’s looking up, he sees his doctor walk past. He yells up, he says, “Hey, doc!

I’m stuck in this hole here. Can you help me out?” So the doctor scribbles out a prescription on his pad, tosses it down to the guy, and goes on his way.

A few minutes later, the guy’s priest walks by. He yells up, he says, “Hey, Father!

I’m stuck – can you help me out?” So the priest pulls out his Rosary, says a “Hail, Mary,” blesses him, and goes on his way.

A little while later, the guy’s looking up, and he sees his friend walk by. He yells up, he says, “Hey! Can you help me out here?”

So the buddy stops and jumps down in the hole with him. The guy looks at his friend, incredulous, and yells, “You idiot! What are you doing? Now we’re both stuck in this hole!”

And the buddy smiles, and says, “Yeah, but I’ve been here before, and I know the way out.”

Last week I wrote about the importance of making connections with other people.

One of the hardest things to do, I’ve discovered in my short life, is connect with people who are in pain. And, tragically, too often we fall back on easy solutions

of medication or platitudes where what people really need is just someone to be beside them for a season.

(Before I go too much further, let me make it clear that I am writing opinions based on experience and observation, not research or training. This is just me here.)

I think one of the hardest things to admit in modern society is how flawed we all are. Modern life has forced the instinct to hide our warts to metastasize into a survival mechanism. Either that, or people revel in announcing all their flaws, demanding that the camera remain on them while they bleed for a greedy public (Kardashian who?)

Thing is, we all have our flaws and our warts — not a one of us comes through life unscarred. Which means that every one of us has been in some hole somewhere that we can help somebody else out of. But we have to have the courage to admit to our

flaws, and the empathy to notice other people when they’re hurting.

And, for whatever reason, this time of year seems to magnify the depth and darkness of our holes. Ironic that the holiest season of the year is the one that most highlights our own dearth of whole-ness and sinks us into our deepest holes. But, irony aside, I also believe this is a season with an unmatched capacity to heal — yes, this is the season with the longest nights; but it is also the season in which we meet that darkness with the beauty of Christmas lights.

So, this week, the last one before Christmas, try to take an intentional break from your own hustle and bustle, and look around for holes that once had your name on them. Then, carry your own light down in there and see if you can’t lead somebody out of the darkness. That connection may send ripples out into time that do great good some day.

At the very least, you can push back the darkness for a few moments. And, most days, that’s a fine accomplishment.

Michael Alcorn is a teacher and writer who lives in Arvada with his wife and three children. If you would like to meet him, Michael will be at 40 Weight Coffee on Saturday, Dec. 20, from 9 to noon signing copies of “The Accidental Christmas.”

QUESTION OF THE WEEK

What’s the best gift you’ve ever given or received?

“The best gift I’ve ever received was a diamond heart necklace. But actually having my family is probably the best gift I have.”

Melissa Williams, Golden

“A child is the best gift you ever give or receive. I’ve got a little girl and a 7-monthold son.”

Michael Ingraham, Arvada

“My love is the best gift.

Having love for my kids and having them love me.”

Troy Martinez, Golden

“I would say a smile on the face — both to give and receive.”

Eve Carumnb, Lakewood

We asked commuters at the W Rail line stop at the Jeffco county building what they thought was the best gift they ever gave or received.

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Local news beats national news When I worked as an on-call hospital chaplain, I checked in with the head of nursing at Good Samaritan Hospital in Lafayette. “How are things going in the hospital today?” I asked.

“I’m having a bad day,” she said. “We’ve had five heart attacks.”

Surprised at the number, I asked, “Why do you think so many?”

“It’s the news. It’s too traumatic!”

I started thinking about how the presentation and emphasis of bad news on the front pages of major newspapers affects me. As a journalist I feel I must be informed and read newspapers and watch television news.

But I agree with her observation of how the bad news causes stress. And stress contributes to heart attacks. The Onion spoof of producers at CNN trying to dream up the best crisis to terrify people was dead on. Personally I can only take

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OBITUARIES SAYRE

Rakel Hynynen Sayre

April 13, 1927 – Dec. 10, 2014

LAKEWOOD, CO -- Rakel Hynynen Sayre left this earth on December 10, 2014. Rakel was born in Lapeenranta, Finland, on April 13, 1927 to Hilja and Efraim Hynynen.

She was brought up during the Depression by her mother along with sisters, Eila and Lea, and brother, Sami. In 1939, the Russians attacked Finland and Rakel, her sisters, and mother spent many nights in bomb shelters and months away as refugees. Her brother was in the Finnish army.

After the war, she traveled and worked in Europe. In 1950, she met William (Bill) Whitaker Sayre at a reconstruction camp in Germany.

She got his attention by dropping a hammer on his head.

They married a year later and moved to the U.S., where Bill worked as a civil engineer in Wyoming, Montana, and Colorado. They had four sons Joel, Simon, Daniel, and Roger, but lost Simon at birth. Bill and Rakel studied at CSU, where she graduated in 1964 in Fine Arts. She co-established

an art studio in Fort Collins, which still exists.

After Bill completed his work at CSU, the family moved to Iowa City, Iowa. Rakel traveled frequently and volunteered at orphanages in Honduras and Guatemala. Bill and Rakel returned to Lakewood in 1980. They had a relationship of opposites, stated in one of her poems “I climb the mountain, you climb the mountain. We climb together.”

Bill died unexpectedly in 1981. Rakel went to earn two masters degrees at age 60 and worked as an art therapist for Aurora Mental Health until 2000. Rakel was fiery but compassionate. She was spiritual, was New Age, and aided those who were vulnerable or neglected.

Rakel also volunteered a home for unwed mothers, nursing homes, and as a surrogate mom for gays.

She is survived by Joel and Roger of Lakewood, and Daniel of San Francisco, California and five grandchildren. Services are pending.

Donations in her memory may be made to Alzheimer’s Association.

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College changed everything for Rocío.

In high school, she’d often felt alone, invisible. At Highlands, she realized there were many people like her — undocumented, fighting to attend college, working two or three jobs just to be able to go to school.

“I found a family,” she said.

That newfound community helped her gain confidence, to believe she could make a difference and give back to a society that had given her so much.

She joined student organizations that worked with immigration issues at local, state and national levels. They trained administrators about immigration laws, provided legal help to students applying for deferred status, protested and lobbied for change, traveled to conferences to educate themselves about undocumented issues in other states.

In November 2013, Rocío traveled to Washington, D.C., with a student organization to lobby for immigration reform.

The group staged a mock Thanksgiving dinner in the early morning hours in front of House Speaker John Boehner’s house to show how the holiday would be sad for children separated from families because of deportation. Then students headed to the Capitol to talk to senators and protest for immigration change.

United States to work to be able to … buy what we needed, she was 15 years old.

She took care of me, my sister and two brothers, and she had to go to school, too … When we moved here … a lot of people would tell her she wouldn’t go further in school because she didn’t understand English. But … she never gives up. Now, she is almost done with college.”

On Dec. 12, Rocío received her degree in Spanish with a minor in Native American-Hispano studies. She would like to pursue a master’s in education in curriculum and instruction.

She would like to teach.

But she can’t — she doesn’t have a Social Security number or a work permit.

So she waits. And hopes.

And continues to look into her heart for the truth she has carried with her always: “Education is the only key to success.”

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In Castle Rock, Rocío entered school in March as a sophomore — 14 credits transferred from her high school in Mexico.

“The first day I was so scared, I didn’t talk to anyone,” she said. “The only thing I knew how to say was `Hi.’ I was happy to be able to continue my education. I was eating lunch and I told myself, `You have to work hard — this isn’t going to be easy.’”

It wasn’t.

Many days, the frustration of being unable to communicate in English, the struggle academically, the isolation socially, left her in tears. That’s how Wille-Racine met her, crying, huddled in a corner behind a teacher’s desk.

“I saw those little eyes looking at me and I said, `Well, hello,’” Wille-Racine said.

“That moment changed the rest of my

Blossoming in college

“I’ve become an activist,” Rocío said.

“I’ve become a fighter for my undocumented community. I’ve become a person unafraid …”

The opportunities that college has provided her, Rocío said, solidified her willingness to step into the open despite possible legal consequences.

“I’m still insecure in this country,” she said. “They can deport me any time. But we have to make a difference. If we are afraid, nothing is going to happen and we will be the same — invisible people living here. If we the students don’t make the change, nobody is going to make it for us.”

She is proud of what she’s accomplished, particularly that she’s set a path for others to follow. Two brothers, also undocumented, are also at Highlands.

“I don’t know how to describe how I feel,” Rocío said. “I just feel special, lucky to go to college, to be the first person in my family to finish high school, to finish college. It makes me feel I should work even more.”

