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September 19, 2013

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Adams County, Colorado • Volume 50, Issue 6

BLAME IT ON THE RAIN

Staff, salary increases part of next year’s budget Thornton to spend about $16 million on capital improvements

By Tammy Kranz

tkranz@ourcoloradonews.com Thornton City Council unanimously approved the city’s budget for 2014, which includes pay increases, 13.5 new staff positions and a significant amount of funding dedicated to capital improvements that were deferred during the recession.

Council’s approval of the budget came after a public hearing during its regular Sept. 10 meeting. Total budget for all funds totals $198,183,702 — which is almost $13 million, or 6 percent, less than the 2013 budget, said City Manager Jack Ethredge.

The 2014 budget has virtually $16 million reserved for capital improvements, up 25 percent from last year’s allocation.

“Clearly it’s a budget that is investing in the capital improvements that are needed by our community at a much greater scale than what we were able to do the last few years — particularly going through the recession,” Ethredge said.

City of Thornton employees work to remove cattails from the railing at Brantner Gulch Creek near Shadow Ridge Middle School on Sept. 12 in Thornton. Due to heavy rainfall, the water level of the creek rose so much at one time, that the cattails from the creek got stuck in the railing. Photo by Ashley Reimers

Flood water breaches city’s reservoirs Thornton begins clean up, fixes erosion damage

Budget continues on Page 16

By Tammy Kranz

tkranz@ourcoloradonews.com Despite the magnitude and the widespread flooding that occurred in Thornton last week, the city didn’t experience the amount of damage experienced in other cities.

“We do have some repairs to make but Thornton was fortunate,” said Brett Henry, Thornton’s street operations manager.

The biggest concern for the city is the breach of one of its 12 dams along the South Platte River, said Emily Hunt, the city’s water resources manager.

“We had flood water overtop five of (the berms) — with one of the five, we had a complete failure of the berm so there’s no separation between the reservoir and the river right now,” she said.

The city isolated the reservoirs, and because the city has multiple water resources the drinking water has not been compromised, Hunt said.

Repairing the breached berm will take six to 12 months and is the top priority for the city. It could take between 18 to 24 months to repair the erosion on the other berms.

The flooding in other parts of the city occurred from overflowing streams, backed up sewers and gutters and detention ponds at full capacity and overflowing “Too much rain in such a short period of time left nowhere for the water to go,” Henry said.

Beginning as early as 1 a.m. ThursPOSTAL ADDRESS

Construction to begin along 92nd Avenue Lane closures and workers in the roadway expected

By Ashley Reimers Rain water flooded parts of Huron Street Sept. 15 in Westminster causing the closure of the road between 128th and 140th avenues. Courtesy photo day, Sept. 12, through mid-day the next day, the city had approximately a dozen roads completely closed and another dozen with lane closures. Some of those full closures included York Street between E470 and 156th Avenue, 144th Avenue from Washington to York streets, McKay Road from 104th to 96th avenues and southbound Colorado Boulevard from 104th to 102nd avenues.

The city had to re-close most of the full closures again on Sunday because of the afternoon rainstorms.

The city did lose the pedestrian bridge over Grange Hall Creek, and experienced erosion in multiple areas — including losing a portion of the shoul-

der on 128th Avenue west of Riverdale Road, which exposed a gas line, sewer manhole and a communications conduit — but no roads were lost, he said.

“All our dirt roads in the northeast section need to be re-graded because of potholes,” Henry said. “They’re passable, but not pleasant.”

He said after city workers tackle the larger issues of erosion, they will next evaluate the city-maintained detention ponds, drainageways and problem area storm sewers to determine what additional repair is necessary.

“In many cases this will just involve

areimers@ourcoloradonews.com Up until early October, drivers along 92nd Avenue in Federal Heights will experience some construction and traffic changes due to utility improvements. The city is working to install a new eight-inch waterline between Pecos Street and North Tejon Street.

“Over the past several years, the water line has had several breaks, which occurred during unplanned times,” said Federal Heights city engineer Chuck Esterly. “We’ve had breaks where it’s flooded people’s backyards and the street has flooded causing emergency water shutdowns. So this project will provide more reliable water service to homes and the businesses.”

Handling the project is the Brannan

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Have a seat and meet the neighbors Soon after Kelli and Mark Kolar moved into their two-story home on Hughes Place 18 years ago, The Bench became part of a purposeful plan: to make a gathering place.

“Everybody was always outside,” Kelli remembers, “and it was a place where you could sit and relax and watch the kids and catch up with your neighbors.”

They bought a bench made of teak, a sturdy but beautiful wood known for its ability to endure all kinds of weather. At the front of the yard, to the right of the driveway and next to the sidewalk, Mark attached it to cinder blocks buried in the ground, so pranksters couldn’t run away with it some night. They planted a pine tree behind it and bushes on each side.

“One of the intentions of The Bench,” Kelli says, “was that anyone could go and use it.”

And we did.

For years, the children would play in the cul-de-sac and we parents would huddle around The Bench. And talk. And laugh.

And share the kinds of stories that forged neighbors into friends and a street into a community.

Then the children grew and lives became busier and divergent interests pulled us in different directions. The street became quieter. And so did camaraderie at The Bench.

Over the years, several of the original families moved, including the Kolars. New families — some with younger children — replaced them. They became friends, chatting outside as their kids played.

But the magical draw of The Bench faded with the teak.

In 2010, Rachel and Matt Keillor became the third family to live in the Kolar house.

California transplants originally from the Midwest, they came with their daughter, Natalie, then 3, and their 2½-month-old son, Andrew.

And then, as so often happens, an ordinary life event occurs that somehow starts a chain reaction that leads to something special. In this case: Andrew turned 2 and began to scooter. Natalie, now 6, wanted to ride her bike all the time.

Rachel, a stay-at-home mom, knowing she’d be spending much of her time outside this past summer, looked to The Bench. She and Matt decided to refinish it.

One weekend in May, Matt tried to move The Bench to the garage to sand it down and repaint it. That’s when he discovered the cinder blocks. And that’s when the neighbors rediscovered The Bench.

Matt: “That weekend that we refinished it …”

Rachel: “Every neighbor came over and

talked to us.”

They said: “Oh, we used to sit out here all the time.”

And shared such learned wisdom as: “Seize the day. Time goes by so quickly.

Enjoy the moments with your kids; soon they’ll be going off to Boulder.”

And a host of tips and tricks on landscaping and weeding.

And the history of the street.

“It did help us to get to know the stories of our neighbors,” Rachel says, smiling, “and the people who lived in our house.”

When The Bench had its new coat, Rachel added two burnt orange cushions she’d bought for a couple of dollars at a garage sale.

Adrienne Miner, who moved into the cul-de-sac with her family 10 years ago, was glad to see the fresh look. She’d often wondered about The Bench.

“I’ve looked at it and contemplated it over the years,” says Adrienne, who has two young sons. “I was happy to see when Rachel and Matt painted it and put some pillows on it and made it look more inviting and not so lonely and desolate. … It made it look as important as it probably is.”

Any afternoon or evening this summer, more often than not, would find Rachel — or Rachel and Matt — on The Bench watching Natalie and Andrew play. Little by little, as other children would filter into the cul-de-sac, their parents and some of us old-timers, too, would come, gravitating toward The Bench, sitting on the sidewalk or standing nearby.

“When it has one person out there,” Adrienne says of The Bench, “it tends to collect other people.”

The conversations are busy — about the children and their challenges and successes. School. Home improvements. Work.

