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Courtz-A-Palooza informs communityInaugural event shows ins and outs of Arvada courtsBy Crystal [email protected]

Arvada’s municipal court system was demystified for community members at the premiere Courtz-A-Palooza, Jan. 23. Courtz-a-palooza was held the after-noon of Jan. 23, in the Arvada City Hall Atrium, 8101 Ralston Road., as a way to inform the community about the proce-dures, challenges and activities involved in the Arvada municipal court system.

”Whether along the lines of customer service, how we handle defendants, or how the court is viewed, it’s important we balance the values of the commu-nity,” Arvada Judge, David Cooke said.

The event was held in two parts, the first was a slew of presentations about

the court’s customers, the goals of the court, fine collection, court values and processes, among other items answer-ing questions the community may have regarding the court processes.

For Arvada Resident, Lila Schow, who came to the event to learn about the court system, the friendly, amenable system the city ran was surprising.

“It’s good to know how the city works,” Lila Schow, an Arvada resident said, ”How nice and willing to work with people the city is really surprised me, I felt like I walked into a room of kinder-garten teachers.”

During the second portion of Courtz-A-Palooza, a panel of administrators, including Mayor Marc Williams, Mayor Pro Tem Mark McGoff, Arvada Police Chief Wick and other attorneys and city officials. The panel answered questions and fostered discussion about the court system today, and the future of the Ar-vada court system.

“An institution can only survive if it adheres to its rules and community is that institution,” McGoff said regarding Arvada and the purpose of the Munici-pal Court.

Around 35 people attended the event which was also used as a building block for court staff.

“We asked you here to learn from you,” Cooke said. “This was info-gather-ing, we were learning from stakeholders, customers, lawyers, police — you’ve got to learn new stuff to be innovative.”

While the first of it’s kind in Arvada, Cooke said they may host more Courtz-A-Paloozas, as the community approach was effective and engaging. “The city as never utilized this strategy or approach,” he said. “This [event] shows the com-mitment of the city and the community to do this [the municipal court] with ex-cellence.”

Around 35 community members came to the premiere Courtz-A-Palooza, listening to a panel of lawyers and city officials answer questions about the municipal court system. Photo by Crystal Anderson

COURT OF OPINION Filings down for county, stateJeffco sees 51 percent decrease in new foreclosuresBy Amy [email protected]

Jefferson County finished last year with a 51 percent decrease in new foreclosure fillings, according to a report by the Office of the Jefferson County Public Trustee.

The decrease is significant since the 2009 spike which ended the year with 4,027 fore-closures. The county began their statistical record in 1999 but 2009 could have been the largest fore-closure intakes the county has seen said Mar-garet Chap-man, Jeffco public trustee.

“We got rid of these really ill-considered loans written in 2005 when you didn’t have

to show income,” Chapman said. “It’s very significant because it shows the economy is recovering, the housing market is recover-ing.”

The state saw a 54 percent drop in fore-closure activity since 2012, with a foreclo-sure rate of 1 in every 2,577 housing units, according to a report released by Realty-Trac. Of the top five counties with the high-est foreclosure rates — such as Teller and Montrose counties — Jeffco is not listed among them.

“I knew it was going to drop, just not that fast,” Chapman said.

Improved loan qualifications have add-ed to the recovery of the housing market, along with shorter sales times, but as far as county reductions, Jeffco has always stood out from the rest because it never saw fore-closures as high as neighboring counties such as Arapahoe which peaked at 6,243 in the year 2009.

Another contributing factor to Jeffco’s lower foreclosure rates could be a land-use factor with 232,108 acres of land in the county dedicated to recreation and conser-vation out of 494,660 total acres, according to Jeffco Open Space figures.

“We just don’t have a lot of room to build, there just isn’t space,” Chapman said.

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Countywide, the foreclosure rate in Jeffco for 2013 was 1 in every 3,476.

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Rising star sweeps stock showArvada Equestrian Center first-time riders win big at Stock Show

By Crystal [email protected]

Shenia Beyer, 14, has had a deep passion for showing horses since she was two-years-old, and on Jan. 21, that pas-sion came to fruition at the National Western Stock Show.

”She’s been prepar-ing for this since she was 2,” said Robin Beyer,

Shenia’s step-mom and barn manager at A Ris-ing Star. ”We’re proud of her for taking the re-sponsibility to be here

and be a high honor-roll student. ”

The Open Horse Show was the morn-ing of Jan. 21 at the Na-

tional Western Stock Show, 4655 Humboldt St., Denver. The compe-tition showed the best horses from across the nation in three types of classes: the English pleasure class, the Eng-lish equitation class, and the English youth or adult pleasure class.

This is the first Stock Show experience for Shenia, one she was both excited for and not expecting.

”I was excited more for the experience, it’s weird, different, the whole atmosphere (of the show), but it’s amaz-ing — not what I expect-ed at all,” Shenia said

after her first class.Over the course of

the day, Shenia and her horse, Shimmer, a 13 year-old white Anda-lusian, walked, trotted and cantered in three classes and two champi-onships. Each time she was being judged on the enjoyability of the ride, her skills as a rider, her form, control and bal-ance with her horse.

”These horses are worked at least five days a week,” said Kelly Bell, Shenia and Shimmer’s trainer. ”They practice all the elements in a

Sheniah Beyer, 14, trots in her first class in the Open Horse Show at the National Western Stock Show, Jan. 21. Photo by Crystal Anderson

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Lawmakers weigh in on marijuana, Super Bowl Remember the Bud Bowl?If not, you missed out because it was

way cool. It was this stop motion ani-mated Super Bowl advertising campaign that matched Bud versus Bud Lite for the ultimate beer supremacy.

The ad campaign even incorporated celebrities from the sports world, with Bob Costas, Terry Bradshaw and Tom Landry providing character voice-overs. The Bud Bowl was a blast — well except when they jumped the shark by introducing play-ers from the Bud Dry and Bud Ice teams. Lame.

I even won money on some of the Bud Bowls — well, except in 1991, when I was dumb enough to parlay a Bud Lite win with the team the Harlem Globetrotters were playing that night. Lousy, stupid Washington Generals!

While the Bud Bowl is a thing of the past, this year’s Super Bowl is bringing a new — and literal — interpretation to the Bud Bowl. It pits teams from the two states where marijuana is legal: Colorado and Washington.

So, the Broncos will be taking on the Seahawks in the new and improved Bud Bowl. And the novelty is not lost on Colo-rado lawmakers who passed legislation last year that regulates the newly-created marijuana industry.

“I think it would be funny if instead of Peyton Manning saying, ‘Omaha. Omaha.

Omaha,’ he says, ‘Mile high. Mile high. Puff, puff, pass,’” said state Rep. Joe Sala-zar, D-Thornton. “Then I’d probably crack up.”

And can you imagine what the Super Bowl ads are gonna look like for the big game? After voters passed a tax structure for marijuana sales in November, Gov. John Hickenlooper tweeted about mari-juana, Cheetos and Goldfi sh. It’s perfect fodder for commercials during a game where some people will be sitting around, watching football, eating Doritos and get-ting — legally — stoned.

Rep. Johnathan Singer, D-Longmont, sponsored the bill that placed a 25 percent tax on retail marijuana sales in Colorado. Singer — who was hilarious during mari-juana committee hearings last year, with his punchy pot quips — is fully aware of the novelty of the Bud Bowl.

“I fi nally understand how dumb it sounded when I was using all these bad

puns,” Singer said.But I’m curious whether lawmakers will

be making any marijuana-themed bets on the game. You see it all the time during big games — politicians betting what their state is famous for against what the other politician’s state is famous for.

House Speaker Mark Ferrandino, D-Denver, said he won’t be making any pot bets with his Washington equivalent.

“I have no desire to get it here or try any from Washington,” he said.

I recently spoke with Republican Con-gressman Mike Coffman. The former state House and Senate member said he won’t be making any marijuana bets either.

“I’m sure that there’s going to be some elected offi cial somewhere that’s going to be trading brownies, or something like that, that are laced with marijuana,” Coff-man said. “But I’m not going to be one of them.”

Singer said he’s planning on making a Super Bowl beer bet with a Washington state representative. Singer’s going to put up a selection of beers from the fi ne Lyons-based Oskar Blues brewery.

Congressman Ed Perlmutter, a former state Senator, recently won a beer bet with a San Diego-based House member follow-ing the Broncos win over the Chargers.

But Perlmutter told me that he won’t be betting marijuana. Instead, he’ll be talking smack on behalf of the Broncos this week

and will probably bet another case of beer with a Washington politico before the big game.

Come on guys. Beer? Really? Get with the program! Beer is yesterday’s news, here. Colorado’s and Washington’s mari-juana legalizations are all over the national news. How could you not bet weed for the big game?

“For one thing, our taxes are better,” Singer said. “The same amount equiva-lentwise is not going to be cost equiva-lent.”

That has to be the coolest and most cerebral argument against making Super Bowl marijuana bets with the state of Washington — because ours is better and cheaper.

“Also, just as a (public service an-nouncement), it still is federally illegal to be mailing this stuff,” Singer said. “I know there’s going to be a lot of PSA’s that we’re going to have to do in New York to remind the fans in Washington and Colorado that you can’t take it with you.”

There you have it folks. There will be no marijuana bets placed by elected offi cials on the Bud Bowl.

Vic Vela covers the Legislature for Colorado Community Media. He can be reached at [email protected]. Also, follow Vic on Twitter: @VicVela1.

ARVADA NEWS IN A HURRY Preschool Fair

The Secrest Youth and Teen Center, 6820 W. 66th Ave., is hosting a preschool fair, from 11:30 am to 2:30 p.m., Feb. 5.

The fair provides an opportunity for parents to talk with schools’ staff, re-search, and learn about the different

preschools in Arvada.For more information, call 303-403-

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Art for the Young at HeartThe Community Recreation Center,

6842 Wadsworth Blvd., will play host to the

Art for the Young at Heart art show, begin-ning Feb. 12.

The show is open to entries from com-munity artists age 50 and older through Feb. 5 and will cost $5. The exhibit will fea-ture their work alongside that of Northern Jefferson County school children.

The event will have an opening recep-

tion 4-6 p.m., Feb. 12, at the Community

Recreation Center.

The exhibit will be on display Mon-

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Fridays, 8:15 a.m. to 4 p.m.

HAVE AN EVENT?To submit a calendar listing, send information by noon Friday to [email protected] or by fax to 303-468-2592.

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By JIM SMITH, Realtor® Each January, political leaders shower us with speeches on the State of the Union, the State, the City and other jurisdic-tions. No one presents a State of the Planet speech, but if someone did, I suspect climate change would be topic #1 — and for good reason. My friend and mentor, Steve Stevens, forward-ed this chart show-ing the decline in late summer Arctic sea ice. If it isn’t a wake-up call re-garding climate change, I don’t know what is. I don’t have a degree in science, but I do understand it enough to know this chart’s significance. If you have studied any science — or own an automobile — you

know that white surfaces reflect solar heat, whereas dark surfaces (open ocean, for example) absorb

it. The loss of sea ice does not just indicate global warming, it acceler-ates it, which makes one worry whether it’s already too late to re-verse the effects of human-caused global warming. Climate change deniers may

celebrate the fact that the Arctic Ocean is becoming increasingly navigable in the summer, but they

need to connect the dots between global warming and the whipsawing we now see in our day-to-day weather. I’d be curious to see the statistics on how many times the network news programs featured severe weather reports in 2013 versus previous years. I can’t remember an evening in which weather wasn’t a major or lead story. We in Col-orado have suffered less than elsewhere. Our earth’s climate has been de-stabilized.

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show repeatedly; polish, polish polish.”Shenia, whose family owns A Rising Star

Equestrian Center, 9470 Indiana St., was one three Rising Star riders at the Stock Show this year. All three showed in the Open Horse Show, placing in several of their classes.

”Everything comes to fruition at this point (Stock Show), it all comes to play or

it doesn’t,” Bell said.Of the fi ve competitions, Shenia placed

in all of her classes, winning the youth eq-uitation championship. She plans on par-ticipating in an Andalusian show later this year, and hopes to go to the national cham-pionship in October.

”For me, it’s a lot of joy to watch your child perform and a since of pride at the same time,” Ron Beyer, Shenia’s father and owner of A Rising Star said. ”She works so hard, always thinking about this, her show-manship, techniques, her horse, and to see her be rewarded for all her efforts — it’s one of a kind.”

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Bill on school-safety hotline advances Legislation would put state in charge of program By Vic Vela [email protected]

A chilling irony occurred during a Jan. 23 legislative committee hearing on a school safety hotline bill.

At the same time that lawmakers were hearing tes-timony, Jef-ferson County Public Schools was sending out alerts that a lockout involv-ing some of its schools had been lifted following reports that police were investigating a threat at Columbine High School.

Tom Mauser — whose son Daniel was killed during the 1999 Columbine High shootings — was listening to the testimony from inside a Senate Education Committee hearing room, when he received the alerts on his phone.

“It just goes to show that we have to con-tinue with our vigilance,” Mauser told com-mittee members.