Last spring, her sister Miriam, who graduates from high school in May, wrote this for her high school publication: “My sister, Rocío, is my hero, because when my parents had to come to the

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life.”

That moment threw Wille-Racine, a Spanish and English as a Second Language teacher and mother of 15-year-old twins, into an unfamiliar world she would come to know intimately — the limbo and uncharted territory of undocumented students. And Rocío’s determination to succeed in school, despite the unceasing obstacles, moved her deeply.

“She was fierce,” Wille-Racine said. “So I decided to be fierce right along her side.”

When it came time for college, the teacher and the student figured it out as they went: whom to call, where to go, what to do.

On her end, Rocío scrambled to find ways to pay for the education she so desperately wanted. She worked two jobs during summers, including cleaning hotels.

She borrowed money from friends, which she later repaid. She won a $6,000 scholarship. She cleaned and cooked in return for room and food. At times, she gave up food money for tuition money.

Teachers and friends of Wille-Racine also helped by contributing money, clothes, transportation and, sometimes, simply a helping hand.

Whenever an obstacle appeared, WilleRacine would take a deep breath and wait until, she said, God would work some magic.

“I always felt responsible to make something happen,” Wille-Racine said.

“She was just looking to me for all the answers, and half the time I didn’t have them.”

Said Rocío: “Lisa, she always, always had hope.”

other kind of work, for it must come from a great emotional upheaval in the soul of the writer himself; and if that emotional upheaval is not present, it must come from the works of any other writers which happen to be handy and easily imitated.”

Ha! Local news coverage keeps me connected to my community and covers things I can do something about. It feels personal and kinder in intent. I don’t feel helpless. And limiting my exposure to “crisis-trauma news” helps keep my heart healthy.

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go to school … I didn’t know I was going to walk. I didn’t know it was so dangerous. I just knew I wanted to go to school.”

Rocío’s parents had returned to Mexico in 2004 when her grandmother died. A year later, her dad went back to Castle Rock. And in February 2008, her mother decided to rejoin him and bring Rocío and her then-five younger siblings. They tried to get student visas to emigrate legally, Rocío said, but didn’t have enough money.

So, with a guide and Rocío’s uncle, they crossed the border on foot.

Rocío and the adults carried the heaviest of six bags, which held tuna, bread, beans and gallons of water — enough, they thought, for four days. They walked mostly at night and slept under bushes during daylight. They crossed deserts, mountains, highways and ranches. They skirted an airport. They ran out of water on the second day. By the third day, the two men gave up their food portions so the children could eat.

On the fourth day, as the group walked along train tracks near a factory in Arizona, a man saw them and began talking on his phone.

“Ya nos echaron la migra — they’ve called immigration,” her uncle yelled.

“Scatter and run!”

Her uncle covered Rocío’s mother, two sisters and a brother with sand in a nearby dry creek bed. Another brother climbed up a tree. Rocío jumped into a dumpster filled with trash. She heard dogs barking and police talking. She stayed there for hours, until her uncle came for her.

“It was something I hope I never have to live again,” she said.

That evening, they reached a hotel in a town called Guadalupe, south of Phoenix where her father — who in 2010 received a work permit — picked them up. He took them to Wal-Mart to buy food and clothes.

“Oh, my God,” Rocío said, as she wandered through the store. “This is amazing.”

so much of heart shaking news of things happening outside Colorado i.e. massacres in foreign countries, kidnappings, beheadings, torture reports of the CIA. Many of us feel stressed and helpless listening to some of the national news, and most of the International drama-trauma news. The presentation of crisis news has been ramped up since I was younger.

As a consumer of news, we know we can’t do anything about the horror stories and we absorb the fear. One friend told me,

“The more fear they drum up on television news, the more people buy advertised products, strategically following the news. Fear sells ads!” I knew he was right.

In contrast local community news contains stories we can do something about, stories about our own communities and even stories about people we know. Sure there’s bad news in our communities such as murders, but it doesn’t feel so earth shaking, so heart shaking as the huge headlines on major papers which seem to scream and shout about a crisis and offer very little hope. I’m not for suppressing the news, but rather toning down the way it’s presented.

As a columnist, I prefer writing upbeat columns go into local papers. I get silly and serious. It is an outlet for me. Humorist Robert Benchley said so well in his essay How I Create: “And so you see how we creative artists work. It really isn’t like any

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Bootlegger Ball to ring in year at Union Station Denver Union Station will hold its first New Year’s Eve event since the historic building’s $54 million renovation. The New Year’s Eve Bootlegger Ball will take place beginning at 8 p.m. Dec. 31 and will feature three floors of entertainment with two different access levels.

“We’re going to change the way Denver does New Year’s Eve,” said Joe Vostrejs, of the Union Station Alliance. “Union Station is an amazing venue in the heart of the city. We’re planning an exciting night of surprises and a party that really takes it up a notch.”

The Bootlegger Ball will feature live music, a DJ, complimentary drinks and bubbles, a private speakeasy and a countdown to midnight that no other venue can produce. The event will only be accessible to ticket holders. Tickets are sold on two levels at www.unionstationindenver.com: general admission is $150 per person, and exclusive access to The Cooper Lounge and admission to the Great Hall and Speakeasy is $475 per couple/two people.

Both admission levels can be combined with a stay at The Crawford Hotel at Denver Union Station. The New Year’s packages that evening include two tickets to the celebration, late checkout and discounted rates two days before and after New Year’s for an extended stay. The Countdown at the Cooper package also includes breakfast in the Cooper Lounge on New Year’s Day. Find the Bootlegger Ball package at www.thecrawfordhotel. com or call 720-460-3700.

The Edge hosts world premiere of holiday show

By Clarke Reader

creader@colorado communitymedia.com

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he holiday season is built on traditions and while those traditions vary from family to family, they make the season.

But what happens when those traditions go under the microscope? Are they really all that important — and if they are, what makes them so?

The Edge Theater asks these very questions in the world premiere of Ellen K. Graham’s holiday comedy “The Familiars.”

The show runs at the theater, 1560 Teller St., through Dec. 28. Performances are Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday Dec. 7, 14 and 21 at 6 p.m. and Sunday Dec. 21 and 28 at 2 p.m. The theater will host an ugly sweater night on Dec. 12.

For several seasons The Edge has celebrated the holidays with the creation of new work, and “The Familiars” follows suit.

“It’s the product of numerous workshops with Angela Astle (the director) and the actors,” Graham said. “It’s all a play on the theme of traditions, which I think is very universal.”

Astle said she asked questions about the holiday traditions and memories of the actors, and Graham was able to use those stories to craft the play and characters.

“This all started because we recognized there’s a lack of unique holiday shows,” Astle said. “The workshopping started about a year-and-a-half ago with all these questions and acting exercises. By the first draft, Ellen was already 85 percent there.”

Graham continued to fine tune the script and while she hasn’t been in attendance in every rehearsal, she has been kept in the loop as the production developed and grew.

“It’s always thrilling to see what the actors, director and designers find,” she said. “Theater is such a collaborative art form and it’s amazing to see the show develop.”

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The family at the center of “The Familiars” is suffering a yuletide conundrum when their holiday traditions are suddenly in jeopardy. Photo by Rachel D. Graham Photography In the show, Honora Burdock (Carol Bloom) is all about holiday traditions: the meticulously staged family photos, the cookie-baking marathons, even the turducken. When Christmas Eve rolls around the family has gathered, but Honora just doesn’t have the spirit she normally does.

Her three children— dutiful but commitment-phobic Kath (Paula Jayne Friedland), people-pleaser and occasional huffer Dom (Augustus Truhn), glamorous and inefficient Chris (Patty Ionoff ) —must step up and fill her role and hilarity ensues as the family tries to move forward.

The show is family friendly and recommended for at least teen aged children.

“The show is completely different for me, but it’s been really enjoyable to do more of a screwball comedy,” Graham said. “It’s also been fun to write for actors that I didn’t know and getting to see how they work together.”

For Astle, “The Familiars” is a chance to tell a different kind of Christmas story — something that can serve as a palette cleanser for those who get overloaded during the holidays.

“It’s very accessible and there’s definitely room in the cannon,” she said.

“It doesn’t get too dark and depress-

IF YOU GO WHAT: “The Familiars” WHERE: The Edge Theater 1560 Teller St., Lakewood WHEN: Through Dec. 28 Friday and Saturday - 8 p.m.

Sunday Dec. 7, 14 and 21 - 6 p.m.

Sunday Dec. 21 and 28 - 2 p.m.

COST: $18 to $24 INFORMATION: 303-232-0363 or www.theedgetheater.com

ing — it’s a piece everyone can come together and find something human in the family.”

Both Graham and Astle said the production highlights The Edge’s commitment to providing theater-goers with brand new works.

