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Marijuana food stamp bill killed Measure sought to prohibit public assistance cash card use

By Vic Vela

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ams Fire District and Rondinelli Life Safety, an independent fire safety engineering firm, have agreed on a solution to bring the properties into code compliance. The exterior walls will be modified with fireresistance windows, which when added to the already installed fire-resistance siding, will satisfy the international building code, say county officials.

Rich Neumann, communications manager with the county, said that finding these types of issue is the role of code enforcement. He pointed out that once the county

A bill that would have prohibited welfare recipients from using public assistance cash cards at marijuana stores and strip clubs died in a legislative committee on Jan. 15.

The bill’s sponsor, Sen. Vicki Marble, Report R-Fort Collins, argued unsuccessfully that allowing electronic benefit transfer cards — which act as debit cards for people on public assistance — to be used at ATMs that are inside pot shops and adult entertainment places begs for federal prosecutorial intervention.

But Democrats on the Senate’s State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee cited testimony from bill opponents who said the bill was unnecessary and addresses a problem that doesn’t exist.

The bill died in the Democrat-led committee, following a 3-2 party line vote.

Marble told committee members that federal law requires that the state take measures to prevent public assistance recipients from using their EBT cards inside places like liquor stores, gambling establishments and adult entertainment businesses.

As for use inside pot shops, Marble said that voters supported 2012’s Amendment 64 — which legalized pot sales in Colorado

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Adams County’s chief building official discovered that 14 new homes in the Midtown development in southwest Adams County were built too closely together, resulting in code violation. The county is working with the developer to bring those homes up to code. Photo by Tammy Kranz

Developer works to fix code violations Homes in Midtown built too close together, pose fire risk

By Tammy Kranz

tkranz@coloradocommunitymedia.com Fourteen homes in the Midtown development in southwest Adams County were found to be in violation of fire code.

During a routine inspection on Dec. 27, the county’s chief building official discovered a home was built four-inches too close to the adjoining home. Subsequent inspections found that 13 other homes were also

too close.

Six of those homes were occupied, and those homeowners were issued occupancy permits erroneously by the county.

“Although the ultimate responsibility to build to code resides with the builder, the former county building inspector was clearly in error by approving the final residential inspections without performing his due diligence,” Chief Building Official Jim Williamette said. “As soon as we identified the problem, we began working on a solution.”

Officials with the developer, David Weekly Homes, the county, Southwest Ad-

DSIT meeting focuses on students safety

By Ashley Reimers

areimers@coloradocommunitymedia. com In light of recent events like the Arapahoe High School shooting and the shooting at a New Mexico middle school, this month’s Adams 12 District School Improvement Team, DSIT, meeting focused on student safety. The Jan. 16 meeting featured a panel of mental health experts from Community Reach Center, a mental health pro-

Chantal Tibbitts School Based Mental Health Specialist for Community Reach Center speaks about suicide prevention during the Jan. 16 Adams 12 District School Improvement Team meeting. The meeting focused on student safety and featured a panel of experts from Community Reach, a presentation by the district’s executive director of operations and information on The Lassy Project, which is focused on preventing child abduction.

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vide in Adams County, a presentation on district safety procedures and information on The Lassy Project, which focuses on preventing child abductions.

A majority of the meeting was dedicated to recognizing and responding to at-risk behaviors in children, including self-harm and suicidal and homicidal ideation. The Community Reach panelists were Chantal Tibbitts, school-based mental health Specialist, Jackie Reitsma, school-based therapist at Thornton High School and Aaron Cordova, school-based therapy manager for Adams 12.

The panelists discussed the myths, warning signs and how one can help a child or adolescent who is self-harming, thinking about suicide or displaying violent and homicidal behavior. Reitsma said the biggest myth behind why some self-harms is due to the need for attention. She said most of the time the child is using the self-harming acts as a coping mechanism.

“Self-harming is hard to understand,

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but the top two reasons why someone selfharms is to distract themselves from painful feelings and to punish themselves,” she said. “When dealing with a child who is engaging in this activity, always approach them in calm and compassionate way, offer support, not ultimatums and encourage communication.”

Cordova discussed what parents need to be on the lookout for when it comes to violent and homicidal behavior. Warning signs include cruelty to animals and setting fires and risk factors in children can be anything from aggressive behavior to exposure to violence in the home to the use of drugs and alcohol. He said if parents start to see behavior that is out of the norm, like social isolation and an obsession or fascination with weapons, which are just two of the many warning signs, the parents should not ignore those behaviors and instead arrange a comprehensive evaluation with a mental health professional.

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January 23, 2014

Here’s to living life to ‘The Max’ Topher Barber climbed the tall, aluminum ladder, stopping just even with the old, wooden sailboat hanging upside down from the ceiling. He carefully drilled the framed picture of his dad — also upside down — to the center of the stern.

A friend handed him a bottle of champagne and Topher tapped the boat, pouring a little onto the rim. “We now christen thee,” he said, “the S.S. Max Barber.”

The small gathering of people below him raised their glasses and cheered. “He would like that,” one man said, nodding assuredly as he walked away.

The tribute, sealed as dusk darkened the wintry mountain lake outside the restaurant windows, reflected the man whose gargantuan and colorful presence was notably absent.

“Upside down is perfect,” said Dan Sherwood, Topher’s longtime friend, as he sat at the bar, under the sailboat. “Max was a kind of renegade who didn’t conform to much. So why conform to gravity?”

Max Barber died unexpectedly Dec. 17 from an aneurysm that occurred while he was driving. He was 68. A successful contractor and owner of the popular Max Gill and Grill on South Gaylord Street in Denver, he also received national recognition in 1991 when he saved two people who fell through thin ice on Grand Lake.

But to Topher, he was so much more.

He was an exuberant, energizing force who grabbed tight to life and made it an exhilarating ride.

“He never let a blade of grass grow beneath his feet,” Topher said, pausing, looking at the beer in his hand. “He’s my dad and he was my best friend ... It’s going to be hard without him.”

Although Max had homes in Denver, Florida and France, the cabin he built with his hands in the mid-1980s in Grand Lake — on the water nestled between historic Lemon Lodge and the Grand Lake Yacht Club at the end of the town’s main street — was his favorite.

On the shores of the state’s largest natural lake, the town counted 447 residents in the 2000 census. Its one main road veers off Highway 34, just before the western entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park, and leads through a short, straight stretch of western-style buildings that have remained largely unchanged for years.

“This is his home,” Topher said. “He loved being near the water, being in a small town. He loved that this town is a dead end. It was the end of the road.”

It was Topher’s most consistent home, too.

“I love this place,” he said. “Both me and my brother met our wives up here. My life wouldn’t be the same without Grand Lake. We wouldn’t be who we are without this place.”

Growing up, Topher and his brothers Tyler and Todd spent every summer at the lake. Topher and Tyler worked at Pancho and Lefty’s, the eatery popular with locals and weekenders that’s just a one-minutewalk from the cabin. They learned how to sail — Topher even taught sailing at the yacht club.

Max bought them a boat and they often competed in the annual weeklong regatta — but never won. “ ... we were always at the back of the pack and that always bummed him out,” Topher said.

Last summer, two days before the regatta, Topher decided to compete when a friend who is an accomplished sailor offered to crew. Midway through the week,

Max left for an already planned vacation in Michigan. Topher was tied for first; Max eagerly awaited his daily updates.

“It came down to the last race and we had to finish first — and we did,” Topher said. “I could hear the pride in his voice and knew he had tears in his eyes.”

In late October, after returning from a month in France, Max headed to Grand Lake to winterize the cabin. Topher went with him. They blew out the sprinklers, cut firewood, hung out.

“Just me and him,” Topher said. “It was perfect. I have no regrets about how our relationship ended. ... We told each other how we felt about each other — we loved each other.”

On Jan. 10, Topher, who lives in Broomfield, decided to check on the cabin, make sure the heat was working, that pipes hadn’t frozen — and meet up with some friends to share a few stories and laughs.

On the passenger seat of his Subaru, he placed a ceramic cowboy boot with a lasso around its heel — the urn holding some of his dad’s ashes, which also include the remains of a December Wall Street Journal, his favorite paper; his red, alma mater Cornell cap; a favorite Hemingway coozie; and the photo of his three sons when they were just boys, wearing cowboy hats, which he always kept in his wallet.

Topher also brought a framed picture of a grinning Max, wearing a tropical shirt and white captain’s hat and holding a beer next to his cheek.

A winter storm swirled gusting snow, creating moments of white-out as he slowly drove Berthoud Pass, reminiscent of the first time he, his brothers and Max had driven to Grand Lake.

“Pop,” Topher said, “we aren’t turning around, are we?”

At the cabin, he set the boot and picture on the dining room table, grabbed two beers — the one for Max snug in another Hemingway coozie — and tuned the CD player to Alabama’s “Mountain

There will be a Ward III meeting 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 25, in Council Chambers at City Hall, 11701 Community Center Drive.

Ward meetings are a chance for residents to communicate directly to elected officials with questions, concerns or comments about the city and its government. Topics of discussion will include: meet new councilmember Kyle Mullica, economic development update, North Metro FasTracks impact and what’s coming in 2014.

For more information, contact Councilmember Marci Whitman at 303-521-0201 or mwhitman@northglenn.org or Councilmember Kyle Mullica at 303-847-2225 or kmullica@northglenn.org.

‘Hansel and Gretel’ showing at Parsons

The Missoula Children’s Theatre presents an original musical adaptation of the Brothers’ Grimm tale, “Hansel and Gretel,” at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, at the D.L.

Parsons Theatre, 11801 Community Center Drive. Cost is $7 for students and seniors, $8 for adults. Call 303-450-8800 for more information.

The city of Northglenn is accepting donations of clothing, baby items, small household goods, linens, sporting goods, books and toys on behalf of the Northglenn Community Foundation (NCF). These items will be given to the A Precious Child, a Coloradobased nonprofit that will distribute the items to families in need.

Collection bins will be available from Jan. 21 through March 14 at Northglenn City Hall and the Northglenn Police Department, 11701 Community Center Drive, and the Northglenn Recreation Center, 11801 Community Center Drive.

For large volume donations, please contact Councilwoman Leslie Carrico at 303451-5046 or lcarrico@northglenn.org.

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Music,” his dad’s favorite and the cabin’s theme song.

Then he talked to Max. And he cried.

The next afternoon, Topher strolled into Pancho and Lefty’s and settled at the bar to talk with friends in the familiar eclectic atmosphere where 1,500 beer cans — all one-of-a-kind — line shelves along the walls. Also on the walls are photos of several longtime locals who have died.

Hanging from the ceiling are a chair lift, a kayak, and a dummy of a man with a serape sleeping in a hammock, a margarita glass in his hand.

And the old, wooden sailboat.

That’s when it hit. “ ... to make that boat his — The Max,” Topher said. “He’s in the bar area looking out on the lake. It just makes so much sense.”

In mid-February, a celebration of life for Max will be held at his Denver restaurant. Those who come should wear happy colors. No black. No tears.

Because Max wouldn’t want crying, Topher said.

He loved life too much.

Topher tells this story about the Grand Lake cabin: “We’re known for staying up way too late there and having Lemon Lodge renters yell at us. One day, a couple of Lemon Lodge renters come up and say they’re trying to go to bed ... and how much longer will you guys be staying up?”

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Taking cover

thornton police briefs Shoplifting: A 39-yearold Commerce City woman was arrested Jan. 10 at 1:34 p.m. after she tried to steal $447 in merchandise from Kohl’s at 12090 Colorado Blvd. A loss prevention officer saw the woman select eight pieces of jewelry and two pairs of boots, and place them under a child’s coat in the shopping cart.

She was contacted as she passed all points of sale and headed toward the exit.

She was issued a summons and released.

Possession of marijuana, child abuse: Officers were dispatched Jan. 14 at 1:10 p.m. to 388 E. 88th Ave. in reference to a meeting with Social Services and the welfare of three children aged two, five and seven.

Officers contacted the parents, a 27-year-old man and 35-year-old woman.

When they went inside, the officers noted that the apartment was in complete disarray with broken glass and dishes on the floor.

There was evidence of marijuana on the table. A large trash bag with 16.6 pounds of suspected marijuana was found in a closet. Both parents were issued summonses and later released pending filing of formal charges. The children were placed into the custody of Social Services.

Third-degree arson, second-degree burglary, indecent exposure, criminal mischief: Officers were dispatched Jan. 12 at 6:57 a.m. to Clinica Campesena at 8990 N. Washington St. in reference to a naked man setting fire to a building. The officers contacted

Prairie View Middle School National Junior Honor Society students who worked together to create blankets to donate to students at Arapahoe High School: back row, from left, Ayaka Hayashi, Antonio Salcido-Alcantar, Tyler York and Paul Robertson; middle row, from left, Aleena Phantharangsy, Elena Pocs, Amanda Frankish, and Kelsey Tuttle; front row, Connor Robertson. The students stayed after school to cut and tie blankets. Photo courtesy of School District 27J

Hospital, pharmacy chain strike partnership Collaborative agreement to provide additional medical services

By Ashley Reimers

areimers@coloradocommunitymedia.com Centura Health and Walgreens have collaborated to provide coordinated and expanded health care services to patients throughout Colorado, including Federal Heights and the north metro area. The clinical agreement will also improve access to high-quality, affordable and convenient care.

Healthcare Clinic — in select Walgreen stores — is joining Centura Health’s existing network of hospitals, urgent care centers, primary care and specialty physicians by offering patients additional points of access to convenient, high quality, affordable care,

especially after-hours and on the weekends, Jennifer Wills, strategic communications manager with Centura Health said.

