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By Tammy Kranz

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Colorado’s next U.S. Senator Republican Cory Gardner from Yuma, gives his victory speech to GOP supporters Nov. 4 at the Hyatt hotel ballroom at the Denver Tech Center after early results showed a convincing lead over Democratic incumbent Mark Udall. Photo by Christy Steadman

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The 77.53-acre former smelting and refining site northwest of East 51st Avenue and Washington Street is poised to become a new light industrial and office development.

The Adams County Board of Commissioners approved plans for the development for approximately 62.4 acres that lies within the county borders at its Oct. 28 meeting. The rest of the site is in County of Denver.

“I think this is a great development,” said board Chair Charles “Chaz” Tedesco. “I think it will bring up that area and add businesses and jobs.”

The development, which will be called Crossroads Commerce Park at Globeville, will breathe new life into the property that many know as Asarco (American Smelting and Refining Co.).

According to county documents, “Refining operations began on the property in 1886 as the Holden Smelter which produced gold and silver. Asarco (American Smelting and Refining Company) bought the facility in 1901 and converted the plant to lead smelting. As a result of more than a century of refining and smelting operations at the Globe Plant, soil and groundwater both on and off the site were contaminated with heavy metals.”

The property has since been cleaned up and prepped for development. The plans call for light industrial, warehouse, distribution, office and retail — no residential development will be permitted. No less than 20 percent of the site will be open space.

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With thousands of ballots still needed to be counted in Adams County, it is too close to call some races as of presstime Wednesday morning.

Adams County Clerk & Recorder Karen Long’s office reported that as of Wednesday morning, nearly 25,000 ballots remain uncounted.

“On a good day we can count between 15-20,000 ballots,” said Long. “With Hansen the tremendous volume of late votes that were cast, and a write-in only option in one race, it is likely that we will complete our counting process at some point on Thursday.”

Those ballots are from voters throughout Adams County and are not specific McIntosh to one district or municipality, according to Long.

Preliminary results show Republican Mike McIntosh is winning the bid for Adams County sheriff.

So far, McIntosh is ahead in the race with 52.92 percent, or 45,222 votes cast.

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By Vic Vela

vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com An expected tight gubernatorial race was close enough that the outcome wasn’t clear until the following day.

Democratic incumbent Gov. John Hickenlooper was named the winner Wednesday morning, having defeated Republican challenger Bob Beauprez by 25,462 votes (1.36-percent).

Beauprez had led most of the night by a persistent 2-percent margin, but overnight vote counting from Democratic-leaning Denver and Boulder counties helped give him the edge.

Neither candidate was ready to admit defeat in brief remarks to supporters late in the evening Tuesday.

“Do not lose heart,” Hickenlooper told supporters from the Union Station Main Terminal

in downtown Denver. “Get a little sleep. I think I’m still going to be up for a few hours.”

Beauprez told supporters from inside a Hyatt Regency in the Denver Tech Center to remain optimistic, especially considering how well Republicans had done both in the state and nationally on Election Day. “It’s been a huge night for Republicans,” he said. “And we got a little bit more work to go, but we’re on the right side of even, aren’t we?”

A Hickenlooper victory was one of few bright spots in a tough night for Democrats.

Democratic Sen. Mark Udall lost his re-election bid to Republican Congressman Cory Gardner and Republicans took control of both the US Senate, and state Senate.

Republicans also won down ticket races for attorney general, secretary of state and treasurer.

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With a little help, it’s a lot like home The door opens and a slight woman with a quick smile, round glasses, comfy gray sweats and short, snowy hair pushes her walker into the hall.

Four months ago, Mary Clancy, 89, was living in her Lakewood apartment. But she just couldn’t do it anymore — the cooking, the cleaning, the driving. So she gave her car to a delighted nephew and moved into one of the 111 rooms at the Libby Bortz Assisted Living Center in Littleton.

“It’s great here,” she says, unhesitatingly, as she makes her way down the floral-carpeted hall to find the Scrabble game. “If you can’t be at home, this is the next best thing.”

The words gladden Dawn Shepherd, who stands nearby, eyes sparkling.

But then, she knows the secret to this place.

The brick-and-stucco structure was built on a foundation of innovative stubbornness and passionate concern for the well-being of the older community who needed, not only a place to call home, but also one they could afford.

“It’s a love thing,” Shepherd says. “There’s tons of love in this building.”

The center, just off Main Street in downtown Littleton, opened its doors 20 years ago as one of the country’s first affordable assisted living facilities when Shepherd, now 68, was director of the Littleton Housing Authority.

Back then, few assisted living centers existed — the concept was just becoming part of the senior landscape discussion. But what made this building particularly unique was its owner — a housing authority, an agency dedicated to providing housing for low-income families and individuals, one not usually in the business of assisted living.

That meant the Libby Bortz center, which would help its residents with the daily care they needed, had to be affordable.

To do that, the housing authority worked with a group of creative thinkers with experience in senior housing called The Raleigh Group and Kaiser Aerospace and Electronics, a now-defunct corporation and the tax credit partner that helped finance the project.

“The team just got so close,” Shepherd says. “It was really an amazing moment in

time — everyone worked so hard toward an end goal.”

The use of federal tax credits allowed the housing authority to save $200 a month per unit and ensure its affordability in perpetuity, Shepherd says. It also made the center one of the first — if not the first — in the country to be financed by tax credits.

Today, a one-room apartment at Libby Bortz costs $1,784 a month, well below the national average for assisted living.

That includes three meals a day, weekly housekeeping and laundry and medication supervision.

The Genworth 2014 Cost of Care Survey, which has surveyed senior care services throughout the country for 11 years, found the national median monthly rate for assisted living was $3,500, an increase of 4.29 percent from 2009.

Unforgivably, housing for seniors in this country — at a time in their lives when they should feel safe and comfortable — has instead become “a crushing burden.” The statement comes from SeniorLiving.org, a website dedicated to senior living and retirement, which reports that “finding affordable senior housing may be one of the biggest challenges facing seniors and their loved ones.”

And the U.S. Small Business Development Center predicts a significant unmet demand for assisted living facilities by 2020 as the population between 65 and 84 grows by nearly 39 percent.

So, where will we live?

Most importantly, where can we afford to live with dignity?

Shepherd pondered those questions long ago from her office in a subsidized senior apartment building in Littleton where she watched her seniors, as they aged, require

more help with daily living activities.

“Their only choice was a nursing home,” she says, “and they didn’t need a nursing home.”

Shepherd — who retired from the Littleton Housing Authority (now called South Metro Housing Options) in 2001, but soon took a job heading the housing authority in neighboring Englewood until retiring definitively a year ago — decided to provide a choice.

After eight years of planning and work, doors to the center, named after longtime Littleton social worker and housing authority board member Libby Bortz, opened in January 1994. Shepherd interviewed all the prospective residents personally. The move, she says, almost immediately “enhanced their lives and prolonged their lives.”

The apartment space was small. But it was their space.

“There were enough things that they were giving up in the aging process without having to have a stranger as a roommate,” Shepherd says. “That’s not the way we wanted our grandmother or our own parents to live.”

With no kitchens in apartments and a community dining room, the model encouraged socialization. Not isolation.

Small changes, such as staff dispensing correct medication and providing laundry service, sparked dramatic changes. Less confusion, more pride in appearance, more confidence.

And, there was the warmth that wrapped residents close, because, of course, this was a labor of love.

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On a recent chilly afternoon, a few days after a 20th anniversary reunion and celebration, piano notes drift into the lobby from the finely appointed dining room. The gas fireplace is lit. A man in his 90s sits in an armchair, eyes closed, whistling softly to the tune, “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head.”

Tables the hue of dark cherrywood stand next to tall-backed armchairs and love seats the color of wine, gold and green. Several cozy living rooms are scattered throughout the three floors, along with a courtyard garden, TV rooms and a community kitchen.

Wide, third-floor balconies with white wicker furniture face glorious mountain views.

In one hallway is the Salute to Veterans Wall, where portraits of loved ones who served the country continuously flow across a television mounted on the blue wall.

Jeanne Whalen, 72, sits on her walker across from the screen, watching for the photos of her two brothers, who served in the Korean War. “Not this one,” she says, eyes on the scrolling pictures.

“Not this next one.

“The next one is my two brothers. They were in the Korean War.” The photos, taken in the 1950s, identify Dan Whalen, Navy, and Paul Whalen, Air Force. A year apart, they were 10 years older than Jeanne.

“I come here every day,” she says, because “I love them and I miss them.”

Jeanne, who has emphysema, moved from New York a year ago to be near her daughter. The move has been good. “You get the help you need, and I’ve made lots of friends,” she says. “Praise the Lord for this place.”

Downstairs, the only resident who has lived here since the first year arrives from an outing. Virginia Chynoweth, 92, carefully wheels her walker to a chair.

She peers through her glasses.

“I like everything about it,” she says about her home. She’s able to go wherever she pleases. And, “I feel safe.”

In the end, that’s what a home should be — not a crushing burden, just simply safe.

Especially when we’re old.

For Dawn Shepherd, that means the world.

If the time should come, she already knows which room she’d choose.

It’d be easy, after all, to live in a place built with love.

Ann Macari Healey’s column about people, places and issues of everyday life appears every other week. Her column earned first place in the 2013 Colorado Press Association Better Newspaper contest. She can be reached at ahealey@coloradocommunitymedia.com or 303-566-4110.

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Salary increases, road projects proposed County staff works on finalizing next year’s budget

By Tammy Kranz

tkranz@coloradocommunitymedia.com The Adams County proposed 2015 budget includes a modest salary increase for certified, sworn officers and money carved out for several road projects and additional staff.

The overall revenue for 2015 is a projected $394,487,847 while the expenditures are projected to be $408,435,377.

That leaves a difference of $13,947,530, which County Manager Todd Leopold said will be covered mostly by the fund balance for one-time capital projects.

“We aren’t using fund balance to pay for ongoing expenses,” he said.

There is $31,500,740 slated in the proposed budget for nonrecurring capital and operations and maintenance projects. Some of those projects include carpet replacement at the District Attorney’s Office, various IT work, installing emergency power to the elevators and replacing the recording system at the detention center and replacing security screening equipment at the courthouse.

Leopold went over budget highlights with the board of county commissioners during their Oct. 14 regular meeting.

The proposed budget calls for the addition of eight full-time employees for a total budget cost of $622,070. Those new positions include the newly created District 4 and District 5 Board of County Commissioners, for an annual salary of $115,407 apiece.