“The Edge has built a reputation on new pieces, and this is still in line with what we do while being a holiday show,” Astle said. “The Edge is the theater for those with an appreciation for something unique.”

For more information call 303-2320363 or visit www.theedgetheater.com.

The Street Boutique, a fashion truck focused exclusively on women’s fashions, apparel and accessories, has announced the launch of its first fashion truck for the Denver area. Bringing current and trendy yet moderately priced East and West Coast fashions directly to the Colorado market, The Street Boutique is available for personal consultations, fashion parties and pop-up browsing at locations around Denver.

“The Street Boutique is Denver’s only true women’s boutique in a truck, and we’re very excited to be bringing current styles and brands directly to the fashionable lady on the move,” said Lindsey Trees, founder and owner of The Street Boutique. “Our clothing appeals to women of all ages as we stock the latest trends in addition to simple classic styles, great basics, quality jewelry and fun graband-go accessories. We capture a broad variety of styles, and many brands you won’t find locally.”

For more information or to schedule a fashion consultation or party, go to www. denverstreetboutique.com or call 720233-6942. Follow The Street Boutique on Facebook at www.facebook.com/DenverStreetBoutique or on Twitter at @DenStreetBoutiq.

Squeaky Bean makes list

USA Today, which has been giving Denver some taste tests recently, has included The Squeaky Bean at 1500 Wynkoop on the newspaper’s selection of “10 best chef’s counters to watch your meal being made.”

The story suggests that some restaurants give you a show with the meal by sitting diners ringside to watch culinary magic.

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Have you mailed all those presents yet?

It’s beginning to look like a lot of packages for Christmas.

with an anticipated 470 million packages

Military

delivered nationwide.

The Postal Service is already filling fa-

To help meet demand, USPS now de-

cilities, vehicles and satchels with cards,

livers on Sundays. Certain post office lo-

letters and packages. In fact, USPS will

cations will also be open on Sundays for

deliver nearly 15.5 billion pieces of mail

mailings.

In this busy mail season, here are some

cel volume is up 12-percent over last year,

deadlines to keep in mind to ensure that

Parker Continued from Page 10

About The Squeaky Bean, USA Today said, “Diners at the eightseat kitchen counter get a personal experience with talkative chefs, who are glad to answer questions about the food they’re preparing. `You get to see a lot of dishes come out of the kitchen. It’s almost like a visual menu,’ (Chicago-based food and travel writer Amber) Gibson says.

Guests can order a set tasting or off the menu, which features a range of meats, seafood and salads.” The Squeaky Bean can be reached at 303623-2665 or www.squeakybean.net.

See the rest of the top 10 picks at www.usatoday.com/story/travel/de stinations/10greatplaces/2014/12/05/ chefs-counters/19886897/.

Cupcake reaches out

When Kathleen Nevin’s Big Fat Cupcake business was severely hit by the Cherry Creek North construction, she decided not to fade away without a fight.

Nevin wrote to her email list with a crowdfunding rewards program to inject new capital into the sweet business. Here’s what she said: “...We have set up a crowdfunding rewards program with GoFundMe/ BigFatCupcake. If you are not aware BFC has been crushed by the redevelopment of Cherry Creek North.

Wineries win big

Seven Colorado wineries earned a total of 28 medals from the 15th annual Jefferson Cup Invitational, the only competition that honors the best of the best among wineries from all of America’s wine regions. Each year Doug Frost, M.S., M.W., selects great wines from across America.

“What we are doing is following Mr. Jefferson’s example and allowing every quality wine-producing region in America a place at our table,” said Frost. “Each year we select great wines from across America; the 2014 competition included wines from 25 states.”

The two-day competition, Nov. 20 and 21 in Kansas City, Mo., culminated with the awarding of 38 Jefferson Cup Awards to 11 white wines, 20 red wines and seven dessert wines. Jefferson Cups were awarded to wines made from both Vitis vinifera vines (a European species responsible for wines such as Chardonnay and Merlot) and non-vinifera vines, which

Domestic Dec. 15 — Standard Mail Packages

Dec. 10 — Priority and First-Class Mail APO/FPO Dec. 17 — Priority Express Mail APO/ FPO

this month alone. The postal service par-

We were scheduled to close this past Saturday but our loyal fan base would not have it. I have reduced our hours in Cherry Creek to Tuesday-Saturday 9-5 and Denver Place Tuesday through Friday 10-4. We are far from out of the woods. If you can help in any way small or large (wow) it will be greatly appreciated.”

You can help with donations of $10 to $10,000. For more information, contact Nevin at Kathleen@bigfatcupcake.com.

present makes it under the tree by Dec. 25.

Dec. 20 — Cards and Letters.

Dec. 20 — Priority Mail Packages Dec. 23 — Priority Express Mail Go to www.usps.com for more informa-

International Dec. 17 for International Express Mail

tion.

flourish in the more extreme climates in the center portion of the United States. Colorado was represented in this top category for the sixth year in a row.

This year, Bookcliff Vineyards took home its fourth Jefferson Cup for its 2013 Malbec and The Winery at Holy Cross Abbey earned its first Jefferson Cup for its 2012 Merlot Reserve. Both Bookcliff Vineyards and The Winery at Holy Cross Abbey were also represented in the 2014 Colorado Governor’s Cup Case for their Malbec and Merlot, respectively. Other Colorado wineries that were invited and garnered awards were Anemoi, Boulder Creek Winery, Canyon Wind Cellars, Grand River Vineyards, and Whitewater Hill Vineyards.

Overheard

Eavesdropping on two men at Denver County Court: “Is that your lawyer with the flip phone?”

“Yes it is.”

“Well, pack your stuff, because if that is all he can afford, you are definitely going to jail.”

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

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December 18, 2014

Health agency urges public to quit smoking The initiative comes on the heels of Golden’s new smoking ordinance, which also bans the use of vapors along Washington Ave., its side streets, city owned parks and open spaces.

The pending ordinance takes effect on Jan. 1.

“We’ve had a very positive response from our community,” said Karlyn Tilley, communications manager for the City of Golden.

Tilley updated city council on staff’s efforts to prepare merchants and residents of the smoking ban. Staff identified 80 locations for no smoking signs to be placed that include two signs at MillerCoors’ parking lot for tourists waiting to visit the brewery.

“They (Jeffco Public Health) have done absolutely a tremendous job spreading the word to all of our businesses,” Tilley said to city council members on Thursday, Dec. 11. “They have gone to each business one by one and sat there and asked questions and answered questions and helped them understand.”

QUIT SMOKING NOW

By Amy Woodward awoodward@colorado communitymedia.com Jefferson County Public Health is encouraging residents to work toward putting their cigarettes out for good through its end of the year quitting smoking initiative.

The JCPH Tobacco Prevention Initiative is urging tobacco users to set a quit date by Jan. 1 as part of their 2015 New Year’s resolution.

“There is no perfect quitting resource program, quitting is a learning process,” said Donna Viverette, Tobacco Prevention Initiative coordinator for Jeffco Public Health. “It’s really about having a plan for yourself.”

Viverette has worked for years raising awareness about the deadly effects of using tobacco through JCPH’s Tobacco Prevention Initiative, and has assisted in helping people break free of their dependencies.

“I don’t think it’s impossible to quit,”

Free resources to help quit smoking www.tobaccofreejeffco.com Colorado Quitline 1-800-Quit-Now or online at www.coquitline.org Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment offers cessation services and connects users to resources at www.tobaccofreeco.org Free tobacco cessation group at Golden Community Center on Jan. 15, sign up at tobaccofreejeffco. com/event/getting-ready-quit-class/ Lutheran Medical Center in Wheat Ridge offers a free tobacco cessation group every Tuesdays at 12 p.m. sign up at www.eventbrite.com/e/dimensionstobacco-free-program-tickets-11980641421

she said.

The success in quitting is to understand that breaking a habit doesn’t come overnight, and to not be discouraged when slip-ups occur, Viverette said.

Research shows that multiple attempts at smoking may occur before the dependency is broken, according to the Ameri-

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As defined by the ordinance, infringement on smoke-free areas will be met with a civil citation that includes a $50 fine for the first offense.

But writing a ticket will be a last resort, said Golden Police Chief Bill Kilpatrick.

“It is not our intent to create criminals,” he said.

City staff like Tilley voiced that they would like to see the ordinance enforced through communication and friendly reminders from residents.

As Colorado continues to move forward in isolating the exposure to second-hand smoke, JCPH will continue to reach out to smokers — and those trying to quit — to inform them that success is within reach.

“If the plan doesn’t work, it’s not about you failing,” Viverette said. “It’s literally that resource you tried or that activity you tried didn’t match your needs at the moment,” she said. “We really encourage people to set a plan for themselves and think about it as being in training — so that all it is, is what’s the next step.”