“If a patient presents a health condition at the Healthcare Clinic, he or she will be appropriately evaluated, treated and referred back to their primary care physician,” Wills said. “If a patient presents a health condition that is more complex than the Healthcare Clinics’ scope of services, they will be referred to their primary care physician, urgent care center or ER as warranted.”

The partnership between Centura and Walgreens will coordinate efforts to manage chronic diseases like hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, asthma and others, as well as additional preventive health services, Wills added.

Gary Campbell, Centura Health’s president and CEO said the clinical collaboration supports Centura’s

efforts to expand health solutions to consumers by promoting quality care through evidence-based medicine and increased convenience through multiple access points, within a service-friendly environment at an affordable cost.

“Working hand-in-hand, this coordinated care model enables us to carry out our combined vision to deliver optimal health care value and support population health management,” Campbell said. “The result is more people get the right care, at the right time, in the right place, for the right price.”

Alan London, chief medical officer for Consumer Solutions Group, Walgreens, said the collaboration enables nurse practitioners and physician assistants to further coordinate patient care in many communities and allows primary care physicians to help more people get, stay and live well.

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The Healthcare Clinic at 1601 W. 84th Ave. in Federal Heights in one of 16 select clinics within a Walgreens store to partner with Centura Health offering the new services. North metro residents can also use the Healthcare Clinic in the Walgreens at 5190 W. 120th Ave. in Broomfield for additional services.

a 29-year-old Thornton man standing next to the building and ripping metal sheeting away. A small fire adjacent to the building was quickly put out by the officers. The man was hit by a stun gun when he advanced toward the officers with a piece of metal sheeting. He was placed into custody and taken to North Suburban Medical Center to be medically cleared. He was later transported to the Adams County jail.

Third-degree assault, domestic violence: Officers were dispatched Jan. 12 at 1:25 a.m. to Denny’s at 300 E. 104th Ave. in reference to a domestic disturbance in progress. They contacted a 32-year-old Northglenn woman and a 31-year-old Aurora man in the parking lot of the restaurant. The woman said she and her boyfriend had been fighting, and it turned physical when her boyfriend struck her several times in the face. The officers noted signs of swelling under the woman’s eyes. The man was taken into custody, processed and later transported to the Adams County jail.

Damaging property, disorderly conduct: Officers were dispatched Jan. 10 at 5:06 p.m. to T.G.I. Friday’s at 1251 E. 120th Ave. in reference to a disturbance. The manager told the officers that he was forced to fire an employee, a 22-year-old Thornton man. He became enraged at the news, pinning another employee to the wall.

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Sheridan shutdown

Over the weekend, Sheridan Boulevard was closed at the bridge over U.S. 36 in order to move traffic onto the new Sheridan bridge structure. Drivers were directed to alternate routes to avoid the construction. The closure was part of the U.S. 36 Express Lanes project, a multimodal project led by the Colorado Department of Transportation and the Regional Transportation District to reconstruct U.S. 36 from Federal Boulevard to 88th Street in Louisville/Superior. Photo by Ashley Reimers

NORTHGLENN CITY COUNCIL ON THE RECORD Northglenn City Council voted on the following during its Jan. 13 special meeting.

Council members in attendance were Mayor Joyce Downing; Carol Dodge and Wayne Dodge, Ward I; Joe Brown and Leslie Carrico, Ward II; Marci Whitman and Kyle Mullica, Ward III; and Kim Snetzinger and Gene Wieneke, Ward IV.

New street sweeper purchase

Council unanimously approved by a 9-0 vote to purchase a new street sweeper for $178,910.

The city operates two street sweepers. In 2011, one of the sweepers was replaced.

Last year, the city had to salvage the other one for $5,000 due to engine and the conveyor belt being worn out, leaving the city with only one sweeper.

The 2014 adopted Public Works

Department/Street Division/Capital Equipment budget has allocated a total of $227,000 for vehicle and equipment replacement, of which $192,000 was estimated for the sweeper.

New stake bed truck purchase

Council unanimously approved by a 9-0 vote to purchase a stake bed truck for $35,546.

The vehicle is used by the supervisor of the sanitation department for his daily duties and special pickups.

The new vehicle will be a threequarter ton, four-wheel drive pickup and will be outfitted with a plow and sander to supplement plowing operations, when necessary.

The 2014 adopted Public Works Department/Sanitation Division/ Capital Equipment budget includes $349,000 for vehicle replacement, of which $45,000 has been allocated for the purchase of this truck.

Traffic signal maintenance contract

Council unanimously approved a traffic signal maintenance contract with WL Contractors in an amount not to exceed $72,000. The contract consists of preventative maintenance work and emergency work such as repair required during vehicle crashes, adverse weather and equipment failures.

Commission appointments

Council gave a 9-0 vote on its consent agenda, which included reappointments to the Historic Preservation Commission.

Elizabeth Candelario and Roy Hess were reappointed to serve three-year terms.

The next regular meeting will be 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 27, at City Hall, 11701 Community Center Drive.

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Worship: 8:00 & 10:45 am Sunday School: 9:30 am

Northglenn United Methodist Church We invite you to join us in worship on Sundays.

An inspirational traditional service is offered at 9 AM on Sunday.

There are choirs for every age and musical ability. Small group fellowships that meet weekly and monthly, a licensed pre-school program with a record of 39 plus years of excellence. As well as a Sunday school program for children, youth and adults.

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Northglenn yields drop in unemployment 58 new storefronts moved into city last year

By Tammy Kranz

tkranz@coloradocommunitymedia.com Unemployment in Northglenn has declined by a little more than 2 percent in a year’s time, reported the city’s economic development manager.

Debbie Tuttle gave an economic development update to City Council during its regular meeting on Jan. 13. She highlighted the new businesses in the city, companies that had closed during the year and discussed the unemployment decline.

“Unemployment was 6.6 in November, and at the same time last year in November we were 8.9, so we have seen a decrease in that area,” she said.

She began her report by announcing the total new store fronts in the city last year.

“We had in 2013, 58 new stores fronts which created about 148 new jobs and absorbed about 111,000 square feet,” Tuttle said.

She cautioned that there was a variance in her numbers for about three months because some companies close during that time and the city is not aware of them, and some new companies open in the city that have not turned in their business licenses yet.

Last year 24 companies closed. Two of those closures were because of the demolition of the Garland Center (to make room for Wal-Mart’s new Neighborhood Market) — Tuggs and Garland Barbershop.

Tuttle said that some of the businesses just closed, while others moved to neighboring cities.

“Citywide Bank, who had been here since 2007, consolidated four of their banks in the north metro area, something that’s out of our control,” she said.

In total, Northglenn has 882 businesses at the end of 2013 — 666 of those are storefronts and 216 are home occupations.

Some of the businesses that opened in November and December include: Full Throttle Riding Academy, 1490 W. 104th Ave., a motorcycle training school that provides outdoor and classroom training certification; Aspire Counseling Services, 11154 Huron St., Suite 211B; Bella In You Day Spa, 11172 Huron St, Suite 25A, massage therapy and skin care services; Rocky Mountain ECIGS, 10671B, Suite B4, provides eCigarette products; Satya Detox, 11643 Melody Drive, provides natural supplements, and health and wellness services; and Signature Therapy, 940 W. 104th St., provides massage therapy.

Tuttle’s staff memo also gave an update on the Webster Lake Promenade community plaza — a .496 acre parcel adjacent to the Promenade and Recreation Center. Council agreed to solicit bids for final design and construction of the plaza during its Jan. 6 study session. The Northglenn Urban Renewal Authority has reserved $500,000 toward this project, and city staff is looking for other funding opportunities.

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Board to decide length of The Academy’s charter renewal

By Ashley Reimers

areimers@coloradcommunitymedia. com The future of The Academy’s charter renewal is in question.

During the Jan. 15 Adams 12 Five School District board meeting, the school board discussed a potential renewal agreement and heard from Academy representatives, hoping to convince the board to agree to a three to five-year charter renewal. Any decisions won’t be made until the Feb. 5 board meeting.

“It’s clear students are doing well and are excelling, so I would consider a two-year renewal to give you the extra year to look at the audit findings and go from there,” board director Rico Figueroa said.

The district staff recommendation is a

one-year charter renewal, July 1 to June 30, 2015 under certain conditions which include: an audit submission by October, a comprehensive review of the school’s fiscal operations with a final report to the district

by Dec. 1, review of the report by an independent agency to be paid for by The Academy and the establishment of a repayment plan for the $2.06 million currently due to the district by The Academy.

Patti Gilmour, Adams 12 charter school liaison, said the reason behind the owed money is that The Academy’s monthly expenditures paid by the district have been greater than the school’s monthly equalization. She said although the school is attracting more and more students and has demonstrated student achievement that has met state expectations, staff’s major concern is the school’s finances.

“Strengths that staff sees are student

achievement and the school’s history of positively benefitting the district’s performance framework,” Gilmour said. “But on the other hand significant concern is the school’s financial conditions and management.”

David Floodeen, executive director for The Academy, said the school has taken steps to improve the financial status by forming a financial committee who reports to the board of directors monthly and by hiring a full-time accountant and a director of finance. He admitted the school needs to improve their finances, but said those improvements have already begun.

“We’ve initiated numerous cost saving measures that resulted in $535,000 in overall savings and improvements in 2013,” he said. “And we did it all without sacrificing student improvement and kept our focus on what is expected from our community.”

Floodeen said he agrees with the conditions and said the school will meet those conditions in order for an application renewal, but is hoping for a three to five-year agreement over a one-year agreement.

After the meeting, the board will have some time to submit follow up questions to Floodeen and the board of directors to be answered before the Feb. 5 board meeting, when action will be taken on the application renewal. The Academy, at 11800 Lowell Blvd. in Westminster, first applied for charter authorization in February 1994. In 2000, the district entered into a renewed contract with The Academy from July 1, 2000 to June 30, 2005, followed by another charter renewal until 2009.

The current contract period is July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2014. The school has two campuses and serves students in kindergarten through 12th grade.

City creates new position in economic development

By Tammy Kranz

tkranz@coloradocommunitymedia.com The city of Thornton has created a new position designated to address the needs of smaller businesses.

The Economic Development Department has hired Julie Jacoby to be its retail and local business administrator.

Thornton Economic Development Marketing & Real Estate administrator Kimberly Schafer said the city’s new Economic Development director John Cody reevaluated the needs of the business community and decided the new position was necessary.

“There are a lot of local, family-owned, service-based businesses but we didn’t have a specific staff member assigned to address their needs,” Schafer said.

Jacobs most recently worked at the city of Commerce City where she focused on retail, hospitality, entertainment and commercial development The city also hired Mark Heller, formerly of Golden’s urban renewal authority, as its redevelopment administrator. This position is not new but had been vacant for nine months.

Heller has more than 20 years of experience in community planning, economic development, real estate development, sus-

City annexes land nt across from Wright Farms Rezoning allows for small retail businesses

By Tammy Kranz

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little eco- The land in the southeast section of east 120th Avenue and Holly Street is now part of pdatethe city of Thornton. . She City Council approved by a 8-0 vote to thatannex the 12.566 acres of property and to ploy-rezone the parcel as neighborhood service during its Jan. 14 regular meeting. Ward 3 sameCouncilwoman Beth Martinez Humenik reeen acused herself from the public hearing and vote because she lives within 1,500 feet of storethe property.

The property sits south, across 120th, eatedfrom Anythink Wright Farms library, and uareeast, across Holly, from a future gas station.

Chris Molison, development director mbersfor the city, gave a presentation during the closepublic hearing about the property. and “This property exists on the city’s future rnedland use map and has been planned to be annexed,” he said. “Neighborhood service sureszoning is proposed by the applicant and is er (tonot atypical from what we seen on parcels t) —this size and at the corner of intersections.”

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this time, but neighborhood service zoning allows for small retail, dry cleaning or other personal service uses, restaurants, banks, day care and general medical office. Drivethrus at this time are not permitted, the applicant must come back for another public hearing to get those approved.

The zoning does not allow for larger developments including any big-box grocery stores, gas stations, home improvement centers, pawn shops, storage or theaters.

“The proposed development will provide for orderly physical growth of the city, and foster safe, convenient and walkable neighborhoods,” Molison said.

The project will include an eight-foot detached sidewalk along 120th and Holly and a future traffic signal is anticipated at 119th Avenue and Holly.

During the public hearing, no residents spoke in favor of the project. Two residents did speak out against it, both had concerns about the traffic on 119th.

Resident Richard Johnson said he was not against annexing the land into the city, but thought the zoning should be residential.

“I think there’s plenty of commercial on this corner to the west, and we certainly have neighborhood services to the north,” he said.

court news in a hurry

nd offirst-degree murder e oc- Matthew James Trujillo, 17, has been charged as an with first-degree murder in andthe stabbing death of Anthony Benavidez, 90 W.18, on Jan. 4. out- According to a statement released by nsel-Thornton police, officers responded to a Dayreport of a man with a serious injury to his skinthroat at approximately 1:45 a.m. Jan. 4 in e B4,the 4200 block of E. 100th Avenue. elody Police say Benavidez was involved in a well-fight that led to his fatal injury. The suspect pro-in the incident left the scene before police arrived. However, police were able to later bsterarrest the 17-year-old. el aduncilFormer charter school executive sentenced on offor embezzlement lenn Former Eagle Ridge Academy executive warddirector Robert Hughes has been seng op-tenced to 60 days of home detention plus 10 years probation for embezzlement of

public property from the charter school.