Nothing came of the threats the day of the committee hearing. But what happened at Columbine High School 15 years ago is exactly what the Safe2Tell Hotline was in-

tended to prevent.Since 1999, the hotline has operated

as an anonymous way for students to no-tify law enforcement of potential campus threats.

But the nonprofi t-backed hotline is at risk of shutting down due to a lack of fund-ing. Because of that, lawmakers want the state to take over operations for a program that they believe has been successful in thwarting several school tragedies.

“Rarely in government do we get an op-portunity to adopt something that’s work-ing,” said Senate Minority Leader Bill Cad-man, R-Colorado Springs.

Cadman and Senate President Morgan Carroll, D-Aurora, are co-sponsors of Sen-ate Bill 2, which would transfer operations of the hotline to the Department of Law. The bill also sets aside $250,000 in hotline operational costs.

Students can notify authorities via phone or email of any sort of campus threats they hear about, including shooting plots and in-cidents of bullying.

Supporters of the legislation point to Saf-e2Tell statistics, which indicate that from September 2004 through December 2013, the hotline resulted in more than 9,000 tips from students across Colorado.

Gov. John Hickenlooper said during a pre-session press conference where he tout-ed the legislation, that the hotline received reports of 16 planned attacks since the be-ginning of the current school year.

Thornton Police Chief Randy Nelson testifi ed that the hotline is a great tool that

gives law enforcement the ability to prevent tragedies, rather than respond to them. In turn, that gives students better peace of mind, he said.

“We know very clearly that if those kids don’t feel safe in the school, they’re not go-ing to learn,” said Nelson.

The bill passed the Senate Education

Committee with unanimous support and now heads to the Finance Committee for further consideration. It is expected to sail through both legislative chambers with bi-partisan support.

“This program is too valuable for us not to do this,” said Senate Education Commit-tee Chairman Andy Kerr, D-Lakewood.

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Chamber dinner entertains, awards Event features speakeasy theme, dancers By Crystal Anderson [email protected]

The 89th Annual Arvada Chamber of Commerce Dinner danced and en-tertained the night away, Friday, Jan. 24.

More than 250 Arvada residents, business owners and community members gathered together in fl ap-per dresses and 1920’s zoot suits to celebrate the successes of the year past.

Held at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., the event celebrat-ed two businesses and individuals who stood out among others for their

community involvement, chamber support, and success in 2013. Al-phaGraphics, 8290 W. 80th Ave., took home the Business of the Year Award; Suzi Sorenson was named the Cham-ber’s Ambassador of the Year for the second year in a row; Ron Slinger from Red Rocks Community College and Hazel Hartbarger from the Ar-vada Economic Development Asso-ciation were awarded the Chairman’s Choice Award; and the Behind the Scenes award was given to Colorado Community Media, publisher of the Arvada Press.

Following the awards ceremony, guests enjoyed several dance and song routines by 1920s burlesque-style entertainers and socialized with one another. For more information regarding the Arvada Chamber of Commerce, call 303- 424-0313.

Snazzy dressed dapper gents and elegantly costumed ladies � lled the banquet hall Friday, Jan. 24, at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., for the 89th annual Arvada Chamber of Commerce Dinner. Around 250 people attended the dinner, which highlighted business and personal achievement of chamber members from the past year. Attendees socialized with one another, posed in a photo booth, bid on silent auction of sports memorabilia, gift baskets and local gift certi� cates, and watched as � apper girls and dancers entertained the night away. Photos by Crystal Anderson

RRCC, Arvada Sister Cities partner Scholarship created for Arvada students By Clarke Reader [email protected]

The Red Rocks Community Col-lege Foundation is looking to help students change the world with its new partnerships with the Arvada Sis-ter Cities International organization.

Together the two have created the Arvada Sister Cities International Scholarship, which will provide fi nan-cial assistance to students who study renewable energy, sustainability and international studies.

“We wanted to set up a scholarship program for this, particularly because Red Rocks didn’t have anything like it,” said Edna Gordon, a member of

the executive board at large of the Ar-vada Sister Cities program.

The Arvada Sister Cities Interna-tional Scholarship only reviews appli-cants from Arvada Public High School, Arvada West High School, Arvada High School, Pomona High School, and Ralston Valley High School.

According to Ron Slinger, executive director of the Red Rocks foundation, the program was started after a chal-lenge fund was offered to the school. If the school could put up $10,000, that money would be matched.

“We’d done something similar with the Arvada Elks organization,” Slinger said. “If we can turn $10,000 into $20,000 for scholarships, all the better.”

Gordon said Sister Cities Interna-tional grew out of a program initiated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in the late 1950s for the purpose of pro-moting world peace through people-

to-people contact.“Right now China is our predomi-

nant sister city (nation),” she said. “We were recently able to send nine students from Arvada Middle School to China for two weeks.”

One of the big things the rela-tionship with China is discussing is sustainability, which Gordon said is becoming increasingly important for both countries.

“It’s a great program for learning and we’d love to see more internation-al programs,” she said.

Slinger said the scholarship is a great new tool to help students be-come familiar with the school and what it offers.

“This is great groundwork for us since we’re looking to expand our Arvada campus,” he said. “We’re very pleased to be working with this orga-nization.


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LWV Obamacare Jefferson County League of Women

Voters will present a panel of health care, insurance and small business experts on the Affordable Care Act 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 19, in Lakewood. The panel will discuss how Obamacare has impacted insured in Colorado includ-ing the effect the ACA may have on small businesses and their employees. A Q&A session from the audience will be part of the presentation, which will be held on the ground floor auditorium at St. Anthony Hospital, 11600 W. 2nd Drive, Lakewood 80228. This panel discussion is open to the public, and no reservations are required. Park and enter on the south side of the hospital. To learn more about the Jeffco LWV, visit www.lwvjeffco.org.

Free tax preparation Starting Feb. 1, Jeffco Public Library will

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returns. IRS-certified volunteers will be on hand to help people on a walk-in basis at the Arvada, Belmar, Columbine, Lake-wood and Standley Lake Libraries, and by appointment at the Evergreen and Golden Libraries. Space is limited so patrons are encouraged to arrive early. Location, time and date information can be found at jeffcolibrary.org/research/taxes. The library will also offer open computer times at the Belmar Library’s Computer Training Center to file taxes online. A limited selec-tion of printed copies of state and federal tax forms and instruction books will be available at all JCPL locations while sup-plies last.

Earned income tax credit eligibilityThe Denver-based Piton Foundation is

providing free tax filing services for eligible families, an estimated 400,000 according to Piton who may qualify for federal tax benefits such as the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Child Tax Credit. Servic-

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An open letter to my children

Hello, my sweets. Recent events have made it necessary to say a few things to you, just so you understand.

I haven’t, and I won’t, always do things that make sense to you. Sometimes, you are going to ask for something and I’m going to say “no” and not be able to give you a very good reason. Sometimes, I won’t have a very good reason. Sometimes, I act on instinct — or rather, I act on your mother’s instincts, which are much better than mine.

That’s because the world is a very weird place these days. And I know you want me to trust you, and believe me when I tell you that I do. But, there are a lot — a LOT — of other people out there in the world who I don’t trust.

We’ve seen this lately. It is possible to do everything the way you’re supposed to, and still have bad things happen to you. Your mother and I were crossing the street in the crosswalk, like we were supposed to; we were trying to hustle across to get out of the street, and had the dog on a leash, just like we were supposed to. But we can’t always account for the other people out there, and that old guy in the truck just didn’t see us. We did our best to get out of the way, but Addy (the dog) just didn’t quite make it.

We’re lucky it wasn’t worse than it was. We’re lucky Addy is young and strong, we’re hopeful that she’ll be coming home again to us soon.

But we can’t always count on luck.I’ve been around longer than you have,

and I’ve survived a few other brushes with stupidity (mostly my own), and so I feel pretty comfortable when I tell you that there are a lot more things that can go wrong in the world than just the conse-quences of your own choices.

Of course, that doesn’t mean that we try to hide you away in a tower to protect you from all of that. You have to go out there

and live life and learn on your own. But there’s a reason I taught you how to throw a decent roundhouse kick from an early age. Please understand that it’s not a form of torture when I try to show you self-de-fense — it’s a form of preparation. I pray to God above that you will never need to use anything I show you, but I’d rather “waste” the time showing you something unneces-sary than waste time regretting not having shown you.

The same goes for trying to teach you about money, and all those glorious hours teaching you to drive, and the times I make you look around at what seems like nothing, trying to imagine where bad things might come from. I will always try to be there to protect you, but I won’t always be there, and, it’s possible that even if I am there I won’t be able to do anything. So I want you to be ready.

But, for now, please accept that some-times I’m going to try to keep you out of certain situations, just so none of that is necessary. It won’t make sense to you, and I apologize for that, but that’s part of my job as your parent. And I won’t apologize for that.

And always remember — Daddy loves.

Michael Alcorn is a music teacher and fit-ness 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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Super Bowl preditions?We asked some folks hanging out at Beer By Design, 2100 E. 112th St. in Northglenn, what their Superbowl predictions were. Here are their responses

Broncos will win. If the defense shows up, no one can beat them.

Steve Murray Thornton

Broncos will win. I have faith.

Sheryl DeleonThornton

Broncos will win by 10. PFM. (Peyton freakin’ Manning).

David Miller Thornton

Denver all the way. The No. 1 defense versus the No. 1 offense — it’ll either be a high scoring game or the opposite.

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Many levels to like with declining foreclosuresPerhaps it wasn’t an earthshaking

news item but some welcome numbers nonetheless. A report released earlier this month noted Colorado realized a 54 per-cent drop in foreclosure activity the past year, with a foreclosure rate of 1 for every 2,577 housing units at the end of 2013 — and nationally the comparison shows a 26 percent drop.

The report by RealtyTrac, an online marketplace for foreclosed properties, shared its bright figures, which were not unexpected results but progressing faster than expected, at least according to Jef-ferson County public trustee Margaret Chapman.

Chapman, like other officials in Colo-rado counties, has been tracking foreclo-sures for the better part of a decade, and we like her comment noting the country

is finally getting rid of the ill-considered loans written in 2005 when borrowers “had to do little to show income.”

Well, we are getting rid of several effects related to easy money home loans that contributed to the housing bubble bust. We wrote stories through the years about the extra work involved for police to keep an eye on vacant properties, which can be targets for theft, vandalism or teen gather-ings. This is tough on neighborhoods, so we are pleased to get rid of the problems associated with vacant home pockets here and there.

Of course the impact to the undercur-

rents to the economy have been even more severe.

The foreclosures caused serious reduc-tions in the value of homes. We know it doesn’t take a wide circle of friends to find someone who bought a house and got caught in the downturn and felt saddled for the long-term with “upside down” mortgages.

Now the loose loan practices of the past have dried up in many ways and made it tougher for some wanting to buy homes, but the tightening had to happen. This effect and the downturn of the economy in 2008 made it in turn tough for many businesses looking for loans to advance their businesses. Businesses certainly suf-fered, and we reported the related double trouble of unemployment and foreclo-sures on many families.

Having covered the problems under the dark clouds of foreclosures, we are glad to see the numbers give hints for an improving, more stable economy. We hope legislation passed by the Statehouse in recent years to address predatory lend-ing and federal mechanisms will help to prevent the country from finding itself in the same jam.

We are happy to leave visions of board-ed up buildings behind. Colorado has a lot going for it. We see good signs. For one, the battered construction industry is seeing more housing and office projects in the works. And Forbes magazine recently ranked Colorado as the fifth best state for business, and predicted strong growth.

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OBITUARIESLinda Beebe Mogue, 65,

passed away in Wheat Ridge, CO, on December 18, 2013. Linda was born March 31, 1948, in Spring-field MA, and most recently resided in Arvada, CO, with her loving husband Law-rence Robert “Bob” Mogue.

Linda graduated from West Springfield High School in 1966, and mar-ried L. Robert Mogue on July 18, 1970, at Mit-tineague Congregational Church, West Springfield, MA. Linda and Bob started raising their two daughters in Westfield, MA. In 1983, the family of four moved to Overland Park, KS. The family were members of Country Club Christian Church, Kansas City, MO.

Before retiring in 2002, Linda had a distinguished career in medical staff credentialing and hospi-tal administration in the Kansas City metropolitan area. In 2004, Linda and Bob moved to Arvada, Colorado.

Linda is predeceased by her parents, Robert W. Beebe, Jr., and Theresa (LaPointe) Beebe. She is survived by her husband, Bob, daughter Heather Jean Mogue, who resides in Dickerson, MD, with Kevin M. Garcia, daughter Hilary Joy Mogue Graham of Westminster, CO, son-in-law, Gregory D. Graham, and three grandchildren, Lainey C. Graham, Calvin R. Graham and Ingrid A.

Graham.Linda is also survived by

her siblings, Kenneth R. Beebe of Bella Vista, AR; Lois J. (Beebe) Girard and her husband Dennis of Westfield, MA; and Mark R. Beebe of Maui, HI; five nieces and nephews; and her aunt Irene L. Smith of Granby, MA; and many cousins.

A memorial service for Linda will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, March 22, 2014, at Combs Memo-rial Chapel, Country Club Christian Church, 6101 Ward Parkway, Kansas City, MO, 64113. More in-formation on her beautiful life and a guest book can be found at www.Malesi-chandShirey.com.