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December 18, 2014

Young Americans, YouthBiz partner Groups create state’s largest youth-serving entrepreneur organization

By Clarke Reader

creader@colorado communitymedia.com Preparing young people for a future of wise financial decisions has been the aim of Young Americans Center for Financial Education for years and a recent partnership with YouthBiz will allow both groups to become the largest youth-serving entrepreneur organization in the state.

The two groups announced a joint partnership that will combine and transition operations over a threeyear period — eventually housing all programming at the Young Americans Center.

Over the coming three years, the joint operation has plans: To reach more than 5,000 students in their classrooms, and thousands more through the growth of online platforms; envision an enhanced delivery model for curriculum content that incorporates the best experiences

the two organizations have, to teach young people in a hands-on, real-life way; and evaluate additional options to support new neighborhoods of students seeking an outlet for their entrepreneurial spirit.

By the end of 2017, all programming should be fully integrated to provide a streamlined experience to students of all economic levels, all education levels, all age levels, throughout Colorado, according to information provided by Young Americans.

“We’re very excited about this partnership — it’s a chance for Young Americans to reach out to a different demographic than we’ve been able to,” said Rich Martinez, President and CEO of Young Americans Center for Financial Education.

“We’ve been longtime partners with Young Americans — they have a great reach into the schools and we have great connections to low-income and disadvantaged youth,” said Aaron Bailey, the Chair of the Board of Directors for YouthBiz. Bailey said that YouthBiz has been working for the past 22 years to offer the chance for more than 5,600 students to receive entrepreneurial skills, make money and have real-life learn-

ing experiences.

“We help teachers and students to solve problems through entrepreneurial ventures,” he said. “We have such fantastic students and it’s always impressive to see them take the foundation we provide and start a business that can change their lives.”

The Young Americans Center for Financial Education established the Young Americans Bank and Young AmeriTowne and International Towne experiences that help students all over the state.

“Young Americans has been in schools but not as much with our entrepreneurship programs,” Martinez said. “Being an entrepreneur is about solving problems, and we want to broaden what we offer.”

YouthBiz will remain in its current form for the time being and the staff will continue to serve the students and families in Denver’s Five Points area from its current location.

With the collaboration of the Young Americans team, YouthBiz will still offer a variety of entrepreneurial classes to the current student cohort and any new students who seek support.

For more information visit www. yacenter.org or www.youthbiz.org.

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Christmas Eve Worship at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church

Services Dec 24, 6:00 P.M. and 8:00 P.M.

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December 18, 2014

County passes new senior housing option Some foothills residents not happy with zoning change

By Amy Woodward awoodward@colorado communitymedia.com It took a few refinements and many meetings but the board of county commissioners gave a green light for a revised zoning resolution that lessens restrictions for the development and use of Accessory Dwelling Units in unincorporated Jeffco.

ADU’s are a second unit accessory to a main house that may be attached or separate from the primary property, and contains a kitchen.

A lengthy review of the ADU zoning regulation headed by county staff was heavily influenced by Aging Well Project in Jeffco, a strategic planning group that focuses on

preparing the county for the expected increase in its senior population.

“The Aging Well in Jefferson County’s Housing Workgroup is very pleased with the Board of County Commissioners’ approval to make changes to the ordinances regarding ADUs,” said Susan Franklin, project manager for Aging Well in Jeffco.

“The Housing Workgroup has worked on this for years, doing research and providing information to the Planning and Zoning Department,” she said. “This is another option for seniors to age in place or near a caregiver. We applaud the Board for their thoughtful consideration of seniors and others in the community.”

Updated criteria for ADU’s in unincorporated Jeffco includes; allowing ADUs on lots between 7,500 sq. ft. up to one acre, a maximum height of 25 feet or height of existing structure, whichever is less; no more than three people living in an ADU, the owner of the property must reside in either

the ADU or the primary unit.

Some foothills residents and HOA representatives were left with concerns regarding enforcement of the number of required persons living in an ADU and site designs for properties over one acre.

“We ask you to be lease be sure that your actions today provide the mountain areas with the same level of protection to our natural resources and thus our property values and lifestyle as afforded by the community plans now in effect,” said Jim Pennington of Conifer to the Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday, Dec. 10. “We believe the staff proposed ADU addendum fails to provide this level of protection and needs to be changed.”

Pennington proposed that county staff add a restriction to converting outbuildings to ADUs. Instead, commissioners passed the revised zoning regulation which added language to address site design that permits

ADUs on lots greater than one acre to be located so there is no more than 50 ft. of separation between the ADU and the main property, or demonstrates to the zoning administrator that impacts of the ADU on the site has been minimized on meadows, slopes greater than 30 percent, wildlife areas, ridgelines, view corridors and wildlife hazard areas.

“I would acknowledge some of the concerns of the residents but point to the fact that the demand for ADUs is very, very small. The need is great but we’re not going to see dozens and dozens,” said Eric Listou, Evergreen resident and member of the Aging Well in Jeffco’s Housing Workgroup.

“This is intended to meet a very small but very significant portion of our need in the community. It does not increase density because our communities are designed for higher density than we currently have, so it becomes a very efficient use of our space and our planning.”

JEFFCO BOARD OF EDUCATION ON THE RECORD The Jefferson County Board of Education discussed the following legislation at their Dec. 11 regular business meeting.

Board members in attendance were President Ken Witt, Secretary John Newkirk, Vice President Julie Williams, Second Vice President Lesley Dehlkemper, and Treasurer, Jill Fellman.

Third-grade reading The board of education heard a presentation from four Jeffco principals regarding some of the challenges their schools face regarding the board’s thirdgrade reading goal.

During the presentation, school leaders discussed action steps needed to help

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of projecting the population in the future.”

Primavera brought up the cost of state testing.

“I have met with school board members over the burden of testing and that it really costs a lot of money and whether or not we are getting the biggest bank for our buck,” she said.

The representatives and senators will begin work at the state capitol in early January. For more information on the Colorado legislature, visit www.leg.state.co.us.

increase student reading achievement and assessment scores. Steps included structured, rigorous reading plans, individualized intervention blocks for students, implementing more professional development, and increase community involvement.

They discussed the needs to have more rigorous reading plans with reading interventionists, teachers, and parents; implementing intervention programs tailored to student needs; having teacher home visits and after school reading clubs to increase student achievement. They also discussed analyzing student data to place students in appropriate programs.

The board asked how to begin implementing successful practices at other

schools throughout the district, what the possible affects of student based budgeting could be and whether or not free full day kindergarten has an impact on reading levels.

McMinimee proposed going into schools on March 2, national Dr. Seuss Day, to share the school board and district’s love for reading with students.

Budget development community survey The board of education heard a presentation around community engagement for the 2015-2016 budget cycle.

During the presentation, staff recommend doing a broad, online survey with eight to 10 questions. Once created, the

survey will be available through a variety of sources including the district website, Chalk Talk, the employee newsletter, The Messenger, Key Communique, social media outlets, employee connection, and through county, city, municipality and chamber websites.

The survey will become available in late January. Along with the survey, the board of education will also host six, 90-minute community meetings on Jan. 22, 24 and 28 at various district locations to hear feedback from constituents.

The next Jeffco Board of Education meeting will be 5:30 p.m., Jan. 15, at the Jefferson County Education Center, 1829 Denver West Drive, Golden.

— Compiled by Crystal Anderson

REGIONAL NEWS IN A HURRY Wheat Ridge City Council approved a resolution adopting the 2015 city budget at the Dec. 8 meeting. The resolution brought forth a proposed budget of $41,283,994.

However, final numbers will vary as council made numerous amendments to the budget at the meeting.

The $41 million includes a general fund budget of $28,990,382 and a Capital Invest-

ment Program budget of $7,595,228. Projects in the Capital Investment Program include The Wadsworth Planning and Environmental Linkage Study, improvements to Tabor Street for the construction of RTD’s Gold Line, preventative street maintenance and drainage improvements among others.

These numbers are subject change due

to amendments to the budget council made at the meeting. One such amendment brought forth by Councilman William Starker of District One, directs city staff to take $100,000 from the $3.3 million slated for preventative street maintenance and transfer those funds to the bike and pedestrian plan which would improve the city’s trails.

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THEATER/FILM SOLABRATION THE 29TH annual Winter Solabration, a community celebration of music and dance, is 6-11:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20, at Sons of Italy Hall, 5925 W. 32nd Ave., Denver. Dancers, singers, musicians, actors, and other performers participate in bringing in the new year at the time of the Winter Solstice — the year’s longest night. Go to wsolstice.org for information. Tickets available at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/911386.