Eagle Ridge Academy in Brighton was managed by Hughes Consulting, owned by Robert Hughes. According to the charges, Hughes embezzled funds from grant money awarded to the school for the purchase of notebook computers for students attending the school. Checks written to pay for computers went to a phony company he set up called Electronic Retrofitting and Finishing.

Hughes was sentenced Jan. 8 in Adams County District Court. He was originally charged with theft and embezzlement of public property and pleaded guilty to the embezzlement charge on Sept. 18.

Prosecutors have filed a motion for $166,975.75 in restitution for the school district and will be seeking an additional amount of $87,024.25 from Traveler’s Insurance.

A date for a restitution hearing will be set later.

tainability programming, small business legal counseling, cultural organization management and community involvement.

“It’s great to bring people of this caliber into our Department,” Cody said in release.

“We look forward to developing closer relationships with Thornton businesses, and as our team is now at full strength, we will be able to meet the economic development goals set by City Council in a more timely and comprehensive fashion.”

Schafer said the three main goal in the

economic development department are redeveloping south Thornton, job attraction and job retention.

“Thornton is poised for more growth with primary employers and industry,” she said.

These types of businesses have local employees but sell the majority of their goods and services outside the city and the jobs are generally higher paying, Schafer said.

“Those are the type of jobs we’re hoping to attract to the city,” she said.

RTD PUBLIC MEETINGS Proposed Service Changes for May 11, 2014

RTD has scheduled public meetings to discuss service changes proposed for May 11, 2014.

We want your input.

Please plan to attend a public meeting.

Denver RTD Administrative Offices 1600 Blake Street Wednesday, January 29, 2014 Noon & 6:00 p.m.

For complete details on these changes, see the Proposed May 2014 Service Changes brochure on buses, light rail, and at RTD transit stations or visit rtd-denver.com.

Note: Attendance at public meetings is not required to comment.

You may also fax your comments to 303.299.2227 or email servicechanges@rtd-denver.com no later than February 6, 2014.

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Time for major immigration reform Colorado is home to roughly half a million immigrants, about a third of whom are undocumented, according to a report by the Center for Immigration Studies. More than 11 million undocumented immigrants are estimated to be in the United States.

In Colorado and across the nation, industries like farming and construction rely on the labor provided by workers who are not in the country legally. To that end, the way of life enjoyed by so many Americans is dependent upon them.

The system, however, under which these immigrants work, live and learn is broken.

Few would argue against that point. But what’s to be done?

Spearheaded by a bipartisan “Gang of Eight” — which included Sen. Michael Bennet, of Colorado — a comprehensive immigration-reform measure passed, with support from a number of Republicans, through the Democrat-controlled U.S. Senate last June. The bill, S. 744, went nowhere in the House, though.

Early signs are that the Republicancontrolled House has no plans to take up a single comprehensive bill this year either, but will instead address immigration in a

our view piecemeal fashion of multiple measures.

It is encouraging that the House plans to address this critical issue, and in fact, there are reports that Speaker John Boehner aims to unveil the principles of the plan before the end of the month. But as they forge ahead with a plan of their own, we urge House leaders to embrace the primary tenets of the Senate-passed measure.

For one thing, S. 744 is good for business. A letter sent to the Senate last June in support of the bill was signed by myriad business organizations, including the Denver Metro, South Metro Denver and U.S. chambers of commerce.

In part, the letter said: “America’s current immigration system is broken and does not meet the needs of our citizens or businesses. Improvements to our nation’s immigration policies are long overdue and are essential to con-

tinued economic growth. We especially applaud the efforts of the bipartisan `Gang of 8’ for their leadership on this issue and commend the entire Senate for your hard work on this difficult and controversial issue.”

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, hardly a stronghold of liberal ideals, is one of the most outspoken proponents of comprehensive immigration reform in general and S. 744 in particular, touting a study that says the nation’s economy would stand to grow by $1.5 trillion over 10 years.

S. 744 — also known as the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act — takes a truly broad-based approach to reform.

Among other things, the bill calls for: • More than $40 billion of initial funding to shore up border security.

• Mandatory use by employers of an electronic employment verification system known as E-Verify.

• Creation of a Registered Provisional Immigrant program that includes background checks and mandates the payment of application fees. RPI status may be renewed after six years and immigrants can

pursue lawful permanent residence after 10 years, if they remain employed, pay taxes, pass background checks and meet English proficiency requirements.

• A faster track to lawful permanent residence for undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children and for agricultural workers.

• A path to citizenship, for those who fulfill the RPI requirements, which would take 13 years or more.

That last point, the path to citizenship, has been one of the more controversial aspects of the bill and was met with large resistance by House Republicans last year.

We’re not sold on the necessity of it being part of an immigration overhaul, but we understand and appreciate the importance it plays for both lawmakers behind the bill and for immigrants whose dream includes citizenship.

With worker shortages looming and wasteful spending rampant on a current system that isn’t getting the job done, S. 744 is, on the whole, a beacon of hope. Leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives would do well to follow the light — and act now.

question of the week

See the big game in person?

The Denver Broncos are going to the Super Bowl! But would you ever consider physically going to the Super Bowl yourself considering travel, price of tickets, hotel, parking, $10 beers, etc., etc.? Or is the stay at your home/man cave experience in front your own big screen TV equal to or even better than freezing your butt off at the stadium? We asked several of our readers these tough questions and got these responses:

“The last game day experience I had was a bad one for numerous reasons. I definitely won’t be spending my money for a regular season game again. But I would consider a big game like the AFC Championship or Super Bowl.”

Will Petersen, Littleton

“I think staying at home and watching the game is very underrated. It’s warm, TVs are so good today and you don’t have to worry about all the things that go along with going to the game.”

Michael Joycox, Broomfield

“I would definitely want to go see my team in a Super Bowl, I hope every true fan of their team would. I don’t care what the price or what I have to do to get a ticket. I am going!”

Christopher Dolge, Arvada

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Too good to be true?

By the time you read this, we’ll know whether the Denver Broncos advanced to the Super Bowl … and whether you purchased counterfeit tickets for the showdown.

The chances of both happening are pretty high. The Broncos will likely put the Patriots away. And, as of this writing, single tickets to the AFC Championship game in Denver are going for as much as $500 to $1,200 each on Craigslist.

When they went on sale at 10 a.m.

Monday after the Broncos’ victory over the Chargers, game tickets were snatched up in fewer than 15 minutes, and people got a “sold out” message online as early as 10:01 a.m. Many people have had to turn to resell tickets, where prices can be 400 percent over face value.

None of this, actually, is bad. Fans who believe (in the Broncos or, less reasonably, in the Patriots) are quite willing to pay big bucks for the big game and this secondary market is the only way to get there.

The problem is that many of these the tickets are fake.

The Broncos, the NFL, and Denver police are warning fans about counterfeit tickets, especially those with prices that seem to good to be true. These fake tickets look like the real thing—but they don’t behave that way. The solution, we’re told, is to purchase game tickets only through Ticketmaster and NFL Ticket Exchange.

Of course, however, many tickets resold by individuals are legit. But it’s difficult to tell the difference.

NFL tickets aren’t the only counterfeit offerings out there. For example, the FTC recently took action against four weightloss companies. It’s no secret that weight loss is an American obsession — maybe as big as scoring tickets to championship games — especially now when we are setting goals for the New Year such as eating healthy and getting more exercise.

But most of us do feel that we could use some help, and weight-loss products are

big business.

The problem is that many of their claims are fake.

According to the FTC, one of the biggest offenders is the company that manufactures and markets Sensa as a powder users sprinkle on their food to spur weight loss — a pitch that seems too good to be true.

Personally, I don’t particularly subscribe to the theory that if something seems too good to be true, it probably is … lots of just such good things have come my way through the years.

But I’ve also fallen prey to offers that weren’t what they said they were.

Usually this was because I wanted to believe … wanted to believe that the hotel I booked online really was on the beach.

That the discounted sunglasses with the popular logo were genuine. That if I sent a complete proposal outlining my strategy for someone else’s business problem, I would get the job. (I don’t do that anymore.)

So, the lesson I’m taking away from this news of deceptive advertising, unscrupulous scalpers, and ticket counterfeiters is caveat emptor—let the buyer beware.

But I still do want to believe. And if I’ve learned anything else from this too-goodto-be-true football season, it’s that if we believe, good things can and do happen.

Andrea Doray is a writer who’s always believed in the Broncos because they are the real deal. Contact her at a.doray@andreadoray.com

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Old is new: Put those records on Last fall we cleaned out our basement and in the process I discovered a real treasure among the keepsakes was a large collection of old 33 1/2 LP records. I didn’t realize they had made quite a comeback.

The children all remembered how many musicals we had and how we came to get so many specials like “Camelot” with Robert Goulet and Julie Andrews.

Start at the beginning I’ll have to begin at the beginning which was how and why I decided to keep all those records.

Way back in the 1960s or ‘70s we had purchased a new record player. I remember we bought it at Lefty’s Appliance in Aurora and I think it cost about $600. The reason it was so expensive was because it was in a chest of drawers made by Magnavox and of mahogany wood.

About the time records became obsolete, replaced by stereo, the record part of this lovely piece of furniture quit working.

The whole collection was put in a basement cabinet and not thought about until

we came across it and decided to take a look at the 100-plus records.

My girls immediately started remembering how their parents (Bob and I) went downtown for many, many musicals and would then purchase the record. Our oldest daughter gave me a little note the other day telling me how she came to love those musicals which we played over and over.

Because of this renewed interest I decided to try and get the phonograph to work. I called up our excellent handyman, Tom, and he came up to take a look. Sure enough, before long he had it turning at the proper speed and the lovely record-

ing of Camelot came on filling the air with my favorite musical. And of course it had relevancy when Jackie Onassis proclaimed the Kennedy era as “Camelot” that “one shining moment” in that short period of time in 1963.

Still have yours?

Now I have to ask you if you still have a stereo in a lovely wood cabinet somewhere and do you have the records? If you do, you may discover a real treasure.

Here’s some of my collection: Fiddler on the Roof Man of La Mancha My Fair Lady Irma La Douce Unsinkable Molly Brown Fiorello West Side Story Brigadoon South Pacific Music Man Oklahoma Now if your set still works and you need to buy used records you get can them at

used record stores.

I can’t tell you how much I am enjoying playing these new found gems. It brings forth a flood of wonderful memories when we still went to dances and danced in the kitchen whenever a favorite song was playing. And I still cry when Camelot is played.

Maybe, just maybe, you still have a working phonograph and lots of good records. I still have the chest in our living room and it’s still lovely.

P.S. How could I forget to mention Marty Robbins as my favorite country singer and singing “Don’t Let me Touch You.” What a shame that he died of a heart problem in his 50’s.

Stay well, stay involved and stay tuned...

Vi June is past Democratic state representative for House District 35. She is a former mayor of Westminster and a former newspaper publisher. A Westminster resident for more than four decades, she and her husband, Bob, have five grown children and eight grandchildren.

Ups and downs of retail in the north The business of retail establishments always seems to be in flux as a group whether they sell darn near everything like Wal-Mart or Target to specialty stores like Victoria Secret or Williams Sonoma. Grocery stores are among this mix along with restaurants. As we observe Westminster’s retail mix, it serves as a magnifying glass that highlights the ever evolving trends.

Let’s look at some very recent news to confirm this fact.

NEW WHOLE FOODS

It was exciting to read about Whole Foods grocery chain coming to the Bradburn Village development on 120th Avenue a few blocks east of Sheridan Boulevard.

That is a much more viable location for a trendy type grocery store with higher unit prices than their current location at 93rd Avenue and Sheridan Boulevard.

The demographics are more supportive farther north along 120th Avenue. And let’s remember that the 93rd Avenue site was originally an Alfala’s niche grocery. As you might expect, the 93rd Avenue location will close. It will be interesting to see what if any impact Whole Foods will have on the Sprouts store a few blocks away.

‘HOPPING AROUND’ FACTOR

The “hopping around” practice as demonstrated by Whole Foods is not

Mall site is J.C. Penney’s. For us north area residents, it still is a fairly popular soft goods retailer. With so much uncertainty of redevelopment at the Mall site, I hope Penney’s will stick around.

REMAINING OPPORTUNITIES

unique. Retailers always preach “location, location, location.” We have seen it with Michael’s hobby store, King Soopers, Safeway, Best Buy, TJ Maxx, Ross, Macaroni Grill and others. It’s a reflection of changing demographics, new leasing terms/ costs and corporate strategies. And then widen your scan to neighboring suburban communities where a retailer leaves one city for another, but doesn’t move very far. Woodley Furniture, Office Max, King Soopers, Safeway and Stickley Furniture are examples.

DODGING THE BULLET

Then let’s talk about the J.C. Penney’s announcement from last week. They will be closing 33 underperforming stores by early May and cut 2,000 jobs. Fortunately for Westminster, the only Colorado store (at least announced) will be in Colorado Springs. As we know, the only resemblance of retail left at the former Westminster

Road to more funding looks pretty rough Nearly two years of discussions and 18 months of research on transportation funding options crashed to the floor with a thud earlier this month in the Lookout Room at the Taj Mahal, Jefferson County Government Adminstration and Court Facility, in Golden.

MPACT64 was created as a statewide forum where the Metro Mayors Caucus could meet with Club 20, the Progressive 15 and Action 22, representing all 64 counties across Colorado. Following the economic collapse of 2008, state budgets have kept squeezing down on transportation funding. This has reduced available dollars at every level of local government.

These reductions have been exacerbated by the diminishing effectiveness of the state gasoline tax as more fuel efficient and alternative fuel vehicles continue to enter the fleet.