The other positions include a deputy district attorney with an annual salary of $84,482, a victim’s advocate, $58,000; a talent development specialist in the Human Resources Department $80,485; an animal care technician, $47,138; and a community support case service aide, $54,928, and social caseworker, $66,223, in the adult protection administration department.

Leopold said that excluding the two commissioners and deputy district attorney, the salaries for the remaining positions were absorbed by either reductions in expenses or increases in revenues for those particular departments.

The budget also eliminated 4.5 positions through attrition for a budget reduction of $359,000. Those positions include a com-

The Adams County Board of County Commissioners will approve the 2015 budget in December. One of the items being proposed for funding is design work on the build out of the Adams County Justice Center. Photo by Tammy Kranz munications specialist ($69,857), assistant county administrator in the county manager’s department ($152,153); two grounds maintenance workers ($18,829 each), a victim’s advocate assistance ($33,130) and a fleet technician master ($66,209).

The net difference from the additional and eliminated positions is $263,063.

The budget also proposes a 3 percent merit plan for employees and market adjustments for certified, sworn officers and public safety personnel (4 percent), labor personnel (2 percent) and professional and technical personnel (1 percent).

Another expenditure factored into the 2015 budget is a 7 percent increase for natural gas and electricity costs for all the county facilities.

“It’s important to say that although we’re seeing that increase, we’ve also done things in the last year or two to offset those increases like the solar farm and going to this electric vehicle,” said Board Chair Charles “Chaz” Tedesco.

The board earlier in the meeting approved supplemental appropriations to the 2014 budget, which included $30,000 to purchase an electric vehicle.

Denver-based SunShare is constructing a Community Solar Garden near 46th Avenue and Omboden Road and the county has contracted with it to provide seven of its facilities with clean energy. The project required no upfront costs to the county and it could save a projected $300,000 in energy costs over the

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next 20 years, according to Nick Kittle, Adams County’s Performance, innovation and sustainability manager.

The projected energy cost increase would be more if the county hadn’t taken steps to offset the costs, Leopold said.

“This is just a natural increase in terms of electricity and natural gas usage,” he said.

The budget also factors in rental costs increases for some of the county’s buildings and a proposed concert during the 2015 Adams County Fair that could be offset with revenue.

“We’re really looking at doing some activities to revitalize the fair and get some highlights leading up to it,” Leopold said.

Other expenses recommended in the budget include the design and construction for Creekside Drive, the design and construction for Lowell Boulevard from Clear Creek to 62nd Avenue, extending Steele Street from 86th to 88th avenues, realigning 60th Avenue from Federal Boulevard to Zuni Street, and constructing 56th Avenue from Federal to Zuni.

“In our road and bridge fund we have a number of high dollar projects,” Leopold said.

There are plans to look into the build-out design of the Adams County Justice Center, add recreation at the Regional Park and work on a master plan for the Front Range Airport.

County staff will work on fine-tuning the final budget in November. The board will hold a public hearing and first vote on the budget Dec. 9, and the final and second vote on Dec. 16.

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Robin Hood meets Monty Python

By Michelle Boyer

Mkboyer8@gmail.com Have you ever wondered what it would be like if Monty Python and Robin Hood ever met? Would Sherwood Forest ever be the same?

“The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood,” will be performed on stage at Prairie View High School, 12909 East 120th Ave., Henderson starting today, going through Saturday at 7 p.m. The cost is $5 for students and seniors, and $7 for adults.

All tickets are sold at the door.

According to Prairie View High School Theater Director Jennifer Bryner, “It sure is hard to be humble when you’re a swashbuckling, egocentric superhero. But our gallant guy-in-green tries his best as he swaggers through “The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood,” a frantically funny, Monty Pythonesque retelling of the classic.

This time around, the legendary legend, in his never-ending quest to aid the needy, encounters a lovely damsel-in-distress (oddly obsessed with skin conditions); an ever-scheming sheriff who would rather bowl a strike than hit a bull’s-eye; a goldhoarding, bad-guy monarch wannabe; and the good-natured “Town’s Gals” who manages to make their way into every scene, whether they belong there or not. Combine them with a band of spoon-wielding Merry Men who’s collective IQs equal six and you’ve got an irreverent jaunt through Sherwood Forest you won’t soon forget.”

“I chose ‘The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood,’ because it’s a funny show,” Bryner said. “It’s light and fun, and gets a lot of students involved.”

This play has over 50 students in its cast and crew. “We’re having such a good time playing up the comedy and working with new faces,” she said. “I love it.”

Senior Alaina Lopilato plays the antagonist Prince John in the play.

“He’s a greedy uncaring prince who wants nothing more than to be King of England,” she said. “This role is completely opposite from me, which is why I enjoy

Robin Hood (Kameron Bolton) is flirting with the crowd. Photo by Michelle Boyer playing him so much. It’s challenging; yet a pleasing role.”

Lopilato said, “The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood,” follows the same plot as the original tale of “Robin Hood,” but the play adds its own humor to the script. The show is filled with laughable moments.

“My favorite part of this play is the amount of playful, ridiculousness in it,” she said. “It’s such a fun time performing it that I’m sure it’ll be as equally fun for the audience to watch.”

“It was very difficult to narrow down the three roles I’ve enjoyed most in my time

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at Prairie View High School, because I’ve loved all the parts I’ve been privileged to work with,” she said. “The part I played as Dorothy Dandridge in the musical, “Thoroughly Modern Millie, was my first part in a theater production. Although I had only a few lines, it was such a great experience. I would happily do it again.”

She also said playing a gangster, disguised as a pastry chef in “The Drowsy Chaperone” was certainly one of her most comedic roles. Also playing in her most recent role, Jennie Mae in the Diviners, Lopilato said was another favorite role. “It was

a very serious role which really challenged my acting skills,” she said.

Lopilato plans to continue with her acting after she graduates. She plans to attend Metro State University for one year, and then after she completes enough credits she’ll transfer to the University of Southern California. “I will hopefully get into their acting program and possibly take it further and fulfill my dream of being a film actress,” she said.

Alexander RhodVin, a junior, plays the Sheriff of Nottingham.

“He’s a very creepy, but attractive guy who relies on Prince John for a lot,” he said.

“I love this part because I get to do a really fun voice to really make him creepier.

“This particular show is much like the original, but with a few twists. It has the Sheriff and Prince taxing the poor, but when the Prince finds that Robin Hood is an outstanding archer he chooses a game (that is rigged in favor of the Sheriff) to ensure they get what they want. Along with that there are some familiar characters, along with new ones as well.”

Since joining the PVHS Theater program his freshman year, his three favorite roles include, Sonny LaTierri in “Grease”, Joe Hardy in the One Act of “The Hardy Boys and The Mystery of Where Babies Come From”, and now the Sheriff of Nottingham.

His favorite part about this show is the intricate set and the wide variety of people in the cast.

“I encourage the community to come enjoy the show, because there’s so much humor in this show, it’ll be impossible to not laugh,” he said. “It’ll most definitely be a fun time for all ages.”

Bryner said she chose to highlight Lopilato and RhodVin because she thinks they portray both evil and funny characters.

“They make me laugh every day with their funny character choices,” she said. “Robin Hood isn’t a traditionally a comedy, but this version is absolutely hysterical. Robin Hood is an egomaniac, who’s very full of himself.”

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All in the game I was watching some football the other day, and I see this incredible score scroll across the bottom of the screen: Baylor 60, Kansas 14.

And you thought the Broncos had it bad this week.

60-14. That kind of score took me back to my days at the University of Colorado, in the glory days of the late 1980s and early ‘90s. They regularly racked up victories like that against lesser opponents. In fact, it was sort of fun for us to make little nonmonetary, non-binding, non-NCAA-infracting side bets about how long it would take CU to get to 50.

As I look back on it, as hard as those games had to be for the other team, they were invaluable for CU for one reason: in a rout, you get to put in younger players and get them some game-speed experience.

That is one reason why there are perennial powerhouses in college football: when it’s time for a younger player to replace a star who just got drafted, that younger player is usually somebody who’s played some minutes. You don’t have to replace stars with complete rookies. When Darian Hagan graduated, there was Kordell Stewart ready to step in with a little bit of game experience.

But then I got to thinking about what a great opportunity that would have been for the coaches to build some loyalty among their players. Imagine being the fifth defensive back on the depth chart — you never get a lot of reps in practice, you’re never within sniffing distance of getting in the game, but you, like your brothers, are in the weight room first thing every morning, putting in the work. Maybe it’s enough to wear the uniform and be on the sideline (and have college paid for), but, if you’re like most competitors, you’re dying to get a little bit of playing time. But you know you probably won’t.

So, how much harder would that fifthstring player work out the next week if, toward the end of the 60-14 rout, his coach yells down the bench “You’re in!” He might be terrible, he might be lost on the field, it

could be a debacle.

But he’ll get to run back to his dorm room that night and call mom and dad and ask, “Did you see me?”

I had a very smart mentor one time who told me he always wanted to be the person to make the phone call telling somebody that they got the job. That connection, that moment of shared good news, he said, is the sort of thing on which good working relationships get built. And Proverbs tells us “Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act.”

What a powerful movement that could become, if everybody just took one opportunity every day to be that small source of good in somebody else’s day. And, hey!

Look at that: we’re now completely immersed in the holiday season, when we’re all supposed to be a little more like that, anyway.

Just a thought. Could turn in to something pretty meaningful, dontcha think?

Michael Alcorn is a teacher and writer who lives in Arvada with his wife and three children. His first novel, “The Accidental Christmas,” will be available on Nov. 2, at MichaelJAlcorn.com.

QUESTION OF THE WEEK

What are you most looking forward to in your final year of high school?

Four years of high school can sure fly by, so we asked seniors at Westminster High School what they are most looking forward to in their final year of high school.

For my final year of high school I’m looking forward to prom and the thespian conference.

Matthew Thomas

I’m hoping my senior year ends with positivity and enjoying life with my friends.

Jairo Guerrero

I’m most looking forward to baseball season and getting finals over with, because that’s when I’ll finally be able to relax for a while before it all starts again in college.

Jaime Rodriguez

Just being done with high school in general. I just want to get it over with.

Bailey Johnston

RON MITCHELL Local Sales Manager BARB STOLTE Marketing Consultant ERIN ADDENBROOKE Major Accounts and Classified Manager AUDREY BROOKS Business Manager SCOTT ANDREWS Production Manager SHARI MARTINEZ Circulation Manager

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Lodging tax grants going eight ways Committee approved funding for events, tourism and activities

By Lou Ellen Bromley

bromleyclan@hotmail.com Recent visitors to Brighton have helped make it a more exciting place to be.