MOGUE Linda Beebe MogueMar 31, 1948 – Dec 18, 2013

Arvada resident since 1951, Jane Hazard Nettleblad 94 passed away 1-16-2014. She had an incredible life, was one of the first licensed women pilots in the Rocky Mtn Region, co-founded the Colo chap-ter of the 99’s (women’s pilot organization), a senior tri-athlete until 77, Arvada Needlework Guild, helped build the Colorado Trail, Denver Public School Elemen-tary teacher. Preceded in death by husband Gust (Swede), and son John Eric. Survived by sons Bob (Norma), Bill (Pat), daughter Chris-tine Welch (Dick), 9 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren, family & friends. Celebration of her life will be held later. Visit Legacy.com/obitu-aries/denverpost.

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73, passed away Jan. 15, 2014.

Preceded in death by husband Rudy Belasquez and daughter Ruda Belasquez.

Survived by daughters Tammy Velasquez and

Melody Velasquez; brothers Val and Mark Jaramillo; 5 Grand kids; 3 great-grand kids and neices and nephews.

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Giving thanks from oceans away This could be just a heartwarming story

of two college friends getting together over Christmas break to compare their respec-tive lives and careers. Yet the implications of this simple visit reach around the globe, bringing diverse cultures and people together.

Sound like a stretch? Not if one of these young people is my nephew Joel, who is teaching English to grade school students in Japan, and the other is Hannah, an el-ementary school teacher in Bennett, Colo.

Joel and Hannah followed similar paths after their graduation in 2011. Both have become teachers. Both moved away from their hometowns. Both want to make a difference in the world by making a differ-ence in the lives of children.

And when Joel visited Hannah’s class-room this past December, he brought more than a new language and a new culture to the students. He brought a new way of thinking and doing and under-standing.

Joel shared kanji with Hannah’s stu-

dents — the art of logographic characters that are pictographic sketches of the items they represent, such as the symbol for “horse” that he taught them to draw. And although playing with ink and water and brushes is great fun for kids and adults alike, Hannah’s students also got a look through a new window on the world.

How do we know this? Because, in ad-dition to teaching academic skills, Hannah is helping her students learn about life, such as the importance of saying thank you — after Joel’s visit, Hannah asked her students to write him thank you notes.

All of the letters were appropriately addressed to Joel sensei, an honorifi c term for “teacher” that refers to masters of their professions. Many of the students were straightforward, sincere, and very serious in their thanks: “Dear Joel sensei, Thanks for coming to our school today. I didn’t know that some Japanese letters meant words.” And: “I learned that horse in Japan isn’t a picture of a horse. It’s a symbol.”

Many students expressed their curios-ity about a world quite different from their own: “Why are your classrooms made of wood?” “What was the most confusing thing that happened to you?” And: “Do you like Japan food better than American food?” In a particularly sad commentary about violence in our schools, one student asked: “What if somebody breaks in (your classroom)? Won’t they see you through all the windows?”

Students also offered their apprecia-tion in humorous and poignant ways: “My mom’s birthday is today and I forgot to get her something so that craft is really going

to help me.” And one of my favorites: “Thank you for teaching us about Japan. I told all my toys about you.”

The students said thank you for the kanji lessons, the crafts, the gifts and the games that Joel brought to their class-room, but perhaps the most telling com-ment came from one student who said simply: “I learned a lot of other stuff, too.”

Education brings awareness that in turn provides opportunities for under-standing, which then becomes the seeds of empathy. These letters from Hannah sensei’s students to Joel sensei are tangible signs that such seeds are taking hold.

Domo arigatou gozaimasu, Joel and Hannah. You are indeed making a differ-ence.

Andrea Doray is a writer who wonders what Joel sensei thinks of multiple com-ments from the students that said: “You are very funny.” Contact her at [email protected].

Just how will these families fare? ‘Orphans’ at The Edge

I’ve come to expect excellent theater when I see a production from The Edge Theatre Company. I recently saw the current play “The Orphans” and was not disappointed. Though there did seem to be some blanks in the story that one had to fi ll, all in all it was an intriguing story of two orphaned young men who are trying to make their way in the world without any help. Treat (Jack Wefso) the older brother, is left with the responsibil-ity of taking care of his slightly younger and developmentally disabled brother Phillip (Christian Mast). Stealing is Treat’s livelihood, but he decides to up the ante by kidnapping Harold (Rick Yaconis) a member of the mob, and holding him for ransom.

The unsophisticated brothers try to hog-tie Harold. When Treat leaves the house, Harold quickly extricates himself

from the fl imsy ropes much to Phillip’s dismay. Phillip lives in fear of Treat who controls him by physical punishment and endless taunting. Harold and Phillip develop a close bond and the older man becomes Phillip’s protector.

The acting is superb. Director Rob Kramer’s tough-love method worked very well. The intensity of the interactions of the three characters is spellbinding. Rick Yaconis nails the role of a benevolent dic-

tator while Jack Wefso earns kudos as the emotionally walled off caretaker. Christian Mast once again manages to go perilously close to parody without falling off the cliff. His grip on the reins is masterful.

“The Orphans” runs through Feb. 9 at 1560 Teller St. in Lakewood. For tickets and info, call 303-232-0363 or visit the website at theeproject.org/.

‘Black Odyssey’ world premiereIt’s diffi cult to know how to describe

this fascinating play. Though it’s not billed as a musical, there is, in fact, a fair amount of gorgeous music. Based on Homer’s an-cient classic “The Odyssey,” this modern day version is set in Harlem and our hero Ulysses Lincoln is a sailor who is lost at sea. The gods, from time to time, descend from the heavens to work their ways in Harlem, taking the forms of mere mortals

and interjecting themselves into the lives of their current descendants.

The play begins and ends with a chess match which is the perfect metaphor for the storyline. Ulysses fi nds himself cast away and having to discover the intrica-cies of his own mind in order to make his way back home to his wife and the son he has never seen.

You might just want to take your Dra-mamine if you are inclined towards being seasick. The lighting effects are stunning as is the entire set. The Denver Center Theatre Company’s production runs through Feb. 16 at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts and is well worth the trip to the city. For tickets and information call 303-893-4100 or visit their website at dcpa.org.

Columnist Harriet Hunter Ford may be reached at [email protected].

LETTER TO THE EDITOR About the � ood plan

In the Jan. 16, Arvada Press, it was stated that the Arvada City Council adopted a new Floodplain Map prepared by Fed-eral Emergency Manage-ment Agency (FEMA). The article further stated “City staff has worked to ensure business and property owners who fell within the(fl oodplain) boundaries of the map were moved outside of it.” Why would the City of Arvada pressure FEMA to move some business and property owners outside the fl oodplain boundar-ies? Is the city providing a “service” or “disservice” to its residents? I would suggest that it is a “dis-service” since FEMA Floodplain Maps are based on detailed surveys and analyses of fl oodplain hazards. When properties are excluded, this gives the owners a false sense of security that their proper-ties are not vulnerable to fl ooding! This may not be reality.

For example, the draft/proposed FEMA Hidden Lake Floodplain Map included properties north and south of 69th Ave. The city objected to the inclu-sion of properties south of 69th Ave. The fi nal FEMA Floodplain Map did not include the properties south of 69th Ave. Does this mean that the proper-ties south of 69th Ave. will

not fl ood? Probably not since the elevations are similar. Will property own-ers “outside” the fl ood-plain buy fl ood insurance? Probably not.

Is the city already for-getting that just last Sep-tember 200 miles (north to south) of the Front Range suffered catastrophic fl ood damages? Being excluded from a Floodplain Map may, in the short term, save a property owner a few dollars in fl ood insur-ance or make their proper-ties easier to sell but the reality is that their proper-ties are still in a fl oodplain. Remember the Front Range just suffered an estimated billion dollars of fl ood damages and 19,000 homes being damaged or destroyed. Most of these property owners had little or no insurance and are now struggling to survive and rebuild their lives.

According to the Denver Post, counties and municipalities are now struggling to resurvey their fl oodplain areas so that they are more accurate and refl ect the fl ood haz-ards. Arvada apparently had good FEMA fl oodplain information but choose to object to the draft FEMA Floodplain Map and re-quest that some fl oodplain properties be excluded. Why!

Joe Artmann

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The culmination of the Ameri-can football season is on the horizon.

Millions of people will tune in to watch two teams battle for the title of champion. While the teams may be busy prepping their last-minute offensive and defensive strategies, sports fans across the country are doing their own strategizing by planning the perfect game-day party.

The first AFL-NFL World Championship Game in professional American football, later known as Super Bowl I, was played on Jan. 15, 1967 at the Los Angeles Memo-rial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. The Green Bay Pack-ers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs. Since that day, ardent fans and

novices alike have been celebrating football by hosting their own viewing parties at home. These parties pres-ent yet another way for friends to get together.

As the opening kickoff draws closer, here are some keys to Super Bowl party success.

• Know your playing field. Your home is only so big, and that means you will have to limit the number of people you can invite. Crowding too many people into the house can be uncomfortable and dangerous, never mind trying to talk and hear above the cacophony of too many people. Take inventory of how many you can seat comfortably. You may need to move out larger furniture and move in folding chairs if you plan to accommodate more guests. If you live in a warmer climate, you may be able to hook up the television outside and host an outdoor event in the yard. This will enable even more people to attend.

• Size up your competition. Super Bowl Sunday is a once-a-year event. There will be thousands of like-minded individu-als planning their own parties and utilizing the same services in your local area. Those who need to rent tables and chairs and rely on a caterer (or the services of the nearest pizza joint) should plan early. If you would like to have a football gathering, start laying the groundwork a few months in advance. This way you can leave deposits for any vendors and be secure in know-ing you will have what you need come gameday.

• Establish your play book. Will this be a chips-and-dips type of party or will you be offering more substantial fare? Is it adults-only or are guests able to bring their kids along? Make a list of questions that need to be answered and set up the party parameters. This way you will know what to stock up on in advance. Consider allocating a separate room in the house for kids’ play or for adults who are there for the social aspect of the party and will not necessarily be glued to the television.

• Check your equipment. What is the Super Bowl without a means to watch the game? Retailers often offer the best deals on new televisions this time of year because they know sports fans want to upgrade their televisions for the big game. If yours is a TV that has seen better days or doesn’t offer the high-defi-nition picture guests have come to expect, this may be the time to cash in holiday gift cards for a new flat-screen. If buying new isn’t a possibility at this time, there are centers that will rent electronics.

• Watch the clock. Hardcore fans will not want to miss any of the action. Therefore, refreshments and other components of the party will have to coordinate to the timing of the game. Do the bulk of food preparation before kickoff and allow guests to mingle and fuel up before the game starts. Save finger foods and other snacks that are easily accessible for when the game starts. Guests can take a break at halftime and grab food and beverages that are set up buffet-style in another room. Hosts and hostesses also may want to consider serving as food “but-lers” and constantly come out with new finger foods on trays and go around the room to ensure everyone doesn’t miss a mo-ment of the game.

• Don’t run interference. There’s not much entertainment that needs to be scheduled on game day apart from the game itself. Ensure that the television is situated so nobody’s view is obstructed and that people moving in and out of the room need not cross in front of the TV to get food or use the restroom. While it may be customary to decorate your home with a few decorations, ensure any decorations do not obstruct views of the game. To make things comfortable for the largest number of people, consider having two TVs tuned into the game running in separate rooms. This way, guests can mingle and not be tied to one area.

Super Bowl parties are fun ways to enjoy the last football game of the season and have a houseful of guests celebrate and socialize.


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Packages to warm hearts Care package drive sends love overseas By Crystal Anderson [email protected]

In the spirit of Valentines Day, one Ar-

vada nonprofi t is sending patriotic love overseas.

Seven years ago, Arvada nonprofi t, Homefront Heroes, decided to host a care package drive, sending packages to Ma-rines stationed in Afghanistan for Valen-

tines Day, and on Feb. 1, they’ll be doing it again.

The Second Hearts for Heroes drive will be noon to 5 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 1, at Ar-vada’s Texas Roadhouse, 5515 Vance St. The drive welcomes the community to drop

off cash or non-perishable donations and make homemade Valentines for Marines overseas.

”Sending care packages to these kids, it is a huge, huge, huge morale booster,” said Grady Birdsong a Vietnam veteran and life-time Marine. ”You have no idea the boost hey get from receiving these packages.”

The drive will have volunteers and com-munity members building care packages and handcrafting valentines to send to ma-rines stationed in Afghanistan. Homefront Heroes will send all packages to the Alpha Company, Second Platoon of the First Bat-talion, in the Ninth Marine Regiment, cur-rently serving in the Helmand Province of

Afghanistan.Donations of socks, magazines, candy,

fruit cups, cookies, crackers, wet wipes, hand sanitizer, and Copenhagen Straight Long cut chewing tobacco, for those who chew, and other non-perishable items will be accepted. Cash or check donations will also be accepted to help alleviate shipping costs.

This event is one of multiple drives for the organization, which provides support for active and veteran military members marines throughout the community.

For more information, contact Linda Olson Ferguson at [email protected].