Although highways and transit have been funded primarily with user fees, including the gas tax, for nearly a century, these no longer generate revenues that match the increase in demand for highways and transportation services. Polling has found a widespread hatred of gas tax increases for nearly 20 years despite the fact that the tax has not been increased since 1992. The only alternative that would continue to maintain the historical “user

pays” principle would be a Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) levy.

Once again, polling finds this option is little more attractive than gas taxes, while being poorly understood and raising privacy concerns. Consequently, MPACT 64 surveyed Colorado voters last year to determine what revenue option would prove the most popular, or least unpopular, with voters.

The answer was a hike in the statewide sales tax. MPACT64, together with contractors and other organizations concerned about the deterioration of state roads, developed a ballot proposition that would impose an additional seven-tenths of a cent sales tax statewide in order to raise $600 million annually in additional revenues. These dollars would be divvied up between state and local governments in acHudson continues on Page 8

Looking to the future, Westminster’s “new” retail will locate in existing shopping centers or at the former Mall site.

There isn’t much raw, undeveloped land left for major retail development. Having said that, it behooves the Westminster City Council to work cooperatively with developers and tenants who wish to locate in vacant buildings or property. It is important that incentives be offered that make good business sense (cents) to both parties. The focus for Westminster has clearly changed

from encouraging new retail on “virgin” ground to redeveloping on existing built upon land or scraped off sites such as the former Westminster Mall property which are much more difficult to accomplish.

Often times, when a major tenant comes to an existing shopping center, modifications need to be made to accommodate the tenant. And it is an opportunity for the City to incentivize the tenant or shopping center owner to update and upgrade the exterior appearance of the center. Thus, the center can realize a more contemporary look which is pleasing to customers, the neighborhood and the motoring public while adding value to the area.

Bill Christopher is a former Westminster city manager and RTD board member.

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Bill allows married gays to file joint taxes Legislation comes on heels of Supreme Court decision

By Vic Vela

vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com A bill that would allow married gay couples living in Colorado to file joint state tax returns is on its way to a vote in the state Senate, after it passed a legislative committee on Jan. 14.

However, Senate Bill 19 applies only to married couples, not those who are involved in a civil union, which became legal in Colorado last year.

Senate Bill 19 requires that gay couples who married out of state or in another country, and who now reside here, file their state taxes the same as they do at the federal level, either through joint or individual returns.

That’s regardless of the fact that Colorado does not recognize same-sex marriage.

Sen. Pat Steadman, D-Denver, a bill sponsor, told the Senate Finance Committee that the bill aims to do away with confusion on the part of legally married gay couples who can file joint tax returns federally, but were not able to do the same at the state level.

“The reason I’ve introduced this bill is because we have confusing is-

Sen. Pat Steadman, D-Denver, listens as Lauren Fortmiller, center, and her partner Pamela Thiele, both of Lakewood, testify in support of Senate Bill 19. The bill would allow gay married couples living in Colorado to file joint state tax returns. Photo by Vic Vela sues in the statute,” Steadman told the committee.

Steadman’s bill passed the committee, following a 3 to 2 party line vote.

The bill comes on the heels of a July Supreme Court decision that struck down

much of the Defense of Marriage Act. Since then, the Internal Revenue Service has ruled that legally married same-sex couples are also considered married for federal tax purposes.

The federal ruling applies to all gay cou-

ples who are in legally recognized marriages, even if they reside in states like Colorado, which has a constitutional ban against gay marriage on its books.

So, if a gay couple gets married in New York, then moves to Colorado, they can file joint state returns here.

However, the IRS is clear that only legally married gay couples can file joint returns.

“The revenue department ruling expressly says they are not recognizing civil unions, or other domestic partnerships,” Steadman said. “This is purely a matter of who is married.”

Even though the legislation would not affect couples involved in civil unions, the bill would make changes to an area of last year’s law that created civil unions in Colorado. The civil unions statute does not allow for joint tax filing.

“That’s because it was not possible for same-sex couples to file federally (when the civil unions bill became law),” Steadman said afterward.

“It did not allow for linkage for state taxes. And that was absolutely accurate when it was written. But the whole world has turned on its head since them.”

The bill also makes language in Colorado income tax statutes gender neutral.

It replaces “husband, or wife or both” with “two taxpayers.” And it replaces “spouse” with “taxpayer.”

Now is your chance to impact wildlife plans If you hunt big game it is most likely you have said to yourself countless times, “I wish the state wildlife management people could see what I see” (regarding big game numbers, habitat or lack thereof ).

Every five years there is a significant opportunity for those who faithfully hunt big game to be heard. As a matter of fact Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) strongly seek your input, knowledge, observations and perspectives on all issues impacting Colorado’s big game herds as that impact might help the Division set hunting seasons and harvest numbers and even

the sometimes controversial “preference point” system.

During February and March the Colorado Parks and Wildlife staff and commis-

sion members will offer public meetings and other stakeholder forums throughout the state to hear from specifically from the hunting fraternity. More information regarding setting the coming 2015-2019 big game season process by the CPW can be accessed by searching “season structure” on the CPW website at http://cpw.stste. co.us or by emailing bgss@state.co.us.

The personal input and opinions offered in preparation for the next five years planning for Colorado’s big game seasons will not only assure those closest to the conditions that exist in the field become

part of the ultimate policies, but we will know we are impacting one of Colorado’s biggest economic engines.

Big game hunting seasons account for nearly $1B in Colorado economic activity of one sort or another. A 2009 statewide study found the elk hunting alone pumps $295M into the Colorado economy and supports 3,400 jobs in the state. Not surprising when we are reminded Colorado has the largest number of elk of any state in the nation and some of the most attractive and productive variety of wildlife habitat and landscape.

Making time for gratitude with the grandkids Teaching children to be appreciative of others is a goal for many families.

But in the midst of activity and abundance, we often miss the opportunity to

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Helping our children learn to value attention and gifts from others is a big task.

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cordance with the existing state formula for distributing transportation revenues. After the crushing defeat of the proposed hike in state income taxes to fund K-12 schools this past November, in which question 66 was defeated by a nearly two to one margin, MPACT64 decided to test the appeal of its sales tax proposal.

Maria Garcia Berry and Roger Sherman of CRL Associates delivered the bad news to supporters last week.

Some 52-percent of those polled would vote no, while only 42-percent leaned yes. And 80 percent of the no voters are intensely opposed and just half the yes voters are strongly favorable. Support in rural areas, which

feelings and a habit of kindness.

You might do a little role-playing as you talk with children. Many young children need some practice with you to counter the natural inclination to ask for more and more or to ignore or make hurtful statements about something they don’t like.

This situation is a perfect time to reflect about feelings, and to think about words or actions that make others feel appreciated.

Often a quick phone call, FaceTime, or Skype “thank you” or “sorry” message

would be the primary beneficiaries of increased spending, only mustered 35 percent support. The suburbs barely produced 50 percent support, while Denver came in on the statewide average at 42 percent.

The consultants, to their considerable credit, advised their clients that they should wait for a more propitious political climate somewhere over the horizon. Only 4 percent of those polled reported transportation funding as a priority. 33 percent placed jobs and the economy at the top of the list. And, a surprising 46 percent suggested additional government efficiency is needed — suggesting belt-tightening as a source of revenues.

While it is apparent this is not a good time to attempt to raise taxes, there were few clues as to the virulence of voter resistance. The MPACT64 pollsters speculated that

is welcomed by relatives, especially grandparents.

While a verbal “thank you” or “please” is a good first step, many people are happy to receive a little card or note from children.

Again, guidance from an adult and sharing ideas is so important.

In a quiet moment help children think about a special gift item or perhaps a gift of time or attention.

Write or draw a picture on a postcard, address it, and send it off to the gift giver. Some children enjoy cutting pictures from old cards and pasting them on construction paper.

the state’s much touted economic turnaround may only be reaching a sliver of residents, while the vast majority of Colorado taxpayers continue to struggle with reduced incomes and pinched personal budgets. Others speculated that only a comprehensive proposal similar to Referendum C approved in 2005, which included assistance to schools, roads, higher education and human services held the potential for creating a winning coalition.

Miller Hudson is a former state legislator with 30 years involvement in regional transportation issues, having served as Executive Director of the Colorado Intermountain Fixed Guideway Authority’s I-70 Mountain Corridor monorail study. He continues to monitor Front Range transit planning and can be reached at mnhwriter@ msn.com.

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Bronco, wife a dynamic duo in magazine Broncos wide receiver Eric Decker and his country star (pregnant) wife, Jessie James Decker — arguably the NFL’s cutest couple — are featured in an eight-picture spread in the February edition of GQ magazine and on www.gq.com.

The couple are snapped in provocative poses — cooking together (at least licking the bowl), canoodling in bed, bubblebathing, “working out” in the home gym, horsing around among memorabilia — with Decker clad in distressed jeans (how distressed can they be when they fetch up to $700 a pair) and James in her unmentionables.

The point of the article — other than to feature titillating photos of a ridiculously attractive couple — is a denim discussion.

“When Denver’s newly ascendant star Eric Decker isn’t wearing his Broncos uniform, he’s kicking back in jeans with his (pregnant!) country-singer wife, Jessie James, and the crew of their reality series, `Eric & Jessie: Game On.’ Here, he sports the season’s best beat-up, broken-in, and distressed denim — the kind you (almost) never want to take off.”

Read more at www.gq.com/style/ fashion/201402/eric-decker-jessie-jamesdistressed-jeans#ixzz2qaoEpHUX.

Arvada Center hosts Agatha Christie’s masterpiece

By Clarke Reader

creader@ coloradocommunitymedia.com The longest-running stage play in the world will open up the Arvada Center’s 2014 season with plenty of mystery, dry humor and wit to go around.

Agatha Christie’s classic “The Mousetrap” has been delighting audiences in London’s West End for 61 years, and will run at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Jan. 28 through Feb. 23.

Performances will be Tuesday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday at 1 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. Due to increased demand 1 p.m. matinees have been added on Thursday, Feb. 6, 13 and 20.

“Agatha Christie is one of the most translated writers in the world and ‘The Mousetrap’ is one of the works that Christie-philes know best,” Pat Payne, director of the show said.

According to Payne, “The Mousetrap” tells the story of a group of strangers stranded in a country inn during a snowstorm. There is a murder and a detective shows up to investigate the case, and as he does everyone comes under suspicion as secrets and past misdeeds are revealed.

“I’ve directed other Agatha Christie plays, and I love her characters and stories,” Payne said. “There are lots of red herrings in the story and it really keeps the audiences guessing.”

The ending is historically famous, as is the dedication the keeping that

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ending secret from people who haven’t seen the show. Payne said the theater is looking to maintain that secrecy and is hoping people who know the ending won’t spoil it for others.

The cast is made up of some Arvada Center favorites as well as Kathleen Brady, a veteran of the Denver Center Theatre Company, who is making her debut at the center.

“I’ve never done an Agatha show before, but I’m really enjoying it,” Brady said. “There is such a diverse number of characters and there aren’t a lot of similarities between them, which makes it interesting.”

Brady plays Mrs. Boyle, who she describes as a woman who used to be wealthy, but is now having a hard time adjusting to the mannerisms and changes of the times. She’s not used to the way things are, Brady added, and is straight forward and honest about what she thinks.

“I love grand dames who are a little step out of the times,” Brady said.

Graham Ward, who was last seen at the center in “Around the World in 80 Days,” plays Detective Sergeant Trotter. Ward describes the detective as someone who is trying to put the case together but doesn’t quite take things are seriously as everyone else.

“We don’t know much about him outside of the case,” Ward said. “All the other characters are trying to make transformations and get through things but he’s focused on solving the case.”

Ward said one of the most challeng-

IF YOU GO WHAT: Agatha Christie’s “The Mousetrap” WHERE: Arvada Center 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada WHEN: Jan. 28 to Feb. 23 Tuesday - Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday at 1 p.m.

Saturday - Sunday at 2 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 6, 13 and 20 - 1 p.m.

COST: $38-$53 INFORMATION: 720-898-7200 or www.arvadacenter.org

ing parts about Trotter is the cockney slang accent that occasionally slips out.

For Payne, who is a very collaborative director, putting the show together has been a great process thanks to the people he is working with.

“With a cast and crew who are so talented it makes things as a director very easy,” he said. “The design staff just comes in and creates — they are continually adding details to the set.”

Payne, Brady and Ward said the show has something for everyone, and is a great whodunnit for mystery fans.

“I think of it as dessert because it’s such a yummy piece of theater,” Payne said. “The mystery is fantastic — we sold you the whole seat, but you’re only going to need the edge of it.”

For tickets and more information call 720-898-7200 or visit www.arvadacenter.org.

Late-night talk show host David Letterman used his national forum to ask the question on many football fans’ minds when former football great, talk-show host and Fox-TV NFL analyst Michael Strahan guested on the show recently.

“I’m so tired of people screaming, ‘Omaha’...,” Letterman told Strahan, referring to Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning’s favorite cue at the line of scrimmage. “Why does he do that?”

“Because (he) likes the steaks,” Strahan said.

Letterman also questioned why Manning moves around so much prior to the snap.

“When he goes to the line he looks like he’s got another job,” the talk-show host said. “He looks like he’s working parttime at a gift card store picking out stuff, running around, ‘Oh my God,’ we’re out of ribbon.’ Then he comes back and takes the snap. Is he the first guy to be so darn busy at his second job as a quarterback?”

“I don’t think anybody has made it look as difficult as Peyton,” Strahan said.