Life. “Just catching up,” Adrienne says, “and connecting.”

Even the children have bonded with The Bench. The neighborhood girls, lately into trading rocks, store their favorites in the nook under the seat. It’s become their trading post.

Kelli recently drove down the old street and happily noticed the rejuvenated bench.

“It’s kind of like handing down a favorite piece of furniture,” she says. “You never know what’s going to happen. But 18 years later, it’s still being used for what we put it out there for … It’s great.”

Already, the hint of cooler weather is slowing down life at The Bench. Soon, Rachel will take in the pillows so they look good for next year. And I will glance out the window to see who’s there, to find it, sadly, empty.

But this time, it will only be for a little while.

The Bench and its magic, I think, will be back next year.

Ann Macari Healey’s column about people, places and issues of everyday life appears every other week. She can be reached at ahealey@ourcoloradonews.com or 303-5664110.

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Field trip teaches youngsters about engineering

By Ashley Reimers

areimers@ourcoloradonews.com Hoping to educate students on future career paths, leaders at MWH Global in Broomfield spent the morning of Sept.

6 with over 50 third-graders from STEM Magnet Lab School teaching them about opportunities available in the engineering field.

MWH Global specializes in water and wastewater treatment, environmental engineering, sustainable construction and construction management. This is the second time, MWH engineers teamed up with students to teach them about the world of engineering through a career session and engineering-based activities.

Meg VanderLaan, vice president of communications for MWH, said MWH Global recognizes the importance of instilling enthusiasm into the next generation of engineers and a great way to do that is with field trips to MWH. She said according to the National Academy of Engineering, most people don’t know what engineers do and don’t realize that engineering is at the heart of so many things in life, like entertainment, transportation and much more.

“We want kids to see engineering as a vi-

able opportunity for their future,” VanderLaan said. “And these types of events allows us to give those kids a glimpse into the engineering world, which is important to us.”

Before the field trip to MWH Global, students at Northglenn-based STEM Magnet Lab School have been focused on careers.

Third grade teacher Jamie Olson said part of the curriculum is the introduction to the book Someday, about a little girl who finds new things to do in her life. The students use the book as a resource in learning about how and what it takes to reach a career, she added.

“By coming to MWH, students learned that if they want to someday be an engineer one way of reaching that goal is to visit an engineering company and learn what people do here,” Olson said. “This field trip jump starts their paragraph writing about careers is a great example of an engineering career.”

Whether or not the students left with the drive to become an engineer, VanderLaan said she hopes students did leave with the feeling that one day they can make a difference in the world.

“We are just trying to help foster those ideas in children that, yes they can make a better world,” she said.

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The North Washington Fire District presented the staff of the Spinal Cord Injury Recovery Project with the Citizen Life Saving Award for performing CPR on 22-year-old Cody Beekman, center, when he suffered from sudden cardiac arrest on June 30. Back row from left: North Washington Fire Chief Patrick Laurietni, Justin Larson, Alison Kenney, Andre Moutsos, Vellina Seferyan, George Whitten IV; front row: Cody Beekman, Brittani Garcia, Amanda Wilson and EMS Chief Dave Baldwin. Photo by Tammy Kranz

Five candidates vie for seats on Mapleton board Five candidates are vying for three open seats on the Mapleton Public Schools Board of Education.

Voters will get to choose three people to serve four-year terms. Those candidates are Stephen Donnell, incumbent Raymond Garcia, Martín Mendez, Sheila Montoya

and Jen Raiffie. Board members Norma Frank and Craig Emmert are term-limited this year.

Candidates will have the opportunity to participate in a questionnaire that will be published in the Oct. 10 issue of the Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel.

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RMHS, a nonprofit organization, began its Homes for All Veterans program in October of 2011 with a grant from the VA. Since that time, Homes for All Veterans has served more than 900 very low income veterans and nearly 550 family members who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless throughout Colorado.

Homes for All Veterans currently serves Veterans throughout the State of Colorado from offices in Denver, Colorado Springs and Grand Junction. With this funding increase, the program will add staff in Denver, Colorado Springs, Pueblo and Greeley and expand services in Grand Junction.

Homes for All Veterans will also open an office in Cheyenne, WY to support Veterans from that community who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.

RMHS also offers programs for active duty military personnel and Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan with traumatic brain injury and for homeless veterans seeking employment.

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Mentoring friend raiser set

Adams County Youth Initiative is holding a friend raiser from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24, at Baker St., 2831 W. 120th

Ave. in Westminster.

The friend raiser is ACYI’s effort to get people to sign up to be mentors to the youth in Adams County.

Currently, ACYI is working with mentoring organizations including Metro Denver Partners, Save Our Youth, Senior Hub, and Young Life, all of which have a long history of building quality relationships between youth and caring adults.

All of these mentoring organizations are ready and willing to expand their services in Adams and Broomfield County, as soon as mentors are available.

Taste of the Chamber set for Oct. 2

The Metro North Chamber of Commerce will roll out its red carpet to showcase the region’s best restaurants and entertainment opportunities through its 12th Annual Taste of the Chamber event 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2, at the Denver Mart - Expo Hall located at 451 East 58th Avenue, Denver. The event, which is open to the public, will feature over 30 restaurants and beverage providers who will offer ticket holders unlimited `tastes’ of their most popular menu items.

The event is celebrating its 12th anniversary this year with free tickets to all local fire, police and emergency workers.

Advance tickets for the general public are just $25 per person through Oct. 1, 2013 or $30 at the door. Children 12 years old and under are free. To purchase tickets or for more information please contact Amber Kirchmer at 720-259-2432 or visit www.MetroNorthChamber.com.

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CEREMONY COMMEMORATES 9/11

North Metro Fire Rescue District members, along with Broomfield police and officials, hosted a 9/11 Memorial Service Sept. 11 at the Broomfield Amphitheater. Courtesy photo by Sara Farris

SChool NoteS District 27J hosts annual G.Y.M. fun run/walk

The School District 27J Wellness Committee sponsors the annual G.Y.M. (Get Yourself Moving) 1 mile/5K fun run/walk Saturday, Sept. 21. The race starts and finishes at Brighton High School Stadium, located at the corner of Ron Cox Avenue (10th Avenue) and Southern Street in Brighton. Check in on the morning of the race is 7:15-7:50 a.m. with the race beginning at 8 a.m. Advance registration is

required by Sept. 13. Cost is $16, which includes a T-shirt and $10 without a T-shirt. $8 of every registration fee will go toward 27J physical education classes. Registration forms and fees can be hand delivered to the Nutrition Services Center, 630 S. Eighth Ave., Brighton, 80601 or mailed to the same address to the attention of Katie Lopez. Checks should be made payable to School District 27J. The registration form can be found at www.sd27j.org.

Business leaders, owners and city officials attend the first Northglenn Business Appreciation Breakfast last year. The city will hold the second annual event from 7-9 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, and is seeking nominations for People’s Choice Award for their favorite Northglenn business. Courtesy photo by the city of Northglenn

Northglenn seeks fave business nominations People’s Choice Award to be presented at annual appreciation breakfast

By Tammy Kranz

tkranz@ourcoloradonews.com The city of Northglenn is preparing to host its second annual Business Appreciation Breakfast and is seeking nominations for People’s Choice Award.

The theme for this year’s breakfast is “Building Northglenn Together,” and will be from 7 to 9 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, at the Ramada Plaza & Conference Center, 10 E. 120th Ave. “This event serves as a way to recognize our existing businesses for their investments and positive impacts they are making in our community,” said Debbie Tuttle, the city’s economic development manager.