Brighton City Council approved eight lodging tax-funded grant awards totaling $291,500 for the benefit of the community at the Oct. 21 meeting of the Brighton City Council, .

Brighton has a lodging tax that allows the city to collect 3-percent tax on any short term lodging (less than 30 days) to provide funds to support economic development, special events and activities, cultural arts programs, and to promote tourism in the city.

Councilwoman Joan Kness said that the lodging tax generates about $300,0000 per year.

An eight-person Lodging Tax Advisory Committee was created to look at requests for grant money generated by the tax. For the 2015 year, the committee received eight requests for grants for various events and projects, and recommended their approval.

One grant for $53,000 went to support the Brighton Cultural Arts Commission for the “Live at the Armory 2015” concert series. The concert series, consisting of eight concerts, will bring regional and national level musical talents to Brighton.

The Armory concerts will be scheduled throughout the calendar year. All the concerts’ ticket sales will be applied toward future performances at the Armory. There will also be VIP ticket packages offering the best seating and an opportunity to meet the artist before the performances.

The marketing and promoting of the concerts is done through the Chamber of Commerce of Brighton. The local hotels and restaurants are helping promote these events though the Dinehere.com program, encouraging people to come to Brighton

stay overnight in one of the hotels have dinner in the city and stay for the concert, thus generating more revenue.

Brighton Arts and Culture Creative conference submitted a grant request for $18,000 for a conference — to be held sometime in 2015 —to enlighten Brighton’s new and existing clubs, groups and organizations about resources and tools to promote creative projects within the city. The conference will include art educators and artists sharing knowledge and how-too’s on working coactivity with municipalities and businesses. This will also include a united mural/photo that all the artists will collaborate together on for the future marketing of Brighton’s arts and culture.

Brighton Sister Cities Polish Cultural Day and Brighton Sister Cities 20th Anniversary is also received grant support. The Brighton Sister Cities committee received a $17,500 grant for this event that will take place summer 2015. Eight to ten students coming to Brighton from Ziebice, Poland in June. Another delegation of 20 or more Ziebice community members will follow in July in time for the 4th of July. On July the 5th the Polish Cultural Day celebration will take place at Carmichael Park with Polish dancing, Polish food and a Polish band, that will be performing on stage.

The third annual Brighton Blues Festival 2015, sponsored by heART of Brighton received a grant of $15,000 to fund the Blues Festival at the Cultural Arts Center at the Armory in Brighton next year. The celebration will start with food vendors in the late afternoon, and continuing into the early evening with several opening acts, followed by the nationally known Headliner Band. It is estimated that over 200 people will attend this event from over twenty Colorado communities. The guests at this event will be staying in local Brighton hotels, eating in local restaurants and spending money in local businesses.

The Brighton Chamber of Commerce received $70,000 to fund an extensive program in 2015 that will include the recently launched “It all Grows in Brighton” program, highlighting the Community Brand, to promote Brighton as a destination for

Front of the Cultural Arts Center at the Armory. Photo by Lou Ellen Bromley fun activities. The money will be used to develop a visitor’s bureau in Brighton, a website with social media content and a community map program.

An aggressive advertising campaign is planned to help increase revenue and raise the awareness of everything Brighton has to offer in business, retail, and cultural programs, effectively promoting tourism in Brighton.

The Brighton Economic Development Corporation in Brighton was given $25,000.

The grant will be used to hire a consultant who will conduct a study to be used to compare Brighton’s economic growth and development to other cities in Colorado that are comparable in size, population and development. This report should help Brighton in finding the best economic practices and develop incentives for urban renewal, public and private financing, redevelopment zones and overall improvements.

Brighton Economic and Development Corporation also received a second grant in the amount of $60,000. for a “Brighton Retail Attraction Strategy” project. This

project will make retail business and consumers aware of Brighton’s economic opportunities and help to attract distinctive retail business to town. More opportunities to shop will hopefully mean more customers for all. Brighton EDC says market analysis, strategic planning and retail recruiting will help accomplish those goals.

The Brighton Youth Commission received a grant in the amount of $33,000 to raise awareness about the importance of mental health with the S.P.E.A.K. week program. This program was developed by the Brighton Youth Commission to provide information on mental health and suicide prevention resources available to anyone in Brighton. During S.P.E.A.K. week, visitors coming to Brighton for the weeklong event will be encouraged to shop in local retail stores and stay in the local hotels.

This will be encouraged with the use of a coupon book that will highlight up to 35 great deals offered by Brighton business’s during the event. The Brighton Youth Commission’s program will also include an as yet undetermined musical act to perform during S.P.E.A.K. week.

ADAMS NEWS IN A HURRY Dave Ruppel named new Front Range manager

Following an extensive national search, Adams County Manager Todd Leopold announced the hiring of Dave Ruppel as the new Front Range Airport Manager.

Ruppel is a familiar name in aviation circles along the Front Range. He comes to Front Range Airport from Yampa Valley Regional Airport in Hayden, Colorado, where he has served as airport manager for nine years.

Prior to his tenure in the Steamboat Springs area at Yampa Valley Regional Airport (YVRA), Ruppel served 23 years in the United States Navy where he flew both helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft before taking a position as Executive Officer at a Navy airport in Georgia.

Front Range Airport is a general aviation airport located 19 miles east of Denver on 3,900 acres of land in Watkins, Colorado. The airport is considered a potential spaceport site that would serve as a hub to aerospace and space tourism industries.

Discovery Club offers day of respite

Discovery Club in Northglenn will offer a program for children with developmental disabilities a day of fun while their caregivers can get a day of respite.

The event is organized by the Easter Seals

Colorado and staffed with trained professionals, volunteers and nursing students.

The program runs on Dec. 6, Feb. 7, March 7, April 4 and May 2 for $30 for six hours at Gethsemane Lutheran Church, 10675 N. Washington St.

Healthcare enrollment A grassroots group of volunteers called Adams County Grassroots for Healthcare wants to change that. Grassroots for Healthcare is working with Servicios de La Raza to sponsor an Enrollment Event on Saturday, November 15, 2014, from 2 to 5 p.m. at Denver Cascade Mobile Home Park, 9650 North Federal Boulevard, Federal Heights, CO. People should come if they still lack insurance. They may sit one-on-one with health coverage guides — navigators — at laptops for guidance in navigating the complex healthcare landscape and enrolling in a plan that best fits their needs and budget. Connect for Health Colorado (through their trained health coverage guides — navigators) is the only place to learn if a person qualifies for a federal subsidy to lower insurance costs.

A healthcare expert will present the facts about the healthcare reform law — the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.

EDUCATION NOTES College night scheduled Free College Night Event Eagle Ridge Academy is hosting a College Night to help students and families navigate the complex and confusing paths to college. All 8th-12th grade students who attend School District 27J district and charter schools are invited to attend. Eagle Ridge Academy, a college prep charter high school in Brighton, Colorado, is hosting a free College Night event on Thursday, November 20th from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. The College Fair will begin at 6:00 p.m. with over 20 colleges and universities in attendance. At 6:30 p.m., the College Night will continue with a Keynote Address to 8th-2th grade students and families from Melissa Trifiletti, Director of Admissions at Colorado State University, Fort Collins. The evening

events will proceed with three 25 minute Breakout Sessions. Families will be invited to choose from at least 10 experts in the field of college readiness discussing topics such as Financial Aid, Scholarships, College Admissions Process, Community College Options, Concurrent Enrollment, College Best Fit, Application Essay Help and After High School Pathways. The Eagle Ridge Academy Counseling Department seeks to provide the highest level of support for their students and families in college and career planning by providing comprehensive, accessible and proactive programming and services. Eagle Ridge Academy is located at 3551 Southern Street, Brighton 80601. Contacts: Beth Allen, ballen@erawarriors.org, Counselor A-K Barbara Scarsi, bscarsi@erawarriors.org, Counselor L-Z

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T-Hawks fall prey to Tigers in playoffs

By Michelle Boyer

Mkboyer8@gmail.com Prairie View (8-2) finished its football season after losing to Lakewood 27-9 in the first round playoff at home on Oct. 31.

Kicker Jessica Dunn started out a scoreless game by giving Prairie View the lead with a 30 yard field goal. RJ Ramirez made the only touchdown for Prairie View toward the end of the game.

“Both teams made some adjustments at half time and we just ended up missing a few tackles on Lakewood’s first touchdown,” Coach Todd Riccio said. “Then our interception and fumble didn’t help in the third quarter. They were a very tough and physical team.”

The Tigers scored 20 answered points in that third quarter.

The Thunderhawk defense also took a big blow when Ben Burnett left the game.

Sanchez excels as an athlete “I’m proud of everyone on the team,” linebacker Brandon Sanchez said. “Everyone battled until the last whistle blew.

That’s how it was the whole season. That’s why we were so successful this year. We all played as one.”

Playing football since he was 7, Sanchez started the sport because it was his step father’s favorite sport.

“He really wanted me to play, but I wasn’t old enough,” he said. “Then when I was finally old enough my step father passed away, and I followed through with his wishes … I did it all for him.”

As a linebacker, his favorite thing is he gets to do anything and everything.

“I’m all over the feel of taking on the biggest lineman, then going and covering the fastest receiver,” he said. “The worst part is I play outside and most of the teams we go against run the ball up the middle so it’s hard to make plays. I have to go with the flow and make the play.”

Although he also plays baseball, Sanchez said he is passionate about both sports.

Prairie View linebacker (No. 34) at center Brandon Sanchez tries to block Lakewood’s (No. 5) Maomao Niko during last Friday’s playoff game at home. Prairie View was defeated by Lakewood 27-9. Photo by Michelle Boyer

“They play a big part in my life, and I feel equally talented in both football and baseball,” he said.

He’s undecided about what college he’ll attend, but Sanchez said he’s interested in playing football if the opportunity arises.

He will study criminal justice.

“I feel like the senior class left a good legacy,” he said. “Our players will all have some shoes to fill, but I’m not worried about them. They’ll do just fine.”

“Brandon Sanchez is a great athlete, great competitor and has been a great student-athlete for us the past four years,”

Riccio said. “He’s been a solid and a great player for us. He has a heart of a champion. For the past three years on varsity, he’s started outside backer for us and has done a tremendous job. I couldn’t be more proud of him and what he gave to our program, school and teammates.”

Riccio feels this season was the best in school history for Prairie View as they achieved back-to-back undefeated league titles. “It was a heck of a run this year winning eight straight games, and the win over Denver East was an awesome part of that,” he said. “I’m extremely proud of what we

accomplished this year, and what lies ahead for this program, school and community. The post season didn’t end up how we wanted it to, but all in all it was a great season.”