“I’m still not buying all that is necessary.

I think he says, ‘I’m doing all of this so kids at home think I’m cool.’ There’s no way, Dave, the other 10 guys on offense understand all that stuff. They’re not that smart.”

Fort Collins 4th drunkest city

Fort Collins has earned the dubious distinction of being named the fourth drunkest city in America, according to statistics compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Curl up with this ‘quiet’ book “The Quiet Season: Remembering Country Winters” by Jerry Apps 2013, Wisconsin Historical Society Press $22.95 / higher in Canada 150 pages It snowed overnight.

You saw it first thing this morning, and you grumbled. You know how much extra work that stuff is: shoveling, brushing, scraping. Everything needs more time to warm up and get going — including you.

Sure, snow is pretty … for about 10 minutes. Or, as you’ll see in “The Quiet Season”

by Jerry Apps, it’s beautiful for a lifetime.

Born to a pair of farmers in the “midst of the Great Depression,” Jerry Apps says that, save but for his time spent in the Army, he’s never missed a Wisconsin winter. For folks in snowy climes, winter reminds us that “we are not in charge,” he says.

The winters of 1939-1947 were particularly memorable for Apps. Electricity hadn’t yet come to his parents’ farm — it didn’t arrive until the spring of ’47 – which meant that milking cows and fetching water was

all done by hand. Dinner was made on a wood-burning stove that served both to prepare food and to heat the kitchen.

Homework for the three Apps boys was done by kerosene lamp.

Apps remembers how his father prepared for winter by “making wood” from dead oak trees and hauling it closer to the house. The family butchered a hog every fall because they “needed the meat if we were going to survive the long winter.”

Produce from garden and field was laid in for the season.

Even when there was a snowstorm, the three Apps boys had to walk to school and they tried not to miss a day. The season’s first snow was especially exciting; says Apps, he and his classmates were “running around like we were possessed by first snowfall demons.” As white stuff piled up, his teacher in the oneroom schoolhouse tapped one of the bigger children to shovel a path to the outhouses.

Apps recalls playing in the snow, and wading through waist-high drifts. He remembers hunting in it, travelling by car and on foot through it, and hoping that Santa could handle it. He recalls when neighbors took care of neighbors and dances were held in

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someone’s dining room. And he remembers the perfection of winter some 70 years ago, its loveliness and its magic.

I’m not sure where it came from, but reading “The Quiet Season” gave me a definite sense of pulse-slowing calmness.

Maybe that’s because author Jerry Apps — who often mentions his love of a good story — is himself the teller of tales that circle around community in a TV-less, packed-calendar-free, horse-drawn but hard-working world that fewer and fewer folks remember. They’re told with awe, gratitude, grace, more than a little kneeslapping — and lots of love for the way things were, the rotation of the seasons, the bounty of the land, and the perseverance of its people.

This is the kind of book that elders will read and read again. It’s a book you’ll want to give to a whiner. It’s one you’ll be glad to curl up with because, though it’s mostly about winter, “The Quiet Season” will leave you warm.

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FriendS nigHT Friends of Broomfield plans its Friends Night Out for adults with developmental disabilities 6-8:30 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 23. Meet at the Friends office, 11851 Saulsbury St., Broomfield. The group will go to the movies at the Westminster Promenade AMC movie theater. The name of the movie is to be determined. Friends will provide a small snack, but please eat dinner before you arrive. Register by Monday, Jan. 20. Contact Molly Coufal, evening/social program director, at info@friendsofbroomfield.org or 303-404-0123.

LegiSLaTOr COFFee Rep. Tracy Kraft-Tharp hosts Coffee with Your Legislator 7-8 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, at La Dolce Vita, 5756 Olde Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada.

THurSday/Jan. 23

Ward meeTing Ward meetings are a chance for residents

Caregiver FOrum Friends of Broomfield presents a

free caregivers forum for parents or caregivers of adults with developmental disabilities. The forum lasts 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, at the Friends office, 11851 Saulsbury St., Broomfield.

The forum is intended to give caregivers an opportunity to get to know each other and see what’s new at Friends in 2014.

Contact Jennifer Smith at info@friendsofbroomfield.org or 303-404-0123.

THurSday/Jan. 23 LegiSLaTOr COFFee Rep. Tracy Kraft-Tharp hosts Coffee with Your Legislator 6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, at Panera, 10450 Town Center Drive, Westminster.

THurSday/Jan. 23 to communicate directly to elected officials with questions, concerns or comments about the city and its government.

The next Ward III meeting is 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, in council chambers at City Hall, 11701 Community Center Drive, Northglenn. Meet new council member Kyle Mullica, hear an economic development update, learn about the impact of North Metro’s FasTracks, find out what’s coming in 2014 and share your ideas or concerns. Contact Councilmember Marci Whitman at 303-521-0201 or mwhitman@northglenn.org or

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Grand Opening Celebration!

Please join us for our ribbon cutting ceremony and the grand opening celebration at Park Regency Thornton!

Our newest Senior Living Community is located in beautiful Thornton, Colorado, and we’re truly excited for this big event!

Thursday, January 30th, 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Please RSVP to Keith Rohlack by January 23rd.

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Councilmember Kyle Mullica at 303-847-2225 or kmullica@ northglenn.org.

SaTurday/Jan. 25 HOme aLOne Students will learn how to stay safe when they are home alone through interactive lessons, role playing and hands-on training at At Home Alone & First Aid class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, at the Northglenn Recreation Center, 11801 Community Center Drive. Call 303-450-8800 or go to www.northglenn.org/recxpress to register.

SaTurday/Jan. 25 HanSeL & greTeL The Missoula Children’s Theatre presents

an original musical adaptation of the Brothers’ Grimm tale of Hansel & Gretel at 3 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, at the D.L. Parsons Theatre, 11801 Community Center Drive, Northglenn.

Call 303-450-8800.

SaTurday/Jan. 25, Feb. 1, March 22 arT CLaSSeS The Aar River Gallery, 3707 W. 73rd Ave., Westminster, presents art classes. To register, call 303-426-4114 or go to www.aarrivergallery.com. Class size is limited to ensure

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the drinking habits of residents in metropolitan areas based on their binge and heavy drinking rates.

What city took the top spot on the drunkest cities list? Fargo, N.D. Have you been to Fargo? If so, you’ll totally understand this ranking because — especially in the winter when temperatures plunge to negative numbers that should never be seen by human beings — there’s nothing else to do.

Here’s the complete list: 1. Fargo, N.D.; 2. Columbus, Neb.; 3. Missoula, Mont.; 4.

Fort Collins; 5. Brookings, S.D.; 6. Milwaukee, Wis.; 7. Lawrence, Kan.; 8. Tallahassee, Fla.; 9. Bozeman, Mont.; 10. Lincoln, Neb. Read more at www.bustle.com/ articles/12130-38-million-americans-havea-problem-with-alcohol-the-10-drunkestamerican-cities.

Sharpe to speak at fundraiser

Broncos former tight end and 2011 Pro Football Hall of Famer turned TV NFL analyst Shannon Sharpe will be the keynote speaker at The Journey, the Junior League of Denver’s fundraiser to support literacy efforts in the Denver metro area, on March 13.

A lesser-known fact about Sharpe is his dedication to literacy and education.

It wasn’t until his early teen years that he learned to read, guided by his grandmother’s influence.

All proceeds support the Junior League of Denver’s focus, which is changing lives through literacy in the Denver metro area.

The March 13 event starts at 6 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Denver Tech Center. Tickets are $125 per person. For more information and to purchase tickets, go to www.jld.org or call 303-692-0270.

Hitting the sweet spot

Sweet!

Longmont-based Robin Chocolates

individual instruction. Upcoming classes are:

Fun WiTH Watercolor, 1-4 p.m. Saturdays, Jan. 18, Jan. 25, Feb. 1, March 22. You will learn about mixing colors and a new technique every week. mixed media and Acrylic, 1-4 p.m. Thursdays, Jan. 23, Jan. 30, Feb. 6. Explore your creativity through the use of a variety of materials, and try something new each week. Learn how to transform your unsuccessful watercolor and acrylic paintings into wonderful abstracts. Use scraps of this and that to create cards and small paintings.

Sunday/Jan. 26, Feb. 23 FarmerS markeT The Arvada Farmers Market presents the indoor winter market from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 26 and Feb. 23. The Indoor Market will feature more than 20 vendors with jams, breads, meat, honey, produce, eggs, and homemade items. The market is at DiCicco’s Schoolhouse, 5660 Olde Wadsworth Blvd.

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(www.robinchocolates.com/), owned by Robin Autorino, has been named one of the top 10 chocolate makers in North America for 2013 by “Dessert Professional,” the leading trade publication for chocolate, pastry, baking and ice cream professionals.

“We are tremendously honored,” said Autorino, who founded Robin Chocolates in 2008. “Our passion is making bold, beautiful and delicious chocolates and pastries, and it is enormously satisfying to be recognized for our work.”

Robin Chocolates is a family-run business where Autorino’s husband, Chris, handles the company’s artwork and website.

“One rule I learned in the military is that precision counts,” she said. “If it doesn’t look perfect and taste great, I won’t sell it.”

Readers and visitors to the shop at 600 S. Airport Road, Longmont, can mention the code #topchocolateshop for 5 percent off all orders through the end of January.

Heritage Square items on sale

After a 25-year run, Golden’s Heritage Square Music Hall closed Dec. 31 citing lack of funds to finance productions. Heritage Square is putting all of its contents — costumes, scenery, props, theater equipment, photo memory books and CDs — up for sale 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 23, 24 and 25.

Call Jane at 303-434-1204 with questions or to set up an appointment for theater items, call Scott Koop at 303-233-1198.

Overheard

Eavesdropping on Andrew Hudson’s Facebook page: “New job on AH jobs list!

Governor, state of New Jersey.”

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

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Monday/Jan. 27, Feb. 5, Feb. 19, Feb.

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MBa prograM Those interested in the University of Colorado Executive MBA program can attend one of several information sessions; at noon Monday, Jan. 27, at the Sheraton Denver Tech Center; at noon Wednesday, Feb. 5, at the CUEMBA Suite, downtown Denver; at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19, at the CUEMBA Suite; at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 24, at the Vista at Applewood Golf Course, Golden; and at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26, at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. Registration can be accessed at https://cuemba. wufoo.com/forms/emba-informationsession-registration/.

Monday and tueSday/Jan. 27-28 CoMpetition auditionS Ages

5-18 are invited to show off their talents and compete against other area youth at the Night of the Stars talent competition auditions Jan. 27-28 at the D.L. Parsons Theatre, 11801 Community Center Drive. Individuals and groups of no more than four are welcome to participate.

Competition date is Feb. 7. Call 303450-8800 to schedule an audition or for , Jan. information. nd a

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Book CluB The Northglenn Senior Book Club will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28 at the Northglenn Senior Center, 11801 Community Center Drive. The club will discuss “Cold Sassy Tree,” a historical novel by Olive Ann Burns that follows the life of 14-year-old Will Tweedy in early 20th century Georgia while exploring nts themes such as religion, death and social nd taboos. Call 303-450-8801 or stop by dors the senior center to reserve a copy of the emade book. For people ages 55 and over. lde tueSday/Jan. 28

Jan. iety ow to ngs eate

liFetree CaFe What happens to

religious faith when hard times come will be explored at noon and 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 28 at Lifetree Café, 5675 Field St., Arvada. The program, “Where Is God When Life Turns Tough?” features the filmed story of John Stumbo, a healthy ultra-marathoner who was suddenly attacked by an undiagnosable, lifethreatening illness. Participants will discuss what happens to faith in the face of disappointment and disaster. Admission to the 60-minute event is free. Snacks and beverages are available. Lifetree Café is a place where people gather for conversation about life and faith in a casual coffeehouse-type setting. Questions about Lifetree may be directed to Polly Wegner at 303-424-4454 or pwegner@ peacelutheran.net.

tueSday/Jan. 28 proJeCt review Jefferson County residents and visitors enjoy thousands of acres of land saved from development and preserved for future generations.

The Jefferson County League of Women Voters was instrumental in bringing about this preservation by helping establish the Open Space Project in 1972. The Jeffco LWV has been working to document the actions that forged Jefferson County’s Open Space funding and policy. Results of the Jefferson County League of Women Voters Open Space Legacy Project will be reviewed at a meeting at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28 at 1 p.m. at Sportlline, 6543 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. The public is welcome.

Visit www.lwvjeffco.org. tueSday/Jan. 28; Wednesday/Jan. 29; Feb. 3, Feb. 12, Feb. 13, Feb. 14, health ClaSSeS Bridges Integrative Health and Wellness at Lutheran Medical Center is offering community health and wellness services and classes in February at 8300 W. 38th Ave. Free parking is available. Space is limited. Go to www.

WellnessAtBridges.com or call 303-4252262 to register or for information and costs. Upcoming classes are: aroMatherapy, 6-7:30 p.m. last

Wednesday, (Aromatherapy I: Intro to Natural Plant Oils, Jan. 29); Aromatherapy II: Power of Plants for Emotional Balance, Feb. 26); Aromatherapy III:

Sacred Scents & Essential Oils (March 26); Aromatherapy IV: Herbal Infused Honey (April 30).

ChaoS to CalM: A Mindfulness

Course, a series of grounding and empowering activies, from 6-7:30 p.m.

Mondays, Feb. 3 to March 3.

the keyS to Change: Unlock Your Motivation, 6-7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12. Free. t’ai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention, Part 1, 10:45-11:45 a.m. Tuesdays, Jan. 14 to March 4. t’ai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention, Advanced, 9:30-10:30 a.m.