“Our goal is to develop a positive business climate and build a solid support system for our companies to thrive and be successful.”

The city is seeking nominations for the Business People’s Choice Award, a new addition to the event.

“We wanted to provide an opportunity for everyone to get involved with the award process,” Tuttle said. “There is no major criteria or nomination category like the other awards. People just vote for their personal favorite business that has the best product or service and overall highest customer service.”

Anyone can vote for his or her favorite Northglenn business at www.northglenn.

org/ businessvote by 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27.

The other award categories include Outstanding Small Business, Outstanding Large Business, Outstanding Business Longevity, Outstanding Business Community Impact and Home Based Business — and criteria to win those awards are based on business dedication, innovation, leadership, growth, stability, customer service, entrepreneurial spirit and community commitment and involvement.

The city will also recognize a Northglenn student for his or her demonstration of business leadership and entrepreneurship with the Young Entrepreneur Award.

“Our students are the future workforce, and we want to encourage them to reach for their dreams,” Tuttle said. “This provides a chance to be recognized for their accomplishments, motivate them to take their ideas to the next level, and to network and learn from other business success stories. Also, being recognized with this award is impressive on a resume or college application.”

This year’s theme, “Building Northglenn Together,” is about the new projects that are currently underway or are soon to start.

These projects include the new Walmart Neighborhood Market, which is being built at the Garland Center; the Webster Lake Promenade — the 10-acre commercial development at 120th Avenue and Grant Street; and expansions for Nationwide Fabrication and TH Automotive.

For more information on the event, contact Tuttle at dtuttle@northglenn.org or 303-450-8743.

NorthgleNN CouNCil oN the reCord Northglenn City Council voted on the following during its Sept. 9 meeting. Council members in attendance were Carol Dodge and Wayne Dodge, Ward I; Leslie Carrico and Joe Brown, Ward II; Mayor Pro Tem Susan Clyne and Marci Whitman, Ward III; and Kim Snetzinger and Gene Wieneke, Ward IV. Mayor Joyce Downing was absent.

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Chipper purchase approval

Council unanimously approved a resolution to purchase a 12-inch capacity brush chipper with trailer from Altec Industries Inc. in an amount not to exceed $26,500. The 2013 Parks Division Capital Equipment budget appropriation for this item is $31,746. This chipper is a new piece of equipment that will provide efficiencies for the forestry division when tree or limb removals are necessary. The forestry division had a smaller chipper at one time, but it failed and was taken out of service several years ago. Currently when a tree removal is done, the limbs are loaded into a pick-up bed, transported back to the Maintenance and Operations Facility, stored and chipped with a rented chipper.

The next regular meeting will be 7 p.m.

Sept. 23 at City Hall, 11701 Community Center Drive.

— Compiled by Tammy Kranz

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D.C. dysfunction hurts rural Colorado

One sign of the dysfunction in Washington these days is that the conversations there have become completely detached from the ones happening in kitchens and living rooms across Colorado and the country.

Recently, we spent some days traveling the eastern plains from north to south.

From Haxtun to Walsh, people weren’t interested in talking about the latest shouting from pundits on the cable news. Instead, they asked why Congress hasn’t passed a farm bill or fixed our broken immigration system and why Washington isn’t meeting its basic obligations.

These are the same queshe tions we’ve heard from countless Coloraoice dans in our town hall meetings and roundtables across the state. We’ve met Coloradans who are hard at work every day doing their jobs, wondering what’s taking Congress so long to get its own job done.

One thing is clear: Washington isn’t meeting the needs of our rural communities.

The certainty that comes from passage of a five-year farm bill, or a sound immi-

gration policy, is essential for the success of our farmers, ranchers, small businesses and our rural economies. While the Senate has passed bipartisan bills addressing these important issues, the U.S. House of Representatives is stuck in “politics as usual.” What they fail to see is that these delays have real-life implications across our state.

In August, I had the opportunity to visit Jerry Cooksey in Roggen, Colo., where he is growing a new strain of wheat that is both drought- and disease-resistant. Colorado State University developed this wheat with the help of funding from the farm bill, and it has proven profitable

for wheat farmers across the state.

Southeastern Colorado farmers continue to suffer from a terrible drought.

While we can’t make it rain, the bipartisan Senate farm bill includes measures to help farmers and ranchers make the best decisions for their operations, improve soil and water quality and keep them in business during and after difficult times. The bill also reinstates expired livestock disaster programs that would cover losses both for this year and last year.

It isn’t only our producers who benefit from the Farm Bill. Community organizations and business owners across the state have used USDA rural development grants and loans authorized in the farm bill to start businesses, complete projects, or to make profitable investments and improvements in infrastructure. For example, La Plata Electric Association in Durango received a USDA grant to explore renewable energy options, and the Haxtun Community Childcare Center used this funding to open the only child-care center in the area, allowing parents in rural communities to work and raise a family.

On Hanagan Farms in La Junta, we met with farmers and ranchers who explained that our broken immigration system is hurting their businesses. The convoluted and unworkable H-2A visa program prevents them from finding the reliable workers that they need to harvest their crops.

It’s stories like these that help my office bring Colorado’s perspective back to Washington.

They are invaluable to my work as a member of the “Gang of Eight” senators who authored the bipartisan Senate immigration bill and more recently as a member of the Farm Bill Conference Committee that will work out the final details of the farm bill.

It’s my hope that members of Congress across the country are also spending time in their states listening to the common sense of their constituents, instead of the ongoing noise of Washington’s echo chamber, so we can better serve our rural communities.

Democrat Michael Bennet has represented Colorado in the U.S. Senate since 2009.

District 27J unofficially changes names Resolution passed in hopes will clear up confusion

By Tammy Kranz

tkranz@ourcommunitynews.com Its legal name is Adams and Weld Counties School District 27J. Its unofficial name since 2001 has been District 27J. However, state offices still call the district by the name it used prior to 2001 — Brighton School District 27J. The Board of Education unanimously passed a measure during its Aug. 27 regular meeting to unofficially change the name of the district to

District 27J. “Now that the resolution has been approved, a certified letter will be sent to the state department as well as CASB (Colorado Association of School Boards),” said Kevin Denke, the district’s public information officer.

Denke said that reporting agencies, such as CASB, still refers to the district as “Brighton,” which could lead to confusion or make the communities outside of Brighton feel excluded.

The district changed its name from Brighton School District 27J to just School District 27J in 2001, Denke said, because the board then foresaw the growth in its

communities outside of Brighton.

“It was more inclusive of the area we serve,” he said.

The district has more than 16,000 students from Brighton, Commerce City and Thornton.

“Commerce City and Thornton are growing the most in our district,” Denke said.

Denke said the board hopes that the letter to the reporting agencies will get them to start referring to the district without the “Brighton.”

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Planning, packing pivotal to preparedness Fire is far from our minds with last week’s rains.

But we just left a summer with the worst fire in Colorado history. The Black Forest Fire took down nearly 500 homes, and the state required federal disaster aid. At the same time, the state was dotted with lesser blazes, including the Lime Gulch and Royal Gorge fires.

The number of evacuations was dwarfed by the news of the number of homes lost, but it was a big hurt to many other people, their health, pets and livelihoods.

And now — after what had been a relatively calm start to the month — we suddenly experience flooding and rainfall enough to have caused several deaths. So

our view it’s not difficult to be mindful of Emergency Preparedness Month in September — the FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) initiative started in 2004 that involves a few simple projects.

First develop an emergency plan. It’s easy.