COMEDY ABOUT TRADITIONS THE EDGE Theater presents “The Familiars,” a comedy about what traditions are worth keeping, through Sunday, Dec. 28, at 1560 Teller St., Suite 200, Lakewood. Show times are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 6 p.m. Sundays, Dec. 7, 14, 21; and 2 p.m. Sundays, Dec. 21, 28. Call 303-232-0363 or go to www.theedgetheater.com. Parking is free.

BALLET ARIEL’S NUTCRACKER BALLET ARIEL will perform “The Nutcracker” at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 20-21, at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20, and at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19, at Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood. Go to www.lakewood.org/CulturalCenter/ or http://balletariel.org/ for details and ticket information.

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HANUKAH CELEBRATION CONGREGATION B’NAI Chaim, a Reform Jewish Synagogue in southwest metro Denver, will celebrate Hanukah, the Festival of Lights, at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19, at Temple B’nai Chaim, 4716 S. Coors Lane, Morrison. Festivities will begin at 6 p.m. with a latke bar and sufganiyot, jelly-filled doughnuts. A Shabbat service will begin at 7 p.m.

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ORNAMENT MAKING FOR KIDS LET THE little ones get crafty at an ornament making workshop at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20, at Country Fair Garden Center, 17201 W. 64th Ave., Arvada. All ages welcome. Call 303-209-4394 to RSVP and for cost information. The garden center is also a dropoff site for Toys for Tots, through Dec. 20.

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ANA MELARA leads a rescue and shelter volunteer training workshop 2-6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20, at Training With Grace, 9100 W. 6th Ave., Lakewood. Cost is free for volunteers from shelters and rescue groups; all others are asked for a $25 contribution.

To register, email shauna@trainingwithgrace.com. Go to http:// trainingwithgrace.com/events/ FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS CHANUKAH EVENT THE 10TH annual Community Festival of Lights Chanukah event and menorah lighting is at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20, at the Lake House in Evergreen.

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by Denver-based Cantor Joel Licheterman, the culmination of a three-year-long art project, and ice skating on the lake. Latkes and doughnuts will be served, and the Menorah will be lit by community members and dignitaries, including Colorado Rep. Jon Keyser.

TONY-AWARD WINNING MUSICAL MINERS ALLEY Playhouse presents “Songs For A New World” through Sunday, Dec. 21, at 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. The collection of songs will be performed by four cast members who play a startling array of characters ranging from a young man who has determined that basketball is his ticket out of the ghetto to a woman whose dream of marrying rich nabs her the man of her dreams and a soulless marriage. The musical combines pop, gospel, holiday and jazz songs all connected by the theme: “the moment of decision.” For info and tickets, www.minersalley.com.

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CONCORDIA LUTHERAN Church plans a Christmas Eve service at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 24. Hear the Christmas story and music of the season performed by the Concordia choir. A Christmas day service also is planned at 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 25. Concordia is at 13371 W. Alameda Parkway, Lakewood.

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ONE HUNDRED years after the opening of the Panama Canal, this major trade route is set for a historic expansion. The original construction of the canal is an incredible engineering triumph, as well as a story of challenge and conflict. Join Active Minds 2:30-3:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 18, as we discuss the creation of Panama Canal, the role of the United States in its origins, and its continued importance to global commerce.

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RESERVATIONS ARE being taken through Saturday, Jan. 10 for the annual Lutefisk and Meatball Holiday Dinner on Saturday, Jan. 17, at Trollheim Sons of Norway Lodge, 6610 W. 14th Ave., Lakewood. Reservations are available for a 1 p.m. or a 5 p.m. seating. Call 303-989-4496 for cost and reservations. Seating is limited.

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Colorado’s congressional delegation last week blasted the Department of Veterans Affairs for its handling of a construction contract dispute that has further delayed the building of a new VA hospital and has left hundreds of workers in limbo.

A fast-moving news cycle began on Dec. 10, when a federal civilian board of appeals ruled that the VA was in breach of contract with the group it hired to build a state-of-the-art veterans hospital in Aurora.

The contract dispute was over money.

The contractor, Kiewit-Turner, claimed it could not finish work on the project at the price tag that the VA had originally set, which was $582.8 million. Kiewit-Turner said it would take about $1 billion to finish the work.

The Civilian Court of Contract Appeals ruled in favor of Kiewit-Turner, which resulted in the contractor abruptly stopping work at the site, located at Interstate 225 and Colfax Avenue. About 1,400 construction workers were employed at the site.

“Where we are right now is really unfortunate,” Republican Congressman Mike Coffman told Colorado Community Media. Coffman’s 6th Congressional District includes Aurora.

“Workers lost their jobs right before the holidays and it’s unfortunate for taxpayers who foot the bill and the veterans who earned health-care benefits that this hospital is needed to deliver.”

The day after the appeals board ruling was handed down, Coffman and every other member of Colorado’s congressional delegation attached their signatures to a letter to VA officials and higher-ups at Kiewit-Turner, urging the two to come together to find a solution.

“We are deeply concerned about this situation and urge VA and KT to immediately negotiate a path forward for this project,” the letter reads.

In the letter, the elected officials urged, “in the strongest terms possible,” for the negotiations to result in a modified contract that will allow construction to continue for 60 days while a long-term contract is worked out.

Any long-term contract will be handled by the Army Corps of Engineers, rather than the VA. That’s because on Dec. 11, the VA agreed to hand over construction oversight on the Aurora project to the Corps.

The next day, Coffman announced that he will introduce legislation to strip away the VA’s authority to manage all future construction projects.

Coffman cited a Government Accountability Office report that shows VA projects in four cities, including Aurora, to be hundreds of millions of dollars over budget and almost three years behind schedule.

“Really, this is a pattern of total mismanagement by the VA in major construction projects,” Coffman said.

Democratic Congressman Ed Perlmutter said in an emailed statement that the VA wanted a $1 billion medical center, but “the project was never redesigned to fit” the near-$600 million contract budget.

“There has been a serious dispute between the VA and the prime contractor for too long,” Perlmutter said.

Quick selected to serve as judge AG candidate will serve in county where he was prosecutor

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vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com Don Quick may have lost the state attorney general’s race in November, but he ended up receiving a pretty nice consolation prize.

The former Adams County district attorney will soon preside over the same courtrooms where he once argued after he received a judicial appointment from Gov. John Hickenlooper on Dec. 9.

“It’s a great opportunity,” said Quick.

“Serving on the bench has always been an interest of mine, a way to serve the public and still be in the courtroom.”

Quick will fill a bench seat in the 17th Judicial District that is being vacated by retiring Judge Chris Melonakis. Quick will take over judicial duties on Jan. 12.

A judicial commission sent the names of three finalists to Hickenlooper, who ultimately selected Quick “after receiving broad support from both sides of the aisle and from all parts of the legal community for Don’s application,” the governor said in an emailed statement.

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“This support and his extensive legal experience, including as district attorney for the 17th Judicial District itself, makes him the best fit for the job,” Hickenlooper said.

Quick served as Adams County DA from 2005 through 2013, after having held other positions in the office. While serving in Adams County, he brought forth numerous convictions in what is known as the Quality Paving scandal, and he took time to work on increasing graduation rates in high schools.

Prior to that, Quick Quick served as chief deputy attorney general under former attorney general Ken Salazar.

Quick will serve two years as a divorce court judge, before he rotates to preside over other areas of law that will include civil and criminal justice.

Quick, a Democrat, lost an attorney general’s race to Cynthia Coffman in the fall, in a contest where he received numerous endorsements including the Denver Post, Grand Junction Daily Sentinel and Durango Herald.

“I just feel very lucky that I am able to continue public service,” Quick said.

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SPORTS

December 18, 2014

Rams fall in tourney title game Wheat Ridge looking strong

By Daniel Williams

dwilliams@colorado communitymedia.com LAKEWOOD - Green Mountain fell to Mountain Vista 83-60 in the championship game of the Paul Davis Classic a tournament which it hosts Saturday at Green Mountain High School.

Mountain Vista ran out to a huge first quarter, outscoring the Rams 30-15 and it used that cushion to hold off Green Mountain over the final three quarters.

The Rams beat Grand Junction Central 57-47 on Friday, after beating Canon City 38-36 in the tournament’s first round on Thursday.

Green Mountain (3-2) will host Heritage on Jan. 3 at 7 p.m.

Farmers win fourth in row This might be the year Wheat Ridge finally breaks through and once again becomes an elite team in 4A Jeffco.

The Farmers won their fourth straight game winning 73-51 Friday at Harrison High School.

Wheat Ridge improved to 4-1 on the young season, a stark improvement from the past couple seasons. It took the Farmers 10 games to win four games last season.

Wheat Ridge has been fueled by senior Vedin Kozic who is averaging nearly 22 points per game this season.

The Farmers will host Denver West Jan. 3 at 2 p.m.

Arvada falls in tourney title game Arvada’s resurgence continued with an impressive appearance at the inaugural Tom McCormick Classic.