Tuesdays, Jan. 14 to March 4.

BaSiC FoaM Rolling, for flexibility and injury prevention, 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28 March 25.

StreSS relieF monthly workshop series, 6-8 p.m. every second Thursday: Taming the Anxiety (Feb. 13); Being a Perfectionist isn’t Perfect (March 13); Mind-Body Connection (April 10). wedneSday/Jan. 29 teen prograM Anythink presents a special teen program, “The Magic of Voodoo Doughnut” at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29, at Anythink York Street, 8990 York St., Suite A, Thornton. Students will meet Voodoo Doughnut Chief Operating Officer Robin Ludwig, participate in a discussion on what it means to run a business, discover the process of designing new and creative doughnut recipes, learn about how the doughnuts are made and taste the different creations. Registration is recommended; visit http://www.anythinklibraries. org/calendar-day. Call the library at 303-405-3234. thurSday/Jan. 30 driver SaFety AARP Driver Safety class is 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 30, at MEDVED Autoplex, 11201 W. I-70 Frontage Road North. Drivers may receive a discount on car insurance. Reservation are necessary; register by calling 303-463-1172. thurSday/Jan. 30 SCienCe Fair The district level science

fair is planned 4:30-6:30 p.m., with an awards ceremony from 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 30, at Mapleton Skyview Campus in the MEC/MESA Project Center, 9200 York St., Thornton.

thurSday/Jan. 30 lunCheon Join international speaker Gwen Crawford at noon Thursday, Jan. 30, for the Walking Tiara Tall luncheon. Crawford’s positive zest for life and sense of humor brings out the royalty in each of us. Register by Jan. 24 at the Community Recreation Center of Apex, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada.

Call 303-425-9583. thurSday/Jan. 30 Slavery prograM Join Douglas

Blackmon, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “Slavery by Another Name: The ReEnslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II,” at 7 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 30, at the Tivoli Student Union, Turnhalle, Denver.

CoMing Soon CoMing Soon/Jan. 31 MeMoir workShop Get started

writing about your life at a memoir workshop 1-2:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31, at the Community Recreation Center of Apex, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada.

Learn where to start, how to organize, what to include and how to best express yourself. Register by Jan. 29. Call 303425-9583.

CoMing Soon/FeB. 1 Movie Showing “Sing Your Song” is showing at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, at Living Light of Peace, 5927 Miller St., Arvada. The movie is about entertainer Harry Belafonte’s significant yet little known contribution to social justice and civil rights. Free.

CoMing Soon/FeB. 1 to March 16,

Feb. 8

Juried exhiBit Art From the Heart, a juried exhibit of art by Colorado artists, will be on display at the College Hill Library from Feb. 1 to March 16 at 3705 W. 112th Ave., Westminster. Enjoy a variety of art medias and techniques from traditional oils and watercolors to abstract collage and impressionism. Meet the artists 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, at a free public reception on Feb. 8, 2-4 p.m. at the lower level of the College Hill Library. Those attending will be entered in a drawing to win $100 toward the purchase of a painting in the exhibit.

A Miniature Show with small paintings will be on display in conjunction with the Art From the Heart exhibit Feb. 8-11. Art From the Heart is sponsored by the Paletteers Art Club and the SCFD and can be viewed during library hours. For more info call 303-466-2512.

CoMing Soon/FeB. 1-2 MotorCyCle expo The Colorado

Motorcycle Expo is open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 1, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 2, at the National Western Complex in Denver. The expo features a motorcycle swap meet, a custom motorcycle show, a motorcycle museum and live entertainment. For tickets and more information, www.ColoradoMotorcycleExpo.com.

CoMing Soon/FeB. 3 eleanor rooSevelt As the longest-serving first lady of the United States, Eleanor Roosevelt was outspoken and, at times, controversial. Join Active Minds 1-3 p.m. Monday, Feb. 3, at Sunrise at Flatirons, 400 Summit Blvd., Broomfield, as we examine her life and the impact she had on important causes such as human rights and the successful launch of the United Nations. Program is free. RSVP by calling 303-466-2422.

CoMing Soon/FeB. 3 Study group An Edgar Cayce study group will meet at 1:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 3 at the Standley Lake Library, 84th and Kipling, Arvada. The meeting is free.

CoMing Soon/FeB. 4 liFetree CaFé The trends that will affect how we live in the future will be explored at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4, at Lifetree Café, 1800 E. 105th Place, Northglenn. The program, titled “News From the Future: A Futurist Gives a Sneak Peek,” features a filmed interview with Thomas Frey, senior futurist at the DaVinci Institute. Participants in the Lifetree program will hear about key developments that Frey predicts will significantly change daily life in the coming decades. Admission to the 60-minute event is free. Snacks and beverages are available. Lifetree Café is a place where people gather for conversation on life and faith in a casual coffeehouse-type setting. For questions about Lifetree may be directed to Andy Pryor at 303-4523787 or andyp@northglenn.cc. More information is available at Lifetreecafe. com.

CoMing Soon/FeB. 4, Feb. 7 reSuMe teChniqueS Learn about

the three basic types of resumes and find out how to avoid making the most common resume mistake. Class provides updated information and a standard that identifies what employers are looking for. Classes offered 12:30-2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4, at the Belmar Library; and from 10:30 a.m. to noon Friday, Feb. 7 at the Arvada Library. Class is free but registration is required. Go to jeffcolibrary.org or call 303-235-5275.

CoMing Soon/FeB. 5, Feb. 12 art Show Get ready for the Community Recreation Center of Apex’s Art for the Young at Heart art show Feb. 12 for local artists ages 50 and older, alongside art selected from students from several Jefferson County elementary schools.

Entries are due Wednesday, Feb. 5. Call 303-425-9583 for further information.

The center is at 6842 Wadsworth Blvd.

CoMing Soon/FeB. 6 Figure Skating On the eve of

opening ceremonies for the Sochi Winter Olympics, join Active Minds for Olympic Figure Skating: The Judge’s View, 6:30-

8:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6 in Thornton.

This is a members-only event featuring Peggy Graham, an international figure skating judge, who will explain how competitions are organized and how judges watch and score figure skating routines. For information on becoming a member of Active Minds, go to http:// www.activeminds.com/member.html.

Call 303-320-7652 or email info@ activeminds.com to RSVP.

reCurring eventS woMen’S networking group in Arvada has openings for women in business who can commit to a weekly Wednesday morning meeting. One member per business category. Contact Info@OurConnection.org or call 303438-6783.

CoMputer ClaSSeS Learn basic to

advanced use of the computer in a small class setting at the Community Recreation Center of Apex, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd. One-on-one personal training is also available. Call 303-425-9583 for times and fees.

get aCtive Get and stay in shape.

Choose from more than 30 fitness and dance classes at the Community Recreation Center of Apex, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., including seated or standing classes in yoga, tai chi, and Zumba, as well as stretching, weight room, and much more. Call the center at 303-425-9583 or pick up your activities guide for details. Many classes are free or discounted for SilverSneakers. reCurring/through FeB. 5 quilt Show The annual quilt show will delight and warm your soul 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays to Thursdays, and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays through Feb. 5, at the Community Recreation Center of Apex, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd. Call 303-425-9583. reCurring/through FeB. 14 CoMMuniCationS ConteSt High school students are invited to enter a communications contest presented

by Colorado Press Women. Students enrolled in grades 9-12 are eligible to enter their work published between March 1, 2013, and Feb. 14, 2014, in one of 20 categories. Professional working journalists, writers, editors, photographers, videographers and graphic artists will judge the entries. Download the entry form, and get further information, at www.nfpw.org/highschoolcontest. cfm. Entries must be received by Feb. 14, 2014.

Recurring/Through April 30 quilt donationS The Rocky

Mountain Quilt Museum is asking for donations of new quilts to benefit flood victims. Quilts must be made of 100 percent cotton fabric, and twin, full and queen sizes are needed. Deliver donations 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, 1213 Washington Ave., Golden; or 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday at the museum office, 651 Corporate Circle, Suite 102, Golden. Donations will be taken through April 30, 2014. Call 303-277-0377.

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Tickets are available online or at the door. Show times are 7 p.m. Feb. 7-8, Feb. 13-15, Feb. 20-22, and at 3 p.m. Feb. 8 and Feb. 22, at the Armory at Brighton Performing Arts Center, 300 Strong St. Go to https://www.prairieplayhouse. com/productions/shrek.

been abused. Details about A Chocolate Affair can be found at www.visitarvada. org or by calling 720-898-3380.

looking ahead/FeB. 8 eagle FeStival Barr Lake State

Park plans its second annual Bald Eagle Festival 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, at 13401 Picadilly Road, Brighton. Call for information and to make reservations at 303-659-6005. All programs are free; however, a parks pass is required for entry. Go to http://wildlife.state.co.us.

looking ahead/FeB. 8, March 8 governor CandidateS The North Suburban Republican Forum welcomes U.S. Senate candidates 9-11:30 a.m.

Saturday, Feb. 8, at the D.L. Parsons Theatre, 11801 Community Center Drive, Northglenn. Admission is free. Join us and bring a friend or two and your questions. The Reagan Club of Colorado will sell coffee, bottled water, fruit, donuts, and pastries at this event. Other upcoming forum events: Fracking 101 or other candidates, March 8; Colorado State GOP Assembly at Coors Event Center in Boulder, April 12; education update from local board members, April 19; Colorado Legislative recap, May 10. Check www.

NorthSuburbanRepublicanForum.org. looking ahead/FeB. 8, March 1,

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photograph CluB The Forney Museum welcomes photographers the first Saturday of every month for a behind-the-scenes chance to shoot your favorite vehicles in our collection.

Sessions last 8-10 a.m. Jan. 5, Feb. 8, March 1, April 5, at the museum, 4303 Brighton Blvd., Denver. Registration and prepayment are required; sessions are limited to 25 participants. For a copy of the museum’s photo policy, email

events@forneymuseum.org. Go to www. forneymuseum.org.

looking ahead/FeB. 8-28 art exhiBit North Metro Arts Alliance presents its members fine art exhibit Feb. 8-28 at the Aar River Gallery, 3707 W. 73rd Ave., Westminster. Call 303426-4114 or go to www.aarrivergallery. com. Art work in a variety of mediums by some of the North Metro areas finest artists including Jan Archuleta, Lillian Montoya, Jan Gibson, Jude Schmieder, and Mimi Jordan. An opening reception is 2-4 p.m. Feb. 8 during the Second Saturday Art Walk in the Historic Westminster Art District. Meet the artists, free watercolor demo by Jan Archuleta. looking ahead/FeB. 10 tax deduCtionS Learn about common IRS business tax deductions at a seminar at 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10, at the Arvada Library. Topics include the most overlooked expenses, home office rules for 2013, business versus personal expenses, leasing versus buying, travel/ transportation/entertainment (limitations), best recordkeeping practices for expenses, records retention and contractor versus employee rules. looking ahead/FeB. 10, Feb. 14 interview teChniqueS Display confidence while selling yourself to potential employers at Interviewing for Success, offered 2-3:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10, at the Arvada Library; and 12:30-2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14, at the Belmar Library. Free course will provide interviewing techniques that will place you on the road to landing the dream job. Presented by the American Job Center. Registration required and can be done online at jeffcolibrary.org or by calling 303-235-5275.

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Are you drinking toilet water?

Water-connection woes can cause human illness

How to control cross connections

By Kristin Jones

A few simple steps can help protect your drinking water

I-News at Rocky Mountain PBS

from contamination via backflow in your home. Hiring a backflow prevention technician or a licensed plumber is the best way to make sure your plumbing is safe.

Feel like a nice cool glass of ice water?

Before you take a sip, you might want to take a quick tour of your home. How’s the fill valve in your toilet? Do you have a vacuum breaker on your outside spigots? What about your boiler?

Without the right plumbing bits and pieces in place, you could be at risk of drinking toilet water, sipping lawn fertilizers or slurping hazardous chemicals. If they aren’t protected, cross connections between the drinking water in your home and non-potable water sources can mean that dirty water gets mixed with the clean.

That mixing can take place with as little as a change in water pressure.

And it’s not just in your home. Backflow can happen almost anywhere — from schools to restaurants to water-treatment plants.

A review of state records by I-News at Rocky Mountain PBS shows that throughout Colorado, hazardous cross connections rate among the most persistent publichealth risks in water-distribution systems.

I-News found that 30 percent of water providers inspected by the state since 2009 were found to be in violation for something related to cross connections or backflow — most often issues related to documenting or managing risks. And 9 percent of the water systems were found to have potentially hazardous cross connections.

Among schools operating their own small water systems, inspectors found cross-connection issues to be even more prevalent. Roughly 47 percent were found to be in some kind of violation of crossconnection or backflow rules, while risky cross connections were found in 19 percent of the schools, according to a recent analysis by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

If left unchecked, these routine plumbing problems can make people sick.

for three days, officials found. Investigators said other anti-corrosive chemicals may have gotten into the water, as well.

NexCore Properties, which manages the building, had no comment on the state’s findings. Paula Freund, a spokeswoman for Memorial Hospital, said she’s confident the water problem has been fixed.

Fred Spengler is one of a few technicians in the state trained to find and fix cross connections in homes and businesses. In Colorado, he says, it’s often older homes that have problems, or those with special features like solar panels or heated driveways.

But issues turn up in mundane places, too.

“Lots of the cross connections have to do with toilets,” Spengler said.

Hospital had trouble

Homes at risk

Last fall, 26 people at a medical facility in Colorado Springs fell ill after drinking water that tasted and smelled odd.