• Decide a group meeting place in case of emergency or disaster. Choose one near home and one farther away.

• Identify an emergency contact person

and assign responsibilities to each family or group member.

• Make some decisions about where your family should go if forced to leave the area.

And make plans for the pets.

Second, assemble the supplies you will need. And group everything together in a kit.

Here’s a recommended list from FEMA. • Battery powered or crank radio • Weather alert radio • Extra batteries • First aid kit • Sanitary napkins • Dust mask • Water for drinking and sanitation • Water purification tablets

• Waterproof matches and a butane lighter • Crank flashlight • Plastic sheeting • Non-perishable food for at least three days • Disinfectants and medications • Medical information for entire family, including instructions about medications and health history information.

We never know when Mother Nature or a man-made disaster will make us all shake in our boots.

So it’s not a bad idea to go through the steps of being prepared for disaster. We hope the exercise simply amounts to an educational experience.

On to fall and winter.

Dealing better with How did the rain and disagreement flooding affect you? question of the week

We talked to folks watching the rushing waters of Clear Creek in Golden, and asked them how last week’s rain and flooding affected them.

“My basement flooded with three inches of water, and now I’m waiting for the clean-up people. And of course they’re backed up. I think it’ll take a while to bounce back.”

Tony Smith, Golden

“I’m from Littleton and we lucked out, it was kind of in a U-shape around us. I’m feeling lucky it missed us, but sorry for everyone else who was affected.”

Kim Holland, Littleton

“We traveled here for a concert and were going to stay in Estes, so it definitely changed our plans. We are from Iowa, so we’ve seen some flooding. It takes a while to clean up, years to rebuild, and you have to be patient.”

Bobbie Cranston, Iowa

“It didn’t directly affect us. It rained for five, six days straight, and I was thinking this is great for the trees and grass, but then you see the flooding on the news, tragic.”

Aaron Anderson, Lakewood

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You may have noticed that I don’t particularly shy away from debates. I love the exchange of ideas, the opportunity to articulate and clarify a point of view, and, sometimes, the fun of yanking somebody’s chain.

But, by far, the best part is when two competing ideas get put on the table and from within them a smarter, better third way is found. I assume that some people are going to disagree with me, but if we listen, we might create solutions. That only happens when the debating parties approach it from a position of respect. Sadly, that doesn’t always happen.

Take, for instance, a “Manifesto” recently published in Slate magazine by Allison Benedikt titled “If You Send Your Kid to Private School, You Are a Bad Person.”

Very respectful start, dontcha think? In it, Ms. Benedikt argues that part of the reason public schools are struggling right now is because the people who have the resources to save their children from a mediocre education are doing just that—putting them in private school. She describes such people as “morally bankrupt” and “not bad like murderer bad, but bad.” Her idea is that if every kid were forced into public schools, the public schools would eventually get better (even if your children and grandchildren have to endure a bad education).

I have to admit, when I read this, that I wasn’t sure if Ms. Benedikt was actually trying to influence people, or if she was just posturing to demonstrate her own moral superiority. If the former, then maybe telling people who take their responsibility to provide the best possible life for their children morally bankrupt is not such a great strategy.

But this is also the way of things in 21stcentury America. For too many, disagreements are never legitimate expressions of a different solution, they are manifestations of a character flaw.

If you don’t agree with affirmative action, it’s never allowed that it might be because you don’t believe in inequality of any kind, even benevolent — it’s because

you’re a racist. Don’t agree with the Senate’s version of immigration reform? It couldn’t be because you believe in enforcing laws and national sovereignty — it’s because you’re a xenophobic racist. Big fan of the Affordable Care Act? You must be a communist. Don’t believe in gay marriage? It’s never because that’s what your Faith tells you — it’s because you’re homophobic.

I think people who argue that way do so because they don’t have good arguments to make on their own. In fact, there were even a couple political philosophers named Cloward and Piven who advocated for just such an approach to political debate. Sadly, these are usually the same people who tell you we should all just get along.

I’m a fan of the public schools — I believe in their mission and I believe in the vast majority of the people who work in the schools.

But we do have some problems, most of which would be solved if every parent took their parenting responsibilities as seriously as private school parents: read to them every night, get them a good breakfast every morning, teach them ambition and self-discipline. But, whatever the case may be, nothing and nobody gets served by dismissing the opposition as lesser people.

What that does is create power struggles, but not many solutions.

Michael Alcorn is a music teacher and fitness instructor who lives in Arvada with his wife and three children. He graduated from Alameda High School and the University of Colorado-Boulder.

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When bad things happen to good people Some years ago a book called “When Bad Things Happen to Good People” became a best seller.

Written by Rabbi Harold Kushner, it explains in simple terms why bad things sometime happen in our world.

Platte River spilled over for miles.

After waiting it out for four days we needed to get back. But it was so scary with Bob trying to find roads that were passable.

We made it home but I’ll never forget kissing the dry street when we finally made it back.

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I well remember on Colorado Day, Aug. 1, 1976 when Colorado experienced a

Another one flood of epic proportions.

As matter of fact we were vacationing in my hometown of Sauk Centre, Minn. and had not heard any local Colorado news.

My sister, a nurse, had a doctor ask her whether she had a sister living in Colorado. He then told her of the huge flood.

All the roads in Northeastern Colorado were closed and especially the South

And of course the Big Thompson Canyon flood was the ultimate “bad things” label. In that deluge 169 people lost their lives.

Given the immensity of our current flooding, it is amazing that more lives have not been lost.

For those lives lost, it is a terrible tragedy for their families.

Once again we have to accept that bad things happen all around us, and some-

times it happens to us. Let’s do all we can to help those in need and say prayers of Thanksgiving that most of us are safe and sound.

P.S. Coming out of church Sunday guess what we found? “It was raining.” We had prayed for rain earlier in the month and down it came.

So let’s thank God for the good times and keep away the bad times.

Stay well, stay involved and stay tuned.

P.P.S. Do read Rabbi Kushner’s book. It will give you solace.

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.

FasTracks: Moving forward in the north The Regional Transportation District (RTD) continues to reach milestones and move forward with building the FasTracks program sooner rather than later — including in the northern suburbs of the metro region.

Earlier this year, RTD identified funding to build the much-anticipated North Metro Rail Line from downtown Denver to 72nd Avenue. Shortly after that, we received an unsolicited proposal to build the line farther than 72nd. After determining the proposal had merit, RTD issued a Request for Proposals (RFP), which opened up a competitive bidding process to design and build the North Metro project. Bids are due on Sept. 23 and, following an extensive evaluation process, the RTD Board is expected to award a contract in late November.

What makes this process interesting is that we won’t know how much of the project beyond 72nd we’ll be able to build in the short-term until we receive and review all of the proposals. However, we do know that construction on portions of the North Metro Rail Line will start in 2014. Since this opportunity presented itself, we have been

getting a lot of questions and we want to address some of them.

One of the most common questions we get is about the type of trains we’ll be running. The trains on the North Metro Rail Line will be electric commuter rail trains, which are larger and heavier than the light rail trains on RTD’s current rail lines. The trains will be powered by overhead electrical lines, but will travel at faster speeds than light rail trains and have storage space. Being electrified, the operation of the trains won’t produce much noise. RTD is working with adjacent cities to implement “quiet zones” at the intersections on the rail line so trains won’t have to sound

their horns in neighborhood communities.

Another question we get is about construction impacts. Once we have a contractor on board, the company will be required to put together a construction schedule that will provide more information on where staging and storage will take place, where equipment will access the construction site and many other details. Preparing for the construction of the line will require coordination meetings with local governments and adjacent property owners.