IF YOU GO What: Hearts for Heroes Care Package DriveWho: Community membersWhen: Saturday, Feb. 1Time: Noon to 5 p.m.Where: Arvada Texas Roadhouse, 5515 Vance St.

Youth report higher tobacco use among peers Campaign aims at educating youth about smoking industry By Amy Woodward [email protected]

During the 20th century, 100 million peopled died from tobacco use, an esti-mate reported by the World Health Orga-nization in 2008.

By the end of the 21st century, it is predicted that 1 billion people could be killed.

But the Tobacco-Free Jeffco Alliance is trying to save lives from that grim fore-cast. With the help of the county’s youth, this year’s “Sweet, Cheap & Deadly” youth campaign aims to tackle the tobacco in-dustry’s most vulnerable target — kids.

“We’re now going back in time unfor-tunately,” said Bob Doyle, executive di-

rector at the Colorado tobacco education and prevention alliance. “Back to when I was in middle and high school, which was just in the ‘90s, where we had tobacco use everywhere, we had tobacco on TV; this is where we are and the industry is coming back in Colorado.”

Cheap fl avored tobacco and “hookah pens” or vaporizers are the latest mar-ket trends and are increasingly popular among youth, according to data from the Center for Disease Control. Hookah use among high school students rose 30 per-cent with e-cigarette use doubling among youth. “This is a major problem,” he said because vaporizers and fl avor only mask the harm.

Breathe Easy or BE Teams which are youth clubs through Tobacco-Free Jeffco Alliance have been established at Jeffco

The Tobacco-Free Je� co Alliance held their quarterly meeting on Jan. 22 at the Je� co courts and administration building to discuss some of this year’s campaigns including tobacco youth prevention. Photo by Amy Woodward

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Miners Alley kicks off season with two-woman showBy Clarke [email protected]

Miners Alley Playhouse is ushering in 2014 with laughs and insight in its first production of the year.

“Parallel Lives” will open at the the-ater, 1224 Washington Ave., on Jan. 31 and run through March 9. Showtimes are at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 6 p.m. on Sunday.

The two-woman show was written by Mo Gaffney and Kathy Na-jimy and has a long produc-tion history for the team that are putting it on.

“We first did this show in Evergreen, and it was extremely successful. It ended up going to these

play festivals and kept winning,” Len Matheo, director of the show said. “We ended up being invited to perform it for the troops in Germany.”

The production ended up taking top honors at the American Association of Community Theatre Regional Theater Festival and went on to the National Fes-tival in Rochester, New York, in 2011.

According to Lisa DeCaro, who acts alongside Gail Montgomery, the two actresses play 36 different characters throughout the show.

“It’s a blast do do this show — the characters are so extreme in some ways, but they all have such depth,” DeCaro said. “There is a certain wildness there, but there are also very

real

reactions. It never gets boring.”The play kicks off with two goddesses

planning the beginning of the world with all the irreverence and dry wit that is reserved for only the closest of friends. From there the audience is treated to a journey through a variety of characters in a hilarious mix of situations, including teenagers on a date, funeral attendees and a football game.

DeCaro said that she and Montgom-ery are on the stage the entire show, and only have quick costume tweaks to use to bring each character to life.

“Conceptually the show is very minimal. We have closets for the women, two benches and stools,” Matheo said. “There are a few props, but the actresses are still able to create these different worlds around them.”

As a director, Matheo said the trick for the show is to create a balance of

letting the actresses find the

characters and getting to tell the stories as poignantly as possible.

“The director needs to to know what kind of story they want to tell,” DeCaro said. “Since we did the show on and off for two years it came back ridiculously fast — the lines just make sense.”

Matheo said the show, while funny throughout, will take audiences on the full gamut of emotions.

“Since this is our first show of the sea-son we wanted to start out with some-thing strong, and give audiences some exciting theater,” he said.

DeCaro said both sexes will find something to relate to in the show.

“I think everyone will see somebody they recognize on the stage during the show,” she said. “It’s a great acting exer-cise and far out play.”

For more information call 303-935-3044 or visit www.minersalley.com.

IF YOU GOWHAT: “Parallel Lives”WHERE: Miners Alley Playhouse1224 Washington Ave., GoldenWHEN: Jan. 31 to March 9.7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday6 p.m. SundayCOST: $23INFORMATION: 303-935-3044 or www.minersalley.com

Tantalizing tastes of Lone Tree

The Lone Tree Golf Club & Hotel will host its second in a series of Tantalizing Tastes 6-8 p.m. Feb. 11.

Tantalizing Tastes, a wine edition, will feature five wines from Lone Tree Grill’s new wine list, created by Southern Wine & Spirits, and five scrumptious food dishes prepared by executive chef Joseph West-ley, CEC. Lone Tree Golf Club & Hotel is located at 9808 Sunningdale Blvd., in Lone Tree. Cost is $30 per person. Reservations are required for this limited seating event. Call 303-790-0202.

Chocolate loversThe place to be on Feb. 8 is at historic

Olde Town Arvada for the city’s 13th an-nual Taste of Chocolate.

The event celebrates everything choco-late 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sales of chocolate confection samples will benefit Ralston House, a child advocacy and resource center for neglected and abused children. Among the chocolate goodies offered: cakes, candies, brownies, fudge, chocolate drinks and more for just $1 per taste ticket (or six for $5). Tickets will be available at four locations: Town Square, DiCicco’s, DNote, & the Arvada Historical Society.

Arvada Festivals Commission and His-toric Olde Town Arvada present the event, which also features:

• Chocolate treasure hunt: From 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m., complete your treasure hunt sheet for the chance to win a prize large enough to satisfy a chocoholic’s crav-ings!

• Chocolate cookie contest: A competi-tion for amateur bakers to show off their cookie-baking skills. For more information on how to enter, call 720-898-7400.

• Youth entertainment: Activities include storytelling, face painting and bal-loon artistry.

• Carriage rides: Take a romantic ride with your sweetheart to view the giant hearts on display throughout Olde Town.

For more information, call 303-420-6100 or visit www.historicarvada.org or www.arvadafestivals.com. Last year’s event raised more than $2,000 for the Ralston House.

Denver’s fit as a fiddleDenver can boast being the best city in

the U.S. for fitness in 2014, according to Yahoo Shine, which ranked “America’s 10 Best cities for Fitness.” No big shock since we’re a collection of outdoors and moun-tain lovers.

Here’s what Yahoo wrote:“The Mile High City is miles above the

rest when it comes to exercise. Between the incredible hiking in the nearby Rocky Mountains, skiing in Winter Park Resort and the more than 850 miles of paved off-road trails around the city for biking, it’s no surprise that Denver tops our best cities for fitness list. Denver also has a citywide bike-sharing program, which is even more of an incentive for residents to be active.”

While Denver comes in at No. 1, four California cities — San Francisco, San

Using only a few costume changes and props, Gail Montgomery and Lisa DeCaro tell the stories of a variety of characters in different settings. Photos courtesy of Ellen Nelson

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Super Bowl treatsBecause of a confl ict with the

Super Bowl, the Colorado Symphony’s Masterworks concert on Feb. 2 will begin at noon, instead of the original time of 2:30 p.m. The rescheduled concert will allow ticket holders and the orchestra time to enjoy pre-game festivities leading up to Super Bowl XLVIII, which pits the Denver Broncos against the Seattle Seahawks. The Colorado Symphony will host a pre-concert Broncos Breakfast at 11 a.m., to include coffee and orange and blue doughnuts.

Tickets for the Feb. 2 concert are 50 percent off for those in Broncos or-ange and blue, available in person at the CSO box offi ce. For those wearing Seattle Seahawks merchandise, the

price is double.Meanwhile, Zengo at 1610 Little

Raven St. will be running its $35 bot-tomless brunch from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. to celebrate the Broncos be-ing in the Super Bowl. Zengo is offer-ing an “Orange Crush” drink consist-ing of vodka and orange crush soda to be included in the bottomless brunch options for $7 (John Elway’s former number) on the a la carte menu. Call 720-904-0965 for reservations or more information.

Arvada construction company logo turns orange and blue

Milender White Construction Co. (MWCC) saluted the Denver Broncos’ record-breaking 2013 season from the seven-touchdown, season-opening victory over the defending Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens to the AFC Championship win over the New England Patriots.

In recognition of the Broncos’ amazing season earning them a trip to the Super Bowl, MWCC temporarily changed the gray in the company logo to Denver Broncos’ blue to comple-

ment the MWCC orange.In its press release, MWCC, based

in Arvada, wrote: “We look forward to watching Peyton Manning and the entire team hoist the Lombardi Trophy on February 2, 2014. GO BRONCOS!”

OverheardEavesdropping on a woman on

Facebook talking about her daughter: “Eliza fell and scraped her knee. As I cuddled her, I asked if she wanted some ice to help the pain. With giant tears rolling down her cheeks she said, `No, I want prosciutto.’ We are defi -nitely raising a good little Italian.”

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-Colo-rado.com. You can subscribe and read her columns (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) at www.blacktie-colorado.com/pennyparker. She can be reached at [email protected] or at 303-619-5209.


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A big boom of nostalgia “The Baby Boom” by P.J. O’Rourkec.2014, Atlantic Monthly Press $25.00 /

$27.50 Canada 272 pagesWhenever you get together with old

friends – no matter what the reason – it al-ways ends up with “Remember When…?”

Remember piling in the station wagon, scrambling for a good seat in the back? And when your sister chased that bully away? He was bigger than she, but twice as scared. And remember cruising down Washington Avenue in a convertible, top-down?

Ahh, those were the days: fun then, fun to recall now. And when you read “The Baby Boom” by P.J. O’Rourke, you’ll re-member even more of them.

To write about the Baby Boom is to tackle a big project: there are more than 75 million of us, born over the course of nearly 20 years. There are times, in fact, when “the oldest Baby Boomers are some-times the parents – usually via an oopsie – of the youngest Baby Boomers.”

Basically, though, Baby Boomers can be sorted, much like high school, into

seniors (at the beginning of the Boom); juniors (born in the early ’50s); sopho-mores (late ’50s); and freshmen (born at Boom’s end). This book, written by a “se-nior,” nonetheless holds memories for all Boomers…

Memories like getting a new TV, though the people on television were generally members of the “Silent Generation,” born between our parents and us. Later, they’d be the “anyone over 30” we weren’t sup-posed to trust.

When we went anywhere in our par-ents’ big-fi nned cars, we rode in the front seat, often standing up. Houses had one phone, connected to the wall, but we rare-ly used it because yelling across several yards was the preferred neighborhood method of communication. People wrote letters, too, or they just “dropped over,” no appointment necessary.

Kids played outside a lot then, and par-ents liked it that way. Games were fair, it didn’t matter who won, and “we ran wild – in a rather tame manner.” We learned the Facts of Life (and didn’t want to believe

it), we spied on one another, blew things up, had crushes, were embarrassed by our parents, and were told that we could “be or do anything.”

It was, says O’Rourke, a “good and hap-py place” to grow up.

Though it does sometimes descend into curmudgeon territory and can seem somewhat growly, “The Baby Boom” really is quite a pleasure.

Despite that author P.J. O’Rourke was an early Boomer (a “senior”), there’s plen-ty of Universal Boomer Truths here, and lots of nostalgia for anyone born between 1946 and 1964. O’Rourke (largely) ignores his usual topics in this book, instead bringing back the kinds of memories that occur when family and friends gather – though politics peek into the latter half of the book, and sarcastically profane hu-mor isn’t missing, either. Overall, that will appeal to hip fi rst-time readers without disappointing long-time fans.

Better than an Ed Sullivan marathon; more enjoyable than Beach Boys Radio Weekend; more fun than cleaning out

your parents’ attic, this book is a Boomer’s delight. If your bags are packed for a trip down Memory Lane, “The Baby Boom” is a book you’ll want to remember to take with you.


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An annual love affair for charityThe Chocolate Affair returns, sweetening Olde Town in time for Valentines DayBy Crystal [email protected]

Sweet tooths and sweethearts will be satisfied during Olde Town’s tastiest festival, Feb. 2. The Arvada Festivals Commission in conjunction with Historic Olde Town Ar-vada (HOTA) will host the 13th annual Chocolate Affair in Olde Town Arvada 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 2. The event will feature 15 local chocolatiers who will serve up samples of their finest chocolate candies, cakes, ice cream, donuts, wine and other chocolatey treats through-out Olde Town.

”It’s little chocolate clusters around Olde Town,” said Mary Jo Giddings, a member of the Arvada Festivals Com-mission. ”Olde Town is our own little nucleus of fun.”

In previous years, the Chocolate Affair has raised nearly $4,700 dollars for the Ralston House, a local nonprofit aid-ing sexually abused children and teens, and according to HOTA and the Festivals Commission, they hope to raise around $5,000 for the nonprofit this year.

The affair is one of Olde Town’s many family-friendly oriented festivals, bringing the entire community to Olde Town and featuring events anyone can enjoy.

”It’s (the Chocolate Affair) is great family fun in Olde Town, and I can’t imagine it in any other place,” Arvada Festivals Commission member Judith Denham said. Throughout Olde Town, different vendors will feature chocolate tastings and clues to solving the chocolate trea-sure hunt, a brownie and chocolate chip cookie baking

contest, romantic carriage rides circling Olde Town and entertainment at the Olde Town Library for kids.