He said it’ll be hard to replace the seniors this year, but said the team has some young kids who will step up for the team and fill the vacancies the seniors have left.

“Our junior varsity team went 9-1 under the direction of Coach Nate Howard and Coach Kevin Stauffer,” he said. “We’ll have a great group of returners for next season,” he said.

Dawgs learn this season, stronger for next

By Michelle Boyer

Mkboyer8@gmail.com With a 4-5 regular season record the Brighton Bulldogs football team gained a spot last weekend in the State 5A football playoffs. It was a struggle for the team as they went up against the state’s top ranked team Grandview, and lost 51-0.

“Grandview is a top-notch program who will contend for the state championship,” he said.

As Sandoval has said all season, this was a learning experience for the entire team.

“This year’s seniors were the smallest class in my tenure. They really stepped up and played hard all season. I’m very proud of them,” he said.

Sandoval feels that the junior class got all their experience this year, and know they need to commit to the off-season program in the weight room.

“If they learned anything, it’s we need to get stronger and faster,” he said. “The sophomores also played hard all season.”

The freshmen class went undefeated in leagues, but also lost to Grandview in the last game.

According to Sandoval, Brandon Crespin is expected to be one of the team leaders along with Brady Jacovetta, Drew Petit, Robert Lyska, Correy Medlock, Julian Mijares, Nick McCormick as well as the entire junior class.

“Expectations are big for this class,” he said.

During the last home game of the season Oct. 17, The Brighton Bulldogs celebrate in the Thornton team’s end zone as they just scored a safety. Brighton went on to defeat Thornton 35-6 that week. Brighton was shut out in the playoffs 51-0 against Grandview on Oct. 31. Photo by Michelle Boyer

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Arvada West’s Veronica Vasina scored a 9.550 on the floor exercise and place third in the All Around at the Class 5A State Gymnastics on Saturday’s competition at Thornton High School. Photos by Pam Wagner

Pomona freshman Kelsey Boychuk took first place in the all-around competition at the Class 5A State Gymnastics tournamnet held on Saturday at Thornton High School.

Pomona gymnast wins all-around

By Scott Stocker Four-for-four. That’s certainly a statement Pomona freshman Kelsey Boychuk would like to see come to pass within her Class 5A, state gymnastics competition.

Boychuk came through to win the allaround title in last Friday’s competition at Thornton High School. She scored 38.325 in her four events to edge Cherry Creek’s Samantha Simon, 38.125, and Arvada West’s Veronica Vasina, 38.075, for the Gold Medal.

Boychuk was able to have the top score in the all-around competition on the balance beam (9.725) and vault (9.85) and second on Floor (9.550). She did stumble on the uneven bars with a score of 9.2, good for only 17th in the all-around competition.

Still, she’s the champion.

Boychuk’s effort on vault held up as she was able to win the event title on Saturday with another 9.85 effort. Here, she edged Cherry Creek’s Mackenzie Doerr (9.75) for the title.

“I was really excited and had worked hard to get here,” said Boychuk. “I just practice every day and it has certainly paid off.

The key was my determination, but I was a bit surprised that I won. I love what I do and I want to keep on working hard, not only for me, but for all my teammates and coaches.”

Simon knew it was going to be tough, but she, too, finished higher in the all-around than she had foreseen. She scored 9.675 on bars, 9.525 on vault, 9.475 on floor and 9.45 on the beam. Individually, she went on to also place second on beam (9.65), third on floor (9.575), seventh on vault (9.6) and eighth on bars (9.275).

“I just wanted to think about going out and doing my best,” Simon said. “I came in wanting to make sure I could place in the top 10. The keys have been my practice, with just lots and lots of practice. I wasn’t sure how things could end up, but this is great.”

Vasina was certainly in the hunt for the all-around title throughout Friday’s competition. She tied Boychuk on Floor (9.55), but was given the win in the event tie-breaker.

She scored 9.5 on vault, 9.625 on the bars, and 9.4 on the beam. From there, she went on to place third individually on beam (9.625) and fifth on vault (9.625).

“My key was not to worry about what was going on around me,” said Vasina. “I just didn’t want to hold back. I was not nervous today (in the finals) and I just wanted to go out and have fun. It felt good on floor, but overall, you just have to go out and do what you have to do.”

Despite Boychuk’s efforts, Pomona was not able to come away with a team title.

That honor went to Overland, coached by Lisa Sparrow. It was here that the Trailblazers were able to score a four-event total of 184.97. And, it was just enough to nip runner up Broomfield, 184.50.

Helping to lead the way for Overland in the individual events was Devin Bundas, who came through to win the uneven bars with a score of 9.725. She had also finished seventh in the All-around completion, scoring 37.775.

However, it was the second individual title for Bundas as she won the title on Floor last season. On this particular day, she edged Broomfield’s Kailey Licata, who scored a 9.7. Licata, however, would rebound and come through to win her title on the floor this time around with another 9.7 effort.

Licata, who placed fifth in the all-around with a 37.85, won her title on Floor with a narrow victory over runner up, Rachel Dillman of Mountain Range. Dillman, who was also fourth in the all-around (37.90), followed Licata’s effort with a 9.575.

“I think I did pretty good, but I do think I could have done better today,” Licata said. “There were little things that I had to overcome, but I felt good. The key was the practice that we had while gettingourselves ready for state, and working on little things, like, pointing our toes.”

Broomfield’s Sarah Holbrook won the second individual title for the Eagles, winning the Beam with a 9.7 over Simon. And, she is the first to admit it was a physically painful victory as she suffers from Bertolotti’s Syndrome.

“I’m in a lot of pain, but it was worth it,” Holbrook said. “I’m having surgery in December and I just hope I will be able to compete next season. I love the beam, and, the pain was worth it this week.”

Dillman was extremely pleased with the third-place team finish with her teammates.

“I’m so excited,” said Dillman, who also placed sixth on bars (9.55). “I just never wanted to look back. I didn’t realize how things had come out until all the competition was done and the announcements were made. I just wanted to go out and have fun. We finished third as a team, but we all certainly did our best.”

Phil Sailas, who coaches at Thornton, was also pleased by the efforts of his top girls, who where competing in their own gym. Good thoughts, also, from Lakewood coach Mary Beth Artemis and her top gymnasts, Hanna Roshak.

Leading the way for Thornton was Sierra Kirylo, who was sixth in the all-around (37.875) and would also finish third on Vault (9.725). Teammate Sara Michie would come through with a sixth on floor (9.5) for the Trojans.

“We had a season that went from a 166 to a 179 and it would be hard to ask the girls for more,” Sailas said. “They did everything in a positive way, just a great job. They had the confidence and that bounding it takes to make a fine team. They were a tight group and really relied on each other. We only lose one girl from our team for next year.”

Indeed, Kirylo and Michie will be looking for the Trojans to have a fine campaign in 2015.

“I just went out and tried my best, but at times it was really nerve wrecking,” Kirylo said. “I just wanted us to compete well as a team and just to have fun in the process.

We had a good season and we felt confident coming in. You can always hope for the best and just be confident.”

Added Michie, “I wish I could have made it a better day and better than last season. I hope to do better next year. The key was to go hard and be happy. This is the third time the whole team has made it and that’s certainly a fine effort.”

Roshak, who placed seventh on Bars (9.375), and Artemis had high hopes Lakewood would do better, but the Tigers did complete a fine overall season.

“We had one team with one dream and that was our motto,” Artemis said. “We wanted to make it to state and did. We smashed all our school records this season and the girls just made it a magical season.

It was just amazing, overall, when we look back.”

CLASS 5A STATE GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS Thornton High School, Oct. 31, Nov. 1.

TEAM RESULTS: 1, Overland, 184.97. 2, Broomfield, 184.50. 3, Mountain Range, 184.4. 4, Cherry Creek, 182.4. 5, Pomona, 181.47. 6, Arvada West, 180.4.

7, Green Mountain, 179.75. 8, Thornton, 179.63. 9, Lakewood, 175.4. 10, Ponderosa, 174.25. 11, Rocky Mountain, 171.7. 12, Chatfield, 170.53.

ALL-AROUND: 1, Kelsey Boychuck, Pomona, 38.325.

2, Samantha Simon, Cherry Creek, 38.125. 3, Veronica Vasina, Arvada West, 38.075. 4, Rachel Dillman, Mountain Range, 37.90. 5, Kailey Licata, Broomfield, 37.85. 6, Sierra Kirylo, Thornton, 37.875. 7. Devin Bundas, Overland, 37.775. 8, MacKenzie Doerr, Cherry Creek, 37.475.

BALANCE BEAM: 1, Sarah Holbrook, Broomfield, 9.7. 2. Samantha Simon, Cherry Creek, 9.65. 3, Veronica Vasina, Arvada West, 9.625. 4, Nicki Verheyen, Broomfield, 9.55. 5, Mykayla Novacek, Arvada West, 9.50. 6, Annabel Spence, Pomona, 9.375 (tie breaker).

7. Mackenzie Doerr, Cherry Creek, 9.30. 8. Autumn Bottke, Rocky Mountain, 9.375.

FLOOR: 1, Kailey Licata, Broomfield, 9.7. 2, Rachel Dillman, Mountain Range, 9.588 (tie breaker). 3, Samantha Simon, Cherry Creek, 9.575 (tie breaker).

4. Kelsey Boychuk, Pomona, 9.513 (tie breaker). 5, Mackenzie Doerr, Cherry Creek, 9.513 (tie breaker).

6, Sara Michie, Thornton, 9.50. 7, Devin Bundas, Overland, 9.475. 8. Amanda McKee, Broomfield, 9.400 (tie breaker).

UNEVEN BARS: 1, Devin Bundas, Overland, 9.725. 2, Kailey Licata, Broomfield, 9.70. 3, Ciera Dunn, Arvada West, 9.65. 4. McKenna Turbyne, Overland, 9.60. 5. Veronica Vasina, Arvada West, 9.575. 6. Rachel Dillman, Mountain Range, 9.55. 7. Hanna Roshak, Lakewood, 9.375. 8. Samantha Simon, Cherry Creek, 9.275.

VAULT: 1, Kelsey Boychuk, Pomona, 9.85. 2, McKenzie Doerr, Cherry Creek, 9.75. 3, Sierra Kirylo, Thornton, 9.725. 4, Annabel Spence, Pomona, 9.70. 5, Veronica Vasina, Arvada West, 9.625. 6, Caitlyn Paplow, Mountain Range, 9.60. 7. Samantha Simon, Cherry Creek, 9.588 (tie breaker). 8. Kellyn Toole, Overland, 9.588 (tie breaker).