Additionally, you may begin to see some early construction activities along the corridor. Suncor Energy will be installing a new pipeline paralleling the North Metro Rail Line from 72nd to Highway 7 beginning this fall. This is not to be confused with RTD work along the line. Neither the North Metro Rail Line project nor the Suncor Energy project will interfere with the construction or maintenance of the other. Our RTD Board approved Suncor’s easement agreement last December and the Adams

County Commissioners gave their approval to the pipeline this summer. By using the easement from RTD, impacts to private property will be greatly reduced.

We’re making progress on the North Metro Rail Line, and we look forward to working with and hearing from you, our constituents, as we move toward expanding an efficient, effective transportation system for the entire region. RTD is committed to keeping you informed of activities through the website at www.rtd-fastracks.com/ nm_2 . Be sure to sign up for email updates and construction information so you can remain informed as we keep FasTracks moving forward.

RTD Board Director Larry Hoy is second vice chair of the elected body and represents District J, which covers portions of Thornton, Northglenn, Westminster and Federal Heights, and Director Paul Solano represents District K, which covers Commerce City, Henderson and Brighton.

Kids’ tech reading and writing What could be better than reading with your children?

Writing stories with your children, of course! Both are excellent activities for reading development, but writing stories develops organizational and thinking skills while learning use of language and vocabulary. Sound difficult? It’s not. Here is a wonderful online tool that can help. Storybird provides all the elements to engage and inspire you and your children.

For more ideas to help young children see grandparentsteachtoo.org and wnmufm.org for “Learning Through the Seasons.” Fran Darling, technology educator, is a guest writer.

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Go to http://storybird.com/ Click Explore to read hundreds of stories written by others just like you. Click Parents for many ideas and ways to share stories. Interaction is big part of Storybird. Making comments and suggestions engages writers and develops social skills at the same time.

What to do:

Click Create to sign up for your free account. Start your story by viewing an extensive gallery of illustrations to inspire you to “unlock” the stories inside your children. You and your children collaborate to develop story ideas that bloom through imagination.

Type in your text online and drag the pictures into scenery boards that become the pages of your book. You can easily edit text and rearrange boards at any time.

Work is saved as you go along and remains unpublished until you submit your final copy, it can still be changed anytime, even if you think you are finished and change your children change their minds.

Stories are saved securely in an online account to share on Facebook, Pinterest or Twitter. Snuggle up with your children and your iPad internet browser, marking

your favorites. All this is free, but you can also purchase hard copies of the books your children write. Print stories on your own printer from downloadable pdf files or order published soft or hard cover books.

These are perfect for sending to friends and relatives for presents. Write your own personal histories and save them in beautiful, professionally illustrated books.

What else can we do?

Technology can be another friendly resource for helping young children practice their reading and writing skills. New young readers who cannot keyboard can dictate stories to adults and older siblings.

Then they can illustrate and read their own words.

Families can add the Storybird site to their wealth of reading and writing experiences for their young learners.

How does this help my children?

Read and write with your children for twice the learning! Since you are writing with online tools, you can join a global community of writers, readers, and artists of all ages and still remain anonymous.

With supervision your family can enjoy the chance to interact and create with relatives all over the country, in your school, or community.

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

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Gun-rights backers drive point home Two recall elections show which side had more passion

By Vic Vela

vvela@ourcoloradonews.com The message that was sent by Pueblo and Colorado Springs voters who turned out to defeat two Democratic state lawmakers in separate recall elections was clear: Don’t mess with our guns.

There’s no question which side of the gun-control debate was more energized when the votes were cast Sept. 10. The day marked the defeats of Senate President John Morse and Sen. Angela Giron, in historic recall elections that were spurred by their votes on bills aimed at tougher guncontrol laws.

“I think we simply did not realize the extent to which those who support less firearm regulation ... were motivated to get to the polls,” said Bob Loevy, a political scientist at Colorado College. “Those who opposed less firearm regulation felt more strongly than those seeking more firearm regulation.”

Morse, of Colorado Springs, lost his Senate District 11 seat by 255 votes, in an election that drew about 18,000 voters. Morse’s race was close; Giron’s wasn’t. The Pueblo lawmaker lost by more than 4,000 votes,

from more than 34,000 that were cast in the Senate District 3 election.

“Giron being recalled in a safe Democratic seat — I’ll say the word, shocking,” said Loevy. “I think the size of her defeat and the fact that the president of the Colorado Senate — somebody who has served in that body for seven years, who is widely respected in the state — sends a powerful message.”

State Rep. Chris Holbert, R-Parker, said Morse has only himself to blame for the election loss, for insisting on pursuing “citizen-control” gun bills.

“I am relieved to see that voters across the political spectrum stood up for their constitutional rights,” said Holbert. “We are elected to represent the people, not to negotiate with those rights. I hope that members of the other party, those who voted for the bills, will think about that.”

But Democrats — while they certainly are disappointed with the election results — say it’s important to keep the results in perspective, considering that the elections were decided by a small percentage of Colorado voters.

“This was a very small number of voters that turned out,” said state Sen. Andy Kerr, D-Lakewood. “They were very passionate, but a small sliver of the total population of each district.”

But Loevy doesn’t think it’s possible for

the results to be overstated, arguing that the results — which received national attention — could cause Democrats everywhere to think twice about the future pursuit of guncontrol laws.

“Each district makes up only 3 percent of the electorate in Colorado, but this election will have a tremendous impact in the state and beyond its boundaries,” he said.

Tough votes for some Dems

Democrats probably didn’t know at the time that gun-control bills that were being passed during this year’s legislative session would result in first-of-their-kind recall elections. But they knew that the legislation had the potential of putting some Democrats in a tough spot with voters down the road.

Sen. Cheri Jahn, D-Wheat Ridge, voted for bills that instituted universal background checks on gun sales in the state, but voted against another bill that bans ammunition magazines that hold more than 15 rounds.

And Jahn nearly had to make tough votes on bills that died before making it to the Senate floor: legislation that would have banned the carrying of concealed guns on college campuses, and another bill, sponsored by Morse, that would have placed strict liability on gun owners and manufacturers whose weapons were used in crimes.

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“I think it was too much on that issue,” Jahn said of gun-control efforts. “Strict liability was way too far-reaching for me.

You have to look at ramifications and consequences. I do believe that some of them were not good pieces of legislation.”

Kerr voted for the limit on ammunition magazines and universal background checks, but voted against a separate bill that requires people to pay for their own background checks.

And Kerr said he was the reason why Morse didn’t bring the liability bill to the Senate floor.

“I went to him and said to him I couldn’t support it,” Kerr said. “I ended up being the swing vote, causing that bill to not be brought up for a vote. He needed 18 votes and he had 17 without me.”

But Kerr backs the votes he cast in support of bills that toughen gun laws and said he’s not concerned about the potential effect that the recall elections could have on future gun-control legislation, both here and nationally. Nor is he worried about backlash from voters in his own swing district.

“It’s like anything else in life; if you do it from a place of fear, you won’t do a very good job,” Kerr said. “Any one vote or series of votes that cost any of us our political careers, I think it’s worth it. It’s worth standing up and doing the right thing.”

Summer Cook, of Thornton, was named to the spring 2013 dean’s list at Villanova University. Cook is studying political science.

Adrianna Lobato, of Thornton, daughter of Sandy and Vernon Lobato, attends the University of Arizona in Tucson. She received the honor of dean’s list with highest academic distinction for the 2012-2013 school year.