The building, which includes Memorial Hospital’s surgery and wound-care centers, shut down until an investigation by state public-health authorities identified the probable culprit: a faulty connection between the drinking water and the ventilation, or HVAC, system.

Propylene glycol — an ingredient in antifreeze — had been leaking into the pipes

FauceTS: Make sure the lower end of each faucet is at least an inch above the top edge of the sink or tub.

ToileTS: Lift the top of your toilet tank and look inside.

Make sure the fill valve is at least an inch above the water.

The bowl refill tube should also be above the water line.

BoilerS: Install a backflow preventer on your boiler.

Otherwise, pressure from the boiler water — which is often treated with hazardous anti-corrosion chemicals — may be pushed into the potable water line.

Garden HoSeS: Install a vacuum breaker on each outside spigot. Never leave a hose submerged in a bucket, hot tub or swimming pool. Contaminants from the yard can be sucked back into your drinking water. If you’re using a Miracle-Gro nozzle or other add-on to your hose, unscrew it when you’re done using it. Without a backflow preventer in place, fertilizer or other chemicals can contaminate your water.

SprinklerS: Install a vacuum breaker well above the ground and above the level of all sprinkler heads in your yard, to ensure that chemicals, fertilizer or pet waste aren’t pulled into your drinking water.

A 2004 study conducted in Iowa by the University of Southern California’s Foundation for Cross Connection Control and Hydraulic Research found that nearly one in 10 homes had a direct connection to a health hazard — most often in the toilet, but also in heating and cooling systems, water softeners and outside spigots.

Patrick Sylvester, the study’s project manager, said in an interview that he was surprised how many homes had faulty sewer connections — 14 of the 188 homes

included in the study.

Only 4 percent of the homes were fully protected from a direct or indirect cross connection, according to the USC report.

“Most of the cross connections could be abated with a few dollars and a few minutes,” the study found, “but residents were unaware of the hazards existing in their own plumbing system.”

As in larger water systems, faulty cross connections at home can cause health problems if a change in water pressure or a disruption to the water line coincides with an unprotected connection. In most instances, an illness caused by backflow would be tough to trace to its cause; it might be dismissed as a 24-hour bug.

In some cases, the consequences can be serious. In Commerce City last year, Nick and Roxanne Cattaneo were awarded more than $900,000 from Aquakleen Products Inc. after their family’s sewer line was mistakenly connected to their drinking water during the installation of a water softener.

Commerce City officials warned at the time that Aquakleen had installed water softeners at more than 100 households without a permit. Backflow from a household has the potential to pollute public water, too.

A lawyer representing Aquakleen said the company had no comment.

Thousands of illnesses

From 1970 to 2001, according to the National Research Council, there were 12,000 reported illnesses from 459 instances of backflow. The number doesn’t catch unreported cases.

“Because of the enormous range of contaminant sources involved, as well as the number of unprotected cross connections, backflow events collectively constitute the greatest potential health risk from distribution system contamination,” the National Research Council reported in 2006.

In Colorado, state water-quality inspectors periodically inspect larger water systems — which include anything from a school or a campground with its own well and filtration system, to a town or a city.

Larger water systems, like that operated by the city of Denver, are required to keep records of the highest-hazard spots in their jurisdiction — places like the Denver Zoo, where the water district found in 2006 that water meant for washing down the lion’s den was mixed with employees’ drinking water.

Nearly one in three water systems in the last five years has been dinged for failing to keep adequate testing records or for other backflow-related problems.

Most schools aren’t routinely tested by the state — it’s left to their water providers to mitigate the risks. But schools with their

own wells have a poor record of compliance.

School is example

The water system that supplies Caliche School in the northeastern Colorado town of Iliff, for example, failed to install backflow preventers in the mop sink, the auto shop and the training room, state inspectors found during the most recent inspection in 2010. School officials say the backflow preventers are now in place, and the water system is being upgraded.

Officials from the state public-health department downplay the risks associated with backflow, emphasizing that water pollution from a bad connection depends on a lot of things going wrong at the same time — for instance, a pressure change, an absence of protection, and the presence of a harmful contaminant.

“It is a potential risk, and it is something that we evaluate,” said Ron Falco, who manages the state’s safe drinking water program. “A cross connection by itself isn’t a contamination.”

The state rarely punishes water providers solely for problems related to cross connections — even in cases of repeated problems.

However, they acknowledge that the state regulations need updating, in part to offer more guidance to small, cashstrapped systems.

After a salmonella outbreak in the southern Colorado city of Alamosa in 2008 that was unrelated to backflow, a team of investigators called for a series of reforms to prevent future incidents of waterborne illness, including updating state regulations related to cross connections.

Four years after that report came out, however, the old rules are still in place. The outdated regulations don’t mention specific hazards to look out for, things like chemical laboratories, aircraft manufacturing facilities or mortuaries.

They also don’t spell out specific backflow prevention methods or set testing standards.

Falco, who was lead author of the 2009 report on Alamosa, said the current rules don’t pose any risk to the public. He said inspectors have stepped up surveillance of backflow-related risks since 2009, and expects to see improvements in water providers’ records.

The new rules are expected to launch by January 2015.

I-News is the public service journalism arm of Rocky Mountain PBS and works collaboratively with news media throughout Colorado. To read more, please go to inewsnetwork.org. Kristin Jones can be contacted at kristinjones@rmpbs.org

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Horizon junior Josh Ralphs dribbles away from Brighton senior Nathan Morales in a game Jan. 15 at Horizon High School. Photo by Kate Ferraro

Horizon boys basketball edges Brighton Hawks fall to Monarch, Boulder

By Kate Ferraro

kferraro@coloradocommunitymedia. com After dropping a game at Monarch Jan. 14, the Horizon boys basketball team came back home the following night and captured a victory against Brighton, 71-63.

Monarch’s (10-2) style of play inspired Horizon (8-4) to approach their game against Brighton (3-11) in a different manner.

“They played with a really controlled tempo,” head coach Chad Wilson said of

Monarch’s team. “That’s absolutely the style we want to play. Getting back at home and playing a fast tempo is really where we’re at our best.”

Horizon held the lead at halftime 39-29, but a couple of steals by Brighton at the start of the third quarter gave the Bulldogs their first advantage of the game since the first quarter.

Brighton’s run didn’t last long though since the Hawks took it back at the end of the third quarter to lead going into the fourth, 50-48.

The Hawks controlled the game once again in the fourth quarter, rebuilding their lead with six minutes left in the game with a score of 57-50. Brighton fought back hard, but Horizon’s 23 fourth-quarter points

helped them secure the 73-61 victory.

“We were really undisciplined after halftime,” Wilson said. “We thought that Brighton came out strong from the beginning.

We did a good job to get it back.”

The Bulldogs resilience at the start of the match gave them a quick 7-2 lead in the first three minutes. However, Horizon took over with the help of six-foot-three sophomore Jordan Humphries under the basket grabbing rebounds defensively and sinking layups on offense.

“We were so happy with how Jordan’s doing,” Wilson said. “He’s really doing a great job. He’s really ahead of schedule of where we thought he would be. It was great to see him make his shots.”

The Hawks led after the first quarter

22-15 and took an even bigger lead in the middle of the second at 29-17. Horizon had a 10-point advantage at the half.

Junior Michael Skinner scored 20 points for the Hawks and junior Matt Ramos scored 18. Junior Josh Ralphs tallied 15 points.

“Josh is probably our emotional leader,” Wilson said of Ralphs.

“He really gets us going, gets us fired up.

He’s been playing great basketball the last four or five games.”

Horizon lost a close game to Boulder 60-58 on Jan. 17. The Hawks will play three games this week starting Jan. 23 in Fort Collins, then will come home Jan. 24 to play Fossil Ridge. Horizon will play Loveland Jan. 28 at Loveland High School.

thornton wins and loses at home tri-meet Carlos Moreno wins both matches

By Kate Ferraro

kferraro@coloradocommunitymedia. com Despite having multiple wrestlers nursing injuries, Thornton pulled out a win against North 58-18, following a tough loss against Monarch 40-39 at a tri-meet Jan. 16 at Thornton High School.

Thornton brought up five wrestlers from the JV team for the tri-meet since some of the varsity wrestlers are hurt. Head coach Jeremy DeHerrera said he would have liked to have beat Monarch, but he was happy the JV kids were able to step up for the team.

“They came through for us,” DeHerrera said. “They went out there, did a good job and tried their best. That’s all I can ask for as a coach.”

Trojans’ Carlos Moreno (160-pounder) won both of his matches, first pinning Monarch’s Dawson Scott and then beating North’s Adrian Perez 15-3. Moreno improved his record to 20-3. Moreno is technically a first year wrestler, since he was only able to wrestle last year for half of the year because of a torn meniscus.

Thornton’s 160-pounder Carlos Moreno, left, wrestles with Monarch’s Dawson Scott Jan. 16 at Thornton High School.

Photo by Kate Ferraro “He’s probably been my best wrestler this whole entire year,” DeHerrera said of Moreno.

“He’s accomplished the most. He’s doing a great job.”

Wendell Berry (120) also won both of his matches by pinning Monarch’s Reed Coker and by a forfeit by North.

Dominic Romero (126) pinned both Preston McQuade from Monarch and Ma-

son White from North.

Adrian Kois (145) pinned Monarch’s Nate Brenner and North’s Josh Vigil. Santino CdeBaca (285) won by forfeit against Monarch and pinned North’s Josias Chavez. Josh Cordova (170) pinned both Jose Lopez from Monarch and Edwin Gonzales from North.

“He’s he one I’m really excited for as we get into our future, because he’s only a sophomore right now,” DeHerrera said of Cordova.

“We need to get the mental game going with him, because he has all the physical tools that you need as a wrestler. I’m very proud of him, as well.”

Thornton’s Josh Miscles (106) won 9-7 against Monarch’s Kyle Gambino, but was pinned by North’s Isaiah Martinez. Elijah Henry (132) lost 10-5 against Stas Betance from Monarch and pinned Donovan Garcia from North. Brandon Streeter (138) was pinned by Monarch’s Ben Ferrera and won by forfeit against North.

Derian Uribe (182) lost from being pinned by Matt Paluch from Monarch, but won by forfeit against North. Both Tyler Rains and Vladamir Munoz lost both of their matches.

Thornton’s next meet will be Jan. 24 at the Northglenn Invite at Northglenn High School.

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“It was so exciting,” senior Miesha Spencer said of the victory. “It was the first time we have ever beat Legacy in Mountain Range history.”

The Mustangs started the game on the right foot taking an 8-0 lead going into the second quarter. But Legacy went on a 12-4 run during the second, tying the game at 12 with a couple of free throws by Lightning junior Courtney Smith with nine seconds until halftime. With those few seconds left in the half, Spencer made a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to give Mountain Range the 15-12 advantage at halftime.

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Legacy took their first lead of the game with two minutes left in the third 27-25.

Mountain Range junior Dani Ponzio tied the game at 27 with a couple of free throws 30 seconds into the fourth quarter, then helped the Mustangs take the lead back at 29-27 with a 2-pointer and six minutes left in the game.

“She has such a good basketball IQ,” Spencer said of Ponzio. “She knows where to make cuts; she knows where to pass it.

It’s awesome; it makes you a lot more successful.”

Smith tied the game once again for Legacy at 31 with three minutes left. Mountain Range scored six consecutive points to take a comfortable 37-31 advantage. The Mustangs missed a few free throws toward the end, but they still finished the game in 4137 triumph.

Mountain Range won the game without the help of one of their leading scorers senior Abby Brich. Brich suffered a concussion during the Mustangs game against Horizon Jan. 10.

She didn’t get to play in their game against Boulder Jan. 14 either. Domenico said everyone played well and is proud of all the girls.

“Her presence definitely helps,” Domenico said of Brich. “It was good though that everyone stepped up and played their part in the win to make up for what we were missing.”

The Mustangs play Rocky Mountain Jan. 23 at home and then will travel Jan. 24 and Jan. 28 to play Poudre and Greeley West, respectively.

Horizon 53, Boulder 33 Horizon got off on the right foot from the start leading 24-9 at halftime and adding 15 and 14 points in the third and fourth quarters, respectively. Alyssa Rader and Lauren Bennett both got double doubles. Rader scored 16 points and had 14 rebounds and Bennett scored 11 points with 12 rebounds. Both Kylie Jimenez and Savannah Arellano scored eight points for Horizon. Arellano was 5-for-6 at the line.

Horizon 58, Monarch 54 Horizon played an even game with Monarch as the Hawks were only up 21-20 at halftime and regulation ended with the game tied at 41. Horizon stepped up and won the game 58-54. Kylie Jimenez scored 20 points for her team and Linsi Calvo scored 17. Alyssa Rader had 19 rebounds and Lauren Bennett had seven. Both Jimenez and Calvo sunk three 3-pointers.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL Boys basketball Rocky Mountain Lutheran 55, Denver Waldorf 46 Sophomore Jordan Cothran racked up 19 points for

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Rocky Mountain Lutheran 49, Mile High Academy 31 Sophomore Eli Sievert scored 14 points for Rocky Mountain Lutheran and Jordan Cothran and Alec Hahm both scored eight points. Sievert had 14 rebounds for the double double and Cothran had 11 rebounds.