Added Roshak, “I’m a senior and I’m happy I got the chance to make the finals.

I wish more of our team could have made it. My teammates were by my side and I’m happy with my finish.”

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Mkboyer8@gmail.com Brighton High School senior Dan Mordecai finished 12th with a time of 17 minutes, 21.0 seconds at the State 5A Championship Cross Country Meet held at the Norris Penrose Events Center in Colorado Springs Oct. 25.

“I knew he was capable of a top 15 finish, but his inexperience with racing at such an elite level made it an unknown,” Coach Karen Smidt said. “He has raced Joshua Joseph from Thornton several times this year and has finished right behind him (Josh came in second overall), so I think he still has a lot of untapped talent to unleash. He’s such an amazingly, great athlete who can remain calm and collected in his races. Sometimes I think that actually gets in his way too, though because he’s almost too chill about competing. If he were a little more aggressive, he’d be dangerous.”

Smidt said Mordecai finally decided to race after the Grand Junction meet during the track season last year.

“He finally decided he was ready to make it hurt,” she said. “He also has a serious team behind him who look up to him as a mentor and great example of hard work and dedication. Like I said before, his work over the summer finally paid off.”

Mordecai along with other on Brighton’s cross-country team will compete at

Dan Mordecai starts to get his race position onequarter of a mile into the race running across a stream during the 5A State Cross Country meet on Oct. 25.

Mordecai finished 12th in 17 minutes, 21.0 seconds.

Courtesy photo the Nike Cross Country Regional Meet in Casa Grande, Arizona on Nov. 22.

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Halloween breakfast a spooky good time Eagle View hosts Halloween Breakfast for ghouls and guests

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bromleyclan@hotmail.com Halloween morning brought out some early rising and scary creatures that couldn’t wait until nightfall to start their haunting good times.

Eagle View Adult Center hosted their Halloween Breakfast and Costume contest last week and helped bring out the spirit of fun, for the creepiest of holidays.

Several guests came dressed up in their scariest, or most lovable best, and a few just came for a howling good time. Breakfast was served by the staff and volunteers

at Eagle View, and included ghostly French toast, scary sausage, frightful fruit cups and coffee or juice, for the delicious meal.

After enjoying breakfast, guests in costume were asked to line up in the front of the room so that the mysterious Eagle View Adult Center judges could decide who had the frighteningly best costume. The best costume for the men was captured by Leroy Overall, as the son of Frankenstein and a Werewolf, the incredible Frankenwolf.

Best costume for the ladies was brewed up by Margie Hoffman, as everyone’s favorite thief, a one-armed Bandit slot machine! Both received a prize for best costumes. Everyone that attended Friday’s breakfast in costume received a prize for participating in the contest and adding to the fun. After the contest there were games for more prizes, so that everyone that attended the breakfast had a treat for Halloween.

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Bartels has the pulse of our state’s politicos, and is well respected by both parties. Bartels guided MSNBC host Rachel Maddow through Denver, and the results were broadcast on Oct. 28. You can catch each segment at www.msnbc.com/search/Lynn%20Bartels.

In the short scenes, Bartels talks to Maddow about how important smiling is to the Mark Udall-Cory Gardner U.S. Senate race, the horse on the Paul Bunyan-sized red chair next to the main library, and the Bannock street spot — now a gym — where various successful Democratic candidates had their campaign headquarters or conducted business to support other Dem hopefuls.

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The Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, 1485 Delgany St., is hosting an exhibit of the art of Mark Mothersbaugh, co-founder of the New Wave band Devo, through April 12. “Mark Mothersbaugh: Myopia” is the first retrospective of the artist’s work from the beginning of his career in the early 1970s through the present.

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Men’s health is focus

In an effort to raise awareness of men’s health issues, the Tavern Hospitality Group has created an official Movember USA team called “StacheTag Tavern.” People can join Tavern’s team to support the cause at www.moteam. co/stachetag-tavern.

The Movember Foundation is dedicated to having an everlasting impact on the face of men’s health. Their annual Movember campaign involves the growing of mustaches during the month of November to raise awareness of men’s health issues, such as prostate cancer and other male cancers and associated charities. As Movember USA team members grow mustaches, they try to encourage friends and family to support the cause by pledging funds to their particular page.

“This is our first year to participate in Movember,” said Frank Schultz, owner of Tavern Hospitality Group. “I think most people know someone who’s been affected by a health issue that is specific to men. We wanted to help raise funds for research and treatment. I hope we have a lot of people join our team so we can make an impact.”

The Tavern is giving a free shave at Floyd’s Barbershop and a $150 Tavern gift card to the “StacheTag Tavern” team member who ends up with the best mustache at the end of the month.

Tavern Hospitality Group has eight locations in Uptown, Downtown, Lowry, Tech Center, Wash Park, Littleton, Mile High and Ballpark neighborhoods. For additional information, visit www.tavernhg.com.

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“Kinky Boots,” the smash-hit Broadway musical, is a real kick in the ... well, you fill in the blank. The 2013 Tony Award-winning musical, with the story by Harvey Fierstein and score by Cyndi Lauper, plays The Buell Theatre through Nov. 9.

This one is well worth your entertainment dollar for two hours of an uplifting theatrical experience that will set your toes tapping. The story is about a failing English shoe factory that reinvents itself to feed the soles of a niche audience (the transvestite community) with mansized hip-high blingy boots.

For tickets, go to www.denvercenter.org or call 303893-4100.

Meersman bids adieu

Outgoing Colorado Restaurant Association president and CEO Pete Meersman got a hearty sendoff Oct. 28 when roughly 150 friends and fans gathered at the Denver ChopHouse & Brewery.

Meersman’s CRA career spanned 32 years, starting in membership sales. He will assume the new part-time role as chief strategy officer for the CRA. Sonia Riggs, the former director of the Colorado Division of the American Institute of Architects, will step into Meersman’s wellworn shoes as the new president and CEO.

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YOUR WEEK & MORE BRIGHTON CALENDAR

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FREE MEDICARE Series

BUNCO IS an easy and fun game of dice. We can teach you the game in 5 minutes if you don’t know how to play. Enjoy an afternoon of laughter, refreshments, and prizes 1:15-3:45 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, at Eagle View Adult Center, 1150 Prairie Center Parkway, Brighton. Call 303-655-2075 or go to www. brightonco.gov. Register by the Tuesday before. Cost is $4.

CELEBRATE AMERICA THIRD-GRADERS FROM North Elementary will present a program in honor of Veteran’s Day. Program is at 10:30 a.m.

Monday, Nov. 10, at Eagle View Adult Center, 1150 Prairie Center Parkway, Brighton. Visitors who’d like to stay for lunch should make a reservation by Thursday, Nov. 6, by calling Audri at 303-655-2271. Call 303-655-2075 or go to www. brightonco.gov.

GRIEF SUPPORT HAVE YOU lost a loved one? Holidays are sometimes the hardest to get through. Join us for open discussion and suggestions to manage stress through the holiday season.

Call Halcyon Bereavement Support at 720-325-2987 or email Diane at deberle@halcyonhospice.org. Next session is 1-2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 10, at Eagle View Adult Center, 1150 Prairie Center Parkway, Brighton. Call 303-655-2075 or go to www.

Sheriff Continued from Page 1

His opponent, Democrat Rick Reigenborn, is trailing with 47.08 percent of the vote, or 38,448 votes. That is a lead for McIntosh by 6,774 votes.

Regardless who wins, there will be a new sheriff in town, as the victor will replace term-limited Sheriff Doug Darr.

Commissioners elected for new seats Preliminary numbers show that Republicans may have secured the newly created Board of Commissioners seats for District 4 and District 5.

Republican Joe Domenico received 51.03 percent of the vote (43,383 votes), so far beating out his opponent Demo-

CENTURA HEALTH Links sponsors a free Medicare series this fall. Programs will take place at Eagle View Adult Center, 1150 Prairie Center Parkway, Brighton. Call 303-655-2075 to register. Schedule:

10:30 A.M. Wednesday, Nov. 12: “Medicare Saving Plans and the Low Income Subsidy” – There is a benefit available to lowincome individuals to help them pay for Part B and prescription coverage. You may qualify if you make less than $1,333 a month, or $1,790 per couple. Register by Friday, Nov. 7.

MEDICARE COUNSELING IF YOU need help with Medicare issues, you can receive oneon-one assistance with our SHIP counselor who is specially trained on Medicare insurance programs. Call Ermie at 303655-2079 to make an appointment.

Adams County residents with general questions about Medicare can also call Centura Health Links at 720-321-8850. Appointments are available from noon to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, and Tuesday, Nov. 25 at Eagle View Adult Center, 1150 Prairie Center Parkway, Brighton.

Call 303-655-2075 or go to www.brightonco.gov.

crat Steve O’Dorisio, who has received 48.97 percent (41,628 votes). Only 1,755 separate the candidates. The victor will fill the newly-created District 4 spot.

Republican Jan Pawlowski, former mayor of Brighton, has a slightly larger margin over her opponent for the newly-created District 5 seat. Pawlowski, tallied 43,919 votes or 51.77 percent, while opponent Democrat Wilma Rose tallied 40,921 votes or 48.23 percent. That’s a difference of nearly 3,000 votes.

Incumbent Erik Hansen, Republican, appears to have won his re-election bid for the District 3 seat. He has received 55.97 percent of the vote (48,215 votes), while his opponent, Democrat Manuel Solano received 44.03 percent of the vote (37,926 votes). That is the widest margin of any county race, with Hansen leading with 10,289 votes.

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Free program, but you must register in advance, by Tuesday, Nov. 11. Call 303-655-2075 or go to www.brightonco.gov.

FRIDAY FEAST YOU ARE in for some fun today. We’re serving hot dogs, chili, and dessert from Inglenook. Then, “Wisdom Gone Wild” a kitchen band from Lakewood will entertain. Their goal, get you to laugh. The Friday Feast is at noon Friday, Nov. 14, at Eagle View Adult Center, 1150 Prairie Center Parkway, Brighton.

Register by Wednesday, Nov. 8; cost is $4. Call 303-655-2075 or go to www.brightonco.gov.

EAGLE VIEW Adult Center, 1150 Prairie Center Parkway, Brighton, presents “Compassion Fatigue: When it Hurts to Care” 10-11:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 13. As caregivers, we witness the suffering of others – physical, emotional and spiritual. To witness the pain and suffering of others is to be forever changed.