Daniel Sotelo Leon, of Thornton, was named to the spring 2013 dean’s list at Creighton University.

Daniel R. Mason, of Thornton, earned a bachelor’s degree in justice studies from Fort Hays State University.

Adam R. Rusk, of Thornton, earned a bachelor’s degree in biology (biodiversity and conservation) from Fort Hays State University.

Michael Patrick Kennedy, of Thornton, earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Fort Hays State University.

Claire Solak, of Thornton, was named to the spring 2013 dean’s list at Cornell College.

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The 40th annual Rocky Mountain National watermedia exhibit will be on display at the Foothills Art Center from Sept. 21 through Nov. 3. The show is the gallery’s longest running exhibit, and features watermedia work from artists from all over the country. This is “Red Sun” by John Barnard. Courtesy photos

Mysterious Altar by Carole Barnes.

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The 40th annual Rocky Mountain National Watermedia (RMNW) exhibit — the gallery’s longest running exhibit — will run Sept. 21 through Nov. 3.

The gallery, 809 15th St. in Golden, is closed on Mondays, open on Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Sundays from noon to 5 p.m.

Watermedia is any art that is water based, including watercolors, acrylic, gouache and mixed media.

“This show is in many ways one of the things the FAC was founded on,” said Becky Guy, coordinator of juried exhibitions at the center. “A lot of the artists in the early days were looking for a place to exhibit their work, and Foothills provided that.”

Marianne Lorenz, curator at the center, said the exhibit has been an integral part of Foothills’ journey. She added that the exhibit has helped the center grow its reputation, while providing a chance for some of

the best watermedia in the country to be displayed.

“We have some artists who are on display every year, like Peggy Stenmark and Carole Barnes,” Lorenz said.

“There are societies all over the country who focus on this art, and we’re able to show work from many of them.”

Guy said many of these groups were formed out of a desire to see new works featured, instead of oil paintings, which were so often the best received paintings.

“Each society has their own rules and tweaks on the rules, and they’ve expanded past just water color to these other forms like acrylic and gouache,” she said. “It’s great to have all these other techniques being used. All the works aren’t just behind glass anymore.”

The juror for the show is William “Skip” Lawrence, an artists from Maryland, who had to whittle down more than 600 submissions into a 80 piece show. Submissions came from all over the country, and while some did come from Colorado, the majority are from out of state.

Guy said around 10 to 12 awards are given to different pieces, and the winners were

selected by Fran IF YOU GO Larsen, an artist WHAT: 40th annual from Santa Fe, N.M. Rocky Mountain National “All the works watermedia exhibit have to be created in the past year, WHERE: Foothills Art so visitors will reCenter ally get to see what 809 Fifteenth St., Golden is new in the medium,” Guy said.

WHEN: Sept. 21 through “There have been Nov. 3 advances in the past Mondays - Closed 10 years in both the materials and meTuesdays through Saturdium that allows for days - 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. some new stuff to Sundays - noon to 5 p.m. be done.”

Guy said the COST: Adults - $5 show will be a mix Seniors (65 and older) - $3 of the new and the Members, children and old, and fans of students with IDs - Free watermedia will all find something to INFORMATION: www. enjoy. foothillsartcenter.org “We want to bring recognition to the country about the medium and those who have mastered it,” Lorenz said.

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“Beverly Hills Cop” movie franchise actor and Fort Collins resident John Ashton is about as happy as it gets for someone who has chosen and endured a rather tortured profession.

Ashton has ridden the Hollywood rollercoaster, especially after finding fame in the Eddie Murphy vehicles “Beverly Hills Cop” and “Beverly Hills Cop II” playing the curmudgeonly Detective Sgt. John Taggart.

Ashton, who retreated to a relatively quiet life in Fort Collins years ago because Hollywood felt like an ill-fitting suit, is back in the movie game with “Uncle John,” an independent film where he stars as the namesake character in this murder mystery set in Wisconsin and Chicago.

The movie will likely travel to the Sundance Film Festival or, if luck has it, first to producer/director David Lynch, who worked with “Uncle John” writer and producer Erik Crary on the film “Inland Empire” in 1996.

But Ashton, who earlier this week parted company with his agents, is most fired up about this movie, which he says has brought him back to his original journey to become an actor who does meaningful work.

“It’s the best script I’ve read in years,” Ashton told me during a phone interview.

“It’s something I’ve been begging my agents for me to do. I read the script and said, ‘Man, I’m on board.’ I don’t think I’m going to work for anybody over 40 anymore.”

Like I said, Ashton plays the title character who is a level-headed guy who helps out his neighbors with fix-it jobs in rural Wisconsin.

“He’s Uncle John,” Ashton said. “Everybody loves him. He fixes people’s water pipes and cabinet doors. The honesty of the character I loved.”

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“The View” co-host Sherri Shepherd and Denver’s own nice rich guy David Mandarich, along with his wife, Bonnie, will be honored for their philanthropic work with the High Hopes Awards during The Children’s Diabetes Foundation Carousel Ball 2013 on Sept. 21 at the Denver Marriott City Center.

The Carousel Ball, founded in 1977 in Denver by Barbara Davis and her late husband Marvin Davis, raises money for programs for clinical care and research for more than 6,000 children and adults at the Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes.

Barry Fey tribute tickets on sale

The Denver Film Society is honoring Denver’s legendary former concert promoter Barry Fey with a screening of “Under a Blood Red Sky,” with special performances by The Samples and Madam Sin, beginning at 6:45 p.m. Sept. 26 at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, where the U2 concert was originally filmed.

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He said since these are one-time investments, the city would use savings accrued during the recession.

Robb Kolstad, management and budget director, said deferring the repairs on city buildings and fleet replacement was a temporary measure to weather the recession.

“The 2014 budget proposes a substantial investment in fleet and facilities to ensure employees have reliable vehicle and well maintained buildings to serve the public,” he said.

The city will add 13.5 positions to make the number of employees to 822. These additions include 2.5 positions with the police department, 2 positions with the fire department and 2.5 positions with the city’s development department to assist with the development review process.

“During the recession there was a substantial reduction of staff in the City Development Department due

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Employees will get a 2 percent economic adjustment and a merit increase for those employees who have met performance standards during 2013. The total estimated increase in personnel costs as a result of these raises is $976,704, which includes approximately $679, 706 for merit increases and approximately $296,997 increase for insurance.

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“We are working in a high profile “The last phase will coincide with the future intersection improvements traffic area, to it’s important for people that will be happening at 92nd Avenue to be more aware,” he said. “We are just out here to improve the utilities. and Federal Boulevard,” he said.

For now, Lopez is asking drivers We are trying to get in and get out.” of the specifics, but we assume most personal property damage will result from flooded basements. Some agriculture damage is also possible (i.e. crop damage),” he said. “To this point we’ve been focused on keeping citizens safe.”

Several roads in Adams County were closed on Sept. 12-15 at one point or another because of the flooding, including 128th Avenue at Riverdale, 124th Avenue between Riverdale and Old Brighton Road, Highway 76 at 88th in the eastbound lane, Riverdale between Colorado and 104th and Riverdale between McKay and 112th Avenue.

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“Along with these new parks, the irrigation system and play structures at the existing North Haven Park and Greenway will be replaced and landscaping along 124th Avenue and along York Street will be rehabilitated,” he said.

The budget also includes funding for a text messaging program for the Emergency Communications Center.

The program allows citizens to request emergency services by text.