UPCOMING GAMES Boys basketball THURSDAY 7 p.m. - Rocky Mountain Lutheran vs. Eagle Ridge Academy SATURDAY 4 p.m. - Rocky Mountain Lutheran vs. Jim Elliot Christian MONDAY 7 p.m. - Rocky Mountain Lutheran @ Denver Jewish Day

Girls basketball FRIDAY 6:30 p.m. - Horizon @ Fossil Ridge TUESDAY 6:30 p.m. - Horizon vs. Loveland

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Meeting outlines RTD transit plans Study features rail and bus rapid transit

By Ashley Reimers

areimers@coloradocommunitymedia. com Regional Transportation District recently hosted a public meeting to inform Westminster residents on the progress of the Northwest Area Mobility Study, a 13-month study focusing on prioritizing mobility needs in the area. The study began in March and is an effort to develop a consensus between RTD, the Colorado Department of Transportation and the northwest area stakeholders.

The study was started because of the lack of cash resources to fund parts of the FasTracks project in the north metro area in the near term, said Nadine Lee, RTD engineering project manager. She said before RTD moves forward with FasTracks, officials hope to gain knowledge on mobility needs for the northwest area.

The meeting on Jan. 15 featured an informational video and a variety of stations explaining the study and other topics including Interstate 25 reverse commute, U.S. 36 Bus Rapid Transit, BRT, arterial BRT, the Northwest Rail, the North Metro Rail Extension and information on funding options and implementation. RTD staff was also on

During a Jan. 15 Northwest Area Mobility Study public meeting, meeting attendees provide comment at the public comment station. The meeting educated the community on the progress of the study as well as provided information on the Northwest Rail and North Metro Rail Extension. Photo by Ashley Reimers hand to speak one-on-one with meeting attendees.

The study is focused on three key areas: phased implementation of the Northwest Rail, extension of the North Metro Line and implementation of arterial BRT. Chris Quinn, RTD project manager for the North-

west Area Mobility study, said the study will confirm the operational plan and major infrastructure elements needed for the FasTracks U.S. 36 BRT line to boulder that is scheduled to open in early 2016 and provide high level analysis and recommendations for addressing reverse-commute chal-

lenged on I-25 between Union Station and U.S. 36.

Westminster Mayor Herb Atchison said he was glad to see RTD reaching out to the community to seek input on the mobility needs in the northwest area.

“This public meeting is just another step in this study,” he said. “After the meeting RTD will compile all of the feedback of the public perception and institute that back into the plan.”

In October last year, the Northwest Area Mobility Study team released preliminary numbers for the estimated cost and ridership for the Northwest Arterial BRT System. Since then the numbers have slightly changed.

“We had estimated the cost at $200 million, and that number has increased to $340 million,” Quinn said. “And for ridership, we estimated about 16,000 to 26,000 people per day, and that number has stayed at the 26,000 range. These changes are some of the progress we’ve made in the study since last October.”

RTD also hosted a public meeting the following evening in Boulder and a third is scheduled 5:30-7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 27, at the Longmont Civic Center, 350 Kimbark Street in Longmont.

For more information on the Northwest Area Mobility study, go to www.rtd-fastracks.com/nams_1.

Fire causes extensive damage to home Staff report Around 2:15 a.m. on Jan. 15, the Westminster Fire Department responded to a structure fire in a single family residence in the 10400 block of King Circle in Westminster.

Upon arrival, firefighters found a splitlevel home with extensive fire and smoke visible from the rear of the house and also

found visible flames coming from the top floor windows on the back side of the home.

By this time, the fire had spread throughout the entire home. Fire Lieutenant Bruce Black said the fire was extinguished with multiple fire units and the occupants of the house were able to evacuate the home safely. The family’s dog did not make it out of the home and was found in an upstairs bathroom, he added.

Courtship is partly a sales pitch Editors Note: Neil Rosenthal is taking the week off. This is from “The Best of Neil Rosenthal.”

Dear Neil: Help me make sense out of what happened in my recent relationship.

From the time we first met, “Brianna” and I were together all the time. The relationship turned extremely erotic, and it stayed that way for a full year. But then more and more demands were placed on me. She wanted more entertainment (show, concerts, trips, wining and dining, etc.). She wanted to quit her job and be supported by me fully, and she asked me to pay off some of her debts. I got increasing pressure to propose to her. More and more conditions were put on sex, and the frequency of our lovemaking dramatically declined. She also became hypersensitive to me saying anything the least bit critical of her. Even a minor request could set off a major angry, defensive reaction, and increasingly I found myself reluctant to say anything at all that she could possibly interpret as critical.

Our relationship ended recently with her angrily moving out. When I said there were things bothering me, she repeatedly cut me off in mid-sentence and talked right over me, so it became impossible for me to say anything. I’d like your thoughts about what happened in this relationship.

Why did we fall apart?

Feeling Burned in Canada Dear Burned: What we typically get in the beginning of a relationship is not a real person, but rather a salesperson. Salespeople are almost always agreeable, easy to get along with, engaging, charming and appealing because they have their eyes on a desirable goal. It takes a while to really know what you’re getting in the beginning of a relationship, because the salesperson is typically running the show much more than the real person.

Also, it takes some time in a relationship to distinguish between the dream (what you hope and think you’re being offered) and reality (what you’re actually being offered). It appears that sex was used by your girlfriend as her lure. It sounds as if she

wanted to be completely financially taken care of so she didn’t have to work, and she wanted to get married. That was her agenda — the saleslady’s goal — but that agenda didn’t fully come out until she felt secure enough in the relationship to let it out, which in your case was about a year.

Then when her more authentic self finally came out, she was considerably more defensive in real life than the saleslady had been, and she didn’t want to have sex as frequently as the saleslady offered it. Eventually, it appears she grew angry because she wasn’t getting enough of what she wanted, so she withdrew from you and became rejecting.

Meanwhile, you couldn’t make requests of her, or express what you felt or what you needed. How long did you think you could comfortably live without being able to express yourself? No one can afford to agree to be silenced in a relationship and never express displeasure or dissatisfaction with their partner. It destroys closeness and intimacy because you are forced to be false in the relationship.

Both men and women need to be diplomatic about sex because so much is on the line for both people. The woman wants to be liked, loved, romanced and wanted for herself, not for just her body, and she doesn’t want to feel she’s under constant pressure to perform. The man’s ego is on the line every time he is denied, which is why men who are often repelled tend to quit trying and then seethe in resentment and withdrawal. It is destructive to a relationship to withdraw sex in order to get what you want. Even if it works, it damages trust and closeness.

“There is extensive fire and smoke damage throughout the house with the majority of the fire damage to the top level, attic and roof,” Black said.

“The fire is being investigated for cause.

There were no injuries to the occupants or firefighters.”

The Westminster Fire Department recommends following safety tips for evacuating a home in case of a fire provided by the

National Fire Protection Association. Those tips can be found at www.nfpa.org under the safety information tab.

Black reminds the community to always stay out of the home after escaping a burning building. If someone or a pet is missing, he said to inform the fire department and dispatcher during the 911 call and wait until firefighters arrive who have the skills and equipment to perform the rescue.

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“Early detection leads to early treatment, and the child can get help and get through the issue,” he said. “In addition to an evaluation, parents also need to address any family conflicts and school problems as well as decrease exposure to violence in the home.”

When it comes to suicide, Tibbitts said the most dangerous myth is the belief that talking about suicide will encourage suicidal behavior, when in fact it’s the exact

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— with the intention of pot being regulated the same way as alcohol. The federal government frowns on EBT cards being used inside places that sell booze.

Without regulation addressing this issue, Marble — who was a member of last year’s Amendment 64 Legislative Task Force — said that pot shop owners could end up getting a visit from a federal agent.

“I have a feeling we’re going to be seeing trouble that we’re not ready to deal with,” Marble said, referring to federal cash seizures at pot stores. “We’re setting these newly established marijuana stores up to fail.”

Sen. Bernie Herpin, R-Colorado Springs, supported Marble’s effort, saying that he doesn’t believe that public funds should be used to access marijuana.

“I just don’t understand — people who are using their food stamp money to buy marijuana — why we should be making it easier for them,” he said.

opposite. She said the big take away of the meeting is to remember to talk to the child and express concern if the child is showing signs of suicide.

“Just ask, say something to a child if you feel he could be suicidal,” she said. “Take what they say seriously, take the time to listen and show them that you care. And if the child has said he or she does wants to kill themselves, then do not leave them alone and remove any means that could be used for suicide from the home.”

Pat Hamilton, executive director of operations for the district, discussed the district’s efforts to ensure safety and stability for every child.

He said his number one goal is to get ev-

ery child home smiling, just the way they arrived at school. He said when an emergency situation does occur at a school, the best thing parents can do is stay home, stay informed and be ready for re-unification with the student.

“I know these steps may sound hard to parents but we need all resources to be focused on the emergency and the students’ safety,” he said. “If we have to take away resources to deal with panicked parents, then that takes away resources from keep the children safe.”

The evening ended with information on the Lassy Project, which was inspired by the disappearance and death of Jessica Ridgeway. The project focuses on preventing

But bill opponents and Democratic committee members said those fears are overblown.

“I’m not aware of widespread misuse,” said Terry Scanlon of the Center for Children’s Law and Policy. “This is an unnecessary burden to put on the beneficiaries.”

Other arguments against the bill had to do with lack of ATM access for public assistance recipients. Sen. Irene Aguilar, D-Denver, said that she believes the federal government’s intent is to ensure that public assistance recipients have access to ATMs, before the state does anything to restrict their use.

Democratic senators shared narratives about elderly and disabled persons having to go out of their way to find ATMs. In some cases, the closest neighborhood cash dispensaries are found inside liquor stores, or pot shops, they said.

Those persons are not using public assistance to buy pot; they’re just trying to get cash to get on the bus, bill opponents said.

“If you’ve ever known anyone who has been on cash assistance, like I have, it’s not something you abuse,” said Sen. Jessie Ulibarri, D-Commerce City.

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uncovered the problems, officials worked to fix them.

“We place the highest value of the safety of our residents,” he said.

County Manager Todd Leopold apologized for the error the county made issuing the certificates of occupancy.

“While we acknowledge that six certificates of occupancy were issued erroneously by a former employee, at no time were the occupants of the affected homes in imminent danger,” he said. “In fact, by identifying the problem when we did, we were able to catch an unfortunate oversight and prevent future homes in the community from being built too closely together.”

Midtown is a retail and residential mixed project being developed on 184 acres at West 67th Avenue and Pecos Street.

child abductions by immediately alerting parents when their child isn’t where they are supposed to be and providing them the ability to alert hundreds of neighbors and community members to search for the child.

For this to happen, parents must sign up by vising www.thelassyproject.com and joining “The Village” by entering a phone number, ZIP code and password. Once a parent is part of a village, he or she will be notified via text alert if the child goes missing in the immediate are. Other people in the same village will be alerted as well and given the child’s last-known location, picture and any descriptive information to begin the search for the child.

‘It’s an exciting addition to the Adams County fabric.’

Rick Neumann, communications manager More than 1,000 homes, with five different layout options, are being built on the site. The homes prices start in the high $200,000s. Five acres of retail is also planned for the project.

“It’s an exciting addition to the Adams County fabric,” Neumann said. “It’s a plus any time you can reclaim an abandoned industrial site and now it’s being transformed into a beautiful community.”

The site used to house Hamilton Sundstrand, an airplane parts manufacturer, from 1955 to 2004.

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GALLERY OF GAMES & weekly horoscope

SALOME’S STARS FOR THE WEEK OF JAN 20, 2014

ARIES (Mar 21 to Apr 19) Although you’re getting kudos and other positive reactions to your suggestions, don’t let the cheers drown out some valid criticisms. Better to deal with them now than later.

TAURUS (Apr 20 to May 20) Following your keen Bovine intuition pays off, as you not only reassess the suggestions some people are putting in front of you, but also their agendas for doing so.

GEMINI (May 21 to Jun 20) You continue on a highenthusiasm cycle as that new project you’ve assumed takes shape. You’re also buoyed by the anticipation of receiving some good news about a personal matter.

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GALLERY OF GAMES

CANCER (Jun 21 to Jul 22) Your eagerness to immerse yourself in your new assignment is understandable. But be careful that you don’t forget to take care of that pressing personal situation as well.

LEO (Jul 23 to Aug 22) This is a good time to learn a new skill that could give a clever Cat an edge in the upcoming competition for workplace opportunities. Enjoy the arts this weekend with someone special.

VIRGO (Aug 23 to Sept 22) You could risk creating an impasse if you insist on expecting more from others than they’re prepared to give. Showing flexibility in what you’ll accept could prevent a stalemate.

LIBRA (Sept 23 to Oct 22) Although you can weigh all factors of a dispute to find an agreeable solution for others, you might need the skilled input of someone you trust to help you deal with an ongoing situation of your own.

SCORPIO (Oct 23 to Nov 21) The good news is that your brief period of self-doubt turns into a positive “I can do anything” attitude. The better news is that you’ll soon be able to prove it.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 to Dec 21) This is a good time for Sagittarians to start making travel plans while you still can select from a wide menu of choices and deals, and not be forced to settle for leftovers.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22 to Jan 19) Like your zodiacal sign, the sure-footed Goat, you won’t allow obstacles in your path to keep you from reaching your goal.

Don’t be surprised by who asks to go along with you.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20 to Feb 18) Let your head dominate your heart as you consider the risks that might be involved in agreeing to be a friend’s co-signer or otherwise act as his or her backup in a financial matter.

PISCES (Feb 19 to Mar 20) Prioritize: Resolve to close the door and let your voicemail take your phone calls while you finish up a task before the end-of-week deadline. Then go out and enjoy a fun-filled weekend.

BORN THIS WEEK: Your capacity for care and compassion helps to bring comfort to others. © 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.

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