Compassionate people bear the suffering of others and often times compromise their own health and well-being when they assume too much of the burden.

We must always be aware of where we end and the other person begins – the importance of boundaries.

We can companion others in life, but we cannot assume the responsibility for another’s life.

To do so puts us at risk of experiencing compassion fatigue, a risk for all who care. Jane W. Barton, author of Caregiving for the GENIUS, will be the speaker.

CAN YOU imagine not having a coat to keep you warm? If you have at least one in our closet that you don’t need, donate it to Kiwanis. A big red box will be near the front desk through November at Eagle View Adult Center, 1150 Prairie Center Parkway, Brighton. Make sure coats are clean and check pockets.

New clerk and recorder, assessor elected

Coroner, treasurer re-elected

Republican candidate Stan Martin had a slight edge over Democrat candidate Cynthia Martinez with the first unofficial results posted.

Martin received 52.52 percent of the votes (45,004 votes). Martinez, a Brighton councilwoman, received 47.48 percent of the vote (40,693 votes). That is a difference of 4,311 votes so far.

The winner of this race will replace term-limited Karen Long.

Adams County deputy assessor Democrat candidate John Schaul so far is losing his bid for a promotion to challenger Republican Patsy Melonakis.

Melonakis has received 53.39 percent of the vote (44,857 votes); Schaul has received 46.61 percent (39,162 votes).

Almost 5,700 separate the two contestants. The winner will replace term-limited Gil Reyes.

It appears voters are opting to keep the incumbents for the coroner and treasurer positions in Adams County.

Democrat Monica Broncucia-Jordan secured her job as coroner for another four years. So far she has 51.79 percent of the vote (43,573) while her opponent, Republican Mike Arnall, has 48.21 percent (40,554). 3,019 Republican Brigitte Grimm has the second largest margin over her opponent, with 54.51 percent of the vote (46,481 votes). Her opponent, Democrat Steve Douglas, a Commerce City councilman, has received 45.49 percent (38,793). With Grimm leading that race by 7,688 votes, it appears she’ll be reelected to her seat.

The newly elected officials will be sworn in during a ceremony Jan. 13.

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GALLERY OF GAMES & weekly horoscope

COAT, NECKTIE DONATIONS ACCEPTED

IN ADDITION, folks who make quilts for the homeless need old neckties, which are used to secure the quilts once they are rolled up. Ties can also be dropped off in the red box during November. Call 303-655-2075 or go to www.brightonco.gov.

SALOME’S STARS FOR THE WEEK OF NOV 3, 2014

ARIES (Mar 21 to Apr 19) Lots of choices could make it difficult to select what is best for your needs.

Avoid snap judgments. Take the time to check them all out to find the one that really meets your goals.

TAURUS (Apr 20 to May 20) You could once again experience pressure from others who would like to see you move in another direction. But heed your Bovine instincts to stay on your own path.

GEMINI (May 21 to Jun 20) Taking charge of a project that seems to be about to stall or collapse altogether could be a challenge. But once everyone knows what you expect of him or her, things should go smoothly.

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GALLERY OF GAMES

CANCER (Jun 21 to Jul 22) Avoid the pressures of the upcoming holiday period by setting a time right now to discuss how to divide up the responsibility of helping a loved one come through a difficult period.

LEO (Jul 23 to Aug 22) It’s not too early for all you Leonas and Leos to start making long-distance travel plans. The sooner you stop procrastinating and start deciding where, when and how you’re going, the better.

VIRGO (Aug 23 to Sept 22) Someone you’ve known for years might disappoint you, or even make you feel you’ve been betrayed. But check the facts carefully before you make charges that could backfire on you.

LIBRA (Sept 23 to Oct 22) A holiday plan might need to be revised to accommodate an unexpected complication. Come up with an alternative arrangement as soon as possible to avoid more problems down the line.

SCORPIO (Oct 23 to Nov 21) Don’t accept halfway explanations for a situation that requires full disclosure.

The more you know now, the better able you will be to handle any complications that might arise.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 to Dec 21) The cooperation you relied upon might not be easy to get. Maybe there’s an information gap. See if everyone understands the situation. If not, be sure to offer a full explanation.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22 to Jan 19) Problems caused by that recent workplace distraction should soon be easing, allowing you to resume working at a less frantic pace. That personal matter also begins to ease up.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20 to Feb 18) Changing your mind about a job decision isn’t easy for the usually committed Aquarian. But once you check it out, you’ll find facts you didn’t know before. And facts don’t lie.

PISCES (Feb 19 to Mar 20) Your unique way of sizing up a situation gives you an edge in resolving that upsetting workplace problem. Stay on your current course regardless of any attempts to distract you.

BORN THIS WEEK: You are emotionally attuned to what’s going on around you, and you easily pick up on people’s needs. © 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Water year it was in Colorado Southeastern part of state gets some relief from drought

By Jim Trotter

Rocky Mountain PBS I-News The 2014 water year ended gently — for Colorado, at least — as monsoonal rains and the remnants of Hurricane Odile provided enough moisture to push even the drought-stricken southeastern quadrant of the state into the 70 percent to 90 percent of normal precipitation range.

It’s reasonable to think of it almost as an escape, as the state was cool and wet enough to avoid the massive wildfires of the previous two years, Black Forest in 2013 and Waldo Canyon and High Park in 2012, which claimed a total of more than 1,100 homes. There was no epic September flood this time around.

In comparison to California, which continues in the throes of devastating drought, and parts of Washington and Oregon, where millions of acres burned this water year, Colorado was downright fortunate.

“Water year” is a Western term, and the new one began Oct. 1. It has to do with the annual cycle that includes the first snow in the high country, the accumulation of the snowpack, the spring melt and runoff, the warm summer and whatever rain might fall.

One can forgive residents of southeastern Colorado if they’re not breaking out the party hats. While the late rains boosted moisture totals there toward respectabil-

ity, the region has been locked in various stages of damaging drought for years.

The U.S. Drought Monitor map, a product of the Department of Agriculture that is updated weekly, has five levels of dryness, from D0, abnormally dry, to D4, exceptional drought. Along with the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles, a big chunk of northeastern New Mexico and southwestern Kansas, southeastern Colorado has been firmly fixed with D3s, extreme drought, and D4s, as bad as it gets.

The modern map, in fact, has looked very similar to that of the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, even though, as of now, it has moderated a bit.

“Absolutely,” said assistant state climatologist Wendy Ryan from her office in Fort Collins. “As we were keeping track, particularly in 2011 and 2012, we started drawing comparisons to the ’30s. It was as dry and as hot down there as the Dust Bowl.”

The visual elements were also there: enormous dust storms, but not with the frequency or longevity of the 1930s, and tumbleweed melees that covered highways and buried barns and houses.

“They have created havoc on the plains of eastern Colorado,” said Tobe Allumbaugh, chairman of the Crowley County Commission, of the tumbleweed conditions that began this time last year. “After three years of drought, we got moisture in the latter part of August. There was no vegetation to compete with the Russian thistle. They popped out and they were everywhere. We got more rain in September and it was like throwing fuel on the fire.

“By November they began to roll and tumble.”

That is a challenge that likely remains bountiful, conditions there “beautiful,” as from the summer rains this year.

Ryan described them.

“After the last few years, a lot of the A look at the “teacup” map published native grasses are gone,” said Ryan. “The weekly by the Colorado Climate Center Russian thistle is the first plant to come at Colorado State University also tells the back with any moisture and we saw what story. Lake Granby is 128 percent of averhappened last year. They had to use snow- age for this time of year, 98 percent full. plows to clear the highways. It’s probably Blue Mesa is 74 percent full, Lake Dillon going to be bad again, but maybe not quite is 99 percent full. Green Mountain is at 85 as bad. The hope is that the grasses got percent. enough precipitation to compete (with the PUBLIC All of this munificence is aNOTICE matter of thistles).” scale, of course. Downstream the ColoNOTICE OFon VACANCIES The lower Arkansas River basin has a rado River, massive Lake Powell was only The City of Brighton is now accepting aplong way to go before recovery to normal, 51 percent full recently, plications to fill positions be open and, on that thewillothon the following Boards and CommisRyan said. The late season moisture has al- er end of the Grand sions. Applications may be obtained Canyon, giant Lakefrom the City Clerk’s Office, 500 South 4th Avlowed farmers there to get a start on winter Mead has been losing after years of enue, 4thwater Floor, Monday through Friday wheat, an endeavor that hasn’t panned out drought like someone between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 pulled the plug. p.m. The application is also available on in the recent drought years. The big word hthe e C iColorado t y o f B r i g h t River o n w e b but site at Unrelated to twww.brightonco.gov.

Completed applicais evapotranspiration, which is the soil tions should be returned to the City Clerk’s very related to water in the West is the map Office by 5:00 p.m. on November 28, losing moisture with no rain, and through published last week California De2014. by City the Council requires each applicplant transpiration, or “plant sweat.” ant to attend a meeting of the Board or partment of Water Resources depicting Commission you are applying for prior to That is pretty much what happened in the interview. water levels in the Golden State’s major the Dust Bowl. Native grasses were plowed OF APPEALS reservoirs, whichBOARD ranged from 12 percent The Board of Appeals has four (4) openunder in order to plant wheat, the botings at this time. The openings are for two to 39 percent full. tom fell out of the wheat market, and with (2) regular members, one (1) regular There was actually what some climate member to fill an unexpired term and one drought and heat and wind, evapotranspi(1) alternate member at this time. Memobservers are calling a drought-induced bers of this board are qualified by experiration took care of the rest. ence related to the construction Mount Shasta industry in The Four Corners were also dry this wa- mudslide on volcanic and are trained to rule or review upon mattersDepending pertaining to building construction. northern California. on which ter year, as was the San Juan River basin, The Board of Appeals meets at need to with, it wasof caused determine the suitability alternate maand the Rio Grande has been drought- news story one went terials and methods of construction, acts one offorthe the 14,162-foot city’s construction plagued — which pretty much accounts by the fracturingonofappeals codes or (building, mechanical, plumbing mountain’s glaciers, the slippage of a for the southern tier of Colorado. and electrical codes) and for Property Maintenance Codes.

Brighton staff glacier that allowed water trapped un-repIn the northern half of the state, the resentatives are present to facilitate, inand downhill, cluding the tumble Chief Building Official and a picture for this closing water year has been derneath to escape permit technician acting as the Board Secdebris. dramatically different. The upper Colora- gathering mud and retary.