”This event, more than any other, shows the caring that our community has,” said Historic Olde Town Arvada President, Karen Miller. ”Our chocolatiers who donate their time and wares, our businesses who host the event and the people who come out in droves to support Ralston House.”

Tasting tickets can be purchased for $1 a ticket or $5 for six and will be sold in Olde Town Square, DiCicco’s Italian Restaurant, 5660 Olde Wadsworth Blvd, the D-Note, 7519 Grandview Ave, and at the McIlvoy House, 7307 Grand-view Avenue. Local businesses participating include the D-Note, DiCicco’s Italian Restaurant, Rheinlander Bakery, Lamar’s Donuts, Cheesecake Therapy, Longmont Dairy, Enstrom Candies, Ice Box Delights, T. Marie’s Toffees and Silver Vines Winery, among others. For more information or to pick up an entry form for the cookie contest, visit www.historicarvada.com or stop by the city hall recep-tionist at the Arvada City Hall, 8101 Ralston Rd., to pick up a form.

IF YOU GOWhat: The Chocolate AffairWhere: Olde Town ArvadaWhen: Saturday, Feb. 2 Time: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.Cost: Tasting tickets are available for one ticket per $1, or six per $5Information: Advanced tickets are available at DiCicco’s Italian Restaurant,

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In mid-December, the owner of Chit Chat Bistro received a suspi-cious phone call telling them the business owed $1000 for their Xcel Energy bill.

The ‘representative’ threatened to turn off the business’s power should they not receive a payment. The owner then negotiated a payment plan and paid the first portion of the bill.

Upon the date of the second pay-ment, the owner called the repre-sentative’s number, which had been

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Over the five day period, the woman wired him money, totaling $2,300.

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Wild� re mitigation e� orts unveiled By Vic Vela [email protected]

Gov. John Hickenlooper and state law-makers unveiled a package of bills on Jan. 23 that is “aimed at improving Colorado’s ability to mitigate and fi ght wildfi res.”

However, Hickenlooper and legislators spent most of a Capitol press conference answering questions having to do with wildfi re mitigation options that are not part of the eight bills that were introduced.

The bills do not include key recommen-dations made by the governor’s own wild-fi re task force committee, including ones

that place fees and building code mandates on homeowners who reside in areas where a high potential for wildfi res ex-ists.

And the pack-age does not address the cre-ation of a state fi refi ghting fl eet. The governor’s offi ce says the issue needs more work. But a Republican lawmaker who is sponsoring his own air tanker legislation said at the same press conference that the time for a wildfi re

fl eet is now.“I believe that wildfi re is a clear and pres-

ent danger to Colorado and we need to take action,” said Sen. Steve King, R-Grand Junc-tion.

The governor insists that the bipartisan pieces of wildfi re legislation that were intro-duced on Jan. 23 will go a long way in com-batting a growing threat facing the state.

“I think with this year we will continue to raise the ante and try to dedicate more re-sources up front to try to get to these fi res sooner,” Hickenlooper said.

The bills deal with a variety of areas aimed at wildfi re prevention. They include giving the governor the ability to provide fi -nancial assistance without a federal disaster declaration; and allowing county govern-ments more autonomy in putting bans on agricultural burning during periods of high fi re danger and to clamp down on summer fi reworks.

Bills also deal with the creation of the wildfi re information and resource center and a grant program that seeks to increase local fi refi ghter safety. Another bill would allow fi refi ghters who are killed while com-batting wildfi res to collect death benefi ts.

The governor’s offi ce also touted Hick-enlooper’s role in launching a pilot program that allows agencies across the West to work collaboratively to reduce wildfi re risks. The governor is also calling on the U.S. Depart-ment of Agriculture to provide federal dol-lars for tree-thinning efforts in Western for-ests.

But the bills that were introduced on Jan. 23 will not include key recommendations that were made by the governor’s wildfi re task force, prior to the state of the legislative session.

They included recommendations that lawmakers take up measures that would impose fees on properties that reside in the

Wildland Urban Interface, where homes sit in close proximity to terrain where there is a high potential for wildfi res. Also, there are no pieces of legislation that would require homeowners living in those areas to create defensive spaces in front of their homes, or that would create a statewide building code, as were also recommended by Hickenloop-er’s task force.

Instead, lawmakers are proposing legis-lation that offers homeowners tax credits as a way of enticing them to take up their own mitigation efforts.

“If that doesn’t work, we will revisit any ideas that were brought forth by the task force,” Sen. Jeanne Nicholson, D-Black Hawk, said.

Hickenlooper added that people living in those areas already know the risks.

“We don’t have to lean on them with a heavy shoulder,” Hickenlooper said.

It also doesn’t appear that a proposed fi refi ghting fl eet will get off the ground any time soon.

Last year, lawmakers created legislation that would go toward creating an air fl eet, but it went unfunded.

Hickenlooper — concerned by the po-tentially enormous cost for the state to pay for its own fi refi ghting fl eet — said he prefers a “shared fl eet,” one where Western states chip in on the operating costs.

But Hickenlooper said that, so far, neighboring states have expressed concern “that the benefi t doesn’t justify the cost.”

King, who has pushed hard for a fi re-fi ghting fl eet, said he believes “there is an opportunity to deal with this.”

When asked whether he supports the wildfi re legislation bills, King offered tepid support.

“They’re a step in the right direction,” King said.

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Ins and outs of big game 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 fi ve years there is a signifi cant opportunity for those who faithfully hunt big game to be heard. As a matter of fact Colorado Parks and Wildlife strongly seek your input, knowledge, observations and perspectives on all issues impacting Colo-rado’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 Colo-rado Parks and Wildlife staff and commis-sion members will offer public meetings and other stakeholder forums throughout the state to hear from specifi cally 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 [email protected].

The personal input and opinions of-fered in preparation for the next fi ve years

planning for Colorado’s big game seasons will not only assure those closest to the conditions that exist in the fi eld 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 activ-ity of one sort or another. A 2009 state-wide 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 Colo-rado 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.

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Wildcats appear to be no matchRalston Valley gets total team effort in rivalry winBy Daniel [email protected]

ARVADA - Ralston Valley girls’ basket-ball started the front half of what turned out to be a boys and girls sweep in the lat-est version of the battle for Arvada, in their 54-27 victory over Arvada West Thursday at Ralston Valley High School.

As usual the scrappy but rebuilding Wildcats played their hearts out but they

were going against one of Jeffco’s best in the Mustangs.

And Ralston Valley put on not only an offensive clinic but they never allowed A-West to score more than eight points in any of their four quarters.

All four of the Mustangs seniors pro-duced, but it was freshman Ashley Van-Sickle who scored a game-high 18 points to go with her seven rebounds and six assists.

Ralston Valley senior Sierra Galbreath scored 12 points and had 10 rebounds, and senior Chantal Jacobs has eight points and four assists.

“We have a good mix of young players to go along with our four seniors but we need to play good every night because these

league games are so important,” Ralston Valley coach Jeff Gomer said.

The win was the Mustangs ninth in their last 10 games.

Arvada West has now lost six straight games. However, the team has dramati-cally improved since the beginning of the season for a variety of reasons.

Their improvement is not showing in the win column but Joe Bahl’s passion-ate brand of coaching, a rededication and commitment to the program from players and parents, and flat out hard word has the Wildcats trending upward.

And despite A-West’s 1-13 overall record (1-7 in 5A Jeffco) in five of those losses the Wildcats had a chance to win late in the

game.Sooner rather than later the Wildcats

should start to be rewarded for their hard work in the standings.

Ralston Valley (12-3, 8-1 in 5A Jeffco) on the other hand has turned into a jug-gernaut this season. But they will need to maintain their current high level of play because they are still looking up to Lake-wood (15-1, 9-0 in 5A Jeffco) in the stand-ings.

The Mustangs will play a crucial league match Friday at Lakewood at 7 p.m.

A-West will host Bear Creek Friday at 7 p.m.

Arvada West sophomore Jessi Kenney gives her body up to try and make a play for her team during their meeting with Ralston Valley on Thursday. Photo by Dan Williams

SURGING MUSTANGS

RV sweeps latest version of ‘battle for Arvada’Mustangs hang on despite A-West’s late pushBy Daniel [email protected]

ARVADA - Ralston Valley boys’ hoops produced its biggest win of the season over rival Arvada West in a 64-52 slugfest Thurs-day at Ralston Valley High School.

The Mustangs took an early lead and used the cushion to hold off the Wildcats who made a furious rally in the fourth quarter.

But Ralston Valley had way too much fire power getting at least 12 points from four different players including junior An-drew Wingard’s 18 points and six rebounds.

Senior Bryn Finnefrock had 12 points, six assists and three steals, and sophomore Dallas Walton was a huge difference-mak-er recording 13 points and 11 rebounds.

“Winning games like these are really important because the way the league is so tight this season,” Ralston Valley coach Mitch Conrad said. “Every league game is really important.”

A-West’s student section reads the newspapers and ignores the Ralston Valley starters as they were being announced on Thursday. Photo by Dan WilliamsSweeps continues on Page 16


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ARVADA HIGH SCHOOL

Girls basketball

Arvada 30, Golden 62Kelly Lehnerz led Arvada in points against Golden with 15. Lehnerz also went 7 for 7 at the free throw line and led the team with 11 rebounds. She also had eight blocks and � ve steals on the night.

POMONA HIGH SCHOOL

Girls basketball

Pomona 52, Standley Lake 38Pomona sophomore Lili Sale scored 18 points for Pomona followed by junior Alexa Zarlengo with 13 points. Freshman Julia Trujillo grabbed seven rebounds and Sale had six rebounds. Fresh-man Abriana Ramirez had eight assists and � ve steals. Gators junior Caylie Hartman led Stand-ley Lake in points with 12. Junior Casey Torbet scored 10 points. The Gators made 19 of 22 free throws including Torbet going 8 for 8 at the charity stripe. Meghan DeHerrera had eight rebounds, Hartman had seven, Jacqui Dunnigan had six along with Hanna Davis. Hayley Davis had � ve rebounds.

RALSTON VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL

Boys basketball

Ralston Valley 56, Chat� eld 74Sophomore Dallas Walton scored 21 points for the Mustangs in a 74-56 loss against Chat� eld. Both seniors Jonathan Gillespie and Zac Ste-vens scored 10 points. Walton had eight rebounds and � ve blocks. Stevens had seven rebounds and three assists while senior Rane Hornecker had three steals.

Ralston Valley 64, Arvada West 52Ralston Valley junior Andrew Wingard scored 18 points followed by sophomore Dallas Walton with 13. Seniors Bryn Finnefrock and Zac Ste-vens scored 12 points. Walton had 11 rebounds and four blocks and Finnefrock had six assists. Ar-vada West’s junior Thomas Ne� scored 2o points and senior Marcus Culhane had 17 rebounds.

Ralston Valley 66, Dakota Ridge 62Ralston Valley made 11 of 13 free throws in over-time to win the game against Dakota Ridge 66-

62. The leading scorers for the Mustangs were Dallas Walton with 16 points, followed by Bryn Finnefrock with 15 points and Rane Hornecker with 12 points.

UPCOMING GAMES

Boys basketball

FRIDAY7 p.m. - Arvada West @ Bear Creek7 p.m. - Ralston Valley vs. LakewoodTUESDAY7 p.m. - Arvada West @ Chat� eldWEDNESDAY7 p.m. - Ralston Valley @ Pomona

Girls basketball

FRIDAY7 p.m. - Arvada @ Evergreen7 p.m. - Pomona @ Chat� eld7 p.m. - Standley Lake vs. ColumbineTUESDAY7 p.m. - Arvada @ Green Mountain7 p.m. - Pomona @ Ralston Valley7 p.m. - Standley Lake @ Dakota Ridge

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Coach Conrad is dead on, consid-ering fi ve teams are still in the mix for a league title, 5A Jeffco is as wide open as is has ever been.

The victory gives the Mustangs (12-4 overall) a 7-2 league record, which is just one game better than A-West’s 6-2 league record (the Wildcats are 10-5 overall).

However, other teams are looking

at Chatfi eld (12-3, 7-1 in 5A Jeffco) in the standings.

The Wildcats had their own big effort in the lost in junior Thomas Neff’s game-high 20 points and six re-bounds.

Despite scoring 24 fourth quarter points A-West never got that second big scoring effort it needed as sopho-more Luke Neff scored nine points.

But the Wildcats did get an impor-tant league win beating Lakewood 71-54 at home on Saturday.

“This has been an interesting year in Jeffco, there are really a few differ-

ent teams who are good enough to win a league title,” Arvada West coach Jeff Parriott said.

Ralston Valley was beat two nights after their win over over A-West, fall-ing 74-56 at Columbine, in a game that was for fi rst place in 5A Jeffco.

But there is still almost a month left in the regular season and both the Mustangs and the Wildcats have a le-gitimate shot at a league title.

Ralston Valley will host Lakewood Friday at 7 p.m.

A-West will play at Bear Creek Fri-day at 7 p.m.