The Bulldogs were beat by Conifer 67-

Green Mountain junior Austin Fritts awaits an outlet pass from tightly defended senior Anthony Martinez in a 57-47 victory over Grand Junction Central on Thursday. Photo by Dan Williams 43 in the tournament championship game at Arvada High School.

Over the tournament Arvada proved they will be a force to be reckoned with this season in 4A Jeffco. The team beat Jefferson 71-28 in the first round on Wednesday before beating Adams City 96-74 Friday.

The Bulldogs (4-2) will play at D’Evelyn

on Jan. 7, at 7 p.m.

Mustangs beat twice at own tourney Ralston Valley finished with a 1-2 record at its own Ralston Round Up tournament over the weekend.

The Mustangs beat Mountain View 5251 Tuesday in the first round at Ralston Valley High School.

But Ralston Valley lost its next game Thursday, falling 58-47 to Montbello. The Mustangs were then beat by rival Arvada West 53-29 on Friday night.

Ralston Valley (2-5) will play at Monarch on Jan. 6, at 6:30 p.m.

Mustang girls fall to Fairview Girls hoops highlights: Pomona is red hot after big victory

By Daniel Williams dwilliams@colorado communitymedia.com BOULDER - Ralston Valley dropped its first couple games of the season over the weekend.

The Mustangs participated in the Fairview Festival where they went 1-2 falling to Fairview 50-48 Saturday at Fairview High School.

Ralston Valley led going into the fourth quarter but the tournament hosts gained confidence as the game progressed and Fairview outscored the Mustangs 18-10 in the fourth quarter.

Ralston Valley senior Morgan Nishita led her team with 18 points and two steals.

The Mustangs did beat George Washington 65-48 on Tuesday, before falling to Broomfield 62-41 Thursday at Fairview High School.

Ralston Valley (4-2) will host Monarch Jan. 6 at 7 p.m.

Pomona on fire after tourney victory Pomona’s hot start to its season turned red hot after winning the Westminster Wolves Winter Classic on Saturday.

The Panthers beat Mountain Range 59-55 on Thursday and then beat Northglenn 78-30 on Friday at Westminster High School.

That set up the tournament championship game against Westminster which Pomona won 55-44 after a slow first quarter start.

The Panthers improved to 6-1 and have won six straight games after falling in their season opener. Pomona will play at Standley Lake Friday, at 5:30 p.m.

Ralston Valley senior leader Nishida Morgan is a big reason why the Mustangs have great expectations this season. But on Saturday the Mustangs lost a 50-48 thriller at Fairview High School. Photo by Dan Williams Wildcats finish tourney 1-2 Arvada West went 1-2 in their three games at the Fairview Festival held last week at Fairview High School.

The Wildcats opened the tournament with a 71-45 loss to Fairview on Tuesday.

But A-West responded Thursday with a 5853 victory over Silver Creek.

Arvada West then fell Cherry Creek 5534 Saturday at Fairview High School.

The Wildcats (3-2) will now prepare for the Prairie View Tournament before holiday break.

Bears fall but look much improved

Bear Creek’s impressive start to the season suffered a minor blemish after falling to Mead 56-49 Saturday at Rocky Mountain High School.

Still, the Bears are already 5-2 on the young season after a strong start. Bear Creek beat Greeley West 65-44 Friday at Rocky Mountain High School.

The Bears went 11-13 last season under head coach Danielle Carey. But under new head coach Reggie Morton Bear Creek already looks much improved.

The Bears will host Hinkley Thursday at 5:30 p.m.

Demons win pair at Littleton Golden had a productive weekend going 2-1 at the Littleton Tournament.

The Demons opened the tournament by beating Overland 57-35 Thursday at Littleton High School.

Golden dropped its next game falling to East (a Wyoming high school) 70-43 on Friday. But the Demons then rebounded with a truly lopsided 50-5 (not a typo) victory over Thornton on Saturday.

Golden (4-3) will host Bishop Machebeuf Thursday at 7 p.m.

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December 18, 2014

Westy wrestlers take home two titles Westminster’s wrestling team was short on numbers when the Warriors competed in last Saturday’s Denver North Invitational Tournament. Nevertheless they still came through with fine performance among the 16 teams.

Elizabeth scored 170 points to outdistance host Denver North (151.5), Mullen (131.0), Denver West (124.5) and Westminster (123.0). The Cardinals only crowned one champion, Rob Leonard, in the 16team tournament, but the overall effort was more than many expected.

Westminster, coached by Doug Pfeifer, only brought six wrestlers to the tournament, but two came away with titles. Winning for the Warriors was Marcus Martinez (182) and Joe Bryan (132). The team also finished with a runner up, two thirds and a fifth.

Martinez pinned Chatfield’s Tyler Goff in 3 minutes, 43 seconds to improve to 10-2 on the season. He had a bye in the first round, but then advanced to the semifinals, pinning Kennedy’s Michael Salazar in 1:46. Elizabeth’s Chase Turner fell victim to Martinez, 5-0, thus advancing Martinez to his title match.

“Both of us started tough, but I was the most aggressive and I’m grateful for the win,” Martinez said. “My shots were aggressive through the tournament. I just

wanted to go out and do the right things.

It was a good outing all the way and I’m quite pleased with our team performance, despite our size.”

Bryan couldn’t be more happy to be back in the Westminster lineup. He missed the first portions of the season due to injury. But, what a comeback winning his four tournament matches, concluding with a last second, 5:59 pin, against Adams City’s Kyle Meyers.

In fact, it was Bryan’s fourth consecutive pin of the tournament. He had advanced by pinning Denver West’s Jesse Cruz in the first round (:49), then George Washington’s Myya Bonner in 1:16 in the quarterfinals and Estes Park’s Caden Brown (2:20) in the semifinals.

“I’m 5-0 and just really getting started for the season,” Bryan said. “I’ve tried to work hard on my leg moves out there. Oh gosh! I just want to do well out there and do well. I’m so glad to be back.”

Jacob Thomas finished second for Westminster at 195. And, it was a tough loss as he was defeated by Denver West’s Chris Padilla in overtime. But, it seems that he’s becoming used to overtime matches. He had advanced to the finals with a pair of pins following a first round bye.

“I’ve had 10 overtimes through the past year,” said Thomas. “This is the first one for me this season. I just want to go out, wrestle hard and come through successfully.

Holy Family beats D’Evelyn to win Jungle Jam Tournament featured several of Colorado best teams

By Daniel Williams dwilliams@colorado communitymedia.com LAKEWOOD - Holy guacamole, Holy Family is the king of the jungle.

The Jungle Jam, that is, one of most anticipated annual pre-regular season tournaments which Holy Family won, beating host D’Evelyn 57-42 Saturday night at D’Evelyn High School.

The Tigers proved to be tougher than the Jaguars as Holy Family got 14 points apiece from junior Katie Chavez and senior Maggie Spitzer.

But it was Chavez who proved to be the difference making player and tournament MVP, adding 11 assists, six steals and four rebounds in the championship game.

It wasn’t just Holy Family’s offense that won them the tournament. It was its second half defense that was the difference, completely shutting D’Evelyn out in the fourth quarter, allowing zero points.

Both teams were playing toe-to-toe as the Tigers led just 37-35 at halftime. Holy Family then turned up the defensive intensity and allowed just seven total second

half points — to a team that has been one of the state’s top scoring teams over the past few seasons.

On the way to the title game Holy Family beat Thompson Valley 52-35 on Thursday after beating Sand Creek 58-51 Wednesday at D’Evelyn High School.

And as impressive as the Tigers’ victory over D’Evelyn was their win over Sand Creek — who was ranked No. 3 in 4A to begin the season.

Despite losing in the championship game the Jaguars still fared well at their tournament. D’Evelyn beat Cherokee Trail 65-40 Thursday, one night after opening the tournament with a 73-49 win over Fort Morgan on Wednesday.

“We are excited to host one of the premier preseason girls’ basketball tournaments in the state of Colorado. All of the teams are among the best in their leagues and the games present some of the toughest competition for the early season,” D’Evelyn coach Chris Olson said.

D’Evelyn (4-3) has struggled out of the gate this season but they have also played a brutal nonleague schedule. The Jaguars will return from holiday play Dec. 5 when they host Mullen at 7 p.m.

Holy Family (4-2) will play Fredrick, Friday at 6:30 p.m.

DENVER NORTH INVITATIONAL TOURNEY Dec. 13, 2014.

Team Scores Elizabeth 170, Denver North 151.5, Mullen 131, Denver West 124.5, Westminster 123, Chatfield 121, Estes Park 105, Adams City 103, Northglenn 92, Kennedy 88, Ellicott 84, Arvada 42, Skyview 42, Denver South 38.5, George Washington 25, Englewood 18.

