February 18, 2016
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A DA M S C OU N T Y & J E F F E R S ON C OU N T Y, C OLOR A D O
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SHARING THE LOVE
New Westminster Window editor Jeremy Johnson kicks of his community coffee talk series this week on PAGE 2.
ADAMS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Above: Natasha Paul, 8, a thirdgrader at Jefferson Academy charter school, introduces herself to Greenridge Place resident Margie Hetrick. Students visited the Anthem Memory Care community in Westminster Feb. 11 to help seniors living with Alzheimer’s and dementia craft Valentine’s Day cards, which the students then gave to families and friends. Left: Trinity Slaven, 8, left, and Aryan Brown, 9, of Jefferson Academy charter school, help Greenridge Place residents Irene Siekierka and Don Ringler with Valentine’s flowers Feb. 11 in Westminster. See page 8 for more. Photos by Stefan Brodsky
By Gene Sears Special to Colorado Community Media
Thornton wrestlers let the other 15 teams know the Trojans came to compete at the Feb 12-14 Class 5 A Region 1 Wrestling Tournament at Arvada West High School. The team title and berths at the state tournament were at stake at the regional tournament and six Thornton wrestlers qualified to compete at the state tournament, Feb. 1820 at the Pepsi Center in Denver. Pomona won the competition for the team title with 305.5 points and Grandview was second with 195 points. Thornton was fourth with 122 points, just three points Trojans continues on Page 18
Time out continues on Page 28
Six Thornton wrestlers earn state berths, Westminster has lone qualifier By Tom Munds tmunds@coloradocommunitymedia.com
There are many benefits to trail running, including improved strength and balance. Find out more on PAGE 12.
State industry association president decries ‘lazy’ approach to what he calls ‘a ban’
Flared tempers led Adams County commissioners at a Feb. 9 evening emergency session — which followed a morning public hearing — to approve temporary measures against new oil and gas development agreements within the county. Unable to reach a long-term agreement regarding residential-area oil and gas development and production in Adams County, the frustrated and divided fivemember board agreed to suspend all nonvested memorandums of understanding (MOUs) and permits within urban growth areas in the county, and within 1,500 feet of homes and public buildings. Commissioner Eva Henry, who worked with Chairman Steve O’Dorisio to enter the motion after multiple failed attempts at a compromise, referred to the temporary halt as a “time-out.” But opposing commissioner Erik Hansen and Colorado Oil and Gas Association president Dan Haley took exception with Henry’s language, with the former instead referring to it as a “moratorium” and the latter calling the motion a flat-out “ban.” “We think bans are a lazy way to address a complex issue,” Haley said, fol
Trojans place fourth at wrestling tourney
HOT ON THE TRAIL
New oil, gas agreements get 6-week ‘time out’
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