Sweeps

D’Evelyn again looking like class of 4A Je� co Farmers’ fourth quarter comeback bid falls short By Daniel Williams [email protected]

LAKEWOOD - Wheat Ridge’s up-set bid fell short and D’Evelyn main-tained their slim lead over their entire league after a 76-69 win Wednesday at D’Evelyn High School.

The Jaguars hung on even though Wheat Ridge outscored them by 16 points in the fourth quarter.

Big nights by two of Jeffco’s big-gest scorers left the Farmers without a chance.

Junior Grant Witherspoon nearly recorded a triple double after scoring 30 points to go along with his nine re-

bounds and seven assists.D’Evelyn senior Ty McGee scored

24 points and added 10 rebounds and three steals.

And the duo needed to both have big nights in order to hold off Wheat Ridge who also had several big per-formances, including one impressive debut.

Vedin Kozik transferred from Lake-wood to Wheat Ridge for his junior season and CHSAA required that he sit out half of this season.

Kozic made his fi rst appearance as a Farmer a memorable one, scoring 21 points, giving Wheat Ridge a much needed spark.

Senior Stefan Hackethal scored 22 points and had seven rebounds, and sophomore Xavier Dreiling scored 10 points and had six rebounds.

But despite Wheat Ridge’s furious

fourth quarter rally, the team once again fell victim to its own slow start.

In the second half of most of their games this season the Farmers have been as good as any opponent they have faced.

However, Wheat Ridge falls behind so early and so often in games that the team is forced to play catch up the en-tire second half.

The Farmers (5-9, 2-4 in 4A Jeffco) have lost three of their last four games and sit in the middle of their league standings.

Wheat Ridge will play at Green Mountain Friday at 7 p.m.

D’Evelyn (11-2, 6-0 in 4A Jeffco) has won seven straight games and has re-gained the form that made them one of the state’s best teams last season.

The Jaguars will host Alameda Fri-day at 7 p.m.

Young Demons coach starting to heat things up By Daniel Williams [email protected]

GOLDEN - Slowly but surely Gold-en coach Shea Scarlett’s plan is com-ing together.

The fi rst year head coach and his team got off to a rocky start to the sea-son losing their fi rst three games.

But since that point the Demons have turned into a different team, winning eight of their last 12.

And all of the sudden after a pair of big league wins Golden is right in the thick of a tight three-way race for a 4A Jeffco title.

“We continue to get better but we are a work in progress,” Scarlett said.

The Demons beat Arvada 62-30 on

Tuesday and then followed that up with a 51-41 win over Wheat Ridge Thursday, at Golden High School.

With the victories Golden im-proved its overall record to 8-7. And while the overall record might not be that impressive, a 4-2 4A Jeffco league record is.

At 4-2 the Demons are tied for the second best league record behind D’Evelyn and Green Mountain who both have perfect 6-0 league records.

“Our league is pretty tough top to bottom,” Scarlett said. “But the top half is really competitive with D’Evelyn, Green Mountain and Ever-green.”

Fuelling Golden this season is not only Haley Blodgett, who is well rec-ognized as 4A Jeffco’s best “big,” aver-

aging over 14 points and nearly nine rebounds per game.

But her less appreciated team-mates are also the reason for the Demons sudden rise. Senior Jessica King is averaging 10 points and seven rebounds per game, and junior Riley Sanders has turned into a force on both ends of the court.

Golden’s problems this season have come when trying to close out games. Five of the seven Demons’ losses have come by single digits.

But that also says that Golden com-petitive in most of their games down the stretch.

The Demons will host Conifer Fri-day at 7 p.m.

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

casa dineouT The Melting Pot, 732 Main St., Louisville, invites the community to dine out for CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of Adams and Broomfield counties, 5 p.m. to close on Thursday, Jan. 30. Fifteen percent of each CASA Special ordered will be donated directly to CASA. Reservations are encouraged; mention CASA when reserving your spot or when arriving at the restaurant. Call 303-666-7777.

Thursday/Jan. 30

sLavery program Join Douglas Blackmon, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement 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.

Thursday/Jan. 30 Through march 31

schoLarship Time The Financial Steward Associates LLC Scholarship Program is accepting applications through March 31. The scholarship is available to any graduating high school student who plans to attend any post-secondary educational institution. The scholarship will be limited to the first-year cost of tuition not to exceed $500. To apply, students must complete the application, write a 500-word essay relating to financial responsibility and provide a current academic record, list of community service work, extracurricular activities and/or work experience. To receive an application or more information, please contact Heather Sebastian at 303-444-5440 or [email protected].

Friday/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 303-425-9583.

Friday/Jan. 31

chiLi supper The Golden Lions Club plans its annual chili supper 5-7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31, at First United Methodist Church, 15th and Jackson streets, Golden. A minimum donation is requested to fund the Lions’ work in the sight and vision area. A bake sale also will be included, featuring baked goods prepared by the Lions’ wives. Remember to bring your old, unused eyeglasses to recycle through the Lions Sight Program. Tickets available from any Golden Lions member, or at the door.

Friday/Jan. 31

skiLLs chaLLenge Boys and girls ages 7-14 are invited to participate in the free Denver Nuggets Skills Challenge on Friday, Jan. 31, at Carmody Recreation Center, 2200 S. Kipling St., Lakewood. Check-in is 5:30-6 p.m. and the event starts at 6 p.m. The first 20 registered participants will be entered to win a free gift. Participants compete in dribbling, passing and shooting, with the chance of advancing to the sectional and state final events.

Friday/Jan. 31

QuiLT show Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, 1213 Washington Ave., Golden, presents “MANifestations,” the museum’s 12th biennial exhibit of quilts made by men. The show runs from Jan. 31 to April 29. Go to www.rmqm.org.

Friday/Jan. 31 To Feb 16

damn yankees Performance Now Theatre Company presents “Damn Yankees” from Friday, Jan. 31, to Sunday, Feb. 16, at Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway. Middle-aged Joe Boyd trades his soul to the Devil for the chance to play ball with the team he loves. Shows at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, with a 12:30 p.m. show on Sunday, Feb. 2. Call 303-987-7845 or go online at www.performancenow.org for tickets and information.

Friday/Jan. 31 To march 9

TheaTer show Miners Alley presents “Parallel Lives” at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 6 p.m. Sundays, Jan. 31 to March 9, with a 2 p.m. show on Sunday, March 9, at 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. A non-stop comedy about how women and men respond to the circumstances of their lives. Contact 303-935-3044 or online at www.minersalley.com.

Friday/Jan. 31

FamiLy concerT Congregation Beth Evergreen presents a family concert featur-ing Grammy-nominated children’s musician Justin Roberts 5-6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31, at 2981 Bergen Peak Drive, Evergreen. Tickets are available at the door.

saTurday/Feb. 1

suppLy donaTions The Lakewood Arts Council requests donations of used and

new art supplies for its annual Art Supply Sale. Deliver supplies 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 1, at the gallery, 85 S. Union Blvd., Lakewood. Call 303 980-0625 or go to www.lakewoodartscouncil.org.

saTurday/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.

saTurday/Feb. 1

Fashion show The Hiwan Homestead Museum and Monarch Productions pres-ent The Corset-Out Fashion Show at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1. The show is presented by fashion expert Shereen Johnston, of Woodland Park, and produced by Monarch Pro-ductions, of Lakewood. Tickets include refreshments. Seating in The Timbervale Barn, 4132 S. Timbervale Drive, Evergreen, is limited. For information and tickets, contact Meghan Vickers at 720-497-7650. For show information and to volunteer, contact Lee Michels at 303-975-1151. Show benefits the Jefferson County Historical Society.

saTurday and sunday/Feb. 1-2

moTorcycLe expo The Colorado Motorcycle Expo is open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, and from 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 informa-tion, www.ColoradoMotorcycleExpo.com.

saTurday/Feb. 1-12

Tax heLp AARP will provide free tax counseling and preparation assistance to all taxpayers, with special attention to those ages 60 and older. IRS-certified volunteers will help with tax-related questions. Space is limited for each session and partici-pants are encouraged to arrive early. Help is offered 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays, Feb. 1, Feb. 8 and Feb. 15 at the Standley Lake Library; from 12:30-3:30 p.m. Mondays, Feb. 3 and Feb. 10, and 12:30-4:30 p.m. Thursdays, Feb. 6 and Feb. 13 at the Lake-wood Library; from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays, Feb. 3 and Feb. 10, and Wednesdays, Feb. 5 and Feb. 12 at the Belmar Library; 1:30-4 p.m. Tuesdays, Feb. 4 and Feb. 11, and 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Feb 8 at the Evergreen Library. noon to 3 p.m. Wednesdays, Feb. 5 and Feb. 12 at the Arvada Library; and from 12:30-3:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Feb. 5 and Feb. 12 at the Columbine Library. Go to jeffcolibrary.org

sunday/Feb. 2-8

Food week West Metro Fire Rescue Foundation hosts Stop, Drop & Dine from Sunday, Feb. 2, through Saturday, Feb. 8. Participating restaurants will donate up to 25 percent of food and non-alcoholic beverage purchases to help with fire museum construction efforts. Some participating restaurants include: Garbanzo Mediter-ranean Grill, California Pizza Kitchen, Wasabi Sushi Grill and Garlic Knot-Bear Creek and Green Mountain. By participating in Stop, Drop & Dine, restaurants and patrons are making a contribution to the foundation’s Fire House project. The foundation has partnered with the City of Lakewood to reconstruct one of the first fire stations west of Denver, the Lakewood-Mountair Fire Station #1. To participate, visit WMFRF.org/events. For questions, contact Stephanie Ricker at 303-226-5470 or email [email protected].

monday/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.

monday/Feb. 3

bLood drive Front Range Community College community blood drive is 10-10:40 a.m. and noon to 3:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 3, inside Bonfils’ mobile bus, 3645 W. 112th Ave., Westminster. For information, or to schedule an appointment, contact Bonfils’ appointment center at 800-365-0006, ext. 2, or visit www.bonfils.org.

monday/Feb. 3, Feb. 5, Feb. 10, Feb. 12

sign-up assisTance Jefferson County Human Services staff will help Jefferson County residents learn about and sign up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act on the Connect for Health Colorado online health insurance marketplace. Assistance will be offered 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 3; noon to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5; 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10; and noon to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12, at the Belmar Library, 555 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood. Go to jeffcolibrary.org

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An ambitious app developer has cre-ated an Internet platform that will enable local communities to send their own alerts in crime related incidents.

UFINDEM is the latest “social media” app where users can send out their own alerts via computer or mobile device in lo-cal emergency situations involving missing persons, accidents, and thefts. The alert system is also being marketed to bounty hunters who can post pictures and request help from the public in locating missing

clients.Dido Ivey, owner and creator of UFIN-

DEM will be testing the app in Colorado before it goes national.

“What we’re trying to do is create an online community,” Ivey said. “It’s a brand new platform that gives the local commu-nity a little bit of power to report things and give them more security.”

Law enforcement agencies have been jumping on board with social media alerts via the use of Twitter and Facebook. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is one agency who has found a use for this mod-ern form of communication.

“We’ve embraced social media in a very big way,” Jacki Kelly, public information officer for Jeffco Sheriff’s office said. “We have absolutely had success in identifying suspects.”

Although there are no numbers with

which to measure that success, Kelly re-ported that tweets and posts reach mil-lions at a time and users are just as likely to see the alert as they would from a local T.V. news report. This year, Kelly says she will track cases from start to finish in order to better measure the success of social me-dia’s assistance in communicating alerts.

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation in Lakewood has also utilized social me-dia after creating a Facebook and Twitter account in the summer of 2012. One of their most notable uses was for the Jessica Ridgeway abduction.

“After receiving Jessica’s picture from the Westminster Police Department we shared the information with our social community and it received many shares in the following days. In fact, in the hours and days following her abduction, we shared a series of pictures of Jessica,” said Susan

Medina, public information officer for CBI.“My experience with CBI’s two AMBER

Alerts featured on Facebook is that the community has come to expect that infor-mation to be there so they can share the details with their friends, family and fol-lowers.”

UFINDEM Alerts will be a notification system for citizens who can use the app to connect to Twitter and Facebook as well. Both web and mobile apps are available and the system is free to use. The user will be in charge of posting and deleting notifi-cations and alerts can be tailored to target a specific region within a state.

“I think the local alerts allow them to get involved in the community,” Ivey said. “This is a great platform to do it.”

For more information including links to downloads visit www.UFINDEM.com.

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SALOME’S STARSFOR THE WEEK OF JAN 27, 2014

ARIES (Mar 21 to Apr 19) Taking some time out of your usually busy social life could be just what you need to help you focus on putting those finishing touches on your plans for a possible career change.

TAURUS (Apr 20 to May 20) A misunderstanding about a colleague’s suggestions could create a delay in moving on with your proposal. But by week’s end, all the confusing points should finally be cleared up.

GEMINI (May 21 to Jun 20) You might feel over-whelmed by all the tasks you suddenly have to take care of. But just say the magic word -- help! -- and you’ll soon find others rushing to offer much-needed assistance.

CANCER (Jun 21 to Jul 22) Finishing a current proj-ect ahead of schedule leaves you free to deal with other upcoming situations, including a possible work-place change, as well as a demanding personal matter.