Meetings are held at Brighton City Hall, 500 South 4th Ave. Colorado Community Media brings do River basin has been flush, and beginURBAN RENEWAL you this report inBRIGHTON partnership with RockyAUning after last September’s massive floods, THORITY PUBLIC NOTICE Urban Renewal Authority has at openI-News.

Learn more conditions along the South Platte basin Mountain PBS The ings for one (1) alternate member at this NOTICE OF VACANCIES Contract Jim atTrotter have been extraordinary. Winter wheat rmpbs.org/news.time.

The Board meets 4:30 p.m. at on the first and third Wednesday of every month The City of Brighton is now accepting apjtrotter@rmpbs.org. yields on the northeastern plains at Historic City Hall. plications were to fill positions that will be open on the following Boards and Commissions. Applications may be obtained from the City Clerk’s Office, 500 South 4th Avenue, 4th Floor, Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. The application is also available on the City of Brighton website at www.brightonco.gov. Completed applications should be returned to the City Clerk’s Office by 5:00 p.m. on November 28, 2014. City Council requires each applicant to attend a meeting of the Board or Commission you are applying for prior to the interview.

GOP keeps grip on three state offices Secretary of state, attorney general, treasurer posts go to Republicans

Coffman has served as Suthers’ chief deputy since 2005.

Secretary of state

Republican Wayne Williams won in his bid to replace fellow Republican Scott Staff Report Public Notice Gessler, who launched an unsuccessful bid Brighton Housing Authority As was the trend in several other races, for governor. Williams garnered 48.6 percent Housing Authority seeks Pub- while Democrat Joe Neguse reofa current the vote, Colorado voters chose Republican lic Housingcandior Housing Choice Vouchceived 44 percent, with two other candidates er participant to serve on Housing Audates to represent them in three thoritystatewide Board. combining to take the remaining 7.4 percent. offices below the top-tier race The for governor.

Public Notice clerk and Brighton Housing Authority will be is the El Paso Williams County considering appointments to its Housing A look at the races, with results current as Brighton Housing Authority recorder, a position he was elected to in 2010.

Authority Board. This board was created of 7:38 a.m. Nov. 5: to assure quality service to the Brighton Housing Authority clients.

Treasurer

Attorney general

Brighton Housing Authority desires to ob-

The Brighton Housing Authority is seeking interested Brighton residents to fill three (3) openings at this time. The openings are for one (1) regular member, one (1) alternate position with a term to November, 2017 and one (1) alternate position with a term to November, 2015. The Housing Authority Board meets on the second Thursday of every other month at 4 p.m. at Historic City Hall Building located at 22 South 4th Ave, Brighton, Colorado with the next meeting to be held in November. This is a volunteer, unpaid, position.

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The Brighton Housing Authority will be considering appointments to its Housing Authority Board. This board was created to assure quality service to the Brighton Housing Authority clients.

Brighton Housing Authority desires to obtain information and opinions from passionate program participants of the community who have interest, expertise and knowledge that could be utilized in decision making for the operations of the Brighton Housing Authority.

The Brighton Housing Authority is seeking interested Public Housing or Housing Choice Voucher Program participants to fill one (1) position with an unexpired term to 2016. The Housing Authority Board meets on the second Thursday of every other month at 4 p.m. at Historic City Hall Building located at 22 South 4th Ave, Brighton, Colorado with the next meeting to be held in November. This is a volunteer, unpaid, position.

All interested persons should submit an Application to the City Clerk’s Office, Attention Natalie Hoel, 500 South 4th Avenue, Brighton, Colorado 80601, no later than November 28, 2014. Applications are available in the City Clerk’s Office at 500 South 4th Avenue.

Questions may be directed to the Brighton Housing Authority office at 303-655-2160.

PUBLIC LEGAL NOTICE NO.:NOTICE 10048 First Publication: November 6, 2014 Request Proposal13, 2014 Second Publication:for November Farm November Land Lease Third Publication: 20, 2014 RFP November #14-049 27, 2014 Fourth Publication: Published in the Brighton Banner The City of Brighton by and thorough its Procurement & Contracts Manager

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Questions may be directed to the Brighton Housing Authority office at 303-655-2160.

LEGAL NOTICE NO.: 10048 First Publication: November 6, 2014 Second Publication: November 13, 2014 Third Publication: November 20, 2014 Fourth Publication: November 27, 2014 Published in the Brighton Banner Public Notice Brighton Housing Authority Housing Authority seeks members to serve on Housing Authority Board The Brighton Housing Authority will be considering appointments to its Housing Authority Board. This board was created to assure quality service to the Brighton Housing Authority clients.

Brighton Housing Authority desires to obtain information and opinions from passionate members of the community who have interest, expertise and knowledge that could be utilized in decision making for the operations of the Brighton Housing Authority.

The Brighton Housing Authority is seeking interested Brighton residents to fill three (3) openings at this time. The openings are for one (1) regular member, one (1) alternate position with a term to November, 2017 and one (1) alternate position with a term to November, 2015. The Housing Authority Board meets on the second Thursday of every other month at 4 p.m. at Historic City Hall Building located at 22 South 4th Ave, Brighton, Colorado with the next meeting to be held in November. This is a volunteer, unpaid, position.

All interested persons should submit an Application to the City Clerk’s Office, Atis accepting Agricultention NatalieProposals Hoel, 500from South 4th Aventural Professionals to lease Cityno owned ue, Brighton, Colorado 80601, later property for the purpose of farming. than November 28, 2014. Applications The Agricultural shallOffice be re- at are available in Professional the City Clerk’s sponsible labor, material and equip500 Southfor 4thallAvenue or on the City webment farm the designated property. site attowww.brightonco.gov.

Properties include: Cemetery Property, 16.1 farmablemay acres;be Cole Property to – 85.1 Questions directed the Brighton Housing Authority office at 303-655-2160.

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All interested persons should submit an Application to the City Clerk’s Office, Attention Natalie Hoel, 500 South 4th Avenue, Brighton, Colorado 80601, no later than November 28, 2014. Applications are available in the City Clerk’s Office at 500 South 4th Avenue or on the City website at www.brightonco.gov.

Questions may be directed to the Brighton Housing Authority office at 303-655-2160.

LEGAL NOTICE NO.: 10049 First Publication: November 6, 2014 Second Publication: November 13, 2014 Third Publication: November 20, 2014 Fourth Publication: November 27, 2014 Published in the Brighton Banner PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF VACANCIES The City of Brighton is now accepting applications to fill positions that will be open on the following Boards and Commissions. Applications may be obtained from the City Clerk’s Office, 500 South 4th Avenue, 4th Floor, Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. The application is also available on t h e C i t y o f B r i g h t o n w e b s i t e at www.brightonco.gov. Completed applications should be returned to the City Clerk’s Office by 5:00 p.m. on November 28, 2014. City Council requires each applicant to attend a meeting of the Board or Commission you are applying for prior to the interview.

BOARD OF APPEALS The Board of Appeals has four (4) openings at this time. The openings are for two (2) regular members, one (1) regular member to fill an unexpired term and one (1) alternate member at this time. Members of this board are Preserve qualified Property by experifarmable acres; Eagle ence to acres; the construction industry – 18.1related farmable Robinson “North” and are trained to rule or review upon Property – 41.8 farmable acres; Robinson matters pertaining to building construction.

“South” Property -24.3 farmable acres; The Board of Appeals meets at need to Stegman Property – 31.4 farmable acres. determine the suitability of alternate maMaps of the locations are available on acts the terials and methods of construction, Rocky Mountain NO on appeals for Bid theSystem city’s website. construction pre-proposal conference concerning this codes (building, mechanical, plumbing and electrical codes) and for Property Maintenance Codes. Brighton staff representatives are present to facilitate, in-

BOARD OF APPEALS The Board of Appeals has four (4) openings at this time. The openings are for two (2) regular members, one (1) regular member to fill an unexpired term and one (1) alternate member at this time. Members of this board are qualified by experience related to the construction industry and are trained to rule or review upon matters pertaining to building construction.

The Board of Appeals meets at need to determine the suitability of alternate materials and methods of construction, acts on appeals for the city’s construction codes (building, mechanical, plumbing and electrical codes) and for Property Maintenance Codes. Brighton staff representatives are present to facilitate, including the Chief Building Official and a permit technician acting as the Board Secretary. Meetings are held at Brighton City Hall, 500 South 4th Ave.

Under New Management

LIQUOR LICENSING AUTHORITY The Liquor Licensing Authority has an opening for one (1) alternate member to fill an unexpired term. The Authority conducts hearings and makes findings of fact on whether to grant or deny new liquor applications, oversees renewal applications and reviews liquor and beer violations and imposes appropriate sanctions. The Board meets at 6:00 p.m. on the first Monday of every month at City Hall.

Saturday & Sunday, Nov. 8 & 9 9 am - 4 pm

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every month at 11:30 a.m. at City Hall.

time. The Board meets at 4:30 p.m. on the

BOARD

The Urban Renewal Authority has openSee United Power’s Newslines for at$1this OFF PARKS admission AND RECREATION ADVISORY ings November for one (1) alternate member

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The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board first and third Wednesday of everyPark month & Fairgrounds Adams County Regional has an opening for three (3) members at at Historic City Hall. this time.

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The City of Brighton is now accepting applications to fillHistorical positions that will be open County Society on the following Boards and Commissions. Applications may be obtained from the City Clerk’s Office, 500 South 4th Avenue, 4th Floor, Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. The application is also available on the City of Brighton website at www.brightonco.gov. Completed applications should be returned to the City Clerk’s Office by 5:00 p.m. on November 28, 2014. City Council requires each applicant to attend a meeting of the Board or Commission you are applying for prior to the interview.

Public Notices All interested persons should submit an Application to the City Clerk’s Office, Attention Natalie Hoel, 500 South 4th Avenue, Brighton, Colorado 80601, no later than November 28, 2014. Applications are available in the City Clerk’s Office at 500 South 4th Avenue.

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• 400 Booths • FREE Parking LODGING TAX ADVISORY COMMITTEE The Lodging Tax Advisory Committee has • Four Big Buildings • $3 Admission openings for two (2) regular members and one (1) alternate member at this time. The • Food by 4-H BRIGHTON Clubs URBAN RENEWAL • 14 & AUUnder BoardFREE meets on the third Wednesday of

Housing Authority seeks members to serve on Housing Authority Board

The Brighton Housing Authority will be tain information and opinions from pasIncumbent Republican Walker Stapleton considering appointments to its Housing sionate participants of the comRepublican Cynthia Coffman willprogram replace Authority Board. This board was created munity who have interest, expertise and will keep his job.