Championship 106 – Victor Plasencio, DW, def. Jared Garcia, DN, 5-4. 113 -- Abdikadir Muse, DW, pinned Josh Hernandez, ELZ, 5:57.

120 – Andrew Atencio, MU, def. Robert Burger, NG, 5-4.126 I’m in a tough weight class and it’s going to be an interesting season.”

Pfeifer was pleased with the way his team performed, despite low numbers.

“We only brought the seven wrestlers to the tournament and six have been able to place,” Pfeifer said. “It is a small team, but the boys are working hard and I’m really happy with what they have been able to do so early in the season. We finished strong with our two champions.”

Denver North’s Joshua Shippley was the lone champion for the runner up for the host Vikings, who had advanced three wrestlers into the championship round.

Shippley defeated Chatfield’s Blake Kollman, 10-3 for the title at 138-pounds.

“He was a tough kid and excellent with

– Logan Ash, EP, pinned Anthony Goetz, ELZ, 3:26. 132 – Joe Bryan, WM, pinned Kyle Meyers, AC, 5:59. 138 – Joshua Shippley, DN, def. Blake Kollman, CH, 10-3. 145 – E.C. Manzanares, CH, pinned, Dimitris Flores, MU, 3:37. 152 – Rob Leonard, ELZ, def. Andrew Erickson, CH, 6-5. 160 – Dakota Case, EC, pinned Elias Fraire, NG, 1:35. 170 – John Olaka, GW, def. Kyle Prario, ELZ, 6-4. 182 – Marcus Martinez, WM, pinned Tyler Goff, CH, 3:43. 195 – Chris Padilla, DW, def.

Jacob Thomas, WM, 10-8 (OT). 220 – Brock Howes, ARV, pinned Victor Garcia, JFK, 1:00. 285 – Sam Deseriere, MU, pinned Josias Chavez, DN, 2:42. his moves,” said Shippley, who improved to 10-1 on the season. “I still have to expand on my skills, but this season is off to a good start. I’m certainly pleased that we were able to do well in our tournament.

Second is nice, to win would have been a lot nicer.”

Northglenn came through with a pair of second-place finishers, Robert Burger (120) and Elias Fraire (160). Burger was defeated by Mullen’s Andrew Atencio, 5-4, in their title match, while Fraire was pinned in 1:35 by Ellicott’s Dakota Case.

“This was a very good tournament,” said Burger, who dropped to 10-2 on the season. “I lost to him before and knew that he was going to be an aggressive opponent.

Still, it wasn’t a bad tournament for me.”

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December 18, 2014

Holy Family beats D’Evelyn to win Jungle Jam Tournament featured several of Colorado best teams

By Daniel Williams

dwilliams@colorado communitymedia.com LAKEWOOD - Holy guacamole, Holy Family is the king of the jungle.

The Jungle Jam, that is, one of most anticipated annual pre-regular season tournaments which Holy Family won, beating host D’Evelyn 57-42 Saturday night at D’Evelyn High School.

The Tigers proved to be tougher than the Jaguars as Holy Family got 14 points apiece from junior Katie Chavez and senior Maggie Spitzer.

But it was Chavez who proved to be the difference making player and tournament MVP, adding 11 assists, six steals and four rebounds in the championship game.

It wasn’t just Holy Family’s offense that won them the tournament. It was its second half defense that was the difference, completely shutting D’Evelyn out in the fourth quarter, allowing zero points.

Both teams were playing toe-to-toe as the Tigers led just 37-35 at halftime. Holy Family then turned up the defensive intensity and allowed just seven total second half points — to a team that has been one of the state’s top scoring teams over the past few seasons.

On the way to the title game Holy Family beat Thompson Valley 52-35 on Thursday after beating Sand Creek 58-51 Wednesday at D’Evelyn High School.

And as impressive as the Tigers’ victory over D’Evelyn was their win over Sand Creek — who was ranked No. 3 in 4A to begin the season.

Despite losing in the championship game the Jaguars still fared well at their tournament. D’Evelyn beat Cherokee Trail

65-40 Thursday, one night after opening the tournament with a 73-49 win over Fort Morgan on Wednesday.

“We are excited to host one of the premier preseason girls’ basketball tournaments in the state of Colorado. All of the

teams are among the best in their leagues and the games present some of the toughest competition for the early season,” D’Evelyn coach Chris Olson said.

D’Evelyn (4-3) has struggled out of the gate this season but they have also played

a brutal nonleague schedule. The Jaguars will return from holiday play Dec. 5 when they host Mullen at 7 p.m.

Holy Family (4-2) will play Fredrick, Friday at 6:30 p.m.

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Plentiful choices for books as gifts Every year, many, many ideas come to mind to give as gifts.

Why not give a book?

Books never run out of batteries, they don’t have to be turned off before bedtime, and they’re totally calorie-free. Take a look at my suggestions.

GENERAL NON-FICTION

Your connoisseur of cocktails will love opening “Bourbon: A History of the American Spirit” by Dane Huckelbridge. This book takes a look at this drink that’s older than you think, and uniquely American. Pair it up with a couple of good glasses and “Moonshine Nation” by Mark Spivak. It’s a history of the spirit, and your giftee will absolutely love that it contains party-worthy recipes!

For the lead on the debate team, “Impolite Conversations” by Cora Daniels and John L. Jackson Jr. will be a welcome gift. This discussion on all the things that start an argument in polite circles (race, politics, sex, cash, and God) may poke thoughts or anger; either way, it’s perfect for the person who loves a good, challenging argument. Add “Living with a Wild God” by Barbara Ehrenreich – a nonbeliever’s quest for a higher power – for a debatably perfect gift.

The animal lover on your list will sit up and beg for “Animal Madness” by Laurel Braitman. It’s a book about how neurotic, anxiety-ridden, misbehaving animals – domestic and otherwise – may hold clues to our own behavior. Pair it up with “Wild Connection” by Jennifer L. Verdolin, a book about animal courtship and how we’re more like them than we know…

And for any dog lover you know, a two-pronged book will be just right. First, you’ll want to fetch “Dogs in Cars” by Lara Jo Regan, a pictorial of (you guessed it) very happy dogs in very cool cars. Then add “Shake Puppies” by Carli Davidson, a book filled with pictures of (guessed it again) puppies in the midst of a good soul-fixing shake. For sure, these books made me hug my fur-boys, and they’re double delight for your doggie demands.

I was, by the way, completely, totally charmed by “Harlow & Sage (and Indiana)” by Brittni Vega, a tale (with

pictures!) of three four-footed best friends and their adventures. It’s absolutely something your dog-lover would beg for.

For the spiritual person on your gift list, “The Grateful Table” by Brenda Knight, foreword by Nina Lesowitz will be an excellent book to wrap up. It’s filled with prayers, graces and thoughts meant for mealtime, but not only. Your giftee will be more than welcome to use it anytime… maybe even right after it’s opened! Pair it up with “Having the Time of Your Life: Little Lessons to Live By” by Allen Klein, a book of quotations to further enhance joy.

The movie buff on your list will eat up “The Zombie Book: An Encyclopedia of the Living Dead” by Nick Redfern, with Brad Steiger. It’s filled with entries on the genre, including directors, plots, and TV shows. Innocent fun – no. A welcome gruesome gift – absolutely yes! Wrap it up with “The Government UFO Files: The Conspiracy of Cover-Up” by Kevin D. Randle for a gift that creeps on giving.

One more thing for your movie buff: “The Sci-Fi Movie Guide” by Chris Barsanti. It’s packed with SF goodness, facts, and bios, and when you add in a DVD of your favorite oldie-but-a-goodie, you know it’ll be the best thing beneath the tree.

So there’s a mathematician on your gift list, or someone who loves numbers?

Then look for “Whatever Happened to the Metric System?” by John Bemelmans Barciano. It’s a great account of why we don’t largely use millimeters and centimeters, but why science does and Europeans definitely do. It’ll be a great gift – count on it.

HISTORY

The Royal Watcher on your list might like watching back a few hundred years with “How to Ruin a Queen” by Jonathan Beckman. This book is about Marie Antoinette, Louis XVI, their lives and times – but it also focuses on a true crime mystery of missing diamonds. Yep, this book might work for your favorite mystery maven, too. Wrap it up with “The Romanov Sisters” by Helen Rappaport, a book about Russian Tzar Nicholas’ four daughters and the horrifying end of their young lives.

A curious history for those on the go is “Winnebago Nation” by James B. Twitchell. This book examines our love of RVs, campers, and travel, and it includes plenty of old ads and pictures. Wrap it with a journal and a map for a great gift.