LEO (Jul 23 to Aug 22) Turn that fine-tuned feline sensitivity radar up to high to help uncover any facts that could influence a decision you might be preparing to make. Devote the weekend to family activities.

VIRGO (Aug 23 to Sept 22) A state of confusion is soon cleared up with explanations from the respon-sible parties. Don’t waste time chastising anyone. In-stead, move forward with your plans.

LIBRA (Sept 23 to Oct 22) You might feel obligated to help work out a dispute between family members. But this is one of those times when you should step aside and let them work out their problems on their own.

SCORPIO (Oct 23 to Nov 21) Your ability to resolve an on-the-job problem without leaving too many ruffled feathers earns you kudos from co-workers. You also impress major decision-makers at your workplace.

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at 8300 W. 38th Ave. Free parking is available. Space is limited. Go to www.WellnessAtBridges.com or call 303-425-2262 to register or for information and costs. Upcoming classes are:

AromAtherApy, 6-7:30 p.m. last Wednesday, Aroma-therapy 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, 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.

BAsiC FoAm Rolling, for flexibility and injury prevention, 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, 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).

mondAy/FeB. 3-27

Art show The Lakewood Arts Council, at 85 S. Union Blvd in Lakewood, presents its Small Works Show, Feb. 3-27. Call 303 980-0625 or go to www.lakewoodartscouncil.org.

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liFetree CAFé The trends that will affect how we live in the

future will be explored at noon and 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4, at Lifetree Café, 5675 Field St., Arvada. 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 about life and faith in a casual coffeehouse-type setting. Questions about Lifetree may be directed to Polly Wegner at 303-424-4454 or [email protected].

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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 10:30 a.m. to noon Friday, Feb. 7 at the Arvada Library. Class is free but registration is required. Go to jeffcoli-brary.org or call 303-235-5275.

tuesdAy/FeB. 4, 9, 11, 13, 15

eBooK help Stop by an eBook drop-in help session if you need help downloading books to your eReader. Bring cables, laptop, library card number and Adobe, Amazon or iTunes account information. Sessions are from 2-5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4, at the Lakewood Library; from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, at the Evergreen Library; from 3-6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11, at the

Standley Lake Library; and at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13, at the Wheat Ridge Library; and 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, at the Columbine Library.

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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 informa-tion. The center is at 6842 Wadsworth Blvd.

wednesdAy/FeB. 5, FeB. 19, FeB. 24, FeB. 26

mBA progrAm Those interested in the University of Colorado Executive MBA program can attend one of several in-formation sessions; 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-information-session-registration/.

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Blood drive Colorado School of Mines community blood drive is 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, and Thursday, Feb. 6, inside the ballrooms at 1600 Maple St., Golden. For information or to schedule an appointment, contact Bonfils’ Appointment Center at 303-363-2300 or visit www.bonfils.org.

thursdAy to Saturday/Feb. 6-8

quilt expo The Rocky Mountain Sew and Quilt Expo presents seminars, workshops, vendors and more 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, through Saturday, Feb. 8, at the Denver Merchandise Mart, 451 E. 58th Ave., Denver. Classes will be offered from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5. Tickets available in advance at www.rockymountainsew-expo.com. Parking is free, and ages 12 and younger free, with a paying adult.

Coming soonComing soon/FeB. 7

BreAKFAst meeting The Wilmore-Richter American Legion Post 161 hosts a roundtable issues breakfast meeting, an information exchange forum for city, county, state and national governments, at 7 a.m. Friday, Feb. 7, at 6230 W. 60th Ave., Arvada. This is not a debate session. Bring family, friends, neighbors and coworkers. Breakfast service begins at 6:45 a.m. For information, call 303-424-0324 or email John Sharp, [email protected].

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roundtABle BreAKFAst American Legion Post 161 hosts the Arvada Roundtable Breakfast at 7 a.m. Friday, Jan. 3, Feb. 7, March 7, at 60th Avenue and Lamar Street. The meeting is open to the public and allows attendees to hear what issues are being addressed by city, county, state and federal levels of government from the government representatives.


Barbershop staple plans move from Arvada SquareBy Crystal [email protected]

Retro Barbers, 9435 Ralston Road., is prepping to make its final cut in the Arvada Square.

“I’ve spent my whole life here,” said Ron Linhardt, former owner and employee at Retro Barbers, “Change is a necessary part of life, but you don’t have to like it.”

In 2016 the traditional cut and shave, friendly barbershop, which has been lo-cated in the Arvada Square since 1958, will close their doors at the Square and open

the doors to a new location, and a new chapter in the future of the business.

”It’s not just taking care of the barbers, it’s about taking care of your customers,” Dave Leasure, owner of Retro Barbers said. “It’s personal, people stay here through several generations, and we don’t want to lose the shop or our customers.”

While still in the early stages of possible development, the Arvada Urban Renewal Authority hopes to incorporate 100,000 square feet of commercial space at the site, retaining as many businesses as possible in the new development. The potential com-mercial space will include retail and office

space, 310 apartments and live/work row-houses, and have 819 parking spaces be-tween a garage, lot and on-street parking.

“The shopping center has been an area in decline,” Maureen Phair, executive di-rector at AURA said. ”Urban Renewal has been working for 11 years to see if we can find a way to redevelop this area, and be-tween the developer on the South Side (Wal-Mart) and the new park, it makes sense to work on the north side.”

Demolition is set to begin spring of this year with the demolition of the former Safeway at 9517 Ralston Road., and Lea-sure and the barbers at Retro Barbers have

begun looking into new locations for the shop. If unable to relocate in the triangle area, they hope to open a second location at 52nd and Kipling, during this interim period, keeping the tradition of a manly barbershop while maintaining their origi-nal shop at the Square through the end of their lease in 2016.

“The original owners wanted to bring urban qualities to the suburban area, bring a high quality barber shop to the area,” Leasure said. “This is a place that has be-come more than a barbershop — we’re go-ing to keep everything traditional.”

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NOTICE OF AMENDMENT OF2014 BUDGET BOYD PONDS

METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2CITY OF ARVADA, JEFFERSON

COUNTY, COLORADO

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ne-cessity has arisen for the amendment ofthe 2014 budget of the Boyd Ponds Metro-politan District No. 2 (the “District”). Acopy of the 2014 amended budget is onfile in the office of the District's Account-ant, Simmons & Wheeler, P.C., 8005 S.Chester Street, Suite 150, Centennial, CO80112, where same is available for publicinspection. Such 2014 amended budgetwill be considered at a special meetingto be held at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday,February 11, 2014, at the offices ofCentury Communities, 8390 E. Cres-cent Parkway, Suite 650, Greenwood Vil-lage, Colorado. Any interested electorwithin the District may, at any time prior tothe final adoption of the 2014 amendedbudget, inspect the 2014 amended budgetand file or register any objections thereto.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this notice isgiven and duly posted pursuant to statute.

BOYD PONDS METROPOLITANDISTRICT NO. 2

By: /s/ MaryAnn M. McGeadyMcGeady Sisneros, P.C.Attorney for the District

Legal Notice No.: 80463First Publication: January 30, 2014Last Publication: January 30, 2014Publisher: Wheat Transcriptand the Arvada Press

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The following resolutions can be viewed intheir entirety in electronic form by going towww.arvada.org/legalnotices and clickingon Current Legal Notices. The full textversion is also available in printed form inthe Ci ty C lerk ’s o f f i ce . Contac t720.898.7550 if you have questions.R14-002: A Resolution Accepting anAnnexation Petition Concerning SunsetMesa Annexation No. 2, 8075 SimmsStreet, Finding Said Petition SubstantiallyCompliant with C.R.S. 31-12-107(1), andSetting a Public Hearing for March 3,2014, 6:30 P.M. at Arvada City Hall forCity Council to Determine Whether theArea Meets the Requirements of C.R.S.31-12-104 and 105, and is Considered Eli-gible for AnnexationR14-003: A Resolution Accepting anAnnexation Petition Concerning SunsetMesa Annexation No. 3, 8075 SimmsStreet, Finding Said Petition SubstantiallyCompliant with C.R.S. 31-12-107(1), andSetting a Public Hearing for March 3,2014, 6:30 P.M. at Arvada City Hall forCity Council to Determine Whether theArea Meets the Requirements of C.R.S.31-12-104 and 105, and is Considered Eli-gible for AnnexationR14-004: A Resolution Accepting anAnnexation Petition Concerning SunsetMesa Annexation No. 4, 8075 SimmsStreet, Finding Said Petition SubstantiallyCompliant with C.R.S. 31-12-107(1), andSetting a Public Hearing for March 3,2014, 6:30 P.M. at Arvada City Hall forCity Council to Determine Whether theArea Meets the Requirements of C.R.S.31-12-104 and 105, and is Considered Eli-gible for Annexation


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R14-003: A Resolution Accepting anAnnexation Petition Concerning SunsetMesa Annexation No. 3, 8075 SimmsStreet, Finding Said Petition SubstantiallyCompliant with C.R.S. 31-12-107(1), andSetting a Public Hearing for March 3,2014, 6:30 P.M. at Arvada City Hall forCity Council to Determine Whether theArea Meets the Requirements of C.R.S.31-12-104 and 105, and is Considered Eli-gible for AnnexationR14-004: A Resolution Accepting anAnnexation Petition Concerning SunsetMesa Annexation No. 4, 8075 SimmsStreet, Finding Said Petition SubstantiallyCompliant with C.R.S. 31-12-107(1), andSetting a Public Hearing for March 3,2014, 6:30 P.M. at Arvada City Hall forCity Council to Determine Whether theArea Meets the Requirements of C.R.S.31-12-104 and 105, and is Considered Eli-gible for Annexation


Public Notice

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDSSealed bids for the construction of City ofArvada Project No. 14-WA-07 entitled Wa-ter Sampling Station Installations willbe received at the office of the City Engin-eer until 10:00 am on February 5, 2014and then publicly opened and read aloud.The BID DOCUMENTS, consisting of Ad-vertisement for Bids, Information for Bid-ders, Special Conditions, Addendum whenissued, Bid Bond, Bid Proposal, and BidSchedule forms, and the Project Draw-ings (11”x17”) may be examined at the fol-lowing locations:City of Arvada Engineering Division -8101 Ralston Road, Arvada, Colorado80002Dodge Plan Room – 1114 W. 7th Aven-ue, Suite 100, Denver, Colorado 80204iSqFt Plan Room, 1312 17th Street, Suite115, Denver, Colorado 80202Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing Systemat www.rockymountainbidsystem.comNo cost bid documents may be obtainedat www.rockymountainbidsystem.com onor after January 23, 2014. Bid documentsmay also be obtained at the office of theCity Engineer upon payment of $30.00 perset, which is non-refundable.ESTIMATED QUANTITIES OF THEMAJOR ITEMS OF WORK ARE:14 EA Install City supplied Kupferle Ec-lipse No. 88 Water Sampling StationMiscellaneous items include connectionsto existing facilities, additional copper ser-vice pipe, water main fittings, traffic con-trol and other appurtenancesBidders, subcontractors, and suppliersmust be familiar with the current City ofArvada Engineering Code of Standardsand Specifications for the Design andConstruction of Public Improvements,dated July 19, 2011, which will be com-bined with the Bid Documents to form theContract Documents for the Project. Acopy of the Standards may be obtainedfrom the office of City Engineer upon anon-refundable payment of $30.00. TheStandards are also available in the Engin-eering section of the City’s web site atwww.arvada.org. Holders will be notifiedwhen supplemental revisions and addi-tions are available as they are adopted.Holders are responsible for keeping cur-rent their City of Arvada Engineering Codeof Standards and Specifications.Project Engineer for the work is TimothyR. Hoos, P.E. Phone 720-898-7644CITY OF ARVADAPatrick Dougherty, P.E. , City Engineer


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City of Arvada Engineering Division -8101 Ralston Road, Arvada, Colorado80002Dodge Plan Room – 1114 W. 7th Aven-ue, Suite 100, Denver, Colorado 80204iSqFt Plan Room, 1312 17th Street, Suite115, Denver, Colorado 80202Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing Systemat www.rockymountainbidsystem.comNo cost bid documents may be obtainedat www.rockymountainbidsystem.com onor after January 23, 2014. Bid documentsmay also be obtained at the office of theCity Engineer upon payment of $30.00 perset, which is non-refundable.ESTIMATED QUANTITIES OF THEMAJOR ITEMS OF WORK ARE:14 EA Install City supplied Kupferle Ec-lipse No. 88 Water Sampling StationMiscellaneous items include connectionsto existing facilities, additional copper ser-vice pipe, water main fittings, traffic con-trol and other appurtenancesBidders, subcontractors, and suppliersmust be familiar with the current City ofArvada Engineering Code of Standardsand Specifications for the Design andConstruction of Public Improvements,dated July 19, 2011, which will be com-bined with the Bid Documents to form theContract Documents for the Project. Acopy of the Standards may be obtainedfrom the office of City Engineer upon anon-refundable payment of $30.00. TheStandards are also available in the Engin-eering section of the City’s web site atwww.arvada.org. Holders will be notifiedwhen supplemental revisions and addi-tions are available as they are adopted.Holders are responsible for keeping cur-rent their City of Arvada Engineering Codeof Standards and Specifications.Project Engineer for the work is TimothyR. Hoos, P.E. Phone 720-898-7644CITY OF ARVADAPatrick Dougherty, P.E. , City Engineer