“Thornton will be one of the first communities in Colorado to implement this next step in 911 response,” Kolstad said.

The budget also funds mobile data computers for the fire department and the restoration of the Corporate Academy program.

“This program brings in interns from Thornton high schools to work on a part time basis on various city operations,” Kolstad said, adding that a number of city employees went through this program.

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‘The World’s End’ not the end for film pals Pegg, Frost

By Tim Lammers The great thing about the sci-fi comedy “The World’s End” is by the time the third film in Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Edgar Wright’s “Cornetto Trilogy” wraps up, we realize that the “End” is hardly the end at all.

In fact, like the trio’s previous films “Shaun of the Dead” and “Hot Fuzz,” the real buzzing about “The World’s End” truly begins after the curtains close, when you try to digest the head-spinning hilarity that consumed you for the past 109 minutes.

Like the two films that preceded it, there’s no question “The World’s End” is a thinking person’s comedy, and as Pegg and Frost told me in a recent interview, the privilege of getting the opportunity to entertain audiences is something that they don’t take lightly.

“It’s important to us that people talk about the films while in their cars on the way home, because if you make a film that winds up in such a way that you forget it before you’ve validated your parking, then you haven’t done the audience any favors,” Pegg said. “It’s the best you can do as an artist, if I can be so lofty, is to make people think.”

In “The World’s End,” director Wright and his co-writer, Pegg, have thought up a doozy.

After a prologue about their wild youth together, the film finds Gary King, aka The King (Pegg), an over-grown-up teenager reassembling his best mates — Andy (Frost), Oliver (Martin Freeman), Pete (Eddie Marsan) and Steven (Paddy Considine) — to once again attempt a run at “The Golden

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It’s a legendary pub crawl of 12 brew houses in the friends’ home town that they failed to complete at the end of their school days 20 years before.

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Now playing in theaters nationwide, the film also stars Rosamund Pike as Oliver’s sister, Sam, and Pierce Brosnan as the group’s former school teacher, Guy. Pegg, 43, and Frost, 41, consider “The World’s End” part of a trilogy — not because they feature the same characters and a developing story line — but because of similar themes (and they all feature an English brand of ice cream called Cornetto).

In “Shaun of the Dead,” the duo and a small band of others fight their way through a zombie plague in London, while “Hot Fuzz” finds the two and a small group of officers at odds with the cult in a seemingly quaint small village in the English countryside.

“After we made ‘Shaun of the Dead’ and it did really well — better than we ever expected or dreamed it would do — we were given the opportunity to make a sequel. But instead of doing that, we decided make a thematic sequel rather than a direct one,” Pegg explained. “We used a sort of cinematic genre trove to say things that were mean-

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Horizon football defensive lineman Jacob Arellano pulls down Northglenn wide receiver Eddie Franco Sept. 13 at Five Star Stadium. Photo by Kate Ferraro

Horizon football crushes Northglenn Norse remain defeated

By Kate Ferraro

kferraro@ourcoloradonews.com Horizon High School football team scored 21 points in the first quarter and 24 points in the second quarter Sept. 13 to guide the Hawks to a 52-0 victory against Northglenn at Five Star Stadium.

After going 0-2 the first couple games of the season with a 37-7 loss and 26-7 defeat, the Hawks rustled up a much-needed triumph before facing an undefeated Columbine team.

“We lost pretty big losses the last two weeks,” senior running back Jordan Iacovetta said. “I think it was really important for next week’s game. We have to come out and play Columbine at their homecoming.

We have to be ready.”

The Hawks scored seven touchdowns by seven different players. Senior running back Gunnar Campbell took a handoff from quarterback Ayden Karraker for the first touchdown in the first quarter, giving Horizon the 7-0 lead.

Defensive back Dominick Castiglione ran in the second touchdown, while Karraker ran the ball himself into the end zone for the third touchdown of the game, mak-

Gators get win number six Standley Lake soccer earns a shut-out in wet match

By Kate Ferraro

kferraro@ourcoloradonews.com After three days of torrential rain, the clouds parted long enough at the North Area Athletic Complex Sept. 13 for the Standley Lake boys soccer team to play one half against Conifer. The rain came down once again after 40 minutes of play with the rest of the match being canceled. But 40 minutes was enough for the Gators to get the job done.

Standley Lake won the game 5-0 and is now 6-0 on the season. The Gators have been shutting out teams all year including against Westminster, Prairie View and Centaurus.

“We’ve got good players and a great team,” Head Coach Jeff Vigil said. “We want to be a team and work hard. Everybody wants each other to succeed.”

Standley Lake has scored 21 goals compared to only three goals against. The Gators have a variety of players scoring the goals, however sophomore Kyler Fowkes leads the team with six goals and 14 points.

ing the score 21-0.

Kicker Jayson Jones contributed to the scoring by opening up the second quarter with a field goal. Runningbacks Bryce Killmon, Iacovetta and Josh Blottiaux each scored once securing a 45-0 lead at halftime.

“We needed it,” head coach Frank Ybarra said about the victory. “They knew that they could get this one, and they knew they had to get it in a big way to build their confidence back up so it was huge.”

Running back Keenan Wilson took a handoff from quarterback Austin Gussman in the fourth quarter for the 52-0 win.

Iacovetta scored one touchdown and had

54 punt return yards.

“An angry Jordan is a good Jordan,” Ybarra said. “At the beginning of the year, I said that guy is a threat to score every time he touches the ball and he really is.”

The Hawks will travel Sept. 20 to play Columbine at Jeffco Stadium, a team whose ranked No. 10 in Colorado.

“We have to play a perfect game next week,” Ybarra said. “We got rid of a lot of our mental mistakes tonight. If we play flawless and they come out with the same intensity as they did tonight, we have a chance. But if we play like we did the first two weeks, it’s going to be tough. We can’t let the momentum slip away.

“Kyler has a ton of talent and is very athletic,” Vigil said. “He just knows how to score goals. He’s so fast and reads the game really well.”

Fowkes didn’t wait to get started, scoring the first goal of the game after three minutes of play. The sophomore was just outside the box when he lobbed the ball over Conifer goalkeeper Erich Schreier for a 1-0 lead. Junior Adam Williams had the assist.

The next three goals were scored within four minutes of each other. With 25 minutes left in the half, Williams assisted sophomore Nick Rosser when he scored, giving the Gators a 2-0 lead.

“He’s another sophomore who in the last two years has grown as a soccer player,” Vigil said of Rosser. “He picks things up quickly. He knows he’s an important part of the team.”

Standley Lake soccer junior Adam Williams dribbles the ball past Conifer junior Tanner Marinaro Sept. 13 at North At 23:47, Rosser had another opportuArea Athletic Complex. Photo by Kate Ferraro nity when he kicked the ball to the back of the net, taking advantage of Schreier coming out of the box. Fowkes then scored his play. Vigil said it’s vital the team doesn’t hungry we’ll be successful,” Vigil said. “It’s second goal of the game from the outside become too confident and hopes to con- very important that we approach each right corner at 21:34, making the score 4-0. tinue their success. The Gators continue game knowing anything is possible. It’s a Sophomore Ben Smith scored the fifth goal the season Sept. 19 when they play against mindset, it’s an attitude. As long as we remember what made us successful, we have of the game with 12 minutes left in the half. Columbine at Lake Memorial Field.

Standley Lake will soon begin league “I think as long as we stay humble and a bright future.”