World War II buffs probably have shelves and shelves of books about the War, but here’s an unusual book that might work as a gift this year: “The Dog Who Could Fly” by Damien Lewis, It’s the tale of a two-legged airman and his fourlegged co-pilot, a small German shepherd that accompanied his human on many flights and even saved his life. Pair it with “War Dogs” by Rebecca Frankel, a book filled with tales of four-legged heroes and their fellow (human) soldiers.

For the veteran in your life – or for the historian who studies the Vietnam War, look for “Defiant” by Alvin Townley. It’s the story of eleven POWs held in Hanoi during the war, how they survived, and what happened to them (and their families) in the years since their release.

Historians who also love a little geography in their books will love “Empire’s Crossroads: A History of the Caribbean from Columbus to the Present Day” by Carrie Gibson. It’s a sweeping brick-of-abook that encompasses the whole area, the countries that have laid claim to it over the years, and the people who live there now.

BIOGRAPHIES and MEMOIRS

Surely, there’s an adrenaline junkie on your list who will relish the chance to read “Alone in Antarctica” by Felicity Aston!

This memoir from the first woman to ski across the globe’s southern-most continent all by herself is filled with danger,

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adventure, and everything armchair daredevils want. Pair it up with “A World of Her Own” by Michael Elsohn Ross, which is absolutely filled with adventure through profiles of 24 women explorers from years ago and today.

If there’s a storyteller on your gift list this year, then “Shake Terribly the Earth”

by Sara Beth Childers might be the best thing you can give. It’s a book filled with tales of the Appalachian Mountains and its people: growing up, knowing your kin, and holding friend-of-a-friend tales up for examination.

Stefani Germanotta. If that name means something to someone on your gift list, then you’ll get a lot of smiles when you give “Lady Gaga: Born to Be Free,” an unauthorized biography by Jake Brown.

This book takes a good look at the Lady herself, her fans, her career, and yes, there are pictures inside… Wrap it up with “Benson: The Autobiography” by George Benson (with Alan Goldsher). Yep, it’s about (and by) the musician himself – his life, his friends, and his tunes. You might also want to look for “The Beat of My Own Drum” by Sheila E., which is the story of her life on and offstage, and how she overcame abuse she endured as a child.

For the person who loves compelling memoirs, “The Answer to the Riddle is Me: A Memoir of Amnesia” by David Stuart MacLean could be the best gift ever. It’sthe story of a man who lost nearly every memory he had and his journey, not only back home to America, but to the life that almost disappeared forever. Wrap it up with “A Long Way Home” by Saroo Brierley, the story of a child who got lost on a train, the man he became, and his return home – twenty-five years later, all because of a small memory and a website.

The romantic soul on your list will LOVE “Romance is My Day Job” by Patience Bloom. Bloom is an editor at romance-novel giant Harlequin, but she’d never found love herself. She’d given up on it, in fact, until a tiny little chance encounter changed everything. Happy ending? I’m not saying, but it’s a romance,

Gifts continues on Page 22

SALOME’S STARS FOR THE WEEK OF DEC 15, 2014

ARIES (Mar 21 to Apr 19) Make your holiday preparations one step at a time in order to avoid being overwhelmed and leaving things undone. That confusing family situation continues to work itself out.

TAURUS (Apr 20 to May 20) Ease this year’s holiday money pressures by letting your thrifty side guide you as you look for those perfect gifts that typically reflect your good taste and love of beauty.

GEMINI (May 21 to Jun 20) You’ll have a good handle on potential holiday problems if you delegate tasks to family members, friends or co-workers -- most of whom will be more than happy to help out.

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GALLERY OF GAMES

CANCER (Jun 21 to Jul 22) Right now you are especially vulnerable to holiday scams that seek to take advantage of your generosity. Best advice: Check them out before you send out your checks.

LEO (Jul 23 to Aug 22) The upcoming holiday season gives the Big Cat much to purr about. Relationships grow stronger, and new opportunities loom on the horizon, just waiting to be pounced on.

VIRGO (Aug 23 to Sept 22) A changing situation brings conflicting advice about how to go forward with your holiday plans. Your best bet: Make the decision you feel most comfortable with.

LIBRA (Sept 23 to Oct 22) Holiday plans get back on track after some confusion about the direction you expected to take. A potentially troublesome money matter needs your immediate attention.

SCORPIO (Oct 23 to Nov 21) Your holiday preparations are on track. But you need to confront a personal situation while you can still keep it from overwhelming everything else.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 to Dec 21) Tight financial matters ease a bit during this holiday season. But the sagacious Sagittarian is well-advised to keep a tight hold on the reins while shopping for gifts.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22 to Jan 19) Don’t put off making decisions about this year’s holiday celebrations, despite the negative comments you’ve been getting from several quarters. Do it NOW! AQUARIUS (Jan 20 to Feb 18) The holidays will bring new friends and new opportunities. Meanwhile, be careful to use your energy wisely as you go about making holiday preparations.

PISCES (Feb 19 to Mar 20) There’s good news coming from a most unlikely source. And it could turn out to be one of the best holiday gifts you have had in years. Remember to stay positive.

BORN THIS WEEK: You are respected for your honesty and loyalty. You make friends slowly -- but with rare exceptions, they’re in your life forever. © 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.

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after all, you know…

The art lover on your list will smile enigmatically when opening “Mona Lisa: A Life Discovered” by Dianne Hales. It’s the story of da Vinci’s most famous model, her life, and what life was like when she sat for her portrait.

HEALTH-RELATED BOOKS

What do you give to the person who’s going through the trial of her life? You might wrap up “A Breast Cancer Alphabet” by Madhulika Sikka. In here, your friend will find advice, a bit of humor, information from the BeenThere, Done-That crew, and more. Bonus: it’s an easy book to browse.

For the forward thinker on your list, “Cannabis Pharmacy” by Michael Backes may be just the right thing to wrap. This is a book about growing, using, and knowing about medical marijuana, from the plant to the end user and everything in between.

In the wake of the Sandy Hook incident, “The Price of Silence” by Liza Long asks the question that many mothers asked: what if the shooter was my child? This book takes a look at mental illness in children, from the perspective of a family member, and it’s a fascinating book that could make a stellar gift.

If there’s a First Responder on your gift list, you can’t go wrong when you give “Bulletproof Spirit” by Captain Dan Willis. It’s filled with non-conventional advice, information on staying emotionally strong, and exercises he (or she!) can do to heal and stay well, both in body and in mind. Wrap it up with “The Body Keeps the Score” by Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D., a book about how the brain can help the body heal from the aftereffects of trauma.

So you have a deep thinker on your list, and you’re not sure what to give? Think hard, and consider “The Slaughter” by Ethan Gutmann. In this book, the author tells the story of what he says is a dirty little secret in China – which includes mass murder and more. Warning: it’s not for the faint of heart.

For the yoga aficionado, “Going Om,” edited by Melissa Carroll will make a perfect gift. This is a book filled with essays of yoga and what it does to mind, body, and spirit. Wrap it up with a brand-new map and wait for the hugs. Wrap it up with “A Book of Miracles” by Dr. Bernie S. Siegel, a nice anthology of healing, hope, and heartfelt thankfulness.

For the med student you know, take a look at “Grief Sucks… But Love Bears All Things” by Gayle Taylor Davis. It’s a story of loss, and living through it – something your giftee may need to know about in the new career.

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For another look at the same subject, you may want to look for “Unremarried Widow” by Artis Henderson (by a military widow); “Confessions of a Mediocre Widow” by Catherine Tidd (by a young widow with three small kids); or “Young Widower: A Memoir” by John W. Evans (a man’s perspective on this subject).

Do we need our ears to feed our brain? That’s the question in “I Can Hear You Whisper” by Lydia Denworth, scientist and mother of a hearing-impaired little boy. This book takes a look at the subject of learning and hearing, psychology, neurology, and the Deaf community, and it’s a great gift for anyone who’s studying or living this issue. I also liked “Struck by Genius” by Jason Padgett and Maureen Seaberg. It’s the story of a crime, an injury that could have been devastating, and a surprising gift that came out of an almost-tragedy.

You may have someone on your gift list who’s struggling with vision loss – and if that’s the case, then look for “The Way We See It” by various contributors who’ve struggled with the same thing. It’s available online at www.visionlossresources.org, and its large print is perfect for anyone who must see life in a different way.

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For the beauty on your gift list, wrap up “Bill Duke’s Dark Girls,” photography by Barron Claiborne, interviews by Shelia P. Moses. This wonderful book showcases the beauty of women in many skin tones, and the feelings they have for their unique color. Hint: this book is not just for young women; grandma might like reading it, too!

You may need to find a gift for the historian who has everything, so look for “Samuel Wilbert Tucker: The Story of a Civil Rights Trailblazer and the 1939 Alexandria Library Sit-In” by Nancy Noyes Silcox. Except for the fact that it has an abundance of pictures and a great timeline, the title says it all.

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