Public Notice

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDSSealed bids for the construction of City ofArvada Project No. 14-ST-10 entitled2014 Concrete Replacement will be re-ceived at the office of the City Engineeruntil 11:00 am on February 5, 2014 andthen publicly opened and read aloud.The BID DOCUMENTS, consisting of Ad-vertisement for Bids, Information for Bid-ders, Special Conditions, Addendum whenissued, Bid Bond, Bid Proposal, BidSchedule forms and the Project List maybe examined at the following locations:City of Arvada Engineering Division -8101 Ralston Road, Arvada, Colorado80002Dodge Plan Room – 1114 W. 7th Aven-ue, Suite 100, Denver, Colorado 80204iSqFt Plan Room, 1312 17th Street, Suite115, Denver, Colorado 80202Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System atwww.rockymountainbidsystem.comNo cost bid documents may be obtainedat www.rockymountainbidsystem.com onor after January 23, 2014. Bid documentsmay also be obtained at the office of theCity Engineer upon payment of $30.00 perset which is non-refundable.ESTIMATED QUANTITIES OF THEMAJOR ITEMS OF WORK ARE:5300 LF Remove and Replace 5’3”width combination curb gutter and side-walk900 LF Remove and Replace 6’6” widthcombination curb gutter and sidewalk9000 LF Remove and Replace 30”width vertical curb & gutter2750 SY Remove and Replace 6” thick-ness sidewalk1000 SY Remove and Replace 8” thick-ness crosspan100 EA Remove concrete and installADA Handicap RampMiscellaneous items such as asphalt re-moval and patching, stormwater BMP’s,traffic control, etc.Bidders, subcontractors and suppliersmust be familiar with the current City ofArvada Engineering Code of Standardsand Specifications for the Design andConstruction of Public Improvements,dated July 19, 2011 which will be com-bined with the Bid Documents to form theContract Documents for the Project. Acopy of the Standards may be obtainedfrom the office of the City Engineer upon anon-refundable payment of $30.00. Hold-ers will be notified when supplemental re-visions and additions are available as theyare adopted. The Standards are alsoavailable at no cost on the City's web siteat www.arvada.org. Holders are respons-ible for keeping current their City of Ar-vada Engineering Code of Standards andSpecifications.Project Engineer for the work isTimothy R. Hoos, P.E. , Telephone 720-898-7644.CITY OF ARVADAPatrick E. Dougherty, P.E.,City Engineer


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Public Notice

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDSSealed bids for the construction of City ofArvada Project No. 14-ST-10 entitled2014 Concrete Replacement will be re-ceived at the office of the City Engineeruntil 11:00 am on February 5, 2014 andthen publicly opened and read aloud.The BID DOCUMENTS, consisting of Ad-vertisement for Bids, Information for Bid-ders, Special Conditions, Addendum whenissued, Bid Bond, Bid Proposal, BidSchedule forms and the Project List maybe examined at the following locations:City of Arvada Engineering Division -8101 Ralston Road, Arvada, Colorado80002Dodge Plan Room – 1114 W. 7th Aven-ue, Suite 100, Denver, Colorado 80204iSqFt Plan Room, 1312 17th Street, Suite115, Denver, Colorado 80202Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System atwww.rockymountainbidsystem.comNo cost bid documents may be obtainedat www.rockymountainbidsystem.com onor after January 23, 2014. Bid documentsmay also be obtained at the office of theCity Engineer upon payment of $30.00 perset which is non-refundable.ESTIMATED QUANTITIES OF THEMAJOR ITEMS OF WORK ARE:5300 LF Remove and Replace 5’3”width combination curb gutter and side-walk900 LF Remove and Replace 6’6” widthcombination curb gutter and sidewalk9000 LF Remove and Replace 30”width vertical curb & gutter2750 SY Remove and Replace 6” thick-ness sidewalk1000 SY Remove and Replace 8” thick-ness crosspan100 EA Remove concrete and installADA Handicap RampMiscellaneous items such as asphalt re-moval and patching, stormwater BMP’s,traffic control, etc.Bidders, subcontractors and suppliersmust be familiar with the current City ofArvada Engineering Code of Standardsand Specifications for the Design andConstruction of Public Improvements,dated July 19, 2011 which will be com-bined with the Bid Documents to form theContract Documents for the Project. Acopy of the Standards may be obtainedfrom the office of the City Engineer upon anon-refundable payment of $30.00. Hold-ers will be notified when supplemental re-visions and additions are available as theyare adopted. The Standards are alsoavailable at no cost on the City's web siteat www.arvada.org. Holders are respons-ible for keeping current their City of Ar-vada Engineering Code of Standards andSpecifications.Project Engineer for the work isTimothy R. Hoos, P.E. , Telephone 720-898-7644.CITY OF ARVADAPatrick E. Dougherty, P.E.,City Engineer


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5300 LF Remove and Replace 5’3”width combination curb gutter and side-walk900 LF Remove and Replace 6’6” widthcombination curb gutter and sidewalk9000 LF Remove and Replace 30”width vertical curb & gutter2750 SY Remove and Replace 6” thick-ness sidewalk1000 SY Remove and Replace 8” thick-ness crosspan100 EA Remove concrete and installADA Handicap RampMiscellaneous items such as asphalt re-moval and patching, stormwater BMP’s,traffic control, etc.Bidders, subcontractors and suppliersmust be familiar with the current City ofArvada Engineering Code of Standardsand Specifications for the Design andConstruction of Public Improvements,dated July 19, 2011 which will be com-bined with the Bid Documents to form theContract Documents for the Project. Acopy of the Standards may be obtainedfrom the office of the City Engineer upon anon-refundable payment of $30.00. Hold-ers will be notified when supplemental re-visions and additions are available as theyare adopted. The Standards are alsoavailable at no cost on the City's web siteat www.arvada.org. Holders are respons-ible for keeping current their City of Ar-vada Engineering Code of Standards andSpecifications.Project Engineer for the work isTimothy R. Hoos, P.E. , Telephone 720-898-7644.CITY OF ARVADAPatrick E. Dougherty, P.E.,City Engineer


Public Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGA public hearing will be held before theArvada Planning Commission on Feb-ruary 18, 2014, at 6:30 p.m., Arvada Mu-nicipal Building, 8101 Ralston Rd., Ar-vada, when and where you may speak onthe matter to and rezone (and amend theofficial zoning maps) from R-L (Resid-ential Low Density) to R-I (One and TwoF a m i l y R e s i d e n c e ) f o r R & BPETERSON, located at 10625 W. 58thAve. Additional information can be ob-tained from the Community DevelopmentDept. or written comments may be filedtherewith no later than 8 days prior to thehearing.CITY OF ARVADA PLANNINGCOMMISSION/s/ David Goff, Secretary


Public Notice

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

The Apex Park and Recreation District, hereinafter referred to as Owner, is accepting proposals for turnkey con-struction of 8 additional pickle ball courts (Phase two of The Apex Park and Recreation District Outdoor Pickle Ball Courts Project) located at the Apex Simms Street Center (11706 W 82nd Ave., Arvada, CO 80005). Instructions to Proposers may be picked up at the Apex Center (13150 W 72nd Ave Arvada, Co 80005) beginning, Thursday, January

30, 2014, between the hours of 8:00am and 5:00pm at the Guest Services Desk. Sealed Proposals will be received at the Apex Center until 2:00pm local time, on Friday, February 7th, 2014. Propos-als received after this time will not be accepted and will be returned unopened. No Proposal may be withdrawn within a period of thirty (30) days after the deadline to receive Proposals. The Owner reserves the right to award contracts by sections, to reject any or all Proposals, and to waive any informalities and irregularities therein.

All Contractors must be licensed in the State of Colorado.

This Project is scheduled to commence upon awarded Contract.

By: Justin Howe, District Services Manager Apex Park and Recreation DistrictArvada, Colorado

Legal Notice No.: 21731First Publication: January 30, 2014Last Publication: January 30, 2014Publisher: Golden Transcriptand the Arvada Press

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Public Schools including Golden, Lakewood and Wheat Ridge High Schools. Students take part in teach-ing and educating about tobacco use, organize “butt pick-ups” in parks and speak with local leaders about youth and tobacco.

“Hookah pens are really popular among youth,” said Joey, BE Team member at Wheat Ridge High School. “It’s not hard to get one, I can’t stress enough how easy it is.”

Four BE Team members from Jef-fco’s public schools attended the quarterly meeting for Tobacco-Free Jeffco Alliance and reported that the use of e-cigarettes and vaporizers is

“everywhere” in school’s including hallways. One student reported that tobacco and tobacco use accessories is easier to get than alcohol. But the solution isn’t to preach the dangers of smoking to teens, BE Team members said. “I think if you can make any of the information as relatable to any teenager as possible, they are going to pay attention and think about it more,” Maria, BE Team member from Wheat Ridge High School said.

The Jeffco alliance is working to pass new laws during this year’s legis-lative session including the initiative to increase the legal age from 18 or 21 for tobacco purchases, and to push for the removal of menthol cigarettes from the shelves, a similar campaign stalled by the Federal Drug Adminis-tration who discussed the permanent removal of menthol from all ciga-rettes.

In March, the alliance will be at-tending Jeffco Public Schools to per-form a tobacco-free school checklist to see if administration is up-to-date with the latest tobacco use trends.

“The industry never changes its script and the bottom line is, is it is up to the community to stand between the tobacco industry and our kids,” Doyle said. “They’re not going to stop and they haven’t for 50 years, they need the youth to start and that’s al-ways been their business model.”

For more information about the Tobacco-Free Jeffco Alliance and the BE Teams, go to www.tobaccofreejef-fco.com and click youth prevention. Adult volunteer opportunities for the March tobacco-free school checklist are available by contacting Jen Bol-coa, Jeffco public schools health edu-cation liaison at 303-982-6505 or via email at [email protected]


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Have fun playing with your foodHow many times have you heard, “Don’t play with your

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What to do:Shapes are found all around us. Recognizing the basic

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For breakfast use a variety of cereal shapes after checking packages for the lowest amount of sugar and carbohydrates. Toast, eggs, and fruits can be cut into different shapes to discuss during the meal.

At lunch and suppertime, prepare a meal featuring these shapes. Sandwiches or cut up meat and cheese are a good place to start. Cut the bread into triangles. Fruits and veg-etables can be cut into many shapes. Experiment with other foods and talk about sides and corners while preparing the meal. Young children my help cut food with a table or plastic knife.

Patterns are found everywhere. Exploring and playing with patterns provide an understanding of math and science concepts. You can play basic pattern games with food that

help children recognize, copy, extend, and make predictions about patterns. Using finger food like cereal, fruit, and veg-etables like peas and corn create your own repeating pattern. The simplest would have two elements repeating again and again. Young children will need at least three repetitions to recognize or repeat the pattern.

A vegetable tray provides a good starting point. Select two vegetables such as peas and corn. The pattern would go like this: pea, corn, pea, corn, and pea, corn. Have your children repeat the names as you lay them down. Then ask if they can tell what comes next and place the vegetables down. You can extend the pattern by adding another food such as a bean. You can do this with fruits, berries, or cereal. Explore color patterns that repeat such as red strawberry, blueberry, and purple grape.

What else can we do?Look for other repeating patterns in clothing such as

stripes in a shirt or scarf, beads of different colors, or toys. If your child begins a pattern while playing with Legos or differ-ent size cars, point it out and ask what comes next.

Look for ways to incorporate movement. Your children can follow as you create a pattern such as step, clap, step, clap or stand, sit, and lie down. Add music to your pattern or sing songs such as “Head and Shoulders, Knees and Toes.”

Read books with repeating patterns such as “The M&Ms Color Pattern Book” by McGrath. Add motion and music with Raffi’s “Shake My Sillies Out” or Rosen’s “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt.” For more fun, create your own pattern book together using stickers.


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SeekingThe Castle Pines North Metropolitan District is accepting applications for the full-time position of Parks and Open Space Manager. Under the general supervision of the District Manager, plans, schedules, coordinates, and supervises the work of crews performing landscaping, turf maintenance, tree maintenance and repair projects of District owned parks and Open Spaces and trails. Oversees and evaluates the Community Center building maintenance, trails, and all storm water ponds the District is responsible to maintain. Serves as District representative in all new projects assigned to Parks and Open Space. Plans and coordinates the Districts water conservation program, and holds community events to present the program orally and to encourage the proper use of water. Produces educational and promotional publications as required. For the full job description and desired qualifications please see our website at www.cpnmd.org

ApplyApplicants are encouraged to submit examples of conservation programs, community outreach communications or other examples of community based programs that they have developed or have been in charge of. Salary is commensurate with experience.

Castle Pines North Metro District is a special district that was established in 1984. The Metro District provides water, wastewater and storm water services and oversees the District-owned parks, trails and open spaces within the community. The Metro District currently serves the Castle Pines North population of nearly 10,000, and has more than 3,200 residential and business customers. Website: www.cpnmd.org

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