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Jefferson Academy take fourth in tournament Jaguars lose third-place spot to Community Christian

By Kate Ferraro

kferraro@ourcoloradonews.com Jefferson Academy volleyball won fourth place in the Sideout Showdown tournament Sept. 13-14 at Jefferson Academy High School.

After the Jaguars lost their first game to Kennedy 2-0, they came back and beat Lake County 2-1. The Panthers took the first set 17-25 where Jefferson Academy didn’t lead once in the set. But the Jaguars roared right back winning two sets in a row for the victory.

“The first set I mixed them up and they were really confused,” Head Coach Janelle Bennett said. “I know they know how to play as a team co-

hesively, but when they’re messed up, it makes it worse. The second set I put them back in the normal order. It was a mental game to get them working as a team and it worked.”

The Jaguars led the second set the entire match and even went on a 4-0 run two different times, once while libero Brittany Kovalaski was serving.

Jefferson Academy won the second set 25-18 and won the third 15-8. Kovalaski had 54 digs and eight aces in the game against Lake County. Kovalaski played the libero position on JV last year and moved up this year as a junior.

“She moves really well,” Bennett said of Kovalaski. “She gets to the ball every time.”

Jefferson Academy had 177 digs total and 86 kills. Thirty of those kills belonged to outside hitter Alexa Carroll, a senior who’s been on varsity for

three years. Bennett said she put Carroll at the setter position, because she felt like a leader needed to be out on the court.

“She’s one of my power hitters,” Bennett said. “She was nervous, so it was really tough for her that first set, but when I got her back into her comfortable position playing outside, she killed the ball which was what I was hoping for.”

The Jaguars moved on in the tournament to play Community Christian for the third and fourth-place spots.

The Jaguars put up a fight, but in the end lost the first set 26-24. They also lost the second set 25-23, settling for the fourth place finish out of eight teams.

“It’s a good learning lesson for them,” Bennett said.

The Jaguars are 3-4 on the season and hosts Lutheran Sept. 19, at home.

Prep sports Scoreboard THE ACADEMY Volleyball The Academy 3, Bruce Randolph 0 The Academy opened league play Sept. 10 with a dominant 3-0 victory over Bruce Randolph. The Wildcats’ strong serving and quick attack proved too strong for the Grizzlies. Junior Desiree Padilla had a stellar night with six kills and seven aces, followed closely by senior Tarabeth Herman with five kills and three aces.

JEFFERSON ACADEMY SIDEOUT SHOWDOWN The Academy 2, Alameda 0 The Academy opened up the J.A. Sideout Showdown with a 2-0 victory over Alameda winning 25-21, 25-15. Padilla tallied five kills. Sophomore Katelyn Edwards and junior Josephine Becker were close behind with three kills each.

The Academy 2, Community Christian 0 The Academy continued its strong play with a strong victory over Community Christian, 25-23, 25-18. Padilla led the team with six kills and three blocks. Senior captain Herman raked in five kills.

The Academy 1, Kennedy 2 Kennedy narrowly defeated The Academy, 25-13, 18-25, 15-10, in the final pool play match of the J.A. Sideout Showdown. Seniors Josephine Becker and Herman, and junior Padilla all totaled five kills apiece. Junior libero Lyndsey Werner tallied 18 digs and five aces.

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The Academy 1, Kennedy 2 Kennedy edged out a second win over The Academy to secure first place in the J.A. Sideout Showdown, 25-21, 20-25, 17-16. Despite a hard-fought battle, the Wildcats had to settle for a second-place finish. Herman and Padilla each had six kills in the match, while Edwards put away five kills. Senior Katelyn Theurer had 22 assists.

HORIZON HIGH SCHOOL Football Horizon 52, Northglenn 0 Horizon scored six touchdowns against the Norse Friday night to guide them to a 52-0 win over Northglenn. Junior Jacob Dinkel had four receptions for 123 yards. Junior Dominick Castiglione had two interceptions.

LEGACY HIGH SCHOOL Boys Golf League Tournament Legacy places two on 1st Team All-Conference. Li Chen and Trevor Glen take 1st team honors. Both players tied with season scoring averages of 73.0. Zach Moritz shot career best 75 at Keystone Ranch as team gears up for regional tournament and state run. Chen shot a 74,

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MOUNTAIN RANGE HIGH SCHOOL Football Mountain Range 35, Greeley West 15 Gabe Gillespie had 15 carries for 95 yards and three touchdowns against Greeley West. Elijah Gillespie scored one touchdown for the Mustangs.

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Governor, FEMA chief update flood response Press conference long on optimism, short on specifics

By George Lurie

glurie@ourcoloradonews.com At a press briefing held Sept. 16 at South Metro Fire Rescue headquarters in Centennial, Gov. John Hickenlooper and Federal Emergency Management Agency chief W. Craig Fugate detailed state and national efforts under way in response to the historic flooding that has ravaged large areas of the Front Range and eastern plains.

“We continue to be focused on search and recovery,” said the governor, who was flanked by members of the Colorado congressional delegation, most of whom were dressed in jeans and appeared not to have slept much in the past week.

Promising to hold daily press briefings while the full extent of damage continues to be revealed, the Democratic governor said: “Twenty-one helicopters are flying today.

They are primarily doing search and rescue but also beginning the process of prioritizing recovery efforts.”

Neither Hickenlooper nor any of the other officials who spoke at the press briefing provided updates on flood fatalities or the number of people still unaccounted for.

But Fugate said that as of Sept. 16, some 3,000 people had registered with FEMA for emergency aid.

The governor was hesitant to offer damage estimates, explaining that many of the state’s “bridges, culverts and roadways were built a long time ago (when) our understanding of flood events wasn’t the same.”

“We’re going to hold off for a relatively short period of time, maybe two or three weeks, (before) issuing a more specific number or damage estimate,” the governor said.

The still-evolving disaster will “be a challenge” to the state’s nascent economic

recovery, Hickenlooper said. “But Colorado will come out of this with a stronger infrastructure.”

While introducing Fugate, Hickenlooper praised FEMA’s response to the catastrophe. “I am very gratified and encouraged by our relationship with FEMA,” he said, referring to Fugate as “a breath of fresh air.” The FEMA chief and he “shared the same goals,” Hickenlooper added.

While Fugate estimated that damage assessments could take as long as a month to calculate, he said people impacted by the flooding can register their losses and apply for FEMA aid by calling 800-621-FEMA (3362) or by going online to www.disasterassistance.gov.

“We need to be ready as a nation to support the governor’s team,” Fugate said.

FEMA financial aid, he added, would be “based on immediate need.”

Asked how this disaster compares to FEMA’s efforts to respond to other natural disasters, including the destruction caused

by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Fugate said: “All disasters are local. I try not to compare them because if your house just got destroyed, the last thing you want to hear about is some other disaster.”

Democratic Sen. Mark Udall, who referred to the flooding as “countless liquid tornadoes,” vowed that the government’s response to the natural disaster would be as speedy and proficient as “Peyton Manning plays football. There’s no ‘I’ in Colorado. We will work together as a team.”

Picking up on Udall’s football reference, Hickenlooper said state and national officials will go about the recovery process in a “hurry-up but not foolish way.”

“This isn’t over,” said U.S. Rep. Cory Gardner, a Republican who represents a vast area of Colorado’s eastern plains and who also talked briefly at the event. “We need to keep in mind that as we speak, there is still damage occurring in many parts of the state.”

At a Monday press conference held at South Metro Fire Rescue headquarters, Gov. John Hickenlooper briefs the press on the latest information regarding flood damage. At right, are FEMA Administrator W. Craig Fugate and Sen. Mark Udall.

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