John Suthers. She took 52.7 percent to assure quality service to the Brighton knowledge of thatthe could be utilized in deHe picked up 50.9Authority percent of the vote, Housing clients. cision making for the operations of the vote in a race against Democrat Don Quick Brighton Housing Authority. compared to 44.1 percent for Democrat Brighton Housing Authority desires to ob(41.3 percent) and Libertarian David Wiltain information andfor opinions from pasThe Brighton Housing Authority is seekBetsy Markey and 5 percent Libertarian liams (6 percent). Suthers, a Republican, is Housing or Housing sionate members of the community who ing interested Public David Jurist. have interest, expertise and knowledge Voucher Program participants to leaving the post to pursue theChoice of mayorwith an unexpired term that could be utilized in decision making filljob one (1) position Stapleton was elected toofhis rst term in for the operations the fi Brighton Housing to 2016.

The will Housing Authority Board of Colorado Springs, where the election Authority. meets on the second Thursday of every 2010. be held next April. other month at 4 p.m. at Historic City Hall Building located at 22 South 4th Ave, Brighton, Colorado with the next meeting to be held in November. This is a volunteer, unpaid, position.

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HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION The Historic Preservation Commission has an opening for one (1) Professional member at this time. The Board meets on the second Thursday of every month at 6:00 p.m. at Historic City Hall. At least 40% of commission members shall be professionals in preservation related discipline such as architecture, landscape architecture, architectural history, archaeology, history, planning, American studies, American civilization, cultural geography or cultural anthropology. Recognizing that professionals may not be available in some communities, this requirement can be waived if the local government makes a good faith effort to recruit professionals and demonstrates that it is capable of carrying out commission responsibilities.

(1) At-Large member and one (1) AlternHISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISRd., member. The Board meets on the first SION (I-25 to 104th, East to Riverdaleate The Historic North Preservation Commission to Henderson Rd.) Wednesday of every month at 5:30 p.m. at the Recreation Center. has an opening for one (1) Professional member at this time. The Board meets on The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board the second Thursday of every month at has an opening for one (1) member with 6:00 p.m. at Historic City Hall. At least special knowledge of and/or experience 40% of commission members shall be with farming and agricultural land preserprofessionals in preservation related disvation. The Board meets on the first Wedcipline such as architecture, landscape arnesday of every month at 5:30 p.m. at the chitecture, architectural history, archaeRecreation Center. ology, history, planning, American studies, American civilization, cultural geography Any questions may be directed to Nator cultural anthropology. Recognizing that alie Hoel in the Office of the City Clerk professionals may not be available in atnotices 303-655-2056 between the hours of some communities, this requirement can To advertise your public call 303-566-4100 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. or email quesbe waived if the local government makes tions to nhoel@brightonco.gov. a good faith effort to recruit professionals and demonstrates that it is capable of carLEGAL NOTICE NO.: 10050 rying out commission responsibilities.

First Publication: November 6, 2014 Second Publication: November 13, 2014 LIQUOR LICENSING AUTHORITY Third Publication: November 20, 2014 The Liquor Licensing Authority has an Fourth Publication: November 27, 2014 opening for one (1) alternate member to Published in the Brighton Banner fill an unexpired term. The Authority conducts hearings and makes findings of fact on whether to grant or deny new liquor apPUBLIC NOTICE plications, oversees renewal applications and reviews liquor and beer violations and Invitation to Bid imposes appropriate sanctions. The Board Handicap Ramp Replacement Program meets at 6:00 p.m. on the first Monday of (2014 CDBG Project) every month at City Hall.

BID #14-047 LODGING TAX ADVISORY COMMITTEE The City of Brighton, Colorado by and The Lodging Tax Advisory Committee has through its Procurement & Contracts Manopenings for two (2) regular members and ager is soliciting written sealed Bids from one (1) alternate member at this time. The qualified firms for the removal and reBoard meets on the third Wednesday of placement of noncompliant handicap every month at 11:30 a.m. at City Hall. ramps with ADA compliant handicap ramps. A pre-proposal conference conPARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY cerning this project will be held on NovemBOARD ber 14, 2014 at 10:00 AM. Sealed Bids The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board will be received at the office of the Prohas an opening for three (3) members at curement & Contracts Manager, City of this time. One (1) Ward 1 member, one Brighton, 500 South 4th Avenue, 5th (1) At-Large member and one (1) AlternFloor, Brighton, Colorado 80601, no later ate member. The Board meets on the first than December 18, 2014 at 11:00 AM. Wednesday of every month at 5:30 p.m. at Bid documents and all issued addenda the Recreation Center. shall be obtained from the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System (Rocky MounThe Parks and Recreation Advisory Board tain Bid System) at www.rockymountainhas an opening for one (1) member with bidsystem.com; call (800) 835-4603, special knowledge of and/or experience Monday through Friday, 8:00 A.M. - 5:00 with farming and agricultural land preserP.M. Eastern Time for registration informvation. The Board meets on the first Wedation. nesday of every month at 5:30 p.m. at the Recreation Center.

City of Brighton, Colorado A Home Rule Municipal Corporation Any questions may be directed to Natalie Hoel in the Office of the City Clerk By: Sharon L. Williams, CPPB at 303-655-2056 between the hours of Procurement Manager 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. or email questions to nhoel@brightonco.gov.

Legal Notice No.: 10052 First Publication: November 6, 2014 LEGAL NOTICE NO.: 10050 Last Publication: November 6, 2014 First Publication: November 6, 2014 Publisher: Brighton Banner Second Publication: November 13, 2014 Third Publication: November 20, 2014 Purchasing System (Rocky Mountain Bid Fourth Publication: November 27, 2014 System) By: Sharon L. Williams, CPPB Publishedatinwww.rockymountainbidsystem. the Brighton Banner com; call (800) 835-4603, Monday through Procurement & Contracts Manager Friday, 8:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. Eastern Time for registration information.

Legal Notice No.: 10051 First Publication: November 6, 2014 City of Brighton, Colorado Last Publication: November 6, 2014 A Home Rule Municipal Corporation Publisher: Brighton Banner

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BOARD OF APPEALS The Board of Appeals has four (4) openings at this time. The openings are for two (2) regular members, one (1) regular member to fill an unexpired term and one (1) alternate member at this time. Members of this board are qualified by experience related to the construction industry and are trained to rule or review upon matters pertaining to building construction.

The Board of Appeals meets at need to determine the suitability of alternate materials and methods of construction, acts on appeals for the city’s construction codes (building, mechanical, plumbing and electrical codes) and for Property Maintenance Codes. Brighton staff representatives are present to facilitate, including the Chief Building Official and a permit technician acting as the Board Secretary. Meetings are held at Brighton City Hall, 500 South 4th Ave.

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BRIGHTON URBAN RENEWAL AUTHORITY The Urban Renewal Authority has openings for one (1) alternate member at this time. The Board meets at 4:30 p.m. on the first and third Wednesday of every month at Historic City Hall.

HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION The Historic Preservation Commission has an opening for one (1) Professional member at this time. The Board meets on the second Thursday of every month at 6:00 p.m. at Historic City Hall. At least 40% of commission members shall be professionals in preservation related discipline such as architecture, landscape architecture, architectural history, archaeology, history, planning, American studies, American civilization, cultural geography or cultural anthropology. Recognizing that professionals may not be available in some communities, this requirement can be waived if the local government makes a good faith effort to recruit professionals and demonstrates that it is capable of carrying out commission responsibilities.

LIQUOR LICENSING AUTHORITY project will beLicensing held. Sealed Propos-has an The Liquor Authority als will befor received the officemember of the to opening one (1)atalternate Procurement & Contracts Manager, City of fill an unexpired term. The Authority conBrighton, 500 South 4th Avenue, 5thof Floor, ducts hearings and makes findings fact Brighton, Colorado later thanapon whether to grant80601, or denyno new liquor November 20, 2014 atrenewal 4:00 PM. Proposal plications, oversees applications documents all and issued addenda shall and reviewsand liquor beer violations and be obtained from the sanctions.

Rocky Mountain Eimposes appropriate The Board meets at 6:00 p.m. on the first Monday of every month at City Hall.

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Working up to a gallop “Falling from Horses” by Molly Gloss 2014, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt $25 / $32 Canada 336 pages

Be careful what you wish for.

No doubt, you’ve been told that before.

What you want and what you need are often two different things, and desires can be dangerous. The wrong wish acquired could lead to disaster. Or, as in the new novel “Falling from Horses” by Molly Gloss, it could also be a means of escape.

For Bud Frazer, Hollywood was almost a last-minute thought.

Oh, the notion to go there had fleetingly occurred to him a time or two while watching westerns at the local theatre. After awhile, he reasoned that if movie cowboys could get paid for riding, then so could he; riding was something he knew well.

Winning second-prize rodeo money only sealed the idea.

It was 1938, and Bud’s parents worked on somebody else’s Oregon ranch, after having lost their own. Bud was eighteen, and Hollywood sounded good; he couldn’t bear to go with his folks, away from the land he considered home. There was just no point. After his sister died, there was nothing left to say.

And as the bus crossed into California from Oregon , Bud met Lily Shaw.

She wasn’t much to look at; she was older than Bud, but he decided he liked her anyhow. She was bold; said she was headed to Hollywood to be a screenwriter, and she seemed to know what she was talking about. Once they hit town, she even pointed him toward a place to stay.

She couldn’t help with work, but Bud managed that. He spent a couple months

Author Molly Gloss. Courtesy photo

“Falling From Horses” by Molly Gloss. wrangling on a ranch that provided horses for movie companies, then a ramrod gave him decent money for stunt riding. He worked a few movies, collected a few scars, and learned enough about the industry to sour him. Every now and then, he called his

parents, and he thought about Lily Shaw.

She was irritating, driven, and courageous, always acting like she was smarter.

She liked to pretend that she had things to teach him.

It took years for Bud to learn…

I had a bit of a hard time with “Falling from Horses” at first. It’s slow, and moseys a little too much; in fact, I almost quit it twice.

But then, after 30 pages or so, I gasped at one of author Molly Gloss’s small plotlines.

My “awwww” response was on high, and I realized that I was completely wrapped up in what’s ultimately a quiet novel of friend-

ship and haunting memories.

The kicker is in the way that Gloss ekes out her backstory. Through that, we get to know characters that are integral to the tale but that barely make an appearance in it.

Those glimpses were my favorite part here because they act to smooth out the edges of the rest of the novel. And no, I can’t tell you more.

Again, this book starts slow but stick with it. It’s worth it in the end, especially if you like old movies, old cowboys, or gentle tales. For you, “Falling from Horses” could be all you wish for.

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